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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1934.
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Official paper of Jackeoo County.
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Ueeclilnt full Uased Wire Senloa
Tte Ateoclated frees to eiclmlifly entitled to
the use for nuhUcitlon or all newi aupatcoo
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MEMBKU OV UNITED PHfcflB
ircMRrti of a mm buiieao
or CUMULATIONS
AdrertUtng UepretenUthea
M. C. MCHiKNSEN comfant
Orrieea In New York, Chicago, Detroit, Sal
PraneUoo Lot Angela Seattle Portland.
MEMBER
Ye Smudge Pot
Uy artbai PniT'
Tin Portland biubiU tem la
ported old to a coupl. of Portland
baseball Jsna. They moat certainly
are baseball fans, and the transaction
further" proves "the hope that sprlnga
eternal" la still able to spring.
The National Crime Prevention
conference, now In session In Wash
ington. D. C. holds to the theory
that the warden of a penitentiary
Is better equipped to curb the crim
inal tendenclea of a criminal than
a relative, who showed no signs of
curbing the behavior of his Itln, untl)
the latter landed In a cell. The con
ference also deplored the tendency
of tho public to brealc Into teara,
over tho Imprisonment of those who
get caught,
v t
R. and Wm. Brown, two outstand
ing examples of the result of Eagle
Point district cooking, sojourned In
this metropolis yesterday. They have
been brought up to beg the guest's
pardon, because 'there waa only seven
different kinds of Jelly on the table.
The weather Is still a target for
many compliments, accompanied by
the wish It would rain.
i
Published recommendations for the
regulation ot speed Idiots, hastening
rio place In particular, do not In
clude the distribution of cows alonf
the speedways. Nothing alows up.
and fllla a reckless driver with cau
tion, llko a steer nonchalantly stroll
ing across the line of flight. The
bovine Is admirably built for resist
ing swift Impact, and does not crum
ple, like a pedestrian, when hit. AH
the crumpling Is done by the auto,
and. It la not unusual for the driver
to eventually find his engine where
the rumble seat used to be.
1
Every day some cltlaen bobs up to
allege he does not know where the
year haa gone, and remarks upon the
awlftncas of time. The secretary ot
state, however, has knowledge of
where the year has gone, and is urg
ing people to get ready to pungle up
for 1035 auto licenses.
Considerable ado has been aroused
by the government providing night
gowns for transient reduced by cruel
economlo circumstances, to seek shel
ter and food at relief stations. This
Is very kind of the government, and
la no grounds or cause for revolt.
There waa a time when glib Dixie
orntors were able to sell nighties for
IS each, that gave the wearer the
right to regulate mankind, and help
lynch folks, from behind a detach
able mask. The transient garb Is
used exclusively for sleeping, Instead
of hellrnlslng.
Herbert Hoover, former president,
has been presented with a fancy dog.
It la thought he will be able to
ansp his fingers at the dog, with
out starting nation-wide hating ot
himself.
Sunup inotui. amuotu xte ol 01
jeiliM jsdrds.wju . io iiuqui .ill
ti iutungj itJott?;cid sin 01 jovq
-ip uisiu eiu. ..XllIIH J"l Jo
lueiudo!.p lunj em. joj 'AijssX
uotiejeA .simioui xf a e.t( pinous
jam jdtd.u epoq jov
sajojd eioMuuipf jo nJM"n V
XI'F.AklM! Of rtKIIORN"
J send you some of the moat
wonderful whiskey that ever drove
the skeleton from the feast or paint
ed landscapes In the brain of man
It Is the mingled souls of wheat
and corn. In It you mill find the
sunshine and the shadow that rhased
each other over the billowy fields,
the breath of June, the carol of the
lark, the dews of night, the wealth
of summer and autumn's rich con
tent, all golden with Imprisoned
light. Drink It and you will hear the
voices of men and msldens singing
the "llsrvest Home," mingled with
the laughter of children. Drink It
and you will feel within your blood
the stsr-llt dawns, the dresrny.
tawny dusks of many perfect days
Por forty years this llquod Joy has
been wtlhln the happy atarrs ol
osk longing to touch the lips of
men. llnBersoll'a Writings 1
THE first bill for the 1935 session of the state legislature has
appeared. It is the handiwork of A. N. Hasenltamp of
Portland and proposes a state board of control for the legal
profession.
The author of the measure declares the legal profession has
not, and will not, clean its own house, ho the people of the state
must do it for them.
Mr. Hnscnkamp's method of doing it, is for the Governor to
appoint a legal board of control of three members, one of whom
shall be a woman, and none of whom shall be, or have been,
members of any Bar Association, or related to any member of
the Bar.
After the appointment of such a board, all permits to prac
tice law in the state shall be cancelled and every attorney shall
then make application for a new permit, upon the payment of
$5, which shall be good for one year, unless revoked by the
board for cause.
Thereafter annually, each attorney shall make application
for a renewal of said permit, upon the same payment, unless
there is in the opinion of the board, cause for refusal due to the
acts of the applicant. It shall be the duty of the board to study
the general practices of the courts, suggest reforms, and for
cause suspend the permit of any attorney.
THE bill is loosely drawn, and will come under the heading of
"Fnnl MpHfiurofi " Pnft.inr finch 1 ' 1 if n unrl rlenth" r-nntrn!
over any profession, in the hands of three people, who know
nothing about that profession, would be extremely dangerous
and unwise.
But as an emphatic gesture to convince the legal profession
that there is considerable public dissatisfaction with its attitude
toward reform, and the tedious delay in bringing about any
tangible results, we are FOR such a proposal 100.
The bill should not pass, and probably will not. But if its
presentation WILL speed up the reform movement in the legal
profession, already underway nol only in this state, but through
out the country, it will have served a very useful purpose.
Personal Health Service
By William Brady. M.U.
Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene not to d Il
ea. diagnosis or treatment nil) be answered by Dr. Brady If stamped
elfaddressed envelope la enclosed. Letters should be brier and written In
ink. Owing to the large umber ot letters. received only a few can be an
swered. No reply con be tmrte to querlea not conforming to Imtructlona.
Address Or. William Brady, 265 El Camlno, Beverly Hill. Cat
Comment
on the
Day's News
HOW ABOUT THE CHILD'S POSTURE
Get alsU Tilijuue taut ad.
Hats Off!
A SMALL item which appeared in this paper a few days ago,
failed to receive the attention it deserved.
This was a brief press message from Snn Francisco, relntinii
how a Mr. and Mrs. James Cook of that city, who had been on
federal relief since last April, fell heir to a cash bequest of
$2000. .
What did Mr. and Mrs. Cook do about it! Did Mama Cook
run down town to get a new fur coat and a permanent wave?
Did Papa Cook rush from the house without his hat to make
the first payment on a new "airflow" bus!
No. Believe it or not, the Cook couple did none of these
things. They talked over their good fortune quietly, and decid
ed before they would do anything else they would pay back
Uncle Sam for the relief money given them.
So to tho relief headquarters they proceeded, found the bill
amounted to $218.13, "Pop" Cook wrote out a check for this
amount, and the couple departed with heads held high, "square
with the world 1"
A j
I ET the Lugubrious Blues and Cynics Incorporated, put that
little item in their pipe mid smoke it. Here is a type of
"rugged American individualism" we fear has been overlooked
in their pessimistic calculations.
. How many Mr. and Mrs. James Cook arc there on the relief
roles of this country! We don't know. But we have a pious
idea there are more than the long-nosed brethren nt the wailing
wall, imagine.
At any rate hats off to Mr. and Mrs. Cook of San Francisco.
If we had any influence with President Roosevelt which we
haven't, we would see that this little incident near the Golden
(ate, received White House recognition and at least a vote of
thanks from Administrator Hopkins in their stocking, Christmas
morning.
We could think of no example more worthy of national
recognition, or more desirablo for the people of the country to
emulate, at this time.
DIET FOR AIRPLANE
BY BUSH EXPERT
LON DON ( AP ) The worit thing
in the world to feed an airplane pas
senger la (you'd never gueM It)
cauliflower!
Authority (or the statement la the
chief dietician for Imperial Alrwaya,
the man whose Job la to plan meal
that will keep air travelers com
fortable. "I had It on the menu one day,"
he said. "A beautiful calm day, no
bumps. But out of 18 passengers the
worst happened to all except one.'
"I couldn't believe It, so the next
day I took a trip mvself and had
cauliflower served again. There were
10 of ue In the machine. The worst
happened to all but two and I
wasn't one of the two.
Color plays ft Urge part In quiet
ing the aerial stomach. An Ideal meal
for the uneasy Is a lettuce and to
mato salad, the combination of red
and green forming a perfect color
scheme.
Apples also are good, finds the
flying caterer, but not msyonnslse or
custard or tinned foods. At 70OO feet
tongue becomes black, leathery and
uneatable. He'a discovered all sorts
of funny things like that.
GAS TAX SHARE 10
THE DALIJES, Dee. 11. (AP) A
recommendation that cltlea share in
the gasoline taxes collected by the
state waa made litre Tuesday at a
meeting of the league of Oregon
cities, and ft legislative committee
waa formed to pursue this question.
It also waa suggested - that city
agencies be exempt from paying the
the gasoline taxes.
The legislative committee of the
league waa empowered, to work
toward the end that cities be given
the right to add a license and
stamp tax on beer salee, and that
cittes have a voice In restricting
the number of beer licensee Issued
by the liquor commission.
OIL, CATTLE BARON
PASSES AT AGE 82
FORT WORTH. Tes . Dee. 13
W. T. Wagoner, who built one of I '.
biggest fortunes west ot the Missis
sippi rlrer on rattle and oil. Is dtd
Ms vrs A3 yesrs old.
The capitalist and horse ractt en
thusiast died at hw home here u.
nl,iht ss t!ie result of a strok. ol
Itaraljaia tul'ercd. Suudif,
ULCERS FATAL FOR
PUGET COMMANDANT
BRF.MCRTUN. Deo. 13. f AP)
Rear-admiral John Halltgan. JV8. com
mandant of the Puget Sound navy
yard here and the 13th naval dis
trict, died here Tuesday, falling to re
cover after an operation for stomach
ulcers December ft.
Halltgan failed to rally despite
never si blood transfusions adminis
tered last night and early today.
The rear-admiral, born In Boston
May 14, 1B76, was commander of
aircraft, U. 8. scouting fleet, prior
to taking his poat here last July 11
Jettv Repair Ordered.
WASHINOTON. Dec. 12 APt
Tha war department announced to
day allotment of StHXVOOO to begin
repairs on the SMith Jetty at the
entrance to the Columbia rlvar In
Oifgou aud Washington.
Four gradea of profile posture are
recognized, namely Excellent or A,
Good or B, Poor or C. and Bad or D.
similarly the an
terior posture la
graded Excellent
or I, Good or II,
Poor or III, and
Bad or IV.
According t o
Dr. c. Ulysses
Moore of Port
land, Ore., who Is
a recognized au
thority, not one
f yfjwl Per9n ln thou-
aana nas a i pos
ture. In examin
ing a great many children. Or. Moore
found a 4-H Health club girl who
had ."the most natural and unae-
Bumlngly perfect profile' he had ever
seen. Her anterior posture was like
wise perfect In every way except the
arches of the feet, which rolled to
gether and obliterated the normally
open space extending from the In
ternal malleoli (ankle bone) to the
great toes. So she graded as having
an A II posture that Is excellent
profile but Just a good anterior. This
girl won the Oregon state contest
and the interstate 4-H club contest
for 1932.
Another girl won In similar con
tests In 1020, though her posture was
graded B I. When her picture was
taken In profile she threw back her
ahouldeitf "as if she had been taught
to do so.' That gave her more sway
back than she normally haa. Bo she
was graded B on her profile posture.
Dr. Moore teaches that It is a mis
take to Instruct children to throw
back their shoulders. Never mind the
shoulders Just keep the chest up and
forward and tht? er the belly in.
I agree as to the shoulders, but 1
think It is pretty tiring work holding
the chest up and the belly ln. It is
simpler, and easier, as It seems to me.
to pay no attention to your chest or
your belly, but to keep your chin
tucked Inside of an Imaginary high
collar and imagine you are toting on
your head a great basket loaded with,
fruit or a par filled with water. In
deed, I believe It Is excellent posture
practice to carry some such weight
on the head and balance It there with
little or no help from your hands.
Consciously striving to hold In the
belly oh, have It "stomach" or "ab
domen' If you're so darned prudish
tends to interfere with natural
breathing. I think. Natural breath-.
Ing is belly breathing, not chest: ;
diphragmatlc, not costal. Perhaps
Dr. Moore's Instructions and mine
are Just two different ways of achiev
ing tho same thing, as some col
leagues say. Not that I know any
thing about It or pretend to be an
authority. I'm Just giving my no
tions. I am only an amateur.
The test of profile posture la a
plumb line which should pass through
the auditory meatus (opening of ear
canal), the acromion (bony tip of
shoulder), the greater trochanter (hip
prominence of femur) and the exter
nal mammeolus (ankle bone).
Test for sway-back: Have individ
ual stand back to wall, shoulders and
buttocks touching wall, heels 2 or 3
Inches from wall. Chest out, belly
ln, the back at waist line should be
bo close to wall that the fingers can
barely be thrust between.
More about posture soon.
qi'ESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Cardiac Dyspnea
. What treatment do you recommend
for cardiac asthma? I had angina
pectoris 18 months ago, and four
months later the difficulty of breath
lng began. (G. H. J.)
Answer. Cardiac means heart or
pertaining to the heart. Term "car
diac asthma" is unfortunate. The
hard or difficult breathing (dyspnoea)
or shortness of breath, commonly oc
curring when the heart U impaired,
perhaps only upon exertion where
the heart's reserve force Is only part
ly exhausted, is a circulatory manifes
tation and not at all akin to real
asthma nor responsive to remedies or
treatment which would be good for
real asthma. I'm always willing to
hazard a guess If I think it may do
any good and will do n harm, re
gardte&a of our w, k, medical ethics.
But I would earnestly assure O. H. J.
and others with similar conditions
that in my Judgment the only person
in a position to treat cardiac dysp
nea successfully or even safely la the
physician who examines the patient
day by day and knows the ar ual
state of the heart.
The Desire to Dwindle
I am 18. weigh 123 pounds and am
only S feet tall. Will you kindly give
me a well balanced diet? I have been
dieting a long time but it does no
good. (C. N.)
Ans. Dumb "dieting Is likely to
do a good deal of harm as well as
falling to bring about the desired
reduction. Send 10 cents In coin,
not stamp, and inclose a 3-cent
stamped envelope bearing your ad
dress, for booklet "Design for Dwin
dling," which gives Instructions for
dieting to reduce and to butld up or
at least maintain good health.
(Copyright, 1934. John F. DlUe Co.)
Kd. Note: Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
U II Mil in Brady, M. D., 265 El
Camlno. Beverly Hills, Cat.
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
By O. O. Mclntyre
Jy
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. The swanxy
upper East Side Is offering some
thing new ln living quarters. The
' town's wealthiest
reporter, Luc.ua
Bee be, calls them
hoArdmg houses
"with a white, tie
and grouse flo-ir
lah." Anyway
their grandeur
threatens to tie
d e p o pulnte che
penthouses.
It Is a gesture
in compact living
I never before
$ equalled. Instead
WW 1 Wonted apart
ment houses, the promoters arc tak
ing over a number of elegant private
mansions circumstances have thrown
on the market and making each floor
a jewel box of refined elegance.
Tli us the outward Individuality Is
maintained with an Inward reg I limi
tation of politely tiered magnificent
the sky scraping apartment cannot
achieve. The first private mansion to
fall was the Chauncey M. Depew home
just a few steps off the avenue.
The Joseph Pulitzer town castle
followed and other negotiations are on
the fire. The charm or the exquisite
interiors la preserved but the ten
ants may have the service of the
smart hotel or conduct their estab
lishments with the domestic privacy
of the great homes. 0
On the Bowery of all places sev
eral barber shops sre offering a fre:
manicure with hslrcut or shave. Con
sidering trims are 20 cents and a
ahsve 10, the gratuity shows the pincii
of the times, I pecked Into one of
the shops making such an offer. T;ic
manicure lady was as pert ss mauv
uptown and was brightening the nails
of a sailor with a moused eye. who
endured the ministration sheepishly
and with a grin.
There exists a riiAtinct aversion to
manicuring anions certain men. c
pecully trpp!n types -ho think It
a bit Bias! f.ed. Frarier Hunt, a boom.
ItV six-footer and Journalistic globe
trotter, wa along one of the hold-outs
Although his confrere. Floyd Oibbo. .
is a twtce-a-wcek visitor to the mani
curist. Anyway. In tiic blcwk lslAtwn
of a Movow hotel one day berore tiic
revolution. Hunt decided to give mvi-
louring a workout. Wretched In a!
barber's chair, he alnsled tcr too j
service and chved h: eves . thoiuh
ashamed. When uprated, he blink
ed Into the eyes of his manicure gt:l
"She" pro.ei a w.;d-eed. blue-nosed
and bewhtskfred motijlk with vodVa
breath he could chin himself on
Hunt abandoned manicuring then ana
there, for all time
never has a manicure. Al Smith.
surprisingly enough, Is meticulous
about his nails, as Is Gene Tunnsy.
Jack Dempscy goes In for a nail shtn';
now and then when the gang la not
around to give him a ribbing. Tha
most perfectly kept masculine nulla
were, as might be expected, those of
the late exquisite Lou Tellegen.
Frank Fay, the actor, Is reputed to
have the moat artistic and expressive
hands to be found, next to Rach
maninoff and paderewskl. John An
derson, dramatic critic, has hands
coveted by sculptors. Also Paul Whit
man. Among ladles, likely the moit
famous hands are those of Helen
Menken, Helen Morgan, Eva La Gal
llenne and Ruth Draper. Vet tapering
tinkers do not always betoken great
artistry. Rodin found the hands
whose symmetry pleased him nv,st
were those of a cloddish Paris lame
lighter, who lifted them to apply tt.e
taper along the rue de Valos. Nl
Jlnsky, Duse and Pavlowa. however,
had hands to marvel beholders.
Then the long-faced men, of which
this chronicler is a half dozen, ai-.d
who eventually win the sobriquet of
Horse Face. The longest I ever saw
waa that of the late T. E. Nlles. man
aging editor of the Evening Mall.
Ed Wynn in his vaudeville days was
a runner-up. Julius Tonnen and
John Erskine's faces reach from hers
to here as do those of Ray Bolger.
Noel Coward, BUI TUden and Car
nero. The moon-faced Include Percy
Hammond, Arthur Hopkins. Morton
Downey. Col, Joe Hartfleld and the
moon test of all Ballcff of the Crauve
Sourls.
And for long necks, the columnists
Westbrook Pegler and F. P. A. sr
you'U die at this one neck and neck.
(Copyright, 1934. McNaught Syndi
cate, Inc )
Swim In Icy Water
Pays Election Bet
AKRON. Ohio. (UP) The first big
snow of the season here chose to
come on the day Rudolph Leblnger
had a very ( unpleasant election bet
to pay off. Leblnger had to take a
swim ln a large reservoir.
He had his choice of wading
through the large flakes and taking
his plunge or paying $25. Mrs. Earl
Mackey and Miss Fern Day. winners
of the bet, found it too cold even to
witness the pay-off. They sent Miss
Ross Use Mills and Miss Vivian Mc
Donald to "check up' on Leblnger
for them. Leblnger shivered through
the ordeal.
Rules Saar Basin
By FRANK JENKINS
PERHAPS your eye fell on this lit
tle paragraph,' in the day's news:
'The United States was in receipt
today of a volley of 'no's' ln answer
to requests that various European
countries pay their war debts."
If so, your first thought was prob
ably something like this:
The next time some European coun
try wants to borrow money from the
United States, its answer should be
a volley of no's.
f
THAT, of course, is a case of lock
ing the stable after the horse Is
stolen, but It might prevent AN
OTHER horse from being stolen.
EDOAR HOOVER?"head of the bu
reau of investigation of the fed
eral department of justice, address
ing the crime comerence now ln
session in Washington, says the only
way to put an end to gangsters and
their crimes Is to eliminate political
pressure.
That is to say, turn honest officers
loos? on 'the criminals WITHOUT
INTERFERENCE by the politicians
and they'll clean up the gangs In
short order.
That sounds like good sense. ,
ME ADDS that notorious gangsters
such as LMllinger, Floyd, Bailey
and others began as petty thieves,
bootleggers and hangers-on of crime
and ended with wholesale killings
from ambush with machine guns, but
NONE was a superman.
Of course not. Supermen have
more sense than to go Into a career
of crime which, they know, never
pays ln the long run.
BELIEVE It or not, scoff at it if you
will, call it old-fashioned if you
choice, but after all honesty pays
bette" ln the long run than dishonesty.
A N OTHER thine
There are more honest people
in the world than the cynics and the
wise-crackers and the smart guys
would Mve us believe.
And a surprising number of the
really successful people of the world,
big and little ahae, are honest and
dependable.
Being honest and dependable help
ed them to be SUCCESSFUL. ,
ANOTHER paragraph ln the day's
news. It Is from a Washington
dispatch, and is HIGHLY SIGNIFI
CANT. l reads:
" "Treasury figures announced today
show an increase ln the million-dollar
class ln 1033, and a sharp decline
in the number of persons with net
incomes up to $5000."
That Is to say, redistribution of
wealth by LEGISLATION AND TALK
isn't working.
IF you want to redistribute the other
fellow's wealth, getting It out of
hi? pocket and Into yours, here lo
some good advice:
Don't rely on the politicians. Just
be a little smarter thai the other
fellow, more willing . to work hard
and bear heavy responsibility and to
save up your money against the time
when you will need it.
That way will work, whereas the
politician's way won't.
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The unenviable task of maintain
ing order in the Saar basin, powder
keg of Europe with the Saar plebl
sclte approaching, belongs to Geof
frey Q. Knox (above! of England,
chairman of the League of Nation's
commission governing the territory.
(Associated Press Photo)
UTILE AMERICA
PROVES PROBLEM
FOR POST OFFICE
Indian Indicted
PORTLAND. Ore . Dec. 12. -Wtllard
Williams. Klamath Indian,
was indicted on a manslaughter
charge here Monday by the federal
grand Jury for the slaving of Chsrles
Cowen. fellow tribesman, on Novem
ber 22 during a drun. en brawl.
PORTLAND. Dec. 7. ( AP) Wide
spread Improvement Jn business ln
general, rises in foreign trade and
an administration building program
which will be of material benefit to
the lumber - manufacturing
northwest, were reported by Kenneth
D. Dawson, president of the States
Steamship company, who returned
today from a prolonged business trip
to New York and Washington, D. C.
"I found that foreign trade, very
important to the northwest, is stead
ily improving." Dawson said. "We
have created a favorable trade bal
ance of $500,000,000 while last year
It was not more than $100,000,000.
He said business conditions with
in the nation are generally better
than last year. "I say this." he de
clared, "after crossing the continent
twice and spending two and one
half months In New York and Wash
ington "
"Of vital interest to this section
of the country," he continued, "is
the government's plan for remodel
ing and betterment of housing fa
cilities, going along at a rate of ex
penditure of about one billion dol
lars a year. This ts bound to affect
favorably the Pacific northwest's
lumber and other business and em
ployment In Oregon and Washington."
Post Office With Byrd Ex
pedition Is Hampered by
Cold Collectors Wait
Return of Cancellations
WASHINGTON. (UP) The postof
flce department's part In the present
Byrd Antarctic expedition, which has
cost stamp collectors approximately
$100,000, Is causing a few premature
gray hairs among postal officials.
The truth Is, the department says,
that the Little America postoffice has
not been very successful in canceling
some 50.000 special stamp covers,
which should have been returned to
collectors many months ago.
No One to Illume
However, the department is not
blaming anybody.
John Oliver La Gorce of the Na
tional Geographic Society, official
Little America postmaster, never got
any farther than the dock at Nor
folk, Va., where the expedition set
sail, they explain. His job was to
see only that tho special stamp cov
ers, which carried an extra 53 cent
service charge, got on the ship.
The rest was left to Leroy Clarke,
a member of the crew, who, as as
sistant postmaster, was to find a nice
quiet piece of Ice in Little America
for a postal Igloo, and cancel stamps.
Because Byrd had made a success
ful trip to the Antarctic before, the
department felt everything shou!d run
smoothly, lney even Issued a spe
cial "Little America" stamp for the
occasion.
Tonsil Job
But, as postal officials point out
now, anything can happen ln the
Antarctic. And a lot did happen,
which, the department agrees, hardly
could have, boen expected to make
stamp canceling the favorite sport.
In addition, when Clarke found
time to attend to the postal business
at hand, he was Jlnxed, ln trying
to find a piece uf Ice that would
stay In position lone enough for him
to set tip his canceling machine. It
Is also pointed out that ink hos a
bad habit of freezing.
But now that the expedition is
more settled, the department expects
the stamp canceling business to pick
up In Little America; they are deter
mined to go through with the pro
gram. More Covers
Last week they sent Charles F. An
derson, department cancellation ex
pert, to the expedition with 4.000
more covers and additional equip
ment, including an Indelible pencil.
Of course, the department says, the
Antarctic elements haven't been ex
actly easy on the special covers, hut
the department feels a few blurs
ought to add to their value.
ROXY ANN GRANGE WILL
ENJOY COPCO PICTURES
An Interesting moving picture pro
gram will be a feature of the Roxy
Ann Grange meeting this evening,
starting at 8 p. in. Don Runyard of
the power coirpany will show the
new sound film. "Jim stays on the
Farm." as well as a Mickey Mouse
reel and Jubilee scenes.
MOTORCYCLE RIDER
HURT IN SMASHUP
SILVF.RTON. Ore , Dec. 12- ,-V
Lawrenre So:te, about 30. of Silver
ton. was critically Injured here this
morning when his motorcycle collided
with an automobile driven by John
Merrlflelcl. near the city hall. He
was ruhed to the Slher.on general
hospital, where at no m his condition
waa pronounced as "very serious -
On the other htind no pun Intc.M- j
ed someone tells me Commander j
Byrd. arter his loa stay in froe nt
wastelands, fairly haunts manicure
tables for a few nceHa after his re-1
turn. pAilerewnkt, w hose hands are :
4ued upou I')' rirsptuicU Uou.uiasr
Card of ihankt.
We wish to thank our friends nl
ne'thbora tor their kind assistance
during the sickness and death of our
mother and sister, and for the flonl
offerings. Mrs. H. A, VanAusdf.ll.
Chas. K Tull, Philip A. Plt.i Cather
ine Mallow.
rricycies set them repaired or
!t,.rted for Xmas Medio; Cycle, J3
N. FU.
Hunger Strike By
Dog Ends Im Death
VAN WERT. O i UP. A blue tick
setter dog. owned by Clarence C. JtH
klns. late county auditor, dlf ot
starvation 17 days after Its master
committed suicide.
The dog refused both food and 1
mater after Jud kins' death. After,
falling to break his hunger strike !
members of the family took him to
a veterinarian He aio failed in ef
forts to fe4 t: (leg.
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Flight o Time
(Medfurd and Jack ton County
History from the files ot The
Mali Tribune of 20 and 10 Year
Aeo.
TUN YKARS AfiO TODAY
Deermher U. 1021.
(It Was Friday)
Punchboards ordered from all
places by police.
Kam Gomners. head of American
Federation of Labor, seriously 111.
Postoffice requests that all Christ
mas packages be securely wrapped
and tied.
The new Copco office building on
Holly street will be dedicated Decem
ber 20 with the annual Christmas
tree of the Copco forum.
Colder weather sweeps the state.
Snow Is predicted.
TWENTY YEARS AfiO TODAY
December 1'. 1914.
(It was Saturday)
Committees to be appointed by
Commercial club to solicit acreage
fcr beet sugar, and the establish
ment of a beet sugar factory.
People to vote on the adoption of
a new city charter at tha election In
January.
School board decides to regulate
school dances and trips by athletic
teams. Five, dances planned for next
week have been called off.
Rich ore is being taken from the
Buzzard mine.
The first drunk in 10 days was
cast Into Jail last night by the police
when he insisted on singing wild and
wooly songs In front of the Nash
Hotel.
The Rebekah Ladles of Central
Point hold a "Poverty Party."
(Contlnueo f.om page one)
ing a local consumer group befot
the board.
She believed ln plain speaking, and
when she wanted to say "trousers"
she said "pants," to make it more
effective.
The representative of a well-known
feminine organization left the hear
ing outraged. She reported what one
had heard and her organization ac
tually withdrew from the hearings.
It came back when the board au
gustly determined, with Solomon ivis
rom. that while "trousers" Is prefer
able, "pants" may be used by a lady.
All of Mr. Ickes detectives have
not yet been able to detect how a
paragraph came to be missing from
the oil code.
It was the most Important para
graph in the code, signed in Septem
ber. 1933, by the president. It pro
vided for prosecutions against vt3
lators of quota restrictions. After a
year of blissful Ignorance, the D. of
J. discovered It had no ground for
prosecutions, because of tho errors.
The code was hastily amended and te
slgned lost September.
Rut a!! that oil codifler Ickes l.aa
been able to discover to date wag
that it was a stenographic error, un
doubtedly by one of those stenograph
ers or secretaries who are always mhk
irvg the right mistakes for General
Farley.
Ye Poet's Cornei
DEAR LITTLE HOME
Dear little old home!
How I love you.
Spot dearest on earth to me.
Though I may roam, '
My heart ttlll clings to thee.
Place where I've loved and labored.
Where" griefs have wrung my heart.
Yet ever, ever In thy walls,
Joy hath had a part,
And faith kept tryst with me.
To stay my aching heart.
And so the joys or pains
That have come to me.
Have been like clinging ivy,
Planted near a tree.
Have clung and htmaed me close,
Twining around my heart.
So of all the golden acres
The world might give to me.
There are none half a sacred
As my little home to me,
Where faith and love held sway.
And perfect peace can be.
MRS. MARY O. CAREY.
mi ui iini us
-'a sftftirWte.il
PLAN WELL,
BUILD WELL!
Go forth and look
On hill and vale:
All beauty see.
And name the spot
On scenic drives
Where you would build.
Then dwell and dwell
Upon vonr plan.
And place it with
Your lumberman.
If plan is ?ood
And good for you.
Cooperation
Will ensue
Farmers srjI
Frsitxrmrs lr&
Community Builders
Deposits Insured.