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PaTHS FOTfTH MliDFORl) M AIL TRIBUNE Daily, Hundiiy, Wwkly I'ublifll.ed by tlte MEllFOltD i'Bl.S'ilNO CO. tM7-23 N. Fir St. Jlwne 7fi HoilKIt T W. RUIIU K'liior S. bUMPTr.lt HM1TI1, ll.ifugcr Ai liiilciiciitliiit S'c-WHjaer Kntorcd us ucrouil clww mutter at Med ford, Ort-BOH, under Act 1 M.m.h 8, 1H7U. simscHimo.N rates By Mail In AilvaiK-i: Daily, with Sunday, year Daily, with Sunday, nmiitli.., Daily, without Sum lay, your . , Daily, vvithmit Sunday, month - Wrrkty Mull Triliunc, one year. Kumliii'. iiiin vtar .7.li 2." 2.00 jly Uit'mcr. i Advimce In M''dfurd, Ash- lnml, JiK'kMftiivillo, Contnil Point, Phoenix, TuU'fit, Hold Hill iinil on lli(,'liwnyn: Dally, wiili Smiiliiy, mont'i $ .7fi ( Dally, wit lion t Sunday, month Dully, without. Sunday, one year... 7.00 Daily, with Sunday, onu year B.UO AIL terniu, cash in advance. iii:mi!i:r ok tub aksociatkii press Itn-itiviiiK Full I-eahod Wire Service Only itjiptT in city or county reccivinif iiohh In' tcli-irrniili. The Asmtciatfd Press Is exclusively en- , t'li it'll to tiit' uw or pun .'huoii im j rredilmi in thin iii"T, unit ulfo to tho loeul lie iv k iMihlihrd herein. All riKlitK fur r,',mllie:iHoii ni special dia-iatviu-n 'icrt-in irc alto rcwrvi-d. Sworn daily average cfn-ulfltinii for six months ending April 1, 1112$, 4V.i'Z. Official paper of Die City of Medford. Official jiancr of .Jnckmin County. Advert ltd iib ltepresentatlvcs M. C. MOCKXSKN ii COMI'ANV (ifflws in New York, Chiiairo. Detroit, Ban Fraiicinco, Lob Angeles, .Sen tile, Port land. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry ; The most devastating liuk . stop ped by Al Smith, that horned, hoofed, and spiked-tall tool of Tammany so far this woek. was hurled fearlessly by the Corvallis Gazette-Times, towil: v An admiring friend. has pre sented the governor of New York with a St. llernard dog. Let's see. Thai's Hie dug that goes out Into the mountains in tho snow with a bottle of rum n ticdio Its neck. . It Is most certainty about time that something was done about padlocking the St. Born art) Iol. I Another one of our prumlsing young men has lingered too long In tlio moonlight. The nuptials will bo tin affair of the early fall. t The valley pumpkins are Hearing maturity, and louk sickly. Klflei'u nations of the .earth havo signed a treaty tiol to engage in any more wars, until the next une. The treaty is hulled as a masterpiece of humans when they are feeling kind, and provides for Olio eradication of mass eussedness fiy wholesale use of words. It Is line reading, but American Ktates liieu are very slow about demobil izing the army, and sinking the jjavy. The way to eradicate coin bat I veness from a people, Is to shoot it out of them, f. S. GliANT ' XJut so few empire makers have looked the part, Iftilo has a way of" picking unlikely material, Greasy -haired second lieutenants I of French artillery, iud bald-headed, dubious, Human i rake-politiclaiiH. Jler stiff hands were busy now with an odd jieee of wood, Sometime Wtwlpoiuler, by uccldcnl more than choice, Sometime brovet-captaffi In the old 1th infantry, A1eii tinned in Mexican orders for ' "gallant service And, six years later, forced to re- i sign from the army "Without enough money to pay for n stateroom liume, Turned fanner on J lardHerabble i Kami, turned bill-collector, Turned clerk In the country-store that his brothers ran, 'Jjhu elilest-horn uf the lot, hut the family failure. Unloading frozen hides from a ! farmer's sleigh AVIlh sloop-shouldered strength, I whittling beside the stove,, ud now and then turning to wlilsi- ky to take tho sting Inum winter ami certain memories (Civil War Toons). Thousands are starving in Haiti, in an area over which ripped and ttre a hurricane. The aid to date has been chiefly verbal, viz.; "Oh! the poor Armenians!" i flt-n Mr. Kaskob, campaign boss uf l-mociacy, reports that "I never met a man, including myself, who luulersiood the provisions of the AlcXary farm aid hill." 11 has been generally suspected that Its I'apa, tho Hon. Sr. Seedsender from Hit gpn, was In the same fix. 1 ho leaves uf the trees have started to fall. Loaves are another i&mmodlty Hiul Nature furnishes in abundance, where they are least needed. j FANCY WltlTINt; (Klaiiialh Falls Herald) , The fellow who Is continually ttKlng to upset traditions and nfake history a liar is a bad gazabo and we are agatnst him. Some trtne agu h heupe attempted to discredit George Washington and prove that George was a rounder. Think of what that meant to shatter all the good thing we had bten taught about the lather of our country. Then uuie pome urtinrt uleck and tried tu miiku the world believe that Thomas Jeffer Mln was a slick ear: that he lacked sincerity and really was Just a cheap sort oT politician. HVe might stand all that, but now we have before us an eastern idiot who wants to tear down the memory of HetFy It oh. He says she did not makf the American flag and had nothing tu do with 4t. Kill him. He is not fit to live. A ti ' n a n w ho will d est roy t h e beautiful In thought and in tradi tion Is woiHe than tho man who burns down your hotine in the dead hour of night. To un Betsy Hohh made the American fluu; she de tdgnud it and she superintended the making of It, rega idles of what nny cnslcrn boh o id; has to pay regarding the inuttor. Editorial Correspondence SAX KIIANVI.SCO, A tin. 28. - We Iff I Moil ford at ;i;yu in the morning. Hie U H u a 1 1 y reliable Shasta beinir over S hum s late, At iicddiiiK that afternoon, wo.thi; perfect picture uf tin; piofc iwi-fc over nint! hours lutir. Hut j Kional .fishier. Hi- Is a sum Her, Wf arrived in San Frauciscu only j hut even a more musi-ulnr edition six hours late, which clioo what : of Jack Denipsey. TicuicihIouh the S. I, can do when It wishes, jslioiilih-is illicit lierk. Ivkh likt a j The- mail earn were taken off and.cuuplo of fire hydrautu, squuro, I we went MinnhiK ' through the . heavily inunchMl Jaw and the tyjii ! Sacramento valley, with practical- . -al hfavy. pUKnaciuus now, It ly no Htcip. Thf nuM-a I of thin t-f rtainly didn't look lilii; an fven tal is that the S. P. could make match when they Htaitcd; it, louked the run fjiiin Alcdfnnl to (Jaltliind . Icmh J I 1c o one when they finished in 12 hours, if it ever decided Jti fact, we are wonderirtK why thai .speed were delrahle. I'er-j tills yotint? Jewish lawyer over liajts the time will come when I took up prize fiuhUnK for a pro speed will not only bo desirable, i f ohm tun. Certainly lie is not, by but necessary. I iihysiquo or temperament a fiKht- j er. He lias a fine, delicately fea- esterday the interstate iom-lti,ied mi-ku i.Hiiiiiiinntuii , to construct U Hlx-nille "ne am' froa slurtIni.z t() UnoUyrar abandon operation of the ear ferry, between I'orta Co.sta and lienecia. 'i hih nrniKe wi" com,) (in tho neinhborhuod of ' 12."'Mi.-; omi. and will cut the train rhed- ulo by over half an hour. That Kivr-H Kiimn idea of the monetary value of time to a railroad, It was frlKht fully hot in the Saeramenlo valley an ckk would have fr'.-'d nicely on the steel sidfH of the car. At the pier In Oakland. It was foggy and cold, so cold that those who had over coats used them. Having no ther mometer, we can only guess at the drop, but would place it con servatively at 4(1 degrees. I Tuking a heavy overcoat an1 only enough cash for a street ear fare and a ringside Meal (beware of pickpockets!) we went tu Hie! baseball park, on Valencia avenue to see A r m a n d KmamieL, Han I'Ynnclseo's favorite pugilistic son. ' battle with .Mickey Walker, mbl-! dlfwolght champion of the world The phieo wjih packed, the ling. jj under a canopy oi wniie ngnis, , being near the pitcher's box. WeJ sat there in the damp fog for an j hour and a half watching what they call prollnilnarlos the only picturesque feat urn being a brief encounter between two white heavy weights, each weighing, ac cording to the announcer. 1 :!. and looking enough alike to pass us weight tossing (wins. To add to the twin Impression, they bolh woriM purple tights. After a few moments of fid dling, one of Hie (wins let fly Willi a right, accompany lug it with a noise like a hippopotamus coming out of the water for air. and down went his ponderous op ponent with a thud that made the grandstand shako and shudder. Ho remained In a sitting posture, anparimtly . trying to determine whether he had been the victim of mayhem or an earthquake, then slowly nruso to his feet. Ihe seat of his purple trunks, showing two j large diagrams of powdered resin, j There was more, fiddling audi then a not her lunge ami another j hippo "yumm-mph !' Down he went again, in the same semi- ,cc....mc... ...,.1Ir ..... ...... time u e apparently un u. ocu m powdered rosin or flour, or what-' ever it is (hey put on ami under I lho canvas ut Heeroution park. A perfect cloud of dust surround- i ed him, like the billowy sinok"f of a flash light. The referee started to count, peering Into the face uf (lie discomfited gladiator. hpeculatively, but apparently seo' ing something there that deter mined him, walked over (o the unmolested twin and gathering :, 1,.,1 i,i rlKlu I M ill KllllU'lIN,, i ull his strength. arm. The buttle of the Century- plants was over! The main event was a flashy, us well as a riash-llght affair. It slarled off with a flashlight, aud for the first five rounds, every show of real action brought more flashlights, until out of thr dark gloom uf the far-awav bleachers (sprinkled with occa sional specks of flame as nuotho- Ikhi or cigareA was lighted) came a rich bass voice: "Cam-er-A This brought down the house with laughter. Jeers and in niy section at least, suggestions of fal." "Aw gwan!" sneered the gentle- j 1- color o that Sheenies ribs. Get i in there ami lake what he's tnklnl, in,i ..nil i r-iii., h-hi v,.'" Mr. Kmmaniiers mid-section was' mUiiieation with Crescent Cltv re feverish pink. 't'ho fake talk suited In the Information that he ttubsldcd, and (he newspaper men, apparently satisfied wllh their pic-J lures, shot off no inure. . w .7" . ,. i!h Messrs Walker and Kiimiannel I r .r...l,Ml an Ua.r,-Mn mly In j cunlrasls, a contest between a' yhound and a bulldog. Km- mantiel lowering over his stocky opponent, looked far more tike -a professor than a pugilist. In fact, there was nothing about him to suggest Uu pugilist, except tho MUTT AND JEFF CS,JFF, I've. CfVODE-D Job as aducrtisins manager For a Big corp.oationj. 10,000 A YAfc AIM'T RATs Par. a :TAtTei itu? weLL, x may seerou TOM16HT. TA TA. ' ' " U tl .gr---arf .. U, in ,J ,i . 4 , . : Sftsea- !?'' mi tM . . T.rf. M.. ti , n.. " rEDFORT) MATT; fart tliat liu hud boxing gloves "it bin hands, and wore u pair of crimson silk lights. j Walkfu, un the other hand, was face, a liih forehead (hair! , ueii air a tril e l i n . in n iil'c j narrow pointed Jaw, thin les, the only ludleatioiis irf noui-r arc lljs jH.iKlu -ni(1 ,.,.. j; flM( lht.v ,) )nt llM)).:u. , 1m. i,iU:Ued up v . nv (.(finhalive ;-oiril or lar- tirtilar siimiLiia. However w, ,mVl. lo u.ilVt, that (uaKnosiH tu lho sporting experts. f-f To return to the ftKht. that yell of "Camera"' apparently Kot under Air. Knunanuel'M skin. At j lll)y v:fu. f,nm that time on. he j M . i i imsiness-like Mickey, In earnest, imnchiiitf him blanclie with my lews and I believe around (he head liberally and j I'd be satisfied with anything liet Iteeping himself out of danger bvjter than a "i' per cent relief, quick liMitwork. In fact, at The j th,. a.sl two or three yearn f ml of the sixth, fans in my row were having a fine time panning .lack lv earns, Al Ickey's manager a nil M'i'oiKl, who looked Very uporly In a while jersey, flannel trousers, and a liberal supply of pomade on his sparsely thatched dome. "(Joodb.ve to your meal ticket Jack, the boarding house for, you, Jack Ho! Mo! look at your middleweight champ now better T SOS Dempsey for a loan," et lo which Mr. Kearns, who was once similarly greeted in Ash land many years ago, paid no at tention whatever. f-f- And then ll Happened! To ward the end of the seventh round, while Armand was again forcing ihr back-pedalling and seemingly hard-pressed Mickey Into our corner, he suddenly shot back ii nil slid almost across the ring on his scarlet shorts. We didn't see or hear the blow and expected him lo gel up at once. Hut he hail another view of the matter. He decided to He down. And there he lay prone while the energetic referee, started to drive iM.amnai-y nans inio tue eanvim with libit right hand. The roar . that eamo from !! or f.O thousand ; throats, seemed to lift the ring Into the air. Mickey walked over to a neutral corner promptly. no Tunney count this time leaned on the ropes and regarded his pros trate opponent, with n slightly bored expression. The man on Ihe right, apparently a veteran fiu'ht follower, arose, buttoned hls overcoat out.' collar and started up! someone lied. rhere he was. looking leaner than,whu ' method. ever, and wllh a slightly wistful xpressloh on his face. MK-keyUo give the chemical treatment. started after him slowly. Then a most surprising thing happened. I ust end of doing what he. should have done no doubt, jump on his bicycle, Mr. Armand proceeded to wade in Kmnianuei: with both bands flying, ami the surprised i ...Misier uaiiior actually retreated i to the ropes The crowd simply ,, , ,. , ,1 " for Kin man tic I, should have, for certainly, here he demonstrated that he is as game its they conic. But It was only it thousand-tonne chance. "Wo saw the "coiip-de-grace" (his lime. It didn't I ravel more than six or seven i,.iw.u mm.Iu ti,.,.. ii... iu. went down 'to stnv down. And ,i r ... before hail given Dr. Kearns such ' :a verbal tanning, jostled their i way out shoulder to shoulder, tol,ut,",," "clinics." and other im Ijntn the "l-lobl-you-so" chorus. , "Always said that big f Ish j v- ,ru,l!" It. w'. ..!. MAlISIH.'lKI.I). Or... Ante. !l. I V T I Major General .hid win, chief ,; , v, ,el 1 i rimil.M.itnl, ,vitb nn Insnectfon ti. , r i-nos Ma v. had not t i i W1is expected here, hut bud not arrived in that city. Senator Charles McNarv wired Chamber of Commerce hero iiii ui i.,., ,iin, i, , . lt, ,,..,, of (U,m,ml .,a,,wn.s ,.. lvi, u,,,,,,!,!,. i,.v,.v. u,ii.i th,. general had Informed him ho "was delayed in California. He was to havo arrived hero Sunday. Bags wanted at the Mull Trib tine office. Must bo clean. tfia Mutt Enters the Advertising Game A I THe LUCKV STIFi ITHIS IS THcl Flf?ST TIMG I w sn u:i in kji,,tt-i I -Vai i ? 1 . I " ' I He faus imto A I've Bee to on th EAST U i, 11. J 'T 'V -- I 1 1 y 11! : I 'l I I Ul V IN. I M IWWZ.lCI i I 1 I , r- , xvmusn v y r'ij y i:,."- it a -7 . . . f - 1 1 nwuM 1 inn u Mb .11 v 1 ni j 1 1 11 1 -, r iry- - 1 t -a 11 1 , w - . 1 TRTnTTNT!, MTCTVRO'R'D, Personal Health Service By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. Kik'ned let urn pfrtnlidiij; In inritiiil ln , lre:.ti a. will Ik- un-urnd ly Dr. hnt.ly If l.-lt.T .-Iniut'l bit hrief ami written in ink. rally it tew tun In' aiis-ivd here. No In to iiislniirtionx. Addivsn l)r. William llrady. In caie of thin newNiiajn'r. sriKiit Ai. iti;ui:r roit vahkosk vkixs In very tritubiesuine eases of catch a "cold," as from silting in varicose veins 11 Is sometimes nee- a draft when perspiring from over essary and advisable to r-rt t , 'eriion. As proof they Klv the , , v. , fact that their own family dootor siiruery To Ihe iallent the ex- ,, , . J . suim ii. i l;(H wal.,u.,) them against such eare- cision of a portion of tvo or three i 1(l(S)K.s;( , nm (u,,rmjn(r Mn you enlaifjed v e 1 n may seem u for midable proced ure; to be sure, but to the mod ern tMii'Keon with modern methods, it is a simple .op eration and one that earns the patient's n r a 1 1 lude, because in cases where surreal relief Is re- , , " ' " ' , , f i hiul- hoNH-tlmuH the tesul of !lhf! ,,l",'atbni Is not ho perfect a i dodor and patient hoped for, but j take It all in all, if I were afflicted . with varicose veins beyond hope j f remedy through hyMleiiie means, i I'd uladlv cive a uood sunreon earn- anot Iter surgical met hot) of less formidable aspect has been brought into quite general use, and lu viev of the great prevalence of varicose veins and the fact that surgery offers Ihe only chance of any per manent relief In troublesome cases, this newer method should fiileresl many sufferers and their physi cians, for it Is a method which any I u'ood physician or a physician who ny good can use with complete success, ll is culled the "chemical" treatment, and consists of Injec tions ol' suitable chemical medi cines Into tho vein at one or more points. These Injections are given as are o r d i n a r y hypodermic Injections. They may be administered either In the doctor's office or at the pa tient's home. The treatment does not disable the patient nor inter fere with regular occupation. l''or smaller varicosities a solu tion Is used which is painless and! self sterilizing, and injections are j given every second day until all ! the veins are obliterated, . J-'or ; larger varicosities another solution: Is required, which causes some! burning and cramping pain for a: mll,me or two n fter each injection. Thl. patient may go home 10 mill-: tiles after the injection. Just what j j the chemicals are is no concern . j of the layman leave- all that to j your doctor. 1 referred tu this ! chemical obliteration of varicose j veins here a few weeks ago and-. ks ago and-i Hired abuuif ess of the! numerous readers lnquir 1 the identity and adilr uocior or mu-lors who were re porting their results. I cannot give im' "mo or address of doctor.' Any doctors "ho is up to date is competent land the complete details of tcch- nlc, and so forth are publ' ,heil in the medical journals and available to any physician who Is not be- yniul the pale, When I snoke of the etw...,i..,.i ! n-catoieni i,,.r..i.. I adtled'a warn- lnK nlK,ut -institut. ,,,,. ,i Mlfi ui,w and other; Issuing that j - Wiiriiliin I Imv heard from some! J of the "Institute and other quack outfits. I believe if I were 1)1 and in need of any kind of medical care I'd try every other possibility before ventured to seek advice from anything or anyboiky pur-;w1 Polling to be an "institute." old porting to be an "institute." old um lm" Klml palmiest days , was a fairlv decent mt r ni, ! Docioi' IC l,M i i.i ''UI compared with the slick" lascais w liu Hide behind "Siisti- Personal titles today If a doctor Is worthy of public hn hlnm-irwh,. slu.uM h, ,ml ,u-1 1 "l i ice under Ills own name t he main reason for "institutes" and .""m ,M,nm "mit,r im' llnlcs" is that under the CM-HMH oi interior oinicni staml-I aid can get away with a lot of. tricks fin- w hich an honest prac-' titioner would ho condemned. jtracting paving work nn certain Ol I NTIOVs WSWI ' The matter of sub-con- , V .V ....... '.V. jtracting was taken tip with the I- r ends Squelched While Von Wal.' ily uiu-ll. and its approval se- "" " "M"""",!"" lo.iouer oit.m.lMl as ls verified by "iis ami nave pnveil to. my satisfaction everything I have read In your column. Hut today when I tried to pass on your views about "erl" to some friends I en countered resistance. They grant one may catch the germs from an individual who harbors thetn but ""J MiT-n nrui'M' out OllISI oe in "weakened" condition In order t' va,,. Uf l?s AMD- HUH? ' II TE6H6 i nr'0 WV w. OttTCfiOy. WEDNESDAY, - idth ;ml hygiene, nut 'o disease diak'nosii nr a fct.-i.npnl. Mrlf-uiMnnwil puv-.iie I ei.Hoseil. Oniti to the )aig itumhcr of IclUrs ru vejily can lie mink' to irierieK not conform to print a rejoinder thai will squelch them. Miss O. "W. Answer. I imagine very few physicians would take issue with the theory your friends' family doc lor entertains. I am une of the few, but my views on this question are rather unsound lu the estima tion -of most old-timers. If by a "cold" your friends mean lameness of muscles. I agree with the fam ily doctor that one Is likely to suf fer such discomfort as a conse quence of sudden chilling after se vere exertion. l!ut there is no scientific evidence that one Is more likely lo contract any germ dis ease, any infectious disease, when one is exposed to cold. wet. chill ing and the like, than 'when -one-is most careful to avoid that. In deed, the experience of polar ex piojers rather suggests that ex tremely bitter exposure to cold ami wet and chilling in sweat-saturated; clothing rather keeps a man 1m-' inline. The experience uf such , men Is of far greater weight than the experience uf us mollycoddled folk here at home. Is It not ? Of course not, If yon mind is grooved for the old obse-ssloi, ' You may ; get considerable enjoyment from arguing about this with your , friends, but let me assure' you that 1 you will never, never convert any 'of them to a more optimistic alti I tude. , Debates Swiniy ami Arbitrarily V in pi red. j I had a debate with some friends las to whether clgaret smoking will ' affect the ability of a runner . . - T. H. Answer. Anyone who knows i anything about athletics knows I that toba,ec( diminishes Endurance, j ilvcii the dwindling regime of old-' j time '"prize fight trainers recog-' I nlze that a youth can't expect to' win any bouts if he smokes. So j they permit no smoking by men In ' training. Tarantula Itlte. 1 have often heard that banana j spiders are poisonous and It is sure! death lj" one biles you. As 1 handle! thousands of bananas a month I'd! like to know if this Is so. What j would be Ihe best antidote for ba-' nana spider bite? (. . i j Answer The "trapdoor"' spider, commonly called "laraiitula" and j sometimes found In bunches of i j( ','" tiol iinanas, f.s only slightly poisonous. lie Injection or surface applica nt! of permanganate of potash so lution, as for snakebite, is prob- ,ll.l,F III.. 1 - " , t,",tI Ktm --mneni x ," , "i'J"siii, .mini v . utile LO.J Communications To the Kditor: l ..f .t, i-.. ........ incuts have been made bv certain city officials, to thy effect thaC the Medford Concrete Construe-1 tion company has bet unfair in 1 the ' pricing of sand and graven ! furnished to the city of Medford ' 1,s w,?It as to certain-contractors.' older that all persons inter-: Mlt,d may be thoroughly informed.1 through the courtesy of- ,m pfess. to make the following 1,11,11 111 "l; has be misrepresented that! "imny Ims overcharged Ihe city uf Medford for said mate-1 J rials, whereas, the facts, as shown1 - by receipted bills, open to inspec-1 'tion by anyone, show that a charge! i of $1.00 a cubic yard was mad" !".!''" V."'!.' ""' """Y: V'"1.,1"0! same harge was made tu Con tractor .1. c. Complnn, and that j Contract Co. way the Oregon charged $1 a cubic yard, de liveied This eompanv has also been criticized on account of snh-eim- letter from; ti.,. cltv engineer lin.ler .l.n.. ..f November a, 1:127, reading as fol lows: .Mod ford Concrete Construc tion Co. Medford, Oregon. Cent lemon. Replying to your commu nication of October 2!'. In which you ask permission tu AFflFRT 20. 1928. Rippling Rhymes (By Walt Mas on.) UNSEEMLY WRATH 1 would not let tho unit So down upon my wrath, or seek my couch disfigured by a heavy frown, to wake at daybreak wiili, a grouch. I would not jar the 'womenfolk with Iimkuhkc sulphurous and strong; and ho I strive to spring u joke when dire misfortune comes ulon. I'd have my shanty be u place where all are fclad and free from care, and so I sternly close my face when 1 am tempted much lo swear. Were 1 a her mit in a eave, with no compan ions round about, ?'d have a ri';ht lo rant and rave, and kick a mud partition out. Wurg I upon a desert isle, alone like Crusoe, all alone, I might not think it wise to smile, and I'd be privileged to groan, it would not matter what 1 did, if I'd no kint'olk anywhere; I might isil down upon my lid, and wring my hands and rend my hair. Rut I have quite a household staff of relatives who hate a fuss; and they are happy when I laugh, and they are mornful when 1 cuss. They all react to every mood, they're sensitive lo every glance; they have Ihe willies when 1 brood, they chortle when 1 sfn.'i and, dance. I used to let my linger rise, and fill the shack with srief and woe, when I confront ed half baked pies, or lost my pipe, or stubbed a toe. One in stant all the folks were gay,, and filled the place with cheer ful talk; and I would drive their joy away in halt a minute, by the clock. It came to me by slow degrees that 1 indulged in tawdry arts; it was a piker's trick to freeze the gladness in those loving hearts. So 1 re solved to curb my Ire, to em, ulate no sorehead bears, to "iigl gle like a house afire, .when 1 fell down the cellar stairs. sub-contract the paving of South King street, Xorth Ivy street, Xorth JlurlletL street, ' Court street and West Sixth street, as. awarded to you on October 17, 1H27. "We .have no objection to your employing the Oregon Contract company to furnish the equipment a labor, though as you were informed by the. street and road committee, we can not release the Med ford Concrete Construction company from their responsi-v bllity for the faithful per- forma nee of the contract. Itespectfully. CJTV OF MEDFOItD. By Jl. U Powell, City Knglneer. This company has been engaged in business in this city for the pasi is years, and it has always i....., i(u ,,n,.,. i,uiti. fair to the city, as well as to all of its patrons. MKDFOUl) C O X C ft 10 T 13 COX STUI't'TIOX CO., Inc. By C. .1. Semon. President. Thr' nrtt s raw n' hnnn in ejkher party platform fer th feller who likes an occasional lamb chop. Talk about a cunnln' ruse. Stew NugeM . got Into th' good graces o' Grocer Lon Moon t' th' extent o' two cases o' lemon ex - tract by tellin' him the King's Daughters wuz t' give a big quet. . . 4 t'lusslflert advertising pets results. f- ! fvfgg Quill Points Colonel Shortrldge says womuns' vote Is dictated by her husband. Colonel, meet Mrs. Clem Shaver.; As u. lust resort perhaps, the j government could gel Chicago gangs for violation of the Sher- j man act. I Al's promise Is to consult the i best minds iijioul farm problems '. Nobody consults the hardest hands. ' Don't speak too importantly j over tho telephone. The larger j the stone, tho greater the suspicion it's a, fake. Patches still serve as an Indi cation of poverty, but Ihey'ru on ; casings now. Jtemorse: The ghastly discov ery that the sin wasn't worth what you paid for it. If you wish to know whether the town will grow, ulisc r v e whether the fans will support a losing team. Americanism. spending more! Cereals: Lute spring wheat in and more money In an effort tu j elevated northeastern districts is forget the lack of things money i maturing better than was expected, won't buy. Elsewhere such spring grain as is ;not yet mature is much affected You think you would buy bet- ny drought. Conditions have been ter stuff than the magazine editors ruvorirblc for the progress of Into do, but so would they if ihey had na, ve8l am of threshing. Irrigated a chance. I corn in eastern counties is nearly Salaries paid by tho consumer Include those uf tho salesman who forced the article on him and the collector who forces pay from him. The movies without the talkies 'suited us better. The silent drama didn't get Its effects through the nose. Perhaps the easiest way to meet tiie best people of a community is to get a job as bill collector, Sclence explains everything ux - eept Ihe manner lu which a great moral principle- benefits by one nation's theft of another's terii- tory. If the Navy Is serious in its do rlre to find a substitute for the word "gob," it must change those I pants. , j Correct this sentence: "Well, I well;" said the old bachelor, when ihe saw the new baby; "how pretty - Brisbane's Today (Continued from Page One.) ; Tho .mayor of Jersey City tells Governor Smith that he has al- ready won New Jersey, and will I get its electoral vote. Mayor Hague ought to know, for ! with his organization he has car I rled New Jersey, electing Gover- I nors and senators for many years. , TT; . i. Heh?n VIIIs lft w Hoover, wil 1 vote for him, and work as head of the sports division in the "Wo mens committee for Herbert Hoov er." That announcement offsets two or three lar-:;e Wall Street men leaving the republicans to join the democrats. If all those that admire the won derful young California slrl vote for Hoover, his plurality will make that of Mr. Coolidge look smalt. Mrs. Cohan, mother of a fam ous son, George M, Cohan, died yesterday. Thousands will sympa thize with the brilliant and only survivor of tho Cohan family who wrote the best war song, "Over There." Thoso no longer youn j will remember thut family united I as tho "Four Cohans," mother,! father, daughter and son, happy t together and making others happy. ' The Guaranty Trust company ! fears injury to business caused by1 the present high cost of money. ' The statement coming from an authority should interest President) Coolidge, Tho Interest rate in I Wall Street yesterday was 8 per! cent. That is usury, and usurers I should bo jailed. j Financial institutions, encourag ed by the federal reserve board. 'are openly practicing usury, driv i ing control of the world's money i market from tho United States to ! Kngland, threatening prosperity . n.l i,,m'ilmr K..ul..uu nw... I... .. j deliberate conspiracy to increase i Interest rates. i ,f f workmen formed ! j asrainst their employer such a ton.) ' splracy na flnunclul Institutions j have, formed aKalnst the liuslneaa I ban-l"pn of America aome JiuIko woulil 'nuiekly tsaue an Injunetlon to re-1 J strain them. 1 Hut hiKh finance IS the govern- ment, lo a laiye extent. -And there is nuthtiig" in Btehl to restrain that usurious conspiracy.. GOOD SHAPE, BUI RAIN IS NEEDED PORTLAND, Ore., Auk. fP) While a lew local showers havu occurred in eastern counties oC Oregon, and some light rain has fallen near the coast, the weather . bureau of the United States de ' partmont of uriuulturu said today ; in Its monthly weathor report Unit over most of the state the Hum .iner drouth is still unbroken. The government snmmary uf weather and crop conditions in Ore gnu for tho week endins Aug i ust 2K, follows: mature. Unlrrigflted corn is gnu orally suffering from drought, the soil Is too dry for plowing and seeding. Fruits: M o s t Hartlott pears have been picked and some later varieties are now mature: a few late peaches are in market and most prunes are approaching ma turity. Fresh prunes are being1 shipped from tho warmer eastern localities. Apples are developing well. i Meadows, pastures, and ranges: j Irri gated alfalfa is doing well, ex- j Cept In places where water is" j sca,.Ce. Most other hay crops havo j he'en harvested. All unin igated domestic iiastures and much of the mountain range area are dry and short: Livestock: Owing to short pas turage considerable feeding of stock Is being done. The milk supply is low, owing to short feed. Many lambs are being marketed. Miscellaneous : Most early po tatoes are matur,e. Irrigated po tatoes in central counties are de veloping well, aud are generally safe from frost. Unirrigated po tatoes in western counties are In jured by drought. Conditions aro favorable for picking early hops. Livestock PORTLAND, Ore., A us. 29. (yp Cattle and calves," steady, no re ceipts. HOtiS. Receipts 9t), feeder pigs weak to 50c lower. SHEEP and LAM MS. Steady, receipts 2H0. Wholesale Prices PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 2!t.- Wholesale prices: -on IJ UTTER. Extras 1-Uc higher, other grades all lc higher. 35SKS, poultry, potatoes, onions, wool, nuts, hay, cascara bark steady. M ILK. Eutterfat lc higher. HOPS. Firm, 1927 crop, 20ffj 21c lb.; 1928 crop, 20c (contract). Wheat PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 29. (p( t Wheat: Ilig Lend bluestem. hartl white SL30: soft white. Sl.Li; western white SI. Li: hard winter. ,51.09: northern snrinir SI. 10: west- orn rod, W.0!. OATS. No. 2-3S lb. while R:;2.rt'o. Todays' car receipts: Wlieat lu, barley 2, flour 12, corn 1, oats 2, hay 2. to hep 'few By BUD FISHER j THE MARKETS I