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L&sfc tresis KfladlG; I ? : j . Sadie ITIXETT -SEVENTH YEAB Downpour Raises V alley Rivers Stassen Files in State Primary J Wires Challenge to Gov. Pewey f v V The easiness ( eaadUUcy far Oregea's selection as reeafetleaa pre silcntta! eaadldate breaght Hareld E. SUtwn of 144 Stewart Use, Santa St Fa!. Mlask. to Ue secretary ef state's efflee Saturday. 1km, be tUmd with David 0Hara (left) chief f the elections Sivtsloa. A Baiaate after this pie tar was takes, the meetinf llTtned aa O'tlara dlseleeed that he alse waa a native of Mlaneseta. (Faete by Dea Dill. Statesman staff photographer.) CUP Upstate Oregon watches with Interest and some concern the developments surrounding the City club report on local vice conditions and police corruption. Mayor Ri ley fights back with counter charges, and indicatea his pur pose to stand for reelection to de fend his administration. The City club adopted the committee's re port and called for the publication of names and addresses of places illegally operated, with ownership of the properties. One can t help wondering if in the welter of naming and finger-pointing and accusing and denying the core of the trouble may be lost sight of and this report go the war of so many previous investigations in Portland, official and other, which came to naught largely through public indifference. Tor Portland is smug. It pre serves a facade of respectability behind which elements of evil flourish. So long a the wrongdo ers keep things under control and the uglier features of the under world are kept screened. Portland Is satisfied It is by no means cer tain that Mayor Riley In the face of this very damaging report will not be reelected. The business of cleaning up civic corruption is not a pleasant one. It takes one who is tough of skin and fearless to face the combina tion of threatening underworld ( haractera. smart lawyers and well-groomed landlords and tim id politicians who do not want things disturbed The City club has turned over the planks and re vealed the bugs and worms that have been thriving in the damp and the dark. It hasn't turned up a MAN who can do the Job Her cules did in the Augean stables. The job can be done. Tom Dewey proved that in New York City Ralph E Moody did it in Salem a dozen years ago. The Job can be done in Portland whenever the public put in office those who will enforce the law. Police graft usu ally is small change; it-is when higher-ups pull the stop and go signals on gambling and prostitu tion that the big money rolls in. Do the people of Portland want real reform, or do they want to preserve the transparent hypo crisy of many years past? Air Corps Cuts Training As Economy Move MITCHELL FIELD. N.Y, Feb. 21-W-The air defense command disclosed tonight it was limiting the number of reserve air force officers in Its flight training as an economy move. "Wo still encourage people to participate in the program, but under the present budget we can train only approximately 39.000 pilots, said LL Col. John Condron, ADC public relatione officer. FEW PORTLAND VACANCIES PORTLAND, reb. 21 -OV This city of more than 400,000 persons has Just 279 vacant houses and 34 vacant apartments, a survey made by postal carriers at the request of the chamber of com merce shows. 24 PACES O Scores Killed In Jerusalem Area Explosion JERUSALEM, Feb. 2-(JP-Uni-formed attackers blasted the heart of the JewUh buitnelt district at dawn today in the severest blow yet struck in the Jewish-Arab civ il war. Scores were reported killed and hundreds wounded. The blast leveled two small ho tels, three apartment buildings and at least a dozen stores. Win dows were shattered for a half mile. Jerusalem's streets were strewn with glass. This story of what happened was pieced together from eyewit nees, some hysterical: Three trucks, two of them of the Dodge military type, drove into Ben Yehuda street at 6:20 a.m. and parked. Three occupants "in the uniform of British policemen' leaped out of two of the trucks and entered the third which drove off. There were shots. Some said bullets were fired into the two remaining trucks to set off bombs. Three minutes later both trucks exploded. Paper Says Taylor to Join Wallace NEW YORK, Teh. 21-OV The newspaper PM said today it was authoritatively informed that Sen. Clen H. Taylor (D-Ida.) would be Henry Wallace's running mate this fall. The newspaper said Taylor would announce his decision to seek the vice presidency on the third-party ticket in radio ad dress Monday from Washington, D. C. Taylor in Washington, however, said, "I don't know where they got their information. They didn't get it from me." Solo us Ask Steelnien To Explain Price Rise WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-MP)-Top steel makers will be asked to explain their $5 a ton price boost next Thursday before the Joint economic committee of congress. Chairman Taft (R-Ohio) an nounced this as a "unanimous" decision of the senate-house body. It came after -Senator Ball (R Mina.) suggested that Attorney General Tom Clark look into pos sible anti-trust aspects of the rise. 'Martian Weatherman' Reports Planet too Cold for Habitation FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Feb. 21 (JPh Dr. V. M. Slither, who calls himself a "long distance martian weatherman," reported today his latest findings from years of ob sering earth's nearest planet. The director of Lowell observ atory aaid a 20-year temperature test, with an instrument known as the thermocouple, shows that Mars is much too cold for pleas ant living. Ita 141,000,000 miles distance from the tun, compared with earth's 93,000,000, leave it with temperatures which in sum mer reach only about2S degrees Fahrenheit. "The most remarkable thing we have been observing," he told a reporter, "is the aeries of mark POUNDDO 165 J The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Asks Opponent To Discuss Political Views Presidential candidate HaroM E. Stassen of Minnesota, filed in Sa lem Saturday for nomination in Oregon's May 21 primary elec tion, and immediately wired Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, his only opponent in the state to date, challenging him in the race. The former Minnesota governor flew here from Eugene Saturday Stassen Agenda Harold E. SUssen's whirl wind, fear-day tour ef Oregon will end with a sweep down the Willamette valley ending Monday night In Corvallls. Oa Menday the energetic Minnesota n will appear at Wood buna high school at a.m.; Silverton at sjb.; Brownsville at 2:30 p.m. and Corvallls In the evening. In Corvallls he will address a banquet ef the Benton Connty Repnbliean clnb at p.m., and conclude his Oregon campaign with a speech at Oregon State college at t pan. Tuesday morn ing Stassen will leave Corvallls by his special plane for Loo Angeles to continue his tour of the nation. morning to file at the secretary of state's office. In his wire, Stas sen invited Dewey to join in a discussion of vital American and republican issues "frankly and early with the people." Dewey had previously filed several weeks ago. (Text of message on page 2.) The candidates will seek the election also of a slate of delegate to the national republican con vention (Oregon is entitled to 12). Dewey's candidacy was filed about a month ago by petition. Petitions were circulated for Stassen, but were made unnecessary by his personal filing. Active Campaign Stassen promised an active campaign in Oregon on major is sues, with a statewide volunteer organization to be set up under Elliott. His filing statement included the following as the highlights of his stand: 1. Development of the resources of the Pacific northwest through reclamation, hydro-electric pow er, flood control and reforestation should be carried forward rapid ly and efficiently. 2. Two members of the next re publican cabinet should come from the 11 western states and one of these should be the new secretary of the interior. Keep Economy Free 3. Our American economy should be kept free, and alert ac tion should be taken by govern ment to avoid high price booms and depression busts, and a hu manitarian concern for the wel fare of the people should be fun damental In governmental policy. 4. So long as the rulers of Rus sia follow their present obstruc tionist tactic, shipments of ma chine tools and electrical machin ery and apparatus to Russia should be stopped. 5. The United Nations should be strengthened through a charter amending convention. His filing was accompanied by certification that Stassen's "can didacy is advocated generally throughout the United States," signed by James T. Rodman and Robert G. Nielsen, chairman and acting secretary of the state re publican central committee. JOHN WAHL SUCCUMBS PORTLAND. Feb. 21 -tP)- A pneumonia attack was fatal to day to John J. Wahl, 47, chair man of the Multnomah county democratic central committee and former principal of Hill Military academy. ed changes in some of the dark areas and in the canal-like mark ings. "The dark areas, believed to be vegetation or something that be haves like it, have shown some distinct alterations in intensity. "And some of the canals have exhibited great broadening. In some cases where they are double canals, they have seemed to blend as each line broadened." Dr. Slither said that, of course, the "canals' are not actually waterways. They are 130 or more miles wide, he pointed out, and if they are vegetation, apparent ly grow on each side of a water fK.nn.l Oregon, Sunday February 22. itam to Continue In Area Salem, like other parts of the storm-bound northwest, was pelt ed with heavy rains Saturday which totaled more than an inch by midnight and continued rain was forecast for today and to night. Swept by winds blowing up to 25 miles an hour, the showers continued uninterrupted through out the day and night to meas ure 1.14 inches. It was the third wettest day. of the year and was exceeded only by 2.42 inches on January 0 and 1.45 inches Jan uary 1. While rain was drenching the areas, mountain highways were packed deep with snow. Nineteen inches of mow fell at Santiam junction during the night, 18 at Hood River, 12 at The Dalles. Rain drenched lower elevations. Falls City getting 2.47 inches of rain within 24 hours. The weather bureau said the storm would increase by early tomorrow, and warned that two rivers would rise toward the flood stage. The Santiam is ex pected to edge over its banks at Jefferson and the Willamette is due to touch flood level at Har risburg. Little damage is antici pated, however. Offices, Banks Closed Monday For Holiday Closure of most public offices and local banks on Monday, a le gal holiday, will be Salem's offi cial observance of George Wash ington's birthday, which falls to day. Schools, however, will con tinue classes. The city council will hold its regular meeting Monday night in the city hall. All governmental offices except emergency services will be closed. No mail deliveries, except spe cial, will be made from Salem postoffice and the windows will not be opened. Customary holiday pickup of mail from collection boxes will be made. State tax commission offices in the state office building will re main open for the convenience of income tax return filing. The local office of the state em ployment service issued a new schedule for this week for filings customarily made Monday; All veterans who would, appear to morrow should file Tuesday. Non veterans will be shifted to Tues day for those whose social secur ity number ends in zero and those whose number ends in figure one are to appear Wednesday. The public library, while open today during the regular Sunday hours of 2 to 5 pjn, will not open Monday. Grain Prices Rise At Market Close CHICAGO. Feb. 21-0P)-Grain prices rallied at the market close today as stocks and commodities rounded out a week of generally cautious trading that did little to influence the cost of living out look. Wheat led the strong price up turn. Pulling out of a slow de cline that had set in earlier, wheat closed 24 to 5 cents a bushel higher than yesterday's finish. All other grains tagged along. Jungles to Hide Fate of 1,636 GIs WASHINGTON. Feb. 21-fyP)-The Jungles of India and Burma will hide forever the story of what happened to 1,836 American sol diers in World War II. The army said today the Amer ican graves registration service has suspended further search for the bodies of 1,636 flyers and oth er American military personnel after more than two years of in tensive probing in the wild hinter land. BUTTER PRICES TO DROF PORTLAND, Feb. 21 - (JP) - A wholesaler said today that butter prices would drop 3 cents a pound Monday. The change echoes east ern market declines. Weather Max. Salem S3 Portland SS San Francisco S7 Chicago 14 Mnl. Precip. 1.14 M .78 4S trace 13 .00 New York 33 21 trace Willamette river 7 J feet, rimlnr FORECAST (from VS. weather bu reau. McNary field, Salem): Cloudy to day and tonight with continued rain. Hishest temperature today 60, lew to night 35. SALEM PRECIPITATION' (From Sept. 1 to February 22) This Year Sl-SS Last Year Average 1948 Price 5c Aerial Pickets' Form 'Line' Over Miami, Florida MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 21 -WP) Striking National Air Lines employes established an "aerial picket line" over Miama and Miami Beach today. One plane soared over the beach swimming area,- Hialeah race track and downtown Mi ami towing a banner reading: "National Air Lines pilots on strike." Another carried a big letter sign saying: "NAL clerks on strike, union mechanics not working." W. P. Kilgore of the Air Lines Pilots association AFL said it was the first time in history that picketing; had been done by air. In Chicago, David L. Ben nek?, ALPA president, said the aerial picketing would be extended to 11 states where NAL does business. Drought Brings Brownout Back To California SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21-OP) Central and southern California, browned by drought, will dim out and further cut shop production to save its meager water supply. Even the famed Hollywood Bou levard Sunset Strip in Los An geles may fade to its wartime drabness. The worst drought in some areas in recorded weather history has caused Governor Earl Warren to proclaim 28 counties in an emer gency drought area. They include Los Angeles and San Francisco, most of the state's population and its richest farming areas. The public utilities commission drew up a drastic set of rules which will probably go into effect Tuesday. The main points are: 1. Authority to electric power companies to reduce or stop serv ice to industrial and agricultural users of more than1 300 kilowatts. (Much of California's electricity is produced byi water power.) - 2V Reduction of electric lighting, with no exterior lights for build ings, 50 per cent less outside the ater lighting, 50 per cent less light for sports events and no lighting for advertising unless power com panies agree (except one identifi cation sign for each commercial house). A movement to adopt daylight saving time at the legislative ses sion opening March 1 found in creasing backers. Warren esti mated it would save about 300 -000 kilowatt hours. Plumber Solves 'Water Famine' In Georgia Town JASPER. Ga Feb. 21-6P)-For two months this mountain town of less than a thousand inhabi tants had endured an acute wa ter famine. No automobiles were washed. Few baths were taken. Drinking water was taken to 'hos pital patients in bottles. Authorities thought the city's deep wells were drying up. An other 375-foot well was dug at a cost of $3,000. It was completed Friday. Then Barney N. Coleman, a Jas per plumber, returned frcm a con struction job on Okinawa. He was authorized to overhaul the old pumping system. He found that a washer had been put on backwards and the water was leaking back into the well from the tank. Today the old water tank was full. Gov. Hall to Appoint Polk County Justice Appointment of a justice of the peace to serve in the newly cre ated justice of the peace district No. 1 in Polk county will be made by the governor and not the Polk county court. Attorney General George Neuner held Saturday. The opinion was requested by District Attorney R. S. Kreason, Polk county. Truman Promises to Increase Puerto Rico Self-Government By Ernest B. Vaeeare SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 21 -VP)- President Truman , told Puerto Ricans in an address to day they should have the right "to determine their relationship with the United States. The president arrived here at 9:22 a.m. on his plane, the "Sa cred Cow," after, a flight that began at Key West at 4:08 a.m. Accompanied by Fleet Admiral William D.. Leahy, his chief of staff and former governor of Puerto Rica, and by other White House aides, the president was met at Isla Grande airport by his appointee, Gov. Jesus T. Pinero. Hundreds of school children cheered ami applauded as the No. 296 Extension Of Rent Lids Set WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l-(ff)-Republican leaders in congress agreed today on a 30-day exten sion of rent controls to give time for full consideration of a longer range bill. Present controls are due to run out February 29 a week from Sunday. The house will vote on the stop gap measure Tuesday, with the senate acting later in the week. Meanwhile Senator Taft of Ohio, republican policy leader, said the senate will go ahead with its debate of a 14-month extension bill. The senate began discussing that measure yesterday. Rep. Wolcott (R-Mich), chair man of the house banking com mittee, said the 30-day extension would change the present law in only one way. The change would bar eviction of families from low cost public housing units because their incomes have rise IT above the limits originally set for occu pants of such quarters. Wolcott said such families could not be forced to give up their liv ing accommodations unless other adequate quarters were available for them. Private Power Plans to Add to Kilowatt Total SPOKANE, Feb. 2M;P)-Twelve power corporations and three mu nicipal systems are prepared to spend $500,000,000 in the next three years to add 1,250,000 kilo watts to the northwest power grid, the Spokesman-Review said to day: The paper said the figure is based on a region-wide--surrey just completed. It is in addition to proposed 4, 000,000 kilowatt installations of the federal power system through the army's corps of engineers and the bureau of reclamation. "If all the intentions are carried out the region will have 8,750,000 kilowatts available by 1956, of which the government will control a little less than two-thirds, the review said. Private companies with plans for additional generators include: Washington Water Power Co., Pacific Power and Light, Montana Power company, Idaho Power company, British Columbia Elec tric, California-Oregon Power company, Utah Power and Light, Puget Sound Power and Light, West Kootenay Power, Portland General Electric, and Mountain States Power company. South Bloc Losing Hope of Blocking Civil Rights Bills WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-i&)-K secret senate poll has convinced some southern democratic leaders they have almost no hope of blocking approval of civil rights legislation in this session of con gress. A veteran Dixie senator who helped count noses told a reporter the southerners now appear to have lost the republican support they need to prevent adoption of a gag rule on senate debate. He said President Truman's de mand for anti-lynch, anti-poll tax and anti-discrimination laws has been accepted as a political chal lenge by the GOP members. As a result, he said few, if any, repub licans will vote to limit debate. ACTRESS SEEKS DIVORCE LAS VEGAS. Nev Feb. 21-P) Actress Jane Wyman, recently se parated from Ronald Reagon, ar rived here today and took up resi idence at a fashionable hotel pre paratory to obtaining a divorce. Miss Wyman and her actor hus band have two children, Maureen, seven, and Michael, three. president. Governor Pinero at his side, briskly inspected a guard of honor, then mounted the speak ing stand to make his address. The president' said the appoint ment of Pinero, Puerto Rico's first island-bom governor, was only, a step toward an "increas ing measure of self-government." I have said to the congress several times- and I repeat it here that the Puerto Rican people should have the right to determine for themselves Puerto Rico's political relationship to the United States," he conUnued. "Freedom is a word which is found in every language. Equality means more than mere political emancipation." SCUD! !te Kldac . Proponents and opponents of the Salem school board's pro posed $3,500,000 bond issue for a five-year building Expansion program will retire to their own lines Monday to await the out-', come of the measure to be decided by school district voters in Tuesday's election. ' r-VI."'-A. i . I ' Final verbal barrages favoring and opposing the issue were fired in speeches and printed statements Saturday, ending' a long and heated campaign. Four poll-1 ing places have been designated. and voters must cast ballots in the areas in which they live. The school board's proposed program, to provide sufficient classrooms and other facilities for the district's greatly increased population, would provide for new buildings for a junior high school at West Salem, grade schools at Capitola, Four Corners, east of Englewood and ' to "replace - Grant and Liberty. It also includes ad ditions of varying sizes to the sen ior high school, Parrish "junior high and several grade schools. Under consideration fot several months, the $3,500,000 in bonds would be retired in 10 years in order that the district could re cover a bonding margin for future expansion in the event that in migration continues. The current program is on the basis of a cen sus of children residing in the district. The polling places are: North Salem School adminis tration office, 460 N. High st., for area within city north of Mission street. . East Salem C&.K Lumber Co. office. Center street and Lancas ter drive, entire area east of city limits. Seath Salem ' Leslie junior high school, Howard and South Church streets,- for area within city south of Mission street, plus former Pringle and Liberty dis tricts. ' West Salem Central school building in West Salem, for en tire former West Salem district. Voters must be at least 21 years of age, have resided in the district at least 30 days, own property on the latest county assessment roll or show evidence of stock or other ownership . in a company owning property on assessment rolL As required by law, a member of the district school board will be at each polling place at 2 pjn. to preside at . the choosing of an election board. (Statements of school board and committee of opposition appear on page 4.) 400 Delegates Attend Methodist YoutH. Conclave More than .400 delegates from aU sections of Oregon were in Salem Saturday in the final ses sions of the bi-annual conclave of the Oregon Methodist Youth Fellowship of the First Method ist church. Dr. Raymond Withey, counsel lor of religious activities at Wil lamette university, was featured speaker of the meeting and de livered two addresses to repre sentatives : at Waller hall on the campus Saturday. The conclave ended Saturday night at 8:30 when delengates were entertained at a banquet at the church. The Rev. Brooks Moore of the First Methodist church addressed the banquet meeting. During the two - day session, members planned the next two years' work with the youth or ganization and coordination of problems with the ministerial de partment of the church. Turnhull Resigns Press Meet Post EUGENE, Feb. 21 -JF- The annual Oregon press conference closed today after receiving the resignation of George Tumbull as secretary of the Oregon News paper Publishers association. Turnbull, secretary of the or ganization for 28 years, will re tire this summer as dean of the University of Oregon journalism school. Carl Webb, journalism school faculty member, was elected to succeed Turnbull. Walter W. R. May, Oregon Ciy Enterprise pub lisher, was elected president of the conference. Dynamite Charge Kills 2 Grande Ronde Men GRANDE RONDE, Feb. 21-JPh A dynamite charge, set to blast stumps, killed two men yesterday as they approached to see why it had not yet gone off. The men Lloyd Weaver, 19, and Fred Moore, 49, were killed out right. Both were logging company employes who lived at Grande Ronde. ". . SHE'S TOO FAT FOR ME" ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. 21 (Jf) Albert Aroeste, 22, sat on a dav enport last night. His girl friend sat on his lap. Aroeste felt his knee snap. A police ambulance was called.. The surgeon treated Aroeste for a dislocated knee. JAMES MeGKAW DIES . . SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 -OF) James H. McGraw, sr., 87, retired publisher who founded McGraw Hill Publishing company, died to day at the Maurice hotel where he had lived for the last year. TRUMAN PLANS MESSAGE SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 21 (AVPresident Truman will send a special message on housing needs to congress on Monday, assistant presidential press secretary Eben Ayerg said today. Benes Resists Red Putsh in ! Czechoslovakia- j PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Feb. f 21-(A5)-President Eduard Benes, 4 ailing and tired, continued to bold' t the Czechoslovak government to-. gether tonight by resisting com- munist pressure , j J He told the communists, from i Premier Klement Gottwald on I down, that he would not allow I anything but a parliamentary gov- eminent with parties now in the national front continuing to be represented. He also declared he would not allow the communists, the largest single party, to be ex- chided. t t ' Benes thus refused to accept the' ' i resignations of the ministers j of f three anti-communist parties In deadlock over alleged communist -I attempts to institute a police state, f and rejected communist demands for a clear-cut pro-Soviet govern- t men! ? . f I His answer was made public af- i ter a series of conferences and a ! public rally at which the com- f munis ts voiced their: demands. f WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-CtV The political crisis In Czechoslova- I kia was viewed by top American diplomatic authorities? today as the ; outgrowth of a carefully planned I effort by Moscow to complete the I communist domination of eastern ! Europe. . These officials said they have no i doubt that the Kremlin is direct- i ing the political strategy of Cze- f choslovakia's communist premier, ! Klement Gottwald. j t . j c f Western GOP! : i Meet Suggests ! Party Planks I DENVER, Feb.' t WW-Republi- cans of the west will demand! ! " . free circulation of gold, state f ownership of submerged land I and two cabinet posts at their I national convention . I j These were highlights of a plat- f form adopted unanimously today f at the conclusion of a two day i western conference i attended by ' party chieftains of 11 states and $ two territories. j Ezra R. Whitla! of Coenr' D'Alene, Idaho, conference chair- man, said national adoption of the( " platform planks "will go a long: way to carry the wfst for the re-1 publican party." ' . j Other plans approved Included. , "a compromise program of recla-1 " mation projects" with "adequate? appropriations for completion atl surveys for water conservation;" j ' withdrawal of land for "national' parks, monuments and wild Life refuges only after due regard to local problems by act of congress and not by executive order;? de-4 velopment of forests; "protection,1 conservation and development of . a perpetual supply of fish! and other sea life in waters adjacent t' our states and territories;" and "restoration of the long established public land policy which provides opportunity of ownership to pro- tnmm we nignesi tana use. f r I Dutch Reject Java War Negotiations LAKE SUCCESS! Feb. The Netherlands today rejected arbitration as a means of settling? the Dutch-Indonesian conflict, i The Dutch position was set forth by Ambassador Eelco N.j Vani Kleffens as the United Nations security council considered its next move in the Indonesian peace negotiations. I i i i 8TOCK DIVIDEND SET 1 r PORTLAND, Feb. 21-C)-Irofl:-' Fireman Manufacturing company today declared a dividend of $1.20 a share, payable ? quarterly, on 359,910 shares outotandfng. ; -i Animal Crccfrcrs IC A By WARREN GOODRICH e.Jj Mjyt we should charge f er vstcr Mtf giYM ih f a awl. ! Ill i -Art