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i : OO OO XZIO i Or ODD 0&:0 Weather Max. MIC fracas. I'urtiand San W ranlco M C'htraro 4J M iiace FORECAST tfrom ITS. waather bu reau, McNary field. SaiemH ciouor wttn uitermiuant light rains today and Thutaday. with Xm rUarlnf and par leda of aunahlna Ttiurd, Cooler Xrin MiMurn today WHO blh MW kW . POUNDDD 1651 tonicot near as. , , , NTNTTY -SEVENTH YEAH 12 PAGES Thm OrsKjon StotoanicdBu Satan. Oregon, Wednesday. February 22, 1948 mid'- IP elf e (ITlS:liJE r 6 . , , Prlc 5c i . mm Mouse Group Whacks at River CP pmrrra U. S. policy on the Palestine question as presented by Delegate Warren ji. Austin at vne luesoay i wrsi kui 11a uuwnni wmc session of the U. N. security coun- today as the house appropriations cil is wordy and confusing. While committee trimmej $131,542,889 Austin says the U. S. stands bar ; today from his request for non of the U. N. decision for partition, i military functions -of the army, which was adopted by the general ' The committee piloted $606, ssembly last November by dint , 358,766 for the fiscal year begin cf U. S. lobbying he calls for a j ning July 1. This is about 18 per new committee of the five great cent less than Mr. Truman asked. cowers to try to effect a setue- ment between Jews and Arabs. While he says the U. S. will meet iU obligations to U. N. (supplying frr on reauisition) he says that force should be used to "restore peace" and not to eniorce parti tion. Though seeking a reopening f the issue by the appointment of a fresh committee whose mem bers are accustomed to disagree ing on vital questions Austin promptly objected to the Colom bian delegate's motion to call a special session of the U. N. gen eral assembly to reconsider the partition plan. And while assert ing the U. S. will back up the U. N., Austin calls enforcing par tition a "Dolitical settlement" be- nnH the Dower of the security) council. The Arabs, it is recauea t claim that U. N. has no legal au- 4Kritv to nartition Palestine. This muddy statement of the Ksition of the United States looks e a desperate attempt to post pone the -decision in hopes of ef fecting a compromise. The U. S. is not ready to supply force which the U. N. commission charged with instituting partition says is necessary. The alternate of try ing to get the question referred to the five great powers dodges the immediate issue of implementing the U. N. decision; but that is sure to draw the fire of the Zionists who want a separate Jewish state and want i now. So it looks as though the Unit ed States had impaled itself clum sily on a sharp-spiked fence. The crisis is many-fold. If the United Nations cannot (Continued on editorial page) Barkley Sees Tax Cut Hopes WASHINGTON. Feb. 2A.-(Xh- SLonatnr Rarklev (D-Kv) has told reoublican members of the sen- . ate finance committee tney may get democratic support for a tax cut up to $4,000,000,000. The administration's floor lead er told a reporter he has suggested that members get together on a bill which could have bipartisan backing when it reaches the sen ate floor. His action was interpreted in other quarters as virtual aban donment of President Truman's request for a $40 cost-ol-iiving tax cut for everyone, to be balan-jxf red by a boost in corporation lev- les. The republican plan is to cut Individual income levies without raising corporation taxes. Stassen Undeeidetl on California Primary LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24-OP-Haroid E. Stassen said today he has not yet decided whether to enter California's republican pre sidential primary. But regardless, he estimated he will have 230 delegates on the first ballot at the party's national nom inatirvg convention. Animal Crachcrs By WARREN GOODRICH "My dtr, you t tally should te s plumber" Fund for Detroit Dam Cut PORTLAND. Fel 24.-yP-The president's budget .for construc tion of rivers, harbors and flood , control work in theSPacific north- ine nouse appropriations com mittee recommended $37,901,200 for northwest construction, a cut of more than $ 16,00b, 000 from the original proposal. McNary dam's proposed allocation! was shaved from $30,000,000 to $20,000,000: the biggest reduction. i nouse committees recom- mendation cut the Coos Bay work figure in half, from $2,000,000 to The house committee s recom- 11,000,000. Lookout Point dam . 4w.m J AAA AAA K 000,000, and Detroit and Dorena dams from $3,500,000 each to $3, 000,000 each. i The projects included: rivers , and harbors, Columbia and lower , Willamette rivers below Vancou-1 ver. Wash., and Portland, Ore., $775,000. Flood control. Willam- eue river ( Dan protection), $500,000, and Puddjng river, $29,- iOOO. 4 Rep. Walter NorbJad wired Clay Cochran of the chamber of com merce Tuesday that the house ap propriations committee had rec ommended final house action ap proving $11,751,000: in appropria tions for the Willamette valley, in cluding $3,000,000 for Detroit dam, $500,000 for Willamette river bank protection and $29,000 for Pudding river. River Crest Passes Shlem The crest of thf current Wil lamette river flood passed Salem Tuesday night at approximately 19.8 feet, below th 21.5 feet fore cast. Flood stage here is 20 feet. The high water1 flattened out somewhat north ot Albany due to a drop in the Santtam river level, which was 11.4 fet and falling at 5 pm. Tuesday! at Jefferson. Tuesday's temperatures ranged from freezing to 54 degrees. but intermittent light rains today were expected to keep the mercury be tween 35 and- 45 degrees. The state highway department reported generally Improved travel conditions throughout the state, but with some one-way traffic due to slides on coast and southern Oregon routes. Santiam junction reported roads bre except for packed snow and Ice at the sum mit. pi1.,a IlOOIl Iieort f 110108 Given 15 Pages in Life Fifteen pages of; color pictures of Oregon's Mt. Hood and Timber line lodge are included in the Feb ruary 23 issue of Life magazine, which has reached Salem news stands. The 23 photos depict the big white mountain and the ac tivities of its enthusiasts. 40 Portland Business Men Visit Salem, Dallas on Goodwill Tour Two score Portland civic and business leaders vfeited Salem and Dallas yesterday! to exchange ideas and best wishes on their first post-war goodwill trade tour The group, headed by E. N Weinbaum, manager of the trade and commerce department of Jthe Portland Chamber of Commerce, was entertained at the noon lunch eon of the Salem Kiwanis club at which William Baillie, manager of the state employment service in Salem, predicted f that Portland would have : 1 ,000,000 population "within a very few years." Baillie urged the development of Portland industry as a market for Salem products, and said the two cities would be "mutually benefitted by cose association and cooperation."! The speaker alio listed among vital needs nhreej or four" multi lane highways between Portland and Salem; a double-track rail road; new homes and schools; new Willamette bridge; flood protec tion and added electrical energy, and a meeting of minds on freight Czech Reds Apply Pressure to Benes President Continues to Resist Gottwald PRAGUE, Feb. 24 - (JP) - Pre mier Klement Gottwaldls com munist party, backed by a newly won balance of power and the might of the security police, rolled forward tonight toward complete domination of Czecho slovakia. Between the crushing commu nist machine and its goal of total power stood only the frail fig ure of President Eduard Benes, the nation's war-time hero. An unconfirmed report said Gottwald went to the president's palace to present a new cabinet list. Since Friday night Benes has resisted Gottwald's demands that he accept the resignations of 12 anti-communist ministers and t j State .LlCeilSeS I rVg Kf I llfitri till tetl ' v From County Seats KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 24-(JP) Oregon auto licenses will be issued from county seats beginning in 1948, Secretary of State Earl New bry disclosed here today. Newbry and Gov. John H. Hall toured the new Oregon Vocational school and spoke at a business men's luncheon meeting. Hall called again for utilizing income tax surplus for state in stitutions and higher education. He expects a $35,000,000 surplus this year. South Looking For Nominee to Face Truman WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 -V Southern democratic leaders today carried their revolt against Pres ident Truman's leadership to the point of opposing his nomination for a full term in the White House. Senator McClellan of Arkansas said Mr. Truman, by his6 civil rights stand, "has thrown away his chances" of being elected. Me ridian said he would like to see Senator Byrd (D-Va) nominated for the presidency. Senator Johnston (D-SC) said he thought "the party will stand a better chance of success in the No vember election" with a candidate other than Mr. Truman Secre tary of State Marshall, for in stance. Byrd immediately asked that his name be kept out of any presiden tial nomination discussion. Mar shall said flatly that he would not consider running for any office. Today's statements followed meeting of seven southern senators and two governors who are fight ing the president's program of fed eral laws against various kinds of race and color discrimination. GUILTY OF STAMP MISUSE' SEATTLE. Feb. 24 -fP)- A fed eral jury deliberated nine hours and convicted George Bohnstedt, a Port Orchard postal employe of using an already cancelled 5-cent postage stamp. He will be sentenced tomorrow. differentials so that Salem can be considered in the Portland freight zone. K. C. Eldridge, president of FJ dridge Food Sales of Portland, re sponded wit'i the statement that "the eyes of aU the other states are on Oregon" and declared "we must pull together to put Oregon on the map" Eldridge was introduced by Donald R. Smith, chairman f the Portland chamber's trade and com merce committee, who was hand ed the g el by Ted Medford, head of Salem's retail trade bu reau. Arrangement for the visit were made by the Portlanders with the retail trade bureau and the Salem chamber. Scores of chamber mem bers, as well as members of other civic clubs and Salem city officials, were present at the noon luncheon presided over by Phil SchnelL Sa lem Kiwanis president, to whom Smith presented a cherry wood gavel in appreciation of the club's courtesy. (Additional details page 3 allow the premier to name his own cabinet. Benes has defied Gottwald's pressure and continued to insist that the parties which instituted the post-war republic in 1945 must remain in the government. MUNICH, Germany. Feb. 24 (JP) - Pavel Tigrid, 30-year-old Czech Catholic editor, told news men here today "My country, as a free democratic state, is fin ished." The communist press in Prague said yesterday Tigrid fled the country and a warrant had been issued for his arrest. Tigrid said President Eduard Benes had only two alternatives to resign, or dissolve parlia ment and call for new elections. Wallace Calls Marshall Plan 'War Blueprint' WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 - (JP) Henry A. Wallace charged today that "big bankers, the monopolists and the militarists" have turned the Marshall plan into "a blue print for war" and a "political and economic weapon against the American people." "New faces" must be in the White House, Wallace said, before "an understanding between the United States and Russia" can make peace secure. And the third party presidential candidate left no doubt that one of the faces he had in mind was his own. Wallace testified at his own re quest in flat opposition to Secre tary of State Marshall's European recovery program. He told the house foreign affairs committee it means "suppressing" the people of Europe and lowering living standards st horned Speaking with vigor and en thusiasm, he outlined his own eight-point plan for European re covery a 10-year, $50,000,000,000 United Nations program taking in countries in the soviet sphere as well as western Europe. He called for putting the in dustrial Ruhr under joint control of the U.S., Russia, Britain and France, and for creation of a "world food granary" to "win the world fight against hunger." Gen. Meyers Trial Starts WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 - JP) - Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers went on tnal today on charges of in ducing a business associate to lie to congress. Prosecutor George Morris Fay told the jury he will prove that the wartime No. 2 purchasing agent for the army air forces got more than $150,000 profits from war contracts. But Meyers' attorney, Robert T Bushnell, former Massachusetts attorney general, said the alleged pronis nave nothing to do with the case. Bushnell argued that the 92-year-old Meyers is charged only with inducing a onetime associate, Bleriot H. Lamarre, of Dayton, O, to commit perjury at a senate in vestigation Into Meyers' affairs. Lamarre already has pleaded guilty to perjury charges. Wliitely Named to Liquor Board Post PORTLAND, Feb. 24.-JP-Wil-liam F. Whitely Jr, University of Oregon law school graduate and former FBI agent today was named assistant state liquor ad ministrator. Administrator William H. Ham mond said the Job was created by the reorganized liquor commis sion. Whitely is a native of Fair banks, Alaska. His parents moved to Portland in 1918. MOTTIEK. CHILD HEX DDI CAMDEN. N. J, Feb. 23-UP-A mother burned to death and her three small children also were be lieved to have perished in a fire which swept a row of 16 homes early today. mum rticimAnojf trreaa SSC 1 t fta. IS) Tb Year Last Year zus Average 2S.S4 S2.C3 Projects 14-Month Rent Lid Wins Vote WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 -VP-The senate tonight passed by voice vote and sent to the--bouse a bill continuing rent control in some what altered form for 14 months. Another bill is on its way through congress extending the present law to the end of March. Without it rent ceilings would end next Sunday. The house passed this temporary measure today. The senate is ex pected to adopt it later in the week. The senate's 14-month bill will go on a shelf in the house until next month. Under the senate measure: 1. Rent increases up to IS per cent would be permitted where tenants and landlords agreed on a lease through 1949, 2. Controls generally would continue through April 30, 1949. Tenants who agreed to a 15 per cent increase last year could not be charged another. 3. Controls would end on non housekeeping rooms in private homes. 4. Tenants could be evicted, on 60-day notice, where the landlord planned extensive remodeling. a. controls on use of scarce building materials for amusement places would be continued, modi tied. t Howard Maple, Elf strom File For Re-Election Robert L. Elf strom, Salem's mayor since January, 1947, put his name on the ballot for re-election Tuesday with planned growth and sound expansion of the capital city as his stated goal. Elitrom filed his candidacy Tues day with the city recorder, along with Howard MaDle. who seeks re-election as ward 7 alderman. Both offices are non-partisan, the .nayoralty for two years and the council post for four years. The mayor, a resident of 1656 Center st.. is owner of Elf Strom's retail store and is this year pres ident of the League of Oregon Cit ies. FJfstrom strongly backed the city manager plan which became effective in Salem as he took of fice. His campaign slogan is "Con tinued business-like administra tion. Encouragement to industry and sound expansion." Maple, proprietor of Maple's sporting goods store and former Willamette university coach, re sides at 1890 Fairmount st. He was first elected to the council in 1940, resigned when he went to Alaska during the war and was again elected upon his return. His campaign slogan is "Serve my ward and the city to the best of my ability." In his campaign statement, FJf strom said he would strive for the following program: Planned growth and encourage ment to payrolls and industry with proper zoning. Conduct the city's business without fear or fa vor of any group or minority. Wider streets, better lighting, pro per drainage and modern sewer disposal. Constantly strive for better government at least cost to our citizens. Keep Salem a clean city morally and physically. Con tinued aid to our veterans on bousing and employment. Encour age breaking the bridge and rail road track 'bottlenecks.' Public health and recreation as a leading program," FBI Descends on Steel Industry in Anti-Trust Probe WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 -UPy-In a spectacular move ordered by President Truman, FBI agents de scended on 16 major steel com panies today and questioned their officials on the steel .price in crease. This hunt for evidences of anti trust law violations ordered by Mr. Truman was sudden. He asked the commerce and justice depart ments and the council of economic ad vise ry to probe last week's ware of steel price boosts. They aver aged about $5 a ton. Shortly after. Attorney General Tom Clark revealed that federal bureau of investigation men mov ed into: the executive offices of leading j steel firms to question company officials to learn whether the widespread boost "is the ' re-1 suit of any agreement among the steel companies in violation of the mil m a wi tmmm New Kingfish v.. . . , : s V . , . : ' A NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 24 The late Hney Leaf's br ether Earl (above) was assered ef the Leablana gevernersbip tonight by a decisive vete la a rwneff election. Long's Brother Wins Louisiana Governorship NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24-OP)-Louisiana voters called Huey Long's brother Earl back today to be governor of Louisiana again, after eight years of political eclipse. They gave him a walloping vic tory in a democratic runoff pri mary election over Sam Houston Jones, the man who beat him for the office in 1940. With 1014 of the state's 1,878 precincts counted. Long had 227, 079 votes and Jones 131,128. Every tabulation showed Long's margin to be growing. The demo cratic nominee is assured election in Louisiana. It was a triumphant comeback for Earl personally and the Long family in general, in the state which Huey ruled as dictator. This was Earl Long's only state wide victory except for 1936, when he was elected lieutenant governor. He became governor in 1939 when Richard W. Leche re signed the post in the midst of the "Louisiana scandals." Leche and several other politi cal leaders went to prison for various misuses of state funds and property. Earl Long was nev er charged with any offense. Long's political fortunes had sunk so low in 1944 that he couldn't even get himself on the head of a ticket. Huey Long was chosen gover nor almost 20 years ago to the day. SCHL'MAN WINS VOTE PARIS, Feb. 24 -OP)- Premier Robert Schuman's government won its sixth vote of confidence tonight. The issue was on a point of procedure. The national as sembly vote was 291 for the gov ernment and 268 against. Farmers Union Plea for Added By Llllle L. Madsen Farm Editor, The Stataaman Increased food production, lo calized school control and better health programs formed the nuc leus of the annual report of Ron ald Jones, state Farmers Union president, given Tuesday at the opening of the organization's 38th convention. Jones was introduced by Gus Schlicker, vice chairman. "We had a slogan in 1942 that food would win the war," Jones said, adding that "it Is even more true now; food will win the peace if the peace is won." Jones said that food production needed to be Increased and that this could be done by aiding more farmers to maintain . themselves on the farm and by helping them build up soil resources. The most Important national issue, Jones said, is the maintain ence of the United Nations as a strong organization. Jones urged development oi we reclamation and hydro-electric power program Is the west be cause "we are going to need it sooner than we think and it must not be handicapped by political expediences and ; delaying tactics which are used to maintain east em capitalism.'' The speaker said he did not believe universal military train ing would make the U. S. strong er, but would "cause some of us Voters -Pack Polls; Board to Discuss Next Move Today By Wla.Ua IL Taylor SUtt Writer, The Statesman Salem school district voters 3,220 to 748, a proposed $3,500,000 bond issue for buildir.f expansion. ! The total of 3,972 ballots cast was among the highest ever recorded in a local school decisively against trie pum. J, 1 i A . I 1 The school board's decision on the next step to meet the popula tion growth is expected to be reached at a regular board meet ing at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the administration office, post ported from last night. Comment on the election was withheld by both board members and Henry R. Crawford, chairman of a citizens' committee which had opposed the board's program for the past week. The group bad How Precincts Voteif liUa DUtrirt t acal !- Um retails: rr AltlnU Tal Nartk , 111 i.a tjtn Kaat US 411 ill sui , 171 an I.7 Wert 1 ttJ t4 Taial 14S SJBS tjnt it kail war cafacUve lax Narta Salaaa as I la Kaat Salaa.) made counter proposal of a $1. 500.000 bond issue to meet Imme diate building needs, rather than provide for a long-range program Long lines of voters waited their turns during the five hours the polls were open. It is believed that the total count would have been even higher, but many per sons left because of inability to wait or impatience. At the closing hour of 7 p m the waiting lines were herded In side and the doors closed to late comers. At that time, an estimated 700 voters were still queued up in the north Salem polling place, and lesser numbers at each of the other three. North Salem, which cast more ballots than the other areas com bined, also scored a higher pro portion of opposition, more than 5 to 1. East Salem's ratio of near ly 24 to 1 was the smallest. The average was over 4 to I against. The bond proposal had been to finance a new West Salem jun ior high school, five grade schools and additions to several other structures. Five times previously In this century has the Salem district voted on bond issues for building programs, records show. In each case they were approved, although some by fairly narrow margins Largest previously was for $630,- 000 in 1935, to finance the new senior high school. Bush grade school and an addition to Leslie In 1923, a $500,000 issue financed additions to the old high school and nine grade buildings. MUKDEN PERIL GRAVE NANKING, Feb. 24-OP)-Fight- ing waned about Mukden today but Manchuria's largest city re mained imperiled. The govern- ments's whole position in Man churia was so desperate that Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was reported giving almost his entire attention to it. Meet Stresses Food Output to get a false sense of security behind a token of national strength. He added that money proposed for universal military training could be used better to improve the schools, and suggest ed promoting phyrical education wnicn he said would do more good than six months of military training. James G. Patton, national pres ident, who is to talk at a public meeting at the high school at 8 o'clock tonight, greeted the as sembly Tuesday upon his arrival. He referred to the "universal friendly feeling where farmers are gathered to discuss their problems." Like Jones, Mr. Patton also said there was a need of more food producing, adding that "by the simple method of eliminating starvation we get at the funda mental prevention of hate, dis trust and war.' Morton Tompkins, state grange master, urged the Farmers Union and grange members to unite in a right to put water power, now going to waste, to work through public utilities. He criticized legis lation Intended to nullify the most "vital provision of the state." Carl Stuy. a 1 recent resident of Holland who now resides near Dayton, spoke on conditions ex isting in Europe when he left there a few months ago. (Additional details on page 2.) killed Tuesday, by! vote of eIction. All voting areas went U.N. Session To Reconsider Partition Asked LAKE SUCCESS Feb. 24 -OP) Colombia asked jthe security council tonight to consider call ing a special United Nations as sembly session to cope with, the Palestine crisis. , I Dr. Alfonso Lopez f Colombia, in a surprise resolution, moved to study the advisability of a spe cial assembly to reconsider the Palestine partition plan. ' The United States immedlsUry declared Its opposition to i this move and stood firmly on a rec ommendation that i the big five powers combine in a swift dip lomatic move for peace In Pales tine, t Dr. Lopez proposed that the council ask Britain to postpone the date for terminating Its man dale until July 15, 1948, and to postpone also the evacuation of troops from Palestine. A spokesman for I the United States delegation" said after the meeting that the V. S. is opposed, to the resolution and will pro ceed on the basis of the partition resolution approved by the 1947 assembly. He said there would be no "back-tracking." The U. S. recommendation for the big five powers! to combine in the move for peace surprised some of the delegates also. While Warren R. Austin, chief U. S. delegate, made: no commit ment regarding U. S. troops for the international force requested by the five-member Palestine partition commission, Ian Informed source said he made an Implicit commitment In pledging this country to support , the U. N. de ci lions on Palestine. ' - Morse Blasts t Taylor Move v WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 - OH - Senator Wayne L. Morse asserted today that "all true progressives" should fight against the third party of Henry Wallace and Sen. Glen H. Taylor. I , The Oregon republican, saying -he felt Taylor had made a "great mistake," declared the third party "has betrayed sound progressivitm by adopting a program of le(Um which", apparently; Unknown to Wallace and Taylor, has its rocte in police state methods." i Teachers Strike i In Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS. I Feb. 24-PV- Minneapolis union! public, school teachers struck today in a pay dis pute and 65,000 pupils began an unscheduled vacation. The AFL Federation of Teach ers called the strike after the school board ordered the school year shortened by four weeks. The board said it was $2,000,000 short of the amount needed to run the schools on a normal' basis. Union officials said this short ening would have the effect cf cutting their pay by! 10 per cent wnen -were should be an in crease." i i ' QUICHES The sl amber yen hired with a Statesman Want! Ad was quite handy from the pipe left ever, be made as this chair!"