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PAOE PTX MEDPORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1938. MEDFORDtWTlUBUNE "Everyone In Hntitheni Orfo ltuU the UuU TrUuina." Pally Ricrpt Saturday. Publlihed by urd fi inn in iMTlNfl CO. It -IT -1ft No Kir St. Phone ROHEFtT W nUHL, Editor. BRNKRT R OH .STRAP. Managor. An Independent Nwppr. YtimtA itrnnit.pliM matter ! Utt ford. Ornon. undr Act of March t. 1171 snnsnniPTioN rates Uall In All vine - Dslly n1 Sunday on yar... ..I. 00 Dally and Sunday ati months., t 50 Dally and Hunday thrat months 1. 00 Datly and Sunday ona month.. H Bv Carrier In Advanca Medford. Aah land. Cantral Point. Jackannvtlla. Onld Hill. Rog ui River. Phoenix. Talent. anil an mamr rnuiea: Dally and Sunday ona fr $1.00 Dally and Sunday one month.... All terme eaah In advance. Orrirlnl Pnner of the City of Mwlfnrd writ-in) I'uper at jni-uaon cuuniy HRMKI n OF TIIK AHS(H IATKI) I'KKHH fteirlvlng Pull I.mmiI wire Hrrvlre. The AmnntiM Preaa la atcluatvaly en titled to the uar for publication of all nawa dlanatchea cradllen to It or otner wlae credited to this paper, and alao to the local ni publtahad herein. All rlchta fnr publtcatlon of special dlapaicne narein are aiao reaervea. MEMBER OF UNITED PRESS MEMBER OK AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS National AdieriWm HfprwenUttm WEST II 01. 1. II) A V COMPANY INC. at Ofricea in New York. Chicafo. Detroit. Ban Franclaco, l.o Atiselea. Seattle. Portland. St. Lou la. Atlanta. Vancouver Member. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry. TIIK IIIO SCARE "Modern Civilisation Crumbles Under Impact of Dramatic Broad cast." chides tho Red Bluff (Cal.) Dally News, In a aub-headllne over the news story describing the hys teria and panic of thousands of lis teners Sunday night, to a radio play: "The War of the World." The head line writer did not miss much. In a sevon column headline, in Its biggest, blackest type, the same paper proclaims: "ELITE EAST EXPOSES IONO KANCE." Accurate sarcasm. Ripley never unearthed a stranger r more weird fact, with all his genius for the unbelievable. The astounding Incldont proves, If , anything, the claim of cynics, "The people love to believe the worst." Mass emotions rolled high, despite notifications, at the start of the air drama, twice during 1U progress, and at its conclusion: "This pre sentation Is entirely fictional." Tho resultant public reaction was: You can't fool met Obaervation : The warning "This nresentation Is entirely fictional" should be Issued at the start snd finish of cooing promises, and dreamy drivel spread over the air by dema goguea, appealing to the discontent and envy of voters. Benefits may aocrue. The self scared snd seif-hoaxed, wary now, In the future will regard all they hear as fiction, and be as right as wrong. Prom now on, the nation's faith in make-believe is apt to shrink. TERRORS OF JOIfRN AI.ISM (Preni Dispatch) "A bold reporter sought a statement. "How do you like this state ment?" she retorted, kicking him In the seat of the trousers ns he made an undignified retreat." a a From now until election day, can dldatea for Governor and Senator will concentrate their efforts In Multnomah county. Some think Multnomah county deserves It, snd some are tender-hearted. a The rain the farmers prayed for. descendttth. In accordance with long established custom, as soon as It ceaseth, and the sun shlneth, dust will be plowed up on many a lower 40. a a e The Hallowe'en havoc was erased in a day, so hopes are high the com ing Christmas decorations will all be down in a month. a ETERNAL FITNESS" AGAIN (Editor Publisher) "Mrs. Stanley Armstrong of Memphis will speak Thursday night of the convention on 'Youth Faces the Liquor Prob lem, snd will be followed by an address by Thomas Armstrong. Nashville, whose subject will be 'Youth Can Tnke If." C. Strang, the pioneer ptltist, for got himself Tues. and noted the weight of s lady on his scales, flhe looked at him as If he was the acslea, instead of the pioneer pllllst a a e "The Harmony club ha disbanded There wasn't any." (Mt. Hhron (Calif.) items) fhc?rl. short, s'ory. a e Poll 1 1 ft are n quiet hereabouts even the old-fashioned "silent vote" is silent. no vor iti mi.miu it? "A lot of people lately have the hohhy of collecting antiques wo men are beginning to wear old fashioned drescs- so. If you have an stile, see If you have snv old hoop skirts or bustles. I wish I had saved some of the old things we used fifty years sko the coffer grinder (one kind we held on our lap. another kind we nailed on the kitchen wall), the pewter rastor we had on : he table, napkin rings we had at each plate, nimtache cups, shavlrg mug we left at the barber shop, bootjacks, carpet stretcher. hsniMng lamw, candle mold snd candlestick, the family a 1 1mm full j of tintype pictures, our stereoscope, the red flannel unrlei wear, blue flam ne! shir: with large pearl buttons, ear muffs, fnU-ned on by spring. royjH-r toed boots." (Seneca (Ok;), Times.) Stability Pays liniEN a municipality can sell its bond, at a premium and ' with an interest rate of only one and one-half percent, it i really something to talk about even in these days of easy-term Financing. The City of Medford, therefore, has occasion to feel a tinge of civic pride, for it has just disposed of its $73,500 street con struction bond issue at a premium and with a coupon rate of only one and one-half percent, lowest in local history. Major factor in the favorable terms, of course, was the city's excellent credit standing. But another factor of almost equal importance was the city's stability, the civic harmony that now exists here, in sharp contrast with certain periods in the past. ""PODAY there is no senseless, self seeking agitating in Med S ford ; no futile demagogic bickering, for the selfish advan tage of certain individuals, thus dividing the community into two warring enmps, and sending capital for investment scurry ing for cover. Medford is united, at peace, and while material conditions could be improved of course, the morale, the spirit, of the com munity has never been better, and as this bond sale demon strates, such a spirit pays, not only in moral satisfactions but in DOLLARS AND CENTS. CTABIL-ITY, however, must not be confused with complacence. Harmony must never be a smqke screen for public indiffer ence or smugness. The present situation is extremely gratifying, hut it should not lull us into any feeling of false security. For vigilance not only remains the price of liberty but the price of good govern ment. So we as citizens must continue to be ever on the alert, lest the forces of destruction, that once proved so disastrous again creep in, or our self complacency, toward conditions leads to political abuses which inevitably invite them. Our city adminis trations, like the present one, must ALSO ever be on the alert, never failing to work cooperatively, conscientiously and effici ently, for the general welfare of the community. So with this thought in mind, we can view with pride the salo of our bonds, And we can find encouragement and satis faction in the fact that tho United States National Bank of Portland, which purchased them, recognized stability, as well as financial integrity, as a community asset. L. C. F. Why We Oppose Hess Q PEA KING of STABILITY, gflrding the gubernatorial chief objection to Hess, is our destroy it. By that we do not mean, that nearly wrecked this community, will be repeated in the state at large. But we do mean are essentially destructive forces, and his election will be inter preted by them, and naturally so, as a signal for full .steam ahead, and lot the devil take the TPiilS office has received several buckets of mud, with which to smear the democratic candidate, but we will not use them, in the first place because that would be contrary to the long established policy of this paper, and in the second place, and fnr more important, we don't believe the charges are true. No, we don't know MUCH about the gentleman from La Grande, but we are quite sure, his hat covers no horns, his pants no forked tail, and we regard it as not only poor ethics, hut poor politics, to try to create a contrary impression, particu larly only a few days before election, when the preparation of nn antidote for such poison, by the victim, would be impossible. Hut wo ARK strongly opposed to Mess's election, solely on the ground of what his election would mean to the state, and its future welfare. I TKSS was put into the primaries by the radical wing of labor in this state, for one purpose, and one purpose alone, to heal Governor Martin. Governor Martin had dared defy the racketeers and outlaws, who were using organized labor for their selfish and reprehensible ends, and he was therefore marked for slaughter, the radical labor attorney from La Grande being chosen as the man low II. And it was done, unfortunntely for the cause of good gov-! eminent in the state of Oregon. has no place in our present opposition to Hess. As far as the; primary is concerned we are disposed to forget it, let bygones be bygones, OUT the fact remains Hess is tli if elected will have to pay h ray responsible for his success. More than that he is temperamen tally an extremist with a strong inferiority complex and grel,t capacity for resentment, an overwhelming desire to get back at what he likes to call the powers that be. Now we maintain, all other such a man with such a background, so little administrative experience, and such a temperament, chief executive of this state, at the present time would he extremely unfortunate to sav the least. ajKV'.ni.KSS to say this column has no axe to tfrind, and no partisan prejudices, one way or the other. In our strong opposition to Hess and our strong support of Charlie Sprague, we are concerned with nothing welfare of the state, As we see it, a vote for Spragne is a vote for better condi tions in this state, a vote for stability, for internal peace, con structive advancement. A vote for Hess, is the precise GETS UNDER WAY Trial M ths suit of Ralph Billing and O. H. Billing of Ashland, against Con DeVore. Medford stockman butcher, got underway before elr cuit court Jury today. Plaintiffs and when all is said and done, re- race in this state, this column's conviction that his election will that the dissension and turmoil the main forces behind Hess, hindmost. best fitted to cut the governor! Resentment over that, however, he radical labor candidate, ami his debt, to the faction chiefly considerations aside, to elect but what we regard as the best reverse. defendant art well known In this county. Ths Billings brothers seek 300 ss the result of a mule-horse trtulo The plaintiffs in their complaint set forth they gsve PeVore a span of mules and 170 In exchang for a team of horses suitable for farm work. They allege one of th horses was balky They further allege the home left In Its place, was blind In one eys. rteVore contends the eveslght of the animal was all right when he delivered It snd further arera ths original boras had no defects. Personal Health Service By William Binned letter, pertaining to peraunul health and hygiene, not to disease, diagnosis or treatment, will be auiwerrd hj Or. Brad.i It a itamped aelf addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters tliould be brief and written In Ink Owing to the large number ol letter, recelied only a lew can be answered. No reply can he made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address Dr, William nradj, 266 El Camlno, Beverlr mils, Calif. YOU MUST ROLL VOt'R OWN Webster still spells It Iodine as first preference, lodln as second. Webster still tries to have you believe there is no such word as cri in the English lang uage. Webster still assures cus torn e rs that "cold" Is a "dis ordered bodily condition, gener ally of the re spiratory f accent on the sptr. 1 long) tract, pro duced by expos ure; a catarrh; coryza." wny doesn't somebody tell me these thins?? And why doesn't somebody tell Webster a few things that occur be tween editions? I do solemnly aver that thera peutically I am almost a nihilist especially If I am the patient yet every morning I roll a dozen or more somersaults In my way. At no in stant Is some part of my body not In contact with the ground Now ac cording to Webster, who, I begin to suspect, must be a cantankerous old geezer, a somersault Is "a leap or Jump In which a person turns his heels over his head, forward or back ward, without touching the ground wun any portion of the body." Just why Noah Is so Insistent about not touching the ground it Is difficult to surmise, unless maybe he Is under subsidy of the osteopath guild, or perhaps he Is afraid It might muss up ones dignity. Webster may be as facetious as he likes about such thlnga. I am serious about It. One of the chief purposes of somersaulting as requir ed doing Is to retard that very In sidious dignity that creeps upon too many adults of mature age and makes them old before their time. In my files are a great many let ters from Somersaultauquans sixty or seventy years of age who testify to the fine effects of rolling your own. ome readers may recall seeing In the movies a news picture of the late Luther Burbank celebrating his seventieth anniversary by rolling somersaults (Brady fashion) on his lawn. When I waa a boy In Canandalgua, the Chapel street gang used to turn those alrsprlntrs Webster calls somer saults, on the lawns on our way to and from school. But I wouldn't have the nerve to try it today not that the Main street residents are any more watchful of their lawns. I had a senre In the case of a man not over forty who undertook to show some boys how to turn handsprings; he split open a palm, dislocated some bones. Infected the wound with te tanus, died within 10 days, lockjaw, tetanus spores In the street dirt, te Man About Manhattan Bv OROROE TUCKER NEW YORK Sometimes while reading in the newspapers the names of tho first nlghters who attended last night's pre miere of a new play I think of that book which Thornton Wilder wrote, "The Bridge of San Luis Hoy," be cause this was ths story of five different rharac ters who. by the merest chance, came together on a high, suspend ed bridge st pre- TuCKH clsely the mo ment when, sfter enduring for cen turies. It chose to fall, plunging all to their deaths. There was another premiere last night, and so today, in a brief spray of type, set down for the benefit of those who like to follow the nos turnal gnlnvantlnRS of their theatri cal hrroes, were these names: Sin clair TjSwis. Jean Mulr. Shells Bar rett. Walter Huston and Brock Pem hevton. There the parable ended, for the only bridge that fell was the play, which was really no bridge but a turkey, ss we say on Broadwsy, but nevertheless the Individual stories of these characters are Interesting lft check up on them: First comes tall, red-headed, good nat tired Sinclair Iwt. He's a doc tor's son, M years old and stage, emu. Wrote "Babbitt." Wrote "Main street." Wrote "Arrowsmlth." A Yale man and an editor. Recently turned actor. Married twice. He'a a Nobel prise winner and lives :n BrontvlUe Jean Mu:r Is a young and, accord ing to some, talented actress who was discovered by a Warner Broth ers' scout several yesrs bsck and taken to Hollywood In sn effort to 'out-Hepburn Hepburn," She is tall nd very serious, and when I knew her as an Intensely ambitious, but lnexperlentvd stock actre she used to wear tweed skirts ' and walk In the ra:n like Ctnrbo. Shells Barrett can b .-ruelly r castie when the mood strikes ier She Is probably the best known of our sinning mimes, snd, for my money, the most talented. Likes to refer to members of cafe society ss 'ev-morom," becauv they frequent a nightclub nsmed El Morocco. She's a tslt. gay Washintton lass who made her first hit by snchsntlng the students at dances at the Uni versity of Virginia. Walter Huston brought a wooden leg. wtvrh he borrowed from John Bury more, to New York with bun t Brady M P tanus germs being normal Inhabi tant of the Intestinal tract of horses and other domestic animals. Rolling somersaults is a pleasant, quiet, undignified health habit, per fectly safe for anyone not under medical care. I have a monograph giving Instructions, with diagrams, so that you can't go wrong, even If yotir dignified neighbors think you are going daffy. Send a stamped en velope bearing your address and ask for "Invitation to ths Somersaultau qus." QIF.STIONS AMI ANSWERS Soja Bean It Is Imperative that our family economize as much as is humanly possible. Following the fine sugges tions in your monograph "Wheat to Eat" we feel our wheat diet has im proved our health and enabled us to have sufficient food on a lim ited Income. Can you tell us Whether soya bean Is as adequate and nu tritious as the claims made for it, for if It Is we would like to uae It every day. our diet now consists of wheat, milk, butter, eggs occasion ally, lettuce salad with cheese, orange Juice, Is It adequate for good nu trition? (Mrs. w. C. D.) Answer Yes, such a diet Is almost ideal. Only deficiency Is that quail- I ffcatlon ' occasionally. ' Yes, soy bean Is adequate and nutritious. Soy bean contains nearly twice as much phos phorus, four times as much calcium, as wheat. Carbonated Baths Pleased to read your article saying the Nauhefm baths are sometimes valuable in treatment of dilated heart or loss of compensation In heart disease, I believe these carbon ated baths saved my life. (P. D.) Answer Yes, the carbonated baths are used with success in the treat ment of coronary disease, myocardi tla, arteriosclerosis, high and low blood pressure and other conditions of heart and arteries, at Saratoga, the famous resort in New York. Mam reason why physicians do not use such baths in general practice is that the preparation and administration of the bath requires special service of skilled attendant and the per sonal supervision of the physician Calm yourself Ftom what you have told us about quinine and calcium I believe either or both may be good for my "nerves Would there be any objection to tak ing them both at the same time? (A. W.) Answer No. Send 20 cents coin and stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet, "Nerves and Nu trltlon." Ed. Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Dr. William Brady, M. 0.. 2fi. El Camlno. Beverly Hills, Calif. when he came back to town on a recent train. He uses it In his role of Poter Stuyvesant In "Knicker bocker Holiday." , . . Was a great stone star long before you ever heard of him in pictures . , . Used to play baseball and his chief claim to fame, to hear him tell It, was an heroic swat delivered at a crucial point in the late Innings of a game one blis tering afternoon which resulted in a homerun with the bases loaded. Brock Pemberton, a small town boy from Kansas who made good in the city. Is a producer and a suc cessful one. His current hit is that "Ktss the Boys Goodhy" thing which pokes fun at the film Industry and :t seorch for a girl to play Scarlett in "Gone With the Wind." Another celebrated winner was "Personal Ap pearance." and it was the sort of play In which a pssse' movie star, desiring solitude, remarked: "Leave me alone I want to commute with myself." And there they were. Promptly at 8:25 the doctor's son, the girl who was like Gnrbo, the Virginia belle, the homerun slugger, and the small town lad from Kansas, sat down in their respective seats In a Broadway playhouse, wondering what the eve ning and the o:her side of the cur tain would hold for them. Communications A to Pay In California. To the Editor: In Sunday's lasus of the Mall Trlmine n communlratlon from Ches ter Fitch accuses C, H. Bslley of faislfyinE in hla argument apainst. the antl-plcketlng bill in the Voters Pamphlet. Those of us who know Dr. Bslley i.ent this accusation. FI ft urea of ths U. S. department of agriculture on average wages paid In California do not In any way prove that pay for seasonal Job work is not as Dr. Bailey stated. We foi in d on our la st visit to California on a large Job of this kind that most of the workers were llvlnc sinder a piece of canvas stretched over four stakes a few feet from a main highway with Its smell, dust find files. Men. women and children using water from irrigation ditches or haul ing It Ion? distances, with the pay about ss stated In Dr. Bailey's argu ment. Dr. Bailey could hare added that out of thew mrngr earnings a sales tan Is collected when purchasing ninny of the necessities of life. We have been In the fa rm 1 ng business Ion enough to know that the farmers sre not donatlnc the Mice sums of money blng used to put this n.es.nire ovrr. It is obvious hen that the true sponsors are wilt ing to create an enmity between farmers and laborers that they would not want themselves. Most of the known promoters claim to be deeply In love with the labor unions and trying to past this bill In the hopes of building them up. But for some strange reason the unions do not want It. Since Dr. Bslley has besn brought into this we would advise voters to read his argument in the Voters Pamphlet. After many years of acquaintance we have found him to be a highly Intelligent man, one of Oregon's best citizens, whose word can not be ques tioned. B. K. NEALON. Oct. Srd Central Point. Why Inn-ease Expenses To the Editor: Your editorial of October 30 has this headline. As this question has been up before and should be set tled for all time. Your editorial ex plains the question so plainly there is no use for me to go into details as to Its merits. I do not believe that the members do receive as much as they should for their time If their time Is put to good use, by a concentration on a few good laws, Instead of trying to see which one of them can Intro duce, the greatest number of fool ideas. I have often wondered how a bunch of men, could In 40 days, con ceive and manufacture 388 laws, when there are hundreds on the law book that never can be used. What would they do If we gave them 50 days? I believe that they should have $5.00 per day. but not 8.0O per day, which I am opposed to and will vote no on November 8. P. J. KIRKPATRICK. Star R. Box 57. November 1st. 4 Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS WELL, welll Something new on the highway! A child's rubber-tired wagon, pulled by an aged Itinerant, and bearing his baggagfj lashed neatly, with a can vas around It to keep it dry. (Yes, it's raining, even In sunny Califor nia.) The little wagon trundles gaily along, and apparently isn't much of a drag on Its owner's strength. To a guy riding comfortably in a car, it looks like an Improvement on carrying a psck. STILL, everything has its draw backs. He can't thumb a ride without throwing away his baggage. Thumbing a ride, however, seems to be getting harder and harder as these tales of getting tapped behind the ear by somebody you've picked up on the road pile up. Besides, this old fellow looks like one of these rugged Individualists. His cheerful expression says as plain as day: "I paddle my own canoe, and LIKE IT." It's strange how you cotton to people like that. (Just noticed that mixed metaphor. How could a fellow be paddling his own canoe while he was pulling a little wagon atong a California high way? Oh well. It's raining so hard that paddling a canoe along here might not be such a darned ba4 Idea, at that. So let it pass.) ANOTHER new dodee in hitch- ' hiking. j A young feUow, wearing a hopeful I expression, leans against the end of j a bridge and as the car approaches i beckons with his front finger. Instead of employing the usual gesture. Maybe he has used his thumb so much that he has sprained it and has to favor it. SIGN along the road reads: "Fresh figs for sale." Investigating, one learns that ths rain has split the figs, and now there are none fit to eat. "What's this countrv eominir to?" the old lsdy who runs the stand complains. Lota of people are wondering about that. TRYING again (having a tooth for fresh flgsl a discouraged msle with drooping mustaches answers: "Ain't none: all busted by the rain." He's tired. Anyone can see that. And obviously plessed that he hasn't any figs, for otherwise he'd have to wrap them up snd go to all the work of collecting for them. So. feeling sorry for him. we pass up some toothsome looking pet-Simmons. Whereupon he looks relieved and shifts his weight to the other foot. And here we are at the bottom of the aheet, and time to call it a dav. ENDORSE PICKET MEASURE rORVALLIA, Not. 9. iAP Th. Lurklamute Qranw of Klncs Vtll.v fnctorwl the sntl-pl.-Hrtlnj mf.ut on th Nor.mtr a bsllot and rn Jir.l the state oivnt7tlon tor ll opposition. A resolution ssld th. state Orsnc waa hound by the msmisl not to tn- iwrpr wtth the m.mVnr civic du ties. The mesur was !errihri bennia! to both labor and art-.-ultur,. A cop? ot the resolution waa for Atde1 to the Benton county Po mona Orange. Closimt tlms for Too Lata to C'.as illf Ada is 1:90 p. m. TO YOU from . W. Virginia by Ethelyn Evans FOREST FESTIVAL. Elkins. W. Virginia: Yes, we do get about a bit! And we always enjoy this festival In the Blue Ridge mountains, staged in the very heart of the Monongahela National Forest, with a setting of flaming autumn toimge against a somber background of evergreens, be neath a canopy of dazzling blue sky. and a clear, heady atmosphera usual ly found only in our far west. Two years ago President Roosevelt attend ed the opening-day ceremonies of crowning the Queen, and every year some member of the President's csb Inet Is an honor guest and speaker. West Virginia's fall Festival cor responds to Oregon's Rose Show in the spring. I wish that all who see one might also see the other, because everyone loves roses and our wonder ful national forests, and 'twould help us all to more fuiy appreciate the great diversity of our country's beau ty and vast resources. But, whereas Portland has the facilities of a city to care for Its visitors, this plucky little town of about 8000. with the buildings and lovely grounds of its college (Davis and Elkins), enter tains crowds of 80,000 or mors dur ing its 3-day pageant. Dear to any woman's eyes are the gorgeous, shimmering velvet gowns In all the autumn colons worn by the Queen and her large court, and the hundreds of ostrich plumes dyed the same brilliant shades. Add thereto the artistic parade floats and the balls for the Queen and the Gover nor of the state, and It's Just about perfect. Alas and alack, however, sometimes It rains (as In June In Oregon) and then what an end to the Jewel tinted plumes and gowns! OREGONIANS - from - Washington right now include MaJ. Gen. Amos A. Fries, who Is in the south making a series of talks before patriotic organ izations and Masonic groups. It would seem that General Fries and M' Roosevelt have at least this much in common : both are Indefatigable workers, speakers, writers, and trav elers. General and Mrs. Fries had barely reached Washington from a tour of the Northwest, where they visited in Medford with his two sis ters. Mrs. Katie Grieve and Mrs. Et ta Purkeyplle and a niece, Mrs. Vol ney Dixon, when he arranged to start out again. We have no doubt that upon his return this time, the gen eral will be found sponsoring and managing some conference of allied patriotic or Masonic groups, taking full responsibility for staging some huge military parade, publishing an other book on the menace of "Isms" Into which subject he has deeply probed, accepting election as chief executive of some of the aforemen tioned organizations, and, of course, continuing to speak both here and there. Personally, we consider It a great privilege to have worked on D. A. R. committees with Mrs. Fries and on patriotic and civic committees with General Fries, Including the late lamented and all but forgotten N. R. A. celebration whtch was an out standing success In Washington. The Capital Parade (Continued from Page One ) Ing the manufacturers, showed a big existing power shortage. As the Johnson committee figured it, at least $1,000,000,000 would have to be spent to bring power production up to possible peace-time needs, and. for war defense purposes, another $ 1 ,000.000.000 in expenditure would be required. The findings of the Johnson com mittee were sent to the utilities companies for independent checking, and then, last month, a meeting waa called In Washington. John E. Zimmerman, of United Gas Improve ment: James F. Fog arty, of the North American company, and Floyd L. Carlisle, of Consolidated Edison, were among the utilities men In vited. Johnson told them of the presi dent's opinions on the relation be tween power snd national defense, announced that the government was ready to lend money for building additions! production facilities, and intlmsted that, if the utilities didn't build, the government would. Zim merman, speaking for his brethren. tsted that he thought the Johnson committee findings conservative, and promised that the utilities would go along. At this point, the story takes on Its first unpleasant rotor. Utilities stocks, and especially the stocks of utilities equipment companies, pe can to be tipped on th New York srock ex-chance. Who did the tipping is not known. At least forty people knew of the Johnson committee's work, snd It takes only one man to start a rumor. But the tipping la generally understood to have origi nated In Washington. I-ater on. a larcer croup of utlll- Real Bargains at BIG PINES LUMBER CO. PHONE 1 ties executive met in New York to discuss ths government proposals. As they talked, It became clear to them that they could not promise plant expansions beyond what might bs profitable to their stockholders. Accordingly, when they met with the Johnson committee again last .Friday, commitments beyond normal needs were frankly refused. The utilities men merely sgreed to Increase their facilities by 1. 000. 000 kilowatts In the next year. Now, as It hsppens, this la Just about the natural Increase. It will require an expenditure of about 500.000,000. And even In the last two years of coma among the utlU tles, their bills for new construction ran to (400,000.000 annually. It Is startllngly significant, therefore, that the meeting, which patted Itself on the back for a great achievement In the interests of prosperity and na-. tlonal defense, specifically voted not to translate that achievement Into dollar terms. The truth is that both Investors and the general public have been deceived, whether wilfully or not It Is not the purpose to suggest here. An achievement which waa not an achievement has been hailed. A small step In the right direction has been announced as a Jump halfway to a goal. And that is shabby busi ness. v Flight o Time Medford and Jackson County history from the files of the Mall Tribune 10 and 20 years ngo. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY November 2, 1038 (It was Friday) New York City gives Al Smith riotous welcome: Hoover greeted at Louisville, Ky. Literary Dlgeist poll shows Hoover victor by wide mar gin. Mall-Tribune will announce elec tion results. Building In October exceeds Sep tember. W. A. Gates makes arrangements to broadcast all local high school games for remainder of sesson. Mall plane from San Francisco ar rives In record time of 2:40, due to a strong tail wind. Table Rock farmers sigh with re lief when pheasant season ends. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY November 2, 1118 (It wss Saturday) Geneva reports say the Kaiser has abdicated, and flees to Holland: American troops break Hlndenburg line; German defense crumbles along the western front: magnitude erf Italian victory over Austrian grows bigger; Turkey surrenders and seeks peace. October was a month of Indian summer, with average rains. State Game Commission opposes Rogue River fish bill. Politics warm up In Jackson county. President Wilson's appeal for the election of a democratic con gressman storm center. Skater Cover 220 Miles. SYDNEY. ( UP) Keith Wheeler won a $40 bet by roller skating from Sydney to Newcastle, a distance of 220 miles. In 50 hours. His greatest difficulty, he declared, wsa dodging automobiles. Postoffire Robbed TROUTDALE. Nov. 2. (AP) Thieves Jimmied a small ssfe at the postoffice early today, tsklng 424 In cash, $408 in stamps and $16 in money orders. San Francisco Butter SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. OIP) Butter unchanged. 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