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Second Section
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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
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.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.
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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
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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)
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Jack Walker and Clifford
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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.
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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.
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