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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.
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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
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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.
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no matter how Ion standjnj ii not re
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"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
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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.
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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
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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
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Stcxiw-NtwcoM Hum. Co.
Towell Street at Sutter San Francisco