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PAOft TWO MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MED FORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936. (Copyright, 1930. by United Prat) WPOMO, Calif.. March 11. (UP) Lines of ragged, destitute pea plckera Tlctlma of a crop blight that stranded them In the middle of a winter harveat circuit today paraded througn a ramshackle freight shed to get flour, rolled oats and beam, their ftrat real food In alx week. The colony of 1B00 nomadic har veat worker! baa been virtually iso lated In the mldat of a rich but hostile farming country since mid January when heavy rains washed out the pea crop, leaving i an epi demic of "rust" and forcing the Itinerant workers out of Jobs. penled food or help by county authorities, to whom the harvest nomads present a recurrent and troublesome problem each year, most ware without money or food aup. piles and many were on the verge of atarvatlon when federal relief agencies moved Into the scene to day. Under the direction of C. B. Cobb, regional director of emergency food distribution, a makeshift commis sary was set up in the abandoned freight shed. The food rations will be distributed until the next pea crop la ready to harvest, perhaps fire weeks off. L01VISKI HELD ON E Watch Your Step, Ladies Stride Tells Character By RUTH COWAN Antoclated Presi Htaff Writer CHICAGO, March 12. (p) To gauge a lady'a temperament, Andre Perugia, of Paris advvlied today, look at her feet. The shoe designer, who llata roy alty ampng hi client, gave these pointers: "A woman who la envious and down-at-the-mouth she generally haa a bunion. "A woman who walks pigeon-toed la, ah, dull, even stupid. "A woman who Is fearful, unauc cessful, walka a la Charlie Chaplin, toe turned outward. 'A woman who Is timid and self oonsclous places ber feet close to gether when seated. "A woman who has a nervous tem perament lacks rhythm In her walk. "A woman who has 'sex appeal' walks along evenly, firmly and with poise." Perugia likes to design shoes to fit the foot and the personality. He re called fashioning footgear for the em press of Japan, the queen of Slam, Queen Victoria of Bpaln, Marlene Dietrich, Lily Pons, Marlon Davles. 4 Every watch repaired hers la given the micrometer test Jno. W. Johnson NEW YORK, March 12 AP Dr. D. p. Quiring of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and Arthur B. Fuller, chief preparator of the Cleveland Mu seum of Natural History, who re turned today from a aclenttflc expedi tion in East Africa, brought volumi nous notes on their adventure and tales, of baboons kidnaping native children In Uganda. , . In Uganda, British protectorate south of the Egyptian Sudan, they heard tales of the baboon kldnaplngs. A British officer, who helped wipe out the marauders In a gun foray, told of It. ' "The baboons, ' bands of them, would snatch up native infants and run away with them,". Fuller related. "The parent In aU caaea X heard of were able to get their babies back, but they were Injured by the strong fingers of the baboon. "Why they stole the babies, I don't know. Chimpanzees didn't do It. Tbey seem to be law abllding." TWO WOMEN INJURED IN MAUN SMASHUP KLAMATH PALLS, March 12 ) Mrs. Emma Ferguson of Pasadena and Mrs. Joseph Dewey of Malln were in critical conditions at a hospital here following an automobile acci dent near MeUn last night. Three other persons were less seri ously Injured. U.S. ORDERS 512 E WASHINGTON, March 12. (AP) The war department today awarded a 13,850.000 contract to the Wright Aeronautical corporation of Paterson, N. J., for 813 new airplane engines. Of the total purchase, 434 motors will be the most powerful alngle-row radial alroraft engines In the world for use In the new bombers which the army recently purchased. These engines are nine cylinders. 1000-horsepower. alroooled, Wright "Cyclonea." The remaining ' 80 engines In the new order will be nine cylinder. 45C- I horsepower, Wright Whirlwinds" for uss In basic training planes reoently ordered by the war department. Grants Pass Man Dies OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 12- (AP) Edwin M. Spencer, 19, former resi dent of Grant Pass, Ore, died here today after a short illness. The body was taken today to his former horns for funeral sorvlces and burial. Spen cer had been In Olympla tor the past year. A son, George, snd a daughter. Mrs. Izana Johnson, live In Grant Pass. ' HERE SOON ZORIC 'a " ASTORIA, Ore., March 12. yf) County coroner Hollls Ransom re ceived a report today that another body washed ashore on the beach. at Ilwaco peninsula near the place wber the freighter lows, sank wltr It crew of 84. 1 SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. W) Leo Lomskl, former nationally known boxer, and now a special po liceman, was held under 41000 ball yesterday for vagrancy and "en route to Los Angeles," as offlclala Investi gated a aerlea of burglaries In an apartment house., Lomskl, known a the "Aberdeen Assassin" during his fighting days, staged many a thrilling battle In the prize ring during his fighting , years, meeting some of the best men In the middleweight and light heavy weight claas. He Is particularly well known In the Pacific northwest. Inspectors James Oregson and James O'Nell, who arrested htm, quoted Mr. and Mrs. S, D. Lerner. managers of the apartment house, as saying Lomskl was one of three men who ransacked apartments sev eral days ago, representing them selves a police looking for "papers." CANCER IS CAUSE TENTH OF DEATHS PORTLAND, Ore., March 12. yP) Cancer, largely a disease of adult life, causes one-tenth of all Oregon deaths, the state board of health an nounced today. Only heart disease takes a greater toll of life in Oregon, where the per centage Is similar to that In the rest of the United Butts. Chronlo lrrltstlon la an Important factor In ' causing cancer, which Is found more frequently among well-to-do -then among the poor, said Dr. Frederick D. Strieker, stats health officer. Measles led all communicable dis eases reported by physicians the week ending March 1, There were 0(14 cases and 300 cases of Influenza. Pneumonia ranked third Kith 139 cases listed. ME i IRE FOR tIT LI MANCHESTER, N. H.. March 12 (APi A Democratic slste solidly pledged to President Roosevelt, and Republican delegates, unpledged but generally favorable to Col. prank Knot, were elected yesterday In the nation's first presldenttsl primary, nearly complete returns Indicated to day. With only a few communities ml. lng whose total waa less than 300, there was no chance of a change In either Democratic or Republican result. Kindly Employers Benefit By Willi BALTIMORE, Md.. March 13. .Jp) Mia Margaret I. Pleroe, atonographtr for a law firm, waa paid weekly from the lime she waa forced to refrnlii from work by 111 honlth In 1930 until he death In February. Her will read today, left 3.500 (Vr her employers "a evidence of mv appreciation of their kindness," and pvvrtly to reimburse them " HAPPY RELIEF FROM PAINFUL BACKACHE Caused by Tired Kidneya Maty of thott anawlnv, fiMflnf, pli.ful backkr-nrt prilt blam on rolila or atrtin tr oftitn rufd by ttrnl kidneyp and may fre rllvf1 when trMled In th right way. The fclilnt-ya era on of Natur chief ai of Ukinr arlili and waitn out of th Mood. A hralthy lrtoit thmild atttut iplnta a day and o it rid of more than pounds of ( matter. If lh 15 milrt or Vidney tnon and fttlvra 4ont work wall, thia waata ataya in th wndy and may herom pniaonrm. It may tart flatting trkarhaa, Irtf ln. Iota of prp and anrryy, tlliri Ut niif..t, awrllini, Suffincaa undr tha , hoailachaa and i laaineaa. Don't let il lay you up. 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