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Smiles Despite Stomach Pump mi Flares at Portland Violence L ' mi f A y. W Din, Cv - ' - ; " f till wondering what all the exeitement wu about, Vernon Scott, 2- year-old ton or Mr. ana mj. Aiian scow, u uouanvon mn- aed a rather wan smile for The Statesman photographer after har4 Inr his atomach pamped oot to rid him of seven sulfa pills he had wallowed bf accident Tbursdar. (Photo by Don Dill, Statesman taff photographer.) Dip At the tattend of the firt season thla year,, Ot$P h experienced the worst loresrfe. damage, in extent of aiea-burden at Jeast, since the third Tillamook fire of 1045. So far as reported every one of these fires was an operator's fire, principally from slash burn ing which fot out of control. We can't blame a one on the careless visitor in the woods: the berry picker, the camper who failed to fiut out his campfire, the chap who ossed away the burning butt of a cigaret, or even on the lncendiarist. These fires were started by em ployes of logging companies, the majority of them under permits from the state forestry -department, and some of them at the en couragement of state Inspectors. The record is a bitter one for those concerned with keeping Ore gon green and with forest conser vation. It is only fair however to give some explanation of how it all happened. Good forest practice calls for the burning of slash left after logging (limbs, boughs and needles). Oth erwise it becomes a tinderbox that may start a general conflagration In the dry season. This can be done safely aftertbe rains come. The period favorable for burning is often of short duration. When the real rainy season sets In the down fall is too wet to burn, or is only partially consumed in burning. The operator and the forest service have a hard decision to make: to burn or not to burn. This year some rain had come, the weather forecast was for con tinued rain, so the time seemed propitious for burning slashings. The weather went into reverse, the wind changed to an east wind, al ways (Continued on Editorial page 4) MOCK ASSAULT KILLS 5 BOSTON, Sept 2S-(JPhA news paper photographer was killed nd four others. Including three naval officers, were injured today In a mock marine and navy am phibious assault on a Boston bath ing beach. . Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH hst time til erer chasm church mouse! Sermons, rts.th- in' but strmonsT TO (MS f' - Child Devours Box of Sulfa, Aid Summoned Vernon Scott won't be so apt to eat his sister's sulfa pills in place of candy after an exciting ex perience Thursday during which he swallowed seven sulfa pills and then had his stomach pumped. Vernon, t wo-ye jr-okl son f Mr. and Mrs. Allan Scott. 3110 Dough ton st, slipped out of bed during his nap time and got a box of the sulfa pills off the dresser. Mrs. Scott discovered the act Just as Vernon polished off the last pill. She put in a call to the Salem first aid squad who arrived in a flurry, and left as fast with Vernon and his mother, both thoroughly frightened. A local doctor went to work with a stomach pump and soon recovered the seven sulfa pills. The doctor reported that Vernon's stomach was full of food and said he believed that the pills had not had time to be absorbed into Ver non's system. A close check will be kept on the lad for several days, however, for any tell-tale signs of reaction from the sulfa. Options on Dam Land Accepted lUUimu Mews trvie DETROIT, Sept. 29 -(Special)-Six additional options for purchase of property within the Detroit dam reservoir on the North San tlam river have been accepted, the Portland district U.S. corps of ar my engineers, announced today. The options include one for 57 acres from Clarence Mason, and another for 10 acres from George J. Reiser. The engineers will-continue to accept options within the area as rapidly as possible until all the land has been acquired, Lt Col. J. W. Miles, resident engineer, ad vised land owner.-.- Wild Geese Source Of Power Failure ' L. ' Stetesnaa News Service SWEET HOME, Sept 29-(Spec-lal)-Mountain States Power com pany linemen today discovered the cause of a short which blacked out the Oregon Plywood corpora tion plant for several hours earl ier this week. They found the bodies of two electrocuted wild geese which ap parently flew into the lines, caus ing a short circuit Russ Cancel Treaty with MOSCOW, Sept 29 -0P-Soviet Russia has broken off her war born mutual aid treaty with Yugo slavia on grounds that Premier Marshal Tito's government is link ed ' with foreign imperialists in hostile and disruptive work against the USSR." The treaty normally would have run until 1065. The government announced the break tonight Its accusation, was based on the recent Budapest treason trial, in which former Hungarian Foreign Minister Laszlo Raik and two other high communisU win sentenced 93tb TEAS 24 PAGES Thm Oregon Statesman, Satan, Oregon. Friday, Scomber 30. 1949 PRICE 5c No. 195 Hopefffor SteelPact inish PITTSBURGH, Sept 23 -UVJ- Oni small steel company loaay ontnH th CIO United Steel- i.-, r-c Kiit alt other signs WUlftCIS iww - . ' pointed to a nationwide steel strike at midnight Friday. , . As other companies bankedtheir furnaces and some, workers1 al ready were leaving their jobs Portsmouth, O., Steel corporation signed a contract to break the steel industry's united front It agreed to foot the pension and insurance bill for its 4,000 em ployes. Previously all steel com panies had insisted that if their workers wanted a social security program they would have to help pay for it- There was no indication that the Portsmouth agreement would set the pattern for the steel industry. Everywhere the picture looked bleak. - Contract talks between the CIO United Steelworkers and -the steel industry seemingly were getting nowhere but they met again to night in two important instances, with Bethlehem and Republic, they collapsed completely. Woman Hurt As Old Logging Bridge Falls MILL CITY, Sept 29(Special) -A Portland woman is recovering In a Salem hospital today from serious injuries suffered in a 25 foot -fall into the North Santiam river here when an old logging bridge collapsed beneath her. Injured was Mrs. E. A. Mora vec, 26, Portland. Attendants at Salem Memorial hospital reported her condition as "fair." She was brought to Salem by Mill City police when they discovered no ambulance was available. The accident occurred when Mrs. Moravec crossed the bridge to Join her husband who was fish ing in the river. Witnesses said one of the large timbers in the old logging bridge, one mile westi of here, gave away. She fell on the rocks below, fracturing her wrist in six places. She is also suffering from a severe head cut and bruises. Police expressed concern over the bridge failure because children have been using it as a school route. Officers indicated the structure would be condemned. Search for Fliers Halts as Message Revealed as Hoax NEW YORK, Sept 29-(P)-A re newed plane and ship search for two missing Italian Transatlantic fliers was called off late today af ter the mysterious message which inspired it was exposed as a hoax. The mysterious message had giv en hope that the two airmen John M. Brondello and Camillio Barioglio might be drifting in the Atlantic 300 miles east of the Bah amas. They had been missing 12 days. However, reports from Rome late in the day indicated that the whole thing was based on a fake mes sage received by "telegraphic cur rents," not by radio. SENATE PASSES PAY HIKE WASHINGTON, Sept 29-iP)-The senate tonight passed 32 to 14 a bill to boost the pay of cabi net members and other top level government officials. It goes to the house which has approved a bill calling for generally larger salary Increases for some 240 key executives. Mutual Aid Yugoslavia to death. They were charged with plotting with Americana and Yugo slavs to overthrow Hungary's com munist government and swing the nation into Tito's orbit (In Belgrade, there was no im mediate official reaction.. London political observers speculated that the Soviet action would be follow ed by scrapping of similar treaties with Yugoslavia by Albania, Bul garia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. These na tions are Joined with Russia In the cominform, from which Yugoslavia wu tzstUtd la June, 1943.) Gunfire Arrest of Mother Starts Drive Against Parents of Delinquents Grand Jury Indictment Brings Salem Juvenile Ring to Light A crackdown on the parents of" Juvenile delinquents started Thursday when Marion county authorities arrested the mother of a 15-year-old boy on charges of contributing to his delinquen cy. . Vera Evelyn Mills, 1348 Wall er st., was arrested by deputy sheriffs following a secret in dictment by the grand jury. She was held at Marion county jail in lieu of $500 bail. District Attorney E. O. Stadter said the charge involved neglig ence of parental discipline and supervision. Tokyo Rose Convicted On Charge of Treason SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29(JP)-Mrs. Iva Toguri d'Aquino, Los Angeles-born broadcaster on radio Tokyo during the war, was con victed tonight of one of eight charges of treason. She will be sen tenced October 6. L An audible "oh!" of 'apparent disappointment swept Judge Mich ael J. Roche's federal courtroom when the verdict was announced after four days of deliberation. Iva, dubbed "Tokyo Rose" by American GI's who heard her pro grams on the "Zero Hour, sat with head bowed when the verdict was read. As stoical as she had been during the 12-week trial, she maintained her composure, al though earlier in the day she had appeared near collapse. Her only comment to reporters was: "I can't understand it" The jury acquitted her on seven counts in the indictment but found her guilty of broadcasting concern ning the loss of American ships in the battle of Leyte Gulf in October, 1944. Kenkichi Old, an official of radio Tokyo, testified that Iva said "Now you fellows have lost all your ships. You are really or- .phans of the Pacific. How do you think you are going to get nome. This, the Jury felt, was damaging to American morale and constitut ed treason. Jury Foreman John Mann said two days ago they stood split six to six. Asked if the Jury would have liked to acquit Iva, be said "Yes, we would. We did the only thing we thought possible under the judge's instructions." Attlee Regime Awarded Vote Of Confidence LONDON, Sept 28-(ff)-The House of Commons gave Prime Minister Attlee s labor govern ment an overwhelming vote of confidence tonight in a showdown on devaluation that might have forced Britain into a new. national election immediately. The government's action cutting the value of the pound sterling from $4.03 to $2.80 as a means of bettering Britain's economic posi tion was approved 342 to five, with members of the conservative op position abstaining. A motion of no confidence pro posed" by Winston . Churchill, stocky leader of the conservatives, was defeated a few minutes earl ier by a vote of 350 to 212. The 212 votes in opposition equals the highest vote ever cast against the labor government since it took office in 1945. Congress Passes Foreign Aid Bill WASHINGTON, Stpt The senate tonight passed a $5, 809,890,000 bill for foreign econo mic aid, already approved by the house, and sent it to the White House. V Senate approval of the huge aid measure was by voice vote. The house had passed the bill earlier7 In the day against little more than token opposition. --- -- 1 u ; K: VY G ff I Q Q Max. 11 70 - 73 S Mm. Frecip. SI trace St trace SI . trace as .07 S3 LOS Salem " Portland San Frandaco Chicajr o New York wmamett river -2 9 feet. , -FORECAST (from U S. weather bu reau, McNary field. Salem): Cloudy during morning hours becoming fair this afternoon and tonight. High today near 76; low tonight near 42. Fair weather for most farm a cU vines today and Saturday. SALEM raKC ITTTATIO! This iff Last Tear tM Normal LU Mark The charge grew out of an Investigation by Salem and Mar lon county authorities of a ring of 10 juveniles who admitted a variety of recent crimes ranging from larceny to morals offenses. Eight boys ranging from 8 to 16 years olcl and two girls were involved in the investigation. The case dates back to August 22 when city police were in formed that some of the youths had stolen some bottles from a residence. On being questioned, nearly all admitted partaking in some of a long list of offenses. Santiam River Flows Through Tunnel at Dam By Lester Coor Valley Editor. The Statesman DETROIT, (Friday), Sept 80-(Special)- Consolidated Builders, Inc., crews early this morning completed diversion of the North Santiam river through a 1,282 foot tunnel around the Detroit dam axis. Working under floodlights with steamshovels, bulldozers and dump trucks, the workmen gouged out a 40-foot canal at the upper end of the 25-foot tunnel to chan nel the swift river around the dam site. Two bulldozers pushed tons of dirt and rocks into the river to form a temporary coffer dam im mediately after the diversion chan nel was pushed through to the riv er banks. Almost instantly, six feet of water began flowing through the tunnel carved through solid rock on the Linn county side of the river. Russell Hoffman, CBI superin tendent in charge of the dam pro ject, supervised the operation. With the river diverted crews today will start work on comple tion of the main coffer dam above the dam axis. Hoffman explained that swift currents and 30 feet of water at the coffer dam location prevented its completion until the river was diverted through the tunnel The tunnel was completed about a month ago after three months of work by expert drilling and blasting crews. i 1 j I THE DAXXXS. Sept. 19 State pelle Use mp here as they prepare te any atbrea.k mi labor violence tm the cvBtreveray over the Hawaiian te-Tha Statesman). Mime Walkout Prowling cars, stealing bread and pastries from two bakeries, tak ing a fish pole from a West Salem residence and four boxes of hooks from the Salem boat house were mentioned. Forty dollars was taken from one car and divided among the partici pants according to one report. An,, eight-year-old boy who was picked up for stealing a bicycle a year ago admitted that he smoked. He said some of the others gambled for money. Mos of the statements told of morals offenses. McKay Rules Deer Season to Open Saturday The deer season will open In all sections of Oregon Saturday morning, Gov. Douglas McKay announced Thursday. The governor rescinded a pro clamation issued Tuesday to post? pone the deer season in north western Oregon, west of the Cas cade mountains and north of the Douglas county line, because of hot, dry weather. Latest action of the governor was based on new reports from acting State Forester Dwight L. Phipps following an investigation of forest conditions. Phipps reported that at least J&0 of an inch of rain feU over the northwestern part of the state during the past 48 hours and there was so much rain in Linn county it was necessary to close down logging operations because of wet roads. The Tillamook burn received a good soaking," Phipps reported, and conditions there are back to normal. Police Seek 4 Fairview Girls State police continued a search Thursday for four of seven girls who escaped from Hillcrest school for girls Sunday night. The girls made their get away after one of them pried open a window in a room used by staff members, according to Mrs. Kath aryn Loaiza, superintendent of the institution- A new staff member was in charge of the quarters xm which the girls made their break. Three were, apprehended a short time later. All of the girls were 17 or 18 years old and habitual runaways, according to Superintendent Loai za. It was the largest number to escape at one time for about five years, she added. Bayonets Fixed on Riot Guns Riflemen Fire on Convoy By The Associated Pre Dynamite blasts and rifle fire rocked the nation's coal fields yesterday and a mine official said it was "out and out sabotage" on the part of John L. Lewis United Mine Workers. Nearly 10,000 non-union min ers were on the job throughout the country in defiance of UMW pickets. Lewis' union quit work 11 days ago in a walkout that has idled 480,000 coal miners. Hidden riflemen let loose with a fusillade of shots at a 15-truck coal convoy descending Snow Shoe mountain in central Penn sylvania. The truckers were car rying non-union coal from the mines to tipples where the coal was to be cleaned, crushed and loaded on railroad cars. No one was hurt, but state po lice officials said at least 14 shots were fired at the convoy heavily guarded by state police. "We didn't know we were be ing fired upon at first." said State Police Corporal Robert Daily. "But after the first few shots we realized what it was and stopped the caravan." The big police detail took to the woods to chase the gunmen, but found no one. Dynamite blasted mine tipples at Grass Flats in Clearfield coun ty. Pa. Robely M. Smith, presi dent of the Junedale Coal com pany whose tipple was blasted, blamed the attack on UMW pick ets.: ' There's no doubt about It, he asserted. "It was an out and out case of sabotage." FHA Housing Survey Due In Salem Soon Prospects of three new apart ment houses in Salem are prompt ing an FHA housing survey here in the near future. U. S. Sen. Guy Cordon sent word here Thursdal that a market analyst of the federal housing ad ministration will survey the need for additional apartments in Sa lem, in connection with FHA ap plication of Robert Coates Con struction Co., Portland, for fin ancing three apartment houses with more than 80 units. Cordon's telegram was sent to Salem Chamber of Commerce after the aid of Oregon's congres sional delegation and the local chamber was solicited by Robert Coates. Chamber Manager Clay Coch ran said he felt there is a need for more apartments here, as the influx of population continues at the rate of about 100 new Salem area families per month. v 3- tl pair! the waterfreat t prevent pineapple barge. (AT Wtrepbat (tfctare at botUa ef page) THE DALLES. Ore. Sent. 2t W)-The Dalles port cornmissioQ tonight ordered a ; strife-ridden Hawaiian pineapple barge to get out of town. The commission told the Hawai ian pineapple company not to at tempi any runner unloading, teat there be a new outbreak of labor violence Ten were hurt, and equipment was wrecked yesterday as 200 CIO longshoremen rushed o n t the commission's dock to stop un loading of the $800,000 shipment fevm eilAKM.al U.ll The company made no attempt to resume unloading today, and state police, carrying riot gun and baqonets, kept longshoremen from the dock area. There was n violence. VHcory for Union The commission's order tonight was an apparent victory for the longshoremen, who threw an esti mated 100 cases of pineapple into the Columbia river yesterday. The only other pineapple unload ed was still on the dock or fat aa adjoining warehouse. The commission told th any it either would have to take me pineapple away with the barge, or give it away to townspeople. Only two truckloads are involved. A company spokesman later replied, "we deplore the fact that the ILWU (the longshoremen' union) has been Dermltted to in. timidate an American community mrougn a aispiay or violence and brutality. T Seek Small Dock Robert Tarr, San Francisco, hired by the company as superin tending stevedore, said he would recommend that the company "lease a small niece of waterfront somewhere and carry out an oper- " siMiudi iu un one wner pineapple was unloaded at Tilla mook." In Portland another, load of the Hawaiian pineapple which CIO longshoremen say is "hot cargo caused a brief fist fight in a rail road yard and called out a police riot squad. Fight Briefly. Longshoremen and two truck driVers fought briefly after the non-union drivers brought a load of pineapple into the Northern Pa cific terminal. Police broke up the melee, with no injuries. That pineapple was from a barge which unloaded at the coast al port of Tillamook last Tues day. .The unloading brought re percussions there, too. Two CIO woodworkers who helped on the Job were fired from the Rosen burg planing mill because theiy fellow-millworkers refused t work with "strike-breakers." The CIO longshoremen, wh didn't know the barce Wll mm in to Tillamook in time to meet it w: up -nour watcn along the Oregon coast to spot any other shipments from Hawaii. CIO Leaders u To Confer with McKay Today CIO leaders will ask Gov.Douf las McKay of Oregon today t use his influence to keep Ha w aiian nineannla bar nut i Oregon. "All we are doing In Oregoa) is furnishlnff a battlaormmnl ma fight out a dispute that right fully belongs to California, ueorge Brown, state CIO secre tary said. "The destination of th urn is California and th fmol- i - .... M M . . . to get lt are from Califor nia," Brown asserted. The governor said he wouM meet at S p.m. with Matt Meeban, 1 A il 1 .... . . . f wicmauonat representative 01 ittl CIO Longshoremen, and Brown, who requested the session. . McKay said he would stay la Oregon over the week end. H had been scheduled to go t Seattle. vnlncinn U1UU .BLJLJXtf iBIIl B Fatal to Youth PORTLAND, Sept 29 -yp- Am explosion ripped off the cabin ox the 42-foot sports boat Jimco to day, killing an 18-year-old youth, burning his father, and breaking the leg of another man. The blast tossed Edward A. Mo Grath, Jr, Portland, 30 feet Into the Columbia slough. His 45-year old father, burned on hands and face, leaped to the rescue, but could not find the son. Timothy David Lake, 27, Depoo Bay, broke his leg la th explo sion. Oast Leara Playoffs - At Bollywood s, Sacramento 4 At Oakland I, San Dltio KUnal Lear At Boston S-O. Brooklyn S-f i . .7 1 Hinn . . ik-viu(ii , et. wia m - American' Leagve At Waahtncton-Bostoa rla At Kw Yark-Philartlphla (rain) At Chicago a, ClertlaiMt