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Newspaper Page TextPAflE FOUR MEPFOKP MATE TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. M03TOAY. AUGUST 2. 1937. MedfordJSIwTbisuni Bttom l Stoat Ors Dills Cit tetvrtfar. Published by If BDVORD PHINTINO CO. ROBERT W BUHL, Brtllor. EN EST a Q1LMTUAF, UftOfr. (o4padDl Nawapeper. mwI mm uamiiIiiji mevllstr at Had for, Oregon, tender &ot f Mara I, II 7i SUBSCRIPTION UTM Bp II all In AdvftDO! Dally. od rear .... Dally. is months nll. ana month ....... ...... .to . HI By Carrlar. ID Advanea Madfor. Aah SUA. jaCHIooiiia. u n i r i ... Phoanl. Talent, Oold H1U l blghwaya. Dally, on yeas ' Dally, an moDtha. Dally, ooa month AJI temis. oaah in advanoe. Point .11 Olflrlai Paper of tbe City of Medfertf OlilelaJ per or eacKeoa uounif MEHHKH OP THE ArWK IATED PHEMft KeeelvlDB rau Va wire urn wnm Th luMMiMt Pmu la io I an titled to the aae tot publication ol all aewa dlapatchea oreditefl to ii or omar wlae credited to thla paper, and aleo to the tooal news pabllahed hereto. All righto for publication of opeowi dlapatohee bereio are aiao reeerveo. If BMBSR OF UNITED PRESS MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS AdverUalng RepreeentAtlreo OfflcM Id N.w lorn. Cnlo.so, Detroit. Sao rr.ncltoo. Lo. An.l.i. Blitll T rtl.nij. St. Looli. tllulv Vancouver. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry. Pha nnVMrnnr now adYOCatea tbO development of the state, by making It ft "sportsmen paradise." lie argues tb tourist who matter Is not the 'one who flits through the stat t 70 mph.. but tbe one who lingers, and shoots or catches some thing. If the Idea comes to maturity, on very city vacant lot will nestle an ammunition depot, end every rural hamburger stand become ft Bhot gunne Bhoppe. e e The cool weather brought relief to hay-fever (alfalfus sneesus) victims. SAY AH-H-H 01 YEAHt (Chlco (Calif.) Enterprise) Dear Mlsa Chat field: My fiance 1 a doctor ftnd he tells mo that he la committing bigamy in marrying me. since he la already married to his profes sion. Please give me some helpful Aims aoout oeing a gwo wu to ft doctor. Z hear It is ft hard Job. a e a Powhatan. O.. baa adopted the cruel ana unusuai poucj m ing Juvenile cussedness, by spread ing the offender over ft barrel and applying a paddle where It will do the moat good. This la called "barrel Justice," and ft preacher avers It la effective. It Is Interesting to note barrel la good for something, be sides a cartoonist's Idea of what a taxpayer will wear, If the Adminis tration don't stop Its effort to bank rupt the nation. The regular Monday evening dem onstration by grapplera to prove that man Is wondrously made, and tuck together to stay, will be held. It now develops that John L. Lewie, high aoe of the CIO., la mad at the President and there la apt to be a schism. It is thought the na tion will manage somehow to survive the cataclysm, when and If. It comes. Just what Mr. Lewis Is mad about has not been established, but It seems the by-laws of his labor or ganisation are secondary to the Con stitution. TIIArS THAT! (New Fine Creek News In Lake view Examiner) The man who waa shot In the leg recently by H. M. Fleming can feel lucky that he la alive. As near as we can larn, Mr. Fleming warned him that he would shoot and we hear that he still tried to enter the bouse." e e A composite picture of the reek leas auto drivers of America Is In course of preparation, to show what he would look like. If evolved Into one person. Another Interesting com posite picture would be his girl companion, never on her own aide of the front seat when the crash comes. see The Rogue River flah controversy has been waged and raged for 37 years. It la almost old enouah to be listed with Death and Taxes, aa something nobody can get away from. eve "l.AKESPEARE. "8hakespenre looking at ft coat of mall. Instantly Imagined the society the conditions that produced It and what It produced. He saw the castle, the moat, the drawbridge, the lady In the tower, and the knightly lover purring over the plain. He eaw the bold baron and the rude retainer, the trampled serf, and all the glory "He haa walked the way of mighty Rome, has seen great Caesar with his legions In the field, has stood with vast and motley throngs and watched the triumphs given to vic torious men, followed by uncrowned kings, the captured host, and all the spoils of ruthless war. He haa heard the shout that shook the Coll. se urn's roofless walls from the reel Ing gladlator'e hand the abort sword fell, while from his bosom gu'ihed tbe stream of wasted life. "He knowa all crimes and all re frets, all virtues and their rich re wards. He has been victim and vic tor, pursuer and pursued, ou teas' and king has heard the applauses and curses of the world, and on bis hesrt have fallen all the nhthu and moons of failure and auooess." (IngeraoU Esaaj.) W EST-nQLISlDAT Administration Anxious For Congress To Leave With Unenviable Record By R. B. BATJKHAOB Copyright, 1837, by tb. North Amer- len Newspaper Alliance. Inc. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 Surprising as It may seem, the administration wouldn't be a bit mad If congress packed up and went home this mln ute. It lant advertised, quite the eon. trary, but the high strategy at the time of this writing is to get them out of town as soon as possible. The theory Is this: If the legislators go home with most of the program uncompleted, the New Deal plan to talc tbe Issue to the country in the fall will be that much more effective. Exhibit A would then read, "congress did nothing for you " After this plan had been broached to tbe Democratic leaders (minus Vice President Darner) Senator Bark leys approving silence resounded. But the house leader Sam Rsyburn didn't like the Idea so well. He wanu to score up a few bits before tbe gam waa called on ac count of rain so bis colleagues would have something to tell the folks at borne about Of course, If congress suddenly changed Its heart and produced hatful of legislative dlslderta that would be a different matter. But un der tbe present plsn half a loaf would be almost worse than no bread at all. There are, of oourse, a certain few In the senate of those who opposed tbe court bill who would like to stay her long enough to do at least one good deed or two and secure. If they could, presidential forgiveness. But they would be taking a risk. for Senator Mtnton's amendment, or another similar measure reviving the court Issue, would mean another chance for tbe administration to separate tbe sheep from the goats. A shiver would run down the backs of some of the members of congress If they could see a certain list not too prominently displayed on tbe president's desk. SLEUTHS BAFFLED BY TORSO KILLER; Tenth Headless Body Leaves Police Without Definite . Clue Hundreds of Sus peots Questioned, Freed By Lynn Helnserllng CLEVELAND (AP) Somewhere In Cleveland todsy perhaps In the drab areas on the city's fringe, or In the frowsy lists of Its underworld. or even on trim and respected streets of Its residential districts there walks tbe torso killer ot Kingsbury Bun. Ten times In 84 months the knife of the killer has claimed a victim. Ten times a headless body has con fronted detectives with a new but unvarying mystery. The killer's methods have varied little since September, 1934, when the first body waa found. All were nude and decapitated. In most cases arms were severed at the shoulder blsdee, legs at the hips. In some cases arms and legs were cut Into seg ments. Experts At Loggerheads Because the bodies ot five vic tims were found In or near a dirty little stream known aa Kingsbury Run, the killer was given Its name. The last thre bodies almost as an answer nave been found far from Its narrow banks on the southeastern rim of the city. What kind of msn wuld behoad six men snd four '-.amen and not be found? Where could he live and Inflict his cruelties? Who could pick eight persons out of a city of nearly a million whose disappearance would excite no Inquiries? These are questions detectives have attempted to answer by arresting hundreds of suspects. Psychiatrists, psychologists snd criminologists bsve studied the hsndlwork ot the mad killer without agreeing on his mot ives or compulsions. "Friendship" Seen Lure Only two of ths ten victims ever have been Identified. The fourth victim wee plsred through finger prints as Mrs. Florence Pollllo, 41. She bad been arrested once In a vice raid. One male victim, Edward Andrassy. 38, was Identified by relatives. Po lice records on the lives and habits of Andrassy and Mrs. Pollllo amount almost to blogrsphles, but there It nothing to show why thsy were singled out for such violent deaths. Dr. Samuel R. Oerber. coroner, who naa made a minute study of the work of the maddened killer, believes "friendship" Is the lure which brings the hapless victims Into his hands. The absence of msrks of violence on the bodies, other then the knife cuts. Indicate, he eaye, that the victims were attacked when "asleep, unsus pecting or drugged." lie Know Anatomy Dr. Oerber pictures the killer ss a cool, shrewd sadist who has ac quired knowledge of anatomy either as a doctor, hunter, male nurse or butcher. H. Is well acquainted with the elty and able to gain the con fidence of bis victims. Disposition of the bodies, some quite heavy, would require a muscular person. Dr. Oerber Is convinced thst one person Is responsible for all the kill ings. "If more thsn one were Involved." he eaye, "they would begin to fell out snd tell on each other." One thing the ooroner can't under- It shows the senators sod repre sentatives whose voices were loudest on economy when certain adminis tration measures were being dis cussed, but who recently voted to override the presldentlsl veto on the bill extending low-rate Interest on fsrm loans. ' Some of these msn especially those who have no farm constituents, and whose votes were Interpreted as merely an attempt to embarrass the administration have black marks after their nsmes. They may hear something from them later. Another chapter In the get-Mooney-out-of-Jell serial is sbout to be written with a new collaborate! Re Is none other than William Olbba McAdoo, United States senator from California and candidate for tbe same office In 1938. Some time sgo a bill wss Intro duced In both houses memorializing the governor of California on the subject of Tom Mooney's release. Usually states memorialize congress. This Is one of the few times the process waa reversed. The proposal had the usual Mooney supporters and that was about all. A few days ago there was a mass meeting In San Francisco which, It la said, numbered 39,000 (a lot of votes), demanding Mooney's freedom. Now senator McAdoo privately an nounces that he will soon come out urging Immediate hearings on the bill. About halt the California dele gation has promised to support the measure. The court fight, upon whose head most of Washington's evils are laid, has held up tbe completion of the four million dollsr alr-condltloning project which will eventually make tbe cspltol, the senate office build ing and the two bouse office build ings one-hundred per cent equipped. The work was to have been finished by August 19, but congress being In session has Interfered with the plans. stand Is "the apathetic attitude of the public concerning the killings." "The victims usually are not known," he said, "and apparently their deaths fall to stir up any re sentment." Detectives Scour Area ' One of the most gruesome dis coveries in the Kingsbury Run area was that made by two boys biking down a gulch. Coming upon a bundle, they poked it with a stick and a man's head rolled out. Detectives hsve almost lived In the section since the bodies were found there; they have brought In hundreds of suspects tor question ing; they have examined hundreds of pieces of blood-stained clothing at cleaning establishments and followed tips day and night. One suspect lived In a cave. An other htd the reputation of eating chickens and rabblta without cook ing them. (Police were never able to explain the presence of chicken feathers on Mrs. Pollllo's body). Dozens of persons living In the shacks which dot the district were taken Into custody and questioned. Numerous persons found with meat cleavers or long knives In their pos session were brought in and quest ioned for hours, only to be released. Detectives spent weeks searching for an escaped pstlent from an asylum for the Insane on the Information thst he hsd returned to bis home in the Kingsbury Run district and hsd been observed peeping Into win dows In the neighborhood. "Klght Where We started" The Inevitable Oriental who was seen frequently near Kingsbury Run carrying a market basket and snip ping off weeds with a long knife was questioned. He ssld be made' medicine from the weeds. One man questioned had talked a great deal about transplanting the human brain from one body to an other. Dozens of others quizzed had babbled about the killings while In toxicated. Two detectives followed a trail of blood for two days only to discover thst It hsd been made by an Injured dog. Every possible bit of Informa tion was Investigated and Police Chief Qeorge J, Matowltz encouraged citizens to csll In with more. A msn who habitually read books In a cemetery was questioned snd allowed to go on with his reading. Each new discovery of a torso has brought a new flood ot gossip, new stories to Investigate but esch has left detectives as James Hogan. chief ot the homicide squsd. put It "right where we were the day the first body wss found." FOREIGNERS HELD WITHIN PEIPING BY CLOSING OF GATES (Continued on Page Four.) are around Petptng waa quiet they erected heavy fortifications at both the east and south gates of the city. A United States army officer and missionary were baited at the east gate and refused permission to set out on a mission of mercy to Tung chow. They wanted to Investigate damage done to the American missionary school at the capital of the East Ho peh autonomous regime. Tungchow waa severely bombed last Friday in an effort to quell an uprising of mill tar teed Chinese police. The Japanese army, heavily rein forced, was penetrating rapidly to the south along the strategic railway to Hankow, which baa been the main artery of the reported advance of 60,000 central government troop commanded by Qen Chen Cheng. Personal Health Service By William slg ned letters pertaining to persona. Health and of pane not I all ir disc noils or (reatment. will be answered by In. Brady u stamped self- addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should a oriel and written la ink Owing ro the large anmbei of letters received only few eaa be answered No reply can Be made to queries not conforming to Instruct tone Address Or. William Brady, 265 El Camlno, Beverly, Calif. DIET FOB PEPTIC ULCER OB PE One subject to stomach hyper acidity, whether peptic ulcer Is pres ent or not, must avoid not only strong corvtl- menu ana irri tant foods . but sucb stimulants as carbo n a t e d beverages, spark ling bottled wat ers, alcoholle beverages, tobac co, in not a few cases hsbltual smokers suf f e r witb all the symptoms of gastric or duode nal ujcer X-ray evidence, and find no lasting relief until they give up tobacco altogether. Young women are especially suscept ible. The following menus outline a diet suitable for tbe ambulant peptic (stomach or duodenal) ulcer patient for a week. Morning Pureed prunes, any thor oughly cooked cereal, toast and butter, milk 10 o'clock Milk and graham crackers Noon Two poached eggs on toast, puree spinach, toast and butter, baked custard, milk 3 o'clock Ice cream egg nog Evening Cream of spinach soup, pureed peas, toast and butter, can ned pears, milk 8:30 o'clock Pureed prunes, top milk .Morning Csnned pears, any thoroly cooked cereal, soft cooked egg, toast and butter, milk 10 o'clock Baked custard, malted milk Noon Cream of pea soup, poached egg on toast, gelatin and top milk, milk 3 o'clock Gelatin and top milk Evening Milk toast, pureed carrots, toast snd butter, prune whip, milk 8:30 o'clock Grahsm crackers, pu reed apricots, milk Morning Pureed apricots, strained oatmeal with milk and sugar, toast and butter, milk 10 o'clock Egg nog, baked apple without skin Noon Cr. of spinach soup, pureed peas, toast snd butter, chocolate Ice cream, milk 3 o'clock Ice cream, canned pears Evening Rice and milk, poached egg on toast, toast and butter, apple sauce, milk 8:30 o'clock Baked apple without skin, top milk Morning Pureed prunes, any thoroly cooked cereal, toast and butter, cocoa 10 o'clock Buttermilk, custard Nonn Coddled egg, pureed aspara NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Diary: Up and mightily chirked to hear that my biography which C. B. Drlscoll wrote la to be sterilized In the Cos mopolitan before going Into a book. And came a gay note from Mary Lewis who la topping high C's In Paris and n appreciated posey from Betty St nr buck. At tyy devoirs but the postman brought a mouth organ that Larry Adler, master of them all. sent from London end 1 was abte to tootle a few bars from "Poet and Peasant" before the house hold departed en masse. And so talking to Dick Berlin and both grieved at the passing of Joe Moore. With my lady to dinner at the Colony and Patricia Runyon and Da mon there. Also Lee Olwell and James Moffett. And I waa holpen thrice to chilled chicken a la fling on oold .rice. So sauntering home and fell to reading Oelett Burgess' short tayle. "A Murder at the Dome, as buoyant as ever I read. Greenwich Village is a haven for a great city's cats. There are more felines per block thsn In any other area save the waterfront and that one block of restauranta on West S3d street. The cat Is the favorite pet of the artist, sculptor, and -musician. Writers, the records show, prefer dogs. The other dusk I saw a Village maid In shorts and sandals and with a Helen Morgan trlsette leading a big black torn cat on a red ribbon leafh. The most ardent cat lover among the literati la Carl Von Vechten. After a drive In the country early the other morning I was telling my wife 1 wished 1 might fashion a par agraph that would convey the glow I felt In bowling along and she sug arstcd that no one hsd done It or wits likely to do It so well as Wash ington Irving and she's right. I find Vn one of his essays: "The trees are now In fullest foliage and bright est verdure; the woods are gay with cloistered flowers of the laurel; the air Is perfumed by the sweet briar and the wild rose; the meadows are enameled with clover blossoms, while the young apple, the peach and the plum bey: in to swell and the cherry to glow among the green leavea." Memory: Tbe first time you played hookey and went down under the river bank to smoke cigarettes rolled with Duke's Mixture. Among arrivals the gift of a Van dermit at the bird sanctuary in Central Park are two pelicans. It was interesting to observe the ad vice ol a kfeper who sal1 to watch the fsors of visitors when their eyes fail upon Wi pcUcftoa. Invariably wU si Brady, M. D. BMSTENT BTFEBCBLOBBYDBU gus, prune whip, milk and cream 3 o'clock Buttermilk, rice pudding Evening Cr. of asparagus, soup, ...p:ed peas, toast and butter. baked custard, milk 8:30 o'clock Canned pears, graham crackers, milk Morning Pureed apricots, any thor oly cooked cereal, toast and butter, milk 10 o'clock Milk and cream, apple sauce Noon Cream of pea soup, poached eggs on toast, riot with fruit sauce, milk 3 o'clock Ice cresm, canned peaches r.venlng Rice snd milk, pureed car rots, toast and butter, apple snow, milk 8:30 o'clock Apple sauce, toast, milk Morning Baked apple without skin cornmeal with milk and sugar, toast and butter, milk 10 o'clock Baked custard, milk Noon Pureed spinach, soft cooked eggs, toast and butter, rice pud .. ding, milk 3 o'clock Ice cream, cocoa Evening Cr. ot spinach soup, can ned peaches, poached egg on toast, milk 8:30 o'clock Graham crackers, can ned peaches, egg nog Morning Canned peaches, malt breakfast food with milk and sugar, toast and butter, milk 10 o'clock Rice pudding with top milk Noon Cream of corn soup, pureed splnsch, toast and butter, custard, milk 3 o'clock Milted milk, custard Evening Poached egg on toast, pureed corn, toast and butter, ap ple sauce, cocoa 8:30 o'clock Graham crackers! tapi oca creamy cocoa QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Stuttering , I stutter a little, and a lady said it would help me If I stay In bed three days and eat all the vitamin D I can get. Is thst so? (Q. T.) Answer No. Send three-cent stamped envelope bearing your ad dress, snd ask for monograph on stuttering. Sunburned Lip When at the beach every summer I suffer from a kind of cold sore or dry cracked swollen lip. (Mrs. M. K.) Answer Lip inflammation . from exposure to sun. Keep Up protected with thick applications of lipstick cr salve. Ed Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Or. Brad) should send letter direct to Dr. WlUlam Brady. H. D. SS&. Bl Camlno Beverly Hills, Calif. fhw InaiiitTM in a hrrwrl amllA. 1Cvirv body knows a human pelican or so. A year or so ago a friend returning from South America brought back & monkey which he presented to me. It was In turn named Jay Price and presented to the Bronx Zoo. I stop ped at the too recently to see If It might be recognizable among othera In a monkey cage. It was there and recognizable, In fact scampered over to reach for & peanut. And believe It or not stood a few seconds with head cocked quizzically. As much aa to say: "Where have I seen you before?" But a keeper said he doubted recognition. To me the most Interesting bit of animal lore came In a Bowea broad cast. It concerned the wolf and waa as follows: The she wolf whelps In February and suckles hjsr young until the 7th day of Maythe date never varies when she takea them to the nearest stream to drink. The wolf drinks with the suck-In motion of the cow and horse. If anyone of the puppies begin to lap up the water, the mother kills It on the spot. That's to keep the wolf atrain clear. Thingumabobs: Ben Hecht la among the last of the stogie smokers. . . . The Kansas City Star alumni now haa aa Its biggest shot the new Saturday Evening Post editor. Wesley Stout. . . . Floyd Gibbons eata four meals ft day. which Includes a heavy meal at midnight. . . . Peggy Hoyt haa a Pom she carries In a muff to neighborhood movies. Flermonte Is no great shakes. . But he's got plenty of what It takes; He's got a wife who's a millionaire. And boy. I think he'a got something there. (Copyright. 1037 McNaught Syndicate, Inc.) OF UNDER ARREST FOR SEATTLE PICKETING SEATTLE, Aug. J. (AP) Police srrested 19 American newspaper guild men and women today In dispersing a plcketllne of about 50 persons which blocked entrances to the Se attle Star plant where a guild strike hss been In progress since esrly July. Two Dleketa. bearine .trlk. Km. were permitted to remsin In front or me piant wnicn hss been pub lishing after a four-day ahutdown ended early last month when police aixpereea a similar picket line. CaDtaln J. J. H.. h, the nrltonera be honkerf (w riiwr. deny conduct, said they were not legsi picaera. They Included Jsck H e l s e. reporter-photographer snd chairman of the Star guild unit. Ball was set st US esch for 18 of those srrested snd their police row The Wth. hooked as Howard T B-yiv. 40. was held for Investigation ; by t!ie police) "red squad." i Comment on the Dau s News By rftANK JENKINS DAYS NEWS , By FBANK JENKINS. fHKRE are estimated to be 12S 1 000.000 persona In the United States at the present time, and in February of thla year 8,789,000 par sons received federal government paychecks. That Is .to aay, one person out ox each 34 in this country Is now on the federal payroll. IN other words, you and 33 others have to support out of you earn ings one employee of the federal government. , BUT even that Isn't putting It strongly enough. Th latest estimates Indicate that in May of 1937. 40,697,000 persons were gainfully employed in this country. That means that each TWELVE persona gainfully employed have to support out of their earnings one employee of the federal government. . That la something to think, about. ANOTHER Interesting figure, which la vouched for by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States: "Business all producing, distrib uting and servicing activities PAID OUT In four depression years, from 1930 to 1934, 18 BILLION dollars more than It received." IN prosperous times, the fellow who owns his own business looks Uke ft lucky guy. But to HARD TIMES, you see, he lent so lucky. ANOTHER Interesting figure this one vouched for by Investor America, one of the business maga zines: ( "Dividends of 37 leading corpora tions for the last fiscal year aver aged $3.80 per share against taxes per average stockholder of 933 for EVERT SHARE of stock outstand ing." That Is to say, all taxes paid by these corporations In the last year amounted to about 15 per cent MORE than the dividends they paid. . Taxes, you see, are beginning to count. of Washington, which represents a half million dollar Investment on tue part of the government and contains rare plants from all over the world, from the lowly flowers along the b&cc fence to rare and exotic orchids, hasn't a single professional botanist on Its staff. There waa a time when the garden furnished congressmen with flowers for distribution. But when the econ omy wave of 1933 hit Washington, It wilted the Interest of the legislators In the official blooms at the sams time It ended their free use for th3 hill. The present situation at the botan ic garden has caused no little com ment among professional botanists. Here Is a huge Institution, offering Important opportunities for horticul tural research, without a scientific head to direct Its activities. The government has had at least one letter from ft botanist. Important enough to be listed In "American men of science." to take over the Job at a dollar a year. But he had no encouragement. And so when Uncle Sam says It with flow ers, he has to speak aa an amateur. Despite their alleged reputation for drawing room graces, members Of the state department seem to have as much trouble with the ladles as other mere men. This time It is the valued and ex perienced head of his office of co ordination and review, which has to do with the meticulous task of check ing diplomatic correspondence, Mlts Margaret Hanna. she has Just been appointed to the post of consul at Geneva to succeed Prentice Colbert, made charge d 'affairs at Berlin. The question Isn't whether or not Miss Hanna deserves her promotion It's a matter of money, in her old Job, she would have had to wait unU- she was 70 to retire, and her pension would have been only about 9100 ft month. Now she can be retired In ft few months at 63 and get 9300 month y allowance. Career men In the foreign service contribute 5 per cent of their salarlcf, to their retirement fund, which hap pens to be In ft bad way at present That's why some of them are makta ft "moue.' as they would probably describe It. at fate or somebody. (A "moue la said to be sort of silent Bronx cheer.) Tests in Csllforilla showed thst hogs snd srmsdlllos were the animals most destructive to quails' nests a no Injlit 0o Dellcioat Lost River BUTTER AND CR.MIL A MILK (Continued item Page One.) PLANS ARE READY FOR LARGE SCALE STUDYOFFLOODS Vast Survey For Watershed Control May Require 3 Years To Finish De tailed Check To Follow. By Fred O. Bailey WASHINGTON (DP) The depart ment of agriculture, In co-operation with army engineers, la planning a flood control survey on the largest scale ever undertaken In the United States. ' '' Or. A. Ii. Patrick, former profes sor at Pennsylvania State college, has been named chief of the survey di vision of the soil conservation serv ice to direct a detailed survey of 332 watersheds, comprising one-fourth ot the land area of the country. Authorization for the survey was contained In the omnibus flood con trol act of 193S. Funds for starting preliminary surveys are contained In tbe army supply bill. The srmy and agriculture department will divide the Sl.000,000 appropriation equally. Three fears Required The preliminary surveys, which may Uke two or three years, are to be made to determine the feasi bility of making later detailed sur veys ss a basis for erosion and flood control operations. Surveys will be made on watersheds which have the most Important bearing on floods. . Or. Patrick will coordinate the work of the forest service, the soil conservation service and the bureau of agricultural economics In making the surveys. Be said tbe 1,000,000 probably would be Insufficient to complete even the preliminary sur. veys. Field officers will direct the gath ering of data describing the area in each watershed, damage resulting from floods, land value, economlo in formation and extent of erosion. Tbe department of agriculture haa set up a committee to co-ordinate the In formation. Erosion Damage Vast H. a. Bennett, chief of the soli conservation service and long an ad vocate of up-stream flood control, estimated that more than 100,000,000 acres of agricultural land already have been ruined or seriously Im poverished by erosion. "Unless we make rapid advance against the Inroads of soli erosion, the cumulative cost to the nation during tbe next 60 years Is likely to exceed 20,000,000,000 and It may easily extend beyond 830,000,000,000" Bennett said. Pointing to the damage already done by uncontrolled erosion, Ben nett said this country haa been squandering Its natural soil resources more rapidly than any other nation, civilized or barbsrlc. Three-Fourths Affected Asserting that the erosfon hss been allowed to gain headway on 200,000,000 acres. In addition to tbe 100,000,000 already seriously Impair ed, Bennett estimated that three fourths of the agricultural land In tbe United States Is affected by eros ion In some degree. A direct relationship exists between erosion and floods, Bennett said. He said gullies caused by erosion be come. In effect, man-made tributaries which speed up the concentration of surface water In the headwater streams. Urging thst downstream engineer ing work be co-ordinated with up stream engineering, Bennett said "we have left little undone to spresd the violence of erosion snd to Increase the volume ot floods. Unless down stream structures are supplemented with smaller upstream structures snd comprehensive conserve tlon treatment at flood sources. I see no permanent escape from the flood hszard." Weather Northern California: Pair tonight and Tuesday with fog on south and central coast. Slightly warmer In terior south portion and on Tuesday In Interior of extreme north portion. Gentle northwest wind off the coast. Oregon: Fslr tonight and Tuesday, slightly warmer In the Interior of south snd east portions, gentle northwest wind off coast. The CCC boys hsve strung nearly 50.000 miles of telephone wires, clear ed 50.000 miles of fire breaks, and constructed 75.000 miles of truck trails snd minor rosds. BETTER RE Take advantage of the Summer weather to put on that new roof and be sure to use RED CEDAR SHINGLES Come in, look them over cost and srades, etc. BIG PINES Dependable Pnne 1 Flight 'o Time atedford and sackson County history from the rues tbe Mali Tribune 10 and M years go. TEN VEABS AGO TODAY august t, wit. (It wss Saturday) Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Howard re turn from a trip to Denver. Colo, Upstate hunter mistakes pal (or deer and kills him. Walter Johnson celebrate 25 years, as a baseball pitcher. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carpenter return from a week's stay at Oold Beach. . Only one forest fire now bumlnf in this county on Elk creek. Vesuvius enrots. snreadlxut terror among Italian peasants near Naples. TWENTY VEABS AGO TODAY August 2. 1917. (It wss Wednesday) A. J. Hsnby leavea on a six week's. trip to the middle west. . John Wilkinson of the Medford National bank receives word of his appointment as deputy Internal reve nue collector. . Scores die of heat m middle west, Moso L. Alford it elected dtg recorder to succeed Elmer Foes, Frank O. Clark returned this menu Ing from business trip to Port land. Huge battle on the Western Front continues aa storm nsges over Flan ders and the Argonne. Basebslla shipped to members of Company Seven at Fort Stevens, Communications Another Challenge. -To. the Editor: Just once again and thla la tha last time that I shall ask space In your valuable paper to challenge Bunell. Dear Mr. Bunell: I heard you say the other evening that you were going to locate here In southern Oregon. That Is Just fine, and I heard you say that you were Just bubbling over with Townsend newa fresh from headquarters. Well, .that la Just fine, too, for I have been looking for Just such a chap. Per haps between the two of ua we can tear the mask oft ot tha Town send movement as of today and let the Townsendltes see It It looks any thing like It did two and a halt years ago. As Mrs. Ivies was too busy to debate with me. And poor George, they have him hogtled so he can't debate and Mr. Glen Wilson said be would answer If he could, but did not so I assume he could not, so I do honestly hope thst you can. Since you are chuck full of Town send news freeh from Chicago I shall ask you to debate with me as fol lows: I claim that we are further from the Townsend plsn today than we were four years sgo, and I claim there was something crooked and dishonest In the change from tbe original Townsend plan to the Me Groarty and then to the Prosperity plan. I claim that the Townsend Weekly la Just aa unreliable as any of the papers so often condemned by the Townsend speakers. I claim that Or. Townsend is either Insin cere or Ignorant, and last but not lesat, I have heard hundreda ot speakers say that If any one had better plan now wss the time to trot It out. Well, I will trot It out after I have finished proving to you and our audience the above charges. Now, let It be understood that there Is absolutely no malice in my heart. It la a selfish motive I have In the debate for I have waited over four years for my 200 and see no hope in sight In the Townsend plan and I cannot get It alone with my plan and so long as Dr. Townsend keeps trying new Ideas snd giving new promises I or no one else can get the attention of the townsendltes, but once they see the plsn with tJie mask torn off they will realise the difference and I will tear off the mask. I will meet you any evening or Sunday at either Medford or the Ashland parks. I speak 30 minutes and you 45 and I take 15 to sum up. Let's hsve a friendly discussion snd make It an enlightening one. I will do my part. Msy I hesr from you. FREDERICK W. BEROER, Box 44, Ashlsnd, Ore. Use Mu Tribune went sds. - ROOF NOW! and get full information ai to LUMBER CO. for Building Advice 6th and Fir St.