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Ye Smudge Pot
By Artnui Perry.
War wiu the chief topic of con
versation here all last week, and
JThura. there came the Great Peace,
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The John Mann store la 38 yra. old.
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The democratic candidate for Gov
ernor promises some "forward-look-Inn,"
if and when, he (a eleett.
"There la nothing the state noeda
a much, as a liberal helping or
forward-looking. Some of the can
tankeroua voters feel the candidate
rtould peel an eye along the horizon,
and tell them what he thinks about
tl. Bridges, the Australian labor fac
tor and fraction, tarrying In Amer
ica's midst.
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It rained Wed. settling some of the
tfuat, the football teams hereabouts
have started to bite. The Juniors
held a rail Fri. pm. the 1st of tho
canon. The kids serpentined.
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teland Clark, Jno. Wilkinson. F.
Perl, Duob Watson, and younp; Bob
Hammond, a Blsma Nu boy. motored
te Eugene Sat. to see. Old Oregon
unllmbcr,
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T. Onrlton. the Flounce, Rk. cow
man, brought Dewey Hill, the Pros
pect hired man, to town Tues. to
see the Beavers play. Mr. Hill, as a
toall player, was much impressed, by
the work of his brother backstop.
, It was different from hla own.
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Corn It being husked, and John
Jfealon of the Bams Valley region,
la figuring some on having a hulk
ing bee,
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The Oovernor urges everybody to
go to church today, A person can't
hit a phone pole, going to sleep in
a church pew. Be there I
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8. Morris, the T-Rk. Tiller near
had a collision In hla auto Tues.
which your corr. would not have
a An had It occurred. At the time,
Mr. M. was trying to playfully
crunch your Informant.
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The Hermy Offenbaeher bridge over
the Applegate t rapidly pointing
heavenward.
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Candidates have started to shine
jp tn the voters, and are as pleasant
lot as one would care to meet.
Delroy Oetchell, threatened several
with a poem the past week.
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Kino Ho mmll a hu a boy, now a
month old. and both are Justly proud
of each other.
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Hrtbtaa Deuel Is busy ttnthrrtnt- up
wood for the public to burn when
it turns off chilly.
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October arrived Sat. and It la only
90 days till Hallowe'en.
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Hunters are still frequenting the
brush, with their fowling pieces. In
pursuit of the nimble deer. The Chi
nese pheasant season opens Oct. 15.
when farmers should not come out
from behind the barn, audden-like
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Some of the fair sex have autumn
hats, and some have tallleured modes,
11 worn at a rakish nnile. The hats
give them a saucy look, and don't
atop at that.
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Runtsfuehrer Hitler of Clermany
wm t ft Iked about extensively
throughout the county, the psst
week, snd was as popular with the
masses a a mean wrestler, on Mon
day night.
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Several had business upstate over
tha week-end. that required their
attention. They finished It sooner
than expected, and then remembered
Old Oregon was playing foothsll at
Kugent.
German Plane Mlskht.
BF.RLm. Oct. 1. (API A German
Lufthansa! commercial flying boat,
whlh left Natal, Brarll. yesterday
and was due at Bathurat. Gambia.
West African British colony Isst
night, has not been heard from since
reporting It position as 80 miles off
the African cosst.
Phone &43 We'll haul away youc
raf'ise Citv Sanitary Service
Mail mount want Ada.
Why Hitler Won
ABOUT a week ago this column made a few haphazard
guesses as to the real reason England and France decided
not to call Hitler's bluff and demand a show-down.
We opined there must be more in the situation than met
the eye, for on paper, Hitler wouldn't dare to fight England,
France and Russia at the present time, and a "call'' would
scare off Adolph, and save Czechoslovakia without a war.
One of the guesses was that England and France were not
ready to fight, and that yielding now was really a stall for time.
This guess may or may not be correct, but at least it is
sustained by the recent comments of Messrs. Alsop and Kintncr
in our "column left", whose comments on the European
situation to date, have been remarkably convincing.
TPIIESE two Washington correspondents claim that Hitler
and Mussolini outclass France and England so decisively
in the air, that in a very few days, after a declaration of war,
the two dictators would probably control the air and have Paris
and London at their mercy.
They agree the Berlin-Roma axis partners, are short on
natural resources, ready cash and military strength on the
ground ; but in the air they have a tremendous superiority,
and in case of war, would stake everything on an overwhelming
air attack that might well be so destructive as to be decisive.
(Or if not decisive at least frightfully costly in lives and
property.)
As before stated this may or may not bo true, but it is at
least the first logical explanation of what has occurred in the
past week or ten days.
THE assumption that either Chamberlain and Daladier are
pro-German, to the extent of being blind to their own
countries' self interest, or are a couple of old maids who aren't
on to all the Hitler curves, was too improbable to deserve any
serious consideration. Of course their action may have been
mistaken, but that it proceeded from any undue prejudices
in Germany's favor or any ingenuousness just doesn't make
IN one way this information is not at all reassuring for it
confirms the fear that the recent Munich pact, was merely
a stop gnp, an interlude during which war preparations on
both sides will go on stronger than ever.
We, therefore hope it isn't confirmed. But it is the only
tip-off as to the real cause of the English-French retreat which
sounds at all plausible.
Baseball Business
A MOTHER big league baseball manager has been fired,
suggesting that these are troubled days in professional
baseball as elsewhere. This season's managerial casualties
remind the public again that the favorite national game, when
it loaves the sandlots and the playgrounds, becomes big business
more than sport. Managers are supposed to produce winning
teams, although it is obvious to anyone that not all the teams
can win pennants and championships every yenr.
The public, in turn, would like to remind the baseball
authorities that league games would be a bigger thrill to the
crowds in the bleachers, and before the street scoreboards
and the home radio if the contests were closer.
When the second team in the American League is 15 games
behind the leader, there is too big a gap for sustained excite
ment or for genuine popular enthusiasm. Things are more
satisfactory, from the spectators' standpoint, in the National
League, when the second team is only 2li games behind the
leader, the third team the fourth team ditto. There is
still a chance for surprises there.
Connie Mack, one of the greatest managers irt baseball
history, has broken up victorious teams .because they were too
good. It proved to be good business as well as good baseball.
The public has a way of getting bored by too one-sided a
contest. K. S.
Text of Gov. Martin's Speech
At State Capitol Dedication
Speech of Oovernor Charlea H.
Martin at Ded I cat Ion of C'a pi tot
Salem, Oregon. October 1, 1938.
Oovernor Martin's speech in full
follows:
We are gathered here today for a
solemn occnatn the dedication of
Oregon's new and modern capltol, n
building that stands before you as
a living and working symbol of the
unity and solidarity of the fine pro
gressive people of this state.
It give me grcnt pleasure to ac
cept the finished bututlng. on behalf
of our people, from the chairman of
the Cupttol Reconstruction Commls
lon Mr. J. A. McLean. It gives me
great pleasure to express on behalf
of the people of Oregvm our apprecia
tion and thanks for the splendid task
you and your commission have done.
It is a fulfillment that typifies the
true spirit of Oregon the land or
builders who work In harmony for
the beat Interests and the welfare of
sit.
The building spenka for Itself; it
trlls the story of btllliant conception,
harmonious execution and faith In
the future, t can only echo tho words
in the hearts of all of us and say to
you, Mr. Mclean, to the members ot
your commission and to all who have
worked so loyally with you the ar
chitects, the contractors, the crarts
men Well Done I
An Honor to (intrriinr
I am pleased at the honor bestowed
upon me by the com ml Ml on In hold
ing these dedicatory ceremonies ou
my 73th birthday. 1 accept the honor
tn the spirit with which It is extend
edthe spirit of friendliness and of
go.xl will.
While It is true that within a Miort
time I st mil lay down the cares ot
public office. I aure you that I do
not Intend to sit Idly by and merelv
watch the inarch of progress. I will
continue to labor shoulder to shoul
der with our good patriot
ic cllirent tT the development
of our beloved state and for the pres
ervation of our Ideals in government,
tvdicatlon of this building today
Is more than an ordinary event. It
is a landmark in the onward marh
of progress of Oregon. It 1 an op
portunity to rededlcate ourselves to
the work before us. It Is the oppor
tunity to rededlcate ourselves to the
proposition thut government by. of
and for the people shall not perish.
With the chaos of Europe before us
as an example of where hatred nnd
factional disruption lead. It Is fitting
that, we do thla 3 that the torch at
democracy can be kept aloft and
burning with an Inspired flame.
Here too. the building carries a
message for us that simply reach.-
the things for which Its pure and un
stained walla stand.
IllRhteoimneis In Human Affair
On the ea.u side of the entrance
are graven these words:
"A free state Is formed and I
maintained by the voluntary union
of the whole people Joined together
under the same bdy of laws for t'i"
common welfare and the sharing of
henefita Justly apportioned."
On the west panel appears the fol
lowing: "The mind of man knows no em
ployment more worthy of Its powers
than the quest of righteousness in
human affalra: no ttoal of Its labor
that is superior to the discovery of
Rood In the guidance of lite."
Ilefore the eyes of all who enter
the capltol there is a message on
the halconv that Is both a warning
nnd a challenge. Thnt messAite is:
"In the soul of its cltlens will be
found the likeness of the state,
which if they be unjust nd tyrsn
nlml. then it will reflect their vices;
but If they be lovers of righteousness,
confident in their llbertirs. so will
It be clean in justice, bold In free
dom "
These, my fellow elttrena. are til
th. i texts for the conduct of our
public affnlrs tor all time. Thry sre
worthy of yout serious study and un
drrstandlng. No where In tlu-jie texts does one
find the material things grly over
rated. Instond one finds a thHengc
to the spirituality ot all of us to
solve our problems on the precep:
vf the Golden Rule, rather thsn to
rn? -le mere'y at the diets'--s ot
greed for money or greed for power.
Personal Health Service
By William
feigned letters pertaining lo personal nealtn and hjftene. not lo immm
diagnosis or treatment, Mil be answered by lit. Brad? II a auruped aett
adiltrasrd emeltipe u etirtuted. Letter, should be brief and written tn -jib
Oniric, to the large nomber oi letter received only a ten can be enimered
So reply ran be made to querlei out conforming to Instruction. Address
Ut IVIIIlam Brady Z5 El ( amino, nearly llllli. Calif.
MEDICINE AGAINST MICROBES
What one excludes from the fam
ily medicine cupboard may be as Im
portant as what the cupboard con
tains. Life Is not
novel.
Technical med
ical terms such
its sepsis or sep
ticemia, asepsis,
aseptic, sterile,
antiseptic, germ
icide, pasteurize,
sterilize, d 1 s 1 n
fect or disinfect
ant, infect or In
fectious, con ta
t a r 1 on or con
tagious, epidemic
cnucmic auu pandemic, have lost
more or less of their precise meaning
in process of assimilation into popu
lar parlance.
For the sake of health, economy
and peace of mind It Is well to have
a clearer concept of these terms.
Sepsis means the presence of pus
producing or other disease germs In
the tissues. As the blood Is a tissue,
sepsis tn the blood Is septicemia (acute
blood poisoning). The characteristic
manifestations of sepsis or septicemia
are chills, fever Bweata and prostra
tion. Familiar local signs of septice
mia developing In or from a minor
wound are angry redness about the
Margins of the wound, swelling, and
lender red or purple lines extending
from the wound along the course of
lymphatics or veins under the skin,
to neighboring lymph nodes or
'glands" which become swollen and
Lender. Incidentally, the most fre
quent cause of septicemia Is the
strain of pus-producing germs known
as Streptococcus, particularly Strep
tococcus v 1 r l d a n s or Streptococcus
hemolytlcus.
In modern surgery asepsis Is the
ideal strlvcd for. That Is, surgeon,
assistant, nurse or whoever attends
the operation, dressing, treatment.
strives to exclude germs altogether
from the field or the environment.
The aseptic technique which Is nec
essary to maintain this germ-free en
vironment Is difficult and requires
special knowledge and, training. It la
not to be confused with "antiseptic
precautions." No antiseptics are cm-
ployed in the modern operating room.
An antiseptic Is any agent that dis
courages or retards multiplication or
growth of germs. It does not neces
sarily kill or destroy germs. A sub
stance which kills germs Is a germi
cide. The process of pasteurization
heating to 145 degrees F. for 30' mln
n u ten, tiien cooling again Is anti
the twin offspring of selfishness.
Too Much Materialism
Too much emphasis has been
placed on materialism In our imme
diate pnst. We are now paying the
penalty for neglecting our spiritual
development: for our failure to raise
It to the same high plane that our
material progress has renched. In this
sense wc must not only rededlcate
ourselves to the restoration of the
spiritual factors s neeeesnry for the
well being of a people, but actually
work and work unceasingly to that
end.
Here again the buiuing stands as
an Inspiration, for without the unit
ot spiritual harmony this fine struc
ture could never have been achieved.
Every workman, every artisan, every
designer contributed his part to the
erection of the cnpltol to the best of
his ability. Each was content to play
his proper role nnd none strove to
shine nt the expense of tho others.
So It Is with the state, for after all
tiie stnte Is a structure crcntcd from
the mind of man and made effective
only by each of Its citizens contrib
uting to Its strength and unity to
the best of his or her ability. Too
froqucntlj today we measure that
contribution solely In terms of the
tax dollar, and after protesting at
the rate of payment, consider we
have fulfilled our obligations to the
uencml government by sending In the
check. As a matter of fact, we have
not hilf begun our duty. We have
erred grievously, for we have made
available the money without taking
tho trouble to ascertain whether it
will he wisely or foolishly spent.
No amount of money by itself can
accomplish anything. Under the tll-rc-tlon
of wise and reasonable public
officials the tax mnney can be btid
gcted so ns to accomplish the great
est possible good for the benefit of
U of our people. Under the control
of selfish dcmnti:gucs or lncompe
tcnt the tax money can be made a
power for the destruction of our
MtMvls. and. !n fact, for the destruc
tion of our very existence.
P;nlllR Taxes Not Fnmiffh
No cltiren has fulfilled his or her
duty by merely paving taxes. The ob
ligation is much greater. The obltgA
ti n can be fulfilled only by active
participation In the affilrs of tru
state nnd In selection of officers who
will execute the laws for the benefit
nnd protection of all. without fear
or favor. Further, our loyal cltlrens
must nid In the formulation of poli
cies and not permit this to be done
by smnll but powerfully organlred
minorities that would rape the pub
lic for their own nefarious purposes.
The greatest franchise ever granted
man In public affairs It the right to
vote. We have neglected this precious
privilege, and unless we exercise it
I to tiie fullest extent It will nt only
atrophy from non-use. hut will be
taken away by some ruthlras dicta
tor. U anting From Europe
Events In Kurope today should be
a warning to all of us who cherish
the m-ils of liberty and freedom
We havr sTn the affairs of the ro
called democratic nations of Europe
bogged down in the morass of mul
ti-party aettvttiM, which are in fact
nothing more thsn minorities or
blocs We hsve sern the breakdown
nwkf It possible for majority govern
ment to cxtM in nation tnst at no
distant time in the past were world
powers of the finest order. We hsve
seen th;s deplorable schismatic con
dition mske it possible for ruthless
dictator to force their will on the
A, li' i- i-m .
Brady, M P.
septic, that is, that degree of heat
for that length of time, virtually par
boiling, retards the multiplication of
bacteria, but does not kill the bac
crla. Boiling for from one minute
to five minutes does kill most germs
(except spores, and this degree of
heat Is relied on for sterilizing water,
milk and other fluids, as well as In
struments, dressings and the like. A
surface or material which is free
from living bacteria la said to be
iterlle.
Superficially informed persons bar-
; bor a naive noton that "antiseptic"
; remedies applied to a- wound some
i how promote or favor the healing of
; the wound. The truth Is that no such
substance can or does appreciably
speed up the healing process. If any
such agent or substance la actually
capable of killing germs or retarding
their multiplication, of course It
must destroy or retard the multipli
cation of the delicate new tissue
cells whose growth and rapid multi
plication is essential In the healing
process, Is the healing process in fact.
A single application of a disinfect
ant may be advisable in the first aid
treatment of any wound. For this pur
pose Mild Tincture of Iodine (stand
ard In the U. 3. and B. Pharmocopoe
las as Weak Tincture of Iodine con
tains 2.5 per cent of Iodine) la use
ful. But once the wound or Injury
Is freed from Infection by this or
other suitable first aid treatment, It
is generally wise to avoid further ap
plications of antiseptic, germicide or
disinfectant, for a clean wound heals
as promptly and well as a wound can
heal.
Besides boiling In water( contain
ing a pinch of washing soda to pre
vent rusting), other" efficient meth
ods of sterilizing with heat are bak
ing, steaming In a pressure cooker,
and flaming, that Is, passing a soap-and-water
washed scissors, scalpel,
needle or other instrument through a
flame. For ordinary purposes such as
opening pimples, boils, blisters, cut
ting away exuberant granulations
("proud flesh'), removing silvers, etc.
It is sufficient to plunge the instru
ment Into a cake of wet soap Just
before using it. Ordinary Ironing len
ders handkerchiefs and similar things
practically sterile and safe to use on
any wound.
(Copyright, 1038. John F. Dllla Co.)
Ed. Note: Persons wishing to
communicate with Or. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Brady. M. D., 265 El
Camlno. Beverly Hills. Calif.
people, and bring about extinction of
liberty, freedom and peo.ee.
But these are conditions In Europe
and are of little concern to us, you
say. They are not confined to Europe,
for the deadly virus Is spreading in
this country. We have seen small
cliques and groups organized here to
accomplish their own selfish ends.
Here in Oregon we recently saw an
attempt at labor dictatorship In the
recent reign of terrorism, which was
broken only when the racketeers and
vandals were brought to the bar of
Justice.
We have seen subversive elements,
whose ultlmnte aim Is the destruc
tion of democracy and the estab
lishment of dictatorships, filter into
many phases of our life. We have
been smug in the belief that so long
as we pay our taxes the machinery
cf government will continue. That is
the moat dangerous state of lethargy
Into which we can sink. It Is the be
ginning of the end. for I warn you
that If continued It will mean thai
the forces of evil and darkness will
commandeer the sinews you provide,
not for the furtherance of good gov
ernment, not for the continuance
and betterment of democracy, but for
their own corrupt programs of de
struction and ruin.
I.o Not Be MIOed
Do not be misled by the belief that
a large and str.jrle party alone can
accomplish the ends of good govern
ment. Establishment of uncontrolled
bureaurocy and centralization of
power Into the hands of one group
without continuing the checks and
balances laid down by the Founding
Fathers for the protection of dem
ocracy Is as dangerous as it Is the ex
treme example of mental larlness. In
such ccntrnllratlon breeds the seeds
of dictatorship, especially when the
majority porty Is Itself merely a coal
ition of minorities, each with a Tro
jan horse to stable in the party or
yanl7Atlon. The instability and clan
ger of coalitions are as real and
vicious undr the cloak of one party
as they are in the national govern
ments abroad and the disruptive
effect as great.
Dictatorship under whatever form
it may take be It the dictatorship of
the proletariat, the dictatorship of
the totalitarian state or the dictator
ship based solely on the personal
power and whimsy of the ruler
means the death of democrasy and
the extinguishment of the fine clear
flame of liberty.
Here In Oregon we have the oppor
tunity right at hand to strike a val
iant blow for the defense of democ
racy and against the forces of dis
sension and disruption that now seek
to attach themselves onto the body
politic and gorge themselves on the
tax dollars meant for the benefit of
all of us. We can route the enemy
from our midst by our vigorous and
wholehearted participation tn the af
fair of state, beginning with the
November election.
Avoid Class Warfare
We can thrust from our midst those
whse program and doctrinea lead to
elasa warfare an idea as alien to
the good cltlrena of Oregon as that
of making blood sacrifices on the
altars of grim and foreboding sods
We can make Oregon a land safe
from the Intrusion of aliens who
would destroy our economy by such
tactics.
Therefore, I ask of you all that you
seriously appreciate and understand
the symbolism of this great tutldtns
we are dedicating to public service
Furthermore, X ask that each and
every one of you rededloate your
selves to active participation in the
i oattle now being fought to preserve
I freedom and democracy. It la no far
fetched menace that X refer to. It Is
i a menace that it at our every door.
and which U not eliminated will turn
our fair country into the aame cha
otic turmoil of hatred and persecu
tion we all so deplore in Europe.
On the top of this building stands
the figure of the pioneer. It la fit
ting that this symbol of the brave
and loyal Americans who created a
civilization and culture out of the
wilderness that was once the Old
Oregon Country should benignly look
down upon us. It ts fitting and prop
er that we should accept thee load
the pioneers have laid down, for
these men and women wrought ex
cedlngly well. It la fitting that we
should dedicate ourselves to the sa
cred task of carrying forward this
load In the fine spirit of meaning
of the ideals and principles upon
which our pioneers founded the
American form of government.
No nation can be great when ft
truckles to the complaints of the
whlners and malcontents. They con
tribute nothing, but a great deal of
noise. In fact they suck the sub
stance of our strength.
Therefore lq closing I urge you all
to rededlcate yourselves anew to the
hardy virtues that have made our
nation a land of liberty thrift, pride,
courage, sincerity, fortitude, honor.
Integrity, lndustriousnesa in working
for the common good, and above all a
reaffirmation of folth in the God of
our fathers.
4
Man About
Manhattan
By OEOAUft rUCREB
NEW YORK It seems ironic that
the blind beggars on the streets of
Manhattan should wear police lic
enses advertising the New York
World's Fair. . . .
These licenses
advertise exhib
its and spectacles
that they, the
blind, will never
see, . , .
Twelve years
ago Ernie Florito
saw an execution
and the Impres
sion was so pro
found that now,
more than a dec
ade later, he has
composed a suite
in which arff re
6EOKGE TUCU
corded a con
demned man's last thoiwhts. . . . It's
a sort of Gloomy Sunday idea.
My favorite radio and concert
singer Is Margaret Speaks, who is
quite a domestic person on week-ends
spent at her Westchester home. It
seems there are a number of apple
trees on the place and Margaret has
been making Jelly. . . . She's wor
ried sick because, at the last re
port, It hadn't Jelled. ...
Our nature Item for the week con
cerns two pink snakes, long as a
drunkard's dream, caught by Dave
Denis, young twin son of Armand
Dents, the Belgian explorer. Denis
Is -lso producer of an amazing mo
tion picture. "Dark Rapture." which
for the first time gives an authentic
picture of life In the Belgian Congo.
When young Denis told his father
he saw pink snakes In the garden
of their Connecticut home. Denis
pere gazed dubiously at his son. . . .
But the boy was right. . . . "Cnr
phophts a morn a amoena.' mumbled
the curator of the American Museum
of Natural History, which means
"pink snake, the sober variety." Now j
they're stuffed ( the snakes are. I
mean) and are on display where
you may see.
This is asking for trouble, but
during the last five years the most
Interestln. performances on Broad
way, at least in my book, have been
(1) the late Osgood Perkins in "Good
bye Acafn"; (2) Alfred Lunt in
"Point Valaine"; (3) Judith Ander
son nnd Heln Menken In "The Old
Maid"; (4) Henry Hull In "Tobacco
Road'; (5) Ruth Gordon In "Ethan
Frome"; (6) Leslie Howard In "Ham
let": f T Katharine Cornell in "Flow
ers of the Forest": (81 Conway Tearle
In "fllntiae rut.r" at UaUn
I Haves In "Mnrv of Scotland" and
(10) Wallace Ford In "Of Mice and
Men."
Some of the plays listed here were
failures, one of them was a Pulitzer
prize winner, others enjoyed long
and successful runs on Broadway.
Considering her stage, screen and
radio careers. Mae West has had a
lot of success as well as a few bumpy
hurdles to get over But precedent
has never meant much to her. She
breaks it and sets It with equal non
chalance. Among other things that Mne has
done is to flout the old axiom that
"The show must go on." When word
was brought to her that her mother
was dead, Mae was playing In a very
successful thriller. "Diamond HI."
Did she shake the tears from l.tr
eye, slap on some lipstick, and go
on? She did not. She closed the
show for four nights.
Among men, Mae has a preference
for the "big. rough, tough and ugly"
type. She has never admitted being
married, old court reeords to the
contrary notwithstanding. But she
will tell you tftls. it'll be a cold day
tn Aucust before ah mirchM n
altar again,
Townoriid Club Quits
ST. HELENS. Oct. l.-(AP) Order- '
ed by state headquarters to conform
to endorsements It made of political 1
candidate or surrender charter
rights, the St. Helens Townscnd club
announced it had given up Its char- 1
ter oecauee of unwillingness to sup
port Rufus c. Holman, state trras
urer. for U. 8. senator en the Re
publican ticket.
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
SECRETARY OF STATE HULL, who
keeps his feet on the ground
and his head out of the clouds, warns
Mexico sharply against seizure of
American-owned farm lands without
proper compensation.
Persistence in a policy of "bald
confiscation," he says in his note,
will seriously Jeopardize the interests
of all people's throughout the world.
HE states no more than the plain
truth.
Suppose, for example, you knew
that If you went to Mexico and ac
quired property it might be seized at
any moment without payment, what
would you do? Why, you would stay
at borne, of course.
If everybody, alt over the world,
started staying home and not risking
foreign Investments, foreign trade
would perish from the earth. If all
fsreign trade perished, civilization
(with its accompanying higher stand
ards of living), would slip backward
an Immense distance.
(Secretary Hull knows, of course,
that if Mexico la permitted to con
fiscate American property other na
tions will soon follow. Once the pol
icy of confiscation is started, no one
knows where it will stop. That is what
he means when he speaks of "Jeopar
dizing the Interest of alt peoples
throughout the world.")
IN the present unsettled state of
the world, property is looked upon
by shortsighted persons as an evil,
and those who possess It arc too of
ten regarded with suspicion and dis
like. The idea of taking from those
who have and giving to those who
have not Is growing In favor, not
merely in this country but rather
generally.
That is a dangerous tendency
dangerous to EVERYONE; not mere
ly to those who have property.
If it Isn't checked, we shall all
suffer.
VTOU doubt that, perhaps.
Well.. think this over: If your
boss was not permitted to remain in
possession of the property he has
acquired, how long would your Job
last? x
Not very long.
HAVING pondered this question. :
get down your history book and !
do a little serious reading. You wilt
noon find that betterment of the lot
of common people began about the
time that property rights began to be
respected throughout the world.
Danubian valley to the Ukraine. He !
may announce that he desires no
more territory In Europe, but there '
la not a sensible authority in Wash- i
inton who credits his announce- '
ment.
Some believe that Czechoslovakia ;
was the democracies' last possible
stand. Authorities here do not ac
cept this view. They state that, as 1
Hitler drives onward down the Dan- j
ube. his efforts to dominate Hungary. ,
Rumania, Yugoslavia and the other
nations tn his way will meet with
opposition, and not only from tho
Soviet Union, but from Italy as well ;
They point out that Mussolini had
already gone far to detach himself
from Hitler. They prophecy that,
when Hitler is attempting to crowd
Mussolini alorm the Danube, the
allies will become open enemies. Then
there will be another front Otzatr.tst
Hitler, and thon. it Is hoped, he csn
safely be told either to fit?ht or go
home.
Probably by then England and
France will have repaired their de
ficiencies in the sir. The immediate
ctanaer to American neutrality will
nave ooen remoTed. Yet the clear
existence of the dancer proves that
laws cannot te too much relied on
to keep this country on this aide
of the Atlantic.
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PORTLAND. Oct. 1. (API Build
ing permits. Increasing to 1830.320 In
September, gained nearly IIS0.000
over Auaust and were nearly alOO.OOO
above those of September, 1M7.
The
Capital
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Med ford and Jackson Count;
history from tt e flies of the ..
Mali Tribune 10 and 20 yean
go.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
October S. 1828
(It was Tuesday)
TvnrtJt JIM no favorttea for world
aeries games between 8t. Louis Card
inals and New yonc ranaees.
Literary Digest straw vat poll
shows Hoover will carry Teiaa. and
two other southern state.
Ed Janney makes a hole-ln-ona on
golf course.
Electrical storm over Slsklyoua Sat
urday starts no forest fires.
Court ruling upholds use of pub
lic funds to build Medford airport.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
October 2, 191
fit was Wednesdsy)
Cumbral set on fire by Germans;
battle rages on 250 mils front on
Western Front; German grasp on
German threatened; Bulgaria Jeer of
revolution brought peace overtures.
Senate rejects equal suffrage S3 to
Pear shipments for the falley total
509.
Charles Adams appointed to city
police force, when .Clay Walker re
signs. Chinese pheasant season opens irt
the valley.
TAX VALUATIONS
IN DOUGLAS DROP
ROSKBURG. Ore., Oct. 1, fAP
Forest fires, tax foreclosures and
pension exemptions during the past
year caused a reduction of more
than Si 20.000 in assessed valuation in
Douglas county, according to Assessor
Barton Helllwelt.
The new tax roll summary shows
a total valuation, exclusive of pub
lic utilities, of 823.709.350. as com
pared with $23,830,220 In 1S37.
The Smith river fire, forcing re
classification of lands In that sec
tion, lopped 22.0OO off the the tax
roll. Heiliwell reports. Pension ex
emptions amount to more than $63,
000, while soldiers exemptions In
creased more than $3,000.
Assessments on all forms of live
stock showed declines, except sheep
and hogs, which were slightly above
last yenr.
The summary compiled by the as
sessor does not Include utilities,
which last year amounted to $6,256,
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