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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, December 23, 195S ment on treason Charges tto John Arrested by West German o Dr. Govern Officer Plays Santa For Peddicord Children Portland 'U.R; A blue-oated Santa Claus, with a badge in stead of a beard, will try to brighten the Christmas of five young children whose father has been arrested for a bomb-extortion plot. Chief of Police James Purcell Jr., organized a collection cam paign among officers yesterday for gifts for the children of William Clarence Peddicord. the blind Portland man accused of bombing the Meier and Frank store last April. Dead line Sunday Classified la at noon Saturday. 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other davs 530 orevious day (Vodka in orange juice) j It leaves vou breathless 0 : l . . . i IS mirnoff tjtJuc qr&triest name go proof. Made from 100 grain neutrahpinu. Sre. PierreSmirnoff FU. Inc., Hartford, Conn. MMMM I H HI1"ll I American Political Conservatism Appears To Be Abandoned Issue Lyle C. Wilson By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington UP.) The time has come to write the obituary of the conservative political m o v ement in the United States. It was repre sented by the Republi can party of Mark Hanna, Boise P e n r ose and such. There isn't anymore. That party is dead although surviving millions of conserva tive voters may not realize u. They are learning the hard way, however, as presidential elec tions roll around, that no one has been nominated for them. The rug was yanked from un der American conservatives by an action of the 1936 Democrat is National convention which was little noted in that precise light at the time. That was the convention which nominated FDR for a second term. But it was not that nomina tion which quenched the con servative party yeast. It was the convention's action in throwing out the party's 104-year-old two thirds rule. That action deprived the Southern Democratic minor ity riot only of control, but of almost all influence, in Demo cratic national conventions. It opened the way for the Demo cratic party to move steadily and rapidly to the left. The Republican party has fol lowed, carrying millions of con tented voters with it, but leav ing other millions of conserva- ti 3 anc yurs in the li- f Holiday Season the very p best from all of us at o , SAVINGS &- LOAr ASSOC ATION MEDFORD ASHLAND Sine. I , . . i VW Suffer Longer? When Others Fail COME TO US ACT NOW! Our Nature's HERB remedies will help you to re gain your good health. Our remedies have been successful in aiding the lick all over the state for over 18 years. Remedies tor disorders, sinuses, heart, liver,' stomach, gas and ulcers, constipation, piles, asthma, female complaints, kidney, bladder, blood, rheumatism, back and headaches. For Male. Female and Children. BRANCH OFFICES: Albany Sa!em Sugene North Send -rt S. B. FONQ Herb Specialist CHARLIE CHAN OFFICE OPEN SUNDAYS ONLY 12 NOON TO 4 P.M. CHINESE MEDICINE & HERB CO. 624 S. Riverside Medford tives in the lurch. , South Had Power The abandoned rule required that a two-thirds majority was' necessary to nominate. William Jennings Bryan slipped by it three times with his free silver and currency inflation heresies. But the rule served normally to give the conservative South a real voice in the nomination of Democratic presidential candi dates. FDR could and did move the Democratic Party far to the left. But his successors could not con sistently keep it there if the two-thirds hurdle had to be cleared each time. As it stands now, left of center is about as conservative as a Democratic hopeful dare be if he wants serious consideration from a Democratic convention. When Adlai E. Stevenson re cently plumped for political moderation, he was rebuked in stantly by such party figures as Gov. G. Mennen Williams, Mich igan, and Gov. Averell Harri man, New York. Harriman said there was no place for modera tion in the Democratic Party. FDR and former President Truman "found political gold in the left of center line, Mr. Tru man being considerably more left than Mr. Roosevelt. Repub licans saw what was going on and began in 1940 with the late Wendell L. Willkie to mine the same gold field. Struck It Rich But it was left for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, finally, to strike it rich by becoming the first Republican president elect ed in 24 years. Mr. Eisenhower was not exactly left of center, but he. was a long way from the Republican Party principles of 1918 or, even, 1928 when Her bert Hoover won. Mr. Eisenhower broke with the New Deal -Fair Deal tradi tions in several ways, including the type of men who should sit in a cabinet. But old line Re publicans in Congress often com plained that Mr. Eisenhower was demanding that they 'support policies which they consistently had opposed through the Roose velt and Truman regimes. Most of the congressional Re publican conservatives have folded by now to chant: We Want Ike. There remains a hard core of storm troopers, little else. But, dead as it seems to be, American conservatism might revive if the right leader came along and the conservatives of the South were released from one-party captivity. Manslaughter Charge Brings 10-Year Term Portland U.R) Quinton R. Gault, 53, was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary yester day after pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge. Gault, a former Vancouver, Wash., chef, appeared before Circuit Judge James R. Bain. Judge Bain reduced the charge from first degree murder on a motion by Deputy District At torney Robert Christ, who said there was insufficient evidence to support such a charge. Gault was accused of the fatal stabbing of Mary Mark, 49, in her apartment last October. Argentina, Australia and New Zealand people eat more meat than Americans, according to commodity tables. Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Paris Pierre Mendes-France in a challenge to three of his political opponents Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay, former Premier-Georges Bidault and Communist boss Jacques Duclos to appear at a Radical Socialist party rally and debate with him: "It seemed useful to me to ask you to be there and, if you wish, to contradict the speech I shall make." 1 Tjn i . . . nouywooa actress Mamie van uoren, who Is expecting a child, on turning down a one-day Chicago appearance for $10,000: "Ray Anthony and I decided we would rather spend Christmas Eve together making plans about the baby than making money." United Nations, N.Y. Security Council President Sir Leslie Knox Munro of New Zealand after a bitter, undiplomatic exchange between Israel and Syria: "This council is entitled to expect, and does expect, that peace will be preserved in the whole area with which we are concerned. We are particularly justified in expecting a state of peace with the advent of Christmas and the New Year." the Washington Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower on whether David, presidential grandson, believes in Santa Claus: "If he doesn't he certainly puts on a good show." Hollywood Otto Preminger in defense of his banned picture, "The Man With the Golden Arm," which deals with the problem of narcotics addiction: "A. veil of secrecy makes anything more attractive to young people. The exposure of something in the movies, on the stage and over the air can only help the problem." Atlanta Nap Rucker, old-time spitball pitcher for the Dodgers asking for new baseball rules to give the pitcher a break: "They've taken everything away from the pitcher. They made the ball livelier and they mashed down the seams until there's no friction left. These modern day hitters are all right, but if you give them he stuff we were allowed to use, they would have lo turn loose the end of that bat." Warrant Issued At Request of Attorney General Bonn. Germany (U.R) Dr. Otto John, the double turncoat security c h i e f who fled to Communist East Germany and back again, was arrested today on a charge of treason, govern ment sources said. John's position in the West German government was rough Iv equivalent to that of J. Edgar Hoover in Washington when he sought political asylum in Communist Germany. He was informed of his arrest 12 days after his return to the West. Held Incommunicado' The arrest warrant was issued at the request of Dr. Curt Wiechmann, the West German government's attorney general, by an examining magistrate in Wiesbaden. John had -been held incommunicado through the long days of questioning, but until to day he was not technically under arrest. Officials d i d not know whether John would be trans ferred at once to Karlsruhe, seat of the federal Supreme Court, but Wiechmann indicated he would make an official an nouncement about the man who told the world he went to East Germany July 20, 1954, to seek political asylum. He returned to West Germany Dec. 12 after 17 months among the Communists and several trips to Moscow. He has been held in Wiesbaden since then at the headquarters of the federal criminal police. Supplementary Charge Authoritative official sources said John also would face a sup plementary charge of covering up his illegal activities. There was no immediate explanation of what the "illegal activities were though they presumably would be covered by a big trea son charge. John's round-trip defection was one of the major sensations of the cold war. His flight to East Berlin caused consternation at Bonn and a government crisis. His return evoked smiles from Chancellor" Konrad Adenauer who did not seem the least, bit surprised. The government, sources said court action against John would not begin until early in the new year but that he would face Christmas in jail. His wife, in Cologne, was informed Thurs day that "certain steps" were about to be taken against him. Political Unstable Mrs. John, six years his senior, whom he married in , Britain during the war when he worked for British intelligence, hoped to meet her husband either in Karlsruhe, seat of the Supreme Court, or in Wiesbaden. John, 53, was regarded as ex tremely political unstable when he served in his high post and there were reports the govern ment was preparing to' replace him at the time of his flight. He told a Communist-sponsored press conference he had gone there because of the rise of form er Nazis in the Bonn govern ment. , In The Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Interesting news in these days when the politicians are going all out to make farmers feel sorry for themselves: In the first ten months of 1955, Oregon's over - all agricultural revenue was $309,956,000. This compares with over-all agricul tural revenue of $305,381,000 for the corresponding period of 1954. That is a gain of $4,575,000. HPHE figures were announced this morning by the U. S. de partment of agriculture. The an nouncement adds that 17 other states showed a gain in over-all agricultural revenue. isn't available at the moment) their gross total yield was around 1140 bushels from an acre of ground. It was a world record. T IS true that in 1955 farm .prices have slipped off in Oregon and elsewhere. But in Oregon and 17 other states gross total yield has been increased enough to bring in more gross j total income. How come? There are many reasons. Ma- j chinery is one of them. Modern j machinery enables the farmer to increase his total production. ; Fertilizer is another reason. In- j telligent use of fertilizer enables the farmer to increase his total j production. So do better farming methods, better crop varieties, etc. i REDUCING sacks to bushels, Paul Fairclo's 1940 yield was about 1040 bushels or just under the world record estab lished in a non-commercial ex periment designed to achieve maximum production at' any cost. Paul used strictly commer cial method s, with standard width of rows, standard use of fertilizer, water,, etc. Among other things, his rec ord is a tribute to the richness of southern Oregon soil. But he must have been considerably helped by a good growing year. AT ANY rate, Oregon and 17 other states have apparently had a good growing season this year and with the help of a good growing year they have been able to increase their gross, agri cultural income over last year. OAKWOOD COFFEE SHOP & KACHINA ROOM will be closed Saturday and Sunday Dec 24th 25th. Open Monday 11 to 2:30, also open New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. For Reservations Call 2-2429 RUTH & AL i TiHERE is another reason for the situation in this particular year. It appears from the depart ment of agriculture's report that 1955 has been what we call a GOOD crop year. Total crop production over the country as a whole has almost equalled the all-time record made in 1948. It is considerably above the yields of any of the last six years. That is to say, growing con ditions have been generally favorable. Dead line Sunday Classified Us st noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for Monday: oUier3ay 5:30 orevious day DON'T MISS OUR BIG CHRISTMAS EVE SATURD DECEMBER 24th featuring in person ALVADEAN & SANDY COKER and the COKER BAND ABBOTT RECORDING ARTISTS : PLUS AY PfcP' 1 Sandy and Alvadean A TERRIFIC CHRISTMAS NIGHT SHOW & DANCE DECEMBER 25 Starring-The COKERS & the Melody Wranglers Plus Many Local Artists We Want to Take This Opportunity to Extend the Heartiest of SEASON'S GREETINGS to our many friends and patrons . . . Buek & Sonny TN TOTAL agricultural produc tion, that is highly important. Let's cite an example: In the 20 years of the Klam ath county 4-H potato growing contest over across the moun tain, AVERAGE gross produc tion by the winners has been 439.8 sacks per acre. But in 1940 Paul Fairclo of Henley soared up to a fabulous gross total yield of 625 SACKS PER ACRE nearly 200 sacks above the 20 year average. He employed skill and good methods in growing his crop, of course. But he must have been aided by good growing condi tions. My memory of that year fails me, but it MUST have been a good growing year to produce a crop that far above the average. THRIFTY LUNCH 13 NORTH FIR STREET OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY 8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. ROAST YOUNG TURKEY $150 OR BAKED HAM....... i Soup, Salad, Vegetable Potatoes and Gravy, Candied Yams Cranberry Sauce, Relish Dish Coffee Milk Dessert Pumpkin or Hot Mince Pie SPECIAL CHILD'S PLATE Wishing All Our Patrons a Very Prosperous New Year. rpo JUSTIFY the use of the -- word "fabulous" in describing Paul's 1940 crop, I'd like to cite a comparison. I don't remember the year, but it is well ahead of 1940. As I recall it, Zuckerman Bros, conducted an experiment down in the San Joaquin delta whose purpose was to find out how large a tonnage of potatoes could be grown on an acre of rich ground. They narrowed the interval between rows, in order to get more rows in an acre. .They poured on the fertilizer without regard to dollar economics. They used all the water justified by experience, again without re gard to dollar returns. A I re member it (the written record MARY and HUGH LAPPIN . and the C ENTIRE Jpf STAFF of TABU DINNER HOUSE 305 S. Riverside Ave. Phone 2-2870 Wishes to extend our thanks and very best wishes to our customers and friends for a very MERRY CHRISTMAS . and HAPPY NEW YEAR WE WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 25 and 26 TWO BIG NIGHTS IN A ROW! Come Out Bring Your Friends Enjoy Both Showsl ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM THE EM El JOYCE and KEN HAMNER i ... Extend to you the Season's Greetings, and invite you to spend Christmas with us Sunday, December 25th. DINING ROOM will be open from 11:00 a.m. till 9 p.m. LOUNGE Will Be Open From 11:00 a.m. Till 2:30 a.m. YOUR CHEF: JOHN CROTTY n m i O
