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By Arthur Perry.
- Now it if June tha month of
bride, rose! and the only Friday
the 13th this year.
The city was deserted late
Fit One could have shot a box
car or highway truck down the
Main Stem, without hitting a
peed idiot, in a life-end-death
race for a doxen bottles of gtn
ger ale.
A number of busy citizens
dropped Into John Mann'i last
week, and bought a "loafing
eoat".
The school year wound up
Thurs. with the kids and school
ma'ams rejoicing and a majoriy
of the Mews praying for the first
Hon. In Sept.
The administration Is getting
raadv "to beard the power
trust". Many think it would be
better to pull the whiskers from
the labor racketeers.
t
S. TJlrlch. the Prospect mt-
wm, passed out the diplomas
Thurs. eve to the young of that
The fair sex are now wear
ing dresses with the "button
accent ". A garment will have
from six to 40 buttons, none of
them usefully employed In hold
ing anything up or shut.
a
Thar was not much of a he
glra of localites to the hills and
aeashore over the week-end due
to the weather threatening. ,
a a
The Art Hess boy Blllie came
horns from school Thurs. with
his report card and 'got 7 a's.
Good work, BUI!
a a
The Baker county candidate
for PUD director, who urged
his friends not to vote for him.
went in with whoop. Candi
dates should not adopt this tech
nique. The voters are Just as apt
to do as requested.
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A few rumors were abroad
the past week, but they were
neither believed nor magnified.
The rumor the rumors were not
believed startled several.
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The Sheriffs posse was In the
saddle Fri. Syd Brown, the old
Texas cowhand, was caught pul
ling leather.
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The showers of Wed. & Thurs.
caught farmers with hay down.
Some viewed this with alarm
and some said if the hay got
rained on It was the cow's hard
luck.
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The Dlonne quintuplet and
Miss RaKsdale of Eagle Ft. ob
served their seventh birthday
Wed.
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S. Sherwood and Dub Watson
are doing their own cooking
these days. They better get the
pile of dishes in the kitchen sink
washed, before their better
halves get back from trips.
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Lea Carpenter of the orch
ard set called one day last week,
and caught us out.
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Andrew Jackson Simpson
hiked In 10 miles Sat. all slicked
and shaved from his mine. He
reports a couple hundred hill
billies with squirrel rifles would
have stopped the nail parachute
business in Crete. "I'm 77, and
I'd Ilka to see a Dutch man
with an umbrella hitched to the
seat of his britches, come down
near my place at I miles an
hour," said Andrew firmly.
Named Mayer
Lafayette, May 31. (.T) C.
w, warren has been named i keeping of late, it may be the realization that regard
mayor, filling the vacancy iefthess 0f his efforts and those of his "America First"
iZ course? X m TJTot.o-t this country is goine slowly but inexorably
Oca for 11 years.
Garbling the
WE wish our "penny tablet" critic would lign hi
name. For his comments are perfectly proper,
and if his identity were known we would gladly print
them in full.
There is another one
again taking the Mail-Tribune to task for not giving
its readers the facts regarding the war.
"Look over your files the past ten days and then see
if your face isn't red, victory after victory for the heroic
Anzacs and now it is admitted, they are fleeing for their
lives. How much i:nger are you going to keep up this
farce, it has been going on ever since September, 1139."
We admit it
We have admitted it before. But having no spec
ial correspondents over there, we have to depend up
on the regular press services and they, in turn, have
to depend upon the official war office reports. And
it has been stated repeatedly, the war offices in this
conflict are all doing the same thing, playing up
news that is favorable, playing down news that isn't
rIE only trouble with the British war office is,
thara Viova Keen en few favnrnVila itsmn tn ronnrt
And we again insist
doesn't tell lies, it merely refuses to tell ALL the truth.
For example, here is a condensation of the Lon
don reports on the battle
paper:
May 20th: 1900 Germans disguised as New Zealand
ers landed by parachute in Crete, but situation is well in
hand. Nazis fail to capture airdrome, as Anzacs recapture
military hospital for a time in 'chutists hands. All but one
group of landing parachutists accounted for.
May 21:Germany's attempt to land soldiers in Crete
from small speed boats defeated, attackers of Canea
quickly surrounded and accounted for. Germans suffer
heavy losses, British losses comparatively light.
May 22: Prime Minister Churchill tells Commons
Nazi 'chutists csptura Candia but British still hold air
port there. German gains only Isolated successes, sea
landings again fail. Prime Minister adds "situation well
in hand, German forces handicapped by lack of artillery
and tanks." .
May 23: British gain definite edge in Cretan war
16 Nazi air transports shot down, Nazi airborne detach
ments at Candia accounted for all killed or taken prison
er in bitter hand-to-hand fighting. Trend turning slowly
to Britain's advantage. As long as British fleet wards off
sea borne landings there is chance invasion will fail. S000
screaming Germans drown as guns of British fleet sinks
flotilla of small Greek transports. Rescues impossible be
cause of torpedo boat menace.
May 25th: Defense position In Crete Improves as al
lied forces recapture Land la and Retlno. Germans hold
British off at Maleml airport, but elsewhere not so fortun
" ate as Anzacs mop up.
May 20: Major General Heywood, chief of British
military mission to Greece reaches Cairo with Greek
King, declares it still possible to hold Crete, but final re
sult in doubt, as bitter hand-to-hand fighting continues.
Anzacs superior in this type of conflict.
May 27: London admits loss in Crete of 2 cruisers
and 4 destroyers, declares battle hangs in balance as Brit
ish land reinforcements.
May 28: German sky troops retake Canea, British ad'
mlt withdrawal to better defensive positions.
May 28: Crete defenders threatened by German-Italian
visa movement.
May 30: No London report on Crete. Berlin claims
battle is over and British are fleeing.
May 31: London denies British flight, also Berlin
claim of death of British Commander Freyburg as bis
plane crashes in attempt to reach Egj
THAT record, we grant,
from the standpoint of
we do doubt if our "penny
else, can point out any specific misstatements of fact
And when Crete is lost, if it is lost, there is
no doubt of course, Britain will frankly admit it
as she has eventually admitted her string of defeats
in the past
Again we advise our
outbreak of the war, to take all official war reports
with a grain of salt, for in this war even more than in
any other, publicity is a
strategy, and every belligerent makes the best story
that can be made out of the facts.
The misfortune of the
in the direction of unrealiability or mendacity, but in
the continuously depressing nature of the facts.
Lindy Better
"UR advice to Colonel Lindbergh is to go fishing
for a spell. His last speech indicates the need of
a rest and a change of air.
Then, perhaps by the
phere will have cleared sufficiently, for him to get his
bearings, and pick out a safe place to land.
P"OR we like "Lindy". We have never questioned
his sincerity, his patriotism, or his right, to say
what he believes, at any time, anywhere.
But when he gets so far off the radio beam, as to
accuse President Roosevelt of "being as bad as Hit
ler," and seeking world domination because F. D. R.
advocates (by implication) the occupation of Dakar
and the Cape Verde Islands, then we see danger sig
nals ahead, and high time to call it a day.
Not for the sake of the cause, so much as for the
sake of the "Lone Eagle".
TOR while this department has opposed Lindbergh's
thesis, from the outset, we have admired his cour
age, his consistency and his freedom from personal
rancour or intemperance. Moreover from his stand
point, it has always seemed to this column he made
out a prettv strong case.
But this last outburst
sundry other symptoms, strongly indicate, that Lindy
is rapidly developing an allergy toward good balance
rr.mmnn spnsp. vps anil irnnil Mti7pnshir.
.
11 nlay l,e uie unsavory company lie nas um
imoving towaru wnai ne consiuers me auss.
mftjTtoud mate
War News I
in the mail this morning,
the Churchill government
of Crete, as printed in this
is nothing to boast about
objective reporting, but
tablet" critic, or anyone
readers, as we did at the
definite department of war
British war office, is not
Go Fishing
time he returns, the atmos
taken with various and
,
trtbukb, medford.
11HATEVER it is, Lindy has definitely
V sense of proportion, and therefore his e
ness.
It would be too bad, if
and his country's respect
So come on Lindy, forget the war, unlimber your
fishing rod, and hie to the
before it is too late 1
Personal Health Service
By William
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m4mmt fetor Is uwloe. tatters ihoaie be brlel ant trrtttra ta lab
Owing te tbe brie timber of Mien raccKed onl? a law can b sntweree
bare. He raplt ca b mri to aoertes aot eanronnlnf, ta tostrnctloaa.
denes D. WUUam Brady, set El CaailrM, aenrlj UiU, CU(.
The Cost of Ambu
Believe it or not, some indl-
vlduals who have nothing wrong
physically
ara pleased if they
find a doctor
who thinks an
opera tion is
necessary. Not
that they en
joy being dis
sected of
course they
know they'll
be under anes
thesia for that
but they
seem to crave
the role of pa
tient in the
drama.
Perhaps some such idea is in
the back of the mind of the pa
tient who needs treatment for
hemorrhoids or hernia when he
comes to the choice of methods.
From correspondence with read
ers I gather that a good many
of them find it difficult to de
cide whether to take ambulant
(injection) treatment or to enter
a hospital and submit to the
radical operation.
"I have consulted Dr. ,"
writes one such patient, "and
he said he couldn't promise cure
nor could he tell Just how long
it would take, but he would do
his best and the maximum fee
would be not over (let us say
$150) in any event, if I decided
to have the ambulant treatment
But a doctor connected with the
hospital here will operate for
$100, and that price seems more
in line with my limited sal
ary
The patient falls to consider
how many weeks' salary he will
lose while he is hospitalized for
a major operation and after he
returns home from the hospital
before he will be in condition
to resume work. Indeed, that is
one of the features which make
the ambulant or injection treat
ment the method of choice in
most cases of either hernia or
hemorrhoids these days, no in
terruption of ordinary work or
activity.
Another feature Is the com
parative freedom from the risk
involved when one undergoes
an operation.
Finally the patient under am
bulant treatment usually suffers
little or no serious discomfort
whereas the discomforts follow
ing hernia operation or the
standard operations for hemor
rhoids are plenty.
Of course the doctor could not
and would not promise a cure
no honest doctor or surgeon ever
does. If a doctor, surgeon or
specialist promises a cure or pre
tends to guarantee one you may
be certain the fellow is a quack
and a dangerous one to have
any truck with in any circum
stance. An honest doctor can
only do his best and it goes
without saying that he is as
is a Bigger Car a Finer Car yet
its price is close ' Jt
to the lowest! f JL
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so-called "low-priced" cars. But do
yoo realire that Pontiac prices are
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SIXTH AND GRAPE STS. PHONE 2941
rjREGpy, sundat, june
lost his
effective
he should lose his dignity,
nearest fishing stream,
Brady M. D.
lent Treatment
anxious to effect a cure as you
are to be cured.
The following states permit
the employee under workman's
compensation a choice between
radical operation and injection
treatment for his hernia, accord
ing to Dr. Leigh F. Watson's
authoritative textbook on "Her
nia." published 1938: Alabama,
Arizona, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Idaho. Illinois,
Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Mon
tana, New Mexico, New York,
Nebraska, New Hampshire,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, Utah, Vermont, Wyo
ming and Wisconsin. 'At that
time, 1938, a dozen states per
mitted no such choice but re
stricted hernia cases treated by
radical operation Georgia, Ten.
nessee, Missouri. Kentucky, Kan
sas, North Carolina, Maryland,
New Jersey, Oregon, Ohio, Tex
as. West Virginia. Maybe the
profession in some of these states
has seen the light in trie past
five years.
QUESTIONS AND ANStVEES
E(( Kof
Pleat s4t1m wbattaer gg nog Is
11 right for my I H -year-old ton.
Ha likes It rery much, but I here
baea told the raw egg la not dlgeatl-
ble. The gg nog conuau of one
raw egg yolk, one tea spoonful sugar.
few dropa of Taenia, on cuprul
sweet milk, on beaten egg white.
(Mrs. K. O.)
Answer Yea. if the child Ilka It.
Raw egg whit la not s completely
digested as cook ad egg white, but
tht la of little significance. For
practical scientific Information1 on
fooda send 36c and a stamped en
velop bearing your addraaa, for book
let "Peedera Dlgeat." '
Drug Habit
Man aged 84 injured his aide In
a tall several years ago. Ha has had
many doctors and X-rays, but they
cant find what causes so much pain.
He haa to take als (pain
killer) tablets day. (Mrs. P. O. P.)
Answer Whether there la any real
trouble which would cause tbe pain
or whether the man uaaa that as as
excuse for Indulging In the drug.
If be continues the practice h will
eventually have much more than
a pain. If he Uvea long enough.
(Protected by John P. Dlllr Co )
Ed Not: Pcraona wtahlng t
eommunlcale wltb Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Brady. M. D. MS El
Camlno, Beterly Illlla. Calif.
Life In Oregon
Sprague River, Ore., May 31.
(P) A mare, wandering down
the main street of this village
yesterday, paused and gave birth
to a colt. Much of the town's
population surrounded the little
family throughout the morning,
but presently the mare and colt
ambled away.
Seaside. May 31. (4s) Don
ald M. McKay. 46, Portland,
fainted in the surf here yester
day, and was rescued by a life
guard.
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Comment
Free Wasalnft
CCC Camp Cut
Due In Oregon
Man Af encies
After Enrollae
McNary Farort
Poppy Growing
By Jofca W. KsUFsse
Washington, D. C, May 31.
Reduction of the number of CCC
camps in Oregon is inexorable
The CCC enrolleea are offered
better pay through the National
Youth Administration, and there
is also the army competition.
Between these rivals and orders
from Office of Production Man
agement the CCC organization
is taking an awful beating.
There Is a possibility that CCC
will be reduced, eventually, to
the vanishing point.
First, the director of the bud
get slashed 13S camps from the
organization. Then the house
committee whacked off another
129, making a reduction of 264
camps or sz.boo men. next
OPM proposed transfer of 30
camps to the various military
reservations. At this point the
secretary of the treasury sug
gested that if congress wishes
to practice economy it could re
duce the CCC appropriation to
next to nothing.
DIRECTOR McEntee of CCC
Is having additional troubles.
His enrollees are of military
age, the selective service age;
young fellows quick to learn the
mysteries of trucks, tanks, ma
chine guns and other imple
ments of war. Of the available
pool from which to recruit the
ranks the draft is taking thous
ands. OPM wants 10,000 of these
youngsters located at military
reservations to receive Instruc
tions which will make them bet
ter qualified to cross the line
from enrollee to draftee.
An even greater menace to
CCC is the NYA, which has
been given the task of training
young people. At present more
than 388,000 ara on the payrolls
of NYA. Of these 135,000 art In
shops supervised by NYA and
33,000 others are at residence
centers who also work in shops;
96,000 on construction Jobs and
119,000 on white collar or pro
fessional Jobs. There are 14,000
of them working directly for the
army at cantonments. Under
NYA hundreds of young Oregon
boys are being taught the funda
mentals of trades and are im
mediately leaving for aircraft
plants, shipyards and other na
tional defense projects.
Of course, no community '
wishes to see a camp of CCC, j
located nearby, closed, but i
there is little that Director Mc-i
Entee can do about it
I
SENATOR McNary has a bill ,
amending the Harrison narcotic
act to permit Oregon farmers
to raise poppies for seed. The
seed is used in qusntities by
bakers. Dr. Geo. R. Hislop of
plant Industries, O.S.C , has
found that the bureau of narco
tics unsympathetic in fact,!
quite nasty and uppity. In the
matter of growing poppies for
seed. The bureau is suspicious
and intimates that anyone who
raises poppies will be raising
dope which will be bootlegged
and provide an additional source i
more than the lowest'
and therefor Ins that
afford an new car vow
rVmiac " I'r't,lo"f
for contrsbsnd opium and mor !
phine. To straighten out me su-j
uation the amendment has been
introduced, but the buresu in
tends making a fight against it.
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ACCORDING to Reclamation
Commissioner John Page, at a
senate committee hearing, the
Deschutes project should have
31,000,000 this year, Instead of
the 400,000 provided by the
budget In the interior depart
ment supply bill. The big Job on
the project is drilling a tunnel
through Smith Rock. This it a
Job that the CCC boys, who are
working on the project, are not
qualified to perform and a con
tract should be let. The $400
000 appropriation is Insufficient
to more than make a start and
unless there is a substantial sum
provided it Is contended that
completion of the Deschutes
project will be delayed for sev
ers! years.
a e a
INDIAN bureau says a road
along Sprague river, bisecting
the Klamath reservation, would
be "valuable." It is roughly esti
mated to cost $600,000 and a
start could be made with $150,
000, but what with national de
fense, etc., the road is in doubt
However, Senator Holman
found a good witness in an of
ficer from the bureau to build
up a case and background. The
road would save many miles of
travel and be used by Indians
and whites alike . . . Dr. Arthur
H. Mountford, at the Roseburg
veterans' facility, is being trans
ferred to the central office in
Washington, D. C. Promoted to
fill the position at Roseburg is
Dr. Walter Futrelle. of North
Little Pock, Kan.
NO member from Oregon or
Washington voted against the
bill to prohibit sale of beer near
military cantonments, despite
wires opposing the bill which
came from the northwest. Mem
bers might have voted "No,"
only the drafters of the measure
included "vice," and no mem
ber of the senate of 96 nor of the
house 435 could stand In the
way of vice being banished. Car
ried unanimously and without
debate. And the senator who
drafted the bill Is no more; Sen
a tor Sheppard went to his re
ward several weeks ago before
his bill came up for passage.
It's thatr flrat show
tofrther . . . and we
wtih there waa a bet
ter way at ami ya
kaw Ha lb bis
eaaaedy at th yrarl I
. R0SALI1 D MEIVYII
1SH-10U
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JOSLYN LEE J. COBB
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Flight 0' Time
Medford and Jacksoa County
History from the files ol the
Mail Tribune 10 gad 20 ytats
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
June 1, 1831
(It was Monday)
France still refuses to permit
Texas Guinan, New York night
club operator, and her troupe
of show girls to land, and give
show in Paris.
Largest class in OSC history
S3 9 receives diplomas at grad
uation ceremony.
Mercury goes to 08 Sunday,
but it is cooler today.
Diamond lake resort opened
for season last Friday. Roads
thereto in good condition.
County secondary
closing this week.
schools
State Grange convention
be held here next week.
District attorney takes steps
to close walkathon st Nat
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
June 1. 1921.
flt was Wednesday)
Race war rages in Tulsa,
Okla.
German troops rout
along the Oder river.
Poles
Senate passes naval disarma
ment bill, with clause providing
for world disarmament. Alliance
with Japan and England fav
ored. Local banks to close at noon
on Saturdays during months of
June, July and August.
Family staying at. the free
auto camp for three weeks, in
vited to move.
Good Cascara Year
Wheeler, May 31. VP) Cas-.
cara bark peelers call this sea
son one of the best in recent
years. One buyer purchased
$400 worth of bark last week.
Court Aide Honored
La Grande, May 31.
H. R. Hanna, circuit court re
porter here for the past 41
years, was honored at a ban.
quet this week.
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