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PAG : TEN fEDFORD MATL TTtlBUNTC. fEDFORD. -OftEGQy. SFNDAT. JTJN"E 20. 1937 MedfordJTribuni "Eteryooe In ttouthera Oregos HMdl the UU TrlboBt." Dally Eicept Saturday. Publish! b7 MEDFORD PHINTINO CO. I.JT : N. Fir SU Phoaa t ROBERT W.RUHU Bit tor. ERNEST R. GILSTRAP. sfsaaier. An I nd spend out NwPPr. Entrd second 'Cists matter at lid for. Orgoo, under Act of March I. 1S7. SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Hall In iHtintl Dally, one yaar ",,f2? Dally, alx moothi... .............. 1.7 Dally, on month so n r .friar in Advance Medford. Aen land, Jaekaonvllla, Caotral Point, Phoanli. Talent, Gold Bill and aa highway. Dally, ona yaar Dally, all month Dally, ona month " All term, eaab Id advance. Official Paper of (ha City of Medford UEMHKR OF THE AHAOCIATED PRKClH Receiving roll leaaaa wire M-wa tttlad to tha uaa tor publication of all new dispatch eradltad to It or other wlaa eradltad to tbla papar. and alaa to tha local nawa pupiienea nm. All rlgbta for publication of special dlfpatebaa narain ara imriHrw. MEMBER OF UNITED PRESS if EMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS Advortlalng Rapraaantatlvaa Orflcaa In Ntw Tom, Chicago. Detroit, Han rraoclaco, Lo Angalaa, Seattle, P rtland. St. Lou I a. Atlanta. Vanor. B. C. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry. Everybody agreee It N a fine igminir, we bad on. dy last wee. James J. Brtddock and J. Kort Kail battle Jo. Lou U at Chicago Tuaa. eve for tha world'a heavyweight chem plonahlp. Hall predict, they will knoelc out the foe, In the eighth round. . . Peoria Bill Oatea left laat Mon. for Boston, Max., where he will make a speech before the Orocera' convention and put In a good word for the vaUey. .... The Baptlat church lawn la begin, nlng to look like one, due to removal et the tarea by hand, . - The Tom Fuaon boy la back from college, and haa work. . Tha Elks tomcat la over Ita mleery. and gaining weight like It we on a diet. . Rain the put week caught a num ber of farmera with hay down. It also caught a number of farmer with hay In the barn. Vlntle Bealt of the O. Ft. dlatrlet towned Wed. and wai trimmed by the Batea Boya. ... Dock Robert (OulberUon) Coe play ed bridge Frl. and acreamed at a Trlaoo drummer. ... The valley corn la now up to the bottom fence ralla, and, If It had to. would run from 7 to 10 gala to the acre. e e There waa a fair turn-out of voter, at the apeclal election Frl. conalderlng the voteri were not mad about any thing. ... The baaeball achool team Journey, to Proepect today to play the Dewey 11111 squid. The Proepect nine haa vowed to do or die probably neither. ... Mica Womack, the mine magnate gave away four Rolla-Roycea Thura Delivery will be mado If he hlte what he thlnka he la going to hit, In the "Admiral Dewey" mine. ... Owing to the general altuatlon In the nation, a number of rock-ribbed Democrat, manlfeat reguat, and eigne o; disintegration of the rocky forma tion. ... Uncle John Griffin, M, came upon Del Oetchell audden-llke Tuee pm.. and ahot nine beara. before the bank er could draw a poem on him. ... The North Central avenue apeedway waa the scene of a number of close and exciting auto race, the peat week and five 25.OO0 damage aulte were narrowly averted. ... Jerry Vewter, Jack Thompaon. and Bub Thlerolf leave thla week for Europe to attend a world conference of Boy Scoute. When Mr. Thleroil waa about four year, old, he piaylully rammed a hatpin to the hilt. Into the thigh of your corr. Bon voyage. Messrs. Thompaon and Vawter. . . The altter city to tha touth. baa rcmpleted plana to make the eaglv tquesl. July 4. ... 8. Morrli. tha T-Rock tiller (ailed to ahow up the peat week, and It la feared tha u p a t a t a Profeailonal menda of the Farmera have cancelled Ma permit to come to town. ... Owing lo the Inclemency of the reather a number of plcnlca planned for today were quashed. Bulk I'paela (irailly BREWER, Me. (UP) Clayton J Abbott climbed a 265 -foot radio tower to replace a bumed-out elec. trie light bulb. Aa he put In the new light, he loaded tbe other to Ibe ground. When he reached the ground he found the old bulb un broken. During extreme dry apella a p;rt f the Wlthlacoochee river. atout Hi mllea northweit of Valdosta Oa.. runa upstream. Um mil Tribune aot adj. An Excellent TPHAT steel strike mediation Madam Perktas, could hardly be improved upon. Lloyd K. Garrison, a member of Wisconsin, is an expert in relations, with the highest possible standing in academic circles Edward F. JIcGrady, assistant secretary of labor,' is a practical minded and experienced worker in the labor organiza tion field, who while friendly to labor, is broad minded, intelli gent, and has a clear grasp of the intricacies of the problem, from the standpoint of the employer. Charles P. Taft, the third member, the son of former Presi dent Taft, is a young and progressive Republican of the highest type, admirably fitted to represent the public interest in the controversy, and act as a connecting link between the academi: theorist on one side, and the practical realist on the other. fJECAUSE the committee has no coercive power, no legal status, there are many critics, who regard this action, as nothing but a futile gesture which can contribute little if any thing to a solution of the present controversy. We can't share this pessimism. True, there is nothing to FORCE the disputants to accept the-, recommendations of the mediation board, but unless we are much mistaken, their find ings will have great weight with the people, and after all public opinion is something, the leaders on neither side, can ignore. Indeed in the final analysis, public opinion will be the deciding factor in this entire field of industrial conflict, how the people of the country feel and what they think will' deter mine the course which this country will eventually pursue. Tbe final verdict of such a committee as this will therefore have great weight. The side that either refuses to accept medi ation, or accepting it refuses to abide by its recommendations, will be decidedly on the spot as far as subsequent public sym pathy and support, are concerned. Dangers of Night Driving I AST fall, the present writer motored from New York city to Portland, Oregon in six and cne-half days. That may sound like sp.eeding but it wasn't. ' The car seldom travelled more than 60 miles less than 50. With pavement traffic, it was not difficult to was not fast driving, but it was something of a grind. During the entire trip there the car started, at sunset it happened to be, provided a available, ' WE are applying for no medals, as far as our car-driving nhililips am (miccrncd. Imt rcciird that last feature of the trip as sufficiently important problem of making our highways safer for motoring is con sidered. , Statistics show that during the past years, motor fatalities in the daylight DECREASED 12; while fatalities at night INCREASED 37. . : '. . WE believe that nothing would do more to cut down' the trliHstlv inrrrasA in motor accidents, ill this country, than the elimination of night driving when long distance trips ar? involved. Because traffio is less after the sun goes down, and in summer it is cooler, the practice has grown, of eating up 'the milcape, and "stepping on Dangerous business, as the night driver, with a clear rond ahead, tries to cut corners and mako time. That means, if he takes his eye off the highway, a second, his car has shot forward 80 or 100 feet, and in unfamiliar country especially, that may mean, a sudden curve. a wnshout, stock in the road, another car, any one of a multitude of things, a complete change of the highway situation, and each one capable of spelling a crash a sudden and tragic end I SO the advice to this column to touring motorists, is to cut out the night driving. Cut out the speeding at all times Travel in the daylight, and if you want to make mileage, depend on steady rather than fnat driving. Look once more at those figures above. A difference between the casualties of night and day driving of nearly 50 I That is the moral of this little tale. When you want to go somewhere, make hay while the sun shines. Communications Ally. Phlpps Explains To tha Editor: In vour Issue of June 11, you atate. under caption of "Suit Filed For Land For Talent Highway cut off," the highway commissioner of Oregon had filed condemnation suit agaliut Viola Pearl Wtlllama and Ira Wllllama to take a portion of their land for relocation of tne Pacific highway. This news Item, among other things, alleges, "The complaint states that to avoid the expense and In convenience of litigation, the defen danta were offered more than the reasonable market value of the land but refused the offer." While thla la an averment In the complaint It la an error and a grave Injuatlee to Mr. and Mrs. Williams who are public spirited cltltena and who for thla public benefit made a sacrifice offer to deed approximately one and three-fourths acres of their small tract to tl.e highway com mission for leas than they paid for thla proportional part, without con sidering the Improvements enhanc ing the val.e thereof and the dam age reault'ng to their home. Instead of 1550 the eommtaslon. through Attorney J. M. Devera. of fered eaos whlth waa accepted by Mr. and Mr. Wllllama. So the mat ter Is now a clewed Incident. W. E. PHIPPS, Attorney. Medford, June 10. Governor should Come I'lrst To the Editor: Aa a citizen of Oregon. I am un aware that "The grand lodge of Oregon. Ancient. Free and Aecepteo Maeone" are mentioned in either tbe Committee committee of three, named by of the faculty of the University the field of industrial labor an hour, and averaged slightly the entire distance, and little average 500 miles per day. It steady driving, and we admit, was no night driving. ' At dawn stopped, regardless of where it comfortable place to sleep waa for brief mention, when the her" in the wee small hours figures show. For inevitably the constitution of tbe atate of Oregon or the conatltutlon of the United Statea of America, and berefor 1 re gard It aa an affront to our form of government that the governor'a addreaa was mentioned In second place to "The grand lodge of Oregon. Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons." I take no laaue with the Masonic lodge. In fact tbey mean nothing at all to me aa tn the case with thouaanda of other good cltleena of Oregon: while the Integrity and dig nity of government under constitu tion, mesne everything. When a cornerstone to a new cap Itol building la being dedicated In any atate In the union, the address of the governor who la the highest public servant tn the atate, ehould have precedence over any other In dividual or group or lndlvlduala. Second In precei ice la the blessing of the Christian church. Any other persona or organlaatlona who take part In the official ceremony ehould give precedence to the governor, who Is the highest servant of all the people within the atate. Thla precedence ehould be scrup ulously observed In all presa and radio announcements prior to the ceremony and In all accounta fol lowing the public event. ARIEL DVRTON TOMEROY. Central Point, Ore.. June 18. Indian slab round HOLDENVI1AE. Okie. (UP I An ancient Indian grain alab. believed to have been used to grind grain by tribesmen many yeara ago. haa been unearthed In east central Ok lahoma by Clarence H. Edge. Hoid envllle city engineer. The highest temperature ever re corded In the United Statea waa 1)4 degrees in Death Valley, California Personal Health Service By William Signed lettera pertaining lo personal bealtn and Hygiene, not to disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by ur. Brady It stamped self addressed envelope la enclosed. Letters should be brief and Britten In ink Owing to the large number of lettera received only a few can be mattered No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. . Addreaa Or. William Brady. 265 El Camlnu. Beverly. Calif. ' TREATMENT OF . Asphyxia, mean literally not to throb, that U, absence of heart beat. More specifically , It meant lack of oxygen in the blood and t'asues and cell. Suffocation, drowning, gaaa lng, choking and ttrang ulatlon are familiar forms of asphyxia. Asphy xia refers to ex treme lack , of oxygen. . Anoxia Is a new tangled term which refers to an oxygen defi ciency of milder degree. - Anoxem ia refers to such Jxygen deficiency In the blood; an oxia more particularly to the oxygen deficiency in the tissues and cells of the body. , Anoxia of the heart muscles la now generally believed to be the Imme diate cause of the attack of angina pectoris. , Carbon monoxide gas, having three hundred times greater affinity for the hemoglobin In the blood than xygen has, simply crowds oxygen out of the blood, and this anoxemia Is the cause of death or any symptoms resulting from any degree of caroon monoxide gassing. Carbon monoxide tttelf is In no way Injurious or poi sonous to the tissues or cells of the body. Yet the presence of as little as one part of carbon monoxide In 2000 parts of air will cause symptoms If breathed several hours dally. Remem ber, carbon monoxide is colorless. odorless, tasteless, non-irritating gives no warning of Its presence. Stealthy death altho It Is not Itself poisonous or Injurious to the body. For acute monoxide gassing. If the victim Is rescued in time, of course artificial resplratton by the prone preAsure method (not the faulty Red Cross method) If you think you know more than I do about'thls. send ten cents and a stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet on Resuscitation" which gives the facts according to Schaefer, the discoverer of the method, and points out the fatal fault In the funny method taught by the Red Cross and various yes-man organizations. If, along with immediate and uninterrupted prone- pressure manipulation the victim may have the advantage of carboxygen (5 to 10 per cent carbon dioxide and oxygen mixture) to Inhale from an y.w.riuni y re KEW YORK, June 19. In one of those plays as aloof ard polite as a private lake this winter I saw a cnalse lounge which waa the only piece of house hold furniture T ever ooveted. Enormously long, low hung and deeply cushioned it swept up int. a swirl of majes tic gilt headboard that spelt gran deur. The play waa nothing, but I went back three times to see what after all, shucked of pretty langusg, was Just a beauti ful big divan. I found It belonged tn a famous collection, wss rented and the sale price was prohibitive .So I had a copyist, with the owner's consent, turn out a cheaper version. It came this morning. And all day I've tried to be languid, stretching out on It In my purple house robe from Charvet in Plsce Vendome. ach ing to look pale and interesting. And hoping somebody would drop in I'd like to Impress so I could stretch forth a wan hand and murmur "So g-rcd of you, really." I'd like also to have long wsvr locks to trickle my fingers through out that's out. There's scarcely a thin skein left. I have a morbid admiration for sickly languor. I've otten longed to be a sort of he CamiUe, but the nearest I ever got to It was to recuperate from the mumps on grandma's horse hair aofa. It may be and likely Is a press agent drawing a long bow, but I have several times read of a notorious play boy calling up a dlrsy night club from a French seaside resort to hear the orchestra play his favorite tune. Such idiocies bring out vandalism and mayhem. With the want there Is in the world for a wastrel to display that sort of $500 extravagance makes me want to burn down the night club and serve as the No. 1 whipping boy. I've wondered at times when the ht-ad waiter of a high class cafe, one who gives intimate service, dines, rhe other night I questioned Bernard, celebrated among gourmets. I learn it Is a custom for such experts to eat after all patrons have been served for the night The psychology is sim ple but obvious. The head-waiter, to be enthusiastic, must have a raeor idge to his appetite so he can appro priately and rf allstlcally co-la-la as he lift the silvern lids irom this dish and that. The great Vatel once said No cook or mailer can expertly serve the hungry with a well fed stomach" Newspapermen are genrrally pleaa-d that M. H. Aylf5worti. the radio cnleftatn, has become ft member of the clan. Most reporters spell his widely known nick-name Drke. which tr error, it is Deac short for tVscou frequent sobriquet for a clergy man a son. AjlestYortn ii j i h Brady, M. D. CHRONIC. ANOXIA inhalator, the chance of a success' fui outcome is considerably lncreas ed. For chronic monoxide anoxia or anoxia from any other cause, p-Dhabi y neither oxygen nor carbon di oxide nor mixtures of tbe two will give any more relief or help than the patient can get from the dally prac tice of belly breathing for ball a dozen Inhalations or inflations say every hour. Needless to say this ex erclse should ' be done outdoors or at east where the air Is pure and not polluted with carbon monoxide. Sea level is better for anoxic In dividuals than elevated places. Tem perate climate is better than very warm climate. Winter is better for t.'iem than summer provided they are not confined during cold weather where they are exposed to monoxide in the air. QL'E!ONSAND 'ANSWERS Kettles We are in the market for kettles. Please Inform us whether. stem pres sure cookers preserve or destroy vi tamins in foods. (H.H.) Answer Vitamins are destroyed by cooking, perhaps less by steam pres sure cooking than by ordinary cook ing In open vessels. Be IKnd to Dogs As soon as the weather gets warm I begin to suffer with aching feet? (M.F.) Answer Send stamped envelope bearing your address, Inclose 10 cents ccn, ask for booklet "Care of Feet." Ambulant Treatment A year ago I received nine Injec tions for hernia, and paid the full fee. The doctor told me to remove my truss only after I was In bed and not to leave it off when I was on my fert until six months. Then I felt a alight sensation peculiar to hernia, ftnd returned, for another Injection. Ought I continue with htm or go to another doctor? (A.F.P.) Answer From what you &ay. It Is my opinion that you should stick with the doctor. Injection treatment .'alls in some cases. Just as radical operation does. If at first you don't succeed try again fortunately, this is the simplest course where ambu lant treatment Is used. Copyright 1937, John F. DUle Co. j Ed Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady hould send letter direct to Dr. Mil lam Brady. M. D.. 265 El Camlnu. Beverly Hills, Calif. pI nee his rise In radio been partial to newspapermen. His closest frfend is Kent Cooper, the A. P. chieftain, and he has long been a crony of Roy How rd and Bill Hawkins, with whom he is now associated. An unsmiling, glum looking fellow, he has a dry sense of humor that crackles unex pectedly. He began his career as a lawyer In a small Colorado town Until comparative recent years 1 never heard of arthritis. But today many Interesting correspondents ar arthritis victims. Bored by Idleness, they write to lessen the tedium. Much in the manner of the retired British rmy officer writing to the London Times. There must be compensation, It-o, In arthritis. One arthritic in a Utter today wrote: "I no longer rebel Against r. universe in perpetual change. I simply tread water and let the mad waves roll on. I read my UnoKs ss those fortunates did when there was leisure In the world, when one could pay a visit to a poem or ttay a week-end in tale." I know of no one so nimble on hi; banquet feet as George Jessel. unles. it is Bugs Baer. It all depends upo-. which one I heard last. If it 1. Jessel, I think he has the top honors and If Us Baer, ditto. They are cer tainly the best since Francis Patrick Murphy. And there Is no one who. when called upon to do a bit of ad libblng at a banquet, can perform more expertly than Al Jolson. More than anyone of his time, he can cntch the mood of the crowd and make It He down, alt up and play dead. He is far better In such emergenclea. In m? opinion, than ever he is over the radio or on the screen and stage. There Is a fusion of great artistrles tn Jolson when he lets himself go before a small and appreciative audi ence. And at other times he will ap pear hopelessly mawkish. I was thinking today that, come the revolution. I'd like to ride to the guillotine in the same tumbril wltr romebody who expressed the placidity and magnificent austerity of Chief Justice Hughes. Somehow I don't imagine I'd go to the guillotine well, but one simply couldn't moan and wring his hands In the presence of such dignity. LA GRANDE. Ore . June 19 (AP) Alton F. Biker, Eugene Regi;er Ouaro of Eugene. Ore, this morning was elected president of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers' association, in the final business session of the gold en J-ibtlee convention. Baker, vice president the last year, succeeds Hush McOilvra. Forest Grove News Time- l-an E Blsdlne. McMlnnvtlle Tele phone Roister, wss elected vice president which means that in all likelihood he will be the next pre siding officer. Kansas State college agronomists have developed a new oats strain which they believe will meet the dr.;-d for a rrr.u;-rr :.r.t vrirty It is nsmed Fu'.ghum X. Markton BAKER OF EUGENE TO HEAD EDITORS Comment on the Day !s News By FRANK JENKINS HE senate . Judiciary commltlee 1 (composed of. aeven Democrats and only three Republicans) recom mends rejection of Prealdent Rooae velt'a court packing bill, and brands It aa 'a needless, futile and utterly dangeroue abandonment of conetl lutlonal principle." The committee adda: . "It should be so emphatically re jected that Ita parallel will never again be presented to the free peo ple of America." . That la atrong language. THE committee aaya: "The bill would deatroy the Independence of tbe Judiciary and would make tbe government (of the United States) one of men rather than one of law." Dictatorships are governments of .men. Free governments are govern ments of law. There have been many governments of men since the world began. Practically NONE haa remain ed free. We want to retain free govern ment In thla country. THE committee adda: "It (the court packing bill) contalna the germ of a ayatem of centralized administration of law tbat would enable an executive so minded to send HIS Judges Into every Judicial district In tbe land to ait In Judgment on controversies between the government and - tbe citizen." That la to aay, It contalna tbe possibilities of making the President SUPREME IN THE GOVERNMENT. The people of thla country don't want that. UNOER our system of checks and balances, made up of' tbe leg islative, the executive and the Judic ial branches of our government, the United Statea of America has become the greatest nation on earth, bring ing to Ita people tbe highest AVER AGE level of comfort and happiness ever achieved since the world began. Let's KEEP this ayatem that baa done so much for all of ua. BOISE AIR MEET EVOLVES FORMULA BOISE, Idaho.. June 18. (API Frorr; a conference, of Amerca's lr transportation leaders evolved to night a general formula for aviation's advancement. It emphasized legislation to trans fer control of airlines from the ptw-t-office department to the interstate commerce commission and Included the establishment "and early com pletion" of "adequate" air navigation aids on all air routes. Adoption of resolutions and selec tion of Vsncouver. B.C., as the scene of the 1938 meeting, concluded t'le three-day conference sponsored by the Northwest Aviation Planning council, composed of representatives from the four northwest states, ter ritory of Alaska and Canadian prov inces of Alberto and British Colum bia Continues 110m Pag One.) back home he's in banking, farming and looking after kindred matters. While in Washington. Mr. Dousr. ton Is a tireless listener to whit's going on on the floor of the home. He does not go in much for address ing tate chair and the nation. When he bar something to say. however, oe saya It. One occasion was the sak-s-tax fight in 1933. He made a lot of people sit up and take notice then, for ht went after the measure with all the Tim and vehemence that wre behind his ax-strokes In earlier days. He hid learned to put his hand to a bul'.-tongued plow, and he didn't lay It aside in this Job until tne opposition was plowed under. Arui.nd the capitol, he has the rep. utation of being as good a Judge of men as be Is of horses. He's eisy to talx to, likes a story and oan jtze up human as well as horse flsh while he is telling one. Kc was a warm friend of the lata Speaxt-i Byrna. On his wall Is a picture of Champ Clark. Claude Kltchln and Oscar Underwood, other atalwarts o: the post with whom he has worked Mr. Ooughton is no sensationalist He has said he has no desire foi persecution in the tax Investigation But if there is money to be collect ed, you can count on his doing his best t:. get it. Ohio Tomatoes Hither TOLEDO (CPI More than 5.0OU Ohio farmera will benefit by a new contract with packing firms whlcn Increase, the price of tomatoes (1 per ton to growers. The lowest annual rainfall ever recorded. 1 33 inchea. was In Egypt The average annual rainfall on Mt H'alaleale at Kauai. Hawaii, la 4S1 Inches. Clc:ng time for Too Let to C:ss : jr Ada la l 30 p. m. TELLS DANGER OF ORGANIZED BLOC AMHERST. Mass.. June 19. (AP) Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes declared today the "ruthlessness of a temporary majority, if unchecked, will t-ventually lead to the entire ov erthrow of democratic Institutions " ' He spoke before 1300 Amhuist alumni members at the annual com mencement dinner. Tbe chief Justice said It would not become him to speak of current in terests and that he would not at tempt to answer questions on cur rent problems. Ha said he would "leave that to the experts." "We cannot hope to escape acti vities of organized minorities, which may triumph from time to time.'' he sad. "Bometmes they have more fervor than wisdom." He asserted that democracy car red tbe banner of freedom, and that there was no conflict between prog ress and liberty. A thorough knowledge of dem ocracy, he said, was one of the most Important things educators could in culcate Into youth. In that posses sion of thoroughness, he added, there was trie essential resistance of "prop aganda" and "specious appeals of demagogues.' PORTLAND H.C.0FL. WASHINGTON, June 19. (API The bureau of labor statistics dis closed today the cost of living gen erally advanced In the Pacific north west between April 13 and May :8. 1937. A slight drop o.l per cent In tne average cost of all foods was shown In Portland for the April 13-May 18 period but the average waa 11.5 above a year ago. The bureau recorded 4.3 per cent drop from April 13 to May IS In the cost of Portland eggs. Fruits and vegetables cost 2.3 per cent less than the prevloua month. Dairy pro duct prices went down 1 per cent and sugar end aweeta were off 0.6 per cent. Meat prices went up 3.6 per cent, with beverage and choco late costs 1.4 per cent above the pre vloua month. Sugar and sweets brought 0.8 per cent more than In March. Cereals and bakery go. ds were up 0.4 per cent. STATE FIRE LOSS PAST YEAR LOWER SALEM. June 19. (API The atate fire loss last year totaled $3,324,343. 3S.8 per cent below the average lass for the preceding lo years, ttre Marshal Hugh H. Earle reported to day to Governor Martin. The Bandon fire, which cost i3 Uvea and el,3o6.609, accounted for 38 per cent of lest year's tan. Earle aald laat yeara loss .s 'gratifying when we take Into con sideration the magnitude of the Banclon fire and the national trend of losses which Increased 11.6 ner cent.'' After praising the value of ;ire protection, Earle ssld his depart ment haa apent considerable time creating Intereat and assisting In :he organization of rural fire protee'len unncis ana establishing the rural schoo1 fire prevention program. Th.re were 144 fir., i... farm propertiea having a value of j ""' "oas waa ,150,587 ar.d the amount of Insurance paid totaled &102.7S5. SLAYER TO PLEAD PARENT DEFENSE KLAMATH FALLS. June 19 (AP) Jack Roesner. 31. wll contend that he shot and fatally wounded Jesse Bmert. 33. n defense of his parents when he goes on trial for man slaughter In circuit court next Tuo. day. according to J. c. O'Neill, sue of two defenae attomeye appon-ed by the court. Emert was shot Aprl 38 In the cli maa to an alleged quarrel between the Emert and Roexn.r r.miiu. P"w?ion or some chickens. GREEN SLAB ! 800 Bie DOUBLE LOAD Phone J Now Timber Products Company Flight 'o Time Medford and Jack ton County history from the files of the Mail Tribune 10 and 20 years . TEN YEARS AGO TODAV . June 20. 1927 (It waa Monday) Col. Lindbergh, after a month of national acclaim, wearies of the adu lation and will take rest. Closing arguments start in Hugh DeAutremont trial. State asks death penalty. Sixth street creasing to be open to travel In forty days says City Engineer Fred Scheffel. Plan ceremony for opening In fall of Medford's new water system, DeAutremont twins reach Oregon under guard of six men. and are kept from public and press in Portland. Mad Bull leads Flying Cloud In 3ranta Pass marathon. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY . June 20, 1917 (It was Wednesday) The new hours for the watering of lawns in city, are being observed with few violators, Water Superintendent Olen Arnsplger reports. Car shortage problem again faces growers of valley. Editorial declares, "Hell yawns for ihe Kaiser. ' School board votes to permit Red Cross to use school sewing machines. Mayor Oatea Issues proclamation urging citizens to pay their paving assessments. Republicans charge Democrats In senate plan measure to "change monetary system." . ' Trial of Mrs. Tom Mooney for San Francisco,. Preparedness Day bomb outrage starts. Fall Is the best seeding time for perennial grasses, says W. B. Ger nert, Oklahoma A. & M. college agronomist. Summer drought often kills or harms spring-planted grasses. A team of horses owned by John S, Wood of Crozet, Va., died at the same time one reared up and fell dead on the other which was killed by the fall. Communications The Mall ITlbune is glad to pub. Usb letters from Us readers, but finds It necessary to require that such communications oe signed by tbe writer thereof, and do not ex ceed 400 words. Where writers request and have a legitimate reason for anonymity their names will not oe publlsned with their letters, but It la neces sary that the names be known to the newspaper HAY FEVER AND ASTHMA SUFFERERS Need Suffer No More ELECTRIC MOTORS Heuound and Hrpalred 24 nr. service. Reasonable Hates Gage Motor Service 30 N. Grape Phone 908 PINE WQHD tnd of n. central III I" I HaaaaaafJ H
