THE CAPITAL JOURNAL'. SALEM. OREGON
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1933
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The Black Case
Commenting on the law's breakdown the Capital Jour
nal Wednesday cited the case of Hugh Black, former clerk
of Folk county who was convicted last May and will not be
sentenced until next July. The case deserves further men
tion because this procrastination in the enforcement of the
law is as unusual as it is inexcusable in this locality.
Black was county clerk for two terms. He was a Sunday
school superintendent and a leader in lodge and social affairs.
' He confessed to having feloniously appropriated county
: funds to his own use, yet entered a plea of not guilty, forcing
the state to expense of a trial. He was convicted of embez-
. zling $2211.21 on May 26, 1933.
Judge George R. Bagley of Hillsboro, who presided over
the trial, has not passed sentence upon Black as yet. The
court first fixed May 31 as date for sentence. When that
day wag reached, time for passing sentence was deferred to
December 2. On November 29, Judge Bagley at McMinnville,
on petition of District Attorney Barnhart and Oscar Hayter,
attorney for the defense, deferred sentence until July 14,
1934.
If a judge can thus suspend sentence for over a year,
why not for 5 or 10 years ? Then if the culprit is not actual
ly brought into court, an astute criminal lawyer will prob
ably contend that the court has lost jurisdiction over the
case and has no power to pass sentence.
Such court procedure, which Judge Bagley has foisted
on the people of Polk county undoubtedly brings courts and
the administration of criminal law into disrepute. Is ennv
inal procedure merely a judicial cobweb which catches the
small fly but lets the wsns and hornets get through ? Are
those with power and influence, who betray public trust and
steal from the people, to escape with a slap on the wrist,
while those poor devils who steal under stress of circum
stances, get the limit?
The Black case, however, reflects no discredit upon the
criminal procedure as provided by statute. It is not so much
the fault of the law as it is of those who administer the law.
The most efficient set of rules which the human mind can
devise, if administered by incompetents, will produce poor
results. After all the human element is the most important
factor in the administration of justice.
The Difference
Commenting on the fear of some observers that the ex
tension of government control over American economic life
is placing the nation on the road to a planned economy in the
Bussian style, Walter Lipman, the publicist says:
The difference Is that the Russian planning is a glgantio collective
effort to Increase production In a country which docs not have enough of
anything, whereas the American regimentation Is a collective effort to
curtail production in a country which believes It has too much of every
thing. Stalin is concerned with five-year plans to grow larger crops and
build more factories and turn out more goods. Secretary Wallace and
General Johnson make their plans with the conviction that we must
grow smaller orops and discourage the building of new factories and turn
out less goods. Russia is attempting to solve the problem of scarcity;
America, at the moment, la attempting to solve the problem of a tem
porary glut.
The AAA he points out derives its vital force from the
fact that it offers to raise farm prices by paying farmers to
reduce their crops; the NRA derives its vital force from the
desire of established industries to "stabilize" themselves
through cooperation by relaxing the anti-trust laws, and the
purpose is to keep production down to the effective demand.
When recovery comes, and prices rise through scarcity
of supply, a revolution in public opinion will come and a
rebellion against restrictions will follow as the day the night,
Regimentation will last only as long as the emergency that
created it by the breakdown in exchange of goods.
As Mr. Lipman concludes "while we have been appalled
at ine paradox or poverty in the midst of plenty, we are in
some danger of embracing the greater paradox that we can
become rich by creating scarcity." That's what we are try
ing to do.
Taxing the Exempts
A strong effort is already underway at Washington to
"plug the income tax loopholes afforded by tax-exempt bonds.
Senator Lonergan of Connecticut will lend the fight. He in
troduced measures to that end at the recent session, the one
a bill and the other a constitutional amendment.
The bill provides that income from federal securities
issued in the future shall be taxed. The government can tax
its own securities under such legislation but it cannot tax
those of a state, Hence, a constitutional amendment, giving
it power to tax all securities. Under his plan, only federal
securities issued in the future could be taxed until ratifica
tion of the proposed amendment, which means a delay of sev
eral years.
It is also proposed to reach tax exemnt securities with.
out waiting for ratification by a special excise tax, which
would be by imposing a tax upon the doing of business by
corporations and by individuals and by a net income tax upon
those not subject to excise taxes, reach most of the exempt
securities.
Tax exempt securities reached a grand total of nearly
aoo minions as iouows at tne ena oi laai, :
Totally tax-exempt federal securities 6.9S3.000,000. In addition, there
were aiz.ua.uuu.uuu exempt rrom tne normal tax. making a total of $19 -078,000,000.
To this Is added 116,583.000 flOO. state county and citv bond's.
totally exempt from all taxes. The grand total for all classes was 34,Mlr
vuu.uw. ui wmcn t44,Dtio,uuu,uuu are totally exempt.
DAVE ACCUSED
BY A1MEE IN
COUNTER SUIT
Los Angeles. Dee. 11 (IP) A nrlm.
rose path lined with pretty chorus
girls who caressed and kissed her
errant husband was described today
u; Auueo oempw Mcraereoa nut
ton as grounds for divorce from
portly David L. Button, Jr.
Striking back at her husband, whn
Instituted divorce proceedings last
summer, the evangelist accused him
of cruelty In moving to brlna to an
eon cneir two-year-oia romance In
a counter-suit.
The counter-suit was filed only a
few hours before she returned home
from a nationwide evangelistic and
vauaeviue tour.
Hutton was accused in the cross.
complaint of stooping to "cheap'
publicity stunts In furthering his
stage career. He allowed himself
to be photographed with "scantily
dressed girls whom he permitted to
caress and kiss him" in "utter dis
regard to the marital status of the
parties and disclosing- a marked
attitude to Indifference toward her
hls wife's) ideals, wishes and. de
sires," according to the complaint.
Aimee, who herself drew $4,000 a
week for several vaudeville appear
ances, described herself as "an in
ternationally known evangelist' who
nas been devoting all of her
time and energy In nromulsatinff
by the preached and written word,
at home and abroad, the fourfold
message of lull gospel evangelism,
the Bible the second coming
of Jesus Christ and the return of
the apostolic power of healing." All
tnese "Ideals" were utterly dlsre.
garded by her husband In embark.
tag on a stage career, Mrs. Hutton
auegea.
Hutton's "career" at present has
been reduced from that of a vaude
ville headliner to that of an enter
tainer at a small, local night club.
government revenues will be better.
He can pay off In years of plenty
the obligations Incurred In the years
of want Soma experts doubt his
ability to do that.
But what It all boils down to Is a
question whether you think business
is going to be sufficiently better to
meet tne expenses within a reason
able tun. If you do not believe
it will, then you do not want rot.
ernment bonds or money or any
thing els except a storm cellar full
roon.
The administration men here
think It cannot heln but work out
sausractoruy. Tny say that If Mr.
Roosevelt keeps spending within
reason and keeps congress from go
ing off on a ten billion dollar pub
lie works spree and other things
like that, he will be all right. '
They know the existing budiret
system is trick bookkeeping. They
auo imow tnat it is a practical ne
cessity.
Therefore all they want to do Is
to keep excess expenditures within
reason, and they will not worry
aooui "Balancing tne budget."
voice Mr. Hoover himself con
curs in the republican decision to
lay off Roosevelt In the coming con
gressional session.
At least his unofficial Washing.
ton spokesman, Larry Richey, has
joinea in tne move. Richey has
told all republican senate and house
leaders who asked him that he
thinks it would be unwise to use
obstruction tactics. He thinks the
welfare of the country should be
considered first.
Richey would hardly have taken
such a step without having heard
from Palo Alto.
(Oopyruht. IMS. br Paul MaUoaJ
Washington, Dec. 21 Calamity
howlers are yodellng In despair
Brout tne ieaerai Dunget. Thev
think It is in bad share. Thev sav
it win not do unbalanced but so
for askew as to disturb confidence
in government bonds. They see no
prospect of performing the spring
refinancing successfully. They do
not say these things openly, but
that is what they are driving at.
ineir trouble is that thev assume
the government needs monev to
Balance the budget.
As a matter of practical fact, all
the government needs Is a good
snarp pencil.
Fundamentals No well-informed
people use the phrase "balancing
ine ouuget" anymore. It is obso
lete. It does not mean anything
under the existing treasury book.
seeping system.
Everyone knows these alphabeti
cal super-relief agencies are costing
more money man tne government
can take it. Thev will noss ble
cost ten billions during' the next
tnree years, nut tnese expenses
are NOT In the budget. They arc
segregated outside.
The budget contains only the or
dinary running expenses of the gov
ernment. The inside estimate Is
tnat it will show a surplus of a
billion dollars at the end of this
fiscal year (June 30).
So the question Is NOT whether
the budget is balanced, but whether
the whole scheme of income and
out-go Is on a sane basis. The
real problem Is not to make the
books balance but to maintain the
confidence of bondholders in the
government's ability to pay off its
excess current expenditures In the
end.
At least that Is the principle upon
wrucn iwr. Kooscveit is nroceedlng.
He believes It can and will be done
that way.
Mr. Roosevelt's theory Is that
business will be better. If It is.
Effect The decision means that
Senator Fesa can keep on saying
tne country is going to hell, If he
wants to. senator scnail win be
permitted to characterize General
Johnson as a scorpion or worse.
The republican national committee
can lambast the money policy. These
will be considered purely personal
ana routine political matters.
The general basic pollcv of the
nominal republican leaders In con
will be to go along with the
administration whenever they can,
now much the decision means will
depend on how It woiks out In prac.
tire on tne noor or each house.
Candidates The big shot repub
licans reacneo another decision
which was NOT made public. They
agreed to soft pedal talk about
presidential candidacies for 1938.
To talk about or work for McNary,
Snell, Mills, Reed, or Hoover again,
at this time, would be foolish. The
only Immediate political problem
irom tneir standpoint Is the con
gressional election next November.
They decided to concentrate on that
in an individual rather than a na
tional way.
These decisions merely apply i
little common sense to the sltua
tlon. After all, that Is the best
politics.
Republicans do not have to go
out and seek Issues or candidates.
They will have plenty of both
when the time comes.
Any policies or men they might
concentrate on now will be forgot
ten or aeaa oeiore lyue,
Censorship The new federal re
serve bulletin (published today) may
not nave reen censored, but It was
certainly written cautiously.
The survey of business is included
after having been omitted last
month. The bulletin contains no
mention of the gold policy or the
NRA.
One thing is clear. The White
House will not be displeased at this
months issue.
Notes The present day standine
of the treasury books means noth
ing because the real outflow of
money has only started. For In.
stance, on December 26 onlv $153..
000,000 of the three billions aUoted
to public works had then been dis
bursed. The only significant figure
in tne statement issued was the one
showing that the public debt had
been increased $1,200,000,000 since
July 1. That. is where thev get
me money (Dy refinancing and ad-
ing it on tne debt).
Apparently some on told Jesse
Jones about the treasury press room
cartoon allowing himself and Mor
genthau shooting dice to determine
the gold price. He never mentions
the gold program without some
reference to dice and seems quite
proua or nis crap-snooting vocabu
lary.
Most of those trying to get for
eign service appointments In Rus-
sia are out of luck, as the state
department Is moving men from
Every Public School
In Salem Presenting
Christmas Programs
Every public school in Salem is observing Christmas this
week. No two schools are celebrating the event in exactly the
same; way, and several programs, remarkable for originality,
hav been prepared. Nearlv aver
school boy and girl In the city hasiM"" Its purpose will be to dedicate
opportunity during the week to par
ticipate In a program of soma kind.
in addition to tlx- Christmas fea
tures all the schools participated In
the sale of Christmas seals sponsor
ed, by th Oregon Society tor the
prevention oi Tuberculosis.
Grant school prepared two pro
grams which are being presented at
various times during the week. One
of these Is by the pupils of th third,
fourth, fifth and sixth grades and
tne otner oy tne first and second
grades.
At McKinley school will be an all,
school program for the children this
afternoon and for the Barents at 8
o'clock this evening. The Christmas
story will be told by readings and
the singing of carols. A cast of 30
children from th fifth and sixth
grades comprises the main chorus
In addition there is a small chorus
from the primary grades and 10 oth
er characters from other grades. The
main hall at McKinley school has
Deen maae attractive with built-in
scene, All of the children have ta
ken part in the fruit drive of the
Salvation army for the benefit of the
poor.
Richmond school will observe
Christmas by an assembly Friday af
ternoon for th singing of carols.
After that each grade will give a
pi-ugram in its own room.
Park school will give its annual
Christmas concert Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. The Christmas story will
be depicted by Biblical readings and
songs. Gifts wrapped In white paper
and tied with green ribbon will be
offered by the children for distribu
tion by the Salvation army.
At Lincoln school Christmas has
been observed throughout the week
by brief ensembles In the main hall
each morning. Each room has charm
of this program one mornihg. Car
ols are sung and the room In charge
gives a special number. The children
bring toys for the Salvation army,
and "Silent Night" is sung as the
gifts are placed about the tree. On
Friday afternoon each grade at Lin
coln will have Its own program In Its
own room.
Englewood school has prepared a
program for Fridav afternoon at 2
o'clock. The Christmas story will be
depicted by shadow pictures and the
singing or carols. Every child in the
scnooi win nave a part.
At Garfield school several pro
grams are to be given in the various
rooms Friday.
Programs by the Individual mn
during the week and an all-school
program Friday Is the order at Hlgh-
mnu wiiooi. me r-rioay program
will be by the sixth grade and will be
entitled "The Message of the An-
Chrtstmas scenery which th sixth
grade pupils have earned money and
bought and presented to the school.
For Washington school the pro
gram has not been announced in de
tail but will consist of various pro
grams and special assemblies.
Two plays and Christmas program
will be featured Friday afternoon at
ParrLsh Junior high school
The pupils of Leslie junior high
school will give a play, "Love Lights
the Christmas Tree." This will be
presented Friday morning for the
seventh grade pupils and their par
ents and Friday afternoon at 1:45
o'clock for the eighth and ninth
grades and parents. The play was
arranged by Miss Anna Miles.
The senior high school has arrang
ed a special home-coming event tor
Friday. Each home room of the
school Is taking care of one forally
not otherwise able to afford Chrls
mas cheer, and It Is said about 40
families will be cared for In this way.
WILD NORSES
FILM TOPIC
The battle of man to conauer the
wild horses of the west and also
his struggle to win his mate is re
vealed In "Strawberry Roan", sug
gested by Curley Fletchers famous
song, which will open an engage
ment at the State theatre today-
its iir.se saiem snowing!
Two hundred and fifty wild hors
es led by the famous and notorious
Strawberry Roan", a natural ruler
of the range, and several human
villains form the obstacles which
Ken Maynard, famous Universal
western star, must triumph over.
The hard riding cowbov star and
his famous Palomino horse. Tarznn.
match their wits against their en
emies In no uncertain way, and the
result is a fast action picture with
plenty of thrills. Including a stam
pede, "broncho busting" contest,
and the capture of a wild horse,
Ruth Hall Is th girl who has
played with Maynard during the
making of three of his western stor
ies, and has received such critical
approval that she has again been
assigned to work with him.
Maynard, a native of Mission,
Texas, has been reared on the
rang, and knows Just what to do.
when it Is necessary to expose and
capture a horse-rustling foreman.
Goodwin, who plays the role of the
villain, is physically a perfect match
ror htm and they stage several re
alistic encounters.
HITLER SIGN
ON NUN'S DOOR
Paris (IP) The sign of the Sw&stl
ka, adopted by the Adolphe Hitler
as the Insignia for his Nazi troops,
dates back to about 33 B.C. but many
Frencft critics side witii a correspon
dent of the erudite I'lllustratlon.
who has revealed the fact that this
crolx-gammee. as It Is called. ap
peared above the convent door at
Lambach where the German dicta
tor went to school from 1897 to 1898.
"It seems certain," says the French
correspondent, "that during his in
fancy, little Adolphe Hitler had this
symbol constantly before his eyes.
The convent was founded by Bene
dictine monks and the Swastika had
formed part of the coat of arms. It
is only natural, therefore, that this
emblem should have made a lasting
impression on the observant Adolphe
so that when it came time for him
to choose something that would rep
resent his new form of government
he chose the simple Swastika."
From time immemorial, that use
of the croix gamma has been pro
vocative of good luck. The transla
tion "svatika" is Hindu, proceeding
from the Sanscrit, Etymologically
lsu-astl" translates In the French
hlen-etre" or "well being" which
signifies good fortune or prosperi
ty.
"With these definitions and tradi
tions in mind," continues the French
man, "It Is a logical conclusion to
draw that Hitler felt a certain se
curity and superstition in selecting
the Swastika for his troom of Nazi.
NOTHING DOES SO MUCH POR SO LITTLE AS YOUR TELEPHONE
CHRISTMAS
Call them at home
the border states Into Russia, fig
uring they know more about cur
rent Russian problems.
When young Robert Stranw (hp
ambassador's son, left the NRA. it
was explained he was nervous from
overwork. It now develons that
Strauss' nervous condition first be
came apparent to General Johnson
when Strauss overruled him in a
dlsputs which came before the pol-
Irish Bing Grocery Co.
Phone 3527
294 N. Com'l. St.
Turkeys Turkeys
We have R. A. Barton's flock of fancy
dressed birds. Get your order in early.
18canl20c
Kitchen Queen f Fresh Medium 11
Flour 9X? Eggs, 2 doz 4
IRaido, Mix Candy
2 lbs 4Jg
Apples, faced and CAs
filled, box J 7
STONE REVEALS
VIKINGS' VISIT
Winnipeg, Man fltt That Norse
man had penetrated th Interior of
Canada 130 year before Columbus
discovered America may be proven
by character carved on a stone near
Sandy retort, 41 milts north of
Winnipeg.
An Icelandic scholar has read on
It faos inscriptions Identified as
Scandinavian runlo. Th atone is
oeiievea to oe eviaence tnat Mani
toba and the Hudson bay area were
explored in 1392 A D.
The runic rock Is of gray stone,
badly weathered, five feet long and
three feet thick. It Is about one and
a half miles back from the nresent
shore line.
The Importance of the find It em
phasized by the finding of what Is
now called the "Kensington Stone"
at Kensington, Minn., In IBM. One
stone, it is sold, will confirm the ev
idence of the other. Both point, It
is claimed, to the unmistakable con
clusion that the Vikings explored
America long before Columbus.
1 Pat MenthoUtMa In 111
HI th rtMtrlk to relievo III
jjj congestion ami clear
HI the krlhle; paMd.
MiMia
for Holiday Travel
Rounds Trips Reduced effective De
cember IB to Jan. 1st Return Limit
Jan. 15.
LOW FARE EXAMPLES
On Reend
Way Trip
Portland $1.05 $1.60
San Francisco .... 9.75 14.65
Eugene 1.45 2.20
Medford 5.00 7.50
NEW SENATOR HOTEL
PHONE 4151
Legion of Honor Won
By Paris Decorator
Paris (In M. Menessler has been
given the Legion ot Honor, lor which
he watted all of his life. For more
than half a century his name has
been associated with Paris theatri
cal life at a decorator, A short time
ago he amused himself by sending a
picture to the Paris Salon and to
his great delight It was refused with
the notation "too Immature. Men
essler began hit career by decorating
dane hall Bine then he hat dec
orated nearly all the theaters and
aiuslc halls In Paris.
Oklahoma Hunters
Not Severe On Deer
Oklahoma City OP Only 23S
bucks one for about every 10 hunt'
era were killed during Oklahoma!
first open season on deer hi 11 years.
Not a single hunter wat slain, and
none was wounded.
State Gam Warden Robert
Chandler estimated th number of
bucks killed at about four per cent
of those In the wood In th aevta
counties where hunting was allow
ed. All hunters were forced to wear
red Jackets so other ntmrada would
not mistake them for deer.
HY, it s as
if they were in
the same room!"
How often you
hear that about
today's Long Dis
tance telephone
service!
Inter-city tele
' phoning main
tains family ties
as nothing else
can do.
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Baslnes Offic 740 State St. Ptiom 1101
SALEM BREWERY ASSOCIATION
I SALEM BEER 1
"QUALITY FIRST"
o
ON DRAUGHT TODAY AT
Salem
FLINT & KELLY. Silvcrton
GEO. MANOLIS, Silvcrton
DOC HEATER, Silverton
DUCK N'SW ALLOW,
Silverton
COZY REST, Silverton
FRANK WILDE, Mt. Angel
MT. ANGEL HOTEL,
Mt. Angel
MT. ANGEL CONFEC. .
Mt. Angel
TOM RENN, Woodburn
L. D. McKEE, Playmore
Pool Hall Hubbard
Marion Hotel
Elks Club
Hill Candy Co. 697 N. Capitol
B to B Beer Garden, W. Salem
Eugene Eckerlin, No. High'y.
Tourist Cafe, So. Com'l.
Smoke Shop, 363 State
Uncle Tom's Cabin
niahe Golf Una
BROOKMERE, Brook,
GEO. FULLER, Rlckreall
ELLIS & ELKINS,
Independence
F. E. KERSEY, Dallas
NUSOM POOL, Dallas
BLUE GARDEN, Dallas
FRANK MACK, Falls City
BALL BROS. Turner
SUBLIMITY CONFEC.
Sublimity
MATTHEWS POOL, Stayton
DAVIES POOL, Stayton
HILL BROS, Mill City
Brewed From Choice Malt and Hops
and Properly Aged. A Mild, Wholesome
jind Refreshing Beverage.
Agent for Salem
CAPITAL ICS COLD 8TOCAGX CO.
. M Trad street
Phcm Orders 50
"Day Delivery" service and
"Night Call" Service
Wholesaler Outside of Salem
(Excepting carload .or Wholesale Points)
Phone 4439
OIDEON 8TOLZ CO.
460 So. Summer Street Salem
A Willamette Valley and Salem Institution
Employing' Local Labor
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