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The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago. May 24, 1918 RYE FLOUR WITH BROKEN GLASS CAME FROM PORTLAND Two sacks of rye flour, manufactured at Portland and purchased at a Central Point store, were found to contain broken glass — which gave rise to the story that the flour was manufactured at Central Point. Investigation proved the job, if it was a job, was a very crude one, the glass being evidently from broken electric light bulbs of lamp chimneys, not pulverized, and was detected upon opening the sacks and before use of the flour. It may have accidentally got into the sacks. The flour was purchased by F. Lousignont and the presence of ground glass reported to the district attorney, who in turn reported it to the federal government and is awaiting developments. There were five sacks of rye flour in the shipment from the Portland mills. Two sacks were opened, and had the glass. The other three have not been opened and are held by the district attorney, pending instructions for the department of justice, which has already had an investigator here. To counteract the malicious rumors in circulation Mr. Lousignont has made the following affidavit showing that the Central Point mills which are not equipped for making rye flour, and never have made any, are in no ways involved: To the Public: I wish to correct the story and malicious rumors that have been in circulation insofar as they condemn and cloud the good name of the Central Point Flouring Mills and their products. In explanation will say that the rye flour in which I found glass was not made or sold by the aforesaid mills, but came from a large mill in the north. Insofar as I know the honor and integrity of the Central Point Mills and the quality and purity of their products are beyond suspicion, and I would not hesitate to recommend them. Signed F. LOUSIGNONT LOCAL AND PERSONAL A wreck was caused on the Pacific & Eastern Thursday when the combination passenger and freight train was enroute to Medford from Butte Falls. Between Butte Falls and Eagle Point a big log on a flat car came loose and rolled off, derailing four cars. The track was torn up for quite a distance. No one was injured. Passengers bound for Medford were brought to Eagle Point in a freight car and from there to Medford in pitneys. For more stories like this, check out “The Archive,” a weekly podcast series at mailtribune.com/podcasts