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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry
Firm. and In some instance, fierce
nquttta the Madame Secretary of
Labor cease bar diffidence about
sending H. Bridges, Australian alien
end labor agitator home, have so
far accomplished aught but throw
both into a high state of calm.
e
The Mid -Columbia ares proposes
Installation of good-looking guides
to explain the beautiful scenery to
tourists. The notion hss merit. The
Chamber of Commerce would be
flooded each spring with letters from
Mid-West schoolma'ams inquiring If :
Crater Lake and the tall guide with
the wary hair were still on hand.
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The state legislature next month
fcs apt to be confronted with a law
curb all pernicious activities,
cither than more lawmaking.
"The writer has been In Djibouti,
where the camel markets stink to
Heaven, and thinks It may be worth
bout four bits.' (Oregon City En
terprise) An expert speaks up.
e e
An up t ate labor leader, until ln
emroe rated, had an income of $220,000
per year garnered while battling for
the working man, and cussing the
profit system."
Reports from upstate say wild
violets, disdainful of nippy hints of
winter, are blooming. Besides being
wild, the violets are also giddy,
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AXD, A fllON OP WRING
(Red Bluff (Calif.) News)
"This column of personal pif
fle has been Inspired by an Item
of newt from a town In the val
ley yesterday, to the effect that
aTPT nd his son had been
Jailed for lifting money from
some innocent bystander. Two
fscte In that Item astonished us.
We had never known a gypsy
to get Into Jail, and we never
heard that a gypsy had any fam
ily name. And here two of them
got penned up and gave their
names as Adams. Good old Eng
lish itock, If there Is anything In
a nime. The gypsy Is a pictur
esque soul, and keeps us alert."
Word comes from Prospect that j
Dewey HIM, the ace hired man and !
hillbilly of that region, recently j
whacked down a tree, and left a
crooked stump. This seems to be like
a dentist pulling a tooth, and leav
ing most of It In the Jaw. A tree.
It felled correctly, leaves a smooth
stump, practically level. To do other
wise Is unethical, and a botch, and
evidence the cutter is getting both
old and laity. Friends hope Mr. Hill
braces up.
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"SEVKN CARS IN OVR ACCI
DENT' (Siskiyou Nr wa Hdllne)
Small world Item.
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Social gossips report a number of
promising young men will soon look
preacher In the eye. and tell him
to keep the change out of a tfV MM.
"MAKE VOI R Wim IIA1TY1
with a Co-op Refrigerator, Washer
or Ironer. Or If she has a weak
art and cant stand too much of
a shock, give her a Co-op Toaster
or Wa If le Iron , or a Co-op Pood
Mlier." (Roseburg News-lVview)
Candid advertiser.
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BUI WITH PEARS
PLYMOUTH. Wis., Dec. 13 (AIM
B. K. Backet', agent In charge of
the Milwaukee office of the federal
buresti of invent I g n t Ion. came to
this cheese center for a banquet
speech snd wu he surprised.
He began his address by relating
that he had sampled maple syrup
at Rutland. Va ; ham at SmlthfleKl.
Vs.: strawberries, at Monett, Mo
and cactus candy In Ar loons.
"I told my wire that 1 mart going
to the cheese renter of the nation
and no doubt they would have
cheese pllrd high at the banquet
and even serve It with Ice crem."
he said.
"I come licrc nn.1 tnere Isn't even
piece on the table." ,
GERMANY SLICES
FOREIGN DEBT AT
EXPENSE OF U.S.
Ambassador Wilson Dis
closes International
Sleight Of Hand At Ex
pense Yankee Investors.
By Preston Ororer
WASHINGTON Freshly called
home from Oermany, Ambassador
Hugh Wilson at once put his finger
on a choice little piece of Interna
tional alelght-of-hand by which Ger
many Is wiping out much of her
foreign debt at the expense of Yan
kee Investors.
German financiers have Invented
more new flnaclal tricks than the
world ever has known In order to
put herself in fighting trim, but her
methods of ducking Internstlonsl
debts are not new In any sense. FY on
time to time such tactics have been
tried by private American concerns,
brining on no end of public con
demnation. Germany began failing In her bond
payments back in the twenties and
this government sent Charles Dawes.
Owen D. Young and other financial
wizards over there to help pull the
country out of the hole. Each time
new foreign money, Including some
rrom America, was lent to Oermany
In an effort to revive the country.
sy 1830 tne American loans to Ger
many had reached a peak of il,.
3 00, 00 0,000, Then the present series
of defaults began
In that year aioo bonds slipped
to a low of $78, and by 1031 ranged
from a top of $07 to , low of $27.
Present values on various Issues
range from $30 to $30. Then began
the German maneuvers which fi
nancial men have called names
ranging all the way from plain chis
eling to rank International dishon
esty. Bonds Drop Germans Buy.
Shrewd German Investors started
buying up the German $100 bonds
In this country at $20 to $30. Thoy
were able to get them at these low
prices only because Oermany had
Jolted down the value by falling to
pay interest or principal on them.
Of the original top value of $1,-
200,000,000 of German bonds sold in
this country, It Is estimated In re
liable quarters here that $600,000,000
have been bought back by German
Investors at a total coat to them of
perhaps $100,000,000. That means
that American Investors have taken
a loss of $400,000,000 on the opera
tion. Of the German bonds sold In this
country 1725,000,000 still are out
standing, and of these It Is estimate
ed that fully half have been bought
by Germans at 20 cents on the dol
lar. Financiers explain that, technical
ly speaking, sharp Germsn specula
tors might be blamed for the busi
ness Instead of the German govern
ment, except for one thing. That Is,
that in recent years no Oerman In
vestor could buy these bonds on the
American market except with per
mission of the government. Before
he could use American dollar ex
change to buy the bonds, he had to
get official permission.
V. S. Again the Goat.
Besides calling attention to such
maneuvers Ambassador Wilson also
protested In a scries of notes against
German practice of assuming respon
sibility for Austria's debts to other
nations but refusing to accept re
sponsibility for Austria's debts to the
United States.
The German answer was that she
had a balance of trade with other
nations which left her with spare
exchange to pay on bonds. With the
U. 8., however, the balance of trade
Is the other wsy, so there are no
spare dollars to pay off German dol
lar bonds. Ambassador Wilson did
not think that sounded so good, not
while Germany was able to got mon
ey to buy bonds at cut rates but
could not find money to pay for thrm
nt an honest dollar for dollar.
Incidentally, a couple of South
American countries have played the
same trick In the United States.
Chile la going about It systematically,
with a rrgulnr government fund.
Brar.llllan states did It also, buying
up bonds which had slumped when
Interest payment stopped. Lately,
Brarll has backed away from It.
OEAIHliTSECREI
OF LINDBERGH RANSOM
8PRINGP1KLD, Mo.. Dec. 13. (API
Gaston B. Means, SB. ott-tlmo convict
widely known for his 1104,000 Lind
bergh baby ransom boas, died early
today at the United States medical
center here.
Undisclosed to the end was his
secret of what became of the lar
sum Mr. Evelyn Walsh McLean of
Washington, D. C, gave him on his
promise he could return the kidnaped
son of Col. Charles A. Undberh
.llve.
The big time swindler offered no
death-bed statement. He had met
earlier attempts of O-men to obtain
here the In aide story of the case with
tony silence.
Means denth had been expected
since Thursday when he suffered a
heart attack following an opera (ton
for removal of his gall bladder.
At his bedside when he died was
Ills wife. Mrs. Julie Means of Wash
Initton, D. C.
One In Ten Million
PORTLAND. Ore. 19. AP In
?a years at a restaurant stove Frvine
W. Huff has cra'RM and closed
loom ooo eif. YM'nliv tie open
ed one with a pure white yolk.
Stabbed To Death
IV'
Beaut I rul I,eonn Vltight, 19, Oak
land, Cal., beauty parlor operator,
was found stnbhed to death In an
Isolated spot off a "lovers' lone" In
the hill above Oakland, Cal. Rodney
Orelg, 21, of Berkeley, Cal., ndmltted,
according to police he had fatally
stabbed the girl for "no rcuson nt all."
On the
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KEX, Portland, 1180; KFI, 6ll.
I.os Angrles; KOA, 1470, flpokani';
KGO, 700. Nan Fninrlsro; jf.ow,
(120, Pari In nit; Kill, 070, Krtittlr;
KNZ, 10.10. ,os Anci-lri; KOA :,
llenvrr; KOIN, 010; Pnrllunrl:
KOMO, 026, Rrnttlt-: KI'O, (1:10, .nn
Front-luro; KS1,. I mo, sail l.nkr.
.Monday
8:00 Swing Trio, KJR; Buckaroos,
KPO, KFI, KOW; World on Parade,
KOO.
B:30 Those We Love. KPO, KOW,
KFI: Stringing Along, KOO; Tea for
Two. KNX.
8:00 Radio Theater, KNX. KJL,
KOIN; Opera company. KPO. KOW;
Dorothy Thompson, KOO, KFI, KJR.
KEX.
:30 Dufihln's Orch
KFI; Opera company,
News. KJR.
7:00 True or False
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KOO, KEX;
KOO, KEX,
KPO. KOW,
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KSL.
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KOW: Eddie Cantor, KNX. KSL.
KOm. Radio SVrum. KOO, KEX.
8:00 Haynes' News. KNX. KOIN:
Amos and Andy, KPO. KFI, KOW;
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KBX. KJR; Lum and Abner. KNX,
KOIN, KSL; Human Side of the
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8:30 Pick and Pat, KNX. KOIN,
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KOW: Stanford University Program.
KOO, KEX.
0 :00 Hawthorne House. KPO,
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KFI. KOW: Camera Club. KNX,
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Sudy's Orch.. KPO, KFI: Mary Lou
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11:00 John Teel. bar,. KPO. KOW.
KFI; Charles Runynn, KJR; News.
KOO.
. Tuesday
5:00 flwartoufs Music, KPO, KOW
Rom. eongs. KNX; "BlR Town", KSL.
Csllfornlans on Parade, KOO.
S:S0 Information Please, KPO.
KPI, KOW; Aurandta orch.. KNX;
StrlnR Time. KOO; Al Joljon. KSL.
:00 Mnrtlns' Music, KPO. KOW:
Whafs the Bin Idea?. KOO. KEX;
We tlio People. KNX. KOIN, KSL.
0:30 Fibber McOee, KPO, KFI,
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News, KJR.
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Drama. KNX, KSL. KOIN; It. I Hd
the Chance. KOO, KF.X.
7:S0 Uncle Erra, KPO, KFI: Jlm
mle Fuller, KNX. KOIN, KSL: Foot
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Ihmicrr In 'IMirMne.' Iiucks
LYONS. Kims (API -W. It. Mul
ling elnmmcd on his brnkca nnd at
tempted to ttoiUe a floclt of ducks
that swooied low over the hlRHwny
Another motorist, following htm,
rammed the car from brhlnd.
rr.n k Mint al H'J
ROCHESTER, Iml.- - (API Henry
M. Pownsll la 83 years old. but he
has backed lip his ittsrk.msnhip
clnlms by killing 30 aquirrels In the
HO-day senMui Just closed.
rotirtesy Puller Itliclltr
LONHON im "Courtesy cops"
have reduce! the numlvr of a,v.
drnta on the ronds they trol by
30 percent so their corps Is to be
llicrcssed.
n a i i.orm.RR
rimlrlnn an 1 SMUvvn
FUlhl'Ci hid-; . Mimh-M Oltirt
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Personal Health Service
By William
Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease
diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by D". Brsdy If a stamped self
addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In Ink.
Owing to the large number of letters received only a few can be answered.
No reply can be made to queries not Conforming to Instructions. Address
Dr. William Brady, 265 Bl Cam! no, Beverly Hills, Calif.
NORTH AMERICAN BERI BERI
The other day I commended the
practice of supplementing the or
dinary, everyday, refined diet, and
p a r t-l cularly
in c ft s a a of
chronic Intestin
al trouble or co
lon derangement
(wrongly known
as "mucous co
litis') when the
sufferer follows
a smooth diet,
with an adequate
dally ration of
vitamin B com
plex, either in
the form of
wheat germ, rice poiiShlngs or brew
ers' yeast or combinations thereof.
I mentioned the specific value of
this practice for the many, many
victims of masked or undiagnosed
berl berl (polyneuritis, multiple neu
ritis) In all parts of this country
where reflnCd cereals or cereal prod
ucts constitute the main source of
calories.
Let us see how this masked or
undiagnosed berl berl affects Its
many thousands of sufferers, people
moderately well to do. able to enjoy
what they believe are good living
conditions, not aware of what alls
them but Just aware that they have
n't very gooa health:
Weakness of the legs, especially
lifter exertion. Palpitation and
shortnpas of breath with slight ef
fort. Pain, odd sensations, numb
ness or tlngllngs In the legs, per
hnps peculiar difficulty In moving
the leg nt time, or noticeable and
unusual awkwardness In certain
movements.
Areas of edema (dropsical swel
ling) here and there, and some
times more general edema from
weakness of heart muscle and con
sequent dilation.
Persistent pains In the legs asso
ciated with numbness, tingling or
other odd sensations are probably
the commonest manifestation of
North American, masked berl berl-
In the presence of such manifes
tations, especially If there Is general
mnlnlse. constipation and loss of ap
petite or very poor appetite, the
change for the better that follows
the correction of the dietary defi
ciency or the regular dally practice
of supplementing the diet with vita
min B complex is extraordinary.
In any case, there can be no pos
sible harm In trying this out for a
few months. Either the patient may
consume dally four or five ounces of
whfat germ meal or two or three
ounces of dried brewers yeast or one
Man About
Manhattan
Br GEORGE TI CKER
NEW YORK William K. Howard,
the director, was having trouble with
that picture.
"P r a n 1 e.
which he's
Vn-v-itlnrr at. lha
1.
Island.
There was a
courtroom scene
and Howard
couldn't find an
actor to handle
satisfactorily the
role of district
attorney. Four
men had tried It
and failed. When
fefcOftGt IUCKHI
a fifth did likewise. . Howard gritted
his teeth, shouted: "Say. what la this,
anyway? Why. anybody could do
thnt part. Iook."
He stepped onto the set, and with
feeling born of anger, swung Into
the D.A.'s linos.
Almnct at the end he atopped
short. "Say.' he muttered, "that's
not bad." Already, every one -n
the sot was applauding-
Howard turned to the camera
crew, shouted: "it's a take. Roll
m."
And then and there Bill Howard,
who hns been an ace director for 30
years, became an actor for the first
time In his life.
Which Just about makes "Prankle"
an all-Howard picture, because he
wrote It. is producing and directing
himself, nnd now Is acting In It.
(Aside to Howard: Here's a little
tip, pal. now that you're really In
pictures, nnd It won't cost you a
cent. When Hecht and Mac Arthur
appeared briefly In one of their
picture a lot of people thought
they were becoming ft little vain.
But ego had nothing to do with It.
Their appearance In a film enabled
them to check their tailor's bill for
the year annimt their -income tai.
Actors haw to wear clothes, you
know. It's an item the government
never argues about.)
Robert Sherwod, author of the hit
show, "Abo Lincoln In Illinois." ei
plnlns his enthiurtasm the rail
splitter thusly: "Most smsll men
hrtve a Nipolcon complex. Well.
I'm six feet seven."
Jimmv Savo, the UkeaMc little
conmUan with the bay pants. Is
an ex -furniture sal vman. . . .
There's a suspender shop on ath
avenue which sells only isnendert.
It's the only store of Its klud Irt
New York. . . . Doug Fatrbitnks.
per. Is Retting fnt. His face Is
round a. a butter hall. . . ,
Here's a Ir.wn In leg-pulling:
Teddy P-nvell. the soni: writer, spied
Orson Welles at a raradtsr tahle
and amhlrd over to say hello. "Have
a ciKar." he arreted, pulling one
from his rxvxet.
"I .mnke nly CVr ." rcn-.i: . m1
Welles. ' tV;t this Is a Corona," ex
plained Powell,
411
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Brady, M P.
or two ounces of rice polishing, or
any combination of these.
The Important point to remember
la that such vitamin B complex con
cent rates are NOT medicine, but food
or food accessories, and If tht sup
plementing of the deficient diet with
such food or food accessories Is to
have any lasting results of course It
must be a regular habit, the same
as breakfast. ,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
What, a Brand New Bam bl not
For years I had hoped and prayed
for a "bundle from heaven." I had
consulted several dcotors and taken
treatment in vain. Something you
said about lack of lodln six months
after I started taking lodln ration I
conceived . . . now I have two love
ly sons Told a friend who had been
married years without a child. A
year after taking lodln ration she.
too. conceived and now has a son.
I cannot praise your helpfulness
enough. (Mrs. E. H.)
Answer Well, anyway, the lodln
ration can do no harm In any case.
For Instructions send stamped en
velope bearing your, address.
Complex Is Natural
Please explain difference between
vitamin B-l and the vitamin B com
plex you specify for supplementing
the diet. (W.B.E.)
Answer Vitamin B complex means
all of the entitles or factors that
grow naturally in or with vitamin B
Including B-l (thiamin), vitmain
B-3 or G (riboflavin), anti-gray hair
factor, antl-dermatltls factor, weight
factor, nicotine acid, black tongue.
pellagra preventive factor, and sev
eral others. I believe vitamin B
complex, as In wheat germ, yeast,
rice pollings, various vegetables or
concentrates made from these sources,
Is always preferable to pure synthetic
vitamin B (thiamin), altho thiamin
may be given Intravenously or hy-
podermically with advantage.
Stagef right
What do you recommend to calm
the nerves before a public perform
ance? (a.m. a.)
How may I obtain Information on
the cure of "stagefrtght?" I be
come extremely nervous when I have
to appear before an audience. (Miss
J.S.)
Answer Send stamped envelope
bearing your address and ask for
monograph "Quinine in Modern
Medicine."
Ed. Note: Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to nr.
William Brady, M. P., 3H K1
rani I no. Beverly Hills, Calif.
"I said I smoked only Coronas,"
Welles reiterated. Whereupon Pow
ell returned the cigar to his pocket
and bought another exactly like It
from the cigarette girl. He handed
It to Welles, and Welles gravely ac
cepted It. Then Teddy struck a
match.
"I never light three on ft match."
objected Welles, who waa the only
one preparing to smoke.
"You're a screwball," said the
song writer, walking away.
The
Capital
Parade
(Continued from rage One )
many people, visit ft post office every
day? Why, I'd rather have one picture
In a post office than ft hundred In a
gallery."
Tha work Is by no means limited
to post offices, for Bruce has per
suaded the president and secretary of
the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
to assign him 1 per cent of the coat
of every new federal building for Its
decoration. Work is assigned by
competition, with the competing ar
tists electing their own juries. There
ia no connection with the wpa's art
project, whose gulldlng minds envy
l"ed Bruce. And well they might, for
Bruce hss used his 1 per cent of
building costs to establish a living
nnd seemingly permanent govern
mental agency for the arta.
Ned Bruce's own story is an odd
one. The son of a New York clergy
man, he was simultaneously educated
in art and the law. Choaung the law
ns his career, he began work In a big
Wall street office, then Journeyed to
the Philippines and hung out his
shingle at Manila. In Manila and
elsewhere in the Par East, he made a
considerable fortune and ft fine col
lection of Chinese paintings. Then,
when he was past 40, he suddenly de
cided to become a painter after all.
Being businesslike, he promptly set
tled down to learn how. painting the
lovely countryside around hla friend
Maurice steme'a place at Antlcoii,
among the Italian hills. His first
year's work he destroyed. After two
.uore years, he held ft successful exhl
imion. and he has been a well-known
painter ever since.
By pure chance, Ms old Philippine
I ; t c nds per a u sded him to come to
W.tAhmton to watch over the Philip
pine independence bill when tht Nea
Dcfll began. Being an entertaining
fellow he once told Andrew Mellon
that his collection of coetly mtMcr
pieces wa "simply dttveen" he made
friend among the New Dealers. The
first job his new friends gave him wa
the place of expert on silver on the
delegation to the London economic
conference. And the second waa the
d::.ctorahlp of th public worka of
art project, for whteh he wangled
funds from teold TWA.
The public works of art protec a
semi-relief in character. When Ita
$1,400,000 allocation va exhausted,
Bruoe got tha promise of his 1 par
cent cut of building costs from the
president. By now, his artists' thou
sands of squirs yards of murals and
tons of sculpture hsve brought some
thing new Into tha lives of millions.
And that Is an unusual achievement
for one man.
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
GOVERNOR MARTIN, Iddreulng
Oregon .h.rlfn and dlitrtct at
torney, t their convention In Port,
land, reveals that Al Roaeer, labor
bos, now under 13-year tenteno, for
anon, received IJM.000 In a tingle
year pnsaumabljr from duee-paying
working men.
Rower failed to report this rather
staggering Income, and It was not
until Oregon tax authorities traced
down his records that he was forced
to pay Income tax on It.
Along with 18 others, the governor
says, he paid up without complaint.
Obviously, he didn't want any pub
licity. '
FOR weeka labor big shots from all
over the country have been thun
dering at Oregon's so-called antl
picketing law, which waa adopted by
the people at tha November election
by majority of around 50,000. Thoy
are giving the Impression that If the
law Isn't declared unconstitutional,
or repealed, or got rid of somehow,
Oregon will be read out of the Union.
In view of repeated advice from
labor sources to give the Wagner act
a thorough trial before even propos
ing to AMEND It, this furious deter
mination to dynamite the new Ore
gon labor law before It has had ANY
TRIAL WHATEVER hasn't seemed
good strategy.
rrE new Oregon labor law Isn't
Just an antl -picketing law. ft
contains this section:
"It shall be unlawful for any
organization, association or per
son legally authorized to act as
collective bargaining agent or
representative of laboring people
to make any charge or exaction
for initiation fees, dues, fines or
other exactions which will create
a fund in excess of the LEGITI
MATE requirements of such or
ganization, association or person
In carrying out the LAWFUL
purpose or activities of such or
ganization, association or person.
Every such organization, associa
tion and person shsll keep ac
curate books Itemizing all re
ceipts and expenditures and the
PURPOSE of such expenditures.
ANY MEMBERS of any labor or
ganization or association shall he
entitled st all reasonable times
to Inspect the books, records end
accounts of such association or
organization, or ANY AGENT OR
REPRESENTATIVE thereof, and
to have an accounting of all
money and property thereof."
JF you were a big shot, collecting
ft duea from large numbers of Utt'.o
people whose scale of living is such
that their duea represent a real sacri
fice, you wouldn't want them to
know you got 1333.000 in a single
year, would you?
The new Oregon labor law MAKES
THIS KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE to
the dues-paying members. Mayoe
that's why these big shots are so
frantically eager to scuttle It.
THIS writer voted sgalnst the new
Oregon labor law. But this Ros
ser Hncldent makes him wonder If
he may not have been wrong.
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Communications
Praises Local Firemen
To the Editor:
Tt Is with a feeling of gratitude
that I speAk of tha excellent work
done by the Medf.ird fire department
at the fire that destroyed the roof
of the house I own on south Ivy
street last Thursday afternoon. The
speed with which the blsze was put
out and the success In keeping the
flames from spreading to adjacent
homes speak volumes for the effici
ency of the department. The way in
which the furniture wwa saved oy
covering It with salvage blanketa
shows the thoroughness and con
slderateness with which the deport
ment functions.
Chief Elliott snd all the men of
the department are to be compli
mented. I feel very grateful to them.
Praise should be extended also to
others who helpod at the fire. These
included the California Oregon Pow
er company, the city Inspector's de
partment, the Insurance company
whose agent was very prompt and
the Insurance adjustor.
I appreciate an opportunity to ex
press this praise In your newspaper.
O. W. HOWARD.
Medford. Doe. 10. .
Oakland Has Fire
OAKLAND. Cal.. Dec. 12. (UP
A fire destroyed two-story war-
house in downtown Oakland Sun- 1
day. The building was occupied by j
the Charles Hsrley Junk Co.. the '
Union Pacific Junk Co., and the
Acme Junk Co.
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Only Bond Burning
FLORENCE. Colo. t',Tr Firemen dis
covered thst the fire at city hall was
ft -pleasant" on. City councilmen
reported they merely had dealded to
have a bonfire at their regular meet
ing to burn 17.000 worth of redeem
ed bonds, to cancel city IndeMednfM
Dss Mall Trttnms Want Ads.
to you
from
Washington
by
Ethelyn Evans
WOMEN IN POLITICS: Wa heard
ft MAN remark that his admira
tion for Dorothy Thompson as
thinker, writer, speaker and person
ality was so great that he would
like to see her President of the
United States and off we sailed on
another statistics stalking expedition.
In Washington, where the National
Woman's Party headquarters are
within the very shadow of the Cap
itol building, we are reminded that
when suffrage wss granted to wo
men in the 65th congress it was
to bring about world-shaking changes
and events. Has it? "Let's look at
the record."
Senate The first woman senator,
Rebecca Felton (Georgia), was given
a complimentary appointment for
one day only. There followed, not
chronologically, Mrs. Dixie Graves
(Alabama), who merely finished the
unexpired term of Hugo L. Black
after his elevation to the supreme
court; Mrs. Huey Long also com
pleted the unexpired terms of her
assassinated husband; Miss Gladys
Pylo (South Dakota) recently elect
ed to serve the remainder of the
late Senator Norbeck's term; , and
this leaves us but one bona fide
woman senator Mrs. Hattle Cara
way (Arkansas).
House of Representatives M 1 s a
Janette Rankin (Montana) floated
in and out one term. Mrs. AJlce
Robertson (Oklahoma) didn't like It
and said she felt sadly out of place
one term. Mrs, Edward Esllck
(Tenn.), whose husband died on
the floor of the house, served out
hla unexpired term. Mrs. Ruth
Hanna McCormlck (Illinois) served
one term and ran for the senate,
but was defeated. Mrs. Isabella
Green way (Arizona), a close, friend
of the Franklin Delano Roosevelts,
served one term. Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Owen (Florida), daughter of the
Great Commoner, served until ap
pointed minister to Denmark, Mrs.
Florence Kahn (California) went out
with the Democratic landslide after
serving many years with great dis
tinction. Mrs. Pearl Old field (Ark
ansas) re-elected once. Mrs. Vir
ginia Jenckes (Indiana) stayed three
terms, but waa defeated November 8,
last, Oregon's Mrs. Nan Honeyman
(a colorful personality and friend of
Mrs. Roosevelt) one term. So much
for the "OUTS." The "INS" are
Mrs, Caroline O'Day (New York), also
a friend of Mrs. Roosevelt re
elected: Mrs. Edith Nounw Rogfirs
(Mass.) won by the largest majority
of her political career in the last
election; Mrs. Mary Norton (New
Jersey) has been in congress since
1924; snd a new one. Judge Jesse
Sumner (Illinois) recently elected.
FIVE out of 435 after more thnn 20
years! HOW'RE WE DOIN. GIRLS?
SENATORIAL PRECEDENT SHAT
TERED: "We first endure, then
pity, then embrace." A loud speaker
and microphone Installed In the
senate caucus room so that senators
and witnesses may be heard by the
public attending the "Monopoly"
hearings. Not-so-long ago "The Man"
Bilbo (Miss.) proposed "mikes" in
the senate, so that debates might
be heard for which we, for one,
would be thankful. But at that time
the proposition met with vociferous
objection and much talk of tradi
tion, precedent and senatorial dig
nity. Nothing came of It. But now
'twill probably be but ft step from
"mikes" In the caucus room to a
loud speaker In the senate chamber
and then on to a nation-wide
broadcast of all debate.
AN OREGONIAN IN WASHINGTON
who turned out to be yet an
other disappointment In our search
for one who DOESNT like Wash
ington is Mr. Ed ward Reames. son
of the ex-Senator from Oregon and
Mrs. A. E. Reames. of Medford.
Young Mr. Reames reports that he
can t help us out in our quest Be
cause he does enjoy living In the
capital city no much so, indeed,
that he stayed on here and kept
his father'a office going until No
vember 8th. when Mr. Eric C. Barry
wa elected for the short term.
Since that date, Mr. Reames has
been holding a managerial position
with the Edward Whitehead Co..
representing a group of basic manu
facturers. Except fOT eagerly antici
pated visits home, he expect to
really "dig" In and become one of
us.
We reported last spUng that the
Reames family had made a real place
for Itself In the regard of congres
sional and local friend, so the
plan for Edward Resmes to remain
here meets with general approval.
Particularly la that true among the
hostesses of the city. A personable,
young, unattached man In this
cosmopolitan city Is not only the
well-known "answer to ft maiden's
prayer" but also a source of Joy to
all party givers.
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Safe Driving Family
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 12. (API
Safe driving runs in the Ehert
family. The Associated Motor Car
riers of Oklahoma today gave its
highest safe driving award to Martin
Ebert, Blackwell. OkIa who has
driven 33 years without an accident.
His two brothers, E, B. and O. R
Ebert, were next on the list with
31 years each.
4 .
35 Discount On All
Resdy-To-Wear and Hats
ETHELWYN B. HOFFMANN
REAL BARGAINS IN LUMBER
while they last at
BIG PINES LUMBER CO.
PHONE 1.
Flight o Time
Medford and Jackson County
history from the flies of the
Mall Tribune 10 end to years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
Decern b ? 1828
(It waa Wednesday)
King George of England in grftva
condition, and Prince of Wales speeds
from Afrtoa to be at hla bedside.
State report shows crop ravenuo
past year on Medford irrigation land
ahowa Increase over last year.
Merchants declare war on house-to-house
peddlers.
Nation awept by mild flu epidemic.
Rumor epreads over city ft man at
Gold Hill killed by a dry agent can
not be squelched, despite denials of
officials.
Chief of Police McCredle able to be
out after attack of the flu.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
December 12, 1918
(It was Thursday)
American navy as large aa Great
Britain favored by naval board. Sen.
Johnson demands government policy
toward Russia be made public.
Chicago health expert declares, "tt
Is the patriotic duty of women to
wear more clothe.
Attorney W. E. Phlppa returns from
a legal trip to Rcr.o, Nev.
Flue epidemic in Medford and val
ley reported checked.
Aviator at Mather Field. Calif., file
'x mllea on a gallon of gasoline.
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GIVEN RELEASE
HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 13. (UP)
Joan Blondell and Dick Powell, who
made their screen debuts, met snd
married on the Warner Brothers
lot, were released from contract to
day by the studio following months
of bickering.
The studio announced the con
tracts of both stars had been set
tled "amicably," leaving both frea
to carry out plans to free lance, as
soon as they complete their current
pictures. The crooner will check off
the lot next week, and his wife
shortly after Christmas. Both said
they would take an extended vaca
tion before undertaking any new
commitments.
WPA WORKER KILLS
CHICAGO. Dec. 13. (UP) A
slightly built WPA worker explained
last night how at the end of a five
day drinking spree he beat and
stabbed his landlady to death "be
cause all the time. It waa nag. nag.
nag. I couldn't stand It any longer."
Sigurd Andersen. 47, waa arrested
at the home of a friend, Louis Ztn
zou, by officers who had sought
him since Saturday.
He confessed, according to the of
ficers, beating Mrs. Dagmar Olson.
57, with a machinist's hammer, stab
bing her half a dozen times with a
screwdriver, and at last slashing her
throat with a bread knife.
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Four Die In Plane
AMSTERDAM. The Netherlands,
Dec. 0 -iPt Four persons were killed
today when a KIu (Dutch) airliner
struck a dyke near Schiphol airdrome
and caught fire. The plane, on an
instructional flight, crashed shortly
after taking off.
Chevrolet
.unci rci
Copyrighted
Backward turn backward
0 time in thy flight
Make me run like a new car
just for tonight'
Let my bumpers and lamps
shine like they used to do,
Polish my body and fenders
till I look like new!
Add a bit of "make-up"
where you've scraped off
paint,
Tighten me np and I won't
have any rattling com
plaint. The way you neglect me I'm
ashamed on the street
When I know those Chevro
let men could make me
look neat!
Chevv M. Hurd
Rogue River Chevrolet
Main snd Rlrenlds
SrrTlc Drpt. 38 North Rlvmlde
l"d Cr Lot Rlvfrtldf. st 4th
6TH AND FIR