MEDFORI) MAIL TRIBUNE, 'MEDFORD, OHEGON, TnunBDATV MAY 12, 1938.
PAGE THREE
EX-SECRETARY TO
FAMED HOBO HAS
PROSPERITY PLAN
Fifty Dollars Per Month Idea
Advanced by Man Just
Out of Jail Work Goes
On, Is Only Catch.
By JOHN U. TEKKELL
Lotted Press Staff Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. (UP)
Prosperity walked In the door today
It came In the person of Albert S.
Talk, late of Minnesota, who wore a
red bandana on hi head and a
month's growth on his chin.
"I Just got out of Jail," Folk said,
"and I can show you how to make
50 a month for the rest of your
life."
Falk spread two large scrap books
of clippings on the desk.
"These will explain my pension
plan." he said. "It makes the Town
send plan look like a handcuffed
Scotchman."
"Did you think up all this In Jail?"
he was asked.
"I was placed In Jail on a charge
of vagrancy." he replied with some
dignity. "My appeal to a Jury today
won me an acquittal. At least a
dozen states, including Minnesota,
will be elated to learn I was victori
ous." Pension for All
"But what about the fifty bucks a
month? The thought is exhilarat
ing." "Very simple," he said. "But. not
only you can have that much. Every
man and woman In America over 21
can have it too."
Falk's plan for prose perl ty is this.
The government levies a 3 per cent
transaction tax on everything that
goes into the construction of an
article and also on every sale of the
article.
This will bring an annual revenue
Of $25,000,000,000. (His figure).
Alone, this tidy sum would pro
vide & 930 monthly pension, but by
adding the fruits of a graduated In
come tax plan, every old man and
old woman over 21 would receive $50
a month.
Fa'lk Versatile
Falk was born in Lake Park, Minn.,
and he was once private secretary to
James Eads Howe, the famous mil
lionaire hobo. He haa traveled acme
30.000 miles (roughly) In this coun
try In the furtherace of his plan
Now 46 years old. he haa been every
thing from a farmer to a tight-rope
walker.
Long after he had gone we were
figuring, but the only catch In the
plan we could find was that It didn't
let you quit work.
Firestone Station
Enters Tire Safety
Campaign In Valley
The week of May 14 to 214has been
designated aa Ntalonal Tire Safety
Week and la being observed In all
part of the United States. National
Tire Safety Week merely focuses na
tional attention on something that
Mel Starnes. local Firestone Auto
Supply and Service Store manager,
has been preaching day in and dav
out throughout the year.
Mr. Starnea said: "National Tire
Safety Week is designed to call the
attention of the motoring public to
the danger of riding on smooth, worn
unsafe tires. This la something we
have been telling car owners for
years and I hope that the national
observance of the event will deeply
Impress every person who owns or
operates an automobile.
"In addition to the extreme danger
of failure, a smooth tire offers no
protection against dangerous skids
when streets get wet and slippery.
After all, brakes will stop the wheels,
but It Is the tires that control the
stopping of the car.
"The jaew Firestone Convoy Tire
has the famous Firestone Gum-Dlp-ulng
process, which protects from
internal heat, the greatest cause of
blowouts, and two extra layers of
Gum-dipped cords under the tread to
guard against punctures," StarneB
added. "The tread Is of extra long
wearing rubber and is so designed to
give quick nqn-sllp stops and long
mileage."
A new Firestone Farm Bureau dl
vlston has been established for the
Issuing of reprints of the Interviews
of the champion farmers. Pamphlets
carrying the full text of each "sub
ject covered will be mailed upon re
quest without charge, according to
Mr. Starnes.
ALL ROGUE SNOWMEN
CALLED FOR MEETING
Rogue Snowmen will meet at 7:30
tonight In the Jackson Chamber of
Commerce to effect a revision of by
laws and transact other business.
After the business meeting motion
pictures of winter sports will be
shown. Officers urged all members
to attend.
J ANNOUNCING
The Opening
of the
ROSE BAKERY
229 East Main Street
SATURDAY
You are cordially invited to visit
and inspect Medford's newest bakery
KENNEDY BALKS
AT KNEE PANTS;
AIDES JAR 'ENI
U. S. Ambassador to Eng
land Attends Royal Court
in Soup and Fish Wife
and Daughters Presented
LONDON. May 12. (UP) The sea
son's first royal court was held last
night at Buckingham palace on the
eve of the first anniversary of the
coronation of Kmg George VI and
Queen Elizabeth aa rulers of Great
Britain. '
Present at the ceremony were Jos
eph P. Kennedy, new United States
ambassador to London. Mrs. Kennedy
and two of their daughtera. Rosemary
and Kathleen, and five other Amer
ican women.
Kennedy, who shied from' the cus
tomary court attire of satin knee
breeches and silk stockings, appeared
In full evening dress of white tie.
tails and long trousers. (
Others Follow Suit.
Four other ranking dlplomata were
similarly attired. Among them. It
was understood, was Dr. Herbert von
Dlrksen. former German envoy to
Japan, who recently replaced Joachim
von Rlbbentrop aa German ambassa
dor to London. . .
Other male members of the Amer
ican and other embassies were re
quired by edict of the Earl of Cromer,
lord chamberlain of the king's house
hold, to wear . the customary knee
pants.
The king and queen received thetr
guests. Including more than 100 deb
utantes, while seated on their th roues
in the palace ballroom. The monarch
wore the scarlet and gold uniform of
a field marshal. The queen was at
tired in a gown of silver lame, pro
fusely embroidered and covered with
tiny silver pearls and silver sequins.
She wore a corsage, diamond circlet
bracelets, and a diamond necklace
containing the famous Kohlnoor dla
dlamond. Two-flour Ceremony. .
The presentation ceremony lasted
two hours, after which the guests
were served a bufeft supper In ad
joining staterooms.
Mrs. Kennedy wore a gown of white
lace, embroidered with silver and
gold. Her silver lame train also was
embroidered with silver and gold and
she carried a white fan. Rosemary's
gown was of white tulle, trimmed
with white balllets. She hart a white
train trimmed with -. white rosettes.
Her sister wore a picture dress of
white tulle trimmed with white tulle
rosettes with silver centers and a
train of white tulle.
Thrilling Picture
At Crater ian Draws
Capacity Audience
There were capacity crowds for the
opening of "Test Pilot." the thrilling
aviation picture starring Clark Go
ble. Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy,
which had Its local premiere at the
New Craterlan theatre yesterday And
small wonder. If all the smartest pro
ducers of Hollywood had joined to
gether and pooled their ideas for the
purpose of fabricating- a single mo
tion picture that would hit and hit
hard at the popular fancy. Just siich
a picture as "Test Pilot" would have
been the result.
Further, if the producers, in start
ing the casting of the top roles, had
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decided they wanted only the top
stars in the choicest parts, they
couldn't poslbly hare left off Clark
OAble to start things rolling. For
Gable haa been top male star of the
country long enough to leave any
doubts behind as to the most popu
lar man star In pictures today. So
they made him head man In "Test
Pilot."
Going further, spencer Tracy would
undoubtedly come to their Attention
He won the 1937 Academy Award find
there's swell part for him In tht
picture. So they put him In too.
There must be a girl for the ro
mantic angle. Myrna Loy, on the
upgrade for a long time and one of
the 10 ranking boxofftce stars of the
year, and recently elected queen of
the screen In a nation-wide news
paper poll, was given the honor.
Of course there had to be good sup
port. There Is. and its headed by one
of the best character players of them
all. Lionel Barrymore. So much for
the main characters of the story
four of the best.
The story itself demands attention,
and gets It I It's about a test ptlot:
his buddy and his girl, who becomes
his wife. And test pilots are noted
for their daring, their mockery of
death that stares them In the face
whenever they take up a new ship.
They live for today with no thoughts
of what the morrow might bring
there might be no tomorrow. And
that's the sort of picture "Test Pi
lot" Is rousing, exciting entertain
ment to the "nth" degree. It's the
sort ' of picture that doesn't come
along very often and when It does,
everyone wants to see it. And, Judg
ing from the crowds for the opening
show, Medford Is no exception.
Portland
PORTLAND. Ore.. Mat 12. (AP-
USDA) Hogs 650, Including 343 di
rect; market active; strong to 36c
higher than Monday, good-choice
170-215 lb. driveins. W.10-35; off
head 8.35; 235-60 lb. butchers, 7.50
76; 340 lb- $7.00; light lights, 7.60:
packing sows. 95.75 6.00; few. $6.35;
125-28 lb. feeder pigs, 7.768.
CATTLE 800. Including 5 direct;
calvea 25. Including 0 direct; market
active, steady to strong; few common-low
medium steers. $6.25 $ 7.35;
good fed steers salable $8 .00-76;
load good 712 lb. California great
heifers. $7.75; scattered common-me
dium heifers. $5.50ft7.60; low cutter
and cutter cows, $3.75n4.S0; common-medium,
$4.75(96.75; outstand
ing dairy type, $6.00; good beef cows.
$6.50; odd head, $7.00; bulla $5.25 .
6.25: good beef bulls, $6.50; good-
choice vealers, $7.0008.00; select,
$8.25-50.
Sheep 1200, Including 736 through
and direct; market steady: good 65-
87 lb. spring lambs, $8.25-60; me
dium. $7.75; few medium good shorn
old crop lambs. $6.25; good fed
lambs held $6.00-75; few yearling
wethers. $6.26: medium-good slaugh
ter ewes. $3.00.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
OF LITTLE CLODHOPPER
IS GIVEN AT
"The Little Clodhopper," three-act
comedy drama, was staged with prp
fcsstonal finesse in a special prose n
tatlon In St. Mary's academy Audi
torium for students of the academy
last night.
The play will be presented for the
public tonight and tomorrow night
in the academy , auditorium at 8 p.
m. "And the Lamp Went Out." a
comedy pantomime, preceeds the dra
ma. The dramatic offerings are pre
sented by the Catholic Young Peo
ple's clubs.
In last night's production Ted
Nave, as George Chlggeraon, a pam
pered, "delicate" young - man, por
trayed his part effectively to show
his complete dependence on his mo
ther, Mrs. Chlggerson (Catherine Por
terfleld), a scheming, determined and
heartless widow. Mary Morrlsey, as
Judy Elliott, the mischievous, rag
ged girl from the poor-house, had
real enthusiasm, and showed spirit
in her portrayal of a simple, neg
lecter ragamuffin.
Septimus Green (Gene Monaco), n
loud, .bright looking young book
salesman, acted convincingly, as did
Ocey Gump (Warren Loffer), a sleepy
country hick who swings Into action
at the mention of food and also with
the discovery that his watch has
been stolen a short time after his ar
rival In the "big city."
Jenes Jensen, as Julletta. a board
ing housekeeper, and La Vonne Mills,
as Charmain Carter, an actress, garr
balance to the humorous drama.
Livestock
South San Franc two.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, May 13
(AP-USDA) Hogs 200; butchers
mostly 10c higher; top and bulk
190-220 lb. graln-feds. $8.40; 240 lb.,
$7.90; other weights absent; sows
eligible around $6.40.
CATTLE 200; fed steers weak: un
dertone barely steady: good under
1000 lb. weights quoted to $8.76 or
slightly above; medium grass steers
held around $7.26-60; low cutters
and cutters, $3.35 ft 4.60; weighty
dairy type cows held above $4.76;
bulls up to $6.00 or steady. Calves
25; nominally steady; good to choice
vealers quoted around $8.00-76.
SHEEP 1450; lambs about 35c
lower; medium to good 70-lb. spring
lambs. $6.75j6.76; medium, to good
91 -lb, shorn yearlings, $5.00; slaugh
ter ewes. $3.35-60.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 13. (AP-USDA1
HOGS 10.000, including 3.000 direct;
uneven, mostly 10-20 higher than
Wednesday's average; top 8.36; good
medium weight and heavy packing
sows 7.00-25; smooth butcher kinds
up to 7.40.
CATTLE 6,000: calves 1,600: com
mon, medium and good grade light
steers active, 10-15 higher: best steers
early 10.00; bulk 8.00-9.25; heifers
10-15 higher; several loads 9.00-50:
cows scarce and irregularly higher;
weighty sausage up to 7.00; vealers
strong. 9.60.
SHEEP 14.000, Including 4,500 di
rect; late Wednesday fat lambs strong;
sheep steady to weak: merely good
wooled lambs 7.76-8.00; medium to
choice good lambs 6.25-7.60; shorn
ewes 3.50 down: good and choice clip
ped lambs 7.25-65; California spring
lambs 8.60-9.00; top 9.10.
Portland Produce
PORTLAND. May 12. wp) BUT
TER Prints: A grade. 37ic lb. In
parchment wrappers; 28c in cartons;
B grade, 26c lb. In parchment wrap
pers. 3714c lb. In cartons.
BUTTERFAT Portland delivery.
buying price: A grade, 25-35c In
country stations: A grade, 23c lb.:
B grade 3o less; C grade 6c lb. less.
EGOS Buying price by whole
salers: Specials 20c: extras IB?;
standards 16c; special mediums 16c;
extra mediums 15o; undrrgrades 14s
docen.
Cheese, country meats, live poultry
and turkeys unchanged.
ONIONS Old crop Orepon. No. .1.
3.00-3.50 cental; new crop Texas Ber
mudas, 3.50 per 60-lb. bag: California
1.75.
Potatoes, cantaloupes, wool. hay.
unchanged.
Portland Wheat
Low Close
79 7B
7.1 ,i 73 'J
73"i 73'4
PORTLAND, Ore, May 13. Grain:
Wheat.
Open High
May 70 79
July 7.H4 7
Sept. 73i 74
Caen grain:
Oat No. 388 lb. white 26.00; No.
3-38 lb. gray 36.00.
Barley No. 2-48 lb. B. W. 38 00.
Corn No. 2-E. Y. shipment 38.90.
Mlllrun 'standard, unquoted
Cash wheat (bid):
Soft white 77'4: western red 77(4:
western red 764-
Hard red winter ordinary 76: 11 per
cent 76; 13 per cent 80; 13 per cent
84; 14 per cent 88.
Hard red spring ordinary 75; 11 per
cent 76; 13 per cent 7914; 13 per cent
84; 14 per cent 88.
Hard whlte-Baart ordinary 78; 11
per cent 78: 13 per cent 78; 13 per
cent 80; 14 per cent B3.
Today'a car receipts: Wheat 40:
barley 1; flour 6; corn 3; oata 1; hay
3; mlllfeed 6.
Chicago Wheat
character during the remainder of
the proceedings. Transfers approxi
mated 660.000 shares.
Broken thought the apathy was
due In part to the fact that the in
dustrial stock average haa failed to
break through the April-May top, al
though rails and utilities had ac
complished this feat. To those who
follow market chart, this was taken
aa a cue to auspend activities until
the Industrials give the proper alg
nal.
Today's closing prices for 33 se
lected atocks follow:
Al. Chem. St Dye 11314
Am. Can 88,
Am. St Pgn. Power 3
A. T. Sz T 132 ',4
Anaconda 28
Atch. T. St 8. F. 29,
Bentllx Aviation - 11 V,
Beth. Steel 47
Caterpillar Tractor ...... . 43
Chrysler 45
Coml. Solv IV,
Curt las-Wright 6
DuPont 103 V.
Gen. Electric 35 T,
Gen. Poods 26
Gen. Motors .....w..... 3 It,
Int. Harvest. 57i
I. T. tt T 8
Johns-Man. ... 73
Mont. Ward 32V4
North Amer 31
Penney (J. C.) .. 6414
Phillips Pet 33
Radio a
8ou. Pac .,. 13
Std. Branda ...... 7
Std. Oil Cat. .
Std. Oil N. J.
Trans. Amer.
Union Carb.
United Aircraft
U. S. Steel
39 '
49J4
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6814
37
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MEATS
Half or Whole
Halibut, lb. . . . 12V2c
Oysters, pint .... 19c
Large fresh
Crabs, each ..... 19c
Hamburger, lb. 12V2C
PRODUCE
Bananas, 4 lbs. . 23c
CHICAGO. May 13. (AP) Wheat:
Open High Low Close
May .81 .81 31 .81
July .79 .79 .78 .78
Sept. - .79 .80 .79 .79
Wall St. Report
NEW YORK, May 13. (AP) It was
a stock; market Jn search of a trend
today as leading Issues stumbled Into
Insignificant declines and equally
unimportant advances.
The list lacked rallying vitality at
the. start, although there were few
noticeably depressed groups Just as
there was a scarcity of Btrong spots.
Volume dwindled after the opening
and dealings were of an Indifferent
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LOCAL LEGIONNAIRES
Medford will have a large repre
sentation at the luncheon and the
dinner to be held tomorrow tor O. E
Palmatter. state commander of the
American Legion, and hl staff If ex
ecutives who will spend the day In i
southern Oregon. It we stated h
Don Newbury, local post command
er. The luncheon-meeting will be held
at 13:15 In the Plaza cafe, Ashland.
The dinner will be held at 7 o'clock
In the Del Rogue hotel.' Grants Psss
Members of the auxiliary are invited
to the dinner.
The state official, will not call In
Medford on this trip because they ,
paid an official visit here during
the recent district conference, Mr
Newbury explained.
Ban Prnnrlwo Butter
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. (AP
V3DA) Butter unchanged.
SACRAMENTO. May 13. (AP)
Churning cream butterfat: Plra'
grade. 38 14: second grade. 3714.
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