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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1940, MEDF0RD3fcTRIBUire "Bvoryon Is Ronthern Orrfoa RtKti tb Mai TrlbOM." Dallr Eirpt Bahirdar Publlahcd by MEDFORD PRINTINO CO. 1.-1T-J9 North Fir SL Phon Tl. ROBERT W. RTIHU Editor. BRNEST R- OILSTRAP, Unar. An Independent Nwappr. Entered aa HcondelftM matter at JUd ford, OretJn. under Act of Uarcb I, lilt. SLSSCRIKTION RATES By Mall I- Advance: Dally and Bur-day one yaar ... .11.00 Dally and Sunday all months... S.lO Dally and Sunday thro montht. 1. 00 Dally and Sunday on month... .Tl By Carrier In Advance Medford. Avh land. Central Point, Jacksonville, Oold Hill. Rotue River. Phoenlt. Talent, and on motor routee; , Dally and Sunday one year 11.00 Dally and Sunday one montb... .tl All term caah In advance Orflrlnl Paper of the City of Hrdrord Official Paper of Jackson County. UKHItKK OF THE Aflh'H I ATTN I'KI.SS KMtlvmi Pull LniMd Wire Hrrtlre. The AMoclated Preae la exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all newa dltpatchee credited to It or other wlee credited to thla paper, and ilea to the local newa published herein. All rlft-hta for publication of speela.1 dlepatohee herein are aleo reaerved. MEMBER UK UNITED PRESS MEMBER OP AUDIT BUREAU OK CIRCULATIONS Ad vending Representatives WEST-HOLD DA V COMPANY. INC. Offlcea In New Vorlt, ChlcegM. Detroit. San Pran Cisco. Los An teles. Seattle. Portland. St. Louis. Atlanta, Vancouver. n r Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry. In 1937, according to "Be lieve It or Not" item, it was so hot near Spokane, Wash., corn popped on the cob. This is noth ing. Once upon a time here, it was 8Q hot, an entire field of corn started popping. The farm er thought he was in a Bnow torm, and nearly froze to death. It is now 'reported the New Deal blessing has been bestowed upon Robert Houghwatt Jack son, an able and eminent man, for the Presidential toga. Any cheering for the name Jackson, may be toned down by the mid dle one of Houghwatt. ... A' CIVIC SIGH AND SOB (8P. Chronicle) "Editor the Chronicle sir: After rending O. TlrreU'a letter In the Safety' Valve, I, too, want to know when will Petaltuna wake up? I waa bora In Petaluma and after an abner.ee of 12 yeara It la etlll asleep." ... Dad Dalley has resumed wear- ing his watch-chain, from which a $20 gold piece dangles. The $20 gold piece is practically ex tinct, as a medium of exchange. They glittered, and Jingled musically and merrily when dropped on mahogany, glass or the floor. On the other hand, they were cumbersome, and made the seat of the pants sag, If too many found their way to the hlppocket. The British lady friend of Hcrr Hitler, returns home from Munich, with a mysterious wound in the neck. For some reason creation Is unable to work up any great amount of sympathy for her. . "The federal government Is spending about as much money as it did In the World War, and we aren't having half as much excitement." (St. Louis Post Dispatch) Inventory, ... C. Wig Ashpole, the cowman, who has been riding herd on the flu, is out and about again. ... "A wedding of Interest to the contracting parties was solem nized Thursday" (Lakevlew Examiner) If they don't no body else will. ... A number of citizens have been out In the rural areas the past week, to talk pig back bones, where formerly they talked turkey. ... One of the postal clerks flitted onto the slippery po. steps this a.m. and was hoisted on his own petard. ... The New Year's resolution of Peoria Bill Gates has come to light. It is hoped he breaks the stem off it, with no undue delay. ... Skiing in the hills of these parts, is still nil. ... A Finnish wrestler will ap pear on the Armory mat next Mon. The management is look ing for a Russian pull-andhaul artist, for him to take apart to see what makes a Russian run. ... hope ox democrat "And o, at thla time, we would urc moderation upon the Demo cratic brethren. Thla would be a move that would appear not only fining at thla time, but alao some thing new at thla time or any other Tou understand, we re not counsel ing moderation aa a steady Demo cratic diet. That would be too much. Even we know thla wouldn't work. Aa a matter of fact we wouldn't want It to work systematically. Things would Just be too dull for any good use. A Democrat with any notice able amount of moderation In his makeup, wouldn't be a Democrat at all. He would be a Republican." (Harold Haynea In Astoria Aatorlan The Last Is Not Least DLACK, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas and Murphy, u and the best of these is Murphy. At least that is our judgment. Murphy un doubtedly has made his qualifies as a big man , said of the other Roosevelt appointees to the Su preme Court, with the possible exception of Douglas. Justice Frankfurter, a trifle too brilliant, and too well aware of his bril liancy. The man lacks humility and the spiritual depth that almost always accompanies it. e e e MOT so the new Justice. In fact, we have a- pious ' idea he is the first bunal, who on receiving' word of his appointment, stated he highly appreciated the honor, but felt he didn't deserve it, and others more competent than he could have been selected. There was no cheap, false modesty about this. Those who know the former Governor of Michigan, know he sincerely believed it. But only a big man, under such circumstances, would have made such guage the man the more carefully he would have avoided arousing any such suspicion. . IMAGINE President Roosevelt's first appointee, Hugo Black, for example, ever hinting any doubt of his high qualifications for the exalted position! Yet undoubtedly, his is the one appointment that never should have been made the former Alabama Senator not being fitted by training, temperament Or character for such a place. In fact his appointment is an example of the Roosevelt impulsiveness at its worst, and we have no doubt at all that the Presi dent has since then, frequently regretted it. But one judge in nine has little power, and there is no doubt that while Justice Black will contribute little of value to the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court will contribute considerable of value to Justice Black, for the Court is not only an excellent health resort and a tribunal of Law bchool as well. IN FACT if we were called upon to predict which of the five Roosevelt appointees would eventually be elevated to the post of Chief Justice, our guess would be today's baby member. Not on the basis of great legal learning, nor dialtectic brilliancy, but on the basis of CHARAC TER, of vision, selflessness and spiritual integrity, which in our conception of what the Supreme Court of the future should be, is exactly as it should be. c ommuntsm THE more one analyzes this Russian debacle in Finland the more cheering it becomes. For just what is the fundamental cause of this in credible reenactment of the David and Goliath story? The answer, as we see it, is BRAINS. e e e "F COURSE there is the weather, the terrain, the superior morale engendered by defense of the homeland, etc., etc. There is also the advantage of the defense over the offense in modern warfare. But above all and before all, comes superior military direction, superior strategy and tactics, su perior utilization of the material at hand, and these all come under the general heading of superior BRAINS. TlE HAVE no doubt the average Russian soldier " is as brave as the average Finn, as fit physically, as well equipped, and certainly in the matter of airforce and ground mechanization, the Red forces have all the better of it. And yet look at them, beaten at every turn. And why? Because the Finns have had the brains and used them and the Russians haven't. ..... A ND this is no happenstance, no matter of educa tion. It is a factor inherent in the two opposing ideologies, the democracy of the Finns on one hand, the communistic dictatorship of the Russians, on the other. The democratic theory is based essentially on the free play of individually competitive forces, re sulting in key .positions being occupied by those best fitted to occupy them. The communist theory, as it has been worked out in Russia, is based practically on the exact re verse; namely the liquidation of' those who by su perior abilities have advanced or promise to advance beyond their fellows, and the arbitrary elevation into positions of power, not of those who have demon strated their ability, but those who have exhibited the greatest devotion to the party, in power, which in 99 cases out of a hundred, has resulted in placing incompetents in the key positions, and the subordina tion or absolute liquidation of the more able, the competents, all down the line. e . IN OTHER words, here we have in Finland, a per fect demonstration of how the democratic and communistic theories actually work out, when put to the acid test, the fundamental test in this com petitive world, of armed conflict. A nation of five or six million, not only repulsing but to date beating a nation of close to 200 millions. As was well stated at the Town Meeting last night, Stalin has done more to discredit communism in this country, than all the Dies rornmittrps n-nr dreamed of. And what goes for this country, goes even more so, for all the modern world! Clounn time (or Too Lata to Cls. I ally Ads I 1.30 p. n. political mistakes, but he which is more than can be is more brilliant, but he is member of this august tri a statement. The smaller tremendous power, but a Fails Ch sin time fur Too Lata to Claa. uij Adt la I SO p. w Personal Health Service By William Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped self addressed envelope la enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In Ink. Owing to the large numbers of letters received only a few can be answered. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address Or. William Brady, 26S El Camlno, Beverly Hills, Calif. DANGEROUS S CURVE ALONG THE ROAD OF LIFE Every mature adult who now has or may eventually develop cancer (in a later article we shall describe the pre-cancerous state) has to travel a road with a danger ous S curve in it dangerous, that is, for one who has not been warned or enlightened about the per ils along the road of life Only by stick ing to the right road and avoiding certain detours which may seem easy and attractive to the uninitiated, can the actual or potential cancer victim hope to win back to health or in any event gain the advantage of the best possible treatment. At the first bend in the road as you enter the dangerous S a broad and too well paved detour appears to be the logical exten sion of the main road straight ahead. If it looks like that to you and you slow up or stop there to consider whether to fol low the pleasant detour, doubt less a number of other tourists will come along, wonder what you're waiting for, and unhesi tatingly bear right and streak it down the inviting detour the Road of Silence. People with potential or actual cancer who take the Road of Silence choose to worry or suffer in silence, to say nothing to relatives or friends and above all to keep secret from the doctor their anxiety or complaint. A few of them behave that way be cause, although pitifully ignor ant or misinformed, still they sincerely believe that if it is cancer there's no help for it anyway, and so one might as well try to ignore it as long as possible. The greater number of them are driven by fear of the unknown, childish terror of what a doctor might find if they were to submit to proper med ical examination. We need not follow these unhappy travellers further along the detour they take. If their fear or suspicion of cancer proves unfounded, perhaps a fair number of them will come back; if not, well, we tried to warn them. At the second turn in the S you come upon another detour which is calculated to allure a great many candidates for can cer, persons in the precancerous state as well as those in the THE CAPITAL PARADE By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER Released by the North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc. Washington, Jan. 5. The president's message on the state of the union is one of the cur ious and fascinating mosaics to which he has the trick of giving impressive pattern. In one par agraph, the boojum of domestic reform peeps out between the sentences, to frighten potential ly rebellious Democrats. In an other, congress is put on the spot, as anticipated, in the mat ter of new taxes. In still an other. Secretary of State Cor dell Hull's argument for re newal of the trade agreement law is cogently rephrased. But th heart of this omnium gatherum Is the prealdenfi state ment o( his theory of American foreign policy, which Is franker and fuller than any he has ever offered. Everyone has always known the pres ident did not share the viewpoint of the Isolationists. This Is the first time he has explained his reasons In detail. This boldness of expression can only menn one thing, that the presi dent believes (quite correctly, so far as one can Judge) that the electorate is deserting the Isolationists and coming round to his view. This has lately become the opinion of 8k" re tire Hull, Undersecretary Sumner Welles and other leading officials of the state department. There la every reason for the president to share It. As all American foreign policy is now shaped in accordance with the president's theory, his statement of It Is extraordinarily significant. It may be briefly summarised as fol lows: 1 Despite the wishful thinking of the isolationists, this country Is not an Independent unit. It is a member of the community of nations of the world, and despite its vast resource. Its two protecting oceans and Its power of self. defence, this country will suffer whenever the community of nations sufOrs. Therefore, what touches the community of nations touch the ,eif-intrr?t of this country, ., entails responsibilities mmnmi torn 1 Brady. M. D. early stage of cancer. This is the way of self-treatment and blind experimentation with nos trums. On this detour the vic tim of cancer loses valuable time which should be used in getting proper treatment. If you take this detour you must close your eyes at the sign placed at the second turn of the S for the protection of bewildered or un informed wayfarers: A serum is of value only against a disease to a germ. Cancer is not caused by a germ. Therefore serums are of no value in its treatment. No paste, salve or oil will penetrate the tissues far enough to destroy deep-seated cancer cells. No medicine can destroy cancer cells without also destroying normal tissue cells with which it comes In contact. Having avoided these detours the potential or actual cancer victim has the best possible chance to remain or regain health or to be cured if cancer has actually developed provid ed he or she seeks advice or treatment by a reputable, ethi cal physician and not that of t quack. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Wheat A year ago following a major operation I began eating plain wheat aa suggested In your monograph. It helped me to get back my strength and vitality, and what's more It seems to keep my waist line slender. Have told many friends, and they are now using It the farmers around here had better grow more wheat I Some of my friends wonder whether it has any effect on blood pressure. (Mrs. M. L. H.) Answer It has no more effect on blood pressure than any other food. I have a monograph which tells how to use plain wheat aa a staple In the family dietary for copy "Wheat to Eat" send llA -cent-stamped en velope bearing your address. If you want copy of 40-page booklet "CVD" (about heart and arteries and blood pressure) Inclose 10 cents coin. Altitude While In the Rocky mountains last summer my daughter and I caught Bevere colds. Friends there said qui nine 1b harmful at high altitude. But we have used quinine with uni form success as a safe remedy for such attacks for many yeara. Please advice. (Mrs. W. O.) Answer Quinine Is as safe aa the altitude Itself. (Protected by John P. DUle Co.) Ed. Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Dr. William Brady, M. D. 265 El Camplno, Beverly Hills. Calif. which it la short-sighted to shirk. 3 Applying this doctrine to our present situation, the community of nations Is now threatened with "domination by concentrated force alone." Our trade, our communica tion, our very friendship with other members of the community of na tions are thus also threatened. More over, what "lies before world civiliza tion necessarily Includes our own." Thus, It behooves us to see that domination of the world by concen trated force does not come to pass. For the present, this does not mean we should go to war. But we must be aware of our responsibilities, and carry them out toward those who are fighting on what may be called our side. This la exactly what the president meant last winter. vhen he gave the senate military affalra committee the Impression that he regarded the Rhine as an American frontier. This Is exactly what Secretary Hull aald to congressmen and senators last spring, almost with tears In hla eyea, when he waa trying to muster a majority for revision of the neu trality act. Thla la exactly what the president and hla advisers have con stantly told one another In their private talk during the past four troubled years. A precla containing the main points to be covered la understood to have been prepared In the state department. The admirable language of the message waa the president's own. But. If It had been Just the other way around. It would hardly have mattered. Whoever produced the parts, the whole waa an exact expression of a shared viewpoint. Two detalla are of special Interest. As a specimen of the kind of re sponsibility Imposed by membership In the community of nations, the president remarked that "when the time comes, the United States must use Its influence to open up the trade channela of the world." This waa Included In the plea for the trade agreements, but has a broad significance. A general economic appeacement Is regarded at the state department as an absolute postwar necessity. Then there Is the president's dec laration of "hope and expectation that the United States will not become Involved In military partici pation In the war." Thla la an Indirect admission that, while we are avoiding "military participation." we may become Involved to the point of sending material aid to the democratic side. By Its very limita tions, the statement Is also an Indi cation of the president's fear of being "another Wlleon." of hla mem ory of the foolish promise of the 1918 election. Closing time for Too Late to Clss. ify Ads is I SO p m Use Uui Tribune want adj. In The Day's News By FRANK JENKINS CAILORS from the British cruiser Achilles and the scuttled German battleship Graf Spee meet in Buenos Aires bars and, instead of staging a bloody fight, drink beer together and tell each other they harbor no ill will. Odd? Not at all. It merely proves the unsoundness of gov ernments, leaders and politi cians. If the people who do the fighting and the dying also did the DECIDING, there would be fewer wars. see CROM Alexander "the Great" r on down through the Ma chiavellian princes of the Mid dle Ages to our own time, FOREIGN POLICY has a lot of crimes against common, ordi nary humanity to answer for. e JJARRY HOPKINS, secretary of commerce, says: "Industrial activity in the last three months of 1939 MATCHED THE BEST QUAR TER IN 1929. Christmas trade was the LARGEST SINCE 1929." In order to get the true meaning of this perfectly truth ful and tremendously hearten ing statement, it is important to remember that in 1939 busi ness was RAZZED LESS by New Dealers. e e e TICK the family cow in the ribs, beat her with the milk stool and take away her hay and she will GIVE LESS MILK. Give her intlligent care, punishing her only when she kicks you off the milk stool, and she will GIVE MORE MILK. It all depends on the point of view whether you WANT MORE MILK or ENJOY BEAT ING UP THE COW. Most average Americans want more milk. UOPKINS adds: "Advance of prices has been less than appeared likely two months ago, and thus an expanded vol ume of consumer purchasing power may be expected." That is sound reasoning. The lower the price, THE yORE PEOPLE CAN BUY. Which suggests this further thought: The higher the cost of produc tion, the higher the selling price must be. Taxes, inefficiency, industrial wars, etc., all enter into cost of production and so add to the price. The farther we can go in the way of holding down taxes, increasing efficiency and adding to intelligent co-operation in industry, the LOWER PRICES CAN BE and the MORE PUR CHASING POWER WE CAN HAVE. Portland. (U.R) Prices of farm products reacted slightly during the last month from the highs attributed to the outbreak of war in Europe, it was re ported by the U. S. department of agriculture. Chickens, eggs and dairy products, however, made sub stantial gains and held the all commodity index close to the September figure, the depart ment report said. Closing time for Too Late to Claa slfy Ads la 1:30 p. m. UNITED Other Heal Estate.. Customers' Liability on Acceptances. Interest Earned Olher Resources - Capital Surplus I'mlivided Prorits Reserves Reserves for Interest, Taxes, etc.. Acceptances Dividends Declared- Deposits: Demand Public Interest Collected Other Liabilities MEDFORD BRANCH MEDFORD. OREGON Head Office, Portland, Oregon DIRECT BRANCH OF THE I'NlTED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF POHTtjlNT .Hemher FeWemf Drpoilt Intumnet CorpornnVm AT THE National Capitol WITH John W. Kelly (Continued from Psa One) Kentucky was decided in his favor. Continues the scout: "Cactus Jack" Garner can carry the south, so can Secretary of State Cordell Hull, of Tennessee, with Postmaster General Jim Farley on the tail of the ticket. Neither Garner nor Hull, although part of the new deal administration, are themselves new dealers. The deep south is definitely against another term for Frank lin Delano Roosevelt or any new dealer he might wish as a successor. llfTTH the zeal of the old An ti ff Saloon league, the coolred po litico are preparing to cash In on their very important voting strength In the northern states. Safe predic tion la that the house of represent atlvea will paas the antl-lynchlng bill before the nominating convention, but the measure will be stymied In the senate by southern senators, led by Texas Tom Connally. Ten percent of the entire population of the United Statea la colored, and the new deal won these voters away from the Republican party. To the White House this week went a request, almost a demand, that the president appoint 60 Negroes as cadets to the naval academy at Annapolis: that 8.000 Negroes be enlisted for training in the marine corps and the navy; that the army train 100 Negroea fdr offlcera In the air corps; that these Negroes be stationed at the Virgin Islands, and that one of the proposed 45.000-ton battleships be named Booker T. Washington. - THIS Interesting Washington Im migration Commissioner Hough tellng (he married a cousin of the president), haa revoked the permlta of a number of Czecha who were to teach the 800 Americans already employed by the Jan Bata shoe factory, because C. I. O. objected. Bata Is building a $10,000,000 plant a few miles from the capital, will employ thousands unless new deal era crack down on him. Roosevelt boys have an affinity for automobile accidents. Son Elliott and 6on P. D., Jr., both had teeth knocked out recently. Elliott In Texas, Junior In Maryland. "Bill" Douglas, associ ate Justice, gads around In society more than any other membera on the tribunal. Most popular dish In the house restaurant Is bean soup. A mem ber of the senate Is paying S2fi a month on a dead horse bill In the senate restaurant. Democratic members have been dying off alnce the special session. Survivors lose no time In grabbing off the patron age Jobs of their departed colleagues. Justice department Is preparing some page one cases against foreign agents accused of sabotage. Lobby tats with expense accounta are mov ing In: some here to lobby for meas urea wanted by the administration. Secretary of Commerce Harry Hop kins Is running his office by remote control, but turned the census pat ronage over to an assistant. BONDS or STOCKS? Keep Informed! Listen to early morning market news and financial broadcast . . . Radio KMFIl S:00 to 8:15, every business morning, except Saturday. We offer a FINANCIAL Conrad, Bruce & Co. Investment Securities (Room 9 and 10, Jackson County Bank Building) Across from the U. S. National Bank LOS ANGF.LF.S SEATTLE SAN FRANCISCO MF.PFORD, ORKOON PORTLINIt Condensed Report of the STATES NATIONAL BANK of Portland, Oregon aa of December SO, 1939 RESOURCES Cash on Hand and Due rrom Banks $40,645,006.38 United States Government Bonds 59.879,598.80 Municipal and Other Bonds Loans and Discounts Stock in Federal Reserve Bank Bank Premises (including Branches) Safe Deposit Vaults LIABILITIES .$4,500,000.00 3,000,000.00 2.127.6S18.69 1,158.867.16 and Time Funds Not Earned.. $125.068.482.14 8.121.861.95 Both Public and Trust Fundi irs Ittutid iccordinj to law. Flight 0' Tune Medford and Jackson County History from the files of the Mall Tribune 10 and 10 yean ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY .... January S, 1930. (It was Sunday) 1930 auto to be low, rakish and speedy. Prohibition overshadows tar iff issue in coming session of congress. Income tax blanks with new reductions ready January 11. Duck season to close January IS and local sDortsmen hit, to Klamath county for final hunt. Schools to resume Monday af ter 18 days holiday. Special privileges extended to Salem high school in state bask etball meet, cause no furore here. County dry fund has a bal ance of $4000, report shows. Jimmy Allen, high school basketball star sells short story to magazine, and is building a home near the Modoc orchard. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY January S, 1920. (It was Monday) Charge made 20,000 Bolshe vikis have organized to over throw the American form of government. National Grange favors anti strike clause in new railroad bill. Heavy fog settles over valley after mercury drops to 21 de grees. T. E. Daniels returns from Salem where he attended a fish meeting. Losses from fire last year amounted to less than $5000 the lowest in history. Ye Poets Corner Politics (By Russell Mitchell) They needed a man in the CCC. I needed the job bad as could be, But I couldn't prove my citi zenship. Hair, eyes, speech, not even my lip Could prove that I was ever born In the land of cotton, wheat and corn. After all these years I've spent. Thinking me a resident, Voting everywhere I've been, Finding me so dumb and green As to think that they would say "You may work for U. S. A." Well, it only goes to show Something or other, don't you know? Closing time for Too Late to Claa slfy Ads Is 1:30 p. m. 3a complete SERVICE 1100,524,605.38 9,553,049.74 30.526,122.54 225,000.00 3,069,688.40 33.432.05 75,693.63 52,660.71 321,551.15 2.796.12 $144,384,599.72 t 10,786,565.75 167,504.22 52.660.71 78,750.00 133.190.344.09 104.433.75 4.341.20 $144,384,599.72
