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"StSTL TRTBT7NE. 'MEDFORD, OREGON". TVEDSD AT. DECEMBER 21 1938. MedfordJWTribune "Etarooa Is Bouthtra Oransi RMdi tha Mall Trlboaa.'7 Dally Eaecpt Saturday. Published by UBDKURD PRINTING CO. tl-lt-JI No.- Fir St Phoae fl ROBERT W. RIIHL. Editor. BN1CST R OILSTRAP. Uanaa;ar. 4o tnqpndni Nawapapar. Batared aa aeooittJ-clan mat tar at Had ford, Oregon, uDdar Act of Marob t 1ST. SUBSCRIPTION RATtift tt MaJI In Arivanoai Dally and Sunday on year $6.00 Dally aod Sunday all montha... 1.60 Dally aod Sunday ttaraa montha. 1.00 Dally and Sunday ona montb Tl By Carrier in Advaaca Mart ford Aan land. Central Point. Jaekionvllla, Gold Hill. Rogua Rlvar. Pboanlx. Talent a.nd on motor routaa: Dally and Sunday on year. .... .$.00 Dally and Sunday ona montb 76 All tarms caih in aivanca. OfMe.nl Paper of tba City of Hartford Offlrlnl Paper of Jackaoo Coonty - MKMBKH OF THE A WHO CI ATBU PBB8S Kotelvlng Poll l Wire Service. Tha Aaioclatsd Praaa It xoluslvaly an tttlad to tbi uaa for publication of ail aaws d I materiel oradlted to It or other irlaa oredltad to tbla paper, and alas to tba local nawa puDiianea nerain. All rlghta for publicatloD of speolal aiapatcnes nerain are auo raaarvao. I'.EUBEh OY UNITED PRESS MEMBER uF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising kapreien tatl ves WEST-BOLLI DAY COMPANY INC Offloaa In New YorV Chicago. Detroit. San Franc two, Loe Aogeles. Seattle, Portland. St. Lou I. Atlanta. Vanoouvar. n c. OBnhfTlwsDitjsr WW . Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry Th MiriMt weather In 70 years mora or less sweeps Europe. It Is so chilly, the back teeth of Der Fuehrer Hitler rattle like his saber when he prattloa of war. e Lovers of thrills have cut aalde mystery and murder tales, to read the amazingly Incredible evidence of the swindling and criminal activi ties of Philip Music. They pals fic tion. Back In 1911, there were signs some day he would reach the peak of cussedness. Press reports reveal, he "fleeced business houses and banks with a company that dealt In human hair, and did It on such s scale that eleven sets of lawyers fought over whatever assets he left." This Indicated he would bear watch ing, but he wasn't. a a M. Ulrlch of Prospect, one of the many farmers tied down to their ranch, slipped a few knots Tues., and came to town. e e a ' Henry Ford and Col. Lindbergh have been orstorlcally lambasted by the Secretary of the Interior for ac cepting NrbI medals. As a result of ths secretarial shower of vitriol, the sooeptsncs does not seem as bad as a first. a a YOU'VE MET THE TYPE1 (Lnkovlew (Ore.) Examiner) "We have read for a number of years the editorials of ths Saturday Evening Post, our fa vorite magazine, and In them we always find food for thought, stimulation for better cltlsenshlp and living. Without doubt we have often bored our friends by endeavoring to tell them what s the Poat' had to say about this or thst. a a H- Flewher. the - demon baker, smashed a bridge table chair to smithereens, aa completely as If It had hit a heavyweight wrestler In the head, one eve last week. Exuber ated at doing something to sn see led by Dock Durno, Mr. Flewher whooped and hurled himself heaven ward, end the furniture was In the road on the down trip. Eyewitnesses state the devastation wsa the moat complete ever wreaked by Mr, F. without the sid of a screwdriver, a a a The police report a group "from the Lord knows where, snd hesded for the seme place, psaaed through tha first of the week. e a Feminine admirers of s he-film Idol, who forked over 1246.000, it Is said, to his mate to procure a divorce, and eventually wed a movie queen, It Is further asld. are in a quandary They don't know whether to weep for the Duke of Windsor, or Join the Society for the Admira tion of Nels Eddy, the blond bari tone of the screen. e e a The Pan-American Conference At Urns. Peru, necm to be getting no plsce fast. The La tin-America na tions get along with each other like a couple of Democrats. "NEW DEAL NEEDS MORE FIN I8H" (Hrltlne Red Bluff (CMif.) News) You said it! e a As ably Argued by the first lady of the land, the children of the President have the right to esrn their own living. None deny this. They are also entitled to all the luck they can muster. In going places In their chosen fields of endeavor. They should not find themselves drawing sn Admiral's pay. before they have waded in the ocean, e a 'Tills would be s queer world If everybody In It thought alike . . . And with everybody In. H thinking differently, what Is It?" (Washing ton Star) It might be a phantago morla, if there Is such a thing, a a a 8. Clans left the Elks tom-cat s Chrtatmas present under the tree Tues. Everybody knows what It Is but the tom-cat. e a Wi are expecting a call from a delation of Methodists of Man hattan, owing to the statement of our usually veracious correspondent that "Die 4-H club dinner dance wss held In ths Methodist rhuich1.' (Abilene (Kan ) Reflector) Jour nsllftl' fuse snd scent. Ors as hoppers hsv five eyes. Editorial Correspondence EN ROUTE OVERLAND Rushing through eastern Nebraska now, half an hour late. That's one thing about the Union Pacific, it may be behind time en route but it seldom arrives on anything but the dot There's a reason with a straight double track from Cheyenne to Omaha, there is almost no speed that can t be reached with safety, and that's what the U. land's schedule is so slow, two up if necessary. This is near "Old Jule's" country, which is up Niobrara Norfolk way. It's a peaceful rolling country, lightly sprinkled with fresh white snow, the tallpr through it. The younger member for snow ever since we left Snn characteristic of native sons means so much more to them than their cousins of the east. It's human nature of course, we so keenly appreciate what we don't have or seldom get. It, will take more snow than this, however, to cheer about. Too little snow, like too little warmth, is only a nuisance. . . . The Omaha Sunday World-Herald, was served with the orange juice this morning, nothing much on the first page but this fantastic McKesson & Bobbins Drug case, column after column of it, with the resourceful F. Donald Coster alias Philip Musica, front and side view, shaved head and all from the Rogue's Gallery. There is nothing so startling about an American Big Busi ness man going TO the penitentiary, there have been many of them, but seldom has an ex"convict gone to the top in Big Business FROM the penitentiary. That certainly is reviving the traditional Horatio Alger pattern with reverse English! Too bad he killed himself. Perhaps he had seen "Angels with dirty faces" and decided to follow Cagncy's noble example, show the little boys on Wall Street who might be inclined to emulate him that he had a vellow streak. .... It only goes to show for the stcenth time, how much stranger truth is than fiction. Had Brother Oppenheim used such a plot he would have had his hide taken off for treating his public, like a lot of saps. Imagine a changing his name, changing sisters, pulling an international swindle to the tunc of a hundred million and GETTING AWAY WITH IT! Just wouldn't make sense, would it! Incidentally it seems to have taken a surprisingly long time for the Securities Commission and Uncle Sam to get wise to what has been going on apparently for many years.) (A man like that we should have supposed would keep his chin up, take the rap and then make a million writing his memoirs I) It always gives one a shock on a train like this or any train for that matter where one always feels so sheltered and anonymous. Then BINGO! "A telegram for MISTER Robert W-uh RUH-EL telegram for Mister Robert W.. etc., etc.," the Pullman conductor waving the yellow envelope and making has happened before, always happens to some one, on a trans continental train like this, but not frequently enough to really get used to it. And how quickly the thought flashes", must oe oau news, who wmnu uv wiring um i-nu unvc iini.iem-w ... . Well it wasn't bad news, nor good news just a few more instructions from the Atlantic seaboard. ..... Here IS bud news however, getting down on lower ground now, and the landscape is as brown and parched and bare, as the Dust Bowl is supposed to be. Sun shining in a clear blue sky, the mercury around 40, and not a snow flake in sight. The conductor just came through asking if we would care to have a wire filed at North Platte, where we will leave on schedule. That's making up thirty minutes in short order! ..... A young lady in this car is travelling with two Airdales and a personal maid. Tho personal maid presumably attends to the young lady and tho young lady attends to the dogs the maid assisting when the pups are given exercise at station stops the general tableau being somewhat reminiscent of the "Thin Man." Considerable curiosity as to who the young lady can be, but she keeps very much to herself, and discourages any of the young men who try to make friends with the canines. (Airdales never were very sociable anyway.) The first idea was she must be some movie star, but tho gals aboard who know their movie stars say that can't be. And she hasn't the theatrical way or glamour. Finally got the young lady's name she is from Santa Barbara, en route to Oyster Hay, the name is one no one ever heard before. . Which puis the embryonic Walter Wiwhclls, aboard, right back where they started from. ..... We realize the subject of women's hats is an old story, but we refuse to believe they have EVhii been so completely ternoie as they are this winter. Why doesn't some psychiatrist come forward and explain it, all, there must be a rather profound explanation lurking around somewhere. Certainly the modern style is no protection from the elements, it is not a thing of beauty it repels rather than attracts, then why is it, what IS tho excusef And these "hair do's" ditto, what Venus can stand carrying a packrat's nest around on top of her head, no fooling there must be something psycopathic and alarming about it all. Can it be the gentler sex no longer CARE to be attractive, ir it perhaps the first gun in a war to establish the complete emancipation of the gals, who are determined males should become vassals while they rule the world T It must be something elemental like that to cause such a disquiet ing and devastating phenomenon ! K W. R. Novelties Dot Hawaiian Home of Duke Heiress (,r Feature Mtl) HONOLULU. T. H Tricky Inno vation,, like a "choose your on height" elevator (living platform, are mixed with romantic old world touch. 6n tin att being prepared lor occupancy by tit former Dorla Duke, tobacco heiress, and hr hus- band. Tn Jamca H, R. Cromwclla, who have spent moat of Hie last two yeara developing tlve four-acre, palm atudded apot on thla Inland of Onhu expect th. work to be (ml. lied soon Several countries provide arcm tectural featurea for the imnbllng unite that make, up In ir.ldenc. but the Peralan touch la predomi nant. The mull, of the patio are lined with tree tern bark, from which will (trow apraya of orchlda. Chinee gran ite which came to Hawaii aa aalllng ahlp ballaat many yeaia ago became pavtnc material for the covered walk around three aide. Probably moat unusual among the eatate'a features la a dining room designed to give the gueat the Im pression he Ls rating In a chamber somehow dropped in mid-ocean. Oreat gla,a port holea, curved to make the glaaa Invisible, provide a view of coloied fl-h. native to Ms. wallan waters, aa they swim about TO CHICAGO, Sunday, Dec. 18. P. does. Moreover the Over- or three hours could be made blades of bunch grass showing of the family has been praying Francisco. That seems to be and daughters of Oregon, snow man, coming out of the pen the names of his brothers and to hear one's name called out a needless noise about it. It In an adjoining aquarium made to simulate rock grottoes. The guest who swima and llkea to dive but lor the climb to the high tower has his problem solved. An automatic elevator la the dlv. Ing platform. The bather climbs aboard at water level and goes up to the desired height. He takes oil and automatically the platform low era again to water level.. The living room also offers an "automatic" feature, a huge glass door, 30 feet wide and 12 feet high which dropa Into the flooring at the touch of a button. Ouesis will have a playhouse for entertainment but no guest rooms ate Included In rceldenc plans. Cromwell purchased the alte. a beach frontage at Ksalawal beyond diamond head from Honolulu, from Krnest Hay Wodehouse, for ,100.000. The estate haa Ita own private harbor, and la bordered by a public right-of-way on the beach Hniite ttrnl Cheap L1VKHPOOL, England. (API There was only one bid when two house were put up et auction Id Liverpool. They were knocked down for ?.1M apiece. Reason tho Lous, are sched'iled for demolition. . Closing time for Tvo Late to Clas sify Ada it 1:30 p. m. Personal Health Service By William Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady 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 tin be made to queries not Conforming to Instructions, add res Dr. William Brady, 265 El Caralno, Beverly Hills, Calif. ENLARGEMENT O When valvular leakage develops as a result of endorcsrdltls compli cating some such Illness as quinsy. s o s r l,e t fever, acute Infectious arthritis (perhaps without being recognized as en docarditis at the time of the Ill ness or indisposi tion, since It fre quently produces no symptoms pointing to the heart), the natu ral courM of the valvular disease Is gradual enlargement of the heart. The heart enlarges, becomes more powerful, because It has to pump more blood at each beat, in order to compensate for the backflow of some of the blood through the damaged valve. When the heart Is thus enlsrged or hypertrophled and it capacity to maintain efficient circulation Is increased, physicians reier to the state as compensation' or "good . compensation." Such i heart pumps an adequate supply of oxygen to the cells, tissues snd or gans to enable them to carry on tneir functions normally so long as the Individual's ways of living and his activities remain within his lim itations or do not make greater de mands than his margin of reserve can meet. So it seems that enlarge ment of the hesrt Is rather a bless ing. Young men who have had some years of athletic training commonly develop mort or less enlargement or nypertrophy of the heart. It Is necessary part of such training for contests ox endurance, such as foot ball, boxing, wrestling, distance run ning, distance swimming. While they continue tneir athletic careers the enlarged heart gives no trouble, but If they abruptly give up athletic ac tivities and Indulge In a prolonged loaf or enter some sedentary occu pation, they are likely to suffer from palpitation or consciousness of the action of the heart and other symp toms which need not be presented here. It is better to keen ud a fair- degree of daily physical exercise In one form or snother, to break train ing gradually, not suddenly. The car diac hypertrophy or enlargement was developed gradually; let It be re moved in the same way. It Is because strenuous athletic training necessarily produces enlarge ment of the heart that physicians who have studied the problem and have had experience advise against such precocious affectations aa foot ball In high school. Training for football, if properly carried on under the supervision of a physician. Is not Injurious to men of university age. It is a dangerous thing for boys Man About Manhattan By GKORtlE TUCKER NSW YORK what appears to be the most acceptable gag of the week cornea from Chicago by wny of our genial radio ex pert, Mr. Charlea Butterfleld. who tarried at our deak thla morn- Ing Just long enough to tell all about Mr Olan 8oule, star of "Bachelor Children.' Using the Eur opean pronuncl at Ion "shee,1 Mr. Smile duck ed Into a depart fetORGE TUCKilt ment store and Inaulred: "Where csn I get pair of ski pants?" "Linnerte, third floor." was the In formation girl's reply. My favorite cab driver Is one Will O'Qeer. He sdmlts that his restless nature led him to New York. "I wss with my aunt in California working on a fruit ranch, but I was so nervous that one day my aunt said: "'Will, you seem sad. You haven't been happy since we left Dublin, four years ago. Why don't you go to New York and look for a Job. There's lots of places In the big city.' So, by golly, I came to New York, because she wss right. I'm the rest less type. I never could be satisfied In one place. Me, I ain't got pat ience." "How long you been driving this hack. Will?" Without cracking a smile he look ed me In the eye and said. "Thirty five years." Uvter it occurred to me that I was very lucky to meet Will, because a guy as restless and tmpat4ent as he is likely to blow without a mo ment's notice. Young Douglas Leigh, the sign king, has Increased the cst of his Broadway show by 1.000 bulbs. The "show," which plays to an estimated audience of 1.000,000 people every night, la the electric sign nt'ar Times Square which gives continuous per formances, each of which last five minutes. The show virtually halts Broadway traffic, and Its success hss led tetgh to Increase Its i by sddlng to the numner of bulbs whtrh. flashing on snrt off. shspe themselves Into the action he desires. Leigh suggests thst his sMows are fsr easier to direct than those con taming flesh and blood actors. A photo-electric cell, he p.Mnta out. doesn't net temperamental Use a hu man being. Which leaves just time enough to relay the story that makes Lucille Manners laxfcgh more than any other. It's about the Intellectual shortcom ings of th ftowjurr who cried to ber guests one night: Brady, M P. P THE HEART In their 'teens. At that period of life a boy s heart Is taxed to supply the oxygen his rapidly growing snd developing cells, tissues and organs require. To permit him to do his rah-rah Imitation of the university football player Is criminal negli gence on the part of parents igno ranee is no excuse and ita damng ing effect Is likely to handicap the boy through life. Physical training and athletic activities for high school boys, of course. But for the future welfare of the boy, don't be silly about it. Boxing (short rounds), sprints, swimming, baseball, tennis, Jumping and the like are suitable athletic contests for growing boys QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Medical Charity Do you believe one gets as good treatment and care by going to Hospltsl to have a tumor removed as one would get In private hospital? A. B. Answer So fsr ss the medical or surgical services sie concerned, it doesn't matter whether you are a charity patient, pay your board and room alone or pay the entire cost including the doctor's or surgeon's fee. You get the same treatment, of couiae. As for the style of accommo dations, snd such fancy trimmings as special nurses, etc., that is a matter of your personal taste or desire. Greens This year we raised carrots, leeks, onions and parsley In our own gar den. We only eat raw greens because we thought they were good for us. Is there danger from Insect eggs or bird droppings? It is practically im possible to wash In the cracks of parsley and carrot tops. Would it be better to cook all our gieen foods? Mrs. W. J. W. Answer The dangers you mention are Insignificant. Ordinary washing of green leafy vegetables is suffic ient. By all means eat them raw. It Is contamination of raw vegetables by human excrement or by human germ carriers handling them be tween field and table that involves some risk. You need have no fear of that in vegetables grown In your own garden and handled only by yourself. Impacted Wisdom Tooth Will impacted or unerupted wis- doom tooth affect the eyesight and in time liable to cause blindness? R. K. 8. Answer Nearly half of all adults over 25 never cut from one to all four third molars. (Copyright, 1938, John F. Dille Co.) Ed, Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send tetter direct to Dr. William Brady, M. D 2(15 El Cam I no, Beverly Hills, Calif. "I Just love English literature. .And my favorite poets are Shakespeare and The Bard." "Darling,' said her husband gently, biting his lip, "the two are synony mous." "Yes, I know,' she prattled on, "but don't you think Shakespeare is by far the more synonymous of the two?" Al Wood, the producer, haa min iature sets of all the hit plays he hss produced. The mast startling of the group is that one which features a gallows. Predrlc March and his wife are now New York citizens. They have taken an apartment on Gist End avenue. March thinks Tahiti Is the most overrated place on earth. He likes Berrmida.. Communications Symphony tended . To the editor: My family and I were so deeply impressed by what we saw and heard on our recent visit to Medford thst I feel Impelled to share the obser vations of an outsider with your readers. I refer to the recent con cert of your symphony orchestra snd the music program which ls being carried on In your public schools. During the, 14 months I have lived in Burllngame I have hsd occasion to acquaint myself more or less In timately with the musical life of several of the larger cities In -the bay area and I can truthfully say that nowhere have I observed a more alert Bnd Intelligent musical atmosphere than that which la evident In Med ford. The performance of your symphony would do honor to a metropolitan center and reflects much credit on the musical Intelligence snd pain staking work of its director. That the people of Medford do sppreclate the effort made on behalf of their children Is evidenced by the tsree number who sttended the concert. Your young people played the dif ficult program set before them wtth a precision, verve and musical m siRht such as might have Ixrn ex pected only from an adult orgs tit ration. Such Instruments as the oboe and bassoon lend a rich and exotic CJlor to the tone quality of any orchestra and are rarely to be encountered In a student organiza tion. And yet your orchestra pos sessed esch of these unusual instru ments and they were played accur ately and with good tonal effect. While In Medford it was ny further good fortune ta attend one of the orchestra classes In 'he pro gram of your Junior hUh school. To see so or more youngsters of ?he average age of 13 or 13 years respond ing with keen delight and avid In terest to the musical Interpretation of a skilled director is Indeed a thrilling slfiht and augurs well for a balanced culture in your future ciUrenry. A high class musical environment Is being fostered for your young peo ple and I see no reason why Med- f rd should n t In the near fufirr Of known as ths music) and cul- tural Athena of your stats. More power to all of you. Tours very truly, EDWARD 8. VAN DYKE, 1019 Willow Ave., Burllngame, Cal. December 17, 1938. Protests Tree Thefts. To the Editor: For 18 years I have been trying to protect my little trees from Christ mas tree vsndsls and In that time hundreds of trees, all the way from two feet high to six Inches In diam eter have been cut for Christmas trees or decoration purposes, without my consent. I have put up trespass signs and In t few days after putting them up I find the signs torn off snd thrown at my gate. My fence c'on't seem to stop them either. Inside my field I find saplings six Inches In diameter cut and a few feet of the tip taken, the rest left to lay and rot. I have a strip of land ranging from 100 to 200 yards wide and a quarter mile long bordering the road, that is not fenced and It is on this strip that so many little trees have been cut. I noticed several little firs, cedars and pine are coming tip and if I had any assurance of pro tection for the trees in the future I would plant seeds of fir, cedar and pine and In a few years would have a nice growth of little trees. I am geetlng tired of having peo ple sneak in and out armfulls of trees and shrubbery, break up my laurel trees along the road for the berries snd when they see me coming, salute, thumb their nose at me, Jump in their car and beat It before I can get their number. There Is a law to punish everyone for cutting trees or shrubbery within so many feet of the road. There is also a law for bidding stealing from a bank. I am firmly convinced if parents would teach their children to have proper respect for other's property these laws and many others would seldom be broken. I hope someone will give this com munication serious consideration and see to it that there Is a law passed at the next legislature making It mandatory that any and all persons in possession of Christmas trees or other greeneries taken from the for est, national or private, have In their possession ownership papers. And fixing punishment of fine or Impris onment or both for not so having such papers. If we had such a law It would mean no hardship on anyone who had come In possession of such greeneries In an honest way and would discour age the sneak that sneaks around and cuts everything they want, when the owner is not looking. Mr. Lawmaker, will you please give this your serious consideration? M. L. MEADOWS, Route 1. Box 405, Medford. December 19, 1938. 4 Comment on the Days News By FRANK JENKINS R EAD this paragraph from a Lon don dispatch; It's Interesting: "British Prime Minister Cham berlain told the house of com mons today (Monday) nazl Ger many must be taken in as a part ner or there will be neither peace nor progress in Europe In things which make llfo worth living." WITH the nazt back turned to- ward Britain and the nazl eye fixed covetously on SOMEBODY ELSE'S property, that doubtless sounds reasonable to British ears. But If the nazl face should be turned toward Britain and the nazl eye should be fixed on BRITISH prop erty? That might change the situation. NOTE carefully, because it ls im portant to an understanding of what ls going on, that Britain and France are strong for "appeasement" of the dictators aa long as they can be sppeased with SOMEBODY ELSE'S territory. SPEAKING of foreign relations, ev erybody, of course. Is all for friendly co-operation In the Western Hemisphere, but this conference at Lima (In Peru) where our represen tatives are lining up the American "democracies' against the European dictators is fully as amusing as any thing that Is going on In Europe. With a few exceptions, the coun tries of Latin America ye ruled by dictators as all-powerful as any In Europe. When our representatives start in to line these gentry up In an all-Amerlcan front for democracy, they must have their tongues pretty far over In their cheeks. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, speaking at her weekly press conference, asserts vigorously the right of a President's wife and children to "live their own private ttves." This writer, agreeing with her fully and admiring besides her personal energy and her nerve, can't help wondering If Jimmy would have got that big Job with the movies If he'd been the unknown son of a nobody. And there's room for doubt as to whether Elesnor's column would be as widely purchased by the newspap ers If she were the wife of one of our numerous forgotten men, ' It is because their lives are pub lic, not private, thst both ar In such demand. j THIS Is a bromide, but It's still true: j If this fellow Coster (or Musica) , had played square when he went in- j to bustneae after being a convict, he'd j now be respected Instead of detested. And he'd be happy and alive Instead of disgraced and dead. J to yo u from Washington by Ethelyn Evans THE GRIDIRON DINNER Wash ington's most notorious party) Invitations are all but fought, bled an died for. EVERYMAN wants to see the folks who make the news im personated and cleverly subjected to hilarious fun and satire. 'Tia said that political and domestic affairs and foreign policy are apt to follow the trend of the Gridiron skits. Some writers Insist that the president's recently announced decision to endow a library with the proceeds of the tradition-defying sale of his state papers was Marvin Mclntyre's canny, eleventh hour scheme for blocking and satirical Gridiron sketch regard ing It. If so it must have been somewhat disconcerting, because the newsmen do some of their hsrdest writing on these skits, and the men who present them rehearse arduous ly. However, my money la on the "knights-of-tbe-press." If desired they could do a gorgeous Job of last minute re-writing and not pull a single punch. THE "WIDIRON" Party program given annually at the White House for "Gridiron" widows, dis tinguished guests and women of the press was In charge of the writers this year. Mrs. Roosevelt, who never fails to enter into the spirit of any occasion, took an active part as an entertainer. Also two of her profes sional house guests put on "one woman" acts. The newswomen. fol lowing the men's established practice of razzing prominent folk, put on skits depicting difficult moments for hard working gal -reporters. Some Impersonated wives of congressmen, senators. Justices, cabinet officers and the Chief Executive, while oth ers Interviewed them. AH questions, however, were an swered banally followed by the com mand "Don't print that!" except the First Lady who declared "I'LL print that I" Another skit imper sonated Mrs. Roosevelt as the new Supreme Court Justice announcing that her decision in an Important case had been published in her col umn the preceding day. A good sketch wsa one Impersonating Mrs. Cummlngs, wife of the retiring At torney General, teaching the other cabinet ladles to curtsy to the visit ing British King and Queen. (By-the-way, Mrs. Cummlngs has actually been presented at the Court of St. James, where she shattered all precedent by appearing in a gorgeous SCARLET presentation dress.) In the curtsy act. the supposed Madam Perkins, Secretary of Labor, refused to remove the tricorn hat. to unbend, or to DEPORT anybody. Dinner in the state dining room, followed ,by off - the record, extemporaneous speeches concluded the evening's: fun. OREGONIANS HEADING FOR WASHINGTON: A letter from Mrs. Mott, wife of the Hon James W. Mott, states that Representative Mott will leave Salem shortly after Christ mas, arriving here a short time be fore Congress convenes on January 3. The letter also brought the glad tldings that Mrs. Mott and daughters, Frances, Dorothy and Baby Beverly will drive over the southern route and reach Washington about Feb ruary 1st. Last year Mrs. Mott and children remained in Salem, and the Congressman lived st the University Club during the session. The many, many friends of the family, in and out of Congress, are delighted to know we shall have all of them with us this season. THE FIRST LADY corrects mis leading news reports to the ef fect that she had ordered 41 pieces of handmade lingerie from Pnprtn jn We were asked to explain that FOUR garments were for her own use and the rest for Chrislrnns nmconis TniMf. garments are now being made by a newiy organizes co-operative. The workmanfhtn is aimer vih an tho materials used have been greatly im- Hiuvra na Btanaaraized. AMERICAN WHEAT 10 WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. (AP) Sumner Welles, acting seerrtarv or state, announced today the Surplus vuuunooiwea corporation was pre pared to provide 800.000 bushel of wheat monthlv for the nb .1 montha to relieve suffering and hu man misery In Spain. The Wheat Will be turned nree ,n the American Red Cross which now la attempting to raise funds privately for procejwlna: It Into flour at a rt"e i of 100.000 barrels monthly. ! weuea said the state department had received alarmln. reme. nt starvation and disease among civil ians, particularly in Loyalist Spain, 1 and the flour would save many live. : The Red Cross already haa shipped 60.000 barrels of flour obtained from the Surplus Commodities corporation to Spain on vessel belonging to the maritime commission. i Phone 543. We'll haul aw., vm,. refuse, city Sanitary Service. Certigrade No. 1 CEDAR SHINGLES $4.25 per square BIG PINES LUMBER CO. PHONE 1. Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County history from the files of the Mall Tribune 10 and SO yean . ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY December 21, 1028 (It Was Saturday) Mid-west ls swept by icy blizzard on shortest day of year. County court gets petition for Emi grant district road. Beagle defeats Agate In a spelling match. Mrs. Everett Faber of Central Point entertains in honor of her daught er's birthday. Many in Table Rock district have the flu, but peak ls believed passed. State Income tax plans find favor with tax body. Savage Creek gold mine reports good clean-up. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December 21, 1918 (It Was Monday) Field Marshal von Hindenburg qtf Germany leads large force to Posen, which ls claimed by Poland as part of the New Poland. President Wilson and wife plan to vlsii London, where they will be the guests of the King of England at Buckingham Palace. City ls brilliant with American flags and special street decorations. Milton Ottoman is promoted to chief clerk of the Southern Paclflo here. Stockralslng reported on Increase throughout state. Flu masks are no longer required to be worn on the streets, the city health officer rules Weather, Northern California: Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler In Interior of south portion tonight; frost and to cal fogs Thursday morning; strong northwest wind off coast. Oregon: Cloudy tonight and Thursday, probably showers in west portion and light snow over moun tains; little temperature change; moderate northwest wind off coast. Plows for Christinas. BUCHAREST. Dec. 21. (TP) Kin Carol through the department of agriculture today gave 1,000 plows to poor Rumanian farmers as Christmas presents. v Chevrolet JINGLES Copyrighted Remember when the self starter came out in 1911; The old-timers had been cranking 'em since 1897; Then they developed the four-wheel brakes in 1923, That we thought made mo toring SAFE as it could be. But when Cherolet brought knee action out in '34, That gave us COMFORT we never had known before! Now with the vacuum gear shift on steering post That's the GREATEST im provement and one needed most. ' Chevy M. Hurd Rogue River Chevrolet . Main and Riverside Service Dept. 3? North Riverside laed Tar Lot Riverside at 4th CHRISTMAS MONEY TURN IN YOUR OLD CAR GET THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE-THIRD DOWN AND THE VALUE OF YOUR CAR IN CASH ON A BETTER USED CAR OR NEW CAR First Payment Feb. 1st, 1939 Green Stamps ON USED CARS RogueRiverChevrolet ted Car lot Riverside at 4lh 6TH AND FIR
