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PAGE NINE DESERT KINGDOM 4 TELEPHONE HITS MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 5, 1935. 0 FOR TENMILL10N Two Years of Activity Mark Halfway Point in Vast Spending Program Grant Policy Liberalized By lticluird L. llurkncM United Press Staf; Correspondent WASHINGTON (UP) The public work administration has completed two year of recovery activity with the claim its J2.5OO.0O0.00O construc tion program has kopt 10.000,000 per sona off relief rolls. The reemployment campaign will continue for another two years, fi nanced by PWA's unexpended balance of $795,500,000 In the- U. S. treasury and a new $900,000,000 from the $4,000,000,000 work-relief fund. Administrator Harold L. Ickee. who became a key figure in the New Deal when the 1933 congress empowered him to spend $3,300,000,000 for con struction, reported his organisation's two-year accomplishments as: J. Approximately 2.000.000 persons a,t work on construction sites, not Including Indirect "behind the lines" employment created by purchase of about $800,000,000 worth of building materials. 3. At least 10,000.000 needy, includ ing dependents of those employed, benefited through public works in stead of direct relief. 3. More than 17,000 of PW.Vs 19.000 projects completed or are under con struction. Only $7,500,000 of the orig inal fund remains unallocated. Schools and Colleges Aided PWA. as a construction spur, lent political subdivisions 70 per cent of a- project s cost and made an outngnt grant of the other 30 per cent. De velopments financed covered almost every type of buildings and municipal lrr.n!ovementB, Including: 1. More than $200,000,000 worth of school, college and llbraiy buildings added to the co i ttrj s education sya tsm. J PWA financed approximately $00 000,000 w.vth of sewer and sew age disposal plants. The largest sewer was the Chicago Sanitary Dlstrlct'a disposal plant, costing PWA $42,000, 000 In loans and grants. 3. PWA Is building or Improving 1087 water systems to cost $111,500, 000. 4. More than 600 municipal build' lngs have been constructed, costing $81,000,000. 5. Hospital projects costing $72.- 000.00& were an important part of the program in 363 localities. Permanent Funii Set Up PWA required political subdivisions to post bonds as security for Its loans, and already has sold more than $200,000,000 of the securities to set up a permanent, revolving public works fund. The government has profited by al most $10,000,000 from its bond trans actions. In all, about $1,000,000,000 of the $2,500,000,000 will be repaid. In addition to the construction program, President Roosevelt used $1,300,000,000 of PWA'a money to finance other New Deal agencies, in cluding the Tennessee Valley Author ity and the Civilian Conservation Corps. PWA has liberalized Its loan and grant policy for the next two years. Increasing to 45 per cent the amount of a project's cost It will give to a political subdivision cooperating In Its program. LENINGRAD (UJ) When mod- ; ern Inventions come In contact with an ancient religion. Engineer V. P. ; Shlshov will tell anyone who Is in- i terested. complications and trouble follow. ; Shlshov has reasons for his con viction,, for he has Just returned ' from the desert Kingdom oi iieajas. where he was sent to install an automatic telephone in the palace of His Majesty Ibn-Saud. The Soviet government, eager to foster good relations with Its neigh bors to the south, presented the telephone set to the king two years ago. But none of the Hedjasians knew how to assemble It, so Shlshov was called to the task. Shlshov first encountered trouble between telephones and Mohamme- ; danism when trying to reach Tall, : the king's home. The only good road there runs through the holy city oi ; Mecca, through which heretics may I not pass. So he and his companions j were forced to 'make a detour through i the desert. Then he found that Europeans 1 were not allowed to enter Tnlf. But by a special dispensation they were permitted to enter the palace of the king. Then new complications awaited him. Every son or nephew of the royal court wanted to become a telephone operator. Every courtier had his protege. It was difficult to single them out. Each one had his powerful patron. Finally Shlshov selected certain young men of the court to become operators. He opened a school for them. Then additional complications arose. Five times a day right in the middle of their lessons the pupils had to bow in prayer. And on Fri days they could not, study at all. Suddenly a new problem arose. Some years before the court had bought from a German company an other telephone apparatus. But It had never been Installed because only a Mohammedan could enter the temple where It was to be set up. A fortune was offered to the young Soviet mechanic If he would em brace the Mohammedan religion long enough to set up the apparatus. But be declined. So the kingdom of Hedjas still awaits a competent telephone me chanic who embraces the religion o Mohammed. BAFFLES SCIENCE OWEN-OREGON. OLDS TAX SUIT DEFERRED The sutt In equity of the Owen Oregon Lumber company against M. L. Olds, over tne payment of $7200 of Jackson county taxes, on timber lands in the Butte Falle district, scheduled for hearing today In cir cuit court, was deferred until next Monday upon request of counsel. The suit has been pending in the circuit court for ten years. The Owen-Oregon company pur chased timber and other holdings from Olds, and the litigation is based upon a dispute as to which party was to pay the tax claim. Each holds, that under terms of the contract, the other was obligated to do so. THE GRANGE WASHINGTON (UP) Mysterious Indian "spirit" pictures have given a elue to a paint which can withstand exposcure to weather for hundreds of years. The 8mithsonlnn Institution re cently announced that Dr. John P. Harrington, ethnoloctst, will visit southern California this summer to study the basic ingredients used In Indian drawings on mountain cliffs which still retain their original lus ter 150 years after they were painted. According to Indian legends, the pictures were painted by spirits of the dead. Investigation revealed that the work was done at night by medi cine men. On an expedition among the Mis sion Indians of southern California last fall. Dr. Harrington found that an oil pressed from the seeds of a rare species of wild cucumber was U5ed in mixing the paint. Dr. Hamnsem will try to find enough of these cucumber seeds to obtain a supply of oil for experimen tal purposes. From a chemical analys is, it may be post-tble to lind cut the remarkrble element which enabled the crude Indian paintings to last through more than a century's di verse wep.ther conditions. The Indian obtained the oil through the simple process of crunh lng t out of the ieeds with a stonj pestle. Forme -ly thec cucumber plants were t airly common all ovrr the fnlTM srv- but nw thry arc bnrsnir.il rarity Th'' Indians ob tained rivr rolnrs red, . hit vcliow. blpi-k ana blue by mucins the oil i'h clay and other minerals found in southern California. Indian women a'.o use the oil of this wild cucumber for a sunburn lo tion in spite of their red skins, tne women burn readily when exposed fcr long periods to summer sun. Appar ently the oil h.. the ability of ab sorV.re the harmful r-ys in the s'm-llfcnt. The fourth Grange rally and pro gram was held Tuesday t Bellvlew Grange hall, with 220 membera pres ent. A very Interesting lecture hour pro gram was presented by Jacksonville Grange, consisting of the following numbers: A group of numbers by the instrumental trio, composed of Mrs. Frank Sylvia. Frank Sylvia and Geo. Wendt; vocal solos, by Mrs. Catherine Wendt; a minute by eight small girls. Phyllis Wendt, Joyce Niedermeyer. Barbara Earl, Joyce Henspeter. Char lotte Niedermeyer, Mavis Peters, Bar bara Niedermeyer. Marllla Brockway; a talk on Independence,- by Henry Conger; a vocal solo, by Herbert Glf ford; reading, by Mrs. Marsh: musi cal selections, by the Instrumental trio: a patriotic playlet, with the cast of Irms, Niedemeyer. Doris Conger. Florence Clifford, Mrs. W. Arnold. W. Arnold, Louis Conger. Herbert Glfford. Charlotte Niedermeyer. Roll call for each meeting Is be coming more exciting and more eagerly looked forward ta as three of the Grances are running neck to neck in percentage of members present in the content for the cup. Following was the result of the roll call: Bell vlew, 69 present: Central Point. 8; Eagle Point, 0: Jacksonville. 43: Roxy Ann, 4; Phoenix, 44: Talent. 27 pres ent. Two vlstors were present from the A pp leg ate Grange. Results of computing the pereent- I age of members present, based upon i membership of each Grnge for the antlre four meetings of the traveling procram. Is as follows: Jacksonville 49 9; Phoenix, 47.3: Talent, 42.2; I BHlvlew. 31.4: Central Point, 20 per cent; Roxq Ann, for two meetings. 5.5; and Eagle Point forone meeting 11 per cent. Next traveling program will be held at the Roxy Ann Grance hall August 2, with the Bellvlew Grange putting on the program. Following this there will be two more p roc rams, one at the Eagle Point Orange in September and one at the Phoenix Grange haJl in Octo ber. At the meeting Tuesday night th pup wns present"! bv th Jacksonville Grane m tne Bellvlew Grange, whlh will hold It unMl the meeting at Roxy Ann Orange in August. Refreshments were served, following which dancing was enjoyed for the balance of the evening. Guest at Ashland The Ashlsnd Tidings states that Miss Shirley Roee- berry of Milord is spending a few rtsvjt in Ahland as a guest of M'.m Fera Madden. nmiiliin ent has long been noted as nn outstanding money-saving event and this year we be lieve yon will find It means more to you by way of extreme savings than for many years. Not Just small savings here and there, but every Item In stock has been Included In this one grand clean sweep of summer merchandise. Every department Is alive with money-saving op portunities. You'll find the year's greatest savings In this big friend-making event! Begins SATURDAY M.M.DEPT STORE Doors Open 8:30 a.m. For the Fastest Moving Quickest Selling Value Jamboree of the Season . . . Dollars Spent Now Are Dollars Saved ! . . . Why Not Cash In on This Big Money-Saving Event Sale Will Co ntinue Until All Summer Goods Are Sold - Men - Women - Boys and Girls Apparel and Shoes In A Drastic Disposal To Make Room for Fall Merchandise! WOMEN'S COATS MAIN FLOOR MEN'S WEAR MEN'S SPORT PANTS $1.49, Sale $1.29 $1.95, Sale ,...$1.69 $2.49, Sale . . .$1.98 Men's Grey Flannel Pants $3.45, Sale $2.98 $3.95, Sale ....$3.29 Men's Work Pants . . $1.00 Men's DRESS SHIRTS 79c Sale 72c 8o Hale ou $1.29 Sale, $1.17. $1.45 Sale $1-29 &i $1.75 Sale,' $1B9ygJ Men's Dress Oxfords Main Floor EpfJETTrEKS 'Vi I n C 1 1 II LI E tt ' BAICl ICOMllkUIQ' N0 ANO SUMtttr Jltm I 1 O S i 860UUR 1 :,.M ? m 4 w , f : wr f. V J-z Just ot me time you wont to wear tries shoes, we hove to start mak ing room for Fall and Winter styles. So we stage this qreat sale, and you save I America's Smartest Walking Shoes Co Places Comfortably ETpry pair discontinued typ Ing at tills prlrt. S3.9S. M.4S. W 00 and S.1.45. all gong at thli low price, pair $2-98 CLOSE OUT SALEfe Women's White Shoes Every pair must go. $3.95, Sale $3.19 $3.45, Sale . . $2.98 $2.05, Sale ... . $2.48 $2.45, Sale .$1.98 I Sat. if V. (k J4JI t itt n ..'. .".l.iV :trftf l I V2 Price $11-98 Women'a wear at close out prices. Come early, while selection! ara good. $24.50 Coats and Suits . . . Women's Dresses These are regular $10.95 dresses and tomorrow you got Two for only $12.00 Almost two dresses for the price of one. WOMEN'S Summer Hats TWO LOTS 25c &$1. Every hat reduced at lp than half. r Men's Dress SOCKS Values in this lot up to 35c. 19c - BOYS' FLANNEL PANTS s $1.49 $2.45, Sale $1.98 $2.95, Sale .$2.29 $1.95, Sale Young Men's Wash Ties Values in this lot up to 50c. Now selling at 25c CANNON TOWELS Slzra VI by 44 Inchaa. S00 tonrli In thli lot. Regular 3ftc Talnta, Colored borders. Blue, green, pink, fold. 4 for $1.00 Baiement and Main Floor Bargain Basement Clearance Here Is Where Your Money Goes a Long Way! Come Early Saturday Morning FINAL CLEAN-UP Women's White Shoes l-4 and $1-98 Values included in these lot up to $3.45. Children's White Shoes Regular prices up to $1.98 in this lot. .00 r 9 Women's Wash Dresses Values in this lot up to $1.59 Final close out. Batistes and Prints. Stamps Given During This Sensational Sale! 88 CRETONNE DRAPERY Beautiful assortment which sold up to 19o yard. Now 12 BOYS' WASH SUITS - Values up to 49c. Final close out Men's Work Clothing Work Shoes ......... $1.49 up Overalls . 79c up Work Shirts .49c up Main Floor BED SPREADS Novelty spreads, sixe 80x108. $2.95 Summer Wash Dress Fabrics This Includes voiles, novelty prints, everything: in the entire stock goes at this price. Regular 35o. On sale at 23c White Hand Bags Final close out. Values to $1.00. Now 39c Colored Hand Bags Close out of all summer bags. Val ues to $1.00. Now 59 SUMMER GLOVES This includes every wash glove in stock. 79c Draperies and Curtains This includes everything in this department. Less 10
