Pur 4 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL; 8ka, Or Tuesday, August 25, 1951 Capital AJournal An lndpendnt Ntwtpopr Established 1888 BERNARD MAINWARING, Editor and Publisher GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor Emeritus Published every afternoon except Sunday at 444 Che meketa St., Salem. Phones: Business, Newsroom, Want Ads, 2-2406; Society Editor, 2-2409. na Uml Win hnw at o lartats rim M Taa IUM fnn Tba Aaieclstai mat I, tfttlujvaly anuuaa to Uu in In auaUcaUtta m all M, AiHMte ffradiut toll aUMrwua aradll! Is UU, aair aa4 WEST GERMANY'S COMING ELECTION The election to be held in West Germany September 6 may be the most important held on the continent of Europe since the end of the war and the result may deter mine the winner and loser in the cold war. It may also ? determine whether this war will continue cold or change to hot At stake is the government of Chancellor Konrad Aden auer, who is vrobably the outstanding political leader of western Europe at the present time, including Britain, He has wisely piloted what began as a virtual puppet government into a virtually free government which the western allies do not control. He has also piloted West Germany to the fastest economic recovery of any nation in Europe bar none. ' He has been both a shrewd politician and a wise statesman. Since Adenauer's sympathies are 100 per cent western, Moscow has a tremendous stake in his defeat, just as we have a tremendous stake in his success next month. We have been showing our sympathies in the food donation, which Adenauer's government is distributing and for which it receives credit from the East Germans, just as we do. ' Moscow has ahown its alarm by two recent moves. First. Malenkov made a bitter attack on Adenauer, ask ing West Germany to defeat him, charging that he is leading his country into war. This is a threat that Russia will attack if Adenauer remains in office. It is at once an order to West German Communists to vote against Adenauer, which they would have done away, and a threat to the Others to vote against him or risk a Russian inva sion of their country. It really puts German courage to the acid test Then Moscow made a conciliatory gesture in the form of an agreement with puppet East Germany for a relaxa tion of restrictions that have maddened tne East oerman people to the point of desperation. The inference of this forced "generosity" is that it will be possible for a West German government friendly to Moscow to secure union with East Germany by accepting a neutral, disarmed status similar to Switzerland's. The obvious risk of this course is that Russia can move an army into a disarmed West Germany -at any time after the American and British occupation forces are re moved. West Germans with any political sense will avoid RUSSIA A KOREAN-PEACE DELEGATE? W without ME I . , , U W0 THERE NEVER A 7 J? i - i r? As. - - I l I W- a Korean war: 1 jr. - vf vVTv 11 V- "TW 1 A WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Ike Hastened to N. Y. to Placate Baruch POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER Brace Yourselves; Here's Another Report on Women New York W) Brace your- thi pnurse bx thev would a nlairue. but the Russians as- i lelves men. Here comet an- sume many to lack Dolitical sense. Unfortunately oast I other "Prt on American Germany history gives them only too much ground for women. feeling this way. If Adenauer wins, West Germany Is virtually certain to be rearmed and to become an active partner either of the NATO group, or if it falls by the wayside, a military ally of the United States, with whom itwill share respon sibility for the defense of Western Europe. The U.S. is said to have given assurance to Adenauer of equipment for all the divisions Germany is willing to arm. The danger of this to Russia is obvious. A rearmed Germany hostile to Russia means the end of Russian hopes to occupy and communize West Europe. Whether Russia would fight now to prevent this happening no one knows, but probably not, as the riots in East Germany have shown a desperate internal situation that would become steadily worse if Russia went to war. Russia's danger is our opportunity. If Adenauer wins we can probably create enough military strength to dis courage a Russian move at any time in the foreseeable future. If he loses to a political group willing to "do busi ness with Russia" our program for the defense of West ern Europe may collapse, for France and Italy have be come worthless as allies and Britain much less reliable than she was. So September 6 is the next big date te watch for. His tory will be made. By R ELM AN MORIN For Hal Boyle mediately FORESTALLING A RECESSION Appointment by President Eisenhower of Walter Wil liams, Seattle banker, undersecretary of commerce as special economic full time advisor, and trouble shooter to warn the administration of any developing trouble in the nation's economy to head-off any trend toward a business recession, emphasized the president's objective of keeping the country and its people prosperous. Williams is to put together a nationwide network of businessmen, industrialists, labor leaders and others whose task is to give warning of any economic weakening in their areas; To this will be added information from all other areas and those from government bureaus, such as the commerce department, the federal reserve board and other agencies to prepare counter measures to offset any impending economic slump. All of these precautions are being taken when the news reports are filled with accounts of prosperity. Almost all the figures being released tell of good times, of new record highs being set in employment, in sales, in per sonal income, in total production of goods and services. These government reports show how things were in the first half of the year and during July, but they give faint indication of how business will be in the future. The stock market has been trying to guess though still a bull market But in the midst of glowing reports on earnings, dividends, sales and production, stock traders have taken a cautious view of the future of stock prices, fearing that production will exceed demand and force a slow-down as business inventories are at record highs. If a slump should start there are several things that could ie done to try to lessen its impact. Tax cuts, such as those already srhedulcd for next year, would offer a measure of quick relief. The supply of money and credit now being kept fairly tight, could be eased. Government spending could be channeled to areas and to industries most affected. In the meantime inflated prices, higher labor cost. farm and other subsidies and prolonged strikes and de- Almoit a week ago, the re- porti oh Doc Kinsey'i new book hit the public prints. Since it is about women, and hai statistic and things, you would Imagine they would be talking of nothing else these fine summer days. That Just goes to show how much we know about them. A brief little announcement from Paris, a while back, about Dior's dictum on the length of skirts still seems to be topic A among the ladies. It appears that silhouettes, not sex and dresses, not didoes are still uppermost in their minds. - r Well, this column today was going to be about reactions to Klnsey, but if they want dresses and Dior, here goes: Brother Dior, as I under stand it, is an Interesting re- fault of some factors 'which, at first sight, have very little to do with bodices and necklines. A combination of war, politics and the hard facts of econom ics put him in a position where, today, he can hand the word that skirts are go ing up and they go up. The Second World War prac tically blanked out Paris as a style capital. It you've ever seen the price tags on the models in "collection," you have a rough idea what that meant in terms of dollars and French economy. So they set out to regain the pre-war position. Dior, a very able guy with the drawing board and a mouthful of pint, was picked to spearhead the operation. French backers gave him enough money so that he didn't have to worry whether his creations were im- WHT WE LIVE LONGER Rose burg Newt-Rcvlew Often we read how medics! science has lengthened the life span. Man's life expec tancy in the United States has increased steadily. Credit is given improved medical skills, discovery of new drugs, anti bodies, serums, etc. But some measure of con sideration also must be given telephones, ambulances and hospitals. How many lives must have been prolonged, to be counted in longevity sta tistics, because we have am bulances and hospitals and telephones. How many lives must have been shortened successful on the market. The important thing was ef fect, something new and spec tacular, and he gave them that. - He took over where Vionnet and Paul Poiret left off and the . result was that when he came out with the "tulip til- nouette," Madame wasn't happy until she went around looking like a walking- tulin. Now what about the higher snirts tnis year? , Clare Potter, one of the hottest American designers, says it win nave an effect on fashions over here. "But not as much in America at else where," the said. "Skirt lengths have almost alwayt been higher In this country. The reason is ner- fectly simple, American girls nave tne oest-looking legs in ine world." , Mme. Potter It a devotee of what, I discover, is known as "the American look." She iayt women all over the wprld are more or lest envious of our ladies and the way they can wear clothes. Hence, in raising skirt lengths, Dior Is not only reversing a trend, but falling in with a prevailing trend. ... But she agreed with Mich elle Murphy, research Salem 39 Years Ago By BEN MAXWELL August 25, 1914 ! ' Namur had fallen into Ger man hands, ending all hopes for a tpeedy war. termination of the Austria had declared war on Japan. . t Beaten in the first mighty battle of the European war the Franco-British allies were on the defense. , A forest ' fire nprtheast of Foster in Linn county had been burning for 12 days and had covered 5000 acres to become the largest one reported for 1914. Ladies of the G.A.R. had hon ored R. R. Ryan's 68th birth day with a fine banquet dinner in R. R. Ryan's Market build ing. . - A German dirigible dropping bombs on Antwerp had been shot down by an aerogun and its entire crew of 25 captured. At the Toggery men't suits were priced at SIS, $20 and up. A 150 barrel oil capltol heating had stalled. tank been The Louvre had received an art collection worth $20,000, 000 frqm the estate of Baron Schlichtlng, a Russian noble man long a resident of Paris. Work on repair of Lausanne hall to make it presentable as sultant for design at the hom ior Willamette Univer Brooklyn Museum, about the : ,lty glrU durin tn winter had effect!. Nflth.r nl h.m ... : iwrieu. ex pect skirts to be elevated very much over here, no mat ter what Brother Dior says. "The American woman is pretty solid," Mme. Murphy Mm. one aoesn i go to ex- turet were charged with herd uemra. u anyming, mere It , ing salmon away from t h e a tendency among women to 'mouth of the river. Duy wnai looks best on them, Washington There was an interesting backstage fac tor behind the President't long flight from Denver to New York to dedicate the Baruch bousing project. Bernie Baruch, the 83-year- old elder statesman, who sup ported Eisenhower last fall. has been wavering. Irked at some of the Eisenhower eco nomic policies, especially the Increasing price rise and high er Interest rates, Baruch hat been reverting to hit original democratic laiU,. And shortly before congress adjourned, elder statesman Baruch held a secret break' fast conference with 16 demo cratic senators at which he had tome scathing things, to say about the administration t fit' cal policiet and the fact that the national debt was being Increased by the treasury pol icy of paying higher Interest rates on government bonds. Baruch was particularly critical of Randolph Burgess, special assistant to. the secre tary of the treasury, whot in charge of floating government loans and who has recom mended the increased interest on government loans. Burgess is a former official of the National City Bank, and Baruch told Ihe democratic senators that when he had learned of certain Burgess pol icies, he withdrew his account from the National City Bank. The account was for $1,500, 000 and the next day. Baruch said the bank telephoned to ask the reason for the with drawal. The elder v statesman replied that if a bank followed the policies of a man such at Burgess he could have no con fidence in it. I BARUCH SEES DEFLATION Baruch also warned the sen ators that the United States faced a deflationary per iod, and that deflation could alwayt be dangerout. How ever, he taid that if the gov ernment waa cautiout and careful, we Could weather the storm. He laid special emphasis on the importance of building up our defense pacts with Europe and felt that NATO could be not only a steadying influence from the point of view of at- fense but from the viewpoint of heading off too drastic de flation. The 16 democratic senators came away from the breakfast conference convinced that Baruch' had definitely return ed to the democratic fold, that his economic wisdom wai as sound as ever and that be had his fingers crossed about the Eisenhower administration. Though ttie breakfast was sup posed to be secret, news leaks quickly in Washington, and this was the biggest reason why Ike flew back from Den ver to New York. BARUCH SLUM CLEARANCE During the Baruch dedica tion ceremonies, N. Y. City Planner Bob Moses, a repub lican, let out some scorching j criticism of Eisenhower hous ing policies right in front of the president. "I take this occasion to plead for the courageous, clean-cut surgical removal of all our. old slums," Commis sioner Moses taid just before Ike spoke. "Unfortunately recent cuts by congress have indicated a deplorable resurgence of hard boiled reactionaries to whom acreage is more important than people. As a result, . Br DREW PEARSON slum clearance act, which Senator Taft championed to vigorously, was gutted shortly before he died, first by an ap propriations cut, second by Eisenhower's appointment of ex-Congressman Albert Cole of Kansas, who When In con great not only voted against slum clearance but made speech calling It commun itic WASHINGTON WHIRL Europeans are more curiout about Senator McCarthy than anyone tince Adolph Hitler, The book, "McCarthy: The Man, The Senator. The lam, received tne wlldett reviews in the history of British jour nalism and is now telling like notcaket throughout England Publishers lr, Germany and Israel have alto contracted to translate the book and put it out in those two, countries The state department it urging itt foreign service officers to ship their household goods by air freight, pointing out that it actually costs lest to fly a refrigerator from Washington D.C., to Havana. Cuba, than to tend it by rail or truck 100 miles to Richmond, Va. . . . American tourists have found that they can actually buy American - model automobiles in Europe and ship them ome cheaper thn the US. market price. Explanation: The autos are built at European subsid iary plants, where labor is dirt-cheap , . , Guards now have orders to stop bird-lovers from feeding the birds around government buildings. order declares: "Feeding pig eons and other birds from the windows and other parte of building encourages them to roost in and about the build ing in greater numbers and creates cleaning problem " WAVERINGS GXa The joint chieft of ttaff a, most went through the roof when Attorney - General Brownell announced that he wat ready to prosecute any American POWS who collab orated with the Reds. The joint chieft feared ex. actly what they later learned happened namely, the com munists thowed Brownell'! statement to wavering prison ers still in enemy hands and ' warned them that they would be tried for treason if they re turned home. In this way. the Reds hoped to intimidate our weaker ooyt into goins be. fore the armistice commission ' and declaring that they want ed to stay with the commun ists. ' Tragic' fact is that many of our boys were tortured or brain-washed into tigning peace petitions, attending in. doctrination lectures and even making propaganda broadcast! for the enemy. But the army " feels they should be given - tympathy, not tried for trea son. There are, of course, ex.' ceptions, such as those who - spied on their own buddies in order to get favors from the prison guards. However, the joint chiefs fear Attorney tren. eral Brownell played risht : into communist hands with iniu cummun e hit ttatement. (Coprrltht, IMS) Filipinos Play Politics for Blood, Reporter Learned By DAVE CROMWELL Romulo, former i ' To thit writer's mind, this wat an excellent example not only of the tensitivity the Fili pino nas to regardless of what happens in Parit." They both felt that Dior's announcement, as well, was Siuslaw Fisherman's associa- Baruch Houses, among others, tion had asked Dermissio.i to have been cut in two." use dynamite to destroy a seal Moses referred to the fact herd camped at the mouth of! that the Taft public housing the Sisulaw because the crea-: Something Wrong Corvallls Gazette-Times Someplace Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks is E. M. Barstow. manaffer nf th P W. Wnnlwnrth lnr. nn I Off base Commercial street for a num- Frioy evening he announc- hrr nf vrari hiri hn nrnmnt. ed the reappointment Of Dr. aimed to cause a sensation, ed to another store in Tacoma. I Allen V. Astin as head of the and they said he has gotten a A. H. Fox had been named his National Bureau of Standards. lot of mileage out of it. successor here. i when we had no mechanical mand for doles hnrrass the economic structure based on communication, slow trans- unbalanced budgets.- Gunman Makes Three Visits Denver (V Denver hat a persistent gunman. He returned three timet to rob an Eatt Denver gasoline station last night, once while the attendant wat telephoning police and again while police were closing in. The first time the robber ap peared, Miron J. Ritchie, the station attendant, grabbed for a pistol. The weapon dis charged grazing his linger. Tht bandit fled, Ritchie said, after he grappled with the man. As he phoned police, the ban dit came back, picked up his cap, pointed a gun at Ritchie and scooped up $25 in the cash drawer. A few minutes later, as police and nearby residents converged on the station, the bandit came back again. Thit time he only waved hit pistol 'and fled. porta! ion and only limited hos pital facilities. How different ' It is today, with aid only as far away as the telephone, compared with thosr days when one must wait hours or even days to obtain needed medical help. HOW TO FIGHT FIRE Cincinnati, O. U.B Robert St. Clair discovered a tire In hit basement yesterday and reached for the handiest sub stitute for an extinguisher. He scooped up an armload of laundry -toaklng in a tub and dumped it on the blaze. jHENRY By Carl Anderson I ' " r tT-W t , ax I II llll Jlj. I Wcekt fired Astin last March for saying a battery rejuvena tor known as AD-X2 had not the stuff in it to back up itt claimt. At the time the postal de partment put the AD-X2 on the spot for using the malls to defraud saying if the manu facturing company could not back up the claims it was de fraudlnt the public. ' Now, Weeks has rehired Astin who taid the battery booster It no good and the post office has dropped the order which would have bar red use of the mails for pro moting the product It is a cinch the government can't be right in both in stances. Either Astin was I right and the promotion 'should be excluded from the mails or Astin wat wrong and i it wat all right to promote the product In the mailt. TO VEND POLITELY Chicago (UB The National Automatic Merchandising As sociation reported today that a "polite" vending machine may toon make itt appearance. When a person buys a cup of coffee or a package of cig arette, the machine iayt: "Thank you." It' tan a f.ru a.. Carlos P. president of the U. N. General Assembly and Ambassador from tne Philippines to the United States, Friday withdrew from the presidential race in the Philippines. Thit makes the second well known and highly respected Filipino politician to bolt Presi dent Elpidio Quirino't Liberal party, the other being Ramon Magsaysay, recently resigned secretary of defense, There is probably no other place in the world where poll tict it taken at aeriously as in the Philippine!. Yet, there are few in which there it more graft and corruption. Talk of forthcoming election!, and for that matter, campaign ing itself starts to roll not months before an election as in the United States, but years before. And It's not passive and polite conversation and cam paigning either. Politic! in the PI is always "dead serious." It's not a business for the timid or the meek. This writer can recall an oc casion last November in which the Filipino political temper was well demonstrated. One afternoon while resting in the large open air lobby of the Manila hotel, MacArthur's headquarters before the Japa nese invasion, an American air lines employee was observed to have walked up to President Quirino and to have made a mildly caustic remark. No soon er had the words left his mouth than a nearby Filipino body guard charged the American while at the same time reach ing for his pistol in a shoulder holster. The American instinc tively started to run, and had not the Filipino accidentally dropped the gun while attempt ing to take aim, there would have been one less American in the PI. I Domical mi::r but even more so of their In. credibly short tempers. Magsaysay himself reported, ly resigned from hit position as defense secretary because his life was .threatened, presum ably by Quirino forces. For, in the Philippines, politician! or. either "rubber stamp yes men" or eise hire themselves body guards. And thit is no exag eration. There la no middle of the road in the Philippine!. But the Magsaysay intimida tion backfired. Magsaysay, much to Quirino's consterna tion, became the presidential candidate for the powerful op position party, the Nacional--istas. . Then recently, Romulo re signed as ambassador to the U. S. in order to organize a thid party, the Democratic Liberals, and became their presidential standard bearer. Now Romulo has decided to throw his support to Magsay say, who became prominent and popular in the islands for his crusades against the dissi dent Huks. "We know that by fighting alone we would only divide the strength inherent in people which is needed to overcome entrenched power of that clique which the people want removed and repudiated," Romulo told a news conference Friday. Perhaps these two liberals, pulling together, can win the presidency. If fair elections were held, their chances would ' be good. 11 the ballot boxes are not tampered with, and if the Quir ino forces do not use the army and the constabulary for their own gains, then the political future of the Philippines will certainly become brighter. FASTEST TRAIN Ho CHICAGO and HAST itlttl mar --4 Go UNION PACIFIC SfiU4Ktitr "CITY OF PORTLAND" THE ONLY COMPUTE THROUGH STREAMLINER BETWEEN PORTLAND A NO CHICAGO Lmlttt dtpmrtmrt PartUnJ . . . tsrliea srrinl Otkf W9 6Xt?6 Tt lv.Pertr.nd 5:30 a.m. Friday Ar. Chkeeo 11:10 a.m. Sunday only 40 hoars en route You hire a choice of Pullman accommodations or reserved, reclining cotch sens with improved leg rest! 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