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Newspaper Page TextThe Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Wednesday, December 21, 1938 Four CapitalJournal SALEM, OREGON MTAnT.mmm UARCH 1 1MB independent Newspaper Published Every AJUrnoon Bioepl Sunday . . , quiHtuMM Rni4tiu Offlea 16.71 444 mieiDHIH nnm - News Room MTJ: Sodrty Editor 18TI OBOBOl PUTNAM. Editor Mid Publisher "rULL LEASED WIBE BEBVICB OF THE ASSOCIATED PBESS AND TBS UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION RATES T CARRIER! Weekly. Monthly. 0: One Tear, VIM. BT MAIL IN OREGON! Monthly. $.50: Blx Montr ilM; On. Tear. 00. UNITED STATES OUTSIDE OREGON! Monthly, tMl Six Month. 13.00; Tear, MOO. The Associated Prua is exclusively entlUed to tha use for publication of M newTdllpetchM credited to It or not otherW.se credited In thl. paper, and alio local newi published herein. "With or without off nut to frundt or Joe I iketeh your world txactly a it go. T ! CaaajI 1 nw n r A Appropos of the agitation for re-establishment of fixed maximum speeds lor moior venues .""t" highways on a zone plan graduatmfr legal limits to conform to the design, construction and traffic density of different roads, State Highway Engineer Baldock offers a construc tive suggestion. . . , The zone plan suggested previously, which is already in use in a few states, contemplates the establishment of zones along all highways which would be marked with signs indicating the maximum speed permitted on each stretch CiiaU at it) an urn 11 m invnlvn the signing of some ot ruuu. cuui - - . , . 6000 miles of highway. in the state, an expensive and time- consuming procedure. Baldock proposes that the maximum limit be fixed at stretches as 4U nines on iiwui vi ' ......... .- i . , - . might be designated by the highway commission as being safe for higher speeds. .Limns wouia oe nxea on wwc selected pieces of modern highway with relation to their j cs:- ... .. lAairyn onrl innatrtirtinn And TjnstpH COn- irttinu tni'iw.n.j' u-oft .. , - spiciously along the roadsides. Thus would motorists be per- 1 . . . .. D .... . . t . l i. . .:i . :. . i 1 mined to fully utilize tne saieiy jeaiures uum, hilu luuunu, wide, straight, well-surfaced roads at speeds ranging up to AK. txn KK er.A Rft miles fin hnlir. The engineer estimates that there are not more than 2000 miles of road in Oregon, Including the long, straignt open stretches east of the Cascades, which can be driven safely at speeds in excess of 40 miles. The work and expense of zon ing and signing would, therefore, be lessened under his plan. Baldock also proposes that the highway commission be authorized to establish zones with maximum speeds of less than 40 miles an hour to cover especially hazardous stretches, and that a uniform state-wide limit be established for all city streets except specially designed main arteries built to speed 11 1 nt i-rfi aafolir Tf la 1,10 iilna in aatnh- UJI 111(3 HIUVCIIICIH, Ul biaiui. oo'vii w ,o ....... . ...... liBh an enforcible maximum consistent with safety, but not x x i. -i .- i . u i v. .. ; ,, to lempt urivera iu viuiulc iiio iw uy icniuvunK incm i,, un reasonable regulations on roads that are obviously safe for The public will respect only such laws as are reason able, and, ne argues, it is unreasonaoie to limit speecis on ou mile roads to 40 or 45. Utilizing the CCC in National Defense Among proposals for national defense entertained at Washington is one that youths in the CCC camps have mili tary training as part of their education. Another contem plates the permanent creation and maintenance of a large airforce by graduates of the CCC, along lines followed in Ger many, where the Reich has trained youths in somewhat sim ilar camps to build planes and care for them on the ground and in the air. As part of the Hitler youth movement, the Germans es tablished a four year course in air mechanics, teaching boys everything from the blacksmiths trade to skilled tool making and the use of tools to manufactured parts. Then they were assigned to manufacture and maintenance. They are well cared for and receive a little money. The supremacy of Ger many In the air, which so frightened the allies, was attained by these means. Under the plan being considered by the president, the government would set up schools beside the private aircraft plants and man them with members of the CCC who have the aptitude or desire to become aviation mechanics. The youths would be given stiff training for several years and the sur vivors formally graduated. They would then man the pri vately operated plants or be employed in the air establish ments of government military forces or furnish a necessary reserve. The plan has many advantages for It provides a useful, well-paid and nationally essential occupation in connection with national defense as well as relieves the tragedy of youth tne iaa; nas none mucn to avert. A Welcome Reform The attempted party nuree and the elei-tinn reti irna fnl. lowing evidently had their effect, for President Roosevelt is reported to have forbidden administrative departments to draft legislation for submission to congress and adopted a "definite policy" of leaving the jobs of bill drafting up to aenaie ann nouse committees. The president's forthcoming message to congress, con gressional leaders have been advised, will make merely "af firmative suggestions" for legislation, recommending only uivaii m niLipii-a m iiu session ann let congress work out the details. This Is a departure from methods hitherto followed, of nnvnig dims nrauea Dy Lorcoran, L'ohen and other members of the new deal palace janizaries, whose aim in "romnlro the government," and presented congress without consulta tion with leaders with must orders to pass. Those high handed tactics breed revolt and discord and split the demo cratic party. This reform constitutes a return to constitutional gov ernment and orthodox procedure and abandonment of dic tatorship which will he welcome by the people as well as congress, and will make for party harmony. It will not be complete, however, unless congress reasserts its rights to i.mrui puunc purse strings and allocates expenditures in stead of providing lump sums to be spent at whim and caprice of executives, who play politics with public funds. Missionary Society Groups Study Book Jefferson A Joint meeting of the two RTOupe or the Mlulonary eo clety of the Christian church wa held In the church parlori with a covered dlh luncheon at 1 o'clock. The atudy topic wan taken from the atudy book, "The American City and 1U Church." Mrs P. R. Camp bell and Mrs. Irvine WrlRht led the discussion. Present were Mm. Hueh Bllyeu. Mrs. Ernest Powell. Mrs. Robert Terhune, Mr. Irvine Wrljht, Mrs. P. R. Campbell. Mrs. Ouy Aupperle. Mr. a. A. Pease. Mra. Marvin Hutchlnus. Mra. Sallie TaiAly. Mrs. Charlea Hart. Mra. Ray Boslwlck, Mrs. Lee Wells, Owen Campbell and Mri. John Calahan. Pension dub Delrralee Palla City J. A. Relber and Or. E. DavU have been elected dele eatee to attend a meeting at Mon mouth for the Age Retirement club. A rum Una's 1M7 exports were 378- per cent higher than the aver age for the last 10 years. A Dog's Life B By Beck W'4WJ!5ra'MNMVt CANT Iti: .IJM'.lt ';flSl(S "Q6,i.'';':i-i HO THtY MONT R.J-i. jt. LET ME M. rtirV?.-. r 'i'ZS? Sips for Supper By Don Upjohn Th shortest day of the year brought snow, rain, gale, and hail In Pasadena and sunshine to Salem. Perhaps they'll have to change it over and call It the Snow Bowl game. But the Trojans can veil beware. Remember what Duke did to Pittsburgh In a snow storm? The whole thing seems to be getting turned around, Iceland en- Joying spring weather white folks in England are freezing and the same thing happening between Sa lem and Pasadena. While everybody Is getting ready for Christmas cheer the town's fa vorite bachelor, Frank Lynch, an nounced he's not going to hang up his stocking on Christmas eve. He didn't explain whether this is Just frustration complex from past Chrlstmases or he's decided there isn't any Santa Claus. The Oregonlan the other day showed a picture of children Ice skating in a Portland park. On the same page the weather report showed a minimum temperature in Portland for that day of 38 degrees above. That Bull Run water Is sure easy to freeze. Not us alone, but Salem in gen eral, has always been more or less suspicious of some of these tem perature reports which emanate from Portland. One leaves here on a balmy day and lands In Portland where the east wind feels like a sneeze off the north pole, yet the papers there report temperature readings all the way from 6 to 10 degrees higher than reported here. Maybe the thermometers there are hardier and can stand more cold. Out at Swcgle school a Camp Cookery club has been organized to be known as the "Hashers' Club" and its motto Is "Eat Our Meal and Then You'll Squeal." We're glad to see the boys are taught to be frank and candid as well as how to cook. It must be pretty cold back In Washington, D. C, what with the treasury forty-nine billion below zero. And still going down. Zollie Volchok has finished his career at the University of Oregon and is going back into the cinema business where it is a cinch Salem's Zollie will travel fast and far. This is one case where it looks as if a boy who was an infant prodigy is going to keep right on going. If you have toys, food, clothing, donations of any kind from money to chalk, don't forget the lady San ta Clans who annually presides over the Christmas cheer fund of our favorite paper. The donations have rolled in rapidly and will do wide spread good, but there is plenty of good yet to be done and plenty of donations needed. She will see that they get Into the right places and the right hands. Winners Banqueted at Church Palls City The Christian church held its annual dinner at the church dining room. The honor guests were Mrs. LIHte Ward and John Letter man, winners in a recent contest. After dinner they retired to the up per part of the church and held an hour song service. Richard Allen showed his slides of China. Santa the Lost Princess The Story So Par: A on-y1 giant ncoopa up thm irwftn Quern, hrr ik1 dlcr. and Hulda. He mnkes the Queen wash his big dishes to teach her some manners. Chapter 15 The Queen 1 tarns a Lesson "Now then," said the one-eyed giant to Hulda as he strode back into the throne room. "Where did you come from, and what is it like there?" He Uked stories of other lands because he could never leave his own, since he was the only one In his kingdom who could see. Hukla swallowed and tried to speak, but she was too frightened The (riant laughed and said. "Oh I'm sorry. I'll sit farther bark and then you won't be so afraid." He did. and Hulda described Toyland and Santa and the fairies and the ermine. The giant listened, and then he looked around his barren throne room, and then he looked back again, and when he did there was a big tear rolling out of his one eye and right down his nose. "Why, what's the matter?" said Hulda. "It's Just that Santa's place rounds so fine and we have such few fine things here," said the Riant. "Look at this old suit of mine. It's made of sheep skins. But see how rough it is and I'm the King of Giants. I should have some thing fine to wear, but none of my people can see to sew." "I Can Sew" "Sew?" said Hulda. "Why. I can sew. I ll make you a suit. "You will?" said the giant "But how?" "Can anyone of your people spin mwlen thread from the sheep's wool ?" asked Hulda. "I have mnglc needle." "Fine." said the giant. "We have a spinning wheel and 111 set my people to work at once." So he called In several giant women and told them to spin wool thread for suit for him. They put the big spinning wheel in the center of the floor and spun and spun until there was little hills of woolen thread all over the floor. You see they could spin, when they could n't sew. because they could guide the spinning wheel with their fin gers. Hukla threaded the woolen threaf , into her magic needle and again the needle raced back and forth Just as though It knew what It was supposed to do. Pretty soon there were lovely folds of soft woolen cloth lying on the table about her, and then there was so much that it fell to the floor, and finally Hulda cried, "That's enough." Then at Hulda s direction the giant women cut the cloth so that there was a long Jacket for the giant, and a pair of knee breeches. Again Hulda sewed and after a while the suit lay finished. But then she wrinkled her brow. The whole stilt was a soft tan color, but there wasn't a stitch of trim ming on tt, and Hulda knew that was what the giant wanted. She looked perplexed. Then she had a strange idea. There was a shaft of sunlight falling through a high window right onto the table where she worked. It was a shining gold en color with flecks of pink in it. She wished very much that she could use it for thread to weave patterns on the giant's suit. Then she thought. "Why not? It is a magic needle." Quite Like a King ' 60 she fried, and sure enough, long threads of sunshine separated U1en1.se Ives and threaded into her needle. She embroidered a rich pattern of oak leaves over the giant's Jacket. His one eye glistened as he watched and when she finish ed he exclaimed, "I'll keep it as long as I live. It's the most beautiful suit I ever saw." He slipped on the Jacket and as he turned the pattern of oak leaves sparkled. He looked quite like a King. By that t Ime the mean Queen and her soldiers had finished the breakfast dUhes and they came up stairs dragging their tired feet But when the Queen saw what had hap pened and how happy the giant look ed she gasped. "Well. I declare." The giant frowned at her. and then laughed, "Now. your Majesty. yon see how this child with her kindness has accomplished more than all your soldiers. She has made me quite happy and in the morning I shall curry you back to where t found you." The Queen looked at Hulda and then looked down as though he felt a little ashamed. I Tomorrow: Imprisoned aeatn. J News Behin By PaijlLUmO Washington, Dec. 21 The Wash ington connections of those Muatca- Costers will be turned up by a con- q jff1""'"""' Invest!- gHuun iirAV ntvMiui if not before. Anyone who can steal $18 millions should have had one or more lobby ists, or at least know more than one congressman. In this case, the suspicion Is not solely surmise. In siders have defin ite info rmatlon leads involving three names. Con nections of two of them seems to be direct. You will be able to recog nize these offhand. There may be more. It has been an old Washington custom for lobbyists to take money from financial trimmers for "per sonal influence" that is never ac tually used. That is, some lobbyists get paid for the people they know rather than for services performed. Officials generally would like to see a certain large lobbyist exposed In this case Just to break up the practice, If for no other reason. Pan Malta Garners Return You cannot see Mr. Garner these days for the smoke from his "Texas cheroots," a strong gaseous weapon he calls a cigar, reported to be made from gunpowder and tanbark rolled in cowhide. He smokes them Incest santly. Three newsmen who have tried to talk to him have been over come, but were revived after arti ficial respiration by their comrades. All they could remember of the conversation was something about two "bobcats" sold by the V. P. to Bascom Timmons, Texas newsman, and the fishing he has done; nothing at all about political shooting or fishing, or his trip to the White House. Developments may tell more about that situation than either of the parties to It know now. New Neutrality Act Text of a new neutrality act which the administration Is going to espouse at the next session has been completed inside. Word of fts completion has seeped to congress. All that is known there is that it gives full discretion to the president for applying trade embargoes. There will be trouble about it. Sen. Gerry Nye will lead the opposition. Congressional Investigators of the Tennessee Valley authority are mull ing over a new idea for their com ing report to congress. They may advise continuance of the existing setup with the addition of a busi ness man to work under the thrce man board. They figure scm ue In TV A should have some business sense. Presentation of the report will be delayed a month or two, while the investigators continue thinking. Spending Expose Several high hats are going to be blown off by the forthcoming re- port of Acting Comptroller General Elliott to congress. His annual re ports have been soft-pedaled In Jie post few years. They have not even been printed. This new one will ex pose systems in most of these spending agencies and will be printed. Greenbelt, the government's Ideal community near here, is not getting along Ideally. Farm security admin i&tration runs It, although this particular resettlement's connection with farm security Is only rhetorical. FSA did not want to pay county taxes for police, fire protection, school, so it made' a deal with the Prince George's county auperlnten dent of Schools (Maryland) to hire 14 school teachers for $36,000 a year. However, FSA has not paid up, pos sibly because It is not legally au thorized to make such deals. The schools may be closed January 1 If sometlung Is not worked out. FSA also has hired Greenbelt busses npon which its losses are re ported to be running $650 a month, and the comptroller general is in no mood to play Santa Claus for this either. He has turned down a FSA voucher calling for $8,000 arrears In bus costs. Odds and Ends Collectanla Labor peace Is fur ther away than ever, as far ai Messrs. Lewis and Green are con cerned, but government officials have received some recent evidence of working cooperation between lo cal CIO and A PL groups out In the field . . . One of Miss Perkins lady bra In trustees, Mrs. Otto Beyer, has moved into the compliance division of the wage-hour administration, crowding Deputy Administration Fletcher . , . Treasury Assistant William H. Mc Reynolds, a Morgen thau man. has the inside track for the permanent comptroller general ship If and when the general ac counting office is revised under the new reorganization bill ... A Mexi can resident in the U. 8. has filed his name as a foreign propagandist with the state department, saying his Job Is to "overthrow the govern ment of Mexico" but his application wisely omitted a return address . . . Chairman Die of the committee in vestigating un-American activities is going to ask for $150,000 to con tinue his investigation, and will get no less than $100,000. tf the talk of returning corurressmen Is Indicative - - TWO DAYS OF CRACE askrd Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes (shown leaving White House) when newspaper men questioned whether he'd enter the Chicsro mayoralty race. German Proposal On Jews Studied London, Dec. 21 U.fi) George Rublee. American vice-chairman of the international refugee commit tee, conferred with British, French and Netherlands finance experts Tuesday on a German proposal for emigration of German Jews. The plan was outlined in talks here by HJalmar Schacht. president of the German Reichsbank. It met with a cold reception. Schacht's plan involved an International loan to finance the emigration and an increase in American. British and other imports from Germany. Thus, in a sense, foreign nations would pay Germany for permitting them to take care of Its Jews. Schacht's proposal Is that Jews leaving Germany should receive coupons on bonds representing the wealth they leave behind. The Jews would be permitted to sell these securities outside Oermany by drawing on an international loan floated for the purpose. The loan would be paid off by means of additional German exports to countries Interested in the refugee problem. It was said Oermany might also give poor Jews some of the money recently seized from them. Candle Light Vesper Services Advanced Silverton Rev. M. J. K. Fuhr of the Trinity Lutheran church Is announcing a candleBight vesper service of song Christmas day at 7:45 o'clock. Mrs. Tom Anderson will be in charge of directing and arranging the program of special selections and the Junior and senior choirs. The program had previous ly been scheduled a week later. of general congressional sentiment . . . A democratic senator's private view: "Mr. Hopkins is about as well fitted to be secretary of commerce as a chorus girl is for the supreme court I mean a really smart chorus girl, of course. However, I shall vote for his confirmation, it's not my cabinet" ... Novelties In the News (By Aiioetatfd Press) Parting Pittsburgh A ruling by bank ruptcy trustees today separated "Buck" and John Rechtenwald, pals and co-workers for 17 years. "Buck" is a big Belgian draft horse and Recktenwald is his driv er. Both worked for a provisions firm. The trustees ruled "Buck" was "Inefficient by reason of obsoles cence" so he's going to a farm at the age of 24. Recktenwald will drive a truck. Double Trouble Hartford. Conn. Mrs. Bessie Ma ther broke an arm last winter when she fell on an Icy sidewalk and she sued the city for damages. The case came up in superior court yesterday but Mrs. Mather was absent. Her attorney said she tripped over a rug Sunday and fell, breaking the same arm. Bad With Good Canon City, Colo. George E. Bay ha had good luck he won an $800 car at a lodge drawing. Bayha had bad luck his name was taken off the Colorado old age pension roll. With the car, his per sonal property .exceeded the $250 limit permitted pensioners. Merry Christmas, but San Francisco Michael 0Dea fil ed the same lawsuit against a bank 38 times. The 39th time, the Judge said "five days for contempt." The 40th time, the Judge said "$100 fine.' The 41st time yesterday the Judge said "Merry Christmas." But," he added, "you'll have to come back after the holidays" to answer another contempt charire. Sundown Stories Belndeer Eipresa Hurries -Keep well covered up." Willy NUly told Sweet Face, the lamb. "It's anowlng hard." "Oh. Willy NUly. you look almost like Santa Claus. Your whiskers are whit and you'll have a white beard belore you know It I" The reindeer were hurrying mora than ever. WUly Nilly had stopped to do several things before leaving, but the reindeer knew how to make up time. WUly NUly had given them a good meal ol moss oeiore leaving and they felt aa though they want ed to race against tha snow and me wma. "I'm not a bit cold, are you, Willy NUly?" bleated Sweet Pace, whose head Just peeped up above the heavy robes Uiey had over them. "Not a bit," shouted WUly Nilly. "You don't think this storm will delay us. do you?" Sweet Face asked. "Not when we have the Rein deer Express making time I Noth ing wUl delay any of Santa's rein deer." The reindeer heard what WUly NUly said, and It seemed u though they passed great forests and mea dows and villages and then wide, lonely stretches before Willy NUly and Sweet Face could even say an other word to each other. "Baa, baa." bleated sweet Face, "this la thrilling. I like thlsl I am having adventures without having to plan them for myself. I'm being taken right along." "The reindeer express does Indeed make time," agreed Willy NUly. They passed Santa Claus on their way but he was In such a hurry getting back to the places he was going to visit that he only had time to wave his right arm and shout a cheery greeting, while both teams of reindeer gave an extra Jingle to their bells. Now Sweet Face and WUly Nilly were at Santa's workshop. Tomorrow The Quacko Ducks." Reclamafionisfs Dronaro Moaciiro 1 ivpuiv IVUJUIV Corvallls. Dec. 31 The Ore gon reclamation congress legislative committee Included an enabling act on the formation of soil conserva tion districts Tuesday in measures it will present at next month's le gislature. Major C. R. Moore of the army engineers reported a'bout two mil lion dollars had been spent for lower Columbia river flood control. The project included erection of about 190 miles of levee. 14 pump ing plants and two dozen tide gates. He predicted the next congress would provide for early work on water storage projects In the Wil lamette valley. Approximately 129 farmers and other Interested persons attended the two day session to discuss soil surveys, soli management, fertility, reclamation, conservation and re lated subjects. The delegates received a complete chemical Inventor of western Ore gon soils, the llrst compiled, from W. L, Powers, head of the Oregon State coUege soils department. Smiths Both III Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith, who have both been ill wilh severe colds, are Improving. Smith is aoie to be out but Mrs. Smith is confined to the hoiL.e. f J gonfident iM I - '1' t " jrJiZSu...,,.-. sin,- vTrrmun;- Nfr-. .1 .;s3' " U SMI. U..M SM. . olden Wedding rfo udiey you jfWO0ni47 Why that proud ring in your vole whan you call far Gaidar Wadding ? 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