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Mail Tri Second Section Six Pages Second Section Six Page Twenty-Fifth Year MEDFORD, OUKCON. SUNDAY, JANUARY - 19:51. No. ::o.). MEDFORD BUNE ECONOMISTS 10 ADDRESS OSC MEETS 'General Farm Science Course to Open at Cor . vallis Monday, With Fed eral Chief As Special Speaker, OREGON STATIC COLLEGE, Corvallis, Jan. 24 With Hie en gagement' of Dr. W. .1. Spillmnn of Washington, P. C. as special speaker on farm economic.-, ad vance preparations lor opening next Monday the first general farm science short courso in 1 f years are almost complete. Detail ed programs have been issued showing some 125 lectures hilled for the week of January 2ti to 31. Dr. Spilfman is principal econ ( omist in the federal office of farm management and is known turn out th country as one of tho out fit and ing popular lecturers on farm economics. His last appear ance in Oregon was at the first eastern Ores on wheat conference at Moro in lSL'fj. lie has been scheduled for four general assembly lectures to the entire group of farmers who at tend the short course. His four topics are: "The Agricultural Out look Service, " "The Statistical Service of State and Nation." "The Dairy and Poultry Situation" and "Adjusting Farm Production to Demand." Aside from this opportunity to receive first hand a report on national farm economic conditi ons, farmer-students at the sci ence, school will be able to choose a course of lectures and demon strations daily that most interests them. As many ns four lectures ore scheduled per hour, allowing considerable latitude for choice. G. U. Hyslop. head of tho staff committee in charge of the farm ers' week, announces that plenty of local accommodations are be ing provided for - the visitors. Many opportunities for special tonferenoes with specialists or tvith other groups of growers will he afforded aside from the pre pared program. No charge whatever will be (node for the courses, as neither fees nor tuition will be collected. O K iXiON STATE -UL.L.r... j Corvallis. Ian. 24 C. 13. Den man, livestock member of the federal farm board, who has nev er before visited this state since ( his appointment, has accepted an( invitation to speak in Salem Jan-j uary 27 before the annual meet ing of the Oregon cooperative council. I The proprnm for this annual session has been issued by George O. Callin. secretary- treasurer ofj the council and marketing special-( ist of the extension service Gov-( ernor Julius I,. Meier has also been invited to address the open ing session. Among others to appear on the program are Dr. Hector Mc-' I'herson, l Ann county member of j.lhe legislature; W. G. Ide, state 'chamber of commerce; Wm. A. Schoenfeld. regional representa- ii-u .if ihfl fm-m hoard: J. H. Toll, marketing specialist at the college, and 11. A. Ward, Oregon delegate to the National Coopera tive council. Present officers of tho council which now comprises 40 of tho lending farmers organisations of the state are J. O. Holt, Eugene, president; Olenn B. Marsh, Hood liiver, nnd CT. V. Laughlin, As toria, vice presidents, and Mr. Gatlin, secretary-treasurer. Elec tion of new officers will be part of tho business transacted. OTtKOON STATE COLLEGE. Corvallis, Jan. 24 Miss Clarlhel Nye, head of home economics extension in this state, has been named state chairman for Oregon of the Better Homos In America campaign which will culminate this year in the Better Homes fWeck. April 2C to May 2.. M 1st Nyo served as state secre tary of this movement In New York state before coming to Ore gon. She is appointing community leaders throughout the stato and has had acceptances from more than .10 women. Home demonstra tion agents are serving as county leaders where available. 1 MARSHFIKLD, Jan. 24. Following an accident in which the car driven by John Granstrotn of North Bend collided with one operated by S. E. Mitts of Ban don, the former took Mitts to Marshfield. purchased for him a car of the same model thst was wrecked, and sent him on his way contented. The Incident establish ed a precedent for speed In set tlement of nutomnhlle damages in Cons county. 1 FARM SCIENCE r X ' DAIRY HERD GRWING OK WMWJ& CLOVER PASTURE . fV$4 &SifM CaKPNDH-U JURAL EXPFPIHtHlWN l4U JftSJ itf WjJm i THIRD PASTURE SI ASON $W 2 Wfc , "y. V rKttfJ'J?. Staff leaders in charge of modernized "farmers' week" at Oregon State College January 26 to 31, and some late developments to be discussed. Above, irrigated pasture, the hope of many dairymen; below, combine harvesting Austrian winter field peas for seed. Inserts, from left, P. M. Brandt, in charge of live stock division of program; G. R. Hyslop. general chairman of program committee, Dr. A. B. Cordley, dean of agriculture. NHH SiLETZ 1113 si mm B HIGH PRICE SALEM, Jan. 24. (P) Even mice have their musical moments. Witness, for example, the tawny gray creature captured 'here in a grocery fstore. For" the past two months Mr. and Mrs. George. A. Fisher heard noises emanating from their store room. Nothing could be found. Tho noises continued, sometimes with the rasping chirp of a cricket, hut oftener with a quaint musical lilt. Most frequently it was heard at night. Occupants of tho living quarters in the rear of the struc ture were awakened, puzzled by strange melodies. Finally Mrs. Fisher discovered the mouse when she wan sweeping out tho corners near some carrot sacks. The mouse escaped. All devises to capture it failed until It was again seen singing merrily away in a carrot sack. Then strategy was called Into play tho open end of the hug was placed in t he mouth of n la rgc ca ndy ja r a nd the tiny crca t u re moved Its quartern. Since Its capture it has made a cozy nest in one corner of a match box in the jar. It- lives on carrots, bits of cabbage, let tuce, bread, potatoes and cheese. It will be housed in tho jar while experts at Oregon Slate col lege study Us vocal powers and test and record them scientifical ly. HOSKBCRO. Jan. 2 4. 0V) The annual Northwestern Turkey show, hold each December at Oak la nil. Ore., has resulted In from 300 to 400 per cent Increase In the sale of breeding turkeys by Oregon growers, J. C. Leedy, county agent, believes. In previous years Oregon tur keys were sold largely for meat purposes nnd breeding slock was Imported from other states. Since tho show was Inaugurated, how ever, there has been a noticeable increase In the quality of Oregon breeding stock and sales have be come an Important factor In the industry. Birds for breeding pur posos sell for from Bo to 100 per cent more than those sold for meat, The Oregon legislature Is being asked to assist the annual nhnw with an appropriation which will enable ftger cash prizes to be offered. It is proposed next year to hold the show for four days instead of two If the special as sistance roqnested from th1 state Is obtained. mm OFFERED IN O. S. C. Inman-Pou Is en Company Secure Holdings, With Plans for Mill Cutting Operation Start in Doubt. POIITI.AND, Ore. Jan. 2 1. (V) Geuiv-e W. Thatcher, president1 I and treasurer of Inman-Poulscn , I -limber company, today confirm-1 ed the reported purchase by Ills ' company of about (iim.000,000 feet j of standing timber on the KiletZj river west of Valsetz, Ore. He declined, In absence of II. H. Van Uuzr r, vice - president, to confirm the reported purchase; price of about $ l.MiO.ono. j The purchase, with previous holdings, gives the company about, l,4tii.inio.oa(i feet of timber al-j nio-Jt alt in a single block. Thatch-: or said. J Cutting operations would nt j be started for sumo time, he said.! Construction or a mill had been) discussed, but was not definitely j planned. The mill would probably he placed at Valsetx, terjiiinus of the Vollev & Selitz railroad. One of the two tracts in the ' now block of timber was pur- clinked from Kan wis I'ity rod- COUNT THE YELLOW BOXES -Real Proof That Country People Read the o o MAIL TRIBUNE SHORT COURSE , E IN. 'FLAX SI IN POrtTLAND. Jan. 24. (&) Oregon has tho largest acreage producing "line'' of high grade flax fibre in ' the United States, nnd has the largest scutching plant In the country, according to a survey of tho flax Industry is sued by the University of Oregon school of business administration. The acreage, all in the Willam ette valley, is 5,100. The Willamette valley has 270, ono acres suitable for flax cul ture, the report said. Annually two million pounds of flax fibre is delivered to tho stato flax plant at Salem. Potential markets of 300,000 to 100,000 pounds of sacking twine In the northwest. and 100,000 pounds of hop twine on the Pa cific coast are pointed to by the report. The survey is entitled "Market ing and Manufacturing Factors in Oregon's Flax Industry." It was prepared by A. L. Lnmax, pro fessor of business administration, ami Theodore Van Builder, re search assistant. Tho 4 4 -pa go booklet was printed by the uni versity press. dents, Thatcher said. He declined to give the names of the previous OWPT-l. iy JQ I j j Reiterate l VW'VI IIVI f III IIU11VI mv With IWaik fnr Pnrtlnnfl Pill TWO BillS IntrodUCetl ' I Cnjl Irt Qntlfv I i .i.l:M, Ore.. Jan. -4. tit it was understood - here today that Onvernor Meier will send another special message to the legislature Monday. It will deal with Port of Portland legislation nnd will reit- t erale. with more detail, the reeom- mendation in tho governor's inaug- ; ural message that appointment of; the port commissioners be return- ed to the governor. Also. It is Understood that on- ! other bill relative to selection of the, port commissioners will bo in- troduced Monday, and that it will . not- conform to die governor s recommendations. Who will in- troduce the bill could not be ascer- tainrd today, but it will appear in j the Senate. Two bills on the subject have hoen introduced in the house, tun of the bills, introduced by a group of I the Multnomah delegation j head id by Bepresentative Keasey, conforms to the governors reeom- mendation. The other, introduced by another group from Multnomah headed by Representative Angell provides for election, of tho com missioners by the people of tho district. In his inaugural message the governor recommended that elec tion of the commissioners be taken away from the state legislature ami i the appointive power given the governor. 4 FOR STATE STOCK PORTLAXD. Jan. 24. (P) Range and weather conditions In Oregon are v e ry f a vo ra b I o f o r this time of year, and little feed ing is being done, as snow is, gen erally off tho ground and stock hack on the feeding ranges. This Is the report of the federal state crop reporting service of the de partment of agriculture. Condition of stock Is from fail to very good, tho report said, and there Is plenty of feed to carry through the winter. Sheep are staying out on ranges exception ally late and are in good condi tion. Kango conditions In tho state show a slight improvement over December, and little feeding hns been required. Lack of snow is causing a water shortage In some quarters, the government report said, while other districts say feeding will have to begin again If frost and fog continues. While the condition of Oregon cattle shows very little change from last month, a great number are being held because nf low price. Sheep are- wintering well. Two Chicago rob he iv held up six tay.cab" drivers at the same corner the same night, but accosted two policemen on their seventh at tempt. Dependable Abstract Service When it cornea to nil iwitlors pertaining to ti It's, we nrii equipped to serve you well. For 130 years we linvc been com piling authoritative title records enabling us to offer the finest possible service. Title Insurance Jackson County AJbstract Co. D 127 E. Sixth St Phono 41 MESSAGE 10 LEGISLATURE Oregon Press Comment Upon Wickcrsham Dry Law Report ( Eugene Rcgistcr-Ctnanl ) i The hreiii hli'ssty awaited report , of the v icUershctm coin mission on prohibition and law enforce- I metit approves the main idea of the average citizens agree. They i the 1 St h amendment in principle ' think there is a possibility of l.ot and practice. It opposes any im-; ter enforcement providing there mediate changes except such as will make possible the most j strenuous program of enforcement : "llnliv '1;S s,''n- ( , . Ill ,1,1 Tl1" "'i'"" li-UP,. with Br audor grave evils f social ami ,,olilita' t'01'rnl"i,ii for which it: holds prohibition to ho an admit- i u'lt 'a part, and it con- des the possible need of change ! if the new program of enforce-; ment does not wor. , Ten of the eleven members sign, i, major report embodying , stricter enforcement as the only f,.:lsihle step. But dissension is i ndmiitiMl. All members reservo the right to say Just what they think, personally In talking to the press and public. Four of the eleven members submit with the major report a detailed outline, of a ni.in tor change if tho enforce- ,ent program does not work. Six fn. Sl)me form of change, The plan is interesting. It would j,e a modified "Swedish plan." The Kovernment. officially, would bo i;.nt om nf the limim- hudno There would be created a mam- moth national corporation to man - u fact lire and distribute alcoholic , is not banished under national beverages. A non-partisan board ! prohibition. would be set up ut Washington I It would he blind if It failed to to regulate it. Slates would be ! recognlw that the liquor traffic, permitted in set up sub-stations ; despite tho best attempts at en for distribution. But the principle ' forccmctit of national prohibition. f national, uniform liquor rcgula- j tj,,., would be retained by merely nrndifying the 1 Sth amendment to give congress more flexible powers in iiaiiik ii mii'iir i iimnii ui fn-ii j barring liquor altogether. There you are. Taken as a whole, the report upholds nearly every- j thing the rirys have been fighting for, It also concedes to the wets, the one big point (hoy have been i righting for, the possible need of change. Everybody ought to he . happy, but of courso they won't. Politically t he report Is very ! smart. It means that Hoover can ami will run again an a dry, hut I with a friendly hand out to the I brethren who thirst, provided the strenuous enforcement program doesn't work him into a tough spot. But In the rows that will follow the report, he will have the big advantago of a program that ; at least possible and progres sive. . '. Many valid criticisms might be I made. And yet, in all fairness, do not the findings represent about , the only reasonable conclusions In 1 the circumstances? We have np I plauded repeatedly Senator Bor i ah's contention that prohibition j has never yet had an honest chance. Consider Its baptism un i dcr the 1 lardlng-Daughcrty-Jeff Smith riffraff, Its loneliness under the Coolldgo regime which made keeping-out-of-trouble tho big aim in life. Many will doubt whether any en f o rce ment p la n ca n cope w 1 1 h the Capones, the Bugs Morans, Budners, I-omhardos, and the mil lions of thirsty non-believers who give them support. Why not try once? We believe the major rec ommendations worthy of whole henrted support. Stand back and give the Quaker u chance to fight! (Corvallis Gazette-Times) The report shows that tho mem bers of tho commission were so widely in disagreement as to the benefits of prohibit ion and the possibility of enforcing tho Vol stead act that one of tho mem bers refused to sign the entire re port, and others reserved tho right to express their Individual views in separate or supplementary re ports attached to the main document. Broken Dishes Worth Money! We Will Sell You a Set of Dinnerware and Buy Your Broken Dishes of Any Pattern Here is the Proposition: 1 42-piece set Early American Dinnerware . . . .$11.89 Less 5c for each broken dish up to 42 pieces. In other words 42 broken dishes and $9.79 buys the set. If you do not have 42 broken dishes we will take what you have and allow you 5c EACH. 1 1 would seem, therefor, frn reading the report. t hat nothing ; has lici'it accomplished. Commis- sloiis do not agree any more than' ate sniff icietit enforcement officers and money to carry out the job. and to that extent they are willing to continue the noblo experiment j ing It still further benefit of such , a trial it is still found to ht uu-! enforceable, that not only tho J Volstead act but the amendment i itself should he changed., I lOregonian) The Oregonian has lo it he- lleves. :is firm and consistent an advocate of prohibition in pnnol- pie and In enforcement as any. It has nnheld the hands of the authorities to tho best of its abil ity through the years and has fought their battles and defended j them when it could. It has roe- j ognied find still recognizes the undoubted economic benefits that have come to tho country under prohibition. It believes as firmly as ever that this country would bo vastly better off than it now is if liquor could he banished com- , nletelv from Its borders. urn it u-.mi.i l.n i.Hhh ir it fnii ! ed to recognize after tho test of i more than n decade that liquor j is flourishing; that it is become ' a very core and center of law evasion, of official corruption, of j lawless racketeering that ramifies u uiiM) iiiid mitt iii:iuy euit niieiM. It would bo blind If it failed to recognize that many thousands of people not less honest or moral or worthy than prohibitionists have been forced to the conclusion that national prohibition In Its present phase Is not national prohibition, but a substitute that, while bet- ter In some sections than legalized liquor traffic, Is worse In others. Mr. Hoover has defined prohi bition tiH "an experiment noble in purpose." It is just that. In ex perimentation there must bo pro gress to meet conditions ns they ! arise. And so this newspaper be- lieves that tho time has come to l ry to find new ways to m net a situation which calls for tho unit ed best thought of our nation and Wm people. . " ""' SKTTLKS NOTHING (Halem Capital-Journal) Tho Wickersham committee mountain has labored for nenrly two years and brought forth a mouse, on prohibition, in a tedious effort to uphold the president's policies. The . committee finds itself as hopelessly divided as tho general public and ns far as re sults are concerned. Its efforts havo been largely wasted. Ten of tho eleven members havo signed with reservations a general statement of facts and conclusions opposing repeal of the 18th amend ment. However a majority ap pended separate opinions favoring either repeal or revision. The re sult is an Irreconcillable deadlock. l-'our of tho eleven members en dorsed a plan for the adoption of a modified form of the Hwedlsh plan for controlled sale by pri vate corporations under strict reg ulations, In states wishing to adopt It. Two others favored this plan conditionally In case further trial proved unsuccessful. This calls for revision of tho amendment. All members oppose the return of tho hii loon. Tho general re port also opposes restoration of light wines and beers and greater latitude In search nnd seizure. It also admits the failure of enforcc- (Continued on Page Five) 2C EDFORO FURNITURE & HDWE. CO MEDFORD LISTS incur OTiinrMTO 10 oiuumio AT M CDC TV Ml UHlTLIu I Jack Walker and Clifford Moore, Former Football Stars, Among Number Two Local Girls Win De grees. C N I V K 1 1 S IT V OK OliEOON, Kugcne, Jan. 24. (S p e c I a 1) Amu n the new students at the CniveiHity of Oregon this term who have swelled the total regis tration to a new high mark of : t -1 ti il , are .lack T . Miller. Ivan McCollum, Mary 10. Snider. Clifford Moore, William Kugene Dougherty, Nina T. Bolhovltln-' ova. .lack T. Walker Is entering th university as a freshman and has chosen business administration fts his major. Ivan McCCollum, who has been taking work nt Stanford is a Hen i or this year and is ma joring in psychology. Mary 13. Snider., who attended O. S. C. fall term, is a transfer to th university, .she Is affiliated with Kappa Uelta sorority, and Is studying business administration. Clifford Moore, who returned to the university this term. Is a fophomore majoring In foreign trade. He is affiliated with Delta Tau Delta fraternity. William Eu gene Dougherty, a transfer from Stanford. Is studying pre-law courses. Nina T. Bolhovitinova Is a freshman In tho school of phys ical education. I-'lfty seven students completed their work at the university last term and received their degree on January 20. Winifred U. Johnson, of Medford, received a Master of Arts degree. Louise K. llollenbeck, of Medford waa among' the 2l to be awarded" bachelor of arts degrees. A large proportion ,of the 07 '.were not on the capipus thin year, but finish ed up their work through corres pondence study. THE DALLES SPEEDS WORK FOR WATER TUB DALLES, Jan. 24. OP) Employing 26 men, the city. water commission is replacing old wood en water mains in the southeast section of the city with Iron pipe. Crews already have laid 2,000 feet. The commission had not expect ed beginning the work beforo spring, but It waa hastened In order to afford employment for workmen here. All employes ore hends of families. . THE DALLES. Jan. 24. Local weather prophets ure fore casting an early spring over the mld-Columbla this year. ' Hood River orchard Is ts the past several days have reported many flocks of red-breafited robins. Anglers have found that salmon trout are running In Mill creek. For tho post week, flocks of cedar wax wings have been observed feeding on the berries of. mountain ash trees on local lawns. Up tq date the minimum tem perature for the winter here has been 22 degrees above zero. At this time Inst year sub-zero weath er was prevailing over the Wasco area. o
