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By Arthur Perry.
The Mayor reports: "San
Francisco is tired of Harry
Bridges." Neither could the
lien labor agitator win a pop
ularity contest in any other
Pacific Coast port.
...
Secy. Ickes last week in a
tirade, expressed a desire to
drive an armored car down the
highways, forcing ZO-ton trucks
Into the ditches. The way the
public feels the truck driver
who forced Secy, Ickes off the
road, would be a sure-shot Re
publican presidential nominee
next year.
...
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(From "Quest For Certalntlty)
"When, on the other hand, It
Is seen that the object of
knowledge Is prospective and
eventual, being the result of In
ferential or reflective operations
which redlspose what wa ante
emtently existent, the subject
matters called respectively sen
sible and conceptual are seen to
be complementary In effective
direction of Inquiry to an In
telligible conclusion."
A New Jersey hunter shot a
ditch digger accidentally for a
duck. The victim was flying low
at the time, but not quacking.
...
Forty Chinese froze to death
Sunday in the streets of Shang
hai. Famine, flood, poverty, wnr,
everything bad, nothing good,
is always happening to the Chi
nese. ...
"My father got a new pair of
glasses the other day. He complained
that he couldn't ace any better with
them than with the old ones. He
says he looks at all the pretty girls
but he can't soe them looking back
at him. We pointed out to Pap that
maybe the reason he didn't notice
them returning his glance was that
tn fact they were not doing so. He
admitted the possibility; said hs hsd
the samo trouble with the old specs."
(Pittsburgh Press). Just a glimmer
of the glamour.
STAND-BY CALLS
Ssn Francisco, Nov. 27. (P)
Globe wireless reported today
that the States Line freighter
Michigan was moving through
rough seas toward the Quaker
Line steamer Peter Kerr, which
hsd broadcast a general call for
ships to "please stand by us."
ine i-iooc report quoted a
messago from the American
Presidents liner President Cool
Idge as follows:
"Peter Kerr No. 1 hold full
water but no immediate dnnger
as long as bulkhead holds out.
Michigan is hound toward
Kerr."
The Michigan, bound for
Osaka, jHpan, from San Fran
risco. was reported at B p.m.
yesterday 1302 miles from Osa
ka: the Kerr, proceeding to Ha
kodate, Japan, stood 555 miles
from Hakodate. Despite the
rough sea, weather was reported
clear.
Sen. Bridges Coming
For G.O.P. Confab
Portland. Nov 27. IAt Sen.
Styles Bridges, (R-N.H.) republl
n presidential aspirant, will
onfer with Oregon party lead
ers Friday after meeting Lane
onnty republicans at Eugene
rlier In the day.
War Food Rationing
London, Nov. 27. (,V) The
date for the rationing of bacon,
ham and butter and the volun
tary rationing nf sugar will be
given tomorrow in the house of
commons, the food ministry an
nounced today.
Is This the
rES thli li ( cock-eyed war.
In the world before.
But to date it has certain advantage! over the World War !
Af far a war on the land ii concerned, Instead of killing '
millions of men, and then running into a stalemate of mutual fear
and exhaustion, the stalemate has been reached without firing a
shot, or only a few.
In terms of the World War in fact there has been no major
engagement as yet. And while the lateness of tha season may
have been a vital factor, isn't there just as much reason to believe
that neither side has wished to make the sacrifice that a major j
offensive at any time would involve?
AND if the latter IS true, then certainly a great advance has
been made over 1914. In fact, this may be not only a cock
eyed war, an entirely unprecedented sort of conflict, but it may
be the LAST WAR!
BY the "last war" we don't mean the end of ALL international
conflict, but war on any large scale, war between forces of
approximately equal strength, anything that could come undei
the heading of the long-predicted Armageddon.
Not on moral grounds. But solely on the grounds of enlight
ened self interest; namely that modern war, on any large, equal,
and extended scale, demands a price, which no modern nation can
afford to pay.
THIS might not preclude such
China. Italy waged against
China, Italy waged against
against Austria and Czecho slovakia. But it would preclude the
repetition of any such conflict as Germany launched on September
1st, against Poland, and thus prevent the extension of that conflict,
on any such scale, as threatened the destruction of civilization, a
quarter of a century ago.
This might not be considered a GREAT advance, but it is
SOME advance, certainly. And if it be clearly demonstrated that
war on a large scale between forces of approximately equal
strength, can't be profitably waged by either combatant, this may
be a start toward the rationalization of the entire war problem,
for nothing is clearer than a small
grow into a larger one. I
In fact, this is the great contribution of England and France :
to world peace at the present time, a, we see it. j
And the vital need of an allied .victory. But for their action, '
Hitler would have waged war
With It, just as Mussolini waged war against Ethiopia and got away
with it, and Japan has waged war against comparatively defense- j
less China, and may, or may not be getting away with it.
...... .
B.rm , , . , , , .
UT that little Polish war has now bloomed into a European
war and nlainlv Herr Hitler is un against It. I
To win, he must win quickly
correct, he can't, by the nature of things, win on land, and while
he can cause England serious damage, there is even less chance
he can win, on the sea.
SO while this war may not end ALL wars, as far as isolated, and
what might be termed, policing wars are concerned, It may
eliminate all danger of future WORLD conflicts, and thus be the
first REAL step toward establishing a world of International co
operation and international peace.
How About Russia?
THE above, of course, is predicated upon a victory for the
allies, the annihilation of Hitler and Hitlerism, the return
of Germany to the concert of CIVILIZED nations.
If Hitler SHOULD accomplish the impossible, defeat England
and France, then of course, neither this prediction, nor any other,
would have the slightest validity.
(In fact, what the world would be like In such an event, sur
passes this department's imagination, we fear the often remarked
"end of civilization" would prove to be rather an aenemic term
for it.)
And as before stated In this column, the one disturbing factor
in this direction is Stalin, and what the "bear that walks like a
man" REALLY Intends to do about it. If Hitler and Stalin should
join hands not only politically, but in a military and naval fashion,
then while the complete defeat of England and France would still
seem unlikely, the elimination of Hitler and Hitlerism, within any
reasonable time would seem equally so.
BUT as before stated, we can't believe this is Stalin's intention.
Not because of any moral scruples. Not at all! As time goes
on and the drama on the eastern front unfolds, it becomes more
and more apparent, that morally Stalin and Hitler are brothers-under-the-skln.
In fact, all evidence indicates, that the Boss of
the Kremlin, not only thinks and feels as does the Boss of Berchtes
gnden, but has taken over his neighbor's "power politics" tech,
nique, from Alfalfa to Zucchini, bait, hook and sinker.
Observe If you please what Stalin is now doing in Finland, diclal robes have been officially
It's the Hitler technique against Austria, Czechoslovia, and Poland draped about the attorney gen
all over again! I"1'" '""- ' interesting
to speculate on what sort of
STALIN has no Intention of
force. HEAVEN FORBID!
force. HEAVEN FORBID!
But the determination of Finland to wage war on RUSSIA is so
obvious; It's perfidy and treachery so plain; and the overt act now
so well established (Petrograd reports a Finnish attack on Soviet
forces resulting in the killing of four inoffensive Soviet soldiers!)
that In self defense Stalin must act and act promptly, unless the
government of Finland promptly agrees to withdraw its armed
forces, so many miles the other side of the Russian border.
Just compare that situation
few days before he marched into
Then too, there was no Intention of conquering Poland, (the
verv Idea!) hut unless the nrovocatlve and hostile tactics of that
country were abandoned, unless
were stopped, unless Poland agreed to abandon Danzig and the
Polish corridor, in SELF DEFENSE the armed legions and Nazt
Germany would have to march!
IT now remains to be seen whether the next step will be an order
by Stalin to march Into Finland, as Hitler ordered his mechan
ized forces Into Poland.
We doubt It, for while Stnlin has adopted the Nazi technique,
we don't believe he Intends to make the Nazi mistakes.
Rut if he DOES. then watch out. it will be only a step -and
a short one, to a Nazi-Soviet OFFENSIVE alliance!
"Last War"?
Nothing like it hai ever been seen
a war as Japan is waging against
Ethiopia, or Germany threatened
Ethiopia, or Germany threatened
isolated war may at any time, ,
against Poland and gotten away I
But if the above analysis la '
" i
conquering Finland by armed I
with the one Hitler presented
Poland.
1
, ,
the outrages against Germans
Personal Health Service
By William
siintd letters pertaining to pcrsunaj neaitb and njiterte. not to dueue
l5no tre.tra.nt. -hi b. .nw.red b, Dr. Br,i, u . sum dm ii.
owing to the large number of letter received only a few can be answered.
No reply can be made to qurrtes not conforming to Instruction, address
Or. William Bradj. tSS El Camlno. Beverly Hills, Calif.
YOU SCARCELY NOTICE
Reader M. R. Q. quotes the
following paragraph from page
63, circular No. S07, U. S. de-
partment of agriculture "Diets
of Families of
Employed
Wage Earners
and Clerical
Workers In
C 1 1 1 e s," by
Stiebling and
Phipard:
"There Is
probably little
danger of seri
ous vitamin B
deficiencies if
Individ uals
r e g ularly se
share of their
from foods
lect a goodly
needed calories
which have not been artificially
refined or depleted of their vita
min Bl bv the processes of
preparation."
Read this fast and carelessly,
says Reader M. R. Q., and you
get one impression.
I, Ol' Doc Brady, tried it, and
I got the impression that all
this bla-hla about vitamins is
the bunk, and all you have to
do is have a diet of wholesome
foods which will give you all
the vitamins you need. In fnct,
I believe some such vague as
surance has been given by other
experts holding jobs in govern
ment bureaus.
T3... A It l...l.. .... 1..J
, voursclf ,avs M R O and
you get the real truth of the
matter, if you emphasize the
JZuy'ntte dan-
ger of serious vitamin B de-
ficiencics if individuals regu-
.es'fro'm foods
which have not been artificially
refined, etc."
I" other words, concludes M.'
R- Q-, there's a rhythm to de-
ception.
So that's what rhvthm is. I've
won.n?rea Z ",l ve
-aH,n enmlai-c, Knp.il,, -..-.,
ouilt.l.-, Klll"K
past the trick word "helps
when describing the wonders
the nostrum will work. That's
I It they never emphasize helps.
If you are not alert for It you
may not know they have men
tioned It at all.
I A great many individuals who
have accepted the implied as
surance that ordinary food sup
plies enough vitamins for or
dinary requirements have learn
ed by experience that the same
food, supplemented with addi
tional vitamins, materially im
proves what they had formerly
considered good health. By
this I mean that in many in
stances functional efficiency may
be considerably bettered by
simply adding 600 to 1200 in
ternational units of vitamin B
to the diet dally as by taking
The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Robert Kintner
Released by The North
American Newspaper
Alliance, Inc.
Washington, Nov. 27. Frank
Murphy's appointment to the
supreme bench seems so sure
that even now. hpfnre the lu.
judge he may make.
The problem is probably best
approached from the necative
angle. Murphy will not resem
ble the conservatives, for he has
not James C. McReynolds' cold
ly angry faith In an antique
reading of the law, nor the chief
justice's Jehovan certitude, nor
the genial practicnl-mindedness
of Owen Roberts Nor will he
be very like the liberals. Hugo
L. Black's tireless pursuit of his
1 logic's ultimate extreme will
I never be Imitated by the more
sentimental Murvihy. Both Black
land Douglas are further to the
'ell than lie, and Douglas nu-
morous earthincss is foreign to
llin, Ft,,ix Krankfurt(,r is far
more lonrned and more brilliant.
lie has little kinship with the
colorless Stanley Reed.
j
that 1
AItO(rrthr. It
would aeem
Murphy will be
, eort of middled- I
ilv-mnrter among th nrw ltal Jn
tlr H(t wilt b llhrl anoi(Eh to
fttl.fr th president, hut h will not
follow Black 'and Don: all the
way 1.I0T14, tht trull they ar new
Maying.
He It ft rather solemn, ploua fel.
low, .mrt h will accept Frankfur
ter' hieh view of the lu.it.Mtl func
tion, ta UUi reaped beinf mora rof -
Brady, H O.
THE WEASEL WORDS
four to eight vitamin B com
plex tablets, each containing
150 units of Bl (thiamin) and
all of the other factors of the
natural B-complex. This is not
just a pipe dream of mine. It
is experience of a great many
readers who have tried it.
To illustrate, take bread.
Made as it was a hundred years
ago, bread would be a rich
source of vitamin B-complex,
and as such, aside from its gen
eral nutritive value, it would
be and should be the main part
of the daily diet. Refined white
bread is practically devoid of
vitamin B. Yet it supplies a
goodly share of the calories in
many diets.
QIESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Leg Ache
Daughter, aged 4. complains of leg
ache at night and crlea with It. We
have to rub her legs till shs get
relief. (Mrs. W.F.A.)
Answer-Perhaps she needs more
calcium and vitamin D. Sometimes
children have such pains, wrongly
called "growing pains." from septic
foci In tonsils, as a precursor of
acute Infectious arthritis ("Inflam
matory rheumatism"). Oood local
application for rubbing Is compound
ointment of menthol prepared after
recipe for this given In National
Formuary which every drug store
has. This Is commonly called anal
gesic balm. Or prepare a liniment
by mixing a teaspoonful of oil of
wlntergreen (or betula or teaberry
or sweet birch with a tabtespoontul
of coarsely powdered camphor In
enough warm olive oil of cottonseed
oil to fill a four-ounce vial. Keep
tightly corked.
Chilblain
Formerly suffered every winter
with chilblain. For slight Injury to
leg was advised to do series of sim
ple foot exerclsps every day. After
doing these exercises a month or two
I notice that when winter came I
no longer had chilblains. This may
be only coincidence, but . . . (Miss
N.A.K.l
Answer Not unreasonable to be
lieve the foot exercises Improved cir
culation and tended to prevent the
trouble. One subject to chilblains
may well added a few foot exercises
to the dally minimum of exercises
outlined In "The Seven Keys to Vlte"
for copy of booklet and 35 cents
coin and one-cent stamped envelope
bearing your address. In some cases
of constantly recurring chilblains
best treatment Is a few light X-ray
treatments.
Up and Coming 1
8on Is two years old. three feet
tall, 30 pounds, eats vegetables, fruit,
a little meat, wheat fterm, loves
cod liver oil and orange Juice and
takes a part of milk dally. Mother
lnslsta he ought to have wheat bran
and bread too. iMrs. F. E.)
Answer Aa you were. Let mother
rave on. The young man la getlng
an excellent diet.
(Protected by John F. DUle Co.)
Ed. Note: persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Brady. M. D.. 266 El
Camlno. Beverly Hills. Calif.
allst than the king. And. as he al
ways suggests an ascet'i oddly stray,
ed from his appropriate cloister, he
will make himself very much at
home within the cloisters of the
court.
Perhaps It Is this trace of frus
trated Monastlclsm which causes
Murphy to mske such a curious Im
pression on the casual beholder. He
i Is soft-spoken, youngish, with a high
j complexion, conspicuously blue eyes.
; snd something btrdllke In his ex
pression and gestures. The pattern
Is not monkish, yet the monutlelsm
I Is somehow there.
! His personsllty Is equally puaallng.
. He Is. as such things go. an extreme-
I ly successful man. His family wens
Michigan Irish of moderate means
snd he got an excellent education
st the University of Michigan and
Trinity college In Dublin. He taught
law, was named Judg . of Detroit's
recorder's court, entered politics snd
was elected msyor o' Detroit, was
sent . j the Philippines aa governor
general and finally returned to be
come governor of his state all with
apparent ease.
His record as governor made him
tht biggest of the new deal's 1038
lam. ducks, and his choice for the
attorney generslshlp was an obvious
move. At the Justice department, h.
hss achieved much, particularly Im
proving departmental management
snd the system of Judicial appoint
ments. Yet. Murphy cannot claim great
Intellectual ststure. He thinks rather
slowly, and his tendency to Celtic
sentiment snd drama sometimes mis
leads him. The answer to the punle
must be sought, therefore. In his
peculiar terror, the Intensity of his
belief in what he Is doing, and the
frankness of his good Intention.
He insist upon them with such
nslve emphssls that cynics are In
clined to accuse him of self-rlgM-
eousness. but sympathetic eve dls-
cern the truth in hi
pl(t Npw
itwrtioni. in
En eland phnuw. hm ia
mn of ' good lights."
He la eminently available for .hii-
ttce Butler'a vacant teat on the high
bench, belnu Roman Catholic, g.-
graphically aultable,
and reasonably
popular with rank and file Demo
crat. Hli greatest political liability
uaed to be tha prevailing though
confused lmprewion of hla handling
of the lt-4own atrlkea. By now,
everyone know that he only delayed
enforcing the law aalntt tha strik
er in ordr to obtrtn a w atrike
ettlemfnt. During thw negotia
tions, there rvt itimcc scan at.
when John L. Lewis darted Uurphy
to do his worst and Murphy return
ed anawertog defiance, and when
Lewis took to his bed. feigning Ill
ness, and Murphy followed him to
the pretended sickroom to force re
sumption of negotiations.
In fact. Murphy's settlement of
the alt-downs, In the opinion of
hla new deal friends, was his great
eat achievement. There la talk now
that, before hla elevation to the
court, Murphy may be asked to use
hla arbitrating talent for the last
time. Despite the opposition of Sec
retary of Labor Frances Perkins. Im
portant elements in the administra
tion would like to see Murphy em
powered to Impose peace on the war
ling C I O. and A. F of L.
At the
National Capitol
With
John W. Kelly
(Continued from Page On-)
by a secretary in the cabinet.
PROM the office of Senator
Holman, Oregon, Secretary
Ickes has received a communi
cation suggesting that Bonne
ville Administrator Raver, with
in the limits of existing appro
priations, plan the work of the
industrial activities section of
that project in order that: "a
conference of Informed leaders
from the state and federal agen
cies be held to formulate ways
and means for securing a com
bined and coordinated mineral,
economic and utilization sur
vey." "It is hoped," continues the
communication, "that as a re
sult of such a conference rec
ommendations would be made
as to a requisite detailed pro
gram, the advisability of estab
lishing pilot plants and the type
of research sales efforts needed
to promote desirable industrial
expansion and the utilization of
the region's mineral resources.
Such program should not dup
licate existing efforts, but rather
coordinate and extend the same
along commercial lines."
ANOTHER suggestion offered is
Investigation of how forestry
and agricultural raw materials can
be developed commercially In the re
cently authorized agricultural labor
atories, one such laboratory being
In California to service the Pacific
Northwest. '
Secretary Ickes Is reminded that
one of the great needs of the Bon
neville region la adequate topograph
ical maps covering mineralized
areas. '
REPRESENTATIVE John Rankin,
Mississippi, self-appointed cham
pion and defender of the people.
Is not entirely satisfied with the
way Administrator Raver 1 running
Bonneville. Ho says that the Bon
neville power sold recently to Forest
Grove. Ore., 1 too low; that It la
lower than the TVA rates and that
TVA rates should be used ss a yard
stick for the nation. TVA ratea. In
cidentally, are not as low as Ta
coma ratea. which Rankin frequent
ly quotes and says people are rob
bed who pay more than Taeoma
rates.
EXPERIMENTS are to be con
ducted In Clatsop county, at
Corral! Is, Ore., and the experiment
station at Union. Ore., to determine
whether cattle can b fattened for
the market on a poor grade of for
age and wheat, aa a substitute for
"topping" them on corn. The exper
iment, promoted by Oregon's Senator
McNary and Representative Walter
M. Pterce, If successful, will remove
some of the 3ft million bushels of
soft wheat surplus In eastern Wash
ington and Oregon.
Disposal of the surplus wheat of
the Inland Empire Is a problem
slnoe the hostilities In China. Soft
wheat of Washington and Oregon ta
adapted particularly for biscuit, pie
crust and cake. Unlike hard wheat,
Its market Is somewhat restricted.
Heretofore cattle fattened for the
market were fed com. and there
Is almost no corn grown in the
Pacific Northwest as the nights are
too cool. All auch corn for feed
la Imported, either from the com
states of the middle west or from
South America. If the cattle can be
"finished off" on soft wheat. It will
reduce the surplus and eliminate
the erpenae of importing corn.
In the vlelnlty of Corvallls the
experiment will be conducted at
Squaw Mountain; in Clatsop county
the stock will be on cut-over land,
and In eastern Oregon the experi
ment station at Union will be the
laboratory. In addition to cattle,
wheat will also be fed to aheep and
hos.
The result will be of Interest to
all stockmen and buyers In the area
where soft wheat ta available.
Y
AFTER 50 YEARS
Lynn, Mass., Nov. 27. (PI
Fifty years ago Nov. 26th Wil
liam E. Kelley, now a deputy
fire chief, was injured slightly
during a $5,000,000 fire which
swept this manufacturing city.
He was slightly hurt again
yesterday on the SOth anniver
sary of the conflagration while
fighting a blaze which damaged
six houses and made three
families homeless.
The 1889 fire spread across
25 acres, destroyed 158 wooden
factories. 129 dwellings, 32
I brick buildings, 12 stables and
la church.
In The
Day's
"News
By Frank Jenkins
San Franciscrj The last time
this writer was here. Northern
California was scared into a
blue funk. The ham and eggs
cloud was on the horizon, and
nobody knew what kind of
storm might come out of it. The
worst was expected.
The cloud has blown over,
and San Francisco is sighing
with relief. Even the current
labor troubles can't entirely
down the feeling that the fu
ture is brighter.
WHEN you have a bad tooth
ache so bad you simply
can't stand it you go and have
the tooth out. When you have
a "misery" in your back that
takes most of the fun out of
life and keeps your nerves on
edge, but doesn t altogether in
capacitate you, you're apt to put
up with it and drag along some
how. San Francisco's labor troubles
are a misery in the back. They
take a lot of fun out of life and
they cause worries as to the
future. But they are a dull ache
that can be endured, and there
is a hazy feeling that the cure
might be worse than the pain.
Besides, nobody knows what
the cure is. So things just drag
along.
""PHE threatened recall against
Governor Olson hasn't ma
terialized as yet, although it
is generally accepted that it will
come. The impression is that
Olson will win.
Business reasons like this:
The ham-and-eggers are seek
ing vengeance because Olson
opposed them In their recent
campaign. Spite recalls seldom
succeed. Besides, business feels
that anyone the ham-and-eggers
are likely to put up would
be so much worse than Olson
that it will be necessary to sup
port Olson in self-defense.
Confirmed anti-Olson people
are hoping the recall doesn't
make the grade, as they' feel
that its effect will be to strength
en the governor materially in
the long run.
"PHIS is written on Friday.
Tomorrow is the day of the
big game between California
and Stanford, and the fact that
it will be a contest for tail-end
position doesn't seem to detract
any from the interest. It's hard
to get any interest today in any
other subject.
Communications
A Word from Vermont
To the editor: This morning's
mail brought to me a clipping
from your paper. Thank you for
all you said about Vermont. Of
course it is all true, but I am
sorry that you did not continue
your trip to this little city and
we could show you scenery "wot
is" scenery. We have for a back
ground the mountains (hills to
you) green as emeralds in the
summer, tender gray-green in
the spring and the wealth of
color you so well describe in the
fall. Then to our west we look
over beautiful blue Lake Cham
plain and across to the Adiron
dacks. To the north we can often
see the mountain peaks in Can
ada and the panorama of the
lake stretching south and north
for miles. I hope you saw a sun
set. "The glories of the world"
are then spread before you and
one says "what art man that
thou are mindful of him" and
again to the hills "I will lift up
mine eyes unto the hills from
whence cometh my help."
That is what makes us leaders
In politics and a pattern for all
others to follow (I hope).
Right here in this county
(Franklin) the best dairy pro
ducts in the country are to be
had. There are more cows than
people in this county! No one is
very rich, but in standards of
principles we have a rich herit
age. O yes. And as to the winter.
We can furnish the best skiing
in the country and as you may
know the old rhym:
Vermont is noted for four things
Men, women, horses and maple
sugar.
The men are strong,
The horses are fleet,
The women and sugar are good
and sweet,
And all are exceedingly hard to
beat.
My husband, the late Colonel
William C. Miller, loved Oregon
better than any state he had ever
lived in. Although he was a
I Floridan he never lost his love
! for the great state of Oregon. I
am sure if he had lived we
' would have seen all this beloved
country and know that the best
place in the world is our own
I U. S. A.
So east greets west, the real
west that my dear husband
loved. Come to Vermont again.
Mrs. Wm. C. (Sally Yard) Miller
St. Albans, Vt
Flight (V Time
Medford and Jackson County
Ulstury from the file of the
Mall Tribune 10 and to year
go-
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
November 28, 1929
(It was Thursday)
City and county observe
Thanksgiving with many family
dinners. Ashland defeats Med
ford 19-12 in final game of
season.
Medford and Talent irrigation
districts plan to irrigate ground
to aid farmers In plowing as
long drouth continues. Forest
fires along the Oregon coast
gain. Rain needed over entire
state. Forest fire burns in Ap
plegate. Bose sales in Detroit again
set new price mark.
Congress favors cut in federal
income taxes.
Middle west hit by first bliz
zard of winter and record cold.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
November 28, 1919
(It was Friday)
Civil war breaks out in Mex
ico City.
Cold weather causes rush of
orders to wood yards of city
and supply is running low.
Mrs. Ed Janney and daughter
leave for Los Angeles for ex
tended stay.
Mae Murray in "Twin Pawns"
at the Liberty; Bill Russell in
"Six Feet Four" at the Rialto.
Medford loses to Ashland 14
to 0, in final contest of year.
Vance and Irish Coleman played
a brilliant game. Poor field gen
eralship by Medford gave Ash-"t
land their first touchdown.
Ye Poets Comer
The Siskiyou
By Russell Mitchell
The Siskiyous are natural
freaks
A multitude of little peaks.
All in among a million creeks,
With forests stretching up in
streaks.
Their convolutions fore you
swarm,
A mountain range without a
form;
With igneous rocks that are still
warm.
For average height there is no
norm.
Some peaks are high, but most ,
are low. '
The rivers run both fast and
slow.
How long they are or where
they go
I cannot tell; I do not know.
They wind around and twist
about
As if they're lost. They don't
come out.
There are no roads; there is no
route
By which to go to get some
trout.
The hills are high and hard and
steep.
The gulches dark and rough
and deep.
You cannot walk; you have to
creep,
And coyotes wake you from
your sleep.
Occasionally you see a farm ,
A tiny house, a great big barn, A
With lawns and gardens full of
charm.
They're out of reach of taxes'
harm.
Because the state, If they can't
pay
Can never find them where
they lay.
I've looked for friends for many
a day.
Who lived a mile or so away.
But we who live in these old
hills
Love all their peaks and rocks
and rills.
We fear no snakes nor porky's
quills;
We pay no rent and run no bills.
We take our time; we do not
rush.
(We can't because there's too
much brush).
We eat our oats, but call it A
mush;
The maidens here know how to
blush.
Newark. N. J., Nov. 27. (ff
John Miller, 58. Elk Grove,
Calif., ranch worker and saw
mill hand, arrived at Newark
airport today by airliner from
San Francisco, to claim his
prize for winning the men's di
vision of a national crocheting
contest, a three day tour of New
York city.
Miller, six feet tall and weigh
ing 190 pounds, said he had
been crocheting 30 years and
worked his prize-winning bed
spread during the winters of
ranch work.
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