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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. UKUWHH MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1936 Capitol JlJournal Salem, Oregon ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1888 Parental Problems News Behind The News CLEANUP JOB AFTER FLOOD Pantry Patter. An Independent Newpper Published Every Afternoon Except fcsunday at W Chemeketa Street. Telephones Business unice tan News Room 3573; Society Editor 3673 By R- C. E- By Paul Mallon GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor and Publisher FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION BATES: BY CARRIER 10 cents a week; 45 cents a month; $5.00 a year In advance BY MAIL in Marion Polk. Linn. Yamhill. Benton. Clackamas and Lincoln counties: One month 50 cents; 3 months 11.25: 6 months $2.25; I year $4.00 Elsewhere M cents a month; 6 months $2.75; $5.00 a yeal In advance The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use lor 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 fritnds or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes." Left Holding the Sack The Townsendites monopolize the political news today Dr. Townsend has declared his endorsement of Senator Borah for the presidency, who though he has declared the $200 a month pension for the aged impractical, has moved a great deal further towards our ideals than any other can didate in sight" and "will lend a sympathetic ear and give us an open mind. At the same the national Townsend organization from its Los Angeles western regional office, has reinstated Charles E. Hansen as Oregon manager of. the campaign, de clared his removal by the state area board of 21 unauthor ized, and ordered Hansen to carry on and throw out of pow. er all who will not cooperate with him. This automatically reinstates J. N. (Jack) Barde, who was ousted by Hansen and then reinstated "under pressure." The state board stands rebuked for taking steps only headquarters is em powered to take. Meanwhile the Oregon state and congressional area boards of the Townsend organization have endorsed the fol lowing as official Townsend candidates at the May primaries : . United States senate John A. Jeffry, Portland, democrat; Theodore G. Nelson. Salem, republican. Congress,' first district James W. Mott, republican, incumbent, un opposed. Congress, second district Clint P. Haight, Canyon City, democrat; C. D. Nlckelsen, Hood River, republican. Congress, third district Walter Whitbeck, Portland, democrat; Judge Charles M. Thomas, Portland, republican. Republican national committeeman Charles L. Paine, Eugene. Democratic national committeeman Dr. C. B. Cassel, Klamath Falls. This leaves Sam Brown, Willis Mahoney, Walter Pierce, Harry Kenin and others who have climbed on the Townsend congressional band wagon in the lurch and holding the sack. If they are really loyal Townsendites, they should withdraw before being eliminated by a "purge" ordered by remote control. The Brain Trusters Dr. B. F. Stevens, a municipal government expert from JMew Zealand m an interview in the New York limes, ex plained why the "brain trust" has been a political liability instead of an asset to the Roosevelt administration when hi said : This parceling off of duties without any responsibility to the eleo torate Is undemocratic. The professors who are the brain trusters at Washington should .be acting as advisors instead of as administrators. Some of the "brain trusters" have been utilized in pure ly advisory capacities, but that hasn t kept them from mak ing mistakes. Others have been given administrative posts with official duties and responsibilities with the result of both political and economic grief, though much of the criti cism is uniair and partisan. Educators in public office have not as a rule been suc cesses. Even President Wilson, himself an educator, ap pointed but three, and they were utilized largely in an ad yisory capacity as experts in their fields, practical admin istrators Demg responsible tor policy and execution. President Roosevelt's "brain trust" began strictly in an advisory capacity, but he soon sent Professor Molcy to the state department, frotessor Tugwell to agriculture. Profes- Hor Berle to the RFC. Professor Landis to the FFC. and later Professor Sayre to State and Professor Dickinson to Com merce, etc. Some of the educators have proved excellent administra tors, others have made glaring mistakes. Probably they av erage as wen in omce as nard-boiled politicians. But if they had remained in the background as advisors the president woum nave escaped responsibility for their irresponsible ut terances now construed as official, and therefore they are puuucui liabilities. Mil ffWlfcS Central Purchasing For Cities of Oregon To Be League Policy A program of centralized nmvhaaimr fnr Mio -mi nf Oregon was authorized and new nffip.Pi'K wpvp nlpprpH in the closing- session of the League of Orejyon Cities' 11th annual weeic at the - Help to Flood Sufferers Marion county has been assigned a $1000 quota to be raised by private contributions for Red Cross relief work for flood refugees in the thirteen eastern states which have ex perienced the most disastrous flood in their history, taking a toll of 181 lives, leaving 300,000 homeless and causing a property loss estimated to exceed $1300 millions. Food short age and disease epidemics threaten the refugees. The local quota is not a large one and should be con tributed within a few days so rescue and rehabilitation work may continue uninterruptedly. It is in just such emergen cies that the Red Cross functions at its best as an angel of mercy ana every one snouid contribute freely in such a cause. Whenever calamity occurs, the Red Cross is nn the inb. wherever earthquake, fire, tornado, or flood disasters occur. and its efficiency depends entirely on public support extend ed, ooon or late nearly every community feels the need of its assistance and though we have been fortunate thus far, our own turn may come at anv time. WEST WOODBURN LOT SALES BOOM City and town property all over the county Is showing a stimulus In selling activity to date West Woodburn, defunct Incorporated city, shows the biggest proportion ate activity. The county already has sold 75 lots In West Woodburn to John and Joseph Ooldado and Joe Klezynskt from properties com ing to the county oil the tax rolls. While the price'-, only averaged around 15 a lot no olher town has shown proportionately so many sales. Some activity has been shown in Scott Mills town properly several lots having been told by the county last week and three inquiries com ing In In addition. West Woodburn at one tlmo was cily and is stui so in the records though It hns had no town officers lor come under the old home rule amendment before the days of prohibition when 150 or more rest dents could get together and in corporate a city or town and then If agreeable to the people of the town a saloon could be established This was done at West Woodburn and the town remained in a rath er flourishing condition as a stop ping off place until prohibition closed the saloon and a little later the town forgot to elect town of ficers and has not done so since. BRANCH RAILROAD FOR LANE COUNTY Oregon, Pacific & Eastern rail. way has been authorised to con struct a 6.5 mile line In Lane comi ty from Walden to a proposed mil. and town site near Mosby, the In terstate Commerce commission in formed Public Utilities Commission er McColloch today. The road woulc years, it M incorporated comiKt convention held last university or Oregon in Eugene. At the open forum on policies which preceded the business meet ing the city delegates adopted reso lutions regarding WPA application of procedure and eligibility rules. tne distribution of liquor revenues and the financing of city streets. City officials from every section of the state were present. From Salem were Paul Hendricks, city attorney; A. Warren Jones, city re corder; Oscar Cutter, Oregon state highway department; V. E. Kuhn, mayor. Centralized purchasing by the municipalities of Oregon of certain standard articles which are now PUBLICITY HELD NEEDJFMINING Eugene, Ore., March 23 fp) Mineral development in Oregon Is stymied by lack of authoritative in formation upon the state's natural resources, the mining, and geology section of the Oregon common wealth conference said. The conference came to an end over the week-end after adopting a series of resolutions, among them one to create a state central bureau for the collection and dissemina tion of business ideas and methods. Throughout the Pacific north west funds for compiling inventor ies and other Information concern ing mineral resources are entirely out of proportion with the magni tude of the task, the mining sec tion said. It urged legislative sup port to stimulate more progress. "Until authoritative information is forthcoming on specific mineral resources, no capital nor effective plans for mineral development will be forthcoming," the section said. It also urged action on a "mine- to-market" roads program. It said the problem was so "vital" that it should be made a part of any state or. federal highway system, point ing out that mining areas cannot pay for' their own roads. It called attention to resources used in war materials and encour agement should be given to devel opment of such bodies and public sentiment aroused to necessity for exploitation of them. at Cottage Grove. Estimated cost of construction 01" the line was $23,351.50. with con struction scheduled to start in Oc tober and be completed by May, 1937. The company's aDDlicatloi. said the proposed rnllroad would tap a 7000-acre stand of timber. owned by the government, small private owners, and the Booth-Kel-'in setting up ly Lumber Co. of Eugene. exorbitantly priced was advocated by Mayor Charles H. Huggins of Marshfield. Fire hose and fire equipment were suggested as ex amples. He pointed out that pro ducts which are now merchandised locally should not be considered. The price of fire hose had been reduced from $1.20 to 58 cents per foot in Michigan, according to Hug- gins, and all fire hose companies were forced to lower their prices as the result of league action. Lower prices rather- than the establish ment of the league as a merchan dising agency were stated by Mayor Hugglns to be the objectives of n centralized purchasing program, The convention authorized the League of Oregon cities to accept the agency of some fire hose com pany for this state. City Manager C. G. Reiter of Bend was elected president of the league for 1936-37. succeeding May or Elisha Large or Eugene. Other members named to the executive committee include Mayor V. E. Kuhn of Salem, first vice president; City Attorney Celia Gavin of The Dalles, second vice president; J. W. McArthur, superintendent of the Eugene water board, treasurer; City Manager J. L. Franzen of Oregon City, secretary, and the following members-a t-large: Mayor Large, Ormond Bean, public works com missioner of Portland, and Mayor! Charles H. Hugglns of Marshfield. A plea for the elimination of present WPA application proceduic requiring submission of all projects to Washington and for revision of the eligibility rules for relief work' ers was made In a resolution which was unanimously adopted at the policies meeting sponsored by the league legislative committee. Dele gates also went on record as favor ing a more equitable distribution of the liquor revenues as soon as tne demands for relief have lessened and outlined a program of commit tee work on such municipal prob lems as local improvement financ ing, the use of gasoline tax revenues lor city streets, and assessment col lection. Mayor Joseph K. Carson, Jr.. of Portland told the cltv officials to set up a program to eradicate the present municipal debt and then establish themselves on a pay-as-you-go basis, declaring that if Ore gon could announce to the world that municipal debts were to be wiped out within 10 or 15 years the hi ten uon oi tne entire nation would be attracted to this state. work of the state deDartment of vocational education in training in dustrial employes was outlined by O. D. Adams, the state director .who offered the services of the depatt ment in cooperating with the league training program Salesmanship Washington. March me iiying squadron of new dealers Is doing a gcod inside job oi selling tne new corporation tax reior to congress. Squadmen are laying hands on congressional shoulder in the cor. ners and whispering a more com plete explanation o. the purposes behind the proposal than any which nave been made pubnc i ne tax change, ;hey say. was written particularly to get at 200 corporations, the big 200, the' high society of the corporate world. The 200 would be forced tc pay a larger percentage of their earnings for taxes than they do now. All oth er corporations (they contend) would pay less . Also the proposal would tend to freeze the 200 at their existing size. The others would be permitted to grow. This sales talk is having an ef fect. Not more than a few dozen congressmen come from districts where the 200 are. The others are being persuaded that it wouud be politically wise to soak high cor porate society. Boomerang? Oood Non-partisan tax technicians laugn at the argu ment. They say that Treasury Counsel Oliphant anil whoever else was behind the program did not give extensive consideration to what it would do. For one thing, the big fellows al ready have their rpserves. These would not be affected by the 'new program. President Roosevelt spe cifically stated that h wanted dis tribution only of future earnings. The little fellows kenerally have no such reserves. Theirs were dis sipated fighting the depression, if they ever had any. They are en tering now upon a period of busi ness expansion. If all their coming earnings are to be distributed, they never will have anything for rainy day. Thus they will droop at the first rainfall, even though their stock holders meanwhile pay somewhat less taxes. A, At the level of the Conemaugh river dropped, Johnstown, Pa., ens of the "flood capitals" of the East, faced a tremendous task of ic rap ing up the mud left behind in the afreets. The extent of th tilt de posited can be estimated from this pile shoveled up from only a small area. (Associated Press Photo) Weakness Even mure revealing is the inside promise being made by members of the tax squad that they would repeal their plan at the first sign of a rainy day. They will not admit It in print, but they recog nize that the bad point Is that their program induces corporations to save nothing for timet of stress. Some congressmen to whom this promise has been advanced noticed that it seemed to be a confession of the economic weakness of the program. Also they wonder wheth er a repealer would do any good after the rain has started. The only time you can lay aside earn ings is when earnings are coming In. for municipal employes. Outcome What will happen Is this: The few tax-wise congress men in charge will rewrite the pro gram, soften it with exemptions, make it "workable." The result will be based on an entirely different theory than the attack against big ness upon which the original tax suggestion was based, although it will bear a facial resemblance to the original program. For some days now these wise ones have, been working toward re tentlon of the existing corporate tax structure, with something like an earnings tax on top of it. Something like that will come out of congress in the end. Displeasures A person very close to Mr. Hoover says the Palo Alto politlcial promoter is not exactly pleased with the way Governor Landon Is conducting his campaign. The friend says Mr. Hoover clearly implied as much out on the coast recently. It is unquestionably true. The Hoover view is that now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party. He thinks Col. Knox 'is making a good fight by touring the country and deliver ing speeches, thus keeping the po litical contest alive. He thought Landon should have done likewise and Is understood to have coun seled the Kansas Goemor to that effect, directly or indirectly, some weeks ago. Incidentally, as all Mr. Hoover's friends know, he beiieves that all prominent republican speakers will become second-string men as soon! as the candidate Is selected. This Includes himself. UTILITY PLAN BELAYED HERE SY SICKNESS Illness of two members of the state hydro-electric commission is delaying issuance of reports on the formation of the Linn county and the Marion county peoples' utility districts, it became known here today.' The reports on the two districts have been completed by the conv mission's staff here but members had disagreed upon several points which are yet to be worked out. The Linn county report must be . issued the first week in April and the Marion county report within 10 days later. A. J. Derby, of Hood River, chair man of the commission, has been ill for some time and was reported in the hospital. He did not participate in the public hearings. George Jo seph, who acted as chairman at the hearings, was reported ill in a Port land hospital. Charles E. Stticklin. the other member and secretary of the group, has been working on the reports. Progress was also reported on the commission's reports on the forma tion of the Northwest Oregon Bon neville people's utility district which involves most of the territory in seven counties to be organized for the distribution and sale of electri cal energy from the Bonneville dam. The commission has more time w complete the report on this super- district, however, since hearings were held at later dates. The counties involved in this district are Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia. Lincoln, Polk, Washing, ton and Yamhill. The reports will contain either the approval or disapproval of the commission for the formation of the various districts. Approval will carry with it further proceedings before a final vote is put before the people for or against the proposals. ATTEND BALL GAMES Falls City The following mem bers of the high school basketball squad attended the state high school basketball tournament at Salem Wednesday afternoon: Lyle Goode, Donald Ferguson, Lawrence Goode and Ray Ransom. Tney were ac companied by Mr. and Mrs, D. J. Ickes. Continuation of Quintuplets From Page One APPLE TEA (The idea Is filched from an old English cook book.) Tea made by steeping peeled and sliced tart, aromatic apples In boil ing water is refreshing and deserves a place among mld-aftcmoon or evening beverages destined to serve as energy pick-ups. The flavor is delicate for that reason the best ac companiment would be the one much used in England thin bread and butter or possibly Chinese rico cakes. The youngest member of the fam ily can share in the refreshing tea and in the relaxation that comes from a pleasant pause in activities. APPLE TEA Peel, core and slice 3 or 4 sour cooking apples. Put them in an earthenware or glass pitcher pre viously rinsed with boiling water. Pour over the slices 1 quart boiling water. Cover and place on an as bestos over the sim merer or low heat until the apples are soft but not broken from to i hour. Strain, serve hot or Iced with sugar and sliced lemon. Yield: 6 servings. BAKED APPLE ICE CREAM 1 cup boiled soft custtrd 1 cup sieved baked apple t eup cream, whipped Powdered tuiir ' Blend ingredients. Add powdered sugar, if not sweet enough. Freozs in the inset tray of an electric refrigerator. into the microphone. Then the father, glancing ner vously at the microphone, said: "It is your papa who Is speaking." Dionne, for the benefit of his air audience, recounted the story of his courtship and marriage to Elzire and described the excitement attending the arrival of the quintuplets. He expressed the hope that the five girls would make music their career. Toronto. Ont., March 23 (LP Wel fare Minister David Croll, chief guardian of the Dionne quintuplets, said he could make no comment con cerning Oliva Dionne's statement he had written directly to King via asking return of the babies. Banks Senators lifted their eve- orows the other day at a confiden tial report stating there are still upwards of 1,000 banks in the coun try which are not strong. The re- .hown ,n duty. vAmVcI.U, Pr, Ph,t.T aow""r"m- N.tion.1 gu.rd.m.n .,. VISITS EXCHANGED Woodburn William Meehan and son Charles of Vancouver, B. C. who recently visited relatives here, were accompanied home by Winton Hunt who will visit at the home of his uncle for a few weeks. Miss Del ta Mae Hunt, who has been visiting in Vancouver for the past month, will return home with her brother. port came from highly capable Chairman Crowley of federal de posit Insurance, who knows, If any one does. Mr. Crowley's position was that there are too many people In the banking business who should be selling knicknacks on the corner. He wanted authority to continue encouraging mergers, and will get it The first duty of a banker Is to his depositors, next to his stock holders and last to his borrowers. There are still some bankers who get the order reverseo. Program The treasury has been slyly building up casii balances late ly beyond what aeem to be its rea sonable requirement The. . trick apparently Is to chaige the bonus, as well as every other odd and end, to this fiscal year, blaming the bonus for the big Jump In the debt which Is now under way. Appar ently Mr. Morgenthau is figuring on pe-electlon and a downhill coast In financing the second term. Confidence It is tellie relinblv "ki in tne nonse cloakroom that Mr. Roosevelt was well pleased wlUi MANY FILE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE Pilings for political nominations for the primary eelctlon May 15 showed a marked increase today as aspirants realized but one week re mains in which to enter their names into the contests. Monday, March 30, Is the last day for filing of de clarations. Circuit Judge John P. Winter of Multnomah county filed lor the non-partisan race for re-election in the fourth district, department 8, Senator W. H. Steiwer, cousin of Oregon's junior United states sena tor, filed for re-election to the state senate from Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler counties. Steiwer. a publican, resides at Fossil. Other filing today included: David c. Epps,v republican, or Portland, for the state legislature trom Multnomah county. His slogan stated he was for the election for president of Senator Borah. Hector w. McAffee, democrat of Portland, for the legislature from Multnomah county. His slogan stated ne was for the Townsend plan. C T. Hockctt, republican of En terprise, for re-election to the legis lature lrom Wallowa county. Eugene B. Slattery, republican of Eugene, for the legislature from Lane county. Ralph P. Laird, democrat of Cresswell, for the legislature from Lane county. C. P. Hj'de, democrat of Eugene, for re-election to the legislature from Lane county. Carl H. Coad. republican of Nyssa for the legislature from Malheur county. Pred E. 6chmidt, republican of Pendleton, for district attorney of umatllla county. Clyde N Johnston, republican of Eugene, for district attorney of Lane county. ADULT EDUCATION NEW TERM BEGINS Re-registratlon for the second term of WPA Adult Education be gins tonight In the . high school building at 7:15. A much more va. ried and ettrpctlve list of courses Is available to the adult student now. than at the beginning of last rerm: fuouc speaking, mining. Die el engines, fly-tying, show-card lettering, lip-reading, music, phl- losopny, sewing, first aid, recrea tion, and Americanization are belpg offered. The above courses art open to any Individual over 18 years of age and not attending public school. Shorthand and typing are being of fered only to those who are unem ployed and who have had previous experience with these subjects. The classes meet on the evenlnas of Monday, Wednesday and Thurs day at cio in the high school build ing. Allowance Is made for thus who cannot attend all three nights. To register, merely attend class ana iiu out tne registration blank NEWMYER MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO T.B. HOSPITAL Dr. P. L. Newmyer, storm center of a recent dispute at the state tu berculosis hospital which resulted in his dismissal by Dr. Orover C. Bel linger, superintendent, may be plac ed on the staff of the Eastern Ore gon Tuberculosis hospital at The Dalles, it was learned today. The hiring of Newmyer will oe discussed by the state board of con trol Wednesday when superinten dents of all state institutions will be called in for an annual conference and accounting of their stewa ra sh ips. Dr. J. M. Odell. superintendent of the Eastern Oregon hospital, is un derstood to be in favor of adding Dr. Newmyer, recognized nationally as an expert in pneumothorax, o his staff. A doctor from The Dalles' hospital might be transferred here. Tuberculosis patients who need gas treatments might be sent from the Salem hospital to The Dallfs and other sufferers transferred here under the plan. The board met a year ago with all Institution superintendents, and at that time placed three on a perma ment basis Warden James Lewis of the penitentiary; Dr. B. E. Lec Steiner of the state hospital and Di. W. D. McNary of the Eastern Ore gon hospital for the insane. Board members would not say whether they would appoint any other of the eight superintendents on &uch tenure at the coming meeung. Both Dr. Bellinger and Or.ville Gamble, superintendent of the blind trader school in Portland, have been sustained by recent board actions. CIViLSERVll LAW TO STAND No effort will be made to re-refer the civil service issue to the people at the May election, Mayor V. E. Kuhn said today. The day following the Indictment of Chief of Police Frank A. Minto and Officer O. G. Coffey of the po lice department the mayor said he would attempt to have the civil ser vice act repealed and that he would attempt to have the council put it on the ballot for the May election. Today, however, the mayor said the question was one of too great Importance to act quickly on. His objection to civil service, he said a few days ago, was that it has brought about a condition both in the fire department and the police department wherein cooperation- is lacking in both departments. Tne mayor had Intended to have an ordinance bill Introduced at to nlght'a adjourned council meeting to put civil servle on the ballot again. but said today the bill would not be Introduced. As far aa known the only business to come before the adjourned meet ing tonight will be the onenina of bids for the contract of excavating tor mt new city reservoir. Bids will be received up to 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. At noon only one bid had been received. The exterior of ths envelope Indicated that It came from Malcom It Bell of Portland. L:r,!2' Cm'd"S thClb n ' " visitor, . . . wejeome. NASAL .IRRITATION ReNevp the dryneit and 11 iiiuiamni nigni iiiurniny, ' I 1 1 L J i r u l Jim rm prefer not Hm. . throat sprar, call for the HIW MtHTHOUTUM LIQUID In handy bottle with dropper -4