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Things were different In them
days.
irntln. la InHlonant at the
state department charges, the!
one-time "good neighbor" Is a
spawning ground for Nazism, and
a revival of the German Reich.
Argentina Is apparently guilty
of diplomatic treachery, and gel
ting caught at It. No more money
will be forthcoming to ship to
Spain, for Spain to snip to Ger
many, from Uncle Sam.
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PRINTER STUMBLES AGAIN
(Klngsport Tenn., Times)
Surviving are the
husband, i two daughters,
, j one son, , all
of Bulla Gap. Launderdale Au
thorities last Tuesday said she
was 'glad to go.' She waived
extradition."
"Your Inkome tack ualntad"
(Del Norte Triplicate) No way
to feel about It.
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A number of auto accidents,
throughout the state recently
have occurred at "blind curves"
between autolsts, who did not
see any too good themselves,
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DAD DRESSES UP
(Salem Capital Journal)
The bride was given In
marriage by her father wear
ing a white satin and marqul
aette gown with as weetheart
neckline fitted bodice and full
train."
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The Dlonne quintuplets, who
have not been In the news for
months, finally made it again
Science reveals, thotmh quintup
lets, they are five different p?o
ple, each with a mind of their
own.
In the Russian elections this
week, 09.7 per cent of the reg
istered voters voted. This puts
the Soviet on an Ivory soap
basis, and It Is not believed the
record will be broken In the
Oregon primary election next
May.
The woma.Vs pace of a met
. ropolltan paper reveals, "sitting
down la a real task," and that
most of the girls,. all ages, ewer
bounce or flop and look like the
dickens, while doing it. Tliev
don't do it with rhythm or poise.
Males are faced with no such
problems. They Just back up to
hair honrl at the knees and
the mlddl. and let the law of I
gravity do the rest. ,
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THE MUFFLED KNOCK
if thm TTnltnH Nntinna officials
have too much trouble getting
what they want In the vicinity
of New York, so are forced to
think of a site on our west coast
they need not locate in Ban r ran
-l. Aa a matter of fact Pert
land Is a better place. There Is
abundant room tn the Willnnv
...n. fm thx UNO and the
country Is trior peaceful w...:h
Is an angle M.i snoura oe tou
.mh if tn delegates have
to live in Now York or San Fran
Cisco they will not get enough
sleep, so will be In a belligerent
mood. They -IU get along more
amicably if they select Portland.
(Pendleton East Oregonlao)
rriday. Feb. IS. 1(41
Editorial Correspondence
Palm Springs, Calif., Feb. 13 This Is Wednesday the 13th.
That hair-thin line that divides good fortune from bad, known as
chance, worked against us coming down, but to date has worked
with us on the return. (The usual bit of wood-tapping comes In
here).
So we are In Palm Springs entirely due to "Lady Luck,"
taking the side-road which we failed to do coming down. Instead
of continuing on the main highway to Los Angeles. It was a short
run from Salome and we drove slowly for another reason which
will be explained later. So we thought why not turn off at Indio
and have a look at one of our favorite winter resorts?
0 0 m
We found Palm Springs much the same, but the road from
Indio has been transformed since we last drove over it: "Cathedral
City," which was merely a gas station then, Is now a bustling and
apparently popular resort, perhaps as large as Palm Springs was
when we first visited here 25 years ago. There are new dude
ranches about and a number of resort sub-divisions. Also took in
"La Quinta." which has no "no vacancy" signs in evidence, but Is
booked solid until May, the clerk said.
e a a
It was when driving slowly along Palm Springs "Avenue of
Palms" the main stem, on our way, we supposed, to L. A., that a
vacancy sign without the "no" hit the wandering editorial eye,
and the Good Ship Sedan the devil a monk would be! came' to
an abrupt stop. It was true, although we beat put a wanaering
and homeless couple by a photo-finish.
Incidently our fatal mistake coming down was passing up Palm
Springs, for as has been remarked before, Palm Springs Is essen
tially a week-end resort, they sleep In the streets from Friday to
Monday, the rest of the time It is not easy to find a room, but It
is not impossible.
Well, anyway here was a break. In fact, we have here the
first warm spot we have struck since leaving Medford. There was
only one cloudy day at Tucson, but there was also only one or
two warm ones. The rest of the time it was freezing, due largely
to the cold wind that blows in from the snow-capped mountains.
In fact as we view the Arizona climate it is, in winter, entirely a
matter of wind. If there is a wind not a gale but a wind that
raises a bit of dust, you will freeze to death; if there is no wind
at all, you will be as warm as the proverbial bug In a rug.
a e a .
About 20 miles west of Salome we ran Into a group of cars
and a crowd along the right side of the highway, so came to a
stop to find what all the excitement was about.
We found out quickly enough. For there at the side of the
road was a huge truck- with a Buick sedan crushed like an egg
shell against the side of it. We looked Inside the sedan, the door
was torn completely off. Everything had been cleaned out but a
small white shoe, soaked with oil and grease, and a blood-spattered
magazine of "comics.".. Eloquent and heart-breaking testimony of
what had happened, a perfect case of "And Sudden Death!"
The wrecking truck from Salome came In a few minutes later,
and as the men worked, assisted by one of the truck drivers, we
had a chance to talk to the other driver, a big husky, covered
with dirt and dust, his voice shaking with long-repressed emotion.
"It happened early this morning, still dark. I was going east.
this car was coming fast in the
first thought was a shot, then that car spun around and In spite
of everything I could do I was off the pavement then as the tire
marks show, it hit me right in front and my truck Jest dove over
it. Couldn't help It, no one could! A front tire had blew out
on that car, and when a tire a front tire blows at 60 or 70 miles
or so, it's Just too badl They was all dead when I got to 'em,
guess they never knew what hit 'em, a man and his wife, their
lime girl and the mother of the man or woman, I don't know
which. Four of 'em. They was from Minnesota. I feel like hell!"
caeca
No doubt the full story was In the papers, but for some reason
we never could find it. A pretty aad and sober group continued
on the way toward the coast. None passed us, as they had all
morning, going 60 or 70 miles an hour. And we never got over
43, Just didn't feci In the mood for It. The first thing we did at
Indio was to have our front tires examined, a truer thing was
never said about motoring, than the remark of that truck driver,
"have a front-tire blow out at 60 or so, and it's Just too bad!"
bad for everyone but the undertakerl
e a e e
Not surprised to learn "Honest Harold" Ickes Is to retire.
How could one do otherwise when one's "chief" went over to the
enemy as the president did In the Pauley matter. There Is a limit
to what even "Donald Duck" can take and what the president
really did by siding with Pauley was to call his secretary of the
Interior a liar.
Later: We have never been so Impressed by the sudden weather
changes In the southwestern part of the United States, as has been
the case on this trip. In Arizona frequently there was a drop after
the sun went down of from 40 to 43 degrees. One old boy who had
dinner with us there one night, a long-time resident, of Tucson,
said he had pneumonia three times before he discovered that to
keep from catching cold one had to change from light to heavy
underwear at least once a day. Can't say we followed that routine,
but we did catch cold the second day out and perhaps had we put
on our "woollcs" that would never have happened.
a - a a a a
And now the second day here have to admit Palm Springs Is
no exception. A beautiful warm summer day yesterday, while It
rained this morning and has been as cold and raw as Iceland all
afternoon. Guess there Is no permanent warm weather in this
part of the U. S. A. this winter north of the equator. R.W.R.
On The Side By e. v. Duribg
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc.)'
The ghnsl-town's emuty windowa
Stare like willful eyee
Down streete where no thin I
movea
Rut memories and the wind.
When mldnlihl comes, eerie rrlaa
King out, reralllni nlihta
When rowdy elm were tinned
And hrarded miner! seeking
L a n i h I a r, liquor and bright
lights
Flung gold nugget! an the hare
To buy forgetlulness ot lonely
mountain nlghii.
Don Blandtns.
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(Above Is Inscribed under
Frank M. Moore's dramatic
painting ghost town on Califor
nia's world famous "picture
bridge" as the Hotel Huntington,
Pasadena.)
The campaign for the decen
tralization of the population of
the U. S. A. seems to be making
some progress, as witness the fol
lowing advertisement which ap
peared in a Los Angeles news
paper: "Shoes for sale. Owner
going back to Arkansas."
Asking
Queries from clients: Q. Do
you remember the old Howard
Theater In Boston, Nat M. Wills
and Maggie ClineT Maggie Cline
was before my time. I remem
ber the old Howard when It fea
tured continuous entertainment
and Its slogan was "Always
something doing from 1 to 11.
1 also recall Nat Wills, the tramp
comedian in vaudeville. Q.
About what year was the song
' Tm Always Chasing Rainbows
popular? A. Can't say. Guess I
must be slipping as a memory
expert on song. I can't even re
call when "I'm Forever Blowing
Bubbles was popular.
other direction. I heard what I
Paislng By
Harry "Bing" Crosby. The
apple knocker from Tacoma,
who has become the world's
most popular singer of popular
songs. The old groaner doesn't
look so well. He Is much too
thin and has a weary and worn
out appearance. He should take
a long vacation on his cattle
ranch In Nevada. , , . Thyra
Samter Wlnslow. The best writ
er ever born In Fort Smith, Ark.
Recently commenting on Abner
Silver's book "All Women Are
Wolves," Thyra said: "Of course,
I know women are wolves but
I didn't think men would find It
out." Men have known It for a
long time. For centuries In fact.
Ever since the days of Potiphar's
wife. Mr. Silver Just happened
to be the first man to realize that
writing a book about it might
prove a profitable venture.
Out West
According to California law
draw poker is a game of skill
and may be legally played. But
the same law considers stud
poker a game ot chance. So if
you play draw poker In the
golden state you are a respect-
aoie leuow indulging in a re
spectable pastime. But if you
play stud poker you are a gam
bler and can be arrested for so
doing.
Please Note
The Merry Widow" Is to be
produced once more as a film.
That's the third time, or is the
fourth? I wish some Hollywood-
i Ian would produce "Rose Marie"
again. The first production of
this left much to be desired.
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson
Eddy are both extremely clever,
but never should have been fea
tured in "Rose Marie." Further
more, in the version being dis
cussed the comedy part of "Hard
boiled" Herman was entirely
eliminated. Played by William
Kent, that was one of the best
features of the original stage
production.
Young Idea
Californian claims her female
child said ".Daddy" and "Mom
ma" at the age of seven and a
half months, walked at nine
months and could dress herself
at three. Chicago mother says
her male offspring could dress
himself at 2 and a half Including
lacing his own shoes. Brooklyn
hasn't been heard from lately on
the subject of clever kiddles. I
asked my sister If I had done
anything unusual when a small
child. She said: "Well, one time
you. were supposed to be sick
you got out of bed, sneaked out
of the house and wore found four
hours later five blocks away
playing in a vacant lot attired
in nothing but your cute little
night shirt."
Indians
Ever see a team of American
Indian tight rope walkers? Neith
er have I. But the red men
should be good at that. Ameri
can Indians never get dizzy.
They make excellent workers
on bridge and skyscraper con
struction Jobs. Some of the most
daring workers in the construc
tion of Manhattan skyscrapers
have been Indians. Incidentally
about 1,000 American Indians
live In New York City, most of
them domiciled in apartment
houses.
Horses & Women
On the average women live
longer than men. Nevertheless,
fewer women live to be 50 years
of age than men. Once a wom
an has passed 50 her chances of
living to be 70 or 80 are better
than those of the average man.
Women in their middle 40s do
a lot of worrying about getting
old. Those in their 50s don't
worry so much about it. There
are more really gay old ladles
than gay old men. And the gay
est old ladies seem to be the
widows. Or do I Just imagine
that?
Men's Association
At SOCE Features
Veterans Program
Southern Oregon College,
Ashland, Feb. 15 The Associ
ated Men students of the South
ern Oregon College presented
unusual program at the Wed
nesday morning assembly.
E. Wlssenback and D. Wissen
back, twin brothers from Klam
ath Falls, told of their experi
ences while flying In the same
bombardment squadron in the
European Theatre. Both were
shot down In enemy territory.
Erwln Wlssenback spoke on
"Escaping from the Germans
via the underground route" and
his brother Darwin spoke on
"Two and a half years In Ger
man prison camps."
Gene Rae of Medford, anoth
er veteran flyer, acted as mas
ter of ceremonies In presenting
the Wlssenback twins and Wil
liam Alice of Ashland, soloist
who was accompanied by Meryl
Potter of Medford.
BEST WISHES
Hollywood, Feb. 15 (U.R)
Mrs. Margaret Lacasse Neal, who
in one day got an annulment if
her marirage and then was
matron of honor while her ex-
husband married her sister, sent
them off on their honeymoon
today with best wishes.
Daily Weather Report
' FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonlsht and Saturday. Cooler
tonight.
Oregon: Cloudy with Usht anow
or rain in aouth and eatt porUona to
night. Slightly colder. Partly cloudy
Saturday with light rain In north
west portion. Moderate chanseable
wina on co.
LOCAL DATA
Temperature a year afo today
Highest 93. Lowest 3d.
Total monthly precipitation .S3
incnrs.
Deficiency for the month S7 Inch
Total precipitation alnca Sentember
1, M.oo incnea.
Excess for the icaion 4 09 Inchea.
Relative humidity at :S0 p.m. yes
terday S3; 4 30 a. m. today 66 "V
Tomorrow
Sunrise 7 06 a m. Sunset 8:4S p m.
Observations Taken At 4:30 A. M.,
130 Meridian Time
High Low Prec,
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Phoenix
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Salt Lake
San Franclaco .
Seattle .a
Spokane
Washington, D. C.
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Flight o Time
Medloid and Jackson Co His
tory from the (ilea oi the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 rears
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
February 15, 1936
(It Was Saturday)
sLirivnn enuntv district at
torney charges 'Klamath politi
cians' meddle in Tule Lake auto
murder Investigation.
Italians launch new offensive
in Ethiopia..
Bruno Hauptmann, kidnaper
and slayer of Col. Lindbergh
baby only hope to escape death
chair is to tell the truth.
Cold with probable snow.
High 51, low 43.
Medford high five defeats
Grants Pass 30 to 22.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 15, 1926
(It Was Tuesday)
Probe shows water sells at $1
per pint in some iMew xorjc
cafes.
Russians cheer as Leon Trotz-
sky in three hour speech de
clares "United States is a men
ace". President Coolidge has bad
cold and is confined to White
House.
Avalanche entombs 100 In
Utah mining town.
Rain. High 51, low 36.
THIRTY FOUR YEARS AGO
February 15, 1912
(It Was Thursday)
Potato shortage in city reliev
ed by arrival of five carloads
from Yakima.
Rain. High 44, low 32.
Rural Route No. 2 to start
July 1.
Two Woodville (Rogue River)
boys kill large cougar on way
home from school.
Friends of Hoyt
Pay Tribute At
Farewell Party
Portland, Ore., Feb. 15 (U.R)
Paying tribute to his varied
achievements in the newspaper
tiein, some 500 friends of Pal
mer Hoyt, newly appointed edi
tor and publisher of the Denver
Post, gathered here last night
for a testimonial dinner in the
former Oregonian publisher's
honor.
Statesmen, edltors. college pro
fessors, Judges, churchmen, gen
erals, and civic and state lead
ers In brief talks stressed the
vital part Hoyt played in pro
moting freedom of the press not
only in the Pacific northwest,
but throughout the nation.
Speaker of the evening was
Henry R. Luce, editor-in-chief
of Time, Inc.
OP A Rent Officer
Injured by Bomb
Wichita, Kan., Feb. 15 (U.R)
Local and federal authorities to
day investigated the possibility
that a disgruntled landlord might
have mailed a homemade bomb
wrapped in Valentine trimmings,
to OPA Area Rent Adjustment
Officer Wayne Lanning, 50.
Lannlng, In serious condition
at St. Francis hospital, lost part
of his right hand and suffered
cuts about the face when the
bomb exploded.
ACTRESS HAS FLU
Santa Monica, Calif., Feb. 15
(U.R) Movie Actress Joan Fon
taine was under a physician's
care in a Santa Monica hospital
today suffering from recur
rence of Influenza.
ill
TO CONVICT JAP
Yokohama, Feb. 15 (U.B A
Japanese army officer was sent
enced to death today for atroci
ties against prisoners of war
after last minute testimony by
MaJ. Archille C. Tisdelle, Chi
cago and Orange Park, Fla., who
flew from Manila to Japan "to
see Justice done."
The officer was Capt Isao
Fukuhara, former head of a
prison camp at Omuta where
Tisdelle was captain adjutant of
Allied prisoners.
Referring to a diary, Tisdelle,
who was a prisoner on Bataan
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