Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 16, 1963, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextWAS BMLLIAXT SOCIAL SEASON The social season of 18(i:i-(il in Washington, D.C., was the most brilliant thus far during the Civil War. Newspaper society editors wrote about it for all they were worth. It started with the wedding, in November. 1863, of Kate Chase, 23, daughter of the Secretary of the Treas ury. Then, by mid-December, fastivities were THE WEEK IN CALIFORNIA Court Decision Clears Way For Oroville Dam Construction While front page news during the week concerned the kid naping of Frank Sinatra ,lr. and the flood in the Los Angeles area caused when the reservoir dam in the Baldwin Hills broke, elsewhere throughout the state there were these developments: Bases Defense Secretary Robert McNamnra announced the government would shut down 26 military installations around the nation as part of a spending cutback, including installations at San Diego, Ontario. Stockton, and San Francisco. The Penta gon was pelted with criticism from Congress alter the an nouncement. Rep. Bob Wilson, R-Calif., called the decision to close the San Diego naval repair facility "ridiculous." Bonds The California Su preme Court upheld the validity of two bond issues and cleared the way for construction of Oro ville Dam. The court authorized issuance of $:)27 million worth of Central Valley Project bonds following a dispute over the le gality of their use in the stale project. The court also allowed issuance of $1 million in bonds from a SI. 75 billion issue ap proved by volrs in 11). Religion The Slate Board of Education adopted a policy stating that "schools should tr I S2 billion, but w I . ;WMW?.?tjrJ three per cent of 7fliliB iff3 ty district of fWM&&!mi&a ' area. ' Cttrr,l"-lS'irri'Jti'-""fl rn 'iiMiiBtinifl ft'tlT riTniiiii nilirnimiiixiinin mmmim, IP. r - - - - ' ' . I ' i HOME APPLIANCE CO. 115 E. Main Medford CIVIL THIS THE have no hesitancy in teaching about religion." The action won concurrence from Dr. Max Raf ferty, superintendent of public instruction. The policy state ment came after teachers had complained they were (earful of repercussions if they mentioned religion in classrooms. Autos A top executive of the Chrysler Corporation said in Monterey that the United States needs to recapture its domina tion of the world automotive market. Clare E. Biggs, presi dent and general manager of the Chrysler-Plymouth Division, estimated the United States would account for only -16 per cent of the 19.7 million cars and trucks built during 1!)63. He said the world market had dou bled since 1950 and had become something to "consider seriously-" Cohen Les Cohen, once known as "San Francisco Bet ting Commissioner," was indict ed by the Federal Grand jury on nine charges of taking tele phone bets from San Francisco on sporting events. Cohen, 60, was arrested in Las Vegas where he manages the multi million dollar Saratoga race sports book. The one time sports editor of the old San Francisco Bulletin was indicted under a law which became effective in llllil which forbids persons' in the gambling business from transmitting wagers and wager ing information by wire in inter state commerce. Rapid Transit A spokesman for a citizens' committee told 1 Southern California motorists not to be "misled" by rail rapid i transit schemes as, he said, the 1 San Francisco Bay area had. Ad Fried, a representative of the Citizens for Reconsideration of Rapid Transit Taxes, Oak land, said it would cost nearly ould serve only the three coun- the Los Angeles Inmate San Quentin Pris on's oldest inmate, Antonio Di Tardo, died. He was 89. Di Tar do entered the "big house" 43 years ago after pleading guilty to Die fatal shooting of his wife, Madeline, as she lay sleeping. They had three children. At reg ular intervals, the past 18 years, he had been offered but re jected parole. Di Tardo, a model prisoner who alwavs pre sented a twisted black Italian i WAR under way for members of the visiting Rus sian Navy. Theaters were doing a record business and the newest women's fashions from Paris had the ladies of the capital in a spin. Here, in a drawing from the Library of Congress collection, some of the Paris fashions of the season are shown. (UP1) cigar lo a parole board member, had explained he didn't want to leave the prison until "the Big Boss calls." Warrant That $15 parking ticket received by Air Force Maj. Alan W. Sanders has been paid. Sanders raised a furor at Navato, Calif., police headquar ters when he wrote from Viet Nam saying he would welcome arrest and return to Navato for not paying the fine just to gel out of the Far East. Police Chief Robert Di Grazia accused him of action "unbecoming rn officer." But De Grazia ac knowledged that letters from citizens were running 20-1 against him. Northwesterners Get Rhodes Honors PORTLAND (UP1) - Tour seniors from the northwestern district were named winners of Rhodes Scholarships for t w o years of study at Oxford Uni versity, Oxford, England. The four were selected from the brjda chamber to say good a field of 11 finalists here Sat-iniphl she ..seemed to think urday. Two are from Washing ton, one from Oregon and the fourth from New York City at tending a Montana school. Named were: Jon N. Westling, Olympia, Wash., Reed College; Robert T. Kudrle, Eugene; Harvard; Rich ard 11. Holmquist, Richland, Wash., University of Washing ton, and Lee W. Saperstcin, New York City, Montana School of Mines. Four students, usually college seniors, are selected from eight districts throughout the nation The Northwestern district takes ' in Oregon. Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Da kola and Alaska. Fire Levels Lincoln County Grade School EDDYVILLE, Ore. (UPI) Fire destroyed the grade school I in this Lincoln County commun-! ' i "-v lalc tnda- ! No one was in Ihe building at the time. About 100 first to filth I graders attended the school, i They will attend other schools j until tne structure can be re-, built. There ire lots of other G.E. radios, too . . . some large, some small, some green, some red, some high priced, some low priced, and at least ono just right for youl The Brilliant Social Season By MEKTON T. AKEKS I American waters for the winter marry for love or pelf. The co United Press International . . .It is a politic movement for incidence of the play and the The Washington social season j both the Russians and Ameri-1 wedding was not lost in society of 1863-6-1 was the i.iost brilliant cans and somewhat annoving chit chat thus far of the Civil War. Fran nd England." " ; 0nc of the popular places of Newspaper society editors said Anything annoying France amusement was the Varieties so and wrote it for all it was worth, perhaps then some. It all started on Nov. 12 when Kate Chase, 23-year-old pretty daughter of Secretary of Treas ury Salmon P. Chase, was mar ried to William Spraaee IV, former governor of Rhode Is land, colonel at first Bull Run (Manassas) now a senator and posessor of a textile fortune. He was the catch of that year and many other, and Kate Chase, everybody agreed, was the belle of that and several seasons. The wedding was held in the , evening at the Chase home at j ivlh QnH it vtinnfe T Sixth and E Streets. Everybody who was anybody in Washington society was there. Many of the rest stood outside the Chase home and stared at the bejewelcd. be furred and plug-hatted arrivals. They couldn't see much because the Chase windows were cov ered by mirrors to reflect the festivities for the guests inside. Lincoln Attends President Lincoln attended alone, brining the bride a dainty fan as a wedding gift. Mrs. Lincoln, still in mourning for their son Willie, remained at the White House. After the ceremony in the double parlor Secretary Chase kissed his daughter before the bridegroom had a chance. This was distinctly in character, for Kale and her father were close and Sprague. husband though he was. was something of an in terloper in the house and over shadowed by the radiant bride and the galaxy of guests this night. Kate wore a while velvet dress, real point lace veil and orange flowers, one reported re corded. The victuals and drink were lavish," he added. The President's own Marine band was there and played the "Kate Chase Wedding March especially written for the occa sion. Secretary Chase, who handled millions of Federal dollars, had none of his own that day. He still owed $1,400 for the wed ding and his bank account was $100 overdrawn. All told, the wedding cost him $4,000, expen sive for that era. Wedding gifts were estimated to be worth $100,000. Eventually Sprague would buy the Chase residence and the secretary would live with him and Kate as a paying guest. "She Had Arrived" John Hay, one of the Presi dent's secretaries, was there and wrote in his diary that "Kate looked tired out and Ianauid especially al the close of the evening when I went into she had arrived." (Hay had squired Kate to several affairs.) She had arrived for the moment but her marriage was destined to go on the rocks and the Sprague fortune to van ish in the panic of '73. Socictv still was gossiping about the wedding when the Russian fleet anchored off Alex andria, Va. By mid-December the festivities for the Russians were al their peak Washington drawing rooms were filled with bearded Rus- sian naval oniccrs, ioi wig hcbi rcc;e,ved the hon0rS f ' 6 P" uai. The visit of the Russian fleet part of it to the east coast and part to San Faancisco was something of a myslcry. One squadron appeared with out warning in New York har bor on Sept. 24 and the west coast squadron on Oct. 12. No one seemed to know why the lolha,d, Pv 8 v,s,t to the United States. Few pro- fesscd to care. "lilrss The Russians" "God bless the Russians." Secretary of Navy Gideon Welles wrote in his diary. "The Russian government has thought I proper to send its fleet into START YOUR DAY WITH A SMILE . . . WAKE UP THE EASY WAY TO THE SOUND OF A GENERAL ELECTRIC "SNOOZE ALARM" RADIO! Imagine one little radio that can wake you: (1) with your choice of radio programs (2) an alarm buzzer, or (3) G.E.s contribution to better marital relation. , , , the "snooze alarm." The snooze alarm Ids you sleepily fumble with a push button on top of the radio and then, thoughtfully gives you ten more minutes of sleep, before it gets more insistent. Ingenious, isn't it? Wouldn't you love lo own one? We gift wrap in an amateurish sort of way credit of course and good service always from our HAPCO service department. Remember . . . there is nothing, "just as good" as General Electric or as dependable as your G.E. dealer, MKDKOnn MAIL TRIBUNE, MKDI'OItl), OltEGO.V r.gia"u ai wai penoa was welcome in the United States. Confederate commerce raiders were being built in England and Louis Napoleon had moved into Mexico. The United States seemed lo be without a foreign friend except Russia and the fleet's visit was considerred a friendly gesture, something for the English and French to heed. Fifty years later the real rea son was dug out of czarist files. It turned out to be simply a matter of self-protection. During the Crimean War, nrturlv a flnpiifln h.fnrn trip R,,cSion flnni n hmilnH im in the Bai,ic Sea hv ,he English - . . . . and frencn tlects. inow tnc Poles were rebelling against the Russians. Intervention by Britian and France seemed like ly. The Russians took no chances this time. They removed their fleet from the Baltic and post ed it where it had room lo maneuver and where it could strike against British and French commerce. The fleet remained seven months' until the European situ ation was settled without war. Official Parties The capital staged a round of official parties for the fleet's of ficers. The admiral paid a formal call on Secretary Welles. He re turned it. Then he threw a big evening party for the Russians. Secretary of State William 11. Seward entertained them at din ner. Then the Russian Minis ter. Baron Stoeckl, entertained everybody. Even Congressmen and their wives ate luncheon on one of the frigates. Flowers from the White House greenhouse were piled high on the tables. A martial touch was added by stocking candles into musket muzzles to highlight the affair. The common people could look at the fleet, too, from excursion steamers which ran from the Seventh Street wharf. One of the young officers on the fleet who made all the par lies was Nicholas Rimsky-Kor-sakof, who would go on to fame not as a naval hero, but as a composer of operas and sym phonies. Society hoped that Mrs. Un- cln would give a grand ball for Ihe Russians but this was not to be. There was a White House reception, however, be fore the fleet left. Smallpox Scare Along with the Russians there was a smallnox scare in the capital.' President Lincoln was one of the victims but his case was onlv varioloid, a mild form of the disease. He was suffering at the time the fleet was in and saving that now he had some- mini: lie- iuuiu fci.t .w ....... U ..I,J .M., Irt n.rn.-,, one. referring lo the hordes of office - seekers who bedeviled ! a"" ls " "-u-him all the time. I Sometimes there is n scien- The capital had no isolation ! tific explanation, some times hosoital. Everybody was wary and a molded complexion was likely to touch off a great scur rying. Speaker of the House, Schuy ler Colfax. "Smiler" to his friends cracked down one day on the press gallery when it was reported that a newspaper- man there had visited the pcsl- house. Ihe ollcnder. it ne nan offended, was asked to leave, An abandoned camp on Twelfth Street was burned as a suspected source of infection, But smallpox scare or no. Washington continued to enjoy uhr". Theaters did a record busi- noss during the holidays. The two belter theaters. Ford's and the National, maintained resi dent stock companies and im ported big stars James II. Ilackctt. Charlotte Cushman. Edwin Booth and his younger brother, J. Wilkes Booth, con sidered a rising young actor. At the time of the Chase Spraguc wedding the younger Booth was anneal ing in a com edy called "Money," the theme being whether a girl should 35 Theater on Ninth Street near Pennsylvania Avenue. There the chorus girls wore little and the soldiers loved even' minute of the performances. They showed their appreciation with hand clapping, foot stamping and cheers. Drinks al the theater bar cost a dime and lent em phasis to the enthusiasm. The more delicate customers com plained about the tobacoo juice on the floor and flying roasted chestnut shells. As Christmas approached the Russian sailors with strange de vices on their pancake hats gazed in wonder at Yuletimc merchandise on display. Especially intriguing to them were the dolls which cried, talked and even walked. Small Worlds Around Us Lynn W. W.tkin. By Kef liter Si Tr)bun tyndlrau. H1 Nature Despises Freaks But They l)i Draw Good Crowds Part of P. T. Barnum's fame and fortune came from his be lief that there was a sucker born every minute. He made money cashing in on what he preached; he proved his point. He showed freaks lo the world and Ihe world paid to see them. Since then many thovsands of freaks have been exploited and exhibited. Invariably people by the thousands have paid money to sec the unusual. Even today, the world is being searched (or odd things, both animal and vegetable, that may bring money into the box office. Many freaks arc advertised as "missing links" and are sup posed to prove something. However a freak, all Ircaks in fact, have little or no value as evolutionary evidence. They are mostly all abnormalities. When, in the normal course oi events, nature goes haywire or some thing slips or a cog refuses to mesh properly, or something else happens, a freak may be born; and naturally wc call ll a "(rcak of nature." Gland Trouble When, in animals, a gland bc comes over active, under active dormant or two glands which under ordinary circumstances get along nicely together sud denly have trouble, tne resultant creature or even plant may dc born with more than the nor mal number of limbs or with i , . . there is not. freaks occur in nearly every form of living thing. Fish, birds, frogs, or man, are included in the list. Any ab normality in size, shape, or de velopment becomes a freak. Even the albino, being a de- parture Trem the ordinary, is actually a freak, As a eencral rule freaks do not jivc ()ng lives. Nature ap- parently despises anything out f iilc normal. If the abnormal- jty is exaggerated, life is of a relatively short duration. am) Fntk Krni)k!l , Thcrc havc bccn many Rcnu. inn frnakit that have made hls- tory. The man with wool in- o( h.ljr on ,js (.lte ,, body; the lady with the full beard; Ihe boy with two heads; the girl whose body is male on one side and female on the other; two-headed cattle; sheep with five legs and a host of others. Of course, too, there has been misrepresentation. A few years ago a traveling carnival attract ed patrons by the score in a rural community by advertising. ' "Thn hni'vn uilh its heart where its tail ouehl to be " After Ihe curious paid their money and walked in they lound an ordi nary horse standing backwards in a stall. This hoax was short lived; the police moved in and shut off Ihe flow of admission money. Rut it did prove one thing rather conclusively, that old P. T. Barnum was right. Some freaks arc made, but most arc born lhal way. Some times an accident or maladjust ed growth causes a living being to become different than his kind and a freak is created. Hu man freaks were often adver tised as "missing links"; their connection between themselves and normal people were sup posed to prove something. Barkers at sideshows, in a loud voice, tried lo imply Ihe freak was proof Ihe human race was slipping. Of course, freaks arc not "missing links." they arc only abnormalities; they havc no significance in evolu tion; they are unfortunate vic tims of accident by birth. !)llll-: TOR'S WIKK DUOS NEW YORK (UPI) - Funer al services will be hold Tues day for Mrs. Molly Kazan. 53. wife of Ihe well-known movie and Broadway director, F.lia Kazan, he riled Salurdav of 1 MONDAY. DKtlCMIIlilt II!. 13(13 Hearings Slated On Wilderness Preservation System Hearings on legislation to es tablish a wilderness preserva tion system will be held next year in three Western cities, Con0.cssr.an Robert B. Dun can, D-Ore., announced loday. Duncan is a member of the sub committee and plans to take part in the hearings. Duncan said the House Inter ior Committee's subcommittee on p'.:';'.ic lands will convene Jan. 8 to 16 in Olympia, Wash.; Denver, Colo.; and Las Vegas, Nev. He said that approximately 20 measures affecting wilderness legislation were before the In terior Committee. J The Congressman explained that those wishing to testify in person must send their names, addresses, occupations, organi zations and general positions on the bills to the Interior Commit tee before Jan. 3. A l letters, statements and resolutions should be addressed lo Wayne N. 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