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By Arthur I'erry
The two aon of Charles Chaplin,
film comedian, staged a fist fight
In a movie theater over a little girl.
The boys have their shortcomings,
but unlike their noted Papa, not on
their upper lips.
A West Main street cat was killed
by curiosity last night. The driver of
the auto waa curloua to know if he
could hit the cat.
The "Housewives League of los
Angeles" has abandoned plana "to
spread their orgsnltatlon over other
pacific coast states." This will stop
any number of male politicians of
Portland trying to be female Im
personators. Easter bonnet are being displayed
In store windows and over one eye.
OTHERWISE 'NOTHING WRONG.
(Cong. Record)
For confusion of thought, for
cloudiness of language, for un
certainty and atmlessnesa of pur
pose, for waate of tlma in con
alderatlon, and for utter failure
to register, this bill, alleged to
prevent profiteering In time of
war, has in all likelihood never
been equaled In the legislative
balls of this or any other na
tion. It will be no surprise to
ma If Its deatlny la the standing
Joke of the ages.
An 18-wheeled locomotive ha been
ordered for a streamline train. The
bigger they are, the farther a apeed
Idiot knocks them off the crossing.
Washington State has adopted a
Bales Tax, effective May 1. Willam
ette valley and upstate Indignation
over the passage of such sane legis
lation, by a sister state, aa yet, Ms
not percolated this far south.
.
Some of the dudes have new
spring eulta, that make more noise
than a 38 auto horn.
...
A Kansaa City bank teller, by
means of a forged draft, la alleged to
have defrauded a San Francisco bank
out of 34,0O0. He la now headed for
. prison, and will receive, no doubt,
aa long a penitentiary term aa erring
genta using almtlar methods for a
gallon of gasoline.
.
It is now flgued that "four out
of every five women smoke cigar
ettes the ratio that prevails among
the men." Unlike the fifth male, the
fifth woman will not chew tobacco
while condemning cigarettes.
O. T. Copeland. the famoua
"Copey" of Harvard, haa many a
neat apothegm to his credit. One ot
them, "To ent is human, to digest
divine," la to be Included in the
forthcoming Isaue of Martlett'a Fa
miliar Quotations. (Portland Hjec
tatorl Or In Bartlctfa Familiar Po
tations. Capt. 0:lle Applegate, BO. of K.
Falla la here visiting and reflghtlng
Indians afternoons with Judge Willie
Colvlg, 0.
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Communism In the colleges has
subsided since the April 13 demon
stratlc-na for world peace and to get
out of military drill, citizens pungl
Inr, up the cash for higher educa
tton feel the Brat Dolshevikts of the
campl should devote their surplus
energies to thrlr spelling. Instead 01
comforting he Iralaers, intent on rip
ping the government apart.
PF.H 1 SI A I.
Mrs Hsrry M. Sldlett of 744 Broad
Street. Newark. N. J., who was
route to Mexico, said that she and
her husband got Into a boat which
rowed about for two and one-halt
hours before it was picked up. She
highly praised her husband, who.
she ssld. had helped every one In
the boat hy his courage.
"I never knew my husband had
surh qualities." she said. "He helped
all the women but me. T guess he
thought I was efficient." (N V
Times).
WINDOW GLASS-W sell window
flaw and will replace emir broken
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Is Man a Reasoning Being?
FOR the next college debate we suggest the question:
"Resolved that man is a reasoning animal."
And we further nuggest that the bright college debater,
wishing to win, choose the negative.
For, surveying the world today and particularly that portion
of it known as Europe, there is overwhelming evidence that
homo sapiens is not a reasoning animal, that he is no better
than a sheep that can lie driven over the nearest precipice tJ
his destruction, whenever Old Man
In a world obsessed by confusion and doubt, there is unanim
ity of opinion, in only one direction; namely that another
European war is CERTAIN.
Ono can't find a competent
world affairs, who will question
They may differ as to the exact time, but there is no disagree
ment as to the eventual certainty of the conflict.
And from the North Cape to
anting accordingly each and everyone straining night and day
to prepare for such a holocaust. ,
W
the munition makers. AVho
least no one outside of a few hard shelled militarists, whose
opinions have no weight anyway.
Why then in the name of common sense are we going to have
another warf We don't believe
presumably reasoning beings, we are literally tramping over
each other in our determination to get it. At least this is the.
situation today in Europe.
THERE are only two answers to this question: either man is
not a reasoning creatre; or homo sapiens in the mass has
gone mad which, under conditions which control him, amounts
to the same thing.
For certainly no reasoning creature having one hand burned
by the flame would put his other hand in, if he could help it.
Nor would any reasoning creature just recovering from a severe
ease of ptomaine, ask the doctor to give him another dish of
decayed sausage, so lie might repeat the experience.
Yet that fire burns and poison kills, arc no more certain
facts, than that modern war, is only another term for self de
struction; that it has no-more romance than the lethal chamber,
no more glamour than the slaughter house; that it maims and
cripples victor and vanquished alike, and that if invoked on
any extensive scale today, means
have known it.
BUT on we go or at least on
n nnlinn pnnpni'noil line vtnirl
nation concerned, that isn't teetering on the precipice of eco
nomic and social disaster BECAUSE of the last war; and yet
there they go, marching and counter-marching, manufacturing
their fighting planes and poison gas, and getting ready to jump
into the next war, at the earliest practical moment.
A reasoning creature? There is no reason in it, there is no
sense or sanity in it. There is
of motivation the instinct of self
It is sheer stark madness and
tion that fails to perceive this,
sary to prevent war, deliberately
paying the price (and it's a high price) for peace, probably
only deserves what it is bound
to another type of civilization
The Next War
IITHEN the European war
United States will have
But we don't share the amiable optimism of those who are con
vinced this country could never ngain be drawn into a European
conflict.
Public opinion todav is overwhelmingly against ANY such
involvement. But public opinion
general war abroad, the strain upon American neutrality
would be tremendous.
Not only would American munition makers and Big Business,
us a whole, wish to. sell to all belligerents, but American farmers
would wish to sell wheat, cotton and foodstuffs. Another era
of easy war prosperity wxiuld loom, and the desire to share in it
would be difficult to resist.
But such shipments would be
seizure by either side, and each and every seizure would potenti
ally, at least, be a threat to the maintenance of peaceful relations.
1 here would be a loud demand for the protection of Ameri
can trade, neutral trade but the only way it could be pro
tected, would be by calling out the navy, and that of course
would be war.
THERE is another important consideration. Unless all signs
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into militant and communistic
capitalistic world. The roles
last war will then be exactly
defender of capitalistic democracy the White Knight: Russia
will be its pitiless foe, the Black Rarbarian.
Not difficult to see how such
by the belligerents opposing Russia. Uncle Sam will be told,
if he doesn't aid in the defeat of Russia, he will have to tackle
the "Bear that no loneer walks like a man" Intoe nn ;,,r.l,.
handed. It will be the Armageddon to presene our civilization.
I nder such circumstances what will America dot
if it :a It ...:n i . .. .
, ii. Mm M,ii Keep
wage another war. except to
nr is not only morally wrong,
out ot date as human slavery.
inn it takes a reasoning animal to perceive it. It takes a
truly civilized society to prevent
Whereupon we come back to
ma reasoning being!" Wc hope, unlike the man of
hnrope, the man of America will
Four Kwes Horn
DAVENPORT, lows (Uri Rcyer
Van Rvera. Boon county farmer, cas
ually went to his barn, all In the
day's work. When he saw his fsvorlte
sheep, his eve. billed, ffhe hsd given
birth lo four ewe Van Tiers ex-
pumitd Last ut aula of ee u
Mars crackB the whip.
observer, or a single student of
the truth of this assertion.
Tokio, the world powers are
no one outside of
believes in warf No one. At
in it, we don't want it, and yet
the cud of civilization, as wj
they are going in Europe. Not
ihn rlnht nf iha last fiie twit u
not even the most primitive form
preservation in it.
nothing else. And the civiliza
fails to adopt the measures neces
chooses war, in preference to
to get, extinction, giving away
which allows reason to prevail.
DOES break out we hope the
sense enough to keep out of it.
can change. And in event of
contraband of war, subject to
m 111 i- v en i linn v reauive lis'.'ll
Russia against what is left of the
of Germany and Russia in the
reversed. Germanv will be the
a situation will be capitalized
out. it u is wise it will never
resist attack or repel invasion
it is criminally stupid, and as
it.
our original query:
so prove to be.
fours was about a rare aa the birth
of quintuplet among humans.
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Personal Health Service
By William
Signed Irllrra pertaining to personal health and hygiene not to disease
diagnosis or treutmrnt Mill he answered nf lir. Itraily If a stamped self-ad
dressed envelope I enclosed. Letters should be hrter and written In Ink
Owing to the large number or letters rei-elved only a few can be answered.
No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address Dr.
William Brady. 205 El Camlno. Beverly mils. Cal.
DRINK AND SHOW
Every phyaloloRlht, pharmar ologiAt, i
phynkian or Bcifmiie authority !
knows that a small done of alcohol j
In any form d- I
press brain, apl- I
nal cord, nerves,
circulation, slows
down every func
tion of the body
which can be
measured precise
ly. If the dose
of alcohol li
larger it ts nar
cotic. In no cir
cumstance la al
cohol a "stimu
lant." Individuals who Indulge In the so
cial cocktail like a little drink, not
because they have the habit but be
cause the narcotic effect of the alco
hol makes them feel leas conscious
of their constitutional Inferiority for
brief time. Sober they naturally
wish to avoid making asses of them
selves. With a drink or two they
don't care how silly they may aeem.
they cut loose and "have a good
time."
The ceremony of mixing drinks, in
evidence wherever subnormal people
congregate, reminds me of the bad
boy who used to show off by light
ing a cigarette since he was unable
to achieve distinction otherwise. So
cial drinking Is the earmark of con
stitutional inferiority. The business
of preparing and serving the drink
relieves the boredom of dull, brain
less company, and when the asinine
toast has been given and the drink
ing started each drinker soon becomes
leBS concerned about his own short
comings and less observant of oth
ers'. That Is alcoholic sociability and
good cheer. A long step downward.
Modesty, reserve, dignity, good sensi
all thinned out or dissolved away. B
the time the party has reached that
stage It takes little to push the more
primitive members over Into maudlin
drunkenness.
In a normal person an Interval of
one-fifth of a ?econd elapses from
the Instant an Impression Is received
on the retina to the Instant the
muscle of arm, hand or foot respond,
as In turning steering wheel cr ap
plying brake to avoid danger. Let the
same person take a pint of beer, a
glass of wine, a cocktail or highball,
and this Interval, known ns reaction
time, invariably lengthen to two
fifths, three-lfths, In some Instance
four-fifths of a second. An automo
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
By 0. 0. Mclntyre
NEW YORK, April 17 The Arthur
SamueLses have a "roomer" In their
Park avenue apartment. A rather dis
tinguished roomer In the person of
u mil, frana auiuvan
Wearied of bach
elor h 1 d e-outs.
hotels, clubs, etc.,
he had about da
elded to eeek
sanctuary In his
native Saratoga
Springs.
The Samuclses
Invited him for
the week-end be
fore hla depar
ture. It was near
est to pleasant
home life he had
had In years and he took to It like a
kitten to cream. So much so he waa
Invited to stay on And on. Conse
quently the household la in constant
uproar. For instance:
Sullivan left a scratch note for
Samuels at breakfast saying Jos. Bry
an, III. was visiting people in Sara
toga and named Whopley or Wham
pley. Samuel sent the note on to
Bran who was visiting the Whitney.
Bryan kidded Sullivan in a telegram
and cot this: "Dear Joe I thought
everybody knew Samuels was a cad
who kisses and tells.
I will make him eat his words and
make you eat your words and hira eat
jour words and you eat his words.
And then I'll sit down with you boys
and we'll all eat a few words togeth
er. AH this talk about eating makes
me hunpry Frank. Nonsense such
4 this goes on every day.
They had a special menu printed
for John Peter Touhey. a pre.s agent,
at the Algonquin the other day. Tou
hey had been complaining of several
Might tilts in the price of favorite
dishes. So hla table matea got to
gether and ganged him. Cm the aus
picious day hla potage was 80 cents
formerly 30. His entree $3 35. former-
85c and his dessert in proportion.
When he saw his chevX and pushed
hla eyes back, he verified It by the
trick menu. The revolving door spun
five times after his departure. Hta hat
and atU-X are still there.
Twcanlnl was In a flutter over a
pianissimo note on the baboon. H
must be' a fragile wisp, a tender pigeon-throat
throb to achieve the ef
fect he desired. Aatn and sealn he
tried and es.'h time waved for great
er aoftne.. Finally hi. face wreathed
Into a great bce-m. he threw k:v.. at
his orchestra and dismissed the re
hearsal. The haAaoon plaver admitted
afterward that vu-tory came when he
did not blow at all.
Robert Sherwv-vxt's young daughter
was mnk.tii; sway with a very larce
dish of raspberry Ice at a party the
other afternoon. Some o'.dMer came
along and observed: "You like rasp-
t-erry lo. don't you?" She replied: "I ! Olrott n abwnt rrom the siaif. Mu
riate It " And then explained she only er arteil jtternor.
l.ked vanilla Ice rrr.nn Pi-.e was als-
lAupberrv Ice" "J list for the taste.'
r murmured
l.UM Mer was t a l!t: d;n:ie
pnrty lie re w:ien tlie ,orrt;st ;!..
er Nvc f tiled- jird wliv do th
hapiXiiT each uet muaibi-
Brady, M.D.
Vol 'R-l'iKOK ANTE
bile traveling at 36 miles an hour will
move 20 feet in two-fifths of a sec
ond. That physiologically demon
strate tjle fact explains why we have
such a scandalous death rate from
utomoblle accidents.
But drink, fool, drink. Everybody
does nowadays, or so It seems to such
as you. If while your reaction time
Is lowered by alcohol you uninten
tionally kill or malm somebody, don't
let It trouble you too much. There
are millions of other fools In the
country who wilt contrive to get you
out of the Jam one way or another.
Even if you have to go Into court.
I chances are the Judge likes his and
you can get- your own sore on ne
Jury. Then If worst comes to worst
they'll think, each to himself: "But
for the grace of God, this defendant
might have been myself, so I must
do what I can to save him." Alcohol
works that way. If your conscience
hurts, soothe it with another drink.
If your common sense or judgment
deters you, dull it with another
Cognac. This Is a free country. Don't
let anything get you down except
booze.
QrKSTIOXR AND ANSWERS
Cleanliness and Asepsis
What Is the difference between the
popular een se of esthetic cleanliness
and the aseptic idea? (H. R.)
Answer A white enamel surface or
a garment or a skin that looks im
maculate and shows no visible soiling
or grime or dust is esthetlcally clean.
but It may have disease germs or the
common pus-prodxiclng germs on It
so It is not aseptic, not surgically
clean, not clean in the sanitary sense.
An instrument or dressing or even a
tsalve or other remedial agent may be
esthetlcallA clean yet not 'sterile.
Ht'W.ire Arch Props
What Is the best arch support for
weak ankles? My great toe joint Is
nwoUpn and causes a burning sensa
tion. . . . (F. A. VanH.)
Ansy. You should consult a phy
siclan for treatment. It is unwlfce to
apply an arch prop of any kind ex
cept under direction of your physi
clan. Send stamped envelope bearing
your address for monograph on "Care
of the Feet."
(Copyright, 1935, John F. Dille Co.)
Kd Note: Persons wishing to
communicate with Itrudy
Alio j Id send tetter direct to
William llrady. M. D.. 2(13 E'
rami no. Beverlv Hills, Cal.
cd a vague protest before permitting
the butler to pour. When he came to
the good gray humorist. Baer he'.d
up a deprecative hand. "Just to the
brim, please," he cautioned.
They were wondering today when
galloping Bob Davis is going perma
nently to light. Just now he's in from
old Mexico, rou nd 1 ng ou t 800 .000
miles of travel since, after a lifetime
of home-staying, he took up globe
trotting In 1929. His feverish wander
lust has taken him to nearly all far
flung outposts Kamchatka, Solomon
Islands, mushing through Siberian
snows and basking in the flame of
the Southern Cross. But true to New
York's tradition, he haa yet to visit
the statue of Liberty.
Noel coward haa also developed the
itching foot the past few year. So
much so he cannot remain, nor will
he accept a theatrical engagement In
one place for more than three
months. If he does he loses weight,
appetite and sleep, The minute he
decides to pack the portmanteau
there Is a rebound of health and en
thusiasm. The silk stocking war cor
respondent, Richard Harding Davis,
had all his early life an Incurable urge
to be a bird of passage and always on
the wing. In middle years he decided
to becomeva country gentleman, cir
cumscribing his life to walks In the
Mt. Kiseo woods and evenings of read
ing on a well polished fireside bench.
After some months he sighed to a
friend: "Inertia is strangling me." Ten
days later he toppled over at his desk.
We had a Marco Polo In our town
who held the local travel record.
"Three Sunday excursion In a row."
he boasted.
(Copyright. 1935. McNaught. 'Syndi
cate) 4
Rancher-Solon
i
Rnv . Hltnrr of I. . .nn, pion
eer I unit Ilia county nim her. a born
In California. In 18T6 and tame to
Oregon In lSS'I. He wrrd In the Ore
ton houe and wnatc anil a presi
dent of the seiiafe In tnil-I. For
two month In 1?2 while Ooternor
Mnney p.itd for Injuries
BOSTON (TPi When five-year-old
Norman OnrUsle was knocked down
and painfully hurt by an autoniohii.
lie ruto::: .tep;vcl out. handed him
;o cerra t.ld ri;m to h iy s.-Tie
1 v.Md a'ij vt.thout den
tiXy.nc Umisell.
R 01 W. DiTNU
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FBANK JENKINS
0N
MINOUS headlines:
France Uphold War Treaties. ;
Pari Seek Action on Germany's
Arm Violations."
What does France mean by "ac
tion?"
Why, WAR. presumably war to
compel Oermany to remain, unarmed.
1Y1
ORE headlines:
World Silver Hats Record Price
Today. Nine Year Level Beaten In
Many Countries."
The accompanying: story tell us
that silver prices boomed the world
over In response to the announce
ment that the United State treasury
would pay 71 cent an ounce for
newly mined metal from the Ameri
can mine.
fiOOD new If you .own silver
mine or sliver stocks; fair news
If you own other stocks whose dollar
value 1 likely to be boosted by cur
rency inflation; BAD NEWS If you're
Just a common, ordinary citizen work
ing for wage.
More Inflation mean higher prices,
and higher price mean that your pay
check will BUY LESS.
SILLY news:
The national student strike com
mittee says on Thursday it expect
150,000 college and preparatory stu
dent to participate In Friday's one-L
hour walkout as a protest against war
What gdbd will walking out ot
classes for an hour do toward pre
venting war?
AMUSING new:
A husband hit his wife with a
pair of pant and he anea him foi
divorce. She sues becaust the pants
contained 920 In sllvtr coin and tht
pocket containing the silver hit he.
In the eye, blacking It copiously, she
alleges. ,
QUESTION: 1
Did she sue because of the pain
resulting from being hit in the eye
with 20 In silver coin, or because
of the humiliation involved In thus
learning for the first time that her
husband had 20 in his pocketB all at
once?
HACK In the small town in Iowa
D where thl writer had his first
Job with a newspaper, a Jeweler car
ried hla day' cash receipt home jone
Saturday night In his pant pocket,
and when he retired he hung
the
i pants on the bedpost.
Along about midnight a clever thief
who must have had some Inside In
formation, attached a fish hook to
the end of a long bamboo pole, thrust
the pole through the open window,
wiggled the pants loose from the bed
post and snatched them away.
The Jeweler wakened Just aa the
panta were vanishing through the
window, sensed what waa happening,
leaped out of bed and followed hla
pants. He waa attired In a long, flow
ing nightgown, being of the older
school that frowned on pajamas.
It
THE thief fled down the first con
venient atreet, which happened to
be Main atreet the bambo pole
thrown over hla shoulder and the
pants flapping from the end of the
pole like a pennon from a lance.
The Jeweler's long nightgown float
ed out behind, and his bare legs,
driven to their utmost, twinkled
along beneath. It was an edifying
spectacle for the few late-goers In
that small town.
But the Jeweler retrieved his panta,
and along with them hla Saturday
cash receipt. He had to take a lot
ot good-natured kidding, but In the
main people admired him for being a
go-getter.
AT
(Continued irom page one)
I had feirs it wss ruining my motor
Then I headed back. My radio
went out and I Just waa out of toxich
with everything."
The veteran aviatrlx found a hole
in the Iwe sliRhtly ea)t of here and ;
landed at the nearest town after she
had been in the air 10 hours and 40
minutes out of Los Angeles, four of
them spent m blind navieatinr.
She hud a qu-mttty of ua?ollne left
in the win tanks of her 40.000
plane even ifer dumping a lartie
amount in preparation for landing
in the huh Mtirude of the Alamosa
aiiport. which In 7.V0 feet above sea
level. The craft had been loaded to
its 650 gallon capacity.
Miss tnenils rewlMy called the dun
colored dust cloudr her 'worst exper
ience" In career that embraled a
17.000-m.le vlo nt?ht to South
Amerlra and return in 1934. She was
the first woman to span the Ande?
alone.
She he dnffed her dirt smudjed
wintlbreiker Miss lnall wss uncer
tain whxthe! he would proceed from
here to Pueblo oi Denver or return
diectly o Loa Ancele. v.a Albu
querque Wil post knew wha he wa
Mlr-ir.e out w'tti he said this dust
wa terrible," M1f lnall concluded.
Portland Builder
H. B. V1N0UZER
H. B. Van Iluzer. widely known at
a lumberman, Is former ' Oregon
highway commissioner. He was born
In New York In 1874 and came to Ore
gon In 1808. He was president of the
Portland charmber of commerce In
1920-22. and was named to the high
way commission In 1023.
E
(Continued irom rage One)
eral pension legislation, in these
words :
"That In view of the generous
benefits accorded by the government
to veterans of the world war, in the
form of Insurance, compensation,
disability allowances, hospitalization,
vocational rehabilitation, adjusted
compensation (as liberalized by this
act), preference of various kinds,
under legislation of general applica
tion, and other benefit and allow
ances, many of which have not been
granted to veterans of prior wars.
It Is hereby expressly declared to be
the policy of congress that there
should not be any general pension
laws enacted for veterans of the
world war or their dependents; and
nothing in this act shall be con
strued as Indicating a tendency
toward a contrary policy, or as Im
plying that' favorable consideration
will be given at any time to a
change In the policy hereby de
clared." Harrison introduced the bill after
a conference on the subject Sunday
with President Roosevelt at the
White House.
Say F. R. Will Approve.
Though the White House haa
guarded against committing the
, chief executive to the compromise, I
Harrison and his advisors on Capitol
Hill were confident he would ap
prove the measure.
As he Introduced the bill. Harri
son Issued the following explana
tory statement:
"The bill seeks to amend the
world war adjusted compensation
act of May 19, 1924, so as to permit
veterans who so desire to surrender
their certificates and In lieu there
of receive negotiable bonds. The
rate of Interest which the bonds
wilt pay Is 3 per cent, and as gov
ernment obligation bearing this
rate are now greatly In demand, such
veterans as may desire to convert
these securities into cash will find
a ready market for them.
"So as to protect the veterans
against being defrauded by unscru
pulous persons attempting to gain
possession of the bonds at less than
their real value, there Is a pro
vision making It a fraud to pur
chase or otherwise obtain possession
of the bonds In exchange for any
consideration less than the par value
of the bondB.
Endn.fmcnt Policy Now.
"The adjusted service certificates
Issued under the present law are i
nothing more or less than 20-year !
endowment Insurance policies. The ,
maturity face values of the adjxisted
service certificates are based upon
the adjusted sen-ice credits, that 1.
the 1 00 or 125 a day (together
with an additional grant because ot
deferment of paj-ment) with Interest
compounded at the rate of 4 per
cent from the dates of Issue. None
of these certificates were issued enr
ller than January 1, 192ft."
"The proposed bill will give to the
veterans the amount of their ad
Justed service credits with Interest
compounded from November 11. 1918.
Instead of only from 1925. Those
veterans who do not desire to cash
In their certificates In exchange for
these negotiable bonds shall have
the option of obtaining the same
benefits as carried In the orlelnal
art.
"It further Rives to those veterans
who deire to carry on their Invest
ment the prlvlleee of holding them
after the date when their surrender
value approximates their maturity
value, and to ontain 4 per cent com
pounded snnuslly up until 1945.
Would Tot More.
"If the bill I have Introduced
should become a law. and all vete
rans should tske advantage by ex
changing their certificates for nego
tiable bonds, the additional cost to
the aovernment would be approxi
mately five hundred million dollars
more than It would cost under the
orlRinsi act.
"While the time at which 'the ma
turltv value may be procured will
be greatly accelerated, the veterans
will have the benefit or retaining
the insurance protection until the
dat of the maturity value Is reached.
Even after the date of the maturity
value Is reached, the proposal give
to the veteran the rluht to retain
his certificate until January 1. 1945.
at 4 per cent Interest compounded
annually.
"The b:ll commits the coneres to
a declaration of policy acsinst gen
eral pen:on lec) atlon It does not
afreet exw.ne law granting benefits
to world war veterans Consequently
It wnu'd in ro way affect allowances
' now being paid."
Flight 'o Time
tnd Jackson County
(Medford
History rrom me
Mall Tribune of 10 and 20 Sear
Ac). .
TEN YEARS AGO TODAV.
April U. l&"
(It wss Friday)
Ex-Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan In
Indiana chafed with murder of a
girl.
A goodly rain falls over the ral'.ey,
with no n of a let-up.
Justice court Jury unah! to reacS
a decision In drunken driving caae.
Frank & King comedians open
three weeks engagement at the Arm
cry. E. C. Silllman celebrates 10th an
niversary of establishment of th
Sugar Bowl, "with 30 cent in cash,
and 11000 worth of nerve."
Sunday dinners In this city soar
to tl per plate, owing to rise In food
coat.
TWENTY YEARS AtiO TODAY.
April 17, 11115
(It Waa Saturday)
Chris Gottlieb, present a stuffed
salmon, and Chester Fitch, two
mounted woodpeckers and ten
mounted owls, as trophlea of rod and
gun to be placed In Jnckson county
exhibit at Panama Fair at San Fran
cisco. Carl Tengwald la elected secretary
of Drama League. Director Ralph
Bardwell threatens to resign, unless
more duea are collected.
Brltlsn launch another drive
cgalnst German on Western Front;
"Powder Trust" assailed In congresa;
Russians battle Austrian In Car
pathians In five feet of snow.
' Applet?ate residents report the
roads In good shape in that section
with the exception of Jacksonville
Ruch stretch.
"Modified free silver bill" describ
ed by Sen. Lottee of Mass achu sett,
a "typical Democratic mania for
monkeying with the money."
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appointment of a fact-finding com
mission. You can imagine what a
deep impression this made on Curley
and his associates, who came down
here to demand action.
There was one little thing which
may have prevented Governor Curley
from telling Messrs. Roosevelt, Roper,
et al, what he really thought. He had
an appointment the following day
with Mr. Ickes to ask for $4,000,000'
of PWA money for his state.
The energy and scope of the new
deal defense campaign Indicates the
general program Is not going to be
curtailed much without a struggle.
The Wallace crowd decided to stand
by the cotton program and wilt fight.
In all the cabinet speeches there wa
not a word to hint at a possible re
treat In any important particular.
The purpose of the Morgenthau ra
dio speech was not apparent unless
you read between the lines.
The main hidden reason he mad
It was to point out officially for the
first time that expenditures are run
ning $2,000,000,000 behind the esti
mates. His secondary purpose was to
show there was no reason for the
administration to come forward with
a new tax plan this session. This
should lay a couple of business
ghosts.
The new dealers are grieving pri
vately about the loss of the Ecclea
plan in the bank bill. They concede
Senator Glass will probably win hla
fight for the elimination of that con
troversial section (title 2) and that
the other sections will be adopted.
This advance grief seems to be a
little premature. In ftxt, it has some
of the appearances of being planned.
The argument la not over yet by a
long snot.
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