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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURC, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1928.
Striking Caricatures of Party Leaders of Houston
ll 1 Senator Tom Walsh, M""a"a'tt-'
Chubby George Brenan, of Chi
go . , , ho "knows his onions"
nd the lltinois delegation.
Thirty year. In the senate . . .
that's 8enator Furnifold M. 3im
mons, of North Carolina ... a
Smith foe.
Tom Tagcart of French Lick,
Ind. ... No democratic convention
could be complete without him.
Mayor Jimmy Walker of New
York.
3
JmL 'fl Mn
' Senator Tom Walsh, Montar
"Iron man" ... he gave his party
an Issue by exposing the oil scan
dais.
George W, Olvany, of New
York . . . he's the big boss of the
Tammany Tiger, , . . Three guesses
as to whom he favors for presi
dent! Senator George of Georgia, a
cnnda.a for the presidency. '
Senator Joe jRoblnson of Arkan
sas . . . he's the democrats' leader
In the senate.
Senator Pat Harrison of Missis
sippi . . . he's a power when It
comes to oratory.
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo,
former chairman of the democratic
national committee and now a
trong advocate of Al Smith.
Governor
HEALTH BULLETIN
The urents of three email chil
dren killed by fireworks last year
recently "appeared before the
Rochester, New York, Common
Council and urged the adoition of
an ordinance to prohibit the sale
and dlschnrge of fireworks within
the city with the exception of the
display of set pieces ut community
celebrations. The ordinance re
quested hy these bereaved parents
was passed by the council too late
so far as they were concerned, but
their n-itlon may be the means of
saving other children.
Since It Is prnbnhlo that . tlio
authorities of most communities,
in Oregon will still allow tho sale
and use of dangerous fireworks on
Independence Day In some cities
havo even allowed it for days in
advance in defiance . of present
laws, It becomes the duty of the
State Department of Health to
point out to parents some of the
more Important causes of Fourth
of July accidents and means by
which they can safeguard their
There are only two ways to dis
play tho flag properly. One Is to
fiy It freely unfurled from a staff.
The other Is to hang the flag flat.
with Its full horizontal or vertical)
length failing evenly. j
Here are pome don'ts for Flag,
Day. j
1 The flag here Is veversed. j
2 Do not dip the flag to nnyi
person or any thing. i
S The flag should be taken1
down at night. j
4Do not display any other flag
or pennant above the flag of thn
United States.
5 Tho head should be uncover
ed when the flag passes In a pa
rade and the hat lipid across the
of Texas
youngsters.
The type of firework which Is
set oft by .grinding under the lieel
or by pounding and which is
known by various fanciful names
such us "nigger chasers," "spit
devil," "devil-on-the-walk," etc.,
contains phosphorus, a deadly
poison. It Is not a rare thing for a
young child, mistaking this ma
terial for candy, to put some of It
In his mouth, usually with a fatal
result. Or children may become
poisoned by bundling the material
and subsequently putting their
fingers In their mouths. If an acci
dent of this kind happens, give the
victim liquid petrolatum or mineral
oil and call a doctor Immediately.
Severe burns are always danger
ous. On tho Fourth don't dress
your children In fluffy light ma
terial which will easily catch fire.
Even sparklers, which ordinarily
are harmless, have been reported
us sotting flro to light muBlin
dresses.
Tetanus or lockjaw Is perhaps
the danger most to be feared as a
result of Fourth of July accidents.
The lockjaw germ will only grow
henrt.
6 The flag Is upside down This
Is a signal of distress.
7 Tho flag should not be used
as this sort of decoration.
8 When used on a speaker's
platform the flag should be dis
played above and behind the
speaker.
9 Do not use the flag as drap
erv or dress.
HI The flag of the United
States should be In the center and
at the top when two other flags
are displayed with It.
11 The flag of the United
States should be at the left here.
12 Do not use the United States
flag in any form of advertising.
In the absence of oxygen. Its habi
tat is the soil, particularly ma
nured earth. Deep wounds in the
soft flesh, such as are caused by
blank cartridge wads, are particu
larly dangerous as the wad usually
carries surface dirt to the deeper
tissues which gives this genu the
best possible condition for growth
and the development, of its pois
ons. In such cases call your doc
tor at once and let him give te
tanus antitoxin. If given early
enough this will prevent lockjaw;
If given after symptoms develop Its
action Is far less positive. Lockjaw
once fully developed Is commonly
fatal.
Have we overestimated Fourth
of July dangers? Last year after
the holiday, editorial comment was
practically unanimous for regulat
ed celebrations. But memories are
short, a year Is a long time, and it
is again up to the parents to pro
tect their owu children.
And Just a word to the adults.
According to the State Traffic Bu
reau automobile ratallties are
tripled on the Fourth ot July. Play
Safe!
Peoples of the East
Accept Death Lightly
To the West, deuth Is a closed
door; to the East, mn open one. Ad
American told uie recently that
when be was In China on an offl
clal. mission, he and bis colleagues
were entertained by n delightful
little mandarin, who wus always
cheerful and considerate. He had
a remarkable Insight Into European
politics, which he dlscusesd en
thusiastically and at length. Ills
smile was as persistent as ills
Jokes, yet he was under sentence of
death. The sentence was carried
out the day after the American
mission left.
In a certain Arabian state, an
official was exceedingly kind In
helping me orgunlze a curavan.
One day 1 asked his wife If her
lord could accompany me to the
market to choose some new water
skins. '
"He Is to be hanged tomorrow,"
she said, "by the einlr's order, but
his brother will go with you."
I. list year I was passing through
Sjrrla. I stopped to drink mint tea
with an old friend, wife of a pa
triot, or a revolutionary the terms
are synonymous In the East. It
Just depends which side you're on I
"How Is the master?" I asked
politely, over my third , scented
gluss.
"The French killed him last
week," my hostess answered un
moved. I gasped In horror and pro
test. "He leaves five sons," she
reassured me, surprised at. my emo
tion. Hosltu Forbes In Pearson's
Mugazlne.
Material Needed to
1 Make Up Square Meal
The familiar expression "ft
square meal" may be adapted to
represent a complete diet supplying
all the material that the body
needs, say R. H. A. PUmmer of the
University of London and Violet 0.
PUmmer In Hygela Magazine. The
center of the square Is ailed with
the fat, carbohydrate, mineral salts
and water ; the corners are tilled re
spectively with vltamtiies A, B and
O and protein P.-
The corner A represents both the
fnt soluble vltaralnes A and D,
which are found in the same foods.
Foods from the same corner may
be used alternatively, but a food
from one corner is not a substitute
for one from another corner. A
square raeul consists of food from
nil four corners in suitable propor
tions. Some of the foods lh the A cor
ner nre butter, cod liver oil, milk,
egg yolk and liver; In the C cor
ner are fresh fruits, especially cit
rus fruits, tomatoes and green veg
etables, either raw or very Bllghtly
cooked ; the . B corner contains
whole meal cerenl products, dried
peas, beans and leutlls and nuts;
corner P Includes meat, egos, milk
and cheese.
Island's "Soup" Harvest
There Is an Island off the coast
of China that has but one Industry.
It Is soup. To those not Initiated,
birds' nest soup may easily summon
up a picture of stewed twigs,
string, grass, bits of cotton and
feathers ; but connoisseurs of the
exotic kuow that the nests from
which this brand of soup Is made
ere composed entirely of a gelatin
ous subBtunce excreted hy the birds
as I hey build. On this Island,
where nn Intensive soup Industry
is conducted (It Is sometimes
called Birds' Nest Island, some
times the Island of a Hundred
Peaks), there are caves In which
the birds construct their dwellings
In great numbers. These nre reg
ularly harvested after each breed
ing season and the delicacy Is pre
pared for export
Nye's One" 'Experience
With Cyclone Enough
I have not the necessary per
sonal magnetism to look u cyeione
In the eye and tnuke It qunll. I am
stem aud eveu haughty In my In
tercourse with uieu, but when u
Mnnltoba sltuoon takes me hy the
brow of my pantaloons and throws
tue across township 28, run Re IS,
west of the fifth principal meridian,
1 lose my mental reserve and be
come anxious and eveu taciturn.
As the people came Into the for
est with lanterns and pulled me out
of the crotch of a basswood tree
with a "tackle and fall," I remeut
ber I told them I didn't yearn for
any more atmospheric phenomena.
The cyclone Is a natural phenome
non, enjoying the most robust
health. It may be n pleasure for
a man with grent will power and
nn Iron constitution to study more
carefully Into the habits of n cy
clone, but as far as 1 am concerned
I could worry along some way If we
didn't tinve a phenomenon In the
house from one yenr's end to the
other. As I sit here, with my leg
in a silicate of 9oda corset and
watch the merry throng promenad
ing down the street. I cannot re
press feeling toward a cyclone
that almost amounts to disgust.
From "Bill Nye, His Own Life
Story," hy Prank Y. Nye.
Hard to Trace Origin
of Phrase Often Used
The expression "once in a blue
moon." which used to mean never,
now usuully means seldom or very t
rarely. Its origin is ouseure.
authorities thluk they see a rela
tion between the phrase and the
moon under certain conditions. For !
iustunce. Brewer, who in bis
Phrase and Fable" defines "once
In a blue moon" as "very rarely In-;
deed." savs : "On December 10, 1S83, '
we had a blue moon. The winter
was uuusually mild." Moons of
unusual colors, such as green and
blue, have been seen after certain
volcanic explosions of greut vio
lence, and also occasionally through
smoke-laden fogs, but Inasmuch as
"once in a blue moon" originally
meant never, It is not likely that
It refers to such lunar phenomena.
The United States weather bureau
has been unable to Uud anytlilug lu
meteorological literature which
would explain the origin of the ex
pression. Pathfinder Magazine.
The
Songs
They
Sing
Qossip
BOUT
Reunion
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(Continued from pagd 1.)
provide mustache cups altho the
.1 .fat
ucuiauu Has icai. . .
"Where's the war?" asked a
traveling man as he checked out
of the Hotel Umpqua this morning.
"1 just left Tucoma and they had
a convention ot the Washington
0. A. It. there and here I am in
Iloseburg with the old boys of Ore- '
gou whooping it up."
Naturally when we think obout
G. A. R. reunions we think of
groups of the veterans gathering
ro recount the events of old days.
While it is true that a good many
canes have already been broken
by being wellded too vigorously in
place of a musket and bayonet,
the bulk of the conversation we've
heard so far has concerned Al
Smith and prohibition.
Arnica, liver tablets, gum drops
and "chawln' terbaccer" is selling
like hotcakea. at Shiloh this week.
Ted Post, adjutant of the Ore
gon Soldiers - Home, who has
charge of arrangements for the
convention, - haB worn out four
pairs of shoes and 1b still hot-footing
it around to keep things mov
ing. In a restaurant this morning a
Boy Scout was eating his hot
cakes when a group of G-. A. R.
and W. R. C. visitors asked him
for information. Very politely
and courteously the youngster an7
swered their questions and gave
them the directions they desired.
Then they asked him what river
It was that .flowed through the
city. The boy answered that query,
told them about the North nnd
South Umpqua rivers, 'where they
formed, the territory they drain
ed, the scenic, recreational and in
dustrial features and the fact that .
the entire river is within one
county. This interested his hear
ers and they began to fire ninny
more questions at htm regarding
DouglaB county. The lad knew
the industries in the order of tlnlr
importance, the sections of i.he
county was adapted for each, and
gave a quick intelligent answer to
every question asked him. A Boy
Scout like that is a mighty valu
able citizen.
When asked if he would like ta
play a game of golf, one old vet
eran raised his cane aloft and with
a grin said, "Nope, but If any of
the gang want to play shinny on
the mulu street I might take a
band." .
After tearing off a half dozen
snappy tunes this morning, the
four members of the fife and
drum corps, laid down their In
struments and adjourned to a soft
drink emporium. "Hatta wet my
whistle," said the fife player aa
the crowd applauded for more mu
sic. Our histories certainly over
looked a lot of bets In recounting
the events of the Civil War. If a
few oi the experiences detailed hy
some of these , visiting G. A. R.
boys had only been put in our his
tory books we wouldn't have con
fused (he dates of Balboa's dis
covery of the Pacific and the bat
tile of Bull Run so frequently.
We hope the Umpqua Post drum
corps will still be going strong
when the members are 80 years of
age but we doubt it!
Yesterday evening a couple of
the visiting ladles put on a har
monica concert In front of tho
hendquarters The music proved
too good to resist and a dance w.is
started. The city night cop stand
ing by In bis blue uniform was '
mlstnken for a o. A R. vet and
m attempt was made to draw him
Into the dance but he beat a hasty
retreat.
PICKING NOMINEE
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
IS A HARD JOB
(Continued from page 1.)
nomination. His managers predict
ed that he would be able to swing
Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennes
see and Oklahoma into line.
General . Allen's position, his
managers said, was favorable to
Ihe farmer. They asserted that be
ing a Baptist, he would balance
the ticket religiously If Gov. Smith
should be nominated, and being a
dry personally, he would aid the
party In meeting the prohibition
Issue. The general said that the '
democratic party should glvo more
heed to the rising Influence of the
two millions veterans of the World
war than had the-republicans.
Another World war figure was
thrown Into the scramble with the
prediction that Wisconsin would
support Major General William
Mitchell for the vice presidency,
while still another military figure
was Injected by Loulslanans favor
Ing the nomination of Major Gen
eral John A. Lejune, commandant
at 'tic Marine corps.
Nevada delegates announced that
they would support George L.
Berry of Tennessee, president of
(he Pressmen's Union, while others
rallied around the standard of
more than a dozen other candi
dates who continued to cling to
the outskirts of convention gossip.
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