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4 Salem. Oregon, Saturday, October 22, 1919
A Bill for $160.83
During thp recent state fair, State Treasurer Walter
Pearson, a democrat, came in for some personal advertis
ing; when 10,000 dodgers on Oregon finances were passed
out to fair-goers. Pearson's name was so prominent at
the bottom of the dodgers as to leave no question as to the
"educational" nature of the hand-outs.
The dodgers were printed by the state printing office.
At that time, the printing office was cagey on the cost of
printing them. Employes were told not to give out any
information on their cost.
The mystery was suddenly cleared, however, when Gov
ernor McKay, a republican, refused Thursday to put his
name on the voucher which was intended to approve the
cost. The bill was for $160.83. At stake was not the
actual money involved, but the use of state funds and a
state function to put across a politician's cause.
State Senator Neuberger, a democrat, has called this
holding up of payment on Pearson's dodger "a prime act
of political hypocrisy." Neuberger pointed to the way
Secretary of State Newbry has gotten his name on so much
literature sent out by the secretary of state's office.
Critics also have said that in recent years other state
office-holders have followed a practice of putting their
names on whatever kind of literature that happened to
come out of their offices.
Neuberger claimed that the offical seal of Oregon, em
bossed on gold paper, is sent "all over the state like con
fetti with Ntwbry's name signed to it." The official seal,
with place for the signature of the state officer, is used
not only by Newbry but by the other top officials. The
seal is a modest souvenir supposedly given to visitors to
the capitol.
Controversy over the Pearson printing bill should result
in a state policy hampering the promiscuous use of an office-holder's
name on state literature. Proper use of the
official seal for visitors by any of the top state officials
should bring no censure. But the kind of propaganda put
out by Pearson at the state fair or by Newbry on every
possible piece of literature out of his office has no place in
Oregon.
It is ridiculous to ask the state to finance personal adver
tising for any office-holder, be he a democrat oi republican.
Sheriff Elliott Recalled
The voters of Multnomah county have voted the recall
of Sheriff Marion L. (Mike) Eliott after an intensive
heated nine1 months campaign by an unofficial vote of 59,
059 to 44,810. About 50 percent of the voters cast ballots.
Elliott was recalled, not so much because of anything he
had done while in office, but because of his securing the
office by false pretenses. He was an obscure deputy
sheriff who switched registration at the last minute from
republican to democrat. He afterwards admitted that he
had falsified his age, education and marine service record
to win office.
Elliott told the voters he was a 32-year-old war veteran,
who had played football for the University of Michigan,
which he never attended. He defeated the veteran repub
lican incumbent, Martin Pratt by 300 voles.
Elliott's true record was discovered by a routine check
of biographical material by Oregonian reporters and both
Portland papers moved in against him, with frequent re
ports of his activities and misadventures. Elliott fought
hack charging "persecution" by the "political interests."
He dispatched long statements in his defense and sued the
Oregonian for $500,000, claiming he had been libelled.
Elliott was at first supported by the democratic organ
ization. State Treasurer Walter Pearson helped him se
cure his bond, then switched and sought its cancellation.
Then followed a series of incidents, including Elliott's sus
pension of his best known deputy, afterward reinstated,
spectacular raids on gambling dens, and a "holiday" trip to
a gambling resort at Lake Tahoe.
While Elliott has probably demonstrated his moral un
fitness and total inept ness for high office, and seems at a
distance, an unusually dumb political boob, he has done
nothing criminal while in office such as the recall was de
vised to penalize. The people of Portland voted blindly for
him without checking up on him and "the voice of the
people" is called "the voice of God," and they should take
the medicine they themselves brewed. The recall should
only be resorted to in vital emergencies, and none such
have materialized.
Perhaps Oil on the Fire
Federal indictment of Russia's famed Amtorg Trading
Corporation and its top officials as unregistered foreign
agents is not likely to lessen tension between the two coun
tries. At any rate reprisals can hardly make relations
with Russia worse.
Amtorg for many years has been the Russian purchas
ing agency in the United States and it is a well known fact
also the Soviets' espionage agency, just as the German
consulates were before World War II.
Attorney General MoGrnth said in his announcement
that since Octolier 1. 19l(", Amtorg had collected "infor-
j mation for and reported information to" Russia and had
oinerwi.se acieu ai me ortier oi ine nussian government.
In the past three years, he asserted, Amtorg was told re
peatedly to register under the foreign agents registration
act. The state department said it had sent a note to the
Soviet embassy only six weeks ago officially calling atten
tion to Amtorg s failure to register. '
Attorney lsadore Needleman, representing Amtorg,
atates that "there is no willfulness here. We have been
discussing it with the department of justice for the past
six months and wrote only recently when this happened."
But Russia always takes time in her replies.
Close Shaves for Others-Not Himself
Santa Monica, Tallf., Ml Orvllie Grim, 51, aaved a man
and a baby sea lion from a couple of close shaves, but eould
a't Ret one hlmsell.
En route to buy raror blades, Grim plunged Into the ocean
nd rescued a struggling swimmer 80 feet offshore. A little
later he plunged In again, this time to rescue the Utile aea
lion being battered on rorks.
Gasped the dripping (irim:
"There must be an easier way to gel a shave."
6 BECK
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
BY GUILD
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Contractors' Income-tax Case Wizard of Odds
Is Postponed Indefinitely f
By DREW PEARSON
Washington You can understand why (oiks get cynical about
good government when you watch the parade of little income
tax evaders who are hauled to court -very week, while certain
bit boys get their cases postponed Interminably.
For instance, it has now been one year since this column Oct.
19, 1948 first
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THE FIRESIDE PULPIT
Money Is Stored-Up Personality,
So Spending Is Really of One's Life
BY REV. GEORGE H. SWIFT
Rector at Paul'" Gpucopftl Church
When you spend your earned money, you are spending your
self. Your money is a stored-up part of you, if, through your
efforts, you have earned it. You are gradually giving your life
for that person, cause, or thing for which you spend your money.
In a measure, a man's character may be revealed by finding
out how and where he spends his
surplus cash. Where you spend ings you have received in re
your time, your talents, your turn?
money, you are spending and
reported
the shameless
manner In
which two road
contractors, liv
ing under the
nose of Wash
ington officials,
had cheated
their govern- is
ment in build- h
ing the network "
of macadam
roads which wind around the
largest building in the world
the pentagon.
The two contractors, W. J.
"Doc" Hardy and F. McKenzie
Davison had been caught by
treasury agents quick-changing everything
Uncle Sam out of $500,000 by all
sorts of devious tricks.
Among other things they
made out checks to two other
contractors, W. W. Thomas and
S M. Redd, who later gave T
men affidavits that they never
received the checks. Instead
Hardy and Davison forged the
endorsements, cashed the
checks, and deducted this as ex
pense. However, when the treasury
and justice departments finally
caught up with them, the two
Virginia asphalt kings appealed
to powerful Senator Harry
Byrd, plus other Virginia poll'
know how they all stand Includ
ing some we expected to support
us."
The president named no nam
es, but obviously referred to
Senator Clint Anderson of New
Mexico and senate majority
leader Scott Lucas of Illinois.
The latter, though keeping out
of the headlines, helped to lead
the fight against the Brannan
income-subsidy program in the
senate.
"I think it's time we took the
whole fair deal program once
more to the people not only
the Brannan farm program and
the nomination of federal power
commissioner Leland Olds, '-ut
else congress has
scuttled," advised Patton. "Af
ter all, it's the people themselves
who have been victimized by
this skullduggery."
Truman agreed.
"The combination that fought
the Olds nomination was about
the toughest lobby I've ever
seen," he remarked. "You're ab
solutely right. We've got to take
it on and I have every intention
of doing so."
VOUR CHANCES OF BEINfa
STRUCK BY LI6WTNIN6 APE
5 TIMES GREATER IP VOO
LIVE IN NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA.
GEORGIA OR MISSISSIPPI.
ONE GIRL IN 4 IS PLUMP
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 4 TO 17
OR SO SAYS THE AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT.'
61
MEN DONT PAirr THEIR HAIR
ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THEIR
HEADS. SAY 500 TOl OWsf
(mtMKs. am downs, los amicus)
CANADIAN GOUGE
While prices of most British
and Canadian goods have come
down as a result of the pound's
devaluation, the Canadian news-
MacKENZIE'S COLUMN
Russ Suffer Hard Defeat
In UN Council Election
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
(lAt Foreign A(Ilr Analyst)
Yugoslavia's election to the United Nations security council
is a stinging defeat for Russia, inasmuch as she made a fighting
issue of the matter, with proud and fiery Foreign Minister Vishin
sky leading the assault.
The big question, of course, is what Moscow intends to do about
it now that the
ticians. A series of conferences print companies which usually
ill
The parish you are supporting
is a living thing.
It is made up of a continuous
succession of people who love
it. Those who have passed on,
being dead, yet speak! And they
shall speak to generations yet
unborn.
Scripture does not say that
money is the root of all evil, but
it does say, "The love of money
is the root of all evil." Money
we have earned is stored-up self,
and It is the love of self that
is the root of evil.
It is amazing how generous
some people are with their mon
leaving there a part of your life
and personality.
When you look upon your
money as stored-up personality,
it ought to take
on greater Im
portance, and
even sacredness.
When you
support a church
with your time
talents, worship, f-
and money, you
are building a
portion of your
self into the
very life of that 0r.rr. sm
h..Mh V.. -
with it when it extends its field """6" "
of influence beyond the local to Abe mct-
jjplj A recent survey showed that
in 1948 large bequests and gifts
A part of you goes into all the for religious, philanthropic,
world wherever your church has scientific, and educational pur
established missions. The sup- poses totaled 170 million dollars,
port you once gave them may of this huge sum. all churches
have helped to convert to Christ- combined received only four mil
ianity the very natives who ijon dollars,
brought out your wounded son - instead of a marble shaft in
or husband from the jungles of memory of oneself, it is possi
the South Seas, and restored him Ble to live on in institutions
to life and to you. supported, and peoples helped to
Could the few dollars you a better way of life in the form
gave to your church at home and of money honestly earned and
abroad ever pay for the bless- lovingly given.
SIPS FOR SUPPER
justice depart
patiently, but
followed. The
ment listened
stood pat.
Last July the income-tax case
of the two men who gypped
their government on war-contract
taxes was sent to U. S.
District Attorney George Hum
rickhouse In Richmond for
criminal prosecution.
This writer, querying Hum
rickhouse in July, was told
there would be no delay in pros
ecuting the Hardy-Davison case.
It would come before the first
grand jury in the autumn.
But when Mr. Humrickhouse
was queried this week, he was
evasive. The autumn grand jury
had been in session for some
time, but he said he had no im
mediate plans for presenting the $25,116,345.
operate as a cabal, have flatly
decided not to reduce prices to
American newspapers.
This means that the highest
newsprint contract prices in his
tory will continue.
It also means that the profits
of Canadian newsprint compan
ies will continue at their high
est peak, while American news
paper profits are off consider
ably. Between 1945 and 1948 for
instance, Canadian newsprint
prices zoomed from $58.50 a ton
to $100 per ton, with profits al
most trebling.
Profits of such big companies
as Abitibi shot from $10,101,512
in 1945 to $25,237,584 in 1948,
while Consolidated's profits in
creased from $10,539,451 to
OaH'Itt Uacaeasla
case. In July he had said he was
quite familiar with the case. But
on Oct. 17, he talked as if it was
something he had never heard cf
and devoutly hoped would be
forgotten.
NOTE Mr. Humrickhouse
was appointed to his key job
as district attorney through the
powerful Byrd machine of Vir
ginia. TRUMAN ON FARM BILL
Meanwhile, the operating pro
fits of a typical cross section of
American newspapers dropped
54 per cent.
The interesting fact Is that
when the shoe was on the other
foot, the Canadians immediately
put it on. In 1946 when the
American dollar was pegged at
$1.10 as against $1.00 for the Ca
nadian dollar, the same news
print companies jumped their
prices by exactly ten per cent.
election is an
a c c o m p 1 ish
ed fact.
Would the So
viet go to the
extreme of re
fusing to parti
cipate in the de
liberations o f
the security
council or even
withdraw from
the peace or
ganization?
He would be a hardy individ
ual who tried to make a predic
tion, but a lot of speculation is
being bandied about.
The division in the U.N. as
sembly election revolved about
the fierce quarrel which has de
veloped between Russia and
Yugoslavia as the result of the
Balkan state's revolt against
Moscow's dictation.
That dispute has reached a
stage which is flirting danger
ously with war a strange de
velopment in view of the fact
that Yugoslavia not so long ago
was one of the Soviet's darlings.
The Muscovites took the posi
tion in the United Nations that
developing at the end of this
year, would be a violation of the
charter.
Vishinsky maintained this was
so because the proposal failed to
take into account provisions re
garding geographic distribution
of the non-permanent council
seats.
The United States and other
western nations replied that
communist Yugoslavia was just
as well qualified to represent
eastern Europe as was Russia's
satellite candidate Czechoslo
vakia. The tenseness of the situation
was reflected after the election
in Vishinsky's impassioned out
burst that "Yugoslavia cannot
and will not be considered a
member of the eastern bloc." He
further declared that the elec
tion was "an attempt to turn the
security council Into an obedient
tool of the Anglo-American
bloc."
Acually Russia still will be
able to stymie any measure she
wishes in the council by the
simple expedient of using her
right to veto as one of the big
the election of Yugoslavia to the
security council, to fill a vacancy
five.
Fun While It Lasted
By DON UPJOHN
The saga of Mike Elliott of Multnomah county should offer
a real lesson in democracy to the youngsters coming along, that
not only can any native American become president under fortui
tous circumstances, but also that most anybody can become sheriff
of Multnomah county for a time, at any rate. Poor Mike who
was washed upi
from nowhere
onto ine ueiiL-i-of
the political!
sea got .slapped
by another wave
and is now
washed back.
But this can be
said for him. he
caused a lot of
excitement
while lie was at
it and no end of
fun.
I - . 1
Dili tVtaf rha a vh e. t era kaf
President Truman hasn't giv- been reversed, they refuse to
drop their prices proportionate
ly. NOTE Of course it was the
newspapers which yelled loud
est for the end of Chester
Bowles' OPA and the price con
trols which kept newsprint at its
low 1945 price. However, it's
the small papers representing
the backbone of a free press
which get hit hardest in the
present price gouge.
(Copyright 1949)
en up on the Brannan farm pro
gram, despite the kicking
around it received from con
gress. It will definitely be the
farm plank of the democratic
party's 1950 campaign, Truman
recently assured National Farm
ers Union boss Jim Patton.
"The current battle over farm
legislation has had at least one
good effect," the president told
Patton. "It has served to smoke
the boys out into the open. We
HOLLY SAYS...
I'm just "tickled pink" over my appointment as Salem
dealer for the famous Kirk Sterling.
This old trustworthy firm has been in business for over a
century and HAS NEVER DISCONTINUED A PATTERN.
Can you blame me for being all puffed up. It's sure a grand
and glorious feeling to know I can say to my customers,
"No lady, this number will not be discontinued, your chil
dren and your grandchildren and their children may add to
this set of Kirk's."
Don Cvjafas
the last Iris bloom of the year.
In fact, the last bloom is just
fading away in a vase at her
home. She plucked it the other
day. a stalk of a bearded iris
variety called Radiant, a gol
den bronze type. This one car
ried 15 blooms and was as tall
as a spring iris. Mrs. Weeks
says she's never heard of an iris
of this type blooming so late in
the year, nor have we. The
original plant came from Colo
rado and perhaps likes it cold
and shivery when it puts forth
its color.
Voters at Woodburn turned
What Football Does
Houston. Tex. M" An absent
minded football fan has come
forward to take his place be- down a $10,000 bond issue Fri
side the well-known absent- day. Could that have any con
minded professor. According to nection with tax statements just
police department, he Is Neill arriving through the mails?
T. Masterson, Jr., Houston in-
vestment broker. In his rush At long last we welcome Into
to get on a train for Austin to our FT & BA Fnrl Spencer well
attend the Rice-Texas football known Silverton grocervman
game today. Masterson parked who took his initiation about
his car near the Southern Pa- three months ago but has now
cific depot, left the motor run- come P itn his ww backers
nlng and the key In the Ignl- "d a lady friend over there
tlon switch. Detective Foy Mel- " ' ,'loolls r"A
ton of the auto theft division Earl may be remembered as the
took the vehicle to the police chap who a couple of years ago
station where he announced it 5av his 111,10 daughter from
will be available to Masterson Silver creek into which she turn
when he returns from Austin, bled and floated 200 yards down
A football fan himself. Melton Xream before her clothes caught
observed. "Aw. this sort of thing on hlmP and hr,r ,a,.hcr
happens every vear during foot- Jumped In and rescued her. Just
ball season." "1c kind of our "rganiza-
. tion needs, as more than one
Mrs. Lloyd Weeks of the North member has vntured beyond
River road, has probably what is his depth.
London Cats Getting Too Vild
London 'f The wild cats of London's bomb rubble jungle
attacked the ancient fortress, the Tower of London.
The governor of the tower sent an urgent rail for aid to
the people't dispensary tor slrk animals.
He reported the cats house cats turned wild as lynxes
battled the resident rati of the tower and tried to raid
quartermaster stores for a bit to eat.
Perhaps, Crime-Doesn't-Pay Sermon
Long Reach, Tallf., Oct. it Oi P The Rev. Ralph M. Grove
complained today that the newly-Installed earphones in his
First Presbyterian church were giving hard-of-hrarlng par
Ishoners police calls instead of his sermon.
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
How Did 'Who Hoppen' Come
To Happen? Hal Finds Out
By HAL BOYLE
New York. (Pi In a city of characters, Noro Morales is one
of the biggest.
He is a short man of 37 who weighs between 265 and 320
pounds depending on his mood can identify more than 45
crfumes by their odor, and wears a ring with 21 diamonds on
the little fir.ger of his right
hand. as usual with a fistful of
His weight, his collection of checks to pay. This is a gesture
perfumes and his diamond rings he loves
Come In and in
spect this won
derful line. No
obligation what
ever. HOLLY.
reflect Noro's rising stature
"The Rajah of the Rumba."
He shares this honor with
another dance band leader. Xa-
vier Cugat. andjr
the difference J"
between them Is'
the iffnrAnPA?
between Benny!
Hnnflm.n , f. H
uwuiiiDii a v. .V-ja
rinv t.nmharrln
His fans say Cu-J
gat may play a
sweeter rumba
but Noro "he
puts in more
torn torn."
"I like music
with the bongo in
way Morales, who
current song hit.
7 i -
Mi
"When I was a boy in Puerto
Rico I earn my first seex pesos
playirg piano at government
ceremony," he recalled.
"Afterward I go to balcony
and throw all seex pesos to the
poor people below. Thees make
me a front-page sensation for
two eeditions, anyway.
"Eef I do something like that
today they would put me in
Bellevue hospital."
But today Morales has a gross
annual income in six figures
not pesos. Like this 100,000
dollars.
Now about this phrase on
ect." Is the everybody's lips how did "Wha
wrote the Hoppen" come to happen?
"Rum and
Soda," likes tr put It.
I use thees phrase ever since
I learn Engleesh in 1935.'' said
Noro. "but it really didn't catch
on until about tour years ago.
I play engagement and when It
ees finish no monee come. So
The reason I sought out Noro
however, wasn't his music.
I wanted to explore a report
he was the author of the current I say 'Wha HoDpen?' and every
Broadway catch phrase "wha body thcenk it ees funny."
hoppen?" Later Morales wrote a song
I found "the rajah" holding called "Wha Hoopen. Baby?"
court as usual in Hanson's drug- Noro's big passions of the
store at Seventh avenue and 51st dance floor are baseball he
street. This is a favorite hang- used to play first base and per-
out of theatrical and musical fume. He wears perfume, as do
personalities until they become
famous, put on dark glasses, go
to El Morocco and dare photo
graphers to try and find them.
It was hard to hold Morales'
ear long, because he has a heart
many latin American men and
is proud of it.
"Everybody keed me about
eet." he laughed, "but I rather
smell nice than stinks."
He does smell nice, too
as wide as his waist. People somewhere in that mystic area
kept dropping by for coffee and between Chanel No. S and
a free sandwich, leaving Noro Christmas Night.
. Jackson Jewelers
225 N. Liberty St.