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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
Th Younu Democrat of Oregon,
In convention assembled, epent the
wnak.anti savins: the nation, i
the etat, end did not act too muoh
like they were atlll In mental ehort-
pante.
a wall nener that It applied to
the Udea of houaee. Udewlee Instead
of up-and-down, la now on the mar
ket. This ought to help out a lot,
in the March of Utopia, even If the
family bean-barrel la empty. ,
Two or three Oregon counties are
now In the throe of building
eourthousea, complicated by revialon
of plana, which appear "Ideal" to
one committee, and "like hell" to
another. Anv courthouse ehould be
built with a front-porch large
niuiffh for the ataRlng of an In-
formal riot, without any of the
participant getting wet. In caae of
rain.
Alfred Btelntaauer 1 enjoyed
cracked rib. (Thl lan't hla wife)."
(Oreenleaf New). Look like the
groundwork of an ailDl.
A number of lawa are beginning
A tank ilka the man of the nouae
ehould arrange a twosome with the
lawnmower.
"For yeara I fumlehtd food for
the whole crowd while all he con
tributed waa acoldlnga for my chil
dren." (Chlco, Calif.. Enterprlae)
80-80 tuff.
The Oregon P.-T. A. congreaa de
crled horae-race betting, but aald
nothing about the 15-year old boy.
who amacked hi ichool principal
wltfc a baseball bat, Inatead of the
"trade atlmulatlng" pin-ball machine
In the candy store.
More aigna of tprlng ahow up.
Drugstore are displaying poison oak
cure, and Professional Prlendl 01
peasant ara urging them, In letters
to the editors "to bresk the mon
opolistic strangle hold of private
power enterprlaee."
a
J. Kort Hall, the orchardlat, I out
gain, arid fit as a fiddle for spring
worrying over what will not happen
to the pear crop.
The office-Itch liaa broken out
anew on Mr. Mnhoney, the Klam
ath county political typhoon, and.
he coyly announces he will seek "a
major office" In the IBM primary,
ft will either be for th governor
ship, In opposition to Governor
Martin, or U S. Senator Stelwer. It
I alleged the breeay aaplrsnt, la not
handicapped by an; too many qual
ifications for either high poet. He
Is undecided which one he wants.
Thle la where the glorious Oregon
Primary System Is weak. It ahould
be "htimanmrd" to permit running
for both offices, at the same elec
tion. In the event of a double vic
tory, the candidate could make up
hi mind what he wanted to be
later.
as
THAT IlOO! THF.N DAFFODII.,!
"And what may we do about It
Well, we certainly cannot restore
that saffron, double daffodil to
virgin beauty. We csnnol Identify
the dog and we have no heart to
reprimand him even If we could.
But to thoee who have come thua
far and who have doga bleas them
of their own may w not suggest
that th neighbora have right and
property and daffodlla?
"Dog, with all their admirable
qualities, do lov night parties. They
differ from cat only In the fact
tht their advertlalng Un't quite ao
vocal and they haven't the fond
nee for back fencee which feline
pet profea. But doga do range
afield, a th woman acroa th way
may well and truly testify.
"If peraona wno own aoga wenj w
arrange to keep them at bom at
night by the comparatively almpl
p roc ra of either locking mem "n
or tying them up. there tould be
Hewer night dog parties, more kind
line and nelghborllnea and more
daffodil" (Caldwell, Idaho, New
Trtbune). LAWN MOWERS sharpened W can j
tad del mat 0rosH fl 291. 33 H. fU. 1
a'
Give It A
QECRETARY PERKINS hag
J and labor leaden to diacusa
labor peace under the recently
Among the amendmenta auggested by the industrial leaders
are the following:
1. Incorporation of labor union to make them more
reaponalbl.
9. Compulsory mediation.
t. Aa amendment to the Wagner act which would prohibit
union from coercing workers Into Joining their organization.
Th act now plaot this restriction only upon th mployr.
4. A ban on sit-down strikes.
This paper favors all the amendments but the second, but we
doubt the advisability of trying to secure their passage at the
present time.
For organized labor will fight
stand on the ground, that it ia too early to seek radical change
in a measure that has not been tried out. Tbey contend the
provisions that appear unfair to the employer, would not prove
to be so in practice; and that
their practical effect, destroy
far aa maintaining the rights of
TrCE first argument, we regard, aa a pretty atrong one. After
all the proof of the pudding
be right. At any rate we can see
the Wagner measure, a fair trial, and delaying any radical
changes, until the defects have been clearly demonstrated, in
practice.
Moreover, as a practical matter, there is no chance of secur
ing the passage of these amendments, at the present time. The
attempt would merely stir up bitter controversy again, organ
ized labor would win, and be more strongly convinced than
ever, that waging eternal warfare ia the price of securing and
maintaining labor's legitimate
E'AR better, from the standpoint of industry, to let nature take
its course for the time being, f the measure is as unfair
to the employer as it appears to
soon be demonstrated.
And with that evidence before
have public opinion with them, in
deal. For the people of this
favor of just that.
QO while both sides should
Wagner Act at this conference, it is to be hoped thst repre
sentatives of the employers will
that radical changes be delayed,
given a free and fair trial.
From a realistic standpoint,
concession and much may be
eventually securing a measure
and labor, at the minimum cost.
It Won't
TTHIS PPT opposes compulnory
vineed, that in this country, compulsory methods won't
work. Or at beat they won't work as well as non-compulsory
ones. A survey of labor legislation and practices not only in
this country, but abroad, clparly demonstrate, that while com
pulsion for both sides is perfectly sound in theory, in practice,
it encourages rather than discoiirnges industrial unrest and
conflict.
Probably the eiplanation lies in the realm of psychology
rather than economics or political economy. However that may
be the fact remaina, that if industrial peace is the goal, not
peace as a result of warfare and force, but of mutual adjustment
and accommodation then the less compulsion, the less strong
arm .stuff, except as a last resort, the better.
THE national Railway Labor
nnrhi enmnnlanrv in this
nor the worker HAS to do this
supplied, through which certain
law encourages both sides to a
This law haa been in force
been a serioua railroad strike in
strikes and tie-ups of railroad traffic were almost aB frequent,
as sit-down strikes, in the manufacturing industry are todnv.
Its effectiveness was shown
S. P. workers were ordered out, and up to a couple of hours
of the deadline, everyone expected tbem to walk out.
Does anyone imagine, for a
abor act had not been in effect,
hour have called it offl
Not a chance.
MOREOVER if a group of workers want to strike, no lsw
poninnlsorv nr noncomnulaorv can prevent them. There i
.... r
no way to prevent one man, or
if they insist on doing so.
Then whv mske arbitration
way of enforcing it, and as a prsctical matter such legislation
merely creates in advance a spirit of resentment and resistance!
W!
E know the talking points in favor of compulsory arbitra
tion. A smart lawyer can make a good theoretical case.
But where industrial peace is concerned, the country most de
cidedly faces a condition, NOT a theory.
An acceptance of this fact, particularly on the part of indus
trial leaders will go far toward hastening the day, when labor
and capital will realize their interests are not conflicting but
mutual, and cooperation not controversy, is the path to security
and permanent well being, for both.
Ye Poets Cornei
MF.nroRn
There it stands, so stately, all si on
Amid the rugged mountain peaks;
A town, its fame already known.
A higher, mightier name still seeks.
Still young and swiftly forward tread'
ing-
Each footstep longer than the last:
Its sun Is high, and far from setting;
It'll outlive tenfold It short-lived
past.
Though Time will worldly ways yt
-tr.
Trial First
called a conference of industrial
waya and means of ea'ablishing
legalized Wagner Act.
all of them, and support their
the changes proposed, would in
the effectiveness of the Act, as
labor ia concerned.
ia in the eating. Labor may
no serious objection to giving
rights.
a
be on its surface, the fact will
them, leaders of industry will
their effort to secure a square
country are overwhelmingly in
freely state their views of the
accede to labor's contention
until the measure has beeu
nothing can be lost by such a
gained, from the standpoint of
that will be fair to both capitnl
Work
arbitration, because it is con
Act is a good example. There ia
meflftllre. Neither the enililover
or that. A medium is merclv
things, can he done, and the
railroad controversy to do them.
for 11 years, and there has not
all that time. Before its passHge
the other day wheu over SOOO
moment, that if the railroad
the leaders wonld at. the 11th
. ,
10,000 men from quitting work,
mandatory, when tnere is no
And things will eome, now too re
mote. We shall not let Its footsteps falter.
For rotted boards make a leaky boat.
By EINO J. HYYPPA.
1131 N. Riverside. ,
Cow Jumps t Feet
CArC OIRARDEAU. MO. UTl
Somewhere In thl section of south
eastern Missouri Is a high Jumping
cow. When a train stopped at the
stock oens hem to unload, the cow '
trame excited. She leaned a seven-
foot fenoe with Inches to spsre and
r.'jvde for the nearby woods.
C 101114 time lor Poo Late to Cits
utj Ada 140 p a.
Personal Health Service
By William
Signed letters pertaining to personal health and byglene, not to disc,
diagnosis or treatment, wUl Be answered by Dr. Brady U tumped, self
addressed envelop Is enclosed. Letters should be brier and written In Ink
Owing to tb large Dumber of letters received only few can be answered
No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address
Dr. William Brady, 2SS El Camlno. Beverly, CaUf.
IS SYPHILIS C
Article
If arphllla were a venereal dlaeiM
only, lu prevention might well be
left to education which Influences
conduct and
morals. B u t It
would be barba
rous to shut our
eyea and ears to
the truth that
hundreds and
thousands of in
nocent victims of
syphilis might be
saved, can be
saved by a more
enlightened attl
tude on the part
of tfce public.
Eudcatton o t
the public about the nature and
course of syphilis Is necessary In or
der to correct many misconceptions
thst have grown out of the old con
spiracy of Alienee and to ensble con
scientious syphilitic persons to take
precautions against Infecting others
with whom they come In everyday
contact. Education of the public
about the nature and course of syphi
lis tends to insure more thorough
treatment; and adequate treatment
whether by old-fashioned method or
by remedies recently Introduced, cer
tainly tends to shorten the period of
Infectiousness In any case.
Tuberculosis Is yielding to public
enlightenment about the nature and
course of the disease. But the fight
sgslnst tuberculosis hsa had to over
come merely Ignorance. The fight
against syphilis must overcome a
more formidable obstacle, namely
moral bigotry, the narrow virtue that
wouJd regard syphilis as the wages of
sin, the sins of the father being vis-
iwa upon tne children or a loathe-
some penalty of licentiousness, and
tnat heedless of the fact that avDhl-
11s Is a medical and sanitary problem
witnout the slightest bearing on sex
ual morality or Immorality In hun
dreds of thousands of cases.
In the preface of a forward look
ing book published a generation ago
for lay readers appeared this proph
ecy:
"By an appeal to those who can
read the newspapers Intelligently and
remember a little of their high school
pnysioiogy, an Immense body of in
telligent citizens can be added to the
forcea of a modern campaign against
the third great plague. FVr such an
awakening of public opinion and
such a movement for wider co-opora-
uun. mo TiniPB are reanv." (The Third
NEW YOKK. April 19. Diary: Up
ana a new serving maid named
GabrJello from Provenc who blush
es piettlly. And
a letter from
the A p p 1 eton
Century folk
suggesting a
book on small
town memories,
which I wish I
hsd the energy
and time to do.
So came Dex
Pellows of the
circus, a r a r o
Roman.
Verne Porter
popped in and I brewed him a
tea from snsssfras Lottie West sent
from Mlswurl and we played the
old card game, pitch. Then off to
Mrs. William Brown Meloney's re
ception for my favorite mystery
writer. E. Phillip Oppenhelm. and
then to see Thyra Samter Window
at the St. Moritv,.
To dinner at the Mascotte and
talked to Bill rarnsworth and the
actor Bill Halltgnn. who has grown
so gray and haudsome In eight years
did not rPcoTnlr.i' hi. a soever. Then
walking over to Park Avenue to sit
with Keats and Florence Speed.
about the nicest couple I ever came
to know. To bed early.
The barny Mills Hotels are the
only inns left with window lobby
sitters. Designed for men In low
purse, their clientele Is largely com
posed of tight-lipped, grim men also
in low spirits. Thoee who have so
of?m snatched at success and miss
ed but carry on. They arc marked
by their silence as they look upon
the sidewalk throng. And like most.
mn who despair, seldom remove
their hats.
Many yesra ago as
more active
reporter. I spent a night In an up
stairs lodging house on the Bowery
In quest of one of those "submerged
tenth" features. The place was call
ed "The Little Belmont" and the
night clerk, tottering, kindly and
deaf, .seemed surprised when I askect
If I might have a light after 10 p
m. "Nobody reads In bed here.'
said. I did not expert to sleep but !
( Be eee.atW
to read and listen. Th rooms were th, vallev are poeltlre In their state
mere stalls with paper-thin, head- j m,1)t ot disapproval of the present
hleh partitions. Straneely. there was riltv ,a no pn. ,m rolce
no fitful toln. Rather the terrific o,nion, p,lbll-ly I will tell von
of sound .norma. A I ! ,h otmi, Mm tot,
routed at 9 a. m. for the day sleep- w,
ers. snd all looked heaw lidded " , .
from deep slumber. No
here. Just utter fatigue,
Insomnia
Mem with ideas: I know an up.
snd-coming radio executive who;"
dreAses each morning to the record
of Victor Herbert s "March of trie
Toys." He not only aneaka in a
good exercising march but has lop-
ped off fifteen minutes from the
usual drrfw ing tl'tie and is sprucer
than ever before. Also leas grouchy
Newspapermen, used to watching
divine afflatus as it effects the
ceirhntr. u.aiw noint to Kate '
Umith as a auner stud m modesty
A her popularity has increase! with
O years, so ha her self-effacement,
She ; seldom in puhiir. al-j
thoueh she has !vt all jer.v tiw -i.rss
about her aiae. She la deleted to i
Brady, MP.
ONQI F.BABLEf
No. I
Great Plague, by John R. Stokes, A
B.. M. D.)
I was inspired by that, and other
utterances of a similar character, to
appeal to newspaper readers to re
gard syphilis as a medical and sani
tary problem and to cease thinking
of It as badge of sin or aa a badge
of Immorality or as a punishment
visited upon the second and third
generation. I aoon found that the
prophecy waa Inaccurate. Newspaper
readers that means everyybody, of
course were not then deemed cap
able of understanding such things, X
learned. If, as I believe, this presages
a more liberal view of the syphilis
problem by the press and the public,
then the "third great plague" of our
times (tuberculosis Is one, cancer an
other) can and will be blotted out.
QI ESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Anesthesia
Should a person have his heart ex
amined before taking gas for tooth
extraction? Could a person take gas
if his heart Is not good? (L. B. R.)
Answer. It would be best to have
the heart examined before taking gas.
If there Is sny doubt about the con
dition of the heart the physician
should attend the operation.
Graham Crackers
Are graham crackers easily digested
and Is there food value in them? I
have a very sick stomach and have
been unable to keep anything in my
stomach. (Miss P. C.)
Answer' Graham crackers have a
nutritive or caloric value of 16 cal
ories to the pound, twice that of good
oeer. They are ordinarily easy to di
gest. Vitamins
Noticed your statement that cats
and dogs thrive and reproduce young
Deiter when fed raw meat rather
than cooked meat. Kindly give rea
sons. (L. E. C.)
Answer. Experiments conducted by
nutrition workers show the truth of
the statement. Probably the animals
get vitamins from raw meat (their
natural food) which are more or less
destroyed by cawklng.
Tomorrow: What Everyone Should
Know About SyphllK
(Copyright, 1937, John P. Dllle Co.)
Ed. Note: persons wishing to
communicate with Or. Brady
should tend letter direct to Ur
William Brady, AI. O.. Z65 El
Caminu. Beverly Hills, l.'allf.
her Job and to her charities. There
is scarcely a personal appeal to help
with this benefit or that that goes
unheeded. Emp'oyees about radio
sta'-ns look upon her as the most
agreeable of the stars. She has a
cheery word for all and when need
ed Is always on the spot.
vMIa Smith's triumph has always
been an Interesting study In over
coming what many might regard as
a severe handicap. I aaw her open
ing night In her first Broadway
stage appea:ance. In size she was
something of a monstrosity Indeed
almost a circus freak and was the
target for much clowning on the
part of her fellow players. If she
was to be anything, it seemed, it
was a horseplay comedienne. A sort
of female Prank Mclntyre or Willie
Oerdea. Yet singing that night, ene
stopped the show cold. Gradually
the clowning was abandoned and
she went to the Palace In a song
act and remained for I ie longest
run 14 weeks as I recall -ever re
corded at that hallowed variety
stamping ground. Then came ner
try out on the radio, a natural for
her talent. I am told that, despite
her generous Impulses, she is among
the richest of our women entertain
ers. She has salted her ea.nings In
carefully selected annuities and cn
retire in luxury any time. Her escort
Is always her manager, Ted Collins.
Bagatelle; Jim Braddock likes to
visit the astrologers . . . Philip
Guedalla, the author, has written
his best pro!e when frightfully
hungry . . . There are 3S0.0O0 Poles
living in New York city . . . Coblna
Wright, socialite cafe hostess, en-
Joys a full-sized cigar after dinner
. . . Jacob Rupert has 20 different
.safety razors on a shelf in his bath
. . . Ziegfeld. musical revue expert,
could not hum a tune.
There la a comic gooflness atr-ut
Midc' n emban ssment. Last ve
iling, along the street, I met a man
from whom in early days in New
York I borro ed a sum that was
not repaid as promptly as promised.
And for .mc reanon. In greeting
him I ttpped my hst.
Communications
, Word for !if.
fo the Editor:
Is there no one to apeak for Justice
for doss? All our neighbors here In
small stork and one man who hsd
bsnd of sheep felt he must em-
'v up the business or do somethi.
tir "'"w" w "r 'J
chose the latter snd the method
elected was to get together a ban
lare dogs! Others noting succe.
his venture followed and many i
otes were slain and for several j
we were free from auch deprt
tions. but now thst do are in 6.
repute we hear coyotes bsrk snd di
.vreeahle reports of sheep killm
dgs. 1 don't remember of sny proven
c dog killing sheep in our
community, but we nave nearo 01 j
covotoa doln so.
Then a hort time a?a the farmers
were aain called Into action snd
what proved their strongest aeapon?
Why. dogs I Perm dogs ware scarce
so they sent away and asked help
from a distant man who brought in
his pack of dogs to assist and the
nuisance was abated for a while.
Our stock men need our dogs. They
are an asset; they protect shsep: they
are necessary. We all need our dogs
but some are too poor to pay the
heavy tax, and some are too heartless
to properly care for them.
Now as to cats. We have eats
nd birds. But we find rhe cat Is
much more useful around the farm
than the birds. A well fed cat seldom
catches birds. This Is proven (at
least to our satisfaction) by the fact
that we cannot raise berries here, or
cherries, because of the birds.
Last winter when we fed the poor
starring wild birds they came In
droves and the csts watched them,
and I don't think the cats caught
one.
Statistics ahow thst rodents destroy
and injure much farm produce and
the cat Is the most reliable control
we have.
Birds In the orchards are more of a
disadvantage than help for they peck
the fruit and make It unsalable.
Let's look to ourselves. God made
the animals for our help and Joy and
pronounced sJl very good, but "not a
sparrow falleth to the ground" but
He takes notice. Dogs, cat and birds
are all useful helpers; we need them
for work and also for pets. If man
does his part we can rejoice In them.
NELLIE S. SCOTT.
flams Valley, Ore., April 10, 1937.
The Supreme Court
To the editor:
April 19, 1775, at Concord snd
Lexington the embattled farmers
fought for freedom and liberty.
They were true patriots.
"By the rude bridge that arched the
flood.
Their flag to April's breeze un
furled, Here once the embattled farmers
stood.
And fired the shot heard around
the world."
Today, April 19, 1937, the greatest
issue since the days of Abraham
Lincoln Is before the American peo
ple for settlement. Our faith is in
God and right will triumph.
The supreme court of the United
States is our bulwark of freedom
and liberty. The American people
stand for the Independence of the
supreme court. They will defend to
the utmost the Integrity and Inde
pendence of the United States su
preme court.
The American people will" hurt
Into oblivion all those who seek by
means of the appointment of six
new and additional Judges to con
trol and to dedicate the future ac
tions and decisions of the supreme
court of the United States.
The majority of the people of our
country are opposed absolutely to
the president of the United States
appointing six new and additional
Judges of the supreme court. They
are opposed to the appointment by
President Roosevelt of even one new
and additional Judge of the supreme
court. The people of the United
States are against the packing of
the supreme court by President
Roosevelt or by any future presi
dent. They are against this being
done cither by Indirection or In any
other manner.
On this anniversary of the battles
of Concord and Lexington let us re
consecrate ourselves to the advance
ment of liberty and freedom. In
every way let us uphold the integ
rity and Independence of the su
preme court of the United States.
FRED W. MEARS.
Salem, Ore., April 19, 1937.
Constitution and Court
To the Editor:
I was very Interested by an article
in the Saturday Evening Post. "How
the Supreme Court Works." Much
Is revealed between the lines as well
aa In the lines. They hsve especially
made cbslrs tor each according to his
desire or need. One Justice has built
in cushions to rest his neck and back.
(Resting his feebleness, not from la
bor, because their' secretaries do th?
work and even decide the issue for
them at times, so this article says).
There are only one or two of the
nine that have any Interest In their
Job. That la one of the things you
can see "between the lines."
It Is wrong to nae to abide by
the decision of five persons whose
minds and bodies nr nn t- 4uin
What do they care whether anything
ib conM.iuuonsi or not?
What is "confttitiitti-m.r -i
As near aa I can find out It Is some-
Tnmg with e two-way stretch. In
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Phone 1
looking over a school manual on the
government of the United States. I
find that the supreme court Justices
are to retire at the age of 70. Why
don't they?
In the "Fundamental Laws of the
Nation" it says: Anyone may refuse
to obey a state law or a law of con
gress, pleading In self-defense that
the law is "unconstitutional."
Has the supreme court declared It
unconstitutional for themselves to
retire at the age of 70?
It' a safe bet that the supreme
court la unconstitutional until It doea
aa Is being taught our children lc
school.
Our laws of the constitution say
the president haa the power to change
the supreme court. Therefore, it is
silly for anyone to accuse him of be
ing a dictator because he sees the
need of men that you can tell which
is the quick and which 1 the dead.
President Taft made changes In the
constitution, the first that had been
made In 40 years. No doubt some
thought the heavens would fall, but
nothing direful happened.
The first change ever made in the
constitution waa Dei ore It ever was In
operation, when a man by the name
of Shaw led a rebellion In behalf of
the poor, becauue the constitution as
it was first constructed gave all
power to rule to the rich and high
born. The poor won with firearms
against the troops.
All of the amendments of our con
stitution were adopted as safetyvalves
against too much power of the su
preme court.
And the first one of those amend
ments Is this: "That congress should
have no power to pass any law
abridging the freedom of 'speech or
the press."
MARY ETHEL ATKINS.
April 17, 1937.
(Continued from page One )
stories appear,
complete, the
After the financing Is
talk sometimes dies
down.
This evidence, however, Is not con
clusive. There may or may not be a
tax bill. You will know definitely In
mid -May. t
The president's government reor
ganization plan is being severely
cuffed around backstage. The Joint
congresslonsl committee which Is
supposed to be formulating the legis
lation la so mixed up it has not held
a meeting for the last two weeks.
In the end, the president probably
will get hla six new secretaries. Com
mitteemen seem to feel that, If Mr.
Roosevelt says he needs these new
Jobs, they cannot go behind his re
quest. They are nowhere near as
enthusiastic about creating the two
new government departments (wel
fare for Ickes and public works for
Hopkins) as their published words
would Indicate. They may grant it
and they may not.
They are already determined not to
give the president control over the
budgets of several Independent com
missions. Sentiment appears crystallizing
against placing the interstate com
meroe commission and the federal
communications commission under
departmental control. It's better than
a 50-50 bet that their present Inde
pendent status will be maintained.
Present state of the legislation,
however, la decidedly muddled. The
outcome really depends upon whom
you talk to.
The new ordAlnera hav nrf au.
given up on disarmsment. No public
wwa nu ofen jpoxen on the subject,
out the vsrlous thine vhirti h.v
been tried out on the inside are said
to have been filed away.
What they will do about the budget
pending and the related subject of
'.he government bond mricet ta im
Mr. Roosevelt s messsge this week on
relief and budget revision. Evidence
is available thst he tore up his orlg
insl message, or at least abandon.
his original Idea. The new one may
be more to the llklns of th iovIm.
Moreenthau srhonl of curtail merit
Dependable Building Advice
and budget balancing, not merely oq
paper, but In fact.
The only really dangerous f?tor in
the si t u t Ion la prices. On true, be
still has hla unannounced "plan." but
no one knows what he will do with It,
There will be legislation on this
subject, and probably also on the ntw
NRA and hours-wages, again no ona
knows what.
There will be no sit-down legists
tlon. unless the current spresd of
small strikes breaks Into big ones.
The president himself gave an Indica
tion on this by amplifying his aiieno
on the subject at his last two press
conferences.
When first asked whether he had
any comment on slt-downs. his reply
waa "what slt-downs?" The second
time, in response to the same inquiry,
he rarely chuckled.
Few authorities can recall a tune
when a president of the United States
was beset with so many confusing
problems In peaoe times. Even In
the early days of the New Deal, there
were only one or two subjects hang.
Ing fire at a ttme, and the only prob
lem waa to work them out. Now there
ara dozens of problems pressing for
solution snd few acceptable solutions
being suggested that is. solutions
acceptable from a presidential stand
point. Some callers have believed the
president shows as much sign of be
ing nettled as he ever has, although,
this, of course, does not mean he is
worrying much more than usual. He
has a faculty for taking things as
they come.
Flight 'o Time
Medford and Jackson County
history from the files of the
MaU Tribune 10 and 20 rears
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
Aplrl 19, im
(It was Tuesday)
First heavy smudging of season
comes. Survey shows damage light.
O. E. (Pop) Gates attends first
meeting as state highway commission
member.
Steps taken for organization of
Fruitgrowers' league here.
Twenty towns along Mississippi hi
Tennessee face destruction fronl
floods.
Chamber of Commerce opens drive
for new members.
Trans-Atlantic flight to start next
Sunday.
Craters club meets and eats chop
suey, and Invites Grants Pass Cave
men to be guests at next session.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
April 10. 1917
(It waa Thursday)
Germans pour in fresh troops In
effort to halt French drive In west;
congress opposes press censorship law.
Senator Chamberlain wires Mayor
Gates he will back a military railroad
from Medford to Bend.
Crater Late highway to be Improv
ed aa a forest highway.
Heavy frost hits California fruit
crop.
Red Cross to sell old papers to buy
material to make war bandages. Fed
eral building quarters offered the or
ganization to work in.
Portable signs ordered removed
from Main street by city council.
President authorized to take over
control of railroads for duration of
war.
For greater satisfaction
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