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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Parry
With Germany prone, there
remains the Jap and Inflation to
fisht Inflation, like the tariff,
is a subject people can discuss at
great length, unhampered By the
, tightest knowledge. Inflation is
: supposed to Increase the money
supply. It has been inflicted at
various times on several nations,
for Instance, upon Germany in
1920. It gave the people too
much money such as it was. It
. took a family half a day to pack
' sufficient money to the grocery
V store to buy groceries. Then
' Pap packed the purchased gro
ceries home In his vest pocket
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It is the time of the year again
When the horse chestnut trees
are in bloom hereabouts, while
its country cousin, the dogwood
tree, adorn the wooded areas.
Both are now snow white, and
fancy floral jobs.. The red haw
thorn bushes are also flowering
now. They look like Maw Na
ture had drenched them in mer
' curochrome. They are getting
scarce, but the humble red car
bage boasts the best and gayest
shades of purple and, besides
make the grandest salad.
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IT'S GETTING COOLER
(Vuthven (Ida.) Press)
"Although practically unac
quainted here, her personality
presents a most plessant at
mosphere and we feel that
Mrs. will count her
friends as her acquaintances
la short time."
e
Americans are dally admon
, bhed to "tighten their belts,"
' due to the world food shortage
and the need of feeding the hun
g . of many lands. This they
should do within liberal limits.
But there is no need of "tight
ening their belts" until they
have to go to Europe to get a
square meal.
Mass production of soy bean
milk "Is now within the reach of
mankind," the Henry Ford lab
oratories of Detroit announce.
Mankind, after all It has been
through the past five years, Is
entitled to get Its lacteal fluid
from a Guernsey cow instead of
a Japanese vegetable. During
the war the soy bean has been a
substitute for about everything
but a friendly handshake. As a
food stretcher, the soy bean has
exterminated the hamburger in
hamburger and at one time even
insidiously sneaked into the cof
fee pots. If the "tln-llzzle" king
seeks . revenge because a cow
kicked him in his youth, as a re
ward for soy bean milk, have the
cow kick him again.
e e
The President is coming out
for "economy in governmental
affairs." Eventually common
sense will return to the nation's
capitol and not be regarded as a
malignant plague like beri-beri.
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SPOON-FED NEWS
(8.F. Chronicle)
"In spite of the fact that
"V-E-day" is not official, un
til after the nil edition of to
day's paper goes to press and
not then if Stalin meanv-hlle
changes his mind as to just
when he will permit King
George to address the British
Empire, and Churchill and
Truman to announce what ev
erybody knows and the news
papers have already printed
there is no question that the
story originally sent out by
the Associated Press was and
is correct." (Chester Rowell.)
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V. Quisling of Norway, whose
treachery enabled the Nazis to
conquer Oslo with a brass band,
has surrendered. ' He looked
very pale, and was shaking all
over." the press report said. His
type always does.
The Channel Islands, off the
northwest coast of France, are
the only portions of the Duke
dom of Normandy now belonging
to th Crown of England,
Thursday. Mar IB. ISO
Editorial Correspondence
San Francisco, May 8. Now May 8, 1945 goes down In history
with November 11, 1918 marking the end of a terrible war in
Europe. But could anything be more different than the two dates,
as far as public reaction is concerned? The answer to that is
nothing could. The war of surprises and characteristically with
the nature of its ending the greatest surprise of all. There is a
solemn satisfaction that half the war is over, but it is very solemn
as far as San Francisco is concerned, in fact it might truthfully
be described as sad.
"The News" explains this strange phenomenon as follows:
. 'The surprising reaction to the long-awaited victory day
was, observers believed, a mixture of West Coast belief that
Japan is our chief enemy and public apathy to the anti
climactic official announcement, after ten days of false
alarms."
That mav explain it. But we believe the reasons lie deeper
than that, as Indicated in our wire
Of course all new Presidents, or practically all, enjoy a
honeymoon. There is a period
by common consent, partisanship Is forgotten, gooa-wiu is maintained.
But we believe there is far
esteem in which President Roosevelt's successor is held, than this
political tradition.
And we believe it Is based
formance, almost daily Indications that President Truman is
man of good sense, character, ability and understanding.
His victory proclamation and
at the opening of the Peace conference two weeks ago, sustain tnis
belief.
Well there is no doubt of
conference, as far as the press boys are concerned. Molotov is the
answer to that one.
The Russian representative
Francis yesterday, and as usual
even the narrow gallery of the
by former experiences we went
had to stand.
Again the Russian Commissar
nothing, nothing of Importance that is. And again the vital ques
tions, those relating to Poland, Japan, Spain, he evaded or
Ignored.
It is really too bad!
The Russians should hire a
tions man." We can imagine nothing that would help them more,
and the conference for that matter. (As far as that goes one might
even add, the world!)
For much of the friction here
tion and the press could be eliminated if there were a better
understanding, and nothing would lead more certainly to a better
understanding than a different approach, a different publicity
technique, on the part of the Russians.
Russia has made tremendous
decades, and might, in some directions perhaps, be termed ultra
modern: hut certainly not in dlDlomacy. in its oltlciai relations
with other nations. In this direction it is this department's convic
tion, Soviet Russia is far behind the times, as reactionary as
Russia under the Czars perhaps.
LATER:
We had to knock off there to
conference up at the Fairmont,
so the Commander can't be directly
But we can say that this conference was a PERFECT example
of what we are driving at in the
If Molotov had adopted the same line, or even a similar line
at his conference yesterday, the
would have been entirely different, even though the Russian
Foreign Minister had really divulged no more facts than he did.
And there would have been a resulting good will and feeling of
confidence aroused, Instead of the reverse, which unquestionably
exists.
For example:
Molotov was Bilked If the surrender of Germany would in any
way affect Soviet Russia's policy toward Japan. (Somewhat of a hot
potato but a perfectly legitimate question.)
Instead of answering "yes" or "no," Molotov frowned as his
Interpreter translated the question, then very severely and curtly
snapped:
"The Soviet government expressed its view on that question,
last April."
"Would the Commissar mind repeating those views; I don't
seem to remember them?"
Said Molotov even more sternly:
"What do you want me to repeat? I should not want to repeat
those things from memory. I will send it to you In writing."
Both what the Soviet envoy said, and the way he said It, was
reproving, unpleasant, unfriendly,
But more than that.
Molotov knew, and everyone In the room knew, that what the
reporter wanted to know (and what the American people would
LIKE to 'know) was whether or not the defeat of Germany will
make it any more likely that Russia will declare war on Japan).
e e e e e
No one could blame Molotov for refusing to answer the ques
tion, as Lord Cranbome did at his press conference the other day;
or declaring it irrelevant as even Commander Stassen has at times,
when a stick of potential dynamite has come his way.
But he CAN be blamed, and is being blamed, for not being
frank and straightforward, for pretending to answer the question
and also reprove the questioner, by maintaining the question
had been answered by Russia officially a MONTH ago!, when
as a matter of fact it had not. And Commissar Molotov and every
one In the room knew it had not.
What Mr. Molotov referred to, of course, was Russia's notice to
Japan that her neutrality treaty with that country would not
be renewed when It ran out on April 29. But that was according
to a definite provision In the treaty that either party could renew,
or refuse to renew, on that date. It did not mean Russia Intends
to declare war on Japan, or even break diplomatic relations, It
merely meant and docs mean that Russia no longer finds it to
her Interest to pledge herself NOT to declare war for ANOTHER
extended period.
The question of the reporter was: "Did the final defeat of
Germany change Russia's attitude toward Japan IN ANY WAY?"
The head of the Soviet delegation pretended to answer the question
but did not. Russia's exact Intention was as much an enigma after
the answer as before, whether her policy has changed in the
slightest or not, no one knows.
Then there was the question:
"What would Russia's attitude be toward tha conference ex
tending an Invitation to Spain to attend?" (As was extended toward
Argentina.)
A silly question, we admit, but why not answer it, Instead of
saying as Molotov did, and again In a curt, hostile manner
"The question Is so simple It doesn't even call for a reply" and
then a few moments later, shutting off any further queries by
rising and declaring the meeting adjourned. (Americans and Brit
ishers let the press the reporters, adjourn the meetings.)
e e e e
Bad technique, very bad!
And a method that might well lead to serious difficulties
before the conference adjourns, and needlessly so.
For based upon suspicion It arouses suspicion; based upon
lack of confidence, It arouses the same sentiment In others.
And the method Is, we repeat, all out of date. In fact it is
FUNDAMENTALLY merely the totalitarian method, based upon
the assumption that nations, like people, CAN'T BE TRUSTEDI
They can't be tnisted with the plain facts, can't be given the
truth, it Is fatal and naive In any relationships domestic or
foreign to be frank, candid, lay all one's cards on the table, where
all may view them.
But the latter IS the American and tha democratic way, and
Commander Stassen's practice.
Nothing would help this conference more, or ultimately help
Russia more, in our opinion, than if Comrade Stalin, merely as a
matter of enlightened self-interest would see the handwriting on
tha wall and in his press and public, relationships also adopt It!
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Major George Fielding Ellott and Walter Llppmann are regular
this morning.
following accession, during which
more to the increasing respect and
upon the solid foundation of per
radio message, like his remarks
, -
who is the big attraction at this
had another conference at the St.
it was Standing Room Only, with
Crystal Room, jammed. Profiting
early and got a seat, but scores
talked a good deal and said
top notch American "public rela
between the Soviet Union delega
advances in me past coupie ui
attend Commander Stassen's press
another background conference
quoted.
paragraph above.
Impression of the American press
attendants at these press conferences: ths Major has a lot to say,
Walter nothing, at least nothing to date.
a e e e
Don Sterling, managing editor of the Oregon Journal has
arrived to take Marshall Dana's place, the latter having returned
to Portland. Phil Parrish of
we are informed sorry to have
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
San Francisco, May 10. Mr.
Truman started hewing a new
path of his own in his first for
ward action on
d o m e s tic af
fairs. He slash
ed nearly sev
en and a half
billion dollars
from the war
expenditu res
program, and
vetoed farm
draft defer
m e n t (T y d
i n g s amend
Paul elation
ment). ' Behind
the expendi
tures slash was the rather mas
sive truth that nearly all the
amount ($7,000,000,000 of it) In
volved future ship construction
and the maritime commission is
already talking of scrapping for
postwar the surplus ships we
have. The other cuts were mod
est, trimmings of agencies such
as war Information, the needs of
which are dwindling with the
European war end.
The depth of real economy in
volved may therefore have been
overestimated, as many of the
congressmen up on such details
have noted to themselves. But
they were content to keep this
unstressed as the effort of. the
new president toward economy
oi any kind or scope struck a
responsive, popular congression
al chord. When coupled with the
promise of tax reduction which
lvir. xruman ottered, It was
naturally greeted with great,
general enthusiasm, which will
assure its adoption and per
haps more.
THE draft deferment veto, on
the other hand, left congress
sour. The inside explanation
for the president's action was
that his veto message had been
composed, or wholly inspired,
by the war department. The
legislation was in the form of a
Tydings resolution designed to
compel the administration to
enforce the original Tvdlnes
farm deferment law already on
the statute books. In rejecting
this, Mr. Truman clung to the
Roosevelt line. However, the
president's personal prestige In
congress is such that although
an overwhelming majority of
house members wanted the ad
ministration to enforce the law,
his veto was sustained 185 to
177. What congressmen cannot
understand is why, in view of
food shortages on every table
ana xne end of the war in Eu
rope, the necessities for feeding
Europe, etc., the administration
holds to its proposition of con
tinuing to draft farmers. I do
not think this has been ade
quately explained.
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THE same suppressed congres
sional criticism greeted a
statement Issued by the presi
dent backing up OPA, and ap
parently composed by OPA Ad
ministrator Bowles. The con
gressmen feel Mr. Truman took
the word of his departments too
much at face value rather than
striking out for himself.
Affairs around the White
House are developing wholly
different lines in many other
ways. Whereas Mr. Roosevelt
was accustomed to work from
bed in the mornings, calling in
his few assistants and working
out problems with them, Mr.
Truman has his first caller in
his executive office each day
promptly at 9 a.m. Many con
gressmen find It better to stqrt
their work early in the morn
ing and Truman has carried his
senatorial habit Into the execu
tive mansion to the displeasure
of the staff and newsmen, ac
customed to the old Washington
heritage that nothing Important
could be dona before 10 a.m.,
Rom where I
Saturday night Is open house for
service men at Dad and Ma Hue
kins'. They spread out sliced tur
key and chicken, hotbreads and
cake, sweet cider and Ice-cold
becr-and let any service man
who wants to, come and help
himself.
Borne townsfolk thought the
fellows might get obstrepereaa
or take advantage of the Bo
kins' hospitality. Bat the mea
are qnlck to recognise that
httre'a a real American heme,
where frtondllnmj and modem
lion are jast naturally obervrL
JaWJIJuaUM'inaul
the Oregonian has also departed,
missed Phil. R.W.ft.
earliest hour at which congres
sional committees assemble.
UIS calling list is large, run-
nlng about 18 a day, in con
trast to the little known office
practice of the last year or so
of the Roosevelt administration,
when there were few callers,
Several senators have told me
that for a year before Mr.
Roosevelt's death it was virtu
ally impossible to see him. -
Senatorial callers report Mr.
Truman has a slightly different
position from Mr. Roosevelt on
the "little TVA" watersheds.
They reported him favoring the
development of the Missouri
valley and other projects on a
common sense plan, but appar
ently he is not much for slogans
and high pressure political sales
manship.
Flight o Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mai)
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
May 10. 1935
(It was Friday)
Roosevelt given flood of ad
vice on soldier's bonus bill.
Legion Poppy Days designated
as May 24-23.
This
Week.'
is National 'Cotton
Normal student fined for tak
ing flowers from Ashland yard.
President signs order putting
government In power business.
Fair. High 66, low 44 degrees.
Oregon Mothers ask abolish
ment of post of chancellor of
higher education.
Mid-West farmers plan march
to Washington to boost AAA.
Jury deadlocked in murder
trial of David Lamson at San
Jose.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
May 10. 1925
(It was Sunday)
.Hood River suffers worst fire
in its history with loss at $200,
000. Field Marshal von Hindenburg
to be inaugurated as president of
Germany tomorrow. Expected
demonstrations by Berlin radi
cals fail to materialize.
Probable rain. High 63, low 40
degrees.
Supreme Court upholds Call
fomia anti-Jap law.
New high school site absorb
ing topic In city.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS
AGO TODAY
May 10. 1911
(It was Wednesday)
Heavy rain highly beneficial
to valley crops.
City limits are extended to
the south, with only one dissent
ing vote.
County
graders.
orders seven road
TRUCK STOLEN FROM
RANCH AT C0LESTEIN
A model A Ford flat-bed truck
was stolen yesterday from the
ranch of Theodore Avgeris at
Colesteln. according to a state
police report. The truck, which
has a farmer's license, was be
lieved to have been taken by a
16-year-old parolee from the
state industrial school who was
employed at the Avgeris ranch.
police said.
P.-T. A. Activities
Last meeting of the year will
be held by the Roosevelt Parent
Teacher association Friday, May
11, at the school. Installation of
the new officers will be held.
Mrs. Maxwell's room will act
as hostess room, the children
providing the program and
mothers of the children serving.
Mrs. Riley Thompson will be
social chairman.
Advertliement
sit y Joe Marsh
The Hoskins
are a One-Family USO
And do they appreciate M A
touch of home life, hospitality,
good food, a pleasant glass of
beer or dder-and, afterwards,
maybe a sing around the piano,
or a chat before the Are.
From where I sit, a lot mora
families conld take a tip from
the Rosklna', and gtre ear serr
k mea a chance So spend off
henra in homelike anrroaad
lag, ta an atmosphere of mod
eration and good fellowship.
Jacksonville Court House As
Museum For Southern Oregon
Has Backing In Grants Pass
(Editorial from Grants Pass
Courier)
Southern Oregon's position as
a tourist center has long been
established. People by the thou
sands from every state in the
Union have flocked to this vaca
tlon wonder-land In years past.
Many more thousands are ex
pected In the post-war era when
new cars are procurable and
when gas is plentiful once again
Southern Oregon has its organ
ization for the preservation of
wild life, forests, fishing streams
and other wonders of nature
which make for it the mecca of
tourists, but it has overlooked
one item which is most import
ant to posterity, and that Is the
preservation of historical relics.
The Southern Oregon Chapter
Sons of the American Revolution
and the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution chapters at
Grants Pass. Medford and Ash
land, Jacksonville Grange and
other Jacksonville organizations,
are making a concerted effort to
induce the Jackson county court
to rehabilitate the courthouse at
Jacksonville to be used as a
Southern Oregon Historical mu
seum. The little town of Jacksonville,
south of Medford in Jackson
county, was the metropolis of
Southern Oregon when state
hood came and it held its posi
tion for many years. Here is the
most appropriate setting for a
museum for the preservation of
Southern Oregon historical relics
and a travel point for tourists
who seek romantic places of the
West in their vacation travels.
It was in December, 1851 or
January, 1852 that gold was
mined in the town of Jackson
ville although sometime earlier
gold was discovered on Jackson
creek, nearby. In recent years
gold has been mined in the back
yards.
Jacksonville has had many ex
periences more or less common
to early mining towns murders,
hangings, mob law, gamblers,
Indian uprisings, political bat
tles, waves of prosperity and
years of sleepy solitude. Early in
1853 justice was on more than
one occasion administered by a
"judge" selected by the crowd at
the scene of a crime.
It is claimed that the first
Methodist church west of the
Rockies was built at .Jackson
ville and it is still used for serv
ices. Contributions for the erec
tion were made by miners, gam
blers and saloon keepers, as well
as devout worshippers.
At the close of 1853 Jackson
ville was In a prosperous condi
tion, the center of trade and dis
tributing market for a large area.
During a winter1 following a
heavy snow, food was scarce and
flour sold at $1 a pound, sugar
at unheard o" prices and salt was
unobtainable at any price.
While Indians were burning
the homes of Rogue river settlers
and murdering whites a com
pany of 20 resolute Jacksonville
men set out to render assistance
and joined forces with the regu
lars. In 1865 Warren Lodge No. 10,
A. F. & A. M. was organized.
The United States hotel, a two-
Mokes wood, metal and fin
oleum surface ihme. Gives
long-lasting beauty. Easy to
apply. Dries foit and hard.
Cleans without hard rub
bing. "Just brush it onP
Oah
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A complete lint of
Paint and Sundries
ACME
Hardware Co.
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IIS
story brick, with a fireplace in
everv room, was rushed to com
pletion in time to house Presi-J
dent Harrison and his party on
their western tour. The story is
told that when the bill for lodg
ing was nresented. the Presi
dent's secretary remarked that
they didn't want to buy the ho
tel, but just wanted to pay for
lodging For some years past the
United States hotel has Deen
housing a laree number of South
ern Oregon relics, but due to the
fact that there has not been a
permanent caretaker, the rooms
have been opened only occasion
ally and many articles have been
withdrawn and lost.
A concerted effort to save for
nosterity the articles of early
pioneer historic value should not
be delayed, as they are gradually
being dispersed and the burning
of every pioneer farm home
surely destroys articles of his
toric value. Everything of this
nature in ' private possession
should be placed in a safe place,
none safer than a regularly en
dowed public museum.
The court house was built m
1883-4 at a cost of approximately
$32,000.
The SAR and DAK chapters
are to be commended on their
decision to undertake this pro
ject and their efforts to carry it
through to reality. Every co-operation
should be given when
and where needed to make the
museum one of the largest and
best to be found in the West.
Daily Weather Report
- FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday. Slightly warmer
Friday.
Oreffon: Partly cloudy tonteht and
Friday, with acattered showers tonight.
Cooler east portion and warmer west
of Caacades Friday.
LOCAL DATA
Temoerature a year ajro today:
Highest 62; Lowest 38.
Total monthly Dreclnltation: .08
Inches.
Deficiency for the month: .29 Inches.
Total precipitation since September
1944: 14.25 lnchea.
Deficiency for the season: .55 Inches.
RelaUve humidity at 4:30 n. m. yes
terday: 83; 4:30 today .-86.
tomorrow
Sunrise 5:34 a. m.. Sunset 8:30 p. '
m.
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M. M. DEPT. STORE
MARC B. JARMIN, JR.
IS WOUNDED IN ITALY
Word was received here from
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Jarmln of
The Dalles that their ion, S-Sgt.
Marc B. Jarmin, Jr., was wound
ed in Italy April 17. The wound,
caused by shrapnel, hospitalized
S-Sgt. Jarmin for a short period
but he has since returned to ac
tive duty, a letter to his parents
said. They are former Medford
residents.
Now Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With More Comfort
FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline
(non-acid) powder, holds false teeth
more firmly. To eat and talk In mora
comfort, just sprinkle m little FAS
TEETH on your plates. No gummy,
gooey, pasty taste or feeling. Checks
"plate odor" denture breath). Get
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SHOPPING
DAYS
Before Mother's
Day, May 13th
- Choose Appropriata
GIFTS and CARDS
Now At The
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Shopping Center
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