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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1936 CapitalJiJournal Salem, Oregon ESTABLISHED MARCH 1. IMS AD Independent Newspaper Publlibed Every Afternoon Except Sunday at 444 Chemeketa Street Telephone Business Office IS71 New Room 3973: Society Editor 55 73 GEO ROE PUTNAM. Editor and Publisher FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION RATES! BY CARRIER 10 eanta a week; 4a cent a month; ss.00 a year In advance BY MAIL In Marlon Polk. Linn. Yamhill. Benton. Clackamae and Lincoln counties: One month SO eenta; I months (1.3ft; 6 months S2.25; I vear 4.00 Elsewhere w cenu a month; t months 13 75: tft 00 a real In advance The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to the use lor publication oi all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also local news published herein. Life's Little Lessons "With ur without uffenxc to frunda or foet I sketch your world exactly at it goes." Facts and Fiction The facts and the fiction of the current presidential campaign, as is usually the case, stand out in strong contrast, with the former heavily outweighing the latter when frank ly and candidly considered without partisan prejudice. The political utterances of Frank Knox, republican vice presidential candidate, on his recent swing across the coun' try are illustrative of the point when compared with actual facts as summarized by impartial economic experts. From Maine to Oregon and half way back again, the Chicago pub lisher damned the Roosevelt administration for ruining busi ness of the country and preventing recovery by weighing it down with taxation. The return of prosperity, Col. Knox told his various au diences, can only be assured by the defeat of President Roosevelt and abandonment of the New Deal. But the vague generalities spoken by Knox do not seem to have seriously impressed such non-political students of American and world business as Roger w. Babson, recog. nized business expert . In a recent statement entitled "Busi ness Crossing Into Prosperity Era," Babson reports: Ever since the summer of 1630 this country has been wallowing In a period of depression. This week, however, the Babson chart Index of business is crossing the normal line. We are now entering a period of prosperity lor the first time In fourteen years. Hence, we have passed the last milestone on the recovery traU and are now heading into the highway of prosperity. . Optimistic news Is pouring in from every Industry. Earnings' report of leading companies for the first half year of 1936 were the most cheer ful since 1930 and In many cases were tbe best In history. Business prof' Its show a 50 percent gain over a year ago. Industrial chieftains are signifying their confidence In the future by expanding plants, building up sales organizations, taking on new workers. Estimates place the unemployed today at 9.500,000 against 11,500,000 a year ago. ' Good business news in general and excellent company reports In par tlcular are responsible for the almost unbroken gain In stock prices dur- ing the past IB months. It is pertinent that the inquiring voter should ask Col. Knox and his political statisticians how they reconcile their economic deductions and their calamity conclusions with the racts as Roger Babson and his far-flung and trained organi sation find them. Caesar's Meat Upon what meat do our modern Caesars feed, that they have grown so great? We know from the accounts left by Petronius and other contemporaries what the ancient Caes ars fdd upon, delicacies gathered from all parts of the world, but as near as can be found out our modern Caesars do not eat meat at all are vegetarians and must get their iron from spinach. Joe Williams, sports writer who covered the Olympic games, tells what the Nazi Caesar, who neither smokes nor drinks, feeds upon as follows in the New York World Tele gram : , Der Fuehrer's waiter reveals that the gentleman has hot milk, rolls and butter and honey for breakfast; for luncheon, potato soup, fish, beets, custard; for dinner, bread and butter, fresh fruit, mineral water. The diet is never changed, the waiter says. This In Itself Is enough to con vince me HiUer is totally mad. Imagine living in Germany and spuming bockwurst and Pilsner! American correspondents who have been invited to dine with Mussolini, report much the same diet for the Italian Caesar who also abjures meat. Broth, fish, cereals and fresh fruit are his staple food. Stalin, the Russian Caesar, also lives the simple life and the few correspondents who have dined with him, found that he too abjured meat. Some of the modern Caesars use neith er tea nor coffee, whether they all ban tobacco and drink is not vouchsafed. Whether our up and coming possible American Caesars, like Father Coughlin, forego meat, is not a matter of record. Dr. Townsend however does and it has been stated that Up ton Sinclair is also a vegetarian, but the record is not clear. But they all have their idolators, who hang on their harangues as Europeans do on those of their own Caesars. All of which proves that "strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age" intellectually. What is the Program? Although six weeks from tomorrow is election day, there ias been no definite program put forth by Mr. Landon as to what he would do if entrusted with the presidency. Beyond the definite statement that would advocate repeal of the tax on corporate surplus, he has confined himself to generalities as his platform does. The New Deal as a whole is attacked, but except for the obsolete NRA and AAA, the various legis lative measures are not singled out for assault. : If the republicans are placed in power, will they repeal the following measures, and if so what will they substitute for successful carrying on of government? j Th Bank Deposit Insurance Act. The Federal Housing Act i The Home Owners Loan Corporation. I The Tenne.wee Valley Authority Act. The Rural Electrification Art. The Public Works program. The Securities and Exchange Act. The Utilities Holding Company Art. The Soil Conservation Act. The Renal Security Act. The Neutrality Act. Mow does Mr. Landon expect to Increase foreign trade by abolishing reciprocal trade treaties which stimulated for eign commerce? How docs he expect to balance the budget, carry on relief work, without increasing taxes? Where will he economize, on public works, army, navy, vets' compensa. tion or regular services? How is he going to abolish mo nonoly? What "unnecessary and hampering regulations" are to be eliminated? What is his foreign policy to keep us out of war? There U a long list of unanswered questions, on which Mr. Landon should become specific so that people may know what, to expect. The time for generalities is passed. i jl I i w.vwr a k ( w vri wi 9?x TWO HUNTERS VS. ' J,f News Behind The News By Paul Mi lion Hearst Says Enemies Of America Rallying To Roosevelt Support Kew York. Sept. 21 (P) William Randolph Hearst. 73 year old operator of 25 newspapers, published today "a re ply to the presiednt" in which he said he had shown Mr. ttooaeveii receives "the support of. enemies of the American sys. tern of government." The thousand word statement was cabled by the vacationing Hearst rrom Amsterdam, a day after the White House in a statement said "a certain notorious newspaper pub Usher" was attempting "to make it appear that the president passively accepts the s upport of alien organ izations hostile to the - American BUNDY LITIGATION FINALLY SETTLED Long standing controversy over the Clark Bundy estate which has been to the supreme court once and was on its way back there, came to an end Saturday afternoon when order of settlement was signed by County Judge Slegmund. A signed agreement incorporated In the order reinstates Roxy B. Coulson as administratrix snd she is to repay MOO for services of exe cutor under a will which the su preme court held invalid. Object ing heirs are to receive $1760 for at torney's fees and costs. The estate Is to be divided one-fourth each going to Luey M. Rowland. Carl A. Bundy, and Roxy B- Coulson and the re maining fourth goes to children of Albert Bundy, deceased, these being Clyde Bundy. Dale Bundy. Paul Bundy and Louise Bundy Price. The estate originally had an appraised value of 17.771. Plea for Squirrels Made by Salemites As excavators are removing the fir trees and shrubs from the new capital site a plea for the Capitol's noted semi-tame squirrels was sent to the reconstruction commission signed by "Salemites." The letter pointed out that towns folk and tourists alike enjoy the froltcksome park animals and that precautions should be taken In cut tine down the trees on the site. The original squirrels were brought here from the east by Gov ernor Ben Olcott during his admin istration. Silverlon Hills Mr. and Mrs. Al- in HarUey have had as their house guests for several davs Mr. and Mrs Porter Davis and four children of Westnort. Davis Is a brother of Mrs Hartley starts COLLEGE hVt term as a freshmen. He will take ! West Stayton Marvin Lacy en- a pre-merlirtl reur Orvill Snider tera Willamette university this 1 will go to Oregon State. I DALLAS REPUBLICAN RALLY National and State Lead er Wirt Launch the REPUBLICAN VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT Tuesday Nite POLK COUNTY COl'RT HOISE Hear Senator M. B. PITT I of Iowa ! I Explain the Republican Program Court House, Dallas. Ore. j Meeting: opens at S p. m. i i Ifsia Ariv. hr Polk fount? 1 Republican Club. John B. J Aiken. Sec.l form of government." The memor andum said "such articles are con ceived In alice and born of po litical spite." Hearst's "reply" followed his newspapers' publication of an article asserting Russia and the Commun ist party of the United States were taking part In the presidential cam paign "on the side of the New Deal." The White House made no com ment beyond Its original statement, but Earl Browder. Communist can didate for president, said: "The Hearst-Landon campaign must Indeed be weakening If It needs such desperate lies to bolster It up." Browder recalled a May speech in which he said "we do not commit ourselves to Roosevelt" through "a united front with workers who sup port Roosevelt." "We do not and will not take any responsibility for Roosevelt," Brow der said he asserted at that time. A sidelight arose in Pittsburg where Hearst-operated radio sta tion WCAB announced It would carry three subsequent radio ad dresses by Browder after cancelling network broadcast by the Com munlst candidate August 12. An official of the station said councel had advised acceptance of the broadcasts In view of communica tions act provisions requiring "equal opportunities" of the air for all can didates for public office. Hearst In his "reply to the presi dent" expressed a desire, to "correct Mr. Roosevelt's misstatements." "I have not stated at any time whether the president willingly or unwillingly received the support of the Karl Marx socialists, the Frank furter radicals, communists and an archists, the Tugwell Bolsheviks and the Rlchberg revolutionists which constitute the bulk of his follow ing,'; the former congressman as serted. "I have simply said and shown that he does receive the support of these enemies of the American sys tem of government, and that he had done his best to deserve the support of all such disturbing and destruc tive elements" dcntial year. Op erators decline to I Klines adopt a re- . strained gait un. 1 til after election. The usual eas ting has not only Stalled to develop 4 so far, but It Is Itiot likely to. One reason Is that President 1 Roosevelt Is said to be determined Washington, Sept. 31 Business ordinarily falls victim to campaign palsy along about now In a prest upon a campaign strategy of spend ing and business encouragement. New deal administrators generally understand they are to do or say nothing upsetting. No important governmental steps affecting busi ness are expected before the people go to the polls. Likewise, the many powerful con gressional investigations, authorized at the last session, hare been keep ing their hands out of business men's hair. The La Follette committee is following only one line. The black committee is dormant. The Wheeler investigation is off until after elec tion. The campaign investigating committees are comparatively quiet. Furthermore, the justice department is avoiding the usual campaign weapon of anti-trust suits. Add to this the strong undercur cent of Industrial expansion, and you will see reasonable Justification for the general expectation that fall business will continue to improve, in reversal of the usual trend. DONNIE CHOICE OF YOUNGSTERS "Donnie" Edwards will be the featured performer of "Zollie's Cap' Hal Journal Gang Fall Follies." local talent show being presented on the stage of the Grand, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. "Zollie" is usually given the credit for discovering latent talents, but "Donnte's fame is of no credit to "Zollie." It seems that "Donnie" at tended the conventional tryout Fri day afternoon, but found "Zolhe' unable to make a place for him. How ever, one week when "Zollie" was out of town "Donnie" appeared one of the programs, and became a sensation immediately. When "Zollie" arrived back in town Monday, over 300 letters and post cards were on his desk from radio listeners, and "Gang" members, all impressed by "DonnieV voice. Eiphty of the peppiest, merriest bunch of kids evpr in one show ap pear in the "Follies". Claire Trevor in "Star for a Night' is the screen attraction. The Irish Free State has traveling motion picture theaters. 1935 AWARD WINNER Pressure If anyone believes this expectation is due to lack of warmth inside the- campaign, he does not know what is going on. The public speeches may have been exception ally gentle so far, but the inner heat-generating Influences on both sides have been turned on earlier than usual. For example, two federal agencies invited their field agents down for a talk about ten days ago. These private conferences were held sep arately, and apparently for routine organization purposes, but agents who attended either conference came away with the same idea, namely: Their personal economic future depended upon the reelection of Mr. Roosevelt. You would not suspect they would have to be told that, but they were. Similarly, on the other side, there Is the yarn about the Pennsylvania manufacturer who slipped into his pay envelopes recently a little white elephant. These bore no Inscription and were the kind sold In gadget. stores (usually marked "made in Japan"!, but the employes were probably able to catch on. confuse not only the laymen but the expert as well!" That is the answer for all of them. The lists are submitted from time to time, because the law requires, but the law says nothing about mak ing the accounting comprehensible. A common trick of political ac countants is to refrain from adding up all the contributions and expen ditures. Another Is to file a sep arate report for each state. A third is to file an incomplete statement and then supplemental ones, switch ing donations back and forth be tween state and national organiza tions. Contributions by individual per sons are obscured In several ways. Most common method In the latest filings was to break the total con tribution up Into two to five parts, listing each under the name of an aunt, uncle or what-have you. Thus a $25,000 contributor's name may show only as a $5,000 contributor. while his mother-in-law , married daughter, etC4 are listed as contrib utors of the remainder. Further more, the- collectors make the rounds several times among the same peo ple during the course of the cam paign, so it Is impossible to tell hcv much any one really gave until af ter the final report is made, after election- The accepted method of creating confution about expenditures was to list each of the thousands of in complete payments made weekly out of the check stub book, including each Individual salary of office boys, stenogs., rent, etc. Thirty days after election, a corps of half a dozen accountants may be able to figure It all out accurately In a week's time. Until then, the published figures will continue to represent mainly an effort on the part of all political organizations to keep their opponents from finding out what they ere doing. Fahrenheit Certain civil service employes have been complaining among themselves (but not aloud) about various little pressures exert ed upon them for campaign con tributions. Some of this solicitation is reported to be subtle, and some not so subtle. In fact, one letter, which comes "straight to the point" in the first sentence, was probably not authorized Charges and counter-charges will undoubtedly soon center around this phase, but It is nothing unusual. All these three related varieties of pres sure have been used In nearly even- campaign. Politicians expect it, and use it to the fullest wherever they can. Off the record, they will admit they would be foolish if they failed to. ExpendituresA political promot er was going through his opponent's campaign expenditures statement in the office of the clerk of the house. He grappled with it for half an hour, before exclaiming in exasper ation: "These things are meant to JT'-.-V . mi ' J J ' L rsfisfi rifini ii r.lJ.i,. ,: ,a.iCMBttw Bette Davis, winner of the 1935 motion picture academy award, who, with George Brent, appears In "The Golden Arrow," coming to the Capitol theatre for two days tttartlng tomorrow. "The Three McsQuiteera, with an all star cast Is the Capitol's second feature. J. LAUD HAMILTON DIES AT OAKLAND Information reached Salem yes terday of the death at Oakland, Cal., of J. Laud Hamilton, once a resi dent of Salem and who had many friends and acquaintances here. Mr Hamilton suffered a stroke a week ago last Saturday and died Thurs day. The funeral was held at Oak land Saturday. He was 55 years old. While livinn in Salem Mr. Hamil ton was a window dresser for the H. W. and M. L. Meyers store, now Miller's, and was considered excep tionally clever in that occupation. In Oakland he established his own business in this line. He is survived by his widow; by a brother. Ira Hamilton of Oakland; and a niece. Iris Hamilton of San Francisco. Mrs. Carey F. Martin Of Salem and Mrs. Richard Kirk of Portland are aunt. , TAKES OUT LICENSE Monmouth Mis. Dora Daniel Goodman has taken out a license as a real estate agent and will operate from her home on Knox street. HEADING SOUTHWARD s Aurora Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Smith left for Tennessee and Alabama Thursday where they will visit rel atives. They are traveling vis thf central route and will return ovit the Southern Pacific through Cali fornia. Mr. and Mrs. Jus. Ogie will look after the Smith place during t htr ahfipnee. jotkj ami Sounds a bit ftoo7. doeraH itf Yl ercry day you eotuume Vitamini A, B, C, D and all the nU But p$arhap yon need even own vitamins than you're getting, Youi Doctor will know about that. If yoa are Lacking in energy and vitality, be may prescribe an extra quantity of some special vitamin or com bination. And when yon have a Doctor's preecription, we'll appre ciate the privilege of filling it. Re member, our stock of food concen trates la always fresh and complete- Capital Drug Store Stale A Liberty JJilUUililil AM HITIOl S YOUNG PEOPLE NUMBER 7 of a " ' of Oregon hny ind girls who are umocn x 1 doing thing laying ound foundarinn for succet in life. tlflfk UnyM "A Story of Success" Riisiaf pure bred Himrnhire bogs has proved profitable for this 14-year-old Salem, Ore gon, boy. He has woo a Grand Championship si Oregon State Fair and many other valuable prixes. Besides being a good student and a champion bog rauer. Jack is active in 4-H Club work. He deposits a part of tbe income from the sale of hit bogs in a savings accounc in oar Salem Branch. Industry and Thrift arc two of the most valuable qua !i tie that any boy or girl cao possess. A savings account here at the U. S. National will help yom to appredaee tbe value of Thrift and to obtain tbe things von want. Start with as little as $1, and receive an attractive book baok to hcJp Ton save spare change, Why aoc scan today i D. W. mi. Menacer L. C. SMITH. Asst. Manager Snloni Branch o7le ITniti-d Sfativs Anlloiinl Rank . Hea4 Oflrm, Portland, Oo" a iinin osroxi km i a rnavoatno GAS RATES REDUCED for Automatic Water Heating and Refrigeration Cooking customers also offered new combination rate! Gas Automatic hot water service cheapest and best Now everybody can enjoy year-'round gas automatic water heating at less cost than for any other really automatic hot water service. With the introduction of the new schedules, gas is in every way the most economical fuel for automatic water heating. This holds whether a gas auto matic water heater is your only gas ap pliance or whether you have a gas ranee or other gas appliances, too. Mora M tor Mm money Calculations under the new rates show that a customer having only a gas auto, matte water heater can use, on the aver age, 60 more gas for the same money he haa been paying. This additional gas is enough to operate a gas range in the aver age home. Users of only gaa refrigerators also get their gas on the new rates. On the new automatic water heating or refrigeration rate. Schedule 19, you pay S1.05 for 1000 cubic feet of gaa or less. The rest of the gas you dm costs you S5e per thousand cubic feet. Five per cent cash discount is given for prompt pay ment. Service on Schedule 19 must be used 12 months in the year. No etlitr automatic hot wattr service Is aa thoroughly satisfactory as ass. Gas fives un limited 24-hour sarvtca. It has no "off" periods to inconvcni.net you. You don't have to r. mensfr to turn a gas automatic wat.r h.ater on or off. Always r.ady, day or night, winter or summer, is an abundanc. of clean hot water of juat to right temperature. "NOW I HAVE BATHS WORTH SINGING ABOUT! My daddy it surt smart. H. Installed a gas automatic water heater so all our bo water troubles art over." Cm cook food faster, better. And when you us. Portland gas for cooking, you get mora heat units for less mon.y than afforded by any other convenient fu.L Learn how you can benefit from the new ratee. Visit our showrooms or phona or writ, for on. of our representatives to calL Portland. Gas & Coke Company , m South High Street Tmw hi KfJW mrr W.dnMdsy and Friday morning at Hi and hear th. famous "Mrtt.ry Chef". H.'s th. f.vorit. of millions. i
