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Ye Smudge Pot
Br Aitnui perry.
The President's selection tor the
supreme court bench of a lormer
Alabama police Judge seems to have
pleased no one but the ex-pollce
Judge, hl wife, and the President
It la cited ai a horrible example of
what the nation would have received
In the way of Judicial appointees,
If the chief executive was empowered,
as he proposed, to name six Justices
The comforting thought abides there
are not six men in the land as un
fitted as the Alabama senator. The
Presidential choice Indicates, In the
event America went to war, the gen
eral picked to lead the armed forces
abroad, would also be dandy.
...
No complete check has been made
as yet, but there seems to be as
many "Swltzerlands of America" In
Oregon, as there are "Gateway Cities
to Crater Lake."
...
The Postmaster-General and Na
tional Chairman of the Democratic
nrArilfttj. Run. Vandenbura of
Michigan will be the Republican
nominee for President in mu.
now up to the Republican party to
be helpful, and pick out a Demo
cratic candidate Sen. Vandenburg
can beat.
...
A scientist saya Insects' nerves
quiver when they hear music. Well.
If they've been listening to some re
cent radio program the buga have
nothing on us." Houston (Tex.)
Fot-DIpatch) Bo say we all.
...
NOTHING MUCH WRONG.
(Atlanta (leorxlan)
'He la wrong, of course. He
Is wrong because obviously he Is
acting like a stiff-necked, ln
corrldlble, bigoted, credulous, pro
vincial, uninformed, arrogant,
discourteous, pompous, foment
ing, politicking, preening, puf
fing, magisterial, Pharisaical, of
ficious, ostentatious, opinionated,
dogmatic, churlish, contumacious,
disingenuous, dissembling, calcu
lating, humorless, a n 1 1 - social
holier-than-thou-Yankee."
...
Safety experta proclaim "a 13-year
eld boy lacks the mental qualifica
tions to drive an auto." Besides his
legs may not be long enough to
resch the brake pedal.
. .
The CofO. roof caught afire last
night. It la not known whether it
was caused by lightning, a carelessly
tossed cigarette, or a red-hot speech
aimed the wrong direction.
.
The esteemed Klamath Falls Her
ald editorially wonders where the
politicians get their money for con
tinental Jnunts and expenses to
Grange and Townsend club picnic.
They seem to have an Inexhaustible
supply of both wsmpum snd wind.
A I.M.V STHIKKS OIIT.
(Town snd Country)
"On the afternoon of the fourth
day a mesAsge came Inviting her to
visit her host that evening. She went,
about nine o'clock. He received her
In a long room overlooking the gar
dens. Candles were lit In the room.
Hr begun to talk. He talked, with
extraordinary force and Imsgery.
about politics, poetry, religion, love,
the human soul. The candles burned
down. The night grew pale outside.
The sun rose over the gardens. He
tslked until seven In the morning,
then, with grsce and courtesy, he
bade her goodbye. When she got
back to her rooms, the msld was
packing for her. She left."
...
An Alaboma Townsend club has a
president, who la only nine years
old. and a boy orator besides. By the
time he la flo, he should know now
to take up a collection.
...
The esleemed Corvallls Garette
Tunes Is edltorlslly mildly agng. at
the news scientists In Marylsnd are
endeavoring to produce red clover
lhat will lesve the bumble-bee with
out his traditional Job of polllnla-
tng with all due respect to sci
entists, who csn tell to a split sec
ond when a comet will be visible
from the esrth seve. years before it
la. there is no grounds for alarm
that Nature will not contlnu. to
do a good Job, and continue aa boas
Phoos 54i we'll hsui away your
rslua. City sanitary Samoa.
We
Editorial Correspondence
"WASHINGTON, D. C-, Aug.
President Roosevelt is still a
as fit as when we last saw him, it may be this unspeakable
Washington climate, or the way things have been going polit
ically or a combination of both. His color is not as good, his
eyes not as bright. But that alertness one might term it al
most a startled alertness is still there, head in the air, chin
high, the winged-victory, sort of thing hasn't diminished in
the slightest. Outwardly at least he is still the "Happy War
rior." Thanks to Onrl Smith of the Journal we were introduced to
Davidson, of the White House press bureau, and admitted to
the President's press conference this morning. Because of the
Claude JtcColloch hearing before the senate judiciary commit
tee neither Smith nor Johnny Kelly of the Oregonian were on
hand at the White House, so Davidson took us in charge. .We
had no intention of meeting the President, for our theory has
always been, that the President's time is too valuable to be tak
en up by hand-shaking, and chit-chat, moreover we have never
been greatly interested in that sort of thing.
.....
But when the conference adjourned Davidson picked us out'
of the crowd and without a word took us up to the President's
table, and introduced us to Steve Early, one of the President's
secretaries. We had met Early at Grants Pass a few years ago
when he came west with the late Secretary Howe, and he was
smart enough to remember it. He was slightly non-plussed how
ever when Davidson introduced us as the EDITOR of the Port
land Journal of Portland, Oregon, so were we. This broke the
ice so-to-speak as we explained our exact status, and we were
properly handed over to F. D. R., as a country editor of South
ern Oregon.
The President was very nice of course he is nice to every
one, and we passed a few pleasantries about the ancient past,
and a few mutual friends in the Webfoot state, including one
in Medford. But what struck us so forcibly was that mental
alertness. A portly gentleman had preceded us, some foreign
newspaper man spending a few days in Washington, and had
engaged the President in some discussion of the Greek language.
The President showed a keen interest, and talked for several
minutes on technical linguistic problems which were entirely
over the country editor's head. Then we came tip, and one
might have excused the President for spending a few seconds
in adjusting himself to such a different spectacle and environ
ment, a somewhat weather-beaten country editor from far
off Oregon, whom he hadn't seen for 35 years and didn't know
intimately then but not at all. Presto changeo Greece was
out, Oregon was in and that was that.
.....
Perhaps this is an important
Vftlt nhnrm Rut if idti 'f noriinnol
his remarkable memory, a genuine personal interest in people,
and a superlatively alert and active mind. It must be a strain
on bis vital forces this constant tension. We have an idea the
President will never grow old, never slow up as most people
do, and gradually fade away, but when he goes will go at
once and entirely, not sick or wounded, but in FULL FLIGHT
quickly brought down.
President Roosevelt intends to visit Oregon sometime in the
Fall to turn on the juice at Bonneville. The exact date is not
known and won't be until everything is arranged. Trips have to
be managed this way. If they weren't the White House would
be flooded with Chamber of Commerce messages requesting
the chief executive not to overlook this place or that. The same
old army game, local pride and injured feelings.
Thanks to the President's appointment of Senator Black to
the Supreme Court yesterday, a large crowd of newspaper men
and women were on hand when the conference opened. The
procedure in such things has changed since we last attended a
President's press conference in Washington. In the Harding ad
ministration the newspaper boys were seated, there were both
written and oral questions, the President was some distance
from the reporters. But now, the President .sits at a long oval
desk, and the newspaper crowd marches in, like a mob scene in
a movie only the fleetest of foot, get up against the table and
thus have a view of the chief executive. They are near enough
to tap him over the head with a pencil if such a pleasautry
should be desired. The President's secret service body gunrd
stands near him, Charley Michclson is directly behind him (or
at least was today) son James, his new personal secretary at
the end of the table, Secy. McTntyre between him and his father,
and on the other side Steve Early, and a husky young man we
failed to identify.
All the conversation in the ante room had been regarding
the Black appointment and all we heard was extremely cric
ical, so naturally the first question concerned that. The Pres
ident smiled, cocked his cigaret at an angle and had nothing to
say, other than that lie had taken every precaution to not have
the news leak out, hud therefore written the order in his own
hand and sent it to the senate by a special messenger.
Fifteen minutes before this action, the newspaper boys at
the White llouso had been told by Steve Early that so many
names were being considered for the Supreme Court place, that
it would be some time before any appointment would be an
nounced. Therefore another question was pertinent "Did
Steve Early know of the Black appointment?" Still smiling,
and flicking a eignret ash, the President said he had been apolo
gizing to Steve and Steve to him ever since the announce
ment, obviously this was one appointment he had been able
to make without Mr. Early's assistance, etc. etc. This caused
considerable laughter.
The general atmosphere of the conference was genial and
friendly enough on the surface, but the present writer thought
he detected a certain tension and absence of any real comrad
crie underneath. This was not suggested by the President so
much as by his associates. Son James, Michelson and Melntyre.
They all looked extremely solemn, funeral in fact. We have
an idea the popular reaction to the Black appointment had not
pleased them.
The conference didn't last more than 15 minutes. It was end
ed by one of the big shots in the front, row saying "Thank you,
Mr. President" and starting out. The crowd there must have
been 75 or SO in all, followed him.
We hurried over to the Senate judiciary committee room
over a mile away just in time to hear Senator Borah interro
gate Claude Mi'Colloch on his qualifications to be a federal
judge. From a news standpoint this was as big a flop as the
President's press conference. The dope had been Walter Pierce
opposed the appointment and would come before the committee
to present his objections. "Our Walter" was not there, and
nunin according to grapevine, refused to accept an invitation
to appear. As a result nil the evidence presented was favorable
to the Klamath Kails attorney and none against. Borah pushed
various telegrams and letters lie had read across the table,
picked up his briefcase and said he was satisfied. Everyone else,
including the chairman appeared to be. And certainly Mr. Mc
Oolloeh was, for this means a life job for him, at an excellent
salary, higher honor and security. Might add that he made a
fine impression particularly his fr.'ik straighforward, admis
sion that he hail been an attorney for the California Oregon
Power company and for certain large lumber corporations. (A
good attorney in Klamath Fulls naturally would beV And Mr.
Mahoney who was there also, didn't appear to be downcast by
the way 1 ltinirs turned "lit ! Everyone congratulated the "judge"
and hurried away for lunch. R.- W. K.
13. The dominant note of
smart alertness. He doesn't look
factor in the kell-known Roose-
nhnrm in u.ltiil, wtt rnfav Tf it, '
Personal Health Service
By William
Digued letters pertaining to persons, neaitb tod Hygiene qui to disco,
Jiaguosls or trestnual will M uuwerefi by ur. Brady u a tumped self,
addressed envelope is eocjusea Lector mould he Drlel and written in ink
Owing to the large oumbei oi letter, received oni a few can be answered
No reply can oe made u queue, ool conforming to Ins tractions Addresi
Ur. William Brady, 28c El caminu lleveriy cam
OUT BEYOND
It was a great disappointment that
we fulled to run onto the celebrated
Adding ton 81ma when we visited Se
attle. If Ad and
the memory
training system
that made him
famous only a
little while ago
have vanished,
Roy O. Blv of
our high school
days marches on.
It was Roy, you
wtl recall If you
were fortunate
enough to at
tend school be
fore they merged
physics with "general science." who
kept the spectrum In order In your
mind the component waves In the
order of ther wave lengths red.
orange, yellow, green, blue, Indigo
and violet.
Wave lengths of radiant energy
longer and less rapid than the long
est and slowest perceptible to human
senses (red light) are Infra-red or
radiant heat rays. Wave lengths
shorter and more rapid than the
shortest and most rapid perceptible
to human senses are ultra-violet, ac
tinic or chemical rays. Other wave
lengths of solar energy (all energy
or life comes from the sun) outside
tne limited field of our ordinary
sense perception are radio waves.
X-ray, gamma rays from radium, for
all we know perhaps telepathic and
clairvoyant rays.
Too many unsophisticated custom
ers are deceived by gllb-tongued
sharpers Into thinking visibly violet
rays are the ultra-violet rays which
have remedial value. There Is no
remedial value in violet colored light
rays from any source than there Is
In green or blue light. Ultra-violet
rays are Invisible. Imperceptible to
human sense. For Instance, plenty
of sunlight and considerable of the
heat of the sun will pass through or
dinary window glass, but the ultra
violet rays of sunlight are almost
entirely screened out by ordinary
glass. Special glass may be used for
windows which will permit a large
part of the ultra-violet rays, not all.
10 pass inrougn. if you want to get 1
an or the ultra-violet the sunshine
KjQMclnfvre
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Cafe com
petition has become so complex that
even the big money making restau
rants are begin
ning to worry
about profits
the margin of
which la unusu
ally large. Al
most everybody
whose bank roll
begins to bulge,
buys a few tables,
rents a room and
hangs up a sign.
The astonlsh-
(I A.:fMit ing block on
UlEfisSSSj West 52nd street
now solidly lined
on each side with every sort of eat
ing place Illustrates the Idea. Broad
way has scarcely any enterprises
any more save movie houses ana
restaurants. The upper East Bide la
being fairly overrun with new eat
ing places,
Sherman Bllllngsley has been giv
ing gold coins to favorite Btork Club
customers. "No. 21" publishes an ex
pensive book filled with contribu
tions of famous author guests. An
other gets out a weekly tabloid with
pictures about the headllners who
gather there.
Every sort of entertainment Is
being offered with food. Ladles on
the flying trapeze, crystal gawrs,
pslmlsts, ventriloquists and such.
The domestic problem Is a boon to
the new order. People who rarely
dined out are now seldom dining
home because of servsnt trouble.
IVank Case's daughter, Margaret
Case Harrlman, Is an example of lit
erary surroundings Inspiring the
writing urge. Miss Case's formative
years were spent In her father's Al
gonquin, the haven of wrltera lor a
quarter century. Aa a child. Prank
Ward O'Malley used to take her to
the circus. She waa surrounded by
such whilom guesta aa Rex Beach.
Edna Ferber. Sinclair Lewie and
others who resided at her dad's Inn.
So It was natursl she should turn
to writing In time. Aside from an
editorship on a woman's magazine,
she has lsnded as a contributor on
the New Yorker. Red Book. Vogue.
Vanity Tslr and the Saturday Eve
ning post.
Prank Case, himself. Is no mesn
shakes as a lutersieur although hid
ing most of his bravuras behind
anonymity. He has under sundry
pseudonyms contributed to most of
the newspaper columns, to the so
phisticated weeklies snd Is now. at
leisure moments, finishing a book
that will recount experiences tor
years at (lis West 44th street tavern.
Resident of Harlem are noncom
mittal about the headlined Messlsh.
Father Dlrlne. Even those who op
pose his religious frenzies and tney
sre In majority keep their tongues
held In silence by the Inherent negro
fpsr of voodoo-uice punishment. Sev
eral of Psther Devtne's delraoiors
have mot with strange misfortune
Of course, every Instance was sheer
coincidence, but to msny lu Hsrlem
It meant Divine held some strsnge
Juju Jungle witchery over event
snd persons. In fsct, this supersti
tion saved hint from almost complete
rout by his followers In a recent
ruckus that sent him fleeing the
lew.
Morgan Dennis nsj hec-nie Vurl
caa foremost etcher rtf dogs. His
Brady, M. D.
THE VIOLET
contains, you have to take it raw,
that Is, on naked skin with no screen
or covering to filter out part of the
radiant energy.
The mid-day sunshine n mid
summer contains the largest propor
tion of ultra-violet. The sun In
equatorial' regions contains more
f than the sun In polar regions. The
sunshine of elevated places contains
more than the sun of lower altitudes.
It Is this Invisible, colorless ra
diant energy out beyond the violet
that affects the photographic plate
or film, bleaches or fades colored
fabric, tans the skin exposed to sun,
converts ergosterol In the human
skin. In the animal body, In plants,
in foosd and In dilations In the sea
Into vlosterol, otherwise called vita
min D.
Ultra-violet rays (from the sun or
from artificial sources) hasten hatch
ing of fish eggs and fly eggs, stimu
late reproduction in tissue cells and
hence promote healing, destroy many
bacteria Including tubercle baclUI,
prevent and cure rickets, purify
water, favor the development of the
highest degree of immunity against
respiratory infection.
In the cosmic sense it Is far out
beyond the violet where life begins.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Two Dollar Word for Hives
Kindly tell me what urta carrier
Is and what causes it. Please give
me some advice for It. (Mrs. P. D.)
Answer. Nettle rash or hives is
sometimes called uttcaria. Send 3-cent-s
tamped envelope and ask for
monograph or advice on hives. Nu
merous foods and other thinna mav
cause It.
Allergy
Please inform m eof the name of
the medicine you said persons - with
allergy may take. (P. R. b.)
Answer. Calcium lactate, lOgralns
three times a day after food for sev
eral weeks. Plus a dally ration of
vitamin D to promote assimilation of
calcium.
(Copyright, 1937, John F. Dllle Co.)
Kd Note: Persons wlihinn to
communicate with Dr tiraa
ihould fend tetiet direct to Ur.
William Hrad M D. 26ft EJ
Cam l no Beverly Hill. Ualll
collection is exhibited each year at
a 6th avenue gallery and brings out
the dog lovers of note. He Is In
constant demand by owners of prize
winning pooches to immortalize their
pets, but rarely takes on a personal
assignment, unless the subject Is a
dog that strikes his fancy.
Pew so-called playboys, have been
as successful in business as Billy
Seeman. Although a settled family
man now, following his marriage to
the beautiful Phyllis Haver, he was
in bachelor days a generous host to
Broadway. During the period Mayor
Walker was on the upbeat. Seeman
was his psrticular pal. At his pent
house parties, one might find Paul
Whlteman or Oeorgc Gershwin lead
ing a suddenly made up orchestra
But never, during these high-stepping
years, did Seeman fall to show
at his office next dav nr In
eight hours hard work. He lived high
ana nanasomeiy. Kept fit by regular
exercise and worked like a Trojan.
And thus escaped the wlndup of
the usual playboy.
The finest compliment ever paid
a certain totsy New York restaurant
came from a Texan dining with a
friend. The head-waiter had been
Instructed to overlook nothing. Un
tucking his napkin after the feast,
the long-horn beamed: "Partner,
that was boardln'."
(Copyright. 1937. McNaught
Syndicate, Inc.)
Hawaii Invites Realtors
SAN FRANCISCO. (UPI As a re
sult of development of real estate,
aerial transportation and rising pop
ulation In the Hawaiian Islands,
efforts are underway to hold the
1038 convention of the National Real
tors of America at Honolulu, accord
ing to Paul W. Stark, president.
'ealanders l'se Telegrams
WELLINGTON. New Zealand (UPI
More telegrams are sent per person
In New Zealsnd, it is said, than In
any other country In the world. In
the last year for which complete
world figures are available. 1034, New
Zealand led the way with 3.5 tele
grams per capita.
MESS IN CHINA.
This detachment of Japanese warriors look t lunch atop after an
engagement In North China. They keep rrarlr hands upon their
guns. Feeling asatnM the prr-rnce of th tro;;'. mri"; -d higher
after the fall ot Pelping and Its rich farming country.
Behind
Washington
Headlines
By H. R. Baukhage
Copyright 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
(Continued from Page One)
fire before the vote on recommittal.
It covered eight states, representing
"doubtful" senators, and ammunition
was being plied up to be used on the
rest of the country, If needed.
With the court Issue out of the
way. there was a lull until another
head was raised. Senator Black be
came the shining mark.
Meanwhile, another excellent Issue
is developing In the New England
state flood-control compact. It will
come to' the fore when the Black
smoke settles.
The New England compact an
agreement between New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts and Con
necticutwas not. administration of
ficials admit, drawn up with ulterior
motives. In fact, it was a highly
laudable effort to avoid the disast
rous floods in New England.
But the compact, ratification of
which has been opposed by the pres
ident and his advisers, has now be
come the spearhead of an attack on
the whole federal policy of regional
planning. If carried out, it could
wreck the whole program and make
other "authorities" like the TV A im
possible, say the new dealers.
The federal power commission
points to one sentence in the com
pact which contains the dynamite.
This sentence reserves to the states
involved "all benefits and advantages
of water conservation, power storage
or power development" that might
be created In carrying out the plan
for building flood-control reservoirs.
That, says the F.P.C., would knock
the whole flood control act of 1936
cold and stymie the federal power
program.
There isn't space here for argu
ments pro and con, but the point is
that the same "old generals" whose
grim and familiar faces the adminis
tration's friends claim to recognize
behind each barricade against new
deal policy are said to be ready to
lead the battle. They would have
New England lined up and ready to
go with a spirit that would make
the skirmishes at Lexington and Con
cord pale affairs.
On the other side of the fence,
the administration la piling up Its
own ammmiltlon for a nation-. ide
campaign. Details of the plan, re
vealed in this column some weeks
ago, are leading out in hints on the
nature of the president's plans for
a number of speeches reinforced by
a whole network of others under the
auspices of the Good Neighbor league.
The nomination of Senator Black
for the supreme court raised a lot
ot cain with the sugar bill, though
only a small group knows about it.
This Is the story as told by some
of the folk who are grinning with
glee:
It seems that Senator Black was
scheduled to make a radio talk on
wages and hours and other contro
versial matters last week. When he
learned of his designation for the
bench, he was a bit worried over
the wisdom of public pronounce
ments on measures upon which the
Judicial body of which he Is soon to
be a member may have to pass.
He consulted with a friend in the
senate.
"Oh. no," said his friend, "you
mustn't do that. Why don't you get
Senator Pepper to do the Job?"
Senator Black agreed, and the Flor
ida solon was pleased to substitute.
Senator Pepper was naturally con
cerned over his speech and left a
session of congress to give It. In fact,
he was so concerned that he forgot
that he was the man who was to
take a cut to introduce a sugar quota
amendment during the debate in the
senate on, the sugar bill.
Howevor. rlRht In the midst of his
radio piece, he remembered. Forget
ting all else, Including the "great un-1
seen audience," he fled back to the
floor. '
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The earliest complete clock or
which there is certain record was
made by a Saracen mechanic In the
18th century.
Comment
on the
DaU s News
By FRANK JENKINS
THESE statements are culled from
censored news accounts of the
battle of Shanghai:
Japanese assert they shot down 35
Chinese planes with minor losses on
their own account. The Chinese say
they shot down 36 Japanese planea
with a loss of five of their own.
Chinese mstntaln they captured
the Japanese headquarters near
Hongkew park, key point of Japanece
shore positions. The Japanese say
this claim is ridiculous.
Chinese planes claim to have dis
abled a Japanese submarine and two
gunboats off Woosung. The Japanese
assert that no such thing happened
WELL, the war over there is appar
ently being fought according to
the latest and most modern propa
ganda rules, which are to claim
everything In sight yourself and deny
everything the other fellow gives out.
FIT IS true, aa the wise men tell
us, ths't Soviet Russia wss seeking
by means of spectacular flights over
the roof of the world to Impress her
enemies with the magnitude of her
aerial progress, It seems sadly certain
as these words are written that she
didn't know when to stop.
THIS has been a yesr of spectaculsr
aerial disappointments.
First the German dirigible Htnden
berg la destroyed by fire Just as It
begins to look as if the Germans
had learned the secret of llghter-than-alr
flying. Then Amelia Earhart
is lost on her round-the-world trip.
Now the Russians, after two flights
so spectacularly easy as to make it
appear that they are invincible In
the air, run Into trouble. If not dis
aster, on their third attempt.
Man still has a lot to leam about
flying.
STILL, do you suppose the casu
alties among all the airplanes are
any larger (In proportion, of course)
than the casualties among all the
birds?
WASHINGTON The house ap
propriations committee today
(Monday) recommended a $78.
300.000 deficiency appropriation
after cutting $42,809,530 from
budget estimates for the final
major supply measure of this
congress session."
The modern Idea of national fi
nance, you will note, is save a dollar
and then turn around and SPEND
TWO DOLLARS.
Freak Accident
EUGENE, Aug. 17. (AP) Harry
Barnum. lumber worker, was in a lo
cal hospital today suffering from a
brain concussion received in a freak
ish logging accident. A log. falling
from a truck, atruck a plank which
flew up and hit him under the chin,
hurling him 20 feet.
Pioneer Dies
EUGENE, Ore.. Aug. 17. (AP) John
LaRue, born In 1852 in a log house
in the Halsey area, died Saturday.
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August 17, Wil
(It was Tuesday)
Aolr race to Honolulu now under
way.
James A. Mott of Salem decides an
will seek Congressman Hawleya seat.
J. C. Penney will open local store
Friday.
Gold H1U bridge over Rogue river
open to travel. ,
Copco to erect large electric sign.
Seven cars of local pears shipped to
canneries today.
Home building costs in city so far
in August S 17,360.
Medford woman Is left large sum
by Wisconsin millionaire.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
August 17, 1917
(It waa Friday)
Bootlegger caught In Slsklyous es
capes by drawing pistol and fleeing
into brush.
British continue hard offenstv
along the western front and force
Germane back.
Uncle Sam to deal drastically with
I. W. W. outbreaks to binder war
preparations.
Seeley Hall of the aviation branch,
at San Diego arrives on a week's fur
lough to visit kin and friends.
Relief from car shortage on tha
Espee promised.
Sprinkle over city rouses hopes of
hunters no ban will be placed on
deer hunting to protect forests.
Communications
What's Wrong With Plan?
To the Editor:
In reply to the question that
transaction tax will not work.
To the Chamber of Commerce, the
Lions, the doctors, dentists and all
business men, listen: If you were to
take all the people 60 years or over
that would qualify as "prosperity
agents" to distribute whatever a 3
per cent transaction tax on all gross
sales would bring, come Into your
place of business and each spend $10
worth of new business which you
would not get unless you help put
these "prosperity agents" to work
putting money In circulation as there
are some that need medical aid,
some that need new teeth, some that
need new clothes and other goods
and services, do you think that would
hurt your comfort and well being?
One man said "His company paid In
processing tax $4,325,017 In 1935." A
3 per cent tax on that amount would
be 9000,000. Is it consistent that an
annuity of $000,000 would be ruinous,
but that a processing tax of $4,376,
017, nearly five times that amount,
could be paid without batting an
eye.
Now my good friends, please think
this over and tell me what Is wrong
with the Townsend plan.
I have been trying for three years
to find someone that can honestly
say that H. R. 4109. the Townsend
plan bill now before congress, is unJ
fair and Impracticable.
A. T. PLUMMER.
Medford, Ore., Aug. 10, 1937.
President Jackson in 1628 launch
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U. 8. as he considered it a detri
ment to state banks.
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