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MEDFOlffl MATL TRTBUNE, BEDFORD, OttEOOX, WERDAY, DECEMBER- 23, ;M - -. eri Bi" S ii , Medford Mail Tribune T-. Dally and Buvlaf Publ'slud br x - uznroiu ruNTim CO. IT. Illf-It N. Kir 8t. - PbOM r . BOBKRT W. RUHI, Editor I. SUMFTEI B111III, llanaftr Ad Independent Newspaper (ntarsd at second elan (utter it Medford, Orrcun, under Act of Mitch 8, 1 STB. ernscRiiTioN aAina "Br Mill In Adtanee: Palls, alia tuixUr, rear It. BO liallr. wltb Buuday. nuntb '5 lull, wlllMUt Bunda,, rear. . , . . t. . . . Dallr, without fundi;, muulii s.1 Bandar, one year 2.00 ' Hy Carrier, In AdTance Mrdfurd,- A.liland. lacieonrllle, Central I'olnt, rboenii, Talent, Gold Bill and on Ullia)i. ItiiJr. vlth Hunriar. month..,-.-......! .73 liallr, without Bundar, month 85 ' l-allr, without Bundar. one year T.OQ ' liallr, with Bundar, one year i.00 .! All terns, easu la adtance. . Vtflrlal paper ot the City of Mrdfoid. Offlrlal paper of Jackson County. HEMIIKR Of TUB ABHOCIATEP I'ltEBS Itecelflm Full Uaied Wire Serrlce The Auorlated I'reii la excluslielr enlltlrd to (he iu for publlcitlon of all newa dlipiteliea credited to it or ottierwka credited In this piper, lud llio to the Ifical neve publlslted herein. All rlihta for publication of special dlspaldita herein are alio reamed. UESIIIKR OP AUDIT BDItKAO OP CltlCUUTIONB MKMBKB Of TRK UNITED FBE8S ArtTerttslnt. Itrnrnenfallrei It C. MOGKNHKN COMl'ANT Offlcra In New York, tlilnto. Detroit, San , tralirlw), hot Aieles, Beattle, I'ortland. Ye Smudge Pot (iy Arthur Perry) if..- It l chporin to - not, In the preHH, that-"duo to tho . bounty of ' the nation, all . tho poor will par- talco of i Christmas illnnor." A ' ChrlHtmnH d In nor Is never vory ? ttytlBfylntf after the middle of the following May, und, with tho pcr- ivpi'HHy- thut alwuyH walks ' with poverty, the poor Ret just an hun gry on AuBUBt 7. us thoy do. and I ore. on December 25. However, ' the Chrhrtmas dinner, "duo to the t bounty of the nutlon," leaves only I 1UD4 meals for the poor to hustle j during the fiscal year. A' wayfarer from Portland was !in our midst yesterday, cunning "capitalistic creed" Instead of tho "Orrgonlan," und many wero mi- j ablo to believe their earn. f . "Tho boy-friend has Invited mo I 12 or 13 times to bo with him to . dinner, theater, dances, etc., and j tl always refused his Invitations. 1 Although ho scorns frlomiiy, the j punt week he has not asked me to . Kbi, places with him, -which per- I , 'turbfl .; mo great lyM (Nancy Lee column.) It's a good thing you . found out ho was a quitter, before j it was too lute. Another young lady has encoun tered tragedy at a lonely spot aftor midnight. The papers describe her as "a modern girl," but the lonely Kpots are all old-fashioned, and stay out all night. 3,Tho Christmas cheer has started to cheer over the arrival of vodku, -'lu dimpled containers. This army major who. waxed ro- " mantle wjth a Texus blonde, and us n result Is alleged to have put ' poison in his wife's food and drink, (faces tho cheerless, proa poet of a llfo In tho "big house." Tho btnndo, '.'busy nt a typewriter," re ports to tho reporters that her ; ''llfo has been ruined." Kvcn so, and considering tho devastated state of' tho major's curuer, it Is fitting to remark In passing, that shu Is still loose,- and tho legal owner of tho 4d tho dashing offi cer, who will dash no more, left In front of her house whllo in a royal mood. .A letter has been received re questing the writer to "help out I the farmer and oat u pound of i ; boiled wheat for breakfast," Any reluetance was routed with tho In- formation, "tho boiled wheat Is 'butler than tho average cereal.'' We agree, Willi the understanding filial nobody will Insist and beseech that the hay surplus ot V. Hybee. tlM .l'vllle serf, be oradleted by eating fried alfalfa for sauerkraut. "TKAVKLMNU DOLUH IHIiL SI. NT ON WAV HV MKU t 'HANTS' (lldllno Del Norte Triplicate.) 1'enple who for years have been whistling posts for dol titr bills, fall to understand why it was necessary for tho merchants lo send the "travelling dollar bill" on Its way. Kvory dollar bill Is by nature a traveller, u tramp, and a tiiuiist. lien Sheldon Is up front Imh Angeles to observe Christmas In the burg where, as a potential can didate for the legislature, he acted as Hanta Cuius and Ignited his cotton-batten whiHkers on a pink candle. A' Nipponese Infimt was down town yesterday and bawled In. his native tom,Jue and broken Kngllnh. He hnd a-whotehenrted squall, and tie also used all his lungs. "DON'T NICK TflH UUUHLA rVHH IN THN PACK" -(Carle-tori Hentlnol.) There's a, miidi Uelter place.'- The Older Cilrls have started flitting about in bob-tailed fur oats, ' gat ok ties and short skirts. If there Is anything that sets off a pair of canary-legs. It is the afore paid combination ensemble. The Ford ambushes on the Main Stem prove Hint eternul vtglliince is the price of on unertmped fen der. .. Thet-o Is still considerable talk about the depression, with Its tfinpty Juniors und unpressed punts. 1 1 "A scientist has discovered n i new type of mnnoulto. Tho truth ij of the matter is the mosquito dis covered the scientist. Iet's give II crndlt where credit Is due." I (Town Topics.) Thft thinking Mown nro telling their progeny to eat their spinach for Hanta Claus. KtAtnath Kails. Itoberu A ll.'irvey hardware st"ro opened Hi ev ("catiop nl'iu)7 1'ihj streetf QUILL Anyway lftiNsiu lius mi ideal Hyslcm. WIumi tho ovorinninl needs an alibi it gots koiiic c..gim.Tia to coiiIVsh ami take all tho blame. An Albany, X. V., man got 15 years for Mealing a dime. Mr. Uoekc feller errtainly has made those things naered. Of 'jinii'sc piiiiH can be eansed by a distant eenter of Irifco lion, Heud Kwelling often resnltH from a pat on the back. , Yon see, by saving the wine saves tlie growers and thus saves Note to the Kami !!oard : Why favor California? Other far mers could get rich, too, if given authority to compete vith Ca pone. . Audubon soeieties say birds will take naturally to golf-course sauetuaries, but we've never been able to get a birdie on one. Itussia's system might work those "ag'in the government, Correct this sentence: "This time' said the Kirls, "there will be no Christmas for any of us until old Dad has all that he needs." . . Americanism : burnishing Russia talent and machinery to modernize herself; living in dread of the competition thus made possible, M, Einstein's triumphal tour in this country demonstrates that if you eaii evolve a theory no one understands, the world will beat a path to your door. They say there is just as much money in this country as ever before, but if so it seems to be wearing a false beard and travel big incognito. ' ' ' EUGENE GARBAGE WAR IS SETTLED SALKM, Ore, Vac. 28. (P) II. AI. Klllott find J. II. JohutiHcn are tit preHcnt Huhjoot to urroHt by rJUKftio nuthoiitloR If thoy uttomiit t hnttl Kr!i.'ijro rrnm the city to their llvextoek utitnltlc tho city, but uftcr next April 1, it will ho h different Htory, nccordlnir to an opinion of the Htato Hiipremo oourt tnduy In which nn opinion written by Jtitttico Itonnnian nfflrmii a -de-creo by Judge G. l' ykipworth in KtiRone'ii gurbtiKO war. , riecitUKU of diKHittlHfactlon ' itriK Iiik over a prontlHcuotiH hnulinir of KarbiiKo by vtiriotm pci-HonH, tho KtiRvno city council Ity ordinance Ki'imted to Uray llrothcr tho exclu Hivo rlRht to hiiul Alio clty'H Karb nKO for a period of throo yoarH, (liitlnit from April 1, llil. Imtcr, at a municipal election May 37, .19:19, a .charter .amend ment wtiB adopted by the pooilc m-ovidinir that tho city ahould not jrrant a monopoly for garbage hauling. Brisbane's Today (Continued from Paga One)' Ioiil', will hnvc six fut roust t'rs on t'liristiims tiny. Wo oats only fint'p 11 nltmtli mill swiillnws Ills riioNfi'fs FcntlioPN mill till. . Tlin f.liliniiimuiinM nii.uni..iiiltii llirw and other hlg monkeys will euoh imvo iwo oxtia urungeH. 1 iirinou and elk will Itavo tho food they like host. 1 And any criminals locked up wallliiK to bo cxoi'tiletl will ho ask- oft 1111 lIHtml In ' write llieli' own niotni for tho Heath morning. Thoy may Imvo anything thoy llko, hut iiNiially ortlor hum ami orkh. Mur derer havn lllllo Imnitlnatlon. KoiuelliliiK iU'W'tu prnlillitliim en- fniMintiiftut . 1,'nilei.iil niieillu ni'ii4leil a colored mail headed away from Rhoro in a rowbnnt. Mo cnnfwsnotl that ho waa ronltiK out to the 12 inllo limit "to get soma gin that Is gin." Ho could not trust the gin of Now York. I Hocoht ulcoholic tloatliH testify I1H to tlin nnnildiii!4H nf hlu Imllr. moat. Hut ho was locked up In spito of his ploa that ir merely "wanting" tmotl efn uhh miide a 01 Into, tho urtaou wonltl t)u crowd ed. f'nlvln rnnlldlle rpcilllhiff thn Inndlng of Hllgrlm lathers on thn MUTT AND JEFF looks UKd fA-r GIFTS I iFJcrF 6ives Mt carpct supPeRs I x think i'h.- sar ii 5itNey tkt. , NVifc. PvjT-VooR RCTORM J wilt Be Alt PAPCfe A-3AMH BTTa BUY M S6fT rVA I A NCWJ RirA Foft H MNU J .. v v ' i - ABS UN, A tJtfTa X . ' jj,: AMD STN6- t'M. uioRt 1 ' '.-- riwrflf- Foft H"S eowwA &9Vr X'lt 6( 6u& GCtVtMr- v MAlS THAT MISTAK 5 Of F THAN A KANGAROO ) -' LCK6 WITH 'titl , A 'HuNrt OF SMtKtP, 0NC - AM -oOT" T J ..-T- '' " '- , i.iTi n, i ffTWf'j'is.i' .,ii..n.i - --'---i ..if ii n t'lli.aiiii I li ' .' POINTS grape crop tho administration a batch of electoral votes. in .tniei'iea; but if you shoot all who would be left to bury them? shoro of his beloved New Kngland 310 yoars ago, proudly reminds you that "the weakest of us have the protection of an Irresistible gov ernment." He isnys that "our cir cumstances compel us to have faith. Our humility now requires cultiva tion." . Americans have never been con spicuous by being Ttiimhle. Jtut they may acquire humility with cotton and copper at 10 cents or lower, wheat receiving artificial oxygen treatment from tho govern ment, oil and cnnl drugs on the markot, and stocks so low there Isn't much loft lor tho boars lo sell short. The pope, In addition to all his other work. Is demonstrating tho possibility of muklng a small ter ritory Independent of nationalities around It. . Itecently ho began construction of a minlaturo air field for the use of hollcnptor planes, going per pendicularly up and down. A tolcgi'iim from Vatican City yeotorday itnnouncctl work untlor way to provide tho pope's domin ion with an Independent witter sup ply from deep wells. Popo Pins is reported to be much Interested In Ibis work, n welcome relief from the heavy mental bur don Unit Is always upon him. l'ltlucntlon by mail Is old. Edu cation through tho other or tho "continuum," us Klluslein urofurs to null U, Is now. Hobby joutiB, (leorgla wonder who gathered all tour of tho world's champion golf games in 1110, has signed a contract to touch golf "on tho air." . Millions of old and young Amer icans will listen to this broadcast ing moro closely than thoy would to any thing I'rol'ossor Ulnsteln inlgllt sny. A limited universe with tltno- for Its fourth tllmbnslou is dull.' compared with a good tlrlvo, or approach shot. 1 . AUTHOR OF PETER PAN SUFFERS SEVERE CHILL LO'fON Deo. :3. (A1) - ,Hlr JftmeM Itarrie, romouM author ond plitywtiKht, Is confined to IiIm ImmI with it ttevero chill. Ho Is 70 yearn old. It was tmtd at his hmiiM tuduy he had pawed a fairly good nlnhl. Sir Jam oh In known most wiuVly perhapn for hln "Peter f'an" und "Sentimental Tommy." WHITE CHRISTMAS IS PENDLETON PROSPECT .HNDl.KTON. Oee., 33. Snow started fallltiK here thin mornhm iH'rnmpiinted by a wind from tho northeast. Beware of Greeks Dodging Gifts MAIL TRIBUNE I DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZEE AC HUMS hi M lutiiMet Kartrienri , f miiuiiilf llffiivj ritril :nri IIhIIhu rcitn Hu M'f tlitir llndli.-! nl i;ln Hmitll tuinnr Oliichil rl'lKft Oikiiii ut a tulil Solution of Ye'trdyf uzzt Hs TfTP A P A UfliR O N A R A ft J k 6 E M A IN O R A MAR XLk 6 0 "ElSU? ALT SU. A V SjjR A NPME DBS f If a sTe yiaHAjlEZJ SiTiE P. N EgA flTjEr7S ERAS EjJ38plR Ejat eM R a i jC3aJrJljra vt E b IPs ArJBe1lA)T E m S giAT EfSOSjl r V eIrTsI f-- I" a Tjrrnjfi e l MJA t A YllE T AnSjL O PlEl O V I S ftojR AIT EfL t Llsl bon e I ifijr tJ? s In e Am EwglsUsElE R sUsIaItieI (t) Hi-1 1 lllliti h'lM niiunaun - ttmirit A pjirt , NiiMtti mrtnl , Pcnirreil , Alciihum of : wide hi Willi aTin'IU i fitj ntlcnlliiii to ' Vnriil mtiii i KlOfilliiti tli-Hj . iiiUhMl-i lifflli , HliaM of rt . fcullifr , t:irllfH thrft word 4lt. PMrrnrmnr . M. IVoii'r ; It. Itnnfll of iiiriiiiii alirnha is. Knutll mMitlfiB -': IK'S ftl. Kiupterrr lt. Illnrit iKimM -64, ltniKl In tlia' ' I'nrllln - . . (7. luiinlr 12 13 1 4 WMU 14, IY MMM 1 IO 'I 'm fl IIIfliIEIZI AO 41 4fc42- 43 44 fm 45 4b 47 - 4$ , 4q ... . ST -mis - -jt -M-i - Personal Health Service ; By William Brady, M. D. flltnail Irtteft peUalntna tv fMnonkl healLa and hrffonr-, not to dhraM, dlatnosls or trratment ill b amvered by pr. Rrady If a itamped If add rued mrelope b eoeloied. Utters should be brief and vriltm In ink. Owing to the lartw number nf Utters recelied only a fen can be answered bere. No reply ran be made to queries not eonfonnlnc to Instructions. Address Dr. William Brady to art of lbs Mall Tribune. ' WHAT TO DO WITIIOI'T TO - 1M) 4. GIVK THlV VICTIM A DRINK In mmantlo fiction the one who ffotn h6aned or btherwiso momen tarily sulitluod Is peiieralty rentered at the uuthor'a eonveiileiice py m'ans of a drink of t-omothlns from a' flak. . In deed, if Ih only In imaginary ' Morion that a 1 c o h o 1 iservdi as a Htliu ulant ot restora tive. .'. When nnyhoy faints or collapses from heart fall u re. or shoe k from an injury or n pieat fright. or fallH unconscious from flomo unknown cause, or im overcome hy rh9 or nmoKe ov heat or HheeV physical exhaustion (as in a mam-1 thon race), one f the first menn! ui-es of reliof tho bystander ln Htlnctlvely thlnkH of is to give the! victim a drink. . j This is all very well If it Is a drink of water. It U a mistake to offer the victim uny nlcuholic liquor.. In almo.ft uny instance of lotw of cotiHciouMieHs or wreat de prcHHion It is all rllit to Kivo ituch real .ittmulaiHif ns coffee, tea, or aromatic spirits of aninioiila, ex cept in apoplexy (.itrofco of paral ysis) or .mm uti'oko In botU of which vnndltlnns the victim is l ready obviously flushed, brcothfntr heavily, overKtlmulated. .No spec ial knowledKC Is necessary to tell the casual observer when a film ulant is advisable it is advit-ahle only when, the victim Is pale, pros t r.lted or evidently wenk, relaxed, flabby, with surface cold or ytiur touch. That Is the condition in ordinary faintliiK spells, shock from accident or fiiKht, collapse from heart failure, or tho effect of hem orrhoKC, Heforo you attempt to kIvc tlie victim anythiiiK to drink, make sure he can drink. To do thk, take the receptacle holdinij the drink in one baud, tfll place your -other hand under the pillow or under the head .and lift the" head Just enounh to bring the partly filled It. Tlrtlaa II. Att of aalllia It. fareeWe ta. Hora .ol a certain eokir ft. I'arenl . ai. Aiirnaaai'a ; blrlliplare tL IJarSra tool -ft. Vaao 97 Merlplentl 01 leaaclee 1 fa. mirewiloefS to. Plere out an. Front of ma ( loot . Klniaa 18 Mraname of a lanioea .ball layer St. Aiteraattr . 17. Klelniualloa If. Ilrnilllna . monef af '" aeeoanf- ta. Pamillfe 41. Mmnll aorl. leretl Inlet 43. Htirfare -.44 HivmiUary aeltooh eolloq. 4t. Ilemolllih at. Karpliaa tan alt 47. Aaarmolage of tenia 4t. Uraerlrr ' tl. I'art nf the . ninnfn f- , -, POWK . 1. In h - line ' 3. Aritanl affec' lion I. orcrl By -f- : a. Muitieyt & l.uok' for 7. r-'imianatl rrltb, IhonKa . Wlni 9, Hel (re ' ; cup or glass lo the llpi. 'odr a spoonful or two, - just a swallow into the mouth and ape whether' it i8 swallowed. If not, then it. is unwise to try to give the drink. You may choke the victim If you' persist. - ; Hot tea or coffee, when procur-' able, makes the very, best ,of i:ul ntlmuluiits to give a victim of faint ing, collap3 or shock, if tho vie tini can swallow.. A cupful . of st;ro.rig hot' toa or. aoffoe, prefer ably with tsomci sugar added. Is.. ox-' (client emergency treatment. Be sure It la, not hot enough; to burn try a alp yourself to see - . . Plain cold water is 'always a good emergency stimulant in such cases, when the. victim can swal low. Aromatic spirits of ammonia, a half teaspoonful in an Inch or two of cold waiter In cup or gt'ous. is a quick general stimulant to give If the victim of fainting.-shock or sudden proHtratlon cap swallow. When tile victim Is quite conscious and unable to swallow, th? effect of the nmnioma may be obtained through Inhalation, If ' the victim is breathing. Tour a few spoon fuls of the uromallc, spirit? of am monia, or even a few drops of or dinary household ununonla, on your palm or on a' handkerchief and pass this repeatedly to nml fro near (he iin.se. Hotter take a whiff br two yourself to gauge the effect. lu any ease of fainting, severe pros) ration or shock It is essen tial, except when giving a drink, to keep the victim's head .is tow' or rather lower than the rest of the body, and to keep tho body as warm as possible. QI'KKTIONS AND AXKWKUS The Mercenary Specialists. I myself formerly condemned diathermy of thj tonsil-a. I con fused It with the old time elec trical cautery. Later I grew inter ested In your able articles and looked Into It more carefully. Now I am giving .ay patleuU, the' treat ment and finding it entirely tsat- lsfactory. Nose and throat mn : whh whom I have discussed It argue that it is a nuisance to give. a wiles of treatmcntH wh?n on short operation wllldo the rjob, and some of them even argue that (hey are able to collect, a better fee for tho operation. . . . G. A E,( M. D. Amtwer; Yes, Doctor, you afe one of a large elas of physicians who have condemned, or accepted tho adverse opinion f sum pied icul -tyro, without really .under standing what diatherpay i.s. The .marling and -gnashing - of teeth over n( method. of treatment Is nearly , over .nov, ood doctors and throat; speciallstn everywhere- now provide diathermy exHrpatlon as an altornatlve tor sui-gical ton sillectomy for, handicapped, .pati ents. -.;..;.:.," : ','', . U'drkfujf Girl n Ihn.BCer.- ''. I won't wAMtc our'tlmc telling you I'm. n poor working" girl, but I do tejj you I have fvery painful periods, and ;lt 1b only by 'taklhg pills that I am able til m-, main at' my depk . . A.'.L. J3.. Answer; Tho pills you mention depend for their pain klllihg ac tion on a coaltar derivative, sim ilar to acrtahiUde, which is the Ingredient .in so . many pain - kill ers" artd 'alleged "cold", remedies and headaclre dopes and th;e -like. There Is only one reasonably safe way to kil pain or fatigue or otho JwhRjitions with such doDO JlOrdow.n for in-hour or two.wliilfc tho dope Is working t Perhaps Bf. Mother's, breathing. texerciKc wptild help to correot the trouble, . U has corrected R' In thousands of. eases, where the woTtiari's fthsfeal edu cation has been' sadly riegctv Old Metlrmls and Xcw. ' . The specialists I have talked with say -that the diathermy method of tonsil -removal, Is unsatisfactory ob it leaveB.. considerable .tonsil' and fhfectlve, material , (n thd throat1.; They urge mo lo. have , my .tonsils removed by "opbratlon .. ... Hev.: J. . F, F. - .. . " j .; Answer. If the Hpeciallsljs arh fair and honest they will tell you that surgical tonsilectomy too often prove Unsatisfactory for precisely the same reason. They're your tonsils, and your health . or lhe l is at Btake. I can only tell you that If I wero the patient I'd travef t jf the ends of the uuntny, to havo 'era "removed VUy diathermy, rather Chan aiibmU to t the old ,Bpan,ti,h custom. ; ; . JCopyf leht John F. pille Co.) . parents CHILDREN'S GlfWi' '..?.' . By Alice Judaen Peale ' Monoy for ' children' Chrialmas Rifts too often Ja spent lavishly but thoughtlessly. .. ; Parents as well as children are nnt rn l.n flnzzlpfl hv the matrnifi- cent display of toys In tho modern tlopartment Btore. ' iTHoy lose their heads and buy. Iniiiiilslvely elabornto and cxiwu-' siye plnythings which m'ake a ino mehtary aiipeal, but which do' hot necessarily satisfy the real play Impulses of childhood..;-: ;. Often, too, they hny-toys' which later prove unsatisfactory because they are hot suited to the play needs of the age level of the recipi ent. . : . ..! ,i, !1'- '. Christmas, gives pat'ehts an ex-, cellent opportunity. Ur profit by'the (indings of those who have studied children' play interests. It also gives them a chance to spend their money fop playthings which will give their ehlldren pleasure ; not only on Christmas and the day alt er, bttfc tor weeks and months. ' Oood playthings aro those which stimulate ehlldren to physical, ini- gulnnllvn rnn ntrnrt Iva .nH- unplnl nativities'. ; They are simply" but strongly maue. Mothers' may find help in a pain-phlut- called "Play and the- Play things" which may he obtained hy writing lo tiro Child Study Associa tion o( America, itil West rifty seventh street; New York City. . Tho mother of a child with a hob by can make no mistake in buying .equipments .uud - materials' With which he may further pursue It. Money spent In the development of any nno. teal Interest which Hie child has consistently shown over n Ipdt'lod or tlpia.lt.ily he regarded ns a gonulno Investment in his education.- . -! SPURNED SUITOR SHOOTS DETROIT SCHOOL MA'AM DirrnolT, Deo. 23. Mrs... Tannic Urown, 44. a teacher In the Hutchins intermediate school was .shot and fioriously wounded, today by a man who fled- before other teaohors. could reach the class room. At receiving hospital the teacher accused Charles Chris topher. BR, automobile "company kemploye. Site" Wfid she had refused to accept i nrisiopner s auenunns. Quill Points Cold " and dlsnpiirovliiB stares aren't u new experience for air. Hoover. Ho didn't inuke a fra ternity at college. .' The nroljlem of milking children 7ierfect Isn't difficult. Just have Chrli'tnms every 8U days. Another ' blow lit thrift la tho engraved Christmas curd. ou can't eraso cngrnvlng. ''.Interest 'in business Is still keen, tiowever. It It's the other fellow's business. ' ; ' .V - True, travel .tins a broadening "effoct.yut so docs silling around home-. ;., I .'- The niotw frleiKls you Hnvc Hie niorc yon wish books wero , inaild In the slinH or a booiu . ernng. ' ' . . 'The . government could create Jobs enough. ; as it always has. but there idle fellows want work. " !' - . ' , . . "Otii' booths failed despite gen erous .lidvcrtlslng." says a church bazaar, write-up. Vulo has a Booth like that. too. . . Will. Rogers . scolds Inventors: but.. if. good grammar hadn't been invented,, -where would America get. its humor? - Aniorliunlsm: Appropriating' 4 'billion ins a,-gift ta foreign fight ers; -howling about an appropria tion -of 100 mll)lbn. to help dcstl--tufe' Americans-' ' ' . ,-r.The':comrfon. people aro good art'eritka. Kusslun peiuimts. you remember., destroyed the ijaintings in-public buildings. ' What career shall you follow, son? -Well, you'll notico there ure no jobless reformers!. . Of course, the sex appeal In 13obby Jones' golf picture will bo! furnished by Calamity June. Imagination Is what you "mx-d when; ft Ptcmh king fn n tnlkle snenkx Knasus llrilish. ' XihoHcd' has blundered lit many a crisis, but let It be said, to hel etedft that In this Instance her great minds didn't ask the Jobless to- Veil, spinach'. ' Then', too, think how much rev enue the government loses by forcing liquor sellers to deal with mere agentsi when they want cense 'to do business. 1 " Dry agents are working to dry Up Maryland, home of Mencken, but' they havo llttlo hopo that Mencken will dry up. Nobody knew why the Caldwell banking Interests had failed until the receiver began to sell off the old niun'a horses und farm imple ments. ..-' VCoTro.ct this selitcnco! VI-find," said Mho" dean of women,' "that sweetness and gontlohess are suf ficient to keep the girls under control.", :k i ' j ' ; C?;? v SISTER ABKttDKKN, Vah., Dec- 23. (VP) Mrs: -Jamrs M. Hackett. 01. wife of a Vhdikah valley rancher, dropped dead in superior court to day shortly after opening of trial In an-notion brought against her by her brother, William A. (iawley of Uugcue, Ore. The action was In connection with the settlement of tho mttiticof their niotlrer. Mrs. .Mary Haw ley, who died last year. .Mrs. Hackett, way dead when a physician arrived. ' 1 .'' " , ST.L F BY ...ST. I.OCIS. Wee. 23. (JP) The south portion of St. Louis experi enced an earthquake Hhoek today which lasted one minute, shaking houses and frightening, residents. The seismograph rtt St. Louis uni versity showed the quake -very near St. LoUis and reeofdoll It at Jf:44 a. Hi. By BUD FISHER mm. Da Yon Remember? TKN YK.Vns AOO TODAY (From flics of the Mull Tribune.) Derl'lllbor !!3. I Oil). Series of stock lectures -started In the valley. ; . Telephone girls to have a Clirlst mas tree. Police find' unknown sleep .....n... urnnrlnir nothlnu but hia undershirt and n pah of socks, wandering on-North Central. They i.. um m tho Rex - Cafo :and Kive him hot sou). nnd send him homo in a taxi. vi.,.ii,!,a uhiiiiiiini.- at Its height. Uical folks hope for a whlto Christmas, as storm rages along Faclfic Coast. Venice, Calif., ewept by flames. Frank l. Farrcll, a lawyer. Is electod eommaiidor of tho Amerl- can Legion. Ixical Interest reaches fever point In the annual Ashpolo and Nichols hog heft guessing con test. TAVKNTY Visits ACO TODAY (From flies or the Mall Tribune) . Dwemlier 8.1, 1010. ii-nn.i..n.u wMKnn eovernor of vnr. inisev. cliarccs tlio "Repub licans with bad faith." Christmas business at poatofflco exceeds all records. -r : State tax levy will, be two mills, nr. nvo.leriek K. Cbok iirrivcs from Europe nnd announces; "I will convince tho world J . dis covered the North I'ole.'.' v ' The Barnyard Club is meeting to - elect ita own Saint Nick, Who muat be wide aa he is tall, and likewise just as thick, 'there'a only one," the Rooster t saya, -ftwhoirv these-dimensions 'fit". ' "'- - ' V At that the members rise and shout to Puffy: "Hey, you're; .It," CANDY AXIMAI:: lly Mury tirahaiiv Bonnci tiv Xow. the Little Black Clock'-h&d magic with which he poultt' iuj;n the time backward of forward s wished, so he could take John I and PeffKy on alii sorts of adven tures, if.. He a 1 so , had I tuajiic enough t. take them to far-l away platen In nol time at all, and 1 even take them I hack cvenhiK arterl ovcnlni! Just thuiiKh tliey hail I never kouc lumiv at all hi . hetwecn adventures. "We're Koinn to have sumo fine, advciitureH In the New Ycar.M tho laitdo Liluek Clock said, "hut I know you holh want . to kco as much nf Santa: Chuts itH-you can thefc days. ... -. "I dun't suppose you're tlilnk J life if much else l.cide CHrlst miw, are you?" , . - ., . "Oh. lot'H no hack and see .gfunt'n Clans," VcKvy- uracil.1 - 'He lets me try the traina . and ovcrythlnK.J' wild John. , ( M'unt what i thought!" the Lit tle ltlai-k Clock wniled. ' ''j , Wll use my music for a little while lonpvr so we can have these visits with Santa Ola us. ' He's a 'r' Rood ; friend of mine. too." -and ho ay we can cniue up to .sec him until It'H tinu for him to bo off.'.' "floodio!" said IVui:y. ' ' '. "Three cheers!" shouted ''.lohn. Sn the. Ultle , lilack Clock wenl.-n macie mownrjc'lo S(mta- and1 mu'c apaln the reindeer nnd tho.flletKil came, for, them 'and .hi ,a very short time they had arrived,' and .Santa was prectinte them. Ho pave each of them a. Candy animal, for ho vai husy packtnp up hundreds and hundreds of candy lions and sheep and roosters and don and rati-, as well as many candy canes. "I was just (hlnkinc and re membering the very olden times In KnKlnnd." Santn said, "whert they used to dress up In till noflfi of inleroftinR costutnen for Chrtrt nmn. Homo f them would dress as. Mince Pie and oome as Plum Podding. "Vq you think you could fix yourselves up to look like plum puddlnps? it's very hard to tfo this when you're really a perton and not a puddinr or a mince pie!" ' John and PeRKy laughed.- "Hy the way! You mum see the pantry." Tomorrow- -a Snnio pantry." fcaker. Western Electric com pany t. Install o. S typ tit lard in-hhgfxehfliirre. Sundcttn