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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 15. 1040. Umi Um Hat. m " DJ(f Kap Ml antsy. MllliniMU PM IMTINO Oil -n-29 Nortb Fir St. Pboo 9141 KOHKKI Mf tl)MU Ktitor IIKR4T R OIUfTHAK U)Mr. tard wwifl ntlar at U4 tor. Oraaoa. niuUr 4ol af ft are t. Hit UHMCHIf l tUN KATES y Mail Is Art oca i Daily do tuiixavaua yaar Daily and unlay n mwaihs. . aft Daily Sunday thraa month I Dally urtir na month.. T y CarriarIa Ataaea MsxifoKt land. CaatraJ Point, JacNannvllta. 0-l Hilk ua Itivar. Paoaalt. TlBt 4 aa motot rout? Dally do auit'tay tot rf ....MM Dally and Sun4tr--n nvintt... II All tarma aaah ia vl ;. OfiVtaJ tapa at Cba 1ty f Melfwf4 Orri4al Papat at Jara Luaiy M CM HUH or IHK A MUM IAIH PHba Kaaatla " Laad Wire awrvlra. Th Aa-alaial Praa ia aciumi Mlltl) la in im roi puaiieatlaa af ill 4ipaiha tradnad la It ar 4tr wiaa ar4i(a4 la tut papor. and l tfc lai aawa pulisnt narala. All rlahia rot public.! i tflapataM haraia ara aia rrtl MBWMCR UP UNIICU PHCII adarllaln Kp.aiaii WMT-UU1 .IUAV COMPANY INC. Offlaaa ta N forh. rhicf. l troll 0a Pranclaco. L Ancala BaaUia. Facllaad. t Lmi Atlanta. VnAur h r Ye Smudge Pot B; Arthur Parry. Tha demand of the Republican party, the Democratic party high command return S640.000 col ymrtmA trnm rnrnorationi. as Dart of a campaign fund to the givers; thereof is described as 'goodj nnlities." It even smacks of right-r eouaness, but praise Is all that will be received. Before the Mew Deal would return the swag to the corporations, they would dump It In the GOP. war chest or, at least, split It with them. A few more British air raids over Italy and II Tinhorn Mus solini will travel some place in the armored train Mr. Hitler recently gave him. "All that would seem to Indi cate a reduced need for WPA. and yet the rolls continue to climb toward election day." ('Whirligig" Col.) Santa Claus unlimbers. . A Lane county hunter was fined $75 for killing a white deer that was a community pet The defendant did not contend he was shooting at what he mis took for a four-legged ghost. "KEPT U8 OUT Or WAR" (Press Dispatch) "Anyone who knows any thing about it knows that nothing this administration has done would indicate that they were going to be inept enough to have thousands of mothers going down to the sta tion to kiss their boys good bye a few weeks befure the election," said Sen. Clark (D-Mo.) The war, and threat of war, hat started editorial fretting on the question: "What of the fu ture of young men subject to conscription?" The general con clusion holds it Is Indefinite, but till before them. 'Bertie Huff s nose was broken recently while he was playing croquet. (Halfway News) Next the lambs will start kicking the coyotes to death. Idaho Democrats nominated a cowboy ballad singer for the US senate. It's one way to get rid I of cowboy ballad singers. . . FINE TIME TO ASKI (Sat. Eve Post) "Gamaliel was clumsy at fix ing it about his waist, and with a faint smile she stepped behind him to make the knot. Again he was conscious of that faint, exciting odor of clean-living things, and felt his face flushing He turned and looked into her eyes, and they met his frankly but her cheeks were pinker than was their wont. " "Where's the beans?" he asked." A Spokane banker is now pending his vacation, as a clown with a circus. He has been at this for 13 years, and no longer whacks the applicant for a loan with a trusty barrel stave. FAIR ENOUGH "A man may lose his wife His friends may turn attains! him. His children minM despise him. But his dog will always stick with him. He may cuss that dog. kick him and beat him But that dog will come crawling back quivering in every part of his body to lick the hand of his master. "So let's keep our dogs, but let's keep them at home, that's where they belong. Not out in the street und-r other people's feet. That's no place for man's best friend." (Letter writer In Yreka (Calif.) Journal). Cloalng lima fur Too Lata to CI as if; Ada la 1 :S0 p. m. Is Anthony Eden Right? A LL war news should be taken with a grain of 6alt There is not only a strict censorship, but in mod em war, the propaganda ministry plays a vital part in practical war strategy which both England and Germany recognize. As a result, in both cases news that might injure the home cause in any way is completely suppressed, and only good, or negative news, is released. MEVERTHELESS, as such things go, the pronounce- ' ment of War Minister Anthony Eden justifies re newed faith that Hitler has really shot his bolt, the worm has turned, and at long last Johnny Bull will triumph. For if conditions in England didn't justify such optimism, what possible good would be served by de ceiving the British people and the rest of the world (particularly the United States) at this late date? IF Germany is going to win, the deed must be done in three or four weeks. If England felt the chances of victory were slim, it would certainly be to her interest to broadcast a final appeal for outside help, rather than assure her well wishers that she has the situation well in hand, and the time is near when, with assist ance from no one, defense will be abandoned and the order will sound to attack. (H this side of the water the blitzkrieg sounds pretty terrible. But one factor, no doubt, is the memory of former dive bombing onslaughts which, from the Nazi standpoint, were such a tragic and sen sational success. A different foe is being met this time. Certainly Mr. Eden is in a better position than anyone in this part of the world, to know JUST HOW destructive this air attack is and promises to be, and how well prepared Britain Therefore, the clear note fidence which characterized the British War Minis ter's broadcast, amid the noise and fury of almost con tinuous air attacks, has certainly heartened all friends of the democratic cause on Ijhis side of the Atlantic, and with good reason! 'Jf'WTaJyKnew! A ND yet, and yet, No one can KNOW, and that's the trouble. If we only could 1 If we could KNOW that Mr. Eden is right and that without any more aid than this country is now giving, Britain is sure to triumph, then, We could forget about this selective draft. We could forget about a two-ocean navy. We could forget ibout 2,000 planes a month, or 200. We could forget about national bankruptcy. We could throw all this preparation for total war in the ash-can, all this national fear and worry and tension, and turning our swords into plough shares, get back to constructive work, to work that is so sorely needed. AlE sometimes wonder how many people realize " what this war preparation is going to cost. We already have a national debt that has reached the legal limit, a debt unprecedented in all human history. If it is stopped where it is, it is a debt that America, and America's children, and grand children, will have to pay and pay and pay,- As the President once said: "in the sweat of every man's brow!" generation after generation! , And this war preparation promises to increase that debt by a minimum of nine or ten BILLION ! So unless this country is to go the way of post-war Germany that debt must be paid,--the federal budget must be'balanced. Where is the money coming from to do it! "H, yes, we know the ready alibi. When national existence is at stake, money doesn't count. And, of course, it doesn't, when it really IS a mat ter of life and death. But if Britain is going to do what Mr. Eden says she is, then the issue of national life and death over here will not be involved. For with Britain victorious and the British fleet intact this country is safe as a church without firing a shot. VES, if we could only know. If we COULD know. But we can't. And with that record of the past 11 months what it is, we can't take a CHANCE! Looks Like the Zero Hour THE best evidence that Hitler's supreme effort to crush Britain is on, comes from Berlin: No. 1 : For the first time the German high com mand announces German planes have hopped off to attack "perfidious Albion" in force. No. 2: Also for the first time it is stated in Berlin that German parachutists have landed in the indus trial Midlands of England. The first report is undoubtedly tine. The second report probably isn't. everything in dicates that German parachutes have been dropped in certain industrial districts, but they have not been iiiaiiui vi. The two items add up, j ii nj; tenuis, riivrub mv possible to terrorize and '."CP. 1 It is still doubtful Hitler is to resist it of defiance and self-con however, to orthodox blitz- ni'tft?, dli'U itu l' I'l Ul disorganize enemy rcsist- plans any actual invasion by sea. But if he does, our prediction is it will start very soon, probably before the end of this week. Somebody Blundered AMBASSADOR CUDAHY of Belgium certainly de cfinrfirl a fonrim o A f rtf n-Vt o f Vt o cniA 5 r Fn rrl o n ct-i vc;u a iniaiiu ui mini i ii. cum in ungiauu about the conditions in the country he represents. The reprimand was given and the ambassador called home. But now, according to the press report, the incident is closed. The Ambassador has not retracted in any import ant particular and declares he will not resign. The State Department is silent Ambassadors are not called home on rumors; the State Department never goes to such extremes with out checking on the facts. Somebody certainly blundered in this mysterious affair. Who was it? Perhaps after election the truth will come out Personal Health Service By William Sljnrd klleis pcrtalnlnr to perianal hralth and hTglcne. not to dtarax dlatniMlt or treatment, mil b aniwered br Dr. Brady it a Mainpetf seir addreMed envelope U encloied. tetters should bo oner and written In Ink. Owing to the large numbers of letters rerelted only a rew emn be anmered. No replv can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Andrew Dr. Hllllam Brady, 263 El Camlno. Utterly Hills. Calif. PRACTICE LIMITED The other day a news story told of a gentleman now 91 years old who, at the age of 77. had invested his entire for tune in an an nuity, and now spends the an n u a 1 income from h I s an nuity to aid young people who are strug gling to get the necessary collngc or uni versity train ing to fit them for a profes sion. The gentleman retains for his own living expenses only about $300 a year. From the news story it would seem tnat he had no dependents and there fore only his own simple needs to provide for. Of course I don't know as yet Just how it fpcls to be 77, but I should imagine it must be pret ty sad to have no one to love, no child, grandchild or great grandchild, nobody to favor, help or encourafie. only your self to think about. For any one so unfortunate as that, the arrangement of the gentleman described would seem a happy solution. For, no matter how you invest, gamble or squander it. the money that buys the greatest joy or hapDincss is the money you give to individuals or organizations that can muke the best use of it. Especially so. when you deliberately dny yourself some luxury or com fort in order to make your con tribution the more substantial. That old gentleman, chuckling over the way he won his bet with the insurance company, is enjoying life in a wny too many old cunnuriRcons never have dreamed of. and he looks for ward eagerly to his first cen tennial. Now my secret ambition is to become a real specialist. I d like to conduct a prac!i-e limited to! prophylaxis. That would bej out of the question if one must live by his profession. In the; first place, only an occasional I layman has a clear idea of the j meaning of prophylaxis. In the; second place, not one layman in a thousand (my estimate) today is willing to pay for the per sonal service of a qualified pro phylactnr (my term fot the Doc tor of Preventive Medicine who limits his practice to prevention WashinRton, D. C. Aug. 13 Senator Rufus C. Holman of j OrrRon, never known for his diplomacy, blurted out with the. senate? chamber as a soundinft j board a hush-hush secret when he declared for the benefit of the people of America that hljih army officials (ditto naval fear an attack on the United States via the Alaska peninsula and that the entire Pacific coast is also threatened Except tn most intimate and confidential con versation will the officials take down their hair and name name. i B'caujap of the di-llt-acy of the sit- ' ua t ion t he remar k of Se n a t or f UM - man waa Itnorrd and passed over j without ivnimrnt his fellow Kvs- ' men. hut Wahnm:on prea eorr- j 1 pondrnts !-t no time in har.jiiraj the j storv cn the wire And it i to avoid I such aiatu-n that senators and the ann" and navy officer rarelv. even in private, Mentlfy powiNe eita'krr I Pens tor Human's r;-.:k cjulfl hv , J beru mt:M out of tha tor. $ regional AT AtHE j Brady. M. D. TO PROPHYLAXIS of disease) Incidentally. Doctor of Preventive Medicine is iny Invention or suggestion of the degree a forward looking uni versity might offer to graduate Doctors of Medicine who suc cessfully complete a post-graduate course of a year or two in preventive medicine and hy giene. With the right kind of encour agement, appreciation of the value of an ounce of prevention might develop into a demand for services of the qualified pro phylactor. I'd have a go at it anyway, if I had only myself to think of. As it is. I can only offer a suggestion which may interest someone who is inter ested In elevating the hcatlh standard of the country. My suggestion is that such post graduate courses in Preventive Medicine and Hygiene leading to the degree of Doctor of Pre ventive Medicine should be en dowed, and physicians who com plete the courses should be sub sidized for five years or so In practice, until it becomes pos sible for the qualified prophy lactor to support himself by practice limited to hygiene and prevention. Ql'F.HTIOSA & .MEKS Only In Ih-tlun It there a blood t?at which will tell whether a person hu negro blood or blood of any other than the Cau casian In his veins? )Mr. R. J.) Answer No. All human blood Is alike, no matter whf ther one or sev eral race are represented. Raw Food ll-alt IHul I am lery fond of raw potato, but frlenda say It It harmful as the raw starch can't possibly digest. lE F.H.) Answer H is not only harmless but rather beneficial to eat some raw potato, mw carrot, raw turnip or oth-r raw vegetables every day if you like. Some raw starch In the diet promotes a normal preponderance of lactic baclllua activity In the intes tine. Itanitiift If one gets a good variety of fresh vegetables, (reeh fruit, fre.ih milk, tati;. la It neceswiry to take any ad ditional vitamin to maintain good health? J. S. W Answer Perhaps not if the diet in cludes the equivalent of half a pound of whole w iwa t bread . or t h re or four tablespoonfuls of wheat cerm. Such a diet as ou outline would probably be drficlent In vitamin 6 complex. (Protfcted by John F. Dllle Co ) Ed. Note. Persona nUhlnc to communicate ntth Or. "llrady should send letter direct to Dr. Yltlllam Brail. M II.. 265 El Camlno, Beverly HHts lallf. Record (a privilege member of con tiresa have) but thie would have been useless as the statement went over the wires of the domestic prrss serv ices. The only thin wrong with Sen ator Holman s observation waa that he spoke cut of turn. THIS tnadvertant remark by Hol man explains the irason why the army for several year has advocated an air baae in Alaska And vhv not until the preparedness program he came popular in congresa was the army able to obtain an appropriation for this purpose. Now the air base ta being rushed with all po:bl speed and troopa have been dispatch ed to the territory. Back of Holman brief paragraph la the reason apnroprlatlons hav been reo,u8Ted to "improve the har- bor at Guam." which the navy sol emnly reiterates ta lor na u at ion purposes and without anv military Mtnificance. And of crure. the re mark explain hy the hl;h seas fleet l kept in the Pacific and ap propriations have ben male fir a second fleet to operate in Atlantic waters. O PI MOX In the national capital ts that span may attempt fur ther expansion if Herr Hitler should invade Fivlsnd Tht. too. ia one of the open secrets a sus-ect disouwd in detail aa to poesiM'Mie. m the confidential meetings of confXrrf-.i n sl committee Not too muh weight ts $'.n th continued vabb.:ng betw-n Japan and Soum Fuvis. a border warfare which ha cost many live and nvi.'h money, and as thre ia a poJb:;:ty of Rum'i joirmt wi'h J-n .n an s.lisnoe. the s"ae c; ',:v.vt been making overtures of a fnendlj character with Stalin through Rus sian Amb&Mador Oumantky, wboat auoclatca in rocent yoars havo had a mrsterloua way of disappearing. Anticipating poMlblo aelzura of the Philippine alter they obtain thalr Independence, government official havo been suggesting that tha tup. pile whlrh the United State hu been receiving from tn island be produced nd raised In Central Amer ica, where th climate 1 somewhat similar. Funds for such development could come from th Eiport-Import bank. Back of Holman' remarks can b found th reason that acraplron and machinery can b exported only by license a more pout word than em bargo but th effect of whteh 1 th same. Then, too. Is th action of the preMdent In cutting off th expor tation of aviation gasoline. UNDER present war condition th bomber and airplane receive first consideration. Bombers of cur rent speed can fly from Asia to Alas ka and th Pacific northwest In half a day. They need not flfur on re turning Just going forward and do ing damage. Soviet flyera plunked down In a three-point landing at Pearson field, Vancouver. Wash., af ter trying to penetrate a fog bank down In th vicinity of Medford tn flight planned to reach and Impress Mexico. There may or may not be an avia tion baa being constructed in east ern Asia. Just acrosa th strait from Alaska (there 1 something being constructed, th exact Identity of which has not been disclosed by the war department If It knows), out a baa ther would give quick access to Alaska and the states of Wash ington and Oregon. Some say the construction la a weather observa tion base, but weather data U high ly essential to aviation tn those mur ky, foegy and stormy reslons. which Is so well known to the United States high command that weather observa tion Is to be developed on the Alaska peninsula In consonanoe with the construction of an alrbase. THE CAPITAL PARADE By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER Continued from Pag One.) the next climax may be avoided or may not be so bud. Rapid and forceful action becomes im possible, and the voices of lead ing isolationists, such as Sena tor Burton K. Wheeler and Sen ator Gerald P. Nye, are louuly heard. Thtn the lull ends, the Nyes and Wheelers are silent or ignored, and congress prepares to act a-jptin. Conversations with most of the congressional chief tains confirm this analysis Indeed, the shrewder senators and reprosentatives fare so well aware of this congressional rhythm that they have even be gun to consider it in making legislative flans. One of thec is the wie Republican senate leader, Charles L. McNary of Oregon. WHILE McNary has not yet announced in favor of the conscription bill, he haj, made the bill no exception to his rule j of free exchange of mformition t and advice with the Democratic 1 leaders. Discussing the bill with j his opposite number. Senator Alben YV. F.arkley of Kentucky. he urged delay in the early stages of the conscription debate He reminded Bark'ey that the i full-dress attack on England was thought l..cly to ccme at any time, and he argued that whtn the attarK aid come the conscrip tion hill would be promptly vot ed, without too much inflam matory taik or too many nulli fying or damaging amendments. Barkley cgreed and, putting Mc- Iarys advice into effect, can I celled his plan for a Saturday I session and adjourned the sen-, , ate ovor the week-end. ! THUS the conscription debat and the ontlautzht on England have , be-fun simultaneously. Aa the treat ' I swarm of bomber continue to rain death and destruction on th Ing- llh port and vital centers, th i climax psychology ta expected to rise , in congress. If the rhythm la fol- j lowed, the phenomena attendant on I the previous lull will disappear and I j the conscription bill will be ap- I i proved rather promptly, perhaps in ' 1 stronger form than at present. Again. ! It ta a (rrirn thing to say, but if the epeotattone of th leader 1 prove correct, the onslaught on Eng. : ! 'and has come Just In time to save i conscription, which aa doomed in ' the house without far firmer pre)- 1 , dential support than it ha yet t reoeirad v j Vnles the pattern of crejonal I reaction ha changed sharply, more- j over, th climax psychology will also promote action on all the other, meaaure now pending. Th remark able proteet of certain mldwentern senator that th defense commlwion j n not delayed the defenae on- i s'rucilcn projrsm to place order in ! thctr state wui cease to N i threat 1 to the defense tax bill. Th tax bl!I :ll r passed rather promptly. If the rmt'.ish .wem able to hold out. perhapa a bill releasing the needed deatrcvers to the English nary may ; even be approved. S 23.00 REWARD wtll b paid br lh manufacturer fr n nrn or Callous (.HI IT i hnimoi'iiir ro-iiir ronA lr rjitnct wmoif. sic at Your tK-ll:H IHBIIt tor. In The Day B Frank Jsnkin. SECRETARY of War Stlmpson testifying before a congres sional committee the other day. made this disturbing statement: "Congress made available to the army during June approxi mately $400,000,000 for air planes, engines and accessories Yet today. ALMOST SEVEN WEEKS LATER, we have been able to sign contracts for but 33 planes of the 4 000 or more for which these appropriations were made." IE then explained: "The entire program of air plane construction !s so large that it Involves construction of new plant:. "Risks are inherent in any business enterprise. Industry may be expected to take normal risks, out the risk of undertak ing to expend at its own ex pense its plant capacity and of then being left, upon sudden cessation of the emergency, with these expanded facilities USE LESS, is entitled to special con sideration. "Under these circumstances, the UNCERTAINTY OF FU TURE TAXATION not only fails to give the special consideration mentioned but penalizes the sit uation." IN other words, government failure to give quickly enough the NECESSARY AND REA SONABLE assurances to busi ness and industry is delaying the defense program. PRE51DENTRoosevelt Is seek- ln a third term (unwillin? ly. he claims) on the ground that we are facing a national emergency and ONLY HE is competent to meet it. Yet. knowing the emergency was coming, possessing immense personal power, holding con gress practically In the hollow of his hand, knowing that when the emeigoncy actually AROSE only results would count he took no steps to give to Amer ican industry the assurances that woulJ have enroled it to function swiftly and efficiently As result, according to the secretary of war. it has been possible in SEVEN WEEKS to sisn contracts for only 33 out of 4.000 planes authorized for the army. IF we had had a business man for President, he would have known from the start that tnc first requirement for GETTINft PLANES QUICKLY when need ed was to let industry know in advanc- the specifications it would have to meet what it would be permitted to take as deprecia! ior. on emergency plants it would have to build, what b;iie wage scales would have to be. what taxes would have to be allowed for, etc. If this had been done IN TIME, m-itrad of sliding along with varfue statements to the effect that social gains must nut be sacrificed, that no one must be allowed to make a profit out of war, etc., American Industry would have been prepared to meet the dislocations of sudden preparation for national defense and we would now be GETTING PLANES instead of explanations and excuses as to why we are NOT getting them. New Canada Plantation. Me. (U.Ri This hamlet numbers 600 population, but eight Canadian born women who registered re cently as aliens reported giving birth to a total of 104 children. They reported from 9 to 18 children each. Ye Poets Cornei Juitic. (Russell Mitchell.) They survive who will do It. Perish those who run and hide.' Any way you may construe it, Life is like a bumpy ride. Ease is gained by those who will it; Work is punishment for all. Heaven is won by those who fill it; Hell is for those who fall. Cowards thev who dare not try it: Happy they who make the race. Silly they who try to buy it: Force Is mankind's saving grace! DIABETES il'i" "l ln"""'k- no """" ... '"" ininrv Iwrb treatment ml) ri, pn.ll.,. MWth, proof of rrlLblll.,. Oar hrrh. r.l lumr..,, hut .! . rrcommfnn tor , ,,, ,", roller. Ir-flu-nrs. .k.n dlr.w. jaundlr. ,hrM,. nrt ,, ' ' nliilne... Ttrma. hrsdarh.. rh.umatl.n,. arthrlt... r.M, ,, HENRY LEE Patllr 1 a. m.- p. m. rrpt !ui4it, Flight (V Time Medford and Jakn Count; Hlttoi? from (he tinn of lh NMjII Trtbun 10 and to ytmn ago. TEN VEARS AGO TODAY August 15. 1930. (It was Thursday.) Naples, Italy, is swept by tor nado, wnilo celebrating cap from earthquake last Jnly. Prohibition enforcement heads in northwest alleged to be hand in glove with rum rings. Seventy-year-old whiskey bot tle on dirplay at the Chamber of Commerce. Polic; take action to stop, "curb sitting" on Front street. Train of 75 cars of pears ship ped east. Night flying by mail planes to start tonight. Gov. Norblad thinks deer sea son will open on schedule, due to recent rains. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY August IS. 1920. It was Sunday.) Great Britain takes steps to crush radical forces at home. Two Chevrolets stolen from streets by joyriders are recov ered. City and valley in grip of worst heat wave of year, with mercury nt 101. Cecil Brown finds a pocket book containing S500, and re turns it to the owner. The loser was not identified. Char!:e Chaplin at the Rialto in 'The Champion ' W a n i a Hawley in "In Honor's Web" at the Liberty. Closing tlms for Too Late to Claa sit; Ads la 130 p. m. Us Mall Tribune want aoa. ADRiENNE'S FINAL CLEARANCE On All . Summer MERCHANDISE DRESSES $3.98 YaLNow $1.98 $10.98 Val. Now $4.98 S16.98Val.Now S7.9S $29.98 Val. Now $10.98 Dollar Specials Group of Slacks Overalls Shorts Slips Taffeta Petticoats Summer Gloves 79c and $1.00 Handkerchiefs 4 for $1,00 Back to School SPORT SHIRTS For Girls SI. 50 1 2 Rtdinjol Slik Coats Black and Nay S4.98 August STR'JTWEAR Hose Special Val. to SI. 15 S9c ADRIENNE'S TROUBLE "n in rav. .h.r. HERB CO. 30 V Cmtmi, Rrvm K-n.