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meaiators uoss nori uoai ii vfc. i i f h if is1 n n t i nn Disp inlTfru man's Lap West Coast Shipping Threatened by Sailors .1 By the Associated Press ' ' Tke stalemated soft coal dispute for his move Wednesday. On another front, a threat of coast shipping arose on the heels tie up in east and Gulf ports. With a new soft coal strike threatened in two weeks, there were OTP some The settlement of the steel strike was made on this basis: Company and workers divide 50-50 the cost of the health, and accident insur ance provided for workers; the company pays the full cost of the pensions provided for employes reaching age 65. For those who have worked 25 years the pension allowance is $100 a jnonth, the company making up the differenee between that sum and the amount the employe will receive from fed eral social security. Those who have worked 15 years but less than 25 for the company get proportion ate pensions. This gears' the corporation pen sion plan in with the federal sys tem, which under the impact of inflation is quite inadequate for decent living standards. In a plan like this the outlay will probably be handled as an annual operating charge. One doesn't see how it could be handled on an accrual and investment basis, to build up reserves as is done with standard "annuity plans. While the program looks attrac tive to the steel workers its value again depends on the purchasing power of money. If that declines theflOO will not look tojgood; if buying power increases? (as it should under sound fiscal policies) then the $100 wiU be quite attrac tive. . '. ' Here 'is this difficulty hpweven these corporation pension programs are Dractical only for tne xairiy large , operations. Omitted irom them will be millions' of farmers, proprietors of stores and shops, casual laborers, building trades workers, longshoremen and others (Continued on Editorial; Page 4) Herding Dogs Take Spotlight At Turk Show IcMINNVILLE, Nov. scattering of championship awards were made today as the Pacific coast turkey exhibit opened, but It was a feature herding with dogs that took first place in specta . tors Interest. - ' : Nine of the region's best tur key dogs competed for the trophy won by Brownie, an eight-year-old Mostly Collie' owned by Green hoot Bros Wildwood farms, yam hill. ' The dogs, at one end of a nar row 200-foot-long enclosure, ran to the other end as five turkeys were released, herded them back and Into i Den. then took them back again. Speed and manner of handling were tne judging points. Othef winners: Laddie, border collie owned by Russell Tautfest, Aurora, second; Lassie, border col lie owned by Henry Anrens, lur ner, third. -(Additional details on page 2) X WesUideParking Limits, Signs, in King's X Status Parking 'limits and zone traffic glgnt In West Salem apparently will have a "King's 3C on them for the next few days. 1 i West Salem, now a part of Sa lem, will come under the parent city's speed laws, but other traf fic .factors set up by specific geographical - sections must be ruled on by the Salem city coun cil, including former West Salem Mayor Walter Musgrave who now Is a councilman, before they are subject to enforcement. Animal Cracltcrs By WARRQsl GOODRICH "HI I btet dear things Aire fort of piled up." T m Tie-up Strike was handed to Resident Truman ? . . a strike that coiild paralyze west of a truce that averted a shipping ; I indications President Truman would (1) offer! to set up a fact finding board if John L. Lewis wants i settlement recommenda tion or , (2) order a Taft-Hartley strike injunction! if Lewis balks. The president 'may make his de cision known at his Thursday af ternoon1' press conference (4 p.m. EST). ! Ching Admits Stalemate Federal Mediation Director Cy rus S. Ching turned the whole dis pute over to Mr. Truman as hope less. He reported to the White House In persoO and submitted written j suggestions, but declined to make them public. Differences between the opera tors and United Mine workers are so great, Ching told newsmen, that any further peace conferences he arranges "might Retard rather than accelerate contract negotiations." Lewis has expressed doub t a fact-finding board could help set tle the argument But he said in declaring his tlfree weeks strike truce last week! that his union would "participate in such wage conferences as may eventuate in conforniity with! recognized policy- jj ; . May Ask Extension If the president appoints a coal factkig board lke he did in the steel dispute He is expected to ask for a 60-day extension of the strike truce. AljTaft-Hartley in junction requires an 80-day cool ing off period, j The west coast shipping strike is threatened by the AFL sailors union of the Pacific. The federal mediation service in Washington said 8,000 sailors would take a strike vote Monday and a strike could be ordered jthe following day. Midwest Area ed bv nows By The Associated Pren A heavy snow storm snarled traffic and disrupted plane sched ules in Buffalo, N. Y., Wednesday and dumped a white blanket along the northern fringe of the mid west . 4 if Temperatures inched above the freezing mark during the day, however, .turning much of the snow into a sealof slush. Buffalo was hit by the heaviest November snowfall in its history. It measured 19.1 inches. Between seven and 12 inches still remained on the ground t noon. The pre vious record November fall of 14.81 inches was recorded Z9 years ago. Reliston, Mich., was coated with nine inch snowfall. Marquette, Mich- had eighth inches. Snow also fell in parts of Minnesota, and northern Illinois, Iowa and Indi ana, t it A light snow! fell on Chicago, but melted as soon as it hit the ground. However, it added a brief wintry;! tingle to the mile - long Christmas trimmings on State street in the downtown area. The reindeer mounted on high poles looked; like they were leaping through the snow-driven sky. New Punchboard Circumvents Ban PORTLAND. iNov. 16 -WV A new kind of question-and-answer board confused Portland s punch board ban today. All customers who answer a question correctly win something The value of the item won var ies according toi the punch. City officials said they can't le gally license It, since there is some element of chance involved, But they don't think they can out law it, either, if Circuit court has ruled that boards can not be confiscated for not having a license, If the license has been refused. ROBEET BEATIE DOES OREGON CITY, Nov. 16 -UP) Robert Breckeiridge Beatie, 89, who once yanked the aching teeth of Kiondikers, died today. Many (Firsts' on Blanket i If Heavy jS Thanksgiving Festival Slate A lot of "firsts' are in store for Salem citizens who attend the pub lic Thanksgiving festival Friday night at Salem! high school. Jt'ii the first such p re-Thanksgiving event to be sponsored by the school banij and orchestra for raising funds to purchase musical equipment. If Among program features will be firjt public playing of the high school dance band, first perform ance by the school majorettes corps in new uniforms and first public appearance of the school chorus under direction of new director Howard Millers Band and orchestra leaders and the parents association hope to raise enough money through the Girl Story Nets New5 Further disclosures by a 14-year-old girl led to two more ar rests in Salem Wednesday in a morals case involving charges of statutory rape and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Thus far,' eight men are held in jail in lieu of bond.; A ninth, Don Clark, 898 N. Liberty st., owner of Capitol Cab Co. and a driver as well, posted $1,000 bail following his arrest on a Marion county district court warrant. The charge was contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and bail was reduced from $3,000. Also arrested Wednesday was Richard Roy Carter, 24, of 1275 S. 12th st, a used car salesman. He was charged with t statutory rape. City police said Carter told in a signed account of trysts with the 14-year-old girl last April and again three weeks ago. Prostitution Mentioned f Carter's statement also told that the girl stated she had prostituted herself at the request of a cab driver, police reported. The inci dent, which the girl had related to authorities earlier, t was the only one to date in the sordid story. Allegedly she accompanied the taxi driver to his downtown hotel room and submitted to a stranger for a $10 fee which was split with the driver, police said. Clark's signed statement told how he took the girl riding occas ionally in an attempt to keep her out of other cabs of his firm, that he had driven her home and had once parked in front of an apartment with her, police said. T Appear Today i All of the men were arraigned before Judge Joseph B.' Felton in district court Wednesday. Clark appeared alone at 3 p.m., waived preliminary examination and was bound to the grand jury; The others appeared In a group on statutory rape charges. Their cases were continued until 10:30 a.m. today for pleas and they were taken to the county jail in lieu of $3,500 bail each. The sheriff's office listed them as: Al Coulsen, 28, of 2415 N. Lib erty st; Maurice Murdock, 30, Turner; Terrle J. Conway, 23, of lifts N. 16th it: Mevers Roeow. 25 of 1610 Hollywood; dr, Troy Crabtree, 21, of 138 N, Z3ra st; Glen Whitesides, 21,of 662 Tryon ave; and John Hoffert, 26, of 2900 Brooks ave., and Carter. Takes Flippant Attitude Whitesides is a serviceman who was due at Hamilton field, Calif., today. The others except Carter are taxi drivers. i. The maximum sentence for con viction on statutory rape is '0 years; for contributing to de linquency of a minor, three years.. Although the girl cried briefly when apprehended early Wednes day, her demeanor has been flip pant when interviewed, Juvenile authorities said. Her lurid, un abridged statements of squalid sex and drinking sessions were fre quently punctuated with laughter, they added. j i. Lebanon, Detroit To Receive! New Bonneville Lines PORTLAND, Nov. 16 -W Constructlon of Bonneville power lines to two Willamette valley cities is included in a $3,754,000 program for 1950 to be outlined to contractors by the f BPA De cember 2. - . Included is construction of 42 miles of light steel tower and 230 KV line between j Goshen and Lebanon. Thirty-nine miles of light steel tower, single circuit. 230 KV line, 15 miles of standard steel, single circuit 230 KV, and 20 miles of standard steel, double circuit line is planned between Maupin in Wasco county to the Detroit sub-station. ! This project is scheduled for completion in De cember, 1950. ; . AUTO DRIVER CONVICTED ATLANTA, Nov. 1 18 P)- Hugh D. Gravitt, 29, driver of an auto mobile that fatally injured Author Margaret Mitchell, was' convicted of involuntary manslaughter to day. ...!;.. i Salem High nominal admission .charges for the festival, plus dance land booth pro ceeds, to make their annual con cert series free to the 'public this winter. i The festival will open at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium with a variety program featuring musi cal and dramatic entertainment by students. An "American Thanks giving" pageant will present band. chorus and dramatics students in a grand finale. i ; After this 'program a "jitney dance" , will take place for adults as well as students In the gymnast um where student groups will have refreshment booths and other at tractions In addition to dancing. Arrests t3th YEAB 20 PAGES eairclhieirs Fnuuiril Plot to .Assassinate. DsDDDel!: Mmu Turkish Police Arrest Three, Seek Others By Edwin B. Greenwald ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 16-(JP)-The Turkish government announ ced tonight it had smashed a plot to assassinate President Ismet In onu. The announcement- said three members of the opposition nation's party are under arrest and police are searching the homes of other members of the strongly nation alistic party. Informants said the plot also marked for death Celal Bayar, leader of the pro-government democratic party. A communique issued by Prem ier Shemsettin Gunaltay, said. The deputy from DeTiizli, Re shat Aydinli, informed-the govern ment that Sadik Aldogan, the dep uty from Afyon Karahisar of the nation's party; Osman Bolukbasi, and Fuat Arna, had decided to assassinate the president of the republic. Reshat Aydnli added that they had asked him to join them. The Ankara prosecution has open ed an investigation." Bolukbasi, Arna and Nuri Le blep, chairman of the nation's party's Istanbul organization, were arrested by security police. Bol ukbasi and Arna are member's of the party's executive committee. Aldogan, a retired army general, was not arrested, because as a deputy he enjoys parliamentary immunity. Jarman Estate Tops Milli on: Gifts Reported A taxable estate of $1,116,649 for Daniel B. Jarman, prominent Salem businessman who died May 5, 1948, in California, was report ed Wednesday in Marion county probate court. State inheritance taxes total ing $69,262 were determined in the report. Jarman established the first J. C. Penney company store in Sa lem in 1917 and manaeed the local branch until 1926 when he retired and moved to California. Exemptions for bequests to charitable and educational insti tutions listed in the estate includ ed: First Church of Christ Scien tist, of Salem, $161,695; Willam ette university, $80,847; and Al- bertuia Kerr homes, Portland, $80,847. - Jarman's estate included 23,511 shares of J. C. Penney company stock, valued at $1,031,545; pro perty in Washington, not taxable in 4his state: and U. S. sovern- 'ment bonds. Legacies, besides charitable ones mentioned, included: Edith M. Jarman, widow, $79,685; Mary E. Nordstrom, niece. $11,677: and $7M.686 divided between Martha rindley, Juanita Post Reynolds iu uwenaojyn jarman tsurgy, daughters; and Muriel V. ThomD- son and Anita Jean Sive, grand- aaugnters. Couple Leaps to Safety Before Shasta Hits Car CANBV, Nov. 16rflVAn Orecon City couple leaped, to safety to night from their stalled automobile Just before the Southern Pacific's Shasta limlsted demolished it at the Barlow crossing near here. State police reported Mr. and Mrs. John McCann, Rt one, Ore gon City, were unhurt The train was delayed an hour while crew member cleared the wreckage from under: the engine wheels. The accident occurred at 10:40 p.m. 1950 BPA Construction Program Announced PORTLAND, Nov. 16-vP)-The 1950 construction program, costing an estimated $8,745,000, was an nounced by Bonneville power ad ministration today. Some $3,091,000 is earmarked for clearing rights of way; $3,832, 000' for high voltage transmission line construction; $1,564,000 for substation construction; $267,000 for micro-wtve radio relay and miscellaneous. . AGED SENATOR BURNED ' MEMPHIS, Nov. IMvPEighty year-old Senator K. D. McKellar (D-Tenn) was hospitalized for treatment of minor burns received when he slipped into a bathtub of hot water.1 ROBINSON IMPROVED NEW YORK. Nov. 16-PWTap- dancer Bill Robinson, In the hospi tal with a heart ailment, was "rest ing comfortably tonight. Tk Oregon Statesman. U.S. Pro WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -(P)-The United States dispatched a swift protest to nationalist China today on yesterday's shelling of the American merchant vessel Flying Cloud off Shanghai. Secretary of State Acheson, an nouncing this at a news confer ence, struck out even more heat edly at the Chinese communists. He declared that any considera tion of American recognition of their regime is out of the ques tion now because of their im prisonment of American Consul General Angus Ward at Mukden, On other aspects of developing Jury Selection Perjury Trial SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 16 -(&) Federal Judge George B. Harris today crossed off a banker and a member of Harry Bridges CIO Longshore union as prospective jurors in the Bridges perjury conspiracy triaL Both were excused for cause. Defense attorneys objected to John L, Stoffel, bank branch manager, and the government re quested removal of the longshore man, Edward Johnson. The slow pace of the Intensive questioning of. each tentative venireman Indicated it may be another day or -two before the Jury la selected. Bridges is ac cused of perjuring nimseu in a 1945 naturalization hearing. Henry Schmidt and J. R. Rob ertson, officials In the union, are charged with conspiracy in sub stantiating Bridges.' testimony. Eight men and four women were tentatively in the Jury box when the overnight recess was taken. . j Polk Tax Tally At Half Mark f tattmaa News Service DALLAS. Nov. 16 A late tally Tuesday night showed that 47 per cent of Polk county's 1949-50 tax roll had been collected, according to figures released by Sheriff T. B. Hooker. Hooker said that returns in the mail should boost the count well over the half-way mark. Tuesday midnight was the deadline for tax payer! seeking the 3 per cent dis count. Tuesday night, $587,478 had been collected on the total tax roll of $1,249,177. The collection rep resented 6474 tax receipts. Hooxer estimated unopened mail held an other $300,000. Shelling Search Widens for LA Axe-Slaver; Detroit Girl Safe from Kidnapper Murder Complaint Ifttued on Stroble LOS ANGELES. Nov. 16 -WV The brutal slayer of six-year-old Linda; Joyce, Gliicoft was still at large tonight, 48 hours after the child was strangled, stabbed and bludgeoned with an axe. He body, wrapped In an Indian blanket was hidden under pue of rubbish In a neighbor's back 7rdJ ... i . ' The district attorney : iate to day issued a murder complaint against Fred Stroble, Bft-year-oia retired baker. Despite elaborate precautions by all law enforce ment agencies In the 10 southern California counties, Stroble ap peared to have escaped the far flung barrier thrown up for his apprehension. ! An exhaustive search of motels, auto courts and bars resulted in several arrests but all were re leased. ! ' In; Galveston, Tex., police pick- At right la photo ef Linda Joyee Glucoft, six-year-old victim of Los Angeles axe wielding slayer; I ed up an elderly , man and held him for questioning, j Galveston Sgt J. A. 1 Kingsley said the man tallied in weight, height, ) coloring,' and dress with descriptions broadcast of Stroble. They planned : to contact Los Angeles police tonight to obtain Stroble's fingerprint classifica tions. , Salem, Qnqon. Thursday, Norember 17, 1949 FBICE 5c Trace ff FaBleBi tests Nat ion a lis t of Merchant Ship American policy toward China and the Far East generally, Acheson also: 1. Reported he had discussed with British Foreign Minister Bevin at Paris last week the question of recognizing the Chin ese communists and that they ha'i agreed they would keep in touch on this issue. 2. Strencly Indicated that Am bassador Philip Jessup, the ad ministration's diplomatic trouble shooter, will be sent soon on a survey mission to the Far East. Jessup is responsible to Acheson and President Truman for help Judge Lenient After Hearing " Drink Excuse ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 16 -(PV-MarshaU (Shotgun) Leftwich, 49. told Police Court Justice S. R. Price today why he got drunk on a mixture of shellac reducer and water. You aee. Judge, said Leftwich, "a woman told me to build her a new henhouse, out of an old hen house, and not to tear down the old house until the new one was built "Judge I had to get drunk on that." The case was dismissed. Second Salem Youngster Hit By Automobile Robert Gentzkow. 9, Incurred a broken leg and head bruises when a car struck him near Sacred Heart academy at 4 p.m. Wednes day. Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Gentzkow, 645 N. Cot tage st, dashed out between two cars parked in the 300 block of N. Cottage st, city police reported. They listed the driver as Dessa Lee Schleelar, 1060 Norway st. She was not cited. T First aid men took the boy to Salem General hospital where his condition was termed 'satisfactory.' Meanwhile Barry Fiscus, struck by a truck Tuesday remained in critical condition jat the same hos pital. He suffered a fractured pelvis, severe arm injuries and lacerations. VICE SQUAD RAIDS AGAIN PORTLAND, Nov. 16 -UP)-City vice squad officers raided the Market club this afternoon, ar rested seven men and seized cards, poker chips and the front door buzzers. :x.. ' ..! - v '' : s v .r. : V; I ; L i . ' ". . .- . k ----- ' -. j ing develop a new American stop-communism policy for that section of the world. S. Disclosed that Russia, at the' request of the United States, had agreed it would intervene with communist, authorities in north Korea regarding the release of two members of the EGA staff for southern Korea whom the communists are holding. In the case of Angus Ward, Acheson said the state depart ment is doing everything it can in considering all possible steps to obtain his release. Shah of Iran Feted by U.S. On First Visit WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -WP) President Truman, toasting the youthful shah of Iran, said to night that the United States has been dealing with a powerful na tion "which does not keep its contracts" as the U. S. and Iran do. Mr. Truman left no doubt that he was speaking of Russia, al though he did not mention the Soviet by name. Iran has been a postwar barrier to Russian ex pansion southward. The 30-year-old shah. In almost his first act after arriving here today for a " goodwill tour, in vited Mr. Truman to visit Iran. He also made a frank bid for "closer cooperation and for "in tensified" American help for his country. The shah spoke out on the sub ject of American aid a few hours after his arrival. The young ruler arrived in President Truman s plane, the Independence, after a 7,200-mile flight from Tehran. Bids Rejected At Sheridan lUtetmaa News Service SHERIDAN, Nov. 16 Thir teen bids for construction of a new grade school building here were rejected as too high by the school board today. Board members said plans for the building would be revised to align with the estimated cost of $100,000. A call for new bids will be issued when the changes have been completed. Foothills Construction company, Estacada, submitted the low bid of $112,000. The high bid was $148,000. Construction of the new structure will be started as soon as possible to alleviate overcrowd ing in the old building. , Hotel Manager Held ! On Abduction Charge I DETROIT, Nov. 16 -()- A glum 35-year-old father told authori ties today that he abducted a blue-eyed little girl and tried to molest her "Just to be mean.' ! Seven-year-old Karen Kuechen- ! At left Is Karen Kaechen metster shortly after she was found unharmed la the kid nappers abandoned ant. meister ' escaped unharmed last night when the abductor aban doned his car in the midst of a wild police chase. j William B. Mabrey, a rooming house manager, was arrested 50 minutes later. Breaking under constant questioning, he told Chief Assistant Prosecutor Ralph Garber that he took the child and tried to get her to perform sexual act with him. Karen was seized in the living room of her home. Her terrified parents saw her being carried away. r. 1 Garber quoted Mabrey as say ihg: ; "I didn't know the girl. I never saw her before. I looked through the window and saw her inside and my mean nature came up. I didn't explain this, except I was drunk.- ;i Mabrey said he started to mo lest the child but did not attack her. j Her panties were found In leather jacket which was left in Mabrey s abandoned car. No. 243 i Smmaslhiedl Twenty Aboard J I ' A ! I ' I. Missing Graft Down at Sea HAMILTON. BermudaJNovL It W)- A B-29 plane with .20 men aboard crash landed into the! aen off the Bermuda coast today and hours later 23 planes which had scoured 30.000 square mile of ocean reported no trace of I the giant craft - I , . f ' I The plane was eauiDDed with life saving! gear and an automatic Two.B-298 Collide STOCKTOY. Calif, Nev. jl?' -yP)-TwJ B-2rs collided In the air ever Ktocktoa ahertly 'after mldnixht Uiia mrninr, tbe aher- irrs office aaid. ... i, j One of the pUnes' reportedly waa dwmn ueren mllee north mt Stockton, j The ether waa report ed to have faOen j nine mllea Mnthwct4. - - (. j' The 8a JoMaia eoanty sherJ Ifrs ofHce said Its Information waa very meager. Of fleers were n the war to the scene. ! i : r wireless signaller. It iwas en rinute from March Field at Riverside, Calif., to England, i S l ! i An Official list of the nassenpera issued by March air base, Calif, showed that hizhest ranking Offi cer aooara was Lt. Col. John Grable, 31, Diane. commander if of the Laree Search Set ! S The plane was flvmsf vat fmnl uo feet at the time of the: radio contact. At dawn tomorrow more Yhnr 80 planes will search over 75,000 square miles of - ocean: for! the plane probably the largest air hunt In history.. Before dark 2J planes were In the air and during the night 10 planes droned over the seas looking for some sign from the survivors of the plane. One fi ctor complicating ji the search wi s that no! one knew I a specific area In which ? to look for the plane. It Was I believed down 150 miles either southwest or northeast of Bermuda. i Reported fGoIng to Ditch' J j It had been due in Bermuda at 8:10 ajn. 7:10 a.m. EST). Thirty minutes later the pilot radioed Kindley Field he had I enough gasoline for.two hours. The last contact with the plane was at 11:45 a.m. Tbe pilot said he was Jlost" because n major part of his radio equipment j waa out of order and weather condi tions were such that he couldn't take any Readings on his position. Then he added he was "going to ditch" in five minutes. ; Four planes were dispatched immediately from the V. S; air force base at Kingley Field here to guide the B-29 in. When they tailed to una tne plane a gen eral alarm was sent out Mrs. Hadley Models Wedding Gowii; j j Description to Wait ST. LOtnS, Nov. 16 JUPh Mra, Carleton $. Hadley modeled her wedding dress today for a small group of women friends No one else was allowed to see her well guarded trousseau. ' i 'i ! The general public probably won't learn what it looki like un til a description is given out half an hour before her marriage to Vice President Alben W Barkley at noon (EST) Friday. I ! Tomorrow promises to be a long day, climaxed by a church rehear sal tomorrow night The Vice pree ident is expected in sometime to morrow. . ; -f-- Only reporters and the? shiest members of the immediate family will witness the wedding, which will be performd by Bishop Ivan Lee Holt in St. John's Methodist church. Tides to Be at High,1 Low of Year Sunday ASTORIA. Nov. 16 -P- Beach stroUers Will have a wide variation of walking space here SundayJ The year's highest tide "9.8 feet will occu at 12:49 p.m. That will be followed at 7:49 pjn. by the year's loet tide; minus 1.9. ! It's because the sun and moon are lined up on that date. Ii Maav, Mia. rrert Salem ' Portland 7f 14 .63 oe San Francisco ChlcaRo M SO 43 New York! 53 Willamette river -l.S feet. : rORtCAST ifrom v. S. weather bureau, McNary field,' Salem): Partly cloudy today with probable light show ers this aitornoon and " this evening. Htrfi today near SO; low tonight nea SALEM PRECIPITATION I This Year Last Year KorntaJ- S.7J 13