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Mail Tribune 100, Oct. 20, 1922 By Alissa Corman Oct 20, 2022 12:00 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Oct. 20, 1922 S. P. BRAKEMAN HELD UP, LOSES WATCH AND $7 George Daudel, rear end brakeman on Southern Pacific train No. 15, due here at 10:35 p.m. was held up last night between Third and Jackson streets on the S. P. right-of-way and was relieved of his watch and about $7 in cash. While Daudel was standing on the right-of-way waiting to be called in by the engineer, an unidentified man stepped up behind him, poked a gun in his ribs and ordered him to give up his valuables. The highwayman searched him with one hand and after securing his cash demanded his watch. Daudel declared he had no watch. The robber felt his pockets and said, “What’s this?” Daudel replied, “That’s my switch-key.” But the ruse did not work. The robber secured the watch and dismissed his victim. This is the second instance within the past six months of a brakeman on train No. 15 being robbed, both robberies having happened at practically the same places, across the track from the Valley Fuel company. Daudel described the man as being about five feet eight inches tall and weighing between 140 and 150. He was unable to give any further description, however, as it was dark at the time of the robbery and the man wore a white handkerchief as a mask. FILL COOKY JARS FOR EX-SERVICE MEN OF OREGON The state hospital committee of the Woman’s Auxiliary to the American Legion in Oregon, has undertaken to keep “cooky” jars in hospitals of Oregon, where ex-service men are confined. Units of the auxiliary all over the state are alloted a day on which to fill these jars, and Monday, Oct. 23rd, has been alloted to the Medford unit. The stat committee has been doing this work for over a year, and they find that the boys get more pleasure out of these cooky jars than out of any other one thing that has been done for them. The boys enjoy going to these jars, just as they did to mother’s jar at home, and helping themselves to cookies. In order to have these cookies in Portland on Monday morning, it will be necessary to ship them on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. W. Mitchell is chairman of this committee, and she will be at Legion hall after 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21st, to receive and pack cookies. The ladies of Medford are asked to contribute home-made cookies to this cause, and thus show our appreciation of what these boys have done for us. The war is over to us and many have forgotten the sorrows and sacrifices it brought, but these boys never can forget. Let us make their lonely lives a little brighter by these small acts of kindness. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]