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1 The Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, May 13, 193T . . . ... f " -I- THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY ! CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor! and Publisher Entered at the postofflce at Salem, Oregon, as second class matter under act of centres March S. Ilia Published every morning. Business office 115 S. Commercial, Salem, Oreton. Telephone 2-2441. Mr. Truman Makes a Call A rather cockyTruman visited the northwest this week. He is still chuckling over the way he confounded the prophet! and won the 1948 elec tion. He js still fightings republicans and. blam ing themj with failure of his program to march; and he ii taking credit for happiness and pros perity. In" fact one reporter dubbed his train the happiness special." j But it b doubtful If the president made much political hay on this rionpoliticaI trip. Those of his faith were rejuvenated. Those on his ticket basked under -his enignant smile. But his speeches) were chiefly reprints of his former statements, sometimes localized not too happily. Presidehjt Truman condemned failure of congress to approve the Hell's canyon dam, though it is a tardy Arrival in the list of northwest projects. He criticized defeat of the basin account scheme which br the way it was worded would have built upjvirtually an independent oligarchy out here. At! Grand Coulee he took a crack at pri vate power Interests as obstructionists though in the northwest the private companies have not .J i.M,M;mAfItlm(ni1vlrwr - " iwimcu t""vu'u"UfcT;; and have been major distributors power. to ine peopie ai xcecuuimy uv wat. Mr. Trumanf endorsed a Columbia valley ad ministration after the Tennessee valley model and disclaimed any intention to strip control of water rights from states. The unification he urg ed however could be attained in better form through the recommendations of the Hoover commisslion. He has made "no move to adopt the commission's recommendations on reorganiza? tion of tihe interior department or creation of a department of natural resources. The last seems a far wjser solution" of the problem than a re gional Authority. j Out htre there is no argument over the devel opment of our natural resources. There is dis pute over how it should be done. Most of the people Oppose a quasi-independent valley au thority; land in Oregon the public ownership Idea has made comparatively little headway. In his st&td thje president seems to be a captive of the demo-socialist contingent which has long run Washington" and is trying to -grab control in Oregon, j . " v"" We like to have the president visit us; but we of the northwest prefer to write our own ticket on many! of the current issues. : " n; i (Warnings Threats arise for the lowlands xrom rains and melting snow and ice pour off the roof of the continent down the trough of the Columbia river. With snow density higher over the northwest watershed than in 1948 and water content greater, the possibilities of serious floods re foreseen by authorities. They are taking steps to meet eventualities, to the extent they can in tljie time remaining. r " The real disaster iri 1948 was the breaking of the railroad fill which permitted the flooding of Vanport. Since then fills abd dikes have been strengthened so recurrence; is not anticipated. Then it was the coincidence of high waters from - fJK- -v.u.mu.u mu heavy rains and rapid melt that caused the dam age. Odds are against such a coincidence; but peopleln1 the danger belt can't afford to gamble. This time at,least they are -being; forewarned. Hard Choice Now Face to Face With Acheson; i His Decision, Efforts Hold Fate of World By Joseph .LONDON, May AUop If 12 It miy )us to be rfe 1 drama by a be a little ridiculous minded of classical .modern foreign ministers 'meet ing, with Its dusty routine of high 'and. low level discus sion, complex secret position papers, and elaborate ly phony public communiques. Yet. it Dean Acheson would only indulge In a soliloquy or r two, he would not be hopelessly miscast as the tragic hero of this crucial London gathering. i The right parallel, perhaps, is the "Berenice" of Racine, j In Racine's play, the Emperor Tl- tur is hopelessly in love with ! Queen Berenice, at. the moment I when he inherits the Roman empire. Reasons of state make ! It necessary for the Roman em- j peror to abandon the foreign queen. The conflict in Titus be- j tween love and duty in turn pro- t vides the drama. j i , . ' j 1 In point of fact at the moment ; described by Racine, Titus was I considerably, over 40, while; Queen Berenice was a ripe siren of over 60. Racine's version of i Roman history is probably a bit exaggerated. Furthermore, one : suspects, that the conflict that : troubles politicians Is seldom be- tween love and duty. For Ache j son here In London, for ex-1 ample, the conflict is between ' duty and convenience. There is a large group ot high i officials, of course, who can nev- ; er experience this extremly gainful conflict. To be specific, ecretary of the Treasury John j Snyder has In recent months i used his contacts with finance ministers on this side of the At lantic to sabotage the western : defense, effort But Snyder does ; not even faintly understand the ; vast world problems that make a solid western defense so ur- gently necessary. On the other hand, Snyder knows that build . S i t i "No Favor Sways Vs, No Fear Shall .Atce From First Statesman. March ZS. 1151 Rogers for Commissioner On the republican ticket the only, competion for a county office is on the commissionership. Incumbent E. L. Rogers is opposed by Alfred J. ZielinskL Our endorsement goes to Rogers. He has made good as commissioner. His opponent was turned down by the voters two years ago when he ran against Roy Rice. We know of no special quali fication he has for the office. ; v Rogers" has had the experience of one term and prior to that experience with county road work. Behind his somewhat weathered counten ance is a shrewd intelligence. He isn't much for talk, buf his head is working and his thinking is clear and sound. Give Rogers another term. Price Rise in Natural rubber s1 bounced sky .high under cartel manipulation, of federal Belatedly it has been repeating toe performance Belatedly it has after the second world war. In December natur al rubber sold at 17 cents a pound. Now It is up to 28 cents. One reason for is unsettled conditions in the far east. Traders in East Indies the currency that Synthetic, rubber its production is expected to rise raw rubber. Thus shifts in side of the globe Senate democrats are finally getting up cour age to reply to Sen. McCarthy. For weeks 'they seemed to hide behind their desks and let him spout. 'Now they are sounding off themselves. Sen. Chavez of New Mexico, himself a loyal Catholic, accused Budenz, converted back to the church from, communism, of using the cross as a club. The democrats, though, are in large de gree responsible lor letting McCarthy rave on and on with no effective rejoinder. Senator Mundt has announced that represen tatives of 60 organizations will meet in Chicago to form a united anti-communist front. If ihey do that they can't afford to lose. Come the re volution and a red attorney general would have ready made a new list of "subversive organiza tions" and candidates for concentration camps. when waters "Big Counterfeit Ring Smashed," say the pa pers. If there' is one crime men can't get away with very long it is counterfeiting. But like a moth to the flame men keep trying to make and pass phony money. Wake up, folks! Salem seems to have a real ball team. . Congress says no A-bombs to our European allies. Is it afraid some might be tossed back this way? ing a western defense wall cost money, and , that finding the funds will be highly inconveni ent for him, both personally and politically. There is no conflict, and Snyder sabotages away, ur ging his finance minister friends to "hold down the generals," with a clear conscience. ! '. 1 : The difference of Aeheson's position was almost grimly evi- aent,. wnue he was speaking so eloquently at the Pilgrims' din ner. In contrast - to his more complecent colleagues pt the Truman administration, Acheson does understand the world prob lems very clearly indeed.' He al so knows very well what must be done about - these world prob lems, beginning with ; a solid western defense effort, and go ing on from there to the trouble some political organization of the west,' the Infinitely difficult solution of the German question, and so on. i It is precisely the fact, of course,4 that Acheson has; know ledge and understanding; which has made him the chosen target of McCarthy, Wherry and the others like them. ' i ' For men like these, "Oiere is safety in stupidity and I positive danger in intelligence. Given the fact that Aeheson's Intelligence Is marred by a strong strain of rather- silly arrogance, and the further fact that he rashly took a highly exposed position con cerning China, Acheson was bound- to be attacked by . the hard core Isolationists. But Aeheson's troubles with congress are mere by-play. The real drama is internal. Specific ally, Acheson is visibly aware that greatly Increased American efforts and sacrifices are now absolutely essential. In order to create: his "hard conditions of fact" that will halt Soviet ag gression. But he Is also well aware that It will be highly In convenient, even downright gruelling, to secure consent for - these efforts and sacrifices from the president, the congress and the country. i ' Such Immense stakes have rarely been Involved In any struggle within a single tndl- statesman Rubber still has plenty of stretch to vi w" w"c M1C luuucriw been repeating the performance the price rise in raw rubber prefer rubber stocks to some floats around in that region, is still sold at 18 cents and increasing; but tire prices are because of the greater cost of - economic breezes ort the other affect what Americans ride on. duaL If Acheson lacks the cour age to do what is needed, it is clear that the Truman adrninis tration will do nothing. Messrs. Bevin and Schuman are quite unable to do anything. Hence at this great turning point in Lon don, it is also clear that if Ache son's fine words are not trans lated Into American deeds, the western front against Soviet ag gression will rapidly disinte grate. It is interesting to speculate on why Acheson has waited so long to come to grips with the world realities he must always have understood. Perhaps, as a newly appointed secretary of state, he felt bound to give a fair trial to President Truman's personal theory of the cold war that "everything's going to be all right" as the president so often says. Undoubtedly, also, Acheson has himself been deceived, as other men have been deceived, by -what may be called the great committee illusion. A western union is formed, and commit tees and headquarters, prolifer ate plans for the defense of western Europe. An Atlantic pact is signed, and committees and staffs proliferate plans for the defense of the western world. It Is hard to remember, even for a very high official, that all this bustle and activity can be per fectly meaningless, as in fact it has very nearly been to date. a In any case, the time for fud ging and improvising and hoping for the best Is now over. Be tween duty and convenience, be tween the hard way and the easy way, Acheson must now choose. Being conspicuously human, he may prefer the easy way which lds, delightfully, comfortably, but rather directly, to disaster. It: seems a better bet, however, that he will choose the hard way which leads, windingly. over hard ground, past many men aces, to the survival of the free world. . In these circumstances. Ache son's choice would be worth watching as a mere moral spec tacle, even If the futures of all of us were not bound up in it. IMpyngnt. irau. Mw Tor. TTUMiiM. Inc.) - ii ..A if i mfil vs- msirn PCDOjQS (Continued from page 1) i . . generally, ran to 50,000 and more. The Statesman has been skeptical of these estimates, though it guessed that the annexation of West Salem would Insure a 50, 000 count When a boom is on, people get the "Spirit and become over-optimistic with their lead pencils. This has happened be fore with many communities and chamber of commerce estimates were sadly deflated when the ac tual count was made. i Do not scold the enumerators. They did a thorough job. Doubt less some were missed, but they would be only a handful. Any way,, the count stands, subject of course too late additions or dis covery of error. - It Is of Interest to. review' the record of the census of Salem in years past. Reports for the census in the years 1880 and 1890 are uncertain because the count was taken by precincts which-included territory in and out of the city. For other years the count was as follows: - 18701,139 19004,258 . . 191014,094 J 192017,679 193026,268 194030,908 I 1950 43,064 (preliminary) - i si At any rate, Salem Is a city, and a city that is on the march. Maybe we are better offjthat the additional 6,936 (to make 50,000) are not here yet to complicate our traffic and housing and school problems. They are coming. Bar ring war or catastrophe, Salem will pass the 50,000 mark not. many years hence. And there are still a good many residents of Sa lem who prefer it as it WAS. . The Mason-Dixon line was surveyed by two British survey ors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, beginning in 1763. GRIN AND BEAR IT "Tea might as well answer all their yeoog eneegii te Udak New Mdp, Russian Projection, Ways in By Jane Ead " WASHINGTON - UP) - When Harry Truman was suddenly shunted into the presidency five years ago Mrs. Truman is said to have cried at -v tne prospect oi t being first lady. na iui cllij it tiring, home loving person, M r s. Truman made no -bones nhniit Hislikinff her surround-f -rouna-1 I en she, fromfir- - life torV. Vv: -?s t House "i. Xaw VI ings when she V. moved private life be White mistress. E v en In 1948, when her husband was elected top man in the govern ment, she was quoted as wishing only to go "home" to Indepen dence, Mo., and "settle down" But when she realized that fate seemed to .have other' plans for her, she made the best of the deal. With quiet dignity, com petence and wifely , understand ing, she has adjusted herself to the limelight Np longer f self consious before the public, she does not seem to mind folks Better; English By D. C. Willista. 1. What is 'wrong : with this sentence? "He acquired pneu monia while, on his business trip." ' 2. What Is nunciation of the correct ''grievous"? pro- 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Surveyor, surrep titious, surveilance, surfeit. 4. What does pardize" mean? the word "jed- 5. What is a 'word beginning with si that means "a smirk"? ANSWERS 1. Say, "He contracted pneu monia." 2. Pronounce greev-us, not greev-i-us, often heard. 3. Surveillance. 4. To expose to loss or injury. (Pronounce first syl lable jep, e as in bet). ''Sur render might mean the jeopard ing of their future." 5. Simper. by Lichty questions new, while they're still yea kaow Uie answer..." Wash ington pressing around her, ogling her every move, wanting to touch her, familiarly calling her "Bess. She has become more clothes conscious, dresses stylishly but with taste. Her hats are prettier 1 and much more becoming. She gets a permanent every four months, wears a light rose polish on her nails and loves corsages, especially orchids. She even went on a slimming diet last year along with the president, losing 20 pounds. Now, Mrs. Truman, who re cently observed her 65th birth- ' day, actually seems to enjoy her role. She poses agreeably for cameramen, is more comfortable with the press. Bess Truman, however, will always remain ' Bess Truman. One feels she still hankers to do her own house work, still prefers meetings of her PEO Sisterhood, a secret na tionwide women's philanthropic and educational organization, to White House functions and state dinners.: still looks to the day when she can shop again for her own groceries back in Indepen dence. ' 1 ' The first lady has steadfastly refused to hold press conferences or to make speeches. I think she'd rather exchange recipes and house hold hints with friends. . She has left the speech-making, the news conferences and policy statements to her husband throughout his career as senator, vice president and president. Nevertheless, she was considered a strong source of personal sup port during Mr. Truman's tough political campaign. Though she didn't do any active campaign Ing, she was at his side on the back platform or his "whistle stop" tour of the country and at many of the important big ral lies. The president calls her "The Boss," "Boss Lady" and "Gen eral Manager." He reads his speeches to her. He values her judgment She has a keen mem- ory for faces' and names. She never fails to extend a warm handshake and say "Hello, Jane.' when we meet for instance. She nods friendly recognition across top dignitaries when she can't get close. Vishinsky Hears UN's Trygve Lie MOSCOW. May 12-tiPV-Trygve Lie, secretary-general of the Uni ted Nations had his first meeting with the Soviets today In his ef forts to compose east-west differ ences. He talked for an hour and a half with Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky, who former ly headed the Soviet delegation to the U.N. No details were an nounced, but the length of the meeting Indicated that they cov ered a wide range of subjects. V fi - Safety Valve Dayllrlit SaTin Is Unpopular oa Fanu . -;.; To the Editor: I am writing to let the law makers know what most of us fanners here in Pedee think of daylight saving time. We don't like it I attended the Farmers Union convention In Salem this spring and they took a vote on It. Th majority voted against . changing the time, but it passed - regardless of what the farmer wanted. Here are a few of my reasons against . daylight saving. Our . cows dont like it They refuse to come up to be milked in the t middle of the day, and again ! before daylucht of a morrumf. ' They have failed in their milk production too. Our chickens dont like it They refuse to come for their feed, and' be locked in for the night, before the sun goes down. Our school children that ride the bus don't like it They get up before 'daylight in order to catch the bus. They get home at midday, and play around, waiting for the time (right time) to go to bed. Be side farming, my husband works in a mill, twelve miles from home. He has to get up at five ajn. (four ajn. standard) in order to get his chores done and off to work on time. He is through at 5 pjn. and gets home at 4 pjn. (standard). He is al ways hungry, and wants his din ner when he gets home. ThatJ means, l start my dinner at lour o'clock (daylight saving). Three o'clock (standard), right In the middle of a hot day. If this is not reason enough why I don't like it, I might add more next time. Mrs. Ethel Dodge Monmouth, Ore. (Pedee) Route 2, Box 128. Seasonal Limits Affect 3 Per Cent Of Jobless Claims Seasonal restrictions affect less than 3 per cent of all claims for unemployment benefits, the state unemployment compensation com mission reported Friday. Employes of industries which are declared to be seasonal can't secure benefits during the off seasons, according to a state law which is Nan issue In the current political Campaign and probably will be up for legislative action in 1951. Changes made bv the 1949 leris lature will affect eligibility of few seasonal workers lor benefits be fore July 1, 1951, the commission saia. Autopsy Ordered In Portland Case PORTLAND. Ma 12 -UP- An autoDSV was underwav 'ttvlav in aeiermine wnai nappened to s middle-aged man whose body aressea only in shirt and trou sers, was found behind a bill board in downtown Portland. The man, who appeared about 55 years old, had burns on his back and one leg. There were no other indications of violence or accident No one had come for ward to Identify him since the Doay was Discovered last night Westside to Hear School Bond Talk The proposed Salem school bond Issue will be discussed In a meet ing oi west saiem rent-Teach er association in the school gym nasium Tuesdav at 8 n.m- Wava McCormick, Marion coun ty PTA president, will report on the state convention and a speaker will give a previw of the summer recreation program for children. EX-GOT LEADER DIES WASHINGTON, May 12 -iP- Everett Sanders, 68, former chair man of the Republican National committee and secretary to Pre sident Calvin coolidge, collapsed and died In his law offices today. Sanders served four terms as a re publican U. S. representative from Indiana. BEG0IIIA T1TIE Yes Now Is the time to set your Begonias out In porch boxes or beds. This season we hare grown 25.000 Begon ias and they are the finest strain avcalable. Seedling plants at only $2.50 per dox. Started tubers at $3.50 per dox. For Begonias always come to SALEM'S ONE AND ONLY BEGONIA SPECIALIST. ' D-VISTA $22$ D Street Ph. V7hat Aro ihc Issues in iho There hare been too many Idle promise to do some thing about dric problems such as new industry . . and friendship for the laboring man. Walter Musgrare Is the only candidate who has a record oi accomplish ment in getting Industry . . . and the only one who can counted on to cany on the fight Only thosa who know Walter Musgrave personally can appreciate the deep sincerity he has in tirelessly work ing for Industry and for faithful observation -cf out laws. . He has unusual ability and foresight . V ; Walter Mnsgrare has been Serrlce OfScer for Elng wood Post American Legion for sereral years . . he is the only Veteran among the candidates. PI. Adr. by John E. Black, Secretary MesgrsTS for Mayer Committee Rocket Soars 106 Miles from U.S. Warship ; By Francis J. ; Kelly : ' WASHINGTON. MaT 19-iPA biff rocket whooshed' un f mm on exDerimentil U. S. . warshta last night and rose 106.4 miles into the air. j v f Al thou eh the altitude v lc than half the distance that man has 1 punched upward from his earth, it set a record for an American-built, single-stage rocket The projectile is called a Viking. It is almost 50 feet long and 2U feet thick. It wii hnilt fnr tK navy by the Glenn L. Martin Co.; of Baltimore. ' I It was fired In mid.Paplfio fP the experimental -guided missile ship Norton Sound, near Christmas, island, several - hundred miles south of Hawaii. The destroyer Osburn was along to help photo- grapn ana tracK the rocket The previous altitude for an American-built single-stage rock et was 78 miles. A German V-2 rocket fire-A at ' Whil. c-. N.Mex., went up 114 miles, but iwu-suge or aou Die- header American built missile set off from the same testing ground looped up vo an aiuruae of more than 250 miles. 4-H Summer School Sign-up Ends Monday - Final chanc for Ma-ri- WUlilT 4-H Club members shnua T .o to apply for scholarships to 4-H summer school is Monday after noon Anthol Riney, county club c&ieusiuu agent reminded Friday. Riney said only 37 youngsters have applied for the 53 half scholarships pledged by various organizations through out. the county. j.ne total quota lor school attendance from the county is 110, the same as in 1949. From the city of Salem 15 may attend the school at Corvallis. Five cholafshin( nrV nvaitaKlo but no applicants have filed. j Divorce Granted To Groucho Marx LOS ANGELES. Mav 12 2PL After a hard day at the studio making people laugh, Groucho Marx had to go home and take charge of the housework, he com plained today. Utterly unlike his funnv rariin self, the sombre Groucho, 59, told a divorce court judge nis zs-year-old wife KaV Marie Mark "never took care of the house and was completely indifferent to her sur roundings." The iudee decided that consti tuted cruelty and granted the de cree, ne aiso approved a settle ment under which v Mrs. , Marx, -who formerly was wed to Leo uorcey, ueao iuiu ruo, gets S134, 215 in the next 10 years. 8,004 STALLED UNDERGROUND NEW YORK, May 12 -(fPy- A Manhattan-to-Queens train broke down In the East River tunnel of the Independent Subway system during the rush hour late today, causing 8,000 persons to be evacu ated from underground trains. Two women were treated at a hospital for heat exhausion and a third woman received treatment for shock. GAUDEIIS 2-4277 Salem, Oregea 7 WE'RE STUI1PED J
