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P10E TWO Wedford Mail Tribune I "Ewvortt in Scuttmn Oubw rttdi th Mail Ttibunt" Duly icdi BsturtU? Publihw Oy HEUrOltD PRINTINO CO. i6.jr.j9 n. mot i BOHLKI W UL'KL, Cdltor t U KSWV Miruca Ad tndf if nflrl Nevtpaper Enteral u leeuwJ ctut millet tt Uadm Orttoo, uoder Act of iltL Z. ICT3. iUHStitll'TiUh RaTPB By Mill Id Adrauet Dsilr. rear l&.Oit Dallj, moDtli 0 Bj Currier, lo ulnnrt MrtfoH, Ablwd. Jicksoonilt, Central PuliiL Fborim. Talent. Goifl Bill and do llinix Dally. oiDib. ...... I Dally, m rar '-M All tenni, cuh lo ad'tne. Offlclil piPtf of tba Ctlj of Mtdfori Official piper of Jarin t.uufltr MLMBHH OK Til? A8HIKMAIKI PIIE8I UeecMng Kuil Leased Wire 8r1ra Tbt AiioclatM Preaa I tirJuhrJr mutled te tfcs ua for outillcstlun of ill ow fjupatrht credited U tt or othenrtat ertdlted lo thla otim and alM tc tha local ne onhllstied nwela All rlabw for ouhhrsUoD of ipfdai dlpiwhft oertln are alao rwerit-d HKMHK1I UK UMITU PKES8 llEMHKK OK AUDI! HliKEAU OK CIKniLATIONR Adurll'lna HprwenTet1?ei M, C MlliiKXSKN 4 COMPANT Offices Id Nc York, Chti-nno, H'trnlt, Ban Francisco. Alice!". Seal lie Portland. Ye Smudge Pot My Arthur Terry HOSLS AHEAD cour, auspiciously in some a. The prospects that Commonscnso will prevail, lnstrod of a continuous round of Comic Opera Is flabbergast ing. The unlnmented 1032 was a wonderful year, for political hokum, horse-play, and hysteria. There ts an end to everything. The public, who have been watching event and monkeyahlnes from the Great Grand stand, have commenced to tire of the bum. but perpetual iving. Even farmer who was mesmerized and gored by the bull at the same time, and fanatically and dramatically loaned voluntarily his money, now wants It back. Events like this knock all the glory and profit from ever lastingly whimpering, 1 AM A FUGI TIVE FROM A CHAIN-GANG CON SPIRACY. i The coming year ought to be a I dandy. For months everybody has j been mad at everybody else. The men ! have been busy stealing hordes, and the women putting paris-groen In I their soup. It is predicted there will be a return to old fashioned sociabil ity, with considerable laughter over the capers cut In 1032. It la also forecast that the Dill Gore Corner will soon be practically deserted of patriots and economists, mottonlessly waiting for something to happen that will till their Jeans with gold. The Worthy Poor will probably continue to get the worst of It, as they lack the brazen gall required to systematically gyp, nnd refuse to become symp&Uty racketeers, The 'tJnworthy Poor, as prosperity giadunl ly returns, will gradually make the dvtst of other counties swirl behind their battered Hds. The Unworthy, confronted with the work they so asaldlously sought when It was non existent, will flee to other parts. Many will recall that In the Good j ' Years the first warm day of spring 1 always meant a telegram that the 1 wife's mother was stricken In Mis-1 saurl, and It wiw nocefisnry to drop everything and rush there In the ! car. Tho Gadding Instinct will aid the Worthy Poor, and curb Profes sional Poverty. This li atlll a ORKAT COUNTRY even If the signs proclaiming the fact to tho poising world, have been torn up by the roots, for firewood, and well peppered by cltlrens with shotguns, when no country rooster was handy for a target. Optimism will restore Its natural glories. Just as soon as Pessimism is quashed with a few swift kicks. TTnftit nfihM th nnt in month have often expressed wonderment as ' Rogue river Indians in early days of to Just what Jackson county wm I the territory caused trouble. Table fighting about. The question has Rock and Battle Rock on the coast never been jmcccsMully and sntlsfac- silU stand as monuments to the vsl torlly answered. The fighters only or of the aborlgtnles. In the '?0's the know that they were fighting, not , Modoce In the Klamath lake country what a-bout. went on the war path. After all. 10:11 looms as a Happier Year, because of a decided tendency among all clo.ses ami nil sections to make It so. The people want more Prosperity and less Poppycockery. The "voice of the people" has been heard. When the people realise thoy have been yelling at a four-f lather, they sit down upon him, and a tomb like alienee follows. This Is about to happen, and tho future Is rosy. IE A W f" l f I I j iLf lULU Med ford 'a fire los during 1033 in creased considerably by two fires of Incendiary origin, totaled 186.080 on Incomplete figures, according to Uoy Elliott, Medford fire chief. Reports have not been received by the office as yet on two blhea. which are esti mated at about e.'OJHi. The number of firs during the past twelve montlisi however, were leia than in 1031. For in that yeitr there were 1B4 fires, and in 1ti:o. there were 1&0. Insurance luted for 19.12 totaled WOS.460, and the period before that. 022.-V18. The actual valuation of the property for 11)32 waa ll.093.I0O, and In 1031, It Wii (766.170. Damage by rflre bugs." ssid to have sorted the fires at the Growers' Ex change. Rogue River Lumber com pny. Swift and company and the Bardwelt Fruit company, totalled ap proximately 174.000. Paris purchased ATAYVON H. U. local woolen mills. MILWAUKIZ -Mrs. Edna B Stuidy opened Wi-Hy parlor at 101S Main et. Editorial Correspondence SANFRANCISCO, Dec. 31. Unless you wish to go com pletely ga-ga, pay no attention to tho experts. Here comes Dr. Joseph S. Davis of Stanford, for example, who organized the economic division of the Federal Farm board, and is an expert on agricultural and economic problems, telling the Pacific Coast Economic conference at Palo Alto: "General economic recovery ia not dependent upon farm recovery. The farm problem is bedeviled by delusions. I can see nothffig that will guarantee prosperity for agriculture. Wheat will not lead us out of the depression. Farm prices are more likely to be raised fly improvement elsewhere." Ever since the depression started experts have been declar ing there can be no business improvement until there is an im provement in farming. Now Mr. Davis denies this and declares the exact reverse to be true. Improvement outside of farming must come first. What CAN one believe nowadays AN'YWAY. Certainly not the diuti of experts. How many times have the experts predicted the bottom had been reached and conditions would steadily improve, at least a thousand times in the past three years. And each and every prediction, as far as we can see, has been false. We have decided experts statistics you can prove anything you wish by them. For every expert who says one thing you can find another who will say exactly tho opposite. For many months the financial and economic experts have been generally agreed that war debts formed a principal cause of the dopression, and until they were put out of the way by cancellation no material improvement could be expected. Now comes Dr. Alono E. Taylor, an expert in international trade and finance who maintains war debts have had little or nothing to do with the depression, and cancellation would injure the United States nnd not help One could go on along this line almost indefinitely. Take the much discunsed Technocracy, which has created such a furore. Experts at Columbia university under the aegis of learned Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler proclaimed the doom of our present civilization because of the machine, the end of the price system, , . and national bankruptcy in is Now comes the wise and clover editor of Iron Age, to declare that thefie Technocrats are a lot of I. W. W.'s out of work, and their claims are so much bologna full of errors, glittering and unsubstantiated generalities instead of being something revolutionary and new, their gloomy prophecies are old as King Tutr and can be traced directly back to Joshua from which the term "josh" camel) So there you are again. Put up your money if you have any and take your choice. But don't put your money on the experts ANY experts. Far better put your money on the ponies at Agua Caliente. You might not pick any more winners, but you would have a lot more fun. William Randolph Hearst is a modest violet. On the front page column right of the Examiner today the world reads Mr. Hearst has given 100 prize steers from his San Simeon ranch to the needy of San Francisco and the same allotment to the needy of Los Angoles. "We have no desire to cast any asparagus upon a very generous aud worthy deed, but why play it up so flamboyantly in one's own newspaper 1 Incidentally Mr. Hearst doeM.'t like Franklin Roosevelt's opposition to the federal sales tax, and a break is predicted before long. EVENTUALLY, why not NOW! Mr. Hearst has never "stuck" to any president more than six months, and with tho exception of Coolidgc has bedeviled all of them. R. W. R. Editorial Comment W;ir Among the Modors Southern Oregon has a most envi able reputation for saubrlty of cli mate. Ita winters are mild; Its sum mers, well the mountains and sea shores are not far away. But from of old Its denizens have been given to warring which Is quite out of har mony with the beauty of the coun- try and Us beniflelent climate. The The whites who succeeded the In dians seem to have Inherited their belligerent Jnalltles. Ten years ago the kluxers in Jackson county were burning fiery croae on the hills above the pear orchards, and causing terror among the simple cltlrrna who by accident of birth were not "na tive white protestnnt." The past year feudism has broken out again along Rear Creek and according to the un muzzled press of the community law and order baa been hamMrung some where between the district attorney office and the court house. Just now the scene shifts to Klam ath iitiii ti uOit i tin t.irt' nt rfnrm nd righteousness claim they are about to be done away with at the turn of the dark corner by the en trenched gsng of privilege and "pow er." A young lawyer from eastern Washington who has made a political (lash there a few year? and mi grated before the November revolu tion In that state, to Klamath Falls, dazzled the people and got elected mayor by the write-in method. Now his right to hold office Is challenged because Ms length of residence does not conform to the charter require ment. So the nuyor-elect has fled the state to avoid serving of prixM. and the police Judge la also hiding out among the tules. They are awaiting coronation day to return In clouds of glory, and assume office. Stirring Indeed is local politics. It kcpa the gall bladders scvretlng bile: and that Is all right until It turns to gangrene. The fevers of discontent nnd expression In political overturns; and the wise politician Is one who lets the fever run Its course know- lng full well that soon the chills will ,n nd tnft Pl,b,lc temper be re- versea. mis part or tne s'.aie. wnicn bw off steam profusely two years ago. Is not nuw engaged In Interne cine strife, so it eau wau.li with MEDFORD MAIL are like alienists and also like Europe. montnsi amused Interest the fresh wars among the Modoc and the Rogues Ore gon (Salem) Statesman. NEAR LAST YEAR Al thou gh ff nsrsl d ecre ases h ave been evident in every line of endeavor during the year 1032. building per-I mlta Issued at the city hall did not show an exceptional decline, flcures complied for the year disclose, clos ing December 31, permits had been made out totaling (243.217, compared to 277.961 In 1031. The lowest total during the two years waa for December, 1032, when only two permits for alterations were let, amounting to $345. During IPaa permits for 111 alterations, totaling 25,017 were given out, and 52 per mit for new structures, to cost 9218.200. 760 DROP FOR YEAR There were 760 leas automobiles registered at the out-of-state bureau on South Riverside during 1P33 than in 1931, unofficial compilations made by Lee C. Oarlock show. For the past twelve months, BIOS cars were regis tered, compared with in 1031. total of 8038 I Rueben Snider of Route 1. Medford. received a severed tendon In his left arm yesterday, when the hatchet 1 with which he was splitting kindling side swtp?d and struck hi arm. He was taken to the Community hospital for treutment and released last night, his condition being much j improved but very painful. BUILDING PERMITS - jwviwfc prugrnni i or uciay. ordinarily MONMOUTH Recreation room Wu arB considered by only one corn opened in West House recently. .m it tee. - j Meanwhile Republican senators HALS BY Christiana ofcurcti being, have received more prlTate assurance renovated. from the White Houm hit U:e TRIBUXE, MEDFORD, Personal Health Service By William Signed letters pertaining to perwoaJ health end hygiene not to disease dlagnutls or treatment, will be eoiimed by Dr. Brady tl a stamped, teif aridremd envelope 1 enclosed. Letters should be oriel and written Id ink. Owing to the large number of letlert received only a tew cap tie answered tiere. No reply can tie made to queries nut -unf'rnilrig to Instruction. Address Dr. William Brady in care or The Mall Tribune, A YEAR OF OOOD PROGRESS A LONG THE WAYS OF HEALTH Atho X have just heard half a doz en presidents deliver their farewell messages and bespeak for their suc cessors the same cordial co-operation I am still optimistic about the health of America. For one thing there were the numerous new records made by our athletes In the Olympic games In Los An geles last sum mer. Obviously tha race is not d e t e r 1 o r attng physlcslly. Some of us have felt bit snxious about Increasing ef feminacy, but we have found the cause of that and we have a cure for It. The cause Is precocious Indulg ence In cigarettes and automobile driving. The cure is athletics or at least play for everybody. I said ath letics, not sport. From my point of view, which Is perhaps unique, there Is a approach mcnt discernible between us regular doctors and the principal, offshoots or sen lama In the healing business. I My correspondence with osteopaths has grown to a considerable volume the past year and for the most part it has been Just as cordial aa tho they were regular doctors. I have even had a civil word or two with an occasional cult practitioner, and be lieve It or not, here the other day a chiropractor assured me that he al ways enjoys my articles, he has learn ed a lot from them, and my teachings have proved profitable for him and there's no catch in that either. This experience inspires me to look for ward to the day when there shall be neither isms nor pat hies but Just physicians, healers or practitioners, all licensed on the same minimum educational qualifications and fit ness to assume the responsibility such servant must, take. A new specialist has gained recog nition, namely, tha Industrial Bur Crippled Children Given Equal Education Chance In School System Here Establishment of a room for the instruction of crippled children in the Medford school system Is listed among the most successful projects of the past yoar In this city. The room was opened more than a year ago and during the term of Its exis tence has been operated as a trial project. Last year 22 children were cared for with an Initial enrollment of 16. At the opening of the fall term In 1932 there were 20 enrolled for the first semester of school, alone, and there are now as many applications for entry at the mid-year as can be accommodated, according to figures released by the city school offices. The plan, with orgsnlzatlon of the room, was to bring together the chil dren who were physically disabled and to teach them In a specially equipped room In the Washington school Instead of having each one taught Individually by a home teach er, who went for an hour a day to each home. Tho purpose waa also to afford each pupil a longer instruction time, half a day being the time given un der the new plan to provide a bet ter quality Instruction In more sub jects to creote a normal happy social environment and to provide better equipment, such as blackboards, lighting and heating conditions most effective for oludy. Work under the new plan Is less expensive. One teacher can handle the work previously done by three part-time teachers. The coat of trans portation, the only big expense, was partly balanced by the cost of trans portation for individual teachers un The truth Is that everyone who could not say anything nice about the prospects decided to keep his mouth shut. Predlrtlons have gone out of style anyvay since so many public officials made fools of them selves in 1P30. Tf issued new they WPUlcI not bear as much weight as formerly. The Immediate prospects for Janu ary behind the scenes are said to o comparatively good. Much railroad refinancing Is being cared for secret ly now by the R F C. The experts expect an Improvement In commod ity price Everyone mansgos somehow to keep a straight face in the Senate beer fsrre. Chairman Nrrl of the Judiciary committee is not in on the deal for delay. He ha been pushing the bill rigorously. It will sleep longer when it gets to the finance committee. The " U '"J KttTni to tw committees a dead giveaway of the GARNER PLAYING POKER ON SALES TAX LEGISLATION (Continued from Page One) OREGOX, M0M3ET, JANUARY 2, 1933. Br adj. M D. geon, the doctor who serves as phya lclan for a large Industry, takes care of the employees In emergencies and so on. Until now no formal recogni tion has been accorded such a spe cialty, but I reckon we see the hand writing on the wall. Technocracy looms ahead, and already a serious revision of older forms and customs of medical practice Is under way. All kinds of schemes are btlng tried out, from here to quackery, in the effort to spread out In easy monthly pay ments the burden that crushes a man when serious Illness occurs In his family, the burden of big doctor bills, bills foT medicine, for nursing, for hospital care. Unless the country te destined to go communist, I venture to prophesy that all thee, now forms of practices, except the family estab Hulled plan of contracting with a physician to give his services or a certain part of his time exclusively to the employees of a given plant, will fall after a fair trial. I believe we have consolidated our position In the war against "the com mon cold" and cancer. If the cause of the "common cold" was not dtc covered again this past year it was an oversight on the part of Johns Hopkins. As for the apparent Increase in the prevalence of cancer, we have found an encouraging explanation for that: Cancer In the great majority of cases occurs In advanced life. The science of medicine and hygiene pre serves many lives that would natural ly terminate before middle age, and so there Is more room for cancer to occur. Uncivilized races that have llt t' cancer are short-lived--not enough of their Individuals attain the age of cancer. And so I wish all our readers a Hap. py New Year, and Instead of adding that I hope tt will be a healthy one I'll Just advise you to keep your noses clean, and If you can't always suc ceed In doing that, at least I beg you to keep your conversation covered till you can be certain that It ts not j catching. (Copyright National Newspaper Service.) der the old plan. One half day of In struction was provided for one fourth more children than under the old plnn. A number of children also re ceived temporary help that could not have been- provided under the old plan. School Instruction for disabled pupils costs but little more per child, under the new system, than the regular Instruction for normal chil dren. It was pointed out by school authorities. From the standpoint of lnstruc-1 tlon much has been accomplished and the Medford plan has attracted much attention in educational circles of the state. The children are given the regular courses of study and thFe la usually a sufficient number In each class to provide the desired amount of competition. More special supervision of the work Is at the same time provided. A Christmas party, enjoyed by the group, was one of the outstanding social events of the year, In the room for crippled children. Following the regular school program, which was attended by the pupils of this room, the group returned to a Christmas tree and party. Several gifts for each one were pro vided and each child brought a gift for some one else. One of the service clubs sent a beautiful wagon as a surprise to the disabled boys tn one family. Physical education leader and the High School Olrls League brought gifts and candy to the group. The Washington P.-T. A. gave candy to all the Washington pupils and this room came in for many goodies. measure will be vetoed. A certain Re publican senator recently received di rect woid. Government economist are pur posely withholding comment on Technocracy. They will say nothing until an official repoTt Is made by the Technocrats. They have run themselves dizzy trying to keep up with the various explanations in re cent statements and articles. They ssy It la Impossible to reach any def inite conclusions as to what It la all about. Financial men here are really frightened at the way the idea has taken hold. It startled them to find out how ready the public was to grasp hn ldrl( that hop, A doublebarreled opposition is be- ! lng secretly built up against the Ola bank bill. It is worrying the j men In charge. They are trying to ' seek a compromise. One barrel is headvd by Senators Keane and Metcalf. They want to . kick out the provision abolishing ' bank affiliates within 5 years and the i restriction against national banks in- vesting more than 10 per cent in the i total issue of a stock. The other bar rel Is operated by the Blaine-Norbeck crowd. It is against the branch bank- j Irg features ! They proteblT will force some con- j cessions. They will not get all they want. Crystalline gTphlt of h'Sth assay ing content reported found in new vein at Crown mine recently. cio ; Tribune. ' WALDPORT New furniture store will be opened here in near future. WALDPORT victor Gardner Al JOhueon build -n. pur- LAID IS BELIEB OF (Continued from Page One) on the part of the public and of the government by the removal of gov ernmental strictures precluding co operation between producers and the custriDUtors. Sees L'pivard Trend tn 1033. F. B. Rentschler, president. United Aircraft and Transport Corp. "Bust nes as a whole during 1932 showed no Improvement. However, there is some foundation for -belief that things have finally stabilized. As a matter of fact, in certain lines of industry distinct shortages have ap peared. I believe 1933 will see the beginning of an upward trend." 8. W. Slnshelmer, president, Amer ican Beet Sugar Company "When politics and labor fall into line with present day levels, we will be pros peroua again, and only then." Philip D. Wagoner, president, Un derwood Elliott Fisher Co. "The lm mediate prospect of an Important In crease in general business is sdmit tedly not to be expected. There Is, however.-good reason to believe that conditions during the new year will gradually improve." George W. Johnson, president, En dlcott-Johnson Corp. "We feel that the low ebb of the depression was reached last summer." Floyd B. Odium, president. Atlas Corp. "Nearly three years of almost contlnou.t shrinkage in business and prices leave most of us at the end of 1!32 In an un certain frame of mind. 1033 ran well take Its place an a year of anticipation, even ff not of realiz ation." Ernest T. Weir, chairman. National Steel Corp. "The steel industry has some expectation that stabilized con ditions. Increased efficiency and a broader attitude on the part of buy ers may Improve the profits position." Edar Kobak. president. Advertis ing Federation of America "The greatest gift which business and ad vertising can give to themselves on New Year's day Is a return of the old-fashioned will to sell. Such a gift will put an end to the stagna tion of courages and initiative which has crept over the seller of goods." Basil Harris, vice-president. United States Lines "American shipping reaches what appears to be the turn ing point of the depression in a basically stronger position than it has held in three-quarters of a cen- 1 tury." J. D. Tew, president, B. F. Good rich Co. "The resumption of gen-. eral business will depend to a great i extent on the satisfactory settlement' of our national fiscal problem and a solution in the matter of interna tional debts." A. W. Robertson, chairman, U'estlnghouse Electric and Manu facturing Co. "The future Is nn eertiiln and vague in detail but we can see enough to know that 1933 will he a year of gradually improving business.' O. C. Huffman, president. Conti nental Can Co. "The can-making In dustry la taking advantage of de pressed business conditions to devel op new products and new markets. It should reap substantial benefits from this source In 1933." Thomas J. Watson, president, In ternational Business Machines Corp. "The need Is still great for busi ness leaders to realize more fully their ?esponslbllity to provide work for all of our people who sre willing and able to work." David Sarnoff. president, Radio Corporation of America "Industry has much ahead of It in 19S3 In the way of scientific study, fundamental planning, shortened hours of labor and plant rehabilitation." Irving T. Bush, chairman. Bush Terminal Co. "We have been In the first stages of economic recovery during the last six months of 1032." XV. P.. Storey, president. Atch ison, Topeka Pant a Fe Rail way "The outlook for 1933 Is somewhat problematical. The rarlous difficulties which have heset business seems to be work ing out one by one." B. J. Orlgsby, chairman. Grlpsby Grunow Co. "Any increase In buy ing power is bound to be reflected rapidly in Increased production, fol lowed by Increased prices. With the upturn of the cycle admittedly ap proaching, this condition may be confidently expected in 1033." Joseph Wllshlre, president. Stand ard Brands, Inc. "I do not th Ink that I feel, more than I see. signs that business is on the upgrade. The general tendency is to do something about t rather than talk about It." H. Struckmsnn. president. Inter national Cement Corp. "The prob lem of unemployment will probably become greater during the next year." Col. Leonard P. Ay res. econom ic, Clevelonil Trust Co. "The pM1ne9 man will probably be following the prudent course If be amtmes the figures of 1932 In making his estimates for 1933. hoping and planning for more." J. J. Pelly. president. New York. New Haven Hartford Railroad Co. "I believe that the improvement In business which started this fall should continue gradually. Earl Bailie, chairman. J. & W. fSe lUman A- Co. "The balance, of prob abilities favor, in my opinion, a yi-r of real progress, building upon the foundation laid in the hslf year Just p.wt " P. W. Litchfield, president. Oood ycar Tire anf. Rubber Co. "Unem ployment relief is the country's great est need. It must be accomplished by a much wider acceptance by em ployers and employes of shorter work ing periods the s:x-hour dy and the five-day week. Don't Trifle With Coughs Don't lrt thwn ft i itringle hold. Fiht grrm quickly. Crromulaion com biwt the 7 bei help, known 10 modtra Kience. Powtrful but harmless. Pleasant tn lakf. No narcotics. Your drut will refund Tour money if anr couth or cold no matter how Ion standjnj ii not re Itend by Oeoaalfioa. (adr ) L "Holding Power" Rated High Figures Show 55 Per Cent of Children Finish At Least Eighth Grade The Medford schools, during the past year, have served a greater num ber of persons than at any other time, and If the record started in September. 1932, continues through the remainder of the term in 1033, a banner year in education will be realized here, the figures of the cen sus taker show. One of the terms which the edu cator uses in described a school sys tem Is known as "holding power." By this ts mesnt the degree to which pupils attend school even after they have reached the age at which they may drop out. Medford's holding power, the figures show, is high. One measure of "holding power" is the percentage of the entire age group that Is enrolled In school. Most re cently compiled figures here show that of the seven -year-olds In the Medford system, 09.5 per cent ore attending school, five per cent being pre-school children. Of the eight, nine, 10. II, 12 and 13-year-olds a very high per cent are also In school, the figures ranging about 98 and J9 per cent, with an average of 98.7 per cent for all of the ages from seven to 13 inclusive. Practically All Enrolled. This means that practically every cniid within these age groups Is en rolled in school. It Is also a measure of the extent to which compulsory attendance Is functioning. The United States census for 1930 cites the fig ures for the country at large for these aes as 95.3 per cent and for Oregon 97.7 per cent. In many places, as soon as a pupil reaches the older age, even If he has not graduated from the eighth grade, he will drop out. Of tne 13-year- olds In Medford, 98.6 per cent are In scnooi. ot the 14-year-olds, 97.5 per cent are in school. Of the 15-year-olds, 87 per cent are In school, but nine per cent more have graduated from the eighth grade. The average percentage for 14 and 15-year-olds Is 92.5 per cent as compared with 885 per cent for the county at large. Eighty per cent of the 18-vear-olds are tn school and 62 per cent of the 17-year-olds, making for the two an average of 71 per cent, whereas the United States census figures for the states show an average of 51.3 per cent for these ages. More Attending. Approximately six per cent more of the 1-year-old group of Medford are attending school this year as com pared with last. Forty-five per cent of this group are still In school. Nineteen per cent have graduated from high school and 33 per cent hav completed the eighth grade. Only 3.8 per cent of the 18-year-olds are out of school without having at least completed the eighth grade. As less than one per cent of the age group are still in Junior high school, this Indicates that approximately 95 per cent of the young people of Med ford have finished at least the eighth grade. The average for Medford's 18 and 19-year-olds in school is 35 per cent. That for the country's 18 to 20-year-olds is 31.4 per cent. Medford parents, school officials state, are alive to the fact that a big factor In child's educational prog ress is starting him at the proper time, when he ts neither too young nor too old for his group, and when he can adequately cope with the work that Is specially planned for thnt age. The census shows that 91.2 per cent of the six-year-olds have started to school and only nine per cent are still pre-school. Similarly, only 12 per cent of the five-year-olds are In school or in kindergarten. January Clearance Sale of Ready to Wear Drastic price reductions ETtfELWYN B. HOFFMANN Sixth Az Holly Burns New Burns Garage. addition erected to RBBD3PORT 15.000 pounds of fish shipped to European points from this place. San Francisco's Newest AND MOST MODERN Doivntoivn Hotel! SOO OsUtrf Rooati b J-tTroon tt Ho ML jfflOL lnwm.svnr) Pi ,'S ilMI i a 198 roomttl 14.50 vpjJ U U A r lill i rill m Private garage in base ment of hotel building with direct elevator ser vice to Lobby and all guest-room floors! Prill5) mwiw Flight 'o Time (.Medford and JacksuD Count; HbUury from the Files of Tnt Mall Tribune of "J and 10 Year TEN YEARS AGO TODAY January 2. 1923. (It was Thursday.) Earl C. Oaddls assumes the reins of city government. Charles Adam named chief of police. Governor Al Smith of New York urges beer. County Jail prisoner put to work on cou n t y roc k c rush er to rel le 7e local labor shortage. Carl Tengwald elected commander of American Legion. Many new autos purchased In val ley. City employes present "Pop" Gate with chair when he retires as mayor. The wedding of Helen Gale and Capt. Floyd Cook li solemnized. Gov. Pierce to be guest of local sportsmen, to talk over the naming of a fish commissioner. TWENTY YEARS AC.O TOD-AY January 2, 1913. (It was Thursday New road along the Rogue elim inates Gordon hill, near Flounce Rock. Chris Natwlck sustains loss of valu able horse worth A750. "The Forest Rose" at the Isls, and "The Sheriff's Mistake" at the Ugo. Kaleiman for motor tractor visits orchardists and farmers. Court Hall says new machine 'is interesting as an experiment but, like the airplane, will never displace the horse for plowing." Grants Pass puts up $10,000 to start work on new railroad. Council acts to curb fake real es tate dealers. A get-acqualnted social to be held at Presbyterian church. E FOR FARM RELIEF IS AIM IN HOUSE WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. (JF) An emergency farm relief plan designed to supply just the push needed to start the country toward prosperity will be the first Important business of the houe In the new yar. More purchoslng power for the farmer by upwards of 500,000,000 it the goal of Its sponsors, who argue that this sum. going back Into chan nels of trade, will start the wheels of Industry moving fasfr and boost em ployment. A domestic allotment plan has been decided on to do the Job, It ha the united support of organized farm leaders and Chairman Jones announc ed today his agriculture committer will report the bill to the house "not later than next Wednesday." "The bill Is designed to Increase the purchasing power of the farmer and thereby give buying power a start that will help lift the country out of the depression." Jones asld. Representative Ralney, democ.-a.tla leader, said the bill will be given the right of way when It conies from com mittee and predicted Its approval by tho house. Constipated 30 Years Aided By Old Remedy "For thirty years I had constipa tion. Souring food from stomach choked me. Since taking Adlerlka I am a new person. Constipation is a thine of the past." Alice Burns. Sold In Medford by Heath's Drug Store. Severin Battery Service Medford Made Batteries fi-volt, 13-plate. 1 year guaran tee, 93.20 Re-wound Armatures $ up Recharge 50c Our Make 25c 1522 N. KlverMde Phone 390 Hotel Sir Francis Drake just off Union Square most conven ient to theaters, shops, stores, business and financial district. Only California hotel offering Serviuor feature thus enabling you to combine "maximum pri vacy with minimum tipping". All rooms in the Tower with Western exposure have ultraviolet-ray (sun-bath) windows. In every room connection for radio reception, running filtered ice water, both tub ancf shower. Dinner in Coffee Shop from 5f up in Main Dining Room from $1.25 up. Also a la carte service. ffes? Hotel Sin FlIAXCIS Stcxiw-NtwcoM Hum. Co. Towell Street at Sutter San Francisco
