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First SUUuua, March It. IMl
'THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. S PRAGUE. Editor and Publisher
Member ef the Associated Fress
,Tae Associated Frnt at nUUed excleslveljr U the ase fee repabU
'eattea of all U lecal news priatcd ia this mwihW as well as all
,AF mwi elsneLehna.
Another World'- Fair?
American and foreign tourists who visited the .1939-1940
world's fairs in New York and San Francisco must wonder
bow long the nations must wait before they can all meet again
at some international market place.
At Flushing Meadows in those uncertain years before Pearl
Harbor all the nations (except Germany) seemed frantically
eager to shake hands and admire one another's exhibits before
war engulfed them. The best work of many peoples was on
display, and the fair, blithely dubbed a preview of the world
of tomorrow, became an appreciation of the past and a statement
of hopes for the fufure.
Now the world of tomorrow, not quite as shining as pre
dicted, is here, and again buyers, sellers and tourists want to
see what the other fellow has to offer. However wistful the
gestures of goodwill tn 1939 might have been, even the most
unimaginative spectator roust have realized that the fairs encour
aged exchange of goods 'and a better understanding of what
the neighbors are doing. Just like state fairs.
Currently, in New York, more than 200 foreign and domestic
exhibitors are hawking their scenic and recreational wares at
the second international travel and vacation show. The theme
of this exposition is "World Under One Roof which is some
what inaccurate.
A 22-foot sheet of metal, "the iron curtain," hangs before
the space which was to have been occupied by the Czech exhibit.
Its omission is regrettable but, nevertheless, with most of the
world under one roof, the exposition should spur the trade and
travel essential to the success of the Economic Cooperation
administration.
On that success hinges whether or not there will be any
large scale world fairs in the near future.
Include Them Out
The group of republican senators headed by Senator Bald
win of Connecticut who organized lately to work for a more
liberal program in the republican party did not invite to their
caucus Senators Morse, Aiken, Tobey and Langer. They "included
out" these "maverick" republicans, the excuse being that they
had not worked well within the party organization.
This business of separating sheep from goats, declaring who
Is orthodox and who heretic is difficult in these times of loose
political thinking and from a practical standpoint quite unwise.
While Morse has the record of voting as did the republican
majority only 30 per cent of the time, he has steadfastly main
tained his identity with the republican party. He pointed to
the fact that he had done more work for republican candidates
In 1948 than any other senator.
These party moderates would do well to invite in those
like Morse and Tobey and Aiken to get their viewpoint and
wherever possible to harmonize their ideas. Otherwise they may
Jutt fall between the stools, scorned by the conservatives and
distrusted by the liberals. A party prospers as its leadership
employs broad tolerance and welcomes fresh ideas, welding them
Into a practical political program.
Astoria is very critical of the navy, of Puget Sound and
of the Washington congressional delegation for trying to get
the maritime commission to reverse its order to establish a
mooring basin for merchant vessels in the Columbia river. The
Astorian-Budget accuses the Washington congressmen of "pure
greed" and Puget Sounders with putMng on pressures to get
a ' payroll plum." Well, just what is Astoria interested in the
matter for? Presumably there is greed on both sides of the
Columbia, and we put in with Astoria for the "payroll plum."
Americans learned at the opening of the baseball season
that President Truman is ambidextrous. In fact he debated
whether to toss tfie first ball with his right or his left arm. That
characteristic shows up in his political decisions too. Sometimes
he throws with his right and sometimes with his left, which
doesn't satisfy either side.
All the republican presidential candidates who have wooed
the west have promised to name a westerner to the interior
department. That gratifies local pride; but it contains an element
of danger. There eare westerners and westerners, and recalling
Secretary Fall of New Mexico, we'd say there are some we
don't want in the Job.
The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la, may have
nothing to do with the case; but on college campuses the bud
ding romances are now bursting into full bloom. It's an old
custom.
The senate has fallowed the house in authorizing a 70-group
ir force. Many will think we are now secure, depending on
push-button gadgets and jet planes to win the next war. We
Americans have the habit af trying to lick the world merely
with our dollars and our machines.
If the railroad strike comes we, want to go down on Front
and Trade streets to note the deep silences. We hope when the
switch engines quit, they don't leave a string of boxcars and
logging trucks on Front street.
The ocean's grey and melancholy waste claimed the life
of a Salem schoolgirl whs ventured into the water and was
caught in the ebb tide. It Is a sad beginning for the picnic and
eoast-trip season. Let it stand as a warning against taking too
Yauch risk at the seaside.
Editorial Comment
SHEEPSKINS
There used to be an old saying that a college sheepskin and
a nickel would get you a cup of coffee. In these times, of course.
It takes the sheepskin and a dime. .
The other day this newspaper reported on the Job prospects of
the current crop of graduating collegians. By the standards of-eur
own youth the present salaries seem munificent to the point of riches.
Yet for all the brightness of these promised pay envelopes, -we note
that these hopeful young intellectuals still come cheaper than men
who can do something useful with their hands. In the same Issue
of this paper a report from Philadelphia gave the pay scales for
buHding trades workers.
A plain old A3, degree graduate. In some cases, can get $50 to
$99 a week although the average Is much lower. The man who has
mastered a ' technical engineering school curriculum commands par
haps f 75 a week, and those who have ploughed through post-graduate
work to the eminence of Ph.D. may get $100 a week,
In Philadelphia the man who putties la. window panes makes
$43 a week. Carpenters, cement mixers and the fellow who can screw
a plug onto an electric cord have $90-$95 pay and plasterer are on
a par with the PhJD, aad the bricklayer tops them alL '
Some of these PhD.s, we trust, will better themselves as time
goes on. In a year or twa, usually, the college calculus expert learns
Iww to put up a four-rs am house that won't fall down. But many
of them will still find that they command leaf of the world's rewards
than a good carpenter. 1 ' 1
We arent suggesting that education Is valueless, even when
measured in prosaic dollars and cents. But we do think the two stories
serve as a gentle reminder that a college "education'' Isn't the; open
sesame to success that some of the social up lifters suppose it-la.
The man who can use a saw and hammer well is always (more
useful to the rest of us than one who knows trigonometry but doesnt
knew how to use it Watt Street Journal. ' t r
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fPr", Owgoa SotarxkxT. May 14
No Fear Shall Aue"
Omr
Justice Brand
Gives Copy of
Trial to WU
Justice James T. Brand of the
Oregon supreme court presented
the Willamette universit law
school with a rare copy of the
United States Military tribunal!
judgment in the case he presided
over at the Palace of Justice, Nu
ernberg, Germany.
"We feel highly honored to have
this copy presented to us, parti
cularly in view 'of the fact there
are relatively few copies in exis-
! tence," Dean Seward P. Reese said.
The Judgment of 17 Germans
indicted in the case covers 274
I pages. The court heard 134 wit
nesses, reviewed 841 documentary
exhibits for the prosecution and
1,452 for the defense.
The indictment against the 17
top German officials Including
Herman Goering was (or conspir
acy to commit war; violation of
the laws and customs of war;
crime against humans and for
membership of certain defendants
in organizations which were de
clared criminal by the Judgment
of the international military tri
bunal in the case of Goering.
Real Estate
Sales Increase
Fees collected on recording of
real estate turnovers and chattel
mortgages has shown a gradual
increase since January 1, Marion
County Recorder Herman Lanke
said Friday.
Increase in Marion county's
population, resulting In more
movement in real and personal
property dealings, is the reason,
Lanke said.
The $2,722 collected last month
is $68 more than the March total
and almost $400 above the April,
1947, figure. A total of $9,940 has
been collected at the office since
January 1 of this year compared
with $9,442 for the same period
of 1947, Lanke said.
Stocks Climb
Selectively
NEW YORK. May 7-JP)-Stocks
continued to climb selectively to
day although many leaders stum
bled on the heaviest dealings in
two weeks.
Hopes that the threatened rail
way strike would be headed off
persisted as bullish material. Op
timism regarding business in the
light of big governmental spend
ing again inspired bidding.
Top marks running to 4 points
or so were reduced and minus
signs cropped up in most depart
ments at the close. Transfers of
1,670.000 shares compared with
1,310,000 Thursday.
Parrish Musicians
To Entertain C of C
Parrish Junior high school's
chorus and instrumentalists will
entertain the Salem Chamber of
Commerce in its forum-luncheon
meeting Monday noon.
The school's 75-voice chorus
recently won top rating at the
regional music festival at New
berg, while the band received a
first award at the state high
school music contest in Eugene
last weekend.
Due to the size of the chorus
and limited space in the audi
torium, only ensembles from the
school's band and orchestra will
be able to perform.
College Librarians
Meet at Willamette
College librarians of the Paci
fic northwest will gather on the
Willamette university campus this
morning for their annual meet
ing, with Willamette Librarian
Dan Graves as chairman and host.
The group will discuss mutual
problems and hear several talks
in the all-day meeting. The
librarians will have a luncheon
at the Golden Pheasant restaur
ant. exxcurr cotjkt
H. w. Adams and Vurda Adams ve.
C. U. Shette and otners; Suit to quirt
tsUe S ml property.
Teen Itana ant. .Marie Renn vs. J. u.
Carter and others: Suit to iut Utta to
ml property.
North Marlon Fruit Co., Inc.. vs. O.
W. Bradley and others: Salt to quart
title to rool property.
rrrr i Aiford vs. cioyd v. Cern-
ran: Order extends to Juno IS time tor
XUins Mil of exceptions and transcript
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DISTaUCT COURT
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charted with non-eupport, continued
tor ot days: posted S24S kail.
John Carlton SraiUi. Jeftorson.
motor vehicle license, continued tor
lee to May S.
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wttn wrttlne a check with Insufficient
funds, cent in it tot plea to May M,
be Id In beu of fSM belL .
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on payment of court costs.
tuna ray Eaton, SeJem rente s. e
operator's Wane. S3 fine suapiasiS mm
payment of court eosta.
decree Van Moorhens. Bugeaw. rer
leea drrrtng, lined SO and rests.
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salo mt personal property. Batata an
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Huner O. Roy. McMtnnvUle. viola tana
of mil ordinance?, ported SS ball.
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MATTER
Stassen's Future Hinged on Oregon;
Minnesotan Said Confident of Result
By Joseph Alsop
WASHINGTON, May 7 As
usual in such cases, the immed
iate results of the .Ohio primary
are plea singly
obvious. Senator ;'L"",'il
Robert A. Taft f ;'
H I m sail frrtm
- as ns a a. a vtu
disaster. Gover
nor Harold EL
Stassen has ex-
I m n m A tu
d 1 s a s trous set- ? P
back, but his
bandwagon is not rolling any fast
er either. A law- of political mo
tion is that bandwagons must
roll faster and faster in order to
be really safe vehicles. And thus,
while Stassen has not experienc
ed a setback in Ohio, he has at
least suffered a temporary check.
Behind these obvious conclu
sions, however, the wiseacres
read in the Ohio results certain
deeper meanings that are a lit
tle more complex and rather
more Interesting. Here, curiously
enough, there is a rag of silver
lining for Stassen's disappoint
ment in Ohio.
After Ohio, of course, Stassen's
whole future depends on the out
come In Oregon. If he does not
make a superior showing there,
the republican professionals, who
would like nothing better, will be
able to read him out of the race.
On the other hand, if he fulfills
the always fallible experts' pro
phecies that he will sweep the
Oregon primary, he will virtually
eliminate Governor Thomas E.
Dewey as a serious contender.
And since the Ohio results have
not really put Senator Taft back
in the running, the elimination of
Dewey will shift the Stassen
bandwagon back into high gear
again.
ate rives Old Guard
In this event, the rag of a sil
ver lining which Ohio has for
Stassen will become very useful
indeed. For the Ohio primary has
had unexpected psychological ef
fect. It has caused Senator Taft,
always a dogged fighter, to stop
thinking about beating Stassen
and to start thinking again about
winning for himself. More im
portant still, it has revived the
failing spirits of the Old Guard
republicans, who are Senator
Taft's real backers.
Three days ago the Old Guards
men were nerving themselves for
the dreadful sacrifices prepar
ing, in fact, to ger behind the
least unbearable of the alterna
tives to Stassen, who are, of
course. Governor Dewey and Sen
ator Arthur H. Vandenberg. Now
after Ohio, men like Col. Robert
R. aCcCormick are again begin
ning to think they can nominate
a candidate mt their own kidney
either Senator Taft or Speaker
of the House Joseph W. Martin.
The odds are approximately tea
to one that the Old Guard is
wrong. But the fact of the real
odds does not alter the fart of
the Old Guard attitude.
This attitude, in turn, will be
come mightily important If Dew
ey is licked In Oregon. Tor then
it wiu again be necessary to dis
cuss stop-Staasea combinations.
But the republican Gid Guard
will aay that their man. Taxi,
has done better than the brisk
Dewey; they will therefore de
mand that the stop-Stasseo com
blnation be formed on their
terms. Unfortunately, the bulk of
Dewey's strength cannot be swung
behind a rsnrlldafe of the Teft-
lgarttn type. la short. Ohio has
made' it considerably harder to.
orgamxs) a atop-Stassen move
soent, if and when such a move
ment becomes necessary and de
sirable.
Taadeaberg Threat
Besides this rag of silver lining
for Stassen, Ohio also Is consid
ered by the wiseacres to magnify
the threat to Stassen from Sena
tor Arthur IL Vandenberg. The
lUroipoH 0f deadlock at Phila
delphia fat increased; and this
means a corresponding Increase
In the likelihood ot ; a aran ox
Senator Vandenberg.
Stassen himself has ; plainly
acknowledged that .he regards
Senator Vandenberg mm m jauch
more- serious rival than -either
Senator Taft or Governor Dewey.
nas not vasuysy , u v
Imp roved his ' J i V
preslden- ij 1
tial prospects, X Jt
but he has at V Zt
least rescued -A f'
IT
By Li ch I j
1 1 1 i
Whea I left the party after the
said I had a woaderfml
OF FACT-
Whenever he has had the chance
as during meetings with east
ern states leaders last week
Stassen has gone out of his way
to praise the Michigan senator te
the skies. In part, the motive Is
the sincere admiration which
Vandenberg1 services have evok
ed in all reasonably modern
minded republicans. But there is
also another motive, as one cyni
cal politico remarked: "Stassen
sounds as though he were run
ning Van for president of the
world. And I dare say he'd rather
see Van become a candidate for
president of the world than a
candidate for president of the
United States."
Taking it over-all. in short, the
most probable republican nomi
nees as of today are Vandenberg,
Stassen or Dewey, with Dewey
and Stassen both in danger of
being eliminated in Oregon. Stas
sen for his part seems supremely
confident that Oregon is in the
bag. Dewey has altered all his
plans to campaign there for over
two weeks. But Stassen has ever
ruled his own political staff, who
were panicked by the Ohio out
come into urging a long barn
storming effort on the west coast,
and will adhere to his original
plan of campaigning in Oregon
for about a week only.
If Stassen's confidence proves
well-founded, he will have only
one last hurdle to surmount af
ter Oregon. But it will be a very
high hurdle. The truth is that a
surprising number of Stassenites
would go over to Vandenberg if
the senator began to be seriously
considered by the convention at
Philadelphia.
(CepyrUbt, IMS, New York Herald
Tribune Inc.)
Minor Wrecks
Involve 6 Cars
Six autos involved In two acci
dents in Salem Friday were
slightly damaged, but none of the-4
drivers or passengers was injur
ed, city police reported.
A car driven by James Rodger
White, 650 Marion St., struck
three parked cars in the 700
block of North Commercial st
at 12.-03 Friday morning when a
car turning off a side street forc
ed White to the right side of the
street, police said. White was not
held.
Autos driven by Avery T. Lo
max, Salem, and Marion J. Math
ers, 1509 N. 5th rt, collided at
Center and North Commercial
streets, police stated. Looux was
cited for violation of a red light
and was released after pleading
innocent and potting $10 bail.
His trial was set for May 20 in
municipal court.
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Jettons far day, week mt aaeath.
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Realtors Vote
To Limit Signs
Salem Board of Realtors Fri
day voted to prohibit its members
from loading salable properties
with their company signs.
The board approved by a two
thirds majority to amend its by
laws along that line. The amend
ment prevents board members
from placing signs on property
without the consent of the own
er and without an exclusive list
ing. The 29 to 10 vote was taken al
ter several members voiced objec
tion to the proposal. They ob
jected to uiuie restrictions" and
added that many signs were le
gally posted on only verbal or
messaged agreement with absent
property owners.
Voting took place at the board's
noon luncheon meeting in the
Marion hotel.
Vets Warned to
Hold Prosecution
Of Japan Cases
Former prisoners of war now
living in Oregon have been warned
by state veterans department offi
cials not to sign contracts with
private parties for the prosecu
tion of claims against the Japanese
for injuries, forced labor or other
maltreatment.
It was explained that if and
when legislation now in congress
is approved, the federal govern
ment state department win pro
secute prisoner of war claims
without cost to the veteran.
"Unfortunately,- officials said,
"certain self-appointed commit
tees of lawyers, anticipating such
legislation, have contacted many
former prisoners of war and have
persuaded some of them to sign
contracts for the prosecution of
their claims on a contingent fee
basis.' Officials declared these
lawyers committees can do noth
ing toward prosecuting these
claims.
Democrats Lay
Plans for Rally
A large group of Willamette
university democrats met in Wal
ler hall this week in an organi
zational session and to make
plans for directing the Marion
county democratic rally In the
Salem armory May 13.
Joe Larkin was elected tem
porary chairman and Marine
Meyers temporary vice chairman.
Monroe Sweetland, Newport pub
lisher and candidate for national
democratic committeeman, ad
dressed the first meeting of the
campus group.
The young democrats will meet
again in Waller hall next Mon
day night to complete plans for
forming a permanent campus or
ganization. Export License
Controls Lifted
A list of commodities which may
be shipped to any foreign coun
try without an Office of Interna
tional Trade export license has
been announced by the depart
ment of commerce.
The conunodities arc listed in
a bulletin available at all depart
ment of commerce field offices.
None of these items appear on a
positive list of short supply com
modities which still require an
OIT export license for shipment
abroad.
Included In the list which may
be shipped freely: to all destinations
are fresh and frozen vegetables
and fruits, seeds and plants and
certain wood, glass, paper, house
hold, electrical and agricultural
commodities.
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Oregon Cities ;
Grow 37 Per Cent
In Eight Years j
Special population counts itaken
for 02 Oregon cities over the past
three years revealed a 37.29 per
cent increase In residents j since
Secretary of State Karl T. New
bry announced Friday.
Combined population of 1 these
cities, each less than 2,000 accord
ing to the 1840 census, is now
listed at 88.231, compared to 64,
284 m 1940.
Any Incorporated city having a
population of less than 2JD00 may
request a special census to be
taken by the secretary of state
under a 194S legislative act
Added to the ranks of Oregon
cities with more than 2,000 popu
lation were Redmond, Gresham,
Oswego, Milwaukie, Woodburn,
Hermiston, Sweet Home, West Sa
lem and Nyssa.
Dr. Howard to Deliver
Commencement Speech
Dr. C. A. Howard of Salem,
former Oregon educator, will de
liver the commencement address
at Eastern Oregon College, of "Ed
ucation at La Grande June 4.
Dr. Howard, a past president of
Eastern Oregon College and of
Oregon College of Education at
Monmouth, Is now lnveslfaent rep
resentative of the Equitable Sav
ings and Loan association. He was
Oregon state superintendent of
public Instruction from 1927 to
1937.
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Optimists
To Vancouver
Vancouver Optimists wer
guests in a meeting of tint Salens
Optimist club at the Salem hotel
Friday night with Kenneth Fos
ter, Salem president, conducting
the meeting. j
George Thompson and Barney
BelL past president and president
respectively of the Vancouver Op
tinust club, addressed the group
briefly and presented the Salem
crab with a gavel and the Opti
mist creed. i -
Jerry Cook, another Vancouver
member who has not missed an
Optimist meeting for three years,
stressed that Optimism is a "very
good habit," particularly for its
work with youth. .
President Foster announced
that the Salem Optimist dub is
soon to "roll up its sleeves' ta
tackle youth projects in the city.
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