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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1939. MEDF0RD5&TRIBUNE "Eioryon la Southern Oregnm Brads lb UaJJ rrtbotw." Dully Birrpt Bti.rdty. Publimsil by MEDFORD PBINTINO CO. li-IT-ll No Fir 8C Phon 11 ROBERT W RUHU Bailor. CRN EST R OILSTRAF Mngw. ford. Ofton. uolir Aci of March I. UTt SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Ai'toco: Dally and Sunday ooa yaar If" Dally and 8uoday month. .. 110 Dalty and Suuday " month! 100 Dally and Sunday on month.. Tl fiy Tarrlar Id Adanca Madfnrd, As)h. land. Cantral PilnL Jick inn QoW HllU Rrtua HI Mr. Phoanla, Talant and oo moior rouiaai Dally and Sunday ona yaar. Dally and Sunday ona mooth... All tarma oath id advanea. Offlrlal Popct o Cltr of Modfor Offklai Papr of Jarka Count- UKMHKH Of IKR ARflOI'IA TBI PHEW Hl.lnn Poll W' f41",17:1. Tha Aaanclatad PraM ia 'U . . .ntlM.d to th. a.a for PUbllc'tton of al aawa dltpatchaa eradHad to II or wlia crad'tad to thu papar and alao I tba local ntwi publlahad AH rlhta for publication of apaciai dUpalohaa haratn ara alao raaarad. Ma!MBERS Oa UNITED PRESS MEMBER OF AUDIT BU READ OF CIRCULATIONS A 4 vert I ring Rapraaantatlyaa WEST-HObLIDAT COMPANY. IHO. Offlcai Id Now fork. Chicago. Datrolt Sud Franclico. boa Angolaa, Saatt la Portland. SL Uoula Atlanta. Vaneouar auBLisiiV a)sV?itii. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry. The appeal of the Mayor of San Francisco, for "presidential intervention" in the latest water front tie-up, engineered by H. Bridges, a much officially cod dled alien labor agitator, have flivvered dismally. The Mayor possessed the faith that moves mountains, but couldn't budge Mr. Bridges. . A northern California auto crash is blamed on a "bottle neck." It was the one In the highway, this time, instead of the driver's hand. Epicureans can hardly wait until Friday. They will have eaten their Thanksgiving feast, and can be served with "Turkey Wings Ala Kazan en Toast." ... A JOIIIINALIHT OWNS UP (Eureka, Can., Herald) "Two new families moved Into our midst the past week.. One moved Into the house formerly occupied by the Beverl Brothers and their families and the other moved into the house vacated by the Charlie Jones family when they moved up Into camp sev eral weeks ago. I haven't loarned to spell their names correctly, so cannot give them any further Introduction at the present time." . The State Department of Animal Industry rules "butchers must Insist on the hide accompanying the carcass, when purchasing farm killed beef." At the pres ent price of hides, the butchers can save them up for a year and make the down-payment on a pair of shoes. ... Al Capone, the former gang ster Czar, out of prison, and into a hospital, announces, "I will go straight," and have no more en tanglements with the law. This is one of the few cases, where a man reformed without becom ing an evangelist. ... "As a prelude to the wedding, Mrs. A played appropriate bridal airs on the oran before she offered the traditional Men delssohn's Welding March." (Hammond (111.) Times.) Your right! Your wrong! ... "Prune Whip" Is mentioned in the society columns, as a fav ored dessert. Reports say, like "beaten biscuits" and the pound ed stenk, it hasn't been punished enough. ... Sen. Tnft of Ohio says the European war, as it is called, will be a 1040 campaign Issue. As a possible presidential nomi nee. Spn. Tnft will nei HnnM Journey to Lapland, and come out lor more spavin cure for their reindeers. ... The President plans some "sur prise economics" at the next ses sion of Congress. This makes the people laugh, like the Prcsi dent laughs, when impishly cast Ing hints about the third term. ... The Prof. Einstclns of the sporting pages nre now busy with pencil and adding ma chines, proving their favorite football teams won! though they lost. To prove their point, they mathematically break down the score figure, and In so doing es cape a nervous one, via a mir acle. A Deal Grand Rapids, Mich. VP) Henry W. Walstrom, receiver for the Grand Rapids savings bank, wanted to sell 166' 400 of one share of "Rights to Sub scribe" in the Panhandle East em Pipe Line company, Ti.e amount involved was 5 cents. Circuit Judge Cornelius lloffius gravely gave the required authority. Great Going, Coach! II ERE is college football coach after our own heart, Stub Allison of California. This has been the most disastrous football season for Cal' in all its history. And when the lowest ebb was reached at Corvallis last Saturday, with a 21-0 shut-out by Oregon State, Allison, according to Gregory of the Oregonian, only had this comment to make: "They had already lost tlx gamei thl year, but there they were In there fighting to score. You can't ask more of football boys than thatl You can't! But most football fans do, and too many football coaches. With them; nine times out of ten, winning is all that counts. Let the team win, regardless of how it may be done, and the boys are heroes. Let them lose and no matter what a gallant spirit they may show, or how they may fight to prevent it, they are BUMS! If the great sport of football ever dies, THAT is the spirit that will kill it. And if it lives, as it should live for generations to come, it is the spirit displayed by Stub Allison that will not only keep college football alive, but keep it "Tops!" So Appreciate Your Taxes AGAIN referring to the spirit of Thanksgiving, might we call attention to the fact your final payment on your federal Income tax is about due. You may feel there is nothing to be thankful for in this direction. But, there Is, if you care to look for it. For example: If you were a resident of England let us say, and had an income of about $38 a week, or approximately $2000 a year, how much would you have to hand over to your government? Here you are, fresh from the feed-box: 1. With a family of 2 children, $70. 2. Married but no children, $246. 3. Bachelor, $350. In this country however with the same income, you would pay under the first two brackets exactly, NOTHING. In the third it would be only $40 a year. AGAIN. With an income of about $77 a week or in the neigh borhood of $4000 a year, this would be your obligation overseas: Family with 2 children, $721. Married, with no children, $871. Bachelor, $976. But note what a difference with the same income in the United States: Family with 2 children, $28. Couple with no children, $60. Bachelor, $120. IN other words, if you are fortunate enough to be in the income tax class, you save from $70 to $800 per year by being a citizen of the United States. And don't rebut via the STATE income tax. For England today, in addition to its national Income tax, has a special war tax, which in the middle brackets exceeds the Oregon tax by about 50) O-o-o-o If you belong to that fortunate minority that on Thanks giving Day, or any other day, can eat all the turkey one likes, wouldn't it be fitting if you murmured a faint prayer of gratitude, on the 23d of this month, as you spread the mashed potato, giblet gravy and cranberry sauce over your fifth or sixth slice? Of course money isn't everything, but its an extremely con venient thing to have at the end of the month. So if you belong to this lucky one-and-one-half percent, be thankful first that you have an income, and second; that you have to pay the tax on THIS rather than the OTHER side of the Atlantic! Don 7 Fall for it! ENGLAND charges Germany has scattered floating mines in neutral shipping zones, contrary to International law. Germany terms this statement, more "lying propaganda" from London, and states the mines responsible for the sinking of 12 ships over one week-end, could NOT have been German. Meanwhile Holland, the chief sufferer, in the loss of her luxurious liner "Simon Bolivar," reserves Judgment, until after an official investigation, into the entire floating mine problem. HOLLAND shows good sense, and sets an example, which it would be wise we think for all neutrals to follow. With the gravity of the sea warfare growing, tension is Increasing on both sides, and the vehemence of the war propa ganda with It. In such a situation it is sensible for all non-combntants, to reserve Judgment, until the facts can be determined with some degree of accuracy. Accepting the statements of EITHER SIDE, at their face value can only increase the general confusion, ulti mate disillusionment and resentment. If wr wish, above everything else, to keep out of this war, and we do, then rule No. 1, should be to turn a deaf ear to ALL war propaganda, and reserve Judgment regarding any specific Incident, until, beyond all reasonable doubt, the essential facts have been established. Communications So We Don't Understand. To the Editor: In regard to your recent article on the Ore gon State collexe and University of Oregon football game. 1 fear that you don't quite understand. The purpose of all sports is to teach "sportsmanship." To win or lose is not so all important. However, good sports manship is a real attribute re quired even by Journalists and some editors. Trusting that In the future you will see fit to urge sports manship rather than the desire to win. M. J. Dapper. Kugene. Ore. CEd. Mote; We iear our cor respondent failed to understand the editorial in question.) Newlyweds Burn to Death. Blaine, Wash., Nov. 21. fP Orville Algyer, young city at torney of Blaine, and his bride of six weeks, the former Dorothy Hanson of Blaine, lost their lives early this morning when fire destroyed their cabin at the Gccn Gables auto camp here. Freighters Attacked. Lisbon, Nov. 21. (') The British liner Hilary wirelessed todHy that two British freight ers hnd been attacked yesterday by German warships off Cape Kinisterrr on the west coast of Spain. The message save no further details. --- - Clo--in: :tm for Too Late to Clss sify Ads i 1.30 n. m. Personal Health Service By WilUam Signed letteri pertaining to pertonai health sad hygiene, not to dUease diagnosis or treatment, will be aniwered by Dr. Urady II s stamped self addreued envelope ! enrloaed- Letters ihould be brief and written Id ink. Owing to the large number or letters received only a few can be answered. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address Dr. William Brady. 263 El Cam I no. Beverly Hills, Calif. B FOR BRADYCARDIA Cardia means heart. Brady means slow. Bradycardia is the medical term for slow heart ac tion, slow pulse. Sure enough, Ol' Doc Brady's pulse rate has always been ten points be low par. And eke his blood pressure. Per haps it is just the nature of the animal. The nurse who has been tak ing care of the old geek for years says he is as lazy as a white dog. I take it there's nothing alive that is more Indolent than a white dog, unless it is a yellow dog. Tony the Wirish Terror, a pat on the head to his memory, was mostly white, with patches of yellow here and there, and some areas black and silver. Tony was distinctly not lazy. Why, when that dog wagged his tail, which he did most of the time, he wagged practically everything from his shoulders back. But Napoleon and I and a few other 'individuals belong in a category apart from the ruck of folk with bradycardia. The con dition is normal in our category, we are born that way, like eight- toed cats. This talk about bradycardia is for the benefit of people who have acquired the condition as a sign or manifestation or effect of what ails them; people who had a pulse rate within the av erage or normal limits (70 to 80 beats a minute) when they were well, but now, thru impairment of health, have a pulse rate of less than 70 beats a minute the rate in persons with bradycardia may be 60 or as low as 50 beats a minute when they are sitting at rest. We cannot attempt to account for the development of brady cardia in various chronic con ditions, but a fundamental fac tor is now recognized, thanks to animal experimentation. In fact bradycardia is a specific test for thiamin (vitamin B-l) deficiency in laboratory animals, and may be produced and corrected at will by withholding the thiamin alone (and no other factor) from the animal's feed, and then cor rected by addition of some pure thiamin to the feed. Not only bradycardia, but, in pigeons at any rate, a condition equivalent to heart block in the human sub ject may occur when the feed is deficient in vitamin B-l. Please bear in mind that this suggestion is a difficult one of fered by a plodding door-to-door The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Released by The North American Newspaper Alliance, Ino. Washington, Nov. 21. The president Is not the man to imitate Wilson's early policy, of pretending that a world war did not exist except as something to write notes about. The coun try should be thankful, If only because he will certainly ask the inext session of congress for huge national defense appropriations. They are badly needed how astonishingly badly, the hard facts and figures can alone sug gest. , An example neatly summing up the situation is provided by the state of American air de fense. American fighting planes are the best in the world, as recent trials of old army models on the western front have amply proved. American anti-aircraft guns are acknowledged to share the same superiority, and are anxiously sought after by Eng land and France. The air force is rapidly being built up to reas onable strength. Of the anti aircraft guns, however, the army I scarcely possesses more than a few samples. 1 Of thire-lnch fixed anti-aircraft ' guns. 88 are available in the contl I nental United States, and 88 In our I Island possessions. Of the three-Inch I mobile guns. 33:1 are on hand and 312 an on order. Tills may seem a considerable supply of artillery, until i you reallre that upwards of 900 antl- ; I aircraft kuus are now In use in the I defense ot the single metropolitan j area ot Lontrn. The trutli is tht. although our guns are the finest yet devised, we pr"liM hne not (Ulte en.-tiKh ol I uitia to defend ma otf ol New Ydik. i Brady, MD. doctor who never set the world afire with his medical discov eries. I believe most persons with bradycardia of recent de velopment, especially if the slow pulse is associated with low blood pressure also of recent development and superfluous flabby flesh also of recent de velopment, owe their abnormal condition to prolonged moderate deficiency of vitamin B-l intake. Accordingly I should advise such persons to supplement their diet with an optimal daily ration of vitamin B-complex (not pure or synthetic vitamin B-l, thia min, alone), as by eating not less than four ounces of wheat germ daily or by taking not less than' six vitamin B-complex tablets daily. QUESTIONS AMI ANSWKRS Veterinarians Should Know Your "vet" friend who disposed of Tony the Wlrtsh Terror by Injecting strychnine Into the heart Is goofy. Ohio and Michigan forbid It by law. The pistol Is the best way. Or the new drug pentabarbltal. Carbon monoxide gas Is also OK. (J.D.T., D.V.M.) Answer Thank you, doctor. It sounded strange to me, but I was In no condition to debate the - method when I said goodbye to Tony. Flabby Flesh Should one who Is overweight use much salt, as you recently suggested for person who perspires profusely? I am trying to reduce, but not fol lowing a rigid diet. (E.E.W.) Answer As a rule an obese Indi vidual should use only a minimum of salt. For Instance, add no salt to food at table. Add little In cook ing. Meats, milk, eggs, fish, cheese contain plenty of salt to meet the normal requirements of the body. Send 25 cents coin and stamped envelopo bearing your address for booklet "Rules for Reducing." Migraine . Formerly averaged one migraine headache a week. Druggist suggested wafers containing calcium gluconate, dlcalclum phosphate and 750 units of vitamin D three wafers dally. No more mlgraln. I think you have recommended such treatment In your column. (Mrs. K. R.) Answer Calcium In one form or another Is often beneficial not only In migraine (periodic sick headache attneks ushered In with aura) but also In many cases of so-called "ner vous headache." It Is well to take vitamin D whenever calcium defic iency Is present, for vitamin D Is essential for the assimilation and utilization and retention of calcium In the body. Send stamped envelope bearing your address, for monograph on headache. Ask for monograph on High Calcium Diet and Calcium Feeding. (Protected by John F. Dllle Co.) Ed. Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brudy should send letter direct to Dr. William Brady, M. n.. 265 El Camlnn. Beverly Hills. Calll. Because of natural presidential sentiment, the navy Is In consider ably better shape than the army. While other army deficiencies are not so dramatic as that In anti-aircraft, the war department has shortages all along the line. It has already been disclosed In this space that, of the nine corps of which our full-strength army Is supposed to consist, only one Is equipped to take the field to morrow. It was also disclosed that an ap propriation of $850,000,000 would be required to bring the full-strength j army up to requirements. The nature I of the army's needs Is best explained I by breaking down this tS50.O00.000 1 figure. j First on the list are what the army calls "critical Items." Tnese are goods not commercially produced, such as the new seml-automattc rifle, anti-tank guns, tanks, armored cars, gns masks and artillery and ammunition. They are especially Im portant, since most of them take a long time to manufacture In quan tity. To buy full supplies of these critical Items, the army needs In the neighborhood of S300.000.000. Next after the critical Items come army facilities arsenals. storage places and other foci of the army's work. About $50,000,000 Is needed to be spent on these. Then there Is the cost of paying, rationing, hous ing and carylng for additional troops, which will be well over $100.- Maybe your Uncle Abner Or even give you a bottle But why Wait? f will leave you a million... on your next birthday... TRY IT TODAY! and a ease of this grand v..eHf 'ih r wlbS: ml ODdl Ostgoi? Pbppp brand (jlK) Lgj;! KNOWN 10 III MIINOt OOt") "jf Ifciiitl! OlD Ojcak Pfppfr is Alt whiskey-, jmooth-and mellow Aft FULL I $ ftf mil il F I comhmat. on of smral fine straight whiskirv Try it! l.llll PINT I UK sS'Z-'' FrerD,'.f,ff7(W.fM.,V,BJ,W,: WPINTI 1.33 QUART 000.000. And there are so-called "es sential Items." These are different from critical Items in that they are obtainable from regular factories, being motors for transport, trench and road-work tools, medical sup plies and the like. They will cost close to S330.0O0.0O0. Finally, about 76.000,000 ought to be spent on educational orders to factories which win turn out future army supplies, and on accustoming the troops to the modern mass maneuvers In which they have had no real practice. The total Is approximately $850.- 000.000. It does not Include an ad ditional $150,000,000 or so, required to bring the air force up to 6.000 planes. But, even If spectsl ermy ap propriations and authorizations for the next two fiscal years surpass $1,000,000,000, this does not seem a great price to pay for an effective defensive force. It must be remembered, as all these disagreeable flgurea are pon dered, that the sums are calculated on the strict basis of minimum de fense needs. Even though the war department geta every penny listed, the army will not be fitted to take, the offensive beyond our continental borders. The army has been allowed to run down, from the standpoint of quan Mty of equipment, because the coun try has been In an unwarllke mood for many years. It Is a tribute to the army's professlonala that there has been no running down from the standpoint of quality. Whatever di visions may exist In the war depart ment, everyone Is now fortunately determined to remedy the army's deficiencies. It Is hard to believe that the country, shocked out of Its complacency by events abroad, will not fully approve. At the National Capitol With John W. Kelly. (Continued from Pajo One ) in Washington), and prepared one of his own. Importance in selling power to the private utility is that the latter will immediately give the benefit of lower rates to Its thousands of consumers in Port land and Willamette valley where it serves, and these bene fits are delayed through inno cent-appearing clauses in the current contract. GEOLOGICAL survey is mak ing laboratory tests of sam ples of bauxite ores which have been sent to Oregon's Senator McNary from somewhere in the Santiam country. The scientists are seeking to determine whether the ore, admittedly low grade, can be used commercially through electrical processing if the power is sufficiently cheap. The government experimenters are conducting their tests on the theory that Bonneville power may be available for processing at two mills a k.w. NO ONE will be surprised In fact there will be general surprise In the ranks of political observers here If Senator Lewis B. schwellen bach, of Washington, Is not ap pointed to a vacancy on the federal district In eastern Washington. The Job carries a salary of $10,000. which Is the same as Schwellenbach re ceives as a senator. Off and on Schwellenbach has been mentioned for the supreme court ($20,000 Job) but the picture has changed. As a district Judge he would have a lifetime Job. Represen tative Charles H. Leavy, Spokane, was supposed to be a good bet for the district Judgeship until the In siders concluded the bench was a nice spot for the senator. If Schwellenbach's name Is sent to the senate In January he will be confirmed without delay (unless his colleague. Senator Homer T. Bone, objects) and Governor Clarence Martin, of Washington, will have an opportunity to make an appointment to the senate for the unexpired term of Schwellenbach, which ends Jan uary 3, 1041. RECORDS of Social Security Board are In a terrific mess and the board la now trying to straighten out the confusion. It appears that workera by the hundreds of thou sands have too many numbers. One number Is all an employee needs but because of the mlx-up employees have two or three numbers. This confusion exists In the Pacific north west and the director, John J. Cor son, Is sending out form tetters ad vising workers they hsve been given t new number and requesting that all aoclal Kcurlty account numbers ! be returned for cancellation. I A small army of men and women In Oregon and Washington will be- I gin drawing benefits in six weeks , and SSB wants to be certain that l the benefits go to the right Indi viduals. ANOTHER step In the development of the Columbia rtver will be attempted In the next regular ses sion of congress. This will be an effort to have authorized a dam at Umatilla rapids. The house defeated this Item last summer when mem bers suspected It was another pro ject to extend the power policy of the government, because witnesses testified that foundation for a pow erhouse will be Included In the proposed dam for navigation. With Grand Coulee to generate 1,250.000 k.w. and the ultimate productive capacity of Bonneville 804.000 k.w.. the thought of still another great power venture aroused opposition. Plan now of the northwestern del egation Is to assure opponents that the Umatilla dam Is necessary as a navigation feature and Is Import ant to Grand Coulee for transporta tion purposes. By Frank Jenkins. A DUTCH liner hits a mine (presumably laid by a Ger man submarine) in the North sea, and sinks, with heavy loss of life. If you are among those who think it will be difficult if not impossible for the United States to stay out of the war, think how MUCH MORE DIFFICULT it is going to be for the small nations bordering the North sea to stay out. To date, however, no one has noticed any of them rushing to get in. HPHE most important question before the United States is staying out of the war. Only horse sense and native gumption w'" keep us out. IpERMANS caught in the North sea by British war vessels, SCUTTLE their ships to keep them from falling into the enemy's hands. There's method in their mad ness. Britain, having command of the sea. wants ships and ships and SHIPS to keep sup plies flowing into her. Germany, LACKING command of the sea, can only operate her ships in limited waters close to her shores, and when one of tham is cornered she sinks it rather than have it fall into Britain's hands to be used in still further increasing the store of British supplies. t THE latest tale about the Bre- men, incidentally, is that she has been transferred to Russia, and will be used in establishing a Russian line to New York. You may be quite sure the Germans won't torpedo her as long as she flies the Russian flag. THIS will raise an interesting question. Suppose the Bremen (under whatever name the Bolsheviks give her) comes to New York, loads with war materials, hauls the war materials to one of her own ports and then transfers them to Germany. What will Britain do about it? Britain, as you must have noted, is treating the Soviets with the most extreme polite ness. Would Britain seize this Rus sian ship as a carrier of contra band? THE Germans are reported to have turned the Bremen over to Russia as a part of their barter agreement. They have no gold (international money) with which to buy abroad, and so they have to SWAP. Swapping the Bremen, which they can't use, to Russia for materials which they CAN use. looks like a slick trick. In The Day's . News " Flight (V Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of the Mall Tribune 10 and 20 years TEN YEARS AGO TODAY November 21. 1929 (It was Thursday) Henry Ford announces he) will raise wages in his auto plants as a means of thwarting business depression. Boscs continue to sell at high prices on Detroit markets. Tidal wave hits east coast and drowns 27. State Grange hits at use of cigarettes by school teachers. Forest fire rages near Brook ings, and is stayed by heavy dew. Census taking to start next April 1. Winter strikes in Mid-West with snow and zero weather. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY November 21. 1919 (It was Friday) President Wilson to write Congress a message on peace treaty failure at next session. Coal strike threatens food supply of nation. John L. Lewis, miners union head still defiant. Carl von der Hellen of Wel len spent today in the city do ing his Christmas shopping early. Get-Together sing at Sams Valley schoolhouse is a big suc cess. Water to be shut off tonight, while repairs are being made to pipe line. . Ye Poets Corner March of Wooden Boxes By Grace Haynes Out of virgin forest we come to you Monarch of the forest tree top in the blue Witnessed a million star winged nights Heartened the wild geese In their flights ' Lived by the Indian campfire lights Made into boxes for you. In our arms free from harm birdlings Castles grand breezes fanned birdlings. There is music in our sighing, Old our song yet never dying, We are for your favor vieing, Strong wooden boxes for you. Marching, sliding, gliding we go Perhaps to lands of eternal snow Gladden the heart of an Eskimo, Our march of wooden boxes. Sturdy fragrant heart of a tree, Size and flavor guardians are we Ever enduring, products insur ing, We are the boxes for you. Give Thanks. (By Sibyl Kezer Tubbs.) What matters it the week or day We bow our heads our thanks to say, For blessings that the year hag brought, Altho' some dreams have come to naught? As on that day of long ago, Courageous hearts still strive to know What's best for country, you and me, This land where we love liberty. Our Pilgrim Fathers bore the strife, That this great land should come to life. The memory still to us is dear, So we give thanks this time of year. And whether it be soon or late. Let not our tho'ts be of the date, But of those on that other day. Who bowed their heads their thanks to say. Dr. Naismith Better. Lawrence, Kas., Nov. 21. (&) Dr. James A. Naismith, inventor of basketball who suffered a cerebral hemorrhawe Sunday, spent a restful night and was considered out of danger. t
