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Newspaper Page TextThursday, March 21, 1940 Four The Capita! Journal, Salem, Oregon CapitalMJouraal SALEM, OREGON ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1881 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday at 444 Chemeketa St. Telephones Business Office 3571 News Boom 8572; Society Editor 3573 GEORGE PUTNAM, FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF TUE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION RATES BT CARRIER! Weekly, $.15; Monthly. $.60; One Year, $730. BT MAIL IN OREGON: Monthly, $.50; Six Months, $2.50; One Tear, $5.00. UNITED STATES OUTSIDE OREGON! Monthly, $.50; Six Months, $3.00; Year. $6.00. The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use tor publication ol all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also local news published herein. "With or without offense to friends or foes 1 sketch your world exactly as it goes." West Salem s Problem The good people of West Salem, like the citizens of many other Oregon towns who have pondered the problem of public ownership of their electric power systems, find themselves in somewhat of a dilemma, according to reports from across the river. They face three courses of possible action in the matter continuance of the present plan of service by a pri vate utility to determine the actual extent of relief to be se cured from recently reduced rates; to join with the rest of Polk county, excluding Monmouth and Dallas, in the proposed public utility district for which preliminary petitions have been filed; or to set up a municipal system of their own to distribute Bonneville power. Excluding private service from consideration in any con templation of a change, for the obvious reason that they al ready have it, the advocates of experimentation with public ownership have a difficult choice to make, because of the pressure exerted upon them by PUD champions in the rural districts. From a standpoint of low rates there are certain appar ent advantages to city ownership, as is evidenced by the tariff schedules in force in Eugene, McMinnville, Forest Grove and Canby, largely by reason of their obligation to pay no local, county or state taxes which, incidentally, raises the question . of where the load of financing general governmental func tions is to fall. City distribution is also more economical under either private or public operation, because of the greater num ber and closer proximity of consumers that reduces transmis sion losses and the expense of stringing and maintaining miles of line to serve a few customers in rural areas. As "good neighbors" the people of West Salem are impor tuned by the rural advocates of the PUD to subsidize farmer service by joining their heavy per-mile consumer load to the lighter demand of thinly settled farm districts. On one hand the people of West Salem stand to accom plish some reduction in electric rates at the expense of heavier taxes ; on the other they can hope for little or no relief. Testi fying before a legislative committee last year, a Bonneville engineer declared that people in public utility districts could not hope for any appreciable reduction in rates for at least 15 years until the peak of the load of bond amortization had been passed. Between Two Fires The Stockholm newspaper, Tidnlngeri, prints a Moscow dispatch stating that Soviet Russia has extended her terri torial demands on Finland before the joint commission at Moscow named to make "a more detail description of the .'frontier line" established in broad terms by the peace pact, giving Russia wide territorial concessions. At the initial meeting of Finnish-Russian clear that the frontier would had anticipated, and the Finns were forced to accept the - terms. There is no official confirmation from either Finnish or Russian sources, but such with Soviet diplomacy. It will terms Russia offered Finland ly changed when the peace conference was held and greater concessions demanded. As a fenses surrendered, there is taking the whole country, If desired, for treaties mean noth ing to Stalin, if they stand in the way of what he desires. The outlook for Sweden and Norway is as black as that for Finland, for the Mannerhcim line was also their first line of defense against Russia and it Is gone, and their turn may be next. For the present they have escaped "with a whole skin," as Nazi commentators state. The acquisition of Hanko means that Red planes can bomb Scandinavia from Finnish bases as easily as they did Finland from Estonia bases. The building of a railroad across northern Finland will enable Russia to move troops against the Scandinavian ports in the Atlantic Germany is as much a threat to Scandinavia as Russia for she still controls the Baltic out a struggle, land on the south coast of Sweden and occu py a large portion of territory before allied troops could reach the scene. Only when the Nazis have been crushed can Scandinavia be assured of freedom. Neutrality is likely to cose independence. Easter Sunday Dates Easter this year falls on March 24. Since the Introduc tion of the Gregorian cnlendnr in 1582, Easter has fallen on March 24 just once, in 1799. There will not be another Eas ter Sunday on March 24 until 2391. The earliest Easter date Is March 22, and Easter has fallen on March 22 four times- namely, 1589, 1693, 1761 and in 2285. Time for celebration of Easter has occasioned much con troversy. A dispute arose in the second century between the eastern and western churches. The eastern church cele brated on the 14th day of the first Jewish month, or moon, considering it equivalent to the Jewish Passover. The wes tern church kept it on the Sunday after the 14th day, holding it to be commemorative of the resurrection. The council of Nice (325, A.D.,) decided in favor of the western usage, which was adopted in Englnnd in 664. Con- inct between the lunar and solar years resulted in great con fusion, for they cannot be used in combination, so it became necessary to adopt a fictitious, or calendar moon of which a certain number of lunations would bo equal in length to the solar year. Thus cycles were formed in which the dates of Easier occurred in the same order. The history of the calendar is an involved one, and it takes a mathematician to figure out the reasoning and methods finally adopted in the Gregorinn calendar, with its leap years and lapses to attain harmony of the lunar and solar cycles, but a table has been prepared for laymen, set ting Easter Sunday dates throughout the years. Falls City Visitor Falls City Mr. and Mr. Frank Mack and son, Charles, made a motor trip to Portland Sunday to spend the day with their son's Editor and Publisher delegates, the Russians made be farther west than Finland procedure would be in keeping be remembered that the peace through Sweden were drastical matter of fact, with J? inn de nothing to keep Russia from and can occupy Denmark with 1818, and the next will be family, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Mack. They brought Mrs. Mack's sister. Mrs. Flossie Llndspy, home with them for a visit with the rest of tilt relatives in Falls City, Ignorance is Bliss j WOTS WINTER FUR Jl 9 I 1 rVS-'Sn'i? VrW.l N SPB1NQ... OUtDNT YOO bSJU -2'sSsiif)!& Ul THINK TwrY,t GEr Wl5e TO y89 nl VfS0 V THEMSELVES AND HAVE SVTtf'A Sips for By Don A corps of green fruit experts from the canneries were discussing Blossom Day dates yesterday and decided on either April 7 or 14 as the logical time, with accent on the 7th. This, provided the weather continues as It Is now. In event of a change In weather It may be eith er the 21st, 28th, or some time In May. It shows how much more careful green fruit buyers are in their predictions than sporting ecu tors. Virgil Pinkley, European manager for the United Press, came back to Salem for a brief visit and en thralled the largest Rotarlan meet ing here in history, with his dis quisition on affairs across the At lantic. We'd like to compliment Salem by referring to Virgil as "an other local boy who made good." But he was only here a year. He wasn't around these parts long, however, before folks In the office began to realize that here was an exceptional somebody and that he wasn't going to stay forever as bureau manager of the United Press in Salem, Important as that post might be. So the boys and girls around the office of our favorite paper, where Virgil also had his office, weren't much surprised when they heard he was being sent to Rome. From there he went to London and then designated busi ness manager for all Europe for that vast news gathering agency. Tills in a matter of five years. At any rate, we like to feel around the office that Virgil sorta belongs to and that maybe It was the in tellectual aura around the office which In spreading Its refulgence touched Virgil and sent him along to what heights nobody can yet say, Yeah, wed like to feel that way about It, but it happens that Virgil has that certain something which distinguishes the few from the many. Yet, as far as us dubs around our favorite paper are con cerned, he's still "the local boy who made good." It klnda peps us up to know we lived around a great man for a year and apparently didn't do him any harm. Art Comes Out of Ills Coma (Art Perry in Medford Mail Tribune) Scribblers in the Journalistic vineyard at Salem are In a high Novelties In the News (Br Auoclated Prtu) Fair Enough Fort Wayne. Ind. Mrs. A. B. Long left a custard pie outside her door to cool. Harry Towns' dog came along and ate It. Towns paid for the pie. C. of C. Memorial Phoenix, Ariz. The Junior Cham ber of Commerce conducted a knn garoo court at the recent rodeo. fining all who appeared on the streets without cowboy costumes. One tourist, brushing away a tear, explained he had Just lost a son and would give $100 to the chamber's Christmas fund as a me morial. The treasurer's latest report shows a $101.34 reduction In the fund. The visitor's worthless check came back, and the bank charged $1.34 for handling it. How to Lose Fat and Get More Youthful Feeling If you arw ovorwelnht. try this easy. sensible wy to take off fat. No harmful drugs. Here's sll you lo: Tor the noxt 4 wrpks tnke one-linlf a level teaspoon ful of Kruschen Salts in a Rlnss of hot water tivery mnrnlnR, before, break fast, to gently activate liver, bowels and kidneys. Don't miss a mornlnn. Cut down your caloric Intake. Eat wneiy and aatlftrylnmy. After 4 wrekn irt on Mie c1m and lint see If foil harrn't lest pounds of uly fat - and tnmrtl In Itiat enrrsr. Inlprovrmrm I In health and mora Tniitliful frellna sililch reduction of exresa fat so oflrn brlnss. Don't fall to art a Jar of Krusehsn to- I nay. Thr rest Is trlfllnt and It lasts 4 weeks. If rvrn this first lar (l.irsn t los. luUr aatUfr rout monar iladlr itmrutd. Supper Upjohn dudgeon and a fine frenzy, due to criticism from press and people, arising from the automatic entry of the Salem high school in the state basketball tournament as the "host team." The display of right eous wrath Is commendable, and shows signs of life by the Irked ones. Peeps of discontent over the "host team come from practically every town with a basketball team, and a newspaper. Fans, coaches and players feel Salem should come to the athletic classic the hard way and not have It easy after they get there,- the same as the 15 other contenders. It is already predicted Salem will cop the title again next year, under the present coddling. ine tournament is 2i years old, and out of short pants, so the ne cessity of a "host team" If there ever was one, has long since pass ed. It would be Just as sensible to have a host candidate for gover nor from Salem, with automatic nomination in the primary, and the right to do his own counting in the general election. Cliff Parker and Don Hendry were putting on a friendly sparring match with bare hands yesterday when Cliff tapped Don on the solar plexus and Don doubled up for the count. That should make Cliff ex northwest amateur wrestling cham pion and ex-city golf champion, by rights. Or maybe It was by his left. arket Drug Store Drugs Prescriptions C. L Wcllman, rta.g. In "Busick's Market" For Easter KM Plush Bear $1.00 Plush Toys ....$1.98 75c Armand Toiletry Sets 51.00 Powder 50c Lipstick 50c Perfume 50c Compact, double $2.50 val. for $1.Q9 $1.00 Powder 50c Compact $1.50 val. for 89c 50c Powder 50c Perfume 50c Rouge $1.50 val. for 89c 10c Chesterfield, Men's White 'Kerchiefs 4C Candy Specials B-lb. box Chocolates 1-lb. riccadllly Toffee ........ 75c 20c 8c 11c 1-lb. Hard mix 1-lb. Commercial Chocolates 40c pint Shell Dry ,f Cleaner, close-out.. X"tC Antiseptics 76e Llsterlne 1 pint Antlseptlo Solution 35c Vlok's Antiseptic 50c Pepsodent 80c Lavorls 500 Bocarol ... 59c 9c 29c 2for40C 39c 43c 100 5-gr. Aspirin .. 16C Kelly Says: Trade Treaties Again Coming Into News Northwesterners Beat Path to Washington President Fails to Meet German Red Cross Head By John W. Kelly Washington, March 21 What the administration's reciprocal trade treaties mean to and have done to the Pacific Northwest will swim into the news In the next few days, Camouflage aside, it is a tariff fight and as General Hancock observed "tariff is a local Issue." Debate will run along for days in the senate. This Issue Is whether the recipro cal trade treaty act (it expires in June), will be extended for three years. Administration pressure caus ed the house to approve the exten sion. Regardless of the fate of the proposal, the trade treaties an-ady signed will live out their life. At bottom, the battle In the senate Is an attempt by the members to re capture one of the constitutional powers they delegated to the presi dent during the honeymoon days of the new deal. Treaties, according to the consti tution, can be made by the presi- dent but must be ratified by the senate.. The senate authorized the president to make trade agreements without senate confirmation; now the senate insists a trade agree ment is a treaty and must be rati fied by the senate; the administra tion denies a trade agreement is treaty. Take your choice These Oppose Act At this time, before the matter comes to a vote, it looks as though these senators will oppose extension of the act: Oregon McNary and Holman; Washington Bone and Schwellenbach; Idaho Clark and Thomas; California Johnson and Downey. To keep western democra tic senators from copper states from fighting the extension the administration suddenly drop ped the proposed copper item in negotiations with Chili. More agri cultural groups in Idaho than in Oregon are on record against the trade agreement policy. The issue cuts across party lines. About 75 percent of the newspapers of the country support the measure, and most of these are republican in policy. The industries of the east (from which come heavy contribu tions to the republican campaign funds), favor trade agreements, but in the senate most republican sena tors believe that by killing the policy they can bring the agricultural re gions west of the Mississippi back into the republican fold, from which the farm vote strayed in 1932 and 1936. Busy in Society Dozens of residents of the north- Lunches Soda Fountain 480 N. Commercial St. For Easter Johnston Box Chocolates Easter Dyes SOCoSl $1.00 Marine Band Hohner Harmonica 5 f V $1.29 Lunch Kit, complete with Bpttle 10c Wax Lunch Paper Fresh Waterproof Adhesive l"xl0 yds. JV'xlO yds. l"x 5 yds. Vi"x 5 yds. l"x2'2 yds 4c 1 oz. 10c Pocket Combs 5c Stud Tobacco Sundries 23o Rubber Aprons 200 Rubber Gloves, 7' 1-pt. Vacuum Bottles S5e Pipes 15o Liquid White Polish with 1 pr. white strings.. C 39c Milk Of Magnesia, 1 pt Toiletries 25c Colgate Shaving Cream . . m for CLOSE-OITT ON FACE POWDERS $1.00 Lablanche 75c Bonicllla $1.00 Mnrcclle 50c Palmer 1 pt. Self-Polish tng Wax :::::::::::::::: ' J H di llk ; Cotton 3c B Wl SS V r-fA.l l. :::::: : rm I 20c I vest have traveled back and forth across the continent to come to the national capital to protest against agreement which have injured them financially. Northwest lumber industry has complained from the day the treaty was signed with Can ada, yet eastern lumbermen are not objecting. Parenthetically, it should be noted that the manager of a na tional lumber group Is not resisting the treaty program; he is circulating In the social set of Secretary of State Cordell Hull and lesser state department officials. The social lobby In Washington Is quite an institution. In debate it will be shown that Federal Surplus Commodities Cor poration has spent millions of dol lars buying up surplus of certain commodities and despite this at tempt of the government to remove domestic surplus, under the trade agreements similar commodities have been imported while PSCC was performing this task at the ex pense of the taxpayers. What went on under the Hatch act debate will be mild In compari son with charges and counter char ges to be expected In the present controversy. And It will continue for days and days. Cold Convenient President Roosevelt has the most convenient cold in the head. It was so severe that he could not receive His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who, al though bora in England and a rela tive of the late Queen Victoria, Is president of the German Red Cross. Like British, Polish, French, Finns, Swedes, etc., he came to the United States on a good will tour, but un ' ; j l llll ' ' ' Spring. ' II New hats in tune with the 1 , ? jf3ffS-jm voices of Spring! Each with a 3for25cl SWJ MlZX II p''mjM'i A-:W ness of your new Spring cos- ..set li 4 S3?r?. 5.00 & 2Z.S0 gf . 45c OS "" . i rj en d em , I Straws ly-eih jrabricd 14C pJl J I i Hats with a personality all their own ... yet f"A H i f add just the right glamor to yours! New f rl ' I t tt,f I V nign-crowneci ana fiemisn sailors! floppy i ti i VW I "nanenkes"! Off-fncp. hrims! All wnnrWfnl- , J t h I i j Iy becoming and such fun to wear I Black, V-' i sl I'll 111 navy, pastels, fresh white! VX- Jf ill like the others he was not asking for money. While Saxe-Coburg was In town the president's sniffles were terrible; the affliction did not pass until the German was holding a reception (no cabinet members attended), and then a miracle occurred; the cold disappeared and the president dash ed off to attend the banquet of the White House correspondents. The cold had not interfered with the president receiving and entertaining Archduke Otto, who Is pretender to the extinct throne of Austria. Pre sident of the German Red Cross received a snub. Bomb Brings Protest Protests are being received by members of the military affairs committee against proposal to stake out a few score goats to see If they will be blown to atoms by a liquid oxgen-carbon bomb, which an In ventor wishes to demonstrate. The Inventor claims his bomb will kill anything, by concussion, within a radius of two miles, is asking $25,000 for the experiment. So scared of the bomb were members that they even burned the stenographic notes of the hearing when the Inventor discussed It. Army officers say phooey. Ans wers the Inventor, his bomb would make obsolete every aircraft in the army or navy; a new type would be required to handle the bombs. Morter Family Moves Scio The Fred Morter family, for the last few years residing In the Providence community, moved this week to the George Bllyeu residence in Scio. recently vacated by the Dean Morris family. Mr. Morter Is employed at Westflr, it Is stated. . m r i 12th Street Plan Presented Members of the county court and representatives from the city coun cil and association representing South River road improvement went to Portland today to appear before the state highway commission to make two requests. One of these is that the South Twelfth street cutoff from the Pa cific highway to the city limits and Twelfth street from the city limits to State street be taken over as a secondary highway. This road now carries a large amount of the heav ier traffic of the Pacific highway through Salem, the city is without funds to Improve It within the city limits and proponents of the plan feel that It is logical that the state take It over and maintain it. The other request will be that the commission make a survey of the South River road for about three miles out from the city llm-" 1 its. This Is a part of the proposed development of the Salem-Kings valley' highway and the worst part of the construction is In the city limits. The road is a federal sec ondary from Salem to Independence and the survey Is sought to ascer tain how much it would cost to make the improvement on this end. Vacation Short One Independence A short vacation Is being taken by the teachers and pupils of the schools over this week end and school took up again Tues day morning. Several of the teach ers went home Friday. ;