" Ti CZZGOII CTATECMAIt, Ccltzau Orwejon, Thursday Korola Tdbruaxf 1841
- "No Favor Sway Us; No Fear Shall Aw"
: From Flrtt Statesman. March, 28. 1831
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
. . . CHARLES A. SPRAGOE. President
Member of The Associated Press
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to tie use tor
publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not other
wise credited to this newspaper. ..-.
, The Constitution Redefined
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: It used to be said that international trade was a fairly
easy thin? to teach or to learn. Everything was based on a
single standard of value, gold. International balances of
trade could be figured out in
Then Hitler and Schacht came along and invented trade by
barter and the system of blocking marks, lira, or whatever
happened to be on hand, so
"value" of anything was as good as the next man s ; and an
understanding of international trade came about as easily as
si mnwraarinnnl npnnnintanPA
The same thing has come
number of years, to the understanding of the American con
stitution. It used to be that certain things were pretty clear:
the supreme court, as in Marbury vs. Madison, had authority
. to declare acts of congress
-stayed unconstitutional; the
government and the federal
state, because "the power to
.and ours is a dual system of
most indefinable of terms,
fairly clear and workable definition lor most uses.
In those days the principal cases in constitutional law
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coma ue mastered, ana me
away and forgotten. Forgotten, at least, until 1937 and
thereafter, when the supreme
of the terms in the federal organic law.
In those days the principal cases in constitutional law,
most of which were fairly) well established, could be mastered
And the whole subject considered as reasonably static Static,
at least, until. 1937. JLs Kenneth Culp Davis put in an At
lantic Monthly article last summer.
It is no exaggeration to say that daring- the past three years
we hare been siren a new constitution. Since that hot summer of
1T37 when fifty-fire men gare ns onr original constitution, we
bare In truth had many constitutions, although the document
Itself baa been only slightly changed. During the first third of
the nineteenth century John Marshall gare ns a constitution
largely different from that created in 1787. If Spencer Roan
bad been Chief Justice in Marshall's place, the Marshall con
stitution, with Its strong central gorernment, might nerer bare
been established. . . . The real constitution draws its lifeblood
not from the document but from the men who gire the document
Its meaning. ,9
Ever since Justice Black became a member of the su
preme court as the first to disturb the god-like eqanimity
Of the "nine old men," the process of redefinition of the old
Constitutional terms has gone on, as they say, apace, until the
Old constitution of Marshall, with its sharp divsion between
federal and state power, has been pretty well rewritten in the
terms of legal pragmatism which Chief, Justice Holmes in
troduced into American law and which has had popularity in
certain schools since. !
The most recent example of this redefinition is the de
cision Monday of the supreme court upholding the wages
and hours 'act in terms which greatly broaden the old defini
tion of "interstate commerce." That the act was upheld was
hardly surprising had it not been, the explosion would have
been deafening in this day of Justices Douglas, Black, Mur
phyy Stone and Frankfurter since the regulatory provisions
of the act governing wages and hours of workmen and the
employment of children are wholly in the spirit of social im
provement and legal pragmatism which the present court
was appointed to champion. ,
It is much too soon to put a final value judgment on
this decision, the legal theory by which it was arrived at, or
the practices and motives of the administration which spon
sored both the court or the act. In the end; one is inclined
to think, the question will be answered not so much in terms
of the special reform of the Roosevelt era as in the legal
theory which lies behind them. The pragmatic doctrines of
the present court gather manifold new power to the federal
. government at the expense of the state governments and of
the individual. If they serve also to protect what remains
of the individual's liberty, and to expand it in some spheres
where it has been previously contracted, we shall have a
highly advanced democracy. If notj we will have an American
version of the fascist corporate state, in which the monopoly
Of power and of freedom is with the state.
Peter, Paul, Power and Pensions
A number of ingenious schemes for raising new taxes
Or diverting portions of present tax money, all to the end that
vu age wauwuce xr&uus may ue more adequate, nave oeen
presented to the legislature. At least a dozen bills dealing
with pensions have been introduced or are In process of in
cubation. Something approaching a climax is achieved in the
measure which would levy an 8 per cent tax on the general
public! electric and gas bills. Essentially this is a sales or
consumers' tax limited to one commodity. It would be well
nigh universal because of the near-universality of electric
Service, except for the exemption of electric bills up to $ 3.
Sponsors of this scheme are all democrats, mainly lib
erals heretofore identified with the public power movement.
They or their associates in this movement have at times ar
gued that lowering people's power bills by a few cents a
month was a tremendously vital issue, the key to general
prosperity. Now they are arguing, in effect, that people can
well, afford to pay a few more cents for electricity without
noticing it -
At other times they have argued that it was not the
saving on electric charges that was important, but rather
the possibility of increased use of electricity. Now they pro
pose to discourage the greater use of electricity by making
its limited use less costly, contrary to the trend in power
rate schedules.
Legislators and others interested in liberalizing pen
sions may profitably keep two non-resilient facts in mind.
(1) State and local budgets are for the most part tightly
drawn, .permitting no leeway for diversion of present reve
nues to pension use. (2) Because of the 6 per cent limitation.
any proposal to levy new taxes must be reierrea to the
people; thus liberalizing pensions is In the last analysis up to
the voters.
This being true, it is not an ingenious Rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul
scheme that is needed, but rather the most equitable
system of apportioning the cost. Obviously the utility con
sumers tax is not the most equitable formula because, to list
just one item of unfairness, it would tax more heavily those
electricity users who live where power rates are higher.
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. Clackamas Pinball Raids '
It is to be presumed that in several respects the pinball
situation in Clackamas county, culminating in a gigantic
raid on "Monday when 21 police officers hauled in more than
100 machines alleged to be operating illegally is somewhat
different from the Marion .. county situation. It is obvious
that the method of dealing with them was different.
News dispatches from Oregon City assert that the ma
chines seized all "had slots for payoffs.", Presumably they
paid off automatically in cash, although this- is not clear.
The- operators are to be prosecuted under the Hannah Mar
tin law, which specifies that- such machines are illegal only
if something of value is offered to the winner. : ;
If it develops however that the machines, like those in
Marion county, paid off only In "lackeys' which might or
rniht not bs redeemable in cash or merchandise, the impend
ing prosecutions will be of particular Interest here where the
difficulty cf proof has been emphasized. If such proof is pro
uccj in the Clackamas county cases, it may be further pre-
the twinkling of a goldpiece.
that one man s guess about the
-with the fifth dimension.
to apply, during about the same
unconstitutional so that they
states couldnt tax the federal
government couldn't tax the
tax is the power to destroy,"
sovereignty; and even that
"interstate commerce," had a
wnoie auuject mure or less put
court began to redefine most
for
Breakfast
By E. J. HENDRICKS
Cbarles Craft assisted 2-C-41
in erecting stme of the
first residences in Salem; ; ii
contractor for San Us m ditch: , u
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(Continuing from yesterday!
J. W. P. Huntington became one
of the most popular residents of
Salem; a member of the' fire de
partment, etc., etc., - his home at
present 738 North Front street.
the Renska Swart home, and
when he died one of the greatest
funeral processions for the capital
city op to Its time followed the
body to the . grare. In the Odd
Fellows' cemetery. Hon. A. Bush,
founder of The Statesman and of
the Ladd s Bush bank, when
risking in the east, ordered an
Iron fence for the - Huntington
grave, where lie husband and wife
and several children. ; That fence
Is In srood reoalr. .
Strangely, the body of Charles
Craft was not laid to rest in Lee
Mission cemetery, of which he was
an incorporator and a trustee.
The reason makes a long story.
rather involved. The Craft grave
is in a prominent place In the Odd
Fellows' cemetery; that is, near
tne Thurston and Wlllson and
Cooke and Ford and other early
pioneers iinal resting places.
The Charles Craft family were
living in the Jason Lee house.
first residence erected (In 1140-
41) on the site of Salem, durlnsr
the last days of 1844. How do
we know? .
well, they were there to re
ceive Grandma Tabltha Brown
and her party when they arrived
at that house. In a snow storm.
lliy clad, on foot, on Christmas
day, 1841.
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That house, erected and main
tained for the headquarters of the
Jason Lee mission, the mother
station of that1 mission, generally.
irom tne rirst Housed lour rami
lies, two on the first and two: on
the second floor. i
The house stands as It stood
100 years ago, with the original
rounaations and materials, with
only the L added, and the old
rasnioned upper front porch a 11m
inated. It Is at present 980 Broad
way. In the beginning It. was not
on a street, and street numbers
did not come till over SO rears
later.
"a -
in mat uouse me iirst wnite
child was born in what became
the city of Salem, and one of
the very first girl children.
That house became unofficial
and official postofflce, Marlon
county court house, place where
was held the tirst meeting that
lea to tne founding of Willam
ette University, the Oregon terri
torial treasury, etc., etc.
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Let's have a little sketch of
the happenings of that Christmas
day, 1846, taken from the written
record 6f Grandma Tabitha
Brown:
"When the Prlngle famUr f ac
companied by Grandma Brown,
mother of Mrs. Prlngle) reached
the top of the last hill (the pres
ent exclusive residence district
of West Salem), overlooking the
lie or tne present city of Salem,
and saw the three-story Oregon
Institute (that by change of name
became Willamette University).
and the parsonage, both painted
gleaming wnite, surrounded - by
the lovely valley, they really; felt
as lr tney bad a view of Paradise.
This was Christmas dar. 184S.
(They saw not the paraonar but
we mission house which had
been the residence of Jason.1 Lee
and some of his assistant mission
aries. The "parsonage" of I that
day was the building now stand
ing at 1325 Ferry street, and! then
stood to the . southeast of that
point, likely out of sight from
one looking from the hill behind
(west of) West Salem.)
Any way, the Prlngle family.
with Grandma Tabltha Brown,
walked Into what had been the
Lee house that Christmas after
noon of 1846. We know this from
sereral sources. We now know it
from the fact that the Charles
Craft family was in that house
to help welcome the footsore and
Illy clad stragglers from off the
plains. They could sympathise
with their destitute condition, and
be proud of their heroic bearing.
we know it from another ab
solutely reliable and a truly ro
mantic source. j
a V "a
Fabritus R. Smith had been a
member of the 1846 Immigration.
But lie had taken the usual route
from Fort - Halt the Columbia
river route, and had arrired sav-
eral weeks before that Christmas
day. h
He had secured a Job In the
mission mills; had been dragging
saw logs with an ox team from
near the present Marlon square.
He had been glren Quarters In
a small building just south of the
house; probably one that had
been used as a shelter by the
workmen when they were erect
ing: the Leo house. - 1
Fabritus R. 8mlth was natural-
y very much, interested In the
walkers arriving next door,: pass
Ins Us frost door. Hev was
especially Interested, as a fancy
free young man, la T 1 r g 1 1 1 a
Prlngle, -granddaughter of Grand
ma Brown, whom he was to after
ward marry. r
(Concluded tomorrow.) :
Senate Holds up t
Forestry Bilk
Two forestry blUs were Indefi
nitely postponed in the senate
Wednesday. "i v,.
One of these related to willfully
and maliciously setting fires in the
forests. : . - - ' 1 1; '
The other provided for the col
lection, of assessments for fire pa
trol and for foreclosure of uens re
sulting from such assessments.
sumed that the evidence was
operatives.-, :;.;Si'-:.;' 4 -
The reader may observe
presumin3" in this discussion,
to be positive. The Clackamas
Bits
through the meduxn of an unsalaried deputy sheriff.
Two Die
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Two persons were killed and another landed his
plane safely la a collision In midair between two
light planes over Palmyra, N. J. Pilot Harley River
Wotan's,
(Chapter IS (CoaUnaed)
It was a .clear cold morning
with a wintry aun when General
ron Wallenfels emerged from the
front door of the big house he
was occuplying In Stralsund. He
paused at the top of the steps and
puUed on his kid gloves. He was
In uniform, the field-grey uniform
of the modern German army. He
wore a single decoration, the Iron
Cross. The hard face, beneath the
flat forage cap, was as impassive
the day long ago when he
killed Ulrica von Tarleeheim in
that memorable duel.
He glaneed up at the fair morn
ing sky and nodded with ahort
approval. He spoke over his
shoulder to his aide-de-camp: "It
Is a fine day for the Herr Releh-
minister s visit of inspection."
The general walked down the
stone steps to his waiting car and
returned the salute of the order
ly holding open the door. His
A.D.C. got in beside him. the or
derly shut the door, sUpped Into
his place at the side of the soldier
driver, and the big car moved for
ward. They headed out of the
town and swung right onto the
great bridge which spanned the
straita separating Rugen from the
mainland. The car crawled to a
halt with Its throbbing bonnet not
six Inches from the barrier which
barred the bridge-head and wait
ed. The nnder-offlcer, la a steel hel
met. In charge of the post stepped
up tothe esr, peered Inside, satis
fled himself as to its occupants.
saluted and roared an order. Im
mediately the barrier swung up
on its pivot and the auto aho(
across the bridge to bo halted,
once more, at the opposite end
where again its occupants were
subjected to a csreful scrutiny by
a sharp-eyed under-offlcer.
Your Fcdoral
Incomo Tax
EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED
COUPLES MARRIED DURING
TAXABLE TEAR
The credit for dependents as
well as the personal exemption
Is required to be prorated where
change of status occurs during
the taxable year, and these credits
are allowable not only for the pur
pose of computing the normal tax
but also the surtax. A fractional
part of a month Is to be disre
garded unless it amounts to more
than half a month. In which case
it Is considered a month.
For example, a single man and
a single- womsn who were married
on July 20, 1940, and lived to
gether during the remainder of
the year would be entitled to a
personal exemption of $1766.67 in
Joint return tor the calendar
year 1940, which amount la seven-
twelfths of $300 for the husband
while single, plus seven-twelfths
of $800 for the wife while single,
plus five-twelfths of $3000 for the
period during- which they were
married. It separate returns are
tiled, each Is entitled to a personal
exemption of $888.83. which Is
seven-twelfths of $300, plus one
half of five twelfths of $2000. If
during the year 1940 the husband
or the, wife had the atatus of the
head of a family prior to their
marriage, he or sha would be en
titled to his or her pro rata share
of i the personal exemption - of
$2000) allowed the head of a fam
ily! for the period prior to their:
marriage instead of merely that
allowed a single person.
However, for the period of their
marriage any exemption to which
either might be entitled as the
head of a family would be merged
In the - Joint personal exemption
tor that period. The joint per
sonal exemption allowable In the
ease of a couple who were -mar
ried and living together during
the entire year may not exceed
$2000.
If a child under It years of age
reaches the age of 18 years dur
ing the taxable year, the credit
of $400 Is required to be prorated
In the same manner as the person
al exemption. For example-, should
the child's eighteenth birthday
fall on Jane 80, the parent would
be entitled to claim $200 credit
for the dependent child-that is.
one-half of 3400. The same rule
applies to other dependents where
a i change of status occurs during
the taxable year. t
obtained :: by "under cover?
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that there has been a lot of
but on one' point It is possible
cleanup was not accomolished
in This Midair Plane Crash
Wreckage at one plana
Wedge
Once on the Island, tne big car
sped from thirty-two to 120 kilo
metres an. hour in an effortless
rash. The ten miles they had to
go was covered in about as many
minutes. ' Any other car but the
general's, which flew his own lit
tle pennant from its roof, would
have been stopped every half mile
by the armed pickets posted along
the road.
Their destination was a vast
camp of wooden barracks sur
rounded on aU sides by great
fields of barbed wire with, every
now and then, a squat concrete
tower which was - a nest of ma
chine-guns.
Even though this was the gen
eral's own car, flying the familiar
flag, with characteristic German
thoroughness it was carefully
scrutinised at each of the six
gates through which it had to
drive to enter the camp. The
chauffeur then kept his thumb
on the horn, drove rapidly to the
center of the camp, and drew up
smoothly before a long wooden
building painted white.
Here the general was received
by an obsequious gathering which
was awaiting him. It la to be
noted that, though most of them
were In either the black or brown
shirts of the Nasi party, few were
in mlutary uniform.
Von Wallenfels acknowledged
their greeting and then said,
"Gentlemen, I wish to conduct
a short tour of inspection ' myself
before the Herr Relchmlnister
comes. We will begin at once
with the surgery.
Immediately a rotund Uttle man
In the white costume associated
with medicine sprang to the fore,
stared at von Wallenfels through
pair of rlmlesa pince-nes. and
shouted: "At once. Herr General!"
The chief of the German Mili
tary IntelUgenee followed the lit
tle doctor to a email buUdlng
which lay upon the northern edge
of the camp. As he went he wss
constantly returning salutes, for
there were sentries with rifle and
bayonet everywhere. The build
ing was a most upto-date hospital
In miniature.
"There will be an operation in
progress at the moment. Herr
General." his Uttle medical guide
said, glancing at his wrist watch
If you would care to watch . . '
Ton Wallenfels nodded, fol
lowing his guide into one of the
operating theatres. Near the
operating table were a number
of white-coated figurea in earnest
conversation whUe to one side,
and Ignored by them, stood a dark
little man attired only in a pair
of pajama trousers. As the Gen
eral made his appearance they aU
promptly stood to attention in
eluding: the Uttle man by the door
who was evidently to be subjected
to some mysterious operation.
The general put them at ease
with, "Good morning, gentlemen.
Editorial
Commonta
From Othar Papers
THE HAMILTON APPOINTMENT
Appointment of Ralph 8. Ham
ilton as circuit Judge of Oregon's
18th Judicial district, to bo made
shortly by Governor CharlesA.
Sprague. will be generally ap
proved. Laymen, as weU as mem
bers- of the bar, recognising- Ralph
Hamilton's eminent qualifications
for the position, will hare confi
dence that he will prove a worthy
successor to the late T. E. J.
Duffy.
Long a successful practicing
member of the legal profession.
Mr. Hamilton's knowledge of the
law and of procedure has been
constantly augmented In the
school of experience. Early la his
career his ability was rewarded
with a position on the faculty of
the University of Oregon -law
school. Tears have been spent In
the courts of central Oregon and
stiU other years aa a partner la
one of - the better known law
firms of Portland. At the same
time - that he practiced law, he
learned also how laws were made
and his services as a legislator
earned for him the speakership
of the house of representatives
of this. auto. ..; v
, Another highly 'important qual
ification. Is in his possession of
what la known aa the Judicial
temperament. - Shrewd in his
analysis, able to see both sides
of an issue with, equal clarity, he
has the discernment and the poise
to anabl aim to preside .with
fairness and to .maintain without
ostentation the proper dignity f
the court.
, The . district will be fortunate
in his appointment. Bend Bul
letin. . -- . '
and a passenger, John Norman, died m the wreck-ag-e
of the plane above. Harold Longendorf er land
ed him cunaged plane safely.
By Francis Gerard
A Prelude to Blitzkrieg
Pray take no notice of me. Con
tinue."
One of the surgeons stenoed
forward and explained. "We are
about to work upon a case of flog.
Hnr
""Excellent!" commented the
general, and glancing at the half-
naked little man in the back
ground, asked, "Are you the
ease?"
"Tee, Herr General."
Von Wallenfels held out his
hand to the little man who went
scarlet with gratlffcation as he
took it.
"Ton are a brave man. my
friend," stressed the General."
And a true patriot of whom we, in
the Fatherland, know how to be
proud. HeU Hitler!"
The Uttle man glowed with
.pleasure at such praise from the
great man.
"What Is your name?" asked
the general.
Just for a fraction of a second,
the other hesitated, then said,
"Isaac Geldersteln."
Max ron Wallenfels smiled ap
provingly, "Excellent," he said. J
(To be continued)
Coprriffct y rruela erar4; IUtribmU4
f Klag r (Stare gjsdicaU. Imc.
Thompson Named
Corvalli8 Pastor
PORTLAND, Feb. S-OT-Blsh-op
Bruce R. Baxter appointed
Professor R- Franklin Thompson
of Willamette university as in
terim pastor of the Corvaul First
Methodist church today.
Dr. Daniel W. Stevens, pastor,
recently was ordered to active
army duty at Fort Lewis. Dr.
Thompson wfll continue on the
Willamette faculty.
Raises for Uncle Sam
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-CTV-
Franklin D. Roosevelt suggested
Tuesday that everyone getting a
raise because of the defense pro
gram should lend It to Uncle gam
as an investment.
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News Behind
r . v . By 'PAUL
WASHINGTON, Feb. I Con
gressional deliberations on the
British aid bUl .have been strictly
a publicity
s h o w . It is an
unpleasant 'duty
to report no se
rious considers
tioa of what the
bill means and
what It will do,
has been contri
buted ' by either
side.
The committee
hearings, which
usually produce
such public evi
dence, developed
this time Into a rm Man
contest In presenting big names.
rather than enlightenment. The
opposition got Lindbergh, Kenne
dy; et al, while the administration
Is even summoning WUlkie back
from ' London. Committeemen
that day lost which produced
only Han ford MaeNIder.and Nor
man Thomas. WhUe these two
names are heavy enough for most
front pages,, the conversational
murmurs of committeemen noted
they did not measure up to the
otherwise all-star bin. '
The big names la turn, talked
aboat -everything; except the bUl
bat chiefly about the war aad
aid to Britain, aa lassie wpoa
which the administration and
opposition differ only os meth
ods and decrees.
No real explanation of, the bill
was presented by anyone. House
and senate committees hare not
been able to find anyone who
could explain Its legal signifi
cance. Nearest approach was made
by War Secretary Stlmson. He
submitted a list of war depart
ment laws which he thought the
new act would repeal. Naval Sec
retary Knox was unable to furnish
even aucn. a negative suggestion
of the scope of the proposal on
his department.
Treasury Secretary Moreen
than was asked to give a rough
Idea of the financial aspects. He
pleaded he did not know details
because he was not the author.
When asked who the author was.
he indicated President Roosevelt
had taken the Initial idea up with
Speaker Rayburn and the final
draft was "the product of many
minds." None of these anlnds.
however, has been called to the
witness chair.
At Mr. Morgenthau's elbow at
the time was his general counsel.
Edward Foley, who is presumed
privately within congress to have
contributed most of the legal
draft In collaboration with Green
Hackworth, legal adviser to the
secretary of state, and men on the
congressional drafting committee.
The congressional committees
have not beea able to find oat
aaythlas; vital the pmblie does
not know abonC A secret ses
sion was caned to bear State
Secretary Hall bat this devel
oped only some added details
ceacemtna the plight of, Britain
aad mo added light oa the leg
islation. The administration's position
haa been to lay down a general
policy in this bUl without dis
closing any details. After the pol
icy Is adopted. detaUs will come
along through requests tor speci
fic appropriations and executive
acta. Whether the president In
tends to Institute a corporation
or do the Job himself through the
secretaries of navy and war, or
let as has been reported with
out confirmation Mr. Morgen-
thau direct the aid through an
inter-departmental committee. Is
not clear yet. The figure of 8i
009,000,080 as an appropriation
haa been mentioned, but only by
the opposition in a substitute pro
posal. Little haa been aaid about
the most Important subject of col
lateral for the materials to be
loaned or leased.
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Today's DTevo
MALLOnl W j ; j t
At no xime has the smias-V
tratioa offered a Justification!
for this particular legal text aaf
against any other. The only!
convincing testimony -on toe;
object Was by Mr. Kandsem,!
the production dUrrctor, who!
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cause the presfdeatj wanted to I
coordinate prod action. Stimsoa;
hinted something ; along; i the;
ansae line when he said the!
measure woald give the presi-!
dent control of the distribution'
of materals. j-. f
The opposition 'has been
squirming and squawking ; soma
because it cannot find out j what
the proposal is aU about. I Main
protests Along this ' lino i have
come from Senators Hiram : John
son nnd Clark.. But otherwise the
opposition has hewed strictly to
the same' line of generalities, or
conjured 'such wild prospects as
the president giving away the
navy. Not knowing whst he is go
ing to do; they do not "know what
to fight, f !j
Big point stressed by the cabi
net ofneers was that! the British
fleet msy be captured and lay the
United States onen to invasion.
They forgot State Secretary Hull
last September S obtained from
Prima Minister Churchill an of
ficial premise that: the British
fleet would never be surrendered.
When this was called -to Mr. Stint
son's attention, he whittled his
point down to the possibllty that
the British government might
change and another prime minis
ter might not cany out the prom
ise. Butj this, "demolition of the
point passed unnoticed, while the
threats got the headlines, r
A.s a matter of fact headlines
ara about all the whqle affair has
yet produced. In the! truest pos
sible sense, congress ia Wltting
ia the dark a dark tun ef weird
noises of possible disaster ts
Britain and Invasion of this hem
lsphere.1 i -.
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ently knows what! It all wffl
mean. ? That appears to be
enough; for a strong- snajority of
careas and perhapa ef ; dti
seaa. Maybe, they S7. this ia
the best law ever written saay
s it offers the best: way to aid
Britain; The only thins; sure up
to now is that it it a nsiqaev
case of: legislating. a paralleled
ia thej memory of 'the eldest
capital observer.
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Fred Chuf cli Has I
; Quarterly Meet
! fit
The district quarterly meetinx
of the j Salem area bf the Free
Methodist church will open to
night at the local t church.' corner
Market! and Winter ! streets, and
continue throughout 'the week, f
In addition to business sessions
In the afternoons, preaching: serv
ices have been arranged for 10:80
Friday f and Saturday mornings
with Rev. L. H. Ensey preaching
Friday j morning, and Revi J.- L.
Archer,; Saturday morning. '
i Meetings are being held in con
nection with a series of evange
listic services which are being; con
ducted ;wlth Rev. Richard Trtrer
of Winona Lake, Ind, as the evan
gelist. fRev. Traver preaches each
night and will also preach at 11
am. and T:4S pjn- Sunday. A
publle missionary service will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, in
Charge of Mrs. Leona 8houp.
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Would Ban Boat Fishing
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The senate Came - committee
Wednesday ia trod need a bill which
would .dose the McKensie river
above 'Belknap Springs to boat
fishlnc ;-
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