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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, QIMXIOX, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1929.
REPUBLIC LOST IN
RUSSIAS VASTNESS
nn the iimihorn hmih-r r Afghan
istan, and KnKnn. near t lie ciiy ol
llnkhnra. ' A nnv rnllrond, how
tvpr, now ix IiIiir hulll from Tor
moz to HttiMnaharl, nnl more lhan
300 mileM of modern highway hie
fair tu off pc thf cura van rout pi
Morlou.i com pot it Inn In tlir morf
lovol roRlorix of woati'm Ti.jlki
' tan.
i "Thorp nrp-'itlHiut 80.w0 Inlrih
itantH In tiV new rciublk'. Jtoth
soxph wear vnluniinJuH I routers and
; Ioiik t'Oiits. Iiin the iravt'lrT (ran
j dlrttJiiKiiifth' tho nimi y their Wujjjl
i cnn. and thf , woinoii hy tli'li
; hi llil polmvrl fthnivl Iwflcowr
iimrt. A l rinse n.iiKc thi' wfuiH'i1
:;irc iikiI'c isislly .slnulwt out hy 'hi
j hraccU'tH, ririKH,, rii'( kliic(K and id
I ol hoi' Irinki't 1 Iwy uf;ir. Mm
and loyn vn;ir earring, not tot or
namonlK. itub 'as .r'harms .mr.inst
tlu! I'aniirH. travcli-iM l'ind folt
' rnvwod lentH, whirl) n re tlio torn-
I1
fTiJil(lHtiiii, which hun Ju.-i l-"ii
Movulr-il fi-nrn Iho Mains uf 'in
d.M.tnilMiil(illH rnjnlhllc to a fedo;-
itoil i-i-inihlli- nf I'nlon "f Mm -mUst
Soviet ID-pnhlloK. Is j.ii -ir-'.'i
Jli'si tu-Hvo s)ii:iro nilloa h'sn lhan I
trial nf Alahama, oi-rupyliiK iho!
fjjtipmfl soiunpasD-rn roinr-r or ''" I PVj hiiIi-II ; 7' ' r :
tt.USHlail Turlo-stan," , a Lull-,. cuu-'in.'-.i nml l-Vinnc-is
(In from tho Washlncinn. I). I'.j .., -,,, ,,., ,h,.,.,, i ,,n
htfartrniu'loi-s of Iho X.iilr.nftl (loo- , (,xo,lls f T,lJlkR f,.,)m , ,.,.,.
Hi-.Hililc- sncii ly. , ,.,,,., to ln mo,miahis, okih-c-
ftfTho new r.-iniliMr Is In a wa::o lllllv ,i,K.,h(, ,.;,,u,. lionlsim-ii
iitisilloli lhan Ih)- pi-nvi'ihial nHl-; w)l0 SI.( .,,,.,.. Amio-a
tov hnysmi-lc, far il i-iinnm I-.,,, s, ,,,nv , lhl. K(.,.i-i4 of
jqunil nn any mil me iiiom rc-i-i'-n
ninpx. Tin- in'i'ii finsistf, of a Inl
' '"" ""v m ""'"' I prmnv homes of III)- herdsmen.
Hitinfirk.-inil anil I'amlr of IJnKsIa -i i lt, ... ,..,, ..,,,. um.,n nt.
10)1 1 nil Asia. j , ,.,' , housi's cluhl D-'l hlch,
1';-. IU'KIiiii UK- 'Isnrs I iiiwii llii- walls of which arc hulll wllh
.;"A l-olllih oillllni- nf TaJllilsl -n I ,.oi,l,,.s and a llllli- mu)l. The
rafiy In- ilrawn hy nlachn; ihc poial 1 houses alont- Iho ilnslry slrei-is are
((.. if pencil on a map of Asia ; similar except Hint their w;.lls tire
flout au miles Hue sonineaMl ol ; of clay with it' few eohhles. In!
ti city. of Kaninrknnd. A wavy,i,0ii, rculons. the Tajik roofing !
nn ilraw n line cast of Ihls iinlnt I eonslst.s of saiillrms anil split tlm-'
waho border of Chinese Tnrkeslan j hers, covercil ; with six Inches "fl
W.nenrly the line of the norl hern ! cy anil n layer of soil. If liiere
lloiinilnry .of Hie ropnhlle. The!s. a onirlyaril. It Is nsnally nccn
eastern hnnnilnry follows Iho fill ! n,.( )V ,oi'sos i.ml camels, i hut I
ytye Turki-slan hnrilcr si.illhwiir'l nw n tit! Itieji the (rayeler may!
to' Afuhanlst.-ui, The ."nuthern j .i( iiu-otifth the (tales .Inlo a j
Wiioilary follows, the nnrlhefil , rioivu'rlnn Karilen iipnt.
Jonler of AfKhaiilsian In within. -The TnJIks are cfl'lcient iibi-i'
a tout r- miles ciist of tin- city of ; f.ulturlsts. ns shown hy iho ciilil-!
ferine?.. The western hminilii v,iton . of apricot orchard a; uniln
lllay ho Indicated hy a line, sllululy fieiis : ml cotton iilantaftons. Hy i
tfUlKinit Inwnrd the cast, llnklllt: 'fniili- Irritrallon ' works. harrcn,
Ih'i- western ondfl of Iho nnrih i nl ,1,-solin- p.idIds of land have lain
nrnilli honndaries. dcvclot-cil Inl" fine .l'odiicinK '
(.'('DurinK 111)- rule of the Tr'lar.), , n,.0as." ,i
llii-re was lilile, if any modern ile-, -
tfWopinonl In Tajikistan. This cor. ; TWO-CHI'. 'M'ltKl iV II :V.
Iter of Cenlrnl Asia was iii-hhnn j '- I'KOOICIIS 1 .50(1 IIIICOK
Vlite, hy onlsIilci-H )-X)-cpt i-xplor- ,
(.. The hWiways were " mere ' .1 ACKWX, ,M :di. (!') Tlio w"rl,l
Aim-I tracks over which moved M"'' '" " l"llh "' thl' "'".V1"'1,
GENIUS1 OFMUIC ANO THE MOVIES
'FELICITATE BLIND "AUDITION VICTOR-
i
TO PREDICT SIZE
' A reasimahly ri'llahle forei-asl ol
size hy August 1 la extremely Im
portant to producers and pac kers.
It Is hen thut contracts are mad .'
for the sale of apples.
Losses caused hy errors In JudK
Inp the prohahle -sltiply of lai'KC
apples a 'firm will have for li
ar, two-fold. If more Itiriter sizei
are sold than finally are produced,
the shipper suffers a loss hy hav
ing' m huy Insufficient apples of
the . contract size to fill contract
ohliyations.
. A second loss Is liii'iirred ho
caiis the' market for 'the. size tyli
a'ly iirnduccil lias' heen 'iK-Kleclc.d.
A peal; load develops nun me
.cs of a k:-ci slzq than was et-
'I pec-led. - .' ' 1 i
j- ' ' '
T0KY0T0 FOSTER
Carrie Jacobs Bond, famous composer, and David Wark Griff it i, movie director, tell Cilvin Hen
dricks, blind young baritone, how' happy they are he won In the National Radio Audi.'ion state finals.
Floy Louese Hamlin, soprano, who also won state finals, adds her congratulations.
On Writing It. "Xrnas'
hut even this doo not condone j
jut- ii in iwih ii ' i nn ii. j nn
wo h.ave nctt, ol" courao, any letter
in. our alphahet that romotolv par-
One could wish thfW woiihlnt.l'ChrlstUio Wtin cross ftnd write! n,,0,K the Latin ('1-0SH' "'h'irh niijfht
write It "XmaM," as oho has wished ! ("'hrlstian also in that manner, hy
Ily Frank I. UVIIor , :
Karni liilitor Associated l'rtKi,
f, - ' Feature yervloo!., '.-'.i
; WAHUlSti'V&X ,1' TjadUis j Kntlizailflu must l'ind a ne.w mark-e.lo-s'oti
it'j .iiwn: eeitt, lh"cf' fe'JeiM' 'i ,uu" movo a larger iininlr nf aP
ol crop esitniupnj;pj'onnses u tor
f mulu for forHHfelns the Hize .fit I'
ll low. : f ' ' .'
ii' hum in not always pstiie,ao
oorreoily forecast the a( .tlio
crop,; hiu-'R prediction- of tluv HJZ1
of ;ijplt'H would KJtvo tlousaitdfo
dollai'K for growers unit shippers.
Worked out by S. ii. Nu.well. tf- ,
f-ociate estimator in the I'niud
States division ofi crop ahU live- !
stock estimates,' the system - woul I :
have worked , almost Hill per cent I
in all except ihree of Un last 11;
yoHi-s.
t'her-kod .with records of, aelual j
production, it was slightly off In!
litis,- I!i2i and I0i;:i. Newel ox- j
poets the 3il2!- harvest, first in
whl-h the k.y.p of apples -have heen j
forecast, to throw 'additional liKht
on the reliability of his formula. j
'Ihus lur euorts nave- con-reUpve (ho Hufferlnf? lnnl
unni 10 mi; iiuui- nvr vu.- j frotn UViie families in poverty
OreKOn. where producers and ship- s,,.(.kon homes. , x
pet- requested the government!. . unf.,n,nir.PflI oxnorlment. os-
peelallv start ling in the Orient
caravi-ns. and railroads have ; brothers two-urn1
turkey raime-
rtol penetrated the region. - " j Vor seven years tney nave neen
i'Mon and lloys Wear F-ari-lnax i I'alsJiiK from r.oa to l.&oo turkeys
( .rstallnahad, until recently call-i Kiitoosruiiy on uio same smau
Uyushamho or Duch-mibcy, 'Is ( pleu or ground. They have heen
tUp capital of the republic.,. Al- I" show up the orthodox
tliouKli tho InhaldtantM of the city theory of wide ihhro find fresh
liftvo not yet heard the' blast ofj llelclM by religiously practicliiK
(iHstoam engine 'whistle, they fro j military measures durhiK the first
(Jucntly hear the roar of nlrphmo j ton. weeks of brooding,
motors, for tlio capital, (h : a stop i ' TJic'r, suci-ess has Instituted 2
on the air route hetvvoon 'VrnifH( oilioi'' ttirkoy ram-hes. j
nerve if It were hut a letter.
. Ail in all. or so we think, th
and they have written these many; the addition ofan "n." It is a 1 employment of "Xmas" for Christ
years, liut they will. :; Tile i b. species nf shorthand in holy orders, j ma.s is a slovenly breach of good
iirevlatlon of a loved iw'oiM v -and it probably expedites the task j asle and proper sensibility, with
appear in h'Uers, n t-nrds. in of penning sermon. Moreover, j out a trace of reasonable origin t'i
--how windows, in advortisT,mcn:s, when the Latin cross is Used, for j commend it. Perhaps the he.-.t
this in the type Of cross on whiirh i reason for refraining from the
Christ w; h crucified, the usajro isjpraciico. however. Is that wiven bv
not wilhout symbolic aptness, and ihe late Ambrose llierce, who sad
evn ri veiii ni'e. From this itsuiu1. i ib;u to write it "Xmas' was to
so Ii is reasoned, came Iho substl-j "vinee a lack of rovoreneo "for our
laiion of "X" for Christ in thojLord and S;vvIor, Jesus X." I'oii
Keneral custom of the KngHsh land ( irennian.
peoples.
liut hei-e is, whatever may b.
said of the uses of the Latin eros
no -aptness whatever for the let
tor X forms not the Latin eros.4, one colony of honey bees this year
in his festival, hta mans, without ! or. lied because this saint is said toi bloom of the lturtlelt pear is
alteration, convenient or otherwise, j have suffered upon hUcIi a cross, j hU'HIo to Its own pollen. The
The theory us to their responsihil -1 Axul admittedly it is not St. And-hecs ac complished cross-fertiliza-
lty is In the fact that many on-1 row we have in mind at tho time Minn by carry ins- pollen from near-
F
TOKYO (ft The capital of Ja
pan is making official preparations
to furnish birth control informa
tion to its poor in an -effort to
omea
and in the manuscript of sev
tnons. And t isn't, even an :ri -t
hent ie abbreviation for the irae
world, whieh has no legitimate ab
breviation, is Christmas. j
As to how this unhappy usa" j
came about, it Is HiiKKOxtod 1 ,'" (
clei'ny lliemselves may be respon -;
sible, Certain it is that number:!
or them employ the shortene l, i
misshapen word, when they of ail
people should most earnestly d
sire to retain tho nt.mo of Christ;
j ltc:-s I?. Hist IVnr Crop
I M KA US, .Mh-h iP) Howard
I (iashal, local fruit grower, bought
tlemeu or tho. cloth, when prepuo
Iiik (lieJi' messaKOM;, 'to ' the 'flock.
employ the orons as a symltol for
of Christmas. It Is true that our,hv Clapp Favorites.
letter X is similar to the initi ij V
letter of the word Christ tn Creek. " ' f'lasslfiPd advertising gm rosiiltw.
study.
Xiwell believes a formula enn
be worked out- for other apple re
gions if they have sufficient rec
ords of production on which to
calculate the effects of moisture
and temperature.
In tho Hood river valley mois
ture is, held pniotlcaHy constant
during the fruiting season by irri
gation and hy litllo variation in
summer rainfall. I 'mh-r 1 hose
conditions summer tempera m row
apjia ron i ly ha vn a ma rked effect
upon the growth and dovelopme.nl
of apples.
lOxtremos in temperature, either
hot or cold, (end to check the
nruwlh, with eonson,uent maturity
at smaller sizos. While other fac
tors exert, some influence in cer
tain years, Newell finds that by
taking the usual production op
la igu and small apples in a nor
m a I y en r a s a basis he can de
termine by variations from the
normal just about how many largo
apples and how many small ones ;
will result.
where ancestor worship has placed
a premium on large families, is
hailed by proponents of birtif con
trol as opening the way for appli
cation of litis remedy on a nat
ional scale to Japan's overpopula
tion problem.
Vukichi Shirakami, deputy may
or of Tokyo, said it was the pur
pose to give information only to
collides that already have four
children and can show that they
are too poor to care for more.
Information will be denied lo
young, newly married couples and
to persons of wealth.
.Mr. Shhakami said that the
municipality noped mrth control
would help to lower the high in
fant mortality rate and eventually
reduce the number of families de
pendent on official charity.
Firestone Famous
As Cattle Raiser
ML 0
H. S. FIRESTONE
Beiidci being one of lite great
est industrialist the world has
ver known, H. S. Fireitone, tha
rubber magnate, it one of Amer
ica's most famous raisers of pmc
Winning cattle. No other herd of
cattle is said to iave such an in
teresting history and background
of practical effort to assict the
farmers of America as the 23
Guernseys and Holsleins owned by
Mr. Firestone.
with modern steel conveyances.
'Altogether about $ Ui.noo.OOO is
to be used for new rolling stock
and half of that sum will be laid
out for passenger, cars.
XASHAC, i::-hamas (I1) The al
miuistration here wauls a wind
measuring machine that will mak
a true record of hurricane velocity.
In the recent hurrlance the instru
ments were blown away when they
registered 1(14 miles an hour and
the wind h;.d not reached its peak.
Austria lluys Steel Coaches
VIUXNA P) The Austrian fed
eral railroad administration has
decided to scrap its wooden third.
class conches and replace them i
r.I.LFAST (P) A $iriO,000 mem
orial Irish - American 'Mcthodi-U
church has been opened here to
liarbarn Heck, Phillip Kmhrey and
Robert Strawbridge, three omi
grants from county Limerick who
are credited with founding the
Methodist Fpiscopal church in the
I'nlied States some 1 no years ao. .
Wet Weather Is Coming --- Slippery Roads Are Ahead !
HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN
We Pav
Many Southern Oregon Motorists Have Already Taken Advantage of This Offer
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Them!
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and Will Give a CASH ALLOWANCE on
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Winter when tire
prices n are so low,
and you can trade in
the old tires on your car
V.
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' With Non-Skid Tread
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30x5.00.. 9.75 32x6.00... 13.60
31x5.00.. 9.90 33x6.00... 13 90
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above, come in, they have been reduced also.
Lighter and Cheaper Tires
Proportionately Low in Price
will like our service.
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