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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932. IIedford Mail Tribune "Iw)iM In Soutfwrn 0n Daily tiMpl 8turdir Published by UTDrOUD PBINTIM. CO. tl-IT-tt N. K 8t nam It OUBKtfl W HVHU, Bdltor E. L KNAFP Knuw is todepwdtal Htwsw EaUred m tKoea zImss futiv u Utdford Ortfoa, ante Act of Mart t. UH. imftTKIiT10f BATES OcJIj, mr , M-00 Otllj, mooxh 0 Br Ctrrlsf, lo Medford, AibUod, JtfUMTui. Ceotrii Point. Pboenti. ItlM. Uold 8JU tfld OS IlltfilU DaJlj. booUi Dally, m raar All term, tub Id adrsese. OfnelaJ ptpar of Uia City of Medlotd. OrfleU) paper af Jackmn comity. UEMHtfU Or TH1 ASOCIATKi PUE88 , Beeelrtac ruU Us) Win Bcrtlca Tba AModatad Prwa U tieltnlielj aotltlad lo Um om (or pubUcAttoo of all am dUvtlttm eradltad ta it or Umt1m ereditad Id thto oapai wJ also to tba toul om cwblWwd herein. All rtcnt for publication of apacUl dUpatoBaa aaralD art ttoo faavrad. MEMBEB Of UNITED PSEM HEMBKK Or AUDI! BUUZAU ' OF C1KCULATI0NB Adrertblm Keprwaotamea H. C. WJl.ENBEN CO Ml' A NT Offlcaa to New York, Chicago, Detroit, 8o rraodaro, Ua AKclea. Beattla. Portltod. utMM Ye Smudge Pot By Arthoi Perry rrh lTnu.n anoroved the Beer B1U yesterday. This will eventually mean . .i.h nt vniinv residents over the BlsWyous every Sunday, aa long a weather permit, in soma suvi. It la gaily figured that by drinking a glass of beer, the taxes will be paid, the mortgage lifted, the men return ed to work, all auto accldenta elim inated, a ad optimism restored. There will be at Iwt one enthuilastlo aoul, In every town, who will valiantly endeavor to put the brewerlei out of business, by drinking their entire output. . ' s Dublette Watson did not get In his wood last evening. He feels bad about his dereliction, but It will not matter much after Christmas, who gets In the wood. TWAS EVER, THUS (Pendleton East Oregonlan) Delegates from a large num ber of precincts met at the courthouse last Saturday to see If they could agree on the lines to divide Umatilla county. After arguing and laying out lines It wa found that the agreeing ::, upon the right lines was rather a hard matter, and scarcely any two delegates could agree on the same line. However, It gave . few of the delegates a chance to make a speech and some of them seemed more desirous to peak than to make an amicable adjustment of the matter under eonslderatlon. (60 Years Ago Col.) Times are so tough that In one rural district Santa Olaus showed up In overalls, Instead of the proverbial red pants. "COOK DOUBTS ABILITY" (Hd llne Journal). A little thing like Inability to cook, should aot doter a oook. Christmas turns. out to bs ths only time of the year when the local boy upon the burning deck, refuses to stay there when all but he has fled. The Jig Saw Puzzle Is now raging, along with chess, ping pong, crok lnole, etc., etc, Ths first warm day of spring will see a cricket game. A government survey shows there Is a "decrease In automotive me chanics" auto mechanics to you. Many recall, In the years following ths Oreat War, that the world was full of auto mechanics, looking for a wrench at 11 per hour, . A Nevada citizen has launched the Santa Claus whisker conflagrations. Unable to find a candle handy, he did a better Job by lighting a cig arette while bearded. It now looks like It would be nec essary to plough under every third Democrat, who wants to be- postmas ter. oceni Irs Lomci There Is complaint of the poli ticians, and they ars, as charged, the greatest human pests. But they would bs Impossible without the professional followers: foolish citizens who always want dishonest public Utility rates, or the government to accomplish Impossibilities. ... I do not meatly blame the professions! politicians, who are making a living at the trade; we must forgive a good deal of roguery In any man's source of Income. But the men who sup port the politicians are beyond un derstanding, since they pay the tax. 7f the people could somehow be made to understand that all sorts of propaganda costs them unneces sary money, reform would be ac complished. It Is the people who ars to blame for ths follies of which they complain, because they will not defend their own Interests.- (Howe Magazine.) Phelan Satisfied With $10,000 Year SKATTIJ, Wash., Dec. S3. (AP) Coach Jimmy Phelan described him self today as "entirely satisfied" with the contract tendered him to remain for another three years at the head of University of Oregon football, but he wanted sssuranc thst It would bs fulfilled. On good authority it wsa reported that Jie was offend '.0.000 a year In the new contract. IlOM. Dee. 32. (AP) Two soldiers were known to bs dead and many In jured, some seriously, In an explosion at the air force ammunition dump at Port Applo, on the Applan Way, out aid Bom today, 1 atiw'w arBj 'Keep Your Head, My Son!" IJOW soon we forget ! A year or so ago a Medford rancher, before a group of other ranchers, declared he wouldn't take 200,000 cash for his pear orchard, because in cash profits it was worth more to him than that. No one gave him the horse laugh. The rancher had enjoyed three good years and he MEANT what he said. A few days ago the same rancher said the pear industry was sunk, that he would pay anyone $5000 to take the ranch off his hands for the next two years. And, believe it or not the rancher meant what he said the SECOND time. This case is typical of the depression psychology, not only here but everywhere else. In a few short years, the American people as a whole have switched completely from the most ex treme optimism to the most extreme pessimism, and one need hardly add, they are as far wrong in their second attitude, as they were in their first. The truth as usual lies about half way between. e e "VTES, how soon we forget! Just for curiosity we asked the rancher in question how much he had lost on his pears this year. He said he didn't know, that all his returns had not come in. Perhaps he had about broken even. He had made some money on his Bartletts and Anjous, he had lost on Bosc and Winter Nelis, but of course he didn't figure in his cost of operation. Figuring that in he was badly in the red. asked if the "cost of operation" didn't include main- taining a very comfortable home, for himself and family, milk and eggs and chickens, attended to by an experienced fore man, a vegetable garden, gas and oil for the tractor and auto mobile, etc., etc. Yes, that wag all true. Then we asked what he figured as the average price he had secured for his pears in 1932, and the highest average price he had secured in the preceding five years. He didn't know exactly but he estimated off hand that his 1932 prices averaged about half. We then asked if $4 and $2 per box would approximate the comparative price ratio. He thought so, tho $4 might be a little high. He would look it up. While he is looking it up we decided we had a subject for a pre-Christmas editorial. NJO one denies the current pear season has been a bad one. ' But in what industry or line of business .has it been a GOOD onet In big business, for example, theshrinkage in values since the depression started has been about $70,000,000,- 000 seven times the total war ures large and small have been commercial failures. If outside one has made real money, vital statistics fail to record them. But to get an accurate line on pears one should compare them with other LAND products, let us take wheat, corn and oats for example. Here are tho Year . 1916 1919 1920 1921 1922 ..' 1923 1924 1925 1928 1929 1931 1932 Present price as of December 1. Wheat has fallen from a high of $2.39 to a low of 42 cents; corn from a high of $1.60 to a low of 24 cents ; oats from a high of 52 cents to a low of 15 cents. In other words wheat has dropped to less than one-fifth of its high; corn to less than one-sixth; and oats to loss than one third. The average drop of all three has been one-fifth. Our ranching friend placed high. Let's accept $4. What auction price of pears in New York today were 80 cents 1 Yet that drop is what the farmers have fuffered. Tins pear market today is at the lowest ebb of the year and yet yesterday's averages wer: Anjous, $2.07; Bosc, $1.59; Cornice, $1.60. A drop averaging ONE-HALF, compared with a drop aver aging ONE-FIFTH. So pears aren't so terrible after all. In fact, compared with practically all other commodities they are pretty good. And like all other established commodities they are coming back. No one questions wheat, corn and oats will come back. The American people are eating more fruit today than ever before. No one SHOULD question that pears, and apples, grapes and oranges will come back. TPinS is the winter of our discontent. It is tough on the pear A grower, but It is just as tough or tougher on EVERY ONE ELSE. The wise orchardist or the wise business man in any line will not yield to the present any more than a few years ago he yielded to the spirit of ex treme OPTIMISM. He' won't throw away his gun and beat it for the rear now; anymore than he threw away Ills' money and bought two new Packards on the installment plan, when the big boom was on. In other words he will keep his head, and that brethren is what we all should do, not only if we want to get out of tli is depression at the earliest possible time, but if we want to enjoy the full benefits of bettor times when they do return as they most certainly WILLI Last Of Union Veterans Dies LA OR.NDK, ore.. Oe. aa. yp tath of Samuel at. Haynes. OS, at Union, Ore., last evening, erased an other name from the ever-thlnnlng list of Civil war veterans, and with the same strotas wrote fin la for the Union post of the Orand Army of the Republic. Mr. Haynea was a pio neer, trekking aoross the plans to Oregon with ox-teams over the Old Oregon trail in the middle Tpi nom Arkansas. - - ,,' Health can be bought Christmas Seals an the eurrancjr. debt. All records for bank fail broken ; so have all records for of a few professional bears, any figures for the last 14 years : "Wheat Corn Oata .$1.74 .90 ' $ .52 2.39 1.60 .82 ..... 1.97 .81 .50 1.19 .50 .38 -... 1.32 ' .75 .47 1 L 1.08 .87 .47 1.68 1,17 .54 1.85 .81 .42 ; 1.41 .76 .46 1.42 .93 .55 1.42 .86 .49 ; 1.37 .96 .48 .59 .42 .27 42 .24 .15 a $4 average In good years as would he think if the average spirit of extreme PESSIMISM, I Reilly Fouls Mat Opponent PORTIaAND, Ore.. Dec. 22. ( AP) Casey Kasnnjlan, Ban Francisco hfvywrlgh'j wrestler, was awarded a decision over Pat Reilly, Boston, on a foul here last nigh, after the wrestlers had stood In the center of the ring and traded lefts to Vie Jaw, both going down for what appeared a double knockout. George Nelson, Utah htavy weight, took two straight falls from Charles Santen, Missouri, to win the semi flnnl. Buy Chiuu&M Beaia, Personal Health Service By William Brady. M D. Slaved letters pertaining to perwnal health And hygiene, not to dlteaa dlagnoala or treatment, will be a nattered by Dr. Brady If a stamped, setf sddressed en t elope is encloeed. Letters should be brief and written In ink. Owing to the large number of letters received only a few cap be answered here. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address Dr. William rsdy in care of The MaU Tribune, THE POOB UTT'Lfc LOSE CHILD An atUroey writes: My alx-year-old son bsa been accused of being "high atrung." Ha abhors gatherings of friends. relatives or strangers, but Is on the high est plane of so cial ability with all new people whom he meets sin gly or in pairs. Introduce him into ft Isrge group and he la the proverbial wallflower. When he began attending school ha developed a peculiar rtotlon, which may have re sulted from this timidity in meeting large numbers of strang ers. The first morning he vom ited , his breakfast Just before leaving for school. He repeated the performance regularly each day. Saturdays and Sundays in tervening between school days were not marked by any vomit ing. What is the cause and what can be done about that? The doctor attributes It to his "high strung" nature. in practice a doctor can't always tell the truth, lest the patient drop him and take up with another doc tor who knows better. Even in print It lsnt always safe to tell the truth I have lost some of my beat cus tomers, subscribers, patrons by tell injr the truth in print. But I'm going to chance It again, Just for fun. Prom the history as recited by the correspondent it seems to me that what the doctor means by accusing the child of being "high strung" 1 that the poor little lone kid has neurotic antecedents. Oh, well, now that we're in we may as well duck all the way in and have It over. The ohlld comes by his abnormal be havior naturally; some faulty ma terial entered into the child's mak ing. Bu'. then, aren't we all? Somehow X get the impression, though certainly the correspondent's letter doesnt say, that it Is an only child, and consequently a spoiled child. An only ohlld is unfortun ate; his parents owe It to him to adopt one or two brothers or sisters to share things and to contend with him. Brothers or sisters save the poor little lone child from being spoiled. The ohlld vomits for the purpose of getting something he can't get I BY PAUL MAUI (Continued from Page One) York bankers and $0,000,000 with Chicago bankers. He still .had 416,- 000,000 of good collateral left after the transaction and he still has It. Experts say the collateral was all of the best. The banker drew down only 130,- 000,000 of the sOO OOO.000 authorisa tion. He left 80.000,000 with the lending agency In commitment form. It Is still earmarked for him today. Aa a good banker he figures to keep that ace In the hole as long aa he can, although he has no pros pective need for It. He does not pay interest on It because he has never drawn It. Some efforts have been made to get him to release the commitment. These efforts have been unavailing. He Is too good a banker for that. The 130.000,000 actual leun has been partially repaid. Several pay ments have been made on It. The exact amount cannot be stated. Some Impartial persona In no way connected with the administration or with bankers knew the details of t&t transaction. They say it looks ah right to them. The only thing about It Is that more collateral Is usually required by some lending agencies. The mutual unpleasantness be twwn Speaker Garner and Senate Democratic Floor Leader Robinson has become chronic. The latest cloakroom development came over plans for Christmas ad journment. Robinson agreed first with senate leaders to adjourn con gress from December 33 to January 5. They went to House Leaders Ral ner and Snell who were witling. Then Garner was sounded out. In reply he sounded off. A three-day Christ mas recess was all he would agree to. The otltet ' .id era wagged their heads and wondered what to do about It. They went to Robinson and suggested thst ha see Oarner. "I think ycu had better get some one else." replied Robinson. He remembered reports about Oar ner bouncing around the room when Robinson's delegation from Arkansas voted unanimously against the Gar ner resolution. That seems to be at the bottom of the difficulty. Many house Democrats will be glad when Speaker Garner becomes vice preside.. ft. They are already mur muring among themselves: "Walt until Garner get out of here and we will show you something." Nobody ever eays that In Garner's presence. They have too much sens. There are nw good sldt's to that argument. Garner has mad the bova eat dirt on occasions when he thou a,! t It was good for the party. Weak leadership has no place In the house. Strong measures are neces sary to keep some of theme gentle men trom fMrslng their tails. These yarn about tht Republican without vomiting. Even If It be only sympathy and attention from par ents, nurse, teacher or other chil dren. The cure for that sort of con duct is to Ignore the act and besides to Impose some penalty for every repetition, such as denial of a priv ilege or a pleasure which the child would ordinarily be given. This boy should either be placed In a well conducted private school where the staff understands such cases, and left at the mercy of the school teachers, that Is, he must be made to understand that the teach ers have entire charge of his educa tion and they are to employ what ever discipline they deem best; or the boy should be sent to the near est public school where he will be thrown amongst other boys of his age and he must be tort to fight his own battles, within reasonable lim itations. The less the parents, uncles, aunts or other relatives Interfere or con cern themselves about the boy's be havior the better. He Is unhappily sensitized to a neurotic environment The parents and other relatives are the neurotic environment. QI ESTIONS AXR ANSWERS Insulin for Physician I'se. ' I have been to several doctors. In eluding our family doctor, and not one will give me insulin for gaining weight. I thought perhaps I could take It myself, beginning with three units and gradually Increasing to 10 units, but our druggist advised against it, and said It should be given only by a physician who understands his patient. Mrs. E. a. F. Answer That is right, if your physician does not consider the treat ment suitable for you, you had better try other means of gaining weight. Glad to ?nd Instructions for1 gain ing weight If you will Inclose with your request a stamped envlope bearing your address.. Drinking Water. Can one get fat drinking water? Your answer will wattle an argument in our family. Mrs. H. L. Answer Yes. if one eats enough. Water has no Influence on obesity. Immunity Against Diphtheria. Criticized because I have not had our two young children Immunized against diphtheria. I. trlleve It 4s better to wait until I know they have been exposed or until they show signs of the disease . . . Mrs. H. McC. Answer That would be too late. It requires two or three months for the Immunity to develop after the toxin-antitoxin (or toxoid) Is given. So you should have the children Im munized now. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) grooming Mr. Hoover for 1936 are merely posies. The same ones who are handing him the flowers are already laying plans to Inter him decently. They believe In doing business that way. They think they create an appear ance of harmony. Mr, Hoover has left the Impression on many of his callers that he would like to keep at least a hand on the party reins. Things he said to them warranted that conclusion, but there has been no direct statement from him along that line. Some Republican congressmen want to quarrel with Everett San ders as chairman of the national committee on the supposition that he Is a Hoover man. They think party reorganization ought to start from scratch. Their wiser elders deplore such talk. They say Sanders Is a Cool Idge man and not a Hoover man and therefore he should be supported for the present at least. They do not believe Mr. Hoover will have any control whatsoever over the national committee after he leaves office. Their sage counsel probably will be followed. Ye Poes Corner REALITY What's th use o' Christmas to a little kid like me. "Cept to make me wishln' for all the toys I see? Stores are full o pretties nothln'e mvttr frM Guess our housell be all bare with out a unnstmas tree. There wont be any turkey, or any other meat. Nor any Christmas goodies like other folks can eat. I'd aure be awful thankful for an orange or cake so sweet, 'N for a little pair o' shoes to wear upon my feet. No use o' me e-frettln' Just 'cause we are poor: "Course it won't seem so bad when Christmas time Is oVr. It would be sort o' nice. I guess, to have a few things more. An not to hare to wear what some one else has wore. I wonder Just how It would seem to have a doll or two. Some skates, a train. n other toys. Mb? other children do? It must be swell a-knowln" Old Santa'U remenber you. An bring a lot o' playthings 11 shiny, bright n' new. Mother hu me tlirhtly on her cheek I see a tear. As ah smiles an tehs me surely I am very, very drar; An Dart looks sad n wistful aa he comes over near. N says he's sure Old Ssnta'U find us all next year. Now. I ain't a-kickin'-'just wonderin' how 'twould be To have some toys n' goodies, "n' ' have a Christmas tree. I might feel kind o lonesome, but . I'll be hsppy. Just you see. : j With Dad an Mother lovln my kit- j ten cat n me. 1 V. S. C. Flight 'o Time i (Medrorti sue Jackson uooosi HUlurj from lb. russ ot ttu Msu Trtbon at H and II) tssr 4- TEN EARS AGO TODAT Dtrembsr it, 1928. (It was Friday.) Oregon's shars of reclamation ap propriation spaxst, and complaint is (lied. Find bodies of victims of Bastroy, La., hooded mob. tied to wagon wheela at bottom of lake. women's clubs of nation oppose return of Fatty Arbuckle to screen. City shrouded In dens, fog that enlivens Instead of dampening the Christmas spirit. Genersl bspplness and content rule. Farmers mad because Governor elect Pierce not able to keep his tax- cutting promises. Jackson county over-subscrlVs Its quota for Near East relief. TWENTY VKAItS AOO TODAT December 2t, 1912. - (It was Sunday.) Streets sanded to keep horses from falling down on Icy pavements. Turkeys plenary! at IS cents per pound. San Francisco wants to see Bud Anderson, "Pride of Medford," in ac tion against a first-class fighter. Pesc. conference over Balkan row ails. ' Oregon legislature V take action against Southern Pacific railroad. with four regulatory bills. Rogue river fish bill pondered. Mercury drops to 10 degrees above, and valley shivers. ' (Mrs. Gertrude Hask) Another year has passed and we take Inventory of the work which has been accomplished by the Eagle Point Orange during the year. It is sometimes hard to balance our losses against our profits, for sometimes, to a discerning mind, our losses become our greatest invest ment, and oftentimes these things which we call gain and like to put on the credit side of our gear's work are. after all, not real advancement. Has the depression harmed us ss an organization? We believe not. The depression may have lost a few members through non-payment of dues but, on the other hand, the de pression, we believe, has developed in us a greater spirit of fraternity and charity; it has brought Orange mem bers closer together through a com mon need and ft common sympathy. Orange attendance through the past year has not been quite so large as formerly, more noticeable during the last few months. This does not signify a lessening of Interest, but a lack of the wherewith to buy gaso line to feed the trutsy auto that takea us to Orange. Many committees .have worked faithfully during the past year. Home economics committee probably has been outstanding In Its work. Through the club the women of the Orange have come to ft better understanding of the fraternal, so cial and educational work of the Orange, without any neglect of the ruglar duties which fall to this com mittee In the way of management of kitchen and dining room. They nave paid all kitchen bills, built a. large cupboard for the kitchen, had the hall beautifully decorated with flowers at every meeting, made and sold several beautiful quilts and oth er pieces of fine handiwork, and their simple social actlvlltles were Inspiring. A good attendance was maintained at the club meeting to the last. v The next committee will doubtless continue the good work along the same lines. The legislative committee did Its share of work In ttie discussion ot :-ne many measures that were on the last ballot. The influence of Its work was apparent la the result of the election returns. Many other committees also work ed faithfully, and so. In spite of the 1 HIFF EEfirmeATE 1 f m delittr to bevrt Merchandise to theWue of A Mann's Gift Certificate ... An Easy Way of Solving a Gift Problem Issued in Any Denomination ; j I degression, ws feel thst we have had t good rear. We are starting on the new ysar with new officers ta most of ths chairs, new committees and new hopes for ft successful year. This is our final contribution to the Orange work as publicity sgent for the Esgls Point Orange. Our mantel has fallen on on the shoul ders of another, one who, we believe, will csrry it with more dignity then we bsve been able to do, Mrs. Ruby Btttertlng has been appointed to this work for the coming year, and there is in our Orange no member with ft better appreciation of toe education al, fraternal and social advantages thsn shs. To us bss been ssslgned the rather difficult duty of chairman ot the with FLU in the air . don't take chances with COLDS! . , I7ITH flu jn the community, everyone is warned against the clangers of colds just now. Colds pull down body resistance, and often pave the way for an attack of flu and its serious complications. In the nresent emergency, the wise course to fol low is that outlined in Vicks Plan for better Control of Colds' To Prevent Many Colda: At that first feeling of stuffiness or nasal irritation, sniffle or sneeze Nature's usual warn ing that a cold is coming on use Vicks Nose 4 Throat Drops, the new aid in preventing colds. Vicks Drops aid Nature in throwing off the infection that threat ens. They prevent development of many colds. To End a Cold Sooner: If a cold has developed, or strikes without warning, vigorous measures are necessary. At bedtime, .apply Vicks VapoRub. Its Direct, double action continuing through the night brings quicker relief. During the day, use the convenient Vicks Nose Drops every few hours as needed. They add to comfort help shorten the cold. Follow Vicks Colds-Control Plan (Full details in each Vicki Package) 1 Star Meat Market 314 E. Main. We I Order Your Xmas TTUEKEY Others according; to quality. Fancy Young Ducks. :. ... . . 15c per lb. S Fancy Young Geese. . ., 15c per lb. R. I. Red Hens and Fryers . . 17c per lb. : A full line of choice Beef, Pork, Lamb JS: and Veal ,., Everything in Groceries Fruits and Vegetables for your JS; Christmas Dinner Mann'i Department Store, Medford, good of the order committee, and ssststsnt oo the educational com mittee. To all the officers of the Eagle Point Orange, to its committees an its members, snd to sll Orange mem bers in Jackson county, we extend our sincere wishes for ft hsppy and ft prosperous New Tssr. For our Orange organization we extend the wish of year of out standing accomplishment, with great er benefits to Its members from Its economic, eductalonal, fraternal and social work thin ever before. , We wish you nappy New Tear. For practical snd useful gifts wrapped attractively see ETHELWTN B. HOFFMANN Sixth snd HoUy. Deliver. Phone 273 Best Quality Ore.