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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1941. MDFORD(kTBIBUXI Dally Bspt htv Published by UEDFOHD PR1NTIMO CO. lt-J North rtr St. PbD 1141 ROBERT W RUHU Editor. BRNEbT R QUOTHA P. MuagM. Bnurbd a bbeend elbbb mAtlbr at M4 ford, Orogob. iibdbr Act btf March t. 117 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Sr Hall lb Advances Dally and Sunday bb fbr If.M Dally and Sunday ts months... i.ao Dally and Sunday thrbb month! 1.00 Daily bad Sunday bob month... .11 By Carrlar In Advbaeo Mad ford. Aah land, CantrmJ Point. Jaekaonvlllb, Gold HilL Rogub Rlvar, Phobnls, TaltaL and bb motor routbbt Dally and Sunday oab yaar Daily aad Sunday oaa month... .T All urmi aabb Is advaaca. 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Now in the seclusion of hit Im pregnable hide-out castle at Berchtesgaden, he Is a puny figure of a world conquerer, cared white by Russian victor ies, with chattering teeth and quaking knees, stricken with a plain case of common Jitters. All that alls him could be cured by a drink of whiskey, and a swift kick in the right place, from the boot of one of his Cenerals. He figures he should be rushed by Clipper plane and special train to Mayo Bros. Clinic for aclentific medical coddling. e A New Yorker dabbling in defense sub-contracts, admitted to a senate committee, he had dona right well by himself. On Nov. 28, 1940 his bank balance was $1.25, and Dec. 1 last, it was $74,000. He belongs to the I.G.M. (I Get Mine). In the ex citement and the shuffle, the anti-profiteering bill has been misplaced, or something. The army has called off win ter racing at the Santa Anita track In southern California. The money tourists would have lost on slow horses, can now be spent for defense stamps and bonds, In the same old glorious climate. "MONTAGUE MAN IRED AT JAPS, BLASTS AT THEM WITH POETRY." (Hdllne Sis kiyou News). Add terrors of the times. The government starts ration ing of tires January 4. This will put a number of people on their feet sooner than expected. Censorship of war news looms. Thla does not affect rumor-mongers who make up their own sensational news, and spread It, as they stroll down the street. YE MIGHTY HUNTER Beware! Bewarel Ye wolf, and bear; Take care, ye woodland denizen! I'm starting forth Into the north Hot on the trail of venison. Now hide, ye mlnxt Watch out, ye lynx! Keep down your head or lose it. For Henderson has got gun And he don't know how to use It. So have a care, ye varying hare! Slay In your nest, ye eagle! I take my aim at any game, Whether or not it's legal. Not wild coyote nor nanny-goat. Not rooster, hen or pullet. Nor sheep nor swine nor porcu pine Can safely chance my bullet. And to, lay low, ye fawn and doe! Take heed, ye stumps and trees! For Henderson will shoot his gun At anything he sees." (Detroit News). Oaatnj. urn, ( CUaeiried Ad. I a- mIoo tat is ciaaulj UJO a Worse Than Indicated THHE dereliction of duty in high official circles at Honolulu must have been more serious than Secre tary Knox's report indicated. Otherwise Admiral Kimmel and General Short would hardly be deprived of their commands BEFORE, rather than after the investigation. Secretary Stimson explains this peremptory action has been taken only to "avoid a situation where the officials charged with responsibility for the future security of this vital naval base would otherwise at this critical hour, also be involved in the searching investigation by the president" Mebbe so. But why not follow the well established precedent of removing the naval and army heads TEMPO RARILY, pending the investigation, and let the facts revealed by that probe, determine the final verdict The only answer we can see is that the delinquency was so flagrant that regardless of the exact details that investigation may reveal, confidence in the U. S. command at the time of the Japanese attack, can not be restored. Somewhat Premature A "constant reader" calls attention to a prediction in this department a few days after Hitler invaded Poland, that Russia would be the only ultimate win ner in the European war. "Many months later I offered to take your wager at the odds quoted, and expressed belief Germany would drive the Muscovites out of Europe and take over perma nently west of the Urals. It looks as though you were right and I was wrong, but don't forget you stipulated no pay ments in marks or yen, and no reckoning until New Year's day, 1942!" We appreciate the compliment But have to admit that the prediction of 1939, was based upon the belief Russia would stay out of the conflict, and after the rest of Europe had been bled white, would sail in for the kill. That was not the outcome. We grant things look bright for the Muscovites just now, but "the bear that walks like a man," has lost a lot of territory and a lot of weight, while the snow bound route to the German border, is still a "long, long trail." XE don't deny the result we predicted is dtill POSSIBLE, although the reasons we foresaw were never realized. Yes, when the final picture is painted, btann as a Communist Czar may rule from Vladivostok to the North Sea, But unless we are greatly mistaken, we will be unable to cash in on that or the next, or, Well, at least three or four New Years to come. President Roosevelt has the right idea. Barring greater miracles than have going to be a long war! How This department awaits Honolulu disaster with great interest We know one thing. The charge of unexpected treachery on the part of Japan, will not serve as an alibi. No one in high army or expected Japan to send out engraved announcements of hostilities and then after a proper interval had elapsed, start shooting. A WEEK before the smashing blow, it was common edly strike first and explain afterward. For that was not only the approved Axis technique, it was taught the Axis by Japan. One heard that expectation expressed on all sides, even when the peaceful Kurushu negotiations were resumed. There wasn't an official in the war or naval departments, that didn't know the Japanese record, striking without a war declaration against China in the 90's and against Russia in 1904. Then how could the army and navy command at Honolulu have been taken by surprise by this foul blow? THE only explanation we can offer is this: Technically the army and navy commands WERE prepared for a Japanese attack without warning, but actually, such an attack was not expected where it struck at Hawaii. That U. S. possession was too far away from Tokio and too near the United States. The U. S. Command at Honolulu went through the motions of being on the alert, but it was only a matter of form. There might be a sudden unexpected assault on the Philippines or Thailand or Singapore, but not on Pearl harbor. The distances were too great No Japanese air or sea fleet could get within a thousand miles of Hawaii, without giving the alarm. That may, or may not be pre-war sentiment what it was at Washington, how ever, that is the only explanation that to this depart ment at least, makes any sense at all. Keep Your Eye on Singapore IF you want to know how this war in the Far East ia fTAin rt 1Ann "."iir avaa rr Qin rro nnrfl let aii,i, g. j uui v j vo via ajinuj'vi n We don't know precisely why, but all the experis, army and navy, are agreed As long as Britain holds beaten. When she loses Singapore she can't win. bet either this New Year's, as yet transpired, this is Come? the investigation of the naval circles in Washington near the mark. ith the on this point: Singapore, she can t be Personal Health Service By William Signed letter, pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to (titrate dlacnoels or treatment. .Ill be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped self, addressed envelop, la enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In Ink. Owing to 111. urge number of letter, melted only a tew caa b aniwered here. No reply can be made to q aerie not conforming to Interactions. Addreai Dr. William Brady, tSS El Camlno, Beverly Hills, Calif. VIRUS Of It seems probable that what is culled influenza, flu or grip is not a specific disease but any one of several distinct kinds of illness, tho all are com municable and generally the infection or vi rus enters thru the lining of nose, throat or breathing pas sages, in other words it is a respiratory in fection. Gener ally, I say. It is not unreason able to believe that in excep tional Instances the virus or germs of Influenza, flu or grip mav invade the boay inru an. other route, say thru the lining of the digestive tract, when virus or germs are present in food or drink or when virus or germs contaminate eating ana drinking utensils, or the hand or fingers which unconsciously or thoughtlessly one brings un washed to the mouth as in moistening a thumb or finger to turn a page. Unwashed, I say. Without being hipped about it. one should always take advan tage of an opportunity to wash the hands with soap and water when the facilities are available. especially before eating. It is rare enough to find decent facil ities available even in eating and drinking places, soda foun tains and the like, that pretend to be "sanitary." Fifty years ago a German physician found a bacillus in the nasal and bronchial secretions of influenza patients, and this has been recognized as the cause of Influenza, under the discov erer's name, Pfeifer's bacillus. But the flu of the first World war epidemic was probably not the same disease Pfeiffer as cribed to his bacillus. It seems more likely that the flu of 1918 and later was due to a virus. Recent reports indicate that photographs of the virus may have been made with the elec tion microscope. The virus thus photographed, unlike the known disease germs Is not a living organism altho it can reproduce itself when in living tissue. This reproduction or multiplication of the virus seems to be more of a chemical reaction than a sign of life. If multiplication of the Influ enza virus ih the body is a chemical reaction, that would seem to suggest a reason for the value of quinine both as News Behind The News By Paul Mallon I Continued From Pag. Ono) HOW well the Japs were in formed by these means at Pearl Harbor Is illustrated by certain facts Knox neglected. Being fully aware of the habits of the dawn air patrol, they chose the precise moment before Its return to come in. The time selected also had been set for the arrival of a fleet of our own four motored bombers from California. Thus our men at the listening devices, hearing planes approaching, easly fell into the error of believing they were the returning patrol or the bombers. ... THE inexplicable phase of the first fight even now, Is not that the Jap aircraft carriers could slink In close enough under cover of peacetime dark ness (knowing the habits of our Inadequate patrols) but that they were able to escape un touched afterward. The unvarnished truth Is sim ply this: One of our army planes did pick out one of the scatter ing Jap planes and attempt to follow him back to spot the car rier. The Jnps, however, did not go directly to their landing ship, but assembled at a rendezvous. The lone army pilot was unable to pursue such formidable oppo sition to its lair, and so many of our planes had been de stroyed on the ground, he could not get the help needed to pur sue the matter beyond the ren dezvous. The fast Jap carriers had such a head start on our surface ships by that time, we could not over take them except through the air. Our incoming bombers hsd to be refueled and refitted for fighting. No other planes were available. 0 o THE stories of suicide bomb ings seem to have been over done. The Japs came fairly close to it against the Prince of Wales and Kepulse. b'ut not close enough to call It suicide. Cap Brady, M. D. THE FLU prophylactic against the flu and as a remedy for the attack of flu or grip. The quinine modi fies the chemical reaction and prevents formation of new virus. Whether this is actually the way quinine works against the flu or not, it Is the most plausi ble way to explain it, so far as I know. The prophylactic dose is one grain of quinine sulfate in pill, tablet or capsule, three times a day for a child weighing 30 pounds, for the duration of the epidemic. For a person weigh ing 100 pounds, two grains three times a day. A person weighing ISO pounds should take three grains three times a day, as long as the disease is epidemic In the community, whether for a week, a month or longer. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Corn and Callus Controversy hero over tho correct formula tor the remedy for corn, and calluses you recommend. One cus tomer of ours Insists It U a 30 per cent solution, another says It la 30 grains In th, ounce, but wo have supplied only what wo believe you advised SO grain, of salicylic acid In one-half ounc of flexible collodion. Please check this and bring peace and happiness to this community, Druggists) Tour version Is correct. Paint com or callus (or wart) once a day for a week or 10 days. I'd aay that Is approximately 12 per cent strength but never trust my arithmetic, I wouldn't trust It myself. Skim Milk Versus Whole Milk We can buy four quarta of skim milk for the same price as two quart, of whole milk. Our family are all fond of It. How doea It compare In nutritive value, vitamins, minerals? (Mrs. P. L. M ) Answer Bklm milk yields approxi mately half the calorie, or energy valuo of whole mUk. It contains rather less vitamins A and vitamin D. but practically tho same amounta of B complex and of minerals as whole milk. The price should bo rather less than one-half tho price of whole milk. In my Judgment. Medicine Cupboard and Family Formulary t should like to purchase an up-to-date materia medtca which gives recipes for remedies for ordinary ail ments, at not to exceed 5 or so. (T. E. C.) Answer I know of nothing of the kind worth that price. Send 35c and lc-stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet "The Medicine Cupboard, for booklet "The Medicine Cupboard." The second part of the booklet deal, with Family Formulary. (Copyright 1941, John F. Dllle Co.) Ed. Note: Person, wishing to . communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Dr. William Brady, M. D SSS El Camlno, Beverly Hills. Calif. tain Kelly, our first hero of the war, who sank the Jap battle ship, was not trying to commit suicide. He just did not release his bombs in time, and his ship was caught aloft by the explo sion of the battleship. o o HIR. Knox said the Japs have " used secret surprise weap ons, but the two-man submarine in which they actually penetrat ed Pearl Harbor was a surprise to most authorities In Washing ton. Talk about such a tiny tor pedo craft had long been heard in naval circles, but no one ex cept Mr. Knox and Co. knew the idea had gone beyond that. o o MO critic of government secre- ' cy will care to say Mr. Knox did not come clean in his report. He not only gave the facts, but he furnished three pages re counting the exploits of individ ual American boys on that front line. With this kind of intelli gent publicity, the navy will have no trouble about enlist ments. 0ao Stall Tribune want via. fin - . STAT AT TNI MIGHT- FINEST BIST tOCATIO IN . MANACIMINT OAN I. LONDON Kelly's Comment From Washington, Coast Dweller Urge Protection Air Defenae Insufficient Plane Go To Other Countriea By John W. roily Washington, D. C, Dec. 18. Appeals by long-distance tele phone and by wire to senators and representatives from com munities along the coastline of the Pacific northwest for "the truth" about the Pearl Harbor attack, "the true" situation on the Pacific and for additional protection for residents in coast communities have been rolling into the national capital. These inquiries and petitions have dis turbed the legislators as they realize the possibility of enemy attack on the comparatively un defended northwest and their own helplessness to do anything. Most of the communications have come from well known citizens, leaders in their com munities, personally known to the members. As for "the truth" about Pearl Harbor, everyone in Washington has been as ignorant as the peo ple on the west coast. Rumors fill the air and spread despite the president's admonition to dismiss rumors as they may originate with enemies. How ever, in the absence of detailed cold facts, rumors run riot. The theory of withholding informa tlon from the public is that it would aid the Japanese, but the Japanese already know what vessels they have destroyed and the number of planes put out of commission. Legislators and the public are wondering why the administra tion does not follow the custom of Prime Minister Churchill and frankly advise the people of losses, instead of holding facts as a military or naval secret. Legislators say the American people "can take it" and the facts would cause them, figura tively, to pull in their belts and go to work producing munitions as they have never done before. DOCUMENTARY evidence has appeared that the state depart ment was given a war map In October showing in detail the Japanese plan against Honolulu, and that the informant, a Kore an, was called "a fool." The map had been given to the navy a year ago. It set the date of attack as December, 1941, or not later than February, 1942. Frank Knox' newspaper carried a story from Chungking in which the correspondent report ed a code message from Wash Ington was received in the far east three days before the Pearl Harbor attack, warning of that attack. ... SAMPLE of the calls for help from the northwest is a message from the mayor of Coos Bay. He begged for aircraft guns, patrol planes and patrol boats to protect the people, Jetties. coast highway, bridges; urged that the section base being in stalled by the navy be taken lrom the WPA and placed under direction of some agency that 1 jkoh & Kentucky contributes rich ness, Maryland adds bou quet; Indiana makes it smooth, and Pennsylvania give it body. The finest from all lout whiskey states in one wonderful whiskey with light-bodied mi'Wneas, toot Blended with speclolly Distilled Neutrol Groin Spirits. ..Schonloy Blends Give You Perfect MUDNm. I " '- l .11;, . &We, Red Ub.1. T2i Grn Dio you eer that sutws? ar3 Buy Christmas Seals will rush the work. This request was referred to General DeWitt, now commander of all northwest defenses. Equally pressing calls came from Washington coast cities, and these also were re ferred to General DeWitt. 0.0 HERE Is what the congres sional delegations have learned, after innumerable efforts to see it something can be done to protect and ease the minds of the northwest people: The inter ceptor groups at Everett, Port land and Pendleton are insuffi ciently equipped. There are not enough planes and many of the fliers are still greenhorns. There is practically no ammunition for these planes. This was the situ ation reported two months ago, and It Is presumed to be un changed. Efforts of the commandants to build up their groups and get them in fighting trim have met with Indifference at the national capital they received the "brush-off," for every avail able flying fortress and fighting plane that rolled off the as sembly lines has been sent to Britain, Russia and China, and this has delayed the strengthen ing of the northwest groups. In the matter of ammunition, a lecturer at the war college a few weeks ago, responding to a question, replied "we are not concerned with ammunition." Opinion of legislators Is that the northwest has been neg lected, and they don't like it. Admirals have come before con gressional committees and op posed any special development for defense of that region. In sisting that no enemy fleet could penetrate the cordon of war ships protecting that section from 1.500 to 2.000 miles off shore. Under present war con ditions, however, it appears that a $25,000 bomber can make hash of a $100,000,000 battle ship. 0.0 AFTER Febrtiarv 1 tin slot machines or juke boxes win be manufactured in the United States, on nrrler of npM and this metal will be diverted to other purposes. This will be a body blow to clubs and lodges, many of which have found these machines profitable sources of revenue, despite the fact, offi cially, they are outlawed In vvasnington and Oregon. ARREST 31ST JAP Portland. Dee 1ft iWi XV.. 31st Japanese alien arrested nere was taken into custody vesterdav. J. riniicfln. Ci,An.nn federal bureau of investigation agent, reported. Twenty-six Ger mans nave oeen arrested. SHE STAYED OUT San Jose, Cal. (UP) Percy Haldkiar hung a sign on his house, reading: "Dear Wife. KeeD Out. Percv." Ti rnnrf j awarded her a divorce. cj. WrrnkH Nutr.l Spirit 16 fmot. BLINDED MS ' vwjwarion, Y.a Yotk Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from tho rues of toe Mall Tribune 10 and " years ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY December IS, 1931 (It was Friday) Citizens urged to cast off depression blues and show old fashioned Christmas spirit. "Legs" Diamond, New York gangster, shot to death in room ing house. Eugene Thorndike Is named chairman of Community Chest drive. Warmer weather with rain forecast. High 57. low 34 de grees. Republicans back Hoover plan for return of prosperity. Public hearing for county budget set for December 31. Haircut drop to 25 cents. Earl Fehl libel suit now art for early In February. Turmoil grows in Jackson county along with epidemic of petty thieving. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December IS, 1921 (It was Friday) Special session of legislature is expected to defeat plan to levy $3,000,000 tax for world'! fair in Portland in 1925. Wall street closely guarded I after threat of new bombing received. British astrologers predict an other world war in 1932, with the "gTeat peace" in 1942. Trace of snow with freezing weather. High 22, low 18. Road between Prospect and Trail to be finished next year. The Seattle Oil and Gas com pany starts drilling for oil In Sams valley. Christmas rush at postoffic now at height. Gold Hill I.O.O.F. to Have Program Monday Gold Hill, Dec. 18. (Spl) The Odd Fellow lodge's annual community Christmas tree and program will be held in I.O.O.F. hall Monday evening, Decem ber 22. The program la In charge of a committee from th Rebekah lodge, and all children and their parents, in this com munity, are invited. A benefit dance is being spon sored by the Odd Fellows in their hall, on December 20. Lo cal musicians will furnish musts for the occasion and arrange ments have been completed to accommodate a large crowd. Machinery Arriving For Prospect Mill Prospect, Dec. 18. (Spl) The first truck load of machin ery was brought into Prospect, Wednesday for the new mill, that will be built in a Rogue River Timber company tract, two miles from town. In lh. Red Blanket district. The owners, E. L. Hutchlns, and Mrs. Winnifred Roberts, arrived from White Salmon, Wash., December 16. According to Mr. Hutchlns, the production will be confined largely to rail road ties. Oat Mall Tribune want a da. Sim $125 A PINT WHISKEY. Copyright, 1941, Citr
