MAIE TRIBUNE, MEDFOKg. QRF.OON, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 26. 1921
Medford Mail Tribune
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YciSmudge Pot,
! ? By rthar Ferry
: A bill 'to. Jl. f the movlefs on Sunday
g before Witlesjalaturtv foil If .tbe
sinners et organized in time, they will
Introduce a bllMoifuhibil reaehlug
on the same day. " !
The wind Is fine, and is causing
rapid evaporation of, the farniefsJ
alibi: "It's too wet for me to do any
thing."
-rT WILL, BE A GARAGE
(Springfield News)
-' Ames Carho'!e Is preparing to
' Tju(ld a house on the land he re
cently purchased from E. Camp
'bell on the Salem road.
Mr. Vernon Canon, the eagle-eyed
guardian of the Main Stem crossing,
which Is one of the best undertaking
prospects In the state, has cast his
larnyx Into the' arena for a laughing
contest with Messrs. Ulrlcti, Hazelrlgg.
and Jerome, Individually or collective
ly. Mr. Cunon has a hi'avy guffaw on
either side of his face, unci is a wonder
at snickering in the clinches. ,
A The proposal to nialie holdups In
this state punishable with death Ik
.class discrimination. because It will
affect only those who operate With
slxshootcrs. .
' It was an 111 wind that blew Tuesday
but It was not as sick as the one that
blew off the pears.
; EVERY HOME A DISTILLERY
(Chlco Enterprise)
: ;' "Amateur wlnemukcrs are buy-
; lug grapes fastor thui --we can
grow them. The way things are
. now, a grapo will be worth its
1 weight In gold by this time next
year. A man wlth' a vineyard Is
better oft limn the guy who owns
: the mint." . . v .'..-.
. It begins to look like Henry Ford
has a chance to be a U. S. Benator, but
the country has recoverud from Its at'
tack of -Utopian hysterics, nud ho can
do nq damage now.' The Non l'artiHun
leaguoi' is such a delightfully fool no
tion, Mint It Is hard to flguro out why
Honry'Jtus not absorbed It ere this. In
the Benjlo he would no diniht ilevclo):
Into ta?- tnouthiitcco , lor imrlur - hell
ilalserrf,
' The more evidence that Is uncovered
In the ship graft, tlu mure evident II
becomes thut the dullnr-a-yt'ar mi-n
shoulti huve been 2nd lutes.
President Wilson's uilvlco "to .Met
' ltUrmfii alone," Is In perfect accord
with what nations endeavoring to maul
her liave found out.
How tho bpancrles ninnage to keep
their heads above water, Is not a mys
lery !when 'one remembers tlmt the
"Old Fashioned Vogetablo au l'o.stello"
soup Monday, is "Chicken (iumbo a la
Maryland" Thursdays.
' Wrestling seems to be almost as
brutal a sport us boxing. A mat arllst
In Texas last weelt had Ills skull crush
. ed, with a Uellcatu grip known as a
headlock.
. , Officers of tho Anti-Saloon league
are on a lour uMuai'( liin of Ihe slate
They are looking for squeaks in (he
swivel chairs.
"For Sale Ford car, IB JO model at
a bargain.. Can't be seen afler Friday
.' Phone 24-J. ( Want ad Kugene Kegls
ter.) ;A low visibility vehicle.
"Job Howell Is still 111." (Albany
' Democrat.) Or, as (tie doctors would
: Ray, incipient acinus mooiishlnus.
." Several people have remarked 1 1 our
Corr.7that the Walklns corr. of this
paper is not crar.y about (he schooaj
ma'am. They don t realize that in tne
rural districts the lady teacher Is re
, garded solely as something to i'stor.
; ,' The Goograpliical Soclely of Paris
in 1828 gave a prize of .10,000 francs
1o Rene Callle as the first traveler to
rcuco Timbuctoo.
DON'T CLOSE THE MOVIES.
herds of Norway, Sweden and Finland
combined. ..."'-
"Alaska is estimated to contain an
aera equivalent to that of California
and. Arkansas combined which is suit
able for grazing reindeer, and not suit
able for farming or other animal rais
ing.. This vast area would afford pas-
TTIE state eeislature should kill the proposed anti-t.'undajr movie
bill anil bury it deep. Movies have come to be an established
clement in national recreation. To close movies on Sunday would
do ODe cf two things, either deprive working people of any medium
of indoor recreation during the winter, an enjoyment which they Mure for millions of reindeer.
need and should have, or drive them to other forms of relaxation,! "Already the biological survey, dc
, . r i ii ii,, '. partment of agriculture, has establish.
which are far more dangerous and undesirable. , ' ,., .7 , ,
, r I ed an experiment station In Alaska,
The idea thp.t Sunday must be a day of gloom and boredom, has'and further appropriation Is being ask
rinssed never to return. There is no essential conflict between eoodied for three reasons. The reindeer
conduct and a good time, between combininir a certain devotion to se
lious tilings, and things not .so S'-rious. ' '....
The proper regulation of movies, the censorship of improper films,
deserve and receive the support of all right thinking people
idea is far reniuved from the idea that a fiLm that will bring inno
cent and harmless pleasure .to people on Monday, will iu soma myste
rious way. corrupt and degrade them the day before.
Tlii-hiil to ch,e movies on Sunday would defeat the very pur
pose fi.r which it is designed. Undoubtedly the framers have the'best
intentions in Ihe world. They believe th at by closing ths movies on
Sunday, tin-re wiil be a more thoughtful and conscientious observance
of the dav. lint Uiev are mistaken.
men wish scientific study of reindeer
diseases" and means of prevention, ex
pert advice- toward . improving the
stock, and preservation of the' moss-
But thisrowins e.1? areas- . '
More man juuu KSKimos still own
70 per cent of the reindeer, a firm of
white owners bold about 12 per cent;
the government, the missions, other
firms, and the Lapps control the re
mainder. ., :.- " ' .
. "The reindeerj-rauchera hold forth
the hope that they will be able to con
tribute materially to the meat supply
of a. mounting population in the states,
where there is -concern about the liwln-
l: riving the people, young and obi, from the 'movies will not drive dl'"8 grazing areas of the west. They
them in'o eliureh. Jt will drive them into an aimless search for re
laxation, uncontrolled, undirected 'and thoroughly undesirable.. The
Sunday probb m must be solved, not by reviving the blue laws, but by
in some way adjusting the spiritual .supply to the Twentieth Century
demand,' providing no! a sunless Sunday, but a wholesome, glad
heart'-il Sunday, which will combine proper and healthl'urrelaxalioii
with a natural return to a spiritual self-consciousness. .
point that approximately 200,000 ani
mals with a meat valuation of three
quarters of a million dollars were
available for the market during 1920.
Shipment of 1600 carcasses, approx
imately a quarter of a million" pounds,
valued at some 100,000, was ma-ie la
the states in- that period.. Cold storage
plants, with facilities for handling 12,
000 cascasses yearly, already have
been built.
"The pioneer firm of white men en
gaged in the reindeer Industry is locat
ed at Nome, on whose beach the p'ac-r
gold mipers pitched their tents in 18S9.
Their herds range over the Seward
peninsula' and upon Xunfvak .Island.
Their cold storage plants are located
at Nome, Keewalik, Golovia aJ lsa
vik. "Reindeer meat is rTilpi.cd. frozen,
to Seattle, and tefrlgirator ca.3 CLrry
it to the Inland distributing ceater,
Minneapolis. It Is not a game meat,
rather it tastes most neriy like mut
ton, according to some connoisseurs.
Others compare it to beef. Alrea-Jy. it
has found place on menu cards cf
hotels and retail dealers have devel
oped a steady demand tor it In some
western communities.'-
How Much Do
- You Know?
Milk from the Yak is very rich.
1 -What river only 220 miles long
is thought to have as large traffic as
any river in the world?
2 In what battle were modern arms
first used?
3 What is a "Wall Street bank"?
4 How -much paper money is In cir
culation now? .
' 5 When was the first cable laid?
C What -were the "Blue Laws"?
7 Who was the founder of the dem
ocratic party?
5 What is a pontoon bridge?
S Who were the "uhlans"?
1C Will an octopus attack human
belli ji-? - -
' Answers to Yesterday's Questions
1 Who owns the stock erf federal
reserve banks? Ans.. It is owned bj'.
banks and trust companies which a;-e
members of the federal reserve sys
tem. -
2 Why are women's .voices higher
than men's? Ans. Because women have
snorter vocal cords than men.
3 What two . other Americans be
sides Woodrow' Wilson rece(ved the.
Nobel Peace Prize? Ans.. In 1906 it
went to Theodore .Roosevelt and in
1912 Elihu Root received the distinc
tion. ' ' . '
. 4 How long did the war with. Spain
last? Ans. The war lasted from April
20, 1898, to April 11, 1899.
5 What tribe of Indians claim to
have come up out of the earth? Ans.
The Creek Indians advanced this claim
6 How old was Alexander the Great
when he ascended the throne?? Ans.
He was less than 20 years old. He
died at the age of 32 years.
7 Who was called the Indian apos
tle? An3. John Eliot was known a
the Indian apostle. He converted sev
oral thousand Algonquin to the Chris
tian faith. " , -
8 Who served In an army against
his countrymen for eleven years and
ihcn became uresldent of the country?
!Ans. Santa Anna served In the Span
ish army against Mexico for eleven
( years and then was chosen president
of the country.
9 What is geology? Ans. it Is a
science whlcldeals with the history of
the earth. '
10 What nationality was Robert
Burns, the poet? Ans. He was Scotch.
Wu Rippling RhajniQ
THE CRIME WAVE.
IKNOAV not why linn worl d has struck so wild and fierce a
gait, but well I know men rim amuck, and seem inspired by
hate; and for a kopeck or a buck they'll kill ymi while you wait.
AVhen darkness shrouds Ihe eily streets mrii fear to leave their
flats, lest sundry lawless sand-hag heals should smash their tor
tured hats, or pull some other strong arm feats, or shoot them up
with gats. The daily papers I peruse, lo make the wide world's
gaiiic, and nearly half the current ne'ws relates to deeds of
shame, and jis I don my overshoes a shndder shakes my frame.
No more 1 see the "Household Hints" I used to think sublime;
-where once they stood my paper prints a narrative'of crime, of
how some, dame, arrayed in chint. was buichered for a dime. The
"(iemst.f Thought" are crowded out,' and in their place I find
the stoiy of Koine niaddentd scout with base and evil mind, who!
robbed a widow of her kraut, and left no card buhifid. "The .
Poets' Corner" price appeared where he who ran liHght read, hut
now (hat splice has stones weird of geiils who die and bleed, of
.how some ruffian with a heard performed a hold-up deed. And
Kaiser hill, who caused it all,' is sawing elm and oak; behind u
humble Holland wall the burghers watch his siuoko; some say '
hi!) bank account is tall, and others say he!s broke. . .
The Retail Merchant's Problem
and How to Solve It
By lidward A, Filene, president, Wm.
Filene's Sons Co., Boston, Mass.
The retail-merchant pccilples the
first-line trench In business. It Is he,
and not the nuinufacturer or the whole
saler, who has to bear the brunt of
public disapproval when prices rise,
and who Is criticized wheu price re
cessions In the primary markets arc
not Immediately reflected In his stock.
The public does not stop to realize
that Ihe retailer has to place his or
ders months ahead bo as to have sea
sonable goods on hand when the pulflic
wants to b,uy, and that his Helling
prices .have to bo based on his coats If
he Is. to come out even at the end of
the year.
Just at jireseut the country is in tho
midst of a very considerable downward
price movement. This Is (he result of
a combination of physical facts and
mental reactions. People are refusing
to buy except at greatly reduced
prices. As u result, retailers inifor
iunate enouKli,ti) lie heavily stuck with
lilgh-prlced goods ro having to make
auliHtantlal sacrifices by inarkliig
down to what the public regards as
reasonable levels. Other retailers, who
have placed orders with jobbers or
manufacturers for future deliveries at
the old prices, hnve cancelled these
orders unl have bepn properly criti
cized for so doing. It should bo re
membered In thia connection, however,
that In the last few years, when prices
were rising, nianuf:i"turers set u very
bad example by refusing to deliver
goods ordered in advahco at the
agreed-upon lower prices. Cancella
tion of deliveries In a rising market'
Is no fairer than cancellation or orders
In "a falling market. .
If a retailer could "turn" his stock
every two weeks, ho .would have little.
to .fear In a falling market.. This: Is,
of course, iiniiosslble, and. he find.-!
himself therefore fuced by two dan
gers. (I) that of losing on his stocks
on hand as prices fall below his costs;
(2) that of losing on good: ordered
now for future delivery, (When prices,
may do even lower. ;.
No general rule can ho Invented
which will, -guarantee the. retailer
ngainst loss under present conditions.'
Tho best policy to follow is one (list
enables him to keep tho confidence of
his customers. It Is better to lake the
necessary loss now and thereby keep
jon good terms with your patrons than
to tkc a possibly larger loss later and
Incidentally lose your following. More
over, this larger loss is more than like
ly to come, especially on winter goods,
which few, If any, cnierully thinking
business men will curry over to next
season. With an early Easter and the
.possibility of a mild winter, It seems
apparent (hat Ihe lime to take the nec
essary mark-downs Is now. The mer
chant who has sold out hisniigh-prlced
stock, or who can do so at once, will
bo in a position in February to make a
profit on the goods he can then buy at
reduced prices. 1
Alaska Asks Aid for
Protection Reindter Meat
WASHINGTON, I), t'. Will rein
deer become the major iudustry of
AlusUu, eclipsing tho value of the fish
eries product, and surpassing eveu the
worth of the gold output at (be height
of ttie prospectoiat' activities in the
Into nineties?
Tnal question Ih raised, according to
a bulletin from tho Washington, I). C,
headquarters of the National tlcogrn
phlc society, by. representations of
government experts and Alaskan her
ders themselves who are petitioning
eongiess for federal aid In fighting dis
ease among this new meal supply
sou i Ye aid similar to that extended
the cattlemen who would combat Ihe
tick among beef animals.
"llore Is a remarkable example of
how government bread cast Iixui the
waters may return." continues llio bul
letin, "for It Is less Hum three decades
since the flrsl reindeer were Imported
into aiusku, irom siuenu, to nvip i'"'
Eskimos. The bureau of education, de
partment of interior, performed Ihe
humanitarian service which unwitting
I lv marked the hoifiniiin? nfun Itwluult-v
which now registers more than L'UO.oeii
animals In addition lo the more than
I00.OUO which have been buichered fo.
food anil clothing slucc their Iniiwrta
tlou. "lieocnt reports of the plans to In
troduce reindeer herds In Conuda, to
augment the dominion's meat supply
and lo utilize land not known to be
available for any othef form of hus
bandry, make the status of the indus
try already established In Alaska a
subject of sxcial Interest.
"(liven another ten years, with I
something of the same aid which Ihe
government extends lo other animal
Industries, II is predicted that Alaska
will range more than a million fein:
deer, a number which Is held to be
greater Ihan the aggregate of Ihe
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er'j Blend Flour, for every
purpose, Fiirter" Rolled Oats,
electrically toasted, and Fijh
ei's Cumulated Wheat .Berries.
Your "dealer will tupply you
ttun-A - .- -
Here's the frest part of a man
size breakfast:
; A plate of the big, fluffy,
brown-crusted pancakes
baked with Pancake
" Flour and a cup of good
coffee.
You can have breakfast on the
table on schedule time too.because
we've sifted together nine choice.
. pancake ingredients,, including the
sweet, powdered milk to save you ad
ding fresh milk. You just add water
;.and there's a big bowlful of batter
ready for the griddle.
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The Action of Anti-Uric
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in reducing swollen joints and relieving stif
fened limbs, etc., is shown by hundreds of
testimonials- We are so confident of the re
sults to be obtained by using ANTI-URIC
that we will refund the purchase price of the
preparation to anyone who uses it and is net
satisfied. ... '
HEATH'S DRUG STORE
, .The San Tox Store
109 East Main Street.
A Real Bargain
1920 Chandler Dispatch
used by private party, and has had the best
of care. Disteel wheels, over-size cord tires
all around, bumper, spot light, motor meter,
wind deflectors, and many other extras.
A No. 1 mechanicaj condition and a beauty
to look at. Price reasonable and some terms
to responsible parties.
C. E. Burkett
Valley Garage
Phone 366
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