THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1936
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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.
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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
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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.
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