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'' Th OREGON STATESMAN, Saltr Oregon, Simday Moriiingi Deccmber i938
0tatemaau
"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe"
From First Statesman, March 28. 1861
- - Editor and Publisher
K Charles A. Sprague - -
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
Charles A. Sprague. Pres. - - - Sheldon F. Sackett, Secy.
!;! Member of the Associated Press
J The Associated Press .a exclusively entitled to tle use for P"t"ca-
.. ?t lion of allaw. dlapatrhea credited to It or not otharwtan credited la
this papr.
I j CIO Attack on Anti-Picket Law
: It was thoroughly understood while the anti-picketmg
- bifl was under consideration by the voters of Oregon that
organized labor would do everything possible to invalidate it
if it became law. The state federation of labor ( AFL) is now
attacking on the grounds of alleged irregularity m the re
porting of campaign expenditures. That is a matter to be
ironed out through the state department and if necessary
; through the courts. If the law was not followed, it will prove
embarrassing to contributors but apparently will have no
effect on the validity of the law. The corrupt practices act
provides that candidates guilty' of violating it may be de
prived of office, but there seems to be no similar provision
with respect to the initiative. 1 .
No doubt the state federation of labor will as soon as
possible initiate a test case to determine whether the law is
in conflict with state or national constitutions. It would be to
everyone's advantage to have this matter finally determined
before the close of the 1939 legislative session, but that ap
pears to be physically impossible.
' The attack launched Friday by Leo Pressman, general
counsel of theCIO, is entirely different in nature. If the
federal social security board should comply with Pressman s
demand and refuse to certify Oregon's unemployment com
, pensation law, on the grounds that it is changed by the anti
" picketing law and now conflicts with the federal social se
curity law, the results will be embarrassing to Oregon. But,
contrary to Pressman's statement, it appears that it will be
chiefly embarrassing to the Oregon workers protected by the
Oregon compensation act However, it will not pay to con
clude immediately that Pressman's point is well taken,
t The federal government imposes a payroll tax which now
amounts to 3 per cent The purpose is to encourage states to
establish unemployment compensation laws, by providing
that if such a law is enacted and approved by the social se
curity board, taxpayers in that state are credited with pay
ments into the state fund, up to 90 per cent of the federal
payroll tax. Oregon has done this and heretofore the Oregon
law has been approved. If the social security boardlistens to
Pressman's demand, this 'is the section of the federal law it
will have to consider:
The social security board shall approTe any state law
submitted to it. within thirty days of sach submission, which It
finds provides that ... (5) Compensation shall not be denied in
such state to any otherwise eligible individual for refusing- to
accept new work under any of the following conditions (A) If
the position offered is vacant djue directly to a strike, lockout.
' or other labor dispute . .
I Questions to be decided include (1) whether the. anti
picketing law defines a labor dispute for all purposes, or
solely "for the purposes of the act," essentially to limit the
right of picketing, and (2) if the definition, is changed for
purposes involving unemployment compensation, whether
this change harms workers' rights to such extent that the
Oregon law should no longer be certified. It is Pressman's
contention that the picketing law makes it obligatory for
unemployed workers applying for compensation to accept
fobs under conditions which federal law recognizes as a
strike or lockout but which the Oregon law does not. He may
or may not be right!
But if he succeeds in having certification refused, the
result will be that Oregon employers must pay the payroll
tax to the federal government, without credit for payments
into the state fund. The state tax would also continue to exist
unless it should be repealed, but the federal provision would
no longer provide an incentive for retaining the state law.
Certainly it is vain to expect that Oregon employers would
pay double the present payroll tax, without directly or in
directly taking it out of wages. In any event Pressman's
threat does not present a serious dilemma. The legislature
could proceed to amend, the unemployment compensation law
to define a labor dispute in compliance with the federal act,
pass the amendment under an emergency clause and then
obtain certification within 30 days. This would not necessi
tate changing the anti-picketing law, though it would leave
on the statute books two divergent definitions of a labor
dispute.
r Labor is entitled to attack the anti-picketing law on any
legal grounds. The constitutional issue is the more direct
method and the one assuring a conclusive test More funda
mental ta labor's eventual welfare in Oregon, would be- a
program to convince 197,711 Oregon voters that labor unions
,v--jdo not deserve to be curbed in the manner prescribed in
this law.
, - - Defense and Democracy '
H Democracy came early to England and to Switzerland;
' it seems most secure today in the United States and in the
Scandinavian countries. Why? England is on an island, and
in medieval times an island was easy to defend, even though
only a few miles from mainland. Switzerland's mountains
provided natural defenses. So neither of those countries
needed a large army for defense. They did not raise and
1 support large armies. Therefore even the supposedly "abso
lute" rulers had to depend more or less on public opinion for
continued tenure in office. Rulers in continental Europe
depended pn their big "defense" armies to keep the people
in line.
' - , Today the United States is most secure from external
attack while the Scandinavian countries figure that nobody
Wants what-they have, so they maintain only perfunctory
national defenses. ; .
Now sentiment for vastly increased armament seems
spreading in the United States." In view of international
lawlessness prevalent in the world today, it may be neces
sary. But the relationship between armament and democracy
should be kept in mind and safeguards established against
the crushing of civil liberties. If war comes, civil liberties
.will be suspended, but it is imperative that they be not sus
pended merely m the anticipation ox war,, or remain sus-
r pended when peace is reestablished.
f Monopoly Inquiry Begins
; The tone adopted at initial sessions of the monopoly
investigation in Washington, DC, is encouraging. There
seems to be a disposition to approach the problem factually
and dispassionately; to make of it an analysis of the entire
economic system and to determine why that system is not
functioning perfectly,
v Undoubtedly among those directing the investigation
are aome impatient "third new dealers" who hope to trans
form it-into a kangaroo court in which all private business
will be prosecuted and roasted. Advance reports indicated
that this was the minority viewpoint and that those favoring
a judicious fact-finding procedure would prevail. s
A There is much to be gained by such a program and the
nation can only hope- for the best The trend of the Dies
investigation and of others conducted in recent years do not
offer an encouraging precedent '
new
Salem is reported to be considered as a location for a
army air base, but Salem citizens would do well not to
tret unduly -excited about it Astoria knows from experience
that any Oregon city seeking to be included in the govern-
' ment's defense pictured going to have to buck tough opposi-
i , . 1 L.J K-.4l nr.i fr
uon. xi oaiem warns an air uase, ms iwiu wnei uw v
a- governmental Santa Clans to drop it in her lap. She will
have to go out after it herself and will find the struggle a
.""Eard one. Astorian-Budget ' - - --
Bits for
Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Ron of honor grows: 12-4-31
men who learned here
and saved the Union for
America, democracy for world:
(Continuing from yesterday)
With the 4 th Artillery. Couch
was sent to the Mexican war; was
in the battle of Buena Vista and
other, engagements. Become first
lieutenant Dec. 4. '47. He served
in Mexico, California and else
where till AprU 3, 1855, then re
signed from the regular army. In
1853-4, he had made an explor
ing tour into Old Mexico, collect
in g zoological specimens, and for
a time was on duty at the Smith
sonian Institution.
He went into the volunteer ser
vice June 15, 1861, colonel of the
?th Massachusetts Infantry; ar
rived at Washington, D.C.. July
13, and camped on the Kalorama
estate; but for only a few weeks,
for Col. Couch was assigned to
command a brigade, and appointed
brigadier general of volunteers,
his commission antedated to May
17.
S
(The Kalorama tract was orig
inally a part of the large Holmead
estate; and the Holmead Manor
House, built about 1750, stood
near the present intersection of S
Street and Phelps Place. Joe Bar-,
low, a noted politician and liter-'
ary figure of the time, purchased
the tract In 1807, and named it
Kalorama (the Greek equivalent j
of beautiful Tiew) and had -.the:
house remodeled. After his death
(1812) the home passed through
several ownerships. It was used as
a government hospital during the
Clril war. The Barlow family
mausoleum which once stood near
what is now the east end of Deca
tur Place, provided a temporary
resting- place for the body of Com-1
modore Stephen Decatur after his
fatal duel with Captain Barron in
1820. The Kalorama tract Is now
an exclusive residential district,
especially favored by high gov
ernment officials. Wilson, Taft,
Harding. Hoover and Franklin D.
Roosevelt (as assistant secretary
of the navy under Wilson) had
their homes there, before, while
or after being chief executives,
and this is true of a number of
U.S. supreme court members, and
of the French embassy and the
Siamese, Irish Free State, Hon
duras, Finnish and other lega
tions, and of the famous Quaker
church which Hoover attended,
though he belonged and still be
longs to the Friends' church (the
original one) in Salem, on High
land avenue) and helped build
and helps support it.)
Couch commanded a division in
the Peninsular campaign, with
especially distinguished services
at Fair Oaks, though "his weU
days were few, on account of a
disease contracted in the Mexican
war." He offered to resign for this
reason, in July, 1862; but Gen
eral McClellan did not forward
the resignation, and instead, he
was appointed major ' general of
volunteers, and commanded a di
vision at Antietam, the 2nd Corps
at Fredericksburg and Cbancel
lorsville. Distrusting General Hooker,
Couch asked to be relieved from
duty in the Army of the Potomac.
He was assigned to a command in
Pennsylvania, where he turned
out the militia to assist the Get
tysburg campaign, kept order in
the coal mining districts, and op
posed (unsuccessfully) the raid
on Chambersburg.
V ".
Couch was in charge of the cer
emonies at the consecration of the
national cemetery at Gettysburg
Late in 1864 he was assigned
to a division of the 23d Corps,
and joined in time to command
at Nashville, when his horse was
shot under him. After taking part
In the Carolina campaign, he re
signed, May 26, 1865.
He was democratic candidate
for governor of Massachusetts
that year; defeated. He was for a
ahort time collector of the port of
Boston, under a recess appoint
ment, then president of a mining
and manufacturing company. He
quartermaster general of the state
of Connecticut.
Number 117 is accorded to Ho
mer Crane Blake, born in Dutchess
county, N.Y., Feb. 1, 1822, lived
till Jan. 21, 1880. He became a
midshipman aud was on the frig
ate Constellation for some time,!
and was warranted a midshipman
by his commanding officers Au-j
gust 20, 1342.
After that he served on war
ships on many seas, including the
Pacific ocean along the coasts of
California, Oregon and Washing
ton. He had a ytar, '45-6, at the
naval school, Annapolis; .was
made passed midshipman in 1846,
lieutenant in 1855, lieutenant
commander in 1862, commanding
the steamer Hat t eras in the West
Gulf blockading squadron.
January 11, 1863, he was or
dered by signal to chase a sail to
the southeastward, which,' when
approached, hailed, and pretend
ed to be a British warship. Before
a boat could be lowered, the sus
picious stranger hailed In turn,
announcing that she was the Con
federate ship Alabama. A broad
aide immediately followed, to
which the Hatteras repUed. :.
Commander Blake endeavored
Immediately to close with the en
emy, which was of greatly super
ior power, in order to take her by
boarding. This intention was frus
trated by the Alabama's captain,
and, after a sharp fight, in which
several shells exploded in the Hat
teras and deprived Blake of the
power of maneuvering his vessel
or working the pumps to quench
the fire which' broke out, thus be
ing no longer able to continue the
unequal battle, he surrendered
his ship, which sank la 10 minutes
after the crew had been taken off
by the Alabama. :
After being exchanged, Blake
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:00 First Baptist Church.
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:00 Tenihfa Headtioea.
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:S0 Back Home Hoar.
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:00 Ray Towers.
t : 15 Musical Workshop.
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10:00 ateridian Music.
10:80 Beano Habit off.
10:45 Dog Chats.
11:00 Stars of Today.
11:80 Olympic Preriew.
11:45 It Happened 80 Quick.
11:00 Gordon s Bangers.
13:15 Barry UeKinley.
IS .45 Nirht Wstchmsa.
1 :00 Raacers' Serenade.
1 : 1 5 Radio Comments.
1:30 Court of Human Relations.
8:00 Uncle Etra.
2:30 Posey Playlets.
2:45 News.
8:00 Stars of Tomorrow.
8:30 Orchestra.
4:00 Professor PunTewit.
4:30 Band Waf on.
5:00 Coffee Hoar.
Graber,Bro8.
Plumbing
aad General Bepair Work.
154 S. Liberty Ph. 65!W
was exonerated and commended
by the navy department, and re
ceived command of the Eutaw in
the North Atlantic squadron, tak
ing part in several actions In the
Virginia rivers.
In this period a letter was re
ceived, purporting to voice the
sentiments of the crew of the Hat
teras, asking that their "brave
and excellent commander," Blake,
be put on a fast and well armed
steamer, and that, in company
with him, they (the crew) might
seek out and capture their former
foe. The request was not possible
to be granted, as measures had
already been taken which eventu
ally resulted in the destruction of
the Alabama. Blake was commis
sioned commander May 25, 1871;
commodore in 1879.
In this connection, the writer
can vision some readers desiring
to know what did happen to the
Alabama, and what 'was ber im
portance in history.
Very briefly: she was built at
Liverpool expiessly for the Con
federacy, and was permitted by
the British government to escape
(July 29, 1862). After a long
cruise In the waters of the West
Indies, Brazil and the East Indies,
the Alabama came to the harbor
of Cherbourg, France. Off this
harbor, after a memorable fight.
she was sunk by the U.S. steam
ship Keersage June 19, 1864, af
ter having destroyed or ransomed
65 vessels and $5,000,000 worth
of property.
s s s
The "Alabama claims," grow
ing out of the depredations of the
cruiser Alabama and other simi
lar cruisers the Florida, the
Georgia, the Shenandoah and oth
er vessels which were allowed to
scape, and, at Confederate cruis
ers. Inflicted enormous damage on
American commerce, nearly driv
ing it from the seas, long held In
ternational fame.
After other efforts failed, a
Joint high commission meeting at
Washington In 1871 agreed upon
the Treaty of Washington, which
provided for arbitration of the
Alabama claims and several other
disputed matters: the arbitrators
met at Geneva December 16, 1871.
They rejected the American
claims for direct damages, but de
cided that the government of
Great Britain had been culpable
in not doing more to prevent the
sailing and success of the cfuis
ers, and awarded to the United
States 816.00 0,0 90 as damages.
!.
Thus was a matter brought to
a conclusion which, had been the
cause of much' bitterness.
(Continued oa Tuesday.)
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PHOJTE TT78
S :00 Merry-Go-Round.
S:30 Album ef Familiar Musis.
7 :00 CarnirsL
7 :S0 Hollywood Playhouse.
8:00 Walter WinchelL
8:15 Irene Rich.
8:30 Jack Benay.
8:00 Set h Parker.
9:30 One Maa'e Family.
10:00 Newt Flashes
10:15 Brides to Dreamland.
11 :00 Orchestra.
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KOXSr SOTTDAT S49 Xs.
:00 West Coast Chert.
8:30 Major Bowes.
9:30 Salt Lake Taberasela.
10:00 Church at the Air.
10:30 Karopo Callina.
10:45 Farmer Takes the Mike.
11:00 Americsas AIL
11:30 Texts Ranters.
11:45 Let Life Be Lorely.
13 :00 Symphony Society.
2:00 Old Sonfs of the Church.
2:45 Throach the Years.
8:00 SilTer Theatre.
8:30 Lanfh Liner.
4:00 Deep Rirer.
4:15 Stranje As It Seems.
4:30 News.
4:45 Preferred Prorraaa,
5:00 Mercury Theatre Orson Welles.
S :00 Sanday Ereninc Hoar.
7 :00 Robert Beaehley.
7 :30 I Want a Dirorce.
7:43 Nicht Editor.
8:00 Bea Bern is.
8:30 I -eon T. Drews.
S :45 Orchestra.
10:00 Fie Star Final.
10:15 Thaaks for the Memory.
10 :45 Orchestra
11:45 Prelude to Midnight.
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XXX STODAY 1180 X.
8:00 Dr. Brock.
8:30 The Qaiet Hoar.
8:00 Music Hall
10:00 Oraat Plays.
11:00 Mafie Key.
13 :00 Proper Hons inf.
12:15 Keyboard Chats.
12:80 State Grsoe.
12:45 Orchestra.
1 :00 Family Alter Hoar.
1:32 Amanda's Party.
1:45 Radio Tips.
2:00 Opera Auditions.
1 :30 Three Cheers.
2:45 Master Builder.
8:00 Catholte Hoar.
8:30 New Friends of Musle.
4:00 Eagcne Conley.
4:30 Paul Carsen.
5 :00 Out of the West.
5:45 Catholic Truth Society.
8:00 Latia Americans.
8:15 Book Chat.
8:45 Biltmore Trio.
7:00 Horace Heidt.
7:30 Cheerio.
8:00 News. '
8:15 Orchestra.
8:00 Ererybody Sinf.
:30 Dr. Brock.
10:00 Martin's Mosie.
10:30 Family Altar Hour.
11:15 Charles Booysn.
XaLX MOTOAT 1S79 Xa.
7:30 News.
7:45 Time Day.
8:00 Foursquare Chorea.
8:15 Salon Mekdiea.
8:30 Harea of Beat.
8:45 News.
8:00 Pastor's CslL
9:15 Friendly Tirclo.
9:45 Prof. Thompson.
10 :0O Hawaiian Paradise.
10:15 News.
10:30 Piano Qui.
10:45 Voice of Experience.
11:00 Home Town.
11:15 As Ton Like It.
1 1 : 30 Sehaickelf rits Band.
11:45 Value Psrsdo.
12:15 News.
12:30 Chamber of Commerce.
1:00 Fed. Housing Administration.
1:15 Midstream,
1:30 Girl Meets Boy.
1:45 The Hstterfields. .
3:-J0 Hillbilly Serenade. :
2:15 Johnson Family.
2:30 Natioa's School of the Air.
3:00 Feminine Fancies.
8.30 Musie .rom Maritime.
4:00 Fultoa Lewis, Jr.
4:15 Newa
4:30 WeUesly Ctoir.
4:45 InTen tor's Coefress.
5:00 Msrrisfe Lieeaaa Romaaca.
5:15 Adreatares -Oea. Parker.
5:30 Johnny Lawrence.
5:45 Dinner Hoar Melodies.
8:30 Thro Grace.
8:45 Tonight's Headline.
7:00 Musical Interlude.
7:30 Le Banger.
8 :00 News.
8:15 X'mss Seals 8how.
8:30 Jose ManseDero Orchestra,
:00 Newspspor at the Air.
9.15 Fun ia Your Kitchen,
9:80 Spiea of Lit.
9:45 Charioteers.
10:00 Deril's Scrapbeok.
10:30 Joe Manseaere Orchestra,
11:00 Ban Wilde's Orchestra,
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9:03 Homemakers' Hoar.
10:15 Story Hoar for Adult.
10:55 Today' News.
11:00 Monday for Music.
11:30 Mosie the Master.
13 :00 News.
12:16 W. 8. ArerilL
12:30 Market, Crop Reports.
laSr-Variety.
2:00 Extension Visits.
2 :45 Guard Yoar Health,
8:15 Know Yoar Towa,
3:45 -Moaitor View the News,
4:00 Symphonic Half Hoar. ,
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5:00 On the Campuses.
S ;45 Vespers.
8:15 News.
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8:45 MarkctXrop Report,
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7 :1S R. E. Stephecsosu
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8:M- School of Music
8:15 Dr. Victor P. Morris.
8:30 School of Music.
8:45 Wkaa the Goeka Laughed.
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7:00 Story f the Month,
7:15 Trail Blaiers.
7:43
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8:05 Ted White.
8:15 Viennese Ensemble,
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9:00 Ray Towers. .
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9:30 Time for Thought.
9:45 Cobwebs and Cademas.
10:00 Vincent Carran.
10:15 Lefe Talk It Otct.
10:30 Dangeroua Roads.
10:45 Dr. Kate.
11:00 Betty and Bob.
11:15 Arnold Grimm's Daughter.
11:30 Valiant Lady.
11:45 Hymns of All Churches.
12:00 Story of Mary MarUa.
12:15 Ma Perkins.
13:30 Pepper Young's Family.
12:45 The Guiding Light.
1:00 Backstage Wife. .
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1:30 Vie aad Sad.
1:45 Girl Alone.
2:00 Houseboat Hannah,
2:15 Gordon's Bangers.
2:30 Hollywood Flashes.
2:45 Carl KalUsh.
8 :00 News.
3:15 Candid Lady.
3:30 Woman's Magazine.
4:00 Stars of Todsy.
. 4:15 To Hotdens.
4:30 Stars of Today.
4:45 Musical Interlude.
5:00 Carson Robison."
5:30 Those Wo Loto.
6:00 Boredom by Budd.
8:30 Orchestra.
7 :00 Contented Program.
7:30 Al Pearee and Gang.
8:00 Amos 'a' Andy.
8:15 Edwia C. Hill.
9:00 Hawthorne House.
9:30 Battle of the Seies.
10:00 News Flsshei.
10:15 Sports Graphic.
10:30 Orchestra.
11:00 John Teel.
11:30 Swsrtout's Musis.
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XXX HOBDAY 1180 Xe.
8:30 Musical Clock.
7:15 Josh Higgias.
7 :30 Financial Serrice.
7:45 Lou Webb.
7:55 Market Quotations.
8:00 Dr. Brock.
8:30 Paul Page.
8:45 Meria Sisters.
9:00 Dorothy Dreslin.
9:15 Radio Show Window.
9:30 Farm and Home.
10:15 Agriculture Todsy.
13::i0 SeWs.
10 :45 Home Institute.
11-00 Great Moments ia History.
11:15 Music by Curst.
11:30 Alma Kitchell.
11:45 Manhattan Melodies.
12:00 Dept. Agriculture.
12:15 Orchestra.
12:25 Hints to House wires.
12:30 News.
II: 4 5 Market Report.
12:50 Quiet Hour.
1:15 Clnb Matinee.
2:00 Attain of Anthony.
2 :15 Financial aad Grain.
2:20 Papile aad Ut Fir.
2:30 Landt Trio.
2:45 Curbstone Quia.
3 :00 Orchestra.
3:15 Bill Johnson.
3:25 News.
8:30 Orchestra.
3:45 Father aad Son.
4 :00 Orchestra.
4:30 No Talent Wanted.
4:45 8cience on the March.
5:00 Toylaad Party.
5:30 Public Forum.
6:00 Hour of Charm.
6:30 Martin's Music.
6:45 Sport Column.
7:00 True or Falsa
7:30 Radio Forum.
8 :00 News.
8:15 Orchestra.
8:30 Stanford CaiTersity.
8 : 45 Orchestra.
9:00 Melody Memoirs.
9 :30 Wrestliax Match.
10:30 Bradley Varieties.
10:35 Who Banff It.
11:00 News.
11:15 Charles Raayaa.
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6:35 KOIN Klrck.
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8:15 Deep Rirer Boys.
8:30 This and That.
9:15 Her Honor, Kaney James.
9:30 Romance at Helen Treat.
9:45 Our Gal Suaday.
10:00 The Goldbergs.
10:15 Life Can Bo BoautifaL
10 :30 Harrey Harding.
10:45 Women ia tha New.
11:00 Big Slater.
11:15 Real Life 8toriec.
11:30 School at tha Air.
12:00 Now.
12:15 Slagia Sam,
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12:45 Fletcher Wiley.
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1:15 Myrt sad Margo.
1:30 Hilltop House.
1:45 Homo Serric Now.
2:00 Let' Pretend.
2:30 Hello Again.
2:45 Console Scbee.
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VIRGINIA WARD ELLIOTT, Director
SMS. Auditorium, Thirrs Dec. 15, 8:15 P. M.
v ADMISSION 15 CENTS
, RELIEF CRISIS FACED
To the Editor:
A movement Is being Inaugu
rated for the coalition of all pen
slon minded groups and individ
uals in the state in a, combined
effort to a s s 1 s t the needy aged
people and bring about a measure
of business recovery for the en
tire populace of the state.
The fact that the coming ses
sion of the legislature is faced
with the problem of providing for
the next biennium an increase of
$8,250,000 in state relief funds,
besides assisting the counties in
raising their share of such funds
which exceed the statutory limita
tion of S per cent, (Multnomah
county's share alone being; nearly
$700,000), is appalling and, when
coupled with the fact that every
available source of raising funds
by the tax-levying bodies has
been taxed to the limit of ability
to pay, presents' a problem that no
thoughtful citizen will pass off
lightly. A tax reTolt by the over
burdened taxpayers is altogether
possible in the near future.
The near exhaustion of WPA
funds and, the consequent redac
tion of employment from this
source further aggravates the sit
uation. To the casual observer the
sales tax or transaction tax route
presents the only avenue of es
cape for the legislature. The sales
tax, having been voted down
again and again, would no doubt
be subjected to the referendum
especially If presented in ther
forms heretofore rejected by the
voters and. If the amount of
money spent lor the last campaign
to defeajt the -transaction tax
measure, as set out in the Citizen's
Annuity Bill, is a guide, a strong,
well-financed lobby can be ex
pected to be on duty In the next
legislative session to forestall any
effort to pass a bill of this nature.
It is a well known tact that
those who were strongly in favor
of the sales tax bills, formerly of
fered to the voters for their ap
proval, were bitterly opposed to
the transaction tax idea, presum
ably for the reason that the money
raised by the transaction tax
would be drawn from large as
well as small transactions and was
to be earmarked for compulsory
circulation through the vehicle of
relief to the aged, while many
large transactions were exempt
I from the proposed sales tax bills
and the funds therefrom were not
earmarked and could be thrown
Into a pot for political plunder.
The fact that the administra
tion has evidently been opposed to
the Townsend Plan and which op
position it is only reasonable to
expect will not be withdrawn dur
ing the next session of congress,
judging from the very substantial
majorities maintained in both
houses of congress by administra
tion sympathizers, render the
passage of the Townsend Bill de
cidedly uncertain.
This brings us down to facing
the problem of ire mediate and de
cent relief for the aged of our own
state and w trust the movement
mentioned will be successful in
supporting the legislature In pass
ing a bill to provide ample funds
for the purpose which will be ear
marked therefor and compulsorily
spent to assist in increasing cir
culation. G. H. WARD.
My would have.
There were alBo several traffic
mishaps that were labeled as hunt
ing fatalities.
To further illustrate, alt might
be mentioned that on November
19, last, a "crash" north of the
city resulted in death for two
members of a party returning
from a football game In Portland.
If the press. The Oregon States
man In this instance, were to be
consistent in. comparison to its
attitude during the hunting sea
son, it wonld have lavelerl this
case as a football accident.
Suppose a man were killed in
an attempted robbery of his place
of business. Could it be said thar
the victim was not murdered, or
instead, should the incident be
construed as one of the hazards
of merchandizing?
Would it not be wiser to carry
on a more vigorous campaign for
sarety rather than dwell on Imag
inary hunting accidents?
In short, to use the vernacular,
what's the score?" I'm an re an
expression, editorially or other
wise, would be appreciated as well
as edifying to your sportsmen
readers.
W. E. DETLEFS.
November 28, 193S.
TO THE EDITOR:
During the last deer-hunting
season your readers were greeted
with numerous reports of alleged
hunting accidents.
Strangely enough, only a few
could be placed within the cate
gory of having been strictly at
tributed to deer-hunting, although
they were labeled as such and in
several instances did not even
happen within the confines of this
state.
Myself, s do other sportsmen
to whom I have spoken, feel that
certain prejudiced Individuals
have induced the press to carry on
a program to make deer-hunting
a hazardous sport In the public
mind, or so it would appear. A ci
tation of several alleged hunting
accidents will illustrate this point
of view.
In one case the victim, a report
ed hunting fatality, died of heart
trouble which had been aggrava
ted by over-exertion. Paradoxical
ly, the next morning's papers
(The Oregon Statesman among
them) carried it. in fairly large
headlines as a hunting accident
Ia all fairness the death should
have been attributed to over-exertion.
In other Instances it proba-
FAVORS ELK HORN ROtn
To the Editor:
'Imbued with the undvinr f.in
neer spirit, our new governor, in
whose honesty and intelligence
the people place Implicit confi
dence, undoubtedly will addIv Ms
constructive energies to the im
provement of Oregon's economic
geography. In conformity with
geologic and physiologic advant
ages. This will mean the building
of good roads, opening tip po
tentially rich new sections, speed
ily promoting development of our
natural resources.
In the formulation of a high
way bufiding program it is de
voutly to be wished the authori
ties, led by the governor, will in
clude the 7-mile gap to connect
the Scotts Mills county road with
Elkhorn school. Thence to the
North Santiam highway there is a
good road.
With an easy gradient and no
engineering problems, and with
old oxidized gravel and other ma
terial locally abundant, the 7
mile gap will not be expensive,
and it will be enormously benefi
cial and profitable to .Marion
county and the entire state. The
county road from Scotts Mills to
Elkhorn school can be made, eco
nomically, as . good as the piece
between- Lakeview and Paisley on
Summer lake the finest piece of
macadam in the state.
This road will open up the
whole Little North Santiam re
gion farms, mines, orchards,
clay deposits, health resorts, mar
velous scenery meccaa for tour
ists and home-folk, a new world
of opportunity and will shorten
by 35 miles the route to Bend and
central Oregon.
Senator Charles L. McNary has
been trying to have this 7-mile
gap included la ttie federal-state
highway construction program.
Thousands are hoping Governor
Sprague will add his effective In
fluence to have the job done next
summer. The public benefits will
be beyond calculation.
CORNELIUS O'DONOVAN.
10 Years Ago
December 4, 1033
W. C. Knighton of the Knight
on Howell firm of architects,
Portland, was hired by Salem
school board to draw plans for
the new junior high schol.
Paul Bradshaw, prominently
identified with Oregon national
guard, has made a personal ap
plication to the state tax com
mission for appointment to the
office of director of new waste
income tax department.
15 Years Ago
December 4, 1028
North Cottage street will b
next In line for relief from thS
handicap of a delapidated brldgf
after completion of South Churc-i
street bridge.
Ezra Meeker, patriarch of the
pioneers woh goaded an ox team
across the continent over th'
Old Oregon trail and lived -tc
cover route by airplane ia 1924
died at Seattle at sge of 97, De
cember S.
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