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I t I H 1 1 t I . Senate To Rank Reds Meet Id Top "WASHINGTON. Sept, 13-W-A top layer" meeting of communist officials, including three represen tatives from Moscow, was held re cently at Beacon, N. Y., to discuss the "party line," senators have been informed. The informant was identified by the senate judiciary subcommittee on immigration a Maurice-Malin, Brooklyn, N. Y-. a self-acknowledged former communist official In Ihis country. The committee re leased tonight roughly one-third of his testimony which had been giv en behind closed doors last week. Malkin, who said he is employ- 4 -n4 rff" hv th immifra tion and naturalization service as : "an expert witners" in deporta-; tion hearings, told the committed; th-e-communift party and Moscow 1 now are "concentrating a greatj deal on the United Nations." Malkin tid he did not know ei- , ther the names nor the where- abouts of the three "agents of the cornintern" who, he said, attended1 the Beacon meeting "just a few U.S., Britain On Far E WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -AJPy- SecHetiryi of State; Achesoii and I Foreign Secretary Bevin reported today th"t: the United States and; Britain are close together on plans for? rivaling with pressing prob- j ..... . . 1 A 1 j ji. . s ll ! i- 1 lems in the orient ana me miuaie DtP SHEDDS wd am The senate Is debating ine re- ; newal of the reciprocal traae . : . . tVm. nnc MD1T- agreemeni tu , Ja ys 20th. Pending is a mA ftn June 30th. renaing house-passed bill which restores tht text to its language before the amendments inserted by the 80th congress. The reciprocal trade agreement was the device used by Secretary Of State Hull to lower the domes tic tariff. When the democrats came to power in 1933 they did not repoal the smoot-nawiey ur "1 .r..-.rr r v.j a- lfIDWwniCncj.u .rr:r n o severely. Instead they adopted this method by whlon tne siaie ae partment negotiated with other countriea and made concessions In our tariff up te 80 per cent j - Republican! - tint opposed the plan because it gave to an admin istrative body a great deal of au thority in the writing of tariffs, previously regarded as strictly a tuty of congress. The 80th con gress was unwilling to repeal the act Instead it put In certain amend ments designed to put brakes on tariff reductions. Most of the sen ate republicans are fighting to re tain these amendments. These provide that the tariff commission he consulted, and if the latter found that the reduced rates would endanger domestic producers it should so advise the president. Then if the president decided to order the reduction re gardless he Is required to advise congress of his action and explain his position. This is popularly called recognition (Continued on Idltorial Page 4) Reservoir Plans Being Drawn for Monmouth Are(i 1LtnvTnTITIT Knt 13 fSDe- clal) Plans are being drawn in ' Portland for a new 1,000,000-gaI- j Ion city water department reser- j voir to serve this city. The proposed reservoir, approv ed by the city council recently, will be 90 feet in diameter and 16 feet deep. It will be more than twice the size of the present 325,-000-gallon reservojr. Correy Engineering company, Tortland, has been authorized to draw the plans. Fred Calef, In dependence attorney, is in charge of the legal work involved in call ing a special election for the re " servoir bond Issue. TYPHOON WHIPS IP TOKYO, Wednesday, Sept 14-(JF)-A tropical storm east of For mosa developed suddenly today in to a typhoon with winds of 105 rlles'an hour. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "How did you set tht humid ity on the air conditioner?" weeks agd." i ' The cornintern, or communist in ternational, was the S top body of international communism. Moscow announced its abolition several yearsf ago; but some students of communism say the purported ab olition was a ruse. ; - i Malkin said he had been told by one of 1jhe party members present at Xh4 meeting that the conference was Held at a farfn house and was attended ?by the whole group of the top leadership of the commun ist parti'" ;in the United States. He said that in his opinioh the three; comintern agents were; sent to this country "because the party in thf United States finds, itself in danger bf being liquidated; that is. of going underground. a Mujkjn told his questioners! that one of theithree men looked like a Gcrmarj. and the other two ldoked like Fiijjns; He said he had ! been infer mjd that one of the men: must have Hbighed "some: 200 andsome odd pounds" and was "fchort, chubby! blonde, with blue eyes." gree easu j i Tne topiOipiomatic oinciaijs ais closed this in a guardedly Worded joint! statement after a confer ence, Their meeting marked the start: of an attempt to bring the two J governments together j on a commah policy toward communist ' China jmd on other urgent boliti I cal issues. ; ! The nrtal- session laster jiearly f three Hours. ; ! Ahfison and Bevin also took up the current effort led by thel Unit , ed Nations to work out a lasting Palestine settlement and to qevel op the i economy of middle eastern countries.! ! j closed-door conferences political issues, with particular l ' ..n: emphasis on the situation resulting from the communist sweep in China, j i I The fjoiht statement said the dis cussiorl developed a "community of views " and continued: ; "In some areas which were un der discussion, the situation as it affected the two countries was of course! not Identical, but tljie dis cussion revealed s similarity of opinion regarding Diecx opinion regarding" objectives to be es , whkh would be most effective in reach ing them." j ! Alsoj up for discussion and a likely decision is the question whether to go ehead on a peace treaty with Japan, with Soviet Russia excluded if need be. Pistol-Packing Ca rlwp Nabs Two Suspects Portland, sept. i2-(jd-a pis- tol-packin carhop arrested two men here early today. Jackie D. Finch, 23, said she lookedj out of her window in a room bver the drivein restaurant where? she worked and saW a man prowling her car. She. grabbed her pistol jand her roommate, j Leatha Buler 23. They took off after the Miss Finch said they found John Edwards, 20, and William: Junior Conley, 20, both Vancouver, walk ing on? a nearby bridge. Miss Finch pointed the pistol, and placed them under j citizen's arrest. The men were birched back to the; restau rant, where police were called. No chjrffj jet has been filed J ft - & 1 ML 4- ill h . : 4 ast Policy i in i I Max. Min. Prerlp. ... fl ' 47 .M 17 43 M . 91 U 0 M 54 .00, 11 S2 ilii -3.7 trtt. T Salrm Po la nj) Sarj rriiicico Chir,"( .... . N Y:k . FOKyCAST (frorrt U. S. i weather butu.l HcNary field): Partly tioudy to irlouf t with Intermittent light rain to&v and tonight, becoming: hofry Thtirdiyj. High todv near 72; and low torilebtj bear 31 Mottly unfavorable conJiiiJr for all- farm actmtie o- daj. shin vorne Improvement Thurs- i day. 1 I : SEKW PRECIPITATION I S IT M ' .so Union Pickets Halt Work On Bridge Construction Independence. Sept. 13 (Spec fell)- Two state highway de partment bridge construction pro jects in this area have been shut dOwn J by union picketing at the Valleyf Concrete company, it was disclosed today.' 1 ,: i .The;.; highway - J d e p a r t ment's bfidc division fsaid work was hltodf; Monday 'ion thej Marion cduntyS-Independence bridge over the Wllamette river and the Ash ciieek bridge between Monmouth arid Independence. :' o Thetpicketed company "had been furnishing sand and gravel for both projects. f The I plant ! had been placed on the unfair lisi and contractors hiring? union labor discontinued delivefies, according tp F. D. VanSweringen, business agent for tHe AFL Building Trades1 Council inj Safcm. ! i fVanSweringen said union repre sentatives had been attempting to unionize the plant for the past U months. A picket was placed a the! p!ant. he stated, after un ions !knd Arthur Wood, plant I : poundoo 1651 I: j f"' i i ; i' v i 1 1 : i 1 " 89th TEAR ' !i 2 Section 22 Pacjoa . Th Oregon Statesman. Satan, Oregon. Wednesday. September 14. 1943 First Check I I Salem's Hospital Development program reached milestone Tuesday when the first check, in the amount of $25,000. was turned over to one of the two local hospitals benefiting in the current campaign fori $J,100,000Ccotltruction funds. M. B-.Rudd, president of Salem Memorial ho&iMtar board (seated). Is shown receiving the check ' from Tord Watklns. hospital campaign chairman. Looking on, left to right, are Mayor R. L. Elfstrom. M. L. Meyers. Salem General hospital board president, and William L. Phillips, all active in the campaign. (Statesman photo.) School Expansion Studied by Board By Robert E. Gahgware City Editor, The Statesman With Salem's heavy 1949 public Into existing buildings, the district school board Tuesday night turned their attention to a new construction program for 1950. : Directors took steps necessary i , GOP Candidate Given Edge For House Seat iy JOHmcymir!PaTptir- ( Wednesday) - -Demo era tic Gold Star Mother Mrs. Robert L. Coffey i early today conceded elec tion to' Republican Naval Veteran John P. Saylor in their fight for the congressional seat vacated by the plane crash death of her son. lraiung Dy neany iu.uuu voves,; Mrs. Coffey issued this statement , at 1:30 a. m. Eastern Standard time "On I i the basis of unofficial re- i ports from the three counties in the .-26th district. it appears that . Mr. &ayior nas peen me cnoice ui , the voters I wish him evfery success. Heavy inroads into democratic territory put Lawyer Saylor far ahead of the motherly Mrs. Coffey as the ! vote count passed the 50,- 000 mark, more than half the ex pected ballots. One Believed Dead In Oirhon Cave-In i ; McCALESTER, ' Okla., Sept. 13 -P)-One man was believed killed and four others hurt tonight in a cave-in at, the Lone Star Steel company's carbonj mine number 5 east of:McAlester; Company officials said the mine "" "Vri. Iw la,f r ,"Vu " , . mine at the timtf of the accident were being brought to the surface CHILD KILLED BY BOAT oui'atttc n TO VjunvAuas, jocpi. la th )- a row pp-n proppca up in a yarn Several youngsters had been run ning up the keel Of the boat, which , had been proppeoT'against a tree, owner, failed to agree on pro posed iinionization. According to VanSweringen, AFL, teamsters contend that truck drivers at the plant should serve only as teamsters. JHe asserted that employes now serve both as driv ers? and plant workers. An Unidentified spokesman for th company Tuesday told The Statesman "we have nothing to offer the newspapers." The j highway department said the gravel company tieup would seriously hamper operations on the A$h creek bridge, scheduled for- completion' in. late January. Thie department said,: however, cement' pouxing on the Marion county ramp of the. Willamette bridge was almost completed when the picketing started. 1 , Construction - operations on a new grade school and reservoir at : Dallas were also affected by the dispute. Contractors there have " been forced to haul ma- terials tional mile. from Salem at an atidi- cost of IS cents a yard per . 1 i . in . -n- 'ai .rcr; ui usn scnooi will be today, d killing i Patricia Diane ..-. Bnj a , u Dodge 3. daughter of Mr. and vhfnrtnn -hl ,Ltbe Mrs Gordon Dodce. Corvallis. hgt scho1 Wl11 t luihu cu i;u li iiuii.il a l ivia f lit. i . !-. a r . i . . . 2 Sections 22 Pages From Funds school enrollment baerly sqtieezed j to house this falls higher-than-ex- ,.4 -.1 An(vlltmnl Kkt'ile rriaa 2), then agreed the crowded situa tion and prospect iof continued population gain call for 15 or more new classroom? next year. Probability of a school bond isT sue election for financing the con struction appeared When Superin tendent Frank B. Bennett advised the board to "carry the story to the public" after figuring the min imum classroom requirements for next year and estimating cost of additions necessary. Exceptionally high registration of first graders would indicate a need for four or six more class rooms at Highland school, Bennett said, and probably larger-than- nlannrH aHHitmn hrh mniH makp, MrK'iniv an i.rm rhoi and Richmond a 12-fbom building wuivuvci, it aiieaay appears that the new. nnt-vt-nrriiniWi . : . T j Washington school in the Capitola area wU1 need extra ciassrooms next Tear Eoth thii and th hw school at Four Corners are built according to a common one-story plan which simplifies the addition of classrooms as needed. Both have eight classrooms now. Athletic plant construction aiso will have to be planned, according to the superintendent who added that this will present many diffic ulties in view of the classroom needs at the same time. School plant expansion of the past year was financed by a $1, 500,000 bond issue yoted by the public after an earlier school board recommendation for $3,500, 000 bond issue had been rejected at the polls. , Four added classrooms and as many teachers were authorized bv the sihof l board last night to ease ine overcrowdmif of el. mentary ' Hnooi where enrolment is a ready i son mrr ' ;. The last available - basement rooms at Highliind and Richmond ! I i . . . . . ' ; r.o umq.h inside play areas- W)I1 be converted .to ciass- ; rooms this week: the 18th ,and ,ast of thc six ri .... School Schedules Fixed To Meet Circus Advent Circus day hits Salem Thurs day, in the middle of the first week of school, but pupils need not play hockey to see the Ring ling Brothers show; under the big top. j The Salem district school board took care of that j Tuesday night when it ordered ' revised class schedules which will get pupils out of school early enough for the afternoon performance Thursday. Elementary schools will , run classes until 12:30 p.m. and jun ior and senior high school until 1:30 p.m., straight through, be fore dismissing school for the day. Newsworthy Garden enthusiasts were getting j their wish today. -Being removed from the Salem postoffice's south east lawn is a young maple tree which has been crowding a pink blossomed Mimosa or silk tree (known botannically as the Aldiz zia Julbrissin). Postmaster Albert C. Gragg said the public works de partment was having R, A. New man, McMinnvUl contractor, do the work along Hth current re pairs. . ' ( - v. I x m - ( l,u4(ii Liaasi iHini. i : Tb Oregon Statesman. Salem. Welffaire teel Fiirinnis A 1 Fact Finders Given 11 Days To Fix Peace PITTSBURQH, Sept. 13-UTV The U..S. Steel Corp., today join ed three other large steel produc ers in agreeing to resume contract talks witb the CIO United steel workers. "Big Steel," the nation's largest steel company, declined to commit itself to the presidential fact find ing board's suggested formula for peace in America's largest indus try. The union has accepted the board's proposed settlement. " Other companies willing to re sume bargaining are Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., Republic Steel Corp., and Inland Steel Co. Other firms are expected to fall in line. No date has been set for resuming the bargaining sessions. Inland Steel already had a pen sion and insurance programs pro posed by the faet finding board but President Clarence Randall said his firm was ready to make changes and was willing to "bear a substantial part of the cost." He added his opinion, however, that the worker "who is benefited also should share the cost." A U. S. Steel spokesman, asked if the firm's acceptance meant ac ceptance of the board's recommen dations, replied: "I wouldn't think so." Big Steel's move came several hours after President Truman ap lauded developments in the steel situation. The strike truce expir ing at midnight had been extended 11 days until Sept. 25 at Mr. Tru man's request and U. S, Steel's production had returned to nor mal. Auto Dealers To Participate In Fall Show Innovations at next week's fall opening sponsored by Salem mer chants will include participation by some of the jlocal automobile dealers. President James R. Beard of the Salem Retail Trade bureau announced. Tuesday. Arrangements are "being com pleted for participation of several school bands in the downtown area Tuesday evening. September 20, when stores unveil elaborate win dow displays of fall merchandise. The musical- feature of the spring opening earlier this year was rain ed out. A merchandise treasure- hunt will again feature the merchants' combined fall opening promotion. More and better prizes are ex pected from the increased partici pation which has been indicated forfthe September 20 event. Beard saio Willamette Coeds Moving Into ;: ,; , M V.:;. ;VJ mbh f Willamette university's ba.IL farmer C P. Bishos borne moving Into their rooms on the physio-theraphy and phys'cal Eva Nans. Dover, Wash sophomore la prc-narsiag. (SUtesmaa Oregon. Wednesday. September Foflmid! IBtods Amigeirs Levjm r Temporary On FCC Giveaway Ban CHICAGO, Sept. 13 -(VPi- A ( grams, His restraining order will federal judge today blocked tern- remain in effect until a three porarily an FCC order banning ' judge federal court convenes here radio giveaway programs and the Oct. 7. i networks t said they would con-! The three judge court will de tinue them full blast until the , ride then whether to extend thc courts: finally settle the i-sue. i injunction pending its hearing on ; The; federal communications' the-Chicago ffrm's contention that commission had ordered its ban ; FCC lacks authority to issue such Effective Oct. 1. It held such an order. j programs are illegal lotteries. ! Spokesmen for the radio net Stations carrying them faced pos- j works in New York said they sible loss of their licenses. would not call off any iof their Judge Michael L. Igoe granted I jackpot programs until the point a temporary .injunction against Us settled finally in he courts, the FCC on the plea of Radio possibly by the supreme court. Features, Inc., a Chicago firm that j Such an appeal perhaps would produces syndicated radio pro-'require months. Financial Leaders Urge Devaluations ! :: WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 3-P-Top leaders of the world bank and monetary fund joined today in urging European countries to: devalue their :currencies as a means of hastening their economic comebacks. Tiiis advice was given to nearly 350 foreign delegates, including i ! a scoreof finance ministers, who Harrv 01iii;er, Salem Dentist. Taken byDeath Dr. Harry H. dinger, prominent Salenl dentist and civic dignitary, died Tuesday at a local hosoital after a short illness. He was 72. A iSalem resident most of his life, Dr. Olinger served on numer ous governmental boards and com missions. He was chairman of the Salem school board 10 years and a member of the board 12 years. He; also was a member of the capitol planning commission for the new state capitol and was a former city councilman and mem ber of the Salem water commis sion.: In addition, he was a member of the city library committee and boxing commission and served on the state, parole board. Dr: Olinger was a charter mem ber Of the Cherrians and was ac- tive in other Civic clubs and frater- nal groups, including the Scottish rite, Salem lodge 336, BPOE, and the Salem Rotary club. (Story and photo also on (Page 2.) FROST TOUCHES STATE PORTLAND, Se,pt. 13 - (P) -Freezing temperatures again struck eastern Oregon last night, and : more frost appeared likely tonight. Baker recorded the low mark of 22 degrees last night. La Grande had 24 and Bend 28. In western Oregon temperatures ranged from the mid-40s to the low ; 50s. jwe-mea ctvdeats win be heused this at 75 Covrt at. which was' chrea to 9 second floor are. left to right, Joyce Kelley, JoneUoa City!,! Junior. edncstion major; Daris Cragg, Monroe, 14. 1943 i PRICE ree to uesiomme TaOk Check Put ! gathered at a point session of . boards of governors of ithe two international financial agencies. Eugene Black, American presi dent of the 48-nation world bank, j buntly told the session; " do not I underestimate either the complex ities or the farreaching conse- 1 quences of such action, but I fail to see how it can be avoiqed, Camille Gutt, the Belgian finan cier who' heads the world mone tary fund, said the preserit money rates are so out of line that they are seriously handicapping the sale of European products in the world dollar markets. i The British pound, for : example is now valued at about $4.03. The argument in favor of cutting this figure is that a dollar would buy more British goods and hence would make it easier forjthe Bri tish to compete in dollar markets. Gutt said: ; "Let us not be over-Impressed by the technical complications (of devaluation) and lose sight of the larger issues which are at stake. "To allow the present disorder ; in this field to spread or even j to remain would be likely to j cause an aggravation of existing ! uncertainties." I President Truman spoke to the ! assemblage briefly, calling for abo- lition of "obstacles to international trade." FALL OPENING PLANNED SILVERTON Final phwis for the ann,ual fall opening this week end were marie at the Silverton Chamber of Corrmerce breakfast Tuesday moining. The chamber alo planned representation at the Willamette Valley Soil Conserva-i tion Day at the Irvin BarteHl farm near Aumsvilje Saturday.: ! New Dormitory year for t first time In ULhap the smivenity laat yeari I Abve senior In religieas eacaUon; and photo.) 5c Now in Please Remit' Letter Sent To WASHINGTON. Sept J3 f-AT) John L. Lewis, in an angiry "pjNs remit"', letter, virtually threatjrned today to call a strike jaejMnst southern coal operators iwho iave been withholding rayments from the United Mine Workers Welfare fund. . . i: j jj Lewis did not mention tiie il ord strike. But he said a ; continua tion of the "default" may chum "reactions deterrent to the Con structive progress of the intfva- : M 3 s The National Coal association advised its members that itha. Lewis letter's language Is "a! di rect threat," and said $n the let ter: ; ; I: ! 1 No mention Is made; of j the fact that there is no contract! and no agreement to pay I j . j' Lewis said his $10Oi0Q0.O(f) a. year welfare fund,: fujartcedl by a 20 cent royalty on each tofi of coal mined. Is being bled white by the southerners' ctton. . Lewis, scrapping his traditional "no contract, no work"; rMicy, has had his miners ori a thjree day week since the old contract expired June 30. The aim of the short work week, it ia jgerief ally belied, is to cut thejiiippty ol mined coal and put Lewis jn a better bargaining position fr a new contract. -! i An unannounced numbep southern operators I have; turn I . -1 t : v. . i . of "no contract, no wlfire pay ments." Lawyers for "several ol the companies have advised that in the absence : of a formal fron tract, there Is a question, whether the welfare payments' coul4 t deducted from taxabl Income a cost of operation, " In an answer addressed la Lewis from New York, James Francis, coal operator told, tht union leader: ; I "You can correct this situation if the desire by promptly add tat good faith negotiating a reason able contract with the Southern Coal Producers' association an4 permitting our employes to back to work on a normal sched ule without restriction on Jpi o ductiqn." j j Francis said many of the south era operators coal customers are "exceedingly, thort of 0al." He said the obligation! to mak welfare fund payment "rested o the existence of a contraot" Which terminated June 30. H accjuaed Lewis of "persistent refusal!' M negotiate a new contract, -We are not In default on; n obligation," Francis' staWmaiH said. I 1 Cooking Gas Price Given Fourth Cliopi New rates of the Portland lOf St Coke company,: announced by public utilities commissioner Cao rge H. Flsgg here Tuesday, jjwill result In a reduction m eonsufno costs of $052,000 on an annual basis. ' ! j , j This Is the fourth reductlop la rates of this company; since Jan uary 1 of this year.'' The jfoug reductions totaled approximately $2,000,000 annually. j Flagg said these reductions f er made as the result of decreasing costs of heavy fuel oil used ln th manufacture of gas. The present rates place residential use, ex clusive of space heating, on lap proximately the pre-war levfl. i Space heating, which recevod the greater percentage j lncriaho, will be reduced slightly more ha 20 per cent from now i on. It is probable, Flagg said, thtro will bo further reductions lr oil prices which will be followed im mediately by the gas companjy. The new rates j will app!y oa all meter readings on and after September 23 and will bo of bene fit to all of th company's tus- tomeri. j iE , wtt. rLATorr j , At Yakima 1. Vancouver i COAST LfcAGl'K At Sill Dlt(o a. Portland 1 At Sramnt S. SatU I At Loo AnftlM I. Oakland t - I At 8m rranctaeo U Hollywood J NAnOVAL LXACCE t At St. Louis 1, New Yrk Oil At CincinnaU S. Brooldyn S niinav.1 ' At Pittsburgh i 11. PhUadOlOhia it At OUcago-Boaton. wet ffrounds. AMCKICAM LEAGVE J At Botton 7. rtro!t 4 1 At Washtnctoo 2, Chicago S I At New York-St. Lout rato -' At rtnladclptiia -Cleveland, tt Coalmen i n I : I 1 : f