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PAGE FOIIE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1940. MedforjvWTribune HetvU th Hall Trlban." Dally Ktrit Snlurduj. Pubttihcd by MEDFORD I'lUNTINO CO. It-17-19 North Fir St. Phone Tl. ROHBRT W. KIJHU Editor. ERNEST R aiLSTHAP. UaORC". An Ini1pn(lnt Nwppr. Entered aa cond-oltM matter at MXI foM, OrBOn, under Act of March I. III. 8L1 HSf.'Rl tTION RATES 0T Mall I - Advance: Dally and Burday one year ... ft. 00 Pally and Sunday all month!.. . I 10 Dally and Sunday three rnonthi. 1.00 Dally and Sunday one month... .71 By Carrier In Advance Hertford. Ah land. Centra) Point, Jacksonville. OolfJ Hill, Rogue River, Phoenli, Talant, and on motor route: Dally and Sunday one year It. 00 Dally and Sunday one month ... .Tl All tertne caeh In advance Offlrinl P ii per of Hie Illy of Mrdford Official I'npcr of Jnrkum I'ounly. MJ.MftKK OF THE ASMJCI ATTO I'llI.NB Receiving Full Liari1 Wire Hervlre. The A-iriated Preae la aic'uilval entitled to the ute for publication of all new dlepatche credited to It or other viae credited lo thle paper, and t)o to the local newe puhltnhed herein. All rfghta for publication of apeeial JlapatcMts herein are aleo raaerved. MEMBER UP UNITED PREHH Advertlilng Reprenentatlvea WEST-HOIX1UA V COMPANY. INC. Office in New York. Chlrag.j Detroit. Ban Kranclaco, Loa Angelea Heatt la, Portland. Bt. Louie, Atlanta, Vancouver. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur rerry. A locomotive whistle at Al bany, Ore., due to a balky valve, kept the town awake for 35 min utes the other night, before it was hit a lick with a hammer and silenced. Everything else failed, including 40 autoists tooting their horns at it. "FIRST DAYS OF 1940 SEE SOCIALITES MUCH ON GO; TRAVELERS COME HOME" (Hdline Oregoninn social page) Egad! one might say. A distinguished scientist re ports the "smashing of two atoms Is of more Importance to the world than the war." Most anybody can think of two atoms in need of smashing to end the war. IS THIS RUSSIA? (Lakeviow Examiner) "Thfl plan Is to Install chock In meters of delinquent accounts permitting water to drip slowly but not flow, tnktng about throe minutes to get a gin hi of water tnd probably the better part of a week for a small tub bath. The punishment, a most tan talizing one at best, will eon tlnue until the aocount Is paid or a plan offered for settling up." e e e Prosperity Note: Citizen shin ing up his specks with a new $20 bill in a lobby. No less a personage than the state chairman of Oregon De mocracy has come forth with the dark warning that unless holders of federal pllums and pie pun gle up more freely to the na tional exchequer, they face the grim spectre of a Republican victory, come next November. The state chairman notes dole fully contributions "have not been as generous as anticipated." This Is a pretty howdy-do! Let all good democrats, starry-eyed and seething with fervor for New Deal notions forthwith re move the rubber-bands from their bankrolls, and unlatch their wallets and let the moths therein fly where they will. A PRINTER STUMBLES "Cal-Ora hn. been the recip ient of much favorable advertle InK from those who have seen nri enjoyed their frool .how one needn't be afraid to take one's most cherished frlenda there. The management, while It trlea to insure everyone's hap piness, will not tolerate often alvenesa or vuUsnrlty. The blues are out at Cal-Ore. but one must behave, that's why It's the housing success that It la." Chlloquln Review). "Time" recently printed the rather aged quip about the wo man who had three sons "two living in Seattle and one in Portland." In this connection, there Is the one about the Mcd ford resident, "who recently moved to Ashland, where he wiil live In the hereafter." IT'S STILL BALONEY (True Screen Mag.) "Every mornlnit Mrs. Taylor, nee Bnrbnra Stanwyck, eats ap plesauce for brenkfast, not grape fruit, not peaches, not melon nor raspberries with cream, but applesauce -.lways, winter, sum mer, aprlng and fall." ... R. Mikschc, G. Humphries, et al, compose a quartet who spend their Sundays playing bridge, after scolding their bettor i for doing the same thing on Sat urday. Hold Jewish Refugees Haifa, Jan. 8. (A1) Five hun dred and twenty Jewish refugees seeking to enter Palestine with out permits were arrested last night within Palestine territorial waters aboard a schooner and brought to Haifa. Tliey were from Germany and other parts of central Europe. Another War Casualty "TO SOME it may be rather surprising to find the American Federation of Labor opposing Secretary Hull's trade treaties, and yet that is the traditional policy of the A.F.L. In the good old days of Samuel Gompers, one of the strongest bulwarks of the Republican high tariff policy, was organized labor on the ground that the more prosperous American manufacturing the more jobs for the workers and the higher the wages. The picture has entirely changed since those gay nineties but the tariff group of the A.F.L. doesn't seem to realize it. The members even favor returning the ratification of the trade treaties to the Senate, which will return them to politics, and the fat will be in the fire, as far as any realistic, rational or constructive tariff policy is concerned. e e e e e LJOWEVER, when the European war broke out, no doubt the reciprocal trade treaties were doomed anyway. They represent the only sane policy for a peaceful world, and are indeed a strong force in the maintenance of world peace. But with a European war in progress, which threatens more and more to develop into a genuine world war, the theory behind them, sound as it is, becomes purely academic. In other words, not only do reciprocal trade agree ments tend to promote peace, they can only flourish and flower in an atmosphere of peace, for war auto matically destroys the foundation of good will and co operation upon which they rest. This is no reason why the fight to maintain the treaties should not continue, but it makes the cause pretty hopeless, until world peace is restored again. The Hore-Belisha Incident ll'E DON'T KNOW what is really behind this resig v" nation, or expulsion of War Minister Hore Belisha probably no one on this side of the Atlantic does, as yet. But we like the way England is handling it, with full publicity in the press, and various and sundry more or less irate citizens talking out of turn. IMAGINE what the procedure would have been in Russia or Germany if a similar show-down had been reached between the "All-Highest" and some subordi nate official. There wouldn't have been a word uttered, from the first break to the final curtain. The friends and family of M. Hore-Belisha would have suddenly missed the Right Honorable gentleman, at his accus tomed place at his dinner table and the club, and after a week or ten days it would have been officially an nounced that the War Minister had been killed while visiting the western front, or shot himself in the head, while in a fit of depression over certain unannounced reverses. Too bad, but the unfortunate gentleman was "spurlos versenkt." DUT old Johnny Bull just kicks the Right Honorable "out on his ear, in broad daylight, lets him talk as he does or doesn't wish, and promises to render a com plete account of the incident or as complete as pub lic policy in war time permits at the coming session of Parliament. ! That sort of procedure mav have its drawbarks nn i the basis of efficiency, but it is certainly heartening j to all who still believe in freedom, liberty and general ; human decency. We trust we will not be propensities for we really suffer none when we ex- i press the hope that when the war is over, this demo- Hunt; mtamm ui vnangmg me personnel 01 govern ment will be sustained, rather than the totalitarian! 'The Mighty Have Fallen " DUMANIA, a fourth class power in Europe, is perk ing up and making mean snoots at big Russia. Every Balkan country and every capital from Buda pest, 10 uomDay is Dreaming deeper now that the Finns have pulled the mask off the Russian bear, re vealing him merely as a polecat, with some nuisance value, but no great physical menace. The Russian military collapse and thnt ia what it amounts to is the result wiuiuui recognizing tne value ol brains, that is, with out giving brains their proper leadership and guaran teeing to brains their proportional rpwaivla Thorn ia the rotten core of the socialistic philosophy. ut course, society should not confuse brains with prcdatorv Powers and the aennisitivp instinct Rut often brains are predatory nauiraiiy acquisitive. THE nice task for democracy is to give men of brains their will and wnv ami still lmm timm tmm taking too great a proportion of the gross income of u,y cmi-iiuise, wni'uier u business or what not. In well. Of course, our "big shots" have been hogs often umis, out ov giving tnem loot away from them in leadership of the world in til IHIlllll'H. But the Russians last, vpar and tho vnur ripfm-n chnt their military leaders when the leaders began to step out and threaten Stalin. 'So today Stalin is naked to his enemies. And Rumania thumbs her nose at her slavic overlord. How the mighty have Gazette. accused of any Anglophile of trying to run a country and they are sometimes is war, religion, politics, tneir "Head and taking the taxes we have maintained commerce, and incidentally fallen! Emporia (Kan.) Personal Health Service Br William 8 lined letteri pertaining to perionsl health and hygiene, not to dUeaie diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped self addressrd envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written tn Ink. Owing to the large numbers of letters received only a few can be answered. No reply ran be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address Or. William Brady, 265 El ram I no, Beverly Hills, Calif. THE SILVERY The cause of psoriasis, a chronic skin disease character ized by dry rounded or oval patches covered with silvery scales, is not known. It is the third most common chronic skin disease, acne (blackheads and pimples) being the most com mon, eczema (salt rheum, tetter, dermati tis) next. It is not contagious. It is generally worse in winter than In sum mer, in cold climate than in a warm climate. From what I gather the present consensus of medical opinion favors the be lief that psoriasis is due to a fault of metabolism, slow com bustion in the system, and this state is probably dependent upon nutritional deficiency. I say probably and I mean prob ably. Perhaps, too, there is a hormone deficiency as well as vitamin' deficiency, particuarly underactivity of the thyroid gland secretion. Again I say per haps all this is only medical theory. So many remedies or meth ods of treatment have been em ployed and approved as bene ficial for psoriasis that I would blush to mention them if I did not believe they all fit in with the concept of psoriasis outlined herein: 1. Sun bathing or daily ex posure of naked skin to the light from an ultraviolet lamp (not "violet ray"), short of burning yet sufficient to produce tan ning of the uninvolved skin, in the course of several weeks. 2. A diet largely or entirely vegetarian, except that it should include not less than a quart, better two quarts of fresh milk daily arid liberal quantities of cheese, butter, and milk equiv alents evaporated milk, pow dered dried milk, skim milk, cream, buttermilk, and bever ages or dishes in which milk is a main ingredient. 3. X-ray treatment seems par ticularly valuable in combating psoriasis of the nails and cases where the more troublesome le sions are on the soles or palms. It Is satisfactory for small areas on the skin anywhere. 4. Such agents as chrysarobln, tar, ammoniated mercury, and salicylic acid, applied in oint ments or pastes, are valuable In many cases, but may be safe ly used only under the per sonal supervision of the phy sician. THE CAPITAL PARADE By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER Released by tha North American Nawtpapar Allianca, Inc. Washington, Jan. 8. In con nection with James H. R. Crom well's appointment to be min ister to Canada, two anecdotes spring to mind with the happy lightness of a mating deer. The first concerns a certain genial chairman of the Democratic na tional committee, and a polite functionary with some know ledge of foreign affairs. The functionary was telling the chairman that, by all accounts, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, had made a "grand" ambassador to Poland, whereat the chairman replied musingly: "Uhmm a bout twenty-five grand." PVr Jimmy Cromwell, such a sum Is mere chicken-feed. If the smile on the usually dour fce of Boss Frank Hague of Jersey city means anything at all, Cromwell will be a much "grander" minister to Cana da than that. All of which explains the second anecdote, concerning the moment during Cromwell's Indian honeymoon with hts bride. Mrs. Doris Duke Cromwell, when the hap py pair were struck by the beauty of the Taj Maha. The mogul's memorial to hla love ly wife so charmed the Cromwells that they rather wanted a Taj Mahal of their own. Orders were given for reconstruction of the Taj In the pleasanter climate of Palm Beach. Everything waa to be eiact, down to the minarets and reflecting pool, and the architect was Informed that the garage and offices must be In a suitably nlmllar architectural style. This led the architect, pos. albly after the order had been wise ly countermanded, to refer rather freely to the "Clam J -Mahal." The truth about Jimmy Cromwell is that he la an amiable, probably rather hlih-mlnded young man. with a rich mother, an Immensely rl"h wife, and ft tremendous lot of money which bt u willing to ftbeU out ..rl.JI Brady, M. D. SCALE DISEASE S. In some cases if the phy sician's examination elicits signs of slow metabolism excellent re sult may be obtained from the carefully regulated use of thy roid extract. This too is safe only under the personal super vision of the physician. 6. I believe optimal daily ra tions of vitamin A and vitamin D as a supplement to the pat ient's usual diet the most satis factory treatment say 50,000 U.S.P. XI units of D and 100, 000 international units of A daily for the first month, and after that from 5000 to 6000 units of D and 25,000 units of A daily. For local patches of psoria sis if a cosmetic cleanser or oil is to be used, a solution of vita min D in bland neutral oil is praised by many, although I doubt that vitamins applied to the normal skin are absorbed or have an effect at all com parable with the effect of vita mins taken as food or medicine. QUESTIONS ANSWERS Deafness Relieved Ten yean ago specialists assured me nothing could be done for my deafness which had been coming on gradually for many yeara. X gave up all treatment. It remained about the same. Then X saw your recom mendation of the vitamin B treat ment as helpful in some cases. X tried It for twelve weeks, and my hearing Improved wonderfully, so that now I enjoy- conversation and the movies and church, where X do not forget to say a prayer for Dr. Brady. (Mrs. T. D.) Ans. At the movies? Well, wher ever you say It, thank you for re porting your experience. The vita min B treatment Is not a cure for deafness, but does help In some cases. Send stamped envelope bear ing your address and ask for mono graph on Head Noises and Deafness. Monographs Please Rive a list of helpful health pamphlet for the home. If you have any that are free to readers. (M.S.) Ans. For any one of the follow ing send a stamped envelope bearing your address.. For more than one, inclose ten cents coin for each four you want. Chorea (St. Vltus's Dance) Acne (pimples, blackheads) Whooping Cough Ec7ma Gaining WelRht Croup Psoriasis Syphilis Asthma Hives Gonorrhea Hay Fever Bolls Headache Diabetes Pruritus (Itching without akin rash) Piles Styes Hives Insomnia Constipation Home Sanitation Sweating Pocket First Aid Kit Displacement Foot Itch Leucorrhea Bed Wettng Menstruation Menopause (Protected by John F. Dille Co.) Ed. Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Dr. William Brady, M. D.. 265 El Caraplno, Beverly Hills, Calif. to powrful political personage. Very likely he wants to go Into publlo life from the highest motives, hav ing already sponsored one strange plan for saving the nation. But. though personally slim, financially he Is the fattest cat of his time, and Ottawa la his reward for being so fat. He had been trying to get a Job long before he was given Ottawa, and he had been a thinker even be fore he derided to become a states man. Hia personal program Is con tained In his two books. "The Voice of Young America." and "In De fense of Capitalism." The latter vol ume is described on the fly-leaf as an "explanation of the functioning or our capitalist system of today and of specific measures which would correct Its defects." The most re markable of these measures Is Crom well's celebrated "negative interest" plan, under which the government would pay people handsomely for borrowing money. His books were hla misfortune, however, for in the course of his literary labors, he made the mistake of indorsing birth control and the sales tax. In 1038. he and Hague had made their connection, and Hague waa all aet to run Cromwell for the senate when he heard that his candidate was ft writing man. This news, plus the information about what Cromwell had written, so upset the Jersey City boss that he changed his plans. Possblly Cromwell was expressing his dlftappotntment when he visited New York's mayor. Morello La Ouar dia, along with Prank Murphy, then lame-duck governor of Michigan, and Ohio's lame-duck senator. Bob Bulk ier, to dlscuu the formation of a progressive third party. The party was to be financed by the Duke Cromwell wealth, to whose more equable distribution It wk alxo to be dedicated. On the face of It. there la noth ing wrong with Jimmy Cromwell ex cept that he la a nice young man with a lot of money who doesn't mind being generous to politicians. He can do no harm n Canada, for American-Canadian relations are too aoundly based to be damaged by any one. They have already survived Uncle Dan Roper, which waa a pretty severe t-.'st. There Is even an off-chance that Cromwell may turn out to be a good diplomat, untrained though he Is. Tli. functionary waa perfectly sincere and thoroughly well-Informed 1 In hts remark to Jim Farley about j Tony Btddle, who obtained hla em bassy In the same way that Crom- i well got his legation. Despite the I I fact that he parts hts hair down ! i the oilcKUe in ba-k aa well aa In 1 front, Biddle has proved an excel lent reporter on foreign affairs. What It distinctly wrong, however, la the system under which fat cats are rewarded by belnf permitted to represent their country abroad. It if all very well to make ambassadors or ministers of men of Important standing, high In the president's confidence, like William C. Bullitt and Joseph P. Kennedy. Every na tion does that. But why we should flaunt the rather sordid financing of our political parties before the world at Urge, heaven alone knowa. AT THE National Capitol WITH John W. Kelly (Continued from Parfs On,-) he would not attend the open ing of congress and listen to the message unless the docu ment dealt with his pet sub ject. Secretary of Agriculture Hen ry A. Wallace was less fortun ate. He wanted the president to say something favorable for his "certificate" plan for a process ing tax. Secretary of the Treas ury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., who doesn't like the plan nor his fellow cabineteer, prevailed on the president to ignore the pro posal. The official family is not har monious. His fellows think little of the secretary of war, even less of the secretary of labor. The secretary of the interior's intimates are the little group who are sniping at the postmaster-general. Mr. Roosevelt has his own troubles trying to mollify the heads of his depart ments and if he displays the slightest special attention to one the others are jealous. HAVING to kill 16 minutes before his cue to appear and address congress, the president Jollied the committee of escorts In the reading room behind the desk of th speak er of the house. Picking on Ore iron'a McNary. republican leader, he kidded him for refusing an Invita tion to listen to the president's speech at the Jackson day dinner; ofered to reserve a room In the Mayflower and put tn a radio where the senator and his republican friends could gather and listen with out having to associate with the celebrating democrats. McNary said he would like to propound a question to the presi dent and the latter replied he would be delighted to answer, and In quired what It was. Of course, there Is Just one question everyone Is anxious to make and only Mr. Roosevelt knows the answer. "You know what I wish to ask," said the republican, "because you arc clairvoyant. You can guess what Is In my mind." "I may," pause, "reserve that room for you." , Which la as much aatlsfactlon aa anyone has about whether Mr. Roosevelt will seek a third term. (Note McNary attended a Jack son dy dinner several yeara ago as a gueat of Senator Pat Harrison and heard the president apeak. It was not an election year and cat.aed no comment). JOSEPH F. Singer, known to every politico In Oregon, as an assis tant doorkeeper of the United States senate, marched to the house with the togamen and managed to ease himself to within a few feet of the president. Then aa Mr. Roose velt made a speech which was lis tened to by millions In all parte of the world. Joe folded his hands, closed his eyes and slept through the important address. Joe had Juat arrived from Ore gon after four days and nights on a train and waa tired. Oregon's Rufu. Holman and Congressman Jim Mott. who also made the trip, were wide awake ready to pick flaws In the speech. NAZIS CONTRIBUTE FOR NEW GRAF SPEE Berlin, Jan. 8. fP) Public funds are being raised for the construction of a new warship Admiral Graf Spee, It became known today. The original Admiral Graf Spee, one of three 10,000-ton pocket battleships built by Ger many to meet naval restrictions after the World war, was de stroyed In Montevideo harbor December 17 after a battle with British fighting craft. Public contributions and re ceipts from concerts and enter tainments are being used to raise funds for the new ship. JACKSONVILLE P.-T. A. ' MEETING WEDNESDAY Jacksonville, Jan. 8. (Spl) Jacksonville P.-T.A. will meet Wednesday in the high school gymnasium at 8 p. m. The home economics department will have charge of the program. Dr. Wayne Wells, of South ern Oregon College of Educa tion, will be principal speaker. WILLE BUSINESSMEN WILL ELECT TONIGHT Jacksonville, Jan. 8. (Spl) The Business Men's association of Jacksonville will meet to night at 8 o'clock at The Nug get. Election of officers will be held and other important busi ness disposed oL , , 1 In The Day's . News ' By FRANK JENKINS STRAWS in the wind: 1. King Carol, reviewing his troops, planes and tanks at Chis inau, capital of Bessarabia, 12 miles from the Russian border, I says: "Bessarabia will ALWAYS REMAIN RUMANIAN BY FORCE OF OUR ARMS. (Bes sarabia was taken from Russia by the peace treaty and given to Rumania.) 2. The commander of the troops reviewed by Carol re sponds: "Our whole army, from the first man to the last, is ready to defend our EASTERN (Rus sian) border." 3. Russian, Ukranian and Ger man minority leaders publicly swear allegiance, for themselves and their followers, to King Carol and Rumania. WHAT these straws indicate is this: Rumania, watching Stalin's bogged-down Finnish campaign, is saying: "Stalin isn't so hot. If he can't take back Finland, he CAN'T TAKE BACK BESSA RABIA." QLIVER CROMWELL, build- ing an army of commoners to oppose King Charles and his cav aliers, said to parliament: "I'd rather have a captain in plain russet who knows what he is fighting for and LOVES WHAT HE KNOWS than a cavalier and a gentleman who is nothing else." Because they knew what they were fighting for and LOVED WHAT THEY KNEW, Crom well's captains in russet defeated the cavaliers of King Charles and established parliamentary government as definitely su preme in England. LJERE'S a tip to Carol, watch- ing mighty Russia's poor showing against little Finland and trying to draw conclusions from what he sees: These Finns know what they are fighting for and, like Crom well's Ironsides, love what they know. They are fighting for freedom, and they LOVE THEIR FREEDOM. Before Carol opposes his rela tively slender army to Russia's vast hordes, he d better be very sure his people know what they are fighting for and LOVE WHAT THEY KNOW. pAROL, too, is a dictator considerably more limited than Stalin, but still a dictator. If history proves anything at all, it proves that there's ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD between a people fight ing for their homes and their liberties and a people fighting merely against a CHANGE OF DICTATORS. ELDERLY MULCTED BY SHORT CHANGE ARTIST Portland. Ore., Jan. 8. IIP) George O'Day, 29, confessed to Detective A. L. Eichenberger yesterday that he had mulcted more than 60 persons of approx imately $500 within the last year. He was arrested last Friday and was held in lieu of $5000 bail. He said he frequently mas queraded as an old age pension investigator and bilked elderly people under the guise of mak ing change for bills. EX-KAISER HAS COLD; HALTS WOOD CHOPPING Doom, The Netherlands, Jan. 8. P) Former Kaiser Wil helm, 80, remained in his room today under treatment for a cold, but his household ex pressed no alarm over his condi tion. The former kaiser, who will be 81 Jan. 27, is vigorous for his advanced age. Until his illness, he braved the winter weather for strolls throuch his carHons and engaging in his favorite ex ercise of woodchopplng. Crossing Crash Fatal Salem, Jan. 8. HP) An au tomobile driven by Georgetta Ames, 18, collided with a South ern Pacific switch engine Sat urday night, killing Mrs. Clara Haydn Knowles, 43, Salem. The driver escaped with minor cuts. The crash occurred riitrintf n heavy fog. Skater Drowns Juneau, Alaska. Jan. 8. (P) Hundreds of skaters who braved the danger of thin ice to enjoy a long delayed outing on Mendcn hall lake, rushed to the safety of the shore yesterday when, the ice began to crack. But one skater did not escape. Herbert McLean. 22, drowned when he fell through the cracking ice into the lake. Closing tun. for Too Lt to Claa Iff Ada la 1.30 p. m. Flight 0' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of the Mall Tribune 10 and SO years ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY January 8, 1929 (It was Wednesday) City council votes to enforce city dance ordinance providing for the presence of a matron at all public dances. Contro versy rages over the matron issue. Cold weather hits th Pacific coast from San Diego to Seattle and smudge-pots are lighted in the citrus belt. Marie of Belgium and Hum bert, heir to the Italian throne, are wed amid pomp and cere mony at Rome. Rush for auto licenses ends at the sheriff's office. Countv court nlnna a r.rnilM of county timber. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY January 8, 1930 (It was Thursday) San Francisco named as seen of Democratic national conven tion to be held June 28. Labor Joins farmers in fight hig:i cost of living. nogue river fish bill caus furore in legislature, and valley sportsmen aroused. Cold wave sweeps the valley, and the mercury drops to 24 de grees. Editorial urges that Herbert Hoover be "drafted" as Repub lican candidate for president Ershal H. Hedrick, superin tendent of the Central Point schools, spent the holidays with relatives at Drain. BAY CONFAB AT EUGENE JAN. 15 Eugene, Jan 8 P) Highway minded and tourist - conscious Oregonians from Portland to Ashland will gather here Jan uary 15 for the annual session of the Oregon Pacific Highway association, it was announced today by Manager Carl Ry nearson. Among out-of-state speakers, prominent in the vacation in dustry field, who are expected to attend are Clyde Edmondson, San Francisco, general manager of the Redwood Empire asso ciation, and George I. Warren, Victoria, B. C, manager of the Victoria and Island Publicity bureau. Harold B. Say, Salem, director of the travel and in formation of the Oregon state highway commission, will speak on new tourist fields for the state. The association, reorganized a year ago for the promotion of highway modernization and tourist travel, has been sup ported during 1939 by chambers at Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass, Cottage Grove, Roseburg, Eugene and Salem, and Lane, Douglas, Josephine and Jackson counties. GERMANY BALKS HELP FOR FINNS Berlin, Jan. 8. (VP) Author ized Nazi sources today con firmed reports that Germany had refused to permit Italian planes destined for Finland to pass through the reich. These sources said no nation under international law was obliged to accept war material as transit goods. Each such case must be decided on its merits, they neld. Russia, they asserted, would have objected violently if the planes had been allowed to pass, and Germany deemed it expedi ent to refuse such transit as a means of preventing extension of the war area. Hood Climbers Ssfa Portland. Ore .In a Just as a group of searchers were aoout to start a hunt for them on the stormy slopes of Mount Hoort lat night, Bill Wood, 34, and Herbert Rasor, 27, reached safety. The two Portland mountaineers left at 5:30 a. m. Sunrlav tn -i;,k iv, peak, Oregon's highest. For Once St, Clairsville, O., Jan. 8. (P) Asked if there were anv reason he couldn't jury, F. D. Kirkpatrick said his wife was in the panel. "Well," smnea junge (j. L. Belt, "you two could agree for once, COUldn't VOU?" Sn Kirl,r.trilr joined his wife In the box. Reiulli With Venqeanc. Columbia. Mo. - (fl News paper advertising certainly brings results. Dr. C M SnH lost a sow and advertised the fact in the Columbia Tribune. Back came the sow plus litter of nine pig. A
