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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1940)
.four iCapitalBJournal n i is j SALEM, OREGON ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1888 AS Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday i at 444 Chemeketa St. Telephones Business Office 8871 News Boom 3573; Society Editor 3578 GEORGE PUTNAM, ' i FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PEE88 :- AND THE UNITED PRESS ""! " SUBSCRIPTION RATES BI CARRDJRi Weekly, 8.15; Monthly, 8.80; One year, 7J0. BS MAIL IN OREGON: Monthly, 8 50; Six Months, 83.50; One Tear, 6.00. UNITED STATES OUTSIDE OREGON: Monthly, 8.50; Six Months, 83 00; Year, 86 00. Die Associated Press Is exclusively aH news dispatches credited to It or nd also local news puoiisnea nerein. "With or without offense to friends or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes." The Future of WPA 'i Lt. Col. Brehon B. Somervell, who has been running the WPA for the last few years, is preparing to return to active Military duty. He recommends that WPA executives and su pervisors be put on a civil service basis. Convinced that work relief is here to stay he contends that all plans for the future Should be made with this in mind, and that local financial participation in projects should be encouraged, f, Col. Somervell believes that the best interests of labor, industry and the public demand the creation of a national lidvisory council. Through this body the views of all eco nomic groups would find their way into the WPA ad ininistration. ' 1 On the other hand there is a movement among New Dealers in Washington for the abolition of the WPA and its Replacement with a large-scale public works program for na tional defense, including military highways, etc. The pro posal has the merit of a permanent constructive program, in stead of make-shift jobs, but the costs would be excessive and the methods obsolete. Any proposal to make the WPA a stabilized career oc cupation should be frowned upon, as should the idea of its federal control. A better plan is that such work when neces sary' to furnish employment should be under state and local control with the federal government cooperating in financing. The WPA idea, like many New Deal ideas such as crop ieiontrol, currency clipping, "ever normal granary," "bread and circuses," etc., has been given a trial many times in many Countries since recorded history began, but never success fully. Demosthenes, 350 B.C., told the ancient Greeks : ' Like the diet prescribed by the doctors, which neither restores the strength of the patient nor allows him to succumb, so these doles that r.ou are now disbursing neither suffice to Insure your safety, nor allow fou to renounce them and try something' else. jt Human nature has not changed materially since and it is skill a truism as Tolstoi wrote "the more is given the less the people will work for themselves, and the less they work, the Jtnore their poverty will increase." Labor Purges Pending ' ': The public will watch with unusual interest the reso lution before the American Federation of Labor convention in session at New Orleans to drive racketeers out of the unions And that before the Congress of Industrial Workers at At lantic City to bar communists from holding union member hin. Racketeers have been the curse of the AFL, as com- jnunists have been of the CIO far to increase public esteem as well as abate labor turmoil. t The fight on racketeers in the AFL is led by David Du fcinsky, president of the International Ladies' Garment work ers, which has 100,000 members in the New York area. The ixecutive council of the AFL in its annual report condemned gangsterism within the unions, but acknowledged that the general body lacked constitutional authority to deal with the problem as it arose in individual unions. Some of the unions ire, captained by notorious racketeers,, some of whom have prison records. Many have amassed wealth and rule their or ganizations like czars. Th drivfi Aoninnr. t.hp rnAn Jlillman, vice president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers union and national defense Commissioner who has introduced a resolution "condemning Communism, fascism and naznsm, and a proposal to amend the constitution to make members of any of the three isms Ineligible to hold paid jobs in ,v Since the organization of the CIO five years ago there has keen a steady infiltration of communists into the unions, many of whom are dominated by the reds. This has resulted n a militant campaign for a showdown with left wingers and clean-up of the organization, which has gained in ninmantum f ince national defense became (Real Relief Benefits ; Linn county's public welfare commission has by a vote if 6 to 1 decided to defer acceptance of proffered extension f the food stamp plan for the distribution of surplus farm Woducts to that county until it sees how the scheme works tout in other rural communities. V Tfpre is nnp inslnnpp nf How If Qnmntimoa wm-La o a laled by a Salem merchant who operates his grocery and meat Inarket under the plan: A suburban resident of the Salem community, who is n inc rciiet rolls and therefore eligible to purchase food stamps, this year raised a litter of five pigs, with the thought in mind that this winter his family would enjoy pork along Jwith the provender provided through the relief agency. Then, one day recently he visited stamp headquarters and found pork posted on the list of supplies purchasable with food etamps. : Returning home he loaded the pigs in the trailer of his Car, sarted them off to the slaughter house and sold them. .That same day with his surplus commodity stnmps he-pur- Kimneu pur I'nops ior me inmny dinner. He sold his pigs but had his pork at the expense of the agency that bought them. That's how the food stamp plan works sometimes. Y Buying Sunshine The Sunshine division of tho Salem police department, created to provide temporary aid for needy residents of the community until their cases can be investigated and certified by regulnr relief agencies, is in need of a small amount of cash with which to purchase meat, milk, bread and similar arti cles of emergency aid not included in its store of donated supplies. ' Any person desiring to buy a ray of sunshine for some Unfortunate mnn, woman or child can make tho purchase for g, dime, a quarter or a half dollar at police headquarters. Canby club Guest $ Aurora Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bradtl were recent hosts In their home, honoring the Canby "BOO" club. Guests of Mr. and Mrs, Bradtl In cluded Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lee, Mr.i rrr Editor and Publisher entitled to the use for publication of not otherwise credited in this paper, and a purge of both would go in tho PTfl ia IpH hv SMnov organization, president of the CIO offices. a major problem. and Mrs, H. H. Bccles, Mr. and Mrs. Ocoige Catlley, Mrs. Harry Balr, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Vlnyard and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eld. Jahore Is dlscouraglni the drink ing of foreign alcoholic beverages. Husbands Lumronimiuu By Beck BMHImMliliTi I tSf AM) TO TH( OF THE U. j TT j T man EXTRA TOVB. RACKS f 1 1 Sips for By Don Thanksgiving day turned off bright and fair as many people will probably have noticed by the time this appears on the street. This gave ample opportunity to drain Sweet land Slough at the rear of Eaton hall on Willamette campus leaving Its nice sandy bottom bare to the elements this afternoon for the boys to roll around In. Mr. Howard Maple, who directed the draining of the slough, advised us this a.m. that the slough bottom, now converted Into Novelties In the News (Br th AMoeltted Preii) Camouflage San Diego The sheep quartered aboard the Greek freighter Aghla Thalasslni, tied up here because of the war, looked longingly at the green pastures ashore and began bleating. Capt. Oanls Glalourls quickly stopped the noise. He painted the ship's forecastle green and fed the sheep grass and hay. Dog Gone, Cash Going Omaha, Neb. Police Lieutenant Louis Worm is trying to retrieve his retriever (who disappeared while retrieving a bird) but the expense Is getting to be more than he can bear. - Long distance 'phone calls from helpful persons trying to unite Worm and his blue-ribbon Springer Span iel now total 835.63. The latest was a call (toll charge 81. 50) describing another dog that wasn't his. Who Cares? Qreen Bay, Wis. Robert King reported to police the theft of equip ment from his motorboat. Police asked tor the name of the boat. "Who Cares," said King. "Well, we do. Come on now" the desk sergeant replied. "Why that's the name 'Who Oares.'" Klamath Indian Sought for Murder Klamath Falls. Ore., Nov. 30 OJ.PJ Slwrlff's deputies today sought Joe Kirk, Klamath Indian charg ed with first degree murder In Uie slaying of Leonard Johns, 35, an other Klamath Indian. District Attorney Orth Slsemore swore out the murder warrant against Kirk after Johns died In a Klamath Falls hospital from a bul let wound In the abdomen suffered in an altercation following an all night drinking bout. Kirk left the scene of the shoot ing In an automobile and has not been seen since. Nathan Copper field, Indian at whose house the parly was held, was detained as a material witness. Lodge Holds Conference Dayton Nearly 80 members of the Yamhill county Three Link as sociation attended the quarterly conference held Monday evening at the Dayton Odd Fellows hall. Re freshments were served. The next meeting will be at Yamhill. PAINTS WALLPAPERS ELF STUD MS for Rugs Carpets 875 Chemeketa R. L. ELFSTROM CO. Thon 9221 The Capital Journal, pper Upjohn a football field, Is In excellent con dition for any eventualities this p.m. Incidentally, speaking of the even- tuaUtles out there this p.m., threw us into a deeply cogitating mood, None of us realizes how any of his actions today may affect the great horde of generations yet unborn. For Instance, take the cases of the late Messrs Jason Lee and Marcus Whit man who flourished in these parts a hundred years or so ago. Little did either of those gentlemen realize as he toiled across thousands of miles of desert, mountain and plain, and finally wound up by building a mission which grew into a school, little did either of those gentlemen realize what a fateful effect his ac tions would have on November 21, 1940, Yea, just because of their trials and tribulations and today's football game that grew out of them, In hun dreds of Salem homes there'll be no Thanksgiving dinner until the shades of dusk have fallen. Housewives who won't get their dishes washed until late this p.m., may also cogi tate on this and pay their respects, to the late departed. We had our staff photographer take a candid camera shot of our portion of the Thanksgiving din ner which awaits us after the foot ball game this p. m. We were glad that said photog rapher secured the subject in a happy mood because he'll have nothing to be happy about when we get through with him. Barring the embroidery and fluffy ruffles we herewith present the picture of our part of today's dinner, and doggone if our mouth isn't watering already Olmlny, every time we look at that picture we can hardly wait I This being Leap Year we think, as a confidential proposition and not to be talked around home too much, that the women oughta get the tur key necks for once and give their husbands a break. Once In every tour years wouldn't hurt 'em any. But we guess well go Into our third term on turkey necks and become the lndlspenslble man, as usual. But, boys, you wants attack one of those necks a little softly and lightly, anawlng: a neck Is no gulp ing proposition. Supposing you'd get one of 'em caught In your throat? But even with the neck there's plenty to be thankful for In this old USA on this good Thanksgiving day. So as far as we're concerned we say, Ood bless the Pilgrim Fathers. And another helping of the cran berry sauce, please. GET WONDERFUL RELIEF Tot Bunt an 4 Itch of llntpl PILES!! Blmpl !( ntf not wraek and iorttirt jrou with Biaddanlnff Itch, bum nrl Irrita tion. Stamrt'i Prrttnld Sopporttorlw brini quick, wcleom l-tlttf. Thtlr 7-way mdt Hon dimm rl comfort, ltduen train hlp tighten relaxed mmhrn, gtntly lubrfcatM and ioftn. Protective and antt rhaflnr. ao to m. U't wonderful to ba tree of pile torture again. Get genuine Btnart'a PrranM SnppeeltorlM at your drug tore without delay 0a and 1.10 on maker's raone7-bek gurtntk. ROOFING LINOLEUM Salem, Oregon Kelly Says: Cash and Carry Repeal Pressured Propaganda Agents Busy in Washington Senator Johnson Must Defend Act By John W. Kelly Washington, Nov. 31 Groundwork Is being laid to pressure congress early next year to repeal the "cash and carry" neutrality act; purpose being to let the British have war supplies "on the ouff and ship the material In American freighters con voyed by warships of the United States navy. In short, the plan on which senators and representatives of Oregon and Washington will have to vote one way or the other means casting aside any pretense of neu trality. Lord Lothian, British ambassa dor, gave the tip-off when he made a radio recording for the American people asking 'for "planes, financ es and ships." Colonel Frank Knox, republican secretary of the navy (he was a Hough Rider with Teddy Roosevelt at San Jaun hill) says "we are going to give Great Britain ev erything we can short of leaving ourselves defenseless." Observe that Knox does not say "short of war." Like Secretary Knox, the secretary of war, Henry L. Stlmson, repub lican, favors tossing the cash and carry policy out the window. Woods Full of Agents ' British propaganda agents (the woods are full of them) and certain officials In the administration are working to have congress repeal the Johnson act. This prohibits credits being extended to countries which have not paid their world war No. 1 debts to the United States. British are saying they will soon run out of cash to purchase munitions and that If they are to continue as the first line of defense for the United States they must be given supplies on tick, or else they will have noth ing with which to fight off the Germans. If the British can put this idea across on senators and representa tives In the new congress the next step will be to have the government turn over to England some of the destroyers now being constructed In the yards at Seattle and San Fran Cisco and not expect repayment for flying fortress bombers, fighting planes, tanks and ammunition, American taxpayers would carry the load as they did In the first World war. Naturally, for the time being, the complete program Is not publicised. The Initial steps are calling atten tion to England's "poor mouth" and the Importance of giving the Bri tish all aid in order to save Uncle Sam's own skin. Ships Are Ships Decreasing merchant tonnage is becoming grave and Is cutting down the transportation of supplies to the British Isles. The cash and carry law prohibits American flag ships from carrying munitions (and that Includes everything from a can of salmon to TNT), which is another argument for repealing the so-call ed neutrality act. So anxious are the British to acquire ships that they are not choosey they are to pur chase 13 tubs built in the first World war, from the United States maritime commission, "as Is and where is" laid-up ships which the commission refused to dispose of when a delegation of shippers from Oregon and Washington appealed for them about a year ago. Once the American vessels are available for carrying munitions, the public can look for assignment of American warships to provide them protection across the waters of the Atlantic These consecutive pictures will unfold In the months ahead and the halls of congreie will resound with arguments for repeal of the John son act (lis author, Hiram Johnson of California has been re-elected and will defend lt) and the cash and Don't Stay FAT and Unattractive Read How Many Women Lose Fat Promptly Safely! k No Harmful Drugs. If you are overweight, try this easy, sensible way to take off fat. 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Cnml. at. Unlem. ore. carry provision of the neutrality act. May Have to Stand When the cash and carry was substituted for the embargo neu trality act prediction was made on the senate floor that Britain would fenagle to circumvent cash and carry and once again talk the United States into holding the bag. The fenagllng is now in process. It will be news to the lumber in dustry of the Pacific northwest to hear that because of the scarcity and high price of lumber only a lim ited number of benches can be built to seat tho Inauguration crowd on January 20 . . . Population of the United States is 130.000,000; num ber on the government payroll (ex clusive of army and navy) 1,058,- 596, as of 60 days ago. Of these 75 out of 100 have permanent govern ment jobs; government payroll in the national capital for September was 825,261,714 for 145.572 workers . . . Federal Reserve will station a man In each reserve bank and branch to handle defense financial problems of sub-contractors . . Lieut. Colonel Arthur B. McDaniel, now In the office of the chief of the air corps here, has been order ed to the new air base to be es tablished at Spokane. Scotts Mills The annual Red Cross membership drive In this community is well under way with Mrs. Zella Smith, chairman, and Mrs. Mildred Volker and Mrs. Mar garet Shepherd! assistants. Truly ; ' ' Your Topcoat ' jj j An Investment in Good Appearance 1 I CVY'i?ji I here is a crowning achievement '- i l-rsa& I a spienuiu example 01 ine nJi Ifil WT I . Man's Shon clothinpr sunerioritv. . . I I ill s ' p I I SlllkM Sleekk Cnvolry ' I ISfi'ffl ' Twill - :; I IrXtfc'fll dressy, durable, lijrhtweis-ht and I XIHa above all, stylishly smart. .'' I 'fcp Llama lllend. ' f I , a iireside" warmth. ( j Jx Colorful Tweeds . . ". S they never grow, old, always a I favorite of young men. ,. You'll never know how comfortable, how j distinctive, how perfectly, balanced a top- ' coat can be until you try on one of these truly superior Man's Shop values. Your color and size is here. II ' and more III Quality by Kuppenheimer $35.00 and More 1 The Man's Shop ... J II THE STORE OF STYLE, QUALITY AND VALUE jjl jStale S1- ' Salem, Oregon ovum Contribution to this column most be confined to 300 words and signed by writer To the Editor; Your editorial say ing the people were too lBzy to In vestigate the measures to be voted in general election How about your publishing of the man killed at the Salem air port being the first man killed there. Bodlker a druggist from Stayton was killed soon after taking off from the old airport which was where the present gun club Is now located the time 1928. , Regarding 3rd term of state sec retary & treasury and president of the U. S. we were not voting for or against a 3rd term We had two men to vote for one a Wall street utility man or a new deal man If the people had a chance to vote on 3rd term of president they would vote same as they did f or state of Oregon. If you think you can tell me how to vote well you Just Go Climb a Tree. W N Hulsey 341 S 18 St Salem Ore I And Jut Iruly I I i I ,- ?VLl' luxurious, DUiKiess, witn Thursday, November Z1, 1940 Church Women Meet Falls City The Women's Mls- slonary society held Its November meeting at the Christian church with Mrs. Goode In charge of the business. Devotlonals were led by Mrs. Paul. Mrs. Outhrldge and Mrs. Letterman had charge of the pro gram. Mrs. Ward's group served refreshments. A Three Days Cough is Your Danger Signal Oreomulslon relieves promptly be .n tt. roes rurht to the seat of the trouble to help loosen ana expei germ laden phforri' and aid .nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, In-, flamed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist tp sell you a bottle of Creomulslon with the un derstanding you must like the way lt quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. t CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis AmcTRADioAA ! 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