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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFOK1), OREOON". THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1936.
Pending Townsend District
Sessions Study of What
Office to Run for Among
Chief Reasons for Delay
the four national party leaden, the
list to be named Include 00 repre
sentatives, 16 of the 30 state senators,
three congressional seats, S supreme
court Justices, 0 of the 28 circuit
Judges, 35 of the 30 district attor
neys, United States senator, state
treasurer and attorney.
, By CLAYTON V. BEHNHARD
Associated Press Staff Writer
SALEM, Feb. 20. (AP) Candidate
filings for the 134 various state and
district offices and delegates, for
which party selections will bo made
at the primary elections May 16 this
year are coming In slower than usual
for which political observers attrib
ute three chief reasons.
1. The pending Townsend district
executive sessions and subsequent
rulings of the 21 delegates to the state
meeting relative to various endowments.
2. The uncertainty of many poli
tical aspirants as to which offices
they may have the best chance to
win, awaiting to see against wnom
they would be called upon to com
pete.
3. The ever-Increasing reports that
s special session of the leglslatuie,
probably during April appears Inevl.
table If the elate Is to take advan
tage of federal funds for old age pen
sions. Only Eleven Filed
To date only 11 filings have been
made with the secretary of 'state, i.f
which three are for delegates to the
national party conventions. These do
not Include the hundreds of county
and city officials to be nominated
and elected during 1039. Leas than
six weeks remain to make filings.
The final date Is March 30.
The solidity with which Townsend
old age revolving pension supporters
voted at the special election January
31, defeating all four state measures,
has the political aspirants upon the
uneasy seat. The near-future Bessie n
of the committee of seven from each
of the three congressional districts Is
likewise awaited before many others
will file.
A survey of the state made recent
ly by one Portland observer revealed
that the reported 182,000 or more
Townsend members will go down the
line with this "committee of 21" rec
ommendations, and apparently are
determined to fill every place with
their membership or supporters.
Many On Fence
The second reason given Is that
many members of the legislature,
particularly of the house, do not
know whether to run for the state
senate, for re-elcctlon or for some
county positions. State senators up
for re-election are undecided whether
to run for congressional places or for
Judgeships! And those who nave run
before again are awaiting to "see the
lay of the land."
The special session reason Is per
haps the most problematical and will
rest upon an attorney general's opin
ion now being drafted, upon recom
mepdatlona of certain legislators for
a oeiinite program lr one is caned,
and upon the acquiesence with which
Governor Martin would receive these
demands after his recently-stated de
termination to not call ouch a ses
sion. Age Pension Is Rub
The entire matter hinges around
old age pensions, which Issue was
thrown wide open upon defeat of the
sales tax for Its revenue and the ref
erendum on the transfer of funds
from old age pensions to general re
lief, which will be voted upon next
November.
The attorney general at the present
time Is working upon an opinion
whether or not tlie referendum would
hold in abeyance the old law per
mitting use of about 1200.000,000 for
old age pensions under the regular
1038 legislative act, or whether that
old law now Is In effect.
At any rate, It appeared highly
Improbable that the federal matching
of the old fund would be sufficient
to pay the estimated 20,000 eligible
for petitions, over the age of 70, In
the amount which would satisfy the
supporters of adequate pensions.
One proposal that has been put up
Is that the seMlon be called for one
or two days, with a program already
worked out by committees and put
through the routine of passage.
Should the revenue Issue not be
dear, a speclnl session would un
doubtedly run the entire 20 days,
and many other proposals be brought
up. A short meet appeared out of
the question.
Short Reunion flugitested
It la known that the short session
has been suggested to the governor,
and It Is further known that sug
gested programs are being worked
out for submission. The governor has
the matter under serious considera
tion, but to date has not Indicated
whether or not he would change his
mind.
In the meantime registrations are
coming slowly. The most active are
those for 20 delegates to the two
national conventions, one for Demo
ratio national commlttrewoman, two
for congreaa from the second district,
three for district attorney position,
and one for circuit Judge and one
for stat senator.
In addition to the delegates and
TIGATES F. H
NEW YORK, Feb. 30. (AP) Col
Theodore Roosevelt attacked the
democratic administration's relief
policies today and asserted, "all
aliens on relief should be shipped
back to the nation of which they are
citizens."
Sailing for England on a business
trip, he Issued a statement charging
the Franklin D. Roosevelt adminis
tration with encouraging class hatred
In the United states.
"Right here In the United States
we are carrying hundreds of thou
sands of aliens on relief rolls, and the
American working man, whether he
be plumber, taxi driver, lawyer or
doctor, Is paying the bill. All aliens
on relief should be shipped back to
the nation of which they are citizens.
We are not a poor house for the rest
of the world."
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TO
The Junior high school extends a
cordial Invitation to all Interested to
attend the assembly Friday morning,
to commemorate the birth anniver
sary of George Washington. A special
program has been arranged by the
history department as follows:
Flag aalute, led by Raymond
Crosby.
Selections by the Senior high
school band under direction of Wil
son Wait.
"Father of the Land We Love,"
sung by James Baize.
"Revolutionary Tea," sung by sev
enth grade girls.
Selections by the harmonica band.
"Cherry Trees," sung by the sev
enth grade boys.
Accordion solo by Barbara Bost-
wlck.
Reading by Richard Schuhard.
Trumpet duet by Roes Webb and
Douglas Plckell.
Minuet by Stanley Qusttn, Ore tc li
en McAllister, Durrell Adams, and
Nona Heyland.
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Plane Hits Tower.
TRIESTE, Italy, Feb. 20. (AP)
A passenger plane, en route from
Trieste to Zaxa, crashed Into a
cathedral tower at Rovlgno today,
killing the pilot and Injuring three
passengers.
(Continued from Page One.)
hereafter, the royal 'oak budget may
be brought closer to a balance.
A certain senator figured out a
neat way of promoting his constitu
tional .l amendment giving congress
sole jurisdiction over commerce, de
spite the supreme court. He decided
to put Attorney Oeneral Cummlngs
on the constitutional spot. He wrote
a letter to the attorney general re
questing an opinion about his bill.
No cabinet officer dares to refrrain
from answering a senator's letter.
Nor did Mr. Cummlngs. He wrote
a very, very polite note acknowledging
the receipt of the senator's letter
and saying he would look Into the
matter. '
It Is understood Mr. Cummlngs
will continue looking until next No
vember 4. The election Is November 3.
It sounds Incredible, but It Is true
that the senate appropriated nearly
three billion dollars In twenty min
utes the other day. Only one sena
tor objected, the sincere treasury
watch dog. Senator- King. Only two
others commented, approvingly. They
did not even go to the trouble of
having a formal note.
But that was not the most Impor
tant phase of It. The appropriation
did not carry the slightest suggestion
as to where the treasury la going to
get the three billion dollars (for the
bonus, new farm subsidy, etc.).
The Idea behind this sensational
streamlining of Legislation Is to duck
taxes. Its backers are getting the
big appropriation passed first, so
they can consider the smallest pos
sible tax boost later. They would like
to dissociate the two steps In the
public mind, aa well aa In their
own. ,
against the antl-lynchlng bill). Con
gressman Flab put Into the record
the other day an account of how the
Idahoan risked his life back In 1903
to save a negro from lynching. The
answer to that Is there are generally
a large number of negro voters In
the Ohio Republican primaries, also
In Illinois.
WES GASSED
We Visit Medford"
by
0. E. INOALLS, Editor
CorvallU Gazette Times
Some new deal authorttlea are con.
gratulatlng themaelves for having
employed the Republican lawyer.
John Lord O'Brlan, to handle their
TVA case. They suspect they might
have fared better on some earlier
cases U they had called In some
outside talent.
Incidentally, the largest overlook
ed fact about the TVA decision was
that O'Brlan agreed the government
had no right to build dame primar
ily for power purposes, and the
court ruled he was right. This con
cedes that the whole yardstick
theory of publlo power production to
force down rates la unconstitutional.
A Three Days' Cough
Is Your Danger Signal
No matter how many mcdlclnea
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold or bronchial irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulalon.
crloua trouble may be brewing and
you cannot alTord to take n chance)
with anything less than Creomul
alon, which gooa right to the seat
of the trouble to aid nature to
sooths and heal the inflamed mem
branes as the germ-laden phlegm
la loosened and expelled.
Even If other remedies have
failed, don't bo discouraged, your
druggist la authorized to guarantee
CreomulMon and to rrfund your
money If you are not sat laded with
results from the very nrat bottle.
Oct Creonmlaluu right now. (Adv.)
Air Train Ones High.
MOSCOW, Feb. 20. (AP) An air
train, constating of a plane and five
gliders, ascended 3150 meters (al
most 10,330 feet) today to establish
what aviation officials described as
a world altitude record for nly trnlna
with more than two gliders.
Oat Mall Tribune wnit da.
Most oppressed man In congress la
Mr. Blanton of Abilene. Bare la the
week he does not rise to a question
of personal privilege to consume half
a dozen pages of the congressional
record (coat 954 a page) answering
some personal acousatlon against him
In the Washington press. Congress
men do not mind the expense,, aa
he affords an opportunity to go to
lunch without fear of missing any
thing Important.
Borah boomers are going to lengths
to offset the attacks on him In the
negro press ( based on his vote
WOBURN, Maes., Feb, 20. (AP)
Oas felled two nurses, partly over
came a third, and rendered the at
tending physician almost uncon
scious during the birth of a baby
In the operating room of a Woburn
hospital last night.
A nurse flung open the doors of
the room and staggered out to tell
others that two nurses were uncon
scious on the floor Inside and Dr.
Thomas F. Halpln was on the verge
of collapse.
The fresh blast of air from the
open doors helped revive Dr. Halpln.
Another doctor was summoned to
his aid, but before the second phy
sician arrived, Dr. Halpln had strug-j
gled through the delivery. Neither
mother nor child apparently aui-1
fered any lasting ill effects.
Dr. Halpln, still 111 today after his
experience, said he believed the
room had been filled with carbon
monoxide gas, but ventured no opin
ion as to Its origin.
SALEM, Feb. 20. ( AP ) Salvage Of
waste and residue of local canneries
for manufacture into industrial al
cohol waa suggested today by State
Treasurer Hufus C. Hclman as a
substitute Industry at the peniten
tiary to replace the flax industry.
The suggestion was made to the
governor by Holman in a letter in
which he stated the plan was pro
posed In view of the announced
policy of the board of control to
eventually eliminate the state flax
plant and withdraw It from Indus
trial competition.
The alcohol manufactured, Holman
suggested, would be used exclusively
In the operation of state owned
automotive equipment.
88 BULDINGS RISE IN
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 30. (AP)
The PWA has 88 building project
comprising a $0,042,093 program un
derway In Oregon now, O. C. Hockley,
publlo works administrator tor Ore'
gon, said today.
The work, he said, Is being carried
on In all parts of Oiegon to relieve
unemployment and stimulate return
to prosperity." Furthermore, the
program Is accomplishing necessary
Improvements and is financed in pwt
In all cases by the communities di
rectly affected, he said.
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This coUn had the pleasure this
week of a visit to Medford, the pear
center of the world. The occasion
for the trip waa an invitation from
the Lincoln club of Jackson county,
to deliver the Lincoln Day address
Wednesday evening. The meeting was
very largely attended, the big dining
room In the Medford hotel being
packed to capacity. We were sur
prised to see so many former Oorvallls
people there. The retiring president
of the Lincoln club Is Earl Newbry.
who married the daughter of Prof. B.
A. Johnston of this city. She too
was present. Kenneth Denman, son
of George Denman of this city, is
practicing law there and doing very
wen. He too was at the head table,
having Just been elected vice-presi
dent of the club. As they have a
habit of promoting the vtce-prest
dents to the presidency, Ken, who
waa one of the best half-backs the
O. S. C. team ever had, will auto
matically go over , for a touchdown
with the presidency one of these days.
Kenneth Is taking the right course
politically too, In our estimation. He
had it In his bonnet a year ago to
make the race for district attorney,
but has decided not to tackle it this
year on account of the Townsend
business. "I made up my mind when
I started practicing kw," Kenneth
told us, "not to climb onto any band
wagot. just to get an office. If a
movement cannot merit my approval,
I am not going to join up with It
Just to get a few votes." If Kenneth
keeps up that attitude, he will at
least have the respect cf the sound
thinking people of Medford and such
regard will, in the long run, win him
more laurels than will switching
around after all the Isms that afflict
this unfortunate country.
Among other former Corvallls peo
ple were A. A. Schramm, and O. H.
Barnhill. Mr. Barn hill came from
Ashland to attend the meeting. He
is engaged In his old trade doing
publicity work, and is coming' north
for some writing this spring. He
hasn't changed any worth mentioning
since he left here for California some
dozen or IS years ago. Mr. Schramm
was formerly cashier of the Corvallls
State bank and was appointed by Gov.
Patterson to the position of state
bank commissioner. He made a fine
record In this place during one of the
severest banking strains In our his
tory. When politico forced him out,
the First National bank of Portland
made him manager of Its Medford
branch, formerly the Plntt National
bank of Medford. The change of own
ership should be a good thing for
Medford, especially in the fruit pick
ing and packing season, aa It will
enable growers and packers to get all
the money needed right at home for
carrying on this important enterprise.
Mr. Schramm knows the banking
! business in all It various angles. We
visited the bank Thursday forenoon.
and It was a busy place. Aa one Im
portant business man after another
came into the bank, Schramm would
draw him Into the compartment
where we were altttng and Introduce
them. Prom these various men In
all walks of life, we elicited mnv
opinions on "the state of the nation
Among them were some Democrate.
We also reached the conclusion that
Medford probably has more high
grade, substantial and Independently
wealthy citizens than any other com
munity In the state.
them the finest fruit In the world.
The S. O. 8. company officials gave
high praise to the college, especially
Professors Hartman and Robinson, for
valuable assistance they had given the
pear industry. Of course, they raise
lota of apples and peaches In the
Medford district, but It Is for Its
wonderful pears that It Is chiefly
noted Industrially.
Among other people we met In this
way waa Alfred S. V. Carpenter born
In Colorado and educated In Harvard.
He is president of the Southern Ore
gon Sales, Inc., a substantial concern
engaged in the business of growing,
packing and shipping fruit. He drove
us out to the company's packing
plant. It is an eye opener to one
who has never visited one of these
concerns. There we met the manager,
8. M. Tuttle, and a former Corvallls
man, Lyie Wilcox. Lyle went from
here ten years ago to act as county
agent of Jackson county and made
good. A year or so ago the S. O. S.
took him into its organization and
he likes the work very much. The
plant has five acres of land with 1100
feet of trackage, and Is of course mod
ern In every respect. Much of the
work Is done automatically, such as
making the boxes. The box-making
machines are self-feeding. A man
lays the lumber on a platform and It
comes out at the other end, a com
plete pear box. During the packing
season, hundreds of girls are engaged
In sorting and wrapping the pears'
being sorted. as to size by machinery
and carried to the girls by endless I
belts. The process Is too complicated
to describe here. A mechanical con
veyor takes the boxes of fruit to a
machine which nails the lids on at
one stroke and a mechanical conveyor
then takes the boxes to a cold stor
age department. There are 40 of these
cold storage rooms In this one plant
and each has a capacity of eight car
loads of 720 boxes to the car, or a
total of 340,000 boxes. There Is also
a separate line of mechanical convey
ors which carry the boxes to the re
frigerator cars, where they may load
as many as eight cars at a time. Med
ford pears bring the highest prices
both In New York and Europe. They
raiss five different varieties and the
soli and climate combine to make
The Medford district has about half
! the annual rainfall we have In Cor
vallls. The weather Thursday was de
lightfully warm and the air was In
vigorating, the altitude being approx
imately 1,000 feet higher than Cor
vallls. Much of the land Is Irrigated,
the total as we remember, being about
26.000 acres. There are 12,000
acres of pear trees, from which
are shipped annually 2,600 carloads.
There are 3,000 counties In the United
States and Jackson la one of the first
20 In the production of fruits and
nuts, the annual production there be
ing around M ,000.000. Fruit raising
Is, of course, not the only industry
In this prosperous section. The dairy
Industry la very Important. This
makes a market for hay crops which
yield abundantly on the lrlgated
lands. Medford itself, a city of 12,000,
has a number of factories, creameries,
a flour mill, lumber yards, and so
forth sufficient to produce a pay
roll of $5,000,000 annually. It adver
tises its Ice-cold water, brought down
from the mountains with a summer
temperature of 52 degrees at the fau
cet. The pipe lines were Installed by
Swartley Bros, of Corvallls.
All these things help make Med
ford territory nature's most favored
valley. The city is beautifully located,
being completely aurrounded by
mountains. Here flows the Rogue, A
world -renowned fishing stream which
has attracted tourists from al over
the world. Wealthy Oallforniana own
sumptuous "cottages" on the river
banks. From here too, one goes to j
Crtner lake, which reminds us that
Wednesday afternon, there came ft
somewhat familiar voice over the tele
phone. It was Oscar O. Gibson, for
mer pastor of the Madison Street
Methodist church In Corvalia. He
came to our room and stayed for half
an hour, chatting about his new
field. He likes It down there very
much. Aparently he likes the coun
try around Medford to. for he became
inspired about the beauties of Crater
lake to the extent of writing a "pome
about It. He had It printed on a
card beneath a two-color cut of the
lake, the picture of which la familiar
to most Oregonlans.
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What SHE TOLD
WORN OUT HUSBAND
She could have reproached him fee
hisfitsof temper his "all in" com-
Saints. But wisely she saw in oil
equent colds, his "fagged out,"
"on edge" condition the very
troubl- she herself had whipped.
onsupauon i i ne
very morning after
taking NR (Na
ture's Remedy),
as she advised, he
felt like himself
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Oven control and time control lead the way to easy
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Just think of the time this gives to the housewife
. . . time to be with her children . . . time to go
down town to market . . . time to visit her club . . .
time to play bridge . . . time to knit or embroider
or to do other household tasks. For those who have
not changed to the convenience and economy of
electric cookery from old-fashioned cooking meth
ods there are still a few electric ranges left from
the 1935 electric range bargains. As long as these
new high-grade ranges last they will be sold at
bargain prices. Model 16-100 Crawford range with
lamp, condiment set and automatic timer, $159.50.
Model GB 63 Westinghouse automatic, $119.50.
Model 16-400 Crawford automatic, $89.50. Model
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