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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 22. 1937. ItoDFORD&lfeTHIBUire "BrrrruN la onthrB Oreges Bada the M U TrlbUM" Dally Bieepl Hatvrday PubiiahaS St unnvnnn DQIMTINd CO. B.2f.Sft N. Fir 8t. Phone tl ROBERT W. ftUHU Editor ERNEST R. QIL8TRAP. MiDUW An lo1padsot Nowapapr . ,,u at Uld ford. Oraa-on. yager rcb l" diiDuniPTlON RATES Br Mall lo AdlDC! Dally, ona yaar Dally, all month Dally, on Viiii By Carrier. In Adanee A ah Point, land. JaenaonT...-. --"" .-V pascals. Taunt, Gold Hill tod hlhwiyi. Dally, one year. Dally, an months Dally, on month.... Alt ttrmi. caan a " Official Paper of the Cltj ' "J,ord Official rapr oi HKHRKBOF THE AHWIATEDPBEM Tha Aaaociaiao rnw ' r,,," o( all titled to ma ua 7. th niwi dlapaicuea ormiw T" wte cradlted in tola paper, and slo to th local mwi publlahad herein. ,hill riih". " publication of JPIiJ tft.p.tcn.s n.r.in ' - MEMBER OF UNITED PBBB8 MEMBER Or AUDIT BUREAO OF CIRCULATION Artv.rt1.lns il.pr...ntstt.s WHil!D&Y Offlc.s in N. Tork. Chlc.so. D.trolt. P ".d. St? Loin.. AU.nt.. V.neouwr. n. c. CD Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry. . .......am ir mlKlllff Lawyers wu .. fiercely In the Almee wnpl McPher on lawsuit now uierway t If Angeles, with no noticeable uplift ing effect on the lawyer, as yet. The financial situation, however, 1 -ceedingly rosy, as the following news report attests: "It took three men to carry the collection to a counting room last night, Giles Knight, temple business manager, said." The collection plate tonnage, it should be explained, Is due to the congregation depositing cash and or namental jewelry, eVen unto gold teeth, "to protect the prleete of the Lord." The police report, In actions against .ilAl.tnr. nt thft DSTklnS rules, they always lose by 5-4 decisions. It Is also alleged some of the irked and irate feminine offenders have threat ened to yank off a high-heel shoe and pin back the ears or tne law. Upstate letters to editor tend to .hnur nn.ffnnla.TU do not share tha fear of the Portland Mayor over the California border inspection psiroi. It takes the revenue producing Cali fornia Sales Tax to affright, startle, astound, astonish, terrify, outrage, alarm, dismay, cow, frighten, and care the dayllghte from an Ore gonlan. The visit of the - 30th infantry caused a number of World War vet. rana to fear, if a recruiting office had been handy, they would have enlisted again. The wives of bowlers entertained with a buffet aupper Monday night. This diplomacy may, or may not, get the lawn mowed. THICKS IN ALL TRADES. (Oakland (Cal.) Tribune) "It often happens that when a radio trouble-shooter Is unable to locate the source of the Inter ference he must blame some-, thing to maintain his "profes sional" dignity, so he says that a vacuum cleaner in the next apartment, or a heating pad across the hall, or an X-ray down the street and It la too bad, but people will have these annoying appliances and he departs, and everybody Is happy except the radio owner, who Is still troubled with noise in his radio" (Prom a Letter). The Portland police, the first ol the week, were called upon to quiet the tantrum of a young man, whose mother had left home and taken the automobile key with her. Con dole nee are due the young man for the maternal neglect, but the mys tery is how she got hold of the key In the first place. a Authorities of several atates, pes tered by "a rising tide of agitation am seeking a palliative to curb agi tators," It Is difficult to beat an old-fashioned stone-walled and steel barred penitentiary, as- a palliative for agitators. It even beats sending them hack to their native lands. a "We were wondering who could fill Mr. Jenkins' ahoes. Assuredly there weren't many who could. Now it de velops that he will fill them him self. Well have another fine Jubilee.' (Baker Democrat-Hherald) Self solving problem. "Human rights" have been sus tained once more by the baa m trig of a ISO fine against a teacher, woo feloniously and heinously paddled a 21 year old boy. The defendant s pocket book was hit harder than the boy. who was warned by the court to behave, and mind his teacher. In the days of "rugged individualism" the father would have paid the fine. and paddled the boy again. a "It Is an amaslng thing that there still exist people who are silly enough to buy the bootlegger's product when good liquor U available at such rea sonable prices." (Astoria Astorlan Budget) It's no sillier than the peo ple, who still think they ran make better beer at home than Mr. CrhVte can brew In Milwaukee. TJee Mall Tribune want ads. A Parable A GREAT many yearg ago we spent a month on a small cattle ranch near the Spanish Peaks, south of Colorado Springs Our host was "Duke" Jones, "drug store" cowboy, who had been disappointed in love, and was living alone with a prize English bulldog, known as Mike. Mike was about as useful, on a cattle ranch, as a tap dancer in a coal mine. He was a pedigreed show dog, that had been presented to the Duke, by an eastern "dude", had a slobbery undershot jaw, bow-legs, watery eyes, but an EXTREMELY peaceable and affectionate disposition. . The Duke, however, was devoted-to Mike, and perhaps be cause of his frustrated romance, showered the battered old pup, with sweet nothings, baby talk, and the most UN'-cowboy-like affection. And Mike was devoted to the Duke, dogging his footsteps all about the place, and whenever opportunity offered, licking his boots, and face and hands. (But when the Duke rode out on the range, Mike had to be shut up, for he was extremely limited in wind, and powers of locomotion.) ...... ONE afternoon we were sitting on the porch, when there was a sudden commotion behind the woodpile, and out jumped a jackrabbit, with old Mike directly on his tail. Away they went across the alfalfa field. The rabbit was obviously more surprised than alarmed, no doubt had never glimpsed anything as novel and grotesque as Mike was in full flight and as he proceeded gracefully across the field, seemed to look back at his pursuer, at the apex of each hop, in somewhat amused speculation. NOT so with Mike. His blood was up, like Toggery Bill he was deadly in earnest and in spite of hell and highwatcr, he was plunging forward (he thought) to the kill. Because of the nature of the two beasts and the character of the terrain, Mr. Jack Tlabbit, still under wraps, gained at every hop ; while poor old Mike, putting everything he bad into every lunge, was sorely in need of Ethyl gas, a supercharger, and a pusher. WE settled down with a chuckle to enjoy the comic tableau in slow motion, but not so our host. The Duke jumped up at once, grabbed a rope from a nearby peg, and started after the rapidly receding pair, yelling at the top of his lungs "Hey Mike I hey Mike 1 stop ! hey Mike you blankety blank, etc., etc.," meanwhile swinging the his head. . . Seeing it was no use, the Duke retreated slowly backward to the porch his eyes still on the chase, and mumbled half to himself, "Can't do a thing, can't do a thing, he's got his mind set on that rabbit, and it'll kill him, it'll kill himl But can't do a thing t." Then he turned to us, and in CHOKED, said : "If I could only somethin', that's the only thing damndest fool dog when he gets be the end of him." WELL it wasn't the end of him, but it was a close squeek. The Duke knew something we didn't know, that at the far end. of the alfalfa field there was an open (and empty) irrigation ditch, which Brer Rabbit could take in his stride, but which bow-legged Mike couldn't. The sound of the Duke's voice, had done what Mike's asthma tic yelp, and painful contortions had failed to do, Mr. Rabbit quit fooling, slipped into high and disappeared over the hedge, while Mike miles in the rear continued in full cry and then, suddenly vanished. THE Duke brought him back, covered with mud and muck; still breathing but out for the count. The next morning Mike appeared about as fit, as usual which isn't saying much but the Duke wrote us later, that he had never been the same dog since, instead of chasing jackrabbils, jackrabbits were chasing him I . That is a true story. It really happened APPROXIMATELY as related, some 35 years ago. So whatt WE'LL use it as a make-shift parable, boys and girls. Label the Duke, "ardent Roosevelt supporter"; the rabbit, "the Supreme Court issue", the open irrigation ditch "public opin ion", and Mike "F. D. R,", and there is a moral in it some where, isn't there t At least we know one ardent Roosevelt supporter, who, as he sees the president persist doggedly in his determination to catch that Supreme Court rabbit, feels just about as emotion ally wrought up as the Duke the old softy! and seeing that open irrigation ditch ahead, prays to High Heaven he (or someone) had a rope and could use it! The Great ' I "HE man who murdered his wife iu a jealous rage at Santa Cruz seems to be in enough trouble without the misfortune of a lawyer who defends him by asserting that .."he did what any red-blooded man would have done under the circum stances." To pump bullets into the body of a defenseless woman, on the mistaken assumption that she had been caught in infidelity, is a sign of red-hloodedness if red-bloociedness means uncon trolled savagery. The phrase had been sufficiently discredited even before Attorney Sanford Smith of Santa Cruz applied it to the defense of his client. Those Mississippi lynchers who tortured one of their two negro victims with blow-torches probably gathered first in some bar-room and told each other how rcd-bloodcd they were. There's no lack of red-bloodcdness in the Fascist butch ers of Europe. Contemplating instances of brutality far and near, we suspect that it is time to stop using "red-blooded" as a term of praise. There's a break for news readers in tl'ie story published on the same day, also from Santa Cruz, of the Mountain View man who risked his life in the boiling surf to save a pet cocker spaniel. That's the kind of red-bloodedness the world needs. San Francisco News. To Plant Clam. HONOLULU (UP) The territorial J nort of fresh clams or other shell fish native tft tht vilm har The board of agriculture and forestry has decided tbat steps shall be taken to I lariat rather impotently around a voice that (believe it or not) rope lnra, when he gets chasm that'll save him. But he's the his mind made up, and this '11 "He - Man I see to tt that the island, never run to tM,gln wlth propagation of climi. Personal Health Service By William - signed letter, pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis or treatment, will be amwered bj br. Brady II a .tamped self addressed envelope l enclosed. Letter, should be brief and written In ink Owing to the large number ol lettera received only a few can be an.wered No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. Address Dr. William Brady. t6S El Cam I no, iseierij, Calif. THE NATURE AND COIRSE OF SVnill.lS Article Number Four The popular notion that syphilis is "blood poison' probably grew out of the exploitation of that term by quacks and trrtwv .?" nostrum monzer of bygone times. Syphilis Is no more blood pois on than la tuber culosis or typh oid fever. Syph ilis Is a contag- AAi' M 'I 1oub constitu- iviMr ' tional d lsease I A running a course ft, 1,,77 other U1"ly to airect any pare of the body. Skin rashes, eruptions or lesions which may occur In the course of the disease are among the least harmful manifestation. In volvement of the nervous system, brain or spinel cord, In the third or later stage of the disease is perhaps the most harmful manifestation, and this, like other grave complications or sequels, is the less likely to hap pen the more thorough the treat ment in the f ret year of the disease. Invariably ihe beginning or first sign of syphilis is the development of a hard sore, called chancre, at the point of inoculation or Infection, whether the Infection occurs through Innocent casual contact or through immoral relations. A period of incu bation elapses between the moment of Inoculation or infection and the development of the chancre, usually three to five weeks. During this In cubation period, however, the germs (called spirochetes, genus Trepone ma pallidum) arc too few in num bers' to cause any evident reaction, but as they multiply they Induce lo cal Irritation, and the chancre ap pears. This primary sore, the first stage of spy hills, is usually a single pain less sore, resembling an obstinate "cold store," and It persists from four to six weeks before it heals, perhaps leaving a hardened spot for months. A week after the chancre first appears lymph nodes nearby become painlessly enlarged, end within two or three weeks lymph nodes throughout the body are so enlarged a week or two before the secondary stage of syphilis, tho skin eruption (if any), sores .in mouth, general malaise and fever resembling the onset of mild "grip." Positive diagnosis of the primary sore is obviously uf great Import ance, for on this diagnosis must hlngo the success or failure of treat ment. Ill-advised self-treatment of the "cold sore" may so change Us character as to render diagnosis dif ficult or Impossible, There Is a much better chance of an accurate diag nosis in the first stage If the patient seeks medical advice at the very be ginning. Microscopic examination may reveal the specific spirochete or NEW voiiK. April 22. The Uni versal Order of Fred Smiths contin ues to grow. There are, for Instance. more than 80 Fred Smiths in the metropolitan area. none, of whom had ever seen the other until on sudden Inspiration they got together and held a mammoth b a n a u e t this i 1 I The order l'm,:'itmfZM atarted this wise. One morning Pred Smith, an ex-Troy. Ohio, ad vertising man. ptciced three Fred Smiths at random out ofthe phone book, called them and asked if they'd Join him at the Commodore for lunch. All came and thus so simply was the idea launched. Then came the national roundup for a banquet. The Fred Smiths range from a filling station attendant to a headmaster of an exclusive boy's schools in New England. And since the banquet for 50 In New York, the country-wide membership la one thousand and expanding weekly. The Smythea and the Schmltzes are barred, but there was a notable exception at the banquet. He was Smith Frederick, who backed into the bflhqnet hall, ate out of his lap with his back to the table and did everything backwards. Next to the Fred Smiths tie John Joneses are in profusion. I Just wangled a glsgle via the radio. An accordion player referred to his instrument as a "stomach Steinway." John Chapman, the most searching of the columntsts, recently dug up some interesting data about Mans field Hall, the last of the alMheat rlcal hotels in tne 40'a. For years n whs the renrtervons of trouper but A Case of "Nerves" QROWING girli and many wom en often are sufferers from female irregu larities, periodic pains and nervousness due to functional disturb ances. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a beneficial tonic at such times. It KimuiJtei the arrtn and lncre ihe in lake ol food thrrrhy ttrlnt lrrn(tih to ihl bo,lv Hear what Mr. Jam TieHi ot 115 No. CifMUne St.. Spokane, Wash, uld: "I wl In a weakened, dtAitsTd-out condition. Kvery ihlni sot on mv nif and 1 could scarrelv do amtl.tng without ronijni tired 1 tried Or Serves Fivoiii. Prescription u a tonic and I can Uuthfyltr sy it Is juM aft ttccn mended " B'iv now of vcir nfidiPOfhoM drutiirt. New sue, tat l.id H CO k i .'i. ,,WH MIiW.Wt.JlUW Brady, M P. treponema and settle the question absolutely, and thus weeks before a blood test would give any depend able information. Occasionally chancre, the first stage of syphilis, may be multiple and also painful. Sometimes It ap pears only two weeks after inocula tion. Sometimes it may not become very hard but remain throughout a soft sore. Sometimes It seems little more than an obstinate pimple or chafe or crack In skin or mucous membrane. Sometimes it is mistaken ly regarded as a burn of the Hp or tongue or a simple infection of a scratch or cut on the hand. In any case the safest course la to consult a physician if there Is the slightest doubt about such a sore. Not Just any doctor but one of good stand ing who la trained and equipped to make a scientific diagnosis. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What, No Soap? Wife had suffered terribly from Itching skin, though no visible rash used every sort of lotion doctors said "nerves" and nothing could be done after reading your article ahe quit soap entirely, using oil instead, a little on the skin after washing or bathing in plain water she has found complete relief and wonts to tell the world, for there are probably many who suffer as she did. (W. A. W.) Answer Probably more people suf fer from bath pruritus, (itching aftsr bath) than from itching from need of a bath. Monograph "Care of the Skin" tells how to deal with the trouble. Send 3-cent stamped envel ope bearing your address and ask for it. ' Laceration My first baby, born 14 months ago. I am 21. Recently had appendicitis. Doctor then noticed laceration 'of cervix. Read article recently which said this may cause cancer. (Mrs. J. It. Q.) Answer Every woman who b?ars a child has mora or less laceration of the cervix. As a rule natural heal ing occurs and there la never any untoward effect. Sometimes compli cations Interfere with Immediate natural healing end then there may be more or less trouble until the injury is surgically repaired. Hay Fever and Asthma What suggestions have you for a poor geek who gets severe hay fever and asthma about the last week of May each year? (C. G.),. Answer Send stamped envelops bearing your address, for mono graps on subject. Tomnrrow The Contagious Stage of Syphilis Ed Nate: remans wishing to cummimirote with Or. urady should end letter direct to Itr William Brady. M O.. 263 El Camlmi. Beverly mils. Calif. today is about SO percent commercial. Among the now famous who lived there during their coffee and cake days were Lee Tracy, Bobble Arnst. Martha Raye. Ray Bolger and Andy Sennella. Mansfield Hall was also a stamping ground for midgets In the vaudevllls days. In fact, one of the managers of Mansfield Hall is of The Little Peo ple. In the touring days there used to be an average of SO Lilliputians appearing In the metropolitan area constantly during the season. They are, hotfl men say, most satisfactory guests. Not only scrupulously neat In their rooms but are invariably orderly, well-behaved, non-complaln-Ing and pay their bills with punct uality. It has been rough Bleclding for most of them with the collapse of their chief vocation. th stnee. Copyright 19J7.n,.Wilk.n Family. ELT"T ITS It VOfrj, JW Inc., AladJin, Pa. Executive offices: ICT C No V H H nWHl I Ififfl N.Y.C.Th.WUken Family Blended DIMT Vn ' l'HFLV0 l Mi WM.k.T-90 proof-,h. straight IINI jTV JJ 2S7C KfeS'i' " & Ifl T.hi,klc.lnthl.procluct.r,lSmonth. LSaJ!' Wn";!!Lr . .gtf 3 or mora old. 25 straight whliklesj ntlADT 1 A f L ..l 1 1' 75sgrain.u,r.I,p.ri.20Ssrr.igh, QUART 1.4U No. 2S7A mBWM hi.k.y is momh. old, 3 straight AVAILABLE IN OREGON "WMulm . whiskey 4 year, old. " in the pair few years both here and abroad. There la no record of a mid get begging on the streets in the metropolis. And s;ldom are they In volved In lawlessness. It Is one of the newspaper shop legends thst after one works for a score of years in the Journal is tim trade he is Instantly marked by the Indefinable brand of his calling. Yet I do not believe any endeavor leaves such little Impress. Among long es tablished newspapermen I know there are those who look like actors, chorus men. bankers, artists, small shop-keepers, and even gangsters. And I have never known a person who upon wanting to see some news paperman and having him pointed out was not surprise. Always a dif ferent sort of person from what was expected. Except Lucius Beebe, of course. One expects to see a fashion plate and does. Battery Park, overlooking the har bor, always has its scatter of leather complexloned. squinty-eyed men Who Look Out to Sea. No matter how cold the wind blows they are on the benches watching the gulls rise, drift and wheel and the tiny dots that be come first bright funnels and then gradually full-sized ships nearlng port. They are the seamen who through economic conditions are no longer able to breast the waves. The annual dog show in New Tork Illustrates the trend of the metro politan mind toward the pedigreed pooch. For three days each winter 11 brings an audience that pays 30, 000 dally at $2 a head to see the benched bow-wows in Madison Square Garden. The limousine dis play at night of arrivals Is the fin est to be seen, exceeding that of opening night at the Metropolitan opera. Thingumabobs: Toscanlnl is re turning to America for a tour be cause of homesickness , . . Bruce Barton divides his times between New York and Phoenix. Arizona, where his daughter Is making a re markable comeback from an accident Injury . . . The first Mrs. Jimmy Walker plans to open a perfume shop in Miami . . . Grover Whalen has the fattest distillery executive Job $90,000 a year . . . The Sidney R. Kents are on a tour to Australia. A beplumed flunkey at one of the avenue hotel entrances rushed to an arriving taxi. A stewed fare stepped out, squinted at the splendor of the uniform and got back in the cab mumbling: "Thash trouble with this world, getting too pretty.". Editorial Comment Alr-Minded Medford. From a village of minor Import ance, Medford haa grown In two de cades to be the largest and most thriving of southern Oregon commun ities. In spite of this rapid growth, the construction has been modern, sight ly and happily planned. The streets are well laid out and much paving has been done. The residential dis tricts are Ideally located and gener ally well segregated from the busi ness sections. The natural growth of trees has been utilized to good advantage in the home area beautl flcatlon both on home grounds and along the streets of the home areas. A garden club, long active, has play ed a major part In the home beauti ful program. Tha effect Is a city that has a big business and Indus trial volume but Is sightly and al luring to the sense of beauty. A civic center, with architectural har mony and the landscaping of the grounds, Is part of the plan on which the city has been developed. Medford has already been described on this page as definitely and em phatically air-minded. That fine city built the first airport In Oregon. That waa In 1922, and It comprises 280 acres and la located but three miles from the city. The total cost of the facilities la 1190,000. The number of men employed at the port Is 21, three of the United States army, four of the department of commerce, airways radio, teletype and direc tional range beacon, five In the Unit ed States weather bureau, six from the United Airlines, two from the city of Medford, and one In the post office department. Approximately S171.000 has been obtained in WPA funds, and at the present time 75 men are working on a project at the airport. When this la completed. In a few weeks, the main runway will be 5500 feet long and 200 feet wide, the cross runway 2800 feet long and 200 feet wide. Ade quate warming-up aprons, flood lighting system and spotlights around the field are included In this pro ject. Two years ago the Medford port was selected by the 31st bombing squadron of Hamilton field. Califor nia, as the base for spring maneuvers, and approximately 125 officers and men camped there for ten days. Medford is a city of progressive, alert and cultured people. Oregon Journal. Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson Count history from the flies ol the MaU Tribune 10 and 20 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY April 22, 1927 (It was Friday) Crime wave in Portland contlnuss unabated. Loan office and poker game robbed by bandit pair. Summerliko weather prevails over Rogue River valley. Julius Wolf of Ashland returns from a vacation trip to Los Angeles. Citizens urged to burn all trash at once ere dry weather starts. IS NEW FORMALS JUST ARRIVED FOR GRADUATION The loveliest for the price that we have ever seen $495 to $1 750 THE BAND BOX "The Store That Saves You Money" Si p HOTEL Governor Ritchie of Maryland In speech declares "class prejudice will be downfall of American democracy." Eggs sell at IS cents per dozen In city. E. E. Ash's new house Is about fin ished. (Trail Items). State files suit for Its share of th O-C tax refund money. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY April 22. 1917 (It was Sunday) Shortage of eggs keep prices up in valley. There la a shortage of pro duction owing to the high price of grain. Price Is 30 cents per down In trade, 26 cents cash. Children to 'is admitted to Red Cross benefit aiiow at Page by pre senting a nice, sound potato at ticket window. The potatoes will be sold for the Red Cross. Manager George Hunt offers a prize for the largest spud presented. Greater Medford club plans fare well party for members of Company 7 before they go to Fort Stevens for training. Corbln Edgell has returned from a business trip to Denver, Colo. Fierce battle again rages along the French front on Western front. Insist On Delicious Lost River BUTTER 5) i
