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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORI), OREGON, TITTJRSDAT, FEBRUARY 14. 1933.
Medpord Mail Tribune
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BOBEKT W. UUUL, Editor
Ad Independent Nenpapar
Entered a erood elan at iter at Uatford
Oratoo, under Act of kiueb a, I8T9.
HUB8C HIPTION SATES
Py Mall Id Adtanca
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Dailj, oat BonUi 10
Bj Carriaf U. AdTtnu Mtdford, Albland,
JarJjJotTrillt, Central Point, Pboenli. Taltnt. Gold
01 ana oo tMfhvira.
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Dally, li tnontha I 35
Dally, not oootn 0
All Urim. esb In adianca.
OffldaJ paper of ibt City ol MadfonL
Official paper of Jaekaoo County
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Tb Ataoclated frna ti aiclwltely entitled to
the um lor publication of al nrwi dlniiaicna
f7fdHtd to It oUitrwlM credited In th'i paper
AM aUo to the local newa punlHhed hereto.
All right fur puhlleatlon of ipatlaJ dlipatrha
BeelD art alu referred.
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Office Id Htm York. Chicago, Detroit, 8u
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Ye Smudge Pot
Uj Arthur Perry
Los Angeles and a town la Eng
land boast residents who claim they
died and went to henven and re
turned to earth with vivid and In
spiring account of the other aide of
the River Jordan. The best this re
gion can do, la point to a couple
of cltlnena, who got back from the
legislature this morning cuaeing.
Halle Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia,
alled Premier Mussolini of Italy "a
)lar," as both lands mobilize for
war. It would save a lot of lives and
money If the Insult, If any. could
be avenged with a duel between the
accuser and accused. It Is much
tlmpler than having 3.000,000 men
hooting at each other for an indefi
nite period.
Bound' spankings are recommended
for children by Mrs. John Retlly.
prominent New York lecturer ana
octal woriter, wno. iurmermoro iw
emmend the flat side of a hair
brush as the implement of torture
fThls la a good Idea. It will not knock
amy of the vitamins out of a growing
hnv. snd. f the sheriff gew mm
Bfter his first vote, counsel can claim
be was accidentally hit on the wrong
and, and did not know what ne was
doing when he robbed the bank.
Blther way you look at It severe
punishment should be metd out to
those who planned to Kill Huey
long and didn't do It. Thorn sston
'(Oa.- Times) Cruel, but logical.
Rain oontlnuea bo plentiful farm
ra have no chance to claim they
pre unable to plow, because the U. 8.
BUpreme court Is slow In rendering
at decision In the gold case.
Japan objects to America estab
lishing elaborate military deff -ises
Jn Hawaii. Our government fwia that
1n case of Invasion, th- ukelele. un.
less supported by a f" Ifl-lnch guns, I
would be lnadeq"te.
A adnnrf of badminton players left
this morning for Portland to play
tt. ie northwest championship,
y , s knew badminton was going
tost ;.utind here.
The spring crop of kid autolsta
are whisking around the corners In
Jilrh -powered cars. The public appre
ciates the self-reliance of the boy.
and the trust of the parents, but a
lot of Grandmas feel he should at
Jesst be able to see over the steering
wheel and have legs long enough to
teach the brakes.
Complaint has been registered that,
the attorney-egeneral of New Jersey,
engaged In prosecuting Bruno Haupt.
msnn. charged with the murder of
the Lindbergh babe, was a trifle
rough" with the defendant In his
closing argument to the Jury. The
kidnapper and murderer was the
br me. The prosecutor, referring to
the cold net tire of the defendant,
shouted : "The electric chair will
thaw him out " nils may not have
been polite, but the state official has
been up against giggling In the
court room, so had to he harsh to
top that. Furthermore, there haa
been some feminine bawling at the
eight of the defendant's aby boy
Who still lives. The chief defense
counsel also allowed his laryni to
get the best of him. and did some
Idiotic raving. However, hit emotions
never became, eo rahid he likened
his client to the "Messiah." or his
lying wttnesws to Paul Revere, and
other Revolutionary War heroes.
Ralph Moore, in tlu rear seat, had
Jive stltrhea taken In his forehead,
as a result of a laceration. (Heppner
News) Not as painful ss It starts
out to sound.
The Hauptmann Verdict
FOR many years the Mail Tribune has been opposed to capital
punishment.' The startling increase in violent crime the
past few years, weakened our opposition and the murder of the
Lindbergh baby about ended it.
We still feel that, as a general theory for the state to demand
a life for a life, repay illegal, with LEGAL murder is a ques
tionable deterrent to crime. We know, that public executions
are a relio of barbarism, degrading and brutalizing to the civi
lization that sanctions them.
But, we willingly admit that in CERTAIN' crime, there seems
no other answer.
WHAT can society do, for example, with a man who will
steal a baby, kill it, intentionally or accidentally; and then,
almost before the little body is cold, deliberately scheme to
extort money from the heart-broken parents, on the solemn
promise that if the money is paid, the baby will be returned
SAFE AND WELL!
Where are there words to adequately describe or classify
such a fiend in human formf What is there to do on any basis
of justice or future security but as soon as the matter of guilt
is established, EXTERMINATE such vermin t
...
A S we see it, NOTHING. It is a ghastly indictment of the
human race, that in this day and age, anything so loathe
some, so monstrous, so dead to all considerations of human
decency and human feeling, could be produced. BUT as long as
they ARE produced, and we know they are produced, then we
grant, the ancient doctrine of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth," is the only possible recourse.
....
117E are glad that with the Hauptmann verdict of guilty, with
V no recommendation for mercy, Justice Trenchard wasted
no time in sentencing the defendant and fixing the date of his
execution, only a few weeks hence.
The sooner the final curtain can be rung down, on the entire
ghastly mess, the better for all concerned.
In no murder trial in our recollection has the state had n
stronger case, or the defense a weaker one.
' While some of the evidence was circumstantial, the fact thdt
Hauptmann received and spent the ransom money, wrote the
notes that secured the money, and even from his friends, could
secure no corroboration of his alibi, were NOT circumstantial.
From first to last the efforts of the defense were merely
efforts to-prejudice, confuse, snd raise doubts in the minds of
the jury, on the chance there might be one member weak minded
enough to fall for such transparent chicanery.
fortunately for the cause of justice, and the reputation of
the jury system, there was none. The verdict was unanimous.
And while it required eleven hours to reach a decision, consider
ing the importance of the case and the amount of detail involved,
such a period for deliberation was not surprising.
....
I JN'FORTUNATELT, as long as money is available and from
some unknown source ample funds for Hauptmann's dc
fonse are apparently available, the fight will go on to delay
the wheels of justice, and if possible save the defendant from the
fate he deserves.
There will be demands for a new trinl, appeals to this court
r.n4 .Un. .11 iL. 1 i 1 , ' .
omu, umi, on mo nenrieipss, inexcuRanie rigmarole, that has
made criminal jurisprudence in this country, such a shame and
disgrace.
With public opinion what it is, however, and with the guilt,
of the defendant so clearly established, a way may he found to
reduce this obstruction of justice, to a minimum. We certainly
hope so.
But if it doesn't, perhaps these same circumstances, will
bring the defects of criminal procedure so forcibly to the minds
of the American people, that this "greatest crime of the cen
tury", may at last bring drastic reforms, so sorely needed, just
as the verdict will certainly serve notice on the underworld,
tnai tne crime or haoy kidnaping is something the people of this
country will not tolerate, and the wages of such sin is DEATH!
Personal Health Service
By William Brady, M. D.
Signed letters pertaining to pertonal bealfh and hygiene not to dis
ease dlagnutli or treatment mil be ansnered by Ur. Urady if atained
Kir-addrued envelope la enclosed. Letter, .Mould be brief and written ID
Ink. Owing to the large number of letter, received only few can be an
.Hered. No replf can be made to querlea not conforming to Uutrnctlona
saareu ur. William tirade. 165 El Camloo. Beverly HIM,. CaJ.
P. G. Denson Explains Hotel Men's
Plea for Legalizing Cocktail Hour
Too many Inquiries like the fol
lowing still come to this bureau:
Kindly give me the name of a
good doctor
who treats so-and-so.
I spent
60 with Dr. (a
charlatan) and
the longer he
treated me the
worse I got. I .
got his name
from an ad.
Previous to that
I had spent
ISO with an
other doctor
who sent me a
circular aaylng
that he cured all such casea as
mine . ,
Honest, reputable, competent doc
tors get new patients through the
gocd word their old patients say for
them to their friends.
Quacks have to catch new suckers
by whatever methods they can de
vise to lure the gullible to their of
fices. Of course their old victims do
not recommend them to friends.
Radio In this country Is largely
devoted to the promotion of quack
ery and nostrums. A sufficient pro
portion of the population la credu
lous and gullible enough to believe
nythlng that may be said with the
right air of authority, and the broad
casting Interests know how to put
that air In their nostrum and quack
ery business.
There Is another side of. this evil
In Yankeeland. Once a sucker has
been thoroughly buncoed by a fake
doctor or "specialist" It 1b human
nature for the poor goof to feel
ashamed of the affair and to say
nothing more about It that Is, when
he realizes at last that there la no
recourse, no way to make the crook
pay back the money of which he has
defrauded the moron.
Better Business Bureaus sometimes
succeed In forcing a fair adjustment
when a business firm has taken ad
vantage of a customer. Attorneys
sometimes obtain Judgments for
clients who have been the victims
of mal-practlce. But when you deal
with these cheap radio or newspaper
or magazine charlatans who promise
all sorts of cures or benefits and tell
you how good they are, at so much
an Inch or a minute, you are out of
luck when It comes to getting Jus
tice. In Yankeeland this medical
racket Is all fixed and so are the
authorities who purport to adminis
ter the Iaw. It la big business, and
big business knows all the ropes and
W HO SAYS A DO CTOR IS GOOD? .
large amount of easy
handles
money.
I have no sympathy at all for peo
ple who write me such plaintive
notes as that. Serves them right for
dealing with the crooks. At the end
of the letter quoted the correspond
ent says he would prefer that I rec
ommend some clinic,
Cllnlo my eye. Now that ha has
oquandered hla money he hopes to
sneak into a public institution and
get treatment at public expense or
at the expense of some easy-going
charity,
Clinics, In my opinion, are only
a step above open quackery. A clinic
la likely to be a huddle of doctors
who can't get anywhere on their own,
and so they pool their Interests and
take advantage of the lax appltca
tlon of the code of ethics to adver
tise or to get what publicity they
can wangle as a clinic, Institute, as
sociation, hospital or whatever catchy
name they give their scheme.
QUESTION AND ANSWERS.
Bronchiectasis.
I have bronchiectasis. Any treat
ment likely to help or relieve? C. W
Answer Postural treatment helps,
Spend a few momenta several times
dally in Inverted posture. Especially
on waking mornings, assume knee
chest posture or Me prone with el
bows on floor but your better half
In bed, If you know what I mean.
Inverted posture promotes drainage
from the bronchi. Have your morn
Ing coughy In this posture.
Salreygumplng.
For two years I have been using a
spray prescribed by my physician, for
chronic rhinitis. Now a nurse in
forms me this only spreads infec
tion and will cause sinus Infection.
C. O.
Answer Probably the same nurse
that writes all the fancy nostrum
testimonials and tells all the hypo
thetical voune women how to be
sanitary.
Wild Tea.
Please Inform me if there is any'
thing Injurious or1 habit-forming in
the use of fate (Paraguay tea) as
a substitute for tea or coffee? H.
E. C.
Answer No. It la a variety of tea
that grows wild in South America.
It is as wholesome as real tea or
coffee.
(Copyright, 1935, John. P. Dille Co.)
Ed Note: Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Brady, M. D., 265- El
(amino, Beverly Hills, Cal.
Comment
on the
Day's News
EARTHQUAKE REPAIR
MONEY IS ALLOTTED
WASHINGTON, Peb. 14 (4,a.c.
retry lrkr today allotted I.V207 i',0
to 30 non federal prnjetta, Includimi
over 11.000 000 for earthquake rep.ir
work In Lna Anelea and vlelnlty.
Valentine deuce TNir.diiy night at
the Kin.' trmple. for .nemoera and
houae ( ueau. Oood muaia.
By FRANK JENKINS
A DRAMATIC paragraph In the
nawa:
"The giant dirigible, the Macon, de
stroyed bj a myaterlotia dltr, lay
at the bottom of the Pacific ocean
today."
EVERT giant dirigible tha American
navy haa ponaeiaed haa gone the
aame road. During the world war
theae aame giant dlrlglblea, relied
upon heavily by the Oermane. proved
a Mule.
The normal conclusion of the av
erage cltlren U that the giant bal
loons are much too vulnerable to
mysterious dlsastera to be of any real
value.
JK. DRAIN and Leonard Peterson,
of Seattle, plan a non-atop flight
from Tokyo to Puget Sound early In
the spring. The distance la 8000
miles.
Tha flight, they announce, la not
a stunt, or a publicity-seeking sensa
tion. "It is being made." they ex
plain, "for the purpose of demon
strating the feasibility of regular
route to carry express, mall and SILK
ORDERS."
that the United Btatea cn also send
bombing planea to Japan.
That will happen If leadership In
both countries Is foolish.
IP LEADERSHIP 'in America and Ja-
pan la WISE, It will keep In mlno
the fact that America la Japan's best
customer and Japan la one of Ameri
can good customers.
War would apoll all that.
N
OTE, please, that the fllcht will
not be made In a dirigible. A
trt-motored land plane will he used
FEARPUL people will recall at once
that If a plane carrying mall,
expreaa and allk orders can fly from
Tokyo to the Pacific Coast, planes
carrying BOMBS can make the same
flight.
Surely. The time will come hen
Japan, if she wlflHK. ran nend
bombing planes to the ctern count
01 the United State which will meea
"f READ In your column that other
day about the automobile mar,
who aold a customer a car for al.
caah." another automobile man aalt.
to this writer yeaterday. "Bhuckal
I've aold TWO care for caah In th
paat week."
uoooi reopie DO aeem to have
some money thee days, and they're
getting around to spending It foi
thlnge they WANT,
That makea business better.
P"OR quite a while" now practically
- ever since tne war, in fact peo
ple have been apendlng a lot of their
money BEFORE THEY OOT IT.
It might be an exceedingly fine
thing, for all of tie If more of us
waited till we got It before spend
ing It.
ft would cut down volume, but
would save a lot of worrying when
the bills come due.
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
By O. O. Mclntyre
Japs Give Sailors
Heroe's Welcome
YOKOHAMA. Japan. Peb. 14 r
Captain Michael M Jeuaen and the
crew of the liner President Jacks m
were given a heroes' welcome when
they came Into port today for the
first time since the rescue of the crew
of the Japsnew rrevMer Hoklmsn
Maru. off Vancouver Island. Jamnry
31.
Siren and whistles ot harbor cr.irt
hrleked aa the American veneel arrived.
NEW ORK, Feb. 14. The dog popu
lation of New York la now at Its peak
although H'a the most cantankerous
city In which to
keep a pet. Until
recently the law
required both
leash and muz
zle, but under &
new ruling If the
leaah la used the
muzzle may be
abandoned or
vice vera.
A few yeara ago
doga were barred
In many apart-
Jf&jLiJj mot hotels save
those with a thentrlcat clientele. To
day there la scarcely an apartment
house or hotel that bane them. The
Rita waa the first de luxe Inn to ac
cord the same shelter to doge aa to
human guests.
Many hotels not only have especial
dog memia. but uniformed attendants
to exercise dogs. Freedom of this
sort, of course, appllea only to email
doga. With the Increased Interest
haa come a flood of dog shops with a
mirrored and sanitized splendor. And
the Walk-the-Dog Service.
Styles In metropolitan doga change
every few years. There waa the vogue
of the wire-haired, the Sealyham and
the Boston. Today the favorite breed
la the dachahund with the Scottle In
second place. The type least repre
sented and most lovable of all la the
St. Bernard!
drench them with catsup and often
eat three or four at a sitting. Always
with tea.
The Beefateak John's, around which
Prank Ward O'Malley used to weave
auch fanciful talea In the old Sun,
la no longer In Chatham Square. But
there la another Beefsteak John's, all
flossed up, on Third avenue In the
30's. The original Beefsteak John's
featured a filling meal bean aoup.
goulash and mashed potatoes, coffee
and apple pie for 15 cents. There
waa a peg-legged bouncer there with
a black eye-patch that Jack London
exploited In a short story for The
Popular. One of the wall signs read:
"No Sleeping Eat and Olt."
A few blocka from Beefsteak John's
waa the grog shop with the delirium
tremor name. The Pink Alligator.
The piece de resistance was called the
Johnny-scoop a half gallon flagon
of beer with two straws, for a nickel.
Helen Keller's attendance at the
play haa become Increasingly fre
quent. Even the autograph addicts
have found her. Although she neither
sees nor hears, she site far down the
front and her companion by finder
pressures conveys the action. Miss
Keller's face becomes a barometer of
expression. She amllea. chuckles.
grows grave and often brushes away
a tear. She Is an occasional cigarette
smoker at dinner parties but dope not
smoke In public. No one watching
her step briskly to her car In lively
chatter would suspect her afflictions.
She haa not yet visited a night club
Thingumabobs: Gilbert White
walks along Paris streeta counting
Americans as kids used to count
white horses . . . Dashlell Hammett
Is an antlqrfe shop prowler ... J. P.
mcuvoy once made 25,0O0 a year
writing Chrlstmaa card Jlnglea .
Carole Lombard la putting her earn
ings In annuities . . . Gertrude Stein
Is on her way to visit Oertrude Ath
erton In San Francisco . . , William
Rhlnelander Stewart and Vincent
Astor have been chums since boy
nood . . . Adela Rogers St. John.
wnose rather was a famous trial law
yer, reads law for diversion.
To the Editor:
Z have read the editorial In your
paper In regard to the amendment
to the Knox bill, '.-falch the Oregon
Hotel association la trying to ao
compltsh.
I feel sure that you are not thor.
oughly familiar with the various
problems that the hotels are eon.
fronted with. Aa you know, the hotel
Industry la one of the largest Indus.
tries of the United States. Over 78
per cent of the hotels in the state of
California are bankrupt. Since the
state of California haa allowed the
reatauranta and hotel dining rooms
to serve mixed drinks they are get
ting back on their feet.
Z believe that z can make a truth
ful statement when Z say to you that
I do not believe there is a restaurant
or a dining room. In a hotel, In town
that la making a profit on the mer.
chandlss they are serving. When
say restaurants, z do not mean ham
burger atanda. There are four or five
nice restaurants In town, and they
are entitled to aerve mixed drinks
Just the same aa z am.
Zt la Impossible for the hotels to
prevent guests from bringing liquor
in ny tne bottles. Quite often they
will stay In their rooms and drink
until the dinner hour la over. Then
they drive out to some Beer Joint or
some eating place on the out-aklrts
of the town to places that are not
even in the city llmlte.
Yes, it la true that we have the
right to serve beer and wine, up to
14 per cent. But thla la not a wine
state, and Medford la not a wine
city. The people want hard liquors,
and they want same served with
their meals.
It la easy to form a club so that
mixed drinks may be aold. But
good many of our business men are
not members of clubs. They still en
Joy a drink with their meals.
in the past week z made un a pe
tition to amend the Knox bill, and
It was signed by some of the leading
business men of Medford. Z really did
not ask any one of them to algn It
Z Just showed them the petition,
which stated that It waa in favor of
amending the Knox bill, which would
privilege the restaurants and hotel
dining rooms the privilege of serving
nquor mj tneir patrons.
Following are some of our argu-
menta why the Knox liquor bill
ahould be amended: '
We claim that If It Is legal to sell
liquor by the bottle, It should be
by the drink.
This amendment will promote tem
perance and there will be less liq
uor consumed because most people
wtul only one drink but In order to
get this one drink they are forced
to buy a bottle.
We cannot control our business
because so many of the guests will
send to ,the liquor store, purchase
one or several bottlea of liquor, and
before that la consumed there la
Plenty of noise made and breakage
and damage done to the linens and
furniture. Guests In adjoining rooms
are usually disturbed by this noise
and confusion. The hotel la expected
to furnish Ice and glaasea as a mat
ter of free service.
We understand that In tha major
ity of states liquor stay be purchased
by the glass and gueau expect It In
Oregon. If they cannot get It In the
hotels and restauranta they will go
to the speakeasies where they can buy
It by the drink and get food aa well
The aale of liquor ahould be out
In the open Instead of In the apeak
easles from which the state gets no
revenue.
Thla amendment. If passed, will
drive out most of the speakeasies and
will make legal what la dona Illegally
now.
The present method. If continued
will start an agitation for the state
to again be made bone-dry because
of the promiscuous drinking In ho
tel rooms and the rapidly Increaatng
number of speakeaales.
Mayor Carson and Chief of Police
NUee testified before the Joint com
mittee on alcohol control, that If
the hotels and restaurants were gtv
en permission to sell liquor by the
glass It would go a long way towards
eliminating most of the speakeasies,
and there would would be less law.
lessnesa.
The hotels and restaurants, by the
nature of their training are the prop.
er persons to handle liquor and would
certainly protect their Investments
by handling It properly. The hotel
business Is the seventh Industry In
the country with millions Invested
snd are paying a large portion of the
taxes. They are entitled to have the
protection from the Inroads made
into their buslneaa by the speakeas
ies. The lawlessness now going on is
very- difficult to control because it
Is all carried on under cover.
The liquor commission would make
Ita own regulations, zt would name
how many would be given permission
to sell liquor in a given territory
would say what the license should
be how large the bond and the
right to revoke the licenses and to
assess the fines should the law be
violated.
Before prohibition went Into effect,
the hotel dining rooms and restau-
rants served mixed drinks, and these
places were always conducted prop-
erly you did not see any disorderly
conduct. Even this hotel had a bar,
besldea serving drinks In the dining
room, zt was patronized and sup
ported ny tne Medford people.
If the people have the right to go
to the liquor storea and buy liquor
by the bottle and take It to their
homes to serve to their guests In
tneir dining rooms and at cocktail
parties, we should not be deprived
of the privilege of serving It to these
same people In our dining room.
I want to thank the business men
of Medford, who signed the petition
that z submitted to them, asking for
mo amendment to the Knox bill
Any assistance that la given to the
restaurants and hotel dining rooms
win oe greatly appreciated.
P. O. DENSON.
Mgr. Hotel Medford
Feb. 14th.
Flight o Time
(Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of the
Mall Tribune of to and 10 fears
Ago).
FOR HOUSING ACT
BENEFITPLANNED
(Continued from Page One)
Add memories: The ribbon-hung
gnaea roiling. pin covered with plush
ana adorned with a row of brass
hooks to hold the shoe buttoners. O,
yes, ana on-top-of-the-stove toast.
(Copyright, 1938, McNaught Syndl
cate)
East 59th street Just a skip off the
avenue haa become a prowling ground
tor the bibliophile. The block houses
the largest second hand book stores
In town. All are a blare of light and
open until m!fhlght. Here a saun
terer may pasture among the ancient
and rmxlern folios free of restraint.
UmlcrstAnrilng clerks stand back, and
(Contlnueo f.jtr, page 3ne
elate the odds are against them. At
any rate, the betting her els 10 to 1
that Abyssinia will wind up In the
Italian dog house, under chain.
With Solomon-like wisdom, the
house aproprlatlons committee limit
ed cabinet officers to easoo each for
new cars in the state. Justice, com
merce and labor appropriation bill.
Th. .Am limitation h- . . ...
respond onlv when called Amnti. the I ... ".vni
, , , ,. - ... ' In '"tcr Dins tor other department
aisle lolterera. I noticed the monocled I th. .
Field worker helping launch th
government's rural rehabilitation
prcvmtn in N.wth Carolina found ST.
000 of t'e 70 000 people on relief roll.
ere eier:enced in farming
Achmed Abdullah pausing over a bio.
graphy of Emily Bronte. A Fred
Allen looking gentleman was Inspect
ing a shopworn Rupert Brooke. Ted
Saucier came In for a quick look
around. It Is noticeable few leave a
second hand book shop without a
purchase.
The supreme court has been kept
under surveillance lately by lawyera
and newsmen. Flocks hang around
all day, expecting the sold decision
This Is more attention than the court
ever received before and there are
Indications that the court does not
like It.
One of the most
Speaker Byrns Is Irritated about the
popular eating senate tsklnn an ihu m,. .,,
i,,,. HHK.ug in. nsitves or i nine i relief bill.
ton la a corner white-tiled hsnthur
-
Oe Mai Trtoon tut ad.
r jl.md The hamburger l -he
jonly American tid-Mt for wlilch the
Chines abow nthvis.am. They
He was required to put It
through In a hurry without ie-tlti.
Ins boys have any fun -ith It st all
The next big bin nisy move throu.-h
the nous mor aiowly.
conformity with the government plan
under the National Housing Act.
Small Payments,
rn this way, for Instance, anyone
who contracts for 100 over a period
of three years would obligate himself
for a monthly payment of 3.78.
It Is reported that this plan has
been worked successfully In othor
places, and aa a result considerable
business has been done.
The local committee expect to em
ploy a group of solicitors through the
SERA, who will call upon Medford
resident to explain the provisions of
the act. Headquarters will be set
up at the Chamber of Commerce and
solicitors will return their report
cards showing those who would like
to undertake certain remodeling or
repair work. These carda will then
be distributed among the dealers af
rected.
It la also planned to conduct the
ssme type of work In th various
other communities of the county. In
order to complete the files at the
headquarters It Is necessary that detl
era register so aa to be able to ttke
care of any work which may- be cre
ated. Form are available now. and
those who should fill out ssme are:
Lumber dealers, hardware merchants,
electrical atipply dealers, plumbe.-s.
sheet metal workers, planing mill snd
cabinet workers, paint dealer, and
concrete and building tile dealera
All firms In the above classification
In the county are asked to call at
the Chamber of Commeroe immedi
ately so that their names can be
placed on file In order to be ready
when the reports of the solicitors
come In.
Literature Available.
Government literature on th hoas-
Ing act will be available at th head
quarters and all firms who register
will he supplied with the necessary
contract and other forms from :h
finance agency.
Solicitors will be given a course of
instruction before betnar sent out. but
Is expected thst this work will se
expedited, and It la hoped that the
actual solicitations will be under
taken within the next ten days.
The committee m charge of the
campaign In Medford la: H. A Thl'r.
olf. chairman. O. O. Alend-rrfer. J. H
Fletcher. Prank Runtz. Fred Pick an.1
E- O Trowbridge, and the committee
for the rural district Is. R E. Nealop
chairman. R. G. Fowler Mra. Mallei
Mack Mrs O. C. Maust and George
Andrews
Three-mid Re,,llt.
Ery succe-sful communltr eim-
r-algn In erieo'irwine bu::d:njt. m-vl-I
errtinn snd repair a-v.--!!:-'.:..--.-.
V three-fold result, - ,tatd Mr. Harder
today. "First, the local building In
dustry I revived. Second, local build
ing artisans sre re-employed; many
removed from relief rolla on to pay
roll. Third, frozen credit la released
and new and greater circulation of
money 1 carried on through every
channel of local trade. Money in
motion encourages spending. Spend
ing Insures re-drculatlon. a 78 per
cent of every building dollar Is ear
marked for the pay envelope of labor.
Labor very quickly put It newly
earned wage Into wld circulation
and money in circulation la th life
blood of trade," he continued. "Z
believe thla new finance plan will
encourage considerable activity along
remodeling and rebuilding lines, and
Z hope that Jackson county will re
spond to th program as have other
communities on the Pacific coast, so
thst we can bring Into actual reality
our alogan '1.000.000 In circulation In
Jackson county."
28
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
February 14, 1925.
(It waa Saturday.)
Medford defeat Roaeburg quint,
25 to 10. Chastaln and Knlps shot
baskets from all angles to gain tha
victory. Coach Calllaon'a orew "heav
ed when they felt ltk It" and flash
ed state tournament form.
Shakespearean club to be organised
in city.
Floyd Collins, Kentucky guide,
found dead in hla cava tomb.
Encampment of state mtlltu her
next June la C. of C. objective.
Tax on movies and cigarettes pro
posed by arste legislature bill.
Young married people of the Bap
tist church hold a party at the home
of Charles W hillock.
Puji to play Maru, In one of the
big games for the city billiard cham
pionship, at Browns.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
February 14, lf15.
It was Sunday.)
Russian retreat on eastern front
continues, causing valley military ex
pert to surmise "they couldn't stop
If they wanted to."
Campaign for auftar beet factory
next year opened by Commercial club.
An epidemic of "hog Latin" has hit
the achool boys of the city, much to
the dUigust of parent and teachers.
The boys talk In a peculiar Jargon
which no one but themselves can
understand, and use it whenever the
mood prompts. A ban has been put
upon the practice in many homes and
some cf the schools.
Rain, so earnestly desired by farm
era, Is predicted within 34 hours.
"Kiss Me Kid" at the It; "Sealed
Orders" at the Page: 'A Stab in the
Dark" at the Star, and "Prom Rags
to Riches and Back to Rags" at the
I&ls.
"In spite of the hard times and
the unsettled weather. Portland
drummers have been thick the pat
week." (Eagle Point Eaglet.)
4
Communications
SALEM, Peb. 14. (PI state high
way projects totaling approximately
500.000, blda for which will be re
ceived at the state highway commis
sion meeting in Portland, February
28. wer announced !t yesterday b7
.ne commission.
The projects Included nearly four
mllea road work In Lane county, anJ
construction of a bridge and a mile
and a half of road work In Wasco
county. The list Include:
Jackson county: Gold H1U section
of Pacific highway. 0.45 mill grading,
paving and pavement widening and
reaurrscing.
t .
THE ONE THING LACKING
Peter Kekovltch of Zadvaxje, Jugo
slavia, has never tasted tea. coffee or
alcohol, never ha been ;n love, never
married and la only 130 years old.
And Peter never has been In the
Rogue River Valley, when and It he
come, new rlta of life will burst
upon hie startled vision
FARMERS & FRUITGROWERS BANK
(Community Builders.)
(Deposits Insured.)
GIRL to WO MAN
VERY mother
knows those
anxious years
when her daugh
ter is becoming a
woman.
The wise
er makes
Wants It Tried Out
To the Editor:
The following 1 not an argument
for or against the Townsend plan. It
Is merely a suggestion that should
satisfy both sides. No amount or
argument and quoting of statistics
and "economic principles" will settle
this big question. Nothing short of
actual demonstration. I believe, will
do It. Z believe that the majority of
the people backing the Townsend
plan will be convinced If, by actual
demonstration. It la ahown that the
plan will work. On the other hand,
If It la shown that It, or a modiflca- '
tlon, will work satisfactorily, then It
should be done.
So Z suggest that congress should
pass a law levying the 3 per cent
transaction tax. This tax to remain
for a period of six months or a year.
At the end of that time the govern
ment and the people will know ex
actly how much money Is raised and
the effect of th tax on national con
ditions. This act ahould embody th
contingencies that If sufficient fund
were raised to put Into effect th
Townsend plan, or t modification, It
ahould be done, but If It did not rats
sufficient then It ahould be dis
carded. All funds so raised should
be then used for relief or as a foun
dation for other old age pensions.
such a trial will positively, effect
ively and finally settle the question.
Argument Is useless because, when
all la said and done, neither side will
be convinced.
And finally, to the younger neoble.
I want to say that It Is no disgrace
to be old. Rather, Is It a thing to be
proud of, an accomplishment. Youth
Is forced upon every one of us: It
Is a gift we csnnot avoid. But age
la a thing which Is attained, and
largely by our own efforts. Anyone
can die at will, but not all can Uv
to old age. Zf you succeed In your
battle for life you will be old; If you
fall you will never know old age. It
Is through no effort of yours that
you have youth, but your efforta will
largely determine whether you ever
have age. Youth was given you: you
did not earn It. and you were on a,
"Juvenile pension" for many yeara.
Age you must earn, an "old age pen
slon," maybe.
A. o. ALLEN. at
Central Point. Feb. 13. W
The town of Marshall, N. C. rigidly
enforces a municipal ordinance that
makes any person, young or old. sub
ject to a 5 fine for tying a tin-can
to a dog a tall.
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