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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 26. 1936.
E
LOSS OF
RESIDENTS HERE
The house shortage that hai pre
vailed here tor the past year and
halt has now reached the acute atage
and the city la losing potential resi
dents because of tho laclt ot desirable
rental quarters, it was stated today
by Clinton Spencer, manager of the
real estate department of Brown
White.
The Brown it White agency today
had only two rental listings on Ha
books, the tewest In nine years, jar,
Spencer said. Both were In the higher
brackets, one being a furnished dwell
ing listed at $42.50, and the other
an unfurnished residence at t48.
"During the past week two fam
ilies told me they were moving on
to another city because they could
not obtain a suitable home here," Mr
Spencer said. "And I know of at least
two other couples who have been Hv
ini in a hotel for weeka because they
cannot find a dwelling. They can't
move to another place because the
men were transferred here on Busi
ness."
Tho acute shortage la not due to
an influx ot transient fruit labor, air.
Hneneer asserted.
"We watch our rentals very closely
and have not rented a house to
Inula transient this season," Mr.
Spencer stated.
Other agencies reported similar
conditions. The Carl V. Tengwald
Agency today had only al listings,
all unfurnished houses, ranging up
ward to 57.60 a month. Only three
of them were listed under 25.
"We could easily rent a number of
modern, doslrable homes," Mra. Teng
wald said. "Willie the greatest de
mand Is for homes of moderate rent
als, there is also a steady request tor
residences In the 40 to 50 classifi
cation." Renters, however, demand modern
homes with up-to-date facilities. If
they are to pay 935 or more a month
they expect a central beating plant,
tiled bathroom and the most modern
ot kitchens, Mrs. Tengwald related,
adding that they can procure such
homes In cities comparable to Med
ford. Renters today want no rambling
house with old-fashioned construc
tion find waste space of no utility,
realtors agreed. While there Is some
demand for spacious dwellings with
three or more bedrooms, the ordinary
eall ia for houses of five or six rooms,
they said, but emphasis Is always
placed on modem construction and
up-to-date appointments and facili
ties. BOOKS ON TRAVEL
CHOICE OF LIFERS
AT
FORT MADISON, la. (UP) Per
haps due to their narrow environ-;
znent, prisoners of Iowa state penl- I
tentlary spend many of their leisure
hours reading travel books of far-
away places, a survey of the penal In
stitution's reading habits reveals.
Prison officials note that short
tenners usually read for amusement
and recreation only. The long-term-era
turn to more serious non-fiction
material, such as philosophy, a check
of circulation figures In tho prison
library discloses. Literary and news
magazines, too, receive the heaviest ;
demand from bank-robbers and lifers,!
although lighter periodical material
Is available.
More than 0500 volumes are avail
able to the prison's population. Total
book and magazine circulation for
each month is near the 13.000 mark.)
One-third of the total monthly clr-
dilation la In hooks, while two third a
of the convict library patrons check
out current mngnzlnee.
The mngazino circulation in the
prison library mm beyond 7000 peri
odicals a month. More than 350 mag
azines are received by tho peniten
tiary each month.
A fiction catalogue, classified ac
cording to author, and a nln-flctlon
guide, clssnlfled according to subject
matter and author, Is presented to
each new Inmate when he Is ''drenacd
In." A select group of convict ap
pointed by the warden, serve as libra
rians. News books are purchased from a
fund contributed by sightseers, who
are charged 2fl cents to tour the Iowa
prlnon. Iate books are purchased In
Inexpensive binding and are rebound
In the prison bindery.
Of the 3010 books In circulation
during Mny, 1030. fiction volumes led
In popularity, with 2900 being check
ed out to Individual cells. Texts per
taining to useful arts were next In
popularity with the convict readers.
With most of the prisoners confined
for a long, long time, world travelers'
descriptions of tropical Isles, strange
places and peoples receive a heavy de
mand. Othrr subjects which found favor
with the Inmates, In order of their
popularity, were: History, sociology,
natural science, ethics, religion, fine
art and philosophy.
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CALLED TO LAST REST
John David Skinner, S4, pawed
away at a local hospital, August 38.
He waa bom In Carroll county, Mls
alMippi, February 18, 1852. Mr. Skin
ner's flrat marriage waa to Jan to Hill,
February 17, 1876 at Grand View,
Texas, and two children survive this
union, Jessie Franklin Skinner, El
Puo, Texas, and Jeffle J. Skinner,
Medford, Ore. His wife passed away
in November, 1883. Hla aecond mar
riage waa to Mary Elizabeth Hodge.
October 10, 188Q at Mulllns, Mill
county, Texas. Three children were
born to this - union, Ester Vistula
Chapman who passed away In April,
1028, Robert Arlon Skinner, Medford,
and Mrs, Johnnie Inda Adams of
Porterville, California.
He Is survived by his wife Mary
Elisabeth and the above children,
also nine grand children and two
great grand children, one brother.
Larkln Eaaton Skinner, Fletcher,
Oklahoma, and one sister, Mrs. Flora
Weathered, Rockdale, Texas.
Mr, and Mrs. Skinner lived one
year In Milts county, Texas, moving
to their ranch at Rotan, Texas and
living there from February 1888 to
1009 when they moved to Medford.
For many years he was a member
of the Baptist church.
He was a large stock rancher In
Fisher county, Texas.
He was a member of Fisher ledge
No. 703, Roby, Texas. Later demo
ting to Rotan lodge No. 930, then
dcmlttlng to Medford lodge No. 103
on taking up his residence In Med
ford, March 18, 1010. He also be
longed to Crater Lake chapter R. A.
M. and Table Rock council No. 15,
and was greatly Instrumental In
helping finance the present lodge
building. i
Funeral services will be held at the
Perl Funeral Home, Friday at 2:30
p. m Rev, W. H. Eaton officiating.
Interment In Medford I. "O. O. F.
cemetery. Services at the graveside
will be In charge of Medford lodge
No 103, A. F. & A, M.
Mr. Skinner's son, Jessie Franklin
Skinner of El Paso, Texas, and daugh
ter Mrs. Johnnie Tnda Adams, of
Porterville, California will come to
attend his funeral.
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Old School at Fort.
OLD POINT COMFORT, Va. (TJP)
The Coast Artillery school at Fort
Monroe Is the oldest military specialty
training school in tne country, hav- ;
lug been organized In 1834. and In I
continuous existence ever since. Edgar
Allen Poe was enrolled In the school
for a short time In 1838 under tho
assumed name of E. A. Ferry.
Blame for Headache.
L )NDON, Ont. (UP) The "morn
ing after" headache Is caused by
spinal fluid, Dr. J. Milton Robb, of
Detroit, told the Ontario Medical as
sociation at lta annual meeting here.
He said alcohol promotes the secre
tion of the fluid, and either too much
of It, or too lltlfl; causes headaches,
Closing Urns for Too Late to Clae
slfy Ads Is 1:30 p. m.
Fate In Doubt
Dr. George Wallace Humphrey of
the Spanish department of the Uni
versity of Washington mailed a let
ter In war-torn Bilbao. Spain, July
10 and hss not btn heard from
since. His family feara ha hss met
with trouble In tht civil war. (Asso
ciated Presa Photo)
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REBEL COMMANDER IN SPAIN INSPECTS TROOPS
General Mola, 8panlah rebel commander, Inspects troops drawn up In Burgos, Many of the soldiers it
Burgos are former members of the 8panlsh civil guard who went over to the Insurgents. Note the toreador-like
caps worn by the troops. (Associated Press Phot
FRANTIC EFFORT
TO SAVE HARVEST
(Continued from Page One)
around a 400-acra field, separated
from the Inundated area by a low
c'ike. In, nn effort to harvest as much
of the uncut grain as possible be-
fore the water breaks through. There
was littlo hope of continuing this
operation beyond noon today.
' More Land Pangered.
Efforts were made to strengthen
the dikes to hold the water In the
Cox brothers lease. Hasktns broth
on the north, were particularly In
danger, Both have rich harvests ot
ore on the south and Louis Kandra
grain.
Tills Is all government land, theor
etically In the sump which was set
eslde when Tula lake was drained
for reclamation purposes. It has been
leased to private operators, who havo
thrown up dikes against the water
to confine It In a smaller sump of
about 10,000 acres. Increasing mois
ture and Irrigation run-off has add
ed to the water Impounded In the
actual sump until It could no longer
hold It, and Tule lake, once a 06,000-
acre body of water, spread out over
more of Its old lake bed at the ex
pense of the grain growers, who ex
pected this year one of the blggesi
cash returns from their crop In the
history of the basin.
L. J. Bran, director of the Paciflo
wooden box campaign, with head
quarters In Klamath Falls, was tho
main speaker today before the Lions
club at their non luncheon. Bean
stated that the wooden box move
ment la gaining momentum rapidly,
and that thousands of persons di
rectly or indirectly affected by the
timber Industry, are demanding their
merchants buy supplies boxed In
wooden contolners.
Ho said that many of tht cheap
tibre boxes now In us, are shipped
into this country duty free, and con
stitute a menace to the lumber trade.
Carol Hays was In charge of en
tertainment, and presented sound
movies of the construction of the
big San Francisco bay bridge from
start to present development. Hay
is manager of the. Associated Oil com
nany here, and the films were through
the courtesy of that company.
Walter Rtchert, district manager of
union state Life Insurance company,
waa
guest at the meeting.
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STATE SAYS BEDE
"Taxpayers In counties that had i
heavy tax delinquency during the de
pression are realizing the danger In
the proposed state power measure
that will be up In the November elec
tlon," said Elbert Bede, Cottage Orove
newspaperman, who was a visitor here
today.
Mr. Bede, who represents Oregon
Business and Investors, a state-wide
organization, said that In his swing
over the state he has found counties
that would have had to default on
bond payments except for tax pay
ments by utilities. "They didn't pay
dividends, but they kept their taxes
paid," said Mr. Bed e. "With
state ownership of millions and mil
lions of dollars of property now own
ed by power utilities, many millions
would be taken from the tax rolls, the
burden to go to remaining taxpay
ers, many of whom would have to
default during another depression.
"I have found business interests
generally opposed to the state going
Into business,' said Bede. "The sen
timent Is to gat the best power rates
that can be secured through legal
means which we already have and to
let private utilities have power de
veloped by Uncle 8am, rates to the
users to be based upon the prlco ot
power delivered to such private util
ities." FURNITURE DEALERS TO
DISCUSS CREDIT SALES
PORTLAND, Aug. 36. (AP) J.
King Bryon, managing director of the
Retail Furniture Dealers 'of Oregon.
said a state-wldo meeting will be held
here September 15 to discuss long
term' credit "plain business- suicide"
and said sentiment was developing
for curtailment of credit extension to
not more than 18 months.
FRED KELLY IS NAMED
ROOSEVELT CLUB HEAD
PORTLAND, Aug. 36. (ff Fred C.
Donaugh, director of Roosovelt-for-
Presldent clubs, appointed county di
rectors today. Including O. P. Mc-
Cord. Baker; Fred W. Kelly. Medford;
Charles H. Mack. Klamath Falls.
Frank Brooks, LaQrande, and I. E.
Snyder, Enterprise.
Veterinarians say many "mad" dogs
are merely doga running around look
ing for a drink of water In hot wea
ther. Closing time for Too Late to Clas
slfy Ads la 1:30 p. m.
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(Continued from Pago One)
the Townsend candidate, who ran on
the Republican ticket, led Carl Hln
ahaw, 2375 to 3083 In 186 of 535 pre
cincts. Rep. Hoeppel dropped to third
place among 10 candidates seeking
the Democratic nomination In re
turns from 109 of 488 precincts.
The Democratic leader waa H. J.
Voorhls, San Dlmaa teacher, who had
2136 votes. .
In this same district, the Towns
end backed Republican candidate, W.
R. Peeler, trailed F. F. Houser, Al
hambra attorney, 036 to 1857.
Downey Plsuppolntcd
Downey, In conceding defeat to
Buck, expressed himself as deeply
disappointed, not chiefly because of
my personal loss, but because of the
refusal of the voters to accept
the economic - principles which I
espouse,"
From S. J. Margett, state Townsend
mcnoger, came a statement declaring
tho final figures would show 14 en
dorsees qualified for the November
general election.
Townsend -backed Incumbents who
had good leads or were not opposed
for their party's nomination were
Reps. Harry Englebrlght, R. J. Welch,
A. B. Carter, B. W. Gearhart, Repub
licans: J. J. McGrath, H. E. Stubbs, J,
If. Tolan, and Charles Kramer, Demo
crats
Townsend -opposed Incumbents who
had no party opposition or establish
ed Impressive lends were Florence P.
Kahn, and S. L. Collins, Republicans;
C. P. Lea, Buck, McOroarty, Thomas
Ford, John M. Costello, J. F. Dock
well er, Charles J. Golden, and Byron
n. ecott.
Lea Trailing
Nelson B. Van Matre, Townacndlte
candid a to In the first district, led
Rep. Clarence F. Lea 12.703 to 10,700
for the Republican nomination on
returns from 415 of 749 precinct.
Lea, a Democrat, waa unopposed, for
that party's nomination.
Harry R. SheppaiU. Townsend can
didate, was far ahead of Rep, Sam
L. Collins, Republican, for Democra
tic nomination In the nineteenth
district. The vote In, 376 of 761 pre
cincta waa Sheppird 10,667; Cell Ins,
3200.
Collins had a two to one lead over
his nearest opponent for the Republi
can nomination.
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STATE PLANNERS
TO STUDY NEEDS
OF COUNTY HERE
' (Continued from Psge One)
problems will be discussed bj J. C.
Moore, chalrmAn of the land use
committee of the state planning
board, Herbert P. Byram, research as
sistant, and V. B. Stanbrey, executive
secretary.
Otiiera scheduled to speak at the
afternoon session Include Olen Am
aplger, manager of the Medford and
Talent Irrigation districts. Reed Car
ter, secretary-treasurer of the Grants
Pass irrigation district, E. H. Judd,
manager of the Eagle Point and Rogue
River irrigation districts, snd p. J.
Hayden, supervisor of. Irrigation In
the Klamath basin.
The Jackson oounty planning com
mission la preparing to present a
numer of matters to the meeting and
It la expected that other districts will
do likewise.
Public officials of Jackson, Jose
phine, Douglas and Klamath counties
have been Invited to the luncheon
and afternoon meeting. The Ashlsnd
Chamber of Commerce is planning to
be represented by a delegation.
The public meeting Is to conclude
at 4:30. Members of the stats board
will then be escorted on a motor tour
of the valley so that they may pro
cure fLrst-hand knowledge of lrrlgt
tlon, farming -and mining require
ments here. i
Members of the board will remain
here overnight. They will leave Satur
day morning for Grants Pass where
the board will meet again.
Members of the board expected to
attend the sessions here are Ormond
R. Bean, Portland, chairman; o. J.
Buck, Portland, regional United
States forester, vice chairman; Jamie-son-
Parker, Portland, secretary; J. w.
Burns; Judge Guy Boylngton, Astoria;
Leonard Carpenter, Medford; E. W.
Miller. Marshfleld: Prof. Philip A.
Parsons. Eugene. Also attending will
be V. B. stanbery, executive secre
tary, and C. W. Reynolds, executive
assistant.
Those-at the conference thla morn
ing that made arrangements for the
board meeting here were County Judge
Earr B. Day. County Commissioners
Ralph Billings and h: A. caster, Mr.
Carpenter, Mr. Arnsplger, president
of the Jackson ounty Chamber of
Commerce, and Paul Rynnlng, coun
ty engineer.
Mr. Reynolds Is due to arrive here
tonight. He will confer tomorrow re
gardl.ig the board meetings here with
A. H. BAnwell, chamber manager. .
IN SACE TITLE MIXUP
The county courts of Jackson and
Josephine counties. District Attorney
George A. Codding, and State Sena
tor Jnmee Chlnnock of Grants Pass,
attorney for the state land board, will
visit the federal transient cump ftt
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Sciienley Dtimbutori, lnc. New Yotk.
Savags Rapids this afternoon, In in
effort to straighten out a tangle aris
ing out of the sale of a portion of
the land. The project was a Joint
one between Jackson and Josephine
counties, but all the land la located
In Jackson county.
When the transient camp was es
tablished, according to the district at
torney, a portion of the buildings
were located by error on atate-owneo
land. A Callfornlan entered Into a
contract with the state land board
for purchase of the state land, not
knowing It waa occupied by the tran
sient camp, now abandoned. District
Attorney Codding said It was his Im
pression the power plant was on the
property In question.
During tho recent honwmakers' rec
reational camp held at the site, the
error was discovered, aad brought to
the attention of the county court.
County Judge Earl B. Day said sn
effort would be made to have the
contract to sell rescinded and have
the land revert to the county.
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