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A pamphlet U at hand entitled,
MHow to Conduct a Breezy. Dally
Column." Right off the bat, the
columnist Is advised "to take a
brisk two-hour walk to gain re
flective meditation, ere grappling
with the task." We do not see any
eems in hitch-hiking two (3) hours
for an Idea, without any guarantee
It wlU ahow up.
There seems to be considerable
editorial doubt In the upstate press
anent the sincerity of the Boy
Mayor of Klamath Falls, who aspires
to thin up the rainbow of the
Townsend Old Age Pension plan, and
from Its highest point execute a
fancy dive into the US. aenate seat,
now held by the Hon. Chns. L, Mc
Nary, (R. Ore.) In checking up on
the oratorical past of the Klamath
Falls burgomelster, It develops that
only in the laat SO days did he be
tray any affection for the aged, or
solicitude for the fatness of their
wallets. In the laat campaign it Is
not recorded, he devoted any lung-
power to the motives that now
surge In hla bosom, though the
votes he seeks needed the 2O0 per
month then, aa much aa now. The
extent to which Mr. Mahoney barn-
foozles Oregon voters will be Inter
esting to watch. All of the Old Polka,
and moat of the Democrats, are
able to detect the demagoguery.
. a
THIS MUFFLED COMPLIMENT.
(Rnseburg Newa-Bevlew)
Which la a proper spirit, and
one which will stand her well in
hand, I hope, when the leeches
and parasites of society hear of
her good fortune, and come
round hoping to aell her a gold
brick, aa they so surely will,
.
Dewey Hill, the Prospect hillbilly,
waa In town yesterday with a tooth
to grind.
Taxes continue the cause of all
the trouble, and most of the letters
to the editors.
a
There are quite a number of tin-
horn gamblers and opium flenda In
town at present. Before many
months, If these pests continue to
Increase, it won't be sate to go to
the depot or other out-of-the-way
nlacea at night, without a shotgun
(SO yrs. Abo Col., Pendleton East
ntvirnnian) whv the pioneers had
to be hardy.
a a a
Auto mechanlca of Portland have
gone on a strike for higher wsges,
They are all finished mechanics.
WOKS OF JOURNALISM.
(Maplete (Neb.) Vldette)
Last week our enterprising re.
porter, who la too enterprising
at times, brought In an Item to
the effect that Miss Georgia
Taylor had become tha mother
of twine. Her mother was meant
, of course. In the rush of Jour
1 naliam auch things will hsppen.
of course.
a a a
The orchards are as muddy as II
counle "of political factions had
been fighting In them. Sunshine Is
badly needed, but the farmers have
not started praying for It.
a
"SOUND PROSPERITY AHEAD
SAYS FORD" (Hrtllne Salem States
man) The return of the flapping
tender.
a a
All the local Democrsta are Im
personating Andrew Jackson, except
one who thinxs ne is a isie
of Samuel J. Tlldrn.
. a
"The family reported that melius
bsnd. who is now Imprisoned a
Alcatraa Island, la studying to be
a saxophone player." (Oregonianl
From worse to more of It.
a a a
ADVICE TO YOVTH
Let the young man about town
who la out of work, quit ao much
hard-time talking and try a year
em the farm. Plowing will give him
a new constitution, take the kinks
out of his head, the frog out ot
his throat, the gaa off hla stom
ach, the weariness out of his legs,
the corns off his toes, and give him
a good appetite, an honest living
and a sight of heaven. (Ukevlew
Examiner).
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. Jan. 1
(API Mary Carlisle packed up today
to Join the American colony of play
ers acting In London-made films.
The blonde actress expected to be
gone several months.
jV MaU Jribuw wtat ad.
A Better Fire Department
iTVlh service means better service. Theodore Roosevelt, as
a young man was its chief proponent, and was largely
responsible for its adoption and growth throughout the coun
try. It was then and is today, (the outstanding foe of ineffic
iency, corruption and the spoils system in public life! -
At the recent session of the Legislature, a measure was
passed authorizing all towns in Oregon with a population over
5000 to place their fire departments under civil service. Taking
advantage of this permission
the voters of Medford at the state election, the last day of this
month.
Tho measure should pass.
THERE is everything to be
against. True, Medford has now one of the best fire de
partments in the state.
But under civil service it could be made even BETTER,
The mere introduction of
demerits against the Medford
duction of 140 demerits would
surance rates. That shows what
thinks of civil service in fire
But the best evidence civil
should have in its fire department, is the SUPPORT OF FIRE
C3IIEF ELLIOTT. He wants it because such a system would
help him to raise the efficiency of his department, protect him
from political pressure from whatever source, and put his en
tire administration upon strictly a MERIT BASIS.
That's what he wants.
And that is what every honest, experienced and efficient
fire chief wants.
A fire department is no
wire pulling. Civil service would
If a man on the force. were
political pressure could keep him IN. On the other hand, if a
vacancy should occur, no political pressure, favoritism, or wire
pulling, could keep the best qualified man OUT.
THERE is some objection to putting the fire department
under civil service because all departments of public ad
ministration are not under civil
arguing against having pure drinking water in this city be
cause all other cities in the state haven't it. Putting the fire
department under civil service is only a start. As time goes
on and the city grows, civil service should be extended to all
departments. .
The fire departments of Portland, Salem, . Eugene and
Klamath Falls are all under civil service. By adopting civil
service Medford would merely
of the most progressive and
state.
FINALLY the introduction of civil service in the local fire
department would not cost the taxpayers a dime. Thj
members oi the civil service commission, appointed by the
council, would serve without pay.
It would, in the last analysis, simply make Medford 's good
fire department a bettor one. We repeat, the measure should
pass.
Martin s First Year
ROUNDING out today his first year in the executive chair,
Governor Charles H. Martin has given the people of Ore
gon a new conception of the office of governor a new confi
dence in the ability of a holdar of political office to bo a
material factor in the economic development o the common
wealth. Hewing true to the line of courageous, independent think
ing he outlined during his campaign for election Governor
Martin has to a remarkable degree adjourned politics during
his tenure and has charted his course straight for the goal he set
in announcing his candidacy. During his administration part
isanship, as auch, has been conspicuous by its absence from
vital affairs of state.
The .awakening ot Oregon and its people to a realization
of the potentialities of tho state and the stimulation of pro
cesses and practices for the development of its resources has
been, and continues to be the predominating feature of Gov
ernor Martin's program. His vision extends far into tho future
But his method of attacking such problems is direct, instnnlan
eous and unrelenting.
COURAGEOUS and defiant of coercion and lawlessness, he
has reestablished a respect for law and order and con
stituted authority by positive assertion of the powers of his
office.
Without sacrifice of leadership he has restored harmony,
dignity and efficiency to tho operations of the board of control
and has developed a much needed spirit of tolerant cooperation
in tho state's entiro official family. His appointments to im
portant posts hsvo for the most part been excellent and his
defense of efficiency in subordinates of either political creed
unflinching.
Intolerant of short sighted criticism and reactionary con
servatism and timidity, impatient with opposition and scornful
of petty politics, Governor Martin has in one short turbulent
year established himself as an intelligent, trustworthy, capable
and courageous leader deserving of the support of the people
of Oregon. Salem Capitol-Journal.
ON WAR OF 1812
WASHINGTON. -(UP) Mor than
130 years after the cloee of the Wax
of 1818. government perulort rolli
this rear attll curry namei of four
dppenftenU of veteran of tha con
flict. The penalonera three widow and
one daughter of War of 1812 veter
an: Armlnla !. An demon. Cedar Grove.
Ot, widow oi Bobort Audtraoii, IUm,
PENSION ROSTER
the matter will be submitted to
said for civil service and nothing
the system would take off 40
fire department, whereas a re
result in a 2 cut in local in
the insurance rating bureau
departments.
service is something Medford
place for politics, favoritism or
eliminate such influences.
inefficient or undesireablc, no
service. This would be like
bo taking its proper place, as one
wide awake communities in the
Nabor'a company, South Carolina
militia, $30 monthly pension.
t.ydla Ann Graham. Brushy Run.
W. Va, widow of Imsc Graham, mu
sician, Bodkin's company, Virginia
mllltla, ISO monthly enlon.
Carolina King, car of Evangelical
Church home. Cheetowaga, N. Y..
widow of Darius King, private Stev
ens company. New York mllltla, $30
monthly pension.
Rather Ann Hill Morgan. Inde
pendence. Ore , daughter of John
Hill, private Clarke's and McCum
ber's compsnles. New York mllltla,
30 monthly pension.
Pension rolia alo carried names of
304 widows of Mrcan war veterans,
a decrease of 87 for tha year.
Mauch Chunk. Pennsylvania town.
derives Its name from the Indian
"Marhk Tschunk. metnlnj Bear
nu&u:n.
Personal Health Service
By William Brady, M. D.
Signed letter, pertaining to personal health and hygiene not to disease
diagnosis or treatment will be answered by Dr. Brady It a stamped self-addressed
envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brier and written In Ink.
Owing to the large number of letters received only a few can be answered.
No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address Dr.
William Brady. 26S El Camlno. Beverly Hills, Cal
THE CHANGING VIEW OF
Earlier this wpaIt T niit-stMt . nr
Osier's view of arteriosclerosis (aa
given la the doctor's bible, Osier's
clne, - published
in J 90S) and Dr
Eisner's view (as
given li the
classical Vol. VII
of Monographic
Medicine, pro
nosls, published
In 1916). The
Oslerlan picture
of hardening of
im arteries, rep
resentative of the
best medical
time, was more or less traditional tho
painted In the Interesting atvi fr
which Sir William was famous. The
Bisnerian conception of the nature of
arteriosclerosis represented advance
of medical knowledge in fch Am
uHicr regaraea neredlty as a most Im
portant cause, and assumed that
persons who develop hardening of
wjo ttneriea eany in lire inherited
poor material In the arterial tissue,
poor "vital rubber". Ha sbm nmnht.
sized "wear and tuar" nr ha
Eisner regarded arteriosclerosis aa a
progressive NUTRITIONAL - distur
bance of the arterial wall, pointed
out that it beelns In th intim nr
aencace lining of the artery, and
spoke of MALNUTRITION and star
vation or tne arterial tissues.
Todav. I Infer from ainta T i-A
across nere anq there In current
medical literature and medical
ety chatter (tho It Is not vt irwinH.
ed In standard medical books), the
metabolic or nutritional nature of
arteriosclerosis u traininv iwnnitinm
Authorities on nutrition believe that
a moderate shortage of vitamins, par
ticularly O, favors premature old age.
Recently one of the first jtcifntut ts.
Isolate vitamin C, advanced the view
that shortage of this vitamin Is a
cause of arteriosclerosis. A period of
hypertension (high blood pressue)
nrocedes develonmant. nf msniw
signs of hardening of the arteries in
most cases; this is often a accompan
ied with lowering of sugar tolerance
(that1 Is. Incapacity to utilize or as
similate carbohydrate food normally
without excreting sugar in urine)
and with overweight, all of which
tend to Improve or disappear when
the Datlent receives an nnt.tmai vita
min ration more vitamins than may I
ds necessary to maintain a normal
person at the highest level of nutrl- I
tlon and health. N '
Haven't said a word yet about min
erals. And that's enough. If the
vitamin ration is right, the mineral
metabolism Is bound to be right. The
vitamins control and regulate the
assimilation and utilization ot min
erals In the body. So don't bother
or worry about mineral food. If your
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
By O. O. Mclntyre
NEW YORK, Jan. 16. The pooch
parade that reveals Manhattan's flair
for dogs, begins at 7 p. m. along
Fifth, Mar; 1 son and Park avenues. A
dally kennel show
in Itself, with the
pedigreed klyoo
dles brushed and
blank eted and
conscious of their
breeding.
Dogs can oe
made to reflect
the superiority
their owners feel.
The glossy Pom
may not even
glance at some
shaggy biological
laps with per
haps a lop ear or elongated tall.
There are monorammed coata, fur
lined; collars studded with Jewels,
and leashes of actual silver.
The promenade may Include two
Illustrious Katharines Cornell and
Brush. Mollle Mnllory. Howard Chand
ler Christy and many others of head,
line quality. The canine range ex
tends from the low-slung dachshund to
the hip-high mastiff. And always a
small flock of Bedllngton lambs tow
ed by innocent Marys.
Then, too. there are those who take
advantage of the period to air other
stirts of pete. Tho radio singer wt.ii
the domesticated fox. She calls :t
"Horace" and It barks baok at dogs.
The twin snow-white Siamese oats
In double harness, and last but not
least the lumbering star, "Jumbo," of
the Hip.
It's what the mountaineera call a
"fur piece" for Harry Rich man back
to the day when with his tiny white
portable ptano he was Just another
alnglng act In the cellar cabareta
Then, aa now, much of his charm
was his gractouaness responding to
enoorca. He seems tireless. And suc
cess has not calloused him to suoh
response. Today there's nothing he
likes better after hta day's chore than
to run through hla songs for inti
n.atea. This willingness is almost n
Invariable trait of lho.v who have
reached the top rung. A reason thy
reach It, no doubt.
Nora Bsyes was rtver so happy as
hen expreMing herself In song, on
st ape and off. One evening u the
old Sixty club, when the crowd dwin
dled to a handful that was already re
trieving wrap, some one suggested
Mlas Bay sing just one song. Tms
wus about 3 a. m. and at 7 a m
she atlll singing, aa fresh aa the
proverbial daisy. Not a soul had
thought of leaving.
Perhaps the most generous of ail
with his talents without par is Char
lie Clmp'.ln. He ts his be.t when a
party has spent Itself and everybody
ta killing off yawns. He then pU'ks
it up, put It aa 1U feet sad. uakea
, sCili
Ma. -.i.-..i I ll.sui
HARDENING OP ARTERIES
diet Includes a sufficient amount
of the corrective protective foods
It Is bound to furnish all the min
erals the body needs. Hold your
horses and keep your subscription
paid up, and I'll band you the menu
of the corrective protective diet
pretty aeon. It is an Important
part of this regeneration regimen
I keep harping about, and you old
geezers, particularly you who begin
to be old at thirty, forty or fifty,
bad better hear what I have to aay
about this. I'm no Ponce de Leon
but then, remember, I've been dab
bling In this study of longevity,
health and nutrition for years and
In a way I'm an expert on the sub
ject no cracks about ' my hair, If
you please, unless you are prepared
to compare teeth, arteries and resl
lency with me. Anyway, there are
a lot of things we didn't know
when I was a boy. So you young
readers should do as X say and
never mind what I did.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Hyperacidity and Peptic Ulcer.
I seem to recollect you used to
have a kind of diet list for persons
with hyperacidity and ulcer of the
duodenum. Also suggestions for the
family dietary where one member
has to have special food for that
trouble . . . Mrs. N. T.
Answer Send ten cents coin and
stamped envelope bearing your ad
dress, for copy of booklet "Guide
to Right Eating." It outlines menus
for such patients and for the rest
of the family.
Black and White.
You said there la no danger of
black child being born to a
union of a white person with a per
son whose blood has a trace of
negro blood. My psychology teacher
: .rutea your statement. She explain
ed how .the genes of the chromo
somes could possibly unite to form
a black offspring from white par
ents one of whom has a trace of
negro blood J, McC.
Answer Theoretically your, teacher
Is probably right. Actually. It doesn't
seem to happen. -The offspring ap
pear always to be no darker than
the darker parent, notwithstanding
folklore and gossip. ,
Fool Proof Cough and Crl Medicine.!
Have been watching for the recipe
for that fine home made cough and
cold medicine you gave two years
ago. We used It many times with
highly satisfactory results, but . .
H. W. H. ,
Answer Detailed Instructions In
booklet "Call It Crl" send ten cents
coin and stamped addressed enve
lope for copy-
(Copyright. 1936, John P. Dllle Co.)
Ed. Note: Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Brady, M. D., 2(!3 E
Camlno. Beverly Hills, Calif.
It something memorable for the ditty
box. So much so, his screen efforts
as excellent aa they are. seem second
rate. In these Impromptu Jets his
versatility fatrly staggers. Now a Jap
anese Juggler, a Spanish dancer, a
Chinese diplomat, a Russian Immi
grant, a French coquette, a Cockney
flower seller and so on. Jabbering
away In each tongue sa though an
expert linguist, although scarcely
knowing a word of any.
Ralph Barton once staged a party
for Chaplin tn his rue Nlcolet house
In Paris. Yvonne Printemps was a
guest. She spoke no English nor
Chaplin French. Most of the guests
were Americans so as a gag the French
actress and Chaplin engaged In mild
dispute at the table that soared into
a pyrotechnic outburst of shrieking
imprecations, shoulder shrugs and a
deluge of mutual t?axs. All done In
French that Is, her pure Gallic and
Chaplin's linguistic fakery. Not a
soul, save Barton, knew until next
day it was delicious foolery.
For ttlpley: Gene Buck knows an
actor of 53 who does not say he Is 39.
witn tne aecision oi ixe Meiixer. 1 1
Brooklyn bridge newsooy. to aoanaon ;
the Paris boulevards, the evacuation j
by American exiles seem complete.
A war left-over, Ike has been ped
dling American newspapers In the
bara mid In his special patrol along
both sides of the Cafe de la Palx these
years. He married a French girl,
stubbornly refused, like Arthur Moss,
to learn the language, but was re
signed to permanent residence. But
now he'a coming home. No business.
Language ot the f lowers note: They
came out of Sherry's bar. A raccoon-
coated collegiate and a dainty daugh
ter of Nippon. Only her complexion !
and upward slant of her eyea betray,
ed her Oriental strain. "Now. little
Cherry Blossom, shall we taxi or
walx?" he beamed She smiled arch
ly and replied: "If you don't mind,
blc Sun Flower, we'll walk and not
muss up our petals."
(Copyright. 1938. MoNaught
Syndicate.)
Sturm Damares Railroad
HlLlSBOnO. Ore.. Jan. 16. (AP)
Unofficial estimates ot damage to
the Southern Pacific's line to Tina- j
mcox. ---casloned by the week-end's
storm, ranged from 115.000 to $23..
000. Work continued today In clear
ing debris from tracks and repairing
the road bed Service was expected
to be resumed Friday.
Investigation of 80 German crlml
rial, showed 32 were sons of drunk
ards snd 32 had convict brothers
Onlv M of the families studied were
found to be criminally or eugenlcally
! faultless.
Avoid False
Dropping
You needn't fear
ping or slipping Is
little Fit.teeth on
Teeth
or Slipping
fslae teeth drop
vou'll sprinxl
your p. ate. ea.'h
dsy comfort and
De.xtcr:res. No
- or :?-'.lru vie:
morning Once sll
teeth hold tight
gummy, pty, tastf
r.teeth from your
dr.ist. Three
Comment
on the
Day s News
By FRANK JENKINS
BEND, In the heart of tba Paulina
country the story of Chief Pau
lina was told sketcblly A this col
umn yesterday Is one of Oregon's
newest and prettiest cities.
It gets Its name from the great
bend In the Deschutes river, which
was known as Farewell Bend by the
ox team pioneers; who regretted, one
gathers, having to say farewell to the
green meadowa that here He along
river and were a pleasant change after
the long dry Journey over the high
desert.
Almost Immediately upon leaving
here, the pioneers who chose this
route must attempt the crossing of
the high and then trackless Cas
cades, so it may be Imagined that
farewell to these pleasant meadows
was not eagerly aald.
THE Bend country waa once a part
A of vast Crook county, which now
Is cut up Into Crook, Deschutes and
Jefferson, the dismemberment having
occurred some two decades ago when
every town in Oregon not then
county seat wanted to be one.
In the case of Deschutes county It
haa worked out well enough, but In
the case of Jefferson not so good
The people of Jefferson county, If
they had It o do over again, would
probably consider that the advantages
of having a county all their own
aren't worth the higher taxes.
(This, of course, Is guesswork on
the part of a rank outsider. You
never can tell how people will feel
about their own local governmental
affairs).
CULVER and Madras were contend
ers for the honor of being the
seat of Jefferson county; and the
contention must have been warm at
times, for they still tell tales of
county buildings being put on skids
in the dead of night and dragged
back and forth from one to the other.
Back In the beginnings, the people
of Jefferson county never knew when
they went to bed at night where the
county seat would be the next morn
ing, which must have been TOUGH.
It would be annoying to go to town
to pay your taxes and find upon ar
riving that over night the court house
had got up and walked out on you.
T"HE country immediately around
1 Madras is a fairly good example
of what not todo with land.
In the days of the big war wheat
market, they plowed up a lot of those
low rolling hills and, thanks to cen
turies of accumulated surface ferltl
lty, plus some lucky spring rains, they
raised some good-sized wheat crops
It looked good.
But the surface fertility waa soon
sapped, and the spring rains petered
out. Now, when the wind blows, the
soil imitates the curt house of those
hectic early days and gets up and
moves from place to place.
A beneficent government is buying
up a lot of It and moving the settlers
somewhere else.
4
IT'S nice to have a kind govern
1 ment that takes our mistake off
our hands, but one wonders, at times,
what the ultimate effect on us will
be.
You've heard, perhaps of the China
man, hiking through the hills In the
in TvATaTi ' In
II 91 I W V JmME: I .. ' " fV .
II a4 INfiV IKII1 J I ' 'WF W - i whuM
' rr. 1 r V'hTfA h-T'
-J J - - 1 "V - . i-4 i .ff T , '
su, Na'.l l t tS
I A FIEND OF FEAR! I ,, Jn.n , I fjl.'L Rustier.. mnmn. .
Q-O f J fl. western fan or not fcf - j Yf ' mnnce, drama, music,
WjJtL. L) ill ... here's one picture SI V W ' J rll,,n- "nf and
I) W ut P , f A wl" lnnke 5oa S shooting! It's got 'em
CURSED. K JpisvLSs' ..false up and Villi fia nil and then soinel
5:r':jr'-X W "Hop-alpn3 Cassidy" 1
k fA-mm,Mi ROBERT j LAST TIMES T0NITE! "!il
IV-.J All EN )JTOV'I DOLORES EVERETT 1
!ijig&J Ssmuu ; . . DEL RIO 0 MARSHALL B
1 Added 1 "I LIVE FOR LOVE"
CHARLEY CHASE in ho. El jgE'VY lj IT W fl
"o. k. toots" h " rW'l J ' 1 I I ; 25?
Nmellt and Nrns 0-. fjj fc j bymmit J It i ftli n fj( Kldll-lflc JJ
snow, who looked back and saw a
bear, sniff log eagerly along his tracks.
Ha paused a moment In puzzled
thought, then: "Oho," ho aald, "you
llkee tlackl All light, me makes some
mor.e."
- Do you suppose we'll come In time
to say to our government: "Oho you
like mistakes? All right, we'll make
soma more." -
BUT that sounds like talking poli
tics, and this writer, for today,
at least, la weary of politics. So let's
change the subject.
Communications
Sales Tax vs. Townsend Plan.
An article appeared In the columns
of a local newspaper this . week,
wherein It waa stated that county
and city officials are members of
Townsend clubs. In this article Dep
uty District Attorney Nellscn, Jus
tice of Peace W. R. Coleman ana
Mayor George W. Porter are listed
aa being members of Tcwnsend clubs
and' ardent supporters of the same.
I would suggest therefore that all
voters consult the "Voters Pamph
let" for the special election to be
held January 81, and that . tney
read carefully the articles "for and
against" the passage of a state
sales tax, paying particular tten
tlon to the names signed to the
argument in favor of the sales tax.
The above names appear promi
nently among the Medford names
of men who endorse a state sales
tax.
It being my understanding that
the only tax endorsed by Townsend
clubs and Townsend followers is a
"national transaction tax " I, there
fore, should like to have these gen
tlemen explain to the community,
via the columns of all local news
papers, their true position as re
gards the Townsend plan and their
public stand on tho sales tax. as
published tn the voters' pamphlet,
issued by the secretary of state.
HENRIETTA B. MARTIN.
Medford, January 15.
Weather
Northern California: Fair tonight
and Friday, but becoming cloudy Fri
day in extreme north; cooler tonight.
local frost In valleys; strong north
west wind off coast diminishing to
night. ,
Oregon; Partly cloudy rain in west
Friday and In northwest late tonight
or Friday; slightly colder in east to
night; fresh northwest wind off coast.
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Hotel Man Held I p '
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 18. (AP) A
burglar held up J. H. Lauterman,
hotel proprietor, as he entered his
home here last night and took his
purse and $8 in change. The man
apparently entered the Lauterman
residence through a basement win
dow, ransacked the house and was
preparing to leave as Lauterman en
tered the kitchen door.
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Flight 'o Time
Medford and Jackson County
history from the files of the
Mail Tribune 10 and 20 year
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY y
January 16, 1926.
(It was Saturday.)
Sixth anniversary of prohibition
observed.
Senators open general attack on
President Coolldge for hla Mexican,
world court, tariff and economy pol
icies. -The Rip Van Winkles" ' will do
their first rooting of the season at
the baaketball game tonight between
Medford and Merlin.
Prof. T. O. Relmer'a book on pears
makes decided hit with experts.
Jean Millard is winner In semi
finals of Charleston dance contest at
the Craterlan.
John Mann la re-elected president
of the Red Cross.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY '
January 16, 1916.
(It was Sundays.)
Everett Bee son of Talent Is recov
ering from an attack of pneumonia. ,
Allies present an ultimatum to ths
King of Greece
National Guard chiefs inspect com?
pany 7.
Railroad survey crew reported
working near Crescent City.
Senator Cummins (Republican) of
Iowa, Introduced bill in congress, aim
in.; to have nation make all muni
tions of war, and eliminate profit.
California awept by storms and
floods.
The county court will take up th
petition of farmers of the Talent dis
trict for the formating of an irriga
tion district, at their next meeting.
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Pear Market
.Yesterday
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. ( AP) (V. B.
Dept. Agr.) Pear auction market.
Pour Oregon cars. 1 Washington un
leaded; X car arrived; 1 car on track;
1 car diverted.
Oregon D'Anjous: 1260 boxes extra.
fancy, 210-2.7S, 'average 2.37; 900
fancy, 1.90-2.75. average 2.26.
Oregon Cornice: 381 boxes extra,
fancy, 1.82-2.20. average 1.97; 339
fancy. 1.65-2.10. average 1.90.
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