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By Arthur Perry
This Is National
Week, we hear.
Hearing
The Safety Council boy blcyl
Issta ar exercising more care
and caution. It seemi they look
at Interesting things before they
pass them, instead of after
wards, as In the post war period.
a
The Salem Statesman charges
Gen. MacArthur returned to the
Philippines, writes his own com
muniques, and uses "purple
rhetoric" and is flambouyant.
This is not the exclusive or
copyrighted privilege of a pres
idential candidate.
Stockmen report their steers
have started to look too much
like dcers, and are no longer a
part of the alleged beef short
age.
VE CIVIC GLOAT
(Red Bluff (Cal.) News)
"Twenty years ago the
Honkers took the Spartans
Into camp on the Willows
field by a score 128 to 0.
This Item by the Willows
Journal, Why bring that upT
The good neighbor policy de
mands some generous forget
ting of episode like this."
Indian summer continues gor
geous. If it was April scores
would make affidavit they have
spring fever.
Sen. Ball of Minnesota, prac
tically unknown outside of Min
nesota, and small spuds In the
scnato, comes out against Gov.
Dewey over the International
security program. The senator
Is a republican when he needs
votes, and the rest of the time
bounces where the publicity is
hottest. The current hullabaloo
Is timely. It takes the public
mind off home front Issues, such
as Now Deal nonsense, war
plant strikes, H. Hopkins, the
deputy president, and "clear ev
erything with Sidney".
A dispatch from Guam re
ports a barber in the Marines
killed 11 Nipponese In an aft
ernoon, without the formality of
lathering them, or an argument,
e a a
The Glen Fabrlck boy Steve
will encounter a birthday to
morrow. The younger set of his
acquaintance will meet and min
gle, and make merry on Ice
cream and cake.
a a
MAM WANTED
(Siskiyou News)
"Naturally, we hope this
situation will be remedied
within a few days.
We've been supporting the
Western Union office in lux
ury the past two weeks to
ward that end."
a a a
Indigent cats are now on the
prowl in the residential areas,
and the licensed dogs aro too
laiy to chase them, or fight
their own fleas.
a a
The Older Girls, as a relax
ation, have taken up poker to
case the mental strain of bridge.
in a recent session, the hostess
lost three hours sleep and a
nickel.
The Salea Tax will be before
the voters In the November
election. As yet, there has been
lio w idespread outbreaks of the
St. Vitus dance among farmers
over such commonsense,
a a a
Fit-Throwing Season
"Anyway, every four years a
Jot of people, apparently by a
process of gabbing with other
people of like mind and pro
clivities, reach the conclusion
that tho country is going to pot
If somebody is elected President
or somebody isn't elected Pres
ident. Then they make speeches
to this effect, to vast audiences
over the air If they are among
the chosen, or Jtut to three or
four guys or even to the bar
tender only, If they are not
among the chosen but Just hold
ing forth In the neighborhood
pub." (S.F. Chronicle.)
Cm iuu iitiauu Wwi 40a.
Tuesday, Oei. U. 1944
Much Ado About Ball
The reaction to Senator Ball's support of President
Roosevelt brings into sharp relief the essential un
reality of American politics.
To hear the-cries of pain and rage from the Repub
licans, and the shrieks of joy and enthusiasm from
the Democrats; one might think this long delayed
announcement from the junior Senator of Minnesota
would decide the election two weeks hence.
As a matter of fact, the decision will decide noth
ing, except that the impressionable and impulsive Mr.
Ball, after a visit with President Roosevelt and Harry
Hopkins at the White House has at long last decided
to desert his own party this year and support the op
position. a a
THAT'S all. We venture to say it won't change a
dozen votes perhaps not a single vote except
the junior Senator's and those of his immediate fam
ily. For Senator Ball has no' great personal following
in Minnesota nor in the country at large, and those
citizens who two weeks before election have still not
decided how they will vote on November 7th, will
hardly be influenced by
the Senate "pro-league" committee prefers the word
ing of President Roosevelt
international questions,
publican candidate s.
"THE political psychology of this country, however,
particularly near the close of an important presi
dential campaign, is such that from now until elec
tion day, the junior Senator from Minnesota will no
doubt be cursed and castigated by the members of
his own party; and praised and lauded by the sup
porters of the administration, as if his decision were
a matter of world-shattering importance.
Quite obviously Senator Ball believes this to be
true. But his enthusiasm exceeds his good judgment
in this direction as in many others.
don't mean this 11th hour "switch" by the Re
" publican senator from Minnesota won't prove
to be a good "talking point" for 4th-term campaign
ers, for .the remainder of the campaign; or that it
won't be a blow to the morale of the Republican
High Command. Both are true.
But we DO mean that aside from the angle of
ballyhoo and morale, this
more effect the RESULT
similar switch by one of President Roosevelt's former
ardent supporters, John L.
four years ago.
IF we the people were normally sane and clear head
ed this truth would be plainly seen. But we are
not two weeks before a presidential election we
never are. ,
So this pronouncement has not onlv caused a con
siderable sensation but in all liklihood induced Gov
ernor Dewey to change the subject of his address in
Minneapolis tonight, while the verbal reverberations
of the "incident" will probably continue until the
night before election day.
Then ho hum! they will disappear as suddenly
as they were aroused, and along with the campaign
buttons and the long-winded table thumping speeches
and various and sundry other manifestations of mass
hysteria, they will not reappear until four years hence
when (presumably!) another presidential election
will come around I
Why The "Switch?"
Two of the best comments upon Senator Ball's de
fection were made by Democrats Senators Truman
of Missouri, and Johnson of Colorado.
Said Senator Truman :
"I Riiesr Senator Ball always was a Democrat and didn't
know it."
And Senator Johnson :
"Senator Ball Is taking himself too seriously. His stand
will put Minnesota on the Dewey bandwagon."
We do believe Senator Ball is and always has been
at heart a Roosevelt Democrat or he would not have
deserted his party at this critical time, for the reason
he gives.
XE grant the nature of the precise post-war peace
" pact is important, in fact this paper has from
the first, favored a league with independent powers
a league pact with its OWN set of teeth so to speak.
But we can't imagine being strongly opposed to
four more years of Roosevelt and the New Deal, and
sincerely convinced the future welfare of this coun
try demands a change at this time and -then switch
ing allegiance at the 11th hour, on such a relatively
unimportant matter, as tne
ing of t s in a league covenant still to be written.
Moreover as Senator Johnson implies, the people
of Minnesota may very well be opposed to the adop-!
tion of this particular "police provision" at THIS j
iiMCij aim tor mat matter
country at large. In which
provision wouki nettor serve tne cause 01 me world
peace league and this country's participation than its
inclusion; for to follow tho ''Ball-line" would be to
risk the failure of the entire world peace movement,
for the fanaticism of a minority group of super-idealists
and perfectionists.
FINALLY, instead of this switch of Senator Ball
being in reality due to the reasons cited, the rea
sons cited were, we believe, put forth as a justification,
for the Senator doing what his inclinations and sym
pathies particularly after the palsv-walsv session
with "Franklin and Harry" at the White House im
pelled him to do from the outset.
the fact that a member of
s answer to one of his
to the wording or the Ke-
one-man switch will no
two weeks hence, than a
Lewis, affected the result
(lotting 01 i s and cross
so may the people or me
case, elimination of the
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Our Town, Oct. 24 This is
our town, U. S. A., Just like
many another I suspect, and
rather as toa
Ishing place
right now for
4
everyone In it.
I should net
7
say "astonish
1 e. m
ing" because
no one is as
t o n 1 s hed at
anything these
days. Its pecul
AM
iar condition is
a chief subject
Paul Malloo
o f conversa
tional concern
among Its residents, although
not yet recognized In public
statements. It Just seems to be
growing into something no one
understands.
THERE Is our plumber, for in
etnnpA AR tfnnrl ft nllimber as
there ever will be. His Integ
rity shows in his work. In the
past year, there were only three
days out of the customary 365
in which his entire for" of help
appeared for 'work. They are
making such high rates of pay
they can live comfortably by
working only half time, and
nothing can get them to work
the other half He keeps 12 men
on the payroll in order to get
the six necessary for his bus!
ness.
I called the best bricklayer
In our town to do a little job.
He said he had gone out of busi
ness. His health could not stand
the strain of trying to keep his
troup of bricklayers together.
as none wished to work reg
ularly. It was not worth the
trouble to try "to handle them
because you could never get a
job done. He opened, instead,
an old blacksmith shop which
had been closed for 30 years.
Yes sir, our leading bricklayer
,i.
has become a blacksmith, a sym
bol of our progress.
TPHE hotel manager In our
town Is a superior fellow, has
had top experience In New York
City, a progressive kind of man
ager who wants to make his
food better, his place efficient
and superior. He broke down
trying to do it, and after a few
weeks in the hospital is now
takftig a month's rest.
His waiters made enough
money to allow them to retire
each payday and return, either
rested or bleary-eyed the fol
lowing Tuesday or Wednesday.
His maids went off to the local
war factory where they could
make $30 a week and more.
Some days only one employe
showed up.
a
'THE elderly couple down the
street finally got a man to
wash their windows this fall,
but ho wanted $8 a day for that
simple task and they could not
afford It. The kitrhen maids ask
$30 a week more than twice as
much as a soldiei fighting at the
front and sometimes get it. But
like others they do not want to
work, as a group and they In
crease their salaries, while cut
ting their hours of labor and
their days off, laying off when
they accumulate enough money
to rest up for a few weeks. They
seem to be working toward a
three-day week also.
Is this a war situation or a
local phenomena? I think not.
It Is not a war question because
It started long before the war.
Indeed. It Is the same condition
to which most authorities
ascribe the fall of France and It
ruined communism In Russia.
When conditions encourage
people not to work, they nat
urally will not work, and when
a nation docs not work It de
teriorates and gives its emi
nence to nations which are pro
ducers A nation has no wealth
except the product of its labors
and when the production falls
off, for any reason, It declines.
But what bothers me is the
future. The government Is
pledged to an Inflationary post
war policy of high wage's and
high prices, thus continuing the
conditions which are causing the
unofficial Institution of the
three-day week, or work avoid
ance and employer retirement.
How then wiil this country
maintain production? When the
pressure of war is off, will It
not be worse?
COMMUNICATIONS
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tenaatlon Letter From Marine
To the editor: Here is a com
munication from a marine corps
corporal sent to me by my son,
Ed llinkle, hospital apprentice
third class, which my son and
I think should be of interest to
your readers.
ARTHUR HINKLE.
Box 102. Jacksonville.
The war in Europe Is nearly
over. Germany is ready to col
lapse under the pressure of Icon
and blood. The marine are
aware of this, and are proud of
their brothers In aims over
lis ,
there on tha other side of the
world.
The nation Is eagerly await
ing the day when the fanatical
: Hitler and his brutal forces sur
render. They are awaiting it
with liquor stored away, confet
ti ready to throw, and bells
tense, ready to. clang out Vic
tory. The newspapers report
that It will be a gala day, this
V-day of ours. It will make the
last time look like a side show.
The people must be very proud
of themselves.
Remember, when you are out
there, drinking your whiskey,
slapping neighbors on the back,
bidding farewell to the "dura
tion" and blowing whistles, and
take It easy when you go by my
house. I'm still out there in the
Pacific.
You see, Japan hasn't given
up yet. She'll still be In there
pitting out her ugly little death.
She'll stIH be making us fight
for every ditch and die for ev
ery beachhead. We're still fightr
ing a war.
Sorry to have bothered you
like this, but I would like to get
home alive, too.
A MARINE CORPORAL.
The New Deal "Baby"'
To the editor: Speaking of
"whispering campaigns," what
do you expect folks to think of
a man "who doesn't know
enough to come in out of the
rain?" Thats as bad as asking
us to think "ralla is still
Scotch" after living three terms
with the "New Deal" and Just
as ridiculous as the idea "that
the republicans committed a
felony in throwing the New
Deal's brain child, the "Embar
go Act" back into its "New
Deal crib." To be sure it was
an abnormal child and should
have been strangled at birth,
but after all it was a "New Deal
baby."
MRS. LOIS NELSON,
Rt 4, Box 337,
Medford, Oct. 23.
Hunter Complains
To the editor: I am just a vis-J
1 . . va"!y ul 1
wouia ime m lane mis means
of making a confession,
I am an ardent sportsman and
respect all game laws and espe
cially game refuges. Now I've
discovered that I hunted ducks
all day, first day of the season,
on a game reservation along
the banks of Rogue River, and
by the way I shot three ducks.
Now, what I would like to
know is why this game refuge
is not properly handled. It sure
ly can't be a state owned refuge
as it Is not designated in the
game laws. About 4 p. m. of
that day signs properly desig
nating this area were posted,
but not before a hunter from
Gold Hill and one from Eagle
Point were apprehended by a
farmer for hunting on a game
refuge. All the rest of the hunt
ers were ignored, and there
must have been 25 of them
judging from the shell bursts
all around me.
Why didn't he take up a
truck load of violators while he
was at it? And why wasn't this
area posted before the season
opened? Was it because they
needed a few dollars to pay for
the nice brand new signs that
now properly adorn this area?
How do they expect a hunter to
know the boundaries of a game
refuge, by instinct?
Certainly such unsportsman
like meinoas cannot be admired
by the public in general.
JAMES STEIBENS,
Gen. Del., Salem, Ore.
lo the editor: I have Just
finished reading Mrs. S. Jones'
letter of October 18.
Ia her letter Mrs. Jones seem
ed to get a great deal of iov out
of raking Mr. John Nealon over
the coals. Now I don't know Mr.
Nealon but I certainly have to
agree with him, In regard to
keeping the hunters off farms.
Of course if we farmers didn't
have anything but an old corn-
uem to damage, we wouldn't
care If the city of Medford mov
ed in. But Mrs. Jones, has It
ever dawned on you that our
cattle are grazing In these fields,
mm mat mere are still some
crops to finish harvesting? And
after all, we all want to live as
wen as you. There have been
cases where someone shot a fine
Hereford beef, and claimed he
mistook it for a pheasant. And
he too claimed he was a hunter.
"u jears ago a man was
roofing his chicken house, and
was plugged full of bullets. For
tunately he was far enough
away, or he might have been
killed.
And In regard to Mr. Nealon's
PIN-WORMS
Now can be Beaten!
The tnlsertee ef TMej-Wenne tiara f. H
known tor eentnriee, end many dnrtare
have sought a war to ileal with this dread
ful pest that livee and growe tneida the
human eodr.
Tclar. ther-H to an Imtwrtant arlentlSa
discovers, e H,w end s.ie'r tfftftir treaf
seewt Is being hailed by medical authoritiee.
It is based on a remarkable drue known ea
evntmn TloM. This drug la the vital ele
ment in T-W. the new Tin-Worm tablet
rievrtorrd hr the lahoratorlee of Or. n.
Jarne a Son, AmerifA'e leading epectelista
la worm medietaee.
P-W masse It anneceesare for you or
your ehild to eulTrr In ellenee with the
embarrassing rectal Itch caused be Pin
Aonns. or to take chaneee oa the real
distreee thr oft.n ereete. The email, ease-to-take
r-w tableta act ia a epeeial war
to destroy fin-Worms.
So wt.-h for possible warnlnt elrne enoh
as : It? hint seat and nose, unease stomach,
bed.wettinf . nervous Arreting. If Ton sus-l-eot
Tin-Worms. ee Tour dniealst for a
rsckere of p.w and fellew the elmrle dl
Teclioiia carefully.
It Is eat; e reaiimber i -W for rU'Wera. I
The Crossley Poll
Attitude of Roosevelt and Dewey Voters
Compared
By Archibald M. Crossley
Personal popularity of Roosevelt appears to be the greatest
reason for his following. More than one-quarter of Roosevelt vot
ers gave as their reason for voting for him "the kind of man he
i. Th mHnnino ni th war came next, and International prob
lems as a group third in importance. The comparative standing of
the "biggest reasons for voting
'
1. For the kind of man he Is
2. To win the war...
3.
To settle international problems
For the peace treaties
For international cooperation
4. For Jobs and prosperity later.
5. For better social laws
6. DisaDDroval of Dewey
Too young for Job - 2.7
Don't like as person 2.0
Clues as to why people shift are provided by a comparison of
today's attitudes among Willkie voters and Roosevelt voters in
1940. Willkie voters who have shifted to Roosevelt give as their
DrinciDal reasons the winning of the war (31) and international
cooperation later (20). The corresponding figures for Roosevelt
1940 voters are 23 and 12
voted for Roosevelt before say
because of "the kind of man he
those Willkie voters who will
parative figures for jobs and prosperity are: Roosevelt 1940 and
194419, the Willkie 1940 to Roosevelt 1944 voters 13.
For "don't like Dewey as a person": Roosevelt 1940 2 , Willkie
5.
While jobs and prosperity
the similar figure was only 7
this country is isolationist or internationally minded could hard
ly be determined by these figures alone, but it may be significant
that only 6 of Dewey voters give as their reason "to keep away
from foreign problems" while 12 of Roosevelt voters give as
their reason "for international cooperation later." '
Relative ages of the candidates did not appear to be a major
Issue in September. 3 of the Roosevelt voters said "Dewey too
young and 3 of the Dewey voters said Roosevelt too old.
Contrasting with 24 of the
reasons "to win the war and 10
20 of the Dewey voters giving
term" and 15 "Roosevelt wants
Dewey voters mandate to their nominee is shown by "reduce
spending and taxation" given by 19, "better appointments and
better management" given by 16, "break up political rackets"
13.
The following table shows how Roosevelt voters vary by types.
of Roosevelt Voters
Win Internat'l Jobs Sc
Men 24 22 23 20
Women 27 26 21 18
Voters under 30 . 26 22 24 24
Voters 30 and over 25 24 21 17
Negroes 30 18 20 19
Upper economic level 21 13 37 14
Middle economic level 26 21 27 14
Lower economic level 26 27 17 21
1940 non-voters 27 27 21'. 19
1940 Roosevelt voters 27 23 22 19
1940 Willkle voters 9 31 28 13
Metropolitan areas . 28 22 23 17
Non-Metropolitan areas 20 30 18 25
A. F. of L. members 19 29 18 28
C. I. O. members . 25 26 14 31
remark on the gas and manpow
er shortage. Perhaps Mr. Nealon
has had to apply for gas for his
tractor at sometime, and after
spending 3 or 4 hours at the
rationing board, had to walk out
not knowing whether he would
get it or not. He'd have to wait
until the board met, and then
taking a chance on the answer
being "No"!
As for the manpower short
age, how would you like to be
faced with enough work for 4
or 5 people and only you to do
it? Also Mrs. Jones any trip the
farmer makes to town is a ne
cessity and not a pleasure.
There's more than one way
to be patriotic, aad that's to quit
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Since 1888
CONGER-MORRIS
FUNERAL PARLORS
Sixth and West Main St.
Office of tha County Coroner
Phone 3147
H. W. Conger Carlos W. Morris
Hooseveif iouows
C- nt tntol Pn
of total Roosevelt voters
25.7
24.2
22.0
later 12.1
-
18.9
4.8
4.7
respectively. Z77o of tnose wno
they Intend to vote for him again
is." The corresponding figure for
vote for Roosevelt is 9. Com
account for 19 Roosevelt voters,
of the Dewey voters. Whether
Roosevelt voters giving as their
"for the peace treaties were
as their reasons "against fourth
too much power."
Personality the war Problems Prosperity
panning the farmers If you know
which side your bread is butter
ed on.
Mrs. O. J. G., A Farmers Wife
(Name on file)
WELLES IMPROVES
New York, Oct. 24. (U.R) I
Actor Orson Wpll
ed "considerably improved" to -
day by Jack Lighter, his man
ager. Welles has been confined
to his Waldorf Astoria suite with
a severe throat infection. Light
er said the actor was out ofj
danger and resting comfortably.
Records show that Boston !
contributed $75,000 to the war j
bond drive in eonnertinn with i
1 the War of 1812. I
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f a iw,i...u.l a)1
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Flight o' Time
Medford and Jafckson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mall
Tribune 10. 20. and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY ,
October 24, 1934
Ot Was Wednesday)
National convention of Ameri
can Legion favors immediata
cash bonus payment.
State WCTU convention gets
underway after banquet last
night, with business session to
day. Railroad retirement law Is de
clared invalid, on grounds con
gress over reached its power.
Unsettled. High 50, low 49 de
grees. Democrats show gain of 28,000
voters in state registration.
Rain the past three days bene
ficial to crops and orchards.
Dogs raid sheep bands of vale
ley and cause heavy losses.
Deer hunting season ends to
morrow. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
October 24, 1924
(It Was Friday)
Prince of Wales ends Ameri
can visit and sails for home to
morrow. Final campaign address of
President Coolidge Is broadcast
by radio. Calls upon nation to
"maintain established order and
integrity of courts."
Publication of federal Income
tax list causes furore in Wash
ington, D. C.
Rain. High 67, low 28 degrees.
Civil war in China nearly end-
ed.
Landlord of Central Point ho
tel is robbed. Rock Point homo
is entered and Warren Kelsoe's
violin stolen.
Fall plowing in Eagle Point
district in full blast.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
October 24, 1910
at Was Monday)
Large crowd hears Eugene V.
Debs, socialist candidate for
president at the Nat.
Oswald West, democratic can
didate for governor visits city
and valley.
Ground broken
Crater Lake.
for road to
FAMILY ROW
Los Angeles, Oct. 24. (U.R) .
Golden Donald Arnett, 38, pon
dered In a Jail cell today the
exact meaning of the term "as
sault" while awaiting a hearing
on charges of threatening his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Henry Yates,
with a revolver, only to be
1 "ocked out by a baseball bat
in the hands of Mrs. Yates.
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