SATO
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QJ. S. Charges 'Marshal fTHpto vMh Molding -j
American -Citizeinis as'r'Slave Laborers1
WASHINGTON. Oct. la ,!
TW t'H4 Hlilti charged
wrathfolly toniaM that Wevict
mtu(fd Yogotlavla has mad
"slave laborers" of at least IU
American eltlseas and that a
amber of them. pelbly li.
have died la horror ramp.
The tatrmnt acconcd th
Til regime of herding persons
with valid rial ma to American
eUltrothlp into concentration
riapt. of maltreating them aa
erolly that some died, and of
hiring the nr Ivors out la pri
vate individuals ta work long
boor vtltheot pav.S
Many J the "alavea" are per
sons af German ancestry wbt
either were naturalized In the
I'nlted States, were born In this
country, ar were born abroad of
parents who arc American elU-
seas.
A atatement from the Yagoslar
embassy tonight denied the
American chtkrf.es. Issued by
KergelJe Makledo. charge d'af
falra. It aald: "I moat emphatl
rally deny that any Americans
are being anbjeeted to slave la- '
bar In Yugoslavia, or that slave
labor conditions exist In nay
country."
The
likely t
develop
worsen
t
this
appeared
country's
relations! with Russia because
officials told newsmen that at
least three of the Individuals In
volved had been transported to
the; Soviet Union for ' "enforced
labor." i i-
The note, delivered in Bel
grade by! American Ambassador
Richard C. Patterson, Jr.. charg
ed that Yugoslavia had hired the
survivors! of the camps out to
private Individuals as slaves.
It declared, "It farther appears
that sums of IS dinar to 50 di
nars per day are received by the
Yugoslav government from the
employers of these persons. No
benefit therefore accrues to the
American citizens concerned.
The unfortunate victims of this
practice receive from their em
ployer only such shelter and food
as the latter deems fit to give
them and are compelled by him
to work for as many as It hours
daily." 1
: Altogether, officials said, there
are anywhere from 2.00s to 1.
500 persons In Yugoslavia recog
nized by this government as
American citizens.
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PAGES Salem, Oregon. Saturdcrf Morning. October 19. 1946 Price) 5c
No. 175
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SfflSEOS
manannssnab .anvjsssmw .MaBK..
"P,r Mr. Truman" That's
ht people are saying. Nobody
hates him. nobody depises him.
They pity him. They think he Is
h ileslv inadequate fur the task
hih fell m hia hand.
I p-pl tip to reflect that
another thing may be true: The
tt-iry h. grown to be a
tnk .f MjVh proportin that in
rutical tiroes like the present few
men me adequate for the job?
1 know that n't what Wen
dell Willkie -id. in hi cam
Iigmng. in 144 he said as he
merit around that there were
many men able to handle the job.
tint then Willkie was attacking
the thei of the "indispensable
nun' The truth' I that there
are very few men of proper men
tal, rrur-l and physical qualifi
cation available in the field of
l.litr for the office of pi evident
The Job of bossing the federal
government in s country thia sue,
vnth the dual sovereignty of the
stale to consider, has grown as
go e.i nment has eiepanded. ab
sorbing more functions. With the
I'nited States launching out per
manently into world affairs the
job rails for 'a super-man and
wr have Harry Truman.
The president is exposed to
rtntro venues' sure to provoke an
tatonum. He must try to settle
differences between sections and
classes. The congre imposes
great responsibilities on the exe-
ltMd with extra-legal demands for
action .The president is looked to
a Ur judge on ptices, on wages,
on sectional and even local de
mands If an underling makes a
rietision the disaffected party
doesn't hesitate to go over
(Continued on editorial page)
School Officers
To Seek Raise
Hunt Spreads
For Windsor
Jewel Thieves
LONDON, Oct. 18 -JP)- The
best sleuths of Scotland Yard and
the French surete generale con
centrated their famed deductive
powers tonight on a continent
wide manhunt for the crafty
burglar and d resumed accomplices
who stole $80,000 of the Duchess
of Windsor's brightest jewels
yesterday.
Pol ire authorities of North and
South America as well as the
diamond centers of Europe were
aked to be on the alert for any
part of the loot. Not a word of
the progress of the manhunt leak
ed through the screen of silence
to a curious public.
It was the duke himself who.
annoyed st "exaggerated reports'
mat tne missing stones were
worth as much as $2,000,000, put
the loss at "not more than 20,000
pounds ($80,000)."
Among the items listed as stol
en by the assessors wss a gold
ring carrying a flashing saphire
of 41.4 carats a stone as big
as a pigeon egg..
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Co-op Applies
For $116,208
Project Permit
A $100,000 expansion program
is ready to go for Blue Lake Pro
ducers cooperative in West Salem
if the civilian production admin
istration in Portland annroves its
cutive and the public adds to the application. Manager O. E. Snider
announced last night.
Blue Lake's application to build
a new fruit storage warehouse, re
ceiving dock and machine shop at
an estimated $116,208 was receiv
ed Friday by the CPA in Port
land. If approval is granted. Sni
der said, construction will begin
hortly afterwards.
It Is planned to build the ware
house fur canned goods storage at
the rear of the cannery and to
place the receiving dock and ma
chine shop alongside the present
building at Petterson avenue and
Flassett street. Snider stated. He
said the additional facilities have
long been needed at the cannery,
but wartime restrictions caused
postponement of the building program.
A subtantial increase in salar
ies for Oregon county school u
lrintendent will be sought at
tte r.ext legislative session in
January, the superintendents de
CMled at the clutng session of their
annual conference in Salem.
It vkds argued that the current
salaries of these ofuiala are in
adequate when compared with
thtte of some other state officials.
The superintendents also voted
to seek elimination of a provi
sion, of the present laws requir
ing that truant officers shall have
a teaching certificate. This amend
ment will be piesented to the 1947
legislature
m:T CONTROL IS DK.HC'lll'TIlM
IOKTI.ANI. Ore. Oct. 18 -Ieriute
rounty mill go under
feorat rent control Nov. 1, the
OPA announced today in the third
such action within recent weeks.
Animal Crackers
By WAWLN GOODRICH
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HuriiH Fatal to
Turkey Rancher
SILVERTON, Oct. 18 Charles
Schager, 31, suffered fatal burns
today when the gasoline burner
with which he was burning out a
fence row on his turkey ranch
east of here exploded. He was
rushed to Silverton hospital and
died a few hours later.
Schager had operated for the
past year the former Rue turkey
farm near Miller cemetery, He
leaven a wUiow, Leanora, and two
young children.
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SUle Sen. W. II. Strayer
Sen
Straye
Dies at Baker
Due to Stroke
BAKER. Oct 18-t7P)-State Sen
William H. Strayer, dean of the
Oregon senate and a Baker at
torney for nearly a half-century,
died in a hospital here today 10
days after suffering a stroke at
his home.
Strayer, who- first was elected
to the Oregon legislature In 1914,
was 80 years old. A son, Manley,
who practiced with him in their
Baker law office,; and a daugh
ter, Nadie Strayer, Baker, sur
vive. i i , I :
Born in Freeport, Iowa, the vet
eral legislator; began an educa
tor's career, teaching school in
South Dakota and Illinois.! Later
he took up law. and was admit
ted to the Illinois bar In 1889.
Strayer was a member of the
Moose lodge, ; a Mason, and a
Shriner. His wife died several
years agoi. f
Trusty Escapes
At Prison Farni
Clayton S. Rolland. 24, a trusty
at Oregon state penitentiary, es
caped front the prison farm while
at work as a milker Friday after
noon, prison officials announced
last night. They said Rolland, who
just walked off. had a good pri
son record and was not considered
dangerous.
Rolland had served a year of a
three-year sentence for larceny in
a dwelling from Douglas county
and this had been his second term
at the prison, officials said. They
added that his relatives lived in
Eugene and Rose burg.
CITIES VIE FOE U.N. STIE
NEW YORK. Oct. 18 HPH The
city of New York, in a contest
with San Francisco for the honor
of being the permanent world cap
ital, turned over to the United Na
tions today a former world's fair
building for the meetings of the
general assembly, which begins its
session next Wednesday.
Marion County
Tax Rolls at
Ail-Time Peak
The largest Marion county tax
roil on record, $2,472,715. exceed
ing by $348,200 the total roll of
the last tax year, has been turned
over to Sheriff Denver Young, it
was announced Friday.
Next week 34,873 statements to
collectors will be sent out, Harold
Domogalla, head of the tax col
lection department, said. The
county tax levy of $858,103 is
$44,818 over last year. -
The $922,846 special schools tax
represents an increase of $209.
397 over the past year. Half the
total is represented by the $520,-
33 saiem school district tax
which is ah increase of $96,727
irom me last levy.
An increase of $64,681 Is noted
in the special cities tax levy
which this year stands st $548,
348. Tax for the non-high school
district is $83,964. an increase of
$9,237 over, the previous levy.
County taxes to be levied in-
cludef general fund, $116,789
court house fund. $75,146: relief
and assistance. $143,185; old age
pension, sivo.ibb; county school
fund, $194,975, and county library
tuna ai.uji. i
Public Hearing Near Lebanon
To Discuss Dams, Reservoirs
"guess thi$ deal is of until
Spring, lit $ay$ he got
to $Uep on it."
The army engineers recom
mendations for dams and reser
voirs at Green Peter on the Mid
dle Santiam, Jordan on Thomas
creek and on Wiley creek will
be considered at a public .hearing
Saturday, November 9.
The announcement, from the
Portland office, said the meeting
would be held at 10 a m. in Crow
foot Grange hall three miles east
of Lebanon.
The engineers' recommenda
tion, it was declared, is offered
In lieu of an original plan to
build a dam at Sweet Home.
Changing economic conditions, the
rapid development of the valley
and the growth of Sweet Home
itself were given as reasons for
the change. i
Area of drainage and the us
able acre-feet of water eipectable
fiom the three Interrelated pro
jects were given as: Greirn Peter
a miles east of Sweet Hterte), 279
square rnlle and 255,000 acre
feet; Jordan (9 miles east of Scio),
70 and 83,000; Wiley creek (6
miles southeast of Sweet Home),
53 and 42.000 for combined
totals of 402 square miles and
350.000 acre-feet.
The engineers' recommendation
calls for power storage st Green
Peter, with power production and
construction r at Wiley creek de
pendent on future needs. It was
declared the recommended dams
would provide flood protection
for a major part, of the South
Santiam basin, and reduce flood,
stages on the main Santiam as
well as on the Willamette river
downstream.
Taking tacks, holding ponds
and land transport are contem
plated as solutions of the. fish
problem. 1 1
The engineers said both oral
and written testimony would be
taken at the hearing, but advised
that "all Important facts and
arguments should be submitted in
writing." "
CIO Seamen to
Resume Talks
Two unexpected developments
raisea nopes rrlday for an early
break in stalemates blocking set
tlement of the 18-day-old nation
wide maritime strike and the 25
day-old Pittsburgh power strike.
ne Liu marine engineers an
nounced they would resume nego
nation with Atlantic and gulf
coast ship owners in New York
Saturday. The union had an
nounced yesterday its represents
tives were scattering from Wash
ington to home ports because the
labor department, was unable to
get all parties to the capital for a
con Terence.
In Pittsburgh, heat and hot wa
ter was restored to 300 down
town buildings. The workers will
vote on arbitration Sunday.
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Cities Demand
Tax Revenue
PORTLAND, Oct 18 iJT)- The
League or Usegon Cities, repre
senting 182 towns, voted a de
mand today for 15 per cent of
state gasoline tax revenues and 10
per cent of liquor revenue, to be
given to municipalities.
At present towns receivers pet
cent of the state gas tax. Most li
quor revenue goes to the state pub
lic welfare commission. "
George P. Stadelman. The
Dalles mayor, Wss elected presi
dent of the league. Directors in
clude I. M. Dough ton, Salem may
or.
Accident Victim Taken
To Dallas Home .Friday
DALLAS, Oct. 18 Mrs. Theon
Grenfel, who suffered a broken
ankle in the automobile accident
near McMinnville Thursday, was
brought to her home here today.
She is the daughter of Dr- C. L.
Foster of Dallas.
Mrs. A. II. Davis and her
daughter,1 Virginia Bell, former
staff nurse at Dallas hospital,
were still hospitalized in Mc
Minnville late today.
OSC PROFESSOR DIES
CORVALLIS, Oct. 18-MVFu-neral
services will be held here
tomorrow for Frank L. Robinson,
7$, emeritus associate professor of
accounting at Oregon State col
lege, who died yesterdsy.
Hie Weather
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roRKCAST (from U.S. weather bu
reau. MrNary field. Salem I: Motly
toudy today with llht Intermittent
rains. Highest temperature SO. Low
ed 44.
Hogs Up,
Prices On
Cattle Fall
CHICAGO, Oct 18 (TP) The
packing industry assembled work
crews at top speed today to con
vert a sustained gush of cattle,
nogs and sheep receipts into meat
for consumers' dinner tables.
Receipts at the major markets
fell below yesterday's levels,
which set a 10-months high in
some markets, but still were three
times as heavy as offerings a
year ago. Cattle and sheep prices
fell today but hogs reversed the
price decline which the avalanche
of offerings caused yesterday.
On the commodity markets,
meanwhile, cotton, wheat, eggs
and poultry continued the price
decline which started when meat
controls were removed Tuesday.
In the Chicago market, most
hog sales were $1 to $2 above yes
terday's average, while all classes
of cattle were $1 to $2 lower.
Slaughter lambs were off $5.
Evidences of price resistance
began to appear.
The American Meat institute
advised consumers to "shop
around for the best buys' fn meat.
The food retailers of greater Chi
cago urged their members to "co
operate fully" to hold prices down.
In New York, many butchers re
ported one out of every three meat
customers was turning away empty-handed
when informed of the
prices.
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City Unearthed
Said Ancient
Israel Capital
JERUSALEM, Oct. 18
French archeologists have an
nounced the discovery of traces
of a city: dating back possibly
5000 years in north-central Pal
estine.
The site of the city, found 20
feet below the desert after three
months of careful probing by the
French biblical and archeological
school under the direction of
Father De Vaux, is so situated
that discoverers said it might be
the old Israelite capital of Tirza
iteiics taxen irom tne excava
tions, which will be extended
next year, include two dozen bas
kets of broken pottery, nearly 100
pieces of flint such as arrow
heads, and several ; pieces of
bronze tools.
--Tirza, first capital of Israel,
went out of existence about 900
B. C, when a new capital was
built at Samaria. The location is
the traditional site of Tirza, which
theologists believe Abraham first
approached on his arrival in the
eastern Mediterranean from Mesopotamia.
Turkey Rejects
Red Demands
'! ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 18-W)
Turkey formally gave her reply
to Russia on the Dardanelles to
day, and reliable informants said
both of the Soviet's principal de
mands were rejected.
? In a detailed note handed So
viets representatives here, the
Turkish government whs said to
have remained opposed to sole
administration of the waterway
by Black Sea powers, and to a
joint Russian-Turkish defense
system of the zone. The Turks
also were said to have frowned
upon early bilateral Turkish-So
viet . conversations on the prob
lem. These were the principal de
mands enumerated in a com
munication from the soviet union
to. Turkey on Sept. 24' the
second from Moscow on the
issue. A week ago the United
States disclosed it had advised
Moscow that the U. S. opposed
TACOMA, Oct. 18 Mrs. Lee Maresh (top) and Mrs. C. E. Magaritr.
both o fTaeoma. Wash, measure a base section of a mammoth
Douglas fir tree felled In the forests southwest of Mt. Rainier. Wash.
The base measured nearly IS feet In diameter. (AP Wlrephoto)
Meat Lots of It-Back on
Shelves of Local Markets
Prices were a bit confusing as Salem went to market Friday
in preparation for the weekend, but the meat was there.
There in the coolers were thick, red and Juicy cuts of beef lots
of them in moFt markets and at least enough poultry, lamb and
pork to back up what looked like a quick return of plentiful beef
supplies.
The price tags were off in some markets, but the prices generally
quoted were hardly high enough
to be considered unprintable. Arid
here and there around town were
meat prices a modest but proud
10 per cent below the OPA ceil
ings which prevailed before the
president's decontrol order this
week.
T-bone steak on which the OPA
ceiling had been 60 cents per
pound was selling at 54, 55 and
65 cents in each of three repre
sentative Salem markets. One
market was selling steaks for 42
cents and A-grade round for 54,
but the latter cut sold in another
market for 65 cents. Few mark
ups amounting to more than 10
or 15 per cent above the OPA
ceilings were noted.
Also Tays Subsidy
A meat retailer whose best cuts'
were selling at up to 10 cents a
pound higher than at first of the
week said the only difference is
that the customer now pays the
full price across the counter in
stead of paying part of the price
direct and the remainder through
a hidden subsidy. Most dealers
anticipated 0 steady flow of beef
at gradually decreasing prices
over the coming months.
Pork supply 'was less certain.
dealers said, pointing to the all
but-halted farm production of
pork occasioned by extremely
high feed prices in thia section
No Shortening
What price increases decontrol
will bring to shortenings and oth
er vegetable fats remains to be
seen, -as practically no markets
had any such products to sell yes
terday.
The higher milk price, 18 cents
a quart, brought no great pio
tests from their customers, grocers
over the town reported.
FFA LEAVES FOR CONCLAVE
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 18-OP)
A delegation of 114 boys entrained
for the national Future Farmers
Russian demands for a direct role of America convention at Kansas
in defense of the strait I City.
North Howell Annual Fair Fetes
Jo E. Waltman, Nonagenarian
By Lillie L. Madsen
: farm Editor, The Statesman
NORTH HOWELL, Oct. 18
J. E. Waltman, who will be 01
on Thanksgiving day, was honor
ed tonight by fellow grange mem
bers at the annual North Howell
community fair. Waltman, a
charter member of the grange.
was presented with a 50-year
membership pin. The grange it
self observed its half century
mark last January.
W. A. Jones, Macleay, promi
nent Oregon grange member,
made the presentation to Walt
man, and Mrs. A. B. Wiesner,
member of the local order, pre
pared the brief sketch covering
the 60 years of North Howell
grange life. Eunice Deals, lectur
er, arranged the program.
More than 200 attended the
chicken noodle dinner and view
ed the farm and floral exhibits
prior to 'the 8 o'clock program.
Mrs. M. A. Dunn, home economics
chairman, was In charge of din
ner arrangements.
The'oinusually fine display of
apples was arranged by Percy
Dunn who also had a fine ex
hibit of pop corn. Other exhibits
not quite in the ordinary run
included the sweet potatoes
grown by Mrs, C. E. Waltman
and the watermelon by Mrs. Amy
Beer. Harry Riches, county agent,
judged the fruit and vegetables.
Winners of first places in the
floral exhibits were Daisy Bump
on single rose exhibit, tuberous
begonias, calendulas, small and
medium arrangements and sweet
peas; Diadema Clure on groups
of roses, pansies and asters; Anna
Dunn on miniature arrangements,
michealmas daisies; Louisa John
son on geraniums and single spec
imen arrangement. Judges were
Mrs. P. L. Brown and Mrs. Reber
Allen of Silverton.
In the fruit and vegetable dis
plays winners of firstJj, were W.
H. Stevens on King apples, sweet
corn; M. A. Dunn on Spitzenberg
apples, potatoes and cucumbers;
Henry Werner on Gravenstein ap
ples, Yellow Newtowns, Yellow
Dent corn; Percy Dunn on Grime's
Golden apples. Northern Spies,
Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious,
sweet peppers; Mrs. Amy Beer
on quince, grapes; Joe Russ on
quince, grapes; E .G. Wiesner on
Winter Htmtrna apples, Cornice
pears; Gladys Walfmun on Vicar
pears; Ray Dunn on Bellflower
apples; Mrs. C. E. Waltman on
summer squash.
A fine display of walnuts, some
as high as 6 inches in circum
ference, was made by Werner, M.
A. Dunn, Mrs. A. T. Cline and
Ray Dunn. 1
Meet Fails to
Solve Problem
Of Camp School
Children residing In the Salem
farm labor camp at the airport
are still without DrofDects for a
school after a meeting Fridav
night at which the Pringle and f
Rickey school districts boards dis- '
claimed responsibility for a school
at the camp. I
Meeting with Mrs. Agnes Booth. !
Marion county school superin-1
tenaent. Kex Putnam, state school
superintendent, and Lester Wil
cox, representing the state board
of education, the two district
boards through their attorney,
George A. Rhoten. said that the
districts are not without sympa
thy for the children and want to
help them get an education, but
that the two small districts are
without the finances to set up a
school at the camp and without
facilities to handle any more
children at their existing school.
Rhoten said the district boards
feel that the state board of edu
cation should re-establish boun
dary lines so that another district
more capable of absorbing the 200
children of elementary age would
bo responsible. Salem school dis
trict 24 is adjacent to the camp.
Rex Putnam cited the 1945 act
passed by the Oregon legislature
which appropriated $3,000 a year
to assist school districts in the
education of children from feder- i
al reservations. At that time,.!
nowever, there were only two
such emergencies, Chemawa and
Ft. Stevens. Now there are two
additional cases, Tongue Point at
Astoria and the Salem farm labor
camp. "Obviously $3,000 is Insuf
ficient to pay the state's obligation
in full for all of these areas." Put
nam stated.
Salem civic and school leaders
will be invited to a similar con
feree early next week, it was de
cided.
But Firm'
Withkeds
WASHINGTON. Oc 13 -JP
Secretary of State ; Byrne ca.led
on. Russia and the; world tonight
to rid thermclves of anj- fear tut
war is inev;Uble a fear which he
said is "throttling the economic re
covery of Europe"; and delayir.g
true peace. j
In a major radio speech report
ing on the Paris peace conferer.ee,
Byrnes also rrplied to Farmer Sec
retary of Wallace's pretest that the
tough with Russia" policy. Neither
the word "tough cor '"soft.- he
said, accurately describes "cur
earnest efforts to be patient but
firm." ,
Talking of the slow progress to
ward peace, he said Tthe very roct
of. our difficulties may be a jselief
by Soviet leaders that another war
Is inevitable. !
He thus almost directly chal
lenged assertions by! Prime
ister Stalin that he dses not fear
another conflict.
Henry Wallace issued a state
ment after the broadcart in mhich
he said he is glad that Byrnes -h-s
progressed since hlj Stuttgart
speech" and added the hope that
Byrnes "will eventually realize
that the American peop'.a demand
justice, good neighborliaess and
peace in the world." j
nits at Veto Use
Without fpecifical!r naming
Russia, he declared that the way
to international amity is through
reconciliation of differences and
that no states should "arb-traniy
exercise their power of veto, pre
venting a return to conditions cf
peace and delayir.g economic re
construction." - ( j
Po?ibly having in mind S-rv :tt
Foreign Minister MtCoVjv's dec
laration that he would continue to
fight some of the majority deci
sions of the Paris peace conferer.co
such as that on Trieste 3ymes
declared no state should ijr.ore cr
veto the aggregate sentiments cf
mankind." , '
Compromise Solution
-Two states can quickly reach
an understanding if one is wi!Lr.g
to yield to all demand. The Crat
ed States is unwilling to d? tha
It is equally unwilling to ak it
of another state."
"During the war." Byrnes not
ed, "the Baltic states were taken
over by the USSR. The Po'.Lh
frontier and the Finnish frontier
have been substantis'lr rvxiif.ed
in" Russia's favor. Kaen'gsberg.
Bessarabia, Bukowina and Ruth
enia are to be given to her. In tho
Pacific, the Kuril es. Port Arthur
and Sakhalin have been assizred
to her. Certainly the Soviet Unica
is not a dispossessed nation.
Lau Held as
German Spy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -
The FBI tonight. annnjnced tho
arrest in New York City of Teo
doro Erdmann Lau. German-hero
Argentine citizen whs m iden
tified by FBI Director J. Ec's.ar
Hoover, as the paymaster of
German spy ring.
Lau. 44, arrested late tod.iy af
ter his arrival from Canada on
Wednesday, was arraigned at
once on charges of espionage.
Bond was set at $50,000.
Hoover said Lau hsi been no
tified as "the mysteries -B;1I
who was paymaster "of the es
pionage group headed ibr Kurt
Frederick Ludwig and his eight
German associates" who wero
convicted on espionage charges in,
1942 and sentenced to prison
terms totaling 132 years. - .
Cloudy Weather Speeds
Need for Nut Picker
Recent local rains and contin
ued threatened showers have
caused a sudden demand for wal
nut and filbert pickers in the
Salem area, the farm labor office
rexrted Friday.
Growers need about 100 walnut
harvesters and 25 filbert pickers.
Most of the orders call for drive
outs but some transportation is
being furnished by growers, the
office said. Shakers are needed in
the walnut groves at $1 per hour
Goering's Letter
Tells Suicide Plan
NUERNBERG. Oct I S;p)-Hermann
Goering, in a final boastful
gesture, disclosed In a letter to
Col. B. O. Andrus how he planned
to evade the gallows by taking .
his life, an authoritative Inform
ant said today.
The letter does not mcriminat
any individual, and even gnes cut
of the way to exonerate various
persons, the informant added.
But that was as far as the in
formant would or could go. Tho
letter, with two others fiund in
Goering's cell after he swallowed
poison Tuesday night, will be
turned over to the allied control
council In Berlin. i
Hohh H. Wiiiftlow
Die in Silverton
SILVERTON. Oct. IB Ross B.
Winslow, resident of Silverton for
30 years and formerly engineer
with the old Silver Falls Timber
Co., died today at his residence,
002 Reserve st. Surviving are the
widow, Ida, and his mother, Mrs.
Theodore Farrington, Da I la's. Fun
eral arrangements are being made
by Ekman funeral home.
OPA EMPLOYER RELEASED
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18-(l')
The price decontrol board today
ordered a slash of about B0 per
cent In Its staff, to only "a skele
ton force of less than ten persons."
Portland Women Plan
Buyera' Strike on Dairies
PORTLAND. Oct. 1 8 - -Mem-en's
organi?ations agreed today to
bers of powerful Portland wom
stop buying milk, butter, ice
cream and cheese .until dairy
products' prices drop to " rea
sonable level."
Forty women, representing the
organizations, attended a protest
meeting and passed a resolution
calling for telephone ehsm ca'Ss
to rally housewives behind a full
fledged buyers striio against
dairy products.
JELLY COSTS TO RISE !
WASHINGTON. Oct. !
OPA provided a f6.0O0.000 bort
in the nation's food bill by setting
higher ceilings today on jams,
jellies, fruit preserves and apple
butter.
NOW IT CAN BE TOLD
Salem's first 1947 Santa Claus?
Apparently a window at 520 State
(Bishop-Moderne) has the honors.