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SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, February 23, 1931 limed Treasure) j Money Couldn't Buy Pre-Bolshevik Stamp I noticed a flicker of flame in the far corner of the room into which Andrei had taken me. It was a candle burning before an icon that loomed in the shadows. ' I stepped over for a closer look. On the wall to one side of the little statue was a glass frame containing a let ter and an envelope. "What's that?" I asked. "Some citation?" Andrei took it down. "It's a letter announcing my father's birth," he said. As he translated it for me, I looked at the stamp. It was a severe-looking thing, black and gray in color, with a cen tral panel in which appeared the imperial double - headed eagle above crossed post- horns. "What about the stamp?" I asked when he got through. "Since the letter was written in 1883, it may be valuable." "I thought so, too," he said, shaking his head. "But it isn't I looked it up. Even though it's a three and a half ruble item, all it catalogues for is $50. And as far as father is concerned, it's just about priceless where It is." CURRIER 8c IVES "GRANT" AMONG LEAST VALUED I could see that the picture was foxed somewhat around the edges, but it was obvious ly one of General Grant and quite possibly by Currier & Ives. I took a closer look. It was a Currier & Ives, and since the caption read that i,t was General Grant at the tomb of Abraham Lincoln, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Spring field, 111., I decided to pay the $10 indicated by the price mark. "I should be charging you double that price," the pro prietor said. "It has an 1868 date, as you can see, but Grant' isn't popular here in the South." "I said I could quite appre ciate how the people of Geor gia might still feel .and left with an air of smug satisfac tion. - Very likely, I thought, the picture would bring five times what I paid for it when I got back to the North. Especially with the Lincoln angle. Well, I still have the pic ture, and the last time I look ed it up in a catalogue which was last year the price still hadn't broken through the $25 barrier. And what is especially ag gravating to me is that mine is one of the most valuable of the 13 different pictures of General Grant which the famous firm of print makers put out. Only two catalogue higher, and all they bring is merely $35 apiece. Why it is, I don't know. It would seem that sortie of those prints of Grant would be far more valuable. He was one of our greatest commanders, twice President of the United States, and in view of that, pus the heroism he exhibited in staving off death to write his memoirs so as to satisfy his creditors, one would think such prints would be worth much more. Instead, most of them are at the very bottom of the value list. ' . j JUNK DEALER SOMETIMES COMES UP WITH A JEWEL Max is a junk dealer by profession but a waste paper . processor by avocation. In fact, though he finds it rath er costly to do so, he insists on personally processing most of the waste paper he gets. "The reason is," he told me, "that every once in a while I come across something like this just often enough to make it exciting." The slender pamphlet he had handed me carried the following title: "The Position and Prospect of the Medical Student an Address delivered before the Boylston Medfcal Society of Harvard University, Jan. 12, 1844, by Oliver W. Holmes, M.D. Published at the Request of the Society. Boston: James Putnam, Printer, 1844." "Not bad," I said. "Not bad at all, but if you could only come up with something like Holmes' 'Chambered Nauti lus,' or . . ." "Sure," he said, "Or a copy of Poe's 'Tamerlane' that would be worth about $12,- 000. "But there are plenty of other things that might be worth only a tenth as much,1 I said. "It's the adventure of it," he said. "And besides, this isn't such a bad find. Poorer copies than this have brought $30 to- $40 in the past few years. As a matter of fact, a friend of mine is quite willing to give me $50 for it now." (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) 23 Cases of Mumps Reported Last Week Twenty - three cases of mumps were reported in Jack son county during the week ending Feb. 21, according to the Jackson county health de partment. Thirteen cases were report ed in Ashland, six in Medford and four in Central Point. There were 19 cases of chick en pox, 12 in Phoenix, five in Medford, and two in Ash land. Influenza cases totaled 16. Eight cases were reported in Phoenix, seven in Medford and one in Ashland. There were nine Jcases of measles, five German measles, two strep throat, two pink eye, one scarlet fever, four cases of pneumonia, one dys entery apd two cases of mono-nuncleosis. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY BABY CHICKS now on hand PACIFIC FEED &. SEED CO. 4th & Front Sts. SP 2-2413 SPECIAL One 2'6"xT6" plate glass window $20. 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A person neither loses nor gains residence in Oregon while employed by the Unit ed States or Oregon, while navigating waters of Oregon, the United States or the high seas; while a student at a college, university or semi nary; while in an almshouse or asylum or confined in any public prison, the pamphlet points out. To qualify for voting, a citizen must be registered 30 days before an election. How ever, if a newcomer completes the residence requirement or becomes 21 during the 30 days before an election he may register during the pe riod from 60 to 30 days before the election. Registration may be done with the county clerk, or offi cial registrar while in Ore gon. While out of the state a citizen may register with any official .registrar. Only registered voders may vote, according to the pam phlet. The primary election is set for May 16 this year. The general election will be held on Nov. 4. Primary and general elections are held from 8 a.m., to 8 p.m. Voting may be done in the precinct designated when a citizen registered. However, if he is away at the time, he can vote by absentee ballot. Even after he has moved to another precinct within the same county he may vote in his old precinct if he applies for reregistration at the time of voting. If a voter moves within 30 days before the election to another county he may vote in the new precinct by getting a certificate of registration from the county clerk of the old county stating he is a registered voter in that coun ty. A voter is also required to take an oath giving the present residence and stating the move has been made with in the 30 days before election. Instructions on how to vote include giving the election board clerk name arid resi dence address. In the pri mary election the party af filiation must be declared. Then the poll book must be signed. Then, the ballot must be marked - in the election booth and returned to the clerk. The pamphlet explained that the right to vote may be challenged by an election board member or "by another voter at any time before the ballot is in the ballot box. The primary election, the pamphlet explained, is actual ly three elections held at the same time. One election is to nominate Democratic candi dates, one to nominate Re publican candidates and the third to nominate nonpartisan candidates. Absentee voting Is allowed if a citizen is registered, has reason to believe he will be absent from the county or city on election day, lives more than 15 miles from the polling place, or are physi cally disabled. Those in the Armed Forces also qualify under this provision. Others who qualify are civilian employees of the United States serving outside the country, members of a re ligious group or welfare agen cy assisting members of the Trouble Shooter Heads for Africa Washington (IP) Dermtv Undersecretary of State Rob ert Murphy left for Europe and North Africa today with secret .U.S. proposals for solv ing the French-Tunisian dis pute. The ace U.S. diplomatic trouble-shooter said that he is "hopeful" a settlement will be reached. Murphy refused to disclose details of the top secret U.S. proposals, saying: "Frankl, on a trip like this the fewer public statements I make, the better. We have been putting the emphasis on quiet diplomacy." Office of Council of Aging Is Established Armed Forces, a wife or de pendent of a "service voter" temporarily living outside the county or city given as last home residence. Absentee voters may apply for their ballots by writing the county clerk or the coun ty in which a person lives. The application should in clude flie statement that he is a duly registered voter, and temporarily absent from the county. The reason for the absence at the time of vot ing must be given. The pamphlet also shows sample registration notice, precinct card, application for reregistration and a certifi cate of registration. Eugene The office of the State Council on Aging has been established on the Uni versity of Oregon- campus, and an executive secretary appointed, according to Dr. Wesley G. Nicholson, ' council chairman. Authorized during the last regular session of the state Legislature, the council con sists of 44 members appoint ed by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. Medford member of the state wide organization is Mrs. Enid M. Rankin, 18 Richmond ave., who was recently ap pointed chairman of the sub committee on community service. Executive Secretary Executive secretary recent ly hired by the council is Julia G. Johnson, a Willam ette "University graduate who holds a master's degree in personnel work from North western university. Her .; ex perience includes employ ment in the personnel depart ment of Crown Zellerbach corporation, Camas, Wash., seven years as women's per sonnel manager, Federal Re serve Bank of Chicago, six years as director of place ment for Lewis and Clark col lege, Portland. The Council on Aging is not an interim committee, but a permanent group to which memoers are appointed fijr terms of four years. Purpose of the council- is to investi gate problems and needs df the aging population in Ore gon, to provide a consulting service to local communities, to cooperate with and assijt agencies and groups concern ed with problems of the older citizen. Recommendations will be made to the governor and, in turn, to the Legislature. : The council is aimed at stimulating programs in local communities and giving aid in helping 'to solve problem of aging people. In an attempt to learn what conditions are for the aging in Oregon, the council is planning meetings in communities of the state. Anyone who would like to meet with the council, to fur nish information, should get in touch with Miss Johnson". Ballet Group Stops I In City Thursday i Approximately 62 memberi of the Ballet Russe stopped in Medford hotel Thursday night, according to hotel of ficials. Two buses containing troupp members left early Friday for an engagement in Salem Fri day night. - Era DC "" Spring FASHION FABRIC A.: ."'FESTIVAL , j 7 Penney's brings you the l . fj best for less! Dollar & for dollar. ..you can't ' V, A buy better! U U yd ssggPt Tufted Nylon Prints . . . permanent finish, 45" wide IP Jb Butcher Rayon L'eno . . golden Mylar thread, 45" RvSI ; Chromspun- Taffeta . . machine washable, 45" wide Regulated Cotton .. little or no ironing. Some with yar- Oodles of colors and prints. fB$i0M I Chambrays, Ginghams '. . 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