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TEH MEDfORD MAIL -THIBT7H2 MEDF0RDv2lwTRIBra3 -Srjaaa la Bontliern oraiaa Ra4 Out MaU Trlama' - Daily Kxxtst satorSar Pubtlahrt by MXDrORO PBJNTDII a co. tr-n North rir st Phona f 141. ItftrimT w tUHL, Editor. TRAP Manas-. SRNEST B OILS' HERB GREY. AdvartiUnt MfT. J. c. rERCUSON. Manallnf Editor ARTHUR PERRY. Sunday Editor tIR8 OUVE STARCHER. Sao. Editor GERALD LATHAM. ClxculatlOD M(r. Phona 4794 An Indepandant Nmnpapar. Entered as aecond elasa matt el Mediord Oregon, under Act OS March 3, 1878. . . J SUBSCRIPTION RATES By MaU -In Advance Dilly and Sunday ona year ...S7.S0 Dally and Sunday alp months 4 00 Dally and Sunday three moa. J.10 Dally and Sunday one month 78 By Carrier In Advance Medford. Aahland Central Point. Jackaon villa. Gold Kill, Phoenix. Talent, and on motor routes: Dally and Sunday one year.. 48.00 Dally and Sunday -on month lb All lerma cash In advance. Official Paper ol the City of Madfort Official Paper of aackton Connty Dnllad Praif Full Leaaed Wlrr MEMBER or AUDIT BUREAU . OF CIRCULATIONS Advortlilnf yWEST.HOLLIDAV Renreaentativat COMPANY. (NO Of ftce In New Vark Chlcaao. . De troit San Ftandaco. Loa Anxelea, Sa aula, Portland. St Loula, Atlanta, Vancouver, a. c. The Thanksgiving feasting Is ended for the year. Small boys amazed by their gastrinomical feats. They had room for seven helpings of ice cream and cake ' and other sweets, but it hustled them to find room for one of potatoes. Even ' dieting - ladies partook freely, and on many a male vest buttons flew.., y In New York state some inner workings of a political machine have been revealed. "Irate tax payers" ,were manufactured to bring favorable actions in courts, by filing petitions. There lies the slickness. They were neither "Irate" or "taxpayers." ' . "They say the war Is Influ encing the current styles -. of women's hats. War, Indeed, is a terrible thin g." (Winfield, (Kan.) Courier). 8o are the natal . ; A i :- '' : '-.v :' '. The president of the U. S. CofC addressing the National Orange, stated if the American plan for, rehabilitation of the world pans out "it will be neces sary to embrace friend and foe alike.". If embracing a Jap or Nazi use only -one hand, and keep the other on your watch at all times. . . ' In the metropolis bobby sox shoplifters plague stores and shops, . presenting a new -angle to the juvenile ' delinquency problem.' What appears to be needed la bobby1 sox with the leading restraining characteris tics of an "Oregon boot." ' It now comes to light the mysterious cigarette shortage prevails throughout the world, and on all battlefronts. People are beginning a smell a mouse, not to mention what purports to be tobacco. They recall the late be tobacco. The czar of the CIO with whom' "everything Is supposed to be cleared" Indulged in a bit of post-election crowing at a Chicago meet He claimed cred it for the fourth term victory. The CIO played a lively but not vital part. The decisive factor was millions of republican men and women who voted for FDR every time they marked their ballots for a republican senator, representative, and gov ernor. e e e PIONEER ED. FROTHS . (Pendleton East Oregonian) "The Weston Philistine was nervy In Its first issue when it said: "It was our intention in the first issue of The Phil- lstine, to give the normal school a send-off. We did not do so for the reason that this institution Is filled up with Jospel divines who failed to urnlsh us with the necessary statistics. We presume they were so awfully busy earning their good fat salaries and saving the lost (?) that it was absolutely Impossible for them to welcome to the town' a newspaper enterprize." (50 Yrs. Ago col.) see The Black Tornado squeaked and eked out a slender 8-0 win over the Gresham Gophers while La Grande took Roosevelt (Portland) yes. worse than Roosevelt took Dewey. But for stout aerial defense the 'Go phers might have staged an up set. On the other hand time ex pired twice to save them from a couple of touchdowns. Off and on the field, no finer team than Gresham ever cavorted here. Any Willamette valley criticism of their selection as District 3 representatives were unjustified and should be re tracted. As for the Black Tor nado, they performed nobly, but were not up to their usual snuff. The line better start charging with their mid-season vim or sad news will come out of Portland week from tomor row. - ...... Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Piny : rridir- Hot. J4, 144 ' Why Kid Town meetings of the iiuiiuguiiBciiun wdD iciiiuic. Assuming Mr. Denny, the moderator, chooses the questions, then he was to For the question was whether or not democracies are essential to make a successful. ONE might as well ask motra trnnA haa-aKo 11 111(US Oi WUU. WUDVUUU The "House of David" and every member wears there is little if any connection between the two! So the United States has and a good one, while Soviet Russia hasn't; but that is no reason why the two successfully together to keep the peace.' IN FACT last night's discussion resolved itself more A or less, into a discussion of Soviet Russia, whether or not it IS a democracy. ; It is really amazing that cuss a subject of this nature before a national town meeting audience, should know as little 'concerning it as one of the leaders of the affirmative, Governor Sewell of Maine. Or as far as that goes,' democracy. For democracy has a very definite mean ing and only one meaning, to wit: . THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE. The country where the people actually rule is a democracy, the country where the people do not rule is not a democracy and no amount of causistry or international proctocol can make it one.. -. DUT Governor Sewell tried to make it one regard : less.. The recent adoption of a Soviet Constitution. that does have some democratic principles; and the fact that Russian factories are run on so-called demo cratic1 lines, were put forth, rather hesitatingly, as facts supporting his contention. '. But the Russian constitution politically speaking is window-dressing and nothing else. The democratic lines of factory management come down to this: The government runs the factory, and with an iron hand.' But the workers do elect a sort of soviet com mittee, which under strict government supervision runs the local affairs of the establishment, making recommendations regarding jvorkin.g conditions, wages, hours, and what have you. But ONLY recom mendations. No independent self governing labor unions are allowed in' Russia, not even local ones, Mr. Stalin is the "boss." ALL these facts are well known to anyone who has looked into the, Russian situation even super ficially... . . 'v.. v It is surprising, therefore, governor of a great state, and to represent a cause on a national hook-up should not even have researched accurately, regarding a few; of the primary features of the topic, -'. Or as far as that goes, prepared any case whatever to support, his side of the question which could have stood up before the "Quiz Kids" for 30 seconds. IT ONLY goes to show, no doubt, how war warps all ItllmMAMS f MAM lit I. i T L i. J.T 1 i. juuinciiLs, xiuiii wie iiiiieat iu uie luwesu , Because Russia is our ally and an invaluable one. unquestionably more responsible for the defeat of vjermany 10 aaie man any otner one nation, and be cause this war. is also a revolutionary uprising of democratic peoples against Fascism, both within and without; we the people, doting on extremes, jump to the conclusion that our great ally not only represents the promised land of the future, but is made in our own image, an amazing slightly altered democracy of the East, and Joe Stalin is nothing short of a com bination of George Washington and Thomas Jeffer son I WELL, so it goes! , wo uiovuooiuii uiuugub uiu last nignt, ruissia is a DICTATORSHIP. The people of Russia, at least 95 of them, have no more to say about what should be done, or not done in that country today, than the nomads of the Saraha Desert. e e DUT that does not mean they are oppressed. Nor does it mean Russia is badly governed, from the standpoint of the present welfare and progress of the Russian masses. 1 Stalin is not onlv fionrpntfvolu W lif Arollw tin , - 1 O oriental despot. But he is a ne .is undoubtedly doing, and from the outset has endeavored to do, what he sincerely believes to be best for the Russian people, all the people, but especially the workers, the manual workers the proletariat v ' AND it may very well be jai uvuv n.. u. nutssia win, iikb me united States, be a real and great democracy. It isn't a democracy at all. '.".''A And it only leads US to eventual disillnsinnmprir. nrtrl perhaps disaster, to pretend it is. Moreover, iust as the Russian cnvpmmnnt la rinf like the American government the Russian people are not like us, nor the Russian problems similar to our problems. , , But that does not mean sia against Germany;. nor work with Russia, when the Axis has been overthrown, for a world league devoted to outlawing war and keeping the peace t no reason ai atu . Ourselves? air are usually good, -but blame. world League for peace if whiskers are essential to fuotvi bVUilll has a good baseball team, whiskers, but obviously a democratic government, countries could not work any person chosen to dis the meaning of the term . . ; .', that a man Qualified to be : , w.w VMW I1VVIU14J BENEVOLENT one. And that eventually, say by we can't, fio-ht WITH fcnsu News Behind The News By Paul MaDon Washington, Nov. 24 These stories you hear again now of a quick end to the war seem to be about to create another wave of optimism. They: are root ed more in hopes than-in facts. A e t u a 1 ly strong resist ance has been met by our Ini tial drives at the German PinlMaJlea line. The mili tary men coa slder it theoretically possible mat everything will break riaht for us once and our current drives may go rolling on faster as the hopeful say, but they do not expect it. Tougher around certainly lies ahead of Gen. Pat- ton and perhaps all along the front.. e e WHAT the sound Judges here want to see before chang ing their mind about it taking all winter is some evidence of Nazi- defensive v weakness. If you see that you will know the end Is near., The Philippines camoaion cer tainly win not be over soon In any event. Gen. MacArthur's job ahead means months. Not only the hurricane weather is favoring the Japs, but also the terrain beyond Leyte, upon the main Island of Luzon. - The Jap drive in China' luck ily is limited. All advices here prove rather conclusively that the Jap strategy is directed only . toward cutting - central China off from Burma if it can be done. But even if this mission is accomplished, they will then have long lines of communica tions, running back to the coast and exposed to the Chinese on both sides, the north and the south.-. .' CUCH extensions are really in- vltatlons for the special type of fighting the Chinese' do best. Chiang is not sufficiently equip ped for battle, Indeed could not protect five or six of our valua ble airfields which now have been lost to the enemy. . That the Jap armies may at tempt to go on to Chungking Is hardly likely. Their game is to make themselves strong along the coast for the -days ahead When we have a chance to get at them. An end of the war in China anytime Soon is -hardly to be expected, but possibly the opposite a new guerrilla type campaign by the Chinese.. CERTAINLY, no Inner nreoara- Vtlons' are: being .made here within the government. for any early conclusion anywhere.-Senate- . appropriations committee acting chairman McKellar had been trying to get up some esti mates of how war costs could be cut at the end In Germany. He gave it up, saylni, nothing could be figured now, except going straight ahead. So also with the food program for Ger man winter supplying of Ger many after victory. Nothing is being done on it now. - It will be necessary, there fore, for everyone to strain a little harder at the tasks in hand and not risk disappointment in easy optimism. . One effect of the Democratic Victory will be suppression of congressional investigations. The fact that the people voted Dem ocratic despite all the regula tions and red tape has removed the popular Impetus for con gressional policing of the gov ernment bureaus. . e lns -is an unfortunate thing, as policing. sponsors efficient administration. . A. bureau sub ject to congressional Inquiry is hardly "likely to run away with itself. - - Along with the Dies commit tee will go the Smith investi gation of the War Labor Board. The senate has a judiciary sub committee looking into that sub ject, but nothing can be ex pected of it. The Mead war in vestigating committee will con tinue under administration aus pices. . But also dying Is the house radio hearings. With Chairman Fly out, the committee will de cide to close, If the Republicans had won they would- have sponsored .In vestigations into surplus power, enlarged the Smith committee and maintained the congression al policing system. COMMUNICATIONS ; Latter to the Kdiux muat bm lb name aud addraaa a) toe write. Ut&ougb tbe uee ai e, pea nam je Uiltlaja foe puDlletttoo is pee mlaalbla n Mai) mtu re arree to right to edit ail latter aita new to slant sad eoa lenxeUon. Lang Replies io Helen Olsea To the editor In order to cor rect any unfavorable impression created In the public mind by Helen Olsen's letter of recent date, may I state the following factsT There was no personnel meet- big on election era nor any era. ning of the week prior to the election. The only official word from our organization was a note on the bulletin board telling us to vote on company - time if we were unable to vote before or after work. In short, the attitude was, "Vote as you wish, but vote." , The company pays me to per form certain assigned duties. To my knowledge they do not em ploy any political apple polish ers. However, they do have a na tional reputation for being able to handle their own affairs. I do not question Helen Olsen's sincerity. Perhaps she did not see the 1934 in. the paragraph she took exception to. Perhaps she was writing .when she should have been reading. ; Wm. P. Lang, Eagle Point. LEND-LEASE PLAN WAR, CLAIMS FDR - Washington, Nov. 24 U. President Roosevelt told con gress today that lend-lease and reverse lend-lease "should end with the war," but that the united Nations "partnershiD1 must continue and grow stronger io assure an enduring peace. The president said in his 17th report on lend-lease operations mat xne amea system of com bined supply must be replaced after the war by "a permanent and stronger United Nations" capable of quelling aggression, building . economic foundations for prosperity, and furthering civilized progress. - The report,, devoted solely to reverse lend-lease provided to the United States by the British commonwealth of nations said Britain and her dominions had furnished $3,348,127,000 In serv ices and supplies to this country in the two years ended June 30. Mr. Roosevelt's report was made public a few hours after the British .government issued a white paper reporting that the United Kingdom had provided American forces with $2,437.- 062,000 in reverse lend-lease. The president noted that an ad ditional $911,065,000 had been provided by Australia, New Zea land and India. - ' , U. S. lend-lease shipments and transfers to the British . Empire during the same period totalled more than $10,500,000,000 while another $18,500,000,000 was channeled to other United Na tions, - according . to. lend-lease records. While quashing - reports' that the administration hoped "to ex tend lend-lease operations beJ yond the , fall .of Germany- and japan, : the president's message left the door" open for a program of post-war American loans and trade credits to. help foreign countries restore their war strained economies. British and American officials reportedly are discussing a plan to provide Britain with $5,000, 000,000 in American credits to regain her economic balance and re-enter world trade and -there has been talk of a $2,000,000,000 credit deal between this country and France. . NOV. 28 DEADLINE ON PW MESSAGES November 28 has been set as a deadline for receiving of mes sages at the Red Cross office to be transmitted to prisoners of war in the Philippine Islands it was announced today. Sending of the messages is being con fined to this month alone and must be In Washington, D. C, by the last of, the month, Red Cross officials state. Relatives or friends of per sons, either servicemen, service women or civilians, known to be in the Philippines, or thought to be there as prisoners of war, may send the messages. Rela tives of persons In that area and from whom no communica tions have been received since the fall of the Philippines may submit communications and an effort will be made to locate the persons, it is said. The messages must be submitted through the Red Cross. ' Dimnrs mhnd ttfl: til Fmm s. x ML' , . Wats aperUs sot loud. Tih-Poimt CAJtSONATTOM" hv aura UvaUiMss and ip ... to thai last CANADiVspRY WATER CHAMBER PLANS FORMULATION OF STATE PROGRAM ' A committee of Chamber of Commerce representatives of Oregon will this month investi gate the possibility of formulat ing a state wide program which would have as Its purpose closer cooperation between the various sections of the state on mat ters pertaining to new Indus tries, legislation . and- the bet terment of the state in general The committee was aonointed hv Frank Hull at the annual meet ing of Oregon commercial secre taries held In Porftland Mondav and Tuesday and wiU meet here to make its report to Hull, pres- laent or me state . group. . and manager of the Jackson County Named on the commltim r David B. Simpson, president of the Portland Chamber of Com merce, chair; Malcom Eppley, president or the Klamath coun ty chamber: Carl Hoes. nroi. dent of the Salem group; Arthur J. Farmer, manager of the Port land chamber, and Clay Cochran, manager of the Salem chamber. Hull, who originated the idea of tne state wide program, will work with the committee. A variety of subiects and nroh- lems were nanaiea at the meet ings, HuU reported and added that those attending commented on tne excellence of the SDeak- ers, forums and the programs in general. A panel discussion on the program included postwar aviation, new Chamber of Com merce services, discussions of the work of the national commit tee on economic development, labor problems In the state, pres ervation of highway beauty areas ana others. Palmer . Hoyt. editor of -the Oregonian, was main speaker at a- dinner meeting Monday night given by the Portland chamber for the visitors from''2B chambers of the state. Mr. Hoyt outlined a program for the de velopment of the state, declaring that Oregon has an "inferiority complex" as compared to other states of the far west. In addition to Hull, Karl Ja- nouch, president of the Jackson county -chamber, and Mrs. Ja nouch, : were in attendance at the. dinner meeting. AIRTRANSPORT Chicago, Nov. "24 U.f! The United States and Britain today made . public their Individual proposals for settling the issues which have deadlocked the civil aviation conference and reveal ed they had agreed In principle on a definition for freedom of the air. The British document said the following -"modifications" had been made in the original stand taken in the basic portion of the British delegates. 1. Acceptance of . the fifth freedom of the air "the right to pick up and set down traffic to- and from destinations not in the country of. origin of the-air craft." Britain previously bad wanted this freedom, subject to negotiations between countries but now -would accept its con clusion in a new air convention. z. Limitation of the functions of the international authority to tnose 01 advice and recommend ation. ; 3. Inclusion of a provision to ensure that the. efficient opera tor is able to expand his activi ties in proportion to the traffic which he attracts. This means acceptance of the escalator clause for basing increased serv ices on pay load rather than Insisting on a national traffic quota system. The proposals, to' be consid ered by a conference committee on which all 54 delegations will be represented, revealed Ameri can and Britain now were In virtually . complete agreement on principles for regulating air transport. Cloamg tlxna tor Sunday Too LaU 10 uiaMiiy o-so eturaay axwrnooo- Pleaaa remember. with Canada Dry Tpin BIS bottu 15 Phis depot! Livestock Portland, Ore., Nov. 34 (UP) Llveetock: Cattle, 100; calve, iu. Slow, atemdy. Load good -ehort-fed ateera unaold. Common-medium heif er $9(313. Canner -cutter cows 14-50 J6. Medium beef cowa SS&70. Common bulla 17 g 8. Good -choice veaiera aaiaDte i33i. tins- ... Am.4..a .... J choice '180-340 lb. il3: 350-373 lba. ? I4(9l4.za; ugnt ngnta mostly ia.7o; ew 17S lbs. $14.50. Good sow $13 8 13 25. Few deck and few lota feeder pis unaold, demand narrow. Sheep, 90. Active. Few wooled lambs $13.30; auietly good-choice quotable $13. Good awes salable $3.30 re. , San Francisco. Nov. 34 u.p Cat tle. 36S. Nominal. For weefifbule; grasa ateera $13-30913.30, grass heif ers $1130 913; good cowa bulked $11.2811.30. many load common to medium cows $9 10.50, bulk canners and cutters $638. Medium to good sausage bulla $10 ( 10.73. Receipts for w ,(o. irooa clearance, uaivea, asFor week receipta 325. Week'a top Hogs, 175. Active, 1B93SC higher; two loads good to choice 198-323-lb. barrow and gilt $15.50; sow 35 r'iT "'Ser, m . lew sows 3 13.75. Receipts for week 1.580. --. Sheen. . 1 .1 OO. Nnmln.1 -n receipta 7.235. Fully ateady on good end choice extreme top $14.90. Bulk u5S.tf' Nov. 34-UP)(WFA). . 8,000. Active; steady to ' J5 uXhrariujSfctiSS. "w. $14. Cattle. 4.000; calves, 800. .Largely v P . $18.30; bulk good iS2nS?i.1,.13i??.,7-8: mmon to ... ,. T. -y h.ju eiocKera sio.oo ?. WWI 091al WlUl 6?? -up.to u-s: weighty sausage $iusU a-75i Pratt" top vwueii Sheep, 3,000. Nothing done early on t:----- Kwimrai to good Hfl- "-r-"cnicrn. a.aiaH, few good and choice native $6.25. Portland Produce nuTrketprlcear" -,wnoielB DanTS SI JsTShSL , .Turnips Local $1 a 1.15. Chicago Wheat fa.l " ZlJ? 'JPt"?--Wheat: 5. .,?f$ .ass - iS: Ju 1-4BV l.47?i 1.4774 ft. f mnv enn.. - - -- rmwbo firm Frnn-i.n V o . - - '--p mwv, t vj.rj Dairy market: . .Butter 93 score 43c, 92 score 42V4c, 90 score 42V.C, 89 score 41. - C h e e s e Wholesale prices, loafs 27.9, triplets 27.2. ..ffss -Large, grade A SBM 44ic, medium grade A 51 Vi oeWl ' " n r a a e A 37ys 38V2C 3 Walilti-eet New York, Nov. 24 U,R) Stocks turned Irregularly lower today when selling in aircraft shares unsettled the main list. Trading was quiet. , Robert E. Gross, president of Lockheed Aircraft, warned stockholders of the danger that dividends may be interrupted because cost-plus-fixed-fee con tracts have cut to a new low the percentage of profits to gross sales.- ' . -. , , Losses in the alrcrafts at the day's low ranged to more than 2 points- In Lockheed with Douglas - also off around two points. Both stocks recovered moderately before the close, however. , Today's closing prices on selected-stocks: American Tel. & Tel. J. 164V Anaconda " -. , , 27 Chrysler 89 Curtiss Wright . e General Electric . 3914 General Motors 61V4 Montgomery Ward , , ;.. 52 Penn. R. R.' , zm Phillips Petroleum , ,,, 423A J. C. Penney .'.1 ,,, m Radio .. .... jo Southern Pacific u 3314' Standard Oil Calif. 33 Texas Gulf Sulphur 35 Transamerica .... 9V4 United Alrcrafts 311 U. S. Rubber, 47 S. Steel . 56 ; The Dead Sea is. the largest source of potash and bromine for the British Empire. . PACIFIC GREYHOUND LINES Announces CHANGE IN Effective November 25th Leaving Medford (SOUTHBOUND) 12:55 f.m. 9:15 a.m. 1:45 p.m. 6:05 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 3:45 p.m. 7:05 a.m. 11:10 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 7:45 a.m. '1:30 p.m. . 6:15 p.m. :50 p.m. 10:3a p.mi Consult JACKSON Central l 8th St. Medford, Flight o Time Mediord and Jackson Co. His tor? from the flies oi the Mail Tribune 10. 20. and 34 rears age TEN YEARS AGO TODAY November 23, 1934 (It was Friday) Russia to back France In event of European war. Panicky French vote big fund for muni tions. America abandons hope of naval pact as Japan provide! for huge expenditures for war. ApplegafS hop crop sold to Pabst brewery. Eugene Thomdike named head of Community Chest, State liquor commission profit for October $107,969. Unsettled with rain. High 55, low 41 degrees.. ' Council warns parents of dati ger to children playing in streets. State-wide Interest shown in Medford-Hood River game to morrow for rieht to meet Port land champion. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY November 23, 1924 (It was Sunday) Charlie Chaplin on way to Mexico to marry his leading lady, Llta Grey. No Christmas dav deliver- of mail in rural areas. Cloudy and somewhat warm. er. High 40, low 30 degrees. Cold and loeev weather rainm many transients to ask for ier ing space in city jail. Oregon defeats Orpirnn A nolo. 1 to err luano ana uonzaga lead ine conierence. Samuel Gomiera re-elected head of A.VF. of L. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO November 23, 1910 (It was Wednesday) Mall Tribune moves tsk rtAur quarters on Fir street. Mexican revnlutlnnlcte great battle. Dr. CrlDDen. hotorinne nHfa slayer, hanged in London. FIREMAN SAVES HIS CAR Swamrjscotr. Mace (id Only after fireman Harold Ja cobs had helped douse an auto, mobile fire did he glance at the markers and realize that it waa his 6ar. -t- Or chard Foreman WANTED Good salary nice mod ern home and very good working conditions. Please write at once to Box 29 Mail Tribune WANTED 50 USED GARS Medford't Larger Buyer Pays Highest Cash Prices . No Delays. "Ask the man who sold one" HUMPHREY MOTORS USED CAR EXCHANGE 33 S. Riverside Dial 4980 POISON OAK? Tit a bottJ oi ZEMACOL Yon miiit be mtlfld or ronr money cheerfully refunded (let a bottle to day at WKSTKHN THRIFT. SCH Agent HOTEL Phone 3202 Oregon -DOLE .