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The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all
news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper.
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Americans have drawn deductions that Hiro
hito may abdicate as emperor from the ap
parent build-up of his yoiing son Akihito in
Japan. This is not at all improbable. Hirohito's
prestige must have fallen among the Japanese
in spite of the emperor worship so sedulously
cultivated. What more fitting than that he
should retire from the stage of action to some
cloistered palace and write poetry ,the remainder
of his life? His own father was retired because
of mental' illness"; and the history of Japan
shows that in spite of alleged divinity emperors
have been shifted from time to time seemingly
at the will of the men who were running the
country.
If Akihito succeeds to the throne he would
have to have a regent or a governing council
since he is only 11 years old. And this would
be in line with the desires of the men who run
Japan. For they would name the regent cjr com
pose the council. . 1 ' !
What the; hift may amount to is that new
names and faces will emerge in power as the
Tojos and Suzukis who have occupied positions
of responsibility bow themselves off the stage
; or are kicked "off by the allies. But their blood
cousins will step into their shoes and continue
to run the show.
While the allies seem, to have been induced
to put lip with the emperor in order to have
some one around whom the fanatical Japs scat
tered over the one-time, co-prosperity sphere
would obey, the Japs have wanted him around
so his prestige could be used to keep the people
in line. The radio and newspaper emphasis in
Japan for days has been for the people to "keep
calm," and acquiesce in . the orders of his august
majesty. In other words, "Don't start anything
rough. True, we got you into this jam, but
we are the ones to get you out."
Unfortunately the policy of rigid repression
has left no opposition party in Japan. There the
I rulers have cracked down on "dangerous
thoughts." The pliant people will doubtless con
tinue to be putty in the hands of the military
nd political and commercial masters.
The price index in Chungking is 1832 times
the prewar figure. If what goes up must come
down, think of the deflation in China's capital
when normal trade is resumed.
President Truman's report on Potsdam was
sort of cold turkey after the stories of the atomic
bomb and Russia entrance into the war. It just
shows how fast times march nowadays.
And to think' that all this diplomatic ruckus
might have been saved, if the shipping clerk
on the first atom bomb had written Hirohito
n the tag instead of Hiroshima.
Suggestion is made that the battleship Mis
souri be used for the signing of Japanese sur
render terms. Why not the carrier Roosevelt?
Editorial Comment
URANIA BRAVE NEW WORLD
Just now the Japanese are getting the, fearful
fruits of uranium. We, the American people, will
get ours later, after the "Peace."
For there will be atomic toothpaste and atomic
soap powder, atomic hair oit and atomic reducing
candy.
Already we can almost hear the spectral choirs
softly chanting from the loud speakers of Geran
ium, poor Geranium, a stay-at-home' because of her
dull gray smile. ("Since Geranium bought Uranium,
there's a nimbus 'round her cranium," ' for Uran
ium not only will have brought her a blinding
smile. buts a shampoo as well)s
Atomic soap powder, we will be told in Staccato,
explosive, tones on the hour every hour, "sets
off billions of inaudible blasts (guaranteed not
to roughen the hands; in fact, the minuscular ex
plosions gently rip away out-worn tissue, leaving
the, hands like , gardenia petals), literally blowing
away food fragments and heavy greases."
Atomic hair oil, we predict, will wrap each
filament in an aggressive- tunic lending it a kinetic
separate splendor to each and a glad horripilation
to the whole, v , ;
We forbear to have any opinion at all Upon the
bleak reality that a Burbank burlesque theatre
now advertises: "Atom Bomb Dancers." We are
choked with fobs, and we hope you are, too.
Aayway, anybody went to-buy a stockpile of
vitamins, cheap? San Francisco Chronicle.
Tred M. Vinson, the new secretary of the treasury
has called for a thorough examination of the con
struction industry.
We need to do a tremendous postwar building
Job, he says. The country can use 1,250,000 new
homes each year for 10 years one-third more than
wej ever built in the best previous year. Private
and ; public construction should rise to a record
annual level of at least IS billion dollars. That
would mean upward of 6,000.000 jobs, y
But the construction industry, Mr. Vinson says,
"appears to have -lagged" in improving Its meth
od, reducing its costs and so widening its markets.
He sees special need to exarmne iu restrictive Iorma' H ha. been tssocia ted with JU
practices, "whether. they apply to materials, labor "ther in the; publication;; the Oakland Trib
or financing,', and td f hid ways to set this industry un Th Knowlands have had extensive timber
free for the task ahead. j 1 ; . , holdings on Smithj river injt)ouglas counW N i
The industry materials manufacturers arid deal
ers, contractors and workers is caught in a vicious
circle. In the past, it has swung sharply from in
tense activity. to stagnation. It has tried ; to -protect
Itself against ' instability by unwise practices, re
straints that keep costs up, price-fixmg ; agree
ments, collusive agreements among business firms
and between business and unions, excessive hourly,
wage rates , '":-.!;: '
The results have been low volume of -building,
low employment, low annual earnings for workers
and continued instability. ' V : .
Somehow, this circle must be broken If the con
struction industry; is to reach sbch goals as Mr.
stabilized if the cotintry is to have postwar proa- "VnTf u stoclungs m promised by. Christmas,
perity and high enjoyment. -W .hop-Mr.Vlnaott. un-huh; and what about silk stockings Or
will lead on
along tlie line he has
V
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'No Favor Sway$ Us; No Fear Shall Awt
From First Statesman, March 28, 1831 -
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING C05IPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher j -Member
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Timetable for Peace J ''I j.
Already a timetable to peace is being get-up.
It extends from demobilization of army md
navy to supplying shoes and jjshirts for civilians.
Papers are full of predictions, which so far lack
a great deal in the way of official confirmation.
This is unanimous, however wartime controls
should be and will be eased; very rapidly with
the ending of the war. Thos) who decried gov
ernment regimentation during the war, fearing
it meant a permanent political yoke, will find
their fears unfounded. Instead the prospect lis
that the lifting of controls may come faster
than really Is wholesome, especially controls
designed to thwart inflation J j
Scheduled for-
manpower . controls. Price and wage controls
have legal life until next June 30th, but con
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Spain recently
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almost immediate lifting are
gress may terminate them j any time. Or ad
ministrative agencies may let bars down. These
controls are most critical to -avert runaway in
flation such as the country: had, in 1920. j !
Most, goods; will come into supply in retail
stores quite rapidly, now that government de
mand is being reduced. Meats and sugar' Will
not be abundant for some fnonths. sugar, not
for .a year or longer.. " r fi .-:."';;: ' - J j
The "hardship" ; which has most affected
Americans has been! travel restriction, begin
ning with the lack of tires and gasoline j for
automobiles. It is predicted that gas rationing
will end as soon as gasoline supplies are: j re
distributed. Production is fenormous and; Ire
fineries will want to keep stuff flowing into
carburetors. Tires, too," will soon be available
in quantity for passenger cars. First they will :
be largely synthetic. Tires of natural rubber
await transportation of rubber from the far
east and we do not know what the state of those ;
rubber plantations is.
Renewal of unrestricted passenger automobile
travel will lighten the load oji trains and stages; i
so travel controls should thaw out soon, '-i
Shortages in textiles, in: men's shirts : and 1
women's dresses will ease fast as production is
allowed for civilians. Quality will be better too; 1
and supplies of workmen's clothing should in-
crease. !. ;, j ;
Shoes will probably go off the ration 1 list I
before a great while, perhaps after October, j
one-authority says. L
Fuel famine will not be experienced this win-
ter unless it be in isolated spots. While the gov
ernment will still use huge quantities of fuel
oil and coal its consumption! should be reduced
so. that fuel oil rationing may be lifted and
coal supplies be adequate, jMore manpower jin
mining will help relieve the 'latter shortage 'too. -
Now about gadgets: radios will -be coming
through in about two' months. v ; i
ay ine rirst oi tne year aulas win d. in
volume production.1 Lack of steel has handi
capped motor-makers this Slimmer. lf
Electric appliances will pe in the markets
this fall. : j; -. j
Makers of farm machinery are not- too opti
mistic. They lack manpower, and are afraid
the auto-refrigerator and oher manufacturers
will gobble much of the steel they need. How
ever, these difficulties should fade rather fast.
Finer grades 6f paper will be in better supply,
are so now in. fact, due to imports from Sweden.
Newsprint is pretty much ofj a manpower prob
lem, with deficiencies indicated for another; six
months. x - j j ; f "
Building construction will run into lack of
lumber, but 'other , building materials should
become more: abundant. The government will
withdraw largely .from the lumber market, how
ever, leaving production fori civilian uses, j j
In view of: the great productive capacity 'of
American industry and agriculture and mines
it ought not to take long before stores will be
full of merchandise for all needs. Labor trou
bles, already cropping up In lumbering, may
serve as a brake on production, however,. At
any rate, business should soon b on its way
to satisfy the accumulated demands of Mr.
Average American. ; - j j".""..
too late," is the common verdict
fnn SSt w I n Vfam 1 ama.4 4Wa aeMa,
thing about war preparedness. But American
industry has demostrated a;-freat capacity1 for
making changes. It will speed up the change
over to civilian production, shortening the time
estimated for it by many rfaths.Mariagement
and workers can do wonders under pressure.
With participation! in the flush business that
looms no factory will wantto be laggard, The
chances are that individual jmanagers are much
farther along with their plans than government
authorities realize, U . I1 -
Governor Earl Warren has appointed Major
William P. Knowland as senator to succeed, the
labs Hiram Johnson: Knowland was state pen
ator and republican national committmjin for
.P.
In the New York city election a Not peal
ticket is named with Newbqld Morris as candi
dal for mayor That handle resembles j our
in
turns out i to have been! the
year - old girl rwho spread petrol
and. Ignited it. The superstitious
visitation: from heaven.
pre-Pearl Harbor inti-scrap iron boy-
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no Literary
Guidcpost
By W. G. ROGERS
THE UNCERTAIN JOUKNET. T
. Oacar Lewis (Iwpf; S2.M). j
Love matters more than learn
ing. This seems to be the Ijesson
you get from this novel, tf ifs
a lesson you think you need.
Bruce Priest is diligent by
long 'habit, but not so mufh so
but what at the swirl of a -skirt
he drops his books and starts
the chase.
He is a serious boy, son of a
high school principal and a wid
owed teacher. He is studying
architecture but he is caught be
tween! two fires, a girl he re
membered having and a girl he
has. The new on is Elaine
Barnes. She is a person j with
. principles, but they are definite
ly not the most reputable j ones.
She loves me, she loves me not,
she loves me . . . that's the his
tory, and a history which re
peats itself, of Bruce's attjtude.
Though his mother want him
to go on with his education, he
wants to go on with Elaine, and
apparently he can't do both for
he hasn't the money.
If Elaine Is a somewhat un
common character in literature,
so is Bruce, though in real life
you may have met both of hem.
He has strength of character ex
cept when he is tempted, Vhich
means in fact that he has no
Strength at all. He would like
to be an architect and he studies
hard,- and in his own roWuline
domain he is possessed of talent.
But because of Elaine hcj dis
cards his ambition; to be; with
Elaine proves more enticing any
day, or any night, than to be
with a book.
' Though' perhaps Lewis' prose
doer not often rise abov the
commonplace, his story is excel
lently thought out, from th mo
ment we meet the lonely young
ster 04 - the . lunchroom stool to
the time when the lonely artist
entrain for New York. A puffi
cient master of his craft to get
away with . the occasional im
probable incident, he holds our
interest with a , combination of
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a 'century turn to ashes, to an
ticipate the disgrace of foreign
entry and command on j Japa
nese soil, to see the shriveled
body of empire small wonder
the Japanese leaders meditated
long. Of greater, consequence
however was the impending fate
of atom bombings, of land inva
sion,, of Russian penetration of
the Manchurian stronghold. The
Japanese yielded though the
message of surrender meant
harakiri for all their glowing
dreams. j
The United States can take
real pride in its achievement, as
a nation. It has waged war on
two fronts, at enormous dis
tances from its home base. It
has built the largest fleet in the
world and a great merchant ma
rine It has transported: great
armies. It has solved the' secret
of atomic power. It has fought
in all climates and under all
sorts of conditions. At the same
time it has been the arsenal and
storehouse for allied powers,
sharing generously of its sub
stance. In all this, time its own
people have been well fed and
well clothed probably j better
than at any time in history for
the nation as a whole. It has
maintained its constitutional sys
tem of government, its essential
freedoms, its love of liberty. It
has gone through elections and
political changes without serious
lifelike characters and skillful
plotting.
And even if Elaine once in a
while does, things which every
man is - supposed to hope his
mother and his sister wouldn't
do. It all turns out happily and
very morally. Love without ben
efit of clergy isn't necessarily
sinful, Lewis says. j
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interruption of the; business of
government. j
Now Uncle Sam stands astride
two oceans, exultant in victory,
yet not vengeful; ! a champion
conscious of the responsibility of
moral leadership, j
A world awakens to peace.
. Outwardly we may; not sense it.
We wu awaken this morning to
the same "high fog; clearing by
midday" we have had for some
days. But swiftly ;we shall re
alize the change has come: our
minds will be quickly recondi
tioned to peace as fire years ago
they were being conditioned for
war.
We awake to peace; but to no
peace of slothfulness. - If we
think of peace , in terms of sir
loin steaks and more gasoline
and new refrigerators we miss
its underlying significance. A
world does not go off on a spree
like six years of (war without
violent disturbance! to its whole
system. The problems of peace
which now loom -employment,
taxation, debt, world reconstruc
tion are as difficult as the prob
lems of logistics in supplying
vast armies. The; world must
unscramble itself from its eco
nomic dislocations, its social ten
sions and get back in the path
of orderly living, j -
The generals and the admirals,
their names covered with the
glory of victory, retire from the
stage; the statesmen take their
places. i
Scalds Wrist George Green
up, ABC Motors, 13th and State
streets, scalded his j right wrist
with hot water from a radiator
Tuesday and went j to the . east
Salem fire station,! where city
first Aid men treated the injured
member.
nenle Sunday . ! The Salem
Men's Garden dub will 'picnic
Sunday at the . summer7 home of
Earl Woods on the north fork of
the Saatiam beyond Taylor's
grove. Members expecting to at
tend. are -to get in touch with Rex
Peffer. -j
Cats Fast City first aid men
removed .glass and dressed two:
cuts on the bottom -of the left foot
of Sgt. Martin Wj - WaroV IZO
Broadway, who stepped on the
glass while swimming Tuesday
in Mill creek, near Paradise Island.
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Iajary Slight W. J. Edison.
1005 Broadway, who waa struck
on the head with aj bottle Tu
day evening, was not seriously
injured, city first -aid men who
were called reported.
Wrist Cot-J. F. jCorrell, 1185
N. Winter - gt, whoj accidentally
cut his left wrist with an - axe
Tuesday severinsT the -vein, drove
home and then - summoned city
first aid men.
Child FallsBernard ..Johnson,
7. of 595 N. 14th st,fell and split
his chin : open at Dlinger pool
Tuesday. City first, aid men treat
ed him and sent him home." .
Twe Cerfew YloIaUeas Two
curfew violations were noted on
police records Monday night, the
youths being released on bail and
sent, to their homes.
Luncheon Party Given
FAIXS CITY -H Mrs.-Laura
Home entertained with a lunch
eon for Mrs. Virgal on her birth
day Wednesday.
Invited guests were Mrs. Speer-
stra and daughter, ! Mrs. Judson
Foster of Salem,' Mrs. John Gil
bert, Mrs. George Kitchen, Mrs.
Virgal. Taylor, and. Mildred Wray,
The afternoon wax spent in play
ing cards. - . J
Commission
Orders Coos
Tax Reduction
Th gtate tax commission Tues
day issued an order directing the
Coos' county board of equalization
to meet before August It and re
duce by 40 per cent the 1945 (as
sessment on all Coos county stand
ing timber with the exception! of
Port Orford cedar. s I
Under the tax commission order
the assessment j of this timber is
20 per cent over the 1B44 assess
ment The Coos county assessor
had increased the assessment jon
all standing; timber, other; than
Port Orford cedar, approximately
100 per cent over 1944 which was
approved by the county board j of
equalization. The Weyerbeuser
Umber company and a number (of
other companies owning , timber
Lin Coos county appealed to the
state, tax commission for review
of the assessment! 1
Principal reason assigned by the
Coos county ' assessor for' raising
the 194S assessments was that war
time demands of recent years,
selling prices and opportunities for
sale, had improved substantially.
Hearing waa held before the tax
commission here two weeks ago.
. Will Haal Lags M G. Burdiek,
J545 E. Turner road, has been
granted a permit from , the cty
of Salem to haul logs over certain
streets in the city.
Strain Retails -The Rev.' Dud
ley Strain, pastor of the First
Christian church, returned frm
New York late Tuesday afternoon.
Public Records
CIRCUIT COURT j
State of Oregon vs Delmar Kobow:
order revoking parol and probation
of defendant. i
A. B. Hinz vs Glenn Sheffield : plain
tiff reply ' to answer of defendant
denies- all allegations.
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David K. Ankeny vs Helen Lots
keny; divorce decree granted; plaintiff
granted, custody of minor child with
certain restrictions. I
Claire Edward Weaver vs Hazel Ocal
Weaver; counter affadavit denies all.
Grant H. i Wickiander vs Erma i I.
WickJander; 'divorce decree granted
plaintiff; custody of minor children
granted defendant: plaintiff ordered
to pay 50 per month support and
maintenance money to defendant plus
S50 per month for support and main
tenance of ' minor children; property
settlement approved... !
Edwara l May vs atyrue compton
May; divorce decree granted plaintiff;
plaintiff awarded custody - of minor
children with certain restrictions, j
Florence M. Peart vs Neil Peart: di
voree complaint; charges cruel and in
human treatment: plaintiff asks cus
tody of minor child. -
Anna May Starr vs Clyde Starr: di
vorce complaint: charge defendant con
victed of felony 'and now is confined
n union oiaie prison.
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divorce complaint; charges cruel and
inhuman treatment:' plaintiff ska ab
solute divorce, restoration of 'former
name of Ellen C. Lantsr division of
property; attorney fees and costs and
other relief.
State of Oregon vs Lerov R. PaVhe:
complaint filed charging defendant
with delinquent taxes for special
rier operations.
FKOBATE COURT
J. H. McDonald estate: order
ap
dis-
proving - final account; executor.
charged.
William H. McCauley estate: order
authorising Ray H. McCauley. adtninis-
Stt3.7S as her share -In estate; order
to pay M. B. Hayden attorney fees of
S1C2.27. .j
Lizzie M. Evans, guardianship: report
of sale of real property. . i '
Brooke T. Hedges, estate: order ap-.
pointing Mabel Sullivan administrator;
Edith Shaffer. Victoria Campbell and
Paul r. Burr is appointed appraisers.
Nina e. Taylor,, guardianship; report
by Bertha L. Emmons, guardian shews
receipts of SIZ4.4S and disbursements of
$110.89; order approving account, i -Robert
Steveley, guardianship; order
allowing support money. .1
r. luuuie. estate: final account filed
and approved.-administrator dtsoharg
ed: estate dosed. i
Millie Carlson estate: order to defend
SUit. - ;
George Urban. guardianahlD: decree
allowing final account of guardian, ,
JUSlltK tUUKI - :
State VS William Henrv Jenicina knit
Ardith Lenore Jenkins: charee rob
bery by force; preliminary hearing set
for Thursday. August IS, at S a. m. .
State vs Henry Daniel Miller; charge
overwiom loao; ui nne ana S4.50
costs - paid, i
MUNICIPAL COURT - ' a
3. K. Try on. 1100 Chameketa. turkiiu
Violation,. $4.50 bail. . ... "
William McCarthy, 400 Jefferson,
narking violation, $4 SO bad. -
Elmer r. Shaeffer. 190S North Sth
sU charge no drivers-license; S beU
para. - j
Vera Lsrsoh. 132 Main. Walla Win
Wasiu charge disorderly conduct; : SM
- Marvin O. Bacon. 1SH- Vn-..
Idaho; charee- disorderly eeiductj , re.
leased to military. '4
MABUAGE LICENSES
Glena Carl Stewart a-
E V "T; nd Aur Mary Perevola, 4
T umm iu, miliar,
uncoln Grant Stewart. SS Auk.
baker; and Berma Marion Stewart.
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Calvary Daplisl Church
liberty
1 Wednesday al 8 P. II ,
Dr. Qiarles Durden ;
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The Service Roll will be called and a
Candlelight Service Flag will be formed. :
O. D. Adams in
Line for Post
At Golden Gate
Superintendent Warren of the
San Francisco public schools has
recommended O. O. Adams, direc
tor of vocational ' education for
Oregon, who has been absent on
leave with the navy since 1940, for
the position of assistant Superin
tendent of adult and vocational
education in San Francisco. While
there has been some flurry because
Warren passed over local candi
dates, the school board la expected
to ratify the recommendation. .
Adams was recognized as an
outstanding leader in the field of
vocational education. He organ
ized courses in vocational work in
Oregon high schools and helped
establish the Eugene vocational
school, widely known for, its suc
cess In this field. He helped draft
the vocational education law of
Oregon, passed In 1941. ; ,
Called to Bremerton before the
outbreak of war he has directed
the " vocational training program
for the navy yard, and attained the
rank of lieutenant commander. He
has been absent on leave from his
Oregon position but is expected to
accept the San Francisco position
which carries a salary of $7000 a
year. . .
Shodeo Slated
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McMINNVILLE, Aug. 14-(Spe-cial)
Four mounted posses,' Ten-,
nessee . walking horses and riding
horse exhibitions, j as well as ob
stacle races for men, women and
children, topped by the appear
ance of the famed "Singing Sen
tinels" of the Kaiser company,
will highlight ; the third annual
Shodeo of the Yamhill county
sheriffs posse here Saturday and
Sunday,1
First showing of the two-day
event will be - Saturday evening
followed by an afternoon per
formance on Sunday. The Shodeo
will be staged at the county barns
arena on Lafayette avenue!
. First class seats for 4500 per
sons have been set up at the
show grounds and the arena has
been given a topping of oil to
eliminate the clouds of dust which
usually mark horse shows and
rodeos.
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