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rdteir tPDSsOs 'Mfi&cftsi CSaterSn ; t i. i r. ; .. (Slory In Column 4) Weather I -si' Jt Mm, T M liUliyl IM J 1 r.urn , Hwi ttand ., ,.. .,(.,,.. 4t. Han ( f'rMM-laco JT WHIamrtl tlvar S ft. ru. Mi Nar , far!4. ! aalenx : Pi POUNDno 1651 cloudy Um1 with rraioal aJto lli(hat lnpvtalur M Oagtee. NINETY -SIXTH YEAR 12 PAGES Salem, Oregon. Wednesday Morning. April 10. 1948 No. It OTP wd ebas r "A blueprint for postwar Ger ' snanj has been drawn by the four power council architects in Berlin alter thef ojderi a treed to at the Potsdam conference of last year. With faithful ruthlessness the de signers have sought To punish Germany for its double perfidy in waging aggressive war and perm anently to debilitate the country so it can never again make a lunge for dominion. The specifications are briefly as follows; Prohibited is the manufacture of synthetic gasoline, rubber, ball bearings, radio transmitters, heavy machine tools. V Steel manufacturing capacity is reduced front 20,000,000 tons to ,800,000 tons annually. : 5 Heavy industry if cut to one half its 1?3S level. ; , The standard of living for the German people .will be that of ; Henry.. ' Morgcnthau seems to have won after all. This treasury secretary whose prematurely pub lished i plan to reduce Germany to a pastoral state proved a sen sation on. the eve of the Quebec conference of ''1944 should - be pleased at the way his ideas have prevailed, just as Clemenceau was pleased with the burden of $34 billions In reparations, laid on Ger many by the treaty of Versailles. . That vengeful obligation never was met by the Third Reich and tt seems to me this purported so lution to the question of the new Germany is doomed to failure be cause it likewise is unrealistic. In the degree of its success it will drag down Europe economically. (Continued on editorial page) Considers Plan To Move Pen Construction of v a new Oregon state penitentiary at a location , mora distant frem Salem than the present site was taken under con sideration by the ' state board of control Tuesday, at the instiga tion of the Salens long-range plan sting commission.; . : Ex-Governor Charles A. Sprague, representing the! commission, de clared that expansion of the city eastward Is necessary due to the present rapid growth of popula tion here. J-.N. Chambers, also of the commission, pointed out that 1S9 i small - communities have sprung up near Salem in the past . lew; years. , Asserting that the existing pris on is obsolete and a new prison Is preferable to spending much on . Improving the present one. State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott pro- 'posed that the planning I commis sion present its plan for reloca tion at the 'next session of the legislature. Secretary of State Rob- The workers seek a 15 -cent hour rt S. Farrell, Jr., also indicated Iy increase and the mills offer a he might support the 'plan.. six-cent increase. Eight Named to Advisory Group To Aid Flax Industry in Oregon . Eight persons held membership " X an advisory flax committee to day under appointment of Leslie Scott, -state treasurer and mem ber of the board of control, who was asked to name such a group t a general meeting of the in dustry at Corvallls last Friday. Those named by t Scott, - alter consultation with growers and processors, were-P. E. Price, ag ricultural engineer at Oregon State: college; Jesse Barmond, senior engineer of the U. S. bu reau of agricultural engineers at Oregon State; R. R. Mitchell of St. Paul and. R--Glenn Riichey of Cornelius, . members of the Wil- Animal i Crackers l By WAR&N GOODRICH mldy dear, where . did you find that lovely caviar perfume?" 09 niimtinTi fty He Could Have Acted Sooner , , : ......... WASHINGTON. April 9 Adm. Harold , g. Stark, (above) former chief of naval operations, tells Senate-House Fearl Harbor Com mittee today-at reopening of hearing Into 1941 disaster that he weald have acted Immediately If he had known that President atoosevelt felt a Jap message received night of Dee. C, 1941, meant war. (AP VVlrepboto to The Oregon Statesman) Marshall, Stark Deny Hearing of War9 Note . , - By J. M. Davis WASlNGTON,' April P.-CP-Presldent Roosevelt's top military commanders of 1S41 testified Hoday that he gave them no inkling of any feeling on. the night before Japanese message "means war." . j The testimony came from Admiral Harold JL Stark and General George C. Marshall. They appeared at the resumption of hearings by Textile Dispute Still Unsettled Attempted conciliation between local textile workers and the Sa lem and Miles Linen mills failed Tuesday when both parties clung to their stand in the current strike threat over wages and request for modified closed shop. George D. Brewer, labor con ciliator who came from Portland to conduct the meeting, called another session for 4:30 p.m. April 25 in the Salem Linen mills. lamette Valley Fibre Flax; associ ation; Fred J. Schwab of Mt. An gel and Rufus Kraxberger of Canby, members of the Oregon Flax Cooperatives;' L. iJ Laws, manager of the state flax plant at the prison, and J. J. Fitzsim mons of- the Salem Linen mills. The committee is to hold con ferences, analyse problems of the industry and bring in recommen dations for the benefit of all in terested, in- regard to standard ization and general improvements. It was the consensus voiced at Corvallls that, despite prior res olutions to the contrary, the state of Oregon will not be asked to withdraw from participation in the industry. Group To By Wendell Webb , Managing Editor. The Statesman The aging offer of United Air Lines to build a $75,000 structure at the Salem airport was back in the limelight for formal consid eration today. First broached 18 months ago, the proposal has been given nei ther a "yes or "no" answer by the city (which in pre-war years had Its own administration build ing planned). ' But as a result of a meeting Tuesday, sponsored by the Salem Lions club, representatives of the civil aeronautics authority, the United Air Lines and the city's airport advisory committee will meet at the chamber of commerce at 10:30 this morning with a Pearl Harbor that an intercepted the senate-house committee inves- tigating the December 7, 1941 at tack that threw America into war. Stark, now retired, was chief . of naval operations at the time Marshall, now an envoy p China, was army chief of staff. The two officers were recalled to the stand largely because of testimony given by Commander Lester R. Schulz. Schulz had said that he handed Mr. Roosevelt in tercepted : Japanese communica tions the" evening of December 6, 1941, that; Mr. Roosevelt looked them over and told his close ad viser, Harry L. Hopkins, in sub stance, that "this means war The Japanese document, other testimony has shown, was the, first 13 parts of a 14-part mesasge by. which the Japanese intended fto 2reak off !"peace negotiation -at the hour of attack. Both Stark and Marshall -were positive that Mr. Roosevelt did not call them that night (Schulz said the president started to put in a call for Stark but dropped it when told! the admiral was at a national theater performance of "The Student Prince.") Farm Machinery Walkout Ends By the Associated Press The 80-day strike of 30,000 workers at 10 plants of the Inter national Harvester company; was ended by agreement early today. Assistant; Secretary of -abor John W. Gibson who attended 10 days and nights of almost continu ous sessions between company and union . officials, announced the agreement had been reached, sub ject to ratification by the CIO United Farm and. Metal Workers of America. BIoV (BMStt view to approving' a definite rec ommendation for. presentation to the city council. : From all the comments made at the session Tuesday, he recom mendation: apparently will be: -Let's let the UAL, go ahead." The advisory committee is acting; un der appointment of Mayor L M. Dough ton, working with the Coun cil's own 'committee headed by Tom Armstrong, and the consen sus of opinion Tuesday wag that any recommendations of the com mittee would be adopted. Lee Eyerly, chairman of the advisory committee (which also includes Henry Crawford, Dr. E. E. Boring,! Bruce Williams; and John Hughes), told the group of 20 persons Tuesday that OrvUle Flour Cut Decision Set Today WASHINGTON, April 9.-&) Officials drafted an order tonight which would ration flour to ba kers and grocers but not to housewives --de si n e d to cut consumption by onefourth in or der to send more abroad. Secretary of Agriculture Ander son, telling a news conference that the order is in preparation, said he would decide tomorrow whether to issue it. Bakers and millers protested vigorously. Agriculture department officials told a conference of millers and bakers that a 25 per cent reduc tion in the distribution of flour for domestic consumption must be made during the next 60 to 75 days to help meet foreign com mitments. Replenished in Jane They said wheat and flour sup plies will be replenished as soon as this year's crop starts moving to market in June. A milling industry spokesman said that within 60 days Ameri cans might have virtually no flour. The federal men suggested a government order which would' make it unlawful for millers to distribute domestically more than 75 per cent of the quantity' of flour distributed in a base period. Officials suggested that the base period be either the correspond ing month last year or January, of this year. Immediate Action Officials said the limitation on flour distribution, if put into ef fect, would not extend to consum ers buying bread, bakery prod ucts and flour because consumer rationing machinery could not be established in time to help. Salem, Albany Dairymen Ask OPA's Demise One hundred grade A milk pro ducers of the. Salem and Albany areas went on record last night favoring Immediate abolition of OPA, and requesting an increase in the price of milk allowed to producers. The latter resolution asks OPA to authorize for Salem and Al bany area producers the same price obtained by Portland area producers, pointing out that pro duction and distribution costs are the same here as in Portland. At present there is a five-cent dif ferential in the per-pound butter- fat price., In favoring removal of OPA, the producers condemned OPA for Its inability to regulate pro duction in the milk Industry and for thereby encouraging a drought in grade A milk and a general condition detrimental to health and economic welfare. Ray Hobson, Amity, who pre sided, said that Salem grade A producers were represented 100 per cent W. W. Henry, Portland, head of the Dairy Cooperative, was one of the speakers. The meeting was held in the Mayflow er assembly room here. LUMBER EXPORT SLASHED WASHINGTON, April 0 -P)-The need for new houses in this country led to a drastic 20 per cent slash today in lumber export quotas the" next three months. Oirff UAL's Airport Building Offer Tbdlay Varty, CAA official from Wash ington and Seattle, would be available in Salem today for the special meeting at 10:30, and that Varty probably could give defi nite answers to such questions as to when the airport would be re turned to the city (which now has it on interim lease from the military). Varty also was expected to say whether CAA would approve the UAL proposal In event the city gives the go-ahead; specify what facilities the government would make available, and perhaps say whether the government would give the entire airport to the city or only the approximately 500 acres to which the city had pre war title. The entire airport is more than 1000 acres. To imp WASHINGTON. April 9.-(A The United States today reject ed a soviet Russian request that espionage charges be dropped la the case ef LL Nicola I G. Bedia. soviet naval officer arrested at Portland. Oregon. A state department spokesman released an . official statement saying that the soviet embassy had made the s request on ' April oa the ground that Redtn was Innocent. The department replied Chat the question was one for the Jus tice department and a grand Jury to deckle. Attorney General Tom Clark told a reporter that Iran Opposes Riiss Demand To Strike Case NEW YORK, April MP)-Iran tonight asked the United Nations security council to reject Russia's demand that the Iranian question be stricken from Its agenda. The Iranian position was set forth in a letter to Secretary Gen eral Trygvie Lie which was cir culated among the delegates -of the security council shortly after today's session which was ad journed to an indefinite date. Receipt of the letter was dis closed by Dr. Quo Tai-Chi of China, council president, during a discussion of when the delegates fshould take up Russia's demand. The letter, signed by Iranian Ambassador Hussein Ala, saidi "I am instructed to state that the position of the Iranian gov ernment remains the same as stated to the security council in the session of 4 April- 1946. It Is the desire of my government that the matters referred by Iran to the security council remain on its agenda as -provided by the reso lution adopted on 4 April 1946." Salem Bands To Compete for National Honor Five Salem school bands and orchestras, all of which received class 1 ratings in the music con test last weekend, will travel to Eugene later this month to com pete for national music honors. This was made possible Tues day night when the Salem school board voted to finance transpor tation of the school musicians In chartered busses. Formerly a re gular budgeted Item, this trans portation was dropped during the war when travel was restricted. The board was Informed by Superintendent Frank Bennett that Wesley Walters has been de signated by the state division of vocational education to assist El mer Halsted In coordinating the apprenticeship training work for returning veterans. Walters is to be paid by the state. In other action the board rati fied results of the recent special election adopting a school' levy and approved the recently drawn budget falling for a total ' school levy of $704,107 including the spe cial levy. The total school budget for 1946-47 Is 1,032,097. Eyerly commented he thought it would be "a mighty fine thing if arrangements can be worked out with the UAL." He termed present passenger facilities at the airport a "disgrace," a comment which met- tacit agreement from E. S. Maroney, UAL station 'man ager of Portland, who said facili ties "certainly are not in keeping with Salem as the capital of Ore gon." He added that UAL was "ready to itart now." Eyerly, however, added that "we (the city) should have our own administration, too." About $50, 000 is available for city develop ment of the airport. Crux of the delay has been over two items: (1) UAL proposed to build on the northwest part of KedUmi in the rharges wouldl be pressed. Indictment Returned SEATTLE, April f3rVA federal grand Jury today return ed a flve-couat Indictment agalast Soviet Naval LL Nlcolal G. Redla, who was arrested re cently at Portland. Ore., by the federal bureau of Investigation oa charges of espionage. : 'Three counts of the Indictment charged Redla with obtaining taferroaUoa concerning national defense.-One cot lit accused him of inducing aaotber to obtain plana la eennectloa with nation al defease aad the ether with conspiring ' to obtain aad trans- Boris Karloff Wins Divorce, Charges Wife With Cruelly LAS VEGAS. Nev April -VFy-An uncontested divorce was granted today to Boris Karloff. grim-v I s a g e d movie horror specialist, who charged that his wife. Dorothy, was cruel to him. The decree was Issued aader his real ; name, William Henry Pratt Custody of their daughter, Sara Jan. 7, was awarded to Mrs. Karloff. A property set tlement was approved- by the court, and ef It, Karloff said only "my wife and daughter have been well taken care of financially.' Cordon, Dodd Asked to Keep Wheat iir State A telegram urging Sen. Guy Cordon In Washington, DC, to stress the seed for keeping suffi cient wheat in Oregon to insure survival of the poultry and live stock industries was dispatched Tuesday by Acting Governor Howard Belton. A copy . of the telegram was addressed to N. E. Dodd of Ore gon, recently appointed undersec retary of agriculture. Belton s telegram: - "Agricultural interests of the west coast are gravely concerned about the heavy outmovement of wheat which may be required for feed purposes before a new crop is harvested. Urge immediate sur vey be made and that emphasis be placed on exportation of flour instead of wheat In order that poultry and livestock industries may survive.. Belton said there was some doubt in his mind that Oregon farmers are holding wheat from the market in hope of obtaining higher prices as midwest farmers are doing. There isn't enough wheat here to hold back," Belton declared. Blossom Wek Set April 15-21 Easter Sunday will be the Sa lem Cherrians' "Blossom Day, climaxing Blossom week which starts Monday, April 15, it was decided at a meeting of the or ganization this week. Blossom routes will be placarded as in pre-war years, it . was announced by W. W. Chadwick, the group's King Bing. i the airport, whereas the city plan contemplated developing the area immediately north of the present hangar facilities, and (2) UAL "conditions." Opponents of the UAL plan have pointed out that develop ment of the northwest portion would make three centers at the airport and would make, it diffi cult for a manager to supervise. The. third center is the present tower and hangar on the south side. ? The UAL "conditions" are that the city provide an apron (esti mated to cost $20,000); grant a 20-year lease on an acre and a half, for which UAL would pay rent; make public faculties (sew er, water, etc.) available at the Po-Q)pDsaD Spy (Dase mlt to a f o r 1 g a government plans dealing with national de feasej Attorney Appelated . PORTLAND, Ore, April t. L Goodman. Tortland attorney, will represent 14. Nl rolal Redln, R ussia a officer charged . with feoploaage. when preliminary hearing at resumed tomorrow at It a. am. before 'V.; S. Commissioner Robert A. Goodman successfully def fad ed Walter Baer waea the Port land eivll eaglaeer was threat ened with deportatioa to Ger asaay several months age. Fire Destroys Inman Poulsen Rcsaw Plant PORTLAND, Ore ,! April MJ') The resaw plant of the Inman Poulsen Lumber ; company here, one of the largest operations in the northwest, was destroyed by fire tonight, but a southeast wind, helped firemen prevent damage to the main; mill of the big lumber properties. j Fire Commissioner, Kenneth Cooper reported the fire started at 8 p.m. from, an overheated motor. He said 20 fire companies and three fire boats were sent to the blaze. There was no estimate of dam- i ! 4.-. Cooper reported an uncounted total of fuel wagons ; of the near by Holman Tuel company were destroyed and a workman's' ear burned. Ed Cameron, an electrician em ployed at the mill, was burned about the hands and was taken to the Coffey, hospital for treat ment. ' 22 Apply for Police Force Applications have been received from 22 candidates for civil serv ice appointments to the Salem po lice force. It was disclosed Tues day by Al Mundt, local' civil erv ice secretary, who said today is deadline for submit ting applica tions. After screening applications the civil service board will call elig ible applicants to a competitive examination April 22 in city hall. Six of the applicants arc present members of the police force, not under civil service because they are wartime, appointees. ! Armed Forces Unity Measure Emphasizes avil,a0o.rol By Willi R. Soear , WASHINGTON, April .-ifP)-Concrete .legislation to unify not only the armed forces but all gov ernment activities, concerned with defense, under Mclf ar" civilian con trol, was, unwrapped today. It would centralize agencies which dealt separately during the war with such things as man power, materials, and production. site; and that the, county Improve a road to it (estimated to j cost $1300). UAL also would pay land ing fees and agree, to sell Its build ing to the city any time or (give it to the city free at the end of 20 years. Maroney said : Tuesday UAL "wants a voice in where It ' puts a building which It pays for." but indicated the air line would co operate In any planning the city had in 'mind. He said the north west corner was proposed because "it would relieve congestion be away from other commercial and private flying," and was closest to the city. i Presiding Tuesday was Edward Majek, chairman of the Lions' club activities committee. 9-Moillh : Bill to Go To House WASHINGTON, April OV The hour military; committee to day approved ari' extension of thov draft for nino months instead of the full year whichi the army and navy akenV. ' ; . . j ' Various proposal! to suirvd Inductions trmporstiiy fc see how recruiting works out were rrjtt ed In commit lee. But the cunmiU tee members who sponsored thena reverted the light to offer then as amendment hen the bill comes up In the houe,'prr batty on - Friday. ; - ! j ! j Tuts Off Decision Meanwhile the senato ' mll.Ury committee, which had schedulod its final decision on the drift to day, put rf action on the knotty election-year ; question for tww more days. I ' ! ' '.'" The house committee acted at closed seMiion i by; a, vote ; an nounced -as! IS to I. , x " The bill which it recommended would ban the Induction of fsth- j ers and limit the service 6f r.ew inductees to 18 months. These ; provisions were approved In ad vance by the army andnavy. Lower Draft Age It also would lower th ma si- j mum draft age from 41 to 90, while retaining the minimum at 18. However, no men over 26 sie being drafted now. j j Another provision would limit inductions to only such numbers as would be necessary, with en listments, to provide an army (i t 1,070,000, a navy of S3.000 and a marine corps of 108,000 on July l. i47. I : j -: ..r. Former Coop f Manager Back, Arthur R. Hurlbuit, manay of the Dairy Coopers Uve In Sao lem prior to entering the errr.n has returned hero; and will re-1 sumo his position effective May I. ft was announced Tuesday by 3m Kendritk, present manager. The latter said he would return Portland ' to take tip his former work with the company. ; ' ,. TIMBER LAND FOR SALE PORTLAND, Ore., April Bids will be opened here May U on about 63.000,000 board feet of timber In Marion, Lane, Dougl-a, Coos and j Jackson j counties, tNo Oregon and California land ad ministration said .today. SUBSIDY FUND RESTORED WASHINGTON, April 9(V Trie administration won a maj round In the housing battle la to today when the senate voted, 83. to 20. to restore a 800.0O0,00 " subsidy fund to the bill designed to provide 2,700.000 horhes in the nest two-years. Arid it would se( up a sing's In telligence agency1, ! i i j A senate military subcommittee which drafted the bill, designated ( . to carry out -President Truman's J proposals : for Xinif jing the servj- i Ices, submitted it Wt the full corri mittee and to the public. I It would create a single-department of common defense" Instead of the present war. and navy de partments and establish under It, as "separate and coordinate arm," the army, the navy, and "the Unit ed States air force" all as the president jrecornmeoded, But going even farther, it wouM create a f council of common de fense," composed of the president, the secretary .of state, the secre tary .of defense, and the chairman of. a new ("national 'security re- sources- boird." The council would have a regular staff , headed 'by a $12,000 aj year "executive secre tary" as Sort of general manager. , It would coordinate foreign pol icy and military planning In the language .of the bill, "asses and appraise jthe objectives, commit ments add risks of the United States In! relation to our actual and potential military power.". It also j would "bring into com mon action" all government bu reaus degling with defense with the aim Of avoiding conflicts. 1 ,