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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perrf
A Novadan fought (our police
men and two (riendg to a stand
still while slightly inebriated.
Alter peace was signed he would
give no explanation (or 'his
V; belligerency. He probably auf
lered from the delusion they
were trying to make him take
another drink of whiskey "flav
ored and colored In wood
chips."
Tomorrow Is Groundhog day
Whether or not he cornea out of
his hole, there will be ilx weeka
mora of weather, of some kind,
e e
Rudolf Hess, the late No. a
Nazi has been denied permission
to act aa hla own coungel in the
Nuernberg trials. Nona of hla
fellow war criminals aa yet,
have aiked for the right to sen
tence themselves.
a e
The government has on hand
(0 years normal production of
anowshoea, purchased for war
'. needs. They would have come
in mighty handy In case Amor-
Ican GI's on the far-flung battle
fields of the world had to walk
home via the North Pole,
e a
"A poor memory Indicates a
' poor mind, aays a psychologist,
whose name we can't recall,"
(Exchange.) Self-convicted.
e a e
Nona of local No-Hat clique
and motorcyclists, as yet, have
lined up any place for de-frost-Ing.
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INVENTORY
(Reno Journal)
"We are living, not dead;
we are well, not sick; we can
see, we are not blind; we eat,
we do not starve; we are at
peace, not at war; one coun
try, one flag, one shirt, one
wife let ua smile.
A rumor nf tlnnd iwi.i
Eugene recently, followed by a
flood of rumors.
e
The high school children
picket line at Vernonla against
movie prices continues at Ver
nonla. The incident is a great
argument for military training
for boys over 17 years of age.
e e e
Sign on a billboard: "EVERY
BODY'S NUTS." Truth in ad
vertising. Secretary of Commerce Wal
lace advocates thst control of
the atomic bomb be placed In the
hands of civilians with the army
view "subordinated." The Idea
would probably pan out like
killing all the little pigs and
America acting as milkman for
the Hottentots.
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WHERE MEN AND MEN
(Siskiyou News)
Folks around the Salmon
Mountain towns and creeks
are a rugged lot of Indepen
dent cltUcns good cltUens of
a kind we need, but very
likely to call a spade a spade
or describe a disliked person
in glowing If unprintable
phrases."
e a a
It Is now planned to ship the
dependents of Ula overseas on
nd after April 1. In. many
circles this is viewed as an
'April Fool" joke, that will start
to mature in the early fall in
the form of demonstrations, that
are demonstrations.
PASTOR-AUTHOR DIES
Portland, Feb. 1 (U.PJ The
Reverend Joseph P. Clancey, 85,
pastor of St. Anthony's Catholic
church In Portland, has diet
fter a short illness. Father Clan
cey gained wide fame mora than
decade ago from two playa he
wrote "North of 83" and
"Princess oi the Mohawks,"
rridir. rb. !. in
Editorial. Correspondence
Stockton, Calif., Jan. 27: If
permanently In California we would cnoose biocKion. nnu un
less we could find more butter there than in Medford we would
choose the Hotel Stockton for permanent resiaence.
e e e e e
Our first motor-trip to California from Medford was in the
year IBIS, in a 'Tin Lizzie," owned by Fred Gowles, former
rancher in the "Big Sticky" district, but for many years now a
resident, and prominent civic worker of Santa Barbara, Calif.
We left Medford about 4 a. m. on a cool September morning
from the "Glalze" Hill, and had our first blow-out at the corner
RiuraiH Drive and Main.
fore we reached "Castle Crags"
ning and camped for the night.
six and one-hall miles per hour,
Pacific!)
But we know the "Old Timers" will confirm our story, lor
thev remember what 'Tin Lizzies" were like 38 years ago; ana
what outer-casings and inner-tubes
not least, what the hinhways were
There were no naved roads
was the "Dollar Hide" toll-road
in nav to set on it. but WE had
with the riaht-of-way strewn
durned thing, while Fred worked the throttle and HOW he
worked ltl
We are not certain, but we
that finally was successful, and
tain, and around noon-time, could
Cal-ee-for-nee-A. Then we had to load up again.
So. as staled, we reached "Castle Crags" about sundown and
slept on the lawn in front of the
was a fountain nearby which we distinctly recall, lunea ne tauor
to sleep, and served us all as an extremely cool shower-bath, the
next morning. (Oh. yes. we forgot to mention the third member
of the party was Leonard Woodford, a young and rather cynical
husbandman, as we recall it, who
Cowles).
But where docs Stockton come In? Well, it's this way:
The second night after trying to make progress all day,
we reached a small dust-heap by the S.P. track called ' Anderson"
where we again rolled up In our blankets and saved hotel expenses.
None of us had more than $5 cash at the time. (That Is the time
Fred tried to shoot a blanket-stiff with his new Luger revolver,
but that obviously la another story).
The third night again no paved roads and again trying to get
that 'Tin Lizzie" to function we reached after a terrific struggle
(and we mean Just that) Woodland.
And then we were headed for San Francisco, but instead
of taking the road to that metropolis we got lost in a fog, ended
up in Sacramento for lunch, and spent the night In the most ex
pansive and luxurious hotel "Ye Editor" had ever seen up to that
time, the Stockton hotel in Stockton, Calif. I
No more blankets, no more wet, hard ground, no "Luger"
pistols, no more dirt and dust a soft, clean 'bed and a bath, at a
new steel and concrete hotel it had been built for strength as a
result of the recent S.F. earthquake, and was it on that cold.
Clear night, some 38 years ago, the "Promised Land!"
e a e e e
And it is nice nowl ,
And Stockton has not changed much, at least what we have
seen of it. Nor the old port down on the river, nor the older boats,
it is about as it was when Mark Twain and Bret Harte were there
so how could one of the "Older Boys" fall to enjoy it?
e e a e e
Well, eventually we did gel to San Francisco. But that was
the NEXT day, and after we were arrested for being in a "pro
hibited" area In Golden Gate park but that TOO, Is another story.
We remember we stayed at a hotel in S. F. called the St.
Regis but not reminiscent of tho hotel In New York by the same
namel We stayed there because the hotel, while somewhat obscure
as far as Cooks and tho "Red Book" are concerned, had the business
acumen to run an "ad" In the Medford Mail Tribune and the only
way to get paid lor that ad there was no cash Involved In those
days, was to take It out In trade! So that "Ye Editor" did. (And
history will record, If history is accurate, that he paid for it!)
a e e a a
But there Is a nostalgic appeal to this old hotel, It Is old but
It is good, with nice old elevator men and bellboys and good food
and an air of relaxation and laissez-faire about it. We would like
io stay here a few daya, but we are off for Arizona in the Good
Ship Sedan, many buckets of water have passed over the dam
since the GS Sedan set out for foreign parts. We hope she be
haves better than she did the last time, but doubt It.
We tried to get away from Medford at 8 a. m. but the starter
went dead and it took us an hour that early in the morning to
get anyone to push us. An all-night taxi man tried it. but his
bumper was too low and he wanted to get to bed anyway, so we
naa to punt, up tne state police and finally God bless the state
police! we got the necessary push and were off for Ashland. It
was slow going In the fog but In the Llthia City It was clear as a
bell and clear all the way to this welcome haven.
a e a a a
Those who haven't motored south since "befoh the wnh." have
a aurprise for them a pleasant one. The road is greatly Improved
and the scenery also with very attractive winding lakes of a
strange olive tint, and the bare red hill sides enclosing them. In
fact the most active Industry alon tho WAV annnnra in hr, Knat.
building, row boats and power boats lining the highway between
the shacks and new service stations. Perhaps a fine summer re
sort one of these days.
But we must move on. This Isn't a pleasure trip It's on
doctor's orders! R.W.R.
On The Side By e. v. Duriing
(Dtstributtd by King Features Syndicate. Incl
Brown eras, from yea Jttlt a
llanre,
And my heart does a long and
danre.
Brown ayes, I am your willing
lave,
But, tall ma, why ran't you be
have, Whv mail you flirt the way yon
doT
I love yon. brewn eyes, bat yen
make ma blue.
Charlea Pltsgeratd.
(Above "comes from the
heart" poem was, according to
the author, inspired by a love
ly but somewhat flirtatious
brown-eyed feminine resident
of Boston, Mass., who was born
under sign of Libra. (Sept. 24
Oct. 23). Innumerable poets
have described brown-eyed fe
males as being flirtatious. The
stargazers say Libra women
have difficulty In making their
eyes behave. This would make
it appear that the author of the
above having fallen In love with
a brown-eyed Libra haa quite
a problem on hla itanda. He has
our aympathyj
Confldantial
What la jour favorite cheese?
I'll take Swiss for mine, ex
cept with apple pie when I go
for American. Still, I may speak
from an extremely limited ex
perlence aa a cheese consumer.
1 don't believe I could name
more than fifty varieties of
cheese, yet I have Just learned
there are produced in France
730 different kinds ol cheese.
we were ever condemned to live
We had seven more blow-outs be
shortly alter sunaown mai eve
(That Is an average or bdoui
even WORSE than the Southern
were like also. And third, but
like and what tney did to Dotn,
over the Slsklyous then and there
over the top, one not only had
to unload the 'Tin Lizzie" and
with our impedimenta, push the
believe It was the tenth attempt
we reached the top of the moun
see the other side ana sunny
hotel, which was closed. There
was a ranch neighbor oi J. u
Pasting By
Albert Johnson, star Jockey
of the yesteryear. Won the Ken
tucky Derby on Morvich, the
only California-bred horse to
ever win the run for the roses
In . recent years Mr. Johnson
has been placed In an embar
rassing position by being close
ly connected with the most re
peated gag on tho radio. He is
the trainer ol Blng Crosby's
horses . , . Mrs. George Lucaa.
Smart looking young matron of
Lafayette, Ind. Recently chosen
'Mrs. America" by the Home
Makers Guild. In winning this
title she did not wear a bathing
suit. Was picked aa the competi
tor believed to be the beat ex
ample of an American wife and
mother.
Sidelights
Lucius Beebe, who has been
visiting Colorado Springs. Colo.,
saya there ia a hotel bar there
which featurea 80-y e a r-old
bonded Bourbon . . . Add mem
bcrs M.N.I.A.P. club: Eileen Kl
leen. Mlllbrae. Calif. . . . From
Detroit, "the city of champions,"
a proud mother writes: "Our
baby who weighed seven and a
halt pounds at birth is now five
months and one week old and
weighs 25 pounds. Thla could
never happen In Brooklyn or
California."
Nothing But Truth
Scnnnlnmatn.' the. "truth sex-
urn," Is claimed to. remove all
inhibitions and cause people
under Its influence to reveal
their Innermost thoughts and
tell nothing but the truth. It is
currently reported as being
used on suspects in several cele
brated cases. It has been sug
gested If the "truth serum"
were available to the public
many women would be able to
find out what has been puzzling
them for years, i.e. what their
husbands really think about.
Whether this would be an ad
vantage to a wife I cannot say.
However, I doubt that it would
be advisable for a husband to
use anything like that on his
mate. A man is better off if he
doesn't know his wife's Inner
most thoughts. An eminent
psychiatrist with a long and
varied experience with female
patients recently said: . "If . the
average husband knew what
his wife really thinks about in
her quiet moments he would be
astonished, amazed and in many
cases alarmed."
Atklno
Query from client. Q. Trying
your suggested cure for a snor
ing husband I whistled "Yankee
Doodle" as per instructions. My
whistling woke my husband up
and he angrily asked: "What a
the large Idea?" I told him. The
next morning he packed his
bag and left saying he was go-
Ine to eet a divorce. What do
the wise guys m your Mules si
Men department auaejest that I
do now? A. Our' M It M
rjerts have been requested to
studv your ornblem and will re
nnrt on it shortly. In the mean
while. I suegest you whistle
Lover. Come Back To Me.
Protest
The Jamaica, N. Y. Chamber
of Commerce bitterly resents
my referring to their locality ar
a suburb of Brooklyn" ano
describes It as "a commun
Itv In Central Queens which is
the third largest retail shorjoine
district in greater New York."
accent the correction but.
nevertheless, wish to call atten
tion to the following from 'he
new American Encvclooaedla-
Jamaica a section of the bor
rti,h and countv of Oxieens.
N. Y.: ten miles east of Brook
lyn." I have noticed when th
rjndi'era win the wnant Jamai
cans claim to be Brooklvnites
but when the Giants or Yankee
win they say they are New
Vnrkers.
Pleat Not
A Britifh comnanv has ar
ranged to sell 250.000 vacuum
pipaners In the United States
Will'am C. Pegley, head of this
organization, is quoted as av
ire: "We could nuickiy sen an
these vacuum cleaners In Great
Britain but they are going to
Amprlra to secure dollars.
Call thN deal to the attention of
some economic expert among
your acquaintances and ask him
what he makes of It.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Malloo
Washington, Feb. 1 The
Pearl Harbor investigation has
cleared the air over the great
est naval dis
aster of all his
tory, only by
dividing the
fog into two
parts. If you
look carefully
thr o u g h the
accumul a t e d
mass of testi
fied details,
you will find
there Is not
much remain
ing confusion
about the facts. But there is such
a divergence of interpretation
over what the facts mean that
an agreed report is impossible.
The Demorrats will write one
version, the Republicans an
other Any objective historian
will have to seek to assign the
blame In future, calmer, non
politclal years.
But he can start with the
following conclusions which
represent the studied impres
sion of impartial observers who
have heard it all and were can
vassed by me for their personal
conclusions:
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A DM. Kimmcl and Gen. Short
" cleared themselves of lone
responsibility and required
Washington to share the blame.
They showed they haf not been
advised sufficiently of Informa
tion in the possesison of Wash
ington officials to take the pre
cautions necessary or otherwise
prepare themselves for such a
disaster. They did not escape
responsibility but the evidence
showed clearly why Washington
never dared court-martial them
Everyone here. In the White
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House, army and navy, failed
to escape. Mr. Roosevelt es
caped lighter than the others.
His name was brought into the
inquiry only in connection with
his efforts, a year or more
earlier, to keep the fleet based
in Hawaii instead of on the
west coast. He was proved re
sponsible for the over-all policy
which kept the fleet there. By
Inference he shares some de
gree of the responsibility of
Gen Marshall and navy for fail
ing to make their Hawaiian
agents aw ire of an attack they
knew was coming somewhere
Their testified excuse Is that
they got their Information from
secret code and did not want
to use the normal avenues of
communication, including the
telephone, for fear the Japs
would find out their code had
been broken by us.
Mr. Roosevelt also was shown
to have been responsible for
moving three battleships, an
aircraft carrier and several de
stroyers into the Atlantic ear
lier, thereby weakening the
fleet, but it was not shown def
initely, as suspected, that he
and Churchill had an agreement
for aggressive parallel diploma
tic action against Japan (some
contended this provoked the
Japs to attack).
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WASHINGTON did know the
' Japs had established a
"wind code" to notify their out
Ivlntf fnrrp feast wind rain"
mpant a hrpnlr with the United
States). But the committee nev
er found that a message execut
ing this code had been recelvea
here.
The Ttnherts commislson Is
supposed to have seen one and
a naval commander said he saw
one but no one could find It.
Many facts of the Roberts in
vocHantinn uprp rnnfused when
War Secretary Stimson and
Naval Secretary Forrestal both
apnt Investigators nut checking.
hut these confusions do not
alter the fact that it is prac
tically impossible to point tu
one or two men and say he or
they were wholly or chiefly to
blame.
As one democratic committee
man finally put it, everyone
from "the hiehest in Washing
ton to the lieutenant in Hawaii
who misinterpreted the radar
report muffed the situation."
Flight o' Time
Medlord and Jackson Co His
-ore from th files ol the Mail
Tribune 10 20 and 34 years
aao
T5V YEARS AfiO
February 1, 193S
(It Was Monday)
No new evidence in Bruno
Hauptmann case, says New Jer
sey prosecutor.
France claims Germany and
Japan have signed treaty.
Sen. Borah predicts re-election
of Roosevelt.
People urged to buy more
beef and butter. I
Medford airport project near
completion.
Sales tax defeated six to one
at special election.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Fsbruary 1, 1926
at Was Monday)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, cam
nnltm manager for Al Smith in
New York election, confers with
Democratic leaders at Washing
ton, D. C.
Gov. Pierce orders arrest of
promoters of rooster fight near
Salem.
Attemnt to revive Klan In this
state fails, Solem source reports, j
Autolsts warned to dim light
Autoists warned to dim lights!
ed.
Smallpox scare hits Klamath
Falls.
THIRTY FOUR YEARS AGO
February I, 1912
lit Was Monday)
' Every dentist office in city Is!
robbed of gold used in fillings
Mining congress opens here.
Frank Brown of Eagle Point
to run for county commissioner. ,
Sen. La Follotte of Wisconsin '
flays the "kept press."
The hot sulphur springs oi
Paso Robles were used by Digger
Indians long before the Spani
ards came to California.
Uae Stall Tribune Want Ad
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Auto Court Owners
In Southern Oregon
' Vote to Cooperate
Grants Pass, Feb. 1 Nearly
40 auto court owners and opera
tors of Southern Oregon voted
to organize as a cooperative unit
affiliated with the Grants Pass
and Josephine county Chambers
of Commerce at a meeting here
Wednesday night.
. Harold Say, director ol the
travel and information bureau
ol the state highway commis
sion; E. Bancroft Wells, chair
man of the tourist and conven
tion department of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce; C, H.
Demaray, former president of
the Redwood Empire association,
and Walter E. Newcombe, vice
president of the REA, spoke to
the group. They told the court
owners that Oregon will get
more tourists during the coming
season than the tourist courts
and similar facilities in the state
can handle.
FOR HELP with your Income tax
reports phone 3913 95 Ross Court
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SURPLUS TOILETRIES
WILL GO 8N MARKET
San Francisco, Feb. 1 (U.PJ
The war assets corporation an
nounced today that more than
$3,000,000 worth of surplus toi
let articles would be placed on
the civilian market after Feb. 9.
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and local governments and to
war veterans intending to start
drug businesses.
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