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HAOE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24. 1936. .Tribune "Kiei-yone Id Southern Oregon Reail tht Uall Tribune" Dully Kicept Saturday. Pubiiihed by MEDKOHD PRINTING CO. . 37.38 ti. Fir St. phon T. HUHfcRT W. BUHL, Editor. ERNKST R. GILBTRAP. Mtnifer. AD Independent Newiptper. Entered e eeeond-claee matter at Med fori. Oregon, under Act of Mtvrob t, U7I SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ri Mail -In Advance: Dally, one year. ,.$100 Dally, alx montha S-To Daily, one month 0 By Carrier, tn Advance Medford, Aah land, Jacksonville, Central Point. Phoenli, Talent, Oold Hill Ud on Dally, one year 1 00 Daily, elx montha .S6 Dally, on month -M AH term, caah In advance. Offlrlni Paper of the City of Medford. Official Paper of Jack mod County. UKMIIKR OF-THE AHHOf'I ATKU Krcrlvlng Full l-eu-ed Wire Hervlce. The Associated Preae la exclusively en titled to the uae for publication of all oewe dlipatchea credited to It or other wise credited in thla paper, and also to the local news published herein. All rights for publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMHER OF UNITED PRESS MEM UK K OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representatives M. C. MOOKN8KN A COMPANY Offices In Nsw York. Chicago Detroit San Francisco. Los Angeles. Seattle, Port I nnd Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry. Olddy co-eds of many college", who last week formed, while In a slurring mood, "The Oold Star Mothers of future Were," paid high compliment to themselves. Par more nt la the type, to be the moat peraUtent dancera with the Second - . -. ...... ixr.p. ' . " Enforcement of the smoke ordin ance of the city of Portland, threat en, to drive from the metropolitan trMt, the largeat furniture factory in the land, and a 1,000,000 per year payroll. Who can recall, when the establishment of a sawmill In the north end of thla burg, would fill the air with fine sawdust, and make the growing of rosea Impos sible. . . Opposition ha developed to bar tendera asking a youth Ml age, In order to avoid aervlng a minor, and for legal protection. Thla brlnga up a-i.iiu Tvtnri bjivii been UtJIMUlU white-coated bartenders, so youthful appearing, patron, were tempted to ask when they would be out of high school . ... ,It begin, to look like March would go out like a Hon, or In good Imi tation, thereof. . Condltlona are fav orable for the ruination of the pear crop, to the point, where there wont be enough refrigerator cars to haul It to market next fall. .... The Woman', club has had ao many Ice cream suppera and box partlea here until they have Iced up and boxed everything clean out. (Cougar Oulch Jottings). Social lump. "LEPERS ARE STRICKEN WITH DREAD MALARIA" (Hdllna Eugene Newa). The lesser evil stressed. ... Steps are underway to make "the Townsend Old Age Pension plan perfection." As now oonatruoted, all candidates seeking office, aa sup porters of the plan csn't be elected. The president thinks that there have been too many Roosevelt, in the navy department. And. curious ly enough, some think the same thine- about the wnita Mouse (Boston Transcript). Ths dirtiest dig of lssl week. ... An Oregonlsn psragrspher attrlb utes the proposal to add IB letters to th. .Iphsbet to an Oregon pro feasor, when It waa the brain pro. duct of an Illinois professor. When- aver the resident of snother state thinks of a fool notion first, he ahould be given credit. ... A 14-year old Salem boy ahot and killed a ls-yesx old boy In a trivial dispute over a bicycle. The sermon for narents Is contslned In this one brief sentence of the press dls patches: "Both boys were carrying .32 rifles it the time of the trag edy." 01 MY COUNTRYMEN! (Congressional Record) As .gainst all of thla, th. price of cheese dropped 3 centa in January. "Save the consti tution." "We are flooded with Imports." "Labor Is being pau perised." "The red flag of Mos cow Is supplanting the Stars . and Stripes." 'Tree trade is hre." "We sre bankrupt." "Our liberty Is gne." So la your old man. (Applause). ... An auto with three headlights was mistaken for a playful bolt of lightning Isst nlgrit by highway travelers. ... Barring political meddling by the Oovernor of New Jersey, a week of Hfe remains for Bruno Hauptmenn convicted kidnapper and alsyer of the Lindbergh babe. The guilt of the alien criminal, who sneaked Into America, to continue hi. evil ways, has been established beyond reasonable doubt. Nevertheless, agi tation In hla behalf has been so clever, and the chief executive so weak, the foul murderer has re ceived one reprieve, snd may get another. It Is all a travesty on American Justice. It Is slso not com plimentary to the prlmsry election system, by which a political weak ling rose to a high executive office. Factory style wnrkmsnshlp thuf oughly gusrsnteed Your watch or Jewelry repairing receive, my person .1 sttenfor, Jno W Johnson 4 PHUTOg 16c. Peuiev. eiulio. MEDFORDi Personal Health Service By William Brady, M D. signed letter, pertaining to personal health and hygiene Dot to disease dlagnusls or treatment will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped self-addressed envelope Is enclused. Letter, mould be brief and written In uik Owing to the large number ot letters received only fen can be answered No reply can oe made to queries not conforming to Instructions, address Or. William Brady. 265 El Camlno, Beverly Hill., Cat LONESOME 3UBINERS ACKNOWLEDGING THE CORN Letter bearing a feminine signature: "I am glad to see that as you grow older you grow milder, less sarcastic, and you acknowl edge that you make a mistake once In a while, the same as the rest of ua." Can't resist the Impulse to deny the allegation. If I SEEM leas aar cactlc It must be because the edi tors keep closer watch over my stuff nowadays. I see that you nave lately ac' knowledged that some rupture cases can be cured by wearing a fell fitted truss. I know by experience that a good truss cured a bad case of rup ture In a member of my own family. Now I am hoping that you will some time find out that olive oil rubbed on the skin csn be absorbed." Tut, tut, Ma'am, that's carrying the mellowing too far. I acknowledge that I was wrong In my belief that nothing but radical operation would cure rupture (hernia, breach). Not until I aaw hemlaa cured by ambu lant treatment a serlea of weekly ln- Jeotlons of medicine given by the phy sician in hie office could I change by opinion about that. In this col umn at least 10 years ago I said a cure of some small recent hernias might be achieved by suitable exer cise, taken while the hernia is care fully supported with the hand. The wearing of a well fitted aupporter or truss or belt to prevent protrusion of the hernia alwaya tend, to pro mot, cure. The wearing of a truss alone seldom cures hernia, however. I do wish the editors would nod over this copy long enough to let me slip across a wee bit of sarcasm con cerning the notion that olive on, or ) anything else, Is absorbed through the skin. . , Saroasm, by the way, connotea In tend to wound the feelings. If that be true, and I have Webster's word for It, then I plead not guilty, for I never divulge the Identity of the cor respondent, no personal application can be drawn from what I say here and anyway I'll stand a great deal rather than hurt anybody's feelings. What aome casual readera mistake for sarcasm la really scientific assur ance. It la not sarcastic nor even irrelevant for me to say that in the light of modern science many of those quaint notlona are wrong. It would not matter, perhapa, If the wrong no tion were harmless, but when It seems to be an Impediment to good health or hygiene, then I feel It 1 my duty to brand It In unequivocal NEW YORK DAY BY DAY By O. O. Mclntyre NEW YORK, March 34. Johnny Horgan, probably the best known hotelier In the middle west, Is dup Heating his L.k yonder su6ces In man aging a big mid town hotel In Now Yo'rk, A down magazine a r 1 1 c 1 e s have htvn written on his gift for re membering fncea. He can toll where, when and under what clr ou m stances he met every per son whose acquaintance he formed in the pant 90-yrars. He began his career aa "wonder kiddle" of the show-boata that drifted from Pitts burgh to Cairo, a boy tenor who caroled sentimental Irish ballads. After his trouplng experiences along the levers, he became a hotl clerk tn Cleveland and later In Cin cinnati, where at the Age of 3S he waa appointed general manager of what was then Its largest, most de luxe hospice. He was the first to ospiullce celebrity patrons. When a theatrical, movie, oper atic star, famous explorer, author, etc., put up with him. he hsd a brass plaque with name and date hung on the door of the suite. Sar torlally, he la a picture for the clothing ads, a blend In color fus ions that make even Broadway twitch and turn. And the final rello of New York's hoteldom, expressed In a cordial Mine Host, high celled rooms and an evening gathering In the lobby of "real ladles and gentlemen" shortly to Jain the limbo of fsdlng memories. The ancient Murray Hill la to be modernised. The pnnMng of the proprietor, Ben Bates, who kept It as was for sentimental reas ons brought new ownership, nw blood and new Ideas. It was the only hotel I've ever known whoee age Increased Its dignity. Add radio grins: An announcer in introducing Nicholas Murray Butler said: "And now you will hear the address of the Honorable Nicholas Murray fpiiuM) n.it.tr of Columbia University." Tough life vignette: I dropped In with Harry Evans on one of his man -about -town bachelor friends In Beekman Place area the other aft ernrton. In feal life he siittaestad thoss next day after a night out Interludes that Ronald Column mUrht Indulge on the rixn. It was 4:30 and he was arrayed In a light tsn whipcord dressing gown with a Just so moncgrammed pink muffler effect and patent leather Russian house boots. And sunk deep In a capacious leather chair. A tabour- ette at his right hand holding decanter, aliases, cigarettes and lighter. "I am trying to remember," li. xfl.mer In jerplcxlty, "11 1 1 terms. If this Is pslnful to some of the old timers who still cherish the false theory or notion, please remem ber that on the other hand It brlnga better health to a great many othera who are capable of' amending thlr bellefs. Offhand I estimate that readera who expresa enjoyment of the ridi cule of false notions about health or hygiene outnumber five times those who deplore It. Tell me, how do you like It? Mushy or crisp? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Habit Spasm I keep blinking my eyes so that strangers stare at me I think It la called tic. Physician found no fault of vision. Can you suggest how I may overcome this? (K. D.) Answer. Such tic or habit spasm usually begins as a purppseful move ment. which eventually becomes ha comes habitual. Carefully conducted courss of exercises In expression, In hibition, etc., under supervision of expert, will correct the habit. Just ss a fllUP. It la characteristic of idiots that the constantly repeat movements without purpose or words without sense. Emergency Water Disinfection To your knowledge, are hslazone tab lets to be relied upon for sterilising water? Would they, for example, kin the spore, of amebic dyslntery germs? (P. A. R.) . Xns. Not to sterilize, but only to disinfect water In an emergency. I'd rely on such disinfection of water If I had to drink unboiled water of queatlonable purity. Or I'd rely on the addition of one or two dropa of good old tincture of lodin to a quart of water, let It stand twenty minutes, and then drink my fill In assurance. These methods ere suitable ONIx for emergencies and not at all for reiruuar use. Boiling Is the best way to disinfect polluted water If It must b used for drinking purposes. Sterilization If a man has the operation to ster ilize him, 1 It possible to restore his capacity to became a father by a sub sequent operation, provided he Is healthy and normal, aged about 38? (W. H. M. ) . Ans If the original operation was the ordinary vasectomy (removal of portion of the seminal duct) a sur gical repair of the duct would restore his fertility. (Copyright, 1036, John P. Dine co.) - Ed. Note: rersons wishing to communlcoate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to ?r William Brady, M. D.. 265 El Camlno, Beverly Hills. Calif. had breakfast before rounding In this morning. At my age, you know, one has to guard against weight, and I feel hungry." And then there's the uniformed footman who sat beside the Har rlman, VanderbUt, Astor et al chauf feurs so stiffly In the Golden Era to worry about. He has completely vanished. His Job was solely open ing limousine doors, a symbol of either blue blood at the opera or nouveaux rlche at first nights. He waa likely the most unnecessary de luxe ornamentation. Today, even those who could afford him, would not take the chance of risking hoot or maybe worse for such display. Talk continues that well meanlug friends are still trying to snap Henry L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan out of their year or so pout. Their long literary association and friendship came to a full stop for some reason no one knows but the principals. Nathan told of some remark he made about the Bam morean's neck-tie and Mencken stsmped out of his apartment In a huff. That was, of course, polite evasion. Something happened in firm relationship and time failed to breach It. I once aat across desk from an overlord, with whom I also roomed. who had spells of Ignoring me com pletely. Day after dav I suffered acute humllltatlon from one I knew had even less ability than I. But I waa young, Just married and des perately afraid of losing my Jon Nothing Is ao destructive as swollen rage that finds no outlet. A qusrrel or fight Is the thing. A thunder storm brings out the aun. Mencken and Nathan with a toe to toe slug ging might become buddies again Arthur William Brown, the lllus trstor, who Introduced blue collar ed shirts with canary yellow tlea. appeared at a Dutch Treat lunch eon recently with something else again. This time a shirt crestlon of enormous box car checks. "When Brownie decldea to go gy," mur mured Jim Flagg. "he doesn't fool around." SALKM. March 34. The Col umbia river fishermen's protective union summoned the city of Palem yesterday to answer Ita complaint agslnst the dumping of sewage in the Willamette river by the city. The city has 10 days to answer the. complaint which seeks to restrain the city from further dumping or sews on the grounds It la killing fish life and ruining a large Industry. Other defendants In the suit are the Oregon Pulp te Paper company. Western Paper Converting company anrt the Charles K Ppauldlng Log. gin company here. My persona) attention given to ait wach repair, tac'eory style workman ,,, Jn0 w ,ahTlMn t t ptturos 19c. l'eiej i Studio. Comment on the Day 's News By FRANK JENKINS fVVBR In Klamath Falls, they're w tearing down the old Brick Store. This old Brick Store, In Its day, was so typical of condltlona that existed in thla western country of ours that some brief story of It, together with some of the sidelight accompanying Its history and Its methods, may be found of more than passing Interest on this side of the mountains. t- yHS Brick Store, in Its day. was more than a business establish ment. It waa an INSTITUTION. Its owners were merchants, bankers, brokers and business advisers for their community. Over their coun ters, they sold to the people of this area whatever was needed, and In addition they found markets for the country's ' products and acted as bankers In the financing of Its varied -enterprises. ITS owners were men of shrewd, sound business Judgment, and their first, purpose was to make a fair profit for themselves out of their activities; but they wars men of vision who realized that unless the country aa a whole prospered they could not prosper. They were lead ers In the affairs of their day, and their advice was widely sought and generally followed. Many of the people In this south ern Oregon country who today are comfortable well off owe their start to ths sr and advloe and wise guid ance their affairs received from the owners of the Brick Store. Communities with leadership like that are fortunate. IN tearing down the old Brick Store, several bundles of letters and pos tal cards were found. (It la Inter eat ing, Incidentally, to note that postal cards predominated. People of that day were not prolific letter writers, and a postal card seemed to provide about the right space.) These old letters and postals tell a story of their own. Cm May 14, 1897, John Shook wrote from Dairy: "If convenient, I wish you would send $25, as he la expecting some money to pay hla bills at Eugene. Send the money to Eugene, Oregon." The money was sent. The Brick Store, you see, was more than Juat a store. It waa banker as well a. mer chant for lta community. Whatever ths needs of its people were, It took cars of them. PROM Steel Swamp, down In Calt- fornla, on December 10, 1897, A. J Jackson wrote to tlta Brick Store: "Please send 3 lbs. citron, 3 lbs. cur rants and oblige." It was December 10. you see, and Christmas waa Juat In th. offing. One can Imagine that ther. was fruit cake down In Steel Swamp that year. 1JROM Eoyaton, Oregon, dated In early December, 1896, came postal card bearing this message: "Please send by return stage, If pos sible, a pair of boys' strong leather boots, full stock kip, size 3. Send price, and money will be sent by re turn stage." "Boys' strong leather boots, size a.' Do you reckon the boy they were In tended for had an Inkling they were coming? And, If so, don't you reckon the dsys before Christmas were long beyond belief? You'll know all about It If you happened to live back In the 90s and your heart bled for a pair of boots, sis. 3- A LATER postcard, also from Roys ton, Oregon, follows. It reads. "Th. No. 3 boot, proved to be too big. Will you pleas, exchange them for a pair of No. l'a? Would like them with copper toes, If you have them." poOR KIDI Hla boots were too big, and had to be sent back, and he had to wait th. CENTURIES and CENTURIES that must elapse before the new one. cam.. This writer, at a tender age. be-.1 came likewise the possessor of a pair of copper-toed boots, but, alas I when they cam. on. was a No. 3 and the other a No. t. and th. town was a long, long way off. and the roads were hub-deep tn mud. We protest ed earnestly, even fervently, that a boot of one sise for on. foot and of another aire for th. other was the way w. liked boot.: that, In fact, we could hardly bear to think of having them any other way. But parent, were firm, snd the boot, hsd to go back, and the time Intervening between when they were sent back and th. new ones finally arrived can only be calculated In terma of geologic periods. When a email boy Is waiting for something he want, very badly In deed, time walk, with leaden feet. THK point to be made her. is that No. 3 boot, and returned th. No. l's. copper toe. and all, and happiness prevailed In Royston when th. pack' age arrived. SUBSERVING what goes on about ua today. It's a little hard to realize that so short . tlms back a. th. 1st. '90'. a pair of copper-toed boot, could bring so much joy. But they DID. Wa hear a lot of talk about the wold slipping backward toward the dark ages. Instead of going forward steadily toward something better and conatantly better, but If we are aa smart aa we ought to be we won't be lieve too much of It, It ba. gon. a long way sine the Ws, and the little enough that ordl nary people have now la BIO aa com pared with what they, had then. 1 Communications If They're sincere To the Editor: I see by the papers that there la an organization being formed by college students called "The Veterans of Fu ture Wars." , If they are sincere In forming this organization It works in fine with the preparedness program of the United States, for In order to fight a future war you need to be prepared. We rushed Into the last war without preparation and suffered an awful toll of life by so doing; so let us profit from this experience and be prepared I would suggest that the by-laws of the organization make It manda tory that each member of the organi zation Join a national guard com pany, attend a reserve officers train lng school or request ths college they attend to establish compulsory mili tary training. By so doing, each memzers will be able to enter the next war fully trained and able to give a good account of himself. I. D. CANFIELD. March 23, 1936. Cause For Thanks To the Editor: Did you ever atop to think what the people here In Rogue river valley had to be thankful for, while at tlmee the weather (especially the fog) Is trying on our nerves and Is not Just to our taste. How far would your nerves take you back in- the flood area of the east tonight? All of your savings of a life-time swept away In a moment and probably some loved one along with It; maybe a father In his desper ate efforts to save some loved one, The damage done there will take years to repair. If It Is ever done. Thousands without homes with noth lng but water and destruction on all aides. As for those people who have been suffering from cold and severe weather conditions for the last four months what do you suppose their feelings and thoughts for the future are tonight? We should be more than thankful that we live In Rogue river valley, Oregon. And still we hear discontent talked on every aide. At no time In history, has there ever been a mint mum disaster recorded here and that Is something that we ahould be proud of don't you think so?. I do. P. J. KIRKPATRICK. Star Route, Box 67 March 23, 1936. Warning To Congress To the Editor: In a letter received today from Dr. J. C. Evans, assistant auperin tendent of the state hospital at Salem, Ore., It Is stated that the two institutions, located at Pendle ton and Salem, were growing at the rata of 100 patients per year. He adds that "insanity In this country Is increasing and 1 will continue so until society evolves a senairjie workable plan wherein the source of supply of these unstable people can ba cut off. Personally, I be lieve thla can be brought about by suitable eugenic laws and by tight ening up our lax marriage laws." This seems to me to be a very Intelligent and humane decision on the part of Dr. Evans, who speaks from long study and experience of the subject. However, thla does not present every aspect of the situation, aa It does not Include the vast toll of suicide, -the greater proportion of which is caused by the discourage ment of the times. Prom Jackaon county, Oregon, there have been old people sent to our state hospital, whose minds have failed because of lack of nutrition, and who have had their minds restored after re ceiving proper food and care. This statement waa made by commis sioner Coleman, before a meeting of a Townsend club In Medford. Suicide and Insanity are the log ical fruits of a long depression that has been deliberately planned and executed by an International fi nancier group that respects no na tion and pursues its relentless way toward political control of all na tions. The old people who pioneered our great nation, now starve and worry, while congress blocks even a hear ing of the McOroarty bill. A eon gress that rushed through recog nition ot red Russia and the Soviet N. R. A. upon our western civilisa tion, now balks at even a hearing for the McOroarty bill, which might result In a trial of ths Townsend plan. This same congrea was re luctant to push the Nye Invests tlon to a complete exposure, or American arch -breeders of war. Mor gftn. DuPont, Schwab and Bernard Barwh. oft times referred to as the Baron of Jekyll Island," but who ahould be recoervljwi a the invisible hand at the control or our government today. After this exhibition of legisla tive reluctance, our congress passes an Inexcusably Inadequate neutral ity measure, perm 1 1 1 lng. f orsoot h trie industrisltifa to supply fuel for the European war conflagration. The president emphasises the wisdom of the neutral policy In hla punne addresses but fails to use hla In fluent with a well trained con gress to put tth in ti neutrality laws. , Does the president, and do ths congressmen as a whole, truly rep resent the will of the American people tcday? t think not. Surely next November will witness as dras tic, a rebuks to our national ad- DETROIT STRIKE Ten participant. In strike violence were arrested In Detroit, Mich Including several member, of the Automotive Industrial Worker.' Association strike committee. Several strikers are shown being taken to headquarters after police drove the crowd back after It had attempt ed to storm the gates of a plant In a demonstration. (Associated Press Photo) 1-MINUTE SAFETY TALKS By Don WET?E MAKING SwaL TIME I HASTE MAKES WASTE Some Los Angeles policemen recently broke a lot ol traffic laws to see if it pays ... by the clock. It doesn't. They put on one of the wildest and most Interesting automobile races ever staged anywhere. It was a 12-mlle race between two cars over city streets THROUGH TRAFFIC. ' One car ignored all traffic regu lations cheated, sneaked, took chances. The other car played fair observed all rules, drove care fully. The first car ran past stop lights, stole around street cars, ducked in and out of traffic lines. The first car completed the 12- , JACKSON COUMTY AVER AO-E CASH FARM INCOME 1926.... 1930 CROP PRODUCTS 69. TRUCK CROPS 1.6 JMA11 IWM. tfMUIMOlrje, KT. 4.J S X "V If It rVJVS 1 1 f a XV msK idi " S AVEMOf CAM FMH IHC0HE I U&S.OOOjOO ax. cmneioH mvia ministration .and conitress ss the oters of Oregon recently sOmlnis- tered to their governor snd his sub servient legislsture. The senior dtinens of America sr. determined to give the Town send pl.n a fair trial, and they are equally determined to place men tn congress who will no longer misrepresent them. Those who desire to form the personnel of our next congress, should ponder well the slgnlficsnce of these fscts snd resd aright the decree of s people as It is blszcned serosa the political map of the t'nlted States. ARIEL BURTON POMEROT. Exonerate Youth In Salem Tragedy SALEM. March 24. Bud Erp eldlng. IS. a bullet from whose rifle killed his companion Ralph Schwlt gert. 14. Stfndsy afternoon, was le lessed by the district attorney's of fice late yesterday. No chsrftes were filed. Erreldlng olschsrird his rule when Schwelgert stsrted to ride off on the former's bicycle. He ssld he mesnt to shoot over the other lad's nrsd but LEADERS JAILED Herold KJO,WEfcEN5T. Its all in Your head mlle trip ONLY THREE MIN UTES ahead of the car that drove carefully and observed all traffic regulations a gain of only 15 seconds per mile. This was a remarkable demon stration of how little It gets us to drive crazy. The reckless driver has a ner vous excitement which he mis takes for getting places quickly. He's just kidding himself. Drive recklessly and Illegally and endanger your own life and that of many other people, ln eluding children, and you gain a measly IS seconds per mile. It's hardly worth while, is it? ANIMAL PRODUCTS 3.A OTHIA AMIMAl MOD. . 4- Efi-OrS 5.6 the bullet atruck him In th. bass of the skull. 'KjcmtimicK" Ocdergarmenta that fit .1 Ethelwm B Huffmann. Does Casey Blush? Does Dolly Weep? NUTS , 52.6 sO' MOD. j w w r i i "v if "The GAY 90's" DON'T RKOHET VOC MISSED IT TONITE Medford's Finest and Funniest Benefit Underprivileged Children Aupici Kiwsnii Club Ticketi at Heath 'i and Weit Side Pharmac7 High School Auditorium, Mar. 24, 8:00 P. M. Flight VTime Medford and Jackson County blstory from th. fUe. of the Mall Tribune 10 and 20 year. ago. TEN VEABS AOO TODAY March 24, 1026 (It was Wednesday) Mercury drops to 29.5 degrees snd a heavy smuiiglng occurs In vslley orchards. Fred K. Btelwer. esndldste for C. . Senate, vlalt. city nd villey. Twenty million autoa now operating in America. Federal road is sought for building road from Roseburg to Dlsmond Lsk. Princ. of Wale, haa earach. and la prevented from attending national steeplechase rac. Thrs. .utolsts fined for leaving their cars parked In middle of street while they shopped. Motorists warned they face arrest unless 102Q license plates sr. on cars by Aplrl 1. TWENTY YEARS AGO TOOAY March 24, 1918 (It was Friday) Bandit Pancho Villa reported sur rounded by American and Mexican soldiers near Douglas, N. M. Otto Klum Is re-elected as coach of the Medford high school. Msss meeting Is called for next Mondsy night for consideration of plan for city to help build railroad to Blue Ledge mine, and eventually to th. coast. Fleroe bsttle rages at Verdun, with. French repulsing German attack; Russians defeated on eastern front. Fifteen carloada of soldiers bound for th. Mexican border pass through city. Chamberlain land grant bill pro viding for reimbursement to counties by government of taxes, nesrs vote la senate. . (Continued from Page One.) glble than a supernatural alliance behind the flood going democratic, and there was. The . true story seems to b. thst Mr. Roosevelt's publicity edvlsers be came xclted about the president va cationing while the flood was on. There was really not much that Mr. Roosevelt could do here except to hsvs his picture taken Inspecting th. Potomac, which be did. Most routine details were elesred up that first day, but, by that time, the flood was worse, and the publicity adviser Insisted on a second and third delay. During this time It was discovered that, among ths routine allotments made for WPA, Mr. Roosevelt had designated $18,41 1,633 for flood work on February 29. Then, everyone thought that the vast amount of lea and snow which had accumulated during the severe winter would causa a flood when It melted within a-few dsys. It didn't. But when the unexpected flood cams along more than two weeks lat er, the White House publicity matt had an Inspirational flash of genius. Act. of providence or of anyone elsa may provide excellent material In a campaign year. The adviser made th. claim and stuck to It, although ha has been aubjected to heavy Joshing by some of his closest friends. Some of the most lnfluentls new dealers bsv. turned s gainst th. presldentlsl tax program, as orlgln slly submitted. They contend that treasury authorities gave th. matter Insufficient consideration. Dally they are discovering additional flaws. More than one has become nettled becsuse the plsn would not .Hot a corporation snythlng for debt retire ment. This would mesn thst a cor poration In bankruptcy could never get out, no matter how much It earn ed. Most Inexpert packing Job around here lstely wss that performed on tba senate expenditure, committee for It. WPA Investigation. It was done os tensibly by Floor Leader Robinson, but vice-president Oarner had a backstsgs hand in It. Arbitrarily, they added tholr two good, trusted pals, Senators Berkley and Plttman, to th. committee. This gives them a 8 to 3 committee m.Jority. They needed that additional majority to see that tha Investigation does not become too In quisitive about WPA In a campaign year. The boys reported they were unde cided whether to st.rt the Inqulrr th. day after election, or whether to turn It Into a bally-hoo to advertise th. accomplishments of WPA. They will do the Istter.
