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M1ERMAN COUNTY JO URNA L M ~ " l ! m 4 w - p ro fe ro r of pub». PH ILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
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thought pould write fi series of
—
, , actually
— n_. „ giving
The
talk about
questions that would test ” *e ?o
Philippines their independence
Published Every Friday at
Mere, Orerea
called average American and find does not seem to have abatodr
Editor cu t how m#ny..believers in demo- even during the period of war in
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ta. <s»«y
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* * * • In* ’* ”<?h which we were fighting to regain
•» Mo», Own»« ««hr Aet »f us many would be found to he so -
them;'
Oon«r»»B «r M.rrfc ».
— d a lis ttc , Hboufc some things and
The ¡.independence idea' came
AfteteRdee
S, fascist about others perhaps some from American sugar growers and
sort of sytem of , x rating would
be refiners who would like to have a
r
A T IIR needed. One might he SCF. or in- ^ iff
Philippine sugar in-
U nce, which would b e p r e t t y m u c h ,
of
j t com e , n d u ty
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
a b e lie v e r in g o v e r n m e n
o f everything wi
orce 1
In Other Days i
W aM O
<**eir govermnen
<
"ot »bare
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These days
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names for different kmds of go^
em m ent so easily it woul<1
a
excellet project for °ur though
^ t u t e . now devoid o
election to propheay. t w o j it
^ to k " ^ g o T er n m en t
« y peop
«hould do anythm g asked of it 1 y
trouble
mBy fight Japan home south o f Moro early T ue.-
outlet#
morning. Mr Johnson was one
That means that o f the early pioneer farm ers of
of g(,t sherm an ^ t y but tater years
trouble with Russia at
Jater datat wl>en the prc8ent
love making is over.
appears, therefore, that if
abandon the islands now by
T
complete indepen-
has suffered mudh from asthma,
School will close on May 6th.
Since the May 8th grade ex a m in e
tion will be held on the 4th and
5th, no closing program will be
prepared. The Sth-grade pupils
physiology at
influence in the Pacific east time.
™ rd u Midw*y and
Marshal1 From
Obaerver> April 23, 1926
islands and also abandon Guam.
we
Misg M>be, King and £<)„;„ s .
Japan?
As debated by
H e n ry N o b le H a D ,
" < th ib W e e k
'
Dr.
Jo h n
,
F. Normano
(L o n d o n ) » ith tho AEP io
W orld W or 1
M
rr
©luizm
N o G reater Love!
M -G -M ’s
DR. NORMANO OPENS: For his
torical and geographic reasons. It is
axiomatic that Russia has vital In
terests In checking and preventing
Japanese aggression. Their Interests
fully coïncida with our Interests and
our Allies. The UJ5.SJL Is generally
described as realistic and realistic
statesmanship recognizes Russia’s ln-
tests in checking and preventing Jap
aggression will be taken care of with
out her direct participation. The U.S2
and her Allies have to finish up the
ob of bringing Japan to her knees.
The U.S. is no longer thinkable as
¡o k ali*^ ” 'n>ere I s no perceptible a great power without achieving it.
The British Empire cannot afford to
have her Asiatic possessions In the
hat the latter has the power to Japs’ hands. Rejuvenated Prance, the
ittain them. Once Germany is de sober Dutch, growing Australia, New
feated, why should Stalin hesitate Zealand, would not be satisfied with
o join with the U S. and Great Brlt- leas than Japan’s complete defeat.
iln in smashing Japan and aveng- Soviet thinking takes this Into ac
ng Port Arthur? It la already abun- count It doea not aee any «pecifle
lantly clear that Russia Intends to reason for opening a second front
nake her voice heard In no uncer- Immense Soviet losses in the war
aln tones In the European aettle- make the government especially eco
nent It Is even more to her Interest nomical about additional sacrifices
d make it heard In the Asiatic set- particularly In the Asiatic regions
lement Her stakes In northern Iran where they have built up new reser
md western China are enormous. voirs of industrial power. There IS
|he virtually controls the North Pole no doubt In my mind that Russia
,ver which «passes the shortest air wishes Japan’sadefeat—will assist up
oute from Asia to the New World. to a point but will stop at active par
>nce Germany is beaten it Is my ticipation. Russia is not afraid she
lonviction Russia will join In the war will not be heard In future Far East*
■ gainst Japan . . . and play a leading era settlements because of non-bel
ole in post-war settlements in Asia. ligerency. The new diplomatic and
military strength of Russia, and the
db . normano challenges yet untouched Far East reserves are
rhe rise of Russian nationalism strong enough to command respect. ;
toesn’t mean abandonment of com-
HALL CHALLENGES: The
nunlsm. Russia is everchahging. but fact that the U.S. and the British
the is satisfied her economy is the Empire are determined to smash
>est for the full development of her Japan utterly la all the more reason
ndustrlal resources. Russia is devel- why Russia Shoifid wish to join them
»plng a socialistic—not a zoological as soon as the war In Europe is over.
^nationalism. If it is a question of Stalin is not the kind of man to be
I general Asiatic settlement — not content to participate In any Asiatic
lust of one with Japan—Russia will settlement as a non-belligerent Ha
»robably use all her resources to will want to make his voice beard—
tchieve on her Asiatic frontiers the to ensure it being heard he will join
«me security she Is seeking In Eu the war against Japan as soon as
rope. Russia has matters to settle Germany has been beaten. It is true
(rith Turkey—has vital interests in Russia’s losses have been stupendous
‘ran The Soviet Union (and the U.S. —including civilians murdered by
■rerrt happy* «b°ut British-Indian the Germans, perhaps as high as 20.-
nuarTels and highly disapprove 000,000—and in comparison the cas
Chiang Kai-shek’s national and Inter ualties in a final blow at Japan—
national policies. Of course, Mongo already reeling before American
lia, Manchuria and Korea are border forces in the Pacific—would be neg
ligible.
problems for the Soviet Union.
DR. NORMANO REPLIES: I feel
MR. HALL REPLIES: “Commu-
would prefer participation in
nism” has become a fetish word, just a Russia
continental Asiatic settlement to
like "heretic” was in the 16th Cen fighting Japan for local settlement in
tury. Even Lenin never tried to estab the Far East She takes the stand
lish pure communism >s Marx and point her sacrifices In Europe are
Engel understood it, and although disproportionate to Anglo-Saxon sac
Stalin may retain the name. Russia rifices in the Japanese war. Unless
aas abandoned communism for na the relations of the United Nations
tionalism. The only way Russia can with China are improved. Russia will
»chieve her Asiatic aims is, as Dr. probably not move to fight Japan. If
Mormano says, by using all her re- the situation continues with UB. suc
lources and throwing all her weight cesses in the Pacific paralleled by
nto the scales. If that doesn't mean Chinese defeats on the continent and
(oing to war with Japan, then words if the war against Japan threatens
nave lost their meaning. Just as soon to develop into a continental war,
is the war In Europe is over, Russia the United Nations will have to make
will join the U.S. and Great Britain substantial concessions to get the help
h «mashing Japan. Nothing else of Rut>ia—Asia’s only continental
power.
nakes sense.
unforgettable
rom ance I
JOL HALL OWNS: Russia is po
tentially the most powerful country
p the world and groat as are her in
erests In Europe where they extend
Tom the Baltic to the Black Sea.
r.ussia Is essentially an Asiatic pow-
ir. Having abandoned communism
or a system of State control of all
■atural resources and tools, Russia
astounded the world by her ln-
lustrlal progress and her military
night. Everybody p . y Wbuto_to tttc
that the head of the ticket would * nY pressure group. ,
.
recently captured. We must Mercer were married at «Ventuia.
not finish his term. To a certain
‘
prepared, to get completely out California, April 14th. Mia» King
extent th o « doubts are unnecea- DAVE McKELVEY
% <>r stay entirely in the western is a form er resident o f Sherman
aary. Truman h a s ,,as did. Hoover
When the spirit of any of us
of the Pacific ocean.
• county and is a sister of Glenn
and Coolidge, a background and venturea beyond this mortal co»5
jt may be good policy to gut King residing north of Grass Val-
training that makes real Ameri- BOinething goes out of the life of out. And it may not be. If an ag- ley-
v
cans. He was born in rural atmos- those who remain and occasionly gpessive Russia builds a large
April 16th, 1926, was the hot-
phere; he farmed and engaged in BUC| l a passing seems to definitely navy and fortifies islands within test Aprik day recorded a t Moro
small business; he struggled to terminate an erk, to mark the flight distance o f Hawaii or if Ja- experim ent station since 1909,
make -a living. His education is end
a w ay of life. To those pan becomes strong again and docs when the government instrument
moderate. His traditions are mid- who knew bim the passing _ o f the same thing we m ay-have-.to recorded 83 degrees. *
>
dleweetern, rural and American Dave McKelvey will be one of
fg h t another war. Letting the
Ben, 6-ycer old son of R. R.
If he is strong enough to follow
that
Philippines go
or keeping them W hite, feH
NW M |k
the dictates o f his background and
¡ n the ditys when life was rough should be the cue to how far we Rock last Monday afternoon re-
Ms conscience he wfll not be led
and men Wcre tough and
^ach are going to try to exert our in- ceiving a severe shaking up and
astray by those ..in W ashington depended on h is own fists or hie fiuence in the. Pacific.-
several miaflg body bruises in his
who are*trym g to graft the iems OW71
his place in his so-
There are good Americans who 26-foot tumble.
o f Europe onW the American sys- cjety Drive McKelvey was a man are getting very tired of fighti’i? Schools at Grass Valley have
an
tens of life. It ie not to much to among men. He was said to have wars to capture lands we do not dosed this week because
of
hope that Truman will remain
ag quick and lithe as a pan-
for people about whpm wc epidemic of scarlet fever.
Truman and thereby cause
the ^ er arxj to have a punch in either ^,-p fcttle. If w e are going to »-
-
deJaat o f the social achemers.
hand that f required no second, bandon the western Pacific . our
There is nothing In the personal {fot quarr^aome, but never one Marines who are buried on Iwo
^ t o r y of the new president that to evafle afi argument or a battle, j ima arxj other island« for which
mdicates th at he will
endegvor be wknt Ma independent way. let- ^ y fought m ight well ask why w
to continue the effort to make tmg no’ ohe dictate to him about th^y die(j ¡ f we are licking Japan
the executive department ascend- bis actions.
only to rehabilitate and equip a
A letter from George D eM on,
ant over both the legislative and
There were others of his stripe bunch of islands for her to take n<>w
Pac|fi<.
i8iandg wjth the
judicial. This possibly means that fa those days, men vtoo walked over later> we are not doing-much Seabee8> hag been received by his
the congress wM> rule the natior. any street confident that they could for ourseiVes on the woatern front parents, Mr And Mrs John DeMosa.
through law inatead o f the execu- take care of themselves without" This ifl written on the assump-
Jugt ’a few
for you whUe j
tive boaaing it through personally benefit of police, the law, the cus- bion that the Philippines will ne-
* HtUe Ume
j um
signed “directives”.
toms or the manners. No emer- ver
abie to defend themselves gtiU
woriring vhe — — g
In lnternUkm .1 .f la ir , the new gency dismayed them, no event a(.ainst any of the sevira] possible graveyard >h ift ’ M, bet you'd
T lir u l
prosident is ill inftnned. He has nor man made them fearful, aggressors. If we must defend the
whQ j
j
n i p C A IT U m T U T U [ M l
not been eaHad to attend the con- If a rattle snake bit them they ¡stands we should retain «over-
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.
r>b»r i n n U W i l l rrrartvvr
,
. ,
ran into Bill McDonald (V£asco
overseas
or at home cut out the bite, sucked the wound, e ig-nty over them and, if thnre be CQunt 4_H winher)
who is right
the
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W hat has happened a A t a them
rtay tied it up with A their
shirt I tail
economic
advantage
in that 1 let
4
running
a bull
close to us anl
be a» deep and dark a secret co and went on their journey. If a the American
people who make dozer, too, a D8.
*<**♦**»****♦♦
him as it b to other Americans, wagon wheel broke they chopped t he sacrifice« of war enjoy that
The weather has cleared up and
It is now likely that the efforts a few saplings and braced it up advantage. If we are going to get
it is pretty warm now. We have a
o f other nations wiU have to «be with a lasso rope and whatever out of that part of the Pacific,
«
«
a
. ,
a,
small sprinkle about every 24-
directed toward the American wire w as at hand. If a man want- and abandon our -position there, hourg which c V thinra off a bjt
people in order to obtain their ed to curse and brawl they accom- we can give the islands indepen- j
Rn(>w
what
instead o f that of one modated him briefly and effec- denee.
the same thing m the rest, the
popular man. These nations m ay toively— and often
successfully. ---------------------
newness wears off and then thete
have to deal with the senate where They ju st didn’t need any help.
isn’t much to say.
secret deals are hard to keep se-
They often lived on the coarsest W a s h i n g t o n C o l u m n
We have our area pretty well
c r e t Thankfully we are not yet a o f food, beans, potatoes, bacon,
°
started. There is an awful lot of
party to any intsm atioim l deals, sometimes seasoned with the fruit Continued from Pare One
work for all hands. The area is
and it now seems likely we will o f the corn and despite the prat- ants in attaining ownership o f starting to take shape, though.
not be until the w ill of the people ings of
the nutritionists these the land they work. It has been Find out when» Frank Sayrs and
has been registered in favor of old men of another time livel on generally believed here that the g ] mer Barzee are- Bill was Want- *
them.
and on, hale and hearty at seven- housing authority was on its way ing
know about them.
DISCUSS YOUR PROBLEM WITH US
President Truman has a rare ty. still living and liking it
out and that congress would deny
George MM-2c
opportunity. Although he was eighty and only turning to th*» it further financing after the war £8Sp
USNCB Co A l
chosen by Sidney HHlnaan of CIO, m inistrations of woman and man ends, but those at the head o f the pleet* p^toffice San Francisco.
he was second choice' His record made comforts as grey hair
and agency obviously have other p l a n s . _______
as head o f the investigating con«- ninety approached.
The proposed activities would be
BOARD OF
m ittee is one o f honesty,' which
Their conversation was filled undertaken until after the war, of EQUALIZATION MEETING
largely overcomes Ws earlier ex- with stories of direct action, if course, and justification for the NOTICE: There will be a meet-
MEMBER F D I C
HEAD OFFICE, PORTLAND
periences with the - Pendergast man against man, of man against program is sought in the need i ng of the County Board o f Equal- ‘
gang. If Truman wiH but
follow nature. There were always tales which will then ex ist for provid- isation of Sherman County, Ore-
hb background he will be
a auc of men who had to place reliance jng employment opportunities and £<>n, a t the Court House, Moro,
R om
s it~ /y
earn a s president Let him
be as on nothing outside them selves, giving a boost to the building in- Oregon on the-sooond Monday in
Ametfean aa the Miaaaurl
farm They had but one life and they dustry.
May . that being th e 14th day of
he plowed and he wM ha a pood lived it apd the rest o f the world •>
. , . • • • •
.
May 19<g to > publicsMy examine
president. '
*
• could be damned.
/. With the loss o f 200,000 workers the Assessm ent rolls, correct all
—
' In these effete times beds h aw from American farm s during t h / errors in valuation, descriptions
fehee-ts on them instead of bein^ past year, as stated by Jfccretary of iandg or other property assess-
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?
wooly, unwashed blankets covered o f Agriculture Claude Wickard,
by me> and
roSrote be the duty
being at home alone together,
In these days of testing citizens with canvas; men work an eight it would not seem that the impor-
persons interested to appear Dae and Jane Cuppers used to
with our own thin gs—talking
for beliefs of all kinds and of all hour day instead of until the flnto’i tation o f 107,000 Mexican and a t the tim e and place appointed say that as soon as the children
and readin _ g-enjoyin g my glass
aorta of toot» to And out one’s re- of tbe job; a man can hardly take other farm laborers will be suffi- (appearance is by petition). AV had flown the roost, they w ere
to everything from burned a drink* of whiskey without some cient to maintain crop production petitions must be in w riting ami going off together on a second f of bfeer, and Jane her buttermilk
to doable features, it seems woman pouring water in it; at the 1944 level. Mexican work- verified by the oath o f the appli- honeym oon. . . take a t r ip ... or —living and letting live. I guess
+44 that no one h a s conducted a there’s a bathtub in nearly every era have been generally willing ca n tz and filed with the board rent a n ,apartment la the city. you can’t
« ’♦ beat home!' •
off
SATURDAY — SUNDA Y
MATJNEE, SUNDAY 2:30 P. M.
D iroctor o f StodU r, R - o o n h B n r tto
fo r P ott-W or E c o n o m ist Author
o f Forthcoming Booh, “ Spirit
o f Ib u d o n Economic»“
F o r CorrosjKmdonl o f Tho Timo»
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GRASS VALLEY
THEATRE
$
W U I Russia Fight
Barnum is the proud ffi-
th en of a boy born thia week a.
th e f arm home.
•’ '
W alter Perry will today take
¿ v il service examination in Port-
land for R^jhvay Mail service.
eulty.
js From the Observer, April 21, 1916
Major United States policy
wrapped up in the independence of
A new furnace and heating
Philippines now. We hope to plant is being installed by the
.b o .tth Japan , «ao
as » » great
power
Bank o f ______
Moro.
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• n o -- r a tiro"
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A nrrororo4-ln.ro
{ - „ »'’r e M r a . tio
tho»
A
wreatlm g mfitch
match t e . been
X m a k X i.M nd, aafe from ag- arranged f t ? S atu n tof might, at
~
tKat quarter. . The the opera house after the. show,
tta t
Bark, o f McMinn-
«*»>
j"
there will be Jap . to m igrate to ville and Bob May o f Moro.
"
W ake U p . A mirica !
j» g
Rgndpy
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p ro— tfe* Observer, April 20. 1906
T^‘
notion with glee.
and Antelope “ play ball” .
Such a one would CAninmniotip
be Socialist in
in
The J»F>» seemed to like the on the Grass Valley diamond
ree. Communistic in
, . en-
strongest degree.
m
Page says $1.26 per hundred is
Wtth
f
“
T
d
"
1
X
j<“P8
*he
¡.lands
to
some matters wirn a vugc
_v t --------- take
.g
«puds,
the
i r t h " « Z e r o m e m ft" ge“t ftugh.
«"*">' ’ *“ * littU * ‘ Moro City Market.
WO
f
IF
Naturally the more p o l i t i c a l - M o r o , o n t h e Moro diamond at I
arnbitj0Ufi natives accepted »he 0»ciocjc sharp. Grass Valley Re(h
c
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Payable in Advance
inclined to
ONE YEAR ............. ........ 82.00 Such a one would be incftnea
.
----------- - ■ —------------------- bave government
do
everything
1
U
~
for the people and the more t
APRIL 20, 1045
_____________
.
. peop,e
_
who would tra d e *ooneT would they give J ? “ g0V'
/ /,
Who W O O M
ernmant complete control.
freedom for security ttre i t is pot too nuich to hope that
some would r a ft • Straight D,
for democroey. wtth no qualifying
deserving o f neither.
T ^ ï ' w o u l d ' b o Tho.’,
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—
additions
PRESIDENT TRUMAN
who feel that the indiy.du.l i. toe
'H arry Truman h w been thrust «"-»Per unit of society and that
into the preaidency of thia coun- the govermnen is ui
or
.
try at a time that wiU make it These would not expect faro«t of
difficult for him to show his sLil-
ities to the best advantage. It
may be said, however, that the
nation does not expect him to
shoulder a l the burdens that have
been consobdated under the office
o f the presidency.
A great deal of doubt was ex-
pressed about the qualifications
of Truman last fall durmg the
election when it ' was apparent
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United States National Bank
where I
Joe Marsh.
The Cuppers
ÿ ’
Have a Dream Come True
test to discover the average Amor- house and the old, rough days are
ican’s coDcapt o f government.
history.
Some earoffel listening will cause
Life ia softer but no fairer,
on« to bear all aorta of ideas about quieter but no kinder, easier but
expounded. Many such leas stim ulating
aite strictly faadot, some go
— -
y
In for eaunnoner ldeals o f dictator-
So-long, Ernie Pyle. You put
■i^p pMnoa
are sociallsta and a the emphasis on war where it t>e-
part
a f the popnlafU. thankfully, longs, on the foot soldier who doe*
expound damoenacy o f varying
the real fighting, not on the brass
- k
of the MBesrs nor ah the leaders
f t ahfiHtt that aasaa ItHff haired who cause wars.
and efficient, according to reports, within the first week it is by law
but not «so much may be said for required to be in session.
)
the Jamaiciane and Bahamans
Charles A. Ruggles
who were brought into southern
County A
states last year. And the situa-
tion is made even less encouraging
by the continued s^arcitiee in
farm machinery, by floods and
the freezing temperature* which
P E R C Y T E O M P 8 ON
prevailed over a large pant e f the
MAIN STREET. MORO
mid-west during the spring plant-
Work Dane WbH and Quickly
ing season.
SHOE REPAIR
Bo after Uttls Sue got married,
From where I alt, Dee’s had a
I stopped In to asy goodbye. Dee
b e tte r dream com a t m e —th e
dream of peace and tolerance
wafi sitting in hia favorite chair
before the f 2, Mpplag a m ellow
glaaa of beer. And Jane was busy
with her knitting, Jnst as always.
They Looked about as restless an
the tabby cat on the hearth.
and understanding that wn all
are lighting for, and praying far,
today,
“Jane and I figured,” Dae ex
plained, “that you couldn’t beat
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