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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perrr .
A favorite lunch club topic
these days Is "What Should Be
Done With Germany?" An
other school of thought Is ar
guing (without eating), "What
Should Be Done TO Germany?"
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One of the Older Girls, while
motoring yes. rammed Into a
parked vehicle so hard, her fall
hat was knocked on straight,
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"The annual reports of the
school board are so full of finan
cial sleight-of-hand that only
corkscrew coud serve as a
proper bookmark." (Chicago
Dally News). Or a dog's hind
tegs as book holders..
e e e
Tobacco bootlegging threat
ens the metropolis. Any day
now smokers fear oak leaves
will start showing up in the cig
arettes and plug cut.
- a e e
Editorial protests to the "pur
ple rhetoric" used by Gen. Mac
Arthur In his liberation speech
to the people of the Philippines.
At the same time recent events
In the same area, unhappy Jap
admirals and generals have
made the air blue In Tokyo.
FAIR ENOUGH
(Eugene Register-Guard)
"Mrs. Seybolt wants
technical consultant on the
Welsh passages. She says the
duties will not be arduous.
If the Welshman can't come
to the campus somebody from
the drama department will
go to the Welshman."
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The Vice President and Frank
Sinatra, the crooner, will be on
the air tonight at one and the
same time. It's grave question
which will cause the most
swooning the crooner with his
warbling, or the vice president
with one of his fancy Utopian
notions.
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"Heppner Is slowly but sure
ly becoming law -abiding
town." (Heppner News Items.)
Civic pride surges.
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In several California cities,
there is an epidemic of juven
iles shooting beans in bean
shoters, with a great waste of
beans, and considerable accur
acy. With a paper shortage the
kids cannot be expected to re
turn to the horse St buggy
tricks of their Paws, and use
paper-wads.
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COULD BEI
(Oakland (Cal.) Tribune)
To Editor Tribune:
Harold Ickes, Harry Tru
man, Tom Pcnderga.it, Earl
Browdcr, Sydney Hillman,
Pat McDonough, etc.: sixteen
years with this crowd may
corrupt an Innocent man.
Will someone please save
our President?
LAURA STUHLMACHER.
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Republicans In Spain are In
revolt against Gen. Franco.
What a republican Is doinif In
Spain Is not known, but he
should be home where his vote
will count.
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Dogs In the residential sectors
have renewed barking at the
moon, and across town discus
sions derogatory of Fala, the
White Home dog, and his ocean
trip on a cruiser.
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IRRESISTIBLE MAN
"Mr. Rose was the most fltir
Ishlng farmer for miles an
miles. He was handsome too
which always helps. His eyes
were big and flashing his eye
lashes swept on to his bright
ruddy cheeks like a ripe Juicy
apple, his nose was acqiilllne
and a beautiful shape. When
he opened his mouth his teeth
glistened like real pearls. His
hair was glossy black and stood
up In graceful wavey plumes.
It shone too without any brll
lantlne and his voice his vole
was like a rolling organ.
Mrs. Row was plain." -(From
letter.)
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"Weasel Words!" .
The late Theodore Roosevelt not the "New Deal"
but the "Square Deal" President had a word for it.
When "Teddy ran into
forthrightness to say what
thing which could be interpreted a number of ways
and eave the speaker a back-door out so. to speak,
he accused them of indulging in weasel words
words that sucked out the force and application of
other adjoining words.
The modern term is "double talk.
WELL, the perfect example of this sort of thing
has now been presented toward the end of this
campaign by the "New Deal" Roosevelt. It is contain
ed in the statement made
unwillingness to campaign
partisan political sense.
That statement, was made in a letter from Presl
dent Roosevelt to Chairman Hannegan, prior to the
f ormer s nomination at Chicago. 1 here was no quali
fication. whatever, made at that time.
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J ATER, however, in his
" delivered to the convention the President repeat
ed the statement with the following amplication:
We quote : '
"I shall not campaign in the usual sense for this office.
In these days of tragic sorrow I do not find it fitting. Be
sides, in these days of global warfare I shall not be able to
find the time."
So that was that.
Not only the American press, but the American
people took that to mean
dent would NOT take any
that could be termed campaign trips for it would
neither be fitting nor as Commander in Chief of the
army and navy would the President have the time.
I AST week, however, as everyone knows President
Roosevelt made a special trip to New York City.
While there he not only made a typical campaign
speech but toured the streets of the great metropolis
city, in spite of a heavy rain, in typical campaign
style, receiving in fine fettle the plaudits of the multi
tude, A few days later it was anonunced from the White
House that the President would not only travel to
Chicago to make a speech in answer to the request
of his friend, Boss Kelly, but he would also make
speeches or "appearances" at Philadelphia, Wilming
ton, Delaware; Camden, N. J.; Ft. Wayne, Indiana;
Cleveland, Detroit, possibly Buffalo and Boston.
Incidently all stops in districts are or vast political
importance in this campaign.
Small wonder that at a subsequent press confer
ence it was asked whether or not the President con
sidered THIS campaigning "in the usual partisan po
litical sense."
The President in great good humor replied it was
not. Moreover he contended the press had been guilty
of only quoting a portion of his statement regarding
the matter that he had also said in the same pro
nouncement, we quote:
"I shall, however, feel free to report to the people the
facts about matters of concern to them and especially to
correct any misrepresentation."
IN other words what would appear to be campaign-
ing in the usual sense, by a President running for
reelection is not that at all but merely reporting to
the people, particularly in the way of correcting misrepresentation.
And one might remark in
properly and "correct" adequately, Boss Kelly has
found it necessary to engage Soldiers Field and de
clares it will be packed with 100,000 cheering Demo
crats when "Our Next President" arrives!
But even this insisted the
an inquiry of his press conference, is NOT campaign
ing in the "USUAL sense!"
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UO hum ! So it goes in this quadrennial hippodrome.
known to all and sundry as a presidential election.
We certainly have no Quarrel with the President
as a candidate for a 4th term, making a3 many politi
cal speeches as he wishes to make; touring as much
of the country as he may desire, or his campaign
managers may deeifi advisable.
But it docs irk us considerably to have him rbi-
SIST in his contention that
campaigning "in the usual
merely touring the country
correct misrepresentations !
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XniT didn't why doesn't the President frankly
admit that when he made that original state
ment about not campaigning in the "usual sense"
he honestly believed it. He thought then it would
NOT be fitting and even more important it would
NOT be NECESSARY.
But as matters developed and the Republican tide
grew stronger and stronger, the President changed
hia mind. That is anyone's right. He became convinced
that unless he did get busy, abandon everything in
cluding his duties as Commander-in-Chief and take
to the road and campaign IN the usual sense, he and
his party faced defeat, and that was something that
of course could not be tolerated for a moment, no mat
ter what might happen elsewhere.
m
CO campaigning in the USUAL accepted sense WAS
taken up, and having left that loophole em
ployed the weasel-word technique his 27th cousin
thrice removed so scathingly denounced the Presi
dent persisted in maintaining it was and is nothing
of the sort, but merely reporting "to the people the
facts about matters of concern to them and especially
correcting misrepresentation !"
The word MISREPRESENTATION certainly
provides a PERFECT "stop!"
someone who lacked the
he thought, or said some
regarding the President's
for a 4th term in the "usual
radio acceptance speech,
what it said, that the Presi
trips around the country
passing that to "report
President, in answer to
even NOW he is not
sense" of the term, but
to infoun the people and
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, Oct. 26 T h
hoopla campaign speeches of
bolting Senator Ball are relating
that Mr. Roose
velt has taken
a strong for
eign policy
and Dewey a
weak one. but
this general
ization doe
violence to the
facts of the
matter Here is
the way it hap
pened: Ball, a
Paul Mallon 39-year-old re
publican not
very widely known, became
Identified with a world peace
propaganda organization as its
senatorial spokesman some years
back. The secretary of the peace
promotional outfit is Ulric Bell
long a close new deal newsman
here, and a worker for the White
House. Both Ball and the organ
ization represent an extraordin
ary if not an extreme viewpoint
which has been quite clearly
presented.
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TTHE accounts of his bolt neg-
lectcd to say he submitted
three questions to both Roose
velt and Dewey, according to his
own story. These questions rep
resented what he considered the
important matters of the hour.
(1) The world organization
should be set up before the peace
is signed; (2) No reservations
should be permitted, and (3) The
United States agent on the big
four council should have the
power to order the use of Amer
ican troops without the consent
of congress, or possibly even of
the president (the latter aspect
has not been mentioned).
Ball says both Dewey and
Roosevelt answered the first
questions satisfactorily to him.
As a matter of fact they did so
publicly, and not in connection
with the Ball Inquiry, which Mr.
R. shunted aside at a press con
ference as "premature."
But a few days later In his
foreign policy speech, Mr. Roose
velt advocated the use of war
power by the United States agent
on me council, saying it would
take too long in these days of
undeclared wars to get congres
sional consent.
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O Ball aggressively pierced
the units on foreign policy
between the republican and
democratic leadership to raise an
issue which certainly transcends
the Importance of his bolt. (He
has no personal political follow
ing of importance In Minesota.
where the prevailing Stassen or
ganization of which he was a
member is saying that "Ball got
the big head.")
The question then Is not
whether there shall be a weak or
strong foreign policy, or any
other question than whether an
American diplomat shall have
the unrestrained power to de
clare war. That Is an Issue which
might well have been delayed
for settlement after this cam
paign is over.
It was pressed Into this cam
paign not by Isolationists or
fascists or disruptionists, but by
Ball and his organization. Ob
viously thov Hn nnt unnt unltv
on foreign policy urWess It beize-
unity behind them on the third 1
point.
The only Issue then Is "Shall
the United States agent on the
peace board declare war?"
It seems to me that question
could have been resolved amic
ably and satisfactorily without
disturbing the unity which State
Secretary Hull and pewey have
worked so long and hard to pre
serve.
The constitution gives the
power of declaring war to the
representatives of the people In
congress, and the constitution
cannot be amended by a major
ity of congress. Ratification by
three-fourths of the states would
be necessary, a long and In this
case, needless procedure. Ways
could be found to prevent the
agent from getting the country
Involved wrongly or stupidly.
But whatever way is found it
must be in conformance with the
constitution.
Thus suddenly It now becomes
clear the isolationists are not the
only ones who could wreck the
peace. A stubborn, persistent
stand by International extrem
ists for an unwise or unconstitu
tional method could bring the
same unhappy and unrequired
result.
AIR TRAVEL HEAVY
New York, Oct. 26(U.R
Air transport command planes
crossed the Atlantic at rate
of one every 19 minutes during
September, carried 2.900 pas
sengers to foreign theatres, and
returned more than 2,700
wounded or ill service men to
this country, the north Atlantic
division of the ATC announced
today.
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F.R.
THOUSAND CLUB
Hannegan Says Organization
Never . Discussed With
Chief; Independent Group
New York, Oct. 26 (U.R)
Democratic leaders said today
that President Roosevelt had no
connection with the "Thousand
club" which Gov. Thomas E.
"c' 5a, "aa Decn promisee
campaign contributions. They
denied that it was authorized by
the national committee and said
its instigators already had been
criticized Dy party officials.
Robert E. Hamncgan, national
Democratic chairman, said the
club was never discussed with
President Roosevelt, and "any
. lotation contained in the let
.er read by Gov. Dewey attrib
uted to the president is wholly
without substance."
Nothing Mysterious
"There is nothing mysterious
about 'the 'Thousand club,'"
Hannegan 'said. "It is entirely
Independent of the Democratic
national committee and the
statement atributcd to the presi
dent In the letter read by Gov.
Dewey Is, I repeat, wholly with
out foundation and unauthor-
T H:, h, McAllrtc' flnd Samuel
u. wuiKiiis, ArKansas uemo-
era tic finance directors, whom
Dewey said signed the letter
from which he quoted, issued a
statement at Little Rock in
which they assumed full re
sponsibility for the letter and
said it had been misinterpreted
by the G. O. P. presidential
candidate.
Their statement said:
"We assume personal responsi
bility for the 'Thousand club'
letter. The interpretation Mr.
Dewey placed on the sentence
'members of this organization
undoubtedly will be granted
special privileges and prestige
by party leaders' is entirely for
eign to ours.
"The words 'prestige and spe
cial privilege' Jo not mean to
us what has been inferred by
him." .
Closing time lur ClaMltled ids 9
. m. Too Late to classify. 13.30
torn where
Tou may have seen In the papers
where a writer cautioned Army
wives that their returning hus
bands would be "strangers" to
them-because they've been
through experiences that their
wives could never share.
Well, a high-ranking officer
lmite an answer to that; he
railed It nonsense. "What do onr
men irant most? To finish the
war and com home . . What
re they fighting f or?...f or every,
thing the word home means."
I Of course, the word "home"
means something different to
mi
CA ftlnrv FH Proucftv in
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oft Philippines that may decide length of the Pacific war. U. 5. rsavj
Flight ( Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20, and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
October 26, 1934
(It Was Friday) "
Mrs. Roosevelt to take stump
in New York state for woman
candidate for Congress. She de
fends New Deal in impromptu
speech at Buffalo. .
Mrs. Hauptmann, wife of
Lindbergh baby kidnaper and
killer, moves to Flemington, N.
J., to be near her husband while
awaiting trial.
Marshall N. Dana, associate
editor of Oregon Journal writes
for governor of Oregon.
Unsettled with rain. High 63,
low 40 degrees.
Cranberries to be high priced
for Thanksgiving due to short
age. Corvallis named for next state
convention of WCTU..
Medford football squad Intro
duced to crowd from stage of
Craterian, on eve of game with
Klamath Falls tomorrow.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
October 26. 1924
(It Was Sunday)
Russia demands apology from
England and denies authenicity
of Zimoneiff note to Premier
MacDonald.
. Formes Bull Moosers urge
people to vote for President
Coolidge.
Rain. High 64, low 46 de
grees. Precip. .12 of an inch.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. New
man return from trip to Marsh
field. Waters to be impounded in
Emigrant Dam in two weeks.
Oregon is tied with Washlng-
asaelwnL&
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Soldiers' Wives and
Returning Husbands
every fighting man. For home Is
a lot of little things! A garden or
a work bench well-thumbed
books ... a mellow glass of beer
with friends.
Bnt whatever they are.lt's the
memory of these small familiar
things that he takes wllh him
Into battle. And It's these little
things that link his thoughts to
home-nnd to the familiar life
that he looks forward to return.
Ing to.
Pacific
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ton In Northwest football con
ference. Prohibition expenses In Jack
son county so far this month
totals $931.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
October 26, 1910
(It Was Wednesday)
Registered voters in county
total 4848, with 837 in Medford.
P & E lost $15,400.23 past
year report shows.
Provisions of Salerno and
Naples In Italy swept by tidal
wave, thousands drowt.
ELECTRICITY IN MINES
The mines of the U. S. have
50,000 miles of electrical haul
age more than the total for
electrical railroads and street
railways.
FIRST FIGHT BROADCAST
The first world's heavyweight
championship bout to be broad
cast was the Dempsey-Carpen-tier
fight, July 2, 1921, from
Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey
City, N. J.
VThen John's address became co Postmaster, I volun
teered to be a Nurse's Aide. The Red Cross needs you, too.
If you'd like to volunteer, all your local chapter. Aides
are especially needed during the daytime.
The important part is Tm releasing graduate nurses for
services only they can do . . . and I'm storing away a fund
of knowledge for post-war days when John and I have a
family of our own.
It's work you, too, will be proud of. VThy not volunteer
today?
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LAST SON OF FAMILIES
EXEMPT FROM COMBAT
Washington, Oct. 26 (U.R)
Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimsonoday announced a new
army policy whereby the re
mainine soon in any family
A which lost two or more boys in
the war will be kept out ol com
bat service.
In a recognition of "the sac
rifice and contribution made by
a family which has lost two or
more sons and only one surviv
ing," Stimson said, the war de
partment will keep or place the
surviving son on non-hazardous
duty or discharge him from the
army.
HEADS COLLEGES
Chicago, Oct. 26 (U.R) C. S.
Boucher, chancellor of the Col
lege of Agriculture, University
of Nebraska, was elected presi
dent of the Association of Land
Grant Colleges and Universities
today. He succeeds Dean C. B.
Hutchison, of the University of
California, who was appointed
to the executive committee.
Expands Atomic Research
The electron micro-analyzer
developed In 1943 reports on
atomic composition of submicro
scopic particles to minute to be
seen by microscopesl
Cloning time for Sunday Too Lata
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