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Show THE TIMES- - NEWS, NEPITI, UTAH HOUIE Sees 11 y WHIT it Released by WNU Features. of course, that when a judge decides an Important case on a question of fact he may gracefully decline to exhibit his thoughts in a formal opinion. I know also, however, that writing can be inore arduous work than physical labor and, knowing something about judges, I suspect the fellow who, like an umpire in a ball game, decides a close one with a snap and turns his back and walks away. I accept snap decisions, without objection, only on the wide ones. Umpires are not re I REALIZE, j, BUREAU West brook Pegler Released by WNU Feature. I Toiun quired to justify ex- 1 their decisions cept in cases involving interpretations of rules. These are their questions of baseball law. On questions of fact, that is, in plays ; wherein the um........ i d pire's eye is the A . sole authority as to whether the ball or the player was first to the bag, the umpire rules on the instant and brooks no dispute. He will be wrong a few times in 154 games a year. But the philosophy of baseball justice is that the breaks come out about even for individuals and teams, in a game, a series, a season or a lifetime. In baseball that is well, but in our courts it is bad. In baseball sportsmanship is supposed to prevail and the victim of a bad decision is supposed to take it without protest. To our general surprise, sometimes he does. But sport and justice are separate institutions, a word I cher- ish because it can designate anything from the house of detention to the geodetic survey, and, the finer the line between fair and foul, the more scrupulous the judge should be to jus- -' tify his decision and maintain public confidence. An athlete may be subject to a hundred decisions in one contest, the total effect of which will not affect his rights as a citizen. The citizen at bar may never have been there before and may never be there again. Do him injustice that once and you take the chance of making an anarchist of him. But if injustice must be done through Write honest error by the the Reasons 3ude. he should write the reasons why he decided as he did. It is not an easy task and the salaries of judges are not sufficient for high-clalawyers who are also good writers. We often get more ability and zeal than we pay for. But in too many other cases we get just about value received. That means indolent men who lack the character and education to realize that they are supposed to personify equal justice under law. There is a class of federal cases In which the government is a party in which some judges, through laziness, discouragement, initial lack of character or political corruption of soul, refuse to decide honestly. The department of Justice sometimes goes through false motions of prosecuting a political ally or protege of the Democratic party without actually trying. Judges know this. The consistent record of defeats of the department of justice, meaning the people of the United States, In prosecutions of onion racketeers is too notorious to be accepted without suspicion. I believe the Harry Bridges deportation case is suspect in that the department of justice saw to it that no jury of American citizens ever should sit in judgment. Only judges sat in this case because it involved a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Still, Bridges lost all the way to the supreme court, where the bench had been loaded by Roosevelt with the advice of a coterie of Even some of the Abuse good federal judges are spiritually de-of bilitated. Good men Laws see terrible monstrosities day after day which Jurisdiction and decorum place beyond their touch. A pedestrian injured by an automobile wins a Judgment for $5,000. He tries to attach the defendant's property but finds him bankrupt." The very automobile which did the damage Is auctioned almost secretly, from the courthouse steps, and U bought for a few dollars by the bankrupt's brother with the bankrupt's own money. Bankruptcy was an act of the British parliament to relieve merchant traders who had honestly lost their all by shipwreck or piracy. In our country, especially In New York and particularly in Brooklyn, It Is a corruption. In naturalisation cases, particularly where the petitioner Is the protege of some American society with large treasury and hyphenated loyalty, some federal Judges consistently decide in favor of the Immigrants In flagrant defiance of the facta. We have only the conscience of the Judge to guard oi here. ss lazy-minde- d, h Best War Insurance QENERAL MacARTHUR - - VI is as not favoring universal military training. He does favor liberal appropriations for armed service research and for intelligence. If General MacArthur is correctly reported, he is the only one of the "big brass" of the armed services who is not definitely sold, for one or more of several reasons, on military training as a national pol- I t iCV ; v 1 ei mlIit 4 1 r 'f 4 , -- If ' fi x j A . s It is estimated the operation of the present proposed law would cost the nation somewhere between two and four billions each year. Such a sum is meaningless to most of us until broken down to what it would cost the individual. On a cost basis of three billion dollars a year the cost for each of our 140 million each man, woman and people child would be in excess of $21 a year on an average. Divided between our present 58 million workers the average cost for each would be close to $50 each year. For our approximately 29 million families, with an average of four plus per family, the average for each family would be better than $90. It would me&n such increase in federal taxes as would produce a sufficient sum to pay the training costs over and above what is needed without a training law. If enactment of a universal military training law would give us reasonable insurance against attack in another world war, or if it would insure our success should such a war be thrust upon us, with a lessened fatality' list and a decreased cost in national resources, those increased taxes could well be considered a good Investment. Although but a layman, one whose is valueless, I personally am inclined to agree more with the reported opinion of General MacArthur than with those who would institute a military training policy for this country. It seems to me that technological research leading to of maperfection chines; scientific methods of repelling attacks, and the carrying of war to the other fellow, along with greater knowledge in what the possible enemy is accomplishing along similar lines, would be more effective insurance than would a minimum of training we might give our American youth. Today a possible enemy is more fearful of our atomic bombs than of any ground army we could put in the field against him. But today we do not know what that possible enemy is doing to offset possible attack from our bombs, or to attack us with a similar weapon. Continued research, continued development of new and effective weapons of both offense and defense, and more definite information as to what we must meet, would seem to me to be the best war Insurance we can carry until that day comes, as come it must In time, when the entire world disarms. opinion war-maki- To a neutral it has been amusing to note the play California papers gave to the snow and cold of the East and Florida, and the play east- ern papers gave to California's drouth. The Republican convention of this year gives promise of a free for all with no holds barred. There is no "old guard," as there was in 1920, to dictate candidates for whom the delegates should vote; no Lodge to recess the convention when It gave promise of naming a candidate the "old guard" did not want. Of the hats now in the ring any one may be the final choice. But the nominee of the convention may not be the ncr. occupant of the White House Much depends on the strength of Henry Wallace and his third party. EDITOR'S NOTE: This newspaper, through special arrangement with the Washington Bureau of Western Newspaper Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. W Washington, D. C, is able to bring readers this weekly column on prob Urns oi the veteran and serviceman and his family. Questions may he addressed to the above bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent column. No replies can be made direct by mail, but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly. the fact that GOP DESPITEbosses here completely ignore MinnesottQ Harold Stassen and his publican presidential aspirations, there is little question in the minds of objective observers that the young twith the fit VfM7"" V !... V MT- Mf- .A H 7 ,'.','.w,'.' ijn'.'.v.w. r.l v.'.vl.v,- xhPT' ' Sa r. iy f.::: fj. 'ft.:- T:. 'iVW.VAl.W w.vv,v,w .X: .V.AV. 1 V.V. i i ;fl. .,. I SUCCESS STORY Annual 4-- Week Will Stress Farm and Home Improvements H also boys, especially boys who have a liking for work in woodland areas and other outdoor activities. Last year. 365,000 girls and 5,000 boys chose food preparation as a project. Their work ranged from preparation of one kind of dish all the way up to planning, prepar4-ing and serving complete, nutritmeals. ionally 75 per cent time in handling them Catherine Wilson, 17, of Cranbury, Kenneth is 18 and lives at Sparks, N. J., has specialized in food prepMd. aration for seven years. projects The first project ror many this time she has prepared During boys is raising a calf. That calf and served more than 1,000 balanced and seven years work in dairymeals for her family of eight, ind ing has produced for Dewey G. cluding 50 dozen biscuits and many of New N. 19, London, Jr., C, cakes and pies. a herd of 38 fine Guernsey catUe. Saving the Soil. He's now leading other boys and Realizing that soil conservation girls as president of the state is an important matter to everybody, councU. members have demonstrated Safety is a favored project in the clubs. Many an accident has keen interest in studying methods that will save and build up soil. s been avoided by some club member removing hazTypical soil conservation work is that of Jim Kludas, 18, of Cherokee, ards. Roger Kaufman, 19, of S. D., during the past year Iowa, who took as his project personally checked 100 farms as the elimination of erosion on his fathe basis for a county-wid- e farm, now described report ther's demonstrating the most common as a model of soil conservation practices. He began contouring in fire and accident hazards. Four-boys demonstrate better 1943, then constructed nine grass methods of growing crops. Last waterways and dams to prevent year in their projects club mem- washing. AA gully control also was series of dykes was built bers grew about 200,000 acres of started. corn, nearly 100,000 acres of home and 400 willows were planted. Health, one of the Hs in the vegetable gardens, 44,000 acres of cotton and similar acreage of many symbol, is something for which all members strive, both for themother crops. selves and also for their communiAid Food ProgTam. Four-club girls last year canned ties. Tommie June Streeter, 16, of more than 15,000,000 quarts of food. Bryceland, La., has carried on mosNorene Dupy, 18, of Red Rock, quito control work which won her Okla., in eight years of club work recognition in her parish and state. Practically every homemaking, canned 4,565 jars of vegetables, meats and fruit Last year she farming or rural community activiraised all the vegetables she canned ty is represented in projects. e in her garden. Guideposts to Program. Much discussion during Nearly 500,000 girls find the Club clothing projects useful and Week in the local clubs will deIn them they interesting. evolve around ten guideposts. Develop skills in making, remodelveloped and agreed upon soon after V-- J ing and mending garments. Day by club leaders representThey also learn how to buy suitall the states, the ten guide-post- s ing able materials, how to adapt form the basis for the longdesigns, how to care for their time program. They show the to and how use make wardrobe, basic objectives of this rural youth a clothing budget. educational movement and serve as Jewell Ellis. 19, of Gravel Swtch, the basis for building local Ky., in nine years of club work has programs: designed, made or made over 348 1. Developing talents for greatgarments for herself and family. er usefulness. Jane Conzemius, 19. of Cannon t. Joining with friends for for ten years, Falls, Minn., a work, fun and fellowship. has 408 garments to her credit. She I. Learning to live in a changalso has made 60 household articles ing world. club of younger and has served 4. Choosing s way te earn a girls as clothing project leader. living. Is Popular. Gardening 5. Froduclng food and fiber for or more Each year a home and market. boys and girls take over the 6. Creating better homes for home garden as their project. better living. They learn how to plan a garden 7. Conserving renature's to produce the vegetables needed sources for security and happifor a diet for their ness. family, what varieties are best I. Building health for a strong adapted to their localities, how to America. fertilize and cultivate, how to comt. Sharing responsibilities for bat diseases and insect peats, and. commnnity Improvement. often, how to prepare any surplus II. Serving as cltliens for vegetables for selling. maintaining world peace. Geneva Smith, 17, of Patrnos, Out of these guideposts each year work Ark., In her six years of has supplied the family of 11 with comes a theme for major disan ample supply of fresh and canned cussion and work. The theme for vegetables and had some left over 1948 Is "creating better homes tofor (ale. Harold Rupert Jr.. 18. of day for more responsible citizenPueblo. Colo., in his eight years of ship tomorrow." It Is out of the club work has raised 13 acres of application of such themes and garden. guidepojts to every-daliving of Food preparation attrsrta thousands of farm boys and girls club work succeeds. members of all ages, (Iris and that WNU Features. Based on the old but proved premise of learning by doing, rural girls and boys receive training in the rudiments of good leadership and good citizenship. The girls also learn how to cook, sew and run a home. The boys learn how to be good farmers. That is the story of 1,700,000 farm boys and girls in clubs. In 74,000 clubs covering every state and territory, these tackle man - sized jobs during National boys and girls will March 1 to 7. That's the Club v 4--H 4-- H 4-- H H Week, week they have set aside to launch another year of farm, home and community improvement projects and demonstrations. They'll ask neighboring boys and girls to join in and help them carry out their "make the best better" motto. The standing for the pledge of Head, Heart, Hands and Health for their clubs, their community and their country, set in a four-lea- f clover, has grown to be a respected symbol H of the 11,000,000 former club members, their leaders and friends. club program is unique The in that it is entirely voluntary,. educational and locally run. Each club under guidance of a local voluntary leader elects its own officers, holds its own meetings and plans its own "learn by doing" and community improvement projects. Expert Guidance. Responsibility for helping the clubs organize and operate as well as providing good farming and homemaking advice on the various projects rests with the cooperative extension service, the educational arm of the U. S. department of agriculture and the state agricultural t or colleges. The extension service, in cooperation with county governing bodies, employs county agricultural, home demonstration and agents. These agents carry on educational work clubs with farm youth through in much the same way they help adult farmers and farm women keep attuned to better farming practices growing out of scientific research and local experience. The story is demonstrated in the experience of Donald Stoten. Carthage, Ind., boy. After 11 years of club projects he is ready to start farming with a fine herd of Angus and Jersey cattle, Hampshire hogs and Southdown sheep. During that time he has helped his dad expand their farm from 72 to 450 acres. Another typical story is that of I.avona Thorndyke, lft year-ol- d Lambert, Okla., girl, who received this year's presidential award for girls. After her father's death and brothers' enlistment In the army, she and her mother took over operation f their farm. Uer projects In clothing, home Improvement, food preparation. Canning and gardening helped her carry almost full responsibility for the home as well as meal planning and conking for the harvest and other hired help. Thousands of other boys and girls are doing practical things in the world. Kenneth Bosley's 411 project has grown Into a machine shop where he repairs the farm machinery. A grain elevator he built from a small motor, old farm machinery parts and $12 worth of new parts, saves lifting by hand approximately 225 tons of crops each year, at well as 4-- 4-- land-gran- 4-- 4-- 4--H 480-ac- re 4-- 4-- ' 4-- 4-- Har-woo- 4-- 4-- H 4-- safety-consciou- Del-mo- 4-- 160-ac- 4-- 4-- two-acr- 4-- 4-- H 4-- 4-- half-millio- n d 4-- y 1 4-- is gaining ground masses of the voters. Stassen represents what little liberalism there is in the Republican party. He is a total of 540,000 World War II veterans were able to buy homes during 1947 under the G.I. law as compared to 410,000 in 1946, a total of 1,056,711 homes purchased since the law was enacted. Reviewing the past year's loan transactions VA finds that the average home bought by veterans in 1947 carried a price tag of $7,300. Four of every 10 paid more than $8,000 and one in 20 paid $12,000 or more for his home. Out of the total of homes purchased, however, only about 160,000 were for newly constructed homes, averaging $8,200 each. Of the total home loan mortgages totalling well above six billion dollars, nearly half of which is guaranteed or insured by VA, claims paid to date on defaults total slightly more than a million dollars. From federal reserve bank sources, however, indications are that veterans are being caught in a general credit tightening and that fewer and fewer 100 per cent loans are being made by the banks and other lenders. According to the banks, the reason is that many veterans regard these 100 per cent loans on which they make no down payment as rent, not buying, and since they have no equity to protect, they let their monthly payments lag. Banks therefore are planning to make veterans put up more cash. A Y-t- v'MtJiinmjTn Stassen's Status Home Loans Tightened icy. During 1917, '18, '19 and '20, I, as a member of the directory of the Universal Military Training league, worked to secure enactment by congress of a universal military training law. At that time I was more interested in it as a citizenship training meas ure than as a means of training soldiers. I believed I saw in the close association of the youth of the nation a means of breaking down the then growing .class distinctions. Proponents of that measure had the army and the President with them in 1918, but not a sufficient congressional vote in both houses to pass the bill. With election of a Republican controlled congress in the fall of 1918 the bill could be passed as a Republican measure. Then came word from the White House that unless the bill were withdrawn, given a new title and reintroduced as an administration measure, it would be vetoed. As an administration measure, the Republican congress refused to pass it. That was a sample of American politics in operation. Both parties then were anxious to claim credit for enactment of a universal training law. IN WASHINGTO i -- t ' successor to the role of A logical Wendell Willkie who stampeded the 1940 convention and snatched the GOP nomination from under the noses of Taft ,1 and Dewey. Carlit roll Reece, GOP -if mniiil national i chairand other man, STASSEN leaders, however, do not intend to let such a stampede happen in another convention. So despite the fact that Stassen is popular with the masses, particularly the younger element in the ranks of the Republican party, the odds here are that he never will be able to capture the nomination at Philadelphia next June. So the word has gone out from the bosses to beat down any rising Stassen sentiment and for this reason many Republicans who believe in the Minnesotan. likely will go some place else for the reason that no one likes to back a loser. Indications are, however, that under certain circumstances probably even if Stassen can get some of his liberal planks in the GOP platform, he might accept the second spot on the ticket. As a result, it may be Questions and Answers This column is indebted to TSgt. that he can force some of his progressive liberalism down the throats H. E. Slaughter, public information of the party bosses despite themofficer of the army and air force reselves. That is something which cruiting station at Baton Rouge, La., for directing our attention to an hasn't been done since the days of error in a recent column. We had Theodore Roosevelt. informed an Orlando, Fla., wife that her husband, who had reenlisted in Congressman Fred Hartley of New y of the the army, was not entitled to a G.I. Jersey, labor law, says he is going to retire. loan in order to buy a home. attention is focused on InThe facts are that any member of So national diana's seventh district where Conthe armed services who has been gressman Gerald Landis now is servseparated, even for only a matter of ing his fifth term. He would become hours, is in status by Veterans' adchairman of the important house educaministration as a veteran and en- tion and labor committee if Hartley retired. Democrats think they will titled to all the privileges and benebeat Landis and are planning a major fits of the G.I. bill even if he with the f in any branch of the service. effort to take the district of a large number of coat miners. iJ 3 So to Mrs. G. G. T., at Orlando, dis was elected by only about 3,MjU your husband who has reenlisted in votes in 1 946. Both sides agree the outthe army for two years, is entitled come is doubtful. to make application for a G.I. loan for purchase of a home. Battle for Senate Q. I am the widow of a World War One third of the members of the II veteran. I have one little daughsenate are ter, age six. I have been unable to Home Town elected this year. Your Reporter believes that take care of her and she has been of which way the presiliving with friends of mine a short regardless distance from the town In which I dency goes, the Democrats may live. I believe the child is entitled to capture control of the senate. Of the 32 senate seats at stake a pension for the death of my hus18 are held by Republicans, 14 band, but am wondering if I can by Democrats. But 10 of the collect this pension since she does Democratic seats are in the not live with me. Can yon advise olid South. Democrats likely me? Mrs. H. G., Mineral Wells, will recapture senate seats in Tex. Kentucky, Oklahoma and West A. Yes, the child is entitled to Virginia, may lose seats in Colopension payments. These payments rado and Montana. may be made either to you or to the They have a chance of regaining who of have the seats in New persons custody Jersey and Wyoming. child, preferably the latter if they It appears at worst they can't lose are to continue the child's care. Sugtheir present lineup of 45. gest you get in touch with your nearest VA Office, or the office you contacted for your own widow's The St. Lawrence seaway is up pension. again In congress. It has been Will Q. the subsistence allowances before congress every session for now being paid to veterans taking 40 years. The same arguments educational courses under the G.I. for and against It are being used bill be Increased by this congress?today that were used 40 years K. L. McK., Rocky Mount, N. C. ago, with Midwestern senators A. As this is written, all indicaand congressmen for the bill and tions are that subsistence allowthe eastern seaboard and New ances will be Increased, since a bill Englanders against It. for this purpose has been passed by both houses and will soon go to the president for signature. Q. My wife and I are bomestead-in- g Who's Speaking Now a claim near here. I am a vetSenator Taft of Ohio literally eran of World War II with three and ripped to shreds President Trua half years service. My question Is, man's program of social reform. am I entitled to a guaranteed or InTaft says: 'Taken together they sured loan nnder the G.I. bill on my will add up to national bankruptcy." claim here? J. J. T., Butte, Mont. But Senator Taft Is on record A. It would depend upon the puras favoring all these things. A pose of your loan. Loans may be housing bill, health bill and aid to education bill aU bear his guaranteed or insured under the name. He also Is for expansion G.I. bill to a homesteader If the of social security and raising loan Is for operating capital for purminimum wages. chase of farm equipment or maHis speech reminds this reporter chinery, and all ordinary farming of old Sen. Jim Watson of Indiana, or business However purposes. loans for construction purposes in- who was known as "the lovable old construction to a farm humbug" and who still Is here in cluding bouse or other buildings are not Washington. In a speech one night available until the veteran acquires Watson said: "We are for everysuch title as will enable him to give thing the Democrats are for, only we Republicans can do them 'seta valid first lien on the realty. ter." Q. t am a veteran of four and In Was blf years. discharged July f 14J. Would I be eligible to take Not music nnder the G.I. bill of rights? Sen. Arthur Vandenberg (Rep., I'm unmarried, but support my Mich.) Is one of the most important mother. D. A., Wells, Nev. A. Yes, music can be taken under men In the senate, but he was not to give an excluthe G.I. bill provided the approved too n committee hearing to schools in your area list music in sive their curriculum. Suggest you get in a young man In search of world peace. After three hours of testitouch with Ve'erans' administration regional office at Reno to secure a mony, members of Vandenberg's list of approved schools in your foreign relations committee excused rta. Then all you need do is to themselves one by one to go to tunch. Only Vandenberg remained check the list for the school offering to hear Richard Rosamond, 20, c( Uit music courses which you want Philadelphia, in his plea for peace. f party - Self-importa- nt one-ma- O |