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Show i The Return of tKe Prodigal Son v . t . PROVO. UTAHCOUNTYv UTAH. SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1946. Editorial;! The Washington' erry - Go - Round A Daily Picture of What's Goinj; On in National Affairs Thou believest that there i .ne God; thou .doest weH: the devils -also believe, and tremble. James 2:19. f !,,"'. T2 1 , - The German is th discipline of :fearr ours is the discipline of faiUv4-df will, triumph. Joffre. -,sr.-"- - Inadequate FireDepofrtment The need of a stinger' f fighting organization or-ganization was 8trU'glydught to light 5t the recent JSO.CWfJreat the United Sales & Service. WitKiiwrse conditions encountered, such as. a ,-hig,Jind, highly inflammable in-flammable materialJI se-V'al buildings close together, and anotherif&? alarm at the same time, the prt!Tr?manned and under-equipped department ! was fighting against heavy odds in -keeping the fire from Spreading and' assuling'gWajte-loss. ,7 The fire department has ordinarily five men on a shift, besides the chief. In case of 3 lire alarm, i our men ana xne cniei respond, re-spond, leaving one jma ahe; 'station for protection. This is':KwfialS jhappened last week. When, the alarm came in from the United Sales & Service,-the five' men were already fighting a gTass'ftrk on 'Ninth North which caused a delaiyi Which might have proved even more costly itbta it turned out. Of course, the of f-creWTd Always called in for big fires, but even1 iheii': the manpower, is insufficient.. e,v " if The lack of fire-fighting' euipment has feeen recognized for years j'bUt city officials ttave . delayed the selection' of the type of engine to buy so long that delivery has not been, made as yet. . The first action was taken in December, -1943 and the WPB ly held out one pungent line. Senator Tydings of Bjr Drew Pearson (CoL Eobrt 8. Allan active duty) WASHINGTON Photographs taken of Win ston Churchill placing a wreath on. the tomb r of as t.11 n a . . . r raoiuui xvwsewii ai nyae tr eric snowea nun serene se-rene and .'poised. Mrs. . Roosevelt stood . equally calm in the background. : ' However, real fact is that all was not harmony har-mony between the two when the ex-prime minister min-ister made the pilgrimage ,to the grave of his old friend of wartime days. At just- about the time. the. DhotosraDh was being taken, it happened- that Mrs. Roosevelt was telling Churchill exactly what she thought of his speech at Fulton, Mo. What she said was not friendly. Mrs. Roosevelt was definitely critical of the way Churchill undermined the principles of the United Nations in his speech. Always a lady who believes in saying what she feels, the widow of the late president said in effect that Churchill was "desecrating the ideals from which my husband gave his life. "Perhaps it's just as well." she said, 'That he is not alive today to see how you have turned against his principles." Note Mrs; Roosevelt" has frequently differed with Churchill. She was vigorous in urging that England do something about India during the war. believing that if the Indian people were promised independence, it would save lives and shorten hostilities. hos-tilities. At one time, in the summer of 1043, when Churchill visited in the White House, she purposely purpose-ly stayed in New York. Once during his visit she phoned her daughter, Anna Boettiger, in Washington Washing-ton to ask: "Is that roan still there?" ICKES' CENSORED DIARY During the Ed Pauley hearings, a lot of intimations inti-mations were made that Secretary Ickes had not given the senate committee the full text of the diary in which he so caustically criticized Pauley for linking Democratic contributions with California Califor-nia oil lands. .1 Real fact is that this, was 4rue. Ickes did not give the senate full text of his diary. He purpose 'W THitlv s BROUGHT The Chopping Block granted the city a priority in March, 1944 Bids were opened in May, 1944 but the order was not placed until April, 1945, more than a year later. (A case of "Nero fiddled, syhile Home .burned")- Maryland, a Democrat, suspecting this to be the case, demanded that Ickes produce the full text of his diary notation. Sensing they had Ickes in a trap, Tydings and other democratic senators licked their chops with anticipation. They figured that at last they had the old curmudgeon right where they wanted him. They didn t know, however, what it was that By FRANK C. ROBERTSON That is a I remember reading an article honesty in many years ago by, I. am quite ness. matter of amazing the publishing busi- A suggestion.of equipping the fire engines with radio has been made, to keep, the crew Ickes had left out of his diary though another P wif while out on St-Clt'caSa another call. This might .Be Of some help, 0f Massachusetts what it was that Ickes had cen- fout it can t be expected. $$ take the place of Additional men and more, nd modern fire fighting equipment,' powerful enough to "handle the biggest fire ffya'fciight break out. The responsibility iiesvitli the mayor and Sity commission wlffir?38Sfapproval of he budget. UVi Cents WotBldgic it. Now that the Geaetal Igotors strike is set-fled, set-fled, we don't hesitate to express our confident confi-dent opinion that the sum of I8V2 cents is jthe magic formula Which' is to lead us from Jhaos to prosperity. vJJke the mystical word! ftabracadabra," whieHMh ancient days was S..n. . 1 . I 4V..' ; Ss by ver' inxcatioK3he cure for all our conomic ills. K It must be. For in ffvariety of industries Ind under a variety ofcconditions, bitter ad J-ersaries have discqyjred the sum after weeks of wranglina.-alnd forthwith have Clasped hands like broti&r Elks and departed 1 peace. Whence came this monetary, talisman? 5fobody sems to laibriBhIes perhaps it is Jabor Secretary Schwellenbach, who told reporters re-porters in a later-repented burst of candor Xhat he guessed it was "sort of like Topsy." SS We seem to recall that Henry Kaiser was he first employer to perceive its magic pow-r pow-r and pass it along to his workers. Then President Truman, sensing the magic, allowed al-lowed as how he thought cents would fie about the righlrwage increase for the ft-hole steel industry. . . t . SBut Mr. Truman, being a Missourian by irth and inclination, wasn't inclined to rush Jfito things blindly. He put fact-finders to -ork on the auto industry prjcfclem, and they game up with the sum of 19i cents. This Klearly was the result, of a nafural but mistaken mis-taken desire to distrust magic and apply long gnd painful brain worlt instead. " The magic would not be downed, however, while-ther auto f ait-finders pursued their sceptical way, companies and unions all over; me country were submitting their dissimilar! Sroblems to this economic alchemy and com-lg com-lg out with the same sqlutidn 18 cents. We welcome the new magic, but we do ttiink that its use could be ; simplified from Row on. There is no need for elaborate cere- Eony. The ancients didn't build a fire on le altar and sacrifice a goat before pro-Jouncing pro-Jouncing the word "abracadabra." They 8 ust saM it. Or, simpler yet, they had it rinted on a charm which they wore around heir necks-to ward off chills, fevers, and ourt summonses. I The the magic " sum. - Let's hoVe noTnore lone pstly spectacles like a 113-day strike which 5st 175,000 workers an average of $745 gach, which stalled production, postponed Srosperity," arid caused uncalculated millions be lost not only to the company but to our hole b&inesa economy. - J Let's fix it so the magic sum can be pre-ffcribed pre-ffcribed for every wae earner's. malady be je truck driver, rilibah 2clek, stevedore, or fiddler just as swiftly and simply as an as-$rin as-$rin is prescribed for. a headachy. 5 Will it work? "Well, nobody "has tried it jet, of course. But everybody seems to think fit's wonderful, so-how can it miss? sored. After that, the Democrats suddenly cooled off. . 1 . For what Ickes had written in his diary was, a line which would have done democratic leadership leader-ship absolutely no good. The censored passage read sure, David Starr Jordon, its title asking the question: What shall a man read? This eminent educator edu-cator should have known the answer, but I'm sure he didn't. True, he - gave the names of a long . list of great books, books accepted generally as classics, and he said that these were the books a man should read. What man? David Starr Jordon if it was David Starr Jordon and all other men with similar tastes. But what of the blacksmith, the sheepherder, the newsboy, the Pauley said he considered Ed Fiynn a cheap! f"l Pf'f,17 I?at f Jhe J"111" Bronx politician.' 1 Tn hav this mmo nut rffarriinir th fornftr Of a book With a Slow forefinger, chairman of the democratic national committee and slowly and laboriously form was too much even for Tvdines. Democratic sen- the sounds of the words with their lions who follow the printed lines ators decided that Ickes had been right in 'censoring 'censor-ing his own diary. They asked hiin no more questions. I PAULEY'S OIL WELL " Probably the deciding factor which finally closed down the turbulent Ed Pauley hearing was some secret evidence in the hands of Senator Brewster regarding Pauley's California oil operations. oper-ations. The evidence showed that Pauley had paid $66,000 to Standard Oil of California for taking oil out from under Standard's oil lands. One Of Pauley's wells, drilled near Standard property, had moved 1,200 feet from where he started to drill and was underneath Standard property. In the end, some of Pauley's operators put a stick of dynamite in the bottom of this well and blew it up. This destroyed the evidence showing exactly where the bottom of the well was. When Brewster privately -showed this evidence to other members of the senate naval affairs committee, it clinched the debate. Pauley, they decided, could not be confirmed. NEW ITALIAN FASCISTS The state department isn't saying anything about it. but one important factor in the Spanish Span-ish situation is the subsidizing of a new fascist underground un-derground in Italy. This is being done by money sent from Spain. What happened was that just before Mussolini was captured, many leading Italian fascists fled to Spain and got protection from Franco. Along with them went large amounts of "flight capital." Among the refugees was the family of Mussolini's mistress, Claretta Petacci. which escaped to Barcelona Bar-celona by airplane just about the time of Mussolini's Mus-solini's execution. This unofficial "Mussolini mission" in Spain has greater funds and more prestige than the Italian embassy. They are now working with Franco Fran-co interests to start a new fascist underground in Italy. Despite this, some state department reaction aries, probably bemnd jimmy Byrnes- bacx, nave told certain Latin American diplomats that they do not favor a diplomatic break with Franco. LIQUOR CRACK-DOWN The black markets in meat and nylons have received so many headlines that people haven't heard much about illegal liquor practices. However, How-ever, the U. S. alcohol tax unit is ready to crack down on about 500 liquor wholesalers. Federal investigators claim they have the "goods on these wholesalers for making "tie-in" I sales of . rum, wine and cordials with whiskies. In other words, retailers are sometimes forced to buy as much as five cases of rum or other slow-moving drinks' for every one case of scotch or burbon whisky allotted to them. This means that liquor stores are stacked with beverages they cannot sell. "Tie-in" sales are a violation of the federal alcohol administration act, and the situation has become worse in recent weeks because of the impending im-pending whisky shortage certain to result from the president's ' grain conservation order. Alcohol unit sleuths have evidence showing that the "tie-in" racket reaches to the top men in the industry. The wholesalers in many instances have been forced by distillers and importers to same practice should be adopted with buy rurn and wine in order to get whisky. Some wnuieseueis iiitvc imvuucu iiuciuai icvcuuc agciiv in turn that they have to "do business" with the distillers and importers or have their franchise revoked overnight. The justice department probably will bring conspiracy charges against the guilty parties, but, meanwhile, a large number of wholesalers will have their permits revoked or suspended. (Copyright. 1946, by th Bell Syndicate, Inc.) -4 f In a fundamental way mathematics is re rmiWg-fnteatP3it.-bxmih. .. Dr. Marshall Stone of Harv ard university, a little more breathless. Too Much Breath? A typical and memorable example of Winston Churchill's oratory was his description, descrip-tion, in his Fulton speech, of the present as "this sad and breathless time." It is just possible that Mr. Churchill, as he weighs the general reaction to the conse quences of that speech, miirht wish that he himself had been...if. not more sad,. at least lips as they go along? Tell them to read Plato, or Bacon, or Goethe? Tell a grease monkey mon-key to go to work in a dress suit! I was about fifteen when I read that article. ar-ticle. I plunged at once into Milton's Paradise Para-dise Lost, and I read it through to the bitter end, under the delusion' that I was somehow improving im-proving myself. I "tackled Shake speare, Ruskin, Macauley, Emer son, and Walt Whitman as could get them in the years that followed, and all that saved me from going stark, raving mad at my inability to understand what they were driving at was that these books were hard to get, and that between times I had to take such lighter fare as Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Diamond Dick, and even Dr. Jordon himself. Eventually I cloyed on the classics, and even today I can scarcely bring myself to look in side one of them. I never got so far as high school, but I know plenty of high school graduates who gag at. the name Shakespeare because it was fed to them with diagrams because it was sup posed to be good for them, and to inculcate within them a thirst for good literature. There are plenty of college professors, pro-fessors, perhaps most of them, who dismiss practically all contemporary con-temporary literature with a wise shake of their impractical heads as "trash." They are. abject followers fol-lowers of Dr. Jordon if it was Dr. Jordon and the school of thought which believes that the only great writers are dead writers. There are still .plenty of church people who sincerely believe that no book should be read which doesn't "point a moral" as they conceive morality to be. Colleges, I am toio, now conduct con-duct courses on' contemporary literature, but they still draw the same arbitrary lines between what they believe to be good books and bad books. They still fail, utterly to realize that books must be written for people to read, and that their pure taste is not necessarily that of a working man's. It is not even certain that their taste is better. Is there any known rule which proves that a schoolteacher knows more about life than a truckdriver? Life, my masters, is the stuff from which literature is distilled; not life from literature. A book, or a story, must fit the experience of a reader. Editors know this; it is a pity that teach era and critics haven't yet found it out. . . I have in mind a book .by a friend of mine, L. M. McQuarrie, called HALF ANGEL. This novel, runner up in a twenty thousand dollar-contest put on by Double- day . company, is branded on the cover by the publishers -as "A novel of psychological suspense." Alone, the title would send hordes of thrillseeking readers to buy the book, but that brief ex planation of the kind of book it is would set them back on their heels, for the general impression is that psychology is only for highbrows. I wouldn't have bought the book myself if I hadn't; known Miss McQuarrie personally, person-ally, and known her to be one of the ablest writers in Utah. The book is a psychological experience. ex-perience. It is not for children, and neither would my pet people, truckdrivers and sheepherders be likely to enjoy it. Like any good novel should it tell a story. There are more loose ends than I like, but the people are real, the locale familiar as the. valleys of Utah themselves, and the action entirely en-tirely satisfactory. That can be said of many a run-of-the-mill novel. The book has that bane of many good writers, atmosphere. Fog, and night, and dismal, lonely country roads, eerie music from nowhere that is like the setting of a stage play that is atmos-ohere atmos-ohere magnificantly handled. But the theme of the story is the igonized twistings and turnings of a tormented mind. If that strikes 1 responsive cord in the mind of .he reader he will be enthralled. If not, be will be bored to tears. I was not bored. In the circle of friends to which ootn miss Mcwuarne ana 1 oe-j SUPERINTENDENT long, half ahueIj nas natural ly been much discussed. It is a good book, or a bad book accord ing to the predetermined likes or dislikes of the reader. It is . a subtle book, but I'm sure Miss McQuarrie has been amazed at the hidden meanings many people tell her they have discovered. When she tells me herself that a certain canyon road is a symbol of death I say, "Phooey! somebody some-body told you." HALF ANGEL, more than any book I have read for some time, confirms " my belief that a book should fit the mind of the reader Can't Make Love To Jap Women In Public, Order 23 in YOKOHAMA, March (U.R) American soldiers Japan Were told today they may g6 with Japanese women wo-men but they can't make love to them in public. Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichel-berger, Eichel-berger, commanding general of the 8th army, issued an order or-der to all ground forces in Japan banning "a public display" dis-play" of affections toward Japanese women. The order said arm-in-arm strolling and "similar actions" ac-tions" would be treated as disorderly conduct by military mili-tary police. All organization commanders command-ers were instructed to read the order to the troops personally per-sonally and to take "positive measures" to ensure compliance. com-pliance. No mention was made of fraternization conduct with the increasing number of American women arriving in Japan. VICKERY DIES PALM SPRINGS, Calif., March 23 U.R The body of Vice Adm Howard L. Vickery. former vice- chairman of the U S maritime commission, who died of a heart attack yesterday, will be sent today to-day to Washington, D. C, for burial' in Arlington cemetery. NAMED KELLOG, Ida., March 23 (U.R) Howard Andrews. Emmett, Ida., today had been named superintendent superin-tendent of Kellogg schools to succeed suc-ceed John M. Booth. Andrews had been high school superintendent for the last six years, Booth resigned to become secretary of the Idaho Education association. for whom.it is intended, just as a glove must fit the hand of a prospective pros-pective wearer. Whether the glove -is made of the finest kid, or the roughest horsehide, it is a good glove if it fits.' Desk Chat, Editorial Column: ITS ONLY A HINT A really practical suggestion has been made to the effect that the United States form a Foreign Legion. Or. In' other words, to invite enlistment .by those' sold iers without a country' to wear a USA uniform and be in accord with our views on democracy. 'Foreign Legion' pay should be equal to what our regular sold iers now receive plus the bene fits of Americn citizenship after the term of enlistment is served. Naturally, caution must be ex erased in recruiting so as not to allow any foreign ideologies to creep? into trie Foreign Legion. Also, we must make recruiting suixicienuy inviting by proper orovision for the wives and families fam-ilies of these 'invited soldiers and men. Members of the American Foreign Legion should have the privileges of education for the men and their children and proper prop-er training for citizenship for their women-folk. This would be a partial solu tion to the Jewish oroblem in Eurooe and helo provide a refuge for those loyal Polish troops who are in Italy as well as for other able-bodied youna: men from 'occupied' 'oc-cupied' Eurooe who wish to serve under the Stars and Stripes and eventually become American citizens. citi-zens. . It is a problem for congress but not too great a ne and for the Army to work out so as to avoid racial conflicts until these recruits can be 'melting potted' pot-ted' and assimilated. After all, most of us are from these same racial stocks two or three generations removed. And, members of an American Foreign Minutia Legion can prove their worth , as Americans just as much a you and I. Scooped From Icy Waters in a Sieve f ?T . - 0 , &'r'-:"vv i- ft 7 A 4 C v'Vt. v 0 v. 1 3b W ' ' (NE4 TtUphoto) Newly devised life-caring basket la used for sub-ro rescue to "Operation Iceberg" aa Lt. Warren P. Parte. Sharon. Pa, HeUdiver pilot, is hauled board USS Stormea after his plane failed in carrier taxe-of f . near XSreftaland. rortT-xnpt jrin and 18 degreeajeatber are part of Arctic backeround lor the experiment By RUTH LOUISE PARTRIDGE So now comes the drive for Community Concert memberships and if you think you will spite anyone but yourself by not getting gett-ing one for next season, you better bet-ter look again. It will be the tenth anniversary of the concert association, and also 1947 is Utah s centennial year as you may have heard, and so something extra will be added. Take for instance, we are to have Dimitri Mitropou-los Mitropou-los and the Minneapolis Symphony Symph-ony Orchestra. Just meditate on that for a while! (See Life Magazine, Mag-azine, Feb. 18th issue for a glimpse of "The Greek.") This season we paid less than half the price of a movie ticket for our numbers. Believe me, it can't be done anywhere else. .Ask a student stu-dent at the University of Utah what he gets on his activity card. and you'll see what I mean. With the enlarged enrollment expected at the B.Y.U., and considering the waiting list of people who want to join and haven t been able due to closed sales and so forth, there will not be. too many new subscriptions sub-scriptions to be had, so don't delay. de-lay. The sale starts Monday I think. There will be someone at the Telluride Motor company from about 1 o'clock until 6 p.m. daily. If you are not contacted, go there. I think I have an idea. I of course know that our Provo audience au-dience is just the loveliest thing ever I mean I keep hearing that, but I for one do not believe it and neither do you. At the last concert in the tabernacle I counted seven girls in a row chewing gum just over the clock, a spot which meets the eyes of the artist every time he look uo. It wouldn't be so bad if they'd! chew in rythm, but they don t. It's enough to give one the megrims me-grims to watch it. Not too far above these human cows was a row of busy little sweater knit tersand did you, see that tall lank blond fellow get up in the middle of a selection and walk the entire length of the - gallery just to sit with a friend? When saw him start I thought, "Well for heaven's sake, he must have a bad nosebleed or something. but no, he just went for the walk. Also, about one in four there that night should take patch testa for tuberculosis. They've got coughs that should worry them If only they did. half as much aa they do the healthy part of the audience that goes to listen. They turned off the lights under the left balconyvery bal-conyvery annoying to those' who were writing themes, but the rest of us loved lt and it gave the an idea. - Why can't we somehow spot light' the artist on the stage, and keep the rest of the audi torium dark? What delight that would be: The knitters and the gum cbewers could not be seen, and the artist could. I think that's a wonderful idea, and couldn't we set bear traps where thost who come in. late will step into them just outside the door? WelL any how, here a to our . great season coming up and may we all live to see it. Test, politics as practiced today to-day in the United States .Is crooked if it helps the other side. The USA can boast that ti haT more than 60 per cent of tha world's gold but not of the golden rule. ROADS Sometimes I wonder If brown roads Will forever taunt me . And beat against my brain-War brain-War roads made soggy By the rain. Sometimes I dream Of white roads That run straight And true White roads that lead My thoughts inevitably To you. Again, there are Narrow roads That seem to wind And twist aimlessly To the vast beyonci Roads that are hazardous On which obstacles abound. Some roads wind Upward and downward, Over hill and dale. There are harsh roads And rugged roads That are difficult To traverse-That traverse-That seem to improve And then seem To get worse. Roads are like people: Some dependable and true. Yet others seem To be deceptive They promise rest and relief But, somehow, always Bring us to grief. Then, there are roads That lead to happiness. Sometimes, to despair; Some roads promise adventure-If adventure-If down them we would roam But the best road Is the safe road That leads straight home. Once News Now History Twenty Years Ago From the Files Of THE PROVO HERALD Of March 23, 1926 All growers of canning crops are holding a meeting at the court - bouse according to George Scott, president of the Canning Crops Growers association. The growing of tomatoes during the coming, season will be the main topic for discussion. Authorization to advertise tot bids for a heating plant and a boiler for the new city and county building was given to Joseph Jo-seph Nelson, architect, at a joint meeting of the city and county, commissions. Miss Rhea Coleman left for her home in Midway where she will prepare to leave to take up her, new position with the Swarth-more Swarth-more Chautauqua. m The ancient Ethiopian game of craps is the most popular, of gambling diversions in Los An-, geles, accord to City Prosecutor Friedlande. - BARBS By HAL COCHRAN In the spring a young man fancy and so are a lot of tha older guys. An introduction In the fight ring is one thing knockdown 4a something else again. . , Ten pairs of stockings is the- most each woman in the U. S. can expect this year, says Under '.' Sam. That's a lot of lines to stand in; i Walking, though good for the health, causes many people to ret run down. Shortages are making Ameri cans go without more things than ever before men's suits being av snimng example. j Q's and A s ' Q How many decorations were awarded in the army during World War II? A 1,725,344, not including the Purple Heart. Pfc's got most. Q Who was Holland's Quis ling? A Anton Mussert, recently sentenced to death. ,Q Is there rise? A Crimes of "serious" cate gory were up 12.3 in 1943 over 1944. Q How much soft coal is mined in the U. S. annually? . A 573,000,000 tons in 1945. In 1944, more than 600,000,000 tons. Q-i-How is helium produced? A By cooling natural gas of which helium is a component Cooled to more than 300 degrees below zero F., all but the helium becomes-liquid- or -solid, and - the helium is drawn off. a postwar crime Phantom Phone Switch Perfected SAN FRANCISCO, March 23 (TJA; A couple of Australian inventors in-ventors today claimed they'd gonsH the Swiss one better in perfecting a telephone device that will auto-' matically switch calls from your . the neighbor's parlor while you 3 l are out. . It sounds complicated, but cording-to -the Melbourne eleeV" trical engineers, Richard Blackburn Black-burn and James Piper, it actually is simple and Inexpensive. --. : Radio Australia said the simple A called the phantom switch will'-work will'-work like this: "A subscriber who temporarily leaves .his office or home will baj able to call to the address at 1 nrhlrh h niwl tn be. ' Y'V They claim it's a "distinct im-'vjr ported Swiss invention which ' "merely records a message when .. the owner is absent"' " f Blackburn and Piper , have' patented their phantom switch mnA tinn. tA cell it tor than 10. ?f |