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BY BECK
Parental Problems
4 Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, October 21, 1952
IS ADLAI ADDLED ON REDS?
While Governor Adlai Stevenson perhaps cannot be cen
sured for his affidavit as character witness on behalf of
Alger Hiss, convicted of perjury in his espionage trial,
his campaign has showed his complacency to the commu
nist infiltration menace in the United States.
As the Saturday Evening Post editorially asserts, his
attitude "is typical of that la-de-da intellectual self-deception,
that has been the base of the Roosevelt-Truman-Acheson
policy in communism and Russia for two dec
ades." The Post continues :
' Governor Stevenson seems to follow the A.D.A. line that dis
loyalty among federal employes has been taken care of by the
loyalty system which "we" (the Truman administration) set
up long before all the fuss was stirred up by the McCarran
committee and others over communists in the state depart
ment. Governor Stevenson might have added that the loyalty
system, as applied to the state department, was described last
year by a member of the Loyalty Review Board as "a fraud
on the public," because the board "has not discharged a single
person on grounds of disloyalty."
The Post prints a story told by Rear Admiral Adolphus
Staton, retired, who was recalled at the outbreak of World
War II and made head of a board to pass on the security
qualifications of radio operators for merchant ships. The
law provided for removal of suspected subversives, wheth
er Nazi, Japanese, Fascist or otherwise.
There was no trouble in removing the Nazi, Japs and
Fascists, but when the removal of communists was recom
mended "we began to get violent protests," said the ad
miral. The matter came to a head May 19, 1952, at a
meeting in the Secretary of Navy's office when "Secre
tary Knox read a memorandum bearing Roosevelt's ini
tials, stating in effect that in the opinion of the president,
membership or suspected membership in the communist
party was not sufficient to deprive a radio operator of his
job." Protests were sidetracked, and the board's activi
ties stalled.
, Adlai Stevenson, who was an aide to Secretary Knox, i
recalled by Admiral Staton in connection with two episodes,
continues the Post. One was a call which he made on Mr.
Stevenson to support a recommendation that a number of sus
picious characters be removed as radio operators. According
to Admiral Staton, Stevenson expressed tne opinion mat mere
was no reason that ho could see for firing the men.".
. The second encounter between Mr. Stevenson ami Admiral
Stnton took place in 1943. after the admiral had been asked by
Eugene Garcy, counsel for the Cox committee, to testify con
cerning his effort to keep communists out of merchant-marine
radio shacks during the war. "Soon after," relates the admiral,
Adlai Stevenson . . . telephoned me mat tnere were wnite
House orders that I should not testify." Admiral Staton did
testify, before the committee in executive session, but not
in public.
The Post concludes: "We incline to agree with those
who place a high estimate on Adlai Stevenson's sincerity,
idealism, competence and all-round decency. But on this
communist business he seems to have an A.1J.A. blind
spot. Surely this is no time to elect to our highest office
a man so inflicted particularly when the alternative is
a man with the experience and judgment, so fully dem
onstrated in this crucial business of opposition to com
jnunism, of General Eisenhower."
THORNTON FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Capital Journal, independent in politics, aiming to
support the best qualified candidates for office regardless
of party, endorses the candidacy of Robert Y. Thornton,
democrat of Tillamook, for attorney general.
jvir. mormon is wen trained ior tne omce. ne is a
native of Portland, earned his own way through Stanford,
Oregon and George Washington law schools, had legal
work for three years for the U.S. congress, and has prac
ticed law in Medford and Tillamook, where he has long
been city attorney, and elected to the legislature of 1951,
made an admirable record.
Mr. Thornton Is a World War II veteran. Called to active
duty In 1041. before Pearl Harbor, he served with the 30th
Field Artillery and as Intelligence officer, being released from
eervicc in 11)46 as a lieutenant colonel. Mr. Thornton has had
'much experience as an active trial lawyer, has been active and
prominent in civic community worn, ana nas demonstrated
capacity all along the line.
'. The election of Mr. Thornton would insure a valid
effort to free Oregon from organized crime. The federal
income tax sleuths recently reported that 59 "racketeers"
in the field of abortions, narcotics, gambling and prosti
tution in Oregon owe the United States $2,674,808 in
taxes. They report that 161 Oregon "rackets" were in
vestigated during the year ending June 30, so apparently
the other 102 oiwrutors filed correct tax returns and are
left to operate in peace.
The IBI reports Oregon crime rates higher In all ex
cept six major categories over the first six months of
last year. Mr. Thornton says:
"I believe that we should institute a thorough-going Inves
tigation of crime, of law enforcement and criminal Justice by
a' Bipartisan state crime commission, btmiiar surveys nave
been undertaken in New York, Nebraska, Illinois, Washington,
uamornia ana a number 01 states with excellent results.
"Such a commission could probe the need for more adequatt
laws covering sex deviates, tne adequacy of our Juvenile Jus
tice, our adult correctional methods, parole and probation pro
cedures as compared to other states, and the overlapping of
city, county and state law onforcement agencies. To be effec
tive, the commission must be given full powers of Investiga
tion. "If Oregon is being Invaded on the one hand by organized,
callous and utterly ruthless racketeers and If, on the other
hand, our children are left an easy prev for the ever-Increasing
number of the criminally inclined, it Is time, we do tome
thing about It. If we don't who will?"
Mr. Thornton pledges himself to carry out the above
program and his election as attorney general will insure
it.
These Birds Taught Wrong Words
Colombo, Ceylon MV-Colombo 100 has seven new tockatoos
but only six are being shown to the public.
The seventh upickrd up Its vocabulary from a sailor.
Blushing 100 officials are waiting till he forgets his racy
language and learns some sober words from a new tutor.
London J A London soo official said Saturday a raven
in the mtnagarle sits on its perch and instead of quoting
"Never more" keeps screaming, "Get on with HI"
Lives Up to His Nickname
- Eva Peron, La Plata, Argentina, J.R "Unlucky Joe" Cava
las lived ap to his nickname.
ceva gave tip gambling yean ago, bocaus ho never won.
However, recently an enterprising salesman sold Jot a
ticket In the Argentine lottery.
4 Monday Joe't number wai drawn tor a $85,175 prise.
- But Ceva oan't collect ht can't find tht ticket .
K m Pvea "that" IllIU JUST WAITING TO GRAB WoM l
M 1 TWO-TENTHS OF ONC'M IT I ttfcT up tF ;l Mil 1
pM PERCENT DECLINE I IU II DO IT. OO AHEAD, MOM. EffH
II '? i!tISf,,22o.-A II ill MAKE HIM. HE'S RIGHT W. I
! KhIkw Vii RfHEREI CANT REAOjf : I
St huSoreo and P I Vwith that awfulI? ,
W? ELEVEN PEBCEKT J P.I I !fv NOISEU. . V p. f III "i"
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
Sen. Morse Realized Party
Bolt Meant Political Suicide
BY DREW PEARSON
Washington Republican "This man compromises with
leaders put all sorts of pressure his principles, argued the sen-
on GOP Senator Wayne Morse
of Oregon to keep him from
bolting to Stevenson.
Shortly before Morse issued
his statement deserting the re
publican ticket, Senator Fred
Seaton of Nebraska, who has
been close to Morse in the sen
ator. "He has deserted the lib
eral wing of the republican par
ty in order to get elected. And
that's what you did too, Harold."
Stassen passed over this ref
erence to the fact that he was
once leader of GOP liberals. He
urged that Morse come to New
Identical Trouble for Identical Twins
Beverly Hills, Calif., ) Trouble just naturally comes
io Charlotte and Georgia Steeves. They are Identical twins.
The 22-year-olds were decorating a tractor for the home
coming parade of the University of California at Los
Angeles. They were in the earth-moving tractor's scoop,
which somehow went into gear and tossed them eight feet
to the ground.
Both girls suffered the same injury fractures of the left
elbow. Today both are wearing identical casts.
"Sometimes," moans Charlotte, "we think we carry this
twin thing too far."
ate, telephoned him from New York and sit on the platform
xorK, inviting mm to travel on with Eisenhower when he ad
dressed the AFL. But Morse
said no.
"That would just show that I
was giving my blessing to some
thing I didn't agree with," he
replied. "It's too late for me
to advise you on the general's
speech anyway. I've Just been
invited by Bill Green to an
swer it."
the Eisenhower train. Morse de
clined.
For more than a month prior
to this, however, a succession of
republican leaders, including ex
Governor Stassen of Minnesota,
had come to see the senator
from Oregon. One of them
dropped in on Morse just after
Eisenhower had endorsed Sena
tor Jenner in Indiana.
"The general didn't want to
make that endorsement," he ex
plained. "After he saw Jenner
MORSE AND LABOR
At this, Stassen nearly jump-
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
he came back to his hotel and uui c,m'r' f"?r nB re"
lurnea 10 wew xorK. nowever,
If a Woman Is Nominated for
President Would Hubby Help?
another Eisenhower emissary
came to Washington to urge
Morse not to differ with Eisen-
dent. Would a husband be an
asset or a liability?
Would many male voters re
sent seeing a man play second
fiddle and couldn't they easily
transfer that resentment to his
wife, the candidate?
By an inverse psychology,
would many female voters say,
well, If she isn't smart enough
said, "That ... I'd much rather
have punched him in the nose'."
This made Morse even less en-
"That shows him up more than hower in the AFL speech he was
ever as a hypocrite," he exploded. to make the following day.
"At the same time he said that, "This is the hardest job I ever
he also stood up and told the had to do," said the emissary.
American people to vote for "I'll make it easy for you,"
Jenner. replied Morse. "Go back and tell
"He did the same thing at the headquarters that I've agreed
surrender of Mornlngside not to change a single line of
mv speech. I had manned to
of . . ." at state dinners, where "That was no surrender," re- rewrite it and make it ten times
could you put the president's plied the Eisenhower emissary, tougher, but in view of your
husband except below the salt, "That was arranged to save visit I won't change it."
The speech as written and la-
By SAUL PETT
(For Hal Bojlt)
New York W) Almost ev- Would the White House invi
eryone agrees that a loyal, smil- tations read, "the President and
ing wife is an asset to a political Mr.- Smith request the presence Heights to Senator Taft.
oanaiaate.
But suppose, in the future, a
woman is nominated for presi-
next to the wife of the health Taft's face.'
minister of Belgravia?
A woman president would
revolutionize press coverage.
A new breed of
would be needed to
yriinii cAtiamieu uie acim- ter delivered, of course, was
tor from Oregon. "Why Eisen- much tougher than Eisenhower
hower wasn't even given the leaders wanted,
courtesy of being at the press Senator Morse's final decision
conference where Taft announc- hlt the remihlirsn nartv was
reporters ed the terms of the surrender." made after Eisenhower toured
cover the New .Tersev.
"man's angle." What could they UNITED GOP FRONT "When I read those speeches
ask the Dresident's husband? The emissary argued that the Wow .Tareaw ' TVTnrco AvnlninPii
to get a husband smarter than -what are your favorite recipes? general was merely trying to to friends "and saw the gener
she Is, is she smart enough to rj0es she let you out for golf? bring unity in the party. He ais ciajm'that he hadn't desert
run the country? When did the president I said he had to appease some of ed his principles, I couldn't
It could be a problem, you mean. sir. when did vou first the old guard and bring about
flffrPP nnnnc.n. 1,- .-.;,! in a iinito1 frnnt "Rut " ha ffr. , .
Flufuac tv mc Lueo.ueiui - .a vw. wile 1 was going to sieep on u,
rnW nr, fhinrt J TU United, "YOU Will be the man aM im novt mnrmntr and
What about the campaigns? husband of the president would- he'll call to the White House for ta1ce myself completely out of
n't aare wear a mink coat.
must agree.
Should the lady candidate take
her husband along?
People cluck with satisfaction
when they see an adoring wife
sitting beside the candidate. But
what would they think of a hus
band sitting there while his wife
does all the work?
What expression should he
wear while she propounds the
issues adoration, respectful
interest or good-humored tol
erance? Would many people in the au
dience wish he were back home
making an honest living instead
of free-loading on his wife's
campaign train?
Obviously, any husband who
has nothing better to do than
drag around the country while
his wife talks her lungs out
would be subject to cracks about
his masculinity.
It would be fatal if he were
smaller than his missus. Hair
would help. It would help even
more if he were a weightlifter.
Should the husband speak out
on political issues or maintain
a wide-eyed innocence?
If he doesn't talk politics, peo
ple will say he doesn't have a
mind of his own. If he does talk
politics, people will say his wife
doesn't have a mind of her own.
And what should the husband
do when the opposition gets
nasty when they say his wife's
background is suspect, when
they say she can't be trusted?
Should he keep silent or invite
the other candidate to step out
side? 4
Whistle-stop tours would pre
sent problems. The local wel
coming committees couldn't give
the candidate's spouse roses.
Should they give him new bowl-
THE SHEPHERD
FOLLOW THROUGH
"If we follow on to know
the Lord."
Hosea 6:3
This rule will serve you
well and true ... In life
or golf, just "Follow
Through" . . . Line up
your drive or putt or deal
. . . Then concentrate and
get the feel . . . And fol
low path or course you've
planned . . . With pur
pose and a steody hand
. . . Relax and let It not
befall . . . That your eye
ever leaves the ball . . .
Complete your even, rhy
thmic swing ... It wins ot
golf or anything.
JULIEN C. HYER
consultation alter nes elected, tho nniitirai nictnrp Npyt. mnrn.
"On the contrary," replied W T lelt the same way I did the
Morse, "if you read that Taft njght before,
statement issued after the 'sur- "It-S political suicide, I know,"
render,' you'll see that Eisen- concluded Morse, "but I've got
hower agreed not to discrimln- to live with myself no matter
ate against Taft people, and you who's elected."
know what that means. That ,
means the Taft people will be PROTECTS CHICAGO BOSS
running the party. a top congressional investiga-
"I happen to have been the tor has been fired for trying to
first republican to come out for cover up for Chicago's democra
Eisenhower," Morse continued, tic boss Jake Arvey.
"But this is not the Eisenhower investigator Ralph Culver was
I know. I can't be for this Eis- kickeJ oft the Chelf committee
enhower. Reach over and punch tw0 hours after it was discov
the cash register: 'No sale'." ered he had left Arvey's name
First efforts to keep Sena- out 0f a report.
tor Morse in line occurred pri- Culver had been assigned to
or to Labor day, when Eisen- investigate the Justice depart
hower leaders wanted the Ore- ment's handling of the Pabst
gonian's help to swing the Am- Brewing company case. The beef
erican Federation of Labor over company was in trouble for
to Eisenhower, or at least keep shipping spoiled grain across the
them from endorsing Stevenson. Wisconsin state line, and Jake
To this end, Governor Stassen, iv haA rlpj tn straiehten It
who wrote the general's speech
delivered at the AF of L con
vention, same down to Washing
to nand spent 2'A hours with
Morse. However, he made no
headway.
Only 24 Broken in Carload
Le Mans, France, U.R) Police said Monday a truck carry
ing seven tons of eggs overturned Saturday night.
Only 24 eggs were broken.
Car Thefts Up 21 Per Cent
In Past Two Years, FBI Says
The hot car racket Is called
the fastest growing criminal en
terprise in America, in an arti
cle, "Stolen: 197,000 Autos a
Year," appearing in the Novem
ber Reader's Digest.
The Federal Bureau of Inves-
ing shoes a plug of tobacco or tisnion quoted by tne writer
Fred J. Cook, as reporting that
auto thefts have Increased 21
per cent in two years to a cur-
two tickets to an Elks smoker?
And when the lady candidate
finishes her speech she would
, . , ... . .
nave to oe carenu in presenting rent avernge ol 540 a day.
nvi niflic me tiuwu. one cuuxu
not say, "and now I want you
to meet my Sammy." That pos
sessive tone could kill a male
vote.
in the glove compartment, thus
simplifying matters for the thief.
Make an Identifying mark in
your car, either by dropping a
business card down a window
panel or by scratching your in
itials in an Inconspicuous place.
"Be suspicious of a bargain.
Ask for more than a transfer of about to g0 0ff duty, was almost
tit e; insist on getting tne ongi- ready to test out Summerfield's
nal bill of sale.. Deal with a theory until he learned that cl
reputable firm. Get your own der was the only beverage be-
mcuiitimi; lu uicci me mom, ,ng served at the rally.
Cook says two factors are number for signs of tampering. icopyriht, idsji
largely responsible: xne nign
out with the justice department.
But Culver neglected to men
tion Arvey's name in his report.
After the omission wai
brought to the committee's at
tention, Culver was fired out
right. But the committee agreed
not to tell the press, so as not
to embarrass the congressman
who had recommended Culver
Congressman Delaney of New
York.
GOP SERVES CIDER
GOP National Chairman Ar
thur Summerfield blinked his
eyes, then grinned broadly when
an employee of the Hotel Wash
ington needled him at a re
publican rally:
"Better be careful. You're in
enemy territory. This hotel is a
stronghold of good democrats.
The help around here is solidly
for Stevenson."
"I'll bet one or two drinks
would change your minds,"
countered Summerfield.
The hotel employee, who was
ONLY SIX VOTES AGAINST
Battle to Pass Truck Bill
In '51 Legislature Recalled
' (Editor's Note: The following is the second of a series of
articles explaining the two measures placed on the Novem
ber ballot by the long-haul truckers. One seeks to repeal
the weight-mile fees passed by the 1951 legislature, and the
other aims at eliminating by constitutional amendment the
weight-mile principle for taxing trucks.
By JAMES
Members of the 1951 legisla
ture, who had served on one of
the two highway committees in
1949, recalled the glee expres
sed by the long-haul truck rep
resentatives at the end of the
previous session over the "clev
er coup" they put over by gain
ing preferential rates.
Also being aware of the in
equities in the 1949 truck fee
schedule, the legislators were
determined to equalize the truck
tax.
Many members of the high
way committee of this legisla
ture had served on the interim
committee for. two years and
thus had given careful study to
the entire question.
Extended open hearings of
the truck bill were first con
ducted by the house committee
with Rep. Edward A. Geary of
Klamath Falls as chairman, in
viting everyone interested to
testify.
The big truck lobby protested
the proposed tentative fee
schedule and were invited by
Chairman Geary to bring in a
fee proposal of their own. They
promised to do this, but never
offered any such schedule
throughout the 116 days of the
session.
Vote 318 X Yes 331 X No
After the bill had been passed
by an overwhelming majority
by the house, the senate com
mittee, chairmaned by Sen.
Elmo Smith of John Day, took
over consideration of the house
bill. The senate committee also
held many hearings and finally
approved the bill and sent it to
the floor with a majority "do
pass" recommendation.
Then the truck lobby began
an intensive campaign, featured
by an avalanche of telegrams
from shippers protesting the
proposed truck fee tax. Sen
ators' desks were piled high
with these telegrams.
More over, two large adver
tisers who had been using the
D. OLSON
columns of the Blue Mountain
Eagle in John Day, published by
Chairman Smith, suddenly with
drew their advertising.
When Sen. Smith contacted
his advertisers and asked why
they withdrew their advertis
ing, he was told that the truck
ers demanded such action with
a threat of cutting off service.
His advertisers advised Smith
to drop his fight against the big
truckers. This Smith refused
to do.
"I am fighting for a principle
of fair play to all motorists,"
Smith declared, "and If they
break my little business, let
them do it. I'll still carry on
this fight."
Vote 318 X Yes 331 X No
Sen. Richard Neuberger of
Multnomah county became sus
picious of the signatures on
some of the hundreds of tele
grams reaching his desk, a 1 1
phrased in the same language
and all urging him to oppose the
big-truck bill "because passage
of such bill would increase our
truck freight rates."
Neuberger began telephoning
shippers in Portland who had
signed these telegrams,
"Have you read the bill?"
asked the Multnomah- county
senator.
Every shipper he talked with
admitted that they had not seen
the bill.
"Then how do you know it
will increase your freight
rates?" Neuberger asked.
He was told that the truck
representatives had told them
so.
After Neuberger and other
senators found the telegrams
were "phony," the bill passed
with but six dissenting votes in
the senate and a few days later
was signed by Governor Doug
las McKay.
Vote 318 X Yes 331 X No
(More tomorrow on bis;
truck bills.
Wonderful Way
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price of cars and the prevalence
of the kind of money that shuns
What would be the protocol mkio v.,,.in... nnrrf
for rid ng in the motorcades? Rin((s operatlng across state
Would the candidate ride in the borders include salesmen who
first car with the mayor and tho tke orders for specific models;
candidate s husband in the sec- thieves who cruise city streets
ond car with tho mayor's wife? iooklng for the required make,
And suppose the lady Is elect- yeari and color; mechanics who
d president. replace or alter the identifying
What would we call Sam first serial number on the motor, and
genucman oi me tana, president innocent dealers and drivers
consort or "that woman's hus
band?"
What would Sam do, com
mute every morning to his coal
and lco business or Just hang
around the White House?
who ferry the car to its distant
market. Yet 92 per cent of stolen
cars are recovered.
"A few simple rules for the
mtlrloneA nt tha irmtnrinrr nnh.
Would he have to give the teas u .r .irrt hv mi nirBMnr
for the cabinet wives, lay the j, Edgar Hoover," Cook writes,
cornerstones, speak for charity at "Don't leave your car unlock-
th women's club luncheons, , or the ventilator windows
launch all the ships? unlatched, even for the briefest
time. Don't park for extended
How about the opening of the periods on dark streets. Don't
baseball season? Would the big leaVe furl or other valuable in
lummox Just sit there while his your car as an invitation to lar-
wlfe tries to throw out the first ceny.
ball? "bon'g leave the registration
Draft Just a Bit Late
Lancing, England I.N- When Charles G. Mason received
a draft notice in the mall he ignored It as a practical joke.
Thursday a military policeman called on him to find out
why he had not reported for military service.
"Yours 70 years too late," Mason said. Today is my 18th
birthday."
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