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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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