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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNB Friday. Mar 1' 1MB Medford4$$MTribune Everyone Id SoutUern Orcoa KtMU UJ move '"- Dally Except tmturdftT published by n.ia North rir St. Phone lt41 BOBtBT W. BUHL. Editor. ERNEST R. CILSTHAP. ManaSer, HERB OBEY, Advertlsln Mjr. E C. FERGUSON, MnKtn Edltol iDTunn PBRHV. Sunday Editor m OLIVE STARCHEB, Soe. Editor GERALD LATHAM, Circulation Mir. An Independent Newspaper. Entered ai aecond Modlord. clam matter at under Act 01 rireiron. Mnrr-h 1B70. SUBSCRIPTION BATES tally end Sunday one year ..i0 Dally and Sunday alx month! 4 00 Dally end Sunday three moa. llO niiv and Sunday one month. 73 By Carrier In Advance Medford, vllle. Gold Hill, Phoenix. Talent, end on motor routes: Dally and Sunday one yer.... oo rjallv and Sunday one month 70 All lerma eaab In advance. Official Paper of the City of Medford Official paper or aacaton United Praia Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS m ReDreieptatlvo WEST-HOLLIDAY CUMl'AHH. A-tun-tlalm . De troit. 8an Francisco, Los Angeles, Se attle. Portland. St Louis. Atlanta. Vancouver. B. C Mtmit ORC0(N PusiishIer MPtl SOCIATIOI Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perrr Due to the alleged beef short age, the public is urged to save red points, and eat rabbits. What the country needs is a politician who can pull a steer out of plug hat as they did rabbits in the early days of the depression recession. 0 0 0 "In other words, to hell with the German cobras that's plain enough, isn't it?" (Royce Brier in S.F. Chronicle. Yes, but a bit libelous toward the cobras. o Eugene is aroused by the dese cration of tiny Jewish syna gogue, in an out-break of racial and rel .lous intolerance. There is no evidence any of the hood lums wore $16 nightgowns with masks attached. ooo Cuba is now importing its ver sion of vodka, and some of same has been made available through the state saloons. Imbibers fear for the.nselves, and future diplo matic relations with Russia, original instigator of the fiery fluid. 0 0 0 "This war loan Is the "Mighty Seventh. We hope it doesn't prove as spurious as "Mighty Oregon" sometimes in a USC game." (Salem Statesman.) Let everybody hope so. e . e e CAUSE AND EFFECT (Shenadoah (la.) News) "The William Smiley fam ily residing on a farm near Coin recently had an egg laid by a White Rock hen which was different. It had a forma tion on one end with a good sized V formation on top of the otherwise smooth shell. Mrs. Smiley has been confined to her home with the mumps." e e e The rain continues. Whoever Is playing that old phonograph rccorJ of "It H'alnt Goln' to Rain Any Mo!" will please break it up. e o Japanese in neutral countries are reported sending out peace feelers, seeking something leu than unconditional surrender. Wa.;..j.-n, D. C. knows noth Jng aV .ut it. Care should be ex ercised to make sure It Is not a "sneak peace" with a demolition bomb concealed in the seat of its pants. 0 0 0 V. " alsllng, the Norse traitor and nr. J puppet, will be tried by a Jury of countrymen. The rascal would like a change of venue to uermany. o e o WOMEN'S HATS IN "9J" (Pendleton East Oregonlan) "The Frnr.er opera house an nounces: The manaTement of this theater has added one more rule to the regulations of the house. Hereafter, no ladles will be allowed to wear lints In the auditorium unless they are thirtv-flve yenrs or more.' It Is understood that those small nieces of lnce with slend.r fenthers sticking up on each side, called the latest in opera bonnets, are not In clurlH In the prohibition." (50 Yrs. Affo Col.) 0 0 0 Some confusion has arisen over the birthday rig;,. Peoria Bill Gates. The record (unoffl-c'-'i mv, It was Wed. and he states It was Thurs. Anvwav abort flft vears ao he had as Koorl a chance as anybody to be president. 0 0 0 Tritons, nut out of work by f" (.n of the war, have none on a st-lke. Inasmuch as their r-wemment calls them "redun fin. wnrVers" one can't blame firm much. Editorial Correspondence San Francisco, May 15. If a bunch of armed gangsters should suddenly take over the Crocker Bank on Post and Montgomery what would haooen? A hurry call for police would be sent In, and perhaps 50 of them would rush down there and start to round-up me outlaws, But what If the gangsters were too strong for them? Then a call would be sent in for the state police. And what if even then the gangsters were getting the better of it? Well there would be the state militia and the fire department and last but not least the U. S. army and navy. In other words every potential bank robber knows what he and his pals would be up against if they tried to seize a bank and get away with a million dollars or more. So they don t try it, or at least not very oiien. inai is wny organized crime does not pay, because at a moment s notice an overwhelming force can be stacked up against it, and the criminals potentially and otherwise know it. Well that is the main job before the conference here, to prove to the world that war DOES NOT PAY; to serve notice on every notentlal outlaw nation, that if they start anything they are going to be met by an overwhelming force they can't hope to resist, for lone at least. Which would not necessarily mean wars would entirely cease any more than bank robberies have entirely ceased; but would mean they would occur infrequently and then most likely on a small, rather than a large, scale. Bearing this example In mind, we can't share the "alarums expressed over these regional agreements like the pact of Cha- DulteDec. or bilateral alliances like the Angio-Kussian zu-year defensive treaty, on the ground they will wreck any League of Nations document drawn up here . Why should they any more than having state police and state militia on call. need wreck any local police force7 We grant the analogy Is not a perfect one. But we can't see why these so-called regional agreements and pacts can't function, as local oolice function, to put down small and local outbreaks, and if, and when, the lawlessness threatens to spread beyond the control of the local police, then call in tne worm militia, or army and navy. We don't say this will be done, but we fail to see why it couldn't be, and perhaps strengthen rather than weaken the world pact, It Is reported here Japan has broken off relations with Germany because Germany's surrender violated the Tri-Partite Pact. Doesn't that make Japan eligible to send a delegation to this conference all samee as Argentina? (Before Indignant letters are written to ye editor let it be stated this is supposed to be a Joke!) Several of the Important newspaper men here are leaving, but probably close to 1500 of them still remain. It is doubtful if any big news breaks here until near the close If then. The big news as far as the post war era is concerned will be, not this world peace agreement, but the peace TREATYI Nevertheless those v?ho wish a liberal education In international relationships and modern diplomacy are wise to stick around. The New York Times circulates four pages of its regular New York edition here on the day issued, by A. P. telegraph-photo. SOME service! Only a paper as rich as the Times could afford to do this but It may be that in another hundred years, those in Medford who wish a New York paper on the day of issue can have it. Mr. Jim Farley was here yesterday looking after coca cola sales in this district according to Jim, who Is his own press-agent. Don Sterling of the Portland Journal had a long talk with him, Don knows almost as many of the Big Shots here as Jim, but we have a suspicion coca cola was not the subject of their conversation. Did we mention Captain Dick Neuberger, recently stationed In Alaska also being here detailed to the conference by the army. He said he greatly enjoys the stories written by Mrs. E. H. Hedrlck, of Medford, appearing from time to time in Collier'a Dick him self, incidentally, is one of the best writers of English produced by the state of Oregon In recent years. R.W.R. s News Behind The News By Paul Mallon FlorMa's private savings now amount to more than four bil lions of dollars, or almost three times the total 1041 Income of IU citizens. , Washington. May 18. The fiasco staged In informing the public of the end of its war in E ur o p e was term i n a t e d yesterday when Moscow ' v i - a ann o u n c e d, f SPta jeJ'J without a wrinkle of a smile, that fighting was ended and the war over, ten days after the AP's too ex Pan! Mellon elusive disclo sure of tho sur render. To penetrate the confusing ten days of accusations and to ascer tain what really happened, I have consulted the best authori ties who sat In on this epic of errors, with the following re sults: 0 0 0 THE basic cause of all the trouble was Russia's persist ent refusal to believe in a Ger man surrender even when signed. This was why the only reason why Gen. Elsenhower attempted to hold back the news of the surrender for at least 36 to 48 hours after it was signed, sealed and delivered. Some published reports are suggesting Stalin was piqued by the German generals running to Elsenhower for terms. Thnt Is not what the Russians told Elsen hower. Their position was one of complete suspicion that the nazis would continue to fight against them despite official sur render. There was good ground for their suspicion in subsequent events. Fighting against them did continue In some spots, and at the time of their Wednesday. May 16, declaration of peace, it was not clear whether tho revolt against them In Czechoslovakia was over. Indeed, the leading nazis who WASHING MACHINES REPAIRED Parts ft Service on All Makes B. ft t Washer Shop 401 E. Mala Phono 6302 did not commit suicide were running for our lines. e e e WHETHER from pique or gen uine military considerations the Russians staged their own surrender of the nazis In Berlin the day after the one near Rhelms and their surrenders went into effect at 12:01 a. m. the following day. This was done in spite of the fact that the Rhelms surrender covered all fronts and. was signed by a soviet general who took part in the negotiations. This is what caused the delay In announcements to our public and opened the opportunity for the AP denouement, but It was not the beginning. On April 28, nine days before the Rhelms sur render, "an American official in- I formed the AP alone at San I Francisco that the Germans had surrendered and announcement ; would be made shortly. I THE case 0( the Ap.a Edward Kennedy was only a sensa tional climax. Sixteen newsmen witnessed the surrender (the 17th chosen could not go at the last minute). All the other American corre spondents were nearby and were promised what the trade calls fill-Ins on the scene, so they could write authentic accounts of it, but only four American newsmen actually were present at the signing. The three press associations and a Baltimore Sun man who had attended the sur render in world war I and four radio men. The other 12 are for eign correspondents, mostly British (whose censorship, inci dentally, is easier than ours and has enabled London to announce practically every important event of the war). After delay of hours, the sign ing was over at 2:40 a. m. Mon day, May 7, and the newsmen wrote their accounts immediate ly. These were cleared by "field censors," so that the copy would not have to be read again bv another censor when SHAEF would release the stories for dis patch. e e . s IENNEDY'S story was cleared in this unreleased way Just as the others. He then waited near- ly 12 hours with his story until hearing of the broadcast of Ger man Foreign Minister Von Kro- sigh on the Flensburg radio, of ficially broadcasting the surren der as a fact and telling the Ger man people what to do. Then Kennedy decided to send ! out the news himself without' notifying the army (according to my official army source here), or I seeking release from the impo sition of secrecy-upon-honor im posed upon all the newsmen bv isennower s press man. Brig Gen. Frank Allen. He telephoned the storv to the London AP office, where there sits a censor 24 hours a day. The censor tnere did not stop the story and it was cabled to this country and published. auto Is sldeswiped on Pacific highway. Fifteen new officers arrive for CCC duty here. Luther Deuel explains fruit loan system to growers. Eagle Point to seek Medford water on public works loan. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY May 18 1929 Ot was Tuesday) Wild turkeys to be planted In Rogue River valley. Paris communists launch riots. Court decree fixes eight hour day on state highway work. Siskiyou Heights to vote again on coming into city. City to pass taxing theaters. new ordinance Fair. High 83, low 83 degrees. Dr. Ross is thrown off the state fish board. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY May 18. 1911 (It was Thursday) Heat wave kills many in Chi cago. Mt. Angel college to play Med ford nine Sunday here. Siskiyou Power company plans to Invade local field. Twenty-three wanderers rounded up by police have total of 60 cents. COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the fcdltor must beat the name and address ot the writer althuuah the use ot a pen-name or initials tnr publication Is pertnis slble The Mall Tribune reserves the nthl to edit all letters with a view to clarity and condensaUna I DO not wish to be understood as prejudging Mr. Kennedy's case, -mere may be facts 1 have not been able to ascertain. On the face of available evidence his predicament seems to involve a simple violation of confidence, a respected and inviolable law of American Journalism as sacred as a lawyer's confidence to a client. There is no other way for free press operation. His friends may say this is one time the British did not beat us on a story and that the Russians did not get away with their attempt to tie up the news, but those other newspapermen who kept the confidence will look at it differently. Flight o Time Modlord and Jackson Co Hit tory trom tho files oi tho Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 fears ago. Word For The Aged . To the editor: I would like to say a few words in, behalf of the old people. Some are 111, neglected and lonely; some live in shacks, cabins, apartments or hotel rooms. Some have good homes but are lonely. All would appreciate calls, letters, cards or flowers, a ride out in the coun try or to see a friend. Children have been taught to "be kind to animals" and many learned their lesson well, but we neglected to teach them to be kind to old people or else we would not have to step off the walk to let bicycles go by (at night) and then hear an insulting remark as they pass. I know the Scouts are taught to be kind and helpful, but not all children are Scouts. One of the nicest turns I ever had done for me was by a nice little boy and when I thanked him for it he proudly said "I'm a Boy Scout." There should be some move ment started to remedy this and not all offenders are children either. A Grandmother. (Name on file) ' " Evils Return To the editor: Thirty-five years ago the American people revolt ed against conditions brought about by gambling, exploitation TEN YEARS AGO TODAY May 18. 1935 (It was Sunday) "Lawrence of Arabia", noted British soldier and author, in jured in motorcycle crash. State relief probe finished; main criticisms are unfounded, report states. Fair and warmer. High 81, low 41 degrees. Bert Orr escapes injury when FATHER'S DAY CARDS Father's Day is June 17th. Time now to select cards to send oveneat. SWEM'S Book and Gift Shop THE OLD JUDGE SAYS... GEORGE: "Yes. I certainly would like to hear why you call that an old fashioned idea. Judge." OLD JUDGE: "Glad to tell you. George. Until recently, a person known as an al coholic was generally treated as a social outcast. Little if anything was done to understand him or help him. But, during the past lew years, medical research and study has developed that alcoholics are really tick people . . . that there is usually a deep rooted physical, social or emotional reason behind their behavior. That's why today to much h being done to help them by finding out and correcting the condition that leads them to excess." GEORGE: "How many folks are there like that. Judge?" OLD y'0G'E:"WeH, according to scientific research. 95 of the people who drink, drink sensibly. 5 do so unwisely, at times. Included in that 5 is the small percentage of the sick people I'm talking about" GEORGE: "That certainly give me dearer picture. It's the most sensible ap proach I've ever heard on tto subject." raw fmtlwmM iaal t CWr-mn eS Ihka eWe hoaMB, fas. of the liquor traffic and the gros ser .activities of the underworld. Mere in California, Hiram ft. Johnson, elected governor, took leadership in opposition to these recognized evils.' Race-track gambling was abolished, the nickel-in-the-slot machine o u t lawod, and other remedial legis lation enacted. Under the pres sure of organized minorities and nrnnnnanda the evils banished a third of a century ago have been restored, aiinougn me great, unorganized majority of Pnlifnrninns are unauestionablv as definitely opposed as they were thirty-five years ago. The present California situa tion has been dragged out for public inspection by recent re port of the Grand Jury of my home county, Santa Clara. The Grand Jury, made up of repre sentative citizens, reports that one community, Gilroy, has, in defiance of state laws, licensed gambling joints and nickel-in-the-slot machines. The sheriff of the county is reported as stating that it would be "political sui cide" to enforce the anti gambling laws at Gilroy. This writer is well acquainted in the Gilroy district. The great majority of Gilroy people are law-abiding, but they are un organized, inarticulate. The law less minority is organized, can get out their vote. Perhaps they could make it "political suicide" for u law enforcement officer to enforce the law. The organized minority of the state machine which Governor Johnson defeat ed could do just that. But when the lawless element went a bit too far the majority swept them into the political discord. And what was done in California was done throughout the nation. Gilroy is a cross-section of the California situation. California is probably, at it was in Gover nor Johnson's time, a cross-section of the states of th Union The great majority of law-abiding Americans will not, in the long run, submit to the corrupt ing Influences of an exploiting minority. - FRANKLIN HICHBORN, Santa Clara, Calif. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. Use Mafl Tribune Want Ads. GRADUATION CARDS Send cards of congratula tion to your friends who ' are graduating this year. SWEM'S Book and Gift Shop ISCHARGED VETERANS WORLD WAS II YOU CAN NOW OBTAIN PROMPT F.H.A. APPROVAL AND PRIORITY FOR NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION SEE BIG PINES LUMBER CO. DIAL 3030 r.H'tffl"'.&-iTV-Jr;W I iillTrjeapaJsaawvejCTs-oveiaaw t i'iiiui,inuijaaa " li'-fYihiiTr-TfYm mmnfi- - - - - - -- - Finer, Fresher VEGETABLES fPofafoeSi!490 "Red nMJ!.L rc KCIUIjIIGj Bun. J Ball" Carrots 2 bJ5" Close Out KLAMATH POTATOES 100 lb,1 89 3 Very Good Selection C rt mmm 1 111 a a aa a 3IKAYY riAia and LEATHER GLOVES BLUE BELL POTATO CHIPS ft 25c EXTRA LARGE ' - PA. 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