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rrasclaen loa Awlet 8ittl Portland.
Ye Smudge Pot
By Artbai rorry
Counael for tha detenM in tht
trial of B. Hauptmann, charged with
the murder of the Lindbergh baby,
aeema to be both learned and aua
picloui. In hl questioning of wit
nesses he intimate a that moat any
body In America but tali client could
be guilty. Thia U an old trick of
demagogues and polltlciana to ac
cauae others of their own Bins. Even
the Lindbergh dog was a target of
learned counsel. The canine failed to
bark on the night of kidnaping, and
became a auspicious circumstance to
learned counsel. ,
The Yule greenery on the Main
Stem, has now lasted longer than
the campaign headquarters algns, and
chances are the Ground Hog will
see It, along with his shadow, on
the and Inst.
Mavbe education nays, but It
wasn't the uneducated who got us
Into this mess. (Mobile (Ala.) Regis
ter) Most pertinent, pungent and
palpitating Truth In a long time.
Thick-skinned Republicans, acci
dentally elected to the legislature,
are .preparing to. Journey to Salem,
and endeavor to elect a Republican
president of the Senate. They will
not take the hint that their shrivel
ing presence should be entirely orna
mental, and not for the purpose or
filling a position greatly desired by
all Democrats, atlll Jittery with Joy
over the result of the late election.
The election of a Republican to the
Senate presldncy, it Is predicted by
Democrats will do any number of
things to the "New Order," nee "New
Deal," keep the Postmaster 'General
awake nights, and annoy aolona who
rode Into office laat November on
the shirt-tail of the president's popu
larity. ONE stion.n MY so.
("Today1 M agar lite)
When a man ha Just been
asked to pay BI OS for an order
of asparagus In a hol that owes
several million dollars to a cou
ple of railroads, which, In turn,
have borrowed other millions
from the TJ. 8., lie la likely to be
deposed to discuss deficits snd
debt structures, snd the distri
bution of wealth and taxation.
"Jamfii Crow and wife returned
Sunday from a trip to the rher.
On the way back, snow fell, and the
road had to be cleared. Art White
helped drive the bulldorer home."
lSlfKlvou Newto Be more specific
next time.
The Chamber of Commerce Lunch
ecn club will ent tomorrow, tor the
first time in several months. (Red
Blufr (Calif ) News) Further signs
that the depression has started to
erne up a bit.
The American Legion has taken
steps for the passage of bills In all
states of the Union at coming legis
lative seMiona. to bar the Com
munist party from the ballot in fu
ture elections. This may be branded
as unjust to the Communists. All
they want to do Is overthrow the
American form of government. The
orgsnlMtlon also requests that all
communis! convicted of criminal
fcyndirallMn be Impounded In a peni
tentiary, per sentence, dcnplte the
Tihk It might make "martyrs out of
them " This Is on the quaint theory
that it Is no fun to be a "martyr"
In a penitentiary. A survey shows
thst a "martyr" drea his best "mar
tyrlnd" when looae. and running
wild.
HITRUiTcfiFFOUND
ON BEAVERTON HIGHWAY
PORTt.AND. Jn. R. iAPi Appar
ently Hie victim of hit-and-run
fluvrr. the body of man about 4a
r.r eld waa fpurvl on a lonely
'lie'.ch of the Bea-.erton hlg?vaT to
il .v.
Poll e tentatively identified the
dead man aa Jninea Mahona of York.
England, a radio operator off a Brlt
lh ship here. There was no money
or Jewelry on hli person.
One of the Malm's .'.uiea a
found 50 yarda from hla body. An j
General Johnson s First Blast
WELL, at last the Republicans have something to smile
about! For over two years the elephant's chin has been
lower than his loft hind foot. But with General Hugh ("Crack
down") Johnson's first blast against the Roosevelt administra
tion in this week's Saturday Evening Post, that smile that ha&
been on the face of the donkey so long promises to shift suddenly
to the phiz of the largest pachyderm in political captivity. '
Not that the General lambasts President Roosevelt person
ally. Far from it. At the outset of his article he is careful to
state:
"The President doe a not need to be told that whenever my own
Judgment may be, I would, u an executive bow to bit and tight
for It with all J can give" but "removed from official lite I feel
free to think Independently and Bay what I think openly. After all,
It Is only one man'e thought."
And later on he pays this high tribute to his former chief.
"The Prealdent can make the Hon He down with the lamb and
both be happy, and charm a canary out of a tree to alt on - an
eagle' beak. I know, for figuratively, I have aeen him do It, not
once, but many tlmea. Indeed I have never aeen him fall to do It.
He la the greatest conciliator and coordinator the world has ever
aeen."
But when some of the administration's policies are consid
ered, particularly those outlined
members of the so-called "brain
Big Business; and when the Roosevelt monetary policy and his
failure to balance the budget arc brought up, the General
brings forth a horse of another color.
For example:
"To demand that Induatry at once give employment to 10.000.000
men la a demand that It produce far more gooda than It can sell,
or Increase It plant capacity when there la no market for Ita pro
duct. No responsible management can do this, and surely no auch
thing can be done In the threat and uncertainty that becloud the
present economic horizon. To make this demand, and couple It, aa
Mr. Richberg recently did, with a threat that, unleaa Induatry doea
ao employ these millions, the Oovc-rnment will, amacka of the mod
ern caveman who wooed the object of his affection with the state
ment: "Love me, you, or I'll beat you to death.';
Furthermore, the threat itself of the Government employing
10,000.000 men Is absurd. When these Idle had work, the American
bualness turnover was about 900,000,000,0000. It la now about
40.000.000.000. At the most that Government could do. It might
employ 3.000.000 by spend Ins 13,000.000.000, but It la no gap of
3.000.000,000 that la to be bridged. It la a gap of 50,000.000.000.
And that gap muat be bridged If we are to have recovery. That can
happen only by creating Juatlfled confidence In the political econ
omy of the United States, and auch Ullnformed bulldozing will not
create that confidence."
OUT HOW is justified confidence in the political economy of
the country to be created f
Well the General has so many sugKcstious it will make the
average reader's head swim. In fact if this initial article is an
example of the General's literary style, it is plain he is essen
tially a "talker" rather than a writer. For he scorns all rules
of "unity mass and coherence;" he doesn't compose, he
ERUTTS. One feels lie has so many ideas, and they are so
highly energized, that he can neither control nor coordinate
them, but simply has to let them out explode in the air and
full to the ground, it being the job of the reader when the
drum fire finally ceases, to sort them out and try to put them
together into some harmonious and organic shape.
t
HOWEVER, in the main, the former Blue Eagle Chief, would:
Balance the budget, by a radical revision of the system
of taxation, making every citizen of the country contribute
something in this direction, in other words he would have
the country, even including its extraordinary relief expendi
tures, PAY AS IT GOES.
He would reform the NRA but not abandon it; he would
deport all aliens on the relief rolls; he would have a complete
census on unemployment determined, after the fashion of an
army draft ; he would secure a now and definite: program,
determining the EXACT rights of capital on one hand and
labor on the other; and finally and perhaps most important he
would abandon the attempt to "scare money out of the people
by threats to its value," and try to "persuade money out of the
people by creating confidence IN its value."
The former he calls the "fear plan" and he maintains it
hasn't worked, and never WILL work. The latter he calls the
"certain plan."
"I think It la about time to try the certsln route. Everything
la ripe for It. We have Buffered long enough.
For the latter purpose, one simple rule will aerve. To balance
the ordinary expenditures of Government with certain revenue. To
borrow frankly In the orthodox manner for every neceaaay cent
of extraordinary spending. This can be done If only Interest and
a prudent charge for amortization be provided by new revenue
properly distributed on the law of diminishing returns, and then
segregated to the debt account. .
"On auch a basts, thla country can and ahould borrow and
apend every dollar that Is necessary for emergency apendlng and
to provide relief. We probably would have spent 30.000.000.0000
more than we did in 11)17, '18 and 10, If the war had run on Into
1018. and nobody turned ao much aa a hair. The credit of the
country Is ample for thla new war. If only It la preserved.
"The whole structure of private credit rests on the public credit,
and as long as the latter la threatened either by rash action or the
fear of rash action pr-ate credit will remain where It now Is
hibernating In a hole. Not all the threat, entreaties and blandish
ments In the whole world can cajole It otit to activate business, as
long as this shadow hangs over It.
I firmly hellete that. If steps nere taken tomorrow to put the
monetary and borrowing pnllry of the Keilernl Government beyond
the sliuilnn of iloulit, this depression would be relegated to the ll'.nbo
nf forgotten things In three months' time.
WELL, that's plain enough,
eviiei't -milvvia t,-o mncf
noniie opinion, hut to the present writer it sounds like good
sense.
If President Roosevelt is as
to be. he will neither criticize the
sharp-shooters to do so. For Ibis Johnson article, whatever its
technical defects may he. certainly comes under 'he heading ot
what the President has always
structive criticism." Republican
because it is a criticism of certain policies, of the administration
from a vigorous, authoritative and non-partisan source; but no
one can construe it as an attack upon Roosevelt, or any criticism
"f the main purposes of his New Pcr.l.
The General doesn't tear down and offer nothing in the
place of what lie destroys, lie offers a definite substitute, h?
has an explicit and detailed plan of a.Minn, which he hopes the
administration will adopt.
All credit to him! Perhaps the plan he proposes can't he
carried out, hut at least all right thinking people, rgardles
of party, should in our judi.nient, commend him for present
ing it.
Cnn-rete gusrd rails IU lie re
placed with wood along Kansas hig.l
wait In Uia InlereM of saImj.
by Mr. Richberg and other
trust" regarding the banks and
and definite cnougry For an
ui'n!t mnr. o 11 1 l.ftr i a t i v ocn.
big a man as we believe him
General nor allow his political
welcomed, "honest and con
leaders! will find joy in it,
The proof Is in tht wear.
Buy your HOMt st
ItUelwjn 9- Hoffmanoa,
Personal Health Service
By William Brady, M. D
Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene not to dla
tase diagnosis or treatment Hill be
tlr-addressed envelope la enclosed.
Ink. Owing to the laige number of
swered. No reply can be made to
Address Dr. William Brady, 266 El Csmlno, Beverly Hills. Cal.
Rl.l.tX, BKSTI.I SS ONE. RELAX
Have you ever heard of an honest
working man or woman being unable
to sleep or complaining of lnomnla?
If you have, you
may be aure
there was aome
thing seriously
wrong, lome
grave Illness, I
mean. Not that
the sleeplessness
or Insomnia
brought on Ill
ness. It never
does. But Illness
often causes In
somnia, and var
ious vague or
moderate Impair
ments of health to whih It la dif
ficult to give a definite name, com
monly account for restlessness, dis
turbed sleep or poor sleep.- But I
do not wish to Imply that Impair
ment of health or Illness Is the only
cause of insomnia or wakefulness,
for we all know that any number
of casual condition may spoil one's
sleep. Excessive heat, cold feet, over
indulgence, coffee or other excitant
taken late In the evening, a, bad con-
science, poor ventilation, too heavy
covers, a miserable bed with sagging
springs and a mattress a tramp would
be ashamed to be found dead on
It Is astonishing how frequently peo
ple who can afford hallway decent
living conditions will cling to sleep
ing conditions long after the stuff
should hive been Junked, not In
flicted on the poor. Frankly, It would
be an excellent rule If the doctor
were to Insist on a critical inspection
of the sleeping equipment end en
vironment before he prescribes for
insomnia.
Counting sheep and all that is one
way to relax. No question that the 1
person who la able to let go, settle
down, compose himself and relax
completely Is a good sleeper and en- I
Joys hla sleep and la refreshed by It.
But how to relax?
Well, that's a foolish question, at .
least It seems foolish to me. But j
wiser doctors than I am have said
a great deal about It, and some of
the things they say are sound and
helpful. Dr. Edmund Jacobson pub
lished an Interesting and Instructive
book on "Progressive Relaxation''
(University of Chicago Press) In 1929.
In which he expounds the science of
relaxing as part of the treatment of
diverse complaints.
One good way to relax. I think. Is
by mean of belly breathing. This
tends to lower arterial tension, boosr I
the return circulation through the
great veins back to the heart, warms
your feet and soothes your conscience.
I have here a stock of testimonials
as thick as my hair from readers
Is the Townsend Plan Possible?
An Answer to Geo. Schumacher
By L. R.
As I was the author of an ar'.lcle
published a few weeks ago In your
paper, and, as you have grante"1' much
space to Mr. George SchunviCher to
crltlalze that article, penaps you
will grant me a much emaller space
for rebuttal. Let us begin at the
beginning.
Mr. Schumacher'a first sentence
reads, "There can be n.i que! I Ion that
the spending ot 200 per month by
every person over 60 years of age
will stimulate busl'iess." Fine. That
gives ua a good start. We're agreed
on that. The ae-'ond paragraph says.
"The pension wilt or can be paid.
Agreed again, but he follows with,
"however, no'. In real money (only
gold and sll' er Is money." Mr. Schu
macher, when you get hold of any
of that stuff called currency (not
real money l, it you will give It to
our treasurer ahe will be obliged; she's
saving tt. It has never been pro
posed to Inflate the currency to put
the T'ownsend plan In operation. In
fact. It very operation would render
surh a proposal quite unnecessary.
Third paragraph: If goods must
remain on the same average rrlce
level aa they are now. why la It that
thev are always higher during pe
riods of prosperity? Why Is It that
the basic Idea ot a return to pros
perity is always accompanied by a
boost of prices? Because the pro
ducer needs more snd the consumer
In times of prosperity can pay more.
Isn't it?
.Money Tomes First
Paragraph four says: "The Town-
send plan could function only If an
Increased production can De accom
plished without changing materially
the present price level." Some twenty
months ago. when tne nka was ursi
Inaugurated, there appeared In the
windows of almost every business
house In Medford a banner reading;
"BUY NOW; PRICES ARE RISING."
At that time 1 published an article
In which I stated that those r-spon-slble
tor that attempt to boost prices
had the cart before the horse; that
the only way that prices could be
successfully boosted was to tlrst put
the purchasing power In the hands
of the consumer. I then ventured
the prediction that If the purchasing
power were placed In the hands ot
those who were In actual need and
who had been doing without even
the necessities of life tor the past
two or three years, that the mer
chanta of Medford would not have a
tin plate or a rat; of goods left en
their shelves In a weeks time and
prices would be boosted Just as rap
idly SB necessity would deinsnd. 1
believe our government snd those at
tempting tc place the regulations of
the NRA Into force can now agree
wtlh that statement. Of course prices
will rise, not only for goods but tor
!ahor as well, but prices for goods
will n-jt rise until the consumer has
the money (roue me. currency to
ps tor t!i mil
"Irrelevant and liniu.iterlal"
The nut auteea . seventeen par-
answered by Dr. isrady If a tanijed
Letters should be brief and wrltteL In
letters received only a few can be an
queries not conforming to Instructions.
who swear they find teh B. B. exe.-.
else enable them to drop off to sleep
better than anything else they have
tried, and all that sort of thing. Some
of them declare they drift Into sweat
slumber almost before they have fin
ished the seance. But remember,
wiseacres, this la belly breathing, not
cheat breathing. Detailed Instruc
tions are given In the booklet "Art of
Easy Breathing." For a copy send
ten cents In coin and a three-cent
stamped envelope bearing your ad
dress. Here 1 an other suggestion which
has proved a good outlet for pent-up
energy engendered by emotions; a
good way to get In gear and let In
the clutch and steady down that ru
ing engine: Roll yourself half a dozen
somersaults on the rug or mat when
you are particularly upset, worried or
Irritated. I know of nothing better
than half a dozen rolls to tide you
over until you can get out and blow
off steam In a brisk two-mile walk
or even a good run If you're not too
aged and feeble.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Pie.
Many mothers will not allow chil
dren to eat pie. I have noticed many
adults leave the pie crust . . . F.
B. M.
Answer I have left all the crust I
could, many a time, but not when I
encounter Martha's pie. The obses
sion against pie crust as being "too
rich" is all right for sedentary folk
who are probably overnourlshed any
way. For healthy children or for hon
est working people It Is silly to pass
up good pie, for pie Is the very best
of food, and actual tests have proved
that It digests as readily as any other
food of equal nutritive value.
That Old Habit.
What foods are best for one who Is
subject to constipation , . . E. W.
Answer Any food one likes. Send
dime and stamped addressed enve
lope for booklet "The Constipation
Habit."
Painting-
I saw an article of yours where It
said good ventilation Is necessary when
anyone Is painting. I have worked
for years as a furniture finisher . . .
D. S. S.
Answer The solvents toluol, xylol,
nitrobenzene, wood a'.cohol, analin
oil, used In various paints, enamels,
lacquers, are quite poisonous when
Inhaled. Thorough ventilation la
therefore necessary to protect the
painter from such poisoning.
(Copyright, 193, John F. DUle Co.)
Ed. Nute: Persons wishing to
co in tmi n lei tr with Dr. Brady
thnuld find letter direct to Or.
William Brady, M !-. 265 El
Cfimlnd. Beverly Hills, Cal.
SHURTLEFF
agraphs of Mr. Schumacher's article
are "irrelevant. Immaterial and not
bearing on the Issues of the case,"
because they are based on an assump
tion by Mr. Schumacher that has
never been pioposed. suggested or
contemplated by the originators or
promoters of the Townsend plan, that
each district be responsible for the
raising and disbursing of its needed
pension amounts. If this were true,
then the highway ?partmerit, in
constructing a highway through the
state, and arriving at a sparsely set
tled section, where there waa but
one land owner In a mile, would as
sess the single land owner for the
entire mile of paved highway.
Where the Money Comes From '
There are Just three paragraphs left
of the first Installment and they deal
with the 3 per cent tax proposed to
care for the Townsend plan. Mr.
Schumacher again bases his calcula
tions on the income of this district
which I have stated Is not proposed.
Here are the real facts and figures.
The 95th statistical abstract of the
U. S. government gives the figures
for recorded sales during the depres
sion year of 1933 as 1200 billion dol
lars. The Income of the U. S. during
the same year was approximately 45
billions. Then, if the income was but
45 billion. It was necessary for If to
have turned over twenty-six and two
thirds times to produce the recorded
sales of 1200 billion. Two per cent
of 1200 billion would produce 24 bil
lion, would It not? Now. in 1929.
which we point to aa the banner
year, the rational Income was 83 bil
lions, and It must have been turned
over about lfl times to produce the
1300 billions of recorded sales that
it Is credited with. With the Town
send plan In operation thla high fig
ure of recorded sales will be not only
equaled but greatly exceeded.
In all of Mr. Schumacher's second
article comprising figures and data
on the Income to be realized from
farm product, bank clearlncs. arse
nate of lead and fruit wrapping pa
per. I can find but two thincs having
any direct bearing on the Townsend
plan proposal. The first one reads:
"We are forced to reduce our farm
product because we have an over
supply." Thla statement is not true
U is underconsumption rather than
over-productton that is causing all
the trouble. Every economist or stu
dent of economic conditions that has
attempted to sum up present condi
tions have been screed on this point
j liard on ale Tax
j The other statement reads: "l do
! not know if the Townsend people
want to charge alw 2 per cent for
I stovk transactions." Most ceralniy
Mr. Schumacher: why not? Wherein
riot a stock transaction or a bond
sale differ from any other business
transaction? Are the stock and bond
purchases "for speculative purpos."
so sacred or necessary as to cause
! them to be Imune or to exempt them
from providir.e thrtr proper share ol
a j'tst tax?
Tli oaj jui u& evr lamented is
a tax on an Individual, a firm, or a
group of persons, such tax being
based on their ability to spend money
and I see no reason to exempt Wall
Street or the stock exchange from
paying their Just share.
8o. Mr. Schumacher, while X am
not quite ready for the pension, hav
ing yet a few more years to go. I
have two sons, both of whom are
high school graduates, who will, when
the Town send plan Is put In opera
tion, be able to secure employment
at i fair wage remuneration Instead
of having to Join the army at about
18 per month and found or the CCC
at a:io. So I thank you for your wish
of "Good luck to the younger gen
eration." NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
By O. O. Mclntyre
NEW YORK,. Jan. 9. Much metro
politan woe settles around Madison
square at dusk. Even on chilliest
sMs-r-e4M evenings the
-ws' "VV I benches are filled
1 J0mm910 wlth those wno
or don't . care.
The only show
of life is In the
chirp of the
swarm of boot
blacks. Some of the
hardier veterans.
lJTi stuffing vagrant
4VJTr3 newspapers in
side their cloth
ing, are stretch
ed out for a nap beluie the lights
prickle surrounding buildings. No
body appears to talk or show in
terest In passersby. Women you never
see elsewhere, forlorn, unquestion
ing, are there.
In this sluggishness of the city s
slow pulse, even the gait of the
pedestrian Is halting. And the whole
effect la of a motionless dark cloud
of unhappiness. Cupid somehow
avoids Madison Square at nightfall.
Unlike other public squares, there
are no nestling, whispering couples
under the stars.
Instead, all Is grim, forbidding
3oclal workers have found the square
one of the last stops of those who
have slg-zaggcd down the social
scale. They teeter there In the pe
numbra of indecision before shrug
ging their shoulders and moving
eastward. To the bowery and oblivion
Yorkville's Great White Way on
East 86th street Is brighter than
ever with Its almost solid two blocks
of Bavarian fronted beer houses
and waiters in feathered Tyrolean
hats and leather shorts.. The Ger
man district was recently extrava
gantly publicized In connection with
the visits of the Lindbergh kidnap
ing suspect to various platzls. He
sat In a corner sipping and medi
tating. And what must hare been
his thoughts I
France, unable to lure tourists
thither, is sending not only her stage
artists but shop-keepers. Two of the
season's entertainers were Yvonne
Prin temps and Lucienne Boyer. At
least a dozen French shops opened
this winter in mldtown and two
famous Parisian dress makers arj to
make their bow with Nev York estab
lishments this spring. Nearly all the
perfumlers are opening big branches
here. And there's a plague of French
restaurants.
The last hold-out of the old
American guard In Paris who has not
scurried home Is the celebrated ex
patriate. E. Barry Wall. Long ago
he turned the bulk of his fortune
Into francs and that is alone re
sponsible for his remaining there.
His cronies have departed. Even to
Anthony Drexel, who came home re
cently to die.
Jimmy Walter's table, first on the
right Inside the dining room en
trance of the Casino, often bears
a reserved card. It Is a coveted spot
scmehow and only given to the
favored. Phil Plant fell heir to It
shortly after Walker's exit, and now
thnt Plant Is off globe girdling It
goes to those who meet the approval
of the head-waiter's practised eye.
During the public storm around
Walker he made It a point to drop
In every midnight all merry and
bright. It waa his way of register
ing nonchalance, and such Is the
New York civic consciousness it was
effective.
With the great Otto Kahn mansion
turned into a private school, almost
the last of Imposing mansions along
what was once the avenue's Million
aire row have changed fronts or
gone down. Only the Frick castle
seems impregnable. Mrs. Kahn baa
withdrawn to the seclusion of a
comparatively small apartment in
Sutton Place. While the Kahn for
tune as whose wasn't? was re
duced, she Is still rich. Her interests
have never centered on the Four
Hundred, but rather In the encour
agement of writers and artists. Her
husband was a persistent first
nlghter. She attended but one a
year at the Metropolitan.
Jack Dempsey's mighty right will
stand him In good stead as front
man at his new restaurant. tost
customers, especially the young fel
low with his girl, will want to shake
hands with the cha...pion. Thus, on
a busy day. Dempsey must mitt
about 1000. Once the scowling ter
ror, he has already become. Just by
rehearsing, a 8unny Jtm. Harry
Cooper also opened a baro-ltke Demp
yey place several blocks away re
cently. Remember him--the Empire
City Quartette?
What a ..pHfful human trstt Is
Jealovm! My appearance In aome
ihlnR nlftv in tailoring lnaplreC
Harrr Silver to lnqulr. : "Whfre's the i
banjo that went with it?" '
iCopyrlpht. I9.1.V M.-NauirM Synch- j
cstet.
Official Notice to All Milk
Producers. Dispenser!
and Handlers
Permits f.-r 19.15 to jell, h.inf.le.
aerve. cr di;en.e tat m:'.lc or crrm
In Medford are now due at the C'.ty j
Re order's office. !
Any failure in tlua at once ,r,rJe:r..
.ola'or ro pen:t:c pre.'r:oed n'
Ordnance No JM1. Medford Heali'l
Dspscuneat,
(Psid kli.)
04
Comment
on the
Day's Nezvs
By FRANK JENKINS
11THEN we grow too many hogs. In
" these piping days of brain
trusts and new deals, we first kill
off a lot of the pigs and then hire
the farmer not to grow aiy more.
They did tt differently back In
the early days.
A LONG In the late '50s or early
'6as, Llndsey Sisemore'a father,
then living In the Rogue River val
ley, found himself with more hogs
on his hands than he could sell In
the local markets then available.
So he gathered up 150 or 200 head
LlndMy doesn't remember Just how
many and started out to drive them
to the mines In Idahol
r4F YOU ever tried to drive even one
hog ANYWHERE, you will under
stand the exclamation potnt after
that last sentence. If you ever tried
to drive a half dozen of the pesky
brutes back through a hole In the
fence through which they had Just
come, you will agree that there should
be a dozen exclamation points In
stead of one to give even a faint
Idea In cold print of the Job Llnd
sey 'a father tackled back In the be
ginnings of the Oregon country.
OUT those early pioneers never
u counted the size of the job If
It HAD to be done. They Just went
out and did It.
Mr. Slsemore gathered his hogs to
gether and started them out up the
Rogue, figuring that aa the shortest
route to Idaho. There wasn't any
road, and not much of a trail. Sup
plies for the men were put on pack
mules, and the hogs were expected
to live off the country and get fat
enough to be sold as pork when the
mines were reached.
VTOU probably don't need to be told
that it was no fun chaperoning
those hogs through the brush and
trying to keep them headed In the
general direction they should go.
To add to the general pleasure,
there was a ruckus among the mules
within the first week, and as a re
sult most of the flour and sugar and
coffee and salt that had been pro
vided for the trip was lost. But that
didn't stop them. The men of those
days knew how to live off the coun
try, as well aa their animals.
So they went ahead cussing a lit
tle, In all probability, over the loss,
but otherwise paying not much at
tention to It.
yHEY took the route of the old
John Day road, and topped the
summit somewhere up around Dia
mond lake, and dropped to the high
desert on the other aide.
Of the long trip from there to the
mines In Idaho, It la not necessary
to speak In detail here. If you've
ever tried driving a bunch of hogs,
you'll know all about Its difficulties
If you've never tried it, words could
not possibly picture for you Its
griefs, Its hard' labor and Its soul
wurlng petty annoyances.
Ellis Parker Butler made himself
famous with a story entitled "Pigs
Is Pigs." Maybe so, but' when you're
driving them they're more like ten
thousand devils.
A NY WAY, they finally reached the
mines, and when thev got there
they found the ore petering out, the
miners leaving and NO MARKET
FOR PORK.
Beat that for pure, concentrated
hard luck. If you can.
Medford Federal Savings and Loan
Association
126 East Main Street
Mfdfnrd. OrpRon
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
December 31st, 1934
RESOURCES
Cash -J.4'12.43
Real Estate Loans 57.51 1 .43
Shares in Federal Home Loan Bank nf Port lain l.IiOd.OO
LIABILITIES
Stock f'44.:!76.Hri
Incomplete Loans 1.25H.T7
Advanced ly Federal Home Loan Malik of Portland lo.nOO.OO
Accounts PavaMp liiV'ifl
Suspense Account 3.13
Undivided Profit . 317.34
01, -2 3.0-2
Safety for Your Investment
Insured up to $5,000
Federal wavings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Washington, D. C.
3TATT. OF OREGON. COUNTY OP JACKSON, as:
We. the undersigned. C. M. Kldd. Prealdent and J. H Fletcher. Secretary
of the Medford Federal Savinzs and lxan AaaoctaMon. oe:ns first duly a-vorn.
on oath, depose snd say. eaoh for himself and nrt the one for the other,
that we are reapevtlvtly the President and Secretary of ssld Aasociatlon:
that we read the foregoing statement of A?e:s and Liabilities, and know
the contents thereof, and that the foregoing s-.avment of ssld Aaaoclstlon
for the period beginning October 2nd. 1934. and ending December 31at, 193t.
Is true and corrvt aa we verily believe
C. M. K1DD, President.
J. H. FLFTC HER. Se-:c'arT.
J,ib.cnbd and sworn to before it; thla 9th dav of Januarr. 1934. '
H. F ELDEN
'EAt-' Solar) rubili. for Oregon.
My OommiBsjoc BqiL-e. FMuuirjr 1J. 1937.
DID they break down and cry? Or
oall upon the government to get
them out of the hole they were In?
They DID NOT. Tney took what
came, aa tt came, and headed back
to the Rogue River valley to make a
new start, finally getting there af'er
hardships that we now would think
terrible.
THOSE men "were RUGGED INDI
VIDUALISTS the breed that
built this country from a raw wil
derness into the greatest nation on
earth. Instead of demanding that
the government do everything for
them, their creed was to help them
selves. It's politically popular these daya
to sneer at rugged Individualism and
say it ahould be done away with.
This writer la Just old-fashioned
enough to believe that If we had
more rugged Individualists of that
grand old type we'd get out of our
present troubles a lot quicker.
Flight o Time
(Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of the
Mali Tribune of 30 and 10 Years
ACo.
TEN YEARS AiO TOI1AY
January 0. 1 1,ir.
(It was Friday.)
.Secretary of State Charles E. Hug'nea
resigns; son of Kansas governor con
fesses convict paid him $1250 for par
don; and Hollywood troupe "shoot
ing scenes In Rome' ordered home.
State expenses under Governor
Walter M. Pierce show increase past
year.
Robert Reld Hammond, Medford
youth, is awarded $20 and a medal
for winning second prize In Better
Home Llchtine contest: Newman Bill
ings won third prize, $12.50 and a
medal: Fred (Cocky Red) MacDonald,
Tourth prize, $7.50 and a medal, and
Darrel Huson won sixth prize, which
consisted of a bronze medal.
Meeting held to consider plans for
the annual Lincoln day banquet, Feb
ruary 12.
Wayne Mimn, former Nebraska
football star, defeat Strangler Lewis
for heavyweight wrcMllng title.
High Espee officials praise Jackson
county booklet issued by the county
court.
TWENTY YEARS A(iO TODAY
J;iituary !. Iftl.f.
(It waa Saturday.) '
Business men of city sign up for
sugar beet acreage, and quash rumor
that establishment of beet sugar fac
tory Is "scheme to foist irrigation on
the farmer."
City to vote upon new charter to
morrow. "National Short Ballot League" to
he formed in thla county.
French capture more trenches In
Soissons area; great battle on Polish
front lulls.
Storm In the Siskiyou puts tele
graph and telephone wires out of
commission.
Gold strike at Jacksonville by A. R.
Earn art gives hope that "long sought
lost channel la found."
George Carpenter and W. H. Gora
arrested by Talent policeman, and
fined $5 for speeding. The pair were
on their way to a sugar beet meet
ing at Ashland.
Round trip fare of 421.50 from Ash
land to 'Frisco fair Is announced by
Espee.
PORTLAND VVOMAN DIES
WHEN CAR, TRUCK HIT
PENDLETON, Jan. 9. (AP) Mrs.
Thelma Kats of Portland was killed
and four other perssns were badly
injured Tuesday when a truck and
a passenger car collided at the Inter
section of the Old Oregon trail and
the Wall ula cxitoff near Umatilla.
The injured, brought to a hospital
here, were Franklin Katz. son of th
dead worn a. i; her two half-brothers,
Alex and Anthony Richardson, and
James Butterlck. Jr.