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PXGE FOUR MEDFORT") MATT- TRTBTJNF. MEDFO'tl ORFOON. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1935 RIBUNE "Sriryoaa In Southern Orioo Bead lh UaU Tribune" Dally Exoept Itaturday. Published by utnrrtRD PRINTING CO. tt.IT.ll N. Plr St. Phone Tl. ROBERT W. BUHL. Editor. Am to4pDdaot Napapr. Bntarad aa eond-class mattar at Mad- lord, OrascD. undT Act of Marco . SUBSCRIPTION RATES Bt Matl Id Advance: . Daily, one yaar Daily, ali months - By Carrier. Id Advaoca Madford. Aah- .,. I.flhBAnvlll. CiDtril Point, Phoenix. Talent, Oold UU1 and on hlshwaya. Dally, one yaar Dally, an moniha Dally, ona month...... All terms, eain Id advaooa. Official Paptir of the City of Medford; Official Paper of Jm-kann County- MEMBKR OF THE AHUOlil ATISU I'KJlttS Receiving rn ' " The Associated Press la aiclualvaly air tltlad to tha use for publication or an .... 4i.r,atrhi ararflted to It Of Other- Im credited id this papar. and alao to tha local ni published herein. AH rifhta for publication of special Slapatchaa haram ara alao reserved. MEM HE. R OF UNITED PRESS MEMBER OK AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS Advarttslrii Repreeentsttvee St. 0. MOOENSEN COMPANY Offleaa in New York. Chicago Datroit Sao Franeleeo, Loa Anaeles, Seattle. Portland. MEMBER. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Prrrj The President has called breathing spell for business.' It will be the end of the week before Administration critics discover, the breathing. (If any) is not being done right. a a a A method has' been discovered whereby whiskey can be aged In four days, and the drinker thereof. In the same period of time. In the moonshine period, the whiskey gain ed maturity by the manufacturer counting ten. a a a Outdoor cafes on the sidewalks, en Eastern custom, are urged, for Portland. Any diner caught trying to sneak down the atreet, without paying for his ham sandwich, will be thrown back Into the restau rant. a Jane Steele got her first Job be cause an advertiser wanted a frown lng girl and Miss Steele frowns beautifully. (La Orande Enterprise). Recognition for a noble achieve ment. a a a "FORMATION OLD CAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION POSTPONED" (Hd Une BP. Chronicle). Don't wait un til everybody has a new one. a a A ' mule wa noted in our midst Bat. accompanied by a wagon, and a man. The mule la a great com bination of atubbornnesa and wil lingness. This one was In no hurry, and had no worry. a a a Now that the gadding season la ended or nearly so the price of gasoline haa dropped. The Older Olrla look for augnr to do likewise, a soon as they get through can ning peaches. a a . IB35 TEA PARTY (Lakeview, Ore., Examiner) Mrs. Wahn cast aside her Bos tonlan dignity and "yippy-ed" along with the rest of the cel ebrants at the Hotel Lakeview dinner room Saturday evening. a Many In Oregon do not know about Little Crater Lake, and where It Is. Can you tell? (Portland Spec tator). Neither do we. It lacks 17 towns, as does the major or parent lake, all claiming to be "the gate way" to It. a a a The Prospect ball team was mas sacred 28 to 1 yesterday by a CCC. team. According to Dewey Hill, the unquenchable leader of the van quished athletes, the game was closer than the score Indicates. About 11 people witnessed the atrocity. a a a The prediction of 1033 that "Americans were too proud to ac cept a dole." seems to be correct, except that now they are too proud to let go of it. a a A number of Mamas stood bravely weeping on the front porch this morning, as they chased their Kids off to school and later were heard singing on the back porch. a a Peter (Brer) Rabbit, narrowly es caped death beneath the wheels of an auto late yesterday, and was cared worse than the time he was yanked out of a plug-hat by a mag ician. a a RVItSYAItn Ml SSOLlNI "The rooster. Even atop the man ure pile he always appears to be strutting the stage. A noble bird. aa long as he Is not In a hurry; for when he runs he is aa ridicu lous aa if one leg were shorter than the other. He stalk into the Kitch en, very erect and sjraped in his brilliant cape, beneath which one looks In vain for the tip of a rapier. His round eye, dull as a split pea. considers you haughtily. On his cheeks two Ume-ltke tears have coagulated. lie Is astonished that you do not rendrr a military salute and shows annoyance became his spurs do not ring upon the tiles. (Mid-West farm Journal). Wild Darks Rallied for Drrota. DBWEY. Wis. (UP) Charles Ford la raising wild ducks for hunt era, to be used as decoys, is a side line to his farming, which he started with a Mallard drake he oeltevea to be 15 years old, and a hen. TED A EVKLTN BCHRADER an nounce opening rail Classes. Thurs day. Sept. 12. Enrollments may be made now. Dreamland Hell. Phone MEDFORD The Expected Happens THE expected ha'i happened. Huey Long haa been shot. The would-be assassin is dead, his body riddled with bullets, from the guns of Long's bodyguard. Whether Huey lives or dies his recovery at the present writing i expected, condi tions in the state of Louisiana promise to get worse before they get better. Such an outcome is practically inevitable the natural pro duct of such a one-man dictatorship as Huey Long established. Let anything happen to that one man, and the lid is off! Huey Long ruled Louisiana only the force of arms, but the force of his extraordinary personality. While the tactics adopted by they did not, and nothing in JUSTIFY violence. It is a hard struggle an! sometimes a dis couraging one, but there never was a time in tais country, when the people should unite more solidly for the upholding of law and order, regardless of the temptations, to do otherwise, than the present time of stress, strain orderly government can be maintained, is to uncompromisingly uphold and defend it. This attempted assassination fury. Every political opponent breeds fear, hate lives by what Small wonder the state of Long is again able to take active command, confusion worse con founded, will continue. The state will be fortunate if it avoids civil war. THAT is the fatal weakness of any absolute dictatorship. Tlicrp is never a fteennd in command no one to fill the dic tator's shoes. On one hand, such a tyranny inevitably arouses an opposition which frustrated and thwarted, having no medium for expression, progresses steadily to the explosion point; on the other, the dictatorship has within itself the seeds of its own destruction, for the chain binding it together, has only one link, and as time goes on, that link by the nature of things becomes weaker and weaker. WHATEVER the IMMEDIATE outcome the attempt of Huey Long to establish a dictatorship in this democracy of ours, was bound to fail. It can't be done. It never has been done in the history of this country, and it never will be. If Senator Long recovers, his will no doubt be stronger than ever. The demand for revenge on one hand; and his determination to entrench himself more securely than ever, on the othe,r; will only lead to more extreme and incendiary methods, hastening the inevitable showdown, and his final overthrow. ., 1VJ0 one questions Huey Long'a extraordinary ability. Nor is - ' there any doubt that he secured certain reforms in Louisi ana which were desirable from the standpoint of the welfare of the people. His methods were at fault, not his purposes, at least not the purpose which originally actuated him. But when a man tries to set himself up above the law, above the people of his state, gels so of his own importance, that he recognizes no authority but his OWN, well such a man is, in this country at least, riding to a cerUm fall. His downfall, tragic or non-tragic, is inerly a mat ter of time. Its Very WHEN the American government protested to Russia against Soviet. nromirrnnrlA for nverthrnw nf tha TTnitrt Statca government by revolution, Russian Ambassador Troyanovski replied: "Anything said in Moscow by American citizens about the United States is very insignificant compared to continuous propaganda in the United States against the Soviet union." But America is not conspiring peoplo in lfussia to overthrow their government. This country is not sending secret agents and secret money into Russia to use in persuading Russians to change their form of government by violence, if necessary. There is no effort by the American government to organize anti-Communist movements in Russia. But in America, Communists under instructions from Moscow are causing rint.x, organizing strikes, and by "boring from with in" as instructed to do, are leading many labor union members into strange and regrettable fields. Portland Journal. The Wall A MERICAX business, this year haB icuaded that traditional turning point Labor Pay fortified by a greater degree of confidence for the fall outlook than haa characterized senti ment in some years. Although by no means without misgivings over restraining influences, forecasts generally point to a con tinuation of tha upward tnnd in business activity during the bfilnnoe of the voar. Restrained optimism over the backed, more than by any other single factor, by the gains which have been made and held for the most part during the past sev. oral months. The improvement shown in August over the same month last year was even greater than that registered in July. The Administrative and Research Weekly Ind.-x of Business Trend averaged 70 6 for the four full weeks of the last month, hs compared to fit. 7 during the corresponding weeks of $M. This is a gain of 14. 4??. The average range of the index for July 1035. was 0ro above July of last year. Summarizing the general opinion on advances that have been made, the National City Hank of New York states in its Septem ber business bulletin, The persistence and spread of the busi ness improvement over the past nine or ten months, despite both political and economic handicaps, have made a strong impres sion upon all observers. None of the previous upswings during the depression has extended as widely into the durable goods industries; also, and doubtless forthat reason, none has shown such staying power." In confirmation of these views, Standard Statistics points out that "fundamental considerations justify the belief that the present trend of aetiity is upward, and that business will con- (Uuue to luove ahead tlu fall xu through force and fear. Not Huey Log INVITED violce a goverment such rs, can and perplexity. The oly way will arouse Long's followers to a of Long will be suspect. Fear it feeds on, force leads to force. Louisiana is in an uproar. Until ' . i popular support in Louisiana ! drunk with power and the sense Different and intriguing to lead Russian Street View current business prospects are i spite pi puiuUvUwi." Dou Bradstreet states that preparations are under way for a wider fall advance, fojlowing a summer season marked by "some of the most spectacular increases in many years recorded for both production and distribution of merchandise." Personal Health Service By William Brady, M. D. Signed letter, pertaining to persona health and hygiene not to illteaie mainusis or treatment will be answered by Dr. Brad; If a (tamped self-addressed envelope It enclosed. Letter, .houlrl be brief and written In Ink Owing to the large number ol letters rerelved only a few can be answered No reply can be made to queries not vyiuiam Brad;. 283 El camlno, Beverly IXMP IX One foolish notion about lumps In the breast la that they may be mas saged away or caused to dlsippear by rubbing in varl- fW'i' 'J. ous medicament. While the ma jority of such lumps are not of serious nature, ocaalonilly they are the beginning of dangerous growths. If t h e lump happens to be mai I g n ant, cancerous, then rubbing or a q u e ezlng may break down the delicate way that nature is trying to build up around the primary cancer cells to prevent spreading of the growth. Massage forces some of the cells Into the lympathatic or drainage channels end through these channel they spread to other parts of the body,. The competent physician Is particularly careful In examining such lumps to avoid this very possibility. Another popular notion which is dangerous is that such a lump in the breast Is not cancer unless it is pain ful. The truth is rather the con trsry. That Is, if the lump is pain ful at the beginning, the chances are It is benign In character and will require no treatment. But a lump which la discovered accidentally and la not painful 1s more likely to prove the beginning of cancer. Too often doctors hear this tragic exclamation: "Why. doctor. I didn't think It could be serious, because It haa never given me the slightest pain!" A lump In the breast which Is freely movable la less likely to be cancerous than one which seems fix ed or attached to skin, gland or rib. There are misguided folk who elect to put off examination of tuch lumps by the physician, because they fear he might advise an operation. The truth Is that the majority of such lump do not require treatment of any kind, but If it happens that the lump la malignant, that 13. or can cerous nature, then the sooner it Is surgically removed the Detter the chance of saving life, and this oper ation by a qualified surgeon 1a one of the safest known to modern sur- j gery. Procrastination In seeking med ical advice Is therefore the most dan gerous feature of such cases. In any such case, surely it la bet ter to give yourself the benefit of the doubt by having the Assurance of your physician about the lump. NEW YORK DAY BY DAY By O. O. Mclntyre NEW YORK, Sept. 9. Diary: With my wife to call on Valerie Edwards, an erewhlle London Gaiety gin. brought to bed of a burn. Then througrt the hlg gledy of Wash ington m a r ir e t and home to find letters from I Thyra wireow. Edwal Jones snd treasured tele- i grams from C. O. nore Ulric. In the after noon palavering with Gene Buck. among first of my friends in the city and atlll mightily high in mv affections. Then to see Florence Kahn. congress lady from Califor nia, and tried to sound her as to the next Republican nominee but she evasive. I think Borah, or Lan don. of Kansas. Ethel Roche to dinner and we talked of a novel she Is planning And afterward driving througn Chtnatown, Little Ita'.y and along the docks. Then dropping her at the young Will Hearsts' and read ing vignettes of the notables Ralph D. Blumenthal has met In Lon don. One of Broadway's over night pltter-pattevs la launching something new In a soft drink. There's a small army that will try out any strangely named libation at least once. As result, enterprising drink stands put out almost dstly concoctions, with bannered ballyhoo, to assuage this curious thirst. The popularity is usually for the day but. as Ingred ient are Inexpensive snd nothing to think up. the Innovations are on the profit side. I noticed one today called "The Owl's Hoot. Hollywood soothsayers predict a cycle of pirate pictures. O. man varna are about played out. the public still hankers for strong meat, vinegar and violence, and since Dr gangster films are frowned on better than pirate epics? Teach. Bluebee.'d. Lsfttte. Thomas the lmbkln and Captain Kidd wnat were they but gangsters In cockM hats? And what wss Captain Morgan but a shlve r-my -timbers uper-Ca-pone? Valentine Williams in a postscript from the Guards Club. London, ob serves: "I sat next to Shaw at the theatre. At 79 he has a ruddy com plex'on. clear eye. vigorous gesture and the darting mind of a wren hi a hedgerow, pew at 40 equal him in alertness. In a tour of the Cts vold we met James taver iNynvpn Errant V Prsncis Brett Vomg snfl other Penman Jims." Personal nom:nanon fv the stai ! most forlorn of the r-vr little ru-n I girls the former Barbara Hut ton 1 conforming to Instructions. Address Or. Hills, Cal. THE BREAST we don't know whether worry Is itwlf a predisposing factor of cancer, but It may well be. To worry about such a question rather than se-k medical examination .Immediately the lump la noticed, bespeaks a pretty low In teiigence quotient. And the rosy promises or pretenses of charlatans who purport to have non-surgical cures for cancer are of precious little comfort to the victim who finds, too late, that she is beyond benefit of surgery. In cancer of the breast the out come Is decided mainly by whether the patient goes to her physician early or late for examination. Ql'ESTIONS AND ANSWERS Give the Kids a Break. Too. My youngsters love to play In the brook near our home, and are in the water two hours or more every day. Is this harmful? (Mra. M. S.) Anawer On the contrary, It is healthful, provided only that the water Is not polluted. Copper Sulphate In Swimming Pool. We have a private swimming pool 20 by 40 feet, 2 feet deep at, the shal low end, 8 feet deep at deep end. Troubled with a kind of moss forma tion on walls. Coppe sulphate help ed some, but how much of thin may safely be used In a swimming pool? (R. W.) Answer Up to two pounds In a pool of that size, though probably ont pound would suffice. This Is also good disinfection against , disease germs, and will destroy algae which sometimes give the water a disagree able odor. Resuscitation. 1 Having been a member of the U. S. Volunteer Life Saving Corps for 29 years. I asstire you your teaching about the proper method of artificial respiration Is right. You mlt?ht make tl clearer by saying "exsend both arms forward past the head" rather then over or above the hend . . . (Commander W. J. D.) Answer Anyone who looks at the Illustrations of the proper method In my booklet "Resuscitation" will know precisely where the subject's arms should be placed. Copy sent on re quest, If you Inclose ten cents coin nnd stamped addressed envelope. The stamp must be a three-cent stamp. (Copyright, 1935, John P. Dllle Co.) Ed. Note: persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Dr. William (Irady. M. D., 265 CI Camlno. Beverly Hills, Cal. One of New York's most popular grand dames with a name that threads society columns almost dally does not smoke In public. Neither does she smoke clgarets but does smoke for a half hour In the pri vacy of her boudoir before retiring. Her smoking relaxation Is a Turkish nnrRhlle, a custom she picked up while living with her husband dur lng a diplomatic career In Constant lnople. Then, of course, there's Co- b'ma Wright, of the Social Register. wno P"ffs Dl black cigars the blg- ger and blacker the better In pub lic as well as private. Dolores, the show girl, smoked a thimble pipe in her dressing room and I hear of Deeiy Dmir,nie 'B(1V on avrmie nncuciea 10 ine rat-tauru Pittsburgh stogie. Hall and farewell: Prince Alexia Mdlvanl, on leaving a crowd at the Rltz bar in Paris for Spain and his fatal accident called out: "So long! I'm off to get away from things!" Parla claims six women are heart broken by his passing. His person ality was astounding. Laddie San lord wss among hundreds who met him with prejudice and wound up a fer vent admirer. He won them all. Bagatelles: John Charles Thomas, the singer, has become a speedboat enthusiast . . . Irene Pranklln was recently reported dead and married the same day . . . Sylvia Skfney likes a chow meln breakfast now and then . . . Karl Kitchen's father was once mayor of Cleveland, O. . . . Al Jolson has a phonograph record of rain on a tin roof for sleep' i i nights . . . Edison Mar shall, globe trotting author. Is re garded by his plantation sen-ants in Georgia as "a book drummer" . . , Jack lAt. a grandpapa, ta still the swiftest turner out of news paper copy . . . Prom a home town paper: "Peo ple who rememtvr Mclntyre as a young man say he showed no flair for fancy dress. Yeabl Well how about those red plush ear tabs with the brass slip rod? if Rat Killing Fatal to Man. CARUTHERSVILLE. Mo. UP Jess Holmes, 40. was bent on killing rodents. He poked a stick in their hole. Jerked hie gun from his pocket as thev ran out. The eun discharged prematurely. The bullet entered Holmes' I.,' ne. killlne him. Ancient Town Excavated, MOSCOW (UPiThf Academy of the Hltory of Material Culture has resumed excavations of the ancient Greek town Mirmekla (Crimea), be gun in IP34. The city was built in the sixth century and served aa trading center between Greeks and Scythians. Wlilky nath Wlna nitorce. 8ALEM. Mass. UTFl A "W.ileky bath" won marital freedom for Mrs. Sadie A Abrahams of Lynn She was awarded a divorce in prootte court doesn't mean a thing to the Hunt after she testified her husband hltllngtn emmty corrnissioners. They tier with a glass of whisky snd drenched her with the liquor. a , ,. , Ruth Luv Dane Studio. Enroll r.-vinuMv or rrirtav .u a nrt a I Sputa Blc'ig. Fhona IMA, I Comment on tha Day's News By FRANK JENKINS SIX-THIRTY A. M. Awakened by a chipmunk galloping over the tarp covering the bed from the high country winds, sounding like a troop of cavalry cantering over & loose -board bridge. The chipmunk crosses the bea from bottom to top, stepping on thl correspondent's face en route, then executes a sharp about face, sets himself for a leap, leaps, lands In the middle of this writer's hair doubtless thinking It a concealing thicket discovers his mistake, leaps again, his toe-nails digging In sharp ly as a part of the take-off, lands on the side of a tree, flirts bis tall,, scampers up the trunk to the first branch on which he squats long enough to thumb his nose and bark derisively: MYah; never touched me, you big stlffl" then goes about his business of gathering and eating Immature pine nuts which may or may not give him a turn my ache OUCH is life In the woods. And J such, also, la the chipmunk, the gayest, cockiest, sassiest, most all' around Irresponsible denleen of the big woods. Long may he wave. The big woods and the high hills would be lonely Indeed without him. HE sun is just tipping over the rim of the bowl In which this camp, which la at Devil's lake close under the Bachelor on one side and the South Sister on the other la located. The Ideal camp has wood and water easy of access. Preferably It is in a acenlcally beautiful location, although this requirement depends somewhat upon the purposes of the camper. If one Is a sheep herder, for example. Intent upon caring ef ficiently for his sheep, he doesnt choose his camp so much with an eye to beauty as with the thought of utility. This camp Tjs everything It takeS. As to water, a crystal stream, spring ing from the tava perhaps a hall mile away and about a degree or two above feezing, wanders some lb feet from the fire. As a source ot wood, a big Jackplne has fallen some 40 yards away Just far enough to provide a little exercise. Aa for scenery well, one glance upward at the towering peake that stand around, another downwsrd at tha sparkling waters of little Devil's lake and another roundabout at the goldenrod and the asters that sprinkle this mountain meadow wilt be enough to prove the existence ot that. There Is no lovelier country on earth than this high backbone oi the CascaaM( wltn lts myrIad Iakes, Its clear creeka and Its flower spangled meadows. ANOTHER requirement, whicn means little enough In these days of almost universal ownership of automobile and roads that leaa everywhere, but which once meant everything grass. This camp has It In abundance, soft and luxuriant, green and fresh THIS columnist, fresh out oi school, more years ago than now are nattering to enumerate, wander ed along these same summits for several seasons with saddle and pacK horse, typewriter and camera, writ ing outdoor stuff which editors ot Sunday newspapers . were delus- enough to buy. In those days, grass was a prime requirement of a good camp for horses have to eat, Just as auto mobiles now havefto atop at fining stations. And besides, there is no pleaaanter sight than to see tired horses, freed of binding cinches, first roll In the dust and then plunge up to their eyea Into deep, rich grass, This string of mountain meadows along the eastern alope of the Cas cade summits Is horse heaven. The pity of It la that few horses are left along here to enjoy It. Now adays, everybody from sheep -herder to forest service man travels by snorting automobile. The trails that once were poundea smooth by Iron-shod hoofs are now growing up to underbrush, anC everywhere are roads with dust stlrrlng cars skittering along them Oh. well: such la progress. We a cry our eyes out if we didn't gt the roads, and our chambera oi commerce would pass resolution that would blister the pper. ! O I But a feiiow has to be allowed to wtep a little now and then over the good old days that are gone He wouldn't know he was growing j up If be couldn't do that. County Keeps NRA riause. HUNTINGTON. Ind. .UP) The U S. supreme covin's decii-n in ruling the NBA unconstitutional have ordered that all bidders on ! county suppl-.es first mun produce i certificate of iwrnnlinnr with the ! vttional Reco-.erv ci t tt' W MaU Tribune want ad. IN SOU ENJOYS SAME OLD ANTICS Clowns and Acrobats Have Same Appeal As in Capi talistic Countries Girls' Act Gets Poor Hand By Wehb Miller (United Press Staff Correspondent) MOSCOW ( UP ) When the fire crackers went off In the clown's pants at the Soviet circus In the Park ot, Culture and Rest It brought down the house Just as it would In a capitalistic coXintry, The form of government doesn't seem to make any difference to the sense of humor, When the clowns fell on that portion of the anatomy where clowns always fall it brought de lighted roars of laughter every time. And the clown who got socked ev ery few seconds gained a little sym pathy and as much laughter as he would under a non-proletarian form of government, But the 16 blonde "cutles" who danced what was apparently de signed to be a version of the Charleston didn't go over too well. The girls did their best and snap ped their fingers right vigorously but conveyed the impression they were dancing in rubber boots, or, at least, something heavy. Even when they did their "strip act" and shed sleazy red-and-yellow costumes down to panties and brassieres they didn't get as much applause as the clown who msde a running Jump over eight horses' backs. And they were far from unattractive. Acrobats Rated At Par The acrobats used the lmmem orlal mannerisms of acrobats the world over. Their tights weren't silk but their act was as good as you'd see anywhere. One of the high spots of the evening was funny soccer football games played by dogs hitting a big rubber ball toward goals with their noses. The dogs became so Intent upon scoring that several fights en sued when the burly dog goal keeper deflected good shots. In one melee the human referee was knock ed down, to the delight of the spec tators. One reason for the hit the dogs made, I was told, was because dogs are a rarity In Moscow. I don't re call seeing a dog In the streets. Fashions Take Eye The smartly dressed, well-groomed American women in our party at tracted nearly aa much attention from the spectators as the circus. Russian women stared with polite but undisguised in'erest kt their long, fashionable dinner dressea, shoes and hats. Sitting three rows behind us was Robert Nathaniel Robinson, the American negro recently elected to the Moscow soviet council. He la a gold-spectacled, scholarly-looking negro, an expert tool maker by trade. Roblnson'a companion waa a come ly white woman. In the Soviet Un ion racial ' prejudices are frowned upon. That point Is emphasized in a play now allowing in Moscow. The heroine Is a foreign white woman who becomes the mother of a negro baby. The Soviet hero, who con founds the machinations of the white foreign villain, tells her there are no racial prejudices In Russia and she is at liberty to have babies of any color without damaging her social standing. Ire Cream la Missing There was no Ice cream, pink lemonade, peanuts or pop-corn at the Soviet circus. But the general atmosphere of the place reminded me of circuses I had seen In my boyhood In Michigan. The circus waa a one-ringed show in a regulation tent with semi permanent seats and ringside boxes which cost 10 roubles a seat. There was an excellent 20-piece band. ! rlnfr-masters In gaudy uniforms, ed ucated horses and pontes and som ersaultlng dogs, but no elephants, camels or exotic animals. The featured performer of the circus, whose picture was on bill boards all over Moscow, who is honored as "Peoples Artist" was a flop so far as we were concerned He was a portly middle-aged chap with buck teeth, dressed In a clown like costume. He Indulged In some windy back-chat with a stooce. which didn't seem to be funny. He fulsomely praised his son who as sisted in the act by playing a xylo phone off-key. praised the new Mos cow subway, then Jumped over eight horses. Girls Appear Awkward After their dancin.-? act the blonde "cutles" (some of whom were pretty and all of whom displayed attrac tive curves, draped themselves in reclining attitudes on a red-draped j bench which ran around the ring ! Just outside the spectators' boxr The poses were Intended to be se ductive but the g;r!s were obviously unaccustomed to exhibiting them selves hnir-naked before crowd ana succeeded in looking merely awk ward and se;f-concloua. This In the land famed for nudist bathing. Life h.w been real and life has been earnest In the Soviet 0'on these last years. The rations oi amusement have been scanty. So anything amusing gets s great hand. It was an all-Russian cast. Toddy Hamilton might have Improved on the baKyhoo and Flo Zgfeld on the glr's and their costumes. But the crowd liked It. Spike Hender Tops Rivals. BROCKTON. Mass. (UPl The "village smithy" has nothing on Elmer Ksspar. 17, of Montello. For Elmer is spike-bending champion. In contesvs held a;mn daily in his father's cafe, he has topped comer in the art of binding I vif mtn nrrrs-a- ltrv it Mail Tribune want ads. Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson County history from the files of the Mali Tribune 10 and 20 Year Ago). TEN YEARS AGO TODAY September 0, 1112ft Wild blackberries plentiful In the Apple? ate snd Oold Hill districts, at tract many pickers. 029 cars of pears shipped east t date from the valley. High top shoes for women coming beck, fashion decrees. Men will wear colored shoes. The Owen Oregon Lumber company announces It will expend $500,000 en larging Its local plant. Many local hunters leave for hills to be ready for the opening of the deer season tomorrow. Cloudy skies, with a temperature 81 degrees prevail. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY September 9, 1915 (It Waa Thursday) President Wilson requests the Aus trian government to recall Dr. Dum bs, its envoy at Washington, D. C for war activities. The street department over-watered the road to the county fair, to settle the dust, and it is now too muddy. The Water Users association files for water for Irrigation of the valley. Big crowd attends the opening day of the county fair. At the Page, Blanche Sweet In "Tha Last Drop of Water"; at the Star, Pathe News No. 66, with all the lata war pictures, and "Spltball Sadie1 and four comedies. (Continued from Page One) It may be that Mr. Morgentnau, who is a determined man, will use the shibboleth of his friendship with the president to push the co ordinating business to a conclusion. But there is a far better chance that Mr. Grimm will tire of Wash Ingtonlans first. Political bees will undoubtedly be buzzing with rumors about the coming (September 25) meeting ot the Republican nattonal executive commit ee. Already gossip connects It with a possible resignation of Chairman Fletcher and promotional moves for various presidential can didates. Those who know the national committee Inside and out laugh at both rumors. For one thing, the agitation for Fletcher's withdrawal has died down. Even Senator Borab has not been mentioned much. Ex-vice-president Curtis was quoted re cently aa suggesting that It would be a gooj thing, but there la reason to believe that he did not know he waa going to be quoted. At least his face Is still red. The psrty machinists generally beleve It would be suicidal and also Impossible to change chairmen now. Presidential candidates would scram ble for control. If any one faction succeeded It would cause a serious spilt in the party. Control would last only until the convention la June, when new committees will be named. Therefore, the subject of Mr. Fletcher's successor probably will not even be mentioned. There may be something In the other gossip about candidacies, but not much. Anything done for or against any of the candidates will have to be very, very subtle. The best Inside check is that the executive committee now Is com posed of seven who may be counted as Hoover men. five who were form erly Hoover men but who are high ly dubious now. and nine distinct antl-Hooverltes. This count does not include Chairman Fletcher, who is generally suspected of being a Hoo ver man, but la not. In view of that line-up, you can rest fairly well assured that the meeting will discuss money-raising, organization, replacements on the national committee and such rou tine business, but that no candl datorial promotion will appear on the agenda, before or after the gathering. Someone is trying to kill off aged supreme court members with ru mors. Two Justices have been ru mored dead In the last few weeks. Neither reached the publication stage because press services Invest igated, and found the Justices were not even ailing at least, not more than usual. Sources of these rumors could not be traced. Best Information now available that most, or all. of the Justices are in fairly good healtfi. At var ious times in the pas,t two years. Justices Brandeia Cardoza. Van Da ranter and Sutherland have been ill. The matter is highly Important because one or two deaths would give President Roosevelt power t chance the completion of the rourt. DRIVE IN FOR PLAN BOOKS And Manning t1tanc FREE ESTIMATES BIG PINES LUMBER CO. 1'iiovr ovr. uBasaBBaZaSav
