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i t . I Billion-MlaE Cuft Voted! Bra .BijilitaW ExpeiradlDtaires f ' ' ' I III I . TOP 033JJU0 Mk gaJSJakw -j SJ ftHBOuDCB Well, folk, what has the board cf control been up to this week? Here it is. Without waiting for his class in CVA to get started, State Treasurer Pearson launches a fresh study course- This time it is in state taxation, a subject quite as involved and controversial as a CVA. Our treasurer assigns the course to the state tax commis sion, augmented by the state bud get director, the head of the bu reau of audits and the deputy state treasurer. At least there are three men in the lot who really know something about the state's , tax structure, and the resolution di rects that experts in the tax com mission be used. But the last legislature created an interim committee to study tax ation and called on the tax com mission to provide this legislative committee with its expert advice. Thus, the state will have a two ting tax show: "Right this way, ladies and gents, this way for the Laard of control's super-colossal tax study;" "Here you are, folks, the authentic, original, the one and only legislative committee tax study. Right this way folks; buy your tickets at the gate and get in n the big showl" Pearson's resolution refers to Oregon' tax system as a "hodge podge set-up, confusing to industry 6nd all segments of our people.'' lut with two official bodies at tempting surgery on the 'tax-carcass, will we not have confusion worse confounded? Although in the language of Pearson's resolution, the (Continued on editorial page) Daylight Time Still Rests on Local Option The referendum on Daylight Saving time was filed in the State Department Friday, assuring the daylight time cities that they can stay that way for two summers at least. Petitions bearing 17,500 signa tures 2,000 more than necessary were filed three hours before the deadline. Now the voters will decide, in the November, 1950, election, whether or not they want the leg islature's bill banning daylight time in Oregon except when pro claimed by the governor. Had it not been for the referen dum, daylight time would have been banned in Oregon tomorrow. One other referendum on the old age pension bill was filed Thursday. Truman Mum on Despite Demands for Truth' j WASHINGTON, July S-(JP-Unmoved by a senatorial demand for the facts, President Truman today kept an airtight lid of sec recy on last night's mysterious conference of topmost officials concerned with atomic energy. The president clippedoff a "no comment" when reporters inquir ed about the dramatic gathering at Blair house so hushed from the public that photographers could not get near the entrance. On the senate floor. Senator .Jenner (R-Ind) angrily declared the people are entitled to know the "truth" about what was go ing on. He said the administra tion is keeping the public in the dark about foreign relations. The attitude of participants in the two and a half hour session ranged from cryptic hints of some- thing, of vital importance to ob- servations that the meeting hadn't concerned with subjects top ser ious. From other directions there were unconfirmed views that the meeting may have taken up the subject of renewed cooperation among Britain, Canada and the United States in atomic energy Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH ; . . tnJ coupl of 1001b. Mct's ot sugtr for Henrs swttt tooth," Balanced Budget Promised '8 '4 ' WASHINGTON, July 15--A $1,010,000,000 slash in military spending was voted today by the senate. appropriations committee in an action which dealt a severe blow to advocates of a bigger air force. ' The cut the committee recom mended to the senate was from a totals of 15,900,000,000 in cash and contract authority previously voted by the house for operating the army, ; duringl the navy and air forces current fiscal year, which began July 1. Senator Elmer Thomas (D Okla) told reporters that an ad ditional slash of up to $600,000, 000 in funds for stockpiling ma terials may be recommended be fore the senate acts. Air Fund Slash Voted As fdr the slashes voted today: Thomas (taid that Secretary of Defense Johnson will be directed with his prior agreement to cut $43.1.000,000 from the funds of the three services in any man ner he wishes. In addition the committee voted a $799,000,000 slash in air force funds approved by the house to raise the $ air forces from 48 groups -recommended by the ore's ident to 5$ groups urged by air minded congressmen. Thomas said the committee also decided! to end the program of one-year enlistments, permitted under the draft act, by simply cutting off these funds with a saving ; of $50,000,000. Budget to Be Balanced Thomas flatly predicted to re porters after two closed sessions of the full senate appropriations committee (that "the budget this year will be balanced." He said a previous slash, of about 0 per cent in the European recovery program plus an expect ed cutback of funds would bring government spending and income into balance. Hospital Drive Workers Get Lists for Calls About 250 persons who will so licit funds in the general Hospital Development campaign gathered at the Salem Chamber of Com merce Triday night to receive the lists of names of persons they will call on for contributions. Each was given 10 names from a list of 6,000. The general drive will open following a kick-off din ner for the solicitors at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Marion hotel. Secret Meet advancement, inspired by the in ternational situation. Rep.: Durham (D-NC), vice chairman of wiShSi atomic committee, at the subject matter, said he . didn't think it was too serious. PORTLAND, July 15-P)-Stan- Another committee member, j ley Earl, state , secretary of the Rep. Cola, (R-NY), said the "im- CIO, decided today to accept a plications', of the meeting con- government offer to become labor cerned but did not alarm him. . ... Cole said he agreed that theadv'cer to the economic coopera subject was properly secret j tion administration in Korea. Earl Had Russia been discussed? said he would submit his formal "Russia: would inevitably be . . tjon f th( ;clo tomorrow mentioned in any discussion con- , , ; . nected with national tecurity " I nd lave fext week for prelimin- the New Yorker replied. l He Prepares T;i "if i u v.- K 1 - ""- - if u GART. Ind July IS Thomas White, furnace helper, shoreb limestone Into aa open hearth furnace at the Gary works of Carnecle-nilnoUc Steel Cora, preparatory to a passible shutdown of Uo faraaea to day: in face af threatened strlka by CIO United Steel workers. Carnegle-nilnats spokesman said it had hanked five af 11 actira furnaces fa tha Gary plant But tha strlka was postponed. (AT wtrephata sent ta Tha SUtesmaa) j First Signatures Filed for Recall of Portland Sheriff PORTLAND, Jrly 15-(JP)-The first signatures were filed today in the movement: to recall Mar ion L. (Mike) Elliott, Multno omah county sheriff. About 300 signatures were "presented at the j county court-' house for checking. Sponsors of' the recall movement have 400 petitions in circulation. They need 30,520 valid signatures by Oct. 11 to force; a recall vote against the democratic sheriff. The petitions charge him with ineptitude in office and with misrepresenting his qualifica tions before last fall's election. SP Employes Vote Strike For July 22 SAN FRANCISCO, July 15-OP) A strike against Southern Pacific company's Pacific lines was called today for 6 p.m. July 22 by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The strike was called in a dis pute over the number of brake men to be employed on trains of certain length and under specified conditions; and the number of men employed in; switching yards. Mediation was attempted but failed. Under provisions of the nation al railroad act. President Truman may forestall strike action for 60 days by appointing a board to ex amine the issue:: Ninety-seven per cent of the 7,300 employes participating vot ed for the strike, the union said. Truman Aim Declared to Be Dictatorship COLUMBUS, O.. July 15 -UP-Sen. Robert A. Taft, the republi can congressional quarterback, tonight accused President Truman of leading the United States to a dictatorship. In a speech over the Mutual net work, the Ohio senator attacked the president's deficit budget. "Huge government spending has from the beginning been one of the essential features of Mr. Tru man's program to follow the labor socialized government of England into a totalitarian state, directing the lives and activities of its cit izens," Taft said. "There is not a bureau in Wash ington which couldn't cut 10 per cent of its personnel and be more efficient, and an average 10 per cent reduction would balance the budget." . Senator Taft also defended the 81st congress, which he said "is not a negative congress although its great merit will be that it hat prevented changes which would I affect the whole nature of our government and the character of the Amercan republic.' Earl Resigns CIO; Takes Korea Job ary training in Washington, D. C. for It But It Doesn't Happen ;T -", y . V- 't " " 99th YEAH 12 PAGES Meat Retreats-a Little; Walk-out In Steel Averted WASHINGTON, July 15 -UP) The nation narrowly escaped a steel strike today as the indus try's bierest corporations accent ed President Truman's 60-day Te?ce plan under vigorous v pro tect. A faet-findine boarH anrminted v him late todav will stur'v te rlead'ocVed dispute over a fourth round of oostwar waee rai's rlso pensions and grouD Insur ance and will make recom mendation. TV CTO steelworkers have de mqnded a substantial rsise. men tion;i ?0 cents an hour as a ooiMe fisnire. The bie steel com nanis have refused prant anv raise, saying it would hurt the wnnomv. TWe Mn Named Mr. Truman gave thee three men the heavv responsibility o' Hplrverine an oninion bv the end of Auuft on the jues t stake Chairman. Carroll R. Dauher--tv. processor of business econom ics at Northwestern university. Judge Samuel I. Rosenman of New York, former aHvicer to Pridentc Roosevelt and Tn'ma". David Cole of Pateron. N .T.. lawver and l?bor relations ex pert. Some steel production, mean while is already lost to the coun try. That because major com panies had begun to bank furn aces (see picture below), and they said it will- be a few days before normal operations are resumed. Whether the board will suc ceed in averting a strike in Sep tember is something nobodv knows, but at least the crisis is over for the summer.' U. S. Steel Falls In Line Less than 12 hours before the midnight deadline, the United States Steel corporation reluct antly fell in with the White House plan. The huge company protested that it was being "compelled" to accept the plan in order to avoid a strike. It still objected to the fact that Mr. Truman's board unlike Taft-Hartley boards will have power to recommend a settlement. But It agreed to tes tify before this board. That did it. The other large companies had already accepted. Explanation of Airline Stand To Be Given W i Coast Airlines' proposals for Salem service, as under con sideration by the civil areonautics administration, will be presented to Salem city and Chamber of Commerce officials at a meeting being arranged for the coming week, it was disclosed Friday. H. A. Munter, executive vice president, is expected to repre sent the lines at a meeting with .city officials and councilmen, the ! chamber directors and airport com mittee. United Air lines, now providing service at alem. has been ordered by CAA to show cause why it should be allowed to continue stops here, rather than being re placed by West Coast, which serves smaller communities. V ' t yT- I - : u 4 Yes, It Has It ha really been hot enough In Salem to fry rs on the sidewalk so that's exactly what three sales men at the Valley Motor company used car lot d id. Shown wearing bibs and sprinkling alt on their work are (left to right) Jim Miller, 450 N. 19th sL. Cecil Wolverton. Salem rente 1. box 415. and Carl Snyder, 2275 Lancaster dr. Wolverton cracked the e gg on a water Up cover resting en the pavement, and 10 minutes later it was fried. It wa96 at the time. (Statesman .photo). City Loser On Water Out-city Man Suit But Run Ample Principal for Salem was prohibited Friday in Marion county circuit court from: I using any more than the 22 second feet of Santiam river water granted j by state engineers in 1945 for the city's domestic use. Judge Charles H. Combs of Lakeview, ruling o.. the suit of Gard ner Bennett against the city, directed the state engineer and water master to shut off the flow at Salem's 18 foot diversion pipe near Stay- Plans Readed For Polk Fair In Monmouth MONMOUTH, July 15-(Special) -Arrangements are progressing for the 30th Polk county fair, In Mon mouth August 25 to 27. Officers are Eldon Riddell, Monmouth, pre sident: L. H. McBee. Dallas, vice- president; Jotiah Wills, Dallas, 1 secretary; and Clarence Primus, ! Dallas, director. Elven departments are scheduled j for entries, and trvice clubs are . reserving space for indi-idual, competitive entries. A prominent j part of the compe tition with spe- j cial contest awards are the divi- ! j sions for 4-H club and Future Far- i mers of America members. j Boy Scouts will compete for j best troop project and Camp Fire f Girls for best display representing j the seven crafts. There is also a juvenile contest, j open to every boy or girl in Polk j under 10 years of age, with prizes offered in manual training sch-! ievements; hobby collection and ; elementary school exhibits. Preservation of Courthouse for Museum Sought A petition to preserve the pres ent Marion county courthouse as a museum was lodged with Marion 1 county court r nday. The request bre names of 35 residents of Salem, Jefferson and Woodburn. Present plans are to tear down the structure-. when a new courthouse is fb be built. The court was asked to spare the old building "for the benefit of the present generation and for posterity and for its unusual beau ty and historical value. HOUSTON TREASURER OREGON CITY, July 15-ijPV-The Clackamas county court ap pointed former Rep. Paul W. Hou ston, farmer and civil engineer, as county treasurer today to suc ceed L. L. McFarlane who re signed to become postmaster, ef fective August 1. i .-;,j CQtttdiieO I Max. Mia. ss rnrlf. taleaa Portland - 11 San Francisco : SI .80 Chicago . SO M .00 New York . 7 71 U. Willamette river -2 5 fret. FORECAST tfroro US. weather bu reau. Mr Nary field. Salem I : Partly cloud r this morning, becoming clear this afternoon and tonight. High today near S2: low tonight near 53. Agricul ture outlook; Except for those activi ties hindered by moderate wind, the weather will be. favorable lor farm work today and tomorrow. SALEM HE CIF IT ATI OH (Sept. 1 to July 16) This Tear , Last Year Normal OS.H ill FOU NDBD 1651 Th Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Really Been Hot ton if it interferred with the prior rights of the Gardiner Bennett ini te rests. John H. Carson, one of the city's attorneys, did not think the de cision would decrease the city's water supply. The city still can take water from seepage pipes, on Stayton island and more pipes can be sunk to increase the supply if necessary, he said. He added that any decision to appeal the verdict would have to come from the city council. Bennett's complaint, filed In 1946, charged the city was using more than its 22 second feet of water granted by state engineers. "Bennett charged the city's diver sion pipe was taking water which normally would flow past his property for his use. Judge Combs said the city was a party to the 1945 agree'ment which established water rights and had not objected to the regulations at that time. This was in answer to the citys charge that Bennett had not filed his complaint at he proper time. "Those (1945) proceedings arc binding on the city of Salem and the plaintiff in the case is entitled to a decree without costs to either party," Judge Combs said. During the current hot weather, use of water in Salem reached about 15.000.000 gallons a day, according to Carl Guenther. man ager of the Salem city water de partment. This summer's consumption Is higher than for any previous sum mer, Guenther said, but the supply is in no danger of being exhausted, and no restriction is foreseen. 12 Die, Many TT . TJ1 of Jtxlirt. Ill ljiaSl PRUEM. Germany. July 15-OV A French army depot exploded to night, killing 12 Germans, injuring scores more, and leaving hundreds homeless in the vicinity of this German town 45 'miles west of CoblenL Caus-e was not deter mined. Discharged Lashes at Dr. HoraartJ. Miller, recently discharged from the medical staff of the Oregon state hospital, said Friday he has long been "unhappy over the developing and progres sively deteriorating situation" at several state institutions. Dr. Miller made his charge in filing an appeal with the state civil service commission here. Miller said he was discharged tor insubordination. Dr. Charles . Bates, state hos pital superintendent, when in formed of Miller's charges, told the Statesman Friday night he had no comment to make now. I will do my talking before the civil ser vice commission,' Dr. Bates said. Miller indicated belief that William Ryan, coordinator of state institutions, has given the state board of control "distorted and misleading information. Ryan stressed that anything ha Saturday. July 16. 1949 Hazard This Week Leslie School Leslie Junior high school will be headed by Charles D. Schmidt, Pendleton, who was appointed principal of Leslie Friday by the Salem district school board. Announcement of Schmidt's ap pointment was made by Superin tendent Frank B. Bennett who said he felt confident the Salem district has obtained the services of one of the best school principal? in Oregon. Schmidt, about 35 years old, has been principal of the Pendleton high school during the past year. He has been in Oregon education al work for 12 years including teaching at Coos Bay and service as both an elementary and funior high principal there. He also was I an assistant principal of a Eugene junior high school before going to Pendleton. Schmidt will replace Joy Hills, Leslie principal for the past five years who recently resigned to ac cept a new position in the state department of education. Sev eral local and out-of-Salem con didates were considered for the Leslie post. Managers for Farm Labor Offices Named Branch managers were named Friday for four temporary farm labor offices to open Monday in the Salem area. Manager William H. Baillie of Salem office of the state employ ment service said the branch of fices would handle employment for the early harvest of snap beans and hops and will clo.e in Septem ber. New offices are at 327 Second st.. Independence, under Mrs. Beth C. Mills and at the school hou.se in West Stayton under Mrs A. N. Arnold. 5 Mrs. Julia Kallak will manage the Woodburn office, and Mrs. Alta Hall will handle the office at Silverton. Psychiatrist Coordinator may have to say will be presented to the state civil service commis sion at the time of the hearing, expected within two weeks. "It is most unfortunate that gross ineptitude on the part of tha coordinator of itate institutions should have permitted hostility to grow up against me in the mind of my boss who I unwisely helped to secure appointment to the hos pital superintendence," Miller said. "The job of superintendent of a state institution is a tough, full time Job and I should know. I feel that Dr. Charles E. Bates, hospital superintendent, has not received the sound advice and much needed Judicious control to which he is entitled from the co ordinator of institutions." The discharge order was signed by Dr. Bates. (Additional details, page 3.) I No. Ill StiUk V-p 60 Farm Flee Fire i . i An invasion of Cool a)r from tha west brought relief to sun-parched Salem Friday. The high reading was 82, a drop of 14 degrees frwn the year's record high he day be fore, arid about the same maximum was forecast for todayi The peril of fire continued here, however, as the toty Centered its 17th day-without train.! Low hum idity readings have foijced logger to leave the woodt early for sever al weeks, a state forestry spokes man said Friday. The loggers begin work at dawn and tsuallv halt work by 10:30 a.ni when the hum idity creates a Hire-hazard. Partly cloudy vras toe weather man's prediction ,t for this morn ing, with clear s'ies. J One Blase Threatens I In Eastern Oregon Friday, tem peratures again sizzled above 10 degrees, but the; sharp weather break in the western pert left t nly one threatening blaze n the stj.te. mat was in southern Orcjmn, where a wind-whioDed forest fire, chased 60 farm famili out cf the Illinois river vall?v In south m Oregon Friday, rthe i Associated Press reported, f! 1 Some of their homes were be lieved destroyed ; behind tlnm. There were no injunei and it win believed all in the danger ,ta were evacuated safely. The Josephine Kcoufitr chr.rler cf the Red Cross w.isicalled n to aid the families nJw at Cave Junction. Cots .and bkidine were collected and sent to Cave Junct ion from here. Ftxxijwtll lclW w. Threatens Highway I The fire broke n;t! in ctit- er timber five milei soth of Cava Junction late Friday Afternoon. It jumped the 100-fpot-kide Illinois river and swept doyn on Itims that nestled in trie tifnber. Harold Bowerrn n. : in charge ot the Redwood Raiigef Station of the Siskiyou nation Jl forest, re ported flames stiU . were out mf control late last fe zhL despite ef forts of crews toacutfa fire-bri.k. Fifteen-mile-an-our winds pus-lied the flames. Shortly before jfnidnight hp fira had spread over an Area roughly l'i by 2'j miles.'! Bbwerman re ported it had not reached nalir rml forest timber, but threatened to block the Oregon Cai-es highway. two miles away. The mercury climljed to 704 at Ontario in southeast Ore t n. Bcker had 98. La Grnde 95. Ftn dleton 92. Med fori? was 12 de grees cooler at 92. Eugene htd ti, Portland 81. 5 1 Fire I'nder Central The 5.000-acre blte on G.-n-. barrell creek in the jMalheur r,u tional forest was fife-trailed ty 700 recruits after 'dayji of stnifgle. A rash of small bljr.es broke out " in northwest Oregm jifter a light ning storm this morning. All were controlled. ; A brush fire whicti threatened Redmond air bae wlis controlled after burning a ha!fmile strip of land. i- The forest ;landi fn the Elsie area south of the Nhalem river and Sunset highway! were cloted to the public. The closure of tle Tillamook burn to logging gave rise to employment problems: the CIO Woodworkers reported moia than a Uiousand menf idled by the closure. i In Spokane, Friday's 100 de gree maximum temperature made the day the hottest flay Spokane, has seen in nearly 'seven years. Yakima had 101, Biise 100, tnd Coeur d' Alene 92. f Portland's Gitv if Tax Challensjed PORTLAND, Jt-ili 15-VThe Portland retail tra if bureau c f f iters filed suit tod ay to enjoin the city from collectih j its new taxes. A hearing wasset-for next Fri day. , I ' " The new ordir.sr.cl levies a tax on grof-s saleK and increases busi ness and professional license lets. IIl'BBT ENFLAME GRAND FORKS. U.D., July 15 -P)- Mrs. Alphi r.Se Houle, IB, was sentenced to six months ia jail today after (he admitted pour ing kerosene over ;her sleeping husband's body ' ar.i igniting it. Andrew Houle, the! husband, is apparently recovering- V.LHILM.S LNTIKNAIIONAL At Salem. 4-13, Spokane J-21 At Victoria a. Vanco-iver 1 At Bremerton S. Tacima 1 At Yakima 7. Wrrtio COAST LXAOCE At Vt Angeles f. Pmland At San Erancmco 1. Seattle t At Ran Dteso 4, Oakland 3 At Sacramento S, h j.;TWood S AMERICAN LgAGt'K At Detroit 8. Boto 7 At Chtcaco 4, Whi2(tan.t At Cleveland 0. Phi ade'phla At fX. Lmjt a. New fork NATIONAL LXACUK At Brooklyn 11. Cintfujnatl At New York. Pituhireh train) At Philadelphia a. Sti Louis 1 At ostoa S. Uuct 1 PRICE 5c Families