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Truman Tax
Program Asks
$lBillionRise
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -OF)-President
Truman's tax program
a a; tnJAIi 4n.
was reporiea unomciciuy iuuij w
call for cut of some $750,000,
000 in excise levies, offset by tax
increases of something less than
$1,750,000,000 on corporations, es
tates at death, and sifts.
The net increase in taxes thus
wt. j'd be somewhat less than $1,
OOrt.000,000. -
The program also j was said to
call for a crackdownon tax dod
gers. ! The proposals were unveiled
puvately to democratic congres
sional leaders at the White House.
i.tr. Truman, in aiming at a
revenue increase which he prev
iously told congress he wanted,
would be trying to dent the $5,
100,000,000 prospective deficit in
pending for the fiscal year begin
ning July 1.
Newsmen had to depend upon
meager information, but a respon
sible source said the president's
program may not ask increases
for individual income taxes.
"Subject to Change"
House. Speaker Ray burn, who
attended the White House tax con
ference, told reporters he assumes
the tax program is still "subject
to change" before it is sent to
congress probably early next
week. It was not made clear what
made, if any.
All those attending the confer
ence, including House Democratic
Leader McCormack, Chairman
Doughton (D-NC) and other dem
ocratic house ways and means
members, promised not to discuss
the contents on the tax message
until it is transmitted to congres,
Rayburn said.
But from the unofficial informa
tion which newsmen were able to
gather, indications were the presi
dent will recommend:
1. A drop in excise levies impos
ed during the war on such things
as furs, Jewelry, luggage, theater
admissions, communications and
transportation. Probable repeal of
the levy on freight hauls was men-
- tioned.
No Liquor Tax Cat
There probably will be no cut
In the $9-a-gallon liquor tax.
2. An increase in corporation
p taxes. The corporate tax now is
S3 percent of net income.
3. Increases in estate and gift
taxes. ,
4. A crackdown on tax-evaders
who fail to report all of their in
come. Mr. Truman already has
asked congress, in his budget mes
sage, for about 3,000 more "front
line" enforcement officers in the
tax 'collecting office.
5. Clarification of tax laws to
close openings which enable some
taxpayers to reduce their tax pay
ments. . ;
Heiress to Fly
Back Home
To Montreal
CALGARY, Jan. 20 (CP)
Beverley Ann Van Home, 17-year-old
runaway heiress from Mon
trealwho was found in Vancouver
and brought here early yesterday
morning, - la scheduled to leave
early tomorrow by plane for
Montreal.
The girl and an unidentified
Woman companion believed a pri
vate detective agency employee
from Vancouver, have spent near
ly 43 hours in a hotel room here
They have refused to speak to re
porters. . j
Originally the girl, pert five-foot-four
granddaughter of Sir
William Van Home, founder of the
Canadian Pacific railway, was
scheduled to leave early today on
plane carrying Det-Sgt William
Phillips. The Montreal policeman
followed Miss Van Home across
Canada to Vancouver . where she
had been working as a dishwasher
In a restaurant
i His plane was delayed at Van
couver and Phillips was reported
to have left the coast by train
last night, arriving here tonight.
Postoff ice Labels
Bath Mat Obscene
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20
The postoffice department said to
day it has summoned the Olympic
Novelty company of Los Angeles
to a bearing here "for alleged vio
lation of the obscenity statutes" In
the use of the mails.
Tbe company, Jhe department
said, has used the mails to adver
tise and distribute a rubber bath
wia consisting ox a Iieid OI SO-
ailed "falsies.
POT AT Q . STOCKS HIGH
PORTLAND, Jan. 20 -VPh The
U. S. department of agriculture
aid today that Oregon potato
stocks at the first of the year were
, 8 per cent larger than a year ago.i
. uespue smaiier crop.
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American Legion
Meet Postponed
Mt. ANGEL, Jan. 19 The
district 2 American Legion con
ference set here for Sunday has
been postponed because of
weather conditions.
The announcement was made
by Harold Bourbonnais, Mt. Angel
post commander. Another date
will be set in the near future.
Violence Mars
Mine Workers'
Strike Debates
PITTSBURGH, Janr 20 -(ZD-Violence
broke out in the coal
fields again today as 90,000 strik
ing United Mine Workers debated
angrily whether they'd go back to
work Monday.
Grim evidence of the strike's
economic effects came from
Uniontown, Pa., where scores of
hungry miners crowded state re
lief offices and Salvation Army
headquarters.
Through it all, there was opti
mism in United Mine Workers
circles that a large segment of the
strikers in Pennsylvania will go
back to the pits. But no one will
know until the miners themselves
decide at weekend meetings of
their locals.
The violence occurred near
Kittanning, Pa., as a group of
about 300 pickets attempted to
ston a convoy of coal trucks.
State Police Corporal Chester
P. Hoover said August Truskell.
62, of Seminole, Pa., was wounded
slightly by gunfire. Hoover said
Truskell was one of a band of
pickets who waylaid five loaded
coal trucks. The officer declared
one of the truck drivers drew a
pistol and opened fire on the
pickets.
Intent to Kill Charge
Hoover said the driver will be
charged with pointing a deadly
weapon with intent to kill.
At Uniontown, Pa., In a period
of three hours, more than 70 min
ers families applied to the Salva
tion Army for; aid.
John L. Lewis, unpredictable
UMW president, maintained sil
ence as his field lieutenants tried
to get the 90,000 strikers back to
work in seven states. About
50,000 are in Pennsylvania.
Lewis was invited today by the
senate labor committee to testify
on a resolution which asks Presi
dent Truman to invoke the Taft
Hartley act to get coal production
back to normal.
May Change Minds
Although two miners' meetings
in West Virginia and Pennsylvan
ia ' yesterday turned into move
ments to continue the walkout,
there was evidence that many of
the strikers may change their
minds.
"The situation looks like it is
Improving," said John P. Busa
rello, president of UMW district
No. S at Pittsburgh. He said he
expects most, if not all of his 27,
500 members to report Monday.
Today, members of UMW local
4033 at the Emily mine near Mor
gantown, W. Va., voted to return
to work Monday on a three-day
week, according to President
Lorenzo Helmick.
The vote was the first an
nounced by a union local in the
northern West Virginia fields
since a back-to-work meeting
turned into a strike rally yester
day at Monongah.
Helmick said the union decided
today that "half a loaf is better
than none.
Schools Gosed
In Jefferson,
Talbot Areas
SUtcnaaa Ntwi SerrW
juf rtiusuN schools were
closed here Monday and Tuesday
because of the storm, opening
Wednesday, to close again Wed
nesday night for the remainder of
the week. The rural schools have
been closed most of the week, too
Scravelhill was closed Monday but
has been open the remainder of
the week. DeVaney school was
open only on Wednesday. Sidney
scnooi nas been closed all week
because of icy roads and power
snonage. raioot school was closed
juonaay ana xuesaay but was
open again on Wednesday.
ODD-CENT COINS ASKED
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 -UPV-
A bill to authorize the issuance of
3-cent and 7 -cent coins was in
troduced today by Senator Mag
nuson (D-Wash).
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Gvil Service
Tests Due on
Hospital Jobs
(Story also on page 1.)
Civil service soon will take full
effect at Oregon's state hospital
install i tions, it was announced
Friday with the initial call for ex
aminations in six classifications of
hospital workers.
Applications will be accepted
until March 4 for hospital aides,
hospital aide supervisors and prac
tical nurses. There are two classi
fications in each position.
Meanwhile hospital officials will
establish civil service lists from
present employes considered to
meet the Job standards as specified
by civil service.
The examinations then will be
thrown open to the public as well
as to present employes not given
the initial civil service status.
At state in the newly announced
extension of civil service is some
600 hospital Jobs, most of them in
Salem. Of the total, some 500 are
in the hospital aide I designation.
Since state civil service was es
tablished in 1945 about 3,500 of
the state's 11,000 covered Jobs
have come under the civil service
competitive examination program.
Once establisttea Dy examina
tions, state Jobs are filled from
eligible lists which must be main
tained by examinations at least
verv two years and oftener when
eligible lists are depleted. .
Application forms ana eugioimy
details may be obtained from state
civil service and employment of
fices and state hospitals or institu
tions, i . , ' i
Employes in the hospital work
are eligible to receive meals, lodg
ing and laundry at $40 per month.
Starting salary ranges are: Hos
pital aide I $140 to $170, depend
ing on whether 40-, 44- or 48-hour
week; hospital aide II $155 to
$185; supervisors I $170 to $200;
supervisor II $195 to $235; prac
tical nurse I $170 to $200; nurse
II $195 to $235.
Khan Jewel
Robbers Held;
Loot Missing
By Robert Wilson
PaH. Jan. 20 -WV Five gang
sters who seized up to $800,000 in
gems from the Aga Khan and his
wife in a roadside holdup on the
Riviera last August have been ar
rested, French police said today.
Held also in an Englishman
booked at Strasbourg as Watson
Lindsay, former Foreign Legion
naire. Police said tney were in
vestigating a possibility he insti
gated the robbery.
But the guttering ioo was iuu
missing.
One member or tne gang, an ex
convfet sometimes identified as
the leader, and his girl friend were
reported dead. Police said they
were taken for a ride by the
others who feared the two were
too talkative and would give away
the rest if they Were caught.
This assessment was based upon
statements of members of the
gang. However, the bodies have
not been found and Marseille of
ficers say they are not entirely
certain the man is dead. Tney
say he may have been in Marseille
recently to try to dispose of the
gems.
A nationwide alarm has been
sounded for three other men.
They are believed to have the
gold and platinum bracelets, rings,
clips and other jewels taken at the
point of tommyguns from the Aga
Khan, wealthy religious leader of
the Is maili Moslems, and his wife,
the Begum.
Appraisers
Select Crose
A. J. Crose was named tempor
ary chairman of the Salem chap
ter of the Society of Residential
Appraisers, organized at a meet
ing Friday night
jLiectea vice cnairman was
Robert K. Powell; Robert V. Nel
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Morse Arrives
On Speech Tour
PORTLAND, Jan. 20 -VP)- Sen.
Wayne L. Morse arrived here to
day for a series of speeches in
Oregon. '
Morse, unshaven and looking for
a locksmith, was 30 hours late be
cause of winter traveling condit
ions. He left the train and hunted
up a locksmith to open a suitcase.
The key had been lost, and his
shaving equipment was inside.
Morse will be in Oregon until
January 26. He said he was pair
ed in senate voting In the mean
while. Volunteers
For Defense
Work Sought
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -(JP-State
officials and defense ex
perts decided today to start re
cruiting immediately 150,000 civ
ilian volunteers to be trained as
an "aircraft observers corps' in
25 northwestern and Atlantic
coast states.
Once trained, the air raid war
den volunteers will be placed on
a "stand by basis to be used when
called," an announcement said.
The, decision was reached at a
two. day conference called by De
fense Secretary Johnson.
Under direction of the air de
fense command of the United
States air force, the volunteers
"will be trained towards main
taining a 24 hour per day watch
from observation posts to give
warning of impending enemy at
tack by air and will supplement
radar warning systems," the an
nouncement said.
The defense department an
nouncment said that inasmuch as
the overall concept of civil de
fense is based upon the responsi
bility of state? and local govern
ments, the establishment of the
aircraft observer corps is chan
neled through the governments of
the states and through them to the
local communities."
No federal law now exists to
provide tor a civil defense organ
ization. The ""problem has been
under study! for more -than two
years. j
Nationalists
Bolster Bases
TAIPEI, Formosa, Saturday,
Jan. 21 -(JF)- The Chinese nation
alists said today they had rein
forced their naval forces around
the strategic island of Hainan and
struck new blows at communist
invasion craft along the mainland
coast.
Dispatches from Hainan, off the
south China coast, reported 12
more warships had been sent to
guard the surrounding waters.
Only Wednesday, Gen. Hsueh
Yueh, ground force commander on
Hainan, had reported to Formosa
that the air force and navy in re
cent weeks sank 2,000 communist
invasion craft. This, he asserted,
had made the invasion of Hainan
impossible.
The air force announced Its war
planes had again drubbed the
mainland coast opposite Formosa.
It claimed many communist craft
were sunk.
son was chosen secretary-treasurer.
Aim of the group is to promote
higher standards in appraisals.
Branches have already been es
tablished in 70 cities. Twenty
three representatives of savings
and loan associations, banks, in
surance companies, real estate
brokers and governmental agen
cies attended the organizational
meeting at the Senator hotel.
Charter night for the new group
has been set for February 15 at
which time the national president
and secretary of the society will
be in Salem.
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Crowd Hears
Miss Dilling's
Harp Concert
By Maxlne Burea
Statesman Woman's Editor
Hundreds of well overs hoed ard
golashed Oregonians welcomed a
mild, warm rain on Friday night.
t and enjoyed an evening of the ex
quisite liquid tones produced on
the golden harp of Mildred Dilling.
We knew Miss Dilling is consid
ered the foremost American wom
an harpist, but we did not know
that she could command a large
audience to such strict attention
throughout a very long program.
She held her listeners not only
because of her excellent musician
ship, but by a show of charming
humor and gracious manner. A
short talk, during which she dis
played an old Burmese harp and
ancient Scandinavian harp and an
Irish instrument of considerable
age. Her talk gave her listeners a
better understanding of the instru
ment and increased the enjoyment
cf her playing.
Several Old Favorites
Miss Dilling's program contain
ed several old favorites, not usual
ly associated with her instrument,
notably "The Men of Harlech," ar
ranged by John Thomas, Welch
harpist of the Victorian era.
Liebestraum by List, Bach's Ari
oso (arranged by Miss Dilling),
Mozart's beloved Allegro, from So
nate in C and Clair de Lune, by
Debussy lent themselves beautiful
ly to her playing.
Written for the harp were Im
promptu Caprice by Pierne, La Je
une et la vieille by Godefroid, The
Fountain by Zabel, Prokofieffs
Prelude in C for Harp, Grey Don
keys and Forest Pool by Tournier,
Fireflies by Hasselmans and Leg
ende by Renie. In these numbers
Miss Dilling displayed her musical
skill to the highest degree, in
which her skillful touch produced
delicate passages and bold tones.
Danse Orientale by Cady, Bou
ree by Bach, Rain in the Garden
by de la Presla and Etude in flat
by Chopin completed her program
med numbers.
Plays Enereos
Miss Dilling responded gracious
ly to the applause of her charmed
audience. She played Londonderry
Air, Mazurka, by Schutt, Believe
Me if All Those Endearing Young
Charms, Prelude In C. Minor by
Chopin, her own arrangement of
The Blue Danube Waltz and a
Tune From an Old Music Box by
Loukine.
A shadow of her harp and danc
ing fingers cast on the backdrop
added an effective touch to the
performance.
Judge Holman
Takes Oath
OREGON CITY, Jan. 20 -JP)-Ralph
M. Holman was sworn in
as circuit court judge today by the
man who had just stepped up from
the same post.
Earl C. Latourette, elevated from
circuit court judge to state su
preme court justice yesterday, ad
ministered the oath of office to
Holman.
EXTRA LEVY FORECAST
PORTLAND, Jan. 20 -W)- A
committee that campaigned for a
special Multnomah county levy
last year indicated today another
levy of about $2,000,000 will be
asked this May. The committee
said that much money would be
needed in addition to the 1950-51
budget to meet growing welfare
costs.
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Battleship Oregon
Sale Costly to
U. S., Angell Says
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20-VPh
Oregon Rep. Homer D. Angell
charged today that the government
lost nearly $67,000 on its handling
of the Battleship Oregon.
In a speech insterted in the Con
gressional Record, Angell said the
government sold the aged battle
snip for scrap for $35,000, and
then bought material, taken from
the ship, from the salvage com
pany for $101,731.
He said the salvage company
was Edward M. Ricker and Co. The
battleship, formerly moored in
Portland, Ore., as a historical mon
ument, was sold for salvage in the
last war.
Angell said the affair isn't over
yet. The navy, he said, took the
hull back from the salvage com
pany later, and is being sued for
doing so.
Strike to Idle
BigSteelMill
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 20
The Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen tonight called a strike
against a Jones and Laughhn
Steel corporation subsidiary which
will force closing the big Pitts
burgh works of the steel firm at
6 a.m. tomorrow.
The 400 striking railroad train
men are employed by the Monon
gahela connecting railroad which
serves the big steel plant on ruts
bugn's south side.
The strike will idle 12,000 steel
mill workers and 1,200 employes
of the railroad.
President Richard L. Barnes of
the railroad said the strike was
the result of the railroad's dismis
sal of Conductor W. J. Legge, jr.,
of Pittsburgh.
Navy Fails to
Release W
NORFOLF, Va., Jan. 20 -P)-The
navy failed today in its third
attempt to pull the battleship
Missouri off ' a Chesapeake bay
shoal.
The 45,000-ton giant resisted
for an hour and 38 minutes the
combined strength of 19 tugs turn
ing up 40,000 horsepower.
Naval spokesmen announced im
mediately that no further attempt
to free the Missouri will be made
until the next favorable tide for
such an operation, expected Feb
ruary 2.
An earlier try will be made,
however, should northeast winds
in the meatime cause tides much
higher than normal.
In Washington, meanwhile, the
navy oredered a court of inquiry
to Investigate the grounding of
the battleship.
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Debt Delayed
OLYMPIA, Jan. 20 -(yTV Plans
for a court test to clarify legal
aspects of the state's financial
troubles were halted today at least
temporarily.
The reason too much money
in the state's key general fund.
A test suit has been under prep
aration in Atty. Gen. Smith Troy's
office to determine whether the
general fund may. In effect, go
into the red more than the $400,
000 limit set on state debts by the
state constitution.
The general fund will have to
be actually overdrawn and Inter
est bearing warrants Issued be
fore the test case will be taken
into court, Asst. Atty. Gen. Lyle
Iverson explained.
But the general fund moved
strongly Into black Ink territory
with an $800,000 deposit by the
state tax commission on the heels
of $5,300,000 received from the
federal government to cover Its
participation in the state social
security program. The federal
transfer unexpectedly was a two
month allotment instead of one.
State Treasurer Tom Martin es
timated the general fund would
be well in the black br Monday.
The flow of revenue from state
excise taxes Is now at Its great
est level in a two-month collec
tion period and should continue
for several days.
The general fund went $793,
000 in the red Jan. 9 with the
transfer of $6,425,000 from It to
school funds. Since then It has
been allowed to edge Into the
black by delaying a $2,000,000
transfer to the teachers retire
ment fund. This transfer Is now
expected to be concluded by Mon
day. Martin and Iverson agreed It
might be several weeks before the
general fund was red enough for
a test case.
DRIVER HELD IN JAIL
Harold C. Damon, 445 S. 16th
st, was held in the city jail Fri
day night in lieu of $250 bail fol
lowing his arrest earlier by city
police on a charge of driving
wnue intoxicated.
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