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By Arthur Perry.
March vent out Ilka a Hon, and
apparently has ceased coming back
to do It over again.
All Hall .the Oregon primary iyi
teml Voters In November may be
oalled upon to voto on the abolish
ment of Flrit Sergeants on the Uni
versity of Oregon campus, and up
holding the Mayor of Pendleton In
his veto of a atreet-cloalng ordi
nance. They may also be called upon
to pass on laws reguUtlng fish In
the Rogue and Umpqua rivers,
The traffic laws sustained aevera
fractured Sunday, at the hands of
Juvenile driving auto that were
older than the drivers.
a a
. There Is considerable complimen
tary editorial gush about the new
found wise-cracking ability of for
mer President Herbert Hoover. In
many Instances, the compliments
are funnier than the Hooverlan
wise-cracks. The latter make neither
the Democrats mad, nor Republicans
smile, and It Is the concensus, of the
OOP rank and file, that Mr. Hoo
ver's wise-cracks remain uncracked.
If there must be a wise -cracker for
party of Lincoln, McKlnley and Ben
Harrison, he should be spontaneous
and snappy. The postmaster-general
recently smart-cracked: "What the
country needs Is another Hoover
ka J. Edgar," Retorted a unknown,
unsung, but Impudent Republican
amart-aleck: "What the country
needa la another Roosevelt like
Teddy!' , . That Is wisecracking!
rrpin m 'nrornTEn'
(Siskiyou News)
W. J. McBrtde of Willow Creek,
who has been visiting his old
home In Pennsylvania, Is ei
pected back about the first of
April, and Dame Rumor sayeth
that he will bring one of the
fair sex back with htm. Oh,
pshaw, what Is the matter with
the California girls?
The Wooster, Mass, school b oard
has granted a high school girl the
right to play flrst-haae on thfc
boys baseball team. This also grant
the mother of the young lady the
right to wash the supper dishes, as
daughter will be too tired when she
gets home from the game,
H. Flewher, the demon baker, has
a new auto, with an 'electric hand.'
that ellmlnatea gear-shifting. Mr. P.
has not yet had time to Investigate
the 'electric hand' with his trusty
screwdriver, which needs eliminating
more than gear-shifting.
Twilight Trails
(Bn Hur Umpmin In th Oold
Hill New. 30 years ago)
"T Ilk that part of ths day when
the hills grow near and atrsnge.
when the inn eloes over the rlrtK
away to htd( beyond the range. Over
tht range gone down. somewhere
over th . a a fallow 'a a fool to
stay In town whm twilight tralla
art free. One may ntca tha sunlight,
ona may Ilka tha dawn, hut all mu.t
love tha twilight love and laan
upon.
I Ilka that part of tha day whan
the rabblta leave tha wood, whan
tha aun elope over tha htlla away,
and avary braath la good. Tha air la
aweet with scent that nevar tha
noontlda knew maadow and road
and woodland hlant with Just a hint
of daw. Ona may yaarn for noma,
light, ona may algh for pain, but
all mmt love tha twilight lora and
laarn again.
I Ilka that part of tha day whan
twilight tralla ara fraa. whan tha
aun slope over tha ranga away, and
leaves tha road to ma. For a fel
low'a a fool, I rlalm. to atay In tha
duety town, whan tha aun haa flut
tarad away In flama and twilight
rustle down. Ona may Ilka tha
monnlltrht. ona may Ilka tha daa'n.
but all must lora tha twilight love
and laan upon."
r.rall. t
PTTT.1MAN. Wfc . April (API
T. c. Wumford. of tha ragional el
mlnlstretlve staff of tha naw s-r.
eultural art. told 00 oounty aganta
and farm laadara hara tha naw aatup
U "mora fundamental and will hara
mora leatln: Intaraaf than tht old
AAA program.
Rare money on match rtoet nnd
Jemelrr repairing Oravp Jeweln
E&op, Phone iB2, at So. RntrUds Am.
Editorial Correspondence
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. Coming over from Oakland on
the ferry last night, sat next to two women who held an
"eitra-" Chronicle between them, emblazoned with a tremen
dous banner reading "Bruno Electrocuted." Said one of them:
"Lamaon freed, thi dizzy blonde acquitted, Hauptmann
executed that's American justice for you I"
' "I wonder if he was guilty J' inquired the other.
"Who, Hauptmann t I suppose so. But there were others
in it and now they will never be caught. So was Lamsr.n guilty
and this Strets woman she admitted she was guilty, but cried
or fainted away every two minutes, so she walks out scot free."
She atraightened out the paper, put her head on one side
and regarded the portrait of Hauptmann critically. "Vou
know he haa always looked like a dead man somehow ever since
he was caught. Did you see that film "The Walking Dead!",
reminds me of that. Sorry for the woman and the kid well
tliat'a the way things go!"
9
We have an idea thousands of people in this country last
night reacted in a aimilar way, when the news Bruno had actu
ally walked the "last mile" came over the wires from New
Jersey. Few believed the man innocent, and yet after the pas
sage of years, the sense of horror and outrage had passed; and
because of the many delaya, the constant injection of doubt,
there was no universal and spontaneous reaction in the public
mind that justice had been done. Which is a great pity and
comprises just another indictment against our dilatory and
sentimentalized system of jurisprudence.
a . .
Just, as everyone should be assumed innocent until guilt is
proved, so when guilt HAS been proved beyond a reasonable
doubt, punishment should be prompt. The only excuse for
delay should be the discovery of new and important evidence.
In the case of Hauptmann none was ever discovered and Jt
will be to the everlasting shame of those responsible for delay
ing the course of justice in this case, that when the final show
down came, they had no evidence. Nothing but hearsay, rumot-
and what amounted to nothing in the last analysis, but a maud
lin sympathy for the man convicted after a fair trial, of the
most brutal and heinous crime in the history of this country.
...
The electrocution of Bruno Hauptmann was of course a
great newspaper story. In the San Francisco papers there were
many special articles from those who witnessed the grisly
scene; liunyon for Hearst, Allan Kellar for the Scripps Howard
News, Courtney Riley Cooper for International. But in our
opinion the prize goes to the unknown United Press scribe, who
without a by-line, wrote the running news story for that service.
j The way in which he wove the
with quotations from the 23d Psalm, as intoned by the Lutheran
pastor, to the supreme climax, closing ". . . And T shall dwell
in the house of the Lord forever" was one of the finest exam
ples of effective and moving writing, we have read in many a
long year. Whoever he is, we nominate him for a Pulitzer
prize, for repprtorial excellence.
a . . a a
Like all other values news values are relative. But for this
Hauptmann execution, both the freeing of Lamson, and the
acquittal of Miss Vera Stretz would have rated banners on the
front page. Ai it was they were both crowded over on the
inside under standard heads, as soon ns the Bruno flash enme
over the wires. The Examiner was beaten on the street by
the rejuvenated Chronicle, and this morning on the front page
the Hearst daily aocuses its rival of faking the news jumping
the gun by over half an hour. "The Examiner never fakes
news" is the closing sentence. Which only proves one can find
humor in almost anything. "HEARST never fakes the news!"
And there was a time when it. could truthfully be said "he
never squawked" . . . but those days, too, have gone forever,
a a . . .
The bent comment on the Hauptmann execution came from
Betty Qow, the Scotch nurse, as reported in the news dispatohen.
"I am sick of the whole thing and want to forget it."
Now that Hauptmann has expiated for his crime, the case
is closod, and everyone should forget it turn their attention
to other things. Surmises, conjectures, what might or might not
be, should be wrapped up with other useless debris and con
signed to the nearest ash can. We hope particularly the coun
try may be spared the outpourings of nuts, cranks, and minor
crooks itching for the spotlight that "THET kidnapped and
killed the Lindbergh child."
Barring some new evidence, coming under the heading of a
modern miracle, those who followed this case closely at all,
the handwriting on the extortion notes, where the money was
found, the wood in the ladder, and a thousand other things too
numerous to mention, can have no doubt, reasonable or un
reasonable, that in the execution
as it was the law as it is was carried out, even handed justice
was served.
With that final word, let the curtain be dropped!
. . .
It has been hard to keep our mind on the job with such
alarming news from Everett, Washington, where Chan Egau
lies critically ill with pneumonia, We first heard of it, in the
sporting section of the ls Angeles Examiner, last Tuesday.
Since then we have kept in touch with developments through
the newspapers and calling the news rooms from time to time.
The last report here is far from encouraging, and have just
talked with Dr. C. M. Cooper, of this city who examined Chan,
when he passed through here recently, and is one of his great
admirers and devoted friends. He is plainly worried, for he
fears Chan wasn't in the best condition to combat the ravages
of such a terrible- disease. However no news at the present
writing is good news, and the only thing to do is hope and pray
for the best. If pulling for his recovery on the part of his
thousands of friends all over the country can do any good, we
know lie will enme tlirnuuh with flvine colors. R. W. U
(Continued from rage Ona.)
and her general staff is by no means
the brainiest In art. rope, ahe would
really be no match for Oermsny if
Poland sides with Oermany, as erery
military man evpects.
A military defeat for Russia would
probably mean the end of the iV.rtet
snrlal experiment and a return of the
whit Russians to power. The Reds
therefore cannot venture alone, Tnev
must shoot with Franca, and Prance
Is in a confused condition. Her peo
ple have been fed the dogma of fear,
the doctrine of defense, but her forts
are Impregnable. Hitler will never
run his head against them. They
were so strong 33 years ago that the
kaiser did not cart to try them, but
outflanked them through Bel l urn.
Now they are twice as strong and the
Belgian flank gate is closed.
There ere to very good un&dver
Used reasous ahjr Francs did not try
details of that tragic drama,
of Bruno Hauptmann, horriblo
to push Clermany out of the Rhine
land at once. One la that her people
are not In the proper mood to fluht
an Invading war. The other Is that
It would have coat them upwards of
a million men.
Hitler's Rhtneland maneuver has
been played up as a diplomatic
stroke, but the military brilliance of
It has been overlooked. The Rhine
land was sown overnight with ma
chine gun nests, barked by artillery.
That Is the German way. Tt has not
changed sines the world war. Any
countr-step by the French would
have been taken at heavv costs.
But tha most amaslng thing about
It ts that It was organised without a
single outside government, eirept
probably Britain, having any advance
notice. The Insiders say that flrlUln
waa secretly tipped by Oermany as to
her Intentions, but even Britain did
not know the troops were going 9
be sent In.
Note That ahows you how much
the other nations really know about
what Oermany la dolnf. Also It Is
giving Prench ststesmen opportunltv
for speculation as to how close an
ally Britain Is The Frenchmen are
slresdv sorry that they were an In
different lest summer when Vngland
was trying to get them to help corner
Mussolini.
These Inner slants, aummed up,
Indicate a condition which covi be
sawd pesos fullv only by a maeter
diplomatic hand. Tot In Ruropf
now do not teem to be big snoufb.
Personal Health Service
By William Brady. H D.
atgntd lettari pertaining to paraonal naaltb and hyglena not to dlaaaa
aiarnon, or treatment wiu be anawera) by Or. Brady u a atamped atlf-ad-draaacd
anralopa la ancloerd. Latter anon Id be brief and written In uut
owing to the Urge nam bar of letter received only few can be anawered.
Ko reply can be made to qoerte not conforming to Instructions. Addres Or.
William Brady, tea El Camloo. Beverly Bill, Cat
FINE JOB OF
Tour article on Tonsillectomy a
Major Operation gave me a Jolt,
writes a university professor. It re
minded ms that
y I hsd long want
ed to express to
you my sincere
gratitude for ad
vice given me
some three years
ago. At that time
I wrote you for
Information re
garding diather
my extirpation.
Tou suggested
an exwUent phy
sician Dr.
. , who
happened to be a neighbor.
After a preliminary examination
Dr began the diathermy
treatments. After aome months of
trestment, with the right tonsil si-
moat removed and the left showing
little diminution In sine, he remark
ed that I hsd made a wlsa choice,
sines the radical operation would
have Incapacitated me for a con
siderable period of time, and the
beat nurgeon could not have pre
vented serious hemorrhage.
It took three times aa long to re
move the left tonsil as It did the
right. During all that tlms I talked
dally before groups of considerable
slm, snd without the slightest In
convenience, nor did I miss a single
meal. A neutral physician who ex
amined my throat recently re
marked :- "That Is ss fine a Job of
tonsillectomy as I have ever sesnl"
Many thanks. Doc! You know your
onions I
(W. A. 8.)
P. B. You may quote freely, using
Initials.
This Is the method which the om
niscient young men employed by the
A. M. A. to do their thinking for
them condemned ss dangerous and
inadequate. However, the Intelligent
portion of the population doesn't
take the bombast of these self-constituted
spokesmen of the profession
so seriously ss the bla-bla boys
would like. The stroclty called sur
gical tonsillectomy is now Inflicted
chiefly on the uninformed and the
Indigent who have to go to "clinics."
'dispensaries" and free hospitals for
treatment.
Unfortunately most children un
der alx are difficult to control and
hence make unsatisfactory subjects
for either diathermy treatment of
tonsils or. say, the filling of teeth
by the dentist. But some children
three yeare old are quite successfully
treated In the modern way. Aside
from unmanageable children, sny
patients who have enlarged or In
fected tonsils may get rid of the bad
tonsils SAFELY and without even
an hour of Incapacity from hegln-
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
By O. O. Mclntyre
NEW YORK. April Diary: Sat un
til my lady came by and mocXed:
SUrttnif aitalnl" So talking to Bur
ton Raacoa who told me Max Miller,
aa eood a writer
aa I know about,
was In town, and
he had arranged
a meeting for ua.
And I chuckled
at Michael Ar
len'a deacrlptlon
of a laaa. "gllpy
but without per
fume." Out and eat a
whlle with my
fceaaMaaaa.iiunw.,1. a, former lenaiuia,
Albert Velier'boufrnt the game "Mo
nopoly." which"! ahall probably nerer
play, and looked In on Irene Hayea.
who gave m a lappet poaey. Then
home where came Zoe Berkley, whom
I greatly lore, and we talked of daya
on the Evening Mall.
To dinner at Lucy Virginia Long a
at Greenwich and Natalia Oordon
there. Back to. the city late for a
anark with George Palmer and Ame
lia Earhart Putnam at the Coffee
Home Club and home, reading Wll
kle Colllna'a "The Moonatone." by
which mystery lorera aet such store.
Not even their intimates were ever
ahleto explain the feminine appeal
of the fabulous Mdivanl trio, two of
whom were so tragically obliterated.
Not one could be called en Apollo,
each being. Inclined to avoirdupois,
nor m-ere they brilliant conversatlon
allsta or even adept at small talk.
Stylists ssy they lacked clothes sense
and while going In tor sports, none
excelled. The genuineness of their
titles haa alwsvs been a target for eye
lifts, yet no three men In America
have had such a devastating way with
the ladles. The It Boys with a bang!
One of the city s beat known steady
rllmbe and attained almost aolely
by out of townera la tha circular
etalrs leading up through the statue
of Liberty on Bedloe's Island. One
night In the Lamna It developed that
the only person In the crowded grill
who had made the trip waa Laurence
DOrsay. the English star. Unlike Eif
fel Tower. It can only be seeled afoot.
I never met a born New Torker who
made the Journey, yet It Is said to
offer the it entrancing view of all
of the harbor. Jim Cornell used to
walk tip and down the ateps to keep
hta legs supple.
Perv.nl nomination for the haet
Drink Water With Meals
Good For Stomach
Water with meals helps stomach
Juices, aid digestion, tf bloated with
ess add a spoonful of Adlerika. One
ft'W rlrartft out polaona and ahe
both upper ana leaer Bowti!
UrsUis Drug Dtute.
m
TONSILLECTOMY
nlng to end. X wss never more Is
earnest than I am when I ask why
In tha name of sense or reason
should any human being be aub-
Jected to the atrocious surgical ton
sillectomy when there are skilled
doctors In every community who
can extirpate the tonsils with dia
thermy (electro-coagulation) with
comparatively ao risk to the pa
tient's life?
I have often referred to the stand
ard surgical tonsil removal as "the
old Spanish custom." Indeed that Is
a mild characterization of the atroc
ity. In the most skilful handa It Is.
In my opinion, s crude and brutal
procedure of which any true surgeon
should be heartily ashamed.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Grape Jules
X drank a bottle of grape Juice
every day. I love It. Is there sny
harm In lt Is there sny good in
drinking It? . . (Mrs. M. O.)
Answer It Is wholesome, health
ful, equivalent to an equal quantity
of milk In nutritive value (calorics).
No harm In It.
Iron
Two years sgo made up your home
made iron medicine, and gained sev
eral pounds and greatly Improved In
appearance while taking It. I used
one ounce of iron snd ammonium
cltrste in s pint of water. Recently
a friend said she used four ounces
to the pint of water . . (Miss S. B.)
Answer I s;iggeted one ounce
In four ounces of wster. or four
ounces of Iron In one pint of water
does, In either esse, a teaspoonful
two or three times dally, alter food.
Full Information in booklet "Blood
and Health" send ten cents coin
snd stamped envelope bearing your
address, for copy of booklet.
Meningitis Is Respiratory Infection
I would like to know If spinal
meningitis Is contagious. If so. how
soon would It be wise to visit the
house where the disease has oc
curred? a a a (MlSS M. B.)
Answer Cerebro epinsl meningitis
(epidemic meningitis) is one of the
respiratory infections, spread ss
diphtheria la spread. Sometimes per
sons who have been In contact with
the patient become "carriers" they
may spread the germ although not
themselves 111. It would be safe to
visit the horns at any time If you
are aware of ths wsy In which re
spiratory Infectlona sre conveyed
chiefly through conversational sprey.
Tf you are In contact with children,
better stay away from the house for
a month or two.
(Copyright 1038, John F. Dllle Co.)
Ed. Note: Persons wishing to
communlcoate with Or. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr
William Brady, M. D., 65 El
f amlno. Beverly Hills. Calif-
example of Broadway's dandyism of
30 years ago Frederic McKay.
Most listeners are continually sur
prised st Msjor Bowes Instant knowl
edge of music, both classical and
modern, In his broadcasts. His easy
Informative grasp of the aubject la
never rehearsed, always Impromptu.
He has been broadcasting and ar
ranging musical concerts from the
Capitol theater a doren years. His
early background waa musical snd he
playa tteveral Instruments, aside from
being a mesn baritone In suddenly
recruited quartettes. He has one of
the most complete musical libraries
in the country. And he can conduct
a symphony orchestra expertly enough
to win praise from Toscsnntnl.
Fleetness of fame was probably
never better Illustrated than In the
case of Babe Ruth. No one In his
field had such acclaim and his celeb
rity was shared by millions who knew
little and cared less sbout baseball.
Ruth could tie up traffic In a knot
with a short walk on a busy street
anywhere. He caused cheers and hst
throwing st prlre fights and other
public functions. Today Ruth's pres
ence does not Increase traffic a cor
poral's guard. Even In the restaurants
the autograph pests have called it a
day so far aa he la concerned. Ruth
knew this fickleness and commented
on It when he stood In the corona of
his eclipse. So he suffers no twinge.
Although It's only human nature for
even Babe to wonder.
Bagatellea: Era la Oalllene la a
Mickey Mouse fan. too . . . And who
Isn't? . . . .Tulian Street, Jr. Is In the
editorial department of a broadcast
ing studio . . . European editors con
aider Balnbrtdge Colby the moat in
formed man on the V. S. Constitu
tion . . . The Prince of Wales' bedside
reading Includes cuttings of three
New York newspsper columns . . Sam
Ooldwvn is the Santa Fe'a most un
GREEN
SLAB WOOD
Big DOUBLE LOAD
Ior Direct Mill Deliveries
Tirst come, (tnt served!
Phone 7 Now
TIMBER PRODUCTS CO.
END Or NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE
tiring depot platform walker, cross
ing tbt continent.
The happiest fellow I've run Into
since steel blshed was a cheerful
dropper-ln today. For months he has
been worried now and then about
feathery tracing of shadows over
his eyes whsn he looked up.
He sought specialists and changed
glasses, three times to no avail.
Last evening be fell asleep In a
Lorn bard y hotel barber chair and
awakened to discover his eye trouble
had vanished. Explanation: He had
shsffgy eyebrows and the barber trim
med them while he dosed. P. 8. This
Is not s Messmora Kendall or Lee 01
well release.
(Copyright, load, by McNaught
Syndicate)
4 .
Comment
the
on
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
SENATOR BORAH will be candi
date In the Oregon Presidential
preference primary for the Republican
nomination for President that Is, he
wilt seek the Instructed vote of Ore
gon'a delegates to the Republican con
vention. He la the only one of the leading
contendere for the Republican nomi
nation who haa entered the Oregon
primary, and the date for filing has
now passed.
So It la a, foregone conclusion that
Oregon's Republican delegates will
be Instructed for Borah.
IT la really a pity that Knox and
Landon. alao, did not decide to en
ter the Oregon primary, which occurs
In May, well ahead or the convention
that will choose a Republican candi
date for President.
U they had done so, It would have
provided an Interesting test of Repub
lican public opinion, showing how
people are thinking on the Important
subject of a candidate to oppose
Roosevelt and his Dew Deal policies.
Aa It Is, Borah will take Oregon's
Republican delegates (that Is, their
Instructed vote on tha opening bal
lot )by default.
IT Is true, of course, that Oregon Is
a small atate. with only a few con
vention delegates. But It is also true
that on large national Issues the peo
ple of one section of the country, are
quite apt to think very much like
the people of other sections. That fact
haa been demonstrated time and
again.
So, if Knox and Landon had en
tered the Oregon primary, along with
Borah, the result would have been a
fairly accurate teat of how the people
ara feeling about Republican candi
dates. THIS writer, .who does not pride
himself on the accuracy of hla
political Judgment, never having won
an election bet, la of the opinion that
If Borah, Knox and Landon hsd all
entered the Oregon primary, BORAH
would have won.
It Is not Improbable that Knox snd
Landon (or st leaat their political ad
vlsera) held the sama opinion. At any
rate, they DIDN'T enter, which leads
to the conclusion that they must
have regarded a contest with Borah
In Oregon aa poor strategy.
If all three had entered nd BOR
AH HAD WON, It would have been
big feather In Borah's csp and aa such
would have attracted national atten
tion. As It la, other candldatea can
contend that tha Oregon primary
mrana nothing since Borsh was the
only candidate entered.
e
THIS writer (who Is Just an ordin
ary business man and NOT a po
litical prophet) ha a notion that
Borah Is now the leading contender
for the nomination, and that the
atrategy of other candldatea la direct
ed toward heading off Borah.
If that la true, It explains failure
of other candidates to enter In the
Oregon primary.
Communications
It's No Joke
To the Editor:
What la conceived In Jest often re
sult In tragedy. I very much fear
that thla la going to be t caaa In
tha much publlrited "Veterans of
Future Were." Edltora. who elve It
PINE
space, evidently consider it quite t
joke snd many people, without etop
plng to think, apparently are getting
quit kick out of It.
I believe the statement of the
leadera of thla movement when the7
aay that they are serious and may
march on Washington -t am aura it
la far mora aerloua than even they
think. The thought now appeals to
many a a fine aattr on the "bonus
march." But what if they actually
do make thla march t It wont be
funny then, tragedy will aurely fol
low. It la Inevitable that a mob
and It win turn Into a mob will
commit aome overt acta. Cltleen
along tha ltne of that march will be
Injured or, angered, aa even now con
siderable feeling ha been engen
dered by the thoughtless act. Re
taliation will follow and trouble will
start, growing beyond control. .
It would be rm possible for a group
of young men to be so constituted
that there would not be on or more
member of ft turbulent, trouble
making natun. These would start
aomethlng. Tt might be prank
harmleaa and very funny In their
own eyes but the victim of It might
not so think it. Resentment of the
act would certainly reault In trouble
and no man could predict how far It
would go.
Should euoh march start. It
would be Joined by the vicious and
criminal; tt would open th war fr
thee criminals to commit their
crlmea under the cloak of a "satirical
student escapade." It would cause
endleaa trouble for police and other
officials. It would cost th country
large sums of money to control auch
a senselese demonstration and. under
th hyaterteal ebullition of unre
strained aplrlta, tragedy would surely
result.
We might aay: "It won't go that
far. It'a Just a Jok. They would
not go to Washington." But they
have already been to Waahlngton.
Some of them have appeared and
made their threate and. on at least
one occasion , It haa been reeented on
the floor of the house and senate.
Th excuse that they r making
ridicule of th bonus seems to me to
be very weak. What possible good
csn com of such action now that
th bonu question haa been eettled?
It can only engender 111 feeling and
foment trouble. It la my humble
opinion that thla movement la not
only s, thoughtless action atarted by
young minds, Improperly guided, but
It Is vicious in principle and danger
oua In its very conception. vIt ehould
be nipped In the bud.
I doubt very much If any of the
member of these organisations corns
from famUle who can boast mem
bers eligible to th bonu or who
have suffered th pangs of a Qold
Star. It should be Intereatlng to
know th family history of these
boys.
Had I had a son who took part In
such a movement I would, at the
ftrat opportunity, take him through
some of tha Veterans' hoepltale and
national cemeterlea and ahow him
some of the horrors of war. I would
Impresa upon him the fact that It
M through these veterans that he
la enjoying the freedom and security
he now has. I would ahow him some
of those pitiful wrecks and Impress
upon him that (paraphrasing) ex
cept for the Grace of Ood there Is he.
It la no Joke about these "future
veterana" wanting a bonus they will
and. what la more they would accept
right now. And dont forget thla: If
another war cornea within th next
twenty years there will be millions
mora veterana and their aympathlzera
added to those still In existence.
Then th veterana will be able to
absolutely control the government by
their votes. It Is no Joke.
A. O. ALLEN.
Medford, April .
THE GRANGE
Gold Hill flranre
Oold Hill Orsng met April a with
thirty-four members and four vlai
tora present. Thl report ahow th
"Yellows" ahead In the attendance
contest.
Election of state officer waa held.
The membership now mimw.
sixty-five.
Home Economic club will meet on
Tuesday. April U, at the home of
Mrs. P. E. Krause.
The lecturer's program constated of
"Th Etr Story" taken from the
Bible, and annffa H Ohvlll. um
Sylvl Croft and Maxln Holllfleld!
uougnnuta and eofree were served
at the close of the meeting.
Buck Ingham's Ice Cream, Candy A
Party SpecJala. Th Crest, 130 8. Cent.
MFIdiret Photos lAc. PF.ASIJTTS
Montgomery Wards
SAFETY
SHOW
Tomorrow, Tuesday at 2:30 P. M.
on Fir Street Between Main and 8th
SBK ... Cut Schrider, world' champion dirt track
ricin drivr, rJiying tht part of th "world-! mott
careful driver." S Lew Brown, daredevil of the
speedways, aa th "world'i most careless driver"!
HEAR . . . Jack Story, internationally firaou iporta
announcer, well known ivistor and member of th
Famout CtrpilUr Club, deecrib. th Show in all Its
detail!
Sign
Uf
Flight vo Time
Medford and Jackson County
history from th files of toe
Mali Tribune 10 and 10 yean
ago. -
TEN VEAR9 AGO TODAY
April 6, 192
(It Waa Tuesday)
Predicted first auto will be able to
make Diamond Lake by May I.
Mussolini, dictator of Italy, allot
In nose by assassin.
The Pacific Telephone company to
spend 180,000 for Improvement In
city.
California raked by gal and rain,
showers fall in valley.
Ouy W. Conner and aeven children
I oat In: Slaklyoua return safe and
sound after 34 houra In wllderneas.
and praise Boy Scout for awlstanc
rendered.
Senate tables Democratic bill for
"study of monetary system." on
"ground It la ruse to tamper with
money aystem."
All dance halls In state required to
procure licenses.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
April . 1916
(It Wae Thursday)
A horse sttsched to a buggy drops
dead in front of the Nash Hotel.
"With Medford Trad la Medford
Made" adopted aa official civic slo
gan for Home Product week.
Roy Ashpole, manager of the Eagj
Point baseball team, challenges Med
ford. Registration for primary election
closes April 18.
Thirty-five men are bow engaged
In the construction of a cement plant
at Oold Hill.
Letter to editor, "urge soft pedal
on all unneceesary noises."
Shortage of hay reported In valley.
Forest Creek
FOREST CREEK, April 6 (Spl.)
Mrs. John Black. Mrs. Ivan Davis
and Mrs. James Davles were among
thoae from this part of th county
who attended the school for parent
at the Methodist church In Medford,
March 31.
Miss Hazel Davles returned horn
from Myrtle Point where ah Is
teaching. March 98, and remalnl,
here for a week' visit, th school b-j
Ing closed on account of Illness.
Mrs. Jack Crump was a pat-lent at
the Community hospital In Medford
last week for medical care.
John and Arthur Davles are log
ging some bull pines from their own
property.
The knitting club met with Mrs.
Psul Fearce. April a. Mra. Davles
and Mrs. Black gave a detailed report
of the lectures of the parents' school
at Medford, March 81, conducted by
Mrs. Maude B. Morse of Corvallls.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Ivan Davles, April 0.
TALENT CHURCH LADIES
PLAN CHICKEN DINNER
TALENT, April 8. (Spl) The
ladlea of the Talent M. B. church
will aerve a chicken dinner In the
city hall Thursday, Aprtl a from
S:30 to 8:00 p. m. There will alo
be homemade candy on aal. AU ax
Invited to attend.
The Weather
Northern California: Pair tonight
and Tuesday, warmer Tuesday: mod
erate north to east wind off coast.
Oregon: Pair tonight and Tuesday;
slowly rising temperature; gentle
easterly wind off coast.
LAWNMOWERS sharpened. We call
for and deliver. 23 N. Fir St. SIMS
BROS. Phone 3ol.
CATCHING
COLD?
At the ftrit warn
ing metre quick
few drop up
each nostril. It
timely use helpt
prevent many cold.
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