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THE CAPITAL JOUKNAL. SALEM. OREGON
. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1930
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Salem, Oregon
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Auto Liability Insurance
One of the subjects that will occupy the attention of the
legislature is that of compulsory automobile liability insur
ance, to force recompense for automobile casualties and ac
cidents. Other states have legislated upon this subject. In Ohio,
Maine, Connecticut, New York, Utah, South Dakota and
others owners of automobiles carrying passengers for hue,
such as busses and taxicabs, are compelled to carry liability
insurance. Some states have enacted laws making it com
pulsory upon "drive-it-yourself" companies to provide proof
of financial responsibility to pay a judgment for damages
that may be awarded against them.
The Massachusetts law. enacted in 1925 and made ef
fective in 1927, compels every operator of a motor vehicle to
provide an insurance policy on surety bond of $5-10,000 or
deposit cash or securities of So.000 to cover accidents on
public highways. It does not apply to non-residents, nor
does it cover accidents upon private property.
Two other plans have received attention, one of which
the Stone pane, has been adopted. The other is a compel
sation scheme similar to the workmen's compensation acts.
The Stone plan has been adopted in Connecticut and Rhode
Island, Maine, Isew Hampshire, iSevr lork and Jcw Jersey.
Variously modified it requires:
Any person who violates certain sections o( the motor vehicle law
or who becomes Involved in an accident, or the person In whose name
the auto is registered, or both, to furnish proof of financial responsibility
to satisfy any claim for damp.ee for injury or death to a person to at
least $10,000 and $1,000 for damage to property. Such proof may be
furnished in the form of a policy of Insurance, surety bond or a deposit
of cash or securities. Failure to supply such proof leads to a revocation
ot license and suspension of the registration. A man has a choice either
to be careful In the operation of his car so that no accident will occur or
to xurnlsh security In some form.
Under the compensation plan, as under the workmen's
laws, the liability of car owners will be limited, but without
regard to wno was to blame lor the accident.
The Revolutionary Spiral
The recent deposing of Alexis Ivanovitch Rykoff as pre-
mier of Russia by Joseph Stalin, secretary of the Communist
party and real dictator of the Soviet state shows that the
Russian revolution is running true to revolutionary form
and whirling around the cycle of the revolutionary spiral
just as the French revolution did. One by ono the original
leaders of the revolt are deposed, and sent into exile, just as
the French leaders were sent to the guillotine. Perhaps Sta
lin will fall like the rest and a man on horseback emerge
triumphant to restore order out of chaos, or it may be that
Stalin himself continue the Russian .Napoleon.
Rykoff, who has been the leader of the so-called right
wing opposition, as Irotsky was of the left wing, has before
this suffered "discipline", but he has given himself whole
heartedly to the revolutionary cause, only to be ousted from
reward in case of its possible eventual success.
Rykoff is the son of a Finnish peasant and has been ac
tive in the Bolshevist faction of the social Democratic party
since 1903. lie experienced exile in Siberia and was a close
friend of Lenin's. In 1924, he took over the nominal place
that Lenin held and has since occupied the highest offices.
Twice his health has broken from overwork but that does
not save him for he stands in the way of Stalin's ambition.
So Rykoff, despite his faithfulness to the cause, is ruth
lessly disposed of because of party differences and joins the
ranks of the ousted, which include Trotsky, Bucharin, Kam
eneff, Zintvieff, Radek and Preobcasheski and others whose
laithtulness to Communist cause was no more doubted than
their capacity for leadership.
The fact that such leaders can be shelved speaks well
for the impersonal discipline of the Communist nartv which
ruthlessly casts aside its creators on the ukase of those who
have usurped authority.
Football Subsidies
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia uni
versity, proposes that endowments be raised for college
sports. A suggestion like this shows that the thinking of
even a clear thinker becomes muddled at times.
What Dr. Butler means, of course, is not college sports
but football, which has become a commercialized industry
and is no longer to be classed with the sports. If he had
suggested the profits of football be utilized to endow uni
versities, he would have made a constructive suggestion.
No endowments are needed for college sports. Students
would continue to play tennis, golf, hand-ball, hockey, squash,
baseball and other games if there were no great stadiums or
high priced coaches in existence. Subsidies are not neces
sary for student sports, open to the rank and file. Football.
on the other hand, is confined to a small, selected group and
the great mass of students participate only as Sectators,
along with alumni and the general public.
The over emphasis placed on football does more harm
than good and detracts rather than adds to scholarship, the
main purpose of the university. It i not at all essential to
the existence of a real university. Yet the football machine
is permitted to dominate university life and none dare op
pose it not even Dr. Butler.
WHAT DR. BUTLER OBJECTS TO
HOLDS
52,000
ROTH GROCERY
CHANGES NAME
Bids for the remodeling of the
iocation bemg discarded by the Roth
Grocery company and to be occu
pied by the F. W. Grand stores or
ganization will be opened in the
oiflce of Frank Struble, architect,
Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. All
bids will be telegrapned ea't for
confirmation and approval and the
successful bidders will not be an
nounced nntu a reply Is received.
There are four general contractors,
for electrical firms and four plumb
ing firms bidding on the recon
struction. Wednesday marks the clow of
SI years in business bv the Roth
Orocery company, with Theo. Roth,
B. J. Roth and L. H. Barrett tak
ing their Interests out ot the retail
department and centralUlng on the
Willamette Grocery company, whole
sale hcu?e. The new grocery will
be known as the Model Food' Mar
ket and located Immediately south
and adjoining the city hall on North
Hinh street. Associated In the new
enterprise are Ed Srhunke, Arthur
J. Engelbart and William F. For
llch. Preliminary moving Is un
der way in the new store will be
formally opened to the public for
business Friday.
Immediate reconstruction at the
old location will start as soon as
tne eastern firm awards the con
tracts, probably within a few dars
after word Is received here, Struble
beUeTes.
Cfjwrtajht Pru PuV.i.l.in; Cm 1' 'Stm York Wot Id) 19M
TEACHERS OF
STATE FOR FREE
SCHOOL BOOKS
Portland W Governor - Elect
Julius U Meier expressed hearty
approval of the Oregon State
Teachers' association resolution
favoring free text books for Oregon
school children. In his addrflh
Tuesday before the group. He wel
corned the delegates to the first
general assembly.
"Thus far, as a business man, I
hava been centering my attention
on the financial conditions which
Oregon faces," Meier said. "Your
meeting has brought to mind the
many Interesting problems of edu
cation in our state. The questions
are vital, and decisions and policies
cannot be determined hastily."
Other speakers heard during the
morning session were, R. R. Turner,
retiring president; Dr. Boyd H.
Bode, Ohio State university; Dr.
Willis A. Sutton, Atlanta, Ga su
perintendent of schools, and Cam'
eron Beck, personnel director of
the New York stock exchange. The
afternoon was to be devoted to de
partmental meetings.
Portland, Teachers of Ore
gon Tuesday stood In favor of free
text boofcs lor pupils or the state,
but at the same time opposed any
plan for state printing ani publica
tion of the text books.
Resolutions to this effect were
adopted at the last session on
Monday's program of the Oregon
State Teachers' association meet
ing here.
C. W. Boetticher of The Dalles
was elected vice president and will
succeed to the presidency next year.
mat iree texiDoou snould be
furnished to the school children of
the state of Oregon seems to be de
sirable," the Teachera resolution
read. Another section said "the
association Is unalterably opposed,
to state printing and public.ijn of ,
textbooks." I
L. W. Turnbull of North Bend I
presided at the session, stepping up
from vice president, E. H. Hed-i
rick of Med ford was elected mem
ber of the board of trustees to rep
resent the state at large.
H. R. Goold of Eiurene. was elect
ed representative of district 3; Fred
Peterson, Klamath Falls, represen
tative of dutr let 3, and Austin Lan
dreth. Pendleton, representative of
District 4.
The teachers wound up Monday's
session late in tne afternoon, can
celling the night meeting to enable
all to attend the Covered Wagon
centennial program here.
Equalized educational onortunltv
for all school children of Oregon is
the objective of the Oregon educa
tional plan, as outlined by O. A.
Howard, state superintendent at
Eugene. This plan favors a cen
tralized state system, enlargements
of units of school costs, develop
ment or county organization to in
sure a staff of trained and expert
educational officers, standards of
training, certification and salarv.
and provisions for retirement to In
sure a stable and permanent teach
ing profession of a high type, and
an Integrated and unified school
system, the speakers said.
The legislative committee appoint
ed two years ago to study the situa
, tlon, does not believe It Is advisable
at this time to recommend a system
lor state printing of textbooks.
This was the decision reached at a
meeting here following two years'
intensive study of tlie question. The
commission roted five to two against
recommending state printing of texts
to the legislature.
Two members, H. H. Weather
spoon of Elgin, chairman, and Ar
thur Brock of the state printing de
partment, voted for state printing.
The other members, James H. E.
Scott of Milton, Colon R. Eberhard
ot La Grande, Ralph S. Hamilton of
Bend, R. R. Turner of Dallas, and
A. C. Hampton of Astoria, voted
against the plan.
Brock estimated the cost of the
necessary plant at $100,600, and sug
gested $150,000 as tri? amount neces
sary for a revolving fund to insure
operation.
Eberhard voted against the plan,
he said, because of his belief that
the state In Its present financial
condition, could not afford to make
the necessary expenditures.
Weatherspoon supported state
printing on the groumls the activi
ties of pub'ishers Indicated existence
of a "trust."
SOCIETY TO FROLIC
Scio The Sokol society of Sclo
has sent out programs of the play
and dance to be given at the Z. C.
B. J. hall In Sclo Wednesday eve
Klngwood The Raymond Comp-
tons of Wallace and Glenn Creek
roads, left for a fortnight's stay at
their homestead at Alsea. The Miss
es Hazel and Vina Emmett and Ar
nold Coffel spent a few days with
the Comptons at Alsea, returning
the first of the week.
PROBE VALUE
POWER PLANT
AT OAKGROVE
Public service commission has
scheduled a hearing in the valua
tion proceedings on the Oak Grove
project of the Pacific Northwest
Public Service company to be held
January 14 In Portland.
Other hearings scheduled lor
next month:
January 8, Oregon City, continu
ation of hearings relative to the
baby home grade crosslny between
Park Place and Oregon City and
the 17th street crossing in Oregon
City.
January 8, Pendleton, applica
tion of Umatilla Indian agency for
a grade crossing across the tracks
of the O. W. R. & N. Co,
January 9, St. Helens, application
of Columbia county for a grade
crossing across the S. P. as S. tracks
near Clatskanle.
January 10, Rockaway, rehear-
lngs on the tariff of the Rockaway
Beach Water company and the
Garibaldi Beach Water company.
January 14, Portland, application
of the Southern Pacific company
and other lines relative to tariff
affecting rules governing minimum
charge for long and bulky articles;
Wasco Warehouse Milling Co., and
others vs. O. W. R. tic N. Co., and
others; coordination of motor trans-
pore
January 27, Albany, grade sepa
ration one mile north of Albany.
January 28, Roseburg, application
of Douglas county for grade cross
ing across Southern Pacific tracks.
January 29, Medford, application
of city of Medford for grade cross
ing across Southern Pacific tracks
at Fourth street and at Eighth
street.
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Wiilliue.
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ALL DRUGGISTS SELL
A
Happy
New Year
May 1931 brine; to you and youri
a year of happiness and prosperity
h tho sincere wish of every offi
cer and director here at the United
. States National.
And we shall welcome the oppor
tunity to co-operate with you In
every way possible to insure suc
cess In your business and finan
cial affairs.
.United States
National Bank
Salem Oregon
CHINESE TRAIN
ATTACKED AND
80 ARE KILLED
Pel ping, China (IF A passenger
train on the Pelplng-Mukden line
as attacked on Saturday by ban
dits. Official advices estimated that 80
passengers had been killed In the
attack. Twenty others were kid
naped by the bandits.
The .pelping-Mukden line runs
from the old "northern" capital to
Tientsin and then along the gulf of
Llatung to Mukden, the caoltal of
Manchuria.
The bandit horde attacked the
train on Saturday afternoon after
derailing the locomotive. The train
was looted. The kidnaped passen
gers were err led away by the
bandits.
Forty-seven persons were Injured
In the attack.
The bandits tore up tracks la
front of the speeding passenger
train and the locomotive was de
railed, wrecking nine coaches. Two
coaches caught fires or were set
afire by the brigands and some
passengers trapped Inside were
burned to death.
The coaches were ransacked by
the bandits.
The attack was considered the
worst railway holdup In China In
many years.
STABILlTYOF
SILVER NEEDED
FOR PROSPERITY
Slit Lake City, Ntah (U! If the
United Slates Is to regain It lucra
tive Oriental trade, sliver must be
brought bark to a position approxi
mating stability. Governor George
H. Dern told the Pacific coast ec
onomic conference Monday night.
The Utah executive addressed
educators from 24 wcrtern colleges
and universities, here to discuss
economic and educational problems.
Governor Dem said a contribut
ing factor In the present world
wide depression was the fall In
silver price the metal dropped from
57 cents an ounce In January, 1929.
to Jl cents today. He pointed out
how the price recession and decline
in Oriental trade went hand In
hand.
"In 1929 our Oriental trade had
developed to a $2,000,000,000 enter
prise," he asserted. "Our exports
to Asia dropped $70,000,000 the
first five months of this year. In
January ot this year our India Im
ports represented $83,000,000 and In
July thpy had dropped to $45,000,000.
The Chines trad, decline was even
greater."
Governor Dern then went on to
say that India and China were the
principal silver users In the world.
Together they consumed 70 per cent
of the world production In 1939. He
pointed out that the sliver drop was
largely caused by Oreat Britain
dumping tho white metal on the
market and added that low sUver
had crippled the buying power of
India and China.
Suggested remedies were men
tioned: 1 Senator William King's pro
posal of an International conference
to stabilise the price.
2 The proposal to lend several
hundred million ounces of sUver to
China and persuade the Oriental
war lords to cease their Incessant
internecine wars and direct ener
gies toward national development.
S Senator Key Fittmans oenei
that the Immediate remedy lay In
persuading the English government
in India to desist d'-mplnj silver on
the market.
Governor Dern said there would
never be silver overproduction. He
pointed out that It was merely a
by-product of other metals and must
necessarily keep pace with their
production.
Professor T. J. Nylander of Occi
dental college, Los Angeles, spoke
at length on the silver question.
He felt that the silver problem
would be partially solved by the
Industrialization of China which, he
felt, was about to occur.
NO RECOGNITION
OF NEW REGIME
IN GUATEMALA
Washington WV-Tha American
legation at Guatemala City on In
structions of the Mate department
has Informed the Guatemalan gov
ernment the United States will not
recognize the regime of President
Orellana.
Department officials refused to
comment. It was said on high au
thority, however, that the disin
clination to extend recognition to
Guatemala was based on the terms
of the treaty of 1923 which set
forth Uie conditions under which
new regimes In Central Am.rica
may be recognised.
The attitude of tho state depart
ment was asserted to be that the
Orellana regime came to power
through a ctvll coup d'etat, and not
under constitutional provisions al
lowing recognition under the terms
of the treaty.
Klngwood Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
Bogne and ion of Portland, visited
at the Bernard Benson home on
Riverside drive and Klngwood Ter
race, over the week end between
Chrtetmas and New Year's day. Mr.
Boftne 1 a brother of Mrs. Benson.
CURED WITHOUT OPERA
TION OR LOSS Or TIME
DR. MARSHALL
S3 OREGON BUIUHNO
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NEW RECORDS FOR
A NEW YEAR
Here You Will Find All the Essentials
and Yes All the Extras, Too,
for Starting the New Year
Right
i TRANSFER FILES BLANK BOOKS
INVENTORY SHEETS CARD FILES
LOOSELEAF BINDERS DATE PADS
LETTER FILES CASH BOOKS
Phone 61 and Our Representative Will Call
Commercial Book Store
163 North Commercial St. A. A. Gueffroy
134 North Liberty Street
Phones 1S83-1S86-1S87
Roth Grocery Company
SALEM, OREGON
DEC. 30, 1930
To our customers and friends:
December 31st closes thirty-one years of a suc
cessful grocery business and we take this method of
thanking our many customers and friends for the
loyal support they hare given us through the years-
"We have leased our building for other store pur
poses and are making a chauge in the personnel of
the company. Mr. Theo. Roth, Mr. E. J. Roth and
Mr. L. II. Barnett are taking their interests in the
Willamette Grocery Co., a wholesale grocery firm
which the Roth interests have sponsored and of
which Mr. Theo. Roth has been manager for the past
eleven years- Mr. Edward Schunke, Mr. Arthur J.
Engelbart and Mr. Wm. F. Perlich have taken over
the stock and fixtures and are moving them to a new
store building next to the City Hall on High street
where they will be open for business on January 2nd.
We bespeak for them the business you have given us
in the past and their years of experience with us and
the ability of each one of them, we believe, will as
sure you as good or perhaps even better service tlum
we have been able to render.
The new store will be -known as the MODEL
FOOD MARKET, and a visit to it will convince you
that it is all its name implies.
Again thanking you for your patronage and ex
tending to you the greetings of the season, we re
main, Yours very truly,
Roth Grocery Company