Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, February 26, 1948
M artin Is Likely GOP Dark Horse
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Contest Between Taft, Dewey
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By BAUKHAGE
I n a liti and Com m entator.
As this is written, the crystal ball gazers say that the
5' 8" black-moustached governor of the Empire State is go
ing to be the next President of the United States. Some people
will question this, and three, six or more months from now,
even my private crystal-gazers may revise their predictions.
But the Dewey following is confident, even in the face of the latest
Roper poll, which shows that Harold Stassen is the only Republican (now
that Eisenhower is out» who could win four out of the six m ajor geographi
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cal regions of the country from Mr. Truman! The poll says Stassen leads
n
MARGARINE STRATEGY . . . Rep. Edward A. Mitchell (Rep.,
everywhere but in the solid South. ♦-— ---------
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Ind.) acted as host at a capitol luncheon for congressmen and members
Suppose the solid South should own fam ily and is kept alive with
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of women's leagues who favor repeal of the present taxes on oleomar
f P f C /P I POR ROMP POPP/NO
•p iit from the Democratic party, as close personal contacts in the armed
garine. Donning a chef’s bulging cap. Mitchell demonstrated the
th e y in d ic a te d services. I simply say this to the
process housewives must go through to color their margarine at home.
they might in or voter:
der to rebuke the
You may have a tremendous
Get Well
President for his
respect for a man's m ilitary
so - called “ anti-
record, but that doesn't mean
s o u th e rn ” civil
you’d call him in if your child
F ro m V e u r C vu < S
r ig h ts m essage
O u t <• a C aM
had appendicitis. Politics is just
w h ic h re c o m
as much of a profession as med
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icine or the law.
lynch, a n ti-p o ll-
We need a trained leader in this
tax, fa ir prac
tices legislation, particular kind of leading. Maybe
Following the first blush of joy
which is labelled we w ill get one. Maybe we won't.
over the spirit of deflation which
“ pro-Negro’’ by
seemed to have been evoked by the .AID BURDEN:
m a n y s o u th e rn Speaker Joe M a rtin
commodity market price slump, Taft's Plank
critics? Well, sup U niversally P o p u lar
U. S. citizens began to realize that
pose
that,
and
as
Sen. Robert Taft, Ohio's G O P
Stassen has certain qualities of complications might set in.
BAUKHAGE
of the date of this leadership with which he seems to
aspirant to the White House, started ... r u v n i D n o
. ah
Most significant hidden gimmick
poll (February 5), Stassen has it.
have impressed the people inter behind the market skid appeared to
S till the old-timers stick to their viewed by the Roper pollers. But
be the development that the price
prediction of Dewey, which they unless Stassen could “ sweep the p ri decline might, in the words of Sen
appeal to a large portion of the
Spre“ d th,S dcS,«n W,U
make with tears in their eyes, in maries” — I ’m frankly quoting my Scott Lucas (Dem., Ill,), “ eliminate
western
voters.
.
stead of smoke from the smoke- chief crystal-gazer — he hasn’t a all possibility” of Income tax re
filled room where decisions are sup chance at this writing. There doesn’t ductions this year.
The United States cannot allow
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posed to be made.
its foreign aid program to jeopard
seem to be a chance of his sweeping
And that apparently was the cau
I wish that you people could have the primaries, and anyhow there tious but considered opinion of the ize freedom at home, he said in
attended that over-crowded'lunch aren’t many states which have entire tax-w riting senate finance Chicago, his first stopping place. ;
eon at the National Press club when adopted this device, which it was committee, of which Lucas is a
“ We should not be actuated by
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower spoke and thought could beat the “ smoke-filled member.
purely altruistic desire to improve
Introduced his successor, Gen, room.”
the condition of a
Sen. Owen Brewster (Rep., Me.),
Omar Bradley, as chief of staff.
Now, the man who is going to
lot of other people
....
.,
, ,
, .
also a finance committee member,
who have failed for . When w ashing windows d uring
be nominated is the man who
It was a good talk, and you
expressed a concurring view, point
centuries to do the
w ,n tc r. put u ,srna11 q u a n tity
wins in the Taft-Dewey contest"
probably read the report of it.
ing out that any appreciable gen
of am m on ia or vin eg a r into the
job
themselves.
(always,
as
of
NOW).
That
You also probably have read the
eral price decline "certainly would
“ We want peace w ater. T his h elp s to keep the
doesn’t mean it w ill be Taft or
report of the question and an
have to be taken into consideration”
a n d p r o s p e r i t y w ater from freezin g on the g la ss.
Dewey. But it does mean that
swer period which General Eis
by Republicans in their tax-cutting
th ro u g h o u t
the
it
w
ill
be
the
man
who,
although
enhower permitted, and which
plans.
When laundering la c e co lla rs,
world to eliminate
he hasn't enough votes on this
was one of the best news con
Another member of the group,
a
threat
to
our
own
sc'y
co llars on w hite m uslin,
prelim,
can
pick
up
enough
in
TOOT h powder
ferences—that’s what it turned
Sen. H arry Byrd (Dem., Va.) said
freedom, but it is T his w ill help keep them in shape,
dependent votes in later con
out to be—that I ever have at
that if a decline of market prices
certainly not worth'
—•—
tests to see him through. At the
tended. Members who couldn't
develops into a business recession,
while to adopt a
P rotect your rubbers fro m o il A M C K E S S O N A H O U B I N S P M O O U C T
present writing, it looks as if
get in were standing up, cocking
it probably would have “ a consid
foreign policy so and soil. O il causes b liste rin g ,
there were enongh of those
ears, 12 to 15 deep outside the
TAFT
erable effect” on tax reduction.
burdensome on our and soil w ill cause rubber a rticle s
’’changeable" votes to nominate
entrances to the dining room.
“ I certainly am not going to vote
Dewey.
own people, that It w ill destroy at to chip and cra ck and lose th e ir
for any b ill that would put the treas
Naturally some questions dealt
home the very freedom we are try resilien t stren gth . C lean w ell after
If
it
’s
neither
Dewey
nor
Stassen,
ury
in
a
deficit
position,"
said
Byrd.
with the Eisenhower withdrawal
ing to protect.”
using.
While the senators' statements re
statement issued late in January. the wise guys in Washington say it
There was expressed a m ajor
For Quick R elief
w
ill
be
none
other
than
Speaker
Joe
flected
a
good
deal
of
pussyfooting
The night after the Eisenhower
plank in Taft's campaign platform :
D
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M
D E L A Y A N Y L O N G E R ! Now . a
Martin,
who
never
insulted
anybody
and at least a temporary surge of
K eep on hand: P ercolator tops,
withdrawal, which most Republicans
d o c to r'« f o r m u la you r a n use a t h o m e to
Careful control of the foreign aid
re lie v o <1 let re win« d la ro rn fo rt o f p a in —
and Democrats considered as final, and has more friends in and out of indecision with regard to tax reduc program in the pre-eminent light of e le c tr ic fu se s, an a ssortm en t of
Itc h — Ir r it a t io n d u e to pile«. Ten«!« to s o f
I happened to be with two die Washington than a winner in a crap tion in the light of the market how it may effect this nation’s do corks, w axed paper, paper n ap ten a nd s h r in k s w e llin g . Uee ll ila p ro v e n
k ins, a box of ta ck s, an extra can- d o c to r's fo r m u la Y o u 'll be a m a s e d a t It«
hard, right-wing Republicans, who game when everyone else is broke. slump, it was obvious that they mestic economy.
speedy a c tio n re lie f. A uk y o u r d ru g g is t
Also, it was consistent with his O?t\n e r’ * v tra V8*? bulbs’ a bo11 to
wouldn’t even admit they were as Without ever pulling any rough were thoroughly concerned with this
d a y fo r T h o r n to n A M in o r a R e c ta l O in t
m e n t o r H utip oeltorlee. F o llo w la b e l In
activities in congress where he has 0 w ine» hicyc e tape,
happy as they were. They kept say stuff, Joe M artin has put more peo turn of events.
s
tru
c tio n « . F o r s al« a t a il d r u < s to re«
Theory which set their tax-cutting been making that theory felt with
ing, why couldn't he have said that ple under w illing obligation to him
than
any
man
I
know
in
congress.
plans awry is that a continued regard to approval of the Marshall
much earlier if he meant it, and
Thread a dozen needles w ith d if
For example — when the Taft- slump of commodity m arket prices
anyhow he has left a loophole so he
R E A L Rupture Relief
plan.
fe re n t colored threads and put
Hartley
fight
was
at
its
hottest,
a
would
bring
down
the
national
in
can run, if not now, in 1952.
S o ft, w ashable m a la r iala
them in a pin cushion hung fro m
« I»« tru e c o m fo rt, p ro v id a
I couldn’t see that. I knew a lot of certain Republican congressman come and tax receipts, thus render U. N. PLUM:
the w a ll. I t is then an easy m a tte r
US • t , , 'nS «upport N o e p n n ia
came
to
Joe
and
said:
“
I'm
sorry,
ing
any
m
ajor
tax
reduction
per
Republicans thought Eisenhower’s
Ira th e r. H a t b ro u g h t
to re p a ir a ga rm e n t p ro m p tly in
To Europe
c o m f o r ta b le re lie f Io th o u -
letter was an absolutely honest Joe, I ’ve got to bolt. M y constitu ilous.
stead
o
f
placing
it
in
the
ever-
aan
da.
S a tis fa c tio n g u a r a n
Decision on where the United Na- grow ing m ending bundle.
statement, dictated by the reason ency doesn’t want this b ill.” Joe
teed . Send for free folder.
didn’t
argue.
He
simply
said:
SOIL
CONTROL:
W r ite to d ey :
tions w ill hold its 1948 assembly
ing of an honest man, untrained
Don’t worry. I understand your
WEB TRUSS CO. Dipt. Nl Haisrrtowit, Md.
meeting w ill mean that some Euro
in politics, it is true, but speaking
State
or
Federal?
F or a larger and fluffier om elet,
situation perfectly. We’ll get the
pean city w ill get a healthy, 50-
from his heart.
hot in stead of cold w ater
One of the springtime battles now m illion-dollar plum tossed in its lap. ■ add
votes anyhow. Forget it.”
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There isn’t space to repeat Eisen
Because the choice of a site for when beatlng the egg yolks
That man is Joe’ s friend for life. shaping up in congress w ill concern
hower’s long statement in which he
the issue of whether the national the coming meeting probably w ill
Some years ago, a magazine
said, among other things:
farm
erosion program should be involve that much money there is a
K eep acid foods, such a s tom a-
took a secret poll of the Wash
federally or state controlled.
“ 1 am not available for and
considerable ferment of anxiety in ^oes> lernons and vinegar off the
ington correspondents to deter
Cep B'wih A pplicai«« J
could not accept nomination for
Fireworks are scheduled to begin the cities of Paris, Brussels, Geneva porcelain enam el of a range or J U S T A
m a t .* SLIM K U <«j
mine the most “ useful” man in
high political office. . . . My deci
o much ra a tH ti T
in March when the house agriculture or the Hague, principal contenders re frig e ra to r. They cause stains D A S H I N ÍV A T H IA S
congress. He was to be judged
sion . . . is definite and posi
committee opens hearings on a bill for the honor.
that w ° n ’t come off.
by his “ integrity, intelligence,
OR S P R E A D O N R O O S T S
tive.
sponsored by Rep. H arry D. Cooley
Trygve Lie, U. N. secretary-gen-1
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industry and influence.” Joe got
(Dem., N. C.) which would turn eral, just back from a tour of Euro-
the
highest
vote
of
anyone
in
“ The necessary and wise sub
Excessive use of oil or thinners
over the soil conservation program, pean cities, has made a factual re- w ill reduce the covering power of
either house or senate.
ordination of the m ilita ry to
Not long ago there was one of operated by the agriculture depart port without actually recommend- any paint.
c iv il power w ill be best sus
i n f r a tu h trrlp tlo * fa
those big parties here, periodically ment since 1935, to state land grant ing any one spot. He did, h o w e v e r , ________________
tained . . . when lifelong pro
C A T S M A G A Z IN E
llluntratsMl M onthly M a g i-
narrow the field down to those four O •
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fessional soldiers . . . abstain
thrown by various visiting firemen. colleges.
■1n« fo r C a t |x»rrrw, | ’« t owners, Fanrh-ra <
flASJL ID V£jthl/L Qob
Along with the transfer of author- cities.
from seeking high political office.
It was a regular stampede, but
and Breeder* Articles and features on r a i l
in g . treatm ent, ra re o f household and p ed i
The 57 member nations of the
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some way I managed to back Joe iety would go about 10,500 depart
. . . 1 would regard it as un
greed c a U by the w orld's forem ost fell ns
Not sold on newaataoda. Send today.
E d i t o r H o r a c e G r e e le y w a s e«i»erta
alloyed tragedy for our country
M artin into a corner with my two ment agents who administer the general assembly decided at last
<2 a year. Ham pie 26 cent«.
if ever should come the day
Washington-wise assistants. Joe is a program in about 2,000 districts. fa ll’s session to hold the 1948 parley fam ed fo r his ille g ib le h a n d w rit- C A T» »-2A A BtaaAtwa » tre a t • Utfae A N o t Verb
when
m ilita ry
commanders
bachelor, and these two women are That w ill provide a point of strong in Europe, possibly to get away ing, w hich few people could de-
m ight be selected with an eye
not lacking in either brains or controversy, as w ill the measure’s from the scene of their erstwhile cipher. Once, a fte r an argum ent
with an em ploye, he w rote the
to their future potentialities in
pulchritude. They’d both met the provision for federal grants to help rather futile efforts.
the political field.”
m an a le tte r inform ing h im that
speaker before, more or less pro states foot their soil-saving bills. _____________________________
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„ he w a s fired,
Pushing the switch from federal experience
General Sherman said: “ I w ill not fessionally, anyhow rather formally.
to handle the project
S ev era l m onths p assed . Then
run if nominated and w ill not serve This wasn’t formal. Neither of them to state control most strongly is the satisfactorily.
TRAININO
is a born-and-bred Republican. Like national farm bureau, one of the . Currently operating under an an- one ^ a jf * be f o r m e r e m p l o y e
if elected.”
me, and all other Washingtonians, ^ St^ ° 'y u ifUL I 0. ^ 1_eSJ ? r 'y f Shln8; I nual bud«et of 39 mlUion dollars, «toPPed hy fo r a ehat-
TRAVEL
But what motivated Sherman . . ,
they are voteless and more or less ton, on the
that
soil fe(j eraj goij conservation service
.i-_ grounds
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“ You’re the fe llo w I fired some
and Eisenhower?
PAY
neutral between the parties. Both of conservation program would ac
The sincere belief expressed in them fell for Joe M artin hard. And complish more under state author has 10,500 persona working —ith tim e ago, are n ’ t you?” asked
farmers, helping prepare conserva- Greeley. “ How are you getting
Eisenhower’s statement that a man it wasn’t because it is Leap Year ity.
tion plans which the farmers may along?”
of purely m ilita ry training wasn’t and Joe is a bachelor. They are both
T h e N A V Y has a R eni
The federal program has not been accept or reject.
"Oh, ju st fine, thanks to you,
equipped for the job? (That state happily married (the only kind of
Business
P ro p o s itio n f o r
as effective as it should be so far,
So fa r it has prepared conserva- M r. G re e le y l” laughed the other,
ment, as you know, was thrown assistants m y wife and I hire).
Y o u n g M en W h o W a n t
the
farm
bureau
contends.
But
op
tion plans for 476,128 farms cover- "Y o u rem em ber th a t le tte r you
back at Eisenhower as a sideswipe
At any rate, Joe M artin is a good ponents of the transfer counter with
to “ G o Places.“
Ing 131,855,608 of the country’s on« sent me? W ell, I showed i t to an
at Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who dark horse to watch.
the
argument
that
the
states
lack
billion
acres
of
farm
land.
has emphatically NOT said that he
editor the follow ing day and told
Ask for Information.
didn’t choose to run.)
him it w a s a letter of recom
m endation from you. He gave m e
I have spoken of the Eisenhower
a job im m e d ia te ly —and for m ore
fam ily at some length before in this
m oney I”
column. I do not claim to be more
than an acquaintance. But, as I
said, when General Eisenhower’s
statement came over the wire, I was
firm ly convinced that there wasn’t
any equivocation in it. And I am
It was 600 years ago, in 1348, that r mentioned in the Bible can be con- plague to him. In one form the
for
M w jr'th e MENTHOLATUM TWINS
glad that the press and their friends the Black Death swept ravenously ; sidered “ true plague” and traced
disease even may bo communicated
heard Eisenhower answer the ques through Europe, killing about 25,-
through history to 1320 B. C. I t is between humans.
tions as he did, giving back steel for 000,000 persons, to take its place as
According to the U. 8. health serv
believed to have started in lower
steel on every throw.
one of the greatest calamities of all
ice, plague among rodents exists in
Egypt,
and
In
a
few
centuries
There was a big sigh of relief, of time.
many places In the world today, In
Historians estimated that by the “ spread to the ends of the Inhabit
course, when the Republican and
cluding a great part of this country.
able
world.”
Democratic leaders knew Eisen end of the century the Black Death
Outbreaks have occurred among hu
The black ra t of Asia, which car
hower was out. I felt the same way, —bubonic plague—had killed one-
man beings on the west coast, and
but fo r a different reason. M y rea fourth of Europe’s entire population. ries bubonic plague, probably was
son for being glad that Eisenhower In China another 13,000,000 died In introduced into Europe by returning rodent plague has been reported as
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far inland as Kansas. However, offi
isn’t going to be President—as he an outbreak of the disease at about crusaders In the 12th century. They
cials
do
not
fear
any
outbreak
of
the
would have been on any ticket if he the same time.
would have m ultiplied sufficiently to
Black Death In the United States.
had run—is the same reason he put
Even to this day the seeds of bu be noticed in Europe within a cen
Medical scientists recently have
forth. I have tremendous respect for bonic plague are scattered through tury, and history books say they ap
Q u /ci. MENTHOLATUM m inty M enthol, the two famous
discovered that the sulfa drugs are
him, personally, professionally. I out the world. Since 1898 It is esti peared at that time.
valuable
in
treatment
and
believe
M en th olatu m in g red ien ts, are
am not a professional soldier, but mated that more than 12,000,000 per
It wasn’t until around 1900 that It that the new drug, streptomycin
gentle to a child’s delicate normal
• Mother, when coughing spasms
m y experience as a wartim e soldier sons have died of it In India.
was definitely established that the
skin—but they work fast to help
wrack your child’s body and leave
is reinforced by an indirect impres
Authorities don’t know where or black rat harbors the disease. The may prove so also. New and more
loosen congestion, ease soreness,
his chest muscles so sore It hurts
sion of m ilita ry thought which goes when the plague first began, but rat Is bitten by a flea; the flea then powerful flea and rat killers, includ
and lessen coughing.
¡in
b r e a t h e - q u ic k ! c a ll
ing
DDT
and
the
poison
R-1080,
are
back for many generations in my some say that epidemic disease bites a man and transmits the
Comfy* and "M inty” to the
ALSO RELIEVES HEAD-COLO STUFFIMESl
proving extremely effective.
rescue. Comforting Camphor and
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