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SIX ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY !3, 1929. t HEALTH BULLETIN EPIDEMIC MEN1NGITI3 5 cases ... Rfi cass 99 cases 89 cases 76 cases spread by Z (State Hoard of Health) Epldt-mlp nienliiKitU is one of the moat Revere anil dainatdntC of - the communicable dlHeanea. It is "canned by th inenlnKococcus. Thi ',orKanitm la found in the secre- lions of (he nose and throat, and many carrier are found when the IIm'ji.. Ik epidemic. This disease .ha shown an increased prevalence in thin stale during the pant five -'year. ' 3924 192." ' 192 1927 T 192ft The disease may be " persons who have had the disease and by healthy carriers. It some - times happens that henllhv car Tiers finally fall victim to the din- ease themselves. KUhty per cent Z of all cases occur fn Individual! -who are twentv-ftve years of ae and under. Children and Infants suffer from It hut It Is more preva lent among young men. Over crowding seems to be a factor In the spreading of the disease. It attacks the robust and the most vigorous. Since the Infection at tacks the brain and snlnal cord , tbo avmnlntna nf Ihn iManaua mu 1 most pronounced. If the altnck Is sudden the development of the acute symptoms Is tragic In sever- j Ity and swiftness. i The disease Is about seventy pr cent fatal and sometimes the fa tality Is evn lik'her. There may J be headache dizziness or ex- j treme Irritability during the early stages. Peflnlte dfncnofls mav be I secured bv means of a nneterlolo rtcnl evomlnallon of the spinal fluid. The meningococci are al most certain to be found In the snlnal fluid If Hie disease Is epi demic meniniritlfl. A serum for the treatment of enldpmlp menlneltls was develop ed In iftnn. Tf tills treatment Is he gun ertrlv. if , pfOptive, In the control of the HfnPn jj must be given a shoi-t time af'er the onset. The mortality rnte ban been re duced as low fl ner cent In casp In which the serum has been tisd. To prevent epidemic menlnrrlr we must reduce the cnterrhal In fection of th nose and throat !v prevention of exposure to wnt( ,v prnoer feeding and warmth at nlM. The prevention of promiscuous amitiim transfer Hv oarlv Holntlon nf snP7ln7. couchlne and spitting In'Mvldimls U hnporlant. Tn crowded cnmmttnllles an school, churches, th.ntrr. aii ro.. niirnU proper pitenHnn be plven n prohibit snttttn nn,i to Insure the nroper sterilization of entlng utensils. New Chevrolet Six Popular At San Francisco Auto Show ipiliiii lasssui, j ! axer of the company to be one of special values. ! an opportunity to buy Just what their most popular, will be in ef-l "Items selected for this dollar , hey need for their cars. I feet at all Western Auto stores ' week sale are all taken from our j "The savlnKs are even greater jfrom February 16th to February ' reKular stocks, which is the cus-Uhn the comparative prices mmM I 23rd. "The purchasing power of tomer's assurance of receiving high indicate. Uke all merchandise j the motorist's dollar will be great quality merchandise. Articles of'goij by our company every article during this dollar week aaid Mr. Krell, "and In many case ' gives a wide variety of merchau-, will carry our guarantee of aatls the motorist' dollar will do almost' dise from which io mak a st-lec- faction and service that is hacked douhb work during tha dys of' t ion and nffnrls all c-ar owners ' hv our more than IS" stores. Among other diminutions, t!io new Chevrolet six, now on display by the Hansen Chevrolet Co., of Roseburg, holds the record of hav ing been viewed by more people than ever before saw a new au'o mohlle between the time of its an nouncement and the time the first deliveries were made. Between the mid-November an- the new line wae winning. At J troit, the opening day crowd that thronged to the Chevrolet advance 1 mated that over 10,oito,u( persons ! paid it the tribute of a personal in spection. As great as was the enthusiasm of Chevrolet officials! for the new product, none of them 1 foresaw the overwhelming public interest that was to redound to the j new Chevrolet line. ! mately a quarter of a million per Before the first of the eleven sons visited the showing during originally planned advance show- j Us short six day New York run. nouncemeiit of the new Chevrolet i Inits was more than a week old, the j The following almost overnight 1!29 line and the time of the first j full significance became under-1 the revised plans for a more wide-d'-llv'M .liinuary 1. It Is e:- Htood nf fl. public nrclalm that spread showing of the nw line )e- .Approximately 50 cities were plac- ..,1 ttiA Hi o.l.l.wl a. ..n..l showings. Cars from the Flint fuc- torv hii tn tw tsintlfri And ahinrunl showing was 28.000, at least 3.000 oy express. Dealer organizations more than the best opening day , in each of these places, working crowd In the history of the famous I smoothly In every Instance, sel- IeiroIt automobile show. Approxl- ected centrally located and popular exhibit places. Newspaper adver tising was relied upon to welcome the public. And the success of the suddenly planned venture was tested to by the millions who flock ed to see the cars. 1S23 KENOSHA, Wis., Feb. 13 The Nash Motors company reports an increase In shipments for January over 77 per cent greater than for the same month last year. C. II, lills. sales manager of the company. In commenting on this n"'""""1 it i oti). v. mi more man liu.uim or these new an auspicious beginning. V.i2t '4im' series cars have been placed starts off toward the fulfillment I hi the hands of owners, of our expectations of the greatest , '-These increase In the volume year In Nash history. We have , of our business are all th nniP veries at the country's principal distributing points, including New York, Chicago, Detroit, Sau Fran cisco, and other key cities, durlnx the first two weeks of January show a 58 per cent Increase over the same period a year ago. This came on top of gains amounting to 38 per cent and 40 per cent, re spectively, for the final weeka tit the past December. "Our export shipments fr-s Janu ary also show a very substantial gain, topping those of the same month in 1!28 by 41 per cent. During the past eluht months TO BE IT fnuld snvihlpoj h mo itjeful nr arcentable for the Vnlenl'ne inn hne or hosiery from Hie Hoscbura; nonlerle. IDAHO PARKFTFFBS BFAT WASHINGTON STATERS MMArUfist Ptm, riHt Wlr.) SAN KIlAXOIKrO. Feb 1H Tnlvcrslly of Idaho's basketball team annarenllv cinched econd Place honors in northern dlvlnlnn of the Pacific coat conference last nluht by defeating the Wash ington Stale college quintet 3S to 20. The Idaho five now has undis puted possession of second nlnce with four wins and two defeat. While the Counara were shoved a notch down the standing bv their defeat whlrh hronnht their recoril to three wins and three losses. Southern division team were Idle last nluht. Eat barbecn sandwiches n live forever. Brand' Road Aland Just reKistered belter than 77 per cent gain In shlpineniH for Janu ary, over the same month last year. From all sides. Nash dealers report greater accomplishments and Klowing prospects for new sales records. ror example, our retail impressive from the fact that 1!I."S was a banner year for Nash. And we fully expect J92 to prove by far the greatest year we have e ver had." Meal Incubator dell-'Wharton llros. are sold at Essex Motor Has 24 per cent More Power r : tj ' m .mil !i! 1 E mm yj m AMATEUR BOXERS TO MIX ronTI.ANO. Ore.. Feb. 11. (Rpevlan Two nkbts of great milling Is predicted for the Pacific coast amateur boxing clmnitdnn uhlps to he held In Portland Mon day and Tuesday nights. February 25 and 2fi. under auspices of The Multnomah Athletic Club. The tournament will be stated In the Vortland armory where bom) people mav be seated. Kntrles from the lxs Angelesi, Hollywood. Hun Diego. Olympic. Athens and Multnomah Athletic clubs have been received and to gether with the large group of box ers from Oreeun State college. State College of Washington, Dul versify of Oregon and University of Washington, tom-ilter with tin attached boxers from all over the Pacific coast, the total number nf entries Is expected to reach the century mark, .inula start at 8 o'clock each night. "There used to be a time,' says H. (J. Hates, chief engineer of the Hudson Motor Car company, "when folks ascribed a certain mechani cal superiority to hiirb nrlced standard Is Just half of Mum) Inch. Anil there are quite a number of operations, such, for Instance, as pcrulu to the crankshaft, where where the accuracy must be us cars of huropean manufacture and j great as a quarter of M i h jusimei. the opinion by referring Another Tumi operations call for a to old world precision standards I tolerance of 1-luno Inch Kin de- Ihat were more exacting tha" th slandarsd in use in American p tonmhile plants. "The fact Is that we. of Hudson, observe rather predion standards, which are perhaps bent exempli fled by citing lite staudiirds w hi' h e observe in bulldiiix te Kssex, The paper on which the av.-t; new npitpcr in pi (tiled In about 1'iM.i hich thick. The thinnest ipi h In thickness. Now with the Kssex we Imve KlU operations In which the absolutely ln.nte. upon arrtirncy mand no more than 2 lonn Inclr and so on. the coarsest tolerance, limited to only V.K operations, be ing r 1 1 mi ii inch. "To many persons such close standards, equalling mid hi not few Installer surpassing lnsl high price rar standards In vottue In Kti rope, may seem unusual when ap plied to I he low cr priced Kssex. Hut it is also hue that our quantity production Ik the one thing that makes adherence to so rigid an accuracy code pontile " WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 12. Transfer of seven major national military parks, as well as a num ber of minor parks and nln na tional monuments, from the con trol of the war department to the uaiionn park service, Is proposed i in a hill now before coiugrfss, It j wu" announced today by the Ameri- !cmii Automobile association. The national motoring body. In ou:lli.:ng the proposal said that iin administration measure for tltl purpose, recommended by hcth iie j J secretaries of war and Interior, has j already been passed by the senate ! j and Is now In the hands of the house committee on military af fairs. The A. A. A. pointed out that he side the well-known admonition to "See America First" one can now, place another that might read "Get Acquainted With American f History." "At least. Indications seem to make It rather evident I that motor tourists are quite as ln I terested in visiting historical ' ishrines as scenery an 1 the national: 'park service, more than any other 'federal agency. Is equipped to ac j quaint the American public w llhi these historic shrines." it Is stated, i j The national military parks I i which would be transferred would: j be known as "national historical! i parks." They include (iettysburg, : l'a ; Shilnli. Trim.; Anlietam Hat Itlefield, Md.; Vicksburg. Miss.;! ; (Milckamauua and Chattanooga, i , tia.. and Tenn.; Guilford Court I j House, N. C., and less developed i parks at Petersburg, Va.; Fred- ertcksburg, ami Hpotsylvanla, Va.; I Stones liiver. Tenn., anl Moon s j Creek, N. C. The national monu 'meuts are Dig Hole Hattletleld. I Mont.; Fort Pulaski. Savitnnah I Itlver. Ga; Fort Marion and Fort I Matangas. St. Augustine, Fla.; Meriwether Lewis. Tenn.; Fort Me Henry, Haltlmore. Mr.; White Plains Battlefield. N. Y : ( hul mette, Ka., and Lincoln Farm in Kentucky. The statement cont inues : ! "In transmitting their approval of the transfer of the parks and monuments, the secretaries of war ami interior said : 'We consider that the present divided re spun -si hi) It y for the management of the park an I monument areas coming under the respective jurisdictions ', of the Interior and war depart ments Is fundamentally unsound tt I We believe that one aceney should 1m charged with the administration. management and protection of ; these areas, and It Is this belief that constitutes the Iwsls for our recommendation. "Aside from the angle of effi- I ciency In management, there is an 'other Important aspect, namely, fa- Selects Senior Six As Gift Arundel, piano tuner. Phone 189 L L1CENSE9 ON INCREASE Since l!H?t there has been a steady annual increase In the nnm her of angling and hunting license issued by the Oregon State (iitme commission tn nonresidents. In 1!H9 a total of 17!) persons bought hunting licenses and U'2 licenses were Issued to non resident anx lers. In 1H2H the number of licens es Issued to hunters from out of the state was In the neighborhood of ?oo and non resident anglers reached a total of more than 4,ri00. Many of rhe anglers are men from Kints east of the Mississippi river who have come to regard Oregon as the fisherman's paradise. Men have been known to come from New York Just to fish for salmon below the falts at Oregon City. The game department encourage east ern sportsmen to come to the state, i as a successful fisherman makes a rood advertiser and the entire state Is benefited by the stories he carries home to his friends. How about something In bos fery, ahoes or buckle line for that Valentine! Rose burg iiooterle. -fn tt" .kf,! WiM 1 XX X it sfLMA RUBEXS, motion picture star decided on Dodge Brothers Senior Six sport coupe as the car to give her mother Miss Rubens is shown in front of her Aom gj' th motor car present fust before the car was delivered cllitles to acquaint the public, par ticularly the motor tourist, with the historic background and tradi tions of these sacred shrines. "Among the parks will be some of the great battlefields of the na tion. Of these Gettysburg, where the Civil war reached its high tide, is probably the best known. There are 2.530 acres of land in this park and it contains more military monuments than any oth er in the naiton. It is within strik ing distance of the thickly popu lated states of the East and is therefore among the most visited of all such areas. SALES EVENT IS SET FEBRUARY 18 Twice a year, the Western Auto Supply company, said to be the largest retail distributors of automobile supplies in the world, offers automobile owners of the west a week of even greater bar gains In automotive equipment than usual. This sales event, which Is de clared by G. AT. KrHl. local man- mm THE MOST SURPRISING THING ABOUT IT IS THE Hfricej Tk i-Door SUn. $114$ Bvdy br (.). All America is being captivated by the New Ouklunil All-Amerirun. My its vivid new style and vogiiish new beauty. Hv its imrgiiit; power ... its flushing pick-up and speed . . . its impressive quality. Oint an opportunity for motor rar buyers ... a car of All American quality for as little as $1115! Considering its magnifi cent new bodies by Fisher and its construction . . the most sur prising thing about it is the price. Trlem $II4S to $tS7S. . o. h. fartorv. piu tMirrr charge, io. ffvraiWItf Shorfc bHrbri rid pnn, euw tnrludwd in fin ,.ri, . Uiir.ifM.r. a,ttt rrmr fnUr guariim vitrm. Chirk Omklond mUwt pric.. ft.j. utvlutU liar.Jti,,, rhargrg. t.;lmrml .Motor, iim tuj imnt iiM mvaiUtttUi l mintmum ral. ROSEBURG MOTOR CO. r Oak and Rose Streets Roseburg, Oregon MEW ALL-AMEMCAW SIX MODUCT or CE.NEBAL MOTORS BY OAKLAND TTIHmKJ' IEWIEU& B1EM5I6IE 1V1IIPPET 4-SED.W ffrjtL j ' ' WHIPPET 4-SED.W T'lurinm i'tjlk; Commercial M1I1PPET 6-SEDAV 7-Bearing Crankshalt Conch JWM; i'sHipr Cmtpt Lur, HoadtUr $H!,0 (inct.u1 tn riunhU ratandtTlrnt). All H ittvp. OrrrianH prirfi . a. fc. TrUnio, Ohta, mmi iprrtru-altoni tubjttt tw ehang rUAoui nottrm. NEW 'FIXGEK-Tir COXTROL MM l ttfij whol. lrt i i rat Ihm Uihla mwtA mixli lbi kera. I I- Inautw tWc MtM, mm yttu kpp Tr ft ! m ih hrk wbat MrUa mliftki mm mUL SHEEPIWG S LCCESS H'OIM BV CR EATER BEAUTY LARGER BODIES, STARTLING LOIV PRICES Motorists everywhere are enthusiastic in their praise of the new Superior hipprt. You hear them et pressing their admiration of W hippct's ultra modern stvlr and the outstanding iM-auty effected bv longer bodies, grace ful lines, rich colors, higher radiutor and hood, sweeping one-piece full crown fenders. More spacious interior afford extra leg room and elbow mom. Seats are wider and have form-fitting contours. Other important factors in riding comfort are the increased wheelbase, oversize balloon tires, snub hers and longer springs both front and rear. Yet with nil Its many improvements, the new Superior Thlppet Four Sedan is still the world's lowest-priced four-door enclosed car. And the Whippet Sit Sodan is the world's lowest-priced sit-cvlinder four-door enclosed car. with the impressive advantages of seven-bearing crankshaft, silent timing chain, full force-feed lubrication. Nelson typo aluminum alloy Invar-strut pistons and "Finger-Tip Control." Wl LLYS-OVEHLAN D. I NC.fTbledo. Ohio - F. W. CHASE Phone 399 Salesroom 317 North Jackson St Roteburg, Oregon .1 1