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13 '!::'-'; "O crbl b 6'aci ooo aaco o: Z '!- i i 9 Chest Drive Passes i i i i i i i M id-Point in Sale Salem community chest cam paigners passed the halfway mark Friday when their latest reports brought the total amount raised so far to $57,639, about 52 per cent of the $110,000 chest goal.' 'Between their noontime report and their final checkup in the early evening, the campaign force of some 1,000 volunteer solicitors- had upped the day's col lection by more than $&,000. The fund drive is to continue through next Friday. "In the local campaigning Fri day, W. L. Phillips, jr. again headed the leading division, as automotive and transportation collections soared to $7,785, mord than three-fourths the $10,250 quota. . Coming up fast were Kenneth Potts general gifts division. Argentine Asks Soviet For Berlin By Francis ' PARIS. Oct. 8-OP-Areentine talked privately with Andrei Y. Vishinsky today in a desperate bid for far-savin comDromise Detween Areentinue sourse said "the negotiations are going along perfectly." After his secret conversation with the Russian deputy foreign min ister, Bramuglia scheduled a night Next week the federal reserve board will start hearings on its complaint against Transamenca corporation, the vast financial em rm nvatM! undeB direction of A. r r.iinnini nf San Francisco. The complaint is that of a banking monopoly in violation of a section of the Clayton anti-trust act, and the case is the first one initiated by the board under this section. The case Is of great national in terest and of special interest to the west coast where Transamerica is a large investor in Bank of America, largest banking organi zation In the country, and controls the First National bank of Port land and numerous other banks in Oregon and Washington. A few years ago Transamerica was under scrutiny by the SEC, but that case seems to have been disposed of without any penauy. The present proceeding is a formal one which will have to come to a definite conclusion. If the mon opoly charge is not sustained by the board the corporation will be free to go on as it has. Probably then It would consolidate its sep arately owned banks like the First National bank of Cottage Grov and Coolidge & McClaine bank of Silverton into the First National -of Portland. If the charge is up held then the corporation may be forced to dispose of enough of its bank holdings to free it from the monopoly charge. Giannihfs meteoric career has been recounted many times. From very humble beginnings he de veloped his enterprises until (Continued on Editorial Page) Pedestrian Hit In Hollywood . Ruth'Earlywine, 1170 Spruce st., was in fair condition at Salem General hospital early today where she was taken after being struck by a car driven by William Daroi Dotson, Salem route 7, in the 2200 block of Fairgrounds road Friday evening. - City police who investigated the accident said Dotson was traveling north on Fairgrounds road and did not see the woman until his car hit her. She was walking across the road at Donna avenue. Mrs. Earlywine received a frac ture of the left leg, cerebral con cussion and multiple cuts 'and bruises when she was knocked to the pavement. STORM WARNINGS ISSUED SEATTLE, Oct 8 -vP- South west storm warnings were hoist ed at 9 pan. tonight from Tatoosh to Cape Blanco. Animal Crackers By WARREN GQODRICH TWhafs t he matter down tbrect got your tongue?" OtP 2GEB0Q3 mD 03013 i I III I I I which brought in over $2,000 Fri day to make their $6,789 total to date equal 67 per cent of the goal, and Carl AschenbrennerS educational division which chalk ed up 61 per cent of goal by adding more than $1,000 for a total-so-far of $2,399. Harold Robertson's industrial division was the first to pass a $16,000 collection point. His $10,403 Friday report represented 66 per) cent of a $13,750 goal. OtheV reports at day's send: professional, $6,977 or 58 per cent; mercantile, $9,017 or 56 per cent; women's $5,284 or 43 per cent; contractors', $4406 or 41 per cent; governmental; $3,278 or 33 per cent; utilities, $900 or 30 per cent; West Salem, $400 or 15 per cent; rural, $295 or 7 per cent. Compromise W. Carpenter Foreign Minister Juan Bramuglia east ana west on uerun. An meeting with another Soviet leader Uimjiri z.. AianuiisKy, ioreign minister of the Soviet Ukraine. However, this meeting was post poned because of the illness of Manuilsky, Argentine sources said. They indicated it would be held later, possibly tomorrow. Bramuglia pushed his peace ef forts as Secretary of State George S. Marshall was quoted by the American embassy as saying if there ever was, in time of peace. a threat to peace, it is the Berlin blockade. The embassy said Marshall told a group of labor leaders of west ern Europe that there had been a long series of provocative acts since last March in Berlin and that "almost any one of these acts 30 years ago could have been the basis for a serious breach." Newsmen were not permitted at the meeting and the embassy later made available excerpts of the sec retary's remarks. , There was no word on the scope of the talks undertaken by Bram uglia in his role as president of the United Nations Security coun cil. He started them on behalf of the six neutral members of the council Argent Lfi, Colombia, Belgium, Canada, China and Syria. He also has met with' American, British and French delegates. Argentine sources said he would report back to the neutrals at noon tomorrow. Gatcli Advises fMake Liquor Harder to Get9 PORTLAND, Oct. 8l-(JPy- Ore gon's new liquor commissioner, Adm. Thomas L. Gatch, believes the state would be better off if li quor were harder to get. He made the statement in op posing an increase of $300 a month in rent for a liquor store at South west Broadway and Taylor street. But other liquor commission mem bers said the store is close to ho tels and that bootlegging for guests would increase if a store were not handy. The! store now grosses about $98,000 a month. In other action yesterday, li censes of two taverns were sus pended for offering unauthorized entertainment. One of these was Deamer's ta vern in Portland, where a bar tender sang to his customers, de spite liquor commission warnings and other tavern owners' pro tests. The other was Foxies Hill top at Oregon City, where a wait ress performed three tap dances during the Oregon C$ty Centen nial celebration. Seattle Bridge fPops Open' SEATTLE, Oct. B-UP-A. span on a Seattle bridge popped open sud denly today, injuring one man and endangering 20 others. The accident occurred wlm no cars were on the span on the West Spokane street drawbridge. Two men slid 200 feet to safety down the upended sidewalk of th span. The span opened while Ihe bridge was under repair. It sent heavy timbers, steel beams and debris raining down as workmen scuttled to safety. A. R. Sander, superintendent for the contracting company, sell construction work may have beerj a factor by throwing the span out of balance. Store Fire Latest in Series Of Lebanon Woman's Woes LEBANON. Oct 8 (Special) With a succession of troubles al ready harassing Mrs. Ada Lowe and Leo Mattson here, they were hit again Friday when an early morning fire idamaged the rear of Matt's Trading post. 455 Main st. j : This time authorities blamed ; a "firebug" and summoned the state police arson squad. Fife Chief El mer Fitzgerald and Deputy State Fire Marshal Mervin Gilson of Sa lem said their preliminary investi gation indicated the blaze was the work of an arsonist, f ; Mrs. Lowe, resident of 481 Main st is owner of the "swap shop' NINETY-EIGHTH YEAH J r r 2-0 Win Puts Cleveland in Candidate Carl! W. Horr. Salem appliance and furniture dealer, amwiuceff Friday Uiat he will be a candi date to succeed Sen. Douglas McKay If McKay Is elected gov ernor in the November election. Hogg Reveals Candidacy for State Senate Carl W. Hogg, long active In Salem business and civic affairs, will be a candidate for the state senate to succeed San Douglas McKay Ut event McKay becomes governor j of Oregon at the No vember t election, Hogg said Friday.' I Reports that either Hogg or Mayor Ri L. FJfstrom would be candidates for the senate seat have been current for months. Elfstrom, who was elected to another term as mayor in the primaries! said Friday that "I want to do the best Job possible in our city government and no one lean !do a eood job if he's doing tool many things. I am not a candidate for the senate." McKay! would resign his sen ate fseat j after his election. His replacement would be named by the Mari6n county court, which under customary procedure would appoint whoever was proposed by the Marion county republican cen tral committee. Such an appointee would serve to the expiration of McKay's jterm in 1950. Hogg said that whether or not he was the court's interim ap pointee he would be a candidate for the senate at the next elec tion.; Hogg, In the home furnishing business in association with his brothers i at Oregon City, has headed the Salem store bearing his name for many years. He served three terms as president of the Salem Chamber of Com merce, is president of highway 99 association, vice chairman of the Salem long-range planning commission, on the board of the Willamette Basin commission and vice; president of the Northwest Tourist (association. He was a delegate Ito the republican na tional "convention this year. Truman, Marshall To Discuss Franco WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -MP-President Truman and Secretary of Statei Marshall may review United States policy toward Fran co Spain j in their conference here tomorrow! on the international sit uation. While this country's relations with Russia seems certain to be the prime topic, diplomats gener ally! agreed that Spain almost cer tainly would be discussed too. building where only two weeks ago another fire of undetermined ori gin burned a utility room, garage and living quarters. Last summer an East Grant street house owned by Mrs. Lowe was destroyed by lirej The home of Mattson, the trad ing post proprietor, on the edge of Lebanon, burned a month ago. It was; Mrs. Lowe's automobile, stolen! last May 29, which was found! last week end near Blach ley, i with: the inside damaged and with bullet hole in one window and; considerable bloodstain on the seat; (Photo on page 2). i I : : ' i ' - ".A V 1A.jZ I 10 PAGES Bearden Scores Shutout By Gayle Talbot CLEVELAND, Oct. 8-OP)-Cheered on by a tumultuous home town crowd packed into huge Municipal stadium, Southpaw Gene Bearden, Purple Heart naval hero, pitched a brilliant 2 to 0 victory over the Boston Braves to day in the third game of the 1948 series. In sending the American league champions out in front, two tri umphs to one, in the big play-off, Bearden allowed only five hits scattered over as many innings and himself scored the deciding run of the game after powering a long double to right field in the third inning. The shut-out was the second pitched since the series opened two days ago in Boston. Johnny Sain stopped the Indians, 1 to 0, in the starter the spectacular duel in which Bobby Feller lost a two hitter. Scoring; Weak Through today's tussle, the impotent Braves had scored ex actly twice in three tries against Cleveland's great mound staff. When Bearden finished with Billy Southworth's boys today, they looked as though they might never score again. Despite the exhortations of their delirious followers, the Indians themselves did little serious club bing against the three Boston Gingers they faced today. Their total hit output was only five, but they were fortunate in bunching four of them in their two scoring innings, the third and fourth. Vern Bickford, rookie right hander, gave up both Cleveland runs before he was derricked in favor of Bill Voiselle with the bases loaded in the fourth. Vois elle and Red Barrrett, who hurled the final frames, allowed the Tribe only one hit the rest of the way, a harmless single by Larry Doby in the seventh. 3rd Game in Week An amazing feature of Bearden's great performance was the, fact he was pitching his third vital game in seven days. Only last Satur day the tall southpaw shut out De troit here to keep the Indians in the torrid American league finish, and on Monday in Boston he beat the heart out of the Red Sox In a sudden-death play-off for the pen nant. His control was so superb today that he Issued not a single walk. He struck out four, and toward the last the Braves were so des perate for any kind of a hit that they were bunting to lead off an inning. That worked no better than anything else. Only 4 to Outfield Bearden, who was wounded in the fighting in the Pacific and is a, well patched-up athlete, permitted only four balls to be swatted to his outfielders. He handled six chances himself as the Boston bat ters topped his down-breaking curves into the turf. Lack of control led to Bickford's downfall, just as it did to that of his teammate. Warren Spahn, in yesterday's game at Boston. The rookie issue five passes while he was In there, and one of them led to Cleveland's second run in the fourth inning. For two frames the Indians fu tilely swung at the youngster's slants, and it wasn't until Bearden rocketed one off the right field wall with one out in the third that the crowd had anything to cheer about That set the Tribe's first score. Bickford was replaced after the Indians' final tally in the fourth. (World series play-by-play, on page 7.) BERMUDA LASHED BY GALE HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct. 8 (JPy Extensive damage, estimated at more than $1,000,000, was caus ed by the hurricane which struck this British colony last night. Winds reached more than 100 miles an hour but no casualties were reported. Weather Max. n 67 71 - 53 Min. s 47 S3 43 S6 Preeip. .M .00 xn .73 Salem , Portland San Francisco Chicago New York 68 Willamette river 1.6 feet. FORECAST frora U.S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Increasing cloudiness today with occasional light rains tonight Occasional showers Sun day. High today near 70. Low tonight near 45. Weather mostly favorable for aU farm activities. , SALEM PKECIPrTATION (Sept. 1 to Oct. f) This Tear XSS Last Year 1-M Average SJ4 Thm Oregon Statesman, SaUm. Vinson. - RJoscow Tissootn) Talk IFDaoiiinie Radio Network Says Truman Aide Scheduled Broadcast By John M. Hifhtower WASHINGTON, Oct 8 -4JP)-President Truman was reported tonifht to have planned and then cancelled a sensational radio announcement that he was sending Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson to talk with Premier Sta lin in an effort to end the Berlin deadlock. Columbia Broadcasting system confirmed that the White House asked for free time to make such an announcement and then, after CBS granted the time for last Tuesday night, withdrew the re quest. At Buffalo, N. Y., where he was making a campaign speech. President Truman had no com ment on this. His press secre tary, Charles G. Ross, was asked about a farther report that the state department had balked at Pork Prices 'On Skids' in Salem Markets Pork was selling cheaper in Sa lem Friday as prices continued to drop on the Portland livestock market, but butchers reported cus tomers were buying more beef which has also been reduced 20 per cent in some instances. A drop in the price of live hogs, and a general feeling that pork prices were on the downgrade caused pork prices to sell from 10 to 20 cents per pound less. Typical reductions were shoulder steaks at 58 cents a pound and loin roasts at 59 cents. Several Salem butchers agreed that the lower pork prices have stimulated sales, but said custom ers still prefer beef which sells at prices below most pork items. One local butcher said he believes pork will drop even lower. National agricultural sources have predicted an eventual fall in pork prices as the result of cheaper feed. The 1948 corn crop has set a record. Clerk Foils Check Artist A doubting clerk saved the Town and Country store, 293 N. Commer cial st., $94.60 Friday when he thought an offered check might be a forgery. City police were called to the store after a man described as about 50, tall and slender had at tempted to pass the check drawn on the Ladd and Bush bank. Police were told the man select ed about $40 in goods and offer ed the check in payment. The clerk said he wanted to check it and the man said akay. 111 be right back. He never returned. The check was made payable to Lewis W. Howard, but the signa ture was illegible. Winds Lash Milwaukee Shoreline A" V, MILWAUKEE, Wla, Oct;! 8 Waves and spray pound aver breakwater In downtown Milwaukee the west share af Lake Michigan, battering small sail beat (lower right) against the concrete plerj Consid erable damage was reported te -virtual standstill as the wind hit ft POUNDDO 1651 J Oraaan. Saturday. October 9, 1948 the Truman plan, and that Sec retary of State Marshall was hurrying home from Paris to re gister bis objections In person. Ross said that Marshall was returning for "the sole purpose of reporting orally" to Mr. Tru man on developments abroad. Marshall la due here tomor row, and so Is the president What could be established as fact here tonlgfct in spite of White House and state depart ment silence was this: About mid - morning last Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross con tacted major radio networks and askeft for free tune for the president, now deeply involved In his campaign for re - election, to make a "non - political' radio speech. Network officials, concerned Heise to Oppose Mayor Musgrave In West Salem Vote WEST SALEM, Oct. 8 Coun cilman W. C. Heise announced today he would run against Mayor Walter Musgrave in November's city election. Petitions to place Heise's name on the ballot were being circu lated Friday and are expected to be filed today with the city re corder. Only signatures of 15 reg istered voters are necessary to make Heise a candidate. Heise, a veteran council mem ber, has two years to serve be fore expiration of his present council term. Hall Assures Morris Dunne Reappointment Reappointment of state officials whose terms expire prior to Jan uary 10 is planned, providing they have "done a good Job," Gov. John H. Hall announced Friday. Hall spoke particularly of T. Morris Dunne, member of the state industrial accident commission. whose term runs out January 3, a week before Hall leaves office. "Dunne apparently has done a good job and I can see no reason why he should not be retained." the governor said. Among other appointive officials whose terms expire while Hall is in office are Gerald Mason, Port land, state parole board; Irving T. Rau, St. Helens, state board of ed ucation, and five members of the port of Portland commission. Hall gave no hint of whether he would seek any public office after his term concludes but said he ex pected to continue active in public affairs. He plans a vacation Jaunt to Honolulu next January. i -r small crsjt at various Wisconsin ports miles yer haw In gusts. (AT Wlrephete t The gUtesmaa.) Prica 5c 'ti aft Seri&s Lead ever the possible political reper cussions of Mr. Truman s ap pearahce on the air in free time, asked Ross for an explanation of the nature of the president's Statement. ; Eventually they were Inform ed, according to highly authori tative sources, that the president planned to announce that he Is sending Chief Justice Vinson to Moscow. ' Several hours later, and be fore all the networks had fin ally (worked out arrangements for the proposed broadcast, Ross called them back and said that the project was off. and advised them to forget the whole affair, SHANNON, Eire, Oct. 9-(P)-j IT. S. Secretary of State George C Marshall left Shannon airport for Washington at i midnight (GMT) (7 P-m. EST). 'Plane Crash' Unverified in I PROSPECT, Ore., Oct. -Wl A four-engined plane ! was reH ported! by two hunters; .to have1 crashed near here today, but M L. Ted row of the forest service said the report lacked! verifica4 tion. j i Tedrow, assistant fire super- visor of the Rogue River national forest, jsaid the hunters said they saw a four-engined plane at $ distance circle and then dive They neitner saw nor neara a crash And Tedrow said the plane could have merely gone behind a : hill in this mountainous, tim4 be red southern Oregon country. I A Mr. Eperson, truck driver foij the California-Oregon P o w e ij company, said he saw a four- engined plane overhead with flames ! shootinff back from the Inboard port engine. Tedrow said, it-was possible yellow markings on the rescue plane reflected sunlight and looked like flames Eperson, however, said he was certain! the engine was afire, but he did inot see the plane! 8 downj He did not see yellow markings fMcChord field at Tacoma Wash., reported that a B-29 with an engine afire landed i safely at Spokane. It said all multi-engin-j ed planes in the southern Oregonj area are accounted lor.) NeWbry Speaks at GOP Convention PORTLAND, Oct. MD-The Oregon republican clubs opened, their 15th annual convention herej tonight with Secretary of State; Earl T,. Newbry the lone major; candidate to appear. -j Newbry told the brief night ses sion that his record during 10 months in office is "an open book The major meetings start tomor-j row, when Rep. Charles A- Halleck: (R-Ind). house majority pleader, aaaresses uie group. "C lj -I ssaff'-s siisv v. and navigation was slewed la South Oregon No, 17S a)rDM) AFll To i v Defy SEATTLE, 'Oct. 8 -Wh td M. Weston of the Washington State Federation of Labor, signaled a showdown today in the state with striking CIO maritime unions. !; He announced that AFL lone- shoremen will work cargo in Ta coma Monday morning despita CIO picket lines. He said such action was approv ed by representatives of 300,000 AFL members in the statelet a meeting today. The group; ha said, included AFL maritime unions.- i . Al To Prevent Bridges' ! At the same time, ha said, the meeting expresesd a determination to "prevent Bridges and the CIO from forcing : their desire for a six - month strike on the Puget Sound area and the state of Wash ington." i t J " ' I ', "The meeting." he said, "dis cussed thoroughly the need for rescuing the rank and file mem bers of the CIO unions from a leadership working day and night to mislead and to force a condi tion of chaos! and confusion Upon the maritime industry in the state of Washington as a final step to Harry Bridges and company '$ Pa cific coast control. B Resolution Unanimous ', Weston said the group unani mously adopted a resolution to the effect that: i i "We do not recognize any carao in any ship coming into any AFL port as diverted cargo." ij - J CIO unions have been picketing several ships ; in the port of Ta coma, where ; AFL longshoremen have contracts. They contended the ships were diverted from ports In California strikebound by CIO maritime unions. '-- i AFL longshoremen also have Jurisdiction in two other Wash ington ports Anacortes and Port Angeles. f ; GOP Politicoin Chicago Victim Of Assassin 1 i CHICAGO. Oct, 8 -WV A phan tom killer who struck swiftly and apparently unseen hacked a re publican state politician to death early today on busy Randolph street. .!';-'! The victim was William John Granata, 42, who was found in splash of blood at the entrance of his skyscraper apartment buil ding at 188 W. Randolph st. ) j Granata was a member of the Illinois industrial commission and a candidate for circuit court clerk. His brother, Peter C. Granata, is a state representative. d i! The attack, to which police have found no witnesses, was made a few doors from the State of Illi nois Chicago office building and less than a block from the Com bined city hall and county buil ding. Chicago's main theater ' dis trict is two block east of Granatas apartment. :i Dr. Jerry Kearns, coroner's physician, said the assault appar ently was made with a heavy wea pon of the bayonet type. Two deep slashes, apparently inflicted Jrora behind, split his skulL y " ! . '' BUS WALKOUT SETTLED HONOLULU, Oct. 8 -iAf- A month-long strike which had tied up bus service in jionoiuiu settled today. J d .-1 'i $HMt $10.0 $90,108 i ISs.vto 170,008 : - V: ) 150.008 ; fCMOf f4.i i : . $ 138,000; 118.808: Salem Chest Goal $110,000 CIO Pickets hi-- Si