Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 08, 1931, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text: I i i; li Sk I! I ; i 1 I 5 $ I I I PSQE FOOT! Medford Mail Tribune Daili lod Sunday rubUihxl 1)7 MFDFORU f HINTING CO. i-af-s n, mt at, wmm r IIOBKItT W. RUM., Kdltor tUMITEU IMITuVManaaer Ad Independent Newspaper Intend aj tecond elan matter at Hsdtonl, Orei. ,ud Act ol Mareli 8, lf. BUB8CKUTION BATES Br Mall Io Adtancc: (-(, ltb Humur, ifrir fi.ou , iKilj, with Sunday, mouth 70 1 1'Uly, without BumUy, yeir 6.60 I ally, without Sunday, month 85 ) Sundiy, or year . . 8y Carrier, In Adurtrc Mrdfurd, Alilind. lukmtRflllc, Central fulut, 1'boenli, Talent, tkld Hill )d on HUhwayi: Daily, tlth SutuJjy, month I .TS Ually, wltrtuut Hunday, month U5 Daily, ultltoul SmuUjr. pm ytar f.OU Dally, wlUi Huixlay, urn year 8.00 All teripi, en In advance. UfMelal patter of Uie City of MedTord. Official paper of Jackson County. MEMRKR OK THH ABSOOATTt) PKG8B Kecelting Full leased Wire Smln TI Avweiated I'rrw U eitluslidy entllled to the use for publication of all nun dltptttnw tredlted to It or oiirbe rredited In tlila paper, and also to Ute local new puolMied herein. All rifhti for pulillratloa U special dlipttebef AereLn are ilw re&enrd. MEMHKR Of AUDIT HI UKAU OK ClKCULATfONH MKMHKR OK TUB UNITKD PHKtfB AdiertLnlnc IVprMentahTei M. C. MUUKNHKN CUMl'ANY Offlcea In Nr York, Chlcatu, Detroit, Ban franclsco. Lot Angeles, Seattle, 1'urtland. Ye Smudge Pot (y Arthur Prry) Tho proponnl of the Bovornor clect to enact a law compelling itl auto (IrlvtMH to take n nipnt.il nnl physical examination, in finund mill practical and worthy, and for that reason It Is doubtful Jf the oncoming HpRHion of tho loniHlnluro will kIvo it the MllKhtoat conNldorn tiiin. Whilu KiviiiR a phyiinl lent lo the drive, It mitfht not bo n bad Idea to apply th ftanio to Home of Ihn vehicles with one lunff, and whoso tmo out. lies them to lie placed on the retired llt. It will also be InterentitiK to nolo what Ih done about 11-year-old boH. who "drive bettor than their Uads." Tho fancy enters of this Iiuib nre once .wore point; nfter the de spicable artichoke, and having fair .success. The nrtirhoke Ih about the lowent form of fodder n human can tackle, but it irlves member of both sexes a chance to show their Utile finRor while poising nrtichoke vertebrae before the vocal cavity. An artichoke Ih more awkward to devour than Chinese noodles, and not near as tasty. WI1KRK HAHKS AltK MKS (South Dakota Pnpor) A one-year-old won of Mr. and Mrs. 1 4. W. iluthawny, livinn nenr White River, had hlH jawhono broken .when n tractor he wan cranking back fired and threw the crank npalnat his jaw. 'T)OTXAn Moitl'3 KI.ASTI', (Sacramento llee) liut they never Htinp bucki "Rome nod work wnn done in the cemetery the flrot of the week" (llalney Ncwh.) Draw your own conclusions. A lady autoiHt overlooked a chance to park In the courleHy npnee nt the poatoffloe yenterday pm., nnd when he came buck, Htiother lady autolst hud beat her to It. "If suddenly confronted by a ' gorilla, do not run. Look tho beam In the eye. and ho will Hliuk away'' (African Uays.) The first Incli nation of tho average citizen Is to Hlink first. . . It Is cntertnlnlnR to ramble throuKh the press files of ten yeaiH ago.. nnd note what charming con sideration this burK held In Its civic bosom for the tourists. The chief aim was to provide tho ffaso llne wanderers with an auto cam if that possessed all the comforts of home, and tho Rervteo of a Cali fornia hotel. And the civic chnKtin and nKony. when a ladies' club discovered that one of tho lids of the cook stove had heen shot to pieces by bad boys. The battle-cry was: "What will the tourists say?" Everybody was nngry when tho 'raters' committee in charge of erect! riff the ' Welcome" posts at each end of town, tenderly in stalled ono such behind a phono pole. Now, nobody cares what tho tourists say, if nnythlnK. . Walter Antle has Joined tho ranks of A, It. Williams nnd Ocl roy Ootchcll. and is offering them some competition for the poet laureate post. "The dance at the Oraniio hall was u pleasing social function, nnd there wan less smack inn of lips, nnd slapping of hips, than at any time this winter" (Smith lliver News.) It seems no fighting whiskey was on tap. A dance never gets good till there huvo been nine fistic combats. - M'TM.ITY You huy some flowers for your table, Ton tend them tenderly, as you're able. You fetrh them water, from hither nnd thither, Whnt thanks do you get for II nil? They wither! Yon leap nut of bed, nnd you start tn net ready. Yon dress and dress, until you feel unsteady. Hours go by. nnd still you're busy, 1'uttfng on clothe until you uro dizzy. Do yon flinch T I'm you quit? rx you go out miked? The least little button you don't forsnke It, What thanks do you get? Well for nil this inrss yet When ntitht comee around you've got to undress yet. ( Kxehungp) Carolina Buying Cattle RALKKill, N. 0.,- (4) -Kurmora In 13 eastern counties of North Carolina have purchased llbhl head nf beef niiiinala lor breeding pur Editorial Correspondence HOCKKORD, 111., .Inn. 4, ('oinii'c peats from Doll Chilli's ranch luivc iniulc cn-nt I i t i Ho-kfonl. Only a couple of boxes, but lliey luive been puss pel aroiiiul extensively unci on all sides one hears of how won derfully sweet, juicy and deli-j eions the pears from Med ford are. "We have sampled themt too, and ajrrec that they are marvelous. There is no doubt that one could sell several doz en boxes aiiKMif.' a small set of people here who have had a cha to sample the Clark pro duct. The situation only demon strates to our mind what could hi' done by judicious advertis ing and sa in I in throughout the cities of the east and mid dle west. Onre create the de mand, let the people know where the pears can be obtain ed, anil we see no reason why prosperity in the pear industry could not be niiule permaiicnl, and the decree of prosperity steadily increased. Why not sell pears directly to the con sumer in a place like Iiockl'ordj for example? There may he I obstacles of which we are not aware, hut we would like to see the experiment tried out at least. Two nicailini'M of I lie family re union left for Hie cast today on tho !l:r I. ('., nail tomorrow your correi political departs for Chiciix" for a few days before Hcitlnn sail for (lie Paclllc ('mint. The scene ul the Hialioii hrmmtil hack mem ories of the good old days. a score uf ))o.vr and KirlH, most of them in racooo;i coals. relnrnliiK to collesc after Die hi'llilayx. The Iiob and KIiIh who did tho name thhiK :hl years ago wore HcndlaK their own offRiniiiK on their way rejolciim. A (,'ieat deal of noise and laanhler mid JosliiiiK many of the parents looking Had, lint none, of the off sprliiK looking that way. The gold en age of Youth! The. surgeon we mentioned a few days hack the man so worried nhmit tils sons and daughters, was there Heelng tils Hon off to Princeton a pug-faced, vivacious youth la a big fur coat, many la bfllH plastered on his luggage. i A couple of pretty girls gave htm rnther nn effusive farewell, nnd Ills mother und stuterH did like WlHd. There wuh it spirit of wholesome gaiety anil naliiralness about I tin icrt(irmaace I hut made the sur geon's misgivings appear rather far fetched and gratuitous. The present generation may be difl'er unt in many externals from the preceding one, but wo can't bullevu It Is essentially very different either bettor or worHe. Wo run Into a new stunt yester day -a radio garage. Drovo home with au old friend und n.few feet from tho gnrngn ho preHsed u but ton on tho dashboard, there was a buzz nud the garage doom swung open, lie drove In, pressed the button again, the door closed tight nad locked. No oilier car could open that garage door or close It. Itather neat. Tho radio garage wus Invented by u young chap here who In onr Into twenties was re garded a.i a nueer Dick, who didn't cute to play outdoors but preferred to tinker in his workshop. Oar ft loud said the radio garage worked wonderfully and was In general use in Chicago and Mil waukee, but as a commercial prop osition had not been so successful. Tho trouble Willi It Hcema to be that when it gets out of order tt takes a rudlo expert to put It In shape again, so that servicing is too Inconvenient and expensive for tho rank nnd file. The eccentric youth, however, is working on this phase of tho problem, and expects to solve It In a snort nine. On our last visit about four year ago u new hotel cnlled the taust was being Iinllt on the east side which In tho old days was culled Sweden because it was largely pop. Hinted bv 8wedlsh-Ameriraiis. hut which now Is tho largest and most Important section of the city. The hotel wan completed at n cost of several million dollars nnd is now the most Imposing element In the Korest t'lly skyline. Hilt, sad to relate, it Is now in tho hands of a receiver. How often that has been the ex- MUTT AND JEFF TlRCD AS AIM At?Kf M TO TA A . R(JM OOT IMTO TTtt Goob.' ) THR HOOPS BftTVWCCMl lltifiH WH? AMtt S4V, r CKfr. T ' fV COONTRV fSto,J tJy '.y H6rt CLIFFS ON rNCH lifvcarv cnuv A, FOOT I ' Ifrcsh AtfcXj . Cv. ' SftVS t O '' IilUr '-VP I i .,,.1 iL-a- : ,'. . : l ' - o MEDFORD MATTJ perlenre of new hotels! It was the the experience of the Hotel Med ford 20 yours ago, and It was the experience of the hotel in which we are staying, The Nelson. In the dark days of lMi.'i. New hotels have a way of springing up dining good times, und opening for business just us bud limes set la. The orig inal Investors almost always Ioho oat, tho bondholders and those who stick lo the ship make good money In the end. This will prob ably bo the history of the I'aust la another tea yeurs it will no ilouhl be going great guns. Went to a dinner lust night the first evening appeurnnce that the fla, or whatever it was that at tacked Ye Kiliilor shortly after his arrival, allowed. Helped un old friend on with his coat nad re maiked on I In; hell of it. O. I', kindly explained, that there wub a large and deadly looking auto matic in an outside pocket. Hiiro he carried a gun after sundown, as did other prudent ami foresighted citizen. Too many racketeers and gaamen about lo take any chances on being taken for n ride in the early morning. No, he had never used the bluaderbus as yet, hut it gave him a feeling of security, and the fact that citizens were motor ing about tinned at night had de crensed tho holdups materially. Mi'bhe so. lint as a general propo sition promiscuous gun toting, It seems to us, is fraught with seri ous complications. Hero's a tip lor Mary fireiner Kelly or Alias N'orris. or some oth er gifted radio dramlist. Write a play entitled the "Kamlly Iteunlon" with the characters drawn to gether for the first time in 20 years, Irom widely si'paraieu parts of the country, and ranging in ages from 2 years to Ml. Croat possibilities for comedy and Just enough pathos to keep the thing from degenerating; Into slapstick farce. Come to think of it, how ever, we believe the idea is too good for the radio, better get in touch with rrohman or Helusc.o anil make a big li It in the legiti mate. It- W. 11. vi parents INDOOR AlTr.KXOOXS . By Alice iltWlsmi IVmIc. , TMirirtK the coming months them will ho nvtuy Afternoons when in clement weatlmr will make indoor play necessary. These will ho trying days unless tho children can he kept sn occu pied thru 'they will nelilu r hecome peevish and ho rod nor violent and nohy. b'or such days It is well to have In reserve n few special play idea nnd materials. I , In homes where tho children I have ;i play room all to them.wlvei, an attic or a dry Hiiht cellar, they can onunKe In Mich kiimich us riiif town, deck (luoiis. bean ha,- and a modified form nf handball. Hut where the living tiunrtow nro somewhat more cramped, a.i In tho average city home, It will ho necessary to find more quiet ac tivities. ' j A box of old clothes and cos-j lumen brought out on such day' leads to drowsing up and ome tlmcH to chnrarien. gumeri of make; believe nnd amateur dramatics. It nlno Is a fine opportunity to interest tho children in some kind! of craft -work. Kven a six-yenr-j old child can lonrn to work wilh) pleasure at a very simple typo of loom which Is now sold In mo:t toy shopH. Paint. Imtka sheets nf paper and crayons off en an out let for tho chllil who prefers work ing In n freer medium, A few wood -working, tools, which Include n coplnjr saw, some thin wood and clnmp.. open up endless possibilities for toy-mnklnn. hl magazines, pasto. otiiorH, a wcrap book can always be counted on to Interest children from four to ten ycni'f of ntr. Tho mother who Is skillful in winning cooperation from her chil dren will find that the.e indoor afternoons present excellent op portunities in k'1HK li' children lo put their roonic in order, to tidy up desks and cupboards and per haps to help In some special house hold chores. l-Vil from loney I hiciiM . !IAI,KK.I1, X. t Charles II. Hall. l,eo county farmer, has developed what he terms "an ex cellent sweet feed- for cattle by grtnilinu 1 00 pounds of honey lo cust poils with t i pounds of car corn mul adding U0 pounds each of mill feed and cottonseed meal. The ecological Society nf Amer ica estimates the probable thick ness of the earth's surface layer beneath thel'acilic to ho nboul Hi". miles. Everything Is Relative TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, I, 1 1 MAIL TRIBUNE 4 DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE ACH0SS 1. imllutcd b Knst I nil Jan vroilfbt a. not loud 12. Hody of water IS. Aoger )1. 1'art of a mlnitrel iboif 3b, Keitnccs to a menu 11. Ulnl'i horni IS. Itellnqalili l. lileJilj deco rmietl SL 1'uti an end lo the exist ence ot S3. Attempted 26. Uevoured 37. Fuucet 30. Purpose! 81. OuiMesi or Hie hurTfst 33. Foot: BUfTIl 33. Islumt In ttit- I'acltie 31. htieller Si. .Ml take SC. Vulutt loo Solution of Yesterday's Puzzlo SJCIAIR fl A ITI A ! S IfA R R A jp o r.e It : a l lb q o t E LXUlR E ER A V E d"heIl giGA tIeTo Mo m en sih 1 a jp lejsris! CJbIa tieIp P AlR r ESsi e pi a" T E LjY i.E"gAmjEE s sTe 5ITATE LWBHiEIS t ElR." rt rv L t U tirJ OIM I it V SkO eIR A K EnQO N E L 10 sljE K E SA NTE mIaTsItUd e nItLIsIeIeIp"" 4. AccnnniAiil 4tt. Freacli uiuici- tine naiue it. Adolt mult person L0. I'eilul dlirltt fit. ITliIlS nf wnrk filirhly 39. fnlalit pattern M. Tho iiltter 41. Illftlurb 4-, W l.-ied Tetrh S3. 'J'urniltintet 2 13 14 WMiS b 17 If to J ti ''W'''- 'I 18 ? so 23 24 2S vkfy: 21a 2 J Si 2f um iii , mk : z Is " fjTTlf : ' 7" 5a ?7J Personal Health Service By William Brady, M. D. Blftrml irttrra Detaining ttr personal riMlth and hntierle, not to dlMa.e, diagnosis of treatment will be answered by br. Brady it a stamped self Hid ested emelupe Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in Ink. Owing to the large number of letters recelred only a few can be answered here. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to InsUuctions. Address Dr. William Brady In eara of The Mall Tribune. . ... CONTlNl'orS DltV lllt-M itrx.NiN For vears we have been siiggcst-l ing here, from Hine to time, some car droits . for persons suffering from chronic running . ear. I cannot rememher who deVinod ' 'the d r o ) h. M i u y readers Who li,ave tried tho ' drops have reported cure or prolong- even a few medi- " ' withdrawn, leaving the swab cal men bavel'n Place. slmnle nnouirh- Droii 111 the ear- ennumi m - ,lne uuiouioooe imium i. ', im, S night and ml L to manvl'"'"l"" "1-culum (that'ant. The Pr0,dent says "hundreds weel-s one or t d, 1 no over one-eighth inch thick.) , of mlle8 of new romis are being lutli n of boric acid in iiii oiim-e ' The swab should he changed t.011Btrcted every day In the ' ,r ', ',", ",h it " - r, the "s ofen - i is half filled with , worId." offering new space to new solution iw "i .ling the vl I in discharge, whether five minutes; t.Br8 nml ononuruging the industry. , 'r , tew ..in- "r five hours, the object being to xiot a n.IU mode. It you can ules before you use it. If vour; druggiK cannot or will not pro- congressman or somebody-, n"',! do anything about it. some of our medical Montis n.1" 1:T',,1;?. .".o,J"rr,r':r : alcohol, rather than the somewhat , i..h. ,. "7h .1,. somewhat! feeble antiseptic etrect of in. boric acid that does good. They are probably right, fur a number of readers with running ear have mind It difficult lo gel the alco hol and they have used a solu tion of boric acid in water in stead, but without much benefit, it,- i,,h. A Pi-nit nf Mioiu-a- I, ,s found ,i fnirlv slmnlci i ,,..,, ,.., r.,.. M, h ensesl satisfactory. It is continuous dryi Imlu.iire bv means of cotton li.. Instructs the patient orl some reeitonslble member of the nun,, 1. small niece of absorbent cotton Is laid en the tt ;f the first finger of I he left hand then the end of u toothpick is placed in Hie center of the cot ton. L'. The thumb Is placed liuhtly over the cotton nnd toothpick' then with the right band the toothpick Is twirled nway from one. envine a small spat e he- tween thumb and finger to shape!. ,.,,., Even Your Uncle QTWiOy, TTTUT?ftT)AY. 7. Vacationing phice & umlilar naal for a iiuall Lor t, hind of flower 111. Clenched band II. Carry 18. DM 3U. A U til or of uf1 Fell In Love with hit Wife" 23. Hum 1 1 candle 23. HIver In Scot land Si. Long anrrow Inlet Si. Impreiilra tn. Hustle S9. Li-tlsil 31. Vananltherti DonU 39. Chief bishop 31 ll mm Ha u wreath r. Hhort Jacket 37. Viillvja St, ciosluir words of prujere 89. ."(nthlng mort tlutii 40. At an end 42. Verj liluck 43. Winter vehicle 41. Feminine nick itn me 47. llUlltfunt HOWS I. WluBlIbe S. Sorfnre a street 3. I'leres out 4. Makes fnii nf ft. rnhllo notices fl. Itertire .V.MJI - : FOIl C11HONIC ; r:it. :!. The cotton Is now an evenly wound ewab ahout 1 incnes long. J. The swab on the toothpick is now inserted in the ear canal down to-the drum and the dis- charKo wiped ouu When the cnnuij canal , To remove the toothpick one fin-. or is Placed on the cotton and. u.u " ""'iM.il Y VhVn !urit nm tu.-'iiiiiinf "in. middle ear cavity as rapidly as; it is formed. Jt is important to have dean. Tho person) '.... .wulw, ' ' w ........fully wash his " immediately before the treatment with plain son,, ana Is dry. a swab Is left in. trie mi." . ,aBt p besiuH nccumulut and lhis must touch the drum. u((W. llknnRpr1 ntnnri an in- water t)f course the cotton shouni! wnat aiuereucn now ."c f." come from a sterile package, j dent came in. since he la in? i .. which should he kept sealed or. Our first President, came ill by covered when not in use. The I a considerable coup d etat, that in tootbplcke should be baked In the, eluded kicking King George out of oven and kept in a Jar or other, the country.. Napoleon Third of ...,..o,,in,.ie that has been boiled , France came In by a disreputable or otherwise sterilized. I'sln In i he ear in chronic otitis media t hronlc Inflammation 01 , e ear) is due to pressure ofi middh the discharge. This trealinent soon , stops surn pan, Whore the ear i cunul If much Irritated ami ei sensitive. the doctor should in struct the patient or the respon- ' i.....u..l,,.l,l in sioie nieoiei u, 1 t ne proper mcmuu, QVF.STIOXS AM) AXSWKIIS. 1.1U1K SMiti. Kindly discuss In your . column the brown spots appearing on the face and nock, commonly oolied "liver Mpots." f nni 4! and have Just lately nctleed these spots on mv nerk nnd am mucn nisniinft. . . Miss M. M. - n h w i r I believe lung spots TAXUA'RY 8, -1931 would lie a more appropriate name for them, since they suggest torpid ! lungs, rulher than torpid liver. Anyway, I suggest that you are allowing dignity to overtake you." und that is u mistake. Join our Komersnulluuqun the by-laws Willi be sent you on request. If you inclose stamped envelope benrlngj breathing. Tinea Tricophytou. 1'leae publish In your column vour remedy for Itte ringworm. li. I). Answer: I suppose you mean the formula for Whitfield's ointment,- which Is so often effoclive for Ko-culleil athlete's itch. . Salicylic acid 1.1 grains l:iu.uic acid 1 drum I'etrobitulo 1 ounce Send stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for full .di rections for the treatment of foot Itch. lluskclhull. Whnt do you think of girls nnd boys plnying basketball? 1 nm In yeurs old. weigh 112 pounds, 6 feet 2 inches in height. I re ceived the prize for being the healthiest girl in the county this year. My folks disapprove of me playing bnsketball and would like to hear your opinion. - We only practice three times a week frj 30 minute period. M. It. Answer As a game it Is fine for girls. As a sport it Is not so good I mean.' I do not think school or college girls should ployi In basketball contest; as a spec- lacle. Their practice ahd games should be as private as the rest of their gymnasium or physical edu cation activities are. (tA.pvright John F. Wile Co.) Brisbane's Today (Continued from Pais One) gro republic of -Liberia that slavery must be abandoned. Investigation proves that high officials of the negro repuhHc, Including the vice president, are engaged in the slave trade, and persist In it. This seenm surprising,, consider ing that Liberia was planned, as a haven from slavery. - ' ' Hut many of our best people. North and South, approved of slav ery a little while ao, und. we can hardly blame the Liberians for lag ging a little behind, especially us slavery is about their only source of profit. . A slave owner gave his sluve enough food nnd clothes to keep him living, and had to worry about him when sick. Modem Industrialists give the worker enough to keep him going, antl need not worry about him when he's sick. In the eyes .of Providence, there may not be a great difference between bodily slavery and what our socialist friends call "wage slavery." President Hoover, in an encour aging address to the National Au tomobile Chamber of Commerce points out that the millions of Americans using automobiles are "not 'riding to the poor house." The President seems in the ae- of -commerce report,' 3 nntonmhlles marie and Lrcase of 5 ,)er cont in the use of Ka(J(UMe Qfl rf,m,ami with "the i hlKhly optimistic year or i:tjy. The President's reminder that one American in every ten is, di rectly or indirectly, independent on rjery aiiih iuii- uv i " ii noW one lx which he sleeps, one in which he rides. The United States recognizes the new government of Ciuatemala on the ground that the provisional president. Andrade. did not enter . oil rce ny a coopu coup d'etat, but we recognized him Why not say to each country: "r'lx your own government, and we'll recognize U. as. long as It .Ten Inme Italian seaplanes, with engines roaring, crews nnd welcom lus population rejoicing. landed on the water of .the Brazilian harbor of Natal, at 4:14 last Tuesday nft ei noon. . ld by the Italian liter. (Jeneral Halho, they had "hopped" across tho South Atlantic ocean, from Bolama, Africa, 1S75 miles, in 18 hours nnd minutes. That is real ocean travel. It was not the huu of one individual flier. : for the Ualiun seaplanes new in oauin .mm. i.vi . is a n,"e,yu(ttomP '"i? " a great honor to Italy and to Mus- lolinl. How much surprised old Balboa would be to read about it. Wall Street is making a brave effort tu be cheerful; like a little child drying its eyeH at sight of a stilped stick of candy I'tices are Btronger, money Is absolutely a drug on the market. The kind with which men specu late, "call .money." was lent yes terday at 1 per cent. And chean money promises lo last a long time. On this occasion, probably, the Federal Reserve will not try to force up Interest rates, and that ought to help business recovery. HEAVY FOG HOLDS BRITISH SHIPPING LONDON. Jan. 8. (fl5) One .hun dred ships from all ports of the world were held In British ports today by a heavy fog. The Mersey was shrouded and many boats anchored there feared to move. The Ansonifl, which should have landed New York pas sengers nt Liverpool Tuesday, was compelled to anchor outside. The first passenger boat from Belfast since Sunday succeeded during the night .in getting away from Liverpool harbor, which was crowded with boats which left Dublin nnd Belfast Monday night. At Manchester a fog of intensity unknown for a generation has per sisted for five days. BY EARTHQUAKE QI'iaiEC Jan. 8. JPi The nriin-iniii tnnic of conversation in m.my parts of the province today was un earthquake winch sent in habitants nirihinj; from their hounoH. -toppled books from shelve.- and atopiKHl chicks. The tremor was felt here, in Montreal, and In- many villages shortly after 7 p. m. yesterday. Thi shock was the stronRest which has heen felt in this region since- There was a faint tremor Christmas day. SALKM. Ore.. Jan. 8. &) Bids for the erection of I I mess halls and two combination bath houses on the military reservation at Camp Clatsop, will he called with in the coJuintf week, it Ih expected by Major Oenpral (leorge. A. White commander of the Oregon Nation al Guard. Authority to proceed with this construction project, at an esti mated cost- of $30,000, was re ceived by White late yesterday Lfroni the war department. BENEFIT BY STGRM SAN FRANCISCO. .Ian. S. (A) Clear skies and cool' temperatures w e re prom lsog Ca 1 i f o rn ia today and tomorrow by official weather forecaster.-, following freh rains which brought the total precipita tion a little closet- to normal. Anide. from damage along the Ventura and T.ons Bench water fronts by pounding: seas, the latest outburst of the elements brought nothing but benefit . to- the state. ICE OVER SALT LAKE IS FIRST IN HISTORY SALT LAIK CITT. .Tan. S. &t Great Salt Lake, one of tho .saltiest bodies of water in the world, has succumbed to the cold Ions re garded as next to impossible. Ice was found on the take yesterday for the flrvt time in the history of the weather bureau here. Ice a quarter of an inch thick was formed, nt the shore, extend ing out approximately 1.000 feet. The lake water is approximately 23 per cent solid and heretofore it had been considered immune to cold weather. By BUD FISHER QUEBEC SHAKEN TO ASK BIDS ON CAMP BUILDINGS . - - ' I 9 vJTv "Helloy, my friend!" a man hailed Puff while in the dining car. "So you're the Piggie whose renown has spread both near and for! I've always longed to meet you and express this little wish: A That you'll continue- making ham and eggs so good a dish." Sundown1 T11K t'PSFT SMIIGIl ISy .Mary f.mlmm Bonner. .-j , John, was very -proud of Peggy. IShe was not at all frightened from ! having been overturned from tho j sleigh, nnd land- ing in the snow. "Are you all right. Little Black Clock?" they both asked. They were so". .'What wor ries for fear the snow might nut agree with him, hut he shouted hack at one e, from a tiny snow hank into which he had fallen: "Quite all right. Are youihqth all right, too?" i4 V$ "We nre!" shouted Peggjf and John cheerily. -A They picked themselves up "from the snow and begun to quiet tho horse. He was quickly quieted and, alt ho he trembled and felt startled, he tried to be brave and calm. ' "IJe took the wrong road,' tho Little Black Clock told John and I'eggy in a low voice. He is really ja trifle ashamed that such a thing : could have happened. And it did startle him so to find that he was in the heart of the woods. "With such a heavy snow storm it is only natural that he made this mistake. There has evidently been a short road built through hero for the wood cutters in the logging camp not far away.'' They all helped right the sleigh and turn the horse around. "Well,' said the Little 'Black Clock, "it's the first upset we havo had, but I think it was fun and rather jolly to have had- a llttlo excitement like this." The children both did agree with the Little Black Clock. The snow was not so blinding' now. They made their way back to tha real road and continued their drive until it was time to get bark to the magic path and home. John was proud of I'eggy for behaving as she had when they had upset. She was no cry baby and no 'fraid cat! She was a real sister. He wanted to tell her So, but all he could think of saying was: "You were fine, Peggy!" ' And she knew all that meant! Tomorrow "The Proud Team.' f GET TURKEY MONEY nOSEIU-RO, Ore., Jan. S.ZJp) The Oregon Turkey Growers' asso ciation today received S4 1.8116. the balance due on December turkey pools. The uionny will be dis tributed to growers within the next few days. Total ,-Biles of 16 carloads ship ped by the association in Decem ber amounted to $lll',st-i. Pioneer Dies. I. A CfRANDK. Ore., Jan. 8. Ml j 1. YV. Devanoy, who crossed the I plains In a covered wagon from Missouri to Albany. Ore.. In 1S64. died here yesterday, aired TI. Ho moved to I.-iCrande from Albany six- months ago. PILES Kndod Without Cntiine or Salves. Thousands of Pile eofferers learned (hat quick and permanent relief can only be accomplished salves or cutting remove the cause. un, in, hi uu' moon in the lower bowel causes piles. Tbo veias are flah'oy, the bowel walls weak the parts almost dead. To end Plies an internal medicine must be used to stimulate the cir culation nnd strengthen the af fected part,. Dr. J. s. I.conhardt was tho first to discover a real Internal Pile emedy. He called his prescrip tion HRM-noiD. and prescribed i for 10o patients with the mar velous record of success tn "- and then decided every Tile sufferer should he able to net MKM-KOID from their ,.n drus- st with a riskl money-back guar- Dr. t.conhardfs prescription ha i wonderful record of success rlKht In this city nn J.irmin & Woods Ti.'r ,rv'rv Pile sufferer to try Hh.M r.ijID.Ond Roarant.e In re fund the purchase price if It doca not end all Pile misery. i 4 ..... ... o ' ' o o