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The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Friday, February 21, 1941 Four CapitalMjournal SALEM, OREGON ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1888 Jm Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday at 444 Chemeketa St Telephones Business Office 8571 News Room 3572; Society Editor S57S GEORGE PUTNAM, FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRES8 SUBSCRIPTION RATES -. BY CARRIER: Weekly, $.15; Monthly, $.60; One Year. $7.20. Br MAIL IN OREGON: Monthly, 50; Six Months, 12.60; One Year. $5.00. UNITED STATES OUTSIDE OREGON: Monthly, $.50; Six Months $3.00; Year. 6.00. The Associated Press Is exclusively entlUed to the use for publication of 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 f sketch your world exactly as it goes." This Dove of Peace Belief is current in Washington that the crisis in the far east has been "made in Germany." Probably, as most of the crises of the past few years in all part of the world have been and still are being made in Germany, Berlin seeks to get Japan into the war and embroiled with the United States in order to hamper American aid to Britain. That was the in tent of the three power axis pact, which Japan joined to get freedom for "expansion" in Asia. What Japan can get from Germany and Italy, outside of moral support, is hard to see but Japan is grasping at straws and so acting as a catspaw to pull nazi chestnuts out of the fire. When the showdown, which Japan is facing, comes, Japan will be left out on a limb, as Italy was in Africa, and as Japan was when deserted by Hitler in the anti-communist pact, designed to curb Russia. The views of the Japanese military group which rules the government were well expressed by Major Kunio Aki yama, army spokesman at Shanghai, who is reported by the United Press as saying at a press conference : British and Americans are placing snakes' eggs in a dove's nest. Japan would like to have a dove of peace descend upon her, but the snakes' eggs placed by Britain and the United States Include fortifications of Singa pore and Guam, the support of Chungking and the arrival of Australian reinforcements in Malaya. Britain mode her guilty move when she abro gated the Anglo-Japanese alliance, the United States when It abrogated the Japanese-American commercial treaty. Japan has always been vic timized by Britain and the United States. The seizure of Manchuria, the attempted conquest of China, the threatened attack on Malaya and the Dutch East Indies are part and parcel of the tactics of this "dove of peace" masquerading as a vulture. Warning, or Real Threat? i. There is considerable speculation among house and senate members as to whether the action of the house com mittee on taxation and revenue in returning a favorable re port on Rep. J. D. Perry's bill to abolish the state tax com mission is to be construed as a warning to the members of the present commission to "attend to their own knitting" or is seriously intended to promote passage of the bill. . Throughout the present session and during the last one there has been evidenced a spirit of resentment among certain of the legislators over alleged Interference In legislative affairs on the part of the tax com mission which, by the very nature of its work and knowledge of tax mat ters, Is drawn prominently Into the process of formulating laws so prom inently that It may Innocently be placed In the false light of promoting or opposing certain legislation. Personal and political animosities toward members of the commis sion and Its policies also influence a few of the law-makers to look with favor upon the Perry bill, which would replace the existing board of three with a single commissioner appointed by the board of control but re movable by the governor alone. Aside from the questionable saving to be made through cutting off part of the salaries work would have to be done by In the way of economy or added efficiency in the tax depart ment to be gained by the Perry bill. It would still reflect the policies of the appointing power and would be even more vul nerable to the taint of politics by making the commissioner answerable to the governor alone. Never Too Late As in everything else worth while, it is never too late for good, needed legislation. With the present session of the Ore gon law-makers rounding the three-quarter turn into the home stretch Rep. Harry Boivan of Klamath Falls, chairman of the house alcoholic, control committee, is presenting a bill to bring private drinking clubs under regulation of the state liquor control commission by requiring them to be licensed. Salem's experience with the only recently closed Web foot club, target of four successful raids by liquor agents and an abatement proceeding before it was finally cleaned out, offers first hand evidence of the need for such legislation. The fact that defenders of these speak-easles were able, through a po Hlcal trick, to confuse the voters at the last election to defeat a referend ed act of the 1039 legislature does not mean that the people of Oregon do not want strict regulation of such places, If they are to be allowed to operate at all. Given a fnlr chance the voters would overwhelmingly en dorse even more drastic measures for the control of these "clubs" than Is proposed by Boivan. The best evidence that they are mere screens for the il licit sale nnd consumption of hard liquor and mixed drinks is contained in the strenuous opposition of their operators to any kind of regulation. The simplest and most effective method of contrrol is to vest the liquor commission with au thority to issue, suspend or revoke licenses for them. And any such enactment by the legislature should carry the emergency clause to make its application immediate. Litvinoff is Lucky Maxim Litvinoff, former all-powerful foreign commissar and ace diplomat of the Soviet union, has been expelled from the central committee of the communist party and demoted to the rank of alternate, the stated reason being "inability to discharge obligations." Litvinoff fell from grace two years ago when Russia started her withdrawal from cooperation . with the democ racies. His resignation was announced as due to "ill health." He was one of the most colorful of the "old bolsheviks " a familiar figure at the League of Nations and other interna tional conferences. Litvinoff is one of the few original bolsheviks left alive. Most of them have faced firing gqunds or been sent to starve in Siberia, or mysteriously disappeared. Stalin, oriental in triguer, is a jealous god and brooks no rivals. Probably Lit vinoff owes his survival to his silence and inactivity since his demotion and his devotion to the "party line." Isrll Is Remodeling Dallas Werner Iscll, proprietor of tile Serve Rite arocerv and market. has been carrying out extensive re- noueung operations in his store. He has changed the counter displays and Editor and Publisher of two commissioners their some one else there is little shelving and Is Installing a self service system. He Is also Installing a new fresh vegetable rack and making other changes. Isell plans rio have an odlclal oueiilno Uila weekend. A Dog's Life By Virtue Gets Rewarded Twice Happy is the philanthropist who can make his donations to the pub lic and serve some good end to himself besides the natural reward which comes from doing the good deed. Our old friend J. W. Maruny, the landscape gardener, seems to have worked tills out in one pro ject, at least, where In Its early stages It was working 100 per cent. J. W. took the Job of pruning the rose bushes around the courthouse lawn and sent word out to any, all or sundry who wanted rose cuttings to show up at the courthouse today and get the same as the pruning was being done. He also offered to give free advice on how to handle the cuttings for best results. When last we saw J. W. this a. m. the response had been fine. He had a good share of one section pruned and was dishing out the cuttings by the armload. Not a cutting was left on the ground. So by this piece of philanthropy he was giving those who wanted them all the Car- ollne Testout' cuttings they could possibly want, and as for the phi lanthroplst himself, he didn't have to go back over the ground to clean up his mess. And anybody who has cleaned up a mess of thorny rose cuttings can realize that theres more to being a phUanthroplst than Novelties In the News (Br tha Associated Press) Scent Dallas, Tex. Detectives George Williamson and L. M. McKlnney Just followed their noses and there was the forger. A storekeeper recalled cashing $0.36 WPA check for a negro who bought a large supply of lotus bios. som incense. The officers sniffed around the neighborhood until they round the incense and a negro who had forged a payee's signa ture. Warning Phoenix, Ariz Warning to back seat drivers: Perce Alexandcrson was fined $25 for reckless driving although he wasn't at Uie wheel when the colli sion occurred, The automobile salesman was Instructing a novice motorist but the highway patrol ar rested Aloxanderson. He pleaded guilty. Feathered Friend Vandnlla, III. A contrary chicken was responsible for the discovery of $375 in gold coins here. Miss Lottie Lawler was attempting to catch the chicken. It raced through a flower bed. So did Miss Lawler. She stumbled against an object, picked It up. and opened a sack containing the $375. Authorities believe the money be longed to a former neighbor of Miss Lawler, Miss Tlllle Ernst, now of Kansas City, who reported such a loss some tUne ago. Production Must Go On Mitchell, Neb. A service station attendant found Mrs. Albert Sess lcr's Rhode Island Red hen perch ed on a brace under the fender of her car after an eight mile ride. The fowl's head was cut by flying gravel but when the ride was over the hard working biddy Just cluck edand laid an egg. Turner Ballots Today Turner Turner hlnh ho been very enthusiastic for a whole week in campaigning for favorites to repre sent the King and Queen of Hearts for coronation Friday afternoon. Bnltota were cast for eight nomi nees elected. Including Vera Mac Hondrum and Robert Ball, seniors; Stan Prathcr and Ruth Davis, Jun iors: Clarence Cox and Edith Schil frrer. sophomores; Bill Towery and Mabel Ramey, freshmen. Sips ffoir Supper By Don Upjohn Beck Just giving something away. Last week we gently gibed Gladys Shields of the Jefferson Review anent her poetic ability and her lawn mowing proclivities, which we seemed to think from wording of her column, she handled on her own. But It seems Gladys doesn't lawn mow after all. She Just poets and lets husband Les mow the lawn. Explaining how she mows her lawn she says In her column That's easy Mr. "Sips" for the boss does the lawn mowing at our house, and we Just whiff the new-mown grass. Which reminds us of the Kansas friend, laboring and sweat lng when the temperature soared around the 100 mark (with no shade), who remarked that the poet who wrote the verse about the "meadow sweet with new mown hay" never worked at It himself or he couldn't wax poetical about It. Every spring we think We'U mow the yard this summer for exercise, but lawn-mowlig always comes on the hottest days In summerland It's so easy to put It off for the boss to do. Which leads us to lay down the advice to prospective husbands If you intend to marry a lady poet you'd better prepare to do your own lawn mowing. Lawyer Bert Ford who has taken to walking downtown from home lias been clocking himself at Just 22 minutes a' trip, or 44 minutes for the day, coming and going as It were. We figured out that in the IS years Bert has been practicing law he would use up 237,600 minutes walking back and forth, or 14,256,000 seconds, equivalent to about 14, 256,000 steps, based on the carefree way Bert flings his steps about on the sidewalk. That's a lot of steps for a man to take, even In 18 years, and should give most anyone pause. We presume If Bert had known be fore hand, and had It mapped out to him how many steps he was go ing to take, he might have been given pause himself, considering the shoe leather and all. This would represent all told about 66 days ol walking based on the current Idea of a six hour day and a guy could do a lot of things in 66 days besides walk. Maybe Bert, who Is on the city planning commission for the 10 ycar plan, will be able to plan It different for the next 10 years. Room and Board WISH I HAD TAKEN VDUR ADVICE YESTERDAY AND DIDN'T INSIST ON YOU BETTING MY $20 ON THAT HORSE I PICKED 1 ppt AT K, THE POST-- l 'J Kelly Says: Defense Contracts May Breed Scandal Board Member's Friends Well Taken Care Of Frankfurter Decision Disgusting to Arnold By John W. Ke!ly Washington, Feb. I There are the makings of a first class scandal in the way national defense con. tracts have been given, if Wash' lngton rumors are correct. Direct charges have been made by Senator Truman of Missouri, and the house committee on military affairs is conducting an inquiry. The storm evolves around the construction ad visory board, composed of three civilians, whose friends have been furnished with mllliona of dollars worth. Every contractor, architect and engineer who wants a Job files a portfolio of information with the quartermaster general, and this material is turned over to the con struction advisory board. When a project is to be awarded the board recommends three names and from this list one is selected on a cost plus fixed-fee basis. The assistant secretary of war, Robert Patterson, initials the contract recommended (usually the one rated A by the board). Dresser Gets His Members of the board are three non-military men. They are Messrs. Harvey, Dresser and Blossom. Dres ser Is a former civil service employe' who was with USHA, later operated on his own hook, and is said to have contacts with the Association of General Contractors. Blossom Is f member of a firm which has re ceived $11,000,000 in contracts. He has admitted this to the house com mittee and says he will draw nine per cent of the fixed fee or about $1,100,000. Incidentally, he has been drawing pay from the government at the rate of $6,500 a year. Before the assistant secretary of war okehs the contracts the con tractor has been selected from the three recommended by the board A Mr. Loving, who was secretary to the General Contractors in the south, makes the selection. One of the first contracts was awarded to T. A. Loving Sb Co., of Charlotte, N. C. Although this is Mr. Loving's name and residence It is said there is no relationship. Senator Truman asserts that con tracts amounting to millions of dollars have been given to friends of Dresser and that little attention has been paid to awarding con tracts within a state to contractors residing in that state. Tills has been the practice in Missouri, at least, where Michigan and Minne sota 'contractors have been given jobs, and in New England are sim ilar Instances. And, Incidentally, outside firms have captured con tracts in Oregon. Truman Wants Probe A resolution has been presented by Senator Truman asking for the appointment of a committee of five by the president of the senate to make a thoroughgoing probe into the contract awards. Meanwhile the house committee on military affairs is doing its digging without request ing a special committee. During World war No. 1 there was waste, Inefficiency and favori tism, but the public was not aware of the inside story until 1020, when It was disclosed by a senate Investi gation. There is a disposition in congress to get at the facts now, not in the distant future. Associate Justice Felix Frank furter's decision that Jurisdictional disputes, strikes and boycotts can not be Interfered with by the fed eral government has thoroughly disgusted Assistant Attorney Gen eral Arnold, in charge of trust busting. Arnold throws up his hands. says there Is nothing to be done un less new legislation which Frank furter cannot liberally Interpret is enacted. Judiciary committee of the house Is preparing to explore the subject to see what can be done. In I TOLD SOU ALL HE COULD PUN WAS A TEMPERATURE. ' I SHOULD LET YOU GO INTO A DARK CORNER, SPIN A WEB AND SULK. BUT THIS IS WHAT I DID, PUT YOUR $QO ON ANOTHER AND WON YOU 342. ' 1 ' I Hold Far East Crisis Made In Germany Washington, Feb. 21 (flV-The be lief spread In some congressional circles today that the administra tion regards the tense far eastern situation as something made In Germany. The administration, In the opin ion of these legislators, has reason to think that Berlin has been ex erting pressure to get Japan Into the present war and then embroiled with the United States In the far east in order to hamper the British aid program. This interpretation of the recent abrupt turn of events in the Orient was one reason, it was reported, why the decision was taxen to dispatch immediately a number of the latest army and navy planes to reinforce American air strength at Pacific bases. When General George C. Mar shall, army chief of staff, testified yesterday at a secret session of the senate military affairs committee, one committee member said he left the Impression that these were le gitimate conclusions. Marshall was said to have told the committee that he considered the situation In the far east "ser ious." When Japan signed the three power axis pact last September. officials here construed the alliance primarily as an attempt by Germany and Italy to create the threat of war in the Pacific and thereby im pede the flow of American aid to Britain while at the same time al lowing Japan freedom for "expan sion" in Asia. German and Italian papers and periodicals have from time to time pointedly cited the importance of the pact with Japan. Very often the main theme of these articles has been criticism for the attitude of the United States on the war, ana poucy of BMtisn aid. Scoffs Mills Man Killed by Log Silverton, Feb. 21 Charley Ennls 27, was killed at about 11 o'clock this morning at Scotta Mills when a log fell from a log truck and crushed him. He had driven a load of logs Into the lumber mill at Scotts Mills and started to unload when the accident occurred, accord ing to information had here. Puncel is Honored Clear Lake W. F. Puncel, farmer In Clear Lake district for about 36 years, celebrated his 81st birthday Sunday, It was the first time in several years that all of his children were together. Those pres ent were: sons, William Puncel and wife, Arthur Puncel and wife and children Virgil, Doris, and Jane, both families of Clear Lake; Edgar Puncel and wife and children Leo- na, Leoto, Freddie; and daughter, Mrs. Ella Lee and family, Harvey, Violet, of Portland. Additional guests were: Mrs. Tiffany, of Port land, and Miss Minnie Lee of Alas ka. Jurisdictional dispute, according to Frankfurter, although Interstate commerce Is stopped, goon squads run riot and small business and the general public suffer, the unions are immune from punishment They are, he contends, above the law. There was a break in the Owy hee reclamation project more than a year ago and about 33,000 acres (the crop) was destroyed. Hundreds of claims have been listed, ranging from $75 to $2,000 by settlers. Set tling a claim with the federal gov ernment Is like pulling teeth. Usu ally several years are consumed in the process. Recognizing this. Rep. Walter M. Pierce wishes to make a short cut, as the damaged settlers are in his district. He proposes that the settlers be given credit for the damage and this credit be applied to the reclamation project charges against them. By Gene Ahern HAVE YOU TORSOTTEN , ROBIN , THAT VOU ARE A PUET-LE ? PUTTING A TARNISH ON OUR NOBLE ESCUTCHEON WITH GAMBLING -fie!- HM WISH I HAD SOME MONEY TO PLAY HIS TIPS A Saiem belches By Will Danch "I'm quitting this hermit life. It's not worth It when you consider It means missing those swell card parties Al Adolphson and his pals give I" To Coordinate ifish Efforts In Near East By Frederick Kuh London, Feb. 21 (U.R) Great Bri tain's military strategy and politi cal policy, offensive and defensive, for the entire near east is to be re viewed at Cairo during the visit on which Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Gen. Sir John Dill, chief of the Imperial general staff, ar rived' yesterday, It was understood today. A Belgrade report that British forces had landed on the Greek Is land of Lemnos, commanding the entrance to the Dardanelles, was re garded as evidence that Britain was taking every means of strengthen ing its position In view of the pos sibility of a German march into Bulgaria. It was believed also that British Empire forces were advancing steadily on Tripoli, capital of Libya, and that exciting news from that front might arrive at any time. Eden and Dill are to bring em pire commanders in chief and other authorities in the near east in con sultation at Cairo, it was under stood. They will have the reports of the high British army, navy and air forces who recently visited Turkey and Inspected Turkey's defenses in the Bulgarian frontier area. It was believed that plans to co ordinate all operations In Africa and thi Aegean sea area would be discussed, Including greater aid" to Greece If Greece wants it and aid to Turkey in any emergency which might confront it. . Students Are Hosts Lyons The children of McCulley Mountain school and their teacher Mrs. Mary Lovette entertained their parents with a Valentine party held at the school house. Games furnish ed the entertainment after which refreshments were served. Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Nydlgger were Mr. and Mrs. John Trask of Mill City, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mason and daughter Pauline of Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gessher and children, Donnie, Judy and Garry, of Sublimity. Distributed by Gideon Stolz Company Social Security Benefits Huge Washington, Feb. 21 W) The so cial security board estimates that nearly $1,400,000,000 was disbursed under public social Insurance pro grams In the United States and Iti territories during the year ending January 1, 1940. Unemployment compensation am ounted to $435,587,000. Oregon re ceived $4,114,000 under the federal state unemployment and railroad re tirement acts. In Oregon 29,383 per sons exhausted their credits under the unemployment compensation laws during the year. Old-age and survivor insurance payments totaled $124,263,000. Of this $1,034,000 went to Oregon residents under the railroad retirement act and social security law. . Under the other Insurance pro grams, over which the social secur ity and railroad retirement boards have no jurisdiction, payments were estimated as: disabled veterans of the World war and their survivors, $400,000,000; state workmen's com pensation $250,000,000, and retire ment systems for public employes, $180,000,000. Japan has banned the smoking of costly cigars or cigarettes. 1 ' Old Oscar Pepper BRANS MUMON WHISKEY A HEM) S6 proof. 49 grain neutral spir its. Frankfort Dis tilleries, Inc., Louis villt 6 Baltimore. If .00 $f.S0 A PINT X QUART t II AIM
