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f Unavailing Efforts of Russians To Get Uranium Told in Query By DoncUs B. Cornell f WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-)-A story of 14 months of futile Soviet efforts -to grab IS tons of uranium, vital to the atom bomb project, unfolded today before House investigators. ' The unAmerican activities committee was told the campaign fail ed only after the Soviets carried it as high as Henry L. Stimson and drew slat rejection from him. That was back in 1943 and 1944, when Counsel to Call Van Ingen in . ,wstnMfiTON. Jan. 25 --WV Counscl for B. J Van Ingen and co., New York bankers seeking to purchase 800,000 shares of com mon stock of I the Pacific Power and Light Col agreed tonight to call Van Ingen as a witness to morrow. I .... George L. Rogers, jr., said he wanted Van Ingen to describe the early negotiations to purchase the stock from the American Power and Light' Co plus full informa tion about any commissions to be uaiu - w disposition, of the property. Rog ers is an auornej iur mc coun ties and 'exchange commission (SEC). " Agreement to call Van Ingen between Rogers and W. K. Petti grew, counsel for the Van Ingen group. - -,' The SBC counsel had asked that Guy C Myers. New York invest ment banker, testify tonight on his part in the deal. Rogers, pointed out that previous testimony had Identified Myers as having been employed by the group in early negotiations. Pettigrew said that no one could provide all the details Rogers wanted, but he finally agreed to arrange for Van Ingen to be here Later J A. Laing, counsel for Pacific which opposes the Van Ingen deal, asked Pettigrew if My ers was "going to be produced." Pettigrew replied that Myers . . 1 I .:i 1.A MULi J Dma Dcvn tusiv uiilu u iutut uu ' thn left for Seattle, where his wife is ill. . i'ettigrew saia n emDarrasea him to have Myers leave. He said that Myers disregarded his second "plea anT left. He was not under subpoena. He said he, had called Rogers and told him of Myers plan to leave and that the SEC counsel had again told , him he wanted Myers to 'testify. : During his exchange with Petti grew, Rogers said he was amazed that Pettigrew did not have a wit ness ready to testify at tonight's session on the details of the early ucguuauuua. . .- The hearing is on American's request to the SEC for permission to waive Its requirement that power company stock must be sold at competitive bidding. The New York bankers' group headed by Van Ingen has offered tob uy the 600,000 shares for $18,300,000. " Pacific Power and Light Co. is a subsidiary of American. ri n r i Succumbs to Brain Tumor Desnite Aid ! f ass, Jan. zs One of the 6-year-old twin daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Youngber died of a brain tumor today, despite an iron lung rushed here from Ashland. . The child, Janet, succumbed af ter she was placed in the lung. It had been driven here with a state police escort. me gin una. oecn operated on ii. Los Angeles two months ago, but suffered a relapse after a bronchitis attack. Unable to breathe, she was kept alive through the night by city police, who worked a respirator in relays. salem Owned Docs Rate High in Show Three dogs owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Willett, 865 Kingwood dr recently received high recog nition at the Seattle Kennel club dog show. Mrs. Chips was rated the best cocker and sporting dog, Easter Parade was the best of winners in the "other than black" classes and Ann How took points in a third class. i A total of 556 dogs were entered u uis uiuw. xiie oaiem uons C1UD will sponsor a show here April 1 and 2. Chest Fund Distribution To Be Discussed at Meet Disposition of Community Chest funds now on hand in Marion county will be discussed January 31 at a meeting of the group's board of directors 1950 campaign policies also will be considered. The meeting is scheduled at 8 pjn. .ln the chest offices, 241 N. Liberty st. The latest state chest report hows Marion county with 199,692 raised, of a $129,369 quota. Salem was short of its $105,000 quota. MIRRORS RESILVERED AT Salem Glass Service PPL Hearing 452 Center St Ph. 2-1 101 fi" Driver Trapped hWPecMie ofTH- l stimson was secretary ox war. The committee also heard that another wartime ally, Britain, got about 15 tons of uranium oxide in the spring of 1943. Nobody is do ing much fussing about that. Tomorrow's big witness: former Vice President Henry A. Wallace. Radio Commentator Fulton Lewis charged in a broadcast weeks ago that Wallace applied pressure to get uranium for the Russians. Wallace said that was sheerest nonsense. He asked for a chance to reply at a public hearing. The committee agreed. For a time Wallace headed the board of economic warfare - - the agency which issued licenses un der which some uranium ship ments did reach Russia. Later on. President Truman fired him as secretary of commerce, on grounds he was taking too much of a pro Russian slant of foreign policy. The story of persistent Russian attempts to get uranium com pounds by the ton came from Committee Investigator Courtney E. Owens. Citing what he described as of ficial government letters and me mos as his authority, Owens said the Russians asked in March, 1943, for eight tons of uranium nitrate and eight of uranium oxide. For a year, he said, the Soviets kept on asking and kept getting turned down. Finally. Owens said. Lt. Gen. L. G. Rudenko, chairman of the Soviet purchasing commission, wrote Stimson that the uranium was urgently needed for the Rus sian war industry, along with 25 pounds of uranium metal. That was on Iarch 31, 1944. " After conferences in which Lt Gen. Leslie R. Groves took part as nead ol the atom bomb pro ject, Owens related, Stimson sent Rudenko a reply on April 17. 1944. It said "we find ourselves unable to comply" because ."the supply is not sufficient" Janitress Victim of Quiz Hoax MOSCOW1, Idaho. Jan. 25 -UP- A widowed, 60-year-old Janitress, who believed she had won a trio around the world, appeared today to te the victim of a cruel hoax. She is Mrs. Lola Gilliland, jan itress at the University of Idaho. Mrs. Gilliland said today she had received a telephone call from Chicago last night asking" her Mo identify a "mystery sound" She said! the voice of the woman cal ling I told her she had won when she identified the sound, as that of a "rail splitter, The woman told her the prizes included a trip around the world, a new house, new clothes "and too many other things to list now, une voice didn't say when or how they'd be delivered. Radio network and advertising executives associated with a pro gram onenng prizes for identifi cation of a "secret sound" denied the woman was a winner on their program broadcast Saturday af ternoon from Chicago. The ad vertising executive said his client's program did not offer a round-the-world trip. Nor had its sound been a rail splitter at work. Mrs. Gilliland wasn't sure about It all tonight She said the woman had asked her to come to Chicago "soon." i She added that the long distance call sounded real and that the woman had said she would call "later this week." The mother of five grown child ren, Mrs. Gilliland said, "well Just wait ana see." She hadn't planned to emit her Job as Janitress in the university music nau, anyway. SP Passenger Agent Pays Visit to Salem J. H. Pruett, Jr., who succeeded James Ormandy as general pas senger agent of the Southern Pa cific In Portland, was a Salem visitor Wednesday, accompanied by Walter E. Maness, traveling passenger agent of the line. In company with C. A. Larson, local agent, they called on many Salem peopie. ... Pruett said he expected new equipment for the Cascade would be readyHby early summer and that the train will be made a solid Pullman train running on a short er time schedule than the present run. The Shasta Daylights, he reported-; have proven very pop ular with travelers and are show ing profits to the railroad. Canada has approximately 146, 000 moose, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates. Boring Optical HAS MOVED To Their New Location CORNER 12TH AT CENTEX Across from Bergs USE YOUR CREDIT AND..OUR EASY PAYMENT PLAN . Optometrists AT BORINO OPTICAL Now In Our New Modern Office and Laboratory Corner 12tb at Center DlalS-SStl' ' Free Parking Spaee SAN FRANCISCO, Jaa. 25 Firemen (arrew) from the wreckage ef the cab ef his track la Saa Franeisce, The cab was posnea ferwara when Taylor drove his big vehicle late an aaderpass vprlght U avoid striking a smaller machine, police said. Taylor's condition was described aa serious althouth he remained eenscioaa after accident. (AF Wlre phote te the Statesmaa.) ) Family (A BRIDGEPORT, Coul, Jan. 25 Carol Ana Falght (left), 21, Is ea irial la Brldgepert; Coaa for second father, whe was Ol with cancer, penalty ea conviction Is life imprisonment Daring recess her mo ther, Mrs. Mary PslgM, holds her daughter's hand. Brother Carl W. Falght, Jr, at right (AF Wlrephote te the Statesman.) Putnam Files For Re-Election Rex. Putnam, state superintend ent of public instruction since 1937, Wednesday filed his candidacy for another four-year term. The office Is non-partisan. Other filings Wednesday Includ ed: State Rep. William Morse, Prineville republican, for re-election, and Alva C Goodrich, Bend republican, for state representative from Deschutes county. National Guard Pilots to Receive Training in Jets V Oregon national guard pilots soon will be flying jet planes. Headquarters here announced Wednesday that five pilots and 18 mechanics have been ordered to Shaw air force base In South Carolina to learn to fly the Jets. The school begins February 9 and ends March 6. Twenty-four Jet planes are ex pected for the Oregon guard's air force. Flood Threat Raised By Heavy Snow Pack SPOKANE, Jan. 25 -VP)- The weather bureau warned today that above average water storage in mountains of northeastern Wash ington points to the possibility of high water in the spring. The report said the Okanogan river area has storage 137 per cent of normal and the Pend Oreille valley 130 per cent Dr. Daxhes and peUeemen work U free WlUlsm Tylor. 22. mt OakUnd, Calif, at Trial degree marder ef her policeman la a Stamford. Conn- hospital. The BatteryTess Auto Stolen at Spokane SPOKANE, Jan. 25 -OP)- Mr. and Mrs. William Morrell were driving to town Monday in their 1938 sedan. A few blocks from home, the battery fell out, A car following behind ran over it and broke it into pieces, he told police. With the . battery gone Morrell figured .it would be safe to leave his car on the street overnight. He pushed it up against the snow banked curb and went to town on the bus. Next morning Morrell went with a new. battery to fetch his car. it was gone. Did a thief come equipped with a battery of his own? Police are checking. Morrell is puzzled. ..H'Jv '. I mi.' 'ir t( tm Round Trip Fares Plus Tax New excursion fares good on "Fast-Thru Limited and all regular schedules. Vhy Pay More? Compare the Farel 450 N. Church I. " Indians Seek Modern Aid to Increase Fish PORTLAND, Jan. 25 -P)- The Indians who still fish at Celilo falls with their age-old methods abandoned primitive remedies to day for modern help. They appealed to the Oregon state fish commission and the Washington department of fisher ies to find out what is wrong with the salmon runs. The Celilo falls Indian fish committee asked the two bodies to send biologists to a mid-February meeting at the falls. The meeting will be held when the fish winter chinook run or, rather, what Is left of the run hits its peak. The peak, they complained. Isn't much. Chief Tommy Thompson's wife said she has only one barrel of salmon, instead of the usual four, in her storeroom. Assault Charges Filed Against Two in Beating SEATTLE. Jan. 25 -UP)- Second degree assault charges were filed today against two youths accused of beating a high school student because he told his father about gambling games near the school. The charges were brought by Prosecutor Charles O. Carroll against Albert E. Koepfll and Don- aid Cupp, both 19. Carroll said it was unlikely the pair would be tried here as he intends to turn them over to Whatcom county authorities to face burglary cnarges pending here. The prosecutor said, however, that be was continuing bis in tensive investigation of accusa tions by John Michael Fix, 18, tLe victim of the beating and son of a prominent attorney. Deer often will starve rather than eat winter "browse" which moose relish. Income Tax Beinrns Made Oat By Consultant J. W. Cobnrn 1570 Market Ph. 26589 Plus Tax mm, Phone 2-2423 (aifioasQJic) j Slated Friday at 2 O'Clock i (Story also on page 1.) Final rites for Mrs. HaUie Parrish Hinges, beloved Salem singer who died here Wednesday, will be held Friday at 2 pan. from the Virgil T. Golden chapel. The Rev. George H. Swift will officiate with concluding services In Jason Lee cemetery. The deceased was born In Salem Jan. 30, 1868, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman O. Parrish, Oregon pioneers. Her grandfather, J. L. Parrish. Methodist missionary, came around Cape Horn to Oregon on the Laus anne. As a. youngster less than 6 years old, Mrs. Hinges made her first public singing appearance at the First Methodist church here. Her song was "There is a Happy Land, Far, Far Away." While still a young girl, she studied music tinder Prof. Z. M. Panrin, dean of music at Willam ette university and was graduated from the Willamette Conservatory when she was 18 years old. She studied an additional year in New York. Among her famous early ap pearances were in roles as soloist in Haydn's "Creation- and Han del's "Messiah." She was married in 1894 to Dr. Charles H. Hinges, who since has died. For 13 years she was soloist at the state fair with the Cherry City band, directed by H. N. Stouden myer. For four summer seasons she appeared at the city band con certs. At the first lighting of the Cher- rlans Christmas tree in 1913 she sang "Holy Nignt" witn Mary Schultz, violinist, and Prof. Frank Churchill. She sang at several churches In both Salem and Portland. Mrs. Hinges was the mother of two children. Karl Hinges, who died in 1941. and Mrs. George W. Nelson, who survives in Salem. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. E. M. Cox, Seattle; four grand children, Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson Adams, Portland; George Nelson, Jr, Klamath Falls; Jack Nelson, Salem; and Lt Norman P. Hinges, serving with the U. S. army in the Canal Zone; and two great-grand children, Susann and Micneie net son, both of Klamath Falls. Funeral Rites for Gerald D. Watson Scheduled Friday mineral rvices for Gerald D, Watson, co-owner of Salem's Sun pt TVv-Nut rnmnanv who died last Thirrcdav in Boston. Mass.. will be held Friday at 11 a. m. in the W. T. Rigdon chapel. Concluding services win be in Belcrest Memorial park. Watson, 25, died after a deli cate heart operation, surviving are his widow, Lucille; his mo- thw Mn RMtv Watson: two chil dren, Gerald, 5, and Michael, 2; and a brother, Howard Watson. All reside in Salem. o . : R. L. Elf strom Named Head of Memorial Unit Mayor R. L. Elfstrom of Salem Wednesday night was named chairman of the new finance committee of Salem's War Mem orial Auditorium association. The appointment was announ ced by President Bruce Williams at a meeting of the group's offi cers and committee heads in the state supreme court building. ; Building plans for the propos ed memorial will be explained next Wednesday night by William Hamilton, building committee chairman, at a public meeting in the Chamber of Commerce. The session will begin at 7:30 p. m. Williams announced that Or mand R. Bean, city commissioner LOOK LOOK LOOK m At This Get Acquainted Offer: Ladies Sales $1.75 Hen's Vi Soles $125 Ladle 2e A6 Heel Lifts . 09 Rubber Heels OU FREE HEEL PLATES With Heels or Soles This Offer Good ThunL. FrL and Sat SHOE REPAIR WHILE YOU WATT If It's Shoe Repairing Let Jos Do It, JOE'S SHOE SHOP 339 Chemeketa St, By the Argo Hotel Jos Ds Whlli For BIGGER am alaximaaa egg production . . at lower cost. That's the story of Triangle TC-tra egg pro ducer. A carefully, balanced feed supplying the require ments for more extra grade Sgs. Mash or peflcts. TRIANGLE X-TttA EGG PRODUCED SEE YOUR LOCAL TRIANGLE DEALER - - .. ' ';- ' .: - ::; ot 'Portland,, sfd f Wedoesdajf , he definitely would, be. in Saletn Feb- ruary 15 to discuss Portland's sim ilar war memorial plans. Ills speech is slated at a public meet ing which also will be held at the Chamber of Commerce. Thief Returns Checkt Stolen from ion SEATTLE. Jan. 25 JtJPimVInn- dav the Washington Stat Heart association discovered a thief had broken into the downtown office and stolen some checks. Police were notified. Today Victor Schoch, executive secretary, reported for work and discovered the thief had broken in again. "He must have had a heart," Schoch said. "He returned the checks." Are You Concerned About Your Break-even Point? 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