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Br Arthur Perry
American bombers have blast
ed Iwo Jima, 600 miles from
Tokyo. Iwo Jima spells like a
typographical error that started
out to be Iowa Jim.
...
' Old Field Marshal Petaln of
France, now that the Jig is up,
is scratching his grey noggin to
escape punishment for his
crimes against the democracies.
He is trying to double-cross
Justice, by transferring to Gen.
DeGaulle the "constitutional
powers" he now holds at Vichy.
The aged and haughty rascal
aided and abetted the fall of
his native land, and purred be
fore Hitler like a tom-cat full
of hamburger.
"MAYOR CALLS PINE
CONE EDITOR LIAR: WE BEG
TO DIFFER". (Carmel (Cal.)
Pine Cone). The soft word and
the other cheek.
.
Banning of political literature
from the troops causes Ameri
can blood to boil, a commenta
tor reports, and some changes
will be made. There Is no mon
keying, as yet, with the politi
cal reading of the public. With
a tight censorship, one might
not know who was elected
president In November, until
the day before the Inauguration
in January.
HOW TIMES DON'T CHANGE
(The Dalles Chronicle)
"Coxey said the railroad
companies had the people by
the heels. Debs said they had
them by the hair. Peffcr says
the trusts have them by the
legs, and Wilson says the
sugar trust has them by the
throat. From all of which we
Judge the combinations have
several pretty hard holds on
the public, every observer
discovering a grip In a new
place." (50 Yr. Ago col.)
...
Rural residents report they
have been bothered nights re
cently by city residents on a
lark, and trying to sing like
one.
It now comes to light
"Providence" had nothing to do
with the bomb explosion that
ripped off the scat of Herr Hit
ler's pants, but left him other
wise Intact, while holding a con
ference. However, one of the
Dor Fuehrer's "doubles" paid
with his life, for looking like
him. It was a Nazi plot to fool
the German people and a fake
one, engineered by Gestapo
Chief Himmlcr, who himself,
was out of range. To kill a lone
man after the mBss murders
Himmlcr hns staged throughout
Europe, must have been a re
laxation for him.
...
"DEMOCRATS NAME WAG
NER AND DYE." (Exchange.)
A grim note shows up in the
campaign.
...
Labor Day, the last double
holiday of tho summer bphsoii
comes on a pace, and no warn
ing from a governmental bu
reau to stay at home, to remind
the people to plan to go some
place.
...
The slate department now
buns the removal of Argentine
gold from this country. Crack
ing the lale "good neighbor" In
the pockctbook Is apt to make
that Latin land a good neighbor
with nations other than those
in the Axis.
...
Wisconsin In Its last election
did noble by renouncing "pro
gressivism" and CIO backed
congressional candidates, while
taking a swipe at the fourth
term ambitions of the "Indis
pensable Man". This is all in
addition to the neat pinning
bnck of tho ears of one W.
Willkie In the April primary.
Buckingham"" hit
London, Aug. 17 ;U.R) Rob
ot bombs recently damaged the
grounds of Buckingham Palace,
main residence of King George
and Queen Elizabeth, It was
revealed today. The palace It
self was hit at least twice dur
ing the German blitz of 1940-41.
Thuuday, August 17. 1144
Face the
We are in receipt of a brochure entitled "The Busi
nessman's Stake in American-Soviet Friendship" by
a Mr. Harland II. Allen.
Mr. Allen's conclusions are as follows:
"It seems to me that there are 3 great factors In the re
lationship o' Russia and the United States which emphasize
the historic responsibility of these two countries for peace
ful cooperation.
"First, their postwar control over what It takes to
break the peace their near-monopoly over the munitions
' "Second the great range of similarities between these
peoples paving the way to mutual understandings.
"Third, the notable contrast in history and surround
ings (experience) which should provide each an unusual '
capacity for supplementing the other and benefitting from
the other. Finally, ,
"No understanding of Russian American potentials for
complementary service is even partially complete with
out recognizing that while America grew to sturdy great
ness on a continent almost by herself, the Soviet achieved
their present vigor and world importance with a bellicose
Germany literally on one doorstep and a threatening Japan
upon the other."
We ran imacrine no sensible American businessman
opposing this or any practical program of peaceful
cooperation between this country and Soviet Eussia
following the war.
BUT, we maintain that
nrantioal mnsr. first,
efuses to recognize in this pamphlet, namely:
That the Russian and American peoples instead of
being similar in temperament, customs and character
are very, very different and,
Unless there is a radical
the other when the present war ends, their social and
political concepts will not only be dissimilar but high
ly competitive and antagonistic.
For in the nost-war worm
be based essentially upon a NON-profit, nationalistic
monopolistic system ; the American economy essenti
ally upon a PROFIT, individualistic, competitive
system.
14R. Eric Johnston, President of the U. S. Chamber
of Commerce, believes that it is possible for the
two countries to remain friends and do business with
each other on a mutually profitable basis, WITHOUT
abandoning or even altering their respective social
and economic systems.
We hope Mr. Johnston is
That is certainly what the
try should earnestly endeavor to accomplish. But as
we see it, the goal will never be reached by following
the ostrich-like procedure of Mr. Allen, and pretend
ing that .no serious diniculties, serious because
based upon fundamentals, exist.
OUCH serious difficulties DO exist.
And emphasis upon them, rather than a Pollyanna
emphasis upon the benefits of such peaceful coopera
tion, is the only practical course to pursue if any post
war program of this sort, is to be a success.
Russia is extremely realistic regarding the greatest
capitalistic country in the world, the United States.
The sooner the United States becomes equally real
istic regarding Soviet Russia, the better for both coun
tries and for the post-war world.
Face the Truth Next
In most of these post-war programs of an interna
tional character there are
factor,
Lack of imagination.
It is so difficult to imagine, to visualize in the midst
of a terrible war, what the
in times of peace.
Take the Allen plan above, for example. Because
the United States, Russia and Great Britain are allies
in this war, all for one and one for all, until the
German-Jap Axis has been completely smashed, it
is difficult to imagine a condition where a similar
spirit of unity and cooperation will not exist.
MR. Allen, for example, never mentions Great
TSrilnin nurl tlm vnln elm mirrlif nlfur in antr linct-
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war trade agreements between Russia and the United
States.
Yet there is nothing more certain than when the
common danger to the "Big Three" is removed, and
its cohesive force also by the elimination of Ger
many and Japan, the national interests of Great
Britain and Russia in both the Near and the Far East
will conflict in the future as they have throughout
the past, and that the business interests of both in
posl-war trade will clash sharply with those of the
United States.
For Russian friendship and trade there can hardly
help but be keen competition between England and
the United States, and ditto in the direction of spheres
of influence in both the South Pacific, China and even
as close to home as the Carribean. And probably more
important than anything else will be the difficulty
of a profit economy of the Anglo-Saxon world com
peting successfully with a non-profit economy of the
Slavic empire.
THAT is only one reason why all this talk about a
post-war world under the control of the "Big
Four", England, Russia, China and the United States
is so foolish. Not only would such a group almost cer
tainly fail to agree on policies of peace, but the rest
of the world would not only resent any such exclusive
control, and conspire against it, but would soon be
playing one of the Big Four against another and in
probably less th;ui another decade the entire edifice
would crash.
No it can't be done. The only hope for any lasting j
world peace is a WORLD organization backed up by
a world force. until the nations of the world are
willing to pay the price such an organization would '
necessitate, talk of world peace is mere rhetoric :
wishful thinking, no more, no less. j
Facts First
any such program TO be
rfipop - nize what Mr. Allen
change in one country or
the Kussian economy win
right.
businessmen in this coun
flaws due largely to one
world will really be like
GEO. BALES IS NEW
F
George Bales, formerly of
Ncwberg, Is arriving this week
to become associate pastor in
charge of youth programs for
the Friends church in this terri
tory, according to Milo C. Ross,
local pastor. He will preach for
the first time In the valley at
Talent at 11:30 a. m. Sunday and
at Wagner Creek Community
church at 3:30 p. m.
Plans for the youth work at
Talent will be announced dur
ing the 7 p. m. Christian En
deavor hour Sunday.
Bales, granted a liberal arts
degree as well as a Bachelor
of Theology degree, from Pa
cific college, has Just finished
a year's service as recreational
director of the Newberg church,
one of the largest Quaker
churches In the northwest. He
Is a 4-year letterman In athlet
ics and during the last year
served as major sports coach at
the college. He has also Just fin
ished a season on the faculty of
five . youth camps in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
Announcement of the program
for boys and girls In connection
with the Medford church will
be made as soon as details can
be worked out.
Mrs. Bales, the former Elcnlta
Mardock of Florence, will teach
in the Talent high school.
CONTROL ADVICE
For control of peach root bor
ers In all stone fruits, the trees
should be treated now with
paradich Iorobcnzene crystals.
C. B. Cordy, assistant county
agent, advised today.
"De not disturb the soil, but
remove grass and trash from the
base of the tree. Place the cry
stals m a circle around the
trunk and two or four inches
from It. Cover with four to six
inches of soil," the agent's an
nouncement said.
"In order to be effective this
treatment must be completed
when the soil Is dry and the
temperature above 60 degrees F.
"For trees ona to three years
oil use one-half ounce per tree;
for trees four to ten years old
use three-fourths ounce per tree.
For older trees use one ounce
per tree. If the trunks are ex
ceptionally large use one and
one-fourth ounce per tree.
THE GRANGE
Griffin Creek Grange
About 60 members and friends
of Griffin Creek Grange attend
ed the H. E. club party at the
Joe Smedsend home Saturday
evening. Because of the busy
pear season, it was voted to omit
the September club meeting.
Several members having birth
days In August were honored
Tuesday evening.
It was decided to meet at the
hall Saturday at 7 p. m. to clean
away dry grass around the build
ings, and have a party after
ward. Ladies are asked to bring
sandwiches for refreshments.
Central Point Grangt
Regular meeting of Central
Point Grange will be held Fri
day, Aug. 18. at 8 p. m. A special
program Is planned t tell us of
activities of Central Point
Grange men In service. This
program Is planned by Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Patterson and com
mittee. At the meeting August 4 It was
voted to hold a booster night
progrnm on Friday, September
29. Tentative plans were maae
with committees as follows:
music. Mrs. Mel Williams and
Mrs. Delmar Smith; dramatics,
Scott Hamilton, Ted Sims, Frank
Hammond, Mrs. J. Dobrot and
Mrs. L. Freeman; demonstration
from Home Ec, Mrs. C. F. Mc
Kibben; drills, W. H. Fisher:
education. Mrs. W. Foley and
Mrs. W. Jensen; recreation, Mrs.
H. Tonn: Juvenile Grange, Mrs.
Arnold Bohnert.
Daily Weather Report
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and Friday. Llttla chng in tnuper-
Ornton- dear tonljht and rrldar
but morntnt hih tog nr coait. Lit
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Temperature a year ago today:
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Total monthly precipitation, U
Inch Exce for the month. .Ort Inch.
Total precipitation nine Septem
ber I, tmj. It 04 tm-hes. Dehciency
for the neon, rt7 Inch
Relative humidity at 4 30 p. nv vw
terday, 23, 4 .10 a. m. today. 78 .
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(Acme Telephoto)
Bombs loosed by Allied airmen roll up huge clouds of smoke from blasted German positions along Caen-Fa-talse
road where Canadians and British, from the north, and Americans, from the south, were closing In lor
taattla of annihilation analnst 100.000 doomed Nazis. Heere Canadian trooo talte cover as the; prepare for
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COMMUNICATIONS
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tensatlon. From $120 Gold Club
To the Editor:
Probably, at no previous time
In history has there been so
much interest evinced in gold
as there is today, and this in
terest is not confined to one or
two nations but to the entire
world.
With this world-wide Interest
in gold, the time has arrived to
acquaint all people with the true
meaning and importance of gold,
and that, I might say, is just as
important an objective as is the
club's effort to secure an in
crease in the price of gold.
Unless the people can be made
fully aware of the importance of
gold and how it can be used for
their benefit, the "managed cur
rency boys" might be successful
in their efforts to eliminate gold
entirely from our monetary
system.
With a national debt that
will undoubtedly closely appro
ximate our national wealth at
the close of the war, who, or
what can we look to but gold
for relief from this colossal bur
den of debt?
In the interest of the future
of gold, I am,
Very truly yours,
Kenneth K. Ash.,
Author and founder of the
$120 Gold Club,
Yreka, California.
Sees Growing Communism
To the Editor:
Communism: A subject In
creasingly enforced upon the
minds of the American people
due to the war and also the visit
of Mr. Eric Johnson with Josef
Stalin of Russia.
Communism defined In one
sense Is a system of social or
ganization in which goods are
held In common; the opposite of
the system of private property.
Secondly; it may be defined as
any theory or system of social
organization involving common
ownership of the agents of pro
duction and some approach to
equal distribution of the pro
ducts of industry the popular
use of the word conforms to
this definition.
Thirdly; defined as a national
organization in which all profits
derived from each and all In
dustries are shared and paid to
each worker according to his ef
fort and work in production.
It is, perhaps, surprising to
view the extent to which some
of the principles of communism
have been put Into effect here
In America.
Community centers establish
ed for the betterment of a neigh
borhood, commun'ty houses to
serve as social centers for peo
ple of a town or district, com
munity efforts to get an harmon
ious feeling between the people
of country and city.
torn where
Miss Ella Sproule Is a town
legend. Never could get used to
automobiles. Said there ought
to be a law to ban the pesky
tilings.
Finally, Miss Ella went to Per
muda where automobiles were
outlawed. Then the Allies neevl
bases there-and now .Miss Ella
watches Jeeps whli by and mut
ters, "There ought to be a law!"
Funny how certain fork, who
flon't tike something, think It
ought to be prohibited. Or rlsa
thry try to run away from It,
and It ratrhes np with them
like Progress wilt
Way for Allies Normandly Smash
Also there Is the community
of interest in finance which in
cludes any arrangement relative
to ownership of controlling
amounts of stock by friendly in
terests which insures permanent
harmony of policy and manage
ment between different enter
prises, without actual lease or
consolidation in combines,
trusts, cartels, designed to limit
production, to produce a scarcity
and a higher price for the bene
fit of the organizers.
AH corporations are com
munistic in principle, operating
for the community interests of
its members note the efforts of
the city business people to pro
mote community interest be
tween rural and urbane populace
one does not have to go far to
discover to what great extent
communistic principles have de
veloped and are being developed
here in America.
W. W. Truax.
Lake Creek
Lake Creek, Aug. 17 Mrs.
Maysel Cartwright and daugh
ter, Marlene, spent last week at
the Wm. Hoefft home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lucas and
sons, recently of San Bruno,
Calif., spent Sunday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Burns.
Mrs. M. J. Miller returned
home last week from a visit
with her sons, Bill and Leo Day,
at San Diego. Bill is a marine
and Leo Is recuperating from an
attack of malaria, after having
spent over a year with the
marines In the South Pacific.
The community picnic at Dead
Indian Soda Springs Sunday was
an enjoyable affair, with 32 per
sons present.
Mrs. Ethel Hoefft and Mrs.
Maysel Hoefft are spending this
week at Dead Indian Soda
Springs resort. Mrs. Allie Far
low also spent a few days at the
resort.
Ardon Tyrrell and son, John,
visited in Klamath Falls over
the week-end.
Miss Dorothy Vieaux Is stay
ing for a few days with her
uncle, J. B. Short.
Miss Vieaux and Mrs. Joan
Day were over-night guests of
Mrs. Joyce Householder and
Miss Amy Grissom Monday
night.
ARMY ENDS CONTROL
OVER TRANSIT SYSTEM
Philadelphia. Aug. 17 U.R)
The army today relinquished
control of the Philadelphia
Transportation company facili
ties, seized two weeks ago to
break a strike which had crip
pled war production here.
Major-Gen. Philip Hayes, In
charge of the transit system un
der presidential order, said eva
cuation of troops, brought here
to end the strike of 5,800 oper
ators, would begin Immediately.
WEATHEH
Northern California Clear
today, tonight and Friday but
night and morning fog along
coast. Slightly warmer over the
interior Friday.
I sit &y Joe Marsh
Ella Sproule versus the
"Horseless Carriage'-'
Take the question of Prohibi
tion versus Moderation. Even
today, after Prohibition's dis
mal failure, you can hear well
meaning people say: "There
ought to be another law."
From where t sit, there onght
to be, instead, more facing of the
facts more realization that no
law can ever take the place of
tolerance and moderation, and
decent law enforcement under
proper regulation.
4tu
Medford Couple .
Will Take Part
In Band Concert
Both Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Strang of 416 S. Central Ave.
Medford, are appearing as solo
ists on the regular weekly band
concert in Ashland's Lithia
Park tonight at 8 o'clock. The
programs, given each Thursday
night during the summer sea
son by the Ashland Municipal
Band, this year under the direc
tion of I. A. Mirick, are present
ed from the open band stand.
Ashland is one of the few cities
maintaining band concerts dur
ing war-time, and the large
crowds attending regularly at
test their popularity.
Mr. Strang is one of the reg
ular members of the band, and
Mrs. Strang has appeared be
fore as soloist. For this week's
concert, Mrs. Strang will sing
"The World is Waiting for the
Sunrise," by Seitz and "Thine
Alone," Victor Herbert. Mr.
Strang will be heard in a bari
tone horn solo on "Calm as the
Night,' by Carl Bohm.
OPA MAKES CHANGES IN
WORK CLOTHING PRICES
Washington, Aug. 17 U.R)
Retail prices of war model types
of denim overalls and dungarees
will go up from five to nine
cents, and prices of all other
types of work garments will re
main the same or oe reduced as
result of an Office of Price Ad
ministration order revising work
clothing prices.
OPA said the amount of re
ductions would be greater than
the increases and that there
would be no effect on the over
all cost of living.
Friday and
Saturday
SPECIALS
Fresh Orange Cake
Th merry bakers are again featuring a
delicious, refreshing cake for these warm
summer days. Tender light layers flavored
with fresh orange juice and iced in two
varieties Creamy rich Chocolate or
Fresh Orange 59 ea.
(Treat the family to a delicious dessert.)
We are now taking orders for Fluhrer's Old
Englich Fruit Cakes to be mailed overseas
to our boys in the service . , .
Bread
Flight o' Time
Medlord and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of tbs Mall
Tribuns 10 and 20 y 9
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
August 17, 193
(It Was Friday)
our a nnnrnves city sewaga
plant, and will provide $30,000.
Road to Crater Lake will not
be kept clear of snow coming
winter due to lack of funds.
Fair. High 93, low 60 de
grees. Chinese pheasants are freed
within eight mile radius of city
by game board.
City schools to open Septem
ber 17.
Luman's Brothers store to ba
opened tomorrow.
Drouth boosts living costs In
Midwest cities.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
August 17, 1924
(It Was Sunday)
River of mud flowing from
Mt. Shasta endangers McCloud,
Cal.
Alienist declares Nathan Leo
pold and Richard Loeb, Chicago
thrill killers are sane.
Probable rain. High 84, low
52 degrees.
William Hammett and Leon
Haskins due home today from
fishing trip up Rogue.
4 Portland buyers week is
opened.
Sixty-five Pennsylvanians vis
it valley and are given auto rida
and baskets of fruit.
Mexican Aide Finds
Relations Cordial
In Oregon Survey
Portland, Ore.,- Aug. T (U.R)
Relationships between Mexi
can nationals and farmers in
Oregon and Washington were
the best that he has seen on an
inspection tour of West Coast
states, it was declared today by
Pedro Muro Asunsolo, repre
senting the information depart
ment of the Mexican foreign of
fice. Asunsolo praised northwest
WFA Office of Labor Officials
and Farmers for fine treatment
given his countrymen in tha
field and labor camps. He cams
to the northwest from southern
California and Arizona.
He cited the fact that 90 pef
cent of the Mexicans work out
of Office of Labor supervised
camps , which he said helps
make the men satisfied. He will
visit plants in Idaho, Utah and
Colorado before ending his tour
in Michigan.
R. T. Magleby, regional WFA
Office of Labor chief of oper
ations, said Asunsolo found that
northwest harvest wages wera
higher than in other parts ot
the country.
Eighty per cent of the indus
trial power used in the U. S. is
electric.
and Cake