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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1948)
O 3 I o o onno o o o o OOP1' on Ml wiriniomisirQ'S 00 O OOE3 OOO : I I I - - '. ' - . ' " (BDOdfl OTP SSSEOB promos The taking over of the railroads of the country by the government to avert strike la a rescue effort, caving the country the disaster which a stoppage of railways would cause. It offers no solution to the impasse which threatened to bring a tie-up of rail transpor tation. While the public may breathe a sigh of relief at escap ing the immediate calamity it ought to be distresed over the failure of collective bargaining plus the working of the elaborate machinery of the railway media tion act. The attitude of the brother hoods was expressed by Alvanley Johnston, chief of the engineers. who said: "We have endeavored to get settlement by cutting down to the limit our demands. We ve done the giving. They want to make compulsory arbitration board out of the fact-finding board.'' This statement invites analysis. The government board is in law and in fact a mediation board. It recommended a settlement which gave the operating brotherhoods a raise of MM cents an hour. The the board's recommendation. The , brotherhood representatives re J fused. Undoubtedly there was pressure to get the workers to ac cept this award. To the public a Strike In the face of a favorable award by a government board lermj quite unjustifiable, jeopar dizing as it ' (continued on editorial page). 70-Group Force Agreed; Draft Near Approval WASHINGTON, May lO.-i-A senate-house conference commit tee today agreed on legislation providing $822,000,000 to get a modern 70-group air force started. This means that the program will go to the White House, de spite Secretary of Defense Forres tal's objection that it is so large as to throw the armed services out f balance. Meanwhile, a combination draft nd military training bill neared final approval ' today by the sen- tte armed services committee, it 1 scheduled for quick senate con sideration after its Introduction as a committee bill. Chairman Gumey (R-SD) told reporters only "about three" items In the measure remain to be pass ad on. He predicted formal appro val by tomorrow for the measure which would: Require registration of all men 18 through 25 and doctors through 45. Authorize a two-year draft of snen 19 through 25. And provide a year's military training, with the regular forces but not as a partof them, for 18-year-olds. Nation's Best Crop Forecast WASHINGTON, May 10 - An official report indicated today the nation will produce its third largest wheat crop in history. The Important winter wheat crop made good progress in April, xcept in parts of the southern esat plains, said the crop report ued by the agriculture, depart ment Prospects on May 1 were for a tout of 1,117,000,000 bushels of bread grain. The largest crop was 2,364,000,000 last year. Production n the 1930-45 period averaged 90.000,000. Stockyard Strike Off; Raise Gained CHICAGO. May 10 -Off5)- A Strike of 400 livestock handlers was called off tonight at the world's largest stockyards here. Frank Monaghan, president of the CIO Stockhandlers union, aid the new contract gave the Workers a slx-cent-an-hour In crease, but "all things considered we got about 12 cents more." Animal Cracftcrs By WAKEN GOO0R1CH Weather Mas. Min. Prc!p. Salsa ... M 44 Trace Portl.iVd U 41 .00 San fraaclsco M so .00 Chicago ..... 4S 43 1.54 New York MUM Wltlanwtu river 12 fU rORCCAST (from U. S. wathr bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Partly cloudy today and tonight. High today 4. low tonight 40. Near excellent weather 1 for all farm activities today. NINETY-nGHTH YEAH Dewey, Fry, eAinnrDOirDdl mi tireet to (Seti Mew UgDuts '. ' Zoning Changes Delayed: Rail Permit Limited By Robert E. Gangware City Editor. The SUtaman Salem's city council Monday "" ' Vr. uuwOM,w., treet light.ng to put an elevator lit ui limn aiiu iu b' " i w ij iiui- ; ited franchises for rail tracks. j But tbe council delayed until ' May 24 action on long-pending j zoning proposals to permit a tele phone office building at Court and 1 Winter streets and to require spe cial permit for church expansion in residential areas. Thes were the developments: (1) An agreement with Port land General Electric company was approved to replace present street lights with brighter mer cury vapor lights (similar to pres ent High street lights but with two brackets parallel to curbs) for Liberty street from Center to Ferry streets and for the Liberty-to-High blocks of Chemeketa, Court and State streets. New Lights This Year City Manager J. L. Franzen indi cated the lights would be installed at the time Liberty street is wid ened this year and the cost to the city would not exceed the recent increase of $5,800 in license fees received by the city annually from PGE (which now pays the city annually $27,800). (2) Otis Elevator company was authorized to Install in city hall the elevator recently acquired by the city lor $500 'from the burned out Guardian building. Otis' price is $4,895, including all labor and materials. Mayor R. L. Elfstrom estimated the total cost under this plan is $12,000 less than bids re ceived recently for a new eleva tor and Installation. Franchise One Year (3) The city ordered a one-year franchise renewal for Southern Pacific's Union street tracks. The company had requested a 20-year franchise, but the long range plan ning commission recommended continuance of a year-old policy to reduce franchise periods while the city is negotiating with rail roads for moving mainline tracks farther east or putting them un derground to Increase traffic safe ty in the city. (4) Also ordered was a revok able permit for a new spur track to serve Larmer warehouses from the west side of Broadway street, on condition that Oregon Electric remove a present spur and repair the street there. City Manager J. L. Franzen had evolved a plan for traffic Improvement by en couraging the industry to put a second spur on it own property and replace the existing spur in the street. Zone Hearing Delayed (5) The rone change requested by Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company to remove capitol zone setback restrictions and al low construction of an 84 by 110 foot building on an 84 by 115 foot lot across from the state li brary will come up May 24 for final action, after the council has received a report on new capitol zone policy from the long range 1 planning commission. Two alternate bills were intro duced, one by Alderman O'Hara to make a special business zone of 'the lot but to retain present residential setback restrictions, and the other bill by Mayor Elf strom to waive the setback which would approximate 20 feet on Court street under present policy. The telephone company has Indi cated it cannot build unless the entire lot can be used. () Postponed for the third meeting was action on Alderman Albert H. Gille's bill to restore former restrictions on church or school expansion In residential areas, under which permission must be obtained from 65 per cent of property owners within $00 feet and from the city council. Since last year added construction has been permitted without spe cial permission other than city building: permits. (Additional council news, page r , ; Dutyfree limits Raised by Measure WASHINGTON. May I0-CP- Tbm senate approved . legislation today to raise the amount of duty free goods which returning I tour ists may bring in from abroad from $100 to $500. Action was by unani mous consent. The i provision was attached as a rider to a house-approved meas ure to permit the temporary free import' oX xacinf sheUs, ' i 12 PAGES Stassen Dixie Choice r rf r v. sir 1 4 " .. ' , ' H Sen. Walter F. George States Righters Sizzle at Party Over Platform By Dixieland democrats, their po litical dander up over President Truman's civil rights program, got a potential candidate for president Monday. He is Walter F. George, for 25 years a senator from Georgia. Senator Russell (D-Ga.) said that unless George vigorously ob jects his name will be offered as as "states rights" man at the de mocratic convention in Philadel phia. This suggestion took on added significance as a steady stream of bitter language sizzled out of Jackson, Miss. That's where the states righters are holding their convention. They voted unanimously to call a July conference at Birmingham for the avowed purpose of taking "all necessary and appropriate ac tions" unless the national party abandons the civil rights program. Jewish Reopen Convoy Route To Jerusalem JERUSALEM. May 10-4VP)-Jewish sources said their troops bat tered through all Arab resistance tonight and opened the Tel Aviv Jerusalem highway, vital convoy lane of Jerusalem's hungry Jews. Haganah engineers moved up behind Jewish' commando forces using bulldozers and dynamite to blast the Arabs out of positions in the rocky hills along the road. The first food convoy in three weeks is scheduled to rumble over the road tomorrow morning, from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. While the battle raged 10 miles west of Jerusalem, the interna tional Red Cross awaited a writ ten request from Arab and Jewish authorities to convert the holy city into a neutral zone. A temporary cease fire, agreed to Saturday by the Jews and Arabs, now prevails in Jerusalem. Korean Ballot Rioting Fatal SEOUL, Tuesday. May 11 -P) The Russian-controlled radio in North Korea today renewed a threat to shut off the power sup ply of the S. -occupied south ern zona an apparent effort to needle authorities in the wake of Monday's election. Communist-directed , violence took at least 25 lives yesterday in futile attempts to disrupt the south Korean election, but the night passed in unexpected quiet. An overwhelming total of more than 6,000,000 voters approach ing JO per cent of those registered -ran the communist gauntlet and voted for a projected 200-member national assembly in th first elec tion in 4.000 years of Korean his tory. Weekend violence starting Fri day sent the death toll to at least 78, with scores injured and many arrested. IUIM BBLKCOTTATIOM (Tree SyC 1 te Stay 11) TbIs Tear Laet Tear Avenge v. --TO.1 .'A: '.''. 'f '"w, I V) i The Orecon Statesman, Salem, Agree to Debate CoiuiinicDi; Council Ballots 8 Times; Slates Budget Meeting Robert W. DeArmond and Dan iel J. Fry were unanimously elected aldermen by the Salem city council Monday night in Salem Chamber of Commerce. DeArmond. attorney who lives at 1740 Norway st. was selected to represent ward 8 on the ninth ballot after a near-deadlock de veloped between him and Tom Armstrong, former ward 6 alder man. Dr. E. E. Boring also 'was a candidate. DeArmond, president of the Marion county young republican club until recently, will replace Fry, who resigned as alderman last month when he moved from a home in ward 0 to a new resi dence in ward 4, at 608 S. High st. Fry Unopposed Fry was the unopposed choice to remain a member by switch ing his ward representation to the vacancy created at the same time he had . resigned, when Al derman R. O. Lewis became in eligible by moving out of the city. Mayor R. L. Elfstrom explain ed the council rule which calls for vote by ballot and requires five votes, regardless of num ber remaining on council or num ber present, to elect a temporary alderman. The two elected last night will serve until the Novem ber general election, at which electors of wards 4 and f will vote to fill the terms expiring Dec. 31, 1950. With all five remaining alder men and the mayor voting, Arm strong received four votes on each of the first three ballots, then began losing strength to DeAr mond who received three votes on the fourth and sixth ballots and four on the fifth, seventh and eighth ballots. Boring had receiv ed one vote on the first ballot and one on the sixth. Bndreters Appointed With every appearance of deadlock, the council voted to put off further balloting until the next meeting, but by the end of the meeting reverted to the elec tion and in a single ballot unani mously elected DeArmond. DeArmond had been nominat ed by Alderman Howard Maple, Armstrong by James Nicholson and Boring by David O'Hara. Pe titions from ward 8 residents. each with about 270 signers, were received by the council on behalf of both DeArmond and Boring. The new aldermen are to be sworn in at the May 24 meeting, when two members of the citi zens budget committee also will be admitted. The council last night set May 24 for a budget meeting with the citizens committee and re-elected to three-year terms both George Hall and Dr. E. E. Boring. ITALY TRAIN WRECKS VENICE. Italy. May 10 -VPh The Trieste-Rome express Jump ed the track north of here today. killing nine persons and injuring 60. A split switch reporteouy caus ed the accident. Politics on Parade . . . Who's Running for What in the May Primaries! (gaiter's net: Comments la UUs Mrtn are ty t lc the ca- MiIm wtUMat ratrtcla, mar mC rcftoct the wlier t UUs ajrspar). Teear's nhjeet: Glenn C Ackerman (r) Candidate for Geverner ef Oregaa Glenn C Ackerman submitted bis name for consideration to the voters of Oregon, as a candidate for nomination for the office of the governor, by a popular de- mand has be- come Increasing-1 ly compelling due to the rapid; growth and de-f velopment of our ; business struc- ture throughout I the state, and in j 7 view ox tne ex- a. c. iikmua treme importance of carefully ad ministering to our vast economical growth and needs, it becomes nec essary to select a man suitably qualified to meet these contingen- He baa carefully chosen a plat form reflecting the expressions of OUNDOD 1651 Oregon, Tuesday, May 11, 1948 To Back Stands On Red Party; Date Not Set By B. L. Livingstone BEND. Ore, May 10-(P)-Thom as E. Dewey agreed tonight to nation-wide radio debate with Harold E. Stassen on the subject of communism. Lewey s acceptance or tne pro posal made by Dr. Peter Od gard, president f Reed college PORTLAND, May 11 -JP-Oregon headquarters for both Thomas E. Dewey and Harold E. Stassen announced early Taesday morning that discus sions were underway for the agreed debate on communism at the earliest possible date. The Portland Ice arena will be the scene of the meeting, probably this week. of Portland, was made In a tele gram to the college official. Text of the acceptance by the New York governor was released here by James Haggerty, Dewey's press secretary. Twice before the New Yorker had ignored Stassen challenge to debate. Stassen Returns Friday The two young republican pres idential aspirants are alone in the Oregon primary preferential elec tion May 21. Date for the debate has not been set. Stassen earlier today accepted the debate proposal. He is now in West Virginia, but is sched uled to arrive in Portland for a Friday night address. Dewey is due there the same day on his swing through the state. Stassen Would Outlaw The former Minnesota gover nor proposed outlawing the com munist party, in opening his Ore gqn campaign. The next week Dewey took the position that such a policy was wrong and dan gerous. In his acceptance, Dewey said, "While I usually disapprove of personal debates between repub licans because they tend to weak en and divide our party, I regard the proposal to outlaw the com munist party as so dangerous to our freedom and the security of this country that I think a bold discussion of it ... is essential." The New York executive said he would debate for a full hour on the subject "Shall the Com munist Party Be Outlawed?' Dewey named the communism topic. Dewer Rests in Bend Dr. Odegard had proposed that the debate touch on "election issues." Stassen said in accepting the proposal that he was eager for a "101m discussion , 01 vixai national issues" at Portland. Dewev rested here yesterday and today, nursing a slight throat Infection and discussing, via long distance telephone, affairs in New York. He ia exDected. however, to resume his campaign tomorrow, flying to Ontario, Ore., for a tour of far eastern Oregon. FINAL VOTE EXPECTED LAKE SUCCESS, May 10 -(A-A formal vote suspending United Nations efforts for world atomic control is expected next Monday. Frederick H. Osborn of the United States called a meeting; of the full U. N. atomic energy commission today for 9:30 a. m. (EST) Mon day. our progressive citizens, with a resolution to induct it many mod ern features into the life-line of our resources. Being one of Oregon's most pro gressive candidates for governor, he is determined to adance the wealth and prosperity of the state of Oregon by placing it equal to other competitive levels within this vast western empire. His cam paign is to be wsged around a promise to work in all ways to better tne living conaiuons 01 sai of the people of the state of Ore gon. I Mr. Ackerman is one of Ore gon's large taxpayers, ana con ducts a multiple, of successfully operated business institution of a varied nature. His capacity to promote the welfare of the state, as well aa the welfare of its peo ple, is demonstrated by his ultramodern.- straight-forward, hard-' hitting business methods. He ia a student of political science and stands for popular economy in a rigid adniinistration. Every obstacle in the advance ment of the moral, social and eco nomic needs of the people of the state of Oregon is a challenge to Mr. Ackerman'e Integrity and to the principles for which he stands. . (Teaaeerewt JeaaVaUIl) , . Price Se Moscow Says Talks To Air Differences Between LONDON, Tuesday, May 1-JP) The Moscow radio said early to day the Russian government has agreed with a United States pro posal for "discussion and settle ment" of existing differences be tween the two nations. The broadcast disclosed a dip lomatic exchange between the two countries conerning relations be tween the wartime allies. A Russian statement dated May 9, the radio said, followed a U. S. note, sent by Ambassador Walter B. Smith to Soviet Foreign Min ister V. M. Molotov May 4, which warned Russia against expecting any change in American foreign policy. The radio's paraphrase of Smith's statement said the recent Anthracite Operators Warned; Boeing Union Augments Picket Line SEATTLE, May 10-OP-The Boeing Airplane company threw a counter-punch at the striking Aeronautical Mech anics union (IND) late tonight in the form of a temporary restraining order banning mass picketing and "any other acts of Intimidation and coer cion." SEATTLE, May 10. - W) - With picket lines bolstered around the Boeing Airplane company plant. few of the 14,800 striking work ers returned to their jobs today in answer to a company "protection" pledge. Boeing spokesmen said the num ber of shop and field employes who crossed the lines was "small." Union sources reported "only two." At the same time, an official of the Aeronautical Mechanics union (Ind) announced that the parent Internatoinal Association of Ma chinists would begin paying ben efits to the strikers within week. Reinforcement of picket lines was ordered as the government continued its efforts to end the 19 day strike which has halted pro duction at the major source of the nation's heavy bombers. In Washington, D. C, the con ciliation service received its third turn-down from the Boeing com pany after Inviting the company and union representatives to the capital to talk over the strike. The company contends the union vio lated a no-strike provision in its contract. DETROIT, May lO.-C-A strike threat still hung over the Chrysler Corp. tonight after government mediators sought to head off walkout of 75,000 Chrysler em ployes Wednesday. The mediators and spokesmen for both the company and the CIO United Auto Workers seemed hopeful. Truman to Employ Farm Problem as Campaign Issue WASHINGTON. May 10.-CfV President Truman seized upon the farm problem as a 1948 campaign issue today with plans for a mes sage to congress this week on long range agricultural legislation. The idea originated with retir ing Secretary of Agriculture An derson and was put in final shape at a White House conference of democratic leaders just after An derson formally left the cabinet to run for the senate. Anderson has told friends he be lieves such a plea to congress would put the republicans "on the spot- Mr. Truman officially accepted Anderson's resignation today and almost immediately summoned his party s congressional leaders to a 49-minute session. Emerging from that meeting. Senate Democratic Leader Ber kley said Mr. Truman will ask for "adequate appropriation to con tinue the government farm oro- gram "particularly on soil conser- French Bread Ration Held by American Aid , PARIS. May 10-KAVrThanks to American aid France will be able to maintain its bread ration of 200 grama (seven ounces) a day. Premier Robert Schuman said to day, j The announcement was made in speech . greeting the freighter John H. Quick whose arrival with the first Marshall plan aid for Trance waa celebrated at - Bor deaux today. It carried gSOO tons wheat, ' iff J&moar No. 49 U.S., Reds ly formed "European Union of Nations and the United States of America, alarmed at the tenden cies of Soviet policy, had united for mutual defense. The broadcast, while expressing the Russian's willingness to discuss Soviet - American differences, gave no hint of when or how rep resentatives of the two countries would get together. The Russian statement, accord ing to the radio, rejected Ameri can contentions that Soviet poli cy was at the root of worsening Russian - American relations. The radio broadcast tbe text of the American note which Smith wrote was put forward so there "will be no misunderstanding. WASHINGTON, May lOMJP-U was the hard coal operators' turn today to get the bad newr from John L. Lewis. Lewis told them that, come July 10, he intends to end the contract covering 80,000 anthracite work ers. Without saying what his de mands would be, Lewis suggested that wage conferences begin May 20. The present contract - - which says either party can end it with a 30 - day notice - - was drafted in 1948. Today's 60-day notice conforms with the provisions of the Taft Hartley act, and is similar to a no tice the soft coal operators got on April 30. But there the similarity ends. Lewis usually starts the soft coal discussions by setting off a few sticks of verbal dynamite. To the hard coal owners he said "We will be glad to have your iiewvi v fuavawviia Witlidraws r t Carte Sfersa Sforza Gains In Italy Race KOME, May IX -6fV manist legislators walked teday aa the third ballet began te cheese tbe atew Italian re pabUea first president. The Jetnt seasiea ef the sen ate and chamber eg depwties rejected, by a shew mt Tairtr a. reqstest by ceeamavlst leader ralnalre Tegllattl that the veto be delayed half an bear far a eensaltaUea mt ROME. Italy. May lMftVFor- eign Minister Carle Sforza. appar ent leading candidate for the Ital ian presidency, has asked that his name be withdrawn. The parliament failed yesterday in two hotly contested ballots to elect a president of the new re public Sforza had gained over Enrico de Nicola, who haa . an nounced be does not want the of fice. The vote was scheduled to be resumed later this morning. There were indications yester day that Sforza, an internationally known diplomat and outspoken anti-communist; would bo ' named to the office. He waa opposed by the communist-dominated popular front which waa defeated in last month's parliamentary election by the Christian democrats. v r KIDNAP PLOT PKOBXD , PARIS. May 10 -iPh French police are probing rumors of a Jewish underground plot to assas sinate or kidnap Princess Eliza beth during her .- visit - to Paris this week, it was learned. tonight. British quarters view the reports aa highly lrrrrv1M boweveav Shipment m Dropped j WASHINGTON, May 10 (AP)-TTie coast to -coast railroad strike ras called off tonight. Three resitt ing unions bowed to f a court order not to go ahead with the strike which Waa set for 6 a.m. tomorrow! Charles G. Ross, . presidential press secretary, announced: "John R. Steelman. assistant to the president, has just received official word from the rail union leaders that the threatened strike has been called off." r . Ross said that after a . federal court order, obtained by the gov ernment tonight, was served f on the union leaders directing that the strike be canceled, "their cjm mittees held a meeting and voted to rescind the 6 a. m. strike br der." I Worker Notified I Ross declared: "Robertson, speaking for the group, stated that twicer er s trA ess- srifn ah4 f mm smJ 7 e w v sai Ss " siiswe ly notifying the railroad workers -of the action Just taken." I The first definite report that the strike was off came from Ed ward Gloss, press secretary ffor the firemen's union, to a hotel iub by full of reporters, cameramen ana rscuo people. - "The three - brotherhoods will comply with the court order. Steps to mat errect are being taken Im mediately. I He said the "steps consisted of notifying the union members not to strike. - f The order to which the union spokesman referred was a ceurt order telling the three union! to call off the strike and further! to uu nuuiwj 10 encourage one. .1- 1 A Network Seized To pave the way for this order (a type of preliminary injunction) President Truman seized the whole vast network of tracks and trains in the name of the federal gov ernment at mid-day today, and turned them overf to the armyf for operation. j Mr. Truman said seizure -was necessary in the public interest, that the nation could -not stand "a nationwide tragedy" such as a crippling railroad strike. The government petition said that the strike, if permitted tcf oc cur, "will imperil national health and safety." .1 The court order was obtained by Attorney General Tom Clark from Judge T. Alan Goldsborcugh. SP Removes Perishables j Shipping Ban 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Mar loLi The Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads tonight lifted the ban on movement of livestock and perishables shortly after receipt of word that tomorrow's nation-wide railroad strike had been called off. Br tne Associated Press The threatened nation - wide railroad strike was called off Mon day night, but some industries and railways already had encountered confusion. : I Many of the embargoes clam red down by 83 class-one railroads were speedily being lifted, but not before many shipments of perish able foods, running into thoussnds of carloads, had been delayed. Blaze Destroys J ft Roberts Pullets I - ROBERTS, May 10 Fire early this morning completely destroyed a 560chick brooder bouse 1 and nearly 300 four-week-old pullets of the Hansen ; White ' Leghorn i strain at the J. W. Xsley place six miles southeast ox Salem. - Roar of the fire awakened Mrs, Isley about 1 a jn. The brooder house was heated with pressed sawdust and the fire started hi the floor under the "hover," Isley said. He placed the loss at $350. China Reds Said Speeding ;Drive NANKING, May 10-VA ?hall million communist troops were re ported marching towards Mukden today. ' A Chinese government spokes man predicted a "decisive battle" for that biggest Manchurian city. Government dispatches said the national air force had started its heaviest Manchurian operations in many weeks., bombing and straf ing the, communist supply tines north and south of Mukden. ? eV- r i 0-0