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4 The Start mem. Salem. Oroyon, Tu Juf. robrnary 1L 1947 "No Favor Soayt Um, No Fear Shall Avot" Frees first Statesman. March It, llil THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. S PRAGUE. Editor and Publisher Meaaaer f the Associate Frees The Associated Frees to esctusiTeJy eaUtled Uihtwhr aebHeatlea f all eews eisaetebea eredlted U It w m( otaai wise credited la this Tariff Battle in Washington WhiW the battle over tariffs and reciprocal trade treaties got little headline attention it was nonetheless sharp in political circles n Washington. The resurgent republican majority be came quite vocal in demanding that the administration suspend negotiations on -new reciprocal trade agreements. This opposi tion centered chiefly in the house. The senate, more concerned with a bipartisan foreign policy, was less agitated over the matter. In fact. Senators Vandenberg and Millkin thought a compromise might be effected in which President Truman would make the decision respecting proposed tariff cuts. But Senator Taft, easily the most powerful figure in the senate at present, indicated little interest in the Vandenberg-Millkin proposal and said with a measure of finality that republicans would not be able to upj-et the reciprocal treaty law which runs to mid 1948. While congress might pass a repeal measure, the president would to it and republicans could not muster a two-thirds vote to pass the bill over the president's veto. That blunt statement may serve to wet down efforts to press legislation at this Motion of the congress. In the intense struggle which has been going forward, agricultural interests appeared to protest any tariff reductions. Some suiprree was occasioned when a petition to maintain strong protection for agriculture was filed with the signature "Associa tion of Southern Commissioners of Agriculture, C. C. Hanson, secretary." Scenting a reversal of the historic comment, which f'-mi to have stirred up southerners who had not deserted the oil caue cf "free trade.'' William L. Clayton, undersecretary of state, in tharge of negotiation of trade treaties and himself a strong advocate of freer trade, wrote a letter to the New York Times challenging the correctness of Hanson's representation of southern agriculture commissioners. A resulting poll showed that .vtn southern states favored protection for farm products while mx opposed. Clayton in his letter made much of a resolution adopted by the Anient an Farm Bureau at its San Francisco convention in LVvemr t and quoted it resolution as follows: "The American Farm Bureau Federation favors gradual ad justment '. trade barrier., inc luding tariffs, import quotas, cur-ii-ruy mrtf ipulatioo, restrictive rulings on product specifications nd eiim.f.ition of cartel and other monopolistic devices to 14. ihu.tr uii.de. "We reiterate our support of the principles of reciprocal trade agreements. It has long been recognized that our protective polute r.i worked undue hardships on agriculture producers." This, of course, gave Clayton strong support for his policy of negotiating trade agreements with the object of stimulating world 1 1 sue. Faa-in producers naturally are apprehensive, as th war conditions fade out and the world gets back to normal production, IfH they suffer from deflation; and those with possible com petition from foreign producers fear disaster if tariffs are re duced on their product. It will take a Salomon to resolve these conflicts of interest wiely But with the world need for foodstuffs what it is. there should be a ready market for all farm products that can stand st ;rage and transportakn. With the government facing heavy costs for pi ice support for agriculture if prices drop much b-low purity, it would hardly seem likely that its officials would ti'otiale treaties wtttch would grease the skids under domestic farm pines. There may be some downward adjustments, and they may b threeter.ir.g in some instances, but If the job is carefully d tnf Ue i exulting prosperity both here and abroad may more than cwiii njate sowie of the immedate losses. The administra ti i has quite as much at stake in promoting domestic pros perity as sk-e congress, and the politics of the situation would ifm to M lengthen the appeals of the farm producers that they b not "thrown to the wolves ' in a scramble for free trade. No Third Term? The resolution adopted by the house calling for submission of a tntitttional amendment to limit presidential terms to tj if very definitely the aftermath of the four elections of the late Fn.nklin D. Roonevelt. Republicans didn't want Roosevelt el --ted for any term and many conscientious democrats opposed violating the no-third -term tradition, so this resolution drew more ltan the neceiuurr two-thirds vote. The senate has yet to act If it approve by the same vote the amendment will !- subriNtted to the state with the affirmative vote of three fo'irlhs of the state required. Its adoption is still several years off. The FDR experience may be interpreted in two ways: 1st. that in a war emergency the country may prefer to retain its ctuf executive; or 2nd. that " once was enough" and the people will levert to adhering to the no-third-term tradition. We have no strong feeling tn the matter. So long as the people letain political freedom it would seem they might be trusted to make the decision as to whom they want for presi dent BwiUk some tame we might have a good republican we'd like to keep in office' Trrn-Acr A M-year old girl in St Louis shot and killed her father mho was bringing her and her 13-year-old boy friend home aitrr they had run away. In the resulting automobile wreck the boy frKd was killed, but the girl showed little emotion. Thaa is the extreme end result of this 'teen-age pampering. A little more old-ahined discipline and less partying and imitattug elders is what the teen-agers need. Straw in the Wind? Mac Kpley reports in the Klamath Herald ic News, that a railrod worker there called up to protest that workers are not all -opposed to a sales tax. saying "a lot of us believe there should be a rale tax " Epley queries. "Is that an exceptional c or a straw in the wind'" JudgMtg by previous balloting it's just wind in the straw. Tlie farmers union has followed the AFL in denouncing a sales tax. The state grange is a consistent opponent. Yet all three jourwd in supporting the basic school support bill which greatly Mureases the need for state revenues. What these or ganizaUoMH should 4 i to suggest a feasible alternate to the sales Urn. This assignment will call for considerable "home work" but they nheuld be sneaked out to give an affirmative answer to the state's revc ue problem. A news picture shows workmen using a drill to make test borings n the site of the United Nations capital in New York City to determine srkether the subsoil will support the structure. Too bad a similar taut can t be made of popular psychology to determine whether UN will have proper support when the st r a ma and stresses come. Pleat t geneticists have been giving popcorn a working over. The result is a hybrid yellow popcorn which pops out 25 per cent larger than the older varieties. No report is made of an audimeter teat a its noise-capacity when crunched in movie theatres. Farmers' cash income for 1946 is estimated at $24,100, 000.000; -but stilt some farmers may complain that they got only a few of the cyphers. Vet Trainees Warned of Wage Filings Nearly 100 Oregon veterans taking on-the-job training under the G. I. bill have not yet turned in their latest earnings reports and face suspension from federal subsistence rolls by the end of this month. Wayne Smith, ve ers ns administration training offi cer for this area, reported Mon day.' Earnings report forms were mailed out by the VA to 5500 Job trainees in mid-January, with the deadline for their return fixed at February S. Twenty per cent of the 9500 had not yet sent in their reports several days after the deadline, but may still do so. Wage reports are essential as a basis for adjusting subsistence checks under the $200 over-all income ceiling for trainees. Smith explained. The report past due now is for October, November, December, and January. The February S deadline did not affect the 20,000 ex-servicemen and women in Oregon schools. They will receive report blanks within the next few weeks. Neither does it apply to disabled veterans in job training under public law 16, Smith said. Civil Service Slates Social Worker Exams The state civil service commis sion announced Monday that ap plicants are needed for casework er and county welfare adminstra tor positions and that tests to fill a number of vacancies in these positions will be held late in Feb ruary. Applicants must have a college degree and some experience in work related to social service. The beginning salary range for county welfare administrator I is $170 210; county welfare administrator II. $215-265; caseworker I. $150 tl5. and caseworker II, $165-205. Tests will be held in Salem for any persons in this area whos possess the necessary qualifica tions. The resulting eligible lists will be used to fill vacancies in the offices of the public welfare commission throughout the state, W. H. Fischer, local commission secretary at the Salem post office building, said. State Totals Purchases of War Surplus The state of Oregon, through the board of control, already has purchased far in excess of $1, 000,000 worth of war surplus ma terials at savings ranging from 10 to nearly 100 per cent under the original cost, it was disclosed Saturday. Heaviest of this equipment. In cluding trucks, tractors and other road construrtion materials, was purchased by the state highway department. Hospitals have pur chased a large quantity of X-ray equipment. More than 2,000 pairs of shoes were bought for the state institutions. Purchases for schools, under authority vested in the state educational department, also have been heavy. A large amount of surplus pro perty was purchased by the state at Camp Adair. 250 to Attend Annual Lincoln Day Banquet The Lincoln day banquet staged by the Marion county republican central committee and the local Young Republican club Wednes day night at the Marion hotel is expected to d'aw about 250, spon sors said Monday. Speaker u Stephen A. Chad wick, Seattle, attorney and past national commander of the Amer ican Legion. He will be intro duced by Sen. Marshall Cornett, Klamath Falls, state president Dick Barton is to be soloist, ac companied by Ruth Bedford, and Justice Arthur Hay of the state supreme court will lead grouo singing. Banquet tickets may be ob tained B. E. (jKelly) Owens, chair man of the county central com mittee, or Adam Lefor, banquet chairman. Emma Lundeen Dies Sunday, Rites Today Funeral services for Emma Christine Lundeen. 2425 Broad way st.. who died Sunday at her home, will be held today at 3:30 p.m. at the Clough-Barrick chapel, with interment in the City View cemetery. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1860 and came to Min nesota at the age of nine years with her parents. She was mar ried in Minnesota to Andrew Lundeen in 1878. and the couple came to Salem in 1908. He died on April 8, 1922 and she had lived at the family residence on Broad way street since that time. She was a member of the local First Baptist church. Surviving her are three sons. Henry A. Lundeen, Salem, Elmer V.. Eugene, and Harry T.. Oregon City and 15 grandchildren and two great -grandchildren. crrmus pkltt in ck eases WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-4V GRIN AND BEAR It r-TI fir aad be says the nicest thing- a jake box aad my eyes sparkled like Public Records CIRCUIT COURT Hazel D. Sims vs Errol J. Sims: Defendant files answer. Marlyn Anderson vs Helen An derson: Divorce complaint charges desertion. Married Oct. 28, 1939, Henning, Minn. Theodore G. and Chet I. Nel son, doing business as Nelson &c Nelson, vs Mary Burnham: - Case dismissed. Minnie Hart vs Conrad Hart: Divorce decree grants custody of three minor children to plaintiff. Defendant ordered to pay $25 monthly for support of each child. Clara E. Bohn vs Bertha L. Miller and Harris Nelson: Defend ant Miller files answer. JUSTICE COURT Joseph Peter Schmitz, Stayton, overheight load, fined $2.50 and costs. Richard Kinnan, 18, non-support, continued for plea until Feb ruary 11. Bail set at $500. Carlyle Louis Spartz. Minne apolis. Minn., no PUC license, fined $10 and costs. James Burke, disorderly con duct, 30 day jail sentence sus pended on payment of court costs and on condition that he submit to an order of interdiction. Frederick William Brown, dis orderly conduct, sentenced to 10 days in jail. Ernest Lee Scott, route 6, Sa lem, defective brakes, fined $2.50 and costs. Kenneth Wood row Williams. 1126 S. 12th St., truck speeding, fined $12 and costs. FROBATE COURT Edna Clarice Battleson guard ianship estate: Purchase of U.S. government bonds authorized. Walter A. Wood estate: Order of sale of personal property and order setting apart property ex-j empt from execution. M. Josephine Shanks guardian-' ship estate: Order for care of: cemetery lot. Charles W. Schmiedecke estate: ! Petition for authority to sell per sonal property, appraisers ap pointed. Charles W. Davis estate: Order of distribution. Charles Henry Knuths estate: Final account approved. George D. Fra.-er estate: Final account filed and hearing set for March 14. Anthony L. Senske estate: Ad ministratrix appointed. Estella Lawyer guardianship estate: Steve Anderson appointed guardian of Marion county es tate MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Clifford Pleasant, 36, millrighi, Gardner, and Bertha Rose Vaw ter, 21, housewife, Salem. Ivan Chase. 21, farmer. Jeffer son, and Daisy Woodrum, 19, housewife. Turner. Phillip R. Dieckman, 23, sea man. Salem, and Maria Luiza Rodrigues dos Santos, 27, Lisbon, Portugal. Joseph A. Mertl, 21, logger, Mi. Angel, and Dorothy Lough, 17, nurses' aid. Silver ton. Elmer Harold Chase. 28, farmer, and Orpha Dvina Smith, beau tician, both of Eugene. MUNICIPAL COURT Ralph H. Con lee. Portland, vio lation of anti-noise ordinance, posted $10 bail. Cecil D. Wright, Brooks, vio lation of anti-noise ordinance, posted $5 bail. Percy J. Jorgensen, route 7, no operator's license, posted $5 bail. Forrest Edwin Jones, box 1000, Salem, violation " of basic rule, posted $7.50 bail. Elbert R. Snider, Portland, vio lation of basic rule, posted $5 bail. James El wood Mennis, route 7, violation of basic rule, fined $7.50. Kenneth L. Copley, Portland, violation of basic rule, posted $7.50 bail. Vard Ryan Massey, San Quen tin, Calif., violation of basic rule, posted $25 bail. Don E. Norgler, Malin, viola tion of basic rule, posted $10 bail. Jo Ann Arnold, 775 Ferry st., no operator's license, fined $5. William Mahn, box 1000, Salem, reckless driving, liquor involved, and no operator's license, fined total of $110. Elias A. Gage, Salem, charged with driving while intoxicated, pleaded not guilty, held on $250 bail. Joe B. Long. Springfield, viola tion of basic rule, posted $5 baiL Production of all citrus fruit for the 1946-47 season was forecast at about 204.000.000 boxes by the agriculture department today. This would be 11 percent above production last season and 53 per cent above the 1935-44 average. IT By Lichly he said nay ice was sweet as the lights en a 4a bail machine!" Surplus Items To Go on Sale February 25 War Assets administration will launch a $500,000 sale of surplus war property at the Klamath Falls navy air station Tuesday, February 25, T. H. Morton, dep uty regional director for disposals of the War Assets administration, Portland, has announced. The surplus, some of it used, represents a wide variety of goods in varying amounts. Nearly ev erything will be offered in lots, but the lots will be as small fcs practicable, the WAA reported. WAA emphasized that no "set aside" items, me type of things veterans may buy for personal use, will be involved in the sale but, in accord with the surplus property act, veterans of world war II will enjoy their priorities in buying for business, agricul tural, or professional purposes, or use in their own employment. Typical items are barracks fur niture such as bunks, chests of drawers, mattresses, lockers and settees; desks, filing cabinets, safes, stoves, pool tables, building insulation, cable, electrical fit tings, window glass, tanks and boilers, drinking fountains, coffee urns, meat blocks, dishes, and cooking utensils, scales, hand tools, wheel barrows, compressors, fire extinguishers and grease guns. On February 25, 26 and 27, vet erans certified prior to the open ing of the sale will have exclu sive buying privileges. Vets Project Bus Service Due Monday Route for the new bus service to the veteran's housing project was announced by R. J. Davidson, Salem manager of Oregon Motor Stages, Monday. The bus service is to begin next Monday after several months delay due to lack of equipment. Buses will start service at 6:15 a. m. daily from the corner of Commercial and State streets. The route is to go along Commercial street to Court street; out Court street to Mill street: along Mill street to 19th street; along 19th street to Lee street; along Lee to 14th street; a left turn from 14th street into Cross street and to the housing project to Elfstrom drive where the buses will turn around to return. Half-hour schedules will be maintained with the last bus to leave the housing project at 7 p. m. The service is a trial run to last 90 days, at the end of which time Oregon Motor Stages will decide whether the run will be profit able enough to. maintain, accord ing to company officials. DATELESS DONLEVY DIVORCE LOS ANGELES, Feb.' 10-iJPy-Part of Actor Brian Donlevy's domestic trouble, -he testified to day, was that he couldn't get a date with his own wife. He ob tained an uncontested divorce from the former Marjorie Lane, singer. SIR WILKIN S VISITS M oCHORD FIELD, Feb. 10-P) Sir Hubert Wilkins, noted Aus tralian explorer, visited here to day with high ranking army of ficers with whom he flew in from Alaska en route to Washing ton, D. C. Valley Obituaries Mrs. N. A. Nelson MONMOUTH, Feb. 10 Funeral services for Mrs. N. A. Nelson, 64. who died Saturday morning at her residence in Independence af ter long illness, will be held at the Independence Presbyterian church, Tuesday, at 2 p.m. The Rev. John W. Hood will officiat with concluding services at the Mt. Crest Abbey mausoleum in Salem. Arrangements are in charge of the Smith funeral home. Independence. She was born Clara Rasmus sen at Arlsdale. Wis., Feb. 5. 1883, and was married to Mr. Nelson in 1901 at Kenosha, Wis. Later the couple moved to Sunset, Wash., near Spokane. In 1918 they bought a farm near Monmouth and lived there and in Salem and Independence. Funeral Services Held Today For Isaac Melvin Schannep Funeral services for Isaac Melvin Schannep, 69. 1238 Allen Court, of the legal department of the state highway commission, who died suddenly Sunday morning at his home, will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Clough-Barrick chapel with the Rev. George H. Swift offi ciating. He was born in Versailles, Mo., on Oct. 15, 1877 and was married there to Mary Dwight Bahney.t On April 23. 1900. he was admit ted to the Missouri bar and on November 9, 1908 was elected county treasurer of Morgan coun ty, Missouri, and later in 1913 was elected probate and juvenile judge of the same county. In 1915 he was admitted to the bar in California, practicing in the superior courts of that state until 1918 when he moved to Ore gon and was admitted to practice in this state. He was appointed United States commissioner at Pi lot Rock in 1917 until 1921, was legal advisor to the selective service system for the army in 1917 and 1918, was probate and juvenile judge of Umatilla county for two terms, 1921 to 1933, and then took the position with the Oregon state highway commission which he held at the time of his death. He was president of the Coun ty Judges and Commissioners as sociation of the state from 1931 to 1932, held a 25-year member ship in the Knights of Pythias lodge, was an active member of Pacific Lodge No. 50, AF and AM, and a member of the Episcopal church. He had grieved over a son. Col. Dwight B. Schannep, who was re ported killed in the Pacific area on a plane flight. July 25, 1946. Surviving are the widow; three daughters, Mrs. W. W. Putnam, Tallahassee, Fla.; Miss Clara Schannep, American Red Cross, Darmstadt, Germany, and Mrs. A. W. Drager, Portland; two sons, William H. Schannep, Portland, and Charles I. Schannep, Talla hassee, Fla.; one brother, Joseph Schannep, Burns, Kas., and one sister, Mrs. Robert Pennington, Toronto, Kas., and six grandchil dren. Extension for Coast Shipping Asked by Snell Extension of maritime inter coastal and coastwise services to June 30 was urged by Gov. Earl Snell in telegrams sent to Sens. Guy Cordon and Wayne Morse Monday. Snell said that under the pres ent law the United States mari- I time commission is required to j discontinue its services intercoast- al, coastwise and to Alaska on ! March 1, so as to turn over to i private operations the domestic services prior to that date. With the present car shortages, Oregon shippers and consignees will encounter difficulty if the in tercoastal service is terminated March 1, the governor said. 5 Cons Escape, Three Found PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 -UP)-Five desperate long-term prison ers, armed with a smuggled pistol and a makeshift knife, stabbed a guard at Holmesburg state pri son early today, used him as a shield while they scaled the 35 foot prison wall, then ran to free dom across snow-covered fields adjoining the Delaware river. Three were recaptured within S few hours and tonight police cautiously searched for the two remaining fugitives, both life termers. Stock, Qirb Exchanges Tq Close Wednesday NEW YORK. Feb. 10.-P)-The New York stock and curb ex changes and other principal com modity and financial markets throughout the United States will be closed Wednesday, February 12, Lincoln's birthday. ALASKA r Today's Land ef Real Opportunities Now you can learn the real facts about Alaska. 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Deploring the violence display ed by the "desperate young Jews," Rabbi Berkowitz said there could be no question of the legality of the Jewish claims un der the Balfour declaration. The solution hoped for is one which would show the greatest justice. It is hard to determine correct ly how things are in Palestine from reading news dispatches be cause all news sent out must pass the British censor and "is slanted, especially when it is directed at the United States," the speaker said. Violence on the part of the young Jews in Palestine has hurt the Jewish cause and has out raged conservative elements, the speaker said. He admitted he did not blame them for wanting to fight and compared the situation to the "Boston tea party" of pre American revolutionary time. He gave it as his opinion that if the Jews were permitted to en ter Palestine as they desired, eventually they and the Arabs would be able to dwell in peace. He pointed out that modern in dustrial methods introduced by lOlh Anniversary Benefit Frolic Sponsored by LOCAL NO. 1411 LABOR TEMPLE FEBRUARY 14. 1947 Refreshments. Proceeds te go toward buying new First Aid Car. AH union friends, members invited! SHEFT LOSSES Are reported almost every day in our local newspa pers. Why should you take a chance on being- next? We will issue a $1,000 Blanket Burglary, Theft and Hold Up Policy for only $18.00 a year, or $45.00 for three years. This is only a little more than 4 cents per day. This policy will cover property at home, in your car, in a hotel room, or any place else. Just call the RICHARD G. SEVER1IJ, AGEIICY Who writes Every Form of Insurance. 212 N. High Street, Senator Hotel BIdg. Dial 4016. Another Safe Bobbery And there wUl be mere ef theaa this year. Is the money la year safe Insured? $10 A Year T7UI Do II Call Haggins Office - Salem's General America Agent CHUCK 0 . CHBT uu "Oregon s Largest 129 N. Commercial Salem and A Walnnis in the Shell I need 25 ton, will be buying for a short while. Contact Ilorris IQorfein Co. IMMEDIATELY Phone 7633 SEE YOUR General Motors Healing OIL - GAS COAL - WOOD Salem Heating 25S Falrgreeads Read the Jews since they came to Pal estine following the Balfour dec laration, are liked by the Arabs in so fsr as it brought them bet ter prices for their goods. ILWU SLATES MEET SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. Q-Jf) The CIO Longshoremen's union headquarters here announced to day that -a special meeting of the executive committee of the ILWU would be held in Seattle Feb ruary 19, to be followed by a two-day enlarged longshore con ference. v f -fir V. t ' v i J - watch repair - clinic put new life in yovr old watch with factory guaranteed crafts manship . . . at snodett char get. 119 COURT STREET '1 Venetian- Blinds - ELI IE R THE BLIND MAN West Salem. 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