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Enough weaMh wu found In
that German ult mine vault, by
the Third army to put a pot of
gold, at both ends of everybody's
rainbow, as promised by the
smoother tongued demagogues of
America, at the height of the
1933 depression.
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"The news from Europe and
, from the Pacific has almost de
pleted our stock of Pessimism.
Even some high officials admit,
when cornered, that the outlook
Is bright" (New Yorker) It
is no longer patriotic to have a
long face, and sea imaginary
enemy submarines off the coast
of Florida. ,
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Upstate damocratle leaden are
still mad at the late legislature,
for passing a bill, curbing the
registrar of votes In Multnomah
county. The word that Secretary
Wallace, looks with favor upon
the efficiency methods of former
President Hoover, is not apt tq
sootne tneir wratn. The icgisia
, ture needs a rebuke. They are
' In line for an administration
scolding, for John L. Lewis' de
fiance of a war board order,
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CAUSE AND EFFECT
(Grants Pass Bulletin)
"The breath of cold air felt
en the backs of Grants Pass
male citizens under 33 years
of age Friday was caused by
the visit of Col. E, V. Wooten,
state director of Selective
Service. He passed through
here on his way to Salem after
tour of Southern Oregon."
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Argentina, the recent 'good
neighbor" nation, that, flirted
with the Nazis, while courage
ously battling to keep from being
burled alive beneath an aval
anche of American cash, has been
formally whitewashed and ap
proved by all the other repub
lics on this aide of the Atlantic.
Her attendance at the Frisco
conference on world security, is
doubtful. She has a 'jood Con
duct' medal but can't wear It
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The public Is not much Inter
ested In the paternity suit of C
Chaplin, film funnyman, whose
mustache and romances, have
won world wide notice and Imi
tation. Yesterdny, the law rudely
interrupted his tennis game, with
a subpoena. The comedian, a
British citizen, too busy throw
ing custard plt-a, to become an
American citlren in 23 years, ran
like a Jarkrabblt pursued by one
or Lien, ration s tanks.
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The April weather continues
nothing to brag about. It Is
hardly worth a civic cussing,
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PUN OF THE WEEK
(Pendleton Fast Oregonlan)
'The Old Lady In the Jet
Bonnet gave herself a vinegar
rinse shampoo yesterday.
"Some of it trickled Into my
ear," she confides, "and I do
hone I won't suffer from pick
led hearing."
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"It seems to us It's Just about
time to bring an end to re-hashes
of the legislative session."
(Klamath Falls News Herald)
So say we all.
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J. Cochran Bobln and little
woman have completed the con
struction of a nestalow In a
court house lawn tree, not old
enough or big enough, to under
go an operation by a tree sur
geon, and become a stump. The
nest, has the morning sun, the
afternoon, shade, is warm inside,
strong outside, with plenty of
limbs for Junior to take his basic
flying course. Mrs. Robin adores
the abode, and It L handy to s
wormateria.
The Interior of San Francisco's
granite City Hall is finished In
California marble, Indiana sand
tone, and Eastern oak.
Editorial Correspondence
Mexico City, April 4. A traveler in Mexico would never sus
pect the country to be engaged in war. In fact, the military is
far less in evidence now than was true 18 years ago when M.
Rubio was "Presldente," and revolutions were daily expected.
Now no one here seems o expect a revolution, but a general
strike might come at any time and a general strike would be no
fiesta.
The change In the situation Is
A couple of decades ago social
revolutionists; now It is represented by organized labor. And let
it not be overlooked that organized labor, unlike that In the United
States, is armed.
We' are not predicting trouble. But due to the serious Infla
tion here there is resentment and dissatisfaction in the ranks of
labor and among the masses. When a ticket to a movie here costs
$3 (Mex.) and thousands of workers don't get more than that in
a day, one can realize how the purchasing power of wages has
tobogganed. (Of course there are workers in Mexico that still
don't get that much a WEEK!)
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It woud not be so bad for an American worker. For $3 (Mex.)
Is only about $1 In U. S. currency. But even at that, outside of
the larger cities, few Americans would pay a dollar to see a movie
and here, as in the U. S. A., the
entertainment.
A simple breakfast here costs
anywhere in a taxi for less than
worth nearly five times as much as the money represented in
these prices that Isn't so bad. But outside of the Mexicans fortu
nate enough to be working in' the U. S. A. no natives enjoy that
price advantage. In short Mexico represents a danger signal to
the United States, shows how serious a monetary inflation can
be how destructive and disruptive. '
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But Mexico, of course, is at war one of the first Latin-American
countries to follow the U, S. A. into the conflict against Ger
many. And Mexico has a small but fairly good army and a better
air fleet.' In fact, there is a squadron of some 400 Mexican planes
fighting against Germany now, and from 8000 to 10,000 Mexican
soldiers under their own or the American flag are doing the same.
But the real Mexican contribution to the war has been in
raw materials, especially minerals, of which Mexico has an abun
dance. There Is no outward Indication of war here, however no
planes In the air not many, that Is no troops training or march
ing. As far as Mexico City is concerned the atmosphere is not
one of war, but of peace, prosperity and the pursuit INTENSE
pursuit of happiness!'
And the cars the new ones
modelsl
Took a stroll up the Pasea d
there was a steady procession In
mad. Where do the cars come from? Well, they don't come from
Mexico, for no automobiles are made in Mexico. (Give you two
guesses, but no $64 if you guess right!)
And gas? There are rules and regulations, some cars, for ex
ample, are not allowed to mn for one day a week. But accord
ing to the best information we have been able to obtain, no one
who has the price Is ever short of gas In booming "May-Hee-Kol"
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Yes, Inflation or no Inflation, "May-Hee-Ko" Is booming with
a capital "B." '
EVERYONE Is making money, vast majority more than ever
before In their lives. As a result what Mexico has never had be
fore a prosperous middle class, is slowly emerging.
As a result, while Mexico politically is still classified as "red,"
with Russia rather than the U. S. A. its model and guide; the old
time class feeling here, according to all reports, Is steadily declin
ing. This middle class, which la the corner stone of any modern
civilization, Is finding It desirable to make a profit and keep it
rather than take W from someone ELSEI
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Needless to say this Is only guess a wild shot In the dark.
(A stay of three or four days hardly qualifies one to form ANY
definite Judgments). But your correspondent, nevertheless, is not
going to be surprised If at the end of another 10 years Mexico
socially and Industrially, far more closely represents the United
States than Soviet Russia.
In other words, we would predict the turn In the future to be
unlike the turn of the past and Mexico is continually turning
to the right rather than the left.
Hard times again would check any such tendency, but even
so, Mexico is potentially extremely rich, and after all the shining
example of the United States Is next door that of Russia on the
other side of the world, thousands of miles away.
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Went down to "Prendes" to
il our repast was a fair example,
what It was IB years ago, then we believe one of the best restau
rants on the North American continent.
It has moved out of the old
well, Just another Mexican eating
the old charm and rare epicurean atmosphere being one of the old
time 'waiters we picked up and the food display fish, steaks,
oysters, shrimps, squab and what have you Iced and behind glass,
which guests are Invited to Inspect, and from which they are asked
to select what they wish to have cooked. We selected filet mlgnon
and it was delicious but the trimmings, especially the ice cream
and vegetables, were FAR from itl
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Walking home stopped at a
sign It was Mexican. V. ell It was, for that matter, but only U. S.
news reels, the March of Time (which we had seen) and Mickey
Mouse. Except for Mexlcsn captions might as well have been
back at the "Crate." The place was fairly well filled, even though
It was after 1 1 p. m. when we got out. But If the audience enjoyed
any part ot the show they gave no Intelligible evidence ot it.
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Around the Plaza and the old St. Regis hotel where we stayed
on our first visit the electrical advertising display reminds one
of Times Square In New York in its pyrotechnic brilliance. In
fact, Mexico City on this visit has made us think of New York
from the start New York with a dash of dusky and dusty Paris.
Not modern New York so much, however, as the New York of
the gay nineties when Delmonli-o's and Sherry's were at their
height, hansnme cabs were dashing about all over the place and
in Central Park rear sunset Ward McAllister's "400," paraded,
with two men up on the tlx, high stepping bays, Jangling their
silver chains everything going ahead with an amazing rush!
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Yes, even that typically American tempo and glamour seems
to be Mexico City's today. New buildings are going up all over
the townslte large ones, too, with cranes squeaking, donkey en
gines puffing, and the little Indian workers carrying loads of
brick on their backs the amazing human ants carry loads of
lumber as well!
W grant this is only a superficial view what Mexico City In
the grip of war prosperity LOOKS like, rather than what it may
be. For, of course, the American character and the Mexican, as
well as their cultures and customs, are still aeons apart.
But we Insist there IS that superficial resemblance. And In
one sense perhaps Mexico City IS in very much the same position
commercially at least that New York was In around the turn of
the century,
A walk up the beautiful Psseo de la Reforma and around Cha
puitepec Park, through miles of palatial homes, silent and austere
behind their high stone walls and elaborate (and locked!) iron
grilled gales (with glimpses of gorgeous gardens within) all that
was reminiscent of New York in the days of the Vandcrbilts and
Goulds and Asters!
In that speeding procession one colorful figure stands out.
A dusky Indian boy, white cotton pants, bright red shirt, pedal
ing a bicycle for all he was worth and believe it or not! bal
ancing on his head huge basket filled with what looked like
vegetables he was speeding so fast to keep up with the motor
car rush we could not be sure of the contents. And both hands
and feet fully occupied not one hand on the handle bar and the
other steadying the basket for him. He was going places hell
bent) Somehow that picture lingers si symbolic ot this really ancient
no doubt a fundamental on.
unrest was represented by the
movies are the chief source of
at least $2.50 and- one can't get
$2. When one's own money is
particularly the latest ritzy sport
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la Reforma this morning and
both directions, all going like
dinner last night still good, but
not within a thousand miles of
medieval dark-oak quarters to
place, the only suggestion of
movie thinking from the electric
and primitive eMlliatJon, suddenly caught up In the dizzy whirl
ot a world wsr boom, snd In spite of certain severe handicaps,
especially in equipment and training, determined somehow, some
way to keep up with Itll R.W.R.
Flight o Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mall
Tribune 10, 20 and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARB AGO TODAY
April 10, 1933
(It was Wednesday)
Smudging occurs during early
morning hours in orchards of
valley.
Wedding of Nazi Air Chief
Goering and actress In Berlin is
great event.
Sterling mine beii.g prepared
for double yield.
Young Democrats of Oregon
to demand more political' pie,
pork, and plums.
President Roosevelt expects to
have spending at peak by fall.
Posse finds man 'and wife
snow-bound in Buck Lake cabin
safe and sound.
University of Oregon students
to parade Friday at Eugene In
protest to war.
Fair, with light frost. High 57
low 31 degrees.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
April 10. 1925
(It was Friday)
State to take no action soon
on enforcing tax on cigarettes.
Mah Jonng company forced In
to bankruptcy by cross-word
puzzle craze.
Cloudy. High 79, low 48 de
grees.
High school baseball team to
play Klamath Falls there Fri
day. .
' Winter wheat crop of state to
oe lowest in several years.
Churches of city will have
special Easter musical program
and services Sunday.
Phoenix ladies hold a covered
dish dinner at Mrs. Stancliff's
home.
Sams Valley school pupils visit
Gold Hill cement plant.
Willow Springs forges ahead
as vegetable producing center.
THIHTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
April 10, 1911
(It was Monday)
Medford has best Commercial
club In state, C. C. Chapman of
Portland writes.
Grants Pass has 3879 people.
Sen. W. E. Lorlmer of Chicago
accused of buying senate seat.
Population of Medford 8840,
fifth largest in the state.
Farmhand Prefers
Death to Service
Evansville, Wis., April 10
(U.R) A 20-year-old farmhand
chose death today In preference
to service In the armed forces.
Willis D. Conwsy, Janeavtlle,
burned himself to death in a
barracaded chicken coop short
ly before he was to report for
draft examination at Mil
waukee. Conway arose early to keep
the appointment, but instead ot
departing, he locked himself In
to the chicken coop and piled
stones against the door. Then he
poured oil over his clothes and
ignited them.
Use Mall Tribune Want Ads.
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...
"When this war is all over, Judje, there will
be some mighty interesting books written
about it. F.xpcct we'll learn l lot ol thins
we didn't know before." .
"Yes, Fred, when the record is finally
written we'll realize what gigantic
operation this war really was and how
important to final victory many factors
really were."
"Take, for example, Just one Industry.
Few people realize the importance of the
great work done by the beverage distillers
during the war. A, high government official
New U. S. Gunsight
Makes Navy Ships
Poison to Planes
New York. April 10 (U.R)
A new anti-aircraft gunsight has
made the U. S. fleet relatively
invulnerable to attack by planes,
the Sperry Gyroscope company
announced today, with approval
of the navy.
The gi-nsight, the announce
ment said, explains why there
have been no more such sink
ings as that of the British battle
cruiser "Repulse" and the mod
ern battleship ' Prince of Wales
and why American naval forces
now are able to operate within
range of land-based bombers and
torpedo planes.
The announcement said, Amer
ican ships now are able to reach
out and blast enemy dive-bombers
and torpedo planes before
the aircraft can go into their at
tack runs.
Brides of Yankees
Come to U. S. Free
London, April 10 (U.R) The
U. 'S. army will provide free
transportation to America for
British girls married to Amer
ican soldiers, European theater
headquarters announced today.
Maj. G. R. MacLaughlin, as
sistant adjutant general in
charge of the return program
estimated that 20,000 women
were eligible. He said about 200
already had crossed the Atlantic
at U. S. government expense.
Starlet Ann Blyth
Hurt On Toboggan
San Bernardino, Calif., April
10 (U.R) Ann Blyth, pretty
young movie starlet, suffered a
broken back In a toboggan acci
dent yesterday at Lake Arrow
head, It was disclosed today.
Dr. R. A. Vargas, treating Miss
Blyth at Ramona Community
hospital here, said the actress
would be hospitalized for at
least six to eight weeks.
Rivi
lera
Riviera, April 10 Gold Hill
Health Unit met at the home of
Mrs. Cecilia Runyard April 2
with Mrs. Hill and Miss Helen
Parish co-hostejses. Miss Parish
entertained the group with mov
ing pictures, "Defense Against
Invasion." Enjoying the after
noon were Mesdames Cameron,
Martin, Potter, Runyard, Carl,
Arthur and Wm. Boye, Long,
Bolt, Kofahl, Gail. McDonald,
Simmons, Miller, Wilson and the
hostesses. Parish and Hill. Next
meeting will be May 7 at the
home of Mrs. Maude Martin.
C. K. Garrison er. route from
Hollywood, Calif., to his home
In Nebraska is spending a few
days here with his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
John Garrison.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Johnson
and son were Easter guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cameron. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin have
sold their property next to the
Carl Boye home and will be
leaving soon.
Dinner guests at the Lloyd
Miller home Easter were Mr. and
Mrs. John Garrison, Mrs. Millie
Walker, of Portland, Mr. and
Mrs. Cleo Gilchrist and son,
Charles of Gold Hill. The occa
sion was also In honor of Mrs.
Garrison's birthday.
Mrs. Sybil Mills of Corvallis
visited at the home ot her aunt,
Mrs. Lloyd Miller March 31 be
fore returning to her home.
railed it 'an almost unparalleled example ot
the overnight conversion of an entire indus
try from peace to war.' He also said not so
many months aeo, w hile speaking about syn
thetic rubber, ' It is fair to regard the rubber
manufactured to date as being almost solely
the product of the beverat distilling indus
try. That's the type of thing I have in mind
...the way great American industries at
home cooperated to help our brave righting
men abroad."
"I see what you mean. Judge... a com
plete history of American teamwork."
Fsu eevsfftsissral sasnMvef J
Paper Situation
To Stay Critical
Long After War
New York, April 10 (U.R)
The waste paper situation will
remain critical for a year after
Germany collapses, Edwin S.
Friendly, chairman of the U. S.
victory waste paper campaign,
said today in warning against
any public letdown in waste pa
per ,sa!vage after V-E day.
"Big demands will continue
for paper products," Friendly
said. "Shipping great quantities
of sustenance supplies to Eu
rope and war material to the
Pacific means more wrappings.
Heavy demand continues for
civilian paper products, many of
which have been cut 50 per cent.
Waste paper inventories con
tinue at a dangerously low
point."
Child Health Day
Declared by F. R.
Washington, April 10 (U.R)
President Roosevelt issued a
proclamation today calling for
the observance of May 1 as
Child Health Day.
The President urged com
munities to impress upon par
ents the importance of register
ing the births of all babies. He
said community planning for the
health and care of children start
ed with birth registrations and
that each year tens of thousands
of births were not registered of
ficially. Museum to Mark
Slaughter Spot
By United Press
The Polish commission for the
investigation of German crimes
plans to establish a museum on
the site of the notorious Oswie
cim crematorium near Krakow
to "leave a record for posterity
of this most scientific of all in
stitutions for killing people."
The plan was reported In a
Moscow broadcast by the em
bassy of the Polish provisional
government.
P.-T. A. Activities
Phoenix P.-T.A.
Phoenix P.-T.A. met at the
school Friday, and elected the
following new officers; Presi
dent, Mrs. D. N. Christie, vice
president, Mrs. Hazel Epperson;
secretary; Mrs. Chester Lngele;
treasurer, Mrs. Marvin Williams.
They will be installed at the
May meeting.
The group decided to pur
chase overseas caps in the
school colors as regular band
caps are unavailable for the dur
ation. The band would wear the
caps temporarily.
Delegates elected for the Re
gional P.-T.A. meeting to be
held In Ashland on Tuesday are
Mrs. Andy Stevens, retiring
president, and Mrs. Roach. L.
Lindley, superintendent, spoke
of his desire for the P.-T.A. to
back up school legislative meas
ures and work cooperatively In
furthering a better education
program; that this should be the
primary purpose of P.-T.A. and
sponsoring canning for school
lunches, raising money, etc.,
should be secondary, even
though they are necessary.
Retiring officers of P.-T.A.
are Mrs. Andy Stevens, presi
dent; Mrs. Floyd Hollo way, vice
president; Mrs. Fred Landers,
secretary, and Mrs. Walter Ger
mer, treasurer.
Tea and cookies were served
by Girl Scouts who had present
ed a program at the beginning
of the afternoon under direction
of their leader, Mrs. Chester
Lengele.
CeVermre f Akttotn SsMreis rastafnts fa
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Golden Rule Sec
Must Bow to AFL
Los Angeles, April 10 (U.PJ
Christ's Church of the Golden
Rule today was ordered by a
war labor board panei to sign
contracts with two AFL unions
representing operating and
maintenance employes at the
continental building, owned by
the church.
The sect contended Its mem
bers can't Join any other organ
ization than the church, and had
sought church members to work
on the building staff without
union affiliation.
Shirley Engaged
To Rich Sergeant
Hollywood April 10 U.R
Shirley Temple, who practically
grew up on the screen before
the eyes of millions of Ameri
cans, flashed a two-carat en
gagement ring today and looked
forward to becoming Mrs. John
George Agar. '
She announced her engage
ment to Agar, a sergeant in the
army air forces, last night, but
said they did not plan to be
married for two or three years.
Morse Bill Gives
Gls Equal Chance
Washington, April 10 (U.R)
Sen.. Wayne Morse, R Ore., to
day Introduced a bill to make
every veteran regardless of his
age, eligible for the educational
and retaining opportunities pro
vided by the GI bill of rights.
CONVINCED AT LAST
Salt Lake City, April 10 (U.R)
After Shable Malouf left
Syria for the United States, he
sent his wife, Hadba, the fare
to follow him. But she wrote
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