Image provided by: Hermiston Public Library; Hermiston, OR
About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1937)
Thursday, March 18, 1937 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST 0 National Topica Interpreted by William Bruckart Washington.—It has always been said that politics makes strange bedfellows. Histo- Strange ry has shown this Bedfellow statement to be true because in every political battle one can. note unusual combinations, odd types working together, personal enemies fighting side by side—in truth, bed fellows for the time being. Never has the truth of this old adage been better demonstrated, however, than in the current politi cal fight that was precipitated by President Roosevelt’s demand that congress pass a law which will al low the Chief Executive to add six new members to the Supreme court of the United States. The real con gressional fight on the President’s bold move has not yet gained full headway. But time enough has elapsed since Mr. Roosevelt offered his history-making demand for power to add enough judges to the Supreme court, judges of his own selection, to give him a majority, that those close to the congressional scene are now in a position to pre dict probably the most heated con troversy since the days immediately preceding the Civil war. Already, it can be stated, one can see senators and representatives who are known for their liberal views standing side by side with hard-boiled conservatives in opposi tion to the President’s plan, which they describe as a move “to pack the Supreme court.” Likewise one can see conservative Democrats from the old South following Presi dent Roosevelt and joining hands secretively with the wildest radicals in the senate. One will see Demo crats and conservative Republicans in earnest conversation planning ways and means to halt the Presi dent’s drive for control of the court and at the same time one can see radical Republicans planning with Democrats in support of the pro gram—strange bedfellows, every one. While this condition is interesting, it is by far less striking as I watch the proceedings than the extreme bitterness that is now developing. While, as I said, the controversy is hardly under way, there is even now personal animosity evident in the senate to a degree that I never have seen before. I had the privi lege of observing the famous League of Nations fight at close range. There was personal bitter ness in that senate battle. Old friendships were crushed and close relationships torn asunder. Yet, I think that the current controversy is likely to cause the League of Na tions bitterness to pale into insig nificance. In other words, there lies ahead for the congress a raging fire that is bound to destroy political lives and political ambitions. Which lives and which ambitions depend, I think, upon the answer which the country’s citizens give to the now direct question: Are we to have a system of courts and judges, independent and free of politics, or are we to have puppets that will do the bidding of political masters? • • • I said above that the result of the Supreme court battle in congress will be deter- Up to the mined by the atti- People tude of the coun try. It is vital that the citizens realize this fact. Since President Roosevelt made no men tion during the campaign for re- election in 1936 of plans to reform the Supreme court, there has been no public expression on the subject. There will not be another opportu nity for the voters to express their views until November, 1938. The only way, then, open to those who want to express an opinion for or against the court change is by send ing their views to their congress men and senators. Conversations that I have had with members of the house and the senate convinces me that the representatives and senators will appreciate word as to how their constituents feel. Further evidence of the desire of congressmen and senators to know the feelings of the voters is given in the tremendous propaganda that is going on. Friends and foes of the Supreme court reform program are on the air nightly; scarcely a day goes by that some senator and usu ally several of them and numerous congressmen participate in debate or issue statements concerning the great controversy, and from the tre mendous source of propaganda sup ply at the command of the Presi dent come countless statements and interviews and radio speeches prais ing the President’s plan. Even the President himself has made one of his famous “fireside chats" telling | why he should be given the new | power. In the meantime—and some more strange bedfellows—we find the most peculiar cross currents operat ing. Among some of the religious groups, there are many who fear that the court packing plan will void constitutional guarantees of re ligious freedom. They fear even tual control of the churches by the state, having in mind, no doubt | what has happened to religious 1 Brief Resume of Happenings of the Week Collected tor Our Readers Lebanan—Charles Lindeman has offered to purchase the old horse- drawn grader of the city of Lebanon and will use it for farm terracing. Klamath Falls—Potato shipments from the Klamath basin for this sea son up to March 1 totaled 5418 car- loads, more than the entire Oregon state shipments up to that date. Wheeler—Silverside eggs are now hatching at the state hatchery on Foley creek. Fifty thousand of the little fish hatched last Monday and more are comin very day. Three million are suppeso ; to be the "turn out’’ for the quantity of eggs planted. Oregon City—Reaching figurative ly for the last stick of timber, mills and logging camps in the Highland- Viola area are speeding operations as timber in the area is rapidly dis appearing. Two mill operators were dismantling their plants last week, and several others will finish up this summer. Astoria — A concentrated drive against smuggling is anticipated here following the arrival last week of two 38-foot coast guard picket boats. The trim craft were shipped to Portland from the east on the steamer Mem phis City and were towed here. They will be overhauled before being placed in use. The boats are capable of 26 knots. National Press Building groups in Germany and Soviet Rus sia. Editorials from the Catholic press are being circulated privately among many legislators and against | these are some Protestant preach-1 ers who take the position that the Supreme court is out of date and ought to be reformed. Numerous Jewish leaders are opposing the re- form but among the Jews are many who feel that President Roosevelt is right. Then there is the split among the farm leaders. I refer to farm or ganizations with national spokes men. Some are for the change and some against it. Uppermost in the minds of all of the opponents seems to be a funda mental fear that to change the court will open the door through which dictators may walk. To il lustrate the type of statements com ing forth from observers of national reputation as regards this point, I am going to quote from a recent ex pression by the distinguished colum nist, Westbrook Pegler. Lately he wrote : “All of a sudden, Mr. Roosevelt discovers that the Supreme court is largely senile and demands quick action on a proposal which, if adopt ed, would create an easy precedent for the most cynical packing of the Newberg—A local soil conserva Supreme court by someone of the tion association was organized here type of Huey Long or Warren Hard with the following officers and di ing, Mussolini or Hitler in years to rectors: H. J. Swain, chairman; E. S. come. It might not be many years Strother, vice chairman; Kenneth either . . . All dictators pack the Fendali, secretary; Earl Smith, trea courts by legal means as a pre surer; and Thomas Price, director. liminary to the promulgation of The organization, which will be aided their dictatorial laws. After th., it by the federal soil conservation serv is comparatively easy to take ove , because the courts belong to the ice recently located in Newberg, will work towards the prevention of soil dictator and do as he orders.” erosion on farms In this section. There can be no question, of Lakeview—The Oregon State high course, that the thing Mr. Roose velt proposes to have congress do way commission has authorized pur for him is legal. Since, however, it chase of a strip of land along the is legal in this instance, it will be Fremont highway near Summer Lake legal, of course, for someone else postoffice, on which will be erected to come along after Mr. Roosevelt a historical marker, according to and pack the court with men of his word received here by the chamber own choosing, men who will decide of commerce. A sign will be placed questions as the then President de there stating that General Fremont sires them to decide. There is no and Kit Carson descended from the limit to what may come if once the Summer Lake rim at the point in De door is opened. Senator Wheeler, cember, 1843 en route from The the Montana Democrat who has Dalles to Fort Sutter, California. long been outstanding in the liberal Klamath Falls—Deaths of scores character of views he holds, has added to this thought the expres of deer against a fence along the sion that if the door is to be opened, Southern Pacific’s Modoc line right- the people must do it—not the con of-way, In the lava beds country, gress that was elected without vot across the state line will be investi ers having heard the proposition gated by J. S. Hunter, chief of the mentioned. California bureau of game conserva • • • tion. Klamath County Commissioner As the fight of packing the Su Roy Taber, on his return here from preme court waxes warmer, one California, said he conferred with , , can not help not- Hunter. Klamath persons reported They Make ing how even seeing eight deer killed when they Mistake» clever politicians ran against the fence as a train make mistakes. passed. There are many who believe that Estacada—That magic phrase, Mr. Roosevelt made a grievous er ror in proposing revision of the Su “There’s gold in them thar hills,” is preme court in the fashion he chose once again the incentive of local pros while there are others who say that pectors whose gold-seeking lust was he was elected by such a tremen fanned Into flame by announcement dous majority that he will have the that the state is to grubstake miners. people behind him regardless of the For years rumors have been circu character of proposition advanced lated that there is much gold is inese to congress. pars and also this section has ir It is interesting to note how many mysterious "lost mine.” Now th - congressmen and senators are dodg miners are able to got a grubstake ing the issue. Their silence is posi from the state and are preparing to tively thunderous because they do use Estacada as a base to go into the not know how the people back home mountains east of here. feel about the general proposition. WELFARE WORKER NAMED There are others who have come out boldly for one reason or an Baker—A child welfare worker other in support of the plan and has been assigned to the Balter coun there are some 33 or more in the ty relief committee to make a more senate who have determined their Intensive and specialized approach to position already and are ready to child welfare problems, according to fight to the finish to stop passage Miss Margaret Kearns, social serv of such a law. ice supervisor of the county commit Then there was the mistake which tee. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Miss Adams, formerly a worker Democratic leader, made in the sen wit" e Multnomah county chil ate the other day. He vigorously dren’s careau, will work with the denounced what he termed propa local committee. ganda and a conspiracy to defeat CROP SHOWING GOOD the President’s plan. He alled at Corvallis—-Crops introduced by tention to much newspaper and edi torial comment in opposition and ac the Oregon State college extension cused all of those people indiscrimi service have shown a marked Increase nately with being part of a gigantic in acreage during the past ten years, conspiracy against the court pack. E. R. Jackson, agronomist, has re The humor of the Robinson out ported in a survey of the counties. Grimm alfalfa, once rare west of burst seemed not to be apparent to the otherwise kindly mannered sen the Cascades, jumped from an acre ator whom I very much admire. age of 3310 In western Oregon In What he did by an hour-long attack 1926 to 42,585 five years later. La in the senate was to re-emphasize dino clover Increased from 134 to all of the criticism of the Presi 16,254 acres, sweet clover from 583 dent’s plan. to 6175 and Austrian winter peas One might refer in this connec from 50 to 27,350. The most import tion also to the explosive type of ant change east of the Cascades has speech made by Harry Hopkins, re been In crested wheat grass, increas lief administrator. Of course, ev ing from a test lot status to 30.000 ! eryone knows that Mr. Hopkins has | acres last year. Oregon led In seed made his life's work that of looking production in this grass with 89.444 after suffering humanity. He is on pounds. the government pay roll in such a job. Mr. Hopkins attacked all op Eugene—Work of assessing prop position to the President’s plan be cause he said it was in the interest erty in Lane county has started tn of humanity to do so. The relief the several districts Assessor Welby administrator made his appeal di Stevens has announced. Instructions rect to all of those receiving federal in the assessment of personal prop money through relief rolls and that erty was given the deputies at a re obviously will be taken up by oppo cent meeting. nents of the President’s plan who Klamath Falls—Although no final undoubtedly will say as some al plans have been made for the open ready have hinted that Mr. Hop ing of between 400 and 500 acres of kins is trying to muster relief land In the Tule Lake district, the classes to bring pressure upon con bureau of reclamation ia taking ten- gress. © Western Newspaper Union. UNCOMMON AMERICANS lative steps with the idea of receiv ing applications next September. Twilight of Knee Pants. MONICA, CALIF. - Since our diplomatic group S ANTA must shed the half-portion breeches they’ve been wearing at official functions abroad, that means others present will quit mistaking them for foot men and start in again mistak ing them for waiters, as for merly. But the under-rigging doesn’t make so much difference anyhow. In the best plenipo- tentiarying circles, it’s the top dressing that counts — the gold - plated cocked hat; the dress coat loaded with bullion; the bosom crossed with broad ribbons; the lapels and the throat latch so deco rated with medals that, alongside one thus costumed, Sol Irvin S. Cobb omon in all his glory would look absolutely nude. End of the Holdout Season. HE baseball season couldn’t start off properly unless a cer tain catastrophe impended before hand. Every self-respecting player who made a hit last year insists on more salary for this year, else he’ll never spit in the palm of an other glove. This makes him a hold out. The manager declares the play er will take what’s offered him and not a cent more. This makes him a manager. But fear not, little one. They’ll all be in there when the governor or the mayor or somebody winds up to launch the first game and tosses the ball nearly eighteen feet in the general direction of the continent of North America. • • * Changing Style Capitals. OLLYWOOD and not Paris is now the world center for fash ions, if you can believe Hollywood— and not Paris. At any rate, both for men and women, we do originate many style creations which, in the best movie circles, frequently make the women look mannish and the men look ef feminate, maybe that’s the desired effect; an oldtimer wouldn’t know about that. However, there’s a new hat out here for masculine wear which fas cinates me. It is a very woolly hat —a nap on it like an old family album — and the crown peaks up in a most winsome way, and there’s a rakish bunch of tail-feathers at the back which makes it look as though it might settle down any minute and start laying. I think they got the idea for it from the duck-billed platypus. • • • Civilizing Ethiopia. /CONQUERED Ethiopians attempt — to assassinate their new over- lord, Viceroy Graziani. Nobody is killed, but several individuals get bunged up. So the conquerors arrest all na tives of Addis Ababa in whose huts weapons are found. They round up 2,000 “suspects” out of a total popu lation of 90,000. So promptly 1,800 of these black prisoners are put to death in batches. In former days the fir ing squads would have worn them selves to a frazzle in a rush job of this sort, but no — well, who would deny that the machine gun is the crowning achievement of white culture? Poison gas is also much favored for pacifying rebel lious savages, and plane-bombing likewise has its advocates. • • * The Public's Short Memory. A FINANCIER, whose exposed de- -- vices are as a bad smell in people’s nostrils, summarily is oust ed from his high place and the shadows swallow up his diminished shape. A little time passes, and, lo, in a new setting, he bobs up, an envied if not an exalted personage. So-called exclusive groups welcome him in; newspapers quote him on this and that; he basks again, like some sleek and overfed lizard, in the sunshine of folks’ tolerance— yes, the admiration of some. No evidence that he has repented of his former practices; no sign of intent to repay any broken victim of those fiduciary operations The private fortune which he took with him when he quit is still all his. And maybe there's the secret of this magical restoration to the fa vor of the multitude. H IRVIN S. COBB. ©— WNU Service. Budapest Catacombs The Budapest catacombs date back to the days when the Fort of Buda was held by the Turks, mark ing the farthest fortified advance of the forces of Islam into Christen dom. They were probably intended as avenues of escape for a belea guered garrison, but they also have fresh water wells in them, and some of the chambers were used as re positories for great numbers of hu man skulls and bones, as in the case of the catacombs at Rome. By Elmo Scott Watson Two Blouses From One Smart Pattern © Western Newspaper Union Great Father, Great Son D AREL Y does a great father —transmit his genius to his son. Put the Hopkinsons of Philadelphia were exceptions to that rule. Francis Hopkinson, born in 1737, was the first scholar entered at the University of Pennsylvania (then the College of Philadelphia) and was graduated from its first class. He held several positions of im portance in Penn’s colony, then moved to New Jersey. There he was a member of the provincial council until he was elected to the Continental congress from New Jer sey and thus became one of the signers of the Declaration of Inde pendence. But other facts make him more notable than almost any of the other 55 signers of that docu ment. He wrote an allegory in which he recounted the wrongs of the colo nies and did much to fan the spirit of revolution. He wrote the famous song “The Battle of the Kegs” satirizing the British scare over an attempt to blow up their ships with a crude submarine invented by a certain David Bushnell, and this song became the favorite of Wash ington’s soldiers. But most important is the fact that evidence exists which shows that he was the designer of the first Stars and Stripes as our national flag (the Betsy Ross tradition to the contrary notwithstanding) and that he had a hand in designing the first Great Seal of this nation. His son, Joseph Hopkinson, born in 1770, followed closely in his fa ther’s footsteps. He also was grad uated from the University of Penn sylvania, studied law and held sev eral positions in the state and fed eral government. He helped found the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, served as its president for many years and was vice-president of the American Philosophical soci ety which his father had helped found. But he is best remembered for a song which he wrote—thus emulat ing his father again. It was “Hail Columbia” which was the only na tional song of this republic until Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.” First “America’s Sweetheart” ONG before a popular movie ac tress was given the title of L “America’s Sweetheart” there was another. Ask any man of fifty years or upwards and he will tell you her name. It was Annie Oakley. She was born in a log cabin in Darke county, Ohio, in 1866 and her full name was Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. Her father died when she was six and one of the few posses sions which he left was a Kentucky long rifle. Little Anne, who was something of a tomboy, soon began using this weapon to help fill the family larder with quail, squirrels and rabbits. She became an un usual markswoman and the fame of her skill spread to Cincinnati where hotel keepers had been buy ing the game which she killed. When she was fifteen a noted sharpshooter named Frank E. But ler came to Cincinnati. He was ac customed to issue a challenge to all comers in a shooting match. <This challenge was taken up by one of Anne’s hotel-keeping patrons who urged her to shoot against Butler. The girl not only won the match but she won Butler’s heart as well and a year or so later they were mar ried. She began taking part in her husband's shooting act and, being a skilled showman, he pushed her more and more into the limelight and kept himself more and more in the background. Then “Buffalo Bill” Cody or ganized his Wild West show and in 1885 the “Butler and Oakley” act joined it. But it wasn’t long until the second half of the act was the whole act and as Annie Oakley she started on the career which made her the idol of Young America. “Little Sure Shot” she was named by the famous chief, Sitting Bull, when he went out with Buffalo Bill’s show and as “Little Sure Shot” she became famous, not only through- out America but all over Europe as well. When Cody took his show abroad her marksmanship thrilled every one who saw it—and that included dukes, princes and kings. One of her stunts was to use play ing cards as targets and these cards, punctured by her bullets, be came treasured souvenirs. In those days showmen who handed out free passes always punched a hole or two in them, thus saving a mis count when the day’s proceeds were counted. Once a baseball magnate looked at a card which had been so thoroughly perforated that little was left. “Huh! Looks like Annie Oakley’s shot at it!” he grunted. And from that day free passes be came “Annie Oakleys.” The name of this remarkable woman whose career came to an end in 1926 is thus perpetuated in our "slanguage.” But in the hearts of thousands of Americans today, the boys of yesteryear, it is en shrined as “America s Sweetheart.” Blouses, like crocuses, always bloom early in the Spring, and here are two versions that can be made from the same pattern that will brighten your wintry wardrobe just like a pot of flowers brightens a room. You can make the dressier version, with charm ing machine-tucked ruffing, out of an airy organdie. And the sportier blouse with revers and two buttons and a plain-edged peplum, will do nicely in a silk crepe or crisp dimity or percale. There’s bouffant charm in the dropped swing peplum and the big puffed sleeves. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1271-B is available for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Corresponding bust measurements 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. The dressy blouse, size 16 (34), requires 2 yards 35-inch fabric, plus 3 yards of machine pleating and the sporty one 23 yards. Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., 149 New Montgomery Ave., San Francisco, Calif. Pattern 15 cents (in coins). © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. Looked Like a Queen One of the most picturesque first ladies of the land was Dolly Madi son, who, at the inaugural cere monies of President Madison, “looked like a queen.” She had on a pale, buff-colored velvet gown made plain with a long train but not the least trimming; a beauti ful pearl necklace, earrings, and bracelets. Her headdress was a tur ban of the same colored velvet and white satin from Paris, with two superb plumes of bird of paradise feathers. Dolly painted and pow dered a little; she took snuff con stantly from lava and platina boxes. Refinement Bent Decency arises from a natural predilection for refinement. How Many Pennies Your Child’s Life? Don’t Try to "Save” on Home Remedies—Ask Your Doctor There is one point, on which prac tically all doctors agree. That is: Don’t give your child uninown remedies without asking your doctor first. All mothers know this. But some times the instinct to save a few pennies by buying “something just as good” overcomes caution. When it comes to the widely used children’s remedy — “milk of mag nesia” — many doctors for over half a century have said “PHILLIPS.” For Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia is the standard of the world. Safe for chil dren. Keep this in mind, and say “PHIL LIPS’ MILK OF MAGNESIA* when you buy. Comes now, also in tablet form. Get the form you prefer. But see that what you get is labeled “Genuine Phillips’ Milk of Mag nesia.” 25, for a big box of the tablet* at drug stores. Also in TABLET FORM: Each tiny tablet . is theequivalent (‘-* of • teaspoon- ffr ful genuine — Phillips’ Milk— of of Magnesia, me P hillips ’ MACKLSI»
