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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. MAY 28, 1941.
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By Arthur Perry.
The British economist the
fellow who thought up the plan
to end the depression by every
body going broke has hatched
another idea, vir.: "Compulsory
saving" to finance America's
war costs. The army and navy
If and when, will have enough
to do without making people
save who don t want to.
...
' The summer practice of small
boys, now noticeable in these
parts, rampaging . around with
their shirt-tails out has been
circumvented by an Atlanta, Ca.,
schoolma am, whose late is still
in doubt, as the parents and
school board are still to be heard
from. She sewed' lace around
the tail of one boy's shirt, and
turned him loose. In her class
not a shirt-tail remains unfurled.
....
"California ranks 27th among
the states in density of popu
lation." (Oakland (Calif.) Trib
une) Corroboration of the
"Ham & Egg" vote a few years
back.
The Presidents "War Speech
THE effect of a speech or anything else depends
very much upon what one expects.
If one expects a great deal and gets little, one is
naturally keenly disappointed.
If one expects little and gets a great deal, one is
just as naturally pleased and delighted,
.
WITH this in mind, and also the fact that for
manv woolra tha "tiro anAonli" U.
President Roosevelt last night had been given a
build-up and ballyhoo unequalled since F.D.R.'s in
augural, the broadcast that was to shake the world
was, to this department, a great disappointment,
.
MOT once but several times, "Steve" Early, the
President's capable Secretary, had told the news
paper men that Tuesday night's official declaration
would make their hair curl, that if anyone had any
doubts as to just where this country stands in World
War No. II, those doubts would certainly be removed.
ana yet,
I7HAT doubts WERE removed?
War No. II? We have an idea most radio listeners
waited for the symposium of experts to tell them.
just what the .President had said, but,
tven the experts couidn t acrree,
Except on the fact an "unlimited national emer
gency had been declared, when everyone knows a
great emergency has existed for at least six months.
But the point is what precisely does the President
expect to uv, under this "unlimited emergency?'
WILL he employ armed convoys to better insure
Will he employ the U. S. fleet or air force in the
battle of the Atlantic?
Will he enter the war by forceably seizing the
French West Indies, or the Azores?
What will be done in the Pacific?
Is the country prepared to become an active bel
ligerent in this world shattering conflict NOW; or
can we De or greater service to the cause of world
liberty and decency by rivine Britain everv aid. and
keeping out of the war for the time being ourselves.
AGAIN how about our own war time production?
iicojumi, rtuicu ouin.es, sinites 01 capital
against capital (whatever that means) and capital
against labor, also labor against capital, condemn
ing them all, which deserved a round of applause,
but none was forthcoming. (In fact, in no presidential
radio address before has there been such a cold and
unresponsive audience).
Does that mean the President, with the added
powers involved in his emergency declaration, in
tends to declare an embargo on strikes "for the dura
tion?" Does it mean his endorsement of the Vinson
anti-strike bill? Or does it only mean another execu
tive gesture as a concession to the popular indigna
tion war-time labor profiteering has caused?
MOW we grant, for reasons of public policy, at such
a critical time as this. President Rnnspvplt
couldn't divulge all the government's plans in detail,
or even in certain directions be too explicit.
But the time had come for plain talking, for as-1
owning a uireci, unequivocal, clear-cut leadership,
and as the President himself said in the first part of
his speech, indulge no more in wishful thinking, or
vague generalities, but boldly and realistically FACE
THE FACTS.
JUST what facts, however, WERE faced?
The dangers of Hitlerism, the ungodliness of com
munism, the fact that Britain is losing more sea ton
nage than England and the United States combined
can build, the dire threats of Mein Kampf, the eco
nomic dangers to the Americas, if the Axis wins,
etc., etc.
These facts have not onlv bppn known Vint Kaon
broadcasted repeatedly for months, some for years,
in fart !
Why repeat them now?
THE facts the people wanted, and from the prelimi-
naijr uuuu-u nan every reason to expect, could be
included under the general heading of "What are we
going to do about it?"
first and foremost, are we goine into this war.
or are we going to stay out?
for many months this paper has felt we were
already in the war. dointr evervthino- in nm nmv
to defeat Hitlerism, the only excuse for not becoming
PAREDNES oeing our general UNrKE-
There was also the resulting fact that wo rntilri
aid the cause of democracy more effectively by giv
ing all-out aid to Britain, than havintr to nrenai-P our.
selves for possible attacks on our Atlantic, and per-
naps uisu our x acme, coasts.
IS that the truth or isn't it? One can search the Presi
dent's "war speech" in vain for any light on the
question, implied or direct
So it is not surprising,
The long-heralded speech by our Third Termj
rresKient, to tnis column at least, was a great disap
pointment. It not only failed completely to live up
to advance notices issued from the White House: it
i. ......
An etiquette expert reports
a dollar should never be thrown
on a counter in making a pur
chase." The best way is to lay
It down tenderly, and snatch It
away before the storekeeper can
grab It.
. .'
"Americans are receiving ap
peals from 700 different agen
cies seeking to aid this cause or
that, and most of them are, in
varying degrees, entirely worthy
of support." (Oregon City En
terprise) National Airing . Out
of the Pocketbook Year.
. .
During a Softball game at New
Orleans lightning knocked down
the pitcher and five spectators,
and tore the glove off the sec
ond baseman's hand. Mother
Mature should direct her ener
gies to stopping something that
really matters.
...
ITS ABOUT TIME
(Cleveland Press)
"But Mr. Pasternak had bet
ter be more careful In the fu
ture. The little Durbin girl,
after all, practically amounts
to Universalis meal little Dur
bin girl, after, all,, practi
.bittlng average, this is no time
to become careless."
...
A big shot of the OPM Is ac
cused by an AFofL. leader of
I'SKlng on a strike in an airplane
factory, during a time when a
move was underway to expel
communists from the plant pay
roll. There has been nothing
like this since Prohibition, when
a local policeman three times
weekly received threatening let
ters from a bootlegger written
by himself.
...
One of the Older Girls, while
working in her garden yes.
caught the neighbor's dog dig
ging up a geranium. She threw
her hand spade at Fldo, and
nearly beaned her breadwinner
"The Lakeview Mercantile
cat provided an interesting win
dow display Saturday night
when it sneaked into the show
window and started climbing
up and down a new fur coat.
According to Gail Reynolds, he
is in the market for almost any
reasonable offer for the rat He
also blames the cat for the some
125 telephone calls he received
:rrwi.hLve.n'nf 'rT failed just as completely to live up to expectations.
tne cat s activity. He also wishes which, considering the gravity of the world situation,
to assure the public that the we feel were entirely legitimate.
cats fondness for the coal es , . A, ' ... ,
not caused by the fact t'ist he ,n ltfi0ri we the people will have to return to the
recosnned the remains of a de- same clouded and anamalous situation that existed
Cc.dt.rur;iy11.r,r.r!,tfi;e the "P' was de. trusting
on our part." (Lakeview Exam to future events alone to show us precisely in what
ll?r.)-Th! .tl?rn!? ih! WAY the declaration of an unlimited emergency bv
old tomcat states the fact he has u; r ,:.. i , '
been missing six days, has noti. our chief executive has altered the course this country
ing to do with this vandalism. should take.
Personal Health Service
Br William Brady M. D.
Ifi totters pertaining to ptraonal health and hjglem, aot ta dleeaw
dliinn.lt treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brad It a lumped aelf
addreeeea envelop, u enclosed. Letters ihould be brief and written In Ink
Owing to the large number of letters receded only a few can be answered
here. No reply can be made to queries not eon form Ing to Instructions
address D'. William Brady. MS ei Camlno. Beeerly HlUi. Calif.
PREVENTION Of SCARRING
Every one knows how import
ant it is that surgery for the
correction of such cosmetic
faults as outstanding ears, droop-
1 n g eyelids,
bags or sacs
under the eyes,
hump nose or
saddle nose,
harelip and
the like shall
be most skill
ful and the
preparation of
the patient and
the aftercare
most palnstak
ing, in order
to insure what
doctors call "healing by first
intention" the ideal healing
and the minimum of repair ma.
terial used in the mending and
hence a minimum of permanent
scarring.
Ah, but so many who under
stand this in relation to plastic,
sculptural or cosmetic surgery
lose sight of it when the heal
ing of accidental wounds, burns
or other injuries is concerned,
altho the fundamental healing
process and the chance or haz
ard of scar formation is the
same in all instances.
The healing of any wound
burn or injury, from the most
trifling puncture, scratch or
abrasion to the wound of a ma
jor operation or amputation,
whether the healing process is
by first intention or by the
more tedious and difficult "sec
ond intention" or granulation
accompanied with more or less
redness, inflammation, crust or
scab formation and suppura
tion (pus formation). In any
case there is first bleeding into
the wound, then gradual con
version of the blood clot into
scar tissue sufficient to cement
the edges of the wound togeth
er or to serve as trellis or scaf
folding for the granuialions if
the wound is to heal by second
intention.
Note well that more or less
of this scar tissue which is
composed of fibers and elastic
material, with no cells or or
ganic structure to replace the
damaged tissue or organ which
is being repaired necessarily
forms in every wound, no mat
ter what its nature or degree.
Therefore the prevention of un
sightly or crippling scar depends
on the science and skill with
which the primary wound or
injury is treated.
Burns, wounds or injuries
about the face should have the
best surgical treatment avail
able, from the moment of the
injury until healing is complete.
The time to insure the Ideal
"healing by first intention" is
when the first aid or emergency
treatment is given or as soon
thereafter as the necessary
skilled service may be avail
able.
Unfortunately for many vic
tims of the idea there is a popu
lar belief that certain salves or
other local remedies will pre
vent scar. Some of the peculiar
remedies the old wives suggest
for the purpose may do no harm
except to prevent or postpone
the necessary skilled treatment,
but others are directly respons
ible for Irritation which retards
the natural healing and hence
causes Increased scar formation.
The healing of any burn,
wound, boil, sore or injury nec
essarily involves scar formation.
The amount of scar and the
chance of disfigurement may be
kept at a minimum only by
skilled surgical care from the
earliest possible moment.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
The Arid Obseselon
What Is the best way to remove
acid from the body? My sister's sys
tem la very acid, aa a black tarnish
forma on the rlma of her glasses and
on the bows behind the ears. She has
stopped eating grapefruit. (Miss H O.)
Answer The black discoloration Is
a aulflde of the base metal In the
gold alloy perhapa sliver aulflde. It
la no Indication of acid In the ays
tem, and In any ease grapefruit and
other citrus frulta are not responsible
for any acidity fruit acids always
tend to prevent acidity In the sys
tem. Send twenty-five cents coin and
l-ct-stamped envlope bearing your
address for booklet "Feeders Digest'
which gives Information about foods
which leave acid ash, and lists of
foods which leave alkaline ash
tend to prevent acldoala.
Hay Fever
Kindly advise diet for my husband
who haa been affected with hay fever
lor aeveral seasons. ( H R I
Answer Diet haa little to do with
hay fer. Perhapa It la well to In
clude plenty of foods rich In cal
cium. Send stamped envelope bearing
your address, for free monographs on
"Hay Pever" and "The calcium
Shortage."
Vision
Are there any vitamins which help
poor vision? The Individual wears
glaasee, but uses her eyes constantly
at work under artificial Illumina
tion. IBS.)
Answer I know of none. Possibly
a more liberal dally Intake of vita
min O (riboflavin) one of the en
titles of B complex, aa In milk, wheat
germ, etc., and vitamin A, would
help.
(Protected by John F. Dllle Co.)
Ed Note: Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Hrady. M. 0 165 El
Camlno. Beverly Hills. Calif.
Kelly's
Comment
From Washington
OPM Practices
Discrimination
Northwest Hit
By Ship Orders
Study of Tuna
Will Be Sought
By John W. Kelly
Washington, D. C, May 27
By coming into the Columbia
river from the Philippines or
the Dutch East Indies, steamers
can save $18,000 to $20,000, in
stead of discharging in San Fran
cisco or Los Angeles. These
economies, however, are not in
teresting to the Office of Produc
tion Management or the United
States maritime commission. The
matter is of very great import
ance to the ports of Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle and to the
northwest congressional delega
tions. It has to do with the stock
piles being accumulated by the
bovernment, tha tin, rubber,
chrome, hemp, etc , being
brought to the United States
from the Philippines. Batavia
and other points on the rim of
the Pacific. These cargoes are
being sent only to San Francisco
and l.cs Angeles, the two polris
of discharge on the west coast.
Designation of point of discharge
is made by OPM. with some ad
vice from the maritime comniis
lon the commission telling car
go carriers where the raw ma
terial should be unloaded.
It works like this: S S. Silver
Java, which makes Columbia
river and Puget Sound, is be
ing pulled off and is told to load
In Dutch East Indies, discharg
ing at San Francisco. From San'
Francisco the freighter proceeds
in ballast to the northwest, load
ing with flour for the Orient
Other lines with somewhat sim
ilar orders are the Waterman.
Matson. Luckcnbach and Isth
mian. They discharge the stock
pile" freight in a California port
and take on wheat, lumber and
flour in the northwest.
THIS proced-.ire is detriment
al to northwest terminals and
I means loss of labor, warehous-
Ing and rail transportation
j Partly responsible are the high
er-up officials who imagine that
the California ports are closer
to the Far East than the Colum
bia river. Their knowledge of
the great circle route, used by
shipping out of the Pacific
northwest, is a complete blank
and they never examined a map
of the Pacific ocean or talked
to a west coast shipper. It is this
great circle route which places
Portland, Tacoma and Seattle in
a most advantageous position. It
is a shorter run and consequent
ly offers a substantial saving on
fuel and other incidentals of
operation, estimated around
$18,000 to $20,000, depending
on fuel consumption. The route
is hundreds of miles less than
either San Francisco or Los
Angeles. j
Because of the cargoes being
piled up on California wharves
the railroads leading out of San
Francisco and Los Angeles are
congested. The traffic is in a
mess. Terminal operators of the
northwest point out there are
four transcontinental lines to
the east from Portland, Seattle
and Tacoma, sufficient to han
dle the incoming cargoes with
out inconvenience. Also there is
dock space for storing much of
the raw materials pending move
ment east.
...
WHAT this business means
can be gathered from orders
placed by the Metals Reserve
company (federal agency). From
the Far East tin has been or
dered in the amount of $168,
000,000. Antimony, tin and
wolframite from China repre
sents $90,000,000. Manganese
from the Far East, $20,533,000.
Chrome ore from the Philip
pines, $4,039,000. All of this
business is going not to the
northwest (traffic and terminal
men of Portland, Tacoma and
Seattle are making a common
fight in this instance), but to
terminals in San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
There appears small chance j
for the northwest to pry loose i
any of this trade. Admiral Land,
chairman of the maritime torn l
mission, explains to the sena-!
tors that it is a very difficult
problem and lets it go at that.
...
CHIEF of the fish and wildlife
service. Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson
confesses that all he knows of
albacore tuna is that there is a
run off the Oregon coast and
that it is mighty fine eating. To
make up for this lack of infor
mation on a valuable industry
to Astoria, Senator McNary will
request an appropriation of a
research, providing Dr. Gabriel
son's estimated sum is not too
great. Gabrielson says the alba
core may have been offshore al
ways and might still be there,
unknown to fishermen but for
an accident. Where these fish
come from, where they go,
where they spawn is a closed
book to the fish experts. It is
known that a few have been
caught off Sitka and that they
are not caught in California
waters. And that, in substance,
sums up all the knowledge of
the scientists . . . The news has
been kept more or less quiet,
but investigators for the gov
ernment project at Bonneville
have discovered commercial
alumite, or bauxite, in south
western Oregon . . . Request will
soon be issued for people who
will volunteer as observers of
airplane activities. Appointment
of someone to arrange for or
ganization and registration will
probably be made by the gover
nor. Instructions on methods of
procedure will be issued from
the national capital.
Each morn we awaken to further
surprises
From Pepper and Stimson and
Willkie and Knox.
"And whereas,"
Who will lie in his bed so mug
and so dry
While the bed of the ocean holds
some other guy?
Who will call for more men to
be sunk bye and bye?
Just Pepper and Stimson and
Willkie and Knox.
"And whereas."
How sweet in the gloaming at
.end of the day
To pull on your sox and dive
into the hay
After giving some youngster a
ticket one way
That's Pepper and Stimson and
Willkie and Knox.
"Therefore, be it resolved that:
We favor one convoy we cer
tainly do!
And when it sails forth from
port or bayou,
We fervently pray that it's
manned by the crew
Pepper and Stimson and
Willkie and Knox!
Of
Flight 0' Time
Medford and Jackson County
History from tha files of tha
Mail Tribune 10 and 20 years
ago.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
May 28- 1921.
(It was Tuesday.) f
Columbia river dike near
Woodland, Wash., breaks and
3,000 farm acres flooded.
Marine strike on coast starts
again; riots flare at Portland
and San Francisco.
William Jennings Bryan aban
dons Nebraska for Miami residence.
Race war and riot sweep Tul
sa, Okla. Martial law declared
to check mob.
Bavarians balk at giving up
arms, per Allies' orders.
"Isobel, or the Trail's End" at
the Rialto; Charles Ray in 'Tha
Old Swimmin' Hole," at tha
Page. Janice Butler at the-Wur-litzer.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
May 28, 1931.
(It was Monday.)
Premier Mussolini of Italy and
Vatican near peace in dispute.
France bars Texas Guinan and
show girls from landing.
Largest class in history of
Oregon State college, numbering
539, to graduate.
S.S. Harvard goes ashore on
California beach with 435 pas
sengers aboard, who are all safe
ly landed.
IS AGENT'S VIEW
The rain that fell last night
: and today was Insufficient to
'damage the strawberry crop in
; course of picking, or the first
cutting of hay, now down in
many parts of the valley, accord
ing to County Agent R. G.
Fowler. He said the moistura
was advantageous to other crops
and retarded use of irrigation
storage waters.
Cooler weather comes to val
ley, after temperature reaches
98 degrees yesterday. Upstate
points still hot.
Residents return from three
day week-end holiday, and city
resumes normal appearance.
.District attorney threatens to
take action against local walka
thon. I
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BOYD'S
Communications
Pepper. Stimson. Willkie b Knox !
To the Editor:
A gang meeting of several
hundred appeasers, isolationists,
copperheads, etc., in Los Angeles
recently unanimously voted to
send to President Roosevelt a
copy of resolutions adopted,
which Tribune might print, or
maybe won't, aependent, per
haps, upon whether its ardent
pro-British attitude has or has
not suppressed its sense of
humor, or Tribune might not
dare print after tonight's "Na
tional Emergency" Is or if an
nounced telling how tough de-1
mocracy can get.
W. W. TRUAX.
(Copy of resolutions follow.)
"Whereas,"
To convoy or not the question
arises
Confronting the public in nu
merous guises.
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COFFEE
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ST 1 9c
FLOUR
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Drifted Snow
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Building activity Is at a higher point now
than at any time In tha past decade, so if
you are planning to build a horn our advica
Is to start before tha peak is reached.
Applications for loans on residential prop
erties are being promptly acted upon and
loans are closed without delay.
If you plan to buy, build or remodel, consult
us about our convenient loan plan.
Jackson County Federal
savings & loan association
126 East Main
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