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Br Arthur Parry
"Victory in defeat" is claimed
by the Conservative party, In the
British election, that removed
. W. Churchill from the premier
ship. The Japanese use the same
brand of self-cheering logic. The
Orientals can figure out a way
to prove, their "superior" navy
was sunk by love taps, instead of
B-29 bombs.
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Many are home from a week
end rest in the hills. They hope
to be rested up enough In four
days, to repeat the ordeal the
coming week-end,
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"He fainted on the front
porch, and was quickly revived
by his wife and daughter, who
happened to be home." (Ex
change) A muffled, but catty
knock.
The Russians are taking their
time about taking sides against
Nippon. A few years ago the
Muscovites felt different about a
second front.
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NO MAN BITES DOC1
i (Weekly Mountaineer)
"Nothing has occurred, to
eur knowledge, during the
past week in this vicinity of
sufficient Interest to make
readable items. Even town
scandal is becoming scarce, at
least, we have not heard of
anything strange or wonderful
in that department lately. Tru
ly, this is getting to be a
quiet and virtuous town." (75
years ago Col., The Dalles
Chronicle)
Herman Goerlng, der Ex
Relschsmarshal and eminent
Nazi hopchead, like many an
other person, is afraid of thun
Aer and lightning. During an
electrical storm last week over
Luxembourg prison camp,
where he is cooped up, he suf
lerea a neart attack. A press
dispatch sollcltlously surmises:
"And, there now Is a question
whether he could figure In a war
criminal trial without endanger
ing his life." This is the bmte,
who urged the German people
to 'Kill, kill, kill the responsi
bility is mine not yours . 'En
danger his life,' my gracious, Not
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California Is now threatened
with a streamlined and modern
version of the "Ham 4c Egg"
plan, with, (as you probably
guessed), Los Angeles, as the
hatchery. No promise, has yet
been made to guarantee the
ham, will be cut at pre-war
thickness, Instead of the war
lime close shave.
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TOURIST LOSES PURSE
AND PANTS." (Trinity City
News) It's enough to make one
pant.
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The state game commission
has designated September 29, as
the opening date for shooting No
Hunting signs, country cats, fat
pullets, farmers stooping over in
their own backyard, pumpkins,
and Chinese pheasants.
JUST CAN'T RESIST
(Oregonlan)
'It's an Insult to a hostess to
tell her you arc on a diet and
can't eat this and wouldn't
dare touch thatl She'll wish
she had never invited you. Of
course there is no reason why
you must eat several hot rolls
and all her homemade straw
berry Jam."
Juveniles of both genders, are
becoming experts at standing on
their heads. As everything Is upside-down,
they might as well
be.
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It has been suggested parking
meters be Installed here and a
poll shows opinion split 8050.
Many others favor the Installa
tion of new Main Stem lamp
posts for reckless autoists to hit.
Via Mail Tribune want Ada.
Delusions of Grandeur
Senator Ball of Minnesota and Senator Magnuson ;
of Washington demand the overthrow of the "Fas- j
cist governments of Spam and Argentine.
They don't propose a declaration of war just at
present, but they do favor economic sanctions which
come under the heading of economic war and would
in all likelihood lead to armed conflict.
It is their contention that these two governments
are as much a part of the Axis as Mussolini's dictator
ship, and there can be no world peace until they are
liquidated and replaced by democratic regimes.
'IX'ELL, well, upon what meat have these our
" Caesars fed? What business is it of these two
junior senators, or any other U. S. senators, what form
of government the people of Spain, Argentine or any
other foreign country have?
The corner-stone of the Atlantic Charter, and one
of the most important principles of the United Nations
pact was, and is, self-government, the right of any
nation, large or small, weak or powerful, to choose
the form or government a majority of its people, in
free elections, desire.
COMMUNICATIONS
Letters to Che Editor muit Deal
the name and addreaa of toe writer,
although the use or a pen-name or
Initiate for publication la permia
ilble The Mell Tribune reiervei
the rlchl to edit all letter! with a
view to clarity and condensation
IF the people of Spain want Franco they have a right
to have him. If the people of Argentine want the
government they have, that is their right.
Messrs. Ball and Magnuson have no more authority
to tell the people of these two countries what govern
ments they MUST have, than any pair of Spanish or
Argentine officials have the right to tell tne people
of this country what type of government we must
have.
This sort of talk is impertinent, presumptious and
improper. .
IF the particular form of political control in any for-
eign country, in the" judgment of any U. S. Sena
tors threatens world peace, let them bring the matter
before the new League of Nations which is designed
to handle just such matters, and presumably will
soon be functioning. Certainly at the moment there
is no danger of either Spain or Argentine, attacking
any one else ! .
OR, if the two agitated solons just can't wait, then
let them SUGGEST to the two governments con
cerned that a plebiscite be held within their borders
to determine whether they do, or do not,, represent
the will of their peoples.
No objection there.
But that should be a "suggestion," not a demand.
It is the business of the people of the country con
pprnprl not of the neonle of the United States.
Wp. fpar Senators Ball and Matmuson have allowed
the overwhelming victories of their country and its
allies to go to their heads and becloud tne essential
nurooses of the conflict and tne tunaameniai reasun
r i- . .... .
for the sacrifices that have been maae.
The sort of political dictatorship they now propose
nvpr fnreie-n lands is the precise sort of political dic
tatorships, only in a smaller way, that this country
went to war to destroy 1R.W.R.
Do We, Or Do We Not?
'Those responsible for the Inhuman cruelties committed
in Nazi concentration camps should be found and punished
according to civilized standards of Justice. But, to condemn
a whole people for these crimes or to base our policy for all
conquered Europe and our peace for the future world on the
narrow phlllsophy of 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'
would be to abandon the Christian Ideal's on which our entire
civilization Is based and for which we claimed to be fighting
this war.
"The question today Is: 'Do we, or do we not actually be
lieve In the Christian standards that we profess? War and
peace In the future depends more on the answer we give to
this question by our actions than on the plans and promises of
peace conferences for the next 2,000 years ' "
Do you agree with these sentiments Brethren and
Sisteren ?
Who do you think gave utterance to them? There,
we venture to say, is a $64 question ?
How many people would ever guess that the correct
answer would be the name of a gentleman once quite
well and favorably known throughout the United
States. And the world for that matter.
Do you remember him? Here it is:
"Charles Augustus Lindbergh !" R.W.R.
Another Bouquet for Sale
To the Editor: With all the
news so full of war. the atro
cities throughout the world, and
even conflicts within our own
country, it is like meeting up
with an oasis in the desert to
read Dale Vincent's column, "By
the Side of the Rogue," with its
homespun, close-to-nature style.
It not only takes one away
momentarily from all the strife,
but tends to uplift our trend of
thought and lead us back to an
appreciation of the greater
things in life.
Mr. Vincent apparently is not
only close to nature but he has
the ability to pass on his feelings
and experiences so well that it
makes one feel as if you were ac
tually there along the river,
among the pine trees, seeing and
feeling nature as he does.
Frances E. Bulkin,
Route 1
Tragic!
While the refusal of Japan to accent the "uncondi
tional" surrender terms offered from Potsdam should
cause no surprise, it is a tragic thing, tragic for
Janan, tragic for this country, tragic for the world.
The first tragedy need not be mourned. If Japan
insists on self-dcstruetion that is Japan's business.
And the more complete it is, no doubt the easier the
post-war problem will be to solve."
But what a price to pay ! And for what?
NOTHING!
JAPAN is beaten now and Japan knows it. There
id V. tf 1 i fv nst at n renin Vtw rmnriMIIA) fAOl at onAA
except a disaster more complete, casualties and de
struction, more overwhelming.
Nothing that is but the destruction she can impose,
as she goes down.
And, of course, that will be considerable.
Where it necessary for complete victory no one
would complain. But it isn't. It is like the Japanese
warrior, mortally wounded heaving a hand-grenade
at the U. S. rescue squad, a gesture of hate and lust
to kill. But, from the standpoint of the warrior's fate
and welfare as for the nations, futile and wanton.
R.W.R,
But Politics Was Ruled Out
To the Editor: Brother, you
are a good editorial writer, and
we like to read you, but your
"Merely Historical Fact" in yes
terday s issue strikes us as con
siderably below your usual
standard of clear thinking.
Without political prejudice,
we interpret the estimable Doro
thy's comments asawarnlng
against REPUDIATION of Mr.
Roosevelt and his war policies
by his 'discharge from office.
Certainly no comfort could
accrue to the enemy by Mr.
Roosevelt's demise, beyond the
hope that his successor would be
less tough to deal with, while
his repudiation at the polls
might logically have been con
strued by the enemy as a weak
ening by the American populace
in their determination to see the
prosecution of the war through
to the ultimate penalty of un
conditional surrender of the
Axis Powers.
O. D. Martin
Ed Note-::
No argument there.
But our correspondent misses
the point.
Miss Thompson ruled out the
political and party factors and
placed everything upon the basis
of the indispensible individual.
The question therefore became
simply this: whether or not the
election of Mr.' Dewey would
materially impair the war effort.
Has not subsequent nistory dem
onstrated it would not have had
such effect and regardless of
purely political results the war
would have gone on practically
the same to a successful and
Satisfactory conclusion.
O.P.A. Criticisms Justified
To the editor: I do not believe
any of the "stupidities and asinl
nlties" credited by Mr. Walker
to the various functions of the
government, will be overlooked
as long as we have Vox Pop, the
right of free thinking and free
speech. It would be a dull world
indeed if we all thought alike.
The majority of Vox Poppers,
those who take their pen in
hand to voice their thoughts
were reared in the belief that
It Is better to express a thought
to one's face than to whisper it
behind their back. The stigma
of doubt laid on Senator Morse
is only comparable to that of
those senators who stated they
did not concur to the terms of
the San Francisco charter, but
would support it.
When the senator was placed
In office, It was with the assump
tion he had reached the age of
discretion and wisdom to keep
the Interests of his home state at
heart and use his powers to the
best advantage for that state.
Granting the fact that enough
confidence was placed in the
senator to put him in his pres
ent position, let us not at this
stage accuse him of destructive
motives.
Just as a public official Is
sworn to uphold the law, even
though he does not give it per
sonal sanction, so the majority
of Americans do conform to
OPA rules without any great
love for the task.
Conformity to rules foreign to
our Ideas of freedom inorefl
from America's beginning. Is
however the rule rather than the
exception in time of war. The
misuse and abuse of the rental
control problem Is apparent
even under the rulings laid
down.
We cannot. In all Justice use
the term vilify, In referring to
free expression of thought on
the OPA program, but rather
call It questions as to the effi
cacy of It's workings.
Speaking of people who have
nothing to sell but their services,
Isn't that after all, Including our
senators. And service is one com
modity In which no shortage will
exist because it isn't rationed.
Carma McCarty
Trail, Oregon
Yank Tanlts Reviewed Where Goose:Sfeppers TrocT
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Gen. George Marshall, Chief of Staff, TJ. S. Army, and other high ranking officers inspect an American ar
mored division near Berlin in show of U. 8. military might. During Big Three Conferenca recess Presi
dent Truman also reviewed divisions in this area.
Juvenile Delinquency
Babson Thinks Food a Factor
By Roger W. Babson
Gloucester, Mass., July 30
(Special Correspondence) This
city where I was brought up has
its youth problem the same as
every other city. It is probably
worse today than when I was a
boy; but considering the addi
tional distractions of today, such
as automobiles, movies, radios
and funnies, the situation is not
so much worse. I am sure that
If these new factors had existed
50 years ago the youth problem
.would then have been serious
Reasons For Behavior '
Under Four Basic Heads
1
There are four basic reasons
for behavior, viz-: Heredity, en
vironment including home train
ing, religion and food. When
discussing the teen-agers or the
bobby-sox girls of today, it is
too late to consider heredity so
far as they are concerned. Their
die has been cast. Furthermore,
as everyone recognizes the im
portance of home-training, I
need not here discuss this, ex
cept to say that much of the
trouble which parents are hav
ing is due to the poor example
they set.
I will say something about the
other two factors, namely, re
ligion and food, to which we
owe 90 per cent of our troubles
and disappointments as well as
our successes and pleasures.
Certainly the behavior of our
children is greatly influenced by
what they believe and by what
they eat, Too many preachers
seem to think that religion is
something apart from food and
drink. There Is nothing in the
Bible which substantiates this
notion. In fact, the food which
the Jews were allowed to eat,
by their priests, was an import
ant part of their religious ritual.
Watch For Allerglei,
They Affect Behavior
I am not a physician.'psycholo
glst nor dietitian, but I do know
that food is a real factor In my
feelings, behavior and mentality, i
For instance, I know that eat
ing an excess of tomatoes will
not only give me physical pain j
but also Interfere with my men
tal activity and make me ugly.
This does not mean that toma
toes necessarily bother anyone
else- Different people are al
lergic to different things, includ
ing foods, climates and odors
Hay fever sufferers are an ex
cellent example.
I will not further amplify the
above thought so far as different
foods affect us physically. The
thought which I want readers to
consider is that the menial and
spiritual attitudes of both adults
and children are largely caused
by the foods eaten. When a boy
Is Irresponsible, destructive or a
thoroughly ".bad boy," as the
neighbors call him, he may be
eating something to which he Is
mentally allergic. The action of
the brain Is determined by the
quality and quantity of the blood
flow through the brain. This
blood flow Is determined by
what your boy eats, drinks,
breathes and thinks.
Schools and Churches
Should Consider Diet
Notwithstanding the above,
most no attention to this import
ant subject. It is true that some
of the schools are now providing
lunches, but there is no atten
tion given to selecting different
lunches for different students.
Yet, foods which are nourishing
to the brains of some students
are poison to the brains of other
students. Moreover, this applies
likewise to parents although as
we get older, we tend to get im
mune to some of these poisons.
The future of the church de
pends on getting back to the old
Bible teachings that there is no
line of. division between our re
ligion and our habits. In Bible
days good health was a sign of
righteousness; while poor health
was an evidence of sin- In order
to survive in this present scien
tific and rapidly-moving world,
the church must be open to new
ideas and must also be open at
all times to give advice and coun
sel along these fundamental lines
of food, habits and faith
Soils Are Important
In Forming Character
History clearly teaches how
our ancestors of the Seventeenth
Century became discouraged and
unruly as they existed on the
run-down soils of England: but
that they developed initiative
and vitality when living off the
virgin soils of New England and
Virginia after emigrating. In
(he final analysis, a family or
community depends not only
upon what it eats but also upon
the soil upon which these foods
are raised. Perhaps the Prus
sians owe their fighting qualities
to their soils!
Olive
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Reported fighting along Pucket Is
land may bring the Allies back to
Malay Peninsula for first tune since
fall of Singapore.
Strange, how we may daily
walk and talk with people, work
with them, share all the little
commonplace things of life, yet
seldom glimpse the undercur
rents which steadily flow be
neath this screen of the ordi
nary. The young woman and I
taught in the same school. I grew
to look for her gamin grin, the
inevitable wisecrack with which
she greeted me mornings. Most
of us were a little dour until the
day got started and routine mat
ters had got us Into the regular
school room tempo. All this hap
pened years ago but Just think
ing of her, I seem again to smell
the oiled floors, and the faint
overtone of chalk dust. And they
are odors the memory of which
brings a nostalgia for those days
when one greeted children, help
ed remove small wrap's, shared
the excitement of a lad over a
shed tooth. He would show the
tooth to me, holding it in his
grubby littlo paw, as though it
were some rare treasure. As in
deed it was to him. All through
Likes New M. T. Feature
To the editor: I want you to
know how very much I enjoy
the column, "By the Side of the
Rogue" written by Dale Vincent.
When I pick up the paper each
evening it is the first thing 1
read.
Many of my neighbors have
remarked to me how much the,,
like it, also.
I sincerely hope to see this
column continued.
Mrs, Jesse Ragsdala
613 l alm street
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the day, as he labored through
pages telling about the little Red
Hen, he would endlessly explore
with his tongue the vacancy left
by the tooth.
And across the hall from me
this other woman's life followed
much the same pattern as my
own. I knew she was a widow
but how long she had been, I did
not know; nor had I asked. If
we wish our own reticenses re
spected, we must respect those
of others.
Then one night I went for a
walk. A slow rain was falling
but I've always liked to walk In
the rain. My way lay past the
county jail and, since it was a
darkish night, I didn't see the
figure crouched on the curbing
until I was abreast of it. It was
my schoolteacher friend. She did
not try to evade me but lifted a
ravaged face and said, "He is
singing 'Thora' the song he
knows Is my favorite. They'll be
taking him to the state peniten
tiary tomorrow for he is under
sentence for 20 years."
Then I, too, heard the singer.
From the jail there came In a
sweet, dulcet tenor, that heart
stirring appeal, "Speak to me.
hope of my world to be." And
the rain fell and there was no
gamin grin on the young face
before me only bewilderment
and a twisted torture.
The next morning; school and
the smell of chalk and oiled
floors: and again the gamin grin
and the familiar wisecrack.
Strange, how we may daily walk
and talk with people, yet never
glimpse the dark undercurrents
of their living.
Flight o Time
Medlord and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files oi the Mall
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 rears
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
July 30, 1935
(It was Tuesday)
Dunsmuir, Calif., mob lynches
one of slayers of Chief of Police
Daw, former resident of this city.
Red tape prevents 800 Georgia
school teachers traveling by bui
from seeing Crater Lake.
Fair. High 89, low 84 degrees.
Ben Harder explains new
banking laws to Rotariani.
Vote on 'Soak-Rich'
pected this week.
bill ex-
Three hundred tons of hay on
Gore ranch destroyed by flames.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July 30, 1925 '
(It was Thursday)
Southwest states hit by quakes
no damage.
Fair. High 95, low 85 degrees.
Thirteen special trains bear
ing Knight Templars from Seat
tle meet to pass through city.
Romping kids and tooting auto
horns spoil city park band concert.
Espee plans
east.
to extend lines
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
July 30, 1911
.(It was Sunday)
Tommy Gaffney and Bat Nel
son to box here next Friday
night at Nat.
Reward of $1000 offered for
arrest and conviction of Butte
Falls district forest firebug.
Boosters to visit county court
at Jacksonville to boost good
roads drive.
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Camp Ellis, m July 30 (U.B
Camp Ellis officials said today
they were seeking six negro sol
diers wanted on charges of rap
ing the wife of a white soldier
while the husband was held and
threatened with a knife.
Col. John S. Sullivan, camp
commander, said military police
heard the wife scream and went
to the scene, but the negroes fled
before the military police ar
rived. The soldier and his wife said
they were walking on a road in
the camp last night when accost
ed by the Negro soldiers who
forced them into an empty bar
racks building. Both were bru
tally beaten, Sullivan said, and
the men took turns holding the
husband while his wife was as
saulted by all six negro soldiers.
Names of the victims were not
disclosed.
Our-men in uniform are de
pending upon Oregon for part of
their food supply. Let's all do
our part to keep fire from tha
farms, fields and forests of Ore
gon. Help Keep Oregon Green.
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