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PAGE FOUR BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. JfEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY. MARCH 4. 1935 Medford Mail Tribune "Crtrvom to Southern O'tflM Rtidt (hi Hail Trlbufw1 Pailf EiMpt Biturdaf urr.rniti. phintikO ro. SI-xT-St N. Hr St. Pho" T4 ROBERT W. Rt'HL. EdUar kit Independent Nevepapet KatefM) u weowl elt foatter at MedforS, Afffon. urwltr Art Marrh 8. 1870. RTRWRIPTION RATES W.n In Ariiuw Dili, w rear IJ-JJ Dailr. Iti inonltll Dallf. nnntb " Bf Cirrlcr In Atftafwf MfrtfaM. Alhltnfl, Jarkaemtllt. Ontfit PMnt, rhnenil, Talent, GoM Hill and m IMrhoari. Pillj, one ar 9" " fliitv ill month ........... 1.3 Dallr. one month 40 All term, rub tn arftarm. Off If ill paper of the flTy of Medford. Offiflal paper of Jatksnn County. MKMRKR HP THE ABBOriATEf) PR EM Rwlilne full Uated Wire flrnlr? Ttie AMwiatwt ftm U tiflitfh'lf ml Hie tn the im fw rmbllriilnn of all ni rll'patfhei recited t It or rther1e erMHwl In thw paper And alto to he Iwal newi published herein. All rl(hU for putillratloD of Iperlal dlipatfhet herein are tUo reiined. MrMHEn or united press ftfEMItKR Of AI'IUT RI'KKAU or flRCrUTlONS Albert lilnf ReprenenlaUm M. C. HOCESBEN rOHl'AVT Offleet In New nrk. Oilrifo. ft?nt. Sap rrirwlM M Angefci Beat lie Portland. Ye Smudge Pot Uy Arthur Vrrry The worthy principle Involved In Old Age Pension, li being diaboli cally abused bj oratorical dema gogues, aome of the tot, atlll In tha wblpperanapper stage, and not yet drjf behind the eara, and othera artlata In all forma of political akull-duggery. Tha prevailing iaeti ion ia to threaten a recall lor any public olllclal, with enough gumption to oppose them, and re verently paaa-tha-hat at all assemb lages of patriarchs. To data, all hats used In taking up collections have been returned to the owner, with no dim needed for beana. hiding In the hat-band. Juat to keep the records straight, In the Impending bambootlellng of Old Folks, tlx age, and number of times tha leadera ol plots to kick out the Governor, have been defeated for public office, should be told. It Is generally agreed there should be happier sunsets for the aged, but without politicians using them as m meana to aneak into high places. The Graduated Tax the lfglsla ture has been pondering, won't be any better than the tax, that never got beyond the third grade In school. ... FAMINE COMMITTEE MEETS (Hermlaton Newa) Nothing ol Importance waa brought out at a meeting of the Commercial club Tuesday evening. A decision, however, was. msde to hold the next meeting In the Legion hall and elimination of eats at the meet ing. Thle la a temporary ar rangement to see how It will work out. . Sale of "fortified wine" may be left to the vote of the people of the atnte. The referendum ahould also determine, whether the pedes trlsns shall duck Into a blockhouse, or a cyclone-cellar, or continue to be firm like a phone pole. March la now well on lta way, and offera no excuse for banks and bar bershops to close. . Who can remember when people thought on the courthouse sups, the way they act at wrestling matches? ... A federal welfare bureau reports "envy among the people Is declin ing, and netRhborllnesa gains In urban and niral areas." In other words, one-halt the world don't care what the other half la doing, It is said. Mole-hills are appearing on lawna. none of which look like they could ever be successfully made Into a mt. The action of Governor Martin In administering rebukes to cliques and groups attempting to usurp his powers, to their own ends. Is pleasing contrast to the attitude of aome former executives, who fear lessly sat on the fence, and cour ageously straddled, when confronted with the Impudence of self-appoint ed leaders. m ... Glee cluha are being formed by Clrangee. Thev will cheer up the farmers, snd provide protection from eating club male quartettes. After being confined to the coun ty's modern penal Institution pend ing action of the county grand Jury he began furnishing the officers large amounts of poetry. The sup ply still continues. (CorYalllg Ga- wtte-Tlmeel Compounding a felony Printing of the "Skull and Crow Bones" In all cigarette, ads. aa aug- treated by a legislative measure. not as bsd as It sounds. There hss been a general crossing of bones in cigarette ad. for aome time, and a clever artut would find a way to draw a picture of a fair lady sitting on a skull, snd draping her legs, at the eroM-roada of the let ter X. nrlng In your old oid I pay top cash price. l.ninienl la- cense." Johnson the Jeweler. MEMBER JMEIA, Do You Want THK RAREST quality in public life today, it COURAGK. The most valuable quality in public life at all times, is an unswerving and uncompromising devotion to the welfare of the people, whose interest the public official represent!. In General Martin the people of Oregon have a Governor, who possesses these two qualities in a superlative decree; and who in a few short months has demonstrated the truth of this statement beyond all question of doubt. GOVERNOR Mnrtin lias a definite program which he wishes to carry out. This program has one outstanding purpose, to make Oregon a better state in which to live; not for this group or that, for this class or some other, but for ALL classes, for ALL groups, for the people of this state as a 'WHOLE. It is Oregon's rare good fortune to have such a chief execu tive at this time, when economic and social conditions are so unsettled, when unrest, confusion and dissension are so preva lent, when there are so many conflicting opinions as to what should be, and what should not UNDER such conditions, a state without genuine leadership, supported by the highest type of moral courage, and the strongest devotion, to the public welfare, would be like a ship, in a raging storm, without a rudder. Confusion would be worse confounded. There would be no captain, there would be no leader, there would be no firm hand on the wheel, there would be no order, no discipline; there preventing the ship crashing on WE believe the people of Oregon as a whole, appreciate the gravity of the situation, and also, their good fortune in having, in the governor's chair, a man of the fighting, fearless, decisive and progressive type. We believe they appreciate the value to them of having as chief executive a man who refuses to bow to minority control, who refuses to be intimidated from his course of duty, by political threats; who knows what he wishes to do and intends to do it, no matter how many toes of the self seeking politicians he hits to step on. But the acid test of whether or not this is true, has not, yet come. That sooner or Inter it will come is practically certain. A MAN in high executive office can't be fearless, can't be " firm and outspoken, can't hew to the line of what he con ceives to be best for the state as a whole, letting the chips fall where they may, without making enemies, and powerful ones. The recall of the Governor has already been threatened in Eastern Oregon even though he has only been in office about ninety dB.vs. There will be more threats of this sort throughout the state, as more toes are stepped upon. In his determination to be fact as well as in name, his determination to give the very best that is in him, to the service of his state, regardless of the ob stacles placed before liim, the Governor knew he was taking his political fate in his own hands. But that is the price he is later the time will fome, for the strate, whether they appreciate that sort of thing in high office or don't; whether they appreciate good government when it is given them, or DON'T appreciate it. The way to show that appreciation will be to uphold the Governor's hands, for the people to show him regardless of party, that they are behind him, and if ever called upon will show tluit appreciation by their IP this is done, if the various time-serving politicians and self seeking minorities are shown, that the people of the state as a whole are behind their Governor, in the work he is trying to dor and the way he is trying to do it; then these various attempt to intimidate him, these abortive efforts to start recalls, will "die abnrnin", and the state of Oregon will be ahle to enjoy one of the most beneficial and constructive administrations, in its entire history. But it can't be done by laying down on the job, it can't be done by the majority, standing ous minorities, egged on by the radicals and professional politi cians, get in their dirty work. It can only be done by the people THEMSELVES. And by letter, telegram and personal messnge, now is the time to do itl (Continued from Page One) which he made no effort to stim ulate. On of Huey'a friend touches for th fact that one of his body guards, a slate policeman, curried a unique weapon, a double burro led pistol about IB Inches long. It U really a miniature sawed -off shot gun. Huey'a guard la Mid to wrap It in newspaper! to conceal It on occaalona. leaving only the trlr outside for use. Whether thla ta true, or not. It U well known that another of Huey'a gun aerranta carrlea a leaded cane for blackjack work on all aoclal occasions. These precaution are unusual, but not entirely eu)erfluous. Mr, Rooaevelt did not appear to na very happy immediately after hi return from Hrrte Park. Neither did one of hla congressional leaders, who called on him next day and emerned without hla temper, which ha, not been found. A few political unknown from the financial world have been canraMlng the Inner situation In WaahlhKton lately with a view to starting a third party movement. They have hern seeking a tlr-up with s eoldlers organisation, hut will not gt it The only seustor who suffered very murh from White House heat on the relief matter I from a rlty where rtttrrn. called a nissn mort- lug to uphold t:ic president I'he nut dsy ht wsntcd to compromise. Good Goverment be done. would be no possible way of the rocks of disaster. "GOVERNOR" of this state in willing to pay. And sooner or people of Oregon, to demon votes at the polls. on the sidelines, while the vari Meteorological Report March 4. 1935. Poreemata. Mdford and vicinity: ' Snow to night and Tuesday. Not much change In temperature. Oregon: Snow tonight and Tues day. Colder northeaat portion. Irocnl Data. Temperature a yer ao today: HlhM, 57; loweat. 91. Total monthly precipitation, 0.10 Inch. Excea for the month, .01 Inch Total precipitation ainoe September 1, IBM. 12 88 tnche. Deficiency for the aeaaon. O il inch. Relative humidity at 6 p m. yes terday. 53,; S a. m. today. 87r. Sunrise tomorrow, 6:39 a. m. Sunset tomorrow, 6:06 p. m. Ohserratlom Thikeit nl A a. m., 1 Merldhin Time. si ft f 5? Boise tg aa ... cloudy Boston 4 12 ... Clear Chicago ..... S 3i OJ Cloudy IVnver 48 40 T Cloudy rurek 50 42 Clear, I Helena 40 IS T Clear I-" Angeles 10 11 . Cloudv MKDFPKD SO 31 .19 cloudv New York .. 4S . .. Omaha S3 40 .10 Cloudy Phoenu S 46 .... cleat Portland 4S nfl ... Cloudy Itcno SO 39 ... Snow Roeenurg 50 34 ... cloudy wait lke 40 r cidy Man rranric0 .. S4 47 T ruin Seattle 4 .14 T Snow Spokane 4J 31 T P cldy Walla Walla .. 4 3(1 cloudy Wo-Vniton. fir. M 3d Cloudy 1 le Mail rrlbune want ads. Personal Health Service By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and nygtene not to dis ease diagnosis or trestmeot will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped stlf-addreaaed antelope la enclosed. Letters shoold be brief and written la Ink. Owing to the large number of letters received only a few can be an swered. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions Address Dr. William Brady, 2B5 El Camlno. Beverly Hills, Cal. LATENT Popular conception of aourry are rather apocryphal. Lind, a urgon In the British navy. waa tha first to recognlM that cur7y could be prevented or cur ed by orange Jutoe and lemon Juice or Mm Jutoe. and about tha middle of the 18th centry lime Julea became regular part of tha sailor' tlon. Prior to that time acurvy had been the course or tha sea, often disabling tha entire ahlp'c crew on long voy ages and many of th tic Urn died. When I waa an Interna In a large metropolitan hospital, typical cases of acurvy In Infanta were not un common. The Infanta were fed w:th boiled milk modified, but we did not then know that all bablea require tomato or other fresh fruit or fresh vegetable juice dally to prevent acurvy. We did know that on the first Indication of acurvy the baby's milk should no longer be bolted, but the fresh raw milk given Instead. Now we know that fresh raw milk contains some vitamin C, which la destroyed by par-boiling (pasteuriz ing) or by boiling. Scurvy la moat likely to occur when the baby la from seven to ten month old. The baby become fretful, pale and tender In the legs, so that he cries out when handled, and soon thla aorenesa la evident In kneea and an kle. The gums become purple, swol len, tender and bleed on slight Irri tation. Doubtless this soreness of the gums has been maltreated aa "cut-, ting teeth" in many a case of In fantile acurvy. The oaby la cross. sleeps poorly, loaea coror and weight, has little or no appetite. If the na ture of the trouble la not recognlred and fresh fruit or vegetable Juices given, the baby becomes feverish and Ilea as though paralyzed Small or large "black and blue" marks may ap pear, which suggest to the uniniti ated observer the bruises of blows. These discoloration have led to many unjust charges of cruelty to patient tn hospitals. In adults the early signs of acurvy are llstlesaness, lack of energy, mental and physical, failure of appetite, irrit ability, and later loss of weight, weak ness and pallor. The ankles and tome times other Joint become tender and swollen. Hemorrhagea appear In the akin, producing "black and blue" marks. Ulceration and hemorrhage appear in the mucous membranes of the mouth and other surfaces. The gums are swollen and bleed easily; the teeth become loose and may fall out. Headache and other nervous symptom occur. Latent acurvy 1 more difficult to NEW YORK DAY BY DAY By O. O. Mclntyre NEW YORK, Mar. 4. Diary: Up and an autographed copy of Max Miller' newest book. The air so springlike I told my lady I would away to the park to look for a robin and be cause of my two day pet she call ed "Try not to come back I" So out on the pave ment meeting Paul Block, the publisher, with a lapel flower. Along the ave nue passed Bet ty Korsvthe. who told me Edna Per ber had salted on a North African cruise. Also saw Keata Speed, the gazetteer, and Don Marquis wearing the greenest tie ever I saw. Later to Dodd-Mead where I articled for a book of easaya to be printed next fall. Dinner with mv wife at "No. 31" and to Pick Berlin's and Adela Rogers St. John and some others there. Then home afoot, peering Into the Bloomy court of the White law Roed mansion. And to bed read ing Rita Welman'a "What Manner of tove" which George M. Cohan telegraphs Is the best stage story ever he read. Mayor la Guardla, like him or not. has been leas an exhibitionist than most of the mayor since Gay nor. While he appears and there are those who wish he wouldn't In a newa rel now and then, he Is. .generally apesking. self -effacing Especially at first nights, which he seldom attends. Maror Walker did not add a cubit to his stature by accepting preferred parking space smack In front of theatres and then holding up traffic hy hand-shaking carnivals In the lobby after the play. It waa deeldrdly thoughtless. Mayor Oaynor. shunning publicity earnestly, dredged more of it than any mayor the city ever hd. save perhaps Walker. His riding to City Hall In the subway, carrying a pock et edition of Epic t mis. brushing apple paring of his lunch-time ap ple into the top drawer oi his dek. and his Victorian flat topped derby made excellent copy. And not one a pose. He did not attend the theatre during his mayorship. Personal nomination for the only revival in vears that did wo suffer nv contrast Tattuiah Bsnkhead In 'Rain." Pouquet'a. the celebrated cafe e Champs Fivsers. hs opened on -imtisriv niuiifd ct.tbHshni'ui lo n. Gourmets ill wouder if Bia-r-rWgl a4; I J Ess SCl'RVr recognise. According to 'Hess. ("Scurvy, past and Present," Llpp.n cott) suspicion of latent acurvy ahould be awakened by failure to grow and develop properly, alight pallor, poor appetite and rapid pulse and rapid respiration. McCollum tells of a prep school where laziness, llstlesaness, lack of pep and backwardness waa wide spread. The diet lacked frulta and green vegetable. The boy Immedi ately Improved In all respect when foods supplying an abundance of vitamin C were given. Insufficient vitamin C 1 a fruitful source of dental disease and malfor mation. Tomato and tomato Juice, fresh or factory canned, la at least equal to orange and orange Juice In vitamin C content and the prevention and cure of acurvy. Q.'ESTION AXI ANSWER Toot! Toot! My daughter, almost four year old. swallowed a small round whistle, a little larger than a dime, two weeks ago. At least I believe she did . . . but have heard nothing from It . . . should we have an x-ray . . . Mrs. S. M. D. Answer If she swallowed the ob ject It probably paaaed within 48 hours. In any event It would be extremely unlikely to give any trou ble. Here It may be well to repeat the directions for mothers to follow In case a child swallows a foreign body: 1. Give no physic and no emetic. 9. Have the child eat a good sized bowl of mixed vegetable cabbage, green beans, celery, carrots, potato, turnip, etc. These vegetable ahould be cooked only a few minutes. They ahould be swallowed without masti cation, of course all chopped fine. Wash down with water. (Dr. George W. Boot.) 3. If the child 1 too young to eat such vegetables, feed the child all the ripe banana he will take for 24 hour. If no banana available, then all the mashed potato the child will take. The purpose la to provide sufficient -bulk of residue to coat over and promote passage of the for eign body through the alimentary canal. 4. Where rough or sharp denture are ewal lowed Dr. C. Francis Bllven. Worcester dentist, In hi long years of practice found that the object become wrapped like a cocoon If the person is required to swallow ravelling thread from l'i to 3 Inches long to make a ball the alze of a horse chestnut. A sieve 1 necessary to re cover these foreign bodies, otherwise they easily escape recognition. (Copyright, 1935, John V Dllle Co.) Ed Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Or. William Brady, M. D., 2fS B Camlno. Beverly Hills, Cal. restaurant can transport the evan escent charm called "atmosphere," the chief asset of such establish ments. Certainly It will not be able to transport that gaunt and ataring gray-haired tlvlng-dead man who sat on the Etolle side every late after noon and whom the world that so unfairly scorned him knew as Capt. Alfred Dreyfus. Basil Woon and I once occupied a table next to Capt. Dreyfus, trying discreetly to hide our very natural curiosity. While he gazed intently he seemed not to see the boulevard promenade swirling by. Once he took a ctparette from hla case, searched his pockM, and Woon. anticipating hla hunt for a match, flicked a bri quet and passed it to htm. His re mote smile of thanks waa the strang est grimace I ever beheld. Woon lik ened It to a startled bird winging from a tomb. Theatrical press agent were shucked down to the Irrepressible Dick Maney and a half dozen when the theatre touched mud-bottom two yeara ago. Now most are back fresh every hour! Th dean of the guild la the sedate Shubert Pugel man, C. P. Oreneker. He relaxes from the tension of three-sheeting in discovering abandoned old hous( Jn remote areas and giving them a touch of early American charm. Thus art comes to pressagentry. Bstra telle : Harry Carr, the Los Angeles columnist, calls Cornelius Vandervilt, Jr.. the best reporter In America . . . Lincoln Stiffens puts sside letters marked "Urgent" . . . Gilbert White Is the only American who hasn't left Paris, but his hair la leaving . . . Leslie Howard Is strictly anti-autograph . . . George M. Cohan's .lap valet is known as "Mike" . . . The most exclusive club in Dayton. Ohio. Is The Bicycle . . . Douglas Fairbanks I a tnicker for marathon dances . . . King Vidor turns pale every time he rides In an elevator . , . Col. Undbenph a thinning on top, too. A new waitress In one of Frank Case's dining rooms reaped with a start the first patron she waa serv ing was Clark Gable. She flew to the kitchen. "They might have start ed me off with a little number and let me work up to him." she blub bered. Bead In a Haytark BEND. Ore.. Mar. 3 (APi The body of an unidentified man was found today in a haystack on the Hewitt ranch In northern Klamath county a short distance south of Laplne. Oregon Weather Snows tonight and Tuesday: ro'df-r northeast portion; fresh, shifting winds off the coast. WINDOW GLASS W sell window glass and ill replace your broken window reasonably. TrowbrMfe Cab inet Works. i When It comes to rdii. remember i J Truitt a can do It." Phone aa. Comment on the Day's News . By PRANK JENKINS. WILEY POST, famous aviator, charge that nearly two pound of steel filing and emery dust were placed In th engine of ht airplane, th Winnie May, to cause the failure of hla recent aub-stratosphere flight Thla was done, he say, "probably at the Instigation of another pilot." TOO badl There's so much skulduggery in the world, and so far aviation has remained so clean a man' game, with a fine element of sportsmanship in It. It will be a pity if thla record Ras to be sullied. THE sub -stratosphere. Incidentally, 1 the layer of thinner sir that lies above the heavier atmosphere tn which we earth-bound creatures more. It la obvious that a plane, mov ing through this thinner air, will en counter less resistance, and so will be able to FLY FASTER. Wiley Post had hoped, by getting up Into the sub-stratosphere, to fly across the continent, from the Pa cific to the Atlantic, in something like eight hour. SPEED! Down on earth, railroad trains and automobiles are striving for It by means of streamlining, which cut down the resistance of the air. Planes, which long ago were stream lined a effectively as man so far knowa how, are striving for It by getting up above the heavier air and into a thinner layer. If you want to get an Idea of what air resistance does to speed, swish a lath broadside and then swish the same lath edgewise. That will tell you the whole story. OUR mania lor speed, which 1 evident on every hand, Is a curious thing. People will drive all day, for ex ample, at 50 and 60 miles an hour, and after arriving at their destina tion will waste hours proving that they weren't driving fast for any particular reason, but Juat because they liked to drive fast. Perhapa, when we get even more speed than we have now, we'll learn how to use It more efficiently. Communications For a Townsend Party To the Editor: When I wrote my last article I made the statement that 1 did not Intend to write further on the Townsend plan. Several friend) remonstrated at thl and I guess they were right; when we have a good thing, stick to It. I want to answer a couple of late communication, one b Ted Helm roth asking. Will It work? His article waa so absolutely fair that It should be answered. Yes, the plan will work. In spite of all that lta opponent say. I fjnd that most opponents get stuck on some certain viewpoint of the queetlon and "hana up" there. I have alway admitted there are some ludicrous minor points to it but the right Idea la there and can be worked out. One Idea was that the aged were expecting their check to be coming the very first of next month: I was almost mobbed at one Towruend meeting when I made the statement that it might take 10 years. Now you can put thla fact Into your pipes and smoke It and that ia that. We are going to have the Townaend plan tn operation; the leadera of It snd 11 supporters are determined on this and it Is going to be done. But it will take time, study, change, delay and a pile of hard work. One of the late piece of work hi been for expert t find out Just what "transact ions" really amoun to and they are telling us that at the present rate of "transactions" we would reallre something around 8 billion (foliar a year, and that In 1P29 about three time that. Well, this shows that we would hare to build up to what the original Town send plan call for, but that no easily be done. It is suggested now that the sj-ed above 73 yesr be taken first and In three .nonth or so drop to "0. then three months later to ttS and then SO; and when we bear in mind the task our county court had In tabulating for our own old age pension, thi plan might be better to adopt anyway. Of course there are a lot of people that wonld be only too glad to help in getting pension ers registered, and do It gratis, so It would not be such a herculean task. Mr. He'.mroth, and all other, can take this fact that at present ft1 are getting nowhere fast, present con dition cannot go on for very long and that no other plan ia adequate to do the work of recovery, and no other plan ha the backing that the Townaend plan ha I also want to answer an article by A. C. Allen suv,-'tlrw It be tried and tf It does not work to drop !t. I am afraid. Mr. AlVn. that the ef fect of that would be rather dis astrous. I f inure that the Townseni plan 1 so entirely volutlonarv and so vast In Its potent!; effect that ! we can class It with hc Declaration I of Independence and the Emanclpt ' tion Proclamation: it rtil have to be all figured out beforehand and then go to It and make it work j I do not figure trtat the prevent co-ijres p.-w .t Trcn when tJit . con-j-eMmen ci"ne lwm,- nt sun"- met and find out j .t bow matters atand, then next year there may be ! a different story. But if there it J1 1 1 no action taken we will have an , election the following fall and 1 am j perfectly wining that a real political j issue be made of the Townaend plan : to the extent that we make a Town- send party out of It and vote both the Republican and Democrat oompletely out of power. They are neither one of them of any ue to u anyway. Another plan would be to vote It Into our constitution a constitu tional amendment, but I don't thlrk that either on of our present pol itical parties want the Townaend plan, so I am going to be for a Townsend party. GEO. rVERSON Medford. March 1. Stupid vs. Intelllfent To the Editor: In Sunday's Medford Mall Tribune there was a newa Item from Houston, Texas, speaking of some remarks by a scientist by the name of Dr. Al bert Edward Wiggarn. He remarlts that "there Is sppar ently a battle raging between the stupid and the Intelligent for the Inheritance of America; "The stupid out number the Intel ligent thus control elections." "That people on the relief rolls should consult birth control clin ic." I never have read anytalng so stu pid as his first remarks snd this last one la the last "drop in the bucket" to the Insult and Indignities that people must put up with Just be cause they are compelled through the greed of Big Business to be on the relief rolls. In the first place, the rich (the intelligent as Mr. Wlggam chooses to call them) do not raise much of a family. And there la not many of that few who was a person of great renown. That la strange. If they are so in telligent. On the other hand most all great men came from large and poor families. Another strange thing. If they are so stupid. There are no more open spaces out west that people may migrate to when oppressed. We are now up against a stone wall, as it were. Most of these stupids, scums, tramps and trash, as we are now call ed, by more than Mr. Wtggam, the scientist, are of respectable descent. For Instance, my own ancestors some of them English Christian Educators and German doctors. What we might not do If we had a chance! This Is the first time In the history of the U. S. that all people are liv ing off of a government meal ticket. (I say "all" because It skims back to that anyway. Xt makes a little money In circulation, hence a little other business). There have been times tn past his tory of U. S that the government helped out in drouth and the grass hopper years of Kansas, etc. One would think by the disgust ing remarks by self -superior people that there had been a deluge of ba bies like onto the grasshopper in Kansas. Truth of the matter is; the U. S. Is one of the most thinly Inhabited countries In the world, there being only two others less so per square mile. Now the government destroying crops because there is too much to eat. why pick on the little helpless babies. Why not let them eat It. It's a funny old world Isn't It, so full of a number of things! Yours for intelligence MARY ETHEL ATKINS. Medford, March 3. Efficiency of V S. Postal Service. To the Editor: I am Interested in the discussion regarding the efficiency of the U. S. postal service, and in this connection am going to tell one of my stock stories. When I was a boy I worked on railroad surveys, and at thl particu lar time our transit man was A. B. Ross. Mr. Ross had graduated from the Kingston Military academy of Canada as one of the four highest in his class, and waa therefore by .law entitled to a commission in the British army. When we started out on a new line, none of us of the rank and file knew where we were going, and in letters home we headed them Camp No. 1. Camp No. 3, et seq., giving at the end a postofflce address to which letter could be sent. The Egyptian war came on and a letter waa sent to Mr. Rosa, request ing him to report for duty. It was addressed to Camp No. 0, Nebraska, and he got It at Plum Creek, Neb. It took three month to reach him and the short war was over but the point Is that he got It with that queer address, which means effici ency. ALBERT BURCH. Medford, Marsh 3. Martin Censored hy Granee. At a recent meeting of the Central Point Orange the following resolution wa passed: "Whereas, all legislative work Is of vital interest to the farmer, and "Whereas, the governor of Oregon saw fit to cast a slur on the actions of our state legislative committee; "Therefore, we, the members of Central Point Grange. No. 66. do hereby commend the said legislative committee for their effort in behalf of the Oregon farmer, and condemn such sentiment a exprsed by the governor a being unworthy of tn chief executive of our state. "Central Point Orange No, 6G8. "Mr. Eula Foley, Secretary." March 1, 1935. SIMON PURES FIGHT TO T PORTLAND. March 4 -14 A two day amateur boxing tournament to elect Pac'.fte northwest representa tive for the national championship at St. Lou i. was scheduled to start here tonight with 47 amateur glove tossers participating. Th outstanding entrant In the trial meet here was 00 Theodora tu. 240-pound Washington Stat col lege all-around athlete. ho ha been iwghlv touted as a cand-riete for the prc'Vs'iona". ranks. Cm Mail TriDuar aant ads. Flight '0 Time (Medford and Jackson County History from the files of the Mall Tribune of 10 and 20 Years Ago). TEN YEARS AGO TODAY. March 4. 1925 (It wa Wednesday) President Coolidge in inaugural address, seta U. S. goal, "a peace abroad, and greater material welfare of the rank and file, along with prosperity for all." The chief ex ecutive urpes "thrift In both per scnal and governmental affairs." Stokes divorce trial sensational, and "lurid testimony thrills the na tion." Skirte above the knees, and curled eyelashes latest fashions from Paris. Mail-Tribune print inaugural pic tures flashed across the land by tel ephone. Rain falls In the valley, and snow in the hills. Floyd Hart Is elected exalted ruler of the Elks. William A. Gates urges "Intensive cultivation of tomatoes In the val ley, aa the first steps toward a greater prosperity." TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Mnrch 4, IfUJI Cole Holmes Is elected ftrat vice president of the Hiking club. Tha first hike will be taken Sunday to the cliffs east of Phoenix. E. E. Ash drove his car to Med ford Monday for the first time this season. The roads are in pretty bad ' condition. (Trail Items). Millinery department of local stores announce the arrival of trim mers from San Francisco, Russian fleet sails for bombard ment of Turkish forts, while Brit ish warships direct heavy firing at forts No. 8 and 9. Brick in the new federal building will be made In Jacksonville. Council proposes vacant lots be planted to gardens for the needy. Bllz7.ard blankets with snow. 4 Middle West Boy Scout Notes Troop No. 3, Medford Troop No. 3 had a fine turnout for the Scouta father and son banquet Monday night. At the troop meeting Tues day, A. B. Rush gave a talk on archery, taking up the various points of bow construction. At some meet ing in the near future, Mr. Rush hna promised to give more advanced phases of archery. Twelve scouts enjoyed a hike above Ruch Sunday. An overnight hike for some of the scouts Is planned In the near future to train camp leaders- for troop ox'erntght hikes later In the spring. Troop No. 8 (hy Armlne Lewis) Troop No. 5 held a meeting Feb ruary 27 in the Wnshlngton school. J Colors were presented, followed by ' pledge of allegiance. Roll was taken and then came study period. Two boys passed tests. Armlne Lewis passing his first class signalling, and another boy passed some of hts tenderfoot teats. A game of basket ball was played. More details on the national Jamboree were given. Colore wore posted, followed by scout oath. Meeting dismissed at 9 o'clock. Troop No. 16 (by Irwin Doty) There was no regular scout meeting of troop No. 16 this week because of the father and son banquet, held on the meeting night of the troop. All scouts of troop No. 16 attended. Members of the Active club substi tuted as fathers for those scout whose fnthers could not attend. The 1934 ten year program award was presented to troop No. 16 by Larry Schade. This award was pre sented to two other troops also, being given to those troops who reg ister a certain per eent of new scouta. Several skits were put on toward the end of the evening, one by troop No. 16. Those In the troop skit were Irwin Doty and Shtrrel Doty. On the whole the boys had very enjoyable evening and wish to express their thanks to the Active club. Troop No. 18. Eagle Point Regu lar scout meeting was held Feb ruary 21. Final plans for the father and scout banquet were discussed. A number of scouts passed test during the meetlne. Meeting ad journed at nine o'clock. Troop No. 7 (by John Eadsl Troop No. 7 met at scout head- 1 quarters February 27. Meeting open ed by roll call and dues were paid. A forty-five minute study period followed. Play period was omitted as several of the .boys were finish ing tests and preparing for court of honor. Short drill was conducted by As sistant Scoutmaster Gob Gall. Scoutmaster J. H. Geise then led a V discussion of the national Jamboree to be held In Washington, D. C August 21 to 30. Troop No. 7 attended the father and son banquet one hundred per cent. Meeting was adjourned by re peating the scout oath. Adventists Will Have Food Sale The Dorcas society of the Seventh Day Adventlat rhurch will conduct a food a Tuesday In the Sparta building, corner of Main and River side. A large assortment of cooked foods, home made cakes, pies and ether dainties as well as canned foods will be on sale. Hnme portraits of faintly groups a r.d c h i id re n at Sped a 1 Prices . Shancle Studio. Phone 1308. FEWER COLDS
