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Talmadge Forces Seize Offices, Arnall Charges 'Panzer Move DIP Guns Barred From Georgia Statehouse I ikfemai soomae MUNDBO 1651 NINETY-SIXTH YEAR It PACES Solazn. Oraqocu Friday Morning. January 17, 1947 Pric 5c Now 252 Political Koisip is a wild and s reckless as any other brand. For some weeks there had been quite a buzz in political circles to the effect that Sen. Guy Coidon might resign or not seek reelev tion in 1948 ai.d that Gov. Snell would succeed him. The gossip wai speeded with the .-etup cf Marshall Comett for pre-ident pro tem. In that office he is next in line for the governorship in event of a vacancy, and since Comett had managed Cordon's campaign, it was easy to con ceive a Cordon-to-Snell-to-Cor-nett play. The governor punctured the gossip with a brief statement to the effect that there was no such deal, and that he expected Cor don to be a candidate for the sen ate again in 1948. Cordon also made it clear he had no commit ment, that he had made no de cision as to his own plans for 1948. These statements should be taken at full value. Both are men of integrity and good enough poli ticians to know that political "deals" do not prosper in the climate of Oregon. There will be i-trong pressure on Cordon to run again. Business Interests depend on him greatly for representation in Washington, and his familiarity with the war rens of federal bureaucracy make his experience of great value. Working in pretty close align ment with the conservative organ ization, headed by Senator Taft, his influence is greater than may be meaured by the publicity he nets. At the same time he my prefer to retire from office to the more lucrative pursuit of law and the representation of private clients. .... . In the event Cordon did decide not to run again It may be ex-pec-ted that Gov. Snell would ek the office. He has long en tertained that ambition, and both his office and his popularity would give him a big headstart (Continued on Editorial page) Weatherman States Freeze Ta End Today The big freeze is over, McNary field weather station forecasts. A 34 degree minimum temperature Is forecast for tonight and to day's high is to be 44 degrees. Little change in temperatures are predicted for western sec tions of Oregon, while the east ern part of the state grows warm er with Salem. The thermometer began crawl ing upward yesterday, with the lowest reading in the state Bend's one below zero. The other mini mums were higher than the pre ceding day, though still well be low freezing: Baker 6, Meacham 11. Pendleton 22. Eugene and Portland 22, Med ford 18. Rose burg 25, North Bend and New pert 32. The state highway commission yesterday reported icy or inow packed roads over many parts of Oregon. Thursday's road report: Government Camp 21 de grees, overcast, 30 inches road side snow. Packed snow through out district, roads being sanded. Santiam Junction Two de grees, clear, packed snow through out, roads sanded. Odell Lake Willamette highway 12 degrees, clear. Packed snow throughout, has been sanded. . Oregota Coast highway One way traffic because of slides near Florence. Manzanita, Gardiner and Yachats. Wet Salrm Residents Asked to Detain Vandals Because of recent complaints of j damage and nuisances caused by Juvenile vandals in West Salem. Police Chief W. H. Porter issued an order Thursday urging citizens to catch and hold for police any one caught destroyirtg property or creating a disturbance. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "Lefty got a parole." Cktnm Sua WrmtMtum f . tt6 h Ml 4 . WW I r I 1 ;, i y- j. ; 7 V- . . - I '! -k-. i i Ms TROOPS TL'N AKNAIX AWAY ATLANTA, Ga.. Jan. lf.-EllU Arnall (renter), claimant to the governorship of Georgia, is turn ed away from the door of the executive mansion in Atlanta by Sgt. J. Frank Davla and Trooper J. T. Jones of the highway patrol as Arnall sought to enter. (AP Wire photo to The Statesman). Firecracker Explosion Above ArnalPs Desk Causes Turmoil ATLANTA, Jan. 16.-F)-Ellis Arnalfs contest for the Georgia governorship tonight appeared certain of being prolonged at least until Monday, although the rival claimant, Herman Talmadge, held possession of the gubernatorial chambers at the capitol and the exec utive mansion in fashionable Ansley park. Sources close to Lieutenant Governor-Elect M. E. Thompson said Thompson would take the oath of office at 1 1 a. m. Monday, thus qualifying to succeed Ai under the latter's resignation with Georgia s secretary of state last weekend. , The resignation was to become1 effective "immediately on quali- fication of the lieutenant gover- nor As the dual state administra tions neared the clot of thei second business day, the capitol was thrown briefly into turmoil COOS BAY. Jan. 16-oT-The by the explosion of a firecracker j apparent slip of a driver s foot I high up in the rotunda above the ( from the brake to the gas accel : spot where Arnall established his era tor sent Mrs. Henry C. Smith, ' temporary 'office' this morning. 41. and her 4-year-old daughter. Tossed From Upper Floor : Apparently tossed from an up- per floor, the firecracker burst 1 with a terrific report that rever- ' berated through the dome and i roared forward through the sent capitol workers scurrying safety barricade into the waters into the corridors. ; on the other side. In it were the , Arnall had just left his desk mother, small Janis and another No one was injured. An odor of j daughter, Eleanor, 17. burned powder lingered for some I Eleanor, rescued by two yountf time on the upper floors, but there men, said she thought her mother j was no indication who had thrown ( had accidentally stepped on the the firecracker. , gas pedal instead of the brake. Shortly after this incident the The mother and child were Talmadge-appointed adjutant; found wedged in the car when general. Marvin Griffin, issued an grappling equipment lifted it. The order that state guardsmen should elder daughter came to the sur not bring rifles into the capitol. face immediately after the crash. To Break Gun Stocks Sherman Cutlip, 20, dived to help j "I will bust the stock on every i her, and when the icy waters j gun brought into the statehouse,-' ' cramped his leg was assisted by '. Griffin declared. j Lyle McGuire, 21. Arnall's move into the rotunda i The Smith family lived at today followed early morning sei- nearby Allegany. where they ' zure of the executive chambers by ' moved from Fort Wayne, Ind , Talmadge and his adherents. less than a year ago. , Arnall described the tactics there and that the mansion where he later was derued entrance by 3150,000 SaWIlllll state patrolmen as "the pe: feet 7 panzer movement" which gave Qlf frf T phinnn control tq "storm troops." TjI- OlUieil IOr I'IKUlOIl madge declined comment on this reference to his backers. PORTLAND. Jan 16 -(JP)- The . Cascades Plywood corporation EXPLOSIONS IN PALESTINE ! announced today it had taken JERUSALEM, Jan. HJ-oPj-Sev- over the Lyon Lumber company eral explosions were heard near in a merger and would build a Hedera in the Palestine coastal $150,000 sawmill at Lebanon, plain tonight. There were reports The sawmill construction would that the military underground begin within a month. The mer telephone cable had been cut, but ger gives the corporation more there was no confirmation and no , than a billion feet of standing immediate explanation of the ex-'timber in Lane and Linn coun plosions. ! ties. Mother of 12 Offers to Sell Eye To Top Bidder to Buy Food EDINBORO. Pa, Jan. 16 -(JP An impoverished 51-year-old mother of 12 children hopefully offered today to sell one of her eyes "to the highest bidder" so she could give her youngsters "proper food and a good home." To complete tho bargain, said grey-haired Mrs. Marie Didion, she would give the "buyer" her other eye at her death "in return for future security." She explained she is concern ed over her younger children, four of whom are between seven and IS. The others are grown, but since they also have large families they are unable to as sist her. Mrs. Didion's husband, Wil liam, a carpenter, suffers from asthma and bronchitis and can not work steadily. She said her only other income is an allot ment from a son in the navy. Following a recent operation she V. i 1 1 t Mother, Child 1 "1 I lfflWH 51 C I ilT v f f II M.O r Leaves Ferry Jams, to death in Coos river yes- terday. Mrs. Smith's car drove onto the Enegren ferry and suddenly i has been unable to work herself. "There is nothing else for me ' to do, she said determinedly. "I want to keep my children with , me. I want them to amount to t something, to have good, normal lives. "I want my girls to go on with ; their studies. One girl wants to be a nurse and another a news paper reporter. I can't even give them the kind of clothing they need. "I would like to sell my eye to someone who would give us a small farm somewhere, with per haps cows and some farm ma chinery, so we could earn our own living." Mrs. Didion doesn't regret hav ing a big family. "When you marry young (she was 17) your fortune is in your family." she said. "What I do regret is that my children have had to do without so much." Bill for Schools Entered Moves ti apportion school support funds and tighten laws governing drivers' licenses topped introductions in the house Thurs day, while the tax front was en livened by a statement from Gov. Earl Snell that if the legislature didn't like his fund-transfer plan it could either find other revenue sources or cut the budget. The governor's statement which followed vocal objections to hi program of placing cor porate excise taxes in the general fund preceded comparatively quiet sessions of both the senate and house. The latter, after vot ing to ask congress not to in crease Bonneville power rates, congratulating Rep. Lyle Thomas on hi. birthday and taking 11 new measures under considera tion, promptly adjourned until 11 a. m. Monday. The senate, which spent mott of its short sessions Thursday on minor proposals, was given bills to augment the apprenticeship council, amend insurance laws, provide for seizure of insecticides andgie the supreme court pow ers over lower tribunals made up most of the senate's new intro- The house, suspending rules to!""1 "w "ou" oeiore speed seveil new measures in to cdmmittees, also was given a joint resolution (HJR 3) by Rep. Manlet Wilson providing that a two-third vote in both the houe and senate (instead of a mere majonty) would be necessary for Dassase of anv legislation carry ing an emergency clause (mak- inir it nffpctiiP immediatelvl The resolution, if passed, will be subject to referendum. More Funds Sought The restoration fund, under HB 8, would be augmented by $100. 000 annually, instead of $50,000, until a reserve of $1,000,000 is reached. Sponsors said the $30,000 was insufficient for proper state protection. Other new introductions in the house Thursday provided: That county courts may not fill vacancies in the legislature if there is an election between the time the vacancy occurs and the next legislative session. (Sponsors said that being able to write "incumbent" on the ballot gave an unfair advantage to ap pointees who had not yet served). That physicians report cases of epilepsy or similar ailment to the secretary of state for consid eration in issuing drivers' li censes. That the secretary of state may cancel driving licenses of persons who give incorrect information on their applications or other - " Hriiiiaic jiauu. Emergency Recognized Provisions to take care of such commons " P"3'" ulc ;a.em scnooi oisu-id iook m sev- eral score pupils from the farm labor ramrt were contained in the school apportionment bill in r troduced in the house. The bill, drawn from the com mittee on education, provides that any participating district may ap ply for part of a $400,000 emer gency fund to care for the edu cation of children not within the district's Jurisdiction. The bill also provides for $100,000 a year administration, $450 per teacher, 10c a day for resident pupils (or 5c a day if attendance falls below 2800 days ' t i, , . 1 ployed). 10c a day per pupil for whom non-participating districts pay tuition, 1c a mile for pupil j trartsportation. , Standards Necessary . . j Jnmp 'V"' fP00"81 the bill provided for $7.000000 on a teacher-pupU basis, $6.0OO,- 000 on basis of need, and $1,000,- 000 for transportation. Requirements for district par- ticipation include maintaining j standards and a combined school J tax levy equivalent of at least 7 1 mill In his statement on his budget program. Gov. Snell declared it was proper to transfer corporate excise taxes to the general fund, and that: "The whole question hinges on whether we have a balanced budget or do not have one. Shall we use these revenues now and balance the budget? Or is it the legislature's desire to proceed with a deficit and use the $6,000, 000 later. ... As mentioned in my message, additional revenues for the future obviously will be necessary if we are to meet the increasing demands, but such procedure does not balance the budget now." Sessieas to Start at 11 The senate will take up at 9 a. m. today, but starting next week both houses will meet daily at 11. Rep. John Hall of Portland, speaker of the house, said Thurs day he did not anticipate a long session nor as many bills as were introduced two years ago. Senate President Marshall Comett, how ever, foresaw no decrease in measures to be considered. (Additional stories on page f ) Socialist President Of France By Robert C. Wilson PARIS, Jan. 16.-(.P)-Scialist Vincent Auriol was elected first president of the new-born fourth republic at Versailles palace today by an almost exclusively com munist and socialist vote. He was escorted to Paris with all the fan fare of pre-war France, watched in silence by thousands along the Champs Elysses. The 62-year-old "peacemaker" of French politics was elected with 452 ballots, 10 more than the required absolute majority of the 883 votes cast by the combined houses of parliament. The margin was provided by 10 socialist and communist delegates who arrived in Paris from French West Africa Aides of short, bespectacled Au riol. who rode into French poli- j on a bcyce ,,9?4' Pred!cted i hat c4avbmet ",d "P i """"" ""l W,ICT He 'scheduled confe rences with Com- "'""'V. yUL,JB and Maurice Thorez for tomor- : ro. moral ng. I ,,s Ilrst ta His first task is to nominate a ! premier to form a cabinet, and the aides said his choice will probably be his close friend, the veteran Socialist Leon Blum, who submit ted his resignation to Auriol as president-premier of the interim government. There were three other candi dates. They were the centrist Ca tholic MRP's August Champetier de Ribes, who polled 242 votes; Jules Gasser of the radical-socialists who received 122, and Michel Clemenceau, of the rightist PRL, who got 60. There were an addi tional seven scattered ballots. C. W. Chambers Appointed Tax Commissioner County Judge Carl W. Cham bers of Umatilla ronnfv wa an- pointed state tax commissioner j Thursday to succeed the late Coe 1 A McKenna. His term expires in 1 four VPs r The pnvrnnr wrr. tary of state and state treasurer made the appointment. 1 Chambers will head the utili- division of the thr.n tax commifsion. He is chairman I ... : or Tn c T r. T o lav ttiiMv rnn m n sion, has been a county judge since J9JB, and has served as president of the Association of Oregon Counties. Living Costs Take Tumble By the Associated Preaa T : 1 : - s m i - J lw".u other essential commodities. ty JZ figg? c'tfrS Testerday prices fm wheat cot. ton. oats, cattle, butter, eggs and poultry accented a downtrend for food prices under wa for more y, a month. isolated declines for industrial raw materials also developed, in- duding silver, hides and wools, New Yoik City A & P food stores reduced butter one cent a pound. The wholesale market dropped 2 to 2V cents a pound. Diling up losses for the last three weeks to around 20 cents and for this week alone 8 to 9 cents. Some grades of poultry again declined at New York, putting losses for the last months at from 15 to 20 cents a pound. Eggs also slipped. British Strike Crisis Solved LONDON. Jan. 18.-irV Leaders of Britain's unauthorized truck strike called off the walkout amid indications of a major victory for their followers today, ending on its 11th day the country's most seri ous domestic crisis since labor came to power. The first of the warehousemen and other sympathizers who had major dties were expected to start back to work tomorrow. Leaders of the 15,000 striking drivers said they would be back at their wheels tomorrow. Details of the settlement ap proved by a delegate conference rof strikers were not disclosed. Philippine Volcano Erupts MANILA, Jan. lf.-Smoke poors from the erater of Mount Mayon near Legaspl In the Philipptne's southern Luzon. The day after this aerial picture was made, the top blew off the peak. (AP Hire photo to The Statesman). Mayon Volcano Renews Activity y MANILA, Friday, Jan. 17-UP) -The steamer Fairland radio ed today that Mayon volcano was in "violent eruption'' and hurling lava and rock thousands of feet into the air. The Fairland, anchored at Legaspi eight miles from the huge volcano, said a giant smoke column extended miles above the peak and gusts of gas and smoke issued from the summit every few seconds. The steamer's message report ed the flying rock and lava "are plainly visible with the naked eye from our berth." Silverton Phone Rate Increase Granted by Flagg An increase of rates for the In terurban Telephone company of Silverton was' authorized by the Public Utilities Commissioner George H. Flagg Thursday. The approved new rates permit an increase in telephone rates for primary station service at $1.50 per month on business phones and $1 per month on residence tele phones, an adjustment in rates for telephones and an adjustment in rates for supplementary service. The company's petition for the rate increase stated that its oper ating expenses had climbed re cently due to wage adjustments for employes. Weather Max. . 43 3 .. S3 .. 33 Mln. 21 n 34 34 3 Precip. . .00 00 trace .11 Saiem Portland San Franciaco Chicago New York Willamette river .1 ft. FORECAST (from US. weather bu reau. McNary field, Salem i: Partly cloudy today with occasional light rains. Highest temperature today 44. Lowest tonight 34. Planners Ask Right-of-Way on Fairgrounds Road Widened By Ed Lewis Staff Writer. The Statesman Extending setback lines on Fairgrounds road from the pres- ent 60 to 100 feet was considered along with rezoning petitions, new Salem subdivisions and requests to change the names of streets by the city planning and zoning com- mission at last nignts meeting, first 1947 meeting. Recommendation by the cham ber of commerce long range plan ning commission to extend the Fairgrounds road right - of - way was tabled until the city commis sion's chairman, Hedda Swart, also a member of the long rang ers, can confer with the chamber of commerce body on proposed means of establishing the setback lines. An application by Walter Ste vens for rezoning to locate 'a trailer camp on Leslie street, be tween 12th and 13th, was sent to the city council with the commis sion's recommendation for ap- Death Dust' Claimed Latest Secret Weapon TORONTO, Jan. I6-Tyip)-An Ottawa dispatch to the Toronto Daily Star said today that the atomic energy plant at Chalk River, 125 miles northwest of the Canadian capital, could pro- duce "what Is perhaps a more deadly weapon than the atomic bomb death dust." These "tiny radioactive par- tides," said the newspaper, "can be produced in greater volume ; and at a more deadly potency in Chalk River than in any atomic ' plant In the world today because the Canadian plant is unique." Canadian press dispatches, however, quoted reliable sources in Ottawa as saying that the cur rent status of a dujt by-product of the Chalk River national re search council pilot plant was largely that of an industrial haz ard and that efforts were being made to keep the microscopic particles of toxic poison from getting into scientists' lungs and destroying them. Canada is not developing the i dust for military purposes, these sources were reported to have said, but in any future war she quite probably could and would. Reservations Available For C. of C Banquet Persons planning to attend the Salem Chamber of Commerce progress report banquet tonight at viimv a uuwiig nail u aoni-u to contact Manager Clay Cochran for reservations, it was reported Thursday. The walls of the min dining hall are decorated with "progress" posters for the dinner meeting which will begin at 6:30 o'clock. proval. Stevens said he planned to begin construction in the spring. ! Tentative approval was given and public hearings were set for i7:30 p.m. February 11 in the city , recorder's office for requests for rezoning to allow Dwight L. George to construct a machine , shop at the kouthwest corner of 13th and Oxford streets and to allow Charles Sanders to con . truct a self-service laundry at the northwest corner of Liberty and Jefferson streets. George said that he planned to have his shop and equipment, valued at approximately $20,000, complete in about three months. The commission recommended the city council deny a petition by Joe E. DeWitt to construct a delicatessen at Capitol and Ne braska streets. A petition was presented with signatures of nu merous property owners in the area who protested the zone change. (Additional details on page 2.) Proposes Separate Air Force By William R. Spear WASHINGTON. Jan. 16 -(Ay-A compromise plan designed to unify the armed services while re taining their separate administra tion and military leadership wast announced tonight by President Truman with the blessing of both the army and navy. It would create a separate air force and place a new secretary of national defense in over-all chargo of it, the army and ruvy. Each of the three services would have tec retaries, too, who may be cabinet members. The expected unification would be achieved by vesting the secre tary of national defense with tui thority to lay down common pol- Merger in WASHINGTON'. Jan. The new administration plan for unifying the army and navy provides for: A separate air force, on an equal footing with the army and navy. A new "secretary of national defense" In the eabinet with over-all charge of the three services. Separate departments of tho army, navy and air foree. Each would be headed by a secretary having direct access to the pres ident. These secretaries also may be eabinet member. The navy keeps It marine corps and its own aviation, but mut coordinate Its air opera tions with the separate air force. Each of three services will have its own military rhief. No provision is made for an over all miliUry rhief. Thee three, plus the president's chief of staff when he haa one, will comprise the joints chiefs of staff. , " : Icies and programs f ir the three arms. But each department uruld be administered as a unit. Moreover each service would have it own military chief, with no over-all military commander n proposed in previous merger plans. The navy would keep its murine 1 corps and its land-ba?ed aviation. both fighting and transport. Other ' concessions to the njvy also ine I contained in the plan. t Congresttmen Applaud A number of congressmen of both parties immediately applaud ed it. The republican chairmen tit the senate and house armed force committees predicted early pas sage of the necessary law. Some legislators warily said they wanted to see details before com mitting themselves and one Sen ator Robertson (R-VV'yo) said some parts of the plan seemed "loosely drawn." Secretary Status Vague The matter of cabinet status for the three secretaries of army, navy and air was left up in the tir in the White House announcement. j SE outline of the plan In advance, got I the impression that the three . wouid k- rabinet officer, .i,.n with the secretary of defense. The president had urged unifi cation in his state of the union message as an economy measure. dui ne maae no mention or econ omy in a letter to Secretary of War Patterson and Secretary of the Na.vy Forrestal congratulating: them upon their agreement. Additional details will be made available ,by army and navy of ficials at a news conference at the White House tomorrow morning. Wary Legislators Buy Escape Rope I - , .A in aiciii siures nas taken a sudden upward trend. Several legislators and lobbyists occupying upstairs rooms in Sa lem hotels, rooming houses and private dwellings during the cur rent legislative session, were re ported to have purchased quanti ties of rope for use as improvised fire escapes. The Oregon Budget And How It Is Made Yot a simple analysis cf the Elate budget and the pro blems that arise in bringing revenues into balance with appropriations, see the edi torial on page 4 o! today's Statesman.