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Newspaper Page Text-The Stataaiiirm, Sokm. Orecon. Wadnoe dorr. April 11, IMS "No Favor Sways U$. No Ftar Shall Ave" Fnm First gUtesattaa. March -8. U51 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. SPRACUE. Editor and Publisher Member of the AssecUUed Press The Associated Press Is entitled explosively to the ase fw resebtl ration ef oil the local wwi printed la thU newspaper, aa well as all AP news dispatches. Judge Goldsborough and Union Responsibility Judge Goldsbo rough has levied a fine of $1,400,000 on the miners' union and $20,000 on John L, Lewis as penalties for being found guilty of criminal contempt. The verdict of guilty both for criminal and civil contempt was pronounced Monday; the sentence for the former given Tuesday; pronouncement of penalty for the latter was delayed till Friday. The penalties were those recommended by the government Judge Golds borough said his own inclination was to impose a jail sentence on Lewis. Undoubtedly, the cases will be appealed, so the decisions are not final. What the judge sought to do was to convince Lewis and his union that they dare not flout the orders of the United States courts. In 1946 he gave them a similar lesson, but found it had to be repeated in 1948. Whether they have learned they cannot flout the laws and the orders of the courts, only time will tell. Of much greater importance than the fact or the size of 'he fines imposed is the declaration of the judge in announcing lis decision on Monday: "As long as a union is functioning as a union it must be held responsible for the mass action of its members." In other words, mass action implies union action. Hundreds f thousands of men do not lay down their tools voluntarily without some concert er understanding. When such action vio 4etes the law, as did the stoppage of work in the coal mines, then the union must be held accountable. The judge also brushed aside the veil protecting Lewis from responsibility for the action of the miners. He held that by threat of action and by use of significant words in communications to miners he had in effect given the signal to strike. His subse quent telegram announcing a settlement became a signal for men to return to work. In the public mind there is little doubt that Lewis by his words and actions really instigated the strike. And he showed his contempt of the court in refusing for a full week to observe the court order and call off the strike. As far as the miners are concerned ' they have lost tens of millions of dollars in wages without commensurate gain. They could have continued their negotiations or at least respected the Taft-Hartley law calling for an 80-day waiting period before striking. And the country has lost heavily in impairment .of production and of transportation. The point is raised that we have to have coal, that we cannot bear 6Vwn too heavily on Lewis and the union or miners jrill refuse M return to the pits. There is much truth in the old dictum 0t Burke that he knew no method to "draw up an indictment against a whole people." But we cannot let individ uals like Lewis or a powerful minority like the miners' union ride roughshod over the laws of the land and ignore the welfare of the majority of the people. Judge Gold sbo rough shows reso lution in a second time trying to instruct these principals that they are not bigger than the government of the United States. If they have not learned their lesson they invite other and more drastic legislation to curb their truculence. DTP S33JJUB Spring Fever Is No Joke Anyone could tell Monday was the first real spring day in Salem. The people on the streets, who barrel along with grim determination and wet feet the rest of the year, strolled with chins up and faces related and the1 sun warming their shoulder blades. But that perky feeling won't last, an authority on the weather's effect on man warns. Nature goes on a jag during the spring. More people die. go insane, commit suicide, or get overpowering urges to play golf or fish than at any other time of the year. That a because people whose mental balance is pretty deli cate, anyway, just can't take sharp changes in the weather. Something snaps, and they get holes in the head. It's tough on normal individuals, too. People use up all their energy and vitamins during the winter and are easy targets for sicknesa colds, tuberculosis, pneumonia and glandular disturbances. Spring fever is really a serious fatigue condition, the Chicago Institute of Medicine expert says. Almost anyone, especially thin people, are likely to get a dose. Thing to do is humor yourself on your off days. Live sensibly to avoid colds, don't drive your self to the danger of getting really fatigued, and wear rose colored glasses to protect both your eyes and your temperament from the weather. (Continued from page 1) in its grants-in-aid to the society, and thus far the wealthy have not loosened the rippers of their purses very widely in its support. Dr. J. C. Stevens, noted Portland engineer, has been president of another organization which seeks to establish a great museum in Portland. Its area of interest is broader than that of the Historical society. It wants to have a build ing and funds for its maintenance and operation to accommodate col lections of minerals, botanical spe cimens, and exhibits in natural history. The project is a most worthy one; bdt progress in attain ing the goal has been grievously slow. A museum at Champoeg would not be competitive with these. It would serve a specialized purpose in acquainting visitors at the park with visual evidences of Oregon's history. Ed Aldnch of Pendleton has made the very sensible sug gestion that in the rich soil of Champoeg a "living herbarium" showing Oregon flowers and plant life might be maintained; and a start ought to be made on that. But we must keep in mind the growing need for Large museums in Portland and at Satan and at th state college and university. GRIN AND BEAR IT By Llchtj Defense Calls Witnesses in Assault Trial Examination of defense wit nesses will continue today in the trial of Richard Eoff, 48. of 110 Oak St., which opened In Marlon courtly circuit court Tuesday. Five witnesses for the defense testified Tuesday that they saw Eoff in Cottage Grove on Feb ruary S the day on which the grai.d Jury indictment alleges Eoff beat Mrs. Lillian Gardner, a Sa lem housewife, over the head with a flashlight in her home at ftSfl Oak st. Called by defense attorney E. R. Ringo. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Yingling and a Mrs. Marden testi fied they saw Mr. and Mrs. Eoff in Cottage Grove on the afternoon of February 3. Mr. and Mrs. Royal H ink son said the Eoffs visited them in Cottage Grove on mat day from about 9 to 11 an. All h in Cottage Grove. Mrs. Gardner fixed the time of attack at shortly after noon on February 3. Called by Deputy Dis trict Attorney Lawrence Os ter ms ri, she said that Eoff attacked her with a flashlight when she attempted to show him the attic of her home. Eoff, she said, had shown interest in purchasing the house. Other witnesses called by Oster- man included Vlay Mills, a roomer at the Gardner house; E. Clinton Hart, a city first aid man; George Edwards, Walter Esplin and Max Mauser of the city police force; Dr. Vern W. Miller, who treated Mrs. Gardner; Marion County Sheriff Denver Young and Will iam A. Wilson, a special investi gator. Circuit Judge George Duncan, presiding at the trial, said that a conviction on the charge carries a penalty of from one year to life imprisonment. Eoff was indicted by the county grand jury on the charge last month. His hearing had been de layed while he lay unconscious in Salem Memorial hospital where he was recovering from an over dose of sleeping tablets which he took in his jail cell on February 11, according to Sheriff Denver Young. figsfS vr $jj "They've bee at tt far aa hear aa they still east flad a fan far weeU peace Taa afraid It's tee tea, a seeMesa even far a Politics on Parade . . , (Catter's MU: cnmmiIi to tlits rtta mrm ay er for te a tee Mkeea mtfiottw n; er aa- ot refto-t te oeMcy ef t U Teeri amajeet: Earl Adaaaa (r) Candidate or ft-leaa Cenaia.la A descendant of a pioneer Ore gon family. Earl Adams was raised on a farm near West I Stayton and has Rvf J been a resident ,ig I and taxpayer of f'X Marion c o u nty -1 , since that time. ' i. ; -J -- jand has one " I - " d- dau f htr and now lives at box 48, route 7. north of Salem in the Keizer district. A s u c c essful business man, he 1 S m V Hall Promises Aid to Combat Cattle Thieves Action to put an end to In creasing cattle rustling in eastern Oregon was directed Tuesday by Gov. John Hall, including a promise to dispatch to the areas "a sufficient number of state po lice" to halt the thievery. Following a request for assist ance front Umatilla county cat tlemen. Hall conferred Tuesday with H. G. Maison, state police superintendent. High meat prices were credited for the increase in rustling. The request for aid was re ceived In a latter from D. R. Cook, secretary -treasurer of the Umatilla County Cattlemen's as sociation. In a letter to Roy Duff, association president. Governor Hall suggested a meeting of in formed eastern Oregon citizens who can place the required facts before a state police department repreaen ta u v e. Governor Hall said he under- the rustlers have the ad- Earl Adaaas was actively engaged in the ser vice station business in Salem for nearly 13 years. Following this i he was then elected constable for I stood tthe Salem district, which position I vantage of Nevada's not having a jhe has held for about 12 years branding law. "As a result of i and is the present incumbent. ! this situation." Governor Hall de Mr. Adams is well qualified by I clared. "cattle rustled In Oregon i experience for this office. He was and taken into Nevada lose their , connected for a time with the i identity and cannot be traced." I livestock theft division of the j The governor declared that I state of Oregon under the late : while In Sacramento later this 'Lookit, Skinnv, No Hands! Latest figures showing that nearly 3,000.000 bicycles have been sold in the last two years emphasize and prove the impor tance of three factors promotion, progress and competition. The figures come from the Bicycle Institute of America, and so does a lot of advice which junior will need or heed for all of the first 60 seconds he climbs aboard his new bike. But bicycles aren't the same as they were when a needle nd a rubber band were about all that a repair kit needed. Now they've got gears for hills; inner tubes: electric horns; cartridges for blowing up tires, and more adjustments for this or that than a B-29. Those are the factors of progress and competition, and the institute itself provides, the promotion. Already there are IS. 000. 000 bicycles in operation in the United States and another quarter of a million are being marketed each month. There is no healthier sport than bicycling, with its umpteen miles per gallon of energy, and so far all the new gadgets haven't seemed to hurt it a bit. Marshal Sokolovsky has ordered cessation of socialization of industry in the Russian zone of Germany. It is reported that so far about 8 per cent ef German industry was socialized but that accounted for 40 per cent of production. Thesoviet official newspaper in Berlin. Taegliche Rundschau, says the new order proves that "private industry survives'" and that "only evil and hostile propaganda can now contend that private initiative is oppressed in the soviet zone." If socialism is a good thing why top the shift in Germany? And if private initiative is something to be conserved why not set it free in the USSR? Lenin's train of history must, be making another sharp turn. The committee on arrangements for the national republican convention made sure that everything; would be under control at the nominating event. Gov. Dwight Green, who wins the ward of "best-looking" at governors' conferences, will give the opening address as temporary chairman. Green, a protege of Col. McCormick of the Chicago Tribune, will be eminently safe and sane in his remarks. 'Joe Martin is experienced as a presiding officer. If he talks he might tell his story of how he crawled into bed with John L. Lewis. ,v r THE CIO boommen really "lowered the boom" on several downriver sawmills when they walked out. These are the guys with caulked boots and long pike poles who herd the sawlogs in yards or "booms" along the river. When they and the rafters who handle log raits quit work it doesn't take long for mills to shut down for lack of logs. The strike probably will not last very long too much pressure for production! and for regular wages. Judging Methods Studied at Shop Seventy 4-H club leaders and members attended the first 4-H home economics Judging day in Marion county Saturday, April 17, at the Salem YMCA. Represented were the school districts of Fruit land, Sidney, Salem Heights. Mid dle Grove, AumsviUe, Talbot, Stayton, Turner, Cloverdale, Lib erty and Salem senior high school. Leslie, Parrish and Richmond schools of Salem. Judging day was conducted in the form of a braining school in which those present had the oppor tunity to judge classes in cooking, clothing, or homemaking. Instruc tion was then given on the points to consider when judging the vari ous classes. This school was planned to aid members who will be participating in the home eco nomics judging contests at spring show as well as to help leaders and members learn how to judge the 'articles made in their club projects. By learning to judge their own work, members will learn to improve their quality of work. Articles judged were supplied by members from Fruitland, Mt. An gel, Middle Grove, Cloverdale. Sa lem Heights, Sidney, and Aums ville. Assisting Constance Hamp ton, assistant county club agent, were Mrs. John Cage, Mrs. Theo dore Kuenzi of Middle Grove, Mrs. William Wiederkehr of Sidney, and Mrs. A H Dalke, Fruitland. Seattle Alan Visits With Former Neighbors NORTH HOWELi, Gus Knut son or Seattle visited former neighbors here recently including John Louvre, C. . Waltman, A. B. Wiesner and August Woe Ike. Kautsons formerly owned the farm where Woelke lives. K. D. Coomler returned Wed nesday from Portland where he had been for medical treatment. Ir. and Mrs. Warren Gray and D. B. ' Gray of Marion recently visited the A. B. Waesners here. DrW. H. Lytic. This alone with I his years In the constable's office I has made him thoroughly famil iar with the laws of arrest and service of process, both civil and criminal. His knowledge of the procedure of attachments, gar nishments and executions works for the protection and rights of all liugants. By retaining Earl Adams as constable the voters will have the benefit of this long experience for the efficient and courteous operation of this im portant office. His wide acquain tance through the county and thorough knowledge of the coun ty road system gives the taxpay er maximum service with mini mum expense. Long active in civil affairs, he has been a member of Eagles lodge for the past 13 years and belongs to various sportsmen's or ganisations throughout the state. (Tiairrtw: Jibm 6 rrt.) week attending a conference of western governors he would sug gest to Gov. Vail Pittman of Ne vada the necessity of a branding law in his state. Hall said such a law could be enacted by the Nevada legislature next January. Tho Safety Valvo L-TT-U rXUM CTATUMAft UADE&S Phalanx Cluh Plans Teen-Age Dance Further plans for Saturday night's teen-age dance at Salem YMCA. sponsored by the new Phalanx dub for young men. were made at Tuesday night's j Phalanx meeting. Theme of the i dance is "fascination." with all ninth graders and high school student invited. Committees for the affair are Charles Chittick and Scotty Washburn, decorations; Fred An derson and Bernie Phillips, re freshments; Washburn, entertainment. r . V f r ' K SENATOR Sesu Jeeepsi C OTfisssuy ef Wyssaaag was the eeur she aiaililiallsl ceav Udate far Desaserstle ssshis tlasi la reeeas Ns busts salsaary elseilat. A snUtve ef Chelsea, ltaas, he test awssssaa sweater sw APPBOFES BEAM) BLOCK To the Editor: I violently diaagrs with your editorial in the Sunday edition, "Beard and Bias." Mr. Beard isn't aa partial as you make him out to be and I'll give you the following reasons. 1. The Atlantic Charter. This was made before war was de clared. Roosevelt and Churchill stirred up this feeble document. 2. Freezing the assets of Ger many, Japan, and Italy before a formal declaration of war. Is this the act of a neutral country? 3. Issuing an ultimatum to the Japanese not to move into French Indo-China. 4. Convoying goods to -belligerent nations. (The British). 5. Building and shipping lend lease material to belligerent na tions before a formal declaration of war. Schlesinaer's criUcism of the book is very poor in that the book isn't criticised but the man's ideas prior to Pearl Harbor are. Chances are that Schlesinger is a Jew and in order to keep in favor with the other Jews in Roosevelt's select circle, he has the opportunity to pick a man apart that tells the truth. By Roosevelt's select circle I mean the former Secretary of the Treasury and Sam Rosenman who was a presidential adviser and the one who wrote Roosevelt's speeches. Sincerely yours, ' Thomas KL Connors Box 22 Dallas, Oregon. "MATTER OF FACT1 Dewey's Tower Play' Attempting to Force Hand of Political Waverers By Jeseah Aisep WASHINGTON, April 20 The measure of Governor Harold Stas sen's success can now easily be given. Senator Robert A. Taft dropped everything over the week end to hurry to Ohio, and to try to stem the dreaded Stassen tide in his own state. Meanwhile, Gov ernor Thomas E. Dewey, always a cooler operator, made a desperate but behind-the-scenes power play . - . in tin un Pmn. sylvmiua. Michl ' 1 'f an and Indiana , . . . - v support, once , - $ nor Deweyi dV T by far the X 1 interesting. .,:(, i if Senator and for all, prior to -the Oregon primary. ",.r Of the two op erations. Cover -- nor Dewey's was more Even Taft " l-nrnli mmm saves his bacon in Ohio, he will hardly gain the republican nomi nation. He is blocked by his singu larly poor showing as a vote get ter in Nebraska, and the cruel verdict of the opinion polls, that he Is almost the only living repub lican whom President Truman can till defeat On the other hand. If Governor Dewey can get his eager hands on a substantial proportion of the Pennsylvania, Indiana and Michi gan delegations, the gain of strength will make bis front run ner again. He will then become the most formidable stop-Stassen candidate in his own right. Ia this respect, Dewey's position is mark edly different from Taft'a. He has an answer to his pri mary defeats by Stnsarn, even If Stassen wallops him m Oregon. Thus far, at least, be has made a slightly better showing than his rivals in the opinion polls. Thus the Dewey managers can continue to argue that their man Is the real choice of "the great, rancid Amer ican people," as the late Samuel Blythe once described us all. Waverers Aspfacbad It will no doubt be denied by the governor or his spokesman, but It is nevertheless a fact that during the weekend the Dewey forces in effect put s pistol to the heads of the Important waverers in Michigan, Pennsylvania and In diana, saying to them in effect, "Now or never." The chief wav erers who are understood to have been approached are Governor James Duff of Pennsylvania, Rep resentative Charles Halleck of In diana and Arthur Suramerfield of Michigan, national committeeman. Dewey was forced to adopt "now or never" tactics, one can surmise. Only an Immediate, impressive ac cretion of strength can prevent other desertions from his standard. He must get his recruits now, be fore Oregon, partly because Messrs. Duff. Halleck and Sum merfield would be much less like ly to join up after a big defeat in Oregon, and partly because the timely reinforcement will give other Dewey supporters the cour age to withstand another reverse. The responses of the waverers are unknown as yet. Certainly Dewey's proposal Is more tempt ing than it seems superficially. Tbe power play could work. And the waverers can write their own tick ets, no doubt tt would be far from surprising, for example, to see Summerfield turn up as chair man of the republican national committee if Dewey is nominated. Dewey Second Chelee Yet this still does not tell wheth er Duff, Halleck and Summerfield. or any of them, will decide to go along with Dewey now. Halleck, intensely ambitious, will be ham pered by the retnarkablyenven omed row over the governorship which is now preoccupying the In diana republicans. As for Duff, whose state is the most important, he has repeatedly signified his preference for Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg as republican nomi nee. Dewey Is supposed to be sec ond choice. But will he abandon hope of Vandenberg and accept his second choice? And If so. can he deliver the bulk of the Penn sylvania delegates, with Senator Martin and the redoubtable Messrs. Pew and Grundy having something to say on the subject? As for Summerfield, It has al ready been recorded in this space how he was tempted to Join the Dewey camp some time ago. On that occasion. Senator Arthur H Vandenberg told him he was en tirely free to follow his fancy. But after consideration, the Michigan national committeeman preferred the role of a draft-Vandenberg leader, and aet up his state dele gation with this purpose In mind. Now the same choice confronts him again, but with Infinitely greater urgency. He is likely to experience considerable agony of mind before he makes his decision. At the moment, therefore, not even Governor Dewey can tell whether his power play will suc ceed. One' conclusion Is obvious, however. The Dewey and Taft forces are already more enfeebled than they appear. If Stasaen's on ward march continues through the THE "NEW LOOK It a Bright Look ' Ur. WL K. Bertag J Or. Saea Bagae . . . dear eyes, an imfurrowed brow, ia wiinkleree lacs. This ti only be ociue-red through visioa without atrain. Hare a aclecifliJc eye elimination. AT nsslas Osciesl nxcjfirLCD c'Hi.mf next primaries, a very great num ber of republican professionals, herding delegates with the peev ish ferocity of aging collie dogs, are going to be needed to stop the Minnesota ex-governor at Phil adelphia. ir rlfct. IMS. Mem tart BaraM TittMi late.) Heeords ClaXUlT COURT Dorothy Linton vs Lewis F. Lin ton: Suit for divorce charging cruel and inhuman treatment asks for custody of two minor children and $21 per month support money for each child. Married Feb. 11, 13l8, at Boise, Idaho. John Joseph Bailey vs Mary Lila Bailey: Suit for divorce charg ing cruel and Inhuman treatment asks for restoration of former name of Mary Lila Hardy. Mar ried Jan. 28. 1948, at Evanston, Wyo. Lola Fern Fleshman vs Recti Ray Fleshman: Suit for divorce charging cruel and inhuman treat ment asks for custody of two mln or children, $35 per months sup port money for each child and ownership of certain real and per sonal property. Married March 2T, IMS. DUTXICT COUftT Lola Jean BrittelL 11S Highway ave., no operator's license, fined $3 and costs. John William Agalsoff, Salem route S, no clearance lights, fined $3 and costs. James Hamilton BurreU. Salem route 4. no operator's license, $3 fine uapended on payment ef court costs. Adofph MeJvin Lien, Salem route C. no motor vehicle license, fined $9 sad costs. George A, Ryland. OS Center st, no trailer license, fined $3 and costs. ntOBATB COUatT Lulu S. Fitts conservatorship: Ira J. Fitts appointed conserva tor. MUNICIPAL COUatT Leo W. Robins. 2009 Center st, riding on sidewalk, fined S3. MAJlaMAGK LICENSE APPLICATIONS Niels B. Nordquist. S2, drafts man. 2235 Broadway st, and Florence J. Clute. 24, domestic, 1790 D St.. both of Salem. The Caspian Sea has a drainage basin about three - quarters the sire of the entire Mississippi basin. Try the NEW MODEL Olarion Mi, $89 Batteries fsr All Alas 125 N. Liberty - Ph. 2-4999 Don't Rum Your Cloth USE wHITE DOSE- Tear Expt Ive Garmeats Win Look Better 8Ur Whiter "last Leagi raealarlty Grew with TOHTE DOSE DlsuiWted by Willi Hie Greeery Co.. SaJeaa Vote Favors Rural School District Budget Thirty eight of Marlon countyi 95 rural school districts gave a majority of 554 for the IS 48-4 9 budget, returns compiled lata Tuesday Indicated. Npr.e of the missing districts has s lafge pop ulation, and attempts) to get re turns indicated little interest had been taken in some areas in the budget election Monday night While 12 of the 3 districts re ported had given a tnajority against the budget none was as large a vote as that par the bud get registered In such districts as Keiier, Detroit, St. Paul and Sa lem Heights. 1 The Marion county budget for the year 1948-49 totaled $l,017y 724 of which $g37.890 Is outside the per cent limitation. The vote by districts was as follows: Mt Ansel Turner 41 -e Union Hill Aumavtlla - Aurora , Brooks Jette iPvr Haaal Groan KHhT PW-M-t Point Sunnrs I e Lake Labish frumand , Ooiaa tm '. J '. wbttaatty Marion Mlaalon Bottom St. Paul Stay Pour Cor oars aa Rasee Clear Lake Detroit Yes ts Is 4T IS tt 8 a ' s is 1M 11 1 ' f . t ' s I 1 m as Ne 14 9 1 SS i S Urn H-koits , 1 ,. Bt-MM Craat Hal Porrr Caa itral Ho 'aH Br Croak Mill City TCrTAl City Officials from Local Area Due at Banquet Virtually all municipal officials of Marion and Polk muni ties are expected tonight for a dinner fila raK v OA-. Kail under auspices of the League of Oregon Cities. League officials will lead dis cussions among the in common municipal problems, including budget, highway and sanitary matters. Salem Mayor R. L. Cfstrom, president of the league, will preside. e vs 91 s s t s 1 IS rrt us county com- here at 60 meeting in DRIVI A CAt YOU'Rl PROUD 3F ; O GIT A OOOD TRADI-IM GUARS AGAINST COSTLY RUST DAMAGE 72czaJ(L Ilarion Ilofors it Night Tewing 221 Ceater Call 2441T Pa. 7t2f DOE THANKLESS s jj--7CZ5 KITCHEN srAsaaai all rmm mnmmn ELxenucAULr j 1 TASKS 1 """''''at- jWJJ f T-la of k! 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