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PXGE FOUR MKDFORT) MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1929. Medpord Mail Tribune PuaUtted bt HXprOlD MURUM N. ihmi ii. m n. rttm ii OBIRT W. IUKL, Hilar lUtlfTH WITH, IHH nun 11 Hand clw Miter M KedfonJ, Inm, lDdc Act of Uuth I, UI. UBSCMPNON UTIf t, IU0 Id Adrweei Dili, .its Bundw, rur it.bo Mir, alia Sunder, aoDtb n ItaUr, althost Sundae, rev Dtllr, without Bunder, Booth , .6) Weoelt Mall Tribune, om rev 1.00 luDdtr, OM rev fl.00 Br Carrier, In Advene Io Medford, AibUnd, JeckKdtllla, Central Point, Pboenli, Taloul, Quid 111 end 00 Hllhoan: Dollr, tlk Bunder, emit I .TB Dallj, without Sunder, Booth BB Dtllr, without Blinder, ouo rtr T.00 Dellr, alt. Bunder, one rev a00 - All toraf, ewb 1ft atfvaaeo. MZMBIB Of Tnl ASSOCIATED PRIM BeceMaf full Leeiid Wire Benin two AoxwuUid Praai k eidialulj ntltled to Ik w fir publleotloa of oil onre dlipotebai orodlted to It or otberwlM credited la tale aaaar, and olM to the local om poblubed borela. AU rtihti for publleaUe. of modal dmilpan borelo vo olto roeomd. Official sapor of too Cltr of Medfarw. Official pop of Juteon Couatr. won dellr arcrai circulation for ell aadlDi April lit, Hit. I6TI. AdrorUirna KopreotDUUTaa H C. MOGENSEN A COMPANY Omaa la Mew Vork, Chleaio, Down, rreaelieo, Loo Antoleo, Initio, portlaad. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry , It In the time of the year when the want ad departments of the papers carry brief announcements, that the owner of a 1928 auto will trade his equity In name for three loads of wood and the winter's rent, if taken at once. From all the layman can read, the trial of Alexander Pantages, multi-millionaire.' Is about as com plete a mess, from every angle, as an American courtroom ever knew. One detachment of expert witnesses testify to one set of facts, and another detachment of expert witnesses, testify to the ox act opposite. Fears are entertain ed that a pastor, with more vaude ville than gospel in his heart, will deliver a radio address on what the verdict should be, before the Jury get a chance to return one. Part of the time the fiery prosecu tor is an embattled crusader for the right, and tho noxt day he Is running for a high offlco. One witness Is arrested for perjured piffle, and his wlfo really faints for fear she will bo.' Tho com plaining witness Is pictured by tho state as a home girl, and by tho defense as running around nights to gay parties and other festive occasions.- It would be a stunning extravaganza, It tho prin cipals wore tights.' The hunters are' not 'slaying many Chines 1hoasantS, but the fatalities among the notch-tailed woodpeckers aro heavy. At Sand Lick, Ky., recently, a I nun ui iismmnK iruvruu u rum- dent and removed his false teeth. This Is a suggestion to tho valley gent who can't get his out, and won't ride In a 4d over East Jack son street.' " ' The esteemed Eugene Register is the latest upstate periodical to hop to the rescue of the toll-bent 'editorial writers,.- who have been drained of Ideas. When Mark Twain's mind became a . desert without a single thought,' he took a drink and awaited results, which were -99.7 per cent readable. Alco hol Is notorious for perking up the mentality, and curing colds before thoy grow into the flu. It Is sur prising that while bemoaning the deficit of editorlnl fodder In the brain sihi under their hats, tho scribes don't tackle the drug evil. Few! If any, editorials aro written upon the drug evil. It Is human ity's leading menace, war and whiskey to tho contrary notwith standing. It Is not a political foot ball, like prohibition, which weak ens it as an editorial subject. It is suggested that when the scribes feel like writing two columns about the dangers to the young that lurk In cigarette advertising on rural billboards, thoy open fire on opiates, and not aim their big gest guns nt Chinamen who smoke opium. It Is a very Interesting subject, and refutes part of tho allegation thero Is nothing to write about. It Is a dragon in whoso vitals tho editorlnl pen can bo Jabbed with gusto and, besides, newspaper readers may be tired of perusing praises of tho smartnoss of tho lost legislature Thero was once on editorial writer who wanted to do some thing else, so the story goes, lie took his trusty scissors and whack ed out' a column-long editorial from tho New York Hun. At tho top he wrote: "What does tho editor of the New York Hun mean by this?" At the bottom he wrote: "We pause for a reply." ' This Illustrates there are tricks, as well as toll, In Journalism. which onk is vorns? IM YOU TAKE MKK s liark? one glorious New Year's Eve party . . , ' M Had Joke? which doesn't even make you laugh . , n an Adeitltir? In which only the Impossible is True .,, )n a UunlncM Deal? buying and Bulling Hupplness" , . -hw a Nlghtmani? from which you can novor wake up . . . as a Hoarding KcIkhiI? where you aro bolng trained for Heaven ... -eue a Prison Roulcnc which all men serve for being born ... as a Uismm? which can ba cured by dying? (From an advertisement of "Keys to Happiness."! ( Bums MacMarr Btorea, Inc., opened chain grocery ij-Vrg.-Clemen building.- , . . ,: . FEWER LAWS WOULD THERE can ulways be too much of a Rood thing. Ah a gen eral principle muss production iH a good thing. But when in a sb production iH applied to law milking, hh it in applied in thiH country at the present time, it cciiHcs.to be a good thing. . Since 1927 Oregon lius passed nearly 1(100 new laws. Dur ing the present year 16,!)L'l new lawn were passed in 4.'J out of the 48 slates. There are now so inaiiy laws on our statute- books that probably there aro few citizens, indeed, Who do not break some old or new law, once or twice a wcek. Tlio National Industrial Council has launched a movement to correct this evil. This effort deserves the support of all right-thinking people. As M. J. Hickcy, the secretary of the organization points out, however, little progress in ' this direction can be made until the American people, a& a whole, recognize the fallacy of the theory that foivevery condition not universally regarded as desirable, some statute must bo passed. Continuing, Sir. Hickcy declares: - "It Is earnestly to he hoped that President Hoover's law en forcement commission will not fall to give careful thought to our annual and biennial rush for making new laws 1n large volume. Long and close observation leads to the conclusion that so long as we continue to Indulge our American passion for mass produc tion of legislation, we cannot hope to attain or restore general public respect for law, nor expect effective law enforcement. "It Is not the fault alono of our lawmakers, nor our political nyKtems. It is mainly due to misguided Individuals, groups, so cieties for or agalnBt this or that, who foolishly or maliciously endeavor to solve real or alleged social, political or economic dif ferences or Issues, by legislative flats. "The sadly confused Btate of our Amorlcan laws Is largely traceable to our perennial mania for new laws. In my opinion this Is today threatening to undermine the continued permanency and soundness of our principles and our methods of government." COLLAR AD APOLLO A MONO other things the modern girl seems to nave put aside is the idea that her ideal man must combine the best features of Apollo and the collar ad model. If you doubt it, consider the matinee idols of yestcrycur, Francis X. liushman, John Uarrymore, Maurice Costello, then consider the figures that capture the heart of feminine America today the Prince of Wales, Lindbergh, Rudy Vallce. Nice fellows, those latter three, charming perhaps, but not handsome by any measurements. Wales and Lindbergh represent position and achievement, but Rudy Vallce, just a nice, friendly looking kid who croons soft ballads over tho radio and out of the talkie screen, how has he won such a place as no man since Valentino! 'Tho answer given by Nanette Vallec in Smart Set magazine WaleH, too, in a meiiHiirc and the American girl. MX 7ALLEE fits tho young girls fancy because he could be . V just any young man," she says. "There are millions of him in tho United States, in every city, in every village. He looks like anybody else, like scores of other boys. And, you can see that when the average girl gazes at her best beau, tho one who has been taking her out every Saturday night for sis months, she stares at him and suddenly realizes that he re sembles Rudy Vallec. Maybe it is his nose tho nose that could be shorter or his eyes, the eyes that don't quite matcli, or the unruly way his hair curls.' ' ' . i "Vallec is reflected in nine-tenths of America's swains. For eign sheiks and imported stars shake their heads at his popu larity j renowned orchestra leaders sneer at his tiny band; musi cal favorites with powerful lungs wonder at his tiny voice. But they do not understand." What they do 4iot understand, and what Vallce himself docs not quite understand, the Smart Set writer points out, is the obvious explanation. "When you say there is nothing extraordinary about his looks and mannerisms, his eritica are correct, but their very criticisms reveal the secret of Vullce's success," nho concludes. Now they1 sny the watermelon i 912 per cent water. Each diner, liowcve, will continue to find a different percentage, of can't in cantaloupe. Dean Inge nays great men are "depressed and anxious be yond what tho circumstances justify," hut doesn't name any others like that. Having tried candidates who offer as martyrs to civic duty, perhaps cities could mend matters by selecting men who haven't a martyr complex. It is announced that Mrs. MeOormick's campaign will be bunkless. Evidently the announcement isn't part of tho campaign. "What a life. On tho highway you are annoyed by the taste of advertisers; on a detour by the taste of t lie landscape. Correct this sentence: "Why, yes," said he, "I saw my pic ture in the rotogravure section, but I didn't save it." MUTT AND JEFF j err. r see I that's bat? I TW6 ssasoa, lasts mi duuwo: m I tl LOO ICS LIKE huh f. fVouR houoR,iM But, W shut jP. THIRTY TMe MttOSfi NeiUS FOR ONLY THlrTTY DAYS. VJ0T 0tS f , f-liifct J --sAX 1 G6 (jU-J DAYS F MAKING, ' " MEAN BETTER ONES NO LONGER IDEAL Kutncr in an interview with explains him Lindbergh and also the changing viewpoint of Thirty Days Hath November, April, June and Personal -Health Service By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. MtM Mruinlna ta aveeaal aaalua will ba aoawored br Dr. Bredf If a eUBpod, aolf-addreued ooielope le eaetoeed. Let tore abould be brM aad written lo Int. (lw!na ta lb lanj aiuabar of leturo reached, oolr few aan ba saner od here. No roplr eao bo ado to ojsarta) not aanlonaUK to lattrucUooa. Addreaj Dr. WUlUa Bradr. Is ova of thai ooaopapv. .. THIS FUNCTION- in tho Fifth Health Quoutlon- halro vhlch wo recently, conducted Ip thla column tho fintt of the 10 questions was, "What Ih the func- 030 flnffwera sent in by r e a! d era, 334 gave the cor. rect miHwor, 17B gave no answer to that question, 181 gave, -wrong answers, and 239 gave facetious or humorous ans-wers. The appendix in man ' has no known function ' now. It may have been a part of the diges tive tract In man at some re mote time In tho pant,'- but . at present It serves no purpose, . even in early infancy. Certain other structures that have lost or are In process of losing their usefulness, their function, are the tonsils, the wisdom teeth, the gall blad der and the muscles that wiggle tho ears. From the type -of tis sue composing the tonsils we may reasonably assume that these bod ies, along with the pharyngeal or third tonsil, commonly known as vthe adenoid body, may still contribute toward defense against infections entering by way of di gestive ' or respiratory tracts, at least in infancy and early child hood. But In adults the tonsils serve no 'such purpose, we must, acknowledge on the same ground for the tonsils of .adults aro not composed of the peculiar adenoid or round cell tissue, but mainly of fibrous tissue, which Is merely a kind of framework, trellis or scaffolding for actual repair tissue to grow on or for actually func tioning cells. Quite a number of readers who gave wrong answers to the ques tion betrayed their fondness for hokum literature, by which I mean the plausible suggestions or theo ries set forth by Innumerable cult or fad healers or self-commended health experts, usually through the modtum of a so-called health or physical culture periodical, tho often by means of circulars, book lets or other appeals mailed to the prospect personally. These long distance philanthropists I believe, first invented the scheme of defending tho appendix against tho machinations of tho doctors by telling the ever credulous public that the appendix Is the oil can of the alimentary canal. After the mail order hoys had establish-' ed the funny idea on a paying basis, some of the drugleHs heal ers took it up and worked It into1 their appeals to prospects. . . I have always enjoyed a chuckle at this oil can idoa, tho never so' much as 1 do now thnt I have loist my appendix. Still, I know It' Is no laughing matter, to a' Victim who has succeeded tn evad ing instruction In elementary hu man physiology while exposed to education. 1 can and do believe1 that such an unfortunate on turn-1 ing his appendix over to the doc-1 tors, is quite likely to cultivate un obsttnato ense of constipation under the influence of the oil l can obsession. Some of the wrong unswers show, once more, that as a health ! promoter I nm not such a fine 1 teacher us I ought to bo( after all these years of experience Read ers have It that 1 teach that the appendix is a catch basin for "troublesome, germs, which other wine might enter the blood stream und attack some vital orgnn with so rlu us results." I can understand how readers may have received such an Impression from my col umn, but hero and now bo It known to all men, and to any woman who may be Interested, that the appendix In man today has no uso whatever, and that Roes for disposing of troublesome germs or for anything elso you may assu-i-tuto with the nppondlx. QU0ST1ON8 AND AXSWKHS Ilcn Told. Two X-rays show I havo cn lui'Kement of tho heart. 1 have been advised thnt Its only cure is through Wasnermnnn Injections. While two other doctors sny there Is no cure for such heart trouble . . . Mrs. R K. Answer Not knowing what alls you I am unable to offer an opln Ion. I do not know what Wasser- mann Injections may be. 1 o n aad htettaa. flat to dleoaea dlacootlo OF APPENDIX. A .Simple Cure. Kindly tell me if anything can be done for gall-bladder dyspep sia. Mrs. h. 13. Answer 'Yes, remove the gall bladder. Reducing. Is there any way to reduce su perfluous flesh by dlot and exer cise? If so, will you please help me out? O. T. Answer Yes, I believe that Is the only safe way to reduce. Bend a stamped envelope bearing your address, give your age, height, and weight, and say you want to re duce. No advice given unless In my opinion the correspondent should reduce. I'm sole judge about that. . jVood to (Fat. Is there a possibility of your food all turning to fat, rather than any extra blood? I. O'B. Answer No, tho ' It does seem that way sometimes, doesn't it? (Copyright John F. Dllle Co.) . . Quill Points Perhaps the "wicked city'1 Just seems that way because it doesn't sneak out to tho barn to fool the neighbors. ........ , : A man of 40 isn't too old lo do good work. He's just un desirable because his name on a door doesn't please him as well m a raise. If society can afford to operate on a convict to save him for the electric chair, why can't tt spend a little money to save hlra from be ing a criminal? The Japanese have no swear words. Thus we know they never get out of a bath tub to hear an apologetic voice say; "W r o n g number." Americanism: Not caring a whoop how the big fellows get theirs, Just so you get , yours. The sport page ideas has proved successful. Why not wreck, scan dal, catastrophe and murder pages to save tho reader's time or enable him to dodge? .. . A lovely world, but there are some disagreeable smells and the kind of people who say: "A wreck that time of night -they must have been drunk." Crime In Chicago spends 30 mil lions a year for protection. The figures for tariff lobbyists at Wash ington are not available. ' If a child hot a coat of choc olate ice cream on Its counte ance, and tho mother seems1 undismayed, it Is tho sixth. If the coffee is bum, and Friend Wlfo Is uncommonly fat, and crime Is triumphant, you have the first of tho winter Beries of colds. Still, WnshlnRton and Lincoln were big fellows and might have won famo In football if given a chance. , At last thero is hopo for tho pe destrian. Cheap ears are so fast, the costly ones must quit compe tition and dccldo that speed Is vul gar. Correct this sentence: "Ho spent $400 mnkinn whoopeo with friends one night," said tho gossip, "but he nover brags about It." Brisbane's Today (Continued from Fan. On.) in fifty dollars a week or notli- Groat Prltaln proposes to bar Mutt! MAIL TRIBUNE DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE ACHOR' Rrarftladoa talri .bar. Oral. Hoi oinplax nrlna; forth j-oana; Uraal l.ak. Not ao hot llnj. ol Ilia ocean rraet!ou from Jlrl , Rind ol beetle Sailor Pear (Jj.r, molarr ' Workar 1 ; .lata Internrata CeeoulluRI ; rnlloq. . T.n. oil -raillo stallo. Win. Small ralley. - Mcrehandlt. Inf.nl Spring, Hgh tempera tare Aneotli.tl. Halt. Omlij wjmoni nlibr. Oar plna Hnee of Ijrl. poetry Former trold coin of Zea land Joarney Swlaa rlrer - Solution of Yesterday. Puxzl. lElElLlsnAiPIOlPriT AlRl ae v e Nflk rIaInItUs 9 Faoeel fl. Click beetle M Throat oroa men! 70. I' off ap II. Holder of a leuoe "fl. Preeloa, atonea 74. (ireek letter It. Kdlble .rate for rattle It. Illnda Moham medan of Ar yan delrent 17. P. rent con M ill ' W" p- 1 W 9 T. ii" n jp mkrzz- : all, ari 1111" Z T i ilr 7s p- vr fff- -trjjj, L M I I i 1 it from marriage the "mentally un fit." That might Improve the hu man race. If you could Identify the mentally unfit with certainty. Some unfit will bo exempt from matrimonial '.ostracism because they possess fortunes or important titles, or names. . . Others mentally unfit will escape because they are t)nly dull, belong ing to the negative class that Dante put into one of hell's disagreeable compartments. Viscount Aqtillar, physician to King Alfonso of Spain, tolls Chi cago (hat the king "is in beautiful health because he has never bjen a man of regular habits." He means that King Alfonso does not confine himself to any particular diet, which is intelligent. Man was made to cultivate the whole earth, and is healthiest when he uses In moderation the greatest number of earth's pro ducts.frora the North to the South Pole. Charles Fourier said that It a man could read his own palate he would find it to be a correct map of the earth properly cultivated. e-e The French will go to the naval limitation conference with definite restrictions. France will not consent to re duction in her cruiser tonnage. Frande will not consent to abo lition of submarines, or even to tho suggestion that they be lim ited in size to 600 tons. "Tho de fense of France requires 2000 ton submarines. Thereforo, wo shall build them." The Italians havo exactly tho same Idea, hut (hey dom't oven take the trouble to stato II. A few words rrom Mussolini will make that clear. A real heavyweight Is coming, named Prlmo Camera. This prize fighter measures 6 font 10 nrhs from head to foot, and tho steam ship had to prepare a special berth longer and wider than usual. That size is appalling, but David was little and Goliath was beaten. Solon said to Croesus, "Should any one come having hotter iron than you, he will bo master ot all II. Smaller li. Irleb 18. K.ropenn moanlAlnl JO. Attention -It. Kind ol pnlta tl. Regulation, IS. Condenoed nioletore 19. Orevnland ' ' ..' oettlemenl t II. Shallow diet 31. Trim It. Princely aoeee of Italy P.ncournge ' - -St. Narrow itrla of board 97. I.niilliull J. Pun 41, M'Tlgglln 41. Sara from pnnlehment 47. Color 49. Oldeel 63. Low teat 64. Pgg.,haped . it. Knock IA, Ilay'o march fi9. River of for- ' getfnlneeo 10. Competent tl. Kotirrnrlal anrlor. 13. Swine tz. Pari of a bridle 17. A king ot lornel 8. Sag! Scot. 8. Of recent origin 73. Purent A V A lIeiwI DOW,. J. Crooebar on an eirntcbeoa t. I.armen 8. Chrnnlel. 4. Satiated nialn t. Metric land menenr. i. Thaa 7. Skin 8. Frightened a. P.lertrllled par ticle 10. Uartg. of a Japnoeoe fendal ramlly 11. Enjoyment, your gold." Similarly, the late Tex Rickard would say to Prlmo Camera, "Somebody wearing a hat one size larger than yours may make you realize that mere sizo, below the forehead, is not important." f-t Observing signs of unrest that sometimes leads to dangerous riots the authorities of Jollet prison in Illinois immediately took measures "conciliatory and defensive.': Conciliation will do more than defense, for desperate men cannot be kept quiet, as shown recently in Colorado, even when rebellion means sure death. The best sort of "conciliation" would be to give men In prison work to keep them busy at fair pay to help their dependents, or be given- to them when they leave prison. The difficulty Is to find work that will not interfere with men that have done nothing to put them in Jail. Road building, that would not be done unless by prison labor, might be a good solution, except that it exposes convicts to the public eye, and the sight of men working with armed guards over them Is depress ing to tho public. It Is very interesting to learn that the gentlemen supporting the beet suRnr industry hsve spent about $500,000,000 on their lobby in eight years. It is particularly Interesting to know that part of the money has been spent "to promote the libera tion of the Philippines." The sugar lobby wishes to set the Filipinos free, because If free thoy couldn't bring In sugar with out paying a high duty. That would give home made sugar a better chance. 4 This Information conies at n rather awkward time. Congress was about ready to free those dear Filipinos and It would bo a little embarrassing to do so, knowing how much money Is back of their freedom. King Georne V of England once paid IS000 for a rare stamp. Do Yon Remember? TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From tiles of the Mall Tribune.) October 19, lUltf. Ten centa a pound, declared by U. 8. Attorney General Palmer , tin, fulr wholesale price for sugar. c Unlrni. nrriAfK Ktll TOtr " " " o umr wiuioio -w - , to keep order during longshore- man s siriite aiiu bhvvi, i. sary." T. H.' Allen purchases 130-acrai ranch on 13g Applegato from JJr, Hcckman of .Central Point. f . ; "Made In Germany" no longer placed on articles : exported by German manufacturers. Ex-Germnn Kaiser purchases ( "House of Doom." In Holland for his pormanent residence. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From files of the Mail Tribune.) October 19, 1909. . "Tho Bohemian Girl," put on by Billy Van, is playing to packed houses. - High Jinks put on by Commor- nln1 1,I, with. John li Allan and Congressman Hawley as guests of honor. Charley Palm secures option on Vawter mansion and grounds for $43,500 and Intends to build social club, placing membership at 1600 per person. B. C. Sharpe of Oakland, Calif., applies for franchise for Home Telephone Co. and offers $000 as pledge of good faith. Congressman Hawley arrives and says he is surprised 'and charmed by Medford's sensational ' growth and prosperity. All auto owners of Medford asked to gather at corner of Main and Front and have picture taken by S. P. photographer. JACK'S CASTIE By Mary (jraliam Homier. Jack Frost was wearing a white suit with fringy edges and a long, funny cap that hung down his back. " From his cuffs and around his collar and the tops of his boots were fringy edges of white. Ho looked very much like a handsome creature made out of frost but very stylish . and very dashing. In spite of his untidiness. "So you've brought them to call on me" Jack Frost said.- . And ai . he spokeyou could iee -his :brbat;l.' "It Is chilly," Peggy thqught as she tucked her sweater up at the' collar. ..... "Well. I'll show you around," Jack suld. . And ho took them over his caHtle. ' . . I They saw tho workers he had. They were planning some ot the new patterns for window decora tions this year, and they were choosing tho colors they would . paint the trees. They were planning which flow ers they would nip first, and which -they would not put to sleep until later. "You're back In time. Jack Frost was first ' laying out his work," the Little Black Clock said. "But he continues to work out his first plans year after year. He says they are quite satisfactory, and ho will keep his same workers, too." Jack Frost now showed them how he would send his people all over tho world to do their duties. "Don't say you don't like us. Our work, you must admit, is beautiful. If It were not for us you wouldn't have chestnuts. It It were' not for? ub you wouldn't have lovely paint ed trees. ' . ' ' "We're going to get started soon ' now. Tho frosty brushes for win dow painting are all ready, livery thing Is at hand." '''.'. So Peggy and John walked through Jack Frost's castlo which was his headquarters, and they saw everything being made ready. (Tomorrow "Jack's Quiet Friend") , Phone 93 1 for FURNITURE REPAIRING UPHOLSTERING, REFINI8HINQ FRANK HOWARD Medford Exchange, 211 W. Main St. By BUD FISHER 4 4