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B. a Ye Smudge Pot Br Aithur Parry The lelf-confessed "super race" of Germany acampered back to their "impregnable Siegfried line the past week, and it proved to be about n impregnable as dime store sieve. The first leaves of autumn have fallen and been raked, with more to come. Tomorrow many little boys win bravely march to school for the first time, as will many little girls, Just as bravely, and wearing plg-talls besides. a The Stocking Cap is a new headgear style for the fair sex. As the wintry winds start to blow, they will need them more on their shapely shanks than on their noggins, think of the men, the brutes. Leon Hasklns, the veteran plllist, has shifted his base cross the street from the old stand, and has been busier than bird dog with a pear orchard, and no help. The rock-ribbed, non-partisan valley democracy, and two na tional straw votes, failed to tally, except on how the Solid (and getting more so) South will go. J. Tannehlll fJavblrd) Walker b, dressed up as an Injun in the middle ox tne ween, na icorea the heap big daylights out of the neighbor Older Girl, who has been on the war-path against him for some time. He fled to his wigwam before she scalped him, with a switch. Things are getting so rosy all signs Indicate the public will need two Thanksgiving Days in November. . (Shotgun) Canon, has moved to Corvallls, where he will wield a broom In the schools of that college town. a The fore part of the week the weather was the cynosure of all cussing, with the mercury boiling. Later It cooled off, and pumpkins are ready for any frost that comes their way. a a a Tom Dewey, the GOP presi dential choice will be In K. Falls Wed. eve briefly, and sev eral from here plan to be there In person. Cowmen have started driving In their beef shortages from the hills. Citizens have started to pre dict rain, and the surrender of Die Nsiis and hope both don't come on the same day. a a a The B. Tornado football team will tangle against Weed next Frl. eve In the first game of the season, and a goodly throng Is promised. a a Nimrods have been buying shotgun shells with gusto all week, and several "No Hunt ing" signs In the rural areas were winged. a Sgt. Gladywsse ((Ellra) Robin on leave spent with her folks, and gone south to wage war on what Is left of the Axis. She doubts If her uniform lasts un til the Mikado la conquered, a a a An Espee locomotive narrow ly escaped having paint knock ed off its stub-nosed cowcatcher Frl. by a speed idiot in a hur ry. a The lonsorlal artists were busy all week shingling Juven iles getting ready to tackle their three It's, and make a nice impression on new school ma'ams. pp. , . , The first woodpile of lulumn was raided Wed. eve, and the identity of the culprit is un- known to the law. Vancouver Island was granted to tbe Hudson's uy Co, in 1818. Sunday, Sepi. 17, 1944 That "March to Berlin " Just to keep the records straight. We often hear neonle remark how wise General Foch and Premier Clemenceau were, in the First World War to insist upon unconditional surrender and a march on Berlin. Wari fhoir rfrnmmpnrlah'ons heen carried out. it is claimed, there never would War. Anrl rf rnnrsR President Wilson was responsible I- - . ...1,11.1 j Jii. ji for th s. for he insisted armistice at Lompiegne. OT a word of truth in General Foch. Clemenceau and President Wilson were all agreed that the war should end with the armistice, if the Germans agreed to accept the 14 nnints. The Germans airreed. It was General Pershing, and General Pershing alone of all the Big Three, who held out for the march to Berlin, and he still regrets that it was not done, as thousands of others do. But for most of them that adds up to hindsight. Moreover Premier Clemenceau told General Persh ing at the time, that if he (Clemenceau) refused to make peace then, and insisted upon marching to Berlin : .... "France would denounce me with one voice, while our soldiers would disown me and with good reason.' And Clemenceau at the same time quoted General Foch as saying: "We have no ngni io gamDie on ine me oi a single man, once the war is settled from a military point of view." SO, that is record, in case anyone else brings it up. And it i3 the firm conviction of this department that the Second World War was not caused by the failure to march on Berlin, or by the "soft terms" of the Versailles peace treaty; but by the falling apart of the Big Three AFTER the war, and especially the failure of Encland and the United States to support France jn demanding that be enforced. How About the Constitution? Here is an idea : Buttonhole Mr. Average Citizen on the street and ask him if he does, or does not, believe in the Consti tution of the United States. If Mr. A.C.. doesn't pop you in the eye, or ignore you as a busy-body and a nut, he will undoubtedly say of course he does, so what? Well if he- does, then ask him if he believes there should be no discrimination against any citizen be cause of race or the color of his skin. It is a fairly safe gamble that in a community like this, the answer would not be so clear-cut and em phatic perhaps, but would be in the affirmative. A LL right so far. Mr. A.C. believes in the Constitu- tion and opposes race prejudice of any sort, as that "sacred document" prescribes, Then ask him if he believes negroes in the South should be allowed to vote? If that answer is also in the affirmative, then ask him if he believes the principle of racial equality should be incorporated in the new World Security organization being perfected at Dumbarton Oaks. If elucidation on that point is requested then ex plain that the Chinese have asked for such a pro vision, and they have been backed up by Soviet Russia, and East India, b'lt by no one else. If Mr. A.C. thinks this also should be done, then he was right in the first place, he DOES believe in the Constitution of the United States, both letter and spirit. But if he registered a negative in any case he doesn't. "THE point we are driving at is this: We are all for the Constitution, of course; no one would publicly admit being against it. But the people of the South are not for it. The people of California are not for it where the Jap is concerned. (A few decades ago it was the Chinaman.) And the representatives of the United States at Dumbarton Oaks are not for it, at least the spirit of it, when applied to international agreements. So what? We grant this is nothing new, the condition has existed for generations, for centuries in fact, and we fear is going to continue for many years to come. But after this war, and largely because of it, the problem promises to be far more important than ever before, and some satisfactory and self-respecting solution more imperative. This much is certain. We the people should either change our Constitution regarding racial equality, or freely admit that wherever race becomes a serious problem, we don't believe in it I A Tremendous Power In a nation-wide UNpopularity contest John L. Lewis would win hands down. Not only is he heartily h.itnrl liv tlin nvnvnrliinl "mnn in tlifl strnft". nnri hv 'the New Dealers, but by conservative labor as well. liut don t let that fool you. In the United Mine Workers John L. is not only personally popular he is a TREMENDOUS power. As evidence observe what John L. did at the UMW convention in Cincinnati Friday, pushed through a resolution commending Governor Dewey and the Re publican party, and condemning President Roosevelt and the Democrats. It thnso U'Vm ti'icli thinb liia nrnnf tVio minora will , -- - ... ., .v, n'li, tutu, intn !?,, 1,1: :.. vi i ! ,V,V, ! , 1 ' 'ul mlR1- iiue m, ihcuuc ..v.u i"ut l DOES mean, that up to a certain point John L. L,evis can persuade tne sott coal miners or tnis coun try to do anything he wants them to do. )Vc said "up to a certain point;" have been a second World mat tne war 6top wim me any of it! the terms of that treaty nil.' ruu, iv ..... f .i.i .t.i, BUSH EMPIRE IN ALL-OUT HELP 10 President and Premier Issue Formal Statement; Que bec Talks Tranquil. Quebec, Sept. 1 U.R) President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill announced tonight that they had reached unanimous decisions at their week-long conference to hasten the end of the war In Europe and to hurl the combined might of the British Empire and the United States into the destruc tion of Japan. The president and Mr. Church Ill told a full-dress news confer ence that Great Britain and its dominions are determined to do their full share in helping the United States In 'the destruction of the barbarians of the . Pa cific." - Their formal statement fol lows: , "The president and the prime minister, and the combined chiefs of staff, held a series of meetings during which they dis cussed all aspects of the war against Germany and Japan. In a very short space of time they reached decisions on all points both with regard to the comple tion of the war in Europe, now aproaching its final stages, and the destruction of the barbarians of the Pacific. "The most serious difficulty with which the Quebec confer ence has been confronted has been to find room and opportu nity lor marshaling against Japan the massive forces which each and all of the nations con cerned are ardent to engage against the enemy." The president was Introduced to the press conference by Mac kenzie King, who said "He will address you in a formal man ner." At the outset, the president said that the present conference took less time, Involved less ar gument and resulted In complete agreement faster than in any of his previous nine meetings with Churchill. Mr Roosevelt said that he and the prime minister had many talks about the next major op eration but that they had not set a date for it because they could not set a date for the end of the war with Germany. He expressed the hope that it would come soon the quicker the bet ter. Great Britain, its dominions and the United States, he went on, were determined to fight an tne way across the Pacific until Japan Is crushed. And. the president added, measuring his words, the United States and its allies would see his through to gether and make certain of end ing barbarism In the Pacific. HALF OF OREGON COMES CLEAR Salem, Ore., Sept. 16 (U.R) Jackson county has sufficient sinking funds on hand to retire its entire bonded debt, State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott re ported today after conducting a survey showing that more than one-half of the counties In Ore gon are free from Indebtedness. Twenty-one counties have neither bonds nor warrants out standing, the survey showed. The total county debt was listed as $7,304,303, compared to $11,584,085 in July. 1942. Represented In the decline in In debtedness are reductions of $25,892 in country road war rants, $115,678 in country gen eral fund warrants and $2,444, 500 in bonds. There was an in crease of $1,693,712 In bond sinking funds, St, Lawrence canais were opened to navigation In 1848. ANNOUNCING NEW OWNERSHIP or CITY MEAT MARKET 121 N. Central - Phone 4321 BY OTHAR C. RICHEY PAUL H. HARTSOOK CLOSED Trom Monday. September 11, until Friday, September 21. when the City Meat Market will again be open for butinets under new management. To reopen with a complete line of Federal Inspected Meat both Grade A and A A. Alto complete Una of fith. Editorial Comment We Hop They Liked It With mingled reactions of vex ation and amusement we have read in a recent issue of the New York Times of the "perish ables luncheon" given in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, August 25, to a select assembly of guests representing the food, research and transDortation fields. Again and again the great dallies of the east, with evident ignorance of western geography, have mis placed Mount Hood and Crater Lake, assigning the snow peax to our sister Washington and the cerulean goblet of the Cascades to aCUfornia. We have been pa tient, If somewhat annoyed, in either instance, but it is axioma tic that there are limits to even the eentlest forbearance. Now of the perishables luncheon the Times says, Dungeness crabs fresh from Pacific waters, rainbow trout caught Wednesday In Rocky mountain streams and fresh fruits and vegetables picked that same day In California, north western Washington and Colo rado were served to 250 rep resentatives of the food, trans portation and research fields at a luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel yesterday. California, northwestern Wash ington and Colorado, indeed' Where, we arise to inquire, is any mention of Oregon? Yet on this initial coast-to-coast flight of a United Air Lines cargo-liner with a freight of perishables the state of Oregon dispatched to that epochal assembly in the Waldorf Astoria such world-famous com estibles as Rogue river steelhead trout, southern Oregon Bartlett pears and Gravenstein apples, Josephine county nectarines, Columbia river Chinook salmon, newly come from the sea, to gether with a choice miscellany of melons and garden truck. Even the flowers that bedecked that memorable luncheon, at the beginning of a new era of east ern gustatory delight, were Ore gon blossoms gladioli from Medford and roses from Port land. The products we sent to the luncheon left here on Wed nesday and were served on Fri day. A true marvell But scarce ly as extraordinary as was the Times' neglect to mention Ore gon among donors. It would have been a slim luncheon without our contributions. If we of Oregon were not used to this sort of thing we might take it pretty hard. But we sim ply aren't going to pout. We shall continue to supply the east with products obtainable only from Oregon, In the hope that after a while some of the journalists back yonder may be able to an swer the $64 question: Where is Oregon? The Oregonian. STATE LABOR FOR ABOLISHMENT OF LITTLE STEEL ACT Portland, Ore., Sept. 16 U.R) J. T. Marr, executive secretary, announced today that the Oregon Federation of Labor had ap proved cancellation of the little steel formula. In a statement from headquar ters, the Federation board said that the "injustice of enforce ment of the little steel formula while living costs have risen steadily seems about to be recog nized. A representative panel of the War Labor Board apparent ly has admitted the injustice of denying Increase of wage in come, while prices have mount ed." The board said that this ac tion amounted to corroboration of labor contention that the "hold the line" policy amounted to a solemn agreement an agreement that has not been kept by government when it re fused to permit wage income to keep pace with living costs. NURSERYMEN MEETING Salem, Ore., Sept. 16 U.R) The fall meeting of the Oregon Association of Nurserymen will be conducted in Portland Mon day and Tuesday, the state de-l partment of agriculture an-i nounced today. Wayne H. Melott i of Forest Grove Is association president. DEWEY PROMISES NORTHWEST AREA Nominee Say Secy. Ickes One of First To Go; Says West Slighted. Aboard Dewey Campaign Train, Sept. 16 (U.R) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey carried his presidential campaign into the Pacific northwest tonight, prom ising the region cabinet repre sentation If he is successful in his bid for the white house. ' Concluding a series of confer ences with cattlemen, sheepmen and representatives of agricul tural groups, Dewey told a press conference he was convinced that the Roosevelt administration has "deserted" the western section of the country and that it was time for the region to be repre sented at Washington. He said he had no specific cabinet post in mind but added that Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes would be "one of th first to go." "I am entirely convinced the western part of the United States is entitled to a cabinet post." Dewey added. "It is also entitled to have people who understand its special problems in admini strative positions in the national government. The GOP nominee said he had been struck by a universal feel ing from Nebraska across the country to Idaho "on the part oi cattle growers, sheepmen, grain men, the reclamation peo ple, those who are interested in water, which of course is a great fundamental in this part of the country, and by agriculture gen erally, that 'hey have no one In Washington who even under stands their problems." , Dewey said the cattlemen and agricultural groups were par ticularly strong in their demands for the right to sell In the Ameri can market on the same level with foreign competition. Dewey said he anticipated making one of his major speeches on trade agreemetns later in the campaign. The governor's statement con cerning Ickes followed a disclos ure that he had been asked to "get rid of Tckes as one of my first official acts." "I told them he would be very high on any list and that I thought it would be a very pa triotic service," he said. "Wouldn't there be competi tion with Madame Perkins (Sec retary of Labor Frances Per kins)", a reporter asked. 'There is competition and that is why I did not specify which came first," Dewey replied. "Governor, you seem to have got the tacit endorsement of the United Mine Workers, according to press reports," another report er interrupted. "I did not know I had it," Dewey answered. "As a matter of fact, the dispatch said I did not get it. That is exactly what the dispatch said." Dewey will spend the week end at Spokane, Wash., prelim inary to moving on to Seattle, where he will deliver his third major campaign speech Monday night. Pfc. Conlon Home Pfc. James H. Conlon is in Medford after 33 months service in the South Seas, India and Burma. He was with Merrill's marauders on their famous 1100-mile hike into Burma. Pfc. Conlon, who v. as a member of the Medford National Guard, is visiting rela tives and friends and will report back for duty October 6 at Santa Barbara, Calif. His trip home re quired travelling about 13,000 miles and required from Septem ber 2 to 15. Cm Hall TrlDuna Want Ada. WEST COAST VICTORY Commencing Monday. September 18 and All Week RIDE ON THE Scooter Hi-De-Ho Tilt a Wheel Merry-Go-Round SEE THE MARVEL AT SEE PI) " p Bob Mathews and King Tuffy the Human AUSPICES DISABLED AMERICAN Medford, Oregon Show Grounds Highway Clearing Channel Weather Presages New Attacks On Germany. London. Sept. 16 (U.R) Clearing weather over the Chan nel and the French and German battlefields today presaged the return of mass formations of bombers and fighter planes in the softenine-UD Droeram direct ed against the tottering west wall and inner German defenses. Night operations were limited principally to raids on Kiel and Berlin, while unconfirmed Ger man reports today said Russian based Allied warplanes had struck at a German naval base in northern Norway yesterday. The Nazi report, broadcast by the DNB agency, said that two Lancaster bombers were shot down in the raid If true, the presence of the British-built heavy bombers would indicate that the RAF had joined Amer ican air crews in shuttle activ ities between Britain and the Soviet. The air ministry reported that British bombers last night raid ed Kiel in great strength and dropped a great load of high ex plosives and incendiary bombs. The British radio reported that the Germans had sought to evacuate troops from Finland through the huge naval base. Other bombers again attacked Berlin with two-ton blockbust ers. Thunderbolt fighter-bombers of the Ninth Air Force flew 363 sorties over the Nancy-Metz re gion, a communique said. Spitfires yesterday ranged over Holland and bombed a con centration, of barges in the Scheldt near Veere. In Italy medium forces of heavy bombers again attacked airdromes in the Athens area and a submarine base at Salam is, Greece. Tactical air force operations were restricted by bad weather but several attacks were made on enemy positions in and behind the Gothic line. Balkan air force planes contin- ued a'tacks in Yugoslavia and Albania. MARLENE IN ICELAND Reykjavik, Iceland, Sept. 16 (U.R) Movie Star Marlene Diet rich hns arrived in Iceland from Greenland to entertain troops be fore proceeding to the European theater with a USO unit. Want To Earn Some Easy Money? WE ARE PAYING 12-CENT EACH FOR SMALL FIR CONES OWe can use any quantity of these small cones, but they must be this year' crop. Now is the time to gather them while it's dry. These small cones are worth Vi cent each cash. Come in and let us show you a sample of the type of fir cone in which we are interested. BLUE GOOSE GIFT PACKAGE' DEPARTMENT AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS, Inc. NEW FIR STREET PLANT RIDE ON THE Sky Ride Octupus Ferris Wheel Rcllo Plane MOST AMAZING SIDE SHOWS THE WORLD'S LARGEST GORILLA THE PARADE OF FREAKS CP PTA Lion with the I X La las Brain. Flight 6 Time Medford and Jackson Co His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10 and 20 years ago TEN YEARS AGO TODAY September 17, 1934 (It was Monday) City schools open with 82 more enrolled than 'last year. Dionne quintuplets from colic condition. American constitution signed 107 years ago today. Fair and continued mild. High 92, low 51 degrees. Eagles plan athletic club for boys. . Jackson county shows increasa in auto deaths. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY September 17, 1924 (It was Wednesday) Definite decision made to build Owen-Oregon plant here. Inasmuch as state Income tax law has been declared valid, citi zens must make payments with in ten days, tax commission warns. Federal Judge K. M. Landis favors jail terms for non-voters. City to vote on bonds for fira department equipment. Partly cloudy. 51 degrees. High 94, low Japan swept by typhoon with high loss of life. Elmer Childers is building houses for rent on East Main, and is also busy on the Mason Ehr man warehouse. Forest fire breaks out Huckleberry Gap country. In CALLS MEETING A meeting of all republican precinct committeemen and women of Jackson county has been called by Ralph E. Koozer, county chairman, for Monday at 8 p. m. on the mezzanine floor of the Medford hotel. Chairman Koozer stated or ganization of the campaign for the coming election will be per- icctea at tne meeting and he urgea mat committee memDera attend and bring any prospective workers they may contact. New Zealand has the greatest per capita export value of any nation, about $180 per person. Use Mali rrlbuuu Want Ada. Solid Mile of Glittering .F.iry Land of Fun for Everyone VETERANS So. 99 and So. Central
