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f 4 Nobles of Shrine Plan Ceremonial At Ashland Soon Nobles of the Mystic Shrine are making arrangements to attend the annual spring ceremonial here May 27. A large commit tee of Ashland nobles is prepar ing to extend the hospitality of the Llthla city to large numbers Ol visiting om liters. j wooie wiuiam uriggs win be general chairman for the event and I. R. Frideger will be as sistant general chairman. Illus trious Potentate H. H. Mayberry will preside over the festivities. Director E. C. "Jerry" Jerome and Assistant Director Paul B. Rynning, both past potentates of Hillah, will provide the lead ership for the ceremonial activ ities in the Ashland armory. The day's events include a pa rade, band concert, drill and music by Hillah uniformed units and a banquet for the nobility. OLD BUT STILL GOOD Sturbridge. Mass. (U.R) A 250-year-old hat is the pride of Mrs. Albert Berthiaumes ward robe. A crown-like creation with an off-the-face effect, it was made of horse hair by a milliner in St. Ours, Cuebec, and handed down from generation to generation. I Authentic Lewis and Clark Carvings Believed found by Astoria Youths TOMORROW VOTE for WAYNE MORSE REPUBLICAN FOR U.S. SENATOR (Acme Ttltphotot RAIL STRIKE ENDS Pennsylvania Railroad yard workers at the 38th Street Station In Pittsburgh wave happily in front of a diesel locomotive after striking railroad firemen called off their walk-out against four major rail systems. The union abandoned Its demand for an additional fireman on multiple-unit diesel engines and agreed to submit secondary demands to arbitration. Washington Report By Bob Dickey Bob Dicker he Has the Ability, Political Courage and the Rugged Hon sty Oregon Wants in Congress RE-ELECT Senator Wayne Morse M. Adv. Jackion Ce. Committee for Wayne Men far Senator Washington, May 18 A full fledged congressional investiga tion of the principles underly ing our present freight rate making system has been re quested by Rep. Lowell Stoc k m a n of eas tern Ore gon. It is the per c e n t a g e in crease system that Stockman is assailing. He maintains that such a method of determining freight rate in creases discriminates against the Northwest. It is important to note that neither Stockman nor anyone else is quarreling with the meth od of determining the initial freight rate. The initial, deter mination of the rate does not affect the Northwest at all, in sofar as the Dresent crisis is concerned. The complaint is aim ed at the freight rate increases since 1946. The following hypothetical ex ample will illustrate how the Northwest is being injured by the increases: In 1946 a person who shipped from Portland, Ore., to New Yoak in competition with a pro ducer in Virginia had a theoret ical disadvantage to the extent of the difference in freight rate. Gives Advantage Assume, for purposes of illus- tration, that on commodity X the Portland shipper had to pay a freight rate of $3 while the Virginia shipper had to pay only $1. This gave the Virginian a $2 advantage at the marketplace in New York. Since 1946 freight rates have risen over 50 per cent, the Vir ginian's advantage over the Portland shipper has likewise been increased. On the basis of a 50 per cent increase, the Portland shipper now must pay $4.50 freight on commodity X, while the Vir ginia shipper only has to pay $1.50. In other words, by the 50 per cent increase the Virginian has gained an extra advantage of $1 in the New York market, or an overall advantage of $3. Is this discrimination? The railroads say no. They argue that in determining the initial rate, an allowance was made for the price difference between the long and short hauls so the per centage increase is equitable. They say their costs have risen just as much on the long hauls as on the short hauls, thus mak ing the across-the-board rate boosts fair. Not Proper Basis Stockman, and those who sup port his reasoning, argue mai railroad costs are not the proper basis for determining the rates. Instead, thev contend that it is the ability of the producers to get their products to market at a price wnicn permits n tn rnmnete with their competi tors which should be the key to freight rate making. Another factor pointed out which tends to make percentage increases appear unjust is that the railroad costs do not rise in proportion to the distances of the haul. This is so because one of the bigger expenses in hauling freight is the terminal charges (loading and unloading). These expenses are the same for both the short and the long hauls. Coffee Drinker Gets Bird-at $14 Cost Chicago (U.R) Edward Sha fran got the bird and he figures it cost him $14. Shafran was drinking coffee when a hen pheasant flew into his window, breaking the pane. Shafran said it was a beautiful bird but calculated it has cost him $2.50 for window glass, 50 cents for the cup that he dropped and broke when the bird came crashing in and $1 for cleaning a suit stained by the coffee in the cup. But the biggest Item was $14 for mounting the pheasant Astoria, Ore., May 18 (U.R) Two students from the Lewis and Clark Junior high school have found a large sandstone that historians here believe may have been carved by the two famed explorers of the Pacific Northwest, Meriwether Lewis and George Rodgers Clark. The moss covered stone was found near an old Indian trail, believed to have been used by the explorers. The stone's car ving read: "M Lews and Clark." Believed Authentic Walter Johnson, president of the Clatsop County Historical society and authority on the his tory of the Lewis and Clark expedition, said he believed the find authentic. The boys, both pupils at the school named after the explorers, are Gordon Branthover, 13, and Raymond Brown, 11. They dis covered the stone while looking for a "mountain ash" tree in connection with their studies at school. The base of the rock was seven inches deep in the ground. The boys said they noticed the let tering showing through a crust of moss on the exposed surface. Poor Spellers When the moss was scraped off, the V inch deep letters were found with the mispelling of "Lews." But Johnson said that the mispelling was confirming evidence. The explorers "in the narty were notoriously poor spellers, Johnson said their journals indicated. "The explorers carved their names just about everywhere they stopped overnight, and both these relics and their diaries are notorious for incorrect and ap- Earently careless spelling, since ewis v.- an educated man," Johnson said. . The rocK was found near an old Indian trail that is now over grown, but that once led from the area of the Tongue Point naval base to Young's bay. The historical society official said: "It's safe to assume that Lewis and Clark used this trail." Has Old Map Johnson said that the county society has a map made by a Lt. Broughton during a survey of the area surrounding the mouth of the Columbia river. This was eight years after Lewis and Clark spent a winter there. The map shows a hut where Lewis and Clark camped part of the winter. There diaries showed that they spent some time near Young's bay before, camping at what is now the site of Fort Clat sop during the winter of 1805 06, Johnson said. Thursday. May It. 150 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE This Bachelor Jakes Care to Stay That Way Milwaukee (U.R) A woman census taker in her 30s found a problem when she knocked on the door of a bachelor's apart ment. She presented her credentials and asked if she could enter. "No, no," he said. "You see, I'm a bachelor, and I'm here all alone. I can tell you're a lady. It wouldn't look right." He thought a moment, then brought two chairs. They sat in the hall and he answered her questions. The bachelor was 75 years old. 3r30 D.m for following dav. 10 a m Monday for Monday: noon Saturday for Sunday a m Business Loans Drop Under Level of 1949 Washington, May 18 (UP.) Business loans dropped to $13, 365,000,000 In the week ended May 10, the federal reserve board said today. The decline, eighth in a row, was $55 million; Business loans now are $543 million under the level of a year ago. Bank real estate loans rose $19 million in the latest week to a record $4,541,000,000, a gain for the year of $455 mil lion. Total bank loans and in vestments in tne weex ended May 10 were down $133 mil lion to $0,4Ul,uuu,uuu, but tne total was $4,352,000,000 higher than at the same time last year. Loans by the banks to brokers and dealers for buying or carry ing U. S. securities declined $26,008,000 to $1,727,000,000 but the total still was $571 mil lion above the corresponding 1949 week. Bank holdings of U. S. gov ernment securities dropped $17 million in the latest week to $35,899,000,000. The total, how ever, was $1,788,000,000 higher than a year ago. Perfume That Clings Q. D4r Penny: I adore perfume, but for soma rtaion or other irt frag ranca Juit doas not latt on ma. I have told lavaral of my friends that I want a new perfume, but first I mutt find out about a laitina one. Mrs. A. W. A. A particularly good Idea for women who claim that perfume does not "stay with them" it a Liquid Skin Sachet. It smooths on the skin very easily, and lingers longer because of its sachet base. It has a slower rate of diffusion and evaporation than any other type of fragrance. Try this Houbigant Chantilly Liouid Skin Sach et. Only $1.75 plus tax, at WAIN SCOTT'S and CENTRAL PHAR MACIES. Adv. THERE'S NO HALFWAY QUALITY IN TUNA! 1 ST SIZE" TUNA nas taken the housewives of America by storm. They know it's always the same high quality . . . delicate, tender, and delicious! They I iik,e the larger "bite sise" pieces ... ideal for every j tuna recipe... ready for instant use, without the f bother of flaking. For 30 years "The brand that made tuna famous" has maintained its standard of quality. If you bought a MILLION cans, they'd all be the same) Be sura vou gel WHITE STAR every time you buy tunal Ah Solid rock Why Train Another? 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