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4 Salem. Oregon, Wednesday, November 9, 1949
Compassionate Czar Lewis
Having failed thus far to secure what he demanded in
contracts with the coal operators, John L. Lewis, czar of
the United Mine Workers' union, has ordered his striking
coal miners hack to work, at least until November 30, set
as another deadline for a new contract. His 200-man
policy committee passed a resolution declaring:
"Resolved, that the members of the United Mine Workers of
America in all bituminous coal districts east of the Mississippi
river are instructed to resume immediately the mining and pro
duction of coal to continue until midnight, Wednesday, Novem
ber 30, 1949, under the terms, wages and conditions of employ
ment hitherto In effect under the wage agreement which ex
pired July 1, 1949. Officers and representatives of the union
are instructed to implement this policy. Cooperation of each
member with this policy is requested."
The intent of Lewis' action evidently was to forestall
any application of the Taft-Hartley act by reluctant Presi
dent Truman, defiance of which in 1948 cost Lewis and
the union $1,420,000 penalty for contempt for ignor
ing a court order to bring the strike to an end. Only
Monday the supreme court upheld the validity of the judg
ment which perhaps, influenced the latest Lewis ukase.
An unusuai amount of hypocrisy was indulged in by
Lewis in his recall statement that is unusual for one who
perpetually blasts his opponents for hypocrisy. He calls it
"an act of good faith designed to contribute to public con
venience" and "another contribution of majftr magnitude
to enhance !he remote possibility of agreement being
reached."
If Lewis had any concern for "public convenience" or
welfare, he would not have called the many strikes he has,
even in wartime to jeopardize for selfish group purposes,
the national defense and enforce the misery of icy winter
on freezing millions The welfare of either industry or
people has beer, the least of his concerns.
Even now Lewis warns private householders and public
Institutions to provide themselves for a resumption of the
strike by laying in necessary coal supplies to tide them
over a further suspension period, in case "the contempla
tive arrogance of the coal operators remains undimin
ished." At any rate, Lewis, who reduced the miners' week re
cently from 5 days to 3 days and then to no days, now
permits 3 weeks' production, out of the kindness of his
heart, until mid-winter.
Another Month's Figures Bolster City's Case
Salem's case to hold United Air Lines service out of this
city is strengthened by each passing month.
. It was early summer that the Civil Aeronautics Board
curtly announced that it wanted to know why West Coast
Airlines should not be substituted for United at Oregon's
capital. Taken back by this bureaucratic approach to air
line service out of this city, Salem took it upon itself to get
the facts to show why the city ought to be permitted to
keep United service which has been maintained here since
1941.
The figures for the operation at United's station for
October indicate how important the Mainliner outfit is to
the city. Although United itself took a stand-off positon
at first, the figures should make United a staunch ally of
the city in the fight to keep the service here.
Last month, for instance, United carried out of Salem
32,624 pounds of air freight. That is almost 3000 pounds
more than tho previous month. This is as much air freight
as many of the medium-sized cities of the country ship.
That is many times more than the total poundage of Eu
gene, Klamath Falls, Med ford, Bend and The Dalles put
together.
By the time the CAR hearing on Salem's case comes
up early next year, the city's position to hold United ought
to be strengthened that much more. The city needs the
service of the Mainliner outfit. The facts continue to
prove that.
Sailor, With Infantryman's Badge
Catches the Eye of Visiting King
Portsmouth, England, Nov. 9 u.l- King George VI spotted
an American sailor wearing an Infantry romhat badge dur
ing his visit on the V. S. S. Columbus Tuesday.
He asked the captain of the ship, Capt. Kphriam Rankin
Mel. ran of Carrnllton, Miss., It the sailor had been a soldirr.
Mrl.ean asked the sailor, Seaman L. Z. Brown of Modesto,
Calif.
Brown said he had been in the army six and a half years
before enlisting in the navy.
"Which do you like best?" the King asked.
"The army, sir," said Brown.
The King laughed and told Mrl.ran:
'I'll bet that as soon as I'm off the ship yon send for him."
Mrl.ean also laughed, but did not take the bet.
Cuppa Coffee for Two Cents!
(Don't Rush, Folks-That's in Brazil)
Houston, Tex., Nov. 9 D Do you sit down to breakfast
' all upset over the leaping coffee prices?
Calm yourself, frirnd. We're all In the same boat, or rup.
For Instance, there's normally an awful lot of roffee In
Bratil. That's the plare from which you probably get yours.
And In Brazil the price of a rup has Jumped from .10 cen
tavos to 40. So says Claude W. Courand, first secretary of the
V. S. embassy In Rio de Janeiro. He Is visiting here.
Cafe ow ners even went on two-day strike to force the gov
ernment to Irt them raise the price.
Forty crntavns is two rents V. S.
Democrats' Ad Kicks Back
Ithaca, N. Y Nov. 9 r When the democrats published an
election advertisement, they had no Intention of pleasing
republican Mayor Bert rJaker. who Is seeking re-election.
But Baker was so tickled he sent the democrats $2.1.
The newspaper ad was headed "Baker's Record as Mayor."
The apace beneath was blank,
"It was surh a nice advertisement for me, stressing my
clean and spotless record," Raker explained last night.
Reason for Changing Name
Forest drove. Ore. U. The Forest Grova Prone Coop
erative today said It was changing the name of Its canned
output from "Mlstland" to "Tru-West."
The Coop Is shipping 750 tons of prunes to Sweden where
"mist" means manure.
BY BECK
The Martyr
I'ilZaatMnBltaLVV NOTICE I EJECTED
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
Truman, Ickes Bury Hatchet;
Agree in Confab on Indians
By DREW PEARSON
Washington Harry Truman and Harold Ickes. both men of
positive opinions and quick tempers, had a long and friendly
talk the other day.
There was a time when the two almost spit in each other's
face over the question of making oilman Ed Pauley undersecre
tary of the navy,
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but the other
day all past un
pleasa n t n e s s
evaporated a s
the two discuss
ed New York
politics and In
dian affairs.
It was be
because of Ickes'
interest in In- '
dians that he
was first made
Ore rnB
which he presides. ... At the
best, as one secretary recently
pointed out, he has acted ordin
arily as an umpire between the
bureau chiefs when they dis
agree; but is should be added,
he has perforce to act as an um
pire with no very certain grasp
of the rules of the game."
"It is interesting," Eberstadt
added, "to investigate the rea
sons why the navy department
has been held on an administra-
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Not in the Mood
BY DON UPJOHN
An observing character about the courthouse has kept an eye
looking sideways at the long ques which form daily in the cor
ridor of that building bent on paying their taxes. Nearby is a
set of automatic vending machines which furnish to the hungry
or thirsty an array of different sorts of candy bars as well as
gum and a certain brand of thirst quencher. This inviduous
character who
has kept his eye
on the lines of
taxpayers says
that since the
taxpaying rush
started not one
of the taxpayers
has been seen to
put a nickel in
the gum or pop
machine, nor a
penny in the
gum machine.
voted to go on daylight savings
time next summer which will
give them an hour more of day
light each day to think up more
goofy proposals.
Our sports expert calls atten
tion to the fact that on a cross
country run to be sponsored by
the Jefferson high school Salem
high school will send a bunch
of sprinters with interesting
names. Included in the lineup
will be lads named Booze, Case-
It remains to be seen now beer, Strong and Weeks and
whether the eminent George topped off with a Herring. These
Gallup, director of the well are on the senior varsity and on
known but slightly bashed Gal- the junior varsity is a lad named
lup poll from a previous elec- Stepper, a most appropriate en-
tion, has redeemed himself in try for the occasion,
the minds of the people. Yes- We heard- r three ultra
terday he predicted that in the refincd looking ladies this morn-
N 7? , Kma," , a ing offer a comment on the
f 4.1t034,CSaSfe, 6, H weather and in each case they
to the United State, senate. He murmured ..jf, damp cool weath-
came out top side on that one er We fanded a( Qne o(
but lest it causes him too much . ,, inj ,h-
elation it may be said a lot of " "
secretary of the interior 17 years tive dead center; to discover the
ago. He had been recommended sources of the tremendous in-
merely as commissioner of In- ertia that has opposed success-
dian affairs, .but at the last min- fully the centralization of au-
ute FDR made him secretary of thority in the department for a
the interior instead. century.
rtno nt tho (hinot Trlr tallr,4 "Firct thr i ha Bttiti,1. l
to Truman about was the plight naval officers, themselves. Those POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
of the Navajos under the state men associated with the bureaus
laws of Arizona and New Mexi- have traditionally and naturally
co. found it desirable to preserve
The Catholic church has been the integrity of their vested in-
worried over the divorce and re- terests. ... He knows, almost
by instinct, where sources of
authority can be found; where
roads to promotion lie, where
he fits in the scheme of things.
However, both Ickes and Tru- Within this rigid framework, all
man felt that the Indians were officers know how to deal with
entitled to their ancient tribal each other, with secretaries, with
customs. Furthermore, Ickes congressmen, and with the pub
was suspicious that the move to lie. . , ."
put the Navajos under state Yet, even though Eberstadt
laws, while sincere on the part pointed out the pitfalls, For-
of the church, was a blind on restal was never able to reform
the part of the politicians to take the navy. And the continued
over their water rights. bickering of the admirals was thi. nastime and
He suspected the big New one thing that contributed to decided he knew
Mexican cattlemen and ranchers his nervous breakdown. enough about it
most of them Republicans, but JINX AiRPLANE to write a book.
some or mem comriDuung none- Here,s an ironic twist lo the He did- And
tneiess to Democratic senator
marriage systems of the Nava
jos by which they merely ap
pear before their own tribal au
thorities if they wish to divorce.
Ossie Admits He's Best
Canasta Player; Tipon Playing
By HAL BOYLE
New York WP) Oswald Jacoby is a big, bear-like man who
has won fame by holding hands.
Not lady's hands card hands.
Right now Ossie is looking for somebody to give $5000 to.
Anybody. That is, anybody who can beat him at the new paste-
board epidemic aw7aiaM,i
not ll mey piay ine way mey
write."
canasta.
Some nine
months ago he
spent a dozen
hours playing
iraain P . 3ft Factum Aiflinoi. his "Hnw (rt Will
Clinton Anaerso oi engineer- crash This same P-38 had been at Canasta" has
ing mis pan 01 me om mrougn flown , the Bendix air races b sod over 300,-
an Eastern Airlines pilot, Has- copies.
nut a number of otner people
BUI Bajk
congress
"'i.u"i-y. son Calloway. During the race
telephoned Secretary of the In- he ,ost an ine and waJ force(,
tenor Julius Krug during the down
senate debate urging Krug to T ' ,, .
accept the amendment putting u a'er thir. same P-38 again
the Indians (and their water ""V """"" " f w.11" u"
rights) under state laws. Krug
livian Pilot Bridoux at the con-
the a
people guessed along the same
lines without galloping around
with a straw vote.
at the end of damp.
As yet we haven't had the
opportunity of getting to the
fountain head and finding out
Incidentally California at its from Hedda Swart if Table Rock
election maintained its reputa- is getting in its foul work yet,
tion for taking on all goofy pro- but something sure busted up
posals as they are presented our nice Indian summer.
Los: One Wedding Ring
Canoga Park, Calif. (P) A thief, Mrs. Irene A. Rcid re
ported to police, took her $400 wedding ring.
Officers asked her where she was at the time.
"I was In court getting a divorce," she answered. ,
agreed and
stayed in.
However, President Truman
took the unusual step of slapping
down his secretary of the inter
ior and vetoing the Navajo bill.
ADMIRALS, GEN
ERALS SHAKE
It took armless Harold Rus
sell, head of the AMVETS to
get top-ranking brass of the
armed services together recently.
The incident occurred at
American University's rally to
raise $225,000 for its War Me
morial athletic center, at which
time young President Paul Doug
lass had the courage to invite
Maj. Gen. Edward S. Bres of the
army; Admiral Glen Davis; Maj.
mendment troIs and tne world knows what
nappenea, a mia-air collision
with the Eastern Airliner.
Ironically, the wrecked air
liner was flown by Pilot Cal
loway's best friend. Pilot George
Ray.
(Coprriiht 1949)
also wrote books on canasta.
After reading their books and
re-reading his book Jacoby
decided he was the best canasta
player in the world.
"I'm willing to pay $5000 to
anyone who can beat me," he
announced. "There may be a
couple of Unknown guys in Osh
kosh who can do it, but I doubt paying hobby
it. And I m sure there is no
other canasta author able to
He has reason for self-confidence.
This 46-year-old, grizzly-gray,
6-foot-two-inch Texan is a fine
mathematician. He began play
ing bridge at the age of 7. Since
1930 he has won the Vanderbilt
cup, the Kentucky Derby of
tournament bridge, six times.
Precocity runs in his tribe.
"My father entered college at
14, I entered at 15 and my son
at 16," he said, smiling. "I guess
the family is petering out."
He quit Columbia university
at 19 to become the nation's
youngest life insurance actuary.
"And I'm still a consulting
actuary," he said. "I'm not in
cards for a business."
But they are a nice, good-
MacKENZIE'S COLUMN
Vishinsky Speaks in Riddles;
Old Promises Not Being Held
OPEN FORUM
Salem High School's Pep
ing. We feel that the more we -
are watched the better we have
to do.
To the Editor: This letter is in answer to the two very similar
letters which appeared in the town papers on criticism and cure
of Salem High's pep. The first was written by Mrs. John Had
ley and Mrs. William Doughton, and the second by Mrs. George
Swunson. ... j u
We are glad the adults of Sa- walking in front and bumping
lem are so interested in our . .m,n
problem of pep and yell lead- Partlv ""f ,o1 .the ,fmf "
As for size, with two or three
times our squad of six, we would
ka (nrforl in iica a nlalnnn Clth.
Here are some of our views of stitution svstcm. The fact should
the pep problem. be pojnted out that if we in-
We don't believe our students crease our rally squad to such
are as lacking in pep as you be- a degree it would limit us in
lieve they are. It has been ideas of formation and of being
proved that it is impossible for peppy due to lack of space. Al
those sitting in the adult section s0, it would be most difficult to
to hear our rooting section be- find time for so many to get lo
calise of the accoustical construe- gethcr and work in unison,
tion of the park. That is the just because we have a large
reason we had to move the band town is no reason a small yell
from the adults section to ours squad is a disgrace. Size has
because it was impossible for us been brought up in our council
to hear it. meetings several times and the
We realize the conditions are dca of increasing the squad has
not favorable at the present been voted down by a large
time, but until we have the sup- majority.
port of a much larger number of We are sure the pep situation
townspeople in order that we will be under control during bas
may raise adequate funds to bet- ketball season. As for our "new
ter them, they will have to stay look" in leading, we will con
as such. tinue as at present until a change
We do agree that we have if requested by the majority of
wonderful teams, but the credit the students or by the school ad
for them should go to our ministration,
coaches and our athletes instead We invite you to attend one
of the size of our town. We of our pep assemblies, which
have many problems due to the will give you a closer look at
new location of the playing field our pep.
at Waters Park. (Approved by Student Coun-
Adults, college students and cil )
children divide our rooting sec- SALEM HIGH RALLY
tion into many small groups. SQUAD: Ginger Currier,
UNITED WE YELL. DIVIDED Kent Mevers, Don Her-
WE WHISPER. It is quite dif- ring, Alice Girod, Joan
ficult to lead yells with people Marie Miller, Gwen Fry.
Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
Two Blank Cartridges Said So
Washington, Nov. Uf The Rev. Clarence Dawson, a
49-yrar-old Mrthodlst minister, believes that the meek shall
Inherit the eaTth. And he's willing to back up his belief
for two shots anyway.
Awakened by a prowler on the ground floor of his par
sonage, Dawson grabbed his World War I six shooter, turned
on the lights and crept downstairs. The Intruder took a
quirk look at the gun and darted out the door
The minister let fly with two shots. The prowler got up
a little more steam and whipped out of sight.
Dawson explained It this way:
"I Just wanted to scare him away. The first twe cham
ber In the pistol are loaded with blink cartridges and 1
fired only two shots."
The other chambers?
They contained live ammunition.
mi
2d
DeWltl Maekeniit
Jacoby says there is no card
game that can be played per
fectly, and that if someone in
vented a machine that could
"a good player could beat it be
cause he could predict what the
machine would do."
His tip to amateurs: To play
any card game well, you have
to avoid patterns.
"As you grow older you tend
to fall into patterns," he said.
"But once a great player gets
read by the others, he falls into
the second rank. I put the late
P. Harold Sims, a fine player,
out of championship bridge by
fiffnrinff nut that ho invariahlv
sary of the Red gospel of Bolshevism and do- made certain plays on certain
revolution was ing all they could to under- card hnlriinos t wa th. f(rt to
mat me common mine me American government,
feeling of Finally, President Franklin
f r i e ndship be- D. Roosevelt extended recogni-
t w e e n Russia tion, after protracted conversa-
and the United tions with Moscow's emissary.
States had fal- Maxim Litvinoff, who had the
lert asleep but reputation of being a' true be
that some day it liever in peace,
would awaken. F D R. laid down stern condi
That's really tions. Each government agreed
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
(i4" Fomrn AflAlr iinlrx!
Russian diplomacy often adopts the sphinx-like characteristic
of speaking in riddles, and so it is with Soviet Foreign Minister
Gen. Edwin Lyons of the air Vishinsky s intriguing pronouncement about sleeping Russo-
force; Brig Gen. E. A. Pollock American friendship.
of the Marines; and Admiral What Mr. Vishinsky actually said to reporters in Washington
Merlin O'Neil of the coast euard. r-aaa. on the annicer-
As this array of officers ar
rived, there was an awkward
pause. Swiftly Russell, who once
starred in "The Best Years of
Our Lives" stepped into the
breach. Extending the two
hooks wt-ere his hands had been,
he said:
"Gentlemen, let's all shake."
Which they did to the applause
of the other guests.
NOTE Maybe President Paul
Douglass of American Univer-
figure him out.
vary your game.
You have to
Why is he so good?
"There are card players with
better memories than mine, but
none is as good a mathematician.
I also have a fast mind, I'm un
readable so far at least and I
can outguess other people."
Jacoby feels that canasta isn't
a brief craze like mah-jongg but
will stay popular a long time.
It has already hit the sale
beautiful po- to respect the territorial integ-
sity should start a public rela- etic expression and it's mighty rity of the other, not to inter
tions course for the armed serv- interesting. The trouble is that, fere in the internal affairs of
jrp, after the cryptic fashion of the the other and not to permit in
WHAT'S WRONG WITH NAVY sphinx, tne loreign minister aoes " --'"'"' .J any group pian- o bridge SUppiieSl" he said. Vlt
No battleship admiral is more not give us the all-important ning violation of the other is
much easier to play than
pro-navy than Ferdinand Eber- information as to what he be- Britain early recognized the bridge, but harder to play well,
stadt, close friend of Secretary lieves it is that will awaken Bolshevist regime and ran head- it has more psychology, fewer
. , "'" rules and more common sense,
Forrcstal and long a power in friendship.
the civilian circles behind the That leaves it up to us to
navy. Yet in 1945, Eberstadt supply the answer, and so your
wrote r realistic report that columnist will undertake to fill
gives some idea what Secretary in the missing link:
of the Nav; Matthews and Chief The sleeping friendship will
of Naval Operations Sherman De awakened when we reach that
are now up against in trying to happy day in which neither coun-
Rccp tne admirals in line. trv is interfering in the private ,
muon was grantee in 1921 and "Canasta is the greatest fam-
,1Ur,eo,eC?,RmUon 1924 ilv Pastime that "a "er come
In 1927 Britain servered re- iong. if, doing more to keep
ations with Russia after raid- people at home than television
ing the offices of the Soviet trade and it's cheaper "
mission (Arcos) in London. The '
British government charged that And if you have trouble learn-
Arcos was carrying on SDvine in it t rirct .'i ; .
No one can accuse Eberstadt affair, of ihe other That i to f . . . an """ 10 D''n four-player game there are, he
v..i i : u- .... . t, ..... , niiuiuiHiiuii regaraing me coun
of being prejudiced against the say in blunt language, the
navy. Yet here is what he re- awakening is dependent on each
ported to then Secretary of the side minding its own dog-gone
Navy Forrcstal in 1945: business.
"What all this means super- ipso Facto, this would mean
ficially is that the navy depart- an end to Moscow's world-revo-ment
is a defective administra- lution for the spread of com
tive mechanism it provides no rr.unism, and to the cold war
adequate device by which sub- which has grown out of the rev
ordinale agencies may be im- olutlon.
mediately responsive to the will
of a central intelligence . . .
"Under such conditions," con
tinued Eberstadt, "it is inevit-
The Soviet government was
established In Russia in 1917 at
the successful conclusion of the
Bolshevist revolution. But it
savs snmp 3dd QflK. 1 1 A 7R3 flfl
11 3 axniea lorces. jonaon re- possible hands. .
newed diplomatic relations in What is the best of all card
1929, though communist prop- games?
aganda continued. "Poker!" said Ossie positively.
Red activities in the United "There is no doubt of it poker."
States, of course, never have And does he regard himself
ceaspd- as the best poker player as well
The sleeping friendship will as the top bridge and canasta
awaken when old promises are player?
made good. No, indeed." said Jacobv.
able that the administration of wasn't until 1933 that Wash-
the navy has been entrusted ington established formal rela-
primarily to the individual bu- tions with this regime.
reaus. The supreme civil au- Why this exceptionally long
thority in ordinary times is. in delay in recognition?
practice, Isolated from tlie real Because Russian agents In the
activity of the organization over United States were spreading the
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