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By Arthur Perry.
Indian summer haa came. It la
more summer than aborigine.
The nation was saved several time
the paat week, over the NBO and the
CBS.
The Mol Hogan boy waa downtown
IY1. and waa trimmed by. a barber.
The horror, of the campaign were
Intensified Frl. by a couple of poems.
The O, Pheasant acason opens this
week, and already country cats have
retreated under the barn.
A couple of grappler. era scheduled
to don glovoa tomorrow night at the
military base. Customera who have
keen unable to tell when a bout waa
a prize fight, and when It was a
wrestling match, will thus bo able to
reach a verdict.
It was reported last week there waa
going to be another gaa silo, Investi
gation showed the owner of a vacant
lot waa plowing It up. Just to be
doing something.
Poorla BUI Gates 1 writes from
CtUlncy, III., that he Is having a fine
time sizing up the mid-west econom
ic situation and devouring luncheons.
Leaves are falling cpoolualy. On
ar.me lawna a rake la being used, and
othera are watting for a lively breeze.
The Sunday boots of many valley
cowmen squeaked lost week In the
lobby of tho Imperial hotel In Port
land, due to the local buckaroos at.
tending the stock show.
The 8r. HI school student body
marched downtown Thurs. noon, and
all participants had a good yell.
B. Harrell, late of Wyoming, la here.
He la in the army now.
The Ot Bohnert girl has her photo
In the V. Shangle window. She Is
likely looking little gal.
ine zirst irate voters showed u
last weok. only 1.75 per cent can
remember what they wore mad about
In 1932, but think It waa Herb
Hoover.
Ah Banwell or the Cote, was on the
ther Frl. noon, and praised Jackson
Co. nlmrods, for the way their hen.
died their weapons and matches. In
the timber during the last week of
September. Ho received many com
pllmenta on the logic and lucidity of
lila comments. No better argument
for a venison ham waa ever uttered
County candidates tor office have
started asking citizens about their
crops and babies.
The rallroad-to-the-Coast la mak
Ing good progresa. It haa been In.
dorsed and approved, right and left.
There la nothing much left to do
hut build it and argue which aide of
the track la best for the depots.
6th and Central la coming to the
noni rapidly as a place to have an
auto mishap,
The new turf football field haa
Men acuffed up two Saturdaya In a
row.
it a only 15 days until election.
ana 70 or the same to Christmas.
J. Kort Hall, the horticulturist, haa
finished the pear harvest, and la
enjoying a rent from fretting about
what the frost will do next April.
T. Waterman now denlee he la the
Lemke vote In Jackson county.
Strong Temblor
Shakes Helena
HELENA, Mont., Oct. 10 (AP) An
earthquake, described by the weather
bureau aa "fairly strong." shook
Helena for five aeeonda at 3:31 . m
(Mountain atnndard time) today and
was followed by two "weak to moder
ate" tremora at 5 and 8:34 a. m.
There waa no report of damage.
W. K. Maughan, weather bureau chief,
said tho throe ahooks brought the
total felt hero since the severe quakes
a year ago to 2100.
Mines of the Coeur d'Alene dis
trict. Idaho, are ,-eported operating
at their greatest capacity slnre the
depression, with 4.300 men employed.
I E, MB Eft
1 D N
We Don't "View With Alarum"
C'OB many years there hag been a somewhat obscure cult in
this country, whose chief article of faith has been the world,
on a certain day and date is coming to an end.
We haven't heard so much of them of late, perhaps because
that tragic eventuality appeared probable without any organ
ized effort to anticipate it. But many years ago, we distinctly
recall, a sunrise meeting of these "world-enders" wag held on
the bluffs of Back River back in Illinois, not.far from where the
famous Black Hawk statue now towers (badly weather-beaten),
above the trees.
But as the fatal day approached, local citizens made no move
to call in the undertaker, or arrange their affairs, spiritual or
material, for tho impending crack of doom. They just went
along as usual, unalarmed and unconcerned, and paid no atten
tion to it.
OUT not so the men and women down at Black Hawk. They
" wrote their wills, settled up their estates, gathered in their
children, and properly attired and arranged in family groups,
prepared as the sun rose, to meet their Maker.
The sun rose but nothing
have been a great many such meetings, unless we are mistaken
there was one near San Francisco not so many years ago but
the sun has always risen, and nothing has ever happened. We
have often speculated as to the
be aroused among these devout World-Enders, when after going
to all the work and trouble, nothing out of the ordinary has
occurred.
What has been the predominant emotion, relief over their
escape, and gratitude for a few more years of living! Or a
consciousness of having been duped, and resentment against
those who misled them?
TTELL, however that may be, the present writer feels toward
' two of the campaign cries, very much as we would if these
"world-enders" mndc another announcement, that the world
was going up in smoke and cinders, at some certain date in the
future.
We wouldn't call them a bunch of liars, or for that matter
question their sincerity. They may be right who knows? Only
those who can accurately predict the future, can be CERTAIN,
of what the future may contain, and we CAN'T.
But we WOULDN'T take such dire forebodings very seri
ously. We certainly wouldn't adjust our lives to them, or even
let our future political actions be governed by them. Why!
Well the same false alarums have been sounded so often before,
and nothing has ever happened. What reason is there to believe
thoy will happen this time?
"VNE of these alarums comes from the Republican side, and
was used in a somewhat diluted form by Governor Landon
Friday night. The general idea is that if he isn't elected presi
dent and Booscvclt is, this country is doomed financially, that
uncontrolled inflation is unavoidable, that bankruptcy is just
around tho corner or words to that, effect.
It isu't now. In fact those who attended the Cleveland con
vention heard this same speech in slightly and only slightly
different form at least a dozen times. It might have been
accurately termed tho Old Gnnrd theme song, and followed the
well established technique, of a party out. of power, to view
with alarm, and conjure up all sorts jt evil things, if. that
unfortunate condition should be
HTMIE other comes from the Democratic side, and while it has
not been used as often, nor at all we believe by responsible
leaders, it does bob up now and then.
This is: if Roosevelt isn't elocted and Landon is, nothing can
savo the country from revolution.
As far as this paper is concerned, we are going to put both
of these appeals to fear, these false and childish alarms, with
tho prediction tho world is coming to an end on a certain day,
in the near future, into one pigeon-hole marked "hooey" and
pay no further attention to them.
They may bo true. Surely. ANYTHING may be. As far as
wo are concerned what the future holds, only the future can
disclose. BUT , we don't believe they are, and one of the
reasons is, they and similar catastrophio forecasts have been
mado so often before and particularly at election time, yet
nothing of the sort or even approaching it, has ever happened.
TO matter WHO is elected November 3d, this paper doesn't
believe this country is going bankrupt or suffer anything
slightly approaching bankruptcy.
No matter who is elected, we don't believe, this country is
going to have a revolution like the revolution in Spain or any
slightly approaching it.
TTIIIS paper favors the re-election of President Roosevelt, not
1 because we fear revolution, if he isn't, but because we are
heartily in favor of what he has already done, and believe it
to be best for tho country and all ooncorned, that he be given
the chance to finish it.
More than that, we would regard his defeat as a glaring
example of the traditional ingratitude of republics, and a re
grettable step, backward, in sorely needed social and eeonomio
reform.
But if the peoplo should deorec otherwise well, whot hoi
we can take it. We will no more polish up the family musket
and get ready for barricades on Haymarket Square, than if
it goes the other way, we will gather together what gold we can
find, and take the nearest boat, for the South Seas.
Let. those who can seriously entertain such fancies bother
with them, we can't. This may be poor polities, but it happens
to be the only politics in which we are interested, at the pres
ent time.
IDENCE
8AN FRANCISCO. Oct, 10. (IP)
The wave of residential building
sweeping over the far west rolled over
all previous monthly records for year.
in September.
Report on issuance of building pei
nuts In about no comm.mtttea of the
seven far western states showed the
happened. And since then there
mixed emotions, which must
continued.
2 1,000.000 mark topped for the flrat
time In the recovery period.
The tabulation made by Sam
Eubank, editor of the Dally Pacific
Builder, showed permit at I21.093.S3S.
This compared with B30.R91.610 In
August and H0.037.28S In Sept. 1935.
It was the fourth consecutive month
with permits exceeding 20 millions.
Bubank's survey showed the west
averaging double last year's aotlvity
and 4 to 5 tlmea that of i years ago
P.ERLIN. Oct, p. ( AP) Pried rich
von Oppeln-Bronlkowskl. 4. writer
and hmorlan, died here today.
Don't Forget Sat. Prices on groceries
at Riverside Mkt all fi.v inrtsv.
Personal Health Service
By William
' aligned letters pertaining to personal Health and hygiene, not to disease,
aiagnosia or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped, self-ad
dressed envelope Is encloseu. Letters
Owing to the large number of letters
No reply can be made to queries not
Dr. William Brady, 265 El Comlno,
PREVIEW OF HYP
An expectant grandmother In
quires anxiously whether an X-ray
picture made ahortly before the
birth of the baby
will cause death
of the baby
shortly after
birth. Which re
mlnda ua of the
nulllparous bus
band who, after
a long, long
night of pacing
the floor and
watching tho
door to the de
livery room, re
ceived at lost
the great news
that the baby had arrived all right.
"Quick," he cried, "tell me, la It a
boy or a girl?" The nurse Informed
blm it waa a girl. "Thank heaven.
then," breathed the new father,
"ahe'll never have to go through
what I've suffered tonight I" But.
shucks, becoming a father la mere
chlld'a play compared with becom
tng a grandfather. And from what
I hear it la rather an ordeal becom
ing a grandmother on the distaff
side.
The Young Snip approached the
great mystery and mlraclo of life
with assurance and composure.
From her calm attitude she might
have borne a dozen children before.
When the computed time for de
livery came and nothing doing her
doctor remarked that she herself
was a small person and the baby
seemed large and- so It might be
necessary to resort to Caesarean sec
tion. That was all Jake with the Young
,8nlp. Didn't upset her at all. She
confided tho secret to her dad nut
exacted a promise that he would
not tell mother, because mother
might get worried.
With her doctor'a consent Dad took
her to a friend of hla who la an
X-ray technician. A picture was
made, and It showed that the child
was In the right position and that
the size of tho head was In correct
proportion with tho capacity of the
pelvis. A week later tne young
Snip eat back from a bridge game,
auggested that her husband tnke her
to the hospital, and had her baby
after only six hours of labor. The
baby was of average weight and
size. The Young Snip had simply
mixed her dates, aa do a good many
expectant mothers. The probable
date of confinement Is a variable
one, Just averages 280 daya and may
actually occur a week before or
after the computed time. It la rarely
OWclntyre
NEW YOHK, OH. 10. iettlng a
thin sheaf of now bills at a bank this
morning tapped a favorite musing
that the sight of frwh, clean money
always Inspires.
What will be Its
destiny? It'a like
ly the idea la '
toss-back to that
classic of the
grade so U o o 1:
"The Autobiog
raphy of a Pen
ny," A 50 bill may
send some one to
a hospital, beat
en by thugs. It
may spread much
nappinesa and. of course, correspond
ing sorrow. It may leave your wallet
and In a few months, a soiled thing,
be passed icroas the bar of a Singa
pore dive. It msy launch a new life.
If some fellow in church tosses a
crumpled bill on the plate I begin to
ruminate on where It has ueen And
grow so unsplrltual a.i to Imagine, as
It la tenderly carried toward the al
tar for benediction, many unchurch
ly venture It may have undergone.
Some time or other It may have
been encased In a perfumed silk
stocking In the form of a reward for
having amlled at some lascivious old
buzzard over cocktail. It may have
been part pnymcnt for a murder
Certainly nothing la truer than mon
ey la the root of all evil.
Art on Attaii . HaM.iMnlH ,41..
1 den els along with the pleasant. A
fellow on one of tho papers Is paid
100 a weok for doing two thumbnail
sketches for a sport page daily. The
other day I bumped Into a lad toting
a bundle of drawings around to edi
tors. He had landed one sketch with
a weekly In PhllAdelphla after two
years of trying, but the sale showed
a loss. He had ient 635 for portage
and tao for a trip to see the lady edi
tor of the funny page.
It was foggy on the Drive this
morning and such wrather cool and
muffled gives dampish souls a sud
den spring, IJverpool weather, I call
it. After such a s'lnimer. many of us
long to be where It is spitting snow
to feel those lev little dots flick the
cheeks, or to stroll mid the mces
and ferns of a sunless glnde. Say a
ramble on the centuries of dead leaves
that carpet tnat heavily bowered
stretch of PVmtainblcau, a sygy
stretch the sun never reaches.
Our housekeeper 17-year-old son.
Robert, an unusually fine lad. made
his flrat trip from home alone recent
ly, a bus Journey to Augitsta Maine.
His thrifty French mother went with
him to purchase his tickets a few
daya before the hih advt-nture.
Walking from the Indaw, he sud
denly squeezed her arm and gutyled
ecstatically: "Nothing can h.ippen
now. Mother, for l have my tickets."
Of course, nothing happened How
could anything happen to the sub
limity of such faith?
Robert's bua lea al mliln'.-ht Hla
Brady, lYl.D,
should be brief and written In Ink.
received only a few can be answered
conforming to Instruction!. Address
Beverly U1IH, Calif.
OTIIEIIC PETE
possible to fix with any degree of
certainty the date when conception
occurred.
An X-ray film In the ordinary
course gives a fairly definite Impres
sion of the relative dimensions of
head and pelvis. But a new develop
ment In the technical field enables
the expert to make precise measure
ments by the use of special X-ray
technic; giving more accurate knowl
edge of the relative size of head
and pelvis than any measurements
hitherto employed have given. I be
Ueve the use of this ingenious X-ray
technic will diminish the number of
Caesarean operations, and that Is
consummation to be wished.
No danflv whatever,' ito mother
or chUd, In making such an X-ray
examination, picture or measure,
ment. The X-ray gave no mfornuv
tlon as to the chlld'a gender, so we
called him Pete until he was born,
and then the poor little cusa, unable
to defend himself, waa given his
grandpop'a Christian name and aur
name, which la a mistake, I think
for In contrast with Oeorge Wash
ington. Ben Franklin, et al, these
multiple namea sound so silly.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If Winter Comes
Please tell me how much water
should be evaporated dally In
seven-room house In the fall and
winter seasons? What benefits ore
derived from keeping the air moist?
(C. C. W.)
Answer Ton to fifteen gallons of
water dally, when the house la artl.
flclallv heated, Malntalna comiorx
zone ot lower temperature 68 de-
grcoa F. Instead of 73 to 75 aa in
houses where the humidity la low,
Proventa Irritation of skin. mucoUB
membranes and tempers, from ex
cessive dryness. Preserves furniture,
book covers, etc., from cracking.
Savea fuel. Saves doctor bills.
Buttermilk
Are there any good qualities In
buttermilk? Is It good for the kid
neys? . . . (H. H.)
Answer Yes. It tends to favor a
healthful predominance of lactic acid
fermentat on n the bowel ana k
prevent excessive putrefaction. But
termilk . Is a wholesome, healthful
beverage for any one. It has just
half the nutritive value . of frean
sweet milk.
Ed Note: Pei.on, ntsblne, to
communicate wltb Dr. Brady
should tend letter direct to Dr.
William Brady, M. D. 269 El
Camlno, Beverly Hills, Calif.
first trlpl He could eat only a few
scnttery bites for dinner. So eager
was he to be off he waa at the depot at
10. And next morning the mother
murmured a bit tremulously some
thing like this: "Should I never see
him again, I would be comforted al
ways by the glow of happlneas that
lighted his face as the bus with a
lurch lumbered off Into night." What
many of us would give to reccpture
the thrill of that first trip a lone I
Mid-town bua depots lollop with
feverish activities, somewhat like a
Jumpy news-reel, at midnight. The
clearance hour at most terminals
especially for long Journeys On of
the girl passengers, an ongaglngly
pert Bette Davis looking sprite, ar
rived In pinky pajamas. The Infor
mality Is marked n contrast to train
travel. Seat neighbors begin to talk
at once. Comfortable established folk
with homes and Jobs to go to. Peo
ple with the Oriental Indifference to
to time. People who are not clawing
for some walloping idea co change
tho world.
Of all the rich, beautiful American
heiresses, Doris Duke sems to take
to the role most becomingly, a tall,
marbly blonde, she controls one of
the largest fortunes, she likes ath
letics without stressing a booming
outdoorlshness. And she shunned all
the European hand kissing exquisites
to marry an American boy. Oirls In
her position at this moment In the
world's history can do much to aid
the earnest oltlzcns working for a
solution of that formidable problem
called Social Unrest, It takes only a
cAper or so by a foolish heiress to
throw the whole machinery out of
gear.
(Copyright. 1036. McKaught
Syndicate)
Communications
Spank. Spank Papa's All Wett
To the Editor:
Your editorial In reply to Mr. Mar
ahall'a letter Invites presentation of
vlewa opposing thoao expressed in
jour editorial column. I thank you
in advance for the privilege.
I venture the opinion that If our
county officials had Increased. In the
name of relief, the bonded debt of
the county to the same extent pro
portionally, that the Roosevelt ad
ministration haa Increased the na
tional debt, and had aa little to show
for it, you would be leading a move
ment to replace them with a group
having a little ordinary business
sense.
No sane man objects to adequate
reflet; every thoughtful man objects
to reckless, wasteful expenditure or
vslonary, non-productive achemea. If
it continues long enough, government
pledges to pay. Insurance policies,
and every other form of Investment
will be endangered, and Colonel
Knox's statement which you criti
cised so severely would be an under
a'.'atement. These vast sums being borrowed
end spent by the administration can
be repaid with printing press money
or by taxes. You know what printing
P'esa money would mean. Mr. Roose
velt has made a grand gesture Indi
cating that he Is going to soak the
' big" corporations, but every
thoughtful man knows that the cor
porations must pass their taxes to
the ultimate consumer In the form
of higher prices or go out of busi
ness; In short It means a concealed
sales tax which every man, garbage
collector or millionaire, pays In addi
tion to those taxes which he pays to
the sheriff or the government.
Governor Landon long ago said
that the principle trouble with the
president was that he had never had
to meet a payroll. Personally, I feel
I'ke the man who held the baby dur
ing the christening ceremony, and
after It was over remarked, "Here I
waa holding him up all the time, and
he kept smiling and smiling, and all
the time he was soaking me."
So I am going to vote for Landon.
GORDON VOORHIES.
Medford, Oct. 8th.
An Answer to Mr. Marshall.
To the Editor:
As to the necessity of your writing
clean-cut, clear-thlnklng political
editorials and attempting to clarify
the Issues, Mr. vorn Marshall recent
ly asked "What Is the use?" I think
the answer runa somewhat aa follows:
You can not be accused of blaa as
long as your statement of facts Is
fair and your conclusions the result
of sound reasoning. If you were not
intelligent enough to form an opinion,
and to help keep some of us posted
who have, perhaps, less time to study
the dally news you should be hunt
ing another Job. So what?
The Republican party Is generally
accepted as the party of Big Busl-
neaa. A great many of the rank and
file are proud of that fact and ap-.
parently want to bask In reflected
glory of former Idols who, In the re
cent crisis, exhibited feet of clay,
and an I. Q. of 18 years. Probably
40 percent of our citizens habitually
vote Republican for the reaaon men
tioned, or because their grandfathers
lit with General Grant."
The Democratic party, generally
speaking, lncludea a more run-of-the-
mill type of citizen, who Is not favor
ed by special Interests and privileges
ana does not found his philosophy of
life on the hope of one day attaining
them, it also Includes many who In
stinctively distrust Big Business.
Probably 40 percent of our people
habitually vote Democratic either for
that reason, or because tnelr uncles
were elected on the county Demo
cratic ticket in 1882, or for some
other cause not remotely connected
with an analysis of present day prob
lems. .
These two relatively belanco each
other leaving the result of any given
election up to the remaining 20 per
cent who attempt to do their own
thinking ,and give to their political
responsibilities the same careful an-
alyala and scrutiny devoted to their
business affairs. It Is to this group
that your editorials will appeal, and
If you can attract to thle group more
men of the Intelligence of Mr. Mar
shall, the lattcr'a question will have
been answered.
H. VAN HOEVENBURO.
Sama Valley, October 8.
Some Republican Humor
To the Editor:
Will you please reprint the article
In the enclosed papor entitled "Auc
tlon Sale on November 3rd?" It la
Republican but contains some humor.
f HARRY STEELE.
Medford, Ore., Oct. 8.
AUCTION SALE ON NOVEMHKK 3rd
I will offer at public aale to the
highest bidder at what Is known aa
the White House. Washington, D. C .
November 3, 1036
the following described property, be
ginning at id o'clock a. m. One
Democratic platform that has nover
been used, therefore good as new;
one aged mule slightly blemished; a
few broad smiles; ono carload of
mixed feeding cattle. If not ehot be
fore day of Bale; the bones of 2.000.-
000 little plga and sows, which died
from the effects of the AAA; one
herd boar, aired by sllverltes and ex
pansion and damned by everybody;
150.000 bushels of good seed corn
raised In South Africa; also some Ca
nadian seed wheat; 4 AAA potatoes.
stamped and wrapped In tissue; one
shipment of cotton goods imported
from Japan; 123.542 corn-hog con
tracts to be offered, one with privi
lege of all; one Joke book containing
all the codes and Russian alphabet:
72 caterpillars picked before the frost
and approved by the brain trusters,
one big chisel; all toola. Including
picks, spades, shovela. hoes, rakes,
axes, grubbing hoes, scythes, harrows
and garden ploughs. All farmers who
expect to go back to farming In 1937
ahould attend this Bale.
TERMS: All sums ot M0 and un
der, cash In hand with 50 cent dol
lars, NO gold to be accepted. All
aunts over ,10 300 years win be given
forelgnera without interest while 30
daya time will be glvon to Americans
with bankable notes to draw all ln
tereect and taxes they will atand.
UNCLE SAM. Owner.
A WORD TO SPORTSMEN
To the Editor:
Thla Is to sportsmen. Every sea
son there la one or more fatal shoot
ings In the woods, fields or lakea.
Why not have an average taken of
them over a period of aay five years,
then an average of hunting licenses
over the same period.
Now for the big Idea,
Charge a very few cents extra on
all hunting licenses to be used as a
sinking fund to pay a liberal Insur
ance to the dependents of all persons
killed in auch manner, and a provi
sion made to pay a reasonable amount
to ones seriously Injured.
I believe 25c (two bits) would
amply provide funds enough to covir
such killings and make a lot of wives
and children feel a lot more secure
when they see Dad packlr to hurry
Into the woods at the opening of the
hunting season.
CHARLES t. ROSE.
Rt. 4. Medford. Oct.9.
North Bonneville
Buildings Burned
NORTH BONNEVILLE. Wash.. Oct
10. (AP) Fire destroyed the national
hospital, the "RJB" club and vacated
offices of the Columbia Construction
company, all one-story frame build
ings, here last night
The cause waa believed to be a::
exploding ell barrel Ifnited by spon
taneous combuslon. All orci.p.ints
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Comment
of the
Day s News
By FRANK JENKINS
ONE of the wrong Ideas current In
this country (during the recent
years In which our thinking haa been
unduly Influenced by demagogues)
la that machines TAKE AWAY Jobs.
They don't. They MAKE NEW JOBS.
FOR example:
In 1879, total horsepower In
stalled In factories In the United
States (horsepower la the unit by
which use of machines la measured)
amounted to 3,411,000. In 1929, fifty
years later, total horsepower Installed
In factories in the U. S. had risen to
42,889,000 an Increase of twelve and
a half times.
If It la true that machines take
away Jobs, Jobs in factorlea ahould
have DEOREASED in those 50 years,
But they DIDN'T. Instead, they In
creased three and one-fourth times.
T-ROM 1890 to 'i930 (tha years of
a our greateat machine develop)
the population of the United States
increased 218 per'.ent.
But JOBS increased 391 percent.
THE horse and buggy age was pret
ty largely an age of hand labor
In 1900, when the horse and buggy
was about at its peak, approximately
ONE million people were working as
drivers, stable handa, wagon and
buggy makers, etc.
Then the automobile (a new ma
chine) came along, and now THREE
million people are working In the
automobllo Industry.
AMONSIDER the typewriter and the
v adding macnine.
In 1860, there were no office ma-
chlnea and all accounting waa done
by hand. In that year It took 4369
clerks, bookkeepers, etc., for each
million of population.
In 1930, with typewriters, adding
machines, cash registers and all the
complicated machlnea now used in
offices, the number of office workers
per million of population had in
creased to 49, BOS or more than ten
times.
NOW a word aa to wages and the
way they have been affected by
machines.
In 1879. there were 2, 733,000 wage-
earners In factories In this country,
and they were paid 948.000.onon In
wages. In 1929, tha number of wage
earners In factories was 8,822,000 and
they were paid 811,807,000.000 .
That Is to say, while the NUMBER
of wage earners In these 50 years
Increased only three and one-fourth
times the WAGES PAID TO THEM
Increased twelve and one-fourth
times.
pvEMAGOGUB polltlclona shout to'
- us from every housetop that un
der the American system conditions
in this country have become steadily
worse until NOW they are so bad
that something DRASTIC must be
done about It. By "something dras
tic" they mean overthrown tha
American ayatem under which we
have lived and setting up something
else in its place.
The FIGURES tell another story.
proving that Instead of getting worse
conditions in this country (for
EVERYBODY) have got eteadllv bet
ter. untU today we all llvo far more
eaally and comfortably than our
grandfathers and our great-grand-
fathera did.
IP we are wise, we will study the
figures FOR OURSELVES and
draw our own conclusions, instead
of listening to the demagogues and
accepting their honeyed worda as
gospel.
G. M. Sales Heavy
During September
NEW YORK, Oct. 10. (B Sales
of General Motors cars and trucks to
consumers In the United States to
taled 85.201 in September, the beat
for that month etnee 1929. the cor
poration reported today.
oaies ror the first nine months ot
1038 totaled 1,348.918, a record high,
and compared with 961.373 for the
same nine months of 1935.
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Medford and Jackson County
history from the files ot the
Mall Trlbnne 10 and 20 Tear,
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MO.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
October 11. 1928
(It was Monday)
St. Louis Cardinals win world scries
with a S to 2 victory over the New
York Yankees. Grover Cleveland
Alexander, strikes out last batter,
when he enters game as tellef pitcher.
Yankee errors prove costly.
American Legion to launch drive
against "vote slackers."
$15,000 needed for a fish screen at
Savage Raplda dam.
AutolatB ordered to dim auto lights
on wet pavements.
J. Adam Bede to open Republican
campaign In county with speech at
Nat. ,
Snow appears on hills, with heavy
lain in valley.
Jackson county's share of O.-C. tax
refund to be 1, 152,543.22.
TWENTY VEAItS AGO TODAY
October 11, 1916
(It was Wednesday)
Boston wins fourth game of tha
world series from Brooklyn, 6 to 2.
Sen George (Our George) Cham
berlain discusses Issues of the cam
paign at the Nat. A count showed .
1.676 people present.
Virginia Pearson In "A Tortured
Heart" at the Page: Margaret Clark.
In "Sin vs. SatlnB" at the Star.
City council discusses paving
bonding plan.
W. G. Talt la elected new president
of First National bank.
t
Rogue River Valley Canning com
pany paying $10 per ton for tomatoeiTf
U.S. NATTONAL will
TAKE PASS BANK
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10. (AP)
Paul S. Dick, president of the United
States National Bank of Portland,
said today the Institution had pur
chased the Grants Pass and Josephine
County Bank at Grants Pass "to fur
ther round out our state-wide bank
ing service in Oregon."
The. Grants Pass financial house
"will be operated aa a direct branch
of this (Portland) bank with Sam
H. Baker manager and W. J. Baker aa
assistant manager," Dick said.
Sam H. Baker was vlce-presldeni
and cashier of the Grants Pass and
Josephine bank, ot which J. L Cal
vert was president.
"Grants Pass and Josephine county J
are sharing In the business upswing
and offer excellent opportunities, we
believe, for commercial, Industrial
and farming operations. Growth and
expansion aro In order," Dick said to
day In announcing completion of ne
gotiations. He said the Portland bank would
toko over operation of Its new Grant
Pass branch starting Tuesday, Octo
ber 13.
Sir Malcolm Done
With Land Racing
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 10-(fl)-61r
Malcolm Campbell, world speedwaT
king, haa abdicated. Capt G. E. T.
Eyston of London seeks his throne.
"Sir Malcolm definitely has retired
from racing so far as 'and sped rec
ords are concerned." Ous P. Backman,
secretary of the Bonneville Salt Flata
Speedway association, quoted Eyston
as writing.
Eyston said be Is building a car for
a 1937 assault against the 301.123
mlles-an-hour record established In
1935 by Campbell on the glletenlng
salt beds of western Utah.
ROSEBURG, Ore.. Oct. 10. (API-
Coroner H. C. Stearns was called to
Tiller this afternoon by a report that
William Shannon, a prospector In tha
Coffee creek district, had been found
dead near his claim. Death, tha
coroner waa Informed In the message
received by telephone, apparently woa
due to natural causes.
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