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JTroco First SUUsman, March 28 1351
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
Member of The Associated Press '
The Associated Press !s exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all
news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this newspaper.
Astoria vs. USA
An Astorian-Budget editorial
ed his typewriter recently, drove his spurs into
its alphabet and set off, like Don Quixote him-i
self to joust at the windmills of government
which confuse the local landscape. The imme
diate objects of his invective were "the price
problems of the salmon fishermen, the price
problems of the trawlers, and the wage prob
lems of the laundry workers." These groups
could not find a more eloquent champion.
Breathing defiance the A-B declaims: "But to
day, in the war year of 1943, the government
certainly cannot make goats out of our people,
hamstring our laundries, cut down our produc
tion of food to win the war simply because
they refuse to recognize that Astoria, Ore, is
on the map'
Then he really does work up a lather on his
typewriter: "How long. Oh Lord! must we put
irp with this effrontery to American intelli
gence? How long is it going to take our govern
ment to "forge some order and horse sense out
of chaos and nonsense?" He finally tears off his
shirt with this: "If we were running a laundry
in this town . . . we would tell the government
to go to hell; and we would raise our prices and
raise our wages, and go on running our laun
dry." Such "outbursts are juvenile: looking at the
world with the telescope reversed. As we un
derstand it, there is nothing to prevent the
fishermen from fishing. There are still plenty
of fish; and the price is reported as compensa
tory even if not the same as posted on Puget
Sound. As for the laundry wages, they rate with
other wage increases, slow, but seemingly sure.
No need for the town editor to blow a fuse over
the delay.
We are in a war, but the Astorian-Budget
is encouraging a private civil war against the
government. Or is that what we are fighting
for, generally without admitting it: higher
wages and higher profits?
We have a feeling that when the real war is
"over, if not before, the Astorian-Budget edi
torial writer will want to go back and expunge
the record, as far as this editorial of his is con
Migrants Not Morons
A correspondent who describes himself as
a migrant civil engineer criticizes- Thursday's
editorial on "Stunts and Bonds," protesting
against" lumping shipyard and other war work
ers who have come to Oregon as morons. Of
course' he is correct, if he draws that inference,
though . such was not intended. The editorial
referred to the newcomers as a "cross-section
of the USA." These folk will probably stratify on
about the same levels and in about the same
proportions as earlier migration to Oregon.
We accept too his criticism against the "smug
complacency" of upstate Oregonians, who are
inclined to be rather Pharisaical themselves,
and to jibe at Portland's boom and Portland's
worries.
The trouble was that the tool of our wit
was a dull hatchet instead of an edged razor.
What we meant to convey was the thought that
Portland as a large urban community, must use
different methods of selling its quota of war
bonds than rural 'upstate. And If seven men
on a raft will lure the dollars, so let it be.
No, we would not have these folk from other
states think they Are unwelcome or unwanted
here. They are good Americans, with enough
of the spirit of adventure to shake loose and
come to the coast. We hope that thousands of
them will stay and help develop the state and
the Pacific northwest. Oregon has long lan
guished for lack of population. These people
who have come in a rush have exceeded by faf
the expectations of chamber of commerce pro
moters. We do hope though that they will scat
ter over the state, balancing its growth, and
for themselves really run their roots down.
President's Advisers
Turner Catledge, New York Times corre
spondent in Washington, lists the inner cabinet
of Pres. Roosevelt, the men "closest to the presi
dent these days and most influential inc the
shaping of high plans and strategy." They are:
Harry Hopkins, Jimmie Byrnes, Justice Samuel
I. Rosenman, Admiral Leahy, Secretary Hull,
Secretary Ickev Gen. George. C. Marshall, Ad
miral Ernest King and Mrs. Roosevelt,' "who
despite all the jokes about her traveling hither
and yonder, has a tremendous influence with,
her husband." - k.
Catledge puts Hopkins at the top of the list,
one who "contributes to the president second
self, a devoted companion, a keen intellect, and
in the hurly-burly of international, conferences,
a balance-wheel." He concludes his article thus:
Such is the first-string team at the White House.
Back in the coaching lot you will still encounter
Justice Felix Frankfurter, Justice William O. Doug
las and some others. The question still remains,
r however, will Vice-president Wallace show up in
; the picture again? He is not there at present. ,.
v J"'".';:"r -- ... . ;VV-?-i'-' !
Wednesday was unique. It was supposed to be
the first flay of fall. It was, by the calendar; but
by the weather it was the first day of real
summer. ... '''"
By the way, neither the president nor Secre
tary Hull has announced the retirement of Sum
? ner Welles, nor the appointment of his succes
. sor, Perhaps it's a military secret. Can't OWI
; do -something; about prompt release of news
; like that, even if it Is bad?
: - r M ' r V; : .
The Germans are making no friends for
themselves in Italy. In Naples they are burning
. and looting the city. These crimes axe crimes
of officers and soldiers, net just of Hitler and
Goeriri. We ought not to forget that, f
United Nations Algiers radio gave Marshal
-Dadoslio the air to address a speech to Italy. So
we have that bird on our hands now. i
Simpson Story
It was Kirke Simpson, AP, newsman : in
Washington, who wrote what apparently was
the authentic story about the placement of. Gen.
Marshall. Following the rumoT and insinuation,
his story was timely and reassuring. It revealed
that Marshall was not being, demoted or being
"kicked upstairs" to get him out of the way;
but was selected for the; most important role in
the imminent full-scale allied offensive. Further
: reports are to the effect that he may retain his
title of chief of staff, leaving a deputy to serve
in Washington if he makes his headquarters
abroad or in the field.
Simpson writes quite regularly an interpre
tive story for The Statesman and other AP
morning papers. His Tuesday "scoop" was one
jot the brilliant reporting achievements of the
"year. ' ' 1 -
; Labor Laws- and Logic
. Under the above title the following editorial
appeared in the issue of "Business Week,"
McGraw-Hill business publication, for Sept.
11th. It is of interest not only as revealing de
fects in the Smith-Connally labor act of 194$,
but in raising the question as to the practicality
or wisdom of attempting "by legislation to in
fluence a social dynamic like labor relations.
It is much too simple to dismiss the Connally
'Smith War Labor Disputes Act as a badly drafted
law and let it go at that. Testimony that there is
something wrong with it can now be offered by
more than 200 employers on the basis of direct
experience. In a little over two months of the law's
operation, unions have used it 214 times to put
pressure on an employer, or through him on the
government, for some concession that was being
refused. And the use of the law by organized labor
for this purpose is increasing at an accelerating
rate. '
The lineup on the bill when it was before con
gress led industry to believe that it had a vital and
positive interest in the measure's passage. With a
remarkable unanimity, organized business and its
allies in the House and Senate fought hard and
long for its enactment. The unions and their cabal
in government opposed it to the limit of their
strength and the end of their stratagems.
Conceived as an instrument that would divest
organized labor of some of its power as a pressure
group and eliminate-some of the frictions in em
ployee relations, the law has had a directly oppo
site effect. It serves a purpose completely alien to
that which was intended by its sponsors. ; Instead
of curbing labor's bargaining strength, the section
of the act that provides for plant seizures in the
event of labor trouble or the threat of labor trouble .
has armed the unions with a new weapon.
Instead of neutralizing labor's political influence
through. its inclusion of a ban on direct political
contributions by the unions, the act has been re
sponsible for a resurgence of political -activity in
the AFX. and CIO which promises to make itself
felt distinctly in 1944.
Instead of discouraging wildcat stoppages by its
provision of penalties for strikers and leaders, flash
strikes and quickies have increased since June.
Most important of all, the famous 30-day cool-ing-off
period which must now elapse between an
nouncement of intent to strike and the taking of a
strike vote has become in practice a heating-up
period during which campaigning and agitation
have precipitated the employee relations of more
than one important war plant into chaotic disorder.
Allis-Chalmers, Curtiss-Wright, power compa
nies in Michigan and Ohio and Newark trucking
firms are representative of the employers who have
already learned that the Connally-Smith Act Is a
two-edged sword. They were led to expect that.it
would be a valuable employer defense weapon, but
with the exception of the token punishment admin
istered to insurgent coal strikers in Pennsylvania,
they have yet to see it wielded in the employer's
behalf. And any of these employers will tell you
that he has a much more serious. problem to deal
with when the United States government steps in
and plasters plant bulletin boards with sample'
strike ballots than he had when his. union held
closed meeting in the local Odd Fellows Hall to
discuss whether or not to call a strike. If the old
method was harmful to morale, the new one is, by
comparison, disastrous.
Even so, if there existed some evidence to sug
gest that the Connally-Smith labor trouble was
simply the old trouble in new dress, it would be
possible to say that the law had provided an alter
native outlet for the same head of steam and that,
consequently,- the sum total of labor trouble- an
employer has to deal with has not increased. But
this easy assumption appears baseless. The num
ber of strikes has increased rather than declined.
The number of cases coming before the National
Labor Relations Board in which unions seek certi
fication under the Wagner Act as exclusive bargain
ing agents is at an all-time high. The National War
Labor Board and its regional units are handling
an increasingly heavy .volume of disputes. The un
' ions have abandoned none of the established de
vices for advancing their interests; they are using
them all to the full. The Connally-Smith Act adds
another string to their bow. j :j
It is popular to say now that this inversion of
the law's purpose came about because, -while the
idea behind the measure had been long considered
and discussed, the bill itself was hastily written to
take advantage of the favorable legislative oppor.
tunity for its enactment that was presented by
John I Lewis' feud with the government. This "
explanation is dangerously simple. It assumes that
a different drafting into law of the Connally-Smith
intent would assure the attainment of the desired
end. This might be true, but it is by no means cer
tain. It is dangerous doctrine because it focuses on
the mere language of the law that attention which
business should be giving to the theory behind it
The fundamental question is how much can be
done by legislation to influence a social dynamic
like labor relations. We have, by judicious law
making, regulated strong-running currents. The
Sherman Act and the law creating the Securities
and .Exchange Commission are examples of such
regulation. But when we legislate in the hope of
reversing a trend and in so doing make a too radi
cal attack on established patterns, we risk intensi
fying the very hazards we seek to escape.
In the intensely practical, but delicately .bal
anced competition of labor relations, the concepts
of politicians written into law may have unpre
dictable and intolerable consequences. The inter
ests ef business will best be served by leaving the
details of collective bargaining and personnel poli
cy to its industrial relations experts. Better than .
anyone else, they know what hazards inhere in
further government intervention of any sort. ' ;
writer moun-
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One Born Every Minute
Today's ladlSo Pirogirainras
K.SLM SATVKDAt 1JSS K.
7:00 New.
T5 RiM .' ShbMu
T JO Nws.
T:45 Morning Moods.
S:00 Cherry City News.
8:10 Eaton Boys.
8 JO Tango Tim.
8:00 Pstor CalL
8:1V-Music.
t JO Popioar UusM.
10. -00 New.
IS 9 Jack feenay.
10:30 Alvlno Ray.
11. -00 New.
11:03 Campus Freshmea.
11 30 Gospel.
11:45 Hits of Yesteryear.
12 OO Orranaiities,
11:1S News.
1J : JO Hillbilly Serenade.
12:35 Matinee.
1 0 Henry King's Orchestra.
130 Milady's Melodies.
1:45 Harry Breuer's Novelty Oresw
2:00 Isle of Paradise.
2:15 Sincerely Yours.
130 Orchestra.
8 :4S Broadway Band Wagosw
2.-00 KSLM Concert Hour.
4.-00 Harry Horlick's Tangos.
4:15 News, i .. .
430 Teatime Tunes.
6 DO The Oleanders.
8:15 Lrs Reminisce.
S 30 Violin.
8:00 Tonisht's Headlines.
8:15 War New Commentary.
30 'Evening Serenade.
. 8 30 War Fronts la Review.
T AO Weekend Jamboree.
1 30 Keystone Kara van.
8 AO New
S as Troubadours.
8:45 Treasury War Parade.
8:00 News.
8:15 Old Timers' Orch.
8:45 Johnny BIezznera Orchestra.
10 .-00 Serenade.
10:30 News.
10:45 Roll up the Rug.
KAL MBS SATURDAY 1138 K.
8:45 At the Console.
7A0 News
7:15 Texas Rangers.
730 Memory Timekeeper.
AO Haven of Rest
8 30 News.
8:45 Old Songs.
SAO Buyer's Parade.
8:15 The Woman's Side of the News
30 Hello Mom.
8:45 Marketing.
18 AO News
10:15 Stars of Today.
1030 This and That
11 AO Journal Juniors.
1130 Concert Gems.
12 AO News
12 J5 Concert
12:45 On the Farm Front
1 AO Salvation Army.
1:15 Belmont Park Race.
130 Pan American Parade.
2 AO Navy Bulletin Board.
SAO I Hear America Singing.
. 330 Hawaii Calls.
4 AO American Eacle Coin.
430 Texas Rangers.
4:45 News.
SAO Music
5 30 Music.
8:45 Norman Nesbitt
AO Chicago Theatre, ,
7 AO John B. Hughes.
7:15 Movie Parade.
730 Churchman's Saturday Night
AO Music.
830 Halls of Montezuma.
8 AO News. -
8:15 Treasury Star Parade.
830 News.
8:45 Music
10 AO Orchestra.
10 30 News.
10:45 Music
11 AO Saturday Night Band Wagon.
1130 Black Castle.
12 :45 Norton Sister.
KIXBN SATURDAY 11S Ks.
AO Musical Clock.
J5 National Farm and Homo.
45 Fiesta.
7 A Mirandy of Perstmmoa Holler.
7:15 Andrtni Continentals.
730 News.
7:45 Top of the Morning. '
AO Breakfast Club.
8 AO Christian Science Program,
as Musie. .
830 Breakfast at Sardl's.
10:15 Commentator.
10 30 What's Your War Jotor
HAS Music
1130 News, x
IS AO Music
1230 George Hicks Reporting.
12:45 The- Marshall. - .
1 AO Saturday Concert.
145- News.
X. -00 Horace Heidt
3 AO Message of Israel. .
330 The Blue Playhouse. .-
4 AO What's New.
4 :1S Ambassador Hotel Orchestra.
8 dS Gilbert Sullivan Festival.
OS Edw; Tomlinson. Commentates
38 Spotlight Band. .
35 Sports.
7 AO John Vandercook.
7:15 Music.
738 Red Ryder. . "
SAO Roy Porter. -8:15
Jorgenson and Roberts.
'. 8:30 News. . . .
8:15 Los Latinos.
.AO-Cowboy Hit Review.
. 830 News.
45 The Polka Dots.
10 AO Xavier Cugat Date.
183 Too QoM Hour.
11 AO This Moving World.
.11:15 Orchestra -
1130 War New Roundup. - -
KOIN CBS SATURDAY OSS Ka.
38 Northwest Farm Rsporter.
U5 Breakfast Bulletin.
- 830 Texas Rangers.
:45 KOXN Dock.
7:15 News
730 Bob Green, News.
SAO Consumer News.
8:05 Let's . Pretend.
8:15 News.
830 Fashions for Rations.
8.-00 Theatre of Today.
830 Romantic Cycle.
10:00 Serenade ,
1030 Let s Pretend.
4035 Melody Time.
11 Ah 1 Sustain the Wings.
1130 Spirit of '43.
12:00 News
12:15 Music.
1230 William Winter.
12:45 Music.
1 AO Report from London.
130 Calling Pan America.
2 AO Newspaper of the Air.
8:30 Chips Davis, Commando.
SAO News.
2:15 People's Platform.
8:45 News.
4 AO Man Behind the Oua.
430 State Traffic.
4:45 Air -Flo of the Air.
SAO Corliss Archer.
830 Old Cbisnolm Trail.
8:45 News.
5:55 Ned Calmer '
8:30 Together We Serve.
8:45 Saturday Night Serenade.
7:15 Music.
7:45 Talks.
8:00 The Whistler.
830 Inner Sanctum.
8:55 New.
8 AO Hit Parade.
8:45 Don't You Believe It
10 AO Five Star Final.
10:15 Soldiers, or the Pros.
10:30 Music.
1135 News. 1
Midnight to 8 ajn. Muslo and Nei
KGW NBC SATURDAY 828 K.
4 AO Dawn Patrol.
AO Everything Goes.
30 News Parade.
7:15 News.
730 Music
7:45 Sam Hayes.
SAO Organ Concert
8:15 News.
8:30 Rose Room. '
8-45 Vegetables for Victory.
8 AO Music Room.
8:15 Consumer's Tim.
830 Mirth and Madness.
10 AO Music.
10:30 AU Out for Victory.
1845 Wai Telescope.
11 AO Stars of Tomorrow.
Sunday's Radio Radio Programs
KSLM SUNDAY MS8 Ks.
SAO Langworth Foursome.. -
- 830 GospeL
SAO News in Brief.
8 AS Music.
830 Popular Salute.
10 AO World tn Review. V
10:15 Moonbeam Trio.
1030 Hit Tune of Tomorrow.
11 AO American Lutheran Church.
' 12 AO Sunset Trir.
12:15 News Commentary.
1230 Golden Melody. '
: 1 AO Young People s Church.
130 Music
- 8 AO Isle of Paradise.
as Voice of Restoration.
230 Vocal Varieties.
SAO Wings of Healing.
: 330 Four Square Church,
430 Bible Quiz. .
SAO Ola Fashioned Revival Hour.
SAO Tonight's Headline.
U5 Treasury Star Parade.
C30 Del Courtney Orchestra.
7 AO Bob Hamilton's Qulntooe.
730 Langworth Novelty and SaJoa
Group.
r SAo First Presbyterian Church.
830 Music.
AO News Summary.
:1S OrganaliUea.
30 Back Home Hour.
10 AO New.
10:15 Dream Tim. .
, KALE MBS SUNDAY ISM K. ,
SAO Wesley 'Radio League.
30 Central Church of Christ
AO Detroit Bible Class.
30 News.
8:45 Treasury Star Parade.
10 AO News. .' '
10:15 Romance of the HI-Way.
1030 Here's Mexico.
1045 News.
11 AO Pilgrim Hour. - '
12 AO This Is Fort Dix.
1230 News.
1245 Music,
1A0 Lutheran Hour.
Id Young People' Church.
SAO Temple Baptist Church.
2:30 Portland Bible Classes.
SAO Murder Clinic.
330 Upton Close. ,
3:45 Music '
. 4 AO Dr. - Johnson. : J.
'. 430 Music.
' 445 New.
SAO Mediation Board.
45-Ga oriel Heatter. '
00 Old Fashioned Revival Bear.
7 Aft John B Hughe..
f:l Music of the Master.
745 Rocking Horse Rhythms.
SAO Hinso. Memorial Church.
AO New.
8:15 Voice of Prophecy.
45 Sunday Serenade. - :
18 AO Old Fashioned Revival Hear.
11 AO Answering You. -1130
Stars and Stripes m Britain
. KEK- BN SUNDAY Use ateVV
830 Dr. Walker.
45 Music.
8A0 The Qalet Hour.
. 30 Stars -from the Blue.
10 AO Wake Up America,
1845 New. -
1145 Speaking of Glmznamr.
12 AO Those Cod Old rjaya,
18:15 Hanson W. Baldwin.
U O0 Hot Copy.
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12 AO US Air Force Band.
1236 News.
12:45 Visiting Nurse.
1A0 Matine in Rhythm.
1:15 Music. - --
130 Minstrel Melodies.
SAO Not for Glory.
830 Music.
2:45 News.
8 AO I Sustain the Wings.
8A5 Music
330 Music.
3:45 Fighting Fronts Facta.
4 AO For This We Fight
430 Perpetual Emotion. -8
AO Hollywood Open House.
8:15 That They Might live.
' 5:45 Louis P Lochner.
8 AO National Barn Dance.
30 Can You Top Thist
1:00 Million Dollar Band.
730 Grand Ol' Opry.
SAO Truth or Consequences.
830 Abbie'a Irish Rose.
SAO News.
8A5 Music.
830 Adventure. Inc.
10 AO News.
18:15 Pasadena Auditorium Orch.
18:55 News.
11 AO Hotel BUtmore Orchestra.
1130 Music.
1145 News.
12A0-S ajn. Swing Shift
KOAC SATURDAY SM K.
10 AO News
18:15 Homemakers Hour.
11 AO Musi of the Masters.
12 Ae News.
12:15 Noon Farm Hour.
1 AO Artist's Recital.
1:15 New.
130 Variety Time.
SAO Books and Author.
8:15 In Modern Mood.
2:30 Memory Book of Music
SAO News
3:15 Romance.
30 Concert Halt
4 AO Traffic Safety Quiz.
4:15 Treasury Star Parade.
430 Stories for Boys and Ctrl.
SAO On the Upbeat
830 Evening Vespers.
8:45 It's Oregon's War.
-15 New. .
30 Evening Farm Hour.
7:30 Music '
7:45 Sports.
AO Music
8.-00 Music.
30 New..
8:45 Band.
'1 AO Sunday Serenade.
1:45 Melody Time.
2 AO Where Do W Stand.
230 Sneak Preview.
SAO News.
3 A5 Here's to Romance..
330 Green Hornet
4 a 5 Commentator.
430 Be Alert
SAO Christian Science rrogri
8:15 Music
830 Music
8:45 Drew Pearson.
AO WinchelL
8:15 Music
45 Jimmie Fldler.
. 7 AO Good Will Hour.
AO Roy Porter.
i 8:15 That's A Good On.
839 Quia Kids.
AO Keepsakes.
30 News Headlines.
845 For AU Humanity.
18 AO University Explorer.
18:15 Organ Reverie.
1830 The Quiet Hour. -11
AO Melody.
lias Bridge to Dreamland.
1130 War News Roundup.
KOIN CBS SUNDAY 88 Ka. '
AO New of the World.
. 8:15 Organist.
. 45 Music
- 7 AO Church of the Air. .
730 Wings Over Jordan.
AO Warren Sweeney. New.
AS West Coast Church.
-SO Invitation to Learning. .
AO Salt Lake Tabernacle. ;
30 News. "
45 Music - - '
18 AO Church of the Air.
1830 Trans-Atlantic CaU.
11 AO Ceiling Unlimited. -11
30 World News Today.
11:55 Mufiet Show.
13 AO Concert
. 130 The Pause that Refresh ea
. the Air.
. SAO The ramtty Hew. '
- 8:45 Dear- John
8 AO Silver Theatre
830 America.
4 AO Jerry Lester.
430 Round Table.
SAO News. -8:15
Songs for Sunday.
. S30 Wm. Winter. News. -8:45
Melody Ttono.
845 Ned Calmer. "
AO Radio Readers Digest.
30 Summer Theatre.
7 AO Take It or Leave B.
730 Wm. S hirer. New.
743 Concert. '
AO Crime Doctor. -
- 835 Bob Green,
830 Calling America.
A0W Work tor WBCO.
830 Point Sublime. .
18 AO Five SUr Tmal.
18:15 Wartime Women.
1030 Air-lTo of the Air.
1830 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
11 AO Henry Bwass Orchestra.
1130 Marmy Strand Orchestra.
1145 Paul ratherstone OicheaarSL
1135 News-
MidnKht to f AO sjbu Musi s Ma
KGW MBC SUNDAY
4 AO Dawn Patrot.
: SAO News. .
' :15 Cotnmande Mary,
' 38 Muslo. ..
Chapter SS Continued . --;,
Nobody answered - Komako
picked up the footstool and be
gan industriously to mend it,
pulling out a few strands so that
he might weave it smoothly over
the breakj Suddenly he looked
up at Budd. ' ".
" That was mean" thing Del
mar tell in his play, no?"
"His play f Budd said as " If
puzzled. . .
But Herb spoke, out of turn, -as
usual, saying . with rising
heat: "It was a dirty trick, that's
what!- living here like friends ;
and then writing us up like that
It was a stab In the back!"
That combination of words
made me shudder, but Komako
said quietly, 'Sure, sure. But
Delmar and Missus get stab in j
; back for writing it."
' - There i were some murmurs ;
from the others, and Budd :
laughed. That would be hard
: to prove." i :
Komako quit his. attempt to
weave in the lauhala strands,
set the footstool on the floor and
. looked straight at Budd. "t got
plenty proof, Mr. Budd."
He was bluffing, and I knew
it, and I had a brief vision -of
those blank pages under the blue
cover in his pocket. But .before
Budd could answer. Dr. Latham. ,
came in and -crossed straight to
Komako.. ! .
"Elaine remembers . some
thing,", he said, "that she thinks
you ought to know. I didn't
want her to i make the effort to
come over, so she insisted that I
come and tell you at once."
. Chapter
-Komako rose to "face him, and .
. . waited, f -f
"It's "just this," Dr. Latham
said rapidly as if he wanted to
be through with it. "Last night,;
when she: ran over to ask Mrs.
Delmar if she was was that
character, there was no one- in
the living room. The bedroom ;
door war closed, - but Elaine
. heard Mrs. Delmars-voice. She
said, "No, you cant have my
play! Why should you?' There .
was no reply that Elaine could
hear, but in a moment there was
struggling and and a gurgle,
she says and she was terrified
and ran out again in the rain." :
Komako's eyes were" gleaming.
The absolute proof of our theory
had come , as opportunely" as
manna from heaven. I was so
excited ' myself I don't know .
what Komako said by 'way of
- thanks. There was some confu- .
sion in the room, I know, peo
ple talking after a shocked si
lence. Latham left immediately.'';
Komako resumed his seat, 'put
his big feet on the footstool and
, regarded: Budd with undisguised
triumph.
"You know that kind of mur- .
der," he began, "where fellow Is
not mad like you say Hasty was,
but where he plan ahead to kill
cold in his blood?" :
i "Are you trying to say pi-emeW
ditated murder?" Budd asked
superciliously.
Tha's ! it" Komako -fished. .
around in his pocket' and
brought tip the scorched bit of
calendar.! "Somebody here go by
moon and stars. He pick out date
and mark it Date for kill Del-..
mar. : - -;
"Rubbish," Budd said with a
laugh. Thornton and -Josephine;
smiled, too. Rawson sat forward
eagerly muttering: ""'-..'.
"I knew that was importaht!"
But Komako's eyes were on
Herb. Herb was perspiring cop-'
iously all over his red face. Ko
mako stated: ' ,
"You mark this. Herb, with
your purple ink."
"What if I did?" Herb shout
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ed, and then glanced about fur
tively. "I I always go by the
'moon for planting. That's why I
marked that date. Yes, that's
why." , , ;
Komako carefully replaced
the - scrap of; calendar in his
pocket merely remarking: ".This
good for showing court you pre
meditate to kill Delmar. But I
got more" "
"Looky here, i you cant say
that!" Herb bounded to his feetj
"How could I go out to the sam
pan when I was laid out cold?
Didnt I get beaned over the
head by the murderer?"
"Murderer not hit you," Ko
mako said, "and you not hit
yourself." He raised his voice
and shouted, "Henry t"
Out on the sunlit path I. saw
Henry turn away from Mokino
and Mary and come unwillingly
nearer to the - lanai as Komako
called again. He was apprensive
: and half defiant - as he cam
among us and stopped before
Komako. , -1
. 1 "Now,: Henry, you going tell
just what you tell me little while
ago bout that night you come
down from garden with Herb
when you been watching for
mongoose." (
"No," Henry muttered uneas-
with a fleeting glance at
ierb. '
(To be continued)
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construction,- professiohal serv
ices, fisheries. . As a report of
the! Los Angeles chamber of
commerce, said: "The statistics
show that job", finding responsi
bilities are much greater in oth
er economic pursuits than in in
dustry." -. , -. y " . fi-
What does this all add up to?
Simply this, neither government
nor the manufacturing industry,
no matter how careful the plan
ning, can reabsorb all the veter
ans and war workers on any
basis of sound economy. The
private enterprise which will do
the job best is the initiative of
the returning veterans and dis
charged war workers them
selves. Millions of them will, by
their , own search, find occupa
tion for themselves. They will
flood into allotypes of vocation
agriculture, motion : pictures,
tourist services, retail stores,
gardening, real estate, etc., etc
. The concerted planning is war-
ranted for Intelligent direction
: of capital and labor. But there
- will be in America no substitute :
for individual 1 planning of the
- citizen for his own living and oc- .
cupation. This is not to ignore
the country's obligation to its
' returnipg service men and worn.
-. en, but to save for them freedom
of economic opportunity, which
will provide more employment
. than all the planning.
Today's Garden
By LJLLJg L. MADSEN
Question: E. K. W. reports
that her Madonna lilies failed to
bloom properly this summer.
Says they "grow fine but that
when it is time for them to bloom'
they get soft and decay off. Now
they are looking pretty good
again," she writes.
- Answer: They are suffering
from . Bortytis fungus, a disease
which i very prevalent in liliee
here in the Willamette valley.
While they should' have been
moved earlier, it will still pay to
move them this fall. Put them
into a clean soil which has not
grown lilies. Doiott once. Make
the bed in full sun and In a
place where the soil Is neutral
and not at all acid. Acidity In the
oil tends to develop this disease.
Be sure the soil Is well drained.
If it borders on the heavy kind,
add sharp sand. A little hydra ted
lime, thoroughly mixed with the 1
soil, also helps.
Cut out any soft spots In the
bulbs. Dust cuts with sulphur.
Discard any i really soft bulbs.
Set your bulbs ten inches apart
and cover with four inches of
sou. Through the growing sea
son spray every ten days with
Bordeaux. ,
This fungus disease has great
ly Injured our lily growing here
In the valley, and every precau- .
tion should be taken to stamp it
out.
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