THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1937
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Paranoiac Rule
Italy has ordered 37 years of military fitness for every
man in the kingdom, a life-time of "integral militarism" for
citizens throughout the ages of 18 to 65 to "keep Italy
strong." In addition military training starts at 8 years old in
the boy camps, so there will be little in life except war or
preparation for war in the life of Italians under II Duce s dic
tatorship. To insure the supply of cannon fodder laws are
being prepared to make marriage and families compulsory in
both sexes by confiscatory taxation for the childless.
Much the same fate is in store for the Germans under
Hitler's regime where all the people have to deny themselves
foodstuffs for the war machine. Most of the energies of the
people have been directed to preparation for war it is the
only flourishing industry. During the past year the air force
has been tripled to a total of 2050 war planes and bombers
while the army is larger than in the nation's history and
frenzied building of warships proceeds.
Russia differs only in degree. The five year program was
and the present program is merely camouflaged military
preparation. The red army is now the largest in the world
and the air force so large that the Soviet boasts the next war
will be fought in the territory of the aggressor.
In all three of these dictator ruled countries, there is no
individual liberty or freedom. The inhabitants are merely
serfs of the state to be moved hither and thither and slain at
will. All that makes civilization worth while has been sacri
ficed to mass for mass slaughter as occasion offers, for war
threats of the dictators own creation, which have forced oth
er nations to arm for their own protection.
When the conflagration starts as it may do any time,
we can look for a repetition of the mass destruction of life
and property on a much larger scale than Spain is experienc
ing, with a desolation of European civilization ushering in a
new dark age of decadence. And all because the people sub
mit to tne rule of paranoiacs and sacrifice everything worth
wiiut) in me.
; "There Orta Be a Law"
Lobby-baiting by vociferous legislators, who make the
rafters ring with condemnations of the ethics and practices
of the third legislative house, may provide needed oratorical
practice for members of the house and senate and add color
to what has otherwise been a rather drab session, but it does
not reflect any very extensive knowledge of their own busi
ness by the lawmakers.
During the current session there has been proposed at
least one bill to require lobbyists to reveal their true identity
and the interest they or their principals may have in pending
legislation. -
More than fifty years ago members of the assembly,
were faced with the same problem of controlling the activ
ities of lobbyists. That they did something more than shout
about it is disclosed by perusal of the statutes. Section 14-432,
still in full force and effect, reads:
If any person, having any interest in the passage or defeat of any
measure before, or which shall come before, either house of the legisla
tive assembly of this state, or If any person, being the agent of another so
Interested, shall converse with, explain to, or In any manner attempt to
Influence any member of such assembly In relation to such measure, with
out first truly and completely disclosing to such member his Interest
therein, or that of the person whom he represents, and his own agency
therein, such person upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by im
prisonment In the county Jail, nor less than three months nor more than
one year, or by fine not less than ISO nor more than 1500.
The law would seem adequate to suppress most of the
evils of lobbying of which the members are biennially heard
to complain, but there is no indication of their knowledge of
its existence, nor record during recent years of its having
vceii uivuneu.
There truly "orta be a law;" a law to compel" legislators
to acquaint themselves with existing statutes before they
start clamoring for the enactment of new ones.
A Dog's Life j
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Alien Restriction and
National Defense are
AskedbyDAR Assembly
Corvallis, Ore., March 3 UP) A program for alien and
immigration restrictions and for adequate national defense
lay before the Oregon Daughters of the American Revolution
tt uie conclusion or tneir state con-
ventlon here today.
Passed at the final business ses
sions were resolutions favoring:
Deportation of Illegal entrants
and alien criminals.
Finger-printing of all aliens.
Reduction of immigration rniotas
irom European nations and lncreas
ed quotas from countries In the
western hemisphere.
Increased defense facilities In the
Pactflo northwest.
Continued support of the reserve
oincers' training corps and the cltl
sens' military training camps,
Anotner resolution favored a re
quirement that all teachers be will
ing to take an oath In defense of
Generous Gamblers
Having failed to convince a majority of the senate and
house of the legitimacy of their devices as adjuncts of valid
business, the pin-ball and punch board interests now seek to
buy legislative support of a measure permitting them to con
tinue in operation with proposals to contribute to the cost of
reducing old age pension limits.
For the privelege of mulcting the multitude of a million
or more dollars a year they propose to donate to the support
of the aged $50 a year for each pin-ball machine less than
the amount of a week's "take" of one machine in a good location.
For the same privilege they would contribute 6 percent
of the retail value of a punch board, from which the profits
run as high as 60 and 70 percent.
The solicitude of the gambling racketeers for the aged
and infirm and dependent is indeed touching to the extent
m booui a mnuon aonars a year, until someone steps in to in
voke the constitutional nrnhlhitlnn
classification the courts have ruled all gambling devices to
With such a licensing act provided to finance pensions it
would only be a matter of a few months of litigation before
the old people would be left holding the sack with a law
declaring them eligible and entitled to pensions, but with no
M,,un win, wiucn io pay mem.
Independent Clubs
Start Play Tonight
Portland. March I W Nine Inde
pendent basketball teams converged
en Portland today for Initial games
In the district A.A.U. hoop play-offs
to determine which quintet will
meet the champion collegiate five
for the right to compete In the
national meet at Denver.
ORly eight will go Into the first
round tonight, however. The trans
pacific team of Port Orford and the
Med ford merchants will meet at 1 30
to decide which ahaU represent
southern Oregon.' I
College teams will open their
competition tomorrow night.
Tonight's schedule: 6:30. Sher
man's Packards vs. Multnomah
club: 7:49. The Dalles vs. Ruben
stein's of Eugene; 0:00. ManUe club
vs. Longvlew Club Billiards; 10:15
Bradford Clothiers vs. southern
Oregon entrant.
Hubbard Mrs. John Smolnlsky
left Wednesdsy morning for a week's
visit at the home of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr and Mrs. Robert
CLsary, to welcome the second
grandson In the family, at Eugene.
The boy. a week old now. has baan
named John Mas will.
PERSONNEL OF
GUARD GROWS
The personnel of the Oregon Na.
tional guard Increased 194 during
the past two years, according to the
menniai report of the state military
department filed with Gov. Charles
H. Martin here.
"Major activities of the military
aeparimeni auring the past blen
nlum centered upon training," the
report said. "Drills have been held
regularly and the attendance was
satisfactory. During the nerlod cov
ered In the report, members of the
guard have completed extension
courses of 10,801 hours."
Adjutant-General White said the
training methods and standards
maintained In the Oregon National
guard probably were far In exoess
of the actual requirements of the
federal government.
"It Is gratifying to note that these
results have been attained without
the loss of morale," the report con-tlnued.
The report revealed that construc
tion of 17 state armories received
approval of the works progress ad'
ministration at Washington. The
largest of these armories, slated for
construction in Portland, would cost
$805,000. The other two most costly
armories would be located In Cor.
vallK and Salem.
The report also mentioned exten
sive Improvements made at Camp
Clatsop at a cost of approximately
li.ouo.ouo.
Honor Mrs. Harrells
Shaw A surprise party was given
Mrs. Olen Harrells In honor of her
birthday at her home In Shaw.
Saturday evening, by her friends.
The evening was spent playing
cards. Late in the evening a lunch
eon waa served to the following
guests: Mr. and Mrs Browning of
Aumsvtlle, Mrs. Mlnta Moslcr, Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Weakley and
son Keith, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Brennman and Mrs. Lawrence Mc
Kay aU of Balem, Ray stoop of
Bend, John Nuttman. Mary Nutt-
man and Mr. and Mrs. Olen Har
rells of Shaw,
AumsvUIe Mr, and Mrs. T. Y.
McClellan were dinner guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mnrtln Sunday.
the constitution of the United States.
The resolution provided, however,
that such oatlis should not restrict
courses of study In public schools.
Action on the resolutions followed
an address by Dr. Frederick M. Hun
ter, chancellor of the Oregon system
oi mgner education, in which he
pointed to American democracy as
the final hope of the world against
the tyranny of dictatorship.
Dr. Hunter said only by means of
enlightenment and education can
spread of tyranny be halted. He de
scribed George Washington as the
first great world statesman.
The D.A.R. good citizenship cun
went to Lillian Kopp, senior at the
Roosevelt high school, Portland.
Named to the board of governors
ior uie Champoeg memorial cabin
were Mrs, George Shaver of Waskena
point, Mrat E. H. Barendrick ot Mo.
Mlnnvllie, and Mis, W. J. Wilson of
woodburn.
Speakers at tha concluding ban
quet sast night Included Governor
onaries H. Martin, Mrs. William A,
Becker, national D.A.R. president,
and Claude Ingalls, editor of the
uorvauis Gazette-Times.
Governor Martin scored Introduc
tion of a bill providing that 300 con
victs would win release under good
behavior credits. . ..
He also urged application of the
principles of Initiative, thrift. Indus.
try, self-reliance, love of country and
pride, and said "The government
owes noDody a thing."
uroups aiding aliens In agltatlne
against uie government also were
condemned.
He told the group: "I feel that I'm
talking to the nation's greatest sol
diers. The D.A.R. among other pa
triotic orders long has upheld those
hardy virtues which will preserve our
nauon."
News Behind
The News
By Faal Halloa
Washington. March 3 Another
one of those studies looking toward
a complete overhauling of the fed
eral tax structure
is secretly under
way In the treas
ury. The new un.
jder - secretary,
la
LAJ
THANK GOVERNOR
FOR MINING BUREAU
A delegation of Josephine and
Jackson county business men volcetl
appreciation to Governor Martin to
day on the success of the adminis
tration measure creating a new de
partment of mining. The bill, carry
ing a 1100,000 appropriation, passed
nouses or tne legislature.
The delegation, headed by Nell
Allen of Grants Pass, visited the ex
ecutive In his office and pointed out
tne importance of the mnllng in.
dustry to southern Oregon.
The executive, during the past
two years, has used the Influence
of his office In promoting mining
activities in tne state.
ENROLL NEW STUDENTS
Scotta Mills Two new chUdren
were enrolled In the primary room
Monday: Burton Blize, first grade,
ana Mary Joe BHse, second grade.
They Just recently came from
sumpter.
ThtMoraintfAftolikintf
Carter Little Liver Pills
' WgrVj ,
I"7LI'1, Tour fCf' flur without
rtrirt ctietin or tMck-brrakinc witUm.
Jurt nt KnuM). and Uk 4 Marmot
rrwrlpticm Tablrtt a day until row hara
iott no ijjTh ft then atop.
Marmola PrMtriftlon TtMtta contain
the Mme fitment prwribrd by moat doc
toral In t rutin thai a.ii..i. unn
of peopl are u.inr them with tu --..
Prtfi t let othera think rou ha no .punk
ml that your will-power la a flabh a
rmr fieih. (Start with Marmola twlav and
win the aJtodr lovely furuna narr.iS,ii.
KNU '
Roswell Maglll,
in charge.
The study was
ordered for the
good official rea
son that the In
come from social
securities taxes
has altered the
PAUL HALLON future revenue
picture of the government. In ad
dition, there Is the better unoffi
cial reason that the mistakes of
the last corporations' earnings dis
tribution tax bill are being disclosed
dally. Excellent methods of avoid
ing this tax have already been de
vised, and changes in It are mere
ty being delayed until the addi
tional experience with the March
IS returns are available for exam
inatlon.
No official word has been spok
en, but. Maglll Is said to lean to
ward a flat, simple tax of, say, 30
to 30 per cent, to replace the vari
ous corporations levies, or, at least,
to eliminate the sliding scales.
Tax studies, of course, have be
come annual affairs. They develop
usually at this time of the year,
when the taxpayers, preparing re
turns, become angry enough to
want to slap someone's bald pate.
However, this one seems to hold
some promise of getting beyond the
departmental pigeon - hole. Some
thing may be done before congress
adjourns.
Checks and Balances AU the
president's horses and all the presi
dent's men have apparently not
been able to get the largest farm
organization behind the court re
packing plan.
The answer, or at least the legi
timate excuse, seems to be that the
American farm bureau federation
rules Imiit its officials in commit
ting the organization. They can
only espouse causes agreed upon
by the convention and the board.
And there has been no expression
on the court from either official
source.
Thus, while Ed 0Neil, president
of the federation, may take a per
sonal stand with his close friend
in the White House, he cannot of
ficially Indorse the president's move
until a directors' meeting Is held
True democracy, with checks and
balances, still survives In the A. F.
B, P.
Brutal Baby Murder
Reveals Tale of Savagery
and Horror Unsurpassed
New York, March 8 (IP) Howard Magnussen. 26 years
old, was charged with the murder and rape of 4-year-old Joan
Morvan as police today reconstructed the crime. George Mor
van, 24 year old father of the dark
haired child who died Monday aft
ernoon, and Mrs. Norma Oatto. with
whom he had been living In Queens,
were booked on charges of felon
ious assault and Improper guardian
ship. All three were taken to the Man
hattan police line-up. Magnussen Is
a brother of Mrs. Oatto.
Assistant District Attorneys
James J. Conroy and James P. Mc
Q ratten, of Queens county, said to
day that Magnussen admitted the
criminal assault on the child Sun
day afternoon. The crime waa com
mitted, police said, at the home of
Magnussen's parents. George and
Harriet Magnussen. at Huntington
auuon, umg island.
Reconstructing a tale of savagery
and horror, police detectives said
the story of little Joan's death, the
discovery of the crime, the condi
tlona surrounding those Involved,
"made Tobacco Road look like
Park Avenue."
8usplcious that the child had not
died from Injuries supposed to have
oeen suffered falling downstairs,
McNutt looked his best In bis
double-breasted suit.
Attendants amused themselves by
calculating what would be the cor
rect odds on whether three such
strong personalities as General
MacArthur, President Quezon and
McNutt would be able to find room
in the Philippines to accommodate
themselves comfortably. The an
swer was negative. McNutt Is ex
pec ted back within a year.
Mellowed The most lonely fig.
ure In Washington now Is the same
one which was most powerful a few
years ago.
The sole Interest of former trees
ury secretary Andrew Mellon, now
81. la the art gallery gift he is con
tributing to the Capital. One mem
ber of congress who denounced Mel
lon regularly from the floor In for
mer years Is now remarking how
eager he has found Mellon to be
in disregarding expense to build this
practical monument to art.
The only time the Capital sees
Mellon now Is when he walks
around the block each morning for
exercise.
chief of Queens detectives, John J.
Ryan, started an Investigation yes
terday that led to an autopsy by
chief assistant medical examiner.
Dr. Howard W. Neall.
Dr. Neall immediately branded
the death of the child as murder.
"It Is the most brutal murder I
have ever seen," he said. "The
child was criminally assaulted. Her
body Is a mass of bruises.''
Charges of felonious - assault
against Morvan and Mrs. Gatto are
based on the terribly bruised condi
tion of the child's body. Police said
many of the scars and bruises were
old, and apparently had been In
flicted by hairbrushes, sticks and
metal combs. There were over a
hundred scars and marks on the
body, they said.
Mrs. Gatto, divorced several years
ago by her husband, also served a
term In Hempstead, L. I., for shop
lifting, police officials said. Morvan
waa named co-respondent in the
suit for divorce. Mrs. Gatto has
one son, six years old.
Morvan, separated from nls wife
who lives in NorthfleM, Vt., was
charged with burglary two years
ago and received a suspended st-nt-ence
In Suffolk county, police said.
Howard Magnusen also admitted,
police said, that he had been having
Improper relations with three
younger sisters.
Polios said Magnussen sought to
Justify his conduct by relating oth
er examples of Improper relations
within the family In which he did
not take part.
Recreational Field
Showing: Progress
Sllverton Reports of the progress
of improvements on tne recreauon-
al field were made at the regular
meeting of the city council Monday
evening. Favorable reports were
given of the possibilities of procur
ing WPA aid, ot the plans for field
and grandstand, lighting and other
necessities of a first class athletic
field. The committee includes W.
L. McOlnnls, L. C. Eastman, Ouy
W. DeLay, J. H. McCullough and
E. Jay McCall.,
GOVERNOR NOT
TO SIGN PRISON
GOOD TIME BILL
Corvallis, Ore., March I (U.B All
doubt as to whether Governor
Charles H. Martin will sign' the
"good-time" bill allowing state con
victs time off for good behavior was
dispelled here laat night when he
said ha would not.
Addressing the convention of the
Oregon Chapter of tha Daughters
of the American Revolution, Gov
ernor Martin said that America la
not on the threshold of a revolu
tion, but has already entered that
period.
"Take our own state," the gover
nor said. "It Is a fine state, one of
the best there Is. We are trowing
slowly and therefore have escaped
much of the riff raff that accom
panies rapiu puwui, uu, vveu we
have seen these forces at work.
"There Is a bill on the governor's
desk now awaiting his signature,
which It will never get, providing
release of some 200 prisoners from
the state penitentiary."
He charged that coercion played
an Important part In approval of
this bill in both houses of the
legislature, adding "when we give
way to convicts, we have about
reached the limit."
Mrs. William A. Becker of Sum
mit, N. J., president-general of the
D. A. R concluded the sessions
with an appeal tor the training of
youth for leadership.
Claude E. Ingalls, editor of the
Corvallis Gazette-Times, declared
the constitution of the United
States la being assailed In high
places as well aa low places and
criticized enforcement of law dur
ing recent labor troubles both on the
coast and in the mid-west.
THE WAY TO
HEALTH
Electric - Theorapy, the beauty
bath and massage. Reduce to
normal weight? 1066 Larmer
Ave. Phone 8743.
PRESCRIPTIONS
Filled Carefully and
Promptly
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CENTRAL PHARMACY
410 State Ph. 9123
Deception it seems rural reset-
tier Alexander really delivered that
anti-southern speech which he did
not deliver to the west-south har
mony conference In Dea Moines,
In case this does not make sense
to you, consider these facts:
The text of Dr. Alexander's
speech was recalled and cancelled
by an official announcement of the
agriculture department here, which
stated:: "Dr. Alexander did not use
this speech, but spoke extemporan
eously.
But J. S. Russell, farm editor of
the Des Moines Tribune, who sat a
few feet away from Dr. Alexander,
heard the good doctor say all the
sharp things about southerners and
southern statesmen which were
contained In his text. Russell says
tnat Alexander did not read from
text, but made the same speech,
Others who listened on the radio
say they heard the same thing.
The evidence appears to make out
a clear charge of deception against
the agriculture department. The
testimony of witnesses suggests that
the department misled southern
congressmen, who might have an
swered Dr. Alexander, Into believ
ing his attack was not delivered
If so. this Is the only convincing
case on record in which the pub
licity disciples of the new order
have succeeded in making the na
tion believe a speech was not de
livered, when It was.
Good Start New Philippine High
Commissioner Paul McNutt has al
ready won the women's vote for
1940.
The White House probably would
have changed .his assignments to
Marie Byrd land if it could have
seen the way the female employes
of the war department dropped
army business coldly to see McNutt
sworn in. Women who would not
look up to see Clark Gable do a Jig
left their desks and flocked about
the door of the oath ehnmber. Mr,
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Corsetry Demonstration
THURSDAY, MARCH 4TH
Miss Patricia Dean weu-known cor-
setiere, will be in Sears' corset department on the above
dates. She will show you the famous "Nu-Back" founda
tion garments; new models that will give you a trim, slim
line under your new Spring clothes.
There's a "Nu-Back" foundation for every tyw
of figure! These Inner-belt garments subtract
Inches and give a flatter hlpllne and diaphragm.
Made of pre-shrunk brocaded rayon and cotton ba
tiste In assorted styles and lengths. Sizes 33 to 60.
$3.98 to $4.98
484 STATE ST. SALEM
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