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MEDFORDMAIL TRTBUNEMEDFOHD. OREGON. FRIDAY, MAT fi. 1938.
SCIENTIST ALLAYS
SAVES ST. PIERRE
Martinique City Is Built Up
,'"as People Learn to Re
spect American's Findings
Town Once Wiped Out.
' By Edmund A. Chester
8T. PIERRE, Martinique (AP)
Thirty-six years ago all of 8t. Pierre's
80,000 Inhabitants but one were
wiped out In the eruption or Mount
Pelee. But the town reluaed to be
come a "ghost city." New buildings
struggled up on the wreckage of old.
It was well on Its way back when.
In 1020, Pelee roared, again. New
disaster threatened. Residents were
trmr.mtHrkn. When an American i
volcanologlst arrived and calmly an
nounced the peril was past, St. Pierre
scarcely heeded him. Lava spoke
louder than words.
Boom Is On
But though the mountain waa
angry from 1030 through 1083. the
holocaust never came. The volcan-.
ologtst cams to be respected. Now
boom Is on the make Jn St. Pierre.
Not a boom by United States stand
ards, perhaps, but the town definitely
Is on the up grade.
The man who has given these peo-
New Closing Hour L
During the month of May the
Medford Jewelers will remain
open Saturday Nites till 8 P.M.
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Now that spring Is almost
here it's time to stock your
pantry with crisp Kellogg's
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And, as usual, your grocer
Is ready to help you. Buy two
packages of Kellogg's Cora
Flakes. For only mi cent mart,
you'll receive a full-size pack,
tge of Kellogg's Wheat
Krispies!
You'll make your family
happy by stocking your pan
try with Kellogg's at this time
of year. Watch their faces
pis In the shadow of the volcano the
confidence Is Dr. Prank A. Perret,
research director for the Carnegie
Institution. Be arrived In the midst
of the 1030 outbreak. The tall, slim,
scholarly man. now in his seventies,
still spends most of his time here,
keeping his eye on Pelee.
Out of hla SO years of volcanic
atudy, his several close escapes from
death, Dr. Perret has concluded Mthe
wsmlng that precedes a great erup
tion always gives ample time for
escsps."
Could Not Walt
Dr. Perret reached Martinique soon
after Christmas, 1030. Pelee had been
active since August. Residents of
towns at the base of the mountain
were fleeing.
The scientist had not even waited
until hla arrival to begin bis studies.
He found some peculiar ashes on the
boat that brought him here; learned
they had been wafted to the deck
from an unusually severe outbreak
of Pelee on December 10.
When he got ashore he haa a
homemade earth-contact microphone
and a folding pocket camera In the
way of equipment. Re went right
to work.
In his story of the "Eruption of
Mt. Pelee. 1030-1033," Dr. Perret aaya
thla.
"Over all the northern section of
the island Industry wsa paralyzed
and towns virtually evacuated. Sugar
mills were closed, the cane uncut, the
population on the dole, while over
all hung the element of uncertainty
apprehension. Must all these
" """" '" h
amounting to hundreda of millions
of franca be forever abandoned?
Expresses View
"I concluded that after an out
burst of the Pllnlan Intensity shown
In the eruption of 1003, when the
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that a treat is coming when
they see you open the big,
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This spring, serve Kellogg's
every day. And don't miss this
grand opportunity to stock
your pantry! Take advantage
of Kellogg's great One-Cent
Sale today!
material accumulated for centuries
bad been blown from the center and
conduit, a milder era of periodic
eruption should ensue, each new out
break proportional In violence to the
length of quiet Interval during which
consolidation of lava and obstruction
of the vent had been going on.
"I therefore expressed the view
that the most dangerous exploelve
effects of the eruption were already
over; , . . that, under watchful ob
servation of the volcano, industry
might well be resumed."
That la the simple story of the
modest man who haa saved Mar
tinique billions of francs In property
and who has Instilled In a super
stitious people, respect for science.
Although there were many erup
tions during the next three years,
not a human life was lost.
Dr. Perret risked his life many
times to complete his studies of
Pelee. He built a shack high on -the
plains near the volcano and lived
there alone.
Sublime Spectacle
The track of the avalanche lay
to the aide of the station. . . . The
chief dangers were heat and gas from
the cloud. There was still a minute
left. I peered out from the rear of
the station. A sublime spectacle 1
Two pillars of cloud, a thousand feet
high, . apparently gaining In speed
every Instant and headed straight
for my shelter.
As I darted within, the blast was
upon me not a terrific shock, but
swirling gusts of ash -lad en wind,
bringing a pall of darkness that
might Indeed be felt. X felt the gases
burning and parching my throat and
then- came a feeling of weakness.
Was It carbon monoxide? It all
lasted for half an hour, but It was
nearly an hour before the feeling
of suffocation was relieved by a
kindly wind.
"Painful as the experience had
been and still waa I had oeen
granted an opportunity, from a situ
ation only 200 or 300 meters from
the direct path of the avalanche, to
observe the marvelous manifestation
of volcanism. . . . Sure that this phe
nomenon could not have gone un
noticed at St, Pierre, I hung a, lighted
lantern In my doorway as a sign that
I waa safe, and learned afterwards
that my signal was seen by the police
who abandoned the rescue expedition
they were about to undertake. . . .
Next mornlnir. Buffering from weak-
! neas and a badly Irritated throat and
nose, I descended the mountain to
St. Pierre, whence I made my way
to Fort de France for treatment. . . .
My regret was keen having had no
t?uum tubes or water-filled bottles
r the oolleotlon of gases In the
:oud."
"Four Horsemen" Banned
VALLADOLID. Spain (UP) The
.at list of about one hundred
tuks which from now on will have
U3 be barred from the libraries of
nil schools in Nationalist Spain, has
Just been published. Among them
Is B Iosco Ibanea "Four Horsemen
of the Apocallpae."
4
Halfback Is Violinist
FORT WORTH, Tex. ( UP ) Earl
Clark of Breckenrtdge, a rugged half
back on the Texas Christian uni
versity football team whom Coach
Leo (Dutch) Meyer predicts will be
the "toughest blocker In the South
west conference next fall," plays
first violin In the school symphony
orchestra.
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OF
IN MARRIAGE ARE
CHARTED IN STUDY
Bv Aureilus Klnsey
(AP Feature Writer)
CHICAGO. Couples about to be
married probably won't wait for
Prof. Ernest B. Burgess' okay, but
they might take a look at his Charts
after they've 'gone and done It1
Just to see what are their chances
for marital buss.
Professor Burgess teaches sociology
at the University of Chicago. He
became so Interested In finding out
why marriages stay sweet or turn
sour that he and his associates sent
out 1.300 questionnaires to couples
who had been married not less than
one nor more than six years asking
them skads of questions about them
selves, their parents and their, back
grounds.
From the answers the professor
charted 626 couples, breaking down
the Information Into several groups
from which be figured out some of
the Influences that make or strain
marriage.
The outstanding Indications csn
be condensed to ten points which
young married couple or even
those engaged to be married might
well consider as guides to their own
lives together.
Here they are:
1. Are parents .happily married?
The survey showed that if the young
husband and w lfe's father and
mother have enjoyed congenial, hap
py marriages the chances are their
children will have such a union.
3, Attachment to father helps :
The highest degree of happiness be
tween young couples was found In
cases where there was a strong at
tachment between the husband and
his father and the wife and her
father. Attachment to mothers rated
second.
3. "Only children" a gamble: The
survey showed the highest number
of happy marriages between eldest
children from families of four or
more members. Youngest children or
an "only child" had the greatest
difficulty adjusting to married life.
As Professor Burgess expressed It,
"The only child and the youngest
child seem to be poor marital risks
unless mated with an oldest or mid
dle child."
4. Older Bisters a menace: Attach
ment of the husband or wife to an
older sister Is apparently an "un
favorable relation to marital adjust
ment." 6. Long courtship helps: The
longer the courtship and engage
ment the better are chances for
complete understanding and happy
marriage.
6. Affection or Infatuation? One
argument for a long courtship Is
determination whether the marriage
shall be based on affection or in
fatuation. "Affection," says Profes
sor Burgess, "means congeniality,
companionship and common Inter
ests; Infatuation is merely a roman
tic conception of love." Marital hap
piness Is more certain and of greater
duration when based on affection
7. Childhood Influences s factor:
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stock the
PANTRY"
Similarity In the culture a husband
and wife absorbed from their fam
ilies during childhood and similarity
of Interests between husband and
wife "show a small but definite
relation to marriage and adjust
ment."
6. Religious affiliations help: The
survey showed th greatest degree
of happiness between persons who
attended church or who did not
cease attending until between the
ages of 10 and 35 years.
0. Moderate Income best: Greatest
marriage happiness was found In
the middle Income brackets, or be
tween $3,000 and $3,000 a year at
the time of marriage. Professor Bur
gess said that "the occupation of
the person rather than the amount
of his income bears the nignesc ae
gree of association with marital hap
piness."
10. Children? The professor char-
acterlzed as "the most significant
of all factors" the parents' attitude
toward children. The survey showed
the most favorable category to be
that where the couple haa no chil
dren but desires one. The second
most favorable Is that where the
couple has one child desired by both
parents. Unfavorable is tnat or no
children and either or both parents
wanting none. The unhapplest com
bination was shown to be where the
parents have one or more children
and wish they had none.
THAIL, May 6. (Spl.) Following
ladles from Trail attended the spring
festival and extension work at the
high school In Medford, April 30:
Mesdames Alma Mallery, Helen Mes-
secar, Anna Peachen, Eva Segessman,
Nona McAbee and Jennie Hutchinson.
Mrs. Minnie Blaess drove to Medford,
intending to attend the festival but
was taken 111 and not able to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Giles and her
mother, Mrs. Mary Wyman of Chllo
qutn were week-end guests at tho
Charles Leigh home.
Mr. McQuln and son of Medford
were out on the river Sunday, May 1.
Cagle Point and Prospect high
school orchestras drove to Ashland
Friday to play In the musical festival
there.
The Ben Ganey family were awak
ened irom meir Bleep oaiuraay nigut i
to find their house was on fire. Mr.
Oaney was away so Mrs. Ganey was
able to rescue very little a. small
portion of bedding and the car was
about all. They lived on Trail creek j
In the house commonly called the old j
Fry house. Mrs. Oaney was doing
the laundry for the Johnny Warner
famllv mn 11 nf tVtjilv ilnffoaa nrm i
burned too. I
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McConnell of j
Pine Ridge were Sunday visitors at
the Charles Leigh home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Hutchinson and i
daughter Shirley of Klamath Falls
were week-end guests at his parents j
home here. i
Mesdames Minnie Blaess, Florence I
Watson and Jennie Hutchinson drove
to Union Creek Monday, where they
were guests of Mrs. Zecll Prltehett for
lunch at Beckie's cafe.
Mr. and Mrs. Irven Howe and
daughter Wanda and Mrs. Francis
Ash attended the play at Eagle Point
Friday evening.
Mrs. Ruble Leigh and niece, Mrs.
Iva Giles, visited with Mrs. Lutle
Dewson Tuesday afternoon.
S. R. Hughes Is suffering with a
broken rib and Is under a doctor's
care.
Trail extension unit will meet
Thursday. May 13. at the home of
Mrs. Jennie Hutchinson. There will
be a second lesson In curtains, given
by Mrs. Zuba Gates; also election
of officers for next year. A covered
dish luncheon at noon. All mem
bers are urged to attend and all ladles
of the community are Invited.
Wagner Creek
WAONER CRREK, May fl. (Spl.)
Alex Hayes returned home from Hal
sey. Ore., .April 29. We are glad to
hear he Is better.
Wagner Creek school motored io
Ashland to take part In the musicil
festival, April 39.
Roy Parr of Ashland and principal
of the Wagner Creek school, has pur
chased a new car.
A number of the Wagner Creek peo
ple attended the senior play, "Ghost
Parade," in the Talent schol, April 39.
Byron Works haa returned from
VanNuys, Cal., and called on Mr. snd
Mrs. Chester Xntght. April 30.
Homer and Emery Nell are doing
the plowing and farming for Mr.
Wadsworth.
Clause Klelnhammer of Jackson
ville called on Mrs. Leila Lynch and
family. May 4.
Wagner Creek school baseball team
Journeyed to the Fern Valley school.
April 29. to play their team. The
score was 21 to 5 In favor of the
Wairner Creek school.
Mr. and Mrs. Wsrren Barr were
fishing in Rogue river, bringing home
a large salmon May 3.
Lemon to Tropics
BOSTON (UP) Add paradoxes:
customs reports show that large
quantities of fresh fruits and vege-
tables recently were shipped from ;
this port to Bermuda, where hotels ;
are crowded with tourists. Even more
Ironical, perhaps, were shipments of
lemon Juice to tropical Islands. i
Tiny l-nmp Powerful
LONDON" (TJF,-A tiny mercury
vapor lamp, measuring only 1 ,
inches in diameter but giving the
illumination of a powerful search
light has been developed In a Brit
ish re.varch laboratory.
Trail
Women Reduce This
Safe Way
Thousand! of women are Taktna
3ff Fm Safely . . - without dieting
r SMivisinf . . , with LAXRI t) Ft
K wincing Treatment. It I remoTint
Fat fiom them Just ai It did from
Uitrftirt Mack, when he lost 1SI
Pounds in 12 Month, while ts.!nt
It. Th Women find thtt LAX KID
ts Absolutely SAT to Take. It W
not contain Ptnilrophenol. Thyroid
or riicnol In anv form. All th In
tredientt In LAXRI Treatment have
Nen ued by PiyiMc!ani for 10 rear.
Try H on our Money Pa.lt Guarantee,
ilet LAXRID iOyr from rour drut
r department stor
Watmrotr Mde Pharmacy
OF
100 CENTURIES OLD
SISSETON, 8. D. (UP) What Is
believed to be the first pre -historic
skeleton to be discovered In eastern
South Dakota has been unearthed
near here. -The
bones accidentally were found
after Abraham Keduta, resident of
the Sleseton-Wahpeton Indian res
ervation, saw a large tooth In a
creek.
He took the tooth to J. W. Ba'r
rlngton, Slsseton geologist, who Iden
tified It as part of a huge mastodon
which supposedly had roamed the
region some 10,000 years ago.
Further excavations uncovered
nearly the entire skeleton.
Bones In some cases were so badly
decomposed that they could not be
moved, but two teeth, one weighing
9 pounds, were placed on exhi
bition in the library here. -Barrington
said that the skeleton
had been burled In the yellow claj
at least 10,000 years. He said It was
a species of extinct elephant.
The skeleton differs from the
existing elephants chiefly In the
molar teeth, which have high coni
cal cusps or parallel ridges, with
little or no cement in the Inter
spaces. Some have small tusks in
tha lower Jaw as well as In the
upper Jaw.
The entire skeleton was burled In
the creek bed about 8 feet below
the original surface of the hill. The
water of the creek cut the hlU down
until the bones were partly visible.
Thompson Creek
THOMPSON CREEK, May 0. (Spl.)
As George Coffeene and Blake Beck
neared the Elmore bridge Saturday,
April 80,.tney saw a car leaving It,
and to avoid a collision Mr. Coffeene
stepped on the brakes and In so doing
Pay CASH
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Vegetables
LETTUCE
2
Heads
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RHUBARB
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3 lbs I UC
PEAS
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NEW POTATOES
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ORANGES
Sunkist J C a
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Pard Dog Food
Pancake Flour 47c
OatS No. 10 bag 35c
Toilet Paper Scott 3 roils 1 9c
White King Toilet Soap 4 for 19c
White King Ldy 5 giant bars 20c
White King Granulated Soap 27c
Lare Pa
threw the car over and threw Mr.
Beck out. It was thought he bad
him arm broken but a trip to the
doctor proved otherwise.
Mr. Brown of Dana, Cal., Is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Naomi Oaasa
way. Frank Decker made a trip to Wil
liams Creek, April 30. and brought
home a cow.
FOR MOTHER'S DAY
MAY
ORDER A BETTY CROCKER
ROSES IN
MODEL BAKERY C"ZZ'"
59c 75c $1.00
Medford Poultry & Egg Co.
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Bring in your produce. We pay top cash
price for your poultry and eggs.
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CANNED
PEAS
Green Tender
303 size
CORN oo,30nsr.t8m 3 for 25c
CASE FOR $1.89
TOMATOES M 3 for 25c
CASE FOR ?1.89
TOMATO JUICE can 5c
PEACHES ari. 3 cans 49c
OLEOMARGARINE 2 lbs. 25c
SHORTENING Pearl 4 lbs. 35c
MARSHMALLOWS 10c
AROO
STARCH
Corn or Gloss
with Daller opening
2 pkgs. 15c
3 can 23
Dozen cans 89
rim re
Reita Kendall has been papering
her house.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubry Edwards call
ed on our new neighbors, Mr. and
Mrs. Anderson, May fi.
Jess Splcer and Bable Fields have
started their logging operations on
Thompson creek.
Use Mall Tribune Want Ads.
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GOODS
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