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MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1932 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON CapitaUjJournal Salem, Oregon Established March 1. IBM An Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except 8unday at 136 8. commercial Btreei GEORGE PUTNAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By carrier Id cents a week; 45 cents a month; $5.00 a year In advanct By mail In Marlon, Polk. Linn and Yamhill counties, ma month SO cents; 9 months 11.25; t months 12.23; t year $4.00. Elsewhere 60 cenu. a month; 6 months $2.75; $5O0 a year In advance. FULL LEASED WtltH SERVICE OF THK ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS - - The Associated press Is exclusively of all news dispatches credited to It paper and also local news published "With or without of feme to friendt or foei I sketch your world exactly as it got." Byron The Farm Board Surplus. Last week when Secretary Hyde announced that the farm board intended to market some of its surplus wheat abroad, wheat prices crashed all over the world and over night the American farmers sustained a loss of fifty million dollars in value of wheat still held on farms. As long as the farm board keeps its surpus intact, it keeps prices depressed, ruins markets for new crops and abandons world markets to competitive nations. Every effort to dispose of any portion, sends the market into a tailspin. Meanwhile storage and depreciation charges are costing the taxpayer additional mil lions monthly. This costly elementary lesson in Hoover economics hasn't however, taught the leaders of farm organizations, whose political pressure forced the creation of the farm board, anything, for they are actively fighting every effort made in congress for abolition of the farm board. They have learned nothing from the costly folly of spending hundreds of millions in pegging the price of wheat and cotton by keep ing buyers from buying, but are also again urging the old export debenture and stabilization fee quackeries to addi tionally mulct the taxpayer without relieving the farmer. Representatives of the various farm bodies are now go ing so far as to protest to a senate committee against the Borah bill to restrict salaries paid by the farm boards co operative organizations to $15,000 a year, and defend the $50,000 and $75,000 salaries now paid, which Senator Borah declares graft. It is small wonder the farmers get nothing for their crops. The attitude of these farm organization heads in de fending .both the costly and futile farm board and its out rageous salaries is however, consistent, for they are all poli ticians farming the farmer for their own salaries and politi cal prestige, just as the farm board is doing. They are mak ing too much out of utilizing politics as a cure-all for eco nomic ills, to drop a good thing. All that politicians do for the farmer is to exploit him. Our State Grange has been perverted into a political ma chine for the leaders, with eyes on public office. The form er master of the Grange secured appointment as state mar ket agent. His successor, is now a candidate for secretary ot state and his successor running for congress. And num erous omer urange leaders counter. But to get back to the farm board and its surplus. The only sensible thing is to abolish the board and turn its affairs over to the department of agriculture to wind up. No use of two farm bureaus. The surplus wheat, should all be given away like the 40 millions bushels was, to needy humans and starving cattle. It should be gotten rid of as quickly as pos sible to give the coming crop a provide suffering people with just as much as so much money, for by the taxpayers, and the better for everybody. Income Taxes Falling Off Incomes in Oregon in 1931 netted the government $442, 252 in federal income taxes, Clyde G. Huntley, collector of internal revenue, announces. Taxes collected' last year for 1930 amounted to $815,836, or $373,584 more than was col lected this year. There were 32,185 returns filed this year as compared to 3b,U37 last year including both taxable and non-taxable incomes. Preliminary reports of tabulations received at Washing ton indicate a similar falling off in income tax payments over me nation, ihis will mean a decrease in revenues much greater than estimated by the treasury department and in crease the national deficit materially. All of this emphasizes the need of additional taxation, as well as the urgency of reduction in expenditures. The house has already voted a surtax reaching a maximum rate of 65 percent on incomes exceeding 5 million dollars annual ly, raising of the normal tax on incomes of $8,000 a year or more from 5 to 7 percent, and refused exemption of income taxes paid in foreign lands, thus taking a crack at American industrialists, who have been forced by tariff reprisals to establish branch factories abroad. This seems like "soaking the rich" but the emergency justifies a return to war time rates and it must be remem bered that every other country taxes wealth to a far greater extent than the United Slates does. And the coalition reve nue bill also provides for n tax on everybody, rich and poor alike, in the sales tax, the only alternative bJing excise taxes on luxuries nnd nuisance taxes. Probably eventually all these tax increases w ill be necessary to balance the budget. All other countries have them all nnd the United t Sates cannot expect to remain an exception. Congressmen, however, who blithely vote additional taxes on everybody, will be illogical unless they drastically slash all government salaries, including their own, and abol ish needless bureaus which can be dispensed with, without crippling the necessary functions of government. Meanwhile the legalization of beer and the imposition of a stiff tax upon it, would go far to solve the problem of raising additional revenue, while the repeal of prohibition and a return to the excise taxes on liquor would automatical ly transfer the racketeer and rum king profits to the na tional treasury and end the vicious circle of depletion of national revenues. OPERATION AVOIDED Waldo Hills A. Archibald, mho underwent an operation at the Salem hospital ten days ato. Is aaM to be tettlnt aloiia very well For a time It was feared a second operation would have to be per. loaned before b could recover but cow It seems he is recovering with out K. Mountain View The Misses Elea. nor and ooralene Brwtas, who have been tcachlnj the Mountain View rhool this rear, have been re-elected for anoilier year, by the mem bers of the school board at a re cent meeting. lis. Telephone i681. Newt 4tm Editor and Publisher entitled to the use for publication or not otherwise credited In this nereln. are seeking soots at tne pie market, and at the same time food. Of course it is a dole, but it has already been paid quicker it is consumed the MRS. jrl.F. RLTl'RNS Auburn Mr. Edward Jel of Lot Angeles, Calif, was visiting rel atives and friends In the community last week. When Mrs. Jele led here five years ago she was la a serious condition of health, how ever, she la now enjoying very good health. Mrs. Jelt has a son In Los Angeles Accompanying Mrs. Jele la her dauahter. Mr a. Elsie Km la of Minneapolis. Minn, who has been rtstttng In California, and a dauah-ter-in-law, Mrs. Jo William tlcuise of Los Anorlra, also a friend. Miss Phe Ionise Kaggemaa of Minneapo WHAT HAS TRIBUTE TO BRYAN UPON HIS BIRTHDAY By MILTON A. MILLED William Jennlng3 Brran was one of the world's greatest characters. He talked to more people, perhaps, than any living man and gave more of his time to public questions than any other American statesman. He always espoused the cause of the plain people, and was, therefore. known as the great commoner. He was elected to congress In 1890. The Nebraska press gave him credit for making the most brilliant campaign ever made in that state. During his first term In congress he delivered his famous "tariff speech" which brought him Into prominence over night. He was at that time 30 years of age. The Washington "Post" said there was hardly anything else talked about except the brilliant speech of the young Nebraskan In the house. The New York Times said "he was the best tariff speaker the house had produced for years.' The New York World said one member had ever received such an ovation. Mr. Bryan at this time was 30 years of aire. In 1892 he was re nominated for congress. HI district had been aerrvmand- ea. prominent republican sneakers from outside of tlie state were sent Into the district. Among them was wiinani J. McKinley and Flrealarm foraker. Mr. Bryan won bv a narrow mar gin. It was during his second term In congress that he delivered his sec ond speech against the uncondl tlonal repeal of the 8herman law. When he began his speech his time was limited. It was extended and extended until he had occupied neany tnree nours. Many noted men said that was the greatest speech that was made on I lie money question during that congress. Among them were Burke Ccnorcan of New York, William L. Wilson of West Virginia, uid Sena tor Burrows of Michigan. Mr. Bryan at llus time was 33 years of age. In U1H6 Mr. Brvnn was nominated for the presidency. He was at that time 38 years of aw. It was my plcnsure to sit In that great gath- erlni; as one of the delegates from the state of Oregon, and. I am proud to say, I went there a "Bry an man". It was an unusual con vention. Bryan as hardly mentioned In connection tilth the presidency Fortune fnvored him In this wav Two reivirta were made to the dele gates upon the money plank. It brought forth a great debate which lasted for more than three hours and 30 minutes, Mr. Bryan riming the discussion In what historians and writers usually term. "One of the great orations In American his. tory." I d wbt It ever a swech was mad in this great country of ours that had a greater elfcct than did Mr. Bryan's speech on that occasion Mark Sullivan says that It b one of the great orations ot American nistory. The closing words of this speech were: Having behind ui the producing masses of thrt nation and of the world, supported by the commercial Interest, and labor Interests, and tne toilers everywhere, we will answer Uieir demand for a gold standard by savins tn them -v. shall not press down upon In brow of labor tills crown of thorns. You shall not crutcify mankind upon tlie crow of gold." It was freely predicted after lrv. tlon that Mr. Bryan would pass Into oblivion, tint the money ques tion was settled, the silver issue was dead. But it Is a far different story today. Mr. Bryan is regarded as one of America's greatest states men, and the cause for which he so nobly fcujrrt Is a very live Issue, not HAPPENED TO WORLD TRADE. only In the United States but throughout the world. There Is now pending In tlie United States senate a bill provid ing for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at IS to 1. In this connection I wish to quote from tlie platform of 1896 upon which Mr. Bryan made his fight for the presi dency. "We are opposed to the Issuing of interest bearing bonds In time of peace. Congress alone has the power to coin and Issue money. We, therefore, denounce the issuance of notes Intended to circulate a money by national banks as In op position to the constitution. We demand that all paper money shall be a legal tender for all debts, shall be Issued by tlie government, and be redeemable in coin." There Is a growing demand for the proper recognition of sUver. We, of the Pacific coast, are losing mil lions upon millions of dollars of trade on account of foreign ex change. One-halt of the world's population are sUver using coun tries, since England discarded the gold standard she has about 30 per cent advantage of us In trade with silver using countries. Therefore, Victoria, British Columbia is re ceiving orders for lumber that ought to come to the United States; China, who very much desires to trade with us, says she cannot do so because It takes nearly 15 of their money to buy a (old dollar in the United States. In view of tlie above facts and world conditions I am sure that I am correct when I say -that time has vindicated Ml. Bryan's position upon the money question. In this connection I wish to state that no American Statesman has to his credit as many measures as Mr. Bryan advocated, and were adopted by the United States. Perhaps no candidate for the presidency of this groat country of ours was more abused, ridiculed and denounced as was Mr. Bryan In his famous campaign of "98. Coercion and threats were used to the limit; for Instance, I quote the fallowing; 'Tlie stockholders and officers of the Goodyear Rubber company wish lo have it distinctly understood that a vote for Bryan ai.d sewall on tlie part of any ol Its employes wui be regarded as an act commit ted directly against the welfare of the company and its employes; and any employs working for or voting the above mentioned ticket In the coming election, may expect to be regarded by the ollicers as antago nistic to the company ." I President Andrews of Brown university was dropped b-xause he was supporting Mr. Bryan. j A lawyer of prominence connect- , ed with a bank ot New York who I attended a Bryan meeting lost his i position and was compelled to sev er his connections with the Institu tion. 8ieinway Manufacturing company told their workers Saturday night i before the election that If Mr. Bryan was successful at the polls I the following Tuesday the whistle ot this institution would not blow. their Jobs would be lost. "The New York Tribune stated. 'that Mr. Bryan was very apt at lies, forgeries and blasphemy. He 1 go.-s down with tlie cause and must i abide with It In history. He was j tlie rival of Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr." i Bo 1 might go on and quote, but i this U aullicicut to remind my fel low citizens ot what actually hap ' pened. Mr. Bryan will live In rwrtory as one of the greatest ehampwna of , humanity, labor and Justice as ever ' graced tlie platform. His name and fame wltl grow brighter as the rears come and go. He was aa eloquent as Clay, as firm as Jackson, patrt 'otic as TVpshlngt ra. SILVER FALLS ROAD PETITIONED A petition signed by 104 residents of road district No. 23 has been filed with the county court asking for a change of routing of the sec ondary market road to South Stiver falls from the Drift creek route to the proposed Matheny route. In a letter attached to the peti tion and coming from S. P. Math eny he states that he has person ally interviewed every signer of the petition and finds that they stand as a unit in their view point as to the route. "They consider the Matheny route south of the South Falls the most feasible and desirable route, as a better grade, a shorter road, more scenic, more straightways and at least four times tlie people ac commodated." states Matheny's letter. "The valuation of the prop erty on this route is far In excess of the valuation on the other route. This will make a better road for the Silver ton loop by way of the Archi bald and Victor Point route, and at least two and one-halt miles short ex to S.ilem. "The people back of the falls who have access to etcher road have all signed this petition and have expressed their opinion that they would far rather have this road as a state highway than the other. We guarantee the right of way will cause no trouble and will not cost a dollar. These people are not only asking a change but are prac tically demanding It." Chapmans Visit; Are Honor Guests Haxel Green Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chapman Sr entertained recently with a dinner honoring Chrpman's sister. Mrs. Clara Chapman of Cor- vallis. Covers were placed for the honcri guest. Mrs. Chapman. Mr. and . Grant March, Mrs. Walter Stumi... incuse and daughter Donna Jean. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Dtmni rran and daughters Margaret Doro thy and Harriett. Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Maguren and children Rose mary and Richard, Jack Passett and tlie hosts. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chap man and son Vernon. Mrs. Chapman will remain as a houscgucst at hT brother's home for an indefinite period. ( KEEK WVlrrt HIGH Mehama Stout creek, which bor ders Mehama on one side, was up Saturday and carrying much mud dy water but it was not giving trou ble as it did last year. Heavy rains recently and the last two nights have caused the snow in the moun tains to melt and It has brought the little North Folk and the Santlara "P Seilbeii'llniing TiE'es AT NEW LOW PRICES CARL POWER ISSUE INJECTED INTO 1932 CAMPAIGN Washington. March 21 (LP! A sur vey of presidential candidates com paring their positions on the power question has been prepared by the national popular government league. It names Governor Franklin Roose velt of New York as' the publics greatest ally In this particular mat ter. An accompanying statement by IS senators and 22 representatives de clared the power question would be tlie major issue In the presidential campaign this year. The statement did not pledge the signers to sup port the league's rating of candi dates on the power lssua, Taking eight phases of the power question, Judson King, director of tlie league, listed each candidate as for or against public interest. Roose velt was listed as for the public on all eight. President Hoover was said to be for the public Interest on one phase, against it on six, and silent on the other. Speaker Garner of the house was rated as for the public on two and silent on six. Alfred E. Smith was listed for the public on 24, for private Interests on m, silent on four. Newton D. Baker of Ohio was rated as for the public on one phase, against it on six and silent on one. Governor Ritchie of Maryland, given the lowest rating of all from the public standpoint, was said to be for private Interests on seven points and silent on the eighth. The signers of the statement pro jecting the power issue as of para mount importance were: Democrats: Senators Costigan of Colorado, Dill of Washington. Gore of Oklahoma, Long of Louisiana. McKellar of Tennessee, Walsh of Montana and Wheeler of Montana; Republicans: Brookhart of Iowa, Cutting of New Mexico, Nye and Frazier of North Dakota, Norrts and Howell of Nebraska and Johnson of California: and Shipstead, farmer labor of Minnesota. Representatives, democrats: Can non and Romlue of Mossouri, Evans of Montana. Howard and Norton of Nebraska, Disney and Johnson of Oklahoma. Hill of Washington. Rai ney of Illinois, Thomason of Texas, Patteistm ot Alabama, Rankin and Collins of Mississippi, and Martin of Oregon; republicans: Schneider of Wisconsin. LaGuardia of New York, Horr of Washington, Christian and Selvig of Minnesota, J. H. Sinclair of North Dakota; farmer-labor. Kvale of Minnesota. JEFFERSON CLUBS ABE PARTY HOSTS Jeffe-:n Tlie 4-H sewing chit), assisted by th-?tr leader. Miss Fran ces Pierce, entertained with a Leap year party at the I.O.O.P. hall Fri day night. Cards, games and dancing were enjoyed and at a late hour re freshments were served by the club girls. Club members present were Syl via Vasek. Jessie Hart, Mervlne Thurston, Keithal Smith, Jean Mc- Kee and the leader. Miss Pierce. Guests present were Margaret, Coch- ran, Dorothy Marcum, Lucile Pratt, CalLsta Pratt, Lucile Barnes, Mclvln Morris, Clinton Hart, Francis Gat- chell, Milo Harris. Lester Stephen son, Robert Hart, Ralph Beach, Ro bert Gulvin, Maurice Man? is, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman W. Patton, Mrs. Flo Young. Miss Geraldlne Register, Miss Bertha Dillon, Miss Maude Durfee, Mrs. K. S. Thurston, Mrs. Paul McKee and Paul McKee. The 4-H home cookery club held a party Thursday night at the home of their leader, Mrs. Flo Young. The occasion was also the birthday anni versaries of two of the members, Peggy Nusbaum and Geraldlne Da rts. Games were played during the evening and refreshments served by the hostess. A lovely birthday cake baked by Mrs. Nitsbaum and decor ated with 12 candles, was the main attraction. Members present were Doris Rol and, Peggy Nusbaum, Geraldlne Davis, Geraldine Jones. Delia Ste phenson, Frances Weddle, Violet Chain, Katherine Foster, Carol Lynes and the hostess anf leader, Mrs. Flo Young. Bonlta Radford was special guest. Try Lrdla . Plnkrwrn's Vegetable Compound 'It', . S if jmz "Please Let Ms Alone" Out of joro.. .disagreeable! Lvdia E. Pink bam'i Vegetable Compound ha helped so many women wbosc nerves are raved hvthoscJrradlu "'monthly" headache. . HULTENBERG "THE TIRE MAN" LOCATION High and Center Sts. Dons Blake Says:- Man Superior lo Women; He Even Admits It. Bv DORIS BLAKE Women may be better typists than men, but in fundamental qual ities of makeup, Mr. Anonymous Jones thinks his sex Is far superior. Take loyalty, urges Mr. A. Jones. In blood ties, perhaps the sense is fairly well developed in women But in loyalty toward the business Job there Is none of the fierce loyalty in a woman that Is typical of the better grade of male employe. Take romanticism. "In spite ol woman's widely heralded romantic ism," Mr. A. Jones claims, "they are more practical, more material than men." Boys, he finds, are more will ing to accept financial hardships In order to mate. Few girls. In his ex perience, are willing to lower ma terially their standard of Iving to marry a young chap even though he shows promise of a future. "Yes." adds Mr. Jones, "I have known a number of young men who were willing to sacrifice, to lower their standard of living in order to marry, even though, as in many pro fessional cases, they realize such a marriage would definitely hinder their progress and arrival." And wo'man's opinion of herself Is, to her Mr. Jones tell It, nothing short of preposterous. In contrast to the other sex. she puts an uncon cessionably high value on herself. "What woman in the world was ever married that didn't think she was conferring the highest honor on a man in consenting to marry him?" asks A. Jones. True, she is honoring him but isn't he doing as much for her? (Ed. note: Who trained us along this line?) "Does it cost a woman any more to give herself in marriage than It does a man?" "Take date breaking," and Mr. Jones' last blast at us: "Women feel they can break dates without being called on the carpet and are great ly aggrieved if an issue is made out of it. But let a man try date break ing and an ulttmatrm Is delivered." Thats enough for todav, girls, isn't it? HANDY AIRPLANE BUILT BY BRITISH London. (LP) A general purpose airplane, with a spwd surpassed only by that of the latest types of specialized fighting planes, is the latest development In British mili tary aviation. The new "maid of all work" of the air is a Westland biplane, based in design on the well-known "Wa piti", but much faster. It also climbs much more rapidly and can operate at far greater heights than the "Wapiti", which Is the typical Brit ish general purpose machine. Among the many and varied dut ies required to be undertaken by the general purpose plane are reconnais sance, aerial photography, long range patrol work, message Inter cepting, army co-operation, ambu lance work, offensive and defensive fighting, and day bombing. Thus It will be gathered that a machine combining strength, durability, speed and easy maneuvering qualities Is demanded. Generally speaking, a considerable amount of speed has to be sacrificed, but It Is claimed that in the new machine, officially known as tlie P.V. 6. a sneed has been attained second only to that of fighting planes. Facts regarding the actual speeds attained at various heights remain an official secret for the- present, but a few details of construction are available. Buildings believed to be 4000 years old have been unearthed In Ork ney. Scotland. STOP THAT COLD DISTRESSING cold in chest or throat tjut so often lead, to something scrtuus geaerally responds to good old Musterole with the tint application. Should be more effective if used once every hour for fire hours. Thi, famous Mend of oil of mustard, camphor, menthol and other helpful 10 ETedientl brinin relief naturally. Miit terole gers acrion became it is a scienrtric counfer-irri'fonr"-not just a salve it penetrates and stimulates blood circulation, help, to draw out infection and pain. L'sed by millions for 20 years. Kerommendcd by doctors and nurses. To Mothers Musterole is also made in milder farm for babies and small children. Ask for Chit' aren s Musterou. I in ARMY TRAINING AT COLLEGES BRINGS DEBATE Portland, March 31 W) Storm and strife broke loose here Sun day when attackers and defenders of the proposal to abolish com pulsory military training at Oregon and Oregon State college, met In a committee hearing. The matter will finally be decided at a later private hearing of the military training committee of tlie state board of higher education. This committee earlier recommen ded that compulsory military train ing be eliminated. Mrs Walter M. Pierce, chairman of the committee, acted as referee. Those leading the attack on the adverse recommendation Included Col. William Henry Patterson, pro fessor of military science and t. tics at Oregon State; the Rev. John Wesley Beard of Portland, Presby terian pastor and chaplain of tlie 162nd Infantry, national guard; Mrs. John Y. Richardson, regent for Oregon of the Daughters of the American Revolution; George Koe hn of the national defense commit tee of the chamber of commerce, and Alex Berry, American Legion commander of Oregon. Those favoring abolition of such training included Norman F. Cole man, president of Reed College; S. B. Laughlln, professor of eco nomics and sociology at Willamette university, representing the national council for the prevention of war. Salem chapter, and the Salem Friends church; Ray W. Gill, presi dent of hte Oregon state grange; Mrs G. I- Buland, chairman of the international affairs committee of the Oregon state federation of women's clubs; the Rev. E. C. Farnham, representing the Port land council of churches, and Mrs. Harry p. Cramer, president of the Portland society of the Association of University Women. FAVORITE FILMDOM STABS SHOWING HERE Full houses greeted George Arllss in "Tlie Man W k played God" at the Warner Bros, Elslnore theater for the opening shows. The picture remains through Tuesday night and and will be followed by "The Cheat" featuring Tallulah Bank head. Barbara Stanwyck and Adolphe Menjou take the title roles In "Forbidden." the current attraction at the Warner Bros. Capitol the ater. Beginning Wednesday for the two-day offering the Capitol pre sents Joan Bennett and Spencer Tracy in "She Wanted a Million aire." Wallace Beery and Jackie Coop er return t3 Salem In "The Champ" now showing at the Hollywood theater. Others in the cast include Roscoe Ates. Edward Brophy, Irene Rich, Hale Hamilton, Jesse Scott and Marcia Mae Jones. Stops PAIN Instantly Ingrown nail grows out The very moment you drop a Uttls OUTORO Into the crevice between the toe nail and the skin all pain stops. Soon the sensitive skin toughens so that ft forces the in growing nail to grow outward. Buy a small bottle of OUTGRO from any dru;tist Tested and approved by Good Housekeeping Institute. Re sults Guaranteed Satisfactory. 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