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THE STATES3IAN PUBLISHING CO,
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE. Editor and. Publisher .
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When die Boys Come
The mother of a Salem boy now in the army:
In the southwest Pacific gave us a copy of part
of a recent letter "from her boy, which j we
N quote: , j
Tm sure glad 'Someone could paint a black
picture of this war and X mean black. Every ;
time r-e pick up a paper from the States there
is something about seme defense plant where
the workers have walked out on strike. If they
could see some of the fellows that are trying ,
to make this world safe, for them to live in, .
I think they would change their minds a little. s
I cant Just see their point of view on this war
when they are getting three or four times
as much a week as we are a month, and still
they want more. Iand the rest of the fellows
over here would like to get hold of some of
them for a few minutes and I am sure they -would
change their minds. There are going to
be a few of the so called war workers a little
sorry for the way they nave done things when
' the American boys get home again. Some of
the soldiers who have been fighting in the
battle zones 16 to 18 hours a day can't see why
the people at home can't do the same.
This reflects the attitude of service men who
don't like the way things are going back home.
This attitude will be reflected in action when
the boys get back home. Neither the war mil
lionaires nor the war workers with a record
of absenteeism and slackerism are going to be
very popular; and neither will be John L.
Lewis and the leaders who try to put the bulge
S. on wages and prices.
We do believe however that the majority of
the workingmen are deeply interested in win-
v ning the war. They have sons and relatives in
the service. They realize the value of freedom
to the workingman. But they are bewildered
and helpless under leaders who gouge and
grab, who use the war emergency as a means
to entrench themselves in power. "When the.
boys come home" may not be quite so tuneful
as the old song, for the strikers and the idlers.
Inspired Intervention?
' It looks very much as though federal inter
vention in state legislative matters respecting
the length and size of trucks is inspired by the
trucking interests themselves who have found
the going hard on their long truck bill. After
the plan for emergency permits by the high
way commission was adopted the federal
authorities were silent and seemingly perfectly
satisfied. Something has been done to stir them
Into action now. Oregon acted about a year ago,
when the transportation crisis became acute,
and after federal agencies appealed for relief.
Similar action was taken in other states through
the leadership of the Council of State Govern
ments. It is a different matter however for the fed
eral people to interject themselves when it
comes to writing the permanent legislative poli
cy of the state. Unless there is a showing of
breakdown or failure of the present emergency
plan or of some genuine need not now apparent,
the legislature should write its own ticket.
Under the existing plan carriers are permitted
to operate over-size trucks on all roads of the
state where it is safe. The excuse that legisla
tion is needed so concerns will feel safe in in
vesting in oversize vehicles is rather a strained
interpretation of Ihe emergency, as though the
.truckers are. seeking to take advantage of the
war for their future benefit. If, as seems cer
tain, the federal agencies are being sucked into
a local scrap, that tactic should be rebuked.
The immediate necessity of the war ought not to
dictate the terms of permanent legislation.
Planes Pack Stinger
The Jap planes still carry a sharp stinger in
their tails. The loss of the cruiser Chicago, a
heavy, from enemy torpedo planes is costly,
like the Yorktown it was sunk while under
tow, except that submarines finished off the
Yorktown. It was -torpedo planes which sunk
the British battleships Princ of Wales and
Repulse. ' V
While the American forces,
of-the seas the particular engagement I could
hardly be set down as an American victory. . to cure any
The sinking of the Chicago is not compensated ! kve to do
,by the sinking of two enemy ' destroyers. The
truth is that the Japs are tough fighters, and
our navy, men have to be continuously on the
alert to keep the upper hand.
The Japs are keeping their main battle fleet
intact probably in home waters. Their i losses
have hot badly crippled the capital ship strength
and the Jap plan is to slug it out with invading
fleets while keeping under cover of f land
based planes. It is net .probable they will come
out to battle in the open sea, away, from pro
tecting air arm. This is what makes the crush
ing of Japan a difficult matter. The latest battle
In the Solomons emphasizes again the need of
opening a land route to China The going will b
heavy; but the sea-way ia tougher, slower and
less certain unless there is a big change in the
war' situation. .
More Beds for Soldiers
The special committees handling soldier mat
ter are stirred to new j effort by Information
that larger numbers of soldiers may be expected
In Salem on future weekends. Some 60 buses
with capacity of 51 persons each have been al
io ted to Camp Adair and will be used in dis
tributing soldiers to surrounding cities on their
weekend leaves. Salem will get its share if it
am take care of the men. '.-' -
. This means- new aleeping accommodations
must be provided because the buses will start
rolling within a few weeks. We cannot longer
diday action. Sleeping space and cots and bed
din are demanded on a scale much bigger than '
ct present when our supply is quite inadequate.
It will take all hands pulling together to get on
top ct the job which is -coming up. :
"No Favor Sway$ U; No Fear Shall Aic"
From rint Statesman, March 28, 1851
Home'
gon's communities.
News
real etanea
retained control
vwuioi
' down.
Yet it Is plain that If the farm bloc boosts lettuc
to a dollar a leaf, it will not increase the lettuce
crop unless the" farmer gets help, equipment and
gasoline and in case he does get these things w
. fan Produce his food without an inordinately, high.
Inflationary price. -
One ray of hope is theslight weakening of th
army in its stand against releasing any men for
the farm front- It may release battalions but not
Individuals, to do farm work. Yet in England, the
same US army Is allowing its jeeps to participate
In plowing the fields for spring planting.5
Aed7 radicals (even the CIO) are seeing
then- chance In this situation.! They are puoUcly
promoting a more or less coimmmal farm imigram.
which would create state or county quasl-soviets
to poolnelp, machinery and gas. Everyone knows
most of the nation's farmers already do this in a
neighborhood and democratic manner, and this
democratic way can be expanded without creating
- a cisnnuinal organization in the red way.'
Unless someone gives the farmers some cer
tainty as to th future, th battle en the farm front
wul be lost this, spring in planting.
. Heralded arrival of the Richelieu and other
frenA warship, t American ports was a convinc
ing tribute to the administration's policy of expedi
ency in playing ball with Darlan In Tunisia. Just
fL?7 or 10 b&an-Dubuk. was shot,. he made the
t French governor of Dakar come through with th
, greement releasing these ships to us. They will
go into active combat service on our aide. i
But there are more French warships In the harbor-
of Alexaridria. which the French commander
there baa been keeping beyond reach f British
- to cuttl them at th
- first British move. r ' : .. . ( -
i.1'11 Kiting little annoyed at this
Situation, and developments toward .getting -better
cooperation out of that Vichy commander may
to 3rflee4.v3j-
Burns Bank Shortage -
Publicity has finally been given to the short
age at the Harney County National bank of
Burns, a fact which has been known over the
state for many months, in fact almost immedi
ately after the suicide of its former vice presi
dent, Edward N. Brown. The shortage is re
ported at $388,669, a very large sum compared
with the bank's total resources of around $1,
800,000. The depositors did not lose because tha
FDIC took over the deposit liabilities and paid
depositors in full.
Here is a case where the examinations under
the federal comptroller of the currency wer
worthless. The embezzlements had gone on over
a term of years. The federal authorities had
been put on notice that something was wrong
at the bank, but the examiners overlooked tha
defalcations. Assuredly discharge or discipline
of the slovenly examiners was in order.
The unfortunate condition justified the action
of the state superintendent of banks last sum
mer in approving the charter for a new bank
at Burns. While with the entrance of the United
States National bank the sponsors did not go
ahead with plans for the new bank, the superin
tendent's decision did bring matters to a head
at Bums. There is definitely a place for a state
banking system. It is regrettable that the sys
tem is not growing and serving more of Ore
Behind
The News
By PAUL MA1XON
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duction la whole or In part strictly prohibited.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17 A sub-division of th
farm bloc known as "the house agricultural ap
propriations sub-committee has turned down th
Wickard $100,000,000 subsidy program the idea
of dipping Into the treasury
for this amount now and mor
later to pay farmers more than
their' vegetables can bring in
the ceflinged market, and then
selling the vegetables to th
consumers at a government
loss.
The true significance of th
action was beclouded by a loud
rhetorical controversy ; as to
whether a subsidy is a subsidy
or a bonus' or merely an "in
centive payment, and ther
has been some cheering around,
the country on the theory that
the congress has again repelled radicalism. Th
cheering may have been somewhat premature.
The real question involved in the scrap was
how high farm prices should go. The farm bloc
apparently believed Wickard's program would not
go high enough. They expect to get theirs later,
in another way.
When all this quibbling and farm prospects are
sifted, it Is clear that before Mr. Roosevelt will
be able to free the world of fear, he is going to
have to free the farmers from fear of prices, and
fear of want of help, equipment, repair parts and
gasoline.
Both Mr. Wickard and congress are puttering
around on these four fears of the farmer, but as
usual, with the accent heavily on prices.
That they may have the accent in the wrong
place is becoming daily more obvious In the ac
cumulating evidence. Typical of all plain farmer's
mail is a public letter from Dirt Farmer Louis
Bromfield, the author, who points out that inestima
ble thousands of acres of soybeans, corn, apples
and even other products, lie rotting in the fields
today from last year's crop not because of price,
but because of lack of help, which will be ac
centuated further this year by depreciation of
farm machinery and lack of gasoline. Mr. Brom
field says he found many a good farmer facing his
uncertainties today with this thought:
"I and my family are all right W will eat
When the city people have not enough to eat,
maybe Washington will do something about th
situation.'
The advertising given the situation makec.it cer
tain Washington will do something before that, but
the question still is whether it will be the right
thing, or whether it will Just be another price In
crease or subsidy payment j
No matter how high the evidence from the
farmer grows. The farm politicians, like others
seem to ret awav from - Mfi.
deficiencies out in the country, all
is to push a price button up or
Thar She Blows!9
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Letters tram Statesman
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All RAID SHELTEat I
I cannot overestimate th ef
fort we are putting ' forth to
win this war the buying of war
stamps and bonds, the dlmouts
and blackouts, defense; work for
. both men and women, the serious
shortage of tin, the, airplane
spotters, rationing of commodi
ties and all other things; to. win
mis war the greatest and worst
of all wars. .But, I see no mea
tion of air- raid shelters. Per
haps there axe osne in the city
that the air wardens know about,
but there should be shelters all
over the city, well marked over
the entrances and With arrow
signs pointing the way 10 them..
Of course basements of churches
and dubs can be used In case of
emergency but why doesn't the
citizen know of their location ?
Provide us with shelters.
C, V. MSIlCEa
, - 17:3. Lee- Street, .
: i . .Salem, Or.
Chapter It (Centlnaed) .
"My dear Kay I may call you
Kay, maynt I? I hate to bother
you i; meanmake you repeat
what you've told Stella, if you've
already told her. But we are so .
curious! My husband only men
tioned the bare facts. Men -are
' so unsatisfactory! They always
' leave out the most interesting
' details"
She stepped close to me, half
drawing me into her arms.
Please tell us! Unless it dis-
tresses you too much, of course.
I wouldn't want to distress you,
for. anything in the world"
.. I used the semi-embrace for a -'
questioning glance at th inspec--.
tor, soundlessly forming with my
lips: -What shafl I do?" ' : r
His twinkle broadened. "Tell
her,", he signaled back in th
same manner.
It was a relief.
I gently disengaged myself and
indicated a chair. rOh no. It
doesn't distress me in the least.
Fm getting used to telling all,"
I assured her sweetly, in a con
scious Imitation of her manner.
Please sit down. You too. Amy
I may call you Amy, maynt
I?" - - :- ,; :- ; , -
Amy only threw me a glance
the third one this afternoon '
that would have killed me, if '
glances had the power to do so "
and sat down, a little apart
from the rest of us..
Chapter Nineteen
1 waited till Amy and her
mother wer seated and then
began: "There isn't very much -to
tell, Mrs.' ForrestalL I just
went into the Burton house, a
little after half past eight,
and"
That was as far as I got with- .
out interruption. .
"Yes, yes, my dear. We know
you went there. But why?
What made you go into a huge,
empty house, late at night, alone, .
and in the dark? Conley said he
didn't know." v
Alice Forres tail's eyes glittered
in greedy anticipation of I dont
know what.
I consulted, the inspector a
second time with my eyes, and
was told to go on by an imper
ceptible movement of his head.
"I'd lost a valuable compact
during our first visit when your -husband
showed ; us over the
house, early in the afternoon
and went to look for it, X told
her. , .
She tittered, and glanced arch
ly at her daughter. .
"A compact? How funny!
Everyone has been losing com-'
pacts yesterday, it seems! . Amy
among others. Such a lovely one.
She just got it, and it was part
of a set Chinese gilt, with the
cutest dragon wriggling around -on
W
Amy said, "Mother!" again. .
This time sharply, and full of
alarm. But it came too late.
The inspector's hand had gone
into the top drawer of his im
provised desk and came out,
holding something round and
shining. "
"Is this it?" he asked with a
beautific smile.
"Why why how too marvel
ous! Amy, look! Inspector Pet
tengill has found your compact!"
Alice Forrestall simpered and
gushed. "Why, if s like a mir
acle! How did it happen, inspec
tor? How did you get it? Did.
some honest person find it and
bring it to th police station?"
"Hmm ayah a very honest ;
person," he nodded, turning the
.compact around in his hands.
"Know where you lost it. Miss
Forrestall?"
Amy had. risen to her feet
during her mother's raptures and
stood staring wide-eyed at th
compact, th rouge standing out
sharply, on her cheeks in heir
sudden pallor. - .
"I havenl the least idea," ah
said coldly.
"Oh?" You don't know where
you were yesterday, in the after
noon?", . : ', y
The inspector kept playing
with the . compact opening It
and snapping it shut, tossing it
Into the air and catching it again.
I had the feeling he wasn't play-
ing with an inanimate object but
with " Amy , Forrestall's nerves,
the way a cat plays with a
mouse.
Amy shrugged.' "If you wish
me to enumerate all the places
. I've been, I can try. Itll be quite
a list, though. I went shopping
in about every store on Main
street."
."Hmm, I see. And what did
you go shopping for in the Bur
ton house?" he smiled at her.
Something in . the inspector's
manner or perhaps in Amy's-.
had momentarily silenced Alice '
Forrestall. Now she burst out T'-fJ- ,f jf -. J
with an uneasy giggle: "Why. In- 1 CuQy S l20fCOn
spector! How sillyj Shopping In jj- litjje L. "MADSEN
the Burton house! Whatever do'.'-'
. you mean?' . : - :::,
"I mean this compact was
found there, ma'am," be told her ,
soberly. "The honest man -who
brought it to me was my assist
ant. Sergeant Hatch, What you
got to stry?" he firushed, to Amy.
"Nothing," she told him
haughtily. v - ' t . -
"Hmm nothing. Makes it look'
bad," he mused aloud. "Better
com dean. Why did you go :
there, and with whom?"
Amy stood her ground mag
nificently. "With no oe," she
answered th last Question first.
"I just went there far a rest
between errands. X often do."
"Why Any! Why, darling, you
never told raer her mother flut
. tered exdtedly. "Such a splendid
idea! So convenient! Just a step
and a- straddle from Main street!
And sometimes on really doesn't
; know what to do, waiting for a
fitting, or a dentist's appoint
ment" ."It's convenient all right," th
inspector agreed readily. "What
time did you go there for a
rest. Miss Forrestall?"
' "Around half past three or
quarter of four," Amy said re
luctantly. f
' , "After telephoning your fath
er's office and making sure he
was ' back and the air was
clear?" i ..'
"Why, inspector! What are you
driving at?" Alice simply could
not be suppressed. "Amy,, dar
ling, what is all this? Did your
. father know vrnl were Poinff to
. the Burton house, when you
didn't even ten roe?"
Amy suddenly turned on her
. mother, her hands denched Into
tight fists.
' , "Please please shut up. Moth
er," she said tersely. "Haven't
you done enough?"
"Have I done enough?" The
poor woman's bewildered eyes
consulted each person in the
room separately. "But, darling
IVe only asked you a simple
question" j
-" "But not a ' very convenient
one, ma'am. Not half so con
venient as the Burton house is
for a rest " the inspector told
her pleasantly. '
-"Why I don't understand
Amy's mother complained child
ishly. ' "You wouldn't! You wouldn't
'understand if your predous
Amy was aick to her stomach
every morning. ' You wouldn't
understand if the doctor "
Stella, suddenly became coarsely
vocaL "She was alone in that
house! She met no one! If that
isn't a- laugh when that house
is notorious!"
It was terrible.
: I, for one, had completely for
gotten the presence of Cliffport's
worst scandalmonger, and, I am
pretty sure, so had the . others.
The inspector included.
"Sorry this came out while
you were around," he said after
a lengthy pause. "You would -think
what you do. Your mind
is remarkably like a sewer, Mrs.
a a a. a w
Avery, uvn rememrjer wnai x
told you before about libel? That
goes for this too, keep a still
WUll BaeTg US J W va, fj WJ aw
frey. 111 do something about it
Me, personally!" . j
' His plump hand came down
. heavily on the table bell Aunt ;
Millie had placed on the desk
'for his use,, as if to substantiate
the words. And Sergeant Flynn
appeared in the door so quickly
rtav' trmet Viav rwMn waitintf fnr
; the sound.
- "Take Mrs. Avery to her car, :
if she has one outside." the in
spector ordered curtly. "At any
rate, see she gets out of the
house and stays out. And you
better wait in another room tm
Pm through with' your daugh
ter, Mrs. Forrestall. Perhaps
Miss Wentworth will be so kind
as to keep you company. You ,
stay here. Miss Kay. I need you,
for taking notes."
"And now let's get down to
brass tacks," he told Amy when
the room had been cleared of all
but the three of us. "Never
mind Miss Kay here. She's my
stenog for. the duration of this
case and knows she mustn't talk.
; or else. With whom did you have
" a date in the Burton house?" :
"With no one," Amy told him
coolly. 1 "
' "Hmm. Must set a lot of stor
,- by'the fellow," he commented.
. "Well, if he' worth it, hell com
: forward of his own fre will
J "What do you mean?" Out
wardly Amy was all haughty
: disdain, but I could see her knees
. shaking. . y .
. Oh only seems like you
was th last one to go in that,
house, before 1 the professor was '
beat to death. So, maybe you
' had a date with him, and maybe
you killed him."
. ' "Don't be ridiculous. Fve told
you. I often go there. When I
haw no place else to go and,
and wait Why shouldn't I? My
-. muirr asm an tifiMi re us Lilt" s i.a i e-
and"
."Then why don't your father
r know about It?" the inspector
' cut into her defense. "And why '
didn't you let your mother in on
what a grand place you'd found
for waiting?"
Amy didn't answer. She stood,
silently gnawing her lips and
glaring at the inspector.
(To m continued)
v H..H. asks for a "little not on
garlic culture. I understand we
have to grew our own this year."
Aniwer. Garlic culture some
what resembles that of onion
culture. One plants the separable
parts, called doves, , in spring
just as on does onion sets. If th
son Is too rich, the tops ar
broken ever to prevent too much
top growth. You set th cloves
about five inches part in rows
in a good, ordinary garden soil.
They are ready to gather when,
the leaves dl away in early au
tumn. Unless you ar a garlic
eater in a bigSray, or are grow
ing them commercially, you need
only a lew plants to give you all
the garlic you wCl need for soma .
time-to cone.'