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' U of 0. Library ' CONP Eugene, Ore. HANDED T0 11 6 ol 1 I Asm. SEAS DAMAGE PIER A portion of Monsted pier at Redondo Beech, Calif., on which numerous fish eating places ere located collapsed under the pounding of heavy seas. High winds and low temperatures gave southern Californians their first taste of wintry weather. (AP Wirephotol. Minute Men's Organization To Meet Threats Of Communist Sabotage Proposed By Rifle Assn. Director DENVER, Oct. 21. (.P) A modern organization of minute men to meet threats of Communist sabotage was proposed today. It was termed the key to adequate security. The plan was offered by C. B. Lister of Washington, executive director of the National Rifle association. Lister helped draft the first manual on home guard organization in World War II. He asked his board of directors to help establish a new internal security force of civilians In their states "while there is time." In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS THIS paragraph loads off a dis patch from Washington: "Congressional leaders called for swift action today on a new ly put together farm bill giving the government broad power to support crop prices near present high levels INDEFINITELY." WELL, that ought to take care of the farm vote. That sounds like a nasty crack. It isn't so Intended. We must learn to face realities and one of the realities of this modern worU is that the FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT JOB of govern ments is to KEEP THEMSELVES IN POWER. The way to keep yourself In power these days is to give the big pressure groups whatever they want T HIS system costs quite a lot of money. It is now costing more money than we are able to raise by taxa IContinued on Page Four) Damage Suit Against Beauty Shop Backfires OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. 21 (.pi Mrs. Gertrude M. Shea told district court Jury a facial treatment in a beauty shop here damaged her skin permanently. The shop, she said, should pay her $33,286. But the Jury didn't agree. Instead, the Jurors awarded the shop the S170.71 its owners said Mrs. Shea owed them in unpaid bills. TAXPAYER MAIL BLAMED Each U. S. Senator After This Year To Cost More Than $50,000 Annually WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (.Ti The 1950-model United States senator and his office staff. The bill for all 96 of them will and up. That's the package cost in salaries and expenses for a single senator's and his office staff. The bill for all 96 of them will run around $5,000,000 a year. I The cost per Senator went up anoul 30,(AJ It M-rtl nil!, wr,-r when Congress voted the money to permit Senators o increase the pay of their oiilce help or add another worker to their staff. One Midwestern Senator put the blame on the taxpayer for the high senatorial costs. He didn't want his name used "I'm snowed under with mail." Senator X said. "We get about 1 000 letters a day in mv office. That means that five or six ste- nographers and clerks do nothing draw $35,400 a year for his office but handle the mail." help. Each Senator is entitled to A Senator's pav is $12. W a at Iast six office workers, an year. It's generally agreed re 5L9.4nft-avear administrative as salary is modest enoujh. A top-, sistant. and an additional $6,720 rnk ambassador receives $2o.- a year aide. "Russia could cripple this na tion in 12 hours without ever us ing an atom bomb." Lister de clared in an interview elaborat ing on his plan. '.'A lot of talk and very little action on civilian defense plans, centering mostly on disaster re lief, has betrayed the average American into a sense of securi ty. "But the Communists could at tack without warning. They could do it through their cells scatter ed over the United States. "Even If the FBI has spotted every cell and every Communist, they could effectively sabotage our power and communication systems, our water supply and transportation net, and our vital industrial plants. They could do it before wholesale arrests could be made. "While our top military men are wrangling over long range (Continued on Page Two) Velma's Beauty Shop Purchsed Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herman, owners and operators of Velma's Beauty shop in the Pacific build ing, announced looay tne sale oi their business to Mrs. Earl IThel mal Wilson of Sutherlin. The Hermans haw been In the same location over 17 years. According to Mrs. lVelma Herman, the new owner plans to carry on the business as it has formerly txvn run. Mrs. Wilson is a graduate of the Marinello School of Beautv of Portland and formerly worked for the Her- mans for nine years. Mrs. Wilson plans eventually to hire another operator, in addi tion to Mrs. LouLse Davis, who will remain at the beauty shop. The new owner will take over Nov. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Herman said their plans for the future are "uncertain." 0O0 a year plus expenses. But the senatorial salary Is only the down payment. The real cost is In the fine print. Take the case of Senator X: In addition to his salary, he gets another $2,500 a year for ex penses. This expense money is tax free. Me need make no ac- counting of how he spends it. If the Senator comes from a state with a population of less than 30"0.nno thai means he can Tht Weather Fair today and Saturday. Con tinued cold tonight. Sunset today 5:21 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow o:3S a. m. Established 1873, Johnson Fired His Aide For Opposing Unification People's Interest First, Probe Told; Fuss Due To Money, Marshall Says WASHINGTON. Oct. 21 (.TV Secretary of Defense Louis John son said today he asked for the resignation of John L. Sullivan as secretary of the Navy because Sullivan did not believe in arm ed services unification. Sullivan resigned last March 25 with a blast charging Johnson with halting construction of a pro posed Navy super aircraft car rier without even consulting Sul livan. Johnson gave his account of Sullivan's leaving to the House Armed Services committee, lie did so after Rep. Short (RMo) had remarked that Johnson's sio ry of the carrier cancellation var ied from Sullivan's. Johnson was before the committee testifying on bickering in the armed serv ices. "I have kept my mouth shut about Mr. Sullivan's resignation. And Mr. Chairman, neither you nor anyone else has ever heard me say any unkind word about him." "Mr. Sullivan was not for uni fication and would not support unification." "He submitted his letter of res ignation to the president on Maich 25, or a day or two before I was sworn in, las secretary ol defense) because I told him there was no room on my team on the civilian side of the defense estab lishment for any person who is not enthusiastically for unifica tion." Johnson Otolares His Aims Johnson declared he Is running the Defense department In the Interests of the American people and world peace. He said he intends to hew to that line despite "straw men" and "false rumors" which he at tributed to the Navy. Johnson was the climax wit ness before the House Armed Services committee which has heard Navy charges that present defense policies are wrong and are hurting national security. Johnson said all he is trying to do is see that the money of the taxpayers is put into the most modern and efficient defense equipment so that they get a hun dred cents worth ol defense for every dollar spent. And, throwing his "wholeheart ed support" behind unification of the armed forces, the secretary said that there is "an essential and honorable role" for each of them to fulfill under present strategy plans. Money "Root of Dissension" Before Johnson went on the wit ness stand Gen. George C Mar shall told the committee that money is "the root of the present trouble in the armed forces." Marshall, wartime army chief of staff, said all commanders want more than they can be giv en and somebody has 1o find "a (Continued on Page Two) Pineapple Waits On Truck Under Eyes Of Pickets THE DALLES, Ore., Oct. 21 A carload of Hawaiian pine apple waited on a spur track to day and there was no hint when or whether it would be moved past picketing CIO Longshore men. The car was loaded with 49 tons of canned pineapple, destin ed for a San Jose, Calif., cannery, yesterday. Railroad officials said necessary paper work prelimin ary to moving It was not com pleted yesterday. Longshoremen, however, were banking on rail crews refusing to cross their picket line . Longshoremen say the pineap ple was loaded In Hwait in de fiance of a longshore strike there, sinre settled. An effort to unload it last month ended In rioting. Only that which was unloaded before the fight broke out was put in the boxcar. The rest some 2,640 tons still is in the barge. A representative of Isleways, Ltd., the cargo owner, said yes terday the company still plans to unload the barge, but has not decided how or when. The port commission says the company must hire its own stevedores if It wants to do the work. The company ordered three moie rail cars to the terminal, but a spokesman said that was in anticipation of rail crews crossing the picket line with the loaded car. If thev refuse, the order for the other cars will be canceled, he said, and the com pany may then consider again use of trucks. In lat month s fighting four trucks were damaged and two driven hospitalized. ii i mrn iiifr ' - ZL..t. .ir. .- . ,,. , ,. Upholds His National Defense Policy Senator Cordon Raps Truman For "Extravagance" WASHINGTON. Oct. 21 (.P Senator Guy Cordon (R-Ore.)' said today the session of Con gress Just closed "was the most extravagant in history." "Here," he said, "the whip of the executive was directly re sponsible. 'The Truman program from the opening message to the day of adjournment was a calculated scheme to Garner for the execu tive department more aajj more dictatorial and arbitral) flower." Cordon told a reporter. "It be came so raw that even Stalwart administration Democrats rebell ed. "No better example of this philosophy of the administration can De louna man is emnooira incentives, encourage a Billow in the President's Columbia Vat-ling industrial and business eron ley administration bill which islomy with sights set on a $300, a bid for power run riot." .000.000,000 national income. That, Cordon referred to Mr. Tru- ' is figured, would yield ade man's proposal to set up a CVAlu,, revenue without hikes in to develop the Columbia river I'" rates to support federal, basin in seven northwest states, I "'a" and local governments. Na which would be headed bv a ! 'nal income now is at the rate board of three members appoint- ed by the President. Cordon said the session's "drag ged on far longer than was neces sary chieflv because the Demo crats, who had a controlling ma jority, could not agree among tnemseives or witn tne jdmlnis nation on a program." Logging Truck Overturns In Highway Accident Two log trucks, a lumber truck and a passenger car were re ported involved In an accident east of the tunnel on the Drain Reedsport highway Wednesday. According to information re ceived here , a logging truck, owned by Marvin Nelson, was crowded off the highway and overturned, causing considerable damage to the cab. The ear, said operated by Mrs. Fred Alldridge, reportdly sus tained a smashed fender and ruined tire in the accident. None of the passengers in either of the vehicles was Injured. Two Youths Held For Parking Lot Car Theft Two Portland youths, both 15, were arrested Wednesday at Reedsport for the alleged theft of a 1949 model car from the Montgomery Ward parking lot in Tillamook, State Police Sgt. Dick Miles at Reedsport report ed. They are being held for Til lamook authorities. The car was registered In the name of Woorirow Williams and Edna Mae Williams, said Miles. CARS COLLIDE Minor damage was reported Thursday in an accident involv ing cars driven by Wayne L. Ferrlll and Doris A. Laver, boin of Roseburg, according to Police Chief Calvin H. Baird. Chief Baird said the accident occurred when Ferrill's car col lided with the Laver vehicle pull ing awav from the curb, as Fer- rill turned into the Henninger's Mart parking lot on S. Stephens street. No citations were Issued. SCOUTERS HOLD ANNUAL cil held its annual district meeting and scourers round-table at Mas Jenitn, Eugene icout esecutive (front and center), was fhe principal speaker. An investi ture of four Drain boys into the Boy Scouts highlighted the meet. Above, front row, left to riaht. are Lowell Bass, neighborhood commissioner; Jensen, Rollie Quam, field esecutive, Douglas district; second row, left to right, Jerry Willis, district commissioner; Harold Slub ber, neighborhood commissioner; John Todd, district chairman; Lee Emery, Jim Addees, Art Trams (Sutherlin), neighborheed commissioners. (Staff phete). ROSE BURG, OREGON FRIDAY, OCT. Truman Tax Increase Urge Draws Fire Readjust Present Code, Reduce Spending, Reply Of Those Who Differ WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (. Capitol Hill fired back at Presi dent Truman's talk of a tax in crease today with counter pro posals to slash government spend ing instead. Another popular suggestion on I how to make ihe government s ends meet was: I By tax adjustments and other I jof ""out $217,000,000,000. House Kepuhiican Leader Mar tin, of Massachusetts, issued a statement saying the President wants more taxes to put "his So cialist schemes over on the Amer ican people." The American economy." he declared, "is so shaky now that an increase in the tax burden might easily lead to a depression with millions out of Jobs." Mr. Truman disclosed his 19.10 tax objective at his news con ference yesterday, despite (A) that Congress has ignored his call last January for a $4,000,000,000 (Continued on Page Two) Electrical Union Yields By Signing Anti-Red Oath WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 .-.Pi The left-wing United Electrical Workers, biggest CIO holdout against Taft-Hartlev act rules, gave in today and filed non-Communist oaths from its officers. The affidavits are required by the labor law before a union can have access to National Labor Re lations board machinery for such things as collective bargaining elections. They must state that the union officers are not com munists and are not sympathetic to communism. The V. K. has been described in hearings of the House un American activities committee as a hotbed of communist activity. The NLRB has no discretion about accepting the affidavits. i ne aumenticity ot tne oains is a .. . . ... .. , matter for the Justice depart ment to checK on. General Counsel Robert N. Denham has asked the justice de partment to look Into the valid ity of the claims in the affidavits of officers of several unions. At the recent U. E. convention at Cleveland the U. E. voted to suspend per capita payments to'cial election on whether to recall the CIO unless certain conditions are met. This all springs from CIO elforts to rid its ranks of what it considers leftists or com munist sympathizers. The U. E. convention action may lead to UE's ouster from the CIO. MEET The Douglas district of 21, 1949 Jap Survivor Of A-Bombing Now In U. S. Army FT. LEWIS, Wash.. Oct. 21. .JP There's a private in the army here who lived through the Hiroshima atomic bomb explo sion. He's Private Kelly Nakashita, 21. He could tell his mates in khaki how it feels to go through at atomic bombing, but he says nobody's asked him as yet. Re calling 9:15 a. m., Aug. 6, 1945, he says: "I was studying on the second floor of the Hiroshima engineer ing college. I heard a dull explo- .i,tn n , 4 Innbnsl m,l th U'inHniv rhe opa oI lne buildings and ...,,, ui ,,uh ,, i- the air. "I saw the bomb wind coming toward the building and I ducked under a desk. After the ceiling raved in, those of us who were left crawled to a bomb shelter. Five minutes later, 11 of us out of a class of 56 were alive. "We were covered with the blood of our classmates." Nakashita was norn in San Jose, Calif., and taken to Hiro shima by his parents at the age of 10. He returned to the United States this year and enlisted in the army. "I don't give lectures on the subject. I Jus't happened to be there when It hit and I was one 04 ule mcKy ones wno got oui. I ! New French Premier .... , . - Stalled In Cabinet Try PARIS. Oct. 21 tB Premier Rene Mayer today was almost hopelessly stalled, miormed po litical observers said, in his ef forts to form a New French. Co alition cabinet. Hesitancy of the Socialists to enter his government was report ed the stumbling block for the radical socialist whom th,e Na tional Asembly last night approv ed for the premiership by a vote or .Hi to in-). The possibility loomed, that the only way out of France's po litical crises, now 15 days old, might be the dissolving of parli ament followed by a general election. Forest Grove's Only Hospital Forced To Close FOREST GROVE. Oct. 21. VP) Forest Grove general hospital will close Nov. 1, leaving this city of 6.000 persons with no hospital facilities. Olive L. Wilcox, owner of the hospital, said today she was clos ing the 30-bed institution Decause of lack of patronage. In 12 years of operation the hospital has treated some 9.500 uoii-ma. patients, in tne last six mnnins, however, patronage has fallen off. Miss W; l ilcox said. Elliott Recall Election On In Multnomah County PORTLAND. Oct. 21. (.TV- Portland and the rest of Multno mah county voted today in a spe- Sheriff Marion Le Roy iMike) Elliott. James W. Gleason, elections registrar, predicted 50 per cent of the registered voters would cast ballots, a heavier number than normal In special elections. tht Boy Scouti Oregon Trail coun Riverside school Thursday night. 248-49 Mine Owners Walk Out On Contract Talk Deadlock Laid To Lewis' Power Lust; Ray Of Hope In Steelworkers' Strike (Br the AuocUtd PrMt) Coal operators walked out on contract talks with the United Mine workers today. But there was a flicker of hope that a break may come in the steel strike. Northern and western mine op erators left White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., where negotia tions designed to end the five weeks old coal strike, were be ing held. They accused John L. I.ewis of being wining "to destroy the coal Industry "in his mad race for power." They said they would meet with' union leaders again when the union leaders show they are ready "to consider our employes and the Industry." me situation in the costly, .21 day steel strike, says Cyrus S. Citing, federal mediation chief, "is not hopeless." But, Caing said In New York last night alter conferences with U. S. Steel corporation officials, "we do not want to create the Impression that there Is a basis for optimism." Ching's hint of hope, coupled with a warning against optimism, followed earlier comment by President Truman that he has no present plans for Intervening ii either the steel or coal strikes or for seizing either industry. Ching's statement came as the continuing steel-coal tieups chok ed off much of the nation's In dustrial activity and made Idle more than a million workers. There was some progress In the coal strike, insofar as it con cerned the southern- operators meeting at Hiuelieia, w. va., out northern and western operators appeared hopelessly deadlocked (Continued on Page Two) Daughter's Body Smothers Mother As Tornado Hits ABILENE. Texas. Oct. 21 A A mother suffocated today beneath the body of her daugh ter, critically Injured In a tor nado which exploded their home earlv today. Mrs. Ruby Lee Pearson, 37. a teacher, was the lone fatality of he brief storm which appeared to have died out near this west Texas town. Her daughter. Mina La Dell 11, was Injured critically. Long nails from heavy timber of the house were drlved Into her body as she lay helpless over her mo ther s face. Allav Pearson. 51, the husband and father, who is blind, and Kddie Earl, 14. a son, were less seriously Injured. A vacated baracks Just behind their home, several barns and other smaller buildings also were wrecked. The storm roared Into the northern section of this town of 40,000 persons about 12:20 a m, Hall, wind and heavy rain ac companied the five-minute twist- Air Force Officer's Wife Accused Of His Murder FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct. 21 iJPt A pretty American bru nette, pale and dazed with shock, was arraigned In a U. S. court today In a warrant charging her with the murder of her ynung Air Force Lieutenant husband after a quarrel with one of their female friends. Mrs. Yvette Madsen. 22, moth er of two small children, is ac cused of shooting her 32-year-old husband, Lt. Andrew W. Mad sen, of Oaklnad, Calif., through the heart early yesterday in the living room of their home near the RineMaln alrnase. The Air Force said the shonting followed a gav party at the home ot friends. Truman Mum On Report Of Remark On Strikes WASHINGTON. Oct. 21 (Pi The White House refused today to affirm or deny report that President Truman said there Is "no sense" to the steel and coal strikes. Mr. Truman purportedly made the statement In an off the re cord talk to a group of 200 In dustrialists at a hotel here last night. He also was reported to have told the businessmen there was something wrong" with them If thev didn't sit down with their employes and work out their pro blems. He was quoted as saying labor has equal responsibility with management In settling the coal and steel strikes. Each Penalty Also Includes Fine Of $10,000 Ten Convicted Men Get Five Years, 11th, Here Of War, Draws Three Years NEW YORK, Oct 21 OS Tsn top-ranking American com munist Itaders today wsrs san tanced to prison for fiv yaara aeh for criminal conspiracy to tsach avtrthrow ef tne U.S. government by fare. An elsv tnth was sentenced to three ysars. Federal Judge Harold ft". Me dina imposed the sentences and fined each defendant 110,000 the maximum In addition. Those sentenced to live years were: Eugene Dennis. 447 general seo retary of the Communist party. John B. Williamson, 46, labor secretary. Jacob Stachel, 49, educational director. Gus Hall, 39, Ohio state chair man. John Gates, 36, editor ot tht Daily Worker. Henry Winston, 35, organka tlonal' secretary. Carl Winter, 43, Michigan state chairman. Benjamin J. Davis Jr, 46, New York City councilman. Gilbert Green, 43, Illinois chair man. Irving Potash, 46, member ot me national committee. Winston and Davis are Negroes. War Heroism Considered Robert Thompson. 34. New York state chairman, was sentenced to three years and a S20.000 fin. Judge Medina took into consider atlon Thompson's war record. The rsew lorKer won the distinguish ed service cross for service in tne racinc. After Federal Judge Harold Medina announced the sentenc ing, most ot the defendants smiled. Winston and Stachel waved their right hands to friends or relatives In the rear of the court room. Gates craned his neck and looked to the rear, obviously looking for his wife. Dennis looked at the ceiling. Winter and Hall whisnered in each other. The sentencing followed the recommendation of U. S. Attorney John F. X. McGohey that eacri defendant be sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. He made no recommendation lor a fine al though the law provides it. . - "I don't say they could prob- Sbly over throw the government ut they will attempt to do it," said McGohey. He said the 11 men and William Z. Foster, chairman of the party who was also indicted but ob tained a severance because oi ill ness, ruled the party. Neuberger Raps "Hypocrisy" In Printing Bill Fuss PENDLETON, Oct. 21. (A State Senator Richard Neuberger charged today that It Is "a prime) act of political hypocrisy" for the secretary of state's office to ques tion a $160 state printing bill run up by State Treasurer Walter Pearson, "for so-called personal advertising." "I don't approve what Pearson ild," said Neuberger, "but New bry has turned the licensing of motor vehicles Into a personal publicity agency for distribution of his own name." Neuberger also said that the of ficial seal of Oregon, embossed on gold paper, is "sent all over the tate like confetti with Newbry'a name signed to It." The senator aid that the state printing office foots the bill. "Let's take all the names off the state literature, not just Paer son's," he said. "Very few states permit the auto license bureau to be turned Into a personal promo tion agency." Neuberger had a bill in the into legislature to take all names f individuals off ofifciai state literature, but it was deefated In the senate. Parents Hear Daughter's Voices But Girls Vanish FREEPORT. N. Y., Oct 21 (.Pi The fathers and mothers still can hear their daughters' voices. But where are the gtrla now? "Don't look for us. . .We know how to take care of ourselves. . . There are too many places can go for you to find us. a the voices say. The voices come from a little fihonograph record that arrived n the mail yesterday. It appar ently was made In some penny, arcade In neai by New York City. But the girls themselves have vanished. Thev left supposedly for Freeport High school Wed nesday morning and never arriv ed. Police said the three are Mabel and Barbara Batcher. 15 and 14, and their 14-year-old playmate, Marylnu Gross. Lvtfy Ft By L. F. RetsMMtet The Cypsy dam Who worked the gome So easily to win it, Reminds ut all Of that eld taw: "There's one bare every minute."