THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1932
Capitaljjjournal
Salem, Oregon
Established March 1, IBM
1 Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday
at IN 0. Commercial Street Telephone U1. News 4881
OBOROE PUTNAM. Editor and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
By carrier 10 cenU a week; 45 cents a month: $5.00 a year In advance.
By mall in Marion, Polk, Linn and Yamhill counties, one month SO
cents; 9 months $1.25: months $2.23; I year 14 00. Elsewhere 00 cents
month; months I3.7S; 16.00 a year In advance.
IT'LL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS .
AND TUB UNITED PRESS
The Associated Bress Is exclusively entitled to the use for publication
of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also local news published herein.
"With or without offense to friends or foes
I sketch your world exactly as it goes."
Byron
A la Mussolini
Premier Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator ot Italy, has
busted five members of his cabinet and appointed himself to
four of the portfolios. He is now premier, minister of in
terior, minister of foreign affairs and minister of corpora
tions. As H Duce seems to be the model upon which Julius
Meier patterns his official career, we respectfully suggest
that the governor follow in his footsteps and instead of ap
pointing yes-men to draw salaries as bureau chiefs, appoint
himself and save the state the salaries, thus not only carry
ing out "my policies" but helping balance the budget.
The governor has tried for long time to take over the
entire powers of the board of control. He controls the board
but an unfortunate constitutional provision prevents his fir
ing Hall Hoss and becoming secretary of state, though he
overlooked a bet when he appointed his henchman as trea
surer, for he could have filled the job himself, perhaps better
than it is being done and saved the $5,400 a year for taxpay
ers. Instead of selecting a successor to Leslie Scott as
chairman of the highway commission, the governor should
appoint himself and thereby avert future friction. He might
have appointed himself as the three members of the indus
trial accident commission and thus obviated discord. And
so on down the line. We would then have an harmonious
administration.
If Mussolini finds it a comparitivcly easy task to man
age a great nation, it should be child's iilav for a man of
the governor's extraordinary statesmanship to run the state
of Oregon and sometimes we think it is. It would not en
croach at all upon the time devoted to "Portland's own
store."
A hint to the wise is sufficient. Let us have a real
Mussolini while we're about it.
Burns Forgotten?
Speaking of Robert Burns as a "forgotten poet" the
current issue of the Nation says :
Though Burns Is doubtless still widely read and widely loved he very
rarely figures in any of the current discussions of poetry. A generation
ago he would have eunw prominently to mind in any argument. Indeed,
he would probably have stood for the pure poet for essential poetry or,
what would then have been the same thing, for sheer emotion expressing
Itself In Uie simplest terms and uncontaminated by metaphysics or learn
ing. Bill today he Is seldom either cited or imitated by poets or critics.
Our fatness would not hove believed that Burns could come to seem re
mote from-the Interests and problems of the twentieth century. And yet
H la an Indubitable fact that he Is remote. It seems absurd to speak of
him as a "forgotten poet," but the phrase is almost Justifled.
The Nation says that inquiry among poets showed that
Burns had been pushed aside less because his genius is un
recognized: but becnuse there seems nothing which can be
said about him by our contemporaries, though all agreed his
verse unique and "almost intolerably beautiful a kind of
miraclejwhich could not be even miraculously repeated. He
is too simple, too fresh, too spontaneous, too untroubled in
spirit for us."
It all comes to a definition of poetry. If the labored
stuff the modern school of mediocrities "is turning out is
poetry, then Burns is not a poet. There is scarcely a verse
of the past decade that anyone remembers or deserves re
membrance or that will live a year while Burns after one
hundred and fifty years is still the best read and most quot
ed of the poets still the supreme artist in words and un
equalled song writer.
We have but to scan an anthology of modern verse to
realize that the rjolden age of poetry has passed. The stulti
fied craftmanship and pathetic straining for novelty and
imagery of those who sneer at the Burns, Byrons, Tenny
sons of the past, not only has Httle imagery nnd less emotion
al appeal, but is unreadable to the vast majority. Poetry is
in its decadence.
That Water Plant Loan
A reading of the Unemployment Relief act as published
In the Congressional Record does not shed much light on the
issue as to whether its loans are available for the purchase
of the Salem water plant. The section governing such loans,
reads as follows:
Sec. 201. fa) The Reconstruction Finance Corporation Is authorized
and empowered
1 To make loans to, or contracts with, states, municipalities, and
political subdivisions of states, public agencies of states, or municipali
ties, and of political subdivisions of states, public corporations, boards
and commissions, and public municipal Intrumentalltles of one or more
states, to aid In financing projects authorised under federal, state, or
municipal law which are self-liquidating In character, such loans or
contracts to be made through the purchase of their securities ,or other
wise, and for such purpose the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is
authorized to bid for such securities: provided. That nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prohibit the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, in carrying out the provisions of this paragraph, from purchas
ing securities having a maturity of more than 10 years;
J To make loans to corporations formed wholly for the purpose of
providing housing for families of low Income, or for reconstruction of
alum areas, which are regulated by state or municipal law as to rents,
charges, capital, structure, rate of return, and areas and methods ot
27?, P.Li?- "1 ' lnMcin projects by such corporations which are
self -liquidating in character; -
(3 To make loans to private corporations to aid In carrying out the
construction, replacement, or Improvement of bring, tunnels, docks,
viaducts, waterworks, canals, and markets, devoted to public use and
which art aelf -liquidating in character.
It is evident that the securing of a loan will be depend
ent upon the rules and regulations to be adopted by the
board, two members of whom have yet to be appointed.
What interpretation of the law will be taken is a matter of
surmise at present, though apparently the money is only
available for projects that furnish new employment and not
for acquisition of operating properties.
CUPID SSI RECORD
Detroit OP Dan Cupid has a rec
ord batting average In the metro
poolltan area this year. County Clerk
Thomas P. Parrell reports 6.448
marrlaje application filed during
the first six saontha ot the year, as
om pared with 6,128 for the same
period In 1M1.
811T OVER STOLEN VIOLIN
San Antonio, Tex. (IP) B. Tart
and his wife Mildred have filed suit
for tsouo Insurance on a 15.000 vi
olin reported stolen from their
heme here. The violfei was made by
Huggierl, in Italy. The Sun Insur
ance company of London, Eng., Is
defendant.
STAGE ACTORS
APPEARING IN
THEATER HERE
Hie Dufwln players from Port
land will appear at Warner Bros.
Capitol theater Friday, offering
"Rough Women. This company
closed mora than a S3 weeks tv
gagement hi Portland last Sunday
and for the next two months will
rood show throughout the north
west.
The local management has been
assured that s second appearance
of this company will be made prior
to their return to Portland. Every
seat in the Capitol theater will be
reserved for this engagement and
mall orders may be requested at
once. The entire cast of the Port
land Dufwin players will be used on
this road show tour and they will
also transport two ear loads of
scenery with each production pre
sented. One evening performance
will be given witn the curtain ris
ing mi ft:3Q o'clock.
Thrills, action, excitement and
romance are part of the dally ex
istence of film stars; but now and
again a story comes along that In
termingles these qualities so close
ly and so rapidly that even a veter
an player must call upon every fac
ulty at his command to handle the
role.
Such a story la "Amateur Daddy,
Warner Baxter's latest Fox picture
snowing maay and Saturday at
tne warner sros. Esinore theater.
During Its filming, Baxter was call
ed upon to perform no less than
eight dramatic episodes, each of
which was attended with extreme
personal danger.
The cast which Blystone selected
to support Baxter In the new film,
includes Marian Nixon In the lead
ing feminine role, William Pawley,
Rita LaRoy, Joe Hachey, Joan
Breslaw and others. The film was
adapted for the screen from the
widely-read novel of Mildred Cram,
'Scotch Valley."
"Amateur Daddy," telU the de
lightful story of a confirmed bach
elor, a construction engineer by
profession, who upon the death of
his best friend, in an accident he Is
partly responsible for, takes it upon
himself to care for his family. In
stead of watching over one orphan
as ne did in "Daddy Long Legs "
Baxter soon finds himself mother
ing four children.
Woodry To Manage
Mellow Moon Hall
7. N. Woodry, local business man
and veteran dance manager, has
taken a long term lease on the
Mellow Moon dance hall which is
located at the west end of the
Marion and Polk county bridge In
West Salem.
Mr. Woodry has a band of 10 ex
perienced musicians and entertain
ers w hich will be know as Woodry's
Mellow Moon Dance Baud.
The opening dance will be Sat
urday night of this week. Mr.
Woodry has had many varied ex
periences In the dance business
during the past 19 years as a dance
manager. He has managed a travel- i
ing aggregation of 10 musicians and
entertainers last summer taking In
five states In the west and middle
west and played 54 dances in 10
weeks.
TVV POISONED DOC.3
Detroit (IP) Seven beagle hounds
ore under treatment here for poison
ivy. They were poisoned m a Ca
nadian field trial while crawllns be
neath fences covered with the vine.
FLOGGING REVIVED IN OHIO
, ... , - . w -. '''.wMRaw r ,,u an
sV - i.- :. ' W,
, .(tor
- taMvaWi
SSS'SUiitUl
war
I f " r & m
' "
jMOcfaled Prus Plot,
Senttneed to an alternativa sf twenty lashes In a public flogging
or twenty days at hard labor an a bread and water diet for stealing,
two brothers, William and Jena Wyaa, chow the former. Sheriff
John Stevens la applying the lash to the back of Jess Wynn, who la
manacled to the aid of tha county courthouse at Millersburg, Ohio.
About $00 persona watched tha whippings, ths first In Ohio for mora
than 60 years.
COSTUME PARTY
ENLIVENS CAMP
Camp Santaly The girls at
camp had another very delightful
costume party Tuesday evening
about the camp fire. They repre
sented characters in books for the
most part There was Chief Mult
nomah, an old fashioned girl. Amy
in "Little Women". Dixie Lee In
CimmaronM, Scherazade in the
"Arabian Nights", Pear Blossom tn
"Sons" a recent book by Pearl Buck,
the Milk Maid who counted her
chickens before they were hatched.
the Italian Lily, Kafleh in Cease
Firing", Parmer Brown. Pierotte,
Harrisburg. Pa. (IP) Pennsylvan
ia farmers lost $7,902,000 through
farm fires during a one year period,
the state bureau of fire protection
renortfd.
u a member
fSSSSiW-' FEDERAL
WVMi RESERVE
jmMji'.jV JTJ System et steaks
pjjTjTY4 TRBNCTHt
TH
IIMsst
HAVE MONEY!
We Invite
Your
Banking Business
UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
SALEM, ORE.
Member Federal Reserve System
A. Strong Bank, rhoujhdully Managed
New Low Price
ON
REPAIR WORK
Mens Half Q1 flf Full Soles and Heels
so.es ai.uu 52.00fcS2.50
Ladies Half fTp
Soles lOC
' Patches OKn
Rubber Heels both mens onv aidl
womens awtiC
Mens Leather rA Rips 1 0p
Heels DUC only
We use only the finest material and offer you expert
workmanship. Do not be mislead this is equal to any
! work in the City at Any Price
1
the Health Olrl, and the Daaclng
GM.
There were groups also: the Gym
nasium Olrl of the gay 90'3 com
pared with the two modern ath
letic girls of 1833; the Paul Bun
yan family, the giant logger, the
wife, and the baby who frequently
let out a wall; the nine members of
the Paget family in -Mother" by
Kathleen Norris, who acted out a
scene showing the family getting
ready for Julia's wedding.
The evening closed with songs by
the group about the fire, and with
marshmallow roast which the girls
enjoyed.
Japan has three times as many
automobiles ns fn 1925.
EDITORS MOVE
TO LOS ANGELES
Ban Francisco, jury 11 (mMtr
firing a broadside at asserted dla
erlmnatlrwi against the press ay na
tional legislators and hearing con
demnation of government In com
petition with private Industry,
traveling national editorial associ
ation delegates pi t part d to con
tinue on to Los Angelea Irons here
today.
The three day session of the an
nual convention In San Francisco
was concluded with a legislative
committee report which charged
"powerful groups of national legis
lators" with animosity towards
newspapers. The eharge attributed
the animosity to resentment that
the press has "faithfully held np a
mirror of congressional affairs
Among the Instances of alleged
discrimination cited were Increased
second class postage, refusal to re
move government competition m
the sale of stamped envelopes and
allowing radio broadcasts of lot
teries while postal regulations pro
hibit such forms of advertising in
newspapers.
The delegates were urged by C.
D. Morris of Chicago, representing
the western railway public relation
commute, to lead In efforts
remove the government from com
petition with private Industry.
Included in the unfinished busi
ness of tha convention to be at
tended to in Lot Angeles waa a
recommendation the association
widen Ha scope and chase Its
nam to the National Association of
Newspaper publishers.
WELTT IS YI8ITOB
8llverton Mr. and Mrs. Will Gra
ham have as a nous (uest for the
week, Mrs. Orahaml brother. Ells
Welty of Oakland. Calif who is
here to b with hia mother. Mrs.
Mary Welty. Ba arrived late Mon
day afternoon In Salem and plans
to leave for horn Friday, airs.
Graham and Welty drove to Dee,
Wednesday, to visit brother, Clif
ford, whom Welty had not seen for
five year. A sister. Mrs. E. 8.
Ferguson of Lyons, was at the Gra
ham home during the week to be
with her brother and mother. Welty
Is well known here having attended
the Stlverton high school and grad
uated from the Salem nigh school.
Mrs. Welty and their small son.
Soger, remained at the Oakland
home. His mother has not been
well for several weeks but Is Improving.
COMING!
Stanford Kingsley
CLAUNCH
Ph. D.
Eminent Food Scientist,
Psychologist and Philos
opher. In
A Series of Six Inspiring
LECTURES
On
"The Art of Scientific Living"
THE ARMORY
ADMISSION FREE ALL WELCOME!
Exquisite Music by Luc lie Brueb, famous vielhiist
7:45 to 8:15 P. M.
PENN FISHERMEN
FIGHT WATER DOGS
Wllllamsport, Pa. IP Fishermen
m this section declared war on
ut An also known a sala-
I matters and hellbender
Tha anglers claimed that the
.sal&mandera not only eat fish
spawn, but also kill larger fish.
One caught recently neia an eign
inch trout and the tails of ftv
smaller fish.
TO RULE AGENTS
Philadelphia. (ID The national
convention of the National Associa
tion of Insurance Agents, to be held
here Sept 18-23. will have an of
ficial hostess, to be known as Miss
Insurance. She will be selected
In a national contest In which In
telligence, tact and b auty will ba
emially rated.
flKeTAik of theTowrxj
13 tended by
EXPERTS !
Jacob Support Bu
Imj Malt Syrup Is
blndd from mm
Wctod barley malt
nd hops by m
who know howl Yom
can Ull tha diKa
nea! At all daalata.
Jacob Ruppert
BARLEY MALT SYRUP
INIow
YOU CAN BUY
TEEiEEEEM EMMMEE
I ttAftW'' I Ail U S. Ti, built witk Terd Rubber, cort no mora.
Jl WJyiVL. . " 1c',iv - development. Tempered Rubber b
(1? Jjff' vwSd,w m 'J l0o9,-r'"g "wad compound ever discovered.
i lswt4iW V SV J ' ' " mon lnou,ank ' extra mil" ot no
i Iff f "Hi 'flf ,-' (
I 6fEaf I i-r . VtZW W I'ln Pairs I I .flSVW 1
L-LlA -JXh I
AT THE OLD TAX FREE PRICE UNTILL OUR
PRESENT STOCK IS EXHAUSTED
EX& and IIIILIECS, Hmc.
DAY AND NITE SERVICE
Chemeketa and High Street
Phone 6192