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TEN MEDfORD MAIL TRIBUNE thursday. fab. 14. 1941 MET)F0RIi3WrRIBUirc Dally bupi Satarsay Published by MKDfORD PRINT IN Ct CO. .ig north Fir St Phone am ROBERT W ItUHU Editor BNIST R- OULSTRA. Martasa HERB GREY. Advertlalnl Mr. B. C. rERCUSON Manaslnr ""or ARTHUR PERRY. Sunday sttltor MRS OLIVE STARCHES. Soe Mltoi GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Wr. An independent Newspaper tatared w second tU metier at Med ford. Oregon, under Act of March 3, 1879 SUBSCRIPTION RATM By Hell In Advance: . Dally and Sunday ona yaar.--TJ Deny and Sunday el montha 4.00 Dally and Sunday three raoa. S.10 Daily and Sunday one month By Carrier In Advance Hedford. Ashland. Central Point, Jackson ville. Cold Hill. Phoenix, Talent and on motor routaa: Dally and Sunday ona yrm neilv and Sunday one month .la All terma caah In advance. Official Paper of the City of Mod fori Official Paper ol Jackaoa Coanty United preaa Tall Leased Wire KEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertialnl Representative WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY. INC. Office! in New York. Chlca.o. De troit. San rrandaco. Loa AnialM, Seattle. Portland, St LouH, Atlanta. Vancouver. B, C. jferfiftai OiecfsJDni - Ye Smudge Pot B7 Arthur Parry Editorial Correspondence The Ruwlaru have barred the 1938 Pulitzer priie winning play, "Our Town" from their section of Berlin, on the grounds the drama Is too depressing, and could Inspire a German suicide wave. Since when, has kussib started caring, what Germans did with theli lives? a a a Thsj new parking meters now being Installed In the business district have a pair of outstand ing faults. They are too high to squat upon, and too low 10 lean against with comfort a a a . Valley tycoons, wintering In the sunny south, have started heading home. a a a FOR BUTTER, OR WORSE ' (Canyon City News) The shortage is due, not so much to the amount provided by the two local cieamerlea, It Is said, as It is to the local folks buying a surplus when the shortage gets acute In the cities, and sending it to rela tives in the cities who could get none, nor even the sub stitutes." " Never before In history has there been anything like the resignation of Secretary of the Interior Ickes. It pleased every body Including Secretary Ickes. a a a ; Siskiyou county. Cel., Is deep ly stirred by the national mess. Two subscribers of the Yreka Dally News, have written poems about It, and ye ea, puoiunea same. a . Autobts are getting quite adeot at guessing correctly. which wav the boy on a wheel In front of them is going to turn unexpectedly. Too many of our representa tives at Sacramento are fly weights. Their fancy footwork excels their headwork " rwooa lawn. Cal.. Democrit) Identl cal condition at Salem every two years. a a a Mrs. J. Cochran Robin, chair woman of the Happy Nest com' mlttM read a robin-egg blue re port on the local nesting situs tlon at a meeting yesterday. She reported nesting spots, that no body would have last spring, were now selling for as high as 2800 fish worms, and too many takers. a a a "KEEP OREGON GREEN" (Press Dispatch) "Eugene Marsh, speaker of the Oregon House, told the fi nance officer that Oregon has a sound tax program despite the feeling among many Ore gonlans that the state has no chance to attract n,w Indus tries In compi tltlon with Wash ington and California." a a a H. Flcwher, the demon and dynamic baker, who In the past three years has been In North Africa, Florida. India, Sicily, Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, and the Balkans, is due home after short trip to Mexico. a a a The startling discovery was made by a citlien yesterday that the detective In the Bus Sawyer comtne strip looks like G. (Can- nonball) Jackson, the power house bolt of lightning. , a a a Rnereetic husbands have start- rA rleanlns 'out basements In an unheralded bv rst of energy. One such, threw avay two buckets of ashes, the Little Woman naa ' been saving three months to put around her sweet peas, when planted. I time tea ClaeettleS Ada S SU 1 ta ciaaaus U4 M Salome. Aril.. Feb. 12 This is the most expensive place in the United States for its size. That Is if you play '"-macnines. And if you don't it isn't cneap. a """""" ;. .j.tiiin, in T. A at least at the more than me same bi;;uiiiiiiuu".. -- , Hotel Clark. And the meals are far more expensive, about twice as much. But they are good. In fact the first sound aavice we rave " was that given by the AAA In Tucson to Drear, our return u coast at Salome. It was an easy trip from Casa Grande and tt wlU be an easy one to L. A. And if one wires In the morning one is certain of a room that nignt, ana oeuevo jruu mo ..... that is SOMEthing in this part of the country in this post-war stampede for sunshine and warmth! Yes. indeed. How does It happenT Well, this man Scheffler who owns Salome or most of It, is smart. He maintains a one-nlght-stop place in the middle of the Arizona desert, 150 miles from nowhere, and concentrates on that. He has no permanent guests, won't allow them. As a result he has a full supply of rooms and very clean and comfortable ones, available EVERY morning. That Is why It Is necessary to wire In the morning, be cause each day Is a day unto itself at Salome no reservations in advance. But If you don't wire and trust to luck, .it Is a 10-to-one shot you will sleep in the street, or worse. Those who saw a movie called "Salome where she danced," know more about the place than your cerrespondent no doubt. The picture was in New York when we were there but we avoided It and don t believe we missea mucn. inose wno nave reaa uie works of one Dick Wick Hall and his Salome frog poems, also must be well Informed. We never heard of either until we reached here, but devotees of the SATEVPOST of course have. The man apparently was quite a wit and philosopher, his picture and vari ous of his writings adorn the attractive entrance to Scheffler's restaurant. He died about 20 years ago. But to return to the slot-machines. The place is plastered with them. And they are the toughest one-armed bandits we have ever met Including those at Reno. There were a couple of young sol diers at dinner last night who after a few drinks at the bar, started to play one of the nickel contraptions. "Pull, revolve stop," pull, revolve stop, on and on, with no sound of metal pieces dropping Into a metal cup. At last the younger of the two with his hand on the pull-bar turned to the cold-eyed cashier gal nearby and remarked: "Hey there, Jesse James, that's the 83rd nickel we dropped In and not a pay yet, this thing is out o' order ain't it, perhaps its Jammed up!" . This In a shrill, complaining voice with a slight Texas accent. It brought down the house! The cold-eyed cashier gal even broke down a bit and smiled, but soon recovered and with no word in reply, continued to ex amine the checks and push the cash-register buttons. (Business was good last night). As practically everyone, before or after eating, plays these machines, such a crowd of them is an Irresistible temptation, they do increase the total per diem expense account. Near the entrance there Is a penny welshing machine. You put in a penny, step on the platform and the needle goes to 40 pounds and then stops. No amount of jumping or shaking will persuade the same to go higher. When you step off it will go back to zero again. One might suggest this machine be fixed or marked "out of order." But apparently that is not the Salome technique. Must pay fairly well! a e a ' a a . Around the place are many weather beaten alone annarenllv dating back to "Dicky Wick," all of a quaint frontier flavor, the oniy one we can recall now, however, went something like this: "Smile, Smile, Smllel . You don't have to stay here, WE DO!" Everyone was so rushed last night we hod a hard time getting or iiiiuiuinuun, m laci couia get none at all until around 8 p. m. when a new gal-cashier came on dutv tn relievo 'TniH.Fva " The new one looked as though she had had a nice afternoon nap and perhaps a bath. She said she had only been lrf Salome two OP thrA mnnlrii came from Texas (practically everyone WORKING In Arizona seems to have come recently from Texas!) and so she didn't know much about the place, but she "had been told" it was named Salome after a beautiful Indian girl with whom a young U. S prospector fell in love, and they were about to be married when she suddenly died, and so he named his claim "Salome." That was tne inman girl s name it seems. And from that mining claim Salome grew. - . Well, that may or mnv not be enrreot. Rut Mile la in, Salome can't be much larger today than it was then for it is now only a group of two or three gas stations, a water tank and a few auto camps, in addition to Scheffler's lane one. The l .tin some mining hereabouts, but not a tree or a bush, or of course. uiaue 01 grass This complete aridity and barreness, no doubt gave rise to Dicky Wick's famous "Salome Frog" no relation to Mark Twain's frog we believe but immortalized In the aforementioned SATEVPOST. A copy of same being framed and hung on the entrance wall. Again we can recall only a few lines: One was the frog lamenting he had to carry a big canteen to sprinkle his back and keep it green and, Another, he (the frog) did not know whether he could swim or not for he had never trledl On The Side-By e. v. Darling (Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc.) At one side of the restaurant is one of the largest aviaries we have ever seen, all enclosed In wire and kept very clean and neat. We should say about half are love-birds of some tvDe: and the other half different kinds of parrots. Whether the latter are talk ers or not we couldn t say, for our only visit was early In, the morning, Just before departing and nearly all the birds were still frozen with their heads turned backwards and under their feathers. If they are talkers, then when it warms up in Salome, as It must eventually, the chatter must be terrific. a a e e Before reaching Salome we stopped for gas at Wittenburg, Ariz., a famous center for dude ranches. And who should come up with hand outstretched but a very familiar figure, we could not Immediately place, but soon announced himself as Judge Ashurst, formerly of Klamath Fails. The genial brother of Arizona's former senator said he was delighted to see a car with an Oregon license and a resident of that attractive "big little city" Mcdford, Ore. How was every thing up there? yes, he did miss Klamath Falls and Oreson. but the Mrs. yearned for the bare hills and sunshine of her native Arizona so they had moved to Wittenburg, where the Judge Is now in praciice. "inings are much better than I expected," said he. '1 only looked for a little Justice court work and some notariilna but mining is very active hereabouts and I am doing an excellent business. Give my best to Georie Roberts and th Nawhurv brothers. I mean father and son, Tom and Jerry. I mean Gus and Don! "I had many good friends In Southern Ore son. and I An mia Senator Evan Reames very much! Give my best to them all, ana my oesi to you ana a pleasant trip, my dear Slrl" Rather an odd thing: When Judge Ashurst lived In Klamath he always dressed like a far westerner, one always suspected oone-nanoica six-gun lurking under his black frock coat, but here In Arizona where It is still wild and woolly, the Judge dresses like a small-town lawyer In some rural section of the Middlewest. aav snortiy alter tne battle of Hull Run, yes, and quite appropriately around Feb. 12, there was, come to think of it, a decided early Lincolnesque touch, before Mr. Lincoln grew whiskers to please inai lulls gin. n.w.rt. mmiMIMHIHmHIHIIIIW I cant laa why there la such a fuia About men underaundlns tu. A thoughtful word, a lorlaf ' touch A compliment can mean so much! If slven with a kiss, a roaa, Meant more to ua than fancy clothes. Remember too that love has win sa And women Uva on 'UtUo thin re. Gladys Oakley. ... a e a . On St. Helena's highway. north of Napa, Calif., is a restau rant operated by Arthur Cook and his charming wife Gladys. This place specializes in turkey, chicken and steak. The steak Is so tender it can be cut with a fork. During the peace confer ence in San Francisco a number of delegates visited this eatery and wrote home about It in 32 languages.. Needless to say it is a highly profitable venture. What par ticularly interests me about the place is It Is open only from 9 to 8 p. m. five days a week and for seven hours on Sunday. Dur ing the winter it is closed for three months In order that the owners, the Mr. and- Mrs. Cook aforementioned, may devote their time attending the races at Santa Anita. That's the kind of restaurant I would like to own. Their Faults What about Aquarius wom en?" asks a Bostonian. "Never mind our virtues. What are our faults?" The stargazers say Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. IS) fe males are usually gifted but in clined to be dreamers. They need to be stirred to action. On achieving success the Aquarius girls have a tendency to become a little swell-headed and hlghhat some of their old friends. Also they are always falling in and out of love. They usually marry at least twice. They don't care for housework. Are seldom home girl types. Asking Queries from clients: Q. I will wager one fine stogie that you can not tell what musical piece the British band played when the English general Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at Yorktown. A. This query thing Is really getting tough. I must confess this question has me baffled. I await the answer with Interest. Q. In his successful .at tempt to throw a silver dollar across the Rappahannock river Walter Johnson threw the coin 386 feet. Has anybody ever thrown a baseball that far? My husband claims a baseball is too heavy to be thrown such a dis tance. A. I believe Sheldon Le jcune, Major league outfielder, threw a baseball over 400 feet, I haven't the exact figures. New Idea The stereoscopic moving pic ture Is an actuality. In this type of film the players stand out Just as they would in a play on the speaking stage. How soon Hol lywood will turn to the produc tion of stereoscopic films Is problematical. The expense of conversion from flat talkies for both producers and theatre own ers will be terrific. The stereos copic film will make the flat talking picture look as old fash ioned as the latter did the silent film. Movies The Blng Crosby-Ingrid Berg man film "The Bells of St. Marys" broke all box office rec ords in the 22-year history of the Golden Gate theater of San Francisco. It is interesting to note that practically all film theater boxoffice records have been made by so-called "clean" films. This type of picture, when well produced, cleverly directed and brilliantly acted always proves more profitable than the risque and sexy films. This is a state of affairs which speaks well for the majority of the American public. Patting By Basil James. One of the country's six best Jockeys. Has been in the armed forces for four yenrs but is about to re sume riding . . , Rosizka Dolly. You can t call yourself a young old timer unless you remember the vaudeville act of Harry Fox and the Dolly sisters. Or if you don t recall when Rosizka co- starred with Lillian Gish In a film titled 'The Lily and the Rose." Parades A Minnesota subscriber wants to argue that the Minneapolis aquatennial parade surpasses the Pasadena rose parade. Can't ar gue with him. Never saw that Minneapolis parade. Incidentally what makes the rose parade Is not the roses but the horses. However, it could be the Phila delphia Mummers parade and the New Orleans Mardl Gras parade surpass both of the events mentioned. Sidelights Another poem written by a mother-in-law In praise of a daughter-in-law Is that by Grace Noll Crow-ell which includes the lines: 'There are no words that I am master of which to thank you, God, for my son's wife" , . . THAT NOSE AGAIN Hollywood, Feb. 14 (U.R) Artist John Decker, whose home wss the scene of a movie colony fight last month, was wearing his nose in adhesive tape today because of another battle at his house this time with, a bird. A parrot Decker was trying to teach tricks got in the last word, and the last bite. In the old days, San Francis cans went by horse-drawn omnl bus from Portsmouth Square to lbs Cliff House at the beach. Automat dining cars are soon to be in service on British railways. Will be run on exactly the same plan as the automat restaurants in the United States. Flight o Time Madtord and Jackton Co. His tory from the files et the Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 rears ago. TEV YEARS AfSO February 14. 1938 (It Was Friday) Russia Issues warning to Jap anese militarists. GOES TO BE WITH Rain predicted. High 58, low 38 degrees. Water users of city show gain in past year. Sales of state liquor store show steady gains. Upstate shivers In coldest weather of winter. Hoots and jeers greet critic of New Deal in Baltimore. Court decision puts World War veterans first for work relief. TWENTY YEARS AGO February 14, 1926 (It Was Sunday) Mcdford high five defeats Klamath Falls quint there, 53 to 9. Raid upon Sams Valley dis trict farm nets mash. -Rome press upholds Premier Mussolini in defiance of Germany. Charge hurled at dry agent's trail in Portland, "anti-saloon league and politics mixed." Occasional rain. 37. High 55, low THIRTY FOUR YEARS AGO February 14, 1912 Ot Was Wednesday) Thirty-four union leaders ar rested for conspiracy In nation wide dynamite plot. City to get taxi service soon. In order to be with his father. Gen. Walter Krueger, who com manded the sixth army in the Pacific during three years of the second' world war and who aided Gen. Douglas MacArthur In the occupation of Japan, Col. Walter Krueger of Camp White is on leave from his duties as commander of the 1154th en gineers. Gen. Krueger arrived in San Francisco Sunday, where he was met by his son and a number of high-ranking army officials, and the two left Mon day night for San Antonio where the eeneral's wife is resiomg. The general s slxtn army was de-activated January 26, three years to the day after Krueger took command. That day is aiso the birthday 01 the general, who is 65, and of Gen. MacArthur, a year older, and the two men celebrated together in Tokyo the night before Gen. Krueger boarded the New Jersey for the return trip to the United States. General To Retire Gen. Krueger. veteran of three wars, expects to retire from the army this summer and will live in San Antonio. Interviewed in San Francisco, the general stated that the Jap anese people are "dazed by their freedom" and that results of al lied occupation and efforts to democratize the Japanese would not be aooartnt for at least generation. He declared that rapid demobilization Is a threat to efficient occupation of Japan. The officer also said that he hoped the people of this country would keep sufficiently armed so that peace will be assured and "this horrible nightmare will not happen again." Col. Krueger will go to wasn- ington, D. C, after leaving San Antonio to transact army busi ness in the capital and plans to be absent from Camp White about a month. LAST RITES HELD Lower Table Rock is offered county as game preserve. Hills are now covered with the first wild flowers of spring, LEGION DANCE TONIGHT TO AID BUILDING FUND As a benefit for the American Legion building fund, members of the post and auxiliary are sponsoring a St. Valentine's ball tonight, the affair to be at Dreamland ballroom. It is ex pected that the dance will' be one of the largest of the late winter season. Planning has been done by World War II members of both groups. Dancing is to begin at 0 p. m. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Mcdford and vicinity: Cloudy to night and Friday with light rain late tonight and shower tomorrow. Slightly warmer tonight. Oregon: Cloudy with light rain In west portion tonight and snow flur ries in en.it portion tonight. Not so cold tonight. Friday, light showers. Strong southerly wind off coast, be coming westerly lomgni. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 48: Lowest 30. Total monthly precipitation .85 Inches. Deficiency for the month .30 Inches. Totnl precipitation since September it:), i oo incnes. Excess for the season 4.13 Inches, Relative numumv at 4:30 p. yesterday 46; 4 30 today 83. Tomorrow Sunrise 7:07 a. m. Sunset S:44 p. m. uDservanons lateen At 4:30 A. in.. 110 Meridian Time High Low Free. Boise Boston Chicago uenver Eureka Havre Klamath Falls Los Angeles . Med ford New York Omaha .. Phoenix Portland , Reno RoApburg Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane 41 46 53 33 87 60 46 5a 3 41 58 C0LDSJ FIGHT MISERY vtiera you tttl lt-rub throat, cheat and UU Willi Uma-tesUd WICKS V VaoRus Washington. Yakima D. C. 3 38 18 11 37 37 13 37 28 38 19 3d 33 17 3 31 37 40 31 4 37 Laxative Gam Is I Unexpected Treat For N. Y. Barflies NeV York. Feb. 14 There's a bump In the pavement in a block where several wmmum bars are located, and in the darkness at 1 a. m. today a driv er hit it and the rear doors of his truck flew open, blgnieen cases of chewing gum bounced out and were scattered along the block. nar customers rushed out. delved into cartons, and began chewing. When Datrolman Patrick Kenny arrived in his radio car. dozens of persons had tinea their pockets. He retrieved a few unopened cartons and dis pensed the crowd. Then he took a last look around the dark street. . He flicked on a flashlight and the beam hit the trade name on one of the broken cases. It was that of a well known laxative gum. What the Girl Scouts Are Doing Brownia Troop No. 24 Brownie Scout Troop No. 24 of the Jackson school held Valentine party Tuesday at the home of their leader, Mrs. Louis Putnam, with Mrs. William Strode, assistant leader, aiding Mrs. Putnam. Valentine games were played and refreshments served. Members present were Carol Van Ausdall, Carol Ellison, Shir ley Noel, Phyllis Watkins, Oar- lene Clements, Barbara jonnson. Judy riorey, j - Dixie Neathamer, Duane Rob erts, Betty Shaw, Alta Wilson, Joy Lee Wright and Louis Putman. The world's largest seagoing crane which can lift more than 125 tons of dead weight from the ocean, operates on anti-friction bearings. , . PHONE 7349 AIRLINE PARCEL DELIVERY BONDED INSURED Tired Kidneys Often Bring Sleepless Nights Doctors ear joorkHneys contain 15 tnBaa of tlnytubcaor filters which help to purify the blood and keep you healthy. When they get tired and don't work right In the daytime, many people have to get up nights. Frequent orscanty passages with smarting and bumlns lometimea ehowa there Is something wrong! with your kidneys or bladder. Don't neglect this condition and lose valuable, restful sleep. When disorderof kidney function permit, poisonous matter to remain in your blood. It may also cause nagging backache, rbeuroade pains, ieg pains, loss of pep and energy, swelling, pufliness under the eyes, headaches and diziiness. Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Doanl Pills, a stimulant diuretic, used succesaf ulhr by millions for oyer 40 years. Doan's give happy relief and will help the 16 miles of kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste from your blood. Get Doau'a Pills. Funeral services for Saratt-F. Rhoads were held In the Conger Morris chapel Feb. 9 with Dr. Louis C. Kirby officiating. Mrs Rhoads was born March 7, 1874 in Winchester,.!!!. She was mar ried to John F. Rhoads in Win chester, Feb. 18, 1897. They lived in Klamath Falls for 19 years and a year ago de cided to make Medford their place ot residence. Mrs. Rhoads died here Feb. 4 from a heart attack. There were eight children born during their wedded life. She is survived by her husband, one son, Thornton Rhoads of Vallejo. Calif.; two daughters. Mrs. James Reynolds and Flo Rhoads of Medford; also three grandchildren, Donald and Shir ley McGee of Portland, and Mary Ann Moss of Medford. Also a sister Fannie Sellars of White Hall, 111. Mrs. Rhoads was a church woman and highly respected for her able traits of character. THE GRANGE Phoanix Granga Among committee reports given at the Grange meeting Tuesday night was announce ment of a dance to be given at the hall Saturday niuht. Feb. 18. planned by ways and means committee. Good music is being provided and the public Is In vited. Agricultural committee, by Roy Bolt, gave a report of the meeting , of the county agricul tural committee held Monday in Mcdford. The legislative committee, b George Gilham, reported the im portant measures under con sideration In -ongress. Closlnf time tor Classified Ads S 3 m Too Lata to Claaatfy 13:IS p m 1 From where I sit Jy Joe Marsh. Sam Hackney has a trade mark Befor Sam Hackney got stkv casaful, hia wife used to make his bow ties for him. They came eat an inch longer than arei-aga and Sam came tn for a lot of ribbing. But ha only smiled and took it . Of emjrse, Sam doesn't need to txonoml ta bow ; ha'a ona of the beat real eatate men In the country. But ha artll wear thoaa loaf bow tlea. PraaptttlT cast omen may not r mambar his name or his fare, hert the minute they sea Sam, they say, "Thati the feller I The bow tlas work liks a trad mark something to remember and Identify. And Sam has another trade mark, too: the glass of beer ha buys his client after erry deal b settled. Sura, It's a friendly gesture ... but mora than that, it reminds Sam's clients that he's a man of modera tion and good taste dependable and temperate. Sam's no fool 1 S'tFtM &6, I miti Sum greasers f MaaJaftaa SELL NOW! YOU WILL GET THE HIGHEST GASH PRICE FOR YOUR CUR from ROGUE RIVER CHEVROLET 9th and Bartlett Phone2288 A BOY (Jerry Hunter) A GIRL (Sharyn Moffett) and A DOG ("Lucky") 3 swell reasons for seeing one of the grandest shows that ever made your heart sing! . . It's coming next Wednesday to the Craterian Theatre P. S. . . Thar will also ba a 2-reel Featurerta in Technicolor and "Michigan Ski-Daddly" A Sport Novelette nth. El,:v.i,...4i; TICK SO CHINESE HERB CO. J. H. LEONG, Herbalist REMEDIES FOR STOMACH ULCERS 5?IVrt' BhUIatism. Asthma. Catarrh. Piles. Prostata Gland. Eciama and all dls ordars of Lirer. Kidney Troubl. and other complaints disappear after usina CHINESE KERBS Removed to Sparta Bids. Phone 5817