Circulation " - '-. " Average Dolly, and "Sunday lor February, 1037 Distribution 9268 Net Paid 8765 MEMBER A. B. C. The Weather ' Cloudy, probably rain to day and Friday, temperature little changed; 5 lax. Temp. "Wednesday IM Mln. 83. rlr or 9.7 feet, southwest wind. EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, March 4, 1937 Price 3c; Newsstands 5 No. 294 . i 4. A. o ill 111 O BiuiMiimg TED - XFCDg pdrtt sV f i 7 U lllVAi. Coast Victory Signal For New Drive Two Million Men on List o Unions Described Merely Beginning Carnegie-Illinois Asserts Exclusive Bargaining Pact Not Reached (By The "Associated tres) " The committee for industrial organization intensified its uu ion ization drlTe among the nation's working millions yesterday . Close associates of the C I.O. "generalissimo, John L. Lewis, opined the enrollment of 2.000 000 men now in hla laboring force marked only the stait . of his momentous movement.: 1 Further Efforts In , Steel Area Slated These developments took shape In rapid-fire order: 1. Lewis lieutenants, who en tered into an historic Working agreement with, the big Carnegie Illinois Steel corp., pointed their campaign toward other com. panies in that field. Tkey claimed 200,000 steel workers . were In the fold and moved to enlist the other 340,000. .2. The C.l.O. ally,' the United Automobile Workers union, al ready dealing, with the General Motors corp., demanded recog nition as the sole bargaining agency for 67,000 employes of the Chrysler Motor . corp., - and trained its sights on the other member- of - the automotive in dustry's r big three"-the Ford Motor company. 3. Another at filiate, t&e United Electrical and Radio Workers of America, arranged to discuss collective bargaining for 60,000 on the General -Electric company's payroll on March ' 15. New Labor Standard " For Miners Sought -, 4. The' aims of Lewis were also described as embracing a new wage and hour contract for his ' United Mine Workers that would- set a new labor standard; nationwide organization drives in the oil and textile industries and active recruiting in other lines; the. right to 100 per cent repre sentation of steel and automotive workers in negotiations with their- employers. f 5. The New England council of the CJI.O. planned to merge several shoe unions into a unit to be known as the United Sboe Workers of America. , 6. Violence cropped out . at three centers" as a wide range of strikes kept almost '. 40,000 persons idle. ' Other Steel Firms Expected to Follow I Some 375.000 steel workers hailed the action of 15 com panies. Is raising their - annual income approximately. $100,000, 000 and shortening their hours. They expected the other "bla; steel" corporations to post simi lar schedules. The fabricating plants employing thousands, eon? (Tura to page 10. col. 1) Filbert Benefits Receive WASHINGTON. March 3-V Secretary Wallace approved to night a proposal to pay flve-cents-a-pound benefits to Oregon and Washington filbert growers and packers who shell their products. .Wallace said ine program evolv ed rrom attempts by the agricul tural adjustment administration to encourage dotastic consumption, of the nuts.-' -j -t " It has the support of producer cooperative marketing associa tions, the secretary said. They seek to avoid depressed prices by diverting the nut Into shelling channels. :.,-:' -:f C rowers and' packers will be Invited to submit offers to shell filberts which meet specified grades. Each contracting sheller must agree to shall at least 2.000 ' pounds and to specify the max imum he expects to handle.. Metal Welding Apparatus n a. t Received by State College CORVALLIS, March J-(-Modern metal welding- equipment rained at" $1000 arrived at the Industrial arts department of Ore gon State college from the Linde Air Products company ot New York.' Officials 'of the company said the loan, amounting prac tically to a gift, was made in recognition of the pioneer work done" here Jn conducting schools and conferences for those inter ested In adult instruction in mod-, rn welding methods. By Jolm Lewis Approval Maritime Empl oyers Relations on Saturday If Crew Not Furnished Jurisdictional Dispute' jSuspends Unloading After Both Unions Establish Picket Lines; Reply l V ' to Plant's Letter Planned by I. L. A. SAJ pi AN FRANCISCO, March 3r overs'! association : announced tonight it would suspend relations Saturday with the association .local unless stevedores were furnished tomorrow to work the Canadian steamer Rochelie, tied up in a union jurisdictional dispute. ' ' ' . ' ' ' o Longshoremen halted work on Suspect in Death Of Five Arrested Enechi Kato Confesses to Slaying of Wife and Children, Quoted - i ! - RICHMOND. Calif., March 3 (JP) Chief of Police L. E. Jones said Enechi, Kato. 36, Japanese farm laborer, charged with the first degree murder of his ; wife and for children near Auburn, Wash., I was arrested here today and had confessed the killings. Little! was learned from Kato, Chief Jones said, other than ad mission! of the slayings, as the Japanese laborer appeared 1 to know little j English. Jones indi cated no further attempt would be made to .question the prisoner pending arrival of Washington state- authorities. ' s ? ; . Unable to Obtain r Statement on Motive Mrs. Kato and the four children had been shot and strangled. Their bodies were discovered re cently',' in a grave beside .their ramshackle home near Auburn. Information that Kato had bought a ticket to Sacramento transferred the search for the farmer to Cali fornia, Police said Kato confessed he killed his wife, Tato, and their four children ranging from 5 to 9 ' years, at midnight last Feb ruary SL then buried their bodies in a shallow grave on his farm. The officers said it was neces sary toi talk to Kato through an interpreter, and they could not get a satisfactory explanation of his motives for the killings. Red Hills Grange Actors Win Prize SILVERTON, March 3-(Special) -Perform a nee in "Tommy Says Hello" won first prize for the Red Hills grange in the county grange one-act play contest held In the Eugene Field auditorium tonight. First place carried a $10 prize. ; Fairfield grange players placed second and Union Hill third. .- Contest Judges were Beulah Wright, Mrs. James Ruby and Mrs. Theodore Madsen. Helen Kleihege Pomona lecturer of Chemawa, pre sented the prizes. : The Marlon county grange coun cil also meeting here tonight elect ed Ida Benson president. Daisy Buck vice president and Mrs. Ray Rice secretary. Streetcar Kills Man PORTLAND. Ore., March 3-(JPy-A man! Identified In police records ! a s Arthur E. Smith, about 45. Portland, was struck and; killed by an lnterurban car near Holgate moorage late to day. - ; f j Heads of Reopened A ir craft Firms Face Relations Board LOS ANGELES, March S-P) Presidents of the re-opened Doug las and .Northrop airplane fac tories, where workers went on sit down' strikes last week, were subpoenaed today to appear Fri day at a , federal labor relations board hearing on employes' charges. "' ; y. A deputy U. S. marshal served I A deputy 17. S. marshal served made statements declining to re cognize jurisdiction of elether thee board or its regional director, Dr. Towne J. Nylandev- who Issued the subupenaes. ; ' Wage Increase at . , : Northrop Plant Due President 'John K. Northrop ot the Northrop plant announced a 5-cents-an-hour wage increase for all employes today, amounting to about $125,000 a year. A similar increase, totalling about $520, 000 a year, was announced yester Tie-Uj Suspend to - (AP) The waterfront em- International Longshoremen's the vessel Tuesday when a dispute arose over whether the sailors unions of the Pacific or the Inland Boatmen's union should supply a crew. After unloading a lumber car cargo at Oakland, the Rochelie came here for further discharge of cargo, but the two unions es tablished picket lines and long shoremen refused to pass through them. The waterfront employers, charging action by the stevedores violated terms by which the re cent 98-day maritime strike was settled, threatened to suspeUd re lations in a letter to i Henry Schmidt, president of the L L. A. locaL De. inite Time for Suspension Slated "The waterfront association," said the letter, signed by T. G. Plant, president, "Is compelled to 4 (Turn to page 10, col. 3) Seven MenJilled By Slide of Rock Threat of Another Delays Removal of Bodies at Poison Dam-Site POLSQN, Mont., March 3-Jf-The threat of another rock slide delayed efforts tonight to rescue the bodies of seven workers killed in a slide at the Poison dam-site early today. Between 50 and 100 workmen startde removing rocks and dirt overhanging the excavation where tons of debris buried the victims. "We' believe the overhang can be removed by tomorrow morn ing," said G. A. Koehler, purchas ing agent for the Phoenix Engi neering corporation, dam contrac tors. "Thea crew will endeavor to recover the bodies." Narrow Canyon of Flathead la Scene ' The slide occurred in a narrow canyon of the Flathead river in northwestern Montana. The dam (Turn to page 10. col. 2) No Verdict Found In Case of Jones THE DALLES, Ore., March J-(,SP)-No indication of an agree ment came from jurors acting in the Dave Jones murder trial to night, 12 hours after they took the case. Jones was charged with slaying his brother, Owen Jones, whose charred body was found in. the ruins of a burned barn November 4 last. ! - . The state asked the death pen alty. The defense claimed ' Jones suffered Intermittent irrational periods since incurring a head in jury in a fall from a hay wagon 23 years ago. . day by President 'Donald Douglas for his employes.1 ! One thousand or so pickets con tinued parading about the Douglas plant.'- - f -- : In a strike publication which some workers tossed away and some pocketed as pickets handed out copies. William Busick, C. L O. organizer and strike leader. ecnua mo pay lucrewu u bribe " He contended ab- described the pay increase as sence ot skilled workmen on strike had crippled production at the plant . and - "there's no real work being done." Larger Increase Is Demanded by Union : - , The . striking C. I. O. union, united ' automobile workers, air craft division, demands .16- cents an hour increase in wages and union recognition. . - President Douglas said ' he would 'attend . the labor board hearing with the company lawyer and Northrop would do likewise. o- Roosevelt Due For Talk Upon Court Tonight v Advisors Hint Statement at Victory Dinner to Be Important Broadcast Planned; 'More Conferences Held on Judiciary Issues WASHINGTON, March S-flV Advisers. of President. Roosevelt intimated tonight that in a speech he will deliver tomorrow evening he will strike a major i blow for reorganization of the i supreme court.' The president called foremost congressional advisers to his study late today for a long conference. One of the conferees. said after ward that Mr. Roosevelt would refer to the proposed court reor ganization indirectly in his talk tomorrow at a democratic "vic tory dinner." Will Be Important, Leaders Promise Others intimated they had gone over a rough draft of the entire address. : "It will be Important." a high administration' official advised re porters, t The unheralded presidential conference was atteuded by Vice President Garner; Speaker Bank head, Senator Robinson and Rep resentative Raybarn, the .demo cratic floor chief in the house. "We are going along just as we started," Bankhead said after ward. "There is no change In the' program." Dinner Is One of Nationwide Series A The dinner where Mr. Roose velt will speak will be one of a number throughout the country, designed to help pay democratic party expenses. Democratic lead ers who dine with the president will pay $100 a plate.. ; The - president's speech tonight will be released over KOIN, Port land radio station, at 7:30 o'clock. Fighting Union Is Costly, Testified WASHINGTON. March 3-(&y-The senate civil liberties commit tee heard testimony today that the American Bridge company, of Pittsburgh, spent $289,462 in 1931 and 1932 to combat labor trouble when payment of the un ion wage scale would have cost $51,849. Curtis S. Garner, general man ager of the bridge company, test ified under questioning, that the concern spent the $289,462 to maintain its traditional "open shop" pollcjr and a $1.75-an-hour scale for Iron workers on the Pul aski highway construction job in Jersey City. The union 'scale was $2. Using files of the company,' a subsidiary of U. S. Steel, Chair man LaFollette (Prog-Wis) of the civil liberties committee said the project required 2-07,396 skilled man hours, which at 25 cents an hour more would have Increased the labor cost 51.849. Injunction Holds In Seamen's Case PORTLAND, Ore., March 3 (JP) Federal Judge James A. Fee declined today to dismiss, a suit filed against Harold C. Jones. U.S. shipping commissioner, by the seamen's unions which seek to restrain enforcement of de partment of commerce regula tions requiring sailors to bare continuous discharge books. The dismissal was asked by Deputy - U. 8. Attorney Manley Strayer on the grounds that the secretary ; of commerce, under whom Jones is employed, was not made a defendant. i Pedestrian; Killed On Super-Highway i i OREGON CITY, Ore., March S HTV-Harry Simpson, 78, residing near Milwaukie, died in a hos pital here tonight as a result ot Injuries incurred earlier today when he was struck by a car while crossing the auper-highway near his home. . .. State Police Officer Richard Secant! said driver of. the car was W. - J. Grenler, of Bellingham, Wash., who was released on his own recognizance. Officer Secantl said investigation showed Grenler drove off the paving in attempt ing to avoid the mishap. - ' Pittnian'sBill On Neutrality Passes Senate Only Six Opposing Votes rr Cast; Borah-Johnson Warning Is Heard Embargo on Shipment of j Arms Is Bolstered by ; More Safeguards WASHINGTON, March SJPjh The Pittman neutrality bill, en titled "the peace act of 1937" and designed to keep America "ou of the line of fire'? in the next war. swept through the senate today by a vote of 62 to 6. , i The measure, .'the first major piece of new: legislation passed by either house this session, now goes to the house, where a somewhat similar measure is being consid ered. - . In passing the bill, the senate ignored the pleadings and the warnings of two men who hare led it in the past on matters relat ing to international - relations Senators Borah (R-Ida) and John son (R-Calif). War Veteran Lee Leads Proponents , Instead it followed the advice of the younger men who' made. up the munitions investigating' com mittee of a year or two ago, end Senator Lee (D-Okla), himself a war veteran. Lee stirred the cham ber today with a plea to remem ber "those who can't speak to you today" and not to "weigh gold against blood." Only six senators finally .voted against the bill which would make permanent the present neutrality (Turn to pags 10, col. ,2) ' Italy Aiming For- Population Cains Salaries on Family Basis One Scheme Revealed by Grand Council ROME, March 4-(Thursday)-The fascist grand council early today approached a sweep ing seven-point program for in creasing the population of the Italian nation. ' With Premier Mussolini pre siding, the highest legislative body of the land devoted most of a session lasting four hours 45 min utes to the problem of the declin ing birthrate and the need of more children for Italy's armies of the future. Priority in Jobs Given to Fathers The session ended after 2 a.m., with an announcement the coun cil probably would meet again tomorrow. The program provides priority in employment and in promotion shall be given to fathers of large families, because, said a gdvern ment communique, "on large fam ilies in exception times for the fatherland will fall the heavier sacrifices and greater contribu tion of men." A second important ' point is fixing salaries for families rather than for individuals, .so men with families will receive larger salar ies in. proportion to the number of their children. Arrest Result of Window Smashing Blood f was spattered liberally over Salem " police headquaiters last night when Harry A. Staples, 1145 Hoyt street, was brought in on a drunkeness charge after crashing his fist through a plate glass window in the home of. I Edgar T. ' Pierce,- 1297 South High. ; Staples, ' arrested after Pierce had chased him and finally downed him at Miller and High streets, was bleeding profusely from a cut hand when brought to the station. The hand re quired a physician's attention. Pierce" and his wife, according to police, were sitting in their lining room when, -they said Staples dashed up on the front porch , and punched his fist through the window. Pierce gave chase while his wife telephoned police. .' r-..'.--- -: ' .. . Siltcoas and Takenitch Channel Work I $ Asked WASHINGTON, March t-(JPf-Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon requested today to auth orize the bureau of fisheHes to maintain channels in the Slltcooa and Takenitch rivers. Oregon, wBIch would enable spawning fish from the Pacific ocean to reach lakes Slltcoos and Takenitch. The bill provided for n appropriation of $1,000 annually. ' t Tie Votes in House Sdund Death Knell for Effort to G A1 VI Bi Floor Failure ... i i Is Twi Vote of 30-30 wjee Recorded on-Montoe'a Withdrawal Motiim Personalities Are Heard : as Issue Argued; ffew Move Likely Today Death knell of all labor leglsla- tion in the present session of the legislature was sounded in the house yesterday when bofh slides marshaled all their forces and deadlocked 30 to 30 with neither side able to gain an advantage. The test came 7on a . motion of Mrs. William Munroe, Hood River, to take from the labor knd I in dustries committee house bill 1 77 which provides for registration ot labor unions with the state Cor poration commissioner. The bill is a substitute bill for Hi B.jSff which was introduced early in the session by Mrs. Monroe.' j j The final test' came af er par liamentary checks had been ap plied to the motion and tbie house had been forced to adjourn j at noon under call of the blouse; in order to get all members fpr'esent for the test vote. 4 j - Previous Disposition , 1 T Helps Labor Faction f By virtue of having befen able to force the bill, which was intro duced by the committee off admin istration and reorganization, into the labor and industries Commit tee wben it was Introduced the labor forces held" the uppjr hand yesterday and the anti-labor ef forts on behalf of the measure, were stalemated. Representative Barnes moved that Mrs. Monroe's me ion j to bring, the bill from the labor and industries committee be laid j on the table. " I Taking the floor under la point of personal privilege. Representa tive Earnest Fatland scored mem bers for' "parliamentary! sharp practices' and told members! to "wipe the cobwebs off their eyes and find the real issue." j People Entitled to - f Decision, Argued I "The state of Oregon elected each of you to come Mre and represent not only . yoqr own district, but the -state." Fatlind said. "The people are Entitled to a decision on this b 1L Let us put aside petty quarrels. This state should not be governed! by one class against another. Mrs. Munroe , motion to bring the (Turn to page 2. col.4) Creek Is Dragged; Mystety Remains Dragging of Mill creek from 24 th street to the dam nekr Tay lor's beach- yesterday failed to clear up tne mystery attached to the disappearance . o Lena Gobely from her home cfi 2 5th street Monday morning. .! It was thought possible that Miss ' Gobely. had either fallen or jumped into Mill erefk and Walter Gerth. who with JOfficer Louis Burgess of the Salm 'po lice, dragged the creek, thought It still possible her body! might be in the stream. Gertp said that debris on -the creek .bot tom -hampered grappling (opera tions and, that it was impossible to work beneath the bridges spanning the creek. Deputy Sher iff B. S. 1 Honeycutt assisted I in dragging operations. ' Miss Gobely'a relatives yes terday said reports that she was ever a patient at the state hos pital were In error. I ( - UOutUijon M. ! Britain Laupche Huge Navy Program; PlansWO Warships -! i ' LONDON, March 3-AV-Cbntent to equip three n e w. battleships 1th 14 -inch guns "Irrespective of what Jspas decides," Britain an nounced today hec greatest peace time naval building - program with a . concurrent- increase jln taxes.. t - . ; .'.i--. Appropriations for 80 warships. large and small, with a tremend ous boost In moneys to cotoplete vessels', now- undsf. 'constriction. accounting for virtually all of a $118,880,000 Increase over' the current fiscal year's naval expend itures, submitted to'commobs for aproval today. - j - ! ' v. The naval share In Britain's re armament program will be $52S 325,000, the admiralty announced. Of -this, 1390,325,000 woUld b All Labor Capital Group -1 Ideas Prevail T. M. FRANCISCOVICH Financial Report For County Given : 1 I Old Age Pension Fund la vniy une ioi snowing Balance For Year Nineteen of the 20 funds carried on the county treasurer's booki showed cash balances at the dose of 1936, Treasurer D. G. Dragei noted In his semi-annual ' report file4 with the county clerk yester day The overdraft, in the old age pension fund, amounted to $11, 649J34. " ; I : During tlie six months the treas urer received 1690,139.63 toward the 20 funds, in addition to $480,4 489157 carryover, and. paid out $809,471.79, leaving a balance De4 cember 31, 1936. ot 361,157.41. Cbunty general' fund receipts including 3210,480.97 carryover totaled $592,077.05, and disbursed menjts. $425,412.33, giving a year end! balance of $166,664.72. Id addition to regular warrant dis bursements, the treasurer paid from the general fond 7 2. 6 3 tc the state game commission, $67,- (Turn to page 10, col. 1) Death of Virginia Girl Is Explained RICHMOND. VaJt March 44 (Thursday)-Jip)Sheriff J. Mason Smith of Aldermarle county, an-j nouncea eariy toaay mat ur. u. UJ Miller, Charlottesville dentist, -had signed a written confession to the chloroform slaying of 18-year-old CleO Sprouse. " ' - 1 The sheriff, who brought Mill4 er tp the Henrico county Jail afteij his arrest at CharlottesvilleJ quoted Miller as saying the girl died of chloroform as he prepared to perform an illegal operation is a car six miles from Charlottes-t Tille before dark Monday, , J Smith said the dentist asserted he had not been intimate with the ! girl himself, but had agreed to per-j form the operation with her con sent, - Marion County Salaries Bill Report Unfavorable .The senate committee on eoun-j ties gave. an. adverse report tol the bill for increasing salaries! of county judges and commis- sioners. in Marion . county. Sen. Spaulding- opposed the bill and Sen.! McKay favored it in the committee. ... Teachers All Reelected SILVERTON. March 1-f Spec ial) The Silverton school board tonight reelected all teachers and retainea Ronert Goets as super intendent for the coming school year.": - - - - f - r- raised in additional taxation: $135,000,009 would come from Britain's new $2,000,000,000 de- M - .. .. r lease loan. . ,v . Smaller Cans "Are . -Heldj Better Salted " . Tlie admiralty for a time had considered placing 16-inch guns on new" battleships. In the event Japan refused to accept the 1936 London treaty fixing a; 14 inch maxfmunu ; . . ' i r-- Finally, admiralty spokesman saidJ it .was decided the! smaller gun j would i be better suited to fighting In the narrow seas around Brltalp, W .. . - By 1941 or 1942 Britain will hare five super-modern battle ships; with these new' guns. ssweisf'"se'y-aw',mrqse 1 "i ' ; ' " - '. .. ::; " ': . :: ': . f V -: -- . i - v .. .:-v : ; :. -"k j ,Ji raemsissaaaMssaasMssa "- r '- frassi it eMiii - - - . Legislation - - I - - ; -. Doubtful Ones Are Convinced Plan Is Sound Only Four Dissent Votes After Library Assured Through Amendment Old Age Pension, Grange '. Memorial Delayed Due . to Lengthy Debate Only four dissenting rotes were recorded in the senate against S. B. 411, the first of the three eapitol project bills for Salem. S. B. 412 and S. B. 413 the accomp anying financing Mils were pass ed, only one negative vote on the former and two oc the latter be ing recorded. Those .voting no on S. B. 411 ver Bennett. Ross, Staples and Stringer, with Graham and Spaulding absent. The bills now go to .the house. . T j By amendments to S. B. 411 the eapitol reconstruction commis sion, subject, to the approval of the state board ot control, would have authority to buy four blocks of land for an addition to the eap itol grounds and erect a building or buildings thereon. The senate . went into a- committee of the -whole to- insert the words "In cluding facilities for a state lib rary" - to make sure provision would be made for the library in the program. ; - Old Age Pensions At Head of Calendar The ways and means committee report on old age pensions came in ggnd will be at the head ef the calendar today. - The third -important measure, the grange power memorial, H. J. M. 7.. was not reached and will be on T.he calendar today. Heavy work on committee re ports delayed the senate from get ting to third reading of bills tin til after three o'clock. Sen. Dun can waged a strenuous fight against the Multnomah county Jury bill which wculd abolish the present system and require names to be picked from registration. -lists, pro rata," but lost 11 to 13. D u n c a n. contecded selection from, the tax roll more nearly met the constitutional require ment of the "mojt competent of , the permanent residents" of the county. Lessard and Angell de clared the present method was dis criminatory and that two Jury panels had been annulled by the circuit court. Liquor Amendments -Receive Approval The Ross minority "report on H. B. 347 amending the Knox liquor control law was .defeated 17 to 11. Ross objected to allow ing the commission power to buy real estate and wanted to impose a $150 license charge against im porters of beer. Balentlne and Les sard joined in support of the fee for - protection of state brewers. -Stadelman and Strayer opposed ; the R o s s. report, declaring the power to buy real estate was de sired only for protection! against high rentals., and saying other states were doing away with lic ense fees against importers of liquors; " - ; Over the protest ot Sen. Angell -that the b;il might enable a court to require Portland to put in at once a sewage disposal plant the senate passed the Carney bill for clean-up of stream pollution' after it had been charged to meet ob- . jections of industries. Forestry Measure . Is Rejected Again - A sharp fight arose ever the at tempt of Sen. iSalratine to have reconsidered H. B..26J, a bill fav ored by the forstry department, governing burning of slashings in the timbered area ol western Ore gon. Sen. Franciscovlch vlgorous Jy opposed i the motion and said all the senators trom the region most affected were against the bill,.'-: ; ." Chaney, a tlmberman ; himself, denounced the bill and the for estry - department for urging it asserting the state forestry peo ple. werenot effective in fighting; fires, .and saying that practical men were opposed to the bilL He (Turn to page 2, cok 7) ALL A D E oTODAy By r. c J In choosing men for public jobs, where statesjnan-like de cisions fall to their lot, our vot ing mobs perchai.ee have 'lofty visions that merely electing men endows them with acumen; and it's indeed a- sad blow when they- prove to ba just human.