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The Capital Journal, Salem; Oregon
Tuesday, November 21, 1939
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SALEM, OREGON
ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1888
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Labor and the Anti-Trust Act
Labor officials are emitting loud squawks and threaten
ing political reprisals because of federal indictments returned
against building trade unons in various cities for alleged vio
lation of the anti-trust laws. Yet if the unions have indulged
in conspiracies in restraint of trade they should be penalized
as others are. The unions or rather their bosses have always
considered themselves above the law and entitled to immun
ity. A fair. trial will prove their guilt or innocence. Political
pressure does not promote justice.
The trust-busting prosecutions are under charge of As
sistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold, who alleges that
union practices have unnecessarily increased construction
costs and are responsible to a degree for the lag in building
operations and the retardation of recovery. He asserts that
the anti-trust laws should not be used as an instrument to
police strikers or adjudicate labor controversies and that
labor practices wmcn "can ne justinea even unaer tne ais
eenting (not controlling) opinions of the supreme court'
would not be subject to criminal prosecutions.
Arnold's policy is prosecution of practices of "unques
tionable" violations of the Sherman act. And he enumerates
the following "unreasonable restraints as those designed
To prevent, the use of cheaper material. Improved equipment, or more
. efficient methods. . . .
To compel the hiring of useless and unntceasary labor.
To enforce systems of graft and extortion. When a racketeer, mas
queradlng as a labor leader. Interferes with the commerce of those who
will not pay him to leave them alone.
To enforce Illegally fixed prices such as combining with distributors
and producers to maintain Illegal and fixed prices.
To destroy an established and legitimate system of collective bargain
ing by such means as Jurisdictional strikes, to make war on another union
by attncklng employers who deal with that union.
The remedy for these abuses is the Incorporation of labor
unions, public accounting of funds and holding them as re
sponsible as other corporations are. Equality before the law
does not consist of a policy of immunity for special groups
seeking special privilege at the expense of public welfare.
That Airport Problem
With the decision of the council to cancel the lease under
which Leo Arany haB been operating the Salem municipal
airport for the past two years, the question is raised as to
.wliethor the city, should continue to lease the field and facili-
' "ties to a private operator or undertake a program of city de
"veloptiierit and operation under a salaried manager.
Common sense and the experience of this and other cities
'Of -its size and relative location on airways dictates the
wisdom and economy of continuing the lease system, provid
ed a competent and responsible operator can be secured to un
dertake such, a contract. it Is douutlul if the services of a
compel ent salaried manager could be secured for less than
$1800 a year probably more and. the city would face the
nrirhlionnl expense of one or more assistants.
There is little prospect that the total expense to the city
of operating and maintaining the port would be less than
?250U or ?3000 a year, exclusive of fixed charges for interest
and principal on the airport bonds, which are budgeted at
$ 3275 for next year.
Even with the stimulated Interest being evidenced In
aviation as a result of the government's preparedness pro
gram, it is doubtful If airport revenues derived from storage
fees and incidental sources will even approach the expense of
operation for several years. To date total annual revenues
collected have averaged less than $500 and the city's rental
has been calculated on the basis of this income. The private
operator has made his salary and profit if any out of use
of the field for school and air transport services.
The present operator is reported to be $350 In default on
his $G00 rental for the current year.
Desirable as the development of airport facilities and
ncrvico here may be, they can be carried on with equal eff ec
livcneas under private operation through cooperative agree
ment. 10 unncriaKe city management of the field would only
be to saddle an additional burden upon an already burdensome
tax midget.
Sowing Dragon's Teeth
Patriotic demonstrations staged in Bohemia and Mo
ravia which resulted In the summary execution of nine stu
dents and three Czechs by German troops is the sequel to the
suppression ot the celebration of Czech Independence day on
Oct. 28. They were inspired by the death of a student arrested
on that occasion and were so well organized that the disper
sion nf one group was the signal for others in other sections
and the elite guard was called out to charge the crowds and
proclaim martial law.
These demonstrations persist, notwithstanding the se
verity of their repression, requiring greater forces to quell
them and signify the growing restlessness of the Czechs under
the rule of their conquerors. Centuries of ruthless oppression
have not destroyed tin Czech's national spirit and such mas
sacres only Intensify the stubbornness of their underground
defiance.
Germany is sowing dragon's teeth for future wars, the
seeds for destruction of the greater Reich. In incorporating
rebellious peoples and utilizing ruthlcssness to keep them en-
mavuu, inner is noing ior me conquered lands what the allies
did for Germany under the Versailles treaty, and sooner or
later, when opportunity offers, the oppressed peoples, the
Lzerns, me eiovans, tne Austrian and the Poles, will revolt
in inner s notir oi need and strike the blow for liberty, bring
ing the internal collapse that alone can destroy the nazi
regime.
At present the Inner frontiers in Germany are as hard to
palrol and delend as those of the foreign enemies the nation
faces, requiring increasing larger forces to maintain the sem-
lilance of authority and the cost far exceeds the return. Hit
Irr has weakened, rather than strengthened Germany both
by his bloodless as well as bloody conquests and his empire is
ns likely to fall apart as rapidly as that of Napoleon.
K Dog's Life
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By Don Upjohn
Reference Is often made In the
papers and elsewhere to the Mar
ion county bench and bar, the
bench presumably referring to 'the
Judges and the bar to the lawyers.
Ironically, however, in our court
rooms the bench sits on a padded
leather chair towering over tim
court room, while the bar sits on a
bench. There seems to exist the
anomaly that when a lawyer Is ele
vated to the bench In this county
he's elevated from the bench and
Into an' easy chair, while his com
patriots who are not lucky enough
to ascend to the bench remain on a
bench Just the same. But It very
often happens that the lawyers who
sit on the plain pine bench have a
softer'seat than the Judge on his
lentner upholstery. There seems
to be a lot of other fine legal dis
tinction in this matter but they are
a little too hairline lor our obtuse
mind to elucidate.
Novelties
In the News
fBr Associated Preia)
Till Death
Newlngton, Conn. Joseph Davlch,
. carried to the grave the benrd
he wore In mourning for his homo
land.
Davlch, whose funeral was held
today, vowed last September when
Germany and Russia partitioned
Poland he would not shave any
more, and he kept his vow until
death.
Highway Hunters
St. Louis Mrs. Dave Kuhn will
wear a careless pedestrian as a neckpiece.
While driving In the countrv.
the Kuhns hit an animal. Kuhn
stopped the car and picked tip a red
fox. His wife Is having It made into
a, neckpiece.
Steady, Boy
ooiatnwaite, Tex. B. N. Ham-
brlrk's auto struck a horse. Ham
brick kept his head, but the horse
lost his.
A flying fragment of windshield
decapitated the animal. Hambrlck
was only cut.
Reports from the North Sea In
dicate that the old adage that
more money has been lost In mines
than was ever taken out of them, is
still going strong.
Our suggestion of yesterday that
tne officers in their looking around
for lotteries have overlooked the
biggest of any, the marriage lottery,
seemingly hasn't resulted in any
definite action to date. However, for
the benefit of the officers we may
add that the lottery in question is
conducted in this county by a chap
named Grant Boyer, who sells tic
kets to same at $3 a throw. That
It must be a sort of speakeasy af-
tnir is demonstrated Dy the fact
that Grant and his henchmen not
only ask the applicants for one of
these lottery tickets a bale of ques
tions before he'll even, come through
with a ticket for three bucks, but
they send said applicants out to be
examined by doctors before they'll
issue one of the pasteboards. Grant
also maintains the payoff book In
this lottery, same being labeled
"Circuit Court Records" examina
tion of which reveals that a very
large pencentage of these lottery
tickets turn out to be a total loss to
the holders.
Just a Pretext, Maybe
Philadelphia (P) Magistrate Ellas
Myers asked a detective to prove
why he insisted the costume of an
entertainer at a girl show was too
flimsy. Painstakingly the detective
folded the costume and squeezed
it Into a match box. The magistrate
fined the show manager $12.50.
We acknowledge receipt from our
friend Art Perry of Medford of a
beautiful box of beautiful Rogue
River pears, same being the payoff
for doing a guest column for him last
summer. If the column had half the
beauty or quality of the pears It
would rate a bale of stock In the
telephone company. But as It Is we
acknowledge we cheated Art out of
his eye teeth on the deal.
Kelly Says:
Contract Offered
PGE Has Jokers
Bauxite Ore May
Be Commercialized
Social Security
Records In Mess
-By John W. Kclly
Washington, Nov. 31 That pro
posed contract for Bonneville pow
er submitted to the Portland Gen
eral Electric company by Adminis
trator Raver has three neatly con
cealed hooks in it and these (If
inserted by a private utility would
be called jokers) innocent-looking
paragraphs made the document un
satisfactory to the prospective pur
chaser. The first five paragraphs,
which express the policy of Admin
istrator Raver, are above criticism,
but some of Raver's subordinates
have inserted three other clauses
giving the contract a different
slant.
For example, one requirement
compels the purchaser to permit use
of its facilities whenever the admin
istration directs. Another permits
the administrator to cancel the con
tract with the purchaser on 30 days'
notice, whenever in the judgment
of the administrator, he wants the
power for public utility districts.
This provision. In effect, makes it
a 30-day contract and not one for
one or two years, as appears to the
casual eye.
Ross Contract Satisfactory
This Is the third contract drafted
by Bonneville administrators for
selling power to the PGE. The first
was prepared by the late J. D. Ross,
and was satisfactory to the private
company. However, Mr. Ross died
before the pact could be signed it
was to have been signed and sealed
on his return from the national
capital Second contract was drawn
up by Acting Administrator Banks,
but while it was being ironed out
Banks was succeeded by Paul Rav
er, of Illinois, as administrator.
Raver did not look at the two pre
vious contract forms (he said In
Washington) and prepared one of
his own.
Importance of selling power to
the private utility is that the latter
will immediately give the benefit
of lower rates to its thousands of
consumers in Portland, the Wil
lamette valley and the area It
serves and these benefits are de
layed through Innocent-appearing
clauses In the Raver contract.
Bauxite Ore Tested
Geological survey Is making lab
oratory tests of samples of bauxite
ores which have been sent, to Ore-
gon'i Senator McNary from some
where In the Santlam country. The
scientists are seeking to determine
whether the ore. admittedly low
grade, can be used commercially
through electrical processing if the
power Is sufficiently cheap. The
government experimenters are con
ducting their tests on the theory
that Bonneville power may be avail
able for processing at 2 mills a k.w.
Possible Office Change
No one will be surprised in fact
there will, be general surprise in
the ranks of political observers here
If Senator Lewis B. Schwellenbach,
of Washington, Is not appointed to
a vacancy on the federal district
court in eastern Washington. The
Job carries a salary of $10,000, which
Is the same as the senator receives
as a member of congress.
Off and on Schwellenbach has
been mentioned for the supreme
court ($20,000) but the picture has
changed. As a district judge he
would have a life Job. Represen
tative Charles H. Leavy, Spokane,
was supposed to be a good bet for
the district Judgeship until the in
siders concluded the bench was a
nice spot for the senator.
If Schwellenbach's name Is sent
to the senate in January he will be
confirmed without delay (unless his
colleague Senator Homer T. Bone
objects), and Governor Charles
Martin, of Washington, will have
an opportunity to make an ap
pointment to the senate to fill the
unexpired term of Schwellenbach,
which ends January 3, 1941.
Have Too Many Numbers
Records of social security board
are In such terrific mess that the
board is not attempting to straight
en out the confusion. It appears
that workers by the hundreds of
thousands have too many numbers.
One number is all an employe
needs, but because of the mlx-up
employes have two and three num
bers. This confusion exists in the
Pacific northwest and the director,
John J. Corson, Is sending out
form letters advising workers they
have been given a new number and
requesting that all social security
account numbers be returned for
cancellation.
A small army of men and women
in Oregon and Washington will be
gin' drawing benefits In six weeks
and SSB wants to be certain that
the benefits go to the right individuals.
Umatilla Dam Again
Another step In the development
of the Columbia river will be at
tempted In the next regular session
of congress. This will be an effort
to have congress authorize a dam at
Umatilla rapids. The house de
feated this Item last summer when
members suspected it was another
project to extend the power policy
of the federal government, because
witnesses testified that foundation
for a powerhouse will be Included p
In the proposed dam for navlga
tion. With Grand Coulee to gen
erate 1,250,000 k.w., and the ulti
mate productive capacity of Bonne
ville 504.000 k.w., the thought of
still another great powr venture
aroused opposition.
Plan now for the northwestern
delegation is to assure opponents
that Umatilla dam is necessary as a
navigation feature and Is Import
ant to Grand Coulee for transporta
tlon purposes.
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Christmas
Purse Faf
This Year
Millions to Have
More Money for
Holiday Spending
New York, Nov. 19 M) Millions
of shoppers will have more money
to spend this year In the tradi
tional Thanksgiving-Christmas buy
ing season, lengthened a week in
many states by adoption of the ear
lier Thanksgiving date.
The nation's Christmas purse, tt
was estimated, will be the fattest
since 1937.
The national Industrial confer
ence board, a private research or- i
ganlzatlon, estimates employment
In the first nine months Increas
ed nearly 1.750.000 above 1938 fi
gures. Average weekly wages In
manufacturing industries In Sep
tember had increased to $27.58 from
$25.73 in the 1938 month and week
ly working hours to 38.3 from 36.J.
Experts See
Building Rise
Washington, Nov. 18 VTi Th
$10,000,000 construction industry took
stock of its prospects this week
and found them fairly rosy.
Predictions were made that busi
ness will continue to Improve.
DIG INCREASE SEEN
The chamber's own analysts es
timated that the construction busi
ness reasonably could be expected
to totnl between $10,000,000,000 and
$12,000,000,000 annually'the next ffw
years, compared with about $9.- .
500 000.(100 this vpr and IM.OOO,.
000.000 in the late 1920s.
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