Capital A Journal An Independent Newspaper Established 1888 GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher ROBERT LETTS JONES, Assistant Publisher Published every afternoon except Sunday at 444 Che- meketa St., Salem. Phones: Business, Newsroom, Want ' Ads, 2-2406; Society Editor, 2-2409. , Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press and f The United Press. The Associated Press is exclusively I entitled to the use tor publication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this paper and also : news published therein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Bv Carrier: Weekly, 25c; Monthly, $1.00; One Tear, $12.00. B., " Mall ta Oregon- Monthly, 75c; 6 Mos $4.00; One Year, $8.00. C. S. Outside Oregon: Monthly, $1.00; 6 Mos.. $6.00; Year. $12. 4 Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, July 6, 1949 The Nation's Finances John W. Snyder, secretary of the treasury announces that the treasury deficit for the fiscal year 1949 just ended was $1,811,440,047, far beyond official estimates. Presi dent Truman in January estimated that the 1949 def icit would be $600 million, a miss of more than $1,211 million and his nearest critics had not expected the red figure to exceed $1.5 billion. And this in peace time with taxation at record high levels and prosperity prevailing. Federal tax receipts totalled $38,245,000,000 but $40, 057,000,000 was spent to operate the government, includ ing foreign aid for the fiscal year just ended. The presi dent blames the moderate tax reduction voted by the 80th congress, but Mr. Truman cannot escape responsibility for extravagant government spending. As a matter of fact, this weathy nation has been in the red all but two of the past 19 fiscal years. The surplus years were 1947 and 1948 due to the return of appropriated war funds. The whopping deficit has brought new demands for gov ernment economy in congress from republicans and some ' democrats, and strengthened the movement to cut the 1950 fiscal year budget by 5 to 10 percent, "notwithstand ing the president's vested interest in past errors, as Sen- ator Ferguson (R., Mich.) expressed it. Deficit spending since the New Deal took over has bal looned the national debt astronomically, not altogether due to the war. In 1915 the national debt was $1,191 million, : in 1919, due to World War I, it boomed to $25,482 million. In 1930, before the depression, it had been reduced to ' $16,185 million. In 1940 before World War II it had in- creased in peace time under deficit spending to $42,967 million. It is now $252,797 million. The annual interest charge now is more than $5 billion, ' greater than the entire cost of government during any of the boom' years of the 1920s. Mr. Truman still stands pat against pressure from con ' gress to balance the budget by economy, holding costs are at the right levels but the income too low and wants to hike it by additional taxes of $4 billion a year by income or general revenue taxes and payroll hikes upward of $2 billion a year, regardless of the fact that taxation has already reached the point of diminishing returns. Neither the nation nor business that depends on deficit spending can be regarded as on a sound financial basis and ' that is one reason for the fear that recession will develop into depression if not checked by balanced budget. But the New and Fair Dealers figure it differently "the more we owe the more prosperous we become, because we owe It to ourselves. Q. E. D." What's Wrong With United's Business Here? Somebody is trying to treat United Air Lines' stop at Salem as they would an unwanted stepchild. This is evi denced by the hearing coming up before the Civil Aero nautics board on the possibility of substituting West Coast Airlines for United here. But a look at the facts make such a substitution without real reason. And this is stated with no attempt to belitle the good feeder-line service offered by West Coast. Salem is a profitable stop for United. The figures in dicate that, or else many, many other stops on the Main liner route are "worse" than the capital of Oregon. For instance, Salem had almost as much passenger rev enue during the first four months of this year as did Bal timore, Maryland, a city 17 times the size of Salem. Ogden, Utah, which is about the same size as Salem, did less than half as much business during the same period. Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a population of over 100,000 persons, did about two-thirds the passenger business of Salem. Even Providence, Rhode Island, which boasts a popula tion of five times that of Salem, didn't do as well in that four-month period. The list goes on and on, including South Bend, Ind. ; Stockton, Calif. ; and Cheyenne, Wyo. What about air freight ? Few cities on the United route, close to the metropolitan areas, can touch Salem in this. The airport here handled 63,814 pounds of air freight in the first four months of 1949. In this connection it should be noted that West Coast, suggested as a substitute, does not carry air freight. United Air Lines' top officials might well take another look at the figures for the Salem stop and then judge for themselves that the "stepchild" here isn't bad at all. As a matter of fact, the Salem stop looks good on paper. And with a new field administration office coming up, the con trol tower in operation, and Oregon's second city's growth, the outlook should be worth more than casual considera tion. Salem means to fight to keep United service here. Unit ed ought to join the fight on Salem's side. There Ain't No Justice Arroyo Grande, Cnllf., VP) Warren II. Colby, veteran jlamflshcr and democrat, Is thinking of giving up both. Accused of illegally taking undersized clams from the surf at Pismo Ileach, Colby came before Justice Webb Moore, republican, who has a record of 30 day sentences for fishermen who deal In tiny clams. Colby asked for trial before a democratic Judge, so the case was transferred to San Luis Obispo. "Ninety days," said Justice Paul Jackson (Dem.) Cooks Will Sympathize With Her Cedar Rapids, la. (U.R) For a lively moment Mrs. Lowell Long wondered what she had put Into those biscuits In the oven. Then she remembered that when the family went on a vacation recently, two revolvers were hidden in the stove. The volley of shots which began as the oven was turned on damaged the stove. The biscuits came thrdugh unscathed. These Hold-Up Men Believed Him SEATTLE (U.PJ Grocery store owner W. H. Flanders foiled n attempted holdup by saying "no" four times. A pair of holdup men turned tall and fled after Flanders' fourth refusal to band over the contents of his cash drawer. gy BECK The Acid Test DISHES jB--i0g',l GOON IN.. THE 7.t ,.. . :"- WtMrmm SIPS FOR SUPPER Try It By DON UPJOHN Reports as to bum checks being passed in the vicinage are be coming so prevalent that Sheriff Denver Young recently issued a warning to merchants and business men in particular and to the public in gen-ifV eral to exercise caution in cash ing checks and establishment of i d e ntifications. However, it seems the checks continue to be accepted and the bum check passer Don Lpjolin having a merry time of it. Evi- dently merchants don't need vides informal meals for my much warning as to being care- friends and stays the pangs of ful about accepting legitimate hunger when Mrs. Hickok is ab checks for cashing. Some local sent from home." Incidentally chap who has been writing Guy's dish and the advertise checks around here for years ment he has secured for it should and never had one bounce as a make him popular on Labish rule gets the run around when Meadows. he shows up to cash a check in ' some place where his pedigree We note where a Utah convict isn't known back to the time was taken from confinement to of Jason Lee. The minute he a state department to open an offers his check for purchase of old safe by methods known only an article in the exact amount to convicts. He was supposed to required, a cordon is thrown be an expert. He tackled the around the store, the bank is job and failed. However, if the called, plain clothes men show officials had told him there was up to give him the once over ten grand in the old box and and no doubt a lie detector test left him alone with a good would be given if such a gadget chance to get away we betcha was handy. A few minutes aft- he'd have made it in a hurry. er he leaves some slicker shows up, buys an article for six-bits, We note a comment in our passed a $99 check, walks out morning contemporary that a with the change and in a few woman , court here to an days the cops are looking for . , , , him. It'll happen pretty nigh swef. to a criminal charge "was every time. continued for arrangement." ' Leaves the reader kinda in- We knew bankers had to be trigued as to what "arrange versatile people. They have to ment" is planned. Dobbin's Here to McAlester, Okl.i. (P) A horse, an iron horse, and a horseless ' carriage all got tangled up in a traffic accident here. A truck and trailer weer smashed. A switch engine was dented. . , Dobbin, who had been riding In the trailer, shook himself and walked away. POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER Hard Luck Can't Dent This Chunky Irishman By HAL BOYLE New York W) Manhattan Snapshots: Everybody lives by his own brand of logic, and one kind won't necessarily suit another. My favorite New Yorker is George (The Real) McCoy, the best armor ed man I know against misfor tune. Hard luck can't even dent let aloneny ureHK 1 n 1 5 hack man's Fal staff. George, ni R117U now in his middle years, was a pioneer sidewalk radio inter viewer. He served as an armv sergeant overseas, and he and his microphone gave belly laughs to scores of thousands of homesick troops on leave in Al- gicrs and Naples. Today this chunky, red-faced Irishman probably knows as many people around town as Jim Farley. The radio spots have been fewer in recent years, and George beats a living out of Broadway by driving a cab. me," he says. "Most people want 11... 1 ll t . 4 11.,. j iiv. live and ad lib.' And in many a mid-town bis iro, nes more widely quoted than Shakespeare, Walter Lipp- mann or Milton Berle. George I 4T i.i dislikes stuffed shirts more than "What are you doing?" asked anything In the world, and en- the amazed friend. Joys puncturing them. " "Oh, the maestro told me all "A stuffed shirt," he says, "is the best voices were trained in just a public bandage on a pri- Italy," she said. "Since I can't vate intolerance or an ulcer afford to go there, he is import that needs curing." ' ing Italian air for me in these Recently George started driv- bottles. It helps me immense- ing his hack on Sundays because 1-" he figured he could save $30. "wh.v do you keep putting the "I really take ln only $10," coack ln?" . . , u. 'in . 1 ju , "The maestro warned I must he says. But if I didn t work, use the air sparingly," said the I'd spend $10 so that makes lady complacently. "It's expen- $20. On the other hand, if I jive to import. I pay him $1.50 didn't work, I'd have to borrow a week for each bottle." know pretty near a little bit of everything in dop'lnf -----pie and businesses. We have just encounterea anoiner wut.i of the versatility of a Salem banker in the current issue of Sunset magazine which in the section entitled "Chiefs of the West" carries a recipe for onion soup from none other than Guy Hickok, manager of the First National branch here. This dish, Guy advises the editor, "pro Stay the $10 I'd spend so, altogeth er, I'm really saving $30." Currently "The Real McCoy" is worried over' the way people in Manhattan are corrupting the pigeons. "More pigeons getting run over every day," he says sadly, "and that's a shame. They have seen so many people jaywalking that they won't get out- of the way of cars anymore. They're confused they think they're pedestrians, too." It- takes- so- little- to- make- some-folks-happy note: There is a middle-aged lady who lives in Greenwich Village and yearns to be an opera singer, She is taking lessons from a merry old rascal whose only traininK as a voice teacher is the years he spent tuning pianos, . Recently a friend who visited h,er in ,hc ?maU Practice room she rents found her weeping ,.IlJoy- . .,., . .Tne maestro at last told me sighed the dear lady. C5II OUl Then she began strumming her own accompaniment on the piano, and started singing. Every few moments she would nausp. uncork n mnii hntti. sniff it vigorously, then quickly, recork it again. WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Barden Defends Stand On Education at Meeting By DREW PEARSON Washington The weather was hot outside, but not half as hot as the atmosphere behind the closed cVoors of the house education and labor committee when Chairman. John Lesinski of Michigan, Catholic, and Rep. Graham Bardea of North Carolina, Presby terian, squared off on the issue of federal aid to parochial schools. Both are Democrats. Bar den, whose aid to - education bill has been under attack by the Catholic hierarchy, an g r i 1 y assailed Lesinsky for calling him a "bigot." "I don't like this long-range Drew PeftrMB ' sniping," asserted the North Car olinian as he sat at the commit tee table within 18 inches of Lesinski. "I like to look a man in the 8 eye wnen i nave sometning to exhibition, King Farouk of say about him, rather than give Egypt came down to the Cario out a statement to the press. You waterfront for a look at it. went out of your way to malign Impressed, he sent word to the not only my integrity, brut my British textile king, George character. And, you did not Arida, who now owns the ves speak the truth," .Barden con- sel, to clear off all his guests, tinued, looking at Lesinski. "I because the royal party wished have never felt, nor have I ever to come Jboard. said or done anything in the 15 Arida, a British diplomat in years I have been in . congress Lebanon, gracefully complied, that was discriminatory against Once the decks were cleared, any religion." King Farouk strutted up the Lesinski replied thart the press gangplank and, with the pom had misquoted his criticism of posity of Hitler himself, gave Bard,en- , the ship the royal once-over. That, shot back the North The Egyptian monarch was Carolinian, "is a most cowardly chiefly fascinated with Hitler's retreat. You may try to shift binoculars, nnilt nf iiohf,i,h the blame to the newspaper re- porters, but I don't , accept that explanation. "I'm not much good in a name- calling contest," Barden continu- ed, referring to Cardinal Spell- man's blast against him. "It never accomplishes anything and I wish this one had never started, Any person should have the right in free America to con- scientiously oppose something, or ....,v..6,,u,,1,,. ing his patriotism questioned by those who do not agree with him. God forbid that we should ever lose that right as have the peo- P T,?i C,h6 0VKk,',a- Just then the bell rang sum- momng house members to the i l?Tu anTexPrefsion of re- jicj., viiaiiniMii jjcsiiisk.! adjourn ed the meeting. . A Case or Names Make News bununbssiunju, LAW FIRMS A congressman's name on a law firm's letterhead means money in the bank. For it means that a lot of doors can be wjtjncu in tt aaiuugiuii ana xancy fees collected because of his in fluence. Some legislators make the most of it. A few, on the other hand, do not. For instance, when gangl ing, cowlicked Rep. Andrew Jacobs, freshman democrat from Indiana, got a phone call from a constitutent recently soliciting his legal services, the congress man replied: When I wn oletnrf gress, one of the first things I did was to take a razor blade and scratch mv name off the door of my Indianapolis office. Although it isn't big enough I have only one client now the to help all of them, many mil eleventh congressional district lions of people will benefit of Indiana." since it will spread over a ' period of years. GAS COMPANIES WIN It has three aims: ine gas and oil lobby scored a great victory when millionaire oenaior cob K.err's bill, ex- emptmg from federal rate con- trols natural gas .sold to pipe line companies, was approved by the senate interstate com merce committee in a closed door 7-5 vote. This was not done, however, before two senators Repub lican Owen Brewster of Maine and Democratic Warren Mag nuson of Washington walked out, protesting the steamroller tactics of Chairman Ed Johnson of Colorado and Ernest McFar land of Arizona, both Demo crats.. Senator "Gentle" Lyndon Johnson of Texas teed off the steamroller method. Lyndon was elected on a pledge to vote wheomPPhe reenlacedPPhi Zf b?en slowlv vPIaH l t.8 been slowly veering over to Pap py's point of view. At the closed-door meeting, Gentle Lyndon made a long wnicn opens tne door to un limited price boost on natural gas retailed to consumers. Im mediately thereafter Arizona's McFarland demanded that the committee vote right now." "This is outrageous." protest ed Brewster. "The bill has been revised and we haven't had time to study it." 'We ve delayed long enough, persisted McFarland. "Every member has made up his mind how he will vote. Further studv won't change the result. So let s get to a vote." When Ed Johnson sided with T t asserted: ' Then vou can count me out." "I feel the same wav." said Magnuson of Washinetnn. Both senators picked up their papers and stalked out of the room. The surprise move left their col leagues in temporary dismay. However, Ed Johnson, fear ful that the row might leak to the press, quickly took com- mand. He decided that the two prodigals be given two more days. After which they would be 'pollod" and their votes add- .o ine uuicuu roucau. Brewster and Magnuson, therefore, eventually joined Sen ators Charles Tobey (R.) of New Hampshire, Francis Myers (D.) of Pennsylvania and Estes Ke Jauver (D.) of Tennessee in vot ing "No." ' . . The seven men who voted for the big gas companies were Johnson of Colorado, and John son of Texas, McFarland, Brien McMahon (D.) of Connecticut, Clyde Reed (R.) of Kansas, Homer Capehart (R.) of Indi ana and John Bricker (R.) of Ohio. FAROTJK AND HITLER Before Adolf Hitler's $1, 500,000 luxury yacht sailed for New York, where it is now on metal with special eyepads they were once used by Hitler to Baze mnnriil t tho v,,,,.,. Kin FarnnV in.!torf tv,om his eyes, and gave the water- front a sweep. "Marvelous!" he exclaimed, They he calmly slung them over his shoulders and continued the tour A h was about to leave, Farouk showed no inclination to give uu me Dinocuiars. As a Hint, a ship's officer brought the bino- cular caw anH ovnloinoH jn cately that the binoculars fit inside. But the king only grunt- ed and picked "P the case- ' Then, without a word, he ex- ercised his royal prerogative and walked off with both. Satan's Kingdom, Conn. (U.R) The temperature was 96 yes terday, but it was hotter in Purgatory, another Connecticut village, where the mercury rose to 100. 810,000 UNITS IN SIX Here's Who Will Get Low-Cost Housing Aid (Editor's note: This is the first of a series on the new housing program.) By JAMES Washington, July 6 CP) More people live in slums or run-down afford hotter. Now the government will help housing program. 1. To get rid of slums. No one expects all the sums to be wiped out by this program. But it should make a dent in them. 2. Build houses the so-called public housing where low-in- come families, who have to pay low rent, can get decent dwell ings. 3. Help poor farmers put needed repairs on their homes or even build new ones. That, is brief, is the program. The big help from the gov ernment will be in money. The cost to the government: 1. Between $7 billion and $12 billion spread over 40 years in grants. These will be outright gifts of money- 2. Another $3 biUion or so in 1"' Since these will be paid back, the government won't be out this money. Except in the case of hard-up farmers, none of the money goes directly to individuals, poor or otherwise It goes to cities and communi ties. They'll have to hire private contractors to clear the slums and build (he public housing for them. When they can't foot the bill themselves, they'll get money help from the government. They'll handle the slum clear- ance and run the public hous- lnS w"en it's built. The gov- ernment's chief role is to see that the plans make sense before dishes out any money. ' Tha mtKlin hmnnit 1. 810,000 family units in the next six years. A unit can be a place with one bedroom, or two or three bedrooms, plus the other usual rooms. Since there are millions of people in the slums, the 810.000 units can't take care of all of them in six years. The government won't let any city use federal money to wipe out a slum unless there's a low. rent place for the slum-dwellers to go. For that reason, the public nousing part of tne program probably will be the first to BY GUILD Wizard of Odds IN PROSPERITY, MORE BELTS ARE SOLO IN SIZE 34 THAN IN SIZE 32.67 10 TO 9 0DPS...IN DEPRESSION, JUST THE OPPOSITE. for you, RAY HICKOK, losAnmes.) r-f. INt . . ft Carp MacKENZIE'S COLUMN Far East May Become Historic Armageddon By DeWITT MacKENZIE -P Forewr Mfalr Analyst) Secretary of State Acheson told us last week that one of the con clusions to be drawn from the recent Paris conference of the Big Four foreign ministers is that Russia now is on the defensive in what he graphically describes as "the struggle for the soul of Europe." That also is the consensus of observers. To get the fn oiunifinancp of the situation, however, I think we must view it on a global basis. We f.t that bolshevism ever since its lncemion has DeWltt Hsekenili aimed at "world revolution" to . ,!., n j bring them under the direction of Moscow nnr nrl'w in ff,t .. in ' ur fblem. in effect, has to be worked out on a military basis. The conflict has most YEARS MARLOW than 25,000,000 low-income city or farm homes. They can't some of them through a public start. Slum-clearance can fol low. This program clearly means thp Dnvprnmpnt nlrnnulpH oc. tf has n rpKrtnnihilitv in epo fhnf American npnnlo oro Hiwontw housed, r r Congress has approved the program, and President Truman shortly will sign it into law. Tnen it can start. Families allowed in the new public housing must have in- rmaa rnn ln in nMnaJ quate new or old housing. And The rents charged in the pub lic housing must be at least 20 per cent less than the lowest private rents in decent dwell ings in the area. The average rent probably will be around $23, plus $7 for utilities. Some families will pay more, some less. . , ... . -Luis is not an new ana sua- den: !ieTess s bef" lnvesti- "" the problem intensively for.thf Pas Ana m congress passed a housing act. Under it 193,000 u"'" "ve Deen provided ln 268 localities in 37 states. I OPEN FORUM Milk Deliveries To the Editor: During the war sacrifices, some small compared was making, and we were glad to up with the inconvenience of every-other-day milk deliveries, The reasons given for discon- tinuing the daily deliveries were "gas and tire ration" and "man- power shortages. tver since things have been returnin8 more less to nor- mal we nave been anxiously waiting the day when the old service would be restored. Now we read in the paper (one of ies) is . to discontinue the dairies) Sunday deliveries. The oiwpn e that ih. nnt . -i..- their drivers Sundays off. That is a very commendable idea. My husband works most Sun- days (for the railroad) and so do I (in a hospital), so we know how enjoyable it is to be at home with one's family on Sundays. However, with so many men out of work the addi- WOMEN, B 5 TO 3, PREFER GREEN AUTOMOBILES. MEN dO FOR BLACK. IF YOU PICK UP A HITCH HIKER IN THE U.S., OOPS ARE ALMOST EVEN YOU'RE A LAW-BREAKER! -ITS ILLEGAL TO PICK THEM UP IN 23 STATES. aptly been described as a "cold war" and not so cold either. The battle of Europe was a natural corollary of the world war in that theatre. We can go farther and say it was a calculated corollary from the Russian standpoint, because Moscow's military policies in many instances were aimed at creating post-war conditions which would favor the spread of communism. The disposition of Russian tr0Ps w?s an important part of the plan' wh the ending of the world wal, the Russlanss lmmediateiy launched their drive for the establishment of communism in the various countries which the Red troops occupied. They made hay while the making was good, and before the western powers had time to figure out just what was happening to them. The Russian offensive continu ed until Moscow had a strong grip on virtually all eastern Europe and a goodly slice of 4 central Europe as well. Finally the western allies got into action and halted the Russian advance by means of a politico-economic offensive, coupled with such de fensive measures as the creation of the Atlantic pact. So the Muscovites are indeed on the defensive in Europe. And that represents a great suc cess for the democracies, but our analysis can't stop there. Coincident with the blocking of the Red machine in Europe, there has been an increase in communist activities in the Far East. The revolution in that theatre is swelling into a major , uuiuuwb which may even exceed the European battle in intensity. What does this meant? ' For one thing it means that the Muscovites are good gener als. When they come up against an immovable front in one theatre, they strike suddenly in an area where the democracies Z&S time they defend and consolidate the ground already won in the first theatre. It is true that continued pres sure by the democracies in Eur ope, coupled with growing dis content among the Red satellites, may Produce a further setback f.or .t,he communists. I believe " U1, ,. . . . Meantime, however, a tre- mendous Red offensive is boil- ing up in the Orient, and on the whole is encountering relatively light resistance from the western democracies. That may become the major theatre of operations the armageddon. We should watch it. on Sundays we were called nn in ml. to what the rest of the world do it. One of these was putting tion of a few of these men who need jobs badly surelv a svstem of rotating "days off' could b worked out so all the men could have some Sundays off. . . . Milk is a perishable food. It also is bulky and space-consum- ln8 " 8 reingerator. Now, wfi.e.n your de"Very day falls on "day you will be forced to buytm"k for three days. Our i(:e box won ' conveniently hold six or seven quarts, and besides, w oi i e me idea of our chl,dren drinking three-day old ' MUk 15 something we have to use- 80 we suppose our only re curse win De to buy it at the k store on Saturdays when it's oiu turn for the three-day "holiday." MRS. W. D. GALLOWAY 805 Leslie, Salem