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from Kirst SUtesmaai March 1. 1S31
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CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
Published rry morning, Business effic 290
North Church. gt, Satan. Ore, Tatephona 3-3441
Entered at the -xotofflc at Balem. Ore. aa second
elan matter under act at Cottar March 3. 178.
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this newspaper
Angus .Gibson to I -Retire
From Senate
, Another veteran legislator will be missed
when the Oregon Senate fconvenes next Jan
uary. Angus Gibson, She! doughty Scotsman
of Junction City, has announced his retire
ment at the end -of his present term. Gibson
was elected three times as joint senator for
Lane and Linn Countjes.f ,
Don Husband, Eugene attorney and present
Lane County representative, announces he
will be a candidate fbf the Senate. He will
hot be running for theGibson seat, since that
was abolished in the reapportionment. How
ever, Lane County was given two senatorial
seats and he aspires t$ one of those. Truman
Chase, present Lane County member of the
Senate, is expected toj file for re-election.
Gibson's retirement removes one of the
strong men of the Senate, who worked very
hard on the ways andfmejans committee. His
thrifty instincts made him conservative in
Ben Hur Lampman
Illness had stayed the writing hand of Ben
Hur Lampman the past several years and
now death has ended his prolonged illness.
But the writings of Ben Hur Lampman as
sure him of the immortality which attends
literature. Lampman was one who combin
ed a very accurate knowledge of nature (in
cluding human nature) with the feeling of a
poet which gave his writings rare literary
quality. His fictional characters, "the little
old lady at the end of the carline," "him and
her" and others were sketched so true to
life that their pictures still hang on the walls
or readers' memories. No one has replaced
Ben Hur Lampman on the Oregonian or other
of the state's publications. And no one will;
for he was unique, j Those who follow the
writing occupation he so greatly distinguish
ed join with the great company of his ad
miring readers to pay a tribute to him who
in life was honored by designation as the
Poet Laureate of Oregon.
spending state money,
appropriations.
hough when convinced
of need he has been teatiy to respond with
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The complexion of the pext Senate will be
"changed considerably, j Missing will be
Walker (deceased), Patterson (now govern
or) and Ben Day, Gibsonj Lamport who have
declined to run again j j
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Hostages to Nationalist China
The 14,000 repatriated Chinese prisoners
of war -were warmly? welcomed when they
reached Formosa on fransports provided by
the USA. When they stepped off the boats
they were free men again, for the terminal
date of their detention Occurred while they
were on shipboard, j h
But what happens to them now? Presum
ably they will rate as other Chinese refugees
from the mainland wfio (escaped to Formosa.
It seems probable most of them will join
Chiang's army. Afte- all that will provide
"them with rice, and probably jobs are scarce
in Formosa now. !
The accession of 14,000 Chinese to For
mosa who violently denounced Communist
rule in China adds- o the U.S. burden in
keeping Formosa ou of the hands of Red
China. Having insisted; for months on the
right of POW self-determination the U.S.
can't very well expose: their defiant anti
Communists to the untender mercies of Mao
Tse-tung's corrective! squads .' By transport
ing the Chinese to Formosa the U.S. gives
fresh hostages to Nationalist China's security.
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Men to Attend
Convention
An estimated 30 hardware
dealers from the Salem, area will
attend the three-day convention
of the North Coast Retail Hard
ware Association starting
Portland Jan. 31.
A past president of the asso
ciation, Reynolds Allen of Jthe
Allen Hardware in Salem, said
about 450 stores in Oregon,
Washington and Alaska !are
members of the association. The
convention is scheduled at jthe
Multnomah HoteL
The convention program Jvill
include a merchandising exposi
tion, panel discussions on jthe
problems of merchandising a
banquet and the installation of
new officers, Allen said. All
hardware dealers and employes
will be welcome, he added. ?
Dickenson Court Martial
Some surprise was expressed over the
filing of charges against Cpl. Edward S. Dick
enson, late repatriate from the group of re- ,
cusant POWs in Korea. He is charged with
dealing illegally with his captors in hope of
getting better treatment. Another action has
been started against a Marine Corps colonel
who made broadcasts and signed confessions
of participating in germ warfare in Korea.
Filing of charges against these men should
occasion no surprise. Charitable though we
be because of their later repudiation of Com
munist attachments, the fact remains that
they did give "aid and comfort" to the enemy.
To hail them as heroes would be a grave mis
take, and to overlook their defaults would
likewise be wrong.J Their explanations and
their subsequent cpnduct may be admitted
and considered "in mitigation of punishment"
but the military cannot ignore their miscon
duct, j
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It should be remembered that thousands
. m .ai : : t n . . . I
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mat many were suDjeciea to pnysicai or men
tal torture or were! subjected to indoctrina
tion courses in Communism, yet they remain
ed true and loyal soldiers and marines. If
our government just shrugged its shoulders
at Dickenson and others who yielded to Com
munist torture or blandishment where would
military discipline gof And where would
loyalty go if it is to be worn or discarded at
will by the man in military service of his
country?
The ends of justice may be served by some
lightening of the penalty for what was. de
sertion if not actual treason; but the court
martial proceeding are quite in order.
Audio-Visual Meeting
To Hear Dr. Snyder
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Dr. Walter E. Snyder, superin
tendent of public schools, is sched
uled to speak at a luncheon meet
ing Friday at the winter confer
ence of the Oregon Audio-Visual
Association. The conference will
be held at Oregon State College.
On Saturday Albert Ziegler,
headmaster of the Richmond
School at Nelson, New Zealand,
will explain audio-visual aid pro
grams in his country.
Senator Bricker refuses to make any deal
with the administration 0r with other Repub
lican senators on a compromise for his amend
ment to alter the treaty-making process. He
wants his version with the now famous
"which" clause. Vey well; let's fight the
battle down the line, j Senator Wiley of Wis
consin is optimistic over the prospect of beat
ing the Bricker amendment. That would be
much better than framing some face-saving
compromise. j
So many cases Of wrongful conviction of
persons accused of j crimes they did not com
mit have been reported that one wonders
just what is wrong with our system of jus
tice. Latest is that of a 19-year-old youth in
Seattle who has been doing -time at Monroe
on conviction for the holdup of a bus-driver.
After another chari confessed the crime Gov.
Arthur Langlie promptly issued an uncondi
tional pardon to the victim of miscarriage of
justice. Usually the error is due to mistaken
identity; but that is often compounded by
excess zeal on the! part of police and prose
cutors. Some of the periodic studies of crime
and its prevention j and cure might well em
brace a study of the cases where the wrong
man was punished.
Who says Salem doesn't produce big shots in the movie
field? The Three key men in producing educational films
for the State Bd. of Higher Education are Salem Hi grads
rTL--"-? and their folks still live here '- unspoiled
:by fame . . . ihe men are Dr. ij Curtis Keid,
I head of the visual instruction dept., his
photographer Bill Rush and Travis Cross, as
sistant to the chancellor . . . jThese state-
owned movie moguls have already taken
footage of Jim McGilchrist directing a tour
y I of the State Capitol here ... It this is a hit,
tney couia go to tne top wnicn mignt mean
the most exciting assignment in the state . . .
Namely an on-the-scene movie of Salem's
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grid war . . .
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debtor to a creditor position
helped to precipitate or to
deepen and prolong the de
pression. If the Randall, com
mission report serves to head
off a rash of tariff increases in
this postwar period it will prove
its worth.
Willamina reported a total fire loss of $55
in 1953. It is loss records like that which en
able insurance companies to stay in business.
Administration's Messages to Congress
Result of Prolonged, Painstaking Effort
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By JOSEPH and STEWART aid Morgan and Jack Martin, that formulated the decisions on
ALSOP j I . Roger Jones, representing the foreign, defense and agricultural
WASHINGTON President Ei- budget bureau, was added to the policy the really hot ones. In
senhower has by no means finish- group from outside.. To this other cases, decisions were pro
ed presenting his massive legis- group, all cabinet departments posed to him. During all this per-
lation program to the Congress and agencies were ordered to lod. the White House was the tar-
submit their legisiauve propos- get oi a tnousand conflicting
als. By November 1, the White pressures, such as the pressure
House Staff Committee had be- from the industrialists of the
fore it some 276 different pro- Business Advisory Council, who
jects requiring legislation. sponsored the famous and bitter-
. . . . . , . ly controversial strike vote pro
The character ad past history vision of the labor program,
of these projects raried enor- j
mously. With a whole new govern- By early December, the out
ment department to e-rganise, lines of the whole legislative pro-
Mrs, uveta cup uoddjt naa not gram naa been roughed out and
made really final decisions on the
health program. This one, in the
iul was lirolr' ViirVMl u( stt
tJePbiAi" tha White House.
and the coun
try. The econ
omic report, a
message o n
housing and a
message re
c o m m ending
amendments
of the Atomic
Energy Act
are still to
come. But the
address on the
State -of -the-Union,
the
budget, and the messages
labor and farm problems.
on
on
By contrast, the Treasury's tax
many of the details had been co
ordinated. It was time to think
of the method of presentation.
The original White House Staff
Committee remained in general
control under the President and
Well, Rep. Mark Hatfield is ready for the senate, alright . . .
He dropped a letter to the state board of control the pther day . . .
And his signature, as befits all important persons, was prac
tically illegible ...
Statesman newsmen to a man were glad to see fellow
reporter Jim Miller land the Big Story. . . But things were
a little cool when a couple reporters confessed! Monday that
relations are strained in their family circles . . j .Seems their
kiddies j are asking questions like, "How come YOU don't
write something and get YOUR name on the rsidio, Daddy?"
Another; reporter said his wife wouldn't speak to him the
rest of the evening when she found out Jim nabbed a $500
award for his effort . . . And Statesman fotog, John Ericksen,
usually! a cool customer, got so excited Fridayf night taking
pictures of all those pretty drum majorettes after their con
test, he snapped off a coupla his flash bulbs prematurely . . .
The local Forty et Eight, honor and fun organization of the
American Legion, does its good deeds the hard way ... It was
reported at a recent meeting that the organization! recently pur
- chased ! a hearing aid for a child at the State School for the
Blind land a pair of glasses for a' student at the State School for
the Deaf . . . Turned out that's the way it was. tcx) . . .
Well, at least no one can accuse Salem theatres of ig
noring religion . . . First we had the prominen movie "Mar
tin Luther." . . It is followed by "Sins of Jezfebel." ... We
understand, though, that each approaches its lubject matter
along different lines . . . Vigilance to protect Ihe public in
terest plays quite a part in newspaper advertising depts. . . .
A few weeks ago the Statesman received copy for an ad, with
a check in payment, from an order-by-mail advertiser in a
southeastern state . . . Something didn't sound quite right.
. . . And investigation brought word that the Advertiser was
"not properly mentally adjusted, and the suggestion that
the Statesman "disregard the whole thing." . . It did,! return
ed the check . . Some days, ad men say, you can't turn a
nickel . J . .
Time Flies
FROM STATESMAN FILES
10 Yean Ago
Jan. 26, 1944
Sir Richard Acland, leader of
Britain's newest political party,
the Commonwealth, formally
gave to the nation his two big
estates valued at $1,000,000.
Wayne L Morse, public mem
ber of the war labor board,
cleared the way for his entrance
into the Republican senatorial
race in Oregon by resigning
from both the WLB and the law
school faculty at the University
of Oregon. j
Lucille Pierstorff, senior from
Lewiston, Idaho, was named
senior scholar in the Willamette
mathematics department 1
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i ,,, j k,,tis ... i ciui in nv(iuu ura vmi jic- vjuvcruw Aoinu, out individuals , . , - . .
E foPth, wav 1 f ""pared with unprecedented pains ,re now ehosento handle differ- GRIN AND BEAR IT Bv LlcIltV
out of the way. J ,nd Under Secre- ent! sections of the message on WUi DIimui lUiy
at i dnrumntji no less thn 51 workin8 parties. Cutler was responsible for de-
I aeh of ecl composed of a treasury staff fense maters, C D. Jackson for
th Jm I a nlain m'mDer' member of the staff foreign affairs, and Counsel
iils, f of tte Congressional Tax Expert Shanley for most matters of dom-
wilbur Stamm, and sometimes an estk policy.
J fUl outside t expert. Each of these , ,t -
j. .l working parties had studied an .T.SilM, nSi ' SUte
itfnj h important plan for aimplifying or ff n ment alone raa
i!fi! otherwise improvinj the cumber- words. When dejrered
to, prove one Mme xmericaa tax structure. K comprised 5,000 words. Most of
point, in range fom tbew atadiea. emerged the thef sabcrdiaate meuages, which
and scope, in fial ht final tr were prepared somewhat later.
I.Strwart AUpf Uid before the White House,' This the
ki herenCeof pre- ... first trr. While Drnninr and r.
r'iQ rh. Jl thousands ofmaa hours of work, r foiwardwder
lvg 1 5lLl w gressional and witside experts. tk expUjati.. the pragraa.
may be worth describing how to jthe cabinet and the congres-
this record has been j achieved. r fint white Boase problem, tioaal leaders also hid to be pre-.
A might be expected from kit VVU f 25? tfLJt
past training, the President re- f? Vf La"JZ?Z? JZL lVJHJhliFT.
tied o. his suff to do the dsy-to- k??1 ,a5tiam- 2? .f 2a " JEfi
day work. By the beglaaiag af S5ftt.U5L ?JL? TlS!
last October, whe. tawheelt to 7i wSVwL
began to tura Eisenhower id The. the epxtmm f m- Kjg V sta,f
U had tet ent the accessary CTalUtt'
major guide-posts. With the di- ",JrJJ After that came the fruiu of
rectioa af advance jrtU marked fSJJlrrliS " this work-the extra cabinet
by the President, White Hoose f CoMadsto meetings, the three dar'concrca.
m
hrmsa Ad.rn.rn I dUXCllUUB ZITUK ISC WIG . .v.
named a sort of staff committee J.": Silt White House, and finally the
to lay oat the eampalga ia detafl. JJ9 flow of messages to the HilL And
sfhmwr esgyttoe , -SeS
cnami"el 1?1KL& 4.v,:.v girding itself for the even more
Mouse counsel cernaru oiiamcy, - .ven wiui we ut auwiuun, lahoriona effort 1a driv h hhU
LegisUtive Uaison Officer Hilton however, major, policy jlecisions jEeh S Whol
iPersons. soeech - drafter Bryce remained to be taken. The nresi- ' j r, in ".v,, ,a,T
l. ' " . - . s i tain tr
llarlow, and staff members Ger- dent personally led the groups Mew York Herald Tribune. Xncj
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As a matter of fact the peo
ple of the country have a much
clearer understanding of the
economics of foreign trade than
before. Sentiment favorable to
the loosening of barriers has
spread. Even interests which
are sensitive to foreign compe
tition in their own fields admit
the general desirability Of the
lowering of tariffs to encourage
the freer flow of trade, p
The most important recom
mendations of the Randall
commission are: giving the Pre
sident power to cut tariffs by
5 per cent each year fori; three
years to a total of 15 per cent;
encouraging the convertibility
of foreign currencies: stimulat
ing private investments over
seas; discontinuing domestic
policy of high and rigid price
supports; ending economic aid
to foreign countries; reducing
or eliminating regulatory re
strictions on foreign trade.
One thing the report does; is
to reveal the great complexity
of the foreign trade problem.
It is not just a matter of cut
ting American tariffs. Our tar
iffs have been cut over the
years. Many other countries
have worse trade restrictions
than do we in the way of tariffs
and quotas.
The value of the Randall
commission's report lies in the
fact that it is a syllabus ion the
nation's prime economic prob
lems, the management lof fits
foreign trade. Even the dis
senters will find it hard to argue
logically against its J thesis,
which is that world trade should
be encouraged, and that the
United States should be ready
to make concessions which
give promise of stimulating
that trade. The stair-step meth
od proposed for tariff cuts is
mild, and even then the present
administration certainly f would
exercise caution - in applying
such reductions. ... j -
We must just wait f awhile
longer for the public and the
politicians to inform themselves
on the facts of economic life
which the majority of the Ran
dall .commission recognize
and hone that the waitinsr' ia
not so long that it precipitates
a business recession. I
Tariff Report
Said 'Middle
Of the Road'
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.By J. M. ROBERTS JR.
Associated Presii News Analyst
The President's Fore!
omic Policy Commission has pro-
uucea aDout as near a middle of
the road report as it could with
out recommending "no change"
or, flying in the face of world
trends, higher tariffs.
The recommended limits within
which it suggests the adrflimstra
tion be authorized to lower tar
iffs fall considerably short of open
ing up the whole field to negotia
tion, as the European countries
had hoped.
Aside from continuing the re
ciprocal trade system, there is no
great positive emphasis on in
creasing American imports as a
strategic effort Ho help friendly
nations.
There is a recommendation,
however, for dropping the "Buy
American" clause in dealings with
countries which are willing to go
strictly even Stephen in trade pol
icy. I
The underlying principle that
foreign countries shall get trade
concessions only! to the extent to
which they grant them remains
untouched. . f
The principle concessions to the
freer trade advocated in the re
port, which is intended to become,
a guide for congressional action,
are: j
1 That the president shall have
power under certain circumstanc
es to gradually (reduce, up to 15
per cent over three years, rates
which have already been reduced
the legal limit.
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2 That the President shall have
the power, "whenever he finds the
national interest requires it," to
ignore present legal protections
against any cuts which place do
mestic industries in real danger.
This is a vast! power. It probab
ly accounts in large part for the
mudiy favorable reaction of the
British, who had hoped for con
siderable concessions without hav
ing to give up their own and some
British commonwealth controls on
imports.
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It will also probably account for
a great deal of opposition to the
whole program (in Congress.
What Europe was really trying
to do was get) a new American
trade policy which would have
been a recognized grant-in-aid, let
ting them earn dollars in the Unit
ed States to partially offset reduc
tions in the foreign aid program.
"Trade Not Aid" was their mot
to. S
, !
They are supported by a good
many American: business men who
feel that America's transition from
a debtor to a creditor nation over
the past 40 years has completely
changed the (conditions under
which the protective tariff policy
was built up.
They are opposed by a host of
interests which fear specific dam
age and; the Commission ruled
out one suggestion, that specific
damage be covered by government
subsidy. j
They are alss opposed by iso
lationists. !
On one thing there seemed to be
liiue room i ion argument; that a
ears Ago
Jan. 26, 192S
Although she gave away near
ly $30,000,000 during the last
six years of her life, Mrs. Anna
M. Harkness, widow of one of
the founders of the Standard Oil
company, left a net estate of
$103,232,408 when she died.
Encouragemnet that Salem
will yet have a radio station was
given by K. B. Aldrich of the
Capitol Broadcasting company.
With the huge sign ''Cap
itol" in blue, and the dome a
miniature of that on the State
Capitol, outlined in red, the
largest neon sign in Oregon was mountain of conflicting tariff clas-
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a maze jn iruui oi ougu a ; smcauons ana customs arrange-
itol theater.
40 Years Ago
Jan. 26, 1914
At Stores, Utah,, heard for,
miles, an avalanche swept down i
the mountainside kilhng three
persons and ground houses to
splinters. The slide descended
over a mile.
John Webber, a resident 1 of
North Salem, was run into by a
team of horses at the Inter
section oi Mate ana commercial
streets. He received severe; head
injuries.
ments which hamper trade, over
and above the general rates,
needs to be revised.
Almost every other point in the
program promises its own major
battle. i I
Better Enirlish
By D. C WILLIAMS
T ftaifc fW nhmg hmchtm h aicsnorearactical tAoaa V
tflOj M wo, treat nsflaO owy ssoty coo of least Oct , , ,
1. What is wrong with this
sentence? "He searched every
place for his watch, and at long
last found it." :
2. What is the correct jpro
nunciation of "vegetable"? f .
3. Which one of these words
is misspelled? Chiffionere, chin
chilla, chivalrous, chicanery;
4. What does the word im
posture", mean? I
5. What is a word beginning
with imp that means "threaten
ing to occur soon"? j
. Astswers - I
L Say, "He searched every
where for his watch, and 'fin
ally found it" 2. Pronounce
vej-e-tabl, four syllables, and
not vej-ta-bT J. Chiffonier. 4.
A fraud; deception. "His ! im
posture was revealed at jthe
trial." 5. Impending.
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A recent wind storm ripped
several rods of roofing off the
State Hospital main building
and at the state farm a trestle
of considerable length was over
turned, j -
State Constitution
Committee to Meet
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The state constitution commit
tee, created in 1953 to study the
possibility of amending or rewrit
ing the state! constitution, will
meet in Salem Thursday to discuss
provisions of the current constitu
tion relating to the executive de
partment, administrative depart
ment, education, school lands and
state printing. 1
'The committee is scheduled to
report its j findings to the 1935
legislature;
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