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Medford Mail Tribune
WINNER
Pulitzer Award
TOR 1934
Tweuty-ninth Year
22 Pages Two Section!
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1934.
No. 204.
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By PAIL MAIXON
(Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 18.
Just before the election, a very big
voice In the new deal whispered the
word down the
Una that the
White House did
not care particu
larly who was to
be speaker of the
house. All It was
interested In was
to get a good
floor leader.
Only a few In
terested Insiders
n the democratic
lde of the house
heard about it
and they have
kept the matter to tnemselves. They
never doubted the authenticity ot
the statement. As a matter of tact,
they thought they recognized the
authoritative voice of Louis Howe
behind It. and they know that when
ever Howe speaks, the president
thinks.
The Implication was clear. It meant
that the White House would Inter
pose no objection to the candidacy
of Joseph W. Byrns aa speaker and
would be content to get Its own man.
Bam Rayburn, In as floor leader.
That Just about ended the fight,
or would have ended It. had not cer
tain other considerations come up.
which may cause Howe to get on
the telephone again shortly and
change signals.
t'aol AlalJoo
For one thing. Rayburn has flatly
refused to be floor leader. That l
not an Insurmountable obstacle, how
ever, because Rayburn probably could
be Induced to change his mind
the White House ordered- It
More disturbing, from the White
House viewpoint, is the fact that
the election result showed tho ad
ministration Is going to have a
house problem on Ita bands much
bigger than It thought. There were
exactly 69 changes made In the house
personnel at the polls. In that crowd
of newcomers there are many hlgn
tenslon democrats whose views range
up and down from Upton Sinclair
to Karl Marx. Administration strate
gists consider It advisable to pet a
trong man. In whom liberals have
confidence, to handle the wild-eyed
bad boys. No one fills the require
ments of the situation better than
Ravburn.
For that reason the fight that was
over Is now being resumed. There are
Indications that Rayburn la making
a formidable tleup with McCormacX
of Ma.-sachusetts for floor leadership
on his ticket, and there may Oe
plenty of trouble before It Is over.
That portly shadow that has been
moving in and out of President
Roosevelfa private office lately Is
Frank Walker. Vou may recall that
he left the co-ordlnator'a Job early
last summer to handle hie private
business enterprises, which Include
a string of motion picture theaters
No announcement has been made
and none will be for at least a few
weeks vet. but Mr. Walker Is very
much back In the picture. At present
he is acting as a sort ot Colonel
House to Roosevelt: that Is. an unof
ficial roving minister without port
folio or pay. The plBn is for Walker
to drop In regularly every two weeks
on certain confidential advisory mat
tera. A bigger Job la ultimately In
store for him.
The treasury recently wanted some
figures on loans ami sent -to a pri
vate corporation which was Issuing
such data, asking the source of Its
Information. The firm replied It got
Its figures from the treasury Itself.
Officials scurried about and found
the department's expert, only to learn
from him that he based his figures
on data obtained from the firm men
tioned. Actually, the situation was
that neither the treasury nor the
firm had any really worth while fig
ures. The treasury expert based his
estimates on an eatlmate from the
private source. With ail the Improve
ments made by the new deal to get
good statistics, a lot remains to be
done. ,
When the securities exchange com
mission failed to hear from a small
stock exchange to which It sent the
usual registration papers, It wired
the exchange, asking a reply. When
there was still no response. It wired
again. Days Ister It received a post
card reading:
"Oent'.emen: This postal ts all we
ran afford. Please stop wiring us
We've been out of business for two
vears '
EXTREME DANGER
or
Group Named by Roosevelt
to Survey Country-Wide
"Situation Makes Report
New World Is Visioned
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. (AP)
Strong criticism of NRA and the
farm administration was contained
today in a report by the national
planning board appointed by Presi
dent Roosevelt to survey the country-wide
situation.
The critical portion was made In
separate reports prepared at the re
quest of the board and presented as
"supporting data." The board said
It assumed "no responsibility for the
views and opinions" of the authors
Lewis L. Lorwin and A. F. Hfnrlch.
"Extreme danger" was seen In the
administration's "basing" Its agricul
tural program on "curtailment of
output."
Wagr Structure Chaotic
The report also said "the total
wage structure of the country re
mains In the same chaotic condition
as It had been before the NRA came
into existence."
The report was transmitted to Sec
retary Ickes last August 1, but was
not made public until today. Fred
eric A. Delano, chairman of the
board. Is an uncle of the president.
The report envisaged a "new world"
for America through national pan
ning. Reviewing the record of the NRA,
the, report found the recovery organi
zation had brought some benefits,
but had at the same time in some
cases Increased Industrial difficul
ties. Made Mttle Progress
"One of the basic problems of the
NRA." the report said, "Is that of
wages as a factor in fair competition,
put the NRA has made little prog
ress so far in settling the difficult
problems of wage differentials be
tween industries and sections.
"As regards long range objectives.
It is difficult to find any semblance
of planning in the NRA. In fact, the
NRA has set up new difficulties in
'.he path of industrial planning. To
begin -rith,.the process of code mak
ing for the purpose of recovery was
so directed as to Impede rather than
advance the reconstruction of in
dustry. "The codes were set up hastily on
the assumption that a bad code was
better than none at all.
Much Guess Work
"Th- was thus much guess work
and a I. of bargaining In their mak
ing. As a result, the NRA has brought
about a rift In the Inter-relations of
Industries. Each Industry Is suppos
ed to contrive a solution of Its own
problems and the 475 codrs in ex
istence are a complex and confus
ing system."
"The emergency agricultural re
covery program has been seriously
affected by the drought of 1034
the report said. 'What has, been
brought home to us Is the extreme
danger of basing a program on cur
tailment of output,
- "The line between plenty and
scarcity is too thin, and In any case
In regard to most agricultural pro
ducts the American people are still
below an adequate diet level.
Problems Loom
"It Is also obvious that before long
an attempt to carry out the present
short-run program will create large
problems. For instance, the program
Roosevelt Will Visit Jackson Shrine
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F. R. IN KENTUCKY!
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President Tells Big Crowd
Americans Still Busy Hew-;
ing Out Commonwealth j
Greater Freedom Objective :
Many prcMilenlM lic been tisiiors at the hrrmllugp, near ' NhOivHm',' Ten'n.', the home of Andrew .Iiu k.tuii,
and soon Its stately halls will re-echo to the visit of another chief executive. President ItnoMMelt plnus tn visit
the Jackson shrine en mute to Warm .springs, a. The old mansion was built In 1823 and is now state oivium).
TO AID LEAGUE IN
PACIFYING CHACO
LA PAZ, Bolivia. Nov. 18. (AP
The minister of war announced to
day that Paraguay lost 8.000 men in
clashes in the Gran Chaco during
the Inst few days.1
"Victorious drives of the last few
days showed that Paraguay lost 5,000
men, and $2,000,000 of war materia ia
and provisions, and withdrew about
125 miles from their occupied posi
tions," the minister said.
GENEVA. Nov. 16 (AP) The
United State. If wax learned today,
has declined to participate directly
with the League of Nations in efforts
to settle the Chaco war.
A letter refusing to Join the
league's Chaco conciliation commit
tee was read at a private session of
the Chaco consultative committee.
It was understood the United
States agreed to continue cooperat
ing in a friendly way with the league's
Chaco work but cho to act Inde
pendently and, especially at this late;
hour, not to participate in the com
mittee. Washington thus reiterated its
previous position of aloofness In con
nection with the handling of the war
under the covenant of the league, to
which she does not belong.
Bud pot Hearing November SB
The public hearing on the coun
ty budget will be held at the court
house on Wednesday, November
28, starting at 10 a. in.,' and bp
pa J unity will be given for a lull
am, rompleto discussion of 1U
provisions. George W. Dunn of
Ashland, chairman of the county
budget committee, will preside. A
previous statement thnt the bud
pet meeting would be held Novem
ber 26 or 27 w Incorrect.
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HELD BY POLICE
Orvll H. Couslneau, 39, of till city.
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DEFENSE REPORT
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Nealon Spent $16
making Campaign
Commissioner R. E. Nealon. defeat
ed for election, spent $18 for cam
paign expenses, according to a state
ment filed with the county clerk
County Judge Earl B. Day expended
$95.51. his campaign statement says
The largest Item waa for stamps-$26.
LOCAL V. F. W. GOING
G. PASS INSTALLATION
Installation of officers for the Del
Rogtie post of the Veterans of For
eign Wars Is to be held In Grants
Pass tomorrow evening, and locai
members of the V. F. W. or the auxil
iary, .who wish .to attend, are . re
quested to meet at tne armory here
at 6:30 o'clock, where transportation
will be furnished.
Puppets h (tilled
EALEM, Ore., Nov. 16. (UP) En
tertainers were spilled on the high
way today when a house-car con
taining the puppet show of the Wal
ter Scott family was demonlfahed by
a stage carrying- a negro -vaudeville
band. Mr. and Mrs. Scott were injured.
Pledge Given Grange for
Developing AAA Policy
A . committee appointed by B. E
Harder, president of the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce, to
study national defense for the stat
of Oregon has submitted Its report,
which waa adopted by the board of
directors, .with copies being sent to
the Portland chamber of commerce
and Oregon's congressional delegates
Members of the committee are:
Gain Robinson, chairman: H. A.
Stanley, L. O. Devsney, Carl Y. Teng
wald. E. E. Kelly. W. H. Ellenburg
was In the county Jail today on 1000 ' Floyd Hart, O. L. Overmyer and Earl
bond, charged with obtaining money i Foy.
under false pretences by passing I Today. In response to the repc.i.
bogus checks amounting to a sum I A. H. BanwcH. manager of the Jack
estimated at more than 60. i u County Chamber of Commerce.
Couslneau waa arrested here last ' received the following telegram from
night by state police, and will appear " varies l. McNary, united states sen.
for preliminary hearing In Justice
court at 10 a. m. Saturday. State
police said the checks, of which ap
proximately $60 have been recovered,
have been passed within the" last 10
days, both In this city and In Ash
land. It Is expected further investi
gation will disclose more of the
checks, all of which were. drawn on
the MedTord National bank.
lniliArMUi bps o ifo it Itirj I'nrrl from
,.r r. r . j4Amtnt Ron met and thoroughly went over
, 1 1 chamber or commerce directors by
... -1 ,,.,,, their commltte on national defense,
a robbery which occurred last night
In Central Point, at the Associated
strvlce station operated -by -L C.
Grimes. The burelar. who reached
through a broken window without
going within the building, stole
U. 8. L. battery. 12 quarts pi cylinder
oil, and a carton of flashlights. 8tate
police, who Investigated, said today
that a suspect may soon be appre
hended. In a recurrence of clothes' robbing
In the West Second street district.
Fred Wolfe, of 026 West Second, re
ported to city polito this morning
that about 20 articles of clothing had
been stolen from his washing ma
chine, after a burglar had gained
entrance through a screen door.
Chief of Police McCredle stated tne
! offense la the third or fourth of Its
kind. Mrs. Floyd Watklns, or 711 West
Second street having reported a se
ries of similar robberies on October
28. last. .......
HARRODSBURG, Ky., Nov. 16. vVt .f
Before a monument to the pioneer!
of the west. President Roosevelt to-1
day asserted "we are carrying on, we I
shall carry on" the spirit of plonear j
:ng. "Mere survival calls for new
pioneering on our part. the president
told a throng spread on the hillside
just ouUlde the old log stockade erect-1
cd by the first settlers west of the
Allc;henle.s.
Sun flooded the crowd which en
thusiastically greeted the smiling
president .on Jiia brjef atop, here.cn
route to the Tennessee Valley experiment.
Introduced as Pioneer.
Governor Laffoon met the presi
dent at the station and presided over
the exercises. Senator Barkley Intro
duced Mr. Roosevelt aa a "pioneer.'!
Mrs. Roosevelt, after a night ride
by pWine from New York,. Joined the
president at Danville early today.
Secretaries Hull and Ickes stood be
side Mr. Roosevelt on the platform.
Governor McNutt or Indiana Joined
In the celebration.
The president spoke or tha mv.iy
'Tlrst things" established in this early
western outpost, and ths crowd
laughed aa he remarked "The first
corn was raised In Kentucky.'!
Dressed in a blue suit, Mr, Roose
vclt spoke bareheaded.
Hope still Reigns.
. "We. too, are hewing out a com
monwealth,.' ,ht -concluded, ft, com
mon wealth of the states which wi
hope will give to its people more tfu'.y
than any that has gone before, the
fulfillment or security, or freedom
of opportunity and of happiness
which America asks and Is entitled
to receive." . .
The crowd applauded vigorously.
The text of President Roosevelt's
speech follows:
"Governor Laffoon, my friends of
Kentucky:
"We. pioneers of 1934, are .ooate
together today to honor the ptoneera
Will Rogers Quip
On Debt Holiday
Rouses Kingfish
BATON ROUOE, La., Nov. 16.
( AP) Irke4 by a quip of Will
Rogers about the Louisiana two
year debt moratorium. Senator
Huey Long today wired the humor
ist that a legal opinion on the
btll would coat him alOOO.
Will asked, "does this Huey
Long debt cancellation apply to
i man that moves In from another
tate?"
Huey replied to Will:
"Would wire you copy of debt
cancellation act, but you wouldn't
understand It anyway. Please send
taw fee of $1000 and wire you
legal opinion. -
"HIT2Y LONG.
"Attorney at Law."
ator: "Thanks for report special dc
fense committee, which I shall con
sider at tha first opportunity. Re
gards." The report follows:
Mr. B. E. Harder, President.
Jackson County Chamber of Com
merce: Dear Mr. Harder: The special com
mitted you appointed to report on
the needs of national defense ror Or-
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BIDDLE NAMED HEAD "
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In line with its purpe or making
the Tennessee valley a lsnd of mil
and honer. the TV A !s using a mli
ture of plaster containing honey on
some ot Its buildings down there.
Commerce 6cretry Roper hs re
ceived 7000 requests for cop: of that
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HARTFORD. Conn,. Nov. 16 fAP)
Cheater A. Davis, asserting that ine
"welfare of agriculture U being re
stored," gave his pledge to the na
tion's farmers today that the AAA
will carry into action "the expressed
wishes of the country In the develnn.
ment "of our ultimate agricultural
policy.
The administrator of the agrinjl
tural adjustment act told the Na
tional Grange convention:
"The policies of the AAA have de
veloped from the country. They wti:
continue to develop there. That
'places a mot nertotis pre(win-lbll:'"'
right where it belongs. H Is safely
4 placed only If It Is accepted propeilj
i and seriously by a people who arc
j willing to keep informed."
Describing the goal set for itsc.l
'by the AAA. Davis said:
j "We want to develop, democrst'c
! ally, r policy directed toward the
I production of the maximum of goods
1 and an equitable dltrlbut;on of thrwe
; goods so that It will bring the great
est benefit to the greatest numV;
of people. A satisfactory policy for
agriculture must be in harmony with
this goal for the nation as a whnle
Such a policy Is more Important than
any plan or any organization or any
' politlrsi party that either suppoil
'or opp'ncs the development ot that
I polirj.-
iWOMAN, 107, BOASTS
I HOUSEWORK ABILITY
PER ROLL, Spain. (UP)--On her
107th birthday, Senora Maria Bar
j reiro boasted she could still do ht
housework better than any of the
j younger omen of the province. Yes
i terdsy she went to the stove to pre- i
'pare the family meal, aa usual,
a fiw minutes later fainted and fell
dead.
Captain Lee M. Bown of the Med
ford state police was slightly Injur
ed In an auto accident near Rose
burg. Wednesday, according to word
received .iere by Mrs. Bown.
Captain Bown was enroute to Co
qullle and Mnrshfleld on official
business when the accident occur
red, Mrs. Bown said, and although
she was given only an Incomplete
report of the accident. It Is believed
here that h wa only bruised, and
that hi car was not badly wrecked.
Mrs. Bown said a truck, coming onto
the highway, collided with the state
police car.
Captain Bown waa taken to Rose
burg, and Is expected to return to
Medford this week end. He left Wed
nesday morning.
DOG HERO BECOMES
MEMBER OF POLICE
MOMENCfc. Ill (UPt Phl'lp Mat.
rotte received a cheek for 1B 46 t r
a summer's work. It was all he got
for the entire crop of corn raised on
40 if res. He operates a "model'"
farm for Mr. Ann Brssrd,
whom h divided the mony.
drought and chinch bugs did it. (A. McRell.
NFWAPK. N. J (UPl Jark fw.r-year-old
fo terrier, bfcame a poller-
man today, with a badge around hli
neck. The dog saved three sms'l
daughters of Mrs. James Myers of
Brooklyn from death by gas. Jack
was brought here by a department
HI istore, made the hfro of a dog show
r.if and decorated by Police Chief Jimes
WASHINGTON. NOT. 16. (AP)
Francis Blddle of Philadelphia to
day waa named chairman of , the
labor relations board.
1 In this position he will direct the
administration's effort to maintain
an Industrial truce by settling labor
disputes.
The appointment, made by Prejl-
dent Roosevelt, was announced by
the board.
BY LEGISLATURE
BATON ROUG. La., Nov. 18 (AP)
Reducing Ita procedure to. the. roere
mechanical opening and cloalng or
electrical voting machines, the Louis
iana Irglalatura today completed lt
aaalgned taak of giving Senator. Kuey
P. long everything but a royal crown
and mantle, and adjourned sine. die
shortly before noon.
Overriding hopeleasly futile floor
opposition that developed over a pro
posal whloh gave Long the pcer to
fire municipal police chiefs, the atate
senate passed all of the "ItlngflsVa"
44 power-heightening' pelal aeaslon
recommendations, Including his two
year personal debt moratorium.
The debt moratorium bill waa of-
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PROJECT TO WAIT
LEGALJLEAN-UP
Power Company Has Time
for Appeal of Recent Decision-Case
Has Been in
Courts for Past 8 Years
That wore would start on the new
hydro-electric plant to be constructed
by tha Beaver Portland Cement com
pany at Gold Hill aa aoon aa a clear
title to the water rights waa legally
determined. wa Indicted yesterdiy
by W. H. Mulrhead, vice-president of
the company.
The case, whi.-h has been prose
cuted by the Cellfc-nia Oregon Power
company, has been -n the courts for
eight years, according, to Mulrhead.
the last appeal by the pV.-ver company
having taken 23 monttu' for a d-;-clalon.
which was finally ha. ed do.vn
on November 6 In favor of thv nemont
company, by virtue of a twe urti;e
decision. The third, or adverse J; Ige.
also granted many of the Beaver com
pany's claims, aald the Beaver com
pany, official.
Time for Appeal.
Mulrhead pointed out that the pow
er company has a certain length of
time In which to appeal the case, and
until definite steps are taken by that
organisation, no construction will be
possible. Even were the decision not
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BEEKEEPERS PLAN
CONVENING
Another convention for Medford
haa been lined up for 1939, according
to Cole Holmea, chairman of the con
vention committee for the Jackson
county chamber of commerce. Word
haa puat been received here that the
State Beekeepera' aaaooiatlon. will
meet In Medford the coming year, In
convention seaslon.
. Other organization ' which have
previously Indicated their Intentions
of meeting In this city are the State
P.-T. A., the state Building and
Loan league, and the State Trap
Shoot association. An effort Is
being made to secure the meeting
of the State Dairymen's association,
It was learned.
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DOG POISONER WORKS '
IN ASHLAND DISTRICT
ASHLAND, Nov. 16 (Spl.) Two
degs have been poLsoned In the past
week In this district, It la reported
by the local police atation.
A police pup belonging to J., Q.
Adams la the latest victim, and one
waa poisoned In Bellvlew a few days
ago.
SALEM- U. P. MANAGER
PROMOTED TO ROME
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 16. (UP)
Virgil Plnkley, manager of the Salem
Capitol bureau of the United Press
for the p sat year, has been promot
ed to the post of assistant manager
of the. United Press bureau In Rome.
With hla wife tnd daughter, ptnklcy
left Balem last night.
NORMAL SCHOOL PLAY
SCHEDULED NOV. 23-24
The Southern Oregon Normal play,
"The Living Corpse," directed by
Angua L. Bowmer and presented by
normal school students, will be
staged at the school auditorium on
Nov. 33 and 34, at eight o'clock, It
waa announced today.
The presentations will be assisted
by the Medford aleemen, under the
direction of James Stevens, and will
be sponsored by the Ashland Com
munity theater.
Tickets are on sale at the Toggery,
thia city.
Death Takes Original
'Alice in Wonderland
WESIT.rtHAM. England. NeV. !.
(APi Mra. Alice Hargreavea. the
origin!, of "Alice .lit .Wonderland."
who Lewis Carroll's Imaglnmon sent
adventuring after the white rabbit
intr a fantastic world of nonsense.
died today at the age of 83 years
Mrs. llargreaves, wno nan uvea m
retirement for many years, emerged
from her quiet home In 1B33 long
enough to Journey to New York and
discover a new wonderland of sky
scrapers while she took part In the
Carroll centenary celebration at Co
lumbia university.
Because of Mra. Hargreaves. all wise
'children sre fsmlllsr with tin Msd
llstver. the March Hare, tna moc
Turtle, and the Cheshire Cat. whose
big grin lingered after he was gone.
Thry know all that whimsical pag
eant, for the little old lady who
MieH tnriav nnt nnlv Insolred the tale.
but. through her Insistence, csused H
to be written down.
Alice Pleaaance Llddell was born
May 4, 1843, In Westminster. She was
10 veara nM when her father, hav-
lln become the dean of Chrtst Col-
Faithful Horse
Guards Body Of
Master 24 Hours
PORT MORGAN. Colo.. Nov. 18.
(AP) The horse of Homer O.
Cole, a farmer, stood guard over
his maater'a body for 34 hours
protecting It from co, atea and
wild hogs, It was discovered to
day. The body wu found by search
era In the Columbine district
north of here. Cole, 03 years old.
apparently waa killed almoat In
atan ly.when he fell from a wind
mill. Nobody witnessed the fall
but when he failed to return
home laat night a searrh was
atarted.
- Hla horse waa standing over
tha body, keeping a pack of wild
hoga away.
lege of Oxford unlveralty, she and
her two sisters csme to know the
pedant, tha Reverend Charles Lut
wldge Dodgson.
His scholsrs knew him ss a dry-ss-dust
msthematlclan, but the little
Llddell girls, whom he called "the
cruel three," made him thetr' play
fellow. It was July 4. 1883. that he took
the trio on an expedition up the
Thames and told the fairy tale which
Alice made him write down.
He published It under the pseu
donym "Lewis Carroll" and sent
countleaa children and adults, too
down the rabbit hole Into a classic
world of make-believe, where the
Mad Hatter and the March Hare are
atlll trying to put the Dormouse Into
a teapot.
And there are those who see more
than nonsense In the works ot Lewis
Carroll, for cheaa scholars have made
a key to his "Alle through the looking-glass"
and moved chessmen serosa
a board, accompanying Alice on her
advsntures with the Red Duchess
and Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
BEVERLY HILLS, Nov. 15.
Well, we wns just feeling
fiiio and wo thought wo had
listened to our last campaign
speech out here for two more
years, when who comes in hero
on a bnrn-stonnir.g tour but
John J. rtuskob. Ircnno du Pont
and Edward F. Mutton, thrco
hundred million dollars worth
of talent.
They got n plan called, (no
not El'IC). Theirs is called Lib
erty league. They feel that un
der the New Deal, that the U.
3. constitution is the forgotten
man. So they are doing a mod
ern I'aul Revere and arc going
JOwn the valleys in three pri
vate railway cars, arousing tho
people. "Block that kick, block
that kick. The Democrats ar
kicking our constitution
around. "
They are all three mighty
fine, estimable men and if they
happen to play your town get
ill the big wigs out. They are
darn nice fellows and got the
best show on the road this
reason. Yours,
' l9l4.Mslhvigkt Sralllcale.ua.