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VcTIH MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. June 20. 1948 MEDFORDwKTRIBUinJ Dally Ixctp taturday HKBB CBF.Y, AdvertHlnf Miff; ARTHUR PERRY, Sunday MRS OU VB STARCJIER. fioc. Editor GERALD LATHAM. Clrcul.tlon MST- An Independent Newspaper. Kntered aa second "UJl". ' Mediord, Orefon. under Art or March 3, SUBSCRIPTION RATES By HUH In Advance: "bally and Sunday-one year ,-. J Dally end Sunday elx monthe 4 00 Dally and Sunday three moe. 1.10 Daily and Sunday one months .H By f5arrler In Advance M6ord. Ashland, Central Point, Jackaon ville. Cold Hill, Phoenix. Talent, and on motor routes: nn Dally and Sunday one year. .. 0J Dally and Sunday one month .n All term. - Official Paper of the City of Medford Official t.pr of Jaekioa County United Praia roll Leased Wire MEMBER OP AUDIT BUREAU . OF CIRCULATIONS ' Advortlalne Representative WEST-HOLUDAY company, mo. Ofllcea In New York. Chlcaeo, De troit, San rranolaco, Loe Angeles, 8e ttlfc Portland. St Louis. AtlenU, VangonveriBiMMMW PUIUSNERy4sJa)lilTI0l Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthul Perry War new makes Door hot weather reading, with battles raging in temperatures more fervid than our own. In many past summers, when peace (so called) prevailed, Polar explor ers claimed the top headlines. Then it was cooling to read, a Norwegian scientist and six men, headed for the top of the world, had been caught in the ice, with no rescue in less than a month. r Word now comet from Europo, the missing Adolf Hitler of Ger many, may have had his face lifted, by a plastic surgeon, in stead of getting his neck caught in the end of a rope. e e The valley corn is coming long fine. In many fields it is up as high as the weeds in the fence corners. . RUGGED SOCIAL WHIRL . (Pendleton East Oregonlen) "Early this week the town of Adams came near haying a tar and feather episode but three young men from Walla ' Walla . vamoosed from the town. Two women were in . volved and were told that un- ' less their actions were circum spect in the future, criminal , prosecution would be com menced against them." (50 Yrs.-Ago col.) e e Objections have been filed to the public cussing of Gen. B.&G. Patton by a Los Angeles cleric. Outside of causing the General to cuss some more, nothing wis gained. e e A dozen or so Polish leaders the London Poles were so excited-about when Jailed by the Russians, have confessed to con spiracy and sabotage against the Red army, and were not the pur ported red-hot battlers for Polish independence they were sup posed to be. Their confessions were a shock not alone to the London Poles, but to the Lublin Poles, the Pskov, Poles, the War saw Poles, and the City Park Poles, who currently are remain ing in the shado in fear of Rus sia, Much sympathy has been lathered on the London Poles, described by the esteemed S. F. Chronicle, as "men we do not know well enoiiRh to trust with the loan of a lawnniowcr." a e e "MEAT LOVERS RAPIDLY TURNING TO RABUITS" (Hdline Ashland, Ky., Indepen dent.) Thle. is a better trick, than the 1920 Kord drivers, who fre quently "turned turtle." COULD BEI (Woman's Companion) He stood holding her hand, his check in her hair. In tho silence they stood together, while he waited, felt some thing begin to beat In his breast, faintly, uncertainly. Was it his heart?" e GIs recently home from the Pacific, who have sweltered in New Guinea, Borneo, Salpan. and way points, view the locai weather coolly. "What heat?" they ask Inquiring kin and natives. e e e Watermelon patches have started to adorn the rural scene hereabouts. Owners warn Bny person caught in them after sun down In the early autumn, will know the gun was loaded. Upstate newspapers published In or near heavily timbered areas, have started to advice sub scribers, a fuel shortage is likely next winter. Boxes of blood plasma can be dropped without a parachute from 10.000 feet, without break age, thanks to a specially do sighed wood box. Tokyo Radio Propaganda Line Stresses Disunity Ur Allies, Plans To Keep By Louis F. Keemla United Press War Analyst The busy Tokyo radio has three favorite themes these days allied disunity, the imminence of an invasion of he Japanese homeland"Snd Japan's ability to repel it by the prodigious efforts now being undertaken. Perusal of the Japanese output for a 24-hour period as recorded by the federal communications commission, gives a fairly repre sentative cross-section of the enemy propaganda lirte. Newsworthy items in this material are made available to the press through the office of war information but a study of the undigested mass gives a more connected picture of Japanese thought and hopes. 24-HOUR FLOOD POURS OUT Every hour of the 24, the stuff is poured out in Japanese, Chinese, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and other languages. Principal broadcasts include those to western North America; to Brazil (In Portuguese) and to the rest of Latin-America In Spanish; to greater East Asia; China and the South Seas; the Japanese home and empire service; from Peiping and Shanghai in Mandarin; from Batavia and Singapore in English and other languages. The broadcasts include some objective straight news and a great deal more that is slanted; some fairly smooth propaganda and a lot that is vicious or stupid. An FCC analysis of the 24-hour period in the Japanese language to greater East Asia, after dealing with the broader aspects of the broadcasts, notes that the usual items gleaned from the allied and neutral press, carefully chosen to high iinht oiiini rficconsinn nnxietv concerning the future of the war, bestiality and imperialistic greed, the day. ARRESTS IN U. a. Arte, uilu Representative items picked almost at random from the volum inous report include: A Japanese version of the arrest in the United States on p'sninnaife chariies of two government employes and two editors of the magazine Amerasia. Tokyo reports, by way of Stockholm, that 15 American communists have been rounded up for espionage, two of them being state department officials, one a naval informa tion officer and 12 writers "for the American communist paper Amerasia." A Washington official is quoted as pointing to possible grave effects on American-Soviet relations. Several long dissertations on independence for the Indonesians of the Dutch East Indies, who are represented as co-operating with the Japanese and burning with enthusiasm to defend their home land to win freedom from the Dutch. U. S. LOSSES OFF OKINAWA DISTORTED' Some fantastic figures on United States naval losses off Okinawa. A naval commentary promising greater Kamikaze suicide efforts and gloating over the prospect of sinking such great troop-laden liners as the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth when they are diverted from Europe. A great deal of contrast (favorable to Russia) between Soviet and Anglo-American methqds in occupied Germany. An article telling how "British traditional has been resumed. Quotes from a talk by Subhas British-American-Soviet disunity Pieces about Soviet pressure on Chungking in favor of the Yenan Communist regime. A long and violent propaganda broadcast In Spanish to Latin- America, dealing with "Yankee toward defeated nations. Probably the prize of the collection Is an hour-long broadcast to the American forces In Australia and the South Pacific. Called "Zero Hour", It offers "music as you like It, news from two fronts, a little bit of this and that, and a thought forthe day." Letter From Washington By HARRIS ELLSWORTH Member ot Congress From Oregon OPA. The next problem to be faced by the House is the consid eration of the extension of the Price Control Act (OPA). The senate has already acted on this legislation and incorporated in the bill both of the cost of pro duction amendments The Wher ry Amendment prohibiting the setting of prices on farm prod ucts below the producers cost of production, and a similar amend ment authored by Senator Thom as of Oklahoma, applying to meat processing and oilier manu factured food products. I have attended some of the hearings held by the House Banking and Currency commit tee on this legislation. The stories of the abusive adminis tration of the OPA act arc enough to give the most hard ened supporter of Chester Bowles, the OPA administrator, a severe chill. As I have said before, the Con gress faces an impossible situa tion with reference to the OPA problem. Price control Is neces sary. The Price Control act is basically a good law. The diffi culties, shortages and persecu tions that have resulted stem News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington. June 20. The house committee hearing the youth draft (misnamed "univers al m il 1 1 a r y t r a I n 1 n g") reached the highest alti tude ever known to leg islation. It closed at about 150000 feet, with the t committee cn-j terlng an oxy gent cell to write recom mendat ions. Paul Mallnn presumably on an even higher plane. No one connected with the matter has yet got back to earth, or even looked in that direction. But more no one cared or dared to bring up a fact. The whole discussion was kept exclusively in the realm of ethereal theory. . e e THE military men, for In- stance, closed with their star kites Generals Marshall and Eisenhower and Aihn. King. These men made out clear case I iinim iji .inn. ill Invaders Out round out the radio output for , policy" against the Soviet Union Chandra Bose, Indian Quisling, on and a "march on Delhi." imperialism" and inhuman policy from executive orders and ad ministrative practices. We can Incorporate a few more checks and safeguards against such mal administration, but we cannot write administrative details into the law. The troubles with OPA are troubles born In tho execu tive department of the govern ment, and must finally be cor rected there. President Truman will surely soon be compelled to overhaul tho functioning of his price control agency. e e e SUMMER HEAT. Washington has enjoyed an unusually cool and delightful spring. Until this week, the weather has been very similar to the very best Oregon spring and summer climate, but the high temperature and high humidity combination is going full blast now. It is extremely unpleasant. Apparently most of the urgent business of Congress can be fin ished by the end of this month. It is anticipated that a recess will be declared shortly after July 1 until after Labor Day. I hope, therefore, to be able to spend half of July and all of August In Oregon. for a strong American defense force and for military training to provide it, but did not offer a single fact or figure to bolster their legislative proposition (May bill) for drafting a million 17-year-old males or a million and a half 18-year-old males and 'or an equal number of females for a year in the army and navy. They never even ap proached their proposition. Indeed, they never mentioned It except In the smooth, round but well camouflaged phrase "universal military training." They did not define what they want, whether boys and girls what ages, what kind of training, for how long, how, when, where or at what cost. Indeed, the ncarc.it any one came to a fact or figure was when a committeeman asked Gen. Marshall how much of a standing army we would need to keep the peace, and he an swered it would all depend on the kind of pfacc that's all. e a JVfl ARSHALL also spoke of how horrible it would be, taxa tionally. tn have a large standing army., but Adm. King did not think it would be horrible to have a large standing navy. King wanted this undefined thing called "universal military train ing" to provide a large standing navy, while Marshall wanted it to avoid a large army standing. The whole testimony reached , the same stratosphere of giddy I logic. Marshall said there could not be a large standing army because it would cost too much but did not mention the cost of keeping a new batch of a couple of million 17 or 16-year-olds con tinuously in an army, standing or sitting. He Just kissed any alternative but his own proposi tion goobye with the definite and wholly erroneous conclu sion: "No other practical solution has been offered. e PISENHOWER really proved there must be citizens' training system, and urged that the training promote co-ordina tion between- the land, sea and air forces. But like Marshall he did not even consider enlarging the national guard, youth camps for summer only, creation of a larger and better officer reserve system, quadrupling West Point and Annapolis, injection of mili tary courses in high schools and colleges as compulsory subjects or any of the other many ex cellent alternatives to the youth draft system, founded by Prussia and adopted by both the nazis and communists. e "TO a conscientious reporter, the conclusion was inescap able that the military men had decided to try to bull through a youth draft as the answer to the admitted need for military train ing, without telling how they propose to administer the mat ter. As a result, the peace societies, the women's clubs, labor, (both C.I.O. and A.F.L.) and two of the three farm organizations (Farm ers' Union and National Grange) and nearly all of education (77 per cent of the college presi dents have risen up in wrath against them. On the military side In this hearing they could count only two large organizations, the United States Chamber of Com merce and the propaganda outfit In New York where the draft-act was WTltten. When military men get bullheaded, arty one below the grade of sergeant can tell you, they can bull themselves Into defeat. If they had come out with facts and figures showing what Is necessary in the way of citi zens' military training and laid out any reasonable program to attain it, they would have had no formidable opposition what ever. But they or their publicity men or ghost writers or advisors thought the only way to do it is to take the kids away from their homes for a year. They can not prove it, or have not yet. They have narrowed the propo sition down to a take-it-or-lcave- It basis. As a result congress is likely to leave It no matter what this Woodrum committee recom mends from its latest reported altitude of 175,000 feet, and still going up. COMMUNICATIONS Letter! to the Editor mnsl seel the name and addreia el the writer althnmh the oaa ol a pen-name or InlUala for publication t permis sible The Mall Tribune raiervee the rlfhl to edll ell lattera with a flaw to clarity end condensation Burma Peril Seen To the editor: From India comes word that the war is about over in Burma, 102,000 Japs are cut off from supplies, left strandj ed to "rot on the vine". From a military point of view this writes "finis" to Japan's "greater East Asia co-prosperity in Burma. But with World War II lost In that region, the way Is left open for World War III. Unless these Jans are dug out, and isolated. The Burmese women Just could fall for the old time hat tipping politeness which hides what goes on underneath. And if Hirohlto escapes as a war criminal, or even if his spirit lives on, trie ciuota of a Jap baby a year will be lived up to, even if it takes a little longer to fade out the Burmese strain. A browner race might not draw the color line as do Caucasians, and in another generation a brand new army is ready on a Jap quota of a baby year. And better equipped as natives of the territory to restore the Jap co-prosperity. Just as Mussolini before his fall had moved to restore the Roman Empire. And don't forget, the Japs are great "apers". E. E. GRANT. San Francisco, Calif. Common Sens For Peace To the editor: The Culbertson "Total Peace" plan (you so heart ily endorsed June 11) has some glaring inconsistencies. It is strictly a war plan, devised to TINTZ COLOR SHAMPOO CAKE Nw Color CaVt Shompooi and Tintt Holr luxuriously wilfwut Extra tint. wUrtntu COMI1 IN t SHAOIS t II TntUy -At Pruf ind TraUtrtt Cnuntrrt MO n Itftl. VOUN0 Ajjir YauiMuliutural nyraiiaji hmt i, unncw W vour. in Nt 22 mitiuK homo trul. tinnTr-wfTv.fTvfc.Nwni.nfl. rv4iw hr ti" nv tf tii htut bMto. Ctitrnr t' v!t m rttwiH w UhH. $AtUctKwi lutKiatNd. 91-00 pita uu. . eft 04 riv- ANY BO.VDS TODAY? Illustrated 15 k IP- ' "Sir. Saodgrasa may be fat and bald, bnt he's a real patriate He eimply showers me with War Bonds." place the balance of power in the hands of the small nations, to be used as the big powers might need to settle their dis putes. In other words a football to take the kicks. . He assumes the ablity to regu late heavy armament to be manufactured, giving the small nations 22; each of the three three, big powers 17; China and France, each 6; Turkey, Germany, and Japan, each 2. He figures that any two big pow ers, with the help of the football, could put down any aggressor. The only remedy ne proposes for a nation increasing their given quota is for all other na tions to increase likewise, in order to keep the same ratio. While I agree with you ana Culbertson regarding the "Peace Conference" effectiveness, with a veto power attached, the mere fact of trying to think in uni versal terms, can result in great progress. It Is Interesting to nonce, inai the best broadminded and hu- m a n 1 1 a rian suggestions come from China, India, Mexico, and South America. If the big five could follow their lead, we could have permanent peace now. In Culbertson's plan he does not mention right, liberty, equal ity, or Justice, there can be no peace without all of them. Neith er docs the San Francisco con ference pass any resolutions on human rights. If Culbertson can regulate heavy armament and maintain a quota, why not ban It' altogether, we do not need it in total peace? , They both ignore the .inflex ible law, of "cause and 'effect", if we would stop war, we must first remove the cause. That can be done only by economic regu lations. We all realize that force Is the only language aggressors heed. The same force -necessary to prevent war, and keep the peace with arms placed in stra tegic positions to direct and con trol all transportation and a universal exchange could make any preparations for war im possible and remove most all causes of war. How could you start a war if this force said no? The safest way to handle a bull, is by a ring in his nose. That does not hinder kind treatment and good care, but he has no veto power and is ready for total peace without heavy armament, and no Injury to the bull. Why not use common sense? IRA JONES. GIVES ROBBER ASSIST Worcester, Mass. (U.R) Mrs. Pctronclla Bacinskas confessed to police that when a youthful holdup man was unable to open the cash register of her meat market, she gave him a hand and even made him take 16 pennies, which were left after he had helped himself to $50. WAOT- for the Opening Date of the P(Q)LLAE 42 South Central Opp osite Crate rian Theatre Completely modernised. Spcclilixing in Steaks and Chops, Home-mad pastries, variety of tasty ijUds, and full course dinners. By Jack Benny I by Lichty HAS' NOTHING 10 Eugene, Ore., (U.R) The slant of the new moon is practically the same for any certain month year after year. Therefore the slant indicates the time of year. It doesn't, however, have any thing to do with wet or dry weather, according to J. Hugh Pruett, astronomer of the Uni versity of Oregon s extension di vision. "Some Indian tribes are said to have considered the tilt of the new moon in this way: 'When the points of the crescent extend upward, then if the string of the powder horn is placed over one of them, the horn will hang se curely. Leave It there, for the moon is holding water and it win be too dry in the forests for hunt ing. But when the points are so inclined that the powder norn will slide off, take it and go, for the woods will be wet enough to permit successful stalking of the game, Pruett said. It is doubtful if any believer in his moon lore has ever kept monthly records of new-moon tilts for a few successive years, commented the astronomer. He pointed out that, in late winter and early spring, the crescent is almost above the setting sun so the points extend upward. Six months later the moon Is well to the left of the sun, with its points In general toward the south. CO-ED BREAKS TRADITION Missoula, Mont. (U.R) At Montana State university where women students outnumber the men six to one, Jane Jeffers of Entile.. Mont., became the first woman ever to be elected pres ident of the student body, she was elected at the annual spring election this year. Cloelnt time for daaalfled Ada 8:30 a m Too Lata to Classly 13:13 p ro is T THIS IS SUPIWN, the new anal. geiic (paio relief) tablet which gives quicker and greater relief from pain with safety. Now al your druggist's, 30 tablets 39. Ask for Suptritu Take it as you would plain aspirin. 1 1 ..- K '4 (ST Flight o Time Mediord and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 rears ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY June 20, 1935 Ot was Thursday) Roosevelt plan to tax great wealth hits snag. Price of butter, drops as supply increases. Married women on state pay rolls may be forced to quit. Gold dredge starts operation near Rogue River. Harmon Waley, one of kid napers of Weyerhaueser boy giv en 45 years. Freight rate on pears reduced. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY June 20, 1925 (It was Saturday) Folev & Burke carnival here all next week. New bridge being built in Sams Valley near Mary Duggan plaee. Five hundred autos. carrying 2000 soldiers make trip to Crater Lake. Fair and continued warm. High 99, low 55 5 degrees. E. H. Hedrick, .new superin tendent of schools arrives. tfotlnnnl nuardsmen from Portland and coast points com plain ol valley neai. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY June 20. 1911 (It was Tuesday) Fats -and leans to play ball game for benefit of concert band. Posse closing in on Drain mail car robbers. Coffeeln Brothers plumbing shop Horse runs away at noon. ' President Taft sends message to Congress. s . Jail Breaker Gets Stuck Between Bars Russell, Kan., (U.R) Prospects didn t look very good to one Russell county prisoner recent ly when he was confined to close quarters, during an attempt to break jail. His "close confinement" was his own fault, though, authori ties said. He was wedged in a nine-inch opening so tight that it took a blow-torch to free him, For four hours, the 175-pound prisoner was stuck between the bars of the jail door, alternately burned by the blow-torch and chilled by ice water, thrown on him to counteract the heat. Closing time for Classified Ads 8:30 m Too Late to Classify 12:15 p m Oregon's present facilities are Inadequate to provide the higher educational opportunities which have been promised to returning service men. A special election has been called for June 22 to enable the citizens to approve a $10,000,000 State Building Fund to provide these facilities as well as adequate State Hospital and Houses of Correction improvements that are badly needed. Normal progress of Oregon as a State demands that the $10,000,000 State Building Fund be voted. It; will not mean increased tax rates. The money already is on hand, and requires only authorization from the voters to be used. VOTE 300 X YES hid adr.. United Ciiumbi CommittM. Inc., lUlptt D. Maom, Huugvr, 193 S. W. Sfith Arrant. PortUn iiptJBiSiii t aMrii.ii.Blia aiisii n hj s arnmsieei .ail iSasnS frH,;!-. 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