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Medfor The Weather Forecast: Tonlg-lit anil Tliurs Oar. rain; wanner tonight. Mail Tribu D Temperature Highest yost enl 11 y 44 l.owsi thin morning 21 lrial)liail(iii: To ft p.m. e-terlay 00 To ii.iu, t inlay .00 Twenty-Fifth Year MEDFORD, ORKCiON. WKDNKSDA V, DK( 'KM I5KIJ li t. l!:il. No. .10, Today lUNCLE SAM ByArtt,riib"' iiinio uini r 8 Days Left. A $724,000,000 Santa. We Should Dance. No Russian Home Cook ing. Copyright King Feature! Synd., I no. Of 10:!0, eight dn.vs -lire left, including this day. How many resolutions were mnde nt the beginning of the vcart And only eight dnys re main to carry them out. . However, anything can be ac complished in eight days. The thing- necessary is to turn the mind in the right direction with sufficient determination to keep going. : Failure and disappointment arc nothing for those that can make the right start now, not waiting for another Now Year to repeat an annual farce. -- There is a Santa Clans for some unemployed, and his name is Uncle Sam. President Hoover announces that, in 1031, , the government will spend $724,000,000 on public works, paying everywhere the prevail ing rates, and according to lo cal standards. And business men arc more clieerful. Talking by radio to 200,000 employes, 267,000 stockholders and 20,000 dealers of General Motors, President Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., predicts a boom in prosperity to follow this slump. Without fixing future dates, Mr. i. Sloaii. aprees ..with other men of importance, who know the history of past depressions, that "out of it nil is' sure to come a better order of things, and, eventually, greater heights of prosperity than any we have yet enjoyed. business men will read today that New York's Federal Kc serve discount rate lias been reduced. It is now 2 per cent. This is important to business generally. It encourages new enterprise by offering the hope of continuing "cheap money." It also stimulates the buying of good bonds, on whbh new financing and employment de pend. M Mary AYiginnn, young wom an with an earnest fac,e, and a plan, arrives to tell us what America needs. Her prescrip tion may surprise you. VK NKKD TO DAN'CK. Wj 'are "depressed," if yon know enough about Freud to under stand . what that menus. AVe need to dance, hop, jump, learn (Continued on I'age Four) Abe Martin Tlie feller who ommI in Iravr liU liorM stand fer iMiur iinblanketrit hi wro ueflther lit froiff nf a mi-j toon mm- lias a RTun'snn wlm! leave tit iiir Nlaiid nil night ttij Kiiou' an sleet In fnmt of hio sclli npartmenf. The orlrt wur Is mm only memory, hut liberty muffin j slaml oat as vliidly as IT I'd trle' to trfirry on ilown tliU monitn. J iCopyright John K. PWr ' ' t iiuio wuLr FROM Five Billion Dollar Construc tion Program Is Challenge to Unemployment Next 12 Months Will See Con certed Action. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. tfP A five billion dollar construction symphony of chisels on stone, nil hammei'H on teel and pick nd Hhovel on hard winter earth is the nation's challenge to unemploy ment. Roads that ordinarily would wait for spring are pushing forward in a pay-envelope drive over the face of the country and steel and brick are mountinK skyward in munici palities, according to year-end re ports compiled from all areas. Oil pipe lines are stretching from the southwest, now rails are glinting under the Texas sun and public works are dotting the states. At the same time, de mands for immediate relief are being mot with national, state, municipal and private aid. Push Public. Work. The country is a network of commissions and committees push ing forward every bit of public work possible and preventing suf fering among those who cannot be put to work. The network he gins with the president's emer gency committee, headed by Col onel Arthur Woods, and branches through the states and Into the smallest of communities with re lief organization. Many states have official com missions at work on the problem. Cities and counties have raised or are raising official funds and pub lic fund Many workers from one coast of the nation to the other are contributing P11 o their pay. Debutantes and Boy Hrouts are giving benefits. Even blue law stntes are permitting Sunday movies thnt the proceeds may aid 'in preventing wintor des titutlon. Vast Sums Voted. The federal government plans $724,000.(100 worth of building In tho next 12 months and for im mediate expenditure congress has just appropriated $116,000,000, not including the Mu.uuu.uuu voieu for drought relief. D. Seth fichitman. chief statis tician for the F. W. Dodge corpo ration, estimated that In addition there is now under way In the country construction totalling more than $4,700,000,000, this Including work in alt stages. The federal government has jut made available $80,000,000 for tne states to match in highway con duction, making the total for- federal aid roads In Immediate prospect $100,000,000. INTEREST RATES NEW YOHK, Dec. 24. (A) A rediscount rate of 2 per cent the lowest In the history of the federal reserve system and the lowest In the world went Into effect in the New York federal reserve hank to day. The announcemetn that the rate at which member hanks mlKht bor row had been cut from 2i per cent was construed by newspapers as a stimulus to business revival and a mark of confidence in the nation's condition. 35 ffi IN QUAKE AM SALTA. ArKcntlna, Dec. 24. -(p) Thirty-live persons were killed and 70 injured In an earthquake which rocked the state of La Pom a !a northwestern Argentina early lo. tiny. Fragmentary dispatches received here said the entire town or Iji Poma. which lies about 1500 inhabi tants, was destroyed. COLDEST DAY CHILLS S KI!ANCIro. uu Jt. IjTj While the chamber of commerce was looking the other way 1 he weather nm or Santa cns today e San Frimciwo n batch of ( older weather than -1 nnenii. A Li k . , had , At fi nm, it was ! degree aliuve r'To in San Fr.inctM-o. the nrldcot this wint'-r. At .liinMii, A !nkn, nt I he fame hnur. it w us 4 1. Christmas Cheer , Takes First Page Boston Traveler 4 BOSTON, Dec. 24. ( For tho seventh successive year the HoBton Traveler today carried nothing but good cheer on its day-beforo- 4 Christmas first page. 4 Even the news of a spec- J tacular five alarm fire In the fr f business district was uncere- fr moniously relegated to the $ Inside pages. Reporters tie- voted their efforts to stories of carols, candle light and 4 Institutional programs de- E signed to cheer the day for 4 4 the unfortunates in the city's 4 4 varied hospitals, Institutional 4 4 homes and prisons. LUCAS HAS Louisville Republicans Turn Out to Greet Storm Cen ter of National Party 'We're for You Bob Is Welcoming Cry. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 24.T-VP) Uobert H. Lucaaj executive' direct or of the republican national com mittee, whose testimony before the senate campaign investigating com mittee last week maJe him the storm center of a controversy be tween regular and Independent re publicans, came home for the holi days today. He was greeted by about 300 Ixmlsvllle republicans. Tho reception was on informal one but the group included many leaders in local republican pol tics, "We're for you, Bob," was the welcoming cry. Mr. Lucas said he felt he had the support of "every true repub lican." WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. (P) Tho Norris-Lucas conflict Bwung towards the White House today, with speculation turning on how soon President Hoover would take a hand. Senator Norris, the republican independent from Nebraska whose ouster from party ranks Is sought by Robert II. Lucas, executive di rector of the republican national committee, turned his latest attack directly on the chief executive, questioning his republicanism. Senator Watson of Indiana, the republican leader, asserted the issued of Norris's regularity was not now before the senate. As for retaining Lucas, whose participa tion In an attempt to defeat Norris in the last election has just been uncovered, Watson said that was up to the president. Would Aid Lucas "If he wants to keep Lucas I will support him to the limit,' he added. These statements ca me nfter Representative Wood of Indiana, (continued on page 5, story one) SUGGESTED TO BOOSTVALUES: Chairman Legge Says Em bargo Would Be Most Effective Method in Deal ing With Canada. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. (A') A temporary embargo on whenf. has been suggested by Chairman L-gue of the farm board to mem bers of the wmate agriculture committee. Legge mid this would b "the most effective method" of dealing with importations of Canadian wheat which he feared might re sult if world prices decline, fur ther betnw domestic levels. Senator Cupper, of Kanms, a Republican member of the com mllte, in making the letter pub lic today, -aid in the event world price (dumped further ami Im portations remitted, he "would Ih glad to sponsor' legislation to that end. An cmbaio. In his opinion, could be obtained more nuh'kly than an Increase In the tariff on wheat, now 4U cents a bushel. liefore com? res reconvenH Jan uary 5, Capper continued. h poct to confer further with ropaidlni; thr matter. oiinnnnT im ,!,llium luu nm ulmulh ollrPUm IN 10 PI DEMON ENJOYS STROLL HOME TOWN DURING MONTH ON plane wing I BAN ON WHEAT; lMMMm4l Star of Bethlehem Will Shine Again Tonight For Audience In Planetarium RERUN. Dec. 24. HP) The star that shone over Hethlehem will be "reconstructed' for Christ mas tonight at the Hoi'liu planeta rium, where an elaborate Zeiss apparatus projects hundreds of heavenly bodies upon a big dark- ened Inner cupola to represent the firmament at night. j Of three popular theories ex-j plaining the phenomenon of tlie Star of Hethlehem, the third has been chosen for Illustration at the! planetarium. That is, that the j great light seen in the skies was produced by conjunction of Jupi- j ter and Saturn, which astronomers; of the period noted about the time of Christ's birth as appear-1 ing in the constellation l'lsces,; representative of fishes. Fishes became a frequent Chris-j Seven Lives Toll in State December May Break Records for Oregon Says Marshal. SALEM, Ore.. Dec. 24. UP) Flrett outride the city of Portland havo, so far this mnhth, destroyed over $ 1.000.000 worth of prop erty seven persons have lost their lives in fires and the m o n t h threatens1 to he a record breaker for serious fire loss, says n state ment by Clare A. Lee. state fire mnrshal. Of the fatalities sK were children under 8 years old; ami one was an old man of 80. I November fire loses aggregated j $2S3,73r in 75 fires outside of Portland. Of these 32 per cent were ii rural districts and 06.. per. cent damaged farm property. Two of tho most serious of the December fires were those that destroyed the Iarmer warehouse j and the Charles A. Archerd ' Im plement house In Salem. IE PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 24. (P) I lome from the very region of Santa Claus land, E. K. Ilrodie, min ister to Finland, and publisher of the Oregon City Knterprise, re turned to Oregon today for the Christmas holidays. Ho was ac companied by Mrs. Brodle uml their daughter, Miss: Madelon Ilrodie. Miiiininaiiiip ' MWNGFP ;. . . tt.&i T&idi irr 't-im jew szw if ' i linn symbol through the letters' of the (ireek work ictbys (fish) which forms the initials of the V e e k transcription of ".Iesu Christ. s.n of tiod the Saviour." A large audience is expected to watch tonight while the star Kf fec( is produced at the paneta rium. an lectrUuHy opera ted ma chine slowly bringing the two planetary ivprevntat ions Into con junction producing an intensified rad ia lire in the sky much as it may have been when the three wise men from the east followed it to worship at the manger. The two other popular theories in explanation of the Star of Iteth leehem are that it was really a comet, or that it ':s a newly formed celestial orb flashing for the first time into human ken. Pilot Gets Thrill When Com panion Discovered in Cir cus Stunts Outside Cock pit. I SALT LAKK CITY, Dec. 24. (P) Al De Oar mo, veteran air mall pilot, has had numerous thrilling experiences during his sojourn in the sky, but when his passengers perform stunts on the wings of his plane ho does not like It. De (iarmo reported here today while flying over the Nevada desert on his hist trip between this city and San Francisco, his plane suddenly rocked and he found his passenger doing stunts on one wing of his plane. De Garino land fcri his craft Immediately, utillv-ing ah emergent field.'-" Investigation revealed the pas senger with the circus ideas was intoxicated. Citable to leave him at the emergency field due to zero weather, De (iarmo locked him In the cabin and proceeded to his destination. The name of the wing walker was withheld by the flying com pany. NO PAPER THURSDAY Following ii lonn CBtiilillslicd custom tlicro will bo no iKHiio of t)i im paper on ChriHtnias Day, so that the oniployos of the paper may enjoy tho holl- ilay with their friends and famllloit. 4 11", W- WHEATKING! .HAS PRAISE ! IFOR BOARD! i World's Largest Individual i Grower Says Recent Pur ; chases Have Vindicated I k-.:..:i: T -j Huuviuus luwiiru aiauin zation of Price. PASADKNA. Cal.. Deo. 24. HP) Thomas Campbell, the world's lar- ; gest individual wheat grower, up- j held the federal farm board's stab- I flization of wheat prices today. At j his winter home here the Montana' wheat rancher said the board's re cent heavy wheat purchases had 1 completely vindicated its activities j in wheat. I Campbell said an a result the : Chlcak'o wheat market is "J3 cents I higher (ban the Wltmleg market, a 'condition which Is usually reversed 'at this time of year, "if the farm board had not b o u g h t wheat .' throe weeks ago," ho continued. : "we niinht have had the worst stock market crash in the coun try's history." - Must Cut Production Tho salvation of the United States wheal growers, Campbell said, is to produce only enough fur domestic consumption. "Then our tariff will protect prices. When we have an exportable surplus, all price levels maintained by the tariff are swept away by the neces sity of sidling the surplus.'' Discussing business conditions Campbell said prices are down be cause alt classes of people, tho world over, are not buying as much as in recent years. Jlo de clared he saw nothing alarming In tho trail; depression, pointing out this country and also the world had shouldered other depressions when resources for "comebacks" were not so great as now. "Support the program of Presi dent hoover," Campbell advised, "and follow his admonition that food; wlieltdr and'lotlling must Ho given to everyone not able to pro vide it himself this winter. Then a great step in surmounting pres ent conditions will have been taken." MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 24. (A1) C. .1. 1 lock wood, receiver for the W. H. Foshny company. In his first formal report to the federal !! trlct court, declared today that stockholders nf the company will receive nothing and creditors will get very little from liquidation of assets. 'if if": WW i too Bethlehem Draws Christmas Crowd in Annual Tribute HKTIIUOHKM. Palestine. Dee. L'4. V) The roads into this Hit lo cily were crowded today with a throng in strik ing contrast with that which filed along the (lusty highways just liU'.O years ago. On that far day alt the de scendanls of the tribe of Da vid, ineltuftug Joseph . and Mary, were trudging here tu pay tho tax enacted of all tho world by the mighty Caesar Augustus. Today's crowd came largely in automobiles and to pay, not not a tax but a tribute to tho child who was bora here on the first Christmas day. 444444- Dozen Children Will Enjoy Hospitality Tree- Music, Presents and Dinner On Program. WASHIXCTON, Dec. 24. (A) The daucinK eyes of a dozen chil dren, Christmas carols, candlelight and bells, will climax one of the grandest Christmas eve parties ever planned by the Hoovers, biff or Utile. There will he, of course, a hue Christ imiK treo In the spacious east room of the White House, Heads of presents, music, nnd a big dinner. The plans for tho president's party to his grandchildren and the children of his secretaries nnd aides the big event has been placed last. Then, if nil goes well, the prcsi dent atut iYli'B,-Hoover, flanked by I'eftRy Anne Hoover, Herbert 3rd and the other children, hearing candles and bells, will parade up stairs nnd down throiiKh n dark ened white house, singing Christ runs carols. , Tho "if" must be remembered however. Rxnctty a year ago n similar event had been planned Just at dessert time, someone Htepped quietly to the president's side to tell him tho White House office was on fire. The children's party ended by their watching historic flames. NEEDY OF COAST SAN FUANCKSCO. Dec. 24. P) In countless thousands of humble hnmcH along the Pacific coast the Jingle of Ktanta's slclghbelhj will be m 'jig led tomorrow with tho laughter of children nnd the tears of happy mothers where, but for the thoughtfulnesH and enterprise of newspapers, there would have been probably only despair. Morn and 100,000 In Christmas funds were raised by newspapers in tho larger coast cities and un determined additional thousands more in smaller places. In some of tho places the sums exceeded all previous records. SANDIN'-illAM, Kng., Doc. 24 (!) Nowhere in the world this Christmas eve Ik there a more cosy fireside than that of the llrltlsh royal family. The cures of state forgotten, King (ieorgn, with Quern Mary, nnd their children nnd grandchil dren, is like a simple, country gentleman In his country home. Handingham house. In Norfolk. Only the red despatch boxes containing government p a p e r s, I which come twice a day from In- don. remind him of tho harassing affairs of the empire. ! PARENTS SEEK FOOD NKW ftEDFORD. Mass., Dec. 24 (A) Three of the four children of Mr. and Mrs. James Holomon per ished In flames that destroyed their home today while their par ents were nbsent to obtain n Chr'stmas basket from a relief organization, The dead children were: Jimtlna, ft; Mary, 18 months nnd Mildred, Tour months. A fourth child, hmils, three, was rescued. CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY PLANNED IN WHITE HOUSE IM CHRISTMAS rnnnnvAi umior T: READY IN OF ST. NICK Final Rush of Shopping To dayAll Known Needy Will Be Cared For Social and Church Gatherings Scheduled for Tonight. Cily nnd county made ready to. day (or the comlnR of Santa Claim tonight and the unuul rush of final ChriHtma uhoppei'B were on the streets. Provisions have been mado for the delivery of Yuletlde cheer lo the needy, with especial care that no child look upon an empty stocking In the mornlnc The lOlks lodne today made their annual distribution ot Christmas inken and similar steps were taken by the Volunteers of Amer ica, the Salvation Army and other charitable agencies of the city. Clear and crisp weather is the prediction for tomorrow. In scores of homes of the city the holiday spirit will prevail witli many family reunions planned for tomorrow. In practically every liv ing room a tinseled tree stands. Even Jail Cheered Hotels of the city will serve spe cial menus tomorrow. The Christ mas spirit eveu pervades the gloomy walls of the county Jail. As usual the day before Christ-, man, the long period of preparation for celebrating having come to an end, there was a general let down. In business and office duties be cause of anticipation, and hasten ing home this afternoon earlier than usuul to prepare for the cele bration of Christmas eve, although the groceries, meat markets and some of the Btores remained open until the usual closing hour to ac commodate last minute shoppers. The business district will be a quiet place tomorrow,- as all places of business will be closed except hotels,, restaurants, cigar stands and some vervice stations..- j.. -8ocial Gatherings . tn addition to the observance ot Christ mas eve in the homes tp night, there will be various social gatherings, Including one or two church celebrations and there will be a number of public dances. The theatres will draw large patronage. The midnight mass of the Catho lic church and at the Sacred Heart hospital chapel, and music program of the Episcopal church will attract many of various denominations as usual. The observance of Chr'titmas eve at the vuiious homes will be all the more enjoyable because of the Christmas radio broadcasting pro. grams. There will be no issue of the Mail-Tribune tomorrow. DOZEN KILLED IN RANGOON-BURMA, Dec. 24. fP) More than a dozen persons have been killed and many wound ed In tho Tharawaddy and Inselri districts of upper llurma by riot ers who attacked several villages in tho course of a tax resting campaign, according to reports re ceived here today. Four native officials were slain In the villages, In one of which the rioters were reported thin morning to he still fighting with police. It Is believed the police Inflicted heavy losses. tVILL ROGERS 9$gys: ni'RHANK, Cnl., Doc. 24. Wrote a little gng tlie other diiy saying if you hud some body working for you and. you . wasn't going to fire 'em, why write 'em a Christmas card, telling 'em ho. Well, I got ait awful lot of nbe comments on it and if you haven't done it why do so right toduy. There must he millions working that are going to he kept on, but the bosses just haven't gone to the trouble of telling 'em so. You can't blame a man for not buying anything if he don't feel that his job is fairly secure. I know what I am talking about, and this is a hint to tho ones I nm working for.
