Thursday, December 21, 1939
Four
The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
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"With or without offense to friends or foes
I sketch your world exactly as it goes."
Hitler Isn r Celebrating
While Stalin may have cause for celebrating though
. any reason for it in the humbling the red army is receiving in
Finland is hard to fathom certainly the other dictator, Adolf
Hitler, who has plunged the world into another war, has little
reason for rejoicing. A review of his recent accomplishments
comprise:
The adoption of a suicide policy for German warships, liners and
freighters a candid admission that Germany has little chance of victory
and has abandoned hopes of a blitzkelg.
The bringing of bolshevlsm Into his own borders and the surrender of
his basic program for expansion In the east.
The surrender of the Baltlo as German waters and the making of It
Into a Russian lake,
The placing of Russia In position for a Baltic drive to the loss of
Germany.
The losing of Italy as an active ally and the possibility that it will
Join his enemies.
The loss of power and prestige In Spain, secured by participation In
the Spanish civil war.
An effective embargo on German exports and Imports by sea. despite
some lasses inflicted by submarines and war-planes which merely dent
Britain's sea power.
A deadlock on land, with a vast army idle because of the proven
futility of attack.
A bankrupt country, drained of Its resources and money to build In
adequate armamentA and facing attrition from lack of essential supplies
and foodstuffs.
A loss of superiority In the air.
Discontent In Ills own empire by forcibly annexing millions of sullen
and rebellious Czechs and Poles, awaiting only the signal for revolt.
The loss of world opinion and moral support, now on the side of his
enemies.
All these odds that Germany faces have been brought on
by one man, Adolf Hitler. How much longer will the German
people tolerate him? He is no longer a hero to be heiled.
Soviet Russia Celebrates
The whole Soviet union Is celebrating Josef Stalin's
60th birthday today. Newspapers, movies and books stressed
the new Russian czar's career and the people's love for him.
Exhibitions of paintings, murals and sculpture devoted to his
activities were opened in all major cities. Excursions of work
ers, students and intellectuals were staged to the town of
Gori in Georgia, his birthplace.
The megalomania, characteristic of sadistic dictators, has
never been more marked than in the case of Stalin, who craves
and enforces by terrorism and bloody purges his own worship
as a diety. It seems impossible to satisfy his egotistic crav
ings. The whole population must not only pay for his cruel
system of oppression, exploitation and tyranny but must
bend the knee at a thousand shrines to the bloody monster
for his sterile accomplishments, to escape the knout and the
firing squad or death by starvation in isolated prisons.
To gratify Stalin's insane lust for power, tens of thou
sands of his countrymen are being needlessly hurled to death
in the frozen, blizzard swept fields of Finland along with
thousands of Finns bravely defending their land from the
greedy aggressor. To especially celebrate his birthday the
hospitals and civilians in defenseless cities of Finland are be
ing bombed, an act in keeping with his paranoical character.
And this is the man whose word is law to 165,000,000
people. And all this relapse to barbarism happens in the en
lightened 20th century! A fine tribute to the progress of a
civilization and its culture he is bent on destroying to en
hance his own glory I
Eleventh Hour Santas
Christmas for something more than 300 children in and
n rou nd Salem has already been assured through the generous
donations of contributors to the Capital Journal's annual
Christmas Cheer movement. For those unfortunate families
who have not been temporarily "adopted" for the holiday by
generous volunteers scores of packages of food, clothing, toys,
books, candy, nuts and trinkets and some money with which
to fill particular needs have been pouring in to keep pace with
the mounting demands for assistance.
For days now the Santa Clans editor and her assistants
have been busy collecting and sorting donated gifts and mak
ing up baskets and bundles to fill the needs of each case.
So far the donated articles, augmented by small pur
chases to supply unusual needs, have been ample to moot de
mands. But from now on until Saturday night there will not
be time to collect, sort and repair donations with which to
provide for tardily reported cases. These must be supplied
chiefly through purchases which will require more money
than has yet been contributed.
From now on until Christmas eve even- dime will be a
material help to insure the unfortunate children of the com
munity and their parents against a drab and cheerless yule
tide; help build a barrier of thoughtfulness against the pros
pect of empty stockings on Christmas morning and barren
tables for the Christ m.ns day.
Eleventh hour Santas with a few dimes, quarters or dol
lars to spare are what is needed now.
Novelties
In the News
Nuts to Taxes
Oglethorpe, Ga. Farmer Alva B.
Robinson never worries about pay
ing taxes.
He Just picks some nuts.
His back-yard pecan tree, 60 years
old and "still going strong" has
paid his taxes for 24 years.
One year, Its yield wat worth
$146.
False Alarm
Abilene. Tex. -i Just, saw a man
kidnaped." a woman screamed over
entitled to the use for publication of
not otherwise credited In this paper,
Hie phone to the police desk ser
geant. She said she saw two men put
another in the baggage compart
ment of a coupe.
Capt. Harry Hutchlna of the high
way patrol found the car. He saw
two men let a third out the back.
"I was trying to locate some bodv
squeaks," the victim." a merhanlc,
explained.
Safety First
San Dleso. Calif -
Anthony O.
driving too
Klein was fined for
slowly.
The arrest.lno nffleur r!H .Tiirfna
Clarence Terry Klein had Mined a
traffic Jam.
"Two dollars and license suspen
ded five days." Judge Tern- de
creed. "There are time. when driv
ing too alow U dangerous."
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While Salem hasn't been keeping
up with latest European styles in
"blackouts" It did pretty near as
well the earlier part of this a. m.
with a "fog out" which would be
quite an impediment to an air raid,
If anybody had such an Idea.
What the ilea soup fog of tills
morning did reveal was presence of
a few very expert drivers. They
were able to drive 30 or 35 miles an
hour with their car lights out right
through town. Whether they hit any
one or not we couldn't tell as one
was unable to see more than 10 feet
in any direction. But it sure takes
a hangup driver to race around in
the fog suchwtse.
There was quite an argument
among some of the town's best ar
guers tills morning as to whether
this or tomorrow is the shortest day
In tlie year. It has been reported
both ways from apparently authori
tative sources said to be close to
headquarters in the situation and far
be it from us to stick our neck out
either way. At any rate, by Satur
day we can be assured the days will
begin to lengthen out a couple of
seconds a day and we'll be on the
threshold of winter.
We've received calendars from a
number of sources and a Christmas
thermometer greeting from Curly
the dairyman, and now Spauiding's
have doubled up and sent a combina
tion thermometer and calendar, so
we'll not only know when we've
turned the heat on but what day
' be ensat eate. clanged shut rftar Ihsnv .
The Story mi Far: Eric, the son of
I.ichtntnff. and l,ercn, a doll, have
broken the spell of an evil king who
makes friends quarrel. Lee7rn has
run away from the King of West
phalia although she was made for
him by the fairies.
Chapter IB
Not Vet Free
Outside the castle of King Chat
ter. Eric and Leezen could see
nothing moving. Guardsmen slept
leaning against the walls. The
great gates clanged shut after them.
"Now we must be free." said
Eric.
"Not yet," said a small voice. It
was the Queen of Fairies again,
"But at least you have broken the
spell of King Chatter for ten years.
Now he will sleep and the world
will have peace. But Leezen, you
almost failed In the test. You
wept. For three months of each
year you must Join the winter winds
and go crying around people's roof
tops to remind them of their lost
friends."
"Oo-o-," said leezen.
"And the other nine months?"
asked Eric.
"Those she may spend with you,"
said the Queen. "But there is still
one more task for you. You must
find a suitable queen for Ihe King
of Westphalia to take tht Dlac of
THE TIME VOU WO OUTSIDft
TO HEAR THE EXCLAMATIONS
Of PEOPLE PASSING BY
WHEN THEY SAW YOUR
BEAUTIFUL TREE
Supper
Upjohn
we're doing it.
Christmas is coming to the county
Jail with some new beds and some
brand new mattresses as well. We
suppose Andy Burk Is fixing up his
hotel so nice so the guests will be
able to sleep sound and not know
when Santa Claus comes.
Joseph Stalin has Just celebrated
his 60th birthday and from all re
ports apparently that's too old to be
starting a war.
The third term Idea has received
a serious set-back In Oregon with
announcement that the common
wealth federation is behind the
plan. It's convenient to have an or
ganization handy which is a sort of
political blight that wilts whatever
it touches.
Tliere're still a couple of days to
get In touch with Santa Claus via
our favorite paper and furnish
something that will cheer a cheer
less home or gladden the hearts of
some youngsters. A few turns of
the dial at 3573 and the trick is as
good as done.
We happened to be standing by on
Liberty street the other day and
heard an especially fervent "God
Bless You" from a Salvation Army
lassie. A passerby had dropped a
five dollar bill In the kettle.
Incidentally, don't forget to do
your Christmas shopping as early
as you can.
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Leezen. When that Is done, you may
go wnere you wish.
A Queen for the King
The fairy queen disappeared Into
the air. Eric and Leezen looked at
each other. Said Eric. "Let us hurry
to Westphalia. I want to see Elsa
whom I brought from Toyland."
8o they sat on the back of the
white fox and he leaped off across
the snow covered hills, through
great, silent pine woods and fin
ally when their hands were getting
cold they saw the lighted castle
ahead of them. They rushed down
the slope through the castle gate
and Into the great hall where the
King was sitting with Ela near him.
She was knitting and humming a
King.
"Oh, children I" said Elsa, so pleas
ed her face shone.
"Ah, friends!" shouted the King.
So Eric and Leezen told Uiem
their adventures but they didn't
tell the most Important part: that
they must find a Queen for the
King. They kept that secret.
But Eric had a plan. "Sire." he
said to the King, "your subjects
are peaceful. It Is getting near
Christmas up in Santa's Toyland.
It would warm your heart to see
him. Come with lis there."
"Why. fine!" said the King. But
lust then dawn began to turn the
Kelly Says:
Congress Boldly
Doctors Own Baby
Practical Men Few
In Labor Act Office
President Sits as
He Greets Foreigners
By John V. Kelly
Washington, Dec. 21 Phenome
non of congress seriously Investi
gating a government organization,
an agency of its own creation (the
current probe of NLRB), may be
repented, inasmuch as complaint
of the wage-hour act will cause a
demand for an inquiry into that
body at the coming session. As a
rule, a congressional investigation
concerns itself with activities out
side of government lobbying, war
munitions, Wall street, holding
companies, practices of employers
in labor troubles, etc.
Things have to be pretty bad for
congress to decide that something
sky pale blue. Leezen's eyelids flut
tered, she smiled and then she
stiffened and became only a doll.
"Poor little doll," said Eric and
he stroked her yellow curls. Then
he turned to the King. "I'll hold
Leezen and ride on the fox's back.
You ride your fine, white horse and
Elsa can ride with you."
Off to Toyland
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So they had a big breakfast of
hot cakes and chocolate and sweet,
golden figs. And then they started
out. Eric peered ahead, anxiously
looking for those mountains he had
seen on the way to the King's cas
tle. They were the mountains that
only grow higher when people climb
them. But he didn't see them. So
he told the King. The King laugh
ed and said, "They are only for the
young, hasty people like you. Once
you have passed them you never
see them again,"
So the party rode on as lightly
as the wind. By dusk they hadn't
sighted Toyland yet, and the King
and Elsa were growing very cold.
So Eric took out his flute and play
ed a lovely, teasing tune and sud
denly the air was filled with slim,
gray ladies whose long hair stream
ed behind them.
"How far to Toyland?" shouted
Eric. "Ma-a-a-any miles,' the gray
fairies whispered. "But we are the
winds that blow ships home. We
will carrj' you." So they picked up
the whole party and whisked them
through the air and put them all
down in front of the Toyshop.
Tomorrow: The five princesses.
x Thank you. So say all the thousands
reA,i of families of the Standard on Gom'
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is wrong with one of its own chil
dren. But with the Increasing in
dependence of congress, the gradu
al return to conservatism, the le
gislative branch of government is
becoming curious about how some
new deal experiments are operat
ing. WPA Probes Suspended
iFrst to be placed under the mi
croscope was WPA, with special
reference to the theatre and writers'
projects. The WPA inquiry has not
been completed, merely suspended
Now the NLRB has the center of
the stage with other agencies on the
anxious seat.
With the fundamental principles
of the Wagner labor act and the
wage-hour act, little fault is found.
What appears to be wrong Is the
administration; too many lawyers
450 in NLRB organization), and in
sufficient number of practical men.
These laws, in brief, are good re
quire some amendments but the
individuals appointed to execute
the statutes are the wrong men for
the Jobs.
There is no intention of scuttling
long-needed reform legislation, but
congress appears of the opinion the
laws will be discredited and an ef
fort made to repeal them unless
some house cleaning Is conducted
and the administrators replaced.
Chief enemies of the laws are the
officers.
Court Tests Few
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tion has been conducting its opera
tions by rules and regulations, few
of which have been tested in the
courts. The wage-hour officials are
attempting to undertake what the
NIRA iblue eagle) failed to do. Blue
eagle codes endeavored to tell every
employer what he could do, but
each code was administered by men
covered by the code, such as lum
bermen administering the lumber
code; furniture manufacturers po
lking their code. These rode ad
ministrators were familiar with
their particular industry.
Logger Incomes Cut
Loggers in the woods of the Pa
cific northwest find they are mak
ing less income tinder the wage
hour act than before this statute
became law. In the Ponderosa pine
belt, where snow, mud and bad
toads prevent all year operation
wage-hour officers have refused to
recognize seasonal exemption, as
provided by law. There is no fruit
or vegetable cannery in Washington
or Oregon that has not been affect
ed by arbitrary regulations.
Boiling up in the house of repre
sentatives is a storm of wrath which
will one day break over the wage
hour act and its administration. Or
iginal objective of wage-hour advo
cates was to assist sweatshop work
ers in the east; not to interfere
where workers and bos are satisfied
with hours, pay and conditions, and
not interfere with farmers market
ing their perishable crops. Admin
istrators of wage-hour law recognize
no such inhibitions.
Few Pav Income Tax
Based on national average, rash
im-nnip nor farm in Washington and
Orrgon in 1939, was $1,102, or $238
ler rapiia. but with the govern
ment payments added, the per cap
ita is estimated at $259. Oof the
:t2.0d0 000 pea pie on the farms of
the United States, the number who
pay an income tax is almost micro
scopic. Cash income does not in
ciudp the domestic requirements
raided on a farm, which city dwel
lers must buy.
Here is something some repub
lican may turn tocompaign account:
At his formal official reception to
the diplomatic corps last week Presi
dent Roosevelt, like the Mikado,
King George, et al sat upon a throne
and before him made obeisance the
forcicn representative s in their bril
liant uniforms. That was something
new in the White House (President
Tyler's young wife sat on a dais,
causing gossip), for the president al
ways s tanas ana siiaKt ntiuua.
Amhnnrlrr Rins Pants
It is a physical strain for Mr.
Roosevelt to stand for two hours,
leaning upon a cane and giving
handshakes, so he had a comfort
able hUh- back chair placed for
him. Mrs. Roosevelt, however,
stood.
Life's darkest moment: One of the
ambassadors was bending low when
a seam in his trousers ripped.
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