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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
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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.
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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
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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 . Approved
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