S o u th ern Oregon News Review, T hursday, March 11, 1948
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Party Split" More Fun than a Fire
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By BAVKHAGE
Nam e.
A'eui dnalysl and Com men hi tor.
Address
A political year may be pretty hard on business, inter­
national affairs and persons who expect congress or the Pres­
ident to take some highly important but controversial action
which might scare away votes—but, If you can stand on the
sidelines dodging the brickbats which each side hurls at the
other, a political year is lots of fun.
OK, Shalt !
W hile v is itin g in England, the
flhuli of P ersia wus Invited to the
One thing that Is'as interesting to the casual observer as workmen
running of the derby. Before the
excavating a cellar, a sandlot baseball game, a Are or a dog-flght. are
race ho observed th a t the crow d
the quadrennial “ party splits” which threaten (several months before
was tense w ith excitem ent. D u r­
the conventions) to rend the big parties in twain. They usually end the
ing the running, the m ob ronred
same way—both splinters singing Sweet Adeline, and cursing the other
frenziedly, ttnd when the w inning
party in perfect harmony.
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horse crossed the finish line pan­
BEST DOG IN SIGHT . . . Champion Rock Ridge Night Rocket, a Hed-
On the surface the recent row be­
both Republican and independ­
lington terrier, was chosen best dog of the show at the annual West­
dem onium reigned.
tween the southern Democrats and
ent voters, they must stop try ­
minster kennel club dog show in New York's Madison Square Garden,
Puzzled, the shuh asked his host:
the White House
ing to sell the program of the
The champ Is owned by W illiam A. Rockefeller of New York.
"W h y are the people shouting
looks like one of
National Association of Manu­
so?”
those a f f a i r s .
facturers as good Republican
The host stared at h im unbe­
There is no doubt
doctrine . . .”
lie v in g ly .
that the south­
That wasn't Henry Wallace speak­
“ Because, w e ll, i t ’s alw ays ex­
erners are good
c itin g to see a horse w in a r a c e l”
and mad. And by ing. Nor Democratic national head­
he trie d to expluin.
ail their stand­ quarters.
That was Republican Sen. Wayne
“ Were they not already aw are,’•
ards they have
g ra ve ly inquired tho shah, “ that
every right to be. Morse of Oregon. Morse assails “ the
So there is no conservative leadership” of his own
one horse can run faster than an­
te llin g
what party as vigorously as he scores re­
o ther?”
m i g h t happen! action in the Democratic party.
There were six days of crisis in-?
I already have discussed Wallace Czechoslovakia and then it was all
But the fact re­
wondered whether Austria, France
mains that the and his third party "s p lit.” There over—the Communists were in com­
and Italy m ight not be clamped
Negro voters in are those who think it of so little plete control of that nation of 13 m il­
soon in the Communist vise.
MISERIES
U 'M B R O ID E R this sunburst in
importance
that
it
can
be
ignored
lion population.
the north
can
Baukhage
There was general agreement on
OF
outline, single - stitch or eye-
The iron curtain came down with
vote either Re­ Some now are predicting that be­
one
fact,
at
least:
That
the
Com-,
lets.
Sequins
fo
r
dots.
I
t
’s
an
fore
the
election,
Wallace
w
ill
be
a muffled clang as President Eduard
publican or Democratic, just as they
granted some concession, some ad­ Benes accepted the resignation of 14 munist coup in Czechoslovakia had easy-to-sew blouse!
please. In fact, the colored popula
forged perhaps the most vital link
tion really has more freedom than vantage, and w ill come out for Tru­ of his cabinet ministers after he had in the Russian chain Intended to
P attern f>B2 has em broidery transfer:
man
for
president.
I
wouldn't
go
refused for a week to do so.
the rest of the electorate because it
blouse pattern In Misses' sizes 12. 14. IB,
shackle the M arshall plan.
13.
20; 40. State size.
has no tradition of following a strict that far, but I have heard the pre­
Into power strode Communist
In Finland and Italy, as in Czech­ New . Improved pattern makes needle­
diction in more than one quarter.
pattern.
Prem ier Klement Gottwald who had oslovakia, elections were coming work
so simple w 1th
it
its charts, photos,
A Democrat, however, is he lives
Republicans are supposed to
led his party upward from a m inority up soon and the Communists were concise directions
in the South and if he is to remain a
welcome Wallace to the race,
status in Czechoslovakia until now out for victory. Finland, like Czech­
Democrat, has to vote with the
and to count on him to cut down
its members dominated every phase oslovakia, is ruled by a coalition
PENETRATES
S T IM U L A T E S
Democratic party, even if he does it
of the nation's life and were pre­ government which has acknowl­
the Democratic vote to some­
Into upptr bron­
Cheat, throat and
chial
tu
b
a
i
with
back
tu rite li Ilka
with anger in his heart and tears in
thing almost Insignificant.
pared to swing it directly into the edged that the country must re­
a w arm ing, com­
sp a d a i to o th in g
forting poultlcs.
orbit of other Soviet satellites.
his eyes. Since the administration
medicinal vapors.
main on the best of terms with
Let me quote Senator Morse on
Wielding the club to keep the Russia.
banks on this, we see even a presi­ that subject, as his words appeared
At bedtime rub th ro at, chest
dent from the southern state of Mis­ in an article in the February issue Czechs in line was Gottwald's good
and back with Vicks VapoRub.
right hand. Vaclav Nosek, m inister COLD CHICKEN:
souri, defying the wishes of his
Relief-bringing action sta rts
of the Progressive magazine. Morse
of the interior, who controls all
friends below the Mason-Dixon.
Instantly . . . 2 ways at once/
Do not im m erse the e le ctrica l
says that Wallace m ustn't be taken
Czechoslovakian police forces. In i\o Fuel Oil
I am not questioning any of the
And
It keeps up th is sp e c ia l
p a rts o f an appliance in w ater,
too seriously, but that he mustn’t be
Penetrating - Stim ulating ac­
supporters of c ivil rights and the ignored either. He adds:
Campaigning politicians this year p a rtic u la rly the m o to r, heating
tion for hours a
Constitution from the President
may have to eliminate “ a chicken elem ent, the rm o sta t, or sw itch.
'Let my Republican party never
In the night to
lV * V \O
down, but there does remain the forget that there are not enough
in every pot” from their lists of
—•—
b rin g relief. > V a p o R u b
fact of the Negro vote, and there re­ Republicans to elect a Republican
promises because there m ight not
Glue a s m a ll piece o f cloth
mains likewise many a warm per­ president, nor enough Democrats to
be enough chickens to go around.
m easuring tape to the inside o f
sonal and political friendship which
Reports from the poultry belt in the wooden fra m e of yo u r k n ittin g
elect a Democrat as president. For­
has to be subjected to a painful tunately there are not enough
the Midwest say that the severity of- bag. Y ou’ ll find th is handy when
ordeal. The "sp lit” is exciting to
the fuel oil shortage is cutting into sewing o r k n ittin g ,
fellow-travellers to elect Wallace.”
watch whether with Sweet Adeline
the 1948 baby chick hatch to threat­
—
"Splits” can’t be ignored, it is
or not
en poultry and egg production this
I f delicate net curtains are
true. They are im portant because
And if you look across the aisle,
year.
placed in a cheesecloth bag, they
there is always the possibility that
you'll see some more splinters.
Thousands of farmers canceled m a y be laundered safely in the
the splitters might find another Ted­
Gottwald
Nosek.
chick orders for early March deliv­ washing m achine. Such a rticle s as
Listen to this: . . . If Repub­
dy Roosevelt to lead them. That
lican leaders In congress want
can’t happen often, though, and that powerful position in a Commu­ ery because they couldn’t get oil for nylon hose and lin g e rie m ay also
nist-dominated state Nosek was their brooder stoves. Iowa and the be washed this w ay.
to win the political confidence of
meanwhile splits are fun to watch
analogous to the mailed glove on the Northwest were suffering most
from the situation, but it also was
dictator’s fist.
Lose hinges are a com m on cause
For what it was worth—and that bad in Illinois and Indiana. The of sagging doors, and often the
was very little — aging President kerosene shortage has been severe m ere tig h te n in g of the screws w ill
Benes had managed to keep at least enough to cause hardship in most of co rre ct the trouble in a jiffy . H ow ­
a superficial appearance of repre­ the poultry producing area.
ever, i f there is some w a rp in g of
Some poultrymen were deferring the wood, a planing jo b probably
There has been remarkable inter­ was administered very tenderly by sentative government by insisting
est recently in charges that Wash­ an Old Tim er, my boss. M y assign­ that the government be composed of chick deliveries until later dates, w ill be necessary.
ington officials used “ inside infor­ ment was helping to cover the B rit­ members of other parties of the hoping that warm er weather would
mation” obtained because of their ish embassy early in World War I, national front which reinstated the ease the tight oil supply.
The v ita m in value o f lettuce
Officials of one large hybrid chick
connection with the government to before America had become em­ Czechoslovak republic in 1945 when
drops m a rk e d ly when this vege­
the Germans were being driven out. hatchery in Iowa claimed they table is kept in the re frig e ra to r
play the markets. The other day broiled.
needed six tank cars of fuel oil to
one highly-placed gentleman came
One night, my boss, who knew But it was a hollow, tasteless vic­ get their 1948 production under way. too long. The ra te o f loss corre­
tory-m
eaningless
in
any
practical
to me in quite a stew.
sponds to the am ount of w iltin g .
everybody in Washington, took me
One of the most vociferous com­
“ Have you heard the rumor that along to introduce me to the British application.
—•—
The new government consists of plaints generally being made among
I was being charged with playing commercial attache—I'm not sure
To re ta in the fluffiness of che­
the market on information I got that was what he was called in 12 Communists (there were seven farmers was that city consumers n ille or ca n d le w ick bedspreads
from the White House?” he asked. those days, but it describes his job. before), four Social Democrats, two were using up all the fuel oil.
hang them double and w rong side
“ No,” I replied. “ Who is doing He talked with us quite a while, Czech National Socialists, two Cath­
L I M O N IN W A T E R
out when d ry in g . In this m anner
the charging?”
IS G O O D F O R Y O U
much more freely than he would olic Peoples party members, one FEARFUL:
the tu ftin g rubs together and is
"That’s what I want to find out,” have conversed with me alone, for Slovak Democrat and two non-party
ke p t flu ffy.
A f r y i f IO d a y s - S u n k is t
Hoof and Mouth
he sputtered.
men, Jan Masaryk as foreign min­
I was a stranger to him.
Cattle,
hog
and
sheep
growers
of
“ Well,” I answered, surprised at
To keep the inside o f an a lu m i­
In the course of the conversation, ister and Gen. Ludwig Svoboda aa the U. S. continue to live in the
his wrath, “ you certainly don’t feel he mentioned that tomorrow, or m inister of defense.
num
pan b rig h t, boil one q u a rt of
insulted by it, do you? Anybody can next day, Great B ritain would an­
Bewildered Czechs finally knew shadow of a fear that the hoof and w a te r in i t containin g e ith e r of
be charged with anything in an elec­ nounce what amounted to an em­ their cherished republic had come mouth disease which has been deci­ these: 2 teaspoons of cream of ta r­
m ating livestock in Mexico for
tion year."
bargo on American wool (Britain to a g rim end when loud speakers many months w ill spread across ta r, 2 tablespoons o f vin e g a r or
“I certainly am insulted,” he
wanted to switch her buying to Aus­ in Prague blared this announce­ the border and affect U. S. herds.
several slices of lem on.
—•—
came back, “ not because my
tra lia ). The attache explained the ment into the night:
A t a recent session in Chicago a
“ Reaction has been beaten. Go
honor is being impugned, but it
background of the move in detail.
A cid foods such as tom atoes,
Joint
committee
of
the
cattle,
hog
back to work and let us complete
is an insult to my intelligence to
When we were out on the
and sheep raisers forwarded a plea lem ons and vin e g a r are apt to
our tasks on the two year plan.”
im ply that anyone who has been
street, m y boss pulled out his
to Secretary of Agriculture Clinton leave a sta in on porcelain enam el
In Czechoslovakia’s ironic chro­
around Washington as long as I
d u e to colds***
watch and remarked to me:
Anderson to renew efforts to eradi­ of range or re frig e ra to r. So be
nology the surging w all of the Red
have would be such an ass!”
“ Now, If we were crooked, we
c a re fu l in handling these foods in
cate the disease.
tide engulfed their country Just 10
would still have time before the
When I first came to Washington
Among other things, the stock- the kitchen.
Many Doctors
years after the western Allies had
markets
close
to
make
a
lot
of
as a reporter, I remember there
men requested that these actions
sold
the
nation
to
H
itle
r
at
Munich
money selling short, wouldn’t
recommend
be taken:
was a minor scandal on “ leaks”
Liberty Portrait on First
in a tragically selfish and futile
we?”
that had been used for profit. The
Renegotiate with high Mexican
SCOTT'S EMULSION
PostCards Unlike Statue
He didn’t have to explain further. effort to avoid war and save their
chief offender, however, was a pub­
• officials on plans for resuming
If you catch colds
own
skins
at
the
price
of
just
one
AFTER
the
British
had
made
their
lic ity man, not an official, and from
the interrupted slaughter and burial
often—because you
small Central European state.
d o n’t fret enough
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F o r 12 years a fte r the firs t A m e r-
program.
the standpoint of business it proved announcement, I was able to write
A itD VLUmln fo od -yo u’ll be g ratefu l
a
good
“
follow,”
interpreting
the
can postal cards w ere issued in
a fine thing for him. As soon as the
Immediate construction of
f o r th e w ay g o o d -ta itln g S cott'«
Emultion help« build you up and help«
charges that he had obtained con­ move. That’s all any newsman gets Reaction
• fence along the present quaran 1873, the stam p p rin te d on them
w
a rd o f f e»lda, b u ild it a m in a and
With the Balkans all tied up with tine line about 250 miles south of c a rrie d a bust p o rtra it o f the God­
fidential
information
and
had out of “ confidential” information,
remittance. Scott'» la a H IG H
E N E R G Y FO O D T O N I C -
dess o f L i b e r t y whose statue
passed it on to his client were made and all that 99.44 per cent of us
red ribbon the world began to the U. S. border.
rlch in »«turn! A * D V itam ins
wonder which small nation the
public he had a dozen offers from ever expect.
Build new beef canning plants F rance was m a k in g as a g ift to
and energy.building natural
The same thing applies to govern­ Communist tide would engulf next.
other big firms to get on their pay­
oil. Good t a t t in g . E n ty to
. In the “ clean” states of north­ the U nited States. Since the plans
dlge»t. Econom ical toa. B u r
rolls. He did, but it wasn’t long be­ ment employees. Those who act
Some thought Finland m ight be ern Mexico and continue to run fo r the head w ere incom plete
today a t your drug «tors.
fore he left Washington. He didn’t otherwise soon depart.
the top name on the list, others those now operating.
when the d ra w in g fo r the stam p
MORE than just a tonic —
get any more confidences.
was m ade, the a rtis t had to use
it's poworful nourishment!
A lesser factor in the affair was
his im agination . As a re su lt, his
a newspaper reporter. I t was dis­
p ictu re bore no resem blance to
covered that he was on the payroll
the finished Statue of L ib e rty ,
of a brokerage firm to whom he
w hich was uhveiled In N ew Y ork
phoned anything he thought might
h arbor in 1880.
H ig h E n e r g y t o n / c
be of interest after he had written
his story for his paper whose last
Those same forces which recently below the levels of a year previous,
But when enough consumers indi­
edition had an early afternoon dead­ knocked down prices of food and the study says.
cate they w ill not pay Increased
line. It was shown that the brokers other commodities in a spectacular
In manufactured goods, the sup­ prices, then manufacturers and
paid him a ll of $23 a month. In the outburst have been quietly at work ply of small radios recently has stores stiffen their own resistance
Investigation it also was shown that all during the past year.
overflowed the level of demand, to higher prices of materials, wage
while he knew what was news for a
Rising supply In a number of lines with prices skidding In many cities. boosts and the resulting price m ark­
newspaper, the reporter had only of goods has caught up with de­ Large radios are very close to cur­ ups for the finished goods because
the foggiest idea of what would in­ mand, and in some cases it has rent demand, as are washing ma­ It is evident that such further in­
terest a broker as he probably bumped into demand and money chines, stoves and deep-freeze units. creases w ill prevent the products
Because Kellogg’s Com Flakes
never owned a share of stock in his supplies on their way down, accord­
As long as consumers demand from being sold.
are
so popular, they come to
life. He was duly fired from the ing to an analysis by the fam ily goods despite rising prices, the
When demand falls off and meets
paper, and suspended from the economics bureau of Northwestern study pointed out, the manufacturer rising supply, the result is a halt In
you fresher. Crispy-deliciousl
Press club, but nobody was too National Life Insurance company.
w ill pay higher and still higher the price rise and often a sharp
sore.
Poultry, eggs, potatoes, oranges, costs fo r materials and labor, downturn. Sometimes consumers,
canned
fru it juices, certain canned rather than have his production merchants and manufacturers all
They knew, aa my friend In­
fruits and vegetables, preserves and shut down and his flow of goods to decide that prices are going to keep
dicated, it was stupidity rather
jellies all have had little private re­ the consumer cut off. Retail stores on declining and therefore cut their
than lack of virtue which was
cessions of their own during the buy his finished products despite buying still more all along the line.
his chief sin.
—
past year. By the end of 1947 the higher manufacturing costs be­
Downward price spirals usually
M y own first lesson on the subject prices of most of these items either cause they know their customers start In that way, the study ob­
of Washington journalistic ethics had leveled off or were actually want the goods.
served.
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