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4 The Slatoma. Salom. Ortyw. Sunday. Octobot't. 1148 'No Favor Sway$ Us. No Feat Shall Aw" fross Fni SUUsssaa. Marc t. 115 1 T1IE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A.. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher Mfnbff at the Associates! frees Thm AUtH rreas U srlaaJly eatlUesl Uttw ' o an eews SIspotelMo crsSlleS UUwmI iWrwU credit la this oewspo per. I - Gubernatorial Succession Tr first 'state meagre on the ballot this year Is, a proposed constitutional amendment which would extend the line of suc r,.,M.n to the governorship. At present succession foes first to the president of the senate and next to the speaker of the house. The amendment would add the secretary of state and the state treaurtr to the list, in that order. This would make a line of four el)g:;fcle under the constitution to succeed to the governor ship. TM- t.'firmalive argument in the voters' pamphlet notes that there hre been times When all three of those now eligible hare been out of the state, and that such occasions may arise in the fi.'.ure. and. adds: "To guard against such a situation is the sole purpt-M- of the amendment." Tl.e argument further states: "The proposed amendment would rover any possible contingency that might arise." We think that is true, which is one reason for favoring the amend ment, although there still may be a question of the succession in a certain instance: a vacancy in the office of governor after a biennial election and before the organization of the new legis lature. j The constitution provides that terms of legislators begins -te day nekt after their general election. and further denies t'i Icrlators the right to continue to hold office "until their ,jcc Mors ate elected and qualified." The president of the aen atle ind the! speaker of the house are officers of a legislature j-.Hh is dead the day after the election. The senator may be a holdover. but his office in the legislature is washed out." Hence M.'f have had through the years a gap in the succession, at least as fjr t a cleair statement in the constitution is concerned. ! In late 1932 a question arose after Willard Marks had resigned ' a prient of the senate, as to the eligibility of Frank Lonergan, shaker of the house, to act as governor in the absence from the 1 s'ate of Julius Meter, then governor. Attorney General L II. Van Winkle rendered anj opinion that Lonergan was qualified t. at lie baaed his reasoning on the sound ground that other- p there would be an interregnum, that the speaker would f;u'tMi de facto if not de jure. It has always seemed to the w ,tt r that the court would take that view, and hold that the p!t-MW-nt cf the artiste, a a putative administrative officer, held o.n tili his successor was elected and qualified. The tmrndmntl puts in line the secretary of state and the 'u u.-rer, whor terfns do not expire until the January fot lmg an election and who are covered by the general exten a n ( qualification of officials "until their successors are elected ar d qualified." The language of the new amendment may re q ..re jc2h lal construction as to j whether the president of the ft. r.t or the secretary of state would become governor in the 1' 'rrval, between the elec tion and organization of the new legis lator. The actual precedent has been established of a legisla tor officer functioning at governor in the interval. A dispute n. vt ar.se in a similar contingency in the future. Probably the twntrt would then hold that the term of president of the at or tpeaker of the house expired with the death of the o 1 WyuJature and th iurrnion would fall to the secretary of Ltr or the state treasurer. However one or the other would be uatifid to serve. Tb amendment should be approved for two reasons, because it dees provide a longer line of succession and because it does i t- r a constitutional successor to the governor at all times. Of ro jmr, if an atom bomb fell on the state house it might eliminate a'.: five of these official, though it is rare coincidences to have all f..e in the capitol at one time, except in legislative session or three of the five for that matter. At least under the amendment e would not be wi restricted as we are now in the succession. 4 , . . . . Truman on Palctine Tl tiri..ng of the appeal of President Truman to Great Britain, a-.J i insistence over British objection to its immediate re-l-j eiw it such a political flavor as to impair its effective r . The American president's demand that Britain open up l'il-tifr for fresh Jewish immigration came on the eve of Vjtn Kpf..r. a sacred day for the Jews. The implication of the cntkcidettc. right on the eve of national elections, can hardly b rpvitr.d away, or justified. The Palestine question is not one of eki ieitiC American politics, even though it has been made so on numerous occasions in the effort to attract Jewish votes. Preirt Truman demonstrates that he did not regard Pales tine Jt a dumping ptare for Europe's unwanted Jews when ) mttti he would recommend to congreaa the admission to thou 14 -f additional dipla-etl prrsons; but he must also have k' owe. that tlte tuoxl of congress is such that the chance of get ti: g BMth modification of our immigration laws is not bright. II teMir of economic aistarice has merit, but it is doubtful If ' Kai w.iil reconcile the hostile Arabs. TUm - spaper has been favorable to carrying out the recom niertdatM) of the Anglo-American commission for giving place t 100 1H0 additional Jewish immigrants in Palestine, accepting it mfHtmm that this number could be admitted without jeopard ii i' t: the country's economic or political structure. But it is Britain that is caught in the bight of the line, not ourselves. And sine our cnlry does' not carry the responsibility of the mandate we hve to te a bit conservative in telling Britain what to do. ,T' .man ha never accepted the proposal of Attlee and Bevin that Arr.t-rnan troops lie assigned to help police Palestine if further in rmrtattn is 'allowitf. I . 1 1 reprts of breakdown of the three-way conference In I-o'idn there has Ihmi comment from informed sources that a sol emn be worked out. The blunt demand of President T: .man. tven though prompted by humanitarian motives, may r tkr a Motion mre rather than less difficult. 1Iom anil ItraliMtn Heitt agitatMm to withdraw American troops and aid from Onrta finds no friefMt in erudite Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese nihswaiitir to the Unite States, who told the American Legion d-Jrrt.- at Hen Krancisco that such "sporadic and isolated rlanrt k not represent the sentiment ef the Chinese people as TUit more hnportant than Dr. Koo's actual comments is the ur d- te of hepe enl the overtone of realism with which he a"-rr( to expiem China a problem. He declares China's uni fn siari "i not fuat in the oards but in the offing, a statement w ih. irrtlevantly. might indicate Dr. Koo still hasn't a grasp of t fir.e lima ef demarcation In American slang. He declares ttif-re a will to peece in every land, but he adds that events ' rr ? vertake everyone's good will and drift along against the I b-t HUer.tone a nations so wisdom calls for preparedness I " w.ich ia smK itrorMUtnt with obligations under the United If Dr Koo's ptaMtion did not demand that he speak in diplo 1 mer irrried of Rngluh. he would have pursued his point ; t ttUft that Chiaa provides the Asiatic bulwark of potential If m.i artital democracy. America possibly could be charged with df'ar.g tactMM U maintain a . force, however small, in China. I Uji if such tactics can aid in the maintenance of a national m rrf igtnty until auch time as China can stand on Its own feet a a otd democratic nation, their value can hardly be argued. It U,h9 mm UwH.gh Henry Wallace hmi dropped the political I'om Wwib of li4, with hu own democratic party the Hiroahima. Paul nialion's BEHIND THE NEWS (DkttlkattMi fty SUat ritlsrM Sjri Stral. Im. KpraartlMi Is rbt I tm pr1 tiHrtly pfohlfcMM). WASHlNGTOf, Oct. Where Is the sugar? The New York wait ers ask me. They have to handle It like gold, doling put little thin packages, of perhaps 100 grains reach, no two or w h 1 e h could make your mor n 1 n g coffee palatable. Gro oera and conaum- era In the mid I west asked me, f. where is their sugar? They can not get as much aa the coupon allows and in 5ome sections t h a aae . tha raal ataBM Com m o d 1 1 y U more scarce than during the war. Further up the scales of commerce the Industrial users of sugar have secretly ' formed a committee, which now Is at work on ; the shortage to ascertain If more can not be, pried loose to keep busi nesses going better. Much talk is floating around the country-about black markets and particularly blackmarket storage. Also about the huge supplies seen here and there. But according to my Infor mation even the commercial gang sters in the dark market business want to know also what happened to sugar. rredawUea MalnUlaed You can launch your inquiry Into the facts by ascertaining at once that there is no shortage of production. The Cuban crop, which normally supplies 1 the northeastern United States, has run up one half million .tons over last year. The domestic pro duction of beet sugar out west has been good enough to make the commodity plentiful on the Pacific coast, where It Is piling up, with Importations, In storage binsj for a particular reason, to wit! The federal government has re fused to allow sugar desleri to charge an Increased priced foil the increased cost in handling,, freight, cartage, etc., for shipping Into the Interior. The dealers claim they are operating on a small margin of profits and cannot afford to absorb this increased tost. So they tor instead of snipping, and thus the interior of the nation has fallen far below its normal sup plies, while at the points of ship ping origin, the market Is over flowing into storage. I So the shortage has been accom plished In the midst of abundance. Indeed there are some experts who suspect the Cuban crop Is larger than the institute there has admitted, and that the excess Is being bought by private interests and held from the market. -Shortage Amidst rlenty . However thia may be, the short age was accomplished amid plenty by what might be called the Wal lace foreign policy. He advocated it His foreign trade theory Is that If we lend tremendous amounts of money abroad for foreign na tion to buy thing we do not have enough of, benefit will derive to some un-named parties. Ia a word, we have shipped tremend ous amounts of sugar abroad. Out of a Cuban export crop of 3.S mil lion short tons in 1946. the gov ernment has allocated nearly half or L7 millions to Britain, France, Belgium. Norway. Switzerland, Finland and through UNRRA. Britain la getting 781 million pounds (not tons) mind you), Netherlands 158 and UNRRA 148 aa the largest foreign uters, The confidential committee of the industry is trying to get these allocations changed. It is ' their claim that American business Is suffering, from these- foreign i al lowances, which run much j too high, and. In any-event we should take care of ourselves first, and after scrimping as much as; we can in consumption hare, ship only the excess abroad. Expect Leagthr Crista The government experts, never theless, tell me the average sugar consumer in this country will be forced te live on his present empty-hand-to-mouth basis until next March or April, when the new Cuban crop comes In. My own personal belief Is the crisis will last much longer unlass the a 1 Vo cations are revised, because thia government has already made pri vate commitments to foreign na tions to deliver the same or simi larly large portions of our sugar to them next year. The govern ment experts also claim the short ages In the central portions of the country and large storage nn the coasts; are due to shortage of box cars whereas the shipping costs I have already explained are suf ficient to cause the condition. , Another allocation this govern ment has made in its management of sugar allows storage of 18 mil lion pounds under a category de scribed only ss "reserved for mili tary zones." . Termed Defense Meve This, the experts say. is a na tional defense move, the propor tion of which can be ' measured when you consider that little Switzerland, which made the oil deal with Russia, Is to get 43 mil lion pounds. Agitation against all this frozen and unsatisfactory condition of sugsr affairs Is beginning. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is making a study which will be out shortly. Together with the Indus trial committee movement, it may bring some changes to remedy the condition somewhat However, the major answer to the question of where the sugar ia, most assuredly must be that It ia being shipped abroad. II. M. Randall to Speak At Parole Officers Meet H. M. Randall of Salem, atate director of parole and probation, will discuss parole and probation services during the eighth annual conference' ot the Western Proba tion and i Parole ; association in Seattle this Friday and Saturday. More than 20O officers from eight western states are expected to attend. ; GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lich ly "The Senator la very- tasty today, boys! Ilia forelga policy speech failed to prod ace aay International eompllcationa, or world-wide reperestssionsr : (Continued from page 1 monotonous subject. Far from it There are silver seas and blue seas; gray seas and green; stormy, sunny, threatening, lulling -a shift ing world of moods, scents and colors. The painter has seen most of the moods, caught many of the colors. "In landscape Mr. Sheffers has been more the gentle companion; the countryside unfolds with a tenacious reticence and his brush er have been satisfied to under play rather than overplay what ever dramatic possibilities might have cropped up. "Carmet Valley is lovely with green and Sunrise on Mount Jef ferson reveals mountain tops white with snow. "Mr. Sheffers has given a splen did account of a splendid, land. Why we all do not rush at once to Oregon Is beyond comprehen sion. At all events most of us can rush on a tiny scale and take in the Oregon which the painter of fers seacoast, mountains, plains, and orchards. It is worth a visit. Indeed we may all be thrilled at this recognition given; an Oregon artist An Oregontan not by birth but by choice, Sheffers is loyal to this country and finds here abun dant inspiration for the exercise of his remarkable talent. One of his fine, strong paintings hangs over the mantel in the lobby. It captures the feett-g and the power of the rugged Oregon coast. I do not wonder that the inland art critics are moved by his work Into praise of the Isnd he portrays. Students Leave i For Class Work CLOVERDALE Gordon Kunke moved to Salem last week and enrolled at Willamette univer sity, j , Edith Schlfferer, a senior all OSC this fall. vUited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schlffarer Sunday. 1 Jack Vlckers Is a senior st Salem high school and drives, liv ing at home with his parents. Mrs. Clifford Feller is; teach ing Aumsville second grade this year. Election of officers at the local school placed Jerry Wlpper as student Jo o d y president; -: Paul Thomas, vice president, arid Kar leen Drager, secretary. Automatic oil heating system has been in stalled at the school along with other improvements to the : base ment A cafeteria has been added to the school equipment LAUD HENRY WALLACE SEATTLE, Oct. 9 -P-Three democratic Washington congress men joined today in sending a letter to former Secretary of Com merce Henry A. Walalce, praising him for his foreign policy stand and urging him to speak In this state on that subject The letter was signed by Reps. Hugh Do Lacy, John Coffee and Charles Savage. Desirable Tenant Permanent in Salem Wishc to Lea tie Unfurnished Court Apartment or Simall Modern House with Auto matic Heat by No vember 30. j Best of References Call 7450 Evenings Club Program Is Outlined At Silvcrton SILVEBTOrf Reports snd plans for, the year's work occu pied the members of the Silver ton Lions club at the week's meet-in- s . Joe Duncan told of attendance at a recent McMinnville, Lions club meeting at which nine other local members also were present. The Silvcrton club plans to have the McMinnville members as guests In the near future. Robert Miller, president, re ported on the meeting of the Buxi ness and Professional Women's club October 1 at which a round table discussion for community betterment was held. Ralph Ad ams reported that the public dances held Isst year at the Knights of Pythias hall will get underway again soon. Program Chairman Clark Bach man an nounced that Howard Mann will present : the program at next week's meeting. M. B. Ford re ported on the program of the Boy Scouts work with special refer ence to the troop sponsored by the Lions club. Olum Larson, secretary, gave the club a bulletin board, and Dr. A. L. V. Smith issued the first edi tion of the monthly bulletin. Clifford Almquist.was honored with a birthday celebration at h close of the evening. Five Quarts of Oil Taken in Theft Someone got a free oil refill for his car after the General Pe troleum - station at Capitol and Market streeta closed Friday night. Police report that five quart bottles of cylinder oil were taken by a thief who broke a small pane of glass, so that he could thrust his arm inside. Ex actly five quarts are required to fill the crankcase of most cars. Lebanon Reception it Well Attended Tuesday LEBANON Tha local unit of the PTA held the annual reception for the teachers, Tuesday night in the : high school recreation rooms. A larger number of par ents were present than in any pre vious year. Mrs. Ralph Herron, president of the Iocs I group wik chairman and Superintendent King spoke on the school bill to be voted on at the coming elec tion. . , C.OVM WITH GUITAR A man to whom he wit show ing a $124 30 guitar, walked out of the Wills music store. 432 State st., with the instrument at about; 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Quentin Ellis, who works in the store, told police. Free mothproofing for your fur coat Store your coat and get your coat mothproofed. Price's, 135 N Liberty St Phone 9121. Exp. bookkeeper for general office work, good salary. Apply Leon ard's Supper Club between 2-3 p.m. MOTHERS DISMISSED Mrs. Norman Golnes, route 2, Salem, and Mrs. Willism Clarence, Independence, were released, with their newborn daughters Saturday from. Salem Deaconess hospital. 30-30 rifle, shotguns, pistols, muf fin tins, white outside paint, rub ber porky-pig dolls,! .pressure cookers, radios, dlshrags, 12; elec tric grinders, anti-freexe, and Christmas toys. Buy now. Nollman Sc Engler, 382 State St. Ph. 0002. Volunteers wanted: Women and children over 10. Call Mrs. Os trsnder. Chamber of Commerce, :00. rROPERTY OWNERS TO MEET The board of 12 directors of Salem's organization ot the Na tional Home and Property Own ers' foundation will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 317 Court St., with J. F. Ulricli, president, j Horace D. Mi-Gee, M. D., announ ces the opening of his office with practice - restricted to obstetrics and gynecology In suite 504, Guardian Bldg. "Phone 3031 for appointment. Wanted: Loan of $4000 on well located home in Salem, Call 5838. CARS COLLIDE Cars driven by Clinton R. Mudd, 387 Mission st., and Ches ter Walling, route 2, Monmouth, collided Saturday afternoon at Liberty and Chemeketa streets. Special 0ft' frontage on 99E, con tains dineij seating 11 persons. Doing a good business. $3500, will handle, balance monthly pay ments. fee Olimart A" Co., Real tors, 447 Court St., Plume 9080. RETVRN TO HOME Otto Hunt, 795 Cross st., has been released from the hospital snd is now able to receive visits from his friends. Dexter grinding serv. Ph. 0833. Bone pears, Olson, V mile west of Keirer school. SS- J Births BROCKE To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brocke, Valset., a son, Saturday, ; October 5, at Salem General hospital. COLLINS To Mr. and Mrs; Edman Collins, Detroit, a son, Sat-? urday, October 5, at Salem Dea coness hospital. THOMPSON To Mr. and Mrs. Eliphas Thompson, 100 Union St., a daughter, Saturday, October 5, at Salem Deaconess hospital. Chemckctans Plan Election Salem's Chemeketa na will return from tf ieir hike In the "Three Pyramids" area southeast of Daly Lake near Detroit today after an overnight outing, and tomorrow Will meet at 8 p m. in the YMCA for their annual busineNK meeting. Election of new councilmen will be announced at the Monday night meeting, and annual reports will be given. The .new council will meet Wednesday night at the PGE building to elect oflcers for the coming year. The Obsidians, a Eugene out door society, wro guasts of the Chemeketans during the week end trip. ICE CHEAII AH Flavors, No 32e L Urn it, Qtft ddC saving CEirren Salem and. West Salem t . - i The cesyjaf fvneeU is frequently wUiiwdarstssst To yea a true alctvre 4 the facta, we quote Afores free m- . atsWeaaV sWw tx - tm J aVAaWtlielBWdSsm aasaaSBHeoaSj (WW aWsqaTT fvwT?fnw ejsowqsqroqrB yrvsv irawfwif vvvvasp lW,17f funerals esffeWed by ssswiksni as ike U ails at Ssaeas. We ore prove) to se a ssessoec ef sHls sjfoojs. f wsof servlsas wweW $200 144 Pimeret sorvloss $200- IU9 JoJH FiMereJ services Mil -$400 M.7H reeeeel services $401 . 1X009 f.tH fwneroi services over f 1,000. 1.1 H Clocgh-Barrick Co. Phone 1129 - 213 S. Cherrh Sales. Ore. A t STEVENS i . . r- ii av A . -' e . m m oast; -"ea. Amerlia9f ilmt ranlly new poftl-war cliMk and alarm sIoik. I - Exquisite modern styling combines the rare beauty of tortoise-shell ptastk and rose-gold finish metal. Gentle pleasing alarm bell. One winder winds clock and alarm. " I - ' Surprisel only II J7& pus fox Rtsre Vtsars A.M. S:S0 r.M. tit Court Bsiessw Ore. Befrlg- 1 i erators? I Kaagesl man Appliances! Y i Dish. -washerat FrecMral j j W G S t j R gll 0 U S G Keep la Tooeb with Us for News of ArrtvaJa of These Needed Applla Appliance Co. THE HOUSE OP I I fraler I UeateraZ X saaaassssssssw,asBSBSsssssssss v Washers!- Eadleal Irsnent 255 North Liberty Thone 4311 Sweepers! Eleetrle. f Coaamer- """f'1 ep.lr fjhUmgt X. I- 1 I Serv leal I When ? They plead for one tiling shortage of pre;glt Cars to move sugar, all right give people of Oregon the green light ami we believe other means of transportation will he found to move thin said sugar into our Oregon towns. We ao believe that some of thette so-called hard-to-get freight cars arc being used to transport merchan dise that in our opinion is not as vital and im portant a sugar! How many of you agree with us? Well? Just don't sit around and talk shout shortage of sugar, and why, hut let's have action. Mail us a card or letter today and express your opinion and we'll see that your letters and cards reach the proper officials in Washington, D. C. Uillamcllo Valloy Deo! Co. 30 Laha Avenue SeJeea, Oregon f gfsQScrvlco caEBsyj ( ALIO 'SAV Senrice for Olher IWrca APPUAMCC & FURNITURE 260 State Salem Thorn 91 4t