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4 Th Statesman,' SaUn .Oreqoru SunfLiy Februccrr; 5 J950t t ........ , .. . .. . . ti , ; :, ivwi r uiiii ,v""iwi-i win imr 71IHIIII THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY f CHAFT-KS A RPRAGUE. Editor and Publisher Entered at the postofflee at Salem, Oregon, as second class nutter under act of congress March X, lilt. Published every morning. Business office 213 8. Commercial. Salem, .Oregon. Telephone 2-214L Scientific Espionage A German-born British scientist. Dr. Klaus fuchs, is under arrest in London on charges of transmitting secret information about atomic energy to the 'Russians. Fuchs was one of the British scientists who worked at Los Alamos, N. M. during the war. After his return to Great Britain in 1948 he became one of the top phys icists at its atomic energy plant at HartwelL Our own FBI came up with information about bis espionage for the Russians! and on that basis he is under arrest. ! ' liie report aescrioea.3 Knmh" in Washington. Well said. one. of the top level branded; as a common spy, perhaps selling secrets for money. If the charges are sustained it indicates that internal security measures have not been adequate. We have aerial patrols around Hani ord and security guards bristling all over, and airplanes under restriction in a hundred-mile circuit and the same at Oak Ridge and Los Alamos. But the leak came from an accredited scientist working on the inside. But one can't help wondering just how much leakage there can be. The A-bomb project has been so fully described in literature, and the scitntific basis for fission of uranium is so wide ly known one wonders just what is left for ex port. And on the H-bdmb the news stories ac quaint even tne layman with essential facts about its construction. There are of course tech nical details which are secret, but scientists have uniformly declared that it Was just a mat ter of time until other countries would be able to produce A-bombs, and the same will be true of H-bombs. Thus he armaments race threatens to end in adead heat and a dead (human) race. The West That Was to hark back to the old days when it was. The standardizing of civilization and the blurring effects of time have made the Old Wild esi a curiosity, m reuc, a uiemwy. ius iu tnancers and moralists and the highfaluthV folk who are squeamish about their shanty-hquse origins have tried to color and polish and smooth over the rough and rowdy west max was. , But Westerners are heirs to the old code and the old way of life, and "(here still remain out of the past, traditions and customs which dis tinguish the residents of these states from the way ot life elsewhere," Duncan Emrich, an un repentant native son, believes. And he has writ ten a bookr fit's an Old Wild West Custom (Vanguard Press, . 1949), to regale and hearten Westerners however far from the old watering grounds. - i " -. ' ' Dr. Emrich is an authority on the subject His home is in Virginia City, he's chief of the Li brary of Congress folklore section (among other positions) a former. Columbia university and University o Denver, professor. In World War II, Major Emrich wa3 historical officer at Gen ro1 triccnVi Ati7r' horfmiartpra and now he's gathering folklore as a Guggenheim Fellow. ' There is nothing of the academic treatise ahnut thi rasolc. however. It's as readable as the work of Mark Twain and Bret Harte from which some of It is taken. It does for the area between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada what Stew art Holbrbok's "Holy Old Mackinaw" did for GOP Soul-searching Aimed at Campaign Funds By Jeseph'and Stewart Alsee WASHINGTON, Feb. ,4 There is one way to understand the real reasons for the agonized soul searching HUW cuius . VU . s wiuuu iiic re publican party. This . is to ex amine with 7 some care those; remarkable do-' ' cuments, the; lists of lti-i years contri butions to the republican and democratic na tional conimit-jjA, For these documents clearly suggest that an important fac tion of American business is turning from' the traditional bus iness party and flirting with the self - styled de fenders of the under privi leged. This switch is ob viously based on the old "if you can't lick em. Join em" theory. The to tal figures are s i g n i f 'leant enough the republ leans collected a pal try $260,000 or so, against a lush $1,600,000 for the democrats.: But the names of the Individual democratic contributors are even more re vealing. ' These names represent almost every important sector of Amer ican finance and industry. Only brief sampling; is possible in this space, but even such a sam- -pling is sufficient to demon strate that the democrats are not without business friends. Probably the most generous f these friends were the titans of the motion picture Industry. Among others. Jack and Harry. Warner gave $3,000, Sam Gold wyn and Sam Goldwyn, Jr., $3, 500, and Marvin Nicholas and Joseph Schenck, $3,000 each. Yet ' Wall , Street and its environs were even better represented than Hollywood and Vine. Emil Schram, president ot the New Ydrk stock exchange, stumped up with . $1,000, as did Robert """lift A i TUrwart A Wa - . . NMWII MSI tfo favor Sxoayt Ut, No Fear-Shall AvmT From Flnt Statesmen, March 2, 1151 the Northwest, and North westerners, will be as interested in it. After all, many of our settlers were graduates of -Butte and Laramie, Tomb- -stone and Comstock. What were they - like, these men of Cripple Creek and Jerked Beef 'Butte? The men who mined the Yellow Jacket, the Holy Moses and the Copper Queen. The men whose only known "handles" were Bedbug Smith, Powder River . Jack, Hundred-Dollar Jim, Dead-Shot Reed and Bronco LazzerL And the women named Calam ity Jane, Peg-Leg or Slanting Annie, Bull Dog ; Kate and Hog-Eyed Mary, Highstep Jennie and Little Gertie the Gold Dollar. Well, a hard life made them reckless and gen erous, living high when it came easy and pull ing up stakes when they felt the urge. A group of miners might import chandeliers from Paris (even though no one knew "how o play it") and New York Opera to a rock desert gulch, and when the diggings were exhausted leave the extravagent finery as mute testimony to what happened, r . They believed in raising all kinds of hob. The saloon, ' dispensing villainous compounds like Tarantula Juice, guaranteed to maim or kill, was an old Wild West Institution. So was gamb ling "bucking the tiger,' and many a man lost his fortune and his life when he drew to a . spade. About 20,000 men died violently in brawls and duels and lynching in' those days. "Pull off my boots were their last words and their resting place a grave marked "He was a, dam rule. To talk their own language, to eat hearty, to admire the "ladies," to hunt the shining dust, to run their irons (brands), to tell tall tales, to sing of the mines: "We're the hardrpek men and we work underground. And we don't want sissies or foreman around. We work all day and we work all night And we live on powder and DYNA MITER" And to -quiet the dogies: "Oh, when I die, take my saddle from the wall. Put It on my pony, lead him out of his stall. Tie my bones to his back, turn our faces to the West, And we'll ride the prairie that we love the best. Ride around, little dogies, ride around them slow. The fiery and the snuffy are'a-rar-lng to go." , This was the Old West how vanishing in the tomb of the past. Court Cracks Down on Slots Over in Washington state plnball machines iyviiuiugu-n Here weshave have been going into storage as steps are taken to r enforce laws against their operation. Slot V machines in private clubs are also in jeopardy under a decision by Superior Judge Harold A. Seering that a 193? law permitting them to operate" wasn't valid because it gave special, privileges to certain groups. Slot machines themselves were declared illegal because of the constitution's ban on lotteries. This is the law in this state too, but there are still communities that tolerate illegal devices either in open taverns or in private clubs and lodges. They all ought to be knocked over be cause they are leeches on the weak and a menace t to youth. R. Young, canny, aggressive pre sident of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. J J Floyd Odium, of the powerful Atlas corporation, and Thomas J. Watson, of. the even more pow- i erf ul International Business Ma chines, were hardly lavish; Od ium picked up a tab for a mere $500, and Watson one for $800. jack Frye, former aviation mo gul who now runs Victor Em manuel's General Analine & Dye, was almost insulting with a $300 contribution. v . , . x Yet the democrats did not al ways need the consolation that it is the thought behind the gift, rather than the gift itself, which counts. 'The aviation industry was particularly generous. Sher man Fairchild, for example, a director of Pan American, (as well as of G. M. Giannini and International Business Ma chines), is listed at $5,000, Ro bert F. Six, of Continental Air lines, gave $3,000; and C R. ySmith, chairman of the board of American Airlines, contributed $1,250. The liquor business was rep resented by Seton Porter, presi dent of National Distillers, who gave $2,000. Curtis Calder, chair man of Electric Bond and Share, who has many important utility connections, whote his check for $1,000. Other utility men gave their mite, including C IL Mo ses, president of Arkansas Pow er and light, and an old enemy of TV A, and a number of officers "of the powerful Georgia Power and Light company. These men apparently overcame their dis taste for ' President Truman's public stand for public power. ' . A sampling of other contribu tors with important interests in cludes Thomas Morgan, former chairman of S perry Gyroscope, and a director of Vlckers, Inc., the Bankers Trust and Shell Un ion OiL who has been consider ed for the chairmanship, of the atomic energy commission; Wil liam Zeckendorf, big New York real estate operator with Rocke feller connections; and Walter JDunnington, trustee of the Cen tral Hanover bank and director of the Texas company. Sun Che mical corporation. Standard Brands and Coca Cola. Each gave $1,000. There are many similar ly impressive business names on r , ' E the list There is nothing disreputable about all this. The two-party system could hardly survive un less both parties received finan cial support Moreover, the par ty in power has a certain tra ditional magnetic attraction, es pecially for those With a hanker ing for the delights of diplomat ic life. William Pawley, for ex ample, ambassador to Cuba, gave $3,000; Ambassador to Norway Charles U. Bay and his wife, $8, 000; and James Bruce, who has long wanted the London post, gave with his wife another $6, 000. Yet what is really significant Is the contrast between the re publican and democrat harvest It is impossible to read the re publican listing without con cluding that within the last year the men who have supported the party so faithfully through all the lean years have, to put it mildly, lost their enthusiasm. In the last three - month reporting period, for example, the repub licans' reported exactly one large individual contribution - $2,000 from E. Roland Harriman phis slim pickings of a few hundred dollars or so from such stand bys as Winthrop Aldrich, of the Chase National bank, and John Schiff, of Kuhn-Loeb. Contributions to' the national committee do not of course, tell the whole story. Many of those' who have been . niggardly with the republican committee have undoubtedly been generous, for example, to Sen. Robert A. Taft or other favorites. Yet making all such allowances, it is still , clear that a powerful, aggressive faction of American business is now betting on the democrats. The reason is simple the democrats have been winners for a long time, and it is always r pleasant to bet on a winner. And ' this in turn suggests why a strong and .visible tendency which now exists in the republi can party is sheer, suicidal folly. For this tendency is to attempt to woo the big contributors back into the fold by pandering to prejudice which will Insure that the republicans will be perma nent losers. (Copyright, its). Xw Twk Herald TrUtuM Joe.) Literary Guidepost SOUTHERN LEGACY, by Hod dinr Carter (Louisiana State University Press; S3) After a careful and affection ate look at the Sodth's old-time religion, its white-Negro rela tions, its cavalier traditions, its leisurely industrial change, this southern editor and author asks in effect of outsiders, in particu lar Northerners: What's the hurry? Behind the faults for which his section of the country has been criticized, he says, lie some virtues which are inseparably integrated with them, and for which credit is granted reluct antly and 'rarely, if ever. He traces the historical background to the early settlers who, he CRT IffiDCODCM (Continued from Page One) board, and as far as develop ment of major policy was con cerned was virtually shelved by the board ' prior to his retire-, ment Is that the fate for Dr. Packer? If it is, why retain a chancel lor? Without criticising the board for its recent action I am never theless somewhat disturbed over implications in its statement as though the board invites re quests for new or duplicate courses. One can foresee where the university or instance may ask for a full department of home economics, or forestry or engineering. . The state college may seek majors in journalism, eommerce, landscape architec ture. The colleges of education may want to blossom out as full-fledged four-year liberal arts colleges or technical schools. In each case strong arguments may be drawn from the board's own statement to bolster the ap plication. Two factors are Involved, one educational, the other financial, and they tie in together. On the former: Just how good a Job are the higher institutions doing with their present assignments? How strong are their faculties? How thorough is the instruc tion? How adequate are the lab oratories and teaching aids? On the financial side: Does the state board know the facts of life about Oregon finances? Does it anticipate steady in creases in appropriations and know what the source of the revenues may be? These ques tions about income sources are already perplexing those in leg islative and administr aUve authority in the state, and others concerned about public finance. It is the unique task of the chancellor to study the educa tional needs of the state in' the light of its resources and to de velop sound policies, of ad ' ministration within the frame work of the law. Final deci sions very properly rest with the state board. But it is ser ious business when . the board, overrides its professional exec utive on vital issues. In political circles it means a vote of "no confidence" which commonly is followed by a resignation. I do not imply that, such is .the anti ' dpated or proper tquence here; but plainly the prestige of the chancellor- Is impaired both within and without the system. The public has paid little at tention to matters of higher ed ucation for a number of years past That interest will speed ily revive if . programs ot ex pansion add materially or un-j necessarily to the tax burden. "SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS" w A points out, like all peoples mis behaved toward the members of the community whom they dom inated and -who, in this case, were the Negroes. But many of the community's significant characteristics stem from the Civil War; the South may not be fighting it any more, but it has not forgotten it. To it are due the neigh borlin ess and co herence which lead Protestants to help in a Jewish campaign for funds, and lead" Protestants and Jews to contribute , to a Catholic school; and in general from that strife now nearly a century old comes a point of view, a native pride and independence and cockiness, imposed by parents and grandparents on Carter's generation ... he's in his early forties. ' He defends the Southerner's propensity to reach for a pistol instead of calling the cop or the lawyer. He remembers with pleasure, though he does not de fend it, his relationship with a Negro boy who was, in Carter's words, his 'companion, body ser vant and bodyguard. He blames the North and its interference for Bilbo's success at the polls. While he acknowledges the area's backwardness, he claims it "is moving upward on every gauge by which the progress of a civilization can be measured.' 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"Audiences today are anxious . to be entertained," said Taurog. "They want to laugh. Not 52 weeks a year, but we're going to , give them a better balanced pro gram than they've been getting. And laughs will predominate. For one thing there's a whole new era of kids to be entertain- .ed. Kids who don't know the old f comedy stars. My daughter saw Charlie Chaplin in 'The Gold Rush' the other day and said, 'He has a great future." About the only thing Sure in picture-making is that no rule is certain. - Costume pictures, about the couth for a long time were considered boxoffice poison. "Then," Taurog said, "Selznick came along with 'Gone With the only be foredoomed to failure but would also dangerously im pair the present progressive ad justments between the races," he warns., By "abrupt" he doesn't specify whether he means for a few months, a few years, or the lapse of another century. Your Health I AM often asked why .certain people have kidney stones, while others go through life without ever being bothered in this way. In many cases a correct an swer would be "because they do not drink enough water," but this would ' certainly not cover the whole question, which also in volves the kinds of food eaten and the individual's own chem ical balance. In about 40 per cent of such patients, the stones are made up of a substance' known as calcium oxalate. In these persons, there is also an increase in the amount of oxalate excreted by the kid neys. This increase in oxalate may be due either to the eating of foods which are high in this substance or to some disturbance of the chemical processes In the patient's body. In the latter case, large amounts of oxalates are ex creted, although the amount tak en in is not excessive. Kidney stones may also be found in persons who have an ex cessive secretion from the para thyroid, tiny glands located nearv the thyroid gland in the neck. ' These oxalate stones are usu ally hard, with sharp edges. In the X-ray plate, they look like snowflakes. The diagnosis can easily be made from an X-ray examination. Examination of the urine for the presence of oxalate crystals also is helpful. In treating stones of this type, the patient is advised to drink from 15 to 20 glassfuls of fluid daily, -which may help him to pass the stone. If it does not pass, operation may be needed to re move it. In order to prevent the recur rence of stones of this type, the patient should drink plenty of fluids and avoid foods which are high in calcium or lime or oxa lates. The foods which are rich est in oxalates include beet tops, chard, parsley, rhubarb, spinach, cocoa, black tea, chocolate, and gelatin. Those with a moderate Wind and ruined that rule for all time. I dont think .you can say we won't make any more psychological pictures. That's like saying' the public wont eat steak because it has steak twice a week. "Documentaries have pretty well run their course. But there again, if a good one comes along, we'll make it. The whole aim is good pictures. Nobody ever starts to make a bad one. But the public never knows about the headaches behind the scenes. A story is written for a particu lar star. Then that star is unav ailable. You're ready to start, so you cast somebody else who hasnt the drawing power. And you have to make so many pic tures a year to meet commit-' taients. If there is any rule. Taurog thinks it is to avoid, too much talk. "Producers should remem ber the "motion in the words motion pictures'. He scoffs at the notion that the trouble with pictures is too many fingers in the pie. It takes more than one man to make a picture. I have yet to1 see a football team whose backfield was. good if the line didn't hold. In picture-making, you need all the help you can get. Teamwork is the thing, v "I dont think there's any man born who can do it all. I know one man doesnt run General Motors." First responsibility for. good pictures Is placed by Taurog on the writers. "Generally you're as ; good as what's on the paper. But it still remains a trial-and-error business. I've never known a creative person who shot a scene and said. That s good enough'.' . Written by Dr. Herman N.Band amount include such foods as beans, carrots, celery, okra, green onions, blackberries, strawber ries, oranges, tomatoes and Brus sels sprouts. i The most common type of kid ney stones are those made up of calcium phosphate. These stones form in persons who are taking large amount of alkalis. Patients with these stones should use an acid-ash diet, including cereals, meat, bread, eggs, and such foods as cranberries and pastries, ex cept when overweight , Whenever a person has kidney stones an attempt should be made by analysis of any stones passed to determine the-chemical make up of the stones so that the pro per dietary treatment may be employed. There are so many different chemicals which may form stones that treatment that is helpful to one patient may be distinctly harmful to one with another kind of stone. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A Reader: Is a rice diet helpful in losing weight, or is it fatten ing? , Answer: Whether or not such a diet would produce a loss of Weight would depend upon the total quantity of food taken. Such a reducing diet is not advisable. A reducing diet should be well balanced, containing all of the necessary foo parts.- Swedish Paper. Befeniklngrid InEditorial f STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 4 (JP)- The liberal afternoon news paper Expressen today, defended Ingrid Bergman in an editorial comment on reports mat the Berg-man-Rossellini film 1 "Stromboli" probably will be forbidden in Memphis, Term. (The chairman of the board of censors in the Tennessee city said the theatre which had booked the film had been notified not to show it. The step was taken, the censor said, because of Miss ; Bergman's "conduct, not because of the pic ture," which he said he had not seen). . Expressen commented: "We have not yet witnessed all the forms of hypocrisy and shal low morals that will appear in' this matter. When the American women's associations t sart ; their action, heavier "artillery can be expected against the Swedish actress. o..j, -.i., "Here in Sweden general opin ion is that Ingrid honestly took the consequences of ' her " emo tions. . . . 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