S o u th e rn O regon N ew s R e v ie w , T h u rs d a y , F e b ru a ry 6. 1947
History Holds Key to Cheap Homes
Put in New Claim for Merits
Of Rammed Earth Biiildinirs
UND
O R f W PCARS ON
Ù T o jt a a a l » , a l i a h i
T IIE
G E O R G IA
MESS
W ASH IN G TO N
It was c a re fu lty
hushed up at the tim e, but the p o lit
ic u l mess in G eorgia m ig h t have
been avoided i f the ju s tic e d e p a rt
m e n t had gone ahead w ith a secret
probe it conducted o f the T a l-
m adge election.
La st fa ll, the Justice d e p a rtm e n t
had F i l l men m u kin g a thorough
check of T a lm ndge in tim id a tio n and
ra c ia l d is c rim in a tio n at the polls.
T his, under recent suprem e co u rt
ru lin g s, now is the d ire c t concern
of the fe d e ra l governm ent and can
be prosecuted as a c rim in a l offense
ByBAUKHAGE
Nates A n a h it anJ C om m entator.
W'.ST Sews S ervice, 1616 Eye Street ing o r m y cooperation," says the
N. W., W ashington, I). C,
se cre ta ry, "th e y m a y be assured
W ASH IN G TO N.—Is there a solu
o f them b o th ."
lio n o f the low-cost housing problem
R am m ed-earth, according to M e r
as sim ple as the
r ill, is a te rm describing “ both the
d ir t u nder o ur
DO THIS TO R I I I I V I DISTRISS
m a te ria l and the process o f w a ll
fe e t? H a v e w e
b u ild in g by which earth is tam ped
Rub throat, chest nnd back
been overlooking
into the shape of a w a ll o r b u ild in g
thoroughly with comforting
a b e t, w h ic h
block.
In essence, a compressed
Vicks VupoRub a t bedtime. It
P lin .v s a id th e
block o r section o f earth w ill, when
starts to work instantly . . ,
R om ans
w e re
tam ped, assume the shape o f the
and it keeps up Its fine sooth
o v e r lo o k in g , In
fo rm in to w hich it is pressed and,
ing
action for hours to relieve
the firs t century
T h e F B I in ve stig a tio n show ed
U o n a l, „ f . h l r
of
« '» m p .Ig M , 150 a lie n n a
d is tr e s s even a
when the m oisture dries out. harden
A
D . a n d to
(hat Talm ndge had sent in s tru c
tionals of the V. 8. navy w ere sw orn in as A m e rica n eltlsens on Guam
while you sleep. V v .
into a perm anent shape suitable
w hich most peo-
tions to the G eorgia p rim a ry
rh e group was composed of A m erican Samoans. C ham orros and
fo r use as a b u ild in g m a te ria l."
p le h a v e s h u t
polls aim ed at preventing Ne
M -r’ e T p ris Id e d P
Ph,U,p ° ' ,hc
« "d n a tu ra lisa tio n
The reasons set fo rth by M e r r ill
th e ir eyes ever
groes fro m vo tin g . A lthough the
as to why, i f this method of b u ild in g
since?
evidence was conclusive, the
is so good it has not been w id e ly
A n th o n y F
ju stice d e p a rtm e n t fin a lly got
Attention FORD Ownors
adopted, are lo g ica l: One—there's no
M e rrill says so
cold feet. The case was dropped.
5a-a op to SOX
money
in
it,
except
the
money
and so does a
B aukhage
saved by the builder. Two— con
One obstacle the ju stice d e p a rt
convincing jo b of
m ent ran up against was the fa c t
proving the contention in ms book tr a ry to the im pression am ong s e ll
V -S ENGINES
th a t Eugene T alm n d g e was sick and
"T h e Rammed E a rth H ouse," w hich ers o f b u ild in g m a te ria ls , M e r r ill in
Direct from plant to you < ashor terms.
they c o u ld n 't get to him fo r in te rro
I have ju s t read. It seems in c re d i sists it w ould help ra th e r than h u rt
Solve your m otor problems now by
th e ir business. The m an who builds
ble.'
gation. Also son H erm an Talntadge
w ritin g for lu ll particulars, giving year
a
ra
m
m
e
d
-e
a
rth
house
can’
t
afford
o
utbluffcd
the
Justice
boys
nnd
re
of
model lo
It d id n 't seem in cre d ib le to P lin y
any other kind. And he has to buv
.
fused to answ er questions unless a
who heatedly p ro cla in jp d that the
PACIFIC
ENGINE PRECISION CO.
Romans had, in A fric a and Spain, e\ e ry th in g floor, roofing, p lu m b in g
Nub of the disagreem ent lies Ir stenographer was present.
Boil54S • StitionB - Los Angelas 7. Cslff.
—e v e ry th in g in fa c t except the
F in a l fa cto r, however, was the
"w a lls o f e a rth ."
the Poles’ contention that they w er(
w alls, w hich are free except fo r the
GOP congressional in ve stig ato rs led to understand they were g ive r fe a r th a t fe d e ra l governm ent In te r
They are "m o u ld e d ra th e r than cost of the fo rm s and the tam ping.
• prepared to dig deep in
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vention in G eorgia would boom
to w
a r __
ex- fu ll sway o ver the te r rito ry at Pots
b u ilt," P lin v explains, “ by enclos
M e r r ill’s thesis is th a t anyone penditures and u n -A m e rica n a c tiv i
dam. The U. S., on the o ther hand, erang. h u rtin g the ve ry some lib
ing earth w ith in a fra m e o f boards.
w illin g to acquire the ru d im e n ta ry ties w ith the fu ll support of the firs t holds th a t they were m e re ly g ive r e ra l forces the ju stice d e p a rtm e n t
R epublican m a jo rity in 16 years.
w anted to help.
te m p o ra ry a d m in is tra tiv e co n tro l
Senate Republicans beat down an w ith the question of G e rm a n y ’s flna
e ffo rt of the D em ocrats to tra n s fe r postw ar borders to be settled at »
duties of the w a r in v e s tig a tin g co m peace conference.
M A R S H A L L ’S WAR L E A K
m itte e to the in a c tiv e c o m m itte e on
One o f the m ost sig n ifica n t things
expenditures in the executive de
to w atch re g a rd in g the state d e p a rt
p a rtm e n t by a 47 to 45 vote.
m ent under G eneral M a rsh a ll w ill
The w atch-dog o ve r efficiency of
be w hether he continues J im m ie
The burden of p o rta l to porta] B yrn e s' p o licy o f open d ip lo m a cy.
the w ar e ffo rt under P resident T ru
back pay w ill la rg e ly be shouldered
m an w hile he was s till senator fro m
No s e cre ta ry of state since C harles
M issouri,
the w a r in v e s tig a tin g by Uncle Sam when, and if, union
E vans Hughes has been as fra n k
fo r quick relief on contact!
m
em
bers
are
aw
arded
th
e
ir
sub
co m m itte e widened its scope under
w ith the press as B yrnes. Hughes
Senator Mead (D em ., N. Y .) to sta n tia l cla im s against in d u stry as
• Reflex nerve pain often signals the
handled a ll press conferences h im
probe irre g u la ritie s in m u n itio n s a result of S ecretary o f the T reas
misery o f lumbago, muscle anti back
self. was a m a ste r a t g iv in g Im p o r
ache»
due io fatigue, exposure. To re
contracts. In the wake o f disclosures u ry Snyder's announcem ent that ta n t background in fo rm a tio n , was
lieve these symptoms quickly, gently
of the close re la tio n s e xistin g be such outlays are d e d u ctib le against
use the linim ent made for this special
g e n e ra lly
fra n k
and
fo rth rig h t.
purpose.
tween congressm en and a rm y o f taxes levied in the years affected.
B yrnes, w h ile not h a n dling m any
Because p o rta l paym ents to w o rk
ficers w ith w a r co n tra cto rs, the
Soretone Liniment contains special
conferences h im se lf, w ent fu rth e r
rnbelacunt ingredients acting like
GOP voiced its d e te rm in a tio n to d ig ers w ill be lia b le to ta xa tio n , how
than Hughes in m a kin g sure th a t a
glowing warm th from a heating pad
ever, the U. S. stands to recover
deeper in to w a rtim e dealings.
fresh surface blood it attracted to
com petent state d e p a rtm e n t o ffic ia l
N ot alw ays in fa v o r d u rin g the some o f the refunds In personal in
superficial pain area.
gave newsm en a general p ic tu re o f
Soretone stands out for safe, effec
lib e ra l New Deal a d m in is tra tio n , the come taxes. In m any instances, the
w hat was happening inside d ip lo
tiv e results. I f n ot d e lig h te d get
j house u n -A m e rica n a c tiv itie s com - p o rta l cla im s run in to hundreds ol m a tic negotiations.
money
back. 5OC. Economy sixe $1 OO
i m itte e prom ises to enjoy sm oother d o lla rs per w o rke r, le a vin g them
•T ry Soretone for Athletes Foot.
B
yrnes
also
d
id
n
't
o
bject
to
m
ost
sledding under the R epublicans. open to a heavy bite under the high
Kills all $ types o f common fungi—
news leaks; fe lt the A m e rica n peo
on contact!
Now
headed by
R epresentative w a rtim e rates.
U nder S nyder’ s ru lin g th a t indus ple had the rig h t to know about fo r
j Thom as (Rep., N. J .) the co m m itte e
la id plans fo r an e a rly probe o f C om tr y could c la im cre d its on taxes eign p o licy.
H ow ever, some of those allegedly
m unism in g overnm ent departm ents, paid in the years fo r w hich p o rta l
F w f the
la b o r unions, H ollyw ood, and col- demands were granted, companies close to G eneral M a rs h a ll say he
Canile Haat I f fact—
w ould be able to take advantage of m a y tig h te n up on the B yrnes p o licy
i leges and schools.
The Sata. Preven Heating
high rates and excess profits levies and cra ck down on news leaks. This,
Pad Principie In a
o f the w a r years. At the same tim e, o f course, m a y be u n fa ir to the new
Handy Battle I
they would be e n title d to a 8 per se cre ta ry of state; fo r, based on his
The old and new in ram m ed earth houses. Top panel show , mod
cent Interest on the money co lle ct own past record. M a rs h a ll has been
Should the U. S.
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ed fro m them to cover th e ir tax qu ite a " le a k e r” h im se lf. In fa ct,
ern s tru c tu re a t C larem ont. C a lif. B ottom shows church at Sum ter,
End McKesson Makes It
cla im s to the 40,000 square m ile s of lia b ilitie s .
one cable seized fro m th e files o f
b. C „ w hich has stood through m ore than a c e n tu ry .
fo rm e r eastern G e rm a n te r rito ry
the G erm an fo re ig n office now re
taken over by the PUes under the
veals th a t G eneral M a rsh a ll was
constructed on e ith e r side. These knowledge of building, car» b u ild a Potsdam agreem ent, th is co u n try
w o e fu lly in d iscre e t in the e a rly
w a lls w ill la st fo r centuries, are
ra m m ed-earth house h im s e lf w ith faces a s tiff fig h t w ith the Russian
stages o f the European w a r and In
p ro o f against rain, w ind and fire, and three bedrooms, spacious liv in g ,
D e c la rin g that the U. S could not a d v e rte n tly le t out im p o rta n t
bloc. W ith the U. S. b rin g in g the
SC-
are su p e rio r in s o lid ity to any ce d in in g and cooking fa c ilitie s and a ll
fu ll force of its p restige in to play, a ffo rd to p e rm it the A m e rica n flag cre ts to the enem y.
m ent. Even at this day (m ore than a p lu m b in g and heating equipm ent fo r
however, it m a y secure m o d ifica tio n to fly over a g ig a n tic Buchenwald,
ce n tu ry a fte r H annibal) Spain s till less than $5,000. He can b u ild as
o f the Polish c la im o r cudgel out fo rm e r P resident H e rb e rt Hoover
holds w atch-tow ers th a t were e re ct
undertook another survey of food A ID S T A X E V A D E R S
good or better a d w e llin g than m ost other concessions fro m the Reds.
ed by H a n n ib a l.”
666 STARTS RELIEF IN
of the so-called defense homes, so
Poland served notice of its de needs in the U. S. and B ritis h occu
Some o f the nation'g biggest
The idea of houses o f earth is not
JUST 6 SECONDS
w id e ly used d u rin g the w ar, fo r te rm in a tio n to p e rm a n e n tly a ffix the pation zones in G erm any.
b
la
ck-m
a
rke
te
e
rs
and
on-thc-
in cre d ib le to C linton P. Anderson,
In a d d itio n to p ro v id in g fo r es
$3,000. And there are a lready m od new te r rito ry at the deputy fo r
m ake w a r co n tra cto rs a rc get
se cre ta ry of a g ric u ltu re , who has est cottages in a num ber o f places
O »l fam ous, prescription Iyp«
eign m in is te rs ' m eeting in London, sential G erm an re lie f, H oover’ s Jun
for »up rr aprrdy
tin g aw ay w ith incom e ta x eva
w ritte n the preface to the book.
fro m cold m lM rlo s
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w hich cost little m ore than a thou called to la y the g ro u n d w o rk fo r the ket was aim ed at m a kin g the re ich
sion, thanks to a snarled-up s itu
I f Tony M e r r ill and his ram m ed-
Cold
T ab lets,
or.
sand d ollars fo r tw o m em bers of a B ig F o u r conference in Moscow in as se lf-su p p o rtin g in food needs as
» 66d
Liquid
Cold
ation inside the Justice d e p a rt
earth bu ild e rs w ant e ith e r m y bless- fa m ily to build.
I P rep aratio n
today*
M a rc h to fo rm u la te a G erm an possible. Im p ro ve m e n t in the food
m ent.
FC au tio n :
Dae only
tre a ty . Since given co n tro l o f the situ a tio n w ould lead to a reduction
ae directed
A round 300 c rim in a l Incom e
te r r ito r y at P otsdam , the Poles said in present U. S. re lie f costs of 300
ta x cases are a w a itin g prosecu
they have moved 1.383,000 Germans m illio n d o lla rs annually. The fo rm e r
tion, w ith little chance of ra p id
p resident had the assistance of tw o
out and 3,500,000 Poles in.
action. B ehind them Is another
{ food experts on his tour, being ac
1,200 incom e ta x fra u d rases In
When Bob Hope or H enry Morgan
com panied by D r. Dennis F itz g e r
this had been p rin te d in the record
the
tre a s u ry , soon re a d y fo r
ald,
ch
a
irm
a
n
of
the
in
te
rn
a
tio
n
a
l
o r even Senator C laghorn poked fun
there would have been "la u g h te r”
tra n s m itta l to the bottlenecked
em ergency food council, and fo rm e r
a t congressm en, th a t’ s supposed to
a fte r th a t one.)
ju s tic e d e p a rtm e n t. M eanw hile,
be hum orous.
I t ’s alw ays open
A m bassador Hugh Gibson, who a id
A nother story cla im e d as the fa
the b la ck-m a rke te e rs and ce r
ed h im in W orld W ar I re lie f w ork
season on p o litic ia n s in th is country
v o rite of fo rm e r Sen. Guy G ille tte
OR S P R E A D O N R O O S T S
ta in w a r co n tra cto rs have been
w here people rid d le th e ir p u b lic o f
o f Iow a and A rkansas' young Sen.
g e ttin g aw ay w ith m u rd e r.
fic ia ls w ith gags instead o f guns.
W illia m F u lb rig h t is a tru e one. As
B u t i t is not ge n e ra lly realized Senator G ille tte te lls it, his colored
th a t le g isla to rs lik e to laugh, too— m a id had noticed th a t the senator,
In an e ffo rt to p re ve n t serious CHU RC H A N D LA B O R
even when the laugh's on them . And then a representative, had his p ic
breaks in com m odities, S ecretary of
I t h a sn 't been announced o ffic ia lly ,
at le a st one o f tnem enjoys congres ture In the paper. U nderneath was
A g ric u ltu re
Anderson
announced b u t p ro m in e n t church leaders are
sional jokes so m uch he’s w ritte n a a caption to the effect th a t he m ig h t
th a t the d e p a rtm e n t’ s co m m o d ity beginning an im p o rta n t behind-the-
350-page book about them .
be nom inated fo r the upper cham
exchange a u th o rity w ould be freed scenes stu d y in connection w ith the
C o m p ilin g the congressional Joe ber. “ Is a senatuh h ig h e r than a
o f o th e r duties to p e rm it fu ll tim e g o ve rn m e n t’ s e ffo rts to m a in ta in in
M ille r m a y seem a fa r c ry fro m rep re se nta tive ? ” the m a id wanted
p o licin g o f the m a rke ts.
d u s tria l peace.
T here have been
ste e rin g policies o f the senate ju d i to know. “ Y e s ," G ille tte told her,
Anderson disclosed the m ove In several p riv a te m eetings re c e n tly at
c ia ry com m ittee, but Senator W iley "th e y are so considered because a
the face o f g ro w in g speculation. Re w hich both P ro te sta n t and C atholic
has been w o rk in g on the humorous senator represents an e n tire state
m e m b e rin g the big break in cotton cle rg ym e n sat down and traded
p ro je c t since 193y when he firs t was and a representative represents a
last O ctober and the alleged m a n ip u ideas w ith in d u s tria l and la b o r
elected to the U nited States senate. d is tric t of a sta te ."
The m a id ’ s
la tio n o f b u tte r p rices in New spokesmen on the question o f labor
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L a s t y e a r he got around to send next question was: "W e ll, is there
Y ork, d e p a rtm e n t a u th o ritie s acted re la tio n s.
A n investment in education offers
and p o ve rty s till are ra m p a n t In
in g a le tte r to a ll his colleagues in a n yth in g low er than a congress
security for the years ahead. Aero
to
check
fu
tu
re
slum
ps
a
ffecting
China. This poorly-clothed, hungry
the house and senate, asking them m a n ? " G ille tte is said to have been
le c h w ill train you for a suc
W hile the chu rch m e n deny
prices. Studies are being com pleted
and tire d little boy sleeps In the
cessful career in Aviation, Aero-
th e ir fa v o rite jokes.
He was d e l forced to im p ly th a t there was in-
th a t th e y a re endeavoring to
on
the
fa
cto
rs
in
the
cotton
break,
doorw ay of a Shanghai hotel w hile
nautical Engineering — A ircraft
uged w ith stories—good, bad and deed nothing lo w e r than a congress
m ake re lig io n a "b a rg a in in g fac
w ith Anderson ready to ask fo r ad
his m o th e r begs fo r coins fro m
and Engine Mechanics courses.
co rn y; and m ost o f them jokes on m an!
to
r
”
In
the
se
ttle
m
e
n
t
o
f
la
b
o
r
d itio n a l re g u la to ry a u th o rity If w a r
Ihorough, practical training by
A
m
e
rica
n
servicem
en.
or about congress and congressmen.
disputes, they fe ci th a t the
ranted by the investigation.
o u tsta n d in g fa c u lty . M odern
A ll o f w hich in sp ire d the title of
ch u rch should p la y a definite
Equipment. Aero Tech has trained
his book, “ The Lau g h ’ s W ith Con
p a rt in im p ro v in g w o rk and pay
over 6.OSJ students since 1937.
gress.”
standards. They also believe it
I N R O H N O W — New mechanics
Is the d u ty of the ch u rch to In
U nder the title ’The W o m e n -G o d
classes start Feb. 17, M ar.3 and 17.
Engineering classes start M ar. 17.
Bless ’e m ," he relates how In the
je c t a "g re a te r sense of m o ra l
No waiting or delay i f you act now.
closing and v e ry lite ra lly hot ses
re s p o n s ib ility and understand
bend coupon today fo r free book
sions o f the 79th congress, the then
in g ” In b a rg a in in g between em
let or phone or visi t school. Visi tors
S ergeant-at-A rm s W all Doxey ruled
plo ye rs and em ployees.
welcome. Approved for Veterans.
W ASHINGTON. — F a rm e rs ’ cash<$-------------------------------------
cash<^
• • •
tw ic e w ith in three weeks that, a l
incom e fro m live sto ck and crop
AERO INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
though wom en in slacks could be
fo llo w in g the end o f p ric e control
CAPITAL CHAFF
m a rke tin g s in 1946 soared to the
fa
rm
Incom
e
m
atches
the
p
re
lim
boosted the e a rlie r p re d lc tlr i by
p e rm itte d in senate g alleries, w om
W ashington’ s poorest gucsser Is
re co rd-breaking to ta l o f m ore than
in a ry e stim ate, cash receipts in 1946
en in shorts would be in im ic a l to the
m ore than a b illio n dollars.
the Pentagon o ffic ia l who tra n s
HsilclMl Airport
24 b illio n d ollars, acco rd in g to a
w
ill
be
16
per
cent
o
ve
r
the
previous
d ig n ity o f the senate and were to be
R eceipts fro m liv e s to c k and liv e
•akteod. Cdllsrsla
fe rre d G eneral M a rs h a ll fro m a
p re lim in a ry survey announced by
ye
a
r.
The
1945
figure,
a
re
co
rd
up
b a rre d fro m the g a lle ry.
PteM r itih ts s t I I I !
stock products were estim ated at
plush suite o f offices a t the Pentagon
the a g ric u ltu re departm ent.
about $13,400,000,000, an increase of u n til last ye a r, was $20,700,000,000. to a sm a ll, two-desk ro o m ju s t fo u r
A ll o f w hich moved Sen. R ich a rd
The la te st bureau o f a g ric u ltu ra l
D u rin g the p re w a r years o f 1935-39,
S IN D f O K FREE BOOKLET
14 per cent over 1943. Incom e fro m
R ussell o f G eorgia to re m a rk :
economics estim ate places cash re
cash re ce ip ts averaged $7,900 000 - days before the general was named
Pleat« sand naw catalog and information
" I n hot w eather, I am som etim es ceipts at $24,100,000,000. the highest crops was placed at about $10 700 - 000,
s e cre ta ry of state. , , . H e n ry W al
without obligation. Daps. I .
000,000, an increase o f 18 per cent
envious th a t I cannot w ear shorts In h is to ry and a 16 per cent
lace
has
ja
cke
d
the
N
ew
Repub
P re lim in a ry estim ates released by
M a rk e d increases In re tu rn s fro m
m yse lf. M r. D oxey is supposed to o ver 1945. E a rlie r p re d ictio n s gain
the d e p a rtm e n t in d ica te th a t cash lic 's c irc u la tio n up fro m 40,000 to
had
cotton,
food
g
ra
in
s
and
feed
crops
be an a u th o rity on w h a t creates con forecast only 23 b illio n d ollars,
100,000 w e e kly in one m onth. , . .
receipts fo r D ecem ber, 1946, w ere
were la rg e ly responsible fo r the
fusion In the senate, but personally, but high prices fo r m e a t anim als,
about $2,500,000,000, w h ich Is 20 per H a ro ld S m ith, fo rm e r d ire c to r o f
gain in the to ta l cro p receipts.
I have no objection to s h o rts ."
( if
the budget, m a y replace Ja ck H u t
A f
cotton, feed g ra in s and feed crops
I f the fin a l accounting o f cash cent below the N ovem ber to ta l but son as assistant se cre ta ry general
If votaran, picata chock □ .
30 p e r cent above D ecem ber, 1943,
o f the U n ite d N ations.
REVIEW
GOP To Continue Probes;
Boundary Dispute Looms
PRECISION RE-BUILT
Busy Bodies
When NERVES flash
PORTAL:
Tax Belief
SORETONE LINIMENT
GERMANY:
Polish Claims
FOOD:
Enemy's Need
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Solons Have Laugh on Selves
COCO
SUFFERERS!
B la c k
L e a f4 0 W
COMMODITIES:
U. S. Eyes Trade
a CAREER e»
A VIA TIO N
INCOME. INCREASES
F arm Cash Receipts Hit Peak