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By MALCOLrt EPLEY
THE campaign between Circuit Judge David
R. Vandenberg and District Attorney Clar
ence Humble for the 13th judicial district judge
ship has now reached its final Yg!iMtma
Stage; n 1 1 iwti
tomary pattern, it will grow
increasingly warm in the en
suing few days before the
election May 17.
But it shouldn't get too hot.
If Judge Vandenberg wins,
Mr. Humble will continue as
district attorney and there
will be need for cordial, co
operative relationships be
tween him and the judge.
If Mr. Humble wins. Judge EPLET
Vandenberg will resume the private practice
of law here, doing business as a practicing
attorney in the local circuit court over which
Mr. Humble will preside.
Neither the principals in this political con
test, nor their embattled supporters, should let
the campaign produce any bitter incidents
which will prevent cordial professional relation
ships between Judge Vandenberg and Mr.
Humble in the future.
In fact, we think that the election on May
17, however it turns out, would be a good
time for clearing all the useless rancor out
of the relationships between the court and
members of the bar.
We think that it would be well, once this
contest is over, to bring an early end to the
affidavit of prejudice business that has been
a feature of the local legal situation for several
years.
Affidavits
UNDER Judge Edward B. Ashurst and Judge
Vandenberg, some attorneys filed affidavits
regularly. This requires the use of an outside
judge, delaying legal action and at times being
inconvenient 'for both litigants and attorneys.
Some additional expense to the public is in
volved. Fault in some cases probably lies with the
court, and in others with the attorneys. At
times, affidavits are inevitable and necessary,
but when it becomes an ordinary, routine pro
cedure to call an outside judge, there is a
situation that plainly needs correction by rea
sonable men.
We think that both judge and attorneys,
whoever they are, should move together into
more harmonious relationship to bring an
end to this sort of thing.
We are well aware that the procedure for
filing affidavits of prejudice is set up in
law, and that nothing can be done about it if
anyone wishes to file them. We also know
that under certain conditions they are proper.
But we are sure that routine filing of affi
davits can be brought to an end here if a
sincere and reasonable effort is made to re
store cordial professional relationships between
all members of the bar.
of deputies with a subservient president and
cabinet.
Facially this appears like utmost democracy
somewhat like the superiority of the British
parliament you might say. The majority of
the French electorate was not fooled. Democ
racy rules by checks and balances. It gives no
unbounded control to a single authority any
where. What the communist constitution in
tended was to eentraliie the power of govern
ment so the communists could use it, without
the usual democratic restrictions. By redis
ricting it could give its industrial centers the
greatest representation, and otherwise (do not
forget that French politics is notoriously amen
able to cash payments, both foreign and do
mestic) solidify its power beyond redemption.
Weak At Ballot Box
EVERY time the communists go to the elec
torate, it seems, they arc being rejected.
In the French referendum on the subject last
October, their proposal for a weak executive
was defeated, although they succeeded in elect
ina the larsest bloc of delegates to the con
vention. In the connivances of internationaK
conferences and domestic political dickering,
the Muscovites have won the most ground, but
at the ballot box they have proved weak.
Less conspicuous events than the French
election disclose their forced retreat with even
greater clarity. A spare three paragraphs in
the London Times recently revealed the de
cision of the British labor party to change its
constitution so as to delay membership to com
munists. This decision follows the disclosure
made in this column three weeks back, and
not yet generally published, that the leftwing
unions in CIO were taking similar action, in
similar quietude. The constitution of several
CIO unions is being changed to ban communist
party members, and unquestionably labor in
the two democracies is attempting to purge
itself of the communist influence. How far it
will succeed is not yet evident, but the intent
is genuinely significant because CP had made
its deepest inroads in the labor movement
(French union centers went for the communist
constitution).
The light of these world-changing events
that Earl Browder flew to Russia on his un
explained mission. The CP postwar political
action in this country has been in the hands
of the fosterites who oppose cooperation with
capitalism. Browder was ousted from party
control here because he brought CP into co
operation for production during the war. Will
the M'fc'iovites now order a period of coopera
tion is.in with capitalism here and in the
rest of the world?
I doubt it. Look at the matter the way
Moscow looks at it, if you would find the
answer. Capitalism was the first enemy chosen
by communism. Fascism became a later enemy.
Fascism has now been eliminated as a world
power. Communist aggression against capital
ism can stop only through a genuine reorgani
zation of its totalitarian ideals, and this is
hardly to be expected now as the Russian
government, flushed with victory and new
won power throughout the world, sees its
greatest opportunity for world achievement.
SIDE GLANCES
News Behind The News
By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, May 8 The Russian pro
gram for world political action is losing,
and a change of front may eventuate from the
Browder talks in the Kremlin.
Severest setback to communist plans for
postwar political aggression was defeat of their
new constitution for France. Moscovites con
trolled the spirit of the French government
since they defeated De Gaulle's policy of a
strong army, and acquired collaboration of the
socialists. Their constitution proposed a single
center of government authority in the chamber
Getting To Its Feet
BUT there is another stronger reason for
doubt. Democratic capitalism is struggling
to its feet, following war. If the communists
cooperate and we get production, we may grow
strong again. Therefore the Browder mission
is likely to succeed only if the Kremlin becomes
convinced capitalism will fall anyway and a
period of false appeasement is justified as a
temporary strategic retreat. The decision could
favor CP face lifting, and superficial coopera
tion, but could hardly run into genuine depths.
, In these fundamental currents, some are say
ing the ultimate conflict will be between social
ism and communism. But socialism' is a word
which has lost more of its original definition
than communism. The nazis were socialists.
So were the fascists. So is Russia. The name
of that communist nation is the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics. British socialism, on the
other hand, clings to law, the parliamentary
system and democratic forms.
Events therefore are shaping the world con
flict into a clash of statism, dictatorship, com
munism on the one hand versus democracy,
capitalism, socialism on the other.
STATIC
Jack Benny seems to have re
vised his plans as to appearing
with the Quiz Kids come next
Sunday. Maybe last week scared
him out, or maybe his violin
developed an unknown and un
expected rattle. Anyway, his
scheduled appearance with the
Quiz Kids for May 12 has been
cancelled indefinitely.
The American Farmer, over
. KFLW Saturday will feature
John Baker speaking from Wash
ington on his scheduled pro
gram of the business side of
farming. People from Washing
ton, New York, Chicago and
Denver will be interviewed in
the various areas on National
" Home Demonstration Week.
Arthur Fiedler, conductor of
the Boston "Pops" symphony,
is proving his assertion that he
will play what the listening pub
lic wants to hear. So now he
says, just write your favorite
musical composition, the name of
it that is, on a postcard and
mail it to him, Symphony hall,
Boston 15, and each week the
"Pops" will play the ones most
requested. That refers to any
type of music, overtures,
waltzes, etc.
The flyers are back on the
field again, operating under an
interim permit, and now all we
have to do is to sit tight and
wait for the flying age to hit
America. When it does, it looks
like Klamath will at least have
a head start in the way of a
field. Maybe we'll turn out to
be the crossroads of the air as
well as the railways. With air
travel you can look for a lot
more out-of-state duck hunters
and fishermen.
Enlisted Men May
Get Terminal Pay
WASHINGTON, May 8 UP)
Reversing a previous stand, the
house military committee today
approved legislation giving en
listed service personnel the same
terminal pay rights that officers
now have.
The legislation would allow a
maximum of 120 days' pay to
army and navy enlisted men at
the time of their discharee. m-o-
viaea iney nave accrued out un-
President Commutes
Sentence Of Slayer
WASHINGTON, May 8 UP)
President Truman has commuted
the death sentence imposed on
PFC. Joseph E. Hicswa for the
slaying of two Japanese civilians
to 30 years in prison, Secretary
of War Patterson announced to
day. The action was taken on rec
ommendation of an official board
of review of the war depart
ment's judge advocate general's
department.
Hicswa's pay and allowances
were ordered forfeited and he
will be given a dishonorable dis
charge from the army.
Forestry Professor
Protests Dismissal
PORTLAND, May 8 (IP) The
state board of higher education
today took under advisement a
protest of Earl G. Mason, pro
fessor of forestry at Oregon State
college, against his removal from
the staff at the end of this year.
Mason had refused to resign.
His release from the staff was
included in personnel chanees
! passca loaay, making a reversal
used furlough time when they I and reinstatement npppssnrv if
are mustered out. (the board were to re-employ him.
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Evening Star And Creseent
Sparkle in IliUivvnUj Galaxy
By J. HUGH PRUETT '
Astronomtr. Extiiuion Division.
Oregon High.r Education System
Should this evening's twilight
be cloudless, two bright objects
will instantly attract all eyes
that rove the western skyways.
High in the blue will hang the
yellow moon, an ample crescent
with its outer curve turned to
ward the place of sunset. Nearer
the horizon, the gorgeous planet
Venus will grow in splendor, its
apparent brilliance increasing in
the deepening dusk.
Let us wait for greater dark
ness 8:30 o'clock or shortly
after before identifying the
dimmer, but conspicuous stars
and planets. We shall first un
tangle the fine galaxy of bril
liants that dot the western sky.
Quite low and about due west,
red Betclgeuse in the right shoul
der of Orion will soon be setting.
A little farther south, glittering
Sirius, the dog-star, is almost on
the horizon.
Saturn Stands Out
Very high and very nearly due
west, orange Pollux and white
Castor, the heavenly twins, stand
side by side, separated by a
space comparable to that be
tween the Pointers of the Big
Dipper. Below this line and a
little left of Pollux, the nlanet
Saturn is conspicuous. Telescop
ically, Saturn is surrounded by
a beautiful luminous ring.
Now let us trace from Pollux
toward the south about three
times the distance between Cas
tor and Pollux. There we en
counter Mars, the red planet,
which lately has been moving
rapidly among the constellations.
Considerably below Mars we find
Procyon with a fainter star at
its right. These two are the prin
cipal stars of Orion's Little Dog.
n.guius at na ot Sickl
If we follow our Pollux-Mars
line on a considerable distance
east and a little south we ar
rive at Regulus, at the end of
the handle of the Sickle. The
faint stars of the Sickle form j
with Regulus a definite reversed
question-mark.
Well up in the northwest,
bright, yellow Capella shines.
Just below it. three tiny points
outline the little triangle ot the
Kids.
Somewhat east of south, a bril
liant object attracts instant at
tention. This is the giant planet
Jupiter, the largest of all the
solar retinue. Jupiter's distance
makes its apparent brightness
less than that of Venus. A little
below Jupiter, note the conspic
uous Spica.
Dipper Upside Down
Very high in the sky, some
what south of duo east, is orange
Arcturus, the star which In 1933
turned on the lights of the Chi
cago fair". In the northeast, Vcgu,
the principal luminary in the
mythical Harp of Orpheus,
twinkle merrily. And do not fail
to notice our familiar Big Dip
per, almost overhead and of all
things upside down.
The moon will help to locate
many of the sky-objects on va
rious nights. On the evening of
May 6 this lunar ncifciibor of
ours will appear beside Mars;
May 8, above Regulus, and May
12, close to Jupiter. The moon's
slow eastward motion around
the earth Is thus made quite
evident.
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Truman Raps 'Nut1 Autoists
In Highway Safety Appeal
WASHINGTON. May R ll'l
President Truman today criti
cised stutea that permit the "In
sane, nuts and morons" to drive
automobiles without Imposing
minimum motor license require
ments. Mr. Truman departed from his
prepared address before the high
way safety conference and stren
uously urged all states to adopt
minimum driving standard.
He said that when he was In
the seuato he studied the problem
and learned that nunc people
were killed by automnhllo acci
dents than during nil the wars
hack to the French-Indlun hostili
ties. Then he added:
"That's a startling fact. Hut
more people have been perma
nently injured In automobile ac
cldents than in the two great
wars."
The president ditrd his own
state of Missouri as an example
of the lack of minimum require
ments which he condemned. In
Missouri, he said, It whs possible
to buy a license "for a quarter of
a dollar at a corner drugstore."
As a senutor, Mr. Truman said
he twice had pushed through the
senate legislation to set up min
imum driving standards for mo
torists crossing state llncj, only
to see It killed in the house.
He said some states "arc tak
ing no steps to keep you and
me from being killed by some
moron that has no more right to
be at the wheel of a car then he
has to be at the throttlo of an
engine."
He edited: "It Is perfectly ab
surd" for states to permit a per
son to purchase a car and drive
It "whether ho is Insane, a nut,
or a moron."
Asserting that "people are lit
erally murdered every day," he
declared the challenge of mount
ing highway deaths "must unci
will bo met."
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Mother's Day f
SALEM. May 8 UV) Govern
or Karl Hni'll today designate . j
next Sunday as Mother's )
asserting "Let us paiinn and n, ,
fleet on the physlrnl, spiriting
mid niiilerliil hi'iiefits which nr, ,
too heritage brstowi'il upon u. .
by our mothers." :
Some authorities brllev t hit j
the ruins near (iuiiiiul, liullvli!
antedate the pyramids of Egypt j
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School Bus Crash
Injures Eight
WHITE SALMON, Wash., May
8 Ml A school bus loaded with
50 youngsters returning to their
homes overturned five miles
north of here yesterday, Injur
ing seven children and one
teacher.
The bus was reported to have
struck a soft shoulder, and
rolled over for 200 feet. Riders
from Columbia high school and
White Salmon grade school,
were shaken and several cut by
Hying glass.
None were reported seriously
hurt. The accident occurred In
tho same region where fire de
stroyed the small town of Under
wood Sunday.
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