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Wo Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Avi 1 . . :
From First Statesman, March 28, 1831 1
HIE STATES31AN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A SPRAGU?, Editor and Publisher
Member ot the Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use tor publication of an
news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper.
Women in Blue and White V v
this war, will be taken today, with the official
opening of the new classrooms at 421 Court
street for Red Cross nurses aides and home nur
ses. Although the opening event is Se public re
ception, designed to attract men and women to
the new classrooms and acquaint them with the
work of the nurses aides, the real business at
hand is nd. social event.
Training nurses aides to replace graduate
nurses who go to war, is .one of the big under
takings of the Red Cross. Housewives and busi
ness women are carefully picked, put through
a difficult and confining course of study and
then set to work in hospitals doing every .pos
sible thing to relieve the graduate nurses of
routine work. ; j v " .1-
They donate their time. r r .
At first hospital authorities were unconvinced
that" women who could afford to work for no
thing would do the menial work in the hospital.
Now the most skeptical of professional medical
men and women have nothing but praise for
the unselfish efficiency and cheerful devotion
these women have shown for their work. Pa
tients too look forward to the frequent visits
of the attractive women in starched blue dres
ses and pinafores who cheerfully do the most
menial ot jobs. r ; ? v : -
Salem has done her part in providing nurses
aides but many more are needed. -
Marion county has graduated 155 nurses aides
of which 82 are still active. Eleven "are working
elsewhere in the country and nine are now in
the WACs, WAVEs and in .nurses . training.
Thirty aides are now training under Mrs. Lou
ise Arneson, . nursing supervisor for Marion
county chapter of the Red Cross. .
I Wearing 1000 hour service ribbons are Katie
s' ..!. t 'tun'u Ttifao iu) Uni Rsr4nn
Five' hundred hour ribbons are worn by Mrs.
Armin Berger, Myrtle Bowman, LaVon Davis,
lice Heath, Elsie Holman, Grace MandelL Ruth
Wjttner, Nancy Von Eschen and Agnes Tschopp
Al Smith Passes . , , ; x
"East side, west side,' all. around the . , 1
country there is mourning over Al Smith, the
: colorful political figure of New York who rose
from the city's east side to become four times
governor of his state and his party's candidate
for president. Here was man; who never lost
the common touch, one who, though defeated
for the highest office in the gift of the nation,
rose in public favor.
There was in Al Smith a native honesty which
distinguished him.' He saw evils in prohibition
and courageously declared his opposition to the
prohibition amendment, prematurely, one might
say, from the standpoint of personal politics. A
thorough democrat himself he rebelled at the
vagaries of Roosevelt's leftward march,, turn
ing against the latter in 1936' and 1940 after
supporting Roosevelt in 1932 in spite of his per-.
sonal chagrin over Roosevelt's desertion of Al
himself. :. -
In conversation with a man who had had op-
. portunities for close contact with the late gov
ernors of New York we had his tribute to Al
Smith as the ablest of them all. Under Smith
more was accomplished for the -actual welfare
of the people of New York than under Roose
velt or Lehman and the one who offered this
testimony was prominent in a Protestant church.
We have felt that part of the applause which
Al Smith received after he retired from politics
was from those whoj felt that he had suffered
from intolerance during the campaign of 1928
.- and wanted to offset that wrong.
There were those who shuddered in 1928 lest
t Mr. and Mrs. Al Smith should enter the White'
house; but the verdict of the country has since
been that Al Smith, earthy, buoyant, courag
eous, was one of the great Americans of this
century. We shall not soon see his like again.
DumBarton 'OK'S
Bundles for AIbi
Joseph A. Albi, who as president of the Spo
kane Round Table set congress on its ears ind
gave the country a full round of belly laughs
The home nursing classer have been planned tver the Round Table's "bundles for congress"
to give housewives instruction in how to care campaign after congressmen Voted pensions: lor
for the Sjlt3 hom R has be11 popular with themselves, is suing a news distributing compa
mothers" of : growmg thildren. Three hundred ny for a large sum, alleging that he was libeled
fifty have graduated from 22 classes in Marion in art article in a magazine which the news com-
Tho Literary
Guidcpost
! By JOHN 8ELBT "
mMEXKss mkxico r hms .
Str4 (Harcvur Brace; f)-M). ;
Noivg Behind the Neivo
By PAUL MALLON 1
(Distribution by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Reproduction la whole
or in part strictly prohibited.)
WITH THITAEF IN FRANCE,
,Sept .-(Delayed)1"8
.soon as they get this fight with
. the Jerrief fin
ished there's a
- certain 35th di
vision infantry
regiment which
aims to settle a
personal squab
ble with a cer
tain 38th divi
sion reconnaU-
sance outfit.' j
And when J
a. a, Li
Kilpatrick, Breckenridge, Tex,
allows as how heU be happy as
all get-out to strike the first
blow for the infantry.
Here's the way Kilpajrick ex
plains it: '
The infantry boys captured a
German bivouac area the other
day with ISO Germans plus a
self-propelled gun.; In the mid
dle of the bivouac area they dis
covered plenty of chickens, rab
bits, bread, wine and 24 cases
of whisky. They promptly sat
down to "regroup forfces."
. Suddenly they got m call from
the reconnaissance outfit, which
reported Germans massing for
a counterattack onlyj 500 yards
ahead. They dropped; their food
and drink and headed up to
catch more Germans
- They hunted and hunted. No
Germans. Finally they gave up
and returned f to the bivouac
- area. 1 '
There, they hunted and hunted
again. No rabbits, no chicken,
no bread, no' wine, no whisky.
Right now "they r are hunting
again, but as yet, no reconnais
sance outfit '
As they meet, the general stu
dies the captain and says:;
You name' Wren now,
don't tell me oh yes. Clark C
Wren. But you're from Wash
ington, so what are you doing
in a Texas outfit? ,
.1 moved to Houston, Texas,
after; you knew me, sir," Wren
replied.'-- ;t y--:1,:" -
Later he told friends: "That's
a pretty good memory, 18 years.
He didn't say anything about the
riot, though. Maybe he figures
riots are all right over here."
(Continued man Page 1) ,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 - The
Dewey tax plan is a deftly politi
calized composite of the several
new and some-
pany distributed. This is anti-climax. Albi could
give, but he doesnt seenv able to take it. We
don't know what Pic said about him, but he does
seem to be turning out a poor sport. Maybe
congress should start a "bundles for Albi". cam
paignbundles of bandages for his wounded
spirits. " i - - j '''-"l'f- ' j
While the figures ot losses in battle with the
Japs are heavily in favor of the United States;
we have to remember that the Japa increase
at a rate of about a million a year, so there i
a big surplus to-plow under just to keep the
population even. The long-view comfort is that :
the Chinese breed as fast, and if the latter can
be armed they can police the Japs in the future.
county. i ' "
The hew classrooms have been arranged, to
simulate hospital rooms. Nineteen hospital beds,
each equipped with sheets, pillows and other
accessories; are : provided. Available are metal
bedside sakds screens," sink sterilizer and j oth
er standard equipment so that efficient instruc
tion may be given here before the aides serve
apprenticeships at the hospitals. Blackboards
and classroom space complete , the equipment
The hours for visiting have been set for 2:30
to 8:30 today. Women who attend may find
themselves inspired by the sight of those blue
and white uniforms, by the hospital-like equip
ment of the classrooms and the thought of a
great service to be. done, and succumb to the
urge to join the new nurses aide classes start
ing on October 11 in that very room.
That is just what the folks over at the Red
Cross are hoping, ; .
Hedging the Polls j
We have an idea that the pollsters will play
their cards pretty close to their chests. They
will continue to show the margins in the presi
dential contest rather narrow, and will reiter
ate their claim for a percentage of tolerance,
which can offer them an escape plank in case
, the final count is different from their predic-,
tions. . . '
Presumably the predictions are based on
mathematical count and not after any jim-.
mying with the returns; but in a race which ap
pears as uncertain as the present one forecasters
will simply not want to get too far out on a
limb. The grouping of "doubtful" states can
serve to sustain the suspense and qualify their
forecasts. . , . .
Decisions as to how to vote are pretty well
made now. The subsequent oratory will merely
stimulate emotional reactions, not change many
votejf Those who are for Roosevelt are for him;
and those who are "agin" him are agin" him,
but we have .to wait till Nov. 7 for the head
countr.:' :- -V :--" .- T . . '
Editorial Comment
GETTING THE VOTE OUT .
Both republican and democratic leaders fear a
. light vote in the November election. To get them to
the polls is the problem. They should circulate
a rumor coffee will be rationed, and only those
who have voted can buy six more cans. "
.," -:. -
Several of the Older Girls have announced al
ready they expect nothing for Christmas. They also
hope their brute husbands don't take their word
for it
The Morgenthau , plan to punish Germany by
making her a nation of farmers is viewed askance
by the heavy Washington.DC thinkers. Fears were
also expressed the scheme might work up to pay
ing the Germans for the hogs they might have
raised, while trying to conquer the world. Art
Perry in Medford Mail-Tribune.
TWILIGHT OF TXIZ POLITICAL
FREE-LUNCH
Vice President Wallace's speech at Madison
Square Garden the other, night may have over
shadowed a turning point in the history of Ameri
can politics. The immediate cause of this turning
point is not readily apparent Perhaps it was Mr
Wallace's personal popularity. Perhaps It was the
presence and performance of such notables as Sin
clair Lewis. Serge Koussevitzky, Bette Davis, Fred- pose the Arnhem-Emmerich Dutch gateway to the
eric March and Orson Yelles jointly or, severally; . north German plain to British assault There' were
But whatever the reason, the epoch-making tact definite indication that a new British break
remains that 22,000 people paid from 55 cents to
$2.43 for the privile; of being told how wrong bridgehead'over the main Rhine north of KHnesea
vs.
Paul M ml ion
Democrats in Texas who don't like the new
deal have organized the "Texas Regulars." More
fur would fly if they were called "Texas Ran
.gers" and lived up to the name. ' .
Interpreting
The War News
K1RKE L. SIMPSON i
ASSOCIATED PRESS WAR ANALYST
Even on large scale European maps, the Ameri
can made Ubach-Beggendorf dent in the nazt Sieg
fried line defenses just north of half encircled Aa
chen looms oddly small for the importance attached
to it in botrTGerman and allied battle concepts.
Its indicated north-south base line along the
German-Dutch frontier measures some eight miles
at most Its eastern apex t Beggettdorf lies hardly
three miles within Germany. Yet what is happen
ing or may soon happen within that meagre salient
could write the name of some little German hamlet
into history as the scene of one of the decisive bat
tles of this war. . - -
The crisis of the fight is close at hand by every w
criterion. Its approach can be read into the desper
ation with which nazi commanders are seeking to
plug the Jeak in. the Siegfried dike before a flood
tide of American armor comes rolling through.
Front line advices confirm the impression that
shallow as it still is, the Ubach-Beggendorf salient
has definitely pierced nazi fixed defenses. Advan-
cing tanks and foot troops are dealing now With ex
temporized German defenses, with foxhole' stands
and slag-pile gun nests. Mobile batteries rushed up' ,
, in a frenzied effort have replaced fixed fortifiea-
tions left behind in the slogging first army push.
Field reports say the immediate trend of the Am
erican advance beyond captured Beggendorf is east
and southeast Coupled with the dormant and even -deeper
American salient south of Aachen reaching "
eastward beyond Stolberg, a ring of steel is being
slowly forged about Aachen itself and Its German
garrison. A second northward escape route, the
; Aachen-Gladback highway, has been cut by Ameri-'
can troops leaving only the multiple roads to Co
logne open to the Aachen garrison for retreat
" - Capture of Aachen, or its encirclement still seems
but an incidental objective of the first army off en-.
aive, however. Judged-by -the terrain difficulties '
involved, its major purpose must be turn north--ward
oncea deep break through is attained, strik- -
-ing along the flat lands of the plain west of the
Rhine in rear of the Aachen-Kleve segment of the"
Siegfried line against which American and British
comrades are exerting continuous pressure short of
full scale attacks. . : '
- Serious: undermining of that ' German frontier'
defense system from the south must inevitably
lead to a nazi flight behind the Rhine itself, and ex-.
. Besides conducting 'one of the
lew classes for young writers
which does more man provide
mild scholastic entertainment
Hudson Strode has staked out a
.particular field for himself, as a
writer. This job is to provide
books about places which are not
so dry as minutely documented here generally
ihistozies. and not superficial.. as 'think it will
are the usual travel books. At
the University of Alabama his
students are mostly young,' hope
. ful -novelists. Mr. Strode' teaches
fiction, and writes fact
'His new book is Timeless
.Mexico," certainly a perfect ex-
ample of Mr. Strode's method ;
and -a pretty - timely addition to
the literature on Latin America.
Mexico is one of the few foreign
countries people can still reach;
if these tame people would only
: take time to xead Mr. Strode be-
i fore settling like the well known ,
locust jou the -popular tourist j
spots, they might make their vis
its useful. To Mexico, that is,
as well as to themselves.
"Timelesa Mexico' might be
called jL history with pictures,
meaning word pictures, not illus
trations. ; Mr. Strode takes pre
Spanish Mexico at ai swift pace,
which is mercifuL There is
wonderful and confused glamor
enameling pre-Spanish , Mexico
that palls -mightily after a few .
pages, and there is something
about a race which insisted upon
cutting open the breasts of sacri
ficial victims and plucking out
their still-beating hearts which
brings up 'the gorge of even a
Milquetoast With Cortes, the fa
miliar Spanish - colonial pattern
begins! to shape up, and this I
, think Mr. Strode has handled as :
well as any other writer on Latin ,
America. His picture of Cortes
himself is superb in every line. -He
has done well by the long'
period that followed, and that i-
not simple, for it also is often ' B" he di no how niuch.
confused. He has, I think, been h would lower the income and
particularly successful in sug- ? corporation taxes, thus avoiding
: gesting the I continuity -! of the -y
Mexican revolution, and showing f Strode's (or anybody else's) ap-
what revolu
tionary tax pro
grams publiciz
ed recently.
The experts
work. In fact it
represents the
currently - run
ning thought in
congress the
apparent inclinations of the con
gressional tax leader. if '
-The administration has not yet
officially committed itself either
through the " treasury : or whit
house, although,' as Dewey noted,
some unofficial administration
spokesmen have been unofficial
ly sidling toward some of the
ideas.;;;;-'-. ' -I f ':
The theory, in Us utmost sim
plicity, i& to have a large national
income and a low permanent tax
structure at least much lower
"than that of today. ,
In short, it proposes to raise a
lot of money by smaller taxes on
larger than pre-war incomes '
with complete abandonment of
the old new deal theory of tax
and spend, soak everyone with
an income in order to raise funds
for free flowing government ex
penditures (Keynes theory). ,
Unquestionably the govern
ment will be forced to ' these
methods by impelling post-war
factors, the basic theories of
which were first evolved, or at
least noted in this column, begin
ning a year or more back as you
will recall. ; - "
Dewey kept his variation of
the underlying theme in general-
ized terms. Ditching of the taxes
on the lower brackets certainly ;
means cancellation of the victory
tax.' ' , ' V -r
how it relates to the expulsion of
the Spanish, and to the revolu
tionary movements of the world
as a whole. .There is no way in
which I could know whether Mr.
praisal of the yeasty and compli
cated period beginning with 1910
Is; just All I can say is that it
seems honestly done, and reads
excellently.
the arguments involved in the
; new Ruml plan, that of the com
. mittee. on economic development
(an organization of a group of :
top business men, endorsed both
by the United States Chamber of
Commerce and the National As
, sociation of Manufacturers).
: But he did turn away from the
twin cities tax plan by ignoring ,
its basic recommendation for a .
five per cent general sales tax,
and as a matter of fact the sales
tax subject entirely.
' He Wants to cut down excise
taxes (as do Ruml and .CED)
. which are in reality sales taxes,
" so obviously he Is against , that -method.
, . A ,4( '
Behind ,hls reasoning appar
gently are some specific figures
; worked out by CED, which indi
' cate the theory is practical and
would support ; the government
That plan contemplated employr .
ment of 55,000,000 persons at a
40-hour week on approximately
present wages and prices to get
the necessary $140,000,000,000 ofi
income.; : ; -
, Out of thai the government
would take $20,000,000,000 in
taxes of which about $6,000,000,
000 would be required for carry
ing the war debt and the other
: $14,000,000,000 would provide
government expense, which will .
no doubt be much heavier than
pre-war due to necessities of na
tional defense. - .
'If national income goes above
' $140,000,000,000 they would use
additional tax money derived
. therefrom, to retire the debt :
Their basic rate on both Individ- ,
' uals and corporations would be
' approximately the same, 16 to 20 '
per cent . s'':--yr. ' 'j:r'-':::,
1 judge Dewey did not care to .
; accept the details of any of these
- methods, but is in accord with ;
their theory and therefore Is ;
..swimming in the direction to
' ward which the general tide here
recently turned.
If just one of his points is real
' ized, tax reform Is assured. If a
permanent ; basic tax structure
can be evolved on a basis of com-
mon justice to all classes, the
country can escape from- the
present madly-confused results '
of politically piling new tax ad-;
jttstments yearly upon last year'a.V
complications. - Or
. -Some- Germans never learn
the - dangers inherent . in the
powers of suggestion to any
Yank. Pfc. Lee Sun of New York
City and -Jl other doughboys
were, surrounded in the upper
story, of a French house , the
other day. They were badly out
numbered, and, it looked like
they were due. to sweat out the
rest of the war in some prison
camp. . -;'- '
Surrender, all ; of you! a
German called up to them. "And
.don't throw any' grenades.'
i "Ahh! Grenades!") breathed
Sun, and promptly grabbed one
from his belt -pulled the- pin,
and hurled it out . the window
and right into the midst of the
Germans. In the resultant; con
fusion Sun and the rest' of the
doughboys jumped out the win
dow into a tree on 1 the other
side of the house, slid down and
scurried off to safety,1
After four ; days of steady
marching the three unarmed
medics were pretty tired. They
were all privates, S. Nachile of t
Bridgeport Conn, Orville Allen
of Dodson, :Tenn, and Julian
Brooks of Sherman, Tex. A stone
barn filled with dry bay looked
like an ideal place to grab a lit
tle shut-eye. '
Once inside the shelter it oc
curred to the two Texans that
there might be a few Germans
around. Pvt Nachile scoffed,
grabbed a pitchfork and headed
toward a haypfle in the darkest;
corner.
i
"Okay, you Jerries," thunder-
ed the Connecticut Yank, feroci
ously brandishing the pitchfork.
"Come on out Tm sleeping here
tonight. '- J-'
When four fully-armed but
badly frightened Germans filed
out and surrendered he almost
fainted. '
"THE YOUNG IDEA", Bv Mossler Today'o Garden
. By I. n J.IK UADSZn
they were in cess they favored Mr; Dewey, or of
havir.j Vr.z'r choice cor.-. alimented and reaffirmed
if for I.Ir. r.cc-2velt -v v-,'-., : : , ' ;;
Recall-? ths free drinis, free dgara, free com
pacts for the ladies, free kisses for the babies, and
c".cr r-.cre r l al largess that has character
I i cv::;' c r ; . : :i:r.tlal c.r:;!.3, it can enly
I : co-sc: ' I t .t the political rnlllermiura must
1 jve arrivr !. Astorisn-Cud-et ,
is close at hand to match the American denting ct
Siegfried fixed fortifications' southward la the
Ubach-Begiendorf salient :V: :
Nazi forces flinging to the narrow river-girt strip
between, the two arms of the lower Rhine south of
Arnhem are being slowly pushed back by the Bri
tish against the lesser Ehine in obvious prcrrsticn
renewal of the drive at the Arnhem-ILerich
gateway.-
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J? I . 'r
CJCJL asks to 'what is, refer
red when a "poor-man's-orchid"'
is spoken of. "
Ans.: I have always understood
that this referred to the bearded
iris and personally, still believe
this however, one of my garden
encyclopedias tells us that it Is a
schizanthus or butterfly-flower.
So, perhaps, the poor man may
have his choice of orchids after
all. . V- - "
U.G.C. asks . If lily-of-the-valley
will grow beneath lilac trees
or bushes. ; . ;. - '
Ans.: If lilac suckers have all
been removed," and the soil dug
out to the width of the branches
, or nearly so and mixed; with
well decayed manure the lily-of-the-valley
will grow very nicely
There. If the soil Is very heavy,
'also mix lat a Utile sand. Plant
the bulbs and then scatter .bone
meal lightly over -the soit Th'3
will also help the lilacs.
-Ilj boy, yoall be puslax set cf the cote stare soca, ar.J yea
may as weU prepare lr a terrin social let-4awmr
INDIA'S CHO'.TCiQ AETJY
NEW DEUII. India-CVIcdia's
army 2,GC3,C:3 strong the larg
est army in Indian history and the
largest volunteer army fav the
world, now is absorbing recruits
at a monthly rate cf about
men.' . . ,
Today's short short story
about a long, long memory: - '
: Scene U- Staunton Military
academy, Virginia. Time: 1926.
Characters: one major and one
cadet " :
The major is reading the, riot
act to the cadet,1 The ' cadet ' a
senior, had become involved-in
a student Tiot after academy oft
ficials, including the niajbr who
was professor of -military tac
tics, had outlawed-hazingi The
cadet explains he was hazed as
a freshman, hence ' he ought to
get to help haze others. " -
Scene 2: S6th. division com
mand post in 'southern France,
W44. - ; -.
. , The characters are the tame
except the major Is - Lt Gen.
Patch and the cadet is a captain.
interest on funds borrowed for
the purpose amounted to around
$5,000,000. " ? i
. It is estimated that the total
: cost to taxpayers of the cash bo
nus and the lending, operations
win be roughly $18,000,000. The
! deficiency in the. loan division
thus amounts to around $11,000,
000. The popular conception ,may
be that this deficiency was due
to bad loans and poor collections.
. 'That is not the case. As of June
30 , last the property sales ac
count showed a net; profit, of
$95,000. The deficiency was due
to the cost of administration and
extra cost; of money borrowed
. over interest received. IThe law
provided that - funds should be
. loaned to veterans at four per
cent The average rate of inter-
- est paid on the bonds was four
and one-half per cent so there
' was a loss to start wijh on inter
est the very considerable
; costs of admmistration1 had to
be added. VTo cover this defi
ciency tax levies have' been
made, which now amount to
. one-half min per year. Bonds in
. a total amount of $32,850,000
"have b e en issued; outstanding
as of June 30 last were $13,375,-
- 000; and the final maturity, is
Oct L1M2. -
The' world war veterans, state
. jtdd ' commission was abolished
in 1943 and its duties transferred
to the state land board which is
continuing the liquidation of the
. ktan division. Its' assets ,aa of
June 30 last included: bond in
; vestments of sinking funds, $5,- '
' 276,000; mortgage loans $3,335,
000; refinanced loan ; contracts
$612,000; sales contracts on
foreclosed ' properties $3,353,000;
foreclosed real estate $387,000.
It should be mentioned that
- the interest rate on sales con
tracts is generally six per; cent
which has helped to boost the in
terest income.
The great depression hit the
borrowers hard and the commis
sion had to take over property
in, an aggregate amount of
around $7,750,000. It has Worked
that off to a residue of around
$300,000. It, is ' clear, therefore
that its losses on property sales
will be minor.
If .the enabling ; amendment
passes certain changes in the
l system r should be provided la
the new set-up. Appraisals
should be made only by trained
appraisers from the central of
fice, and not by boards ot lo-
: cal appraisers in each county as
before. The interest rate charged
should be enough higher than
: the cost of money borrowed by
the state to cover administrative
costs and provide some cushion
for a safety factor on loans, j
Educator Insists
There Ought to Be
A Law-for Big Pies
.V.
HAMILTON, . NY Dr.
George ' Barton ; Cutten, Colgate
university, president emeritus, has
disclosed bis lifelong secret ambi
tion to be a legislator. I have
always wanted : to sponsor laws,"
he said,, "which would make it a
misdemeanor to bake an apple pie
less than 24 inches across and a j
felony, to cut it in more than four
J pieces."
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enthroned in a hand-
J some- setUng has a
Cheese years with
vf care ana connsjjnce
; from our select coilec.
tion of fine stones. .
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