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From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pol" column: "There is still considerable complaint locally about the uneven dis tribution of the wealth. It sure Is uneven, but better than none at all." . 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1931 (Sunday) The ruthless murder of an Ashland police officer is thought to be an act of re venge by gang of rum runners, and there Is a hint that the killer was hired by them to do the Job. 40 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1921 (Tuesday) Larry Evans, a Southern Pacific watchman, saved a woman from being' run over by a train at the Main st. crossing In downtown Med ford yesterday. Work has been started on an addition to the Medford city hall. , SO YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1911 (Wednesday) City Treasurer Lee Jacobs this morning announced the appointment ot G. H. Samuels as new assistant city trasurer. Mayor W. H. Canon has named George Tranna, a steam fitter, to succed M. M. Gault as city water inspector. What's Your I.Q.? Nina or tan correct la iiiperler: ajven et eight ia excellent; five ei ix la good. 1. What kind of animal Is a pachyderm? 2. What fate befell John the Baptist? 3. Are whales mammals, crustaceans, or fish? 4. The Isle of Wight Is off the north or south coast of England? 5. The United Slates and Slam exchange Ministers, or Ambassadors? 6, What is the general com mon name of a class of fea thered, warmblooded, ovipar ous bipeds? 7. is 11 true that there are white orchids? 8. How many of the eight parts of speech in the English language can you name? 9. Which radio news com mcntutor begnn his program with the words, As yes, there's good news tonight." 10. Who was the "Sultan of Swat"? Answers! 1. An elephant. 2 He was beheaded by Herod 3. Mammals. 4. South. 3. Am banedori. 6. Blide. 7. Yei. (Among the tnoit valuable and rare,) 8. Houm, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interactions. I. Gabriel near ler. 10. George Herman (Babe) Ruth. 4 JANUARY 25. 1811 Politics and Gov. Mark Hatfield may be a smart politician. but he has a funny way of In recent months he some of the most influential citizens of Oregon. Now this is no crime, certainly, but it is not neces sarily smart politics. His reorganization people very irritated people who command a large following among special interest groups. UE HAS, for instance, battle with the state sion. This could react to run, if he is right, and proves it, in his desire to move the commission offices to Salem from Port land, and in his expressed wish that members of the commission appointed before his term resign. But he has, additionally, caused a good deal of irritation among some fairly influential folk that make up two important advisory committtees to the highway commission, dealing in the state parks field and in the tourist promotion field. DOTH committees are composed largely of newspaper men, several of them early Hat field supporters. Their enmity could do him po litical damage. State parks he would divorce from highways, and put in a new department of natural resources, a move bitterly opposed by those who have watch ed the state parks system grow to be one of the best in the nation. Tourist information and promotion he would put in a new department of commerce, a move strongly opposed by those who have watched the outstanding accomplishments of the division working through the highway department. LIE HAS also caused concern among fish and game interests, by his proposal to consolidate the fish commission and the game commission and put them, also, into partment. The Oregonian, in organization plan, commented as follows yester day: "In explaining tne reorganization plan to tne Ore gon Wildlife Federation . . . Finance Director Freeman Holmer made the flat statement that directors of the seven divisions of state government to be appointed by the governor would; of course, be replaced by a new governor. This would be sound government prac tice, he said, because the governor thereby would be able to carry out his programs with men of his own choice. "This was vastly disturbing to many In the audience who had worked for years to reduce political manip ulation of fish and game programs and had achieved reorganization through the legislature which has sub stantially accomplished this, "If programs for resources are sound, some observ ed, why should they be put In peril of change on the basis of a Democrat replacing a Republican as govern or, and vice versa? If a division director proved to be effective in his position, why should he be replaced? And If the director were replaced, would not there be shaky tenure for department heads under him whose authority under the Hatfield program would be increased1, while appointed commissions which now give continuity to programs would be made advisory?" TO THIS we would add: WVtn amnno tVinco niirarnnrtino' fMf.i7.pns nf trip state, who now serve on sions on a non-partisan, willing to serve on purely advisory committees, once their policy-making function is removed, and the departments get haulmer of partisan politics I Who would furnish Who would provide the and knowledge? We can agree with Governor Hatfield, "that many improvements can be made in the organization of state gov ernment. But "more is at stake blueprint for efficiency, eludes. Indoed there is. What is at stake is one philosophy of govern merit, which calls upon service, against another Ulic iiiau o fiuuij itciioiuiio iui iuwc ui tii w ii j E.A. Wilderness Sen. Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico, a former secretary of agriculture, has introduced a new streamlined ' version of the much-discuss ed Wildnerness Bill. It has been changed was first submitted, and many of the objections voiced toward earlier versions have been met. It is to be hoped that it will meet with the approval of the many terested. Few people, indeed, principle, as such, as part of the multiple-use coiv cept of public lands management. Such objections as there have been have centered on specific details, or on the amount of land involved. THE idea is simply this: Population is growing rapidly. And so are the incursions of civilization highways, airports, farms, timber cuttings, reservoirs, cities, subdi visions, and so on and on. America has a long and valued heritage of wildnerness appreciation. It offers values found in no other manner; advantages of recreation, science, inspiration, interest. And, before the wildnerness is all gone, steps should be taken to preserve at least a small por tion of it (and this bill suggests about 5 per cent 01 an leuerally-owncd land) for this purpose. Government showing it sometimes. has acted to alienate plan has made a lot of engaged in a running public welfare commis his benefit in the long a natural resources de discussing Hatfield's re the boards and commis unpaid basis, would be into tne pusmng ana the valuable continuity? broadly based experience the Oregonian, and with than the adoption of a the Oregonian con the state's best minds for which would substitute Bill Again in many ways since it agencies and groups in object to the wildnerness Dennis the ( With au it? soAAj.oEieraserjrs, antiseptics mv deodorants, American industry has yet to cope with the American kh Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of o pen name or iniial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensaton. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words .The letters printed in his column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; In fact the contrary is often the case. Why Penelite, Law-AbidersT To the Editor: This to the members of the Oregon Game Commission. In regard to a proposed bill to prohibit bait fishing, from an anchored boat in Diamond Lake I hope the game commission will take in to consideration the penalty the bill would place on a large number of sportsmen, women and children that enjoy this form of fishing. I oppose chumming in any waters of the slate of Oregon. The state law prohibits the use of chum in all waters of the state. These laws are en forced to the best of the abil ity of game officers; but a few poor would - be sportsmen think they have to chum to catch fish, which is not true. Instead of placing tnis penalty on all sportsmen, I suggest the game commission place officers In unmarked boats, and in plain clothes as fishermen. This would make chummers think twice before putting anything in the lake. The proposed bill would strike a mean blow to our young fishermen. Tf they were forced to troll, a large num ber of youngsters would be left on the bank, due to the fact that trolling takes a lot of attention on the part of everyone in a boat to avoid accidents and to keep lines free of entanglement. The en tire family can enjoy a day of wholesome recreation while fishing from an anchored boat. Children can be safely watch ed. I have fished Diamond Lake most every week end since 11 was poisoned and replanted, i go fishing to relax and en joy a day of leisure stretched out In my boat, and have had a lot of good fishing. 1: Is possible that some trollers string chum in a giv en area and troll back and forth. But why lay all the blame on the still fishermen? I hope those persons who have brought this threat to the rights of all sportsmen, in cluding our law-abiding ones, will refrain from doing those things that may take more of our rights away. As it Is, our rights as fishermen are get ting fewer each year with the closers of different streams and new deadlines. Wilmer W. Bailey P. O. Box 4 Gold Hill, Ore. What's Next? To the Editor: Now that UFO's have been "ruled out as a mystery of beings from other planets, and the abom inable snowman of the Htm alays Is a. proven myth, there Is no man In the moon yet. We are admonished there Is no "Sandy Claws" at Christ- mastidc, nor can one hold to the premise that eternity has limitation. One philosopher asks us, "why we were here"? His pithy answer was Be cause we were not all there" Which goes to prove to us, we all live to learn. The other specific reason too, is self Improvement In cosmic consciousness. Yet, there Is nothing new under the sun according to Holy writ. But still, we are always eager for the next thrill in the realm of action and pro gression, Bert Kisslngor 920 Boardman St., Medford. An Atheist. Huh? To the Editor: Frequently there Is a letter in your 'Com munications' signed by one who declared he is an atheist As I read these letters 1 de tect some errors In- thinking. I perceive a misunderstanding of the meaning of 'Atheist'. A real atheist is one who sincerely, honestly rejects all belief in any sort of a creative ruling power higher than hu .nan reach thai it responsible Menace for the existence and behavior of our universe. If you believe that the orderly, consistent rotation of this planet is the result of an intelligent pur poseful power, you cannot be an atheist. Another thing I see. It is evident that the writer has drawn his conclusions by look- ing not at God or His book but at his neighbor, who hap pens to be a church member, and usually a weak one at that. To learn about God he looks at a weak representa tive instead of a strong faith ful Christian, There are some to be found. Faults are easy to find They are all around us shout ing, "Here I am. Look at me." Christian virtues are more modest and less evident. The Indian says, "Let me not condemn my brother till have walked three days in his moccasins." L. G. Weaver 108 South Ivy st. 1 Medford Poetic Plaint To the Editor. Doggerel to Ye Editor: We had a doggie In our yard; A'wearlng a big muzzle. And as I hunt my shovel out, I'm in a perturbed puzzle, Why did we ,vote the doggie tied? Or keep him In a pen' By far, we missed our measure: To conclude the rightful end! Mrs. Howard Glascock 233 Beatty St., Medford. Logic and The FPA To the Editor: In his reply In Tuesday's MT to my letter In Sunday's edition, Robert J. Howard seems more confused than ever. He either failed to get the main point of my letter or for obscure purposes of his own - chose to ignore it, That simple point was, and is that the Foreign Policy Asso ciation's "Great Decisions' program is In the true Ameri can tradition of free associa tion and discussion, with each participant reaching his or her own INDIVIDUAL opinion Communism, or any other totalitarianism, imposcs-along with other evils-thought-con trol and compliance with its "party line." Both of these are wholly alien and obnoxious to FPA and its "Great Decisions' groups. Mr. Howard plays loosely with the word "logic" which one of my dictionaries defines as follows: "The science of correct and accurate thinking; the science of the principles governing the comparative and constructive faculties In the pursuit and use of truth." Logical or not, if Mr. How ard respects and is devoted to the American tradition of free Inquiry, discussion and quest for truth, I renew my invita tion to him to Join, or at least visit, one or more of Jackson County's "Great Decisions" group meetings. It might help to dispel his confusion, cor rect his logic, increase his knowledge and understanding - perhaps even Improve his sense of humor. Arnold Eugene Jenny, Secretary Jackson County "Great Decisions" Committee Rogue Valley Manor, Medford. Skiing Conditions To the Editor: This week of exceptionally warm weather has lowered the snow level In the meadows near the site of the proposed ski lodge only three or four inches, and sur prisingly, the surface condi tions have Improved over those of the Sunday before, when we had packed powder under a breakable granular crust in tlte area. Last Satur day the prevailing condition MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEOFORD, Wilson Terms I rrffaftMP The Grandest Larceny7; Recounts Rotting of Dollar By LYLE C. WILSON Washlngton-flJPD-The grand est larceny ever committed against citizens of the United States took place during the 16 years from 1938 through 1954. We wuz robbed. The thieves were so nu merous as to be face less. events as well as men brought about this grand theft, the most important event having been World War II. To understand the enormity of this thing, it is necessary to accept for purposes of calcu lntion that the U. S. dollar in 1030 was worth 100 cents in purchasing power. Durinil the 16 years afore mentioned, ending on Dec. 31, the Bobby Kennedy's Appointment Seen Key By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON, JR. Washington - Appointment of Robert F. Kennedy as at torney general in all probabil ity heralds an exceptionally vigorous drive against organ ized crime. At Senate Judiciary com mittee hearings on his nomi nation, Jan. 13, Kennedy dis closed that an arrangement already had been worked out with F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover and Commissioner of Narcotics Harry J. Anslinger for a coordinated anti-crime drive. New legal weapons against the crime bosses almost cer tainly will be proposed by the 35-year-old attorney general. The Justice Department's criminal division, in a report issued Dec. 19, called for en actment of 10 new federal statutes "designed to bring to bear the full force of the federal government's power to regulate interstate and for eign commerce and its power to tax to crush the lawless elements in our society." De tails of the proposed legisla tion were not outlined, but it was learned that one of the major objectives would be to strike at the underworld's large revenues 1 from illegal gambling. Crime Commision Doubtful It Is not clear yet whether Kennedy plans to push ahead with his proposal to establish a national crime commission as an aid to attacks on nation wide crime syndicates. He ac knowledged before the Senate judiciary committee that F.B.I. Director Hoover "has not been enthusiastic about the idea." In fact, Hoover, in the past has strongly berated such proposals. On one occa sion he charged that those who favor federal centraliza tion of law enforcement are "blinded by the urge of em pire building." But Robert Kennedy, in his best-seller, "The Enemy With in," wrote: "If we do not on a national scale attack organ ized criminals with weapons and techniques as effective as their own, they will destroy us." He apparently can count on the support of his brother, the President. John F. Kenne dy said last March 28 as a member of the Senate Rackets committee, of which Robert in the meadows (future novice slopes) is that of two or three inches of settled powder over the packed base. This was ele gant skiing! I can't imagine what combination of wind and temperature could transform granular "spring" snow into powder, but I can only testify that it happened. The steep glades of the northern exposure (future ad vanced runs), where the pro posed poma lift will run, were softly covered by several Inches of very light dry snow over a base that could not be measured by a four-foot ski pole. There were no wind blown cornices, such as ap peared occasionally on the more exposed eastern mead ows. It was still and lovely, and the snow looked as if it had not been disturbed since it fell so many weeks ago. Even an Alaskan would have to confess that this was pow der snow. Cynthia Lord, 588 Beach St., Ashland, Ore. Questions To the Editor: As a voter, and in order to be better in formed why did the governor veto the federal food -sur plus bill? Maybe the editor of this paper, or any of the politicians who were scream ing for votes not too long ago, can explain. I am especially interested as the governor says he plans to run for office again. I wonder if he will veto a bill for an extra eight to ten thousand increase for his salary. J. L. Bodak O BA 318 Central Point, Ore. ORESON 1954, the value of that beauti ful buck rotted to just more than 50 cents. By the end of 1954 the dollar had lost 48.3 cents of its 1939 purchasing power. Fixed Incomes Hurl An individual who put $100 in the bank in 1939 had only $51.70 in the bank by the end of 1954 although the depositor and the banker both referred to the sum as $100. The in come of a $100-a-month pen sioner likewise had rotted to $51.70 in that period. Any one's life insurance policy was hit the same way. The man or woman on a fixed in come of any kind was robbed. That is why this inflation of the currency, this rotting of the dollar is the grandest lar ceny. There is no other lar ceny to compare with it. By the end of 1954, World War II was almost 10 years in the past, the Korean War to Anti-v-rime unve Kennedy was chief counsel, that a "separate federal agen cy should be established, or an appropriate existing feder al agency be expanded or modified, to act as an intelligence-gathering agency on or- gamzea cinmua. Methods Attacked The methods by which fed eral agencies coordinate their activities against the criminal syndicates has come under at tack from former Justice De partment officials. Milton R. Wessel, who headed the de partment's "Special Group on Organized Crime" until its disbandment in 1959, has de scribed the situation as he found it in 1958: "There was no single source where the Special Group, or any other government agency, could get a fairly comprehensive anal ysis of current criminal oper ations. No bureau had author itative information on syndi cate leaders." Gerard L. Goet tel, deputy director of the Special Group, made even more serious allegations last November. He charged lacit of cooperation from the F.B.I, during the Special Group's short life and called the na tion's law enforcement ma chinery "chaotic, fragmented, and totally unequal to tne task." The Justice Department in sisted later that the record showed "effective prosecu tion." Moreover, Attorney General William P. Rogers asserted that the top ranks of the nation's criminal heir archy were being "decimated" by the Justice Department's intensified crime drive, cut a few weeks after that, a U.S. circuit court in New York reversed the conspiracy con victions of 20 underworld fig- Ray of Hope Seen In Congo, as Top Leaders To Confer By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Newe Analyst For deposed Congolese Pre mier Patrice Lumumba, this was where he came in. In the same maximum se curity jail into which the Bel gians once tossed him as a po litical agitator he rested again this week, placed there by his own people. From Leo p o 1 d v i 1 1 e , U n ited Press Internatio n a 1 Correspondent v.w.nn, WJlllUm mi- derson cabled: "The past week may well prove to be one of the most important for the Congo since the army mutiny in July last year set central A'-'.-ablaze." Anderson said the transfer of Lumumba to prison in Ja dotvile, Kantanga. had done more to raise hope that the Congo's problems can be be solved than anything in the past six months. Optimiitic Viewpoint Perhaps the assessment was overly optimistic. Lumumba was down but not necessarily out. In the six months since the Congo received its inde pendence from Belgium and immediately plunged into chaos there had been other moments of hope. But the Congolese, emotion ally unstable, politically illit erate and split by bitter tribal wars, had shown a remarkable ability to defeat themselves. In addition, the United Na tions force sent there to help the Congolese find peace. It self was split between govern ments siding with Lumumba on the one hand or President Joseph Kasavubu ogd strong man Joseph Mobutu on the other. But this time, it seemed for once Kasavuba, and Mobutu O 2 was merged Dy an uneasy truce into the Cold War. With these conditions going for him and a sincere desire to protect the value of the citizens' money, Dwight D. Eisenhower was able to apply effective brakes to run away currency inflation. Ike held the dollar line pretty well. From the end of 1954 through May of 1960, dollar rot was limited to 4.7 cents. The Eisenhower admin istration inherited a 51-cent dollar from the Truman ad ministration and bequeathed to the Kennedy administra tion a dollar worth about 47 cents. These facts and figures seem to bear on a partisan political dispute which ran through the campaign and continues. The dispute was whether the Eisenhower ad ministration was leaving the United States in good condi- ures who had participated in the "gangland convention in 1957 at Apalachin, N. Y. The court held that the govern ment's evidence failed to prove that the alleged con spirators had entered into an agreement to lie to investiga tive bodies about the purpose of their meeting. Authority Limited Federal law enforcement agencies have authority to prose cute racketeers and gangsters only for violations of federal laws. About 10 per cent of all crimes are offenses subject to federal action, based on the constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce or to levy taxes. As Assistant Attorney Gener al Malcolm Wilkcy pointed out: "This means that the fed eral government must some times march obliquely in its effort to restrain the profes sional criminals in our soci ety." There is evidence, however, that federal criminal statutes carrying stiff penalties may have a decidedly inhibitory effect on activities of organ ized criminals. The White Slave Traffic (Mann) act of 1910 virtually put the syn dicates out of business in that field, and recently strength ened narcotics laws are be lieved to have made the drug traffic less attractive to the underworld's hierarchy. On the other hand, gambling and the illicit liquor traffic con tinue to provide lucrative re turns for the Interstate mobs. Some officials favor making it a federal offense to use the facilities of interstate com merce to violate state laws against the crimes which give the underworld's barons a fat living. had beaten Lumumba to the punch. Only a week before, west ern embassies had been pre dicting gloomily that Lum umba would be back in power before the week was out. Bloodbath Feared Europeans were shipping their families across the Con go river to Brazzaville in an ticipation of the reign of ter ror Lumumba would unleash. With Lumumba now out of the way at lqast temporarily, Kasavubu began moving to consolidate his position. One move was to establish an axis between himself in Leopoldville. Albert Kalonji in the south Kasni and Moise Tshombe in the Katanga. O" .hat was secure, the pi i was to squeeze out the ,io-Lumumba regimes in Stan- leyville and Kivu by negotia tion or force. By mid-February, it was hoped that Congolese leaders could meet in Elizabethville to work out the nation's multi ple problems. Agriculturists Discuss Surpluses Corvallis -IVPD- A 12-man delegation of the Oregon Washington Farmers Union and five Oregon State agricul ture economists met here Tuesday to discuss farm prob lems. The discussion centered around surpluses. F. E. Price, dean of agricul ture at Oregon State College, said extension units could de velop a plan of action but adoption would be up to the people. The extension service, he said, cannot say what to do or not to do. The Informal conference ended with no definite recom mendations, but a decision was made to meet again n the near future. tion or bad condition, strong or weak. Good Indicator That is one of those who-killed-cock-robin questions to which no generally acceptable answer is likely. A similar question now will be asked about the administration of President Kennedy. The ques tion will be this: Is the Kennedy administra tion making the United States stronger or weaker? The answers to that ques tion will be politically parti san. Few U.S. citizens will be competent to make a judg ment. For those who may be interested, here is a sugges tion. Keep tab on the purchas ing power of the U.S. dollar. Know for yourself whether it is rotting or thriving under the policies of the Kennedy administration. Write to your congressman from time to time and ask him how much the dollar is worth, compared with its 1939 pur chasing power. The foregoing figures were compiled by the Senate Finance Committee. They precisely measure the nation's economic health. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS The news as this is written isn't very exciting-for which let us be duly thankful. BIG news tends to give us the shivers. FIDEL has called off his dire ful predictions of an im pending Yankee invasion of Cuba. ? ? ? ? ? Maybe some body had given him a copy of the fable of the shepherd boy who cried WOLF once too often. MIKHAIL Suslov, one of tha Soviet communist party's top theoreticians, calls again for immediate adoption of Premier Krosh's plan for "uni versal disarmament to abolish every possibility of waging wars." Note: There is no relaxation of the Soviet demand for NO SAFEGUARDS in the way of checks or inspections, such as 1 the West demands, to make sure that nobody hides out a gun. T7IROM Baltimore: - The city's proposed new civic center will have seats designed to fit the growing size of the American poster ior. Architect A. C. Odell ex plains: "The new seats will be 20 inches wide, wherea.i 18 inches used to be big enough. We find in these days that many people have diffi culty in getting in and out of anything smaller than 20 inches. WHY are people's fannysi pptt.inff hi?eer? Here's a guess: We're using 'em to SIT ON more than our busier ances tors did. FROM Washington: President Kennedy, mov ing about in the unpredictable way that has become almost routine since his inaugura tion, popped into the White House press room for a sur prise visit. He was accompan ied by his wife, Jacqueline, looking like a fashionable teen - ager as she strolled through the White House lob by, wearing beige riding pants and a three-quarters length sports coat. White House guards, the ob servant reporters relate, stared GOGGLE - EYED. Mamie didn't wear that kind. Nor did Bess Truman. Well . . . We voted for a CHANGE, didn't we? SPEAKING of First Ladies, Queen Elizabeth, accom panied by her royal consort, is visiting at Jaipur, India where the fashion reporters appear to be as active as in Washington. She and Philip made a visit of state to the rose-colored, palace of the Maharaja of Jai pur. Ornately dressed ele phants carried them there. A wheeled platform resembling the ramps by which one mounts into the big jet planes of today simplified Elizabeth s boarding of the four-seat how dah on the biggest and best elephant in the Maharaja's stables. The queen was wearing a dress and coat of beige faille trimmed with pearls and gold embroidery and sleeves trimmed with blonde mink. T ATER she went for a tiger hunt with the maharaja. The fashion reporters went along. Thev confide that Elizabeth, WEARING BLACK SLACKS AND A BUSH JACKET, waited patiently for hours atop a wooden platform 25 feet high while the native beaters sought and eventually flushed a tiger out of the jungles of the Sawaimad hopur. The reporters were so busy describing the clothes she wore that they forgot to tell us whether or not the queen loot a .ot at the tiger. O 4 I 0
