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1 18 Americans In Burma Safe, But Unrescued RANGOON,, .Burma, Aug. 29 WVEighteen American trapped by civil war in Taunggyi are re ported safe but effort to remove them were complicated today by rebel capture of another Burma tate capital. The army acknowledged that anti -government forces have tak- en Lashio, capital of the northern Shan state and one-time railhead starting point of the 4Dld Burma road to China. A diplomatic mission from Ran goon, including American . Con sulate Officers Robert L. Clifford and Ballard R. Donnell, had hoped to take foreign nationals from rebel-held Taunggyi and fly them out of the war rone from L&ftiio airfield. The government this morning grounded all army and .civilian planes scheduled to go there. Lashio is 130 miles northeast of ..Mandalay and 160 miles north of Taunggyi, the southern. Shan state capital which was captured by nationalist Karen tribesmen Aug ust 13. The diplomatic mission DDarently had hoped to take for eigners overland from Taungyy.i to Lashio for removal Dy plane. All told, there are about 12.000 aliens in Taunggyi, most of them Indians and Anglo-Indians with British Da Reports. Pakistanis and Chinese. With the 18 American Baotist and educational mission ' ers are a few Britons. (Among the Americans are Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dashiell of Dallas, Ore gon4. Confusion to Accompany Time Switch By th Associated Press A survey of western Oregon and Washington cities indicated Mon-. day the daylight saving time is going to run out on varied days next month and repeat the con fusion raused when the clocks were set ahead this summer. . Portland is due to turn back to standard time at 1:59 a.m. Sept. 25. Seattle will make the switch Sept. 10 under terms of its referendum approving daylight time. Salem is tentatively expected to change Sept. 11 along with Oregon City. Olympia officials were expected to decide Tuesday whether to turn back the tickers Wednesday at the same time as Tacoma, Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Kelsp. Centralia, Che . hatU and a handful of neighboring communities. , Hood River, Ore, changes Sep- tember 5. 0 The cities of Longview, Vancbu- ver, Wash., and Astoria, Ore., are tentatively expected, to follow Portland. Nineteen notthwest Ore gon communities are due to step on the same time wagon. ' Sweet home and Albany already have decided to go back to stand ard "hours at 12U)1 a.m. September 12. COLUMBIA RECORDS LATE RELEASES ON STANDARD 7$ RFM A Each Program The Philadelphia Oreau Eagene Ormandy, Cond. Musk For Four Pianos Philharmonic Flasto Quartet Beethoven CooeerU la C Major for violin, cell, piano and oreh. Philharmonic-Symphony Orch. of New Yerk. Don Cossack Concert Don Coosack chorus Serg Jaroff, Cond. Dowastaira Oregon Baildiatg State and High S-tUS 9:30 hoar Dinah Shore's Favorite Story "Gren Mansions" USUI POItTLAUD CEHERA1 ELECTRIC conPAin J on; IftDUGUG) L High Altitude Cow Still on Pikes v. COLORADO I SPRINGS Colo, Aug. 29 That high-altitude cow is still up Mr on Pikes peaJC It seems no one can get near her in herf moss-covered ravme far above timberline. That cow is wild as a' moun tain goat," John Fetler, Colorado Springs newspaperman, reported today. I; FetleiLsaid some cowboys will go up on the peak to try toriasso the 'rarified;; bovine. f Her 'lonesome vigil 2,000 feet above timberline first was re ported Saturday. The cow's biv- louac is oriiy ui leci ociuw mc summit of : the 14,100-foot peak and it was feared she might be overcome by hunger and Cold. Dewevi Orders i: Investigation I c : NEW YORK. Aug. 2MVGov. Dewey called today for a full re port on the Paul Hobeson con cert riot, ii The governor's request went to Westchester county officials af ter backers of Robeson, Negro singer and left-wing publicist, charged that police failed to pre vent the Peekikill (N.Y.) area ais order Saturday night. The Civil Rights congress, mean while, said a delegation may be nameJat a rally tomorrow night to take a further protest to President i Truman. i i , The congress, listed by the jus tice department as subversive, was a sponsor of Robeson s scheduled concert. The concert was cancelled after fighting broke out between some of the 5,000 concert-goers and pickets from veterans organizations pro testing the singer s appearance. Eight persons were Injured, two seriously, before state police re stored order, i (The Moscow newspaper Pravda reported the incident today under the headline:; "Outrage Of Ameri can Fascists: Attempt to Lynch Paul Robeson.") Senate Groups Back Sectionof Arms for Allies WASHINGTON, Aug. 2H?V Two senate jrommittees voted to day in favor; of permitting friend ly European; nations to build up their own weapons output with funds from the prosposed $1,450, 000,000 arms aid program. But Senator Vandenberg (R Mich), leading a fight against the proposal,"' said he was not satis fied with the decision because only 20 of the 28 members of the armed forces and foreign relations com mittees were present, .i, . Chairman Connally (D-Texas) of the foreign relations committee announced that the two groups voted of 11 to 9 to permit use of some the huge arms aid fund to buy tools, equipment and raw ma tenia is in i European countries which are members of the North Atlantic alliance. A mild winter in 1890 caused a world-wide , shortage of natural ice and ; stimulated development oi ice making machines. Where The Big Pictures Flay! LAST DAY! "The Great Oataby L Bride of Venreanee" T0II0M10Y7! intent UfflaVrieVrlMtM V. A DOROTHY HAIT'WIURO PAKXU ,mr,m Al itlGl I V 1 1 w - DaililO) II017ARD nil re v VUl l Move to Force Truman to Gut Budgets Fails WASHINGTON, Auf. senate move to force President Truman to slash spending to a level 5 to 10 per cent below his advance estimates was defeated in the' senate today by the narrow margin of three votes. The vote was 49 for the cut order and only 28 against. But a two thirds majority was required for passage. The plan, offered as an amend ment to a. big defense appropria tions bill, would have required the president to, held spending for the current fiscal yeaf - some $2,000,- 000,000 to $4,000,000,000 below the estimates he made last January. To carry out the directive, he probably would have had to turn back some appropriations voted by congress. He would have had discretion in picking the places to cut. After the decision on this issue, the senate passed by voice vote a $14,800,000,000 appropriations bill ta Day for national defense the costs of the army, navy and air force. This was some $500,000,000 less than President Truman asked, lit also 'was about $1,100,000,000 under the $15,900,000,000 figure voted by the house. A compromise senate-house committee will try to reach an agreement. I In the process of passing the gi gantic money bill which repre sents more than a third of all government costs, the senate also defeated 45 to 31 an amendment by I butter state senators to pre vent use by the military of oleo margine for anything but cooking purposes. Asks Directly For U. S. Loan I WASHINGTON, Aug. Yugoslavia has formally applied to the export-import bank for an American loan, government offi cials disclosed tonight. This marks the first time Mar shall Tito has appealed directly to the United States for financial help since he split with Moscow nearly 15 months ago. Secretary of State Acheson is understood to be strongly support ing the Yugoslav request as a means of helping Tito combat the tight economic blockade imposed by Russia and her satellites. Officials said the Yugoslav gov ernment wants around $25,000, 000 to buy American mining ma chinery and equipment for its lead, copper and zinc mines. Under the proposal, tho loan would be repaid by Yugoslav ship ments of strategic metals to the United States. Hug Surprises Wife, Cuts Hubby LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 28 -4JPy-Next time Jack Essex, 33, feels affectionate, hell give his wife a little warning. Essex was treated at a hospital for a gash in his right arm which took 10 stitches. He told doctors he surprised his wife in the kitch en, embraced her, but sha was so startled that she spun around and the butcher knife . in her hand sliced him. LOCAL 'COKES' WIN The Salem Coca Cola Bottling Co. softball team Sunday downed a similar nine from Portland in a 11-9 thriller at Leslie, coming from behind with four runs in the ninth inning. Outfielder Poppe's home run kept the locals In the game earlier and in the ninth, with one man on Jim Campbell blasted a game-winning circuit smash. John Dowd hurled the win for Coach Gil Blankenship's team. 1 Year Tep Shaw Bargain! NEW TODAYI 2 MAJOR TREATS 2nd Ac Treat! Yugoslavia r 1- 2 Iio. WHO WILLI BE THE WOMAN OF THE WEEK? Tun in Tuesday - August 1 and i ' . i; ' FA; Docrflor ISO North Lancaster Drivo i j Truman Greeted on Arrival at v ii ,v f- ' i ; v- , - ' ' PHILADELPHIA. A g. I President Traman, wearing s Missouri Legion cap. Is greeted as he arrived la Philadelphia today to address too Slst National American Legion convention. In the groop (left tm Hrhtl ara Gov. James B. Dnff. Philadelphia: President Trwnaa. Perry Brown, National Lesion commander: C. S. Sen. Francis Wirephoto to Tho Statesman). 70-Year-Old Physical Culturist In Salem on Walk over Oregon Prof. L- V. Voss is on the road again yep, if you saw a chap with a graying Einstein haircut, white shorts and a pair of shoes and that's all that's the prefessor. Age? Seventy a native of Boston 1879. He's been cavorting around Oregon this summer "it's tho king of states." If you ask him why, hell tell you its to promote physical culture and from the looks of him he's right. He pushes a 300 pound cart so he doesn't catch rides. He walks. "It's wonderful henrhr-tfie val ley i- I can get my cart off tho road !without pushing it over a bluff J But that Columbia river highway III" The professor, who likes to 'be called the "iron man," last year taught hygiene in night classes at San Francisco state college. But he prefers the highway to his home on Page street in the city by the Golden Gate "although there's squirrels in Golden Gate park nearby and I like them." A few weeks ago the profes sor got a nice write-up in a St, Helens paper when he was on his way to Seaside to promote vege tarianism. So when he came back through St. Helens he pulled two cars by his hair to show his ap preciation. Pictures prove it He isn't planning to pull any cars : in Salem unless someone insists. But hell stay until after the fair just in case he can in terest a few folk in "a natural diet and a lonf life." Where does he live now? Well, you'll find his cart near a high way around Salem, probably in an area where there's blackberries "nearly as big) as hen's eggs" and lake for some good swims. Garrison Promised For Hanford A-Plant SEATTLE, Aug. 29 Sen. Harry P. Cain (R-Wash) said here today that a "good-sized" garrison of soldiers will bo stationed soon at the Hanford atomic energy project in Washington state to guard that vital defense installa tion. He said his Information came from high ranking military au thorities in Washington, D. C Industrial Production Decreases During July WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -tfV Industrial production decreased again during July, but business trends are brighter this month, the federal reserve board reported today. The decline was the ninth con secutive one recorded by the agen cy's monthly barometer of general business and financial conditions. FINNISH STRIKES SPREAD HELSINKI, Finland, Aug. 29 (jp): Finland's communist - led strikes spread to the metal in dustry today, virtually stopping work on five ships being built fori Russia as war reparations. ILL JURIST IMPROVED , YORK. Me, Aug. 29--Su- preme Court Justice Wiley B. Rut ledge, suffering from a circulatory condition, showed improvement at York Village hospital today. CHINA REDS ADVANCE CANTON, China, Aug. 23 -UP) A communist thrust 170 miles north of Canton sent new uneasi ness coursing through this Chinese nationalist capital today. The na tional defense ministry said the reds had reached the out-skirts of i Jucheng. only 40 miles east on; the Canton railway. to KSLM 30, at 11:15 d. m. find cut & Sons Nursery Phono 2-1322 - 7 ..A J. Myers (D-Pa.) and Philadelphia 100 Men Fight Sutherlin Fire ROSEBURG, Aug. ZMVFire of incendiary origin ate through timber in the Calapooia district east of Sutherlin today as 100 men attempted to control it. U. F. McLaughlin, dispatcher for the Douglas Forest Protective association, reported it was evi dent from the way the,fires started that they were set deliberately An investigation was ordered. There were six fires at the start. They Joined into two main biases about four miles apart. The ex tent of the burning area was not determined at once. Salem Model Planes Win Model airplanes of three Salem men placed high in contests at Medford Sunday. Jim Bowman kept his i'class B" plane aloft nearly 19 minutes to win one of the four senior-class divisions. A crack-up eliminated one of Lewis Holt's two planes, but he placed third with the other and one a special prize when it flew so high it went out of sight. Elmer Roth copped three sec ond places, and one third. About 50 Oregon model plane enthusiasts were reported on ' hand for the events. ( Sherwood Man Found Dead in Automobile PORTLAND, Aug. 2MP)-The body of Earl A. Crouchley, Rt. 1, Box 53, Sherwood, was found In an automobile east of the city to day. The coroner's office said he apparently had died of heart at tack. He was employed as a Port land city public works inspector. Tomorrow! Blazing -1 'l 0 )( IV 5 j "lw-l ' A f IS1 GENE THE (j px 1 My ,. ass.: 1 1 " I SmiWBurneHe j Li w- " If i Ploo U egidn Meet w 7 h '-St. i1 Mayor Bernard SamaeL (AP Truckers Get Milk Transit Responsibility Truck drivers and owners will be responsible for proper equip ment for transporting milk from farms to dairies when a new state agriculture department order be comes effective Thursday, ruled Attorney General George Neuner Monday. Operators of licensed milk plants will not be violating the regulation if they receive milk from a vehicle operated by a per son who has not complied with terms of the order, Neuner added. The order sets a standard for equipment used in hauling milk which is to be bottled. It was neither expressed nor implied in the agriculture de partment order that milk plant operators refuse to accept milk from vehicles not equipped in terms of the regulation, said Neu ner. In another opinion Neuner held that state police have authority to serve municipal court warrants on county residents who commit traf fic offenses in a city within that county. The offense must .be in violation of both a municipal arid state law, however,' and the war rant must be served with the jurisdicti&n of the municipal court. Also, a municipal court war rant may be served by state police on a non-resident of a city for violating a municipal ordinance which has no relation to state mo tor vehicle or criminal codes. If the warrant is served within jur isdiction of the court issuing the warrant. The latter opinion was sought by the district attorney of Klamath county. Herbert Hoover Great Grandfather PALO ALTO. Calif ., Aug. 29-JP) -Herbert Hoover's great grandson won't be named alter the former president. The child, born today, will be named Steven. He is the son' of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover III. The mother, the former Meredith McGilvray, and child both were reported doing well at Palo Alto hospital. Great grandfather Hoover is in New York. 0 PHONE 3-3721 RIP-SIIORTIIIG BATTLE OF THE COWBOYS! Wallgre May n Get Jolt After Congress Quits WASHINGTON. Aug. 29-WV Only a recess appointment could seat Mon C. Wallgren as chairman of the National Security resources board without senate confirmation. Sen. Ty dings (D-Md) said today. A report from Seattle today said the former Washington governor's friends said Wallgren believes President Truman may yet appoint him to an important government job without ; senate approval. They suggested this could be done under terms of a new gover nment reoganization act approved by congress. Tydings, chairman of the senate armed forces committee which Mocked Wallgren' nomination to the resources board chairmanship, gave his opinion when asked about the Seattle report The Maryland senator told a reporter the reorganization act re tained provision requiring senate approval for the board chairman ship. But he said Wallgren pro bably could secure the post through a recess appointment by Mr. Truman. A recess appointment Is one made for an interim period while congress Is not in session. Such appointees must be approved by the senate when It convenes In order to keep their Jobs. Wallgren was nominated for re sources post early this year. Sen Byrd (D-Va) sided with six re publicans on the 13-man commit tee against the former democratic governor and senator. Subsequently, Mr. Truman with drew the nomination at what the White House said was Wallgren's request Staff lawyers and con gressional committees agreed with Tydings that Wallgren could get the job only through an interim appointment ..4. Russ Resolve : To Oust Tito BERLIN, Aug. 2MiTV-Western intelligence agents received re ports today that the soviet govern ment Is resolved to use any mea sure short of war to liquidate Mar shal Tito of Yugoslavia. The reports, originating with Germans friendly with Russian of ficials In eastern Germany; said an attempt will be made to dispose of the defiant marshal within six months. The information cast doubt on speculation that Russia may lead her satellites in a direct attack on Yugoslavia. A cominform-inspir-ed revolt within Yugsolavia or a plot to assassinate the Yugoslav leader were described as the more likely methods. Ends Today! Open 6:45 lUrtWMtflM IK Second Big Feature "THE BRIBE" Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner Theatre WOOD BURN. ORE. Now Playing niTTLI WOMEN" With Jane Allyson Peter Lawford Margaret O'Brien OPENS 6:45 P. M. O mi Channel Swimmer From Egypt Fails I FOLKESTONE, Eng Aug. 21 -flVEgyptian Swimmer Marie Hassan Hamad tonight failed in his bid to swim the English chsn nel, after beinf in the water 14 hours. -He was dragged aboard the ac companying boat Britannia in a state of near collapse. At that time he was estimated to be less than four miles from shore. Boy, 17 Given Permission to Wed Divorcee SPOKANE. Aug. 29-(AP)-A 17-year-old boy was given his moth er's permission to marry a 32-year-old divorcee, county marri age license records disclosed to day. Last Thursday, the license clerk refused to issue the license to Martin Beonschek and Mrs. Eth elfay Harke, both of Medical Lake, Wash., until the consent was obtained. 1 The couple had made applica tion the same day Mrs. Harke was granted a divorce from her 53-year-old husband. Mrs. Harke s 15-year-old daugh ter by a previous marriage was a witness for her mother at the di vorce hearing. Mat. DaUy from 1 F. M. NOW SHOWINGI Ends Today! C:4S P. M. Robert Young TlELENTLESS"Colof Th Bumateada ' "BlondU In The DoufV TOMORROWI Randolph Scott "Coroner Creok" O f Roy Rocera "Grand Canyon Trail'' ENDS TODAY! (TUEJ Rosalind Rueaoll "MOURNING BECOMES , ELECTRA" RobL Ryan "SET-UP" 'I Last jnmee Tonite! jp r4 Free Shetlaad Poay Iff 111 Rides for the K14- Iff 1 II dies Starting Daily II f 1H At t FM. Ul 1 1 Gary Cooper I II Patricia Neal If rl I Tho FoutalnheaJ" I ft III Barbara Stanwyck III 111 Robert Preston III Ul "The Lady Gambles" II f I f A- , 1 L.I to 1 lETRi