THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1928
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Gigantic Shock Absorber
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T&E OitEGOir STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON,
New Western Efficiency
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Frederick
Strieker of the state board of
Of the scores of so-called con
sumption cures which are in dsvi
oos wars exploited before persons
afflicted with this malady, there
are a large percentage of "quack"
cores which do more harm than
good to the patient using them,
the weekly bulletin of the state
. board of health of Dr
D
health, point out.
The complete bulletin sent
from the office is as follows:
- "Alleged cures for consumption
are born weekly. Many come
from well-meaning, but ignorant,
persons, who, fortunately, never
commercialize their remedies and,
therefore, do but little harm. The
menace to the consumptive are the
quacks who use all the arts of
modern advertising to convince
him that the long hoped-for speci
fic has been discovered.
"Various factors conspire to
make the consumptive an easy
mark for the quack: The general
belief that for every ailment there
is. if one only knew where to go
for it, a specific remedy; the idea
that every pathologic state can be
cured by something out of a bot
tie; the fact that the medical pro
fession frankly admits it knows of
no drug that will cure tuberculo
sis;, the remissions so common in
this diseases, that create an opti
mism, play Into the hands of
quacks;' the temporary improve
ment in the consumptive that fol
lows any change of treatment.
"There are styles in quackery.
We no longer find on the shelves
of reputable drug stores 'patent
medicinces' specifically recom
mended for the cure jof consump
tion. The National Food and
Drugs Act; which prohibits lying
claims on or in the trade package
has been largely responsible for
the disappearance of the old 'pa
tent medicine' consumption cure.
Then, too, the ethical advertising
standards of the better newspa
pers of the country bar advertise
ment of cures for consumption.
"The 'consumption cures' of to
day are exploited either through
quasi-scientific institutions or by
mail-order quacks. Of the mall
order 'cures' there have been hun
dreds. Some of those that flour
ished a few years ago went out of
existence after their worthlessness
was made clear. Certain mail-order
'cures' of more recent vintage
have been investigated by the fed
eral authorities, declared frauds,
and debarred from the United
States mails.
"The remedy for the menace of
the fake consumption cure is ed
ucation and more education.
People are gullible not because
they lack brains, but because they
lack knowledge. Iteration and re-
iteration of the fundamental facte
regarding the prevention and
cure of tuberculosis is the only
way of overcoming the present
toll of human life taken by the
eonsumptlon-cure quack."
MEXICO CITY. July 11. (AP)
The Mexican capitol has again
been saved by if earthquake ab
sorber, a cushion of soft earth.
Tremblors continue to torment
Mexico and terrify its people. Per
haps they always will. They have
during all known time in this ter
ritory of volcanic formation.
But, happily, the absorber
made by the same force that
makes the quakes continues,
also, to function. This singular
anti-earthquake structure that un
derlies a town doomed to eternal
heels do for a walker and what
springs do 'for automobiles and
railroad coaches. It takes the big
kick out of an earthquake. What
la left Is quite bad enough. But it
is a diluted wallop that filter
through to the city which, without
this buffer, might have been shak
en to pieces long ago.
As It Is, Mexico City has never
been very badly damaged by its
innumerable earthquakes, but
other places in the country hare
been sorely amltten and some hare
been destroyed. A stiff Jolt al-
that cushion which has always
been their salvation is stUl under
neath. But they never know
when a blow may come too tre
mendous for it to make harmless.
This earthauake muffler has a
earthquake exposure, baa once ways throws the residents or tns
more nroved ltselt. and nrotected . caoital Into oanic They know
Mexico City from serious barm or
possible destruction.
Earthquakes of increasing force
have been rocking Mexico City
during the past few months. The
last, although more severe than
any known for a long time, was disadvantage. It 'gives no solid
so dulled by the absorber that foundation for buildings. Heavy
physical damage was slight, al-: structures sink into the soft soil,
though the people were panic They sink slowly, to be sure, but
stricken. they sink. Real skyscrapers will
Nature made Mexico out of a' perhaps never be possible here for
tangle of once terrible volcanoes.' that reason. Ground floors of
They have tamed down through buildings that were flush with the
the ages, but continue to be a cen-j sidewalk some years ago are now
ter of seismic writ hings. AndXa-ja foot or more below the street
ture. as though repenting some of level. But, as they point out
her vlciousness, at the same time
fashioned a huge cushion, under
what is now Mexico City, which
softens the shocks.
What it amounts to is that this
city is built on top of a gigantic
mud pie. The subsoil is soft.
spongy. porouB, saturated with wa
ter, spotted with underground
lakes. This forms an enormous,
resilient cubhiou that assimilates
and dilutes earth vibrations suffi
ciently to save man and hie works
from being toppled down into the
mud pie. The Indians long ago
named it "the mud mattress." It
does for Mexico City what rubber
here, it is better to have, heavy
buildings very slowly sink into the
ground than to have all buildings
very quickly shaken down by
earthquakes.
An exodus of people Into the
streets, plazas and open places
wher ethey kneel and pray ac
companies every earthquake ev
erywhere In Mexico. Apparently
that has always been the habit in
thte earthquake smitten land, and
is no development of the past few
centuries of Christianity, for the
Aztec hieroglyph denoting earth
quake was a man praying pros
trate upon the ground.
VAUDEVILLE BILL
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HEADED BY HUD
Fairly pulsating with ' one
mirth-provoking broadside of
witticism after another, and in
terspersed with Just enough thrill
ing equilibria feats to inspire the
awe of even the most sedate and
temperamentally Immobile stole,
the Association vaudeville bill
coming to the Elsinore theater Sat
urday is Indeed a remarkable
howl Everything entertaining Is
included in the acts. There is a
sister team of harmony singers;
a political speaker: clever dance
delineators; a comedy couple, and
an Arabian troupe of tumblers
and acrobats.
The bill is headlined by the Ben
Hamid Troupe. It is a well known
fact that the Arabian is a natural
born acrobat, and that the great
est troupes of gymnasts and
tumblers have come from the far-
off land of Arabia. In fact, sta
tistics prove that . acrobatics, gun-
spinning and horse and camel rac
ing were the leading amusements
practiced and enjoyed by these
nomads of the desert. In groups
and tribes, these people of the
desert roamed like gypsies from
place to place seeking pasture for!
their flocks and sustenance for
themselves. After a long ride on
camel or horse and in order to
keep fit. they invariably resorted
to acrobatics. All of the feats
performed by the Ben Hamid
Troupe, who are true descendants
of these nomad tribes of Arabia,
are strictly Arabian In character
though extensively used by all
other nationalities. In their
present offering, this sextette of
remarkable athletes offer a most
sensational exhibition of acroba
tic feats. In pyramid building
and strong man feats their equals
do not exist. This particular line
of acrobatic effort as presented by
this troupe savors of the phenom
enal so dexterously and rapidly
are tht feats performed. As for
their lightning tumbling and
speedy revolutions they easily
stand out in a class by themselves
The act as a whole is one of the
greatest novelty acrobatic acts in
vaudeville.
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III EASTERN OREGON
Will Work in Wheat Harvest;
Visitors and Vacationists
Reported
Cat and the Canary"
Scheduled for Elsinore
The Manhattan Players open
today at the Elsinore and will
present "The Cat and The Can
ary." the mystery play that has
you shaking with laughter one
minute and the next with chills
running up and down your back.
Bach week finds this company of
talented players gaining new
friends and with the many big
plays coming they are sure to win
many more.
The feature picture, "Ramom"
starring Dolores Del Rio will be
shown In addition to the stage
Play.
NORTH HOWELL. July 11.
(Special). Mrs. Daisy Bump is
visiting at The Dalles with her
aunt. Mrs. Frank Bateson. for a
few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jefferson
and family were Salem visitors
last Saturday.
The Stenberg family of Tilla
mook spent part of last week at
the August Woelke home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Waltman are
enjoying camp life at the coast
this week.
Harley and Gilbert Oddie. the
Rutherford boys and Howard
Coomler are alsqat the coast for
a few days.
Ellsworth Fletcher and Adam
and Valentine Reznecsik left early
Sunday morning by auto for east
ern Oregon to work in the wheat
harvest.
Mr. and .Mrs. Arcnle Wiessner
and family drove into Polk coun
ty last Sunday and visited the
Bauer's Aquatic gardens.
"Lombardi Ltd." Will
Be Shown at Oregon
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STIFF OF HOSPITAL
One Patient Dies as Result
of Three Days Battle;
Others Injured
KASCHAU, Czechoslovakia, Ju
ly 11. ( AP ) . -A thres days' bat
Us between 40 wsmen patients In
the- government -hospital hers and
the doctors and nurses of the in
stitution led to thfr death of one
woman patient, serious injuries
to four othsrs. and tbs arrest and
imprisonment of six. The Inter
ior of the hospital was wracked.
The trouble arose when the phy
sicians ordered the transfer of
one of the women to the psycho
pathic ward, an order to which
her fellow patients objected.
Ignoring threats to put them in
to strait Jackets all 40 women at
tacked the doctors, nurses and at
tendants, demolished the furni
ture and bedding, smashed the
window panes, and threw the
whole hospital into uproar. One
woman in the midst of the excite
ment Jumped from an upper win
dow and was killed.
Police and soldiers were called
and firemen were ordered to turn
water on the revolters, who there
upon barricaded themselves in the
operating room where they spent
the night. ?
When morning came bedlam
broke out anew and several wom
en attemnted to Jumo from the
windows because they were re
fused permission to attend the
funeral of the D&tient who was
killed the previous day. Finally
the rioters were OTerpowered one
hr one br avned soldiers who
j m a.
lodged them in padded cells.
The Oregon theater announces
that the Singer Musical Stock
company will present the famous
stage play. "Lombardi Ltd," Sun
day and Monday. This play has
broken all records in Portland
and no doubt will make a big hit
with lovers of the spoken drama
in Salem. A special, stage setting
is being arranged for its presentation.
An eastern newspaper is con
ducting a column called "What So
ciety is Wearing" and it Isn't a
rery long column. Detroit News.
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Survey World's Roads,
Air-Rail-Motor Routes
PARIS. July 11. (AP). An
international survey in 24 coun
tries to determine what part au
tomobile ownere play In develop
ing the world's roadways has been
undertaken by the International
Chamber of Commerce.
Problems of automobile taxa
tlon, road planning and mainten
ance will be examined by special
commissions in each country, and
a program will be submitted to
the chamber at Its next meeting
in Amsterdam.
The survey resulted from rec
ommendations made to the high
way transport committee of the
chamber by Andre Citroen. French
automobile manufacturer.
Spoils Shanghai's Charm
SHANGHAI (AP). The last
days of Shanghai as a paradise
for working girls are at hand, say
resident observers who hare
watched the gay. slow-moving city
of a few years ago loss Its smile
undsr the. grip of western effi
ciency.
Ones a mecca for girls from all
countries seeking freedom from
household cares, a fair wage and
easy hours, tbs business commun
ity of Shanghai has Men obliged
by competition and the rush of
affairs to adopt ths habits of an
American town.
Hers was a place where life's
drudgeries could be turned over
to a willing Chinese servant at
small expense snd women's ' tail
ors 'were plentiful to carry out
one's fashion whims at unbeliev
ably low prices. Salaries were
good and there was enough of ths
social whirl to compensate for the
unfortunate accident of baring to
work for a living.
One could have pleasures which
in other parts of the world were
within reach of but the strictly
leisure classes. Bosses were gen
erous and easy-going, for the
most part capable of understand
ing that tea-dancing must be
done and that office hours must
not be too rigid or business de
mands too Insistent.
Jobs for girls are scarce where
once they were plentiful. Secreta
rial positions are almost never
open to a newcomer and steno
graphers are not in the demand.
There are more stenographers to
be had and competition for jobs
is keen. In addition there are
now hundreds of girls whose
homes are in Shanghai who are
willing to work for less pay
than her foreign rival and she
gets many of the jobs once going
to girls from abroad.
With Shanghai steadily grow
ing, housing conditions for work
ing girls are not as pleasant as,
year ago when life was at a slow
er pace. The girls' hotels and
clubs and similar organizations of
other metropolises are not to be
found in Shanghai. Little atten
tion has been paid to the welfare
of the Shanghai girl who works
for a living. Shanghai has its
boarding houses but as yet there
Is not srsn a symptom of modsrn
solutions for housing ths business
rirl. aa la being dons la other
parts of the world.
But in spits of these adverse
conditions for business girls,
there Is no letup in ths supply of
thoss who would try their hand
at ths life. Ths employment
bureau of ths Tonng Women's
Christian association is seeking to
help.
Ths employment secretary daily
receives letters from almost every
country of ths globe telling of
girls' with business qualifications
who would corns to Shanghai to
get a "Job," and to enjoy the al- tors got
leged delights of the Paris of ths
East Without exception, now,
the answer to these letters Is
"Don't come." Unless an appli
cant is in a position to take a
pleasure trip to Shanghai and able
to return to her home, no en
couragement whatever is held out.
The far-famed fascination of
Shanghai is rapidly yielding to the
commonplace requirements of
modern life. The main Interest
is business and tor business folk,
both men and women, has come
a full day's work a few years ago
unknown to a foreigner In China.
Queen's Nightgown Nets
$625 Sold at Auction
LONDON. July ll.-(AP)
Queen Elixabeth's nightgown
brought ICtS at an antique sale
Just held at Sotheby's, Ths state
nightgown of Charles I, who was
beheaded by Oliver Cromwell, was
sold for only $600.
Both wars part of a collection
of sixteenth and aerenteenth cen
tury embroideries and textiles he
longing to ths Earl of Abingdon.
Ths articles came from Rycote
House, ths old ssat of. ths Earls
of Abingdon demolished In 1779.
Queen Elizabeth rested at Ry
cote House, then the home of
Lord Williams of Thame, on her
journey from ths Tower of Lon
don to Woodstock in 1554. When
she left she forgot to take her
nightie with her and the collec-
lt.
Ice Breaker Impeded
In Progress to Men
MOSCOW. July 11. (AP)
The ice breaker Krassin has been
halted by the ice and can make no
further progress toward the camp
of the Vlglieri group of Koblle's
survirors until weather conditions
permit a survey from the air.
This was reported to the Soviet
rescue commission today by Pro-
expedition. Ths Krassin is about
zS miles from Foyn island.
SKYROCKET TRAVEL
BERLIN, July 11. (AP) Max ft
Taller, Inyentor of the rocket car
which recently exploded at A FIT""
racs course. Berlin, said tha.t fu
ture experiments would teach th
use of liquid Instead of solid ex
plosives as drlTlng power for hi
extraordinary rehlcles. The de
struction of ths rockst car has
caused plans for rockst plane to
be held in abeyance. Ths Invent
or believes that transatlantic
rocket planing is possible.
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Eiffel Tower Still Solid
Declare Paris Engineers
PARIS. July 11. (AP) The
Eiffel Tower, 1.000 feet high, has
a clean bill of health. It is solid
and it stands squarely on Its feet,
says a commission of engineers
that has made a periodical exam
ination of the tallest structure in
the world.
From time to time someone sets
the idea the steel tower erected
in 1889 is getting old and decrepit
or that settling ground may make
it Imitate the leaning tower of
Pisa. The alarmists are all
wrong, the engineers say, and all
that has ever been recommended
has ew?en occasional coats of paint
and increases in the box office
charge for taking a ride up the
tower.
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