The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, October 19, 1950, Page 4, Image 4

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THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE. Editor
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Kstofflce at Salem. Own, m second elam matter endei act t weaTMareh i t! 1
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Scandal in New Yorit Sute?
Charges of 1 "corrupt deal" are being Jiurled
at Governor Dewey in New York state, candi
date lor reelection, and Lt. Gov. Joe Hanley,
republican candidate for the U. S. senate. The
allegation are made by Dewey's democratic
opponent, Congressman Walter A. Lynch, who
claims that Hanley was bought off' from run
ning for governor with promises of funds to '
clean up his personal debts and a state job if Financing Buildings
he failed in the race for the senate. Dewey and For Hitrlioi Hlii.t;,n
Hanley both denv there ... nV HJ r -UlgHer luiucation
him he never lost faith in humanity." Mason
sought always to give the good in a man a
chance to live and to grow; and as a result of
hi conscientious service and deep human sym
pathy hundreds of men have made the grade to
responsible citizenship. Oregon honors his mem
ory as that of a true servant of the state and
of humanity.
Tolved.
The sequence of events was something like
this: Dewey had in June announced he wouldn't
run for governor again, Hanley was the "heir
apparent for the republican nomination. Came
the Korean invasion. Came O'Dwyer's resigna
tion as mayor of New York city which forced
city election there, which always brings Out
a big vote that democratic stronghold. Facing
this change in the outlook New York bigwigs
prevailed on Dewey to, reconsider, but Hanley
had to be taken care of first It was reported in
one news magazine that Hanley had been given
assurances his personal debts, which had been
worrying him, would be taken care of . At any
rate ffanley wrote to Dewey saying he would
withdraw from the race for governor and urged
Dewey to run. Dewey agreed to giving as rea
son the fact, the country was at war and en
dorsed Hanley for the senate position.
But Hanley also wrote another letter to one
I his political sponsors, W. Kingland Macy,
in which he reported that in conference with
the governor "certain unalterable and unques
tionably definite propositions were made to me"
which included assurance his debts would be
cleaned up and a state job assured. This letter's
contents got noised about and Tuesday Hanley
made its text public. :.:
Lynch claims that the deal was a violation of
The state board of higher education years ara
worked out a plan for financing some of its
buildings without depending on the state gener
al fund, which lacked funds for such appropri
ations. In this case of student dormitories the
board issued revenue bonds payable out of in
come from the buildings, with pledge also of
certain special receipts. The board has handled
this form of financial carefully and has met in- .
stalments of interest and principal punctually.
Because it is a revenue bond and not backed
by the general credit of the state the board has
had to pay a higher rate of interest So an
amendment to the constitution is being submit-
iea 10 ine voters which will enable the board
to issue bonds based on the pledge of revenues
but backed also with the full faith and credit
of the state. In this way a lower interest rate
would be obtained and it is estimated the board
would save $1,200,000 in interest charges over
the life of the bonds outstandings, which would
be refunded. Legislative, action is required to
implement the amendment and legislative ap
proval is required for issuance of bonds for new
buildings before the present debt is retired.
This measure is approved by conservative leg
islators and individuals concerned with sound
public finance. The Statesman . endorses the
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Henry Offers
Household
Hints to Wives
By Henry McLemore
NEW YORK, Oct 18 Tender,
yes.
Sweet to be sure.
But illh
words, if I have
ever heard silly
words.
I ,- mean the
words your wife
says when she
leaves you for
a few days.
"Can you
manage, darl
ing? Will you be
all right? YouH
be lost in a
house all by
You won't know what
iZJ
measure as a proper use of state credit virtual
ly without risk, to the taxpayers of the state.
the law forbidding offering or taking a tnsid- PymS promise of savings which will be of great
eration for running for office. He calls for an beneflt to the higher institutions of learning.
investigation and Frank Gannett who had loan
ed lianley $19,000, asks for a grand jury inves
tigation. Certainly that would be the first step
to find out if the law has been violated. And
the senate campaign expenditures committee
may make a probe. -.
-Without fuller knowledge of the transaction
one can hardly condemn the deal as corrupt It
is not uncommon for persons in politics to be
come involved financially and for their friends
to come to their rescue. Sometimes hats have
been passed to enable members of the state leg
islature to get through a prolonged session, and
that without purpose of bribery. But there is
substance enough to the charges on Hanley and
Dewey to warrant a full disclosure of just what
happened. The New York voters of course will
get their chance at election to express their sen
timent They should have the fact before they
vote. .
Gerald Mason
Gerald Mason surely would have chosen no
other occasion for taking leave of life than at
the end of a session of his beleved parole board.
And there on Monday that occurred. For thir
teen years he had worked with great fidelity on
this board, screening applicant for parole
weighing character and making decisions" of
tremendous importance to individuals and of
rt importance to society. Mason was inter
ested in the human side, how to rtor
ward men to decent living and self-support: and
We recommend Vote 302 X Yes.
Close That Gap - ' '
The Salem community chest has crossed the
$90,000 mark in its campaign to raise $111,000.
Full and liberal response is needed to close that
gap, for every dollar of that budget is required
if the agencies supported by the chest are to do
their job. They really should have more money
and will be greatly handicapped if their reven
ues fall short - " -. ; ,
Salem is rich enough to fill the chest to over
flowing. Civic pride as well as good for the
community should constrain us to provide th
full sum asked. Ask yourself, Have I done all
I can? If not send in your check and help bring
victory to the loyal army of chest workers.
; Our Sunday paper, told about a man who went
into a tavern in Milwaukee and ordered the big
gest steak in the house. After he had taken his
third bite he keeled over and died. Must have
looked at the check.
A British scientist has discovered that light
second, which is eleven miles faster than the
is traveling at the rate of 185,282 miles per
former computation. Well, everything is tra
velling faster nowadays.
yourself.
to do."
Women depend upon men to
make a living, fight for them; go
downstairs to chase burglars, but
they don't think a man can
run a house.
My wife has been gone two
days now, and this house Is bit
ting on all eight I haven't
starved to death yet. Food is on
the table three times a day, the
flowers are all watered, tele
phones have been answered, and
every time lt rained the right
windows have been pulled down.
Of course, the beds haven't
been made since Jean left, but
what is wrong with an unmade
bed? Do they have to be made
up every morning? Seems to me
that sleeping in a bed sort of
breaks it in, and It should be
left that way, Instead of smooth
ing it out of a morning, putting
on a coverlet and tucking the
Pillows just so. This only makes
for work when you are ready
to hit the sack. You have to yank
off the spread, beat the pillows
with your fists to make them
comfortable, and give the sheet
and blankets a mighty upwfjed
tug to keep them from hurting
your toes with their tightness.
A nice made bed looks good
to strangers, but who Is going
about taking strangers Into his
bedroom?
-.
Truthfully, wife's don't make
sense. Their aim In life is to
have a home that looks lived in.
now many times have I heard
Jean's absence, I am eating chili
concarne (canned) off plates that
haven't breathed a breath - of
fresh air for 45 years. Just what
she has been "saving the china
for I don't know. Perhaps the
farewell "run" of Dewey. Frank
ly I dont think it will last that
long.
,.
Women make a great to-do of
the vacuum cleaner. Takes them
hours to swish it around a room.
Not the lone husband. I just turn
lt loose and let lt run itself. . It
Is amazing what corners and
crevices it finds. I learned more
about the use of the broom in
the army than most girls learn
during a lifetime. There is no
school for girls that'll teach a
girl as . much about making a
home as two years in the army
will do for a guy.
I don't like our kitchen cur
tains, so I am making some new
ones. I like velvet drapes in the
kitchen. Women don't They like
cotton stuff, with , cute little
prints, showing a waffle fleeing
from a salmon, or something
equally as dreadful. I like a Vic
torian kitchen, with curtains
that'll put their arms around the
smell of fried onions and hold it
forever.
Women are particular about
laundry. Must be done on just
the right day. The onlr tim
to send out laundry, I think, is
Literary . . .
Guideposf . . .
' By W. G. Rogers
NOBLE ESSENCES: A BOOK
CT CHARACTERS, "by Sir
Osbert Sitwell (Atlantic-Little,
Brown; $4.50) '
In four previous autobiograph
ical volumes, Sir Osbert has
written about sister Edith, broth
er SacheverelL curious father
S irGeorge ... when George
Bernard Shaw asked whether he
was "a nice father," Sir Osbert
thundered "No!" . . . their up
bringing at Renishaw and in
London, and their gradual pro
eress to a secure place In our
literary and artistic life, f
Now the series concludes with"
some studies of men and women
who didn't quite fit into the per
sonal narrative, or merited more
space. The author is not exam
ining them as creative workers
but recalling what they said, did
and looked like. They are listed
under chapter headings: Sir Ed
mund Gosse, Ronald Firbankt
nuxicu uwen, uaoneie D An
nunzio, Ada Leverson, Walter
xucnara oiocert, w.
Since Its introduction several
.years ago. It was hoped that in
radioactive iodine we would find
our best remedy for toxic goiter
but this hope could only be con--firmed
after the passage of suf-
Cdent time enabled us to watch
Its results and compare them
with those obtained by other
treatments.
Today, a large number of pa
tients have been treated by this
means and observed over periods
of from three to thirty months
thereafter. Effects are so good
that many doctors believe radio
active iodine may, in many cases,
supplant earlier methods of deal
ing with the disease.
' A recent report on 184 patients
states that all but two were cured. '
In every case the diagnosis of an
over-active thyroid gland was '
confirmed by basal metabolism
tests, which showed -that the
bodily activities were unduly
speeded up by an excessive se-
cretion of thyroid extract A '
number of these patients had al
ready been treated unsuccessfully
by other methods, such as opera-
tion and the administration of
propyl-thiouradL In other word "
iL. . .st..
tuese were ouiicuit cases, since
wey naa not responded to meas
ures that ordinarily control toxic
goiter.
- larged prior to treatment it be
came smaller in size and return
ed to normal. Just as in operative
treatment, .symptoms of a defi
ciency of thyroid secretion may
develop in some cases. This hap
pened, however, in less than one
out of ten, and in all instances
the symptoms were relieved by
giving thyroid extract in the
proper dose. -
v It would seem, therefore, that
treatment of toxic goiter with
radioactive iodine is not only
successful, but Is easily carried
out Best of all, it obviates the
need for operative procedures la
this condition. .
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. F. H.: What causes a burn
ing feeling of the tongue?
Answer: Burning of the tongue
in a young person is usually due
to an Infection. In older individ
uals, the exact cause of this type
of trouble is not known.
An examination of the mouth
and nose should be made by a
physician to see Just what dis
orders are present; then the
proper treatment for the condi
tion can be given.
Radioactive iodine is given by
mourn, in ine average case. Im
provement was noted within two
to four weeks, usually in the third
- week after treatment was started.
If the' patients were not com
pletely relieved within eight
weeks, a second dose of the radio
active iodine was given. A few
patients required a third dose.
However, a great majority were
cleared up with a single dose.
...--
The effect of the treatment Is
shown by the pulse rate. For ex
ample, the average pulse rate
before treatment was 120 per
' minute; after treatment it was
reduced to 75. None of the ca
tients showed any signs of x-ray
sicxness, nor did the treatment
have any bad effects on the blood.
' If the thyroid gland was en
Better English
Violet Gordon Woodhouse, Rex
Whistler. Arnold Bennett rA
when you have nothing else to, terSA,amo,I3, hem Swinburne,
Jut on. Then send It out In a Sff8 Wilde' Swinnerton,
mammoth bunch that makes the
laundryman chuckle om what he
is going to charge you.
, In short, things are going to
the devil since Jean left, and I'll
meet her with open arms.
, Distributed by McNught
Syndicate. Inc. V
North Korean civilians are now war's displac
ed persons. They are reported streamine north
ward from the capital. They are not smart Kt wo.m.en say, "A lovely room. yes.
k..k r L -"u 5eu-suPPn; nd ter stay where thev livp T'L 7, . look lived in."
my records passed before able in Korea th ZZ Z.l'
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Development of Unchallenaeable Tactical
Mir rower Most Vifal Task of West Defens
Br Ittvnh Alu.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 A
major nightmare haunted any
one who watched the K-orn
fighting with the far larger west
ern defense protein ui mid.
Here ,we were, painfully win
ning a war by mustering over
whelming superiority in firepow-
, xu accord
with our accus
tomed method
of fighting. But
what would
happen in a war
against an en-,
eray possessing ;
. mass manpow- I
er, habituated
w use manpow
er with perfect
ruth lessness
ftt possessing
also the most
massive and
e
-v?
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overwhelming ar.
bwt ana aruuery firepower?
Such an enemy would have
the advantage of the North Ko
reans and our own advantage.
To defened .western. Europe
gainst nrecisetv
is the problem of the western
defense planners. In view of the
necessary limitations on the size
of any western European defense
force, it is no use trying to
match every Soviet armored di
vision and mortar riirtinn
mechanized division and artillery
corps. Because of manpower lim
ltatlons, the ordinary infantry
would be a minus quantity in
ny western European army de
signed in this way. It there,
then, any way out?
"- ' ..-
The way but obviously. Is In
the air. All-out mobilization ef
the whole Soviet economy has
thus far produced an air force
of only about 19,000 planes , of
i types larger than we have
aow, but peanuts by the stand-
sxds of what we can do if we
try. The effectiveness of air pow
tr in ground flighting was prov
en again in Korea. The air is
where we can counter-balance
Ah Russian manpower mass by
capitalizing on our technical and
productive suDerioritv. The de
velopment of unchallengeable
tactical air power is perhaps
the most vital of all the great,
related tasks involved in build
ing a solid defense of the west
ern world. .
But It Is also vital that this
task should be undertaken with
first principles clearly in mind,
we are beginning from scratch.
ur jeauers requested a post-
Tlvaff0,rCS ! eventy groups.
They got forty-two groups mas
querading as forty-eight With
V1 e J1!1? concurrence of the
flnt Chiefs of Staff, the major
air investment was therefore de
jo.to strategic air power. If
that Investment had not been
madeif the deterrent of our
strategic air force did not exist
we should undoubtedly be on
the losing side of a third world
war at this very - moment At
- the same time, we do not now
possess more than a ghost of true
specialized tactical air. power.
Second, the Job that must now
be done is rather different from
any before attempted. The ma
rines, whose superb air squad
rons did incomparable work m
Korea, have always specialized in
giving the closest support to
troops in the field, nut t;. ....
daPd to .the marine cutting a lremt tmrf
. "x emng beachheads,
than to the true air mission. The
true air mission can be best de
fined as cutting the enemy
: errMirtH j . . t
v .wuju lurai uown 10 size. This
Specialized aircraft are .re
quired for target location. Com
plex and refined systems of air
ground control are needed to
direct the planes in the air to
the targets on the ground. Other
fpeciabzed aircraft carefully de
tfZh Tith flrst Priority given
to the characteristics of taking
out many different sorts of small
ground targets and withstanding
the inevitable ground fire, are
also needed. Special teaining pro
grams are finally essential, both
fv "?en wh must operate
all these different sorts of equip
ment, and to coordinate the air
operations in the closest possible
manner with the effort m-the
ground.
A book would be needed to
giye even the theoretical blue
Pfto of the tactical air force of
tte future, with all it, elaborate
techniques of night operations
f es, to effort of th? tS35
f1?.111? t Pro
tecting fighter interceptors, and
so on. It is enough here to make
only two further points. In Ko
rea, under pressure of necessity,
we simply converted high alti
tude fighters and heavy bomb
ers to tactical uses. But it is im
possible to use this system in
"u"ung real tactical air power.
OTiuui wui De ITtllY canahlA nt
cutting a larger enemy sround
Well, you can't sav that ah if
my house right now.
There's a shoe on the mantel
piece, for one thing. Don't tell
me that a shoe on the mantel
piece doesn't denote that someone
is living close by. Particularly
when there's a sock by the shoe.
Same goes for the kitchen.
The kitchen not only looks as
If a man were living there, but a
division, up to strength, were
sharing the mysteries of the
stove,, sink, and pantry. Nothing
is too good for a man living
alone.
I am using family heirloom
plates for my meals, a thing that
would horrify a wife. They be
lieve that real good china should
be kept in bondage the rest of
its life. I am telling you the
truth when I tell you that, In
(Continued from page one.)
more effective as a political
speech than one frankly appeal
ing for votes.
Most Americans will agree
with the content of the presi
dent's speech, curious though
they may be over what he failed
to tell them. We are a peace
loving people; and we will fight
to protect other peoples from at
tack, especially when it Is in
our interest to do so. Witness
Cuba and the Spanish-American
war. In this respect Truman
merely reflects public opinion
rather than directs public thinking.
y iimns neea WOUgn IS a
DreaK-inrough of the curtain
which divides east and west The
only hope short of a decision by
on eiuausung war is lor some
reapprochement between Russia
ana me united States which will
ease and finally end the tension
ana nit the burden of armament
and the fear of war which now
oppress the world.
That must be the' final objec
tive of our statesmen, even when
they mobilize armies and order
new weapons of war, and when
mey maneuver at United Na
tions. That way lies the peace
the president wants from Wake
isiana west and east
Beerbohm, enter these pages less
conspicuously.
You may quarrel with some of
the author's judgments, for in
Jtance on Firbank, Sickert and
D'Annunzio.; You may find some
witticisms, I which no doubt
sounded brilliant when uttered,
losing their j sparkle In somber
print But as characters, this is
a unique collection. Ada Lever
son urged on the SitweUs "some
affectations,! arguing that "it's
not natural for a writer to be
natural." Sir Osbert bought piles
of cheap china to smash when
he had a rage to vent but others
went mucn xarther. Sickert, so
"compact of energy," was al
ways putting on an act and, as
-uve ueu said, ielt a need to
show "how ; unlike ' he was to
other, men."! These and . other
-unnatural" behaviors serve not
oniy to provide' the book with
many of its delights, but to re-
nuna us Americans, who mis
trust this sort of thing, that art
ists are, as James said, "queer
monsters. " j
If this volume Is a bit less ap
pealing than' its predecessors,
nevertheless it caps one of the
most engaging, and most reveal
ing, literary biographies of our
time. We end this large reading
experience with regret Sir Os
bert's next promised book, about
his travels, will be welcome, but
alas lt will not be the same. - . 1
X. -What Is wrong with this
sentence? "Can I have a cold
glass of water?"
2. What is the correct pronun-
.. nation 01 "caprice"7
3. Which one of these words
is misspelled? Colloquial, collosal,
tvuuiun, couseum.
4. What does the word "com-
Dauve" mean?
5. What is a word beginning
wun no mat means "to call; en-
ANSWERS
1. Say, "May I have a glass of
cold water?" Cold should modi
fy .water, not glass. 2. Pronounce
ka-pres, a unstressed, e as in me,
accent second syllable. 3. Colos
sal. 4. Disposed to fight; pugna
cious. (Pronounce with accent on
first syllable). The insult arous
,ed a combative Impulse in him.'
5. Nominate.
French Retreat
From Bastion
-' . . .
At Dong Dang
SAIGON, Vietnam, Indochina,
Oct IMAV-Screened by typhoon
weather, French troops menaced
by communist-led Vietminh na
tionalists have abandoned the
frontier post of Dong Dang, on a
traditional invasion route from
communist China.
The withdrawal, the fifth by
frontier garrisons within a month,
was announced bv a French mili
tary spokesman today. He said It
was carried out yesterday in rmH
order and without unusual pres
sure from the Vietminth guerril
las, who are directed bv Mnsrnw.
trained Ho Chi Minn. '
Against a background of mili
tary reverses. Premier Tnn vn
Huu of the French - supported
Vietnamese government nmnnwrf
in an interview that the - United
States help him build up a na
tional army of 40,000 troops im
mediately, plus a navv and sir
force.
Vietnamese regulars, who num
ber les sthan 10,000 are among the
forces , now under French, com
mand. About 40,000 Indochinese
auxiliaries also are commanded by
the French. Some 50.000 French
men, and 50,000" foreign legion-
n aires and North Africans make
up the rest of the army. ,y -
M MSiTRf-M asrari
ctaa.
WORLD VISIOII RALLIES
7 Salem Youth for Christ
. PRESENTS " 1
'. CDABLES J. AIIDEDSOII
Hep6rt on Youth" for Christ In Germony.
Condittona In U. S. Army Camps,
- D P. Campg, Refugee Centers.
First Church of God .
Cottage and Hood Sts.
Thursday. October 197:30 P. M.
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bv Lichtv
Evn under lde! conrfltlAne it
rougn, airty ob end a dangerous
one) on highways t . .
meanas primarily that the enemy
.wuiu autcc must oe relentless
ly attacked long before it reach
es the battlefield. Effective iso
Sn ?f tJ?e hattlefield must have
first priority, after control of the
'air has been gained.
.mat was done in this line in
the last war was primitive. Daily
locating immense numbers of
small, continually shifting ground
targets truck convoys, railroad
equipment and the like and
keeping out all the usable lines
of communication at the same
time, is a task that requires
equipment only now beginning
to be available
force down to size.
'
Equally, we shall not have this
sand of tactical air power unless
ll the services swallow bitter
Pills. The army and navy will
have to swallow the pill of ac
cepting, for a .while, an air In
vestment that will seem dispro
KUrt?; force- mean-
of the wide blue yonder, and give
; agonized, concentrated attention
to overcoming all the difficul
ties In the way of maximum air
pound cooperation. Unfortunate
ly, if these pills are not swal
lowed, and the boldest, most im
aginative use is not made of tac-
tical air power, the western de-
icnse proDiem cannot be solved.
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