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ET5HT ROSEBURG REW5-KEVTEW, ROSEBURB, OrtESgN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1941 Old Gout Remedy Used by Scientist To Increase Crops Hy WATSON DAVIS (Dlrwlor. Sclonco Sorvlce) (Written for NEA Service) A few years hence, when big' ger and better pears, peaches, prapr-s. strawberries, raspberries, as well as more prosaic vegeta bles, come to your dinner table, you may remember that the man who took the first botanical steps toward them was Dr. Albert F. Blakeslee, fjenetlcist who heads Carnegie Institution of Washing ton's department of genetics, at Cold Springs Harbor, Long Is land, New York. An old-fashioned pout cure, ex- . tracted from the bulb of autumn flowering crocus, called the mea dow saffron because of Its beauti ful yellow flowers, is responsible . for a promising spurt in plant , hreeding. This drug Is called col chicine. Dr. Blakeslee used It first on handy but not particularly useful plants like Jimsonweed and chick weed with which he had been ex perimenting for years. The hered ity of these plants, the way In which their chromosomes were passed on from generation to gen eratlon, was Intimately known. Produces Plant Giants From his tests on a few miscel laneous plants ranging from radishes to phlox, Dr. Blakeslee soon became keenly aware or the practical possibilities of using the poisonous colchicine for treating new varieties of plants. Today scores of scientists in the U. S. department of agriculture and elsevhere are Injecting, spraying or washing this drug on the leaves and stems and flowers of plants In the hope of producing new giants for field and garden. The trick that colchicine per forms is the doubling of the chromosomes, which produces a giant generation, capable of being perpetuated. Many ordinary hy brids are sterile. But colchiclne produced giants can be made to breed true, which Is what the commercial plant grower Is look ing for. i Dr. Blakeslee has been one of those who has greatly speeded FUNNY BUSINESS COM I Ml IT MIA HtVICt, IMC T M 116 V I AT ftff, New Excise Tax Schedule Drawn To Boost Revenue "All that nnd 11 couple of words I can't think of!" DOUGLAS MARKET Constantly Increasing stocks coupled with quality meats at a saving make it a pleas ure to trade here. Compare our prices and quality. DEEF ROASTS Quality train fed beef, lC SHORT RIBS Nice any time for baking or stew- 4 A ing, lb i BACON OR BACON BACK By the piece, 23C STEWING VEAL Now the weather is cooler tnKe advan tage of cheaper f Cf prices, lb LAMB SHOULDERS Small averages 3 to 5 1b., tender, T.T:. 18c HAMBURGER No (J cereal added, lb Phone us at 350 or call at 238 N. Jackson We will buy your livestock at top market prices, either dressed or alive. Action Romance Thrills Clive Brook and actors In a scene from "Convoy," a picture full of action in the new war, now playing at the Rose theatre. man's control over experimental evolution. Weeds Increase Crops. This year , Dr. Blakeslee holds one of the highest omces in American science, the presidency of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He Is also playing an Important role In the work of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Blakes lee can be picked out of scientific groups by his closely cropped goatee and alert and friendly manner. On a typical day in the experi mental gardens and green houses of his laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, the 67-year-old scientist may be found among his associ ates and graduate students watch ing over plants upon which Im portant and perhaps crucial ex periments are being performed. From these scientifically pamper ed weeds are likely to come knowledge which not only will af fect the food crops of the future but even the tomorrows of the human race. Long Fences The rabbit fences of South Aus tralia, built to prevent total crop destruction, are long enough to extend around the world. Stock and Bond Arerages STOCKS Compiled hy Associated Press August 29: 30 15 15 GO Ind'ls lilt's Ul's St'ks G2.1 18.2 .32.6 43.6 Friday Prev. day , Month ago Year ago 1341 high 1U-11 low . . 62.2 .62.7 61.2 .63.9 .54.8 18.3 19.0 16.4 19.0 15.4 32.5 32.4 35.7 35.5 30.3 BONDS 20 10 10 10 WH' In, l'l! Ill's Vnn Fi-idav fi.1.3 1114 9 102.2 .Hi 1 I Prev. (lav ... 63.8 104.9 102.1 Month ago ..61.8 105.0 102.0 Year ago ... 57.1 103.3 97.0 1941 high .66.5 105.3 102.1 1941 low ...60.2 10-1.2 99.0 The "United States'" There Is more than one "Unit ed States" in the world. Others are the United States of Mexico, United States of Colombia and the United States of Brazil. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. 'API A senate finance subcom mittee yesterday agreed on new schedule of excise taxes which members said would add approximately $100,000,000 to the I $3,503,900,000 tax bill, j The subcommittee, composed of Senators Brown (D., Mich.) and Danaher (R., Conn.), report led its finding to the full commit tee after a session devoted to developing new sources of rev enue. Both Brown and Danaher de clined to reveal details of the new schedule. Brown said, how ever, that "we increased some existing taxes and provided for a few more." The excise taxes are those Im posed generally upon manufac tured articles. Prior to the subcommittee's report, Senator Downey (D., Calif.) urged the committee to write Into the revenue bill pro visions for a new pension sche dule which would provide $30 monthly for persons over 60. Downey also protested against the committee's Increase In the schedule of wine taxes. "The house increased the taxes about 33 1-3 per cent," Downey told reporters, "hut the commit tee increase would amount to al most 100 per cent. That would be a very serious blow to Califor nia grape growers." Joint Return at Issue Senators opposing any change in the existing community prop erty regulations of eight states forced reconsideration of the committee's vote to prevent hus bands and wives from dividing their income for tax purposes. Under the laws of Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, New Mex ico, California, Idaho, Nevada and Washington, husbands and wives may divide their taxable in come and thus, In many cases, reduce their tax obligation. For instance, a husband earning $20. 000 and a wife having an income iui ,tnAj mnn couiu we a reiurn for $11,000. Such a procedure would make their total taxes low- er than if each Income, were re ported In separate returns. j The finance committee voted 1 13 to 5 Monday to require the snouse receiving the income to I file the return on it, but Senator Connally (D., Tex.) and others promptly announced they would make an effort to reverse the committee decision. Connally told reporters that if the commit tee still insisted on the new sys tem today he would carry the fight to the senate floor. I Connally recalled that some stales had had community prop erty laws for many years. In the past, he added, the supreme court, the treasury and the sen ate have recognized the states' right to enact such laws. Corporation Levy Eased The senate finance committee voted to ease slightly the pro jected new taxes on corporations. On a vole which Senator Byrd (D Va.) said was approximately 2 to 1, the group decided to elim inate a special 10 per cent tax ti-hl.h Dm hrtnea hnH nnttlinH in 45.8 i the profits of corporations ex-t 45.9jempt from the excess profits 41.9 .tax. The committee action reduced estimated revenue from the bill by $50,000,000 to $3,543,700,000. Opponent of the special 10 per cent levy have contended that It, together with normal corpora tion taxes, would place too heavy a burden on companies having too little Income to fall within the schedule of excess profits 'Prepare to Fight Hitler Says Mooney . ' " '' ' ' "'" I ' kiiI" i ?rW ' ; ' ' . -J i xWbv f, . 1 f " -i tk. ' '1'wenty-rive years alter tile lamed San Haiiclsco Preparedness Duy bombing of 1918 sent Tom Mooney to prison to become labor's cause celebre, Mooney spoke from a hospital bed, his health shattered but pint unbroken. In his first Interview since becoming 111. he spoke In sharp contrast to the young man, who a quarter of a century ago would have accepted martyrdom to keep his country out of war. Now, he says, If be had his health, he would shoulder a gun and lead the working man into battle against Hitler, Chief of Chaplains r have attractive displays at the state fair In Salem the week starting September 1, fair offl cials'announced this week. These displays are always one of the highlights in the big agricultural building, and feature the land products for which the individual county Is best known. The counties arranging such exhibits this year are: Benton, Lane, Columbia, Coos, Marion, Clackamas, Curry, Hood River, Douglas, Polk, Linn and Yam hill. These are non competitive I exhibits, but the fair pays each county entering a like sum to as sist in expense incident to ob taining and setting up the display. Shortage of Farm Labor On Pacific Coast is Serious SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28. (AP) Defense industry has drawn so many agricultural workers from the field that farm ers on the Pacific coast are suf ferine from a distinct shortage of labor in harvesting their crops, but it hasn't solved the old r.uga boo of the migrant problem, L. 1. Ilewes, Jr., regional farm secur ity administrator, said today. Migrants are pouring Into Cali fornia at a rate equal to the hu man flood of 1937. Some 40,000 people drove into the state last month, searching for manual la bor. But apparently most of them drove to the cities to work in factories, shipyards and other de fense Industries. Wherever the job-hunters went, farmers from Okanogan in north ern Washington to Los Angeles in southern California reported they didn't have enough help to harvest crops or they worried about what they were going to do for workers when the big crons were ripe. Schools were reported ready to delay opening in five or more California counties, two counties of Washington, and ready to ex cuse children for farm work in two cities of Oregon where one high school will be closed for the October potato harvest. More pickers are needed lor the crop harvest in Washington, Oregon and California. There aren't enough hands to reap wheat in eastern Washington. Bean anil fruit growers in Ore gon said they needed more pick ers. The prune districts of the north California coast and north ern Sacramento valley called for more workers. The Sonoma val ley of California reported simul taneous harvest of hops, apples and prunes found them short of workers. The California department of employment is trying to move workers from areas where they are plentiful to harvest sections. Arizona is trying to make ar rangements to import Mexican labor for cotton picking. Yakima, Wash., has organized an emeii"X gency harvest committee. Salem, Ore., business houses closed Tues day so white collar workers could harvest a numper Dean crop. Floor Sanding and Reflnlshfng Old Floor Mad Llk Nrw CHAS. KEEVER Phon (61-J Phon 128 Rice & Meyers Sheet-Metal Works Qk M.I.I W.,1, Tailored to the Job I ) 404 W. Lane St. Phone 320 Marsters Drug Store will be OPEN This Sunday Hour 8 A. M. to 9 P. M. 43.7 44.1 43.5 45.0 39.1 Chaplain James L. Blakeney, cited for gallantry in the first World War, has been named Ninth Corps Area chaplain, to supervise the activities of chaplains in Western camps and stations. 48.2 38.0 I ' taxes. Fullerton's Cut Rate Drug Store Two more days of our Factory to-You Sale of amazing values. FEATURE VALUE WITH A FULL PINT OF MI-31 SO LUTION, value 49C Your Choice of PINT PURETEST MILK OF MAGNESIA, value OR FULL PINT OR PURETEST RUBBING ALCOHOL, value OR 100 5-GRAIN TABLETS OF PURE- At. TEST ASPIRIN, value "JfC 84c TO 99c VALUE Both for 59c 100 Puretesf Aspirin, 49c size 39 C Electric Stove, 98c value 89 C 1 Pound Absorbent Cotton .....27C $1.00 Klenio Professional Hair Brush ....75c 25c Sanitary Napkins, 12's 15 1 EXTRA SPECIAL VALUE NEVER OFFERED BEFORE Limited Quantity 50c Lord Baltimore Stationery blue and buff limit rights reserved Choice 290 GUARANTEED Wrist Watch $2.98 Value $2.49 $1.00 Brewer's Yeast Tablets, 250 89 C 500 Cleansing Tissues ....19c 50c Briten Tooth Powder 39 C 75c Quart Puretest Milk of Magnesia ....59e 50c Klenio Toath Brushes 39 C Oregon State Fair, Opening Labor Day, Offers Great Bill Another Oregon state fair the 80th - will be unfolded to the pub lic early next Monday morning, Labor day, when gates are un locked on the big seven-day agri cultural exposition at Salem. Fair officials have set their sights for an attendance record that will definitely scrap every I thing that has gone before, and Indications In the few days before the opening, are that thev will not l? disappointed. Officials promise that the fair, in turn, will not disappoint the patrons, j Literally thousands of exhibits j will be on hand to compete for the S42.000 premium money; and there will be also a wide variety of special displays. Crowded livestock shows, and especially cattle, augur stiff com- ( petition in the Judging ring. Out-of-state cattle entries have them-1 selves set a record, which means ; Oregon breeders will have more feathers in their caps If they come off with championships. Lots of Entertainment i On the entertainment side, the! fair goes superlative, too, for ; special attractions and features arranged for the week hit a high not only In quality but also In i quantity. Popular program for each day will be "Funzapoppin." I the nightly revue at the grand stand with a cast of 75 name per formers. And each day except the closing Sunday there will be the pari-mutuel races, night horse show and dancing to Leon Mojica's orchestra. Other daily events will be special free acts on the grounds; music concerts by the Oregon Federation of Mu sic clubs; band concerts; frae educational and industrial movies. A variety of special events are on the bill for special days, in cluding the state fair Blondes' contest Tuesday afternoon; the grange song contest Friday morning; the children's day pro gram Saturday morning; editors' luncheon Saturday noon; and Townsend program Tuesday aft ernoon. Special displays in the textile department will feature samplers and hooked rugs, the work of Oregon needle artists. Another Oregon artisC Fred Gong, a young Chinese student who ' re cently won a S1000 prize for his paintings in national competi tion, will have a special display in the art department. 12 Counties Will Exhibit Twelve Oregon counties will Money to Loan On City, Business Property or Farm Inquire at office of H. A. CANADAY 132 N. Jackson St., Hoseburg, Oregon Pause. ..Refresh lira U i CARL'S TAVERN GRILLE Rotary Has Quiz Period, Hears Defense Bond Talk A short quiz period, a talk on defense bonds and a report on program plans for the coming several weeks were program fea tures at the regular weekly meet ing of the Roseburg Rotary club yesterday. Vernon Orr gave a description of the various defense bond is sues and answered a number of questions for the club members. Bruce Mollis, program chair man, stated that plans were in progress, for one evening meet ing each month. He is planning, he said, to have such meetings held in various places of business of the members. 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