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Messrs. Hague, Kelly, and
Flynn, big-town bosses, who
bossed and quelled the aborigin
al wildness of untamed and un
tutored democrats at the Chi
cago convention, deserve some
thing more than the personal
knowledge of a neat, workman
like, and masterly job well done.
Either one, as secretary of labor,
instead of Madame Perkins, j
would take no Iin from John L.
Lewis, who wouldn't be so bad
himself, at the same post.
Monday, was the first anniver
sary of the draining of the saw
dust from Mussolini, the sawdust
Caesar of Italy. The fact this
windy, loathsome murderer and
egotist, though silent and se
cluded. Is still alive, Is a monu
ment to the tender heartedness
of the United Nations.
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Members of the fair sex, these
torrid days, are garnering tan
on torso and pan, and fighting
freckles and fat.
NO DOGS BARKED'
(Pendleton East Oregonlan)
"Col. J. B. Eddy's alleged
picture is printed In a St.
Louis paper, but It doesn't
look like him very much. If
It did he would be a man for
women to look upon with'
trembling and children to run
away from In terror. But they
don't." 30 Yr. Ago Col.)
The dandelions, after a pros
perous season dodging lawn
mowers and extractors, have
started to wither. They have
demonstrated their ability to
grow any place, but on a bald
head. A Kansas boy of three years
drives a tractor on his father's
farm, and allegedly does a good
job, Millions are unconvinced
the "manpower shortage' Is that
bad.
No mention has been made
this month to date, of pet pois
oners and P. Laval, the French
traitor. A new style villi an, how
ever. Is showing up. He steals
shotgun shells hoarded all year
to shoot a duck In November.
HARMONY FOR YOU1
(Astoria Astorlan-Budget)
"But among merchants af
fected and voting, 18 of them
accepted the hours of 9:30 to
0 daily, 11 proposed that hours
continue as present and un
changed, and 11 others sug
gested everything from stay
ing open all night when the
moon Is full, to closing when
ever It hailed stones as large
s but no larger than a fresh
pea.
The Premier of Great Britain
on a visit to the Normandy front,
Informed the troops Germany Is
weakening. Internal strife rages,
and the war might "come to an
end earlier than we have a right
to say". Why all the coyness,
about saying when the war will
end? It will be no news to the
Huns, The logic resembles Herr
Hitler's, who maintains the Ger
mans have 'no right to quit
fighting", though licked. It would
be no atrocity, If the war did
end, "carliiT than we have a
right to sny".
The Fourth Term candidate
promises the presidential canv
naisn will not be conducted "In
the usual political sense'. This
does not make sense, political
or otherwise. The mean republi
cans are aut to chase him Into
a defense plant, with no way to
escape, except by making
stump speech. There Is some talk
of establishing campaign head'
quarters In this county. Passing
out New Deal literature will be
known as K. P. duty, to keep
everything on a war basis. The
county central committee will
meet every afternoon to peel
potatoes on the sidewalk.
Due to the war and gasoline
restrictions, backyard vacations
are popular. For old times sakes
many are loading up the family
car, Just as if they were going
away back In th tall timber
and pick huckleberries and fish.
Editorial Correspondence.
Chicago, July 23. Sorry we can't report on the "Mudum"
Perkins denouement.
The gals were all on hand when the Truman avalanche started,
but the excitement was so Intense, and such confusion reigned
that when your correspondent returned to his seat, to get his
breath and rearrange his toupe, the ladybirds had flown, every
chair was vacant. .
And they never came back.
We would guess, however, there were no tears or lamentations,
for when they returned after tea,, around five o'clock and Mrs.
B, Henry Wallace's lister, passed around a box of cakes and
cookies In our portion of the press section, a note of humility and
sadness had replaced the former note of excitement and exalta
tion. We attributed this to plain physical fatigue at the time, but
looking back feel reasonably sure the report it was all "fixed
for Truman when Kelly gives the word", had reached them as
It had the "active press," and they, unlike your special operator at
least, believed It. They were closer to the powers that knew the
Inside dope, and therefore had more reason to.
We have to admit we didn't.
And all but one of the newspaper representative.! In our group
didn't, and that one, from West Virginia, wouldn't bet even a
dollar on it.
Ha was quite a character Incidentally, Never wrote a line as
far as we were able to determine and devoted himself consci
entiously to a flask containing a mixture of iced rye and "coke"
yet aside from talking almost continuously about early American
political history from the days of Randolph of Virginia down, or
up, never showed the slightest
neighbors who also Indulged at
got a 20-mule-team kick.
A great tank that W. V. hombre.
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Those last few minutes of the convention, however, we shall
never forget.
It is true that from the very
section was to the effect that It was all "fixed," the Kelly-Flynn-Hague
crowd would give the Salvation Army division with Henry
Wallace beating the drum a nice complimentary play, but It was
in the bag for Truman and when the psychological time came,
the Tammany band-wagon would start.
Some of the reporters played that angle from the first. But
more of them didn't. We should say nearly 90 of the press, in
cluding our old friend, "Doodle" Page of the Philadelphia Bulle
tin (who had a line direct to the Democratic feed-box) didn't be
lieve the bosses had the votes needed, and wouldn't dare order
them out, against the overwhelming popular sentiment for Wal
lace, if they really did have them. It would, they thought, be too
raw.
There was no doubt the bosses WANTED to beat Wallace and
were working day and night to do it. But there was a widespread
feeling they Just couldn't cut It, or wouldn't, couldn't over
come the tremendous tide of Wallace popular feeling, not only in
the galleries, but on the convention floor.
PRECISELY what happened your correspondent still doesn't
know, and has, to date, not been able to find out.
We ran into Jim Farley Saturday noon, as he was leaving the
Stevens Hotel for New York. He doesn't know us from a Jack
rabbit, but he extended his hand and beamed a warm and cheery
"goodbye," never saw him look happier or more fit.
"Well Jim, what did you think of it?" we queried.
"Didn't like anything about it," was his jaunty reply, "but I
am for the ticket;" and surrounded by family and friends he pro
ceeded to the taxi.
We have a pious idea Jim Is one of the few who knows what
REALLY happened, but doubt If he ever tells the press, for pub
lication at least.
One of the most mysterious features was the sudden trans
formation In the gallery, vociferously for Wallace Thursday night
and all day Friday until around 0 p. m., and then suddenly for no
apparent reason it all stopped, completely stopped and Truman
was put over with scarcely one feeble note of protest.
How come? What happened? Did Kelly give his signal? NOT
Kelly Some other boss perhaps, but not the Chicago one, for
Truman was put over when the Chicago "big shot" was across
the street in his saloon getting set for the grand march, and fix
ing up the final details with the rebels from down state. Kelly
jumped on the band-wagon LATER, all out of breath, and took
one drum major's place, but Senator Truman defeated Henry
Wallace by those "baker's dozen" votes, WITHOUT ILLINOIS
AND WITHOUT ITS BOSS. That is the historical fact. Was that
merely clever stage management to take off the boss control onus?
Perhaps. But, until the evidence Is produced, we doubt it.
Another thing.
One of the highlights of this convention was the gallery ef
fort to howl down "Boss" Kelly when he made his nomination
speech for Senator Lucas, another poor log cabin boy, and the
gallery came within a gnat's eyebrow of doing it.
For at least five minutes the man who bought and paid for
this convention and who rules the second largest city In the land
with a "steel hand in a velvet glove," who Is the greatest single
power in the Democratic party In
a word In edgewise over the boos
CIO boys up there in "nigger
and wouldn't listen to anything
We have an idea It was one of
crisis In Edward Kelly's long and
had he been booed down and forced to quit his loss of face here
In Chicago would have been tremendous, with his Important
henchmen perhaps disastrous.
But Ed Kelly like another
not of the RETIRING type. Outwardly urbane, quietly restrained,
the Boss of Chicago would never
cal eminence were there any lack of animal courage or combative
stamina. Kelly stood his ground and then looking up at the gal
leries, defiantly he declared In solemn measured tones, each word
with a punch of strong feeling and determination behind It:
I ask for resnect and consideration, not only as a member of
the Jiliol delegation and as Its
this city!"
AT ONCE, the hullabaloo in
and then stopped.
We believe we are correct in
turned to its former Intensity
again. It did not quiet the Wallace
was there quite the same bounce and fervor, while at the close,
the gallery might as well have been cleared as far as any part
In the proceedings pro or con were concerned, yet apparently
the same crowd was up there. All very mysterious.
Did Htllman call off his CIO
speech, being aware the game was
spontaneous coincidental things?
The inside dope may be spilled eventually, but we have an
idea it won t be until after the close of the present campaign.
But what a dramatic tableaux!
There was the biter bit, and
who four years ago gave the order to his drunk and disorderly
cohorts to boo down that fine old gentleman and scholar, Senator
Carter Glass of Virginia, here was
We regret that Impartial history will have to record, however,
the second effort was no more successful than the first.
Unlike Dewey In the same
cool nor collected. We edged our way to the main platform the
only place In the auditorium where a press badge had not been
an entrance ticket, and almost fell over ex-Secretary of the Navy
Daniels and his dashing blnndine wife to get there. they kept to
their reclining chair seats throughout.
Truman's hair was rumpled, his thin pale face covered with
grime and beads of sweat, and he was trying to keep off the hand
shakers with one arm while he elbowed his way to the loud speak
er with the other. His later remark that he was dizzy as a pet
coon fitted the appearances then.
And the Senator had difficulty in finding words or controlling
his nervousness wlien, with the assistance of an Improvised body
guard, he finally reached the microphone. Perhaps It sounded
O.K. over the air, but to your correspondent, a few feet off. it
, sounded almost Incoherent, something about "thanks" and "hu
.
alcoholic results, whereas his
times on his urgent Invitation,
outset, the grapevine in the press
the Middle West, could not get
and hoots and catcalls of the
heaven, who demanded Wallace
but Wallace for two days straight.
the greatest. If not THE greatest
tumultuous public career. For
Ed Kelly we fondly recall! was
have climbed to his present politi
chairman, but as the Mayor oi
the gallery started to quiet down,
maintaining that It never re
and spirit of rowdy belligerence
chant entirely, but never again
boys and girls after the Kelly
up? Or was It just one of those
in the same place! Boss Kelly
booed down himself.
spot, Senator Truman was neither
mility" and a "continuance of Ws senate efforts" with obvious re
lief when he finally was cut off.
The happiest man in that platform group was the chairman of
the Democratic National committee, Mr. Hannegan, and he had
reason to be. Not only was Truman his personal choice and a
fellow townsman, not only did he work for him and against Wal
lace throughout the convention, but had Truman NOT been the
winner, Brother Hannegan would today be out of a Job as far as
the Democratic party is concerned, AWAY outl As it is he keeps
his job for another year at least.
Sorry we couldn't leave with P. J. for the coast, but certain
matters of a personal and business nature require our return to
Rockford for a few days. Here is hoping the Weather Man con
tinues to keep the heat turned off.
Speaking of heat, turned on or off, it is claimed in certain
quarters here that genial Tom Gerry, the assistant superintendent
of sewers who kept yelling "We want Roosevelt" from the base
ment mike four years ago, did his Boy Scout deed during the GOP
convention THIS year, by turning on the Stadium steam-heat!
This may be apocryphal, but we doubt if the Republicans
would have been MUCH more uncomfortable had he done so.
R.W.R.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, July 26. These
reports out of Sweden and
Switzerland on the German
revolution are
always open to
suspicions of
exaggeration.
The Germans
long have had
their rumor
agents well
planted. True
also Hitler may
well have de
cided to make
a virtue out of
Paul .Mallon
the purge. Die-
t a t o r s have
done that before. But you need
g( no further than the Russian
front to know the end is nigh.
His military situation has be
come Indefensible in any sub
stantial or durable manner. The
end should be a matter of a few
weeks or at the most months.
DERHAPS the best Indication
of the actual condition is a
letter the Russians captured
from the pocket of the nazl tank
general, Hoffmelster. It sounded
like what a German tank gen
eral might well say and Is con
sidered authentic. Hoffmelster
related how he had been called
all the way back to Berlin from
the fighting front last May to
hear a speech by der fuehrer to
assembled eastern generals.
Hitler talked along in an easy
way, saying he and national
socialism had been in desperate
conditions before, that he had
always surmounted these trying
times, and he suggested with
polite but unmistakable innuen
do that they read the historv of
national socialism. The younger
generals showed some enthusi
asm for this line of talk, but the
older generals asked where they
would get the soldiers, planes
ana tanks. Hoffmelster com
plained of contrary orders later
received, first to withdraw, then
to hold, and of the lack of rein
forcements which finally cr.used
his tank group to be annihilated.
These same older generals are
the ones who led the revolt.
Since the middle of June the
Russian advance has been little
more than a march. Put no trust
in the planted Swiss reports that
none of the revolutionary or dis
senting generals were on that
eastern front.
DY far the greatest sentiment
- against Hitler has been evi
dent on that line since Stalin-
giad. At no point yet have they
been able to defend a line, al
though one was promised (a
stout one, the Germans said) run
ning from Riga to Odessa. 1
Odessa has long since gone and
Riga is outflanked, and probably :
surrounded. The nazis just do
not have the men and materials
for a real fighting effort and the
generals know It best. j
What we must look for next Is j
a pause in the Russian marching i
to bring up communication lines, i
That they have gone as far and
a fast as they have without stop
ping for this necessity Is truly -remarkable.
But the pause is apt
to be covered by a switch in '
Russia In emphasis to the Lwow
area. (The nazis probably have
removed most of their 300,000
men reported trapped in the
Baltic states by this time.)
IS Normandy the same wea k
ness is evident. The slow fight
ing there lately has merely rep
resented our upbuilding of
strength for the push ahead.
Only In Italy can they hope
to hold out for long. There,
they are retiring upon a moun
tainous short line (Gothic upon
which they once had 20.000 ltal
ain laborers at work preparing
positions, and in all, spent at
least six months building posi
tions which could he defended
by a weak force. The Po river
line behind that one Is indefens
ible considering the size of their
force.
Tims It Is the young German
officers who are as much re
sponsible for the continuation of
this war as Is Hitler. They are
the ones who answer a question
which has long been In my mind
as to how in the world he could
possibly maintain himself in the
face of his situation. But they
cannot long continue fanatically
oblivious to the decisions in
which so many of their wiser
elders lost their lives.
Santa Barbara celebrates Its
"Old Spanish Days" fiesta for
three days during the August
full moon.
Fuson's Mother
Laid To Rest In
Ashland Service
Ashland, July 26 Funeral
services were held here yester
day for Mrs. Mary E. Wood, 89,
a resident of Ashland for the
past 51 years, who passed away
at her home Saturday.
Widow of Dr. J. L. Wood who
came to Ashland over half a cen
tury ago. she was a devout mem
ber of the Methodist church.
The deceased was born on a
farm near Doweltown-DeCalb,
Tenn., April 20, 1855.
Survivors Include a son, Thom
as J. Fuson of Medford, and
three daughters, Mrs. Jessie Lee
Stratton of Long Beach, Cal.;
Mrs. Bessie May Welch of Exe
ter, Cal., and Mrs. Maude Reed
of Santa Monica, Cal.
Governor Of Baja
Jails His Critics
Tijuana, Baja CaliL, Mex.,
July 26 (U.R) Three newspaper
editors were In federal prison to
day charged with disturbing the
peace by printing articles at
tacking the governor of the
northern territory of Baja Cali
fornia. Andres E. Aleman, federal dis
trict attorney and former Ti
juana mayor, issued the war
rants for the arrest of Manuel
Acosta Meza, editor of El Im-
parclal; Guillermo Medina Amor,
editor of El Condor, and Rodolfo
Calderon, editor of Cine Al Dia.
OPA RECORDS BURN
Reno, Nev., July 26 (U.R)
War price and ration records for
all of Reno were badly damaged
and in some few instances de
stroyed, when fire raged for a
time early today in the Johnson
Chevrolet building In downtown
Reno.
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SCREAMING JAPS
FAIL TO FRIGHTEN
Americans Mow Nip Attack
ers Down When Desperate
Counter-Attacks Tried
By Richard W. Johnston
United Press War Correspondent
Aboard Expeditionary Flag
ship, Tinian, July 25 U.R) (Via
Navy Radio) United States ma
rines swept onto Ushl point air
drome and scaled and captured
the strategic heights command
ing it today after a night of
fighting in which several hun
dred Japanese were killed in
desoerate, futile counterattacks.
The alert marines mowed
down the enemy at th beach
head perimeter, unperturbed by
the Japs' wild yells and screams
and the flash of their Samurai
swords.
Five Tanks Lost
Japanese armament for the as
sault consisted largely of ma
chine guns and rifles. They also
put Into action five tanks, which
promptly were blown into obliv
ion by our bazookas.
The night attacks came at an
unprecedentedly early hour and
apparently reflected the sharp
ened Japanese desire for a ce
lestial reunion at the Yasakuni
shrine a desire which usually
Is not manifested until the clos
ing days of a campaign.
Observers attributed the Japa
nese desire for immediate immo
lation to the fact that they had
been virtually isolated from the
remainder of the garrison in
southern Tinian. and had devel
oped a war neurosis induced by
more than six weeks of artillery,
naval and aerial bombardment.
Dawn Death Date
The Japanese attacks came
from both right and left flanks
of the beachhead and tanks
moved down from the airport
area. The Nips struck shortly be
fore dawn their favorite hour
for dying for their emperor.
Our losses were remarkably
light. A brief mid-morning mor
tar barrage from shifting hidden
mountain positions proved inef
fective, w
Marines of the Second and
Fourth divisions who had only
a fortnight's rest after the costly
conquest of Saipan and whose
ranks were full of replacements,
moved rapidly throughout the
day. They showed no evidence
FACTS
' Medford City Ordinance requires that all herds producing
milk must be free from Tuberculosis and Bangs Disease.
All herds producing milk for the City of Medford are either
under Federal or State supervision for control of Tuberculosis and
Bangs Disease. Only milk from herds free from these two diseases
is sold in the city.
Jackson County is a Federally Accredited Area for Tubercu
losis which means that there is less than 1 infection of the
cattle in the county.
If you are taking milk from a Licensed Dairy you may be
sure that
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of lowered combat efficiency.
Their progress was reflected by
official use of the historic ma
rine catch-phrase:
Situation in Hand
"The situation Is well in
hand."
One force drove across the
gently-rising ground and fought
its way through barracks, houses
and hangars of Ushi airport,
which lies on the northwest
coastal tip of this island.
Other marines pushed south
ward down the craggy, coral
headed western coastal strip and
then wheeled inland to flank and
scale the gray and white cliffs
which jut up from green fields
and woods like a weather-worn
fort.
From the bridge of this flag
ship I could see marine tanks
and guns blazing their way up
the steep southwest approaches
to the 500-foot-hlgh plateau.
Infantrymen already had
clawed their way up the sheer
slopes to oust Japs from the
bare, rocky point which had
been the enemy's point for
watching the battle and fall of
Saioan.
Expansion of the beachhead
toward the airdrome and the
northern cliffs did not mean that
the battle was more tharr well
begun, however. Beyond the
heights taken today lies Mount
Lasso, which Is the Island's high
est point. Beyond Lasso Is Tin
ian town and the rugged cliffs
and plateaus of the southern sec
tor of the island.
Relic Harvest '
The marines, not cured of sou.
venir hunting by the wealth of
mementoes obtained at Saipan,
reaped a new harvest of swords
and Rising Sun battle flags.
The Americans quickly organ
ized to resume the offensive this
morning Bfter turning back the
Japanese. Behind a curtain of
white phosphorus and anti-personnel
shells from the fleet and
Saipan-based shore artillery they
smashed forward In two direc
tions. Like Saipan. Tinian is a big
Island. Although the terrain is
less rugged it still represents a
lot of land to overrun. Farther
south, the cliffs and hills are full
of enemy holdouts and digging
out Japanese from caves has
proved a slow, painful and in
evitably costly business.
South End Isolated
Japanese concentrated on the
southern end of the Island have
been cut off from the northern
defenders, by our constant spot
bombing and bombardment of
strategic rail and highway Junc
tions. It is likely, however, that
they will greet our forces with
final desperate charge.
The glassy calm seas today
permitted transfer of the major
ity of needed supplies shoreward.
The marines now have ev
erything necessary to finish the
and
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KERSHAW'S DAIRY
COLVER'S DAIRY
Job Including recollection of
their own fame as conquerors of
Tarawa, Guadalcanal, Rol, Na
mur and Saipan to spur them on
to a quick, efficient mop-up.
Flight o' Time
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Tribune 10 and 20 years ago
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
July 26, 1934
(It was Thursday)
Austria drives out Nazi rebels.
Italian soldiers move to border
as hint to Hitler, they will not
tolerate interference in Austria
by Germany.
Deaths from heat in Mid-West
now total 1212, with cooler
weather in some areas. )
Circuit judges of state to get
no pay for three months due to
treasury deficits.
Start improvement of Agate
Butte Creek unit of Crater Lake
highway.
Partly cloudy and cooler. High
90, low 54 degrees.
Tomato diseases cut prospect
of large crop in valley.
Dog poisoner busy in Jackson
ville area.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
July 26, 1924
(It was Saturday)
Defense started in Loeb-Leo-pold
insanity hearing at Chicago.
President Coolidge rebukes
those who oppose National De
fense Day September 12.
Forest fire near Butte Falls
brought under control.
Cloudy. High 102, low 52 de
grees. Drouth boosts price of vege
tables in Portland.
Grants Pass seeks 1925 con
vention of state editors.
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