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Newspaper Page TextTHE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1934 CapitalJtJournal , Salem, Oregon r Established March 1, 1888 In Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday at 136 S. Commercial Street Telephone 4681. News 4862 GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By carrier 10 cents a week: 45 cents a month: $5 a year In advance. By mail in Marlon, Polk. Linn and Yamhill counties, one month 60 Cents; 3 months $1.25; 6 months $255; 1 year $4.00. Elsewhere 50 conts a month; 6 months (2.75; $5.00 a year in advance. The Associated Press 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 Consider Wells Also Closer sorutiny of the resolution adopted by the council for the appointment by the mayor of a committee of engi neers or superintendents of the water systems of Portland, Eugene, Medford, Astoria and an engineer from the Oregon State college to pass upon a source of municipal water supply for Salem, reveals the fact that all these cities have sources ot stream supply and that their experience might prejudice their engineers in favor of such a source for Salem as none have had experience with wells. It would therefore be wise to include the engineers of some cities like Tacoma and Olym- pia that have abandoned stream supply for wells, or they might be substituted for Medford and Astoria engineers lest the committee be too large. Of all these cities, Medford only has a pure water supply, that is in the sense that the water does not have to be either chlorinated or filtered. Medford's supply is piped from the Big Butte springs, which like the Metolius springs, burst out in volume from the lava beds of the Cascades, cool, pure, soft. and ideal for consumption. No such source is available for Snlem. Well diggers state that while well water in North Salem is hard, that from south of the city is soft. The water from the Fairview well is much softer than that from the state hospital well, and the ideal source would be in the vicinity of Aumsville, from the prehistoric channel of the Santiam where the sand beds furnish perfect filtration. Before the question of water source is definitely acted upon, the city should put down an experimental well, both for quality and quantity near Aumsville, and find if the theories of engineers are substantiated. The cost would be trifling in comparison with the possible saving of a million dollars over a mountain stream supply and if the well proved satisfactory, it could be utilized for the municipal nlnnt. What the people desire are the plain, unvarnished facts to guide their selection. Jazzing Up One of the diverting spectacles of the day is the frantic effort of the staid Portland Oregonian to jazz up. It is like watching grandma put on rouge and lip stick to see the journalistic old lady of the tall tower adorn herself like the penny dreadfuls and discard her hallowed traditions in imi tation of the yellow journals, in the fond belief that age does not wither even if custom stales. Today for the first time in her 73 years of history the Oregonian scraps her long cherished first page typographical niiike-up, a distinctive dress that has given her a national repute, to dominate the page with "human interest" pictures, using bigger headlines and abbreviated "decks." .The "stream line banner" has not yet been utilized but is probably on its way, and we may perhaps expect real news in nbbrebiated form inside or perhaps crowded out entirely to make way for sob-sister stories on trivalities. The Oregonian is evidently striving for popularity in catering to the emotional morons rather than the intelligent. This was manifested in the bunk enlarged Sunday issue. She has some how got the notion that the camera is mightier than the pen to attract readers, and will probably go the limit. What though the judicious grieves if the people like it. and pay the freight. One point the Oregonian loses sight of, and that is the intangible value of tradition. Her clientele has for genera tions become accustomed to conservative treatment of the news, and habits of a lifetime ennnot be chnnged over night nnd sudden change is always dangerous to a newspaper lest it offend more than it pleases. Journalistic changes must be gradual to avoid loss as experience has amply demonstrated. Jinny a newspaper has been wrecked by such revolution in form or matter, when evolution might have brought pros perity. It is to be hoped, at any rate, that the Oregonian's new news policy be more successful thnn her new political policy featured in the last campaign which merely adds tombstones to the political graveyard, and lost more prestige than babv pictures can restore. ' , Purging the Communists If a comparatively small group ruled Russia under the czar, ah even smaller group rules it under the communists, who take good care, like all those in power, that the number of rulers will not be increased and their own power kept a monopoly. Russia has a population of 16fi.000.000 millions. Power rests in the communist party, or rather a few of its chiefs ten in number, who headed by Stalin, constitute its political bureau. To prevent the communistic party from becoming too large, frequent "purging" are resorted to and members ousted by wholesale n procedure that goes along with the terrorism that executes officials under suspicion and exiles suspected inrmers. A .i:....n4..t. r . ui.,mi Hum Moscow records a recent purging in the 14 provinces that comprise the U. S. S. R. as follows: Of 065,000 members residing in these provinces who appeared before the party comrol commission, presided over by old and stein bolsheviks i UIUU.SUM nun powers to demole, reprimand or expel unworth? tlinmhnl'C tnm-A tlim. 1 -in nni . r ..... . ' ionnn . a ".uuu weio iuuna unacsimoic and were expelled ...- .u,.m .u uic nunc oi sympnuuners," a newly created cate gory, for failure to manifest sufficient activity In the party work and 67,000 were demoted to the rank ot candidates on probation" because of po Itlca illiteracy. In the unlon-wlde party purge, of which this is the ....... ml, c,i.,y meniuer oi me party with the exception ot the members who constitute tho political bureau, must appear, resardless of whether charges arc prelened against him, before the control conuuls- ...... .,.. i,, umi nc is a sound communist in theory and action. This leaves but i:?8,000 persons in the communist party ny 801,t of . vot0 on 'nlblic lssu a nation of 1G6, 000,000 persons. And J'ot there are those who think that the United States where with a population of 120,000,000, over 39,500,000 voted in 1930, would be better off under a com munist tyranny in which 39,000,00 or more voters would have nothing to say about government. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Service Offered Lyons Rev. Cotton and Mr. Acres of Salem held a fireside serv ice at the D. H. Monroe home Sun day night with about 30 present. A aong service was enjoyed after which Rev. Cotton preached on the Christmas Inheritance. Quilting Enjoyed North Mnwelt A nMni .a,tAH - last week was the progressive quilt- ins m .lie noine oi airs. Florence Oddle where friends gathered each afternoon to nullton her trait, ni tern quilt. Mrs. Anna Dunn will haVfi a Otlllt tO WOrk Oil liima Hm In December Washington, Nov. 21 The moat important step taken by the ad ministration lately to inspire con fidence was hid den within that little squib hand ed out by the treasury announc ing the abandon ment of restric tions on the ex port of captal. It did not cau.se w a handclap out inR the country be cause the real sig nificance was hid- PAUL MALLON don under a lot of financial verbioRC but it made a Hffnnnt.lnn in the riant places. What It meant was that the treasury now is confident, whether you are or not. It proved that the administration was at last ready to let government bonds and the dollar stand on their own ieet, nirninst foreien Investments and foreign currencies. Also, it was t temporary assurance against fur ther dollar devaluation. In simple words it was the ac tion which at least partially provea President Roosevelt's words in Mis sissippi: "Ail is well." Explanation The treasury order really told large investors, ana, in fact, everyone else "All right, If you think there are better investments abroad, if you arc afraid of our money and our bonds. Ko ahead and ship vour cap ital abroad. We think the dollar is fust as stable as foreign curren cies, and, therefore, we see no need for restricting the export or cap ital." It could not have said that if further dollar devaluation were con templated. Private capitalists could clean up a neat profit by sendiiif? their money abroad now without restriction and brinRhifr it back af ter devaluation, getting more dol lars for it then. The treasury could not afford to L y itself open to encouraging such speculation. It would have had to withhold the order if dollar devalu ation were in the picture for the near future. However The only hitch In the guarantee is that it is not perman ent. The government can clamp down the restrictions again at any time. Also, it is true that the re strictions did not materially impede the flight of capital when they were in effert, because there were ways of circumventing the rules. Few know it, but the treasury did not veto a single request for shipment of capital abroad while the restric tions were in effect. The rule was more of a red tape deterrent than anything else. The flight of capital has not been very important since last January. At one time, money was going into Canadian stocks and bonds at a rather rapid clip, but the exodus did not last. Bonus The inside bonus news will not inspire much confidence. The administration surveyors of congressional sentiment are con vinced they are licked. All they can hope for is a compromise and they (meaning, chiefly. Senator Pat Hnrri"on are prshing plans for a compromise strongly. Harrison's compromise Is suppos ed to be based on the old Garner bonus plan ior payment only to those who need the money, and for cancellation of interest. Speakership The big congression al arrangers have put on their rubber-soled shoes and are arranging for the house speakership election in a big way. Boss Guffey of Penn sylvania is supposed to have had a quiet meeting with Boss Flynn of the Bronx the other night at which the candidacy of Congress man Rayburn took a big jump. Likewise Vice-Presidont Garner Is due in Washington immediately after his Warm Springs visit. He will say nothing about it, but will work mainly on two things the bonus compromise and Rayburn for speaker. These developments have sharply cut down the odds on Mr. Byrns as the favorite. Before many more days have passed you may see things arranged for Rayburn as speaker and MacCormick of Mas sachusetts as floor leader. All those working backstage on the matter are determined to avoid a fight. They want everything fixed up In advance so that Mr. Byrns as well as Mr. Rayburn and Mrs. MacCormick will be satisfied. Gold The Belgian gold loan did not mean anything. No one will admit officially that the federal re-, serve banks even decided to advance $15,000,000 to $25,000,000 to the Bel gians, but they did. What happened was that a credit was established for Belgium with the Federal Reserve bank of New York. Belgium had to meet an American obligation at once. It would take a week or two to ship the gold. So the federal reserve banks advanced the credit, which will last only until the gold ar rives. The whole thing was purely a courtesy bookkeeping facility to help Belgium in her current crisis. Notes Comptroller O'Connor, least liked (by the press) government of ficial, has now seen the error of his ways. He has invited treasury newsmen out to dinner. The republican congressional au thorities who have reurned since election are fairly well agreed on their course. They intend to lie low until the administration makes a mistake (like the air mail con tract cancellation) and then try to rally the younger element of the party around that one issue. HUNTINGTON LOSES 2 MORE GRID PLAYERS Two regular players, who have shown a lot of fire during recent engagements, will be missing when Salem high lines up against The Dalles' football team on Sweetland field Friday night. Damon, aggres sive guard, renewed a knee injury during practice and will likely be out for the balance of the season, while Johnson, roving center, failed to keep his class room work up to the required standard. Since both players are important cogs in Coach Huntington's defensive operations their absence will weaken the club materially. Sol Malzcls will 'take Johnson's place at center. Maizels is an excellent passer and is hard to take out of the line. Just who will take Damon's post has not been determined. The muddy condition of dinger field has made it difficult for the high school players to get a really satisfactory workout in recent days However, with the exception of Damon, the squad is tti fairly good condition and capable of putting up a good game against the In dians. Friday night's game will mark the final home appearance of a number of Salem gridders, including Nich olson, Don Coons, Sherill and An derson. Coach Beryl Hodgen of The Dal les held his final scrimmage early this week and is concentrating on pass and punt defense. With Dick Holman and Ken Kortge, regular ends, down with the mumps, Hodgen has been forced to make a change in his forward wall. Tony Vandiver, regular guard, will probably be pushed out to one flank position while Willard Wilson, reserve, will mnerit the otner end job. The Dalles, fast and elusive, spe cializes In passes and spinners, con sequently an exciting contest should be staged Friday night. One angli leader deal nation of the house x tee to run Carolina so ington can e of the house speaker' may include the reste- Chairman Doughton of rays and means commit for governor of North that Sam Hill of Wash- get that important post. There are only an even dozen of republican stalwarts left on the republican side of the senate cham ber. The other 13 republicans are independents. Dallas Legion Post Stages Turkey Shoot Dallas Carl B. Fen ton post of the American Legion will stage a turkey shoot at the armorv Thurs day night. Games of various kinds, including beano and cards, will pro vide the means of furnishing the 'birds," according to Earle Richard son, chairman of the committee.! Tlie Legion turkey shoots generally aciracc a largo crowd and Rich ardson and his committee are con fident that the 1034 edition will urove no exception. 1 Continuation of Find Bones From Page One lyn. Miss Clarke said she was a gradu ate of Vermont Teachers' college and taught school in Vermont prior to 1924. After that and until three years ago, she said, she was em ployed as a bookkeeper by Long Island banks. Upon learning Miss Clarke's pres ent address, police communicated with her parents and learned she was on a hunting trip near Lake George, N. Y. Detectives got in touch with her and she returned voluntarily last night. The condition of the three bodies prevented immediate determination of their age or sex. Miss Clarke appeared composed during quizzing by Inspector Joseph Donovan. 1 Miss Clarke is under arrest on a charge of homicide, brought against her by the district attorney's office last night. When she sent the trunk to the warehouse. Miss Clarke said, it con-: tained some pictures, books and clothing. She had been paying four dollars a month storage on the ; trunk, she said, and also on some, furniture there. 1 Police reported the woman had; pointed out to them that the lock! on the trunk was defective, and 1 Ladies' Aid Elects Officers for Year Keizer The Ladies' Aid met at the home of Mrs. M. E. Blivena for the purpose of making a quilt for the children's farm, home near cor vallls. A business meeting election of officers was held, resulting as fol lows: Mrs. Ben Claggctt, was named president; Mrs. H. W. Irvine, vice president; Miss Lois Keefer, secretary-treasurer. Speoial guests for the day were Mrs. Harry Broadbent and Mrs. J. A. Gardner. SALEM 'B' CLUB BEATS ALUMNI Scoring a touchdown in the sec ond and another in the third per iod, Salem high's "B" football squad sloshed its way to a 12 to 0 victory over the Leslie alumni on Olinger field Tuesday afternoon. It was the final game of the intramural season for the two clubs. The alumni put up a vigorous defensive battle against the reverses and spinners of Coach Pate's group of mudders and held them even during the first per iod. Shortly after the start of the second quarter, however, salem "B" started a drive in midfield and with Hoffert, Miller and Watanabe mak ing long gains, reached the two yard stripe where Hoffert went over for the first score. The try for conver sion was spoiled when the slippery ball was fumbled. Leslie had a punt blocked in the third period with Salem recovering on the Leslie two yard mark. Ques seth went through the line to score. An attempted pass for the extra point was knocked down. The alumni made a few long gains in mid-field through the use of the "dead man" play but at no time threatened to score. Plans are being made for Leslie and Parrish to play their final game on Sweetland field next Saturday afternoon. The starting lineups: Salem "B" Mays Maerz Warren Linsey Stevens Doerller Hotfert Miller Watanabe Stone RE RT RG C LG LB Q LH RH F Alumni Reeves Waterman Straw Kelly Howe Boyd Maestretti Alderin Humpiireys French MRS. ETHEL YORIS DECLARED GUILTY Deliberating only half an hour a jury in Judge McMahan's court late yesterday returned a verdict of guilty against Ethel Voris, Turner woman, charged with having shot Hariana Bones. The defense al leged Bones was trespassing on the woman's farm and hunting pheas ants. The shooting was -done with a 22 calibre gun. The defendant plead ed self defense, that Bones talked roughly to her and threatened to shoot. According to the evidence Mrs. voris fired four times the last bullet rimming the skull of Bones and lodging in his hut. Stayton Mrs. M. E. Bruce has returned from a visit with her sis ter, Mrs. Erwin in Dayton and with friends m Portland. WHITMAN PLANS UPSET VICTORY OVER BEARCATS Greatly encouraged as a result of Columbia holding Willamette to i close score In Portland last Satur day, Whitman's football machine Is being fired up for a possible upset victory over the Bearcats on Sweet-; land field Thanksgiving day, ac cording to published reports in Wal la Walla. Daily scrimmages between freshmen and veteran members of the Missionary squad have brought about a conviction that Coach Bor leske's outfit, bogged down all sea son, may hit its stride for the final game of the year. The work of freshmen and soph omores in recent days has been par ticularly rleasing to Coach Borleske and it is extremely likely they will be given the call over some of the older members of the squad. Bob Klavano, rangy freshman guard, who played center on defense and has picked up on the roving instinct rapidly, is being groomed to start against Willamette. Others who have shown vast improvement are Harold Nelson, "man-mountain" end, Al Robinson, another flanker, Bob Ash, tackle, and Bill Metz and Phil Green in the backfleld. Reading between the lines in the report of last Saturday's clash, Whitman's board of strategy has de cided that getting the Jump on Wil lamette's forward wall would be a smart piece of work and every eff ort will be made to employ tactics of this nature against the Bearcats. A number of Whitman's ailing re gulars, rested by more than two weeks of inactivity will be in prime condition for the turkey day tussle. These include Bev Sinister, fullback, and Alex Dietz. rambling halfback. I Fred Perkins and Roy Packer, vet eran linesmen, have been taking their turns in the backficld in scrimmage in the event they are needed in the fullback position. StIU smarting from the 40 to no thing lacing Willamette handed them last Thanksgiving day, and somewhat chagrined by the string of unbroken defeats of the present season, the Missionaries are working themselves into a fine lather for the Thanksgiving day meet, hopeful that dame fortune will smile upon them during the final 60 minutes of play. COAST GRID TEAM TO BE NAMED SOON San Francisco, Nov. 21 (IP) The Pacific coast representative in the Rose Bowl game at Pasadena New Year's day will be announced Sat urday night, officials of the Pacific Coast conference said today. A telegraphic vote of Pacific Coast conference members will be taken immediately after the. Stanford California and Washing ton-Washington State games. While neither Stanford or Wash ington State has been beaten in conference play, it was believed that should both win Saturday Stanford will be ohosen because of its unde feated record through the season. Waahington State has lost two out side games. The conference champion, tradi tionally the west coast entrant In the classic, also picks the eastern team it desires as its opponent. Hopmere Sunday visitors at the John Meithof home were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Walters and children, Homer and Marjot-ie, Mr. and Mrs. John Melthoff and children, Donald, Elford, Dorris and Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. William Meithof and children, Billie, Evelyn, Betty and Beverly, all of Mission Bottom. bound only by a strap. me prisoner, a woman of medium height, was well groomed and tastc- tmiv dressed. THEY CALLED HIM "SLEEPY DAN UNTIL HE FOUND THIS DRUG LESS WAY TO OVERCOME SLEEPLESS NIGHTS WHAT'S THE MATTER. WITH "SLEEPY DAN"? HE'S COT THESE FIGURES WRONG AGAIN.' same old trouble -sleepless nights TOO BAD BUT IF HE DOESN'T snap out op IT, HE'LL FIND HIMSELF . OUT OF A JOB. NEXT MORNING AFTER MOTHER SLEEPLESS N'GHT BUT DAN. YOU'VE COT TO GET UP.' YOU'RE HALF AN HOUR LATE ALREADY , ITS NO USE, HONEY. THIS LYING AWAKE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT HAS WE LICKED COMPLETELY. 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