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MEDFORD MATTj TRI RtTNR, - M EDFOrtT.'OREfiONTl"-'Tt'RT)AY: -DECEMBER . 7,' 1923
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Parry.
1 Kxperta who havo examined schuol
t-hlldrbn, mid found their tonsils In
the' proper plttco, and not underwelKlit
frbht catlntr oatmeal containing huw
dust, can now examine parents who
let their kids rldo u bicycle clown the
Main Stem at hlRh noon, and other
times whon tho traffic is congested. .
' Courage Is one of tho characteris
tics' listed as predominant trails of
Oregon Journalism, said courago be
ing1 largely exorcised by whimpering,
sniveling alibis for tho hollralslng Ku
Klux Klan, - ' ' ,
Ul i
1 Tho groom-to-bo Is an Industrious
and ambitious young man with a
In-ought future before him. (Yroka
Journal). Where It .oolongs. " '
x Tho keen-eyed kops havo Just about
located the Blsklyotis train robbers In
every place', whore they are not.
TUB INCONKI'ICIOl'K MOTIIIOIl
' (liugcino Ouard)
' ' Mr. and Mrs. M. N. dent aro
: tho proud grandparents of nn
eight pound girl, born to their
.' son Goorgo and wife, whoso homo
Is, noar Cuburg. ' 1
Neither of tho mnjor parties as yet
havo cooked up an Issuo for the noxt
campaign that tho women votors can
Havo a booU cry ovor.
!'! .
Kit Blnns'. 17 your battle against
tlie'Hoef Trust, was nearly terminated
Thurs, owing; to tho old warrior Jay
walking. ' ' " ' ' : ,.
j !i l ' 1
; Noxt to 48 buttons up tho back of a
Gashvlkl skirt, nothing Is so nocos
Kitry as 07 pins In tho tall of a new
Bhirt. .. . . ...
! ' FEAItlilWS RPCNK
' (Portland OrCKonbtn)
: Tho Astoria-HudBOt' rises Ho ln-'
rrtjlro If the 'state will' not be 1
thankful whon tho Orogonlnn's
I spelling match Is flnnlly ended
and lovoiv j With equal propriety
. this paper may also ask if It Is
not likely that tho Iludgot's read
ers will bo grateful whon Its oili-
- lor censes to wrlto Itupertlnont
and Innno paragraphs..
i Among tho hlesslnfis of 1924, Hint
cannot ho evaded, will bo an epidemic
of splndlo-lcgged lending citizens' In
golf pants.
' A TiADY TALKS
: Mno saui sno nmn't give a wnu, ami
J wouldn't whittle either, If I was her.
lOWo hns her dlvoree, and tho colorod
troops fought nobly. About tbreo
years ago I smiled at nn insurance
ugent, and death and taxes and tho
poor is not tho only thing wo havo
always with Us. Thoy stick llk'o a
porous plaster. Hero comes tho big
wind. Yesterday ho straightened out
Finland, and local conditions. I hate
to boo tho Maw of tbroo boys in the
high school next year, trying to kid
herself Into a chli konish mood.
You can't back up 10 years, by giving
your eyebrows A shave and shampoo!
Hot hutvtt sho says, how old nm I. I
snld. Ho! hum! I'd rather not state,
Kho's getting gray back of the ears
from playing thnt Chink gnmo. Maw's
' wrong, hain't it? Nicest feller, al
ways polite, twilight or daylight.
,. nothing In his lifo. You don't havo to
slap that boy Into his placo. Here's
a lotter from Missoula, asking me to
rotno back, for a party tho class of
101? Is going to give. Can't cut I ho
mustard. I was tho most popular girl
on the campus. I was so green In
thorn days, I would believe everything
a'drummer told me. Just u roso that
bloomed too soon, shooting biscuits
from the hip. Fato punched me onco
too- ofton in tho short-ribs, and 1
faded out of t..s picture. Pretty har l
to take. Now 1 gotta use a napkin
for a handkerchief. Kxcufto me, -you'll
find tho front door unlockod. lly-by!
Local rosldents will rogrot to lenm
that Loonard Htcrnhagen had a nar
row escape from death while hunting.
(Chlltai, Cal Journal). Another
"gonial funeral director chentcd."
Whnt shall we do with our streets?
Thoy aro too thin for cultivation nnd
toil thick for navigation. (Dallas
Chronlclo). Your future course Is
plain as mud
' I.OS ANOEI-KH. Deo. 7. A bank
messongor with 16.ono in his posses
sion disappeared today somewhere be
tween 1S AngelM nnd 'Huntington
Park, a mlhurln according to advices
received from the police of tho latter
place by the sheriH'a office here,
(The Daily
Bank Robbery v
THK ENGLISH
AJl'IOL'(jll a conservative victory in the English elections was
predicted, the result is virtually a defeat for Premier Baldwin's
government. For a government in parliament without a majority,
is really no government at nil. Premier Baldwin returns, but cer
tainly In; can have no' illusions regarding the necessity of packing up
and getting ready for departure. Aiiothcr such victory and Premier
Baldwin's political career will end. ' ;
..It is difficult to explain the apparent surprise of the London stock
market at the result. Usually stock markets are keen in diagnosing
political situations. From this distance one could see no possible vic
tory of a decisive nature for the party in power. ; .
For conditions in England are bad. The people,, particularly the
workers, are in n desperate 'frame of mind. Naturiilly' tlie party in.
power had to bear that burden. The remarkable thing is that the
Baldwin government received a plurality, when general conditions in
Lircat Britain are considered.
But the result does not necessarily mean a labor government. Ba
ilor has gained, but so has the liberal party. And there is no reason
why the liberals and conservatives should not join forces in the near
fid ure.
Kiigland is essentially conservative. The natural political cleav
age lies between radicals and anti-radicals. If Lloyd Cleorge and As
iuilh could smoke a pipe of peace, Ascpiilh and Baldwin,' confronted
by a Bolshevik regime, could smoke many of them.
So while a labor government has been predicted for many years,
there is nothing in yesterday's election to indicate such uu occurrence
at least in the immediate future.
THE; ASHLAND
TIIJ'3 MAITj TKIUt.'NK lias received most fluttering reports of
Ashland's winter lair which closes tomorrow night . As the
program for Satinxlny evening promises to lie an exceptionally enter
liiiaing one, and ns there is a pavement leading directly from Medford
to the Winter Fair door, we suggest that as many Medford people as
possible fake, in the Ashland exhibition before it closes tomorrow
(veiling. ... ... -
THE GflKATFST TIH.VO IX THK
' ' WORM) . .
by Laurel Grav
Tho Wet Illiiiiket
Vanity is tho wot blanket on many
an 'otliorwlHO firsi-rato-loVo affair.
Many othenyfao Honslhlo rIHh buu
prt'flia a Teal nffoctlon for ho mo llkoly
young man beeuuso thoy fancy thom-
t solves too "flciHir-
a b 1 o" or "t o o
pood" for him.
And many a man
ihIhUiUch his van
ity for diK"ily.
There Is a1 nor
foetly ma t u r a 1
kind of ditftiily
which ovory lov
er has a right to
express. Hut to
be dignified isn't
to bo pompous,
proud, import-
ous. A natural
dignity doesn't neod a lilt of cultiva
tion and it isn't a deterrent to tho
development of tho lovo-as-soclatlon.
Hut vanity, the 100 per cent article,
has no pluco in lovo and marriage
Soma girls aro vain for no other rea
son In tho world than that they aro
tho female of tho species. This Is
th'o moHt outrageous of all vanities for
It offends tho natural sonso of JuhUco
and fairness of tho male critter. Tho
mothering liiHtinrt is n species of van
ity but it is Justified bemuse it Is nn
instinct that gives even whllo It finds
KaltHfaclinn in a selfish exprcHHlon.
For a girl to imugino she is the salt
of tho earth for no other nuthcntlo
reason In the world Is the silliest sort
of vanity, . Hut, then there nro n,
tot of men who uro vain berauso of
tho same eausiS. ' WoU'thnro's no
special dlHtlnotlon la nox and nn u II
wIho nut uro. has niiulo It oomn fifty-
Child's Best, Laxative is
"California Fig Syrup"
Hurry Mothcrt Even a biliom, con
stipntrd, feverish child loves the plensnnt
tusto of "California Kip Syrup" snil it
never foils to open the bowels. A ten
spoonful today nmy prevent a sick child
tomorrow. ( .. ..
'Ask your dnuruist. for genuine "Csll
fornin ViR Syrup" which hns directions
(or bnhies nnd children of all nc's
printud on bottla. Mother! You must
nv "('iilifonii:" or you may getmn
imiLntion (iti svrun. .
p
ELECTION.
WINTER FAIR.
fifty. Tho distinctive, qualities of
which wo havo a right to be proud are
those wo have created and cultivated
against instinctive desires nnd Inclina
tions. Such qualities aro gained by
perseverance and sacrlflco and thay
are nn excuse for pride, Cut vanity?
That's a vico! ;
MANN'S THE BEST GOODS FOR
" - ' , ,:. tfif c. !; . !t'iit.-ir-ir?
$16.2() - ' ., TJSrm '
All Wool Coats in dark brown,
heavy weight, belt alL around. Sold
regularly; at $18.00. ,
$18.00
Light and dark colors, medium
and heavy weights, made witli belt all
around or across back. Sold at $20.00
regularly.
(
$24.
75
This is a wonderful opportunity,
Tailored, All Wool Coats, sold at $27.50
and $30.00 regularly. . ' ' .
Buy Xmas Gifts for Men and Boys in pur
Shirts
Silk Shirts
Pongee Shirts
$5.50v
Plaiii' Colors
Poilins
$3.50
Proadcloth
Stri)e or Plain
$4.25
Stried Madras
$2.50
Ptu'eale :
Plain or Stripes
$1.25
Bovs Shirts
$1.00 to $2.50
Personal Health Service
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
Notmd Physician and Author
' Signed letter pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to di
sease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped,
elf addressed envelope I enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In
Ink. Owing to the large number of letter received, only a few can be an
swered here. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instruc
tions. Address Dr.- William Brady, In care of this newspaper.
Caught in
One day near the end of November,
a Kentucky woman started on a rail
road journey of about nn hour. .She
sat in tho waiting room at tho depot
half an hour. It was a cold day, with
a stiff wind blowing. Tho waiting
room was unheatcd. Tho Woman felt
chilly and shivered. By and bye tho
train camo along
and sho boarded It.
Tho coach was un
heatod and tho win
dows were open.
The woman felt
chilly and shivered
some more on the1
train. " When she
alighted nt the end
of her little journey
she was sneezing,
and, she later testi
fied, suffering from
the effects of a cold.
whatever that may bo. This cold, sho-
and her witnesses were able to estab
lish subsequently to tho satisfaction
of the court, soon "developed 'Into
grip" and tho woman waft confined to
her bod with grip for six weeks.
Sho obtained a judgment for $700
damages against tho director general
of railroads (It happened in 1918),
but an appeal was taken, for tho rail
road people argued tha,t there was (it
the time an epidemic of influenza
that was tho reason thoy had the
coach windows opeh" and they'
argued that tho woman had simply
contracted a germ disease shortly be
fore sho began her journey, that this
germ disease (iufluonza or grip) was
not caused by exposure, and anyway
there was a reasonable doubt whether
tho patient had suffered from Influ
enza, for which the railroad could not
bo held responsible, or a cold which
might havo been caused by tho rail
road's negligence.
Railroad attorneys aro usually
shrewd' men, but In this case they
apparently overlooked an opportunity
to place' upolt tho woman's shouklors
the burrtirn of' proving that such ex
Leather Goods
Collar Bags: for
Soft or St a relied '
Collars' '
$1.50 to $3.50
Purses 101? '
Poys or Men
50 "to $1.50
. , . . .
ITand Pags,nnd
. Suit Oihcs
$5.00 to $35.00
....
jf! loves
for Povs and 5 fen
Ties Mufflers
Knit Ties for Men
to $1.50
Cold Kentucky
posure as sho met in tho unhcated
Waiting room-and tho unhealed coach
could causo any illness whatever. Tho
woman would have a hard' time prov
ing that, because it isn't so; The Ken
tucky cpurt of appeals, however, just
rissumes that it is so, without any
proof at .all, just hearsay or fancy. Tho
court held,' in, affirming tho judgment
that "it is a matter of coihmon know
ledge that colds may be easily con
tracted under conditions such as de
scribed", by the woman who sought
damages. The court could havo as
sumed similarly fanciful 'notion as to
yellow fover 30 years ago; then it was
"a matter of common ' knowledge,"
that yellow fever was a contagious di
sease; so certain were' tho benighted
people of tho contagiousness of the
disease that thoy generally established
shotgun quarantine around communi
ties where tho disease appeared. Uut
we know now that the people were
sadly mistaken about that, for yellow
fever can be spread only through tho
carrier agency of the Htegomyia breed
of mosquito, which agent has no re
spect for shotguns or tho complacent
delusions of tho law.
"Tho uncontradicted evidence" pur
sues tho 'court, "shows that the
plaintiff did contract such a cold on
this Journey, and that her sickness
followed." Whether the woman's Ill
ness was "grip," ' influenza or any
of tho other -respiratory- diseases
which masquerade under this all en
veloping title of "cbld" (until tho doc
tor can get somo idea' Just what alls
tho patient really), the" period' Of incu
bation, less tlian half an hour, was
certuinly uniquo in medical annuls. ',
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Impacted Wisdom ToolH
I havo an impacted wisdom tooth
which has given me ho end of trouble.
The dentist said It would havo to be
chiseled away from the jaw bono and
I'd have to tako ether -to 'have this
done. It showed plainly in tho X-ray
picture. (Mrs. W. C. T. ) - -
THE PRICE. NO MATTER WHAT THE PRICE r- MANN'S
m-;.- .. mt v, moVi. oosv" "I i''A -V v " '"'" '-''' - '
. Initial
Handkerchiefs
, i t-
: .Linen ITandker
' chiefs ! '
' 35 to 75' '
Fanejr iraiulker-
. ' chiefs
"17 to59f
Poys' Ilandker
ehiefs 15 and 25?
Silk Ties
jT5to$2.50
Mufflers
$1.35 to $6.50
Mann's Department Store
. . The Store for Everybody ; ..,
" Medford,' Oregon'4 . ,
Answer. Tho dentist Is probably
right. Uneruptnd or impacted wis
dom teeth cause a great ileal of trou
ble in young adults, the pain some
times masquerading as facial neuml
da and tho exhumation of tho sulk
ing molar being the- only relief. This
requires a general aneineiic. jieru .
oiid install where tho X-ray negative
doos determine the diagnosis1. I . ;' T '
; ' Cancer on. the Lip
My father has a cancer on his lip.
what they call a pipe cancer. Do you
think electric treatments would cure
It? Some say they will and othera
don't think so. Everybody says' some
thing different. Do you -think a plas
ter would draw It out? (Miss A'.
MuK.(E.V
'Answer. I fear tbal by the 'time
your father makes up his mind to
submit to treatment tho cancer will
have advanced beyond the'1-hope ' of
cure. In Home cases of cancer of the
lip cure may be obtained from X-ray
treatments, but as a 'rule 'tho' duly
hope of euro lies in Immedlato opera
tion, with somo X-ray treatments of
the scar to prevent xecurroncopor
haps. ' No electric treatment will cure
cancer; Ushig a plaster in lieu of tho
painless, surgical treatment is ft hide
ous act of cruelty In this day of en
lightenment. The caustic In the iilas
tOr destroys whatever It touches, of
course, but I'd hate to subject any liv
ing being to that sort of blind ruthless
surgery as long as there were a-surgeon
to bo had with a clean knife di
rected by humane intelligence. The
great majority of alleged cures ' df
cancer by pastes and plasters aro mis
taken diagnosis benign conditions
wrongly called cancer." -In thoJgret
majority of cases of actual 1 cancer
troated with plaster or paste the vic
tim suffers horribly and the 'erudo
attempt ends In disastrous failure.
Still I must-admit I have seen some
successful Tcsults from- tho uso of
plaster or paste for small surfaco can
cers (epithelioma), tho the suffering
under -treatment was certainly " far
greater than would have been the
case with surgical removal of tho can
cer; the scar that remained was far
moro disfiguring than is tho scar of a
clean operation. Tho patient under
tho plaster treatment descended Into
tho valley of death from septicemia
rather too far for safety, I thought.
If I had a lip or skin cancor I'd prefer
a surgery first program. " '
HOUGHS
; t 4 ri
M :. . . . .'
"APpiy over tnroat ana cnest
swallow small pieces of
V
Vapo Rub
Ovmr 17 Million Jar Und Yearly
$29.85
: Regular $35.00 Overcoats, made
of Oregon wool nicely tailored of alL
the new popular colors; :
$36.00
; Vogue nnd Style-Plus, regular
$10.00 Overcoats '
$4Q.5o
Overcoats -sold 'regularly , at
$45.00 Hand tailored by Vogue and
Style-Plus tailors, ilandsome mate
rials and patterns. '
Exclusive Mens
Hosiery ,
Silk Sox '
75to$1.25.
Silk and Wool Sox
$1.00 to $2.00
. --'4 .: ..." .
Lisle Sox
" 35 and 50?
Cashmere Sox
'39Ho65"!
Fancy Wool Sox (
59 and65 '
"It It uuzlii' fer mlsslH Ih'
nK-rutlroi I'd Jest ns Icitvo have
crnicl health as not," snttl Mrs. Km
Mooliv this mornlii'. Tu' III John-.,
sun club met last ntRht, an' after
liriM lli hl' oh "th piccolo for
awhile tic went home.
RHEUMATISM r NEURITIS
Ramarkabla naw treatmant atops
Rhaumatism'or'"Nauritis in any
foam. Vary worst eaaea rjliev.d at
once Thousands of ourer reported.
No for anyone to suffer. Ask
mny druggiet for "Allen's Rheu
matic Treatment," in. Tablet Form.
PrleeV $t pe. .box. - All- druggirts
carry, it. -Hart. .M. Allan -Laboratories,
Mfrs., Box 1310, Loa Angeles,
Calif.. j
'Tor, Wet Wash
Dry Wash Rough Dry
Phone 873
: Wet Wash, pound 5c
Dry Wash) pound. 7c
Rough Dry, pound - 9c
American Laundry
1 ..I
Department
, Bath Robes ,
Felt Slippers '
Bcaeon.Batii Robes '
$6.00 to $15.00 .
All Wool "Bath .
' . Holies
.. . $25.00
House Coats
$10.50, $12.50
Daniel Green Felt
"- Slippers;'.;':
. Xor Men and Bovs
$1.69 to $4.50