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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD, DUCHESNE, UTAH Ex-Servicem- Diary of 46 Years Ago Points Way for Present UAMES By BAUKIIAGE JVeuj Analyst and Commentator. YVNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. Mary a young Washington girl, visiting diplomatic friends in China, and a 'lev boy in a little town on the Erie Canal both were keeping diaries at the Condit-Smit- society are they trying to prepare us for a Russian coup detat? Each day the arrival of foreign troops was awaited. On June 17 the ... entry reads: Just one week ago today we got the telegram that the combined forces of England, the United States, France, Japan, etc. . . . had left to go to the f i . V relief of the legations in Peking . . . when the time comes that the American and Russian legaturn of tne centions can no longer hold out, the tury. British legation will be the stage in Mary, alone for the terrible last act. her room in the The Roman Catholic church was legaAmerican only one of many burned, and the tion in Peking on converts and their families In the June 11, 1900, vicinity slaughtered. slipped on her In some cases, says the dipink silk dressing the Christians thought it ary, gown, sat down to be roasted in their better and wrote: houses than try to escape. (She last was broken The telegraph herself had decided that she night. WTe have no more communimight as well be massacred in cation with the outside world; our her pink silk dressing gown with world is this dangerous Peking., a pink bow at her neck as in her That same day, though it was golf clothes.) to the before, really according day On the 19th of June, the Chinese the strange tricks Old Sol plays as he pushes the clock around while government offered to give legation members their passports and escort he marches westward and paradoxthem and their families to the port the that East Far ically reaches was a division of opinion as There same day, Monday, June 11, a boy in the fifth grade of the High street to whether to trust the Chinese. In school painfully inscribed this entry the evening the German minister started to confer a second time on in his book: the question when he was murdered It rained this A. M. Two more in the streets. weeks and well be free from this The situation grows worse. , School of Misery. next (The day it is of record that he broke the Dead Piled crank of his wheel bicycle to Around Ramparts you ) A bullet knocks off the headpiece The boys name appears at the of a babys crib. head of this column and what he All the women are sewing sandwrote Isnt important, but just 46 bags. The Dutch and Austrian legations years later he was to read Marys diary. She had gone to her reward burn On July 1: There are so long since but not until her diary became a book and she had become many dead dogs, horses and Mrs. Hooker, a colonels lady. Chinese lying in heaps all around the defended lines, but White Mans Prestige too far for us to bury or burn tlum. Slipped to Low As I read this fascinating story, Tey used the dead horses closer The . . . mess has an by, however: told in simple, boarding-schoo- l EngAt breakfast, rice, invariable menu. forthose awful the when lish, days and eign colony in Peking lived in the tea and jam; at tiffin, rice daily horror of massacre during horse; at dinner, rice, horse and the Boxer rebellion, became very jam With the privations and fear of real. the Boxers grew the suspicion and Today the fires of civil war are distrust of the members of the forspreading in China. Voices are beeign missions of each other. Rusmaour that ing raised, demanding rines be withdrawn. American pres- sians and English hated each other; Americans were the buffers. Racial tige has fallen almost as low as it was when Mary Hooker in her diary ructions have no date lines. Mary told the dramatic story of the Boxer Hooker notes: The dislike of the Russians Rebellion that moment Ir. Chinas for the British Is so cordial that when with Americans, along history It is only equaled by the feeling all foreigners reached their nadir. the British entertain toward History repeats. them. Our compound joins the The Empress Tzuhsi, a reactionRussians, and they love us and ary, encouraged the activities of the we love them in as strong a Boxers and other groups whose fashion as they hate their Engchief purpose was to cleanse China lish neighbors on their other of the foreign devils. It is only side. to fair say that China had passed And so pretty Mary Hooker wrote through a period during which the . . . occidental powers had exploited her history. But it was more than history. It to the hilt. was drama. It was tragedy. Just Attacks on foreigners, especially look over her shoulder once again: missionaries, began in 1899, but as July 9 . . . day before yesMary Hooker records, the diploterday, the Austrian Charge mats and people In general put dAffaires was shot at tht these things down to the usual French legation. At first we spring riots which yearly seized kept a record of the dead or Peking. badly wounded . , . but now By June and July of 1900, however, they come in so often we cease the foreigners found themselves beto note the exact number. . ,i . sieged in Peking. As late as June I was en route July 16 7 Marys diary reports: to the hospital carrying a pot Mr. Pcthick . . . forty years of coffee to the doctors and a resident of China and an innurses when some soldiers timate friend of half the politpassed me, carrying a rough litical leaders, their knowing ter, bearing Captain Strouts weaknesses by heart, urges the (the British commanding offminister to state to Washington icer) mortally wounded. the situation as it is, but all to no Then July 16: avail. It is discussed quietly by Three days later, as I mentioned, . men that they will certainly kill the foreign colony had no commutheir wives when that time nication with the outside world. comes (to make a final stand). The next day's entry states: God grant it never may! AproSuch Intense excitement! pos of this, I have in my poik-e- t This afternoon the Japanese a small pistol loaded with Chancellor of the Legation went several cartridges, to use if the down to the railway station in worst happens. A Belgian secthe official legation car to see If retary stole it from the armoury there was any sign of troops. for me in case you need it, Returning by the principal gate, mademoiselle.' he was seized by the Imperial Then finally this note on August (Chinese) troops, disemboweled 15, when the Chinese were closing and cut to pieces. In on the improvised fortifications wanned by loid and flunky, Eagerly Awaited soldier and civilian making their Arrival of Troops last stand a veritable ring of From then on the entries become flame on all sides of the defenses. even more exciting ". , . twenty of And men! Through that our marines have been sent by an rat ket that was around us ail officer to guard the big Methodist night, we could faintly hear the Mission . . . the Russian secretary unmistakable sound of the for. . . has figures at the ends of his eign guns of our troops. fingers about the number of troops That page of history, let us hope, Russia can land In Tien-Tsi. . . will not be repeated. CLASSIFY Romantic Pacific Isles Prove Lure to Many ' en autosltrucks&acCf homes onwhS: New end Used 10,000 Navy Men Take Discharges At Island Bases REMEMBERED Jungle Is Creeping Back On Historic War Sites Editor Note: While Wincbell is on vacation. Jack Lait is acting as guest columnist. Pacific left a lasting imprint thousands of American servicemen whose war duties gave them their first glimpse d and coral- of the studded atolls. Manus, Tarawa, Kwajalein, Iwo Jima, Okinawa all were but spots on a map of the Pa- chart at cific (a large-scal- e American until soldiers, that) palm-fringe- sailors and marines battled and bled there on their long march to victory in World War II. The romantic lure of these Pacific 0 isles already has drawn nearly American navy discharged men, who have decided not to go home after the wars end. The navy department reports that 9,372 navy men who were stationed on Pacific islands during the war have received special authority to be demobilized at their stations instead of returning to the United States for discharge. All were required to have jobs or some other source of income before this permission was granted. Most have of the voluntary obtained civil service employment In the military government, the navy announces. Others have jobs in private enterprises, mainly in Hawaii and the Philippines. Some sailors have gone native marrying native girls and deciding to make their permanent homes on one of the islands. A few were reported interested in commercial enterprises starting which import consumer durable goods from the United States. Private business has been impeded, however, because of the relative scarcity of radios, automobiles, refrigerators and other durable goods. Look for Retreat. Occasionally the navy department receives a wistful letter from a former sailor or marine, discouraged by peacetime conditions at home, asking if there is a little island in the Pacific he can buy inexpensively for a retreat to get away from it all As during the war, Americans find a warm reception on most of the Islands of the Pacific. Almost without exception the natives regarded the United States as their defender and liberator, and now they wait hopefully for the return of the men they saw during the war. The Americans brought a taste of modernity and of big enterprise to the peoples of the island groups. The natives saw a picture of the United States as a place of vast wealth and immense physical resources. The huge quantities oi materials which moved through these places made an indelible impression on the people. Revelation of United States standards of comfort, of transportation, of eating and of public health has given the natives an incentive to move forward. Americans were friendly, and generally there was immediate response to this offer of friendship. 10,-00- By dint of sheer manpower, many of them became bases hacked out of the wilderness of the jungle Now, only a year after the war clouds have cleared, many of them are creeping back to their jungle j d soon. POPULAR PASTUVIE . . . Most popular diversion for sailors in the Pacific was the hula show. has taken on an air of permanency. Okinawa, at Japans southern threshold, still lives in much of the misery that war left Army air forces and navy bases are maintained on the island. Naha, capital city, is a wilderness of destruction, and sunken ships stud Buckner bay. Kahoolawe Ranks Most Bombarded Island In Pacific The name, Leyte, where Gen. Douglas MacArthur kept his pledge to return to the Philippines, is kept alive by the navy, which maintains a major base there. The bay teems with activity, an airfield, air depot, hospital, radio station and naval repair yards being located there. Manila Is Shambles. most dramatic battleManila, ground of the war, still is in shabby ruins. Army trucks and jeeps wind through the streets, past heaps of rubble cleared from the thoroughfares and gaunt frames of buildings. Tourists gaze In awe at the maze of rubble in the Walled City, historic battlesite. Ask any veteran of the Pacific warfare which bastion was the most shot at island during World War II and he11 probably answer Saipan, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Tarawa or one of the other Japanese strongholds. But that dubious distinction belongs to the small, desolate, insignificant, waterless, uninhabited island of Kahoolawe in the Hawaiian chain. Former smugglers haven, the island, only eight miles by five and of rugged terrain, has been reduced to a mass of rubble by countless shells and bombs. The explanation is that naval and marine forces used Kahoolawe, unWaves lap the wrecked and inhabited and commercially worthrusting landing craft which litless, as a testing ground for theoiies ter the shoreline at Iwo Jima, of naval gunfire support of landing a volcanic stepping stone in the forces. march to Tokyo. The American More than 800 ships, ranging from flag still flutters from Mount s, small amphibious craft to Surabachl, for a small garripoured thousands upon son maintains a relatively thousands of rounds Into Kahoo-lawe- 's air base on Iwo. barren sides. The tiny island In less than two years, Guam has took a greater shelling than either become the most powerful navy Iwo Jima or Okinawa, where naval base in the distant Pacific. Of all gunfire reached its peak In the the bases it alone once-beautif- ul battle-wagon- Mid-Pacif- ... ... n B A R B S by MU&Wr'in ft nfthmir sew, FOND MEMORIES . . . The romantic allure of Pacific isles is drawing many back to the land of palm trees, coral beaches and hula girls. The navy itself has discharged nearly 10,000 sailors at Pacific bases because the men decided not to go home after wars end. ONE OUT OF FOUS High School Graduates Flock to Army NEW YORK. One of every four boys graduated from high school this year either has joined the army or has indicated his intention of doing so, it is disclosed in an army enlistment survey. The survey was taken in connection with the campaign to secure a million enlist- ments Army life still holds an element of adventuie for youth, the survey indicates, as about 22 per cent of the approximate 900 000 volunteers so tar weie in the 17 to age bracket. Former army men constituted 13 per cent of the total, although that category is diminishing. "Joy-buzze- A new windshields glass for auto has been invented, to Business Week. Now if we can assuie a non fugging brain for the driver we'll be okny. There will be moie cranbernes for your Thanksgiving tukey tins year, department of agriculture says. Now ail we need is the tuikey. The army and the navy at last have gotten together on the question of how long is a mile The nauti cal mile was 800 feet longer than the Infantry mile. But the sailors didnt care. They didn't have to walk it. Largest single group, about 65 per under the extended G.I. Bill of cent, represent men already in the Rights. With the goal of a million enlistarmy signed up for extended ments in sight, the army now is service planning a new approach a search Many responding to the surfor quality. Maj. Gen. Harold N. vey reported that they considGilbert, assistant to the adjutant ered the armjr a better deal general for military personnel prothan a civilians job, especially curement, said the army soon would since the pay has been Inbe putting quality above all; that the creased materially. service wanted men who could abOthers expressed a desire to join sorb the technical training necesthe army because It provides a sary for soldiers who must deal with chance to learn. In addition to electronics, chemistry, communications, Intelligence, languages, civil army training, soldiers joining the administration, high aviation at this time are eligi- and the other factors speed regular army of a scientific ble to secure a college education in the atomic age. army Doy Carries Baukhage KANSAS CITY. which give you a shock handshake, the American Machinist says, produced a profit of $140,000 in one year. Better than a clammy paw. Home ,s Factory Bollt Models to rV 714 South Salt Lak. City, Utah JJUSINESS pi.. & INVEST. ( OP HOME AND AUTO SUPpTT; cure your tuture. Franchise dise available now lor Stores. Investigate before ,4 In Write or wire KENYON AUTO STORES, pan., S naire, as a dependent. e in Saratoga belongs to Mrs. Leo Best, of our Hotel Plaza. . . . My Item, that the Warner-Joa- n Crawford contract is unsigned, was verified to me. The reason: Joan demands a clause that her1 every picture be released within six is being months. "Humoresque held back because the studio wants it in competition for next years Oscar awards. . . Walter Florell, the hat designer, wont break through his OPA ceiling only $100. . . . The Windsors check in at the Waldorf, Oct 1. . . . Jimmy Savo is seriously ill in a Los Angeles hospitaL . . . The much-sougNijinsky is reported in Vienna. . . . Lew Ayres will be best man for Jennifer Holt and Bill Blackwell, Sept. 25. Rolls-Royc- MISCELLANEOUS WE BUT AND SErP Office Furniture, Files. Type up! Machines. Ing Safes, Cash R ' SALT LAKE DESK EXCHaV SB Broadway, Salt Lk, C,' nnt Mo t tl pays 4 ecrea , Invest in Your Countr Buy U. S. Savings Bc New Yorks newest fabulous party thrower Is Dick Cowell. I dont remember seeing his name in print before. He has a Park Ave. home that well, he, entertains 300 guests at one time. And thats almost night. He goes In for gold In a ly. dishes, trappings, big way even his personal toilet articles. . . . One guest swiped his allgold nailfile recently. . . . Please return; no questions asked. Many doctors recomntej, Emuls Scotts tasting cause it nch m nai, Vitamins and energy oil children need for growth, strong boni teeth, sturdy bodies fJelr up resistance to colit tm .. PI is A&D deficient. But today I Ai) druggists. A Crisis Is Imminent in the domestic affairs of the John Jacob Astors. . . . Virgo, the model, calling it all a mistake after one week of marriage. . . . Midtown hotels are still clearing out permanent guests; some refuse to rent rooms that can accommodate two as singles at less than the double rate. . . Platinum, up from $60 to $90 an ounce, will go to $120, jewelers anticipate. . . . Swedish filmagnate Gustav Walley is here to line up acting talent. . . . Faith Dorn, Howard Hughes' movie protege, whose name he spent a fortune to ballyhoo, will be billed in Preston Stur-ge- s Vendetta as Faith Domergue. . . . Col. Charles Lindbergh is occupied with a new scientific experiment, nothing to do with aviatisu. Cet O'Sullivan SOUS as ' Heels next time you shoes repaired wel have p, MORE MILEAGE WITH GREATER 1 Danny comfort: snh per ring co Thi itli; Beatrice Kay stops me to dab her eyes with a hankie and say. Im mourning for .dear friend, who just went to his eternal rest he got a political job 1 iris, ar In Washington! John Boles, star, has come back as a floorshow singer. Hi3 click at the Arrowhead Inn brought him a string of cabaret offers. . . . Lew Lehr, the comical Colonial clown, bought the mansion of the late Col. E. R. Bradley at New Canaan, Conn. . . . June Havoc is in again for a plastic her third, or is it fourth? This one is a dilly, I hear to remove rings from under her eyes! . . . Three months ago, James Barry, bariton-inat the Havana-Madnran an elevator in the Paramount Bldg. , . . Bee Palmer, A1 Siegels first wife and first star, after a chill, came to him to say she would stand by him it any threatened litigation. . . . T f Tommy Farrells (hes Glendas actor son) have their final decree. g ... s SO Long heralded in song and News Nuggets A former screen star, who made film as the land of beauty and a fortune, lists her youthful husromance, glamour and adven- band, on her Income tax questionture, the myriad islands of the . . . The only Guadalcanal, Hollandia, vastness. Guadalcanal, site of America's first major land stand against the Jap invaders, has slipped back into obscurity. British civil officials once more rule the Solomon Island basHenderson Field tion and is quiet except for an occasional plane. Airfield Disappears. The remorseless jungle Is reconquering the big airfield hacked out by the Americans at Buna, New Guinea. Few signs of conflict remain on battle - scarred Kwajalein. Developed as a major base in closing days of the war, it also served as an advance base for tests. the atomic-bom- b At Tarawa, one of the costliest battlefields of the Pacific, a small navy garrison maintains the air base, but It may be decommissioned DEPARTMP, MO year-old Randv Tays, who acted like a man in an emergency, is happy to learn that doctors have saved the left foot of a plajmate after Randy carried him in hts arms for a quarter of a mile when a freight train crushid the lad's foot Hunting pigeons with slingshots did not prove adventuresome enough for Randys pda j mate, John Joseph Fllsinuer Jr , so he decided to ride Pal To Save Tool a few blocks on a train. Missing his Jump for a freight car ladder, he fell under the wheels, and his foot was crushed A' white-faceRandy struggled home, carrying his injured playmate Physicians, who saved all except a few of the boy's toes credited Randys prompt action with preventing more severe shock and loss of blood. slow-movin- g d Jerome Wildberg, producer, has never tasted liquor In his life. He bad to make s phone-ca- ll and had nothing smaller than a $5 bill. He went into a cheap groggery, ordered whisky he didnt touch, banded j which over the bill. As he waited for the change, a lush put his arm on his shoulder and boarsed: You know, were a couple o damned fools! (And with that he passed out.) t Mads by McKesson Robbins Sold with nonsy back guanntN 50 and Heres One Of The Grei oasso-ca- Sen. James Mead is in for a decisive trouncing by Gov. Tom Dewey in his forthcoming race for governor of New York. 1 raise my former prediction of a 500,000 majority to 600,000. . . . Herbert Lehman, foremost contender for the Democratic nomination to Meads senate seat, can scarcely overcome such a sweep, although he is expected to run 200,000 to 0 ahead of Mead. . . . Gen. Hugh A. Drum, apparently Dewey's choice, is an unknown In politics, a regular army man, commissioned by President McKinley when his a captain, was killed in the war. As a campaigner he has no record, and it is difficult to predict what sort of individual showing he will make. ... Ex-Go- 230,-00- r, Spanish-America- n 1.CQ ... c ?$;0E83VWJ If you lack f ou girls and women who simple anemia thnt youn this s'! weak, "dragged out 6o try to lack of blood-iro- n Plnkham's TABLETS ons of t ' home ways to build up red get more strength in such J, ham s Tablets are one of blood-iro- n tonics you can BLOOD-II- Puffing to Record WASHINGTON. Americans are smoking themselves right into a new record. Cigarette production during the first six months of the year totaled 172 billion, the agriculture depart, ment reports. If this rate continues for the rest of the year," it said, the annual total will exmd any on record. Previous recoid was set In 1913. Barbara Stanwyck and Bob Tay-lo- r have applied for passports, with visas to Sweden. . . Anne Sotherns sister, Bonnie Lake will lead a 10- smger ensemble Good for David Blocks! He discarded his micro phone at Cafe Society Uptown, and is even mute effective. Broadway Cirh, a smutty current contender, is Zoe Akins' oldie, The Creeks Had a Woid fur It It was a Goliwyn pietuie. with Ina Claire Joan Blundell and Madge Evans in leading roles. ' y "fr i 8 WNU Kys conti nmg am . at a on W tl si Kfetetj. 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