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4 Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon, Salurriay. Jan. 13. 1915 Capital Journal SALEM, OREGON ESTABLISHED ICRS An Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday t 444 Chemekets St. Phones Business Otflca 3571: News Room 3572; Society Editor 3573 GEORGE PUTNAM, FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use (or publication of al! news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this paper, and also local news published herein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: BY CARRIER: Weeklr, J.l; Monthly, J.75: One Tear. $9.00. BV MAIL IN OREGON : Monthly. $.S0: 6 Months. J.1.00: One Year, M.00 United States Outside Oregon: Monthly, 8.(10: months, .t.St ; Year. t7.2 The New Red Army Drives It was generally presumed by military commentators lhat the completion of the conquest of Budapest would signal the starting of great winter offensives by Russia in the north, but as Stalin takes no one into his confidence on mili tary plans and bans foreign newsmen from the front, this was mere guess work. Now Berlin broadcasts, unconfirmed as usual by Moscow, state the Red army has opened two more major offensives in East Prussia and Czechoslovakia and that a "gigantic struggle of decisive importance is raging" on a 600 mile front between the Baltic and the Danube. P'rnst vnn Hammer, official Berlin military commentator, declares: ' There is no doubt thai the Soviets now are staking everything nn one card. A great testing of forces with the Soviets now is in progress on six battlefields scattered from East Prussia to Buda pest. They are firstly around the Hungarian capital; secondly between Siekesfchervar and the Danube bend, thirdly the pene tration area east of Komarno on the Danube, fourthly the area of the Hungarian-Slovak border: fifthly the Vistula bridgehead west of Baranow, and sixthly the East Prussian fighting tone. It must be assumed that the Soviets will still further enlarge the scenes o the fighting." The German DNB agency reports that the Soviets had thrown at least three armies, two tank corps and other units into the new winter drive which has already breached outer Nazi defenses before Krakow in southern Poland. Other Red army forces at the northern end have struck on the Kast Prussian-Lithuanian border from the narrow eastern salient which the Russians seized in their October spurt, the attack being focused along the northern side of the Konigsburg Kaunus railroad. The Russian attack is well timed to prevent diversion of German forces to holster von Rundstedt's troops in their retreat from the Belgian bulge in the west back to the Sieg fried line defenses from which he started or from reinforc ing the Germans in northern Italy against the slow but steady advance, of the. Allied armies. Whether or not this is the long expected winter drive of the Red army remains to be seen. A Timely Incident- With the Oregon legislature just started on its biennial session and with the subject of Japanese-American exclusion legislation being discussed, the Hood River nisei incident is a timely development focusing attention upon the problem. It will probably develop angles and need for clarifying legis lation to enable law enforcement officials to deal promptly and effectively with matters and situations which will arise out of the return of these citizens to the communities from which they were temporarily excluded by a military order. Reports from Hood River are to the effect that residents of that valley, acting upon ii; formation that several of these nisei are cn route back to their former homes there, were preparing to meet them and warn them that they are not wanted. Such a warning implies a threat of bodily violence to those who riiseragrd it, which in itself is an illegal act. That is a matter to be dealt with by local law enforcement officials and, in the event they fail to protect these citizens of Japanese ancestry in their rights, the duty of the gov ernor and other stat.e officials to net. The Hood River American Legion post has proposed a county-wide plebiscite to determine public opinion on the question of permitting these Japanese to return. This is a pointless gesture, for no community has the right under the federal constitution to deny or abridge the privileges of any citizen whatever may be his race, creed or color. It is the duty of the law enforcement officers to protect the nisei who may desire to brave the wrath of the people among whom they would be living. Pint it is conceivable that this incident may reveal delects in the laws designed to meet such situations. The legislature can remedy those defects. But it is powerless to comply with the demands of hysterical citizens insisting upon legislation to exclude the nisei entirely. The attitude of Ihe lawmakers should be that of watchful waiting. Let's Know the Worst The recently adopted policy of the war control agencies of issuing piecemeal orders curtailing non-essential activities is both disconcerting and demoralizing to Ihe nation's mo rale and productive capacity. No one can figure from one day to the next what he will be allowed to do or how he will be permitted to do it. The administration, which lacked Ihe courage to impose needed war restraints before election, now operates on the theory that regulation in small doses will lie loss offensive than a blanket edict. Slowly but surely these controls are being imposed to throttle all amusement and recreational activities. They, of course, should be Ihe first to go if the war demands the sacrifice of any enterprise or business. Hut they should lie given warning and allowed to adjust themselves accordingly. The order of the OUT this week in cancelling train service in seasonal resorts is illustrative of the point. Karly in the war these resorts were hard hit by the curtailment of auto mobile travel. On the heels of that order came drastic food rationing, and now Ihe last support is knocked out from beneath their dwindling business. If il is necessary that these businesses be sacrificed, it would be far better to close them all completely in one bold stroke after issuing due warning. Why prolong the process of starving them out ? 1368 Men Home From Europe New York, .Tan. 13 ir To day l.lfiH more men are home from Ihe battlefields in Eu rope. They came (nun Germany, Belgium, France, Italy. Sicily and they are nn their way to Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and points north, south, east and west. The Interval in between Ihe first day those 1.168 men had siient on American soil in any where from six months to three years was a crar.y kaleidoscope of sights and sounds and emo tions. II was the hoy who reached out to brush my cheek lightly with his hand as he stepped off the gangplank in New York harbor and said softly and im personally, "An American girl! hi wonderful." Editor and Publisher It was the ruddy-faced lieu tenant colonel on the train to Camp Shanks who fumbled for official words to describe how it fell to be hack in America and then broke into a little-boy grin and exclaimed: "I wish I could sing." The 1 368 men comprised the largest group of non-casuallies yet to be sent back from Ihe combat zones. They were from the I Hth army group and had served with Ihe 1st. 3rd and 9lh armies. All had been decorated, some as many as 1(1 or 12 times. They were hand-picked for 30 day furloughs according to their length of service and number of decorations, evnruntinns, and wounds. Some will be discharged, for dependency reasons, for medi cal reasons, for army reasons. Others will be shipped back lo combat duty. The majority will be labeled for temporary duly within the United States. ff-j . - - - rfare The Fireside Pulpit Reverend George H. Swift Rector, Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Real Encouragement Fqr at least two decades the people In (his country have been, in general, lukewarm toward religion. While there has not been any real out and out opposition such as there was for a time in Russia, there has been nevertheless, little definite all out zeal for religion about religion taking a beating after this war. People who ne ver were more than lukewarm themselves are pessimistic about the future and take it for grant ed that the world is going to the dogs. Fortunately, this loose though noisy talk comes from comparatively few people, I want to lake a contrary po sition and say that there is con siderable evidence that there is developing quietly in this coun try, a stronger and more virile type of religion than we have experienced for some time past. Novelties In the News It's No Joke! Pompey, N. Y., Jan. 13 m Roy Clark, one of a gang of shovelers attempting to clear a road of drifts ranging from six to 17 feet in depth, was asked how long it would take to com plete the job. -We ought to fetch it by Spring," Roy answered. "I fig ure we're about down to Ihe 1941 layer now. There should n't be more than two years' snow under thai." All In (Harlingen, Tex., Jan. 13 iT The entire student body of Sod villc biRli school in San Pa tricio county was on hand for its loam's appearance in the semi-finals of the fourteenth annual Laforia lettermen's bas ketball tournament. The student body consists of seven boys nit on the team and two girls. Home Made Chalk Bulles. Mont , Jan. 13 'l' Jim Keith sports a nifty home-made pair of overalls of plaid bed ticking. A search of a half-dozen com munities and several mail order houses failed to turn up a pair of ordinary work overalls, he said, so Mrs. Keith went to work with thread and needle and marie her husband one of Montana's best dressed sheep herders. Fashion Note Dallas. Jan. 13 i-T Cieorge Louis Gaudreau, 2o, boatswain's mate second class from De troit, attracted plenty of at tention here with that gold ear ring he wore in his left ear. "Why, I'm just one of at least 500 guys in the South Pacific who wear a single earring." ex plained Gaudreau, on leave from that area. "Kver since 1 had my ear pierced to wear the Saipan cir cle, lady Luck has been skirt ing my heels." Outsmarted Salt Lake City, Jan. 13 i.T Police, answering a military po lice sergeant's plea for help, ar rested a civilian tor swearing at the sarge. w . - m - Urn -- i- n yau hou There is some talk, loose talk, I have been surprised that many people who have hereto fore shown no outward and vis ible sign of inward and spiritual grace are eager to discuss reli gion seriously. I have been amazed at the spiritual tone of letters from young men in the service. On a recent train trip I talked with scores of civilian and service men. While I never once started a religious discus sion, there was always one go- , ing on before I moved to anoth-j er location. A pharmacist's matc'l in the navy, six foot six, who1,! had two years in the south Pa cific said that he was more proud of wearing his good con duct ribbon than the purple heart or other decorations which he also had. T had breakfast with a sailor with a long service record abroad who told me that before Ihe war he had had no use for religion, but that he was all out for it now. He said that among other religious blessings he new enjoyed, when he cooperated with God he was never in ser ious trouble. Once on the train I came upon four men who were seriously discussing religion. One was a or By Pon Came into possession of a dollar bill today believe it or not which had been repaired. One end had been torn off and somebody had salvaged same by pasting the parts together with a hunk of Scotch tape about two inches long. Of course, the question was whe ther the Scotch tape was worth more than the bill in these days of ready dollar bills and scarce Scotch tape. They're Still Doing It (50 Yrs. Ago The Dalles Chronicle) "Mrs. Nellie Mines advertises lo "invite the ladies of The Dalles to come and learn how to be beautiful." If Mrs, Hines can add anything to the beauty of our girls, then the painting of the lily and the perfuming of the violet will be the next thing in order." Nowadays, however, you have to dig pretty deep sometimes to find whether it's a lily or a violet concealed under all of the ersatz brautv. George Wilbur. 1770 Broad way, spotted our little item the other evening about when the first robin might be expected and he says there's been no dearth of robins around his house and there won't be any first robin this spring out there because they've been there all winter. By the simple expe dient of dropping bread crumbs around he's had 2."i or 3D on the ' place that have never missed a meal or a bath. Even on the few days when the bird bath hai been frotcn over he's ' mm w mi m m m. : mi m i newspaper mani one was a sup erintendent of schools, one a banker, the fourth a contractor. It seemed a little out of the or dinary fo rthese men to be dis cussing religion, but they were! And from the tenor of their con versation they were not just passing the time away, but were seriously concerned about the matter of revitalizing (as they said) religious institutions as a means of saving the country from spiritual bankruptcy. And these men all agreed that this "revitalizing" could take place only if laymen who had quali ties for leadership would stand up, speak out and get behind the religious forces in their com munities, In a talk by Harvey S. Firestone, reported recently, he said, "In war and in peace ,lhe churches and synagogues of 'America are truly our citadels 'of hope. Their power and their strength far surpass any man made fortifications. But, like all defense works they can be only as strong as those who man them." I contend that when we find able laymen broadcasting their sound religious convictions, and when we find educators, news paper men, bankers, and con tractors earnestly seeking spir itual guidance and when our service men in appreciable num bers are seeing the need for co operating with God, it is no time for us to cry out that religion is dying. But on the contrary, to lay aside at once our Kike warm attitude toward spiritual things and to come out boldly and lend our strength and means to the propagation of the faith. I'pjohn thawed it out with a little warm water. At which robins, spar rows and the rest all dive in and get their daily ablutions. Evidently it s going to be pretty tough this year to tell when winter quits and spring starts. There couldn't be anything much springier than the days we're having right now. Well, well, we missed it. After duly calling attention a time or two to the mustache George Belt brought back from North Africa, Italy and way points wo were still left out in the cold. George dropped into the sanctum yesterday carry ing a smooth upper lip but in sists it wasn't our publicity which cause him to shave off Ihe hair. "It Just wouldn't let me sleep?" he said. Wonder what kind ot identification he'll have to have when he gets back among his buddies overseas without this decoration? Commenting on our recent bullfrog outbreak Gladys Shields in the Jefferson Review incidentally reviews the whole spring scene and concludes by remarking, "when the state le gislature is in session, there's enough wind blowing from the north to give the frogs laryn gitis, the robins the croup and make the daffodils cry for long underwear." Tune in Sundays The Old Fashioned Revival Hour KSL.M, 10-11 P.M. Int.rnnupnil Ooirtl Broadcau Cb.ilti K. Fuller, Dtrfcir Pa ml The War Today By DeWitl Mackenzie An Interpretative analysis of war developments by a fam ous Associated Press war correspondent The German report that the Russians have opened a major offensive on the southern Vis tula front in Poland signals a momentous development if true. This anxiously awaited red drive' is calculated to provide the perfect complement to the allied pressure on nazi Mar shal von Rundsledt in the west. It will establish the big squeeze which shortly should give us a fair gauge of 1he en emy's remaining strength, and ultimately will crush the life out of him. Into this picture fits, in a big way, the sensational news that Turkey is opening the Dar danelles for passage of allied supplies to Russia. This is the quick feed-line to the soviet Vis tula front. Uncle Sam's soldiers are suf fering heavy casualties in the bloody battle of the Belgian bulge and the end isn't in sight. So great is the call for manpower in Europe, and in the Pacific theater, that Washing ton is inducting a minimum ot 900,000 men for the armed serv ices in the first six months of 1945. Bad Rumor Blasted With this stark background, the publisher of a daily news paper has asked me what sub stantiation there is for reports that, while our boys are sac rificed, there are French and Belgian youths who also could be used, but are not. That's an unpleasant subject but one which should be ironed out, for the sake of all concerned. To slate my conclusions first, I find no support for such an idea. On the contrary, both France and Belgium seem, to be doing all they can to get their available men into action, and the allies are rendering such assistance as they can. How ever, the situation is compli cated and difficult. Take the case of France. With a pre-war population of about 42,000,000 she might be expected under normal condi tions to put a maximum of ten percent under arms say 4,000, 000 apart from colonial troops. But actually the French gov ernment reports that the Ger mans 'are holding 780,000 French prisoners of war, 225.000 voluntary French workers. 750, 000 French slaves, 600,000 de portees of military age, and 600,000 deportees from Alsace and Lorraine, mostly men. That's reaching for 3,000,000 or close to three-quarters of France's quota of fighting men. France Short of Arms Moreover, France has been short of equipment for those troops she could raise, and has n't even had sufficient arms for training. Her facilities for manufacture are limited, and she has been contributing some supplies to the allies. Despite these handicaps, Gen eral de Gaulle has flung an eager force into the flaming western battle front, and is re ported planning to add 1.800. 000 to the army, making a to tal of more than 2,000,000. At least part of the equipment problem has been solved. Pres ident Roosevelt reported in his recent message to congress that he was glad lo say "We are now about to equip new French forc es with the most modern weap ons for combat duty," and this has now been implemented by the huge new production pro gram announced yesterday. Pedee The PTA meeting was well attended. The intermedi ate room will have the picture for the coming month having the largest percent of parents present. The business meeting was presided over by the vice president, Mrs. Elton Zuver, a program followed and refresh ments were served. STEVENS niAmnnris Re-Sft W hile You Wait Bracelets OaJ', Pin",' . JJriiiS Credit if Desired WT - Y.wan trWr f HONSHU ShanghJ JjKYUSHU T '. ' "' .' j'' , CHINA j I . , '.-' w.ncho- 1 f OOCHOW r OKINAWA ' FORMOSA )Sy3if PHILIPPINES Palawan V WCTl r MINDANAO E -rf'jt . MINOORC - JI N AftftNf o- JWt V' Yank Planes Lash at Japanese tPi Arrows indicate targets of American aerial attacks in the western Pacific. Carrier planes ' have struck at Formosa and the Ryukyu islands, il was an- j nounccd, after pounding Luzon in the Philippines. Superior!, resses from Saipan attacked Tokyo. F ornm Contributions to (his column must he confined to 300 wordi and signed by writer. To the editor: Let us hope thai the warden of the peniten tiary will curtail the number of invitations lhat are issued to lethal gas executions, particu largly to a few of the habitual curiosity seekers who are al ways noticed at the execution. The law, I am told, provides for a certain number of wit nesses, such as enforcement of ficers of the various counties, physicians and press represen tatives, some of whom are com pelled by their work to attend the executions. But why should the warden invite a certain bunch, some of whom openly brag about seeing some unfor tunate humans being put to death? What kind of mentality in such a group? Let us join in requesting the warden to put a stop to attendance of such people. Yours truly, Harry Thomfield, Salem, Oregon To the Editor: From whence comcth the proposal to raise the salaries of the elective officials? Elective officials contacted state that they have never been con sulted concerning such a pro posal and from what they can learn, neither have other offi cials involved. They also slate they do not know from what source the proposal sprang. Ac cording to current press reports a bill has already been present ed to the legislature for the pro posed raise. Who then is responsible for this very generous gesture to ward the elective officials? It would seem that when a candi date bids for an office and ac cepts it he likewise accepts the salary current at time of his election. In normal times a raise such as is proposed would find little, if any opposition but during this time of great na tional stress, when everything depends on winning the war il would seem a bit premature especially to post war plans. Then, as Ralph Watson point ed out in one of his Sunday edi torials, one has but lo look at the list of employees in the dif ferent state offices and posi tions and note the very low sal aries paid. It would seem that if there is $2,000,000 lo be rais ed that it could be distributed among the many hard working and faithful employes who could turn to other positions and re ceive a much greater recognition of their ability and services. While the average employe is employed on such a poor and low standard of living, and how difficult it is for an employe to secu;e even, a small raise that Diamonds Watches Jewelry Stevens & Son has an outstanding selection of chic Costume Jewelry . . you'll find many, many pieces to add a sparkling touch lo your costume for daytime and evening wear. Storf Hnuri Dailv: 9:31) A. M. to 6:00 P. M. Not Open Saturday Mints MUKO CHICHI IONIM (SUNOS HA HA IWO MA". VOUANO SUNOS YAP NCUtU CAROLINE ISLANDS' 3001 "ATUUjtW would enable him to balance his monthly account. This is all very unequal. Private bus iness and enterprise are bidding for the talent possessed by the state employe and at a decent rate ot income. Many protests among the tax- " payers are heard on every hand lo this proposal at this time. It is my suggestion to the general I taxpayer if you favor the pres- i ent proposed raise as follows. Governor from $7,500 to $12,- ' 000. Secretary of state, $5,400 to i $8,500. Treasurer from $5,400 lo $8,- j 500. Then you should write affyu ler to your representatives in the legislature thus indicating ! your favor to such a proposed raise. If you find that this would ; be unequal at this time and that you are in favor of such a raise at this time to so advise your . representatives in the legisla- . Hire of your disapproval and urge upon them to not pass " same. Sincerely, A. M. Williams, 1189 Oak St., Eugene, Ore. Pvt. Clell Crane Killed in Actios This week reported by the war department as killed in ac tion after being listed as miss ing for five weeks was Pvt. Clell Crane, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Crane of 454 Marion street. Born in Staylon, Oregon, Jan uary 31, 1924, Ihe soldier was a graduate of the Stayton high school with the class of 1941 and for two years attended the University of Oregon, where he was an art student, following his induction into the service he received a year of training in art at Georgetown university in Washington, D. C. He left for overseas service in September, 1944, and was last home on fur lough in June, 1944. Surviving besides his parents are a brother, Bernard of Sabfrft and bis grandmother, Mrs. t ephine Schlies of Slayton alid Mrs. Harry Crane of Portland. Tennis strengthens the body and develops the forearm. Windshield Blur May Mean Poor Eyesight Your Vision Checked Free of Any Charge! It may not be just a dusty windshield but a vision de fect that makes a blur o( the countryside you drive through. Don't risk acci dents on the road; check vision regularly. Boring Optical Dr. E. C. Borinv Dr. R. A. Golden Salem, Orecon i ,1M Court St. Phone Cp Optometrists, Opticians UAC', MAUO'. MARIANAS ISLANDS '; AlBAM' CUAM O A
