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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUITE, MEDFORD, OREGON', WEDNESDAY, 'AUGUST 17, 1932.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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"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'