Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 30, 1928, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAOTC TWO MEDFORD MATL TKTBT7XE, frfEDFORD, OTCEOOX. RFXPAY, DECEMBER P.O. 1028. '. Hy V F ItiilU-rrh hl , . ,,,,, T, ... . . (Associated I'resH Hadio Kd.tor, NKW YOHK-(P) Kadio. haviriK discarded Uh baby hIioch for rieven- league bootH. looks in rctroHpect in J i ' nit- yi.nr mill jjui ii in j a claKri bordering upon a billion i dollar industry. LaicnniK hh ureal n oner me i rre.innuy lin y arc enipioyi u ny ; nheffleld, KnKland, made in lie coinpitatioii of a iiwihh of ffKuren. It i otherwise respomdblc luninenH , COrdmiee With the Knellffh procetw has concluded that Hh efforts for hotiscH which think they have been i. ,.f ,lm (lllillv J.mi (,HM(.jtl the hint 12 monthH have developed u nuHiiM'nn wiuiiHiru m inoru until fiu,uuu,uuu. wun me nuernainiK niifmnf nw'Ak'io' tin tlw. unnrdl nf mo of the pro,. ! Helf-contnlno.1 ml thut i.Iuk into I iiic iifei" nin.ri. "uii-iiii ii i. it-ii ii" II to burtcriet or elimitiatoiH have j given tlie lititoner Komethlng for which h had been pleading Hiuce tho early days of broadcasting, ills eagerness to buy wh reflected by the fact that dealers experienced difficulty In keeping even tube supplies up to the demand. Revolutionary improvements in set deHlgn wore nil after the AC outfit got into maximum produc tion. The few changeH were due largely to reflnementH needed to Iron out circuit kinks that devel oped with alternating current op eration. Mob I of the elaboration was In cabini't construction to please the eye of the housewife. Today the AC tube Is a much better instrument than the early models. Dangers of burnouts due to fluctuating input voUiwh have been eliminated as far as possibte. Appearance of a super power tube filled a need brought on by the dynamic speaker, which re quires a separate current supply more antlMfactorlly when fed by n power nmpiii'iex. Another now ntbe, tho shield grid, cumo Into prominence Inst New Venr'H. It created Its greatest excitement among the fnnn build ing their own and numerous circuits for its use were brougtit out. Only one or two set manufac turers placed the tube In their products doHpitc its high amplifi cation factor without oscillation in a radio frequency mjeket. Tho . Usual refinements in com ponents and acccsHurieH kept hi up with the other advancements. Attention of tho experimenter was drawn toward television nfter tho decision of n number of sta tions to run tuHts on both the broadcast and Hhort wave hands. TransmiHHlon of Instanta n o o u s light is not yet adaptable to every day use, but It was glvon a atari. Hroadcastlng became n more im portant factor when politics sought Us aid to bring the candidate to the voter, spending approximately 2. 00(1,000 for nationwide hookups and Individual Htatlon broadcasts, J'oliMcH, which included the broad cast of tho national conventions, aUo wan credited with Increasing the sale of receivers. Chain broadcasting of sponsored programs from coast to coast be came almost a dally event, and numerous f on lures originating In New York found many listeners ulong tho Pacific. Schools more nnd moro adapted radio to tho classroom, and many , Were tho Instances where it was UHcd lo aid in instruction. An important development in tho Industry centered around the greater effort at Hluhlltaatton, mor gera of a numbeiH Important com panies resulting. A tho year ends, leaders express tho belief that tho pulse of radio Is Hteudier than at any other holiday period of Its existence. Then and Now 1808. 'Now, ladles and gents, Kindly gather in closely around tho wag nn. Hnmll boys keep back o that tho older people wishing to ntnko purchases nury get in where they can hear. The boys are B lag to play on banjos In Just a f e w ml n u t cm h o. t h is was ev -erybody! ' Now, ladles and gents, we nro Introducing in this local ity for advertising purposes only Dr. I.eapllver's Famous Com pound lemedy for Man nnd (Jleasl at a prlco ho low lis to be znmaing. I am not going to ask a dollar for this large, home-slv.u bottle. 1 mil not going to nsk even 70, KO, 40, 30 cents, but for the breath-taking pittance of Z cents, a quarter of n dollar, two dimes and u nickel, you got tlje lull, oversized bottle with com plete directions ur taking. 'ovv as tho boys play on the banjos my assistants will puss nmom: you. Remember this remedy will cure coughs, heudacliCH, goitre, t luimatU, spavin, riiiHWorm ur " 102H "(iood evening, ladles und gen tlemen. The following program Is brought to you by the courtesy of tho Talkllup Chewing (turn Company, mukctn of chewliig gum with a personality. Vo trust you will apply ut your ncareat deal er for a nam pic of this luuritoii otis product. Renirmlwr. It doe not slick In tho teeth, enmesh the gums or lotto Kh flavor on the bedpost overnight, our first num ber tonight will Iks "There u Rainbow Round My lM-tt Wrist." played by the Tulkttun Jhkk or- cheMtrn. Xlre will bo a hrief pause for station announcements. IX AXCIKNT CIU HCII,MMmn nf 11,0 Hlk wt,,m )JATII, N. C (P In the first church to be built In North Caro lina, services still are conducted once ft month by vicar und twice a month by vestrymen, , . Tho Hath church was erected In 1 784 shortly after the notorious plruto Teach bad been iiniifd tor ravaging tho coastal vessels In the vicinity. Bath was thon a whaling center for tho square rlKJtcd ves sels which plied tho coust from ,Nimv Englnnd to the Cnrollnns. The Watch Dog of Business , Mont husiiR'HH men ure hunenl, the K"Virnmrnt Ik prepared to ad- ' niit. hut it nl.-m HUHpcctH thut in every industry thr-re In the uhhitu puluutt cttnc rti that wilt taku un-' j fair ftdviinttiKc. MiMhiaiKlltiK, falbo atul mislead- ; i inK iidvcrtiKiiiK. miHrepieHentutlon ; . hh to .jualiiy and v" and con- t.irary In fix and imffidtiln price ; are Hum.- of the moHt flaBrant ' nieanH nf unfair competition diH- , - v, hy the fclcal tra.le com- miKBton at WanhliiKton In Hh ef- ifoitH to make the huHine hue renin I of the country live up to the unit- ! irUHl llln M. Kit urn frJiy ur' u: tleed by ciinn-i riN that have no uther purpose than to cheat. Hut foreed by Iho unfair practlceH of i loompeinorH to tn'HCi'im 10 u iuwim- buHlncMH level in order to remain in l.iiunnuu u l nil uhuu Mh ruin Murphy in .ho llnlllmor. Kun. I Tho bult.-r inanufuetui . of the ! imiininvi'Hl luilliniu'ii i iinin iH-irn nuv i eral years ago of honeHt buHinoJW men driven to dishonesty to avert financial ruin. Home of the butter makers began putting up their products in deceptive cartons. A packngc that appeared to contain a pound of butter actually contain ed but fourteen or fifteen ouncos. and while the weight wuh marked on the carton It was In letters so Hinall ns hardly to bo noticed. Competitors who used a standard carton containing a pound suffered because the house wives thought their prices were higher and In time they, too, wer,. forced to tdopf the deceptive wrapping. In many industries somo con cerns, to obtain the business of 'heir competitors, resort to secret rebates, secret agreements to pre nnv chargeiir furnish some other unusual Hervlecor to expensive umertnlnmcnt of prospective cus lomers. all of which tho federal trnde commission holds to bo un- j fair pi-nctices. Tho concession once made by a portion of the trade. Is soon or' Into forced upon the trade as a whole. Tho commission has several ways of dealing with theso and other methods of unfair competi tion. Its customary practice In the case of individual violations is tojjill)un. Another concern labeled call tho offending concern into consultation. If tho offender, i rhni'-ii Ny known as the respon dent, admits its guilt, It 1h permit led to sign a stipulation setting forth tho unfair pracieoH complain ed of and agreeing to cease tho Use of thorn. If It declines to agree to a stipulation, tho commission were produced In the United States may clto It in n formal complaint, y an American process." ' hold a hearing lor ihe taking of The use of fictUiotiH prices to testimony and then, If the respon- j iUIP euHtomers has been found In dent Is found guilty, heme an order , tho 0(,mmiRHlon to bo a wldesnrend against It requiring it to cease and desist in the practlco complained of. If that order is not obeyed the commission may refer the case to a federal court. I'Vw lM'lliic to Sign As a rule, a firm guilty of mis- representation or other fraud Is willing enough to sign a stipula tion. By Tlolng so It escapes pun ishment for past deeds and avnldH the publicity flint attends the Issu ance of a formal complaint, since tho commission, by a majority vole, has decided against making public Ihe namea of respondents who plead guilty and promise to reform. It saves also the cost that would be entailed in a trial of Its case before the commission. Since tho stipulation system was begun In March. lUL'fi, mnne I(00 respondents have taken advantage of It and by their actions the pub lic has been protected against alt sorts of misrepresentations. SHU another method UHPd by tho commission In dealing with ques tlonnblo business Is the trude-prnc-tlce conference. Whenever'a sub stantial portion of an Industry ap peals to the commission for action (o stamp out unfair practices a irndo-praetico conference Ih called wlrh n view to deciding what Is and what Ih not fnlr and ethical,' Tho 'trade-proetloo conference Is concerned solely with practices and methods, not with Individual offenders. U regards tho Industry as oeoupylng a position comparable to that of "friend of the eonrt1 and not that of the accused. . Thru It all the members of an Industry may lay iiHldr their JeMnu'sles and mHunderHtiiudlngs. -nnd, with a representative of the government commission to lend moral support, they can examine frankly and dis cuss freely the unfair that have grown up. practices Tho conference performs the same function iih u formal com - plaint without bringing charges, prosecuting trials or employing any compulsory process. Hut It multiplies results by uh many times as there are members of the indus try who formerly practiced the methods condemned and voluntar ltyu bamtoued, Thru It In one afternoon a doiten bad practices may be wiped nut. More than thirty such confer ences have been held In a varied list of Industries. With few exuep llons ihey have adopted resolutions banning long-established practices that worked to the detriment both of themselves und the public It was thru trade-practice confer ences that the butter makers of the southwest and the macaroni manufacturers were able to stan dardlxc their packages. A Froqiieiit IHvcptiou Olio of. the most fiedutiit de ceptions concerns the composition ot dr.oss materials. Hosiery, lln uerlcH. and clothe am advertised us "silk" or are described by coined n.imeH which Intimate Ihey an- silk when, us thv ctHiimos.ston has f,t uiid, ihey uro "not composed entirely of silk produced from the and In some instances they contain no silk ut all Some concerns have adver ares of "raynn silk." but Used wares of "rayon silk." but this. too. has been banned, by thojdio division of tho department ot commission, for.. It has held, the .cwmmerco. is now available.' !rms conflict, rayon buing gener- The list eoniMlns thft crtll signals, ully accepted aa a substitute for nllk dim mlpulullnn mis (Hr.ctiKl liiHt u imiRi'in otrorhiK ilrciw.ii ih'bi'i-tlu-il un "TuhkiiIi" whi'n, in furl. tliiy clintulnpil no TukmiIi IIK whatever, nnrl srarfu riesoi Ud ns "ImpnrtPil Mnnrhrtnn fox" when. i In fact, they were muile from I'hl- nem- dug irklns. While many of the .eommUwlon'H coin plain tn of miHrejirerientatlun have heen di reefed uK'itnut clothing Ull'IfllH AtM- it IlIIH 11 11 1 n hIoii to (,niltr tucticH in other linen. A fUrntiuru manufacturer, for In- NlHnre, ued the word "reed'" in his lmtle ame, when, uh u matter of moi, the commlnHlon 'found hin fur- nltun, wu- nut liaU(. frum ree(t lno ..getuble product, but from .,,, t.ttr,t tt'(.vn nvoi wire- centered atake or warp. Several ' concerns have been cited for repre- j HentliiK their watca an "Hheffleld .silver" and "Kheffluld Plate" when ; they were not manufactured in wJ,n lhlU Rrn(Io 0f HiVer. wo com- oj-jib that advertined "beewnx f church And ultar cundlen" that iwere not made wholly of beeitwax ot n In 7cto. ?"U..","t .."t. U"'"r?." ! fKp i U,PP Akin to tho false formula man Is the manufacturer nf oleomar garine who advertised "Country Htyln It oils." which he wild were "Fresh from the Churn." This sounder) too much like creamery, butter to the federal trade com mission and the oleomargarine man decided to change his adver tising. H;veraI nmttrcKH makers have been caught advertlsfng mutlresses "mude of new materials" when the commission Investigators . found that secondhand articleH wont Into them. "Jewelers have offered gold plated and silver-plated unifies that did not come up to the accept ed standard as to quatlty. Novelty people had advertised Ivory arti cles that were not the product of elephants' tusks, "Fnko Importers" Articles that bring bettor prices when imported than domestic goods of tho same kind arc some Um os advertised aa Imported when they are not.- One firm carried on its stationery the Inscription, "Im porters and Manufacturers of Hoy," and on labels the words "Hanukl, Japan," when It did nut import the product or have any plant in Us product "French Whlto Zinc' and UHcd tho representation of a feul bearing tho words "Repub ilquo Francnlse" when, said the Led era I trade commission, "in truth and In fact the said products so labeled and described were not produced by a Frenuh process, hut practice. Articles that are worth, say $2, are advertised at a value of $10 or S 1 ft and aro In the same sp'ice offered "at a great bargain" and perhaps "for a limited tlmp" it 2 or maybe more. THIh, one gathei-s from a perusal of the com.- mission's stipulations, Is a favorite practice of some of tho nmlt-order jewelers. ' A number of correspondence lehdols. sent out lltarature with high prices Ui$ their courses mark ed nut and lower prlees substituted In red ink when, as a matter of fact, the red-Ink prices were those regularly charged.' "I am really Interested hi you," read an advertisement of a Hchool that offered correspo u d 0 n c e courses In bricklaying. "And every timo you wrlto mo u frank, man- tn-mnn letter, you can count on one from mo personally In return. . . Ily my job analysis method I con teach you this wonderful trade rt homo, . . , Just give me a chnnce and I'll put your name on i pay check that means some thing." The author of the above lines was represented as She Vice-president of tho school. Hut "In truth ind In fuel," mtld tho federal trade conimlHslon, "tho snld vice-president was not active In correcting papers and guiding students, and was pot tho chief Instructor nnd rarely camo In contact with tho work done by the Individual stu- I unts." 1 In HO InstancA do en tho enmmtu. ton go into the uucstton whether automobile mecbuptcs, bricklaying, drawing or wrestling t'nn be learn ed at home by mall. All it seeks to d Is to prevent misrepresenta tion as to what Is offered and gross misstatements as to what I mlKht be accomplished by an aver age student. I .l.lttlo llvftiro I'ublln , j ...(.11IMI . uhH iiwH mt ,.,mUjlo UlH vMup (lf tl)p Work thf4 j lU)mi,llHlin ltt (lllMu. uuva vv i Humphrey, chairman of the epm mission, "It Is not a tnuRiblc sort of thing. Idttle publicity is given the commission's activities ornu.y tts policy Is lo prevent the harmful publicity to reputable business concerns thul have beep forced into o.uestlonuhlo methods ur that have cnK'iKud In them In Innuccnee of any wrongdoing. "And yet our work Is as hounfl clal tu the public as It Is to the husinewi Intel ests, perhaps more so. Hy entering into, a stipulation agreement with a concern to cease, suy. u flagrant misrepresentation nf Its product, we at once protrel the public from tho practice of that concorn aa well ns to protoct Rk competitors. Ry obtain 1 n g lagreemonla In trade practice eon- fovences; nviltTWetUattvos of whole Industries, we multiply the good results h hundrodfold or moro.".' Government Finishes Amatetflr Radio List UASHlNtlTOX-ll'l A lint of the amateur radio stations In the i United hihh. roinllri hv ih r.i. Htiil'M nf td.91!JI Hlllttnur Mliltlm,M It jlhO runtiilna n lint of i-xporlmmtiil lid training m hool ntutlon. un well hh h llit of the now nhnrtvtationii to bo unt'd In radio ronmiuiiimtlon u rrqulrnl hy thclnternatloniil lt;n1lo Telesmph ronvontlon. New "Oil Wetted" Air tleaner Mtut aJvanccd type AC air cleaner, standard equipment on the nc. rV.Lf.n,l A 1 1 . A m r-lr"trt Ci. I. n ...J,l- 1VI .L -fT.-! nimi,c fire hard and effectively muffle carburetor nciKs. CIe.nfr.g "' emiuf "f CPP ribbon, momened wlthoiL The Farm Week in Washington ' Ily Flunk I. Wcllcr (AHsoclated Press Karm Kditor) W A H H I X ( I TO N With the late cotton virtually all picked nnd the corn, husked, field work for litJ.S Ih ended on the farms. Corn- billing the production estimate of the 17 principal crops in propor- tlon to to -year average value per unit, thti composite production of tliPitftx-riiDH this season was 4.8 nor cent if r eater than last Vear and 7.0 per cent gfcatoi than the average production ' In thiH) years fl'JIK- FTTN M m -" ' ; - wW Greater Beauty - LongerWheel base Larger Bodies IIE now Whipfiet introdiicrs the beauty of expensive earn t o the liiilit ear field. The new Kmierior Whippet in the si vie triumph of eminent arriitts, men of lonff experience in de igning expensive custom-built cars. Beauty that connnnnJs your innlant admiration la cxpreiwed in the nger bodies, low, graceful liAes, higher radiator and hood, more distinctive colors, sweeping one-piece full crown fenders establishing the newest style motif for Fours and light Sixes. More room greater eomfort ' .... , Tlie larger bodies of the new Superior Whippet afford more spacious interiors, with extra leg room and elbow room. .The seats are wider 9nd heavily 'uphol stered, and have form-fitting contours.' Wl LLYS -OVERLAN D. I mm 1D27. : ' By the sumo method of caltula tlon the per capita production of the principal crops of tho United States this season wa 3.U per cent greater than it was last year anil ; o.ft per cut lowar.than the aver , age per capita production during ! tho lnst 10 years. - Though crop production has in creased, n nummary of economic1 conditions by tho department of agriculture cuIIh attention to the i fact that the number of mouths to ! 1h fed in thi country has In- ( creased still faster. However, it is suggested that agricultural ex nan- ! sion must he tempered by reaHza- tlon that population Is not Increus ; ing nt ns fast u rate as formerly. nniE NEW Coarh ?T.9.1 Cmp $03 1 Coupn (with rumbl aaat) $725i Sport DLne ttaadntar (including rumble Brit and ottrua). WHIPPET SIX SEDAN Tmtp MWt NwLn SiSi KoirlOfr iK Tonrlns Ommrrrlnl i .Unm. mn tiM, All illv-tHrrUnd pricwi f. n. ti. ToUdo. tllihi. and iMM-iAcalioira mibleot to change without notae. TREICHLER MOTORS, INC. 30NorthHolly ' V' Phone 615 j The situation U reflcgted In the ! potato crpj). which sufftirU hcivy J overproduction. I-ast spring it was ; freely predicted that if the acreage j i of potatoeH wan BUbntantlnlly In-1 : creused and If grawiiiK conditions j were favorable the eroji would 1 break the market. All three eventa?, j.have come to puH, Hard winter and durum wheatH, i '. oatH, barley, peanut and srafii"; , HuiKbuniH are large crops. Cotton, hay, buckwheat, flajt. rfweet pota- . j tocH. tobacco and apple are about ; average crops. Cabbage. and onions . are Hhort crops. ' The corn crop is estlniuteTl ut,. ' about 3 20,400,000 buHhels mote r jlhan Iat year, a better distributed I crop of higher quallty.- the earn i ' better filled und holding less inula- j ', ture. The eastern .corn belt hub fully u. third more tlian hud year,: while thy-south has Ground 14 per. ! cent less corn. Tho carryover of I ; 1927 corn, howeveivwas practical-I ' ly exhausted lat month, making i j the present supply of corn about i the same as the supply at this : time last year. , Tho. potential de-J nfnnd for corn appear to be about j ; as. large. as last seauon, the sum-! mary says. There aro fewer hogs ; but moro cattle on Wed, and rela- ; Uvo vviCQH favor heavy feeding both cattle nnd hogs. At this time of yeur, economists say, It is the marketing problem which looms large. Early this fall wheat moved Into the principal I markets in rfuch volume as to pre empt a -large part of available ele vator and sdorage space. It Is held certain to be advantageous to corn growers not to crowd the terminal storage space loo hard, for the corn market this season ned H I the stability -that can be derived i f rom orderly marketing and other- ( wise. - ' The livestock industries have been a large factor n sustaining ulWo Roth the front and rear springs of the new Superior Whippet have been con siderably lengthened. The increased whcelba.4e, smihbrrs and oversize bal loon tiros .further enhance the car's superb riding qualities. Still the engineering leader Mechanically, the new Superior Whip pet furthers a Jong lead over com petition. A new) higher compression engine gives more than 20 . added horsepower, with greatly Increased speed ! Higher second gear speed give faster pick-up. And this new car Is well qualified to carry on Whippet's unsurpassed reputa tion for dependable performance and miuimum operating costs. ORPKR NOW FOR EARLY DKUVERY. IMC.Toledo.Ohio Here's ItWi .tsSM r FT-- '"-f -f -1 of! ; I I 7T EARLY 40 -ccn: aio bicycles for the Dodge of age. he is stilt r.n car plant, an crpjneer now tressed air machines' that the general price.: level iof farm products this fall., Raze Fair Buildii i SAN FRANlHSCO 'tP) The ( Egyptian building, last uemaining structure or uie-jiKimn t nm-i- nrpTp ff(ttUia BUSIES The Style Creation INfRODUCING THE NEW THE MOST WOTABUE AVArCE IIV UmVING CONVENIENCE , SINCE THE SELF-STARTER A;M ma Noughts -rioSfw0 A single button; conveniently located! in th center of the steering wheel, controls all function of starting the motor, operating the lighu and sounding the horn. This docs away with all troublesome foot fumbling for the starting but ton. It ako avoids changing from the tmfortabl driving position to reach a light aw-itch on the dash, With the new "Finger-Tip Control," you can at all times keep your hands on the wheal o r and your eves on the road. A Sticker! William Jr'ohlfcil was waking Brothers. Today, at 60 years employe of the big Detroit motor in charge of one of the huge com' rvn :hc steel Presses. i national Exposition here In 18!4, i-t being ruzed to make room for an , addition to the.. Al. H. de Young .Memorial museum in Co Id en Untu park. ' 4 Clnsslflpd ndvertlfllne gets renultii. on v