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PAGE FOUR - Tne MKisuun BTAi-fiSMAW, Salem, Oregon, Friday elorniag, December 4. 1951 "No Favor Sway V$; No Fear Shall Avoi From First Statesman. March 23, 1251 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. CHUJLM A. SpSAGVC, SHUiWN F. SaCKETT, Publik0f Charles A. Spracus ... - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett Managing Editor Member of the The Associated Press 1a exclusively entitled to the use for PuWJca tVm of all news dispatches credit to tt or not ottoerwHe credited lo thlstoper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthui W Stypes, Inc. Portland. rtty 1J . Ban Franclaro. Sharon Bids, : Los Angeles. W Pac BUg. Eastern Advertising Representatives: Fora-Parsons-Sterner. inc.. New Tor. Salmon Tower BM, U W 4 End at: Chicago, US N Michigan Are. Entered at the Potto U ice at Salem, Oregon. Second-Close Matter. Published even morning except Monday. Business of fire, ttS 8. Ctfrpemal Street. ramj SUBSCRIPTION RATES: SOU SutscrlpUon Rau-s. it. Advance W"h,n.,5 S Juit Sunday. 1 Mo. CO cens. S Mo ll lli Mo. ! 2 . l 5 ear t.. sewhre ( cents per Mo. or i o for 1 rear lo advance. By City Carrier. 45 cents a month: 15 08 a year In advance. Per Copy S cents. On trains and Npwk Rranrts S eents Farm Board Relief JUST as The Statesman has indicated all along, the half billion dollar allotment to the federal farm board would prove a tempting barrel for bureaucrats to wallow in. Oppo- sition now to abolishing the farm board will come from the entire retinue of officials, sub-chiefs, "exoerts", and on down , the line to clerks and stenographers. Who wants to divorce himself from the payroll in times like the present. Besides the wage rolls of the farm board itself there are the salary lists of the affiliated but virtually unrespon sible stabilization corporations. There were set-ups spon sored by the farm board, but now operating almost as self- governing units. The recent hearings before Sen. McNary's committee showed that the head of .the cotton stabilization corporation gets $75,000 a year, which is as much a3 the president gets. Westerners are more interested in grain and will prick tip their ears when they learn that George S. Milnor, man ager of the Farmers National Grain corporation gets $50, 000 for performing his duties. C. E. Huff, another official, gets $15,000, W. I. Beam, treasurer, $30,000, J. M. Chilton, another vice president, $25,000. Henry W. Collins, formerly of Pendleton, who heads the organization in the west, re ceives $25,000. These salaries come out of the price the farmer gets for his grain. Under the co-operative scheme, expenses and sal aries come first. Besides these high wages for the king row, I there are a numbyTaaiJLne $1000 a month, $500 a montt Aee any ad- van tni"- tration plus the backing of their military force to keep the seething millions of India from boiling over. Under British rule the Indians are far better off thaa formerly. Rarely do the famines recur, because the British have installed ir rigation works and taught improved systems of agricul ture. Education is now reaching more of the people of In dia, they have improved roads, railroads, hospitals, better .ftnitation. Left to themselves those things would have come far more slowly. ; Gandhi who is swept away with theories of self-government for his ignorant millions torn by caste and by relig ious bitterness, proposes to resume his ?ivil disobedience program which is essentially the boycott of everything British. Gandhi is called a saint. He admits he sins three times a day in drinking goat's milk, which contains "life", and was intended for the goat's young. He will not even eat an egg, because it contains "life". So this saint who ven erates the cow and the egg and will not eat any meat, wants to turn loose the dogs of civil war against the British who ; have conceded most everything to placate the theorists and zealots like Gandhi. His civil disobedience campaign is ' virtual civil war and causes extreme suffering in England as well as distress to the Hindus themselves. Gandhi runs spinning wheels and is opposed to the ma chine. He would have his people weave their own cloth. More silliness. The machine their nakedness. To abandon Quick starvation for hundreds world may as well let the cracked saint go back home, but we hope the British government preserves its power m In dia for the peace of the world and the benefit of India's millions. No State Levy GOV. MEIER has announced that no direct levy on prop erty will be made in 1932 for state support. The only state tax will be the elementary schci tax of two mills which is really a local tax which never leaves the counties. x ' The public will greet this news with glee but it should ; know that the full levy is being made up to the six per cent limitation, for state expenses. The reason that no property tax is required is because the receipts will come from other tax sources, notably the intangibles and excise and income taxes. The people pay, but different people pay, or the same people, pay in a different way, the check going to the state tax commission instead of the county sheriff. The people may now see definitely the effect of the new tax ation scheme of the state, and owners of real property now iave visible evidences of the relief which the new scheme fives' them. The definite reductions in the total amount of tax money raised come from the cutting, off of one mill mar ket road levy and one-half mill veterans' aid levy. The oth er "savings" like the million dollars from higher education and savings on operation of state institutions will go to the wiping out of the state deficit. It is only fair to raise the question at this time whether the state will realize as much from income and intangibles taxes next year as this year. It hardly seems possible. If the amounts- should show a serious slump then the deficit would increase unless there were corresponding savings in state expenses. But the state rejoices at no .state property tax for next .rear. The news comes like -Christmas season. Associated lres -etitive ea tney man x mm m mi bpws" mm w mi -ur guvernineuu rTaTnas been essential to peace err-Trtook all the skill of British adminis government enables the millions to cover the machine would mean of millions. The western an "extra tUTusnd at the Skin Tests Br VERNON A, DOUOLAS. M.D. Marios Cowhiy Dept. of Health At th present tlma there ara a number of skin .tests ta usa which enable ona to tall whether rteptlble or sen- aitlra to certain diseases or iub itancee. Persona who ara suscep tibla to diph theria, tor In stance, will show a certain ski a reaction when a minute amount of tha toxin la Intro duced into tha skin. Those who are-i m m u n a show no effect whatever. IV. V. A. Douglas Some of tha tests ara named af ter tha persoJM who first discov ered them. Examples ara tha Schick test for diphtheria, and tha Dick test for scarlet fever. Tha tuberculin test, of course, refers to tuberculosis, and there ara two methods by which it can ba given the Mantoux and tha Plrquet. At the, present time the Mantoux tuberculin test is he mehod of choice, since It is mora accurate. Skin tests are also used exten sively to determine sensitivity to certain food substances and to for eign proteins. It has been defin itely shown that many causes of asthma, hay fever, eczema, hives and kindred complaints ara often due to food substances which have a deleterious effect on particular individuals. By testing tha akin with known substances, the diffi culty may ba discovered and elim inated. In practice, however, tha control of these conditions is not always easy. The person may be sensitive to a great many food substances, some of which cannot be entirely eliminated without suf fering In other ways or the offend ing material may be a bacterial poison in the body which is diffi cult to remove completely and per manently. Parents can settle at least two communicable worries by having their children tested for suscepti bility to scarlet fever and diph theria. A few children are natur ally immune. Those who are found to be susceptible can be protected, especially against diptheria. The tuberculin test Is also of value. It tells whether the child may have a latent tuberculosis infection from previous exposure to an open case of tuberculosis. Fresh air. est and food will protect the child reacts to tuberculin. A pre- e vaccine is being used in nd in some parts of this protect babies against Encouraging results orted. Time will tell his vaccine may be. lerai asve youf If lies ssy question is t question eat sai e Stitetmaa er the eat ef health. The this co hi ma. Hesse III not be ase In raavs Of Old Salem Towa Talks from The States ma of Earlier Days December 4, 1904 The cltv council last nirht naaa- ed an ordinance reauirinr that saloons be closed at midnight and have open fronts during the clos ed hours. W. A. Moores vesterdar was elected to succeAd hlmHclf & clfr recorder. The total vote polled J was only two-thirds of the regis tration and less than half of the full vote of tha city. Former Territorial fi nrsmnr George E. Cole of Washington Territory was found dead- at a Portland hotel last night. December 4, 1021 Two graduates and one senior of Willamette university day anneared before th yester Rhodes Phila Doney, Doney; Bruce scholarship committee at aeipnia. They were: Paul son of Dr. Carl Greee Lawrence Davles. and White of Turner. SAN FRANCISCO The jury trying Roscoe C. "Fatty" Ar buckle on a charge of manslaugh ter failed to agree on a verdict after four hours and IS minutes deliberation last night and was locked up for the night. DALLAS - The windstorm of day before yesterday did several thousand dollars worth of damage to property in various narts of Polk county. Between here and Rickreall, It is estimated that three out of every five telephone and telegraph poles are down. Yesterday Statesman renorters asked this question: "Do you fa vor cutting the health unit budcet of J8000 provided by the city last year or do yon think the S8UQ0 item should stand In the 1932 budget? Clifford Benson, accountant: "I haven't paid much attention to that. After auditing public claims and seeing how much public money is wasted, I'm sort of a Bolshevik on city and state af fairs." Alt Bowen, cook: "I don't think anything that has to do with our health should be stinted." R. T. Boalea, physician and sur geon: I don't sea anv use In spending a lot of money on health demonstrations until we get proper water supply." Mrs. Ida Smith, housekeeper: "No, I Con't think It should ba cut. What la mora Important than health?" G W. Enunoas, physiciaa aad surgeon: "I think It ought to stay. It has dona mack In lowering the 1 New Views HERE'S HOW SlGMM nt M fAGAM UNDER ULTRA VIOLET RAYS, MILK CONTAIN. ING BACTERIA GLOWS VIVID RED. .CLEAN MILK IS UNAFFECTED "UTTERSCHZED PROCESS OlW.EVANtVOr FT. WOflH TEX HAVE A HANS WITH TWW HtC PQlE&t RVOLV. Tomorrow i "When the Radio Announcer Says it is Nine o'clock it Isn't- BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS Tha Pacific republic: A (Continuing from yesterday:) Shlel cama back to Salem after his term in congress waa over, when he was not even mentioned1 again as a candidate for any of fice. He became a derelict; a re cluse. Drank to excess. S On December 14, 1893, he fell down one of the outside Btalrways of the Willamette hotel and was fatally Injured. Tha first name of the present Marion hotel was the Chemeketa. Then the Willamette. The outside stairways led from tha side walks to the basement. They were long since removed. S S Tha first considerable breach In the support of General Lane by A. Bush was when it was evi dent that Lane was sparring for time in the fight tor the admis sion of Oregon as a state. The black face of negro slavery haunted all political contests at Washington. Oregon waa admit ted Feb, II, 1869. by a vote of 114 lo 10 S; bare squeak; a ma jority ot only 6. Lane was with tha secession wing of his party all along; against the Douglas wing. The troubles of Missouri and Kansas had disturbed the country. Squat ter sovereignty was discussed ev erywhere. The sinister accusa tion was made against Lane thafj in view of the approachiag nation-. al crisis ha wished to keep Ore gon in the position of a state out side tha union. Had not 15 re-' publicans. Inspired by Xll Thayer of Massachusetts, revolted against' party dictum and supported the admission of Oregon, tha date of her full participation as a sover eign commonwealth would Ukely. have been put off until after the war. S S Very significant was the mes sage sent by Governor George Curry, Lane's close friend, to the territorial legislature which as sembled in December, 1868, as printed in Tha Statesman. After deploring the fact that Oregon had not been admitted as a state, he went on to show that the whole territorial system, of the United States was unconstitution al. He said: "It is wrong In principle. There L no provision of the constitu tion which confers the right to acquire territory to be retained as territory, and governed by congress with absolute authority. Nor, by the terms ot the federal compact, can the people ef tha United States who choose to go out and reside upon the vacant territory ot the nation bo regard ed as mere adventurers, without Individual political rights, and be made to yield a ready obedience to whatever laws congress may deem best for their government, and to pay Implicit deference to tha authority ef such officers as may be sent out to rule them. No such power has aver been dele gated by the sovereign people of the sovereign states to the gov ernment of tha United States, and no such principle underlies the government. . . In reference to that clause ot tha constitution which gives congress power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property ot tha United States, which, la con tended for aa tha source from which congress derives tha pew- to govern the territories, that tribunal (tha supreme court) has cieariy aemonstrated that na such power exists therein .... In mv judgment congress has ao consti tutional authority to establish governments anywhere upon the public domain or to create and ordain any species of constitution or organ! law for tha srovernment of any civil community anywhere within tha boundary of tha united states." S (Lane later advised, the people to put tha state government into perauoa without awaiting: tha consent of congress, bat largely uwm is u influence of Mr Bosh no such foolish gesture was maae or attempted.) mortality rata and helnins- oar school children that I . think it snouid as ona of tha last things By EDSON WAIT! I KOCHANr.KILM MVEHTCftLHAS AN RON THAT KMOVES 0CKTS ROM WOOD VOtK.MIMACHINtftO. DUCTS STEAM WHICH EXrAJCS THE SUNK CM WOO TIIRES ISO N OfTOStTI 0IIECTIONS. MS ELIMINATES VIOLATION AND TOtOUl Most of tha support that was given tha bill for the admission of Oregon as a state cams from the democrats, because they regarded this as democratic territory, which it was, and they wished to Increase their strength in con gress. But tha Douglas democrats countell too much upon party loy alty to serve their ends, and the ultra-southern democrats voted against Oregon's admission. . As early as September, 1865, The Statesman had some Informa tion to give concerning tha rev olutionary scheme proposing the Pacific republic. The newspaper then printed a letter from an an onymous correspondent in San Francisco, some excerpts from which follow: . I lay before you, in advance of all publicity, a scheme which is now advancing under profound secrecy among a good number of our most respectable and. Influ ential citltens ... A new republic is to b formed, consisting at first ot 10 states, three to be formed within the present limits of California, three In dromn Territory, two in Washington xerruory, ana two from western portions of Utah- and New Mexico . . . Tha question ot salvery is to be adjured and disclaimed until the plan Is sa far executed that there can be no retraction, after which tha southern four or five states will adont slavery . . . Vu need have no information as to the number of ex-senators, ex- congressman, ex-governors and ex-judges who swarm in our midst, panting for one more good eld fashioned political chase . , Tha act of independence la to be simultaneous with a well planned and decisive seiture ef tha United States reserves, with whatever f movables or livestock they may Contain. The Sandwich Islands ara to ba guaranteed their inde pendence and the United States are to be appealed to In a tone of friendly good-bye. Here you per ceive an opening lor all the prom inent politicians, a field for the militarv and naval asoirants. a call for powder mills, and ordin ance foundries .... Visionary as It may seem, it Is not a fancy sketch ... It is to be shown that we send our gold away, and re ceive no government protection in return; and that, as we now virtually govern ourselves, we might as well have the credit of it abroad. The conspirators will be surprised when they see this let ter In your columns, and will be- IN TRAGEDY .n,. W( -w x a. v- u ... Tha strange death ef Robert Ames (upper), star of tha stage and screen and man of many ro mances, in his New York apart, ment, breke the lave affair of tha 41 -year-old actor and Ina Claire (lower), also famous before tha footlights and jnovie cameras. Ames had figured in four mar rtares, but was reported ta be on tha verge of weddia Miss Claire, who recently diverted Jack Gilbert. IL K if ma' ' ", A ' "MASQUERADE" Lovely Fanchon Meredith Is wanted by tha 8aa Francisco po lice la connection with, a murder committed by her sweetheart. Tony". Fanchon did not know ha was a gunman. Ska escapes by airplane under tha nam ot "Smith". Aboard Is Evelyn How ard. whom Fanchon had met on a voyage from Hawaii. Evelyn is going to Now York to live with her aunt, tha wealthy Mrs. Car stairs, whom she never saw. The Plana crashes and Fanchon Is the only aurvivor. To get away from Tony and the past, she goes to the Carstatrs home as "Evelyn". A strong bond of affection grows between Mrs. Carstalrs and her "niece". Collin Carstalrs, the eon. Is at first antagonistic because of his "cousin's" Hawaiian esca pades and her self-righteous at titude when his mother offered aid, but Fanchon's sincerity over comes his objections. They fall in love. After a happy summer at Southampton, Fanchon makes her debut In New York. Collin, though realising their relationship is a barrier, canno resist professing his love. Fsnchoa cannot acknowl edge hers without revealing her Identity. Later, Tony locates Fan chon and Informs her that Eve lyn is alive bat has lost her mem ory. He threatens to expose Fan chon unless she Introduces him to Mrs. Carstalrs as "Cosare OIIH". He calls at the Carstalrs home and is accepted by Mrs. Carstalrs and Collin although they are sxepticai or him. Fanchon has no alternative but to -agree to Tonye demands that she Induce Mrs. Carstalrs to wear her emeralds to the Van Suydam bail. Tony wears a Romeo costume similar to Col lin's. On the way to the ball, Col lin and Fanchon profess their love. CHAPTER XXV Collin, having engaged the sup per dance with his cousin looked for her and did not find her. He found his mother, however. "Where's Evelyn?" he wanted to know. Mrs. Carstalrs looked up in as tonishment. "I have no idea. I thought I saw her, some time ago, leaving the room with you Collin," she answered. "Damn that Gilli!" was Col lin's unspoken exclamation, and damn his choice of a costume! He went restlessly about the room ih which his mother, together with some of her friends, were playing bridge, back into the ball room, into the conservatory, and looked on the broad stairs which were covered with whispering couples. Finally, encountering his hostess, he said, as 6he exclaimed at seeing him, "So you're come back how is she?" Tm looking for Evelyn. I haven't gone away." "Eryn? Bat she went home some time ago. with a terrible headache. I thought aha went with you. She said to tell Jennie that she mustn't on any account come home earlier, she was going straight to bed and would be looked after by her maid." Mrs. Van Suydam said, in some aston ishment. Collin thanked her and went back to his mother and told her. "111 go along now." he said. "Don." safd Jennie, in the mid dle of the rubber, "we'll both be gin to heave the lead to find out their soundings." S The Statesman under A. BushJ was the most powerful agency in frustrating the designs of the con spirators And Jesse Applegate. who had been Instrumental in 1845 in pre venting a third war with Great Britain, was helpful in 18 SI in preventing bloodshed on this coast, in an internecine strife the designs of which would like ly have failed, but which, on the other hand, might have changed to a ereat extent the conr of our history. Daily Thought ' 3ieak Kently; it is better far To rule by love than fear; Speak gently; let no harsh word mar The good we may do here. Speak gently to the little child; Its lore is sure to gain; Teach It in accents soft and mild; It may not long remain." i David Bates I REDS BATTLE WITH STOCKTON, Calif., Dec. 3 TAP) Police, firemen, and dep uty sheriff! joined Wednesday In a street fight with 300 alleged communists. Three of the demon strators were arrested by police after one Jack Gonzales. 21, had been seriously beaten by a group of citizens. The agitators were marching to the county jail welfare bureau to demand food and free rent when they were met by police reserves, two tire tmcks with hoses coupled and a group of deputy sheriffs. The street tight began when the paraders tried to break through the police guard. Cut in Railway Wages Favored OTTAWA. Dec 3 - (AP) A conciliation board recommenda tion for a IS per cent wage cut was followed last night by word from Montreal that the 2S.O00 union railway workers affected would take a vote on the question of accentinar tha reduction. in cue was recomended by a , majority report of the board which, made a ten day Inquiry in-1 to the Canadian railway situation. 1 STUUKTDfJ OFFICERS She put the Jewels In a drawer, for safety until morning. able to get away shortly. And you'll only upset her. If she is 111 and has gone to bed. Wait until I finish this hand," she ordered. When she had done so she rose and drew him aside. The lovely face, under the soft white hair crowned with the green shining of the emeralds, was very trou bled. "You didn't come straight here." she said. "Collin, did you say anything to upset her on the way?" lie nodded, meeting her dis tressed gaze frankly. "Perhaps I did. I wa3 going to tell you tonight " "Then." advised Jennie, "don't follow her. Let her alone for a time. We'll go home together, af ter supper." In the meantime Fanchon and Tony had arrived at the pent house. He went upstairs with her. Jameson let them In and Tony strode past him into the living room. Jameson was old and drowsy from waiting up. The fig ure was very like Collin and the coetume exactly alike. He was not to be blamed for thinking it was Collin. Fanchon took off her ermine wrap and threw it over her arm. "You can go to bed, Jameson." she said. "I'll let Mrs. Carstalrs in." Jameson thanked her and van ished. She went Into the living room to Join Tony. "All set?" asked Tony. She nodded, without speaking. Tony without another word, opened the door softly to the penthouse ter race and stepped out on it, alone. The door closed. Fanchon went to her room. She was deathly tired. Everything was over. The next hour or two would Bee the end. She dismissed Emma who was waiting. "Please get me out of this costume, Em ma." she asked, "and then you can go to bed. I'll take rare ot Mrs. Carstalrs. I know you're tired," she said. She get off the costume and slipped on a negligee. When the elderly maid had departed, mur muring her thanks, Fanchon took off th little wrap of satin and lace and put on a plain tweed dress, changing her shoes and stockings as welL Over the dress she slipped on a heavy satin robe, tailored, and buttoned it close to her throat. She went back into the living room, switched on the lights, went through to the pan try and presently arranged a cof fee table in the living room with decanters, highball glasses, ice and Scotch whiskey. She put milk on the electric stove in the pan try to heat. Then she sat down and waited. There was no sound from Tony. She had not long to wait be fore Collin and Mrs. Car stairs came in. Fanchon heard the ele vator stop and opened the door herself. "My dear," exclaimed Jennie softly, "Why aren't you in bed?" "My headache's better," said Fanchon. "Here, Aunt Jennie, let me take your wrap." She laid it, a priceless affair of chinchilla. . over a chair. "I let Jameson and Emma go to bed," she went on. "they were half dead. I couldn't sleep so found a book and waited. I'm going to help you out ot your magnificence," she went on, "and I've mixed a drink for Collin and a very tiny one for me and heated your milk tor you. I thought we might hare a party," she begged. Through Collin'a mind and that of his mother, the same thought flashed she doesn't want to have anything said . . . tonight Mrs. Carstalrs went into her room and Fanchon helped her take off the lovely costume and the jewelry. She put the jewels into a drawer, tor safety until morning, and .laid with hands that shook a little, the rope of pearls, the emeralds and dia monds, stripped from neck, and wrist from hands and ears, lnte the big jewel case and shut the drawer upon them. From the ter race outside the living room there had come no sound When Mrs. Carstalrs lifted the tiara from her head with a sigh of relief "Barbaric thing, it weighs a ton," she said, and hand ing it to Fanchon. put on a loung ing robe, after which the two wo men went into the living room and joined Collin, who. still in his flamboyant costume, was walking about restlessly. (Continued Tomorrow) A Practical Gift for Boy or Girl Among: the presents you will pro vide for your youngsters this) Christmas we suggest that you In elude for each a Savings Account opened here at the United States National. Consider the value of such a gift represents 100 of the sum you invest increases in value as Ion as maintained will provide en couragement to continue thrift efforts. United States National Bank Salem. Oregon.