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J MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE, JfEDFORD, OREGON, STJXDXY, NOVEMBER 19, 1933. Medford Mail Tribune "Emyona M Southern Ortgo Rtidi in Mall fflbunf'' OiH CiMtH tfauardar Putiliihcd UK I) Kin; It PKINTINU CO. 19-3T-SU N ITU 8L Wmw fft H0HKH1 KCHU aViltot As independent Nawspapar KnterMt u aatxw) elm milter it Uadlord. Oregon. uw1i ct af alardi S. 1U.ttrK.PT.ON RATES R Mall m Ariianu Dallj. w rw 9U rum ill Buintha 3.15 IlaJlv. an auntb R Parrler In Adunct Hertford, AlbltOd, JuksonrtlJl. Central Point, fboeall. TUtnt, Gold BUI and go ttntiwaji. Dailr. ona fear fi.OV Dallj. ill aaonloa DalLf. od aonUi 60 AU terms, oub In advance Offtdai oapat of Uw City of Medford. OITiciaJ paper of Jacaaoo County. liEMItKH UV DIB ASBUC1ATKU PHKM u vs. 1 1 I ...a4 Wirt ftawrlM Itta AisoelMiea free la elu1elj aotiUed to tba om for publlcstioo of all otwt dlapaUAea Credited to It nr otherwise credited In tola paptr and alao to the total new puMUbed nerela All rlftrta 'or publication of ptdaJ tllipatcba beraln ire alw reaeneo. MEMItKB Of UNITED PBEB8 IIEMDKK Or AUDI! BUREAU Of CIBCULAT10NB AdterthlRi Kepreteotatltea U. a M1M.KNSKN A COMPANY OfflCM lo Nw York, Chleao, Detroit, Sao itaneUM loa Anfem bmiuv rwu. Ye Smudge Pot B; Arthui Perry a Mnmntriura lit being hatched tO give the county another dose of the j D-D. a. or ueunum unvoia. the conspiracy will use good Judg ment and not be hatched. Thuralon Daniels la being boomed (or the legislature, on the grounda that be la an Ideal aolectlon, and never mixed In politics." That la why be la an "Ideal man." . Many of the Older Older Olrla were I out Frl. pm. hobnobbing and enjoying . the May sunshine In November. In-. iants were doing the same. . . The United States haa agreed to recognize Russia. There Is nothing In the agreoment stipulating that If the Russians whack off their ,hlslwrs, the Americana will obliterate their I Charles Chaplin do-dad mustaches. i People are eating ducka. which are chiefly wishbone and bb ahot. The usual number of farmers were In town on their week-ends, despon dent and dressed-up. - j. Wesley Bates, the chlnwhecker, celebrated 31 yeara of married life, and a birthday last week. He avera lie haa never been lucky. Hog-killlng has started In the hills, and the squeals of hogs and country butchers float through the nippy air of the higher elevations. Nothing haa been heard from the Public Speaking class the past week, and that li fine. a A. downtrodden cltlaen waa caught Thurs. looking at a new auto, which be had already bought. a The dead leaf problem la confront ing many lawnowners, who hope the Democratic administration will rake them up, unless a brisk wind acta. The lack of money la still keenly felt by both rich and poor. The Oalahcvlkls are now wearing aldewalk length skirts, for evening wear, and the long-sleeved dinner dress In alluring fabrics and huea. The Italian Red makee a hit with most of the fair sex. Many of the , womenfolks have got over the De pression and are aportlng new regalia, that knocks the eye out of a gent. Football haa aiquelched the higher education ruckus and the 18-k, Jubi lee for the nonce. The cops nabbed a cltlren who failed, like the atate will, controlling liquor and cast him into durance vile, contrary to his constitutional rlghta. He will get a lawyer aiul find out about It. Tom Johnltn haa rtd from Chicago. Ogdrn, NY., Buflalo, St. Louis, Tulsa and Norman, Okla., and Kansas City. He waa well pleaded with all points visited, and found no city just like Medford. This Is not surprising, but nobody dsrea say ao. He was glad to get bark here, but waa able to control himself. C. Strang Is dressing a better game of golf than ever. His boy Verge has a, cold. Working In the drugstore he 1 unable to find a cure. How la the time to get your next year'a auto license, If you have your this year's license. Fletch Fish, the boom day tenor, negotiated another birthday last week. Candidates for the legislature are blooming like aprlng flowera, and fluctuating like the dollar. NEW BEER PRICE AT PIGGLY WIGGLY Wtlllsm Cooksey, manager of the Puely Wlggly store, announced Sat urday that the new price on Bud welwr beer Is three bottles for twenty-live cei.ts aa advertised In the Plualy WMnly ad In Friday paper. Mr. Cookscy aaya he haa large etc. k of beer which will be sold at this new low price. Heating cost can be reduced. For complete heating servloa call Art Bcamlrtll, 4181662. . " ' ' m m e Do You Prefer the Saloon? WE never expected to find anyone SERIOUSLY preferring the old-time saloon, to the system of state liquor control, aa advocated by Governor Meier's committee. But this is the attitude of Mr. Edwin Deacon of Talent, Ore gon whose communication will be found in another column. Mr. Deacon admits the old saloon was bad, but maintains the proposed system of state control would be WORSE, for it would allow the general sale of light wines and beers, and trans fer the abuses of the old saloon to the HOME 1 "THO our mind, Mr. Deacon is woefully mistaken. The proposed state control plan is not new. It has been tried out success fully in many parts of Canada, and in a modified form in north ern Europe, Sweden, Norway and' Denmark. Does our correspondent maintain the HOJfES in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Canada have been transformed into sa loons, that "the foul and obscene talk," the brawls and dis orders, characterizing the old-time saloon, are now prevalent in the HOMES of these countries t Obviously that is not true. Nor can we believe that such would be the experience in America. Can Mr. Deacon point to a single home in Jackson county which he believes under this system would become a BROTHEL t , In our opinion the average American home, not only here, but everywhere else, would be the last place in the world where the abuses of the old saloon could gain a foothold. Eliminating the saloon and rendering group drinking of hard liquors im possible, which the state control system would do, would un questionably do more to advance the cause of true temperance, than anything that can be imagined. "PUREE main factors made the old saloon system a curse and a disgrace. First, and foremost, private competition in liquor sales, resulting in the saloons striving in every way, supported and usually owned by the breweries and distillers, to increase their sales, enlarge, their profits, in other words sell all they could at the maximum profit. Second, the isolation of the saloon with its custom of pulling down the shades and putting up knowledge that barring actual riot and perhaps manslaughter, NO ONE WOULD INTERFERE. Third, an inevitable product of the first, POLITICAL CONTROL BY THE BIG LIQUOR INTERESTS, for where the profits are, there are the poli ticians. f TNDER the state control Bystem, none of these things would be possible. There would be no competition for the liquor revenue, for the state would enjoy a .monopoly of all hard liquors. There would be no drinking on the premises of the state liquor stores, therefore' no treating, no group drinking, no mass conviviality. With a non-political liquor committee, composed of high type incorruptible citizens, there could be no political control. As to local option, the state control system now provides for local option as far as whiskey, brandy, gin, and all highly intoxi cating liquors are concerned. Any proper self governing unit in the state can prevent the establishment of liquor stores, if a majority of the peoplo so desire. True the sale of light wines'and beers WOULD be generally allowed as the sale of beer is allowed NOW. Does Mr. Deacon believe that the present system of beer oontrol is worse than the old saloon! Have any homes in Jackson county been turned into riotous and unseemly beer halls t If not, then WHY would the addition of light wines, materially change the picture? Of course a person CAN get drunk on beer, as 1ft can on light wine, or on shellao and lemon extract, but the fact remains that in beer and wine drinking countries, drunkenness and conditions incident to the old saloon system in the United States, are practi cnlly UNKNOWN. Isn't it fair to assume if this should become chiefly a wine and beer drinking nation, similar conditions would prevail! TtfO, the opposition to the return of the saloon, on the part of those who favored prohibition repeal, is NOT a smoke screen, behind which they hope to fasten the liquor ourse upon the people of this country. They believe that economically and morally, the old saloon or any "new deal" APPROACH, to the old saloon must NEVER RETURN 1 They believe that under the proposed system, with everything to DISCOURAGE the drinking of hard liquors and everything to ENCOURAGE the consumption of the milder beverages, light wines and beer, not only will the old saloon never return; but the speakeasies and roadhouses, the bootleg gers and moonshiners (with their affliation with the underworld and organized crime), will eventually disappear. For hard liquor is now and of the speakeasy as it was of the and light wine speakeasy has will be. TPHE American people who by such overwhelming majorities voted out national prohibition and now favor the new svs- tcm of state control, hsve only ONE desire, that is to solve the liquor problem, in the BEST POSSIBLE WAY. They may be mistaken in their views, but they are certainly NOT insincere. They are sincerely and honestly devoted to evolving a system which will as far as it's humanly possible, eliminate the evils of the old saloon, ai well as the evils of absolute prohibition, and eventually render real temperance in this country a national habit and a realized ideal I Don 't Expect Too Much THIS recognition of Soviet Russia is going to help business and also promote the cause of international peace, but in neither direction, as materially as some of the enthusiasts sup pose. Russia needs many things the United States can supply. But in the last analysis the only way Russia cau pay for these things is by the sale to the United States of her own products. Russia produces for export, largely those commodities which America also produces in large quantities, wheat, grains, lum bar and minerals. The interchange therefore must be limited. Aa to peace, Russia and America are the only two world powers SINCERELY devoted to peace the onlv two countries ...t, ..l i . . , nuu uuijr naui to ue Kii aiolie the drinks, treating, and the always has been the corner stone brothel and the saloon. A beer never been known and never . . . . .... I IQ worjt gui ineir OWU aesllllies. Their union diplomatically will make international support for peace stronger than ever before. On the other hand, Russia is committed to communism and a sworn foe of capitalism ; America is committed to capitalism, and the sworn foe of communism. In the realm of practical international politics therefore, friction between the-two countries, in the face of any genuine test, will be unavoidable. So it would be foolish to expect any sensational advance in the cause of world peace, merely because theoretically Russia and the United States subscribe to it, and agree to trade with each other, as recognized, rather than unrecognized, friends. Personal Health Service By William Brady, M.D. rjiguea letter pertaining to personal amita and uyfiene out to diav eaue dlatjnueln or treatment. wUj be auwered oj Ur ttrad) u a ttampeo eJNaddrnued enrelope w enclosed. Let ten mould be arlet and written in Ink. Owlna; to tne large oumtiei ot letters received oniy a ten can be ans wered herd. No reply can b made to qoerlea oot oontormlng to UutrucUona addreM Or. William Brady, 265 KI Camino. rieveriey Ujlu. Cat TUB MICROBES IN DUST. Here U a 52-page pamphlet entit led "How to Conserve Public Health." It Is a report of an address of a member of the U. 8. senate who Is a physician, interspersed with bright comments by another med ical member of the senate and some quaint In terpolations b y still a third phy sician senator. I quote from the pamphlet: "Not only are there microbes of 111 omen but there are microbes of good omen. There are microbes of 111 omen, such as the tubercular bacilli, which we In hale dally upon the streets. In the homes. In public Institutions, and were It not for the resistance we have bujlt up In our bodies we would all develop tuberculosis and - sooner or later suooumb to the disease." All of which Is absurd, old-fogy pessimistic fancy. Any "microbe" that causes disease la of "111 omen," I auppose. But no one knows of a microbe, germ, bacterium of micro organism of "good omen," unless one chooses to regard anything that does one no particular harm In that light. The old fossil who got up the pamphlet betrays his lack; of knowl edge of medicine when he expresses th e morbid fancy th at we Inhale "tubercular" bacilli. He might take an evening off some time and brush up on elementary English, too. He will learn they are called tubercle bacilli, that uberculous Is the ad jective referring to the disease tuber culosis, and tubercular does not nec essarily refer to that disease. There Is no actual evidence that we Inhale tubercle bacilli as this erudite senator would have us Imag ine. That Is ancient almanac lore. Nor Is there any reason to assume that we are Infected with tuberculosis via germ-laden duet which we in hale. To the best of our present knowl edge Infection with tuberculosis oc curs usually through prolonged Inti mate personal contact with a CARE LESS or IGNORANT Individual who has the disease in active stage, and perhaps in a few Instances through the drinking of raw milk from tuber culous cows. It la a curious coincidence that one of the eminent senators featured In Saloon Bad, State Control Worse To the Editor: For any "dry" who does his own thinking, it is not easy to read, the present day editorials in the secular press, touching liquor, and remain silent. Prom the time of the party conven tions, the unvarying slogan of the wets has been "No return of the old saloon," yet they have worked hard and fast, with feverish haste, for the return of liquor. Now with such a passionate devo tion to the evil Itself, WHY Is all this pretended horror at Its old time habi tation? To this writer It looks like a camouflage, a thin smoke screen, to divert public attention from the liquor curse Itself, while they bring It back and fasten it with bands of steel Just where they want it. Fiwrt, this time, to stay. Notice how modest is the request of the wet leaders and the wet pres. They dont ask a thing except that they be allowed to turn every hotel and restaurant, every grocery and drugstore, eve.y fruit stand and soda fountain into a "new deal" saloon Of course, they will also want them at every fair, celebration, dance, etc. Do they really want the old saloon system? Not on your life. The old sal oon was too limited, too Isolated Why: non-drinkers never came near them, and only now and then could they catch a new boy. This time they must have tt so fixed that non-drinkers, from the minister to the youngest 3 8. child, cannot avoid it. If he eats In a public place he must do so amid j the fumes of beer and wine. The same when he gets an Ice cream soda, and when he buys groceries he must buy them of a liquor dealer, etc. Through this constant and Intimate associa tion with liquor he ta supposed to gradually lose his bitter antagonism to It, and then start using It himself. I The drya oppose the return of the saloon became of the poisons sold there. The wta oppose its return be- -cause they think thy now have a. better card to play; a mire winner. j Advocate of state liquor systems, pretend that thus they will reduce; the drink evil. As a matter of fact they thus help the drink evil to fix j and fortify Itself everywhere: so that: no community, no matter how dry lts: sentiments, can free Itself from the curse of liquor. That proposed Locl Option on liquors containing more; than 14 per cent alcohol, is but a 1 mocking Joke. 14 per cent liquor can put any man In th gutter, and the! community that bans the high now-1 ered liquor will have Just as many drunks a the one that doesn't. j Much Is made of that provision "No drinking on the premises" of tSe state liquor shops, maklrar them much cleanar place Ua the OM saloon. j (ajqaoa-WW'-' -f; " SjBK0t I Communications the pamphlet has permitted, the use of his name In the promotion of the business of a manufacturer being heralded as authority for the mor bid notion that household dust la a source of much Illness. This partic ular gadget of course Is no more Ban- ltary than any other similar device. but probably a lot of credulous house wives have taken the pamphlet ser iously. Dust in one's eyes, ears, nose or mouth Is not pleasant, but I assure you there Is no need to worry about microbes or germs that float In the air or fly about on dust. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Blarney Butters No Parsnips I read your article nearly every day. They are very good. Now will you give me a little advice on the following (pages of history and symp toms) . . . (R. L. D.) Answer You do not understand what you read., I can form no opin ion about an Individual case on such second-hand data as you give. A physician has to do enough guessing when he personally observes, exam ines and studies the case. Fingers Restored I have obtained complete relief from "dead fingers" by using hypo as you recommended. Also a alight case of eczema. Many thanks to your fine column . . . (Miss C. H. P.) Answer The correspondent probab ly refers to the treatment of chronic arsenic poisoning with photographers' fixing agent, "hypo" (sodium hypo sulphite or as it Is perhaps more widely known, sodium thlosulphate). Dally Injections of this into a vein are given, but the medicine may be taken internally, the dose being 10 or 20 grains In a half glassful of water after food three times daily over a period of at least two months. In some cases of chronic arsenic poisoning Raynaud's affection ("dead fingers") seems to be a symptom, though this does not Imply that "dead fingers" always Bpell chronic arsenic poisoning. The occurrence of so-called "eczema" in such a case is additional circumstantial evidence that the cause is arsenic. The young lady's report was made with good intention but it Is of no value, be cause she gives no information about her trouble or the treatment. Ed Note: Rend trs wishing to communlcafn with Dr. Brady should send letters direct to Dr. William Brady, M. U 265 El Ca mino, Beverly Hills, CaOf All true enough. The liquor dealer's life will be made much pleasanter than It used to be. The wrecks won't hang around there, and all of that foul, obscene and abusive talk will now be transferred to the home. It his family listen to it. If certain kinds of liquor fire him with an in- TODAY-Monday-Tuesday Continuous Shows Today, 1:30 P. M.-11:00 P. M. Also Silly Symphony Cartoon in Technicolor, "Father Noah's Ark' Plus Miqucr' Comcdv Pathe News Flight 'oTime (Mrdfora and Jacaaoo coont) d (story from the Iftles 04 1'be Unit Tribune of tie and 10 Year ago.) TEN YEARS AGO TODAY November 10, 1923 (It Waa Monday) "How To Cut Taxes," subject of ad dress at Nat by Edwin Cook, famous uu thorny on taxes from Woodburn, Ore. Grand Jury, William Gates, foreman Is investigating the Siskiyou tunnel robbery. Citizens rush to pay their back taxes on city property. Turkey raisers up in arms as thieves raid their flocks. Fine sunny weather prevails, and la worrying farmers with seed In the ground. This la "Education Week." 896 applications for Jobs filed for places as income tax collectors, for the Oregon law, which will be ap pealed to the supreme court. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY November 19, 1913 (It Was Tuesday) Standards for admission to bar In Oregon are raised by supreme court. Start work on flshway r.t Gold Ray dam. Doubt is expressed that It will work, by the Valley Sportsmen's as sociation. Worker who tried suicide and escaped with a scalp wound, says "It was an accident." Spearhead Chewing tobacco prints a full page ad In the Mall Tribune, and will give a handkerchief with every ten-cent plug, as long "aa the supply lasts."' Eagle Point street work Is completed. Improvement Move launched to have the "eye sores" removed along the Espee right of way. sane desire to quarrel and fight ltt him fight his wife and children. The old saloon was had enough, but what they now propose to put in Its place will be worse and the antl-llquor forces will soon wish for the old system as a relief, for we could rise up and outlaw the old saloon as a nuisance. But outlawing a state liquor store entrenched as a revenue producer will be immeasurably more difficult. The wets have foreseen all of this and gladly Join the general outcry against the old system. And lastly: When the state engages( In the liquor, traffic it will corruot its own heart, befoul Its own hands. But now that prohibition Is lost there Is one course which the state may pursue and keep its hands clean, and at the same time be fair to all parties. And that is by giving us what we once had, LOCAL OPTION In the communities and the counties. That would give the antl-llquor forces at least a fighting chance to protect their children and their homes, EDWIN DEACON. Talent, Ore., Nov. 18. Roosevelt Luncheon Service Wednesday The Roosevelt school, having com pleted equipment of its kitchen, wlU start serving hot lunches to the chil dren this coming Wednesday, it was announced yesterday. Many inviting menus for the chil dren have been announced. Wednes day the kitchen will offer vegetable soup and a glass of milk for five cents. Thursday for the same price, each child will receive cheese and macaroni and a glass of milk, and Friday, cream of corn soup and a glass of milk. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN THRILLS WITHOUT END! Huge ships blown up! Planes plunged into the sea! You'll see them all in Robert MONTGOMERY WALTER. HOUSTON JIMMY DURANTE MADGE EVANS ROBERT YOUNG "HELL DIVERS" (Continued from page one) 9 rations would run Into anti-trust law difficulties with th Justice depart ment If they chose to ditch the code. The warning reached the proper steel suthorlttea and Is said to have had a salutary effect. In automobiles, an NRA official recently received a letter from an official of General Motors, stating the corporation was astlsfled with the- operations of the code and liked It. Notea. Al Smith was lionised at that White House tea party he attended. . Mrs. Roosevelt dragged him Into the midst of her guests, and he received as much attention aa a atar halfback at a sorority meeting. " Treasury Secretary Woodln was caught In a fib when he announced Monday that he would not resign and Here-Three More Days PLUS Continuous Show Today FUEL Dry Pine Slabs (12" or 16") Factory Blocks (Clean, Dry, Quick) Bundled Kindling (Ready to Use) ALL AVAILABLE FOR Immediate Delivery PRODUCTS lUMBtl, ritt txricsivts "A cftW &lAm. than Wednesday th president came out wltn wooains iCVfcCr W4 iras".- tlon dsted two weeks before. Woodln apologized to newsmen for mislead ing them, but pointed out he had only said that he hadn't resigned, and he hadn't. It only goea to ahow that you cannot Believe au you r. Acting Treasury Secretary Morgen thau was a student at Cornell under pmi warren, author of the gold-price commodity-dollar program. Now War ren la dollarlng under Morgenthau. Eagles Close Drive Friday With Feast On of the largeat classes ever Ini tiated In Medford were lnltleted last Friday night at the Armory by th Fraternal Order of Eaglea. They have conducted this drive for the past eight weeks and according to Jack Huston. President, this drive will end next Friday night. This drive haa tripled the membership. It la the Intention of the officers to close the drive next Friday evening with a banquet and the awarding of prizes to the members. D. D. Hall, state president of the organization, addressed the members end suggested plans for the general relief work of the organization during this winter. No apllllng with Bads Transfer mod em Fuel Oil Delivery. Call 315. For window glass see Hubbard Bros. COMES BACK! 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