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m 0 " " "ercurv Skids in Snow-Clod iYortfiwest Regimes Ctaslly 0 EHEDOB lAmraalll Keffwises to roto Winter's ZfCijW.$teFz Perhaps stirred by these lan taMtic portal -to-portal pay suits republicans in congress are won dering how they may "unpack" the supreme court For the p' eilic worry ot lhee suits several bill have been introduced wmci ... k. r.r.rrri to the iutiiciar committee of which Sen Wil-y of Wisconsin is chairmjn Wiley Is one who hss uked the atUvney general for a full catalog of the federal judiciary named since the beginning of the term of Franklin D. Roosevelt He is hunting for a way to even up the "izrosly lon sided political character" of the courts, m.ide no by the Roosevelt policy of naming new deal demo crats, or at leii t democrats to fed eral judgeship According to the poll of Roscoe Drummond. Washington bureau chief of Christian Soence Moni tor, the Roose-lt-Trunvn .idmin istration has appointed or pro moted 206 jitdees in fed. ral courts A!l were democrats but IS and of the Ijfter only II wero named to courts within the Unit ed States The ratio is 25 demo crats to one repubican. which is quite in contrast to the old in formal ratio of 60-40. particularly for tie higher courts. A change in the political com plexion of the congress has pre viously resulted in scrutiny or criticism of judicial appointments mad by the preceding adminis tration The "midnight judges" appointed by President John Ad ams in the closing moments of his administration drew bitter attack from the Jeffersonian democrats who took over control of the gov ernment After the period of Jack sonian democracy had passed the Judiciary was "balanced up" with more conservative appointments. During the late 19th and first third of the present century presi dents named a good sprinkling of members of the opposition to (Continued on Editorial Page) COP Leaders Reverse Stand On Excise Tax Rr Fraaela M. Lesnay WASHINGTON. Jan. 14 -(JPi Chairman KruiUon (R-Minn of the ways and means committee ; announced today that house re publican tax managers will spon sor quick passage of legislation to continue indefinitely the high wartime excise levies on liquor, furs, jewelry and many other goods and services. I The measure, forestalling an automatic rollback of the excise lint on July 1 with an annual rev- , enue los or 1 .oou.ouo.ouo. win be given precedence over, all oth er tax bills. Knutson said it might be approved by the tax-framing committee on Friday. Such action would coincide with a recommendation made by Presi dent Truman in a message to con gress last week. With the continuation of the $1,500,000,000 in annual revenue from the war rates, he said, a 20 per cent slash in individual in come taxes this year, as proposed in his house bill No. 1, will be easy." Knutson said. The republican decision re versed a previous stand. After the first meeting of the GOP members of the tax framing com mittee it was announced that they would press for immediate re moval of the high levies. Turkey Day Set Feb. 26 in Lebanon LEBANON. Jan. 14 The an nual turkey day program will be held Wednesday, February 26 un der sponsorship of Lebanon Chamber of Commerce. John Zimbrick, agricultural committee chairman, will have charge and will be assisted by O. E. Mikesell, Linn county agent. Outstanding speakers in the fields of poultry husbandry and marketing will be on the program as in previous years. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "Pop wont t home a black cat crossed his path." k '?, Low Near In Salem 1 , . " K , "T i Salem and the Pacific North- vet today, snarled traffic and - .-mCTOu accidents. Zoom- ing to 18 degrees at midnieht last ? ight. th mercury ma v reach new low this morning, the weatb cd bureau at McNarv field said. oossirlv eclipsing this winter's r Vw , ' m degrees recorded on January 4. Other record low temperatures were recorded by the weather bu reau in Salem on Jan. 24. IM3 vifh the mercury reaching five degree above zero and on Dec. 14. 1919 with an all-time low re corded at 6 decrees be'ow zro. Police reported several accidents Mtributed to slinory pavemerts Monday nieht and Tuedav mon--g. though Hazard within the ity were lessened by last nirht because of dryin" pavements. The ,tv .ninr' frio nAriH itw,i iain streets sanded, and said that sentat;ves in 1944 and 1945, the few reports of slioperv pavement broadcast said, adding that an were reported la-t night. ' "understanding was reached then State police said they had re- about the necessity of joint de ceived manv reoorts from outlying i fs of th islands, districts of slippery pavements I Again in November. 1946, the and advised chain. j broadcast continued, Soviet for- A falling thermometer and more , eign minister V. M. Molotov and snow were in prospect for most of Oregon today The weather bureau said that Portland, where the low mark was 24 degrees yesterdav. could ex pect a reading of 15 Low temperature in the tate yesterday was recorded at Meach am. 1 degree above zero. Deaths In N'erthwest Two deaths were attributed to the cold at Port Townsend, Wash.. where two boys, home from school because the weather prevented their bu from operating, drowned vetterriav when thv hrr.k thmnoh the ice (in a small pond. Ice-clad highways brought a holiday for 25,000 rural Washing ton King county school children yesterday, with only four schools open. Lack of prompt medical at tention when a doctor could not be summoned was blamed for the death of Lawrence Goode. 36, liv ing six miles from Duvall, after he cut off his leg while operating a power saw. Winter roared back into the na- ! tional weather picture also Tues- , day borne on a new cold wave i that moved down from Canada ' and signalled the end of the wide- Dread January thaws throughout the nud-continent. Cold wave warnings' were issued for Iowa and northern Wisconsin, and Maine shivered in sub-zero temperatures. State Driving Hazards I More hazardous driving condi tions, due to ice, additional snow, freezing rain and lower tempera tures, were reported in virtually all sections of Oregon Tuesday by I R. H. Baldock. state highway en- , gineer. Use of chains was advised ' in all parts of the state. Baidock's road report included: i Geverament Camp - - Snowing lightly with 20 degrees Packed snow throughout district. Santiaaa Broken overcast. Packed snow and ice throughout district, roadside snow 61 inches. Chain required. Ode 1 1 Lake - - Snowing lightly with 12 decrees. Twelve inches new snow. Roadside snow 56 in- ches. Snow plows and sanding crews at work. Some drifting snow but traffic going through. Chains required. 8 i s k 1 r m Samanit - - Eleven miles packed snow. Wind blowing and still snowing. Chains re quired. APPLIES FOB BUILDING PORTLAND, Jan. 14 -(TP) -Lawrence A. Ballmer, Salem, today filed application with the civilian production administration for ap proval to erect a $30,000 com mercial and office supply building. Bennett Reports Consolidation Talk on Rise in School Districts By Erie Bergman Staff Writer. The Statesman Results of meetings held by out lying school districts since the consolidation meeting held in Bush school on January 2, made the proposed consolidation of these districts with Salem district No. 24 appear to be growing in favor at last night's Salem school board meeting. Superintendent Frank Bennett reported at the meeting that Prin gle and Liberty districts had vot ed to put the consolidation meas ure on the ballot and that Auburn and Middle Grove districts' boards had voted to circulate petitions on the measure. He also said favor able comments had been heard from the Swegle, Hayesville, and Roberts districts, though no defi nite action other than discussion had been taken in the cases of these districts. Bennett stressed the importance of consolidation of the West Sa lem district with Salem, stating that it was to the advantage of both districts because of costs and location. He added that no action would be taken by the Salem board until petitions from the out lying districts were all in, so that NINETY -SIXTH YEAR 10 PAGES Salem. Oregon. Wednesday Morning, January 15. 1947 Reds Sav Norway Pact Set LONDON. Jan. 14. -iJP)- The Moscow radio said tonight that an agreement had been reached be tween Norway and Russia for the "joint defense of the Spitsbergen islands" in the Arctic to the north of Norway. Negotiations for revision of a 1920 treaty which gave the islands to Norway were begun by the Kussians wun iNorwegian repre- Norwegian foreign minister H. M. Lange "exchanged opinions on the same subject during the session of the United Nations general as sembly in New York in the spirit of the previous negotiations." The broadcast, based on a Tass dispatch, also credited "authori tative Soviet circles" with the statement that the 1920 Spittber- I n treaty cannot remain vana ! Among the powers which signed 20 treaty, the broadcast said I wre "states which fought against ! lh allies" in the second world war. Ru&sia was not a party to that pact which was signed in i Paris. I "The (1920) treaty utterly dis-i regards the interests of security j of the USSR, in the north as well as important economic in- ' terests of the Soviet union," the ! broadcast said. Justice Brand To Leave Soon For Nuernberg Justice James T. Brand of the Oregon statt supreme court, re cently asked by the war depart ment to serve as a judge in the trial of nazis at Nuernberg, Ger many, will leave here by train tomorrow or Friday for Wash ington, D. C, en route overseas. He is scheduled to reach Nuern berg not later than January 25 and is to serve from six months to a year. Walter Winslow, Salem attor ney, named by Gov. Earl Snell ' to succeed Justice Brand on the ! supreme court, will enter upon his new duties after Judge Brand has reached Washington and been sworn in as a judge of the mili tary tribunal. Mrs. Brand will join her hus band in Germany later. ! 1 , U. S. lO Set Deadline For A-(ontrol Talks LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y., Jan. 14 (JP)- The United States was re ported tonight to have, decided to demand that the United Na tions security council begin de bate on specified measures for atomic control by February 4 at the latest. Informed quarters said U. S. Delegate Warren R. Austin would propose the deadline to the coun cil at tomorrow's meeting. the measure could be put before the people of this district in con solidated form, and so a definite day could be set for the vote. Teacher resignations were ap proved by the school board for Mrs. Vera Bangs, of Garfield school, to be replaced by Mrs. Julia Williams; Mrs. Donna Ran som, Parrish junior high school, to be replaced for the balance of the year during leave of absence by Mrs. Alice EUel; Elmon Lentz, Leslie junior high, to be replaced for two periods of shop by Don Dawson and the balance of the day by Mrs. Dora Foxley; and for Mrs. Gertrude Smith, Salem sen ior high school, to be replaced by Mrs. Janet Frieze. A recommendation to contact the contractor of the physical edu cation buildings at l"irrish Junior high school to ascertain the pos sibility of continuing construction, held up by CPA restrictions, was approved. The board meeting end ed with approval of current ex penditures, including an amount of $4,800 for purchase of eight lots adjacent to Parrish junior high school, transaction for which is now complete. Troops Ready V . 1 ' . m 1 LONDON. Jan. 14 A detachment of Scots Guards Is lined ap In Clap ham Common. London, after being called oat by the labor I government to haul food to London's millions when defiant truck drivers rejected the appeal of labor leaders to end their strike. The government move touched off a wave of sympathy strikes. (AP Wirephote via radio from London to The Statesman.) London's Food Stocks Slim as Strike Spreads By Ed Creagh LONDON, Jan. U-(JP)-A crippling strike by 30,000 truck drivers and maiket workers spread to London's docks today as government, union and industrial leaders hurriedly set up new negotiation ma chinery in the hope of ending the walkout in 48 hours. Although the number of troops distributing food from markets to retailers increased, most butcher shops were without meat, pota toes were almost unobtainable, and the National Association of Master Bakers sought an imme diate conference with Food Minis ter John Strachey because the flour shortage had reached serious proportions. Stevedores and dockers,, vari ously estimated to number be tween 3,500 and 8.000. followed the example of market workers who left their jobs earlier in pro test against the use of troops to distribute food unhandled by truckmen who began their walk out nine days ago. Tom O'Brien, a labor member of parliament, said tonight the un official strikes might bring the downfall of the labor party's first majority government. The decision by the dockers to strike was taken almost unani mously at a lunch hour meeting of some 15,000 workers who called for 24.000 of London's stevedores and the 16,000 in Liverpool to join them. Dock officials said that the strike was "patchy" at sundown, with some ships being loaded and unloaded at all docks. Vote Favors Consolidation MIDDLE GROVE, Jan. 14 Consolidation with Salem school district was favored in a "straw" vote taken following a discus sion meeting of property owners of the district at which Frank Bennett, Salem superintendent of schools spoke. J. O. Cage, chair man of the local school board, presided at the forum meeting and the vote was 45 to 15 for consolidation. Petitions for an election at which the consolidation will be submitted to a legal vote are to be circulated following action of the meeting. Bennett explained advantages which would result from consolidation and answered questions. Flying Fortress Crashes, 3 Killed DAYTON, O., Jan. U-(JP Three Wright field army flyers were killed and another injured tonight when their Flying Fortress crashed through a swamp thicket, rammed a tree and burned three miles northwest of Patterson field. The B-17 bomber was returning from a routine test flight from the flight test section at Wright field. The plane apparently intended landing at Patterson field, but came down in a rain-soaked ra vine three miles from the run way, cut a 500-yard swath through the underbrush and piled up against a tree. SHIP SHORT OF FUEL. COOS BAY, Ore., Jan. 14.-0P)-The Canadian tug Kickapoo today reported it was running short of fuel off Cape Blanco, Ore., and asked the coast guard to dispatch a relief tug. Heavy seas were blamed for the fuel shortage. NUNOIO J 65 J J to Pass Pickets Snell Would Back Cordon In 1948 Vote Gov. Earl Snell took cognizance of statehouse rumors Tuesday to deny that he aimed to replace Sen. Guy Cordon in Washington two years hence. His comment: "The rumor pre vails that some understanding ex ists between Senator Cordon, (State) Senator Cornett and my self concerning a future senatorial election. I wish to make this sim ple, plain statement - - that as far as I know Senator Cordon will be a candidate for re-election and he has and will receive my unquali fied support." The reference to Senator Cor nett pertained to the fact that, as senate president, Cornett would succeed to the governorship any time within the next four years that Governor Snell might be ab sent from the state. PORTLAND, Jan. 14.-!p)-Sen. Guy Cordon said today in com menting on a rumor, he has made no commitments to step aside in two years for Governor Snell or any other person, a Portland newspaper reported. The newspaper said Cordon in a telephone conversation from Washington, D. C, said he had written State Sen. Dean Walker Jan. 9 that "I have no under standing, expressed or implied, with Senator Cornett or Gover nor Snell or any other person.' Navy Plane Plans Super-Sonic Bid WASHINGTON, Jan. UiJP The navy's first bid to fly as fast as the speed of sound is the Doug las D-558 (Skystreak) which will get a public showing February 5, the navy said today. The Skystreak is a jet-propelled, single-seater experimental type which has never flown. It will be assembled for the first time, the navy statement said, for the exhibit at FJ Segundo, Calif. The navy hopes the Skystreak will reveal some of the peculiari ties of the mysterious 600-800 miles per hour speed-of-sound belt. BILL WOUL END RATIONING WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -JP) Rep. Merrow (R-NH) today in troduced a bill to end rationing and price controls on sugar and to create a commission to allo cate the country's supplies. Weather Max. .. 34 .. 31 . SO 51 Min. 2 34 37 31 Preeip. .3 .01 trace .16 Salem Portland San Francisco Chicago New York 37 31 Willamette river J feet. FORECAST ( from VS. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Partly cloudy today. Little change in temper ature with highest today, 37, lowest tonight, la. No. 250 Few Bills Entered; Delay Hit Measures to lower the voting age to 18, establish again a com munity property setup for income tax purposes, and asking con gress not to raise Bonneville power rates were among the few proposals introduced in the legis lature at short sessions Tuesday. Some solons admitted being irked at delays in potential introduc tions. Most of the day was given over to committee work and the draw ing of bills, some of the latter of which are expected to draw fireworks early in the assembly. Truck Limit Again Up Among the latter is a proposal to retain war-time limits for truck length, which was deemed likely to be introduced in the house today under the signatures of several legislators including Sen. Douglas McKay of Salem. The move toward a commun ity property system was initiated by Sens. McKay, Lew Wallace of Portland and Rep. William Niska nen of Bend. Sponsors have in dicated a belief it would save Oregon taxpayers $10,000,000 an nually. Same Rates Sought A memorial (HJM 2) asking congress not to increase rates for Bonneville power was referred to the utilities committee of the house. It was introduced by 13 representatives and senators of the northern Oregon area. The house was in session but 13 minutes, five minutes in the morning and eight in the after noon, as,, committee work got under way. Several resolutions were adopt ed, including one expressing re gret at the recent traffic accident death of Warren Erwin, jr., son of former Rep. Warren Erwin of Portland, and another asking the secretary of state to provide a lounge room for representatives. Salary Boost Proposed Several house bills were being prepared. One would increase salaries of state police, as indi rectly suggested by Gov. Earl Snell in his biennial message. Also in line with the gubernatorial recommendation was the an nouncement Tuesday of the vet erans' affairs department that it would ask an increase from $3000 to $6000 for the legal limit of loans to veterans for the pur chase of homes or farms. The senate will convene at 10 a.m. today, the house at 11 a.m. (Additional stories pages 4 & 10) Atlantic Storms Peril to Shipping NEW YORK, Jan. 14-P)-The 7,163-ton Canadian steamer Te cumseh Park radioed tonight that she was "breaking up" in tumul tuous, storm-lashed north Atlan tic seas 840 miles east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the coast guard re ported. The ship ordinarily car ries a crew of 41. The mountainous seas which have plagued the north Atlantic shipping lanes for eight days grew even worse today, the coast guard reported, with gales continuing to blow steadily. Even the Queen Elizabeth, the world's largest passenger liner, will dock a day later than scheduled. Prlc 5c New Council, Manager to Hold First Business Meeting Tonight Clarification of council and manager inter - coordinating du ties and Mayor R. L. Elfstrom's message are the main items on a busy agenda facing the first bus iness meeting of the new city council tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the chamber of commerce. "This meeting will clear the decks for future action of the new council-manager form of city gov ernment." Mayor Elfstrom said last night. The council, together with J. L. Franzen, new city manager, is expected to define and outline exact duties and re sponsibilities of both offices. In his message to the council Mayor Elfstrom will ask that the city police force be strengthened by the addition of at least ten more men, that a fire alarm sys tem be established in the city, that the city firemen's pension be brought under the state retire ment plan and that certain down town curbs be trimmed to allow bead-in parking. ATLANTA, Jan. 15.-( Wednesday )--The general assembly in joint session early today by a vote of 161 to 87 elected Herman Talmadge as governor of Georgia for the next four years, but Gov. Ellis that he would not recognize the Arnall said he would continue to be governor until M. E. Thompson, the lieutenant gover- nor elect, is auannea ana can take over the office. Shortly after 2 a. m. (EST) Governor Arnall issued this state ment: "The office of governor belongs to the people. The people alone j can elect a governor. I was elect ed by the people and will contin ue to serve until my successor is legally installed. That successor can not be a pretender allegedly elected by the legislature. That successor under the constitution and laws can only be the lieuten ant governor, "in the event 1 re sign, which I intend to do when the lieutenant governor is proper ly installed, so that he can exer cise executive powers of govern ment. "I am in my office issuing com missions to justices of the peace and county officers, and other wise transacting business of gov ernor of Georgia, which, I insist, is my right, duty and responsi bility under the law." The joint assembly voted at 1:50 a. m. (EST) to proceed im mediately with the inauguration ! of young Talmadge as governor. The galleries went wild witn cheering. At 1:55 a. m. (EST) Herman Talmadge walked down the aisle of the house to the speaker's stand and was administered the oath of office as governor. Herman Talmadge is the son of the late Eugene Talmadge, who died last month following hjs election as governor of Georgia, but prior to his inauguration. Lava Fumes Kill Villagers In Philippines MANILA, Wednesday, Jan. 15 0P)-Three villagers were reported killed today by lava fumes from violently erupting Mayon volcano, which rained ashes over a wide area and sent more than 6000 Filipinos on southern Luzon flee ing to evacuation centers. The report of the first fatalities from the volcano, which rumbled to life a week ago after a five year slumber, was carried by the Evening News, which quoted Gov ernor Venancio P. Zinga as au thority. A pall of sulphurous smoke en veloped Camalig, at the southern foot of the mountain, Daraga, eight miles southeast of the sum mit, and the fishing town of Li bog on the eastern slope was all but deserted. Li bog has a normal population of about 5000. The three Filipinos reported asphyxiated by lava fumes were from the village of Malilipot, near Li bog. Red hot boulders, spewed from the summit, perched precariously on level sections of the giant vol cano's slopes. Volcanic ash car peted highways of the region, and was so heavy in spots it held up a jeep carrying a Manila Times correspondent, he reported. The Times correspondent said 200 lepers at the Legaspi lepro sarium had begged authorities for permission to be removed, and that more than 20 of the lepers already had escaped. Hayesville District to Consider Consolidation HAYESVILLE, Jan. 14 Prop erty owners of Hayesville school district will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the school house to discuss the proposed consolida tion with Salem district 24. W. J. Jarms is chairman of the school board and other members are Marc Saucy and Everett Brown. The mayor will propose that parking meter revenues be util ized to pay additional policemen salaries, he stated last night. The firemen's pension fund, now op erated on a cooperative basis by the city and the firemen, could be re-established under the state re tirement plan without penalizing the firemen and thereby saving the city a great deal of money, he declared. By establishing head-in park ing on those down-town streets which now have parallel parking, Mayor Elfstrom said that an ad ditional 150 parking spaces would be created. Parking meter reven ue derived from the extra parked cars would pay for the necessary curb remodeling in one year, he stated. Also up for council considera tion tonight will be plans and specifications on city street im provements, third readings of several ordinances, bus service to the veterans' colony and approval of several beer licenses. Arnall promptly Announced action as legal. Amity Woman, 37 Others Hart In Train Crash PER HAM, Minn.. Jan. H.-Jp)-The first and second sections tt the Northern Pacific railroad's westbound north coast limited col lided here today during a blind ing blizzard, sending 38 persons to a Perham hospital. Six patients) were in serious condition. Among the injured was Mrs? Maynard Callendar of Amity. Ore., who was reported treated for bruises. The second section, traveling slowly because of poor visibility, plowed into the observation car of the fim section, derailing two cars and the wheels of the second section's locomotive. All remain ed upright, but passengers on both trains wre knocked out of their seats and many in the dining cars suffered burns. The accident hap pened shortly after 11 a.m. (PST). Six Pacific northwest people re ceived minor injuries. The first section, which had made an unscheduled stop at Per ham to permit a freight train to go into a siding, had started to move away from the station when it was rammed. The trains were enroute from St. Paul. Minn., to the west coast The three available doctors et Perham. a village of 1.500 popu lation 170 miles northwest of Min rpolic. mnervised transfer of the injured from the train to the town's only ambulance and pri vate automobiles. Movement to St. James hospital over snowbound streets was slow. The town was in the midst of its worst storm of the seaon. All bu.? traffic w&s halted and a dozen transport t-i"-Us were stalled on the main street. Steam pipes in both locomotives were not damaged, so the trains remained heated to protect pas sengers from the severe cold. Heart Attack Proves Fatal to Lt. Gen. Saltan WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-OVLt. Gen. Daniel I. Sultan. 61, army ground forces commander in the China-Burma-India theatre dur ing the war, died tonight at Wal ter Reed hospital here. He had been inspector general of the army since he returned to the United States in 1945. after making a distinguished record in the Oriental war zone. The war department announced that death resulted from an acuta heart condition. The general had been ill for several weeks. General Sultan took over com mand in Burma and India when Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell's rid China-Burma-India theatre wa split 'up. 'Big 6' May Serve As Liaison Between Truman, Congress WASHINGTON, Jan. H.W.TVA congressional "bisj six" emerged today as a potentially potent fac tor in future legislation. Set up as a part of President Truman's program of bi-partisan cooperation, the group likely will start functioning soon in liaison between capitol and White House. It is composed of: Senator Vandenberg of Michi gan, the republican president pro tempore of the senate; Republican Senator White of Maine, majority leader in that branch; Speaker Martin (R-Mass); Republican Majority Leader Halleck of Indi ana; Democratic Senate Leader Barkley (Ky), and Rayburn. 21 Perish as Plane Crashes in Mexico MEXICO CITY, Jan. 14 -(JFr-The war department said tonight that 21 soldiers and crew mem bers were killed today when an army transport crashed and burn ed while taking off from the Pu ebla airport, 50 miles southeast of here. The plane was one of five which were ordered to Oaxaca. with troops to aid in maintaining order there during a series of po litical protest demonstrations against municipal governments. Observers said the plane which crashed appeared to be overload ed. As soon as it got its wheels off the ground, they said, it turned over and crashed.