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TELEPHONE HITS
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 5, 1935.
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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
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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
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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