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BIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORD. 'RIBUNE Everyone In Southern Oreiox ' 1 . . - Mali Tribune' IIC.UB ww Dally" Except Saturday Published by MEDFORD' PRINTINO CO. M.S8 North Fir St. Phon. S141. ERNEST B. CILS-IBAP Manaser. HERB GREY, Advertising Mr. B. C. FERCUS6N. ManBin Editor ARTHUR PERRY. Sunday "Itor MR? OLIVE STARCHER. Soc. Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Msr. An Independent Newspaper. (ntered u lecond elass matter at Medford. Oreson, under Act or marui ... ...... SUBSCRIPTION RATES Mj,Hin Aayance Da ly and suna.y--" ' ..iT. i on Dally and Sunday-six month. 4 00 Dally and aunaay uu "y Dally and Sunday one month 75 By Carrier In Advance Medford, yA.hland Central Point. Jackaon. vllle. Gold Hill. PhnenU. talent, and on motor routea: Dally and Sunday ona year M Dally and Sunday one month 70 All lerma caan In advance. Official faier of the City of Madford Official Paper of earkaon County United Preaa Full Leased Wire "MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertlslns Representative WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPAN'i . INC. Offlcea In New York Chlcaso. De trolt. San Frnnclaco. Loa Angeles, Se attle, Portland. St Loula, Atlanta. Vnnrnnvpr. B. C. Ore oloO e,v8 s(pi p f PuBUSHt w 4-s!oc)iaiioii Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry c.nchina l nnw hnHlv needed for plowing, seeding, gardening golfing, fishing, mushroom hunt ing, and wild flower picking. e The Ninth army Is now within 60 miles or less of Berlin. This Is much closer than the Nazis, had they won the war, would have permitted an allied emis sary begging peace, to approach with his hat on. A Middle West citizen has been a plaintiff in 1600 suits. It might be said he was born with a silver-tongued lawyer in his mouth. a WEATHER ITEM (Pendleton East Oregonln) "Easter bonnets went back into their boxes and the men got their overcoats out of hock, at least In Grant county, Easter Sunday. Saturday night a blizzard struck and carried over and made Easter, as often, here, a wild and wintry day." e e The fishing season opens to morrow, and many piscatorial enthusiasts can hardly wait. They better, or the game warden will catch them. The annual argument over where the caught fish, If any, shall be cleaned in the backyard, or the kitchen sink Is underway. Dandelions, many of them ex terminated last fall, have shaken off the effects of the drug, and will soon be at their best, and worst. a The "werewolves", the Ger mans threatened to turn loose, as a final desperate move to pro long the war, are not function Ing, and scared the daylights out of nobody, as hoped. In con quered lands, the heads of Ges tapo chiefs are successfully stop ping the bullets of patriots. WAR WAGED ON MOSS (Salem Statesman) "Clay Cochran, chamber manager and vice chairman of the planning commission, de clared that 'Salem is going to grow whether we like it or not' and we must work in unity to direct the course of developments'." i a a Spain hat severed diplomatic relations with Japan, but took too much time to do It. Unlike Argentina, this moth-eaten land will not be formally slapped witn the allied whitewash brush. e e Willamette valley poulterers have started laying monster eggs on editors' desks. This Is one of the better, unfailing signs of spring, If there was any spring. e THE ISSUE IS STATED "The commentators are busy writing about (he United Na tions conference to be held in San Francisco and some of them offer good Ideas while others create the impression that when they have train of thought consists of one carload of Junk and 24 empties. The big Idea Is to find a method of insuring pence, not to find minor Issues to quarrel about." (Pendleton East Oregonlan.) Submarine Scamp Lost in Pacific Washington, April 13. OJ.R) The Navy today announced loss of the scubmarlne Scamp on patrol In the Pacific. A crew of about 63 men were ahnnrH The Navy also revealed that a ipr-e support landing crall was lo.:t In the PhiiWplne area as the result of enemy action. Normal complement of such craft Is about 43 men. Mf v t rif kin ft .aeitallla n both ships have been Informed. Uaa Stall Trunin Want Ads. Friday, April 13, 1945 Editorial Correspondence Mexico City, April 7. We believe It was Alex Pope who made some wise remark about sin. The first contact Is revolting, but persisted in the revulsion declines until there Is a positive affinity established. That may be your correspondent's experience with bull-flghtlng. We saw our fifth bull-fight in the big Easter fiesta here, and while the original revulsion is still there, we grant this last exhibition of butchering a more or less helpless animal to satisfy the blood lust of a mob, revolted us far less than any of the preceding. Perhaps if we took in the exhibition tomorrow we might even Join the cheering crowd. But we doubt It. e a a a . But we did at long last, see something to It, from the standpoint of detached finesse end technical skill. Perhaps one reason was the quality of the performance. For Tarzan Lopez, said to be one of the greatest matadors of all time was the star performer. And when it comes to dispatching a bull and even more, perform ing the dramatics that the role demands, Tarzan surely knows his pork-chops. In none of our former bull-fights did we see anything approach ing such popular enthusiasm, the arena was packed to the flagpoles, and that mob simply went wild, men, women and chil dren, especially the second named. The gals threw everything into the ring except their Nylon stockings, mink coats, slippers, Easter bonnets, wrist-watches and at least one lorgnette, all this after the fifth bull was dispatched. The proud and haughty Lopez would pick lip ha various articles, somewhat disdainfully hold them before him for a moment (in the case of one huge bouquet of red roses he pressed them gallantly to his lips) and then with a graceful twirl heave them back Into the seats from whence they came. The conquering hero encircled the entire amphitheatre still be, had he not made the signal which indicated enough was enough. It Is a wonder to the undersigned that In the numerous revolu tions In this country, none was ever as far as we can recall, led by a bull-fighter. For certainly there Is the "man on horseback,' the hero of the day, the man of the hour, with everything a true leader needs, daring, ardor, glamour, and a blind subservience, on the part of the adoring populace. Certainly call to arms, after that fifth bull brotherhood, that mob would have followed him to the death. Or at least so it seemed to your correspondent. We grant, however, we know nothing about the fine points of bull fighting or the psychology that accompanies it, perhaps as Is the case with all Latin peoples, what seems to be such intense passion really isnt, it may be all on the surface. m Then again bull fighting Is so closely associated with the state. racial and national tradition, and the status quo, that a bull fighter perhaps would no more think of leading a revolution, than Jack Dempsey or Babe Ruth would think of taking the stump In Union Square in the Interest of Karl Marx. Even more Interesting to the undersigned than the skill and daring and finesse of Senor Lopez, was his dramatic instinct the way in which with rare subtlety he appealed to the gallery, without appearing to do so; made the most of every situation in the direction of gaining the maximum popular response. Tarzan and physically the term fits as neatly as his richly embroidered and embossed knee-pants never missed a trick. And yet while it was "grandstanding" of the most obvious sort to any Anglo-Saxon observer; to that Mexican crowd, there was clearly no whipped-up showmanship to It, Tarzan was not playing on their emotions, they were simply rushing forward to try to pay their hero a slight portion of his deserved tribute. We sat next to a portly English-speaking Mexican, who smelted strongly of hair-oil and tequila. He was a bit on the defensive and opened the conversation by declaring "bull fight very brutal, yes?" We nodded but thought It wise not to go into details. "You liko prize fight, we like bull fight," was his subsequent comment, to which we might have replied the Mexicans seem to like both, but didn't. But the man did give us a new idea regarding the so-called sport, there is no real "SPORT" to It, particularly concerning that cruelty to the poor bone-yard horses for example, who are driven to the slaughter by the picadors. Theso horses that haven't long to live anyway, and are so well protected by padding and wooden shields today that mortality among them has been greatly decreased. More than that, our Mexican friend maintained his people are not cruel to animals but merely realistic regarding them whereas the Americans are sentimental and romantic. "We truly love anlmalj, horses, dogs, chickens, cows, all animals, but not like ourselves, our children, the humans, animals don't feel as we do, not get hurt as we do, so we have bull fights and cock fights not fist fights like you." e e e Well those are not the exact words but give the Idea, and there may be something to it. Take that huge crowd waiting In the sun before the bull fight started, for example, only a small percentage of the seats are reserved so the main crowd has to come early. An American crowd would under similar circumstances we believe have acted very differently. There was no cat-calling, or unison hand-clapping or foot-stomping and no rough stuff at all. The Mexicans threw dust balls at late comers, which got a big laugh: roared at the usual wise-cracks from the crowd, stood up In their seats and brazenly stared at' the pretty scnoritas behind them, (while the senorltas stared back) in short for an hour or more, were amazingly patient and good natured. In a large mob at home under similar circumstances we are quite sure there would have been at least one good rough and tumble fist fight. (In the Dodgers park in Brooklyn last July there were half a dozen!) R.W.R. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington. April 13 U.P.v The sub-surface tentacles which are somewhat confusedly direct- ing events leading up to the San Fran Cisco confer ence seem to me discernible as follows: The Russians are determined to get a big na tions world or der. Stalin is revoenbly com nlttcd to em pire building Paul MalHia He does not want small nations' Interference. Everything he has done of Importance lias been a blow in this direction his claim for ex emption of the big powers from punitive action as aggressors, his demand for 18 votes in the assembly of small nations, his hegemony in Poland, Rumania Bulgaria. Yugoslavia and other small nations. The United States Is pledged with equal determination to the cause of the smaller powers as doing this stunt and he might If Senor Lopez had Issued a had gone to Join his T-bone through the years the monarchy. the basic guarantee of the At lantic Charter, the four free doms and the whole Roosevelt theory of the war. fUR government initiated the pledge against territorial ag grandlzment. It Is carrying the policy to such extremes that it will not even take the defense bases our navy wants for post war bases we conquered, but proposes these be held In an international trusteeship by the new league of nations. As a consequence of this policy, the Philippines are already asking their Independence for next year, Instead of the year follow ing. So we are gathering the small nations into the fold of the new world order at San Francisco, largely on our leading Initia tive, while both the British and Russians display their lack of Where you going SAT. NITE, APRIL 14? To the .a a FIREMAN'S BALL at TALENT of course! Everyone will be there . . . good music good time as sured for all. Prises and surprises. Dancing From 8:30 Til 12 enthusiasm for the importance of our effort by sending ambas sadors of lower rank than the other delegates. a THE British appear in all ways to lean toward the Russian side of this basic "world propo sition. They are an empire al ready. Early in this war Chur chill made plain that he did not take leadership In this war to preside over the dismember ment of the British empire. The Brtish believe in empire as a way of life. The French and Dutch also have empires, intend to take them back. Thus we are entering into a new world in which we alone (unless we Include China) among the major powers really believe in the Atlantic Charter and insist upon practicing it. The question is how this cleavage will work out? Can we successfully conclude the Dumbarton-San Francisco trea ties under these circumstances, and get them securely ratified? If we do, can we then live in friendly peace under them? Or is it time for alteration, or a change In bur policy? How much? Should we get military bases? Keep the Philippines? Close more tightly In upon Latin America as is Russia upon Po land, etc? a a "T"HERE are some authorities 1 who think our position is sound and can be permanently maintained; that win or lose, we would continue to stand for our ideals. . I suspect this is the basis upon which, the adminis tration now is moving toward and beyond San Francisco. To me, however, it seems a change of front is necessary in me interests of national secur ity and maintenance of our now existing primary authority as a world power. I think thcie is an essential and somewhat sui cidal weakness in the extremity we are pursuing, renouncing all hopes of getting anything out of the war, delivering bases to an international trusteeship leav ing the Philippines open to the next invader, etc. It should not' be necessary to renounce our ideals and the At lantic Charter, in order to pro tect ourselves and maintain our interests to the fullest as the others ari doing. We could have a temporary postwar policy based on national security with the promise to moderate it and create maximum freedom for all small people as soon world conditions warrant. COMMUNICATIONS Letter! to the Editor must beat the name and address of the writer, although the use of a pen-name or Inlllala for publication la permla alble. The Mall Tribune reserves the rlthl to fill! all letters with a view to clarity and condensation ' Grateful Marcher To the Editor: For the first time In several years I marched in the parade, April 5, In one of the fraternal organizations. I was surely grateful not to have to march after so many horses. As a spectator always before, I never envied the women having to march after so many horses. I wonder if parade officials realize that shoes are rationed? And many of the women's shoes are toelcss, hcelless and have thin soles. "Mother of three sons In the service." (Name on file.) AUTOS COLLIDE ON Ml STREET Police were called to the Main and Front streets Intersection this morning to investigate a traffic accident involving four cars after a car operated by Mrs Bessie Mae McCall, 121 Willam ette street, was struck on the right side by an 'automobile driven by Paul Edward Graffln, 1117 East Jackson street, travel ing west on Main street. According to police Mrs. Mc Call's car swerved to the right after the Impact and ran up on the sidewalk causing damage to a parked car owned by Harold Hubler. and then hit another parked auto ov.Ted by Ted Greer. The report did not state the amount of damage resulting from the accident but according j to police no one was Injured. Boy Scout News Troop Two Boy Scout Troop Two will hold basketball practice tonight at the Lincoln gymnasium at 7:30 o'clock. Clewing time for Sunday Toe Late to Classify S 30 Saturday afternoon- I Please remembar Flight o Time Medlord and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY April 13, 1935 (It Was Friday) Young democrats of Oregon indignantly reject plan they be taxed one per cent of their in comes from state, federal, or Multnomah county political jobs. Republicans hold parleys in Kansas City over presidential candidates next year. Unsettled. High 70, low 40 degrees. Lumber strike threaten! Northwest mills. Italy, France and England agree at Stresa conference on ways to prevent war in Europe. "Hoosier" Hoffard named manager of Medford Merchants in southern Oregon league. Groceteria buys herd of steers. Carglll Court to be remod elled. Police put ban on roaming dogs. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY April 13. 1925 at Was Monday) Rev. F. R. Leach of Baptist church resigns. Oregon Jones, southern Ore gon bad man who escaped from Salem under arrest in Sacra mento. Gov. Pierce under attack cf upstate democrats. Ex-Grand Draenn rtf ICian In Indiana held for murder of girl. Generally eloudv. Hioh 77 low 44 degrees. Talent irrigation district sub ject of talk at Kiwanis club. A. S. (Rosy) Rosenbaum sr. ranges for 25 movie actors en route north to take auto trip around the valley. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY April 13. 1912 Ot Was Thursday) Carload of npw Rllirlra bp. rive in city, and go like hot- caKes. Spring rush of newcomers reach valley. "Seeing the Valley" auto bus is planned. Livestock nSh',Cagi,0.' upr" 3 (UPI WFA . . . .iU(,a, i.uuu, active, iuiiy 1 it iff0! and cholce barrowi ond good and cholc nwi $U; complete clearance. Catttm t nnn. i . s.aaivr, ouu; iea aieero jna yearlings iteady. but loW; top " SH.03U-ID. averages. Scattered supply 14.50(f 16.73; hellers fateartV irirr-a' Ksiltaa OK ... a- l most beef cows $lleM4, aneep. a.uuo; very active; fully steady to 10 cents higher, quality Im proved; clearance practically com- choice fed woo led western lambs auMj auioraaoa io o.-; two loads warn 11 finlatKaul ama. ti Portland. Ore., April 13 (UP) Livestock: Cattle. 25: calves. 10 Ai, tlve. steady. Common-medium steers uooa steers 1B. Common medium hetfert (11 f 13 JO. Canner cutter cows (7K10 Medium beef cows 313 Medium-good bulls SI 1.30 trf 13 50. Good-choice vealers salable tlSirMA. Hops. 23. Quotable steady. Butchers salable at 13 73 Sows SIS. Few heavy feeder pigs 10. Lightweights quotable to $18. Sheep, none. Nominal. Good-choice spring tamos ana wooiea iambs sal able SIS 50 ; 16. Wooled ewes quot able to 19, Shorn awes salable $6.75 uuwn. Portland Produce Portland, April 13 (UP) Whole sale prouuee marnei: Carrots Oreeon 78e dozen bunches Cauliflower No. 1, Roseburg $3.23 per crate: local $3(3 3 33 crate. Cabhae No. 1 local, green, round type $4 4 SO per Vrate. Spinach Local, $1.90 1 2.15 orange DOX. Chicago Wheat Chicane April 13 (UP) Wheat: ODen Illah Low Closa Ma .S1.74s $1. 174s II 7-11 July 184N 1 8.1 , 1.63 a, 1 84 Sept. 157', 1S8, 1 581, 1.58t, Deo. 1.57 (, 1 57, 1.53 tiM Wall Street New York, April 13 U.PJ Stocks dipped momentarily at the opening today on the death of President Roosevelt and then Attention Farmers We Pay Highe.t Cash Prices for Veal, Pork, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Rabbits, Chickens, dressed or live. See your nearest Safeway Store Manager for prices and detail. resumed their rise for the fourth consecutive session. Volume increased on the re covery with the utility departj ment supplying the greatest group turnover. This section ac counted for about one-third of all the business done on the ex change. The utility average rose to a new high since August 14, 1937. Sales on the "big board" rose to 1,800,000 shares, the most since March 9, from 1,060,000 yesterday. Preliminary closing Dow-Jones averages: Industrial 159.77, up 1.29; rail 53.19, up 0.45; Utility 29.25, up 1.01; and 65 stocks 59.54, up 0.67. Today's closing prices on selected stocks: American Tel. & Tel 163Vs Anaconda 32V4 Chrysler 101 Curtiss Wright 5. General Electric General Motors Montgomery Ward Penn. R. R . 42a . 67 , 59 37 110 . 11 J. C. Penney. Radio Southern Pacific 42 41 39'S 10 Standard Oil of Calif Texas Gulf Sulphur. Transamerica United Aircrafts U. S. Rubber U. S. Steel . 29 ... 59 ,.. 63 S. F. DAIRY PRICES San Francisco, April 13 (U.R) Dairy market: Butter: 93 score 43, 92 score 42V4, 90 score 42Vi, 89 score 41. Cheese: Loafs 27.9, triplets 27.2. Eggs: Large grade A 40V6 medium grade. A 37VS, small grade A 35V4, large grade B 37V4. Jap Spines Tingle From Exhortation of Admiral Toyoda By United Press The Japanese radio reported Thursday that Admiral Soemu Toyoda, commander in chief of the combined fleets, issued an order of the day April 6 to mash the enemy hard, even though the enemy may number millions." Toyoda exhorted his officers and men to "co-operate all you can with the army" in counter attacking the American invasion forces at Okinawa. "These orders electrified offi cers and men with repeated spine-tingling chills," Tokyo radio said In a broadcast record ed by United Press, San Fran Cisco. SEAMEN ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF AUTOMOBILE Four young merchant seamen from San Francisco were arrest ed by state police on highway 6" yesterday while driving a Mercury sedan allegedly stolen from San Francisco. According to police the youths stopped at four serv.'ce stations enroute north to buy gasoline and in each case drove away without paying the attendant. They were Harry George Shaw, 18, Donald LeRoy Fox, 18, Floyd Roy Hil ton, 17, and Vernon Clyde Mar tin, 18, police said. They were lodged in the Klamath county jail at Klamath Falls to await disposition of their case. STOCK EXCHANGE TO CLOSE ON SATURDAY New York, April 13 (U.P) The New York Stock Exchange and the New York Curb Ex change will be closed tomorrow out of respect for the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the exchanges announced today. Trading went on as usual on both markets today, each de voting two minutes to silenl prayer at the opening. MOSCOW MOURNS ' Moscow, April 13 U.R) Mos cow newspapers today printed on their front pages picture of President Roosevelt with his name in a black border. 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Church Wrecked By 3 Model Students Of Sunday School Long Beach, Calif., April 13 (U.R) Three model Sunday school pupils, two of them seven years old and the other eight, were accused today of wrecking the interior of the Westminster C o mmuntty Presbyterian church. ' Only the timely arrival of the pastor, the Rev. Wendell W. Greenlee, prevented the possi ble destruction of the church by fire. The children had two bon fires, made out of hymnals Bi bles and Sunday school records, blazing in the building and were kindling a third when the pastor discovered them. ' Juvenile authorities said the parents of the vandals described them as "lovely children" who attended Sunday school regu larly. War Declaration Inked By Chileans Santiago, Chile, April 13 (U.R) President Juan Antonio Rios and his cabinet signed the declara tion of war on Jap.m today. It had been approved by both houses of congress. SAT. NITE-U. S. HALL JACKSONVILLE FINE MUSIC BEST of CROWD Come Out and Enjoy Yourself! 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Too late to Classily 12:30 p m. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that I have been appointed by the County Court of Jackson Coun ty, Oregon, Administrator of the estate of D. C. Durham, deceased, and have qualified. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them, with proper vouchers, and duly verified, to me at my office at Room 409, Medford Center Building, in Medford, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated and first published April 13th. 194S. HARRY C. SKYRMAN, Administrator. SiTE NEW at LILLIE'S CAFE Come in and Try our American Style CHINESE DIS3.ES e NOODLES e CHOW-MEIN e CHOP-SUEY Made by PAT GRAHAM Lillie's Corner Cafe Court St. ft McAndrews Service After 10:00 P.M. POISON OAK? Try a bottle ot ZEMACOL Vou mu it be satisfied or your money cheerfully refunded. Get a bottle to day at WESTERN THRIFT. WALLPAPE31 os