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The On-GOri STATESMAN. SaUxa. Orjoo.Tnnraday Tlorrrincj. Apcfl It. IStt
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rroni rirst Statesman, March 23, 1831
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING GO.
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, President,
Member ol The Associated Press
The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to the use for publication of ell
dispatches credited to tt or not otherwise credited m thla newspaper.
Money to Burn
There is no precedent for today's economic
outlook; therefore any predictions which may
be made, or any which may have been made, are
subject to discount A year ago, for example,
most AinenuuH 11, iui (iuiku uui
would ber another -depression immediately after
the war ended. Today logic suggests though
this too is uncertain that because so many
consumer needs are being denied, dammed up
against the day when production of civilian
goods may be resumed, there will be instead
feverish activity with demand absorbing all the
productive energy now going into war. Every
body will be in need o a new automobile along
with innumerable less r gadgets; and there will
be urgent need for home construction.
Yet some observations based upon established
economic principles and upon knowledge of hu
man nature retain their validity even when
. projected into an unprecedented situation. It
was foreseen accurately that when the national
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when the increase, moreover, was more gen
erally divided amongjthe people more workers
employed and higher wages while at the same
- time production for civilians was drastically
curtailed, a great many of these workers would
find money burning holes in their pockets.
Here were all the elements of price inflation.
Every householder knows there has been some
price inflation and that no adequate curbs have
yet been put into effect though the Office of
Price Administration has the power to install
much more effective brakes than are now in
operation. And householders in Salem and vi
cinity, the great majority of them still pursuing
their peacetime occupations, know that one of
the worst things about inflation is that it places
an unequal Duraen upon tnose wnose incomes
have not kept pace. By the same token, any
rigid method of pay-as-you-go taxation merely
makes the unequal burden more painful. It
should be said however that many incomes have
risen, even here in Salem, largely by the two-breadwinners-in-the-family
route.
The prospect, just now is that rationing and
price control will be extended to a considerable
number ol additional consumer items, forced in
part by hoarding based upon shortage rumors
which were false until the hoarding made them
true. The word at Washington, DC, is however
that the War Production Board is prodding OPA
to ration items which the latter agency does not
consider sufficiently critical.
Meanwhile the unprecedented angle of the
"money to burn" situation among war produc
tion workers is an epidemic of individual lay
offs. Men with unaccustomed weight in their
purse pockets and no way to spend it rapidly,
just simply fail to show up on the job, thus re
ducing their earnings while spending what they
do earn in more leisurely fashion. In some in
stances this has been a racket in that they would
work for double pay on Sunday, then lay off
a day when they might have gotten only
"straight time." The new agreement doing away
with double pay except for an actual seventh
day, will remedy this situation. Meanwhile
these individual layoffs delay war production
in some plants to a serious degree.
Some remedies are being tried. Persuasion
is one; another is scheduling pay day on Fri
day or Saturday, inasmuch as the temptation to
lay off is strongest right after pay day. A third
method is to. pack 56Jiours of work into six days
x Including two 12-hour shifts. When the same
problem arises' in England, penalties are in
voked. It may come to that here.
While there Is no use in bucking human na
ture in the mass, neither is It necessary for
each individual to be a slave to its lower level
manifestations. Monday doesn't really burn
holes in pockets; that's just a halluciation based
a rule upon habit There are safe places to
- put excess earnings. If they are put into war
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owiM uiey no aouoie auty; neip finance the war
effort and reduce the inflationary trend.
Steinbeck and Reality
l Even they who know of John Steinbeck
only that he wrote 'The Grapes of Wrath" are
aware that he has been at some pains to qualify
as. a stark realist; to get right down to earth
and dirty earth at that, more often than not.
f Well, here comes Mr. Steinbeck with a new
play, The Moon Is Down," based upon his
novel which already has attained some circu
lation. It is a war story with locale in Norway
after the conquest. Now of both the book and
the play, it is complained by critics that Stein
beck has fallen off his high plane of realism,
to such depths that he actually offers this thesis:
The nazis will lose because their purpose is
evil, the democracies will win because they are
noble and good. Critics, you know, are death on
sweetness and light
- Recent news from Norway suggests how
ever that Steinbeck is still the realist and not
to be condemned because prophetic realism la
this case brings his heroes and heroines out
State Guard's Rifles'
With the general proposition that "defense"
of the United States may best be safeguarded by
attacking: the enemy where he is, or stopping
him where he is advancing on the other side
of the Pacific, this newspaper has enthusi
astically agreed. We have not joined that jit
tery minority which howls for the concentra
tion of combat forces and equipment here, to the
hinderance of the overseas effort
It appears however that federal authorities in
issuing an order which will withdraw equip
ment from state guard units, has overlooked
the variance in defense needs as between dif
ferent localities in 'the United States. State
guards in Nebraska and the Dakotas certainly
may get along with shotguns and similar weap
ons, useful in quelling any internal disturbance.
It may be, on the contrary, that state guard and
guerilla units in Oregon may at some unpre
dictable date and without much warning, find
themselves battling a well-equipped invading
force.
Protest of state officials against unifornTap
plication of the order is well taken. It is to be
hoped that the federal authorities will be able
to see the realities of the situation on this'coast
You haven't gone all the way when -you say
that priorities affect every living person in the
United States. A recent WBP order affects also
those who die. No metals other than gold, silver,
iron and steel may be used in the manufacture
of caskets, and reduces the permitted amounts
of iron and steel by 23 per cent. After July
1, iron and' steel will be ruled out entirely ex
cept for fastenings and for the metal liners
which are required by state laws.
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Inspiration Point
Bits ffoir BireaEstfasti
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Faal MaUoa
WPB is planning a nationwide inventory of
rough diamonds, and requires that any sales
or transfers must be reported. Human "dia
monds in the rough" will be routed by shortcuts
to the combat areas.
News Behind
The News
By PAUL MALLON
(Distribution by King Features Syndicate. Inc. Repro
duction in whole or tn pert trV.-Uy prohibited.)
WASHINGTON, April 15 You can hear more
softly-told reasons why the Cripps Mission failed
than there are Moslems and Hindus. But the all
impelling one which even sticks out of the official
statements, is that neither side wanted success
sufficiently to get it
There are supplemental tales like the one that
Winston Churchill, felt Cripps'
hot breath on the back of his
neck in Whitehall politics and
sent him into the Indian politi
cal maze to cool him off, ex
pecting full well he would
never come out running at
least not running against
Churchill for the prime minis
try. That one was in circulation
soon after Cripps left London.
It is no doubt based only upon
conjecture, and the conjecture
will be strengthened in the
minds of some people now by,
the way the trip turned out. Mr. Cripps certainly
slowed down.
Officials here just throw up their hands, say
something about the Inexplicable intricacies of
Indian politics, and let explanations go.
Why any nation, no matter how deeply it has
suffered from past grievances, or how thoroughly
it is criss-crossed with conflicting political inter
ests, would permit itself to be left standing weakly
disunited, with the Japs already at their front
door, is more than most officials here want to try
to explain.
The outlook for India Is bad, but not as bad as it
might be. The stubbornness of the British and
Indian statesmen, of course, almost constitutes an
invitation to Japan to move in, whether or not the
Jap military leaders had planned it at this time.
A defense which elects to be weak by choice In
vites attack.
The heart of India is geographically on her
sleeve the one nearest the Japs. Ninety per cent
of her steel and engineering industry is around Cal
cutta in the eastern arm of the country, within easy
reach of the Jap bombing fields of Burma.
If the Japs could roll through Calcutta to a line
200 miles west of the city, they would have all the
main Indian industries and particularly all the
armament production within their grasp.
The workers in Indian factories cannot be ex
pected to act like those in England during bombing
raids. Their morale has not been solidified by set
tlement of internal political differences. Ninety per
cent of the population in 1931 was illiterate (unable
to write a letter or read an answer).'
The government has issued an ordinance that the
workers must remain at their posts during air
raids, but there is no reason to expect them to act
differently from those in Rangoon. The Burmese
workers cracked in panic at the first bombs, and
production ceased from that point
The food situation is not good. The eastern sec
tion relied much on Burmese rice production, now
cut off. A shortage of wheat may aggravate condl-,
into the sunlight for the happy ending. For tkms in the north and west especially in a nation
his real message if that democracy will win, not whos disunity already has been publicly expressed
because it is right but because nazi brutality is m. woDornness of its political leaders. Food
When The Statesman 4-16-41
was $10 a year and
advertising was more
than $2 a column inch:
(Continuing from yesterday:)
Last ad in the second column of
the last page of The Daily
Statesman of 1864 being re
viewed was nearly an inch for
Painter & Co., San Francisco,
printers and dealers in type,
presses, printing materials, ink,
paper, cards, etc.
The first half of the third col
umn was taken up with an ad of
The Daily Statesman's own book
and job printing department It
said there had Just been re
ceived from New York a "Gor
don Power Press, latest and
most improved pattern, for
cards, bill and letter heads,
checks, etc., also an "Adams
Improved Power Press, most
perfect ever invented for book
printing," and that their plant
had received first premiums at
the state fairs of 1862 and 1863,
on good printing.' The ad was
signed by the Oregon Printing &
Publishing Co.
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The Gordon job presses are
still made. The "Adams im
proved power press" is out now,
this writer believes. It was in
The Statesman plant in 1884,
when this columnist and his
partner bought the plant And
the "power" was Hi Gorman, a
strong armed colored man. He
had learned to count up to 10,
and knew that 10 tens made 100.
So he could count out to the
two news boys on ponies their
proper number of papers for
city delivery. HI slept on the
feed board of the "power"
press. The "power" of the Gor
don press was likely of the same
type, in 1864; likely white man
or woman power.
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Hi was reliable when sober,
fairly 'so when under the in
fluence of forty-rod firewater.
He was very proud of "Sis"
Gorman, flower of his family,
who, he said, was half white.
The Gorman family, according
to the 1872 directory, had their
home at the northeast corner of
High and Court streets; rather
high-toned section. Once Bud,
Hi's boy, committed some penal
offence, and skipped over the
line into Washington. One of
'Crime ati Castaway'
writing its own doom. Resistance in Norway,
Holland, France, Yugoslavia, in fact in all the
captive countries, at a weighty item in Hitler's
growing burden of woe.
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There are reports that authorities in Wash-'
ington, DC, are leaning ' toward a policy of
easing' up on tire restrictions; not because the'
rubber shortage is any less acuta than was an
ticipated, but because the restrictions threaten
to impede transportation which is actually
relief may soon be necessary to avoid riots and
maintain production.
Fifth columnists around there. A fairly good
secret service, the CID, organized by the British
but including Indians, is not good enough.
Bat, as the politicians on both sides' must have
known, these defects could have been remedied by
an agreement in only one really important respect
morale.. .
r No doubt Nehru and his followers will resist the
Jap aggressors, and the plan of defense made by
uw onuau convouea army wai be carried out Fol-
necessary. to the war production program. So I lower Gandhi cannot be expected to alter their
if the restrictions, are loosened, that should
net be viewed as an invitation to resumption of
unnecessary travel. Let the people who need
them lor their part of the war effort, have the
tires; the situation as it stands today emphasizes
nare than ever -the need for rubber consenra
ti:n and for general cooperation to bring it
Pacifist policies even when the Japs come in the
door with bayonets. They apparently prefer death
10 war SB any lorm.
Thus while the future of the Cripps' mission is
much against our best Interests, it need not be
fatal, and anyway there is nothing we can do about
It Mr. Roosevelt's emissary Louis Johnson did as
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By EDITH BRISTOL
Chapter It Continued
I tried to think things out
clearly. The anger and hot
words of the previous afternoon
heard from Mr. Gregg's bed
room. What part did they play in
the puzzle now spread before
us? And Lance so gentle with
Miss Gregg, so considerate as
to notice my own weariness
what was the meaning of his
ugly warning as I had heard it
yesterday, ringing through the
silent passage "It will mean
death if you don't"? I was
frankly baffled, confused and
very unhappy.
It was restful sitting there in
the golden October morning. I
saw an official car from the
' sheriffs - office speed up the
driveway and several men got
out that would be the finger
print men and photographers. I
knew they were expected. Sher
iff Allen met them at the car.
Dr. Henry, his official duties
finished for the nonce, got into
his own small car and sped
away. ?,
From the back road the
little-used one that came into
Castaway from the edge of the
cliffs above Hidden Cove I
watched a yellow sports road
ster slip quietly and quickly into
the grounds of the ranch house
and drive into the garage. Syd
ney got out and helped his
mother step from the machine.
Her face was almost hidden by
the brim of her hat and her dark
'''glasses.':
Already I thought she's
evading the publicity that is
bound to follow news of this
tragedy and a lump came into
t my throat to think how many
people were grief-stricken by
this dreadful thing. I couldnt
say I liked Estelle Gregg u I,
liked her husband or Martha
she was too selfish for that
but X did feel sorry for her. ,
Sydney and his mother went
in through the kitchen door and ,
things were quiet again for as '
, much as fifteen min wmle
the peace of the hillside helped -me
pua myself together and
make ready to go back to work.
- I saw Lance come out of the
house with Kobe looking so di-;
minutive beside him and the
surf came to my ears.
I had promised myself a half
hour's rest and I took nearly all
of that before starting down the
hill, ready to transcribe the
notes I had taken. I entered the
front door and walked down the
hall to the door of the study.
The door was locked. Beyond,
in the bedroom, I knew the men
from the office were conduct
ing their search.
I knew I must start on the
work, for Allen would want his
record completed, the statements
signed, as soon as possible, so
I retraced my steps through the
hall, crossed the width of the
big house and entered the west
wing, heading for Miss Gregg's
sitting room again. The key to
the study would be In her hands,
surely.
A shrill, loud voice was speak
ing and the door was ajar. This
seemed to be a house where I
was doomed to hear other peo
ple's conversation without want
ing to. t
Estelle Gregg was talking
and .from her tones, on the rag
ged edge of hysterics.
"You've always hated me t . .
you hated to have your brother
bring, me here . . youVe hated
me because I was younger and
better looking than you . . . and
now you have your friend the
sheriff ask me where I was last
night"
Her voice . broke and X heard
low tones from Martha.
EsteUe's high pitched, angry
voice went en. "Why should I
be questioned? Like a criminal?
This is my house now. I wont
be treated like this in my own
house. Why doesn't be ask that
wild woman m Hidden Cove
where she was last night?. Why
doesn't Jhe ask you where you
were?" ' , - ;
I retreated to the ivmg room.
There seemed to be nothing to .
do except wait until the' storm
had blown over or until the
sheriff passed through and could "
admit me to the study. X 1 must
have waited there for ten min
utes the closed door to the?
hallway cut off the torrent of
angry words and the silence of -the
big room -was restfuL -v
(To be continued)
two of them drove off down
the driveway.. Again sflence JU&O PrOraxas
sprcwi jbw uk siupc ok ine
Marion county's deputy sheriffs
went and got him, and did not
ask for a requisition. Bud did
not complain; he was glad to be
back home. According to the
1874 Salem Directory, the Gor
mans had removed to the north
side of State street between
Water and Front They remained
there a" long time. '
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The second ad in the third
column of the last page of The
Daily Statesman Twing reviewed
was of the "Howe Doublethread
Lockstitch Sewing Machine, es
tablished In 1845, improved from
time to time and fully perfected
in 1862." Prices of different
styles of that make of sewing
machine ran from $60 to $140.
Deming it Co, San Francisco,
sole agents for the Pacific
Coast. Freeland Bros, Albany,
local agents.
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Next and last in that column
was a two Inch ad of the "New
Road to Dalles City," with, a
small picture of the old fash
ioned stage coach. It read:
"The Columbia River Road,
leading from Portland, is avail
able for the travel of stock
through to Dalles City. Laborers
are constantly engaged in im
proving the worst parts of the
road. A GOOD FERRY ON DOG
RIVER and one on Sandy River.
Rates of toll: Each horse, mule
or jack, 50 cents; each man, 50
cents; each head of cattle over
one year old, 50 cents; each
sheep, 10 cents. Tickets sold at
the ferries. NO EXTRA
CHARGE FOR FERRYING. A
ticket at the above prices is the
only charge on the road made by
the Company. JoelPalmer, pre
sident Columbia River Road
Company; J. J. Hoffman, Secre
tary; John F. Miller, Joel Pal
mer, Directors."
Dalles City is now officially
The Dalles. But how about Dog
River? This is from McArthur
Oregon Geographic Names:
"Hood river, Hood River
county. This stream was dis
covered by Lewis and Clark on
Tuesday, Oct 29, 1805, and
called Labeasche river, an im
proved method of spelling La
Bische, French for female deer.
In pioneer days some travelers,
being in a starving condition,
ate dog meat near Hood river,
and the unpopular i name Dog
river was the result but not be
cause of any suggestiveness of
the French name. Later on, Mrs.
Nathanial Coe. a well known
pioneer resident of the valley.
objected to the name Dog river
and succeeded in rHmnrin local
usage to Hood river on account
of Mount Hood, its source. . . .
The name Dog river is now at
tached only to a small stream
that h e a d s in Brooks Meadows
about eight miles southeast of
Farkdale and flows into East
Fork Hood river. ... . The name
Hood river appears on a man as
early as 1856. ... The city of
Hood River was named, for the
stream nearby. . , . The county
(of Hood River) was created
Jane 23, 190.w '
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Joel Palmer of the Dalles
City road was General Joel Pal
mer, one of the most outstanding
of early Oregon pioneers, Indian
Commissioner, founder of the
town of Dayton, Yamhill coun
ty, etc John F. MDler waa Gn.
John F. Mfller. also outstanding
early Oregon pioener. He was
a . Joint builder - and afterward
sole -owner of the nresent
Statesman building, m which for
about ; zo years was the gover
nor's office, the state library.
the supreme court rooms, etc.
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