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The . OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Ida Morning, Fbrnary 2x3936 -v"
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f . 'Wo Favor Sway Us; No Fear ShaU'Awtf.
From Fli?t SUtesman, March 28. 1851, .
the, statesman PUBLISHING CO.
. CBAKIX3 A.. Sfkacuc - - - - - Editor-Manager
SHELDON F. Sackett - - - - - Managing-Editor,
Member of the
-- ;Tbe Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the nee for publics
i tion of all news dispatcher credited to It or oot otherwise credited la
i.' this paper. : ; ' - .
V
- .1 : - ' - - - ; Accept the
rnHE reports of rumblings
fl " use .North Santiam as a
; - gerated. Two groups are
the Taxpayers' league: the other the Gregory "leltwingers
Who wanted Little North Fork. Neither group will go into
Court because to knock out the decision would leave the way
open for final acceptance of the
9 bjects to. Thus the Taxpayers'
it fears the chance of a much
up the creek. And the Gregory
'. m t il ei x
qi I ears war. ume ixonn oanuara is ruiea against uie coun
cil might retreat to the Willamette. Thus the practical pol
itics of the situation as well
VUUUUi B uetiaiun. aius lo j use
; After alL aren t the people
tled? Ever since 1928 the water question has been a matter
hi local agitation. It has been in politics since 1930. Now
there is the prospect of peace, and from expressions of public
Opinion that have come to us the people are happy over the
-prospect; and for the most part satisfied with the decision
ef the council.
If such is the case, why
, Apilling over the water question? This paper got licked in
the choice it has had; but it takes the defeat in good grace;
iimd is anxious to have the city get the dispute jbehihd it, to
gird itself for constructive workTor the generalgood.
The suggestion of the Capital Journal to use Mill creek
because its water is taken from the North Santiam just below
the proposed intake is not plausible. The creek flows through
a muddy flat with very low banks, through many barnyards,
past many houses. By the time
jtvith soil and contamination. It
would require filtration and
pumping cost would remain
The pipeline from the North Santiam will deliver the
water into the reservoir so the only pumping charge will be
to lift water into the standpipe to serve the upper portion of
Fairmount hill. The quality of
as the Little North Fork, but the supply is greater and more
certain. Baar and Cunningham contemplated a supplemental
supply from the same source
North Fork.'
s Going to the North Santiam will cost about a half -million
inore. The savings in pumping
ing the interest load, and the expected increase of consump
tion in the coming years will help to pay off the debt. The
fact remains that thecitizens have voted decisively against
tse of the Willamette ver; that they are willing to bear
the extra burden in order to get what they call mountain wa
fer. If the matter goes to a referendum we have no doubt the
verdict of the city council will be overwhelmingly sustained.
The Statesman urges the
I?
er as settled, to stop agitation
Iking about la wing anc referendums. Instead of nagging
at the city authorities for what
rejoice that the water question has been settled. They should
proceed promptly to inform the world that within a few
months "Salem water" will no longer be the cause of ill re
pute for the city but of good repute. If going to the river as
It emerges from the mountains is to cost us a half -million
dollars extra, then let us advertise that to the world, and ex
ploit our extravagance to provide the capital city of the state
with fine "mountain" water.
It's time to look ahead, not behind.
f
;- European Realignment
TUCKED in thrhews is the report of conferences looking
to the revival of the old triple alliance: Italy-Austria-
Germany. Formed originally in 1882 and counterbalanced
by the triple entente of Great Britain, France and Russia
formed in 1907, the triple alliance did not hold when the
world war broke out, Italy finally falling in with the allies,
pisgruntled with France and Great Britain over being de
prived of some of the spoils of the war, Italy held off lining
np with Germany out of jealousy over Austria. Italy wanted
to' hold Austria in pawn, and used the heimwehr to repulse
the nazi influence, winning complete control with the abor
tive nazi putsch when Premier Dollf uss was assassinated.
't For a long time Italy-clung to France as support against
the objections of Great Britain to the Ethiopian adventure,
but with Laval replaced by the socialist Sarroult, Mussolini
has evidently given up hope of breach in the league sanction
ist countries and so is courting the principal non-league na
tion of Europe, Germany.
j Italy and Germany have some common ground. Both
are ruled on the fascist model, with a dictator at the top.
Both have armed to the teeth, though Germany is not through
with her task of rearming. Italy is trying to solve its internal
political and economic problem by colonial expansion. The
prophecy 4s that Germany will make the same attempt, or
that Germany will find if self forced into war within two
years because the" artificial prosperity due to rearmament
cannot go on forever. Guglielmo Ferrero, Italian historian,
writes from Geneva (his hostility to Mussolini forces him
into exile):
I should not be at all suprised if in a few years the Nail
; Government finds Itself faced by this alarming contradiction: to
; be forced Into war by the enormous quantity of armaments it
; - has made, and not daring to embark on, or shrinking from the
j responsibilities and risks of, a war in Europe."
.' : Dictators whip their followers into nationalist frenzy;
they cultivate the war fever. Finally a point comes when
they must provide an outlet for the emotionalism and for the
military machine they have created. Mussolini is busy pour
ing Italy into Ethiopia with limited success so far. What
will be the escape mechanism for Hitler? The apparent al
ternates are, war or internal collapse; and no dictator suc
cumbs to internal collapse without an effort at diversion. The
gravity of the European situation is not just the threat of
war, but the threat of internal collapse, war or no war. Com
munists pose as the residuary legatees of fascism.
Statistician's View of the Townsend Plan
ON this page appears a study of the Townsend plan made
by a professional statistician, the acting chairmar of
the United States Central Statistical board. It is pub
lished for the information of thegeneral public and particu
larly for those who are affiliated witlne Townsend organ
ization, as cold statistical analysis of the distribution of
the national income had the Townsend plan been in effect in
recent years. It shows that for 1934 while the persons aged
60; or'oyerwouldTeceive - $2400 each, the non-pensioners
would have received only $197 per annum; and that to pro
vide the $200 a month by a transaction tax on the transac
tions probably subject to the tax would call for a sales tax of
26 per cent on the 1934 basis. . .
, The answer of the Townsend group is that the enforced
spending of the pension money would start an orgy of buy
ing. Perhaps; It is equally plausible that the application of a
twa per cent transaction tax would freeze up buying, the
public would go on a buyers' strike as they have many times
Jn the past.- - . X - '2 . -
At any rate, there are Mr. Rice's figures,--helieve them
cr not.
Associated Prni .
Verdict
against the council's decision, to
water source are greatly exag-
opposed to the decision. One is
alternative which each group
league will acquiesce because
greater expenditure in going on
crowd will acquiesce because
1 . j i l it. - ';
as the law will save the city
a. jjicuit-uwu, uut a guuaubcc.
happy to get the matter set
not quit our internal blood
it reaches Salem it is heavy
is worse than the Willamette,
heavy chlonnation, and the
practically the same.
the water is not quite so good
when they considered the Little
costs will go far toward carry
community to regard the mat
over might-have-beens, quit
they have done, people should
The Great Game
of PoIitics
By" FRANK R. KENT '
Coprriffcl ISIS, by Tk BsItiaMr las
A Teacher of History
Washineton. Feb. JO
nVE thinar must be set down to
the credit of Mr. Roosevelt. Per-
bin unintentionally but none the
less eilecureiy.
t h r o it g h- the
nlans. nerform
ances, policies,
philosophy aad
Uons incident
to the Ne
Deal, ; he has
nromoted the
study of Amer
ica a Political
history and dlf
f a a e d know
ledge - of the
baste law of tha
fnnk X. Krai ind t a far
greater extent than any of his pre
decessors perhaps man au or.
them together
CERTAINLY, the President's fa
mous press conference, which
General Johnson asserts was part
of the "Frankfurter strategy to
put the Constitution "on the
spot," did more to repopularize
that Instrument than a hundred
years of political and educational
oratory. Instead -of responding to
the Roosevelt "horse and buggy"
phrase a expected by his profes
sional adTisers, the public gener
ally reacted quite violently in the
other direction. The net result
was to create a vibrant sentiment
for both court and constitution
such as no one can remember ex
isting before.
IT DID more than that. It started
a discussion which was led to the
printing and distribution la cheap
pamphlet form of hundreds of
thousands of copies of the consti
tution and the publication of
many Illuminating and interesting
articles on the subject. Recently
interest has been stlmnltaed by
violent assaults upon the supreme
court by Mr. Wallace, the Roose
velt secretary of agriculture. Sen
ator Norrls of Nebraska, one of
his chief senatorial supporters;
Senator Robinson, the senate
leader, and others.
NATURALLY, these assaults uPon
the constitution . have given the
other side their chance to make
the most of such an issue. Accord
I n g 1 y, the republicans and anti-
New Deal democrats have clutch
ed the constitution to their bos
oms and become its stanch and
exceedingly articulate defenders.
Now, while it is true before the
campaign Is over or perhaps ev
en now a great many people will
become bored with the constitu
tion, it is also true that a great
many will acquire information
about it which otherwise they
would lack. And that is a bene
ficial thing for the country as a
whole for which Mr. Roosevelt is
directly responsible.
HOWEVER, It is not only con
cerning the constitution that the
New Deal has spread Information.
The various experiments Involved
in the great Tugwelllan effort to
Make America Over" have caus
ed those who believe, this effort
clashes with the American system
to dig into history an dresurrect
the words of distinguished but
long dead American statesmen.
These have been quoted against
Mr. Roosevelt almost as much as
he has been quoted against him
self. Extracts from the messages,
speeches and writings of Wash
ington. Lincoln, Jefferson. Madi
son, Cleveland, Wilson, Theodore
Roosevelt, have been used to show
the new deal fallacies and warn
of the direction In which we are
headed.
IN NO other administration of our
times have the great characters of
American history figured to such
ai extent. No other administra
tion has 'presented to the people
the easy opportunity - to become
familiar with the doctrines es
poused and the beliefs cherished
by these great men of the past.
That the dissemination of these
facts has been of value hardly
anyone will dispute. Few could
fail to be impressed with how
strikingly their forgotten words
apply to the present situation. For
example, in the light of the pres
ent class appeals upon which the
new deal campaign will be made,
these words of Daniel Webster.
uttered in the senate one hundred
and three years ago, are little
short of amazing.
"THERE ARETsaTd Mr. Webster
in 1833, "persons who constantly
clamor. They complain of oppres
sion, speculation and the 'perni
cious influence of accumulated
wealth. They cry out loudly
against all banks and corporations
and all means by which small cap
italists become united in order to
produce Important and beneficial
res nits. They carry on mad hostil
ity against all established institu
tions. They would choke the foun
tain of Industry and dry all
streams. In a country of unbound
ed liberty, they clamor against op
pression. In a country of perfect
equality, they would move heaven
and earth against privilege and
monopoly, in a country where
property la more evenly divided
than anywhere else, they rend the
air shouting about agrarian doc
trines. In a country where wares
of labor are high beyond parallel,
they would teach the laborer that
ne is bnt an oppressed slave." -
Lions Annual Party Is
Planned, St. Patrick's
, Plans for tha Salem Lions
clnb's largest annual party, hon
eying Its president, are - being
shaped up by a special committee
consisting of Roy Stewart, chair
man; B. A. Newman. George Rho
ten, Lloyd Lee, Kenneth O. Bran
don, president, and Ralph H.
Kletzing, secretary. ,LTh : affair,
to be a dinner and dance, will be
held St. Patrick's day.
It "
Is the Townsend
(By Stuart .'Rice, acting chair
man of tha United State Central
Statistical Board, in presiding at
a joint meeting of the American
Statistical association and the
American Association for Labor
Legislation, at Commodore hotel.
New York . city, December 28,
1935.)
Dr. Townsend'a demand for a
revision of tho science of arith
metic by law gives special timeli
ness to this discussion. Behind
him is a long Un of illustrious
precedents. There hava always
been men who demanded that
human will be elevated above
fact, above reality or above nat
ural law. Sometimes the effort
has succeeded. We are told that
the seal parted for the children
of Israel at the command of
Hoses. More often the attempt
has failed.' King Canute, possibly
through lack of votes or the right
statistical control, did not per
suade the tides to obey" his com
mand. More recently there have
been proposals to abolish history,
bat history has not yet disap
peared. X anticipate the same with
respect to the multiplication table
which the Townsend plan, with
the most commendable of motives
would supplant.
Nevertheless it may be neces
sary to give some thought to this
laudable proposal in connection
with the topic we are discussing
today. Whether old-age pensions
are 4worth their cost" requires
some initial definition. What old
age pensions do we mean? The
Townsend old-age bonanzas, or
the carefully devised schedules of
benefits and annuities permitted
under the Social Security act?
And what kind of costs are we
talking about? Fiscal only? Or
In addition, the human costs of a
scheme so cruelly mischievous, ip
crassly unworkable, so filled with
possibilities of wreckage as the
good Dr. Townsend and bis a
sistlng high - pressure promoters
are seeking to foist on this coun
try T
The possibilities of the Town-
send plan, "will be more apparent
if we try to estimate Its effect
had it been in operation since
1829. Let us assume for this pur
pose that it had not disrupted the
economic order, as many think
it would do. With equal fairness,
let us assume that it had not
produced the magical results wit
nessed by its devotees in their
peyote-llke visions. In other
words, let us assume that the na
tional Income had remained the
same. On this basis, what redistri
butions of national income would
the Townsend plan have effected?
How much would have gone for
pensions? What would have been
the incomes of non-pensioners, at
ter the pensioners had taken their
allotted portions?
Health
By Royal S. Copeland, M.D.
IN FORMER TEARS, an attack of
bolls was believed to be caused by
Impoverished blood. W do not hold
to that view now, but by rtnt living
the blood caa be kept pure and
abundant This to Important Manv
akin Infections, including bolls and
carbuncles, are caused by a lowered
resistance of the body due to the
lack of fresh air, sunshine and nour
ishing food, a state of affairs sure to
Impoverish the blood.
The Infection which produces the
boil to due to a g-erm. usually "sta
phylococcus aureus". This is a pretty
big name, but the ailment it produces
to much worse.
This evU germ to ever In our midst.
It may be found in any public place
where crowds gather. It enters the
body through a scratch or other In
Jury of tha skin. Usually It to
"rubbed Into the skin" by friction or
pressure, such as is produced by a
tight collar. Soiled clothes and dirty
hands are responsible for many bolls.
Uncleanllness predisposes to such
skin disturbances because the germ
thrives In unsanitary places. Some
times a localized Infection, tike that
found In diseased teeth and tonsils.
or nasal sinuses, gives rise to a boil,
which is a deep-seated Inflammation
of the skin with pus formation.
Faulty Metabolism
Boils are apt to occur when there
exists what the scientists call "faulty
carbohydrate metabolism". By this
is meant that the body to unable to
burn or properly dispose of the con
sumed sugar. When this' happens,
excessive quantities of sugar are
stored In the blood and tissues. Per
sona who have this defect are very
often susceptible to recurring attacks
of boils.
One who to afflicted this way should
have the urine examined to deter
mine the possible presence of sugar.
As a rule he is overweight, leads a
sedentary life, and gets too little ex
ercise and fresh air. Common sense
dictates what to do under these cir
cumstances. Recurrent boils are especially com
mon la young persona who Indulge
freely la rich foods, sweets, fried
foods, salt, peppers and apices. Lack
of body hygiene to a contributing fac
tor. Favorite Spots
The favorite places of attack for
boils are the back of the neck, the
armpits; buttocks, thighs and grolna
A boil may be so painful as to In
capacitate the victim and actually to
require prolonged rest In bed. When
the trouble is as bad as this, usually
It can be traced to negligence or im
proper care of the boO when It first
appeared.
Let me warn yen against the dan.
ger of squeezing- a boO or relying
-upo home remedies. If yon eqneexe
It, there to danger of forcing the
germs tnte the deeper tissues of the
body.
T prevent repeated bone it Is best
to report to your doctor and have
hka make a complete check eg year
physical condition.
In persistent cases, good results
may be obtained by the use of e spe
cial vaccine, gpeak to your doctor
about this,
Dr. CopeUnS Is plod to answer
feifTKtrfe frem r iers tcae as -.
addressed stamped ewvefoset with
their c-sejtkm. : AU tnqntrie
tkovtd ho addressed to Mm to
cere of fato newspaper.
fCopyripJkt, .ifft. A. IscJ
Elan Practical?
According to the Fifteenth Cen
sus, the United States in 1930
contained a total of 10,385,028
persona 60 years of age and over.
The numbers for 1929 and for
193 1-3 (, inclusive, must be esti
mated. L Estimated number of per
sons 60 years of age and
over:
1929 10,120,000
1930 -10,385,021
1931 10,850,000
1932 10,915,000
1933 11.180,000
1934 11.445,000
Each of these persons la to re
ceive 8200 per month, or 12400
per annum. The amount required
tor the years 1929-34 would be
as follows:
H. Total pensions, at $3400
per person:
1929 824,288.000.000
1930
1931
1932.
1933
1934
24,924,000.000
25,580,000,000
28,190,000,000
28,832,009.000
27.458,000,000
Each and every year it would
be necessary to raise sums of this
magnlture by some form of taxa
tion. Presumably these taxes
would come from- national in
come, since borrowings or accum
ulated capital could not long suf
fice. The following estimates of
national income paid out were
originally prepared by the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce In cooperation with the Na
tional Bureau of Economic Re
search, and as later revirfed are
taken from the November, 1935,
issue of the Survey of Current
Business: . .
HI. Estimated national In
come paid out:
1929 .378.632.000.000
1980
1931
1932
1933
72,932,000,000
61,704,000.000
43,382,000.000
44,940,000.000
50,189,000.000
1934
The amount 61 the national in
come left over for the remainder
of ' the non-pensioned population
under 80 years of age will be the
remainder of the item in III less
the corresponding items In II:
IT. Estimated national in
come remaining for the non
pensioned population:
1929 $54,344,000,000
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
48.003.000,000
36.144,000.000
22,166.000.000
18,108.000.000
22.721,000.000
The actual or estimated num
bers of the non-pensioned persons
under 60 years of age among
whom this remainder of the na
tional income Is in each, year to
be distributed have been obtained
in the same way as for the older
population shown in I:
V. Estimated number of per
sons under 60 years of age:
1SZS 110,990.000
1930 .112,890.020
1931 112,200,000
1932 113.719.000
-.114.29S.00
1934 : 114.797.000
From IV and V. therefore, we
may derive the per eapita annual
income lor the population under
60 as compared with the $2400
per annum for those of ages 60
ana aDove:
VX Per capita Incomes
Non-
Pensioners pensioners
iz 2400 . 490
1930 2400 427
1931 2400 S19
1932 2400 195
1933 2400 158
1934 : 2400 197
In other words, to emnW th
phraseology of Dr. W. S. Woytin
ky, the Townsend plan would
create a new privileged class, re
ceiving government pensions In
amounts 5 to 15 times hietaer
than the average income of the
remainder of the population. And
these pensions are in addition to
any income that they may receive
from other sources. To the extent
that such supplemental Income is
received by this privileged class.
in aaaiuon to its pensions, the
amounts of the national lncnmA
available for non-nensionera.
shown in VI above, would be cor
respondingly reduced.
Attention has been called hv
other critics to the pyramiding
effect on prices of the proposed
2 to 3 per cent tax on transac
tions, upon which Dr. Townsend
depends for funds to pay the pen
sions. The possible yield from
such a tax has not been so ex
tensively considered. .Careful esti
mates by Dr. Woytinskv Indicate
that the total volume of transac
tions subject to the proposed tax
would probably not be far from
the following figures:
VII. Transactions subject to
tax:"
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
$200,000,000,000
170,000,000,000
135,099,000,000
100,000.000,000
95,000,000,000
105.000,000,000
. It is difficult to estimate real
fetically the rate of tax upon these
transactions that would have been
necessary to provide the $200
pension for aged persona. Each
successive tax would actually
hare raised the price involved in
the next transaction, with the
effect of compounding tax upon
x. Te higner prices forced by
successive taxes would increase
the total money volume of trans
actions and, hence, lower the tax
rate upon them.
If we stick to our assumntions.
however, the physical volume of
transactions and prices would
have remained the same, and the
rates of tax upon transactions
would have been not 2 or 3 ner
cent but in the neighborhood of
the follow kjig:
VIII. Transactions tax neces
sary to pay pensions:
Per cent
1929 19
1930 15
1931 1
1932 24
1933 28
1934 21
To reasonable men and women
the preceding figures will be
plain. I shall net attempt- to
weaken their damning implica
tions for the Townsend plan by
further exposition or moralizing.:
Mankind will always confront
difficult and delicate problems
""ssS"s""sa"i"ssissssssssssssjBB
associated with advancing age.
The elderly must adjust them
selves to an unwelcome but un
avoidable dependency, physical
and often financial. Within the
intimate family group these ad
justments deserve the tender pa
tience and the ungrudging self
sacrifice of those who retain their
vigor and their earning capacity.
Within the broader structure of
organized society the problems of
age deserve the devoted solicitude
and the generous provision of aid
by the state itself.
But to take advantage of the
emotions evoked by these desper
ately human problems to perpe
trate a fraud upon old and young
alike what shall I say of it? I
leave you to supply the appropri
ate expletive.
Penitent Violator
Turns in Her Loot
- Unusual requests are not at all
new to Harry Smart, silver-haired
veteran Salem policeman, bat one
he received from a comely young
woman while he was serving as
desk sergeant yesterday afternoon
was a new one to him.
"I've broken the law, officer,
and I'm here to confess," she told
Smart, with an embarrassed smile.
"I have the evidence here and
want yon to keep it and give me
a receipt."
She handed a woman's batter
ed,, red felt hat across the coun
ter and waited for Smart, whose
face bore a puzzled look, to write
out the receipt.
After the receipt formalities
Were ended, the young woman ad
mitted she really wasn't a hard
ened criminal only a Willamette
university sophomore carrying out
Delta Phi sorority initiation or
ders, which included wearing her
coat backwards and scuffling
along in a pair -of size ten man's
oxfords.
Governor's Pay Issue
Before Court March 4
Whether Oregon's governor Is
entitled to draw $7500 a year sal
ary will come before the state su
preme court March 4 in the suit
of Ed Jory against the secretary
of state, in which the plaintiff-appellant
sought to restrain the pay
ment of salary at the legal rate to
the governor. Jory lost before
Judge L. G. Lewelling and is ap
pealing the case. He contends the
state constitution, which sets the
governor's salary at $1500 annu
ally, has never been altered and is
the guide the state should follow
in fixing the salary.
Twenty Years Ago j
February 21, 1010
Dodge, Saxon, fitudebaker. Max
well and Ford are all advertised
on the automobile page.
Elizabeth Cornelius Is a candi
date for county school superin
tendent Aa aged member of the Blng
Kung tong was shot down by
three members of the Hop Sing
tong in Portland today.
j Ten Years Ago
. February 21, 1920
The Seattle board of theatre
censors has resigned In a body
declaring the present city ordi
nance to be a "joke."
Albert Hedrkk and Lucille Wil
son were married in a Jail at Dal
las. Texu. with the sanction of tho
district court of appeals.
Rasing of the Central. Congre
gational r church Is contemplated
and a new edifice planned by the
congregation.
the Snow Man!
Bits for
By R. J.
Kipling's poem and 2-2 1-3 C
Davenport's cartoon
changed, the nation's
ideas of' Admiral Dewey:
U
(Concluding from yesterday:)
Miss Geer in her letter said the
woman Admiral Dewey married
wee the "widow of one of the
prominent Washington McLeans."
o .
She was a prominent Washing
ton widow, but at the time she
was not a McLean. Only a nee Mc
Lean; presumably of the promin
ent Ohio family of that name.
She was, though, a Washington
McLean, in the fact that she was
a daughter of Washington JIcLean
of Cincinnati, Ohio.
S
Regular readers of the Bits col
umn will recall that, in the issue
of Oct, 4 last, in the series on
General Sheridan after the Civil
war, something was said of the
first husband of the bride (the
second bride) of Admiral Dewey.
That part of the story ran like
this:
When Second Lleutenat Philip
H. Sheridan was detailed to hare
charge of old Fort Yamhill, Ore
gon, not tar northwest of the site
of the present Sheridan, Oregon,
he at once set out from Fort Van
couver for that point; and, on ar
riving there, he found Lieutenant
Wm. B. Hazen In charge.
The date of his arrival was
April 25. 1856. and the place was
then called "Hazen's camp." It
had not received Its final name,
was new, and the first buildings
were still In course of construc
tion. S S
Little did the second lieutenant.
Sheridan, when he relieved the
first lieutenant, Hazen, in a re
mote section of the then far away
territory of Oregon, under what
different circumstances of high
command and after what glories
on battle fields of a great war,
their paths were to cross not so
very long after that April day.
e .
Sheridan became the greatest
cavalry leader of the Civil war.
which meant the foremost for all
time trp to that period, besides one
of the most successful major gen
erals of that struggle, comparable
with urant and Sherman.
Hazen became an outstanding
military leader in that struggle.
and chief of the signal service of
the united States army; all but
the creator of that service.
In 1867, General Sheridan hav
ing been sent to clean np the In
dian troubles of the plains, tak
lag over the command at Fort
Leavenworth from General A. J.
Smith, with' whom he as second
lieutenant and Smith aa eantatn
had served in Oregon, especially
m tao final days of the so-called
Rogue River, war, he (Sheridan)
soon removed his headquarters to
Fort Hays, Kansas. From that
point he operated nntil the Indian
troubles over a wide field, and
with various warring tribes, were
settiea almost finished for all
cm. t
There, at Fort Hay, tho paths
or me iwo men. Sheridan and Ha
sen, again crossed. General Him
had been sent thither as a repre
sentative or, me Indian peace com
mission, and had his headquart
ers at Fort Hays.
S V V
J. H. Jennison, Salem eitixen,
1165 Marion street, was tb u.
tag near Fort Hays, and he re
calls an altra fashionable military
wcuuibs, at wnicn uenerai Hazen
was tho groom, and the bride was
the woman (then a widow) whom
Admiral Dewey took in Washing
ton after, his triumphs of - the
Spanish-American war.
r V S S :
In the standard biographical
sketch of General William B. Ha
zen one find that he was horn
BreakiW
HENDRICKS -
16, 1887, "leaving a widow, who
had been Mildren McLean, daugh
ter of Washington McLean of Cin
cinnati, and one son."
The Admiral Dewey biography
shows that he was born Decem
ber 26, 1837, and died January
16, 1917. and this statement ap
pears: "Married, November 9,
1899, to his second wife, Mrs. Mil
dred McLean Hazen.' (Did the
reader note that Hazen and Dewey
both died Jan. IS, the former in
'87 and the latter la 1917?)-
Sheridan was bom March 26.
1831, Hazen Sept. 27, 1830. WM
the reader note that when Sheri
dan arrived at Fort TamhiU to
relieve Hazen, be was a day less
than a month over 25, and Hazen
did not reach 26 until two days
less than fire months thereafter?
The paths of Generals Sheridan
and Hasen crossed again in 1870,
when they met at several points
in Europe, while Sheridan repre
sented President Grant in witness
ing events during the war between
Germany and France, and Hazen
was an official observer.
Sheridan witnessed the battle of
Sedan, Sept. 1, 1879. and was
present, three days later, at the
surrender, and the fall of Napo
leon the Third.-
Medal For Part Taken
IuWashington Program
Is Received by Schools
Superintendent Silas Gaiser yes
terday received a bronze medal
from Congressman Sol Bloom, di
rector, in recognition of the Sa
lem public schools' participation
in 1932 In the George Washing
ton bi-cenetnnial observance." '
The medal, three inches tn di
ameter, bears a profile of Presi
dent Washington, his name, a
shield and the figures 1732-1932.
It was designed by Mrs. Laura
Gardin Fraser, New York sculp
tress. Three More Precinct
Aspirants Hurl Hats
Three more candidates for pre
cinct committeeman in party or
ganizations in the eounty filed
yesterday with the county clerk.
They were George R. Rhoten, 465
South 23rd street, who seeks elec
tion as a republican in the fifth
precinct In Salem; Marvin Head
rick, 2055 South Cottage street,
who seeks election as a democrat
in precinct 24; M. M. Magee, who
seeks election as a republican for
the East Salem precinct.
Walter Tooze Seeks to
Be Republican Delegate
Walter Tooze of Portland filed
in tho state department here
Thursday for delegate to the na
tional republican convention. HI
slogan reads:
"Republican victory assures re
turn to constitutional government.
Will vote for Oregon's presiden
tial choice.-
Girls9 Golf Team For
Salem High Proposed
Call for girl Interested in form
ing a golf team has been Issued
at Salem high school and appli
cant for team position have boon
fced to meet after school today.
Eleanor Perry is team captain.
Four girl have signed np for this
sport. A alt a and Shirley Dans.
Barbara Compton and Rath Anna
sen. . . - .
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September 27, 1830, and died Jan.