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The Democratic party. In
convention assembled, via a
keynote speech last night, that
was a gem of corn-tassel ora
tory, now knows what it stands
for, as well as what it is going
to fall for. It proclaims to the
world, it is an "unbowed" gath
ering, with the Mayor of Chi
cago, head of the best greased
political machine, on the Job to
see that it is and how.
.
"The Bank of America an
nounces it will erect a $2,000,
000 home in San Francisco.
Which shows what can be done
if you take Interest enough.
(Red Bluff, Cal., News). And
your Interest is their interest.
...
Ceremonies notifying Sen.
McNary In mid-August of his
nomination for the vice-presidency
will be held at the state
fairgrounds at Salem, Instead of
the nominee's country place,
also known as a ranch, and a
farm. This is a wise move. It
will give the visiting throng
plenty of room to tramp around,
and not scuff up the McNary
lawn,
THE HEATHENS!
(Oakland Tribune)
"During the English wars
against the Maoris, of New
Zealand, the Maoris stopped
fighting twice, when the Eng
lish ran first out of food and
then ammunition. The Maoris
considered it unchlvalrous to
attack a starving or unarmed
enemy."
...
"Phil Regan, the Irish tenor,
sang the "Star Spangled Ban
ner," and delegates cheered
when he finished." (Press Dis
patch). A muffled, left-handed
compliment.
...
Mussolini's favorite editor
has served notice on Great Bri
tain she must "surrender or be
destroyed." The ultimatum was
prepared on the same type
writer, busy all last week sink
ing the same English warship
four times. It has created great
havoc, and, should be In need
of a new ribbon. i
... I
Local roasting ears, which
are more of an eating prob
lem than Chinese noodles, adorn
the family board again.
. .
MOST EMBARRASSING
MOMENT
(New Orleans Dispatch)
C. T. Bruce, who weighs
205 pounds, accepted the of
fer of a roller skating team
at a local amusement park
to give any spectator a whirl,
raster and faster they turned
and Brace's body rose to a
horizontal position. Then
Brace's belt split and his
trousers sailed into the crowd.
Brace's shorts were varicolor
ed but his face was Just one
color red.
...
"NOTHING VENTURED.
NOTHING VENTURED" (Hd
line Alturas, Cal., Times). Try
and get around that kind of
thinking.
. . .
The army has awarded a 111,.
000.000 contract for 627 war
tanks. They will be faster, but
not as powerful, as a logging
truck, with a machine gun on
each end.
...
"They reminisced a bit about
the strange occurrence last sum
mer when a kitty, a young tur
key and a rattlesnake were all
found dead, close together.
There were many conjectures
about the matter." (Heppner
News). Look for the woman!
You'll enjoy th Presn 8a Pood
from Holly's, m E Sixth
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Editorial Correspondence
Chicago, July 14. The taxi man was right. The Chicago
Stadium is three or four miles out on the West Side, in one of
the least attractive portioni of the Windy City, and when
Chicago tries to be unattractive Chicago certainly succeeds!
There will be no walking home in the wee small hours from
this gathering place, as there was in dear old Philadelphia. (And
no girl reporter, worse luck !) Kor a man with a dollar in his
pocket and without a sawed-nff shot gun, taking that hike after
midnight, would be like a baby rabbit, taking walk at a
rattlesnake rodeo I
NOT nearly as much excitement evident in Chicago now as
was true when the American Legion convention was held
here last September, no street decorations to speak of, meagre
ones on the hotels and down-town buildings, we should say
Chicago most decidedly is taking the affair in her stride. This
indifference extends to the press, fos where Philadelphia gave
goldplated "keya to the city," club guest-cards, free transpor
tation and what have you, Chicago's only token of hospitality,
to date, is card to the railroad press loungeJ In fact unless
another miracle occurs such as brought Philadelphia out of the
doldrums, F. D. R.'a refusal to run. for example, and MEAN
ING IT, this promises to be one of the most complete washouts
from a new standpoint, in recent political history.
AND we don't believe the delegates are going to like Chicago
much better not if their greeting this morning by the
World's Greatest newspaper, is a fair sample of what ia to be
offered. McCutcheon (who IS the world'a greatest cartoonibt)
has a three column spread on Page One entitled "Chicago wel
comes the Demoeratio cohorts and wishes them the best of
weather!" Too bad we can't send a mat for reproduction,
one of McCutcheon's cartoons, should be seen, not described,
but the following- may give a faint idea.
THERE ia a circus parade of Democrats being welcomed by
Chicago'a reception committee, extending the right hand
of fellowship under a triumphal arch, the parade being headed
by drum majorettes from Atlantic City, Miami Beach, Reno and
Coney Inland followed by the "Oomph band" the Big Boom
drum, two little and very bare donkeys entitled the "Farley and
Wheeler boomlets" and then a resplendent throne atop a cater
pillar tank with 3-inch guns protruding and a diamond crown
on top, entitled "Throne for King Franklin the First," the pa
rade ending with a motley crew of New Deal office holders,
WPA workers bearing aloft a banner reading "Hail to our
meal ticket!"
At the end of the parade are two observations from a courle
of sad faced delegates one reading "Gosh I'm afraid its cloud
ing up," the other, "I hope we don't have one of them awful
electrical atorms."
Then in the opposite corner there ia an excellent likeness
of Wendell Willkie in the shape of a stormcloud coming hell
bent over the far horizon!
NO WE don't believe the visiting delegates are going to like
Chicago, aa far as the Trihu ne with it million. nlna rtii-fnla.
non represents it. L.ike all or McCutcheon s work, there ia both
humor and punch, in this effort, a big laugh, but one with a
sting in it, and unless the temper of the party has changed ma
terially the past few months there are no laughs allowed, as
far as the chief ia concerned, unlesa the atingers have been
removed.
HOWEVER the cool clear and sparkling weather continues,
making the white suits of the Texas delegation look a
bit out of rlaee, but a God-send to those who know what July
weather in the loop district usually is,
SAW Sam Greeley, who put in Medford'a sewage disposal
plant, and wished to be remembered to Fred Scheffel,
Charlie Furnas and other friends in the city government. Sam
was for F. D. R. in '32 and '36, but is now sporting a Willkie
button, with several dozen in his pocket, to pass around on his
journey to Boston, which starts tonight. His companion doesn't
like the Chicago Tribune, maintains if the Tribune would only
go over to Roosevelt, Chicago would go for Willkie by half a
million votes!
SPEAKING of Texas, there is an oil man here from that state
who is boosting for Willkie as the nominee of the Demo
crats, anil cnusing quite a bit of speculation and resentment.
Ills friends claim he is entirely sincere, would like to see both
parties unite behind the Republican candidate, but the general
belief is he has been subsidized by some wealthy Willkie backers
in Texas, and ia acting as a G. O. P. stooge. Whichever is cor
rect, he is responsible for the
t aimer House lobby captioned "Nominate Willkie Democrats,
political strength in national unity Suite 122!). V." Willis Ma
honey has his "suite" not far away, and there is reason to
believe, one group or the other will move, before the convention
closes.
AS AT Philly the professional workers for world peace are
conspicuous, with their pamphlets, buttons and propa
ganda, and we have heard, some financial support from the
Yorktown Bund! R. W. R.
Communications
Thr Kim Itms and Isms.
To the Editor:
The President Is much wor
ried about 'Isms." Our youth,
he thinks, mutt be protected
from them. The CCC, he finds,
is freer of them than any other
of youtn organisation. So he
is In favor of labor ramps, pre
sumably modeled on lines of
the German organization. 'And
how about girls?" he was ask
ed. Camps for girls, too, with
a good 25 miles away from the
boys."
But to do away with Isms
would mean doing away with
New Dcalism. patriotism, liber
alism, humanism, capitalism,
imperialism, Individualism, stip
ernaturalism to mention only
a few to which he subscribes
and with which he is much
concerned, being more or less
challenged by the march of
events, and isms.
The surrr.s of labor camps
It due largely from a lessen
ing of the struggle for exist
nce on the one hard and from
the herd Instinct or antl-lndi
vidualitm, on the other. They
ere the la.,t places from which
to expect a strangulation of
isms, as the President hopt-s.
Isms are inevitable whenever
people think pbout how b-st
to adjust themselves to their
surroundings or to modify their
environment to better suit their on a honeymoon today Td'il .
character. They are prevent- a yacht in nearby waters. kn,n .., .r,ur, of
able, of course, but only when Shields' second marriage Sat- j commerce Harrr L Hopkins. ecr
the brsln ceases ti function as;urday at the North Conway. N. i tarv cf the Interior Harold t l-e
a gland, with idt as as bor-Ji., home of Wendell Woodbury j ana other members of the new dea.
monrs, as when the head Is 'was revealed yesterday. high command.
posting of a wall poster in the I
chopped off action entirely
out of the Preaident's mind, no
doubt. What he has In mind,
perhaos. is not the doing away
of isms but to increase them
Increase those calculated to
keep or economy of scarcity
scarcity for 90 per cent of the
population. (87 per cent of our
families get $18 a week), from
evolving Into an economy of
abundance.
Many see youth as restive
even communistic ar.d about to
"kick over the workr." This is
ungrounded fear. Youth has
as many illusions about their
true condition and their causes
as the oldsters have, and this
is saying a lot.
Labor-campism might retard
youth In gaining a true under
standing of this condition and
how best to avoid its disas
trous effects; but onlv for a
time. Is the humble opinion ofjtlonlsm that tit president will be
yours truly, n. HEGNEft.
Cold Hill. July 14. 1940.
P. S. How are we to classi
fy a nation that strives to con
trol ideas' Certainly not as a
democracy: R. H.
FORMER TENNIS STAR
WEDS ROYAL ITALIAN
Bar Harbor. Me., July It).
iU.fi Frank X. Shields, former
i Davis Cup tennis player, and
his bride, the former Donna
Mariana Torlonia. daughter of
, Princess Torlonia cf Italy. werel""n? on ,trvm " ,M pc
Personal Health Service
By William
Signed sitter pertaining to personal health ani kvglea, sot to disease
flag Duali tr treatment. .Ill k answered by Or. Brad; If stamped lf
sddreaeed cntilopa Is eneloaed. Latter should ha brief vntua In ink
O.lni t. Iha large number ef letter, rarelted only a fe eaa he nsasrrd
Ka reply can ha made t. queries not eon form I nr. t. Inetruet lea. address
Or. UlUlara Bnd;. tea El Canine. Betarty Hill. Calif.
PSYCHOLOGY 07
Because It Is difficult to de
fine or give a precise name
to the incipient or earliest stage
of most of the
serious c h r o
n I c diseases,
which termin
ate the car
eers of a
majo r i t y of
adults, the
general laity
and the rank
and file of the
medical pro
fession are
Just plain
dumb about
such disease.
dealing with
Chronic illness Is illness of
slow development and long dur
ation. Acute illness Is illness of
sudden onset or rapid develop
ment, witli a short course, per
haps a crisis and a quick end
one way or the other.
In the first place the Indi
vidual developing a chronic dis
ease almost invariably accepts
advice from friend or stranger
irrespective of the friends' qual
ifications to give advice or the
stranger's motives for offering
it, and monkey with some kind
of self-treatment for a consid
erable time before It even oc
curs to him or her to squander
money on a medical examina
tion. Does the gullible victim
choose to call his
ailment
"cold," "indigestion," "nervous
exhaustion," "autointoxication,"
"poor circulation," "insomnia,"
"catarrhal trouble," "neuritis."
"rheumatism," "anemia"? No
matter, even If he never dis
cusses h I s symptoms with
friend or stranger, unless he be
blind and deaf he can scarcely
remain within sight or sound
of civilization and escape re
peated suggestion of one or
more remedies or cures for his
complaint.
The dumbness of the medical
profession in regard to dealing
with disease at its inception Is
evident in the circumstance
that, among the dozen or more
fields recognized in the profes
sion as legitimate specialties
prophylaxis or preventive med
icine has not yet been accorded
the dignity. If you elect to limit
your practice to preventive
medicine you Immediately place
yourself beyond the pale or in
the gatcgory of the lone-wolf
So quaint is the attitude of
the rank and file of the medi
cal profession that most practi
tioners of the day would raise
an eyebrow at the physician
who held himself out as a spe
cialist in preventive medicine
THE
CAPITAL
PARADE
By JOSEPH ALSOP and
ROBERT KINTNEP
Released by th North
American Newspspar
Alliance. Inc.
Chicago, July
16. (J1) The
fight over the foreign policy
plank of the Democratic plat
form looks, on the surface. Just
. . v .r I
like the other dreary, petty , ,,., ,,. Altnou(n ,n,
squabbles which seem to be the ! pr.,a.nt , willingness to compromise
sole form of diversion availab'j tltteriy disappointed some of
at the Chicago convention. In- the men around him. the plank was
wardly. however, the fight has ! also fairly consistent, being a reiter
considerable significance. Great ' a'lon of the policy outlined by the
issues are involved.
On th on hand the pmllnt.
nun -iii.it v w.,v. - K1'
to end no troopi abroad, aanta the
platform to include flat declarations
In favor of all possible non-warlike
aid to England and more Important
tall aatalnst any appeasement or a
victorious Oermsny.
A plank meeting th presidents
wtfthea waa wrttten at tha Whit deal." to let the Oermana har their
Houte before th contention beiran. way in certain areaa of South Amer
ind waa brought to Chicago by the lea, and in reneral to have an-
chairman of the platform commute
Senator Robert P. Wanner of New
York. On th other hand, the con-
feased ambition of Senator Burton
K. Wheelrr and the men battling
jattb htm attaintl the White House
forces la to write into th plstform
luch an epreMon of extreme isota-
tempted to throw up his hsnds and
refuse to run.
The story of the plstform to dste
la extremely Intereatlr.. moreover, aa
an indication ot tlie combined Influ
ence of the foreign situation and the
third-term problem on the president
and the men around him. The ques
tion of the foreign policy plsnk wss
first islaed some weeks aso.
At that time Senator Wagner
brought word from cspltol htll that
IsolstUmlsU like Sens'.ors Wheeler
and Bennett Champ Clark of Mis-
eourt, t.vether with
auch .uiferera
from Philadelphia Jitter Senstor
Sherman Vinton of Indiana were In.
Brady. M. D.
PROPHYLAXIS
or prophylaxis exclusively.
It is true that here and there
physicians do practice pure pre
ventive medicine physicians
serving as health officers, med
ical examiners for various in
surance corporations, medical
workers in the employ of in
dustrial organizations but rare
ly if ever does a regular private
physician attemtp to limit his
practice to preventive medicine.
His own profession recognizes
no such specialty how, then,
could he hope to obtain suf
ficient patronage from the laity
without infraction of the rules
and customs of medical ethics?
Ql'EoTIONS AND ANSWERS
Moaqulto Bltca.
Please suggest something to relieve
the itching of moaqulto bltca. I
aeem to be hyperaeniutve to the
peata. Dont tell me to scratch 'cm.
(W. B. H.)
Anawer- Don't scratch 'em that
may lead to Infection and blood
polaonlng. Apply a drop or two or
aromatic splrlta of ammounla or or
dinary houeehold ammonia diluted
with water. Or apply molat soap.
Or touch the puncture with tincture
of Iodine on a wlap of cotton. Or
touch It with . mothball.
Aaparagus and Rhubarb.
Ben Told asparagus and rhubarb
contain a lot of tannic acid and
are therefor bad for the kidneys.
(Mr. A. K.)
Answer Not tannic, but oxalic
! Kcl Rhubarb contains tome, aa-
paragua utile u any. 'mere 1 uau
ally no ground for th notion that
food which happen to contain ox
alic acid are injurious for that rea
son. Thtoaulfate for "Dead Finger.
Borne tlm ago you aatd. I believe,
that Raynaud's dlaeaae or "dead fin
gers" om time may he caued by
chronic arsenic polaonlng, and you
suggested some chemical antldoU for
arsenic at a remedy. 4 M. T.I
Anawer Yea, try taking 10 to 30
grains of aodtum thloaulfata lalao
called hypoaulfttei dissolved In water,
sweetened and flavored as you like,
after food, one dally for two week.
If ftny benefit, a aecond course after
a month or o. This 1ft not n anti
dote, but It help to excrete arsenic
from the body.
Ph slology and Hygiene of Women.
Have you any pamphlet on fem
inine hygiene? (Mrs. R. W. A.)
Answer Yes. One on Menstrua
tion, or on Tumor and Displace
ment, one on Leucorrhea, and one on
Menopause (Change of Life). For
any one send stamped envelope bear
ing your address, f you ask for
more than one. Inclose ten centa for
each two.
(Protected by John P. Dills Co.)
TA. Note. Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Brady. M. D.. Wi El
remlno. Beverly Hills Calif.
In this group, ther I th be
ginning of a dtvlalon. between men
Ilk Ickea whose Interest In domes
tie politic Is now far less than his
concern over the plight of th coun
try and th world, -ana men like
Harry Hopklna. whoa preoccupation
with domestic politics 1 o Intense
' tht he hss not much tlm to worry
; about what la really happening. Ickes
' was fppoeed to making conceselons.
Hopkins, who has been living at th
White House recently and haa a
larger access to the president than
any other man. took the opposite
tack. The result wss a sort of com
promise, on th plstform plsnk out
lined above.
The plsnk really sought to go In
; two directions at once, with the pro-
ml' not ' "nd troope abroad In-
tended to sooth the peace-t-any-prle
people, and the declarations In
favor of sld to England and against
A Mrvi arrvn f avnMaalns ff Vt as netial.
prenident in hli addrcM to tha na
tion on the outbrttlt of -ir.
i iti (.ecianktion nit iDnn
m,nt wntch partly ,xnoid that
who oppoMd compromli. outweighed
in Important all the rest of the
plank put together.
If Germany wlna thlr. ummer.
there, wtll certainly b a movement
to matte a realistic, bualneaa-like
other try at th sort of program
that was thowp futile by th fall
of Prague. Appeasement waa preach
ed at Philadelphia by th forcea of
Senator Robert A. Taft. and beiten
j in th person of Wendell L. Wuikt.
If the sntl-appeasement declaration
Is tn-lurted in the Democratic plat
form as eventually approved, both
of the major parties will have def
initely rejected this Insidious and
tshful policy.
Just how the platform wilt come
out In the end. no man cau say.
Th president Is following the same
plan of handling the platform that
he uaed for the Philadelphia con-
,-em.on in ijb. Then, aa now a
routh draft. Includlraj alternative
declaration, on severs'subject, nd
ih. recommendstlons of the mem.
ber of th cabinet on th nelds of
Policy covered by their department
I prepared in advance at the Whit
! Hua and sent to the convention
In Senator Wagner's pocket. Then, aa
j now. ther wa considrabl eontro
I vcrsy althln th p'atform rcanmlt
' tee. h subject troubling th !S
j committeemen beipg the proper
stand to las. on tb supreme court
' and then, as sow. nine, of draft -
r.ttOO.
t In- eommlttew was gather at tha
I White Houae, to examine the chances
! proposed by the committee In Phlla-
delphta to work out a final version
of the platform, and also to help
1 the prealdent with tola ad drees of
acceptance.
Raymond Moley waa a member of
the ;93S commute, and had his
final quarrel with tba prealdent dur
ing one of lta aeaalona. He and sev
eral others have paaaed out of the
picture. But Judge Samuel Roaen
man. oldest of the prealdent'a
amanjenare. la at the president's aide
today, and although friction with
Harry Hopkins haa lately tended to
separata Thomaa O. Corcoran from
the prealdent, it la reported that he
la another member of the group now
at the White Houae.
The unfortunate Wagner and other
admtnlatratlon leaders her In Chi
cago are thue In the middle of a
crcea-fire between the White Houae
group and the Wheelers, Clarke at
al. It art ma Inconceivable that the
prealdent wUl permit tba sort of
thine Wheeler la demandm. Ha haa
the delegates to vota Wheeler down.
Tet Wheeler can make quite enough
trouble to causa the outcome to be
extremely doubtful. ,
Meanwhile, tba problem of foreign
policy remove u element of doubt
from at least on aspect of'tba con
vention. If the prealdent accept the
nomination, those who ought to know
are unanimous In predicting that he
will make no active campaign. In
deed h cannot attempt an active
campaign, and carry on th business
of the country at a tint when Eng
land I likely to go under In August,
nd England' fall likely to be
followed In September by th need
for armed InterrenUon to prevent
nan putachea In South America. To
the few men in Chicago who think
about the matter at all. there la a
certain Irony In the promotion of
a third term, to deal with a erlal
which 1 probably coming not after
th election, but long before It.
To You
From
Washington
by
Ethelyn Evans
Bethany Beach, Del. (Spl.)
We start this column while hav
ing a nice vacation everyday in
everyway just a few doors
down the Board Walk from the
summer home of General Hugh
Johnson. Here he keeps cool
while writing those sizzling col
umns. see
JEDFORD citizens floating
" about:Next to a visit in the
"home town" is the fun of meet
ing Medford folk here. Before
leaving the Capital, I had a nice
visit and sightseeing trip with
attractive Miss Janet Mann,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
C. Mann, and her friends from
Portland, Salem and San Fran
cisco. All the girls were enjoy
ing their Pi Beta Phi celebration
a lot. Our beloved national
shrines thrilled them, too, es
pecially the Lincoln Memorial,
the National Cathedral and old
Christ Church in Alexandria,
Virginia. George Washington
was vestryman in this church
for many years and had one of
the huge, inclosed pews right
up front for himself, family and
colored servants.
And young Mr. and Mrs. Dick
son called to report their ar
rival in this their new home.
They were busily hunting an
apartment which is a real prob
lem in Washington Just now,
and I could but suggest a num
ber of likely places. I shall hope
to see more of them later.
Likewise a recent chat with
Miss Bernice Sears reveals that
she isn't missing a bet but is
taking in lectures, concerts and
al! the Interesting meetings of
the Business and Professional
Women's club. With a number
of active and ex-national offic
ers of that club living and work
ing here and an Intense nation
al defense, educational and
membership campaign on. there
is never a dull moment at their
sessions.
Also. "I see by the paper"
that Ye Editor had things well
in hand around the national
capital city whilst I dwadled
at the beach.
...
"THE usual whirligig since re
turning! Sitting comfortably
in the air conditioned senate gal
lery this week, we looked down
upon: Senator Holman wig
wagging and stage-whispering
from the floor up to friends In
the members' gallery. At one
time we watched an interesting
cluster, in face, an exclusive
huddle, of all the active and
would be candidates of both
parties Senators McNary, Taft.
Vandenburg. Wheeler iMon
fanal, LaFollctte, Bargley (Ken
tucky). Byrnes IS. Carolina).
Bridges (New Hampshirel and
young Lodge (Mass.) One could
Imagine the ordinary, run-of-the-miil
senators gazing wistfullv
, on this inner .,i. lj"
-h,..;. s.i u . .L
1 J "'n-P"bably OUt noth-
"" importance.
,na PC nd span In a
! white silk and linen suit. Sena-
; tor McNary sat calmly in his
aisle seat, as per usual, while at
one time or another every mem
ber of the senate drifted up to
chat or plot or argue. L'ndoubt- I
! edly. Senator McNary would 1
prefer to keep the grand Job he
i hss at present, but Orecovn.ans
, here and countless ethers are
congratulating each other that
he actually did accept the nom
ination for vice president.
. e
OUR Oregon Senator still wore
that cool, snanrjv outfit the
same afternoon when he first
met his running mate. Wendell
Willkie. We understand Mr.
Willkie declared that he. too.
would sport one of those cool,
light suits on his next visit to
torrid Washington.
At his press conferences that
evening, Mr. Willkie did look a
bit hot and bothered, wearing a
dark blue suit in a hot room
jampacked with newshawks
men and women. While waiting
for him, the newsmen sang the
now familiar chant: "We want
Willkie!" He came In smiling
and kept on smiling. At close
range his hair Is ust as unruly
as his pictures indicate; his eyes
are a very bright, steely blue
but kindly, interested and alive;
he did look tired and admitted
he wanted nothing but sleep and
more sleep on his vacation af
ter which he promised us a vig
orous campaign and much news.
The next morning another prec
edent was established and an old
custom sent glimmering chairs
were provided for all of us. with
Mr. Willkie perched in a large
chair on a raised platform. He
was much amused as were we
all at the set-up and me thinks
that by now he fully realizes
that henceforth he is Exhibit A,
a live nerve on the end of a wire,
a gold fish in a bowl, et cetera.
Watchfully waiting friends in
the hotel corridors, reported
that newsfolk dashed out prais
ing Mr. Willkie enthusiastically
one or two of the younger
girls exclaiming they were
I "wild" about him "simply mad
about him!" It doea seem a bit
; uncanny that two top-notch
: leaders like the President and
Mr. Willkie. both with undeni
able personal charm, should be
products of the same generation,
...
T)0 good to keep is the tale
, of the dusky maid of one of
our professional women. Since
their hours were so different,
they resorted to notes the mis
tress leaving written orders for
the day and the maid jotting
down messages and suggestions.
Finding she could get away for
three days over July 4th, the
woman left a note giving the
maid the full vacation instead
of the one day. She found this
note from the maid in reply: "I
see you have a heart for a Dark
Horse I'm Just as surprised as
Willkie was."
,V rW?
IfixThe
ft-
Day's-
, f a-. -
By Frank Jenkins
rISPATCH from Havana:
a "Batista diha'a 'strnnff
snan", appears to have won a.
victory in the presidential elec
tion, in which at least four per
sons were killed."
OEFORE assuming a holier-
than-thou attitude, recall
some of the American elections
in Harlan county, Kentucky.
A BIT of advice on the side:
" Don't be misled by high
sounding diplomatic talk of the
"sisterhood of American democ
racies." The United States and
Canada are the only true democ
racies in the Western Hemis
phere. IT IS necessity for common de-
a
fence that holds the countries
nt tha IVo.torr, tlomicnhor .-
gether-not devotion to demo-
crane laeais ot government.
It will be better if we look
that fact squarely in the face.
pHURCHILL, In an Interna-
w tional broadcast on Sunday,
says the English are planning;!
a TWO-YEAR defensive war, to!
be followed by a counter-offen-
sive against Germany in 1942.
We would rather see London
laid in ruins and ashes than EN
SLAVED," he asserts.
HAT is a bold statement of;11cu, reclamation, forestry, agri
the traditionally stubborn
British attitude. Hitler will do
well to take it into consideration
in his plans for the future. Washington scene: A Republl-
CufnrTtii tlTT. " c,n "itor who was elected
HLRCHILL sa.ts. h, ,d , ww
Hitler has not yet been ai.!nn cc smoked. Is attempting; to
withstood by a great nation with . prevent the confirmation of resp
a will power the equal of his pointment of a high government of
own." I final because he aa s th official
He adds: ' "ot smart- with a woman In a night
"Not in the past war. or EVER ' tlus na blf," nun. . . . Ben
BEFORE, has Britain had a com- tOT u ,h m'r member
parable army to that now in the! "V? h" b"n
f.eld and ready to strike an In- ' J.?"LT, V1 10
verier " I lTct motl9T SUPpoard to hav com
a . ... . . I ,rom ssi- Th "suspect- u no
As to the German attempt to i longer s member of congress Psui
starve Britain out. he says: V. McNutt had a frank talk with
"English food reserves are Mr. Roosevelt last week and made
higher than they have ever been ' " bones cf charting adminutrauon
before." I Inaidsr with trying to ruin his prea-
D wentiai possibilities be investigating
ON T discount the military! th Indiana thre percent club and
might of Hitler's Germanv. ; "'" appear that MoNutt waa
It has been too well proved to f'1" cf "om,'-hln ". . . .
make that safe. I ooat.it , latest eiecuttr as-
Bul don't jump to the eon.)" "
elusion that the British
re
licked.
They aren't YET.
Flight (V Time
Medium and iackso. Ceant;
H let err from th fll f ta
SUII Trlkua IS sad X )ars
aca.
TEN YEAR! AGO TODAY
July IS. IM0.
(It was Wednesday.)
raatbaund fruit this season
to be routed via Alturas cut
off, Espee announces.
Concentrator ordered for op
eration at the Blue Ledge mine.
Check shows there are ST
eating houses in this city.
Charles Dunford of tne Ap
plegate injured in fall from
barn loft.
Visitors at Crater lake hava
their pockets picked for food
by bears.
Sixteen Jackson county
youths in training at C.M.T.
camp.
Irrigation water to be rotated
to users in Medford district as
Fish lake supply is exhausted.
Think stream flow will suffice.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
July 1. H20.
(It was Friday.)
Severe earthquake t h r o w a
Los Angeles into panic. Four
injured.
Wheat drops to $2.60 per
bushel, amid wild trading
scenes.
Roseburg has a population of
4,381.
Railroad men prepare for big
walkout.
Game wardens report deer
plentiful in the hills, and good
hunting assured.
An editorial says "Franklin
Roosevelt, who is a nice young
man and a perfect 38, says tha
real issue in this campaign la
the League of Nations. We hava
a strong suspicion Mr. Roose
velt knows better."
AT THE
National Capitol
WITH
John W.Kelly
CONTINUED FROM PAOB Oetg
ready for distribution) was a
dud with the delegates.
Mr. Hoover was frustrated as
usual. The speech went out over
the air and millions of listeners
heard it perfectly. It was a good
speech, with meat in it, but the
former president's style is not
that of a wowser-rouser. The
convention hall was served by
a loud speaker system and the
delegates couldn't hear nor un
derstand the talk. The radio
mikes and the loudspeaker ap
paratus were on a stand in front
of Hoover. Keeping his head
bowed down as he read his
manuscript, Hoover's voice went
inn t.a raAin rA trnt nut in
the country but his posture pre-
vented his voice from going
over the loud speaker.
Mr. Hoover is mad at tha
nillniiil committeeman in
jcharge of arrangements and
: ripnd. ne thinks the loud
speaker was gummed up pur
posely.
a a
IT IS possible that within a few
months th beautiful Swan Island
airport, nestling In th Wlllamett
river, at Portlsnd. will be used for
training fliers be either the army or
navy. Government officials have been
advised that Swan Islsnd win be
callable with the opening of th
tarn airport on Columbia river. Of
ficials hsv been told. Informally,
that th Port of Portland, which
own Swan Island, will turn th
1 1" "IT! "
PRESENT plan for Willkie do not
contempt! hla making eet
speech In Oregon. Cm of hi ama
teur manssers proposed hsvlns Win
kle participate In the notification
ceremonies for Senator McNsrr at
Salem. More experienced beads veto-
j ed the nxcttlon. pointing exit that
n"r In history has a presidential
! "v mtruoea on tne notification
of his running mate.
McNary will make three or four
speeches In the west where b will
culture ana similar subjects wltn
which he ha been Identified during
his career In th senate
pa.cn roe anonrmttvi .-
,B, ,;; gtntt t wfM
I a boldir-aj rompant m Car ad a to
J circumvent tha federal ukcbb. us