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PXGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUITE, MEDFORD, OREGON', WEDNESDAY, 'AUGUST 17, 1932. Medford Mail Tribune "CnryoM ( Sovthtr OrtgM rust tlw Mul Intom" Dtllj Cicspl talnnUf Pufillihad by HIltrOHD k-ttlNTl.NO CO. fiOBEOT tt. MJBL, Bdltaf ft. U KNAPP. HMei 4o ladfModai Newipepsr loUrad -stood cua hum tt iUdfort Ono rotor Ad of Mirth . 11TB. 8UirnCIPTI0N BATES Si MillIn Aditm Dailj, ru 9T.00 Daily, -BOOiO 'b Bi Cur Mr. ts Adt-trx UtAtori, Ajblud. ItciioarlUt. Central Poioi, PbMoli. laltoU UoU Bil and oo Wtfrwtf. , Dtlli. omoU ............. ...t Dtltj, MM ru I"-0 Ail Ursa, eaib Id tdTtnea. Orrfctal pk(Mr s! tl CKf sf MntfonL OfflcUi ptpoi ot JkIpco Count. ftfEMKRH OT TUB ASSUCiATKD PKBSfl ttwclrtnt ruU Uued Wirt Sfr1ca Tbi AModited Pren l leliNlt-ely tnlltleo to to im for publkauoo ot oil am dUptutui erodltad U tt w oUvrwlN credit. Id UU otp and ilut to tfn local newt DuhllMMd ftereia, All fiftht for puhlluUoo of ipeeltl dlwUnt bireio trt tuo rwnea MEMUBU 07 UNITED PKKK8 MEMBRIt Or AUUI1 BUU1A0 or CIRCULATIONS AdwtUtnf KrpreNMallfM H C UOfi'EKSKN A COMPANY Omeaa In N Tort. Ulletfo, IMnlt, Sac Iraodwo, Lot AngilM. BMtlli, Portland. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthlll Perry Moe weather prevails for the cur rent hellralslng, a goodly portion be ing committed on county beam. In Russia, and other lands troubled by chronlo agitators, .they eradicate the agitator, by the elmplo and effective process of eradicating the agitator's beans. No agitator can keep busy agitating, If he has to keep busy providing hie own rations. Of course Russia la a heartless nation, but they are not bothered much with minor civic nuisances. A farmer who waa gored by a bull during the spring campaign, an nounced yesterday that he had con valesced sufficiently he boped, to be gored by the same bull this fall,(lf not sooner. An Older Olrl reported yesterday, "It's the same old 7 and 6." It later developed It wta the same 7, but a different 0. HOW LIKE A LADY Los Angeles Herald) Mrs. Kenley stated her hue- to be transferred to Ban Fran cisco, and tbat since being there he visits her only once a year and aba la lonely and worried.. Bhe expressed the belief that he has bean associating with other women. If the concern for the stranger In our midst keeps up, the home autolst on seeing a sore-footed bltch-hoker wending his way wearily, will give him bis car, and walk himself, first assuring the straggler that he will send the certificate of title by the first air mall. , The claim that the auto "la ruin ing the young folks," la wrong. The young folks are ruining the auto. Plant corn in the back yard and a thief will come In the night and steal It, and In about three weeks It will return aa very bad moonshine, If you are that kind ot a citizen. Stan Sherwood, a newly hitched, ts back reading postcards for his Uncle Samuel. The street pajamas now reveal a broad expanse of female back, but the wearer should not Jaw her escort. If his shirt-tall happens to be un furled, as one did. ... Olen Martin has purchased a new car with green wheels to enable him to distinguish :t from the same kind of machine recently purchased by Ennls Reraham. (Oreewell News.) Another problem of modern civiliza tion Is finally solved. Dublette Wataon, 8, while duelling Tuea. am., with a knight from -.cross the atreet, forgot to remove his face. ,and sustained a sword slash on the lower Hp. . These lines are written on a Noise less typewriter. If It don't reduce the taxes, we don't know what will. BITTERS The gin mills of a less modern but happier day, always kept on the bar out of sight, or nearly so. an array of medicinal blttr.s of various names. They were swigged by Civil War veterans, and others demanding a high potency In their drinks. The bitters are still obtainable, if you know your way around, but the de mand Is- slight, due to the lack ot cast Iron stomachs. Now the ten dency Is not to drink "bitters." but to read them. The effect Is about the aame, In aome Instances, and much tougher on the general public, as they are the ones bit by the "bitters." The "two ears In every garage" Idea la Ok., If the driver didn't think when on the highways that he could occupy the aame space, at the same time, aa another car. Maw and their broods have start ed to smile, aa school will resume In About two weeks. ; Now the meau old government Is folnt. to put a stop to innocent cigarettes setting flrea to the forests, by sending them to a place where there la nothing to set on fire but the rockplle. e e e The man who puU hot tar on P. Weeks' roof every year, has missed plckqlng out the hottest days, and should be fired for his negligence. ' Desirable houses always In first class condition for rent, lease or sale. Call 105, 1 fi(' Editorial Correspondence EOCKFORD, HI., Aug. 12. No doubt it was the same in Medford. EVERY ONE here listened to President Hoover's radio seech, last night. The movie theatres complained bit terly, the speech knocked their best movie time between 8 and 10 p. m. into a cocked hat. Disregarding the expected partisan reactions, Democra tic newspapers panning the speech and Republican news papers praising it our own judgment is the speech was an excellent one (probably the best the president has ever do livered) and made him thoii' sands, hundreds of thousands of votes. This opinion is based not so much upon what President Hoover said although what he said was good, as the way he said it, the inescapable sincer ity, the moral and spiritual in tegrity of the man. However ineffective President Hoover may be as a public speaker, and his ineffectiveness in that direction is generally conceded over the radio his effective ness is undeniable. If he is elected we have an idea that Mr. Marconi, rather than Chair man Sanders, will be entitle to the credit. In fact it seems to us, that that punch, that magnetic spark, that the president, as a personality lacks, the radio supplies; that while he. could never compete with Franklin Roosevelt on the platform, he can not only compete with him, he can OUTCLASS him, on the air. We have talked with several people here about the speech, and nearly all of them com pared it with Roosevelt's radio speech, and declared the presi dent won by a thousand miles. As one man who says he was all primed to switch to the democratic nominee before Roosevelt was named, declared: "I have never been a Hoover enthusiast, but that speech I admit nearly made me one. I don't know there was something big about It, something stirring. I felt when he wae through that I had been listening to a REAL MAN, who knew what he waa talking about, and could be trusted to handle the Job for four yeara more. Could be trust ed, that's what I mean. He gave me confidence, Roosevelt's speech over the, radio, ' on' the other hand, waa quite the re verse. I didn't disagree with ' anything he said, It waa all right In Its way but It dllnt WEIGH enough. That'a It ex actly. It waa light. I got the ' Impression when It waa over, I had been listening not to a man speaking, but a boy, a nice amiable boy, but a light weight. I aald when It waa over 'well, that's all right enough, but It I had a tough Job I wanted done, I wouldn't pick out that chap to do It.' " "We have an idea a great many citizens' men and wom en, are going to feel very much as that man feels about it. Ho said nothing about pro hibition, tho farm board or the tariff (he happens to be rath er wet) it was not the impres sion the words made on him, or the thoughts behind them it was the impression he got of the MAN. If the radio did that for him, we see no reason why it shouldn't do the same for many others. And that imponderable In this election is going to be very important. The newspapers all feature the president's proliibi tion stand, but. we doubt very much if prohibition is to be the dominant issue so many as sume. . When all is said and done, the man who sits in the White House, has less to do with prohibition, than almost any one else in publio life. But the essential CHARACTER of that man, is going to be VERY important, and in that direti tion, as we Bee it, the president is going to have all the best of it. As an index to that character we believe the following ex ecrjits will have more weight with the rauk and file of this country, and actually make more votes, than all the words about various explicit issues, which so concern the radical partisans and the professional politicians: "Today mllllona of our fellow countrymen are out of work. Prices of the farmers' products are below a living standard. Many who are In business or hold em ployment are haunted by fears of the future. No man, with a spark of humanity, can alt In my place without suffering from the picture of thel- anxieties and hardships, before him day snd night. THEY WOULD BE MORE THAN HUMAN IP THEY WERE NOT LED TO BLAME THEIR CONDITION UPON THE GOV ERNMENT IN POWER. I have understood their sufferings and have worked to the Umlte of my etrength to produce action that would really help them. Much , remains to be done to attain recovery . . . With patience and perserverance these measures will succeed. "Underlying every purpose Is the spiritual application of moral' Ideals wh.3.1 are the fundamental basis of happiness In a people." This Is a land of homeu, churches, school houses, dedicated to the sober and enduring satisfactions of family life and the rearing of children In an atmosphere of Ideals and religious faith. Only with these high standards can we how society tocher, and only from them can government eurvlte or busl'iesa pioeper. They are the sole insurance to the safety of our children and the continuity of the nation. a "If It ahall appear that while I have had the honor of the presi dency I have contributed the part required from this high of fice to bringing the republic through this dark night and If In my administration we shall see the break of dawn to a better day, I ahall have done my part In the world. No man can have a greater honor than that. "I have but one desire: Tfiat Is, to see my country again on the road to prosperity which shall be more sane and lasting through the lesson of experi ence, to see the principles and Ideals of the American people perpetuated. "I rest the case of the Republi can party on the Intelligence and the Just discernment of the American people. Should my countrymen again place upon me the responsibilities of this high office, I ahaU carry forward the work of reconstruction. I shall hope long before another tour yeara have passed to see the world a prosperous place and every American home again In the sunshine of genuine progress and genuine prosperity. I shall ' seek to maintain untarnished and unweakened those funda mental tradltlona and principles upon which our nation waa founded and upon which it has grown. I shall Invite and wel come the help of every man and woman In the preservation of the United States for the happiness of Its people. This Is my pledge to the nation and to Almighty Ood." R, W. R. Flight 'o Time (Medford and Jackson Count) Hint or? from tho Files of The Mai) Tribune of a9 and 10 Year. Ao TEN YEARS AGO TODAY August 17, 1922 (It was Thursday) Secretary of Commerce Hoover or- dora that price of coal be fixed by government to "thwart profiteers In winter needs of poor." Ralph Cowglll repulses a midnight raid on his watermelon patch with a shotgun. Dance pavilion at county fair to be rushed, to completion by Archi tect Clark and Contractor Miller. Harmony prevails at Q. O. F. ban quet and Mayor Clates makes a rous ing speech for "Republicanism." 'Railroads must run," firm edict of the president. Charles Hall of Coos county, beat en In the primary, refuses to support Oovernor Olcott In foil. TWENTY YKAHS AllO TODAY AttRUit 17, Wit (It was Saturday) Farmers complain that "amateur hunters are raising' havoc with wild and tame beauts." Miss Madge Rlddell leaves on ten day trip to San Francisco, Miss Oeraldlne Miksche leaves on a vacation trip to Hornbrook, Cal. Bud Anderson, "prldevof Medford," to return for battle with Red Wat ion. City real estate is again active. City aroused by letter to Mall Trlh une by "Baseball Fan" that "more youth la needed In the outfield If we get any place." Last Of Langs Dies, Portland PORTLAND. Aug. 17. Lout Lang, 06, last ot the Lang brother a who for many years operated wholesale grocery firm here and were prominently Identified with the growth of the state, died at his home early today. He had been seriously 111 for three days, following a heart attack. His widow. Mrs. Cltace H Lang, survives. Within the past few years his brothers. T. Lang, Henry Julius and Edward, died tn Portland. labs for I0.7A. Med. Fuel Co. Tel. 631, Today By Arthur Brisbane A Bab Most Welcome. Well Done and Nobly Bourbons Never Learn, Honor for Japan, , Copyright King Features Synd., Inc. HEARST RANCH, San Sim eon, Cal., Aug. 16. The arrival of a Lindbergh baby boy is good news for the whole world. Nothing can ever wipe out the sorrow and disgrace of the dreadful kidnapping tragedy, but it is a comfort to know that this little boy will bring comfort to his brave mother and to his father, who has con ferred so much honor on his country. It is reported that the child will be named in memory of his grandfather, the late Senator Dwight W. Morrow. California does things well, and successfully. The Olympi ad is part of the past, Los An geles did cverj-thing nobly and generously, and knows that it pays to do things well. With all bills paid, "surplus re ceipts" will be devoted to re tiring state bonds, issued to guarantee success for the games. California taxpayers will thus save about one million dollars. SAVING anything for tax payers is quite unusual. A strange atory from Parla warns all elderly men of 62 and over to select temperamental female friends cautiously. If at all. Police found Prince Edgar de Bour bon, with bla throat cut, dead. He la alxty-two. The lady, Candelarla Brausoler, Spanish, was surprised, and' told the police "the quarrel was trivial, I killed him tn a blind rage, and slashed him only twice." When a Spanish lady. In a rage. slashes twice, that la enough. This Incident proves again that "the Bourbons nover learn anything." Lieutenant Baron" Takelchl Main, who won the Olymplo Prix des Na tions, with his marvelloua Jumping horse Uranus, taking the nineteen difficult and dangerous Jumps In perfect unhesitating form, Is pleased, aa are hla associates from Japan, with their experiences In Los Angeles. They were sincerely applauded, none more heartily, on their numer ous winnings. And when a Japanese finished doggedly the grinding race of five thousand meters, although hopelessly last, the applause was greater than for any winner. To keep on, In the face ot sure defeat la real greatness. 4 Those that think ot Japanese horsemanship as something associat ed with tiny, long mancd ponies, should have seen Uranus fly the high Jumps. Others that think good horses and noble Nordics necessariry go together, will be surprised to leara that Uranus was bred In Italy. Baron Nlshl, one of the richest men In Japan, bought him to win, trained him, In Tokyo, did win, and thanks California with a "han-banzal." One plain "banzai", means wishing you ten thousand years of happiness. A ban-banzal" means one thousand banzats. Tills Olympiad baa proved to Japan, If proof were necessary, that this na tion has only admiration for Japan'a courage and ability, and friendship for the Japanese. interesting things In this part of the world, on the Pacific's edge, where distances are counted In thou sands of mllea and land in tens cf thousands of acres. On the Summers' ranch, near here, are rocka, scree of them that con stantly give out fierce heat. You could not hold one ot the rocks In your bare hands. The state govern ment has built a tire lane around the heat eone, to protect neighboring for ests and ranches. No one knows what cauaea the In tense, permanent heat. It Is not a new volcano working 4ta way to the surface, but probably some queer chemical action, that science could explain. ( Marcus L. Waltz, able publisher of The Cambrian," of Cambria, Cal., can tell you all about the rocks. H'.s newspaper tells you. also, that Cali fornia babies are robust. Read this, "A collision between two cars, south of the brldse on lee street, threw the baby of Mrs. George Cuthbert thru the wlndAhlfld. The baby received several cuts, but apparently no seri ous Injury. Dr. Low 11 did the repalr work on the child." An effete eastern baby would have been beyond the help of any "repair work.' Personal Health Service ' By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease I diagnosis or treatment, will oe answered oy Dr. Brady If a stamped self-ad dressed envelope U enclosed. Letters should oe oriel and written in Ink uwing to tne largo numoer n teller received amy a lew can oe answered her. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Ad dress tjr. William Brady In can ot The Hall Tribune. EVERY BREATH HATH ITS ODOR - In an earlier talk about breath odor we explained how reverse perlstalals, from one cause or another, produces unpleasant breath, and we mentioned that various com mon wholesome ar ticles of diet Im part their special o d o r a to the breath and a num ber ot medicines commonly Incor porated In popu lar nostrums give the breath a peculiar odor. In the course of certain klnda of sickness, acute fevers aa well aa chronic diseases, the patient's breath may have an oaor eo characteristic that the experienced physician can almost make the diagnosis from the odor. Tartar deposits on the teeth, septic bums and dental cavities are familiar causes of foul breatn. Accumulation of cheesy maasea in the crypts of the tonsils may give an unpleasant odor to the breath. The bad breath of one who has chronic atrophic rhinitis la due to decomposition of excretions retained In the nasal passages. Cane sugar. a heaping tesspoenful dissolved In a teacupful of warm water, la a good remedy to spray In the nose two or three times dally for this condition. It should be obvious to any Intel ligent person that foul breach can not be remedied with a mere mouth waBh, gargle or other makeshift. The 'source of the odor must be deter mined and the oondltlon. If reme diable, given proper treatment. In these two talks I have not at tempted to name all the causes which may be responsible for bad breath, but rather have sought to show the futUlty of trying to remedy the con dition with some "antiseptic" or oth er cureall. Persons who have chronic arsenic poisoning may have & peculiar gar- Ucy odor of the breath. Chronic arsenic poisoning is more common nowadays than formerly, owing to fre quent occupational exposure. A mouth wash or gargle of com mon salt, healplng teaspoonful In pint of water, or a solution ot boric acid In water, heaping teaspoonful in the pint, or a solution of lodln In water, say five drops of the brown tincture of lodln (old spelling Iodine) In a glassful of water, la aa effective aa any antiseptic remedy can be against any condition w.hlch may produce unpleasant breath odor. If one prefers to flavor such mouth wash o? gargle with one aromatlo or another, very well, but that la not a question of hygiene. . In any case, if there Is real friend Hitler, chief of Germany's nazls, modestly demands of Von Hlnden burg and all Germany, "power In Germany equal to that of Muasollni In Italy." Old fashioned Germans will remind Hitler that power such as Mu&sollnl possesses must be earned, won. It la never handed out on a sliver platter, ready to wear. Bismarck had great power In Ger many, and created the empire. But he attained his position by working for It, Young lady "co-eds" at the Loa Angetea University of California may smoke. If they choose, without con cealment. One student clubhouse will be smoking headquarters, but there will be no restriction anywhere. A wise decision. If you think smoking harmleaa for women, and the next generation which they must creste, by all means let them smoke. If you think nico tine, absorbed by young women. In jures them and handlcapa their babies, do not compel them to con ceal their amoklng. Prohibition has tsught us that concealment Is an added attraction. It haa also taught many young women to drink cock tails and other alcoholic poisons. On the whole, It would be a good thing If drinking women would reach for a cigarette. Instead of a cocktail, "Cannonball Alice" appears among us. She played tennis at Forest Hills today, driving hsr brilliantly able opponent out of th gams In three sets, with serves that could not be re turned. You probably will not be surprised, and California la not In the least surprised to learn that she comes from San Francisco. She Is very blond, her name Is Alice Marble, and Helen Wills Moody should take notice. Jenkins1 Comment (Continued from Pagt One ) A THLETIC chiewment Isn't every- thing, but It la ometfilng big and everybody with red blood In hl Mini If interfered In It. Ralph Hill's achievement In equal ling the time of Lehtlnen, the Finn, in tiie 5 .000 meters race at the Olym plo games, and the sportamaiuhlp displayed In, waiving all claims of a foul on the part of his opponent, la an achievement that All Oregon should be proud of. and It la pleasing to find htm, after all the glory .he haa had, a fine, unspoiled youngster. Orecon Is unqualifiedly proud of youngsters ot that eon. ship, one frelnd need not hesitate to tell the other If there Is any extra ordinary odor about the breath. While there Is no specific remedy for foul breath, the fact remains that the cause or source of the trouble can be determined by proper exami nation by the physician In every In stance, and with rare exceptions the trouble Is readily remedied when the physician has made hla diagnosis. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Infection in Ear I noticed your advice to wear loose packing of lamb'a wool when one en ters a swimming ool. I have worked at a large pool for eight seasons. One does not have to go Into a swimming pool to get this ear trouble. If you get water In your ear anywhere and do not get It out right away, trouble will ensue. So I think your answer la not fair. (M. L. C.) ' Answer It Is not the water but the Infection In the water which must be excluded from the ear. No swimming pool patronized by many awlmmera can long remain unpollut ed. No method of disinfection can make a swimming pool entirely aafe. Therefore, It Is wise for those who swim In pools to keep the water out of nose and ears aa much aa pos sible. Infantile Paralysis I have a baby Just a year and a half old. I have heard this la the time of the year for Infantile paraly sis. Can you suggest any safeguard? What are the first symptoms? Mrs. L. L. p.) Ana The only safeguard I can suggest Is to keep your child away from persona who purport to have colds or sore throats or to keep such persons away from the child, par ticularly In public gatherings. The first symptoms of Infantile paralysis are usually those ot a mild aore throat with low fever. The first sign of Vie paralysis develops 24 to 48 hours after the beginning of the Illness. Hard of Hearing How and where may one learn lip reading? I am hard of hearing and attend high school. I am 16 and my deafness troubles me a great deal. I want to become a teacher of defective children. Is this a wise choice of vo cations? Where may one take this up? Ans. Most cities provide Up read ing classes In the day schools or night schools. If there la no euch class In your city, practice speaking before your mirror or getting a com panion to 'apeak to you while you study the lip expression. I think your vocation would be fine. Prob ably a state normal school provides such Instruction or the teachers' col lege of your atate university. Communications A Callfornlan's Criticism. To the Editor: Having recently spent aome time In southern Oregon, between Medford and Ashl&nd, and having plenty of time to "look the field over." the writer haa had presented to him a few Items of civic and political In terest, which while they do not, of course, concern anyone other than a bona fide taxpayer or resident of your atate, they nevertheless arouse a certain amount of curiosity aa to why they are, etc. For Instance, the yearly license on my automobile Is 93.00 here in Cali fornia; In Oregon Jt would have been $39.00. Natural result, hundreda (at least) of autos kept In garages, due to owners' Inability to pay this ex- horbltant fee, thereby keeping the state treasury from realizing any in come whatever from such source. The argument tn defense of this Is that Oregon la not comparable to California In point of number uf autos operated. True. But how about Washington? That state charges but $3 and collects all there. Is to collect from this source. Still she has no greater population than Oregon! X read considerable comment by your Mr. Banks of the Medford Dally News, concerning the failure of thoe In authority to notify htm of he Intended expenditure of future gov ernment loans In the interest of high way work and Irrigation water re financing rather than throw good money after bad In building a use less stretch of railroad trackage. Your Mr. Banks seemed to be con siderably incensed over the failure, of someone to notify him to that effect, or first getting bis sanction. While I am not even slightly ac qualnted with any city, county or state authorities in Oregon, k would appear to me that whoever la respon sible for the expending of these funds la to be congratulated and encour aged for the foresight In not spend ing such funds for railroads, since I that form of transportation is a dead j issue, at least west of the Sierras. and how any government or Indi vidual could possibly aid In legislat ing the loans made available to the railroads, and still claim to be of sound Judgment, la beyond compre hension. So. I would say, give all the encouragement posible to the building up of highway.! and a good, adequate and cheap water system to sustain your farmers, and let the rust continue to finish the useleea track- There la one thing that calls for commendation among the merchants In Ashland, and t4iet Is their deter mined stand against the chain grocer. Due to the utter contempt of the law by both our branches of con gress, the chain store haa been al lowed to gain such a foothold In other parts of the country, and par ticularly in southern California, thst it now has reached the state where It is a menace. In Los Angeles and all small town surrounding It, the small independent is gradually but urely being driven out. Every worth- wnue marae. sue is occupiro uj l store owned by the chain: all prices ! are fixed: tl.ere is no-lrnjf? any competition, and retail prices are far above wnat they sbould be, consid ering the prices paid to th pro ducer, &nd the earning capacity of the consumer. Given another tea yeara of these high-handed method and there will be no Independent wholesaler or canner left. The chain store will buy direct from the producer, or, worse still, will own the farms, and will can and label all ot Its own products, and will set Its own price for the consumer. So, more power to Ashland and it independent. It behooves Medford to do likewise. Well, sir, I've unloaded qult. a bit from my mind, and had to choose a rather roundabout method of tell ing you that Oregon could be made all that the chambers of commerce claim for It In utaelr descriptive liter ature. It has the natural beauty, the resources, the fertility, and It may some day be "a great country," but not as long as you continue to let It be plundered by the chain octo pus, the ."National Credit associa tion," or through useless building of railroads. As a parting; reminder: The sooner you bring about a (3 license tor auto mobiles, and the sooner you elim inate the "tin a in -gang" the sooner will you pui Oregon on a paying basis and double your population. Yours for improvement. MICHAEL CASSIDY. Los Angelea, Cal., Aug. 14. 1032. Wall St. Report Stock Sale Averages. (Copyright, 1033, Standard statistics Co.) August 17: SO 30 30 80 Ind'ls Br's Ufa Total Today 58.5 38.4 80.8 58.7 Prev day 60.3 38.6 81.5 61.0 Week ago 60.7 28.1 88.8 60S Year ago ....108J 66.5 163 8 111.6 3 years ago -338.7 158.7 332.2 240.1 Bond Sale Averages. (Copyright, 1832. Standard Statistics . Co.) August 17: 20 20 30 60 Ind'ls Rr's Dt's Total Today 66.3 69.3 83.1 72.8 Prev day 66.0 68.3 83 J! 73.4 Week ago 65.0 ' 85.4 83.0 ' 70.8 Year ago .... 83.5 94.5 101.1 83.1 3 years ago... 92.8 101.5 86.6 87.0 NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (AP) The stock market fluctuated erratically today, recovering In the last hour much of an early afternoon drop which had carried several Issues sis to nearly 8 a share lower. Turnover reached nearly 3,000,000 shares. The market had a fair upturn In the morning, under leadership of some utilities and motion picture Is sues, but gains of 1 to $3 a share registered were mostly lost. Today's closing prices for 16 selected stocks follow: x American Can . 63 ft American T. Js T. 110ft Anaconda 8 14 14 UV4 10J.i 7 . 8 191,4 . 27 33 ..... 6 ... 15' 40 Curtis Wright . General Motors Int. T. & T Montgomery Ward Paramount Pub. Radio Southern Pac. S. O. of Cal. S. O. of N. J Trans Am United Aircraft U. S. Steel Corp't Trust Shs. 2.00 f FOR HIGH FLIGHT ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. IT. (AP) Auguste Piccard, stratosphere scientist, said today he planned to take off tomorrow in his balloon for a second exploration of the upper re gions, providing the weather, which today was favorable, remained ao. PreparAtlona for the takeoff, which has been postponed several times be cause wather conditions were not exactly right, were begun again this morning. The balloon envelope was laid on the field ready for inflation w.hlle the professor and his assistants went over the maneuvering cords and the safety valve which leads through a mercury-filled tube from the balloon to the gondola. Failure bf this valve nearly cost Professor Piccard's life last year. YEAR IS REDUCED PORTLAND, Aug. 17. (AP) Hesi tant to take before the voters a pro posal for a special tax levy, the Port land school board has decided to shorten the school year from 10 months to nine, to reduce salaries and to slash departments and activities. More than 91.850.000 In delinquent taxes is now owed the district. Shortening the school year by one month Is expected to save about 1430.. 000. and an ordered cut In salaries of 11 1-0 per cent would save an equal amount. This will amount to a sal ary cut of 20 per cent for teachers. Reduction In departments and activi ties will save an additional (250,000. Two Drowned In Oklahoma Flood ENID, Ot'.a.. Alls. 17. Two women were drowned and half a dozen pereons were reported mls.ilnu today In flood waters at Knld and Cherokee. Maggie MoPa'land. 47. of Marshall, was swept to her death near Enid, following a 10.76-rnc hraln. At Cherokee, where all but three square block were Inundated overnight by SH feet of water, Mrs. Sam Clellan. an elderly woman, was drowned. A GREAT HAT AND DRESS CLEARANCE. All aummer ,tock go ing away below cost. See the mar velous silk dresses at 13 05. THE BAND BOX AND SHOE BOX. Permanent ware 1145. wet f'.nge: j ...... - .v,v-.. or.u,f owp, iO I Laurel. Phone 737-J. FAVORABLE TRADE BUSINESSJHEER July Exports Exceed Imports by $28,000,000 Largest Margin of Year A- T and T Pays Dividend NEW YORK, Aug- 17.(AP) The American Telephone & Telegraph Co. dividend record waa kept Inviolate to day when directors declared the regu lar quarterly payment of $3.25 a share. The company, which ranks as America's premier public utility. Is one of few of the nation's first rank corporations which have maintained their regular dividend course against the onslaught of business adversity since 1029. Standard Oil of New Jer sey, American Can, American Tobac co, R. J. Reynolds, National Biscuit and some of electric power companies are others which take rank In this group. The decision of the directors to continue the regular payments, in the face of decreased earnings, waa widely Interpreted in financial quar tera as Indicating expectations ot im proved business over the next several months. The dividend Is payable October 16 to Btock of record t "ptem ber 20. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. (AF. Di rectors of the American Sugar Refin ing Co. today ordered the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents on the common stock. Declaration of the regular payment had been expected in Wall street, In view of the recent upturn In sugar 'prices. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (AP) The largest favorable trade balance for the year was reported by the com merce department today for July when exports exceeded imports by 928,000,000. The favorable balance in June was 3 .000.000 and In July, 1031, was 96,000,000. Exports for July 1032, totaled $107, 000,000 as against Imports valued at $70,000,000. In the same month last year exports were valued at $180,172, 000 and imports $174,460,000. A favorable trade balance of $121, 158,000 was registered for the seven months, ending with July, Exports totaled $048,048,000 as against Im ports of $826,800,000. In 1031 during the same period exports totaled $1, 406.730.000. while Imports were valued at $1,281,611,000. Gold exports In July totaled $23, 474,000; Imports. $16,334,000, showing an export excess of $7,141,000. In 1031 July exports of gold were $1,000, 000, and imports totaled $20,512,000, Imports exceeding exports by $10,503. 000. SEAT ON EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Aug. 17. (AP) The price of New York stock exchange seats took another big Jump today with the closing of a transfer at $150,000, an Increase of $30,000 over the previous sale. Not since March have seats sold at $150,000 or better, and since that time they fell to $68,000, a record low for several years. The rapid ap preciation tn seat valuea over the last few weeks was attributed to the substantial Increase In market ac tivity. 1 Livestock. PORTLAND. Aug. 17. (AP) Cattle 125, calve 10; steady,' unchanged. Hogs, 250; steady, unchanged. Sheep and lambs, 1200; steady. Portland Wheat PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 17. (AP) Wheat: Open Hleh Low Close Sept. 5S .55 .54 H Dec. 57J .57S4 .57 .87 May 61H 1H .804 Cash wheat: Bl Bend bluestem . JS81J Soft white .53 Western white JS3 Hard winter . .63 Northern spring' .63 1 Western red Oata: No. 2 white. 17 00. Today's car receipts: Wheat, 118; flour. 14; oats. 1. Portland Produce PORTLAND. Oug. 17. (AP) But ter. butterfst. eggs, lire poultry and country ments unchanged. Onions, strawberries, wool and hay quotations unchanged. Potatoes Local, ai orange box: Yakima Oema, tl.00-l.3S. . San FriinrUpn Rntterfat. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. (AP) Butterfst. f o b.. San Francisco, i2c. PORTLAND WAREHOUSE DESTROYED BY BLAZE PORTLAND. Aug. 17 (AP) Dam age estimated by the owners at tlJ.- lOOOwas caused here last Went when fire swept through the Lee Warehouse where mill auppullea and equipment are stored. The fire broke out 34 hou-nafter flames, believed to have been of Incendiary origin, destroyed I the old Vernon school here with lose OI f50.O0O. Augu.t coal special. 13.00 per ton. Med. Fuel Co., Tel. 831. Broken w.ndowa glazed by Trow bridge Cabinet Works. I August special. ' Three loads H-ln. Markets'
