THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1934
CapitalJtJournal
, Salem, Oregon
r Established March 1, 1888
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at 136 S. Commercial Street Telephone 4681. News 4862
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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.
Ttell you,mrs.ros
ITS SERIOUS.' AND
THEY'VE WARNED
HIM TWICE AT THE
OFFICE ALREADY.'
I WISH I KNEW
WHAT TO DO.'
' BUT WHV DON'T
YOU TRY GIVING
HIM OVALTN?
WE'VE FOUND IT
SIMPLY WORKS
WONDERS IN
, OUR FAMILY.
OVALTINE WHY,
ISN'T THAT THE
SWISS FOOD-DRINK
YOU HEAR SO MUCH
ABOUT THESE DAVST
YES AND DR.FERRIS
ALWAYS RECOMMENDS
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HASN'T ANY
DRUGS IN IT.
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