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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry
tt .oom. there la not enough
trouble In the world. The re
turn of Prohibition, and a fed
eral sales tax, eminent sors spot
with much of the public, are
advocated. On top of this. In
at least two Oregon areas, a
special bond election for Bonne
ville Dam Issue threatens.
The government has no Im
mediate plans for commandeer
ing of private auto for war pur
poses. Some of them would be
more punishment for the pa
triot than the foe, until captured
by him.
.
During an air raid, members
of the fair sex are urged: Don't
sereaml The alibi the screech
ing was a soprano solo won't
work.
FIGHTIN' WORD
(Press Dispatch)
Caruso was equally Indig
nant. "I did not know tha lady
wanted to pass me," he said.
'I did not step on her foot,
but I did slap her when she
shoved me and called me a
beetle. She is no lady."
Farmers report ye clover,
both white and red, from which
the bees will gather honey next
May, is coming up fine, and
giving no cause for feeling blue.
Welcome whimperings to the
ears of civilization, from Nazi
braggarts come out of Berlin,
as the 'grey-green hordes of
Hitler' retreat before the counter-offensives
of The Russia.
The hosts that walked with ease
over France by prearrangement
with political generals, is now
In the process of folding up, and
stands with its back to the wall,
If it had a wall to back Into.
Mouthpieces of Der Fuehrer
plead for faith In him, and deny
there is unrest in Germany.
There Is aim no rest :n Ger
many these days, as representa
tives of conquered lands meet
to plan punishment for the Teu
tonic war lords, and their Quis
ling throughout Europe.
To save time and material for
defense needs, the tailors asso
ciation plans tighter clothes for
men. This no news to citizens
now too big for their Coolldge
era pants.
IRRITATIONS OF LIFE .
(Hcppner (Ore.) News)
"Al Ayers In Heppner Tues
day from his home In the
Lena section wondered why
he had come In but did a bit
of trading anyway. He said
they were getting along fine
at the ranch only someone
has to jump up In the middle
of the night and add a bit
more fuel to tha fire to be
on the safe side with pipes
and what not."
Mickey Rooncy, the boy-actor
of the movies, who is no longer
a boy, was married over the
week-end to a North Carolina
girl. The colossal event filled
Mr. Rooney with awe, press
accounts stated. The lad was
not In character. Based on past
actions, he should have tried to
been both the bride and the
groom.
"His conclusions, ha later
admitted were no conclusions
at all, he concluded." (Del
Norte Triplicate) What's going
on, please)
.
A court fight looms on the
state cigarette tax. It may be
smokers will get out of paying
the tax, and only have to walk
half-a-mile for a Camel.
The U. S. Air Base Problem?
Two small, but rather disturbing, items in today's
news.
No. 1 is from Ireland.
President De Valera expresses complete sympathy
for the United States, but regrets the request for
more allied air bases there can't be granted.
No. 2 is from London.
A spokesman for the government in answer to a
query, says Russia is expected to hand over air bases
in Siberia to the allies eventually, but can't do so
NOW. Russia, at all costs, must avoid a war on two
fronts.
")NLY those who understand the Irish problem
which we don't, can authoritatively explain
No. 1.
We can understand the Irish dislike of England,
both from the standpoint of Irish temperament and
Irish history. But we can't understand why Ireland
(north or south) should wish to do anything directly
or indirectly, to thwart the allied effort to crush
Hitler.
Certainly strong as Irish hatred of Britain may be
in certain quarters, we should suppose continued
British control of any kind would be preferable to
German dictatorship!
And yet, ever since World War No. 2 started the
Eire government, has maintained an attitude which
must give comfort, if it doesn't give direct aid, to
the Nazi gangsters.
TTHIS latest action is particularly disturbing, be-
cause it demonstrates what a serious obstacle to
all-out effort against Hitler, this time-honored
"ancient grudge" may develop to be.
Irish air bases unquestionably would aid materially
in the battle of the Atlantic against Hitler. But if this
London dispatch is correct, as long as De Valera
holds office, there will be none, at least no more
than are operating now, probably only a few and
those only in Ulster.
Thus instead of having an ally in Ireland, Britain
ha3 at her very elbow, a potential enemy if not a
declared one. For certainly at such a critical time
as this, any part of the Empire that is not for England,
is potentially at least against her.
TTHE Russian attitude, of course, is more under-
standable. Russia's first concern is Russia, and
no country SEEKS a war on two fronts.
But would granting the use of Russian airports,
say at Vladivostok, to American and British fliers,
bring that about?
This department seriously doubts it.
With war and not a winning one still raging in
China; with Japanese sea and air forces scattered out
all over the Pacific from Tokyo to Australia, (nearly
4,000 miles) Japan of course would see RED, if
thanks to Stalin, there nvas a sudden stab from
Liberia, but just" what would Nippon be able to do
about it?
If our information is correct, Russia still has a
strong air and ground force in Siberia; U. S. planes
and guns are pouring into Vladivostok constantly,
would the victorious Russian offensive against Ger
many BE AFFECTED IN THE SLIGHTEST, if this
slight concession to the democracies were made, no
matter how Tokyo might resent it?
A ND even more important, perhaps, again accord-
ing to our information, the ONE and only way
to knock out Japan QUICKLY and completely would
be to launch an intensive heavy-bomber attack from,
or near Vladivostok. It is claimed Japan's industrial
areas, and therefore her munition supply, could be
destroyed by such a stroke in six weeks.
However that may be (and we grant neither this
government nor Britain expect Russia to enter the
war against Japan NOW, nor have asked her to do
so), the disturbing factor to us in this second item
is similar to the one from Ireland.
MAMELY: it arouses a certain doubt regarding
' Comrade Stalin's complete and unselfish devo
tion to the allied cause, and a fear that a certain
modem edition of the traditional "ancient grudge"
in Dublin is not entirely absent in the Kremlin.
In other words, if Moscow's "man of steel" did not
still suffer from a certain prejudice against, and
suspicion, of the dominant capitalistic world as repre
sented by his rich and powerful English-speaking
allies, would he hesitate a moment now, about allow
ing U.S.-British planes to base along the shores of
the Yellow sea?
For, if this dispatch is correct, the request has been
made. But for the present, at least, Soviet Russia
says it will not be granted.
X7E don't KNOW!
" But we would heave a heavy sigh of relief if
both De Valera and Brother Stalin, would come
frankly forward this evening, and say something to
this effect:
"SURE, If you need these bases to beat Germany and
Japan, by all means take 'em take em and more power
to the both of youl"
Miss Carlton To Be
Bedford's Secreiary
Southern Oregon Colli ge of
Education, Ashland, Jan. 12
(Spl.) Mrs. J. C. Hamakei, who
for the past two and one-half
years has been secretary to
President Walter Redftird, has
resigned to take a position in
the Klamath county assessor's
office.
Jane Harriet Carlton of Ash
land has been recommended to
MEDFORD MAIL
fill the vacancy, according to
Dr. Kedford. Miss CarlMn for
several years was employed by
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph rompany in Ashland.
Mcdford and Corvallis and for
the past five years has een
employed by the California.
Oregon Power company In Mcd
ford. She will assume her new
duties February 1.
The Swedish Tobacco Mon
opoly is buying substantial quan
titles of American tobacco tor
future delivery.
TRIBUNE, MEDFORD.
Personal Health Service
Br William
Sinned fetters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease
dlagnoel.. or treatment, trill bo answered by Dr. Brad; If a stamped self
addressed envelop. . enclosed. Letters should bo brier and written la Ink.
Owing to the largo nomber of fetters received on 17 a few eon he answered
here. No reply eaa bo made to queries not conforming to tnatructlona
Address Dr. William Brady, zu El Caratne, Beverly Hills, Calif.
THE CRAVING FOR
If any food material may be
called "fattening" It Is carbohy-!
drate (any form of starch or i
sugar) rather 1
than oils and
fats. The great
m a J o r 1 ty of
obese individ
uals owe their
hand! cap of :
s 1 a cker flesh
prim arlly to I
overindulgence j
In carbohyd-1
rates, particu-1
larly refined
Dr. Brady c roonyoraies
such as white
sugar and white flour or Items
In which these refined carbohy
dates are the main ingredient.
There is a craving for refined
carbohydrate which the poorly
nourished or malnourished vic
tim of moderate obesity finds it
hard to resist. Often this craving
seems to develop in periodic
waves and drives the victim to
break diet or throw all resolu
tions to the winds and go on a
"gorge", consuming excessive
quantities of candy, cake, ice
cream or starch in one form or
another, much like a periodic
drinker on a spree.
It is my belief that this abnor
mal craving for refined carbo
hydrate is due to nutritional de
ficiency, particularly vitamin B
complex deficiency (which itself
is due to replacement of whole
wheat flour and natural brown
sugar and molasses In the mod
ern diet by refined white flour
and refined white sugar and
syrups). Other deficiencies due
to refined modern diet probably
play a secondary part in causing
the craving and hence in caus
ing obesity, notably vitamin C
deficiency (from Insufficient
fresh fruit and fresh greens or
vegetables), and deficiency in
vitamin D and calcium.
To prevent or control this
craving is one reason why it la
Important to supplement every
reducing diet with a suitable
concentrate of the essential vita
mins and minerals, which In it
self will not add many calories
to the daily intake. But that is
not the main reason why a re
stricted diet, whether for reduc
tion or for any other purpose,
should be so supplemented. The
main reason is to prevent actual j
development of deficiency dls-l
Kelly's
Comment
From Washington, D. C
Sen. Bone Warned
Against Patent Sale
Had No Delui ions
On Jap Strength
People Now Asking
Why Guam Weak
: By John W. Kelly
Washington, D. C, Jan. 12. It
was In 1939 that Homer T. Bone,
senator for Washington, took the
floor for hours and told of the
patent agreement by which Brit
is',, and American munitions
dealers permitted Germany and
Japan to use these patents; de
signs for submarines, the big
powder factory built in Japan;
1 the motor industry (turned to
' n-anufacture of tanks) of General
i Motors In Germany. Senator
Bone drew no political signifi
cance from these patent licenses;
held that the British and Ameri
cans were simply after business,
but that some day the licensees
would turn these weapons of war
against the United States.
The Washington senator urged
that the government spend a bil
lion or so tooling up; having Jigs,
lathes and the other machines so
vital in war manufactured and
that these tools be stored until
the day when the government
could turn them over to private
enterprise to produce munitions.
These, explained Bone, would be
a backlog ready for instant use in
event of war. The machine tool
Industry thanked Bone, said his
argument was manna from hea
ven, but they dared not indorse
his sentiments or they would be
called lobbyists. War depart
ment gave Bone the brush-off;
advised him the United States
could quickly provide machine
1 tools when and if necessary.
Senator Bone was an active
I member of the isolationist group
t in the senate, along with Wheeler
of Montana, Clark of Missouri,
Nye of North Dakota and others
and, like the rest, has put these
ideas behind him in the cause of
' unity. The Washington senator
1 did not vote for a declaration 1
' against war because he was con-1
j valescing In Florida and heard ;
of Pearl Harbor too late to catch ,
1 an airplane for the capital. Last
spring, talking with Senator Mc
I Nnry in a lull during discussion I
I of a draft of his proposed Coluro- i
"ml
i
OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1942.
Brady. M. D.
CARBOHYDRATE
ease. Even the ordinary every
day diet of most Americans is
likely to be more or less defici
ent in vitamins and minerals,
and the mild chronic deficiency
ailment due to this habitual
shortage of vitamins and miner
als may be converted into out
spoken deficiency disease if the
diet is much restricted for a con
siderable period and the Intake
of vitamins and minerals in food
still further reduced.
A rational, properly supple
mented reducing diet enables
you to restrict your total caloric
intake enough to bring about
the desired gradual, steady re
duction, physiological reduction,
without the discomfort, weak
ness, haunting hunger or depres
sion so commonly associated
with unscientific dieting.
A rational reducing regimen
(diet and other measures) should
make you feel better, not worse,
more Inclined to work, play or
exercise. In popular terms it in
creases the three v's vim, vigor
and vitality. If a reducing regi
men fails to do so, there is some
thing wrong with it, or perhaps
something wrong with you that
requires medical care, not just
dieting.
QPESTIONS ANSWERS
Nicotinic Arid for Canker Sores
Mjr inter auflere cruelly from fre
quent oanker sores. A friend told her
you recommended nicotinic acid aa a
remedy. MIs w. H.
Anawer Buenoa Aire, physicians
reported that dally doaea of about
150 mg. of nlcotlnlo acid (three doaea
of M mg. dally) give rapid relief and
bring about quick healing of so-called
canker aorea.
Softening Hard Nalla
What can I apply to very hard toe
nalla to soften them ao I can trim
and file them (J. L.)
Anawer Apply to the nail only
(keep off from akin) official Solu
tion of Potassium Hydroxide (5
solution of caustic potash). This will
soften the nail enough to permit out
tlng. What, No Snakebite?
Suffering from neurltla back,
shoulders, arms. Heard that one
ounce prickly aah berries In one pint
of whiskey will relieve or euro It.
What la your opinion? (A.W-L.)
Answer It la worthleaa or harm
ful. Better have medical advice.
( Jopyrlght 1942, John P. Dllle Co.)
Ed. Note: Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Brady. M. D.. MS El
Cam I no. Beverly Hills. Calif.
bla power authority bill, he de
clared he would make a wager
that the war he predicted was
coming would cost the taxpayers
"the astronomical figure of SO
billion dollars; yes, 100 billion
dollars." That was before the
first lease-lend act. Present guess
is that the cost will exceed 100
billion dollars. Bone was so
worked up on the subject of war,
what it would mean to the eco
nomic structure of this country,
its cost in blood and sweat, that
he was patronizingly referred to
as "a mild case."
WHEN a southern senator, a
fellow Democrat, announced that
(he Pacfic fleet would lay Japan
in ashes in three weeks from the
time a declaration of war was
made and then concentrate on de
feat of Germany, Senator Bone
blew up. That assertion was
made long ago, in the days when
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox was declaring the navy
was ready always ready and
the people of the Pacific coast
were assured that no Japanese
war vessel would ever penetrate
the defense line maintained by
the fleet from Alaska to Pearl
Harbor and further south.
Bone was not underrating the
Japanese; he had learned too
much to do that during the sen
ate munitions investigation back
in 1935. He and McNary and the
then. Senator Lewis Schwellen
bach had repeatedly attempted to
stop the sale of scrap Iron to the
Japanese; to prevent Japanese
fishing in Alaskan waters. The
state department refused; the de
partment was then practicing an
appeasement policy toward the
little yellow sons of heaven, per
mitting the Japanese to buy air
planes and parts, furnishing
them an unlimited amount of
fuel oil and gasoline to build up
stockpiles.
00.
PEOPLE are beginning to ask
questions, writing to northwest
delegations, why congress re
fused to fortify Guam (30 miles
long, six miles wide), for the
Japanese took over Guam after
the Americans had held it for
about 43 years. The answer to
the letters may come out in an
investigation, or at least on the
floor. For three days the house
debated an appropriation of
$5,000,000 "for harbor Improve
ments." The measure was defeat
ed February 23. 1939. by a vote
of 205 to 168. with 57 members
not voting. There was a tie-in
between Guam and the navy air
base at Tongue Point, in the
estuary of the Columbia, and
Rep. James W. Mott, who wanted
Ton"'ie Point, v Nch is in his dis
trict, talked for Guam. Not all
the northwest representatives j
voted for improvement of Guam j
harbor, for there are many new
dealers from that section in the j
lower house. The reason tha ap
propriation was defeated was be
cause of White House and state
department pressure. Secretary i
Hull holding that development
would be an unfriendly act to
ward Japan, a sentiment echoed
by many newspapers. And some
northwest representatives were
among the 205 that saved the
five million dollars.
At the time Guam was cap
tured construction work was in
progress and only last week con
tractors received instructions
from the navy to expedite their
order. Reason for this delayed
notice was red tape. It may be
a month or two before the order
is cancelled; also because of red
tape.
Iti The
Day's
News
By Frank Jenkins
YOU'RE familiar, of course,
with the old saying that runs
something like this: "More haste;
less speed."
There are interesting (even
sensational) hints in today's (Sat
urday's) dispatches that both the
Germans and the Japs have been
making too much haste for their
own good.
THE Japs are booming into the
South Seas with irresistible
force.
Everywhere from Manila,
from Malaya, from Sarawak,
from Davao the reports have
told of overwhelming numbers of
Jap planes, Jap ships, Jap troops,
Jap tanks.
Obviously, their purpose has
been to get into the South Seas
with the "mostest men fustest."
It is undeniable that they have
succeeded in that purpose,
BUT ominous rumors are com-
Ing from China.
Something approaching calam
ity has happened to the Japs at
Changsha. So precipitate has
been their retreat before the Chi
nese there that they have left
behind hundreds of their dead
for the Chinese to dispose of.
(Like all barbarians, the Japan
ese have a horror of leaving
their dead behind),
Chinese troops are reported
fighting in the outskirts of Can
ton (only a short distance back
of Hongkong) and of Nanchang,
from which both rail and water
routes lead to Shanghai.
Jap prisoners say SHORT
AGES of food and supplies were
the main factors in the Japanese
collapse at Changsha.
THE implication back of these
' Chinese reports is that the
Japs have put EVERYTHING
THEY HAVE into their gamble
in the South Seas, hoping to
knock us out before we can get
started.
if they fail
Well, that's part of the gam
ble. THERE are rumors of internal
' troubles in Germany, Some of
these rumors have told of plac
ing of machine guns In anticipa
tion of possible attempts at revo
lution. The nazl foreign office is said
to have called correspondents
out of bed in the middle of the
night to deny these rumors.
Foreign correspondents con
firm today that no open or organ
ized revolution exists in Berlin,
but express surprise that the ru
mors caused so much concern to
the nazis that an Immediate de
nial was considered necessary.
IN a dispatch from "somewhere
on the German frontier" the
AP says today that INCREAS
INGLY information from reli
able sources Indicates that the
German army's troubles began
when Hitler over-ruled General
von Brauchitsch's plan, which re
putedly was to fall back to the
Beresnia river before winter set
in.
Hitler is said to have been de
termined to press on to Moscow
(as was Napoleon when his gen
erals counceled against it)
whereupon von Brauchitsch re
signed. Other high commanders
declined to take responsibility
for an effort to continue the Rus
sian offensive. It is said to have
been at this point that Hitler
took over personal command.
By that time (the rumors go)
it was too late to turn back. Real
winter set in before construction
of barracks for housing the Ger
man army during tha winter
could be started.
THE German press acknowl
' edges today that the situation
on the Eastern front is serious,
but denies reports that a defense
line is being built along the Oder
river in EASTERN GERMANY.
TWO FREE ASSAYS
Salem, Jan. 12. (j The
two free assays of ore samples a I
month may be made by the state
department of geology and mln-1
eral industries for private con- j
cerns. Attorney General I, H
Van Winkle, advised Earl K.
Nixon, director, today. i
News Behind
. The News
by Paul Mallon
(Continued From Page One)
ent set-up. Economists, whose
loyalty to Roosevelt antedates
the war, are more or less openly
spreading discontent with exist
ing schedules. They contend vic
tory is being vitiated by the fail
ure and refusal of anyone to
make decisions.
o
PRICE Fixer Leon Henderson
has been made the butt of
many a congressional barb or
joke, but Mr. Roosevelt likes
him, and Mr. Henderson, there
fore, will continue to be the man
whose word is law in prices.
The congressmen had an in
surrection going against him.
They thought him impetuous
and several other relative things.
The grumble against him was
large and foreboding.
FDR settled all that by dis
patching a private letter to the
senate banking and currency
committee (considering the leg
islation) suppressing an army
and navy desire to handle the
same matter. Naturally it was
not made public. But from the
intonations of the White House
move, the congressional author
ities gathered that the president
was not adverse to letting Hen
derson, singlehanded, run the
price show.
The whole idea was Mississip
pi mud to legislators, but they
recognized that Mr. Roosevelt
was running this war, and they
only hoped Henderson's equilib
rium (manifest in the many cor
ridor and cloakroom conferences
which he has been holding ad
infinitum lately with the con
gressmen) might be maintained,
e e
rON'T be too quick about
l" adding up the navy an
nouncements of their successes
with those of the army. If you
do you will conclude the army
has sunk more Jap ships than
the navy. It is true the army
sank that initial Jap battleship,
a submarine off the west coast,
etc. But the navy has a wise pol
icy of concealing its successes.
Its announced successes include
the damaging of a battleship of
the Kongo class. Innumerable
transports and destroyers sunk
by submarines. Other submarine
sinkings will be coming out now
that sufficient time has expired.
But you can count on it, the
army and marine corps have, to
date, been far more successful
in this war than the navy.
Communications
Regarding World Peaca
To the editor: In your editor
ial of Jan. 8th, you struck a tap
root- that requires cultivation
and pruning. The most vital fea
ture of victory is the arrange
ment for permanent peace. The
fundamental principle of democ
racy is "personal liberty." If
the individual is protected in his
rights, all are protected. Our
declaration of independence and
constitution were intended to
safeguard that feature.
To arrange for permanent
peace will require clear, logical
thinking. The only solution so
far offered, that promises any
measure of success, is a world
federated police force, strong
enough to handle any situation;
built on the plan of our own
United States. We know that
will work in 48 or a 148. If we
are to offer ourselves as a living
example, we must clean up our
own backyard, where we have
digressed from true democratic
principles. If equal rights and
personal liberty is to be the key
stone, then we must repeal all
class legislation, If any.
We must train our vision so
we will be able to see when per
sonal liberty Is Infringed upon.
We must be able to discern the
difference between Stalin's re
gime, and our "New Deal" labor
regime, if any. We must know
the difference between two or
more business men meeting and
agreeing on a reasonable price
for their commodity, with no
compulsion as to who shall buy
it; and two or more union men
meeting and agreeing what their
wage shall be, and designating
who shall pay it, or be ruined.
We must be able to distin
guish the difference between Al
Capone's method of obtaining
wealth, and the present day
union method of assessing trib
ute when and where desired. We
must know the difference be
tween a business man or firm
contributing large sums of
money to gain political ends,
and a labor union doing tt. if
any. We must know the differ
ence between blackmailing and
the common picket line, for
coercing our will, on our select
ed victim. In fact we must know
when a man can have "life,
liberty and the pursuit of happl
ness" without interference by
outside Influences, and without
having to pay tribute for that
opportunity.
As trade restrictions and uiill
I walls have always been the
i greatest cause of war. why have S
! any? Instead, why not have a
i federal system of distribution
! regardless of distance like letter
! postage, with a nominal charge
j for removing any surplus to a
) place of need. This would bene
: fit everybody and cost much
I less than war even at peace
times, and make good use for
our boats and planes after the
war is over.
Then with a universal medi
um of exchange, based on a
day's labor (the only commodity
man has in common). Then our
precious metals could be used
in the crafts, instead of being
buried in the ground (doing no
body any good). With these mat
ters settled we could eagerly
ask the whole world to join us,
and live happily ever after. The
only reason our federation was
formed was a case of self preser- "
vation. We are up against the
same proposition now and it is
our only salvation.
I. C. JONES.
Route 2, Medford.
Flight o' Time
Medford and Jackson Comity
History front the flies of tha Mall
Tribune 10 and 20 years ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
January 12, 1932
(It was Tuesday)
The French cabinet of Prem
ier Laval resigns, leaving him a
free hand to re-make cabinet.
Justice Holmes of the U. S.
supreme court resigns because
of age and ill-health.
Oregon county judges to seek
more speed in relief work.
Local men given work on new
court house as construction
starts.
Warmer with rain or snow
predicted. High 33, low 19.
Democrats launch drive for
funds with Victory dinners.
Roosevelt endorsed by Virginia
Democrats.
Local officers Join hunt for
escaped California desperadoes.
Orange growers of southern
California light smudge pots as
frost looms.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
January 12, 1922
at was Thursday)
Prohibition director bans
booze parties in Portland hotels.
Montana bachelor tax Is held
unconstitutional.
French premier and cabinet
resign, to furnish diplomatic
bombshell.
Food prices-drop" In 18 cities
of nation.
Price of eggs in Portland drop
20c a dozen since first of Janu
ary. Rain tomorrow predicted.
High 55.5, low 22 degrees.
Four feet of snow in Crater
Lake park.
Mrs. George M. Roberts and
children are visiting relatives in
Cincinnati.
Ben H. Harder is named presi
dent of the First National bank.
Ye Poets Cornei
The First Robin
(By Jessie Ann Adams)
Today I saw a robin,
With red-breast all aglow.
Spring is In the offing.
Winter must go.
IRONY
I saw him measuring his shadow
on the ground
And wondered what the pleasure
was he found.
At my request
He beat his breast,
'Ah, the shadow of the man I
I am!"
j The sun was shining on his back
jThe world Just roused from its
1 bit'onac.
The roods of March had built
I Jam
1 That threatened now the feeble
I dam.
:"How broad and strong I am!"
j The sun was standing now on ,,; J
high.
The earth and creeks were nearly
dry.
The mighty man with manly
stride.
iNo shadow by his side,
!Of any length.
No longer boasted of his strength.
jThe setting sun now beat him in
I the face;
The limping form had lost Its
I youthful grace.
In proud disdain
j I heard this claim,
"The shadow of the man I was!"
He doffed nis hat in sad respect
And viewed his life in retrospect.
The yellow dandelion had turned
! to fuzz;
Around his head the blow flies
buzzed.
At last he laid him down to
rest
I doubt if he had ,...j t
The manly strength he once pos
sessed. Russell Mitchell.
Census reports show that alco
holism, acute or chronic, kills
over 2500 oeraona In a ear.