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La Grande Evening Observer
Frank Schiro, Publisher
TUESDAY KVKNIN'fJ, MAY 1, 19-15
EVENING OKSKRVEK'S
PROGRESS PROGRAM
IRRIGATION Complete the Grande
Ronde Valley irrigation project.
LA GRANDE A city of 10,000 -Extend
the city limits.
TODAY'S TEXT
And thinkest thou this, O mini, thai
jndji'i'st them which do .such things, mid
does I the same, that thou slmll escape
the judgment of (iod? liomans 2:'.).
THOUGHT I'OR TODAY
We should look at thi lives of all as
' at a mirror, anil take from others an
example for ourselves. Terence.
Keeping Up With the British
The llrltish Rovcrnmcnt has an
nounced plans for a hunt- new aeronau
tical research estahlishmcnt to he liuill
after the war near lledford at a cost of
millions of pounds. Construction of the
new center will lake several years, and
in the meantime research will continue
at the Royal aircraft establishment at
FarnhoroiiKh and in the laboratories of
private aircraft manufacturers.
Special attention is to be paid to the
newer problems of aerodynamics, such
as the behavior of aircraft at speeds
above that of sound, problems which
the advent of jet-propelled planes have
already posed.
Our military authorities have been
conduct inn', as pari of the war effort,
similar research, in cooperation with
the national advisory council for areo
nmilies. The work, and of course, lh.
findini'.s anil conclusions are war see
rets, at present. One iiitcresliny; dis
covery can be disclosed, however. And
that is that when plane speed nears
that of Mound, all previously proven
Miles anil laws of aerodynamics mean
nothing.
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For the sake of our future defense
and our future in commercial aviation,
continued cooperative research by gov
ernment and private, industry is essen
tial. '
And there would seem to be little
occasion for fear that competition with
liritain would lend' '-us "-into' ah- 'tohma
nient race." The future role of aviation
is peaceful and productive. Competition
in research and engineering will be
healthy and, it seems to us, inevitable
among progressive nations.
Interesting Relics
American soldiers in Germssnv have
come upon some interesting old relics
of a bygone time, living in comfortable
seclusion until disturbed by tlie advanc-
ing invaders.
One of them was the Princess Tier
mine, widow of Kaiser Wilhelm. "lie
was a poor old man with the wrong sort
of children," she said of him. "lie loved
Germany."
Another was the ancient, massive,
iron-visaged Marshal von Maekensen,
idol of two generations of Prussian Jun
kers and perfect symbol of German
militarism. "Can't vou do something
to stop the Russians from killing mv
chickens?" was his complaint to his
American captors.
There were others, loo, including a
lew tat nous, nazi-loving llohenzollerns.
I.ut these two are enough to provide
.mother compelling reason for uncon
ditional surrender and the pursuit and
punishment of war criminals.
Heaven forbid (hat Adolf Hitler
should escape to grow old in half-forgot
I en half-forgiven exile and one dav
o called a "poor l, ,., WMl) ,uve'(
'ermany , (,!lt im,,,,.,. , anv
'!her top nazi should live to complain
"I '.Hi. that the citizens of a country
scourged by his own country's mass
murders were actually killing his
o SO THEY SAY
We must never, never forgot
the revolting, savage cruelty of
the .hips, 'nicy must never be al
lowed Id esc:i; this war with
only :i military defeat.
Maj.-Gon. Robert S. Bcightler
at Manila.
Manila is dead, ami Tokyo
must ei it net in reprisal but as
a defense measure necessary to
insure Pacific peace.
Hrij;.-Cieii. Carlos I Honiulo.
For sheer physical hardship
it.it suffering inic will never see
0 ai.ytlnn): more frightful than the
Htccn hell of Poiif:ainville.
u Nlaj.-Gen. K.il'eit S. lieightler
in Miinila.
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I.rt us kcrp ;ur perspective
;imi ruthlessly (rt .ist .myUiinj;
which will nuke us fritter away
tiv fruits pf tmr vietery in this
war ;ts wtQiid those iO.U' last
wai.
A r t h u v Swi't'UiT, prcsulent
Wp.'Jmwv WiImmi fuunclution.
Washington Merry-Go-Round
By DHEW PEARSON
LOS ANGELES Last week this column
dealt with the refreshing atmosphere of San
Francisco, the manner in which it had built
itself up from the ashes of earthquake defeat;
how its perseverence could serve as an ex
ample to peace-striving, war-weary nations.
' This is now vigorously denied by the folks
in Los Angeles. Their city, say my friends
of the City of Angels, has accornplished much
more inspiring miracles. If the United Na
tions had held their conference in Los An
geles instead of San Francisco, I am now in
formed, they would have wrapped up the
peace of the world in a neat bundle decorat
ed with Hollywood stars and been ready to
go home long ago.
Such conflicting views, with ardent argu
ments on both sides, constituted a lough di
lemma for a columnist. Anyway, this much
is definite! It did pour rain in San Francisco
the day the conference opened.
Correction After the death of Franklin
Roosevelt, this column published an intimate
story of the late president's first political vic
tory as told by him to this writer namely,
his defeat of "Blue-Eyed Billy" Sheehan,
nominated for the U.S. senate by Tammany
Hall and the Ryan traction interests. John
F. Killeen, 'former editor of the New York
Democrat, now writes that the name of Al
bany's political boss who opposed FDR, was
not "Pinkie" McCabe, as published by me,'
but "Packy" McCabe. Killeen also supplies
the following additional interesting informa
tion regarding FDR's first big political vic
tory: " ' '
"Charlie Murphy (whom Roosevelt Indi
rectly ' defeated in the Sheehan senatorial
fight) was then at the zenith of his power as
leader of Tammany Hall. So Murphy tried
to' clip the wings of this new FDR leadership
which had given Tammany its first defeat
in the state-wide control of the Democratic
party.
"Hence the grapevine in Tammany club
houses began gossiping that young Roose
velt was anti-Irish, anti-Catholic, etc., and
there was much Tammany jeering when
Leader Murphy substituted James Aloysius
O'Gorman instead of Sheehan for senator.
The 'dude from Hyde Park wouldn't take
Sheehan,' sneered the Tammany boys, 'so
Murphy gave him O'Gorman to swallow.
Now he's on the spot and done for.'
"But immediately, FDR announced that
O'Gorman's selection was 'great' and lined
up his followers for O&orman, who thus
became U.S. senator.
WE, THE WOMEN
By RUTH MILLETT
Whenever, women with war jobs are ques
tioned about their post-war plans, many of
them say firmly that they want to continue
working after the war.
But it isn't likely there will be jobs for all
the women who want them, for already em
ployers are talking about who shall get pref
erence after the servicemen.
So, the woman who wants a job in the
postwar world should be making plans for it
right now. Evidently wanting a job isn't
going to be enough.
The women who will get the jobs and keep
them are the women who have given the best
accounts of themselves during the period
when jobs were plentiful.
Any woman who wants to keep right on
earning a pay check ought to be sure she is
Behind Scenes in Washington
By PETER EDSON. La Grande Evening Observer Washington Correspondent
Anyone thinking that all the problems of
the world are going to be settled at the
United Nations conference here is doomed
to disappointment. Yet many people persist
in this misbelief, and all kinds of miscon
ceptions are rife, as shown by questions
asked and criticisms offered of the Dum
barton Oaks proposals for a United Nations
organization to maintain peace and security
And this constitutes a threat against the
success of the conference. Much of the con
fusion can be avoided by sticking to one
fundamental concept:
The most that can be done is to lay the
foundations and put up the framework for a
house which it is hoped will be occupied by
an international organization that in time
may start lo begin to commence to do some
of the things misinformed people believe
are going to be done now.
Specifically, delegates from the 46 nations
will write a Charter. That's all.
This Charter will be like the articles of
incorporation for an international big busi
ness. The business which the corporation
will carry on when it gets going will be the
business of preventing future wars.
In writing the Charter, the San Francisco
conference will be guided by the rough sug
gestions drafted at Dumbarton Oaks last fall,
but thuv proposals will be completely re
written, subtracted from and adied to bv
amendments and revisions.
This w ill be a long and involved process.
Many people on the outside may become im
patient and lose interest. After the great
fanfare of publicity over the opening ses
sions, tlurSan Francisco conference will be
come middling dull. Many lobbyists and
pleaders for special causes may give it up
as a hopeless job and hume, particularly
if their expense money runs !ow. q
It the war folds in Europe, it things in
Wairljinfcton start popping utul'fr, President
TniTiian, if domestic issues g"i hotter than
thin nebulous international stuff, a (toj of the
press and radio people will b-.1 ordered back
where tliey came from, and a di g watch will
be set up to seejyhethcr the Sn Francisco
conference Hwsfcvr dies.
"Since that time," concluded Killeen, "no
one ever questioned Roosevelt as to his tol
erance of race, color or creed, and Murphy
took occasion to emphasize that he never
believed Roosevelt was ever prejudiced
against the Irish. So Franklin Roosevelt, as
always, turned his first 'political crisis to his
own advantage."
Thb two key spots to keep your eye on
In the Truman administration are the justice
and Interior departments. They are the two
big potentialities for plunder bund. One, in
terior, has charge of the public domain, the
big. oil lands, the grazing rights, the tremen.
dous power leases of Bonneville dam, etc.
The interior department was where Warren
Harding came a cropper, and that is where
the big moguls of the west already are ang
ling to get their man adroitly placed. Justice
is even more important
Income taxes The decision whether to
prosecute or not to prosecute means life or
death to the big city political machines, and
more than anything else they would like to
have a close pal in the driver's seat as at
torney general . . . another key spot in justice
is the anti-trust division. Anti-trust division
is a vital key to the whole American business
layout after the war. Watch it closely.
Before John Snyder of St. Louis was ap
pointed federal loan administrator, White
House friends went round to get Jesse Jones'
reaction on various appointees, including
Cliff Durr, Synder and Emil Schram. Jesse
gave a sour recommendation to Snyder who
previously had worked under him. Accord
ing to Jones he was not competent enough
for the job. But now that Snyder has the
job, Jesse has been telling friends that he put
him across.
General Marshall's crack against lone con
gressmen visiting the war front was inter
preted on capitol hill as being aimed at Clare
Luce, congresswoman from Connecticut who
had been sojourning on the Italian front
since early March. Last winter also, La Belle
Luce visited the Italian front for more than
a month. Mystery of how she got airplane
transportation now seems to have been
salved her friend General Lucian Truscott,
commanding general of the Fifth army in
Italy. ' I
Latest front line wisecrack: The people of
liberated Europe should declare war against
the United' States. Then they could all sur
render and eat like our German war prisoners.
actually EARNING hers right now.
She ought to check up on herself and see
whether or not she has given as much to her
job as she should have and whether she has
brought lo it not only efficiency but a pleas
ant personality and the ability to get along
with other employees.
Sassy Susies have held down jobs during
the war and so have Troublesome Trudies
and Lazy Louises. But they haven't made
any records that will make employers want
to keep them on or move them in!o other
jobs, when it comes time again to pick and
choose employees.
It isn't too late right now for the women
who have been trading on their "indispen
sable" status to turn over a new leaf and
start giving more to their jobs.
At about that time the conference will be
settling down to its long hard grind in half
a hundred or more committees, each given
the job of studying one particular question or
drafting one particular section. They will be
fighting commas, semicolon!, clauses and
reservations all over the place.
If a few nice fights can be stiired up over
giving Soviet Russia three votes, or if some
delegation takes a walk, that will help keep
the interest alive. But don't count on it and
above all don't give up hope and damn the
diplomatic dodoes to eternal oblivion.
What is important about San Francisco is
what comes out at the end, not what goes in
at the beginning. Don't lose sight of the big
objective.' "
If at the end of one or two or even three
months the San Francisco conference pro
duces a Charter which does jusl three things,
you can put it down as a success. Those three
things are:
1. Create an organization which will deal
with future threats to world peace and so
stop wars by removing their causes before
they happen.
2. Make provision for gearing a World
Court into this machinery so that when na
tions do get into arguments they can settle
their disputes by international law instead
of by force of arms.
3. Establish a formula for international
machinery which will see that the dependent,
colonial arras of the world are governed with
justice and not exploited or held in subjec
tion. Don't look to San Francisco for the solu
tion of any disputes connected with World
War II. SarrFrancisco won't settle what will0
be done with Germany or Japan, won't fix
the boundaries of Poland, won't Jree India,
won't decide what to do with war criminals,
won't settle Francisco Fronco's Spanish ome
let and w on't make Chiang KaiQiiek cooper
ate with the Communists.
OSome of those things will be s-.tled when
the terms of peace are dictated. Others may
become legitimate business for the United
Nations organization after it is set up. But
as far as San Francisco is concerned, forget
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Side Glances
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"No sausage again today? I suppose the next excuse will be that
we hare lo feed the Germani!"
O McKENNEY ON BRIDGE ;
By WM. E. McKENNEY. America's Card Authority
A LESSON IN WHEN
TO REFUSE A TRICK
1 Today's hand has two very
good lessons in it. As a matter
of fact, it could almost be re
ferred to as a Sylvia hand, but I
think that East's is too good to
call it a Sylvia play.
' Now of course the natural
thing to do when you win the
opening spade lead is to lead the
ten of diamonds and play low
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diamond would refuse to win
this trick.
But you can see that if you win
the trick, regardless of what you
return, the declarer has no prob
lem making the hand.
Therefore the real defensive
play is not to win the trick with
the queen. Naturally the declar
from dummy. I suppose few
players with the queen and one
Questions & Answers
Q Who was Robert Raikes?
A The orginator of 1 Sunday
school, in 1735 in Gloucester,
England. His purpose was to get
gangs of young ruffians off the
streets.
Q How long is the Danube
river?
A 1750 miles, from the Black
Forest to the Black sea.
Q What people eat clay?
A The Otamacian Indians of
South America mix it with their
food.
Q What famous composer was
born in Leipzig, Germany?
A Richard Wagner, in 1913,
the vear Napoleon lost a decisive
battle there.
Q What is the Jap term for
black marketing?
A Bargaining in the dark.
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er will continue the diamond and
will probably finesse again, -However,
a good player will
protect himself two ways on this
hand. He will lead the ten of
diamonds and play the jack from
dummy so that if East does make
this clever defensive play of re
fusing to win with the queen, he
now has another play , available
end that is the club finesse. Af
ter taking the club finesse, he
simply lays down the ace. and an
other club, hoping they breajc
three-three.
O IN FORMER
YEARS
30 Years Ago
A storm which began in eastern
Oregon yesterday continued,
blanketed the Grande Ronde val
ley with three inihes . of wet,
soggy snow, and higher elevations
with much greater depths. .
Ulrich Lottcs found a coin in his
cash drawer that may have in
trinsic value far higher than its
50-cents face value. It was mint
ed in 1814, but was in fine shape.
One peculiarity of the coih is that'
instead of the edges being milled
they were stamped .the words
"fifty cents-half dollar.".:
15 Years Ago :
The Rev. and Mrs. William
Crosby Ross of Boise, returned to
their home after visiting in La
Grande with friends. He former
ly was pastor of the Presbyterian
church here.
Two La Grande boys took part
in the annual relay meet between
Oregon Stale and the University
of Oregon. They were Clare Mc
Kennon, U. of O. and Claude An
son, O.S.C. McKennon's running
was spectacular in that he came
from behind in the half mile of
the sprint medley relay to win.
Anson was a member of the OSC
team which won the four-mile relay.
10 Years Ago
Margaret McAllister, the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Angus McAl
lister and a student at Whitman
college, was elected vice presi
dent of the student body for the
coming year.
Angel Metsopulos was elected
representative of the Wallowa
Odd Fellows lodge to the grand
lodge meeting in Salem. He re
cently was re-elected head of the
lodge at Wallowa, his former
home. ;
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