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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.
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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.
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M. Ulrlch of Prospect, one of the
many farmers tied down to their
ranch, slipped a few knots Tues.,
and came to town.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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,
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'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.
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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.
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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