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DODD DDO OOP) Qizze) OOOO a ZZJtZJ O DO O O.IT3 ,0 I ! i C80OTDK1 F0LW i r i . i NINETY-SEVENTH YEAR Northwest Fog jROS to aotairtaDu Faces Br abert E. Gaagware City Editor. The SUUmui Oregon Motor Stages will increase its bus fare for suburban runs beyond Salem city limits, from 10 to IS cents. February 1. when It Inaugurates fire revised suburban bus schedule which-virtually restores the routine followed by Salem Suburban Bus Lines at the time it discontinued business December 31. Of the total of It Salem and suburban schedules, only the fir SHlJIjOB WDODOffl They called him the Mahatma ("Great Soul"). They urged him to proclaim himself the reincarnation of Cod But one of his own nation and faith killed him, shooting him in the heart as bo was walking to prayers. Out of the hundreds of millions who revered him as none other on earth is revered there was one assassin. The great apos tle of non-violence died by vio lence, Tht whole world will mourn Mohandas K. Gandhi. Even those who scoffed at his ascetic living, his rarefied nfcJloeophy will con fess that here was In truth a great SOuL And the millions of habitants of India will find it hard not to apotheosize him In death, something he would not permit in life. Why did anyone want to kill this man who believed in "con quering; through love"? The first explanation is -that there was op position to his doctrine of non violence Hindus wanted to spill the blood of the Moslems, now that the British raj was no more, venting the accumulated hate and prejudice of centuries. Perhaps that was it; and perhaps now we shall see the civil strife which had subsided under the appeal of Gandhi's recent fast, renewed and extended. A few days will tell. India was defined by Lin Yu Ung as "a land and a people in toxicated with God." In no other country has philosophic specu lation in matters of religion and the soul ranged as long and as widely as in India. Ita earliest literature reveals the concern of the ancients with the origin of life and the fate of the soul. In no other land have the require ments of religion (Continued on editorial page) President Supports March of Dimes WASHINGTON, Jan. S(WAV President Truman asked Ameri cans tonight to "give generously" to the March of Dimes. He called such contributions "the first line of defense" in the war against In fantile paralysis. Broadcasting from the White House on the 10th anniversary of the national foundation for infan tile paralysis, the president said: "Much has already been done toward conquering infantile pal a lysis, but much more remains to be done before this disease is com pletely banished from the earth." Animal Crackers BV WARREN GOODRICH "fd liko you to meet my cousin Pierre ho was with tho f reeds Umdorgrornmd." ems resit 10 PAGES The Orecon Kestoire Dimcirease changed routes and the Keizer and Madison street-Fisher road routes Ire affected by higher fares, taking effect beyond city . limits only. All rides within city limits continue at the 10-cent fare under an increase granted earlier by Salem city councils franchise legislation, rermit Gr sated Announcement of the revised runs to Salem suburbs came on the heels of a state public utili ties commission order granting OMS a suburban operating permit and directing the company to file detailed time and fare schedules for study by the state commission. Controversy over Oregon Mo tor Stages' suburban operations has continued since last fall when OMS entered the suburban field in competition with Salem Sub urban Bus Lines. At city and state hearings, commuters from the south and cast Salem suburbs have charged that OMS forced Dwight Wyatt who headed the Salem Suburban lines, out of business and' then did not provide satisfactory service , . . v. Te Keetere steate.s' ' In the most rscasrt-yUO bear ing on the requested permit, af ter Oregon Motor Stages agreed to restore Wyatt's routes, some of the bus riders declared they wanted, instead, a return to bus schedules Wyatt operated in Oc tober before OMS entered the field and forced the other firm to concentrate its' service in the most heavily populated suburban areas only. When OMS filed its detailed schedules Friday afternoon, pub lic utilities commission officials said they would be studied thor oughly to determine quality of the service offered. If the sched ules prove unsatisfactory the PUC may call further hearings and order changes. U4er FUC Centre I The commission's permit order yesterday was issued by Public Utilities Commissioner George Hagg. under a new state law putting suburban bus runs under PUC control. R. J. Davidson. Salem mana ger for Oregon Motor Stages, is sued a company announcement of new routes, stating: "The con sensus of opinion of the majority of the residents in attendance at the hearing (before PUC) was that the routes and service for merly furnished by the Salem Suburban Bus Lines were the type of services they wished to be continued. The Oregon Motor Stages agreed to revise its sched ules and routes to conform with the public demand." (New route details, page 2.) Cold Closes More Plants CHICAGO. Jan. 30 -OP)- More workers in gas-dependent indus tries were laid off today as the coldest weather of the season moved Into the northeast, but winter loosened its grip hvthe midwest and south. The government, meanwhile, ordered an 1$' per cent cut in fuel oil and gasoline exports due to the "serious shortage" at home. Temperatures skidded to around 20 below zero generally in north ern Maine, northern New York and upper Michigan. Forecasters said frigid air from the Hudson bay area would force the mer cury down to 35 below zero in northern Maine tonight and bring colder weather as far south as the Carolinas. Some 230.000 workers have been made idle by curtailments of gas for Industrial use. Weather Ma. Mir. M M PreHp. M M Sales Port Land J7 San Francisco 54 M .00 ChMraco . . 23 IS trsee New York 14 4 ! -08 Willamette rrver J feet, falling-. FORECAST (from US. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): A few clouds with local morn ins foegtneM to day: tair tonight. Highest temperature today 43. low tonight 30. SALEM raxciriTATiOM (Stace SepC 1) This Year Last Year Average . SXM JX4S MUNDBQ 1651 Statesman, Salem, Oregon. Saturday, January 31, 1943 Blanket Slows Airliners In Area Grounded All air traffic at the Salem air port was halted Friday and auto mobiles were slowed to a snail's pace last night as a 300-mile long fog bank settled over all of west ern Oregon and Washington. United Airlines at McNary field reported that all landings and takeoffs at the field ceased at 11:30 Thursday night and probably will not be resumed until some time this afternoon when the fog is expected -to lift. Sub-freezing temperatures ac companying the fog made roads in the Salem area slippery, but no accidents had been reported late this momirg, police said. Fog was so thick in this area that state police advised drivers to stay off the highways, especially between Portland and Salem. The fog paralyzed port move ments in Portland and 11 ships were forced to drop anchor in the Columbia and Willamette rivers. The gray blanket stretched from Olympia, Wash., to Rose burg. Ore, and airlines skipped the usual Portland stop, landing in Seattle, 200 miles north. ; The state highway commission reported that the Detroit-Gates section of the North Santiam high way is extremely hazardous and should not be used unless abso lutely necessary. The Niagara-Detroit section of the road was closed at 3 p.m. Friday and will remain closed un til 2 pjn. today because of blast ing operations. Packed snow in all mountain passes require motorists to use chains when traveling in those areas. GOP Slashes Truman Budget Figure 30 WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-UP)-Republicans aimed their budget cutting drive directly at President Truman today as they drafted their first big money bill of 1948. A 30 per cent cut in the presi dent's emergency fund highlight ed the $991,583,351 independent offices supply bill sent to the house floor by the appropriations committee for debate next week. The average reduction in the en tire bill was about 9 per cent be low budget estimates of $1,047, 798.864 submitted by the bureau of the budget. In dollars, the recommended cut in the president's emergency fund amounted to $300 000. Mr. Truman had asked for $1,000,000. The committee said the presi dent has been using the emergen cy fund for things which "can not be classified on any reasonable basis" as emergencies. It objected to using it to set up "boards or commissions." Shirley Temple Mother of Girl SANTA MONICA. Calif.. Jan. 30 -(iPV-Shirley Temple, the irresisti ble film moppet of yesteryear and more recently a graceful portray er of mature parts, added mother hood to her roles today, which should make some of you old timers feel a little ancient. The child, a seven pound six ounce girl, was born to Shirley at Santa Monica hospital while her husband. John Agar, former army air forces sergeant, paced the floor outside. Hospital attendants reported that both Miss Temple and the child were "doing fine." inert u some uuuvi mm w wiwi the baby will be named. Shirley's mother, Mrs. George Temple, first announced it would be Linda Susan. Later she reported that that was the name first decided upon by Shirley and Agar if the child was a girl, but that today they had decided to "think it over while." Crowds Overflow Penitentiary Show Salem residents crowded tho gates of Oregon state penitentiary for the second consecutive night Friday when an overflow crowd again witnessed an all - convict performance of "Stars in Stripes," the prison revue being given as a March of Dimes Benefit. The final performance is at 8 o'clock tonight. Admission is free but collection is taken for the polio fund, , l School 03 o Bid IS a DO oft Changed 4o Feb. 24 Details of Expansion Plan Revealed Postponement of Salem school districts bond election from February 17 to February 24 and designation of additional polling places were announced Friday. The proposed issue is $3,500,000 for a building program to meet population growth. The changes resulted from consultation with Portland bond at torneys, who said interpretation of the bonding law would enable Final Flight : f ' f i : V jf' i " " ' -" ' . - j ' " 'Kin v I DAYTON, Jan. $ Orrille Wright, ee-laveatee ef the air plane, who died teals ht la Mi ami Valley hospital at the age Orrille Wright, Co-Inventor of Airplane, Dies DAYTON, O, Jan. 30-(P-Or-ville Wright co-inventor of the airplane, died tonight at 10:40 p. m. in Miami Valley hospital. He was 76. The announcement was made a few minutes after the aged pio neer of aviation died. It came from his personal physician. Dr. A. B. Brower. Death resulted, said the doctor, from a lung congestion and coronary arteriosclerosis. The first man to fly in a motor driven heavier - than - air ma chine, Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Aug. 19, 1871, the son of Bishop Milton Wright of the United Brethren church. In boyhood, Orville and his brother Wilbur dreamed of the day when they could fly. With maturity, the Wright brothers continued their interest in mech anics and opened a bicycle shop. They built a wind tunnel and ap plied the laws of aero dynamics to crude frameworks of wood and metal. The climax of these ex periments came at Kitty Hawk, N. C. on Dec. 17, 1903. whent Or ville flew the fragile looking box kite contraption of wood, wire and cloth for 12 seconds, travel ing 120 feet. After the death of Wilbur Wright in 1912. Orville virtually retired from the limelight In re cent years, he has been a frequent consultant to Wright field army engineers.' SNAP KOLA, TOO LOW CRESCENT CITY. Calif.. Jan. 30 -OP)- Jack Thurman, 45. of Med ford. Ore., was killed today when he tried to put a small plane through a snap roll at an altitude of 100 feet It crashed at the local airport. Thurman wa a Medford dry cleaning operator. Scott Warns Against Use Funds Without Inquiry Gov. John Hall's proposal this week to use surplus income tax funds for construction of univer sity buildings drew fire for the second time Friday when State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott warned that the surplus should be used only after careful and paintstak ing study. Hall's suggestion in a Eugene speech Wednesday night was scored first by State, Sen. Dean Walker, .Independence, chairman of the Joint ways and means com mittee, who called the proposal "campaign propaganda." Scott predicted the surplus -now $30,000,000 would grow to $35,000,000 by June? 1948, and would probably reach $50,000, 000 a year from now. "This money is safe in the state treasury," Scott said, "and is now drawing about $25,000 interest every month for the general fund." Scott forecast that $5,000, 000 would have to be drawn from Price. 8c No. 2SS Trave use of more than one polling place, according to school board chair man Roy Harland. Legal require ments for election advertising ne cessitated the delay in voting. Palling Places Aided The polling places will be at the school administration building, 460 N. High st; Leslie Junior high school; C & K Lumber Co. office. Center and Lancaster; and West Salem school. Only persons who appear on the tax rolls may bal lot The hours will be from 2 to 7 p.m. The building program, under close consideration by the school board and Superintendent Frank B. Bennett for several months, would cost about $3,273,000, ac cording to architect's estimates. The additional $225,000 is allowed for sites, most of which are al ready district -owned, and equip ment The total issue is within $20,000 of the maximum limit of bonded Indebtedness allowed, at 10 per cent of assessed valuation. Priority Scheduled The project whose separate parts are to be given priority ac cording to developing require ments for expansion, includes en largement and modern! ration of several buildings (an estimated $1,675,000); construction of new elementary schools at Rickey or Four Corners, six rooms to cost $223,000: Capitola. nine rooms to cost $300,000; and east of Engle wood. six rooms to cost $200,000; a new West Salem Junior high to cost $350,000, and grand stands at Leslie field, $23,000; and replace ment when required by popula tion grpwth, of Grant and Liberty grade schools, totaling $500,000. The program may be spread over a five-year period but if the bond issue is approved, some ex pansion will be started as soon as possible, according to Harland. with hopes of some rooms being completed by next September. U.S. to Reject Soviet Protests WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -(JPy-Secretary cf State Marshall pre pared today a flat rejection of two Russian protests against American military moves in the Mediter ranean. His formal replies to Moscow will be ready for delivery Monday or soon thereafter, a spokesman announced. Diplomatic authorities forecast that the United States will tell Russia it intends to go ahead with plans to reopen the strategically important air field at Mellaha In North Africa and if Italy gives permission continue sending war ships on visits to Italian ports. Russia contended in two notes that both these moves violated terms of the peace treaty with It aly. Rain Test Postponed On Account of Rain MANILA. Saturday, Jan. 1-JP) -The Philippines' first experiment in trying to make rain with dry ice had to be called off near Ma nila today. The test was post poned on account of rain. the general fund to meet current appropriations during the pres ent biennium. Salary increases for state em ployes will require an additional $3,000,000 annually, while counties and cities will call for $25,000,000 or more, be stated. A $10 increase in Individual welfare appropria tions will take another $2,500,000 a year and millions will be needed to operate elementary high schools, colleges and universities, he said. Several millions, he asserted, will be needed for construction and improvement of state institutions. Scott viewed with alarm the decline in liquor revenues which are used to finance public welfare. "It appears to me," Scott said, "that it would be sound public policy to first take an inventory of all demands and then make Ju dicious allocations based upon conservative expectations of fu ture revenues." . It the state's funds arc not spent Mourning Observed By World WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 - (A") -President Truman said today that Mohandas K. Gandhi's death should spur the world to increased efforts toward "brotherhood and peace." Mr, Truman messaged condo lences to the Indian people through Earl Mountbatten, governor-general of the British dominion. LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 30-OP-The security council mourned Mo handas K. Gandhi today with tears and solemn words of sympathy lot India's loss. U. N. Flag Drops Outside the blue and white flag of the U. N. flew at half-staff for the first time since it was adopted officially by the assembly last fall. The national emblems of the 37 member countries were not flown. The U. N. will observe this mourn ing for three days. LONDON, Jan. J0-avHumble men and great around the world mourned tonight the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi, the little Hindu peacemaker who was shot as he walked to prayer. Expresses liases Prime Minister Attlee expressed Britain's official hopes in a broad cast tonight "The voice which pleaded for peace and the brotherhood has been silenced, but I am certain his spirit will continue to animate his fellow countrymen," Attlee said. Calling Gandhi India's "greatest citizen," Attlee said "he seems to belong to a different peri od of history." King George VI, who lost his Indian empire when Gandhi's dreams of independence came true, messaged Governor General Mountbatten In New Delhi: "Will you please convey to the people of India our sincere sympathy in the irreparable loss which they and indeed mankind have suf fered." Red Probe at Seattle Given Legal Blow SEATTLE, Jan. 30-(;P-A su perior court ruling to dissolve a restraining order against two members of the state legislature's un-American activities committee, combined with the Judge's later off-bench explanation of an inten tion to rule against the group's validity, threw the committee's probable legal status Into a new state of confusion tonight. Rep. Albert Canwell (R-Spokane), chairman of the fact-finding committee, after consultation with his attorney, hailed the court action as removing the cloud of legal doubt from the committee. However, a statement made by Judge Roger Makim to two re porters in his chambers after the court session indicated the com mittee might be in for a legal Jolt. Judge Meakim told the report ers, who were seeking clarifica tion of his courtroom pronounce ment that, upon presentation by the counsel for the Washington pension union, he would sign a declaratory Judgment against the validity of the committee as a constitutionally constituted arm of the legislature. The Pension union has been declared to be communist-controlled by witnesses appearing at the state board hear ings. Referring to the arguments of the Pension union attorney, the Judge said from the bench: "I agree that the committee does not speak for the state, because the constitution says the legisla ture expires after 60 days. They cannot in this way endow them selves with life beyond 60 days." TURKEY RAISER DIES McMINNVI LLE, Jan. 30 -iJfT- Steven F. Adelman, 54, turkey raiser and manager of the Amer ican turkey ratio g bureau, died in a hospital today as the result of injuries suffered in a tractor ac cident of Surplus into Needs wisely, serious problems will arise when the present "boom" is over. "Prudent persons have learned that big booms don't go on with out reverses and they should know that surpluses don't keep growing." Lawyers and legislators, Scott concluded, will continue to de bate whether taxes collected for one purpose can be legally spent for another. "Every law imposing a tax shall state distinctly the ob ject of the same to which it shall be applied," Scott said, quoting the state constitution. Several state officials and leg islators visiting the state capital Friday Indicated they interpreted Scott's statement as a direct slap at Gov. Hall's proposal that $14. 000,000 of surplus funds should be used for the board of higher education's expansion plan. One sakU "It looks as though Scott is planning to run for governor.' YJ, r MOHANDAS K. GANDHI "A 'great seal rests." Air Tragedies Result in 84 Dead, Missing By the Associated Press Plane, rail and fire disasters In scattered parts of the world brought death and injuty to many persons during the last three days. In air disasters alone 84 persons were dead or missing. Thirty-one persons. Including Sir Arthur Coningham, RAF hero of the recent war, were missing yesterday in British South American Airways plane flying from the Azores to Bermuda. No thing had been heard from the airliner since Thursday night A U. S. army B-I7 with , 10 men aboard crashed In the French Alps yesterday while helping in the search for a DC-3 transport miss ing since Tuesday. The crack up came at about the time wreck age of the DC-3 was sighted by another search plane, also in the French Alps. Air force officers at first feared there were no survivors of the two accidents but a report from Digne, France, said at least one man in the B-17 was alive. Aboard the DC-3 were four crewmen, three American wives and five children: The passengers were on the last leg of Journey from the United States to Join their husbands and fathers at Trieste. On Wednesday 32 persons died In the crash of chartered Im migration service plane near Fresno, Calif. All 18 cars of the crack Union Pacific streamliner City of San Francisco left the rails in a wreck near Ogalalla, Neb. About 18 per sons were hurt none seriously. Another rail mishap occurred near Mitcheilville, Tenn., where the streamlined Hummingbird of the Louisville and Nashville rail road collided with a freight train in icy weather. Fourteen passen gers suffered cuts and bruises. -1 New Aid Plan Eases Drain on Food Supply WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -(JPh The senate foreign relations com mittee heard with obvious approv al today a new proposal . for re ducing the drain of the European recovery program on our own food supply: Let Latin - American countries ship food to Europe and get their pay in U. S. machinery. C. A. Barrett of Pittsburgh, In dustrial engineer and American Legion director, offered the plan and summed up its advantages: "We keep our dollars at home, we provide Jobs at home, and we get the food we need to send to Europe without straining our own economy." Chairman Vandenberg (R Mich.) said the idea had "unus ual merit." Senators Connally (D-Tex.), Hickenlooper (R-Iowa) George (D-Ga.) and Capper (R Kas.) joined in praising it Some Latin American diplomats welcomed the Barrett proposal as worthy of careful study. Portland, Seattle Mayors Ask Rail Service Speeded PORTLAND, Jan. 30-CVMay-or Earl Riley . of Portland said today he had joined mayors of Seattle and Tacoma in a plea for faster rail service among the three cities. He said a letter had been sent asking the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads to ac cept a Union Pacific offer to put a streamliner on the Portland-Seattle run. The letter asserted improved service was badly needed on the route, Riley said. All three com panies currently operate over the route on Northern Pacific tracks, he said. Polk County Democratic Committee to Meet DALLAS, Jan. 30 Polk coun ty democratic central committee will meet Saturday, February 7, at 2 p. m. in Dallas city halL W. Clay Heise of West Salem is Polk county c&aJjrmaa. Assassin Ends Life i i Of Leader NEW DELHI. Jan. 30 -- Mo handas K. Gandhi, was killed to-: ) day by an assassin who fired into I the bared chest of the man j who .; led India to Independence. ! Police said the 78-year-old i Ma-: : hatma, or great souled one,! was killed for "political reasons" by a Hindu who was, grabbed! and i beaten almost before Gandhi 1 slumped to the ground. Th assas sin stalked him as he was going ; to his evening prayer meeting. : Yet the sudden death of the re- ; nowned apostle of peace brought immediate bloodshed to India.: i Soon after the news of his death. ! spread, 15 were reported killed, j and 54 Injured when Hindus and ! Moslems clashed in Bombay. I j . The assailant gave several i aliases but was booked by police) i under uie name of Nathuram. Some police officers said he i tried t to kill himself before his pistol ! was taken from him. Police said I he was not refugee from 'com j munal riot areas. 1 1 Police said the young Hindu j arrested after the slaying bad ! been spirited away to a secret place to avoid any lynching at-' tempt Te Be Cremated j I Prime Minister Jawaharlal Ne hru, foremost leader in the j Indian dominion after Gandhi, announc ed that the i body would be ere-; mated tomorrow on a huge pyre of logs beside the banks of the Holy Jumna river. He said thie was the wish of Gandhi who wae a Hindu. "The light has gone out Of our lives," said Nehru. 1 . j His voice broke and he had to. be led away. ' : ! Tonight the body was carried to a veranda on the second floor of the mansion of the millionaire Birla, where Gandhi was staying: and where he died. The couch on which the body lay was tilted and floodlighted ; so tens of thousands, who jammed against the mansion doors could view the face. ! The little j preacher of non-violence, who is considered ssintly by millions iof Moslems and Hin dus alike, had scarce breathed his last when bloody rioting broke oat in Bombay. j , Looting. SUbbtng I Widespread looting, arson and stabbing started in" Bombay two hours after: news of the assassi nation was i received. Police ' fired scores of times into Hindu-Moslem rioters j and troops were sent into the city. Transport and busi ness was brought to a standstill. Twenty-four persons were ad mitted to hospitals. 1 1 Gandhi was still weak from the six-day fast he broke Jan. 18 In behalf of peace among warring? Hindus and Moslems when he walked onto the prayer meeting grounds at Birla mansion tonight. He was leaning heavily on the shoulders of Manu and Ava Gan dhi, his nieces. i , I A crowd of about 500 gathered round. Suddenly a young, stoutly built man in a military-like jack et pulled out a pistol and fired three shots rapidly from a distance) of eight feet or less. Gandhi slid to the ground, i j Physician Hits Assassin 1 i- His attendants, pounced upon the assailant and bloodied him. Gandhi's physician, G. L. Quama ra, said he punched the assassin twice before he thought Then he hastened to Gandhi's side. M '. Members of the entourage ga thered the unconscious and bleed ing Gandhi in their arms and has tened with him inside the man sion. There he died in few min utes, j ; i Police said the assailant was m civilian from Poona, Bombay pro- , vince, and that he was being held Incommunicado. Gandhi wss born an upperclase Hindu at Porbander on Oct 2, 1869. His father, who ! several times wss premier of small na tive states, once was jailed by the British and Gandhi early acquired anti - British antipathies, i But as a youth he went to Lon don where he learned to wear an : evening suit There he was ad mitted to the bar when only 20. He went to South Africa and built up a law practice of $13,000 year. In 1913 he returned to India and became active in the Indian . nationalist movement when C. R. Das died in 1923. He became the soul of the All-India congress, the present dominant political party of Hindu India. He evolved a system of civil disobedience campaigns, j passive resistance, boycotts and ' hunger strikes in his fight for Indian In- , dependence. He spenTi2 years in Jail at var ious times and his friends said he had endured 13 hunger strikes in the course of his career. "b Ptr:Wv?"i O C J f i "What makes yen think Jnnler ta getting careless with the archery set we get for him with a BUI r sin Want Adfi fi