THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1933
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" With or withjut offense to friends or foet
I skttch your world exactly as it goes."
Byron
Howe's
Senate investigators of the forestry kit scandal declare
there was no corruption involved and that, if too much was
paid for the kits it was due to the haste and speed of equip
ping the conservation corps and cutting red tape. Neverthe
less, Mr. Howe, the president's secretary, has not enhanced
his reputation, either for business shrewdness or political
ability by his part in the transaction.
Basil O'Connor, friend of Mr. Howe and former law part
ner of Mr. Roosevelt, sent Mr. Bevier, head of a New York
firm to Mr. Howe with a letter of introduction. After talk
ing with Bevier, Howe sent a letter to Director Fechner of
emergency conservation work, stating:
It has come to my attention that toilet articles for the men of the
conservation corps . . . can be purchased in the form of a kit containing
more Hems and of a much higher quality, at a considerably less price
than they would cost if purchased singly, or if procured through the war
department. ... I have seen the inferior articles referred to, and I have
seen the kits of superior articles. . . If you feel that you are in need of
specinc atitnority ror taking this matter Into your own, hands, this letter
win serve the purpose.
As a'result of this Howe
200,000 Bevier kits at $1.40 each which the quartermaster
general of the army says could have been purchased else
where at 85 cents or less.
Howe's defense is that the letter was not intended to
influence the lotting of the contract but to give Fechner the
authority and discretion, but
Neither Howe nor Fechner profited by the deal, but why
should the president's secretary mix with government con
tractors or interfere with purchasing machinery designed to
prevent lavontism and gralt ;
The School
School bus transportation is the main issue in non-high
school districts for the June 19 election of five directors to
the new non-high school district board of education. Those
favoring and opposing bus transportation have each a ticket
in the field, so the issue will be determined by the vote cast.
A campaign of education is being waged by proponents and
opponents of the bus in public meetings throughout the
county.
As high school districts have no voice In the decision,
though attendance will be affected by it, the result Is up to
the residents of the non-high school districts, which have
had experience in the past and should know whether the sys
tem is satisfactory, or not. The saving in bus cost taxes
might be offset by higher individual costs.
High school tuition and transportation costs are paid out
of the same fund, raised by a tax on all the property In the
school districts and parts of districts that have no high
schools. Transportation costs are about a third of tuition
costs.
The high school districts are supposed to figure tuition
charges on a cost basis, and the non-high school board should
see that this is done. If the high school districts attempt a
profit at the expense of the rural taxpayers, or if the non
high school districts seek service at less than cost, at the
expense of high school district taxpayers, there will be fric
tion and dissatisfaction.
Clash Over Pensions
The battle waging between President Roosevelt and the
senate over reductions in veterans' allowances is due to the
fact that the president is trying to balance the budget and
the senate to make votes. All the gigantic Roosevelt pro
gram is based on preserving the credit of the government,
and credit in turn, depends on balancing the budget but
the senate docs not hesitate to imperil the whole structure.
The four reasons given by the president for opposing
the senate amendment are as follows:
1. It (the senate amendment) takes care of veterans suffering from
disabilities due to their own misconduct.
2. It would apply to "peace-time" soldiers, that is, to men who were
taken into the army after the armistice.
3. It places men who were in student training camps upon a war
footing.
4. It would allow no discretion on the part of tho government in deal
ing with cases arising under the presumptive clause,
In other words the senate would pension veterans who
contracted venereal or other diseases; would place men who
took no part in the war on the same footing as those who
fought its battles; would pension men who never joined the
army at all, but drilled on a college campus; and make the
rigid rules laid down by congress infallible.
The president is right the senate wrong.
A Full
Ten measures will be on the ballot for the special elec
tion of July 21 to be settled by plebiscite. They are as fol
lows: 1. Repeal of the 18th nmendment.
2. The snips tax law.
3. Cessation of state bonus payment to veterans after June 30, 1038,
and authorization of refunding bonus bonds.
4. Permitting managerial form of county government.
5. Authorizing accused persons to waive grand Jury Indictment and
stand trial on information by district attorney.
6. Requiring two-thirds vote for bond issues and legislative restric
tion of taxation.
7. Approval or rejection of $103,000 bond Issue for power survey.
8. Referendum on oleomargarine tax.
9. Referendum on state power commission law.
10. InltlnUve bill for repeal of state prohibition clauses in constitution.
S PIANOS FREE
and other merchandise and merchandise credits
amounting to more than $60,000 given away
June 19th at
TaMman's Piano Store
SEE FINAL AD IN FRIDAY'S 'TEACH"
Editor and Publisher
Blunder
letter, Fechner contracted for
Fechner took it otherwise
He certainly blundered.
Bus Issue
Ballot
The National
Whirligig
By PAUL MAJLLON
Washington The boyi backstage
began to get cold Xeet on the Mor
gan Investigation a few days back.
.Those who were chuckling at the
predicament of the country's lead
ing financial firm began to wag
then heads doubtiuiiy. They wnm
pered to each other that it would
be a bad thing for the country If
faith in the largest banking house
was destroyed. They thought it was
time to call a halt. Even Prosecutor
Pccora began to talk about needing
a long rest.
A democratic leader dared to as
sert on the floor of the senate that
if we tear down our ideals we will
live to regret tt.
The reason for this sudden cau
tion probably was the fact that cer
tain liberals were then secretly at
work to make the investigation stu
pendous.
Prime mover in the scheme was
Senator Costigan. He called in an
expert New York financial lawyer.
Together they worked out a resolu
tion expanding the scope of the in
quiry. The definite objective would
be to expose New York control over
national money and industry. The
purpose would be to write legisla
tion altering our entire financial
and industrial setup.
The public was not aware of it
but the conservatives were when
they started talking about easing- up.
The proposition got along so far
that it was submitted to Mr. Roose
velt. One of his closest advisors call
ed in tho'New York attorney who
was working with Costigan. They
went over the matter and later tho
attorney saw the president.
The liberal crowd did not intend
to oust Pecora. They thought he was
doing a fine job. They believed he
could do a better one if given $100,
000 and free subpoena access to the
books of all banks, brokerage houses
and corporations.
Part of the plan also called for
holding up the Glass bank bill. The
boys believe that after they get
through more legislation than the
Glass bill will be needed to plug the
holes. Wall street would like that
part of It. A bird in the bush Is
worth two In the hand like the Gloss
bill.
Morgan was really sorry when the
investigation was over. He had a
great time talking to people he never
met before senators, reporters, pho
tographers and policemen. He was
like a man from Kansas visiting the
aquarium for the first time.
One dull session Morgan went
over to the press table to gab with
the reporters. He was obviously
pleased the way the investigation
was going. Someone suggested the
publicity he was getting might not
be so bad for him. At least it was
breaking down the popular idea that
he was a mysterious unseen ogre.
The point was made that it was a
good stunt for him to have taken
that midget on his knee.
"Oh-oh," said Morgan slyly. "It's
time for me to leave when you men
tion that."
Mr. Roosevelt did everything but
fumigate the capitol trying to get
congress out of town last week.
He was excited particularly be
cause the boys were getting out
from under his thumb. He realized
this was the beginning of the end
of blind congressional loyalty. He did
not want that idea to get abroad.
It might hurt business confidence if
he were to be involved in the usual
presidential bickerings with con
gress. That is one reason why he
was so anxious to compromise back
stage on the various points in dis
pute.
Word was passed along to the
boys in congress that the reason
they had to adjourn was that the
world economic conference was con
vening Monday. That was an ab
surd excuse. Nobody expects the
conference to do anything for three
weeks. A few days more for congress
would make no difference. It might
make some difference on the war
debt Issue. Installments are due next
Thursday.
If the truth wore known that fact
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Bloch's
probably has more to do with Mr.
Roosevelt's haste than anything else.
Then appeared to be nothing
more nenind this Howe toilet-kit
case than some very bad manage
ment and a half dozen errors of
judgment No one connected with it
was entitled to any bouquets but the
facts were not as bad as they sound.
ed. Possibly $100,000 was lost to the
government because everyone was in
such a hurry to get the forestry
movement going.
The Inefficiency was comparable
to wartimes. Centralized authority
was lacking. Political opponents will
be able to harass the administration
on the point for the next four years.
The truth is that it was not near
ly so inefficient as the job done on
the bank openings, but the facts
about that never got out.
The administration's private nre-
limlnary figures indicate business
is holding up well beyond the sea
sonal trena.
The two figures they are watch
ing closest are showing up well.
They are department store sales and
factory employment. These indicate
the present and future consuming
market. Production will follow these
so no one pays any attention to it
any more.
The Indications are that retail
trade maintained itself nationally
the last week In May and the first
week in June. Factory employment
showed some increase In the larger
centers.
The one thing the Morgans want
ed was an assurance that their com
petitors would be fried the same as
they were. They went back to New
York believing they had such an as
surance. . . Democrats and republi
cans broke fairly even on the Mor
gan expose. There were about the
same number of men Involved from
both political parties and they held
about the same ranks. . , Dr. Leo
Wolman, P.H.D., Columbia, will join
the brain trust family to help in the
industrial control administration.
HU record is decidedly to the left,
He was once attorney for the Amal
gamated Clothing Workers. . . The
man who has pushed the adminis
tration along toward refinancing of
the Liberty bond issues is Senator
Bone of Washington. It can be done
before October. Legal authorities
agree the president is not required
to act during legal periods but may
call in the bonds any time on six
months notice. That will save some
money.
Schwabs Entertain
Friends At Party
Mt. Angel Mr. and Mrs. Paul F.
Schwab entertained at a party Sun
day evening at their home at which
Mrs. Schwab's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Fisher of Hyder, Alaska, were
honored guests. Three tables of
500" were in play during the eve
ning and high score honors were
won by Mrs. N. Q. Mickel. Mrs.
Fred Schwab, Sr., drew the door
prize. Luncheon was served later in
the evening by the hostess. Those
present were the honor guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Fisher, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Hassing, Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Hassing, Mr. -and Mrs. N. G.
Mickel, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwab,
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Wei en
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Butsch and
the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Schwab.
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher will leave
soon for Chicago where they will
attend the world's fair. They will be
accompanied on their trip by their
son Ray. ;
iiE-Aai IlAL.r, INUW
4th of July
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Golden Rule Store
MRS. M'LEAN TO
OPERATE NEW
DAILY JOURNAL
Washington, June 13 (LP Eugene
Meyer, wealthy republican and
formerly governor at the federal re
serve board under President Hoover
took control ot the Washington Post
today, promising to conduct It as an
Independent newspaper.
Meyer was disclosed as the new
owner of the Post after the courts
approved Its sale at a price-of $825,
000.
The Post, one of the two morning
newspapers In the capital, was sold
at auction on June 1 to satisfy cred
itors who had thrown it into re-
ceivrship. The successful bid was
entered by an attorney and tho
identity of the man tor v;hom he
was acting had been kept secret
until last night. Not even the em
ployes of the Post knew the name
of their new employer.
Approval of the sale of the Post
ended Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean's
last hopes of keeping the paper in
her family and she promptly an
nounced she would start a new
small-sized morning daily. She
hoped to launch the publication
about July l.
Mrs. McLean's estranged husband.
Edward B. McLean, was former
publisher of the Post. Through
months ot litigation she obtained
his removal as published and sought
to secure control ot the paper for
ner young sons. At one time sue
tried to pawn her famed Hope dia
mond to raise funds.
Even after her bid of $800,000 in
the auction was unsuccessful, she
fought in the courts to keep the pa
per. When all hope passed, she
declared:
"I want a newspaper In our fam
ily tor my two sons. I lost the Post.
but we'll have another one."
The projected paper will be called
the Washington Enquirer and will
sell for one cent.
F
or u
Contributions to this col
umn most be confined to 300
words and signed by writer.
To the Editor: Quite a number
of the states have awakened to the
fact that an honorable old aged
man or woman, who has bent' his
back with toil and made the United
States what it is, is justly entitled
to the best consideration of any
government that is worthy of the
name.
Wo ought to be beyond the stages
of barbarism and Inhumanity,
It is the duty of any government
and a Juut obligation of its legislat
ors to enact laws to protect and
care for those who are unable to
take care of themselves. Undoubt
edly it la a duty of each child to
assist parents if they are in a po
sition to do so and the parents need
help.
But to pass a law that If an aged
man or woman has a child, be
tween Salem and the fabled Hill,
the aged are told to look to them
for care and protection. If child
ren have not got filial love enough
to assist needed parents, they are
not worth the powder it would take
If It's a "Jantzen"
Enjoy your swim or sun basking in
fashion. A Jantzen or Webfoot will
give you that very desirable
"moulded-fit" effect . . . more
over, you'll swim better in
these "skin tight" suits. A
good coat of tan calls for
a white suit . . . the one
illustrated is the new
formal. It also comes
in the uplift brassiere
style. Come choose
now while the sea
son Is still young.
Miller's
$1.98 $2.98
75c Bath Towels fA
Special A3
35c Bath Towels A
Special 1 1
BATHING SUITS
Men's, Ladies' Children's
93c $2.93
to blow them to eternity. But that
doesn't relieve the Just government
of Its full obligations to a man or
woman that has labored and tolled
In the country ol their birth or
adoption.
No child cornea Into this world
voluntarily. Like Topsy we are
born and had no say In the ar
rangement. So the world owes
every man, woman and child a liv
ing, as the American Guardian
says:
"Work for all who can work.
To each the fruits of his work;
Help for all who can't work.
Hell for those who won't work."
There la only one way to reach
Justice to those who an beyond
the stages of labor. That is a fed
eral act of congress.
I -will take myself as an Illus
tration. In 1880 I came from Scot
land and settled in Otter Tall
county, Minnesota, northeast of
Ferham among the Indians. I was
one of four men to organize the
Indian territory into a township
named Corliss. We then built a
school house of logs, hired a young
man to teach and paid him. That
way we established a school. There
was no other school between that
and Duluth, a distance of 200 miles
I grubbed, cleared and put in
fertile fields 300 acres of forests, a
living evidence of Industry. I was
justice of the peace 40 continuous
years. Left Minnesota in 1927 and
came to Marion county. Oregon. Al
though I am 79 I am not legally
entitled to an old age pesion, al
though both Minnesota and Oregon
have enacted such laws. '
There are undoubtedly thousands
sailing on the same craft and noth
ing but a federal act will establish
justice to all. The United States
could take care of five hundred mil
lion human beings, if the human
being was given the first thought In
place of the almighty dollar and
property.
Respectfully yours,
SAM O. WALLACE.
Hubbard, Ore., 6-10-33.
Japanese Wrestler
Bests The Bulldog
Portland, June 13 (m Bulldog
Jackson of Klamath Falls won the
first fall from Temura Hie ami of
Japan, only to lose the main event
of last night's wrestling card here
when the Jlu jitsu artist came back
to take the next two. Jackson weigh
ed 157 and Higami 159.
Obis Clingman, 160, of Oklahoma
City, won tlfPsemi-windup from
Gorilla Pogie, 161, Argentina, get
ting two falls out of three.
Hugh Adams, 161, Portland, won
two straight falls to take the op
pener from Cotton Jackson, 159, of
Bellmgham, Wash.
VACATION IS STARTED
Silverton Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Ramsby and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Heater and son, Melvin, left Tues
day morning for a week's vacation
at coast resorts. They will be at
the. Ramsby cottage at Cutler City
near Taft and plan to drive to other
towns in that vicinity. Har;ry Wea
ver, a nephew of Mrs. Heater, ac
companied them to his home in
McMinnville.
WEATHERILL SURPRISED
Silverton About 20 relatives and
friends surprised C. B. Weather ill
at his home Sunday evening In
honor of his birthday anniversary.
Cards were played and a general
social time was held.
ELSINQRE HAS
NEW FEATURES
Following Ted Fio-Rlto and his
noted N. B. O. and Columbia broad
casting orchestra which was heard
Monday night and the final showing
of "Out AU Night," featuring Slim
summervule and zasu Pitts, the El.
slnore theater Is offering a real pub
lto wedding ceremony on the stage
of the theater Wednesday evening at
9 o'clock. The large list of wedding
presents, gllte of Salem merchants,
has been on exhibition at the thea
ter lobby. The feature picture will
be Bebe Daniels in "Cocktail Hour."
A special studio feature picture, the
identity of which is not even known
to the theater management, will be
offered in addition to the Thursday
show.
"Cocktail Hour," Is the story of a
successful and rich illustrator and
designer of posters and magazine
covers, who became so through her
own efforts, with many lovely cre
ations presented. Bebe Daniels is
cast In the leading role with Ran
dolph Scott, Muriel Kirkland, Jes
sie Ralph, Sidney Blackmer, Barry
North, Phillips Smalley, Marjorle
Gateson, George Nardelli Larry
Steers, Jay Eaton, Willie Fung, Paul
McVey and Oscar Smith appearing
in the supporting cast.
The picture Is sparkling, gay, yet
with a note of pathos, beautifully
mounted and capably acted, a soph
isticated screen fare and modern to
the last note. Several new ballads
are heard.
Mehama Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Dare Phillips and Floyd Monroe re
turned from Foss, Ore., Saturday.
The two men 'will begin work at
Hammond Lumber Co. camp 26.
WOMEN! Here is an improve
ment in sanitary protection thac
gives you undreamed of extra com
fort. Kotex by adding a processed
center section gives you more com
plete protection, without a bit more
bulk. Its downy filler is softer than
ever. The "Phantom" ends are
retained, making the pad non-detectable.
An intimate explanation of the
new Equalizer is given you on the
direction sheet inside the package.
Here is the same absorbency, the
same easy disposal. It can be worn
on either side with equal protection.
All drug, dry goods, and depart
ment stores have it.
Litt '
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you'll like them.
Sublimity Defeats
Scio In Loose Game
Sublimity The Sublimity base
ball team defeated Sdo on the lo
cal diamond In a Mid-Willamette
Valley league game Sunday, 14 to
10. The game was loosely played
throughout, both teams making
numerous errors. The hard hitting
of Kirsch who knocked a homer and
ot Glrod, who got two triples and
a single, was responsible for Sub
limity's big score. Subllmty got It
hits off Beal while he in turn struck
out only two men. Kirsch and Zuber
allowed but six hits and struck out
7 batters. Sublimity has been going
strong in the south section and now
has an average of .S00 In the league
standings. Sublimity will meet Jef
ferson on the local diamond next
Sunday. Batteries were for Sublim
ity Kirsch, Zuber and Bradley, for
Sclo, Beal, Taylor and Parrlsh.
Conference Ruling
Kills Proselyting
Berkeley, Cal., June 13 U
Plans of the Big O Alumni club of
the University of California to
openly scout high school athletic
material have been virtually nulli
fied by the Pacific Coast confer
ence, it was unofficially reported
today.
The conference, meeting at Spo
kane, Wash., last week, voted to de
clare as ineligible any player re,
c rutted in a proselyting system
such as the Big O club planned.
"The ruling kills the paid em
ploye," Dean Paul F. Cadman of
California said. The alumni group
had planned on hiring a full-time
secretary for he work.
Cadman said the conference
"showed no disposition" to listen
to California's plan to bring prose
lyting Into the open.
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