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Thm lnrianindent (they seem
... h. tnn mnrh so) welderi.
who hav been at loggerheads
with the BollermaKers union,
so threaten nationwide stop
work strike In shipyards and
other defense works voted to
establish picket lines In the
Bay Area. Thus they find them
selves at loggerheads also with
the army, who announce they
will move In and keep the
plants open. In these kind of
times, the public feels, things
should be run by constituted
authority, not from a union
hall. The recalcitrants won't
like welding at soldier's pay.
, Premier Mussolini of Italy,
a dispatch from Switzerland
states, has "resumed demonstra
tions of his physical stamina." (
That rascal marched at the head
of the infantry. The ability of
II Duce to put one foot In front
of the other is largely due to
the bum shooting of a well
meaning assassin early last fall.
"Myrtle Remington is slowly
g a 1 n 1 n g." (Fennimore (Wis.)
Times) Dieting note.
Mr. Willkle, the lata GOP.
presidential nominee, in a
broadcast Saturday urged sac
rifice by one and all, and re
marked in the past nine years
much money had been spent
that could have been devoted to
battleships and planes. He also
aid "new political experimen
tation must be eliminated for
this emergency." For, saving
things like that before the dis
tinguished citizen was a moving
target for waste-basketa and
hen-fruit.
YC CD. TEARS HAIR
(Tulsa (Okla.) World)
'Through a typographical
error the World stated that
Mrs. , pioneer Tulsa
church worker, killed In an f
automobile accident recently,
was compelled to borrow
from short-time loan com
panies to procure money on
which to 'love.' The word
should have been 'live'."
Der fuehrer scored a great
victory for the Allies Sunday.
He named himself commander
in chief of the Nazi armies,
and better luck than that could
not be.
A solo, "Gesu Bambino," will
be sunk by Mrs. ... (This
paper) Submarine warfare on
a new front.
The Older Girls hava com
pleted their Yule package wrap
ping and mailing, and many
have not been so tired since
they papered the parlor, all by
themsrlves.
SO POLITE ONCCI
(K. C. Star)
"You do not have to be
polite to an enemy In war,
so those U. S. copyreadrrs
who hava had to use tha full
word, Japanese, to give the
touchy oriental the full dig
nity of his name, now can
make their headlines fit and
say more by shortening It to
Japs."
"Judas Personified! Onre more
our turn-coat competitor has re
versed himself, a fact which has
happened so often it is no long
er news ... so much bush
waughl" (Del Norte (Calif.)
Triplicate) Merry and vitriolic
Christmas, you JudasI
Clones ume tut Cleaeitled Ads
a m. Too ut to ciaaairr 13 JO p
On Stan xtlBuue ul arts.
Not So
How "we the people" do love extremes.
It is our strength and our weakness.
At the present time, with a war on two fronts, it
is definitely the latter.
For from the Bhock and depression caused by the
sudden devastating attack on Honolulu two weeks
ago, we have proceeded to rush to the other extreme,
and judging by the local reports coming to this office,
this mans' war will probably be over by Christmas.
It is really too bad and might become serious.
THE war in Europe does look better, definitely
so. In fact the situation over there justifies the
happiest and most hopeful Christmas in this country,
since World war No. 2 started.
But there is nothing as yet in the Far East to cheer
about And from any realistic standpoint, no such
exaggerated optimism, as reports to this office indi
cate, is justified from across the Atlantic.
IN fact far from it.
As stated in this department, during the past
week-end; on the Russian front Germany has un
doubtedly suffered the most serious reverse of the
present war, a reverse that MIGHT result in the
long prayed-for break in German resistance.
But we said "MIGHT." We stressed the point it
was a possible, NOT a probable outcome. Vet we
are in receipt of a communication, apparently in
spired by our remarks, which assumes effective Ger
man resistance is over, and Hitler is as good as dead
and cremated.
Such childish exuberance, if at all prevalent, could
not fail but retard and impair, this country's war ef
fort CAR be it from this department to discount the
reality and far-reaching benefits of the recent
victories in Russia and North Africa or waste a drop
of the needed stimulus to allied morale. '
Everything does look better, we the people are
justified in lighting up our Christmas trees and allow
ing the eagle to emit a lusty scream.
BUT celebrating far-reaching allied victories is one
siting noauiiiitig 1,1 iiicwijr io ucaicu ui v ci
fatally wounded, is quite another.
From the outbreak of the war wishful thinking
and an irrepressible optimism, have been the allies
besetting sins. Had the strength and the resource
fulness of the German war machine been OVER
ESTIMATED rather than UNDERESTIMATED, it
is exceedingly doubtful, Hitler would ever have over
run the Balkans, captured Crete, or driven the British
out of Libya.
A SPIRIT of pessimism' or defeatism would be
equally injurious, and entirely unwarranted at
the present time. But why waste our energies in go
ing to either extreme?
Why not avoid both, stick to the middle of the
road where the truth almost invariably lies, keep our
powder dry and not shoot in any direction until we
see the whites of their eyes.
Will Hilter Lead the Army?
As a postscript to the above, Hitler's discharge of
Field Marshal Von Brauchitsch, and assumption of
supreme military control himself is very generally in
terpreted as an indication of imminent German col
lapse. . It IS good news. It does remove all doubt of the
gravity of the German reverses on the Eastern front
But as this department views the situation, any
assumption this means a radical and far-reaching
change in Germany's internal set-up, is far from the
truth.
THERE HAD to be a sacrificial goat for this Rus
sian debacle, of course. Von Brauchitsch drew
the blackball, and obediently placed his neck, and
his impressive collection of war medals, on the
block. That's all there is to it
That Hitler, COULD THEN, assume supreme
command, without getting at least one bomb in the
back of the neck, is pretty convincing evidence there
is no widespread or radical impairment of the hold
Der Feuhrer still has on the rank and file of the Ger
man people.
At least that is the way we see it
1UIORE than that There is nothing really new in
Der Reichsfeuhrer's latest pronouncement He
took practically the same action before the present
war even started, proceeding to carry out a far-reaching
army readjustment, which came close to being an
other purge, and placed himself definitely in the
driver's seat
That Hitler could get away with it a second time,
instead of demonstrating his weakness, demonstrates
the exact reverse, the strange and potent power
he exerts over the German people, and their suscepti
bility to what can only be described as his baffling
hypnotic influence.
MOREOVER this department will be greatly sur
" prised if this means Hitler will assume actual
command of the army, any more of a command at
least than he exercised from the start of the war.
Von Brauchitsch will disappear as chief command
that's all. After a decent interval we predict some
other trained army officer will quietly tike his place.
Hitler will in all likelihood retain his place in the
driver's seat until the final crash.
Fast!
Personal Health Service
By WillUm
Stgnad letters ptrtaJnini ta personal health and hjKlena, not ta dlaeaat
dlaffnoaia or treatments will be answered by- Or. Brady If a taraped wlf
addrefied en re lope to eneloeed. Letters ah oold be brief and written ta Ink.
Owing to the larga number of letter reeelred only a few can ha antwered
here. No reply ran be mad to qoerle ooc oonformlnc to Instruction.
Andrew or. William Brady, t65 El Carol no, Beverly Hllla, Calif.
CALCIUM FOR V
Several years ago the Medical
Research Council of Great Brit
ain cited Leitch as authority for
the statement
that the cal
cium (lime) re
quirement i s
greater be
tween the ages
of 10 and 18
years than at
any other time
in life.
In this col
umn I have
endeavored to
impress upon
the reader s
mind the fact that calcium Is
no less important a constituent
of nerve, blood and gland tissue
than it is of bones and teeth,
and that even tho the diet sup
plies enough calcium (many
authorities think the average
American diet does not) the
body cannot assimilate or utilize
enough unless an adequate daily
ration of sunshine vitamin D is
supplied at the same time.
Foods that are particularly
rich In calcium are milk, cheese,
egg yolk, peas, beans, greens,
nuts, peanuts, many fresh vege
tables, some fruits and fruit
juices. Few foods universally
available supply much vitamin
D fresh milk and cream and
butter, egg yolk, fresh or canned
salmon, oysters, canned sardines
and of course milk or other
foods to which vitamin D has
been added. Few infants or
children can consume enough
of these foods to insure an ade
quate Intake of sunshine vita
min D. In the summer time or
in climates where exposure is
practicable, exposing as much
of the naked skin as possible
to sunlight, short of sunburn,
enables the body to manufac
ture its own vitamin D, tho
seldom enough to meet the op
timal requirement.
Heretofore It has been esti
mated by nutrition authorities
that the growing child (10 to 18
years of age) requires at least
19 grains of calcium daily,
which Is approximately the
amount present In a quart of
milk. More recent studies indi
cate that only a part of the
calcium in milk is assimilated
under the most favorable condi
tions, altho probably the cal
cium of milk, cheese and egg
yolk Is more readily assimilated
than the calcium of vegetables,
nuts etc. So the present con
sensus seems to be that the
growing child should have at
least as much calcium daily as
is present in three pints of milk.
One of the physiological func
tions of calcium in the body is
to prevent neuro-muscular irri
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(Continued Prom Psga One)
magnesium plant proposed for
Spokane and which has been
hanging fire and almost aban
doned, may have to be initiated
as a government enterprise, us
ing the method evolved by
Washington State college at Pull
man, Instead of the Permanente
method experimented with near
San Francisco.
With the doubled demand for
steel to carry out the war pro
gram, the navy and the mari
time commission are expected
to lower the bars and give con
tracts for vessels made of wood.
Navy has done something In that
direction but maritime commis
sion has refused all, except a
New Orleans contractor, who is
building boats from plywood
which he buys in factories of the
northwest.
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MEN and ships, planes and
guns. These are the elements
which SPAB knows must win
the war, and SPAB is figuring
how much of each will be neces
sary. Present capacity of Boe
ing plants is Insufficient to turn
out the required number of fly
ing fortresses. Further expan
sion will be financed by the
government; the government de
clines to place airplane orders
with new firms, although there
Is on the drafting board of a
Portland concern a bomber
larger than the flying fortress
and it can be used for transport
ing troops.
Airports are to be doubled,
and the 52 air corps groups In
the nation will be recruited to
full strength, and then to 82
groups. Army strategists actu
ally want ISO of these groups if
they can get them. Light and
V" iaL
AT fjTHE
Brady. M. D.
IGOROUS YOUTH
tability, and In popular terms
this means it prevent "nervous
ness" and undue excitability.
Calcium tends to prevent vari
ous spasmodic states such as
asthma, spastic constipation, so
called "mucous colitis" (colon
derangement), tetany, migraine,
painful cramps In the legs at
night (sometimes called "grow
ing pains" in children, but often
occurring In mature adults).
Here the Importance of an
adequate intake of calcium for
keeping the teeth sound and
free from caries (decay) need
not be mentioned altho the
growing child who gets plenty
of calcium Is far more likely
to have sound, even teeth In
adult life than is the one whose
childhood intake of calcium is
deficient.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Colt-hleum
A year or so ago you prescribed wine
of oolchlcum for gout. My aged fath
er evidently surfers from gout. Our
druggist cannot supp:v win of col.
chlcum. From my botany days X
remember eolchlcum baa a tuberous
root. Ia It sold under aome other
name? H. A. J.
Answer wine of eolchlcum was
formerly official In the V. 8. P. It
was made from eolchlcum seed but
has been dropped, probably because
physlclana are gradually coming to
realize that It isn't worth a hoot for
gout, because there la no such a dis
ease aa "gout," that la. no disease
caused by deposits of una add or
salts of uric add In the Joints or
other tissues, and no medicine that
will prevent or remove depoalta of
mono-sodium urate (which occur In
consequence of some disease condi
tions, not as a cause) in any circum
stance. If wine of eolchlcum was
mentioned at all In this column It
certainly waa not auggested or ad
vised as a remedy for hypothetical-
gout." Whatever your father's trou
ble may be, give him a break, hava a
physlclan'a sttenuon.
Spina Trouble
Bave you a pamphlet on arthritis?
My husband has had spina trouble
for several monthe a eocene brought
It on. Mrs. 8. X. w.
Answer 8end stamped envelope
bearing your address and ask for
pamphlet on "Arthritis. It does not
seem likely that the trouble can be
arthritis more likely sprain or sub
luxation. Child's Read Out or Bhape
Daughter, elx months old. baa mis
aha pen head running to peak at
crown, flat at back, flatter on one
side than the other. (D. R. R.)
Answer Baby's head often flatten
ed at back, during first year, from
lying too much on back, and oblique
from lying too much on one side.
These deformities gradually disappear
by the third or fourth year.
(Copyright 1841, John P. DUle Co.)
Ed. Note! Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Brartv, M. D, iS El
Cam I no. Beverly Hills. Calif.
medium bombers and . Intercept
ors are planned for a half dozen
places in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho as soon as equipment
is available, and that includes
cannon and ammunition for the
aerial forces.
Whether the northwest will be
allocated a powder plant, bag
loading plant or other munitions
industry has not been decided.
Strategists prefer building the
new plants in the midwest, but
owing to the threat to the Paci
fic coast a plant may be estab
lished east of the Cascades to
have the ammunition readily
available. At present the idea
ts to make the propellents in
the east and store them in the
igloos at Hermiston for the
army; navy has a small stock on
Puget sound and Its principal de
pot in California.
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IF information available In
the national capital is correct
the increase In the merchant
fleet will mean at least SO more
freighters assigned to the Col
umbia river and the same num
ber, or more, to the Tacoma
Seattle area. This, naturally
will mean employment for thous
ands of additional shipyard
workers and a housing problem.
Government housing, despite its
extent, will not benefit particu
larly the lumber industry, and
lumberjacks and sawmill mech
anics will be drifting to the ship
yards; they are generally too old
to work in airplane factories,
where the deadline has been at
30 years.
And, with tha possibility of
enemy bombers dropping token
SCOOTERS
We hava large assortment
in Several Different Sizes
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bombs, or a more energetic at
tack, on the northwest tha War
Insurance corporation (an RFC
subsidiary) Is prepared to Insure
property against damage by the
Japanese forces, fixing the esti
mated damage and the premium
rate after the destruction.
I ..II III. vll 11.11 . Ml JIMIIJ
-News X
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Br Frank Jenkins
WITH tha entire world at war.
" there Is no dearth of news
these days. There will be no
dearth of news for months
possibly years to come,
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"-TODAY'S (Saturday's) imme-
diate hot spot la Hongkong,
where a greatly outnumbered
British garrison Is still holding
out against a determined Jap
anese attack. Domei (Jap news
agency) says today: "The ex
pected Imminent fall of Hong
kong has been staved off by the
garrison's stubborn defense."
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HONGKONG la an Island,
separated from the Chinese
mainland by a narrow channel.
The Japs are attacking from the
mainland and have made a land
ing on the island. Some 20 miles
in the rear, the Chinese are
attacking them, hoping to lessen
their pressure on Hongkong.
Thus the situation rests today,
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THE Japanese objective Is
clearly the oil, rubber, tin,
etc., of Malaya and the Dutch
East Indies, which are guarded
by Singapore.
If you will get out your map.
you will be able to see clearly
that the British naval base at
Hongkong and the American
naval base at Manila are threats
to the Jap communication and
supply lines.
Hongkong Is being heavily
attacked first. If Hongkong
falls, the attack on Manila will
become fiercer.
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THE Netherlands news agency
rnnrt from Batavia todav
that Japanese planes bombed
and sank the RUSSIAN freight
er Perekop on her run between
Vladivostok and Surabaya, Java.
The Russian flag on the ship is
said to have been clearly visible
from the air.
There has been some doubt
as to Russia's attitude toward
Japan. If this bombing of a
Russian ship was deliberate, it
indicates Japanese belief that
war with Russia is Inevitable.
For that reason, this report
from Batavia is extremely in
teresting. Russia is In a position
to do Japan a lot of damage.
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THE Russians continue to
ru-u.nrl the) Hermans from
Leningrad to the Black Sea. In
the face of this pounding, the
Germans continue to RETIRE.
Goebbels, Nazi propaganda
minister, makes an Interesting
statement today. In his weekly
front page article in the news
paper Das Reich, he says the
"changed world picture" makes
it necessary to realize that the
war will be long and hard,
and Implies that the chances of
further lightning marches are
ended.
One looks for the Joker, of
course. It doesn't sound reason
able for the Germans to be
moaning that their offensive
power is slipping.
Unless the situation Is much
worse than anybody believes,
there will be other German
offensives. And they will have
plenty of steam behind them,
a a a
OTILL Napoleon was a blltzer
in his time. His amazing
success was based largely on
hitting FIRST and hitting where
the other fellow wasn't looking
for it.
Napoleon's blitzes ended after
his retreat from Moscow,
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PROM Cairo comes this dig-
patch today:
The axis retreat In Libya has
turned into a ROUT, with Im
perial (British) forces CHASING
General Erwin Rommel's bat
tered army and British air
blows taking a staggering new
toll of his remaining strength."
The axis Is trying desperately
to rush reinforcements across
the Mediterranean to Africa and
so far the British fleet seems
to be STOPPING them.
Phone 2370
IT we are to keep tha picture
clear in our minds, we must
remember above all else that
this Is a WORLD war. Its
strategy ia world-wide. What
happens on one front la im
portant to all other fronts.
For example:
If the Japa succeed In their
drive against Singapore, the
Dutch East Indies, etc, the way
will be open for them to push
on to India and ultimately to
take the British in the rear in
the Middle East
Flight o' Time
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History from tha files af the Mall
Tribune IS and M years ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
December 22. 1931
It was Tuesday)
Blizzard raging south of the
Siskiyous with high wind at
Weed.
Wave of Christmas shopping
sweeps nation.
First heavy Christmas mall
received at post office.
Unsettled with rain. High 50,
low 40 degrees.
Frank Coleman and family of
Portland are visiting kin here.
Heavy snow and ice at Lake
of The Woods.
Pears and apples bring low
Christmas comes but once a rear. For tha well
known cheer let us suggest a few items of
importance:
Fruit Cake An important part of Christmas.
Ten kinds of finest fruits and nuts with pure rum
and brandy. An ideal gift .... and be sure to
have plenty for your own enjoyment
. . . . 69e lbj 2 lbs. $1 M, 3 lbs. 91.79
Aged one year. 95e lb., and up
Christmas Cookies Chocolate coated wafers . . .
many others.
Genuine Panatonl A delicious sweet bread mads
with lots of butter and eggs, and loaded with sev
eral kinds of choice candied fruits.
Large round loaf ... Special price S9c a a.
For Goodnesa Sakel Cakes Christmas candy
cake, chocolate, white, angel food, and a dosen
ethers. Pies Tom and Jerry, pumpkin and minca
and tarts ... Douqhnuts cake, potato, maple
bars, sugared and plain. Christmas pastries and
cookies. Come in and see our large variety of
specialties!
Last, but not Least Dinner Rolls! ... We will
have a large assortment ... Parkarhouse, clover
leaf, butteries and almost every other kind.
10c dos. and up
Fluhrer's entire staff wish each and
every one of our customers
A Very Merry Christmas!
for Holiday
Don't Mitt Fluhrer's Christmas Gift
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TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
December 22. 1921
(It was Thursday)
Christmas turkeys moving
slowly at .60 cents per pound. ( )
Icy glare on streets and walks
cause many falls and skids by
man and cars. Rain or snow
forecast High 40, low 20 de
grees. John P. Sousa's band giva
concert at tha Page.
Permit given for opening of
cafeteria here.
The annual hog weight guess
ing contest of the Nichols and
Ashpole butcher shop la in full
swing.
Ralph Hand to wrestle Prof.
Kan the at Gold Hill tomorrow
night
Dry commissioner announces
there will be a Merry Christmas
but a dry one.
WINS CHEVRONS
Camp Berkeley, Abilene, Tex.
(U.fO Meet Butch, the youngest A
master sergeant In tha country. '
Butch is a five-months-old span
iel pup and he won his rating
at the age of one month. His
headquarters are with the serv
ice company of the 158th infan
try, 45th division.
Closing tts ioi Classified Ada
. nv Too Lata to Classify MrM p.
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