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(SDairEi Mara Aims Tiguifteoi) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -(i?5) Attorney General Clark tonight formally proposed a broad-scale tightening of the espionage laws and asked that wire - tapping be legalized "in the interest of na tional security . Clark said he had sent a bill embodying his proposals to Speaker of the House Sam Ray burn (D-Texas) and Senator McCarran (D-Nev.), chairman of the senate judiciary commit- , ffe- High among his recommenda tions was a plan for eliminating the statute of limitations so far as espionage cases are' concern ed. The bill sent to Capitol Hill would provide that a person ac cused of violating these statutes might be indicted at any time after the offense. As the law now stands, the Indictment must be returned within three years, if the offense occurred in 'peace time. - Clark also asked that the laws Suit Demands Division of -i Phone Equipment Firm - By John WASHINGTON. Jan. 14-FV-The the gigantic American Telephone and Telegraph company to abandon its billion dollar equipment making business. Attorney Generaf Tom Clark said this could lower' telephone rates tnrougnout tne country. The suit demanded that A. T. It T. and its manufacturing sub Jdiarr. the huee Western Electric company, be divorced. It asked CRT to sacs Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee of Portland plays no lavorues when it comes to law enforcement She has told Portlanders bluntly that slot machines in private clubs must go, as well as those in ho tels, restaurants, taverns or other places of public resort. Ana out the one-armed bandits are going from the Multnomah Athletic dub, the Elks club, the Aero club and others. Well, what about Salem? I heard the other day that there were some 58 slot machines being operated in private fraternal, vet eran oi social , clubs in Salem. If the machinesare illegal in Port land - they are illegal here. And Mayor Lee's policy should be fol lowed here. j The theoretical legal defense of such operation is that the club- is like a private home and a "man's home is his castle," its naDiianis immune from general processes of law. Very well, let there be a test case to settle the matter, li tne slots are legal in such .organiza tions with limited ' membership then their status is secure. If they are illegal (and Mrs. Lee, lawyer herself, thinks they are) then theyshould be ousted. I realize that the profits from these machines have been used to finance building projects or pay operating deficits or to sustain worthy charity and welfare pro jects. But the law is the law; so Ions; as a general promoiuon against such devices is on the books it should be enforced. If cublic sentiment approves change that can be accomplished by amending or repealing the law. There is another angle. Down town restaurants where such de vices are not tolerated suffer from competition of some clubs which have them and also operate res taurants. They feel that they suf fer because of the toleration giv en these clubs. That is another reason for urging city and county officials to enforce the law either by direct action (seizure and smashing the machines) or by a test case in court. Bread Thief Has 51,275 in Pocket BALTIMORE, Jan. 14 -UPy- A man with $1,275 in his pockets was arrested today and charged with stealing a 10-ceht loaf of rye bread. Magistrate James R. Cadden asked Frank Johnson at a prelim inary Hearing wny he nad all the money on him. "Burial expenses, the 69-year- old defendant replied. Animal Crackers BV WARREN GOODRICH . ' "I feel like I've been through the wringer todty." Spy "Laws be changed to cover the passing on of information relating to the national defense "which could be used to the injury of the Unit ed States or to the advantage of any foreign nation. 5 Other proposals include a ban upon unauthorized possession of - aecurity information, and pro- years imprisonment or both for any failure to report the theft, loss, abstraction,! or destruction of national defense material. The attorney general's pro posed bill would authorize the FBI, the army, air force and na vy intelligence to use wire - tap ping in investigations affecting the national security, "under re gulations prescribed by j the at torney general. It would further permit the use of evidence thus obtained in any court procedeings in which the government is a party. Un authorized use of wire - tapping material would be punished by $10,000 fine and two years im prisonment. : B: Owen government sued toddy jto force tnat western sjectric De ipui irno three competing companies. A. T. & T. then would have to go into the market for its equipment. Filed by the Justice department, the suit charged the firms with a "conspiracy to monopolize" the na tion s telephone business. It said lack of competition keeps tele phone equipment costs higher. In addition, the department charged, efficient improvements have been .withheld from! general use to save on replacements; that the present hand telephone set did not become standard Bell equip ment for 17 years after it was de veloped. (The A. T. fie T. and its network of 21 subsidiaries are known as the Bell system.) The suit, a civil anti-trust com plaint, was filed in Federal Dis trict .court at Newark, N. U. A. T. Sc T. replied that the pub lic and telephone users! "would suffer most from the changes de manded, i Hungry Ducks, Geese Feed 6n Donated Grain Hardly a speck of grain remain ed Friday where it had been dis tributed the day before Jto feed ducks and geese starving in the valley's cold weather, according to Willard Taylor, Salem boathouse proprietor. f I Taylor distributed another 1.0Q0 pounds of grain donated! by in dividuals and screenings from White's Feed store, and said he would go out about 10 o'clock this morning with a state game officer. Yesterday's trip included a spot on Minto's island about one-half mile above West Salem, the old river bed farther up and Eola bar on Hayden island. Taylor estimat ed 600 to 800 ducks at the latter spot. t ' He also found the body of a bald pate widgeon which! he de scribed as "Just skin and bones." The duck probably weighed less than a pound though it should normally have weighed three pounds or more, he said. , Chinese Reds Enter Tientsin SHANGHAI, Saturday, I Jan. 15 Reports reaching here today said Chinese communists have oc cupied Tientsin. These accounts said red! soldiers moved through the streets firing their rifles into the air, and shout ing for the nationalist troops to come out of hiding and surrender. Earlier, the communists had been reported shelling the tig northern industrial city,! cutting all communications with the out aide. J Cabinet Sits for WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 Vice President-elect Albeit W. Barkley sits in for the first time today as Presl . dent Truman poses with his cabinet. Left to right, first row: Secretary of Defense James V. Forrest!, Tnunia, Barkley and Secretary mt the Treasury Jahn W. Snyder. Second row: Seeretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer. Undersecretary of State Kobert Lovett, Seeretary of the Interior J. A. Krog. Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of Agrienltare Charles Bran nan, Seeretary of Labor Mawico Tobln and Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson. Lovett represented Secretary of State George Marshall. (AP Wirephoto to The Statesman). 83fh Yar Labor Act Repeal Hits Snag Unemployment, Accident Benefit Boost Launched Labor - sponsored bills for in creased unemployment and Indus trial accident benefits began their trek through the legislative mills Friday, but the projected move toward repeal of the so-called la bor curb laws struck a snag. By a five to four vote, the house committee on labor and industries voted against introducing measures to repeal the 1947 laws barring secondary boycotts and Jurisdic tional disputes and requiring secret elections. Kelly Loe, assistant secretary of the state AFL executive board, said he anticipated no difficulty in having an individual member sponsor the repeal move, however. There was no argument on in traduction of bills calling for in creased benefits, although commit teemen said they did not neces sarily favor the amounts as pro posed. Te Increase Benefits The bills would increase unem ployment compensation benefits from $20 for 20 weeks to $25 for 26 weeks and eliminate the one week waiting period, and boost from $60 to $85 the monthly pay ments to single persons pennant ly injured in industrial accidents7. Ceiling payments to widows of workers killed on the job would be boosted from $137 to $175 month, and more would be paid for every degree of injury, under the proposals. Meanwhile, the house received formal introduction of Secretary of tate arl Newbry's proposal for permanent car-license plates, to be issued to owners rather than to vehicles. The plates would be re tained by owners no matter what car they had. Insert tabs would carry dates ot expiration. Renew als would be staggered (112 each montn to avoid the January' rush) it is proposed to make the man enective lor 1850. Provides for Bond Issue A senate bill entered Fridav bv the senate forestry committee would implement the reforestation program voted at the election in November. The state forestry de partment would be empowered to issue $10,000,000 in bonds, rehabil itate state-owned lands and ac quire other forest properties. ragnt new bills were introduced in Friday's single short session of the 45th legislature, bringing the total for the week to 79 the house had 55, the senate 24. This was more than double the introductions in the first week ofthe 1947 ses sion when the house had 15 and the senate 22 for a total of S7. Heavy Legislation Many of the early bills, too. constituted so-called "heavy" legis lation caning lor repeal or modi fication of the withholding tax laws; placing all liquor, income tax and corporation excise tax in the general fund; seeking to imple ment the November 2 vote favor ing $50 minimum pensions; re pealing the community property law; increasing the gas tax; re pealing the state milk control act; earring racial discrimination in employment; calling for a junior college in Portland, and providing ior a lieutenant governor. There was no final action on ma jor legislation the initial week. Estimates as to the length of the- session have ranged from 65 to 90 days (the 1947 session lasted 84 days; legislators' pay stops at 30), with the best guess approxi mating 75. Both the senate and house will resume at 11 ajn. Monday. (Additional details page ) Formal Portrait T 2 r-Orx 12 PAGES Feiry QtesftLh) d S Dcy DSoaudl Mercury Rises, But Not Enough To End Freeze' Salem's weather took a sudden turn for the warmer Friday, but rain which turned to ice on area streets and highways caused sev eral accidents. Temperatures rambled up to 41 degrees, highest point in a week, but it still wasn't warm enough to melt ice from Salem's mill race or ease the dangerous freezing of the Willamette river at Portland and the Columbia river. Forecasts were for a minimum of 23 degrees this morning. The city had a smattering of snow early Friday and it was the fourth consecutive Friday that snow has fallen in Salem. All pre cipitation recorded during the day added up to only a trace. But what did fall produced slippery roads Friday and Saturday morning. Two two-car collisions near the Independence junction on the Dal las highway were blamed to ice frlazed pavements Friday night. Three persons received hospital treatment None were serious. Ed na Funk, 671 Rosemont ave., West Salem, was kept under observa tion at Salem General hospital Friday night for head lacerations incurred in one of the accidents. An unidentified Portland girl was treated at Bartell's hospital, Dal las, for a lacerated hand. Second Crash The second crash, about 10:15 p.m. involved a car driven by Har ry A. Anderson, Independence route 1. He was given out-patient treatment at Salem General hos pital for facial cuts. George Wil liam Lefley, 2266 Mission St., dri ver of the second car, escaped in jury. Scattered snow or ram show ers were forecast for Oregon to day, signalling a change in the long cold snap that has played havoc in the state. Trouble en Santiam The south fork of the Santiam was frozen over near Stayton and ice in the canal near the Mountain States Power company was caus ing some trouble. Sticks and twigs dislodged by ice have also troub led Stayton's water supply, neces sitating a constant guard at the water department s pumphouse. Banks joined the list of Oregon towns without water when resi dents left faucets open to keep pipes from freezing. The city halved water service during the night, and Friday the reservoir started filling up again. Most Oregon temperatures were higher Friday with Baker record ing the low of 10 degrees below zero and Brookings 3 a Dove. Portland had 23, Eugene 17, Kla math Falls 10 and Bend 3. Uranium Mines in Saxony to Close FRANKFORT. Jan. lMi?V The Russian uranium mines in Soviet occupied Saxony will be shut down soon, the Frankfurter Rund schau said tonight. In a dispatch from Potsdam, the American - licensed newspaper quoted German circles of the So viet - sponsored German econo mic commission as saying tnat production is too small and only portion of the ore reaches its destination. GERMANS HANGED MUNICH, Germany. Jan. 14 (JP) Six Germans were executed today at Lands berg prison raising to 97 the number of war criminals hanged there since October 15. With Barkley POUND not Hi Orocon Statesman, ffcilwn. oetq SaDemro Sector B Icy Setting for Salem Ice I -.1. - -tvi-uV V 7 Plenty of lee Is to be seen en the mlllraee at the Salem lee Se Cold Storage Co. at the foot of Marlon street behind the Center street lee works. Stilled mill race water behind the dam has a thick coating of lee, while spray from water passing over the dam has formed grotesque sheets of tee over beams and piling, as shown above. (Statesman photo). 'Fence-Riding' Nations to Get No'U.S.Arms By John Seall , WASHINGTON, Jan.14-(ff)- The, United States gave notice to day that countries remaining neu tral In the cold war will get no American arms or defense " sup plies. Michael McDermott, state de partment press officer, told about this new policy shortly after the department charged that Russian "obstruction has seriously ham pered" activities of the United Na tions. McDermott told a news confer ence the American government does not have enough arms to supply nations which are unwill ing to associate themselves in col lective defense arrangements with the United States. Government officials said Mc Dermotf s remarks were intended to correct ' Swedish press reports claiming that Sweden could get American military help even if she refused to enter into the North Atlantic Defense alliance now be ing actively planned. Stayton Church Roof Burns, Building Saved STAYTON. Jan. 14 -(Special) A $2,500 fire burned most of the roof from the Assembly of God church on Sixth street near Wash ington street this evening, but the Stayton volunteer fire company saved church and household fur nishings inside the building. The Rev. Melvin Stockwell, pastor, appraised the loss and said he believed the extensive attic fire resulted from an overheated chimney after he started a fire in the wood burner in the church auditorium in preparation for an evening service. While the pastor was out mak ing a sick call his mother, Mrs. Ina Stockwell smell ed smoke from the Stockwell living quarters in the rear of the church building. She discovered a blaze already making headway through the attic. The church is nine years old. Fire and water damage to the building was heavy, but the Stockwells were able to move back into their apartment. He became pastor of he church last December 1. j England, Poland Sign Trade Pact WARSAW. Poland, Jan. 14 -(JP) Britain and Poland today signed a billion dollar five-year trade pact. In doing so Britain charted a new, policy for trading with coun tries within the. Soviet sphere. They must pay their pre-war debts and settle for the British properties they nationalize. The trade Pact calls for a min imum exchange of goods totaling 130.000.000 pounds ($520,000,000) from each side. Some Polish sources said it- might reach 150, 000,000 pounds ($600,000,000). i 1651 I Orocon, Saturday, January 15 Chlldiren ft Full -Time Conservation Of Electric Power Urged Round the clock conservation of electricity to prevent a -major disaster to northwest power facilities, was asked Friday by utilities representatives meeting in Tacoma. Following the request by the electrical companies. Governor Doug las McKay issued an appeal to the effort to protect the areas cold-curtailed power production. "It is no longer a problem of meeting a peak deficiency between 4:30 and 0:30 p.m McKay said. There is an extreme shortage of energy for all purposes, and ev ery kilowatt must be conserved. This applies to the full 24 hours.'" Governor' McKay asked full compliance with c o n s e r v a tion suggestions of the power compan ies. They requested that every home, business and industry in the region save electricity in every possible way, around the clock, while continuing and en larging savings during the even ing peak hours. Producers pointed out that cold weather and the resulting low water has cut power output by nearly 300,000 kilowatts. Drops in available water supply for gene rating have necessitated drawing on storage reservoirs. If these sup plies become low the problem will be aggravated. Only relief for the crisis hinges on the advent of warmer tem peratures east of the Cascade mountains to increase stream flows. Plants in the western area have not been hit so severely by the lengthy cold spell. City Firemen Called to Oregon State Hospital City firemen and emergency vehicles were called to the state hospital early Saturday morning when an oil pot, used to keep a hydrant from freezing, boiled over between Cottage four and the new treatment building. No damage was reported. Juvenile Delinquency Starts Early in Astoria ASTORIA. Jan. 14 -UP)- A gro cery store was broken into here by a 5-year-old boy and a 5-year- old girt They smashed the glass door by throwing rocks at it. They explained to police they wanted some bubble gum. County's Last Draft Contingent Until April Leaves for Portland Marion county men will not have another draft call to answer until at least April, and may still gain exemption by enlistment in re serve military components prior to classification, selective, service of ficials discolsed Friday. The final group for physical examinations, until April, was sent to Portland Friday, 32 strong. The county did not receive a call to send men for induction in January, and the army has an nounced no drafting will be car ried on in February or March, due to progress in volunteer en listments. Oregon does have a Jan uary quota, but local contributions during November and December were enough to obviate participa tion this month. j The draft board was informed that men will be exempt from in-1 1949 Pile Laid! M QM Plant Dam ' 'I' i i people of Oregon to make every Traders Given Tip on Food Export Plans WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -VP) The agriculture department hunt ed for a "leak" tonight as it an nounced an extra export allocs tion of food fats and oils for the current quarter. It said that 109,000,000 pounds of lard, cottonseed oil, soy beans, soy bean oil and peanuts had been approved for overseas shipments in the January-March period. This is In addition to regular allocs tions previously announced. Department officials meanwhile sought to track down the origin of reports which tipped off trad ers last week to the government's plans. At that time word was circulated that the government was preparing to grant supple mentary export allocations of 107,000,000 pounds of the fats and oils Just 2,000,000 shy of the actual figure. On the heels of this report. prices of some fats and oils went up temporarily. Officials said a probe was be ing made by the compliance and investigation branch of the de partment's production and mar keting administration. Export allocation plans are kept strictly secret to prevent specu lation on the commodity markets which would alter the price ranges. BRITISH VACATING JAPAN TOKYO. Saturday, Jan. 15-P) British commonwealth forces have given up all their occupation ter ritory except for one small district in southwestern Japan, headquar ters announced today. duction if they enlist in the nation al guard or other reserve groups and participate in regular drills prior to their classification by the board. Other draft developments in cluded: No more 1-A or l-O classifying will b done during the next two months, but men in other group ings will be classified. Reminder that present regist rant must keep their local boards informed of address changes even after they pass the age of 28 was issued by Col.' Francis W. Mason, deputy state director. Eighteen-year-olds were remind ed that they are required to regis ter with the local board within five days following their birthdays. 1 "'HUM. ... - . .L, Se No. 233 3 Die in Amity Fire; Parents Also Burned Oregon s prolonged cold wavo was blamed Friday for six! deaths five of them children. p The dead were Dennis, ft, San dra, 18 months, and Larry, J, children of Mr. and Mrs.! Armio Howard, burned when fire de stroyed their farm home near Am ity; Mrs. Regina Tommls, 38, and 3-month-old Phillip Tommls, Jr., both fatally burned In a blaze at Jennings Lodge, and Odis Edgar Thompson, 12, son of Mrs. Mel vin Parker, WarrenrToute 1, killed when his bicycle skidded! on ice and hurtled him against a passing truck. - ; Dennis ' and Sandra Howard died in the flames of an early . morning Qre on the Lynn ; Lance field farm near Amity. A brother, Larry, succumbed to burns at McMinnville General hospital Fri day afternoon. The father of tho children and Noranell RusselL sister of Mrs. Howard suffered cuts and burns in an attempt to rescue them. j . : Early Friday Morning j The fire broke out about 1:30 or 2 a. m. Friday while the j family slept, and not until the root crashed in; flames was anyone aroused. Two of the children were asleep in the living room and Howard suffered cuts on his arms and hands in breaking a window to reach their beds. ; Mrs. Howard is in the McMinn ville General hospital where she gave birth to a daughter January 12. ; i - j Flames of Oil Stove -The Tommis infant died when flames from an exploding oil stovo showered over the buggy where ho slept in a Jennings Lodge apart ment Friday. His mother (died of burns later and the fatherj Phillip Tommis, ST, was in serious condi tion. An 11-year-old sister, Eve lyn, also was burned, but was in fair condition. Scores of other fires were re- res ed Jin wav( ported in Oregon because of the cold wave, t Load! Limits On Roads Ti t I - j During Thaw i The maintenance division of the state highway department Friday announced a reduction by one half of load limits on several sec ondary Highways in the Salem area. i Officials said the order was made to protect roads during tho current defrosting period when too heavy loads might injure road sur facing. Under the 50 per cent load limit cut, the maximum gross load per axle is 4,000 pounds. I li inese are the roads affected: Salem-Dayton secondary high way, to be effective 8 a.ni Mon day from Dayton to the Glen Creek road intersection mile north of West Salem. J North Santiam hishwav from Mill City to Gates, now Ir effect. Albany-Lyons highway from Sdo to Lyons, now in effect I Entire Mehama-MiU City road, T now in eneci. Senate Committee Backs Nomination Of Dean Acheson WASHINGTON. Jan. 14 -tFL. The nomination of Dean Acheson to be secretary of state won unan- imous approval of the senate for eign relations committee today af ter he indicted communism' as "fa tal" to freedom. I An excerpt from Achesdn's se- - cret testimony, released by Com mittee Chairman Connally (D Tex.), declared: i "It is my view that communism as a doctrine is economically fa tal to a free society and to; human rights and fundamental freedoms. Chairman. Connally announced that all 13 members of the senate committee eight democrats and five republican voted solidly for Acheson. I I Swift and virtually unopposed confirmation is expected, fin tho senate, probably next Tuesday. I Weather SpellO ; ? ! i Max, Ml. Precip. .. 41 trace . 34 ZJ Jbl .AS S3 " 0 .40 S4 J0 . 43 tl I M SalM . Portland San franciaco Chicago y Mw York ... Willamette river . or xooi. i FORECAST (from UJS. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem) Partly cloud r with a few light ahowers today, tonight and Sunday Possible early morning fog Sunday. High today MM 40, low tomgnt near i. SALEM 1 raECIPlTATlOJ CSert. 1 Jaa. IS) This Year Last Year X9M 'Average 1LM u.sa -4