Mm Lru ctaeifta 111 TP NINETY-FIFTH YEAH 3333313 I note that the Portknd council of churches has become concerned over the extent of pari mutuel betting on the dog races held m Portland. The council urges the repeal of the law. Its idea is good, but belated. The bill legalizing pari mutuels was passed in 1933, and dog racing has been in vogue in Portland ever since. In the ' 1937 legislature the late Senator ' Isaak Staples led an unsuccessful fight to repeal the law. Since then there has been no real attempt at repeal. In this .interval of time the licensees for the racing-pari mutuel operation have become well entrenched. I wonder if the 'good people, of Portland realize the devices used by the dog racing licensee to wet down opposition. The law itself was cleverly designed to build, up support for the institution by pro viding for a sharing of the loot all over the state from big shows like the state fair and Pendleton roundup down to all the county fairs in the state. But the licensee does a good Job of building political security right at home. By getting permis sion from the state board to run a few extra days various com munity projects are "cut, in" for a share of the intake. Thus the Multnomah war finance commit tee has drawn all or part of its non-government support from this source. This appeases local mer chants who , have " resented the drain of shopping dollars to the doggie. . The George E. White center for soldiers has likewise been a - ' ( ' (Continued on editorial page) Yanks Seize uge TOKYO, Friday, Oct. IS.-W -American authorities to Jy seised more than $36,000,000 worth ' of flittering1 diamonds belonging to the, official Japan ese government control agency . and stored In j thermos bottles within a trust company safety ' deposit box. . TOKYO, Thursday, Oct. 18.-W -The transfer of 350 tons of gold and silver bullion from the bomb wrecked Japanese government mint to the vaults of the bank of Japan began today under the pro tection of heavily armed Ameri can" cavalrymen. There was no estimate -of the total value of f the bullion. It should be in the millions .pt dol- jars. -Today'! transfer was the first big scale move to gather to gether Japanese gold, silver and platinum holdings in the bank of Japan's vaults in Tokyo and Osaka. : ' The treasure will be held pend ing instructions from Washington for its disposition. Small Loan Companies Forbidden Extra Fees - Attorney General George Neu ner ruled Wednesday thajsmall ' loan companies are forbidden fiom collecting extra fees fa mak ing loans, such as mortgage fees, when the property is used for collateral. ,1 i ' '.The opinion was requested by Ai A.- Rogers, state superintend ent of banks.. Neuner also .held that when an out of state resi dent applies for a loan in Ore gon the Oregon laws apply. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH Wve tried to rau them right but tht?rt still just a couple of UttU itmkeru" Diamond Cache in Japan 14 PAGE? Salemi, Vanguard of Great 1 i NT? NEW YORK, Oct. 17 Carriers tie 'up for navy day celebration. All navy blimp flies over the aircraft carrier Enterprise (left) and the 10,000 ton light carrier Monjferey (right) as ithey tie up to J Lewis Asks if CeaD allk(S)ifl4 Den Saadldlcini Cps WASHINGTON, Oct. nAJPhJohn U Lewii toda 216,000 striking soft coal miners and end the growing threat to basic reconversion indust ries. The sudden! call for a halt-at least a temporary J one to stoppages in more than-1000 mines caught thebperaWs by surprise. " ' ; They quickly expressed great satisfaction, promised to co operate fully in restoring coal production, and pledged there would be no retaliation against the strikers. Secretary lof Labor Schwellen- bach, whose own efforts at settle ment collapsed Monday night, de clared himself both "delishted' and, hopeful; that Lewis action would have j "a steadying effect throughout Industry generally." No detailed explanation of Lew is' decision to end the strike was given beyond a UMW spokesman's statement that the step was taken in the public Interest. 1 1 . Some persons in touch with the situation thought these factors might have played a part: 1. Possible concern on the part of the UMW: leadership over pub lic reaction to the strike. 2. A protracted strike of miners over an issue not involving any wage increase for them might not be continuously popular with them. Nip Companies To Sell Stocks 1 f . TOKYO, Oct lT-KWapan's four great industrial companies with their tight grip on the na tionjs economic and political life already an avowed target of UJS. occupation policy have decided to offer all of their stock at pub lic sale, the newspaper Yomiuri Hochi said today adding that this "is not enough." State ownership of such con cerns the J Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and Yasuda companies is the only solution to their entrenched grip on Japanese wealth and I government, the newspaper commented. Banquet Honors" Cant. '1 t . f On Release From Service CAMP ADAIR, Oct -(Special) Nearly 300 Ninth service com mand officers and their wives paid, homagej to Capt Douglas McKay tonight on the eve of the captain's honorable discharge from active service. I . A banquet in his honor was held at the officers' mess, arranged under the chairmanship of Ma. H. P.. Dowd, deputy director of supply, of Corpus Chris tl, . Tex. Music and dancing followed the dinner. " - y ' High tributewas voiced for tiie Salem man's long record of active and able service In the army. He will be entitled in doff his uniform tomorrow. The captain's most re cent service has been under CoL Lewis S. Norman, post comman- dcr. Oregon. Thursday Morning. October IS. 1945 Shin I i ft :f:sH..t,-:":::''r ,IM, .y - l iSmidl 7 asked Monday io return to work by 4 ' ,''(- Western Uiiibn MiiiimumW Lifted by WLB I WASHINGTON, j Oct. 17 --()-The war labor board today raised the- minimum tjourly rate for all experienced employees lot the Western Union Telegraph com pany to 55 cents, j; j I ? The order did not apply in the metropolitan New York or. Co foot and bicycle messengers. For these messengers the- board ordered a starting rate of AS, cents Jan hour and 50 cents after; 10 days. The messengers now receive 10 cents at the start. , . ' If ... I The average increase! spread over all the employes' in the com pany would amount to Lucent. I Approximately 8400 messengers receive less than 55 cents jan hour. Increases averaging about S cents hourly would be necessary to raise foot and bicycle messengers 45 cents an hour. H President Asks Aid of New World Fod Croup I QUEBEC, Oct f H-C'ry-Presi. ent Truman asked the newly created food and agriculture-or ganlzation today to set an exam- pie of 'world cooperation In at tacking the problem of freeing thillions from hunger. I f' I In a message read before the opening conference of the FAO, the president said! the agency of fered the United Nations ami chance to ."begin to cultivate, if not yet to gather, the fruits of Victory" over their axis enemies. 1- .: - L !...; S McKay, who goes to Barnes General hospital at Vancouver on Thursday for formal separation from the army, served as lieu tenant in the 91st ! division during world war I and was Wounded fa action. On Oct) 31, 1942, leav fust his automobile aeen&v in Sa tern and his position as State sen ator, he re-entered the service as I captain and has served at Ft Lewis and at Camp Adair; prin Cipally as director of - military training, but at various times has also been adjutant, director, of personnel and public relations of ficer.'' ;"v,'-v. : . ' f ! -, .. : I A former mayor of Salem, the Officer has been on military leave from the state senate and from Chairmanship of the Willamette galley project committee. McKav 1 J s Arrive f or New York Navv Dav 3 , , i . , . ': it ' ''J . ymms yt ihwhiihui """" W&" ; '- :: : pier in New York harbor today. They were the fisrt major warships of; the fleet to arrive to take part in the navy day celebration here October 27. (AP Wtrephoto) Solons Seek 11 - - To Cut Budget By One-Tliird it 9 - IWASHINGTON, Oct 17 -iJP) Congress set out today to cut gov ernment spending this year by al most one-third. Th first action of such magni tude In many years was initiated byjthe house appropriations cora raittee, acting on President Tru man's reccommendations with some ideas of its own thrown in. The committee reported to the houee a bill to cancel $52,453,535, 27 in previously authorized spending for this fiscal year end ing June 30, 1946. jThere had been $17,0,000,000. 000 made available for this 12 months, voted at a time when the nation was fighting a war on two fronts. This recapturing of funds does not mean a tax cut however, Chairman Cannon (D-Mo) was quick to point out He said it sim ply means slowing down thesrate atwhich the national debt is pil ing up. . . Krug Offered Movie Position HOLLYWOOD, Oct 17. -()- Busy with efforts to end the "ex tremely complicated' seven mpnths motion picture strike, Erjc Johnston, head of the Mo tion Picture Producers and Dis tributors of America, announced today that J. A. Krug, chairman of j the war production board, has been offered a $75,000 Job as president of an affiliated film or ganization. Krug, who is in Los Angeles today, was not immediately avail able for comment He has a week, Johnston said, to accept the prof -erjred position as head of the Mo tion Picture Producers associa tion, one of two film organiza tions. Johnston heads the other at a $100,000 salary. Rjts. Kayser to Head Committee ;The appointment of Mrs. Hen ry (Bessie) Kayser as chairman of the women's division" of the Ma rion county war finance commit' tee was announced Wednesday by Douglas Yeater, general chair man. -.-; Mrs. Kayser, who was chairman of the downtown women workers in the Seventh War Loan, per formed first public duties of her nw task Tuesday when she pre sided at a meeting of 40 Marion and Polk county war bond sales women who heard Mrs."Pat CfBrienv wife of the, actor and national war finance representa- uye, cuscuss pians ior vac -vic tory" or rTharucsgiving , Loan' scheduled for November (see picture on women's page). 4. Weather Sin rrandjco salem , Vax. . Mln. - 65 8 .S3 - 1 41 Rain trace M trace ;- M Eugene Portland 60 , 43 55 47 WUlamett river -3J It , , fc-ORECASt (from VS. wathf bu reau,' McNary field, Salem): Tog this morning, clearing after 10 ajn. Highest today a degree. , n i ,. n 1 i 1 Prlco So :"." - i ... ! . i Price So No. 176 ,; . ... , J "V Kaydets Given Cliance to Quit And Be Drafted - Washington, Oct 17 The War department announced tonight that 38,000 volunteer army air forces aviation cadets are peine given the option of discharge. ? Because most of the volnn teerfi are youths who sicned bp before reaching their 18th birthday or before their draft boards tapped them, air forces officers said It is likely that those who take advantage of the releaso provision will be drafted. 822,000 Bid Wilis Contract AtSFair grounds First contract for postwar pav ing at the Oregon state fair grounds was awarded Wednesday to WfuTen Northwest company. For; $22,000 the company, which the past summer handled Salem's major street paving contract, will pave ithe road leading from the Silver-ton road gate to the barns, widen paving in front of the ad ministration building, pave the area between the stadium and the livestock barn and the area in the machinery building and will resurface much of the midway and the strip between the grand stand! and the racetrack. This is only the first of the paving contracts at the fair grounds to be let this winter, Leo Spitzbart, fair manager, said Wednesday. The state received $36,000 in federal funds to repair paving damages wrought at the grounds while "the army' was in occupation' there, he added Dur ing a large portion of the war troops occupied some of the buil dings! at the fairgrounds, which served as headquarters for army men 'assigned to the defense of the Oregon coast, t ' And What Has " v "V v 1-1 , -, t-'- ytei 7 r. T ; . - I ' ; -f 1 - - " vi;;i: t 4 . it ,. J, ". !-' ' . ' ' ' . y I " ? ' -.:..:: .1-" 4 ..mMr1 " rjlTLElt DTJUNG HAPPY MOMENT Adolf Hitler . (center) smiles as he sits with RelchsmarshaJl Herman Goerinr (left, facing camera), and his girl friend, Eva Brann (right) Mrs. Goering (back i to camera, left) and ether unidentified persons at an outdoor affair. Time and place ef the! occasion , are unknown. Photo is said to have been found: by a soldier of the French eclere division la a drawer la the Fuehrer's Berchiesgadea heme last May. It became available tn the United States on October 17. (AP WlrephoU) U. S;ffied Policy Clash Due Balkan, Nippon Conflicts Bases Of Coming Crisis I By John M. Hightower WASHINGTON, Oct 17 -VPt- Conflicts between the United States and - Russia over Balkan governments and Japan are ap proaching a new period of crisis. This developed today from dis closures made by Secretary of State Byrnes at a news confer ence.' r :); The outcome of the conflicts is considered certain to have a vital influence on the future of American-Soviet relations. In respect to Japan, Byrnes dis closed that Russia is standing pat on its demand that an allied con trol council should take over supreme authority there from General Douglas MacArthur. As a result it is possible that Russia will refuse to send a representa tive to the first meeting of toe American-sponsored far eastern advisory commission here next Tuesday. On Balkan conflicts the central problem is whether the United States and England too will recognize Soviet supported- gov ernments in Romania and Bul garia, i which they have thus far declined to do. j Cut in Army Points to Less Than 60 Seen WASHINGTON, Oct 17 Senators heard! today that 'the minimum total j! for release from the army may be cut below CO points in December. Brig. Gen. R. W. Berry, deputy personnel chief j of the war de partment offered this testimony before the senate military affairs committee as It checked upon progress of the big job of return ing millions of fighting men to civilian status, j ' Amid a barrage of critical ques tions and "pages; of estimates, the general stressed these points: Daily releases from the army reached a peak of 44,000 last week. Men and women with two years service or more cannot hope to get out on that basis alone before March 20 next ! ' Voluntary enlistments under the new law designed to spur such enlistments have reached 1000 a day. j Mac to Speak To Congfess WASHINGTON, Oct 17 -(ff) The house unanimously approved today arrangements for a senate house meeting to hear General Douglas MacArthur whenever he can pay a visit to Washington. Some legislators said they ex pected MacArthur to be in Wash ington within two weeks, but others said the visit might not take place for six months. The senate approved a resolu tion by Rep. Hays (D-Ark) ar ranging for senate and house to receive the general. The senate had previously (passed a resolu rtion inviting him to speak. Hitler Been Doing Since May! to DtWJesS Mis PORTLAND, Orje, Oct. 17-(AP) The AF& lumber workers today declared all ClO-produced lumber was "hot and asked affiliated luilding tradesmen to refus to handle it as the AFL strike committee redoubled efforts to shut down the industry in the northwest. i 1 The AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers union has or dered its men, out on strike for 24 days, to check delivery ef all hotf lumber and picket building projects using it. Al lied AFL groups, including the sailors union of the Pacific, have Joined to thwart sea and land: movement and use ef Congress Told 0f Devastating A-Bomb Raids WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -(ff) Congress 'was told today that 40, OOO.OOOAmericans coulq be kill ed in one overnight atomic raid if there is "one false move in in ternational diplomacy." Dr. H. J. Curtis, one o: the men who helped make the atom bomb, called for a "miracle" in inter national relations to prevent a "war toojhorrible to contemplate." He said the impelling motives ' for a miraculous improvement in di plomacy f'should be just las strong as those which moved us to create the atorn bomb." f Dr. Curtis testified ajt a joint senate military-commerce sub committee hearing on behalf of the association of Oak Ridge sci entists. The hearings are: on a proposed national science I foun dation tc explore the atom and other scientific developments.? Another witness, Dr. i. R. Op penhein.er of the New "Mexico atomic laboratories, testified' "I am afraid it is" when asked if it was true! that a single night's raid on America could kill 40,000,000 persons in congested cities, j PeronOutpf Prison. taM! To Argentines Juan Feron, ousted as vice presi dent and minister of war eight days ao, returned from prison tonight and received a j thunder ous ovation from thousands jam med in the Plaza Mayo! in front of government house to hear him speak. j ' Earlier in the evening the crowd which had been! notified Peron would speak, became im patient when Argentina's "strong man" was, late in appearing and stoned government house and at temped to break down the doors leading to the navy ministry.! President 1 Edelmiro Farrell, who introduced Peron to the cheering multitude, said: "As you have demanded, the government will not deliver its power to the supreme court," a demand voiced by some country's crisis. political groups in the current government Farrell said civilian cabinet. announced earlier by Attorney General Juan Alvarez, "lacked foundation." GREEK CRISIS ENDS ATHENS, Oct. 17. -H Arch, bishop Pamaskinos, regent j of Greece, ended the prolonged cabi net crisis today by taking; over the government personally as provis ional president such lumber. i- . , v Operators have been using CIO lumber; to break the AFL strike, aimed at a. $1.10 hourly minimum wage, AFL. officials asserted. Be fore today the AFL had described "hot" lumber only as "that prtw duced behind our imaginary pick et line." AFL I carpenters in the Grays Harbor Waslu, district council and in Vancouver. Washv today were among unions refusing to touch "hot" lumben In Aberdeen, pickets set- out to riursue every truck carrying CIO lumber and prevent unloading, j Superior Judge JTj fi. Phillips at Aberdeen made permanent a temporary injunction to restrain picketing, issued two weeks ago, at the behest of the Internation al Woodworkers of America (CIO). I Picket lines remained today before Coos Bay, Ore, lumber and logging companies, both CIO operated. The logging firm and Port Orford cedar null were op erating I without AFL inspectors, which balked at pickets yester day. The lumber .company men, unable to produce without inspec tors, appealed to employers to have AFL pickets removed. Power Shut-off Threatened In Michigan LANSING, Mich., Oct 17-MV Much oif industrial Michigan faced a crisis tonight in a threatened strike oif utility workers and Gov. Harry F. Kelly ordered state po lice and state troops on the alert. Representatives of the CIO's state Utility workers council, which previously had set a 5 p.m. deadline for a strike to begin in plants Of the Consumers Power company, jleft a meeting an hour later without a final verdict. At Grand Rapids, William Wen zel, president of local 107, said bo had received instruction from the state council to walk out before t ajn, Thursday. The Strike would cut off elec tricity In almost all Michigan's major cities outside Detroit and would affect 2,000,000 residents. Consumers Power also services gas but union officials said only electricity would ' be affected at the start of a walkout Publisher to Xct as Jiidfife SILVERTON, Oct 17-( Special) John T. Hoblitt, publisher of the Silverton Appeal-Tribune, was named temporary police judge at a . special meeting of the city council here' tonight He succeeds' Bert Terry, who died last week. The council took advantage of the extra meeting to make two planning - commission appoint--ments. It returned C B. Anders, son to the commission which he left last year when he went to Stayton to take over the wartime management of the bank there, and.it appointed L R Alfred to succeed Lloyd Larson, who. has -resigned from the j commission. ' , An ordinance levying a JO-cent monthly tax on city water users for purchase , of fire equipment was passed. Convict Escapes From Prison Gang Frank V. Terralei S3, alias John Ferrele, escaped from a prison gun gang sometime Wednesday afternoon, state police reported today. '. ' ' . Terrale, who also Is known by other aliases such as Frank Cel Iupica, Tony . CelAipica or An thony. Cellupica, was committed to the penitentiary from Mult nomah county In 1939 after con viction on a chargcj of assault and robbery while armed wXh a dan gerous weapon. The man was described as 5 5 tall, weighing . 150 pounds, j dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. s