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Tuesday, February 21, 1939 Four The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon CapitaUiJournal SALEM, OREGON ESTABLISHED MARCH 1. 1M! i Independent Nmptm PublUbed tvery Afternoon Except Sunday . . , B. I aft91 at 444 cnemeaeta etreei. reiepuooca o Niwi Room 3573; Society Editor MTI OBOROB PUTNAM. Editor and Publisher FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE Of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS - SUBSCRIPTION RATES iv rmpin. wHt 1 15: Monthlv. too: On Tear, 17.90. BY MAIL IN OREGON: Monthly, I SO; Six Months, MAO; One year, $500. UNITED STATES OUTSIDE OREGON I MonUlly, W, BIX hodum, o.uu Tear, 16.00. of ... . , i , ...l.i-., , ,1,. fr raihlla.tlnn roe Aaaociaiea rreaa ib exclusively wuhw - . all newj dispatches credited to It or not othcrwlae credited In tola paper ana also local news iruuuauvu -.- If.-,L nitMm in iirimmtiM or os tketeh your world exactly a it go. A rnenrjaA tt onrimnnA Tucked away in an appendix to his message vetoing the bill to enlarge the state Doara 01 pnoi cominiBsiuiieio, wun,.. he characterized as an effort "to tighten the monopolistic vi,i" f tVi river nnrl har nilots on the shipping business of SnrflirnA trivpa publicity to IIIU VUlUlllum ni 1 o ,7,1 i deserved reprimand to members of the legislature, particu larly attorneys, who use their public office to further the in terests of private clients eitner past, present or itniu. "What Is needed." aald the governor, "Is leu of apeclal pleading and . more of factual study ..." The executive referred specifically to the statement of John A. Bcckwith, member of the pilot board, upon whose written oninion the veto was admittedly based. Beckwith .wrote: Thla legislation was engineered through the legislature by the work ef Senators Ash by C. Dickson ana winiam u. ssicuon, -vm ui wiiuw pic employed by the river pilot, Senator Francisco rich, who Is employed by the bar pilot, and Representative Ash, who Is himself a bar pilot. The abuse of their positions and influence does not apply ... I . .1 At - 1 to tnese particular legislators biujib; mey bid uu. caouiijico of such widespread "special pleading" that goes on during every session ; tne pilot cm is dui a sample 01 mo apeum in , lAtalnff,n thai, annnanr Attorney-members are the worst offenders, chiefly be- . i ; ! ai .1 .1 CaiJSQ tne naturn 01 meir pnueaBiun givca mem muer iuii' ..4 kimtnA,, on I inrlliatrtf fif ltttSl VPflrR AV0FV ffflV. 1 ,1 1 3 mill IfUOIIIGOa OIIU ll.nu J . w. n ernor has had this selfish influence to contend with in passing Judgment upon measures coming to his desk for scrutiny aft- , . .1 I 1 1- . t..l nnAMB a I. r. er ueing parisea uy trie iwu nuusco. uui iiumuig owma w done about it. Except for the governor to exercise such diligence as demonstrated in this instance there seems to be little that can be done, until tne people awaxen to a realization 01 tne evil ana practice greater care in tne selection 01 tneir law makers. The AFL Sees the Light The most sensible utterance by a labor organization in fears is the recent statement issued by the executive council of the American Federation of Labor in which it recognizes the mutuality of interests between employers and workers. It Stresses unemployment and asserts the main economic prob lem is to get the jobless back to work. The council has no faith in "various forms 6f government pending, either in the distribution of relief or in the develop; Went and maintenance of work projects," because these "can only serve as temporary measures," and for a permanent so lution "we must turn to private industry," This means that ''private industry and business generally should be stimulat ed so that the facilities of production may be increased and millions more working men and women may be employed. The report continues: "We do not believe that the nation has reached the maximum In production or consumption of manufactured goods. For that reason we cannot accept the reasoning of those who maintain that we must prepare to maintain constantly an army of unemployed as the Wards of the gov. eminent. To secure Increased production, there must be willingness on the part of Industry to assume risks, and this must be achieved through the creation of a favorable state of mind. To that end Uie rules and laws under which Industry should operate should be more definite, clear and Understandable." The borrowing and spending policy has failed because With it went the policy of handicapping and penalizing indus try and business. The government could not possibly take up the slack caused by the withdrawal of private enterprise and the scaring of capital. But both business and labor share the blame with government, business by keeping up prices at the expense of volume of production and labor unions by boosting wages at the expense or volume of employment. Only by cooperation of government, business and labor whose interests are really in common can production be in creased and jobs be provided the unemployed. Cause of Sex Crimes The 1938 Year book of the National Probation associa tion The Offender in the Community" contains a study of ex crimes in inow i oik Lity by Ranford Bates, former d rector of the federal bureau of prisons. Analyzing the causes, me penologist remarks: "The one crime throughout Uie Country that Is showing an alarming rate of Increase Is . . . rape, the crime which according to the New York atudy cannot be laid to faulty prison administration or to loose parole. Do we need any more dramatic demonstration of the fact that crime, at least wis una or crime, Is being manufactured In and by our communities fast er than our penal procedures can cope with It? . . . You can select any or " " mowing causes or no oouot add to them: unemployment and consequent Idleness; lurid accounts of sex crimes which appear In public print, sex stories In magar.lncs, movies, etc.: the changed attitude toward women from that of chivalry to equality with men; break down of family controls; the absence of any substitute for the restraining force and Ideal ism of religion; the Increase In the use of alcohol and drugs among young people, particularly Uie recenUy discovered and all too prevalent use of marijuana, ainea ana abetted by lll-tlmed and dramatic publicity among rv""S There are, as Mr. Bates observes two kinds of sex crim inals, tne congenital, professional, habitual sex criminal, the Dangerous degenerate, who whatever the cause of his condi tion "is a public menace and should be treated as a social leper, dui lor tne lar larger number of occasional offenders, "society must face its own responsibility." All of the causes enumerated above contribute to sex brime, but probably those most responsible are the undue emphasis on sex appeal, the neglect of parents, the lack of religion and the increase in the use of alcohol and narcotics Another factor is that we are breeding degenerates, criminals nd morons to an extent that threatens the future of society Insurance Bill Attacked at Hearing Savings and Loan and Insurance nen branded a bill designed to prevent finance companies from sell tig Insurance as "class legislation" u a senate Insurance committee ' (earing last night. Sea Douglas McKay R. Bslem), president of the Oregon Auto Deal ers' association, aald the measure wouw anvt dealers out of business because It would take away most ol their profits, Victor Point M T n n k. and Infant son, Oerald Lj'le. were brought to their hnm fmm Ih, Silver! on hosnital tvut rwM Lyle. the fifth -son of the Darleys. was noro J eoruarr a. , : . I Popular People jj i "J?-"'j I M "om TW AC! OfAlfsrart JSyTZfT COMPANY ANO WOUIO HKl TO MOW ivf,V '''Wf?fo tugs FOLKS TMg HOUJf. I KNOW jZHtj!',. WM''M7WI WW PACKIN6 UP TO : VZVXy?, '''',7' y'K MVt SO WtU JlrtT tOCK J 'WW 7t''''iWdhr akouno by oumLvE : AW. Sips for Supper By Don Upjohn Nothing records more clearly around here the revolution of the earth on Its axis than the fact that once again the Missionaries of Whitman and the likewise of Will, amett will meet in "brotherly love' basketball encounter at the gym here tonight. If the shades of Jason Lee and Marcus Whitman loiter In the shadows u these merciless ren dezvous are kept It would be Interest ing to listen in and see what they think of the sport provided they could figure out what It's all about. If the two teams both descended on Chemawa In a body the founders could probably appreciate It. Respectfully Referred ta Our Mr. Crawford. . (Coos Bay Times) "And again comes the thought, as the sweet 16 are once more In terrogated, - that he who finally emerges to the post of postmaster shall surely be a paragon among his fellow men. Having been threshed out from the chaff of 40 or 60 different applicants, having survived two years of official scrut iny, he shall be good enough that the town will want to elect him to the U. S. senate, or send him to the supreme court where rare arti cles are put on display and kept In tact for years and years. It will Indeed be an honor to be named postal supervisor, but It will also be a great charge to uphold. Such a man could not be guilty of spilling ashes on the floor, or spitting on the sidewalk." The balmy spring weather has brought out the firemen at the South Salem fire station to the front lawn of same, where they are engaging dally In the Intriguing sport of archery, Big Bill Hunt was among the neophytes yesterday who probably softly murmured to himself, as he twanged bow. that familiar quotation from Longfel low, "I shot an arrow In the air, but If It fell I know not where," et cetera. Our FT ic BA Is no respecter of persons, and every once In a while some big shot comes along who ex presses a desire for membership. The latest of these, we understand, Is H. E. Hedlne, the well-known main tenance engineer of the California Packing corporation, who Is aald to be flirting with the Idea and Is mighty near to the border line. But we want to tell Mr. Hodlne that tills FT & BA business Is pretty much a matteT of whether He-dlne or whether he don't dine, for some Ume to come. A prominent local man who mov ed back here from California In 1030 and still maintained owner ship of property down titers, was telling us today that his property taxes In that state are now one thlrd leas than they were 10 years ago, thanks to the sales tax. Yet the drowning property owners up this way still refuse to grasp at the life line. Our old friend, Emll Buchmann, the barber, drove his way Into the hall of fame when he made a hole- ln-one on No. g green at Salem Golf club. Old "Ace" Buchmann, he will now be known as among his friends and well-wishers. Novelties In the News (Br th AfHclsted Ptch) Subway Snare New York John Thompson, 13, was carrying some glue home, but that wasn't what caused him to get stuck when he tried to save a nickel by crawling through the spokes of a subway turnstile. It was a football under his sweat er that trapped him. A police emergency squad finally freed the boy, glue and football but John was still stuck for an explanation. Elephant, Maybe Santa Monica, Calif. Police blame someone's long memory for the loot ing of the cornerstone of the Cham ber of Commerce building, built in 1020. The metal box was pried out, and a dollar bill and some coins were missing. No Dinner Seattle H, B. Orlffith went for a walk without putting out the fire under a pan of beans. When he returned, four engine companies, two truck companies and a couple of fire department batallton chiefs were doing It for him. The only damage was from smoke. Playing With Firemen Christopher, 111. The volunteer fire department of Christopher and Huey reported embarrassing situa tions. This community of 4000 was with out fire ftghtlng equipment for sev eral hours but no one was aware of the tact. Officials didn't know the fire department truck had been sto len until It was reported abandon ed seven miles from the village. At nearby Huey a residence was destroyed because firemen couldn't get their truck started. Thieves had drained the gasoline tank and sub stituted water. Mlaa Tlardlng Writes Clervals Word has been received from Miss Amy Harding who Is spending several months In the south. She has been touring through Arizona, New Mexico and spent sev eral days at Palm Springs. She ex pects to return home In March. Ntews Behin theNb toy RvulMallon. Washington, Feb. 31 President Roosevelt was tipped before he left Washington that the perennial spring crisis In Europe thla year would be bigger but probably not better than us ual. His data Indi cated HlUer was then preparing to uphold Mus solini by calling up German re serve troops. The Pad Mauon fortcut mtlfr.( move for the last of the month or early In March. Europe will literally be swarm ing with troops on the move be fore the trees are In bud If this warning Is fulfilled. Other nations will have to counter by similarly marshaling their reserves. Note The information to the president apparently originated In German sources, and the entire move Is recognized here as the usual mar tial display for psychological effect. The brigands are reaching for their guns thla time for the all too ap parent purpose of frightening France Into a "voluntry" contribution to Italy In the Mediterranean. They will probably get It without lighting. Arnold Busy Don't be mislead by the quietude in Thurman Arnold's business re forming division, erroneously called the trust-busting department. He Is holding his breath only until he can get more men. A deficiency appro priation was requested of congress, but this will not restore his respira tion. He won't get it. However, by July 1, Mr. Arnold will be about his business of correction on a larger scale, on the basis of his budgetary allowance for next year. Published stories that he Is look ing Into building trades prices mean he is looking forward to an over-all suit In one large city (probably Chi cago) covering everything from la bor right on down to big steel. It might mean Indictment of 50 to 100 persons. He might get steel and cement on charges of submitting Id entical bids to the government. He could go after unions because they will not let contractors buy equip ment cheaper from manufacturers whose labor policy Is unsatisfactory. The Idea behind such a venture would be the same as in the milk case forcing a "voluntary" agreement to effect lower prices, As Arnold turned the milk case over to the agriculture department to work out the agreement, he would also probab ly turn the building trades matter over to the commerce department (Hopkins) for settlement. G-Mon for Senate G-J (army intelligence) has as. signed an agent to the senate mlll tary affairs committee. No one ever knows what a G-3 man Is doing or why, but he could be shooing the spies away from the committee or running around witb corks, stopping leaks. There will not be another tax In crease this session. Excise taxes will be renewed, but you can take FDR at the word he uttered before he got aboard the Houston. House ways and means committee has been privately exploring the subject for weeks. They considered adding a cent a package additional tax on cigarettes. They thought they could get away with It, but learned there was not enough revenue to make It worth while. They also thought of adding 50 cents a gallon on liquor, but dropped the Idea when they heard It would be an incentive to bootlegging. FDR has been told March 16 in come tax collections will be better than expected. Alio he has been told by Chairman Cliff Woodrum of the house appropriations committee that, whether he likes It or not, the committee Intends to shave $15 to 130 millions from his budget allow ance to each department. The legislators have dec id ad prl vately that If the Income tax z Legislators as Seen by Murray Wade 0f V,' '( -3 TV H is) lW'Z M7 Wuf IvcpCCBmdllt CANDIDATE FOU PUIETCST MCMDER (?CP J.O.PCRR' NTCRST0iri LOCtCD-Of LANDS AND MININ6 IS fNER6ETit TACTFUL YOONGlCClSiATOR. An WlSClAlRMANyTHt jeys Vi& S aiWAYSNeA7,f2- POT SHOTS at the LEGISLATIVE PARADE L. E. Bladlne, ec-publisher of the Telephone-Register, McMinnvllle, was Introduced In the senate Mon day by Senator Burke. Oeorge La Roche, attorney of Portland whose father was city at torney of the metropolis for some years, was extended the courtesies of the senate Monday oy Senator Ma: honey. Chester Moorea, realtor of Port land, was observed mingling with a group of Salem real estate men at the capltol Monday. Mark Skinner, atate superintend ent of banks, leaves tonight for Oak land, Calif., to attend the wedding of his daughter, Florence, which is scheduled for next Sunday. From Hlllsboro Monday came R. R. Easter, manager of the Portland General Electrics branch office and store, to witness the assembly in session. A capacity house greeted the speakers and opponent of the pres' ent PUD bills at the public bearing before the ralloads and utilities com mittee of the senate Monday eve ning. Many people came from sur rounding towns and counties and also from Portland. It was the night set aside for the opposition to pre sent their case against the mea surea. Hundreds of people were un able to gain admittance. To the editor of the Journal came a letter Tuesday from Emll G. Tschanz, 3014 N.E. 60th Ave., Port land, in which he says: "I have been told your publication makes a prac tice of publishing the names of In dividuals who have been extended the courtesies of the senate. If the following names, Arthur Ogllive, Robert Gehring, Frederick Dozier and Emll Tschans appear In the Is sue In which the proceedings of the afternoon of February 8 are printed, would appreciate receiving four co pies." In reply the Pot Shot edi tors, writing in abridged form, are not permitted sufficient space to publish the names of all the boys who have been here to witness legis lative proceedings, as thousands of students from all over the state have visited the new capltol It was In 1878 In the caucus prior to the opening of the legislative as sembly of Oregon there developed a formidable fight for the position of page of the senate and the contest ants were Delavan S. Smith of Al bany and L. H. McMahan of Salem. Now Smith, at the age of 81, Is bailiff In the court of Judge Mc Mahan of the circuit district of Mar lon and Polk oountles. In the battle for page. Smith defeated McMahan though in later yeara the judge has proved unbeatable. The bailiff, who la visiting with the Judge and other friends at the capltol, was reminisc ing with his old friend, ex-Governor West, once a resident of Linn coun ty, who unravelled the pedigree of the Smiths as readily as It he were recalling history of the equine won ders the ex-governor once owned, Including "Sage Rat," the conqueror of all the racers the Indians had on French Prairie and St. Paul. Smith's father, Delason Smith, founded the Albany Democrat, served a short term In the U. S. senate and was speaker of the house In one ses sion of the Oregon assembly. Smith claims he Is about six years older than the Judge, though he confesses he la not quite sure about that. He has been custodian of Judge McMa- han's Albany court 14 years and sheriff of Linn county several times. On the front page of the con gresslonal record of February 14 Is turns are good and something Is shaved from the appropriations bills. they can get through without any more raises. 1 1 urn in i i inn BOURBON A PURE RYE INC. WHISKEY t Oo'hrt . avart ouaaoN .ooi muni inn in in usiKiri Tm ifeW irSvtf t4.oaa0n Why Suffer Any Longer? WHEN OTHXRfl PAILI XJm our Chinese remedies. Amaslng SUCCESS for 6000 yean to CHINA. Ho matter with what ailment you are AFFLICTED otftordfra, slnualtla, heart, lung. IKer. kidney, stomach, gas. eon ttpstlon. ulcer, ensbetts. rheu matism. gaU and blidrter fever, akin, female complaints .Charlie Chan Chines Rerb Co. 8 8. Pone. $ vein .prectlos la China. Office hours 0 to g p.m. eictpt 8un ay and Wednes day to 10 am. w rnmt. at a.lera, Are, printed senate concurrent resolution No 6 of the 40th legislative assemb ly of Oregon on the death of Fred erick Stelwer, former senator from Oregon. Mayor Howard W. Hand, of Cor vallls, president of the League of Oregon Cities, in commenting upon the defeat of the bill which would give his cohorts 1800.000 gasoline tax revenues, said that the league had "counted upon 35 votes In the house for the bill with the possi bility of picking up half a dozen more through arguments, but the verbal fireworks made no Impres sion." Evidently Mayor Hand Is a novice In legislative sessions, for any observer would tell him that more bills had literally been talked to death than ever were passed with oratory which apparently was de signed to Impress the gallery with the oratorical ability of the speaker or to clnvlnoe a lobbyist that a fee Is being earned rather than with the merit of the measure under discussion. It Is generally the "strong, silent man" In the legis lature who Is able to count the "aye" vote at the and of roll call and not the orator. Ray Antrim, former representa tive from Washington county, was given the courtesy of the house Monday afternoon upon request of Representative Phil Brady, Multno mah county. Mr. and Mrs. Hal McNalr, of Ash land, were Monday guest of Repre sentative Earl T. Newbry, of Jack son county. - ' Representative Earl T. Newbry, who comes from the "Llthia City" In Jackson county, occupied the speak er's chair Monday afternoon during the absence of speaker Fatland. George Hoblitt, Sllverton. . pub lisher, was the guest of Representa tive John Steelhammer, Marion county, during the Monday after noon session. Courtesies of senate were extend ed Monday' to the senior class of Vernonia high school and Instructor McCray. Visitor! on the senate floor Mon day Included J. King Bryan and Booth Tar king ton. both of Portland, ana n. eoearer, oi x,ebanon. Senator F. M. Franclscovich, for mer senate president, seldom loses his perfect control on the senate floor, but he was considerably flus tered Monday when he was so busy talking to others that ht lost track of what members were voting on. it was only on the suspension of rules, however. Sundown Stories B Man Graktm B Mr I Pushed In Fluffy and Downy had more to learn. They knew It, although they pretended In their baby penguin fashion that they didn't, and Moth er Penguin knew It, too. The other Puddle Muddlers had come down to the pond and all of them were watching Mrs. Johnny Penguin in the water. How rapidly she swam, how easily, how grace fully. Mr. Johnny Penguin wa standing back of the penguin pair who were watching their mother. They were not noticing their father at the moment, and now he gave them a push and Into the water they went. They spluttered a bit but soon they moved their wings and wen swimming, too. "I wouldn't went to be pushed In like that," cackled Top Notch. "It wouldn't be right to do that to you," (aid Willy Nllly. "but with the penguin It Is different. They have to be encouraged to first go into the water but they are not like some who would never get over a fear of the water If they were shoved In. They learn to swim al most at once. With you, as with some people, It would be another thing entirely. You'd never like the water, and people would have to take time over swimming stroke before they felt at ease." Now the ducks all Joined the pen guins In the pond and they swam and raced and ducked and had a beautiful time. "You'd almost think It was the summer If you didn't know It was the winter," cackled Top Notch, and Christopher Columbus Crow gave cawing laugh. "Such absurd talk," he cawed. "Well, It does seem like summer," persisted Top Notch. And then ha cried: "Look I" He cackled and he crowed and be cried again to the others: "Lookl" Tomorrow "A Sun Bath." 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