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'So Favor Su-ay Vs; No Fear Shall Awe"
From First Statesman. March 28. 1S&1
Charles A. Spragub
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. j
Charles A. Sprague, Pre. V - . Sbeldon . BacketU Scy.
ftlruiter of AuuriiHed TrfM - t
Tba AaKViH-d t'rr-aa a :lutcljr cntltlMt u tha uaa tot puwl -
lion of nil ww
this paprr
Moral Monitors J
The countv crand jury chides the newspapers for not re
ncrtini? an obscene .show held
ago, saying: ! ' II "
- "There vas ao mention made, at the time in either of the Sa
lem daily papers of this affair, although the public feels that it
la one of the first duties of newspapers to be alert to the moral
needs of a city, and by honestpublicity make known and help
; correct any grave condition that might ari3e. With the organiza
tion that a city newspaper has, it is not possible to thinkfthat
they did not know of this show and we leel they were remiss
in ienorin It." r .' - I
. ' ' . It is rare that a newspaper boasts-of its ignorance,, but
so faras this paper is concerned it did not learn of the ex
til some time after it occurred. It employs no
"vice squad ; and no one solicited us to buy tickets to the
affair: Perhaps if the newspapers had publicized it the at
tendance might have been doubled,f assuming no interference
from the authorities. This paper then promptly publicized the
investization as soon as it learned of the matter. : I
,! Newspapers' have no "police powers" for keeping the
community's feet set in the path of virtue. While they do
assume a degree of responsibility for preservation of a heal-:
thv moral tone it is always a
; go as substitutes for the town
of private affairs in home or clubrooms or hotels, .if
The .srrand jury does a commendable public service in
-5 condemning the Indecency of
county, and notes how the shows became progressively more
vulgar. It is noted however that the jury neither returned
indictments nor; mentioned names of sponsoring Organiza
tions, revealing a reluctance which publishers likewise feel to
be the town tattletale. Undoubtedly the grand jury feels that
the public scolding it gives (which receives its wide publi
city through the newspapers)
rser hones it will It is willine
."morals" beat, but has no ambition to be a village scandal
monger. J -
jsteiwer Proposes Action -
Senator Frederick Steiwer
Cu minings the one method of ending the lumber mill stale
. mate in Portland which is wracking the business life of the
-city. He asks the attorney sreneralto investigate and if he
finds the fac'ts are as generally outlined, to seek court in
junction against labor organizations which picket arid boy
' cott because workers have chosen another organization for
their collective bargaining. "Steiwer says such action! would
"make the labor relations act effective for the benefit of
the many against the monopolistic conspiracies of the few."
, He says further: In my judgment as a friend of labor it is
r. far more important for labor to maintain its right to self
organization and the right to bargain collectively than is the
privilege of maintaining any secondary boycott." . I
This course: of action is open to the mill owners or to the
CIO organization as well as the attorney general. It is a safe
assumption the iattorney general will not set, he will side
. step the issue like he did the sale of; democratic campaign
books. The mill jawners do net seem disposed to go into court,
possibly because they still hope to wear out the CIO.
At least this seems true, that the means of lawfully
" ending the' boycott7 (whose efficacy is subject to some ques
tion) has not bteen exhausted. The principals Seem to prefer
No Time to Preach Class Strife .
Governor Clarence D. Martin of Washington is a demo-
i , crat; but like Oregon's Governor Martin he can t stomach all
the new deal. Gov Clarence protested against the Ickes
speech and urged a better understanding of the problems and
difficulties of industry and business. He is quoted as saying
'this is no time to preach class strife, no time to belittle suc
icess, and no tin e to indict the business man who happens to
have a dollar and a half in his pocket." 1
We believe the country will react against the intemper-
ance of the Ickes speech. He cannot name any 60 families who
j 'have "caused" tie recession. He cannot prove any conspiracy
. to stage a business strike, because it is quite inconceivable
I that any such exists. Business suffered too heavy losses in the
last depression to invite any fresh disaster. .1
' Pres. Roosevelt in his press conference Friday sought to
pull the sting cif the Ickes speech by limiting his attacks to
I only a "small minority" in the business world, but refused to
;; catalog the "malefactors of great wealth," originally blast-
'j ed by his fifth (cousin, Roosevelt I. For the sake of the coun
try it is hoped the president will be "more constructive" than
Ickes was, in his address to congress Monday. The times call
: for skilled surgery, not verbal bludgeoning.-
-Power Demand at Bonneville I
. i '
; . Mr. J. D. Ross, Bonneville administrator, says
"In my first few months on this job it is very .apparent that
: the entire ultimate capacity of 432,000 (kw) can be sold as fast
a the lines can be built,"
' That is good news, if it means there is a new and econ
omical market for. this power. It will represent no economic
train if it Tnerely displaces power already being generated
and distributed on an economical basis, or if the cost of dis
tributing to new markets will be excessive. HI
The initial output of 86,400 kw can be disposed of with
out much trouble, meetim? existing demand and replacing in
part generation in costly or
that growth of demand will absorb all of the energy that can
be produced there, within the time limit for building the
transmission lin3.. But there
flattening of the curve of electric demand, so it may not
continue to double every six
Ross is a star salesman however, an excellent promoter;
and he knows he has to get his goods shipped to customers in
. large quantities if he is going to make the enterprise pay. He
is -going to build load, and we wouldn't be at all surprised if
he didn't sell power to big industries the same as TYA. is do
ing, -in order to sell all of Bonneville's energy in short order.
The Coos Bay Times remarks: The most satisfactory atretch of
new -road in Oregon Is the five mile of straightaway north of Har
rUbors oa the Pacific highway . . Us snrtac is sufficiently cariTJed
to mtmku it nearly -no-skld and. much. Bare pleasLas than wider, auper
bishwmja, made of concrete." ! 1
Oae hundred sheep at Klamath FaUa died after eating dynamite.
DCaitay get into jom ot the stock the poUticiana down there have
.avtncfor 13ST ' '
What m Ter was the old senator who used to send packages of
ettfcis larmer cantrttnents. Even that came to he regarded at a
term f "gxatt" -and wma -aholtehed. ,
aether place waare a rediatribaUa mt wealth. Is needed
Christmas camltea, itter gbtriartloa oTerht ealenoaf.
New Tear's ext xra Tri3ay sight tires two aaya tor recortry.
statesman
Editor ard Published
at the anr.orv some months
Question how iar they ishouia
policeparticularly in the case
recent exhibitions held in this
may etiect a cure, lttis pa
to do its share of work on the
proposes to Attorney General
near - obsolete plants. It may be
are many signs indicating a
years. . i t
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Bits for
Breakfast
R. J. IIENUR1CKS
Another year after 1-2-38
this one, and Salem will
be 100 years old: time to
prepare for big celebration
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Early in 1838, 100 years ago.
Jason Lee, head of the then only
Christian mission west of the
Rockies and the Cascades, was
planning for "the great reinforce
ment.
tie was preparing lor a- return
journey across the plains, deserts,
rivers and, mountains, to Vthe
United Slates" yes, to the United
States, for this was then foreign
territory, a no man's land, occu
pied jointly by two nations, owned
by none, coveted by five: propos
ing to retrace his steps - taken in
1834.
In his new dream of expansion
for greater usefulness in the! ser
vice of .the Indians to whom he
bad brought the gospel of Chris
tianity, and for ' his country! for
which he visualized a great and
rich extension of empire, Jason
Lee had the picture of a new ken-
era! headquarters. T.
It was to be where Salem inow
stands. In the realization of that
dream was fulfilled the location of
the Oregon territorial and state
capital. j
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Jason Lee had noted the water
power carried in North Mill creek.
n was me nearest ana most eas
ily developed in reasonable prox
imity to the parent mission; on
the east bank of the Willamette,
10 miles by rowboat below,
In that day, in every pioneer
settlement of America, : the J!flrst
desideratum was a grist millj the
second ana complementary one a
saw mill. They started towns
Mark Twain said he had noticed
that wherever man had built a
town or city, uoa bad provided a
stream or a harbor by the side of
it. The cart before-the horse, Icon
ceded to Mark's philosophical jnon
sense, in which great truths were
often wrapped.
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North Mill creek wasn't much
tor a source or great power. 'com
pared with Bonneville dam. But it
would suffice for the saw and
grist mills of the dream which was
in Lee's mind. I
And which, under one roof.
came true after the arrival on the
Lausanne at Fort Vancouver! Jane
1, 1840, carrying the machinery
for the mills, together with the
great reinforcement."
The mills started Salem, Imme
diately thereafter work on! them
starting as soon as the machinery
could be carried by boat down the
Columbia, up the Willamette, por
taged around the falls where Ore
gon City is now, and brought! part
ly by primitive wheeled vehicles
from Campraent du Sable, or Sand
Encampment,, near where Cham
poeg state park stands. ' ' -
With the first lumber from the
mills, across what is now Broad-
way, the extension of North
High
pres-
and North Liberty streets id
ent Salem, was built the Jasan Lee
house. Only the small glass win
dow panes had been brougiht on
the Lausanne.
V
That house stands yet, oji its
original site, at present! 9o0
Broadway, though it had no num
ber until balera s buildings were
given
later;
numbers, about
about 1890.
50 j years
All
of the house hut the L is
a3 it was when -erected, 98
about
years ago. One of the first 'things
Salem should do, in order o pre
pare for the centennary celebra
tion of her founding in 1940, is to
buy that house. A fair! price
should be paid for it. If more than
fair price is asked, the legisla
ture at Its 1939 session oght to
pass a law of condemnation ;to cov
er such cases. J
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'The parsonage." erectfd two
years later, in 1842, standing now
at 13 25 Ferry street, ought also
to be acquired. The location Is
near its original site. It was erect
ed where the Kay woolen nill wa
ter tower now stands. It was the
third residence erected in Salem.'
It was intended for the jmen in
charge of the Indian manual la
bor school of the Lee mission, lo
cated in the building that jbecame
the Oregon Institute which by
change of name became Willam
ette university, near where Wil
lamette's gymnasium is now
men it oecame tne parsonage
of the
First Methodist church of
the pioneer church of this
Salem,
city.
The titles of the properties
herein recommended to ibe ac
quired might be in the city. Or
they might be in Willamette uni
versity, the beginnings of which
were befre the city:; before the
territory and the state, and even
before the Oregon provisional gov
ernment. i
The title to the Jason Lee mis
sion site, 10 miles by water below
Salem, is in Willamette univer
sity.
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The Salem Chamber of ; Com-
rinerce ought to be busy, Inow, in
genifis things going, looking to a
great ceienrauon nere in i9v
The opportunity should , not be
neglected. It will not come again
for 100 years.
The preparations tor the return
Journey of Jasoa Lee. being made
100 years ago. sum up into an In
teresting story. This column .will
attempt to trace it, soon.
SPECIAL. FINES: The $52.5
to redeem the washing machine of
the poor and deserving! woman
has all been pledged. She wUl have
poxsewion of the machine tomor
row, tor a New Tear present. Full
report la this column Wednesday
next. . .'- . I
Seattle Folks Leare
LI BE JtT Y Mr. and Olrs.
Wayne Blaco and mn son Joel,
who were guests at Junue of
Mrs. B lace's parents Mr. aad Hrn.
John IDasch, retnxned to Secttle
tbo middle of this week. Miaa
Carol Dasch occompauled them
Jul will -rotors SunOay Tor the
aw term at Oregoa SteU col-
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem,
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10:OO Sands of time, HBS
10:15 Th Four Keyboards, KBS.
10:30 The Gotham string quartet, UBS.
IX :00 American Lutheran church.
12:00 Sweet BOythm.
12:15 On Sunday atternoon, jaoa.
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1:30 Tne Luther a hoar, MBS.
2:00 SyWia Clyde, soprano, MBS.
2:15 Rabbi Maguin, UBS,
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3:00 Thirty Minutes in Hollywood,
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4:00 WOK forum, MBS.
4:30 Streamline Swine. MBS.
4:45 Hollood doings, MBH.
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5:30 Sammy Kayo's oreh.. MBS.
6 :00 1937 in reTiew. MBS.
6:30 News testers, UBS.
6:5 News.
7:00 Today's tunes.
7:15 Herbie Kay's oreh., MBS.
7:30 Old fashioned reTivaL MLS.
g :30 The Hancock ensemble, MB3.
9;00 Newspaper ol the air, MBS.
9:15 Herbie Kay'a oreh., MBS.
9:30 Salem Mennonite church.
10:00 Dick Jurgens' oreh., MBS.
10:15 Bill Carlson a orcli;, Ma.
10:30 Kay Xyser s orcn, ids.
KEI SUNDAY 1180 Kc.
8:00 The Quiet Hour.
8:30 Felix Knight, tenor.
8:45 Bill Stem sport scraps.
9 :00 Prophetic hour.
8:30 Kadio City music Ball.
10:30 Spelling bee.
11:00 liagic Key to RCA.
12 :00 There .Was a Woman.
12:30 Kisbface and I'igsboitle.
1:00 Family aitar bour.
1;30 The World Is Youn.
2 :00 Metropolitan opera auditiona.-
2:80 Songs of yesteryear.
2:35 Valloping lialiiona.
2:45 (Seorge Hessberger oreh.
3:00 Drama.
3:30 Kervl Cammeron and Four Paget.
3:45 Ernest Uill and oreh.
4:00 Popular classics.
4:15 t!.t"iolic Trutb hour.
4:30 NBC program.
4:4j Silent to K0B.
8:00 Jrene Kich.
8:15 Kev. Richard M. Steintr.
8:30 Beaux Arts trio.
8 ;45 News.
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10:00 Rio Del -Mar club oreh.
10:30 Calvary tabernacle jubilee.
11 :15 Charles Kunysn, organist.
12 ;00 Weather and police reports.
KGW SUNDAY 820 Kc.
8 :00 Press Radio news.
.8:05 Silver flute.
8:30 Sunday sunrise program.
9:00 lenver string quartet.
9:89 Chicago round table.
10:00 Stars of today.
10:30 Morning concert.
11:30 Gale Page and Charles Sears.
12:00 Eddie & art out's sausic.
VI :30 Sunday drivers.
1:00 Ray Towers, troubadour.
1;15 Radio comments.
1:30 Stars of tomorrow.
3:00 Marioa Talley.
2:30 Time of your life i
3:00 Poaey playlets. 5
J:15 News.
3 :30 Argentine trio.
3:45 Southern harmony four.
4:00 Professor Puaxlewit.
4:30 Sunday speciaL
5 :00 Coffee hour.
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8:30 American album familiar mure.
7 :0O Hawthorne Hons.
7:30 Carefree earnivaL
8:00 Interesting Neighbors.
8:15 I Want a Divorce.
8:30 Jack Beany.
9:00 Night Editor.
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O..-S0 Oae Man's family.
10:00 News flashes.
10:15 Bridge to Dreamland.
11:00 Bal Tsbarin eafs oreh.
11:39 Striartiam.
U:0O Weathay rep arts.
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8:00 Wast toast theatre. -
S -30 Sunday coaiiea bramkfast elab.
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- family.
9 :10 Salt Lake tabernacle.
10:OO Chaareh mt tha air.
10: Hctr Belitha, talk.
10:45 feet a UoW.
11:00 Clark Kon aai KanKall 0rant,
isasuat.
11 U5 Pextsaad Bympaaay areK, talk.
ll:0O Nw Xsrk Philharaaoaie ana.
1:00 Magasia af tn air.
I:0 Dr. Cariatiaa. -
S:00 Eeeninff semg.
8:15 Calif eraia atriaf sjaartet.
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4:00 Jeaasott MacDaaala.
4:3ft Obi aawga at the charca.
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55. nsace of traaspartatiart.
C :0O Sraday ereaiw: harr.
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T:aA Mj aCM maaMsiost.
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7:15 New.
7 :30 Sunrise sermonette.
7 : 4 3 American family Robinson.
,8:00 The Merrymakers, MBS.
8:30 Today's tunes.
8:45 News.
9:00 The Pastor's Call.
9:15 The Friendly Circle. ;
9:45 Coral Strands.
10:oO Oddities in the sews.
10:15 Carson Robinson Buekeroos, MB3.
10:30 My ra Kiugsley, astrologer, MB 8.
10:45 The Voice of Experience, MBS.
11:00 News.
11:15 The vsriety show.
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12:00 The value parade.
12:15 New.
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12:45 Streamline Swing, MBS.
1 :00 National emergency council, MBS.
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1:30 Popular salute.
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2:00 The Johnson Family, MBS.
2:15 Rhumbs Rhythm.
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2:45 Monitor news. :
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3:30 News.
3:45 Anthony Csndeleri's oreh., MBS.
4:00 Fulton Lewis, Washington, MBS.
4:15 Backyard astronomer, MES.
4:30 Henry Weber's oreh.. MBS.
4:45 Radio campus, MBS.
5:00 Morton Gould's oreh., MBS.
5:30 The Freshest Thing in. Town.
5:45 Lawrence Welk'a oreh., MBS.
6 :00 Swingtime.
6:15 The Phantom Pilot, MBS.
6:30 Sports Bnllseyes, MBS.
6:45 News.
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7:15 STATESMAN OP THE AIR
i Sports review, Ron GemmelL
7:30 Hits of today.
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8:1.V-Xew
8:30 Will Osborn's oreh., MBS.
H : 4 Vocal varieties.
9:00 Newspaper of the air, MBS.
9:15 Tommy Dorsey's oreh., MBS.
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8:30 The World Goes By.
8:4j Gospel singer.
9:00 Virginia Lee and Sunbeam.
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10:00 Jean Ellington.
10:15 Mrs. Wiggs of Cabbage Patch,
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10:45 Jfist Plain Bill.
11:00- Grace and Eddie.
11 :05 Musical interlude.
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11:15 Norman Cloutier oreh.
11:30 How to be charming.
11:45- Girls of the West.
12:00 Fepper Young's Fsmily.
12:15 Ma Perkins.
13:30 Vie sod Sade. ,
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1 :15n-Guiding Tight.:
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0:39 Hour of charm.
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0 :00 Ajshm 'a' Andy.
8:15 Uncle Eara'a radio station.
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10:00 News flashes. !
10:15 Glen a Shelley, organist
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:S5 Maiicsl clock.
7:00 Family altar haar.
1 :30 Over the breakfast table.
T:4 Viennese ensemble,
t :0O Financial service,
:15 Josh Binias.
Ida Dr. Brack.
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0 :03 Craa scats.
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lt:4S Market repwrU.
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40 Chib -matTBCO.
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4 .45 Silent to K0B.
8:00-i-Land of the Whatsit. : '
8:15 Lum and Abaer.
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8 :45f-News.
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10:0Oi Wrestling bouts.
10:30- Stetaaa varieties.
10:36- Eiltmors hotel orck.
Il:00r-Newa.
11:15 Paul Carson, organist.
11:45 Dance hour.
13 :0t Weather and police reports.
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9:00' Today's programs.
9:03 The homemakers' hour.
9:05 "Time Out."
10:09 Weather forecast.
10:15 Story hour for adults.
11:00 School of the air.
11:30- Music of the masters.
12:00 News.
12:15- Noon farm hour.
1:15 Variety.
2 :00 Home visits with the extension
: stsff. "Whst Builds BsbieV
Lucy A. Caae, extension specialist
t in nutrition.
2:455 Travel's rsdio review. !
3: IS Your heslth.
3:45k The Monitor views the news.
4 :0O The symphonic half hour.
4:30 Stories for boys' and 'girls.
5:00 On the campuses.
6:15 News.
6:30 Farm hour.
7 :3(J 4-H club meeting. !
8:li The business hour.
K0IN MONDAY 910 Kc.
6:30 KOIN Klock, Ivan, Walter
and
I'rankie.
8 :00 News.
8:15 This and That with Art Kirkham
9:00i Mary Margaret MacBride, radio
columnist.
9:15 Edwin C. Hill.
9:30 Romance of Helen Trent.
9:4 Our Cat Sunday.
10 :0 Betty and Bob.
10:1j Hymns of all churches,
10:30 Arnold Grimm's Daughter.
10:4 Hollywood in person.
ll:0d Big Sister.
11:13 Aunt Jenny'g real life stories.
11:3(1 American school of the air.
12 :00 Ann Leaf st the organ.
12:3q Jennie Pcabody.
12:43 The Newly-weds.
1:00 Ifyrt and Marge.
1 : 13 Pretty' Kitty Kelly.
l:4.j Homemaker'g institute.
2 :00 KOIX newa service.
2:03 Studio.
2:15 Mary Cullen.
2:30 News through a woman's eye.
2:4.1 Hilltop House.
3:00 Two nearts in three-quarter time.
3:1$ In-Uwi.
3:30 Judy and Jane.
3;4.i Newspaper of the air.
4:45 Leon F. Drews, organist,
5 :00 Eyes of the world.
5:15 Maurice oreh.
5:45 Charlie Chan.
8:08 Uadio theatre, CUudette Colbert
and Fred MeMurriy and Walter
Connelly in "Alice Adams."
7:00 Wayne King's oreh.
7:30 Brave new world.
8:00 Scatter food Baines.
8:15 Around the World with Eoakt
Carter.
8:S9 Pick and Pat
'9:00 George Hamilton oreh.'
9:30 Modern Strings.
10:00 five Star final.
10:li White Fires.
10:4 Jan Gmrber errk.
11:15 Del Milne orek.
11:48 Serenade ia the night
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By DOROTHY
' n..l.n and Air. xiuu
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! u 'a1a Psnar incident
I naive huuji.
admlrablT. The Japanese have law
m an da ot the
A. m e rican note,
land folly recog
nized the justice
'ot those d-
1 Jt - TKP
Shave apologized.
agreed to pay W-
J e m n ities. ana
1 nave taken the
n n p r e cedented
tep of recalling
1dm Iral MiUu-
naml. commander ol Japanese na-
iTal flytog forces In unma. iney
hare alto gtren assurances mat
there will be no more aucn inci
dents. The tension arising -from this
Incident Is dissipatM- D mere
will continue to I- tension until
peace is restored la China. As ttUs
column has pointed out before, tne
Panay Incident was certain ir not
the result of a policy on the part
of the Japanese government, but
was in the sharpest contradiction
to that policy. Neither was It an
accident, however, such as might
happen to any neutral in. any form
of war. It was a planned attack
by elements In the Japanese armed
forces, made for reasons which we
can only speculate about. The
United State has not accepted tne
official Japanese point of view
that the attack -was not deliberate
ly made,' but haa merely refrained
from pressing th point. The ia.i
paragraph of Mr. Hull's last note
closes the incident, but does not
end the situation. He says, "It is
the earnest hope of the Govern
ment of the United States that the
steps which the Japanese Govern
ment has taken will prove effec
tive toward preventing any
further attacks upon, or1 unlawful
interference by Japanese authori
ties or forces with American na
tionals, interests, or property in
China." This is a warning.
And it would be a mistake on
the part of the people ot the
United States to feel complete as
surance tnat mere may not be a
repetition of this sort of incident
which, coming on top of this
would be much more serious than
the Panay incident itself.
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The tone which has been main
tained in the United States, by the
press and all other organs of pub
lie opinion, throughout the whole
affair is admirable. It has been
quiet, dignified, non-inflammatory
and, at the same time, firm and
reasonable. It must be apparent to
the government of Japan that this
country wishes peace with Japan
and with all t he rest of the world.
But it also ought to be apparent
that we are not prepared to step
off the face of the earth by yield
ing to the blackmail of anarchy.
There are people who believe
that we ought to withdraw entire
ly irom tnina ana thus preserve
ourselves against any possibility
ot such incidents. Actually, our
moral position would be much
better at this moment if we had.
before the outbreak of the present
hostilities, voluntarily r e 1 1 n -
quished our own extra-territorial
rights in China. For by the main
tenance of those rights we our
selves imply an agreement witn
the Japanese that the Chinese
are Incapable of maintaining a
stable government able to protect
anil Hnnl v -1-1.1-
of foreigners. To retir voluntar
ily, howerer, is one thing. To .re
tire by the armed pressure of an
other foreign government, which
is a guarantor with us and other
powers of the territorial sov
ereignty of China", is to repudiate
before all the world everything
that might ever be the basis of any
kind of internationalalaw.
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It is very Important, it seems to
me, to Keep berore our eyes tnese
days what it is that we really care
about, and what, if anything, we
are willing to take some risks for.
The great danger of the Panay
incident was that it involved what
is called our "national honor." I
detest the interpretation usually
put upon this- word. It Implies
that one's honor depends, not on
one's own behavior, but on the
treatment which one receives from
others. It is an alluring and am
biguous phrase, used to whip up
populations Into the temper of
violence and revenge. It was ef
fectively used in 1698 around the
cry of Remember the Maine!" to
put this conntry Into war with
Spain, when Spain had already ac
ceded to every demand made upon
it by tne united states govern
ment.
At the first Hague convention,
over a generation ago, the phrase
"national honor" was nsed to
ham-atring the convention, the na
tions agreeing: to submit all ques
tions to arbitration except those
Involving "national honor "
which simply meant except those
that' any nation might want to use
as a pretext, ior going to war.
And it li exactly in that groove
that we now may find ourselves
if we do not watch onr step, sand
if there is a repetition of inch
incidents as the Panay affair.
We still remain'without a for
eign policy, because we remain
without a clear public opinion.
Oar interests,- material and cul
tural, an icattered around
; dangerous and disturbed world, la
arhieh wars may conceivably occnr
j anywhere and at any time. What
I rights we will Insist on malniain-
, ing in neb. a world are entirely
unclear.. And this Is the moat
dangerous possible condition ot af
fairs. Tor It . encoaragea adren-
: turn against na, in the exnecta
I tion that they win meet no oppo-
iSraaTlU .
The division in. nubile onlntan
r, .imaKM w unyoawTbie tor onr
repreatntauvte to take as firm
lnd clear stand an thev mtrht
mtMmrwum nave tAaien. lavnuaela.
t aad the Japanese were osibIt
wsTTaj- ix. T&e ranmjr incident
leueweo.
We aoaxld. and mast
XeTl(wax as a cs3anrTty tor us.
waawer not we are enrared In
It Yet thouaa we hat war. we
have ' -m nosUtive ' pusaiain lor
Naked, not vem s anr-
lseiTevTjuw what we ataad lor,
1 s a
Record
THOMPSON
although; there has been a great
propaganda in thls country which
might easily lead other nations to
believe that we will afand for any.
thing short of actual Invasion of
ouy shore. If this assumption is
not correct and the way we met
the Panay Incident would seem to
Indicate that it is not then we
are contributing, aa much aa any
nation in the world today, to the
danger of a general conflagration.
For no country contemplating war
can disregard the United States,
the mightiest single power in the
world, nor would disregard it, ex
cent under an Illusion ahout our
public opinion, whica we ourseives
may be helping to rosier.
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The world situation is not im
proving. ; Expenditures tor arma
ments continue to mount. The
British Army la being reorganised,
and it ts believed that Winston
Churchill, who first aroused Par
liament to a recognition of Ger
man rearmament, is to become Air
Minister, And the British Navy
is creating three great fleets, tor
the Mediterranean, the North At
lantic and the Far East. Relations
between Britain and Italy con
stantly grow worse. The world Is
now . mobilized for instant war
and every nation in the. world
knows that war would bring it
catastrophe, ' no matter what the
outcome.
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In all probability 19S8 will be
rear of increasing tensions be
tween the nauans. To live in this
world without any policy at all is
the most dangerous of all possible
attitudes. It is tragic enough to go
Into war, whatever the circum
stances; it adds folly to tragedy
to drift Into a war through mud
dle. We have actually only one of
two choices for positive action:
Either whole-heartedly to adopt
Isolation, and begin immediately
to reorganize the social and eco
nomic life of this country, in or
der to make an isolationism which
will function, no matter what the
cost: or to take a positive post-',
tion, clear to the world, that the
United States is prepared to de
fend her rights in harmony with
international law, and with exist
ing treaties, and be . prepared to
extend at the same time the ma
chinery; for arbitration and con
ciliation! ; '
Mary E. Mffler
Passes Shelburn
SHELBURN Mrs. Mary E.
"Miller, 54, passed away at the
family home Thursday atternoon,
Mrs. Miller had been gravely ill"
for the last two, weeks-
Mary E. Gibbons was born in
Gilliam county near Mayville the
oldest daughter of George and
Ellen Gibbons. She was united
in marriage with J. William Mil
ler in 1907 at Condon. The young
couple came immediately to Al
bany where Mr. Miller was then
county clerk. Mrs. Miller has spent
all of her married life in Albany
and Shelburn.
Mr. Miller passed away in 1924.
Mrs. Miller leaves seven chil
dren: Buell, Leland and Keith
Miller, Mrs. Wilms Mcintosh of
near Salem, Mrs. Agnes Rhoten
of Salem and Eleanor and Helen
Miller; also two brothers. T. J.
Gibbons of Albany and Leonard
ot Salem.
Mrs. Miller was a member of
the Catholic church and the burial
will be In Miller cemetery beside
her husband.
Hardings Close Farm
Home to Spend Rest
Of Winleir ia South
BETHANY Mr. and Mrs. R. M
Harding have closed their fane
home here tor the winter and havg
gone to Los Angeles where tb-j
will remain nntil spring.
Last year the Hardinga spent
the winter months in r Phoen'x,
Arizona. . .
Some years ago. the HardinSi
made their home for the greater
part of each year In California,
where Mr. Harding was one of tha
state's leading. Jewelry auction-.
Son Born to Lees
MONMOUTH A
Lee, was born December 23 at a
Eugene hospital to Mr. mil Mr.
Tlwoll Tl..TH m
"Monmouth. Mrs. Drullln-r .la a.
daughter of Paul Riley, and is well
anown nere.
as f VQI 9 f
Janaary 2, 1028
byterian church was laid Sunday
afternoon and Dr. - Nnrm . vr
Tully talked briefly.
Rev.tJame-Elvln, former pan
tor of the First Congregational
church of Salem haa accepted a
call from the Presbyterian church
at Lewiston, Montana.
Annual banquet of: the Labish
Meadowi Celery union neld last
night at Marioa hotel with Roy
K. Fukuda, president, presiding.
Twenty Year A30
! JawunT 2, IBIS
Nearly two blocks In the lieart
of Norfolk, West Virginia's buel
ness district including the Mon
ticello hotel were destroyed In a
series of explosions and fires to
day, i - .-.
Anneal tournament of Oregon
State 1 Checkers' association held
jreetertejr t parlera of Commer
cial clob. Election of officers held
with O. G.. Drager of Salem elect,
d Tiee yrearideBt.
TMCA commercial ' basketball
leagne will epen Its Mason At the
TMCA gyro taavlght. "Ray C Jkakcr
wtU lay tor Capital bank team
when they meet Hauser brotlen.