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4 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 21, 1946 CapitalJJournal ESTABLISHED IHHS SALEM. An Independent Newspaper Published Ever? Afternoon Except 8und9y at 444 Chemeketa St Phones Business Office 8511 News Boom 3573 Society Editor 3573 GEORGE PUTNAM, The Associated Press Is exclusively all news dispatches credited to It ana also news puoiisneo meiem. FT1LL LEASED WIKE SERVICE AINU 1 Sjrwir.SJ ri"o SUBSCRIPTION RAT7E8: BT CARRIER: WEEKLY. S.20; Monthly. S 75; One Year, WOO. BY MAIL IN OREGON: Monthly .60; 8 Months. S3.00-. One Year WOO. United States Outside Oregon: Monthly, .6(1: 6 Months, $3.60; Year. S7.Z0 Wallace s Holy Crusade Henry A. Wallace has repudiated his purported original intention of being a "good sport" and going along with the administration and in his radio address Friday evening ral lied his followers in a holy war on President Truman's for eign policy which means probably a final crack-up of the Roosevelt New Deal-communist-democratic coalition. Yet only a few days ago Wallace was advocating the purge of those democrats who did not go along with the administra tion. Perhaps he meant the purge of those who did not follow Wallace as the democratic Messiah. Wallace's prescription for peace consists in the appease ment of Russia by permitting her to establish spheres of influence and Russianize the world which though a "holy duty" to him, appeals to no one but the commies who take orders from the Kremlin, pitifully few in numbers but loud in clamor, who follow the termite tactics of boring from within to disrupt the unity of the nation and make it ripe for the turmoil of leftist revolution. The Byrnes' policy, which has been approved by congress, the president, both major political parties and by the people generally has been directed toward preventing Europe from being divided into two irreconcilable camps separated by "an iron curtain" ; towards reasserting a vital American interest in all parts of Europe and the Near and Far East to carry out the principles of the Atlantic Charter; towards using every proper diplomatic pressure available to check an ex pansion of Russian imperialism in these areas at the expense of the elimination of such democracy as exists in them ; and toward allying ourselves to this extent and for this purpose with the British people, whose interests in this matter are parallel to our own. Wallace dissents from these policies to play the Russian game. , Wallace's sin is the betrayal of the administration of which he was a part and keynoting the destruction of national unity so vital to attaining the above objectives, all of which were originated and advocated by President Roosevelt. At the Paris peace conference, the American delegation's big job was to convince a skeptical world that the United States was in earnest and would see the United Nations program through and not run out as we did after the first world war and leave helpless countries victims to the ag gressor. We have been a question mark on the international horizon. But our popular backing of the United Nations, the bi-partisan report of the administration policy and Byrnes' strong stand and his Stuttgart speech had about convinced Europe that this time America would play the role of a great power in peace as well as war. Then along comes Wallace's bomb to blast hopes of our unity especially as it was announced as approved by the president. Consequently Wallace had to be fired to convince the world that United States policy was not wavering and that the country is solidly behind Byrnes. Anna O'Hare McCormick, who is reporting the Paris peace conference for New York Times, writing of the effect of the Wallace statement, says: It Is a pity that Mr. Wallace has not taken part In the peace parleys that began last September in London. The experience of negotiating with the Russians would certainly add to the educa tion of Mr. Wallace. As a sincere and ardent believer in elemen tary human liberties perhaps he wouldn't be so ready to abandon American claims to speak in their behalf if he could interview on the ground the peoples in eastern Europe. If he were In Paris at this moment he would appreciate that rocking the boat as the tide turns is the last way to further an American agreement with Russia and the cause of peace. Let's Hope It Is Really Settled Circuit Judge George Duncan has sustained a contention frequently made by (his newspaper, that members of the legislature are not eligible to and cannot legally simultane ously hold jobs in the administrative or judicial branches of the state government. He has handed down a decision that Senators Merle Chessman and W. H. Strayer, along with Rep. Earl Hill cannot legally hold positions on the highway commission, the board of geology and minerals and the state fish commission, respectively, and at the same time retain their seats in the legislature. Judge Duncan's decision sustains a common sense construc tion of Section I, Article II which reads in part: The powers of the government shall be divided into three sepa rate departments the legislative, the executive, including the administrative, and the judicial; and no person charged with official duties under one of these departments shall exercise any of the functions of another, except as in this constitution expressly provided. What the supreme court may hold is a different matter entirely. Several years ago it declined to take jurisdiction in the case of Senator Delmore Lessard, whose right to occupy a senate seat was challenged because ho had accepted a re munerative position as atorney for a state board in the administrative branch of the government, the high court holding that it had no jurisdiction under Section 11 of Article IV, reading: "Kach house, when assembled, shall choose its own officers, judge of the election, qualifications, and returns Of its own members, . . . ." For the sake of avoiding further controversies of this sort it is sincerely to be hoped that the supreme court, if an appeal is taken from Judge Duncan's decision, will definitely deter mine from a judicial standpoint the question at issue. Foxy John Lewis John L. Lewis, guardian and spokesman for some half million coal miners, this week added his voice to those who are beseeching the price decontrol board for removal of meats from commodities now under price control. He contends that by wiping out price ceilings meat supplies in the retail mar kets will return to normal and will be available to his miners and thereby make it possible for them to remain on their jobs. ; The foxy labor leader does not threaten to call his men out on a strike. He simply said that "grave unrest is spread ing throughout all the mining areas, because miners cannot perform the laborious and hazardous work" of producing coal on a diet of cereals and vegetables. Meat supplies have dropped to such a low level in parts of the soft coal area that the shortage has already reached "famine proportions," he told the board. Lard and fats for cooking are also in ex tremely short supply, Lewis said. i Lewis made no mention of the manner in which' uncon trolled meat could be expected to soar in price, merely inti mating that the meat proteins were vital to the physical needs of mine workers. His method of meeting skyrocketing prices when they come would be to call his mine workers out On strike for wages adequate to meet "the rising cost of living." Someone would have to pay for the inflationary spiral of prices but, leave it to John L. Lewis, it won't be the coal miners. OREGON Editor and Publisher entitled to the use for publication of or otherwise credited In this paper OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ft ii in "JJj'iifSi'kii-Mfi' Xi4l i I, I Popular People j By Beck ..... . .,.n.,,i ( TO QUIT BUMMING MM W iZstQMA StS'S BOY FRIENDS fiSlv J WiSH ( POR SMAtL CHANGE. ) WM HE DIDN'T SAY A Nl$?5lrl! ZJtfln I THING ABOUT ME ( SSjFJ tffjM 1 I NOT LEANING ON I Ob. MMMMfatWMV. The Fireside Pulpit Reverend George H. Swift Rector, St. Paul's Episcopal Church Dynamic Religion Hundreds of clergymen and laymen are here in Philadelphia (where this is being written) from all the states of the United States and from Hawaii, Alaska, Philippines, China and the West Indies. They are here not only to take care of the routine business of a great religious body, but under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to determine the policies and program of the church for the years ahead. Interest in religion is not dead when distinguished laymen from all over the United States and some foreign lands will for the most part at their own per sonal expense leave their busi nesses and travel vast distances to further the program of re ligion. There were times in the past when church conventions were routine and drab affairs. They were often handled in a man ner which indicated a lack of appreciation of the importance of decisions. Today it is differ ent. We are in an age when lay men have come to realize that we desperately need what re ligion has to offer to help sta bilize a world in confusion and distrust, politically, economical ly and socially. Politically, even the United Nations organization is but machinery created for world peace. The machinery must be motivated by the power of re- ligion. Economically, the world Siras for By Don "Always Look All Ways," warns the current Salem Lions' club signs at the downtown traffic intersections. The idea may be all right but it's hard to carry into execution, as long as the women dress the way they do. Fancy Stepping. (From Our Favorite Paper) Complaints that the recently installed "wait and walk" traf fic signals on Center street at the Commercial, Liberty and High intersections do not give a pedestrian sufficient time in which to cross appeared borne out by a check of the elapsed time. From the time the "walk" signal is flashed on until it changes to "wait" Just ten sec onds elapse and unless a per son is a fast stepper and steps off the curb at the first possible Nlo eflties (By the Aisoclattd Press) New Approach Manhattan, Kas Sept. 21 OT There's one Kansas State col lege freshman who believes in setting things up. He rented a tandem bicycle, got on alone and pedaled away. A few minutes later he reap peared with a sign attached to the vacant seat reading. "Help wanted, female." The promotion worked. He came back later with a comely blonde providing half the leg work. Costly Cuspidor St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 21 VP) Sheriff G. G. Hillix, conducting an auction sale of antique fur nishings here had his eye on a low bronze jardineiere for an office cuspidor but bidding on the ornamental little flower pot went up to $40. "Too expensive for spittin!" he remarked. Ticket Mixup Auburn, Nebr., Sept. 21 m The railroad conductor looked, then looked again, at the tick ets handed him by a military police and his prisoner. The tickets routed the M.P. one way and the prisoner an other. Both would arrive at the same desination, but enroute their paths would diverge. The prisoner said, "That's O.K. by me." But the M.P. im mediately adjusted the situation. needs religion of such force that no peoples will be per mitted to become economic slaves to other peoples. Social ly, we have an alarming social condition to cope with. We are told that during the past year there has been one divorce for every three marriages in the United States. If religion can not curb the disintegration of family life surely nothing else will. When religion is needed so much in this age of confusion and instability we can thank God for the sincere interest manifested at this time by our distinguished laymen. While this convention in Philadelphia is the only one I have been privileged to attend this year, reports from other church bo dies Indicate a like interest in them. We need not feel discouraged about religion today when we see it given such impetus by determined and consecrated men. Our great need now is to have more such men. Upjohn moment without beating the light, the pedestrian is several steps short of the opposite side of the street by the time the signal changes. It's not everybody that's equipped to step across Center street doing a tstsafeSond ETA OINN as indicated is necessary by fore-going quoted article. It sounds like something for the younger people to do and a trick hard to teach to an old dog. Doggone it, if that is es sential in making a safe cross ing we're going to detour. It's Always Fair Weather Minneapolis, Minn. U.R Delegates to the 72nd annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union sang songs today about beer and water. The song about beer went: "What's the matter with beer, sir, alcohol; "Makes the drinkers so queer, sir, alcohol; "Yet the brewers would make us think "Beer is really a temperance drink. "What's the matter with beer, sir, alcohol!" The water song went: "For the finest drink we know, we know, "The finest drink we know, "When we're thirsty as can be, "Is sparkling H20." There was another song about glasses, which went: "At horn, abroad, hf da or night, "In country or hi town, "When asked to drink we'll smile and turn "Our glasses upside down." It was entitled, "When Asked to Drink," and was sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne," a traditional drinking song. The foregoing songs are pret ty, but we doubt if any of them will ever entirely replace "Sweet Adeline." Fish are unable to close their eyes. MCGAL Notlea ta Credllars. Nolle It hereby tlven thai 1 have Dfad appointed by the circuit Court of Marlon County. Oreaon. Probate Department, as Administrator ot the estate of Albert E. Schaefer, deceased, and have qualified as such administrator! all persons havins claims aialnst said estate are notified to present the same, duly verified, at 311 Oreeon Bulidlng, Salem. Oreaon. within six months from the data of this notice Dated Aoau't 31 1948. HRRY M. SCHAEFER. Administrator ot Estate of Al bert K. Schaefer, Deceased. WALTER 8. LAMK.U4. ATTORNEY. Salem, Ores. Auz. 11, Sep. I, It, 11. U The Wallace episode has re sulted in a good deal of bandy ing about of the phrase "get tough with Russia" which was discussed by the secretary of commerce in the explosive Ma dison Square Garden speech that now has resulted in his resignation from the cabinet. Mr. Wallace employed that expression when he declared' that the United States in deal ing with the Soviet union was reckoning with a force which cannot be handled successfully by a "get tough with Russia" policy. He said that "the tough er we get, the tougher the Rus sians will get." Such colorful representations travel fast and far, and we are likely to hear much more about this one. It therefore should be noted now and well that the United States government nev er has promulgated a "get tough with Russia" policy. What it has done is to lay down a for eign policy of firmness and in any language there's a lot of difference between toughness and firmness. Middle Course Possible Fortunately there is this mid dle course of firmness. Uncle Sam doesn't have to choose be tween a "tough" foreign policy and a "soft" one. If he did, he would have to be "tough," be cause these are hard days and British Prime Minister Cham berlain demonstrated conclu sively in 1938 that appeasement as a policy doesn't pay. Ap peasement died at Munich where England, Italy and France handed Hitler little Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland on a platter and thereby en couraged him to embark on con quest of Europe. As a matter of fact, the last thing in the world which Mos cow would appreciate would be a "soft" policy. Russia isn't soft itself and despises softness in others. The Soviet deals' in direct action, and respects no thing less. Therefore Uncle Sam's policy is one of firmness, which he adapts to the circumstances in which he finds himself. Unhap pily the circumstances fre quently are difficult because the Russians are distrustful of America. They regard the Unit ed States as the keystone of capitalism anathema to com munism. And Moscow looks upon much of the rest of the western world in the same light. That's why a lot of observers think Winston Churchill was hollering down a rain-barrel at Zurich day before yesterday when he urged a partnership between France and Germany as the first step in creating a United States of Europe whose "friends and sponsors" would include both Russia and Ameri ca. Suspicion Is Basis Europe is divided Into two camps the Moscow - dominat ed Slav bloc and the western countries. It will remain so un til the suspicions are removed between Moscow and the "ca pitalistic" nations. The Russian controlled newspaper Night Ex press, of Berlin, said Church ill's proposal was just another attempt at bloc building and "strengthening his front for a third world war." Distrust! So the present task is to en gender a feeling of trust be tween these two divisions for the distrust is on both sides. We already have an excellent medium through which to work at least the best medium which could be devised at this time and that is the United Nations. The Big Three America, Russia and Britain all have reiterated their faith in the UN as a peace organization within recent months, and have pledg ed their support to it. There's only one thing to do, and that is to keep on feeding the major problems to the UN to be iron ed out. Meanwhile policies of softness "Holly" Says Jackson Jewelers 225 No. Liberty Opposite Paramount Market i ji' Await Courts-Martial VP) Sgt. at camp lutmer, N. J., as tour buddies look on. All lace court-martial charges tor bringing pet dogs with them when they returned from overseas last week. Left to right are Loe, Pfc. John J. Waldron of Elmhurst, N. Y.; SSgt. Ralph J. Ma rone of Hartford, Conn.; SSgt. David A. Barr of Sidney, Ohio; and Sgt. Lawrence Weiskrantz of Philadelphia, Pa. Pickets Leave Willow Run Detroit, Sept. 21 VP) Pickets of AFL construction workers ere withdrawn from the big Willow Run plant of Kaiser-Fra-zer Corp. today after settlement of a short-lived dispute. A company spokesman said the pickets departed after a con ference between Edgar Kaiser, vice president and general man ager, and Louis Hackbarth, busi ness agent of the Washtenaw County Building and Trades council (AFL). "So far as we know, the dis pute is over," the company spokesman said, though having no details. About 40 to 50 pickets ap peared at the main gate about 6 a.m., and their cars and those of non-striking employes clog ged the highway leading to the entrance. The plant normally employs nearly 5000 persons but a com pany spokesman said only a few of those were due to re port today since Kaiser-Frazer operates on a five-day sched ule. Hackbarth accused the firm of allowing maintenance men to "infringe" on AFL construc tion work and said Kaiser-Frazer representatives had broken a promise to meet with an esti mated 1000 AFL members Fri day night to discuss the situa tion. The agent said "We expect the CIO United Auto Workers will respect our picket lines" al though he added that no such assurance had been received from Local 142, UAW-CIO. Rural Teachers Plan Program About 80 rural school prin cipals and teachers in one room schools over the county met at the courthouse Saturday on call of Mrs. Agnes C. Booth, county superintendent, to make plans for organizing the winter teach ing program. Among those participating in the program were Mrs. Florence Beardsley, elementary supervis or of the state department of education who spoke on educa tion in 1947; Walter Snyder, as sistant state superintendent of schools, who discussed the han dicapped program; Beatrice Yeary, nurses' supervisor of the Marion county department of health, who was present with or appeasement by individual powers won't help matters. Ap peasement won't dissipate dis trust but, on the contrary, is likely to increase it. Now that your vacation is over and you are thru running hither and yon (or should be) it is about time to settle down and quit "flit in' away" your money. Better do some investing this winter and there's nothing like a good dia mond for an investment in the future. We just received a new shipment of beautiful blue-white diamonds perfectly cut and pol ished to the 'nth degree. I'll be glad to talk it over with you and show you my stones I think they are the best in town. ' NHL 1 riiT'TI1 William Loe ( left) of Shrevcport, La., plays with his dog, Pete, her staff to discuss the health program in the schools, and James Bishop, 4-H club leader with his staff to discuss phases of that work in the county. Rural schools are pretty will under way now, Mrs. Booth re ported with the teacher situa tion about solved. There are approximately 500 teachers in the county, half of them in the Salem schools and half in the other schools over the county. Hope Diamond Washington, Sept. 21 U.R The death of Mrs. Evalyn Mc Lean Reynolds, 25-year-old so cialite, today added another link to the chain that binds her family's fabulous Hope diamond to tragedy. Mrs. Reynuolds, wife of for mer Sen. Robert Reynolds (D., N.C.), was found dead yester day in her room at Friendship, the McLean family home. A police report declared death due to "apparent natural causes" but her physician, Dr. W. B. Leonard said an accident al overdose of sleeping tablets was a possible cause. Coroner A. Magruder Mac Donald ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause. Dr. Leonard found Mrs. Rey nold's body while at Friendship to pay a call on her mother, Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, a prominent figure in Washing ton society and owner of the Hope diamond. Mrs. McLean broke her kneecap in a recent fall. The death of the young Mrs. Reynolds was another episode in the misfortune that has dog ged some owners of the Hope diamond, a $2,000,000 blue white gem that once belonged to Catherine, the Great. The male mosquito is strict ly a vegetarian and does not bite. V " ICE CREAM All Flavors QUARTS 33$ No Limit Saving Center Salem and V. Salem HBSHHHS REMEMBER WHEN 1 m Wsm ride with a thrill equal to T plaf that one. Remember? SSIL(c1v1 FUNERAL DIRECTORS jEtt, Lodge Social Hour Honors New Members Mill City Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges of Mill City joined for a social meeting hon oring David Epps, James Reid and Albert Haun who had, that evening, completed the third de gree in Odd Fellowship. There were about 30 members present. Refreshments were served. Santiam Rebekah Lodge met Wednesday night in regular ses sion with Vice Grand Vera Hathaway in charge in the ab sence of Noble Grand Leola Phelps. Acting N.G. appointed the following as a refreshment committee to serve at the next meeting: Crissie Henderson, Al lura Chance, Jennie Davis, Aud na Mobley, Florence Donnell and Gertrude Mason. At the close of the evening's session refreshments were served. DANCE SILVERTON ARMORY Every Saturday 9 to 12 GLENN WOODRY'S Orchestra 73 Entertainers 13 Admission 71c pint Total 85c Federal Tax 14o Give Your Car a BRAKE INSPECTION Remember: All cars ex cept '46 models have been in operation for 5 years or more. It is advisable at regular intervals to thor oughly Inspect your brakes, linings, shoes, cyl inders, cups, drums, lines, in lact, entire braking sys tem, and put your brakes in first-class condition. Vou will find the facili ties and men experienced in this line at your serv- LODER BROS. Oldsmohlle Dealers 465 CENTER SALEM Oar IRIb Tear In Salem Journal Want Ads Pay you were a youngster on the farm ? In the evening you went to the field to meet father. He gave you a "boost up" and you rode home on one of the horses. There'll never be another ride with a thrill equal to that one. Remember?
