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Newspaper Page Texti f ii ( - "Everyone Id Southern Oregon Red TneMetfJFrH"' pnETThSTDaily except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO 3 North Fir jit. Ph77.i-6141 " BOBEHfW RUHL. Editor HERB CREV Advertl-insMenaser rrRALD i T LATHAwl Bus Mgr ERIC W ALLEN JR. Mn. Editor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CH1PMAN. Teleg Editor Sir-HARD JEWET, Sporu Editor OUVE STARCHER Woin. n'. Editor DALE ER1CKSON. ClrcuUUon Mgr AiTlndependent Newspaper Entered a. second cla. ""' Medlord Oregon under Act 01 Marcn 3. 1897 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance Dally and Sunday-1 yeal M Daily and Sunday- n 00 Dallv and Sunday-3 moa 5 00 Sunday Only-One year $3.00 Single Copy (Mailed) 30c By ctmei-And Motor Route. Daily and Sunday-1 year til .00 Daily and Sunday 1 mo. 1-TS Sunday Only 1 mo re Cairlet andXedor,-i:opy 1 6lllci.rPaper of City "I Medjnrd OlllclaJPaperol Jackton County United Press International Full Leased Wire DPI Telephoto Newplclurei "MMK?-qF,AuprroBuREAU Advertising Bepreajntittve. NELSOlf ROBERTS i ASSOCI ATES Ol'icea In New York. CM r.,0 Detroit. San rranclico Loj Angeiea, Seattle. Portland Denver. NATIONAL EDITORIAL Mcmncr California Newipaper Publishera Asaoclatlon -SSK Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from tho files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO March 18, 1853 (Wednesday) Cily Councilman Paul Scl by was elected president of. the Medford city council by a unanimous vote at a busy regular council session. Albany High school defeat ed the Medford High school basketball team, 70 to 58. in a first round game of the 1953 Oregon State Class A high school basketball tour nament in Eugene. 20 YEARS AGO March 18, 1843 (Thursday) Civil defense leaders state first test of Medford air raid airnn WHS linSUtisf BCtOrY . Vmm Arthur Perry's "Yc Smudge Pot" column: "St. Patrick's day has come and gone without being set back 10 days to give more time for plans for April 1 tooling. ' I - 30 YEARS AGO March 18, 1833 (Saturday) County judge released from jail on $15,000 bond after be ing arrested in ballot theft and. destruction case. -, Plans under way for Med ford "cleanup, paintup" cam paign scheduled to start early in April. 40 YEARS AGO March 18. 1823 (Sunday) Jackson county citizens pro test against $1,710 cost of en forcing prohibition law in county during February. Medford without water day and a half while pipeline be ing repaired. SO YEARS AGO March 18, 1913 (Tuesday) rvritrul Point driver, fined $3 for speeding, threatens never to spend anotner aouar in Medford. What's Your I.Q.? la auotrior seen or eight It excellent; tlva or til Is good. 1. In whut New England state did Shay's Rebellion oc cur? 2. What is wrong with a person afflicted with strabis mils?' 3. Under which Fcdcrul De partment Is tho federal Burciui of Investigation.' 4. Docs it take about two. four, six or eight pounds of potatoes to make a pound of potato chips? B. Under our Constitution can the president veto one or more ileitis In a proposed law, without Invalidating the rest of tile law? 6. What country of Europe is bounded by Czechoslovakia mid the U.S.S.R. on the North, Yugoslavia on the South. Rumania on the East and Austria on the West? 7. Is the dingo unlive lo Tibftr Madagascar or Aus tralia? 8. In the royal grants in the English Colonics what kind of trees were usually reserved for the Crown? 9. Krom what country did tho U. S. acquire the now un incorporated territory of Guam? 10.. According to legend. Shun, son of Noah, was the father of what branch of the human race? Answers! 1. Mattachuttltt. 2. Cross eyed. 3. Juttict. 4. Pour. 5. No. 6. Hungary. 7. Australia. 8. Pin trees suit able for ship masls. 9. Prom Spain. 10. Semiles (Hebrews, Arabs, Phoenicians and Carthaginians). wyJpusiisheis MONDAY MARCH II. 1883 Sheriffs and A Kill nnu Viafm-a the which now has an apparently slim chance of -" .1 1 1 . . ...sm.II An tViac-A tVilnrrc- passing, iiiciuemaiiy wuuiu uu mtoc uwio. 1. Transfer from sheriffs to county treasurers the job of collecting taxes. , z. Abolish the otlice ot constaoie, ana trans fer to the sheriff his civil duties and to the state police his few criminal duties. .i i .I. i . ii. -i let 6. Transter tne criminal auues 01 cne snenu to the state police. THIS would pretty well relegate the sheriff's office to being custodian of the jail, process server, and servant of the court. The sheriffs of the state, of course, oppose the measure. The bill, though, has some things in its favor. It would tend to reduce property taxes at the local level, partly because the treasurer, a trained fiscal officer, would be more apt than, sheriffs in most cases to take advantage of interest on col lected tax monies, but principally because the high cost of criminal investigations would be borne by the state, rather than the county. It aiso would eliminate the costly duplica tion of criminal services, the frequent jealousies between state police and sheriff's office, and pro vide for the substitution of one of the most ef ficient and best trained law enforcement agen cies in the nation for the occasionally ill-trained and poorly organized sheriff's departments. 'THE Salem Capital Journal supports the bill. It says : "The final financial picture: Millions of dollars less In property taxes at the county level, and no in crease in the state income tax. "Primarily for reasons of better law enforcement, and secondarily because of a desirable shift in taxes, wc urge a careful look at- the bill." It also made a point with which we agree (but with which opponents of "home rule" are apt to disagree), when it ... in irHinuiK, uisijiijiiiii;, uihoihwiiiuii caliber o personnel, the average state police officer is superior to the average sheriff's officer. It all goes back to this one point: sheriffs are selected through vote-getting ability, which doesn't necessarily coin cide with police or administrative ability." THERE arc, of course, good sheriff s depart mnnfs unfl Vmrl mips. Tho nnint. here, however. is that there is one state police department, and it is a good one. It would equalize and improve the level of law enforcement throughout the state. In our view, the office of sheriff is largely an anachronism anyway, medieval ofticc ot shire reeve, ana while tne office many continue to be useful as an adjunct of the courts, and for custodial purposes, modern and efficient law enforcement would logically be better obtained through a modern and ef ficient police force. . The measure makes of sense. E.A. Central American Market The core of a hemispheric common market of immense importance to the United States is grow ing in Central America. That is why President Kennedy will probably to talk about economic development, not Castro's Cuba, when he meets with chiefs of six Central American governments in ban Jose. The countries involved are Costa Rica, Gua temala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The first five constitute the Organiza tion of Central American States. Panama is not a member, but she has been invited to join the Central American Common Market and probably will. P"OUR countries formed the Central American Common Market (CACM) in December 1960: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua. It was born of a realization that high tariffs were holding back investments in new industries and expansion of established ones. Internal trade among jumped nearly "0 per cent, to more than million, since CACM was instituted. Expansion is rapidly increasing. One (CACM) has revolutionized the buying habits of many Central American housewives by making available at reasonable prices a wide variety of fooclstulfs and household goods that they couldn t afford before because of prohibitive import duties." THE treaty of Montevideo, ratified in May, l'Jlil, set into motion a larger Latin American Five Trade Association which today includes Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Venezuela and Bolivia have delayed in joining because their chief exports, oil and tin, pose special problems. It is now two years since President Kennedy's unprecedented White House speech to the Latin American diplomatic corps which put forth the bold Alliance for Progress plan. No sounder way to augment that plan than through the two trade groups can be imagined. That is why the Presi dent will probably be in a receptive mood when the CACM members at San Jose ask him for a $200 million loan for highways, electric power linkups, and industrial finance. The Times of London recently suggested that it was now to be hoped that Europe would join in the Latin Alliance. "Western Europe," The Times observed, "has a chance to give the Al liance a broader international flavor and make a bridge between the political outlook of North and South America." Developments like CACM and the free trade area kindling European interest E.R.R. State Police Orpcnn Ifitrifilature one said.: a hangover from the a considerable amount choose so far as he can the five nations has observer reports: "It MEPFORD "Why Don't ... Communications ... Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address ot the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial tor publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a iew to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted tor publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the iewi of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. Letter of Interest To the Editor: The follow ing letter will without doubt prove of interest to all vet erans living on the west coast. David Frisch P.O. Box 292 While City, Ore. Dear Mr. Frisch: At the present time the Vet erans Administration is con ducting a pilot study of the so-called Restoration Centers. The first such center was opened at the VA Hospital, Mines, 111. in December, 1061, and a second Restoration Cen ter is now under construction at the VA Hospital, East Orange, N. J., and expected to be opened in September of this year. The Veterans Administra tion plans to transfer veterans who have received maximum hospital benefits and who, it is felt may be rehabilitated to a point where they may continue to reside in their own home or other abode with a minimum of assistance. The Veterans Administration believes that many of those patients may be rehabilitated through various forms of therapy and be able to stand on their own In society, rather than being admitted to a domiciliary or like institu tion. It is realized that many of the elderly patients and domiciliary members suffer ing from circulatory and re siduals of cerebral accidents will not benefit to a great ex tent from residence in a res toration center but many of those in the 40 and SO age group can receive great bene fit. It is not planned to have the restoration center become a substitute for the domicil iary. However, If the restora tion centers prove successful, it is believed that the number of veterans seeking domicil iary life will decrease to a marked extent. Nicholas Lynch, Jr. Asst. Director In Charge of Field Service Rehabilitation Commission The American Legion Washington 6, D C. Proof Needed To the Editor: And paging A.E.J, of the Manse, you say that "Our Bible teaches us that all men are God's chil dren" and in another letter that "true brotherhood a? lived and taught by Jrsus." Which brotherhood? Which Bible? The "Bible" that the N.C.C. got up of the 95 men who were officially connect ed with it 30 of them had more than 05 communist from connections, sonic as high as 29, 23 and 22 fronts. The King James Bible is a translation from the original languages. John 8:41 and 44 shows one family of brothers. Jesus said to the Pharisees and Scribes that "ye arc of your father the devil," and "ye do the deeds of your fa ther." The rocond family of broth ers is in John 8:19 when Jesus told the same group that, "ye neither know me nor my Father." and John 8:54 Jesus said "it is my "a tiier Hint honnreth inc." So thrrc are two distinct croups of Israelites from Exodus to Revelation we find the two groups. One , the believing Israelites and two. the unbe lieving Israelites. Paul label ed them a believing Jews and the unbelieving Jews. So as we pretend to be brotherly to the modernists and com. munists lets remember that Jesus who said "Love one an other," also said. "Ye genera tion of vipers how will ye en-ape the damnation of hell." Frank Kook and Smoot are right about Bctancourt. Bel nil court's persecution by the MAIL TRIBUNE. MCDFORP. OREGON You Soar?" Communists is on the samelaohs should be acmea, out order as these church wolves in sheeps-oops-long robes who are touring our country with the N.C.C. These wolves travel around to and from Russia in Soviet owned Jet planes, piloted by Soviet pi lots. At the W.C.C. conven tion in New Delhi they ar rived each day in a Soviet Cadillac with a Soviet chauf feur. Wc must be paying for this U.S. tour, we always do. Yet, an anti-Communist can't gel into the country. We must remember that when we hear the words, hate, terrorists, suspicious, fear, slander, lies, vilification it always means a patriot, no matter what country. They are never used for our en emies. The dictionary you use must be a 50 pound size. Could you find a lcs9 weighty one? There is none in your letters. There never are. We get ours from Washington, D.C., as well as from the Con gressional Record and the F.B.I. Ella Powell Box 621 Central Point, Ore. Represent Both Sides To the Editor: The indict ment of the airlines serving Medford is both unfair and unrealistic. Scheduled air lines are Intere -cd in serv ing the largest community need consistent with a profit able operation. Before we heap abuse at the airlines, it would be interesting to note the number of passengers using the services during ? Hods other than relatively high density passenger traffic experienced during the sum mer vacation months. How many times have many of us flown north from San Francisco or south from Portland at the end of the day and seen not more than two or three passengers on the plane en route to Med ford. What does it cost to op erate a twin engine sched uled airliner from Portland to Medford? Certainly more than the revenue received from three passengers. Let's face it. Travel to Portland via the freeway has reduced travel time to the point that air travel in and out of Medford has diminish ed. The airlines have proven time and time again that giv en ihc demand for service they will provide it even if they can do no more than break even. I suggest the committee of the chamber of commerce In quiring Into llilf problem try lo represent both fides fair ly without heaping unjusti fied abuse on the airlines who are after all in the business to make money, not to lose it. (Name on File) Medford. The Twelve Great To the Editor: I was Inter esled in your recent editorial dealing with the world's 12 greatest men. and the letters pertaining to same appear ing in your column. One let tcr lists Jesus and !1 disciples as the world's 12 greatest. It is nlain this Derson is a fun I damenlalist. while you and your group are humanists. The one greatest man by her eval uation was (and is) a god. and by such judgment of val ues should be left out of the list altogether, as He created heaven and earth "and all that in them is." I am myself persuaded to your view, and would like to present my own list, with the five most great at the top of the list, all of them moral ists: Moses, Confucius, Je sus, The Buddha, and Karl Marx. Perhaps one or mora of the great Egyptian phar- Foreign News: Next Peace Maneuvering By WILLIAM J. FOX United Press International Notes from the foreign news cables: Moa-Khrushchev The next move in the Sino Soviet peace maneuvering is up to Premier Nikita Khru shchev and could come in the next few days or much later. Whether Khrushchev will vis it Communist Chinese Pre mier Mao Tse-Tung, or vice versa, remains a moot ques tion among even the best informed observers in London and Moscow. In fact, diplo mats in all capitals are hedg ing their bets as to whether they will even get together to try to iron out their bitter ideological differences. There is some speculation that Khrushchev might choose to accept one of the optional plans suggested by the Chi nese, with a lower-ranking delegation of either side go ing to the capital of the other. whose memories are lost to the race: perhaps I should in clude Mohammed and the Paul of Biblical fame. Of the remainder of the 12, I sug eest the following: Plato, Ari stotle, Alexander the Great, Da Vinci, Columbus, Shake speare, Beethoven, Darwin, A. Lincoln, E. Einstein, ana t. D. Roosevelt. But, as you see, 1 now have several more than 12, which I could not help and yet do justice to the world's greatest successes. Of these latter men, Lincoln and Roosevelt wore also mor alists. These particular listings in evitably reveal the personal nature of their originators, as, for instance, I include one general and two states men. Alexander the Great is included because of his achievement of overspread ing of Greek Civilization Roman culture which follow ed was essentially Greek. F.D.R. and Lincoln are in cluded because they are of the stuff that would have been deified in a more prim itive age. Any of these heroes could have become gods, with the help of legends, myths, and magic attributions woven into their reputations, and sever al of them obviously did: We are concerned in this matter with the "cult of the person ality" which present-day Rus sia seems to deprecate. I am perplexed concern ing why, in your original edi torial, you list Karl Marx as one of the world's greatest, and in the next sentence so libel him as such a bad man. Recall that a similar stigma was placed on Charles Darwin by the prejudiced not three generations ago and is by many today, and also that Jesus and followers were popularly regarded as bad people during the first cou ple of centuries, and that Abraham Lincoln was with out much fame for at least a generation following his martyrdom. It seems that the truly great create a tempo rary effervescence in the pud ding of human tradition, until future generations perceive them from the proper per spective. Ralph D. McKinnis P.O. Box 351, Ashland, Ore. God and the Veteran To the Editor: The youthful fervor of our wartime soldier, sailor and Marine is sadly mis sing in the Veteran of today. Gone now from the majority who "fit" in our wars is any allegiance to the God of our country. A cool look at the thousand residents of this Domiciliary shows that from an average 750 Protestants only 30 attend Chapel Sunday mornings and that out of an everage 245 Catholics but 60 come to both Masses Sunday?. Each Sunday eve a different denomination froin this area holds more colorful services In the Thea ter yet only 50 to 100 are attracted by the excellent music of these kindly neigh bors or by the women singers. Our gracious Government relatively, spends as much on our well - appointed Chapel and two resident Chaplains as on the dining facilities and entertainment where the Vet erans really congregate. And nowhere could Veterans find more considerate charitable friends than in the Rev. John E. Frarre and Father Law rence Eskay! Father Michael Rcilly of Ml. Angel, Ore., relieves Fr. Eskav for his summer vaca tions. Filled with the spiritual courage of Jesus and right eously angered by the small attendance he demanded "Where arc these men? Why they are in those other build- But some Communist sources in London have come up with an interesting possible com promise. They suggest that if any meeting at all comes up, it might be settled on the basis of an exchange of visits, with Khrushchev first going to Peking, and then Washington Report By William (c) United Feature Syndicate Political Mine Fields Washington - The Republi cans and Democrats alike are walking over political mine pi fields now over Castro Cuba, and of this their wisest leaders are poignant- i0 ly aware. The ultimate tear of the ablest Democrats is that their WMU party may wind up convicted of undue 'softness" toward Communist Cuba. The ultimate fear of the ablest Republicans is that theirs may wind up tagged as the "war party." There is every reason for both con cerns. Rarely in the endlessly marching world crises of three decades have both American parties confronted such subtle crises of their own in the matter of how to deal with a foreign danger with strength and yet with prudence, with care for na tional safely and with care also for party safety. N BOTH, the most profound inner struggles are now go ing on. Within the GOP one set of antagonists is made up of the top GOP congressional leaders, notably Sen. Everett Dirksen of Illinois and Rep. Charles' Halleck of Indiana. This set wishes to press the Kennedy administration for more action-but not enough ings where they live like animals. They are animals! I have journeyed here for six years and from what I know of these veterans -if I were Father E?kay- I would tear the place to pieces or I would quit." And that was a truthful ver sion of our Veterans and their lusting after the things of the flesh and wanting none of the Spirit that presides over even the very coin in their pocket. And some more of these pa triotic "infidels" listen to the ritual prayers of the lay chap lains of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Veterans World War I and then go their ways as profane ly as ever. Were I Rabbi Morris Sand- haus, Chief of the 700 VA Chaplains, I would hire Father Reilly and Billy Graham and have them preach a Mission in the 18 Domiciliary mess halls that would apply to all Veterans everywhere. They would really reveal the true facts of Life and of Death to these vagrant minds who once faced both so boldly. Our own chaplains, alas, are too earth- bound by official policy for such adventurous apostleship. The Chaplain Generals of our Arms assert the spirit- morale of our forces is high er today than ever in history. I doubt another war but if there should be-there will be no Veterans. May God have mercy on these lart about us and on their foolish fleeting hours as they attempt to cat, drink and be merry even to their last supper. William Thomas Cuddy VA Domiciliary White City, Ore. 1 1- T- "The lymtomi ere clear confusion, despondency, frustration, a tendency toward irrationality- It's not a virus, but when it reeches epidemic proportions it's called the 'Cuban Flu'l" Move in Sino-Soviet Up to N. Khrushchev some time not too long after ward with Mao visiting Mos cow. No Malaysia War The concensus among ob servers in Manila is that, de spite the tough talk from all sides, there will be no shoot- S. Whit action to accept the imminent threat of major war. The other set, typified by Republican National Chair man William E. Miller, de mands far more risky moves against Castro - for example an unrestricted blockade which in itself would be an act of war. WITHIN the Democratic party one set of antagon ists is made up primarily of second-rank but articulate bureaucrats from the adminis tration. It wishes to halt sub stantially all criticism of the President. These people, men like under secretary of state George Ball, are really de manding, consciously or not, that the country simply take all administration decisions on Cuba on faith, and cease making trouble. The other Democratic fac tion is exemplified by sen ators like Stuart Symington of Missouri, a 1960 presidential aspirant, and Richard Russell of Georgia, perhaps the most influential single member in either house of Congress. This faction, while not fairly open to the epithet "Warhawk," is not at all satisfied the admin istration has gone for enough in coping with Castro. Like the Dirksen-Halleck wing of the GOP the Syming tons and Russells would run more risk than the President is chancing, but would stop short of the extreme line of which Chairman Miller and, say. Sen. Barry ioldwater, are examples. MOW, one other point ' should be totally under stood. Nobody in these four sets of earnestly contending men differs with anybody else as to the objective. All most truly want to see an end of communism in this hemisphere. It is not differing motives which are involved here; it is differing judgments. to me columnist, among tne Republicans the Dirksens and Hallecks are right, and among the Democrats the Russels and Symingtons are right. For, finally to adopt the Miller line the GOP will at tach the "War Party" label to itself, with grave probable p o 1 i t i c al consequences for 1964. Quite apart from the grave error in substantive pol icy that line would involve. And if the Ball-administration people prevail among the Democrats , the Democratic party will enter 1964 under heavy charge that it did not fully face up to communism IVHAT is needed is a work " ing concert among the President, the Dirksens, Hall ecks, Symingtons and Rus sells, excluding alike the Mil lers and Goldwaters and those administration people who cling to the claim that all is well as it stands. This concert should encour age the President, as the final authority, to set upon a pol icy more affirmative than at present but yet treating war as the very last resort. Sure ly such a policy, for one thing, should contemplate a far harder and more open pres sure than is now being ex erted upon our Latin-American neighbors to see Cuba as a hemisphere cancer and to join with us to cut it out, one way or another. ing war over Malaysia. Most believe the proposed new fed eration will come into being as scheduled on Aug. 31, de spite objections and threats from Indonesia and the Phil ippines, and talk of increas ing the size of armed forces by Malaysia. Seen as significant in this peaceable trend were the al most conciliatory remarks made by Manila last Wednes day by visiting Indonesian Foreign Minister Subandrio. At that time he supported tha idea of a meeting to resolve their differences over Malay sia among Indonesia, the Phil ippines and Malaya. "Nobody is fond of war, certainly not Indonesia," he said. The key point is that Su bandrio chose his words care fully, and at no time made any remarks which could be construed as antagonistic to Malaya. Bonn Trade - Now that West Germany has concluded a far-reaching trade pact with Communist run Poland, look for the Bonn government to move towards stepped up trade relations with other Communist bloc lands. The government "bul letin" in Bonn has encouraged Communist countries to maka overtures aimed at a gradual improvement in rela t i o n s. And well-informed sources in dicate that such talks may soon begin with Romania and Hungary. Strictly Personal By Sydney J. Harris lc- Field Enterprises. Inc. ON LETTER WRITING A recent piece of mint about writing letters and the fact that there is no rela . tions hip be- ry ""i'l tween tha ability to write good let ters and liter ary skill in -Ktfeenpral . ' H seemed to sur- far I j prise some 5 i readers. Evi- mm- expect a pro fessional writer to be not only adept but even eager to indulge in personal corre spondence. Actually, except for those literary exhibitionists who compose letters with a sly glance at posterity (and who also manage to keep copies of their lengthy epistles), most professional writers have lit tle skill and less desire to grind out words after work ing hours. i No one expects a surgeon to perform a lobectomy just for the fun of it, or a lawyer to handle litigation as a hob by, but somehow people as sume that a writer likes noth ing better than to spend his spare time in pecking away at the typewriter in an ec static trance. When the writer confess es that he doesn't even know how to compose a really interesting letter, this is taken as mere irony or an excuse for laziness. But the truth about this sort of professional inca pacity was amusingly re vealed some years ago in a book by Beatrice Houdini about her late husband, the great magician and escape artist. Houdini, as everyone knows, was the cleverest man with his hands who ever lived. He could palm 52 cards, a complete, deck, one after t h e other. He could escape from hand cuffs, strait jacket or a trunk. No jail cell was able to hold him. But, in his personal life, this amasing dexterity was nowhere evident. Once, Mrs. Houdini relates, he was putting in a new light bulb in her room, which shattered lo bits on t h a floor. She rebuked him for this clumsiness, he apologized pro fusely, and went to fetch a second bulb which also slipped from his fingers and smashed. This lime she upbraided him so fiercely that he hastily left the house. An hour later, a messenger appeared with an envelope. The message read: "Mr. Houdini wishes to inform Mrs. Houdini that tho first bulb fell out of his hand, but the second one slipped. He wishes to convey his sor row, and promises that the one that fell will never fall again. On another occasion, the Houdinis were guests at g country house party, when the hostess asked for help in arranging the table for a buf fet supper. His wife saw Hou dini volunteering, and re marked: "He won't be any good to them," adding in a burst of confidence, "You know, he's the most helpless man in the world:'"