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j r -' 1 Iowa Solon Denies : Lattimore Cleared ' WASHINGTON. April l-(JPh Senator Hickenlooper (R-Iowa) -said tonight he completly dis- : - agrees with the assertion of Sen ator Tydings (D-Md) that FBI J" . : -.. - SEN. B. B. HICKENLOOPER Kemaina Unconvinced ' -.. '"i! " M' ' i i !- records clear Owen Lattimore of "communist spy" charges. ' s Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) has charged that Lattimore, 'an expert on far eastern affairs, is Russia's top spy in the United States. . -J : r : A senate committee investigat Zoners May Reconsider Apartments Site Change By Robert E. Gang-wart it . . -: City Editor. The Statesman The controversial South High street apartment zone petition Is till red hot It l appeared possible Friday that the city zoning commission might reconsider its action in recommending a zone change to permit erection of a $1,500,000 apartment mo coos TRAVEL LETTER. No. 11 NEW ; ORLEANS-As. a city with an -old world flavor New Orleans, has been a tourist mecca for years. Its Mardi Gras is the peak of pleasurable abandon, and all through the year the city's charms are ' exploited. From the old Vieux Carre (French Quarter) to pecan pralines no opportunity to interest the visitor (and to sep arate him from some of his money) is neglected. One can't drive up to a hotel entrance with out being set upon by runners for sight-seeing trips, tours, excur sions, etc. The special thing about New Orleans though is that you feel you get your money's worth, whether you tour the city, take a river boat excursion, or browse through the French quarter with its succession of antique shops, patio restaurants, souvenir and gift shpps and praline counters. All this is what the tourist sees. But there is another New Orleans of far greater importance. I sat . beside a saving and -loan executive at a Rotary luncheon. He told me that 75 or 80 per cent of the city's business was its import and ex port trade.) After making, a boat trip through the harbor one can understand the basis for, his re mark. . Here - at docks which line the . river bank are ships of many na tions. jWe saw the flags of the United States, Mexico, Panama, Honduras, Brazil, Argentine, New Zealand, Belgium, Great' Britain, Norway, flying (Continued on editorial page 4) Max. Minu IS 31; . SO I Precip. .I .09 m M M Sales ' . Portland . San Francises) Chicafo n M M SO . , New York M 17 Willamette river .! feet. I FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu reau. McNary -field. Salem I: Mostly cloudy, today and tonight with occa toaal Hf ht showers. Decreastnt cloud iness Sunday but remaining showery. High today near S3-M and low fo ment near js-os. . IALIM PKCriPITATIOK This Year Last Year Normal MM 37 30 ! SUM Animal Cracker i By WARDEN GOODRICH "Hurry mp. Mtcfm in this 4. W J ing McCarthy's accusations yes terday told Lattimore that FBI confidential records "put you completely, up to this moment lat least, in the clear." Tydings said he made- the statement on the basis of a com plete analysis which lour mem bers of the five-man committee were given on the FBI Lattimore file. Hickenlooper was not pres ent wtien the other committee members saw the FBI analysis two weeks ago. Today Hicken looper got a look for the first time at the FBI summary. Hickenlooper i said: "I completely disagree with Senator Tydings' statements with reference to Dr. Lattimore that 'the FBI puts you complete ly, up to this moment, at least, in the clear. - "I think that such a conclus ion is unwarranted. J "I want to make it clear that I am not making any final con clusions either way in the case of Dr. Lattimore. I am convin ced ... a full examination . . . of Dr Lattimore ... is essential before . . . making any final conclusions." Today the former chief of army counter intelligence in the far east. Brig. Gen. Elliot R. Thorpe, retired, wired attorneys for Lattimore: " As chief of army counter in telligence in the far east during and after the war, I can state Owen' Lattimore gave valuable assistance of a confidential na ture in our operations protect ing U.S. policies from commun ist detraction and sabotage. "I do not hestitate to say it is my belief Owen Lattimore is a loyal citizen ' house at mgn ana Kearney streets, cross from Bush s pasture. Parties to the controversy are expected to put their heads to gether today to re-examine the petition, at the request of Zoning Chairman Robert F. White. Fresh doubts arose Friday over sufficiency of the petition. Earlier this week the zoners' calcula tions showed iust a shade over 5 per cent of affected property -itt the column favoring the zone change, and nearly half the neigh boring property opposed to it New Developments These developments came Fri day: A re-check showed a three-foot strip of property 85 feet long that had been overlooked in calcula tions, and also showed minor dis crepancies in two or three lot sizes. These alone probably would have given the zone change re quest less than the required 50 per cent approval, and hence re moved the zoning commission's power of favorable recommenda tion. But the entire "affected area" (within 300 feet of proposed zone change) may have to be juggled. Another discrepancy popped up m that petitions circulated on be half of apartment sponsors Wil liam E. Healy and Paul F. Murphy identified the zone change request with only two South High street lots. They also own a 35-fodt ad jacent strip on the west, and this was included with the two lots on the map from which the af fected area was designated. Re-Calculation Due This re-calculation would af fect property of both proponents and opponents. The zoning chair man wants it witnessed by a rep resentative from each side of the controversy. Should the entire zone change proceeding be started all over again, another development would figure in the matter. That is the expected purchase of the Erwin Bahlburg property adjac ent to the apartment site by the apartment sponsors who said Fri day they had paid earnest money to the Bahlburg s. Since this transaction took place after the zone change hearing Wednesday, it has no bearing on the existing petitions, however. The Bahlburgs opposed the tone change. Ex-Wife Ordered To Pay 5,000 for Spouse's Cooking A Marion county jury awarded Salem man $5,000 for cooking for his former wife Friday. Marinus Verhagen was plaintiff in the circuit court action against Mrs. Berendina Chambers. Verhagen alleged that he was employed by Mrs. Chambers, his divorced mate, in a Salem care lor more than two years. During that time he purportedly received no pay other than meals, lodging and laundry. , i School Board Puts 18 Expulsions Into! Effect Expulsion was made effective Friday for the 18 Salem high school boys who were members of Alpha Beta Chi, subject of continuing liti gation under a law banning secret societies. The district school board, however, granted them full credit for school work accomplished while attending classes by injunction. At a special meeting Friday afternoon the board placed "in ef fect henceforth" the expulsion or der issued last October 13. The boys were out of class only a few days until a temporary injunction Out of circuit court enabled them to return. The boys sued the board and school officials to fight the ex pulsion. The injunction was canceled early this week in a court decree which upheld the board's action. Later the state supreme Tourt, to 00th YEAR 12 New Mascot Rides tvitl i '' " 1 : i I i ? - ' hi jiinii m mm mm i rrn mum ; V V . ..J V I Is When Che city firemen ef Salem's coats; it is a signal for Mags, their Dalmatian mascot,!; to make a bee-line to the fire truck. And any thing! in the big dog's way is likely to be bowled over.' Above, Mugs rests on the canopy of his favor ite truck, ready to go. With him are Firemen Wayne Fay nter, left, and Bob Erikson, driver. In cab door lis Capt. J. F. Barrett. The friendly spotted dog was riven to the east Salem fire station by an unknown man whs stopped by man photo.) (Story on page 2.) oyment Drops Sharply Across State Nearly 20,000 workers returned to their jobs during March, the Oregon state employment service reported Friday but a new influx j of job-seekers held the actual monthly gain to 16,000. Local employment offices said 51,665 persons still were looking for work, approximately 10.5 per cent fewer than a year ago and about 40,000 under the winter peak early in February. . Marion-Polk county unemploy ment was down from 6,500 to 5,000. j ' Klamath Falls reported 2,400 without jobs, an increase of 375 during' March. Publicity about new industries opening up brought hundreds of , persons across the California border, it was noted.: The -I only i" other community with more unemployment April 1 than a month before was Toledo where a labor dispute resulted in 1,930 idle as against 950 on March On the other hand, declines of from 40 to 60 per cent in unem ployment came from Hood River, Tillamook, Oregon City, Lebanon and Roseburg mostly due to re sumption of logging and lumber ing operations, according to local- office managers. Around Portland, Corvallis, Eu gene. iFreewater, Bend, Grants Pass and LeGrande, the number without work dropped less than 20 .per cent during March. Astor ia, Pendleton and Eugene report ed more unemployed than on AprU 1, 1949. Perle Mesta Loves Her Job WASHINGTON, April 7 - (IP) Mrs. Perle Mesta, minister to Lux embourg, said today: I love the country, I love the people and I love my job." Once the capital's leading party giver, she said at a news confer ence she has no thought of re suming that cole during -her month's stay before returning to her post. "I'm not thinking of parties now, she said. "I'm thinking of world ! conditions. -.1.1.1. v w i wmvit ua utct mfx:m.twryi by the youths, refused to grant another injunction. Yesterday's action arose out of officials doubts that the students could be refused credit for work done and their belief that such doubt should be settled in favor of the students. (Board statement on page 10). Unempl PAGES Th East Salem Firemen fast station hear the alarm busier ope nlrht last month and said the Man SawediiOut Of Automobile As ij Deadline Nears FORT SMITH, Arik., April 7 (JP) - Don Haynes of Ashland, Ore., today had himself sawed out of a sealed automobile, where he says he hs been liv ing for 13 months and 18 days. Haynes said he bet E. B. Mul den, also of Ashland, $25,000 that he could remain; in the seal ed automobile for lit months. He said he decided today to give up because he had lost con tact with his publicity man. Haynes has beH traveling about the country in his especially-equipped automobile. He said tonight he's "looking for a job" now. j- Attack Fatal to Walter Huston, Veteran Actor HOLLYWOOD, April 7-V Walter Huston died of a heart at tack today at the peak of a long and distinguished career. The stare and screen actor was in thriving health until yesterday He was stricken aftefj friends gave him a luncheon for his 66th birthday- I. His son John, writer and direc tor, was given sedatives to calm his grief. ;j It was John who-! brought his jfather's highest hono) He wrote land directed "The Treasure of the ISierra Madre," which won Walter an academy award for the best supporting performance by an lactor in 1948. 1! John won writing ind directing cars in the same f$m. The mutual admiration of father nd son was a lererid in Hollv- ood. Even when Walter wasn't eatured in one of John's pictures, le would make a guest aDDear- nce, lasting but a moment on the screen. j : Huston's career 4 '"led at its peak. His movie salary was $7,500 a week, and he had more offers than we could make, He finished The Furies" last Christmas and was slated to start next week in "Old gSOin which hei was to play light-hearted counterfeiter. Valsetz Strike Idles Loggers VALSETZ, AprU IWCTV A dis pute over Saturday pay idled the Western Logging corrtpany opera lion here today. I Some 200 CIO -Woodworkers struck yesterday in a I demand for time-and-a-half pay for Saturday Work. Union Business Agent Bill Bjess said the company, in some icfan Karl KmiK i rt m i ; - j " m xTtralPHt time There has been na satisfactory terpretauon. oi tnei wages ana hours clause of their contract as it rtalns to Saturday work, he d. iA meeting of union and man agement representatives has been scheduled for 2 pjn. Monday in an effort to settle the dispute. FOUNDBD 1651 Oregon Statwt-xicrn, Salem. Oregon. Saturday. April 8, 1950 and grab their helmets and canvas firemen could have Murs. (States Jury Convicts Brother in ALLENTOWN, Pa., April 7 -fP) A man the, state claimed "stepped into the shoes of God" to kill his blind, cancer-stricken brother was found guilty of voluntary man slaughter today by a Lehigh coun ty jury. The jury of four women arid eight men on this Good Friday convicted Harold A. Mohr, 36-year-old tannery worker. In the deer rifle slaying of his brother, Walter, 55, at their home in near by Coplay March 8 .The jury rec ommended mercy. Third Conviction It was the third conviction for a so-called mercy killing on rec ord in the United States. Oddly enough, the other two also were at Allentown. The previous con victions were for murder and vol untary manslaughter. Mohr's attorney, Harry C. Crev- eling, pleaded for acquital on the ground of temporary insanity, Two psychiatrists testified Mohr's mind cracked under long duress from 'horrors in his home." The jury's mercy recommenda tion apparently hinged on stomach-turning descriptions by Dis trict Attorney Kenneth H. Koch, the defense lawyers and the psy chiatrists of conditions in the "stench filled" Mohr home in the last year of Walter Mohr's life. Caused Odor Witnesses testified cancer had rotted away all of Walter's face, except his lips, causing an odor throughout the home. Harold testified this mind was blank from the time Walter asked him for a cup of coffee the night of the slaying until he awoke the next morning in prison. He and his brothers said Walter repeat edly asked to be "put out of his misery." Judge James F. Henninger promised to take the jury's plea into consideration when he sen tences Mohr., The maximum pen alty is 12 years in prison plus a fine of up to $6,000. Woodburn to Build Firehall Utesmaa N wt SerrWa WOODBURN. AprU 7 Con struction will begin soon on a new fi rehouse east of the railroad tracks to house equipment which will arrive shortly for the new rural fire protection district. The hall will be one story, f concrete blocks and will measure 28 by 40 feet. It will be located on city property near Broadway and A streets. COAST LEAGUE At Portland 2. Oakland S ( called Mb. TUB) At Seattle HoIlT-ood 1 At Las Anles 2. San Ehego S At Saa francco-Sacrarcento. nm. Mercy Slaying U.S. Citizen Asks Czechs for HavenTo?reVare PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, April 7-P)-George S. Wheeler, 44, an American who has taught economics in Prague since he was dismissed from a job with the U.S. occupation forces in Germany in 1947, an nounced today he has asked asylum here for himself and his family of five. He said this action was a protest against "the brutal and unlaw ful treatment accorded 58 Czechs who were unwilling pas sengers aboard three Czech air liners that a group of anti-communists diverted to a U. S. air base in West Germany two weeks ago today. Wheeler denounced aspects of American occupation policies, for eign affairs and racial relations at a news conference called by the communist government's min istry of information. He said he "proudly and gladly entered the camp of peace and progress." He implied, however, that he is not giving up U. S. citizenship. Asked by an American correspon dent whether his request for asylum means, he will never re turn and that he denounces his citizenship, Wheeler said he is convinced he will return to the United States because he loves the country. His action was actually a request to the Czech , govern ment to allow him to remain here indefinitely. Story Broadcast The Czechoslovak radio broad cast the news conference story. IT. S. embassy records show Wheeler was born in Tacoma, Wash., May 22, 1905. He was em ployed as a senior industrial con sultant with the U. S. labor de partment's wage-hour division from 1938 to 1942 and then trans ferred to the' war production board.. He worked for the U. S. military government's manpower division in Germany from July. I45.,until 1947. He now teaches at the higher school of economics m Prague. Backed by Wife The Czech radio set forth that Wheeler "condemned the Mar shall plan, the Atlantic pact and American espionage" and Mrs. Wheeler supported him in his statement. SEATTLE, April 7 -(P) A sis ter of George S. Wheeler ex pressed doubt today that he was properly quoted by the communist-controlled Czechoslovak radio. Commenting on the Prague ra dio report that Wheeler had asylum there, Mrs. A. L. Coleman said: "I cannot believe my broth er was properly quoted." Mrs. coieman as well as Wheeler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Wheeler, live on near by Bainbridge island. Dallas Thieves Miss $1,500 In $2 Robbery Stateun&n New I Service DALLAS, April 7 Burglars picked on the business of Dallas' number one citizen Thursday night. overlooking $1,500 in two open safes and carried off a heavy cash register containing only t2. Police Chief Paul KitzmiUer said the burglars gained entry into Mayor Hollis Smith's service sta tion by prying off a door jamb He believes the thieves were frightened away before completing a search of the premises. The same burglars got just $2 a short time later when thev en tered the Clarence GriTbbs service station by breaking out the door window with a milk bottle: Kitzmiller said the burglaries closely resemble one at the high school recently in which $100 was taken. Politics on Who's Running for What in the May Primaries! Ealtar'i aM: CtaattU In tkt ser ies ara aaata ay or far ta eaatta wttatMt restrict!, mm aaay saay reHect Um ofUUM. f rarer.) Today's subject: JeaeMa Albert Spaalig (D.) Candidate for State representative Marioa) My name is Josephine Albert Spaulding. I am a Candida to for the office of representative in the legisla t u r e for Marion county.:? I believe that there is a very,! definite place for a woman in thev, legislature. Mar-- v ion county has had -but fewiy; f women represent ' J tatives. k I was born in Salem in 1909. the youngest Mrs. bs-bMs daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph i PRICE ! Sc rvml3 Kir I I Fire Rages In New York Skyscraper NEW YORK, April 7 spectacular fire roared -4Ph A through the 23rd floor of the Woolworth building, once the world's tallest toaay. r lames bursting from win dows turned the upper portion of i ou-siory lower lnio a Slant torch that was seen for miles in the pre-dawn darkness. Firemen put out the blaze after it raged out of control for more than an hour. Two ; standpipes Durst under terrific water pres sure, cascading tons of water down elevator shafts and stairways to lower noors. Damage was heavy. m i wo worxmen were overcome by smoke and a fireman was slightly injured. It was the highest Diaze firemen had fought since a bomber crashed into the 78th floor of the Empire State building in 1843. The fire broke out In the offices of the F. W. Wool worth Co., own er of the 37-year-old skyscraper, snoruy alter i a.m. Damage was m a. i mm - I largely confined to the suite of executive offices. 'Most-Wanted' Fugitive Taken By FBI Agents DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., April 7 (IP)- Lee Emory Downs, 43, de scribed as one of the nation's ten most wanted fugitives, and his wife were seized today by the FBI at their luxurious house trailer at knearby Holly Hill. Downs Is wanted In connection with the $10,000 burglary of a San Jose, Calif., telephone office in June, 1948. He and his wife, Pat rlcia, 25, are charged with unlaw ful flight to avoid prosecution for burglary, the FBI said. Downs previously had been convicted in Idaho,-Oregon. Utah and Washington state for burg lary, the FBI said The FBI said in Washington that Downs was a known associate of Walter Lennon. who was killed wrt-ta- - -..u while resisting arrest by the FBI and the California highway patrol. Lennon was shot and killed after an automobile race with officers across the Mojave desert, The Downs trailer. eauinrjed witn television, was parked in a camp. When FBI agents closed in. Downs was working under the trailer and his wife was inside, they said. Although armed, he of fered no resistance Inside the vehicle agents found six rifles, three pistols and $5,000 in cash. tioned by the FBI at city police huHmiirtm tnniffht Ahnut 0 headquarters tonight. About 0 o'clock the woman was removed on a stretcher and city police said she apparently had suffered a nervous collapse. Parade H. Albert, and have livind in the vicinity of Marion county all of my life. I was educated in the Salem public schools, and grad uated from Willamette university in 1930, and then took poet-grad uate work in New York. I am the wife of Bruce Spauld ing, who is a practicing attorney in Salem and who was formerly district attorney of Polk county for many years. Mr. Spaulding and I are the parents of two daughters now attending Salem Duhlie schools. I believe that I am thoroughly acquainted with Marion county and its background. I have long been interested in worthwhile ! civic and community enterprises. As a candidate for the legisla- j ture I have no axe to grind" ex cepting a sincere interest in good, clean government. tTemerrew Aliin Wbltlaw.) 'mI a . iL mM 1 - vasjrsji nw mi ft m m vreeaaj No. 12 Program Aims 25 Divisions WASHINGTON. ADril 7 -V The army announced today a fi e- year plan for doubling the number,, of organized reservists who are paid for drilling. The aim is to be in a position to throw 25 fully manned divisions into emergency action. - It calls for an increase fromi 170,000 to 387.000 in the number ! of men eligible for drill pay. In addition there would he 625,000; in the volunteer reserves' who would not receive drill pay but would be eligible for 15 days' paid active duty aear. Schools would be provided for most individuals unable to get training in units. Truman Approves President Truman has Approved the sharply increased reserve training schedule. Karl R. Bendet sen, assistant army secretary, said. In 1848 Mr. Truman strongly crit- Irirnl the armv'a rmorvt nrrirsn as inadequate. The program would give the army a nucleus of 23 divisions la case of war, and 25 others which: could be rounded out, Bendetsen : explained. The fully manned 25 would bm made up of the army's 10 regular divisions, and 13 from the national guard. i 12 Other Divisions In addition, the guard has 12 other divisions. The five-year plan aims at 25 skeleton divisions of organized reserves. Thus Vm army would have a trained frame work for 62 divisions (10 regular army, 27 national guard and 29 organized reserves;. m v The army has the plans, but completion of the program de pends on congress providing th money from year to year. This means voting $115,000,000 In the pending budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, and rising to a peak of $185,000,000 " five years from now. It would take an ave rage of $153,000,000 to maintain the force thereafter. Asks for Constractioa In addition, the army has asked congress to authorize sbo.ooo.OOO for construction to back the pro gram. An army statement called the 367,000 drill-paid men It wants for the organized reserves th minimum strength to "maintain th integrity 1 our required units." I Full strength, ft said, would be 1,002,000 officers and men but this would be a drain on the na tional economy. - i In the fiscal year beginning July 1, the army proposes to pro- vide drill pay for 73,500 of ficers and 181,500 enlisted men in the organized reserves. Bendetsen said that a limit would be placed on the number In each unit who could actually receive drill pay. Hammer Camp Work The new program will not re- new drlll pay for volunteer re training units which was I serve halted this year, but both organ ized and . ' volunteer reservists could get 15 days' summer camp training. Members of fully organized re- terr uruts those having 80 per cent or enlisted strength could get 48 paid drills a year, within the limit of the unit personnel ceilings dictated by available funds. 24 Drills Per Year In the same way. members of 23 skeleton divisions and other units! of the organized reserve who are "" organized a get 24 paid uTlllS year. Organized reservists who art not members of units, but who would go into existing units in emergency, will be eligible for 19 paid drills. A total of 330 schools will be provided. Bendetsen said the army has facilities for 275 of them. Mostly the schools will be near cities, eventually serving 50 per cent of the geographical area of the nation. I Pickets Defy Locomotive PORTLAND, April 7-VAn at tempt to move a load of steel pint a machanista' union nicket Hne failed today when a union agent refused to get out of the way of I Shan CDi.C l ii ill. "? . . , have a car of steel moved out past', a picket lint of machinists, on; strike J against Portland plants. : Company officials contended tha steel was fabricated before th strike began. But union spokesmen ! claimed it had been loaded by con- union Tabor after the strike started. 1 Ellis Meacham, business agent : for the International Association ; of Machinists refused to budga from the tracks to let the locomo live pass. An hour and a half later the engine was recalled, jp 1 -V