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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MUDtfOKD MAIL TiUJiUiNE, AJJOJlJOKlJ, OKEUON, TUESUAi, UhCbJ-UiSEK 24, 1935. MedfordWTribune "ETenoDB ID Koulhero Oregon Keada the Mali Trlhune" lallj Eseapt Halurdaj. Publlihed by MEDFORD FR1NTINO CO. II-1T-29 N. Fir St. Phoae ll. ROBERT W. RUHU E.J Hoc Ao Indapanflant Nawapapar. Enured aa iccond-claii mattar at Mad ford, Orexon, under Act of March t, ill SUBSCRIPTION RATES Bj Mall In Advanca: Dally, on yr Dally, all montha Daily, ona month By Carrier. In Advance Medford, Aao land. Jackaonvllla, Cantral Point. Pboanlx, Talent, Oold Hill and on highways. Dally, one year 9.0Q pally, alx montha Dally, on month All tar ma, cash In advance. Official Paper ot the City of Bedford. Official Paper of JarkMin County. UKMBKK OF TUB A8SOCI ATKI lMKf H thriving Full l,nd Wire Service. The Aaaoelated Preaa la exclusively en titled to the use for publication of all nwi dlapatchea credited to It or other wise credited in this paper, and also to the local news published herein. All rlrhta for publication of apactai dispatches herein are alao reserved. MEMBER OK UNITED PRBSS MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Repreaentatl vea M. ft. MOfifcNSEN A COHPANI Offices In New York. Chicago Detroit. San Francisco, Los Angelas. Seattle, Portland. MEMBER Ye Smudge Pot I Uj ArlDur i'errj. MEKItY CIIKIHTMASI 8avs In Russia, which hoa abol ished Santa Clnua, the Christmas aplrlt prevails today, and tomorrow throughout the civilized world. From this peak. It will gently taper down ward, until by the end of the first wcok of the New Year It will be only a pleasant memory, with the spirit of the Yuletlde departed. This Christmas has brought less of syn thetic good-will, than at any time In six yeara. Regarding the "peace on earth" popularly supposed to pre vail, it does not show up well among the accounts of battles won and lost, threats of war, and Individual and International signs of hating. For community peace, and freedom from the blather of demagogues, all praise to the Creator of All Earthly Blessings. In the corner of the civic ocU, there Is a goodly portion of common sense a tolerable gift. There Is great and Joyful expeot- ancy among the womenfolks, and tho kids are wandering about the houso looking for something they cannot find. There could be greater happiness, and there could be loss, for tho most of us. There haa been money spending the flattened purse makoth tho fat stocking. For one day of the year, the harshness of llfo Is softened, and It Is no crime to be merry. As an unnamed philoso pher of a postcard wrote: "Here's to Christmas, the one day In the year when men try to be what thoy should be every day." To everybody, everywhere a Merry. Happy Christmas, with all that goes with It. Ice froue yesterday morn, and many sidewalks were slicker than a greased politician. Brad officers, It appears, have the quaint Idea that parenta should be responsible for the conduct and tnc acta of their children. (Bend Bul letin) Both the parents and tholr children will have a good snicker over that one I ' The esteemed Bnlem Statesman comes to the editorial conclusion that something should be done about "female drinking parties" In public places. When repeal arrived two years ago, ,t waa a rather common opinion that drinking of whiskey would reduce the taxes, Bnd, by conscientious gurallng cltlnens would be able to awlg themselves rich. Both these notions hBve since petered out gloriously. Furthermore, a few - aquesmlRh souls tweaked that the girls flocking to beer Joints, etc.. would be disastrous and not exactly t.-io right thing. They were promptly hooted down. Did not the womon have the ballot? If they knew enouRh to vote, they knew enougn to drink, was the clinching argu ment. Furthermore, the presence ol ladles In the suds emporiums would be a force for good among the males. They would behave themselves and not cuss, spit on the Moor, or yell like a cowboy. 8sd to relate they act worse thnn they should, and a skin full of Intoxicants failed to make Lord Chesterfields out ol be trampled upon. Col. Lindbergh, a national Idol, hounded by criminals, and humiliat ed by sob-slters and politicians, de parts aboard a freighter, with his family for England, to find a refuge In a foreign land. It Is unbelievable that a nation could be so cruel to one of Its heroes, but It wss In hn darkest hours more sympathy was expressed for the son of a convicted ir.urdrrer and kidnaper, than for the parents of the babe snatched from Its crib at night and slain. In many quarters malignant Joy pre vails at the grave Injustice. Care must now be exercised that alien criminals facing deportation or other Jilat punishment receive better treat ment, and that none cf their natural rlifht to life, liberty and happiness are trampled upon. Montgomery Ward Messenger Robbed FPOKANE. Wash.. Dec. SI. (API holdup men took aaOOO from a Mont gomery Ward department store mes senurr as he left the building enroute to a bank at noon today, police were Informed. The men, armed with pistols ac costed the uie.wnK$r Just as he led the building. A heavy crowd of Christ inns shopi-s Jammed the side walk. . , Um Mull mtnu.e a ant ad. What the World Needs TIE greatest Christmas present the world could receive would be the ability to think straight. Surveying this revolving ball of dirt at the present moment, I ractically all the major ills of the human race can be traced to the inability to do so, the inability we mean not of the few, but of people in the mass. There is war in China, war in Africa, and war threatened in Europe. Thousands are being killed today, hundreds of thou sands may be killed before another Christmas comes around. But the toll will not be in human lives alone. There will oe widespread suffering, terror and heartbreak, wealth in tho mil lions that might be used to benefit humanity will be used to destroy it. And all for what' For more land! Japan must have more land, so she sends her army into China; Italy must have more land so she sends her army into Africa. i LET it be conceded these two nations DO need more room, more raw materials, to achieve what they regard as their proper destinies. Why resort to organized murder to get it' Why nav such a price in blood and treasure for it? Because there is no other way! Just a minute. Why can't civilized nations behave like civilized individuals? When an individual is convinced he is justly entitled to some thing, what does he do, seize the family shotgun and saunter forth to get it? No, he presents his claim to tho proper court, shows the propriety and reasonableness of his demand, with a pretty good chance of getting what he wants, if his claim IS right and just. WHY not have a world court a real one, to do the same between nations? Let Japan and Italy present their claims to this court, and if from the standpoint of not only their own welfare but world welfare and world peace, their demands for more territory are justified, then let the court so rule. Thero is plenty of land in the world, if Japan and Italy must have some to survive, why not sec they get it, not by war, but by peaceful adjudication. But the present owner of that land won't agree. 11c will fiuht before he will cede one siiuare foot; so court or no court, the question will ultimately be BUT will it? France didn't fight for Louisiana and the vast AlUsissinni vallcv. she sold them. Russia didn't fight for Alnoka aha aolrl Alaska. Mexico New Mexico, -she sold these two states to Uncle Sam, in a transaction known as the Gadscn purchase. Not a drop of blood was shed or a gun fired, in the cession of territory to tho' United States, which now comprises some of the richest land, and the most prosperous sections, or we cnua country. Whv not follow this example old world in tho days of Cacsnr Napoleon? Whv not? Everyone knows the answer. It's absurd, fantastic, vision ary, idealism gone to seed, pacifism disguised as statesman ship. All right to talk about, but it just CAN'T BE DONE! CAN'T be ! But it has been within the present borders of the United States. . Why can't it bo done outside of them? The answer as wo see it, is not idealism, pacifism, or any of 'the other "isms" but solely the inability of .the poor, deluded peoples of the world as a whole to think straight! (Continued From Page One.) and 130. Thla la not satisfactory to Mr. Roosevelt. They are trying to get together. The chances are they will not. and a fight will develop. The conflict, however, la solely a matter of technicalities. Stronger neutrality legislation is assured. The Townaend nlan will not pass. It will, however, be extensively de bated and Investigated. This will ad vertise It economic futility snd nrnhshlv offaet the sledae-hsmmer political campaign which has bump ed many congressmen lately. A tnexy way may be found to let members of the house vote for the McClroarty hill with the understanding that It will not go througn the sensie. sir. Roosevelt would veto It, but Demo cratic leaders will not let It get that far. The SOO.OOO,000 public works pro gram will he passed, after congress men add a few more pet projecta. Any reasonable request for rellet money will be adopted, but only after an entertaining Republican In vestigation Into relief operations. The Canadian treaty will be sub jected to much fuss, hut no action Revision or repeal of the silver pur chase act la a real probability, al though It can be accomplished only over the prostrate forms of a couple of silver senators who are nearly prostrate now. Permanent establish ment of the fee will undoubtedly be voted over Republican protests. A few amendment to the securi ties and exchange act will be recom mended and probably enacted to cor rect technical defects developed from experiences with the present law. The railroad financing Inve.MiKstlon will furnish headlines snd some rec ommendations for legislation which win not be seriously considered be fore 1P37. A commlMee to Investl gste presidential campilgn expendi tures will be author. 7ed and ap pointed. The Blach 30-hour week hill wl!lbe a inajc subject of dis cission. Lilt the chances are strongly .:alnst It being passed. Inllufu .'I IVpul'i,.' :in conjres.' men are piauuing 4 heavy tight decided by force. didn't fight for Arizona and instead of the example of the or 18th Century Europe under against federal relief methods, on the basis of Mr. Hoover's, St. Louis speech. Some restrictions may be enacted, but not the Hoover pro gram. The Canadian treaty trouble la being worked out off-stage In an other way. Mr. Roosevelt Is secretly sounding out Canada for modifica tion of the Ottawa agreement to open British lumber markets for American producers, also to atagger Canadian lumber Importatlona on a monthly quota basis. Senator War.ner haa In his sleeve a new low cost housing bill. It will be Introduced under official or un official new deal auspices, but prob ably will not pass. The bill Is sup posed to have originated with cer tain low cost homing promotion societies In New York and will sug gest a six. seven or eight billion dollar program. Most Important subject on the calendar Is confirmation of the new federal reserve bosrd. People out m the country msy not get smoked up shout such obscure public person alities as alt on tha FRB but these personalities can ruin or make the country by their courage, or lack of It. Also by their preconceived no tions of credit. Inflation, etc. t There baa been ao much Inside wire-pulling over these Jobs that It Is Impossible to ssy now who will be appointed, or even re-appolnten But there will be a fundamental clash In the senate, no matter who Is recommended bv the president It will be evident shortly that the senatorial confirmation of Governor Eecles himself will not be an easy mstter. Note Senator Glass has hot let It out yet. but he has written a sl7xllng two and a half-page letter to Clovemor Kceles. protesting against the sppolntment of a certain man whose name has merely been pub Ucly mentioned among possible ap pointees. Dally new deal announcements that the seaMon will be a short one sre merely billboard advertisements to promote brevltv. No one re.illy has a worthwhile idea about it. The unknown factor In the situation m what the supreme court will do to ihe new deal In coming decision, and what corrective IcciMfttlon. it any. will be necex-ni ry (AAA. TV A Wnner labrr board, etc.) This makes Rieslng the probable adjournment date wholly a matter of personal opinion. If you want a Stress en that baals. It Is that ad journment will come a few dava be fore the rtepuMlcan Miventlon meet r r'Mo'.nrt June 0. and not April 1 n- rvrn Msy 1, as now being ad I vertiard. Personal Health Service By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertain log to pertunai dealt b and nyglene out to disease dlnjcnusia 01 treatment will he annwered ny nr. Brady tf a it a raped aelf-ad-dreaded envelope It enclosed Lett erf fhonid be brief snd written In Ink Owing to tlie tr-jie numhei ol letter received only fen can be answered Nu reply ran be made to queries not conforming to Instruction! Address Ur William Brady. Bfl tit Cemlnu. Beverly Hills CaL VITAMINS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN A group of Junior hiaih school chil dren who were underweight, weakly, easily fatigued, unduly susceptible to resporatory infec tions and more or less lacking In Interest In their school work and ap plication, showed an aver age gain of a pound a week, a school work, bet ter application to studies and In most Instances a del mite improve ment In vitality when their ordinary diet was supplemented with a ration of vitamins, all the vitamins, from natural food sources (no synthetic vitamin concentrates, no fish liver oil, no vloaterol). The enhanced vi tality of these children on optimal vitamin ration was expressed In their own words: "I'm feeling great," 'I don't get so tired now," "I have start ed my piano lessons again." In the New York State Jour, of Medicine, Oct. 15, '35, Dr. Charles a. Kerley, pedtatrlst, says a deficiency of vitamin B causes malnutrition, loss of appetite, a lack of bodily resist ance and en absence of capacity for work. A child on a -Met deficient In vitamin B will be looked upon as In different and lazy In an occupational sense. Further, children to whom this vitamin Is furnished In Inade quate amounts are predisposed to in fection such as tuberculosis and the "so-called common cold." Hero Dr. Kerley Interjects one for the old fos sils who have muddled notions about the crl. Referring to the so-called "common cold" he says: " . . . . which condition Is nothing more or leas thnn a bacterial Infection of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract." If fifty thousand physicians younger than Dr. Kerley would now commit themselves as unequivocally on the "cold" quibble, we might make some progress In the prevention of the commonest cause of illness today. Many children of this class whose tonsils end adenoids have been re moved and whose fclnuses have been found normal by competent special ists, nevertheless continue to suffer from frequent respiratory Infections, Dr. Kerley says Inquiry into the diet of these children shows that because of the child's food dislikes or of fam ily Indifference the food consumed Is short In vitamin B the usual diet consisting of soup, meat, white bread and cereals ready to serve (all poor in vitamins),, and tho child usu ally dislikes whole grain cereals and greon vegetables. In these cases, Dr. Kerley finds suar Is usually given In generous amounts. The sugar satis NEW YORK DAY BY DAY By O. O. Mclntyre NEW YORK, Dec. 34. The many- sided Prince Mike Romanoff, becom ing a country squire on a Virginia estate, adds another chnpter to the ( amusing career of one of the , phoniest phon eys in Broadway history. Mike's appeal was cause he admit ted his spur mis nobility, yet continued bis rcynt role. Thus he gave his fellow false- Arrested several times snd frequently given the air in night clubs ana oars, ne rnrc.y fnlled to bob up next nay serene. mlllniT nnd cxnloitine his Oxonlnn nccent and comtly old world man ners. n.. vmMiAllv he tfred Of being cuffed about, and vanished. There were rumors he had gone abroad, to South Amerira. to Hollywood But recently he was recognized along, a country rond near tTeaericn.-.Durlf with a post hole digger over his shoulder and a sack of salt In his hand. He profwses to have gone com pletely rurnl' and wants no more of the camaraderie of the cafes. But Brrndwny smiles. It knows he will be back, slick and smiling, the he moth to the flame. For there's no other place In the world so tolerant of the Prince Mikes of the world. Herman Patrick Tnppe In closing his R7th street drew-maklng and millinery shop, removed for a if' weeks a dominant figure In the style scene. But he hRB opened up nfcnln on the avenue. The name Tappe has a Frenchified snund and Tappe has the exqulslto manners ot the Tarls talons. Although he was bom In Sidney. O. where his gene ration remembered him as a tem peramental boy given to dressing his Meter's dolls. He his rnshionrd gowns for many notables in society Fin W'.rirnrr. for Instance was a Tappe customer from her Will birthday When he tires of a shop, he merely i.-5es up ami coes to Europe awhile Hii-k son's wns nnother famous dieinriking hou. occupying the V.Kh pl.no 'JS fats aeo tt rpftev Hovt mid H:ttte Camrcie occupy w!av. HiVk-ion wis an rtprtly tail ored floor wn'.kor type with p!me nrr. who met the public In his ave nue atelier. But the (irnliiffs ot hi bmtmvM were his two alters, who did the rietgnht. They were hut .-n tho Titanic, and the bu.M ness nlowly fnded. Many rl?v men b.-und to their nlrhefl In tV" "ntvrnvlo Kra! t nr Of '.!(! : --.(....iuJ I . out- de-A'y tug ly prowling through KS.jm"K "aW'lp 1 fies the appetite temporarily and ao prevents the child from taking suf ficient foods which contain the nec essary vitamins. The practical rem edy Is simply this In selecting foods for the young, keep as close to nature as possible, um cow's milk, butter and cream; for cereals use only the whole 6eed crushed or ground oats, wheat, yellow corn; and vegetabes as they come from the earth. .Sounds simple, but It la not so easy to follow out these suggestions today. Moreover, if the child has been for years on a diet short In vitamins. It Is only logical to supplement even an adequate diet for several months at least with a suitable ration of all the vitamins, which, after all. Is the true test and the best treatment for this common condition of low vitality. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Sounds OK. T have found a little elastic band age holding a sponge rubber pad a great comfort for my metatasal arch trouble. Shoe stores have this "Stride" for only a quarter. I have paid fifty cents for unsatisfactory attempts to fit felt and soft leather pads to the ball of my feet ... W. M. C.) Answer Thank you. It sounds like a practical contrivance. A great many persons suffer from Morton's neural gia, metatarsalgla, cramp In forefoot, etc., from falling of the transverse arch. Such a support under ball of foot affords great relief. Debatable Question. Please send me your views on this question which Is being ' debated throughout the schools of the United States: Resolved, that the several states should enact legislation pro viding for a system of complete med ical service available to ell citizens at public expense." (A. B.J Answer Life would be pretty soft with such a system in effect, provided, of course, the plan Includes also a complete grocery, shoe, clothing, gas. automobile, amusement and attorney service, so one would have nothing to worry about. My Feet Are In the Ring. Dr. of the Clinic as sured me that the boy was poisoned by absorbing the shoe dye through the skin of his feet . . . 3. M. C.) Answer All right. I challenge your cocksure clinic doctor, or any other physician or scientific person of stand ing, to put it to a test, on my fee. If I suffer poisoning from the dye. I'll apologize to the world for my false teachings. (Copyright, 1035, John F. Dille Co. fcrt tNute: PerMitit wishing to communicate with Or. Brady 4hiHild tend letter direct to Ur. Wllllnm Brady. M !., 46S El Cnmlnn. Beverly Hills, CaL Abercromble and Pitch's or the sporting goods departments of de partment stores. You can see them dry casting, peeping through gun sights or gazing longingly at camp ing outfits. The majority do not come to buy. Just to look and dream Among such prowlers are often, however, real hunters and fisher men, such as Rex Beach, Corey Ford and Bob Davis. Corey Ford, Inci dentally, has probably capitalized his adventures more profitably than any other writing fisherman. Among the celebrity hunters and fishermen, too, are Amos 'n Andy and Courtney Ryley Cooper. Each has the distinction of having a fly namtd In his honor. Amos 'n Andy miued their only broadcast by poor timing on a day's hunt. Cooper has a fishing lodge, or Is It villa? (Some times I think I try too hard) on the east coast of Florida, to which he flits to think up another yarn after one is finished. Some of the most Interesting evenings In New York are the small dinner parties given by the Walter Da mroschos around the open hearth affairs where ordinary talV Is ad roitly Jockeyed into the realm of fascination. Such as that In olden days when there was leisure in the world and week-ends were spent In story telling. Mrs. Damrosch Is the daughter of James O. Blaine and her daughters who are usually In the group are Mrs. Sidney Howard. Mrs. Bob Llttel and Mrs. Thomas Finletter, Young Walter Chrysler is probably the most lavish dinner thrower among the youngsters. He scram bles Brondway and Park avenue at times and ft her times goes pure Broadway and pure Park avenue. It's an unusual week he has not been host to at least four dinners and two or three luncheons, ranging In size from a dozen to a hundred guests. And he's on a diet, too. I like Joseph Conrad's story of the tactful plumber, who blundered into a bathroom where a lady was in a tub. But he had presence ot mind to retire with: "I beg your pardon, airl' (Copyright, 1935. McNaught Syndicate) Severe Winter Predicted FREMONT. O. (UP) Residents of this city predict a long hard winter, They base their assertion on a de mand for mouse traps. They say the mice are deserting their usual haunts t or homes a i i re sign of a se ve re lii tor. ruhe oMer rnltnre noCKPORT, Tc. (UP Oyster production on the oulf Coast will be M udled intensively by the state-owned marine biological laboratory rec ently established here. Oyster culture is one of the coast's principal ind'is. tries. Riit Aid lour StmlenK IOWA CITY. la. (UP) Four Unl ! varsity of Iowa students are earning an education by catching and prcpa (tatlnrz rats for the 7oolofttcal depart ment Rat are caucht. then trans (ciTf cj to the laboratory for expert - i menul purposes. Comment on the Day s News By FRANK JENKINS THE news pattern, on the day these words are written, Is varied; but, as usual, the war news dominates the picture. When war Is In the offing, anywhere In the world, news of It ALWAYS dominates the picture. War la the greatest of human ca lamities, and calamities are always big news. THIS word comes from Rome, after the diplomatic jockeying of the past week or so: "Premier Mussolini, of Italy, scorn ing to reply to the now-dead Franco British proposals for peace, directed his Blackshlrt troops to proceed with their campaign of conquest In Ethi opia today." That Is to say, If he can't get what he wants without fighting for it, he'll FIGHT FOR IT. Dictators are .that way. FROM war to weather la an easy Jump. As to weather, the head lines say: Wlnter's Icy Hand Felt In Much of U. S." Well, as the old saying goes: "When the days begin to lengthen the cold begins to strengthen' The days have begun to lengthen again, marking the turn of another year. "yHE INFORMER," starring Victor 1 McLaglen. Is held by the Na tional Board of Review of Motion Pic tures to have been the best movie made anywhere during 1035. Based upon popular approval, and not pure excellence, the board named the following pictures. In the order given, as the year's best: David Cop perfleld, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Informer, Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Top Hat, Midsummer Night's Dream, Naughty Marietta, Lea Mise rabies, Anna Karenlna and Ruggles of Red Gap. Good pictures, all of them good clean action or good clean fun. ' If these are indeed the year's outstand ing pictures, as the National Board ol Review says, much of the criticism leveled at the movies In recent years no longer applies. IN THESE modern days, selection of the outstanding pictures of the year Is a bit of news that crashes the front pages everywhere. . A generation ago the movies were a Joke, and two generations ago they were unknown. What wonderful things, do you suppose, does the NEXA GENERATION hold for US? HERE Is an Interesting thought: Electricity, with all Its amazing developments and related devolp ments, which have utterly revolution ized human life and made this an infinitely pleasanter world to live In, lightening drudgery and amazingly increasing production, Is a relatively recent discovery. Yet electricity existed in the world ten thousand years ago, Just as It exists today. Human brains Just weren't good enough then to recog nize It and put it to work. 4 W HAT other tremendous things, capable of working as great changes In the life of the future as electricity has worked In the life of the present, lie under our feet, un recognized and unknown because hu man brains are not yet GOOD ENOUGH? Communications Tax Notice to Employers To the Editor: I Perhaps many employers of labor do not realize that beginning January 1, 193S, it will be necessary for tl em to keep a complete record of employes to be compiled from their payroll record. No special form of payroll has been prescribed by the department but the employer must be prepared to show his gross payroll and his taxable pay roll as well as the numbeor of per sons employed from time to time and an individual record of each employe. First. The employer Is subject to an unemployment Insurance tax ot 1 per cent to 3 per cent graduated from January 1, 1930. to 1938, and 3 per cent thereafter. ' This Is an excise tax on employers of eight or more per sons, the tax payable to the federal government where the state bag not created a like tax. If the state has provided for unemployment insur ance conforming to federal require ments, 90 per cent of the federal tax remains with the state administrators and 10 per cent only is to be remit ted to the federal government. The second is an employer's retire ment benefit tax based on total pay roll graduated from 1 per cent betrin- nlnif January 1, 1937, to 3 per cent in 1949. to be deducted from em ployea' wages snd for which the em ployer is reponsible. The personal record of the employe provides Information necessary to de termine the Individual's eligibility for Insurance and benefits provided by the act. To provide this tndivdual Informa tion, two forms will be necessary, the information to be compiled from the employer's time books and payroll. Our state law subjects employers to four or more persons to the Insurance tax. also to the retirement benefit tax with no contribution to be made hy the employe. Thes so'-tal security laws inti: i which tut above taies a-e assessed arc rather complicated and I am calling attention to requirements so that payroll Information may be consid ered and provided for aa the em ployer may find It necessary to do. B. M. WILSON, Medford. Dec. 23. Tribute to Senator Sen all To the Editor: One by one In tragic succession, do America's valiant sons take i their places among the immortals. Slrice the beginning of this administration, four great patriots have been re moved from public service by "mur der and sudden death." In less than four years, four United States sena tors have been removed from the po litical arena. It la significant that ' these four senators, Bronson Cutting, Thomas Walsh, Huey P. Long and Thomas B. Schall were by no means affiliated with either of the major parties and they were sent to congress, from the east, west, south and northern por tions of our great country. They bad one main objective which they shared In common, as each was a staunch defender of the Interests of the American people as a whole, against the tyranny of private monopoly on the one hand and Soviet subversion of our republic on the other hand. Desperately we need these men and all who share their qualities of cour age and Integrity, In the crisis of the next election and the grim necessity to stave off war. Whether foreign or civil war endanger in this ruthless game, the cause Is ever the' same. The prime movers of the pawns of war are the International financiers, mas ters of exploitation and intrigue that they are, who manipulate "gentle men's agreements" front behind the scenes of our government. Against these sinister, forces, the late Senator Schall fought long and ably. Undismayed by the handicap of blindness, he and his wife studied law together that they might more effectively serve America in the hour of her great need. Early in Senator Schall's career, he relped to save the forests of northern Minnesota from the spolia tion of the lumber barons, and now this beautiful region of lakes and forests has become an International play-ground between two friendly natlins. So today, fringing the shores of northern lakes. Innumerable shafts of living green lift their spires against the blue and In the cold silence of the Christmas Season, the choir of a "forest primeval" sings a requiem to this man. Th late Senator Thomas D. Schall needs no other monument erected to his memory. ARIEL BURTON POMEROY, Old Stage Road, Central Point. Dec. 23. Finance Versus Mechanics. To the Editor: There Is one phase of the Townsend controversy that X do not understand, and that Is this: That In the face of the well-known fact that every new idea or Invention as far back as we can trace history, haa been declared Impossible and poohpoohed aa silly, there still Is a large part of the sup posedly brainy and progressive part of our business population that does the same thing to the Townsend move ment. No Idea or Invention ever was per fect in lta first shape, In fact most of them that we can remember were pretty crude affairs end some of them did not even work on first trial. I have In mind two Illustrations: Take the Idea of making a wheel run on a rail (railroad idea), the first trial was an ordinary wagon wheel run on a wide plank, and the Idea was of no practical value because the wheel would run off the plank. The "know-it-alls" said "I told you so" but when some half-wit hit on the idea of putting a flange on that wheel, lo and behold, the whole problem was solved but no one ever thought of a flange until after the first idea was tried. Today that flange has been the basU of one of the most .exact scientific Investigations and perfec tion that mechanical science knows. Another example: Thomas Edison spent years discovering the electric light, and when ho had It he did not know what to d' with It. Every lamp that ever was known sat on its base and the light or flame shone upward end waa carried around, but of what practical use was this pesky thing that had to have two wires attached to it? Edison did not solve the problem; It took the idle curi osity of one of his chore boys to find out that the thing would work Just as good upside down and that it could be hung up by it two wires. I have no doubt that something will be found wrong or very crude about the Townsend plan, In fact it has already undergone several changes. But the fundamental prin ciples or facta are there and Its po tential possibilities of good are so apparent that It seems to me that everyone should recognize these facts Solicited For Order of Golden f?l H 1 & x& "W and at least say "Let's give It a fair trial, any.."ay." Thank you. GEO. rVXRSON. Flight 'o Time sled turd snd Jackson Uuuut alslur; from Chi tiles Mall Tnoant 10 via tu fr e- TEN YEARS AGO TODAY December 24, 1923 (It Was Thursday) Rucb. school and store robbed by auto yeggs. State tax lists show Increase of $26,000,000. There will be no Issue of the Mall Tribune tomorrow Christmas Day. Turkey prices In state holding firm at 46c per pound. Sunshine predicted for Christmas day In Rogue River valley. The first annual Christmas com munity trpA draws r record crowd of children to Library Parle festivities. Susa's band to appear here Jan. 20. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December 24, 101S (It Waa Friday) The Colony club gives a Christmas tree for the children of the city at the Hotel Medford this alternoon. Owing to bad places In the road, the mall carrier between Jacksonville and the Applegate has abandoned his auto and Is using a horse and buggy. Motor car prices drop, despite new 1916 Improvements. King Peter o Servla In exile whea country captured by Teutonic allica reaches Italy and safety. -French liner sunk by U-boat with loss of 79 lives. City and county ready for coming of Santa Claus, and most Joyous Christmas In years. TEXAS TO SEEK FOR PROBATION HOUSTON, Tex. (UP) Prison authorities of 15 states which do not have adult probation laws will watch closely the type to be adopted by Texas under a recently adopted con stitutional amendment, according to District Judge Langston O. King. The Jurist was one of the leaders at the annual congress of prison of ficials at Atlanta, Ga., recently. "I discussed the matter with mem bers of the National Probation asso ciation," Judge King said. "They of fered to help Texas work out one of the most modern and efficient sys tems In the nation." Adult probation proposals probably will not be submitted to the state legislature until the next regular ses Bkm. Judge King said. Gov. James 7. Mired has promised to submit the topic to the law-making,body as soon as possible, he said. Pulton County. Ga., Judge King said, has that state's model probation system. GREETINGS Merry Christmas To one and all. Where rain or sun May chance to fall; And thanks to those, Whate'er betide, Prom mountain rim To oceanslde. Who help tho pkn, With work and song, , For Good of Man. FARMERS & FRUITGROWERS BANK (Community Builder.) Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. DANCE Follow the Crowds to DYNGE'S XMAS NITE DF.CEMBER 25 Oriental Gardens no IIAI.I.S ONE ADMISSION Merry Christmas! Good cheer . . . good health . . . good spirits are our Christ mas wish for you to extend all through the year. CONGER FUNERAL PARLOR WEST MAIN AT NEWTOWN Membership In Rule and Declined d ?3 f& d t SJr W W J Z? "