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4 (Soc 1) Statesman, $atan Ort Sot April 24. 1854 NOT A ONE-MAN DOG "No Favor Sways Us, No Fear Shall A ice From First Statesman. March 28, 1851 CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher Published very morulas. Businesa offica 280 North Church Saiem, Ore- Telephona 1-241 Entered at the oetofflce at Salem, Or as second cbu matter under act of Congress March 3. ir78. Member Associated Press The Associated Press Is entitled exclusively to tns use for repuollcation of all local news printed in th's newspapei Charges Against Cpl. Dickenson When proceeding? were initiated by mili tary authorities against those who as prison er? had collaborated with the Communists in Korea and then had returned there was criticism that our government was being too severe. But the evidence being introduced in the case of Corporal Edward S. Dicken son, who claimed repatriation at a very late date, certainly reflects not only on his loyalty to his country but on his fidelity to his com rades. He is accused of betraying one of his buddie; who planned an escape, of denying food to hungry soldiers, of buying favors from the Reds, of informing on fellow-prisoners, of promoting Communist instruction. Dickenson will of course be given the op portunity to defend himself against these Charges; but it is clear as daylight that his conduct as a prisoner brought against him the bitter hatred of many of his fellow prisoners. The Army simply can't ignore these com plaints. To ao so would be to break down Army morale, and encourage self-serving to the point of treachery under similar situa tions in the future. The Dickenson case is different from that of Col. Schwable of the Marines. The latter yielded only under intense pressurp applied in the usual inhuman methods of the Rpds and parroted their story about UN' germ warfare. This was bad, but his defection was under duress, not enticement. Military authorities are giving this whole business rather careful study because it is a problem in human psychology as well as military discipline. General Dean says that next time he would take a poison pill to make sure he did not give in to Communist interrogation tortures; but that isn't the answer. Perhaps there is none which can be put down in the rules of conduct for prisoners of war. The onlysure solution is to civilize the Communists and their ilk. Program on Tualatin Residents of the Tualatin Valley arecan ning with great interest the report of the Corps of Engineers on a plan for solving water problems which beset them, In brief the Corps plan calls for a dam and reser voir near Gaston to provide storage for flood control and for water release for do mestic use and irrigation. Channel improve ments such as clearing and straightening later would be made out to the mouth of the river for flood protection. Future work would embrace increasing water storage at the Gaston dam and. providing storage on tributaries of the Tualatin. The Tualatin Valley offers a fine oppor tunity for a combination plan such as this. It suffers from flooding at certain periods and in dry weather the water supply is inadequate for domestic use and irrigation needs. Storage of runoff will reduce the flooding and provide additional supplies for summer-time use. The majority of the resi dents are eager for action and with govern ment leadership a comprehensive program such as this may be carried out for the common benefit. Many will say it was a merciful death which removed the two-headed baby born to a couple in Indiana. The parents however are to b commended for their display of affection, their readiness to care for the infant and refusal to make it a sideshow attraction. The case was one to excite the interest of the scientific world, because it is so rare. Whether medical literature re cords another instance of survival for five months of such a human form we do not know. Siamese twins have lived into ma turity. Editorial Comment OLD DYNAMITER, R.I. P. Harry Orchard was 83 years old when he died in bed the other day at the Idaho State Peni tentiary. Until he was 40 nobody would have guessed that he'd ever die in sn undramatic a manner, or that he would live so long. For Harry Orchard was a dynamite man, a thug, for hire. How many men he killed nobody knows for sure. But his biggest single job was 14 men in the bloody bombings at Cripple Creek, Colo. The job that made him a national figure was his last one the blowing up of Frank Steunen berg, a former governor of Idaho. Orchard planted a bomb in the governor's gate. On the night of Dec. 30, 1905, Gov. Steunenberg walked through the snow to his home in Caldwell, put his hand on the gate, and . . . And, well, that was the end of Gov. Steunenberg. Harry Orchard, whose real name was Albert E. Horsley, was arrested. He turned state's evidence, implicating three other men. The other three were cleared because Orchard was the only witness against them. Orchard was sentenced to hang. Then, possibly because he'd testified for the state, the sentence was changed to life imprisonment For 48 years he lived at the penitentiary. "At" the penitentiary, but not always ,in" it. For Harry Orchard turned out to' be a mild man, not mad at anybody. He lived in a little house outside the walls, and expounded religion lo vfsitors He also inveighed against cigarettes which, he felt, led surely to crime. And last week the old dynamiter died.' He had outlived the three young men who came to national attention with him at the time of the Steunenberg affair. Clarence Darrow, a relatively unknown young lawyer, got his first big headlines by defending Orchard and his accomplices. William E. Borah was on his way to the U. S. Senate after prosecuting them. And one of the accomplices was "Big Bill" Hay wood, who was later to become a kingpin of the "Wobblies." Big Bill went off to Russia to live after the glorious revolution, and he died over there, somewhat bitter because the Russians wouldn't pay much attention to him. Only Harry Orchard lived on, raising chickens and bees, talking religion and hating cigarettes. Eugene Register-Guard. 'Expose7 Hensel Threats Fail, So McCarthy Made Charges Public, Columnists Claim mw I f pasted Inside TV . . . Secretary of State Dulles has proven him self the most durable statesman the country has had. Since taking office he has traveled some 1 no. 000 miles. His trips have taken him to the Middle "East and on to India and Pakistan; to Venezuela for the Inter- Ameri can conference; to Japan and Korpa; and many times to Europe. His job is to develop support for the U. S. foreign policy which is centered around the containment of Com munism. His next assignment is at Geneva for the conference on Korea and Indochina. This wil! be the high test of his qualifica tions in diplomacy and statesmanship. Wednesday was one "morning after'' which was very satisfying. It recorded the over whelming defeat of J. Parnell Thomas who sought nomination for Congress. Thomas had served a jail sentence on federal charges of padding his payroll while a member of Congress. That he should even attempt a comeback is a measure of his contempt fox political decency. 1 .? By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP Senator Joseph R. McCarthy made public his charges against Assistant Secretary of Defense H. Struve Hen sel only after threats to "ex pose'' Hensel had failed of their desired effect. The de sired effect was to frighten Hensel and Secretary o f Defense Char les E. Wilson into making a a deal with Mc Carthy. McCarthy and his hangers-on began to make desperate at tempts to head off the McCarthy Army investigation as soon as the first Army report on the McCarthy. Cohn - Schine mess was pub lished. T h e se attempts have taken the form of a m lc a b le hints coupled with not very veiled threats. S n ggestinns &rwrt Aloj have mme "" " from the McCarthy side, for ex ample, that bath McCarthy counsels Roy Cohn and Army counsel John Adams should be fired, and the whole matter then dropped, with polite retractions from both sides. There have been other proposals for a deal, which was first made some weeks ago, at a carefully pre-arranged din ner party. McCarthy, a leading supporter, the Hearst executive Richard Berlin, and Brig. Gen. A. J. Drexel Biddle were brought to gether at this dinner party, as previously reported in this space. Gen. Biddle, who is Army Chief of Staff Mathew Ridgway's aide, failed to respond to the numer ous hints about a deal from Ber lin and McCarthy. The hints were then followed by much head-shaking about McCarthy.'! unfortunate duty to expose Struve Hensel. Both the hints and the head shaking came to nothing. Appar ently Biddle did not evea report back the substance of the conver sation to Ridgway or Army Sec retary Stevens, as he was of course meant to do. More direct methods were then decided upon. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield the only man in the cabinet still close to Mc Carthywas selected by the Mc Carthy forces for this more dir ect approach. In the last week in March, Summerfield was told whether by McCarthy himself or one of his henchmen is not known that McCarthy had a secret weapon in the form of explosive charges against Hen sel. McCarthy was reluctant to use this secret weapon, It was in timated surely it would be far better, in the interests of party harmony, to have a private, friendly settlement of the McCarthy-Army mess. Summer field, as he was meant to do, immediately reported what be had heard t his fellow cabinet member. Secretary Wilson. Wilson, somewnat troubled, called in Hensel, then repeated Summerfield's warning to hirn. Hensel at length recalled the story of the ship supply partner ship in which he had a small interest in wartime. This venture had been investigated by the Bureau of Internal Revenue in 1948. Hensel repeated Us story of the venture in great detail to As sistant Secretary Fred Seaton. who is in charge of legists tiro relationships for the Defense De partments, and Wilson and Sea ton both agreed that Hensel's record was above reproach. Ac cordingly, Wilson .disregarded Snmmerfleld's warning. Bat Mc Carthy was not through yet. McCarthy's gumshoes contin ued an "investigation" of Hensel. This consisted of the most heavy- handed and ominous inquiries, directed at Hensel's friends and acquaintances, and certain to be reported back to Hensel, as Mc Carthy well knew. But Hensel refused to take fright, and in the end, McCarthy had to use his "secret weapon" in a less effec tive way, as a simple smoke screen. As for the charge Itself, the whole story of Hensel's minor business venture is complicated, and there Is not space to review it here. Suffice it to say that the very detailed investigation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue disclosed no serious irregulari ties whatsoever. The venture was not even very successful after more than ten years, HensePs profits after taxes are expected to be in the very low thousands. Hensel has. of course, already called McCarthy a liar in round terms, the- first Administration official with the courage to speak so bluntly. Hensel's statement, if untrue, is of course actionable. It will be interesting to see what excuses the McCarthy apologists dream Tip for McCarthy's failure to act on it, or to waive his own immunity, as Hensel has demanded. But what is more in teresting is the fact that this has been a remarkably faithful example throughout of the way McCarthy operates. For here are all the earmarks of a typical McCarthy operation. There is the charge which is false In the first place. There is the appeal for Republican party harmony coupled with unsettled threats to damage the Republi can administration beyond re pair. There is the nse of the false charge as a smoke screen. And finally, there is McCarthy loudly and indignantly accusing others ef doing precisely what he has been doing himself. What is also interesting about the Hensel story is the very clear indication that McCarthy has now come to a desperate pass, which he would have done al most anything to avoid. CCopvrifht 18M. New York Herald Tnbuno lac.) War on Networks Produces Dilemna HOLLYWOOD CORRESPONDENT'S REPORT ON THE NETWORK FRONT: The battle between NBC and CBS con tinues. It's developed into quite a war. We don't mind so long as innocent bystanders remain free of contu sions and abrasions. Those bystanders are you i and me. Actually, this struggle should bring the viewing TV audience better entertainment. The only trouble is that it will bring it right smack up against some of the same already there. I Then we must choose one and lose the other, f-sari tJ because standard equipment is one pair of eyes ti0myi-3ti'Per Person. even though you might have two Imai i 'iWve&tf . ii. television catc Take the "I Love Lucy" spot. Just about everybody goes for this. But against it, on NBC, we've long had Dennis Day and his tremendously likeable skits. One has had to suffer. You either have to snap off Lucy and wonder what hilarious goings-on you've missed, or turn your hack on Dennis and fret over uhicH of his dandy impersonations he did this week. We resent being forced to make such a choice. Far better tn separdte these two excellent shows to different hours or days, and permit the public to enjoy them both. But no. NBC arrayed its greatest strength to buck the popular Lucy and plans another powerful punch trhen Dennis goes off completely next jail. Highly touted, it's a new filmed series called "The Medic," bolstered every fourth Monday by a 90-minute thing they call a "Specta cular." The two major networks should dovetail their outstanding shows in the interest of John Q. Public. But they won't. So the battle wages on, and it seems someone's sleeping at NBC when they should be sharpshooting at CBS. For instance, NBC has had a good grip on Imogene Coca in theii topnotcu Show of Shows. But when she breaks loose into a show of her own, CBS is going to get her with a format already made to order while NBC is still wondering what to offer. Variety's Abel Green, whose "Show Biz'' recording is a disc jockey favorite and incidentally mine too, sent in a list of TV quips trhich he amusingly calls: Punny People, Phrases & Places: TALLULAH BANKHEAD lanky daughter of the Trust Company prexy. MILTON BERLE at what herhng point? BENNETT CERF & Sun Club. DENNIS DAY "you're the one." SIR CEDRIC HARDWJCKE no softie, he. EVELYN KNIGHT and Dennis Day. COLE PORTER John L. Lewis' caddy. DINAH SHORE not prehistoric. DORE SCHARYshare the lifeboats! ED WYNN straight, place and show. (Copyright 1954. General Featnrea Corp.) GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty ij - "-iLaflrfflss . . jipasfaas 4$ ancasessujs6jflCaBj fta mqJtmiJ OSBSjaKSatB) JBB9WOBBS in Lincoln Grand Jury Recessed to Monday NEWPORT, Ore. Ufi The Lin coln County grand jury recessed at noon Friday until Monday. The jury, Investigating vice con ditions, called no witnesses Fri day. It conferred with District At torney William T. Holler and At torney General Robert Y. Thorn ton at intervals during the morning. Super Shoe Service Repairing Reboilding . Reconditioning Dyeing Teall Get the Best at Jim's Shoe Service 175 N. Riga Salem PC rpmrnira (Continued from Page I) the span of peace becomes short indeed. The present policy of our gov ernment is a continuation of the Truman-Marshall-Acheson policy: negotiate from strength: with the Dulles supplement of raising warning signals against further Communist aggression. It is the Dulles thesis that the warning backed with real evidence of mili tary strength will be enough to halt the Red march of conquest. It may prove to be correct, for none of the Communist powers can well stand the strain of pro longed war. But if a spark leaps the narrow gap to the fuse then the issue passes strictly to a military deci sion. And in the case of Indochina that is a most undesirable area, from our standpoint, for a mili tary test. I wonder though if our re sources in negotiation are limited to the threat or voice of cannon. That is the language of despera tion. If the world's battle is for men's minds should we not ex haust our brains utterly " before resorting to the final weapon? Surely our own brains are not so I impoverished or those of the Com- ' munists so frozen that the can- ! non's roar is the only thing that ' is heeded. More Arrive For Music, Sport Festival Arrival of a student delegation from Spokane Friday, raised the total number of students to near ly 300 who are participating in the music festival and track meet which ends today at the Salem Academy. On the schedule this morning is a track meet comprised of teams from Salem Academy and seven Christian high schools from Oregon. Washington and British Columbia. A highlight of the three-day session, sponsored by the North west Fellowship and Christian Schools, occurred Friday night when the massed choirs and bands of the eight participating schools joined in the Grand Fes tival program. John Eby, director of the Sa lem Academy choir, reported that nearly 300 voices were included in the massed choir with 70 in the band. Also on Friday night's program were seven soloists and en sembles chosen during rehear sals in the afternoon. The decision to make the fes tival an annual affair has not been announced. Eby said, but school officials feel certain that decision will be reached. Better English By D. C. WILLIAMS Time Flies FROM STATESMAN FILES 10 Years Ago April 24, 1944 Dr. James Ellsworth Webb, 76, who was Mt. Angel's first and only physician for many ears (40 years) died. He served also as the mayor of Mt. Angel for 18 years. New Zealand's many attrac tions were topped by thick, jui cy steaks at 10 cents each. First Lt. Thomas B. Campbell, bomb er navigator home on furlough, told the press at his home in Milwaukie. "Oregon Buckaroo" was the name approved by the State Board of Control for a bomber, in recognition of the purchase of more than $300,000 of "E" bonds by state employes during the fourth war bond campaign. 25 Years Ago April 24, 1929 Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, in one of his rare interviews, said he was convinced that larger planes driven by four motors would be the next step in pas senger air transport. Sir Rabindranath Tagore, no ted philosopher and poet of In dia, sailed for home in anger after a brief stay in the Unit ed States. He stated American officials treated him with con tempt when he attempted to en ter this country from Vancou ver, B. C, after a secretary lost his passports. Marvin Byers, Salem, and No ma Brown, Beaverton, were judged winners, respectively, of the state high school extempore speaking and interpretation con tests and each was awarded $50 in gold by the Oregon State CoK lege Alumni Association. 40 Years Ago April ?4. 114 Although attention of the Amer ican government has been con centrated on restoring order at Vera Cruz and expediting the de parture of Americans from Mexi co, a watchful eye also is trained on the transcontinental boundary between U. S. and Mexico. From the feature saloon, dance hall and gambling den, run by such celebrities as Tom Kay and Bill Lerchen, to the chop suey joint, into which customers were herded with a butcher knife, the Cherrian Cherringo was declared a huge success. Becoming frightened at a pass ing automobile, a team belonging to Peter Grim broke its tie rope on Chemeketa street and ran at great speed to 12th Street before being stopped. 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "This is a distinctive feature of the play." 2. What is the correct pro nunciation of "chaotic"? 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Evaperate, even tuality, exaggerate, ecstatic. 4. What does the word "re ivify" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with av that means "greedi ness "? ANSWER 1. Say, "This is a distinct fea ture." 2. Pronounce ka-ot-ik, a as in cake, o as in on, accent second syllable. 3. Evaporate. 4. To cause to revive. ' Renewed association revivified friend ship." 5. Avarice. NG Riflemen Lead Contest National Guard Company B of the 162nd Infantry this week de feated Battery D, 722 AAA Bat talion to maintain its perfect rec ord in the Salem Armed Forces Small Bore Rifle League. In two other matches the Army Reserve team defeated Na tional Guard Company D and the Marine Corps Reserve unit won over the Naval Reserve team. Individual high score was fired by Pvt. Glen W. Wagner of the Marine team.' He scored 385 out of a possible 400. 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