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A deciiion of treat importance
to California was rendered Mon
day. The supreme court held by
vote of six to two that the fed
eral government holds unrestrict
ed title to landi along the sea
thore from the low water mark
seaward for a distance of three
miles. Title to these lands had
ren claimed by California ana
ae granted to oil companies
for operations offshore and sub
stantial royalties collected from
cil production. Now California
stands to lose these royalties.
Beyond the three-mile limit the
federal government! previously
had asserted title to the 20-mile
limit, which was not disputed by
the state. The high seas remain
1 International in character.
This case on the California off
shore oil lands has had impor
tant repercussions in politics.
Secretary I ekes testified that Ed
win Pauley, treasurer of the dem
ocratic national committee tried
in hold ud the- suit xn the plea
that he could get campaign con
tributions . from oil roeii. Idctflr
testimony killed Pauley's chance
for appointment as unaer secre
tary of the navy, but it also re
sulted in his own ouster from the
cabinet. ,
So far as is known the decision
ha little effect in Oregon because
no oil has been discovered off our
shores. The state has exercised
sovereignty over the beaches
above the low water mark, but
this does not appear to be dis
turbed. Structures built out into
the ocean may now require gov
ernment approval, but few or
none of these are located along
the Oregon coast. Presumably
the vesting of title to offshore
lands does not affect title to lands
under the waters of bays and es
tuaries. If it does, then a lot ef
trouble will be caused to owners
f docks and. wharves. These fa
cilities are necessary to conv
merce, however, and the federal
rovernment probably would be as
lenient a landlord as any other
unit of government.
It may be expected that a fresh
drive will be made to obtain
legislation divesting the govern
ment of title to offshore lands and
giving it to the states. Such a
bill was vetoed by the president
last yer. In view of the grow
ing importance of petroleum, con
gress may be less ready to trans
fer oil-bearing lands out of its
Jurisdiction. Conservation for na
tional purposes makes federal
proprietorship more desirable.
Al Lamb New Lions
District Governor
Tax Cut
Back in
Coneress
WASHINGTON, June 23 -A"i
The tax issue exploded ajain on
Capitol Hill today as house ways
and means Chairman Knutson
(R-Minn.) reintroduced the ve
toed $4,000,000,000 Ux slashing
bill.
It contains only one change
to make the cut effective next
January 1 instead of July 1.
. House Speaker Martin (It
Mass.) told newsmen the measure
will be taken up "at the first fa
vorable opportunity."
Asked if this .neant action be
fore congress adjourns in July,
he said; "we certainly are not
closing the door to that." Martin
said that since President Tru
man's tax veto was sustained last
T-esday "a lot of democrats who
voted to sustain have come to me
and said they were sorry that
they have changed their minds.
We are sure now that we have
the two thirds in the house. The
tax cut is entirely up to the sen
ate."
The house sustained President
Truman's veto lat Tuesday by a
narrow margin of only two votes.
Talft Says
RlilDinies CrisBs,
Brid
ges
Splits CIO! , ""' u
. (it'll. Bradlrv Susmcsle'
Coalition
tasim'fficneinit to Meet
3.75,000 LeaveJPite '
FBI Eyes
Source of "
Eisenhower to Become
Columbia U. President
Holding the earphone, little Eddie Fed, 1875 N. Liberty st, listens
(in top picture) as bearing testing Is demonstrated to some ef the
45 teachers attending handicapped children! workshop courses at
the Oregon school for the blind. Explaining the audio machine Is
John Taylor of the state department ef education, at left. Standing,
left to right, are Walter Snyder, head of the department of educa
tion, handicapped children division; Alberta Wilson, Coos Bay; Mrs.
Lacille Berndt, Salem route 3; Merl Clasey, Oregon City, and Mrs.
Pat Steele, McKeniie. In lower picture, Bernice Hughes, seated
right. Is shown explaining latest devices used In determining child
ren's eyesisht deficiencies. Lesiie Rittenbonse, 104 Cross L, at
Jeft, Is. the determined subject, In the background are, left U right.
Mrs. Katharine Miller, Portland; Mrs. Velma GUsar. 106 N. 20th
st and Mrs. Lora Redmond. Sweet Home. Miss Hvghes Is the
state sapervtser of education ef, visually handicapped children.
(Photos by Dan Dili, Statesman staff photographer.)
First Aid Car
Drive Reaches
Successful End
Board Okehs Operation
As Insanity Treatment
A prefrontal lobotomy operation for the treatment of insanity,
the first involving a patient in an Oregon mental institution, was ap
proved hy the state board of control here Tuesday. The operation will
be performed by a Portland brain specialist. -
The board was advised' that this operation has been performed
at a number of eastern mental institutions with satisfactory results.
Relatives of the patient will bear
Enough money to purchase the
new first aid car for Salem has
been collected, the fund-raising
committee of the Salem Trades
and' Labor council reported at
Tuesday night's meeting.
The council's 15.700 will luiiy
cover costs of the car except for
some extra equipment which the
city has agreed to purchase.
City Manager J. L. Franzen or
dered the car several weeks ago,
but no delivery date has been
promised. It will be turned over
to the labor unions upon its ar
rival here who will, in turn, otfi
ciallv present it to the city to
replace the present emergency
vehicle. The old car was bought
new in 1937 and was not espec
ially made for its use, as is the
new one.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 24.41
Harry Bridges today pullrd hm
CIO lonKfhoremen out of the CIO
maritime commutee a group in
which he had shaicd control with
his bitter rival. Joseph Curran
of the east coast s National Mari
time union.
Hugh Bryson. head of the CIO
Marine Cooks and Stewards, fol
lowed suit.
Oliver Treadway, port agent
for the American Communica
tions commission, said that CIO
union also would withdraw. Such
an eventuality would leave only
Curran's National Maritime un
ion and the Matirte engineers
Beneficial association.
The CIO Maritime committee
mapped the strategy lor the re
cently concluded negotiations on
both coasts with the shipowners
Bridges' headquarters would
make no comment on today's de
velopments other than to confirm
the withdrawal and ot plans o
set up legislative headquarters
for the long-horernen and the
cooks in Washington. Humors
were current that he Intends to
set up a new "CMU" on the west
coast.
After last year s prolonged ma
WASHINGTON. June 24-4VGen. DUM D Harnhowet
man who led victorious alUed rm In Europe durtrg Wot
II. disrloed today that t has "rvtd the pdary f Colum
bia university in New York effective nest year.
He Mirreetls Nicholas Murray Butler, who returned la IMS and
is now Columbia's president r met it us.
SpxrulaUon ever E;eeHow ers
ted as Staff Chief !
--shutdown
Russ Comment
Negative on
Marshall Plan
the expense of the operation.
Board of control members said
the results of the local operation
would be watched closely.
The board ' approved renewal
of a contract with the Mountain
States Power company for elec
tric current for the Oregon State
college at Corvallis and Oregon
College' of Education at Mon
mouth for a year.
Approval also was given a re
quest of the state puduc wel
fare commission to extend - for
two years its lease of office space
in the Spalding building, Portland.
The board secretary was auth-
Mrt in anorove a contract cov
.rinir 'installation of new ' door
locks at the HiUcrest school for
ri nrnvided the cost IS noi in
. ftf 42 400. Bids for the
locks will be opened later this
Purchase of a quonset hut, lor
v umrkinff oatients at the
Oregon state hospital and later
to be converted into a Tecre-uu..-
Special Tax Levies
Lead in Portland Vote
PORTLAND, Ore., June 24-F)
-Returns from 100 of Multno
mah county's 504 precincts to
night gave overwhelming leads
for passage of two special tax
levies.
One for a special $1,912,500
public welfare levy was meeting
approval, 4,012 to 2,768. The
other, voted on by property own
ers in school district No. 1. for
$750,000 school levy, held a 3,7W
to l,oip margin.
Al Lamb of West Salem was
elected district governor of the
Lions clubs at the annual state
lions meeting in Eugene, which iso was approved. The
,a-a wi,j i-,.4 o'. t al center, aiu " . nn
IT"" w c3; cost was estimated at a.vw
Salem, was appointed to his ninth
consecutive term as secretary.
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
"There goes Minnie . . . dis
appointed in love,"
LONDON. June 25 ,4VPiavda.
the communist party newspaper
in Mo-cow. said today that no
ne!f-repe-ting European nl-n
could aept the Marshall-aid
Kurope pioposali if artepUnce
meai-.t Ameiican Interference in
their internal affair.
In the first Soviet comment on
ti Fi i mucin eeonnic recon
struction program ince
ulriwl ta discj It with
succesanr as army rtuef of tf
centered prominently cm Cren .
Omar N. Bradley. S4. or ef the
; nation's lop f Vden, who hat
i been veterans administrBlor unr
' Aug 0. It45.
HradWy aerved under Cen
. hower at commander of Arnrrt
, can ground force In the urap-
ean campaign that brought the
downfall of Hitler ond nari Cer-
many.
j Eitrnhower'i okWcm to ejult
military life for an aradctruc fre
at one of the nation's Ugrevt uni-
1 verite u nnountr1 In a
tatrrr.ent by Mai. Cen. FVyd L.
Parks, chief ef the war depart
ment's pubbc relatWva divtwon-
The statement said the Ti -sUr
general ef the army accevted
. the Columbia poat today "with
Ruta i the appemai r me preneni or
IlnUin l the United SUtea and serretary
and Krmue in Parl t nnay. ine
newspaper declared In an article
broadcast by the Mocow radio:
"If the authors of thw plan
lintened to the rounn-W of some
rjiivelv meddlesome Amen-
c.f war" to become effective "at
x-h time a his SMperiors may
release him from active duty in
the array." which "should be
aometime during the first half
of 14-
Beauty Contest
Judges Chosen
ritime strike. Curran had !can reacticiaries and put forward!
Bridges oi trying 10 onimvt
CMU. j
U.S. Tankers
Transport Oil
In Soviet Guise
WASHINGTON, June 24.-V
The groundwork for an Inquiry
into oil shipments to Russia was
laid today with a report by the
kniiu merchant marine commit
tee that the oil Is being hauled in
American tankers flying the so
viet flag. . . 4
Chairman Weichel (R-Ohio)
informed the house that petrole-
i. in ment to Ruasia
UJIl (Jiuuuii. ,
known petroleum company in Loa Uj
for European countrie corxiitions
copied from the Greek-Turkish
rTMKiel. then it tand to reaon
that the putting forward vt thee
rtnditiorui would dtliberately aim
al eventual f-ilure of the program
planned.
'Such aid would mean in fact
interference in the internal af
fairs of European state and in
infringement of their sovereignty.
with which not a single European
nauon which repecta itself could
agree."
LONDON. June 24-tVThe
Britiah foreign office ruahed
preparations tonight for the three
power Paris conference on U. S.
Secretary of State Marshall's
"MVr Europe economic plan, and
the vanguard of the RuUn dele
gation arrived in the Trench cap-
Aneeles." He said the snips iran
porting them are lend-lease tann
ers for which Russia has failed to
pay and which she has refused to
Jud, for Saln-. Mb. A-i-S L,"!,, I.
Standard Oil
Firm Rations
e
Gas in Midwest
ica contest, entry deadline for
which is June 30, were announced
Tuesday by Dave Hoss, general
chairman of the Capital post.
American Legion - Chamber of
Commerce sponsored competition.
The four judges to decide on
the choice to represent Salem in
the Miss Oregon contest at Seaside
are Mrs. Josephine Albert Spald
ing, Mrs. Reginald Williams, May
or R. L. Elfstrom and Frank Neer.
Hoss pointed out that registration
for the contest may be made at
the Salem Chamber of Commerce
until June 30. The winner will be
announced at the legion's Fourth
of July celebration at the Fair
grounds.
this government giving away hun
dreds of millions or aouars up
posedly to preserve the American
way oi me ana at me ame uui
our government - owned tankers
are carrying gasoline and petrole
um products to foster and expand
the Russian phlJosopny oi government?
To Save Fat or Not to Save Fat'
Housewives Dilemma Unsolved
205 Enroll at WU
Summer Session
Classwork began for the Wil
i..tt imtversitv summer ses'
sion Tuesday, with enrollment
standing at the an-ume wgn
205 students, as four later-regis
tering students arrived yesterday.
E"er.t on this weeic social cal
endar include a reception Thurs
day evening for summer scnooi
faculty members at th home of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Erickson.
First student event wui oe a
barn dance Friday night In the
campus gymnasium. Prof. Lestle
Sparks and physical education
classes will be in crarge, wun
music by the Mitchell orchestra;
and J. Burton (Pop) Crary as
caller.
FIRES RAGE IN CANADA
TORONTO, June 24 -AJFh More
than 26,000 acres of northern On
tario bushland, much of it valuable
pulp wood, have been burned over
by fires, it was estimated today as
1000 weary fire-fighters fought to
bring under control at least six
major blazes.
By Conrad Frange
SUft Writer. The Statesman
Salem's used-fat salvage cam
paign has been taking some queer
twists lately, according to local
markets and commercial dealers
in fat Monday.
Although most markets are con
tinuing to buy used fats from Sa
lem housewives, many complain
of the problem of disposing of the
fat stuff after they get it. A lo
cal firm which gathers most of
Salem's used fat and purifies, set
tles and barrels it, offers the same
complaint. The firm gathers about
1500 pounds of fat here per week.
The theme of many unofficial
sources close to the fat ralvage
business is that "if there is a
critical need for used fats, the fat
salvage businesses have a peculiar
way of showing it.
One Salem rendering firm which
gathers pratically all of the city's
salvaged kitchen lard, indicated
that the market now for used fats
is poor and "quite small.' They
find themselves up against a hard
obstacle because the soap com
panies and soap brokers the only
ones who buy up the fat have
decreased their purchases.
The price of used fat on the
open market to wholesalers has
dropped in the past three months
from 28 cents per pound to about
8 cents. Local meat markets pay
housewives from 5 to 10 cents per
pound for the used fat and turn
it over to the rendering firm for
practically the same amount
with the profit next to nil, they
say.
Some markets said Monday that
they simply were not buying up
used fat because of the disposal
problem. Others said they were
buying it only as a favor to rus
tomers and several stated they
were still buying up all fats
brought in and were having no
trouble disposing of it. Weekly
fat intake at these last markets
averaged from 40 to 60 pound
per week.
One market said that buying up
housewives used fat is turnin
into quite a headache. The market
accumulates the fat, then can't
dispose of it.
However, the American Fat
Salvage Committee, Inc., of New
York, conducting a program in
cooperation with the department
of agriculture continues to urge
housewives to save used fats. Ac
cording to the agriculture depart
ment, the supply of industrial fats
and oils in the nation is expected
to continue to be less than the
demand.
"In view of the known facts, it
seems necessary to ark housewives
to continue their eliorts to save
used fats during the months
ahead," the salvage committee ad
, vises
The Polish ambassador lo uve
United States, Joief Winiewoci,
announced in Washington his
country's willingness to partici
pate in discussions of the plan,
and thus became the first eastern
European country to follow the
lead of Russia.
Czechoslovakia also had asked
and been given additional infor
mation and the British disclose!
that Denmark. Norway. Belgium,
Holland and Italy had taken sim
ilar steps to Interest themselves
in the proect.
Captor Confesses
Abducting 'Miss a ,
Denies Beating
GRANTS PASS. Ore.. June 24
-P)-Tiny -Miss X the blonde
tot found brutally beal en in
Weed, Calif., June 15 was Iden
tified tonight as Mary Jane Med-
dlin. 2. Selma. Ore., and Sgt. C.
R. Borgman of the state police
said he had arrested a man who
admitted abandoning her there.
He said the man was Hugh Gil-
reath. 25. Selma. a sawmill work
er who came to Oregon last year
from Jellicot, Tenn.
Borgman said Gilxeath told him
he took the child to weed on a
bus early In the morning of June
15 and left her in a parked auto
mobile. He denied beating her.
Borgman said. The child H in i
Yreka. Calif, hospital recuper
ating from chickenpox.
Wralhrr
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lonlrvd
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OnrafO
New York
Willaimtt river - t
rORSX'AST from V . flhf bu
reau. McNary held. Salem I fattl
rloudr today and Tlrtfaw mttlt mam
ln clouds Cooler s lh west tad,
ever lh stale Ttmrstfay. Mie sem-
Krature tod TV Vommtl lonth M
i marked rtvonee to faorafcl fan
war h rattier through rrtda.
WASJ!2GTO?C. June 24 -JT)
Gvert-fneT.t ftCriala repot v4
turagf.l U JuaXsre A-part"4 ss
laveaWating the a-.ss.s-n vsuul
of at WJt ITJKO auft ma taa.
ert to rtrmia wsether a tew
)unrucn rtOd be alapri cat
L. LrM and Kit uasurv.
AImv, the KaUuaa! Coal
riatton oad that a full-
taurtaj Uae men U be entU
otr.g at.rer;t3 us - rr w
laboo c4 the Taf.-llarury law
The ttufnlnou cm; t wil
be under gvornmeeit spertstt
until Jisno.aa ant Ue tprTM
, cowl" oerak f Ual Ceti
Wft trie ay cpee for aeWnee sew
junruun against the nunetf k4
er and fratedl Ua Worker if
the leoeeaJ run tract la kwoaen I y
a atrtke.
lareUgatta Waao4
I The feoeeai mttemlK a-a -
ed nc4 ic! be tder.tifssl. aa4 u
)utx 6rfmrr, attareeta
were kuoamg In, a U r-urrevt
walkrwto is find o-.t wt'wr 0
minets mere Id-e of tSe r cmn
vol.ticej" c Urtder cuartur g frtem
Lrw ts ee tehee mi-m leaders.
SemU Tafl IR-Ohii) saS l
the evl aaaoriaUaet's v vcU l.m
report that he ran are no prrt.
tolauon U the Tan-Hartley aw;
; He td it tan i vUVel urtj
there htm born aa kn.vmrU(
againot walking out.
The eJy thing the m tn nr
might be arrued
Tall aaad. Is thetr esntrart wtta
the gc-etTJnewt to W9( k
June C
hauih aid tS Taft-lUnVy.
prvnlaaoM. Inrlui-- prcn mm4
for KM&ar lnjunruana to it, J
tna Ureal eenergenry alr.kes. as
, j ,m a ! wffKieiJt to anoet tHe -tuati
CHICAGO. of a rual rtnaa. -They ced sw,
shortage of goW In the lo1 , fcc . cximp.r.Ure'y nJ
growing demand today forced ttme.- he aaad.
SUrvdard Oil company (Indiana) j jgay Baurr
to allocau Its output during June In kl U r maen. sr.-jw
July and August In 12 of the l puuders, Lvestock hanlarrs V4
sUtes It serves, the cotnpany an- other ucioa members cner TJ
nneed. country were reports Wav.r
The allocation system. Y.Uh XMk 1eo and there. TSey r
will amount to appromimately a 15 , utter at sosatvg shear long r.gt.a.
per cent cut in the company's ( gatnt t4 UO.
distribution to sUtion operators.
who will tn turn limit Uir rus- HARLAW. Ky. Jane 34 -jr
tomers, l the first ronautner re- A f,tld rrpreoer.lafj re rf U
itriction of It kind since gasoline , ArL-UrutexJ Mine VT ackers sa.4
rationing ended ta Auguat. 1AS. here tooay that Tv tarter aoess
The company said It could de- the miners a aroused before
liver suppues vr.is summer ap-: they were about paaaage rf Vm
proximately equal lo those deuv- j Tafl-llarUey labor bC: arter rTa
ered a year ago. Howritr. cur- ident Trumaa'i v eta.
rent demand la about 15 per cent "1TJ rrver dig another l-rrp tf
above last year. It added. roaL" aaad Jasnes Jsne. tt, vel-
The shortage was attributed to eraa atunrr. X Uur tr4 Ute
Inadequate pipeline and refinery I law la the rottenert frml the nun
capacity rather than any short-'ers ever had. I've sjjst for good.,
age of crude J.
Uoa plan are iiunoa. inoiana. ,
Iowa, Kansas. Mctugan. Minne
sota. Missouri. Nebraska, North
Dakota. OkUhoma. South DakoU
and WiacoruUn.
West roast and sou them re
fi nerves reported ample ousp!e
of gasoline.
MINT ACREAGE mcif
CORVALLIS. June 24 -iJf)
Oregon's peppermint avcreage ta
up this year and at 10,500 acres
Is scene three times the ISM-ms
average, the Oregon State col lege
extension service reported today.
Floodwaters Spread Out Over
Thousands of ftlidwest Farms
Summer Heat
Covers Valley
Summer tempera Ves Tueodry
brougat Salem therrooeneters im
g? degree, the hig.t Uui trwJa
and cUy aUghUy ab9e the snaoi
fur the aeaoon. The farm tr.'.ae
weather ta peedtrtei U rait-tua
today, wtua sweae loaer tecners
turej Thursday, the weather bu
reau amid. m
Only the roost, rere the tern '
peratwrea tared tn the toe, m
cot4 Taeaday. Urt'.url recocOad
a high cf si. Pmdton't v
WQ. Lugen and !U.em orh
rorded tT.
Non-Iligb Scbool
Budget Accepted
Marion county's non
school district budget of $124,688
was accepted at the board meet
ing Tuesday. It u within the C
per cent limitation and. in ac
cordance with the law establish
ing the non-union high shool
ditrict, a taxpayers meeting was
not needed to approve it.
Canvass of the vote for three
new directors June 16 was made
by the board of which Ernest
Werner is chairman and Kail
Wipper, vice chairman. The can
vass showed Wipper reelected by
tone 3 for the five-year term;
John Plas of Crooked Finger
elected for zone 4 for the term ex
piring in 1951; Bert Bradley wan
elected by zone 5 for the term
expiring in 1949.
First meeting of the new board
will be held in July.
OMAHA. June 24-tVCrop I
and property damage mounted to-d-y
aa midwest floods, which al
ready have taken a loll of at least
16 lives, spread out over thou
sands of acres of corn and wheat
and washed out railroad line and
highways.
The same flood crests which
bore down on new communities
tM niiimf heaile into rmn
hlsh : prosperts previously described by
the agriculture department as
bumper.
More rain swept over the lows.
Nebraska area tonight, adding to
the already existing threats of
new floods, and making recon
struction work difficult.
The rain ranged up to four
inches in northeastern Nebraska
but for the most part were much
lighter.
Adel. Ia.. was flooded mhen
the Racction river spilled over its
banks, and residents v ere forced
to move to upper stone.
Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, the
army's Missouri river divUton en
gineer, said "up to the current
floods our preliminary estimate
of flood damage in the Missouri
basin this year was about 0.
000,000. These floods will boost
July 5 Designated
Legal State Holiday
Official reorlacaaTaa desienat
Ing Saturday, July 1. a legal h it
day In Ore, was taaued by Gov.
Earl SoelJ Tu day.
The eoverraor atreaaed that Ja
ly 4 faUa cm Triday end that eurta
a combination of eree.u strongly
rur grata the dea.geUon ef tu
foiiowang day aa a legal holiday.
The prorrtaaiiliwn la apHcabae t
the courts, puLLc offre, beta
and ssirh cher egenoes as are
stretch of more than 50 mile. PciIca.lJy eflerled by atatwWy
The bureau said there was a poa- S cloaing WjuiremenU as a eg4
sibtlity of rains up to three inches j holiday.
in Nebraska Thursday or Friday, j Governr Snell urged that t-e
Soch ratow, with the sodden t g fWn and uaolayed e
ground unable to absorb them, both Friday and Saturday.
could cause new Inundation.
In southeast Nebraska, at Rulo
the Missouri fiver boiled up to-
that figure considerably higher "
Meanwhile warnings weeil oul
to new areas.
Residents In low-lying areas
of De Mot nee were warned the
Dea oMine river would rte to
higher levels than m 1944 and
inundate parts f the Iowa capi
tal city.
The weather bureau Issued a
warning to residents aVnrg the
Platte river from North Bend.
Neb, to the river mouth a
an expected new record
ward
level.
Missouri battled to strengthen!
water-weakened levees againtl '
the crests coming down "Big
Muddy." CoL W. E Potter. Kan
sas City district army engineer,
said nearly 250.000 acres waa un
der water between Rulo, Neb,
and St. Louis and that the figure
probably will rise to Ut 000 be
fore a crest expected Thursday.
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