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TNT they dropped upon the foe.
It was balm for their souls, and
music to their ears. It was a
message of hope and good cheer,
alike to them and their home
land. ' It was ominous news for
the Land of the Rising Sun.
Aerial forces that fly to Manila
can fly to Tokyo, Yokohama,
Osake and spread havoc In their
Industrial centers. It Is the
dawn of tha day of reckoning
for Pearl Harbor dark day of
treachery, the military leaders
of Japan will remember longer
than America.
Buttons on new clothes will
be made of wood. They won't
sound as much like a quarter
when dropped in the collection
plate.
The Vichy regime of France,
with "Black Peter" Laval the
top ace, charges they were "in
sulted" by the United States
Due to the depths of depravity,
to which Vichy has sank, this
was not thought possible.
THE ?'NUDE DEAL"
(Oregon G.O.P. Bulletin)
"Oregon taxpayers don't
mind being stripped to pay
for national defense, but they
do object, and strenuously so,
to the hiring of dancers to
"build morale.' Yes, our tax
payers dislike being teased
while they are being strip
ped." A subscriber to the Anderson,
Ind., weekly quit the paper with
the following plaint to the edi
tor: "There isn't enough paper
In It to wrap lunches for my
kids In school."
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The purported nuttlness of
Signor Mussolini of Italy Is an
other case of retribution behind
time, though his aboriginal cus
sedness finally caught up with
him. There is a decided sus
picion Herr Hitler of Germany
will soon become the answer to.
a squirrel's prayer.
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Harvard astronomers report a
comet approached within a mil
lion miles of the earth ere it
turned away. This is the closest
a comet has ever come, and,
considering the general mess on
earth, used good Judgment In
retreating.
The society pages of metro
politan papers are now discuss
ing the feminine problems of
the "Peeping Slip" or Lapsus
Lingerie,
Eddie Rickenbacher, a World
war filer predicts the war will
last five years, the president
says three and the editor of Col
liers announces its conclusion
soon after America takes the of
fensive. These prophets have
nothing on J. Wesley Bates, the
tonsoriallst, who cheerfully
opines it never will end. He is
inclined to look on the dark
side.
BRACE UP, CAL8I
"Moreover, they are kind of
slumping In their looks. They
wear rags over their hair when
they go out instead of hats. They
seem to be dressing a little less
spiffily than we have a right to
expect of them. Some of them
are beginning to look like the
horrors of war themselves, In
antebellum clothing and In run
over shoes and hats that look
like the wrath of heaven."
(Emporia (Kan.) Gazette.)
Pes Mall rriDun eaat ads.
Let s Not Overdo It
DeWitt McKenzie, expert war analyst of the
Associated Press, hails the spectacular raid of the
Philippines by a U. S. bombing fleet from Australia,
as the start of the American air offensive, and an
exhibition of the strategy upon which we are "likely
to depend" to crush the Japanese from the air.
We quote :
"Our leader (McArthur) has given Nippon a pre-vlew of
the day when the sun over Pagan Tokyo will be obscured
by an armada of American warplanea, for that la the way
we ultimately shall exact retribution. When the Japs stuck
a knife in Uncle Sam's back at Pearl Harbor they asked for
trouble and they are going to get their bellies full when
the United States if fully armed there is nothing on earth
can stop it!"
That is a rousing clarion call and good to hear,
in the midst of dire "alarums" from all points of the
compass, as to the sad progress of the United Nations
cause.
But we wonder if DeWitt McKenzie isn't allowing
his enthusiasm over an exploit that warrants enthusi
asm but is in no military sense decisive, to run away
with his objective judgment just a bit
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THIS department has repeatedly emphasized the
tremendous value of air power. But on the other
hand, we have never believed that this war, or any
other, can be won by air power ALONE.
It certainly can't be won by air bombers operating
from bases 2000 miles away from their objectives,
however destructive they may be. That in general
describes this gallant U. S. dash from Australia to
Manila and return.
A LL hail to the valor of General Royce and his
" men, they did a grand job and deserve all the
medals and cheers they are receiving. But let's not
overdo the celebration, and then have nothing but a
headache for the morrow.
Above all, let's not even by implication, give the
impression that this foray from Australia marks any
RADICAL change in the serious war situation; or
that, s a result a coast-down-hill to victory is ours
merely for the asking, i.e.: don't worry, just wait
until Uncle Sam gets fully armed nothing can stop
him 1
MO, we would put a soft pedal upon that particular
' brand of eagle-screaming if we were Mr. McKen
zie. For as we see it such emotional extravagance
does no good, and if his sanguine predictions month
after month should fail to materialize, can only do
harm as far as national morale is concerned.
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By all means let us greet this daring air attack for
what it was, an outstanding feat of arms and a
genuine Yankee victory, the sort of dash and
chance-taking that, we believe, WILL bring ultimate
allied victory.
But AT THE SAME TIME, let it NOT be forgot
ten, that before Japan or any other country can
be crushed from the air, we must have not only that
armada that will "obscure the Nippon sun", but we
must have NEARBY landing fields, and we mus
have tanks and troops and guns, not in the air, but
advancing, ON THE GROUND I
IF this war could be won by air smash alone, London
would have been occupied by Hitler a year ago.
At least equality in the air is vital.
Superiority is far better.
But superiority in the air alone is not enough. It
must be coordinated with superior force on land be
fore any decisive victory can be won.
This, we think, should be the background of such
exuberance as Mr. DeWitt McKenzie today displays.
Just An Idea
We grant it is only an idea. But ideas are not only
important in peace, they are also important in war,
might well be ALL-important.
And after reading Mr. McKenzie's poetic paean of
triumph in today's wire we happened to run into the
following brief, and unexciting dispatch :
Dayton, Ohio: Goodyear Tlra & Rubber Co., Is testing
automobile tires made without rubber.
"We now have test cars on the road which ara running
on tires without rubber" said an announcement. "We can
make no further comment on tha development at this time."
Tires without rubber!
And who knows? perhaps when the war ends,
and we have all the raw rubber we want, and more,
rubber will be a drug on the market, for,
The new synthetic rubber will be cheaper and
better.
CTRANGER things, in the realm of American ex-
periment, research and invention have happened..
What reason is there to doubt they may happen again.
More than that
Isn't this the department where the United States
with its system of free enterprise, industrial develop
ment and resourcefulness, really IS supreme, with no
nation in all the world coming within hailing dis
tance? XE think so.
Granted that in time America WILL have the
strongest army, air fleet and navy in the world. Isn't
there a possibility, at least, that the final knock-out
blow will come before then and not from any military
department but from some obscure laboratory,
where a young chap in overalls, has been using noth
ing but test tubes, strange gadgets and his BRAINS,
since the Japs attacked Pearl harbor?
We repeat it is only.an idea. But we venture to say
if any secret "knockout" weapon is perfected, Ameri
can ingenuity will perfect it
Personal Health Service
By William
Signed letters pertaining f personal beelta IM Dsgtena, aoc U Sleaaje
aiagiiuei. or treatment, will a lumri by Di Brad II a stamped self
addressed envelope is enclosed. Lltcrt should be brief and written la Ink
Owing to lh large number of letters received only a lew ran be enssered
here. No reply can be made to querlea doc conforming to tnktrnetlona
addreas Dr. Mllllaro Brad', tit EJ Camloo. BeeertT UIIU, CaJlt.
YOUR
It Is unfortunate that the word
'nervous" has so many different
meanings. Some of the mean
ings are not at all what you and
I are thinking of. Webster says
nervous means
Sinewy, strong,
vigorous. Pos
sessing or man
ifesting vigor
of mind: char
acterized b y
strength of
thought, feel
ing or style;
forcible; spirit
ed. Full of or
abounding In
nerves, as the
nervous parts.
Pertaining to or having the
quality of nerves Having the
nerves weak, diseased, or easily
excited. Hence, timid; fearful,
apprehensive.
That la bad enough, but the
loose or uncertain significance
of the term in Webster's sixth
sense Is worse. Who can tell
what anybody means when he
says he is nervous?
If it means the Individual is
easily excited, timid, fearful or
apprehensive, then far be it
from me to quarrel with any
one about it. I'm too nervous.
Not even Webster can explain
what "having the nerves weak"
means. Mere physiologists have
never recognized "nerve ener
gy" or "strong nerves" or "weak
nerves' or "nervous exhaus
tion," but evidently Noah Web
ster knew better too bad Noah
carried his secret to the grave
with him. No matter, definition
'having the nerves weak" still
stands, and what can a mere
phsysiologlst, much less a pny
sician do about it? If Webster
omitted the traditional concep
tion other dictionaries might
play it up all the more, and
competition Is the life of the
dictionary business too.
Let no sophomore rebuke me
for teaching that the complaints
ailments or disabilities of people
who purport to have "weak
nerves," "nervous exhaustion,"
"neurasthenia." are imaginary,
for I know only too well that in
the majority of such cases the
condition so readily attributed
to "weak nerves' or "nervous
breakdown" or "nervous pros
tratlon" is as real as appendicitis
or tuberculosis.
The term "neurotic," too, means
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air corps are being made con
stantly but the main pattern is
still followed. The objection to
having group bases too chb
together was waived when a
base was authorized for Walla
Valla, not IS minutes flying
lime from the base at Pendle
ton, about 40 miles away. Othet
group bases In as close proxim
ity are being planned and may
be expected.
On the norm snore oi me
Columbia, opposite The Dalles,
an Important development Is in
the blueprint stage. The air field
c RHmnnri la belns! tremen
dously expanded. The Salem
airport is growing far Deyono
any landing field. Klamath.
Medford. Coos Bay, Ontario,
Hlllsboro and a mess of com
munities In northern Washing
ton are having air facilities ex
nanrlpd. From the Rocky moun
tains to the Pacific w-.ll even
tually be established the great
est and strongest aerial defense
ir. ih United States and it will
extend from Alaska to the
Mexican border.
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IT Is a military secret, the
number of flying fortresses be
ing produced each week and
ninnth hv the Boetnl nlants. but
these assembly plants are up to
schedule and will turn out their
ov.ota of 60,000 planes President
Rnnvlt asked for this vtar.
IThe Booing outfit Is also work
ing on orders for the British
A hint ran be given In what air
production now means in build
ng up air power. The British
announced that about 25 Dlanrs
are ferned across the north At
Itnhc eery day, say one an
hour. This ta about 730 Dlanes
of the Urgest type delivered in
Ennlanrl everv month. These
giants of the air are made on
the Pacific coast and flown to
'heir destination. The north At
Ikntic flight ia made in an aver.
cge of 12 hours and every bit
ul space not utilized by the ciew
ATjjyrHE
Brady. M. D.
NERVES
almost anything you like. As an
adjective it means affected with
neurosis; as a noun it means an
individual with neurosis. A
neurosis is a functional disorder
of the nervous system without
demonstrable organic or struc
tural lesion or change whereby
the diagnosis can be made by
the medical examiner or pathol
ogist. For example, epilepsy,
hysteria, writer's cramp. Noth
ing imaginary about an epi
leptic seizure or a hysterical
aphonia (loss of voice), let us
say, but either condition may
be feigned.
Keep in mind the fundamen
tal fact that, so far as physiology
goes, there is no energy pro
duced by the nerves or nervous
system and practically none
used or expended in the func
tioning of the nerves or the
brain. Brain or nerve centers
and nerves merely receive and
carry Impulses, and this func
tion exhausts or wears the
r.erves out no more than carry
ing impulses exhausts or wears
out telephone or telegraph wires
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Wheat Germ
Wheat germ, aapacially tba kind
aold by 1 torts here, beau all
tha puis and capaulea and U appe
tising to eat at breakfaat or any
other time. (J. w. B.)
Aniwer Tea, I hare found tt good
to eat. Brery one abould keep on
hand a supply of plain wheat, or at
least aome wheat germ, and uao It tn
the everyday dietary, suggestions
given In pamphlet "Wheat to Eat"
mailed on request, If you provide
eumped envelope bearing your ad
dreas. Apology to Dentist
Dentist aomewhera will receive no
reply to hta courteous letter, because
Or Doc Brady absent-mindedly drop
ped the dentist's letter, with aeveral
Items of Intrinsic value. Into the
Incinerator, where they were consum
ed by flamea before be could snatch
them back. I'm sorry and hope the
dentist may forgive me.
Quinine
Wa have found quinine not only
tha beat prophylactlo against crt and
grip but also a real help In overcom
ing the tobacco habit. (8. C )
Answer Tell me more about It. On
request I am glad to send "Quinine
in Modern Medicine" to any reader
who provides stamped envelope
bearing bla address.
(Copyright 1943. John P. Dllle Co.)
Ed Note: Peruana wtahlns to
roinmunlrate with Dr. Brady
should send letlei direct to Or
William Brady, M D. C6S El
Canilno. Beverly Hills, Calif.
is filled with medical and other
supplies.
Other planes are being flown
to Australia to reinforce Mac
Arthur; still others fly from the
west coast to South America
cross the Atlantic to Africa,
cross Africa to the Red son
destined for the RAF Single
sealers are crated and sent by
steamer to Suez, to Murmansk
for Russia. A stream has been
flying to China.
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THE planes sent abroad are
not Included in the president's
order for 80,000 this year and
123,000 next year In the 185,
000 to be comDleted bv Decern.
bcr 1943, not all will be combat
planes: there will be thmisanrie
of trainers for the 70.000 pilots
to d educated this year and
next. As rapidly as they can be
spared from elsewhere, armv
and navy planes are now going
to me oases in Alaska and the
Aleutian peninsula, from which
points there ia a belief the
United States will strike at
Japan some day when the grand
offensive is ready.
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LATEST proposal from cer
tain automobile dealers of Wash
ington and Oregon, and possibly
speaking for tha trade, is tnat
RFC make loans to them with
the frozen autos and trucks aa
security. They state that mar.y
dealers are. now busted and
others will have to go through
bankruptcy unless then can find
financial assistance somewhere.
One auto factory has offered lo
take back its frozen cars In the
hands of dealers but the offer
has been made to only a limited
number. Congress is advised
that there are, in the country,
500,000 passenger cars and ISO,
000 trucks, none of which can
be sold except to a very fw
individuals and have been grant
ed exceptions by office of price
administration. With each pass
ing month the plight of the
northwest auto dealers becomes
more acute, with overhead pil
ing up and no way of meeting It
Leon Henderson is about to
freeze retail prices of almost
everything from shoes to hats
This Is the plsn which Ban.ey
Baruch has been proposing for
he past two years, but as Ute
as three months s HnH..n
objected. As cost of living goes
up ne is oi a different opinion
If Inflation is to be curbed.
Red lights are far more diffi
cult for enemy airmen to see
than blue lights, according to
the wax department.
LEADERDISCLOSES
American Machines Brought
Back 44 Passengers From
Philippines, Also Revealed.
Surprise For Japs
United States Army Head
quarters in Australia, April
16 (P) Consternation as
well as made-in-the-U.S.A.
bombs hit the Japanese when
the aerial task force of Briga
dier General Ralph Royce
smashed at the Philippines,
its leader related today.
"The raids obviously threw
the Japanese into terrific
panic," Royce said. "You can
imagine their bewilderment
when, suddenly out of the
sky, appeared a big bunch of
bombers which let loose
everything on them.
'They didn't know where
the bombers came from and
the radio used up all the
ether for the whole of Sun
day trying to find out where
we were coming from and
means for stopping us."
By C. Yates McDsnlal
United States Army Head
quarters in Australia, April 16
iJP) Brig. Gen. Ralph Royce,
volunteer leader of the bomber
squadron which delivered the
United States' first long distance
smash in the Philippines, dis
closed today that the raiders
used a . base hidden in the
islands, protected by fighter
planes, and provisioned it for
future use.
Twelve planes of the 13
which for two days wrought de
struction and dismay among the
enemy at the start of the week
ferried 44 passengers on their
return trip to Australia 10
crewmen from a fortress bomb
er lost on the foray and 34 army
men and civilians from Bataan,
Corregidor and other island
points.
Mostly Airmen
Most of the evacuees were air
men, indicating that while, the
Americans still have fighting
planes in the Islands, as Royce
said, they have a surfeit of men
to fly. them.
Royce said that the morale of
the men left behind was excel
lent, especially now that they
have plenty of food. The Amer
ican fighter planes cooperated
with the Australia-based bomb
ers, shooting down two Japa
nese planes that tried to attack
the bomber squadron.
The hidden field served the
10 medium and three fortress
bombers as a forward base on
their 4,000-mile roundtrlp at
tack. The fortress craft lost on
the flight was grounded there,
having an engine changed, when
a Japanese bombhit destroyed it
in flames.
The advance base may figure
prominently in future attacks,
for the assaults of last Sunday
and Monday were acclaimed
here as only a sample of heav
ier blows still to be delivered in
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an effort to turn the tide of bat
tle in the southwest Pacific.
Shows Tide Turn
Indeed, Australia's prime min
ister, John Curt in. declared to
day that the Royce exploit show
ed that the tide of war was
turning against Japan.
He added that it was but the
first drive into the heart of
Japanese military positions and
in time would be followed by
the operations of vast air fields.
United States Army Head
quarters in Australia, April 16
() General MacArthur's
headquarters announced today
the names of 25 service men and
civilians who were brought to
Australia yesterday by the
American bomber squadron re
turning from the attack on Jap
anese bases in the Philippine
islands. Among them was Cap
tain Jesus Villamor, the Filipino
flying ace.
Others among the first names
Issued were:
Frank Hewlett, United Press
correspondent, Pocatello, Idaho.
Nat Floyd, Manila Bulletin,
New York Times correspondent.
Lleut.-Col. Chi Wang, Chinese
liaison officer with the Bataan
forces.
Also listed with Capt. Villa
mor, were these air corps offi
cers: ' Col. Charles Backes, Capt.
Joseph Moore, Capt. Henry
Thorne, Capt. Harvey Whitfield
and Lieutenants Wienart, Thom
as Gerrity and Conley; Col.
Fisher, U. S. army and Lieut.
Col. W. B. Kinnard, U. S. army
The party also included 12
others whose names were not
immediately announced. They
were four enlisted men in the
signal corps, three bombardiers
and five navigators enlisted
men and non-commissioned officers.
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Staff Sergeant Walter L.
Clemens of the United States
marine corps will be in the Post
Office building from 10 a. m. to
S p. m. the remainder of the
week for the purpose of inter
viewing those interested in en
listing in the corps. The ages
are from 17 to 30 years for the
regulars and the duration of the
war, and from 30 to 50 "years of
age for those enlisting in the
class four reserves. Ex-service
men who served in the last war
are urged to investigate the ad
vantages offered in enlisting in
the reserves.
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SATURDAY NITE DANCESt Men $1.10, including tax
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History from tba ruea af toe stall
Tribune I and ta fear age-
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
April IS, 1932
(It was Saturday)
Optimism again features search
for Col. Lindbergh's kidnapped
Cloudy with showers. High 63,
low 41 degrees.
Democrats of nation split b
Al Smith's split with Roosevelt
Kitten ball schedule to start
Monday evening.
County Democrats center Iff
terest In race for sheriff. Regis
tration totals 16.305, highest in
history.
Ashland couple confess string
cf burglaries here.
Telephone call- to Col. Lind
bergh says kidnaped son is la A
Detroit.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAT
April 16, 1922
(It was Sunday)
Senate urged to maintain army
at Panama Canal.
Tornado in Illinois kills eight,
with high property loss.
Films of Fatty Arbuckle r
cently acquitted of manslaughter
charge do big business in south.
Champion Jack Dempsey may
appear in two fights in London.
More frost predicted. High
48, low 29 degrees. Modoc or
chards first to light pots Sun
day morning.
Methodists hold sunrise lerv
ices on Pierce hill in a snow-Q
storm.
Dim auto lights or pay flnsj
is official edict.
Pool hall at Phoenix burns!
loss $5,000.
STATE GUARDS BARRED
FROM CIVIL DEFENSE
Salem. April lo (JPh-Thm
state civilian defense council
warned today that members of
the state guard or any guerilla
group may not hold key posi
tions In the citizens defense)
corps.
The council explained that ia
an emergency, there might be a
"conflict of duty which could
lead only to confusion and in
efficiency." Closing time for Classified Ada
a. m. too lata to Classify 13 30
o