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it : : I : o" rr Ik.'.. Driver Proves Recklessness ; Jri Traffic Doesn't Cliff Bergere Takes Legal, 'Illegal' Tour of City Streets By Lester F. Conr Stiff Writer, T1 SUtetnu Cliff Bergere, dean of the an nual Indianapolis speedway classic, showed Salem police and newsmen "how not to . drive an automobile" in a. driving safety demonstration Friday afternoon. The veteran racing driver drove 1.7 miles through the downtown district in his yellow, underslung convertible, commit ting 54 violations in 8 minutes, 13.4 seconds, making scurrying pedestrians and motorists mad and rolling up a theoretical total of $275 in fines. - To demostrate that "haste makes waste," Bergere toured the Republicans Place West Prospects High Despite Demo Registration Edge SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2MP-Republicans rate their election prospects in the far west as the brightest in 15 years despite a continuing democratic edge in voter registration. An all-time high of approximately 7,000,000 voters of which 5,000,000 were in California were eligible to ballot Tuesday in the coast states of California, Oregon and Washington. LrLr SCESjjDB tPCDrmrg Last week at Oregon State col- lege an anniversary was celebrat edthe 80th of its founding. Only the Institution was not started as a state college, but as Corvalhs college. Many of the people who settled in Oregon in the early days w.M frnm the south and were members of the Southern Metho- dist church. They launched a col- lege at Corvallis where they had a strong church, the church con innin in existence until the merger of the north and south branches of Methodism a number of years ago. Corvallls college was designated by the legislature to receive grants as the state's land grant college. Later on the state took over the college and renamed it Oregon State college. A new campus was bought on the rise of ground be tween Monroe and jJef f erson trti west of the central part of town and the first building. now used for administrative of--firM Benton hall, was erected. From - then on, development of physical plant and growth of stu dent body were continuous. Oregon State college has made a notable record of achievement In the comparatively short period r It history. As a land grant col lege its objective has been prima rily that of practical service xo me state, both on and off the campus. Its great schools of agriculture, sciences, engineering, forestry, pharmacy, home economics, voca tional education have trained men and women who have played Im portant parts in (Continued on editorial page.) Rebels Depose Peru President LIMA, Peru, Oct 29-P-The army tonight deposed Jose Luis Bustamante as president of Peru as a three-day revolt-in the south spread to the nation's capital. Bustamante, who rejected army demands that he quit and refused to sign any sort of resignation, was reported to be leaving to night for Buenos Aires. Gen. Federico Hurtado, the army's inspector general, report , edly took over the government pending the arrival from Ar equi ps tomorrow of Gen. Manuel Odrla, leader of the southern in surgents. Until midday the revolt had . raged in southern Peru, leaving Lima unaffected militarily by the crisis. At noon, following a meet ing of top military leaders it was disclosed that the Lima garrison had decided to join the revolt But no gunfire was heard and there were no outward signs of rebel lion in the city. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "WafcA Hi There goes tht Ridden ball flay agaiar BssssH" same route a few minutes earlier in 8 minutes, 19.6 seconds, com mitting not a single infraction. The hazardous method, Bergere proved gained him only (J.2 sec onds over the sane trip. Accompanied by a Statesman reporter and Capt. Walter Estflin of the Salem police department. Bergere ran red lights, stop signs and screeched around corners, making three violations a second in several instances. His most formidable offenses included making 12 turns without signal ing, live right turns from the center lane, failing; to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians four times, blocking the pedestrian crosswalk four times, speeding in A uuf sweep appeared ioDein the making in heavily republican Oregon, with republicans foresee ing a complete reversal this year of the 1936 democratic land slide. In , California, the republican congressional majority appeared to be safe in the only state races of national importance. In both California and Washington- where democrats still out numbered republicans on the reg istration and primary lists the GOP was counting on California's Gov. Earl Warren, the republican vice presidential nominee, to win the electoral vote on the strength of his great personal popularity. Washington's major contest was between democratic Gov. Mon Wallgren and former Gov. Arthur B. . Langlie a nip and tuck re match of the 1944 contest in which Wallgren won. In California, source of most of Hnn Wallace's third nartv west- ern strength, the Progressive ( third) party had almost ceased to be a factor in the once importantly-regarded congressional con tests. ;- Here, where democratic regis tration exceeds republican by 2, 892,270 to 1,908,208, the Progres sives had virtually pulled out of contested congressional districts in a "liberal alliance" with demo crats. In Washington, however, the third party had pie chance of be ing more of a factor. The Progres sive party role there may have a direct and possibly decisive bear ing on the already tight Wallgren Langlie gubernatorial contest. The Progressive candidate aeainst Wallerert and Langlie Is Russel Fluent. Fluent was elected state treasurer as a democrat, but subsequently broke with Gov. Wallgren and went over to the Progressives with a number of formerly active democrats. President of Calpact Dies Alfred W. Eames, 62, president of the California Packing corpor ation, died Thursday in San Fran cisco of injuries received In a fall a month ago at the home of a daughter, Mrs., Curtis Barnes, in Medord. ames, a frequent visitor to Cal pac installations in Salem, was also a director of the Santa Fe railroad, the National Association of Manufacturers and the San Francisco Employers' council. U. S. Hangs Nazis Despite Protests MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 29-ifl5) Despite protests by' German churchmen the U. S. army went ahead today with the execution of Nazis convicted of war atrocities. Nine men were sent to the gal lows at Lands berg prison this morning. This brought to 29 the number of Germans executed at the prison since the middle of the month. Groups of nine or 10 have been executed on three successive Fridays. 4 Salem Runner-Up In Building Totals Salem building construction in the state during August and Sep tember ranked second only to Portland, a survey of building data for Oregon by the Equitable Sav ing and Loan company showed Friday. The Salem September total of $815,074 compares with $3,509,290 for Portland and $557,003 in Aug gust with $1,507,104 for Portland. Salem building permits this year have already surpassed the entire figure for 1947. Campaign Buttons Clog Bend Parking Meters BEND, Ore, Oct 29-P-Nearly half of Bend's parking meters were out of commission today. Police reported, "it's politics." It was, too. High school students were taking campaign buttons and removing the pin clasps. Then they stamped the buttons flat and slip ped them into the meters. They worked in some, but jammed oth ers. Save Time three : instances, jumping red lights ! three times and driving through a service station. At no time did Bergere drive more than 35 miles an hour 10 miles over the legal limit. This, he pointed out, was a demonstra tion of how an innocent, out aD- sent-minded motorist, can com mit more than a score of viola tions during an ordinary trip through town. Bergere Friday completed his 253rd safety drive without as much as denting a fender on his high-powered auto. During his two-year tour sponsored by the Champion Sparkplug company, he has covered 44 states. (Additional details, page 3) Truman, Wallace, Dewey Converge On New York City NEW YORK, Oct. 29 -(JP-For the first time in this cam paign Harry Truman, Tom De wey and Henry Wallace tonight managed to be in the same place at the same time. Concentrating their last-minute campaigning on the New York City vote, the three candi dates caused a busy day for New Yorkers especially cops. Truman plumped from Yonk ers to Harlem to Brooklyn with a few other stops In between. Wallace was all over town, speaking to fur workers and college students in Manhattan, then rushing off to Harlem and Queens. Dewey arrived late in the af ternoon to complete the trio, but: left the speech-making to the other two tonight Instead he worked on his Madison Square Garden talk for tomorrow night. Chinese Fight Crucial Battle In Civil War PEIPING, Saturday, Oct. SO UP)-! A spokesman for Chiang Kai-Shek, I countering Chinese communist claims of a major dis aster for ; government forces in Manchuria, announced today op posing armies there were locked in major battles which will de cide China's bitter cival war. At stake Immediately are the big industrial city of Mukden and the remaining ports of exit if Chiang gives the order to with draw entirely from Manchuria On a larger scale, failure in Man churia would endanger all of north China and important seg ments of icentral China. Some reports estimated 400.000 men were! involved on both sides in the fighting. Army i Hierarchy Reorganized on Peace-War Footing WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 - UP) -Army Secretary Roy a 11 announced tonight a : "top level reorganiza tion of the army to place that service on: a peace-or-war" foot ing. : He said in a statement that the reorganization "is designed to ob viate: the necessity for a sudden change In event of emergency." It becomes effective November i 15. In ; the shifting around of re sponsibilities and assignments, a new office! of "vice chief of staff" was created. Gen. J. Lawton Col lins, veteran tactician of World War II, was appointed to the job. Collins': present post is deputy chief! of staff under Gen. Omar Bradley. Royal! said Collins would be an "alter ego (other self) for Brad ley and would take over when Bradleyj Is j away for -field inspec tions I "at home and overseas." Opposition Fails to Appear as Gvic Measures Discussed at Meeting in West Salem Gty Hall By Winston H. Taylor Staff Writer. Th Statesman WEST SALEM, Oct 29 Inter est in orderly development of a growing West Salem dominated Friday night's public pre-election meeting in West Salem city hall. Evn less opposition than at the meeting a week previous ap peared to the proposals and tick et advanced by Mayor Walter Musgrave. The third and last of the series will be a regular coun cil meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, at which the personnel of the other! ticket three councilman seeking: re-election and one af ter the mayorship, are expected to attend. Only : Councilman Donald Kuhn of the latter group was on hand tonight; as he was a week ago in the j audience and not as an alderman. The others had an nounced they would not attend. Kuhn spoke only to deny that the city had had no water and sewerage system maps when Musgrave assumed office two years ago. He said they had dis appeared and could not be re placed. Fears were expressed that if the Kihgwood area is added to Salem by next Tuesday's ballot West1 Salem would be almost 38th Year 14 PAGES Tramniain) Rep. Martin Says Congress To Cooperate NEW YORK, Oct 29 (JPy- Re publican Presidential Nominee Thomas E. Dewey came to the end of a 16,000 - mile campaign trail today still firing away at the Truman administration. "Its foot is slipping with increas ing regularity," tne .New xotk. governor declared. Dewey arrived here at 3:33 p. m., (Uar) aiier oarnsionning through Massachusetts, Rhode Is land and Connecticut. The GOP candidate has one more major address scheduled to morrow night in Manhattan's ma dison Square Garden. But his tra veling in quest of votes ended when the Dewey "victory spe cial" train rolled into Grand Cen tral station. A big crowd was on hand to greet him as he and Mrs. Dewey made their way through the con course from the depot to the Ho tel Roosevelt Earlier. Dewey and House Speaker Joseph W. Martin, jr., praised each other and promised harmony between the White House and congress if the republicans win next Tuesday's election. They did that before a cheering crowd of 10,000 persons in Mar tin's home town, North Attleboro, Mass. Then, in New Haven, Conn Dewey got off his remark about the Truman administration's foot slipping. He told a police - estimated crowd of 11,000 persons there the democrats have made "tragic con cessions" in foreign policy and ad ded: "You can't buy peace by giving away other people's freedom. Chest Division Reaches Goal The West Salem division be came the fourth of 12 divisions to exceed its quota and the total col lection today rose to $99,250 in Salem's Community chest cam paign, Chairman Alfred W. Loucks announced Friday. The overall goal is $110,000. Collections will continue until it is reached, campaign leaders in dicated. Rex Gibson headed the West Sa lem division which had a $2,650 quota. Other divisions over their quotas are the automotive division under W. L. Phillips, Jr.; utilities. Fred Starrett, and mercantile, Jo seph Dodd. Skunk Free on Good Behavior PORTLAND, Oct 29-(P-If the skunk living under Mrs. Mary Fitzwater's home here minds its manners it has a permanent home. And the blessing of Mrs. Fitz- water, besides. The woman spent weeks stalk ing the skunk, finally catching it in a box trap. Not knowing what to do with it she summoned a deputy sheriff. He tried the zoo, then the humane society. No luck. The deputy offered to just take it away somewhere. That didnt suit Mrs. Fitzwater, though, so she put it back under the house to test its good behavior. completely surrounded by anoth er municipality, that it could grow only within itself by a few hundred people and a few industries before reaching ca pacity. Musgrave said the proposed merger of Salem and West Sa lem, while not now a primary Issue because the two have no common boundary yet would benefit both in several ways. He noted especially Salem's planning commissions as aids to orderly development Principal anti-merger argu ment came in a declaration that West Salem would have to pay more taxes after merger than now, that the smaller community had grown rapidly in the past decade without Salem's help, that people had got sick of other mergers. Musgrave and others claimed that taxes both now and for fu ture improvements would be low ered by a merger, due largely to spreading costs out over a larger population and to eliminating duplicate administrations. On the matter of community sentiment, Lawrence F. Sheridan, council candidate on Musgrave's ticket, claimed there was no rea son for West Salem tose its States Lnftuss Leadleirs MosoiniuWDinied Dudls HJaSo Remove Wartime Revetments t i U L 1 JWr' 10" ' m ' jt u e Last vestige ef Salem airport's wartime look is beinr removed by workmen tearing dewn the aircraft revetments which dotted the field. Shown above Is ene of the earthworks partially torn down. The dirt and rock is being used in fills for the new roadways on the west side efthe airport. (Photo by Den Dill, Statesman staff photographer.) Truman's Call Diverts Israel 'Crack-Down' PARIS. Oct 29-(ifp-The U.N. security council shunted to a sub committee a proposed' crack-down on Israel today. Reliable inform ants said the action resulted from an overnight mesge from Pre sident Truman to the American delegation. An informant in a position to know said the president had not sent a direct order to the delega tion, but had asked for an ex planation of the American position on a British-Chinese resolution permitting penalties against Israe) if she refuses to withdraw irom newly won positions in the Negev desert This was said to be in line with the president's policy of being in formed on every delegation move in the Palestine case before it is taken. Earlier, other sources in close touch with Palestine develop ments, said the president had re versed Secretary of State Marshall and ordered him not to support the resolution. (In New York, Charles G. Ross, Mr. Truman's press secretary, was asked to comment on reports that the president had ordered action on economic sanctions againsx Israel postponed until after next Tuesday's election. (Ross declared "I categorically deny that. It is untrue. He de clined any comment on the report that Mr. Truman had ordered Marshall not to support the British-Chinese resolution.) Butter Prices Drop 2 Cents in Salem Butter prices were on the two- cent skids again Friday in Salem, as the market went to 69 cents per pound wholesale and 74 cents retail for grade A. Buttermilk showed a drop of three cents per pound, to 08 cents for premium, 64 cents for No. 1 and 58 cents for No. 2. JOINT NAVY TRAINING PEARL HARBOR, Oct 29 -JPy- Five ships of the royal Canadian navy are holding Joint training exercises with UJS. naval and air forces in the Hawaii area. community spirit or identity in the event of a merger. I On the most frequently men tioned city problems discussion included the following: WATER Kingwood annexa tion by Salem would eliminate reservoir sites for West Salem; the latter's water contract with Salem might be cancelled be cause of Salem's need to supply first its own residents; industry wouldn't be able to operate if city were to return to former supply; expense would prevent drilling enough wells to supply city for instance pipeline from Salem passes 1,200 'gallons per minute for same Investment that one city well produced 110 gal lons, (assurance of water was said to be Kingwood's chief rea son for seeking annexation). FIRE PROTECTION Contract with Salem may be cancelled on notice; merger would reduce in surance rates because of better protection, and thus draw in more business and industry. SEWERAGE O. E. Snider, general manager of Blue Lake Packers, said the city couldn't afford to raise taxes high enough to pay for its own separate dis posal plant VOUNOBD 1651 The Oreoon Statesman, Salem, Oregon. Sataurday, October 30, 1948 Tew vMh Chains Advised for Mountain Passes In Cascade Range Motorists were warned Friday by tne state highway commission to take chains in attempting mountain passes of the Cascade range following more snowfall and continued cold temperatures. Six inches of' snow was report ed on The Dalles-California high way near Chiloquin, four inches on the McKenzie pass and six in ches on the vGreen Springs high way. All roads where snow fell have been sanded and are in good condition. Along the Oregon coast, storm warnings were hoisted by the weather bureau, with southerly winds of 20 to SO miles per hour scheduled early Saturday. In Salem more temperatures at the freezing level were predicted for Sunday morning following oc casional rains today and tonight. Gasoline Sales Jump Despite Refinery Strike Despite the west coast oil work ers' strike, September gasoline sales in Oregon closed with a greater increase over last year than any month up to this time, Secretary of State Earl T. New bry reported Friday. The September figure of 48, 173,451 gallons was less than a million gallons under August's re cord total. It topped September, 1947, by more than 6,000,000 gal lons for a 15 per cent gain, com pared to an average 10 per cent for other months. Fuel taxes crossed $2,408,672.54. cent will be returned to non-highway users, Newbry said. Gasoline sales in the first nine months have passed 357,000,000 gallons, with tax collections aggregating $17, 859,094.73. September also set the year's high in traffic deaths with 48 per sons losing their lives in accidents. Public Welfare Budget Okehed PORTLAND, Oct 29 -(- An Oregon public welfare budget of $45,422,000 for the next biennium has been approved. State Budget Director George K. Aiken an nounced here today. The welfare commission report ed that old age assistance pay ments in the state are 'the third highest in the nation, averaging $44.02 a month. Colorado's 78.51 is highest Payment of an additional $1 a day to hospitals for care of wel fare patients was agreed to by the commission. This would bring av erage daily payments to $7.50, plus 40 cents for drugs. The Oregon Association of Hospitals had sought a blanket boost of $3.10 a day. CONDEMNATION SUITS START PENDLETON, Oct. federal court jury here has hand ed down its first decision in the McNary dam condemnation suits. It awarded Herbert R. Thompson $2500 for 79.41 acres of land in the dam district That is about $31 an acre. Weather Max. Mln. Precip. Salem Portland San Franc lac Chicago 54 M - S3 42 trace M 4S .00 69 SS .00 M M -00 New York Willamette rivr -2.3 feet. i FORECAST (from VS. weather, bu reau, McNary field. Salem): Moatly cloudy with rain today. Partly cloudy with occasional shower tonight and Sunday, little chance In temperature. High today near M. Low tonight near 32. SALEM PRECIPITATION (SepC 1 to Oct. M) This Year 4.U Last Year 10M Average j f Dasft ait eiranoDs from Airport V' t 'V w ..ilJi 1 'New Methods' Of War on Russ 'Crimes'List PARIS, Oct. 29 -VP)- Russia warned today that she would con sider the: waging of "new methods o f warfare" an international crime punishable by death. Soviet 1 Delegate Alexei Pavlov did not mention the atom bomb or new types of fighting such as germ warfare by name in his dis cussion before the United Nations social committee. However, he clearly Indicated Russia would re gard any future use of the atom boirib as an international crime on a level With the atrocities com mitted by nazi Germany. Pavlov implied that Russia feels international law now is broad enough to cover most conceivable critnes and regards the "dogma es tablished by Nuernberg" as part of international law. 'fNaturally," he added, "wagers of new methods of warfare can be considered criminals both from the dogma and spirit of interna- tlonal law." Water Coninanv At Detroit Asks To Halt Expansion Application by the R. D. Mor ris j Water company at Detroit to discontinue addition of any new customers will be heard by the state public utilities commission at Idanha Rod 4c Gun club No vember 12 at 1 p.m. The commission explained Fri day that! conflicting claims have arisen oyer the availability of water for the cityof Detroit and the company's request to cease supplying new applicants.! There arej 68 residences and businesses now being supplied through the system, j The company, the commission said, will be required to show why water service has been de nied new applicants. Jffhat About the 'Jake Bird Hex? I ; : TACOMA. Oct. 29 -CffV What about the "Jake Bird hexf? Poloce Lieut Sherman i Lyons, who obtained confessions bf sev eral other killings from the Negro axe slayer after the murder of Mrs- Bertha Kludt and her daugh ter last falL died yesterday. Within; a few weeks after his trial, the Judge, Superior; Judge E. p. Hodge, passed away. Soon Chief Deputy Ray Scott and Joe Kafpach, who worked on the case, also died. Bird's appeal from his first degree murder conviction is still before the state supreme court. Bird was quoted as saying after the: trial: I "The guys who had anything to do with this case are going before do." Washington, DiC. Salutes Oregon Placards saluting the state of Oregon are currentlydisplayed in Washington, D.C. buses and street cars. I Reading "The Weekly Piss Sal utes Oregon The Beaver j State," it knentions Congressman I Walter Norblad as being president of the Oregon State society in the na tion's capital. Advertisements in Washington papers carry the same salute. I ; - I LONG RUNWAY OKEHED PORTLAND, Oct 29 -(AV The civil aeronautics , authority has approved construction of an 8,000-foot runway at thei airport here for use by heavy planes on overseas flights. No. 187 Asserts GOP Win Would End Peace Hi topes By Douglas B. Cornell . NEW YORK. Oct. 29-W)-PresI-dent Truman said tonight a re publican victory would end the hopes of people yearning foe peace in a world where mmH, a Soviet leaders hold vast "misin formation and misunderstanding." ma iinai ioreign policy speech of his campaign, Mr. Tru man smashed directly, at the GOP record on foreign affairs and an- swerea indirectly Premier Stat ins charge that the United States nas oeen party to w , . a policy of unieasning a new war." He repeated previous state- ments that: I do not believe war is inevitable." And he nrnmiwl 10 explore-every possible means, "no matter how difficult or un conventional," for reaching in ternational agreement Predict Victory He repeated, too, prediction! that in this election the demo crats are "going to win." The address was prepared for delivery at a traditional demo cratic party rally in the Brook lyn Academy of Music It capped a day of feverkh campaigning around New Yoric City and outlying Yonkers a day that produced for thousands of Harlem negroes a pledge there will be no retreat on the con troversial civil rights issues cf anti-lynching and anti-poll tax. Many Line Route Police estimated that 1.345,000 persons saw him on his daytime travels. Then, in the academy speech, Mr. Truman took an entirely dif ferent line foreign policy. The heart and soul of this country's foreign policy, he said, is peace. He said the guiding principle is International cooperation and the most important feature is strengthening the United Nations. Hunters Shoot Drowning Man SLOUGH. Eng.. Oct 29 -6T1 A coroner ruled tonight that tw duck hunters who peppered Rob ert Haddock. 47, with shotgun pellets recently did so while he was committing suicide by drown ing in the Thames. Dr. Keith Simpson i testified Haddock was still alive when H pellets entered hi-head and neck, but that the wounds were not serious enough to cause death. John .Nu'th and John Pardoe, the hunters, said they thought they had fired at an old box floating in the river. Coroner Percy Nlckson return- ed a verdict of suicide by drown ing. Greece Under Martial Law ATHENS. Oct. 29 rlP- All Greece was placed under martial law today through a decree signed by King Paul I. ) The step was taken to strength en tne government in iu cam paign against the communist guer rillas. ' , : Athens and a portion of the country extending north to Lamia have been under martial law. for many months. Earlier this week the Peloponnesus was added. . . . Under the decree, au violators' of public order, especially the communists, may be tried by mil-, itary tribunals. Oil Strike Parley Suffers Relapse SAN FRANCISCO. Oct fCoxrntlationa between the Shell Oil company and the CIO Oil Workers Union here suffered a relapse today- - . Shell charged that "an eniargea delegation" from the union had taken over negotiations "to the point of reopening all issues. The company and union earlier had been reported near a settle ment Leslie Students 1 Give Dewey Edge - - Thomas E. Dewey will be the next president of the United States if the nation votes as tne students of Leslie Junior high vot ed in a poll taken by the Leslie Broadcaster. Governor i Dewey got 298 votes to President Truman s zi; ' votes went for Henry Wallace ana 4 for Norman Thomas; o stu dents bad no 'opinion." Price So J