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C MOiUtfJEN J COMPAffl Orrieoi lo Nee Tork. Ifilcaco. Detroit, Bao fTlDCUco, Loc Angalte. Baittli. Portland. 1M0lO a nakflffl'1 ITITI Ye Smudge Pot . By Artbar ferry Another Fourth of July hu come and gone, and no report hav come to hand, that anybody failed to let go of a giant firecracker and la now ahy a thumb. The eagle ec reamed, In a phlegmatic manner, and the fanciest and moat wholehearted creaming was emitted by ladles In the back-seat, just before a phone pole leaped Into the road. Borne had their accidents at home, and some went as much as 400 miles to ram Jnto foreign objects. '. ! The Democratic party in conven tion assembled at Chicago, listened all afternoon and all night, to low grade orators compare their favor-1 jtes to John the Baptist, Moses, Saul of Taurus, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Orover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Ward Beecher, et al. All the presi dential candidates were second edi tions of the great, and the near great, with the notable exception of William Jennings Bryan. Nobody was described as a spit Image In virtues of the oratorical Neoraskan. 0o the Democratic party, with char acteristic stupidity up and nominat ed as Its standard bearer another Hoover. There la no use changing Hoovers In the middle of wherever you happen to be'. Responsibility for the crime rests almost solely upon William O. McAdoo, whose name Is chiselled In the stone on the south west corner of our poatofflce. There fore thousand who were looking for a light to lead them out of the politi cal wilderness, will take another hitch In the belt of their Republicanism, and march along with the Oreat Engineer next November, Scores stayed up all Friday listen ing to the Democratic haranguing by radio. Hell was raised In an Inter esting manner, but was not worth the resultant loss of sleep. It Is a grave question which was the craelest the enraptured delegates, who writhed under the oratorical fire, with all the doors of the convention hall open, or those miles away who did not know enough to go to bed. Something ought to be done about the Los Angeles guy, who kissed the lair plaintiff In the Hutton breach of promise suit, and then cocked himself up In the witness chair and told about It. He Is described as a reluctant witness," as he must have been. m -' "WHAT DO THS TAXES MEANT" (Gold Hill News.) They probably mean that they are new taxes, and will have to be paid, and will not please everybody. Tularemia Is a disease caused by aklnntng rabbits. It would be a hap pier world If people contracted tularemia, when they tried to skin each other, e SPIRIT OF THF TIMKS (New York Tribune) A deliberate campaign has been Instituted to malign the charac ter of the president with dirty mean little Insinuations. It's gotten so bad that he can't even ensp his fingers at his dog with out somebody saying he didn't do It right. Perusal of the upstate exchanges Indicates that many families are "be ing forced to go east," snd will "dis pose of a good milk cow cheap," It la not a vacation Jaunt, but It la made In an automobile, with a frying pan rattling on the running board. The trip U Just Inspired by ths Ill ness of an aunt or uncle heretofore unmentloned. These expeditions al ways return about the time school opens, the stricken kin cheated the Orlm Reaper, seven states were toured, and economic conditions were awful. The driver la glad to be home and would like to have hla Job, and hu eow, back. Thta alibi for gadding originated In the Prosperity Bra, and la one thing the Depression has not flattened. e e Cigarette arts depict th daredevil female on the rear seat of a motor cycle smoking the brand that la kind to the throat, though It doaa seem the kindness la more needed at an other section of the anatomy. It also ha never occurred to anybody, that the lady on the rear seat of a motor cycle has plenty to do without smok ing a cigarette. e e The Republican party Is rapidly convalescing from Jim Bates, the eh In whacker, deserting It without no tice. Mr. Bate Is a lifelong Repub lican, who la alwaya mad at the Re publican party, and aJasjs voting to ruin lit, Al Smith Follows T. R. A L Smith i generally being condemned as a poor sport. Instead of congratulating his victorious rival, Governor Roosevelt, and promising him support, he sulks in his tent, and becomes peevish when reporters ask him for an explanation. KJO one calls President Hoover a poor sport, for not congratu- ' lating the leader of the opposing party, and yet when real issues, rather than party labels are considered, there is more justification for friendly personal agreement between Hoover and Roosevelt than between Roosevelt and Smith. For as a matter of fact, Roosevelt and Smith belong to op posing parties. They don't think alike on any important issues. Temperamentally they are as far apart as the poles. What is meat and drink to one, is poison to the other. There is no more chance of a real, political agreement between them, under pres ent circumstances, than there was of a real political agreement between the original Roosevelt, the redoubtable T. R. and President Taft, 20 years ago. IN refusing to follow Taft and forming' a Third Party, Theo dore Roosevelt was accused of being a traitor to his party, and a disloyal friend. But the spring of his action was not being false to his old friend, or his old party, but being TRUE TO HIMSELF. For mer President Roosevelt believed strongly in certain principles, he believed in attacking certain problems in a CERTAIN WAY the result of his fundamental character and combative tem perament. Taft did not believe in those principles. He did not believe in attacking problems in that way had he so believed he could not have done so for when Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft were born, they were cast in different molds. SO the Roosevclt-Taft split was inevitable, just as today the Roosevelt-Smith split was inevitable. There is talk now of Al Smith forming a Third party. But there is no chance of this. Not because there is no reason, but because Democrats don't do things that way, and above everything else Al Smith is and always will be a Democrat. When there is splitting to be done the Republicans do it. The Democrats haven't split since 1860, and don't intend to start now. . . . . BUT the personal split which occurred two years ago, is going to continue for the good and sufficient reason that the differences between the two men are FUNDAMENTAL. . And the same temperamental antagonism that existed be tween Theodore Roosevelt and Taft, exists between them. Smith made Roosevelt Governor of New Tork, presively as Roosevelt made Taft president of the United States. Smith feels that Franklin R. betrayed his trust and violated his own principles; just as T. R. felt that Taft had betrayed him, and the policies he held most dear. It makes no difference whether this charge is true or false. It makes no difference whether the fundamental cause of the broak was more a matter of temperament than principle. The fact remains, the split ocourred and in the realm of active politics could never be healed. AL SMITH may, because of the exigencies of partisan politics, give lip service to the Franklin Roosevelt cause. But his heart won't be in it. His heart rests in the grave of his defeated hopes at the Chicago convention, when McAdoo deserted the stop-Roosevelt drive, and the ONE man Al Smith didn't want to see nominated was nominated. Is Al a Poor Sport? IS Al Smith a poor sport t From the standpoint of party poli tics, he is. From the standpoint of personal friendship, for Franklin Roosevelt was devoted to Al Smith personally . and politically for many yoars, and carried thousands of Wilson Democrats with him, he is. But from the standpoint of X'RINCIPLE from the stand point of those things in which a man strongly believes, in which he in a deep sense, has his being, HE ISN'T I AL SMITH not only differs with Roosevelt as to reforcstra- tion, as to economio rehabilitation (he meant it when he said he would take his ooat off to fight any man who tried in this period of strain and stress, to set class against class) as to prohibition, but he differs absolutely in his basic political yihilo ophy and political methods. Al Smith, like T. R., is OUT AND OUT ! One always knows JUST where he stands on EVERT question. For what he be lieves to be right, he will fight for, regardless of oonscquences, until the cows oome home. FRANKLIN Roosevelt is just the reverse. Strangely enough he is the Taft type a fine citizen, very much a gentleman, but with a congenital aversion to open conflict, a perfect passion for compromise and conciliation, a constant desire to get things done in the easiest and least contentious way. Smith Versus Roosevelt KT0THING could mora clearly bring out the essential differ- 7 ence between the two men, than what Governor Roosevelt is doing now and what Governor Smith did after his nomination. Many people have forgqtten the fact no doubt but only four years ago the Democratic party in its platform pledged itself to the strict enforcement of the ISth amendment. There was a fight over this prohibition plank in 1928, just as there was a few nights ago. The Smith faction lost, just as this year, the Roosevelt faction lost. But what did Al Smith dot He refused to abide by that plank. The moment he received notification of his victory, he wired to the convention in part as follows: "It I, mil known that I believe than should h. fundamental change. In th, prmont provlolon, for national prohibition, booed a I stated In my Jackaon Day letter, on the tearless application to th, problem of th, principle, of Jeffersontan democracy. , . . While I fully appreciate that thee change can only be made by th, people thomeelree, I feel It to be the duty of a chosen loader, of tha people, to point the way. which In hlo opinion lead, to a oane. aeneible aolutlon of condition which I am con Tlnred U entirely unaatlafactory to a treat mane of the people" But what did Governor Roosevelt dot It is an open secret that Governor Roosevelt, personally opposed the outright appeal plank, and favored leaving the decision through a referendum to the people. But as taking xtioli a stand puWi.ly involved a bitter fight which might jeopardize his chnnee of victory, he characteristically refused Jo take tide one way or the MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, other, and then when the wringing wets had won, promptly went over to their side. Al Smith would rather NEVER GET A VOTE, than do tilings that way. He can't do them that way. Governor Roose velt on the other hand, can't do them any other way. Like, Theodore Roosevelt and Taft, the reason Franklin Roosevelt and Al Smith can never work hand in hand, is that when they were born, nature case them in fundamentally different molds. Neither are to blame. They are merely what they are, their conflicting temperatments and characters determined by ele mental forces over which they had no control. AND as the tragedy of William Howard Taft was that he HAPPENED to be a candidate for President, when nation al conditions demanded a type that Roosevelt represented, so the tragedy of Franklin Roosevelt is that he is candidate for President, when conditions demand the type that Al Smith represents. We believe the truth of this statement will become, clearer and clearer as the campaign goes on. Personal Health Service By William Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped sell -ad' dressed envelope la enclosed. Letters should oe brief and written in ink Owing to the large number of letters received only a few can be answered here. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Ad dress Dr. William Brady In care of 'The Mall Tribune. OUR FRIENDS INSIST ON RESISTANCE Several yoars of study, observation, and research served to convince the conductor of this column there Is no such state aa "re sistance" In the common sense of the word. Immu nity la a well de fined and in some Instances meas urable state and of course It ap plies to a specific d 1 a e a s e. The state of "resist ance" aa com monly conceived does not apply to a particular die-em- but In a vague way to many or all diseases. E. J. 8. contributes this to the symposium: We, the S family, read your articles daily, discuss them, and derive much benefit from them. We desire to submit the following with regard to the resistance-Immunity discussion: IMMUNITY: Safe from attack, protected against a disease by a natural or acquired peculiarity. Immunity la a condition of the body wherein It resists the de velopment of morbid processes. RESISTANCE: A temporary power to ward off or retard the development of a morbid process. If It were physically impossible for an Individual to acquire any particular disease, then we would say that Individual U Immune to that disease. We would classify the condition of being Immune aa 100 per cent. Then any de gree of resistance would be be low 100 per cent, say from SB per cent down to zero. Then W. R. O. jumpa in w,htle we are temporarily winded and re marks: To my small mind It seems that If a person Is only partly Immune that In Itself Implies there must be some sort of resistance. Either that la true or I do not know enough about the English lang uage to understand the meaning of the two words. While the referee' Is rather hur riedly counting over our prostrate and groaning remains, Mrs. W. B. R. sends In her view: Immunity means that a person does not get sick when he comes in contact with the disease germs. Resistance, to be of any value, must be absolute, perfect, com plete. In other words, It must be lmmunty. This argument commenced In July. 1030. In April, 1932, H. P. A. suc ceeded in getting the floor, and he goes on and on ' Today By Arthur Brisbane Wire From W. R. Hearst, A Radio Campaign. An Island for Snakes, Mammoth, Cro-Magnon, Europe's Cheap Money. Copyright King Feature. Sjnd. Ine. The New Tork Times, com menting on the nomination of Roosevelt and Garner, has, on its front page, undertaken to explain the part played by W. R. Hearst. Because bis group of twenty-five million Hearst newspaper readers can carry any election, if they choose, you are interested in the fol lowing telegram received by the writer from W. R. Hearst, yesterday. Lot Angelee, July S. Arthur TtrUhane, New York American: 1 peronU.r ettll not reply to Ihe articles In the Timet or to any ourh Insinuation. Th. reo enn the California delegation went for KooteTellt waft oerauoe he was obTloutly the rholre of a majority of the Democrat, In th. convention hall ana throughout the country. A Iemocratle party which t not goierneit by th. wUhea of a majority I. simply and plainly not tlrmmtattc. It hao usurped a nam to tuch It ha n right. OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932. Brady. M. D. You aim to conduct a health column but seem to waste a great deal of time and Bpace quibbling over words. You spent a year or more (bless you, child. It must be fifteen years at least) trying to eliminate the word "cold" from the language, but very few people .have this crl parentheses kree which you attempted to foist . . . now you have a grudge against the word "resistance" . . . a good and honorable word which means a lot . . . Inherent mean ing of the world Is strength or power to withstand or stand against disease. This strength or power may vary In degree in dif ferent persons. Immunity means exemption from disease and la absolute. There Is no such thing aa partial Immunity, though of course Immunity may be tempo rary, . . . I'm sorry that I coined the word, and after all I don't care what word you use, It's the Idea conveyed that I am concerned about. Especially when a health factor la concerned. My only objection to the term "re sistance" Is that It Is vague. Nobody knows Just what anybody means when he uses the word. Immunity Is a word that haa a definite meaning, and when a physician or health ex pert uses the term he refers specifi cally to some disease, not to many or all diseases. Goats are Immune from tubercu losis. Yet now and then a goat haa tuberculosis. Practically there Is probably no such thing as absolute or 100 per cent Immunity against any disease. So our friends are in dulging In Idle and Impractical specu lation when they Insist that partial immunity Is of no value or doesn't occur. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Aren't They All? One grandparent on mother's side went Insane at the age of 40. 8he was never very bad. but was In the asylum for 30 years. Mother la 58 and normal. I am engaged to marry. Ia there any danger of any of us children going Insane? (8. M.) Answer. No, go ahead and marry, multiply and God bless you. Unusual to find a family of three generations without any Insanity or other defi ciency. Peppermint Candy Is peppermint candy fattening? I read that a famous ballet dancer ate only a certain brand of peppermint candy. I h.) Ans. Peppermint candy Is as fat tening as candy having any other flavor or as so much augar without particular flavor. Perhaps the ballet dancer needed the money. (Copyright. John F. Dllle Co.) Th. fundamental principle of Democracy lo ths rule of th. ma jority, and It I, a dlograc to th. Democracy of thl, nation that the Republican party ahould be, In thl, euentlal respect of ma jority rule, more Democratic than th. Democrat lo party. I said In my articles during th. convention that I favored Garner for President and I worked for him earnestly, ardently and unre mittingly. However, when a man tubmllt a candidate for the con sideration of a convention, he must In honor and ordinary de cency abld. by the result of th. convention; so I promised to sup port any genuln. Democrat nom inated by the convention. Therefore, I am going to ,up- port Roosevelt. Re compiles with the required conditions. He Is a genuine Dem ocrat In spirit and In record and he was duly and properly and overwhelmingly nominated by the convention. He Is not the hired man of high finance and that Is th. rea son why high finance and It, SWIM In White Sulphur Water Helman's Baths ASHLAND Tub Baths. Free Picnic Oround FINE CLEAR PICTURES Send P, Toot rum SWEM'S Master Photo FlnHher (Medford) hired men will not support him. But It also Is a good reason why genuine Democrats will support hire. Therefore, I look to see all loy al Democrats everywhere support Governor Roosevelt because he la a rightful and regular Demo erst, rightfully and regularly nominated by a rightful and reg ular Democratic convention. ' I do not know whether Smith will support htm or not. I do not know how loyal and regular Smith is. However, Smith and Roosevelt have loyally supported each oth er In times past and political rivalries do not create permanent en ml tiles In liberal-minded men. Smith cannot always be nomi nated for President. Some of the time he will be called upon to support those who have loyally supported him. It la only by loyslty that one gains loyalty. Smith has always prided himself on being regular. It la not regular to be a rene grade. Smith will support Roose velt alright, unless the brown derby has gone yellow; and of course It has not. Smith Is a pretty able citizen and he knows that he would not amount to anything now or hereafter If he read himself out of the Demo cratic party. However, that Is something for Smith to consider. Roosevelt Is govg to be elected In any case. W. R. HEARST. This will be a radio campaign. The county fair, the 'patriotic outpour ing of voters will see little of the candidates, and they will see nothing of torchlight parades. President Hoo ver and Governor Roosevelt will talk through the air, and campaign speeches will change and Improve. You must change your words, and arguments, carefully, when you can no longer make faces, pound with your fist, wave your arms, or toss back your leonine mane, to Impress. Both Hoover and Roosevelt have made a careful study of the radio and Its possibilities. On the radio abuse, or even too severe criticism, of your opponent often helps the opponent. And hu morous anecdote that begin "It seems there were two Scotchmen" are not acceptable. Radio campaigns make substantial campaign contribu tions necessary, since each party will need at least a million dollars for radio expense alone. That la more costly than the ancient ''blocks of five" bribery system. The radio promotes thought, elimi nating the mob spirit of old politi cal meetings. In New York's Bronx zoo, the snake manager haa a good idea. Snakes In cages discover that life Is simple. Some one brings live mice, or what ever they eat, at regular Intervals; no one disturbs them. So they He down, make no effort, and do not amuse the visitors. Also they get no exercise. A small zoo island has been arranged; 43 snakea let loose on It, If they swim In the water, they cannot escape be cause of a rim around the outside of the water. They are expected to crawl around and entertain students of snake nature. How like ourselves,- In our unnat ural city life. The baker, the butch er, milkman, bring bread, meat, milk. The employer brings his payroll, the public school brings knowledge, takes charge of the children; the movie SUMMER HEAT! TV,) Too, teed, brings cool, healthful T.fr.sh m.nt. You'll anjoy th d.licious flavor of (hit fintr blend. In Tro Tea you gtt Mgh.it quality at most reasonable) cost. (An M.J.B Product) Jk. "Blended to brings eicltement Th. average American, in prosperous time., lives much Ilk. th. too snake, making lit tle mental or physical .ffort. Someone runs his government. Why should he exert his precious gray matter? We need a "snake Island" for hu mans to compel useful activity. This depression may supply that Island. .- In Russia, five well cared for stat ues have been found, made from bone of th. mammoth, by men of the cro-magnon race, 28,000 years ago. The mammoth hu vanished, and the cro-magnon, 'with hi well de veloped head and brain, has gone with him. Many things have hap pened since they disappeared from earth, and of those happenings thou sands have been far worse than the trouble of which we now complain. Human beings have survived condi tions In which war waa constant. They have lived through the seven years' war, 30-yeara' war, 100-years' war, the "lack death" and all the plague, from Asia. They will ourvlve thla little trouble, based on the fact tha WE HAVE TOO MUCH OP EVERYTHING AND DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DISTRIBUTE OUR EXCESS, OR KEEP OUR WORKERS PRODUC ING. London bank rate Is lowest In Its history, abort term loans are made at 1 per cent. That Interests Ameri can that pay 8 per cent, and find It hard to borrow, even on good se curity. With us It is a case of temporary remorse. Our high finance dumped billions Into more or less worthless bond Issues, dumped other billions Into dubious foreign loan. There is, temporarily, no Inclina tion to make loans of any kind. But that will change, as prosperity creeps back, 11k. the melodrama heroine coming home In the snow storm. Portrait of distinction. The Peas leys, opp. Holly theater. Adrienne July Clearance BEGINS TOMORROW If yon need a Silk Dress now's the time to boy it. One group of values to $1B Silk dresses, including; values to $18.95. Smart spring and summer styles and colors Silk suits, wash silk frocks, and solid colors. Values up Clearance price Tailored sport dresses and lovely party and dinner frocks. Values up to $29.50 in this group , HATS 50 Hats that were priced as high as $12.95. July clearance $.00 Other Coats at HALF Price Lingeries, Hose and other articles reduced for July Clearance ADRIENNE'S PERMANENT WAVES French Steam Push Wave Complete These Are Lovely Standard Permanents $1.98 Finger Wave 50c For a Limited Time Only ALAINE'S BEAUTY SHOP Phone 1518 113 e. Main Flight o Time (Medford and Jackson Counts History from the Files of The Mall Tribune of 4 and 10 Veari Ago.) TEN YEARS AGO TODAY July S. 1922. (It was Wednesday) State and federal government to nroba nlghtrldlng outrages In this county. Grand Jury to be called. Babe Ruth hit 14th homer of season. Twentv-five thousand tseoDle at tend July 4th celebration at Ash land. "Pro Bono," In letter to editor sees no hope for nation or the world as "economic pressure" Increases. Attendance at Crater lake sets new record. Twenty-five per cent of signer, of petition to recall Sheriff Terriu not registered voters a law require. Band concerts In city park to atar July 14. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY July S, 1912. (It waa Friday) Local residents sign testimonial thanking Mall Tribune for Its report on the Republican and Democratic national conventions. One dead, one seriously hurt In motorcycle race at Ashland. Bud Anderson, "the pride of Medford," slaps "Roughhouoe" Burns to sleep In eight rounds In Klamath Palls bout. Twenty-five hundred Medfordlte Journey to Ashland to celebrate. Soldier Elder and Walter Monahan fight at Nat, before a small house Archie Asche financed the bout and "sustained a severe personal Jolt In the wallet." The Mall Tribune re ports that he was "hit harder than any of the alleged combatant." Murderous heat wave grips the entire east. Crystalglow Kodak glass supremo. The Peasley'a, Opp. Holly Theater. $3-95 $5.95 $7-95 prints to $25. $12-95 COATS One group of spring and summer coats. Values to $29.95, clearance price SJQ.OO
