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Four Th Capital Journal, Saltm, Oregon Friday, April 21, 1939 CapitaliJournal SALEM. OREGON . BTABUSBED 1IARCB 1. ltH An rndepeodsnl newspaper rMbllsbad Every Afternoon fcop Sunday at 4 Chamekfta BtTMV Telephone Bmlam Offle Mil Hews Room Is 73; Society Editor Mil OCOROB PUTNAM. Editor and PubUsber roth LEASED WIRE SERVICE Of THE ASSOCIATED TRESS AND TBB UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION KATES BY CARRIER! Weekly. 1.16: Moottilv. $ 90; On. 1ms. 1J0. BY MAIL IN OREOONt Monthly. J0: Bui Months. 3J0: On Year, as on, UNITED STATES OUTBIDS OREOONl Monthly. I-SO: Btt Months. H-OO; ImUMi - Tn nn ' 1 Press to exclusively entitled to th us for publication el U news dlspetehea eradltad to It or not otberwlM eradltad la tbl paper, and alas local nm puDiuaaa nereis. "If ith or without off tut to frind or Jot - I tkoteh your world exactly at it go. Pritnn Clemenev Racket Cecil Edwards, secretary to Governor Sprague snd s auch a member of the present staU board of paroles, is draw ing the fire of a certain class of attorneys because of his an nouncement that penitentiary prisoners and their relatives who employ lawyers to help obtain pardons and paroles are wasting their money; that there is nothing that a hired at torney can do except, perhaps, prejudice the board against the applicant. ' Th. nnlnt nt the nrntpntn In that a certain clique of law yers, most of Whom have for years been preying upon gullible convicts and their relatives who have money or property with promises of securing paroles or other forms of clemency for the unfortunate prisoners, resent any such interference with the little graft they have been practicing. Publicity giv , en to such announcements as that made by Edwards makes ft difficult for shysters to fool even a desperate convict or his family into believing that they can buy their way out of prison. All these racketeering attorneys have to sell is their pro fessed "influence" with members of the parole board and with the governor, in whom is vested the parole and pardoning power. Such influence is as fictitious as the legal services they actually render. .'. Edwards and his associates on the board, resentful of the inference contained in the activities of these attorneys and incensed over the manner in which prisoners and their rela tives are being bled and bilked out of their savings and prop erty, are rendering real public service in their efforts to break up the racket. It is to be hoped that they go deep enough into their investigation of the abuse to make exam ples of soma of those guilty of these questionable practices and wipe the slate clean belore turning over tne administra tion of parole matters to the new board in June. Clemency for convicted offenders should not be condi tioned upon political influence and technicalities requiring the employment of professional go-betweens. In actual practice it seldom is. Third Term Aspirations Recent developments and utterances leave little doubt that President Roosevelt will be a third term candidate in 1940 and will bolt any conservative democrat named. The New Deal candidates he has sought to promote for the nomination c-Jackson, Murphy, Hopkins. Wallace, etc. have all fizzled tout. Probably "we planned it that way." A European war, whether America participated or not, would precipitate what the president referred to in his Mount Vernon address as that "real crisis and deep emergency" 'which induced Washington to lay aside his desires for retire ment and accept the presidency of the new nation. He inferred it might induce him to seek a third term. Washington however refused a third term, although the country faced even a greater crisis with its internal and foreign complications in 1796 than it did in 1788. With war psychology gripping the country there would be a tendency to "avoid swapping horses while crossing a stream" and a strong propaganda to retain Mr. Roosevelt in office, which he would affect to regard as a summons to pub lie duty. War would spell good-bye to the remaining liberties we have, for all power would be given the president for a war dic tatorshipas it was given to Wilson in the World war. Wilson crave up his war powers immediately after the armistice be cause he detested them. Mr. Roosevelt has never willingly given up a single extraordinary emergency power to combat the depression given him on his inauguration. He is not built that way. Financial Fallacies Chairman Eccles of the federal reserve system told senate committee yesterday that the administration's silver purchase program threatened to "destroy the domestic silver industry in this country." Coming from a silver state, he ought to know. He proposed that the United States quit buy ing foreign silver and work out some program to stabilize do mestic silver production. The treasury now holds 1,000,000,000 ounces of silver which cannot be sold and against which it has not issued sil ver certificates. Most of It was purchased abroad at prices Bbove the world market, which hss been inflated by the high prices paid by the United States. This silver cost the treasury $564,000,000. Against it the treasury could issue $1,225,000, 000 in silver certificates and Mr. Eccles says might result in a situation where silver dollars were the only currency and re placed federal reserve notes. The fantastic silver buying program was matched by the purchase of gold In world markets at high prices until when the dollar was devalued in 1934, it got up to $35 an ounce in stead of the old price of $20.67. The object of this monetary manipulation was to raise commodity prices. How it has succeeded Is shown by the bureau of labor sta tistics, which makes the official index for this country. Last week wholesale prices dropped back to the lowest level since August 1934, the approximate level before we started these price raising experiments, which have been a major deterrant to wng term business planning, and hence re-employment At the same time the excess of bank reserves over legal re quirements reacnea an aii-ume nign 73,880,000,000. Snell Selected as Regatta Admiral Secretary o Stat Earl Snell was tiamad admiral for the sixth an nual Devll'i Lake regatta, June M and IS yesterday by "Speed" Thomp son, district governor (or North linooln county Lion club, when h appeared before the Salem Lions daring their luncheon at the Mar lon hotel. Thompson, together with B, M. Remolds ot Oceania, wers hr In the Interest of the regatta. They presented a plan to the Salem Lions club which, call (or tbt en trance of a Salem gtrl m th quean contest. Votes will be secured through the sala ot buttons, with th profits being divided between th regatta association and th com munities which alter candidate (or queen. , Th regatta association has dis pensed with an outside pmnuter for this year's show and art handling all ot th details themselves. Calvin Ingl of Corvauia will be matter of ceremonies for th various func tions, Motorbsat racing under offi cial sponsorship will faatur th regatta. A Dog's Life By Beck n 1,1 7, f W'K ONNA f TK N BOTHA J Wf&Vr ... Wt Ll 7 Ksfe ,. ,7 au r I UMMIR. I . . ' pft 'jfwrti r!rrrj Lav t x' rfifci f MOM SCHOOL f-j), 1 1 SOTS! fS60IM6. THISU ) - l K our (rtermt bm I ( a a, ifl I NT " V VaUIi I ijj) I 'ViowsoMe C! ( I ; ( back Tn. I v-fj l5-a?rl I Alt , SipsforSuppe. By Don Upjohn The most helpful cooperation we've yet secured In organising our thlngs-to-do-to-msk - It - rain club came from Ron Oemmell who has shaved off hla now well known mustache. Th George Blrrell's have mad a gallant gesture n th right direc tion by starting to have their house painted. When the first dab of paint went on the barometer sank down almost out cf sight but we're told has come back up again. The situation Is getting so des perate we're afraid we'll have to re veal that Major Van Van Svarerude was the party at the public utilities commission who successfully pro phesied rain a few weeks ago. It will be remembered that he said whenever the sulphur smell from the paper mill Invaded the precinct of the commission It always rained and his prophecy came true before the day was over. We bring his nam out In the open now because he may have to be appealed to as Novelties In the News Wet Cargo Rural Hall, N. O. It wasn't that he scared the dickens out of Con stable J. T. Spatnhour so much as the company he kept that got this driver Into trouble. Spatnhour was gazing speculative ly at a freshly dug ditch, when a car sped past him Into the ditch. The constable climbed down, help ed the uninjured driver out, then looked Into the wreck and discover ed 0 gallons of liquor. He charg ed the driver with violation of th prohibition laws. Political Minded Idaho Falls. Idaho Residents of th Blowout school district went to town in a body to se a movie (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) forgetting It was school board elec tion day. Petitioning County Superintendent W. S, Brtghtton for help, they promised: "Just appoint a board member for us and well remember to hold an election next year." The Man Was Right By AMoeUtae FT,,,) weatherford. okla, Oarageman Pet Zuschman ran for his tools when a car coasted across his yard. th driver yelling: "Quick, fix my brakes they're In terrible shape." Returning, Buschman found no trace of car or driver until a shout lot Into the gully. emerged from a nearby ravine. The car had coasted across th garage a last resort to get some sulphur and brimstone going down his way Cant you start something major. for the sake of the farmers, at least? A local grocery store offering "Spsgeddi" for sale on on of Its signs reminds us to inquire as to what has become of this squabble in federal courts as to whether long or short spaghetti Is the legs! kind to eat? We'd like to hear how that case came out as were getting hun gry for spaghetti and wouldn't want some agent of J. Edgar Hoover tracking us down tor eating the wrong size. We don't know whether swallowing spaghetti of an illegal size Is an Alcatras island offens or Just rates McNeil's Island, but we don't car much for either place as a more or less permanent guest. Last evening w saw th mural unveiled at th Qarfleld school which was painted by Murray Wade th younger and Dick Yeater. two 13-year-old Raphaels who worked eight months at the federal Art Center producing this Juvenile mas terpiece. Not only did Murray and Dick astound with their mural the folks who packed the Garfield school. But they proceeded to ex plain how they produced sam in a couple of talks which were both about the best orations we have yet heard. The federal Art Center hss surely Justified Itself in what these lads havs accomplished, let alone what several hundred more are do ing and deserves wholehearted sup port from the town folk. Deaf, Maybe, But Not Dumb Los Angeles 01.19 Mike Solan eased his aged frame Into th witness chair and cupped a hand behind one deaf ear. It was the hearing of on James Watson, 48, accused cf burglary. "And now shouted Prosecutor John Loucks. "on the night ot April 9 when you returned to your room, were a blanket and an oU stove stolen?" "Sure, my nam Is Solan." snap ped th witness. "I told you that once. Loucks began again. "What I'm getting at." he raved In the old man's ear, "Is this: Before Watson took them, wer these things m your possession?" "Depression or no depression, he had no right to steal them," Solan said peevishly. Loucks wrote on a paper the ques tion: "Is this your blanket?" But Solan had' forgotten his spectacles. He stared at tne paper, and then Jumped up, thoroughly aroused. "No, I'm not guilty," he shouted. "That's the thief over there." Watson Iras bound over for su parlor court trisl without further testimony by the complaining wit ness. la This Complete Family Newspaper The Portland, Oregon DAILY JOURNAL Bltf Issue Delivered to Your Home for r av j Beet 1 fl animal mJ IUmJ ... an f- tselisies a Imiim and eneenaia all ah family ... a psge f nid saceares pass aw il dweiighaui the paper. Order from JORDAN FISHER sVsleaa 4fat tar Tkm re aTevrwett SUOH ITailT Phon77$ News Behin Br PaulMallon Washington. April Jl Mr. Wallace has dropped the cotton subsidy idea. but so softly no one heard it fall. It are ms Attor ney General Mur phy let the agri culture secretary know that he would be glad to Issue a ruling on the legality of sub sizing FSCC cot ton salea abroad but it would not be f a vorable. Thereupon. Mr WallAm tstlri th Paol Mallea jusUce department to rorget it. While official spokesmen ot the two departments are now denying siurpny mace such a ruling, they are merely covering the Inside fact that Murphy actually, but unoffi cially, offered only an unfavorable one. (Murphy's Idea was that the gov ernment cannot take title to FSCC loan cotton before July 31 without paying all the handling charges on It, which would make the procedure too expensive.) "I Blocked by Jones Mr. waiiacs also has been block ed on cotton subsidy legislation In the senate, where, at the bottom of the pile of those who tackled him, may be found the whltehalred, smil ing countenance of Mr. Jesse Jones, the RFC chairman. With his usual complete avoidance of publicity, Mr. Jones apparently convinced a number ot southern senators the export subsidy pro posal would severely Injure the cot ton trade. Strecker Decision The supreme court's Strecker de cision has caused a number of con gressmen to get their hesda together in a plan to broaden th pending subversive activities MIL They have decided that If the law does not permit deportation of the commies or subversive agitators. It should be strengthened. House Judi ciary committee lawyers now are go ing over the 8trecker decision to ascertain how far new legislation should go. The pending Smith bill (H. R. 8138) goes far enough to outlaw any organizations and persons advocat ing overthrow of the U. S. govern ment. It would require civilian mill tary organizations to get permits from the war secretary (this would presumably also stop the nazt bund lers. Old guarantees against search and seizure would be relaxed to per mit search warrants to be Issued against suspects harboring books and pamphlets. Aliens violating the act would be deported forthwith. Red Propaganda The navy has slipped to con gressmen privately several pamph lets seized aboard navy ships, or passed out by young girls to sailors on Riverside Drive. In Norfolk and San Francisco reading: It's an of ficer's navy I . . . You will be used to fight for the same bankers and bosses who piled up fortunes In the last war . . . Sailors refuse to mur der your fellow worker bar and abroad! . . . Fight for your own right to organise!" eta, etc Th army has had some little trouble like this, but not a much as th navy. Prom private autos. driving through army posts, leaflets have sometimes been thrown Into the stables and troop quarters. Navy and army are Interested. however, only In the few sections of th Smith MU relating to this kind of activity, and not to Its broader civilian aspects. There will be trouble aplenty In congress over the Issue, as a ma jority there has long opposed ex tensive anti-sedition laws which could be misused for political pur poses, or any expansion of military authority over aimiaB political activity. Publicity Move If there Is anything Important behind Colonel Lindbergh new Job for th war department, persistent investigation ass taiieu 1, icwk i, inn.Mnti, it wu onlv a well conceived publicity step, to promote mora air research appropriations from congress. Some mammoth idess are report art rteveinnlni in these Morgenthsu conferences on what to do In case ot war. Three courses ot handling stock market liquidation are sup posed to be under consideration. The administration will choose one. probably th first oca, recommend ing legislation from conzrees au thorizing (4,000,000.000 In nw gold certificates to be issued against gold already held and deposited to th credit ot th treasury. With this fund, some government agency, probably RFC, could buy whatever American securities ar liquidated by foreign holders. But It raises pros pects of government ownership and Inflation, both of which are un desirable. The other two courses under con sideration ar similar but worse: creation of a specific government agency to buy securities, and use of the old Thomas amendment author lzlng the president to Issue currency up to (3,000,000,000. EVERYBODY WINS CONTEST Coupons Cannot Be Bought! THEY ARE GIVEN FREE ONLY WITH PURCHASES Coupons A re Good for CASH! ASK for Contest C oupons WIN A CHEVROLET FREE $25.00 Bonus To The Person Turning In The Most . Coupons Each Week CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS IN BUSICK'S MARION STREET MARKET You May AlsobeAwardrded a New Chevrolet THIS FAEOUS WWSKEY my 0icoTer how rrmch better it tastes now that k'f sgeat Umgml a l e " A .4 Dora Sift 0i 5 , . ' MANt: STRAIGHT BOU3SON WH.WEy nm. Xtntmei Prims Cm. Wjt Twt. W. T. Thfa wfrisfctr fc ytw aM ' rvc Wmm. 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