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The OIZGOn STATH-IAIL Salem. Oregon. Fridar Morning. July 24 ltU
'No Favor Strays Us; No Fear Shall Aw"
From First Statesman, March 28. 1851
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, President - .
Member of The Associated Press
The Associated Pren ts exclusively entitled to the as for publication of an -news
dispatches credited to U or not otherwise credited In this newspaper. .
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Oil
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Oil of the Caucasus
It's not safe to bet a nickel that Hitler will
get any closer to the Caucasus oil fields than
he is right now. But already he is close enough
to arouse some curiosity as to just where he
might "strike oil" and to what extent the
natural defenses of that formidable mountain
range, described here recently in some detail,
will handicap him in its quest.
Oil, like gold is "where you find it" and
available material on the Caucasus petroleum
industry is not as up-to-date as one might wish;
it should be borne in mind that Russian produc
tion doubled between 1929 and 1939 and was
still expanding at the close of that decade, pos
sibly with some shifts in the map of active
operations and hv the output 6f the various
fields..
Nevertheless it is clear that the Baku fields,
with more than 18 per cent of the world's oil
reserves, still provide the bulk of the more
than 200 million gallons of Russia's annual
crude oil production. And , Baku, a city about
the size of Portland in its present bloated condi
tion, is not difficult to find on the map. It is
. on the Caspian and right at the southeast end
of the great mountain chain. Even after the
nazis reach the Caucasus, they woujd have a
tough time reaching Baku. It is some distance
south of Derbent, where the mountains come
nearest to the Caspian and where a desperate
stand would be made if the invaders got that
far. And if they did approach Baku well, --it's
interesting to recall that this ancient city used
to be the home of a cult. of .fire! worshipers, and
' its citizens must still have a pretty fair notion
what to do before the oil wells get into enemy
hands.
The Grozny oil region, which according to our
data is second to Baku in production, is on the
northern slopes of the Caucasus but it also is
well toward the Caspian side.
However, it js only about 200 miles from
Rostov to the Maikop oil fields, third most pro
ductive area, which is well up toward the north
west extremity of the Caucasus range. Maikop
is the spot to watch if the axis war machine gets
past Rostov. Chances are Hitler's thirsty tanks .
will head for there on a bee line. '
But, unless Maikop's production has been
expanded greatly in the last few years, they
won't get too healthy a drink there. To the best
f our knowledge Maikop's oil wells have never
produced much over a million barrels a year
enough to supply the United States for approxi
mately eight hours. And at Maikop no less than
at Baku or any other point that may be men
aced, the Reds will not hesitate to apply the
torch.. - :''"' . '
Time was but the last time was in the year
1900 when Russia produced more petroleum
than the Ussted States. That year Russia turned
out 76 million barrels, this country 64. But
those were the good old kerosene days.' Now
the United States produces well over a billion
barrels of oil yearly, more than half the world's
total, while Venezuela is a close rival to Russia.
The Western Hemisphere produces more than
80 per cent of the world's total not so much
because it has a greater share of the supply, as
because in peacetime, the Old World still lags'
far behind in motorization.
Honey Makes the Mare
From the man who is trying to be nominated
to the village council to the man who is running
for president of the United States, money is
necessary for campaigning. It certainly is not
advisable to have the privilege
office limited to men of wealth. Why then ,
. should citizens who contribute the money that
. enables our party system to function be
penalized by being required to pay income tax
on their contributions?
-i The above is the kernel of an argument of
fered by an officer of the Better Government
' association of Illinois, non-partisan civic or
ganization which bears good repute in its home
state, for deducting political contributions, if
they are "reasonable" in amount, from taxable
income. It , may sound revolutionary, even
-renal if you cling to one' certain popular view
as to political campaign funds. But obviously
It is not as revolutionary as the alternative plan
seriously considered in congress; paying the
expenses of both major political parties out of
the public treasury.
Neither proposal appears to be a vital, pres
sing issue warranting, an immediate verdict on
our part. But the discussion does raise an in
teresting question anent the future of govern
ment. Some industrialists and business men
may be "making money right now, although
the general trend is "higher gross, lower net
after taxes.- But it does look as though lar.
net incomes, after the war if
going to be mighty scarce.
And if the time comes
, AA.ftctuwM uc cAiunt, wu4v wui Happen Id
,T politics? About what happened In Germany a
- decade ago, perhaps. If this nation goes to
socialism in any of its more thorough varieties,
this question won't be funny. Contributions for
political- campaigns and for a great many
A " "V t
oiner worxnwnue inings now
voluntary gifts will be lacking
activities will have to be financed
" way.. ' - '
One-Half of 1 Per Cent
, Time was when the phrase "one-half of I
per cent" had definite significance to all Ameri
cans. The younger generation doesn't remem-
" ber and some oldsters are a bit
riow, but from 1919 until 1933
intoxicating." There ; was ; a . brief subsequent '
reriod 'when "three point, two" had similar
planing but -wholly by legal fiat proclaimed
with tongue in cheek. ,
I Now we are advised that retail trade in Salem
howei a gain in June, 1 942,
r.onth in 1941, f f "one-half of 1
r.r.vs, .' either: according , to Volstead or in its
t-.vn right, may be declared "r.on-mtoxicating.'V
"" Yet there is so much complaint from som-
m
Pan! Halloa
Go
of running for
from alcohol but
not already, are
when well-lined
supported oy
and all those
in some other
. -
vague about it . tires or eastern gasoline for necessary civilian
it meant "non- work while succeeding in all other production
over the same
per cent". The
sources of a falling -off in business, explained
more by lack of merchandise or restrictions
upon its sale than by an absence of purchasing
power, that any gain or even the absence of a
recession in over-all volume of trade, is good
news.
For Oregon as a whole, independent retailers'
sales were up 3 per cent in June but there was a
wide disparity among the various divisions of
trade. Food stores gained 28 per cent, apparel
stores 29 per cent, department stores 13 per cent
and the lumber-building-hardware group, con
trary to what you may think, gained 10 per
cent, mostly on the basis of Portland activity
which was up 27 per cent. Furniture dealers re
ported a drop of 13 per cent, automobile deal
ershere your guess is correct 83 per cent!
Among the queer-sounding policies you hear
advocated .these days, we would list the baa
which one Oregon newspaper proposed, on con
ceding heroism or skill to individuals or groups
of the enemy. Objection was raised particularly
to the praise limited to the item of tactical
skill which had been accorded to General
Rommel. We still insist that the truth, or even
honest opinion, may be voiced or written on
most subjects without hinderance. And wheth
er Rommel qualified as a genius or not, we
hope these rumors as to his death or incapacita
tion are well founded.
News Behind
The News
By PAUL MALLON
(Distribution by King Features Syndicate. Inc. Repro
duction in who'. or in part strictly prohibited.)
WASHINGTON, July 23 If promises were tires,
the nation would ride, but, as it is, the rubber
problem is sinking deeper and deeper into the mire
of business competition and policies.
No one seems able or willing to take hold of
various difficult phases of the
problem and hammer out a sat
isfactory policy.
To cite a typical example, the
five big rubber manufacturers
trooped into town with an ex
hibit of rubber processes, de
signed to show that 60 per cent
of civilian needs and all mili
tary requirements could be sat
isfied without much trouble.
The exhibit was set up in a ho
tel parlor and government of
ficials were invited in to see
it a week before it was opened.
Before most officials got
around to it, they read some advance stories in
one local newspaper suggesting that this exhibit
would solve all national problems of tires and gas
rationing. That happened to be a little more than
the industry claimed, and it made the government
officials engry and critical in advance.
Few even went to the show until the arrangers
for the industry made it clear they were not re
sponsible for the publicity. WPB Director Donald
Nelson then came in, made a few notes and went
on his way.
The oil industry stole a march of five days on
the rubber manufacturers, when W. S. Farish,
president of Standard Oil of New Jersey, an
nounced his company will r produce 200,000 tons
of synthetic rubber by the end of next year.
However, Franklin Waltman, former publicity
director of the republican national committee, suc
ceeded in anticipating Mr. Farish. by assembling
a large press conference here a week earlier to
promote interest in the Houdry process of one of
his new clients, which apparently is . backed by
competitors of Mr. Farish, namely, the Sun Oil
company and the Standards of New York and Call-
fomia.
So it goes in an active competitive business bst
tlt to produce synthetic tires for the nation, while
government officials look on skeptically. They
naturally want to Justify their policy, continuing
rationing.
They find numerous faults with the various pro
posals, contending for instance that there is nothing
"new" in the rubber show, that the other processes
will not produce good tires or will need too much
steel for plant construction, or cannot produce in
time, etc
Meanwhile, Donald Nelson has thrown the pow
erful weight of his position against the Gillette
bill in congress proposing to create a single rubber
authority, not Mr. Nelson, and to manufacture more
rubber from alcohol than Mr. Nelson wants. He
practically told congress that if he had it to do over
a ffain hat miffht allrtw mim renthM nnvliiKKnn
that the change now would ip- 2
set his calculations. f "
As a result of this, or other congressional dis
satisfaction with Mr. Nelson's failure in this one
line of production, the capitol cloakrooms are filled
with rumors that he may stay in London on his
forthcoming trip, or that he will otherwise be re
tired. (Not confirmed by any executive authority).
- Thus all avenues of activity seem to lead into
the same dead-end street upon which the rubber
problem has been running from the 'beginning.
No one, not even Mr. Roosevelt, seems to have
been entirely without fault. -,
i In circulation in congressional quarters is a
clipping from the New York Times of February
28, 1941, containing the following account of a
presidential press conference of the previous day:
I "The president expressed his belief that the
United States was in no danger of running short
of rubber, much of which comes from The Nether
lands Indies. Much raw rubber has been bought
by thi3 country and there is a good sized supply on
hand, he said. If a pick-upr campaign becomes
necessary, enough rubber could be obtained from
old tires and used rubber to 2 keep going until
'synthetic rubber plants could be put up."
The failure of the government under its man-'
aged war economy to provide either sufficient
lines is practically the exclusive subject of civilian
conversation in the east where the stricter gas
rationing (4 gallons a week) went into effect
Wednesday. . -. ;s V ; A - r-'!
- The state of public opinion In the midwest is
generally accepted by congress as the reason for
continued postponement of national gas rationing.
Today it is generally believed here that this
project; has been shelved - definitely until after
the elections. Thus, the political concussion is be
ing confined to the east for the present' at, least,
I Jill I ' 'fi
A Proceeding Being Followed With Interest
Bits for EEreakffast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
The colored men 7-24-42
at Camp- Adair
should be given the
treatment they deserve:
m m
Colored soldiers are already
at Camp Adair. If there is no
slowing up of the world war
that is now on, the number will
be increased by thousands.
This condition will necessarily
come about, if the trend does
not radically change, for there
will be room and facilities for
as many as 60,000 men, or more.
W "Is
Whether the colored men who
may come shall be volunteers or
drafted, they will be entitled to
the same treatment as men with
faces that are white, or red, or
any other color or mixture of
colors. i
Some indications of a contrary
opinion among our people has
already been shown, to their dis
credit, and to the injustice of
deserving men of color.
S S
There was a time, in the Ci
vil war, when the rebel com
manders announced dire punish
ment for Union commanders who
should allow the enlistment of
colored men to be soldiers.
Charles G. Halpin was born in
Ireland, became a famous news
paper writer in the United
Radio (Programs
S.SI.M FRIDAY 1399 KC
6:45 Rise 'n Shine.
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145 Sweet and Sentimental.
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- S 39 MeWS. -r . -at -v .---! ".r,
States just before the Civil war.
He rose in rank; commanded as
a major general during mat
war; fought under General Da
vid Hunter, who accompanied
Lincoln to Washington for his
inauguration; who accompanied
his body home; who enlisted the
first colored troops in the Civil
war and was "outlawed" for
doing so, by Jefferson Davis.
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Halpin wrote a lot of humor
out poems, for which work he
was paid high salaries by lead
ing publishers. He wrote the
poem, "Sambo's Right to Be
Kilt," that was recited In ten
thousand Union camps, sung on
as many marches, repeated by
millions over the whole North.
It Is a classic in every great
American library.
It has a lesson for today. It
reads:
SAMBO'S RIGHT TO BE KILT
Some tell us 'tis a burn in' shame
To make the naygers fight;
An' that the thrade of bein' kilt
Belongs but to the white;
But as for me, upon my sowl!
So liberal are we here,
111 let Sambo be musthered in
stead of myself
On every day in the year,
On every day in the year, boys,
And in every hour of the day:
The right to be kilt 111 divide
These schedaJes are svppUed ay
the respective staueaa, Aay varta
ttoos noted fcy usteaers are te
changes aaada by the stations wttfc
awt netlce tm this newspaper.
All radie stations asay cat treat
ta air at say Urns la the Interests
of aaUeaai defease.
1:45 The Bookworm.
SAO B. S. Bercovici. Commentator.
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330 Dance Time.
330 Hello Again.
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5 30 Songs for Marching Men.
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30 Jimmy Allan. USN.
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70 TBA. - -
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S:0O Momenta of Melody.
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7:00 Clark Dennis, Singer.
7:15 Breakfast Club. .
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r. SrOOv-Do-ws .Memory ; Lane - -
wid him
And divil a word 111 say.
In battle's wild commotion
I shouldn't at all object
If Sambo's body should stop a
ball
That was comin' for me direct;
And the prod of a Southern
bagnet,
So ginerous are we here,
111 resign, and let Sambo take it
On every day in the year.
On every day in the year, boys,
And wid none o' your nasty
pride,
All my right in a Southern bag
net prod
Wid Sambo 111 divide.
The men who 'object to Sambo
Should take his place and fight;
And it's betther to have a nay-
ger's hue
Than a liver that's wake and
white.
Though Sambo's black as the ace
of spades
His finger a thrigger can pull.
And his eye runs sthraight on the
barrel sights
From under his thatch "of wool,
So hear me all, boys, darlin',
Don't think I'm tippin' you chaff,
The right to be kilt well divide
wid him,
And give him the largest half!
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By KIRKE I SIMPSON
Wide World War Analyst tor The SUtesman .;
The. ominous German boast that nazi forces have crossed
the lower Don east of the Donets confluence on a wide front
remained unconfirmeddas this was written, encouraging hope
that the Russians have averted a perilous break-through on that
vital river front H. T
' The nazi battle design must,
fall short of decisive results
while a Russian stand along the
left bank of the Don is possible.
The Russian defense line still
guards - the all-important col
fields of the Caucasus, communi
cations between red armies of
the south and those of the north
and east and allied supply routes
for Russia via the Persian gulf,
Iran and the Capsian so long as it
lies unbroken along the Don.
Moscow confirms nasi claims
f close Investment of Rostov
on the right or north bank of
the Den near its month, of
ficially stating that "the battle
of Rostov Is on." The implica
tion is that Marshal Tlmoshen
ke has elected to stand siege
at Kostov rather than fall
back across the Don at that
point te stand along the left
bank. -
His reasons for holding the
Rostov outpost north of the river
are not clear. Berlin has claimed
destruction of bridges in the Ros
tov area. The major bridges, in-
Random Marves-
By JAMES HILTON
Chapter 14 continued
"Good morning, Mr. Charles."
Morning, Wilson."
"What can I get you, sir?
Some kedgeree or ham and
eggs kipper- kidneys "
"Suppose I have a look."
He eased a little of his em
barrassment by the act of serv
ing himself. He knew Wilson
must be staring at him all the
time. As he carried his plate
back to the table he said, "Well,
it's good to be back." It was
a remark without meaning a
tribute to a convention that did
not perfectly fit, like Chet
wynd's clothes, but would do
for the time being. -
"Yes, indeed, sir. Very glad
to see you again."
"Thanks." And he opened The
Times, the dry and crinkly
pages engaging another mem
ory. "You still warm the paper
in front of the fire, Wilson?"
"Yes, str. I always had to
when Mr. Rainier used to come
down it's got to be a sort
of habit, I suppose." ' 1
"Queer how one always asso
ciates big things with little
things. I get the whole picture
of my childhood from the smell
of toasted printer's ink."
"Yes, sir." '
He ate his ham ' and eggs,
scanning the inside news pages.
Trouble in Europe the usual
Balkan mix-up. Trouble in Ire- -land,
and that, was, usual too
British officers assassinated. Not
much of a paper after the holi
day never was. The usual
chatty leader about Christmas,
full of Latin quotations and
schoolmasterly, facetiousness
dear old 'Times. A long letter
from somebody advocating sim
plified spelling Jove, were
they still at that? Now that the
war was over, it seemed both
reassuring and somehow disap
pointing that England had pick
ed up so many old threads and
was weaving them into the same
pattern. Y
Then Chetwynd, eldest , of the
brothers, began the procession.
"Hello, old chap, how are
you?"
(What a thing to say! But
still, what else?)
(Miss Ponsonby, his old gov
erness, had once adjured him:
When people say, "How are
you?" the correct answer Is
"How are you?" If you tell them
how you .are, you . show your- '
elf a person of inferior breed
ing. .. . "But suppose. Miss
Ponsonby," he had once asked,
"you really want to know how
somebody else is, mustn't they
ever tell you?" ; ;
However he answered: "Hello,
Chet How are you?"
"Want you to meet my wife,
Lydia. ... Lydia, this is Charlie."
An , over-sized, good looking
woman with 'small, rather hos
, tile ' eyes.-; ; ; :
And then Julia, plumper than
when he had seen her last, but
still the same leathery - scare- -crow
red complexioned, full
of stiff outdoor heartiness.
"Hello, Charles! Sheldon told
us all about it, .and it's Just too
wonderful. I cant tell you
how"
- But then, as he kissed her, the
fire went out like a "damp match
and they neither of them knew
what to say to each other. He
and Chet almost collided in their'
eagerness to. serve . her with
food; Chet beat him to it; he
slipped back into his chair. --- ,
"Kidneys, Julia?"
"Only scrambled eggs, please,'
Chet" '
. Not even a little piece of
bacon?"
No, really, Chet."
eluding the main rail connec
tion between the Caucasus and
the rest of Russia' and the pipe
line crossing, are at Rostov it
self. They join the sections of
the city separated by the Don.
The Germans' mention? ef
bridge destruction may have
been intended to convey the
Impression that a considerable
portion . ef ' the Russian left
wing army had been trapped
north ef the liver and was .
about te be annihilated. It cud
' not say so. Nor is It likely that
any larger force wonld be
snareened north f , the river
than Its commander elected te
leave there as a rear guard.
It follows that if Timoshenko
has left a heavy force on the "
north bank, he has some other
purpose in mind than merely
outpost protection for his Don
front. He still may hope to use
his northbank bridgehead for
counter-attack operations, once
his enemies could be brought to
a stand against the lower Don
and its marshes. .
"Any news of father this
morning?"
"I saw one of the nurses as I
came down she said he'd had a
fairly good night and was about
the same." f
"Oh, good. . ..Quite sure about
the bacon, Julia?"
"Quite sure."
"Charles, what about you
while Tm here? You don't seem
to have much on your plate."
"Nothing more for me,
thanks."
"Well, must be my turn then,
and I don't mind admitting I'm,
hungry. Thrilling events always
take me that way. . .- Too bad
father's ill we'd have had a
party or something to celebrate."
"I'm sorry he's ill, but not -for
that reason, I assure you." ,
"No? Well ... " Chet came
to the table with his plate, hav
ing deliberately delayed at the
sideboard till he heard the voices
of others approaching. Now he
looked up as if in surprise.
"Morning, George. . . . Morn
ing, Bridget." ,; -
George, a nervous smile on his
plump moustached face; Brid
get, the youngest of the family,
sweet and shy, always ready to
smile if you looked at her or
she thought you were likely to
look at her. George's wife, Vera,
and Julia's husband ... an in
troduction neceasarv her
"Charles, this is Dik Fontwell"
"Ahdedoo, ahdedoo" a tall,
long-nosed fellow who threw all
his embarrassment into a fierce
handshake.
(To be continued)
Today's Garden
CBy LILLP. L. MADSEN
A.W. asks: "What is really the
meaning of 'arboretum' "and
can anyone have one? And
"Where are some?"
Answer: Arboretum is Just as
Mr. Webster tells us, ".A place
where trees and shrubs are cul
tivated for scientific or educa
tional purposes."' Or if one pre
fers the definition of L. H. Bal
leyMA living collection of trees
and other woody plants."
By this definition, the inquirer
may note that mere are a very 1
large number of arboretums and
that any one can have one if he
or she has the space, the trees
and the time to care for it
One of the best known arbor
etums In Oregon is, of course,
the one in connection with the
chool of forestry at Oregon
State college. The old state cap
ital grounds was (in using Bai
ley's definition) a rather widely
known au-boretum. There Is stfll
a fine collection '. of beautiful
trees there. At one time there
were over 100 varieties and
many of them brought from
Europe for planting there.
Perhaps the best known arbor-
fiim In M aXiYU.... X. v - V
old Arboretum out of Boston in
connection with Harvard uni
versity. It contains over; 200
acre and is a fine out of door
mrfseum In which the public can
see trees and shrubs of the north '
emperate jone conveniently ar
ranged. France and England
both had some noted arboretums
some of which we hope will be
spared until peace time again. - ,
About 12 years ago an arbore
tum of several hundred acres
was atarted out of Los Angeles,
but this has since been given up.
One space in this was set aside
? for a tree from each state, and
-It would have been Interesting
to see what they -would have
r done in the south. -