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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
A number of editors have
started to wonder In writing
what "Old Hickory" as Andrew
Jackson is known to fame, would
say about some of the speeches
made in his honor recently. He
would probably call some of the
orators Old Slippery Elm.
In San Antonio, Texas, a
butcher was arrested for snatch
ing a purse from his wife, who
beat him off In the dark. At the
police station, he confessed to
three recent hold-ups. He might
have been, afraid to go home.
...
"FOLSOM PRISON, CaJ, (CP)
Complete movie and sound equip
ment have been Installed tn the pen
itentiary here for the double pur
pose of pleasure and punishment."
-(Presa Dispatch) A muffled knockl
.
College basketball Is getting
warm. This sport does not cause
the raptures among the old
grads as football, with its
"Downtown Quarterbacks." Bas
ketball has no Downtown For
wards to worry.
FOXINESS OF MAN
(Eugene News)
"He then proceeded not only to
tuck sheets Into the hot auds
but a pair of brown socks as well.
At sight of th, pinkish linen a
little later, I Just naturally had
hysterics. He put In a proper
period of mounting and then
aald, "Washing elothea doesn't
corns sntural to me, aa It does
to you." Cunning, that man.
Ba knew that never again
would he be called upon to bs
'mother's little helper.'"
...
The womenfolks will wear
tropical turbans the coming
spring, which can be shaped into
designs to suit the fancy of the
wearer, fashion experts report.
They will be no trouble, and as
easy to put on as a towel In
housecleaning time. Older Girls
should not forget and wash the
windows, Instead of going to the
bridge party.
...
One of the Bates Boys dropped
and broke a bottle of his favor
ite revenge on a shaved cus
tomer Wed.
...
The Oregon Wool Growers'
association has asked removal of
reciprocal trade treaties, and
the wool pulled over their eyes
by the said pacts.
...
It Is now proposed as a matter
of national defense to form girl's
pistol clubs throughout the na
tlon. Practice will be held week
ly and should be more fun than
hitting a dishpan with a dlahrag
,
John Ragsdnle of the cthse
cigar stand has installed a soft
drink still that functions when a
nickel is dropped into its vitals.
...
Leaders of Oregon democracy
announce they are not fighting
among themselves, as reported.
What looks like fighting is lust
an mi I break of peace, and har
mony is raging.
SCHOOL REORGANIZATION
MEETING AT GOLD HILL
Gold Hill, Jan. 11. (Spl)
The Jackson County School Dis
trict Reorganization board will
hold a meeting In the Gold Hill
high school gymnasium this eve
ning at 8 o'clock.
All school patrons of voting
age are urged to attend the
meeting.
Washburn Named
Salem, Jan. 11. (;P) Carl
G. Washburn. Eugene, was ap
pointed by Governor Spragtie
today to serve on the legisla
tive Interim committee to study
the rate structure of the work
men's compensation law. He
succeeds J. C. Mclntyre of
Portland, resigned.
1 940 Starts Out Well
A T the end of each year businessmen have a habit of
taking inventory of their prospects for the new
year, as well as taking stock of their tangible goods
on hand.
It's just good business for ALL of us to do that so
that we may know where we stand, and have a gen
eral idea of what we may expect for the coming year.
Looking at statistics and economic facts, and tak
ing into consideration politics, the war and other fac
tors which will affect the future, it appears now that
"good times" should be with us again in 1940
IF a general feeling of CONFIDENCE can supplant
fear and uncertainty in the minds of the American
people.
The return of prosperity is impossible without this
confidence!
We must THINK in terms of prosperity if we are
to achieve it that goes for the nation, and for the
Rogue River Valley, as well.
I ET us take a brief glimpse into the crystal and see
4-1 just what these prospects are for the coming year
that seem so reassuring.
According to the Alexander Hamilton institute,
2,000,000 persons have found employment during the
past year. Although the ranks of unemployed were
not reduced in the same Hcdtpp hpranso nf tha nrlHi-
tion of new unemployables,
1 I S ! 1
arop aDoui a minion ana one-half in 1939 that indi
cates progress in the solution of our unemployment
problem. Present estimates nf the instir.nrp uotr.ho
jobless total at 9,827,000
i. i - J , 1 i
u-avei in mis line, nowever. ,
Ontimism is reflected also in nrprliVrinna mnAa hv
the National Association
ror large numoers of manufacturers, bankers and
wholesalers. It believes that the political campaign
win De too snort to nave any major effect on business;
it sees America's participation in the European wars
even less likely than before:
.
RESPITE present crop surpluses, income from agri
culture should increase 10 per cent. War activity
may increase it even more. Generally, the farmer may
expect a better year in 1940.
Even the normal lull in January seems not to be as
acute as usual. Railroad and building industries are
standing up well. During the past year the Southern
Pacific Company alone expended $2,000,000 for
light-weight, modem passenger cars; purchased 50
new locomotives at a cost of $8,000,000 and spent an
other $4,000,000 for new track.
There was a 37 per cent increase in U. S. home
building last year and the anticipated volume for
1940 will exceed 1929 levels, according to an authori
tative article in the annual statistical review number
of American Builder. Jackson poimt.u hoc, a rlofinitp
stake in the building industry I
Xf ITH 3,710,000 motor vehicles sold in this country
' during 1939, the automobile industry set a pro
duction gain record of 40 per cent over the preceding
year. There is every indication that the progress in
this industry will continue this.year.
There will be higher payrolls generally in 1940
and this will be reflected in more jobs for currently
unemployed. It is expected that new efforts will be
made to consolidate the CIO and AFL in the interest
of labor harmony.
Because of their present lag behind earnings,
securities should reach a healthier condition in 1940,
according to economic "dopesters."
More widespread use of abundant credit, with ab
normally low rates, should have the effect of revitaliz
ing general business.
DUSINESSMEN generally are realistic people. If
the picture is dark, they can be depended upon not
to misforecast it. Thus, with businessmen more hope
ful, their confidence should spread quickly.
It looks as though we are now on the right track.
Business graphs for 1940 should look a lot better.
,
THE highly satisfactory last-minute-Christmas busi
ness in Medford and Jackson county has put busi
ness men HERE in a far better frame of mind.
We have just smashed all previous sales records in
fruit gift boxes and even greater gains in this new in
dustry may be expected for the present year.
The manufacture of lumber should proceed with
out interruption because of the nation-wide building
program. Because of this the "Owen Oregon" cor
poration has not closed down for the usual winter re
cess. Tublic construction in the U. S. for 1939
amounted to 2.8 billion dollars, and there is every in
dication that it will be exceeded this year. Jackson
county's sizable payrolls in this industry will be an im
portant part of our income again in 1910.
California people, who make up the major portion
of our summer-season vacationing guests, have
already seen the Golden Gate Exposition, There is
good reason to expect an increased number of them
here this year and the tourist industry is most im
portant to southern Oregon's prosperity.
.
A ND so it goes. We might go on and on, taking this
inventory of 1940 prospects. One thing is certain.
An honest appraisal of local conditions and future
expectations should dispel pessimism and discourage
ment hereabouts, and justify a renewed spirit of good
cheer and optimism. H. G.
Ex-Publisher Diss I Fish Storage Up
Walla Walla. Jan. 11. (I Washington, Jan. U. (,r
Dempster W. If ft. 62, former The fisheries bureau said today
publisher of the Walla Walla I cold storaitc holdings of fishery
Union, died last night, two days j products December 1.1 totaled
after he had suffered a stroke. ' 92.717, 5R9 pounds, compared
Funeral services will be hcld;with 90,7 11. 313 pounds (lie cor
Saturday. 'responding day a year ago.
the number of jobless DID
... -
so we've a long road to
of Credit Men, spokesmen
Personal Health Service
By William
Signed letters pertain. jg to personal health and hygiene, not to disease
diagnosis or treatment, trill be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped self
add retted envelope Is enclosed, letters should be brief and written la 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 Initructlons. Address
Dr. William Brady, 265 EI Cam 1 no, Beverly Hills, Calif.
SO YOU HAVE TROU
Fortunately when I was a
boy in Canandaigua the physics
class, under Professor William
B e n n e tt, by
dint of brisk
fric tion, on
rare days in
the school
year, con-
trived to get
up enough
static to pro
duce a faint
snap, shock or
discharge o n
contact with a
door knob,
1 1 g n t fixture
or another body. Otherwise I
would dismiss all the complaints
I receive about the body being
full of electricity as crackpot
fancies.
Here is a fair example of the
sort of thing:
Dear Doc. Brady:
(The lady saves herself
from a C rating by the per
iod). I have a problem for you
what is a problem. While em
ployed as a telephone oper
ator my body has become so
charged with electricity that
at times it is impossible to
touch anything even a fry
ing pan or a bar of soap.
I can cause more static on
a radio than any weather condi
tions we have here.
In short, anything I touch
produces a shock which, al
though not too bad, neverthe
less has become very annoy
ing. I blame the (telephone
company) for my jolts, but
perhaps I'm wrong.
Have you anything to offer
as to cause, or, what is more
important, a cure?
Sincerely,
(Signature typed)
Westward ho on a bright day
toward the end of October we
paused in Albuquerque. Well up
toward the roof of the hotel
there I experienced the shock
of my' life. 1 swear a spark
jumped at me when I tried to
turn on or off a lamp. Ma'am
I was . indignant. The matter
must be attended to at once. It
was intolerable. I would have
it out oi: somebody's hide. I
leaped to the telephone to lodge
a protest with the management,
and dad .blast if the telephone
didn't gtva me another and
harder shock,, which felt like a
deliberate crack on the knuck
les. What the inarticulate sput
tering blniosl The place was a
trap just' then came an'outcry
from the bathroom had my
first wife along and she, too,
had suffered a shock when she
tried to turn on the shower.
But that time it had dawned
on me that the trouble was not
that the electric system had
gone haywire but that we had
developed static.
The experience reminded me
of an implied or expressed wish
of many readers of early articles
in which I pointed out that
there is no such malady as
"rheumatism" s o m e readers
who purported to have It pre
THE
CAPITAL
PARADE
By JCSEt I ALSOP and
HOBER'I KINTNEH
Released by the North
American Newspaper
Alliance, Inc.
Washington, Jan. 11 If the
president and the state depart
ment would take the initiative
in proposing it, a handsome
loan to Finland would probably
go through congress like a
breeze. The real mystery Is
why the initiative has not been
taken, considering the presi
dent's known sympathies, the
anguished appeals of the able
Finnish minister, Hjalmar Pro
cope, and the desperate needs
of the Finns.
In the senate, for example, pri
vate expressions of approvs! for ft
loan of S50.000.000 or S60.000.000
have slready corns from such In
fluential Democrats as the msjorlty
lesder. Alben W. Berkley; the chair
man of the foreign relations com
mittee. Key Plttman, and the ma
jority's ablest strategist, Jsmes P.
Byrnes. The chieftain of th, Re
publlsns. Charles U McNary. Is not
adverse to a loan, so long as tt Is
not specifically announced aa being
for armaments. The- vlce-chleftatn.
Warren R. Austin. Is expected to
bs personslly active tn promoting
the loan Idea.
Every one of these men la con
vinced that ft Plnnlsh loan bill
would pass the senate without ser
ious opposition, unless th extreme
Isolationists should suddenly Changs
their present tune Only three days
ago, at an Important conference.
senate leaders of both parties screed i
that sll that was now required was I
for th president to giv th go j
signal.
sfss&y .-r
gig
Brady, M. D.
BLE WITH 8TATIC?
dicted I would perhaps know
better some day when I devel
oped a case of it.
Timidly I experimented. I
found that walking quickly
across the room developed a
considerable charge and gave a
sharp shock, snap or actual
spark (in the dark) on contact
with almost any object. But -if
you lolled or stood or sat for a
while before you touched the
object, no static.
Atmosphere in places of con
siderable altitude is clear, dry.
Favorable conditions for static.
Remedy? I know of none. Hu
midity or dampness diminishes
static. Perhaps proper air-conditioning,
especially evaporation
of a few gallons of water daily
in the office or room would
abate the nuisance, and at the
same time benefit health, tem
per and efficiency of all the op
erators at work in the room.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Cataract.
What causes cataract to form in
the eyes?. ' Do they develop rapidly?
Is it advisable to have them removed?
If so at what stage? Is the operation
expensive? I am an elderly. If not
a very old reader, and I have con
fidence In your teachings. Mrs. B.
J. P.
Answer Cause not yet determined.
Cataract is a grandual change of de
generation In the crystalline lens In
the Interior of the eyeball, the lens,
first clouding and eventually be
coming more or less opaque. Predis
posing factors In the opinion of com
petent ophthalmologists are diabetes,
Brlght's disease, exposure to extreme
heat or light, aa In blast furnace
workers, electric welders, prolonged
eyestrain. Improper, glasses, heredity
(especially congontlal cataract, pres
ent at birth). There la some evi
dence that deficiency of vitamin A
and vitamin C over a prolonged time
may predispose to development of
cataract. When the vision fails so
that the patient cannot read or get
about comfortably, the operation
should be done. In regard to the
cost fslr arrangements are always
made If the patient Is honest about
It.
Potassium mid Calcium.
In your monograph on Dally Re
quirement of Calcium you mention
calcium chloride. In your mono
graph on Relief of Allergy you men
tion potassium chloride. W. B. C.
Answer If your trouble Is of al
lergic nature I advise you to follow
a high calcium diet and take addi
tional calcium and vitamin D as well
as trying occasions! doses of potas
sium chloride as you might use ad
renalin. For more detailed Instruc
tions, send stamped envelope bearing
your address and aslc for monograph
"Relief for Allergy" and "Calcium
Feeding."
What Do You Mean. Colds?
Please print your complete direc
tions for the prevention and manage
ment of common colds. H. T.
Answer ft fills several pages of
the 66-page booklet "Call It Crl"
which also deals with stus, bron
chitis, catarrh, adenoids, tonsils
for copy send twenty-five cents coin
and stamped addressed envelope.
(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.. 26.1 El
Camplno, Beverly Hills, Calif.
I Indeed, the senate lenders went
still further, flenatora Barkley and
! Plttman are reported to have stated
j they were surprised they had heard
i nothing on the subject from the
! White House, but Imagined that the
president would get around to It In
I time. The leadership of the house,
where the bill should originate. Is
understood to want to avoid th
Issue. But ths house Is not only
, more responsive to the president's
requests; it Is also likely to be In
I fluenced by sentiment In the sen-
ate, within whose natural province
fall questions of foreign relstlons.
j Thus It Is plain that the presl
dent has tt In his power to help
the Finns If he chooses to give the
word. Bills for this purpose have
already been Independently Intro
duced In both house and senate,
by Representative Frank K. Hook
and Senator Prentiss Brown, both
of Michigan. They only lack the
administration Imprimatur, or. If
they are not found suitable, other
bills eon be Introduced tomorrow.
Furthermore, ft perfectly good
precedent already exists for lending
to the Finnish government. Lest
year, after a long struggle. Secre
tary of the Treasury Henry Mor
genthau Jr. obtained th president's
spproval for an export-Import bank
loan of Sa5.000.000 to the Chinese.
The Chinese were Just as much at
war then as the Finns srs now.
Arrangements were msde for amort
isation In. shipments of tting oil.
but some sort of satisfactory ar
rangement for amortisation of the
Finnish loan could also b msde.
Financing through ths export
Import bank Is at present not avail
able to the Finns, both because the
bank's cupboard Is pretty bare, and
because its directorate has tsken
th position that the bank will
make no loans for arms purchases
But a direct S60.000.000 loan to
th Finnish government, without
string sttsrhed. such as Is pro
posed in the Brown snd Htmk bills,
would eertslnly not b opposed
either by tn stst department or
th president. At present, the dif
ficulty Is that th president and
th congressional leadership are
playing a gams of "sfter you. Al
phouse "
Css Usll Trlbun siftnt ads.
In The
Day's
;News
By Frank Jenkins
THE Hatfields and the Mc-
Coys, Kentucky and West
Virginia feudist families, de
cided last year to play basket
ball instead of "laywaying" each
other, according to time-honored
feudist custom. The McCoys
won, 37-35, and NO SHOOTING
followed.
This year they've decided to
do it again.
QUESTION:
If the Hatfields and the Mc
Coys can work off their rivalry
complexes in a peaceful bas
ketball game, why can't the na
tions of Europe do likewise?
The inherited hatreds of Eur
ope can't be any more bitter
than the inherited -hatreds of
the mountain feud country.
LJERE is the answer to the
" question just asked:
The Hatfields and the McCoys
have no diplomats and no for
eign policies, and so it Is pos
sible for common sense and ord
inary human decency to gain a
foothold among them.
ITALY Is urging Hungary to
make some sort of peaceful
settlement of the troubles aris
ing out of Rumania's getting
Transylvania (former Hungar
ian province).
The explanation of this peace
making is that Italy is preparing
a united Balkan front against
the time when Russia feels her
self strong enough to go after
the Dardanelles, which Russia
has always desired.
DETER the Great talked long-
ingly of a Russian "window
to the west" meaning the
Scandanavian peninsula. Peter
and all his successors kept their
eyes fixed on Constantinople,
but (thanks largely to Britain)
failed to get it.
Stalin, Bolshevist despot, Is
walking in the footsteps of the
czarist despots who preceded
him. His attack on Finland (tem
porarily, at least, a flop) is a
drive toward Peter the Great's
window to the west.
His next step (if he isn't stop
ped decisively in the meantime)
will be a drive on Constanti
nople (now Istanbul) and the
strategic straits that lead from
the Black sea to the Mediter
ranean. 4IUSSOLINI, who is far from
dumb, knows what Is in the
wind, and is organizing the
Balkans to meet the expected
Russian drive for the tradi
tional Russian objective to the
south.
Realizing (because he Is
smart) that a house divided
against itself must fall, he is
trying to patch up Balkan
feuds.
Communications
Should be Cltlxsns or Exllss
To the Editor:
Dan Webster said: "If we
abide by the principles taught
in the Bible, our country will
go on prospering and to pros
per: but if we and our posterity
neglect its instruction and au
thority, no man can tell how
sudden a catastrophy may
overwhelm us and bury all
our glory in profound obscur
ity." Our country cannot afford
to exchange the Bible for Com
munsim. One or the other has
to go. There Is no room in
U. S. A. for both. It seems to
me that we are allowing our
country to become a paradise
for foreigners with ill-minded
propaganda against us. Instead
of a country where true Amer
icanism and Americans have
and own their homes, where
we live.
We should let foreigners
know that they can't come here
and run our country, nor be
the head or ruler over any or
ganization and individual. If
they want to live in our roon
try and be sheltered under the
protecting wings of ,U. t. .v.
they should be compelled to
become citizens if they possess
wholesome characters with
clean records, who will be
come law abiding beings with
in our government.
But only first class folks
should be admitted. The rest
deported. If we have no laws
to do this let us make one
that has teeth in It. We Ameri
cans must not allow any for
eigner to reign and rule in any
thing over us.
Carl H. Erics.
Medford.
' Iceberg Sinks Ship
Copenhagen, Jan. 11. m
The German steamer Bahia
B I a n c a. 8.500 tons, was
wrecked and presumably sunk
after striking an iceberg "off the
coast of Iceland last night. Mar
ine authorities said today. The
crew of 62 was reported res
cued by the Iceland trawler
Haftein.
AT THE
National Capitol
WITH
John W. Kelly
(Continued from Pse One )
statistics showing how the ex
port market for Pacific North
west fruit has been materially
reduced since the treaties with
European countries.
Lumbermen of the Coos Bay
area (Homer Bunker); of Col
umbia and Willamette river
(Frank Ransome, H. B. Van
Duzer, etc); Colonel Greeley,
representing the lumber indus
try of the two northwest states,
have come In person or used
the long distance telephone, ad
ding their versions of what the
treaties are doing to the for
est products. Individual stock
men have sent briefs, as have
mining men, and also onion
growers and prune growers.
PROTESTS ftgsinst ths treaties
ar now coming In from organ
ised labor, ths contention being
thst the trsd sgreement program
U a stab In the back of the wage
hour law, inasmuch fts the mini
mum wsge of 30 cents sn hour
Is required for goods In fnterstste
commerce, but not even that mini
mum la paid In many of the coun
tries which are and will be shipping
srtlcles Into the United Statea un
der the agreements. Summed up. It
Is the old union opposition to com
peting with foreign cheap labor.
Official representative of th Na
tional Grange Is assuring congress
men th Influence of that organ
ization la against extension of the
act.
So far grain growers of the Inland
empire have not been vocal. The
soft whit whest of Oregon and
Washington continues to be export
ed under the plan of Secretary of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, who
has cessed exports of wheat from
other regions.
IT adda up that opposition to the
trade agreements Is because the
trestles permit foreign countries to
send to the United States commo
dities of which this country alresdy
hss embarrassing surpluses and work
sgalnat ths plan of the Triple A.
It la not a partisan Issue but may
become one In the presidential cam
paign. WHITE House salaries (except for
the hesd man and his six
secretaries), 'are not exciting. There
are six maids who receive 80 s,
month; two cooks at S90 a month;
one at $110 and a chef at 133.
Ths valet of the president is paid
$10S a month; one butler rats 133
and his two assistants (116 each,
and two lesser butlers $105. The
two men who wash the president's
automobile (also those of house
guests), draw $100 a month, and
the chauffeur receives $184 for his
responsibility.
White House laundry bill la $400
ft month ($4800 a year), for the
mtstresa of the executive mansion
does not do her own washing and
hang It to dry In th east room ss
one first lady did. To keep the man
sion supplied with fresh flowers
costs $8260 a year. Heat and light
cost $11,200 ft year (and the bath
rooms are chilly. Repairs to furni
ture senators havs lost their dig
nity when th spindle-legged chalre
collapsed runs to $4500.
Mr. Roosevelt plans iunketlng
around and asks $30,000. which Is ft
few thousand more than Adminis
trator Raver.of Bonneville, asks, but
the president's Item , also Includes
entertaining, which Raver's does not.
For letterheads snd envelopes the
president's budget proposes $2400,
which is $700 higher thsn for the
current fiscal year.
None of the maids, butlers, cooks,
gardncrs, washers, etc.. carry a soc
ial security number. Being govern
ment employes they sre not covered
by that act.
HUNGER DOWNFALL
OF 'FRISCO SLAYER
San Francisco. Jan. 11 (IP)
Hunger jailed Raymond W. Mug
ford, sought since Saturday for
the slaying of his 67-year-old
aunt and benefactor.
Mugford asked a former em
ployer, William Potter, for food
an! a chance to shave. While
he shaved. Mrs. Potter tele
phoned police.
Booked on a murder charge,
he told police his aunt, Mrs.
Louise Mugford Brewer, "would
nave got me if I hadn t got her."
She helped gain his release from
an asylum at Ukiah two months
ago.
Mrs. Brewer was stabbed with
a butcher knife, beaten with a
baseball bat and left dying in
her home, where she had cared
for her nephew.
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Medford and Jackson County
History from th files of the
Mat! Tribune 10 ftnd to years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
January II, 1930.
(It was Saturday)
Cold continues on coast, with
slightly moderating tempera
tures in the valley. More than
an inch of snow falls in Sams
Valley. People put out bread
crumbs for birds.
Grants Pass defeats Medford
27 to 19.
Gov. Norblad, protests car
toonists depicting "Old Man
Oregon" with chin whiskers.
Wants state figure smooth
shaven. Edward Reames is named
vice president of the State High
school student organization.
Prink Calllson leads as can
didate for head football coach
at Oregon.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
January 11, 1920.
(It was Sunday)
Oregon ratifies women's suf
frage. Legislature acts in rec
ord time.
Rogue River fish bill fight
opens In legislature.
William Jennings Bryan
urges senate to ratify League
of Nations, so America can
join.
Jacksonville to have both
street car and jitney service.
Bill introduced at Salem to
prohibit showing of a pistol in
a movie.
Governor Coolidge of Mas
sachusetts enters race for GOP
nomination for the presidency.
Ye Poets Corner
What Would Von Do?
Whst would you do with your dy
If In this bed you had to lay.
Your limbs bb helpless ss mine?
Perhsps you would bs more ktnd.
Because of 111 health which weakened
your sight
You dor not read, and seldom writ.
To sew you simply could not try,
For several years you saw no sky.
What would you do with your day?
Perhaps you, too, might get blue
If you understood things as I do.
When you longed to be up and about,
Help your husband as you ought,
Yet your body you could not turn
Tho you tried and cried and yearned.
If homey duties you longed to fulfill
But you couldn't because you war
ill.
If your children you longed to shsr.
But the noise you couldn't bear
And the seconds ticked away
Each lonesome hour of your dsy.
What would you do with your day?
Better I am, to be sure.
For me they say there Is cur.
So I try to keep sunny and bright.
But getting well is no easy fight.
And from car we are not free.
Husband's heart Is weak, you se.
From work the doctor ordered ft rest.
For him this Is ft bitter test.
With worries and bills on every sld
His isn't sn easy life to sblde.
I count my blessings oe'r nd net
ut loved ones need me I sm sur.
You see Invalids have families too
Thst get 111. and lonsesome, tired
snd. blue.
And ss for friends, nearly Bit havs
fled.
Husband ftnd I ar one of their dead I
Sundays or evenings we've asked
them to come.
But excuses they raise, each and
everyone.
I'm sure they have tlm for parties
and ahows.
Oh yes, most everyone nowadays
goes.
Or on Sundsy to church to pray.
But the psrson forgets to come our
way.
Though once w gave our life, our
store,
Seems now we're forgotten forever
morel An tnvalld.
GENERAL WHITE GOES
TO ARMY MANEUVERS
Salem, Jan. 1 1 .(ff Gener
al George A. White, command
ing general of the 41st nation
al guard division, left here to
day for Fort Lewis, Wash
where he will assemble a group
of his brigade commanders and
staff officers who will accom
pany him on army transports
leaving Puget Sound Saturday
for the Joint army-navy man
euvers off California.
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