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PS-Sti 1 Capital JeJournal . , etn lneptndent Newsboper Established 1888 ,MA"G-Editored Publlr rwiimm, Eairor emeritus Publiihtd every afternoon except Sundoy rft 280 North Church St. Phone 2-2406 Th!) AToo?.!lilrp5,rv.lc 0'. Prn and Th. Unltfd Prtn. .11 nIS J IltS.f '" ' ;lulvH antltlad 10 th un Jot publication of SUBSCRIPTION RATI! ni.iF M-,,JnlT.Vif: "IJ M"""" ': On. Yaar. SHOO By malt In ui n.. u .Li '...? ""onii, w; una Yar. aa.oo By mail Out. aid Oron: Monthly, 11.24: Su Montha, 740; On. v,.r. fll.te. THE CAPITAL JQURNAk 6 Danger of 'Creeping Inflation4 winiam n. Chamberlain, author, historian and veteran foreign correspondent, in an editorial in the Wall Street Jour nal on "creeping inflation," asks if the steady erosion of our money value is the price of pursuing "illusionary eco . nomic promises of full employment." The evidence on this ! question is not. he says, "riot entirely conclusive, but it tends to favor the affirmation. , Chamberlain points out that prosperous little Switzerland goes on from year to year with jobs for all and price level ' that scarcely varies. The new German mark, "emerging like ; a rnoenix rrom the ashes of Germany ! second great de : structive inflation has stabilized its currency In terms of what the consumer must pay. Of other nations he says: , "But France offers s grave warning of what inflation, now creep ing, now galloping, but stepping only for brief uncertain intervals, ; can do. During the last 40 years the franc has lost more than . vu percent ol its value. The French price index has pointed in just une uirrcuoa upward Ana since me war in united Mates. Great Britain and the Scandinavian countries have discovered that full employment, accompanied by various measures designed arti ficially to prop up prices, rices tend to create a continuous upward pressure on the coat of living." Since World War II conditions have been reversed. The danger has been not unemployment and unused resources. but a steady cheapening of the currency, with its threat to savings and investments. Built in devices make prices higher to consumers. Some results listed are: "Wages Sheer economic power of monopolistic unionism, not productivity, is the determining factor in the steady annual increase of money wages and fringe benefits. "Farm Prices Farm organizations hold out for high guaranteed prices that bear no relation to market realities to unload on the government huge unwanted surpluses, which can only be sold, if at all, at a heavy loss. "Businessmen clamor lor tariff protection if exporters propose to supply better and cheaper products." The danger of an ever rising price level and its inflation ary spiral level must be apparent in the shrinking value of tne dollar already down to half its former value. Chamber Iain concludes: "Security for everyone could become security for no one. In flation may not be a necessary consequence of full employment; but a combination of full employment, monopolistic union power, comprehensive socisl security and governmend handouts for other sectors of the economy certainly builds up inflationary pressures." These conditions are all the result of years of Democratic New Deal and Fair Deal policies and every effort at readjust ment has been opposed by the Democratic congress. Adlai Stevenson in his Saturday night speech opening his campaign for the presidency favored as a remedy for conditions a full return to the evils causing the existing menace, full labor union monopoly, higher crop supports to increase government surplus and the national debt a proram designed to win labor and farm votes by more "creeping inflation." G. P. Football Post Mortem? Most of the college football conferences wound up their schedules Saturday with traditional "classics," some of which came out as expected, a considerable number otherwise. Most or the New year I'duy bowl contestants are now known and only a few games like Army-Navy and U.S.C.-Notre Dame remain to be pJayod. Order inhe Court mh;S ptitT 'A r.l KNOW, BUT-fliii IV YOU HONOR.! I THIHKIHC fM l l-v I 7'XI I I w'Anrrx f it mm r .j- . -r. .' m m ee SiktX P 21. 955 S ; f i a u. !. rrt Knowlaml Ambitious But Its . Not His Year, Editor Says By DAN L. BEEBE PRECEDE: Ray Tucker Is on enemies of his party without losing vacation. While he is away there till be guet columns by seve- I port of Republican voters" 1 ral orominent newspaper edi-1 That's where the Times left it. tors. Today's column is by Dan L. Beebe. Editor of the ville (Calif.) MerAiry. Oro- G.O.P. Given Edsre in Takinir Care of tlie Big Questions 'By GEORGE GALLUP (Dlractor, Am.rtcan Inaututa of Public Opinion) Our Pacific Coast conference champion is U.C.L.A. as ex pected, thougH U.S.C. made It a close, interesting game that migm nave gone otnerwise but for one unusual decision. Washington defeated Washington State as expected and Stan ford defeated California for the first time since "Pappy" Wal dorf became coach there nine years ago. Idaho salvaged some thing out of a gloomy season, trouncing Montana in rain an3 snow at Moscow. Our own Oregon "civil war" saw the big Upset of the west ern games. Oregon State, picked by virtually all the "ex perts," .was decisively outplayed from the opening play and received its worst beating since 1899 in this series that now covers 61 years. The upset was remarkable in that this Oregon State team has one of the best season records In Beaver history and fin ished second to U.C.L.A. despite this humiliating 28-0 beat ing, every point of which was earned. Oregon played bril liantly, while Oregon State showed no fire at all, giving its rooters a chance to cheer only once on a one man punt run bark feat. Superior weight figured on a muddy field but this was only a minor factor in Oregon's superiority, amazing for a team that was so badly beaten by Stanford the week before. May he the college psychologists can figure out why teams play in such contrast to what their records would indicate. The roaches and sports writers can't. The Pactlic Coast conference will have a fine team in the U.C.L.A. Bruins to send against a great Michigan State Spar tan team that owes its good fortune to Ohio State drubbing Michigan, first time it has done this in Ann Arbor since 1937. Great as this Rose Fowl game should be, it will be over shadowed a bit by Miami's Orange Bowl clash which will match the No. J and 2 teams. Maryland and Oklahoma. It was a great season. Followers of nearly all teams had their happy and their unhappy Saturdays. Football, both tuiifge ana proiessionat, is still gaining in popularity. Warning to (s.O.P. Cons rvativos oung Governor Fred Hall of Kansas h guard" elements third, ismics ot the day. haX aniinr!H m l-innr. rnmg to nepumiran "old ",l r"y organization in some mid-wet and one or two western states that they will face a knockdown ,,e party, !3b convention if thrv trv to nominate tine of their numbers. This assuming that I'toidon! Eisen hower declines renomination. Hall warned his fellow partisans that "we can't p,.ssiblv win as an anti-labor, anti-tarmer. antt-luisiness pattv. We must avoid the role of extremist, either conservative or radio)'" ii- jmmiist-ii me unitea support or the Kansas del r.isennower ano: predicted his re-rlectun by a b man in I9S2, if he runs. PRINCETON. N. J., Nov. 19 Elements of great strength in the Republican party's stand on na tional issues is seen in a survey just completed by the American Institute of Public Opinion on the political situation today. As in other years, the Institute has asked each voter what he con siders the most important prob lem facing the country today and what arty he thinks can best handle that particular problem. The one great Issue that is singled out with unmistakable clarity by voters In all parties Is keeping the peace. It stands far above the Issues of pros perity, the (arm problem, tax reduction and others. Today's survey results show that on this one big issue, the Republicans have a great advan tage over the Democrats as the party that can best solve the problem, in the minds of voters who singled it out When representative voters throughout the nation were asked by the Institute to name the country's most serious problem. 42 per cent named keeping the peaces and foreign policy first, followed by the farm problem with 8 per cent and tax reduc tion with 7 per cent. The same voters were then asked which party they felt could best handle the particular prob lem they had named. Eliminating all those who said "no differ ence" or "no opinion," the voting goes this way: MAJOR ISSl'FS Republicans can handle better 54 Democrats can handle better 46 The following table is a sum mary of how those who named keeping the peace as the Number One problem rate the two parlies in terms of ability to handle this particular problem: WHICH PARTY CAN BEST KEEP THE PEACE? (Vote ot those naming this . problem Mrs!) Republicans can handle better 43 Dcmm-i-ats can handle better 28 o difference, no opinion 31 The importance of today's find ings to political strategists in both parties is obvious. I'. S. elections are usually de cided on the basis of three con siderations: first, voter appraisal of the merits of the candidates; second, basic party strength, and naming either the Democratic party or the Republican party voted this way: 1S4S MAJOR ISSUES Republicans can handle better 60 Democrats can handle better 40 In 1946, the principal issues named were rationing and short ages of food, clothing and other necessities, labor trouble and strikes, foreign policy snd deal ing witn Hussia, reducing the high cost of living and the bous ing situation. a In sounding out sentiment to day on public issues, the Institute asked voters first, "What do you regard as the figgest issue, or problem, facing the government in Washington today? Keeping the peace, for eign policy, dealing with Russia . i Farm problem, falling prices g Tax reduction 7 Communism in V. S 5 Government finances, bal ancing the budget 4 Labor problems, unem ployment j De-segregatlon, racial '. issues 2 Defense, preparedness ' t Miscellaneous IS Don't know " 17 106 Some voters named more than one problem and thus the table adds to more than 100 per cent. All who named an issue anil of course, many diiferent issues were named were then asked: "Which party the Republican or Democratic do you think Is best able to solve this problem?" The Democratic party gets the preference when it comes to han dling the farm problem and re ducing taxes, but the GOP gets the preference in regard to the problems nf keeping the peace, dealing with Communism in the Salem 53 Yrs. Ago By BEN MAXWELL November Zl, 1802 Capital Journal's X-Raylst had said: "the Hayseed city adminis tration would be continued for at least two yean longer. Charles H. Hinges, pioneer op tician at 6a state street, had ad vertised artificial eyes, fever thermometers, field glasses, mag nifying glasses, hour glasses and eye glasses. E. Hofer, co-publisher and edi tor of the Capital Journal, had Wilson, Sharpie, New Paris, Ma- goon and Defiance strawberry plants for sale at the office: $2 for 100 plants, 30c a dozen. A Cornoyer, enterprising pro prietor of the Noble (a popular Salem saloon) had just equipped nis elegant resort with an up-to-date lunch counter. The electric line (transmission, not transportation) from Aurora to Canby had been completed and tne line to 'Hubbard would become operative November 24, 1902. A 15 year old Salem boy had been committed to the reform school because his mother said she could not manage him. Wherever I kave gone on a six- week trip just completed, people have asked me about the political aspirations of California's Big Four: Vice President Nixon, Chief Justice Warren, Senator Know- land and Governor Knight. I be lieve that next to the question: "Will Ike run again?" the question about this Big Four is the one most en the tongues of the Amer ican people right now. The majority of the people be lieve that Mr. Eisenhower will, not be a candidate to succeed him self in 1966. For the sake of this piece let assume that is true. We then have four Californians being mentioned as the most likely can didates for the Republican nomi- nauon. As for Chief Justice Warren, I recently talked with him in Wash ington and I left convinced that he has not changed his position as stated In April, when he said ne would stay out of politics per manently and that his decision was irrevocable." Nothing need be written about Vice President Nixon. He, ' of course, would be a candidate un der the circumstances mentioned, and probably with Mr. Eisen hower's blessing. NOT KNOWLAND S YEAR Senator Knowland has shown signs of aspiring to the presidency, but it does not seem to be his year. The Republicans will need to run on Mr. Eisenhower's accomplish ments for peace and prosperity, and too many of the American people have misinterpreted Sena tor Knowland 's statements court ing war. which of course they do not. Senator Knowland is immensely popular with Californians. They refer to him as "Mr. America." but I believe his time will not come unless peaceful coexistence Diows up in our faces. Then, as with Winston Churchill after Mu nich. Senator Knowland might be viewed as the man who was right an along. so how about Governor Knight? Governor Knight is an ambitious man. For ten years he has been campaigning for governor of Cali fornia, and I mean campaigning. 1 Me was working steadily for the job during the last two terms of Governor Warren, and was quite critical ot Warren up until the appointment to the Supreme Court. because he claimed Warren was playing footsie with the Demo crats and with labor. Now that he is governor, Knight wants to be president. Knight was precipitated into the national limelight on August 15. in San Diego, when he appeared on the platform at the convention of the California unit of the Ameri can Federation of Labor. . , ale claim to the respect and aup- rhe Happy New Yorkers Bill Henry la L.A. Times I ran Into a chao lust back from New York. An epicure, he was driven out of the best eating places oy tne manner in which New Yorkers jam together. scream at each other and con stantly jostle. His thumnail im pression New Yorkers aren't hippy in restaurants unless they re (1) overcrowded, (2) overstimulated, and (3) over charged. PREMATURE Kansas City Star The outcome nf a national elec tion is not safely gauged by re sults in state and local contests a year in advance. V. S. and handling government finances. Copyrifhl. 1SS Amarlran Intituto nf Public Opinion POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER Bovlc Savs 'Astrology For P af -m m n i usy uus Must Heading y HAL BOYLE People who believe In astrology I cannot help but classify with those who have a blind confidence that picking up a toad will give GOVERNOR'S PROMISES TO LABOR Knight told labor that he would veto any "right-to-work" legisla tion. He said he would not sign any secondary boycott or hot cargo laws that labor found undesirable. He stood for strengthening labor's position in jurisdictional strike laws. He said he would support legislation to implement any ne gotiated guaranteed wage pro gram. He told labor that after AFL and CIO have merged, during the final months of this year, more than 15.000.00 working men and women will have been united "and labor will have become a tremendous political force." He estimated that the members of the two organiza tions along with their families and well-wishers will constitute 75 per cent of the registered voters of the United States. George Meany. president of AFL, took the platform and said that America could use more Gover nor Knights." The 3.000 delegates gave Knight a five-minute standing ovation be fore he spoke and repeated it after his speech. One California labor official said that in his 25 years as a delegate to the national AFL convention he had never seen a governor so well received. But, of course, the labor people won t be in force at the Repuhli can national convention in San Francisco. Nor will they be mem bers of the California delegation. MIGHT HAND-PICK SLATE As for that delegation. Governor tuition to ifcrr margin NEW YORK IT Astrology has reached its peak at last. It has gone feline. Thev now Aprt from candidate Ktrpnoth 'have a book out on how vnur cat. how the voters frrl ahmii m,,..- loo. is controlled bv the itars. issues, and how well ther think I The book is called "Horoscopes f m ' n,'r ln 1 boU1 of ,er each party can handle them, for Pussv Cats." and the author," u " lU ,urn im0 bears a close relation to how is Bootsie Campbell. ' ., . , they will vote at election time I a i. .. ,u. . . Recently I picked up a Cleve- t... u j rircimn time. note about the author savs: iani j r,,,jj Today the nod goes to the GOP, ,h, ,,, h ,. .,;i '"? SPf. id toundel to on this score. .,,". ."""" .... ""C". tmateo mat 50.000 peo- M" " - " ,:" , "- and dehKhted i,r.,,n, ,,i,,.. r , ! delegation evenly divided anions everyone! inonriered hnt In An In . Hum them wart, and that if they lev. j h-"S it after the first ballot . It is recog nized. however, that such a dele gation would do his bidding depitt the release. If the Governor "plays fair.' b.V Z ' . 'V'lcnce of a around, contented .mamase is ousel by ,in everything and ihe Democrats advantage in basic She is very special." iril,ll. irom . inemsrives. i thr m There arc Indirat.nn that uh.t ...... ... An Institute survev remirterf in 1 m " Pi pmianthrop.c society uillinf to , ... . , ' w ,nr wing i (Vtohrr eknu-j .k . punusner iriena o mine savs this oat propaganda balloons into of the party ha, been "feeling its oats' in recent weeks. iVLfZ u,h,r has "vd.nd nd Ml SSSZi Z the President s illness. Many think Senator Knowiw. m,..Jsn.,ik .' .' "ulM',r ,hc ever known 000 ioul about ho. wond(l hi. Prty strensth-ij runn.no . v i 1 "m "'"a 10 " ""' 1,0011 tn " ,n ,n ou,"d 'orld' per rent ," pre, and' rlL'i "rolo eats published. P.g.nism is ,t least worth cr.tic strength ,t 4a n.r For Mr" 1 """""l I' " philosophic consideration, but as- S.nce the South ,PIh"L lkt wh,ch' l"ll' 1 "log'r -never! inglv Hcmocratie ih. t .conquer, ror many; ror turnans. that is. A cat """ u'arn orromiti tne standard bearer nf thi group If not he. someone else, from current indications, acain assum ing Eisenhower docs not run. No Republican faction will op pose htm. Governor Hall's warning is timely, for an "vld guard 1 Re publican will have no chance to win, arty more than a fire rat ing southern "w hite supremacy" shouter would on the Dem ocratic ticket. Thnsr who seek this type of G O P. candidate rcmina one ot senator 1'rnrose s cynical answ er to a 1912 warning that the renomination of President Taft would wreck' the Republican party. "Yes," said Penrose, "but it will be our wrecK. Most Republicans wish to bequeath no wreck to anybody himself. Vice President Nixon and Senator Knowland. there will be no trouble. But if he hand-picks the dele gates he asks the Republicans to vote for. as provided by Califor nia law. then there will be gnother slate. 1 have been assured. KNIGHT'S KOWTOWING ATTACKED At this point we must insast Our winter is over, till late lSSfl. one hopes. Who wot.ld have cxpeetcd as recently as last Thursday, to see grtcn lawns nn neins, ana dry highways, witinn, two davs? today', figures with th. r..,Vi,. Ii , . The volume at hand. "Horo- Anient in a av to make a noli- ieaa innniinr in hi nraeonoei tktt sU. to. ,n , i- .CMn'1f 0U' on,,.ion ,h stars' V!sfU thnr- neys. Pirtr X-h ,1m' ! h I uMy depresses nee Vhh the fu-Jor yo Ina surve. .h..j .l- r- ""V. mT auwepuoie io I the. first time coming ou on TrsXXZ.'r. Xll , k?f? ! J "i !"! P " .. , T. muvn caimp ' k rrierred to mm as an oppor you may luffer fenm a hang- tunist who had "deoarted feom a ovre Take more milk." illfe-leng political philosophy" and Pahanj thia la a hidden r.r.,.iKA, k.nulf ... . i cbareh buyiejs an astro ogy mas.. In, to the ) astrology fans in'foes of PresideM F.isenhower aimt whiih is like that net u.k . ' . . ,ln 1 neip,wonoenng wn Cleveland. MM knows? . , Vice nresdem . "Me cam nior three or four month. In half of th. Unites! Sa,te,. lib. p,7-TlZ ZJZ 2T. "vV IT,? M " 2?? XT" . ! " .r-f"' nence will do us ood t-v makini ... a.r.'.i.u.. t ... . ,nr min'" ' ch Uhll U A . . - , . I. - ....... ... fa -v i, HI V, tntIT I'rij nicn r.iM h... k ii . . .L - . . iS.ik. w-. .. .i.uiB ture oi ire numan race. The cxtM-lm,,., ,"' " , ' uPPf l When I see a man mho attends cr. (fit- It seems to indicate that if Mr. Eisenhower Is not a candidate and that if Vice President Nixon is not given and even break in the slate of delegates proposed by Governor Knight there will be a showdown light between Nixon and Knight for the California dele gation to the convention. Voters Aren't Fickle Albany Democrat-Herald Jimmy Roosevelt said in Port land that either Stevenson, Harri man or Kefauver could defeat any Republican for president, includ ing Eisenhower. Is he inferring that we no longer like Ike? We believe that Eisenhower has a personal following exceeded only by that of Jimmy s immortal la ther and that ought to decide any election. Akffttilt of Twt Joe (topped to chat with hi, old (fiend Henry while they were shopping one dey. Joe was aston ished to note from the labels on the boxes Henry was carrying that he had bought flowers, per. fume and lingerie. "What are you buying thi, folderoi for?" he demanded "If, all right." Henry said, smiling. "Some men, when they get to middle age, start looking for greener pastures, but I well I thought I'd cultivste the one I h,ve." Wall Street Journal. Dine & Dance At The BAMBOO ROOM LAUREL CAFE Woodburn, Oregon Hlw.y 99E Closed Sundays To us, saving money means BANKING it I IT'S SAFE - IT'S CONVENIENT IT'S HANDY IT'S PROFITABLE Deposit, to a savings account may be made in person while you park on our large lot. j Deposit to a savings account may be made from your car at our drive-in window. 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