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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.
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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
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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 , ? , '
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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.