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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.
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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
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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.-
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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.
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