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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning:, December 27, 1938
"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe"
From First Statesman. March 13. 18 SI
Charles A. Sprague - - Editor and Publisher.
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. -Charles
A. Sprague. Pres. - Sheldon F. Sackett, Secy.
Member of the Associated Press
Ttie Associated Pre exclusively entitled to th um for pnbllea
tton of all news diapatcriea credited to H-or not otherwlae credited la
tbls paper. .
Illuminated Globe for Christmas
There it was under the Christmas tree, and we uncrated
it and set it up on the living room desk, plugged in the cord
and turned on the lieht. There was the world, illuminated so
that we might better study it; and we fancied in that some-
thing of a double meaning. We live in a day when all that goes
on in all parts of the world is of importance to each of us ;
and it would be well if it could be illuminated so that we
mighf better understand it.
There are things about the world which are understand
able only from looking.at the globe ; for no matter how a map
is drawn on -a flat ulane. some nortion of the world must be
distorted. Looking at the globe, one realizes perhaps for the
first time that nearly all of South America lies fanner east
than North America that Africa lies more or less directly
south of the tiny toe of Asia that is Europe, and that the vast
Indian ocean, of which me seldom think, spreads out south of
Asia. Then, tipping the globe bo that we see only the portion
south of the equator, we are surprisedito note how much of it
l nrpan. with onlv the tin of South America: the tip of Afri
ca, all of Australia and New Zealand andsome tiny islands
in sight Most of the world's dry land lies north of the equa-
. tor.
" . Just -as the flat map distorts tthe world, so is our ordin
ary view of the world distorted. .Salem and uregon loams
largest in our sight, and after that ihe -remainder of the
United Statesr if our thoughts stray farther it is to the na
tions of TStrrope, -which -are bo tiny, a glance at the globe re
veals, in comparison to ouriudgment of tneir importance, in
contrast, there lis the huge biiBc of Asia and the considerable
area of South America! rica and Australia, all studded with
the names of cities which figure inf rexmently as Ifoe datelines
of dispatches filterrngin over our press leased wire.
! And that is -not!because these areas and cities are small
in population. There are practically asanany people m Afri
ca as there are in North America. Asia has -more than twice
as many people as Europe, and nearly seven times as many
T- it - - ri Al A r 1 i. J a ... 1,, titan
as norm ajaeiiausiaaui America, una, it -ia nuc,
, half as manv as North America.
As for cities, .did you ever hear of Ahmedabad, India?
No, but it is bigger thaiLPortland ; and so are Lwow, Poland;
Brisbane .Australia: Hsinking. Manchuokuo; Higa, Latvia?
Bogota, Colombia; Teheran, Iran; Soerabava, Dutch East
inaies; ana xneDrupetruvsK, in me aica w "u.
Even Buenos Aires. Argentina, doesn't loom very large in
our thinking, hut it lhas more people than any city in the
United States excepting New York amd Chicago. Altogether
there are m this world about two bilhon -human beings, no
more than a small fraction of whom figure in our ordinary
thinking.
' But ven the illuminated globe does not five us an undis-
torted view of the world, for rits-2i2Bthines evenly upon all
parts, whereas .enlightemnent is lorn means so evenly di
vided. "If the fclahea lightTwere shaded to show degrees of civ
ilization as we evaluate it, or to express relative political ana
commercial influence, inzr xrrjdinary'aew of the world would
coincide more clnBelyTwithiRThat we could see in the globe. The
United States and the European (countries would shine more
brightly. -
: But -what af our ucivUizatinn, -and our present fears for
its future? Stagnation and saturation are the things most to
be feared. Could not pressures be relieved by spreading the
. . a. j ' ' At 1 Jl
ugnt xo more taisxam Jtreas process war. is waeeu kuiu4
lonTEveQiarkeat EiadilliS perimnt illiterate, jam has
compulsory education:: Unmia. 9 per cent illiterate 40 sears
ago, now is SO-per cent literate; Our commerce nd xmr mo
vies are modernizing the distant a.nd rfaaricward lands, creat
ing markets for the things sf iisrilizatimi. Climate and soil
provide some linritatirma, inrt there is still vast TDom for civ
ilization to spread, far riachtEned leadership to find iertiie
outlets.
Let ub leave the light in the illuminated globe burning;
it may showta a way to solve some of our problems
That urban Jabor las held an entrenched position at the
expense of the farm is a fact which farmers are coming to
realize. The war caused wages and commodity prices to rise.
' rThen the war ended wages declined slightly and commodity
prices far more. During the aroaring twenties wages cams
back to 1920 levels but rommoditr prices .held fairly steady.
After the 1929 crash wages fell as did commodity prices, only
not so far. With the recovery of the thirties wages came back
to 1929 levels while commodity nrices .still lag Jbehind. This
helps explain the disparity between the economic position of
the farmer and that of the city dweller. OI course -many city
. dwellers suffer because the farmer can't buy, they are the
- ones now out of work and on relief.
Carl Taylor of Milwaukee, who operates a farm produc
ing milk for the Milwaukee market, has an article in Hoard's
Dairyman giving a strmmaryof his studies of this situation.
He found this:
"la it 29. the farmer -received an average since to sexcess nf
$3.00 per hundred for milk delivered to Milwaukee homes. The
city laborer who delivered this milk ireeeived $160 per month
for delivering n average of .330 -point loads. 3n aoriat ol 1958.
the farmer received leas than $2.00 per hundred for the same
quality set milk and the city laborer ireeeived JH75J0O jrer month
for delivering: a 253 point load. The tanner took, a reduction of
one-third in the price of hlsJnllk and paid the .city laborer 30 per
cent more for dBUverinc the mUkv Ttitm aeono tanner took jone
third less tor the milk which he sold and -pam am incxeaee of
nearly 30 per cent for the labor that went into the machinery,
clothing, and household equipment which ihe Jud to buy.
"The devicei of capital may hava ttakea aa unlair propni
tton of the cross receipta of consumers' money paid for processed
farm products in .past .years. They may still receive more than a
Juit share of the consumer's dollar, 1mt 'the aaBtetanxm 'Which a
rlculture has given labor in the partnership with labor In legis
lative and other activities has resulted la a constantly increas
ing return ta labor and a constantly decreasing return to the
farmer. This is not a mrdblam In abstrsct artaltatics. 3t t a prob
lem which has raised tthe Jiving standard of city laborers at the
expense of the living Stan Hard of farm laborers, until today larm
labor can command a price .of approximately 10c per hour for
long, heavy, physical labor, aeven days a week, whUe the law of
the land, sets a minimum prine of tie per hour and a minimum
work week of 45 hours as the basic standard for city labor.
"Itaneana that dty lahnT can, with lighter work, conBlder
able leisure time, and "vacations, maintain a living standard that
Involves .reasonable food, reasonable clothing, an automobile, a
modern ihome, and many conveniences of life. A farm laborer
with excessive liourB of labor and wlthnut'vaBBXhms.'cannot pro
tide a modern home for his family, nor comparable clothing,
or other conveniences. The city .laborer who has lost his Job com
pletely and lias ane on relief has a '.higher Hvtng standard with
out work than the average farmer can maintain tor excessive
labor plus a return on his inraatmentln Jand.and'eanlDment.''
There will have to be a 'better "baUncing of the division
of income between city and country if we are agoing to have
: general prosperity nere. ino one ivants to lower tne tanaara
of living of urban dweller but it isn't fair to put farming on
a basis of ten" cents an hour remuneration. Knowledge of the
existing disparity is what is making the farmer-labor poUt-
ical alliance to crack n?. . . ,
:,. ;
The government is now holding three times as much cot
ton as the Hoover farm board did. And the ra fence of getting
rid of it by adding an inch to the Chinaman's shirttail is very
distant now. -
The question Is when to raise a fuss and when to be
good citizens, reads the heading on an editorial in the News
Times of Forest Grove. Ccsldn't both 'whens occasionally
coincida? v -
Bits for
Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Roll of honor grows:
Men who learned here
and saved the nation for
America, democracy for world:
(Continuing from Sunday:)
Number 170 on this exclusive roll
of distinction is assigned to Will
iam Merrine, born in Philadel
phia March 14, 1791, Hred till
Sept. 15, 1868. He was made a
midshipman Jan. IS, 1809: was
on tne jonn Adams at tne out
break of the war of 1812: trans
ferred to the Black Rock flotilla
on Lake Erie; was In the lakes
till the end of the war. He was
wounded in the battle of Black
Rock.
He saw his first sea service
as captain (from Sept. 8, 1841),
in command of the Cyane in
1845-6, and the Savannah. 1846-7,
both of the Pacific squadron. On
July 7, 1846, with a detachment
of sailors and marines, he landed
at Monterey, Cal., and took pos
session of the town, serving later
as military commandant. In Octo
ber he commanded a landing
party that engaged the Mexican!
near Los Angeles, with the loss of
about a dozen men on each side,
and then retired.
W
"From 1855 to 1857 he com
manded the Pacific squadron.
'May 6, 1861, he was chosen
to command the Golf blockading
squadron, with the TJolorado as
his flagship ; extending trom Key
West to Galveston. The destruc
tion of the Judah by a oat ex
pedition from the flagship - was
warmly commended thy .Gideon
Welles, secretary of the navy."
B
Mervlne was now Jnnre than
70. Sent. 1861. he waa relieved.
But he performed special duties
at Washington nd Philadelphia.
He also served as president of
.the retiring board at New York;
was commodore from July 16,
1&62, Tear admiral from July 25,
1866.
Number 171 is well bestowed
upon John Drake Bloat, ibora near
Goshen, N. Y., July 26, 1871, liv
ing till Nov. 28, 1867. He became
midshipman Feb. 12, 1800. In
1801 and up to Jan. 10, 1812, he
was in the merchant service; on
that date he reentered the navy.
with the rank of master, an the
.frigate United States under the
younger Stephen Decatur, partici
pating in that ship's victorious
fight with the 'Macedonian. 'That
ended nis service in the war of
1812, for his ship was blockaded
till peace came.
juiy 24, 1813, Bloat was .com
missioned lieu tenant; made a voy
age to France in 1815, master of
the schooner Transit, then had
duty on the Atlantic tor several
years.
s n
Tin 1821-2 he marred In the Pa
cific oon board 'the ZFranklin," says
the Dictionary of Biography.
At .the age ox A2 Jie received
his "first -naval command, on the
schooner Grampus, and soon was
dangerously chasing pirates. He
had various duties, rising to cap-
lam Feb. 9, 1&2Z.
H S
4A period of service at the New
York naval rendezvous was inter
rupted in 1828-31 by a tour of
duty fn the Pacific as commander
of Ihe fit !Louh). In 1840-44 he
was commandant of the Ports-
month hbctj yard.
'August .27, IK 44,, he was chos
en commanflfir of she Pacific
squadron. He arrived at Mazatlan,
Mexico, Nov. 18. 1S45 ... In
February, 1S&6, be received irom
George Bancroft, secretary of the
navy, secret ana confidential or
ders, dated June 24, 1845
The "ships .of the squadron twere
to avoid any act that might be
construed as aggressive. In case
of a declaration of war, however.
be -was to occupy Ban "Francisco
and blockade or occony such other
ports as his larce anight permit
He received word in June that
the Mexicans nad Invaded Texas
and bad attacked the American
loraes there. Be sailed for Cali
fornia the next day. convinced
that the hostilities of the Mexi
cans would justify commencing
operations on the west coast, as
suggested In the secretary's orders.
'He arrived at Monterey July
z, five days later. After consult
ing tthe American consul (who
cuunKiea me postponing ox ac
tion!, he landed a detachment of
seamen ami mwrtmre under TJant.
William Mervlne (who has the
preceding number on tbta anil of
honor), who hoisted the Amerl
can nag over the custom bouse
and. -read m proclamation "taking
possession or California and ex
tending over It the laws of the
wuncu oiaies. sioai nas neen se
verely crltii'zed for delaying ac
tion live days, but It has also been
held that Jn annarinr .California
he exceeded bis orders. On Jniv
he sent one of his officers to
take possession ntf .Sen 3Pranmsco.
A Tew-daya later- aU California
north at Santa Barbara waa In
the ipoesessJon nt the Americans.
suilerlng from HI health, be
turned over the squadron to Com
imodare Jlobert Field Stockton
rnumber 74 on this roll), andJJuly
i- ne returned to the United
mates Tia ranama, arriving- at
Washington In November.
"HU conduct of the affaire in
the Pacific was warmly com mend
ed by Bancroft, who described the
military movements of Bloat and
nis aucsesBora as "ably xonceived
ana brilliantly executed. (The
torn preceding quoted paragraphs
are irom tne dictionary of Biogra
Phy.)
. S
Bloat was commandant of the
Norfolk and New York nary yards.
18"48-5l: on special duty. 1852-4
Sept. 27, 1855, placed on the re
tired llHt- .
In 1.862 Tie wag promoted to
commodore; 66, .rear admiral.
There 1 a statue to bis memory
at the Presidio, Monterey, Cal.
Number 172 on this glamorous
roll of glory goes to William Wis
ter McKean, bora In Philadelphia
Sept. 19, 1800, lived until April
22.-4865; a grandson of Thomas
McKean, signer of the Declare
tloa of Independence. Wat made
They'll Do It Every Time
By Jimmy Hatlo
i
DCW4 EH "TWE MACAMT LOT' K,v ,t . X. '
. BUWTUDR. HEADS OFF- jT ft
Moovot-vjuawKac,
t6000k.,M.V.
a midshipman Nov. 30, 1814; lieu
tenant, 1825; commander, 1841;
captain, 1855; commodore, 1862.
Quoting the Dictionary of Biog
raphy:
"During the Mexican war he
(McKean) commanded the Dale
ON THE WEST COAST ... In
1852 he assumed command of the
Raritan. By 1860 he had secured
the finest ship in the navy, the
Niagara, and in that year carried
the Japanese embassy back home."
Returning in April, 1861, he
had his first news of the Civil
war. He went to the blockade off
Charleston, where, May 12, he
made his first capture. In Octo
ber, same year, was In charge of
the Gulf blockading squadron, and
occupied the Head of the Passes
of the Mississippi. In November
he took part in the attack on Pen
sacola, but in June, 1862, ill
health forced him to relinquish
command. He had 12 children;.
one son became an officer in the
navy, another in the marine corps.
He was noted for his piety.
Commodore Schley, who served
under him, on the same ship,
called him "noble old Captain
McKean."
.
Number 172 on this golden
screen Is dedicated to John Aa
crum Wlnslow, born at Wilming
ton. N. C, Nov. 19, 1811, living
till Sept. 29, 187S. Daniel Web
ster secured for him a midship
man's warrant before he had
passed bis 16th year.
"He had his share of shore du
ties between long cruises to dis
tant stations, ONE TO THE PA
CIFIC," says the Dictionary of
Biography. In October, J84S, he
gained a reputation for gallantry
as commander of one wing of a
landing party in the expedition
against Tabasco. September 14,
1845, he made the grade to com
mander. S V
In the Civil war he had shore
duty at Boston; applied for and
got service afloat; was invalided
home, December, 1861. from com
mand of the riverboat Benton
a breaking tow chain had slashed
deep into his forearm. By June,
1862, he was back on the Missis
sippi; "but he had missed the
Joint offensive with Grant that
had won Tennessee for the Un
ion." In 1862-4 he patrolled from
the Asores to the English chan
nel, on the Kearsarge.
While at Calais he received
word that Raphael Semmes, with
whom he bad shared a stateroom
aboard the old Raritan, was at
Cherbourg with the notorious
Alabama!!!
(Continued tomorrow.)
Plan Expansion
For Tuna Fishery
ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 26-?VA
$175,000 expansion and construc
tion program to handie the rapid
ly expanding tuna packing indus
try here next year was planned
by the Columbia River Packers
association.
The money would cover expan
sion of cold storage facilities and
construction of a reduction plant,
the largest development in the
fishing industry on the lower Co
lumbia river in many years.
W. I Thompson, chairman of
the association's board, said the
work would assure employment
for an additional 350 persons
from September 15 to the end. of
the following April.
Mahoney Predicts
3d Term for FDR
PORTLAND, Dec. 2f-(!P)-Wfl-lis
Mahoney, Klamath Falls, un
successful democratic nominee for
US senator in the November elec
tion, predicted on bis return from
the east Saturday that .President
Roosevelt would be drafted to run
for a third term in 1940- ;
"I made It a point to talk to
laboring . people, farmers, small
business men and business execu
tives," he said, "and. among the
great middle class I found a deep
affection for the president.
1 1 Harold Lloyd
"Professor Beware
I Martha Raye - Bob Hope 1
1 Give Me a Sailor" I
KSLM TUX SPAT 1370 Sc.
T:30 Kaws.
7:45 Time 0'Py.
8 :00 Foortqoar Cfcurck.
BUS Salon Helosiea. -
8:30 Harea ! Beit.
8 :45 Newt.
9;00 Pator' Call
9:1S Friendly Chela.
8:45 Richardson Eniembl.
10:00 Hawaiian Paradia.
10:15 Xewt.
10:30 Morning Magatlna.
10:45 Muaical Interluda.
11:00 Our Quartet.
11 :15 Organalitiea.
11:30 Ed Fitzgerald Eevne.
11:45 Hollywood Whisperi.
12:00 Valua Parade.
12:15 Xewa.
12:39 Cata & riddle.
12:45 Kiwanit Club.
1:15 Miditream.
1:30 Two Key Board.
1:45 The HaUerfielda.
2:00 Brad Collin.
2:15 The Johnioa Family.
2:30 Manhattera.
2 -.45 Jean Anderson, Pianist.
3:00 Feminiue Fanciea.
S:30 'Radio Campus.
3:45 Musical Interlude.
4:00 Fulton Lewie, Jr.
4:15 Raymond Gram Swing.
4:30 Private Schools.
5 :00 Airliners.
5:15 Adventures of General Parker.
5:30 Johnny Lawrence.
5:45 Dinner Hoar Melodise.
6:30 Morton Gould Ore a.
:45 Tonight's Headline.
T:00 Diary ( a Young Woman.
7:15 Waltxtime.
7 :30 Green Hornet.
8:00 Newa.
8:15 Don't Ton Believe It.
8:80 Just Think Statesman of the
Air.
8:45 Spice of Lift,
8:00 Newapaper of the Air.
8:15 Wrestling Matchee.
10:30 Chock Foster's Orchestra.
11:00 Jack McLean's Orchestra.
KQW TUESDAY 820 X.
7:00 Story of the Month.
7:15 Trail Blaxera.
7:45 Newa.
8:05 Ted White.
1:15 Dr. Laurence Cross.
8:30 Stars of Today.
8:00 Ray Towers.
8:15 The O'Neill.
8:30 Tena and Tim.
8:45 Mnaie Makers.
10:15 Pepile and Jive Five.
18:30 Dangeroua Road.
10:45 Dr. Kate.
11:00 Batty and Bob.
11 :1S Arnold tirimia'a Oanghter.
11:30 Valiant Lady.
11:45 Hymn of All Churches.
12:00 Story of Mar Marlia.
12:15 Ma Perkins.
13:80 Pepper Young'a Family.
12:45 Oniding Light.
1:00 Backstage Wife.
1:15 Stella Delia.
1:30 Vie and Sade.
1:45 Girl Alone.
3:00 Houseboat Hannah.
2:15 Radio Review.
2:20 Three Cheers.
3:30 Smilin' Ed McConnell.
2:45 Edward Da vies.
8:00 Newa.
8:15 Candid Lady.
3:30 Woman's Magazine.
4:00 Easy Acea.
4:15 Mr. Keen.
4:30 Stars of Today.
4:45 Mnsical Interlude.
5:00 Swartont'a Music.
5:30 Information Please.
6:00 Martin'a Muaic.
6:30 Fibber MeGee.
7:00 Bob Hope.
7:30 Uncle Exra.
7:45 Voice of th Farm.
8:00 Amoa 'a' Andy.
8:15 Vocal Varictiee.
8:30 Johnny Presents,
8:00 Good Morning Tonight.
8:30 Orchestra.
10:00 Newa Flashea.
10:15 Orchestra.
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KEX TUESDAY 1180 Ke.
6:30 Muaical Clock.
7:00 Family Altar Honr.
7:30 Financial Service.
7:45 Lou Webb.
7:55 Market Quotation,
8:00 Breakfast Club.
8:00 Dr. Brock.
8:30 Farm and Homo.
10:15 Agriculture Today.
10:30 Newa.
10:45 Heme Institute,
U :00 Travelogue
11:13 Ranch Boy.
11:30 Voice of Americas Women.
11:45 Radio Review.
11:50 Little Variety Show.
13:00 Dept. Agrieultvra. -12;15
Army Band.
12:25 Hints to Houaewivea.
12:30 News.
12:45 Market Reports.
12:50 Quiet Honr.
1:15 Club Matinee.
2:00 Lord Lurgsn. -
2:15 Financial aad Grain.
2:20 Fran Allison.
2:t"0 Landt Trio.
2:45 Curbstone Quia.
3 :00 Orchestra.
3:25 Kewa.
8:30 Orchestra.
8:45 Ralph Blaiaa.
4 :00 Oreheatrn.
4:15 Howard Milholland.
4:30 Oaear Sbemaky.
4:45 Vivian Delia Chieea,
5:80 Piano Burp rises.
5 :45 Striagtimau
8:00 What'a the Big Idea.
6:30 Sports Column.
6 :45 Community Cheat.
7:00 If I Had the Chance.
7:30 Rhythm School.
7:45 Dr. Joseph Jaatrew.
8:00 Kewa.
'8:15 Name-It Game.
8:30 Covered Wagon Days.
8:00 Tour Health.
8:30 Orchestra.
XOS7 TUESDAY 940 Xe.
6:30 Market Report.
6:35 KOIN Klock.
8:00 Newa.
8:15 Old Cowhand.
8:30 This and That.
9:15 Her Honor, Nancy James.
9:30 Romance of Helen Trent.
9:45 Our Gal Sunday.
10:00 The Goldbergs.
10:15 Life Can Be Beautiful
10:80 Harvey Harding.
11:00 Big Sister.
11:15 Real Life Stories.
1 1 :30 Concert.
12:00 News.
12:15 Singin' Sam.
12:30 Scattergood Baines.
12:45 Fletcher Wiley.
1:00 Pretty Kitty Kelly.
1:15 Myrt aad Marge.
1:30 Hilltop House.
1:45 Of Men and Book.
2:00 Hello Again.
2:15 Muaie for Fun.
2:45 Songs for You.
8:00 Newapaper of the Air.
4:00 Backgrounding the News.
4:30 Second Husbsnd.
5:00 Five O'clock Flash.
5 : 15 Howie Wing.
5:30 Dirk AurandL
5:45 Leon F. Drews.
:00 We. thet People.
6:00 Orchestra.
7:00 Dr. Christian.
7:30 Jimmy Fiddler.
7:45 Little Show.
8 :00 Castiilians.
8:30 Big Town.
9:00 Al Jolson Peter Lorre.
9:30 Jolly time.
10:00 Five Star Final.
10:15 Nightcap Yarn.
10:30 Westerner Quartet.
10:45 Orchestra.
11:15 Novelty Swing.
11:45 Prelude to Midnight.
KOAO TUESDAY 550 Ka.
9 .03 Horaemakera' Hour.
10:15 Story Hour for Adults.
11:00 Music of the Masters.
12:00 News.
12:le W. C. Leth.
12:30 Market, Crop Reporta.
1:15 Variety.
2:00 Yon May Not Believe It.
2:45 Guard Your Health.
8:15 DAR,
8:45 Monitor Yiewa the News.
4:00 Symphonic Half Hour.
4:30 8toria for Boys and Girls.
8 :45 Vespers.
6:15 Newa.
6:30 Agriculture Viewed by Editors.
8:45 Market, Crop Reports.
7:00 Farm Crop Dept.
7:15 H. P. Ewalt.
7:45 Citisea and Hi School.
8:15 Book of the Week.
8:45 Glebe Trotting With Oregonlaaa.
(Orm itDn Meoirdl
By DOROTHY THOMPSON
w II II I i.u
. . , :
la the Christmas Mall
A speeck delivered at 6:45 p. an. De
cember 16 la Time Square:
"Ladies and gentlemen t I am
supposed to light the first candle
on this tree as a symbol of Ameri
ca's democratic sympathy for the
homeless and op
pressed, and as a
light of comfort
for the persecut
ed of all nations
Jews and Pro
testants and
Cathol i c s so
m an y of whom
on this Christ
mas are Buffer
ing for an acci
dent of birth or
a faith in which
frothy Tbeennwo) to light it as a
they believe.
'But 1 prefer to light it as a
symbol of a spirit older than
America, and older even than
democracy a symbol of an eter
nal, beautiful dream that has been
held by poets and prophets for as
long as we have records. Centu
ries ago, when our northern an
cestors were running around in
bearskins, the followers of a
Persian goddess, Isis, erected a
palm tree as the symbol of the
winter solstice, the turning of the
sun, when light overcomes dark
ness. And they believed that it
meant the triumph of good over
evil. And those same barbaric
ancestors built fires on the hill
tops at the year's turning to cele
brate the same hope of the tri
umph of day over night and
righteousness over wrongdoing.
Centuries before the birth of. Je
sus the greatest of the Old Testa
ment prophets foretold the time
when the lion would lie down with
the lamb and a little child should
lead them; and the Jews cele
brated at the winter's turn a fes
tival of peace.
"For us who are Christians this
Mass of Christ and that is what
Christmas means is the festival
of the birthday of One who
preached that the light of the
world had come who would rule
by love, and who taught that the
'whole law and the prophets' was
to love God with all one's heart
and one's neighbor as one's felf.
"In all the dark centuries this
dream has never been fully real
ized, but it remains man's eternal
longing and eternal hope. And to
help keep alive that faith and that
hope this tree will shine." .
December 20. Received at the New
York Herald Tribune. The envelope ad
dressed to Miaa Dorothy Thompson:
"Your speech to aid reds and
Jews in Times Square and on the
air marks you as a definite enemy
of the new and greater Germany.
Such displays must not and can
not continue. You will pay for
your stupidity! Sh o u 1 d you at
tempt to continue spreading such
contemptible lies we shall take
care of you and yours!!"
December 20. Received at the Theater
Arte Committee. 132 W a a t Forty-third
Street, New York:
"Tour contemptible action In
using a sacred German festival
day to aid the enemies of the new
and greater Germany st r 1 k e s a
challenging blow at every true
German. J I was a disgusted wit
ness of your sickening demonstra
tion In Times Square tonight, and
I would consider myself as yellow
and cringing as a Jew if I did not
protest against this Insulting at
tack on Germany, whose destiny
tilt'. Vi
15c
FOB DfcCEXT PENSION
To the Editor:
Taking the statement of Mr.
M. E? Holcomb in The Statesman
ot December 10, we may expect
something novel to happen In
the relief setup to those over 65.
He speaks of doing something to
make them self-supportiag.
The statement sounds like Mr.
Holcomb might be a protege of
the Roosevelt brain trust. Of
course this would be just as wise
as some of the other places
where millions have been spent.
However, there is a sprinkling
of young folks between 18 and
65 who are Hot self-supporting.
Ferhaps they will want -o know
what is going to be done for
them. Well, maybe Mr. Hol
comb thinks life begins t S5. So
they can saw wood and mark
time until their ship comes in.
Maybe the relief board hired
a brain truster to help them
solve their problem. We have
noticed that most ot the brain
trusters and heads ot the too
numerous bureaus are Parlor
Pink college professors who
never had a business to run,
but have spent six years telling
those who have a business how
to run it and then criticizing
those who did not heed their ad
vice and demands.
Bob Iagersoll said, "A college
Is a place where pebbles are
polished aad dlamords are
dimmed."
' Maybe this Is where our trou
ble is. There has been too nany
polished pebbles dropped Into
the business machinery Instead
ot monkey wrenches.
Anyhow, the incoming gover
nor and legislatures hare i.ledwed
themselves to a decent old age
pension. We will put them on
their honor.
K. IT. BLAKE.
WELCOME AGAIN SILENT
NIGHT
Again! It begins to appear.
That light from the east.
Inspiring with good eheer
I Ti tLr-
ktastte??
V- W 1,881
As of centuries past.
Welcome! O lovely, holy night!
When the souls of earnest men
Will pause and reflect a-right
And consider that star again.
Shepherds, minding their herd.
Again will kneel in supplication
Impelled by an awe felt and
heard
In splendor beyond explanation.
Then! Unsatiable, desert wolf
Cease your packs assembly howl
And skulk to the nearest cliff
And mumble your murderous
growl.
O cattle! Arise! From your rest
And gaze at a star in the easn.
Let not an eye or hoof point
west
Among you from greatest t
least!
Soon again! Thousands of wise
men
Will bend before our dear king.
Reverently, as the . wisest did
then.
For Christmas, and the star,
comes again!
Chiming that selfsame greeting
Peace on earth! Good will to
men!
Offering hope to the' nations
As much now as it did thea.
BERT C. MITCHELL,
19 4 Hazel Ave.,
Salem, Oregon.
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Story of College Life
"SPRING MADNESS"
MaarecntrSalllraa
- Lew Ayree :
PLUS ; ... Walt Disney's
"MOTHER GOOSE
GOES HOLLYWOOD'
Is an inspiration to all white peo
nia T warn von that there ara
many others who feel as I do. You
may expect to hear trom us in a
more direct manner."
i December 23, 1938.
Dear Sir and Madam (or Sirs
and Madams):
I am compelled thus, publicly
to answer your communications oi
December 20, because you do not
favor me with a signature (or sig
natures) nor an addesa, nor is the
handwriting, in penciled block let
ters, familiar to me, although the
contents' of your communications
are. I have received letters to
this effect many times.
Mv nolitical loyalties, sir or
madam, are to the ideas upon
which this country is founded. It
might be Interesting ror you, ii
you expect to remain here long.
ta investlerate them. You will
find them very simply and directly
expressed in the Declaration oi in
dependence and the Constitution
of the United States particularly
in the first ten, and the fourteenth
amendments.
As for y o u r suggestion tbat
you might "take care of me," you
should have no difficulty, because
I am quite accessible. But should
your solicitude lake v the form
which seems implied, 1 fear that
it would be generally misunder
stood. It is not our custom in
this unenlightened land, to re
move political opponents in the
fashion you seem to approvejM a
sign of the "destiny" and "Inspi
ration ot all white people." Even
critics of the president of ; the
United States are not dealt with
in this manner.
Meanwhile, since you appear
uninformed regarding the strange
laws and customs of this back
ward country, may I point out
that even the sending of anony
mous threatening letters through
the mails is considered a legal of
fense. I am therefore turning
your communications over to the
police.
You are welcome to do the
same with my broadcasted speech,
the complete text ot which is
printed above.
. Sincerely.
DOROTHY THOMPSON.
Copyright, 1938, New York Tri
bune, Inc.
Call Board
ELSINORE
Today Double bill, "Dawn
Patrol" with Krrol Flynn
and Basil Rathbone and
"Spring Madness" with
Maureen O'Sullivan and
Lew Ayres.
Wednesday Double bill.
"The Shining Hour" with
Joan Crawford and Robert
Young and "Orphans of the
Street" with Tommy Ryan
and Ralph Morgan.
CAPITOL
Today Frederic March and
Virginia Bruee In "There
Goes My Heart" ana Roy
Rogers in "Shine on Har-
vest Moon."
Wednesday Double bill.
"Little Tough Guys la So-
clety" witb MIscha Auer
and Mary? Bo land and "Ci-
pher Bureau" with Leon
Ames and Joan Woodbury.
STATE
Today Double Bill. Janet
Gaynor, Franchot Tone
and Robert Montgomery
In "Three Loves Has Nan
cy" and Don Ameche and
Arleen Whalen in "Gate
way," Mickey Mouse carton.
Thursday "David Copper
field" with W. C. Fields.
Lionel Barrymore, Freddie
Bartholomew and Maureen
O'Sullivan and "Renfrew
of the Mounted" with
James Newell and Carol
Hughes.
Saturday midnight show, spe
cial New Year's frolic.
GRAND
Today "Blondie," based, on
the comic strip by Chic
Young with Penny Single
ton and Arthur Lake.
Wednesday "Girls' School"
with Anne Shirley, Ralph
Bellamy and Nan Grey.
Saturday Thanks for
r Everything" , wlh Jack
Oakie, Adolph Menjou,
Jack Haley and Arleen
Whelan.
HOLLYWOOD
Today Harold Lloyd In
"Professor Beware."
WednesdayFamily night,
Martha Raye and Bob
Hope ta "Give Me a Sailor."
Friday Double bill, Joe
Penner ta "Go Chase Your
self" and Bob Baker la
"Western Trails."
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Starts Wednesday
2 Smash Featmres
H1101 . sareisttm Li
AND HIT NO. S
Breath-taking adventures
of Uncle Sam's andercov
er men . . . who make
suckers out of the world's
smartest spies.
CIPHER BUREAU
v . Leon Ames
- Joaa Woodbury
Last Times Tonight
Fredric March
Virginia Bruce in . .
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: AND HIT NO. 2
Roy Rogers in
"Shine on
Harvest Moon"