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6&am CoBifidembe of
(People Sen. Rflbrse
Advises Young GOP
By Winston H. Taylor
Staff Writer. The Statesman
Realization that the republican
that it will "represent and protect
that the job must start immediately, keynoted Saturday s convention
her of the Oregon Young Republican federation. I
GtP
SGEEEDQS
Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater,
: Had a wife and couldn't keep her;
Put her in a pumpkin-shell,
And there he kept her very welL
The latest episode in the Whit
aker Chambers-state department
aerial Is Mother Goose come to
life. For ten years,, it is said, gov
ernment agents "have sought for
microfilms of important state de
partment documents. A few days
go they were found; and where
do you think they were? In a r -low
pumpkin behind the farm
house on the Whitaker Chambers
farm in Maryland. Congressman
Karl Mundt of the committee on
un-American activities declares
thhe original documents were of
tremendous omportance. He as
serts that the fact the copies were
to be turned over to Russian agents
proves one of the most extensive
espionage rings in U. S. history
' was working right inside the state
department.
This may be true; but the solu
tion of the mystery is quite as
mysterious as the original. Cer
tain questions pop into the
mind: How long has Chambers
had possessio of the microfilms?
And why did he not disclose the
fact that he had them in his pre
vious testimony , before the com
mittee? The pumpkin surely hasn't
been the hiding-place for ten long
years. Where have they been in
the interval? And if they- were
made for delivery, to soviet agents
why wasrit delivery -made long
go? 7 .
7 This '""evidence calls for some
careful scrutiny.
That an espionage ring has
operated within the state depart
ment (Continued on editorial page)
3,200 Toll in
.China Tragedy
SHANGHAI, Dec. 4-OPHMore
than 3,200 Chinese were estimated
dead or missing tonight in the
explosion of an overcrowded ref
ugee ship in the Yangtze estuary.
Lack of passenger records made
possible only the roughest figures.
The exact toll never will be
known.
Even approximate accuracy,
however, ranks the disaster as the
greatest in modern maritime his
tory, including single-ship casual
ties or major wars.
The 2,099-ton steamer Kiangya
sailed from Shanghai Friday for
Ninghsien (Ningpo), 200 miles
down the coast It exploded about
10 pjn. Friday and sank within
an , hour, all available survivors
agreed. Cause of the explosion was
not known. Guesses ranged from
communist sabotage to a floating
mine or possible overtaxed boil-en.-Six
Chinese tugs and former
landing craft still searched the
scene 30 miles northeast of Shang
hai tonight
Wan Who Heard Original
Gettysburg Address Dies
GETTYSBURG, Pa, Dec. 4(P)
Xdward A. Trostle, the last known
surviving Gettysburg resident who
heard President Lincoln's immor
tal address here on Nov. 19, 1863,
Is dead.
Trostle was four years old when
he heard the address.
He died Last night at the age
ef 89 after being struck by an au-
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
"We'd like to puhfhh your
autobiography but it's far too
long." - '
ACl
-Co. '
party must demonstrate and prove
the common good" of America, and
The declaration came through
the group's own resolutions and
from U. S. Sen. Wayne L. Morse
and other speakers.
The session, which began Fri
day evening, was: adjourned last
night after the group of approxi
mately 130 chose Vivian McMur-
trey, Portland, its president to suc
ceed Steve Anderson, Salem. It
will reconvene in six months to act
upon the report of a committee
authorized to recommend what
will make the republican party in
Oregon a "useful political agency."
Senator Morse J reiterated his
call for "constitutional liberals,
who will take the issues to people
of all groups land will prove thaf
the GOP is aligned against class
conflict He accused the demo
cratic party ot becoming class con
scious. Asks GOP 'Grab Ball
He demanded that the repij
licans in the coming congress
should "grab 'the hall at the be
ginning" and refuse to become
merely a defensive, anti-administration
faction. t
Morse called his own "liberal
ism" a matter of government by
law in accordance with the liber
alism of the: constitution" and
flayed the democrats for "cir
cumventing constitutional proced
ures" whenever they stood in the
way citing such incidents as the
Yalta and Potsdam agreements.
Must 'Sell Party I
. The Young Republicans' Job,
Morse asserted, is to sell the party
to young people -reminding that
in most school polls prior to the
recent election Truman was ac
corded the majority. In this con
nection he noted that no party has
enough members to elect a presi
dent, but that the independent vot
ers must be t persuaded by the
party's program as put into prac
tice. The senator gave President Tru
man most of the credit for the No
vember victory, won over "so
many. GOP advantages."
Morse "pleaded guilty" to vot
ing of ten against recommenda
tions of the senate republican pol
icy committee, convinced that "the
voters of Oregon did not send me
to the senate to let the chairman
of that committee, be he Bob Taft
or any other republican, cast my
vote."
Less Talk of Tax Cats
Less talk about; tax reduction
but more about "revision of exist
ing ineauities' was called for.
Claiming that too many repub
licans leaders had 'disenfranchis
ed in their thinking the overalls
of America,' Mors said he would
renew his fight in congress to get
legislation "applied equally and
without discrimination to both la
bor and industry.":
Morse blamed -the November
election results principally on the
failure of republican leaders to
take "yes and- no stands on the
issues and to . exert a real fight
for party policies.;
(Additional details on page 2)
McNary Fund
Raise Sought
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-OP-Another
$10,000,Odo will be needed to
keep the McNary dam project go
ing until June' 30.
That's what James Polhemus,
president of the Portland General
Electric company, told a reporter
here, adding that $35,000,000 will
be needed for: the year starting
July 1 if power is to be produced
there by 1951.
Polhemus said he was informed
the budget bureau is trying to
hold down money tor McNary to
$22,000,000 next fiscal year.
He said all northwest interests
are united in asking congress for
the full amount of $35,000,000 need
ed. Power from McNary dam is not
scheduled until 1954, but Polhemus
said northwest interests are trying
to advance the .date.
Airlift Plane
Crashes; 3 Die
BERLIN. Sunday, Dec. 5 -UP)
United States air force headquar
ters announced today an Ameri
can C-54 airlift plane crashed at
Fassbarg in the British zone of
Germany, killing ill three crew
men. ' l:
The four -.; engine Sky master
crashed two miles from the air
field at Fassberg shortly after ta
king off. . s f
The cause of the crash was not
immediately established.
Weather
Max.
3
41 1 .
51
Mtn.
31
34
40
39
6
Preoip.
jn
JOO
J6
Salem
Portland
San Francisco
Chicago
52;
New York L. 55"
W (Harriett e river 10.4 feet.
FORECAST from uS. weather bu
reau. McNary field. Salem : Clouiy
with showers today arid tonight. Hirh
today near 43. Low tonight near 32.
SALEM PRECIPITATION
Sept f to Dec 3)
This Year
Last Year
13.93
Average
11.42
14-29
Populous
Areas Not
Harmed
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 -iJPy-
a roiling quakfe, centering in iso
lated hills a hundred miles east
of here, damaged windows and
sent hundreds of persons rushing
into the streets today. But there
were no reports of deaths or ser
ious injuries.
In the San Bernardino moun
tains north of Banning, it caused
landslides and broke chunks of
pavement on a road leading to
the Morongo Indian reservation.
In the winter resort town of
Palm Springs, some 20 miles to
the south, police said the rear end
of a furniture store collapsed,
plate glass windows were broken,
slate slid off a roof.
Other cities in the general area
Twenty - Nine Palms and In-
dio among them reported se
vere shocks and much consterna
tion. In Indio, the police desk ser
geant released his prisoners into
the jailyard. A liquor store re
ported heavy damage as stocks
tumbled to the floor, merchandise
bounced off shelves in markets.
A bank vault was sprung in
Twenty - Nine Palms, and pave
ment showed cracks.
Isolated Area
Only the isolated nature of the
country, said . the experts, pre
vented serious damage and pos
sible loss of life.
The tremor was felt in a band
extending from Santa Barbara
and Fresno on the north to San
Diego and El Centro on the south,
and east to the Colorado river.
There were reports of plaster
cracks, broken dishes and stopped
clocks in Los Angeles.
Hear Rambling
In quake - conscious Long
Beach, where southern Califor
nia s last quake of disaster status
occurred 16 years ago, residents
reported hearing a rumble pre
ceding the rocking temblor.
Red Cross disaster units were
alerted throughout the metropoli
tan area and officials said it turn
ed into an excellent test, although
none were needed.
At California Institute of Tech
nology, Pasadena, Dr. Charles F.
Richter timed the quake's official
onset at 4:43.42 p. m. (Pacific
daylight time) and said its mag
nitude was 634 on a seismologic
al scale which rates the world's
most severe quakes at 8!2, The
disastrous Long Beach quake of
1933 was 04, but occurred In a
much more populous area.
Salem Housing
Scarce, Costly
For Legislators
Legislators apparently are hav
ing considerable difficulty in ob
taining housing facilities for the
1949 legislative session which opens
in Salem January 10.
Apartments and furnished
houses particularly are difficult to
obtain, they said.
Listing of available housing fa
cilities is in progress by the Secre
tary of State's office. Rentals, as a
whole, are only slightly higher
than two years ago although in
some instances landlords are ask
ing more for their facilities that
most legislators feel they can pay.
One house was listed with the
secretary of state at $50 a week
and another at $75 a week.
Hotels and motels reported heavy
registrations for the session. Two
of Salem's hotels, under remodel
ing operations, will offer legisla
tors and others attending the legis
lature a number of new facilities.
The Marion hotel has refurnished
most of its sleeping room wMV
the lobby and Mirror banquet
room have been remodeled and
streamlined.
A coffee shop, three private din
ing rooms and a cocktail bar are
being installed in the Senator hotel.
The lobby also will be redecorated
before the legislature convenes.
POLICE CHIEF KILLED
CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 4-P-Riot- I
ing students shouting Palestine and J get under way immediately. He
anti-government slogans killed po- j has been seeing government lead
lice chief, Selim Zaki Pasha, with j ers regularly for the past two
a grenade today. day.
RJme. Chiang Requests
$3 Billion Aid in 3 Years
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -UP-Mme.
Chiang Kai-Shek is appeal
ing here for the United States to
rescue China from communism
with a program which would cost
an estimated $3,000-000,000 over
the next three years.
This presentation of China's
program comes from top Chinese
officials who would not permit di
rect quotation.
It has been presented by Chi
nese Ambassador Wellington Koo
to President Truman as well as
used by Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek
for her appeals here.
The Chinese first lady has con
ferred twice now with Secretary
of State Marshall and will call on
President and Mrs. Truman early
next week. Persons familiar with
her approach to her mission of ob
taining American aid report that
she is stressing (l)'the need for
greater understanding here of Chi
na's plight, (2) the Chinese belief
that it is not yet too late to save
the situation, and (3) the conten
tion that the Chinese government
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Lasft Ibstacie to
FiDmrD anuses ueopenioDD
Salem Cutoff Wins
Portland Support
PORTLAND, Dec 4-P-The
Portland Chamber of Commerce
board of directors today urged
completion of the West Portland
Hubbard shortcut to Salem.
It would be a IMOA.OtO to
$7,000,000 project, requiring a
bridge at Wilsonrllle.
Fertilizer Plant
To Shut Down
Until Spring
The fertilizer plant of the Co
lumbia Metals company in North
Salem will be forced to -close,
starting sometime in the week of
December 12, because of a short-
age of warehouse space for its
! product, it is disclosed Saturday
i by Arch Metzger, vice president
! and manager. About 85 men will
! be affected. Only a watch crew
will be maintained.
Metzger said he hoped ware
I house congestion would be cleared
; up by early spring to make re
i opening possible. Unofficial sour
ces said dealer warehouses, to
I which fertilizer is shipped, are
' bulging because the prolonged
waterfront strike prevented the
shipment of grain, seeds and oth
er commodities.
Columbia Metals has been able
to ship only half of its orders re
cently, because warehouses of
purchasers are filled, it was de
clared. Plenty of orders still are
on hand.
The plant last summer obtained
anhydrous ammonia by congres
sional action to permit fertilizer
production.
Coos Bay Gets
Eugene Power
COOS BAY, Dec. 4 -UP)- The
Coos Bay area today got a new
source of electricity expected to
alleviate a critical power shortage.
The Mountain States Power
company said the Eugene water
board had agreed to turn over
power from some of its stand-by
generating facilities until the Coos
Bay area gets another power
source.
Lumber mills had gone on a
staggered work schedule, and a
voluntary brownout had been in
effect because of the shortage.
Lumber mills are expected to
be back to normal operations Mon
day. Greek Premier
Resumes Work
ATHENS, Dec. 4--P)-Themis-tokles
Sophoulis, 88. ha resumed
work directing the Greek govern
ment from his hospital bed.
The aged premier suffered two
heart attacks last week. Doctors
said he was beyond hope of re
covery, but he rallied and now is
expected to recover fully.
Sophoulis told top Greek mili-
tary leaders today the govern-
ment's campaign against the com-
munists in the Peloponnesus must
of her husband, Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek, is fighting not
only for itself but for the United
States and all other anti-communist
nations.
The China aid program calls for:
1. An immediate declaration of
American support for Chiang Kai
Shek's anti-communist war. The
Chinese contend this would rein
spire their forces.
2. A tremendous speed-up in
the delivery of military supplies
before action by congress on any
new program.
3. Sending to China a military
leader of great prominence to run
the supply services for the Chinese
army, extend and operate military
training and assume direction of
strategic planning. The Chinese
wanted General Douglas MacAr
thur but President Truman said
no.
4. Laying down a military and
economic aid program for a period
of three years at a billion dollars
a year, including expenses of the
military session.
Pages The Orecon Statesman,
Pamphlet Tells
Of Communist
'Army' in U.S.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-(yp-The
House Un - American Activities
committee decided today to reopen
its communist spy hearings on the
basis of sensational new evidence
found hidden in a pumpkin.
At the same time, the committee
issued a pamphlet which declared
that an estimated 800 American
communists, trained in Moscow,
are "high officers of a secret army
now being drilled to overthrow our
government."
The pamphlet, titled "100 Things
You Should Know About Commun
ism and Education," did not say
where the "Secretary Army" is be
ing trained in the United States.
But it did say that hand-picked
officer candidates are trained in
Moscow in sabotage, bomb-making,
train wrecking, civil warfare.
and other methods of wrecking a
country."
ine committees new Ked es
pionage hearings will open Tues
day afernoon. They are expected
to center around microfilms of se
cret government documents, found
in a hollowed-out pumpkin on the
Maryland farm of Whittaker Cham
bers, who previously testified he
was a member of the communist
underground in Washington before
the war.
Robert E. Stripling, chief inves
tigator for the house committee,
said evidence will be presented to
show who gave the secrets to
Chambers.
The committee's pamphlet on
communism and education is one
of a series and is presented in
question and answer form.
It declared that many commun
ists and fellow travelers "besides
actively teaching in public schools,
private schools and church schools,
from kindergartens t6 colleges, run
some schools outright."
Mangled Judea
Plan Approved
PARIS. Dec. 4 -JPy- A man
gled British-American plan lor a
Palestine conciliation commission
was approved today by the Unit
ed Nations political committee but
final U.N. assembly approval was
doubtful.
The vote in the 58-member com
mittee was 25 to 21 for the dras
tically amended resolution orig
inally introduced by Britain and
suppored by the United States.
Nine countries abstained and three
were absent.
Only a simple majority was re
quired for committee approval, but
a two-thirds majority of those
present and voting is necessary in
the assembly, where the same 58
nations are represented.
In brief the main provisions are:
1. A conciliation commission of
three members would be chosen by
the five big powers and would take
over the job of the UJV. mediator.
2. The conciliation commission
would draw up for the 1949 gen
eral assembly detailed plans for a
permanent international regime for
Jerusalem.
West Salem Bonrd
To Hear PGE Plea
WEST SALEM, Dec. 4 High
point of Monday, night's West Sa
lem city council meeting is expec
ted to be the appearance of Port
land General Electric company
officials to discuss the council's
order to remove a string, of re
cently acquired poles along Se
cond street.
The order was issued in Aug
ust, when the council learned
that the poles were transferred
from Mountain States Power
company to PGE. The line through
town is a feeder from the Bonne
ville substation at Eola, but is ntf
now in use for transmission..
Hill Urges Officials
Meet to Discuss
Financial Tangle
Earl. Hill, Cushman, state repre
sentative from Lane county, sug
gested Saturday that the legisla
ture hold a joint session in an at
tempt to untangle the clouded fi
nancial picture in the state.
Hill proposes that key men In
state finances including the state
treasurer, budget director, mem
bers ot the state tax commission
and chief auditor be invited to the
session to outline the true condi
tions. He said he had discussed the
plan with several state officials
and all had agreed that it might
prove helpful.
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Wesft &ck Peace Desired
Proposed King of Palestine
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JERUSALEM. Dee: 4 Sorreanded
King Abdullah (center, wearing long headdress) ef Trans -Jordan,
tours jd elty ef Jerusalem recently. In background Is a win-law ef
tomb of his father which he
legation In London annobneed
asked King Abdullah to rale ever
and Arab Palestine. (AP Wlrepnet to The Statesman.)
Snow Clings
Areas, Melts in Salem
i
Snow blanketed many areas of
a cold trpnt which moved over
temperatures for the year were
Salem residents caught only a
hours Saturday as it melted quickly
and southern Oregon reported heavy fall of snow and snow plows
were
busy attempting to keep
mountain i passes clear.
In higher elevations surround
ing the iVillamette valley snow
was hampering traffic. At Detroit
four inches of new snow fell Sat
urday afti rnoon and a Gates snow
whipped by strong winds reached
near blitzard proportions and
freezing temperatures were re
corded. Baker claimed the coldest spot
in Oregor as temperatures plum
meted to seven degrees below zero.
Klamath Falls recorded one de
gree above and Lakeview two.
Temperatures in Salem barely
nipped t&e freezing level at 31
degrees.
Salem younrstes, begging for a
chance to' build a snowman today,
are doomed to disappointment ac
cording to the McNnary field
weather bureau. Warmer tempera
tures following the Canada-born
cold wav4 promised only showers
throughout the Sunday in Salem.
Saturday's road bulletin from
the state fiighway engineer's office
reported hew snow on all passes
through the Cascade mountains.
Three incjhes of snow fell at Gov
ernment (camp and chains were
required. Santiam junction had
four inches and chains were ad
vised. Pldws and aanders were in
operation Ion the Santiam highway.
Snow rrovides
Floold Threat
SEATTLE. Dec. 4-TVObserv-
ers of sndw conditions in the Cas
cades pointed today to the poten
tialities of 1949 floods from above
normal sriow depth.
The flood threat they pointed
out. woufld depend on weather
conditional that develop at run-off
time nextt spring.
Reports from Snoqualmie pass
show 73 j inches of snow on the
ground compared with 12 inches
at the: siame date a year ago.
Mount Biker had 138 inches, com
pared witjh 22 a year ago; Stevens
pass 112, compared with 16.
"Potenliially, that spells trouble,"
said Dr. Phil Church, head of the
department of Meteorology and
Climatolojgy at the University of
Washington. "The snow is building
up a potential flood hazard.'
December
Price
by members of hit Arab Legion.
had Just visited. The Tram-Jordan
that m troop of Palestine Arabs has
a proposed onion of his kingdom
to Oregon
the state Saturday in the wake of
the Pacific northwest, and new low
recorded at several points.
glimpse of snow during the afternoon
after hitting the ground. Central
Truman Says
Battleship to
Stay iri Service
NORFOLK, Vs., Dec. 4 - UP) -
President Truman stood on the
deck of one of America's mightiest
warships today and called it a
symbol of might in peace.'
He was talking about the 45,000
ton battleship, Missouri, named for
his state. -
He stood just a few feet from
the bronze plaque on the deck
which commemorates the Japanese
surrender aboard the "Mighty Mo'
in Tokyo bay in 1945.
Mr. Truman came here to take
part in the presentation of a 281
piece silver service to the battle
ship.
The $10,000 set of silverware
was the gift of the people of the
state of Missouri.
Mr. Truman took the occasion
to make it emphatically clear that
the Missouri is not going to be tak
en out of active service.
After the presentation, the pres
ident walked to newsmen "cover
ing the event and told them:
"I want to make a statement
"Some smart a leek who poses as
a spokesman for the navy said the
Missouri is going to be taken out
of commission. The Missouri will
not be taken out of commission.
"I want to make that as strong
as I can make it, and I am speak
ing as the president of the United
States."
5, 1948
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Loading May
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SAN FRANCISCO; Dec.
A last major obstacle to we
coast waterfront peace was an
nounced settled tonight Ship,
owners foresaw a Dossiblo re
sumption of work by Monday, f '
The Pacific American shipown
ers bave assurance to li&rr
Lundeberg, AFL Sailora union
of the Pacific that the strike-end.
ing agreements reached bv the
Waterfront Employer' association
With the CIO Lonrshore union
would imperil nothing in Lunde
berg's contract , 1
Lundebere announced 'aatUfa
tion, adding that he wanted thif
assurance in writing and that the
shipowners had agreed to do thia
by noon tomorrow. i ?
His announced insistence cm
protection of certain jurisdiction-
al rights had arisen as a threat to"
resumption of shipping after the
employers had reached agree
ments with the fivo unions in
volved in the three - month tie
up. , J .f
."Every effort will be made to
resume work Monday, barring un
foreseen circumstances," the enx;
ployeis said iri a statement! . f
"The employers will be in es
sion all day Sunday in ah eflort
to clear up unfinished businehk.'
DAs Request j
Clamp Dcrwii I
On Gambling, j
I- PORTLAND, Dee. 4-P)-DilrIct
attorneys of Oregon started a fove
today to clamp, down on persistent
gambling violators. ;
They recommended a state law!
expected to go before the, neaf
legislature, -.to permit abatement
proceedings! against owners of
property where gambling has been
conducted..' . f 5
They said gambling la the only
vice operation which lacks a law
to permit such proceedings after
place has been declared a nuisance;
Teunis J. Wyers, Hood iRiver
was named president of the pis-
trict Attorneys association; George
L. Anderson Jr., Union ejounty,!
was named vice-president; John
Q. McCourt Multnomah, secre
tary-treasurer: Donald Heisler
Wasco county, and Robert few
Kreason, Polk, Board members, j
The group , decided to ask -the
next legislature for a salary ad'
justment, based o n population inJ
crease.
Leaflet Attacks!
Baptists9 Policy
PORTLAND. Ore- Dec. 4 -i WV '
Churches refused representation at
the Baptist Oregon convention have
published a pamphlet attacking the
incident ; . I
The leaflet assails the action as
"unconstitutional, illegal, un-Hap-tlstic,
un-Christian and unethical.
Auhtors of the publication were
listed as Dr. E. B. Hart, First Bap-;
tist church, Corvallis; the Rev. Kj
A. Tobis, First Baptist church.
Bend; and Dr. A. G. Johnson, Hin-:
son Memorial Baptist church, Poit-1
and.
I
The convention dispute stemmed ;
from refusal of the one group to
coninDuie mission iunos to ine
convention missionaries. :.
Kingwood Plansl
Counter-Attack in
Annexation Issue
Kincwood water district test
dents favoring annexation of the')
district to Salem in the recent j
election announced Saturday they :
will file legal action, to aid the
defendants, in a suit filed In Pols
county circuit court to invalidate'
the election. -!
The action was brought last j
month by John L. LuU and seeks;
to disqualify the vote on technical
points. '"I 'f
Representing the residents who
will intervene are Edward Majek, )
Barney VanOnsenoord, Charles &t
Ramp and J. H. WilleU, district;
residents. . .. I
ELECTION SET MONDAY" 5
The Vista Heights water district ;
will vote Monday on a commit-;
sioner and proposed annexations
of several pieces of property.
Polls are to be open from 8 a. m.f
to S p. m. In Waddle'f garage. 3010
& Commercial st f
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