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mm 9 I I. Viardaman t " . - ..... Ox VYASUXNGTON, April 4 Coauaiedere Junes K. Vardwua Oeft) lis swera La today as member SAmrliU JmMw Stanley Im4 S. Zee lea (eeater), tflw certaa aay.l (AT Wires-he te Y UCD iXQCg Ralph Watson reports , in the Cttgon Journl that Henry Aiken, democratic state! chairman, hai .gone to Washington and intimates cxie purpose of the trip is to call cp. postmaster General Bob Han- nrgan in behalf of his brother-ln-Uw, Albert Griff, now actinf pstmster of Salem. While no of- liaJ statement bias come through. ft, appears that only one person, David H. Cameron, qualified In the recent civil service examina tions for the position. Gragg failed a, second time toi be certified by the civil senricei The gossip is that Aiken will try to stall any appointment so smother examina tion may be called ' when Graff by virtue of accumulating super visory experience j might make the Xijade; , ,. .,-- ... jWith no prejudice isgainst Al Graff, I would say that If this is aSqjae it pretty much makes a mock ery ef the so-called merit system ci appointments to postmaster ships. If the system is to be finag led until Mr. Right can be named why not be honestly and openly political and name Mr. Right, or Mr. Graff, to befin with. ' fit is time the Salem postmaster' ship was filled an a permanent Wsia. Several years ago an exami nation was held. The one to qual ify. Mr. Gallagher, was not ac ceptable to the local democratic committee, so the list was allowed tojj die and Henry Crawford was persuaded to continue in office. II retired last summer, and a second examination was ordered. This is not j Continued on editorial page) Housing Bill Goes to Senate WASHINGTON. April 4-0F- The te . banking cemmittee tmammrmsty approved - today a longe-range housing' program in tended to get IZMIQJQOO new dwelling units, constructed during the next 10 years. I "The bill provides for broad federal bousing 1 administration (FHA) financing. One provision would open the -way for purchase of an FHA-fi-tianced low-cost home with a 5 per 'Cent down pacymerit and 32 years to pay off the mortgage. The omnibus measure provides. too, for continued federal aid for public low-rent housing develop-, ments, a farm home construction program, and federal aid to cities desiring to redevelop run-down areas. . Animal Crackers i Br WARDEN GCiODPlCH Z& I ttU yoa, FlossU, it izn't peppy loo after all . , Tm b ix wctki cUT 6 cA,i.i . Sworn In r-ZA ef 4he federal reserve board by rlht) af the Bapreme eeart. chalrsaaa af the board, witaeaaes to The Oregea Statesman) U. S. May Start Korea Move Without Reds By Menie Landsberg SEOUL Friday, April 3.-JP)- The Associated Press was inform, ed today by sources who would not permit use of their names that U. S. occupation authorities have Initiated a move to set up a vir tual Korean government in the American zone because of slow progress of the U. S.-Soviet com mission In establishing self rule throughout the country. (In Washington a state depart ment spokesman expressed lur prise at the report and said he felt certain that no unilateral action would be taken by the American members of the commission.) Under the. rapidly developing program direction of affairs (would be turned over to Korean officials With the Americans serv ing more In an advisory capacity. This step fits in with the recent statement by Ma. Gen. Archer L. Lerch, military governor, that the Koreans are ready for self- government A type . of self gov- ernment has been set up by Rus sian occupation authorities in the north zone under leadership of communist "general" Kim II Sung Lock Workers Strike Settled NEW YORK, April 5.-(Friday) (if)-SetUement of the 21 week-old strike of 3000 workers at the Yale and Towne Manufacturing com pany's Stamford, Conn, plant was announced shortly before one o'clock this morning after an all day session of company and union negotiators. Noel P. Fox, chairman of the panel of three federal conciliators which heard the dispute, aid an agreement was signed between the company, union and U. S. con cilia tors. The terms will not be an nounced until after the member ship of the union has had an op portunity to ratify them," he said Mine Strike Felt By Steel, Railroads By the AxaocUtcd Pr . New tieups in steel mills and fuel carrying railroads were re ported yesterday as the nation wide strike of 400,000 United Mine workers went through its fourth day with little prospects of early settlement ; Government Conciliator , Paul W. Fuller said yesterday's con tract . negotiations In Washington were devoted largely to a discus sion of safety measures and that he had blocked a suggestion of some conferees that the bargain ing be recessed until Monday. Real Corpse Found on Gangster Paul Muni, Ann HOLLYWOOD, April 4.-;p)-A movie dealing with murder and fantasy, which the heroine said had been "jinxed" from the start, ended In a real-life tragedy today with the mysterious death of a studio employe on the film's set The film, "Angel on My Shoul der,' starring Paul Muni and Anne Baxter, was completed yes terday. After: a gay party to cele brate the finish, Edward W. Gray, 11, a studio' set carpenter, was found dying In a pool of blood near' a large drop depicting the entrance to hell,, Det Sgt. Stanley W. Johnson said 230 persons attended the stu dio party and that many of -them would be questioned. No arrests NINETY-SIXTH YEAR 16 PAGES KNiHqlds Iran Case Until May Deferment Won Over Opposition Of Australia Br Francis W. Carpenter NEW YORK, April 4.P)-The United Nations security council, spurred by U. S. Secretary of State , James F. Byrnes, accepted today' Russia's unconditional pledge to withdraw from Iran and voted to defer-consideration of the Iranian case until May" 6. . The council action , was taken over the vigorous objection of Lt. Cot William : Roy Hodgson, the Australian delegate, and in the absence of the Russian delegate, who walked out last week in pro test afainst hearing the Iranian case. The security body thus hurdled a major obstacle in its develop ment as tfee world's peace agency.? Delegates tonight were frankly optimistic as to the future effec tiveness of the council, which has in tittle more than a week weath ered One of the worst 'storms in its young life. a Secretary Byrnes presented the resolution by which further pro ceedings on Iran's appeal to the United , Nations for action against Russia was held up until May 6 and Chairman Quo Tai-chi voiced the hope that developments be fore that date might make un necessary any further considera- rtion of the case by the 'council. Mac Clings to Power as Red Make Demands TOKYO, Friday, April 5.-iP)- A dramtic appeal by General MacArthur for all nations to "abolish war as a sovereign right" today opened the new allied coun cil for Japan - - a m e e t i n g a which Russia promptly poured in proposals. Soon after MacArthur finished his address, in which he empha sized the council's role was ad visory, ' Russia proposed; 1.' Exclusion of the press from all meetings; the plan, was shelved in favor of a compromise to admit the press to major meetings. S.i Council members be permit ted to see MacArthur's directives seven days prior to issuance. 3. New elections in the event the majority of deputies who win diet seats prove 'unsuitable. 4. Internationalization of the council secretariat. 14 Injured in Train Wreck HAMMOND, Ind., April 4.-(P) At least 14 persons were injured, one seriously, late today in a col lision of the Erie railroad's New York to Chicago "Midlander" pas senger train and a switch engine in the railroad's Hammond yards. The railroad's yardmaster of fice at Hammond said four coach es, the baggage car and the diner of the passenger train left the rails, shortly after the train left the Hammond station, when it collided at 5:18 p. m. (CST) with the backing freight switch en gine. The switch engine also was derailed. Baxter StarredUn Jinxed Film were made today but one studio employe was questioned, Johnson said. The detective said that 200 feet from where Gray was found, there were two large pools of blood on the floor of an impro vised bar and bloodstains were splattered nearby. Dr. Louis B. Gogol, county au topsy surgeon, reported that Gray died of a fractured pelvis, frac tured Jaw and fractured breast bone.' i , '1 r; Paul Muni, star of the gang ster film, was host Others attend ing Included Anne Baxjer, the leading lady, and supporting play ers Kurt Kruegerand Joan Blair, officials at the . General Service WjftCiE Washington Bans Wheat Export Ore gbn to Br Robert C Gang-ware A sl tan t City Editor The - Statesman Commenting on the wheat em bargo placed bfy the state of Washington, Director E. L. Peter son of the Oregon department of agriculture, said .Thursday night that Oregon does not expect . to follow suit but that both states are working toward , the same end. Agriculture Director Fred Mar tin of Washington consulted with Peterson before taking action and urged Oregon to join in the embargo, the Oregon official atated. ; Peterson said he had already wired Senator Guy Cordon the Information that Oregon wheat movement is very heavy and Request for full details', of the government wheat program. The program is not fully understood. Peterson said, because of a dls crepancy in wheat figures tabu lated by the government and those figures ordinarily accepted in the trade. Expect to Help ' Farmers of this state fully ex pect to help relieve the famine abroad. "But Oregon farmers do not expect to be left holding the bag," Peterson added. Washington state's action is Calculated to protect producers by Jiajstening a complete government survey to make sure the load is equitably divided among all Wheat exporting areas, in the opinion of Peterson who said his departmenW has the same end in inind here, but believes it can be better accomplished by means other than an embargo. U.S. Centrols Wheat "The federal government through various economic powers at present controls al the wheat, anyway, except what Is actually 'in the hands Of the farmers," Pe terson averred. And that amount Is too small to affect the overall picture by an embargo, the Ore gon .official declared. ew Jersey Utility Seized By the Amsoclatrd Preca i Governor Walter E. Edge of New Jersey attempted last night to assure an uninterrupted flow of gas service during a labor dis pute by seizing nine plants of the State's biggest utility. Workers stayed on the job in at least four of the Public Service Electric and Gas company plants seized by Governor Edge after the' midnight strike deadline had passed without settlement of a wage dispute. A walkout would have left most of the state's residents without gas for cooking or heating. Try Other Methods French 'Bluebeard' SeroteDncedl to DeattGi PARIS. April 4 -(VDr. Mar cel Petiot, "the monster of the Rue la Sueur" who was charged With killing 27 persons, was found guilty of murder tonight and con demned to death. Already a legendary figure in Movie Set, studio said. However all depart ed by 10 p. m., almost two hours before the dying man was found, studio sources said. Miss Baxter said the death cli maxed several mishaps during filming of the picture. "This is fantastic," she said. "More things have happened dur ing this picture than during any I Rave ever been iri before. It al most seems as though lt were jinxed. "First Jack Sullivan, assistant director, died of a heart attack. Then Paul (Muni) was sick, Claude Rains was sick and I was sick. Production had to be held up time after time for ome reason. It was Just one thing after another." POUNDBD 1651 Salem, Oregon. Friday Morning. April 5. 1946 Jap War Criminals oh Gallows - I ' ft " I ! - I f i ? . y yi- .""7" :r ' , W' . j m us ' ' . m' m SLN'GAPORE, April. 4. Tbe body efflcer sentenced W hang far gallews rope. Bodies ef two ether platform at left. MlUoe was aecased ef beating British prisoners ef war te death. (AF Wire photo te The Oregon Statesman) That's Bringing The Point Home As Dr. B. F. Williams, state hospital psychiatrist, spoke on jurvenlle dellnaaency and ertsne before a, discussion group of 14 men and their wives Tuesday night at his home ea East Cen ter street near the hospital, the meeting was interrupted by un expected callers. State penitentiary officers lent emphasis to Dr. Williams' paper by warning the rues Is to make Bare their ears were locked, soon after five convicts escaped over the wall of the nearby prison. Spy Suspect Hearing To Continue Tuesday PORTLAND. Ore., April 4-VP)- Continuation o f the preliminary hearing of Lt. Nioolai G. Redin, Russian naval officer charged with espionage, today was set for next Tuesday morning. Kdnstantin A. Efremov, soviet vice-consul from San Francisco, declined to say whether removal of Redin to Seattle for trial would be opposed. FIR DOOR PRICE INCREASE WASHINGTON, April The OPA today raised manufac turers' price ceilings on douglas fir doors an average of 28 per cent. France, the little 55-year-old phy sician rose as he heard the ver dict read in the crowded Palais de Justice, turned to his brother, Maurice, and shouted: "I must be avenged." Guards led him from the court room. Then lawyers representing families of the persons he was ac cused of having slain flocked to the judges bench to present claims for damages. Jn a tired voice Presiding Mag istrate Marcel Lester told them the ..court -would deliberate on those matters at a later date. Petiot - - referred to by French newspapers as the "bluebeard of Paris" - - was found guilty by 12 jurors and three judges who de liberated two and a half hours. He was charged with killing the 27 persons, most of them Jews, in the operation of an alleged fake ring for smuggling refugees out of nazl-occupied France. The de fendant claimed those, slain were "gestapo decoys" done away with by his underground' organization. In a. pre-trial interrogation Pe tiot calmly claimed he had killed or helped kill 83 persons but said these persons were collaborators. The prosecution only identified 27. ef CapU Kamal Mitsao, Jap army war crimes, dangles ea end el a Jap war criminals He an gallows Escaped Cons Recognized In Portland Byron Dyson" and Glenn Wil son, 21-year-old fugitives from Oregon state penitentiary who are classed as dangerous crimi nals and who have been the ob ject of statewide search since their escape Tuesday night, were definitely Identified in Portland Thursday. Salem police were notified by Portland authorities that the two men were identified by a motor ist who picked them- up a mile east of Gresham arid deposited them at 106th and Division streets, Portland, at 9:30 a.m. Local police passed a quiet day by comparison, with the preceding day when . numerous leads indi cated the two escaped convicts might still be in the city. Routine investigations disclosed ho trace of the criminals here Thursday, Three other young convicts who made tbe break Tuesday have been captured, returned to the prison and placed in solitary con" fineroent The five sprung bars on a window and climbed over a 12-foot steel fence- unnoticed, apparently while returning from a prison movie to their cells shortly before 9 pjn. Tuesday. , (Additional details on page 2) Weather Max. st SS - - SS Mm. Rain 43 Trace 43 Traew 41 J0 44 40 41 J0O S akaa , Bug en Portland San Francisco Seattle SS Willamette river I S ft. FORECAST (from US. weather bu reau. McNary fteld. salerai: fartiy cloudy todajr. Highest temperature SS Oesrees. Christian Endeavor Delegates Hear Whitworth Citing the example of David, Dr. Frank F. Warren, president of Whitworth college, Spokane, and guest speaker for the state Christian Endeavor convention here, last night urged his young audience in First Christian church to serve their generation unsel fishly and by the will of God. Stressing the need for mission ary work abroad now, more than ever before, Dr. Warren stated that Japan is now at the cross roads of Its existence and may turn either to mass agnosticism or to mass Christianity. Christian leadership Is also much needed In China, Africa and India, he declared. ' ! Approximately 700 youths who had registered during the day attended the evening session. Prayer was given by Dr. Walter L. Myers. Beaverton, songs led by Ivan Correll, North Bend, and No. 6 ut By Relief Shipment OLYMPIA. Washi April An embargo was clamped on al wheaf shipments, from the state of Washington at 5 o'clock night. Governor Wallgrert's office announced. J, S , : J The action' was taken 'here by Agriculture Director Fred Mar tin, who said relief organizations have j drained warehouses until they Tare from 10,000,000 to 14. 000,000 bushels short (of normal stocks. Ne Certification ' Martin explained his depart ment could stop the flow of wheat, frorn j the state by closing down '' borderline - inspection and weighing stations. Without cer tification, the grain cannot move out of the state. "Since Washington nas more grain transportation facilities than Oregon, wheat; was being taken from this state at a faster rate,we said. ; I .' . Martin scored relief agencies whom he said were the principal IJfeaA te recipients of grain. "Haw Abeet Canada? "Sure, I believe in feeding hungry people of Europe, ie said, "but what I want to know Is If other countries are' provid ing their share of the food; How about Canada? She's a great wheat growing country. How much is she shipping to Europe? The agriculture "director point ed out that wheat was needed not only for bakeries in this area but by farmers for food and -livestock The embargo will be in efefct until such time as an accurate Inventory of the state's: wheat stocks can be-' taken, he said. Martin made no estimate; of how long this would lake but; termed the period a "short time. Rider Remains On Wane Bill WASHINGTON, April 4 -(M Three ' weeks . of administration maneuvering to get a minimum wage boost through the ; senate without a rider raising farm prices ended in failure tonight In the decisive vote, : farm stale senators mustered a 48 to 38 cou to retain the amendment which President Truman had declared would necessitate a , veto : of the measure. It requires that the parity formula on prices f farm product be revised to f igurje In the cost of farm labor. Freddie Bartholomew To. fllarry Divorcee LAS VEGAS, Nev, April 4-4itj It started out to be ari elopement for Freddie Bartholomew, 22- year-old actor, and the more ma ture, twice-married Maely Dan- iele but they toned down their plans," they said today, to call for an elaborate Hollywood wedding about two months hence, j Miss Danlele, a publicity worn; an, today received . a divorce from her second husband,' Capt Michael Stolzberg, New York lawyer. College Head a solo sung by John Schmidt, Salem. More than 500 more arc expected to-' register today.. Vernon u. Fishback, Portland, executive secretary of Christian Endeavor, responded to the well come address made by the Rev, Mark A. Getzendaner. Conference periods In which various religious and related topics will be discussed by small groups were scheduled to ' begin at 9:40 a.m. today, i , Other Friday events: , Conven tion assembly, 1125 ajn.; pastors luncheon at First Congregational church, 12:15; prayer-service, 1:45; convention - assembly featuring address by Dr. Ross J. Griffith, president of Northwest Christian college, Eugene, it 2; discussion groups at five Salem churches, 3:15; executive committee din ner. Quelle cafe, 5:45; assembly, with address by Dr. Warren, tH0. Price Sc Stock G Demand 35.Cent Pay! Rise j Walkout Also Affects Eugene,; Stale Ruins ' ! , Night drivers, on Salem's dty" bus lines made their regular laft runs shortly before . midnight Thursday? returned -their bosses. to -the Front street garage f Ore- : gon Motor Stages a few minute" after midnight and officially went on strike. - ,-" . There was in be no city" bus service this morning, they said for the trikr affects all 25 local drivers of thej 14 Salem busses.and local shop workers. The strike was railed as scheduled by Local 1035, Motor Coach Employes, when a last-minute conference between union and 'company representa tives broke, down in Portland" Thursday afternoon.1 Salem's three-man delegation ; returned Thursday evening from -the unsuccessful session in .Port land. They are Arthur G. Eld, Paul v' Baker and Richard Simpson. , '; The Salem wage increase de- mand was for a raise from S3 . cents an hour to $1-34), .they said. Oregon Motor Stage service throughout the state as well as the -city bus system of Eugene, also operated br the company, will be affected. -On the road- drivers -are asking a raise from their f 1.03 to $1.15 an hour to flat $1 40 an hour. Machinists, getting $1.20, ask $1.50 an hour. If Federal Pay ' Rises, Jobs to Drop, Bill Says WASHINGTON, April i.iD The house today voted a $400 a year wage increase for. federal employes, but specified that the increases be absorbed by an ac- companying reduction In employ ees by the affected agencies. Passage was by roll call vote ' of 33? to 2T. i V '. v i'!-;. Rep. DJrksen (R-Ill)" who In troduced the I proposal, told the ' house that the only way the in creased salaries could; be grant- ' ed without causing inflation wfcs by clashing! the-number of-g?v-' ernment workers.' . I Dirksen estimated .that on a ba sis of an average $2,000 annual salary, the government agencies affected would have to discharre . approximately 200,000 workers between How and Jul I,- whtn the 'wage boost would become ef- fectlve. i! " " !-.- !... China's Unity Still on Paper CHUNGKING, April China's second ranking commu nist, Chou En-Lai, charged today that Chiang Kai-Shelfs govern ment had not yet put a single unity decision into force, and that huge foreign loans now would only serve to perpetuate dictator ship by the generalissimo's Kuo- mintang. I ' ' Reit crating the communist would refuse to Join a! new uni fied government . If the Kuomin- tang broke unity decisions reach- ed at last January's joint confer ence, Chou said: ! i . V It is necessary that people at: home and abroad pay attention to the fact that these decisions have not , been ' implemented, and that if our allies under these circum- -stances gives assistance to the present government It will only augment this disorder In China.. A Huge Dam Will Harness , . The Willamette . . The -huge Detroit dam and powerhouse on the North San tiam, to cost a minimum of $25,000,000, will be one of the largest developments of 'lis Jtind in the nation and "Is scheduled to get. underway within a very few months. One entire town will be inun dated, and 16 miles of road will be relocated. ; ! J ; The project's great scope and ramifications, highly important to the entire Willamette valley, will be detailed by story and picture In an exclusive presen tation In The Oregea States mam YOUR HOME "NEWS FATES on Sunday, April 7. ; Watch for this and other outstanding features in ' e Ort flon50lattsnat "The World at Your Door Each Morning if 4 v