Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1932)
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE REGISTER-GUARD Pago Four AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER (Published eery evening and Bunchy) FD1TOK AND PUBLISHER . . . Alton F. Baker MANAGING KDITOR .... William M. TugmeD NKWS SliUVICE, Associated Press, United Preas MKMBEIt Audit Bureau of Circulation! The Keslster-Guard's policy It the complete and Impartial publication In Ita newa pages ol all news ami atatementa on newt. On thla pate, the editora of The Register-Guard offer their opinion! on events of the day and matter! of Importance to the com munity, endeavoring to be candid but fair, and helpful In the development of conetructlva community policy. A NEWSPAPER IS A CITIZEN Or ITS COMMUNITY HIGHWAY PREDICAMENT rpHOUSANDS of men in Oregon need ob. A bond isaue la the only quick meani by which money can be raised to provide Joba. The highway commission ii the only body In the state which haa power to Issue bonds without the delays at tendant on submitting the issues to the people. The highway commission is reluctant to issue bonds now because it Is already 30 millions In debt; its revenues are below par; it fears to jeopardize its credit lest all of Its bonds revert as a burden on property; emergency work programa are not very efficient. In a nutshell this explains the predicament In which the highway commission finds itself. From many parts of the state, but especially Portland, the demand is Insistent that the highway com mission do something because it Is the only body which can do something quickly. The highway commission Is torn between human appeal and the first principles of good business. Possibly some compromise with business prin ciples will be necessary to meet the emergency, but If the highway commission does yield to the de mand, the state should not forget the circum stances later and blame the commission for a policy which it has pronounced unwise. In fact, serious consideration should be given now to a program of special legislation which will relieve the commission of such extraordinary burdens as it may assume to tide over this emergency. So far as possible, the accounts of the highway commis sion should be kept absolutely olear of expenses which properly come under the heading of relief. In Salem, one man haB suggested that cash revenues of the highway department should be consecrated entirely to programmed construction and retirement of existing debt, but that a supple mentary program of relief road work be set- up and financed by the Issuance of script payable In food stuffs and supplies of which farmera and merchants have a surplus and redeemable finally against taxes which are delinquent. There are many practical difficulties in the way of this plan but it offera a suggestion. We have plenty In this state for everybody who is in need and willing to work it a way can be devised to bring surplus labor and surplus supplies together ona some basis wblch will not Impede the flow .of available cash. We need a plan which does not Impose on one branch of government the brunt of emergency relief. CHESTER H. ROWELL VISITS pHESTER H. ROWELL, today's commencement speaker at the University of Oregon, la one of the soundest Journalists who ever conducted a news paper on the Pacific Coast. In the 32 years he controlled the Fresno Republican he made it one of the most intelligent newspapers in California, wielding an influence that extended far beyond the field of ita circulation. It was an influence for good In public life, for Intelligence In public think ing, and for utter integrity both in thought and deed. To come to Eugene to deliver the commence ment address, Mr. Rowell tore himself away from the pressing demands of a new professional re sponsibility he haa Just undertaken, the editorship of the San Francisco Chronicle. On the train and at the Osburn hotel he continued to devote his time to the details of the great task he has Just undertaken, to do for the great Chronicle what he did for the smaller provincial paper he made famous. No man on the Coaat haa been more honored by his colleagues in the profession and by his fellow cltlzena, few have had a stronger or a belter Influence upon the political and community life of the region. In the ten years since he sold the Republican and retired with a comfortable fortune, he has devoted his life to public service, holding numerous positions of honor and trust, and continuing, meanwhile, his Journalistic activi ties through a syndicated column which demon strated that his skillful hand at the typewriter haa not lost Its cunning. With tils great experience of politics, with his wide and Intimate acquaintance among the loading men of the nation, and the universal respect In which he Is held as a scholar In public life, as a scientific thinker, as a leader whose Integrity Is as universally respected as his force and hla intelligence, Mr. Rowell should be able to make the historic Chronicle that power of light and lending which the progressive state of California richly deserves, but which In Its news papers It has never yet quite achieved. The San Kranclaco Chronicle should be worth watching under Its new leadership. GRAFTERS AREN'T AMERICA JOTHINO is much odder than the way In which tha paat couple of years have turned the aver age American Into a aort of combination of Jere miah and Job. None of the jealous and suspicious Europeans have been able to aay at many had things about us as we have been saying about ouraelves lately. 1 1' .ne.it confession, of course, la good for the soul, and It's Just as well that we are discovering that our clvilliatlon haa Ita defects; hut we're getting so that we overlook everything but the defects, and that Isn't precisely healthful. ror example: the Lindbergh tragedy brlnga to the surface a horrible nest of human vultures, heartless chlaelera, cheap publicity hounds and other vermin, and promptly conclude "Thla Is what our America Is breeding In these times." True enough; but we forget th lonely central figures In the affair, who showed such magnificent bravery, such noble character through It all. Ameri ca also bred Charles and Anne Lindbergh, Then w0 turn to the recent exposures of mu nicipal -corruption In New York, and wag our beards sadly over the revelations of crookedness, incompetence and moral obtuseness In high places; and wo remark sadly that this it the aort of mess America makes of municipal pollllrs. That la very, true and yet America alio bred Samuel Seabury, who exposed the whole business. Next we get discouraged over the dilly-dallying of Congress In a time of national emergency, and we reflect that the republic is producing some fearfully Inept statesmen these days. It is, to be sure; but it Is also producing such high-minded, public spirited and Intelligent public servants as Senators Norrls, Borah, Couzena and Wagner, who would be a credit to any parliament. Do we read of the silly antics of the empty headed rich who have more money than brains? Why can't we remember such men as William Turner of Chicago, the wealthy bachelor who has been living In modest circumstances and using most of his Income to feed some 3000 school chil dren dally? The chlselers, the easy-money boys, the grafters and the rest they're simply vermin clinging to a sound body. They must be exterminated, and their presence Is a disgrace. But they aren't America. Let's never forget It. For many years the political conventions have referred to Prohibition politely as "law enforce ment." Now that they are both going to go wet they ought to offer a prize to the guy who can coin a word which can imply wetness without say ing It. German railroads and German Innkeepers have cut rates 20 percent to Induce German tourists to see Germany first this summer. The Germans will win the war yet. The most interesting feature of the Republican convention will be to see how they figure out by logic and reason to pin the depression on the democrats. Here's another happy thought: Business is look ing up, according to Bradstreets and possibly for the chap who Is looking up business. WHAT OTHER EDITORS THINK BONUS PAYMENTS ' (Salem Capital-Journal) rpHE drive on Washington by the "honua armies' of ei-aervice men to Intimidate, and coerce congress 5 Sh, miSIX!"! I'" 'ro" bankrupt treasury ?J,JOO,000,000 to able bodied men for adjusted com pensation not due until 1045 la a atrnnire eihibition of patriotism. But as many of them seem to think that the money is already piled-up and they are simply de manding heir rights, It la well to get the matter straight, lest the general public also be misled by the clamor. In 1024 the adjusted compensation act wns passed by congress. The amount provided and n freed upon i the veteran organizations as proper adjustment of their compensation for services in the world war was later increased by congress 25 percent shove the veterans' demands. Thia amount ffl,407,000,00, wns then hik es a sum Invested In 20 yenr endowment policies of life Insurance which at maturity in 1IM5 would be valued at 3.rit8.O00,000. at which time thev were to be paid in full. The budget of the federal Rovernment wns to provide out of taxation each year the necessnry sums to carry out the payments on these endowment policies. There was a provision In the law that veterans could borrow 00 percent of the reserve values of their cer tificates at any time. Last year a bill wns passed al lowing loans of TiO percent or more of the 1045 value of theso certificates, and the money wns loaned before it had been provided for by the annunl lnidnets ns In tended under the Inw of 1025. Under the 1031 law over $000,000,000 In cash haa already been paid, which with the earlier lonne on the reserve value of the cer tificates, now makes a total of 1.300,000.0(10 paid t' "'""" nearly the aggregate amount voted In the bill. The "bonus armies" are demanding that the balance of these adjusted service certiorates he paid Immedi ately Instead of waiting until they are due in 104ii. The budget has contributed to the bonus fund hut seven of the twenty annual installments. Not only Is there no money in the bonus fund, hut the Interest that would accumulate for the next 13 years hefr maturity Is also not there, and to cash these certifi cates at their 1045 value will require an appropriation of over $2,200,00(1,000. Already M. 300.000.000 has been taken nut. Instead of the $1,000,000,000 contem plated under the 1025 law and now ?2.200,000,000 more is demanded. The ex-service men are demanding payment of this money before It la due under the law. Such a drain on the treasury would be bad enough In normal times, but under the present conditions spells disaster n?,d an indefinite prolongation of the depression. The money would be spent In a few weeks, aa the RO percent al ready received has been, and the veterans be without safeguards for the future. Then will come a similar drive for pensions. WASHINGTON LETTER (NEA Service Writer) By RODNEY HUTCH ER yA8HINGTON. June 13 What this country needs. our foremost statesmen seem to agree. Is a good B-eent hero. So the hoys are all doing their very best to pro vide us with one. Very successfully, too. one might say. because heroes seem to be alt orer the place. The epidemic of heroics is Hkely to become rather horrible before this 1032 campaign is over because the heroism disease is both highly contagious and insidi ously progressive in the individual system. PATHETIC HEROES Most of our current heroes now. seem to be n little hit pathetic, One need not overlook the fact that ,lol holding politicians are likely to work themelves into lathers of self-alleged heroism with the utmost sincer ity, but neither can one forget that the national emergencies that led to the present epidemic have not yet produced an office-holder willing to tnke any chances. Political heroism appears to differ from ordinary heroism In that an act of ordinary heroism involves Nome risk of your life or job or something. Political heroism involves no risks at nil, Anywny The heroism season seems to have started when old Charlie Crisp of Georgia suddenly become acting chair man of the House Ways and Mean Committee, began to defend the sales tax. HIS "SACRIFICE" He made an instant hit when he bared and bent his chest, announcing that he was willing to sacrifice his political future for his country. His performance si ill look creditable in retripeet. but when he found the Hmse rising to a upland him every time he spnke he pecan to gn thrmigh the M"i act day after day until finally he was a candidate for the Senate with every chance of being nominated am1 elected. SINGLE-HANDED SAVIORS That started most roniressmen trying to ont-her-each othr. Minority Leader Henry T Itniney ! tearing his hair orer the sales tax. 'threatening awful panics and dollars worth 20 cents If no sales tax wen passed. Even Speaker .lack Garner, who usnallv hates hunk leaped into the breach after It had all N-en e1ord nt and joined the ranks of those who had saved the country single-handed. President tlnnver himself, who Is rlng to be hero- ised more than anvone else In the campaign am' damned more as well went into training whn h dashed to the Senate the other day to demand that it nass a tat bill which it nonld have tutsd h before bad he pot sent word through Senator Dave Heed to please wait until the treairr provided new estimates. DON'T FORGET PAT HURLEY Other administration herne are headed by Secretary of War Pat Hurley, who can he depended upon foe publiciiy. making histrionics as often as he gets the chance. And every pre-convention season finds Senator Month making a last ditch fight for something or other, threatening havoc if he Isn't heeded. In ti'J It was for honesty in government and this year it a dry plat form plank. Tlorah has yet to wreak havoc. In the campaign nearly all candidates will be offer ing to lay down their live to save the country from the Molshevtki, he wet, the dry, the grasshopper plague, foreigners In genera), the Mediterranean fruit fly. Tammany Hall, the pope, bimetallism, the Farm nonrn. me natives ni Hawaii or the i.imwergn gin- SIDE GLANCES 5 1932 BY NCA WUVtCI. MCMII U. tSffilft g3Wg1t.Hg 1 "I'm giving you fair warning! I'll give you two days to get that stock you sold mo baok up to par." THE PERIL OP FIREWORKS FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS ARE BLAMED FOR MANY CASES OF BLINDNESS By DR. MOIlttlS FISHBEIN Editor, Journal of American Medicnl Association, aud of Hygeiu, the Health Magazine JTACH yenr some 70 children lose L their eyesight due to accidents occurring during ploy. The National Society for the Prevention of Blind ness has just completed ii special invest iga t ion of this bnza rd. The vurious schools for the blind in this country include today more than 51 Hi children who hnve lost their eyesight through accidents. The subject is particularly import ant just lefore our annual celebra tion of Independence Day on July 4 because weapons, explosives and fire works of various types; ore respon sible for a considerable number of such cases. Air rifles, "B, B. guns," shotguns and other small cnliber rifles, blank cartridges and cap pistols, sling shots and rubber land flippers, arrows and stones are responsible for almost one third of all of these cases of blind ness In children. Fire crackers, torpedoes, bombs, nnd various tvnes of fireworks are responsible for almost one-fourth of the cases, nnd other explosives for about one-tenth. Then knives and scissors, sticks nnd nails account for another 10 per cent, as do chips of steel, wood, glass, dust and sand. Only 5 per cent of ail Watrfne Spencer ind Mrs. Spencer. Robert Smith. Mrs. Grace Klrkham entertained the girls of the class of '32, Knthlynn Warner, Krda Stratford, Isnbelle Iderhoff, Harriet Moore, and Hazel Gates and the new officers of the Girls' League, president, Ruth Web er; vice-president, Edythe Moore and secretary-treasurer, Marlon Fuller at tea at her borne Friday afternoon. An Informal program provided enterrnln ment until serving time. Mrs. Klrk ham Initiated the silver tea set pre sented her by the graduating class. CRESWELL BRIEFS The Conquerors class of the Meth odist Sunday school will hold their regular business and social meeting Friday evening at the Rands auto park. A picnic supper will be served at 7:30. Twenty-two members responded to roll call at the regular meeting of Moss Circle Saturday evening. A so cial time- followed the business, the "Double X" ranch supplying games. A committee consisting of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Parsons and Mrs. O. E. Parsons served punch and cake. The committee for th next meeting1 Is E. E. Dersham. J. P. Lane and Mrs. J. E. "Woodson. L. R. Goheen Is worlclng on road construction contracts on the Mo Kenzle Mshwar. Miss Willnuijhhy Howe left Sunday for Monmouth where she veil ltnke the summer school course at the state normal school. Rh has signed a con tract to teach at her former school at Grand Ronde. For the nnst year she has attended the Bible college at Portland, C. E. TjMda joined Cottage Grove friends on a fishing trip to Cougar Bend Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wetzel left Monday for SHverton where they will attend the meeting of the Oregon State grange. They plan to camp out while gone for the benefit of Mrs. Wetzel's health. Mr. Wetzel Is mas ter of Creswell Grange. Mrs. H. A. Howe of the loenl order will slso be In attendnnce at the meeting. Notices are posted for the annual school election to be held at the school house Monday afternoon. June 20. The polls will be onen from 2 until 3 o'clock. A clerk and a director will for Monmouth where she will tnke the tiring director and Miss Elizabeth Trvou the clerk. All patrons of the district are urged to be present. Miss Genevieve Thompson left Sun day for Portland where she will at tend the grand chapter of the East em Star that convenes in that city this week. She will be joined In Port land by Mrs. Verna Adams, who will also attend the convention. Together they plan to enjoy the rose festival, following the lodge meeting. Miss Thompson spent Sunday night with friends at Woodburn. Hubert Lenbo and family with a group of musicians from Eugene en joyed an overnight outing and Sun day morning breakfast at the river east of town. Mrs. R. W. Stone returned last week from a ten days visit with sis ters end their families at Boise, Idaho. Mrs. Stone reported rain most of the time during her visit. Henry LeCoco,. fire chief of Marsh field, was a caller in town Friday and gave the boys of the local fire depart ment several pointers relative to their Interests. He is a brother-in-law of D, V. Ctack and was on his way home from n state fire chiefs meeting in Corvallis. A committee consisting of Mrs. F, K. Noordhoff, Mrs. Ed Anderson, Mrs. R. F. Scott, Mrs. Kenneth Danstrom, Mrs. W. W. Lower and Mrs. L .C. Go heen of the Presbyterian aid society met Friday afternoon with Mrs. Noordhoff to complete arrangements for the quilt display and social after noon at the Civic club house Wednes day afternoon at which time members of the other aid societies of Creswell will be guests. All members and guests who have choice quilts are in vited to display them. Miss Elizabeth Sedgwick, a home economics teacher, went to Corvnllis Friday to attend a conference of that grotip.Miss Sedgwick also visited with friends on the campus. She is an alumna of the state college. Miss Dorothy Shnub wns home for over Sunday from her duties as nurse at the Pacific Christian hospital. The postponed meeting of the Ger den club will he held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Ed Anderson. A covered dish dinner will be served at noon. Children who will enter school In the fall are especially urged to be present at the pre-school age clinic to be held at the school house Tues day afternoon under the supervision of Dr. S. M. Kerron. Plea -wu,, 1NeW8 PLEASANT HIT T , (Special .-I'le..;,Lk,,' u. club will hold it. umto. the home o Mr. ,', "I ntSi Wednesday "jj ! H. A. I'ontous will :.; "!J 15- Sit,, dale during the m,S' meeting only once t?1 i, im the busy .' ' "tended to all. ""ittum , .. ne,,J0.une people of tk, i , diate Chriatian Ende.. ?' J. Saturday eyenhj X' Vi- V"' srove, honoring M,. i! VO. X their leader, upon h'.. . . "r from California VrB " over two months. ,6,,t H Mls Harriet Duer of Burt., for San Francisco wh.,S ployment during the M after h.rln, spent as a guest of Gerald K.b'.r'" Miss Una Denetth of ftu ted .t the T f f -V. Vl. 01! Ik day and Frld'sy. "r "" Wash.. I. her, , visiting with her brotk., i?' McLe.d. and family Mr. and Mr.. W,ter Tonlk.u . Mllwaukie visit,,) it tiVrt'","' home Saturday. Mr,. TbiS,B!Ui sister of Mr. Churchill m Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. QOli, ,.. merly of this place, but n rf'' creek. annt K.j. t f. l Mra. Ida Cadwell and ln . Nonn nf !,,.,,. " " 1 Mini, several days with ihT r .u,?. WB H. Rh.nl. kl. .1. . Mra. Cnrrt. nimf.J.n l- to her home at Chehall.. , f"S having spent a week here wh i Mr. and Mrs. Burns Hrawlr? sons. Donald and Bruce, of Sil, vlalted with relatives her, Jack and .Tun TTm. . , ., . were week-end guest, of jjr.lS Mra. C. L. Churchill and family. ' Fh0r'd 'as 4113 mile, of fob,,, ARROW MESSENGER Phone W the cases are due to accidents occur ring in sports, and only 3 per cent to automobile accidents or falls. Assuming a certain number of ac cidents necessary under modern con ditions of life, for examnle automobile accidents and falls, and those due to games in sports, it should be realized tiiat the vast majority of the acci dents to the eye are preventable be cause they concern types of play that are not necessary for children, and oe cause they concern exposure of chil dren to (ianecrs that are avoidable. The boys and girls ot this country are exposed to more hazards to their eyes in the week around July 4 than ! they are during three months nt any other time of the year. Many muni cipalities have endeavored to control fireworks by local legislation. At one time it seemed likely that danger from Fourth of July accidents would be brought fully under cdn trol, but of late there hns been an increase in this type of accident. It. is likely that, there will be some na tional legislation to regulate this haz ard. Parents, teachers, and everyone In terested in the welfare of the child should become active in this mntter not only for the prevention of these serious cases of blindness, hut also for the prevention of many other types of injury, including burns and lockjaw that develop from such accidents. CRESWELL NEWS ITEMS CRESWELL, June 13. (Special) A progrnm was presented during the lecture hour of Creswell Grange Friday evening under the direction of Mrs. C. S. Scarbrough, Flora, assist ed by Mrs. Henry Taylor as Ceres and Helen Melhorne as Pomona. "Amer ica the Beautiful.' sung by all, open ed the hour. Other members followed a march by the entire company at which time each one present was presented with a rose. Knthlyn War ner gave the reading. "Godfrey CJor dnn (iustnviiis Uore;' Mrs. R. E. Wright read a paper on "How to tirow House Plants,' stressing geran iums; piano solo, Jane Alyce Everson, a lesson from Flora, Elaine Sorenson; reading. "A Smack in School,' Jane A lyce Everson ; piano solo. Grand Vnlse de Concert, Mrs. M. K. War ner; talk. "Should Every Farm Home Have a Flower Garden?" H. A. Howe; vocal solo, "An Old Fashioned Gar den," Mrs. C. I. Kent. A flower guess ing contest completed a program. The Misses Kathlynn Warner, a member of the Creswell high school rtJ class, aud Elaine Sorenson of the 32 grad uating class of the Eugene high school were escorted to the desk and presented with a bouquet of flowers as a compliment from the grange. During the business session. Mrs. David Francis read a reply from a letter to Senator Steiwer relative to the federal tax recently on farm trucks, gas. etc. H. A. Howe of the relief committee of the agricultural council gave a report of the work being done in this community and told of the suggested plans for community canning next fall. A vote of thanks was given F. A. Russell of the execu tive committee for cutting the grass and otherwise cleaning up the Grange hall property. Mrs. W. . Parsons in- j viteu the Home Kcouomic cluo to meet with her Tuesday. June 21. Out of town members present were Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Sorenson and daughter Elains of Eugene. An outdoor social meeting was held Saturday evening by members and friends of the senior Epworth league. Tennis, baseball and other games were featured. Refreshments of strawberries, cream aud cookies were served at the church annex. Those present were Rev. F, S. Bailey. Mrs. W. O. Spencer. Mrs. Harvey Wright of Portland, Jeananne Spencer, Al leyne Spencer, Estol Sly, Shirley Drew, Wat Hue Spencer. Alma (irons beck. Marion Fuller, Mnrjorie Howe, Alberta Gillett. Evelyn Holbrook. Iner. Fisher. Vivian Ocram. Berchel I.udington, Robert Ludington, RolHn Fishwood, George Ross, Kenneth Holbrook, Alvin Vedder and Norman Howe. Mrs. W. 0. Spencer's class of the Methodist Sunday school held a so cial evening at her home Friday. The song for the Children's day program was practiced. Games were played. The hostess served strnwherrles and cake. Timse present were John Web er, T,e lv? Coleman, Avalo Gwyther, Robert Sly, Mary .lane Rixby, Cnrol Gwyther, Martha Warner. Jane Alyce Everson, Alene Johnson, Shirley War ner, Mnrjorie Warner, Alleyne Spen cer. Jeananne Spencer. Jean Trefren, Only $99.50 Installed! k v PI 4' 4' 'I''- 4 burner Monarch Rang. In marbellied acid resist ing porcelain choice cf 3 colors White, Nile Green Of Ivory Tan. Right or left hand oven. Limited Time at This Price. Clarke Electric Co. 846 Olive Phone 514 MASONIC PICNIC, JUNE 19 TH BENTON-LANE PARK Cook Electrically and Economically fhls rang! on display at Clark, Electric Compaay, 146 OUrs Street at 99.50 Every experienced electric range user will confirm our statements, in favor of this practical, modern cooking equipment. Clen, cool, pleasant kitchens .are found in each of their homes. This condition alone recommends electric cookery sufficiently to warrant your consideration. If you have not visited the display rooms of the electrical merchants recently, stop in nnd let them show you the new Automatic Electrics. Here you will find equipment es pecially designed to meet your individual repuirements a size and type for every home designed, styled, finished and priced to interest everyone. Electric cookery is so easy and surprisingly economical. Baked Pork Chops for Tomorrow'! Dinner ( pork chops, cut H ! slices Spanish onion Salt, pepper, paprlks. Heat frying pa 01ltl! 'f and brown the chops oulcll? on both sides. Place a sllM of onion on each chop season well and place oven. Bake at 350 depeM for 50 or 60 minutes, secure- lng to site of chops. Range Jllg IV Bite v --.-r wiring furnished free by Eugene Water Board f Cook The Electric Way It's Safe, Sure and Clean EUGENE WATER BOARD a pert. rs. ought to bt big jtar tor Ut toaxto fraw