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Will I i .i i- Action on Full Bill Delayed Coast Guard Hen and Four-Legged 'Brood' i zr- 1 1 . . : 1 f rnr VXD fflDS nnrnrOQ ' "(Story in Column 5) ssssaw . eT- i Mr. Businessman, Salem; Oregon Dear Sir: . ' You hire a food many women, don't you,, as clerks, office as sistant or stenographers or in Tour factory, f You found during the war they were absolutely in dispensable Vor your business to operate. I know now important ; they were from my own experi ence when our young men were being drafted one after another Into the army. The war's over, but women have proved them selves' invaluable in many situa tions, and many of them are stay ing ia office and store and factory employment, and their younger sisters are taking Jobs too,, as they come out of school. . ' . Did you ever stop to think of the welfare of t your business women when tbjey , are not at work, and of the comparatively limited provision ithis community makes for them?! Take a sam ple case: ' a girl finishes a busi ness course and comes to Salem and gets a job in the. statehouse or in business office. She finds a place to room and board. Un less she has acquaintances here or is lucky enough to fall in with a group which will include her. she. leads a lonely life, with few social contacts. In spite of the "emancipation of women," a young woman does not have the freedom to go out and find asso ciations such as a young man baa. The 1 only place the com munity provides strictly for its women is the Young Women's Christian association, and Its fa cilities are so limited that it can not begin to do the Job that needs to be. done in Salem. i Right w w, the YWCA is seek ing funds for a new building to provide it with the space and the equipment to serve not only the business women, but other groups cf girls ajad women the 'teen agers, youag married women, etc. The project has been dreamed of for years. Substantial bequests for the purpose have been , (Continued on editorial page) MpreerAsks Inquiry into amjActing9 WASHINGTON1, June 4 Aaserong that it should deter mine -who, ia tailing the truth." Bona tor Morse (It -Ore.) today gsked the senate to investigate all tacts surrounding settlement of the railroad strike on May 25 and president Truman's speech to Tee Oregon senator recently described to die senate as "ham acting fee announcement by President Tr u m a n during his apssch to a 'Joint aeasibn of con gress that the strike had been settled. ' ! ' Morse contended that the presi dent and his advisers knew sev eral hours jheere the! congres sional speech! that the strike would be settled, j His request wss referred to the labor committee. Veterans Group To Seek Surplus A group of Marion county vet- wbo organized a group named : Willamette Valley War Surplus Property board to pool their efforts in obtaining surplus property nave called a meeting lor t-ZQ pjn. June 17 at Stayton city hall, it was announced to the district VTW convention last night in VTW halL Other veterans Interested in Joining the effort to cut surplus property red tape may nena, iaaoers siaieo. Western Union Granted Temporary Rate Rise WASHINGTON. June 4.-JP-Tfce federal communications com mission announced tonight that it will allow Western Union to in crease message rates 10 per cent for one year and revise certain classes of serv ice; The increase will apply to full rale, day letter, night letter, serial and press messages. Animal Crackers - Br WAKEN GOODRICH - Voa and yoar $oap J vpcrasT tvaivrr f NINETY-SIXTH YEAR 10 PAGES The Oregon Stcrteamcnu Salem. Oregon. Wednesday, June G.E. fto Conduct Large Atomic eseairclhi WASHINGTON. Jane 4 (yF-A major step toward pettlag the atom to work far the benefit of hamanlty was taken tonight when the war department an nounced a contract with the General Electric company for "an extensive research program" la atomic energy " Under the contract. GE will take iover from E. L ii Pant de Nemoars and company the operation of the government's $347,000 0 at Hanford. Wash., about Sept. 1. The- announcement said this decision was based on the fact CIO Nominees Win in Alabama Primary Ballot By tb Associated pYms U. S. Senator William F. Know land, Oakland publisher, appear ed virtually assured of republi can renomination; Will Rogers, Jr., son of the late humorist, led for the democratic senatorial nomination; and Republican Gov ernor Earl Warren was bidding strongly for both party nomina tions on the basis of early re turns tonight in the California primary. Other returns at midnight from yesterday's five-state primary balloting: New Mexico Senator Dennis Chavez led Gov. John J. Demp sey by less than 400 votes for the democratic senatorial nomi nation In returns from I? of 869 precincts. Alabama James E. ' (Big Jim) Eolsom, 17-year-old war veteran who hadCIO-PAC support, won the democratic nomination -for governor In a run-off with Lieut. Gov. Handy Ellis. In Alabama a democratic nomination means election. Rep. Luther Patrick, an other CIO-PAC backed candidate, was defeated by Laurie C. Battle1, ex-army major, in another run off for the democratic house nomi nation in the 8th district. New Jersey Rep. Fred A Hartley, Jr., overcame strong CIO PAC opposition to win republi can renomination over Walter A. Schaefer, insurance man tn the JOth. congressional district. geeth Da eta Gov. M. Q. Sharpe wss running seeend to Attorney General George T. Mickelson- in a three-man race for the republican gubernatorial nomination. To Arbitrate Linen Dispute The three months old wage dis pute between Miles Linen com pany and members of the United Textile Workers local 3837 will be cubjecteoTto arbitration this morn ing at the chamber of commerce rooms. James C. Hill, Berkeley, Calif., representative of the U. S. concil iation service, will conduct the ar bitration hearings Herb Barker, union business agent, will repre sent the local and E. L Crawford will represent the company. The dispute hinges on a union demand of a 15 cents per houz, base pay Increase in all classifi cations. Negotiations began early in March. Weather SalM Portland San rraneisea Oi learn Peip. New York WUlamett rlr .S fct. FORECAST (from US. weather bo- bau. McNary field. SWn) : Cloudy today and tonlfht with a few 11M rain ihawtra. Highest temperature to day 70 degrees. T I Bevin Declares Soviet Ideas of Democracy 'Obstacle to Pleace9 By Glenn Williams LONDON. June 4-P)-ForeJgn Secretary Ernest Bevin declared today .that Russian Ideals of se curity and democracy - constituted "one of the greatest obstacles to peace," ani said permanent peace in Europe could be assured "only if Russia enters freely into the Eu ropean settlement." Bevin, reviewing . the dead locked Paris foreign ministers conference, urged the Soviet Un ion to reconsider its rejection of the American plan foe ja four power pact to control Gerjjnan ar maments, and to grasp tnat "great opportunity" before it was too late. f,ri sayto.Jhe SyvieLgovemment j munobo ICV51 Pirogfaimi at Mantfdird s :. i that this pregraas. In Its peace' time aspects. Ues primarily In the- field of power generation and only to a limited extent in the chemical field In which da Pent has always worked. A statement by Charles E. Wilson, president af GE. said The General Electric company was engaged In atomic j research for peacetime application before the war. With this background we art convinced that the great est possible development of on sniliUry application not only la the most constructive selauea to 30 to 40 Perish in Chicago Hotel Fire CHICAGO, Wednesday. June 8(P) Fire Commissioner Mi chael J. Corrigan said between 30 and 40 persons lost their lives and about 200 others were Injured today in a spectacular fire which swept through! the 20 story La Salle hotel in Chicago's financial district. ! Corrigan's estimate of the fa talities and injured came after nearly 300 firemen had I fought the stubborn blaze in the 838 room hostelry at Madison and La Salle streets nearly four hours. "It was, the worst hotel fire I have ever witnessed In 33 years as a fireman," the com missioner said. Among the injured wire be tween 20 and 30 firemen, while at least one fireman died of Injuries. j 1 i ' Jubilee Wek Ends with Polk Cattle Show By Lillle U Madam l Staff Writer, the Statesman Polk County Jersey Cat Lie club wound up the annual Oregon; Jer sey Jubilee week Tuesday when its members held their Jersey show at Independence ith 81 head In competition and approxi mately 200' spectators attending. The chamber of cornmerce assist ed the members of the idub at the picnic dinner at nooi Harold Ewalt, Oregon State college. Judged the cattle and R. T. Daulton. assistant Polk county agent, served as clerk. Three of the four chamD ionsnl ds were taken by George A. Gente mann whose Corona tiorj Raz Royai was grand champion bull and Coronation Royal Benriie, re serve. In the female classes, Gen temann won the purple j on his three-year-old Come Peer Lena. C. H. Brooks held the reserve champion on Sybil Delia 6t Ash bum, j Additional Details on Page 4 Trade Solves Road Problem j 'i. SPOKANE. Wash., June! 4 -(P) Misery loves company and for a very good reason, say. Mr, and Mrs. A D. S trickier cf Oroville and Mri and Mrs. Elmer j Wyne coop of Wellplnlt. I The Wynecoops' car ground to a halt on a stretch of highway with a flat tire. Shortly after the Striklers pulled up behind them ou fu. The StrickJers loan ed the Wynecoops a tire and the Wynecoops towed the Stricklers to a village. The Wynecoops bought a tube and the Stricklers, bought gas. Then' both families continued on their way. CFUJNO OFF OS CAR RENTAL WASHINGTON. June 4 -VP)- OPA today suspended price ceil- inxs on i the rental of nassenaer automobiles, funarel cara hearses and limousines. - that If you value peace above all else, do not miss it; it may never come again." the, foreign secre tary declared In a speech to the house of commons. . "If we don't want to have to tal war we must have total peace, Bevin asserted. Looking toward a resumption of the fourrpower talks June 15, Bevin said he proposed to make another -effort at agreement be fore deciding on any final alterna tive course." If the talks failed, he said.' he would Insist upon; adoption of the American pro-l posal to place the disputed Eu ropean treaties before a 21-nationi generaljpeaee conference. .r ' ! the problem which atomic en ergy presents to the .world bat oar -greatest opportunity for more Jobs and more goods for more people In the future." The fee for all work to be performed Is II. The govern meat will retain control of the plant. CoL Frederick J. Clarke, area ensineer, Hanford e n gineeC works. In a statement said he hopes to retain the present work ing force, under substantially the seme conditions of employ ment. Court Denies Authority to Halt Picketing Authority to restrain picketing in a labor dispute does not lie with the state supreme court, it was ruled Tuesday when Oregon's su preme court upheld Multnomah County Judge M W. Hawkins. The latter had dismissed a suit of Pe ters Co. of Portland for an Injunc tion to halt picketing against that company. The company's non-union plant was picketed after its employes voted against Joining a union. It ruled, however, . that pickets cannot follow the c o m p a n y's trucks on their daily routes. In another decision Tuesday Judge E. M. Page of Marion coun ty was affirmed in a suit for dam ages for personal injuries, brought by Echo Pa rm en tier vs. W. R. Ranson and Clyde Poulton. Grange Asks 3 Sales Tax . GRANTS PASS, June Oregon's largest grange, the Rogue River valley organization, was on record today favoring a 3 percent sales tax in Oregon, ex empting only foodstuffs. A resolution declared climbing costs of education, old age assist ance and other county and state governmental functions are finan ced almost entirely by property taxes. This "bears heavily and unfairly" upon property owners, when the problems affect all fam ilies alike, the grange asserted, noting that both California and Washington have sales taxes. Bid High for Detroit Road PORTLAND, June 4-(P)-Kuck-enberg Construction company, Portland, was sole bidder on re location of two sections of North Santiam highway as part of the Detroit dam construction project, W. H. Lynch, division engineer of the public roads administration, said today. The firm bid $1,392,870 for re locating 4.7 miles and $596,778 for one more mile, both substan tially above estimates. Lynch re ported. Moderates Take Leml in Italy Vote ROME, June 4 The mid dle-of-the-road Christian demo cratic party rolled up a command ing lead of more than 2,000.000 vote over each of its two near est rivals, the communists and the socialists, tonight, a -tabulation of two-thirds of the ballots cast for an Italian constituent assem bly showed. Vice Premier Pietro Nenni, a socialist, said an early semi-official count showed proponents of a republic In Italy leading two-to-one over voters favoring re tention of the monarchy. 1.S06 DIE IN TURKEY 'QUAKE ISTANBUL, June 4 -WV At leat 1,300 persons were killed in the earthquake which struck east ern Turkey at dawn Friday and the full toll may run Into thou sands, the Turkish Red Cross said today. They said it would be days before the full total of casualties' was determined. JUDGE ASSIGNED Chief Justice Harry Belt of the state supreme court Tuesday as signed Circuit . Judge R. Frank Peters, Hillsboro, to conduct court in both Polk and Yamhill coun ties for a month, beginning Wed nesday. He will substitute for Judge Arlie Walker. SCHOOL LUNCH BILL SIGNED WASHINGTON, June 4-iJP) Legislation extending the national school lunch program was signed today, by 5. 1948 Price 5c No. 59 Cut Due to Threat of Walkout By Norman Walker WASHINGTON, June 4-;P)-All coast guard discharges were sus pended tonight in apparent prep aration for the threatened mari time strike, but government con ciliators reported progress in their attempts to avert the walkout. The coast guard headquarters gave no reason for stopping the release of its men but it was con sidered a move to conserve man power for operating ships if the CIO strike occurs June 15 as scheduled. U. S. Conciliation Director Ed gar L. Warren told reporters the Ch) national, maritime union has "receded from its basic position with respect tjmthe 40-hour week." Government officials said the union's newest proposal" was: A basic work-week somewhere be yond 40 hours, also an overall lim it on the total hours a week to be worked. Overtime pay would ap ply for hours worked beyond the basic week and up to the limit. Negotiations seemed to Te mak ing progress here although both sides still are far apart. "We don't want to strike." said a spokesman for the committee for maritime unity, representing the seven unions which have called the walkout "We're willing to compromise and sign a satisfac tory agreement. The polnUls, what is satisfactory?" Maritime Union Asks Strike Isue Pressed PORTLAND, June 4 -VPh- A union proposal that the June' 15 shipping strike date be advanced "to the earliest possible moment of negotiations break down was wired to Washington by the Port land "area committee for maritime unity. I CIO Committeeman Harry Pil- cher said the group represents six CIO and one Independent unions. Salem Offered 48 More Units PORTLAND, June 4 -V-The veterans' emergency housing com mittee today asked National Hous ing Expediter Wilson Wyatt to approve reopening of 484 vacant. housing units at east Vanport. The units' have been a fire haxard p i n c e their closure In March, housing officials said. Shortly after the request was sent, the regional FPHA office advised ; the Portland housing au thority that J86 units at east Van port should be reserved as temp orary veterans' housing for six Oregon cities. Allocations are: Lebanon 60, Arlington 16, Mon mouth JO. Salem 48, Wheeler 20, and Cor allis 32. Donna McKay To Rule Rodeo ST. PAUL, June 4 T(Special) Donna McKay of St. Paul was elected queen of the? St. Paul Rodeo by vote of the 10 queen contestants here tonight, ana was presented in Intermiion cere monies at the rodeo dance In the community hall. Gloria Robinson of Salem and Bern ice Blanchette of St. Paul ware elected princesses:. The girls will - be given their western cos tumes and the queen will be crbwned with a cowgirl hat at the June 21 rodeo dance. The rodeo is to be held July 2-S-4. Health Service Expert Traces Social Hygiene Problem to Lack of Proper Juvenile Education That lack of proper . training of the 'very young, juvenile delin quency and - promiscuity in later life which results in contraction of venereal diseases are very closely related, was the main con clusion made at the all day meet ing Tuesday called by the Marion county public health association to study the problem of social hygiene as it relates to our own community. The meeting was held at the chamber of commerce and Included morning and afternoon sens ions and a dinner meeting. Dr.? Percy S. Pelouse, special consultant of U. S. public health service, speaker at the dinner meeting in discussing the marked increase in venereal diseases, said that in the past 26 months there has been an lacrease among men in the army - of the continental United States of 400 per cent Ninety per cent of known cases of venereal disease among young girls come from broken homes or thot wjti t""""'1. sajd 5 i This hen spaniel ' man at Is literally a doc -na per. She Insist on mothering the four paps of Queeey, which belongs to Barney Papenfos, fare the Roberts Hop ranch on Sooth River road, and except at time Queeny doesn't get much chance to rare for her brood. feeding Even then Queeny and the hea hen "took over" a week age and already Is having Ireuble covering the rapidly -growing pops. (Photo by Bill Scott, Statesman staff photographer). Peterson Says Feed Bins Remain Empty in Oregon E L-f Peterson, state director of sericulture, today accused th government of acting in bad faith in promising to release a quantity of hominy and other grains to save Oregon's poultry industry. fee grain, he declared, just doesn't exist. Poultry feed dealer throughout the State reported empty bins, he said. Peterson said he had been trying all day to contact Undersecre tary of Agriculture N. E. Dodd in Washington, but the office kept saying Dodd was in - conference. He also wired Sen. Guy Cordon (R-Ore.), asking him to get . in touch with Dodd. "The situation as it exists now is exactly the same as it was a month ago," Peterson declared. He reported at least 1,000,000 chickens and great numbers of turkeys had ; been slaughtered in Oregon, and that the slaughter is continuing. The promised hominy1 and grain shipment was in addition to Ore gon's share of 100,000 bushels of wheat released for this state and Washington. The wheat, Peterson said, was "only a dribble" of that needed. PORTLAND, Ore., June 4.-W)-Flour mills' in Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho and Utah may apply to the Portland CCC off fee for wheat released by the government to ease the bread shortage, the re gional CCC director announced today. i Middle-Aged Wompii Dies in Salem Taxicab A middle-aged woman, as r,ev only tentatively identified, died of cerebral hemorrhage shortly after 4 pm. Tuesday lp a Salem taxicab, according to Coroner L E. Barrick. Letters In her purse were ad dressed to Mrs. Ruth Kent, Gen oral Delivery, Salom, and indi cated she had relatives In Cali fornia, police stated. Efforts by local police and coroner to fur ther Identify her had not suc ceeded at a late hour last night. The body Is at Clough-Barrick funeral home. Allen Lorraine, route B, driver of the taxi, told authorities he had been called to a North Com mercial street tavern for the pass enger and had been asked ta fol low her directions to a place called "Big Helen's.". When his passen ger became ill, apparently suffer ing from an epileptic tit, he drove to the nearby West Salem police station, the driver said. From there Salem's first aid car was summoned and the woman taken to the Salem police station where a physician examined her and pronounced her dead. Applications Filed for Salem Pottmasterthlp Dispatches from Washington, ' D. C. Tuesday stated (hat appli cations for the Salem postmaster ahip are being received by the civil service ! commission. Filing deadline Is June 26. Names of applicants are expect ed to be announced by Associated Press said. i v Dr. Pelouse. "The solution," said the speaker, "ia divided two ways. The first and most important Is preventive, which can be accom plished by attention to education of parent and child. The second Is curative, and has been given a huge lift by new and effective methods of curing venereal dis ease. Gonorrhea is now cured 90 per cent In one day when cases fall Into the hands of competent doctors. While; syphilis is less re sponsive to eyre and takes longer, the results of medication are con sidered satisfactory.' Dr. Pelouse spoke favorably of Oregon laws which have set up a compulsory education for par-4 ents and children. Eleanor Shenehan, associate di rector of the American social hy giene association, . the afternoon speaker, discussed plans and ad vantages of citizen committees for social hygiene education and how they work With local clubs. churches anJ schools- jOthex - 4 get Into considerable argument. The President to Intervene in Unification Tiff WASHINGTON. June 4 (A' President 'Truman notified the army and navy today that he will resolve, the differences between them on unification. This ;was reported by White House Press secretary Charles G Ross who said the president had "m veryj constructive session" with the secretaries of war and navy and other top officers. "The I points of difference were taken under advisement by the president who will render his de cision upon them," Ross told re porters. Ht .will decide .what form. of unification will be the policy." ; ! The session lasted 90 minutes. Neither War Secretary Patterson nor Navy Secretary Forrest si would comment beyond saying it was a very Interesting and full discussion. Women Lead" YWCA Drive The woman's division, with ap proximately half of Its quota, led aU others at Tuesday's YWCA building fund "report luncheon at the Marion! hotel. In many pledges, most of them small, the women had gathered $12,392. To tal reported by all divisions was $46,209 of the $180,000 goal. Pattern ' gifts reports totaled $23,700 of ie $100,000 goal for that division, while special gifts amounted to $5530 and the men's division had pledges for $287. Mrs. Guy Hickok, co-chairman of the women's division and im mediate past president of the YWCA directorate, presided at the luncheon meeting. Mrs. Har old A. Rosebraugn spoke briefly on the, challenge of the drive to each worker. Cancer, Drive r Oversubscribed Marion . county has oversub scribed Its $3,243 e.uota In the nationwide drive for American Cancer society funds. Campaign Chairmai in Charles McElhinny an nounced Tuesday. Final figures are net yet prepared, ke aed, for some of the drive workers have yet to complete their re ports. The drive was conducted In this county by UV Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce. . speakers during the day were Dalbert Jepson, county probation officer, Dr. Wr J. Stone, county health officer, Bernlce Yeary, nursing supervisor, Walter Sny der, curriculum coordinator Saem schools. Judge Grant Murphy, F. G. Sherer of the division of social hygiene of the. Oregon Tuberculo sis society, Mrsj George Moor head, the Rev. Dudley Strain and Mrs. Gladys Turribull. . Tlnkham Gilbert was reelected president of the health associa tion at its annual business meet Ing in connection with the dinner last night Other officers, also re- elected, are: First vice president. Mrs. Agnes Booth; second vice president, Mrs. Glenn Drledwell, Silverton; treasurer, Lawrence Fisher. This session was one of six con ferences being held In the state while Dr. Pelouse and Miss Shene han are here on a tour of many o f tJh jsttes. Enlisted Men Raige Same as -Hoiihc Measure WASHINGTON, June 4 -A The M-nate voted pay increajea for enlitted men tonight and pro vided fur the drafting .of teen agers after July 1. The pay boost, proposed br Senators LaFollette (Prog -Wis.) and Johnson (D-Colo.) was ' de signed to spur voluntary . enlist merit. ! Pay of privates would b boost ed from $50 a month to 75; pri vates find (lass from $34 to $80: corporhls from $66 to $90; and sergeant from $78 to $100. Cor responding Increases w o u-1 d be paid to rnurine and sailor. There same increases ha.1 ben poted by the house along wth incieoftt ranging from 10 to .20 percent for other non-commis sioned and for commbuiioned tf ficers. . Lower Scale The MTiate. however, oaased UD the question of pay raises ft commiMsioned officers and adopt ed a lower stale of monthly pay Dooiis jor stair, technical arid master sergeants and equivalent ranks in other services than sp-r proved by the house. . , The Mrialf military committee had diprovfd a lesser increase for men in the lowest four grades starling at $69 a month for pri vates and Mprentice seamen arid' Gurney attempted tp amend this o provide increases for officers hut tne senate Instead accepted the substitute. Dependents Coo side red 13y a vjce vote, the senate al so wrote into the bill a prohibition againtt induction of men with dependent children, including foster or adopted children. The senate brought the bill up to the brink of final action to night only to halt work abtuftly till tcmoirow. I 1 DmK iwtic Leader Ilaiklry(' (KY) eat'ialrieft that several hours miKht - tequiied to dispose cf a subtitute proposal by Kens tor Keverromb (R-WVA) to continue, selective service authority until May 15, 1947, but sunpend all In duction until congress ordered otherwise. . Wire Shortage ' To Improve The baling wire situation M ; Orrtfnn was ececte4 trt Imrrr V following a recent order of OPA. In relieving manufacturers rf four cent discount which thof have been paying Independent bale tie procurers. Senator Wayne Morse lelegiaphed Acting Gover nor Howard Iieltpn here Tuesday, "If there in not an improvement within the n t liwi tr iKru weeks it ia ray understanding that an allocation program will be undertaken," Morse said. Acting Governor Bel ton tele- . graphed Senator Morse recer,ll . that the shortage of baling wire ' would make harvesting of some crops impossible. , Couple Hurt in Cranli with Bus Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wravll! of Jefferson were admitted to Sa lem IJeueoneea hospital last night for apparently minor Injuries they incurred when their car collided head-on with a Pacific Greyhound bus on the Pacific highway a mile south of Jefferson. Bus passengers, shaken but not injured, wete transferred to an other southbound bus because broken air line stalled the vehi cle, Associated Press reported from Albany.. The accident occur red about 9 p. m. " State Ton Hat HoatU , j To lie GMiirtl Soon j The east and west Diarnond like route, closed since latl fall be cause of snow, will be opened at noon Wednesday, R. If. llaldork state highway engineer, announc ed here Tuesday. The Mt. Hood loop highway will be oen! June' 10. while the McKeiuie Pass, Crater Lake and Crater Lake-Diamond Lake high way will be opened June 13. '( 1 - Dt'l WORLD BANK HEAD CHOSEN WASHINGTON, June .4 -0P) The world bank todsy elected its first president Eur en Meyer, publisher-editor of the Washing-, ton post, one-time private banker and firt board chairman of the RFC. i i SEATTLE FREE OF SMALLPOX SEATTLE, June 4 -(?)- Seattle was free of smallpox today for the first time since Feb. 20, the city health department reported tonight. During the 13 weeks t the outbreak 49 persons contract ed the disease and 14 diJT Our Spnators Won 12-1 i