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EXCITING STUDY OF
E OF LIFE
Br FnEDEKirK C. OTIIMAN
t'nitfd PrfSi Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aim. 21. CUR)
Bvcrptary of An rimWure Henry A.
R'allnce (oday iwuet an amuzins book
more fnaHnatliiK than most novels;
more exritinc I linn many detective
itories an annual report destined to
iwcome 8 national bent aeller.
For the first rime In the hislory of
the suvpriimwif, one of its executive
lepartmenta has discorded the time
honored annual cimtnm of printing
lull aiati sties and deadly tables by
the hundreds of paiiei, and has at
tempted to net down consecutively the
romance and the drama of its work.
The 1,18!) pajres of the volume are
rom-erned solely with the science of
life as it pusson from generation to
Generation, allowing how naturalists
have improved nnd are improving vir
tually eviry dnmeaticnted living thlnje.
Wallace explained in a foreword:
"While the art of plant nnd nuimnl
breeding is an old one, the science of
plant and animal genetics tlatea only
to 11WK). So far a known this year
book i the first comprehensive ef
fort to survey superior genu plasm
in the leading plants and animals. . . .
"I trust that the day will come
when humanity will take as great an
interest In the creation of superior
forms of life as it hns taken, in past
yearn' In the perfection of superior
forms of machinery.
In the long run superior life fornix
may prove to have a greuter profit
for innnkind than machinery."
The book then proceeds to make
exciting the world-wide hunt for cot
ton which will withstand the. ravngex
of the boll weevil; to ninke intennely
interesting the story of bow virtually
all the bread wheat now ronsumed in
America came origlnnlly from a single
handful of hard red seed.
The science of Improving life, as
expounded in word and picture by
Wallace's experts, in such a vast sub
ject that It is possible here to isolate
only a few of the facts which this new
kind of yearbook weaves into a nngn
of genetic progress.
It tells, for Instance, about the
mystery of the origin of corn and bow
it first was discovered by Christopher
Columbus, Nov. 5, 1102. in Cuba.
Columbus imported it into Europe,
where it became known as Turkish
wheat and where it was grown for
two solid centuries before Chinn be
came aware there was such n thing.
The year book adds;
"There is every reason to believe
that grenter progress will bo made
in corn Improvement In the next -S
or 50 years than has been made ehice
the crop came Into possession of the
white man nearly 450 years ago."
The effort to conquer sorghum,
perhaps, has been one. of agriculture's
greatest battles. The original sorghum
plant came from Ethiopia and grew
13 feet tall. It took a woodsman to
chop it down and when he'd accom
ptished that, his livestock wouldn't
eat It. The nnimnta didn't like Its
flavor.
Breeding and moro breeding
brought the size of the sorghum plant
down, almost knee-lush, nnd gave It
a taste which makes n cow lick her
lips in pleasure. As Wallace's book
explained:
"In eliminating back-breaking tasks
and in pleasing the nuimnl palate, the
plant breeder has helped to make pos
sible a 'more abundant life' for loth
the farmer nnd his pntient beast.''
Equally n Interesting are the chap
ters on the improvement of hnm on
the hoof, the story of how sheep were
bred to grow more wool on their
backs, the explanation of why a hen
sometimes turns into a rooster and
back again.
It's a fatter book than "Anthony
Adverse." a bicuer volume than Mar
garet Mitchell's current euccess,
"Gone With the Wind," nnd It's the
biggest publishing bargain of 19; 1(1.
The goTernment printing office flln
It for $1,2.1 a copy. '
Ice Pack May Stop
Alaskan Supply Ship
RAH ROW, Alskn, Aug. 21. OP)
I'angprnf the Arctic ice pack shut
ting out the food-lnden motorship
North Star before it arrives here
aroused apprehension among white
renidents t'dny that many F.skimon
way perw-b of ftfnrvntinn.
'"The ire closet in along the rant
arly next nmiiil..' nid Pr. Henry
W. CJreiel, l'ret-M terinn medical mis
tonary, "and it'n a gamble whether
the supplier enn he c-itten to the nrea
br boat this season.
"l must onnr
more Bhreririo
Whent nd poach
. The femlly cer
tnfnly goes fnrthnt
rj aeucictug nevor
f. combinntion.lt'.
fi comomnwo
f perked wit
: vile! nourifl
L they need, to
th the
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TOWNSENDER Charles 0. An
drews (above) won the U. 8.
Senate nomination of the Demo
cratic party In Florida on a Town
send plan platform. He seeks elec
tion to the seat of the late Park
Trammell.
TO
"My eur wasn't heavy enough."
That, was the answer tli:it Paul
Johnson, Kugene'K soap box eh:impioii,
gave in explanation of Inn elimination
in the first bents of Hie national derby
finals, on his return to Eugene Thurs
day. lie went on to illustrate what he
meant. "That hill nt Akron Derby
Downs, they call it Ik only about
half as fast im our own Ch.irneltnn
hill. You have to have weight to get
up any speed nn it at all. TIid kid that
lord: first place hail n car tlmf weigh
ed 174'Xj ttouuds, half n pound under
Hie limit. My enr weighed lift pounds.
It made quite a difference."
(.'lad in a white sweater with n big
blue and red officinl derby, emblem
sewn on the chest and a blu official
beret, Paul appeared in th" Register-
Guard office Thursday afternoon to J
talk to his sponsors. Thougn not n
voluble youth be bad very evi
dently enjoyed bis trip nnd the close
up views he had hnd of eastern cite.
He wan told In Akron that he had
traveled farther than any other Amer
ican derby contender to reach the
races.
During hit two-week trip Paul vis
it i-d such metropolitan centers na
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chicago. Do
ttoit, Cleveland and Akron. Though hu
did not place in the derby, being eli
minated by one-fifth of a second in
the eighteenth heat, be brought home
n half-scoro of prizes, Including jiu
automatic pencil, n satin racing shirt,
a chromium-plnted eriifh helmet, nn
officinl derby sweater, nnd nn expen
sive Wnlthnm wrist watch.
Although both are hoofed animals, a
cow nnd a horse ore no more elo.se fo
re In tod tlinn n cow and n Hon,
MO
nothi
re
Mnrthy, I mire learned my lemon! Those
ordinary dressings just don'l hare that rich,
creamy gottdness and tante-temptin' flavor you
get from Vest Foods!"
And the reason is mighty easy to understand.
Best Foods is made differently. It combines only
choice salad oil, freshly-broken eggs, special vine
gar and imported spices. No starchy fillers. It's all
mayonnaise. And it's
creamy smoothness.
If you want to see
naise makes salads
Best Foods today. It
REVEALS CLUE OF
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 21. (4) A
strange religious creed that may have
hound Raymond E. Johnson and Midi
Tnknoka in a romance of east and
west wait disclosed in, Johnson's pre
liminary benring today on charges of
murdering the petite Japanese dancer
and osHaultlng h'm (inserted rival, Wil
liam Hachand.
The 'jr-year-old stage beauty her
throat slashed with a butcher knife,
died on the lawn of her Los Angeles
home Aug. 11. A sister of Johnson,
Mrs. Marion Taylor, told the court:
"They were both very religious, al-
i though I never saw them go to church,
j - "1 guess you'd say they bad their
i own creed. I think that whs what
, bound them no close together for three
years."
) Mrs, Taylor said Johnson appeared
at her home an hour after the slay-
ins, changing from a dark suit to a
pair of overalls.
"He seemed very calm," she testi
fied, "fie talked with me and read
ii magazine for a while. After he left
; I found a note, which said: 'Molly
(his nickname for Midi) has double
crossed me. I have a plan and with
(Jnd's help I'll carry it through.
Please take cure of my insurance'."
Roadmaster Says
Log Trucks Wreck
County's Bridges
KOSElU;it(i, Ore., Aujf. 'JO C4)
"lagging trucks nre wrecking Doug
!jir county bridges jilmost faster than
they can lie kept up. F, C. v rear,
I loughis county roadmaster stilted
here today. "The county rood funds
are being hard hit to keep the roads
in repair nnd either the b trite, bighwny
commission muat furnish help and fi
nancial aid in keeping these roods ami
bridges up or furnish gasoline to help
us Otherwise the road situation in
Douglas county within a year will be
indeed a serious one."
Acrording to figures compiled by
Mr. Frear, of tbe heavy license and
gasoline taxes which these trucks pay,
85 per cent goes to the state and only
l."i per cent to the county. Many of
these trucks travel entirely n county
roads, and never even cross state high
ways and. nccording to the roadmas
ter's figures, only about S per cent of
their entire travel is on state high
ways, leaving llo per cent on county
highways.
Prune Diversion
Program Hits Snag
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 OW
Difficulty in determining the tonnage
to be Included In a proposed sub-standard
prune diversion program for the
Pacific const, was reported today by
farm officials.
With estimates of the suh standard
fruits in this year's prospective crop
of 1S0.000 tons running ns high as
rni per cent, general crops section ex-
GOOD F00L1N'
AROUND, MAUTHy !
i.
.! mnkes saiaus
III,
good
as
taste so
al mayonnaise
double-ublpped (at its famous
how much better real mayon
taste . , . why not get a jar of
costs but a trifle per salad.
THL BEGISTER-GDARD. EUGENE. OREGON
perts were "finding It considerable
of a struggle" to de terrains the ton
noge to be diverted to by-products
channels.
"We do not expect a decision now
before next week," a spokesman said.
Earlier in tbe week H. C. Dun Lap,
president of the California prune and
apricot growers' association, had in
dicated California growers would har
dest a crop of loCf.OOQ tons this sea
son, with Oregon and Washington
growers contributing an additional &,
000 tons. Slightly more than 10,000
tuns of substandard prunes were di
verted by l.y-products uses last year,
but they were of the VX'A crop.
Lodge Presents Pin
To 30-Year Member
SI'RINCJFIELU, Aug. 21. (Spe
cial) Presentation of a .'JO-year vet
eron jewel to Dr. -J. E. Richmond
of Eugene wa the feature of tbe
regular I. O. O. F. meeting here
Wednesday evening. W, F. Walker,
pact grand master of the state I. O.
O, F., made the presentation.
Dr. Richmond was also the main
speaker, giving a lecture on the Amer
ican flag and it origin. Dr. L, L.
Baker, past grund master, and P, W.
Davis, on the flute and piano, re
spectively, furnished the music. Re
freshments were served, with B. G.
Sonkey, William Htrunk, and Everett
St r link in charge. H. E. Mngness
and John Fountain of Walterville were
visitors.
GRASS FIRE REPORTED
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe
cial) A grass fire at Gorrie's place
was extinguished by tbe city fire de
partment Thursday, with little dam
age to the property, although tbe
fire placed a near-by building in dan
ger.
MARRIED AUGUST 20
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe
ciul) Ruth C. Ray nnd Arthur W.
Raunian of Junction City were mar
ried at the Baptist parsonage here
Thursday, Rev, H. A. Wnnvig read
ing the service.
PICNIC CANCELLED
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe
cial) Tho Christian church Sunday
school picnic, scheduled for Sunday,
has been called off on account of tbe
recent dentil of Cyrus Cole, a member
of the church.
ANNIVERSARY HONORED
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe
cial) The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
church met Wednesday and honored
Mrs. Rosa Montgomery on her 70th
birthday with a handkerchief shower.
SPOKANE PEOPLE VISIT
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe
cial) Mrs. Schroeder and Mrs. Cox
of Spokane have been visiting with
Mrs, Hnrl Mcpherson,
VISIT FORMER FRIENDS
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 21. (Spe
cial) James Davis and wife, of Port
land, were in Springfield visiting
friends. They nre former residents.
At n height of 15 miles an observ
er in a stratosphere balloon above
Chicago could see nine stntes with the
unaided eye: Illinois, Indiana. Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ken
tucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Sheep are the first domesticated
animals mentioned in the Bible.
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GET SWELL-HEAD
What do tbe strange beings who
may inhabit the planet Mars look
like? Scientists in their more pro
found moments have often cogitated
over this question. There has been a
wide variety of opinions with but one
idea generally acceptable and that is
the beings of our kindred planet nn
doubt edly ha ve la rger heads and
greater brniu development than their
earth cousins.
This opinion Is advanced because
Mara. Is an older planet than Earth
and by the proretts of evolution its in
habitants should have reached a cor
respondingly advnnred stage.
The designers of the grotesque, air
iuflated. rubber creatures of the Gil
more Circus Parade bad their own
ideas about the people of Mars. To
these artists, tbe Martians have giant
beads which give them a grotesque,
humorous appearance when compared
to their smaller Itodies. In creating the
figures for the unique Gilmore spec
tacle, the designers Included a num
ber of mammoth heads with diminu
tive bodies that possibly could be from
the planet Mars.
These unusual creatures comprise
only one of the features of the huge
Gilmore Circus Parade, which will be
brought to Eugene on Sntiirdny. Aug
ust 20. The event is being sponsored
by Eugene merchants nnd the Register-Gun
rd.
Aid Society Gives
Silver Tea Event
COBCRG, Aug. 21. (Special)
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Epis
copal church served a silver ten in
the annex of the church Wednesday
afternoon. The committee in charge
included Mrs. Lea Jnrmigin, Mrs.
Mary Jarnngiu, Mrs. Iteefic Jamagin,
Mrs. Daisy Pirtle, Mrs. Noel Pirtle,
Mrs. Charles Vogel. Mrs. Harold Hunt
and Mrs. Scott Madden. Refresh
ments were served to Dr. nnd Mrs.
J. D. McCorinirk of Springfield, Mrs.
McMicklc, Mrs. Harold Ray, Mr.
Young, Mrs. Martha Whitaker of Eu
gene, Mrs. Nelson Whitnker, Mrs.
John McNabb, Mrs. Charles Harrison,
Mrs. Douglas Wassom, Mrs. Herbert
Stoneberg, Mrs. Perry Barber, Mrs.
Ward Pote, Mrs. Loron Longcoy,
Muss Minnie Scott, Mrs. John Adair,
Mrs. Clinton Hurd, Mrs. E. O. Zinser
and Mrs. Dill.
Personals Listed
Mrs, William Mende op Seattle is
spending a couple of weeks with her
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brother-to-low and lister, Mr. and
Mn. Perry Barber.
Mill Jean Cochran and Miea Mar
garet Adair, who have been attending
summer school at the Oregon Normal
in Monmouth, came bunie Friday to
apend tbe remainder of tbe summer
with their parents. 5Ir. and Mrs. W.
A. Cochran, and Mr. and Mrs. John
Adair.
Varied Items For
London Reported
LONDON, Aug. 1. (Special)
Vern Shortridse has hnd Beveral sheep
killed the pukt week. It is thought
to be the work of a bear or cougar us
nil sheep were old ones.
Miss Keta Bailee who is attending
college at San Uiego, Cal., came home
Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. (ieorge Bniles a few weeks.
The farmers cooperative threshing
machine begun Ihe fall run ot thresh
ing Monday at the Bemis farm.
Mrs. Chellis Ward and children and
her grandmother, Mrs. Susnn Walker
spent the week-end at the Frank Kel
ly home at Salem.
The T. W. Hobwood family spent
Saturday nt the Howard Convers
home on Fall Creek and Sunday at
the Marvin Dow borne in Eugene.
Mr. Bemis Director
A special school meeting was held
Monday evening nt the schoolhouse to
elect n director to tnke the place of
Harold Abeene who resigned. Nelson
Bemis was elected. '
The Claud Abeene family spent the
week-end near Winchester bay.
Mrs. Carl Small was hostecs Wed
nesday afternoon to the - Friendly
Neighbors club. Mrs. Mnrry Newton
will entertain the club Sept. '1.
Mrs. Harry Davis nnd children nnd
Mrs. Mary Thompson of Shoestring
visited Sunday afternoon at the
George Itnilrs home.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Mike Qunglin of
Thornton Corners speut Sunday aft
ernoon nt (he llitrold Alieene home.
Mr. and Mrs. Chnrles Mnrlow and
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Red & White
ALL GREEN ASPARAGUS
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daughter Winnie and Garner Little of
Sunnyaide, Wash., and Phillia Gravos
of Eugene spent Wednesday at the J.
E. Banton borne.
From Portland
Mr. Olsen. Mr. King and Howard
Cos of Portland were over night
quests Monday at the McKeel home.
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