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o-o -octo ooo oo ODD OOO OOO OO O O OOO It V.i r '.'V---, :V-i'- "TV, 'v. -" q.. 'Vi . . a I I NINETY-SEVENTH YEAH 12 IFoirfS Map OTP SGGHQ3 Faces In state offices are new. today, but .responsibilities are the same. The - whole state paused yesterday for the last rites prior to the entombment of three well loved stale officials. Today, with new . hands in command it re sumes its tasks. The business of government must go on. ... r On. Governor John Hall tine burden ls.: hevy Thrust'stidileii ly and unexpectedly Into the of fice of chief executive he assumes office! under the shadow of a great tragedy. The promotion is not of his seeking and certainly not: of his desire in the manner in which it came. He isj not without exper ience in state' jaf fairs however, for he has served in several sessions of the legislature and as speaker of the house Sn one, so he has an intimate knowledge of state poli tics. With an alert mind he should be able quickly to grasp details of administration. In making his selection as sec retary of stale Governor Hall showed .a desire to pick a man of standing and competence. Sena tor Newbry is a very successful orchardist in Jackson county, is a man of cleanj character and has the added advantage of legislative '.experience, j i While it doubtless is the inten tion Of GOV.! Hail to adhore a closely as he can to the policies of Goyernor Snell he is too vigorausfics), four dentists, five attorneys and positive an individual just to let things coast along. We may ex pect him to assert himself in the conduct of state business. Heap pears fully conscious of his re sponsibilities that attend his high office The people now should accept his ' leadership and give him support in the heavy duties he now assumes.' Aiken, Budgeter' : Has Heart Attack V-'T ' George Asken, state budget di rector and executive secretary for the late Governor Earl Snell, suf fered a heaijt attack here Monday and was taken to Salem General hospital whfcre he was reported as resting comfortably,' but under an joxygen tent. Aiken previously suffered : a heart attack during the 1947 leg islature but returned to his office In May after being hospitalized for several weeks. His physician said the latest) attack was not at serious as the previous one. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH j "No, no, not the thermometer smtteteff "1 - I . ELECTRIC ( PAGES The Oregon Statesman, Salem. Ore., Tuesday, November 4, 1947 . s ooft 3 $500,000 Estima Salem's largest downtown fire in many a year burned tor a shell the five-story Guardian building Monday morning, wrecking 'most of the approximately SO business and professional! establishments at a loss estimated at nearly $500,000. Three firemen were injured, none of them seriously, land no other persons Were directly . en dangered. The fire brokej out at about 7 ajn. . . -Fire Chief WiV&frb iaid the. fire started; of cause as yet unde termined, in the basement store room below the Quisenberry Cen tral pharmacy on the east: side of At midnight last night, a hid den smoulder ignited into flame In the stairwell below the second floor but was put out In s few minutes. ! the building. The blaze broke into a light-well shaft and roared up to the top floors and roof before it was brought under control about 11 am. . Cause Probed . City firemen, and the state fire marshals office are investigating the cause of the fire. The Guardian building,! on the southeast corner of State and Lib erty streets, housed two j of Sa lem's principal medical clinics, a medical laboratory, optical con cern, pharmacy, printing plant, savings and loan association, 14 rlnrtors finrliirHnff thns in Hin- and 13 other business and profes sional ' firms. , . Mrs. Paul W. Morse, trustee of the B: L. Steeves trust which owns the building, indicated it would be rebuilt as soon as possible. The building manager, Thomas A. Rob erts, said the loss was insured and estimated replacement would cost at least $200,000., , Firms Move Offices The pharmacy and several oth er places were virtually a total loss. By contrast, the ground floor offices of Salem Federal Savings and Loan association and other concerns were evacuated in time to almost eliminate loss. These of fices were moved to the vacant bank quarters in the First Na tional Bank building, and arrange ments were made for establishing in the Nelson building -on Che meketa street and in Salem Gen eral and Deaconess hospitals the two medical clinics. (Details on page 4.) Salem Chamber, of Commerce announced its Liberty street of fice, phone 9229, would be used as a clearing point for phone calls for information, vacant space of fers and other details of aiding the bumed-out offices in their re establishment. Battalion Chief Bobert Mills, who answered the call, said that when he arrived at 7 am the smoke was so thick in the build ing and basement that it was im possible to seel even with masks on. He radioed the second alarm which brought all equipment from the central station (including five pumpers and the ladder truck) and about 45 firefighters from Sa lem's four stations. . flames Move Quickly Firemen first extinguished the basement blaze and then, worked on the roof of the building. Firefighter Lamarr Shepherd incurred a sprained knee while attempting to dodge falling debris. Minor injuries also were sustained by Battalion Chief Walter Eber hard, whose hand was cut, and by Capt. Fennimore Baggett, who injured an eye. j The fire was discovered by D. L. Cummins, 1060 Mill st., jani tor at the building, at about 7 ajo., shortly after he came to work. ted Damages POUNDS D 1651 V 1 I Polish Peasant Leader . In London to Star Alive LONDON, Nov. J-(P-SUnis-law Mikolajczyk reached refuge in London today after a dramatic flight-from Poland that included a dash through Soviet - occupied Germany. He said he fled because the present communist-led Polish government planned to kill him and two of his associates. "I did not want to be shot and killed like a sheep," he said. Britain had promised sanctuary for the anti-communist leader, and the house of commons rocked. with cheers when it learned he .had arrived. The leader of the opposition national peasant party arrived in a royal air force plane from Brit ish-occupied Germany. The Polish leader who left his country on October 20 said he received news the day the pres ent Polish parliament opened that immunity would be taken away from him, Stefan Korbowski and Kasimir Bajimki, members' of the party that fled ' with Miko lajcyk. He said he had no immediate plans for the future One of Board Ready to Quit PORTLAND, Nov. 3 -(iP)-State liquor control Commissioner Hugh R. Kirkpatrick had no comment tonight when advised that Gover nor Hall has asked for the resig nations of the three Oregon li quor commissioners. But Dr. E. B. McDaniel, reached in Washington, D. by telephone, told the Oregonian, "I had. not heard about it at all. If he asks for my resignation, he'll get it" McDaniel is due back in Portland November 11. Commissioner George P. Lilley of Baker could not be reached. ll 4 ! These photos of Monday's Guardian building' fire show (at left) Fireman Pete McCaffery inside burnt-out Quisenberry's pharmacy; (center) ladder crew at northwest building corner where .patch .of fire broko out after most flames subsided about 19 a. m (upper right) flrefltht ing at the east wall from adjacent building within two hours of the 7 a. m. fire discovery in basement; (lower right) fire as it appeared from Liberty street about 8 a. m. (Statesman photos by Don Dill, staff photographer). j The flag-draped caskets of Got. Earl Snell, Sec retary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr, and Sen ate President Marshall Cornet t are shown fat front of the rostrum In Oregon's house of re pre sents tires Monday afternoon, just as the Kct. Lloyd T. Anderson of the First Baptist chorea in Salem pecan the invocation. Above picture shows Governor Snell's body being- broufht down the statehouse steps. At the far right, a portion of the crowd stands on the stairs on the east side of the rotunda, and. below.: the military pays its tribute. (Photos by Den Dill. Statesman staff photographer). Pries 5c Suicides CONCORD. N. WL, Nov 3 - fP) -John G, Winant, former am bassador to the court of St James and once head of the so citl ; security board, who com mitted suicide tonight by snoot ing himself in the head. He was 58 years old. (Story on page Z.) BUTTER PRICE RISES PORTLAND, Nov. 3--But-ter prices are expected to advance a cent a pound on the wholesale market here tomorrow, but eggs will .drop one cent a - dozen on medium sized grade AA and A. MAIL ROUTE BIDS UP Bids will be received all this week until 5 p. m. Friday in the office of Postmaster Albert Gragg for the carrying of mail from Sa lem postoffice to the airport and return, Jour times daily. Gragg announced Monday. - Forms are available at the postoffice. y t E Morning Blaze .Wrecks Stores, Offices t I 7 JiL No. 189 War Talk Gets UN Censure NEW YORK, Nov. 3-;p)-rThe United Nations assembly ' ap proved unanimously tonight a world condemnation of propagan da that might threaten peace This final action was taken only after Soviet Deputy Foreign Min ister Andrei Y. Vishinsky de clared it was a "half -way? meas ure that did not name "those countries where war propaganda is particularly widespread. . Just a week ,ago, in a surprise move in ine assemDiy s a (-nation political committee,., Russia with drew charges that the United States, Greece and1 Turkey were carrying on "criminal war propa ganda." . Meantime, a French - Swedish proposal to hold the 1948 session of the general assembly in Europe was referred to the budgetary committee for examination of fi nancial aspects. Ask British Ouster LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 3-UPH The Soviet Union today demand ed that the British terminate their f rule over Palestine by January 1 and turn interim administration of the turbulent Holy Land over to the security council pending partition into independent Jewish and Arab countries. Russia alo called for with drawal of all British troops from Palestine, no later than May 1, 1948, and official establishment of the two new nations by Jan. 1, 1949. The Russian proposals were based on the assumption that the United Nations would approve partition, whjch is bitterly op posed by the Arabs. j "? t'k- ,c.: . ' " '-l vj Hundreds To Three Oregon Officials In Flower-Banked S tatehouse Sec. of State EARL T. NEWBRY t . Newbry State Secretary: Liquor Unit to Bg Ousted State Sen. Earl T. Newbry, state legislator since 1939, was sworn in as Oregon's new secretary of state at 3 p. m. Monday, a few min utes after his appointment was announced by Gov. John Hall. The appointment constituted Governor Hall's first official act, other than to declare Monday a day of mourning. He also made known that he expected resigna tion of the ; state's three liquor control commissioners of whose administration he had been crit ical. ' Newbry, a republican, succeeds the late Robert S. Farrell, jr. He took his oath from Judge George Rossman, chief justice of the Ore gon supreme court, in the secre tary of state's office. Around 50 political leaders and other friends were witnesses. The new official said he con templated no changes in his office staff. Assistant Secretary of State is Harry Schenk, who was not a candidate for the higher pest. The office, which has been marking time because no official business could be transacted while the de partment was without a legal head, will reopen full time today. Newbry. 47 - year - old Ashland fruit grower, now will serve with i 1 . -. '.;,.f ! i rt-ojso?-" . v Pay Final Oregon bade farewell to its three top officials Monday in simple state rites in the flower-banked; house ot representatives. Mourners from all walks of life, in all phases of dress, ot all ages, jammed every seat m the hushed chamber, sat in row after row in the corridors, filled the senate across the rotunda, stood against .the walls in the hall and overflowed outside on the austere statehouse jsteps. Special floral pieces also graced the senate. ' 1 ' v The only reserVed seats were for members-of the families and for high state officials, including the governors and their aides from four- western states, former governors of Oregon and persons high in the pi ficial life of this state from every part of the commonwealth!. In a row' in front of the rostrum were the flag-draped caskets of Gov; Earl Snell, Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell. ir and Senate President Marshall Cornett. Floral pieces were banked high on and around the platform. Many others were hung from the balcony and still more were draped around the corridors, along the wide stairways and in the rotunda. . The state funeral lasted less than 30 minutes, closing with a eulogy by the Rev. George Swift of St. Paul's Episcopal church, Salem, who termed the victims of last Tuesday night's plane crash in southern Oregon "executives of outstanding ability; men of character, honesty, integrity" who gave "loyal and unselfish service to the people; of the state. . Governor Hall and State Treas urer Leslie Scott on the Oregon board of control. Governor Hall's statement that he expects the resignations of the liquor control commissioners - -George P. Lilley of Baker; Hugh R. Kirkpatrick of Lebanon, and Dr. E. B. McDaniel, of Portland --was brief.; ( Hall said: "I expect their res ignations. If I don't get ' them. I will ask for them." ; The new governor said he plans no other administrative changes. . oiner aominisuxave cnanaes. In a formal statement after be- ing sworn into office today, New bry said: ) "It is with great humility that I accept appointment to an office which has gained nation-wide reputation for efficiency under the. capable direction of the late Robert-S. Farrell i I shall exercise jmy best ef forts to continue and maintain the high standards Qf this impor tant office in our itate govern ment, j "As a member (of the state board of control, I shall devote my time and attention complete ly to a study of our state's busin ess and the advancement of its welfare. - j i : "I plan no immediate changes in personnel.' j (Additional details, page S) VandenbiirAid Okeh Qualified WASHINGTON. Nov. 3 -Ph-Qualiiied endorsement of the Mar shall plan by Senator Vanden bergj (R-Mich) heartened the ad ministration today as lines were drawn tighter fpr an expected major clash over European aid when congress returns November 17. The Michigan senator, presiding officer of the republican-controlled senate, said in a speech at Ann Arbor, Mich., that he is in agree ment with Secretary of . State Marshall's foreign aid program providing there be: 1. A frank canvass cf American resources. 2. A sound administration with adequate cooperation. But, he said, he wants to know the "total bill," and he cautioned: "We cannot indefinitely under write the world." The "bill" for next year was set at from $6,000,000,000 to $7,000, 000,000 this weekend by govern ment officials. Weather Max. Salem 55 Portland 53 Saa Francisco C2 Chicago 55 New York .. . 87 Min. Precip. 3 trace 43 M 4S, .00 - 43 trace 41 trace Willamette river 8.7 feet. FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu reau, McNary field. Salem): Partly cloudy today, tonight and Wednesday. Little chance in temperature. High temperature todax It, low tonight 43. : ; Tribute All Three EogoUsed The setting for the ceremonies was the same in which Governor Snell and Secretary of State Far rell once wielded their gavels as speakers of the house,' where Sen ate President Cornett presided at joint sessions, ; and ; where tour years ago last January Governor Snell was escorted to the rostrum for his. intugural by former Rep. Stella Cutlip of North Bend, who attended Monday's rites, and the late Rep. A. Rennie of Corvallis. - Of the gorvernor, tho Rev. Mr. Swift said "no man could be more popular, more sincerely liked. He was honest, sympathetic and a hard worker. His loss is a serious Tarrell "had the con fidence and respect df all who knew him. He spread sunshine and good will wherever he, went. He ( was abj execuuve, a loyal and true friend." Senate President I Cornett friends "were legion, the pa'tor said, and all "testify to bis ability, integrity and sincerity. . "In Oregon annals, these men will , be immortals." Three Ministers Aid Two other Salem ministers as sisted in the service.- The Rev. Lloyd T. Anderson, pastor of the First Baptist church, gave the in vocation, and the Rev. Brooks Moore, pastor of the First Meth odist church, read the 23rd Psalm and the 14th chapter of John. Thus there was a minister representing the faith of each of the men. ' Sigurd Nillsen, Eugene, sang The Lord's PrayeF," accompanied on the organ by W. W. Alton, also of Eugene. - Private committal services at Belcrest Memorial park, in charge of the Pev. Brooks Moore, were held for Governor Snell immedi ately after the -state funeralj with several score close friends attend ing. 7 The body of Secretary of State Farrell war returned to Portland for interment Private rites were held last Saturday. The body , of Senate President Cornett was' taken to Riverside Abbey mausoleum in Portland by the W. T. Rigdon company and placed aboard a train for Burning Springs, Ky his birthplace. Mrs. Corsett was to accompany the re mains. ' Governors at Monday's rites in clude Earl Warren of California, Vail Pjttman of Nevada. C. A. Robbjns of Idaho and Mon Wall grenfof Washington. State repre sentatives and senators represent ed rnost of Oregon almost 100 per cent Flowers Distributed Members of the Governor Snell family sat behind drapes on the north side of the house floor, the families of the other two honored officials on the south side. Many of the. floral pieces ac companied the bodies of the three men to their interment, and many others were taken the World War memorial on, the courthouse lawn and to various institutions. . Meanwhile, business paused all over the state for the funeral of the three officials. Salem schools were closed in the afternoon and most stores halted business dur ing the hour of the ceremony. The day was declared a legal holiday for mourning by Gov. John Hall. All Oregon navy recruiting star tions observed o minute of silence at 1:30 p.m. (Additional photos page 12) HI 11 111