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Capital Journal An Independent Newspaper Established 1888 GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publiiher 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 Prest and The United iress. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this paper and also news published therein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By Carrier: Weekly, 25c; Monthly. $1.00; One Year, S12.00. By Mall In Oregon: Monthly, 75c; 6 Mos., $4.00; One Year, S8.00. V. S. Outside Oregon: Monthly, $1.00; 6 Mos., $6.00; Year. $12. 4 Salem, Oregon, Monday, March 13, 1950 The Rejuvenated Democrats Rejuvenation of the democratic party proceeds apace, under the guidance and coaching of its valiant "Three Musketeers," Monroe Sweetland, William L. Josslin, and Richard Neuberger, with Austin Flegel in the supporting role of D'Artagnan. Sweetland, former secretary of the defunct Oregon Commonwealth Federation, is democratic national com mitteeman. Josslin, the former "Pinky" of General Mar tin's administration and the Don Quixote of the primary campaign. Neuberger is the highly vocal state senator from Multnomah. Flegel also is a Multnomah state senator. For a while it looked as if there would not be enough ambitious democrats to fill the state ticket and there was serious talk of the draft for the three party leaders, but like Caesar on the Lupercal, they thrice refused the prof fered crown showing like Caesar they are not ambitious with the exception of Flegel. Anyway the state ticket has been filled and then some, all candidates loyally clinging to the coattails of Truman's Fair Deal deficit financing, the CVA, socialistic stateism and the old Hopkins slogan of "tax and tax, spend and spend, and vote and vote." But there is a strange famili arity with the candidates' names. Most of these "young democrats" have been on democratic tickets since before the new generation was born, and have held office appoint ive or elective off and on. For United States senator, Howard Latourette has graced many ballots, been a legislator, speaker of the house and national committeeman. For governnor, Lew Wallace has been on the ballot many times, and served as legislator, on the game commission, as national com initteeman and this is his third try for the governorship. State Treasurer Walter J. Pearson has also served in ;the senate and his slogan is "vote for a winner." He can Wlso proudly point to his introduction of peanut politics into the board of control. Flegel's only appearance on the ballot has been as a Multnomah legislator. His name is iiew on the tate ticket. Roy R. Hewitt for congressman, first district, is another .perennial candidate for jobs ranging from supreme court bench to delegate to the national democratic convention .to which latter he was elected. But three of the old guard of stalwart democrats whose parties have been on the ballot since the Hec was a pup, are missing and their absence will weaken the ticket de spite its new recruits namely Walter Pierce, state legis lator, governor and congressman; Elton Watkins, con--'gressman and frequently a candidate for other high of fices, and Harvey Starkweather, often a candidate, but all always came up smiling if defeated. They didn't take themselves as seriously as the new bosses' do. What Will the City Council Do? ' Indications at present are that the city council will "approve a change in the zoning law to permit a gas sta tion to be located on the southeast corner of Center and Capitol streets. That location is opposite the growing capi tol group of buildings. - If the council does vote favorably on the gas station later after tonight's public hearing, the council will be .setting its own version of what kind of buildings should -front the state buildings. The council will be disagreeing 'with a majority of the board of control, with the capitol planning commission and with the Salem long-range plan ning commission. At stake in the controversy is what type of building should be in the "fringe" area across the street from the blocks of state buildings. The planners and the board of "control want buildings that aro not commercial or indus trial in nature fronting on the state group. Such struc tures as the planners have in mind would bo private office -buildings, churches, apartment houses, residences, and certain types of public institutions. The city planning and zoning commission agrees that such buildings would be "fine," but the commission feels that the corner lot in question for the proposed gas station is not large enough for such buildings. The size of the lot should not be the deciding factor for the long-time view of the situation. To put a gas station there is to take the .simple way out of a problem of what to do with a lot full of weeds. But the long-term view is one that would be discouraging if the gas station were permitted. ! In the fii'3t place, the Oregon senate in 1039 declared 'it to be a matter of public policy of the state that the '"fringe" area around the capitol group be protected. The 'aesthetic values" of the state buildings should not be jeopardized by commercial structures across the street. kThat state policy has not been changed. " In the second place, approval of a gas station would mean not only disregarding state policy but weakening ithe city's control over the "fringe" area to the point where almost any kind of a structure could be permitted in the future. The zoning restrictions would be so weakened by '.this "waiver" for the station that it would be difficult to discriminate at a later time. In the third place, Salem has the role of guardian of ;the "fringe" area. The state has entrusted that responsi "bility to the city, as the capital of Oregon. Can the city, through its council, ignore that responsi bility? J Morse and Sweetland Brothers? , McMinnville, Ore., March IS U.PJ Brothers? ' When Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity Installed a new chapter at iLinficld college here Saturday night, the two honor guests J and members were Wayne L. Morse, Oregon's freshman re i publican senator, and Monroe Sweetland, democratic na 1 tlonal committeeman. i The White Stuff Was Not Cotton J tewlston, Ida., March 13 U.R Red-faced Chamber of Cora .merce officials called off the annual spring parade today which would have unveiled seasonal fashions and window (displays by local merchants. Th leuon: Too much snow. BY H. T. WEBSTER The Timid Soul S&jLra my old Chains akc mw KC&S K& ITs'tI out,aho rrseeMS A ptv (2333 ' " 1-35 euV A mew set wrrw TZZi g Til SPKINGl JTUST AHOUNO M Y . X VT UNR . WC1X, I OU65S I M gj p 1 i HAVS NO CHOICE j 4 1 VM WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Russian Folk Not Unfriendly To U. S. Despite Kremlin Ideas By DREW PEARSON (Editor's Note Drew Pearson today continues his diagnosis of the cold war and a program for winning the peace.) Washington During the war, Stalin often held up the United States to the Russian people as an example of the goals which might be attained by Russia. As a result of this and other fac tors a great deal - BY CARL ANDERSON of good will built up United S inside the Soviet Union. As a fur ther result it is now requiring a great deal of propaganda on the part of the Moscow radio to sell the Russian people on hatred for the U.S.A. ill was for the 4 tatesfr"!L Soviet r Drew Pearaon example of anyone who dares be sympathetic with Americans. Today the state department's voice of America is doing a com petent job of beaming Ameri can ideas into Europe. And the fact that the Russians have taken such pains to jam "the voice" indicates that it Is having some Impact. However, our propaganda or ganization has been handicapped by lack of funds plus the fact that the state department is inhibited KRISS-KROSS And despite tremendous ef- in certain operations merely be- forts, so far it hasn't been done, cause it is the state department. This is why the problem of The oldest agency in govern winning the peace by making ment, and one which is entrusted friends with the Russian people, with keeping our foreign rela though long and difficult, had tions on an even keel, naturally at least some points in our favor, shrinks from some of the im- Anything Can Happen When Capital Journal Phone Rings By CHRIS KOWITZ,Jr. "You never know who's calling," reads an advertisement by the Bell Telephone company. That statement really hits the nail on the head as far as the Capital Journal's phone is concerned. People phone a news paper for the darndest things ad. when the girl told him it would be 80c for three days, man said he'd lust buy 80c worth of gas instead. The caller was very polite at all times, and no one ever knew what he wanted to advertise. Calls asking about the day of the week, the time of tomor row's sunrise, etc., are not un common. In fact, when 2-2406 rings, the person calling the Capital Journal is liable to ask almost anything. To fully understand our prob lem of winning the peace, a di agnosis of Russian public opinion is important. Few people outside Russia realize it, but during Hitler's at- A Capital Journal ad adver tising Capital Journal ads caused one office girl to make quite an explanation. The ad stated that chris Koiriti, jr. old rags, picture frames, etc., Here are a few gems of in- celIaneous or Sale.. column on terrogation, as they have come, from time to time, over the phone wires leading to this of fice: "What Is the first name of the Veep's wife? We're hav ing an argument here in the office, and we gotta know right now." "Who was the first mayor of Salem?" "What year did Jesse James die? We're trying to settle a bet." "Who were the seven mules?" "What day did we have the earthquake in Oregon?" the classified page. A reader, apparently misunderstanding the meaning of the ad, called the Capital Journal office and wanted to talk to the man who bought old rags and picture frames. The caller had a whole garage-full he wanted to sell us. aginative, forthright operations put across by Gen. "Wild Bill" Donovan's OSS during the war when he had American agents working behind the German lines before U.S. troops landed at tack the communist regime was balerno. anything but popular in Russia. Nor does the state department In fact, there was such resent- have the money and imagination ment against the Kremlin that to carry on some of the spec some Moscow residents literally tacular but effective moves con hoped the Germans would take ceived by Ed Stanley of the of over the city and help give them fice of war information when a new government. Hostility thousands of matchbooks bear got so intense that U.S. diplo- ing MacArthur's picture were mats found it expedient to take dropped over the Philippines; the American flags off their or when Bob Parker, also of automobiles, because they were OWI, placed thousands of Cath booed and even stoned for ship- olic Bibles bearing greetings ping arms to help the commu- from Americans inside the nist regime. churches of Hungary. These illustrate the type of Stalin Relents moves which could be made to Tda. hnuroircr fhic hnstililv win nvpr fhp T7iieci',n n.nnln changed as a result of two fac- There is no one formula for si?w a v"0,",. tors. First, Russia began to win. winning the peace. But if we P10"5- "owing But more immediate and perhaps are not to let the battle for morn'ng carnl" , ...... val Tnnv worn. mnrA .mnnrtnnt. Stalin maae ueace Bo hv ripfnnlr if u;a o m Henry f I LET'S SETTLE THIS T" SILEN 3 tut rrt - V ' l. POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER Pigeons Wonder Why Fat Man Skips Along; Well, It's Spring By HAL BOYLE New York (IP) The fat man clumped heavily along the silent street, feeling sorry for all people who have to go to work by the dawn's early light. The traffic lights turned red. Though no car was in sight, the fat man paused cautiously on the curb from force of habit. Before him in the street he : r . ' . . . . .. i . '. " . " tn he nlavine some shrewd moves to appease nor. to ran DacK on the horrible , j Russian opinion. A sort of "nep- expedient of dropping the n g.aru " man" or private trader peri- atomic bomb, then both indi- r?sy" . ,feI od was inaugurated during which vidual Americans and the Amer- P'8eons strutted the Russian people were given ican government must map out "IJ?. r , ? , ' ,Mnmc 4hn nevor pnifiVPfl hp- thp mncf nnn.irtontl TUHling their fore. Peace and propaganda campaign " e,c . ! . "5. Leaders were selected for abil- ever seen in the history of the . maK'"f D'f Hv rnthr thnn nnrtv atilliatlon. worin. ie,- During state fair week last September, the Capital Journal got a long distance call from Portland. The man on the other end of the line wanted to know if there was a fair going on anywhere. Another phone inquirer called up to ask if we'd found any red pajamas. Seems he'd lost his One gont colled in and asked and thought they might have the price of a two-line classified gotten to this office. MacKENZIE'S COLUMN Belgium's Royal Referendum Revives Memories of 1918 By DeWITT MacKENZIE UFI Foreign Affairs Analyst) The Belgians decided by referendum yesterday on King Leopold Ill's bid to return from exile to his throne.. In the minds of the voters was the tragic argument which has divided Leopold's subjects since he surrendered the Belgian army to the invading Germans in 1940. Was he right or was he wrong in mat "It's time to start panhandling you bums." The pigeons flew off with an annoyed look, and the fat man walked on, wondering why he felt guilty. He reached the next street and turned. And there just around the corner he saw the girl. She was young and pretty . . . she was leaning on a bus stop-sign. . slip wns rlnlntf enmpthlntr talk "COO, COO, COO." Vllh V,-- la Mnr. h.l. A modified form of capitalism ' This may take 25 years. It T and she didn't have anything was permitted in stores and on may take 50. Or, as Frederick head of them. cy s debutantes, on but trailing white filmy farms. Collective farmers were Osborn predicts, it might con- narrowing circles. nightgown. permitted to sell part of their ceivably take 100 years. But if "Romance before breakfast "What next?" muttered the crops on the market instead of peace is worth attaining, then uSn!" grunted the fat man. Then fat marli and iowering his eyes turning over everything to the something like this is worth tne traffic Hsht changed to green, he started to walk hurriedly on. state. Ana tne government even worKing at. At any rate, it is oieypcu imu me weei aim winked at farmers who enlarged the only alternative to an early waved both hands. their own personal garden plots, war. "Shoo! Off with you, you (copyright 1050) pavement casanovas, he said. This resulted in much better feeling toward the communist regime and, coupled with vic tories, it brought the government and the people closer together. Guessing Game at Art Gallery: Which Has 'Mentally-Ill' Look? costly capitula tion? The king was made prisoner by the Germans and was liber ated by the A m e r i c a n s in 1945. Since then he has lived abroad, forbid den by parlia ment to return without its consent. His younger birthday. At high noon the cne brother Charles has been regent. my fircd a M,ute of three ghe,Ia - .unit uic m uiiMit'e, and eleven days later Novem ber 22 the royal family re turned to their capital. It was a triumphal procession, for the whole country was in a frenzy of rejoicing. Brussels was jammed. Hun- DrWItt MaoHtntla and one always could see Albert working with his soldiers, and Elizabeth busy with her mis sions of mercy among the many wounded. The troops adored this wonderful couple, There was a moment when the nearby Germans couldn't have tossed a shell onto the humble abode of the royal family. But only once were shells dropped near the farm house. That was on April 8, 1918 his majesty's Soviet Isolation Returns A few months after the war, however, this was rudely shat tered. The old system of tight communist controls was rein stated with a vengeance. The change took place shortly after the decision not to let American troops and soldiers from the Red army intermingle and about the HIS MASTER'S VOICE! time Stalin and Moltov had be gun cold-shouldering allied lead ers at the Potsdam and San Fran cisco conferences. Apparently, the Kremlin has made up its mind that Russia not only must remain isolated but that she must begin an aggressive campaign to spread communism in the rest of the world. At any rate, there followed a Boston, March 13 VP) Art lovers can play a guessing game this week at a Newbury street gallery. The gallery is exhibiting 35 paintings and 10 sculptures by mentally ill patients at Metropolitan State hospital, Waltham. Among them the gallery has hung a painting "by a brilliant and sane mathematician at Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology." The gallery suggests that visitors try to pick It out. Henpecking 'Round the Clock Promised by Gadget series oi repressive measures, a Th, horrendous faet came out VpctfirHav at slopn.ioamW x , 7 " ..... purge of intellectuals and a gi- demonstration. ' "'"I ti"," .7" ""' By ARTHUR EDSON Washington, March 13 tfP) The men of this country, many of whom already are harrassed and henpecked by their wives, now face a new and terrible marital threat. Soon we may not be able even to sleep in peace. "Hi, Big Boy!" the girl called; "Come here and help me." ' The fat man looked up and down the street. No one else in sight. He walked over to her hesitantly. "What do you want, Miss? he, asked. "Help me tie this daffodil in my hair, silly," she said. He helped her fix the flower in her hair with bumbling fingers. And then she lifted her head and looked into her blue, blue eyes and he felt like he was floating in the Mediterranean sea off Tripoli. "Dont" you recognize me, Big Boy?" she asked. And then he knew her, and his heart felt an old knock. "Sure. Sure, I know you," he said shakily. "Aren't you glad to see me?'' "Not particularly," he lied. "Why?" she said coquettishly. "Because you're too much trouble," he said soberly-. You've hurt me too often. Every dicntcd that he would abdicate unless 55 per cent of the votes wore in his favor. As it turned out. 57 percent of the votes were in his favor. This being rcminsconce day for our column I want to take oreds of thousands flocked ,nto you back some 32 years to an- the capitnl from outs,de other memorable day in Bel- Not only was the available stand gian history. jng room , tne Erects taken That was a time of national but windows were full, and even rejoicing in which Leopold also the trees held their share, figured the return of the royal family to their capital at the end of World War I after four long Thc royal family made their years of absence during German entrance, on horseback, occupation. First came King Albert and That day must be burned into uen Elizabeth, side by side. Leopold's memory, as it was in- Behind them riding abreast, to the memories of all of us wcre three children on po wlio witnessed his historic event, nies Crown Prince Leopold, 17; Surely as he awaited the verdict Prince Charles, 15, and Princess of the referendum he heard the Marie, 12. The crowd went mighty voices of the worship- wild. ful multitude cheering the home- Came the night, and Brussels coming of beloved King Albert was the scene of unprecedented and Queen Elizabeth with their celebrations. Countless throngs, three children, of whom Leopold young and old, grandchildren was one. and grandparents, Joined hands When the Germans swept into nd danced abreast through the Belgium in 1914. the royal fam boulevards in endless lines. They ily retreated with the army to kept time to drums, or to nu ll tiny corner of their kingdom sic made on paper-covered on the coast near the French combs. On and on and on, till border. There the king and dawn. queen and their youngsters took That was the heritage of love up residence in a farm house at and loyalty which came to Leo La Panne, not far from the front- pold when his father was killed line trenches. in a fall from a precipice in 1934. ' Yes, Sunday was a day of mem- I often visited that sector, cries for king and subjects alike. gantic propaganda campaign to isolate Rusia from the West. In tellectuals were even purged not for what they said and wrote against communism but for what they failed to say and write for communism. Coupled with these repressive measures, the Kremlin has given the Russian people more con sumer goods and tried to im- You've probably heard about sleep-learning by now. Some psychologists think you can learn while you're asleep. With a tiny speaker on your pillow, the phonograph or tape recording machine can grind out lessons while you're snooz ing. It works, too, the experts say. ballets and PTA meetings, (B) "Well, Big Boy, that's the A more generous attitude toward truth," she smiled. "Love 'em wasmng aisnes ana iuj More and leave 'em that's my motto. It keeps me young." Wp'll ppt nrminrl fri thp clppn. prove their economic status This ,earning demonstration in a mo- foreign - language R:. "" " :m"6". ment. after a word with Richard records. money for the Missus, The possibilities are ter rifying. As for the sleep-learning dem onstration, it was held in a front window on busy Conecticut ave nue. The sponsor: Educational Services, which peddles learn-a- phonograph There still remains wide- C. Darnell, who sells tape rec- Mary Jane Hayes, a nice bru- "Yes, but it makes me old," said the fat man. "Where've you been this time?" "Down south as usual, yfiit all," she mocked. She shivered i a little in her thin garb. f "Cold eh?" he said, mali ciously. "Not very," she laughed. I spread resentment against the orders wnich he hopes people nette item who also answers to rm,f my wn weather with me. regime, which has come near wiu b v . ln their iEnt the name of "Miss Washington," Can 1 J"0" feel it?" breaking into open revolt in homework. came in, went to the front win- such places as the Ukraine. In MTfs amazing what vou can dow and climbed into bed. addition, the transportation and do wilh suggestions to a sleep- Then while the phonograph distribution systems are so poor jng person." Darnell told re- muttered a word drill like "Mis- that temporary deprivation and porters. ter even starvation have resulted in "a wife was eaecr to Bet her Day The fat man lifted his hand. And, sure enough, a warming wind was blowing in. fresh from Monsieur" and "Good distant meadows. And the flock Bon Jour." and while of pigeons flew down at their big cities because shipment of husband so he'd eat salads. So the crowd on the sidewalk won- feet and started cooing. ioocis aio nut hi iivc uu tunc, every night while he was asleep, aerea wnai goes on nere, pnoio- "I'll bet vou don't even rem Furthermore, some of the ablest she kept telling him how good graphers took pictures of Miss embpr mv ' th M Russian executives have been salads were. Washington. (j" my name' tne glrl 881(1 purged because they were not "Well, about three weeks later, This went on for 30 minutes. "Oh I'll never forget that orthodox communists, and this her husband said he thought Whereupon the photographers vonVp'snrinr, " niH v.t -f , he'd try a salad. He's been eat- said they had enough pictures, -And you'll never forget me ing them ever since." Miss W. said she hadn't learned wm vou bib Rnv?" hp oskpri Seethlng Satellite States this for a salad obviously will able under the conditions, and a The above situation inside soon have other pet projects to reporter said: Russia, however, is reported to work on. And what one wife "Frankly, I'd rather spend be mild compared with the poll- win do, others will do. my nights thinking about Miss has slowed up governmental ef ficiency. tical seething which exists inside Hungary, Bulgaria and Cecho- The idea will be commercial Slovakia. i2edj and wives will be buying Morris Ernest, the New York phonograph records which will attorney who flew to Vienna to c00 at their husbands at night, try to defend Robert Vogeler, urgjng (A) Better attendance at reports that this area is burning with unrest and ripe for a skill ful American propaganda drive. It was this unrest, of course, which finally divorced Yugosla via from the Russian fold, and it is this unrest which is probably the root cause of the Vogclcr Shipkov trials in Hungary and Bulgaria In order to make an Washington than about a French noun." Everybody laughed, except me. Just wasn't in the laugh ing mood, I guess. I couldn't get my mind off salads. From Bricks to Baritones Memphis. Tenn., March 13 (U.B Striking pickets at the American Snuff To. have stopped pitching bricks and started slinging baritones. Earlier last week the pickets fought and threw bricks. Friday non-striking employes were met by the hymn, "We Shall Not Be Moved." "No. I'll never forget you but sometimes I almost wish I could." Spring slipped an arm in his and said: "I'll walk you to work, Big Boy, just for old time's sake. But let's don't walk let's skip." "I'm too fat,' said the fat man, but he put a finger to his lips and whispered, "you are only as fat as you feel.' And so, arm in arm, off they went hoppity . . . hoppity . . . hoppity. And, looking after, the pigeons gravely wondered why the big fat man was skipping all alone down an empty street, laughing aloud to himself. But pigeon" just don't understand people.