4-(Se. l)-5fatasman, Salem, Or., Wed., March 23, 1955
"No Favor Sways Da. No Fear Shall Awe"
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Washington Outlaws
Communist Party
The Washington Legislature rushed
through a bill to outlaw the Communist
Party and Governor Arthur B. Langlie signed
it. The act makes membership in the CP a
"elony, punishable by a fine of $5,000 or five
years' imprisonment, or both.
Thus far has the Northwest -come since.
ihe famous debate in May, 1948 between
Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Harold E.
Stassen. It was held in Portland and was the
i climax of the battle between the two for the
j preference of Oregon Republicans for Presi-
dent. Stassen had campaigned in the state
urging that the Communist Party be out
lawed. Dewey took him up on that issue,
opposing such action. While no "decision"
was rendered after the radio debate, it was
generally conceded that Dewey had the best
of the argument. And Oregon Republicans
' save him the preference at the ensuing pri- i
mary election. This turned the tide, against'
Stassen and Dewey went on to get the
nomination. ,
Of course a great deal has happened since
1948, the Hiss trial for one thing; and the
charges of Joe McCarthy; and "twenty years
of treason"; and the Fifth Amendment de
fense against inquisitors. . The public mood
has changed. It is doubtful if Dewey would :
take up the gauntlet of opposition to the
outlawing of the Communist Party now,
particularly since so many of its members
have been convicted of conspiracy and had
their sentences upheld by the U. S. Supreme
Court."
The law does get over into the field of
making opinion a crime, though the specific
charge is membership which of course im
plies action as well as opinion. Its practical
value is doubtful, though it may break up
what there is left of the old Red cell in
Seattle. At best it is a negative approach;
and Communists now are so harried in this
country as to be, quite ineffectual.
Maybe the 1948 nomination should be re
considered and the nod given to Harold
. Stassen!
REA Blast Against Hoover
We knew it would come, a blast against
Herbert Hoover when his Commission report v
touched one of the "untouchables." And
among them all there is none as untouchable
as the' Rural Electrification Administration.
So it is not suprising that the general man
ager of the REA national cooperative ac
cused Hoover of various (political) crimes
like like "serving the vested interests" and
joining with "the power lobby" and "Wall
Street bankers" in an attempt to "destroy"
the REA program. The critic even harked
back to 1932 when Hoover was "repudiated
in an overwhelming election defeat"
The offense which the Hoover Commis
sion committed was to recommend that the
REA no longer lean on the government for
financing but draw on the general pool of
credit. Maybe that is too drastic all at once,
but eventually all these cooperatives should
mature and be able to, stand on their own
feet. Certainly the recommendation does
not warrant the frothing at the mouth from
the "vested interests" which do not want any
change.
(JOHN) BULL'S EYE EXPERT
Yalta Papers "Leak"
' Publication of the Yalta papers was de
cided in a hurry last week. The. excuse given
was that a copy .had "leaked" to the New
York Times; and senators, hearing of this,
insisted, to Secretary-Dulles that he make
the papers public. Previously Dulles had of
fered copies in confidence to members of the
congressional committees on foreign affairs,
but Sen. George,? chairman of the Senate
committee, had rejected the tender, not ap
proving of the condition.
Drew Pearson says the copy to the NY
Times was furnished by Carl McArdle, as
. sistant secretary of state for the press. It may
be that this device was used to get an excuse
for opening the papers' to the world. Cer
tainly if documents like the Yalta Papers
book can "leak," the State Department must
be something of a sieve in spite of the ef
forts of Joe McCarthy, et aL
Maybe the reporter was told to look on
the, hall table when he left the office.
HOORAVJ
YOU DID rr
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Safety
Valve
The Yalta papers have just been published
America version; and Washington says the
papers on Tehran and Potsdam may follow.
Judging by the reaction in foreign capitals
that may be one way to kill of f future con
ferences. Negotiators do not like to have
their whispers amplified so the world can
hear. -
Textbook on Oregon
Those whose school days are long since
past (and those of their own children 're
ceding) are in for a sharp surprise if .they
pick up a present day textbook. In ,some
, of course the content is greatly altered:
geography, history, physics, chemistry.
Changes and discoveries have made the old
texts obsolete. Even more striking though is
the treatment given the material. More il
lustration, charts, graphs, supplementary
helps to teacher and student.
What has brought this to our attention is
receipt of a copy of "Oregon in the U S. A."
by Francis Haines of the Oregon College of
Education faculty and E. Bernice Tucker. It
is written for upper grade students and
gives a very readable account of Oregon
history with a great deal of information
about geography, occupations, resources.
Even the pupils who "hate history" should
find this a book of absorbing interest.
Friends of conservation regret to learn
of the death of Ed F. Averill, one of the
stalwarts in the battle for protection of wild
life and natural resources. A graduate of
Willamette University he served for many
years as member of its board of trustees.
The "For America" organization, the ap
parent heir of the old "America First" body,
calls for action to repudiate the Yalta agree
ments and sever relations with Communist
governments. Neither would boot Russia
out of Poland or the Kuriles or restore the
status quo ante Yalta. It does no good just
to turn the clock back. ',
Congress Moving to Open Forestlands to
Mining, But Forests Not Protected as Yet
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Statesman Correspondent
WASHINGTON Congress is
moving swiftly to open up addi
tional millions of acres of na
tional forest-
land to mining
claims, but has
yet to move
in the direc
tion of pro
tecting federal
forests from
encroachme n t
ment by those
who stake
claims primari
ly to cut tim
ber instead of
A. Robert Smith mining the
earth.
The House last week passed
without debate a bill sponsored
by Rep. Engle (D-Calif.) which
would open up to mining claims
3.5 million acres of natioifal for
estland and 3.5 million acres of
other public lands in the West
These 7 million acres have been
reserved for' years as power
sites and thereby restricted from
the usual mining claim that is
allowed on. most public land.
Mining on power site land has
been allowed only if specifically
approved by the Federal Power
Commission.
The Eisenhower administra
tion sent Congress a favorable
report on the bill, and it was
quickly reported favorably by
the House Interior Committee
and approved by the House on
the calendar of minor bills ,
brought up last week.
No action has been taken, -however,
on legislation pending
before the House. Agriculture
and Forestry Committee de-,
signed to protect valuable na
tional forestland from exploita
tion by those who file mining
claims to cut the timber rather '
than get any minerals that may
be present. It is sponsored by
the senior members of the com
mittee. Reps. Cooley (D-N. C)
and Hope (R-Kan.). Action on
the bill has been delayed beause
the administration has not yet
disclosed its views on the pro
posal although the Forest Ser
vice is known to favor such leg
islation. Existing mining laws permit
any mining claimant to get title
to forestland by paying $5 per
acre and showing he has la
vested at least $500 per 20-acre
claim for improvements to tap
the minerals in the claim. With
title goes ownership of the tim
ber which is often worth; many
times his investment in the prop
erty. This law was enacted in 1872
when timber values were negli
gible. The Forest "Service has
estimated timber worth SlOO
million has been tied up by such
claims in the three Pacific Coast
states alone.
Under the Cooley-Hope bills,
title for mineral , development
would not be affected but tim
ber rights would go to the
claimant only if he paid the go
ing price of timber in that area
as established by the Forest
Service. Otherwise, it would re
main under federal jurisdiction.
The only timber the miner
could use freely would be that
deemed "necessary in the de
velopment and operation of his
mine" for such uses as shoring
up tunnels and building struc
tures on the property. And
even this timber would have
to belogged in accordance with
sound principles of forest man-
GRIN AN1D BEAR IT By Lichty
is
'J
Comei
Time Flies
agement as defined by the na
tional forest rules and regula
tions." Indicating the position of the
Forest Service, Edward C.
Krafts, assistant chief forester,
told the public lands panel of
the American Mining Congress
that the Forest Service is find
ing it practically impossible to
contest invalid mining claims
because of inadequate funds and
manpower. He estimated it
would cost $20 million to con
test the 84,000 claims currently
outstanding and $4 million an
nually to examine each of the
16,000 new locations filed each
year.
The Mining Congress in the
past has mustered opposition to
similar bills to, help block their
passage. In the last Congress,
the Interior Department also op
posed this legislation, while the
Forest Service favored it. Con
gress failed to write the bill into
law.
One thing about those legislators; they are thorough.
Take'HB 241, awaiting action in the senate. It provides
state property tax exemptions for disabled Oregon, war vet
erans And included in the list of eligibles
are veterans of the war with Mexico (1846-
48) and the Civil War. The catch is, there
ars no living vets of those two wars in
Oregon. Anyway, if we ever get into a
hassle with Mexico or have another Civil
War these provisions will come in handy.
Unless, that is, the senate catches and
amends them ...
. Salem Optimist Club comes up with a
new twist in its annual club election next month. Each can
didate for office will be asked to make his campaign pitch,
not in his own behalf, but for his opponent. Even though this
may bring on some pessimistic optimists, it looks like a grass
roots step in the right direction. Probably a moral there
someplace ...
If your coffee cup has been runnething over these days
you will be happy to note that the recent Journal of the
American Medical Association says 20 to 30 cups of java per
day probably wouldn't hurt you. Unless you are not com
pletely healthv (both physically and financially) to begin,
with . . . And in Spokane they paid a firm' $12,000 to survey
the city's ailing bus system. Verdict: Sick transit needs
glorious 'money. Problem: Too many former fares are faring
too well with their own cars. Solution: Cut down on the
' routes and build up the fares the city needs the buses . . .
Dr. Arthur F. Scott of Reed College was lecturing on
A-Bomb blast radiation Friday at a Civil Defense meeting
here. He was using a large wall map to illustrate the rate
and places of "fallout" of radioactive dust or rain. As he
reached the climax of his talk on "fallout" the map fell off
the wall ... J
When Secy, of Interior McKay visit? Europe in June
it will be for the first time since his World War I days. The
Secretary hopes to visit the Meuse-Argonne region in France,
where he was wounded . . . When the McKays' late-arriving
plane landed at McNary Field Friday afternoon a reporter
asked McKay (the ex-senator), if he intended to visit the.
Legislature. "I haven't got any. business up there," he
grinned ... He admitted, tho, that the delay in arriving put
a crimp in his plans. "I'll hardly have time to turn around,"
he said . . .
mo Qua
(Continued from page 1.)
country's resources from private
exploitation. The chairman of
the Interior committee which
reported favorably on the bill
is Congressman Engle from
Northern California. (See the
dispatch from The Statesman's
Washington correspondent, A.
Robert Smithy on this page.)
' Shortly after the big stir
about Al Serena the Eugene
Register-Guard investigated
some filings for mining claims.
It. found that some university
students had filed on all the
good outcrops of rock readily
accessible to the site of a pro
posed dam on the Willamette
project Rock is a mineral; so
if the nearby source of rock for
concrete was tied up on these
mining claims the government
might have to pay a premium
price to mine what has been
all along its own mineral. The
joke reportedly was on the stu
dents when it was found that
the lands had been withdrawn
under the power site authority.
Whether HR 100 will have
the effect of validating these
claims by restoring all power
site reservations to mineral en
try is not clear. What is clear,
however, is that it makes no
reservation of surface and tim
ber rights (save for O&C lands
now protected under another
law) such as has been strongly
urged..
mlt rapfpsty to
Aim ever fftcsr
mrsf sfop hsnttdiatiSf psshitg fieif
' The committee report carries
a letter from Undersecretary
True D. Morse of the depart
ment of agriculture which notes
this omission, but says the De
partment is preparing recom
mendations for amendments to
mining laws as far as they af
fect national forests but inter
poses no objection to HR 100.
The Federal Power Commission
gives 'the bill its blessing; and
oral testimony (content not re
ported) was given by repre
sentatives of the Interior de
partment. It would seem wise
to . hold up HR 100 until the
badly needed legislation is en
acted which will prevent timber
grabs in the name of mining, i
Incidentally it is interesting
to note the "bait" used to get
HR 100 appioved: uranium.
The AEC is quoted as favoring
legislation to open up new areas
for private development of
uranium deposits. Uranium is
now a magic word. It has legis
lative power as well as explosive
power.
The Senate should look this
bill over very carefully. It
should investigate to see if it
will reward claimants who tie
up rock or gravel on govern
ment land or projected power
sites to the damage of the gov
ernment It should hold up the
bill until HR 3414 or some simi
lar measure is enacted. In fact
in spite of the endorsements
given the bill the Senate might
explore further to see if.it is
wise to open up all the power
site reservations for possible
mineral development On ade
quate showing now the lands
can be detached from reservation.
FROM STATESMAN FILES
10 Years Ago .
Mar. 23, 1945
Three hundred or more Super
fortresses roared through thick
clouds over Japan's home island
of Honshu in a low-level, three
way demolition raid. It was the
first time three separate targets
were lashed oa the same large
scale raid.
A ' short story by Ben Hur
Lampman, author and associate
editor of The Oregonian, was se
lected for publication in the 1945
O'Henry 6hort story annual. The
story, "Old Bill Bent to Drink,"
' published in Atlantic . Monthly,
had its setting in early days of
western Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Price
named their twin sons born to-
day in Seattle, Wash., Jack Ed
ward and James Earl. Mrs. Earl
Fisher was in the northern city
to be with her daughter.
25 Years Ago
Mar. 23, 1930
In Glasgow, Scotland, a profes
sional lighter was employed to
keep street railway laborers from
wasting their time. His sole duty
was to refill and light the men's
pipes as fast as they went out
His job was established by an
efficie ncy expert.
Bonne Donne County, the ten
month great-grandson of Lang
water Foremost, the famous herd
sire of the J. C. Penney herd,
arrived at Silverton to make bis
permanent home. His new own
er was Dr. A. W. Simmons, who
built up a splendid Guernsey herd
on his. farm. i
Reports from Washington, D.
C, that $125,000 had been alio-1
cated, by Secretary of War Hur- j
ley to the Willamette and Yam
hill rivers.
40 Years Ago
Mar. 23, 1915
An interesting communication
was received by Dean Menden
hall to the effect that the Rose
Festival association of Portland
had officially sanctioned the
bringing of 75 voices to partici
pate in the musical festivities.
Voices included the First M. E.
church choir, the glee club and
the ladies club. j
At the Ye Liberty, the great
est dancer in the world Gaby
Deslys in "Her Triumph." Miss
Deslys, the favorite of kings,
played in Portland last year at
a $3000 price, here at the theatre
she was seen in her first picture
'for 10 cents.
The German Baltic fleet was
cut off from its base by its own
mine field,' which broke adrift
in a storm, according to a Copen
hagen dispatch. A large number
of mines floated into neutral wa
ters.
(Editor's Note: Letter for Tho
, Statesman's Safety Valve cohuna
'are clrea prior ranaiderattom II
taey are IniormaUT and art not
mere than 3M wards In length.
Personal attacks and ridicule, as
weU aa Uael, ar to be avoided, nut
anyone I entrUed to air beUefi and
pinions on any side of any jnet
tioa.) EVERYONE SHOULD SHARE
TAX BURDEN
To the Editor:
Congratulations are due Mrs.
Ahrens, of Turner for authoring
a fearless and straight forward
letter through your columns ex
pressing her opinion for a sales
tax.
While the majority of Oregon
citizens certainly never object
to paying their fair share of
the tax burden so necessary in
providing for the growing popu
lation of Oregon and the in
crease in public expenses which
also grow along with progress
and population of the state, the
inequality of it all lies in the
that most of the burden itself
is at present borne by the prop
erty owners.
Is it fair, that the property
owners should foot the entire
bill for education of Oregon's
youth? Is it right that a citizen
who has invested in a portion
of his state in the form of a
home for his family and those
to follow him, be penalized for
that investment in the form of
excessive taxation?
We must have the finest and
most up to the minute educa
tional facilities; likewise, we
must, still have some property
taxation, but it is not fair to
force property tax payers to
continue to foot the ' bill en
tirely. This subject could be
debated from now until "Doom's
Day," but there could never be
a valid reason shown why a
large portion of the states citi
zenry who share equally in the
educational facilities of the
state should go scot-free and
'.immune from a share of its ex
pense. Members of our legisla
ture are aware of this, but to
many of them, the word "sales
tax" is a green eyed monster.
one they would rather cringe-
from believing its adoption or
their support for its adoption
might result in their "political
suicide." May I point out to
them that public welfare should
supersede politics. ...
JOE H. LANE
Rt 2, Box 347-H
Court Names
Lawyers for
Baby-Sitter
EPHRATA. Wash. U1 Two at.
tornevs were amointed hv th
court Tuesday to defend Kathleen
Carnaghan, who is charged witi
first degree murder in the death
of a 21-month-old baby girl.
Superior Judre Robert T. Huntrr
appointed the lawyers at the re
quest of the 27-year-old Miss Car
naghan who protested her inno
cence when she was arrested in
San Francisco last week.
She was baby sitting with little
Deena Starzman last Au?. 7 when
the child was found dead, face
down in a puddle of water at the
brand uralee. Wash., home of the
oaDy s parents.
Miss Carnashnn - am nttrartiva
redhead, maintained Deena acci
dentally drowned when she left her.
for a moment and it was so re
ported at the time. The case was
reopened in January and the body
exhumed March 9. A doctor said
then death was caused by a blow
on the head.
Judge Hunter said that "in view
of the gravity of the case" he
would defer taking a plea so Miss
Carnaghan could consult her law
yers. Unless she asks for more
time, she will be arraigned "next
Monday.
Miss Carnaghan worked for about
a year as a baby sitter for the
children of Mr. and Mrs. Ricbard
Starzman. She has been working
lately as a typist in a San Fran
cisco insurance office.
Attorneys Clifford O. Moe and
Cliton Collins of Ephrata were ap
pointed to defend Miss Carnaghan.
CONCEALED EXHILARATION
ALTUS, Okla. Iff) A man who
went to jail on a drunk charge
kept getting drunker. Police found
a half pint of whiskey dangling
inside his pants from ' a small
cotton rope tied to his belt
Better English
By D. C. WILLIAMS
1. What is wrong with this
sentence? "He asked if any eye
witnesses had seen the acci
dent" t
2. What is the correct pronun-1
ciation of "ribald"? x
3. Which one of these words
is misspelled? Parochialism,
parsimonious, paroxism, paren
thetic. -
4. What does the word "ag
gravate" mean?
5. What is a word beginning
with pre that means "taking
undue liberties; overbold"?
ANSWERS
1. This statement is redun
dant Say, "He asked if anyone
had seen (or, witnessed) the
accident" 2. Pronounce the i as
rib, not as in ride. 3. Paroxysm.
4. To make worse or more se
vere or more offensive. "The
unfriendly criticism of his
neighbors aggravated Tom's sor
row." 5. Presumptuous.
Christ Is
The Answer
Dr. Edison Habegger
brings
March 27 to April 10
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Uniied Brethren
Church
Marion & Summer Sts.
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it is the personal relation
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Many times our first impression is the one we tend to fol
low. Since this is the first "Private Review" I trust that the
full meaning of the drawing above will become clear, to the
reader as he bears with me in this column.
The other day I was talking to an old fanner friend
of mine and he was telling me about the good old days
when folks would pitch in an help a neighbor build his
barn. I 'couldn't help but think how we have improved on
the good old days. Why, now we not only help a neighbor
build his barn, but if he doesn't paint it red, we will even
. pay for it 'Course we did make an exception with the '
fanner Tito, but bis barn wasn't bright red, just sort of
crimson.'1 .
One way to reduce the national debt would be for the
States to have one Senator instead of two. Oregon has already
set the example. We sent two halves, and all we need now is
the salary adjustment
'Republican candidates are going to have a field, day
soon. The big question is who! Who will run for President,
Senator, Secretary of State and Sheriff of Multnomah
County? I understand a certain gentleman in Multnomah
County is eyeing the Salem climate and lovely capitol
with much affection these days.
A good "dark horse'' might get in a few good kicks at ,
the no longer independent, independent, but Tm afraid
- with no more result than the last horse.
The next time the question of Social Security or old age
pensions comes up give it some help. Remember while you
may be young and working today the future will bring you
old age, and an end to your ability to work. Changing economic
conditions can 'damage your retirement program quite sud
denly. To anyone who may not have seen this happen I recom
mend your talking with a few folks that hit 65 during the
1930's or '40's. I think they could enlighten you greatly!
If yon have made it this far with me, thanks, and I
nope wo can get together again.
FdVAdv. by PatRodaa, SSI If. Cettagn. Salem, Or, -