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1 iLrtJ juiC rw,' tvCw TiD PHii man, ikunig vryoo tncuiy Ctus ,( "No Favor Sway$ Ut, No Tear Shall A tee" Frees first Statesman, Marea tt, 151 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher Hraktr el th Aseeeistod Trm Tae Associated Press Is exelasirely entitled UUkwIk lleaUa I ill aews dispatches credited to it er aat etberwise credited la this In Judge GolcUborotigh's Court The attorneys for the United Mine Workers let their emo tions get the better of them when they denounced the govern ment for the size ot the fine it recommended in the contempt case. Joe Padway cried out: "Shame upon a government that would try to perpetrate such an outrage." He branded it an imposition upon the individual miners. Wally Hopkins was vehement in his denunciation, calling the recommendation "ma licious." Fortunately, the government attorney, John F. Sonnett and Judge Goldsborough kept their tempers. What the attorneys for the defense blindly overlooked was the fact that this strike was, in the language of the judge, "an vil, demoniac, monstrous thing." which brings "hunger and cold, and unemployment and destitution." Lewis puts the inter est of his miners above the interest of the whole country. There was nothing in the attitude or language of the judge which indicated any purpose to destroy unionism. Instead, he took a paternal interest in unions by pointing out the folly of the course being pursued. Now all unions stand to lose by the public fury aroused through the stoppage in coal mining. Lewis's manner was certainly contemptuous. He knew when he rejected the urging of the president to withdraw his declara tion of "no contract that he might have to face government action. His choice in defying the government was thus delibe rate. Neither the fact nor the extent of the punishment could have been a great surprise to him. His sneer and his snarl, his jutting chin and tone of expression toward the judge were those of defiance of the processes of orderly government. He has his rights in court which Judge Goldsborough sought carefully to preserve. He now has the right of appeal. But unless we are to have anarchy the rulings of courts must be respected. As for the amount of the fine it still is only a fraction of the lows which the UMW action has caused the country. The union treasury contains $13,500,000, according to report, an exorbitant turn when it is considered the union Py no strike benefits It is hard to see how it can justify its own exactions from members to build up such reserves. The amount of the fine should make both officers and members realize they have suffered a penalty for damaging the whole economy. u r ri jittf.siia mi t Back to the Mines, Daddy t Bowes Detenus Rural Zoning in Talk to Rural zoning is necessary In the best Interests of both Oregon rural areas and cities in order to meet the needs of a .growing pop ulation and growing industry, it was asserted before Salem Lions club Thursday by WUliam A. Bowes, chairman of the govern or's . rural planning and zoning committee and commissioner of public works in Portland, He said his committee was rec ommending that Gov. Earl Snell ask the state legislature for adop tion of legislation which would empower county courts or com missions to zone areas not exclu sively farmland and not within city limits. Bowes spoke at the weekly luncheon of the Lions club in the Marion hotel. Cities should be interested vi tally in the need for zoning in their "rural fringes," Bowes stated, explaining that the 13 cities studied by the committee all expected substantial growth and eventual annexation of outside territory and that cities expect in the immediate future that about 70 per cent of new industry and 40 per cent of new residential units will be located outside city limits. With the power to zone these fringe areas, county courts would be able to protect good res idential developments, to provide for convenient industrial or busi ness sites and to supervise devel opment along highways to keep the state, attractive to tourists, Bowes declared. Agricultural lands would not be subject to zon ing until owners began subdivid ing them and selling lots, accord ing to the committee's proposal. I '. , :', I ' " "r-i v . w Getting to Work Oakland, California, while a substantial city in its own right, serves also in considerable degree as bedroom for San Franciscans. The general strike put all local bus and trolley cars in Malls or sidings, which deprived the regular commuters of their customary means of transportation. Work-bound Oakland ers. therefore, had to use their cars to get across the bay. The resulting congestion on the bay bridge was well-described by a reporter, J. Campbell Bruce, in a story in the San Francisco Chronicle, so readable it is worth quoting in part: To the toll collectors on the Bay Bridge yesterday morning it emert that every nn, woman and adolescent in the East Bay nwnedl a car and suddenly decided to come to San Francisco. The first commuter peak hour of the general strike, with interurban trains and buses halted, brought a 100 per cent traffic increbxe The usual Tuesday average is 69.000. It began before dawn, about 5:30. Shortly before 7 o'clock the first crest (commuterj due on the job at 7) was reached. Crs were backed up bumper to bumper beyond the cloverleaf, jut rieeping along Fmm the roof of the toll gates they looked, in the gray dawn light, line a broad highway paved with huge, black cobblestones. -It s st:ll early." remarked a collector at 7:30. "WaitH those of fur sirls Mart earning over. Things'll get hysterical." Bt the prophesy didn't hold. There was plenty of vehicles, but no hysteria. They came on to the span in a thick stream )alpM, new cars, jeep, station wagons, chugging scooters, a Kiiiser The ramp out of Oakland on the cloverleaf was choked -Arj liokeri like a slow-moving conveyor belt. It took 40 min utes from Telegraph and MacArthur boulevard to the toll plaza. Ten of the 16 gates were open to westbound traffic. And lines of riirs moved through them like warp threads through the htHkllesi of a loom. The thin, clear Ung. ting, ting of quarters bern registered rang constantly. ... - Some drivers wore their eyebrows down on their noses. Other had their nwtiths turned up at the corners, jolly and good-natuied about it The smiles exceeded the scowls. This was after all a break in routine, a welcome relief to the average com muter. ... Aiwi through it all the orange-hued Key System trains stood on their spur tracks near the plaza, trolleys folded like giant spidvrs. The Spanish foreign minister complains that the American proposal to the United Nations urging a change in the Spanish government "offends the Spanish nation " Generalissimo Franco, ' who managed to survive the brace of fascists who set him up, is an offense to the rest of the world and a burden on the backs of the Spanish people, but where would we stop if we tried to ! kick all the totalitarians off their perches? And how far would we get? We didn't meet with much success in Argentina. Edward R. Burke, resigned as president of the Southern , Coal Operators association, was formerly democratic senator : from Nebraska. He was an ardent anti-new dealer, which quali fied him well for the job with the coal operators. His proposal to dicker with John L. Lewis got. him the axe. however, which indicates his bosses exceeded him in anti-union zeal. Rufus Woods, editor of the Wenatchee World, has discov ered that Wenatchee is the ' geological center" of Washington. Like -our predecessor on the Statesman. R. J. Hendricks, Rufus thinks his home town is just about the center of everything, and disposed to make it so if it isn't already. One thing sure, a city general strike, as that in Oakland, can't last long. Even strikers must eat. Salem Seeks Change in Dog License Set-Up At request of the Marion county court, the county dog control board has taken under advisement a request of the city of Salem to enter into a new contract with the county covering collection of dog license fees inside the city limits. The city this week aked the court for a renewal of the con tract under the terms that the city hire an enforcement officer to collect fees inside the city and to accept 80 per cent of the city license fee money. The county clerk will collect the city fees as well as those from the rest of the county. The control board, consisting of Chester Cannon, Asel Eoff and Robert Hunsaker, expect to meet in the near future to advise the court on a new contract. Changes in the new contract considered at a meeting of the court and the control board Thursday include those dealing with fee collection and a definition of city and county responsibility over stock killing dogs from either area. Hit-Run Truck Driver Kills Boy at Grants Pass GRANTS PASS. Dec. 5-yP)-Kenneth Mayfield, who had planned to celebrate his 14th birthday today, died in a hospital at noon, victim of a traffic acci dent. A truck driver who did not halt struck the youngster's bi cycle six miles south of here last night. Police, given a description of the truck by three witnesses, were seeking the driver today. Editorial Comment Frees Oar Ca temporaries BONNEVILLE AND CXAMATH Mre than usual interest attaches itself to the announcement made in Klamath Falls last week that the Bonneville administration propones to bring a pewer line down to that city from the Columbia. It is interesting because the announcement was made by Bonne ville's ao-cailed public relations employe well known for his socialist background It Is interesting because it would entail an expenditure of $7,000,000 or so for a transmission line and more millions for a Klamath sufc-jtatrwv It is intereting because only five years ago Bonneville investigations found that it was not feasible to build a line even as far as Bend. It is interesting because Bonneville, so It says, to short of prtwer. It is interesting because there has been no report ef a power shortage in the Klamath region. It is interesting because lhee are days when reductions in federal spending are being ursed and hoped for on all sides the bureaucrats excepted. The Bonneville employe is Dr. Carl D. Thompson who is on the Bonneville pay roll at upwards of $5,000 a year. Dr. Thompson ha been an active member of the socialist party and in earlier editions of Who's Who so recorded himself. Of late he has dropped the socialist reference from his biographical data but whether be cause Ike has found it embarrassing or because he has changed his political views does not appear. Our guess is that the former is the caaee because the Thompson activity is still directed at the detructWii of various types of private property and he must prefer to have it believed that he espouses the cause for other socialist reasons. Six years ago after a campaign in which Bonneville representa tives took an active part (contrary, we still believe, to the law as found in the Hatch act) a PUD was voted in Central Oregon. In the campaign much was made of the proposition that to vote the PUD meant the bringing of Bonneville power to this region. And yet when the voting and the tax: levying was all over the reluctant ad mission was dragged from the Bonneville chief thai it was not feasible to bring his power up the Deschutes. What, we wonder, has happened that now justifies the construction of the line that is now proposed? (Bend Bulletin.) Son Takes Over Taxi Business Robert Lynn Clark, whose Sa lem Taxii company entered the news thw week after an insur ance mixup investigated by the city council, had become owner and proprietor of the taxicab firm just Monday. Clark bought out his father, Robert A. Clark, who ha retired after 30 years in which he was identified with taxicab businesses here and in Portland and Corval lis. The senior Clark had been in the taxicab business here 22 years, the last 18 of them with Salem Taxi company. The younger Clark came here two years ago from San Fran cisco and went into partnership with his father, buying out the Sajem Taxi interest of Troy D. Wood, now retired. The company which operated two cabs in 1924 now is licensed to operate 12 taxis in the city. Combination of Mayor, Judge Offices Illegal A person cannot serve as both justice of -the peace and mayor, since the offices are incompatible, Attorney General George Neuner ruled today for Stanley J. Mitchell of Clackamas county. Neuner, in an opinion for Dis trict Attorney W. W. Dillard of Columbia county, held that a pro fessional dog trainer, who lives in Columbia county and receives dogs from all over the country for hunting training, must take out dog licenses for each dog. Neuner advised the state board of control it could make a lump sum settlement of $25,915 with the University of Oregon for damage to the University press building, which was burned last June 27. Forest Lands Put on Sale PORTLAND. Dec. 5H-Th Oregon & California land adminis tration today placed 86,190.000 board feet of timber, appraised at $446,000, on sale, with bids to be opened Jan. 7. The timber lies in Benton, Coos, Douglas, Jackson. Josephine, Lane Linn and Polk counties. The agen cy's last 1946 sale, involving 21, 640.000 board feet of timber in Douglas county, set for Dec. 10, will bring 1946 sales to an esti mated $2,500,000 largest in O & C history, a Explosions Kill 4 in Palestine JERUSALEM, Dec. 5-;P)-Four persons were killed and more than a score injured In two ex plosions in Palestine today. A civilian truck was blown up in the Street of Prophets near Jerusalem's center, killing two persons and injuring one, a gov ernment source announced. Earlier an explosion wrecked an army office at the closely guarded Sarafand military camp, killing a British officer and a serviceman of other rank. An of ficial announcement said 21 per-' sons, including seven British army officers, were injured and hospitalized as a result of the explosion. Public Records Hot Springs Heat m Town in Oregon HOT LAKE, Ore., Dec. 5 Another town has popped up with the claim that it, too, was heated by natural hot water. The lake for which this 25-res-ident northeastern Oregon village is named remains constantly at 208 degrees. Water is pumped to the third floor of a sanitarium here, flows through pipes to warm all the rooms, and empties intc another lake. Births GRUS AND BEAR IT By Lichty CeCs irxyv?i" j heard year lawyer say yea emmli ciRCurr court Beatrice A. White vs Pacific Greyhound lines and William O Wilson: Complaint for $15,C damages for alleged injuries and damages sustained when plaintiff's auto was allegedly struck by a bus on March 26 on Silverton road about two miles north of Salem. Defendants are charged with careless driving in complaint. Herman W. Fry vs Frances Fry: Motion by defendant for modifi cation of former decree with re' gard to support money. R. C. Glover and others as trus tees of estate of Sarah S. Carrier, vs Oregon annual conference board of education of the Metho dist church: Order authorizing sale of personal property. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Robert L. Vaughan. 27, electric ian, and Maxine Taylor, 25, book keeper, both of Lebanon. PROBATE COURT Louis F. Meeske estate: Final decree entered. Sophia A. Thurman estate: Or der appoints Edwin Hilton Thur man as administrator and John Nelson, Russel Nelson and Worth Coltson as appraisers. Rose R. Vons estate: Estate ap praised at $3,000. Final account filed. William Malo estate? Order ap points G. J. Moisan administrator and Stanley DeJardin, Clyde Cuts forth and Francis Leonhart ap praisers. John Bernards estate: A. E. Huckestein, M. E. Fitzpatrick and Bernard Moorman appointed ap praisers. Charlotte Schulenburg estate: January 11 dates set for hearing on final account. JUSTICE COURT Eason Orlando Bacheller, 1845 N. Cottage st., violation of the basic rule, fined $10 and costs. Betty Jean Boyd, route 2, box 318, no operator's license, fined $1 and costs. Edna Lucille Ellis, alias Edna Eles Shannon. Portland, grand larceny and defrauding an inn keeper, larceny charge reduced to petty larceny, pleaded guilty, 60 day jail sentence suspended on payment of $4.50 court costs; 10 day sentence on the defrauding charge suspended on payment of $4.50 court costs. MUNICIPAL COURT Max Groesbeck. Silverton road, violation of basic rule, fined $10. Charles Sweistris, 1070 S. Com mercial st., violation of basic rule, fined $5. Kenneth Conway, 125 Lane ave. no driver s license, fined $5. Anton Hrudka, route 4, Salem, violation of anti-noise ordinance, posted $5 bail. F. E. Butterfield, Wood burn, violation of basic rule, posted $10 bail. Tea Jast talk . . . diaVt year ICE CBEAII All Flavors. No Limits, Qts. OO SAVING CEIITEQ Salesa aad West Saleaa DOMES To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Domes, 1055 Wilbur st., a daughter, Thursday, December 5, at Salem General hospital. WHITE To Mr. and Mrs. Boston White, Silverton, a son, Thursday, December 5, at Salem General hospital. LINDEN To Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Linden, 1995 First st., a daugh ter, Thursday, December 5, at Salem General hospital. LLOYD To Mr. and Mrs. Ed gar Lloyd, route 4, Salem, a daughter, Thursday, December 5, at Salem General hospital. CHAMBERLIN To Mr. and Mrs. Willard Chamberlin, Lyons, a daughter, Thursday, December 5, at Salem General hospital. SCOTT To Mr. and Mrs. James Scott, 298 S. 3rd st., a son, Thursday, December 5, at Salem General hospital. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec, S Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati lawyer and strecainent civic leader, today was elected the 14th president ef the Federal Ceanctl ef Churches ef Christ in America the first layaaaa to hold the office. Garden Club to Elect Officers The Salem Men's Garden club jr Industrial y Meeting Safefc a Sessions Open With all parts of the state weTl represented by delegates, the third annual Oregon industrial safety, conference opened Thursday1 morning at the capitol ' buildings for a three-day session. The conference, conducted an nually by the accident prevention division of the state industrial commission was officially opened by Robert M. Evenden. director of the division, who introduced Paul E. Gurske, commission chairman, who made the address of welcome to the delegates. This was followed by short talks , by the two other commissioners,' L. O. Arens and T. Morris Dunne. ' The early afternoon session was given over to a "mock trial of "Mr. Industrial Supervisor, -which brought out the increasing interest on the part of industrial supervisors in accident programs . in different industries.- The late afternoon program con- , sisted of a series of first aid dem onstrations led by Fred Pontain, first aid supervisor of the Crown Zellerbach Corp., assisted by Dr. George Frank, first aid instruc tor of the accident prevention di vision of the commission. The program will continue through Friday until noon Sat urday with the following" sched ule: ..Friday 8 a. m., tour of capitol building; 9 a. m., "Standardiza tion of Machine Guarding;" 9:30 a. m., labor, management and the will elect officers at its .annual ! safety Pron,m:.,Pi45 m . "fe" ty committees; i:ju p. m., inaus try group sessions; 8 p. m., in Marion hotel, address. Dr. J. W. Scherbourne, department of psy chology, Oregon State college. Saturday 9 a. m., habilitating the new workman; 10:30 a. m., open forum; 12 noon, adjournment- meeting Thursday evening, De cember 12. at the local YMCA. The following slate of nomina tions was announced yesterday by the club: For president, David H. Cameron and Mark M. Tay lor; vice president, James Glass and C. L. Webber; secretary, John E. Black and William P. McKin ney; treasurer, George F. Can deaux and A. E. Danielson; di rectors. Earl W. Benbow, A. L. Lindbeck, George Malstrom, Knight Pearcy, Rex Peffer and Roy Smith. PENSION PACT RELEASED Marion county court Friday or dered the release of the county from an old age pension agree ment entered into with Anna Wenger on October 18, 1935. Santa Claus Is Cemlngtl r STEVEIIS Pearls 4,- Simulated Culinred ' asr m ssspw irm a. I Divided U5S-r Divided Payments if-- ihfsJ. . L ' pre -J 3 3$ CO 3 r " 0 V rj VoutEn Dually - - - Saft- Mite 7:30- Featuring the Youth Center Choir and Quartette Les and Lora Lee Parrott CITY ARMORY STILL CONTINUING rilD-SEASOII CLEARANCE COATS $15 io $25 SUITS $11 io $25 DRESSES $5 io $10 469 Siaio Si.