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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1934.'
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MEMUKU OF 0N1TED PHC8B
UEMJtEH Or AUD11 BUUEAU
or C1KCULAT10N8
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Otttota Id tim York, Cblctto, Detroit, 8u
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MEMBER
Ye Smudge Pot
By Aitbai Pen?.
Social ltemi reveal that tht young
folka ir taming down no and. Fot
' pre-Yula feBttvltlei, they are pop
ping pop-corn, and making pop-corn
balls. Thla la a long Jump from the
hectic flapper period. Then Youth
was apt to get hit in the head with
an empty gin bottle. Now the worst
that can happen la a burnt finger, or
a bit of moiassea in hia hair. It all
Indicate that "Flaming Youth" wai
not aa much afire in 1037-38-39 as
alleged at the time.
It la now asserted that the late
John DlUlnger, desperado, and No. I
Public Enemy No. 33, to get out of
the Crown Point, Ind.. Jail with a
wooden gun. had to expend 11,000.
The placing of something green in
the pawa of aomebody was a delicate
transaction and required the serv
ices of a go-between to deliver the
cash. Thla emissary had criminal
inclinations. He only delivered half
the awag. rind betrayed the trust of
Bandit DlUlnger and the bribe-takers.
It la a pretty howdy-do when para
itea are false to each other.
i
It la now reported Oregon Demo- j
crats, aufferlng from Jitters and Joy j
attendant upon victory at the polla.
and the election of a governor, are
girding their loins tor a flgbt among
themselves. It looks like the Oregon
Democracy would use a little Judg
ment, and, if they must battle, lick
the Republican party again. There
la Just aa much fun and glory, and
practically no danger of defeat In
the present befuddled state of the
public mind.
MY GOHH1 ITEM.
(Red Bonk Mag.)
America's first air Pullmans
are gliding through the night air
these days with sleeping beauties
and tired business men carefully
, tucked Into comfortable bertha
thousands of feet above the
ground.
University men have started re
turning home to spend Chrlatmea
with the well-known home team:
Paw and Maw. Pears are felt that
some have mastered the Cuban
Rhumbs, the last semester, and will
do some missionary work in local
drawing rooms an ddnnce-halls over
the holidays.
Huey Long, the dictator of Louisi
ana continues his political monkey
shines, with the aid of a legisla
ture that haa all the moral back
bone of a wad of putty. Mr. Long
la making a fool out of himself,
according to emtnent authority, but
that la nothing to what Mr. Long la
making out of the Louisiana legisla
ture. It will be years ere their cur
rent record for mass feeble-minded-net
is eclipsed.
t
Constituted authority In Tennessee
Wednesday halted the lynching of a
negro. In Tennessee and slater states
of the south, the lynching of a
negro has long been regarded as no
serious breach of ffovernmental etl
quette. No doubt the squelching of
mob law caused as much chagrin
and surprise as If a troom In a
northern state arose in his righteous
'a wrath and dispersed a shlvaree wun
9 a shotgun loaded with rock-salt,
li e
I It was bo fogjty last night that
i objecta could not be distinguished
I any more than If an auto with seven
spotlight, all burning brightly, was
approaching on the wrong side of the
road.
fork's VWts fet Kecord.
METHLKN, Mae. (UP) Married
19 years. . and Mrs. Henry Dubois
are believed to have established a
record with vislta from the stork.
They have 16 children whose ages
range from 9 months to .18 year.
The Dubois have had no twins or
triplets and no deaths tn the family
Every Kids Invited!
MOST of the boys and girls know all about it. But for the
benefit of the newcomers, let it be stated clearly, they are
included in the invitation to attend a free Christmas movie, as
guests of the Mail Tribune and the George Hunt theatres, next
Tuesday morning.
This is an annual feature of the holiday season in Medford.
It started in a small way at one theatre. But now it is given
at two theatres simultaneously, the Craterian and the Rialto
and if any grown-up wishes to see a vociferous, spontaneous ex
pression of the true Christmas spirit, let him post himself at the
entrance of either theatre about 10 a. m. Christmas morning.
What a mob of happy "kids", all sizes and shapes aud
ages, and how they clap and cheer and stomp, from the first
flicker to the last I Not only are the children given a free movie,
but thanks to the cooperation of local fruit houses, eating apples
are distributed at the door, and as the laughing, joyous gang
sweeps in, the way those apples disappear, is a sight for sore
eyes.
.
WHILE the boys and girls have a wonderful time, as is usual
on such occasions, the sponsors, really get the biggest kick
out of it. Christmas is essentially a children's festival, and
speaking as one of the sponsors, the Mail Tribune can truthfully
say, that the deepest, most satisfying thrill of the day comes
from looking in on this happy, care-free, appreciative gathering.
So come on boys and girls, and this means all of you,
don't forget the free movie starting at 10 a. m. Christmas morn
ing.' Mickey Mouse will be there in all his glory, not only once
but twice j "Mickey's Orphans" will be on hand also, you will
get a laugh out of the "Grocery Boy" and the big feature will
be that imperishable children's classic "Black Beauty."
We wish particularly to thank the working staffs, of the
Craterian and Eialto theatres, who gladly give up their Christ
mas mornings, to be on hand for the gala occasion, and see that
everything is run off promptly on schedule, with every comfort
and courtesy attended to.
And now just a final hint. Every effort has been made to
provide room for all. But no favorites will be played. It will
be a case of first come, first served. So the earlier you get in
line, the better chance you will have of not missing a moment
of the "big show."
; Water for the Applegate
"f AKE hay while the sun shines," is good doctrine. Store
water while it doesn't is equally good.
But over in the Applegate they have no adequate place to
store water. Millions of gallons of perfectly good "aqua pura",
are going to "vaste over there at the present time. Take a trip
down to the Bear creek bridge and see how many gallons are
going to waste here. And if you wish further proof, take a trip
to Big and Little Butte, and cast an eye over Rogue river. To
try to compute the weekly water wastage in southern Oregon,
would wreck a whole factory of adding machines I
Of course this water isn't needed now, and therefore has no
value. But next summer it will be needed, and in many parts
of Jackson county would have tremendous value.
Obviously it is to the advantage of those districts that now
have inadequate irrigation, to provide ways and means, to store
a supply, during this annual run-off season, so their water sup
ply next summer will be adequate.
, . . .
' 1 4HE Applegate comprises one of these districts, and we are
glad to see the land owners over there, have started an
organized movement to secure such a supply, through construc
tion of the proper reservoir facilities.
The Applegato is not only one of the most beautiful but one
of the most fertile sections of southern Oregon. Sonic parts of
it have plenty of water now. But the valley as a whole hasn't,
particularly the higher levels.
' Supplying ample water storage would fit perfectly in the
federal plan for rural development, for it would not be so much
a matter of increasing national production as increasing the
yield pee acre, which lies at the very root of the agricultural
problem. It is semi-arid, marginal production the Roosevelt, ad
ministration is opposing, not increased production per acre, in
the favorably situated and fertile sections, like the Applegate
valley.
SEVERAL months ago the Mail Tribune wrote Senator Me-
'0"--". ........ n.iv, i.,t una t" i
encouraging. Aa soon as a definite survey can be made and a
formal plan presented, we know the senior senator and the
entire Oregon delegation in Washington, will give their entlnii
astio support to such a proposnl. Senator McXary is quite con
fident federal financial aid can be secured, if the proposal is
at all feasible.
MO good farmer thinks of letting a summer pass without put-
' ting up hay for the winter. No good farmer in this part
of the state, should thiuk of letting a winter pass without put
ting up water for the summer.
But unfortunately the individual farmer in most cases can't
do it. Storing water is not an individual but a community prob
lem, it can't be done on a small scale, it must be done on a
large one.
Realizing this the farmers and ranchers of the Applegate
valley have already formed an organization to secure if possible
an adequate irrigation system for the entire region. Certainly
if this is ever to be done, NOW with federal public works a
major item of relief, is the TIME lo do it.
The Mail Tribune commends the progressiveness aud enter
prise of the Applegate district, and wishes them every success in
their effort.
Personal Health Service
By William Brady, M.D.
Signed Ittttri pertalDlnc to personal nealtb and hygiene not to dU
eaie dlugnoili or treatment will be aniwered b; Dr. Brad; If a .tamped
wil-addreiud envelope la cncloted. Lettera mould be brief and written In
Ink. Owing 'to the large number ol letter, receded only a few can be an
swered. No reply can be made to querlea not conforming to Instruction,.
Address Dr. William Brad, 289 1 camlno. Beverl; HUH, Cal.
COl'PLB OF OLD FOSSILS MIFF ONE.
Two years ago I went to our fami
ly doctor aa I was very nervous and
felt exhausted . . ,
Family doctors whr happen to see
this may learn
something or aay
ao m e t hlng, as
they may feel
inclined. It is
Immaterial to 01'
Doc Brady).
...very
ner v o u a and
felt exhaust
ed. He told me
I had a ner
vous break
down and gave
me medicine.
leiung me to come back In two
weeks. I went back to him every
two weeks for a year and felt
just as bad as ever , , .
(And bad la right, snobs. Bad?,'
would be wrong.)
I then went to another doctor
and he said practically the same
thing that it was Just a very
bad case of nerves ... I went
to this doctor a year, taking all
kinds of medicine but with no
result.
Feeling no better I decided to
try one more doctor. This third
doctor gave me a very thoro ex
amination ...
(It doesn't appear in the record,
but we may fairly Infer that Doc
No. 1 and Doc No. 2 are pretty busy
men and can't spare the time to
make thoro examinations of people
who obviously are Just run down,
tired, overworked, under the strain
of heavy business or domestic cares,
nervously exhausted, etc. Besides,
their patients are pretty dumb and
wouldn't understand the motive of
the doctor If he were to start a thoro
examination when the patient has
Just dropped In for a tonic or some
thing. Mr. or Mrs. Wiseacre would
suspect the doctor of an attempt to
run up a big bill for a trivial con
dition. Had a serious five minutes
the other day striving to suppress a
big haw-haw while Mrs. Plnchpenny
Wiseacre told how her latest "doc
tor" had warned her she must be
very careful about eating dark meats,
etc., because there was so much acid
in her system, and the "doctor1 de
termined this Ingeniously enough
he placed a piece of litmus paper
In her palm and presently the blue
litmus turned red. Of course Mrs.
P. W. was too refined to study
physiology when she went to school,
so she had no way of knowing that
the sweat of a healthy person Js
acid. But. boy, it's hard to make
one's belly behave in such a situa
tion.) . . . Thoro examination and
told me my nervousness was
caused by my thyroid . . . beat
ing in neck . . . quite thin . . .
so nervous sometimes I feel as
if I must scream and cry for no
no reason at all . . .
Overactive thyroid gland, hyper
thyroidism, exophthalmic goitre, per
haps without any noticeable en
largement or prominence of the thy
roid, Is just one of several condi
tions which may give the picture the
correspondent sketches.
There Is a lesson tn the case for
patients as well as for physicians.
The moral for the patient is that
it Is time to change doctors when
yours begins to mutter about "ner
vous breakdown"; and It is time to
change again If the quack attempts
to ascribe your 111 health to "nerves."
For physicians the moral is that the
patient who pays a fee deserves a
break, that is. at least an earnest
effort to determine what ails the pa
tient. The correspondent who furnishes
the text for today's harangue is a
Class A Neurotic, If you know what
I mean. If you don't, It Is all ex
plained In the booklet "Chronic Ner
vous Imposition,' copy of which sets
you back 10 cents and a stamped en
velope bearing your address.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Old Harpies Keep at It.
I am an expectant mother and
during the first few months I at
tended a lecture by a nurse from the
board of health. She told all about
diseased babies and people and went
Into great detail about how they
look, and it was quite dreadful . . .
and I've worried so ever since. Older
women tell me a baby can be marked
and they describe horrible cases they
have heard of . . . (Mrs. P. H.)
Answer Of course the superstition
of "marking" the baby Is ridiculous
to any one who knows embryology
or the way in which development oc
curs. These harpies, including the
one employed by the board of health,
ought to be suppressed. Send a
stamped envelope bearing your ad
dress and ask for Instructions for
Prospective Mother.
How're Your Pimples?
You say if you were a youngster
and had a face all frescoed in black
heads and pimples you would not let
that disturb your eating habits. If
you really believe diet Is of no im
portance in the cause and cure of
pimples, people would be more Im
pressed if you'd Just eat freely of
sweets and other rich pastries and
still have a fine clear complexion
like George Bnrnard Shaw. (B. E. W.)
Answer Oh. pshaw, my face Is not
red enough. But the experience of
millions of young persons is suffi-1
clent proof that I'm right. They!
gorge on sweets, pastries and what
have you, yet have no more black-1
heads or pimples than Is normal or
physiological In youth. Young per
sons with blackheads and pimples
send 3 cent stamped envelope bear
ing return address for Instructions.
(Copyright 1034, John F. DUle Co.)
Ed. Note: Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should ed letter direct to Dr.
William Brady. M. D 285 El
Camlno. Beverly Hills. Cal.
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
By O. O. Mclntyre
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Thoughts
while strolling: No plaro a must?inii
can be so conspicuous as at an or
gan console. They
pin the stories on
Tallulah B a n k
ihead they usod
to pin on DvV
othy Parker
What's become of
Hope William?
No actrens can
make me chJke
up like Pau'.mc
Lord.
Capsule awk:
In Persia they
haM pet snaxes
for kitchens. A
rea;mblanee be
tween Nancy Carroll ana Hope Hamp
ton. The self-serve cafes packed to
the rails. Few know CUsle Loftus as
CtaMe anymore. Wonder if I pro
nounce Nunnally Johnson's first najie
corectly. The extra urbane Anthony
Drexel.
Gertrude Stein stuttered when
young. Which may explain' every
thing but that goshawful cap. Never
met a person who knew Uttle Ev's
last name or what the D. stands tor
In John D. Rockefeller. Sometime
the keenest men hav a drowsy loA
Merlin Aylesworth. Clsrenc Darrow
and Percy Hammond.
One weird description of HerNrl
Swope gyroscopic. George Jen Na
than calls critics who go in for "A
someone haa aptly remarked." Ielt
handed glory grabbers The SoclAl
Register thla year haa shout laughed
iteif into oblivion. Donald cyiten
Stewart ieems to be the card of
Hollywood.
The most voluminous writer of trit
weeklies: Lois long. And maintain
a htgh batting aver?. They iy
Somerset Mtugham won't do any more
short stories for le thin 17.000. And
why not! pid Solomon always loo
sa thi?tih he had Jusr been holy
stonedlike a Baltimore stoop!
Nor hum ftel Record.
REESEVILLE, Wis. (UP) Cherlea
Bommercorn's sorghum mill has com
pleted 1U 1634 production and the
greatest output In Its 80-year his
tory. The mill, one of the few of
its kind In this pert of the country,
ran off 7ooo gallons of cana syrup
In tht abort aeaaon.
ADEL1A E. HOBBS
OF
A1ell. Evelyn Hohba pautd away
at th home of her daughter Mrs. J.
W. Moore, west of ThoenU, at 13:30
a. m. Thursday at the age of CD.
Mrs. Hobbe maa born In Oregon
October 30. lliey 8he had been a
resident ol sear Fboenli tot tbe past
IT years. Besld.a her husband. Wil
liam Hobba, she leaves seren chil
dren: c. J. Cotton of Medford; Mrs
Ira Chllders. Jesse and William cot
ton, all of Rogue River: Mrs. M. J
Klnkle. Malln. Ore : Mrs J. W. Moore.
Phoenix, and Chas. Hobhs of M.d
ford: also a half brother and sister.
Fd Frefountaln of Oold Hill and
Frain-ea Carr of Portland.
funeral services will be held st the
Christian church In Phcwnli at 3:30
Saturday w-tth Conger funeral Parlors
In charge, and Rev. Rrownrlgg offi
ciating. Interment In Phoenls ceme.
tery.
Head waiters, once leceltlrm an oc
csjionsl eipo bill and scarcely ever
less than a eo tip. are now ee'.do.n
handed more thsn IS. and these are
not ao plentiful. Many had country
homes and to actually motored o
their Jobs In chaufteured cara. Ms.
were surp'-led with msriset tips that
made them e!ree.ble sums on the side
Thst also hsa vanished, and the-e
were niacin speculators who lj.
heavily in the stock crash One of
the barometers of good times Is t le
uptsKe In their gratuities. It la not
vet In evidence.
memory of New York's mattres de
hotel. Thaw's was asld to have been
WOO for the overlord of the silken
rope at Martin's. And Scotty'a was
$200 to the head waiter at the old
Waldorf.
An antiquarian tell me that. whl
Andrew Camegle seldom dined In
public, when he did his pourbols w-Ji
Invariably a half dollar, bora Nort.i-
cllffe on a visit to New ork. con
fused temporarily by American coin
age, left a G20 gold plccw at hia plate
after breakfasting alone The waiter,
sensing a mistake. Informed the pub
lisher, who not only icquestea m.n
to keep It. but took him to England
as part of hia entoura.?. ' And whci
too old for service, wns pensioner.
Harry Lauder, despite his widely her
alded Scotch thrift, was a generous
tipper.
Isaac Marcossen. the roaming msg-
otlne writer, likely knows more world
notables than any Journalist of h's
time. He haa Interviewed sevsn
kings, four queens, ecoda of lesjev
royalty, and every industrial ruler
from the Saar to the Montana cop
per fields. He was, 1 believe, t.vi
first American writer to Interview
Mussolini, and talked tj Hitler back
In Ills Munich house painting days.
Marcossen, a fashion-plate, with rut
oua hair and thick loins, haa a trick
of making othera talk by talking l't-
tie himself and being a rapt listener
He has secured an eul.-graphed pic
ture of every person Intervlewrd, a
rare collection -.hat g jee to the pub
lic library of his homo town. Lou's
vllle, Ky.
The younger rrazler Hunt la likely
a runner-up for the interviewing rec
ord held by Marcossen. Neither takes
notes and esch rushes to his type
writer immediately arte- the Inter
view and while the Impressions are
fresh. For many years Edwin C. H 11
and the late rmnk Ward OMally
were the best known New York lnt:
viewers. They took copious no'e
when they had pencils, which In true
reportorlal style was se'.dom. but wre
Just as accurate without them.
Someone on Cartler monosrammfd
stationery forwards this capsule
eraph of Alexander W'VCicott: ,"An
esgle with the mumps "
(Copyright, 1934. M.-Nsught Synd:
cate. In--
I'se Ms:l Tribune want sda
lurry K. Thaw and t.ve seiiMtlonvl
Death VsKey flootty. ra!l hoolng a
eo:d mine, are renulel to h. he.
towed. Uit laigeat aiBila Up in lie
hopping day
Chritma'
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Comment
on the i
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
CONTINUING today the atory of
V artificial Illumination, suggested
by Copco'a exhibit of lighting equipment.
The atory broke off Wednesday with
the candle, which came Into human
life about. 1800 A. D after the wlck-In-a-bowl
lamp had lighted buman
beings at night for more than 30
centuries. "
THE candle seems to have marked
a sort, of turning point In th
history of illumination being enough
better than the old oil wick lamp to
make people want something BETTER
YET.
When people want anything badly
enough, they put their minds to
work on the problem of getting It,
That is how practically all pro
gress has come about. ,
THE candle was followed, about
1830, by the whale oil lamp,
which put the whaling Industry on
its feet, and was largely Instrumental
In creating an American merchant
marine.
Then about, 1870, the kerosene
lamp came along, and started the oil
industry. At first, you know, kero
sene was about the only crude oil
product was marketable. Gasoline was
a sideline and a NUISANCE, and
most of It was thrown away.
It took the automobile to bring
gasoline to its present dominant po
sition in world affairs.
XHE kerosene lamp, with Its im-
proved wick and ita glass chim
ney, was a vast improvement in light
ing, and really enabled people to see
adequately at night for the first time.
It gave a tremendous boost to knowl
edge by giving people light enough
to see to read AT NIGHT.
But even it wasn't good enough,
and. about 1875 the first gas burner
appeared. Commercial gas- was a big
labor saver. You could turn it on
and I'eht it with a me-teh, doing
away with the filling of lamps.
THEN, in muT'came the biggest
step of all, when Edison Invented
the carbon filament bulb, lighted by
electric current. That was the real
start of the electrical Industry., with
Its amazing contribution to human
comfort and convenience.
H
ERE Is a good one:
Edlson'a first crude carbon fila
ment bulba were made to atand UP
RIGHT, and thla was a great draw
back, for the fixture cast a shadow
BELOW. He figured and figured on
how to get rid of this handicap, but
It was only by ACCIDENT, when an
assistant turned one of the bulbs
OVER and It continued to burn that
be learned It would work as well one
way as the other.
After that, it was clear sailing.
-DISON S was one of the brightest
m-i minds of all time, but even Edl
son'a clear mind couldn't get away
from the notion, until ACCIDENT
helped him, that because lamps had
always stood upright they would al
ways have to.
That shows how PRECEDENT holds
us back from progress. Before we
can really go ahead, we have to get
away from the Idea that because a
thing alwaya hase been done a cer
tain way It MUST be done that way.
yHE first crude carbon filament
diud, wnich started electric light
Ing on Its way. came In 1879. But
the filaments were delicate, and
BROKE too easily. It took until about
1890 to make a really durable ftla
ment that would stand the rough
handling Involved In hanging a light
bulb at the end of a wire.
In 1910 came the tungsten flla
ment, which not only stood up but
used FAR LESS CURRENT, making
electric lighting cheap.
When it got cheap, everybody
STARTED USING IT. Instead of
cutting down the income of the elec
tric companies It created a vast new
msrket for their product.
Communications
FftTora Townenrt Plan.
To the Editor:
I want to add my ldea of tne
Townsend pension plan to those
eady submitted. I am for It, for two
reason: First. It will take care of
our old people, and tha. la one prcia
lem of our present avjtem. and In
caring for them It shxild relieve us
of the old people's homes, poor farn'c,
looal indigent re'icf anil many other
too numerous to mention Second
It wilt put an enormoiu amount of
money Into circulation and that
the one thing we need: and It will bo
"eay money"' that will circulate fr--.
'.y: and In order to give us a lot of
money In circulation r will ned X-
be about the amount isked for. A
mere 130 or M0 wtll only make a
ripple, aa It will only bjv bare neov
cUtiea nd will be no irduoement for
those who hold Job .3 quit.
1 eee no reason why the plan will
not work. I am taking It for granted
that the sponsors ol It know whit
sales tax It will Ukc to carry :;,
nd two per cent Ux on butne.-
will not hurt us If we will gt mre
business ty it, and M would not
business ct all kinds stimulate!
nth Uut much new aa in circu
it! Jon. And remember that each do.-
1st of new money mai')i ten dolU:
of business.
There are some questions in my
mind, though, as to the effect of tia
plan on the people. We must bw
in mind that possibly 90 per cent of
the old people have never seen ner
as much as 1200 per month In all
their lives! in fact, the vast majority
of them have had to liv.' rather frugal
lives and they live tn an environ
ment of frugality, and then to sud
denly turn them loose with an
amount that bordera on opulence
well, I can picture t myself what
a mess they will be in. It will be
like giving a little boy a dollar to
spend Just as he pleases. Most b-ys
will buy a whole dollar's wortn o:
candy, and the result is an awfuKy
sick boy. Remember thct I have seen
some of this, as I bought a lot or
lots here In Medford twnen times
were good) and paid several hundred
dollars, practically cash down for e-ic;i
oneand generally it w Just pitiful
to see them spend It.
Another question Is as to its effect
on our young., people's accumulative
instincts. So far, It has been a spur
to us to provide for our old age.
Then again, what a lot of easy
money there will be for the "leeches"
to be after, and that is a class of
people that should be classed as crim
inals. Now .you see, I have mentioned
facts on both sides, and still am lor
It. Of course, if the plan was not
self-sustaining It would be an en
tirely different matter.
Thanks. OEO. IVERSON.
Medford, December 21.
(Continueo f.Jtr page onei
replied: "I never buy a watch or a
news service, because someone always
tells me the time and the news."
He told friends that the only fu'I,
meal he had ever eaten was aV the
opening dinner of thd Russian em
bassy, where .he ate continuously
from 9 p. m. to 3 a. m. He enjoyed
likening himself to Anoy Gump, but
he must have felt m-ire like Uncle
Blm when he was had of Federal
Reserve. He was a conservative cp
ponent of many new deal policies,
but he cooperated.
A new deal llight that failed was the
one held bv Rail Coordinator Eai
man. His friends no longer try to
make a secret of It. Tney ascribe it
to a one-line amendment inserted by
congress in the bill es'-ablishlng htj
agency. Tills amendment told hl::i
he could economize rail expenses, bui
he could not put anyone off the pay.
roll. That prevented him from bems
a doer of deeds and made him
prober of possibilities.
His work along that line will h
made public when his r?port, goes
congress shortly, but th ; truth Is thL,
since he took the job. he has issued
but one order.
It forbade the Louisville & Nash
ville from rerouting Its Florida train.
I.lnc taught Whltpfl-h
PORT CLINTON. O. (UP) White
fish have been caught here recently
by a hook and line, something new
in Lake Erie fishing. Glen Ellithorpe
and Edward Gates said that they
caught threo large whltefish on a
line. Old-timers' said it was something
distinctly new.
Flight VTime
(ftledfuTd- and Jackson fount.
Hlstury from the fllea ol rne
Mall Tribune of 20 and 10 Vein.
Aro). .
TEN YEARN AtitI TODAY
December 21, 1024
(It Waa Sunday)
' Pish commissioner, at ouster hear
ing, threatens to "'ear out your
tongue." If affidavit charging pur
chaser of liquor Is introduced.
Cold record Is broken at a number
of Willamette valley points.
Heavy fines and long Jail terms
meted to Jackson county liquor vio
lators. ' .
Salvation Army holds annual
Christmas tree with Santa Claus
playing a mandolin between gift
giving. , .
Medford high school quintet de
feats Eureka, Calif.. 28 to 15 with a
last half rally. Gilbert Knlps. Chaa
taln. Williams. Dcmmer, and Allen
show fast work. Coach Calllson
threatens to oust "two young gents
who would rather eat hamburgera
all night, than show loyalty to their
school."
Publishers work night and day
shift to supply demand or cross
word puzzles. Nation Is cross-word
puzzle crazy."
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
December 21v 19H r
(It Was Monday)
Congress debates prohibition meas
ure. V
Battle of the Belgian frontier grows
more serious. Russians force Germans
aoross Prussian border, od conflict
for control of Poland rages. :
Coldest weather In 20 years hits
valley. To keep horses from slipping
on the icy pavements, sand was
sprinkled on Main street last night.
Roy Elliott of the Espee. accepts a
position on the fire department.
Great Indignation aroused, when
police announce they arrest all boys,
driving autos. "It is to be expected
that a 15-year old boy. will not go as
fast as he can." said the police chief.
"Fathers who let them drive should
be compelled to try and keep out of
their son's way."
City counclfTnajTes affidavit there
are 12.000 souls in Medford, and
Copco contends there are only 9000.
Expert witness at rate hearing, re
fuses to give any figure, but says.
"I think they are both too high."
Don't forget Oriental Gardens. Sat
urday night.
Notice of First Meeting of . Creditor.
No. B-19623 In Bankruptcy.
In the District Court of the United
States for the District of Oregon.
In the Matter of Sylvenus Stow
Abbott and Emily Abbott, husbtnd
and wife. Bankrupts.
To the eredltors of sylvenus Steve
Abbott and Emily Abbitt. husband
and wife, of the City of Central point,
in the County or Jncksoi. and Distr'.c
aforesaid. Bankruptsi
Notice Is hereby given that on the
13th day of December, 1934. the said
Svlvenus Stowe Abbott and Emily
Abbott were duly adjudicated bank
rupts; and that the first meeting of
their creditors will be held in r'ne
-office of the Referee. Medford Cen'er
Building. Medford. Oreeon, on tl'.e
2nd day of January. 1935. at 2:00
o'clock in the afternoon, at which
time and place the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims, an
polnt a Trustee, examine the Banlt
rupts, and transact such other busi
ness as (nay properl7 come before
said meeting.
, HARRY C. SKYRMANr
Referee In Bankruptc.
December 19th. 1934.
To all our patrons far and near we send
a message of Christmas clieer, and hope
to serve you well again the coming year.
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