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News From Washington
The Capital Journal, using Arthur Krock. Washington cor
respondent of the New York Times as authority, claims the new
deal segment of the Washington hierarchy is busy shooting its
poison arrows at John W. Snyder, the new secretary of the
treasury. Yet a few days ago some other Washington1 corre
spondent accused the new dealers of boosting Vinson for the
supreme court in order to get rid of him in the cabinet. Vinson's
election was credited as a victory for Hannegan and Wallace.
Strange they would kick Vinson upstairs and make room for
another man they hated.
The difficulty is that Washington correspondents, who have
to wnie something, often pull stuff out of the air. follow wrong
leads or play bum hunches. As a result they are not too trust
worthy. Take Krock himself, he played Hull as his prime favor
ite for a long time, and is not free from personal prejudice
though as head of the Times bureau he has excellent sources
for information.
For the news that comes out of Washington a larger dose
i of! skepticism is needed than for most other news. In that polit
ical swamp trails, are soon lost, currents lead to dead pools and
sunlight is obscured by the dank growth of rumor, design,
deceit, .ignorance. Even the president seems to be lost in the
swamp. "
Idaho Politic
( Idaho politics is pretty much of a merry-go-round. William
E. Borah was about the only consistent winner in that state.
His vagaries seemed to suit the people. With other office-holders
ft has been pretty much of a leap-frog affair. The term of gov
ernor is only two years, and governors change about that often,
so the statehouse is in a state of perpetual motion--new ap
pointees moving in as displaced office-holders are moving out.
T&e Idaho whirligig did a good spinning job Tuesday, in
the state primaries. Senator' Cosset t who had himself upped to
U. S. senator from the governorship when John Thomas died,
was defeated for the senatorial nomination by State Senator
George XL Donart. C. A. Bottolfson. "Butt." who served one
term as governor, was defeated for reelection, came back to
serve another term, was defeated for the U. S. senatorship two
years ago by Glen Taylor, the guitar-strumming minstrel, was
beaten in the primaries for the senatorial nomination by a St.
Maries physician. Dr. C. A. Robins.
The political survivor in the primary race was Gov. Arnold
Williams who is now serving out the Gossett term.
If Idaho's government suffers, ss it does, from its biennial
political upsets, its politics is at least far more interesting than
Oregon's where political inertia prevails.
It took 100 motorcycle policemen to escort the wing of the
: big Howard Hughes flying boat, at Los Angeles, through the
streets to the sea where the plane will be launched. This was
'' the Henry Kaiser cargo plan which Henry urged as a means
of speeding transportation and ending the war. The doubting
- generals and admirals were called "brass hats" by the swivel-
chair strategists and editors.
' An official report in Paris says that the grand mufti of
' Jerusalem left France in an Air France plane for Damascus, in
: stead of a British plane as first dispatches stated. Maybe France,
remembering Lebanon, turned him loose in the middle east to
get sweet revenge on Britain.
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"Three i Hundred Pickers of Strawberries in Final Stretch"
runs a newspaper headline. That's the straightening-up stretch
to the accompaniment of, "Oh. my poor back."
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WASHINGTON, June 12 The outburst of Justice Jackson against
lisaSJee Black Is beng widely shushed as only an outcry from a per
snoal quarrel. That la the least of it. What is behind it Is far more
- sensational and important, to wit:
A clique haadad by Mr. Black has gained ascendency in ha su
preme court, the tooaevelt appointees of which are split three ways
to Uke utter conn ion of law. Black's associate in
f the top faction Is Justice Douglas. Black has man
s d increasingly as the past year, by various means,
to get a majority, sometimes only of one vote.
. Enough of the other justices do not know where
. they want to go to permit an inner chaotic condition
to become' solidified under manipulation.
Now Jackson struck out in such an amazing and
; enpreuusd manner because he saw In the Vln
. son oputznent to the chief justiceship, a chance
to bseak the Black faction. A story is being com
', mooJy told on the inside that Jackson was motivated
by the activities of Black and one or more of his
unidentified colleagues on he supreme bench in
. Inducing Mr. Trumaa not to appoint Jackson to the
top seat. There have been reports that Black directly threatened to
resign if Truman chose Jackson.
Legal Bevolatloa
However thai may be. the controlling point Is Jackson interpre
ted Mr. Truman's choir of Vinson as a move by the President to
rioan the highest bench of the confusions in legal derisions which
have corrupted law. In fact have comprised a revolution, m, social
revolution, upsetting the great bulk of legal customs and precedents, s
' revolution which has not settled ino sny stability or effected sny
enenmon acceptance rnVnew law. but which plunge deeper and deeper
" aa It peoreens. . In this Interpretation of Mr Truman's intent, Jackson
was. orient. Indeed, the conditions Jackson describes concerning the in
ternal affairs of the court, explain conclusively why Mr. Truman
: resisted the pressures to appoint a sitting member to the top seat,
- but got an outsider and one of his own personal friends for the job.
t k i am mi cauea tn jusuces nugnes ana Kooerts wno mi a mm or tne
Inner court condition.)
H would be inaccurate to predict any swift success for this en
- deavor, however, even with the president, Vinson and Jackson col
' laboratmg. The fUack faction has a hold on the internals of the
courts from its long build-up of power over U4 years. (Jackson says
their machine roaches even to the inspiring of columnists). Chief
Justtee Stone could not do it. and Vinson merely replaces the temper
ate leatal inspirations of Stone.
Ds trass Ira are Coart
. For these reasons, if not equally strong democratic political rea-
' sione, there has been little talk of impeaching anyone, or doing much
Investigating. aiMf congressmen were slow to react. Whatever is done
Is apt to be done quietly. The average democratic congressional at-
titude has been to ignore the court ss much ss possible. Indeed, private
lawyers stay asses' from it as much as possible, and outstanding legal
authosatla have publicly advised young lawyers to compromise cases
In private, and remain out of the court aa much as possible, because
of no political nature and remain out until a Judicial nature la
reatosedt,
Thus Jackson lifted the hive on the bench only an inch and let
;.' out only one wasp, confirming with Inner facta a condition which has
been pvfeuc knowledge for some Tears, affecting ss he said "the repu
i tation. of the so wit for nonpartisan and aafeiaeed decisions.' H
lesdeeahip in the case of his former law partner, his influence on
Justice Murphy to write his opinions, and such matters. Black's re
: fusai'ao withdraw from the cUm decision sad has change of opinion
i from the time he sponsored the very same law in con grass, snd twelve
; months earlier aa another diciaion in which his law partner waa on
; the other side of the ease, was apparent la the record at the time, but
i never' before asintisiiJ by his court colleagues.
Thle is no sight between cortrervstives end liberals. It is a re
flection- of the bitter cleavage in leftwtng to liberal ranks, and against
the Black court leadership now that Roosevelt appointees have the
whole ewurt oracUcalur to themselves. It is deveioosns into a move-
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19 Scholastic, Forensic Prizes
Awarded Willamette Students
i
! Nineteen scholastic and forensic prizes were awarded to out
standing students of Willamette university Wednesday at the annual
' awards chapel program. President G. Herbert Smith made the pre
! sentations.
Frank J. Healy, Salem, receiv-
"Other road ala't aetata' bat trees bat this aae's the seeaie rest
aiaaa I all of party gals pttehers en sign
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great democratic party in Cali
fornia with a registered majority
of about half a million voters,
has no democrat running for
governor; instead the party haa a
republican as its candidate for
the highest office in the state!
What an incongruous situation!
Governor Warren has been a
good governor and merits reelec
tion. But the democrats of Cali
fornia should have their own can
didate to run against him In No
vember. The primary; system haa pretty
well destroyed Party organization
on the state and local levels. This
has quite effectively smashed ma
chine ruie and bossim except in
cities; but it 'has made parties
amorphous masses living largely
on tradition save as some leader
provides his party with a tem
porary program or set of princi
ples. The open primary would
further impair! pariy organization
what enthusiasm can California
democrats generate for thetr
candidate for governor?
The singular thing is that while
liberals, like Tompkins, .hold par
ty organization: of low esteem, if
not in contempt, the more ex
treme groups I like the commu
nists, for example, have the most
rigid party discipline of any po
litical organization. See what
happened to Carl Browder when
Duclos, the French communist,
called for a shift in the party
line.
The destruction of the old par
ties leaves a sort of vacuum into
which new, ; tightly disciplined
groups may enter and seize pow
er. The grange itself is not "li
beral when its own theories are
challenged. Unless its policy has
changed lately, it, still refuses to
admit to its publication arguments
on the other; side of issues to
which it is committed. That la
its privilege, to be sure. The end
result of being, "liberal" may be
a denial of liberty by people who
know what they want and how
to get it Even Henry Wallace,
who certainly qualifies as a "true
liberal," is calling for party loy
alty and party discipline.
As I see it. the Tompkins ides
gives no sseurance of better gov
ernment snd. would snake more of
a mess of state and local poli
tics snd weaken party organi
zation when i it needs to be
strengthened and made to stand
for principles that mean something.
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Fire Fmhtinn
fechool Slated
Plans have been completed by
the state forestry department for
fire training schools, involving all
state and association units, start
ing late this month. Nets Rogers,
state forester, announced Wed
nesday. : The school are designed pri
marily for wardens and operator
representatives who sre likely to
serve in overhead positions, with
the attendance of seasonal per
sonnel and emergency crews op
tional with the district! wardens.
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CIIURCII ON "THE
SALEM WATT
To the Editor:
' I got quite a kick out of Don
Goode's scolding about the laxity
of Salem in the matter of veter
ans' housing, and the Statesman's
careful response. Don is righfvin
saying that Salem hasn't done as
much as it should for the veter
ans, but he is wrong in intimating
that Salem doesn't care and
hasn't tried. What he doesn't
seem to understand is that Salem
does things in the Salem way,
which is different from any oth
er way on earth. It's like this:
If Salem officialdom was faced
with the necessity of digging an
official post-hole, it would not
be a matter of merely taking a
spade and digging the hole. No,
indeed! That is not the Salem
way. It would,, be a matter of
appointing a commission, making
extensive surveys, receiving vo
luminous reports and recommen
dations, receiving petitions and
remonstrances, giving due consid
eration to the arguments of those
favoring a round hole and oppos
ed by those who figured that a
square hole would be better. And
there would be much solemn re
iteration that the; whole business
must be a matter of "long range
planning" rather than the simple
meeting of a present need. It
would probably be necessary to
import some "experts" to instruct
us in ceremonious procedure, but
eventually the hole would be dug
unless the necessity hsd pass
ed by the time the decision was
reached, and it was found that
merely driving a stake would an
swer the final purpose.
So Don should not be discour
aged. The housing will be provid
ed at least in time for the veter
ans' children to enjoy. Speaking
of children the veterans evident
ly didn't "fool with1 long range
planning in that project.
A. M. Church
' ed the Frank A. Turner prize of
J $35 for having had the highest
' scholastic average among law
; students for the past year.
I Francis Sopp, Portland: Willis
Person, Salem, and Joyce Fur
man, Hall, Mont., were winners
of $150 each from the Mary L.
Collins fund presented annually
to three outstanding sophomore
students.
Marion Crews, .Wasco, receiv
ed the Charles E. McCulloch full
tuition scholarship for the upper
classman 'with the best scholar
ship over a three year period.
The (100 Meier and Frank prize.
awtnlM annually to an outstanding
student, went to Shirley Gribskpv.
Junction City. ;
For her selection as outstanding
tun lor woman. Doris BarUtolemyH
Portland, woa tne so Ann M. Bar
ret 'memorial prize.
The S2S Albert prize for the stu
dent making- the greatest scholastic
progress for the year went to Don
Preias. Portland.
Winner of the Ellen J. Chamberlain
and Julia Schults S200 scholarship for
the most talented music student was
Adlene Gould. Newberg.
Kathertn Schissler. Salem, received
the Joseph Holman $100 music schol
arship for the outstanding music
school student.
Recipient of the Colonel Willis $23
prize tor the student annually con
trl
ibuUng the
Devon Uon
moat to- others was
g. Salem.
The Chi Omega social service prize
went to Ann Strother of Portland.
Forensic awards presented included
the Rex A. Turner 3i debate prize
to Kay Karnopp. Portland: the state
after dinner speaking prize of $3 to
Ben Kosher, Portland, and the George
Neuner beat orator award of $29 to
Jean Evans, Independence.
Linfteld after dinner speaking
awards as wall as the College of Pa
cific oratory and extempore speaking
prize went to Kay Karnopp.
Girl's Mother
Brings Charge
Against Man
R. D. Anders of Dallas will
face a charge of making indecent
advances to a 15-year-old girl and
biting her ear, when he appears
for preliminary examination in
Salem justice court at 3 p.m.
Friday.
Anders was -charged with In
toxication by city police who cap
tured him Tuesday night after a
chase In which a patrolman fired
two shots. Anders paid -a $10 fine
in municipal court Wednesday
but. meanwhile, the girl's mother
had sworn out a warrant for the
other charge.
Police reported yesterday they
were called to the Greyhound bus
terminal to investigate reportedly
susupicious actions by Anders
and, after having warned him to
return home without causing
trouble, observed him entering a
taxicab in the downtown area.
Police said they followed him to
888 N. Commercial st where An
ders apparently was bothering a
girl as she was about to enter her
home at that address. Anders fled,
but was cauffht on a nearby street
after the policeman fired twice in
the air, it wal reported.
Seattle Mill Dies After
Swallowing Insecticide
SEATTLE. June -(JPr-Coron-er
John P. Brill, jr., said an un
identified man took his own life
today by snatching a bottle of in
secticide from the display of a
south side store and swallowing
the contents.
Clerks and customers looked on
in dismay. Brill said the man.
dressed In brown and carrying no
identification, walked to the street
and collapsed.
Thomas Paine, English - born
author of "The Crisis" and "Com
mon Sense" was given an estate
at New Rochelle by the state of
New York.
Mrs. Winkler
Sr'ls Business
La Verne Gibson Winkler, who
has provided Salem women with
hats for the past 25 years, has
sold her stock and location and
retired from business.
With her sister. Hailie Gibson
Stirniman, she opened the Gibson
Millinery 25 years ago in Salem
at 41 Court st.
fTney remained partners in the
Gibson Millinery and later the
Bonnet Shop until the sister's
desth eight yesrs ago, Mrs.
Winkler, wife of Herbert W.
Winkler, plans to stay out of busi
ness snd remain at their home,
830 Saginaw st. A Jewelry store
will be opened in' the location,
after the stock of hats has been
sold by the new owners, Mrs.
Winkler ssid.
Bernie Oreil, state forestry de
partment training official, will be
in charge of the schools.
FUR STORAGE
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Call 9121 and arrange to have your furs
stored here for the summer, and at your
request, they will be cleaned, glazed, re
modeled or repaired.
Free Moth Pfoofing
Complete protection for your furs la assured when
you store them with tut. Our vaults are kept at just
the riht temperature and offer safety from moths,
fire and theft, and any repair work or remodelirjq can
conveniently be arranged.
PRICE'S
135 North Liberty
Phone 9121
Alterations
Contemplated
Permits for eight house 'and
store alteration projects and three
new buildings were issued Wed
nesday by City Engineer J. H.
Davis.
The new buildings are a $7,500
house at 860 Rural ave. for E. K.
Snodgrass, a $5,000 house at 265
E. Wilson st. for H. J. Thomas
and a $700 warehouse at 1305 S.
13 th st., for W. R. Grasle Co.
Alterations permits: A. G. An
derson, house, 1295 Fir st; Paull
Hansen, apartments, 1795 S. Cot
tage st., Helzel estate, store 356
N. Liberty st.; Utley & Blodgett,
house, 650 Shipping st.; Ada
Brauner, house, 345 S. 20th st.;
Dar Larmer, house, 1610 S. Sum
mer st; Carl A. Coulson, house,
560 S. 16th st ,and Christopher
Paulus estate, office building,
356 State st.
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416 State Su Salem
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aro. actually rp fifC
Faros in OREGON
now down to
VM por milo!
IT'S TEX U Li X . . .Within the past 18 months Pacific Greyhound
fares in Oregon have been reduced to a uniform ont-and-a-half-centr
per-milt... while the price of nearly everything else has gone UP.
How did Greyhound do it?
By increasing the frequency f service in Oregon t
It works this way: As Greyhound adds more service, more people
ride. 35 passengers can be carried for no more than it costs to carry 25
It costs little mora to operate a depot for 6 buses a day
than it does for 4 . . . and so on. If mora people ride. Greyhound's
cost of operation per passenger goes down.
Pacific Greyhound then pauet this saving on to the peopU
. . .in the form of the lowest fares in Oregon, and better, mora
frequent service than ever!
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