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eattle Boj3 IFnirmm Asks to DinisWyte SoDvic inn SalinrB - Special City Council Meeting Friday to Consider Offer, Paulus Zone Change Salem city council will meet in special session at 6 p.m. Friday -tonsider the proposal of a Seattle bus firm to open a Salem city bus service, and to conduct a public hearing on a proposed zone change to enable Paulus Bros, to build a huge new cannery near Oxford and 14th streets. At the regular council meeting in city hall last night. Chairman OtP SSHKDQB Again France has evolved constitution that would not march! The people rejected in the vot tng of Sunday the constitution drafted by the late constituent as sembly. So a new assembly will be elected on June 2 to wrestle again with the problem. Making and tearing up constitutions is a familiar custom with the French The one yet to be written will be the 14th since the first drawn by the constituent assembly during the French revolution of 1787. The defeat of the latest effort at constitution-writing was a set back for the communist-sfxi;ilit coalition, a Victory for the MKP popular republican movement. The three parties in uneay bal ance are the postwar parties cf France. DeGaulle, who tried to set himself above parties but found the MRP his best support, resign ed from the government which then passed to socialist leadership. This government probably will bold together until a new constitu tion is drafted and submitted. The narrow margin by which the constitution assembly approv ed the instrument which the peo ple rejected last Sunday gave warning that such fate might a wait it in the balloting. The com munists and socialists had pressed It through over strong objections f French leaders, notably Ed uard Herriot, venerable mayor of Lyons and leader of the radical (Continued on Editorial page.) Iran Stymied In Check of Evacuation NEW YORK, May 6.--Iran- lan Ambassador Hussein Ala de dared to the United Nations Se curity Council tonight that "inter ferences" in Azerbaijan province had prevented Iranian officials from checking on the status of Russian army evacuations into the soviet onion. He said in a memorandum that soviet troops were known to have evacuated completely four other northern provinces ahead of the midnight deadline for their with drawal under the terms of the April 5 soviet-Iranian agreement. The Tabriz radio announced that the last soviet soldier had left the Azerbaijan province cap ital yesterday and Prince Mozaf far Firouz, Iranian propaganda director, said his government was "completely satisfied" that the evacuation would .be finished by midnight. Sidney Hillmaii to Back Democrats' ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. May 0. (Py-Sidney Hillman said today feat "if GOP-led (republican) re actionaries succeed in what they re trying to do" the nation will have from 25,000,000 to 30,000,000 unemployed. Hillman, chairman of the CIO political action committee told re porters he was convinced "the country will support the policy of the present administration" in the 1946 elections. SILK STOCKINGS DUE WASHINGTON. May fl.-;p-Eilk stockings will be on the mar ket next week but they will be "very expensive." President Earl Constantine of the National asso ciation of Hosiery Manufacturers aid today. Japanese silk is again beginning to flow Into this country, he said. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH WY get paid, tooJ 4 C jc .go Sua Syndl jyp 6 A R b'a 6 1 yET ySP T4Stni. - n Albert H. Gille of the public util ities committee read a letter from John W. Nelson, Seattle, offering to operate buses over Salem's reg ular pre-strike routes within two weeks of the city's notice that he would be granted an exclusive franchise for the bus service. He added in the letter that he would hire all former bus drivers and management here, if they appear ed capable. Invite Nelson Councilmen voted to invite Nelson to appear before them Fri day and to notify both owners and striking workers of Oregon Motor Stages of the meeting. The local bus strike, which entered its sec ond month yesterday, seemed close to settlement after the council brought both parties together last week, but since has been dead locked over one remaining wage point affecting only intercity driv ers. The early hearing "on the Pau lus Bros, zone change was urged by Clay Cochran, chamber of commerce manager, who told the council its permission would en able the firm to start work almost immediately on construction of the new cannery which will cover 4'-2 acres and cost over $600,000 Personally Contracted Cochran said he had personally contacted all property owners in the affected area and had found no opposition to the change from zone 2 to zone 4. Also covered in the Friday hear ine will be the proposed zone chance from class 2 to 3 to auth orize construction of nurses' home for Salem Deaconess hospit al across South Winter street from the hospital. (Additional council news on page 2.) Bus Firm Refuse To Increase Offer PORTLAND, May 6 -(fit- Ne gotiations in the Oregon Motor Stages strike were deadlocked again today when the union committee rejected another but unchanged offer 24 cents below the workers demands. At the same time a union of ficial declared the company was holding out for fare in crease in Eugene and Salem city systems. Arab Monarch Opposes Jews JERUSALEM, May t-(JP)-King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, as sailing the British-American in quiry commission report on Pal estine as "an injustice without precedent," pledged to the Arab higher committee today his full support in the Arab battle' against the commissions recommenda tions. Ibn Saud, most powerful mon arch in the Arab World, sent his promise of support in the form of a telegram to the higher commit tee, asserting: "We found in the inquiry com mission report recommendations iust what you found that the whole report is an injustice with out precedent. We shall not fail, with God's help, to do what we can for your cause. McKay Refuses to Consider GOP Post Douglas McKay, Salem automo bile dealer recently released from army service and former state senator, would not accept the chairmanship of the state repub lican central committee, he an nounced here Monday. The report was circulated that McKay might accept the job. Niel Allen, Grants Pass, recent ly resigned as state chairman and has called a meeting in Portland to select his successor. AVC to Elect Delegate To National Convention Salem chapter, American Veter ans Committee, will elect a dele gate to the AVC national consti tutional convention during its reg ular meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Cherrian room of the cham ber of commerce. The convention will take place June 14-16 at Des Moines, Iowa. Truman Urges U.S. Help Train, Equip South American Armies By Ernest B. Vaccaro WASHINGTON. May 6 -JP) President Truman called upon congress today to authorize full fledged military collaboration with other American nations as a new instrument for peace. He transmitted a bill under which the United States would assist in "the training, organiza tion and equipment" of the armed forces of sister republics to the south. The president emphasized at the same time that the legislation "could be extended also to Can ada, whose cooperation with the United States in matters affect NINETY -SIXTH YEAR 12 Career Ends Funeral Services for Conde Bal com MeCulloush, International ly distinguished bridge engineer with the Oregon state highway department and chairman of Sa lem's long-range planning com mission, will be held at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from SL Paul's Episcopal church. McCul loath died early Monday at a SaJem hespital. where he had been following a heart attack at - his home Sunday night. (Story on page 2.) County Budget Board Okebs Pay Increases In opening session Monday the Marion county budget committee adopted wage increases for court house employes, except elective officers, of 115 per month and 10 cents per hour for county road employes. A salary Increase for county elective office holders was recommended. Heard during the afternoon session were delegations interest ed in an additional county and 4-H club agent, an advertising fund appropriation, a county clerk salary increase, a speed-up court house building fund plan and ap proval of a "water master. The committee authorized! recommendation to the state leg islature ror tne following new salary schedule: County judge, $3840; commissioner, $3600; sher iff $3600; clerk, $3600; treasurer. $3300; assessor, $3600; school sup erintendent, j $3600, and : recorder. $3300. The raise! in salaries for em ployes and f officials would cost the county $1500 over the amount submitted by the various depart ments, County Judge Grant Mur phy estimated.- Judge Murphy was named chairman of the committee Mon day and Leo N. Childs secretary. Other members are County Com missioners Roy Rice and J. E. Smith, and M. G. Gunderson, Sil verton. and John Ramage, Wood- burn. The committee will recon vene Wednesday morning. Good Butter Found On Astoria Dump ASTORIA, Ore., May 6-OqPl-Dr. Delbert C. Kelly, city health offi cer, told naval inspection officers today he "detected no rancidness" in several hundred pounds of butter disposed by the navy at the city dump. He also declared that Clatsop county has had no dysentery cases this year, although the navy has warned that Dersons eating food salvaged from the dump might contract the disease. Fertilizer Output Assured Until July WASHINGTON. May 6 -UP) Continued operation of the Salem, Ore., i government alumina plant for production of ammonium sul phate fertilizer until July 1 has been ordered" by the reconstruc tion finance corporation. Thai RFC advised Senator Cor don (R-Ore) it had notified the plant manager to purchase ma terial needed to produce the ferti lizer fneeds for northwest farm regions. ing their common defense Is of particular importance." Care will be taken, he said, not to place weapons "in the hands of any groups who may use them to oppose peaceful and democratic principles." "The bill has been drawn up primarily to enable the American nations to carry out their obli gations to cooperate in the main tenance oi inier-Amciitan ptratrc and security under tne cnarter, the presidential message said. Simultaneously, Mr. Truman asked congress for a war depart ment appropriation of $7,246,335, 200 to finance its operations dur ing the fiscal year starting July 1. .... ' " :' mil PAGES m&, uis IPiropaor ft Board to Trim City Budget Hacking $227,000 from the pro posed 1946-47 expenditures is the principal task facing Salem's city budget committee, it became ap parent at the organization meet ing of that body Monday night. David O'Hara. veteran chair man of the city council's ways and means committee and peren nial head of the budgeteers, was given as his big assignment at that first session the responsibility of appointing a general committee of three councilmen and two lay members to draw a pattern for the tailoring process. Alderman C. F. French was elected secretary of the budget group. To Name Committee O'Hara also was authorized to appoint a similar committee to consider the city's salary scale. Total estimated e x p e ndiUires listed in the budget presented to the committee last night amount to $2,030,882.08; estimated receipts and available cash balances total $1,403,502.88, leaving $627,380.20 tTbe raised by taxation. Of this sum, $84,543.09 would be dedica ted to the general bond sinking fund and not subject to the 6 per cent limitation law. but under that law only $275,392.37 may be rais ed for other city expenditures. Income Sources The special committee which will be assigned the task of rec ommending ways to trip the re quested budget may also investi gate sources of city income to de termine whether or not more money is available than that in the estimate, O Hara Indicated. Portland to Cut School Budget PORTLAND. May -JP)-Ciiy School Supt. Willard B. Spalding said today he would recommend that the school board slash $1,- 750,000 from the proposed 1946- 47 budget because federal assist ance is uncertain. The slash is the amount the board hoped to raise from a spe dal school tax levy which the state supreme court ruled? the board could not submit to voters under the 1937 law. Governor Snell declined to call a special legislative session to amend the law. Spalding said the possibility of federal financial help should be disregarded because congress may recess before the pending bill is passed. 'Slon' Simis at t-7 Crossing Rapped, A letter criticizing the "stop" signs recently placed at the High land avenue railroad crossing as hazardous brought prompt action from Salem city council Monday night. It instructed the city at torney to determine whether there Is any ordinance for enforcement of "stop" regulations at the cross ing and if there is not to so in form the city engineer so that he may have the signs removed. The letter came from E. W. Gal lagher, 710 Highland ave., who de clared that some motorists stop while others buzz past them, un able to see the track. Con 'Caught' by Phone Operator's Memory Oregon penitentiary officials have received word that Ralph K. Bradley, Malheur county convict who escaped from a prune picking gang Sept. 18, 1945, was appre hended in Walden, Colo.. Satur day. He was caught when a War ren, Pa., telephone operator rec ognized his name as he Was mak ing a long distance call t0 a friend there. The operator notified the Walden police. CABINET CRISIS AVERTED PARIS, May 6 -(F)- Victorious in its battle against the left-wing supported draft of a constitution for the fourth French republic, the popular republican movement (MRP) pledged itself today to re main in the cabinet and avoid a government crisis. Weather Max. 72 . 74 73 80 66 Mln. 40 SS 45 47 42 Rain .00 .1(0 .00 .00 Eugene Miitm Portland Sn Francisco Seattle Willamette river 2.1 ft. FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Sale:n: Clear today with highest temperature 78 disiees pou ndeid 1651 Salem. Oregon. BsOaiftDV Big 4 Foreign A ? -7 w PARIS, May Fere I a ministers af the fer aaUeaa meeting la vie as te resuming talks Balkaa treaties after laying aakle the was given by French Foreign Minister Geergea Bidaalt (right) Paris. Left te right: Andrei Rassiaa Cemmiaaar far Fereiga British Foreign Secretary, and Oregon to Get 186th Infantry, Full Division Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea. in a long distance telephone conver sation from Washington, DC, Monday afternoon, advised Gov, Earl SneU that the war depart ment has granted the governor's request that the 186th infantry regiment be allotted to Oregon in the reorganization of the National Guard. The previous plan allotted only the 162nd infantry regiment to Oregon. Snell had urged recon sideration of such a plan. "The request as granted by the war department will make it pos sible for the reorganization of both of Oregon's famous regi ments," Gov. SneU said. Head quarters of the 41st division, of which the two regiments are units, will be in Oregon. War Surplus to Go to Farmers PORTLAND, Ore., May -JP- Approval for Oregon farm groups to purchase war surplus tents, cots, buildings and mess equip ment for use of migratory work ers during the harvest season was granted today. Leo C. Stoll, chairman of the northwest canners labor advis ory committee lor Oregon, said food processors and growers may apply through their county ag ents. Stoll said the plan resulted from work of Oregon congressmen aft er a meeting wiln Uregon com mitteemen Including: O. E. Sny-; der. Salem, president; Berkeley Davis, Pendleton. Court Reform Prohe Wins Pulitzer Prize NEW YORK, May 6 -(JD- A 13-year-old investigation of ju dicial practices in a Pennsylvania federal court resulting in the ndictment of a former iudee last September won a Pulitzer prize today for the Scranton, Pa., Times. The award, a $500 gold medal for "meritorious public service, argely was the work of one man. Assistant City Editor George H. Martin, the Times said. Ioover Compares Jap Ytotl Hatiou to Relsen TOKYO, May .-;P)-The need of 600.000 tons of food for Japan by July 1 if occupation forces are not to be endangered by disorders and the disease that follows star vation was stressed by Herbert Hoover today. He told a press conference that without food imports, all Japan will be on a ration little better than that which the Germans gave to Buchenwald and Belsen concentration camps." NIPS PfJEAD INNOCENT TOKYO. May 6 -P)-Twenty- seven wartime leaders of Japan were ordered to trial June 3 after their arraignment -today before an niternational court on charges of unleashing a war of aggression and murder in the far east. All entered pleas of innocent. Tuesday Morning. May 7. 1948 mods aft Ministers Pass Over Italy Trea 0'lRalioil of ft J) 1 0 J. VUhinsky, Rasslaa Depaty Fereiga Minister; V rash Lav Moleter, Affairs; James F. Byrnes. L'. Bidaalt. (AT Wlrephote) Washington to Top George at Hacking Up Cherry Trees OLYMPIA, Wash., May 6 (4") George Washington was a piker compared to his namesake state of Washington in the matter of cutting down cherry trees. Whereas "Honest" George only cut down one, and didn't tell about it until afterwards, state officials in Washington announced today that 17,500 cherry trees are being destroyed by the state, this year in King, Pierce and Thurston counties. The trees will be uprooted in an attempt to rid the state of the cherry fruit fly. The program, a continuation of one which cleaned up eastern Washington pear orchards about eight years ago, will be extend ed to include about 150,000 Clark county prune trees next year, officials said. Bread Scarce In City Stores Cake and pie, formerly jnost scarce items of baked goods, re mained on Salem retailers' shelves (in small quantity) Monday night. but it is possible there was not an unsold loaf of bread in Salem. The downtown food market which remains open nights sold its last two loaves a few minutes after other grocery stores looked doors at 6:30 in front of bread less racks. Flour sufficient to continue operations is in the storage rooms of Salem bakeries, but some breadless days are ahead here, it was predicted Monday. Mills are permitted to have only a 21 -day supply of wheat on hand, al though they are permitted to manufacture 75 per cent of the flour they milled in 1945, millers maintain they cannot compete in the market against the Federal Commodity Credit corporation's 30-cent bonus for grain to be de livered abroad. Guards' Widows to Get 361 Pensions WASHINGTON. May 6-(T)-The ustice department said today that the widows of the two guards slain during the Alcatraz riot would re ceive $61.25 each a month in federal compensation. In addition, the children of the mon -William A. Miller and Har old P. Stites will receive $17.50 each until they reach the age of 18, a spokesman told a reporter. Tax Drop Seen for West Salem Despite Probable Budget Rise WEST SALEM. May -(Special) -West Salem's taxes next year will be less because assessed valuations have doubled, but be cause of increased responsibilities for public services the budget will probably exceed the nominal in crease afforded by the six per cent limitation and make a special election necessary. This was the opinion of a ma jority of the council members who adjourned tonight until May 13 when they will mett with the cDeto La Lrjm o V Farls gel together for a party pre- Itallaa tsaae anMlvea. The party at the French Foreign Office la Secretary ef State; Ernest Bevln Big 4 Admits Defeat on Italy Treaty Problem PARIS. May 6-(-The foreign ministers' ctinference, conceding failure, at least temporarily, of its attempts to writ an Italian peace treaty .shelved the deadlocked Yu goslav-Italian frontier issue today and decided to begin examination of treaties, with former axis satel liteg in the Balkans. Soviet Minister Vyache.Iav M. Molotov was reported to have in dicated Russian willingness to abandon the Soviet Union's de mands for $300,000,000 in repara tions from Italy and a dominant position in Tnpolitania if Yugo slavia were given Trieste, but U S Secretary of State James V. Byrnes was said to have been ad amant. Strayer Named In New Suit Quo-warranto proceedings were filed in the Marion county circuit court here Monday attacking the right of W. H. Strayer, Baker, to serve concurrently as state sena tor and a member of the state de partment of geology and mineral industries. The proceeding was nreoared by District Attorney Miller Hayden, on relation to the state, and W. L.. Joss! in, "-Portland, attorney for Sheldon F. Sackett, Coos Bay newspaper publisher. Similar complaints previously were filed against Merle Chess man, Astoria newspaperman; and Earl Hill, Cushman, Lane county. Industry Blamed For Black Markets WASHINGTON. May 4.-A1- Production Administrator Johh D. Small complained to congressmen today that "industry has fallen down on the Job of helping the OPA" against black markets and that consumers are making short ages worse by "hogging." Stabilization Director Chester Bowles warned that the economy "cannot stand a second round nf wage increases" which he said might be encouraged by higher Living costs. The two officials appeared be fore committees on behalf of the OPA. taxpayers for draft of the budget. The proposal to levy four mills towards stand-by support of fire department was referred to a committee but council members were unanimous in wishing to continue receiving its fire pro tection from Salem. .The council voted to vacate a portion of Lincoln street, accepted the resignation of Lester Davison as city marshal, and passed for third reading the ordinance grant ing a bus franchise to R. E. Cover. No. 35 Coal Due, Savs Kr g By the AmocUU Pia CongreKa yesterday sought a means of ending the far-rcai hirg soft coal strike and Secretary c f tlie Interior Krug said a return to coal rationing probably would be necessary even If miners resume wotk soon. Rationing was predicted by Krug at a news conference Y.t fee's rf the fuel ticfuil already c iie I Ly the strike will be felt for many months, le said. Measures relating t the rl strike wife ircixtMi In bth tl.e houe and the renate. In the I lease A hrHie jixlit iary su'commlt scheduled hearings on a bill which would cWIJaw any eciil jrr!uc lion payments to 'unions, move whic h, if adifed, wouM eliminate John demand fr royalties on eat h km of coal mined. Through suh royalties, Lewis would maintain a miners' health and welfare fund, his chief de mand in the curreht controveny. In the Senate At the same time, Servitr Lu cas (D-Ill) fire-potted a law mak ing it a crime to ronxpir t halt public utility services. Lucjs t!d the senate that a "complete break down" of the nation's utility and health servUee was threatened because f the roal strike, now In its sixth wck j Lewis, having summoned ,'. 250-man rdlre committee t a session in Washington tod.ty. (Tuesday), rimlinued to maintain his several riuyb' silence. i 'Dethrone' Lewis PORTLAND, Ore., May 6 -ay n, president of the Robert R. Wax National Association of Manufac turers, called tonight for congren to "dethrone" John L. Lewis and asked Oregon's Senator Wayne L. nstitute the legii- Morse (R) to lation. I Wason also attacked Senator Morse for his St Louis speech in which the Oregon congresiimrt declared the association's opxl- tion to OPA was 'inspired by greed." "If Senator Morse is not too greedy for votes," Wason declar ed in a speech tonight to 450 re gional aociation industrial ts, "he will Initiate legislatim to de throne John L. Lewis and restore the American people to power." Jobless Pay to Drop 18,000 Unemployment benefit rlal.ui for about 18,000 of the state's un employed, five-sixths of them in the Portland area, will cease by the end of this month, the state unemployment compensation com mission reports. About half the 58,000 Oregon residents eligible for benefits now are drawing weekly check. Of these, 2500 already have drawn the maximum. in benefits for this year. 15.0O0 wiir draw their lat checks this month and another 8000 will draw their final checks in June and July, it waj reported. The " report excluded out-of- state claimants and veterans. Itigliea Itenigns from Airport Commiflioii Resignation from the city air port advisory commission of Jonn Hughes, veteran of World war II who Is operating a flight service at McNary field, was accepted ty the Salem clly council Monday night. Hughe said in his letter to the council that he was interested in development of the field and would aid in any way possible but that he believed it better that no one with business Intercut at stake there serve in the capacity of a commissioner. Con nly Grand Jury To Get Thomson Cae All evidence in the case of the suspected murder of Alexander Thomson, transient who died in a Salem hospital following Injuries received April 25 at his -jungle" camp at the foot of Mission strrt, will be placed before the M-irkm county grand Jury, Coroner L. E. Darrick said Monday. Ha said no Inquest will be held. . FIRE CIIIEF8 IIOl'SE AFIRE CANDY. May 6-A)-A fira truck roared up to a house here nd firemen quickly extinguished chimney and roof fire at the home of Fire Chief Clayton Voder. Price ftc t