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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1936)
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936 CapitaUJournal Salem, Oregon ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 188 An Independent Newspaper PublUhed Bverj Afternoon Except Sundaj at 444 Chemeketa Street. Telephones Business office Ti News Room 1973; Society Editor 3573 GEO ROE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher FELL LEASED WIKE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 BY CARRIER 10 oents a week, 45 cents a month; $5.00 a year In advance. BY MAIL in Marlon, Polk, Yamhill, Benton, Clackamas and Lincoln -' counties: One month 50 cents: I months 31.25; 3 months 32.25; 1 year ' (4.00. Elsewhere 50 cents a month; 8 months 32.75; 85 00 a year in advance. rhe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use (or publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper, ' and also local news published herein. "With or without offense to friends or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes." While Experts Plan That speed in a'utomobiles is safe only to the extent that roads, streets and highways are designed for speed and fur ther limited by the human factor involved in operation, is be- .. coining more and more apparent as American traffic ex perts pursue their studies into the problem. Analysis of the mounting death toll is proving to them that broad highways, easy super-graded curves, unobscured view and non-skid sur facing are not sufficient to make high speed driving safe even in the most modern cars. They now see the need, if the power, balance and brak ine efficiency of improved motor vehicles is to be safely util ized to full advantage in expediting the flow of through travel on main arteries, of entirely eliminating cross flows of pe destrian and vehicular traffic, left-hand turns and inter secting roads except at widely spaced intervals. Already the agitation has started for extra super-highways to accommodate four, six or more lanes Of traffic; roads from which all roadside stands and filling stations , would be barred, where directional travel would be auto matically controlled, and which would be accessible from local roads only by right-hand turn-ins every five or ten miles. New York and other eastern cities have partially solved the problem by constructing elevated roadways having few in tersections and no cross traffic. But all of these elaborately and probably soundly con ceived schemes for the future do not operate to stop the slaughter that is going on today. They have not served to prevent the nine deaths whiclj have resulted from accidents . along the super-highway between Portland and Oregon City in the past year. Nor have they acted to materially reduce traffic-accident deaths over the country. Neither has Oregon's system of "indicated" instead of fix ed speed limits operated to lessen the hazards. One has but . to watch the cars speeding along such through streets in Sa lem as South Commercial and North Capitol at 50 and 60 mile's an hour where the indicated safe speed is 25 miles , see pedestrians waiting a chance to cross the street and hear the screech of brakes violently applied to understand why accidents are so prevalent. One does not have to be a traf fic expert. - .. Even under Oregon's inadequate speed control law, once 4,' 1 U . . , -i j ' : r- 1 : r 1 1 hicu vub ttuanuLmeu in iaiMuriiiM, me cunaitions existing on arterial streets and highways are largely the fault of lax en forcement. , Most of these speed-crazy drivers are violating the state laws or city ordinances, which require the exercise oi reasonable caution and forbid reckless driving. Granting that most existing streets and highways are. inadequate In design and that slow moving traffic often oper ates to cause dangerous congestion, there is still no excuse for permitting such flagrant disregard for safe driving as exists in Salem and Oregon. ;' , More vigilence by police officers, a few arrests and stiff fines, or even jail sentences for habitual offenders, will go a long way toward controlling trie menace of automobiles until that time when fool proof roadways are provided for speed maniacs. Rayon from Hemlock The Farm Cheniurgic council, an organization that seeks to advance the industrial use of products of the soil through applied science has announced the discovery that the hem lock tree of the northwest is not only valuable as a source of puip ror paper, but for alpha-cellulose for the manufacture of rayon. The discovery was made by Dr. H. K. Benson, head ot the department of chemistry of the University of Wash ington. The hemlock Is the most numerous of the forest tr.i of the Pacific northwest and while it has been utilized to some extent in sheathing and interior building, as it warps when exposed, its main use has been for paper pulp, its bark for tanning learner, ine Indians used its inner bark for food. It has the advantage of rapid growth and could be commer cially planted in cut-off areas. The use of hemlock for rayon manufacture should pro vide a new industry for the northwest and offset the impor tations of Japanese rayon. The production of Japanese rayon and yarn this year exceeds the output of the United States rayon mills, totalling some 275,000,000 pounds. So the dispised hemlock, long considered a bi-product of nr lumoenng may come Into its own as a source of wealth and builder of payrolls. a Dog's Life - ; j N v' VVHURRY UP- C ll 71 til News Behind The News By Paul Malion Lid Landmark Lore By E. B. FLETCHER Washington. Dec. 21. The high command here euns to have drop ped the soft-pedal upon criticism against the su preme court Interior Secre- J tary Ickes, tor ex J ample, gave out a peculiarly worded statement after the court sent the Duke power case back to the lower courts without decision, but said nary a word about the court. He as- PAUL MAUAJ1M Krted ft, power- Ites were holding up 350,000,000 of PWA employment projects by then technical legal tactics, although the court had taken the action causing the delay.. It sounded significant. What happened on the inside was even more significant. It seems that Mr. Ickes' young liberal lawyers in PWA were hot against the court action. They wrote a confidential memo to Mr. Ickes outlining an attack upon the court and pointing out the harm wrought by the delay. They suggested Mr. Ickes issue it in Ills own name. He revised it to apply to the power com panies instead of the court and then gave it out. Publicity Seekers The abdication of King Edward has given not only the cranks and crackpots a chance to show their nuttiness but opened the door wide to cheap notoriety seekers. The Duke of Windsor is deluged with letters from romantic women and Job seekers, and Mrs. Simpson threatened with dire penalties and a flood of invitations inviting residence for the romantic couple in the backwoods districts is materializing.. No sooner was the abdication hinted at with the king, still on his throne, than various unheard of hick clubs began electing him to membership with proposals of future resi dences, couched of course for free advertising of various negoiected resorts as providing a sportsman s paradise or night club retreat. And the smart-aleoa are .till t u The latest effort along these lines comes from the tour ist go-getters and humdiggers of Victoria. It proposes that Vancouver Island secede from British Columbia and the Do minion of Canada and create an independent kingdom and with Edward as kin .and Wally as queen, all of which is mcreiy a pid lor nee publicity for tourists to "follow the biros to victoria. POWELLS START TRIP , Monmouth Mr. and Mrs. Olen Powell left Portland last week for Chicago, Pittsburgh, Washington, D. C. and other eastern cities be fore returning via Los Angeles. Be fore their departure they were feted wlia a pre-chxlitmai dinner bp Mrs. Powell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John puller, at their home In South Monmouth avenue. Bethany Mrs, J. L. Stalker, who has been very IU for a number of weeks, la reported as gradually im proving. ... . Two miles north of Central How ell at the crossroads, at Chemawa- Silverton and Gervals - Macleay highways, there Is a historic land claim of 640 acres The old, two story house has been there for more than 80 years. Its external appear ance, during the latter -part of this time, Has been the most bleak and abandoned of any landmark for miles around. The front part, with two large chimneys, is divided Into two living rooms, rne roof over the north part, for a long time, has "let in the sun shine and the rain," so that people who have lived there have been obliged to use the south room. The attention of people passing by Is drawn toward the old home by the peculiar cornice which is of single, large pieces, patterned In the shape of a large S. This attractive land claim was the home of. Samuel Simmons. He was bom In Indiana in 1807, where he married Mahala Bunch. They came to Oregon in 1S45 and the next year, by trading a yoke of1 oxen, secured the title to this 640 acres of laiffl.' During the early 60s they built the present landmark which took the place of the log house. Mr.' Simmons was tall and of powerful physical organization. His voice was loud and he had a cheer ful manner of greeting those whom ne met. The writer's father served as Justice of the peace. Some mora ings, when only our parenta were up, we would be awakened by a lou. "Good morning, Square!" meaning "Esquire." with us, . there was no guessing as to who was riding along. This pioneer's favorite saddle horse was a small mustang that was brim full of spirit- and endurance. The gait preferred by the rider was last trot, so that his arms, held up, bobbed up and down, the reigns in one hand and a long hazel switch in the other. The stirrups were in such Immediate nearness to the ground, that it appeared to chil dren, he simply stepped over the pony Instead of.mountlng it. . At the -time these pioneers settled here, there were only four families In the vicinity, the McMorckles, Headrlcks, Murpphys and Shan nons. These and the Simmons fam ily were generous to incoming fami nes, many ot whom were almost destitute. - ., . The Simmons farm was along the Indian traU which led from the Coast range to, the Cascade moun tains. The whole family won the Courses The incident illustrates a growing unannounced sentiment among new deal authorities. Most of the top liberals have come to the friendship of the tribes that regu larly came along, learned to speak the "jargon" and took on the In dian manners of hunting and fish ing. Names of the Samuel and Ma hala Simmons family are William. Asa, Daniel, Mahala, Elizabeth, John and Sylvester. The deaths of the fa ther and moter were not far aoarr.. about the year 1889, and both were aoout 83 years of age. Prominent citizens representing the second, third and fourth generations of this family are scattered over the state which they helped win to civiliza tion. " conclusion they are not going to ac complish their purposes by court at tacks, or, in fact, by constitutional amendments. They are looking for other, more practical methods, such aa the step now In progress In the National Labor board case against the steel companies. The idea be hind that case, of course. Is to help John Lewis organize the steel in dustry and thus to effect maximum hours and minimum wages without legislation, court reorganization or constitutional amendment. Inasmuch as returning southern democrats in congress also are going on record privately against a con stitutional amendment, there seems to be little prospect that the ques tion will be considered seriously, un less a new situation arises. An exception to the courent trend of the well-informed was the action taken by the National Consumers league. It went on record for a con stitutional amendment to permit, without question, effective federal and state labor and social legisla tion. Two officers of that league are Mrs. P. D. Roosevelt and Prof. Felix Frankfurter. Fear Excellent lawyers around the court are perturbed, neverthe less. They are convinced the court wiU have to hold unconstitutional the state of Washington minimum wage law for women. Such action, they fear, will lead to a new liberal uproar. Their perturbation seems to be Justified. The lawyer for. the state of Washington admitted in the argu ments that some aspects of the law were invalid under the Adkins case decision. His contention that the case applied only to hotel chamber maids seemed to be somewhat weak-hearted. The Issue Involves a suit brought by a chambermaid to recover the difference between the state mini mum wage and what was actually paid her. The. lawyer argued the hotel business is public and subject to state regulation. EDUCATIONAL STUDY MADE FOR SHERIDAN Sheridan Dr. P. L. Stetson, pro fessor of education at the University of Oregon; J. E. Worth ington, prin cipal of the Wankosha, Wisconsin, high school, and Mr, Emerson of the State department at 8alem, vis ited the school last week. These men were national study visitors from the Cooperative study of secondary standards, tentative and experimental of Washington, D. C, and came to Inspect the Sher idan high school since 8heridan Is one of the two hundred high schools in the United States chosen by the study aa work shops In which to make their Investigations, there be ing only three others In toe state, Milton-Preewater, Bend and one of the Portland schools.. They visited the classes in actual work checked on the teaching techniques and ob served the students' responses, They will return for another visit In the spring to observe whether advancements equal to the set up have been made. In October a mem ber of the committee, coming from the state of Washington, gave achievement tests to the students. Others wiU be given in the spring Stuck No less an authority than the No. 2 mar- of the new deal in spired those recently published pre dictions that there would be no res ignations from the cabinet. How ever, he was speaking only about the other nine members, and not about himself. He would not com ment about his own plans, which still call for his resignation Janu ary 7. The reason there will, be few res ignations is that "it would take a team of horses" to get any cabinet member out They Uke It here. Suppression Chemists in the ag riculture department 'conducted an Investigation of what wines may be drunk with certain foods, and pre pared a pamphlet. It will never be of assistance to dining outsiders Everyone okayed it until It reached Agriculture Secretary Wallace,. He pocketed It; . Easing More than one congress man is taking inside steps -to have Attorney .Oeneral. Cummings tone down his belligerent crime-catcher, J. Edgar Hoover. It seems that Mr. Hoover, by working hard at It, has made nearly every Washington au thority a potential enemy. Understanding The supreme court may be a frequent target for criUcism from : outside, . but never from attorneys appearing before It. That is, almost never. Assistant At torney General Toner of Washington state told the court the other day: I must confess that sometimes I read what your honors say without being able to understand the meaning." He was not fined for contempt, the justices presumably taking the view that the fault lay with Mr. Toner. in order to ascertain what pro gress had been made. Sheridan was not under any obli gation to grant her high school to be thus made a part of the national study, but It was deemed an honor and of extreme value to the high school of her public system. The students responded to the visitation willingly. Coffee Party Held Silverton Mrs. Gladwyn Hamre entertained a few friends at a cof fee party Friday afternoon at her home in the Geiser addition. Present were Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. George Lovett, -Hazel Mae Baker, Mrs. Jos ephine steen, Mrs. J, p. Conrad, Mrs. Oscar Johnson, Mrs. Elmer Johnson and Mrs. Dewey Allen. ouuujiubjr a tie nibar awici-y nev Thursday afternoon at the parish r hall. A short business meeting was held and the remainder of the after noon was spent playing cards. Lunch was served. V SERVE Bbeoglia's FINE DINNER WINES tor holi. Uy moals. Aak your (Usltt tot the- iltn brands. - -1 SantaVikinq i i BY SlGRIO ARNE m" ILL Th Story ao far: Tha sub haa trlrkae ,n ic vurrn inio aiarina iron aunt a tor ahop which aha tried to aeap burlrd mow hMua Santa hrlprd Nlla. the viRim. rtacua nil dauabUr from lh lea HlMOom. . Chapter 13 SANTA HAS A PLAN Ho, Hoi" chuckled tne aun as he came hurrying up the sky the next morning. "This time I have good news tor Sarjta." He blew and blew his hot breath on the snow-covered toy shop un tU even the door waa uncovered by noon. Santa burst out and shouted: "Thanks, thanks, but where Is the Ice Queen 1 She has put me to so much trouble that I won't finish all the toys by Christmas." But the sun assured him the Ice Queen would probably stay home several days repairing the damage to her castle. "However," he advised, you will have to make toy for her that will take the place of Nils' little girl, or shell have you snowed under half the Ume." SANTA PLANS A DOLL Santa nodded and strolled back into the toy shop thinking. Lunch was ready and all the dolls and fair lea were sipping cranberry Juice and nibbling ginger-brcvl cookies. What's the f:"uble, Santa r squeaked a restless jumping lack. He jumped right up onto Santa s I plt of ajpie-Ir!Ufe, . , "1 wonder how we can make a doll that will look like Nils' little girl. Oudrun?" replied Santa. "By the way, haa Oudrun waked up yet? No, no, no," squeaked half a dozen Jumping Jacks. "Poor Nils," said Santa. "We must get help somehow. But how?" "Am I pretty enough?" asked a serious little doll with long, brown curia. Santa stroked her curia. "You're, pretty enough," he said. "but youte not big enough." 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