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Putting Pep in Portland
' Humdingers of the metropolis are planning, under the
blahful leadership of Mayor Baker, a grand get-to-gether
banquet, where the stimuli of hot air and glad-hand are ex
pected to revive the drooping community spirit, put a little
pep in Portland, and restore her "place in the sun".
This is official admission that the go-getters of the
chamber of commerce and step-on-the-gas boys of the service
clubs have not delivered the goods, that page ads in the Ore
gonian depicting the resources of Oregon as consisting of
Portland do not bring results, and that the constant gra
tuitous knocking of Portland enterprises and industries and
alleged disadvantages In other
result. So final recourse is had
cific of spreading the bull, in the hope that it will act on the
collective citizenry like dope on a worn out race horse.
But is not the mayor acting precipitately? Should he
not, like the "great engineer" appoint a highly salaried com
' mission to make a survey of the situation? Or should he not
avail himself of the services of his own pet expert, Kenneth
Harlan, to whom the city council paid $48,000 for a report
never made and has just voted $12,000 more for another ro
mance? Or perhaps the council will include in the budget an
other $25,000 for information already on file in the library of
the city hall. If not, there is the boxing commission to fall
back on.
If a hot air revival to save Portland is the need of the
hour, why not draft the acrobatic Billy Sunday from his Hood
Kiver ranch and the fair Aimee, who by this time has recov
ered from her long distance dive from the shores of the Pa
cific to the Mexican desert, and stage a real circus? It will
not be the first time the mayor has appeared on the sawdust
trail. But why not try simple civic spirit awakeners such
as the Eugene plan of growing whiskers, the Pendleton idea
of ten gallon hats or the Longview device of movie picture
loggers uniforms?
Fundamental Differences
Opening the debate on the Smoot-Hawley bill, Senators
Smoot and Simmons stated the respective attitudes of the
Republican and Democratic parties on the tariff. The atti
tude of both parties has changed in recent years, but the
assertion that there is no essential difference is shown un
founded and there is still an "unbridgeable gulf" as Mr.
Simmons termed it, between them.
Senator Smoot asserted that the bill suited Mr. Hoover's
requirements for tariff revision, blamed the Democrats for
any future damage to the program and accused them of be
ing backed by "internationalists" in trying to break down
the principle of the protective tariff.
Senator Simmons came out flatly for the theory of a
"competitive tariff," as included in the Houston platform,
and charged the finance committee bill with being a virtual
embargo against foreign products, an encouragement to mo
nopoly and a hardship on agriculture.
From the speeches of the respective spokesmen, the Re-
publican party has advanced from the McKinley theory of
protection, moderated by reciprocity agreements, to a policy
of complete exclusion of foreign competition. It no longer
advocates protection to assist the establishment of industry,
but to increase the profits of established monopoly by a vir
tual embargo upon imports. The Democratic party has
abandoned the old theory of a tariff for revenue only for the
theory of a competitive tariff which will permit competitive
imports whenever domestic producers misuse their protected
position to force prices to an artificial level and extort un
reasonable profits from consumers.
As Senator Simmons put it:
A prohibitive tariff practically excludea foreign competition; a com
petitive tariff allowa Importation when the American price la, by com
bination or otherwise, raised above the level of a fair and reasonable
profit to the producer and thereby protect the consumer against exces
sive or exorbitant prices and discourages monopolies.
I Typical of Bureaucracy
Our bureaucrats take themselves very seriously and
- teem unable to note when they make fools of themselves. A
glaring example of bureaucratic autocracy is Mrs. Millie R.
Trumbull, secretary of the board of inspectors of child labor.
In the past Mrs. Trumbull has endeavored to prevent chil
dren from giving exhibitions of their progress in dancing.
Now she has issued an edict to the effect that Yehudi Menu
!i bin, 12 year old musical prodigy of San Francisco, will not
be allowed' to appear in concert at Portland. ..
If similar assinine edicts had been enforced in the past,
the world would have lost the early playing of most of its
great musicians, all of whom attained celebrity in youth. Mrs.
Trumbull sees no difference between permitting a child to
give expression to his genius unci the enforced exploitation of
children in factories and Bweatshops.
ii The Oregon law prohibiting child labor, under which
'. Mrs. Trumbull bases her complaint, was enacted to prevent
it children from being employed in industry when they should
i,' be at school. Playing a violin cannot be construed as manual
!: labor. As far as school goes, probably no child studies hard
er than this "brightest star in the musical heavens," who
has played in all the great cities of the country.
Just how much violation of either letter or Intent of
. the law there is in this concert, only a bone-head bureaucrat
can fathom. The incident shows Just what the average
i-'.. family can expect In the line of official interference should
j the proposed child labor amendment ever become a law from
' hick town autocrats.
; Oregon has another law that should be enforced that
.- prohibiting jackasses from running at large.
BENEFIT DANCE
ltenawa, Wl. OP) A benefit
dance was held at the Symoo pavtl-
loa to pay hospital expenses of Co
veal Parlaeau, whose Jaw was brok
n In I flu hi there. Paiiseaii lost
hat Jo M resort of the light.
iwepnone l Newt .
Editor ana PubUsnes
aiettei at galem Oregon
city newspapers is having its
to the custom hallowed spe
When the fanner "retires" and
moret to town he keep on work
ing, says Or. Carl O. Zimmerman.
Minnesota sociologist.
Redding, Osl, has named Its new
airport for a naUv son. Lieut.
John Benton, Pan-American good
will filer, woo was killed In 1MT.
THE
LOTTERY PRIZES
LURE BIG TOLLS
FROMJTALIANS
Rome (If) Publl lotteries, run
by municipalities and the state,
with huge turns as prises, hare
taken so tremendous a hold upon
the public that the headquarters
of the lottery at Rome have been
transferred from the Via dell'
Umllta to the Firenx palace.
PubUo lotteries are part of the
Itatllan life, and bring to the state
such comfortable amounts that
there Is little thought of ever giv
ing them up. Besides, they are
hallowed by centuries of sanction.
Every week there Is a new draw
ing of lucky numbers in Rome, Tu
rin, Naples, Milan, Bologna, Flor
ence, and every town and hamlet
Henceforth this drawing will be
made, so far as Rome Is concerned,
In the historic Flrenze palace,
where Mussolini holds some of his
most Important government meet
ings. '
The drawing Is done by a child
of tender years, usually an orphan.
In order that no charge of "crook
edness' mar be made. The young
ster plunges his hand Into an
equivalent of a Jury wheel and
draws out five numbers, each of
which Is less than one hundred.
Betting is done in various ways,
but always through tickets pur
chased from men on principal
street corners. The better may
wager his money on an "ambo,'
that Is, on two of the five num
bers, on a "terno," or three,
"quaterno," of four, and a "cln
qulna," ot aU fire.
If the two numbers he has bet
upon are among the five lucky
ones, the better receives 50 lire
for every one bet. If he wins on
three he receives 24,000 lire 41,
20O for every lire. If he wins on
four and five he gets from 60,000
lire up for each one bet. But the
large winners do not receive aU
they win. All above a certain fig
ure goes to tne government.
The better may also play lot
teries of other cities through the
headquarters at Rome. He may
bet too on what Is called a "route,"
the circle ot the principal lotteries
of Italy.
AMERICAN TALKIES
LAG ON CONTINENT
Paris (LP) The hundred per cent
American "talkie" will not succeed
In continental Europe, according to
a competent authority on the inter'
national cinema.
Thee restrictive measures taken
by thj French cinema control
commission, which would distribute
seven French films for every foreign
license granted, and which the
French now want to reduce to a
proportion of four to one, may be
rendered unnecessary by the talkie.
The talkie has captured England
and English speaking countries.
The United States is assured of
even greater moving picture pres
tige uirougnoui uie jsngitsn speak
ing world. But the pure talkie, de
pending on spoken words for its
dramatic appeal, will not go where
English 1s not understood. The mu
sical comedy type of talkie is, how
ever, a startling success, such as
"The Innocents of Europe," or Al
Jolson's "Jazz singer." French au
diences jam the doors to see them,
but the development of the talkie Is
henceforth going to be the one ma
jor problem for the directors of the
big cinema combinations.
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STORIES
THE MAGIC
By Mary Graham Bonner
"I waa sitting, or maybe you'd
say standing," began the little
black clock, "on the desk In the
back hall Just where I had been
aU my ure.
"The afternoon had been a glori
ous one. It bad rained."
At first Peggy and John began to
laugh. Then they remembered
some of the wonderful things that
had happened on rainy days,
games in the top part of the gar
age, for instance.
"The children it was long before
your time were playing blind
man's buff and they played right
In the back hall, Jumping over the
lower part of the banister to keep
watching them that I couldn't bear
to go ahead with the time.
"It was then I made my wish.
And it was then the choice was
given to me.
"It didn't take me long to decide.
1 will be willing.' I said, 'to stand
quite still at 7 o'clock all my life.
If I may have the power to turn
backwards or forwards to any other
tune I choose.'
"Then the magle was put into
my works. So you see I can take
you back to any time you wish for
we're going to be friends and have
adventures."
"Oh, yes," both children agreed.
as tney sat beside tne clock on the
wide prairie.
"The one who brought the magic
was a grandfather clock. He was
very, very old and he was kept and
loved even if he couldn't tell the
time. Something the way it is with
me.
"You tee, his great grandfather
and my great, great grandfather
had been friends In their childhood.
They had been made in the same
shop, and he wanted to do some
thing for the great, great grandson
of his old friend."
"Wasn't that fine of him?" John
exclaimed.
"So you see how it happened." the
clock nodded. "But llstenl Let's
play blind man's buff right now and
I'U turn "round and 'round. And
when you catch me I'U stop at
Just that time;"
Tomorrow "Blind Man's Buff
Klagenfurt. Austria W Duke
Dimitrl von Leuchtenberg, who re
cently was married, ha purchased
for 4,000,000 Austrian shillings
from Count Benckel-Donnersmarck
the castle of Porcla in Lavantal,
known to all tourist la Carlnthla.
This is the biggest real estate deal
in Austria since the war. The castle
was built in 1537.
Stockholm, VP) American dra
mas have been ao successful here
that the Royal Dramatic Theater of
ber of them in the coming season.
Stockholm plans to present a num-
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FRENCH CASINOS
TAKE HUGE SUMS
FROM BRITISHERS
Pari VP) Gambling fever has
British holiday maker In it grip,
and the gambler are pouring their
shillings and pounds Into France in
almost enough volume to pay the
French war debt to Britain..
Within a few hours travel ot
southern England, including Lon
don, there are dozens of French
seaside resorts, and all these re
sorts have casino. Le Tonquet,
Deauvllle, Trouville and Dlnard, are
the chief ones, but there are scores
of smaller ones studding the emer
aid Coast. The Le Touquet casino
alone made 2,000,000 last year, and
the French government collected
more than that In taxes.
British consuls are kept busy
sending the losers back to England.
Belgium has now added to the fa
cilities for taking the British trip
pers money by making roulette le
gal in all Belgian casinos. Roulette
ha hitherto been more or less con
fined to Monte Carlo.
There seems to be not the slight
est chance of a reform wave atrik
lng France and causing prohibition
ox gam o ling, wnicn happened peri
odically before the war. The reason
Is that the government makes mil.
lions from gambling by taxation.
ey badly.
SENATE PROBE OF
SHIP LOBBY BEGINS
(Continued from page 1)
William B. Shearer, self-styled na
val expert, which began Friday.
Shortly alter the morning aesslon
opened Attorney Daniel F. Cohalan
of New York, representing Shearer,
asked that his client be the first
witness.
"I submit to the committee," he
said, "that in the face of charge
made against Shearer by the presi
dent and by senator Robinson, dem
ocrat, Arkansas on the floor of the
senate, that he should be given an
opportunity to state what he did at
Geneva.
"What Shearer did at that con
ference was to uphold the adminis
tration in power in it fight for
parity at sea."
Chairman Shortridge declined to
grant Cohalan' request and Clinton
L. Bardo, president of the New York
Shipbuilding company, was called
a tne urn witness.
Shearer sat in the front row. H
was nattily dressed in a blue cult
He wore a red-striped tie and a silk
handkerchief projected from hi
pocket..
One of the first question Short
ridge asked Bardo was whether he
would submit the company' record.
-we have nothing to conceal,"
aid Bardo. "We are her voluntarily
at the request of the committee and
we are ready and willing to give the
oommltte all information it desire
with regard to Mr. Shearer."
Bardo explained his company is
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the rcnnsrola
He said he had read of the Gen
eva conference several month be
fore in newspaper but was not par
ticularly interested in It, although
he admitted there wa provision in
the contract that would require or
cancelling of contract if limitation
was agreed upon.
Bardo said he had no one repre
senting him at the Geneva confer
ence.
"Did you have any one employed
In connection with that conference r"
"Yes."
Bardo said Shearer wa employed
at a conference In New York March
17, 1937, at which were present a
Mr. Hunter, counsel for the New
York Shipbuilding company: F. O.
Palen. vice president of the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry-
dock company and S. W, Wakeman,
vice-president of the Bethlehem
Shipbuilding company.
"What was the agreement with
Shearer?" Shortridge asked.
"The agreement was that he go
to Geneva as an observer and report
proceedings and the trend ot events
and provide information not in the
newspapers which would be of in
terest to the shipbuilding Industry,"
Bardo replied.
The witness explained his com
pany was confronted at that time
with the necessity of deciding whe
ther It was to continue in the ship
building business or convert Its fac
tories Into electrical eaulDment
plants. The outcome of the confer
ence, he said, naturally would af
fect their decision.
He then explained that he was
Interested in the "trend" of the con
ference rather than the "decision"
of the conference.
"What Instructions did vou rftn
Shearer?" Bardo was asked.
'He was instructed to be an ob
server and report nothing more."
be replied.
Bardo said he understood that
the agreement with Shearer was to
remain in effect only for the dura
tion or tne Geneva conference.
The committee ordered Bardo to
turn over to it an account of all
money of other shipbuilding com
panies for lobbying purposes that
he had bandied and the records of
his company for the last five years.
ine snipouuaing executive turned
over the committee report he had
received rrom Shearer at Geneva.
Senator Robinson asked how
many times Shearer was employed
for lobbying. Bardo replied that
Shearer was hired twice first In
December, 1028, In connection with
merchant marine work and later
for the Geneva conference.
Bardo denied that the shlrjbulld-
lng companies had any Idea of dis
rupting th Geneva conference.
"They merely wanted to know what
the government would do," be said.
'And yon thought Shearer could
find out?" Robinson asked.
"Ye.-
Bardo said he received severs! re
port from Shearer that he did
not read because hi secretary had
described them as "bunk."
He added, press reports were In
dicating clearly the trend the con
ference was taking and that Shear
er' report were of very little ub
to nis company.
Paris VP) A French Journalist
who searched police files found that
4,000 women disappear in Paris
each year. The majority of them
are found. A large pronortloln axe
girls of from 15 to IS years of age.
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KING MICHAEL'S
CHILDHOOD NOT
OVERLY JOYFUL
Bucharest, (IP) King Michael or
Mlhal of Rumania, youngest of
Europe's ruler, is hardly to be en
vied. He has, of course, all that
mother love and attention which
Is indispensable to any seven-year-
old child, but It la also tne ben
eficiary of the love and watchful
ness of some 17,000,000 citizens, and
at times their blessings are a trifle
too much for him.
It appears that everyone In tne
country who identifies Michaels
well-being with that of tne nation
wishes to make the King's care
his special affair. It must be consid
ered that under such circum
stances the young monarch's free
dom of action Is neccessarlly
limited. His health must be watch
ed; he Is not permitted to speak
to unauthorized persons; special
care Is given to the choice of his
playmates and to the etiquette and
procedure to be followed when he
goes visiting or takes part In state
ceremonies.
All In all. Michael is probably,
of the several European rulers, the
most difficult to be approach eo. it
ia harder, for Instance, to obtain
an audience with this wide-awake,
spirited boy, who would rather
abandon himself In play than take
up any of the seemingly more im
portant matter of life, than it I
to aee tne pope in Kome or tne
King of England.
Michael arises at eight: his dress
of the domestic household instead
and toilet Is attended to by women
or by male servant. They also
serve him his first breakfast, which.
being purely Rumanian, consists of
either a cup of simple milk-coffee
of cocoa. Thi nourishment stays
his appetite until ten when he has
second breakfast of sort-Dolied
egg or Juicy and tender beefsteak.
He is then placed in the hands ol
group or gymnastic instructors
and ordinance officers, who attend
htm while be rides his pony.
up until now, nowever, instruc
tions has claimed but a little of the
King' time, although his lively
spirit and sharp understanding has
proved some compensation for his
flagging perserverance.
remaps Michael's greatest pleas
ure comes from his Journeys to his
grandmother In Cotrocenl palace,
which is situated far from the
noise and bustle of the capital city.
Th young King love fairy tales
and he knows of no on who can
tell them in such a wonderful man
ner a Queen Marie.
Everything considered there Is
not very great difference be
tween thl healthy, lively and oc
casion ally naughty, boy and other
boy of hi own age. Yet here lies
a gulf between th King and the
Rumanian people. They would
like to see him a soon a possible
ascend the throne and rule over
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spend all of his childhood day In
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DEPORTATION ENDS
ROMANCE OF PAIR
Buffalo (IT Romantlo smuggling
has palled on James J. Pfelffer. M
who recently was fined $25 and saw
his sweetheart deported to Canada.
A love affair cropped up between
the youth and a charming colleen,
Anna Touhey, fresh from th rural
districts of Roscommon county
Ireland. In Quebec, Anna told
James she wanted to come to th
"land ot the free." Pfelffer smug.
Iged her across on a Lake Erie
ferry where th girl was arrested
when casually questioned by offi
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BIOGRAPHY OF "UNCLE JOE"
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