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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry
Moscow announces the Ger
man people under allied occupa
tion, will receive "rough but
beneficial schooling", for the
eradication of their hallucina
tion they are the "master race",
and world conquerors. There
will be no sparing of the rod,
and starting World War III. Fur
thermore, In administering the
punishment, long needed, it is
not going to hurt Ivan more than
Hans.
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The New Deal claim labor
strikes hsvs failed to hinder war
production, Is interesting if true.
Under the same' logic, the armed
forces could quit shooting and
have the enemy thoroughly
trounced before supper.
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"The railsplltter battalion be
came the first outfit to liberate
a town clad in underwear."
(Chicago Tribune.) It must be a
bit chilly for It.
HERE'S NOT LOOK1MO
AT YOUI V ;
' 1 (Ray Tucker's Col.)
"Washington, Feb. IS A
sweeping senate investigation
f certain alleged big-time
liquor violators has been
quietly squelched by adminis
tration leaders because cor
poration involved contributed
heavily to the Democrats'.
: eampetgn chests and has
close tieup with influential
party bosses in Washington,
New. York and California."
a
Citizens have started hoping
the legislature will cease and
desist, and quit sine die.
a e e
QUOHQUINNAPASSAKES
ANANAQNOQ is the nam of a river in Am
herst, N. H. (Unearthed and sub
mitted by Corsa Kldd). Let's
has no more sneers about Rus
sian and Welsh names,
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The Older Girls sat around
yes., which was a beautiful and
perfect day, wishing it was
Easter Sunday, when they sport
new bonnets, and talking about
the auto trips they used to take,
in similar weather. It was a day
to drive out into the country and
dump a gunnysack full of tin
cans on the rural scene.
e e
"John L. Buckner has been
elected vice-president of the
Corn Products Refining com
pany. He has been associated
with the company since 1812."
(Journal of Commerce.) John
gets a break at long last.
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TIME FOR BLUSHINO
(Woodland, Cal Democrat)
"Ever since Eve whipped up
the first acanthus-leaf sarong,
it has not been considered
good form to exhibit in public
that particular part of the hu
man body known to bad little
boys, physicians and poets as
'the belly" and to the rest of
us gentler souls by the more
polite and Inaccurate term,
"the stomach." But, as In the
old song, 'Time, they say,
brings many changes," and
this year's fashion experts
urge thst one bring the bel
oops, pardon us the stomach
right out into the drawing
room."
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A surplus of food, and how
to lessen It, is feared by experts
In the postwar period. Non-ex-pcrts
hold the established cus
tom of eating,, is one of the
Dsi ways to lessen It.
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An expert hss selected tha ten
most besutiful American wo
men. In their pictures none wore
aiacKS, and all had on stockings
San FranHam'a M-ntu
income of $2248 Is tha highest
in tha nation for cities of a half
million population or mora.
Monday, Feb. It, 1141
Editorial Correspondence
Los Angeles, Feb. 19. The big event of the week wss, of course,
the announcement from Yalta by tha Big Three.
All in all It seemed to us a very strong, consistent and convinc
ing statement.
It was a compromise, with Comrade Stalin getting all the better
of It. But if the basic principles regarding the future were declared
in good faith and will be adhered to, the allies will not only win
the war, but the pesce.
The principles of tha Atlantic charter have been violated by
Soviet Russia. But those principles are In this declaration reassert
ed and reaffirmed. If the FINAL settlements ARE based upon the
"consent of the aoverned". expressed in free elections by secret
ballot, there can, as we see It, be
that is tha pledge made.
The Yalta meeting marks tha end of UNeendltlonal surrender.
Hera the conditions are clearly given, to-wit:
There will be no disposition to destroy or enslave the German
peoples. But Germans can have a decent life in the comity of
nations ONLY with tha complete destruction of Naziism and
German militarism.
Germany will be disarmed, and all armed forces disbanded.
The German general staff will be broken up and scattered to
the four winds.
AH military equipment In Germany will be destroyed.
All German industry that might be used for military purposes
will be controlled by the allies
All German war criminals will
punishment.
Full reparations in kina win
and services not money).
Whatever measures within Germany appear necessary to assure
the future peace and safety of the
There will be more "conditions" but these are the important ones.
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In spite of this soma of the papers here are maintaining
"unconditional surrender" has been upheld and continued. -Just
how the enumeration of the conditions of surrender can refer to
a surrender WITHOUT conditions,
The terms are severe. But they do represent the conditions
under which the Germans may surrender any time they wish.
Emphasis on the fact the German people may hope to return
eventually to the comity of nations,
and independent nation WHEN
stroyed, certainly should tend
German people and their present psycnopainic warioras.
The unfortunate thing, as we see it, is the allies did not outline
the conditions of surrender LONG AGO, instead of harping on
unconditional capitulation for so long. For this may prove to be
a matter of, not too little, but
The chief Justification for "unconditional surrender" and for
clinging to it for so long a time,
the unknown would break Germany's will to resist more quicKiy
than the known. This department
ness of this assumption, in fact has
that the reiteration of unconditional surrender and fear of tha
unknown has been a valuable weapon for Dr. Goebbels In uniting
all Germans to resist, while many, had they seen any escape from
extinction, would at least have
Thia is not tha official allied view and not the popular one, ana
of course we may be wronr. but we are willing to leave it to the
verdict of history, the only supreme court In such matters any
way. ' .
e a a e e
However all that may be we feel this declaration made at Yalta
is essentially just. Certainly this war will have been waged in
vain, if German militarism or its anti-Christ Naziism could by
any chance whatever survive it. All that must be destroyed, root
leaf and branch, and may the world never see its like again!
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Comrade Stalin certainly has reason to be proud ef himself.
.. What a man! What a power! And think of it, not so long ago
a ragged youth In South Russia picking pockets of the Bourgeoisie
for a living. But always a thorough-going revolutionist, even If he
had to rob banks to secure cash for the revolutionary strong box.
Great Americans have risen from poverty to riches, from log
cabins to the White House but here is a refugee from the Russian
underworld rising to a plaee of the greatest individual power in
the 20th Century cosmos.
Read list ef tha Stalin victories at Yalta for example, not
reverse or oven real Russian compromise in the lot, Poland,
Jugoslavia, indemnities In kind, explicit terms of surrender, Dum
barton Oak vote and what have you, a truly Olympian achievement.
One of the most surprising features of the Yalta announcement
was the naming of San Francisco
organization meeting to be held
25th, the mop-up so to speak
Francisco, we have been unable
cession to China! It will be Interesting, however, to be only 400
miles from such a momentous world event instead of anywhere
from 3000 to 10,000, as is usually tha case.
If the grapevine reports on the
vote arrangement Is correct then
promise and again with Soviet Russia getting all the better of it.
In the origihial Dumbarton agreement each of the Big Five,
Russia, Britain, France, the United States and China was given
the veto power in any of the council's decisions, that is no de
cision would be effective unless these five were united on it.
The compromise it Is stated,
any PUNITIVE action is concerned, but not In other council
decisions. In ether words Russia concedes the right of the council
te be governed by majority rule except where force Is involved.
Tie answer to that is, of course, that the only IMPORTANT
decisions the council can make will involve force.
Russia APPEARS to give up"
R.W.R.
COMMUNICATIONS
Letters to tha sditur mint mat
the name and illnil ol the writer
although Hie uie ol a pan-name or
Initial! tor publication It parmn
Ible. The Stall Tribune reitrvea
the rllht to rdll ell lettere with a
rlaw to aunty end eondtniauon
Hall West Virginia
To the Editor: We are proud
of Fairmont, W. Vs., and Judge
Charles E. Miller, of the Marlon
county court, as representing the
true sentiments of the state of
West Virginia, in the case of
Benjamin Franklin Male, who
returned to that noble state from
Oregon to get "relief from his
conscience, that he may live and
die In peace. Though I know him
not, I know that the good wishes
of Oregon went with him and a
feeling of confidence that West
Virginia could forgive and for
get as well as we. We, too.
awaited your verdict
Thank Cod, Judge Miller nas
fulfilled our utmost expecta
lions, and we thnnk him and con.
sratulatc West Virginia in ex
emplifying the sisterhood of
states.
I salute West Virginia for the
state of Oregon and in memory
of my mother, father and broth
er who lie buried in the city of
Clarksburg.
Donald Campbell,
Formerly of 811 Clark St.,
Clarksburg. W. Va.
- Buttercups First
To the Editor: Buttercups are
usually our first wildflowers to
no legitimate complaint. And
or destroyed.
be brought to a swift and Just
oe aemsnaea unis means goons
world, will be taken,
they do not make plain.
and again be a self-respecting
militarism and Naziism are de
to drive a wedge between the
too much, and too late.
was the belief, that the fear of
has always doubted the sound
believed the exact opposite,
TRIED to take advantage of it.
as the place for a world security
in only a short time now, April
on Dumbarton Oaks. WHY San
to figure out, unless it is a con
controversial Dumbarton League
here is another example of com
retains this veto power as far as
something, but REALLY doesn't.
bloom. Even the buttercup has
roots deep in folklore, Sweden
has a buttercup fairytale about
a miser: He was told there was
a pot of gold coins at the foot of
the rainbow. Before starting out,
he picked up a sack. It was al
most new. He could sell that to
the junkman. Taking another,
an old one, he crossed forest and
meadow to the rainbow. There
he found gold coins. These he
greedily stuffed Into his sack.
Swinging this on his back, he
started home across mountain
meadow. He did not reach the
other side of the meadow till
dark. He was tired from the long
hike. He laid down to sleep. The
next morning, he found the sack,
being old, had sprung a leak. He
had lost his coins. He recrossed
the meadow, but could find no
gold coins. They had all sprouted
into buttercups!
Kiddles gathcrnig February's
first wildflowers may enjoy this
Scandinavian bit of folklore.
C. M. Goethe,
Sacramento, Calif.
KRESSE RECOVERING
FROM PRISON INJURY
Word has been received here,
that Dr. A. F. W. Kresse, seri
ously Injured in an accident in
the McNeill's Island prison car
penter shop two weeks ago. Is
progressing favorably following
an emergency operation. Dr.
Kresse was struck in the stom
ach by a flying piece of board
and seriously hurt.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Charleston, 8. C, Feb. 19.
The war cities down this At
lantic seaboard, bulging at their
seams, are wor
ried and con
fused about
their postwar
prospects (as
every collec
tion of people
everywhere),
Food Is good,
money plenti
ful. Rationing
has been less
painful than in
W a s h i n gton
and New York.
The people have gotten through
the war better.
But just about half of the au
thorities are apprehensively an
ticipating depression and unem
ployment, while singular as it
sounds tha other halt expect
the opposite result, good postwar
business, built on great private
spending, with the towns holding
much of their growth and the
people retaining much of their
improved financial position.
This divergence of opinion
ties In precisely with a poll of
national business management,
recently made, showing also that
about half the employers are
optimistic, half pessimistic.
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THE pessimist side, as I find
it, is based upon logical rea
soning running like this:
People have money in banks
and bonds In unprecedented
amounts, it is true, but their
very apprehension about the fu
ture will keep them from spend
ing it to buy all the things they
need.
The constantly advertised at
titude of the labor union lead
era who are trying to pry big
postwar spending appropria
tions out of congress, has
strengthened the already latent
fear among the people that a
depression must follow a war.
Confidence in 'the future Is
lacking, money is already be
coming wary.
This is new and true condi
tion which has not been noticed
before and it makes more
critical the prospects that re
conversion of factories to peace
production will sag. The auto
industry (which is the nation's
foremost) will take at least six
months to change over, they now
say.
1 e e
BUT perhaps the most impres
sive line of new thought on
the subject is that our war pro
duction has been so "greatly ex
panded, this nation cannot pos
sibly absorb the products of Its
own machines. I have heard
the contention from a foremost
Industrial leader that our air
plane factories in one week can
make enough planes for whole
year of our postwar needs.
Some means must be found of
selling our production abroad,
but no foreign nation has much
with which to buy or barter and
it takes a long time to build up
an equalized foreign trade, not
founded on credit (which in
most Instances would amount to
giving our goods away at the
American taxpayers' expense.)
"THESE are powerful and un-
questionably true analyses of
the problem ahead. Nevertheless
the forecast result can and
should be avoided.
The divergence of ppinion, In
the first place,- does not repre
sent confusion. These authorities
and employers are thinking of
their own businesses.
Their split, therefore, seems
to forecast that perhaps half the
businesses of the country will
suffer unemployment and de
pression, but that the other half
logically can anticipate good
business.
Then, furthermore, this much
is true:
There never has been so much
money in the hands of the peo
pie, and never a time when peo
pie needed everything for living
The government has control over
the release of men from services,
control over business reconver
sion through war contracts, con
trol over every aspect of the eco
nomic situation.
I cannot bring myself to be
lieve that there could possibly
be depression in this country
during the 2i years following
peace unless the government
makes a bad Job of this, too,
Every ingredient for success
is present. Wisely managed cap
italism, worKlng under Imagina
tive, clear minded leaders.
should certainly make all these
ends meet.
The trouble today is no one
nas taKen. hold to furnish that
leadership. The propaganda from
Washington has been wrong in
disturbing confidence. An inspir
ing leader there, who thought he
could do the Job, could soon cor
rect tnts condition.
Mr. Roosevelt had better send
out a hurry-call for brains before
n is too late.
On Fourth of July In 1828
tne aunt anniversary of the sign
ing of the Declaration of Inde
pendence two former nresl
dents, John Adsms and Thomas
Jefferson died. And on the 85th
anniversary, Fourth of July
1831, former President - James
Monroe died.
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Tha Blr Three eonferenee at Tslta, sealing tha doom of najism, was the peak moment of one of, the
momentous weeks of the European war. Other developments are depicted on this map as giant drives in
east and west squeeze hard-pressed Germans ever harder. ..
FEWER MEXICANS
FOR '45 CROP AID
Corvallis, Ore. Oregon has
been given a conditional promise
of 5,000 Mexican farm laborers
for the coming season, compared
with 8,200 used last year, report
William A. Schoenfeld, dean and
director of agriculture at Ore
gon State college, and Ralph
Beck, in charge of the farm labor
service of the O. S. C. extension
service. The two officials recent
ly returned from a conference in
Berkeley called by the office of
labor of the war food administra
tion. . Actual arrival of the Mexicans
who have proved so satisfactory
in the past two years, depends
upon successful negotiation for
recruitment in and transporta
tion from Mexico, the Oregon
men report. Gen. Philip Q. Bru
ton, administrator of the office
of labor Is actively working with
the Mexican government in an
attempt to overcome some. of the
problems that arose last year in
the course of the season's opera
tions. Prisoners Unavailable
The Oregon officials also con
ferred with the representatives
of the army ninth service com
mand at the Berkeley conference
regarding use of prisoners of war
to help in harvesting crops. They
were told that, because of the
widespread use of prisoners on
military installations and in agri
culture, the army Is not able to
fill nearly all of the requests for
such labor.
"These developments all em
phasize the fact that the success
of the production and harvesting
program In Oregon this year will
depend largely on the work of
men, women and youth in the
state," said Beck. "Mexican na
tionals and prisoners of war will
be obtaied to supplement local
labor to the extent possible, how
ever.
Farmers to File
'All farmers expecting to need
such outside labor are asked to
file their requests with their
county agents just as soon as
their needs are known. Farm
labor offices are now ooeratine
in all counties where early labor
needs are pressing and will be
opened in others as rapidly as
me season requires.
The Oregon men nointeH out
that the extension service has
responsibility only for farm
labor for processing plants,
whether local or transported, is
handled by the U. S. employ
ment service. Because of t h e
close relationship of crop pro
duction and processing, however,
representatives of the war man
power commission attended the
Berkeley conference.
SHEEPSKIN DEED FILED
Rochester, Ind., (U.R) A pat-
em aeea irom tne u. 5. govern
ment bearing the signature of
resident John Tyler, dated
April 1, 1843. was filed for rec
ord in the office of Fulton Coun
ty Recorder Lee Moore recently
In an effort to acquire title to
an 80-acro tract, part of which
borders on Lake Bruce. Moore
said the deed was drawn on
sheepskin in accordance with
custom and was in good condi
tion despite its old age of 101
years.
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Highlights of Another Week
Ms outflank Berlin's eastern
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After two days of heavy naval bombardment, American troops are re
ported by Tokyo to have landed on Iwo Jlma, 760 miles south of Tokyo
This recent Air Force photo shows a Liberator over the Island with
smoke clouds rising from bomb hits on the Jap airstrips, a ready-made
and ideal base for Yanks to start B-29s toward Nip homeland.
COTTON APPAREL
PRICES REDUCED
E
Washington, Feb. 19. (U.R)
The Office of Price Administra
tion today announced prices to
be charged for cotton wearing
apparel produced under the gov
ernment's new lower-cost cloth
ing program.
They hailed the return of a
war casualty men's 49 cents
shorts.
Price Administrator Chester
A. Bowles said the announce
ment was the first result of the
joint OPA War Production
Board effort to cut. back cloth
ing prices by six to seven per
cent. Prices for woolens and
rayons will be announced later.
Clothes to be produced under
the program are scheduled to
become available in quantity by
early summer. The OPA price
list calls for women s $1.99
dresses and 88 cent slips and
men's $1.80 shirts. Most types of I
children's clothing also were '
given lower prices. I
- The program is designed to
take most of what is left of ;
cotton, woolens and rayon after
military needs are met and j
make certain it goes into low
and medium-cost essential cloth
ing.
Home Ek Grads
Marry Early Is
Shown at O.S.C.
Oregon State College Two
out of three graduates of the
school of home economics here
are married within three years
after leaving college, and five
Fir Slabs Mixed
16-inch $
6
.50
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FUEL CO.
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U.S. it
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converge on Drestea
Budapest finally
liberatea
Big Three seal doom o pi
Nousm, agree on con
trol of postwar Germany
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out of six eventually marry, re
ports Dean Ava B. Milam in a
recent article In the national
Journal of Home Economics.
Dean Milam used these figures
obtained in a survey of O.S.C.
graduates in support of her con
tention for a broader field of
home economics education rath
er than too much specialization
for an earning profession.
Dean Milam showed that only
one out of eight married gradu
ates is employed, whereas 13
out of 14 single, graduates are
earning. A more recent study
made among graduates whose
husbands are in the armed forces
showed that 80 out of 84 do not
plan to remain in earning pro
fessions after their husbands re
turn to civilian life.
Dean Milam believes that
broad home economics education
better prepares a student both
for an earning profession and
tor nome life.
The predecessor of the roller
Dearing appeared first in 1100
a. c. a picture painted on a
rock in El Bersheb in that r-ear
shows workers placing. cylinders
of wood in the path of a great
slab of stone as other men pull
it forward.
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
February 1B INI
(It was Tuesday)
Infernal machine sent to Sen.
Huey Long from this city is
wrapped in portion of tha
Mail Tribune.
Badminton stars of Northwest
to give exhibition hero tonight.
Lower House of Legislature
threatens revolt over senate de
lays. Unsettled. High M, low SI de
grees. Ashland high quint points for
game hero Friday with Black
Tornado.
C. E. (Pop) Gates urges strict
er penalties to curb wild auto
ists. Bruno Hauptmann appeals
conviction of kidnaping and
murder of Col. Lindbergh baby.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
February IS, 192S
(It was Thursday)
E. H. Hedrick is named super
intendent of Medford schools.
He has been superintendent at
Heppner for several years.
State Retail Merchants asso
ciation adopts resolution oppos
ing government meddling in pri
vate affairs.
Ruch postoffice is entered and
robbed of $155.
Cloudy.
High 88, low 29 de-
grees.
England to spend
million
pounds for air fleet.
Gloria Swanson out of danger
following operation in Paris.
President Coolidge opposes
federal inheritance tax.
American banks
large loan to France.
prothise
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
February 19, 1811
(It was Sunday)
Pierce bill to permitcommer
cial fishing in ,Hogue passes
senate introduced.'
Russia theatens to declare war
on China.
Party of three leave for Cra
ter Lake to get pictures of scenic
wonder in icy embrace of win
ter. PARTIALLY TOLD
Washington, Feb. 19 U.R
The War Department today an
nounced the names of a portion
of the American military per
sonnel released by the capture
of Bilibld prison in Manila. In
cluded were the following men
from Oregon and Washington,
whose next of kin have been
notified:
Oregon:
Muir, SSgt. Cecil L.; Mrs.
Frances W. Mecuro, aunt, Port
land. Soderman, 1st Lt. Helmer C;
C. L. Soderman, father, Port
land. Kygar, Pvt. Merl W.; Mrs.
Florence Kygar, mother, Rt. 1,
Nyssa.
Washington:
Larson, S'Sgt. Edward J.;
Mrs. Anna Larson, mother, Box
321, Port Orchard.
Remark, Pvt. Louis E.; Fred
L. Remark, father, Lakota
Beach, Tacoma; Mrs. Rena
James, mother, Tacoma.
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