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PUBUSHlER.
Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry
The nations of the earth now
prepare to beat their swords Into
ploughshares, and gather at the
peace table. In dealing with the
Japanese delegates, a mine de
tector should be run over their
anatomical structure, to make
sure, when shaking hands, they
don't explode.
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In California, the annual-lottery
giving 500 natives, the right
to shoot an antelope, or be shot
lor one, has been held.
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"Hay fever Is one of the
worst of diseases. You can't
cure it and it won't kill you."
(Oakland (Calif.) Tribune)
What every victim knows,
a a e
Old Marshal P e t a I n, 89, of
France, has been found guilty of
treason, by a French jury, with
the recommendation the death
penalty be not Imposed for ten
years. He la urged not to do it
again, and not run with bad
German boys, any more,
a
Keen local observers have dis
covered, that District Attorney
O. Neilson is a look-alike of Sec
retary of State James Bryncs,
with or without, his hat on,
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GOOD, IF IT WORKS
(Corvallls Gazette-Times)
"Notice: If the young thief
who stole a bag of practice
balls out of our locker at the
Country club will return half
of them he may keep the other
half and no questions asked.
Otherwise he's under suspic
ion." The gasoline shortage, ended
as of there had never any, and
caused great rejoicing among
the motorists. It will be no long
er necessary to save gas, a whole
month, at four gallons per week,
to make a 1000 mile, and return
home with a full tank by careful
driving. "Fill 'er up. and run 'rr
over," requested one exultant
speeder.
The Jack Gill boy Harry, In
the Navy, is home on leave. He
has been stationed near Pasco,
In the area where the atom
bombs were made. He knew
sometning was going on, with no '
knowledge as to what.
Only 228 Jap bRlloon bombs
landed In the United Slates. Mex
ico, and Canada, the army re
ports. When the excitement was
wildest, any rumormonger with
out looking, could see that many
loafing over Ttoxy Ann,
a a a
"A photo weekly gives us a
beach cutie sporting a fur
wrap over the stylish two
piece bathing number. This is
the sex that cries because It is
misunderstood " (Kxchange)
It's none of your business,
besides.
a a a
Oregon editors have a new
style hut water to get into. Re
turned sergeants, mentioned as
corporals, dcmiind Justice and
corrections.
a a a
"Whole crew of workers for
Al Giordano disappeared so
fast after that phony peace
flash Sunday that they were
out in the hilts before he could
tell 'em he wanted 'em at work
oMnday." (Siskiyou News)
Spantaneous getting out.
while the getting was good.
LONG DEATH LEAPS
New York. Aug. 10 tU.P.) An
unidentified man leaped from
the 86th floor observation tower
of the Kmpire State Building
today and landed In 33rd street.
1.000 feet below. In falling, he
cleared the parapets which wen
iT''.TJ:,lTp"?
Police said It was "definitely a
Jump."
drains lima tor Bunder Tno lata
to Clanify Saturday aiiernoon
alea l emember.
Thursday. Aug. !l, IMS
The War To End War)
Yes, "God moves in mysterious ways his wonders
to perform."
The greatest and most terrible war in history has
at long last cleared the way to end ALL war.
The war that produced the most destructive weapon
ever known to man. also produced the weapon that,
if properly controlled and
race can bring world peace.
This, of course, is the
HTHAT bomb ended the war against "Japan.
And it is a fortunate thing that the most warlike
and primitive world-power, or former world-power,
should have been the one nation to feel its effect,
and thus know from actual
infernal machine can do.
Japan will never forget
I TNDOUBTEDLY Japanese scientists are already at
work, or more accurately are still at work, for
no doubt Japan, along with every other world power
has been trying to solve the problem ever since atomic
force was discovered.
And one of these days
called civilized nations,
the secret and be in a position to make the bomb.
a a e a a
DUT, what good will that do Japan?
u Without control of the sea and air she can not
use the bomb against an enemy country for more than
one sneak attack and she knows what one sneak at
tack did to her once she won't want another !
The noint is. this atomic bomb reaching its
highest perfection among
want neace: can never be
weaker nations that might
sion, they could profit by breaking the peace.
And, in the hands of the stronger nations, combined
together in the recently formed Security League, this
bomb can, and unless the genus nomo nas gone com
pletely stark mad will assure world peace for at least
a hundred years.
That will be long enough for most of us ! But there
is no reason we can see why,, properly controlled, it
should not prevent another war another world war
at least for all time! R.W.R.
Bradley and The 96th
Southern Oregonians who have followed Artist
nilhprt Bundv's vigorous sketches of the Pacific war
in Hearst newspapers enjoyed a chuckle the other day
when Major General James L. Bradley of the 96th
"Deadeye" Division was pictured heading for his new
tin-can shower on Okinawa attired in his ever-present
broad smile and a towel. There was no formality in
sight, according to the artist, and yet mat wasn i un
usual, for General Jim didn't ask for salutes at the
front, even when he wore his hat. His men always
regarded him as a "great character."
ft i a e e a
TTHOSE who knew "Smiling Jim" when he com-
manded the 96th at Camp White saw in him a
tough but kindly leader. He kept a watchful eye over
the health and welfare of his men and every phase
of their training, for this West Pointer came originally
from Missouri and had to be shown. He knew first
hand the ugly and brutal realities of war and made
sure that his men were ready to cope with them when
the zero hour came.
IT came first at Leyte, then again at Okinawa,
1 the record of the Deadeyes in both campaign
now a glorious chapter in the history of this war. In
both invasions the 96th met the heaviest opposition
tha Tfina VioH tn nffpr and casualties were heavy.
Claudius Easley, who became a brigadier general at
Camp White, was among those who gave their lives
in the Pacific victory.
TTIIE people of Southern Oregon have taken a per
sonal pride in the record of the 96th Division.
From General Bradley to buck private, the men of the
Deadeye outfit were liked here. The fact that this
fcclintr was reciprocated is attested by the published
history of the division in
ford. Grants rasa and Ashland were termed uncom
monly friendly folk."
IT is an interesting fact that the 96th Division was
even more than an All-American outfit. Not onlv
were all states of the Union. Hawaii, Alaska and
Fuorto Rico represented but 36 foreign countries as
well. H.G.
Quo Vadis?
There was a time, hundreds of years ago when no
mercy was shown a defeated nation, or a tribe.
Victory was always marked by an orgy of rapine
and murder, the leaders of the defeated forces usu
ally being tortured before death and their lifeless
bodies dragged through the streets, or their gory
heads displayed on pikes in the public gathering
place for the edification of young and old.
It had been generally supposed the human race had
outgrown such barbarities. Some had even come to
believe that civilized nations should observe as a mat
ter of course, a certain magnanimity and considera
tion, for the fallen foe. No man, or no group of men,
should, it was thought, be kicked or otherwise mis
treated when down.
4 But. reading over the details of what the Italian
"Reds" did to Mussolini and other Fascist loaders and
manifestations toward the defeated
minims, nere ana aoroaa, we wonder n tlie people on
this cooling cinder are not on their way back to the
jungle, instead of marching as assumed, slowly but
surely toward better and higher things ! R.W.R.
utilized by a sane human
atomic bomb.
experience what this truly
the lesson!
Japan, along with other so-
will undoubtedly discover
the strongest nations that
used eitectiveiy oy me
still rest under the delu
and
campaigns is
which the people of Med
News Behind
The News
By Paul MaJJon
Washington. Ai i j
the whole tricky dealing of the
to ooiain a preferred
DOSltinrt n v
ffj1"! their
lay rather con'
vincing e v I
dence of the
plot to per
petuate be
yond our west
ern under
standing the
Japanese sys-
tern, which
brought on
PftOl Ma&DOO
Pearl Harbor.
In f a e t. the
simplest and most easily obtain
able facts added verification to
certain high congressional suspi
clons that maintenance of the
emperor in any position could
well give the Japs a better nu
cleus upon which to build future
world trouble than the Nazis
were able to get.
a a a
THE Truman administration
quieted these increasing con
gressional doubts by passing
along the inside word that Tru
man looked upon any satisfac
tory surrender as, in eventual
fact, unconditional apparently
regaruiess oi ine standing of the
emperor, as long as we held
control. To the JaDs. however
the emperor is the top god in
a list reputed to run to ahnnt
500, no matter where he sits.
even if under Mr. Truman's
chair.
Their established relizlnna
theory would naturally hold
mat their god was in temporary
difficulties in any subservient
position. The national Jap prob
lem then would be to extricate
him, and restore him to his right-
iui position. Anyone standing in
the way, like Mr. Truman or an
American doughboy, would be a
sort of devil who had kidnaped
god.
THE whole superstition could
be proved a fake and delu
sion to the Japanese if respect
for reason could be restored
there, by a factual research into
accurate history of their defied
dynasty research by their own
people.
Japanese intellectuals, who
long since discovered that the
line back to the sun goddess was
not only broken but shattered by
many historical Incidents, have
been shushed effectively by the
emperor's clan, meaning the rul
ing classes, who may change
faces from time to time but
never have changed their em
peror story, which was the ex
cuse for their authority and ex
istence. Their trumpery, in turn, would
be Ju.st as easy to prove and dis
play. The Japanese people have
been required to believe, as a
co-matter of religion and gov
ernment, that the emperor
picked his cabinets, controlled
the diet and held "complete ex
ecutive and legislative powers."
This pretense that he was a Hit
ler was difficult to maintain
with a straight face at times, as
the various ruling Japanese
groups controlled and pushed
god first one way then another
in fact, wherever they wanted
him.
a a a
THE establishment of reason in
Japanese will, however, be
the most difficult task because
reason never existed there. As
part of its emperor government'
religion. Shintoism has no moral
or ethical code. The emperor, for
instance is not required to do
what is right or good, because he
is a god The faith of Shintoism
ignores both logic and reason,
and the people are supposed to
be led by blind instinct.
While the militarists built the
emperor-god theory up out of
ancient legends to its highest
peak, conflicting organized be
liefs have gained footholds there
including the Christian con
cepts of reason right and wrong.
A census before the war showed
104 Christian churches, 108.000
Huddhist temples and 110,431
Shinto shrines. There Is no com
munism in Japan above ground.
The foothold of Christianity,
therefore. Is quite clearly the one
upon which we should build.
These are the reasons why the
increasing number of congress
men (Including one of the high
est administration leaders) were
biting their lips during the lat
est hectic stages of Mr. Truman's
negotiations. They were won
dering how much of a Job he
had loft himself to clean up later,
when the final document Is an
alyzed In complete detail.
COMMUNICATIONS
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tha name and adtlreae oi the writer
althotiih tha me ot a pen-name or
Inmate tnr publication ta parmia.
tihle rha Mall Tribune reserve
tha right tn edit all latteri with a
flaw to elartrj ani eondensauoa
Whare Is Lot and
Understanding?
To the editor: Now that we
stand on the threshold of victory
how many of us are actually
thinking of that "brave new
world?'' Does anyone question
the motives and the authenticity
of the news commentators and
the press? If so. are there any
Americans who believe we can
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(Acm Telephoto)
Terrific blast Hiroshima and Nagasaki received by atomic bombing la discussed by (left to right): Laurence
Johnson, Hollywood, Call., atomic bomb scientist who flew on both missions and saw first atomic bomb ex
plode In New Mexico; Rear Adm.. William R. Purnell, in charge of atomic bomb use; Brig. Gen. Thomaa P.
Farrell, In charge of atomic bomb use in Pacific area, and Lt. Jacob Beser, precision instrument operitoi
WPP photo via Navy Radio.
build a 'just and durable peace"
while entertaining vulgar, nau
seating delusions as to our na
tional superiority and parading
before the rest of the world, dis
playing our halo, thanking God
that we are not as other barbar
ians? Blowing several thousand
human souls (men, women and
children) to hell with one atomic
bomb should make the most
hardy Christian shudder; if there
are any left in this land of the
free and home of the brave.
I think it is time to ask this
Christian nation Just what has
happened to our sense of reason
and justice? Have we no humil
ity or compassion? Where is the
love and understanding of all
mankind and I mean ALL man
kind that will lift us above the
level of our primeval ancestors?
Harold Bock
7410 S. E. Division
Portland, Ore.
TO BE SHIPPED
AT EARLY DATE
Washington, Aug. 16 (U.R)
Undersecretary of War Robert
P. Patterson said today the war
department intends to return to
Europe at the earliest practicable
moment the 400,000 German and
Italian prisoners of war now in
this country.
Patterson wrote Secretary of
Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson
and War Manpower Commission
er Paul V. McNutt, urging that
all industrial and agricultural
employers of war prisoner labor
take steps Immediately toward
replacing these workers with
"free labor."
Early In 1946
Patterson said Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower has indicated he can
receive prisoners of war about
as rapidly as they can be sent to
him. Furthermore, he said, trans
portation to Europe will be gen
erally available until early in
1946. The controlling factor,
therefore, is the need for their
labor in the United States, he
said.
"State and federal employ
ment agencies and veteran's or
ganizations can be of great assist
ance In guiding employes releas
ed by industrial cutbacks and
discharged military personnel
Into agricultural and peacetime
industrial Jobs."
Since V-E day, the war depart
ment has returned more than
5,000 sick and wounded German
"and Italian prisoners of war to
their homelands. Another 5,000
sick and wounded non workers
will be shipped soon.
BIRTHS
OWENS To Mr. and Mrs. J.
E., Route 4, Box 84 A, August 16,
1945, a boy, 7 lbs., at Osteopath
ic Clinic.
CAMPBELL To. Mr. and
Mrs. W. R Butte Falls. Aug. 14.
1945. a girl, 5 lbs., at Osteopath
ic Clinic.
GOSS To Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Frank, 524 Bessie St., Aug.
14. 1945. a boy, 7 lbs., at Osteo
pathic Clinic.
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New Chevrolet Motors
Body and Paint Work
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"Discuss Historic Atom Bombings
J'VILLE I00F 10
IN LODGE HALL
Jacksonville, Aug. 16 Jack
sonville I.O.O.F. lodge No. 10
will observe Friday, the 86th an
niversary of the first meeting
held in the lodge hall, which
once served as a Jewish Syna
gog.. All Oddfellows, Rebekahs,
and their friends are invited to
attend the meeting at 8:30 p. m.,
followed by refreshments served
by the I.O.O.F.
Oldest lodge in the state, Jack
sonville I.O.O.F., was first locat
ed on Jackson creek in an old
log cabin in the early 1850's.
The present hall was built in
1855 as a Jewish Synagog, a
place of worship, and is consid
ered a historical spot today with
its iron doors and window shut
ters which provided protection
from early Indians, and its rare
old furniture.
Stayed All Night
Once each week the Jews
came to the Synagog to worship,
arriving about two hours before
sundown, and remaining in the
building with doors and win
dows closed until sunup the fol
lowing day. Before each service,
which was held in the upstairs
room now used as a lodge hall,
feasts were held in the down
stairs dining room under super
vision of the high priest. Jewish
worshippers stood while eating,
so as to be able to more quickly
respond to the Lord's command.
Records from 1860 show that
Jacksonville I.O.O.F. lodge was
moved to the building in that
year, and meetings have contin
ued there for 83 years. Origin
ally held on Saturday nights,
the meetings were changed to
Friday three years ago. Silas J.
Day was one of the first mem
bers in Southern Oregon or
Northern California. The lodge
has increased its membership in
recent years, and sponsors danc
es every two weeks in the U. S.
hall at Jacksonville.
Oldest Member
Ruth Rebekah Lodge No. 4
has one of the oldest members in
the state. Mrs. Alice Ulrich, who
was initiated into the order at
Jacksonville 67 years ago.
Present officers of the lodge
are noble grand, Gus Sanger:
vice grand, Andy DeGraff; past
noble grand, Alfred Coffman;
right supporter of the noble
grand, Arthur Hinkle; left sup
porter of the noble grand, Dave
Dorn; right supporter of the vice
grand, Ike Coffman; left suppor
ter, Molvin Sherer; warden, G.
A. Kimball; conductor, George
Brownlce; chaplain, Emll W.
Beyer; secretary, Howard Lewis:
treasurer, Albert Hackert; out
side guardian, Clinton A. Smith;
and Inside guardian, H. McDan
iel. Thailand to Drop
War on U. S., Britain
San Francisco, Aug. 16 (U.R)
Tokyo Radio, monitored by
FCC, reported today that Thai
land had decided to "withdraw"
its declaration of war against
the United States and Britain.
Thailand, said the report, had
decided to negotiate peace.
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Several valley residents, able
to buy unrationed gasoline for
the first time in several months,
traveled yesterday to nearby
mountains to pick huckleberries
which are now approaching the
peak of the season here.
Rogue River National Forest
officials state that berries on
Huckleberry Mountain, off the
Crater Lake highway above
Union Creek, are now at their
best. Those in Blue Rock dist
rict, north of Butte Falls, are
not quite ripe now, but will be
at their peak in about a week,
rangers report.
Market listings from the
northern part of the state indi
cate that huckleberries are ap
pearing on the Portland market
this week.
Women, Angered By
Ration to Continue
Trip on Horseback
Seattle, Aug. 16 (U.R) Llft
ing of gasoline rationing doesn't
mean a thing to Mrs. Nellie Mc
Donald, 55-ycar-old grandmother
from Santa Cruz, Cal.
'Mrs. McDonald and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Frances N. Davis, ar
rived here Mnndav nitrhfc nffpr
travelling 1,000 miles from their j
home on horseback to visit a
granddaughter after their gas
board refused them fuel.
"That gas board made us mad.
We're still angry. We're going
back by horse and they can keep
their gas," said Mrs. McDonald ;
today.
WEATHER 1
Northern California: Clear to
day, tonight and Friday, except
fog off coast and scattered
thunderstorms over northern
mountains; little change in tem-j
perature; moderate northwest
wind off coast. I
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Madioxd and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 yean
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
August 18. 1935
(It was Friday)
Will Rogers, famed humorist,
and Wiley Post, flier, killed in
plane crash near Pt. Barrow,
Alaska, while on a world flight.
Tragedy shocks the nation.
Rogers paid a short visit here in
1931, when his plane was
grounded.
Large throng attends opening
of Mann's remodeled store.
Fair and cooler,
low 42 degrees.
High 78.
Work on sewage plant to start
next week.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 16, 1925
(It was Sunday)
Japan coast ravaged by huge
floods.
President Coolidge holds con
ference on war debts.
Soldiers user! in- hunt frtn at.
caped Salem prison inmates.
Fair and moderate,
low 44 degrees.
High 85,
Seven autoists fined for speed
ing. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
August 18. 1911
(It was Wednesday)
County fair to be held early
in October.
Two cars of pears now ship
ped daily from city.
Crater Lake is pronounced by
Jack London, noted author, as
"Oregon's greatest asset".
Laying of cornerstone of Sa
cred Heart hospital to be made
later.
A radio network 11.500 miles
long guides the planes of the
Pan-American World Airways in
their flights over oceans and
Jungles, reports Radio News.
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