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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1933.
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Terry
Th nrctttinm and thft Hfttlngs of
New Year's are being expressed. The
WitlnBi, If ent at all, should bo by
ox-team freight.
.
Wm. Lydlard, the right hand and
left hand man of Peoria Bill Gates,
has a touch, aa they call It, of the
well known mild flu.
Erne Mohr Sr. of the tavern, urges
on and all to come to hn place and
"sing and kill the Depression." It Is
predicted that tho vocalizing would
also get a couple of Innocent by
standers. Complaints have been filed about
everything hut the lack of common
sense. The deficit of common-sense
has not been mentioned all year.
9
around Hog day will be upon us
again beforo we know it.
Young Edd Kelly Is up to Sslom
getting his bearings before the legis
lature starts committing atrocities.
'
A plan la afoot to bury all the
county monoy In the courthouse
yard, where It will be safe and handy,
President Hoover Is in the South
fishing, and not catching any more
fish "than a resident, of the Rogna
Blver valley unablo to do anything
but fish.
A wet hen was downtown Tuesday
tve.
Several Dill Gore corner farmed
have started worrying about how they
are going to get their spring plowing
done. The way to plow Is to go home
and plow,
.
A tall Japanese boy la visiting the
Shlmoda kids.
Reports from the East and Mld
ireat and California, Indicate Pros
perity has started to ohlrp. The na
tives of these sections did not battle
for the Lord, among themselves, as
viciously as In Oro. and Wash., so
these slates may be a little late get
ting back to normalcy.
Ping-pong is gaining favor among
the elite and Idle. The women piay
ping-pong like they run.
A handful of facts got loose Inst
week and put a crimp In the Idiotic
drhwl of a sclr-sanctllled slicker and
paranoic liar.
Dewey Hill, the Prospect hired man
U much better since he busted a rib. ,
Basketball Is raging In the rural
areas, and Is more popular than danc
ing or tax discussions right now.
There Is lots of snow In the hills
where It belongs.
The fair daughters of the valley,
and the stxirdy sons of the same area,
will drift back to the campus this wk.
to continue the pursuit of knowledge.
Jim Hayes left Prl. for the north
by train. . James recently lost an
argument with an auto.
.
Emi Brltt and Dock Robinson of
J'vllle were over Christmas, and did
not ahare the wide dismay over the
future. They thought there would
have to be some Individual scratching
to make both ends meet.
Coyota hunting la rampant. As
yet no hunter has been shot for a
coyote.
Times are so tough no leading citt
ern can send us a post card from
Tta Jusna, Mex., to start 1Q?3.
Tvo horses paised each other on
the Specific Dlewaf Sat., and got
scared at each other.
Oreg. (Hoot-Boy) Campbell now
has 1ft teeth, and shows them like
movie actress.
Economy continues to be widely
preached.
1033 will proceed with the name old
bunch of unhung lascals, forever con
spiring against the same sclf-sancti
fled slicker,
A fiend has stolen Col. Tou Velle s
135 overcoat with tho Persian lamb
collar. The colonel bought the coat
during a Republican administration,
and when he was a young blade, and
cutting up In Cleveland, O.
More people now have the fin. than
were gored by the bull In the spring
U4 fall voting.
LA. 0 H. T ' A sg'Pf tJ5w
Editorial Correspondence
SAN PRAXCISCO, December 29. San Francisco is beer
conscious. That is the only change notcJ since our last visit in
mid summer.
Even at such a highly respectable place as Gumps, the win
dow display has beer as the motif. There is a life size mahog
any bar, with all the trimmings and patrons assembled in vari
ous stages of exuberance and intoxication. The Clift hotel
has a similar exhibit in miniature designed by some gentleman
from Berkeley. Here is another miihoagny bar, with the bald
headed bar keep handing out a foaming schooner, to a man
about town. The policeman in uniform is sampling the free
lunch, the inevitable old soak is asleep in a corner, not a detail
is missing, including the brass rail, the sawdust and the wall
paintings of reclining and unclothed nymphs. On Montgomery
down in the financial district, there is anolher bar display,
more utilitarian in character, with near beer that may not be so
"near" for sale and home brew appliances.
The newspaper offices suffer from a similar complex. They
look forward to beer advertising after March 4th, and haven't
given up hope that beer will be legalized before then. It's the
only bright spot that can be seen on the horizon as far as busi
ness in S. P. is concerned.
Many excellent attractions at the movies and local theatres,
but this is medical trip and all spare time thus far has been
spent in doctors' offices which incidentally are jammed. It
seems a flu epidemic is raging here ind it is of a severe type,
so even the office girls put thumbs down on entertainments
in crowded places. It is therefore aggravating to see that an
English company is playing Sherwood's the Queen's Husband,
Baclanova and Miss Gahagen are at the Cm-ran in the Cat and
Fiddle, and that great German film triumph Maedschen, in
uniform, is at the Geary. There is also Eddie Cantor in his
bull fighting comedy and Robinson in Silver Dollar. The
youngest member of the party is in a terrible temper and doesn't
see why we came on such a trip anyway.
Between appointments a trip along the waterfront was
recommended, where there is plenty of fresh air and flu germs
do not congregate. Many fine ships are getting ready to sail.
The Malola, the crack Japanese liner the Chichibu Maru, and
the now Dollar liner President Hoover. Had no pass, but a
courteous officer let us roaiiTabout the President Hoover with
out one. Certainly a hotel do luxe on the water.
Two elevators take one up six or seven floors, the decora
tions very modern remind one of Bullock's Wilshire, which a
few years ago was the last word in nouveaux art and indirect
lighting. Boll rooms, dining rooms, gymnasiums, squash courts,
swimming pools, jewelry stores, sports shops, everything wont
fine until we ran into a doctor's office, that might have been
lifted from the Medico dental building on Pont street. That
was enough for the young lady, she was ready to call it a day.
Coming back ran into a Ford roadster parked in front of
the American Hawaiian Shipping company, with a tire cover
marked Carl Fichtncr, Medford, Ore. A cat rampant on the
side with the initials M. S. H., led us to investigate further.
In a cubby holo by the entrance we found John Ilnmill, formerly
of Medford, who in spite of the depression not only has a job,
but a better one than he did havo he hires and fires members
of the crews of the large A. II. fleet. Incidentally he is living
in a Russian Hill apartment and has a Japanese servant, like a
movie star. He wanted to know all about Medford and we
did our best along that line, no says the shipping business
like everything else is terrible. He fires more than he hires.
Yet while tlicro must bo many unemployed here, there were no
evidences of them either along the water front, or anywhere
else. We have an idea San Francisco, more than any other
city on the coast, manages to keep up appearances, and refuses
to become downhearted, regardless of circumstances. She
learned her lesson in the big fire.
This is the second day of blue sky and sunshine, but the
natives are complaining of the cold. Union Square is almost
desorted, except at high noon, but at night with half a dozen
illuminated Christmas trees, it presents a pretty picture. Every
one is preparing for tho big East-AVest football game on New
Year's day, hut the celebration scheduled for the night before
may out down the attendance. R. YV. II.
Editorial Comment
An Easy Way, But Larking Support.
EdltorMorrlaon cf tho Morris Trib
une U a student of government, and
he of ton makes timely suggestions
that have both wisdom and practlca
blltty. Here la one ot them:
Aa a result of the study of tax
ation In Minnesota, made by the
Social Science council of the Uni
versity of Minnesota an Increase
of one cent In the gasoline taxes
for road purposes Is recommend
ed to relieve the tax load cn gene
ral property. Thts very thing
could have been accomplished
several years ago, and nearly four
millions of road money now being
raLwl by tft.tfw. on general prop
erty could hnve been shifted from
genernt property to gasoline If the
plan had had the support of
farmers and farmer-legislators.
The situation Is Indeed pu ruling,
as to why such a simple tax-reduction
measure has so little sup
port. The cost of the highway should be
paid by those who use them, and In
these days when most families own
an automobile, that Includes the very
large majority of the heads of family
be t tint a man or woman.
This was the plsn and purpose of
HI Eh way Commissioner Charles M.
Batyock In creating the 7000 miles
of trim highways, that has not cost
the general taxpayer a cent, and has
ben a paying investment to alt own
ers of motor vehicles, the operating
, cost having been reduced much below
the gas and Hcenn tax.
If one will recall the state of the
pvbiic rosds e-ven 35 years ago. re
memberlnc the breakage of springs.
the punctures and grtndini; of tires
by rook and hard ruts, and the wrick
of the cars In a wupl of years, he
can appreciate the wisdom and the
good work of Bnbcock. who Is today
Minnesota's most useful clttwn. a
tribute that will remain his f;r many
, years. '
I The pUn that worked w well f-r
' the trunk roads, and which con -
I trlbutcd so much to county high
ways should be extended, perhaps by
about 20 per cent a year, to take over
all ronds In the state and county
systems,
The maintenance of every highway
In the stale can he, and should be,
malntntnrd by owners of motor ve
hicles. If thts were done there would
'be no need of county and town taxes.
and that Is the direct way of saving
farmers and home owners taxes.
It Is so easy and simple, like
Brother Morrison, we wonder why It
has no more supporters.
Under such a system tnose who pay
gas and license taxes would get back
not only what they pay, but good
dividends In addition.
Aa Bnbcock truly said: "You py
for good roans even if you do not get
them, and you pay more If you do
not get them."
Poor roads are costly, and there Is
no reason why every road In Minne
sota may not be a good one. and with
out a direct cent of taxes on real
estate and personal property. That
Is practical Income tax. Dally Times
and Dally Journal-Press,' St. Cloud,
Minn.
Jenkins Comment
(Continued from Pag One )
The lesftons that 're have learned
by experience In thee years that are
past can be applied with profit In
the future. If only we have sense
enough to apply then.
ffKRR U one lesson that we ought
to apply:
When we want things, in good
times, when money Is corning In
J
Cfcn't et u,n without them, let s
In the future pay for them when we
K t them.
.r-,,,s) ..., .w-
1 become posterity so darned quick
Personal Health Service
By William Brady. M. D.
Signed letters pertain In f to personal dealt h and hygiene, not to disease
diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Or. Brady if a stamped, setf
addressed envelope ts enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In Ink.
Owing to the large number of letters received only a few car be answered
here. No reply can be msde to queries not conforming to Instructions.
Adurcss Dr. Wllilam Brady In cart or The Mall Tribune.
ANALYSIS OF THE BIRD SEED JOKE.
The wiseacre public still likes to be
humbugged and the wiseacre tike
their humbug glided and costly.
A "well known
Doctor of Divin
ity," the wise
acre prospects
are asured by the
vendor of Im
ported bird seed,
tested the bird
seed and even
examined a a m
pies of It under
the microscope,
and reported
that his tests "proved conclusively"
the superiority of the brand over
other brands of seed offered to the
public, "In rapidity of reaction and
amount or gelatin developed." The
minister with the microscope Is so
"well known" that bis identity is not
even divulged by the concern mark
eting the bird seed. The reverend
gentleman's' innate modesty probably
recoiled at the thought of being
caught using a microscope. Paying,
that is, and moreover It Implies that
one la willing to believe only what
one can see for oneself. A Doctor of
Philosophy, now. or even a Doctor of
Laws might have conducted an In
vestigation of constipation remedies,
but dear me!
Another vendor of Imported bird
seed stakes his sates psychology on
the assertion that positively no other
physic, laxative, cathartic, purgative
or intestinal regulator Is permitted or
given to patients in a certain well ad
vertized sanitarium (which he names
In verbal sales talks If not in print)
but his brand of seed. This catches
a lot of smart lawyers, school teach
ers and business executives; I know
because they write to me to check on
It before they send on the money for
a trial or household st7 package of
the birdseed . Must make the boys
who run the sanitarium, pretty mad,
too, for a larae factor in their busi
ness Is the pushing of a number of
new-fangled and of course quite Jt
pensive physics.
The only purpose of the dally eat
ing of such seeds is t provide bulk
and lubrication. The bulk depends
on the swelling of the substance
when it absorbs water: the lubrica
tion depends on the freeing of the
mucus-like substance by the action
of moisture on the seeds.
Ordinary flaxseeds serve both pur
poses Incomparably better than any
Imported wild plantago or plalntaln
Chamber of Commerce
Reviews Year of Heavy
Activity for Community
With nine months of Its fiscal year'
concluded yesterday, the Medfard
Chamber of Commerce ha a record of
constructive accomplishment which
will equal, If not excell its previous
records established by Medford'a civ
ic organization, the preliminary re
port of the organization indicates.
Conducted since April 1st under the
leadership of W. S. Bolger, president,
with J. C. Thompson and R. A. Hub
bard as vice-presidents, the Cham
ber's activities cover a wide range of
civic and community work.
Directors of the chamber, it com
mittee chairmen and members of the
committee have combined in their
efforts to solve the many and vart?d ;
problems presented during the past1
nine months, and a brief record of
some of the outstanding accomplish
ments Is presented aa a partial report
of the chamber's work.
The Publicity committee, under 'he
direction of C. L. MacDonald, has
been especially active since the begin
ning of this fiscal Its first ma
jor undertaking was publication of
an 8-page recreational folder, cover
ing the attraction of Medford and
Southern Oregon as a vacation area.
Ptftteen thousand weve printed, and
a majority of them haw been distrib
uted throughout the west.
Early in the year, the entire pub
licity committee made a trip to
Klamath Palls, which ha resulted in
a more friendly feeling between the
two communities, and has encouraged
broader advertising policies by each
of the two chambers of commerce.
The publicity committee alao spon
sored and conducted an exhibit of
Southern Oregon product at the Ho
tet Benson. Portland during the na
tional I.eglon convention.
Other work don by the publicity
committee Includes publication of a
pamphlet on the dairy industry of
Jackson county, preparation of radio
continuity for several broadcast over
stations in different parts of the
country: preparation of magazine snd
newspaper articles for release In dif
ferent publications; and the answer
ing of several thousand Inquiries re
garding Medford and the Rogue Riv
er valley.
The latest activity of the aroup In
clude the sponsorship of the propos
ed Diamond Jubils celebration or
1934, plan for which are already be
ing made, and Invitation have been
Issued. It ts probable that this activ
ity will be a major one for this com
mittee during the next year. The per
sonnel of the puhUcltv committ- in
clude O. L. MaoDona'd. chairman. I
A. Cte, director; H. L. Bromley, Lee
Bishop, J. Vern Shanglf. a H. Ban
well. Clyde Cakln, and C. T. Teng
wald. The Roadi and Highway commute
has been devoting a major portion
its attention to the Pacific hihwy
reconstruction project, and it ef
fort have been largely successful, al
t hough plans have recently been
motSlf.evt by the hlghwsy commtsAlon.
mi account of financial conditions.
Under the lesdership of this commit
tee, highway appropriations aggrega
ting atwnit MM 000 have been se
cured fir thts region, to he expended
I this winter.
Other road matters hT also been
seeds can. Don't take my word for It,
Steep a teaspoonful of flaxseeds In a
pint of water, and compare the result
with any of these high priced substi
tutes for flaxseeds that come In fancy
packages all wrapped with hokum. In
fact -common flaxseeds (unground
flaxseeds, not the meal) are at least
four times as efficient as the best of
the extravagant imitations. You may
prove this, too, by taking one-fourth
the regular dose of flaxseeds daily.
Remember r ow, I am not recom
mending flaxseeds as a physic, nor do
I say it will cure anything. But I do
say plain flaxseeds, which you can
buy in any drugstore, seedstore or
grocery, at a few cents a pound, is
more efficient for the purpose than Is
any brand of Imported bird seed.
QUESTIONS ANT) ANSWERS
Individual, Private and Personal
I would like your advice on what to
do for a bad case of . . . (Mrs. S. C)
Send to the inclosed address your
cure for ... (R. W.)
How does a person act when they
are in the first stage of . . .(TV C. P.)
Answer I am glad to send Instruc
tions and advice to any correspondent
who tells me he or she has acne
(blackheads and pimples).
I have no cure to send in any cir
cumstances. This being a health col
umn It la not the plac to suggest
symptoms.
Readers will derive the greatest
benefit from this column if they re
member that It Is a HEALTH service,
not a long-distance clinic or quack
busincM, and that It Is a PERSONAL
service. Any information, advice or
Instruction I send by mail Is for YOU.
the correspondent, and unless I am
satisfied you are the individual who
eeks the advice, I don't send any.
A Happy Chrlnlmnsl
We would like to adopt a baby
about a year old, preferably a girl.
With whom should we communicate
about It? (h. M. C.)
Answer Your family physician will
know where babies are available and
he will advise you whether the one
you select Is free from disease.
Wti Medical Humorists,
The doctors have told me I have
acute tachycardia but they do not
explain Just what It is . . . (O. J. W.)
Answer It. spoils the Joke to ex
plain It. Tachycardia means rapid
heartbeat. Perhaps it was a curbstone
consultation; If so you got your mon
ey's worth.
(Copydlght, John P. Dllle Co.)
considered by this committee, and its
aggressive work will be carried on.
J. W. Wakefield Is Its chairman, and
the members Include R. A. Hubbard,
director; O. E. Gates, S. S. Smith, arid
A. W. Pipe.
One of the most active of the cham- 1
ber'a committees ha been the com- i
mittee on taxation, with W. H. Gore!
as its chairman, and B. E. Harder. H.
3. Deuel, A. C. Hubbard, H. A. Thter
oir, Hamilton Patton, f-d O. 0. Boggs,
as members.
The Agrlculturel Finance cl mm it
ice, organized last winter tor the pur
pose of assisting In the securing of
crop prodtiction loans for the c
oharda of the Rogue river valley, has
worked unceasingly in the promotion
of its program. Much of Its work has
been done through the Regional Ag
ricultural Credit corp.. and its first
Job was in securing the appointment
of a representative of this district on
the boanl of directors of the corpora
tion. Colonel Gordon Voorhies has
been appointed to this position, and
a sub-committee of this group, head
ed by B. E. Hardor, has been work
ing with him in perfecting detail or
securing financial aid. J. C Thomp
son la chairman of the agricultural
finance committee, with twelve grow
ers, packers, and business men com
prising; the group.
The Chamber's Forum committee,
headed by A. P. Johnsen, has been in
strumental in staging number of
Forum meetings during the year,
featuring such speakers a Albert V.
Welgel. of Lo Angeles; Charles H
Imrersoll, Dr. C. A. Sweet, H. C. Boyd,
and others.
The Retail Trade division, with
John Moffatt a it president, con
ducted all of th cooperative retail
trade activltle in the city during the
past year, including the annua'.
Spring. Fall, and Christmas opening
events. Spring bargain days. etc.
The Tourist Contact committee, of
which W. H. Cle.nenson Is chairman,
last summer stagtd a series of meet
ing for the Instruction of those en
gaged in contacting tho tourist trade,
with Information a to resorts, vaca
tion apota, etc., in tho .Southern Ore
gon country.
Other numeroia and miscellaneous
activities, including the securing of
several conventions for Medford tn
1033, under the convention commit
tee, headed by Col Holmes: action
on several legislative mattera on he
November ballot: organization of he
Medford Oleemen; eevurlng coopera
tion of retailers in preventing a but
ter war; entertaining th Ange
lea Olvmplc Air cruise, etc.. navo kept
the offtcew. committee, and staff of
the chamber busy throughout the
A great portion of the credit or
I the chamber's fine showing, even with
limited funds, durlntr the pt yesr.
, Is due to the fine spirit which has
j been prevalent among (he board cf
di-ectora and the committee person
nel, the chamber's report Indicated
The personnel of the present dtreo
j ttv ts as follows: O O. Aienderfer.
j W. 9 Bolder. J. C. Cr. A P- John-
sen. J. C. Thompson. J C. Mann. Ro
i land Hubrc H. S. Deuel, W. H
1 FMhrer. E Harder. R R Reter.
S w J .a:ner, w. A. 0:e. snd H A
Thteroif.
Southern Oregon Gold
Helps to Repay Losses
Suffered Through War
Camp Fires of Humble Prospectors Blink
On Far-Flung Hillsides as Hunt
For Precious Goes on
By A. E. Kellogg.
Nearly two decade have elapsed
since thl nation first began comput
ing it expenditure In terms of ten
figure of dollar. In the brief period
of the war the American people piled
up a pyramid of debt so colossal that
the graud children of Infant born
for years to come will feel It weight.
Into that terrible inferno ot war
that threatened all civilization thl
nation flung billion almost with
out count, for the need was desperate
and there waa no time to lose. Day
and night government printing presses
thundered on piling up tons of evi
dence of obligations that are scat
tered today In the form of liberty
bonda and national currency, redeem
able In gold. Men, ship, munition,
food and treasure were supplied with
out stint, without thought of coat or
pay day and all combined to bring
about the blggeat war In the history
of mankind.
Many Prospect Hill.
Today we are a struggling human
ity, combating a world-wide business
depression, not yet at its peak, the
result of that terrible war. Tonight,
scattered over the rugged hills ot
southern Oregon and northern Cali
fornia are hundreds, yea thousands of
tiny blaze, the camp fire of pros
pectors and miner who seek, in their
humble, hard working, plodding way,
a partial solution of the problem that
baffle the world's moat eminent
statesmen and financiers. Scarcely
comprehending the meaning of credit
and inflation, these local miners are
nevertheless an Important factor in
the financial situation. Almost, It
might be added, an essential factor
since It 1 the effort of these lone
men, wandering over the tralTIess
mountains, who never hurry or worry,
that thl country must turn for in
trealc value to prop up ita paper
pledges and smash the depression.
Gold I Standard.
With the storm of patriotism spent
and 'the day of reckoning before us,
it 1 time to take stock of national
resources and apportion those neces
sary to the welfnaje of future genera
tions, a those that are essential to
maintain the progress of today. For
tunately, we have many resources.
But having fixed upon gold as the
standard value by which all other
things are measured, we have been
forced not only to bury our resources
under a mountain of debt, but also
to retard, to a great extent, the
source of our gold supply.
Perhaps it was for auch a crisis as
this that the great storehouse of
wealth In southern Oregon wa cre
ated. Science has furnished no method
of easy entrance to these deposit of
national wealth. They must be sought
with Infinite care and patience, un
covering themselves to the weary
prospector even when further search .
ha been futile. In this struggle
with rugged mountain sides of granite
and baaalt rock cut with quarts, there
has developed a generation worthy
Flight 'o Time
(Medford and Jackson count)
History from lh Files ot The
Mall Trlbnne of and 10 Kear
.)
TEN TEARS AOO TODAY
Jsnuary 1, 1933.
(It ws Tuesdsyl
City snd valley greet the New Year
with good cheer, and the prospects of
another banner year. 1M2, while
not outstanding for money profits,
found a healthy condition prevailing.
Charles M. Thomas assumes the cir
cuit court bench.
Oregon Jones, a Josephine county
boy, who esesped from the state
prison at Salem, reported under ar
rest In Wyoming.
Citizens Insist thst Sam Bandlfer,
j special prohibition agent for county
t quit, after expenses for November
I found to total 9000.
Harold Lloyd In "Orandma's Boy"
at the Page.
j December rainfall in Medford 5 35
1 1nches.
Hew Tear'a open house at Elk
record breaker.
Moae Barkdull's faithful dog "Turk."
is found dead under Bear Creek
bridge, age 30 years. "Turk" was
brought from England a a pup, snd
as a gift to th owner.
TWENTY TEARS AGO TODAY
January 1. 1313.
(It was Wednesday)
Medford greet tn New xear mer
rily, and with a bright future. Bund
ing era for railroads and trolleys in
the valley forecasted for the coming
year. M. P. Mlnney Co. to seek inter
urbnn franchise. Elks to btiild a
new temple, and work to start on
federal building. Mall-Tribune is
sues big New Year edition.
Wllilam Rockefeller defies might of
Uncle Sam, and refuses answ-r sum
mons. Powder trust to dissolve.
Sewer assesAments on North Rtvrr
slde combstted by property owners.
I "Turtle serum-' discovfred as cure
j for consumption.
) Survey for the Fsgle Potnt-Coo
, Bay railroad completed.
Cement aidewnix lstd on Jackson
treet by Rspee.
Ne- Icoatior Karmel Korn Snop
now open Ui S Main.
to be the descendant of the con
quering pioneer and fitted to carve
their million out of the Siskiyou and
tributary mountain.
Treasure Furnished.
Before the cost ot the Civil War had
been counted and while our fore
fathers reckoned upon a debt that
probably seemed a amazing a the
liabilities of today, outhern Oregon
had It treasure box opened and
poured millions of virgin gold into
the treasury of the United States.
However, It was 15 years after that
war ended that this government re
sumed specie payment and gold out
of biding and was on a parity with
paper money. In the light of this
circumstance. It may be possible to
compute when, If ever, the use of gold
as a general medium of exchange will
be re-established.
More than three-quarters of a cen
tury have come and gone since gold
wa uncovered at Jacksonville, nnd
southern Oregon has produced hun
dreds of million of dollars In virgin
gold, and other precious metals nd
mining expert say thl region has
hardly been scratched. Above all
other commonwealths, southern Ore
gon must prosper In this -search for
more gold.
vast mineral uepottus.
The work of the past 75 year ha
done no more than Indicate the vast
extent of the mineralization which
characterizes its limitless area. An
army of prospectors, numbering Into
the thousands and directed with all
tho engineering skill In possession of
the present generation, might spend
the next decade In selecting and test
ing the probable site for future
southern Oregon mines.
There Is scarcely a district on the
Pacific coast where there 1 not of
record an Instance where substantial
investment and competent direction
served to convert a supposed failure
into a monetary suecee. The reason,
generally. Is that the prospector and
his ansociates trusting to luck, en
gage In development work -without
funds to meet the emergencies that
must be reckoned with mining ven
tures. Prospector Pitied,
Southern Oregon's brilliant mineral
future, because of the very abundance
of opportunity and the accessibility
of ita entire area. 1 not to be ques
tioned. However, from the day he
eets out In quest of ore, the pros
pector In southern Oregon find his
path beset with thorns. The banker,
the legislator and the Industrious,
plodding neighbor view his departure
with mingled pity and Indifference,
notwithstanding the fact that all will
profit should he meet with success.
The banker will have added security
for his paper ware; the merchant
will find new nnd generous patrons
In a fast growing community of tent
nnd shack and the worker, however
humble, will find that hi greenback
will buy a trifle more when it repre
sent more nearly the dollar it re
placed. Wall St. Report
' Rtook Sale Averages
(Copyright, 1933, Standard Statistics
Co.)
December 31
SO M JO 0
Ind'ls Rr's Ct's Total
Today 81.6 3S 81.1 84.7
Prev day .... 81.9 28.7 91.8 84.9
Week ago .... 80 3 24.8 87.7 63.8
Year ago .... 83.0 32.3 08.1 84.8
3 yrs. ago ....169.3 138.1 313.4 170.3
Bond "ale Averages.
(Copyright, 1932. Standard Statistics
Co.)
December 31:
Ind'ls Rr'a Ut's Total
Today 63 3 89.4 83.3 68.3
Prev. day .... 63.0 88.8 83.1 68.0
Week ago 61.8 87.1 80.9 68.6
Year ago .... OT.S 83 9 83.3 72.8
3 yrs. ago .... 93.1 103.0 S8 3 98.4
High 1933 .... 71.3 78.0 86.3 78.1
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. (AP) Stocks
encVd 1P32 with a laat minute slump
today.
Prices held fairly steady until the
final few minute of trading, when re
newed weakness of tobaccos spread
to other sections of the list, and
several issues closed with losses of a
point or mors.
The final tone wa moderately
heavy.
Transactions for th two-hour -slon
approximated 4S0.0OO share.
Today's closing prices for 30 selected
stock follow:
Al. Chem. A Dye i . 82
Am. Can MS
Am. ft rgn. Few. 6
A. T. T 1041-,
Anaconda 7i
Atch. T. S. P 40
Bendlx Avia
Beth. Steel
Chryal"
Coml. Solv
CurtlM-Wrtght .
DuPont
Oen. Foods
Oen. Mot
Int. Harvest.
I. T. A T.
Johns-Man. ..
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HS
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10
ZZZ 37''
25
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21-1
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20
13
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5
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29
27
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j North Amer.
psram. Publlx
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' Radio
Phillips Pet .
Sou. Pac
j Std Brands
St Oil Cal
! St. OU N. J
. Trans. Amer
union Carb
; t'nit. Alrcnft
. U. S. Steel
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tot rod
woci of any tund call 929.
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BEING TOYED WITH '
BY CONGRESSMEN
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til after the President-elect car
point hi successor.
At laat the truth about Mr. HoV
ver'a fishing exploits are beginning'0
com out.
Before the election he alway ear-baed
ried a secretary who deajt with the .i
press. The secretary usually claimed r
Mr. Hoover caught the limit every
day. Newspapermen were not allowed
to find out for themselves.
.On this cruise he let one newsman
go along with the secret serv
ice to see. The reoult was that the
first three days' stories came out of
the southland that Mr. Hoover caught
not a fish.
Even Presidents have bad days.
The lawyer Prank Hogan who de
fended E. L. Doheny in the oil trials
wired to a friend her from Arizona
where he is 111:
"Dootors tell me I can epeak but
will never hear again so plan to re
tire from law and become a banker."
Opening of the two big theatre
In Radio City (also known as Rocke
feller Center) this week marked the
first trumpet blast of what looks like
one of the greatest financial white
elephants in history. There are those
among the sponsor who are wishing
they hadn't been so optimistic. The
Music Hall Theatre which is Just
one feature will have an overhead of
approximately 100.000 a week. It will
have to be filled regularly to two
thirds of it 0.200 capacity in order
to break even. You could get fat odds
against any such average.
The Rockefeller Foundation ha
played fairy godmother to date
helping out with a loan of 2fi mil
lion dollar. And the end is by no
mean in sight. The Rockefeller for
tune is one of the very Jew that has
escaped serious punctures in the past
three years. It looks now a if It will
be pushed around plenty to keep the
latest Rockefeller project afloat.
Ohancea for big new from Cuba
are growing week by week. The gov
ernment' financial difficulties have
become so acute that it had to bor
row against it taxes on oil Import
for a year in advance to meet the re
quirement of American bank cred
itor. President Macaado ha only
maintained his status tntough army
and the secret police and it appears
to careful observers that his grip la
slipping.
A recent Argentine revolution didn't
get much play up here but has serious
possIblMtle. A very Important section
of the agricultural population was be
hind it. Temporarily swppressed by
Jailing several hundred ringleader
yet If one or two regiments of the
army can be converted things may
happen in a hurry, it would mean
virtual communism.
New York authorities hear that
French internal conditions are get
ting steadily worse. The heavy in
dustries are skidding badly. Leas than
3fi per cent of heavy Industry labor '
1 still working full time which Is a-'
worse showing than at any previous
point In the depression..
Communications
Timely Suggestion
To the Editor:
For the last two years or more, th
people of Medford and Jackson coun
ty, have constantly been" requested
to aid those who are not wholly able
to care for themselves. These requests
have been for money, by organiza
tions: labor, by unemployed; food,
clothing and work, by individuals.
Moat of ua have done our part by
meeting the obligation. We then elt
back in our comfortable, pleasant
home satisfied. But have we truly
helped matters?
When one read of case, such as
appeared in the Mall Tribune several
day ago. concerning the afflicted
family, living south of town with in
adequate food, ahelter and clothing:
one wonder of a great deal of our
"help," i not expended wastefully
and unwisely. Is at the beat Ineffi
ciently administered.
There Is no excuse nor reason for
anyone in Jackson county living
without proper shelter. We have at
the fair grounds, a number of weath
ertlght livable buildings. These could
easily be partitioned into family liv
ing quarters, with heat and sanita
tion easily provided. These buildings,
at present are unused, and doing no
one any good: and thru neglect, are
rapidly deteriorating. This, in spite
of a paid core-taker, as anyone can
determine by a visit.
If the lumber mills and dealers of
Jackson county would donate the nec
essary building materials, the hard
ware and supply houses, the stoves,
etc.: the unemployed men (we are
not interested in profewlonal becgars
and bums) whose familie are In
need, would gladly supply the labor.
All this plan needs 1 proper manage
ment and the cooperation of the
county court and fair board. It looks
like an opportunity for one of the
service clubs.
We haven't space for more details,
but the plan Is sound, can be worked
easily and economically, nnd to the
benefit of all concerned. Think it
over, fo'.ks!
(Name on File i
BROWNSVILLE Mcumain States
Power Co. building new electric line
from east of town on Crawford,-.:;
road to point est of Cmwfordsv'.:.
SAU2M Bids received by Ore con
i state highway corr.m'.v.on on r-nd
land bridge project involving !0O0
1 000.
CXYTTACtE GROVT-tTT 'orOr fr
i at '.east 50 cars placed w.th '.oral mW'.n
by Southern Pacific for delivery d ir
j tng next several mentis.
KLAMATH F A LI1 Approximate:?
350 turkevs Vpped to San Francisco
market recently.