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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry
China laces a military and
political crista, due to the oust
' ing of Gen. Stllwcll, a tour-star
American hero of proven ability
in the Burma campaign. As a
result, experts agree China now
' lacks even a Chinaman's chance.
a e e
Japan, the esteemed Bend
Bulletin sapiently notes, "has
'lost face,' shirt and navy."
The OPA czar announces he
will vote for the fourth term
candidate. Approximately ten
. million older girls, throughout
the land, who have been per
forming mental gymnastics with
ration book tickets for two
years, plan to kill his vote next
Tuesday,
e
THOSE LOVELY PEOPLE
; (Oakland (Cal.) Tribune)
"Danish hatred for the nazls
ls cold and calculated. Eight
times In history the large
neighbor has overrun the lit
tle kingdom. ; Following the
last war the generous people
. became foster parents of under-nourished
German chll-
. (Jren, caring for them until the
youngsters were able to return
to the Reich. These same chil
dren grown to manhood
were among the first Invading
forces."
The fair sex now have some
thing new In war paint, called
"Pink Lightning." It should not
be confused with chained, un.
chained, or greased lightning.,,
e e e
"Over 300 guests will be pres
ent and it promises to be one
of the most suspicious occasions
ever held." (Richmond (Cal.)
Independent) Not even count
tag the New Deal convention
last July in Chicago.
The geese axe heading south,
honking through the night, by
the thousands. The public Inter
est is centered In politicians,
whose goose will be cooked at
the polls next Tuesday.
e a e
The Hallowe'en havoe was!
light, and not on a pre-war basis.
Small boys were at large with
soap, with which they assaulted
windows. One young and un
known squirt proved a genius.
He could reach as high as a tall
man, and, write, In the plain,
trained hand of a t grown-up-"Down
With Dewey."
s e e
Squaw winter has arrived, and
citizens who saved the fuel oil
in October, they bought in Sep
tember, are burning same.
e e e ,
"The weather today Is Just too
utterly too too. Clear, bracing
sunshiny, with no evidence o(
rain or storm, except the mud,
and that is beneath one." 50
Yr. Ago Col., The Dalles ChronL
cle) And, nobody to throw it.
a e a ..
The secretary of war warns
the Japs are not defeated yet.
However, it will pass as a good
Imitation of a licking, until a
more crushing one comes is ad
ministered. a e e
The G. Cleveland Coram twin
boys are now 4 years old, and
feel as young as they ever did.
a a a
Venerable vehicle
"With most of us wondering
how long our automobiles will
hold out, a story comes from
Washington, D. C., of one mo
torist who has "nothing to wor
ry about." And he hasn't a new
car, either, In fact he is riding
around in a Model "T" of the
1913 vintage.- But he figures
that It his four-cylinder phe
nomenon has held out this long,
' it's a cinch to keep going tor
quite a time to come. He bought
the Jalopy for 200, gets 22
miles to the gallon, and buys
tires from a mall-order house
without ration certificates. Weir,
not many cars chugging along
the road today can show as
many service stripes." - (Red
Bluff (Cal.) News.)
. The salinity of the Dead sea is
' four to five times greater than
ocean water.
What Price China?
The mess in China is a perfect example of the dan
gers of improper news censorship.
If anyone cares to read over the war dispatches
from China during the past five years no one will!
it will be found that until a few months ago they
were invariably optimistic.
The Japanese were winning practically as they
wished, but the news dispatches from Chungking nev
er indicated it. .
AMERICAN war correspondents, even the travel
line erouo of TJ. S. Senators, came back with
stories of Chinese disunity,
efficiency. But few people paid any attention to them.
Why?
Because the same line of hokum continued, name
ly that Chinese soldiers were among the best in the
world: Chinese military leadership unexcelled; and
in spite of indescriable hardships and sacrifices," the
flies were defeating the flypaper" China was dem
onstrating once more that while she could be beaten in
minor engagements, she could never be conquered
the Nipponese were slowly
from her soil.
THIME after time the Japanese armies would make
sudden forays into the rich rice belts of China,
gather all the crops and then retire unmolested.
Whereupon all news dispatches from Chungking
would proclaim another "great victory" by the gal
lant forces of Chiang Kai
So. the conviction would
in allied countries, that given time the "countless
millions" of China, would drive out the "little yellow
devils," without any aid whatever from their allies.
XE don't know who was to blame for this sort of
censorship, but we do know it existed, and more
than any other one factor is responsible we believe
for the serious situation in China today.
i or nad the truth been
opinion in this country and abroad, would have been
so aroused long ago that not only more effective ?,id
to China would have been given, but a house clean
ing within China would have been brought about.
But when everyone was
security by the persistently
reports from the "Celestial
done until conditions become so extremely critical.
the truth could no longer be suppressed or camou
flaged. PRECISELY what relation the recall of General
fifiiMTiii Vina iiMftt tlii a ' l-ilvi im" ivt PVii'tin in
kJiyi vv ia nca vv4ixi bxito
clear, but it is difficult to
tion whatever. From what we know of "Vinegar Joe"
he could do more than anyone else to clarify the situa
tion, and set things to rights in China, if his super
iors would give him when he returns a free rein to
publicly tell all he knows.
'lhe first thing on the agenda, as we view it, would
be to unite China somehow, someway all China
against the Japs, by eliminating the leadership how
ever high, that now makes such unity impossible, and
continues in China what is virtually a state of civil
war.
The second would be to
Japan, as a fighting ally against, not part of the Axis
but ALL. .'s -
We grant this is easier to say than do, but in spite
of the great American victories in the South Pacific,
unless this, or something like it, is done, this China
incident may eventually come under the heading of
"too little and too late" and the war against Japan
be needlessly prolonged for many months even
years.
Who Wants Truman?
Who shelved Vice President Wallace for Senator
Truman at the Chicago convention?
The answer to that question has never been given,
and it is too late now in this
But it would be interesting to know.
For if President Roosevelt is beaten : and the
President is going down hill daily as Governor Dewey
is coming up history might declare the selection
of the Missouri Senator responsible for it.
VES, if this community is typical of the country as
a whole, more and more independent voters are
hesitating to mark a ballot for 4 more years of Roose
velt, for fear it might mean
in the White House.
And that they DON'T want!
For if ever a Dromisincr and rather noDular miblic
figure has been completely discredited and deflated
that is the case with Senator Harry Truman of Mis
souri.
Had the head of the Truman committee not been
the nominee, and had he
hand and his character by stumping the country from
one coast to the other, there would no doubt still be
a widespread belief that he was a man of capacity
and integrity and resourcefulness, well qualified, in
case of necessity, to take over the reins of the gov
ernment But that tour has been one of complete disillusion
ment as far as the Presidency and Harry Truman are
concerned. The man may be entirely sincere and un
doubtedly is loyal to the ticket and hardworking;
but that he hasn't even a SLIVER of presidential tim
ber in his makeup, has been made completely and
convincingly certain I
No, Harry Truman has
isn't even a second rater
strengthening the Roosevelt ticket he materially
I weakened it I
demoralization, and in
but surely being driven
Shek !
be further strengthened
told from the outset, public
lulled into a sense of false
favorable and optimistic
Kingdom" nothing was
W AJ ill Vllilia 1Q IkUt
believe there is no connec
secure Russian aid against
campaign to expect one.
putting senator Truman
not been forced to show his
not got what it takes. He
but a bad third. Instead of
Red Cross
Sr..;. "- S,, , a
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American Red Cross girls drive Dodge-built Army trucks at home and overseas. Lower photo
shows the famous "Flying Dutchman," at a base in England, where the girl drivers are trained for
service with U. S. invasion forces in the combat area. In the UDDar nhoto. Red C rrirl. n TWmit
are answering an emergency call
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COMMUNICATIONS
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aMtb a slew to elaxlty and eon
lensatlon. The Booseveli Record'
In November, 1932, at Brook
lyn Frankl'n D. Roosevelt made
this statement:
"The people of America de
mand a reduction of federal
expenditures; it can be ac
complished ... by abolishing
many useless commissions and
bureaus now functioning."
And again at Sioux City in
September, 1D32, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, made the , following
statement-
"I accuse the Hoover admin
istration of being the greatest
spending administration in all
our history. One which has
piled bureau upon bureau,
commission upon commission;
bureau and bureaucrats have
been retained at the expense
of the taxpayers."
Let us see what his record is.
From 1B33 to 1941 he created
more than 100 bureaus with
2,200 auencies employing nearly
4:000,000 people. In March,
1933, when he became president.
there were eleven (11) million
Deople unemployed (A. F. of L.
figures); in 1941 after eight
years of New Deal there were
still ten (10) million unemployed
(A. F. of L. figures). In eight
years he got one million men off
the unemployed list. Let us see
what he spent to accomplish
this. The following is a state
ment of the public debt of the
U. S. bv years beginning with
June 30, 1933 (three months
after he became president) and
ending June 30, 1941, a period
when we were at peace with all
the world:
1933 $22,338,672,164
1934 . 27,033,141,414
1935 28,700,892.624
1936 33,778,543,494
1937 36.424.6W 732
1938 37164,740.345
1939 40,439,532.411
1940 42.967.531,037
1941 48,961,443,536
This shows an Increase in the
public debt in eight years of
twenty-six and one-half billion
dollars and at the end of that
period he still had ten million
men out of employment. In his
recent Chicago speech he said
after the war he would have
jobs for sixty million unem
ployed. Well, In eight years of neace
he could find Jobs for only one
million people, and evidently he
iook mem off the leaf-raklng
shift and put them on the pub
He payroll! and since that time
he has added three million more
to his voting nucleus for the
present election. It is safe to con
clude that two million of them
should be plowing corn, but
such a diversion would deprive
him of two million votes, rem
member these people on the pay
roll are paid out of the United
States treasury.
O. L. Overmyer,
Medford, Nov. 1.
Army Still Sees
West Coast Peril
Los Angeles. Nov. 1. (U.PJ
The army still feels the west
coast is in danger of invasion on
a small scale, an answer to a re
located Japanese-American den
tist's petition for return to Cali
fornia disclosed tndnv.
The petition was filed by Dr.
ueorge ucntkubo of Oakland.
Calif., to forct) the army to per
mit his return.
On Hall rtlbune Want Ada
Stock Ranches Farms
Country Home
Our Specialty
THOMAS j. HIGHT
Broker
lee Holly rneatet Blot Dial slel
Girls Drive On
1-:
to rush an injured war worker
wuivr vorpa or trie xjeiron inapier.
IAS
AUTO OVERTURNS
Norma Robertson, 625 South
Holly, suffered a cut over the
left eye which required stitches
when an Oldsmobile coach in
which she was riding overturned"
a mile south ot Tolo overhead
crossing about midnight last
night. She was taken to Com
munity hospital.
Two soldiers, stationed at Med
ford air base, who were passen
gers in the car, were uninjured.
Hunter Bags Fine
Supply Of Winter
Meat In Jig Time
It doesn't take Joe Rinard of
Thomas Road long to get what
he goes after.
Disappointed because a con
templated deer hunting trip into
eastern Oregon had to be called
off, Rinard yesterday decided to
pass up the day's work and go
out scouting for some winter's
meat.
Oiling up his trusty rifle, he
headed for the Table Rock area.
Within two hours after leaving
Medford,. Rinard returned with
a fine black.tall specimen, which
he had. shot through the shoul
der, breaking its back. The deer
has been dressed down and safe
ly stored away to be ready for
the Rinard table during the win
ter months.
Miss Singer of OPA
To Portland Office
Miss Bertha P. Singer, field
operations officer for the office
of price administration In the
southern Oregon territory, is be
ing transferred to the district
office at Portland, It was an
nounced today. Miss Singer, who
has made her home in Portland
for a number of years, will work
out of the district office as a
price specaillst for the state.
Howard Strode of . Klamath
Falls will succeed Miss Singer in
this territory.
Daily Weather Report
Forecasts
Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy
and cool tonight with scattered light
showers; Thursday, parUy cloudy and
sltghUy warmer.
Oregon: Partly cloudy with few
light showers today: partly cloudy
and cooler tonight; Thursday, partly
cloudy; alighUy warmer Thursday
afternoon.
Local Datm
Temperature a year ago today;
Highest S6; lowest 28. Total monthly
Brcclpitatlon 1.54 Inches. Excess for
le month .13 inches.
Total precipitation since September
1. 1944. 2.34 inches. Excess for the
season .28 Inches.
Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yes
terday 69; 4:30 today 98.
Tomorrow
Sunrise 7:45 a. m.; sunset 6:04 p. m.
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Boston
Chicairo
Denver
Eureka
man low r-rec.
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Mtdford
New York
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Portland
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Salt Lake
San Francisco
Seattle
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spoksne
Washington, D. C,
Yakima .
Pietro d'Abano. Italian astrol
oger and physician, was born in
1250 and died in 1316.
WASHING MACHINES
REPAIRED
PARTS and SERVICE on All Makes
B & B Washer Shop
406 E. MAIN
Two Fronts
VrfS'?-
r'J- 4
to a hospital. This ambulance is
Flight o' Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20. and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
November 1, 1934
(It was Thursday)
War threat inflames Eurooe as
France and Britain told Ger
many is bent on conflict. Wins
ton Churchill informs English
"Germany is rearming secretly,
rapidly and illegally." Saar ple
biscite focal point. It is further
charged Germany has built up a
large reserve of planes.
Bids submitted for Pacific
Highway job in Siskiyou to high
way commission.'
Vigilantes patrol campus at
Los Angeles to curb college radi
cals. ' Cloudy and unsettled. High
67, low 47 degrees. ,
Tire prices jump as makers
agree on new program.
CCC enrollees from Chicago
arrive by special train.
Hallowe'en vandalism In city
worst in years, and much dam
age results.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
November 1, 1924
(It was Saturday)
Eugene and Marshfield dis
tricts flooded,, with train service
cut off, and highways under
water.
Klamath Falls hotel operator
admits he held up banks on the
side.
One of the warmest davs in
November records, with the mer
cury at 64, comes to the city.
Rain is predicted. High yester
day 55, low 43 degrees.
LaFollette, third party candi
date, charges Wall Street is try
ing to buy election.
Ashland makes plans for win
ter fair December 7.
City campaign takes on new
life. One candidate discovers "a
nigger in the financial wood
pile," and then "nails a lie" in
ad.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
November 1, 1910
(It was Tuesday)
Miss May Buchanan wins Mall
Tribune auto contest.
Valley Newtowns win first
prize at Canadian apple show
over Yakima and Wenatchee,
Absentee Ballots
Coming In Daily
Absentee ballots from Jackson
county residents, employed else
where or in the military serv
ices, are being received dally by
the county cleric's office. They
will be placed in the ballot boxes
of the precincts from which they
registered and counted on elec
tion day. Some of the ballots are
from overseas but for the most
part they are from service peo
ple stationed in this country.
They are expected to reach their
peak in the next five days. More
than 1200 absentee ballots were
mailed out by the county clerk.
Closing time tor Classified ads a
am. roo Lata to Claaslf) 12 M
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ACCIDENT DEATHS
1M0NG CHILDREN
UP 11 PER CENT
Chicago U.R) Death claimed
11 per cent more children under
5 years of age in 1943 than in
1942 accidents, the National
Safety council announced in its
1944 edition on "Accident
Facts," despite an 18 per cent
decrease in auto mileage and ad
ditional scientific life - saving
drugs available to doctors.
Neglect of children by 1943
Americans at war was to blame
according to interpretation of
the causes of accidental deaths
among children, who suffered
the greatest death rate rise in
1943 of all groups. -
Burns were responsible for 24
per cent of the accidental
deaths of children under 5. Au
tomobile accidents constituted
the third most frequent cause
for death and drowning the
.fourth.
Deaths of children in school
were up 5 per cent, and deaths
in the home rose 7 per cent.
Nearly half of the fatal .acci
dents at home took place in the
yard or the kitchen, while the
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SENATOR CORDON
Charles A. Sprague, the man who ran against Senator
Cordon in the May primaries wholeheartedly endorses
Cordon's candidacy to succeed himself on November.
By his deeds since being appointed U.S. Senator
by Governor Earl Snell, Senator Cordon has won the
approval of the whole state.
HEAR
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE
peafcng for
U.S. SENATOR CORDON
.Statewide Broadcast
8:30 p.m. Nov. 2
VOTE FOR U.S. SENATOR GUY CORDON
Pj, Adv. Cordon for Senator Committee), Imperial Hotel, Portland, Or.
Clear the wires
for them
from to Q(6)P.M.
luy War londs for Victory
THI PACIFIC TELEPHONE ND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
145 N. Btitl.tt Msdiord Telephone 2101
. m mnasttlTS
piaygrouna r ' , u.ie
claimed the most at school. Half
of those on the playground wo. .
attributed to "unorganized f
play." .
Traffic aeatns, wuiwi i -
toiitiA far 20 years, .
fell into second place In iaa,
giving falls the leaa as uw -i:
kt i mnco nf accidental
deaths. The death toll from falla
was 27,400 compared to me ,
400 traffic deaths. - ,
Accidents killed more than
17,000 of America's farm peo-
pie. Farm work accidents ac
counted for 4,500 of the fatali
ties and about 7,500 farm resi
dents were killed by accidents
in their homes.
The safety council pointed out
that an accident death occurred
every five and one-half minutes
in 1943, and an injury every
three seconds.
Every 10 minutes someone J
suffered a fatal accident at home
and every six and one-half sec
onds there was a non-fatal ac- .
cident.
"TESTAMENT KILLER"
AWAITING SENTENCE
New York, ' Nov. 1. (U.R)
Lewis Wolfe, Canadian-born tex
tile merchant who courted his
second wife In Palestine and
killed her in Brooklyn, was con
victed of first degree murder to
day and remanded to prison until
Nov. 15 when he will be sen
tenced to death as required by
state law.
"KEEP
CORDON
CN THE JOB"
' Says Former Governor
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE
,
CHARLES. (PRAGUE
We'd like to ask a favor of
you- for those in the eampt.
Whenever you can, give tho
service men and women first
chance at Long Distance be
tween 7 and 10 each night.
They'll appreciate it a lot.