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Newspaper Page TextI TSo StrfiMmctn pcnom, Oregon, "Wo Favor Steal Us. No 'ar Shall Ave" Fran First States num. March Z8. 18S1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY pharlrs A. SFKAUlfc. Editor and Publisher rabllshed every morning. Business of fie 2 IS 8 CumnmUl, Ralexo, Oregen. Telephone S-Z44L Catered at Um te fflco a Salens, Ore on, aa eacood elaaa mi rtrr ander act af congress afareki S 117. Harry to Harriman? What kind of candidate would the democrats have in W. Averill Harriman? H's name is certainly no household word in America. Chances are the man in the street has only the vaguest idea who W. Averill Harriman is. Harriman has never held an important elec tive office, although he's held top government fob for 20 years. He's seldom been the center of a storm of controversy, although he's often been in the thick of the fight. He's frequently been in the limelight, but he's had to share it with such scene-stealers as Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, MacArthur and Mossadegh. W. Averill Harriman is a member of that unique American breed, the liberal aristocracy. He is the heir-apparent to the Union Pacific railroad, early equipped with the silver spoon, schooled at Groton and Yale. As a millionaire college boy he worked summers as a section hand in Nebraska UP yards. Later, he promoted the Sun Valley project. He founded a W a 1 1 Street banking house. Born and bred a republican, Harriman be came a democrat during Al Smith's campaign. In 1933 he entered the FDR administration. He was an executive of the NRA. Then, on a Long Island croquet field he met Harry Hopkins and became a member of the inner circle. As -ambassador to Moscow during the war, Harriman came to know Stalin better than per haps any other living American. For a while, he held the rank of ambassador to Russia and Great Britain at the same time. He often accom panied Churchill on missions and was present at the Quebec, Casablanca, Moscow, Teheran, San Francisco and Potsdam conferences. After the war Truman appointed him secre tary of commerce apd Harriman long - time liberal economic outlook and sympathy for la bor marked his actions in that office. But he is not an expert administrator it bores him and sometimes rubbed Americans the wrong way. He is deft in diplomacy, though, and Truman placed him back in rils natural habitat. Harriman became Truman's Hopkins trouble-shooter, personal emmissary. He was sent to Srsityo to try to orient MacArthur on U. S. for eign policy. He helped mediate the dispute be tween Britain and Iran. Lately he's been direc tor of the Mutual Security Agency and rated as one of NATO's "Three Wise Men" (Harriman, Plowden of Britain, Monnet of France). No "One World" idealist, Harriman thinks Russians are barbarians who understand only force, and is dedicated to the building of unified Atlantic defense. He is not one to coddle Com munists nor is he one to condone witch-hunting. It is revealing that Harriman angrily and cour ageously championed the case of Dr. Condon, falsely accused of Red sympathies by the un American affairs committee. Harriman is twice-married (two daughters), handsome, tall, lean, stooped, deadly-serious, smgle-minded in dedication to duty with a fero cious drive for work. He's an exacting boss who drives his underlings but plays no favorites as regards race, creed or sex. He is a mediocre-to-poor public speaker but is said to be able to '"charm the dickie-birds off the trees in in formal get-togethers. What kind of a candidate would he make? He would probably have to play down his polo-playing and his Wall Street connections. He could emphasize his skill at canasta and his section-hand experience. He'd probably have to mt down on formal speech-making and take off on a whistle-stop tour. His biggest asset is his extraordinary experience in the international Current Trends May Give Gen. Standoff Number of Delegates BT JOSEPH AND STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON With the New Jersey primary, the pre-conven-tion struggle has at least passed the h a 1 f w a v - mark a minor blessing to be thankful for. Geneiai of the Army Dvvight L... D. EisenhoweY has rounded the. l , turn with a big 1 surge forward.V HZ but it is ex-f i X tremely impor tant to note that Sen. Robert A. Taft is still running steadily ning hard. and still run- The comparative positions of toe two contenders are best judged on the face of the figures. I Some weeks ago, Taft head- Jquarters ad- Imitted a confi d e n t i a d esti mate of the Senator's po tential strength at the Repub- ican conven er). According to this tabula tion, it was inrrfvi that tho h-SUmt Ohio Senator would go out to Chicago with a minimum of 653 delegates, overt and concealed. Certain states, like Michigan, were considered too uncertain far inclusion. Nonetheless, 653 votes en the first ballot would surely be enough to five Sea. Taft the quick victory toward which his atraterr has always been aimed. In the weeks since this estimate of bis strength was made Sen. Taft, however, has ran a much slower race than originally forecast The biggest set-back occurred In Maryland, where Taft forces counted on the support of Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin, who has I "'"I I VV Ud pangqqy jpm 19. rvsz MMNt MM . field an asset matched only by Eisenhower's. His biggest liability is his meager experience in domestic affairs a liability also matched by Eisenhower's. Eisenhower has the tremendous advantage of personal fame; Harriman's biggest campaign job would be to make his name known in every household. Oh, What He Said! So Mr. Truman is going to take over the newspapers and radio if he feels like it, is he? He said he believes he has constitutional au thority to do just that if he ever should regard such a step necessary to protect the best inter ests of the country. Well, it might be a struggle but it's been done. The president would have lots of preced ent: Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Peron of Argen tina. Besides, what's the difference between seizing a newspaper plant or, say, a mail order house? During World War II the government seized 3& industries ranging from soft coal mines to a mail house to a lumber mill. (All were turned back to their owners by September, 1945.) Since World War II the government has taken over 10 industries. (With the exception of one rail road, which the Army is still operating and the steel industry, all were returned to private hands.) Now, since the steel seizure was ordered with out any specific legal authority, there's a good deal of alarm that the government may keep steel for as long as the "emergency" lasts and it's up to the government to say when the emergency ends. Those who fear that "socialism by easy stages can happen here" worriedly scan the labor front (where wage disputes in seven key industries are in the offing) for new can didates for seizure. And what about the newspaper business? Wouldn't seizure of the press theoretically be the same as seizure of a mail order house or a steel plant? No. A free press doesn't rank as a basic industry essential to the defense effort. A free press is a basic industry in another way: it is essential to the maintenance of a democratic form of government. Private operation of in dustry is essential to preservation of the capital ist economic system, not to democratic govern ment. Private operation of newspapers is con venient to preservation of free speech, one of the basic civil rights of Americans. That's why we felt a chill down our backs when the president, even if only "academical ly," talked about seizing newspapers. England, socialist as it is, has a free press. Industry may be nationalized in England but newspapers and the soap box and the ballot box still belong to individuals. Much as we deplore economic so cialism, we can still consider a country free when its press is free to inform the voting pub lic and criticize the government. President Truman knows this. He knows, too, that even "theoretically" seizure of newspaper would never be in the best interests of the coun try, only perhaps in the best interests of the government. He knows that. So we believe that his statement was just loose talk, made in a fit of pique over the press. His refusal to retract his statement is just Missouri stubborness. Har ry Truman has not been dealt with kindly or perhaps even fairly by the press and he lashes out in irritation or maybe desperation. The president sounds like a man boxed in, over whelmed, confused scared of what he's done in the steel seizure. He ought to be scared of what he's said, too. now announced for Gen. Elsen hower. Despite the grumbling of the Ohio Senator's friends, there is very little doubt indeed that Gov. McKeldin has the power to take his state's twenty-four votes into the Eisenhower camp. In other states, Sen. Taft has had some ups, as in Nebraska and Illinois, and some downs, as in New Jersey and New Hampshire. Over all, the best estimate now gives Taft 208 delegates, but if he had done as well as previously expected, he would have slightly over 250. It la bad weakness In any racer to travel about 20 per cent less fast than his planned speed. On the other hand, the Senator la still a most formidable con tender. This Is best Illustrated, curiously enough, by a some what more recent confidential tabulation of Gen. Eisenhower's strength, prepared by the Eisen hower high command. This Eisenhower forecast shows the General with approxi mately 520 delegates on the first ballot, with about 350 for Sen. Taft. These figures reflect con siderable hope, as well as many solid promises. For example, in the always dubious South, the Eisenhower high command claims substantially larger inroads into normal party strength than one could like to bet on at this writing. If yon adjust the Eisenhower estimate by writing down the more .obviously, optimistic claims, you reach the conclu sion that the General and the Senator are going into the con vention with almost equale blocks of delegates. Each block ought to be between 454 and 500, oat of the 1205 total. To be sure, this is only the out look as of now. Sen. Taft, for example, may benefit unexpect edly by the withdrawal of Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois from the Democratic contest. Steven son's withdrawal is bound to sow confusion among the Democrats. And the Republican professional Ike, Sen. Taft at Convention politicians, encouraged by tho disorders among their enemies, will be more inclined to gamble on naming Sen. Taft. By the same token, the whole oicture can be 'tered If Gov. John S. Fine, of Penn sylvania, decided to declare himself. Fine controls the larg est block of his state's seventy votes, of which Sen. Taft's forces claim forty. If the Pennsylvania Governor plumps for Eisen hower, he could start a band wagon rush, which would in turn more than substantiate all tho Elsenhower claims in the South. In Pennsylvania, where the vot ing balance has changed to favor the Democrats in recent years, most grass -root politicians are reported Jo want Eisenhower, be cause they think he will help their local nominees. Perhaps for this reason. Gov. Fine, while con tinuing to make a mystery of his Intentions, has recently seemed to Incline toward the Eisenhower camp. In summary, there is no doubt at all that the New Jersey out come leaves Gen. Eisenhower In an excellent position to win the Republican nomination. But there is equally no doubt that the Eisenhower leaders are crow ing very prematurely, when they attempt to discount the chances of Sen, Taft. As of today, it seems most likely that these two leading contenders will go into the convention with rather even ly balanced strength. The result will then depend on the secondary strength each can didate can develop, from the fol lowing of such lesser contenders as Gov. Earl Warren of Cali fornia. Here Gen. Eisenhower has a much better chance than Sen. Taft. Yet there is always the possibility that the vision of a deadlocked convention and a dark horse nomination, which fascinates owners of small groups of delegates, will some how upset the plans of the Eisen hower camp. (CoovriKht 1952. New York Herald Tribune. Ine.) 'WHEN THE RAIN Physicians are often called to aee young persons with collapse of the blood circulation. The pa tient is cold and clammy, and seems in shock. He may present quite a puzzle to a doctor, usually showing none of the obvious forms of heart trouble. Yet, a heart operation may save him. Most of these cases occur when the heart is squeezed by the membrane or sac, enclosing It the pericardium. Usually, this constriction comes from inflam mation of the sac after a tuber cular infection. The doctor can usually recog- JtP PCD CD (Continued from page one) Fort Lewis. He was detached and sent to London where he or ganized the division of psycho logical warfare and served in that capacity till the end of the war. Now retired he and his wife have a lovely house at a scenic spot facing the ocean. He inviterl us to call and we had a very pleasant chat over the "defense of Oregon" in the early days of the War. One cannot escape politics this year even when on vacation. I thought Taft made a very good showing in New Jersey consider ing the fact he had pulled out as an active candidate there. Gov. Stevenson's declaration of non availability for the Democratic nomination puts that race at sixes and sevens. I note the Al sops suggest W. Averill Harri man as a strong possibility. He has a, varied background of busi ness and politics and certainly is the best informed on foreign af fairs of any candidate. He was with FDR at Yalta however, and that tag would be a handicap. I still think my candidate Is the best: Mr. Composite, but there's no way of voting for him. GRIN AND BEAR IT . Now that we've seen hew they make it, well go over to the Bureau of Internal Re venae to see how they take it ... " COMES DOWN, YOUR nize this condition when ho lis tens to the heart and the sounds are faint. He also finds an enor mous amount of fluid collected in the addomen, and tho veins ap pear dammed up, since the blood does not flow back to the heart as it should. As the Infection grows worse, a large amount of fluid may col lect between the heart and its sac. This compresses the heart, limits its action, and also limits the flow of blood to and from this organ. As time goes on, much scar tissue forms and may cause per manent damage. The blood pres sure is usnally greatly reduced. An X-ray examination may show that the heart is enlarged and its motion greatly limited. A test with the electro-cardiograph us ually reveals some form of heart disease in these very young peo ple. In an acute infection of this type, there may be high fever, chills, shortness of breath, and rapid pulse. If allowed to pro gress too far, it becomes worse and worse until it causes death. During the acute stage, how ever, a surgeon can relieve the pressure by removing some of the fluid in the sac surrounding the heart. Later, he can perform an other operation in which he splits the breastbone to reach the heart. The pericardium is then stripped away as much as possible so that no scar tissue will form later. Most cases recover very well after this type of operation. These patients are saved from chronic Invalidism and early death. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS S. K.: I was recently in a hos pital. A person having pneu monia was in the same room. Is it very contagious? Answer: Pneumonia is a con tagious disease. However, there is probably no reason for you to fear getting it from the exposure you describe. Before the Civil War In the United States, there were more sheep than people in th country. Today there are five people for every sheep. by Lichty JjAfR STAYS UPf Your Health Today's subject: Boric acid has the reputation of being harmless because mild solutions are safe to use as an eye wash. But boric acid and sodium borate can cause severe poisoning if enough ii taken into the body. There are several ways for these drugs to be absorbed, though not taken by mouth. Many times poisonings are due to anxious parents who dress a child's wounds or rashes with powdered boric acid. They use to much of the powder, and enough is absorbed to cause poi soning. The danger is that harmless amounts, if applied repeatedly, can build up in the body without any serious warning signs, until there is a fatal or nearly fatal amount In the body. The symptoms of boric acid poisoning usually Include a feel ing of nausea with vomiting and possibly, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Stomach disorders can occur even though the drug was not taken by mouth, but was ab sorbed some other way. Vomiting may be severe enough to throw up blood, and blood may also be seen in the bowel movement. A red rash us ually appears over most of the body, with widespread shedding of skin after several days. Severe poisoning may bring on a shock condition, with fall of the blood pressure, bluish dis coloration of the skin and rapid heart beat. Usually the tempera ture is beloev normal. As the condition grows worse, the per son falls Into a stupor, or even a coma, and still later may have convulsions. When this type of poisoning Is discovered In a child, the best treatment calls for blood trans fusions, and fluids and plasma injected through a vein. Oxygen should also be given. Adreno cortical extract is sometimes of help in saving some of these cases. Antibiotics have been used to prevent infections from developing. The poisoning Is usually so severe, however, that the pati ent cannot be saved. This is why it is so important to prevent a tragedy of this kind. Don't allow children near boric acid or sodium borate, and be careful of the amount you use in treating a child's infection. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS F. R. D.: What causes nausea or vomiting after a person has spin al anesthesia? Answer: After an operation, nausea or vomiting is usually not related to the spinal anesthesia. Bettor English By D. C. WILLIAMS 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "Before you lay down on that sofa, I would like you to come in the kitchen for a moment-" 2. What is the correct pro nunciation of "cayuse" (Indian pony)? 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Marvelous, marty dom, marmelade, martinet. 5. What is a word beginning with ef that means "worn out, as with age"? ANSWERS 1. Say, "Before you lie (omit down) on that sofa, I s ho old like you to come into the kitchen for a moment." 2. Pronounce ki-us, 1 as in kite, n as in use, accent second syllable. 3. Marmalade. 4. Deserving esteem; praiseworthy. "He accomplish ed the task in a creditable manner." 5. Effete. HANDY FIREMEN TIMMINS, OnL (p) - Timmins firemen do a lot more than put out fires. Their report for last month includes thawing frozen water pipes, clearing plugged sewers, helping housewives light their oil burners and opening doors for people who locked them selves out. Moral Measures Sponsored By Young Salem 'Legislators' (Story also on Page 1.) Among the 58 bills to be debat ed today during the last day of the Oregon Youth Legislature, six of the bills have been submitted by the Hi-Y chapters of the Salem YMCA. The Harrison Elliott HI-Y has submitted a bill to the senate re lating to penalties for drunken driving. Harrison Elliott delegates are Joe Largent, senator, and Marshall Jelderks, representative. The senate bin put In by the Abel Gregg Hi-Y relates to pun ishment for causing narcotic ad diction. Fred Buchanan, senator, and Larry Keppinger, representa tive, are Abel Gregg delegates. To establish a board for . the censorship of indecent periodicals and other publications is the aim of the senate bill submitted by the A. A. Stagg Hi-Y. Senator Al Hel ton and Representative Bill Ja quith are the delegates for A. A. Stagg. The purpose of the senate bill submitted by the Claud Kells Hi Y is to regulate the building of dams without due approval of the East Germans Ask Lowdown BERLIN C-P)-Winston Church ill's memoirs and James Burn ham's "Strategy of the Cold War" are among the books most asked for by East Germans who come to Berlin for an occasional glimpse at life. Western style. A special library containing 4,500 volumes of the best and lat est Western literature, serves these people from the East who live under Soviet occupation. It was opened by the anti-Communist "Association for Cultural Aid" in October, 1950. It has about 3,000 regular customers from the Russian zone and East Berlin. Reading literature from the "imperialistic" West comes close to treason in the eyes of the Com munist regime, and painful searches are conducted daily on trains travelling between Berlin and the East zone. Fortunately, only three of the library's cus tomers were nabbed by Commu nist People's Police so far. They were released after several hours of questioning. 4 Sentenced For Assault And Battery Four persons involved In two disturbances were sentenced on assault and battery charges Friday by Marion County courts. Jay H. McDonald, Albany, was given a suspended six-months Jail sentence and placed on one-year probation In Circuit Court. He was found guilty earlier in a trial, in which he was charged with as saulting C. R. Lannigan, 4885 Au burn Rd. The other three were In a neigh borhood fracas last August. In District Court, George Baker, 1694 S. Capitol St., and Jim Lawless, 1685 S. Capitol St., were given 30 day suspended jail terms and plac ed on one-year probation, while Lela Lawless was given a $50 sus pended fine. District Court also placed Don ald Lee Smith, 392 S. High St., on a year's probation, with a 90-day suspended jail sentence, for dam againg the South River Road guard rail two weeks ago. He is to make restitution for the destruction. State Board Of Aeronautics Backs Action The State Board of Aeronautics Friday approved action of the Port of Portland in "making an effort to curtail Air Force personnel training at the Portland Interna tional Airport." The resolution suggested that Air Force training could be better accomplished and with greater safety by using facilities already constructed by the military at Cor vallis, Madras and Redmond. A copy of the resolution will be sent to the Port of Portland, U. S. Air Force officials and to Oregon's delegation in Congress. The board also approved that portion of an insurance policy for pilots, including public liability and property damage, offered by Lloyds of London. Another part of the policy, providing insurance coverage for the pilot and obser ver, was held in obeyance pending further investigation. The insurance would cover only those pilots engaged in search and rescue operations. Officials said Oregon probably is the first state in the Union to provide such in surance protection. Suburban Home Sites One to five acres view, trees, power, ete. 5 minutes from downtown. Box 948, Oregon Statesman ATTENTION LOGGERS AND FARMERS LOGS WANTED 8-ft. 16-Ft. And Long Lengths At Top Price BURIUAND LUMBER CO. Phono 1123 Tumor, Oregon Fish and Game (Commission. Claude Kells delegates are Rod Porter, senator, and Wayne Roan, representative. t ' The J. R. Mott Hi-Y has In troduced a house bill to establish, liquor licenses. Representatives Gary Gortmaker and Roger Mau de are the J. R. Mott delegates. , A house bill relating to the purr; chase of alcoholic beverages has been submitted by the Arthur Cot ton Hi-Y. Kenneth Rawlings, sen ator, and John Rehfuss, represen tative, are Arthur Cotton delegates. The Salem Hl-Y Mothers Clob Is in charge of registration and housing. The registration com mittee includes Mrs. A. E. Archi bald, Mrs. Maurice Buchanan, Mr. Glen Weaver, Mrs. Wallace Car son, Mrs. Edward Snyder, Mrs. Francis Smith, Mrs. M. E. Moore, Mrs. Ralph DaMetz, Mrs. William Showalter and Mrs, James Mor gan. Housing committee members are) Chairman Mrs. Earl Rlggs, Mrs. Edward Snyder, Mrs. George Rho ten, Mrs. E. M. Lentz, lira. Bjaroe Ericksen and Mrs. J. Rstcliff. With Fleet SILVERTON Weodle A. Jasmer, seaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Jasmer. Silverton, It shown aboard the attack trans port vessel! t'SS George Cly mer with the Pacific fleet In the Far East. Alcohol Tax Warrants Go To Counties Warrants totaling $230,000 were distributed to Oregon courtties Friday, involving revenues collect ed from taxes on alcoholic bever ages for the quarter ended March 31, Secretary of State Earlf T. Newbry announced. Funds obtained from the tax are allocated to the counties for mothers aid, old age pensions, and direct relief of indigents. The funds are apportioned with 75 .per cent going to the counties and 23 per cent to the state general fund. Largest allocation was received by Multnomah County in the amount of $53,466. Lane received $14,261, Marion $11,497, and Doug las $16,185. The International Red Cross was formed at a convention in Switzerland in 1864 at which! 28 governments were represented. Wuih FPfMgDHLi tha Silver Anniversary Sonotons W. Fo DODGE Certified Sonotone Consultant Will be In Salem. 200A Livealy Bldg., Thursday, April 10th, 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Please see Mr. Dodge for janjr! Sonotone service, batteries, or a free demonstration of onr sew Sonotone, "977". i; Sonolone of Portland Xtl Failing Bldg, i Portland. Oregon 1 S 1 Jl"