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Distribution of wealth prom
ises to be a post-war panacea
to be offered voters. Many are
opposed to this while wonder
ing where they will line up to
get their cut.
Re-education of the Germans,
If any is needed after the Allied
and Russian armies get through
with them, is a problem before
Washington bureau'. In the
meantime Gen. Eisenhower ad'
vises the recent self-admitted
"master race" they better get
busy plowing and planting or
they will miss many meals next
winter. They will get no nour
ishment out of Herr Hitler's
promise, "no German will ever
go hungry." Packing back loot
they have stolen from conquer
ed lands, and rebuilding cities
they have wantonly destroyed.
when completed would be the
first four-year course. Honor
students would be given per
mission to draw plans for World
War III during vacation periods.
Before they returned for the
fall term they would publicly
eat them.
"The 124th strike at the
Dodge Chicago plant has been
ended. That's where they make
B-29 engines." (Chicago News.)
Even Madame Perkins, the
only lady cabinet member, is
hustled to find an alibi for such.
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A residential area reports a
group on an early morning
"lark" were endeavoring to sing
' like one. Their voices did not
blend, like what they had been
wigging.
Nazi guerrillas are now ex
pected to go "underground" and
conduct the war to the bitter
end in the final display of Teu
tonic bullheadedness and sav
agery. Once "underground"
they will no doubt start shoot
ing the "secret weapons" of
which the world has been hear
ing, accompanied by dire
threats.
"John Carson did not have
the pneumonia as reported. It
turned out to be a flivver."
(Thorn Hollow Items.) Won
ders never cease,
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Metropolitan boosters are ad
vocating a "tannery", It would
help out business with Alaska,
and Is not, as the gentle and
casual reader might suspect, a
return to the old-fashioned
method of handling juvenile de
linquency. Italy Is now complaining of
the amount of food she Is re
ceiving from the Allies. Just
what Italy did for the Allied
cause and preservation of Euro
pean peace, other than surren
dering to the Allies when she
hau to, Is no $63 question. There
Is no excuse to bury Italy alive
beneath an avalanche of flour
ai.J beans.
Mexico City. April 1. The Rio Grande at El Paso is dirty
little stream, not much larger than Bear Creek. But it "P
two very large and very different countries. On one side El Paso,
on the other Juarez, yet as different In language, customs and tra
ditions as London and Bangkok, and in appearance and general
atmosphere a million miles apart.
The National Railways, of Mexico train left El Paso at 2 p.m.
j i !,,.., ot d-9.ii n nv. for Mexico City. It consisted of one
Pullman sleeping car, one Pullman combination sleeping and cafe
car and five day coaches (Mexican) of the first, second and third
a ..'..i, pnnnh nf the first class. If about like one of
those bare hard leather smoking cars the Illinois Central used to
run on us suDurDan service num " -----
class is an enlarged edition of a freight train caboose on the
Milwaukee, in 1890, while the third class is a renovated cattle car
in which bare wooden benches are placed for the Mexican families
to sleep on in transit.
Incidentally let It be stated we In the "states" think our trains
are crowded as a result of the war. How mucn me war nas kj
do with it in Mexico we don't know (very little we Imagine) but
we Yankees don't know what a crowaea train is compareu vo mo
established practice south of the Rio Grandel wot only as every
available space In both Pullmans taken with luggage cluttering
the aisles and wash rooms; but before we reached Mexico City
natives were riding on the top of the baggage car, and literally
hanging, sombreros and all, out of the windows of the coaches.
u7 ..-. n,.7Tiiri hv the Ions stoo In Juarez, as our luggage had
been inspected by the JUt S. customs (another war measure) at
h. in fa Paoi and we only had to pass the Mexican customs,
which on our former trip (16 years ago) was a mere formality,
conducted practically speaking en route.
But times have changea aown nere as wen us up umu
t ir. ninen nlthnueh we had checked our bags from Palm
Springs to Mexico City and the American Railway Express official
(an extremely accommodating man by the way) had assured us
they would be bonded through and would not be Inspected until
, hnri rpnchpH our destination, we discovered they were being
held In El Paso and had to be rechecked at Juarez. Believe It or
not this simple process took over an hour and the porter who
attended to it charged us $2.80 (Mexican) ana upon our pruirai
was upheld by none other than tne Juarez cniei oi poncei
e e e
When the Pullman conductor Inspected our tickets it then
developed we could not use them until the federal tax had been
paid, a matter of 10. And to pay same we had to stand in line
for 35 minutes before the one ticket window in the depot, the
lnureer mnvlns line of humanity, incidentally, we nave ever
etnnrl in
ronu, imnn our return we have to nav another 10 tax. We
asked why this tax was not included when we purchased our
tickets, and the conductor, an extremely odd-looking but very
nnlserl and comnetent-anoearing individual said the Mexican fed
eral tax could not be imposed until the trip within Mexico had
started! So that was that!)
These formalities concluded we presumed with the presentation
of our tourist permit, tickets secured at the Mexican consul gen
eral's office in El Paso we would be on our way.
But such was not the case.
The tourist permits were taken by an Immigration official but
not returned and then we were contacted by another Mexican
mninr-domo. also imDress velv attired in khaki uniform with a
white band around his crest-bearing helmet.
In solemn silence he gave us two forms to flu out, requesting
age, residence, occupation, sex, etc.; then after checking them over
carefully he rattled off some Spanish, which proved to be (on
translation) an inquiry as to whether or not we had any telegrams
we wished to send to Mexico City or the United states! (we nope
Miss Cameron of the late and greatly lamented Postal Telegraph
reads this!)
Well at long last our tourist permits were returned, receipts
were signed. and the train actually started on the lzuu mile trek-
to the national caDital of the Republic of "May-Hee-Ko," two
hours and 20 minutes having been consumed getting through the
various and sundry entanglements and complexities of Mexican
red tape.
soon framed with an eager, ardent male Mexican face, what they
said we don't know but we can guess, the verbal equivalent we
imagine of the doughboy's whistle. At any rate Tasha couldn't
"take it", she pulled down her window shade. Irritated and yet
laughing and presto, in the shake of a lamb's tail, everything
again was quiet!
Tasha Is en route to Vera Cruz to meet her brother, she has to
go through the torrid zone'to get there, well we hope brother
meets her at the train and we are sorry the English woman could
not share her section as she did from Juarez south! R.W.R.
News Behind
The News
By Paul MaJlon
ft -v -
Paul Malioa
Horticulturists report the
"wooly aphis" Is lnte In mak
ing his annual appearance. It
is suspected the "wooly aphis"
is not wooly enough for the cur
rent weather.
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"Grapevine reports have It
that the romance of a certain
Montague hotclman has gone
ph-t-t-t. Other reports say it
went south." (Siskiyou (Cal.)
News.) Social whirl Item.
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J. Tannehlll Walker, 6, and
about 100, head of horses
pranced In the parade yes. p, m.
Yes a striking contrast as a result of crossing that little chocolate-
colored creek from the 18-car "Sunset Limited" to the seven-car
Mexican National Express the first 100 percent American, except
for a diplomatic "student" from Chile; and the. second 100 percent
Mexican except for the Medford party, an English woman from
Los Angeles and an American banana buyer also from L. A.
And then of course there was 'Tasha" but Tasha although an
American citizen by birth, spoke Spanish like a native, and is
pure Mexican on both sides of the house.
Tasha", dear YOUNG "TASHA", only 24 yean old, on a visit
to her brother In Vera Cruz and perhaps her father In Guadlajero
although the latter deserted her mother, who remarried and
the two parents now have, in all, close to a dozen children
In other words she may pass up "pa-pa, playboy and scapegoat.
A really beautiful face has Tasha, deep, limpid dark eyes,
raven hair; a sweet cupid's-bow mouth, facially resembling very
much Mary Astor when Mary was In her 20's, yes and that pure
Madonna-like quality that Mary had. But her figure, nothing less
than a flour sack in a cheap pink-flowered dress!
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Well it was really amusing and quite a study In Mexican male
behaviour. We have never had the opportunity to observe the
antics of a group of young tom-cats, into which a bunch of catnip
had been thrown; but we can imagine such a scene of spontaneous
activity, and believe it would pretty closely resemble the reaction
of the young males on this train, when they caught sight of lasha.
Even the young diplomatic student from Chile, a tall well dressed,
sophisticated appearing young man, promptly fell like a ton of
brick. And when these Latin boys fall, there Is no half-way about
It, they go all out, with their desired destination quite apparent!
Tasha didn't sleep much the first night and tried to catch up
the following day curling up like a sweet pussy-cat against a pillow
the porter threw pillows all over the car that morning as soon
as the berths had been made up we were given slxl
But could one slecpT Not on your life! Every young Mexican
In the car, and some not so young gave her tender pat on the
cheek, or even a passing and covert check-to-check as they passed.
Tasha started out by saying ''don't be foolish", "you silly
thing", "oh now, please let me sleep", as she was thus Awakened,
smiling and obviously pleased by such romantic attentions, though
In no way responding to them. But after a time even Tasha's sweet
disposition wore out, she turned her back to the aisle her face to
the window, and when the young Chilean prowled along the next
time, she showed she had claws and could use them, the Chilean
was pretty subdued, romantically, for him, the rest of the trip.
But the best example of Tasha's peculiar lure to the Latin genus
homo was when, on the top of the railroad grade about 40 miles
from Mexico City the one engine which had been puffing tike a
Marathon "runner" on his last lap, gave a final gasp and, QUIT.
There was nothing to do but split the train in two parts pulling
four cars and the "express" the first trip, the heavy Pullmans and
one coach on the second.
During this process the day coaches were at one time on one
track and the Pullmans on the switch track directly oddojHb
Tasha as usual, was looking out of her window taking: it all In.
But not for long! Every window In the day coach opposite was
Washington, April 6 The
happiest hope of the opposition
to the manpower bill was to get
a majority of
syfflsasj ten votes
against it at
most, yet they
got 17.
The measure
had been pain
fully thrust
through the
house by a
margin of
only seven
votes under
the utmost
pressure from
Mr. Roosevelt.
The unexpected senate
strength can be traced to reports
the senators received from back
home when voting was delayed
over the week end by the ad
ministration -in expectation of
mustering votes.
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THE reaction from the coun-
try was unfavorable to the
confused conglomeration of
ideas proposing compulsion in
the freezing of labor, and the
administration lost ground by
the delay.
The public failed to respond
warmly to the idea of imposing
compulsory work upon the peo
ple now at the very verge of
victory on the most dangerous
front, especially as the victory
is being won by voluntary dem
ocratic production methods.
The Byrnes report left the Im
pression with senators that the
administration wanted commit
sion to keep men at work for
the Japanese front, but many a
senator suspected with Taft of
Ohio it was intended to be used
on into the peace.
PROM within the house ways
and means committee, con-
sldering Mr. Roosevelt's plan to
cui larurs about SO per cent,
come reports that this also is
doomed. My Information is the
committee is likely to report
out a bill continuing the exist
ing reciprocal tariff Dower an.
other year or two but without
authority to whack the tariff
more than the 50 per cent al
ready accomplished.
The Bretton Woods aeree
ments also are In some dancer.
according to administration au-
tnonties, who want most ardent
ly to see the bank and forcien
exchange plans both adopted.
At least the coming economic
generalissimo, Fred Vinson,
who is to take Byrnes' rilace.
was found wagging his head du
biously about them the other
day.
THE main
R nneaunl
portions of the
postwar program
thus far presented have run into
land-mine area In coneress
which is likely to blow it to
bits.
What worries the administra
tion Is lack of popular enthusi
asm for these prospects. A pub
lic Impetus necessary to sway
congress against Its natural
wishes is lacking.
The foreign policy has been
running Into similar troubles
which have cast doubts upon its
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not noticeably running at a high
pitch.
I would not be surprised if
considerable reshuffling of the
whole postwar deck develops.
The trend we have been follow
ing may be sharply altered in
directions not yet fully discern
ible. It will not be toward free
trade and compulsions on the
home front. Nor Is the trend to
ward what is known as Isola
tionism on the international
front.. But it is developing
against international spending
(as per Bretton Woods).
This is as much as can be
seen so far. We are still being
directed by events beyond'reck-oning.
Flight o Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
ago.
ton, last of the Clyde Barrow
gang, captured and held in death
cell.
Eastern Oregon sheepmen
need federal financing to avert
ruin.
Military moves on many
fronts worry-Europe. Germany
plans a series of non-aggression
pacts with neighbor countries.
Good fishing in Rogue River.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
April 8, 1925
(It Was Monday)
Archbishop Christie of Ore
gon passes.
Doukobours threatens to dis
robe if Canada enforces school
law.
Cloudy.
grees.
High 54, low 43 de-
PFC. RETHEMEYER
KILLED IN ACTION
Pfc. Robert Rethemeyer, son
of Mrs. Ruth Rethemeyer, Gold
Hill, was recently killed in ac
tion with the army in the Euro
pean region according to an
April 6 release of the Office of
War Information.
Pvt. John P. Simpson, Ash
land, was listed as having been
wounded while serving with the
army in the Pacific region,
Next-of-kin is his wife, Maudie
I. Simpson, 264 Seventh street,
Public opposition to P&E
tract as site of new high school
breaks out.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
April 6 1935
at Was Saturday)
President blamed by Iowa
senator for recovery delay and
failure of NRA. Charges Secre
tary Wallace favors abolishment
of constitution when it hampers
the New Deal.
Grade schools of the city hon
or football players. Among
those receiving letters were
Bernie Hughes, Alvin Melvin,
Fred McDonald, Elmer (Bill)
Morgan, Orbin Cooksle and Har
old Anderson. (Ed, note. All
later were members of the state
title squad coached by Prink
Callison, and Hughes, Morgan,
McDonald and Anderson, played
either college or pre football.)
City of Portland founded
years ago today.
84
Unsettled with rain. High 56,
low 32 degrees. '
Drs. Howard and Sherwood
launch hospital project.
Desperado Raymond Hamil-
County tax collections below
last year.
THIRTY FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
April 6. 1912
(It Was Thursday)
Work on P&E to be continued.
Jap aggression in Mexico
cause of army mobilization.
BOWLING
In Ladles' league last night
Medford Alleys took three
straight games from First Na
tional Bank (Smith 176-Swoape
500), Tolly's Gilmore took three
straight over Henry's Drive-In
(Willet 175-Nordstrom 447) and
Rolling Pin won two out of
three from Wainscott's Drugs
(Frisbie 181-DeVors 473.)
BABY FALLS TO DEATH
NEW YORK, April 6 4U.PJ
Four months-old Peter Francis
was killed yesterday when
high wind blew his carriage
from a second-floor roof, used as
a sunporch.
Closing time for Sunday Too Late
to Classify 9:30 Saturday anernoon
Please remember
Col. Roosevelt approves "Ore
gon System."
Big Butte bridge across Rogue
is planned.
Haiti is the only French
speaking West Indian republic
with its cultural focus in Paris
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