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PXGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, KEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1931. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE "Imvint in Southern Ortotn rr;ai Cht Hill TribuM" rubllihec r- trj.tr.SB N. fir 8t no " BOIIKUT W HUHL. billot B. L. KNAFP. afanatar AO lnorfnreot NiPU Bnttrad u iKOnd elm raatttr it Uodtord. Oreton. onto Act at Uardi . IKI. SUMH'KU'TION KATES Dallr. rtlf TS5 Dalit, month ."V. Br Carrier. In A.itrart Mriford. mm lituonrtllf. Cmtral Point. Pboanii. Itltat. OoW Bill MO on llltmtart. . Dal)?. Bootb . Dallr. out Ttir. . . . . '' All tarmt. wb In adunet. 1. 50 Official eaptr ol tn Cllt ot McHtorl Official WW ot Jaciton Count). unniBU or tub ahmm'iated pkbm HMClTing roil WMJ rrir. ft Aaaoelatad Preaa la aicluilralt entitled to tM rat tor polilttatlnn rt all nana JHoataiea eftoitea t II or rwrr nnut tod alM to ina local r-wi miiiii-iiBi - -All rlitita for publication ot aoaelal alapaua Herein are aim mm. -, HEMBKN Olr UNITED PHE8B MEMBHH Of AUDIT BUBrSAO or CIRCULATIONS Adrrrtlitni Rrpreeentatlret M. C MOIIKNSEN I COMPANT Oftlces 1 Nea Tort. Oilcan-. Detroit, I rraoolMO, Uoa Antalea. Seattle. Portland. Smudge Smoke Muuae Mulrhead ' old red car need painting. T. Bill Issacs hu hung ft nw nignt sign In front ot hi pantry. The high points are covered with now, and the valley visited by rein Thiol, may wet up tho ground, It U aid. ' A. Holt let loose last wk. and drank Calem water, The deer slaughtering, If any, sea- eon oloses today, and heavy firing Is predloted on all fronts, The l-eyed auto lights are still -eamin- on the dlewaye. B. J. Hswty of New York. City, gave ' the writer a box of apples last wss, through b's able assutant Hugh Ham lln, who apologized for smallness of the product, and the taot he had on an old pair of trousers, and a 1027 bat, at a rakish angle, Dd Andrews and Ed White met In front of the letter's establlshmsnt Frl. and rehearsed the first three sets and final ononis of "The Miksdo," There Is a decline In the number who have wandered this far from borne to starve. The old folks have quit telling how hard the time were In 1B99, to tall how cold the winters were when they were boys. Somebody toe Dad Bates' horse shoes, and be was not out for a week. We knew a man who took a boree, and was not out for two years. Gltzo Shlmoda, 7, was forced to go to a dentist Wed, and have one of his bicuspid lined up straight with the world. - J, Kort Hall has gone to Oallf. tor tbt winter against his will and bet ter Judgment. Ool. Vorhels Is back at Washing ton, D. O., and had his ring and a finger written up In the papers. The fair sex are wearing their fur oats, and looking hungry. , Jim Mulcahy ot the Espea was a pleasant caller Thurs. looking as chip per as ever. He Is going to speed up the freight trains between here and Portland he says, A man was found nearly froae to death In a cabin In the timber, for lack ot wood, there being none In the woodshed. Sheriff Jennings I now a O rand paw, and stepping accordingly. The unterrlfled and aroused De mocracy . of Jackson county met Thurs. eve and mapped out plans for girding their loins In the coming campaign. All took the pledge, not to desert their own candidate, for one offering free phones, or dairy products without cost to tha taxpay ers. It Is not thought thsy will stick by It, ss they never have In the past, A good democrat would rather ruin hie own party than hie tradi tional foe the rascally Republicans. P. DeSouza was the main spring, and has kept the fslth well. Owing to the unemployment there will be no lack of runners for office. It looks like there will be at least 900 cft.ndldr.tea for sheriff. Overcoat stealing weather la on the tapis tor the coming week. Sauerkraut, which all the beanery oners, spell sour-rout. Is on the mkt. This la a sign of winter, which will officially arrive, when Bd Lamport's front door Is kicked In by burglars; the Perm Bureau tore blowed open. wnen it was already open, and high school boy from Ashland falls . In ths older at the cannery. It seems that only those writers with a past hive a future Thomas ton Times, Porhsps Mayor Walker so frequent ly absents himself In order to show that he csn always come back. Weston Leader. A lot of people who bought "se curities" are wondering whether they understand ths English language. B'nsl B'rlth Messenger, A crltlo declares that people are too poor now to read novels. The real trouble la that novele are too poor for people to read. Pasting Show. , t Mahstma Gandhi, says an old timer, used to be a lawyer. Well, the ways he dresses now, he looks like a client who has Just paid a lawyer. Judge. Anyway, a lot of us will soon be en our feet againour ahoes have bout worn out. Thomas ton Times. At last they've found a use for the depression. They're forming a credit pool In It. Ohio Slate Jour- A bee can rise with three times Its own weight, says an Insectologies. Tee, and sit down wtMi about 800 times Its own weight. Thomas ton Time. A Paradise for Murderers QEVERAL month g ago two men were found thot to death in an office building in Los Angeles. Shots had been heard, witnesses saw a third man walk hur riedly away. A few days later thil third man, a former deputy district attorney named Clark, confessed the crime. Clark, a clever lawyer, made a plea of self defense. At his first trial the jury disagreed. At the second trial Clark was acquitted. , A WEEK ago two young women were murdered in Phoenix, Arizona. Their dismembered bodies were found in two trunks and a suit case, in the S. P. baggage room in Los Angeles. A Mrs. Ruth tTudd olaimed the trunks, but when a suspicious baggage man asked her to open them, she fled with her brother and disappeared. Yesterday this Mrs. Judd confessed the crime, through her attorney. She also claimed self defense, and offered a wounded hand as evidence. . e e e e e CLARK maintained he shot one of his victims, as the latter pulled a gun ; the other was shot down, as he came at him swinging a chair. Mrs. Judd maintains she shot one of her victims, after the latter had sent a bullet through her hand; the other was shot down as she came at her swinging an ironing board. A GUN AND A CHAIR I A GUN AND AN IRONING BOARD I TWO MEN MURDERED IN ONE CASE; TWO WOMEN IN THE OTHER I . Mrs. Judd's attorney asks that his client be triad in Los Angeles. SMART man I ' Is Communism New? A LETTER from a subscriber the following; "Certainly you are intelligent enough to realize the capitalistic system has been tried and found wanting. It is as out-of-date In the realm of modern economics, as the stage coach In ths realm of mod em transportation. Tho New World is no longer here In America; ths New World Is In Russia. There they have discovered and put In praotloe a new oonoeptlon of government which Is as eertalrily the government of the future, as capitalistic democracy la the govern ment of the past," We have heard this argument so frequently of late, that we are go'tting a bit tired of it. It is based upon the entirely falla cious and stupid assumption, that communism, sovietism, so cialism (or whatever you wish to call it) is a RECENT "dis covery," something entirely original and NEW. As a matter of fact communism is as old as the human race. It was the first form of government adopted by primitive agri rain tribes. It was the basis of Plato's Republic j the germinat ing idea of Sir Thomas More's "Utopia") the working prin cipal of Robert Owen's "New Lanark "i and the aim of in numerable other schemes of realizing the Millennium, including "Brook Farm" in this country Inspiration Sooiety" settlement, established here in this state at Aurora, six years before the Civil war. COMMUNISM is not only older than King Tut) it has been tried, and tried, and tried again. Now Russia may suc ceed where all the others failed. But we DO know, and everyone else should know there is nothing new about it. Communism instead of being a great step in advance, is, from the standpoint ot human history, i step back to- the very dawn of civilization. It is ft form of government race in a primitive stage of development. That waB why it was used by early tribes in Europe, tribes in this country. And that, in OUR OPINION, been tolerated so many years in far-off Russia with the excep tion of China and Darkest Afrioa, the most backward and un developed country, industrially and socially, in the world. War a HERE is an item in the news which throws an interesting sidelight upon how the airplane has revolutionized mili tary soience. Thursday a revolt broke out on the Island of Cyprus. Fri day it was put down when reinforcements comprising machine guns and 150 British regulars were brought over from Egypt, 500 miles away, in SEVEN AND ONE-HALF nOURSl Twenty years ago it would have taken Great Britain at least a week to have transported this force from Egypt and thrown it into aotion. Now it is done betvfoen breakfast and afternoon tea. What seven planes can do with this small detachment, a fleet of super planes and dirigibles, can do with an army, artil lery and poison gas. We have heard ft great deal about the next war being a wnr of the air. Well, here you have it in miniature, seven air planes putting down a rebellion in less than 24 hours. Capone on the Spot! IN BEING stunned at his prompt transportation to Lcavon- worth, Al Capone has nothing on the rest of the country." As far as we can recall suah immediate action in a criminal case is unprecedented in American history. We supposed, and we imagine most other people supposed, that in spite of his conviction, Al would enjoy his liberty as long as his money held out. But here in the wink of an eyelash, both notorious gang leader and a million dollars, are shipped off to prison almost before the ink on the jury verdict has had chance to dry, WONDEP, of wonders! In darkest Chicago, a jury that couldn't be bought, and ft judge that couldn't be bribed! Can it bet Has the worm turned at lastt Mobbe so. Oue thing is certain. Next March there is go ing to be a scramble in the underworld .to pay income taxes that will knock Uncle Andrew Mellon 'a eye out. Homicides may not decline, but tax evasions certainly will. Here is one law on the statute books apparently that can't be alibied. There is one crime, that in case of conviction, doesn't put all the cards in the hands of the criminal. Sentenced in the morning and, in spite of the usual appeals, sent off to the pen that night. Scat-face AL gang leader, beer (not for publication contains in 1844, and Dr. Keil's "True We don't know. No one knows. essentially adapted to the hurann and by many Amerioan Indian is why it has gone so far, and la Mode baron, multimillionaire the bitter bit;, the spotter on the spot; the rapper, taking the rapl ' WONDER of wondersl Marvel of marvels! We only hope Judge Wilkerson and the federal offi cials will take the precaution for a few weeks, to drive to work in their armored carsl P. S. Later. Now the court holds Capone's departure over until Monday. We thought there Was a "catch" in it. Today By Arthur Brisbane Laval, of Many Races. Idaho and France. Fine Titles, Fine Names, Venus' Birthplace, Copyright Kihg feature synd. In o. An official dinner at the White House enabled some American newspaper men to study and admire the French visitor, Premier Laval, closeup, Thore were Qgden Reid, who owns the New York Herald Tribune ; Gannett ' and Paul Block, each owning many news papers-, Frank Kellogg from Chicago, and others. Laval, officially announced as "the president of the conn- cil of ministers of France," walked slowly around the White House reception room in which the guests stood in a row, slinking hands with each. Mar shal Petain, called by General Pershing "the greatest soldier that France produced in the war," followed. Last came President Hoover, shaking hands with all his guests, then walking to the din ing room, with Laval beside him. The President looked weary, and no wonder. A White House official of long experience said : "I have seen seven Presidents, and not one ever worked as President Hoover works." m Premier Laval, and Senator Borah, side by side, with an in- trcpreter translating what each other said, formed an interest ing oontrast, as far apart as the buckwheat cakes of Idaho, from the "bouillabaise" of Marseilles. Nswspapsr reporters who write: "You eeo in Laval's face his French peasant ancestry," would ohange the description on closer Inspection. You aoe In the face traces of many nations that have sailed the Medi terranean for five thousand years, coming in over the Pyrenees, the Alps and down from the north and east. Who sees only "peasant ancestry" In the face ot Iaval, would see only a peasant woman In the Mona Usa face. j j a Laval's eye Is as penetrating as a steel drill, and his face tells nothing ot what he thinks. His smile, re flecting the sunshine ot the "Midi," tells nothing. Don't play poker with him. Ke la exactly the height ot Vice- President Curtis, whose head comes as high as President .Hoover's shoul ders. But Laval Is perhaps an Inch or two taller than Napoleon the First, more securely powerful than Napo leon, and be wlU have no Waterloo or St. Helena. The democratic Laval had about him the following gentlemen with re sounding names: Marquis De Cham- brun, Duo De Brogllt, Major General Count De Chambrun, Marquis De Orruwe, Marquis De Rochambeau, and Duo De Noallles. ' Perhaps Mr. Laval has heard of a certain weakness for titles In this proud democratic country. The Freich thought they were rid ot titles In the revolution, but they were not. Such things stick, for if you have nothing else to distinguish you, a title Is convenient. When a strong lunged servant roars out, "Marquis De Rochambeau" democra cy Is Impressed. It Premier Laval went to China he would taste blrds-nett soup, or sharks' fins, and look pleased. Ar riving here he tasted Ice water, for the first time, and remarked that It was "a good cure for a Frenchman." He didn't say WHAT It would cure. If his grandmother In the little Aurergne village near Clermont-Ferrand could have seen little "Pierre" with that glass ot water she would have dashed at him to eave him from destruction, mixing some claret with the water, or at least a few drops ot "fleur d'oranger." It would hare amased sincere pro hibitionists to see Laval, with the en- a ergy ot ten dynamos; the French Marshal Petain, straight as an arrow at IS, and the others, MOT raised on Ice water or ginger pop, who bare I drunk French wine all their lives, and show no bad effects. Long ago, Disraeli, British states- man, whose ancestors came out of Asia, and who made Victoria, Em press of India Disraeli to whom Bis marck referred admiringly as "Ths Old Jew," went to Berlin. He came back bringing "peace with honor," casually picking up and add ing the useful Island of Cyprus, one of the largest In the Medlterraneon, to Britain's possessions. t - Now the Inhabitants of Cyprus are In rebellion, demanding the right to leave Britain and Join with Oreece. Britain sends airships with soldiers, and that rebellion will be squelched There Is Just enough reality to re mind you how easily big empires can go to pieces. A really Interesting spot on earth is that Island of Cyprus, with Its 350,000 Inhabitants. Alexander the Great quarreled about It, St. Paul and St. Mark preached on It, Richard the Llon Hearted married on It, and Aphro dite, Goddess of Lovs, Is supposed to have been born of its sea foam, . The present row Is prosaic, having to do with an unpopular tariff. We shall see a real filer when Gen eral italo Balbo files here from Rome to represent Mussolini, with a squad ron of 94 Italian seaplanes on a trip around the world. General Balbo, only 85 years old, Is Mussolini's air minister, and a real filer. When he soars above Washington with his 34 planes, our government WlU perhaps be Impressed with the fact that 34 other planes, or TWEN TL-FOUB HUNDREED PLANES might some day come on a less peace ful errand. What would this country, with Its pstty "anti-aircraft guns," do to repel a thousand bomb-dropping, gas dropping, poison-gas dropping air planes, piloted by men with no feu of death? M. H, Sloan, vloe-presldent of the Standard Satieties Company, knows a good deal about conditions, and says "the worst Is past and October will probably have been the lowest month." More Important, perhaps. Is the statement by Crates W, McGarrah, head ot the International Bank, who finds Wall Street more cheerful. He Is a good Judge ot the Inside feelings of high finance. If you are past 80, all years above that number are "profit." Life lasts longer, and because there are old people alive with weakened resist ance, deaths from cancer and heart disease are more numerous. The heart, arteries, kidneys, liver and the fighting spirit ot the white blood corpuscles diminish, as the years creep on. There are more people on earth SO years old now than there ever were. Not very long ago, In the second biggest city of France, there was not a man or woman that had reached SO. And Montaigne's great friend, La Beetle, dying, congratulated himself on having reached the fairly old age of 38. I Communications To the editor: This committee, composed of tax payers of division No. 1, of the Med ford Irrigation district feels we should elect for director cur best qualified man, The official duties performed by J. O. Murphy In past years lesd us to believe In his ef ficiency for the office of director. "Straight legal business," Is our motto. The following article from the Minneapolis Journal of September 17, 1839. gives some Idea ot the es teem In which Mr. Murphy was held In Rockford, Minn., where he eerved ss mayor and In subordinate capaci ties before removing to Oregon: The Tillage council of Rockword will meet Thursday evening to pick a successor to J. O. Murphy, mayor, who Is leaving Rockford after living In Minnesota the greater part of his lite. Mr. Murphy Is leaving for Med ford, Ore., where he owns a ranch and other property. ... , .h luw, I- tr oounty 50 years ago, moved to Rock- ford L 18i to engage In the fsrm ! implement buslneas. He began hl, , political career In 1818 when he was elected to the vlllsge council, on which he served until 10-2. In 1021 ha was chosen Justice of the peace and tilled that office until 1928. In March. 1829, Rockford picked blm as Its mayor. In addition to being member of the council, Justice of the peace and mayor, Mr. Murphy has engaged in the farm Implement business as local representative of the International Harvester com pany." (Signed) Taxpayers Committee, Division No. I, Medford Irrigation Dis trict. Radlobeacon signals to guide mari ners were first applied In a practical way off the entrance to New York harbor in 1821. FLIGHT 0' TIME FIFTEEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK From the Flies of The Mall Tribune Monday A warm wind blows from the west, and rain Is predicted, which will be welcome to farmers and hunters. The camoale-n crows hitter many acrimonious letters from demo crats and republicans are received by the editor, who Is charged with not printing all ths republican epistles. Shorty Conrad and Rankin Estes return from a deer hunt In the Rock Point country. They got four bucks, and Estes got lost. Charles Ray, In "The Deserter," at the Page. Delphiniums are In bloom. Tuesday The Medford high school defeats Klamath Falls 87 to 0. Carter Bran don, Billy Mitchell, and Jess Gentry did noble work tor the Black and Red. Tne police warn parents, that young girls muat be kept home, or they will be placed In the city Jail. pour maias none over 18 years were rounded up last night at ten o'clock. Charles W. Fulton, former Oregon e-ator, wiu matte tne closing ad dress of the republican campaign, and will urge "mothers not to be deceived by the "kept us out of war' ory." The Mall Tribune says that the democrats are not backed bv Wall street, like the repubUcans, and will have to depend on the oratorical efforts of Judge W. E. Crews, E. E. Kelly, Porter J. Neff, and Mrs. Rose scniefielln. Wednesday Machinery for new sawmill on the Appiegate ordered by O. J. Semon. me-iong Republican of Phoenix, announces his desertion of the ranks to vote for Wilson, and predicts "Hughes wlU not get 100 votes In the two pnoenlx precincts," Victory claimed for Rumanians In iransylvanla. The much needed rain stlU holds off. County court asked to abolish county engineer, and three deputy aneriirs to reduce taxes.- president Wilson given credit by Talent fruitgrowers for saving this year's crop. Thursday Republican central committee finds a Cleveland democrat, who "has not been kept out of war." "Ashland Mother" scolds editor of the Morn ing Sun for scoffing at Wilson's campaign slogan. "Do our Daughters Run wild." at the Star theater. S. 8. Smith, Jackson county expon ent of republicanism, appeared on the streets this morning hiding himself behind a modest Hughes button of the general dimensions ot the family wash tub. Valley Cornice net (4.84 a box In New York. Friday Tom Waterman writes a letter to the editor stating that he does not care who la elected president, but will be glad "when the hubbub Is over." Germans evacuate Fort Vaux. Aviator -Carlson attempting flight from Chicago to New York. Attorney Porter J. Neff, in address at Nat, declares "Wall Street has no visions," and calls on all good citizens to -'shake loose the Bhackles of great wealth," by their votes next Tues day. Guy Connor's car hit by car driven by driver blinded by sun. Saturday Democrats betting Wilson will car ry Jackson county, and "leaders ex pect a consignment of Wall street money at the last minute to Influ ence the vote." Beaver-Portland cement plant at Gold Hill starts operations. The Greater Medford ctub will give supper dansant Thanksgiving eve. Page theater packed with people to hear Attorney Porter J. Neff pay tri bute to Woodrow Wilson. Republicans charge Attorney Neff has "his eye on fat federal plum, and Its not the postmastershlp." Straw vote taken in Bates Brothers barbershop gives Hughes 76, Wilson 3. 1 Press Comment - AN AGRICULTURAL REVIVAL . When the new era ot prosperity dawns as It surely will reason ex ists for believing that agriculture and allied Industries will enjoy a better position thsn they have In the past 10 or 1 a years. Agriculture has long bceh a profit able occupation with many comfort able Incomes and estates erected upon a foundation of thrift, work and In telligent management In the rural districts It has had Its upa and downs but the record as a whole up to the late months of 1030 was good. The year Immediately preceding the deflation that took place then were exceptionally good. In the years fol lowing, however, sgrlculture has not been on a level with other Industries. The distinction Is due to various csuses. One Is the fact that the agri cultural houte-cleanlng was not so thorough ss It might have been at that time. Politicians started a great ' ' , . . , , . mu,ch '"Pf8 na,urml "I men In truth, they prolonged thte inevitable changes. That la only one phsse of It. how ever. Agriculture In many countries became geared to a tremendously high pace ot production In the war days. There was a demand for aU that ths fsrms could produce and a great agricultural plant was set In motion. It wss so huge that It did not con tract readily when the demand sub sided. Farm relist agitation slacken ed the pace of the curtailment that would have followed In due course, prolonging the revision for many years. But now the picture appears to be changing. The Industrial deflation Is well under way and the farmer Is no longer m the position of being the only thoroughly deflated occupant of the economic circle other Indus tries are gradually falling Into Use. When these changes are finished, we sre likely to find agriculture on the same basis as other Industries with the prospects of old-time fslr profits from farming operations. This does not mean that future farm revenues are to faU Into the class of easy money and that large profits wUl accrue to everyone 'who owns or operates a piece of land. But It does mesn that agriculture will re gain Its place ss a stable occupation In which those who sre willing to work Intelligently will receive a fair reward as compensation. As in other lines of endeavor, farm ing Is competitive. The man who can produce tha most for the lesst wlU stand In a preferred position. There will always be some who wlU make profits that seem unreasonably high and others who fsU to make both ends meet. It Is well to notice, that the pros pects for agricultural Improvement are not linked with governmental ac tivity. It is quite plain now that the farmers have not been oeneiiiea " the least by the long harangue about farm relief. There Is some evidence. In fact, to show that they have been harmed. Viewing the earnings of agrloulture in the past and the satisfactory pros pects for the future, this Is plainly a time In which . foreslghted men should prepare to take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead. (Sioux Falls Dally Argus-Leader). Almee Outwits the Mayor Major J. M. Ourley of Boston pulled a fast one on Almee semple Mcpher son Hutton, or at least thought he did, when he publicly announced after the evangelist's cat! t the city hau that the collections taken up at her revival services would be split SO-50 with Boston's poor. But he didn't know Almee. She Immediately countered with a denial. The mayor stood-pat. whereupon the blondlned queen of the sawdust ring comprom ised by agreeing to split the net pro ceeds after expenses of the revival were paid. It was the fair Almee who took up the collections and counted the cash. She it was also who contracted the expenses and paid the bills. And as It turned out, sa usual, It was Almee who slipped one over the mayor. Some 185,000 people attend ed the revival. Almee reported total receipts of only 123,508.30. she re ported expenses of (23,441.48 leaving but SS4.82 to split with the poor. Almee found the mayor ot Boston almost as easy to work as the mayor of Portland, both ot whom she utiliz ed for publicity purposes. Mayor Curley however, got $32.41 out of It for the poor, which Is S32.41 more than Mayor Baker got for the poor by appearing on the platform with her. Almee Is a little bit too smart tor any mayor and makes dubs out of them all However, this Is the usual result of performances Of any kind staged In the name of sweet charity, for which civic, religious and fraternal organ izations are always tailing. They do the work and are usually left holding the sack, the promoter gets the cash, and the poor get little or nothing. (Salem Capital-Journal), Intangible Refund " Prompt action by state tax com mission to refund 1929 intangibles tax Is to be commended as a step likely to restore confidence In the Integrity of state tax administration and good will towards an Intangibles tax law that Is reasonable. Unfor tunately, the 8 per cent law now on the books Is even worse than the 5 per oent law declared unconstitu tional. It Is being questioned In court. It Is extremiste who ars responsible for the state's difficulty In recov ering revenue from Intangibles, the extremiste who Insist on high rates and dragnet inquisitorial provisions. What thess extremists overlook Is the fundamental fact that any tax on Intangibles Is double taxation, In ths sense that the property represent ed by the securities Is property al ready taxed. No large return can be recovered from Intangibles without good will of the Intangibles taxpay ers as a class. To attempt to punish Intangibles ownsrshlp by special dis criminations Is to Incite resentment such as Is reflected In these lawsuits. Counsels of moderation must be heeded If Oregon Is going to develop a maximum revenue from Intangibles to help relieve real estate taxes. Mak ing a rate too high drives the bulk of Intangibles out of the taxing Juris-, diction. Rates and conditions must be adjusted to "what the trafflo will 1 Nr" and yield a Urge return. ; Oregon Voter). EVENING PAPERS PREDOMINATE Publishers' statements for the six months ending September 30, filed with the nmrn! ri-at,- an. ... Portland newspapers show the fol- luwmg aany average paid circulation: Oreirnn .Tnnp i n- a .. . AVf.lDl Portland Oregonlan 105,179 News-Telegrsm 81,081 The Journal has at last, after a nip and tuck race during the past ...o jcuib, paanea me uregonlsn. which is not so much th- tn.i.-K of youth, of news superiority or edl- vwita. C.LCILIULB BS It IS Ot US OOpU larltV Of the -vintn- naw-n-n . the morning. Average persons, par ticularly those residing In cities, pre fer the evenlnir nan" rn rv..- . only get the news the day It hsppens. -w wtwj oavt me leisure to read it. This Is true all nvr tha for the 338 morning papers in the uuiira ouites nave a total circula tion of 14.434.257 as amln.t titu. 915 tor the 1554 evening papers. The pivc:tcui-e ior evening papers is such that they can exist In small commu nities of a few thousand population while morning papers hsvs a struggle In cities ten times their tits The decimation among morning papers in the last decade has been appalling some fifty old established Journals having either been merged with rivals or suspended. In Oregon there are but four morning newspa pers left and there will be still fewer In the near future, soma thn- lng been absorbed by evening rivals .u in- pan year, me morning paper is becoming a metropolitan proposi tion. It was the decline and deat-h of the Portland Tele-ram tn-t . Journal Its lesd. The Telegram claimed some 52.590 clrculstlon when purchased by the News. The state ments show that the News retained some 33.000, for the merged psper and the Journal -rahri soon of the wisckage. enough to nose out v,ruia at wast lor me time being. , The evening paper has today's news printed today. The morning psper has yesterday's newj printed today. Especially Is this true In the west where evening papese have the advantage of four hours differential between Atlantic and Pacific time. (Salem Capital Jo-fnal.) f. Ye Poet's Corner "God's Splendors." (By Dorothy K. Conrad) A dancing, darting crystal stream Whose tiny stones In the sunlight glesm Like shiny new dollars Just from the mint: Of wooded luxury their beauty ituat hint. The psle green grass beside them nod, y Only the feet of the wild dost dare"! to trod V It Is a majestic, heavenly eight To gaze at the stars until late ia the night. And to listen to that wild little brook, - As It gurgles and babbles by each little nook. What was that, a far-away howl? Or maybe the hoot of a lonely old owl. With the dawn, you must stop and gaze - . At the big red sun as she com mences to raise O'er the stately pines on the eastern shore Of that babbling brook that goes on forever more. It is a delightful game the little birds play, As they dart to and fro all through the day. They sing and are happy and free from want. For their little tld-blts are easy to hunt. I placed my head upon the ground, and what did I hear But the steady hoot-beats of several deer. As they drew nigh, I ducked for the brush. On they came, two fauns, a buck and a doe. The old boy snorted; he smelled a foe. The little ones hastened to their mother's aide. They were weak with fright, but they never cried. The buck was uneasy at the first whiff he got. He stood as If glued to the very same epot. There they stood In the pale morn ing light. I cannot describe this beautiful eight. And on the day went, like a comet on high. When I think of It now I must heave a big sigh. For our dear God made all of these things, The deer, the birds, the grass and the crystal eprlngs. Jg parents ' Nature Interests . (By Alice Judson Peale) The summer months have brought to many children a very real In terest in the world of living things. One child has collected butter files, another has learned to recog nize nearly all the birds In his vicinity, yet another has acquired some pet newts and turtles. Still another has gathered a mis cellaneous collection of birds' nests, fragmente of robins' eggs, pink and white pebbles, silky cocoons, and pretty leaves All these Interests lesd to further Inquiry, knowledge, and pleasure If tr child Is given an opportunity to carry them over Into the winter months, His collections should be care fully preserved. He should have boxee or ehelves In which to keep them and any materials necessary to put them in order. Such pete as fishes, frogs, turtles, c - even crickets can be given a winter home on a window sill. Cocoons can be hung up In a dry place where they may hatch to the child's great wonder and delight. The child who has been espec ially Interested In the garden wlU enjoy helping to put the peren nials and bulbs to sleep tor the winter, protecting them carefully with earth and bedding them down with straw. Hs will enjoy, too, helping to plant the croous bulbs and snow drops which will pop up mirac ulously the lawn even before spring has come. He may enjoy taking care of a flower box of his own on the sun porch, planting what he likes, and oaring for It himself. He may be Interested also In ex perimenting with the seeds he runs across apple, grape fruit, orange and lemon seeds may sprout for him If he has luck. Nature books which wlU allow the child to find out more about the things In which he Is already Interested are good reading for the winter months. 4 Somebody or other has Invented a motor horn which sounds like a harp, presumably so that the pedes trisns will hardly notice their trans ition to a better life. Boston Her ald. Explorer says the froren Arctics will be an ssset for the country owning them. Spokesmanlng tor this country we'd say we have enough of that kind of assets. Arkansas Ga zette. We remain quite unmoved by the announcement that side whiskers an becoming a vogue In London. Per sonally we shsll always prefer our mutton chops on the Inside of our face Boston Herald. Whistling Is a sure sign of a mor on, a New York professor says, and we. too. have tried to work when some one was whistling. Topeka State Journal. An Inventive wet offers the argu ment that a fellow full of beer has a faculty for getting away from the subject, which many- psychologists ssy is all the present situation de mands. Detroit Ntwa,
