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; t ! f 4 Tha Newt-Review, Roseburg, Or. Sat., Jan. 28, 1950 Published O illy Exoept 8unaay I y the News-ftevie Company, Inc. latere im gim mm Mi? t. . iae ami ' EaMberg, Orafaa. aadar aet a alarea S. ISIS CHARLES V. STANTON jfm EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor 5aP Manager Member of the Associated Press, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulations : Beerewatae e WtST.HOLLIDAf CO., INU. atfloaa la Naw rrk, Caloafa. Sa rraaolaae. Laa Ansalaa. Saallle. PaftUe. II. Laela. arJBStJMIP-riiiN itfri-i. iir.f.n - three naHtaa itA9. Bi CUr Carrlir aaa rear, ear maata Sl-ee Oaulda aaeauje I4.ft. IHraa maalha la. 7 STARVATION APATHY By CHARLES Many millions of Chinese harvest because of poor crops Richardson, Associated Press son is the news writer who sailed as a passenger aboard the Flying Arrow when it attempted to run the Nationalist blockade and gathered his tions in communist-controlled being unloaded at Tsingtao. "The average Shantungese than he did of Kuomintang will remain apathetic," Richardson says. It is perfectly understandable how a man forced to concen trate on finding enough food thetic about politics. When life gle for existence, the victim apt to be too much concerned nor the politics of his particular rulers for the moment. Many of China's millions, such a thing as a full meal. commentators even go so far ' China's long period of internal usually get fed, even though is little difficulty in obtaining cruits have no enthusiasm, or ing the cause for which they But while scarcity may produce apathy in government, abundance likewise can dull theories. .' While the Chinaman fails citizenship because he is too busy gathering bark, leaves and grass to feed his starving family, the American -tolerates abuses of constitutional government because he feels a per sonal sense of abundance. Why, for Instance, should one worry about socialistic in filtration so long as he is making more dollars than ever before? Why, worry about a national debt? So long as it is possible to get a fat pay check without the necessity of showing pride in craft or in volume of production, why be bothered about such,, things as an honest day's work for an honest dollar? Besides, the dollar Isn't honest its only worth 30 cents. Some, commentators and observers say that people are be coming more concerned about government; that voters are awakening to the magnitude of the public debt, the evils of deficit spending and the dangers inherent in an unbalanced budget: that neonle are becoming worried about the ad vance of Socialism and the loss of freedoms. We wish we cbuld share the optimism of those observers. But we fear that too many people will not become concerned about gov ernmental trends or political theories while free hand-outs continue, the pay check is well padded with inflated dollars, and while the boss must pay the worker's taxes, give free pensions, longer vacations, sick leave, hospitalization, etc., although the worker, in turn, vide more efficient production The political aspirant who the basis of an honest dollar, paid, a closer economy, responsible leadership, and conscien tious performance, might as well save the few dollars it would cost to file his declaration. He wouldn't get to first base. We don't believe the people while the drinks are still free The time will come, however, when, if we continue our socialistic course, we will begin to enter a period of scarci ty. Then there will be an awakening. Changes will be de manded. - That condition could be averted if enough people could be stirred soon into realization of the pitfalls ahead. But it is questionable whether sufficient public consciousness of our danger can be aroused until too-late. While we revel now in abundance in visions of Santa Claus and the free lunch it is not beyond possibility that, sooner than we think, we could be like the Chinese, too en grossed with the problems of the next meal to worry about political theory or the party Truman Squelches Questions WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-.!P)- President Truman dismissed with crisp words of no comment Fri day all questions on the Alger Hiss case. He told reporters some ques tions were not asked with good Intent. The first question to Mr. Tru man at his weekly news confer ence was this: "Mr. President, regardless of the outcome in the higher courts, will you or will you not turn your back on Alger Hiss." No comment, Mr. Truman shot back, adding that that's not a nice question. Secretary of State Acheson had said he would not turn his back on H'ss the former State depart ment official who was convicted by a New York Jury of lying when he said he never slipped - government papers to a commu - nlst spy ring. Several Republican members of Congress have been flinging critl . cism at Acheson for his statement about his attitude. After this first question and answer exchange today, another! , reporter snea Mr. Truman Hiiunt Taa, la.AS. all naataa SI.AS. Far rear SIS.ee (la advaaca), laaa orasao By Mali re, rear i ei V. STANTON will starve before next year': in Shantung province, Wayne correspondent, writes. Richard' information concerning condi China while the freighter was thinks even less of the Reds the Nationalist party but to stay alive would be apa narrows down to a dire strug of such circumstances is not with theories of government we are told, have never known Starvation is common. Some as to say that one reason for war is the fact that soldiers others may starve, so there recruits, even though the re even understanding concern were enlisted. accountability toward political to exercise responsibilities of Is in no wise obligated to pro or improve skill. would offer his candidacy on a tighter belt until debts are are ready to leave the party and plentiful. in power. About Case Of Hiss whether there was any point In asking any other Alger Hiss ques tions. The President said ther wasn't, that they weren't asked with good intent and that he didn't Intend to answer them. Anti-Aircrafr Units To Troin At Camp Clatsop PORTLAND WP) The training site for anti-aircraft units of the Washington and Oregon National Guard will be shifted from Yakima to Camp Clatsop next summer. Major Gen. Thomas E. Rllea, uregon adjutant general, an nounced thK saylnz the armv had approved the shift after he nnrt Wathin(r(nn nf fi,.i 1 . UaA r, lesiea living conditions t the Yakima site, which was used last 'year. Some 2000 troops will take Dart in the training at the coastal camp near Astoria. They will be the 115th antiaircraft artillery bri ttle ii-om vtasningion, tne zjitn aaa group ii-om Oregon and he 367th ordnance company from Portland, It's His TALK ABOUT FORMOSA Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson Bradley (right standing), chairman of joint chiefs of staff, appear in Washington, to testify before senate foreign relations committee as to whether or not Formosa is necessary to Ameri can defenses. Posing before tha closed hearing are (left to right), seated Johnson and Chair man Tom Connelly (D-Tex.); standing, Sen. Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.); Sen Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. IK-Mass.l, and Sen. - "Look, Algie," said Mi's. Bit wuns. "Remind you of anything?" Algernon duly looked out at the snow covered landscape. Shook his head. 'More snow than I ever saw till I was grown and the Navy sent me ashore one time at Hall- fax. Waded In it up to my waist." 'No, no, Algle. See that Jersey cow peering In their living room window across the way. Don't you?" "Oh, sure! The time you got up about two o'clock one morn ing to see what some 'funny noise' was, and you called the radio cops to tell them we had a couple of prowlers. Gosh!" Mr. B chuckled at the memory. "Well, it was a funny noise! A snuffling,' snorting noise right by my head' One cow had her nose right at the window, peering In at me. The other was right behind her. And you pulled the covers off me because 1 wouldn't get up and 'do something' about it. Those cows certainly put on the darnd- est performance . . . "A dance routine In the bright moonlight. Like they were on long rockers. Bounding around the garden. . . Third Death Follows Tschaikowsy Symphony STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 28 -.V When a British conductor arned a Swedish colleague there as some sort of hex on Tschai- kowsky's sixth symphony, the Swedish conductor laughed' It off. Ga Cooper, conductor of the Nottingham symphony, had told Johannes Korrby, director of the Baby and He's Stuck With !t Bradley. (AP Wirephotol. tS By Viakmttt S. Martini "lih-huh. Then they took of down the boulevard and you 'phoned the radio cops to come get 'em. And just after we got all settled, they rang the bell to ask whither away they went? A couple of cows!" Everybody wondered next day why police flashlights were shooting In peo ple's yards! "Well, Algle, they wera nibbl ing at the oleanders. I'd heard oleanders were poisonous for stock. I just shooed them away . ... though you told the neigh bors next day I took out after thera . . ." Matilda waxed Indig nant, even this long after. Algle answered with laughter, remembering what he had told the neighbors. Well It made a good story anyhow and sort of evened up having the covers yank ed off. And a good night's sleep spoiled by a couple of cows! "The police said I was right in thinking they might cause a wreck" Matilda began to laugh now. "Once, when I was a child, Dad hit a cow with the car, and I'll never forget his expression when I asked: "Oh, Daddy, did it hurt the cow?" "No," Dad said, "but It darned near killed me!' Stockholm orchestra, he didn't want to play the moodv pathetique any more. Each of the last two times he played it. a member of his orchestra died, Cooper told Norrby. Norrby went ahead and Included on his program Thursday the svm phony which the brooding Peter Ilyttch wrote Just before his death. Thursday night Ludwlg Dvew. ski, nil clarinetist, fell dead. (seated left) and Gen. Omar Forty-Hour Week For Congressman? Not For Awhile WASHINGTON. UP) Con gressmen already get pensions when they retire. Now they are talking wistfully of getting a 40 hour week while they work. The matter came up at the hear ing the Senate-House economic committee is holding in its study of the price of steel. Alva Phelps, president of the Oliver corporation, a Chicago farm equipment company, was explaining how the steel increase affected his business. Rep. Rich (R-PA) was doing the questioning. Suddenly Rich asked: "How many hours do you put In each day?" "We put in a 40-hour week in the office, just the same as they do in the plant," Phelps said. "First time I ever heard of an executive who could get by on eight hours a day," said Rich, who runs a woolen mill in addition to his duties as a congressman. "I have always felt, congress man, that eight hours was about all a man could work if he worked efficiently," Phelps said. Senator Flanders (R-VT) cut In to say: "I think senators and represen tatives would do a better job if they worked a 40-hour week." Chairman O'Mahoney (D-WYO) chimed In with: "I think that's true. Of course, here In Congress it's ." Phelps nodded. "You understand." he said. "I said, If he worked efficiently." ine next witness was utts Bru baker. director of the CIO United Steelworkers' research depart ment. Brubaker toted along a 65-Daee statement. Obviously the efficient thing to do would be let him breeze right along and read It. But he hadn't got past a page before the Interruptions started. At the end of an hour he had struggled through 10 pages and the committe then knocked off for lunch. That left 55 pages, or five and a hall hour worth, with two. Both Offers For Control Of PP&L Rejected By SEC WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-4TJ The Securities and Exchange commission Friday rejected two proposals to buy control of the $77,000,000 Pacific Power and Light company of Portland. Ore. The agency disapproved bids suDmuea Dy Dotn a. j. van Ir-gen and Co., Inc., and Allen and Co. to buy 500,000 shares of the company's common stock. SEC based Its action on the grounds that American Power and Light Co., which now controls the Portland utility, did not "main tain competitive conditions" in negotiating for the stock's sale. The commission ruled, however, that It will leave the way open for a negotiated sale of the securi ties if "competjtive conditions" are maintained in dealing with interested groups in the future. "Under the circumstances here presented, we have concluded that an adequate showing has been made to Justify an exemption from our competitive bidding re quirements as to the sale of Pa cific stock by American," SEC's decision stated. The commission found, how ever, that it was "unable to ar Erove either of the proposals now efore us because of American's failure to maintain competitive conditions in the negotiations for the sale of the stock as required by the holding company act." American Power had asked the commission to approve a contract signed with the van Ingen syndi cate to sell the Pacific Power stock for $14,500,000 cash and proceeds from the sale of certain Pacific Power properties which could bring the purchase price to $19,500,00. The bid submitted by the Allen group was for $15,000,000 cash and was contingent on SEC's re jection of the Van Ingen offer. Electric Bond and Share com pany, parent corporation of American Power, had urged the commission to accept the Allen bid. Proposed sale of the utility which serves 101 communities in Washington and Oregon has stirred a wave of controversy around the possibility that the Pacific Power properties would be resold to public power districts and thus removed from private operation. In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) good to get dissatisfied. About all they can do Is to take it as it comes. If they starve, they Just starve. ..aaa IN Formosa, where the National ist government is makine its last stand, there is a story to the effect that two China war-lords who deserted to the communists in December have come back to the Chiang .fold. They are quoted as saying they found conditions under the com munists intolerable FAR DIFFERENT FROM WHAT RED PROPAGANDA HAD PROMISED. a THE troubles of those off-ag'in on-ag'ln war lords leave me cold. Anybody who believe ANY kind of propaganda desirves what ever he gets. The purpose of all propaganda is to FOOL PEOPLE. aaa GETTINGiback to this starvation business, millions of Russian peasants starved when the com munist system of state "co-operative" farms was forced onto them. They wanted to keep their lands. The politburo said "NO, we don't plan it that way." Under communism, the state is everything. The individual is noth ing. You do as the state says or you die of hunger if you don't die of bullets against a wall. . THE trouble with communism le I that it puts too much power in too few hands. Wherever and whenever that happens, the rights i of the common man go ph-h-h-h-t' i . . a LETS not fool ourselves. . j Communism is growing. i In 1945, the communist Russian ' government controlled 190 million ' people. I By 1948, Russian communist I rule had been extended to Include ! sou minion people. With the Jail of China, the soviet communist government now ruies too million people, a . a . a HOW did It happen Well, in an amazin? nnmhr stances these people got to fuss ing among themselves and couldn't seem to ault and the wm. munists eventually moved In and took 'em over. COLONIAL ERA. CONDUIT PHTT A ni-r DITT A .in. fr-l. . Philadelphia Water company has dug up some proof that this is one of America s gravbeard cities. Workmen on an Improvement project along downtown Vine street unearthed log water mains. Thpv haH an-nH fni- 'XVI and still appeared sound. ine conduits were hollowed out of tree trunks about 20 feet long anrl 19 Upha. hll. A .j lW bore ran through the middle, and ine logs were joinea at tne Dore by short lengths of cast Iron pipe. other witnesses still to be heard from. It looks as though Congress will have to wait awhile lor that 40 hour week. Ambulance Drivers Given First Aid Instructions Douglas Simms, manager of the local chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross, announced today that the first aid program spon sored by the State Industrial Ac cident commission In cooperation with the local Red Cross chapter Is well under way. Just completed is a course glv en by George Smith, field repre sentative of the State Industrial Accident commission, accident prevention division, at the re quest of the Roseburg Funeral home. Mr, Smith, also first aid chairman for Red Cross in this county, states that all four am bulance drivers employed by the firm have completed the course In advanced first aid. Certificates will be awarded to L. L. (Jim) Powers, proprietor, Norval Eastln, Vernon Little, and Meredith Wilson, drivers who passed requirements of the State Industrial Accident commission and of Red Cross. Beaten Woman Suspects Prowler She Shot At PORTLAND, Jan. 28. UP) A woman who shot at a prowler two weeks ago was beaten Thursday night by a man who she thinks is the same prowler. Murriel Ruth Bergman, 56, was scratched and bruised, and her glasses broken by an assailant Thursday night She said her at tacker was about 40 and walked with a limp. Mrs. Bergman had been re ceiving threatening telephone calls ever since she fired at a prowler outside her home Jan. 9. I'm the fellow you shot at; I'm going to get even," said the caller one day. And again, "I'm going to get even with you; I'll burn the house down." Several other residents in the area have complained of prowlers. General Credit Service Is Awarded Judgments General Credit Service, Inc., was awarded $343.19 in judg ments by default, from three de fendants Tuesday in justice court. Judge A. J. Geddes issued de crees against Mrs. Elmer Moser for $42.97; James E. and Fred wynn Culbertson for $57.22 and Henry and Loretta Stanley for $243, plus interest and costs. TRIANGLE CASE PORTLAND. Jan. 28. OP) Tiny Adams, 40, was indicted on a cnarge of first degree murder today because of the shootine of Rocsevelt Clinton Ivory Just be-1 luic viii jsuuas. Adams, who left the shooting scene to go get a Christmas tur key for his children, said he found his wife with Ivory. PHONE 100 between 6. IS and 7 p. m.if you have not received your News Review. Ask for Harold" Mobley Time Is Money! Don't risk being late tor Important occasion! because your watch needs adjusting or repair. Bring It to us now for expert, conscientious workmanship. In watch making, always , look for the word "certified." Open Daily, 10 q.m. to 7 p.m. Hall's Jewelry Certified 345 8, Stephens KEEP YOUR MONEY IN DOUGLAS COUNTY Money deposited with us remains in DOUGLAS COUNTY. ' Investigate our banking services . . . our up-to-date protection! against loss. Bank-by-mail, safe deposit boxes and night de pository service are a few of the banking conveniences avail able tor you today. 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The" plaintiff charges that' the insurance company contracted to Insure her for $12,000 against all fire loss to the house, being pur chased by her, from Julia Rock hill, but neglected to Include a re quested endorsement making any loss payable to Julia Rockhlll, Mrs. McPherson claims she failed to discover the ommlsion, but that Its attention waa called to the company by Julia Rockhlll. . Meanwhile the house burned, destroying also personal property and furniture of the plaintiff, Mrs. McPherson alleges. She claims loss to the house was $8,. 000 and to personal property $4,. 000. The plaintiff asks that Julia Rockhill's investment in the house be decreed to be $8,000 and that the plaintiff recover $12,000 from the company, plus interest, costs and attorney fees, with $8,000 go ing to Julia Rockhlll. BABY FOUND DEAD IN CRIB SPOKANE,. Jan. 28. (IPh- A two-month child found dead in its crib early yesterday was be iiat,ari hu pmercenev tnhalator squad members to have died of suffocation. 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