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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1938)
Four The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Thursday, April 21, 1938 CapitaUiJournal SALEM, OREGON ESTABLISHED MARCH L 1MI An Independent Newspaper Published Bverj Afternoon Except Bun CUT it 444 cnemeneu eiren. ieiepuuu siauiw Ntwi Room 3973; Society Editor IS7I GEO RGB PUTNAM, Editor and Publish! FUIX LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION BATES BY CARRIER: Weekly. .; Monthl-. WO: One Year. 1730. ui, tu nneinnN: Monthl iJO: Sli Month!, 13.60: One Tear. S 00 UNITED STATES OUTSIDE OREGON! Monthly, $.50; Sli Months, 13.00; Year. $6 00. The Associated Press li exclusively entitled to the us (or publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper. and also local news pubiisnea nerein. "With or without of fens to friend orjoet 1 sketch your world exactly at it goes. Do the Job Properly i PArpful DRrusal of the laws of the state and closer ex amination of the powers of the capitol reconstruction com mission have moved the attorney general to reverse himself on a previously rendered informal opinion and to nolo. 1 Thnr Iho ranirnl commission has authority to ex pend its funds for construction of a central heating plant on any land owned by the state and not necessarily upon the grounds of the old capitol site or the four blocks immediately north, which the commission was authorized to purchase. 2. That the board of control has authority to purchase additional land for a heating plant. 8. That the emergency board has authority to appro priate funds during the recess of the legislature for the pur chase of such a site by the board of control, provided an emer gency exists. With the maior nortion of a $160,000 saving, represent ed by the difference between the estimated cost and con tractor's bid on the new state Horary DUiiaing, avauaoie for the construction of a heating plant to serve all of the hi.ilHIno- In the canitol erouo. there are few who will deny that an emersencv exists in the need for such a plant. The alternative to its construction at this time is the plan to ex tend throuch makeshift additions' the underground plant which served the old capitol. This will embody the razing of the unsightly old stack, left standing when the ruins of the old building were cleared away, and its relocation in the cen ter of the park east of the magnificent new structure. However disguised, such a stack rising in the midst of the trees and shrubs on the capitol grounds would be more or less of an eyesore. Nor would the plant be properly lo cated to most efficiently serve the entire group. The old plant is available and adequate as it stands to serve present buildings and the new capitol, and there is ample time before the library is complete and occupied to build and equip an entirely new plant on a suitable location one designed to serve the needs existing now and contem plated in further development of the ultimate group. There is no economy in makeshift alterations that will be rendered obsolete by the demands of the next few years. The capitol commission, the board of control and the emergency board should immediately put the wheels in mo tion to acquire a suitable site and build a proper heating plant while federal funds included in the library appropria tion are available. Make Roads Lead to Salem A Portland friend and admirer of the capital city of , Oregon, whose business and pleasure trips bring him to . Salem frequently, offers the suggestion in a letter to the ' editor that the roads adjacent to the city be made to "lead to and not away from Salem." Casual conversation makes the statement seem am bigious and gives rise to the query, how can highways radiat ing from a city lead away from and not into it? But analy sis of this volunteered suggestion makes it appear less ab ' surd than It would first seem when explained in the author's own words. He writes: Roads lead to Salem from all over the country; visitors are sure to . make Salem In the future to see the new capitol who In the past have passed your city up as "Just another town." There are roads from eastern Oregon and from southern Oregon, as well as from Portland which lead people away from Salem; they are roads wnicn. It made more beautiful and worthwhile, would lead Uie tourist '. travel all your way. Some of these roads are now uninviting and probably . the reason why a large portion of the travel passes Salem by. That river road south from Senator McNary's farm; the river . road leading out to the golf club; that river route leading In through West Salem, which will be a part of Salem itself when the population In . creases sufficiently: Uie road in from Portland known as the Pacific highway, and those In from the east and south and other sections of the state should not only have the advertising signs removed, but be other. wise beautified with funds from somewhere. The friend suggests that the problem of providing more money for roadside bcautification and improvement of high way approaches into cities is a proper one for the legislature, provided that people of vision and with a true appreciation of such work in promoting tourist travel are elected to that body. But he also believes that it is up to the enlightened people of Salem and other cities to do something about it. "It Would SCem to me." ho vntitnrnn "thof (l,o ,,,,, m ciuds oi oniem could be awakened to the possibilities. What uo you iniiiK i r What to Do By Beck v7;iMrvr V Ovum think rJzJ tk ter SzT'i; Sips for Supper By Don Upjohn We noted today that while George Edwards, the genial, court eous and efficient city cop, has adopted the summer style In cop's caps with a white top and blue underpinning, that his Is not of the ventilated variety which allowed the wind to whistle across the bald pate of Lee Wintersteen, It seems that Oeorge figures a cop. to do his duty, should remain a little hot headed. A large photograph of our state attorney general adorns one of Miller's windows to th north and Is a very handsome photograph of a handsome subject But the cap tion underneath same has been ex- Novelties In the News tot the AiaoolsttS Preu) Season Opener wateroury, conn. sport Editor William P. ODonnell of the Water bury Republican became a proud father on the day major league clubs started hostilities. "The baseball season opened of ficially yesterday." he announced in his column. "William P. ODonnell, Jr., seven pounds, ten ounces, threw out the first bawl at St. Mary's hospital." I Galax, Va. One, two. three. Just like that the Dollinger child ren lost their appendixes. First was Ed Dollinger, 6, on March 14. then Billy, 7, April t, and finally unsuspecting Jessie, 14, who came to the hospital with her dad to take Billy home last night and went to the operating room Instead. citing and Intriguing the populace no end today, same reading "Attor ney General I. N. Van Wrinkle." We don't know what the catch In this may be, If any, or whether Joan is Just slipping the "r" In as a new political wrinkle. Mall. The Awful Truth (Art Perry In Medford Tribune) A number of upstate politicians allege shyly the brief and brisk cussing oi the governor offends their sense of propriety, and is not fit for the ears of some of the younger voters. It gives the com plainants a chance to think they are displaying righteousness, when In reality they are exposing comedy prudlsnnes. with all the aborlguv al cussedness that la going on up ine aneya or Oregon politics, it no time to lift a sanctified eyebrow over any expletive that may ex plode on the lips of the chief exec utive. News Behini By &ulMallonJ T Washington. April 30 A federal spending genius, possibly greater than Hopkins and Ickea, lies burled in governmental obscurity. The glories of his ef forts to restore public purchasing power slnglehand ed have been un heralded and un sungpossibly by official request. However, he may turn out to be Just th man for the new spending job which congress now Is arranging. Listen to what an Interested member of congress has found out; Paul Malloa However, his government bosses recognised this aversion to business details at th outset and appointed an $1,000 a year clerk, whose duty was to follow Lorents around and keep him from restoring prosperity slnglehsnded. Th clerk got the theatre for $30 and kept production cost down to $1 a reel, but appar ently went out for a moment when the potted palms were ordered. He now Is stuck for the $636.7$. However, the sticking may yet come under the head of "lll-nourlsh-ment." The government 1 pledged to prevent that. At least th sips which wen taken before and after the famous New Orleans premier eventually may go back to the un artistic comptroller general's office listed as drinks for the thirsty or some such worthy cause and thereby save all concerned except the treasury... In the economy era which pre ceded this new spending program the farm security administration employed a motion picture director to make two pictures at treasury expense. They were' widely hailed by critics, who apparently do not pay taxes. A brilliant Job of pre sentation was done on both "The Plow" and "The River" by the Dlrec tor Par Lorents, Precaution Long Beach, Calif. Figures dont lie. but they might Influence Judges. So 75 blonde must wear old-fashioned bathing suits when they par ade In a golden hair contest here May $. Anti-Whirlwind Denver o. W. Bowman, 64-year- old Palisade, Colo., bank president. suggested in a letter to Gov. Teller Ammons that army bombing planes be enlisted to attack tornadoes. A bomb exploded near the base of a storm funnel would dissipate its energy, he said. Ammons said the plan "seems to have great possibilities." ' '' ' 1 ' ' ' . . .,.-. i MIRRORS RIP LA CI MICH AN ICS jg (M-sall tntflaaaiwlls wedway aato rare Ms; 1$, en4 her' WIM Bill" Csuamriur. are driver. aasrhvr sood visibility. Rale .repair mirror m earh Me of rarer. Riding mechanic formerly M Jk el watching lh aparwea W ear. Time-Saver Mollne. Ill Harvey Clark sub stituted a telephone conversation for a court appearance and every one concerned was satisfied. Instead of returning to Belolt, Wis., for trial on a charge of vio lating traffic laws, Clark pleaded guUty by telephone, heard himself fined $100 and then deposited that amount with th Mollne police cniei. Noisy Introduction Mount Pleasant, Iowa It was Just one crash after another when James McManua and M. J. Kerr met. Their cars collided In the business district and thry got out to talk it over. In the midst of the discus sion they heard another crash. Kerr's car, parkrd on a slop, had rolled Into McManus car. Is 1S Mcttti Beer in This comment on th governor's Inclinations to slip in a cuss word now and then reminds us of an oc caslon awhile back when your col umnist. In a burst of especial glory and pride, was assigned to sit on th sam platform with a lot of dignitaries. Including th governor, at a certain school function. We happened to be sitting adjoining the school principal, one of Salem's most estimable ladles who has an especial aversion to cusswords of aU types and varieties. The gov ernor, a speaker of th occasion. waa sailing along through about th fourth paragraph of his speech when he Interjected a "damn" with explosive effect. The principal leaned over to us and in low whis per remarked, "There, he put that word In two paragraphs earlier than I expected." Reports from southern Oregon are to the effect that Sam Brown of Gervals who started out with his $40 and a Ford haa appeared In the counties of the pear belt In a 193$ Butck. which If true will be a deep disappointment to his local fans and may head off another gasoline shower at his sausag and filbert ranch. Reporters down that way dldnt report as to whether they searched Sam's pocket to see If he had mor than $40 therein. Residents along MU1 creek In the city environs are complaining bit terly as to th Impolite manner of fishermen who fish the creek via backyards. While the lot owner Is grubbing In his garden, now and then a fisherman comes along and yanks a trout out under the own er's nose and with supercilious air walks on without even offering to cut th fish in two. Bom of them even to so far as to stir around in the newly spaded gardens to grab off worms for their bait. Even the city peasant is downtrodden. Down Dinner Host SUvcrton Mr. and Mrs. Al Down were host to members of their family at a dinner during Easter vacation with places made for Mr. and Mrs. Hartwlck Dehl and Kath leen of Valsetx, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schauta. Mr. - and Mrs. James Down, Frank Andrews, John Black wood. Garnet, Alfred and Boboy Down and Mr nd Mm. Al Down. MANY'NEVER SUSPECT CAUSE OF BACKACHES Tkn OM TreafeM OfMa Brias Haswy Relief Mtv fiiffemt nb- aiMin SMkarto puebl;,. ear tk-r Si,M-t that lh tml nun S atraaa arida and naal out of lb blood! MVt mnla mm abMMt S niaa . Maw K.t S IMTCiada al aat. Krju-i w arantr pimmmj wilfe amantn a i1 burning Hoar Ikar Btav to biiimiIiiiij mta with your kKlaa of hbddaf. A attaaa M ftnHia or mnh I n y fOT NmvI. wb rlua to luMriMMwl kid dwoKMwa. mat b th ratw) et aauiDS baekarhM, rkacniatM vaiM. las pals. mm al paa nd amver. S imt 11 n niahtm. awalliaa ..-.I 'u ha4abaa dtaaiaaaa -.A""' 7 ' your dniagw lor PoaiTa rMkv awad I i lal.Jlr b lor e r l if. J.1"! B" "Pr raLal asd iU kaha lha IS ftiUaa oi (Ma-; hrbad uak oart pomcnm va tras row W Oa sm , rW Trouble Started Apparently Mr. Lorents thought too. His arrangements for the world premier of "The River" were In keeping with the high calibre of the production. Potted palms were hired for the lobby of the New Or leans theatre where It was to open. Publicity telegrams were sent to leading citizens of the city. Everyone was Invited around to have a sip before and after. Very long distance phone calls added to the promotional aspects of the private showing "for holders of cards only." Th bill came to $538.78. It was duly presented to the comptroller less office of the comptroller gen eral, and there the trouble started. If the accounting system had been changed as proposed In the reor ganlzatlon bill, the trouble might have been avoided. Under the post- audit system the expense account might have been paid. Unfortunately the accountants have no artistic appreciation of pot ted palms, sips, etc., and flatly re fused to sanction the $938.78 on the ground It was not authorized under the law. Mr. Xorents's efforts to stimulate buying power might thus have come to personal disaster. He might have been forced to pay for It himself. More Fine Pictures In this same era of government economy before the new spending move was made, the government was able to produce many other three star movies. The U. 8. information service Issued a bulletin the other day listing these, and inviting people to present them for their educational value. The one which appeared to have the greatest educational value Is en' titled: . "Why Strawberries . Grow Whiskers." Reviewers say it .clears up that profound enigma which has been puzzling the world for all time. Other titles: "Barnyard Under world'.' "T. B. or Not T. B.," "Tale of Two Bulls." However, these are being presented without palms. . Rumors of congressmen switching positions for the new wages-hours bill are thicker than flies and Just as thin. One or two Important changes of position may develop in the house, but probably not enough to make any difference. Careful re. checking of the house rules com' mlttee Indicates there will be no wages-hours bill this session unless the administration Is able to offer more convincing Inducements. A little shot-gun reorganization of the third circuit court Is being quietly attempted by the adminis tration with some success. A provi sion was written into the new Judgeship bill In the house directing that two more Judges be appointed to the Pennsylvania circuit which has been plaguing the new deal with adverse labor and tax decisions. The provision was obviously de signed to push out two Judges be cause It specified that after their retirement, the vacancies should not be filled. The two Judges, one 78, another 71, have announced their Intention of retiring. - Trying to Retire Judge Bui uie new aeaiers do not con sider their victory won. They put In another provision specifying that a Judge over the retirement age may not serve as senior circuit Judge. .1 0 . A . R . congress In Washing ton starting April 18 will vol oo Mrs. Henry M. Robert, Jr. (above), unopposed csndldste for president general. She's from Annapolis, Md. ' With this thry are trying to force out the senior circuit Judge who Is 83. Not much resistance has been of fered In congress so far on the ground that It is a minor situation. although It Involves the same tac tics the president proposed for tn . supreme court, f The Justice department ha re ceived a letter from an unemployed professional hangman who volun teered to solve the situation created by three pending executions under federal law. "I do this only from a human standpoint." th Independent non union executioner wrote from hi home In Illinois. "I make no char ges tor work or time. Th only ex penses will be hotel, traveling and Incidentals. I have helped and supervised In more than 70 hang ings. "I havt a rope, strap, cap and a wonderful steel trap door." P. 8. He won't get the Job. Th department Is hiring the Stat of Michigan to perform the next ed eral execution July 8.. Pastor In Palestine Pratum Word has been received her that Rev. Amanda Mltxner, former pastor of Pratum Methodist church, who has been In vangelis f tic work in Burma for the past four years, has been given a furlough. She sailed for Palestine March 30. From there she will go through London to New York. Her sister, Miss Ida Mltzner, expects her to ar rive at her home tn Albany some time In June. American refrigerators are becom ing popular tn French Morocco. 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