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The hate of the world now
ecnteri on Premier Mussolini of
Italy. Many a gentle Brand
mother ii ready to do her bit
with a long-handled dipper, If
somebody will boll the oil.
"Yes, we know the answer to
the grea-a-a-a-t question, "Will
Roosevelt run?" But we are now
confronted with this much more
serious question: Will Roosevelt
ever stop running? (Oakland
Tribune) Time, and as many
emergencies as needed, alone,
will tell!
Roger Babson, the statistician
reports what America? needs "is
character and parking space".
The character Is need to get out
of a parking space, after one
gets into one. ,
.
What the nation is to do about
the hungry of Europe, facing
famine as winter comes, Is a del
icate problem, with a similar
one at home, just as delicate.
How to feed the European
needy, without helping most the
ruthless dictators, is where the
rub comes. Let commonsense
and peace return, then feed the
famished on both sides of the
Atlantic this side first.
MAMA'S OVERLOADED
(Press Dispatch)
The wealthiest refugee to
arrive on American soil from
Trance, the 70-year-old bank
er was accompanied by his
wife, the Baroness Cermaine,
who carried the Jewelry, and
their daughter, Bethgabee,
27."
The young fry around here
till wear no shirts, and are as
well fried as they will ever be.
"The purpose, rather, is to
point out the almost total non
existence of the self-sufficiency
the venturesome family sought."
(Salem Statesman) Just go
ing nowhere after nothing.
...
S. (Farm-Fresh) Morris, the
T-Rk. tiller had a birthday yes.
and now owns to 89 summers.
.
The Nazis are dronolna hint.
about when they will tart the
blitzkrieg of Britain, as well as
bombs.
.
"When backing from the curb
on Main street Saturday after
noon the McCarty car and a
car coming down Main brushed
bumpers, as It were." (Hepp
ner News) Beg pardon! as it
were.
...
I'SE REGUSTEDI
(Concordia. Kan.. Blade)
"Under orders laid down
for the national guad, which
will supply 90.000 men at
once for America's armed
forced, buck privates who are
married will be permitted to
resign, a fell blow which will
be received with a noticeable
lack of enthusiasm. That fel
low who has been getting out
one night a week for drill
must now abandon his plans
for making it a whole year."
...
The song of the threshing ma
chine, and the cussing of harv est
crews, are again heard in the
rural areas.
...
The first lady, charmingly
trked, by the Inability of some
Democrats to swallow the third
term aspirations of her mate,
said she was reminded of the
nursery rhyme. "Tom, Tom, the
Piper's Son, stole a pig. and
away he run!" There is also a
nursery rhyme, that runs: "Put
not your trust in vinegar mo
lasses catches flies."
Be. our large display of rs condi
tioned electric rarfea, priced aa low
a. a i Copco.
Editorial Correspondence
Vancouver, B. C, July 23: Still raining. Which must be
record of some sort as June was one of the driest on record.
.
The rouge sales must t short in this man 'a town. More
pink cheeks per capita than anywhere else on the coast
W will see that Vancouver isn't on our itinerary neit
time for SCXDAT however, particularly a rainy one. For
the Mayor is a blue-nosed Puritan and won't allow movies on
the Sabbath, ao wa were forced to defy Jupiter Pluvius and
take a try at the symphony concert in Stanley park. Just as
the overture to the "Merry Wives of Windsor" was Retting
toward the close the rain started down in earnest, so everyone
ran for shelter as if the Germans had started bombing. We
finally found a dry spot in the pavilion, a couple of chairs and
a couple of ice cream eones, and it waa amazing how many
of the Vancouver population did likewise.
One pink-cheeked, robust young matron with a baby on
one arm, chewed with evident relish a ripe tomato and when
the baby let out a yell of protest, she handed him over to her
companion with the observation, "he's wild today, he 'a simply
wildl"
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We lika these people, and the way they epend the Sunday,
the man, the woman and all the children, there ii some
thing very quaint and wholesome about it.
On .the other side of ua was an elderly couple (what is
'elderly these days anyway !) much annoyed at the conversation
going on, and trying with frequent "shushes" to dispel it. It
waa obvious they knew their music and enjoyed it, they had
pretty good luck too, for aside from a couple of Japanese
girls who were tremendously amused about something apparent
to no one else, the gathering in our lection was almost rever
ently quiet when the music started.
. .
The man waa a typical British Columbian, no longer
young, far from opulent, but extremely British and proud of it.
Once upon a time the Prince of Wales must have visited
British Columbia and for some reason (perhaps after a hard
night) got his wardrobe mixed or changed his valet, at any
rate, put on a pair of grey flannel slacks and a brown sports
coat. At any rate, that is the only way we can explain why this
is the approved apparel for so many of the British Columbian
"older boya" for.it isn't a particularly attractive combina
tion. However one can't be here long without realizing it is
the "comme il faut" wardrobe for this section of the British
empire. And usually a boutonniere preferably of lavender sweet
peas, and a well-caked briar pipe, as added embellishment.
. .
We like that too, older boys taking care with their
clothes and keeping them neat and well brushed even though
they may be patched and slightly frayed in spots. We believe
it waa Thomas Carlyle who wrote a book on that subject, he
never cared how he looked but he thousht it important, in
others. The point we wish to make is that the less these British
Columbian older boys have to spend on their clothes the more
pains they take to see what they have are not ornamented
with gravy spots, or down at the heel, but kept up to snuff,
and of the proper two-tone combination and cut. It's all to
their credit, we think.
Called on a newspaper here and talked with one of the
executives in the news department a new one since our last
visit. The man we used to see is now in England in the intel
ligence department. This chap confirmed our suspicion that
the war reports here in Canada are censored far more strictly
than in the "States", in fact he frankly stated the reports
from London except from two or three special writers, weren't
worth a damn, as far as tacts are concerned.
. .
"The truth is," said he, "the air casualties are terrific in
this war on both sides, and neither pretends to tell the truth
about them. The theory is if thev did. the home morale miaht
break and in a fuss to the
chance of that I can' recall the
tion is tne air casualties to date,
were in proportion to numbers
the Yorld war, and over four
and in 1914. Ninety hours of
limit, before there's a casualty
i am certain me oermana have suffered more than the British. 1
On the other hand, the Germans can afford to lose more for j
they not only had a big head start, but with the collapse of I
France, mey goi me entire rrench air fleet, added to their own,
which puts them far in the lead at the present moment. I
"I think," he continued, "that the worst ia over however,
and Hitler really has shot his bolt. In fact the best posted men
here in Canada, don't expect him to ever launch an offensive
by sea aeainst England, he would be blown to pieces if he
tried it. He will make a big bluff, in that direction, but really
concentrate on Africa and the Mediterranean, and with Mus
solini's aid which isn't expected to be much try to gain
control down there and then dig in and ask Great Britain what
she is going to do about it. That wouldn't be such a soft spot
either, for on the defensive Germany will be hard to beat,
but as I see it, the tide has really turned, Germany can't win,
and Churchill was rieht when he said in another twelve months
or so, England, not Germany, will have taken up the offensive."
Today between showers took a ferry trip to North Van
couver where we saw a Canadian destroyer with steam up ready
to go somewhere, judging by the activity and the number of
men aboard, another warship in dry dock having a new pilot
house built, and many naval lads "about in their white and
blue cape and navy blue coats, looking very trim and smart.
Took a car line up the heichta but were stopped bv a sign
which declared no one allowed beyond that point, it being
the source of Vancouver's water supply, which naturally is
carefully guarded during war time. There were also armed
men, civilians, with guns thrown over their shoulders on
straps, walking up and down guarding the wharves.
.
The newspaper. man was very anxious to get our view of
the presidential election but we refused to go anv further than
to say it promised to be a hoss race.
"Most Canadians are for Roosevelt," said he, "but from
what I can learn as far as your poliev toward the war is con
cerned it's six of one and half a dozen of the other Mv under
standing is they are both against I". S. participation in 'the war
and both for giving England all the aid possible, short of war "
The campaign not having started we let it go at that.
It. W. R.
Ex-Circus Freak
Unnerved Spouse
Rochester. N. Y., July Jl.
lU.Ri Mrs. Estelle G. Vande
mark. S4. was granted a mar
riage annulment today when
she testified that her husband.
I Robert, 26, chewed r a t o r
j blades, ate glass and sewed but
tons on his flesh "just to make
me nervous."
Supreme Court Justice Wil
liam Love awarded the annul
ment after Mrs. Vandemark tea-1
tifird thst her husband had been
a circus freak before entrring
ithe automobile agency busl
, ness.
I Cas sua rnoufe. a act aca.
death, neither M can tab.
exact figures but mv recollec
are around ten times what thev
engaged, in trench warfare in
times those in offensives on
combat service is the average
to plane or crew, or both. and
Ruby Keeler Drops
Reconciliation Try
Chicago. July 31 iU P Danc
er Ruby Keeler parked her bags
today for a trip to California a
trip for which she gave up all
attempts to effect a reconciha
tion with her former husband.
Al Jolson, and quit her $1,000
a week Job In his musical "Hold
on to Your Hat."
- She ouit the show la.t nloht
after Jolson gave her a release
from her runof-the-thow con
tract. The Jolsons separated a
year ago after being married 11
years.
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Personal Health Service
By William
tlgne letters pertaining t. personal hemlth an4 ktglene, not ( aieeaa.
dtagnoala or treatment, will bo ansiiere by Dr. Brady If a stamped self
addrease envelope la rmioted. Letter, should be brief and written In Ink.
Owing- to th. largo number, of letters molted only a few can bo answered.
No roplr can ho mde to queries not conforming to Instruction.. Addreos
Dr. llll.ro Bradr. XSS El t amino. Beterlr Hills, rallf.
FOUR OUNCES Of
A reader says she noticed In
this column recently mention of
someone who claimed four
ounces of
wheat .term
cannot be eat
en daily; that
one who tries
to eat so much
wheat germ
would find
himself not
hungry for
other food.
The reader
says she has
found that not
true.
T it a reader
goes on to say she was very
sick with colitis three years
ago. She grew thin, weak and
miserable. Everything she ate
hurt her. X-rays proved there
was no serious trouble, but Just
mucous colitis.
(Note by Brady: How any
such thing could be proved by
X-rays is far beyond my ken.
But let the lady continue with
her story.)
"Then I began to read about
wheat germ in your column. I
procured a supply and began
eating two heaping tablespoon
fuls. chewing it up before every
meal, and two heaping table
spoonfuls before going to bed.
I believe I must get about four
ounces daily this way.
"In a short time I was cured
of all colitis trouble. You may
be sure I have continued eat
ing the wheat germ every day
the year around, and I am ever
lastingly grateful to you for
teaching me about Its value.
For the benefit of those who
claim one can't eat so much
wheat germ, let me say that I
find taking this neither dis
agreeable nor too filling. In
fact I enjoy it. It keeps me
from stuffing on rich foods that
are not so good for me, and
keeps my weight normal. . Al
together it seems to have none
but good effects on my general
health and digestion. I can't
eat bran aid other rough foods,
but wheat germ never gives me
any trouble. It keeps me reg
ular, and prevents flatulence
and pain."
The germ or embryo of wheat
Is the small portion near one
end of the wheat kernel from
which wheat sprouts or germi
nates or grows. The germ part
constitutes about S per cent of
the whole kernel. In the mill
ing of wheat to produce refined
white flour, all of the germ
THE
CAPITAL
PARADE
By JOSEPH ALSOP and
ROBERT K1NTNER
R.U.s.d by the North
American Newspaper
Alliance. Inc.
Washington, July 31. Behind
the senate opposition to the
conscription bill, there is some
thing much more unpleasant
than the natural reluctance of
politicians to face the facts in
an election year. Speaking
bluntly, there is the beginning
of the same kind of movement
to "appease" an onward march
ing Germany that has already
destroyed every European dem
ocracy, and now bids fair to
destroy the British empire It
self. Th. yammerlnga of men Ilk. Sena
tor Rush O. Holt and Senator Robert
R. Reynolds may. of courae, b. Ig
nored. For th. Isst four years, ths
senste haa steadfastly refused to
listen to Holt on anv aubject. on
any occasion. Aa for Reynolda. h. Is
th. man who adjured the United
Statea to follow the safe eiample of
Norway Just one day before Oslo fell.
But it la certainly time to be on
guard when men of character and
standing, such aa Senator Burton K.
Wheeler and Senator Robert A. Taft,
show signs of readiness to participate
In the new movement.
The tigna are fairly clear, chiefly ; be enough to accomplish the down
contutlng tn an apparently complete j fail of Brazil. With Brazil will go
failure to vrrasp the nature of the , the Natal area, a perfect base for
situation which makes Immediate 1 aircraft, only 1.700 miles from Africa,
conscription urgently necessary. The ! snd impervious to attack by ua
resaon for the consrription bill la
simple: In Ibe opinion of the state.
war ana na y drpartment. some 1 Ui to immense we have only about
form of Germ-in axau1t on S-tuth I 1000 first ltne plane In contrast
America would follow close on the to th oerroans' 1 1 000 that dlslodg
heete of the defeat of fgiand. ln, lh(k oermana from their base
Military action mould be requirrd to) W1U impossible Furthermore, at
repel such an assault, and the pree- ' mis narrow point In the ocean,
ent fotvee at the army's disposal I oerman planee based on Natal and
are frightening! inadequate for the on Africa will be able to protect
purpose ! from our navy German con tot
Both Senator Wheeler and Senator ' brining troops and supplies.
Taft stoutly denv thst they are I i9 One a Oerman bas has been
appeaeera. But the dntal is no 1 established in Natal, and aupplle
sooner out of their mouths, than ! are available. It w'll be easy work
they question the necessity to this , for Oermsn aircraft to form a chain
country of defending the emir . I of base up th Am son and Into
em hemisphere
.-teTiiir ip.nieri.Tn n.ira ine rear,
of th ar:iln peer1', alien atv.u to
accomplisn bi. great triumrb of
Brady. M. D.
WHEAT CERM DAILY
portion, along with the outer
coats of the kernel, the bran,
Is removed it goes into "mid
dlings" to be used chiefly as
feed for fowl and animals.
Any miller who cares to
bother can catch out a few
pounds of fresh wheat germ at
any time. More and more mills
now do so, to supply the stead
ily increasing demand for fresh
wheat germ. Wheat germ should
be as fresh as possible for use
in the diet to supply the Im
portant vitamin B complex, be
cause it deteriorates In vitamin
strength on storage for more
than a week or two, and In
vitamin E content (the oil In
wheat germ is the richest known
source of vitamin E) it deteri
orates even more rapidly.
Taking an average of a num
ber of binlorlral osruiv. of such
j wheat germ, I estimate that
wheat germ contains approxi
mately 115 international units
of thiamin (vitamin Bl) in the
ounce (two rounded tablespoon
fuls) as well as all of the other
entities of the B complex in
proportion, to say nothing of
the vitamin E.
QIF.STIONS AND ANSWERS
Anllln Dyes.
I. continual contact with anllln
dyo harmful? Mr.. O. Ft.
Answer No. Th. finished colors
ar. harmless. It Is only In the
chemical manufacture of anllln dye.
that harmful effect, may occur
chiefly skin lesions, less commonly
systemic poUonlng by Inhalation of
fumes.
Mucus.
While agreeing with you for th.
moat part I find that It la difficult
to accept your conclusion that It la
fallacy to say certain foods form mu
cus. Would appreciate your refer
ences for the assertion. 8. U. A.
Answer No physiologist, physician
or .dentine authority Imagine, food
ever form, mucua. That notion ta
a morbid fancy of the fake food spec
ialists to catch the gullible suckers,
th. wiseacres and It catches plenty.
Rowling.
t found a good bowling green her..
After watching them play and roll
Irm a few myself I wonder tf they
Invited me because of my age. It
seems a nlc. gsm. for a weak myo
cardium, but a mine la attll all
right I believe 1 11 stick to golf and
horseback riding. A. M. J.. M. D.
Answer Every man to hla taato.
rd give a golf course and a string of
saddle horaea for a season of lawn
bowling on any good green.
(Protected by John P. Dill. Co.)
Ed. Note. Persons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
Hllllam Brady, M. D 5SJ El
Camlno, Beverly Hills Calif.
appeasement, by describing Caecho
I Slovakia aa a distant land without
Importance to England. Wheeler and
! Taft see smslt threat to this country
I In th. establishment of German fifth
column regime. In Braxtl, Uruguay
and the Argentine. Both ar. flatly
' opposed to Intervention to prevent
auch regtmea from becoming estab
lished, declaring they will consent to
Bending expeditionary force, aouth
I ward only In th. event of open
Oerman armed attack.
If appeasement 1. taken to mean
! th. policy of letting th. outer de
' feiuea fall In the hope that the
I Inner defenaea will not be attacked,
this attitude behind Wheeler's end
Taft'. opposition to th. conscription
bill Is .ppe.aem.nt In Ira most
glsrlng form, tf th. war and navy
department, correctly eaUmat. the
atrategte altuatlon of thla country.
Sir John Simon hlmaelf could have
dor., no better for England than
these senators would do for th.
United Statea.
For the truth Is. both war and
navy department firmly agree that;
one Germany haa been permitted
to establish a bridgehead In thla
hemisphere, the United States will
be as defense lew aa an opened oyster.
Vhm facta supporting thla opinion are
sufftclenly ptsln to anyone who cares
to fsre them squarely.
Ui If a fifth column uprising Is
successful In any South American
nation, that nation will inevitably
become a German base. Unless the
United Bute has already taken the
tapp of armed Intervention, it will
be Impossible to control trade be
tween the base and the homeland.
Military supplies will be transported,
whether the navy wishes or no. for
there will exist no grounds to under
take preventive action.
(3) All South American nations are
so weakly armed that even a com
psrattvely small but well-equipped
air fore in. ear. the Arcenttne. will
except from the air. 1
The Oerman air superiority over!
ColomMa. where, trie Panama canal i
can re altaraed w:in eaae. snn once
i tha mnal haa been cut or rendered
rrtlf unusuable, tha begmmrat of
too end of the United autos srtll
b at hand.
This mar appear to be an alarm Ut
blus-prlnt of dlsuur. Tet tbo coura.
of T.nt. described I seriously con
sidered u a dlrely obvious possibility
by th. m.n most competent to speak
In tho dtfenso Minora, eenatore.
who do not tak. tb. troubl. to
lnqulr. what tho country', strategic
situation may bo. can afford bland
eomplaconcy. But when you hear
a brilliant officer .ay flatly. Ray.
It would bo oaster for them than
Norway." complacency tond. to rs fi
lth rathr rapidly.
AT THE
National Capitol
WITH
John W. Kelly
CONTINUXD PROM PAOE ONE
Being a politician, Rufus
made inquiries on "the situa
tion." To his amazement he
says he heard Mr. Roosevelt
called worse things by Demo
crats than he has heard, come
from the lips of Republicans.
Of course, these critical Demo
crats knew the senator is a
Republican and has a vote and
voice in the matter of spending
government money in the land
of Dixie; they have been trying
to please the statesman from
Oregon. Be that as it may.
Holman declares Mr. Roosevelt
is heartily panned by southern
Democrats, "but their private
conversation is at variance with
their public statements," he
adds.
s . .
JOHN NANCE GARNER, Tlca-presl-dent,
haa no Intention of return
ing to the national capita after 60
year, there h. Is through. Friends
are now atrlvtng to causa him to
change hla mind, which la no easy
taak. for Cactu. Jack can b. stiff
necked. Senator Pat Harrison. Mis
sissippi: Senator Jimmy Byrnes.
South Carolina, and "Tawm" Con
nelly, Texas, hav. each written a
letter to Garner begging him to come
back.
Mr. Garner walked out becauae be
la thoroughly dlsguated with Mr.
Roosevelt and the latter, tricky
politic In "drafting" himself. Con
nelly 1. up for re-election thl. year
and asked Garner to return, explain
ing that Gamer', breach with the
president would Imperil Connelly's
chancea.
Harrteon and Byrne, argued that
unlea. Garner preatde. over th. Ben
ate th. rest of the session everyone
.win know that then la a break
between the vlce-prealdent and the
president, and that will not be good
for the party. They wrote that after
the party haa been so good to Garner
for a half century he owe. It to the
party to glv. at least a aemblanoe
of harmony with Mr. Roosevelt.
Whether Garner haa replied to
these three letters' ha. not been
revealed and thl. I. the first printed
statement that Byrnes. Harrison and
Connelly are trying to patch up a
very bad rift between th. two high
est officials. Should Oarner return
from Texas It wilt b. only to help
his friends and not to aid and com
fort "That Man."
w
ASHINGTON Sn entor Mo
Nary la valtlng for Senator Carl
Hart3n to maka an appointment
with Mr. Roosevelt when the need
of military highways will be ex
plained. Tanks belna: built would
crush 90 percent of the bridges they
attempted to cross and make hash
of pavements. 0-3 (intelligence) of
the war department has a long report
by one of its trained aviation officers
In which the assertion ta made that
England will not be conquered by
the Oermana and If an Invasion Is
attempted the Vans will hav the
surprise of their Uvea. The most
Intriguing feature of the lightning
war according to army officers. I
how Oermana kept supplies moving
whererer they were needed. That
hasn't been figured out yet.
High army officers have convinced
Senator Holman that the army should
be built up to full war atrength.
When the comptroller of currency
orders a check-up several hundred
bank examiners are available. Some
200 seal th City Bank. New York.
In 10 minutes. Chief examiner draws
a JO 000 a year. Th examiner and
assistant are all high-grade men.
but on who alipped in through
political pull (he was a barber)
resigned by request. The comptroller
1 Preston Delano, who for three
year waa connected with the Grants
Pas municipal rail roe1 and he atlll
believe the road ahould be extended
to Crescent City.
IRON CARRIERS HURRY
TO AVOID DEADLINE
Portland. Ore., July 30. (JP)
Three freighters loading in
frantic haste to beat a deadline,
learned yesterday the restric
tions on export of scrapiron had
been eased but it seemed doubt
ful that the concession would
do them any good.
Assistant U. S. Customs Col
lector Fred Butler said that the
July SI. midnight, limit on free
export of scrap metal applied
, only to No. 1 grade.
HEARST'S SON SUED
BY SOCIALITE WIFE
Los Angeles. July 31. iU.Pi
George Randolph Hearst, son
of Publisher William Randolph
Hearst, was sued for separate
maintenance today by his so
cialite wife. Lorena Hearst.
The complaint charged cruel-1
ty and asked $500 a month for
support.
The couple married June S3.
1933. at the Hearst ranch at
c.n Kirneon and er,arteH Jan.
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By Frank Janklna
DETERMINED efforts (with
obvious political motives!
sre being made to fasten upon
Willkie the odium of being the
candidate of business big busi
ness, especially.
This writer, who doesn't know
Willkie, has never seen him and
has never heard him speak ex
cept once or twice over the
radio, doesnt believe it. The
personality he has been able to
project to the public by means
of pictures, the printed word
and the air waves is distinctly
not that of a one-class man.
IF Willkie is the candidate of
only one faction and wa
will have three months in which
to Judge as to that this writer
will say without hesitation that
we don't want him. This govern
ment, if it is to endure, must be
a government for ALL the
people.
It hasn't always been that
way, we must admit. Big busi
ness for many years had the in
side track. Following that, we
have had years when big busi
ness (or any business, for that
matter) has had little protection;
has been harried and hazed.
From the standpoint of the na
tion generally, this has been no
better than too much govern
ment friendship for business.
Government, properly, should
be an IMPARTIAL REFEREE.
HPHE most dangerous tendency
in this country today is the
tendency to look upon class gov
ernment as desirable if it Is
OUR CLASS that is doing the
governing.
That belief is utterly foreign
to American ideals.
TTHERE are optimistic persons
who believe it is going to be
easy to elect Willkie.
It ISN'T. It is going to be a
HARD job.
He starts off with the handi
cap of the solid Democratic
South. The South is politically
frozen. (Politically frozen, it
should be added here, because
of an epochal political mistake;
the mistake made by Lincoln's
peanut successors, who chose
carpet-bagging instead of states
manship in dealing with the
beaten South after the Civil
War.)
The South doesn't vote in na
tional political campaigns. It
merely RATIFIES the CHOICE
of Democratic national conven
tions. And the South has an Impres
sive block of electoral votes.
"pHE handicap of the politically
frozen South is a consider
able one. Then there is CAPI
TALIZED CLASS PREJUDICE
the carefully nurtured idea
that unless the present adminis
tration is kept in power its bene
ficiaries will lose their priv
ileges. No, it isn't going to be easy
to elect Willkie. It wasn't easy
to force his nomination on the
Republican politicians at Phila
delphia. But it can be done if those I
who have faith in him prove
their faith by works.
Salem Centennial
Starts Tomorrow
Salem, July 30. (P) More
than 3,000 performers will put
the finishing touches tonight on
the pageant . that will be the
highlight of Salem's five-day
centennial celebration at the
state fairgrounds.
The pageant, to be held four
nights, beginning tomorrow, will
be staged on a huge platform
built for the occasion.
PATTERSON CONFIRMED
AS WAR SECRETARY AIDE
Washington. July 31. IPi
The senate confirmed today the
appointment of Judge Robert
Porter Patterson. New York
Republican, as assistant secre
tary of war.
Senator Sheppard (D.-Tex.).
chairman of the jennte military
commtitee. obtained unnani
mous consent for an arrange
ment to permit Patterson to be
sworn in at once.
Actress Wins Divorct.
Los Angeles, July 31. 'UP1
Florence Rice, actress daughter
of Sports Writer Grantland Rice
won an interlocutory divorce
decree today from her film act
or husband. Robert W. Willcox
charging cruelty.
Ex-Bar Chief Dies.
New York. July 31. t.P)
Earle Wood Evans, 67. former
president of the American Bar
association, died suddenly t
day at the conclusion of a meet
ing of the Santa Fe railroad
board of directors, of which he
was a member.
dosing l u . for Toe Lata to Cla
aifr Aa la 140 c m. j
Flight (T Time
Madford aa Jaekaoa Coaatr
Histor? from tb. flat af tb
Mall Trtb.B I aa N ar
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
July 31. 1930.
at was Thursday.)
Local boy sitter in trea
reaches Sl-hour mark.
James Campbell open mod
ern dairy.
To date this season, 03.000
persons have registered at Cra
ter lake.
Ronnd-up of autolstg without
1930 license plates started.
Plenty of narking space as
sured for airport dedication
next Monday. National guards
men will be on duty.
Julius L. Meier urged to coma
out as independent candidate
for governor.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAT
July 31. 1920.
at was Friday.)
Murderers of Sheriff Til Tay
lor of Umatilla cnunty caught
and returned to Pendleton jail.
Excitement runs high and lynch
ing seems unavoidable.
Nominee Harding, tn opening
front porch campaign of Repub
licans declares: "The need is
for a united America, and help
ing our own people."
Trigonia oil well now down
681 feet, and encountering lima
shale rock and water.
Council warned city needs
new fire department equipment
without delay.
Wheat drops to the lowest
price in 18 months.
EUGENE LEADS IN
Portland, July 31. (P) Tha
bureau of census reported to
day that Eugene's independent
retailers showed greater sales
gains during the first six months
of 1S40 than those of any other
Oregon city.
Eugene's sales were 18.7 per
cent over the six months period
a year ago. The university city
also led for the month of June,
with a 23.9 per cent increase.
Klamath Falls boosted ita
sales 16.8 per cent during tha
first six months to finish sec
ond. Salem, with a 13.9 boost,
was third. Portland's gain wag
6.6 per cent.
BUTTE FALLS AUG. 8
Butte Falls, July 31. (Spl.)
Friendly Circle club is spon
soring a well-baby and pre
school clinic to be held in the
Butte Falls high school Thurs
day. August 8 from 1 p. m.
to 3:30 p. m. All children who
are to enter arhnnl .hniiM at
tend so that if any defects are
lound they can be corrected.
The Jackson county health
department will offer physical
examinations at the clinic and
free protection against smallpox
and diphtheria.
This is the first of a aeries
nf regular clinics to be held
here.
Population of Idaho
Increased in Decade
Boise. Idaho, July 30. JP)-
Basing his estimate on complete
1940 figures from 40 counties
and the 1930 returns from the
remaining four, area Census Di
rector E. F. Kramer today pre
dicted final tabulations would
give Idaho a 1940 population
of approximately 335.000.
Ten years ago Idaho was cred
ited with having 445 032 resi
dents and an estimate July 1,
1937, set the figure at 493,000.
Chinook In Columbia.
Astoria. Ore.. July 31. (,P)
The year's first major Columbia
river Chinook salmon run waa
reported today. Several boat
delivered more than 400 pounds.
Hillsboro, July 30. AV-A
collision between an automo
bile and a Southern Pacific
logging train killed Harry
Smith, 40, Portland WPA work
er. and Injured two companion
early today.
The steepest grade on a stand
ard steam railroad in thla coun-
ir, i, o.o per cent, and If
located on the Pennsylvania
railroad at Madison. Ind . where
the railroad ascends the Ohio
nver bank. The grade extend
about 7.000 feet and the climb
is approximately 400 feet.
Electrical
CONTRACTORS
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