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.
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Voting Regulations Are Given
In 1958 Issue of Voters Manual
The latest regulations on
voting are listed in the Vot
ers' Manual for 1958 recently
issued by the elections divi
sion of the secretary of state's
office.
The pamphlet notes that a
registrant must be a citizen
of the United States, 21 years
old or more, able to read and
write English and not men
tally ill, have not lost voting
privileges by conviction of a
felony, and have resided in
the state at least six months.
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. -
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