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Tli Oregon Statesman, Salem. Oregon, Tuesday, March I. 1949
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No. 107
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jteeeptton Hue and part of erewd jfaa the Katie hotel's taMl mm Monday sight looked Ilk Una m
m S.00I eltiaeaa gathered to pay their reapectej to Oregon's new governor, Deaglaa McKay. Ia re
i eerrlng 11m at right are Slayer and Mr. X. I EUstreea aad Gov. and Mrs. McKay, Shaking hands
( with the fTWr li Mrs. Harold Kllewer. wife of the 1C11 City mayor who follows her la lino. To left
of line le Mai. Oeev. Thsoaa s K.
The iwiata labor aoinmlttee. vot-
if eight Wliw on strict party
lines, approrea xor passage ue
adm&iistration labor bill without
changing a word. Chalraaan Thom
as rapped down all effort to work
out changes In the bill and his ae
tion drew this comment from Sen
ator Taft:
"In my opinion this was the
most high - handed procedure m
any committee since I have been
a member of the senate."
Senator Morse chared the com
mittee with using Iron curtain tac
tics, and performing a "shocking
disservice to American labor.
Morse says the bill as passed out
by the committee "had no chance
of passage," and brands it as an
unfair substitute for the Taft
Hartley law.
The measure will go to the sen
ate floor when it can get on the
calendar, , which is out of joint be
cause of the filibuster against a
proposed new filibuster rule.
There it will be subject to debate
and amendment. Morse believes he
can muster enough republican and
democratic votes to amend the bill
in a direction which he feels will
make labor legislation more equi
table between employers and em
ployes. This situation is somewhat as It
was In 1947, except that Chairman
Taft wasn't as arbitrary as Tho
mas has been. In the former year
the bill , approved in tho senate
committee" was . substantially the
(Continued on editorial page)
Warren Recall
MoveLaunched
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 7
(P-An old-age pension group to
day launched a drive to recall Gov.
varl Warren, and placed 100,000
"Recall Warren" buttons on sale at
a dollar apiece.
. : George Tucker, coordinator of a
citizens' committee for old age pen
sions and aid to blind, said ap
pointees of the governor have on
Sumerous occasions spoken public
r against the best interests of the
pensioners and bjind . . ."
Animal Craclters
WARREN GOODRICH-
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ue wfceee military sanrnilttso latrodaeed gveets to the lino.
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Another view of the receiving line as Dr. and Mrs. I K. Watson of
Salem passed fry to add their eoarratulaUons. Mrs. Elfstrom la In
troducing them to Governor and Mrs. McKay. (Photos by Don Dill,
Statesman staff photographer). (Photos also on pace S).
Capital Party Honors
Gov. and RJro. McKay;
Guest Book Presented
: J By Jeryme English
J Society Editor. Tho Itatetman
Ealem'g largest and most colorful party in many years was staged
Monday night when several thousand eitlsenr including many from-out-of-town
attended tho Informal reception at the Marion hotel to
pay tribute to Gov. and Mrs. Douglas McKay.
Salem's official host for the affair, Mayor Robert L. Elfstrom,
and Mrs. Elfstrom received with the McKays. The Marion hotel lobby
was filled before' the opening hour, the McKays starting to receive
before 8:30 and the line continuing until after 10:30 p.. m. While the
reception was going on there was dancing to four orchestras at the
armory and Crystal Gardens.
Ma. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea, as
sisted by MaJ. Willis Ross, Port
land, and CoL William H. Ham
mond of Portland, formerly of Sa
lem, Introduced the guests to the
receiving line.
Huge baskets of calla lilies, red
carnations and Dutch iris, carry
ing out the patriotic -theme, form
ed a colorful setting for the re
ceiving line.
Instrumental lh directing guests
to and from the Ifne were former
Governor and Mrs. -Charles A.
Sprague, Judge land Mrs. E. M.
Page, Mr. and jWrs. Carl Booth,
Mr. and Mrs. George Rhoten, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Hanzen and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles S. McElhinny.
A string orchestra from Willam
ette university played during, the
reception. Taking part were Betty
Kuhlman, Frank Holman, Phil
Blankenship, Doris McCain, Lucy
Collis, Gladys Blue and Glennis
Allen. Soloists were Betty Starr
Anderson, accompanied by Alice
Crary Brown, and Kenneth Allen,
who formerly sang with leading
bands. His - accompanist was Ruth
Bedford. ?
Six punch bowls were arranged
on long tables hit the Marine room
at the hotel where two dozen
Spinsters served during the eve
ning. Sixty Salem women, repre
senting the various women's clubs
In .the city, passed guest book
pages for f everypno to sign. Af
ter the reception the guest book,
filled with the signed pages and
bearing the gold Oregon seal on
the brown leather cover, was pre
sented to Governor and Mrs. Mc
Kay at the dance at the armory.
Mayor Elfstrom I made the guest
book presentation and Governor
McKay in. turn jjthanked; the citi
zens of Salem for the party. Gov
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ernor and Mrs. McKay led the
dancing for the governor's waltz.
A covered canopy was erected
especially for the occasion be
tween the hotel and the armory.
The latter was festive with color
ful bunting and flags and directly
above the orchestra was a large
picture of the governor
A special detail of 22 city po
lice officers and two state police
officers helped expedite traffic
and added an official note to the
festivities along Ferry street.
Ralph H. Cooley and Mrs. James
T. Brand were co-chairmen of the
city-wide party, first to be held
in Salem in many years, and
working with them were dosens
of Salem citizens.
Parking Meter
On Cars Don't
Interest Senate
The senate Monday rejected a
proposal to require Oregon mo
torists to equip their aufbs with
parking meters.
Tho idea came from James
Hlckey, Portland Inventor, who
has evolved a meter to fit on cars
instead of streets. Hickey's meter
starts clicking off time as soon as
a car is stopped and throws up a
red flag after an hour expires.
-The senators refused to accept
Introduction of Hickey's proposal
which would have required every
car owner to secure a meter be
fore being eligible to buy license
plates. Car owners would have
had to buy the meters, from the
secretary of state.
f0) Til5? 4 "t:
Chinese
Cabinet
Resigns
By Seymour Topping
NANKING. Tuesday. March S-
(ipy-Dr. Sun Fo, holdover premier
from "retired" Chiang Kai-shek's
Chinese government, abruptly re
signed today. His action created a
new political crisis in the war-
weary country with peace negotia
tions with the communists not far
away.
The rotund premier, son of Sun
Yat-Sen, founder of the Chinese
republic, stepped out with his en
tire cabinet. He announced the res
ignations to a cheering legislative
yuan which had been critical of
his policies.
Sun's resignation left Acting
President Li Ssung-Jen with a ser
ious problem at a critical time. Sun
and his cabinet have been doing
the preliminary spadework for the
forthcoming peace talks with the
reds.
Sun htmif had headed the Io
nian government committee which
had been scheduled to draft peace
proposals to end the three-year
civil war.
Sun's regisnation opens a way
for the acting president to loosen
the right-wing control of the re
tired" Chiang and other ultra-conservative
elements of the kuomin
tang (government party) at least in
the administrative machinery of
the government.
(Sun Fo and Li have been re-
Katedly reported at odds since . Li
came president on the "retire
ment of Chiang-Kai-Shek.)
Court Upholds
Tougher State
Curbs on Labor
WASHINGTON. March T -UP)-
The supreme court ruled today that
the states may Impose tougher
curbs on "union security" contracts
than are provided In federal laws
The court split 7-Z in holding
that neither the Taft-Hartley act
nor the Wagner act which preced
ed It bans states from regulating
union security agreements.
The majority said the only limit
is that "the state shall not impose
a policy Inconsistent with national
policy."
In another action today, the
court affirmed for a second time
the conviction of Carl Aldo Mar
zani on a charge that he concealed
communist party activities from his
superiors in the state department.
Marzani, wartime employe of the
secret office of strategic services
and the state department, was sen
tenced to one to three years by U.8.
district court here upon conviction
of falsely stating that he had never
been a communist.
The supreme court divided 4-4.
How the Justices voted was. not dis
closed. Justice Douglas took no
part In the case. He had likewise
not participated the first time.
when the court upheld Marzanl's
conviction on a tie vote. No opin
ion was delivered in either.
5-Year Plates
For Autos to
Start in '50
Five-year license plates for mo
tor vehicles will be issued, in Ore
gon starting in 1950,, Secretary of
State Earl . N e w b r y announced
Monday.
Newbry several days ago Indi
cated he would not adopt the plan
because tho senate had refused to
concur in a house bill to allow
registration to owners rather than
to cars. He said -Monday he still
didn't like registering the plates
to cars but that he would go ahead
with the permanent plan anyway
and seek owner-registration ap
proval at the next legislature.
Senate approval is expected for
the provision, approved by the
house, for a staggered
renewals one twelfth each month.
Each license plate will have a
prefix number indicating itsex-
piration month.
The new plates. Heavier and
more corrosion-resistant than those
now in use, will have black num
erals on aluminum background.
ALASKANS BACK GUCNLNO
JUNEAU, Alaska, March
Democratic members of the Alas
ka legislature voted at a caucus
late today to ask the United States
senate to confirm reappointment
of Gov. Xrnest Gruenlng Immedi
ately. Max. Min. Precip.
si u a
a 40 xi
M 44 jn
.40 II M
SALEM
Portland
San rrincUM
Chicago
Nw Vork ia U j00
Willamette river 1.1 feet.
Forecast (from U. S. weather bureau.
McNary lild. Salem): Mostly aloudy
this morning with some clearing and
milder this afternoon. High today near
97. Low tonight near 34.
SAT.XM PRECIP ITATIOM
(Sept. 1 to March I)
Tails Year Last Year Average
14 64
33.17
DoDofiDaftDve
mramraiStee foellns Eaoirope
$51 Billion for
15 Months Sfet;
No Surplus Call
WASHINGTON, March 1 -V
The senate foreign relations com
mittee approved today a $5,580,
000,0000 European Recovery, pro
gram. .
The members agreed unani
mously on the spending program
to be spread over the next 15
months.
The fund authorized In the
measure is the second installment
of the Marshall plan. To become
law, the bill must be passed by
senate and house and signed by
the president. Then an actual ap
propriation bill to carry out the
program must be passed by con
gress. Chairman Connally (D-Texas)
said after the committee session:
"Several members made reser
vations that they may change
their vote when the bill goes to
the appropriations committee.""
Market Fluctuations Delay
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich)
said the members decided they
could make no cut at this time
with the commodity market fluc
tuating as it Is.
Connally said he will take the
authorization bill to the senate
for a vote as soon as the "log Jam"
created by a southern filibuster
Is ended.
The committee's entire member
ship of IS votes for the bill.
The committee adopted ' a reso
lution which would put the sen
ate on record "to encourage uni
fication of Europe." This was of
fered by Senator Wiley (R-Wis).
-Political" C!anse Omitted
Senator Fulbright (D-Ark) has
sou eh t senate aDDroval of a reso
lution favoring "political unifica
tion" of Europe but the commit
tee shied away from the use of
the word'political."
American shipping Interests
won their fight for a clause pro
viding that 50 per cent of the gross
tonnage exported from this coun
try by ECA must be in U. S. ves
sels "so far as practicable."
The committee refused to make
it mandatory on ECA to buy sur
plus U. S. farm products for ex
port to Europe.
10 Men Injured
In Truck Crash;
3 in Hospital
Three hopyard workers were In
Salem Memorial hospital today,
one In erlJAcal condition, as the
result of a truck crash early Mon
day morning on the Pacific high
way near Lablsh, north of Salem.
Seven other men were released
from Salem hospitals after treat
ment.
In critical condition with back
Injuries was George Mooney, 745
Trade st. William Henry McClain,
3530 Portland rd.. and William
H. Dalton, 265 N. Commercial st.,
were reported in fair condition
late Monday nlht.
Fourteen farm workers were on
the pickup truck, owned and driv
en by Harold Bushman. Wood-
burn. According to state police re
ports, Bushman had picked up the
workers in Salem and was trans
porting them to a hopyard near
Brooks.
Just north of Salem on the
highway, police said, a rear spring
broke. This locked the wheels and
fouled up the steering gear. Th9
truck left the road and overturn
ed. The accident occurred about
7 a. m.
Dismissed after treatment at Sa
lem Memorial hospital were James
R. Cannon, 420 E. Ewald ave., and
Richard Martin, 265 N. Commer
cial st.
rested and then dismissed at
Salem General hospital were
James and Von Moses, both of
Rlckreall, and George Stolle,
Bellevue hotel; Fred McGee and
Wlllford McGee, both of S70 Trade
it., all of Salem.
Odoom) (Passes Sttonnras, Record
SCOTTSBLUTT. Neb., March S
-6P)-Hls old small plane record
already broken. Bill Odom flew
his tiny craft out the Rockies and
over the great plains early today
on his Honolulu - to - New York
flight.
Odom flashed across this west
ern Nebraska town at 1:40 a. m.
(EST), completing bis hazardous
flight over tho Rockies through
storms and icing conditions. He
had flown some 3.700 miles over
ocean and mountains since taking
off from Honolulu at 9:04 p. m.
(PST) Sunday.
Favorable weather lay ahead of
him.
Flying at 13,000 feet, he radioed
"everything's fine."
x Riding a tall wind, he reported
- IFaomKdl Tie Ieceinniinnieoiidledl
Pyramid Clubs Here;
Legality Not Decided
Salem's newest fad, the Pyramid clubs, may not be a gold mine
but they are not yet declared illegal by District Attorney E. O.
Stadter. Jr.
"I have not yet found a statute which -would outlaw the clubs,"
said the district attorney Monday. "Neither have I found a law which
appoints the district attorney guardian of persons who get tangled
- Succumbs
Eep. Sol Bloom
Rep. Sol Bloom
Passes at 78;
Broughton Dies
WASHINGTON. March
Rod. Sol Bloom (D-NY)
man of the house foreign affairs
committee, died unexpectedly to
night of a heart attack.
He would have been 79 the day
after tomorrow.
His death occurred at 1:80 p. m.
(EST) in the naval hospital at
nearby Bethseda, Md., where he
was being treated for a persistent
cold.
The veteran congressman, wide
ly known for his philosophical
manner, and his beribboned pince
nez, had entered the hospital on
f March 4. i
Bloom's death was the second
to strike congress within the past
36 hours.
Sen. Melville Broughton (D
NC) succumbed to a heart attack
Sunday morning.
Advised of Bloom's death, his
long time associate. Speaker Ray
burn (D-Tex) said:
MI think Sol Bloom was one of
the finest men I ever knew and
one of the best friends I ever had.
Everybody who loves a great soul
will grieve at Sol Bloom's pass
ing. He performed a great sendee
to his state, his country ana nu
generation."
"I deeply regret the death , of
Sol Bloom. He was a personal
friend for a good many years and
one I had learned to admire and
respect. His rise from a humble
beginning to his high position was
typical of what can be done in a
free country like America."
The house will take up no regu
lar business tomorrow. The ses
sion will be devoted to eulogies
for the New Yorker.
Stiner Quits
As OSC Coach
CORVALLIS, March 7 -F-Lon
Stiner, head football coach at Ore
on State college for the past 16
years and dean of Pacific Coast
conference grid mentors, resigned
his position today. Stlner's con
tract expires June 30. In a letter
to the Intercollegiate athletic
athletic board Stiner requested
that the pact not be renewed.
Stiner did not reveal future
plans but did say that "they don't
include football coaching."
(Additional details on sports
page.)
earlier over Rock Springs, Wyo.,
his speed was 160 miles per hour.
Behind him then were 3,381 miles.
Ahead of him. If he was to succeed
In his proposed flight to Teterboro,
N. J- were some 1,924 miles. He
hoped to reach Teterboro by late
morning.
Odom had already broken his
own record of 2,401 miles, set last
January 13 when he attempted
this same trip, then turned back
after reaching the mainland and
landed at Oakland, Calif.
This time storms over Dormer
Pass In the Sierras just west of
Reno, Nov., again blocked his way.
Rather than battle them, Odom
swung his frail craft on a wide cir
cle across northern California,
southern Oregon, central and sou
thern Idaho and Into Wyoming.
up in such schemes.
The clubs, which 'moved here
recently, after setting Portland
afire, operate something like chain
letters without the letters. Mem
bers Jfein, attend parties and pay
a dollar, collect other members
who In turn' keep the program
rolling. A pay-off is promised to
those who reach the apex. ,
In Portland and Multnomah
county they have been ruled lot
teries but authorities said they
would not prosecute maybe be
cause this would entail Jailing half
the adult population.
"In order to be ruled a lottery,"
Stadter said, the elements of con
sideration, chance and a prise are
necessary. In the case of tho club
the element of chance and a prize
appear to be lacking. They would
be Illegal, however. If a 'racket'
developed out of them."
Attorney General George Neu
ner, when asked about the clubs
Monday, stated in no uncertain
terms that his office had nothing
to do with them. It's a matter for
the district attorneys, sheriffs and
police chiefs in each community
to deal with, said Neuner.
In California, where the clubs
originated, lnveitigatlonaare be
ing conducted and theclubs are
being outlawed.
MinersIEiit
Strike Soon
;bverSafety
WASHINGTON, March T-OP)
'A hint of a new coal strike "soon"
over safety In mines was hurled
at tho senate interior affairs com
Lewls' chief lieutenants.
John Owens, secretary-treasurer
of the United Mine Workers
was testifying against President
Truman's appointment of James
Boyd as director of the bureau of
mines. Owens said:
"We ask that you do not confirm-
Mr. Boyd, who will be in
charge of a federal agency; which
is responsible in part for the safe
ty of the coal miner.
"The miners are becoming Im
patient and angry over the delay
in action on safety, and there may
soon eome a day when they will
refuse to go down In the mines
until these things so long com
plained of are corrected."
He frequently referred to the
Centralia, 111., mine eerploeion of
March 15. 1947, in which 111 min
ers were killed.
Lewis promptly called a six-day
"memorial" shutdown of all coal
mines then as a mourning period
for the disaster victims.
But eoal reserves above ground
are abnormally high a disadvan
tage to Lewis when ho prepaxee to
negotiate a new contract. The cur
rent contract unless terminated
earlier by either tide runs until
June SO.
County Lifts Ban
On Heavy Hauling
Marlon county court Monday
lifted a heavy hauling ban on all
Marion county roads but reserved
the right to slap the order back
onto roads whfch show continued
signs of extreme damage later on
this spring.
The ban had been placed on the
roads several months ago when the
roads showed signs of cracking up
from the alternate freezing and
thawing periods.
INDIA STRIKE SET
BOMBAY, March 1 -OTV Police
said today they have been ordered
to shoot anyone found tampering
with rail installations as the gov
ernment acted to check sabotage In
a communist-ied rauway suixe.
I set for Wednesday.
The long detour added miles to
his gruelling Journey and hours to
the long period In which he had to
keep awake. Across Idaho he ran
Into Icing conditions.
Coming in over the Golden Gate,
Odom had radioed that he had an
amazing estimated apeed of 144
miles per hour over the 2,401 mil
1
bop.
In swinging far to the northward
over Mt. Lassen, Calif, Lakevlew,
Ore, and Boise, Idaho; he aban
doned all his flight plans and aald
he would proceed by visual flight
rules.
He battled what other airmen
told the CAA were "rugged" fly
ing conditions across southern and
central Idaho, flying at an altitude
of 13,000 to 13,000 feet and using
oxygen.
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IhM Faomid
Debate Limitei
By Wendell Webb i
Manaatng Editor. Tbe CUteamaa j
A move to bar from the ballot
all Initiative measures which do
not offer a means of financing
whatever they propose waa a" step
nearer realization today.
The house Judiciary committeeL
to which the plan waa referred
last week, brought the measure
back to the floor with a do-posa
redommendatlon. . , 4
It will not be debated today,
however, the decks already hav
ing been cleared for the long-delayed
battle over the withholding
tax. But the decks won't stay
clear very long. Under pressure f
Senate President William Walsh
and Speaker ; Frank Van Dyke,
committees were expected to start
pouring out their measures this
week. i . ' ; ,
' And new ones continued to be
introduced, including one to add
t cent to the gasoline tax so that
the state could put up $3 to every
$1 the counties provide for the re
pair of frost-damaged roads. I
Houses Limit Debate if
Spurred by official (if not too
optimisitc) estimates that adjourn
ment is possible within 10 days ov !
two weeks, the legislature Monday '
ran up tho warning flags on its
more talkative members and pro
ceeded to regard Itself as In the
home stretch. i
The senate sent back to coig
mittee a bill barring communll
from state employment but lndl2
cated uick passage as soon as the
right Of appeal Is Included In tbe
measure. li
The senate passed ai& sent to
the governor a house resolution cn
providing for an Interim commit
tee to study i the feasibility,, ol ; a
soldiers' home for veterans pi
World war I and II and the Spanish-American
war. It also pasMd
and sent to the house abill re
quiring all motorists on a two-lane
road to stop when a school bus;!
loading or unloading, and a mem
orial asking congress to give the
states rights to tide lands. jj
Commitment Trials Killed jj
The house killed a bill requir
ing jury trials for commitments to
the state hospital. It passed and
sent to the senate a bill requiring
that Impounded dogs be kept in
good health for Jive days' to permit
owners to reclaim them.
The senate declined to have any
thing to do with a proposal thut
parking meters be placed on all
cars (their clocks starting when
cars stop).
Meantime, the hmin atata and
federal affairs committee recom
mended passage of a measure
moving eight miles down-stream
the deadline for dams on the Ro
gue river. The bill is designed to
perffttf construction of a $90,000,-
000 U. S. reclamation dam. Tbe
same committee voted to am i a
proposed constitutional amend
ment barring the death penalty
Oregon.
Tax Redaetloa Burled
The house taxation committee
burled a bill today which would
reduce the per cent corporation
income tax rate, and which would
have eliminated tho personal pro
perty tax offset against the corpor
ation tax.
New bills In the senate would
reinstate water rights to residents
along tho Lucklamute rivers in
the Camp Adair area, open Ya
quina bay to commercial fishing
and let school districts apportion
Indebtedness Incurred by separate
districts prior to consolidation. I '
Tonight in the house chamber
(7 p. m.) there will be a pubhe
hearing on the $50-a-month pen
sion bill. i !
Regarding the pension measure.
Rep. Joseph Harvey told the houpe
Monday he hoped no one would
pay attention to "scurrilous post
cards" sent from Lebanon, Cooa
Bay and Albany attacking the blU.
Harvey said joe uunne iong-iime
nension advocate, had disclaimed
nv knowledge of the cards.-
oBth the senate and house wCl
resume at 10 a. m: today.
(Additional details page 3)
Strawberry Fair
Set at Lebanon
For June 34
LEBANON, March 7 One ti
Oregon's oldest festivals, the an
nual Strawberry fair, will be held
June S and 4, it was announced
by festival board president Kea
Sims. , - ! L
Th annual attraction, a giant
five-ton shortcake baked In a lo
cal bakery, will be served iree w
re te
win
pproximateiy la.ouo persons
toon the first da v. -
Other features of tho fair
Include Browning Bros. Amuse
ment company from Salem, indus
trial parade Friday and chlldreni?
parade on the final day, street
races, platform programs, exniDiia
and local displays. 1 1
Also billed are motorboat races
on the Santlam river. : aoftbuil
tournament and horse show at tter
Wrangler race track,
Withholding
Battle Today;
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