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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1934. Medford Mail Tribune "Ewyont in Southern Oregon Read. Iht Mail rrlbuna'' hihllthed ttf MMIHHCI) PRINTINU CO. I5-3MB N. Kit 6L It I) BE HI W ttllHL, (Milor An Independent Nanpapcf Entered u tteoud elua natter at Utdford. Oregon. ' under Act of Hereto 8. 1879. SUKHCKIPTION BATES B Blafl In Adiance Dally, ooi rear IS. 00 Dtllj, ill o.onlt bail, one montb 80 Br Carrier Id Adiine Medford, AiDland JieboDfllU, Central Point, Pboeali, Taleot. Uold Hill and on blaljuaia. Dally, one year 16-00 Dally, elf month. ....... . 8.25 Dally, one month 80 All terme. evh In adrane. orriciai paper or the City ol Medorl Official paper of Jackion County. ME.UBKH OF TUB ASSOCIATED PHKSS Recellns Kull Leaied Wire Service Hie Auoclatm. PruM la eicliulrely entitled to tbe uae 'or publication of all nevi dlipatcnea credited M It or otherwise credited lo thlf paper and also to the loeal new puniithed herein. All right 'or publication of ipeclaJ dlipatdw oerelo ire alio rtttnta. MKMHEH OF UNITED PHK88 1TEM6EH OF AUU11 IUIKEAO OK CIKCULATI0N8 Adtwtlilnt KepreientattTe H C. MOt.BNSEN k COMPANY Office In Ntw York. Chicago, Detroit, Ban Francisco Lm Angeles Seattle Portland. Worse Than the Blight "GRANTS PASS, Or., April 30. (Spwlal.) Pear growera of the Oranta Pass vicinity were axpreaslng considerable worry to day on account of a aort of blight that haa In many lnetancee killed far more than 80 per cent of their crop. Though one prominent grower, struck lighter than the rest, declared the altuatlon waa "not aa bad aa It looks," the othera are reporting 10 and even 95 per cent loaa. A like condition haa been reported at Medford. No explanation of the cauae waa available here, though growera hold theorlea that range from placing the blame on beea ' to placing the blame on the early aeaaon. - - The a'jiove dispatch appearing in Saturday's Oregonian is inexcusably inaccurate, and unless corrected may lead to serious consequences. ' We are not in a position to comment upon the blight situa tion in Grants Pass, but we do KNOW, that nothing approach ing this sensational report is justified in the Medford area. There is some blight this year, as there is every year. In some local areas the infestation is undoubtedly above the ten year average. But there is no cause for alarm. For nearly a quarter of a century pear blight has been successfully combatted and con trolled in this part of the state, and there is no reason to even suspect, it will not be successfully controlled this year. More orchards are being carefully cared for this year than last, and during the past twelve months many neglected areas have been eliminated entirely. With financing for this season's crop now underway such a sensational and uncalled for report SHOULD BE CORRECT ED AT ONCE as far as the Medford area is concerned. Let news gatherers in the Grants Pass area tend to their own affairs and not include Medford in their absurd predictions of disaster. The exact condition here should be broadcast at once, to all interested parties, before this wild canard gains further headway. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry. Use Knee Action JVATOR CARSON'S chassis appears to lack "knee action." 1T1 xhe Portland mayor is greatly disturbed by the number and behaviour of beer h ills in the Rose City. Unless they behave, ao declares he will recommend that the state liquor commission take ever the dispensing of beer in the state metropolis, and all tin city licenses be revoked.. 'We quote : "The liquor bualneaa at thla time la a matter of trial and error, but the people In the bualneaa are on trial, and If they . err that will be their hard luck.:" John Dllllnger, the bandit oontln uea harder to catch than H. Flewher, the demon baker, If you really want him. I Cropa are looking . fine, due to the . labora of farmera, and a few timely licka by Mother Nature. That's true. In the last analysis the proper regulation of A weat Main Bt.'cat with only nine th beer problem depends upon the higher-ups in the industry Uvea to live, failed to leap in time ITSELF. Unless THEY nrofit bv the lessons of the Dast. aban- -Frl. and waa acrunched by a passing' , . , , , ,. , ..... jueeemaut. uon the out-dated policy of mercenary greed, and in their own - ,.' . ., SELF INTEREST, try to make the industry self respecting and Col. Tou Velle la buay fighting the ... ; , blight and Republican party, the lat- decent, their days, in this state at least, are numbered. It s ter being the wont. most decidedly up to them. The weather turned off warm the , But Mayor Carson, and other mayors can HELP. They can mat or ine wk., causing tno women- . . , . . ,. ,, . , foika to cat aaiad, ana blossom forth 'idp by using a little expert knee action" on those beer parlors in irocka that expos, more backbone that are disregarding the laws, and making public nuisances of WBn00-- . . - their establishments The primary campaign to date haa ', tion. Oa Weat of ' Portland haa an- chief executivo of r city has the power through the commission nounced If the Democrat nominate . to rcvoko a license, for cause and maintaining a public nuis "a thief, forger, or a degenerate", he ! .f ' . . , ... , will oppoao and expose the nominee. o"o 10 ctiunc. muiwicc i. ivuuiu aeciu iu " viuiui mo pum-i Thia indicatea that the campaign win 1 0f such an executive to determine how manv beer halls should fe"b"ater wm aneaiMntoMte'u I bo maintained. There are said to be foOO in the city of Portland long na Oa la on guard. Locally, there j nlonc, ZZZ?r:Z, . "To H this total were reduced to 1000 we don't believe any one years, i that SHOULDN 'T suffer, WOULD. I Dewey Hill of Prospect waa down 1 Thura. to aee the wreatlera, and up- ! plied hla finger-buating handaake to j several. j Personal Health Service By William Hrady. M U. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene not to dis ease diagnosis or treatment- will be answered by Dr. Brady II a stamped telf-addrersed envelope la enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in Ink. Owing to tbe large number ol letters received only a lew can be an swered. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions address Or. ttlUlam Brady, ws El Camlno, Beverly Bills, Cat. ' THE GOLDEN BULE OF HYGIENE. I2 "Kick them out, close them down. As we understand it, the and backyard are ' Qardena beer flourishing. The ringing of tho curfew may be Invoked to round up the night prowling Juveniles. The curfew might do the business, but many feel a municipal woodshed should be estab lished, if too many have poor hear ing. It la also argued that ringing of a bell In thla city, will not have much Influence over a 15-year-old ; attending a dance, half-way to the ocean. The police better wake up and do something about It, before, aroused parents want to acalp some body, for their own dereliction. ... The fishing haa been very poor, owing to the new moon. It la getting ao a marvel who catches a fish, la given no more consideration than a candidate for office, with no qualifi cations for the place he eeeka. H. Chan Egan, a mere golfer, right now gets more publicity than a piscatorial enthusiast. William Bolger ha retd from the east, where he sow Prosperity, and a dollar. Sellers of rejuvenatora for 4ds have arrived here the past week. Quite a few cltliena have left the party of Lincoln, for the party of Jefferson. If they ever want to be postmaster, this will he against them. I While paying croquet (correct! last week. Mlaa Patricia cicBauer made a mlsrue and put her dog In the hos pital. Boys with business downtown, con tinue to leave their bicycles where they fall off of them. Fine Work! TTTE Diamond Jubilee committee is to be congratulated upon securing Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, to attend the celebration in June. Secretary Wallace is one of the really "big men" of the Roosevelt administration, and his being on Ihe jubilee program, will attract people from all parts of the coast. Oregon is essentially an agricultural rather than an indus trial state. Secretary Wallace shows, by accepting this invita tion, ho is interested in Oregon; and Oregon is certainly inter ested in him. There isn't a farmer in the state who would not travel miles io moet him, and hear what he has to say. It is particularly fitting that Secretary Wallace should ap pear at a state celebration that is essentially in oommemoration of the pioneer. The secretary comes from hardy pioneer stock, is a practical farmer himself, and unlike many secretaries of agriculture, not only knows, but CARES more about growing corn, than ho does about politics. NEW YORK DAY BY DAY BY O.O.McIntyre NEW YORK, April 21. Thoughts while strolling: Always liked to see my first managing editor go on ram page. He'd taMsv qa sore ft m "Great BTy''"' I H,tl" Trumpe I l- m I teera for the Royal Brown of E. Pt. spent Friday evening in town, wishing he had stayed home. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace will be here for the Jubilee, and aa the guest of honor will be allowed to walk across the courthouse lawn. wun nis snoes on. t The lack of money continues, but there la leas mosning about among the proletariat. beauty of Mrs. HurrlAon WUIlftma hould t ft k quint lit Mrs. Fred Pe ft body Lorcltft Young ftnd Lucy Virginia Long look Alike, What llterauur ugata ft badly atufted owl? That old boarding houae from winch, although Job lew. 1 uaed to Mny have nlvcn up l.opw of eoine nl l the UJlul ilmt 40 tht nrruilring a 1034 auto, and o have UndU(t'f wouldn't know Id been v tVeir old ene. flred' Nw Yor not aieneratlona to have another dilettante I riilt Nunc Mi-nlp o p'.ctureaque aa Otto H. Kahn. . PA .EM, Ore.. April 21, (AP) Dramatic elocution la a anap when ( :ri fruit packers and dehydratora one U alone. How faint the poets -.cm Vflshli.jtlon and eastern been about Radio Cltyt Nobody i will meet In Jo nt conference w mentions Ogden without Utah. p'- Prndleton May 31 to estabiiah Whatever became of Ollda Oray? fuy i'n'f?rm rules and regulation rover- Perkins la always perklna. I ustMlly lt '"'p!..?iTiiiiit of women anrt mln 'alter before those avenue depart ". " m fTounr?i here trr-n hy "nt to-e w'nrlowa Saks apjvM j C. - Cm: i - r.-.Mty of the slate One of my ravorlt; people--Br.t .tl nelfaie commission. LeRoy. Those ruga of the Turkish sellers must be antique,. No one ever buys one. Christopher Morley waa about to once. But feared the poor fellow would die of pneurnonla. A shop exploiting only horror books. Ao this la real summer I Hello, suckerl Nobody ever looks diffident in a rumble aee,t. After you listen to all the announcers Or ah am Mo Namee seems best. Anywhere they play Ravel's Bolero, I'm a customer. But no one has emphasised 1U bar baric rhythm aa Earl Carroll In that revua. While windows are up, a roaming piccolo player In Vanderbllt avenue la fthrlUlnc "The Whistler and His Dog," a tune that senda me march- Ing around the house when It cornea over the radio. There ahould be a guild of around-the-houM marchers. Public paradea meal the pent-up atrldea that lurk In every man. One of the happiest friendships of a life time resulted from a rooming home discovery of ft fellow-marcher. We collided In the hall. Marching la ft biological triumph of Inferiority. Lord Northcllffe la an Indoor marcher. Sanitarians, notably those of the U. 8. Public Health Service, who have conducted careful surveys In various sections, estimate that three-fourths ot ill lllneae physicians attend Is due to crl pf course: they don't call It cry. Most of the absence from school and from work In ev ery, part' of the country u due to the common res piratory lnfec tion. The annual cost of such PR V ENT ABLE sickness and the many surgical opera tions made necessary by It la so enor- moua that It ia scarcely conceivable to tne ordinary mind. Any precaution which will prevent the spread of such dlseaae Is at leaat worth consideration. ' Well, I'm no blooming Quack even If I do make a noise like one. I have no panacea or cure-all or secret "cold' cure to sell or give ftway. So If that 1 what you seek, you may aa well throw this little lesson away right now. But I sincerely believe I can give you a few simple, practical suggestions Which will save you many an Illness from the crl. At any rate you will never do any harm by following or trying to follow the suggestion I give aoout this, incidentally, by practic ing the golden rule of hygiene yourself you will teach many othera a great lesson in health. May I not remind you that I have been studying this question for many yeara and that I have investigated with particular care every remedy or method of treatment that has been introduced or heralded to the public as efficacious against "the common cold." Thla la my honest conviction: If I come down with crl myself I thank you (or cuss you, as the. clr- cumstancee Indicate) for your sure fire remedies but decline to dope my self with any of them. Not thst 1 have no faith In medicines. The Jack ass has no faith In doctors or dope but the veterinary cures him Just the same. In a more advanced lesson In this course I'll tell you of some sim ple, homely medicines which I believe are beneficial In any case of crl, and I'll give you a recipe I'd want to take myself If I had crl. For the sake of clearness a virtue conspicuously lacking in the theses of physicians or health authorities who write or preach about "colds" or "the common cold" let ma define! what we are talking about. (Tou will not find ft physician or a health au thority of any standing who dares to define "the common cold.") Corya Is acute Inflammation of the lining of the nose, attended usually with con gestion, stuffing up of the nose, per haps some soreness 'at the back of the throat, sneezing, running at the nose, perhaps more or less headache or general wretchedness (malaise) and slight feverlshness, redness of thi eyes. ' perhaps temporary fullness or muffling of the ears. Such symptoms; occur with the onset of any of a dozen or more of the common res piratory Infections, and that fact ac counts for the notion of Ignorant folk and their quacks that "a bad cold" can "turn Into" whatever the illness happens to be. If the Illness happens to be scarlet fever or measles the quack who at first guesses It Is "Just a cold" is out of luck, but If the ill neas happens to be pneumonia the quack can get away with it, especially If he la attending a senator, a presi dent or a king. achieved more of life's superb gran deur than all the rest together. In a venerable linen house down town the sort as stuffy as a con cierge's loge and with those basket carriers on wire and counter tills the other day I saw the last book keeping high desks with a super anuated employe In black skull- cap perched atop the high stool. When he came over to the owner, address ing him by first name, he might have stepped from ft page of Dickens. About him was a dignity never seen behind the modernistic desk of a $100,000 a year executive with batterv of phones and rows of push buttons. Such quaint anachronisms in the New York scene always rustle the paths ot memory. And give to money-mad Manhattan a sudden and rrocen harmony ot Jugged tnocence. Most everyone along West 46th street has seen that knitting old lady In the weaver's shop, never looking up and plying her needles early to laUj. At sundown an old gentleman, with a ballooney umbrella over hla arm. rain or ahlne, calls for her and thy walk to the elevated at Sixth avenue and 42nd. They seem too venerable and weary to mount the stairs, but they do. Michael Arlen and Jimmy Walker have become bosom pals In London and Paris and few of the ultra-Bohemian parties are without "Jimmy and Mike." Each Is long noted for sartorial flalra and other gestures ol dandyism. And at lunch at the Sa voy the other day they were Joined by still another worldling, Karl K. Kitchen. Ham tan McLaurtn sends me a short story from India which begins: "If boundless benevolence be the basis of beatitude" But I got no fui ther. Somehow X slipped alambang off the settee with a skush. (Copyright, 1034, McNaught Syndi cate, Inc.) 4 Comment on the Day's News And we wonder If small towns at Intervals are still touched with a Ju venile drum-major urge, it came to every generation years ago. We be gan on ft section of broom-stick and each residential block was a twirling flurry by day and a medley or bruised ah Ins and cracked heada by night. One of our boya Cheedle Mend, as I recall became the drum-major with ft ahowboat band, coming to town every spring, in ft mountainous black fur ha.t with chin strap and a nick'e- plated baton with a knob allttfrtn.'i Mack. The exquisite, vitality of Us irh lues tones. To tola day 4 think he 1 Ily FRANK JENKINS N THIS column yesterday, you read that the out -of-the -stats tourist travel brings to Oregon soma thirty million dollars In ft normal year, con etltuttng, from the Income stand point, the state third most import ant Industry. The Industrie of first and second Importance, of course, are lumbering and ilveatock. . . yHlS SO million dollars refers only to money spent nere oy travelers from OUTSIDE the state. It does not take Into consideration the money spent by the people of Oregon In traveling about from place to place within their own state. This la estimated to amount to some 70 million dollars more, making a total of 100 million dollars spent for recreational travel In Oregon In a normal year. That la quite a lot ol money. ' come here to see Crater Lake, the Oregon Caves and our otier world famous attractions. These people bring money from elsewhere In Oregon and spend It in Southern Oregon, thus adding to our prosperity by Increasing the money paaslng from hand to hand and en tering Into our bank deposits. So, you see, It la well worth our while, here In Southern Oregon, to attract tourists from other parts of Oregon. RAY CONWAY, of the Oregon State Motor association, who was quot ed In this column yesterday, glvea an Interesting example of what' even one event that causes people to travel around means In terms of new busi ness. Up at Government Camp, on Mt. Hood, recently,' he says, 6000 auto mobiles were parked In a single day, the attraction bringing them there being a ski tournament. The short est distance any of these cars could travel to get there and back was 100 miles, ao It Is apparent that We total travel Involved In this one event was 500,000 miles. Assuming the average life of a car to be 00,000 miles, it is thus appar- j ent that the travel to this one event alone wore out ten automobiles which, of course, means MAKING A MARKET for ten new cars. AND this, remembert takes into i consideration only the wearing ! out of the ten cars. It doesn't In clude the wearing out of tires, of the consumption of gasoline and oil, or any of the other elements of cost entering Into the operation of an automobile. When all of these, along with food, tobacco, outdoor clothing, candy, etc., ! are included, we get some Idea of ' what traveling around means in the ; way of consuming existing products and thus creating a market for NEW products. . J Travel, you see, is really a great promoter of new business activity. j IN THE old days, when our grand- j fathers were young, the accepted ' rule for getting along In the world was "work like hell and never spend , a cent." j In these days, we no longer accept ; that rule, for we know by experience ( that the only way In which business can be keut active Is by keeping meiey passing actively from hand to hand. . NIMBLE dollars are the dollars ' that create prosperity. ; 1 - , 1 0 LET'S attract all the tourist PROM the standpoint of new pros- J travel we can, Aiefe In Southern r perity for the entire state, of Oregon, whether it comes from within i course, we are not interested In this ( our 0wn stato or from "Without. Every! 70 million dollars spent annually by new dolIar we Cfln brjng nere )n tnnt ' our pwn people in traveling around way wlu nelp to make us more pros- ! , ws . h.ch., w pioj 4ii vickuu. I perous. It Isn't new money, so far as Ore- ' 4, gon as a whole la concerned. It la merely the same old. money passing from hand to .hand among our own people. But it DOES make trade more act ive. Spending money, for any pur pose WHATEVER, makes trade more active. . Flight o Time (Mtdford and Jackson County lllitury Frum the Pile ol I'he Mall Tribune of 20 and III Yeara Cruz, and marines land at Tamplco, In war move. TWENTY YEARS A(iO TODAY. April 22, 1034 (It Was Monday) Local societies come out against Ku Klux Klan, war, and taxes. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Boy Needs a Better Break. . Would cigarettes harm a boy of 18 years old? I am 6 feet 7 Inches tall and am very thin. (A. P.) Auswer Tobacco in any form Is bad medicine for the underdeveloped youth.Open air life and rigorous physical training, such as young men received In the army camps, would be a fine thing for you. Read the auto biography of Theodore Roosevelt. He was weak and sickly at your age. Leave Left-Handedness Alone. Should a teacher try to make rlghthanded boy out of a left-handed one? He had a rather hard time in his first term In school the teachor Insisted on him learning to write with his right hand, but he atll does better with the left. O. J. N.) Answer No. I should not interfere if he were my son. Nature knows best. Consult Buck Files. - You state that medication Is not obsorbed thru the skin. Then how do you account for the use of Ung. Hy drarg. (blue ointment, mercury salve) as an inunction? (Pharmacist.) Answer if the intention Is to ob tain the systemic effects of mercury, the reason the doctor prescribes the salve Is because he is so credulous and dumb. (Copyright 1934, John P. Dllle Co.) Ed Note: Readers wishing to -communicate with Dr. Brady should send letters direct to Or. William Brady. M. !.. 2BS E. Ca mlno, Beverly Hills, Cat. The new course of the Rogue River Valley golf course to be opened May 3rd. An Irate cltl2en threatens State Corporation Commissioner V. E. Crews at Slem session. At the sanity trial of Harry K. Thaw, In New York, the millionaire slayer throws a fit. Craters urge that signs be placed up on all roads, and that tourists be given fruit and vegetables, "to show the warm hospitality" of the valley. A brother Crater suggests they be given money, Instead, for gasoline, as "I am In the business of selling "fruit and vegetables." The "hospitality" idea Is then tabled. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY April 23, 1914 (It Was Wednesday) American fleet bombards Vera The fighting feather of any num ber of Medford citizens began to bristle with the first shot at Vera Cruz. The only Mexican In the val ley Is in the county Jail awaiting trial for passing bad checks, but the vender of tamales and Mexican dishes reports a 90 per cent decrease in trade since hostilities opened. Bulle tin boards were eagerly viewed by large crowds for the latest from the front. "Lazy Husbands" who refuw to work, though labor Is now In demand will hereafter loaf in tho county Jail, Instead of on the shady aide of the Commercial club, the police announce. 'Auto Truck Possibilities" is subject of an editorial. the City Council passes an ordinance prohibiting the moving of houses on city streets, unless bonds are fur nished to cover any damage to city streets. Dance at Rogue Elk Saturday niga,, April 28. 4 Cull for Bids Call for bids for 60 cords more or less 4 foot body fir to be delivered n school grounds before August 1. Bids to be opened May 14th. Board reserves right to reject any and all bids. Dis trict 4, Phoenix. MA RJ OR IE WILCOX. Clerk. II STUDIO THEATRE) 1 PLAY Selected pictures from all Major Picture Producers IF IT'S BIG WE PLAY IT IF IT'S BAD WE BURY IT Look, FROM the standpoint ot the Indi vidual community, this travel around within the state la Just aa Important aa an; other travel, for it brlnge new money to the Individual community. Southern Oregon, for example, la the state'a most outstanding scenic area, and for thla reason attracts people from all over Oregon who ARMY INCREASE BILL NEEDED SAYS CHIEF WASHINGTON, April 21. (AP) Giv ing hla "unqualified approval" to a bill to add 48.000 men to the army, General Douglas MacArthur, chief of army staff, told a house military af fairs sub-comtttee today that the measure "seeks to remedy one of the most glaring, critical defects of our military establishment." The bill. Introduced by Represen tative Thompson (D., Tex.), would di rect an Increase In army enlisted men from 118.750 to 163.000 and the officer personnel from 12,000 to 14,063. Don't Forget the GRAND OPENING of the Chateau du Comte Starting May 15 to May 20 Make your reiervatiom at the Chateau or at Heath's Drug; Store. Feservations made in the order received Don't delay. DINE-DANCE-ROMANCE REMEMBER SEEING AT STUDIO LAST FEW DAYS "CHFISTOPHER BEAN", "F00TLIGHT PARADE", "DANCING LADY" AND "DINNER AT EIGHT" NOW we continue with the greatest parade of pictures ever presented at popular prices. Here they come . . . "LITTLE WOMEN". Katharine Hepburn "FUGITIVE LOVERS", Robert Montgomery "SON OF A SAILOR", Joe E. Brown "GOING HOLLYWOOD", Marion Davies, Bing Crosby "FLYT-'J DOWN TO RIO", Dolores Del Rio "PRIVATE LIFE HENRY VIII", Charles Laughton "WOMEN IN HIS LIFE", Otto Kruger "SONS of tbe DESERT", Laurel and Hardy'.' "ROMAN SCANDALS", Eddie Cantor "GOLD DIGGERS IN HAVANA ", Joan Blondell "EMPEROR JONES", Paul Robeson "QUEEN CHRISTINA", Greta Garbo "WILD BOYS of the ROAD", Frankie Darro "HIPS HIPS HOORAY", Wheeler & Woolsey -"ESKIMO", all native cast Then "SON of KONG", "WONDER BAR", "SPITFIRE" Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc. Now Number One STARTS TODAY O FOR - THREE BIG DAYS - -7f No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No, 5. No. 6. No. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No. 12. No. 13. No. 14. No. 15.- ELK'S MAY DAY DANCE For Members and Invited GuesU Sat., April 28 at the Elks Temple Thii May Day Dance will be a gala affair with good music, and spring decorations. It will horror the new Elks too. 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