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SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Aug. 18, 194. Medford$Thibune Bt70M tm Sotittar Ortmm BMdt the Mall Trim" Published by umuruRD PHINTIMO CO. .T- Nor lb rtr L Pbon SMI ROBERT W RliHU, 4 1 tor. ERNEST a. OIIJITRAP, Mnc. As tDdpDdnt Mwappr. Katrd m Meend Im tnttUr at ll-d ford. Orison, under Ao( of March t. III. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Hall In A4vanci Pally and Bundaj oh fT.II Pally and 8undjjr tnoath.,, 4.0 Pally and Bundaythraa month). Dally and Sunday ona month... By CarrUrlB Advanca Madford, Aih- iand. Control Point, JaeboonTllla. Oold Hill, Phoonls. Talant. aad motor routaat Pally and Sunday -ooo roar II. ol Pally and Sunday -ana month. .Tl All tor mo aaah la advaaoa. Plflrial Paper of to City of Uodford Official i'opoc mt Jackaa Ooooty -roll Laaaod W lro MttUHER OF1 AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS AdvortUIni RopraaontattTS WEBT-IIOLI.IIJAT COM PANT, INC. Offlcoo In Now Tor. Chlca.ro, Dot roll, San Franc loco, Loo Ana-oioa, Soattla, Portland. St. Loulo, AUaata. VaAooBTor, n. a Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry The President describes his 15,000-mile Jaunt to Hawaii on a destroyer escorted battle cruiser as "a short trip." Desig nating that number of miles as a casual run around the block is quite a strain on the imagina tion of even a devout New Dealer. A goodly portion of the auto mobiling these days is conducted on S-gas, those in the know re port. The "S" stands for siphon. The tide of war now rolls fa vorably towards the Allies, and victory perches on their banners on many fronts. This means the end of planned pessimism by Washington, D. C, bureaucrats. The orchard run of pessimists can devote all their pessimism from now on to the November election. MILDLY IRATE LADY (PotttvilU (Pa.) Republican) "Will the D. A. R. who took my good umbrella at the Jinen shower return it? And receive the old torn black silk one. No reward. Every one knows her own umbrel la. Ethel Roads Garrett." Great Britain and the United States will assist Russia, accord ing to present plans In the post war management of Germany, though Russia Is capable of do ing a better and rougher Job alone. It would do the soul of Der Fatherland good, 'to-be bossed by the Russians for, say, 20 years. The "master-race" would boll with rage and how the Soviets would enjoy the Job. The arrogant nation whose fa vorite pastime is trying to en slave the rest of the world, would behave themselves, how ever painful. Robert (Gooner) Walker was a year old on the 13th Inst, and feels as young as he ever did. He Is the brother of J. Tanne hlll Walker, going on 8, who writes from Frisco he has a cat, and wants to see the white robin. Upstate Democrats want a special session of the legisla ture, just an itsy-bitsy, teeny weeny one, for but a dny. They want to make It possible for a soldier to vote for an independ ent candlttato, If one should show up. Arrangements have boon previously made for every Oregon soldier to vote, so a spec ial session would be unnecessary punishment for voters, both- at home and on the battlefrnnts. "MISS L I L L I E WEEKS BURNS TO WED DR. FAY A. CARMINES" (Hdline Newport Press) Mot romance Item. GENIUS AT BAY (SF. Chronicle) "Will tutor your child or polish your novel or make Mime bust of grandma, or write your lodge speeches. (Can't offer reward: my dough goes for war bonds.) Want 5-8 rm. furn., partly furn." The recent sneers for MaJ. Gen. George S. I'atton, Jr., have turned to cheers, as it is reveal ed the old warhorse Is the lead er of the Third Army in France, that with heroic brilliance coop ed and cooked the Hun goose in the decisive battle of the European stsrugglc. The Gen eral has not changed since the public made a mountain out of a molehill, when he Injudic iously slapped a soldier in Sic ily, and talked too much at a London banquet. Me is still a human being. 8111)111 to errors. Oregon Republicans will hold a picnic Friday. They will lay plans so a Republican will get something out of the postolfices, other than the cnd-of-the-nionth bills. A returned traveler from Can ada reports he was "stunned" when he was taxed 4i)c for a New York cut steak of pre-war thickness. Duo to the alleged shortage of beef at home, it costs that much to look at a New York cut steak. That Independent Vote Recently the McJIinnville News Reporter, asked "Who is the Independent Voter" one hears so much about? Few register as "Independents", and the McMinn- ville naner intimated it had importance of the independent vote, the support of which both major parties are seeking so strenuously in the coming election. To which C. C. Chapman of the Oregon Voter re plied in nearly three full columns concluding that the Republican party includes a great majority of the independent voters, perhaps, one-third or even one' half the G.O.P. registration, and the Republican man acrers he believes should effort to secure this independent vote. pDITOR Chapman has long been a close student of - politics, especially Oregon politics, and we would not question his judgment as to the extent and im portance of the independent vote. Nor do we doubt there in the Republican party in this state, than the Democratic. But we do doubt the proportions mentioned by the Voter, in both parties. The Democrats having so many years in this state are far more party con scious and loyal to the party than the Republicans, but they are becoming less and less so as time goes on. 'IX'E know a great many Democrats, for example, who are going to vote for Republican candidates this year, and many Republicans, not as many as in recent years however, who are going to vote for Democratic candidates. Which is only another judgment the TOTAL independent vote, is greater today than ever before in political history, but in recent years the increase of independent voting in the Democratic party, has been greater than the increase in the Republican. We have no official statistics to support this opin ion, but it is based upon a by close observation and several known facts, here in southern Oregon. WE agree thoroughly with the Voter's explanation nf uVnr thorn nro an four lnrlonpnrlonf vntpra whn register as Independents. . , Naturally they don't want to be disenfranchised in the primaries, so they register in one of the two major parties, either the one they belong to by inheritance or the one in whose primary candidates they happen to have the greater interest. o FINALLY far from the importance of the indepen- , dent vote in this state, or any other, being over-emphasized, or a myth as the News Reporter intimates, it is scarcely an exaggeration to say that no important elections these days are decided by 100 party members, but all are decided by those who to a greater or less degree can be classified as independents.-'-either those ties whatever or those who party ticket straight. In other words the Independents hold the balance of power in practically all important elections these days; they, not the regular Democrats and Republi cans, decide how the election goes. Small wonder therefore that the major party leaders are wooing the Independent voters this year, as never before. The Cary Grants Part So now the Cary Grants have joined in the great indoor sport of southern California, which is getting married and getting divorced. Gin-rummy and Cuban gin parties, popular as they are down there have to take second place, to the almost perpetual activity of the rural justices-of-the-peace with their wedding bells and the divorce courts, with their decrees and writs. IT is the third divorce for Barbara and the second for- Cary, and as they are both comparatively young, there will probably be many more, for mar riage is something that no eligible man or maid, living in or near Los Angeles County, seems able to resist. And to say that ns divorcees, Barbara and Carv will be "eligible" expresses all that wealth and all that their sales resistance will have to be tremendous, to escape the bonds of matrimony for more than a year or six months. "ARY may hold out longer for he is at heart a bachelor as well as an ex-circus acrobat. But Barbara, what else can the poor little rich girl do? Single blessedness is no fate for such as she, still beautiful and in spite of her sad experiences one who they sav "still believes her true love is waiting", in jeweled doublet and near-silk corner. No she can't escape, the her, and so is her nature. DUT there is, we repeat, some hope for Cary, who now rich in his own right and famous, undoubted ly prizes his personal freedom and ability to do as he damn pleases above everything else. And he has undoubtedly become convinced that perfect freedom and perfect domestic bliss just do not go together. And of course he is right for successful marriage is not an individual monopoliy but a cooperative part nership. No doubt there is a moral to this tale less trite than that, but in spite of our efforts, to find it. here we : are at the bottom of the column and it still eludes us! j its "clouts regarding tne make a more intelligent are tar more independents been a minority party for way of saying that in our strong conviction supported who have no party loyal seldom if ever vote the the situation mildly. With pulchritude, on both sides hose, just around the cards arc stacked against News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, Aug. 18 The big four conference, which Is to plan the postwar world organ! z a 1 1 o n here August 21, has d r awn aston ishingly little notice yet the subject is the most hotly discussed among our people. Books carry i n g formulas on how to se c u r e interna tional bliss by Paul Mallon a mechanical arrangement of nations have been best sellers for two years. Practically ev eryone, except the statesmen in volved, has a plan. If you Just carve Germany up into three small nations, peace will be assured, some say. Oth ers want international alliances, hemispheric dominations and other means of peace by force. Debates amongst us rage to the point of bitterness. It is even supposed to be an issue in the presidential campaign, although I have yet seen no one lay a fin ger on the precise point of dif ference. THIS domestic agitation Is not onunllurl in (Via num. l-m Russia, Britain or China. The Russians and British evidently are moving in more specific ways. At the Bretton Woods monetary conference, the Rus sians, for instance, were bound rigidly by instructions. In the negotiation of any compromise, they were compelled virtually to adjourn the conference for a few days until they heard from Stalin. This coming conference Is to be held at the undcr-secretary level. The top men are not to attend. But their working as sistants are to decide what form the world organization is to take, whether force shall be pledged to stop aggression, the voting strength of the partici pants, and such things. It was to have been held in July, then August 14, now August 21, the last week of delay being caused by the Russians not being ready. Meanwhile, steps are being taken daily which suggest we may be deluding ourselves by looking solely at the sky, to ward mechanical word organi zations, while ignoring the news every day from Europe and the meaning behind it. ")UR leadership, for Instance, has not brought peace or as surance of it to Italy. A good reporter, Anne McCormick, has been writing daily from Rome that orderly economics or poli tics is not yet at hand, Women in the market place find little food, stop talking when an American comes in. Here, ob viously, it not a question of shipping food to Italy, but of providing an orderly way in which Italy can supply herself, and distribute what she can raise to satisfy her people's needs. Then, further, the commu nists there have formed a work ing arrangement with the social ists In the six-party government under allied control. The Chris tian democrats are holding back, declining to Join that ar rangement, possibly in the be lief that communal-socialism is not essentially either Christian or democratic, as we understand those words. At any rate, the postwar world order in Italy Is far from settled, and nothing done here August 21 is apt to be as im portant to the peace of Italy as the existing situation there. So also In Poland, where conflict ing governments drawn roughly along the same lines as in Italy, went to Moscow to talk over their differences, and not to the Marine Medal v. t - W, ) -. - v, ... . St. John flssllone (lft. Rsrlun, N. J. snd Pfc Rlchsrd K sormson Anoks. Minn., cnlj two living enlisted Marines to hold CoiutrsMunai Medal ot llum lot ten let in pie.rm war meet lor lust tuus tt Cnuir ftuditwo. CfeU. . Roosevelt Party' Visits Wounded The Roosevelt presidential party arrive, at St. Louis Hcrl m H.-.-v.i ences and inspections ol the fortress Island. Rocvelt Is in nit t 1 Head, tarnous Hawaiian landmark, can be sew in M.-.:v-und. International commission of allies. Out of the Balkans has come apparently authentic word that the British intend to give Rus sia the dominant influence in Rumania and Bulgaria, provid ed they can keep Greece and Yugoslavia in their "orbit." No wonder then, that so little popular attention is paid the planning of the under-sccre- taries. We already have an in ternational organization through the various functioning commit tees. We even have a police force on the Job in Italy, France, Poland, etc. Our international agreements so far have been only agreements to agree. As far as carving Germany is concerned, Ambassador Winant is known to have brought to Europe the armistice terms sev eral months ago. Is our public mind not falling behind the time? Alan Ladd Given New Army Order Hollywood, Aug. 16 (U.R) Film Actor Alan Ladd today was ordered to report for induction into the army for the second time. Ladd was granted a physical discharge from the army last year. Later he took another physical cxaminaUon and was reclassified 1-A. He will report for his second induction Sept. 4. NEWSPRINT SHORTAGE TO CONTINUE IN PEACE Seattle, Aug. 16 (U.R) The critical newsprint shortage will not be eased after the defeat of Germany due to the heavy mu nitions demand for paper and an anticipated propaganda cam paign in Germany and the lib erated nations by Allied mili tary government authorities, Granston Williams, general man ager of the American Newspaper Publishers' association, told lo cal publishers today. Rivi iera Riviera, Aug. 16 Foots Creek Sewing club will hold a picnic Sunday, Aug. 20, on the river by Keescy's auto camp. They will entertain their husbands and families. Lunch will be served at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Maude Martin had as her house guest this week Mrs. Min nie Guy of Eugene. Mrs. Guy was a former music teacher at Gold Hill. Mr. and Mrs.- Lloyd Miller, Mrs. Ben Newell and son Rex. Mrs. Millie Walker and Mrs. Harold Potter were Tuesday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Lovey Scott of Gold Hill. Winners Meet vt sr . - -Try sttr jfg I t" ' - - . 8!;vV!''r.. Red Cross Issues 6 Safety Rules For Summer Swimming By William Best United Press Staff Correspondent San Francisco (U.P. The "whoop and holler, rush and plunge" psychology of the bathing beach show-off who appar ently sheds the common sense of civilization with his clothes in the bath house and emerges a good argument for Darwinism, will cost America between 6.000 and 7,000 lives this year in accidents and drownings. Red Cross statistics show. That tanned fellow in the white trunks who is rushing into the surf gulping the last of six hotdogs and waving his bottle of beer he's on the list to go. And so is the white-skinned, fat man in the one-piece 1930 model suit who is waving to his girl from the buoy out there the most exercise he's had is pushing a pencil all winter. Check him off, he'll never make it back. I The old man with the scythe has his eye on that youngster too the one who's diving off the rock into that unexplored pool. The old man knows about that submerged log, the kid doesn't. Too bad! Only 10 per cent of the Amer ican public are good swimmers, the Red Cross says, another 10 per cent are fair swimmers, the rest are Just paddlers and wad ers. The trouble Is, the Red Cross declares, that so many of the paddlers and waders like to pre tend they can swim. And it isn't until those water wings pop out from under the stomachs where they've been hidden and drift away, that the tragedy of pre tense becomes evident . . . not to the pretender, because it's too late then, but to the pretender's survivors and friends. That's the psychology the Red Cross has been fighting for years, with propaganda and safety measures, and they re cord a cut In the death toll from 20,000 to the present estimated 7,000. But it isn't enough. Observance of a few simple rules of water safety is more im portant this year than ever, the Red Cross warns, because the husky lifeguard who used to-oc-cupy the highchair on your beach is probably occupying the scat of a bomber or fighter plane to day. The Red Cross asks that when you approach the water you be serious, stop throwing sand in other people's faces and con sfder these six safety rules: 1. Be sure there is someone near enough to help you in case of emergency. 2. Deep-water Isn't the only dangerous water; cramps have hit and drowned people in waist deep water. 3. Don't go into the water un til two hours after meals. This Is considered an old-wives' talc by many, but sudden death keeps the list of scoffers from reach ing alarming proportions. 4. Acclimate yourself to the water by easy stages. This pre vents shock to the heart and nervous system. 5. Stay away from uncharted swimming holes. 6. If you can t resist swimming out beyond your capacity to swim back again, make sure a boat or raft is nearbv. JAPAN MAN SHORTAGE MAY SPUR EXCHANGES nasmngwn. Auir IB ,iipi State Department officials were ' ncpeful today that manpower i S shortages in Janan wonirf'B prompt the Japanese to resume - negotiations for further ex- I changes of United St.ite. .4 Japanese citizens. An nrtirlo in tlm ..n publication, The Bulletin, said more than 9.000 Japanese "wil ling to be repatriated'' still re main in this country, but that persistent American efforts had failed to elicit Japanese co operation in arranging further exchanges. I in Hawaiian Military d-.:rtnS the .ZlNmSi Hinv car with General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz. Diamonc Heavily armed soldiers in jeeps act as guards. LAMB JAMB RELIEF FOR NORTHWEST IS REFUSED BT OPA Portland, Ore., Aug. 16. U.R) The Washington OPA today reaffirmed its opposition in denying northwest consumers a 30-day point holiday or bonus stamp designed to relieve the market glut on lamb, and an nounced that increased buying by the military, removal of util ity lamb from points and accel erated consumption by the pub lic would provide a solution to the problem. The decision followed a Joint meeting of the war food admin istration, the OPA and the war meat board, according to word received here by George L. Curry, acting district OPA' direc tor. Curry said there had been some relief, and added that ship pers had also been advised to stagger their shipments, to avoid further "jamming" on the mar ket. R. L. Clark, secretary of the Portland Livestock Exchange, however, termed the OPA's de cision a "body blow to the sheep industry." He said removal of points from utility grade lambs contributed nothing toward re lieving the situation "because many top quality animals will be reduced to utility grade be fore they reach market, thus constituting a financial loss for the stockmen." He indicated that the OPA's action tended to discourage sheep growers, and predicted that "there would be fewer sheep and lambs next year." NIGHT CLUB "COLONELS" ASSESSED $100 FINES Los Angeles. Aug. 16 (U.R) Thomas C. Kelley, 57. and John A. Redcll, 42, wanted to make an impression, so they wore ar my colonels' uniforms at a Hol lywood night club, they testified in federal court yesterday. Kelley, a San Francisco ac countant, and Redell, ex-film studio watchman, paid $100 fines. i WANT NOT i, . good though, foVhiai' Si purchasers ,he days, ,oo. Drink Old Sunnv Brook comcrvaiively and vou'll be able to er.jojr it just that much longer. TnEERFl L AX tTS .VUf g K B 5? SUiWBROOK OLD KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY N.tionil Dmillfri Product! Corp, New York, N. Y. . Hospitals Flight o Time Mediord and Jackson Co His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10 and 20 years ago TEN YEARS AGO TODAY August 16. 1934 (It was Thursday) North Carolina preacher kid naped and held for $25,000 ran som. State liquor board agrees to check relief rolls for whisky buyers. Harry Ingling of Gold Hill it named county Jailer. County farms to be surveyed for relief data. Fair. High 92, low 58 degrees. President's mother home from two months' stay In Europe. Survey shows auto travel In crease on county highways. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY August 16, 1924 (It was Saturday) April 25, 1925, Is agreed upon as date for Allied evacuation ol the Ruhr. Oregon deer hunting season li closed until September 25, rain or no rain. President Coolidge starts two weeks' vacation at old farm home In Vermont. Generally cloudy. High 88, low 65 degrees. Pear shipments to date total 324 cars. Fish Lake area is closed to all travel by forest service. Deputy Sheriff Leon Forn crook slays a rattlesnake with ten rattles on Jenny creek. NAZIS ON BATTLEFIELD KNOW THEY ARE BEATEN Rome, Aug. 16 (U.R) The Germans on the battle field know they are beaten, Gen. Sir Harold R. L. Alexander. Allied commander in Italy, declared last night in turning over tho civil administration of the prov ince of Rome, Frosinone, and Littoria to the Italian govern ment. "But the war Is not over yet," he said. "The German tyrants will fight to the last because they know peace will bring them inexorable extermina tion." Complete Factory . 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