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PAGE FOUR THE BEND and CENTRAL The Bend Bulletin (weekly) lUOa Util Published Every Afternoon Exceut Sunday f . TBS Wall Street. ' ntered aa Second Claaa Matter, January Under Act of ROBERT W. SAWYER Edltor-Manaiter avn inaepenoent Kewepaner standing for the no uie interatui 01 sent: ana uenirai urevon If EMBER AUDIT HUKEAU OF CIRCULATIONS By Mail By Carriav One Tear ; 17.00 Six Mootba A $4.00 eqrea Mooua b.bu All Sabseriptiona are DUB Pleaee notify aa of any ehanee of addreoa TRUMAN, REPUBLICANS AND WESTERN RECLAMATION Approaching the reclamation minded west on his current campaign tour President Truman drags out the charges that the republican party is opposed to reclamation. It is a silly thing for the man to be saying though quite in keeping with the smear tactic on which he is relying for public favor. Western reclamation as a function of the federal govern ment was initiated by a republican congress in the admin istration of Theodore Roosevelt. The party has never failed to give its support to the program to which it then- became committed. At the recent party convention it included in the platform a plank that reads : We favor a comprehensive reclamation program for arid and semi-arid areas with fjill protection of the rights and interests of the States in' the use and control of water for irrigation, power development Incidental thereto and other beneficial uses ". ; As against that statement of party belief there is on the record President Truman's advocacy of valley authorities which would destroy state rights in their water resources rights guaranteed by the republican party in the first recla mation law of 1902. Further on the record there is President Truman's own act of August 2, 1946 when, congress having adjourned leaving nearly $200,000,000 available for reclamation, ho ordered that new construction be limited to $75,000,000. The $200, 000,000 included a heavy carry-over and, in particular, an appropriation of $116,346,843 in a bill that Truman had signed without stated objection or protest of any sort only a few weeks before. That freeze order did more damage to western reclamation and caused more delay in the program than any republican failure to appropriate for the cause. But there was no failure. For fiscal 1947 the 80th congress, in its first session, republican for the first time in 16 years, provided the largest single year's appropriation for reclama tion then on record $136,644,738. And for the current fiscal year, in the second session of that congress, the appropria tion is $245,566,139, a sum larger than any previous congress provided in all its sessions. On the record the facts are entirely at variance with the Truman charges. It was Harry Truman who, by his freeze order, tried to defeat the plans for western reclamation. It has been the republican congress that has provided funds for reclamation in hitherto unequalled sums and that while doing so has, incidentally, started the house cleaning in the bureau Of reclamation so badly needed. GOVERNMENT WASTE, We were glad of the opportunity to say a few kind words the other day about the Oregon exhibition prepared by and now on display at the Library of Congress. One phase of the undertaking, however, provokes the critical feelings we have . hold so long against paper wipste. And in thepublicity or pro motion for this exhibition there has been plenty of waste. For two weeks or more news releases about the exhibition have been coming from the library. For the most part they have been single sheets in envelopes the full size of the sheet good envelopes, too, and by no means inexpensive. Presum ably like mailings have been made to all Oregon newspapers and we should wager that very few have been used. The busi ness represents all sorts of waste. There has been waste of time in preparing these mimeographed releases, waste of paper in running them off, waste of envelopes in the mailing, waste of time of various government employes in handling the mail. It is all inexcusable and especially so in these days when economy in government is needed. The crowning touch occurred late last week when by air mail came an envelope postmarked September 15 and contain ing eight releases and a photograph. The first of these,. No. 498, began "On Saturday, September. 11, the Library of Con gress will formally open an exhibition" etc. Each of the other seven contained a like phrase. In other words the exhibition had already opened four days before the stuff was mailed. We think the exhibition is fine but this waste is inex cusable. . Others Say KEVNOTING THE I'RESIDEN TIAL CAMPAIGN (Salem Capitol Journal) There Is a startling contrast between the campaign speeches being made by President Truman in his swing around the nation and that by Governor Warren, re publican nominee for the vloe presidency. Mr. Truman Is carrying out his initial pledge "to give them (re publicans) hell" with old fashion ed campaign oratory seldom re sorted to by a president if nil the people, raising the class as well as the racial issue with inflamma tory rabble rousing demogogic ap peals to prejudice calculated for division of the people. Mr. Warren gears his campaign to the "essential preservation of the national unity in a world he set by fear," a grave presentation of American political tradition and its potential In current world affairs. The president opened his mid west farm camimign at Dexter, la., with an acrid denunciation of his republican opponents as "gluttons of privilege," tho old familiar blasting of Wall street as the source of ell evil. He con Brooks-Scanlon Qualify Pine Lumber Brooks-Scanlon Inc. BULLETIN OREGON PRESS The Bend Bulletin (Daily) Kit. Ill and Certain Holiday by Tha Bend Bulleti Bend, Orwion 6, 1917, at the Foatofflce at Bend, Oregon March , 18iU. HISNRV N. FOWLER Aasoelate Editor Square Deal, Clean BumncMa, Clean i'ouuce One Year 110.00 Six Month f 1.60 una Month .9 1.1 and PAYABLE IN ADVANCE or failure to receive the neper recularly tinued his attacks "on the worst congress in history" which along with Us crucifixion of labor has "already stuck n pitchfork in the farmers' backs" though the train ers are making more money than over before. Uut the cliiet vil lain is the republican party and the only salvation is to vote lor Truman. In his initial speech at Salt Lake City, Mr. Warren said the "main quest ion" of 1SM8 was whether the democratic adminis tration was "displaying the unity, the competence and leadership to warrant extending its Jennie to 20 years." He declared that "good Americans are to be found in both parties. No party has a patent on progress, a copyright on gov ernmental principles, or a pro prietary interest In advances made In former days." Those brief excerpts from their campaign talks perhaps best ex plain wivy Mr. Truman hus lost the solid support of his own par ty, a major factor which Is in revolt, and has lost the popular Ity he enjoyed when elevated to the presidency, and why Mr. War ren is so popular where he is best known, In California, where he enjoyed the support of both ma or parties because of his hon esty, sincerity, fairness and effi ciency. There is nothing of the ward politician about him. Washington Column By Peter Edsoit (NEA Waahinaton Correspondent) Washington (NEA) No sur prises will be sprung by the U. S. delegation of the Untied Nations general assembly, meeting In Paris bginning today. 'Last year Secretary of state George C. Marshall bowled over the assembly by proposing modi fication of the charter, limitation of the veto power and creation of an interim committee of the general assembly. This "Little Assembly," as it is called, sits be tween sessions of the general as smbly. It has worked. Its con tinuation will be up for discussion at Paris. First few days of the meeting will of course be taken up with the usual opening statements by the heads of all delegations. These are speeches for the record, and for home consumption. In some quarters they are looked upon as a waste of time. But they bring out many Issues and are rightly considered revealing statements on the problems, policies, and aims oi the various ioreign oi- fices. I What the Russians may bring up, no one can tell. Molotov, Gromyko, Vishinsky and the new man Malik have developed the fine art of using the United Na tions forum as a sounding board for their international propagan da. Opposition to the Rio and Bogota regional agreements of the American republics may be heard. Opposition to the Brus sels pact for creation of a west ern European union may also be heard. The Poles have Indicated they might want to argue against the Marshall plan of which they re fused to become beneficiaries. The British or French may bring up the Danube river treaty recent ly dictated by the Russians at Bel grade. . e The agenda for.the Paris meet ing is already heavy enough with out any of these extras. It is be lieved that the American delega tion will work towards cleaning up unfinished business and con solidate the assembly's position before moving Into other areas of disagreement. Principal new items officially on the agenda are three: 1. What to do about the Ital ian colonies. Secretary Marshall Is not expected to reveal his hand on this before the Paris meeting, though GOP presidential ;candl dnto Thomas E. Dewey has come out In favor of return of the col onies to Italy. 2. Geographic distribution of seats on the security council. This has been proposed by India, which lost out on election to the council last year. The Indian idea is to get proportionate represen tation for the six non-permanent seats on the 11-place security council. 3. Creation of a United Na tions guard for UN commissions such as those operating in the uamans, Palestine, Kashmir and Indonesia in the past year. This is a proposal from UN secretary General Lie. e " Otherwise, the Paris meeting will rehash problems it has had cooking for several years inter national control of atomic en ergy, limitation of armaments, treatment of natives in India and South Africa, what to do about Korea, Greece. Spain, and so on. Ihe security council will of course move to Paris along with me general assembly, it will also nave its laminar problems to ar gue on Palestine, Kashmir, In donesia, admission of new mem bers, tho veto, and so forth. There may be some agitation' (or moving permanent headquar ters of the United Nations to Europe. In view of the U. S. election this year, it may be a good thing that the general as sembly is not being held in New York. Holding the meeting In Paris, however, has its dangers. There Is a much more active and hostile communist party In France. There is some possibility of or ganized mass pressure demon strations In support of the Mos cow line. Also, another French political crisis while the general assembly Is In Paris may not make matters any easier to han dle. It is generally believed that the session In Paris can be con cluded by mid-Novemlier, then return to New York for good. Bend's Yesterdays (From Tho Bulletin Files) I'lfleen Years Ago (September 21, l!U3i l'lre late yesterday destroyed 2C0 tons or hay on the Bnuletlch dairy ranch east of Bend. The big dairy plant was menaced by Ihe flames. Klmer Brown has lert for Ash land, where he is to enter the Southern Oregon normal school. Fred Murphy, 1(1, liend, bagged tile first deer of the lil.'U season In l lie Deschutes forest when the sea sun oned yesterday. He got a forked horn buck, at sunrise. The Idaho Farmers' union has demanded the resignation of Sec retary of agriculture Henry A. Wallace. Butler wasjielllng in Portland today nt 20 cents a pound. Hone hus a compression ireiigth of about one-fourth that Of CHbt lion. THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON New Head Named For Strategic Air Command ! Washington, Sept. 21 UPWThe promotion of Lt. Gen. Curtis E. Lemay to head the nation's stra tegic air forces was seen today as a veiled go-slow warning to Rus- The tough, taciturn,' 41-year-old airman Is well known to the Rus sians as the guiding,hand behind the fabulous airlift which for the past three months has supplied Berlin with food and fuel despite the soviet blockade. -Air force sources suggested that Lemay's promotion to command the U. S. fleet of 300-odd super forts might serve as a "caution sign" to soviet leaders familiar with his accomplishments in war and In peace, . t " . ; , Succeeds Kenney The Ohio-born general was nam ed late yesterday to succeed Gen. George C. Kenney as commander of th strategic air command. Ken ney, who Is 59, will become head of the air university at Maxwell air force base, Ala., where he can give the benefit of his experience to younger officers. Lemays successor'as command er of U. S. air forces in Europe will be Lt. Gen. John K. Cannon who has been head of the air training command. The air force said the transfers will be made over the next several weeks. : One of the ,top combat com manders of the 'war, Lemay steps into a. lob in which he will have charge of B-29's and other heavy planes. If this country were sud denly attacked, his would be the responsibility oi retaliating witn bpmbs. , During the war, his own bomb ing exploits won him the admira tion of hundreds of his men and the nickname "Ironpants" for his fearless disdain of enemy flak. In Europe, he perfected 'pattern bombing from B-17's. In the Pa cific, his planes demolished 125 miles of Japanese Industrial fa cilities in 25 cities. Montana Biggest State, Governor Argues ' ' Helena, Mont. iiri uov. oam u. Ford wants It known lri Texas and California that Montana ;ls really the biggest state. . Texas and California can go jump on their surveyor's instru ments as far as 't ora is con cerned. ' ; ' ' Tho Mnntnnn rrnuernnn nrrrupfi .that the size of states Is figurcdl wrong, ueograpners ranK texas first, California second and Mon tana third. "Flatten our mountains 1 and we'd be larger than either Texas or California," Ford- told a con vention of the Northwest Peace Officers' association at Butte. 8(350 n A RECORD-PLAYING SENSATION AT Site nl automatic retard thong., Changes tO'ec 12' retards InlVi secendi 6-lube (Including rectifier) Swear. hel radio ConHnueutlyverlebletene central Bass cempensallenand bass beast Eecluslve built-in Aereitepe Rugged Alnlco Ne. I speaker ' Striking dial . . . French Oeld grille Beautiful mahogany cabinet ' BIT WHERE YOU GET . SERVICE MAYTAG Appliance Store Repair mid Servlro for All Make of Washers, -Next to Chamber of Commerce. PHONE 271 ; Medtl "1 1 "g?XZ Wash'm gton Scene By Harmon W. Nichols (United Preai Staff Correspondent) Washington, Sept. 20 IP The young male set is marching to the army camps these days and the war department and I decided to lend 'em a helping hand. The army did Its part by re vising the little brown manual called "Unarmed Defense for the American-Soldiers." It's mostly about what to do if you run into an enemy and suddenly discover you've left your tommy gun at home. The science of "Judo." For my part, I decided It wouldn't be fair to turn "Judo" loose on these kids without first trying it out myself to see if it is safe. So f bought a manual (price 50 cents at the government printing office) and studied up on how to handle a guy bigger than you are. Then I looked up my old friend, Bill Pulaski, a tough professional soldier who learned his judo the hard way in the back alleys of the Bronx, N. Y. Sergeant Was Willing I asked the sergeant to show me a thing or two about this thing called "Judo" which is an improvement over the old ju Jitsu. Bill, unfortunately, was willing The preliminaries were harm less enough. The soldier explain ed the importance of balance and putting your ngnt loot iorwara as you charge the enemy, how to Saving electrically heated water is one important way to save electricity. Yes, when you're careful in the use of hot water you help save electricity for yourself,; your neighborsand for industries throughout Central Oregon. Until the new transmission line is completed this fall, the power situation here will continue to be "tight." ? . So, please don't waste ANY electricity every available kilowatt is needed. PACIFIC POWER a i. .daVj.V ,i. -.J,.-. Vx FRLCKLES AND HIS FRIENDS i use your muscles to the best ad vantage, how to break a wrist lock, the proper defense against a kicker, what to do if the other guy has a knife, and so on. Say your opponent grabs you by the right wrist with his right hand. , "What do you do In that case?" asked Bill, who Is a little guy. I looked on page 14. It said right there: Beads Manual "Grasp his right wrist with your right hand, taking a long step to his right rear with your left foot, pulling his right arm underneath your left arm. Wrap your upper arm over his upper arm and bring your forearm un derneath a spot about an inch above his elbow. Then clamp your left hand on your chest. Now you can bring pressure on either your ' opponent's elbow or his ulna nerve by pulling up your left forearm and pushing down with your right." In no time at all, lt says, you'll have your man on his knees, begging for a chance to live. "You try it on me," Bill sug gested. I took another quick glance at page 14, tested my balance care fully and charged. I grabbed Bill's right wrist with my right hand, like it said. I hated myself for doing it, but I gave lt a cruel little twist, some thing that wasn't In the book. When I came to, I was eating the tender grass on a back lawn near the Pentagon building. Bill ' ( G -GANGWAY '.'1 ( L?.?ieu ) VkLLive.BUT..-eurl f t BAILED OUT.' t l was standing there, arms akimbo, grinning. He had forgotten to mention that while judo is a fine game, there are means of staging a counterattack. I should have gone beyond page 14. These rough and tumble kids likely can master the unarmed defense stuff. But let me tell you It's no game for a tired old man. By measuring; TYPICAL PRICES 27x53 $6.00 83x52 $6.00 95x58 $17.50 All other eiiee priced in proportion. HERE ARE 4 OF MANY WAYS TO SAVE ELECTRICITY 111' Don't place hot foodi irx your refrigerator. Defrost regularly. Don't open the door any more than necessary. Constantly let ting warm air inside makes the refrigerator work overtime. Turning off a 100-watt ror even i ? minures neips save electricity. With every available kilowatt of power needed, every saving countsl It's Your ffecfric Service you're helping to protect when you Save ffecfricifyf LIGHT COMPANY TUESDAYS SEPTEMBER' 21. 1948 Bulletin Classifieds bring result Dr. Grant Skinnei DENTIST . ODoaneU Bldf. Office Phone 7S Residence Phone 819-W ON VENETIAN BLINDS and Installing; your own can have the lama top quality blind at addi tional saving:.' We Manufacture No Second Quality Product MEASURING INSTRUCTIONS; Inside .'' Meaenre distance between points en inilet caaliuj where bracket! are ta be placed. Wi allow for clearance. Give exact dlitance Inn tap Intlde eaiine to ellL Outside . Meaeare exact distance betwa polnta en oatahJe caiinr at u where brackete are to be placed, Meaeare exact dlitance from tee ef caelnf where brackete art te be placed, te the dill or deelrej point below. Venetian Blind Mfqrs. P. O. Box 687, Bend, Oregon ' Factory Near 15th and Milwaukee Switch promptly te "tew" heat when foedi come to full tteam on your electric range. Save electricity by cooking complete meals in the oven or deep-wetl cooker. Turn element! off es toon at you are through with them. Don't run your wasning machine longer than nocessary 7 or 8 minutes will usually get clothes sparkling cleon. Don't overload the tub. Keep moving parts oiled. globe Bv Merrill Blosser 1 1 r I n j
