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Medford Mail Tribune Second Section Six Pagea Second Section Six Pagea Twenty-Fifth Year MEDFORD, OKICOOX, SUNDAY, .lANTAUV IS, 19:11. No. 298. m mm of np FARM m WM ui nu u onfiM or a nun EXTENSIVE Local Laundryman Before Microphone for Year. Talks About Weaving, American Revolution and Science. Tor the piiHt two yours, starting January 1st, lii'JH, Glen Kubrick, well known local business man, has not aside thirty minutes each Tuesday morning, to k!vo an in- terestinK talk, over the micro- phone of the local radio station, j .Mr. R-ihiick'8 work, in the :ist twenty-four months, has been outstanding, for the type of prog rams, the subject of talks and t nnrofiti ,w.i,.ni.tit nf thn nvmv things of Interest he has spoken i of. have indicated a sincerity of I t.i.rm.eo i.. .Hvit, untuUcm gon radio f:ins, information that is not readily found in the ordi nary channels of activity. Starting, originally, with a sci entific research of modern meth ods In weaving, and the manu facture of textiles, the series of talks, has covered a wide vari ety of subjects, some far from the starting point or original in terest. For nine months Mr. Fab rick talked on textiles, cottons, wools and linens; showing their weaknesses and points of strength. Included In this series was in struction on weaving and dyeing, and the proper methods of laun dering. At the conclusion of the talks on textiles, there was con ducted a verbal trip thru a mod ern power laundry, which ex plained each scientific method for proper laundering and protec tion of garments. Finding this subject exhausted after the completion of the nine consecutive months of discourse, Mr. Fa brick, at tho suggestion of many friends, turned to an en tirely different subject; .one which is of interest to every American . . . the American Revolution. With the thot in mind, that there were many things yet to loarn concerning the first American he roes, Mr. Fabrick spent some months in telling personal inci dents in the lives of the men who developed the thot for tho Revo lution and men who precipated the action. Such men us Rosseau, Voltaire nnd Thomas Paine were discussed, and then followed the sories on George Washington, Samuel Adams. John Hancock, Hencdiot Arnold. Thomas Jeffer son, Alexander Hamilton, and the lesser heroes including, Henry Clay, J. C. Calhoun. Daniel Web ster and John Randolph. There were two subjects, rich In memory, and the series was most Interesting, but to add varie ty to his talks, Mr. Fabrick went to no small amount of trouble in studying the history of the de velopment of our modern knowl edge of microbes and germs. Starting from the very begin ning, tho speaker discussed Leeu wenhock, the Hollander who dis covered and developed tho micro- scope; rpa jHiiixiiiiie, me uiiniwi gonitis, who evolved tho theory that life is not spontaneous, but that It must have parents; Rob ert Koch, the Cierman who dis covered the control for the Black Plague: Louis Pasteur, the French man, who saved the French wine and silk Industry and who dem onstrated the effect of heat upon germs and bacteria; Theobald Smith, tho American who gained control of the Texas fever among cattle and Ross and Ciras sl, who with Walter Reed and James Carroll studied nnd devel oped a method of control for the Mnlarla. The series, now being studied concerns the development of the Western and Southern United Sta tes, nnd such men as Andrew Jnckson and Sam Houston, who Is now being discussed. This ser ies will also include high-lights from the lives of Kit Carson, Lewis and Clark, Whitman nnd others whose names are synono mous with Western development. The scope and development of these tnlks. over the- past months has been of commanding inter est nnd each Tuesday morning finds many Southern Oregon peo ple at tt"lr radios awaiting the announcement that (Men Fab rick ond ia dog 'Spotty' are In the studioh of tho local station, reody to take their part in aid ing to entertain, thru furnishing something that is at onco instruc tive and interesting. ItF.LT.IfM PLANS TO KM) JOKF.S AIIOIT II Kit NAVY P.RFSSF.LS M The Felglan navy, long regarded ns something akin to a Swiss admiral, Is to be come a reality. A commission uppointed by the house of deputies h approved plans for a merchant fleet, the vessels of which would be capable . of quick transformation Into light emit rs. The ! soussion of the scheme einphftftli M that such n fle would n ,kc revirtualling of the country urer In war time. ouuiiomiiLU t ui i u r o TankenitCh SeCtOr, SCeniC . D ROLlte AlOng OCecin tO b6 Rush, As Federal Project No Wage Reduction, Says Commission. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10. 81 "Work on the Tahkenitch sector of the Hoosevelt coast highway, a four-milo stretch that will close the gap on the great scenic route, will start within ten (lays, begin ning of this work was assured when Cluy Cordon, of Hosehurg, cUHtrict attorney of Doiislas county told the state highway commission no,' J cminty aureed to co-ocrutivo plan previously Ut I " in1 ni,,l"11SM,n The Tahkenitch strcteh is a fed eral project. It will complete the work, save for a thousand-foot gap requiring grading near ilecata H'!,L 'ri1' commission informed a croup from Lincoln county that there is little likelihood of hnme- (di:te cons' ruction on any of the j j six bridge required to span rivers : and bays on the Roosevelt high- j way. rnding and surfacing pro- i I jecis must come first. The dele- ; gallon was advised free ferries will i start on Alsea and i aquina bays ; June 1. Contractors who attempt to take advantage of the unemployment I situation and lower the regular $4-j a-day wage scale will feel the ! wrath of the commission, it was j declared at Iho meeting, 'l ne com-i 11 mi'w mission haH - heard rumors that om one wl" endeavor to mar some contractors were planning ! ket. The law of the survival of wage cuts. The commission said it would not tolerate such action. ASHLAND C. OF C. ASHLAND,. Ore., Jan. 17. SplJ Desirous of more time to give to personal business affairs, George H. Moer secretary of the Ashland Chamber of Com merce, has notified the hoard of SECRETARY QUSTSj i directors that his connection with , ed difference in many of the pack the organization is to censo ,1CPH shinned the past year. This March I. Action on the resig-j muHt ne rectified immediately nnd i poorest grade of pears ever offered nation is to be taken by the di-jsomo Sane method devised for se-1 to tho buying public. What ef rectors in the February session curing and maintaining a high feet this had on the prices paid of tho hoard. I standard of excellence in our pro- for pears cannot be stated in dol- Mr. Mosser explained that 'n j tluot that will hold the fall nnd I lars and cents. It was plenty. vcstmentH In the east demanded , wjnter pear business safely in- I NeoeKslty For Action much of his attention and will , trpnchort in the Medrord district.! i hnvc touched onlv a few points make it impossible for him to, Lpt me R,ve you tw0 Htriklng lhnt Cftn no UiscufWPU m COnnec continue as secretary, which po'- examples: Lipton's tea is known on wth the eCeH.sity for every tion he bad held for the past tne world over. Why? Ask the ,n,proM,Pfl in ,h near busi- iwu .ji-.ii'. loathe. to see Mr. Mosser leave the chamber in view of the high quality of his work. DEATH OF CLOWN WARSAW. Jan. 1 7. UPj Tlibo was a clown and there was some thing clownish even In his death. Rightly his name was Richard Mantbaseh, born tW years ugo in Relginm. For 4(1 years Ribo had smiled; his painted smile and taken the' falls. So he was doing In War- saw with his pet goat. On the lust night the goat butt-1 ed him unexpectedly. Rlbo foil with a peculiar cry so comic that the audience stormed its npplaune. His son, sensing a mlscue, swiftly carried his lather to .the circus doctor. Out front the goat trotted about the stage while the audience call ed for Ribo. Rut Ribo had taken his Inst blow, lie was dead. TO DEATH AT MEL CHIC'A;fi. .Ian. 17. W) An uniili'iuif ivl inn 11 was Iurno. to il.'.ilh at tin- wheel of u motor trm-k loailid with n-pl Imrx to ilay aftir n hiad-on collision "h a street car crowded with factory workers. The motormnn and one passenger on the car were injured. The impact was no Breat thnt Ihe truck driver , driven thru the floor or his cah, down QK.'iinsl the engine. The front of the truck crashed throuch the motorman's compartment of the street car. Iiruct ShIss ritjr. Zl t:l II. id'p A census JuM ' , ..u-.-s thi. . itv "4S R41I inh.lli- i Hants and makes It the l.ircst city ! in . itzerliind. Iterne. national capital, counted .1 , population of I11.3.1T. Five poultry flocks In Davidson county. X. ('.. showed n net profit of J-.as:i aoovc leei cosih iioih (t.lie 01 ei:i;s. Valley Fruit Situation Summarized itv i. It. Wouii at ri-uit MMMhi. David K. Wood, chairman of the have to be discarded. Possibly Winter I'ear Committee, in an ! only pears one hundred eighty and address Thursday before the Traf ; larger should ever be shipped com fic association, summarized the j mercialiy. Obviously, the grower local situation an follows: ' must take care of this feature The idea of combining the through different methods ofnrun- ! Fruitgrowers League and the Traf- fic Association had its conception ' ; midst the throes of adversity. The j iyear of 1930 was not kind to either1 the grower or the shipper. In fact, "isnster lH neie necessitating a re- adjustment of many things. In - asmucn as OUI problems aro mut - unl, shippers, packets, and grow- ers snoitm gei logemcr unoer one roof determined to analyze their troubles and see what can be done to avoid a repetition of 1930 pear values. ' iln order to secure a compre- i otherwise would he considered the hensive picture of the situation ; private business of some partic confronting the pear industry at ular shipper, packer oY grower, 'this time, I feel it is necessary to I To name a few points creating state in sequence some of the ma jor items leading up to tho pros ent moment. 1. Increase in production, 2. Lack of uniformity in pack' age. of 3. Failure to restrict sizes pears offered for sale. 4. Lack of cooperation between shipper, packer and grower a first class pear in the orchard. t). The economic situation ex isting in 1930. Increases In Production So much has been said about t his phase of the pea r ind list ry in the past two years I feel it Is entirely unnecessary for me to stress this feature. Production is ! on the increase. Whether or not I it will be seriously ctirlailed by I the laws of economics I am not prepared to hazard oven a guess. i.. ,,v v .... . prevailed over a period of two or three years we could forecast a greatly reoucea pear crop. lou. H " to wnnt win nnpi en Jul as good as mine I think It n oe so'V tat1 hat orchard" now in existence will continue to produce, in some shape or f"'m. the '"test is inevitable. We can do a great deal to assist Nature in exterminating the unfit by pledging the Medford district as a unit to raise only the best final ity and size of pears produced Meantime, we cannot overlook the discuss this feature. Nlneteen fact that pear production is on the thirty wqh the worst year ever, increase and is probably the great- experienced by the peargrowers of est problem we must face. the Pacific slope. With the col- j Lark of I'nlformlty In Package j lapse of the boom late in the fall The Medford district has enjoy- od a well earned reputation for uniformity of its package. for sev- ieral years past. While It Is true there has been a slight variation here and there, on the whole, a fairly good package has been ten dered the trade. This was not true in 1!'30. There was a mark- told laoy wno urinKs u. Jier uus- wer: "The same today, yesterday ; nm forever Reputation Is by consistency of j achieved only performance. 1 Take any well known automo I bile. What would happen to the volume of sales if tho manufac turer decided to lower the qual ity of some particular make or type of car? How long would It take the dealers to get wise? How, nn(, hpen oxpoitert yearn ago to mnnv fn r wntilil he sell In COin-Ki.- ... ..i,i i - - petition with other manufacturers who at least maintained tho stand ards of excellence offered In past years? The nnswer is obvious. If there is any grower, packer or shipper here at this meeting today who honestly believes tho Medford district tendered the trade real honest quality produce in 1 930, I want to look him over, So much for quality. Failure lo Restrict Sizes or Pram Offered Increasing production demands WP curtail sly.es. Small pears will ' COUNT THE YELLOW BOXES Real Proof That Country People Read the MAIL TRIBUNE mp ing and heavy thinning. The packer cannot change the sizes of the pearH tendered him in the lug box. If the grower insists on raising small fruit he may find I ; himself severely penalized by hav- jinK his fruit rejected. , ljiek of CooMinitlon Between Shipper, Packer and Grower this may prove to ne a very ! delicate subject but In n. crisis such as exists in Medford today, : cooperation must be secured and i matters discussed onenty which dissension: 9 The shipper who finances orch ards to the detriment of the grow e r w ho has his o w n money i n -vested. The packer who continues to pack out small sizes, off-grade I fruit and whose remuneration, to j a great extent, depends upon the volume of business ho secures. The grower who insists upon determining for himself what con- stitules an extra fancy or fancy 1 pear with the result that tho 1 liacker is intimidated. The type of grower who states , quite blandly to the packer, "If i you won't do it, Dick will j Failure of (irowor To Produce Only High ;rale Penrs The pear Industry Im no iliffer I ent from any other business. If we as growers have an idea that ! ii'i.ln in. I hnvin.r miltllo nrA compelled to take what we offer, wo asaume (hat the . ((u ,s 80m, aon Q( a frealc . buill not linsweraul0 to the : laws of BUpply or den.and. Good HOUml lmMne!ia principles must bo observed. If this is done. tho wera wi thelr ulmoat to ' nll!ie onh. hB graue frult. some sort of a local organization hav- j Ing only the best interests of the . grower in mind must function in i (o elevae pI.csent orchard practice. Tho Kconomlc. Situation Fx 1st Ing 111 lU.tO It would be a waste of tlmo to of 1323, a period sot in wherein i the demand for luxuries quickly reached a very low -point,, result ing in lower prices. Prices, In f a c t , reached such a ve r y low level that the grower in many cases did not receive a cont on the cost of production. To mako matters worse, all up and down the Pacific slope, pack ers and growers sent east the very ness getting together. There ore olhprH nPre today who will have plenty to say about our needs. Advertising Kssoiitlul I Want to stress tho necessity of advertising. The best Illustra tion I can give you would be this: If cities such us Detroit, Pitts burgh. Cleveland, Washington, Raltimore, Buffalo, Clnclnnutl, .St. Louis, Minneapolis, and St. Paul, line (iinni niifiu nicy vtuum im ' consume(Ii within their own con fines. 300 cars of Rose penrs In 1930, prices paid for Rose would at least have given back to the grower a substantial part, If not all, of the cost of production. French Walnuts Scarce. Gltl'I.N'ORLK, France. (fl Amer ica, bejd customer of the walnut raising districts hereabouts, is likely to feel the efrects of a tor- nado which destroyed 20,000 trees, About two-thirds of the local crop wen to the Fnlted States. 1 JtOEMER 10 BE ADVISOR! rnr n nr-i rr V 1 IwILL I V iUUU. If ILL 10 i i Noted Florida Educator to Be at Annual High School Sessions State College Next Month. on i:t J OX STATU CO LLIX; K, Corvallis, Jan. 1 7 Joseph Room er, one of the leading vocational guidance specialists of the south, has been engaged as the principal visiting counselor for the eighth annual 10 d u c ational exposition. February IS and H are the dates Just, announced for this all col lego affair held each year for vis iting hih school students and faculty members. lr. Roomer Is at present pro fessor of secondary education at I'nlversity of Florida, where his notable career as an educator has attracted nationwide attention, lie is also .'in expert consultant on the tt:tff of the federal bureau of education. A graduate of I'niver sity of Kentucky, Dr. Roemer has obtained advanced work at I'ea body college and Columbia uni versity. Other plans being formulated by the exposition committee in dicate that the 1931 exposition will be up to past standards as far us displays in the fit! depart ments are concerned, with prob ably more emphasis on vocation al guidance conference. Attend ance of official student and fac ulty delegates Is limited to about TTiO. though thousands of other visitors take this annua) oppor tunity to view the entire college. ) R KG ( ) STAT K CO LLKC1 F, Corvallls, Jan 1 7. The tenth an niversary of tho start hero of an unique typeof education a short school for commercial cannery men, will be observed here late this month when the horticultural products section offers expanded instructional work for the tenth annual canners" short course, Jan. 2tl trt? Fehrmirr 1. ' This short course, the only one of Us kind in the United States, will include work this year In the new canning methods so import ant In fish, meat und cold pack canning processes. For machine operators work is also offered for the first time In welding and shop and lathe practice. NEW YORK, Juti. 1 7. (Jf1) A supreme court Jury which heard chargHs of office buying agutust former Magistrate George F. Kwald and his wile reported today It could not agree und was discharged. The jurors did not reveal how their vole stood, hut It was under stood n majority favored acquittal. The Kwuls were accused of pay ing $10,000 to Martin J. I leu ley, 1 Tammany district leader, through Thomas .1. Tommnney to ohluin Kwuld's appointment (o the magis tracy. Classified advertising gets results. Dependable Abstract Service Wlifiii it cornea to nil nifilteTH iiorlainiiif! to ti les:, we nre equipped to serve yon well. Ifor !J0 years we. liavc been eom piling authoritative title records enabling us to offer the finest possible Rervicc. Title Insurance Jackson County 0 Abstract Co. 127 E. Sixth 8t Pbone 41 State Press on Meier Message and Supreme Court "Insult' A HIltltK li:illJ I alt smooth. As a matter of fact, j (Salem Capital Journal) J both houses are pretty evenly dl The incoming state adminlstra- , vided into pro-Meier and antl tiou has a bizarre introduction that j Meier camps. So badly split are promises intriguing results and no ; the Kepuhlieaim that there may be end of entertainment during the ; times when the minority Iemo- I iMinitiir legislative session. The crats will actually awing the bat i prospect is for something doing alliance of power the time and not at all along stereotyped lines. The Meier regime bids fair to be us spectacular perhaps even as hysterical ns the recent campaign. The new champion of the com mon people Htiirts out with a dis play of the panoply of wealth at an inaugural ball, open only dress uuse na inn invnauoos, ui ess i suits or party gowns and the noc - ossary admission price all of course In the name of sweet charitv. Although this is Governor Meier's lirst day in office, he has already broken a number of niece- dents, among which are: Passing up the chief Justice of the supremo court who since the creation of the stole has admin istered the oath of office as the highest Judicial office of the com monwealth, to be sworn in by a circuit Judge. Remodeling of the executive of fice lo provide a $ 1 GOO lavatory for the governor after the ball is over. Installation of a special tele phone wire to Meier & Frank's store for the governor's use at a cost of $300 per month. Utilization of a special radio service to broadcast the governor's talks to which he contributes $L'00 per month. Let the good work continue thus adding to the joy of life. T1IK BIG SHOW ( Kugene Register-Guard) Julius Meier, merchant prince crusader for trust-busting Ideas, takes office as governor of Ore gon. The state legislature opens its bl-ennlal session, with the House, at least (In the opinion of some of the experts) organized "agin' the governor," though Frong Lonergan claims he will give the governor's policies a fair deal. The governor In his Inaugural m essn ge co m es hanging out f or the things which his friend, tho late George Joseph, advocated, abolition of tho public service com mission, creation of various bodies to promote public owner ship and control of power, more strict regulation of nil corpora tions. Me also suggests many ad ministrative reforms, a stutc con stabulary, reorgnnir-utlou of state f inn neon. The governor's message is a strong message, the strongest In many years. Kven his opponents will be forced to admit that Ore gon has a governor with a pro gram. It is going to be interest ing to see how the legislature re acts to the situation. Some of the senators, in what appears to be a big gesture of affection toward the late Mr. Joseph but Is In real ity a bid for favor with Julius, have declined to be sworn In by supremo court Justices whom they berate as the late Mr. Joseph's foes. O tempora, O Mores! Tho governor being In power will have lots of potential friends, but the going Is not going to bo M A telephone call is so quick and reassuring that most people think of it not only as a courtesy due others, but a real convenience to themselves and it costs little. Anyone, anywhere, any time from your own telephone, or from public telephones conveniently located everywhere. Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. 0 of Southern Oregon 0 O o It looks like A (iroat Show! Till: FV ADMINISTRATION' ! I I "iirt In nil ThUm-himiI ' Today at Salem the thirty-sixth assembly of the Oregon legisla ture begins its session and Julius Meier is inaugurated governor. In an unusual degree this date. which introduces a new ndminls- j""1""1' m,,IM il llull"1" l"s i P"t in Oregon's development. It eclebrates the accomplishment of ' an awakened public interest. It enacts the decree of a people Rwn weary of the hesitant and evasive attitude, toward urgent poi itieal and economic problems that has hampered tho past. This year, as never beforo, tho citizens of Oregon nre alert and attentive. They want nnd expect to see something definite done to conserve the rich water power re sources of tho state and insure their ultimate use for the benefit ot the people, rather than the enrichment of a few private mon opolists. The voters clear and un mistakable instruction to tho legis lature Is to set up a structure of law that will give the people power I to use their own properties to practical, sensible and economical effect. With this major Item already ordered on the legislative program, there follows the necessity for a consistent effort on the part of the incoming administration as a whole for the careful economies and the provident expenditures that will best bear the strain of the present widespread depres sion, and prepare the state to meet the opportunities of the better times ahead. TODAY SALK.M (Roseburg News-Review) Today, at Salem, tho law mak ers of the state are gathered to gether. Most of the sorting and classifying has been done but there nre rtill a few who have not yet been herded Into cither the sheep pen or the goat pen. A now governor of tho slato takes his office. Ho Is new in organizing programs and in put more ways than one. A man who tln(f on dramatic events, has never boforo held any political -ve are glad that our own men office of any kind and who has;cnn continue this work that haa been exceedingly busy with his ; roved so valuable in a limited personal business affairs until ho j wny in tne past," said Director suddenly became - an- - independent Marls. ''Any-strengthenlnff of thm candidate for tho office, now sits social ai)d educational activities in the governor's choir. This may of the farmers' organizations will not be a record but It Is unusual Utrengthen the organizations them tov in this country we are accus- wXvon t0 the general benefit of ag- tomed to a sort of progression of office-holding, before the highest is reached. The question you are most apt to hear now If you nre talking about state politics Is this: "Do you think Meier will make a good governor?" Wo nro going to know the nnswer to that question beforo very long now. It will not tnke four years or ony very largo part thereof to learn Just what sort of a gover nor Mr. Meier will make. Refore this session of the legislature Is Continued on Pnirn Three) telephoned we would be thert at six" A COURTESY CALL ANY disappointments and sometimes embarrass ment result from "just dropping in" on folks.' 0 N SOCIAL A E Practical Training for Group Leaders Proposed Uma tilla County First to Open School. ORISGON STATIC COLLEGE, Corvallis, Jan. 17, A new type of service for rural organizations do signed to strengthen the social and educational programs of granges and simitar bodies, Is announced here by Paul V. Maris, director of the stale college extension service. This service is provision for practical training of group leaders in various counties in the conduct of organized recreational, social and educational programs. The work now carried to the counties for the first time. Is the outgrowth of the centralized Grange lectur er's schools held here and the more recent cooperative work done with National Playground associa tion specialists sent to Oregon by the United States department of agriculture. Dr. IX. V. Poling, extension lec turer, and D. Palmer Young, in structor In dramatics are staff members here who worked with Jack Stuart Knapp and John Brad ford, the specialists sent here last year, nnd they will now handle a series of three day training schools already scheduled In five counties. Umatilla county Is the first to schedule one of these schools, the first one there being conducted In Pendleton this week. W. A. Holt, county agent, Invited representa tives of nil formers' organizations In the county to attend. Practical training Is being given tn directing I KPOUn cames. community sinulnir. riculture." Turkey Pardons Soldiers, ANGORA. (ff) The Turkish government has proclaimed a gen eral amnesty for all persons serv ing sentences for minor military offenses. Last year a similar de cree freed minor civil offenders. 4 Now Kngllsh Census. LONDON. 'England takes n new censuA In April and expects to count about 45,000.000 souls at a cost of $2,500,000. The previous count, on 1921, gave Great Britain n total of 42.7fi9.73ft. FORGING o
