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Congressmen Protest Reports
i)f Inadequate Defense Grid for
Northwest; Blast Brings Denial
By Cbmrles D. Watklns
WASHINGTON, Jan. t2-W)-Protests arose in both houses of
congress today oyer reports that military leaders consider the Pacific
northwest "Vulnerable" to enemy attack and that coastal defense
plants would be moved inland.
Pentagon officials promptly denied any such policy.
These officials quoted Secretary
Bridges Trial
Erupts Into
! By Kafherine Finkhaaa
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IJ-OP)
The.Harry Bridges perjury trial
erupted in ncij wwvj atu w
day. Chief Defense Counsel Vincent
tlallinan accused the prosecution
mt "fraud, corruption, deceit and
concealment"
Federal Judge George B. Har
ris again cited the volcanic Hal
linan for misconduct.
Then Hallinan demanded a mis
trial ruling from the bench on the
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grounas uic juugc wu wuwau
prejudicial."
Judge Harris denied the motion
for mistrial.
It all began over a hotel reg
istration card which a govern
snent witness. Lew Michener, pro
fessed former -communist and now
Long Beach labor union official,
signed here Aus 16, 1940.
BeJeaged to Beds
Michener and several other gov
ernment witnesses have testified
' Bridges once belonged to the com
munist party.
' The government accuses Bridges
t lying when he swore at his
naturalization hearing in 194ft he
, bad never been a member of the
communist party. .
Michener had testified he at-
a i . ' .ill.
Bridges here late in 1940.
Hallinan -accused the prosecu
tion of trying to keep Michener's
hotel card -out of evidence ao
Bridges would have no opportun
ity to produce an alibi for that
date.
Hallinan asked Lawrence Ke
ler, an immigrant agent, if he H
net have a "desire unjustly and
contrary to the facts to procure
a conviction In this case." .
ii was ivesicr wnn ama oouui
ed the registration ' card, had it
photographed, -and taken it back
to the hotel where It was put into
OhfertUn Baked "
F. Joseph- Donohue, chief prose
cutor, objected.
Hallinan flared: -
"This little-card put In so inad
vertently convicts officers o the
prosecution of fraud, corruption,
deceit and concealment"
Judge Harris told the jury to
disregard Hallihan's statement and
ddfld: -
ui assign his remark to his mls-
Only two da vs ago the judge
had likewise cited Hallinan for
misconduct
COCNTT AGENT RESIGNS
MADRAS, Jan. 12-P)-Jefferson
County Agent Mollis Ottoway re
signed today to join his father In
-wrimni in rvim. couniy. uttoway
; was appointed only Jan. 1 to suc
1 eeed Melvin Hagood, resigned.
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of Defense Johnson's statement
before the New England council
at Boston last November 18 that
"There just isn't and never has
been any truth in rumors" th-
war production plants would 1
shifted to safer areas inland.
"Our job in the defense depart
ment is the defense of all Amer
ica." Johnson said at that time.
Officials said today Johnson's
denial of the rumors still stands.
However, . reports persisted that
a top defense official wrote a let
ter to a west coast senator last
fall, saying that the air force re
garded the northwest as vulner
able and wanted to move certain
war plants away from possible
bombing target zones.
Demands Probe
Senator Morse (R - Ore) de
manded an immediate investiga
tion and assurances that north
west defenses are adequate to beat
off "a sudden aggressive attack
by Russia."
Rep. Tollefson (R-Wash) told
his colleagues that people in the
northwest, particularly around the
Seattle-Puget Sound area, have
become "aroused" by the reports.
They do not intend to sit idly
by ' and permit their' region and
themselves to be relegated to the
position of expendable," Tollefson
declared.
Chairman Ty dings (D-Md),
agreed with Morse's demand for
an investigation, and said his sen
ate armed services committee will
call Secretary Johnson to question
him about northwest defenses.
Warnings ef Danger
A new warning of danger In the
northwest came from Gov. Ernest
Gruening of Alaska.
In a speech prepared for
meeting here of the AU-America
Defense association, Gruening said
that Alaska, lying only 54 miles
across the Bering Strait from So
viet Russia, is totally defenseless.
He said it is In "far greater and
more imminent danger of inva
sion than at any time in its 83
year history" under the American
flag.
E. t Skeel of Seattle, a rice
president of the All-American De
fense association, said the group
was formed originally when resi
dents of the west and the Great
Lakes area "were informed by
the defense department, with al
arming suddenness, that geogra
phically they were relatively vul
nearable to enemy attack."
Jarring Blew .
Skeel declared that the uproot
ing of industry from present lo
cations could deal a jarring blow
to the economic backbone of the
nation.
Skeel cited two examples with
in the last year of the inland
movement of defense Industries:
1. The removal of the Chance
Vought Aircraft plant from Strat
ford, Conn., to north Texas "re
portedly because the company
would be given government or
ders if it moved." Skeel said.
2. The air force's decision to
locate a supersonic air laboratory
in western Tennessee "for secur
ity reasons," although, Skeel said,
air force engineers selected Moses
Lake, Wash., as the best site.
On Capitol Hill, Rep. Mitchell
(D-Wash), told a reporter he had
written Air Secretary W. Stuart
Symington last summer about re
ports of an air force decision to
move the Boeing Aircraft plant
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Inspecting an Oregea Electric diesel freight engine and task ear
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Aaron Frank
Denies Ads
Hinge on News
PORTLAND, Jan. 12 -MV The
president of the Meier St Frank Co.
department store denied today
that his firm had withdrawn ad
vertising from the Oregonian be
cause of an unfavorable news
story. .
Aaron M. Frank, head of the
store, asserted, "the news and ed
itorial policies of newspapers have
no effect on the advertising poli
cies of Meier & Frank; further,
Meier & Frank does not partici
pate in newspaper politics."
The statement was made after
the Multnomah county democratic
central committee passed a reso
lution commending the Oregonian
for its stand on the matter.
The resolution adopted said:
"Whereas, the national labor
relations board held hearings and
made findings that Meier & Frank
company had engaged in a num
ber of unfair labor practices;
"And whereas, The Oregonian
published a full and accurate ac-
froin Seattle, Wash, to Wichita.
Kas.
Mitchell said that on August 31,
Symington replied as follows:
"The most important reason we
"wanted to build In Wichita was
relative to strategic vulnerabil
ity." Mitchell said Symington ex
plained' that the Seattle area is
within range, on a round-trip ba
sis, of the Soviet version of the
current American B-29 bomber
operating from existing bases in
Siberia. ,
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count of said proceedings in spite
of the fact that said company con
stituted its largest advertiser and
might make reprisals by with
drawing its advertising:
"Therefore, we, the democrrc
central committee of Multnomah
county,' wish to commend The Or
egonian for its courageous endeav
or to present the truth and protect
the institution of the free press."
Meier St Frank advertising in
Friday's Oregonian is limited to
one page. Several pages normally
are used In Friday editions of the
newspaper. Spokesmen for Meier
St Frank said the store had de-
cided to limit the advertising be-,
cause of snow and cold weather,
which kept consumers at home.'-
Oregonian officials mad no
comment.
Hospital Inmate
Confesses to
Starting Fire
fPirture on Page One)
DAVENPORT. Ia.. Jan. 12-W-A
23-year-old woman patient, de
scribed as "schizophrenic," was
reported today to have confessed
setting ' a mental ward fire in
which 41 women perished.
Scott County Attorney Clark O.
Filseth filed a charge of "murder
committed in the perpetration of
arson" against Mrs. F.lnora Epper
ly. of Rock Island. Ill, across the
Mississippi river from here.
Meanwhile, authorities said they
were checking further the story
of the small and attractive brun
ette who was a patient in St Eliz
abeth's, mental ward of Mercy
hospital which was destroyed by
fire early Saturday.
They said she smiled frequent
ly during questioning, and calmly
smoked cigarettes.
Hospital records showed Mrs.
Epperly had entered the institu
tion last December 12 and was
due to be released on the day of
the fire.
Rock; Island rill.) State's Attor
ney Bernard Moran. first approa
ched by Mrs. Epperly. said he had
doubts i about the woman's "ad
missions." He said that Dr. Werner M.
Hollander. Davenport psychiatrist
who attended her, described the
woman; as "schizophrenic," and
said the story was typical of her
type of patient
(Schizophrenia is a form of
mental; derangement resulting in
inaction of the simulating quali
ties which one does not possess.)
Moran said Mrs. Epperly told
him she had set fire to the cur
tains of her room at St Eliza
beth's with a clgaret lighter.
Deputy Sheriff Harry Wein
brandt! assigned to the Rock Is
land state's attorney's office as an
Investigator, said officials prob
ing the; fire told him evidence in
dicated the fire started in her
room. He said he questioned the
woman: for four hours and that
she was "clear and definite" on
facts. I
REALLY MARVELOUS!
SAN1FRANCISCO. Jan. 12
The East-West football game Dec.
31 netted si30.3S8.Zz for the
Shrine hospital for crippled child
ren. That was a new high for the
annual post season classic. Last
year" the net profitwas about
$113,000.
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Oregon Electric
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, race at the Oregon Pnls amd Paper company. Crews wtrt aUeaapt to
rescme the 139-ton eagiae and CS-toa car this merning. (SUtesaaan
t photo by Lester F. Cear.) (Story ea page eae.)
Third Party in
Egypt Triangle
Flies to US.
t By The Associated
' Zaki Hashem, the third party In
Karg Farouk's reported royal ro
mance, left Egypt today by air for
his old job in New York. ,
The 27-year-old United Nations
employe's status had been in doubt
since reports that King Farouk had
ordered him to call off his sched
uled Dec. S marriage to Narriman
Sadek. 10. so the king could marry
the girl himself.
Hashem had been planning to
leave with official permission Jan.
1. But when the romance story
was published abroad he was or
dered to remain in Egypt Now,
however, be has been given per
mission to leave.
An informant told the Associat
ed Press at the time news of the
royal romance was published that
King Farouk had seen the girl only
twice when he capriciously de
cided on December 4 to make her
queen over his 20,000,000 subjects.
He saw her once on the beach
at Alexandria last summer when
she was swimming. The other time
was in a Cairo jewelry shop where
she was shopping with Hashem for
a wedding ring.
Friends abroad said before his
departure Hashem refused a $30,
000 cash gift offered him by
someone allegedly close to the pal
ace. He also said no when it was
hinted he could be ambassador to
Russia if he would forget the ro
mance.
The New York Daily News said
in a story from Rome that Has
hen's girl was being held incom
municado in Egypt and was not
allowed to bid him farewell.
Norblad Appointed
GOP Western Whip
U. S. Rep. Walter Norblad (R
Ore), has again been appointed
western republican whip of the
house, he advised in letters re
ceived Thursday in Salem.
This assignment Is in addition
to his regular committee positions
as a member of the committees on
committees and on armed forces.
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Manley Wilson to
Seek Rand's Job
In State Senate
PORTLAND, Jan. 12-AV-Man-ley
J. Wilson, former state repre
sentative, announced today he will
be a democratic candidate for
state senator for the 14th district
Including Clackamas. Columbia
and Multnomah counties.
The seat, now Is held by Irving
nana, roruana republican.
Wilson, editor of the CIO Wood
workers union newspaper, was
defeated for U. S. senator In the
last election by Guy Cordon. Rose
burg. He represented Clatsop and
Columbia counties in the legisla
ture for four terms.
Recall Charges
Filed Against
Springfield Mayor
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 12-0P-Re-call
charges against Mayor B. P.
Larson were filed in the city hall
Thursday afternoon. U. S. BurJ,
chairman of the good government
league, filed recall charges togeth
er with a list of league members
and financial statement
Among the reasons listed for the
recall are the following That the
mayor has failed to keep his cam
paign promises; that he has failed
to cooperate with dty employes
and citizens; and that he has ef
fected unauthorized obligation of
power funds of the city in con
templating a municipal power sys
tem. Rats destroy or contaminate
200,000,000 bushels of grain in the
VS. every year.
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Rains Renew''
Flood Danger
By The Associated Press
Steady rains throughout the
midwest sent the mighty Ohio
river and its tributaries spilling
into more communities Thursday.
The danger of widespread new
floods increased.
Engineers and weather obser
vers unoed their flood erect fore
casts for that section of the Ohio
river along the Illinois-Kentucky
border. Several more days of rain
have been forecast. , '
Hundreds of holdouts families
who -have refused tnffVMtinni
they flee to higher ground re
mained behind weakened levee
hoping for the best
L. W. Sellman. weather fnnwac.
tor at Chicago, said it looks very
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He said he saw no break in the
warm, moist gulf air which ia
causing the steady rains or drizzle
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GIDividends
ReadylMaU
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 12 JV)
The treasury department turned
out its first batch of World War
II veterans insurance dividend
checks today.
The veterans administration
said, however, that none of them
will be mailed until next Monday.
' On that date, the two agencies
plan to start turning out an ave
rage of 200,000 checks a day,
1,000,000 a week, in payment of
the $2,800,000,000 dividend to
18,000,000 veterans.
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