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hem -Mfiie Sen ma o'Sdqs' ' i By tha Associated PrcM ' " v More han 3,000 AFL bakers were n" strike yesterday in five Pacific coast cities, cutting off 80 Kr cent of the bread supply In r s Angt!s and Portland and 35 per cent in Seattle, Everett and Bremerton, "'ash. ' ", The walkouts were called Sat urday 'night in support of de mands for a 35-hour week of five consecutive days. ' In addition, bakers in the three Washington cities are asking time and a half for Sunday shifts and no holiday , work. . . , ; s " Twenty-five plants were idled In the Los Angeles area when 1, 800 members of the AFL Bakery, and Confectionary Workers un ion went out. The situation" there was aggravated by the influx of thousands of Shriners gathering for their national convention. Operators havs offered a five- ' Business is fighting, back. Big business which has. been taking it on the chin for the past 17 years and longer is charging back; from the ropes to the center of the ring, with fists flying. Weary of : the pummeling it has taken from pol iticians and government officials and alarmed at the drive for pul verizing its great organizations business has chosen not merely to defend itself but to attack., . One of the first signs was the statement of Benjamin Fairless fU. S. Steel before a congression al committee investigating steel pricing. Fairless declared that steel prices were not too high, that the business was highly competi tive and that his corporation's bus iness was conducted with due re spect for the interests of employ es, the public, the government and .stockholders. ' : Probably the most vigorous at tack on government policy was made after the department of Justice launched i an action to reak up the great A & P food distributing organization. This company immediately plunged into print with big ads to Justify its own position and to Attack- the government suit as an unwar ranted drive against size as such. Its publicity rallied to its side thousands of customers and even enlisted the support of small com petitors who professed np fear of the food octopus. Attorney Gen eral McGrath made an effort to reply through the medium of the press, but latterly has '.subsided, preferring to try his case in the courts. ' 1 r ' The latest corporation to follow the military adage that (Continued on editorial page, 4) Eisenhower As Candidate WHITE SLUPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va.. June 18-WV-Gov. Thomas A. Dewey of New York said today he thinks uen. Dwlght D. Eisen dent," , 4 At a news conference', in con nection with the annual governor's confernce, Dewey was asked about reports that he is pushing Eisen; hower, now president of Columbia university, for the 1952 GOP pre sidential nomination. - , "He is an extremely able man and I am sure he would make a fine president, but I am not ex ercising any political role in this campaign and I may not later," Dewey said. He had announced yesterday that he will not seek a third term as governor , of New York. : - - f Dewey said he doesnt know Elsenhower's political affiliations voted in 1948. Most republicans think the general was with them that year. . DULLES VISITS KOREA ; : , SEOUL, Korea, June 13 John Foster Dullea. renuhllcan advisor to the U. S. secretary of state,1 visited the 38th parallel norm ox, seoui today. Animal Craclccrs By WARREN GOODRICH "Perhpt his hiahatss haa't sees a menu retf OtP SHOOS 1JGD JBM Dewey Lauds ass's day, 40-hour week, and a 2 cent an hour wage increase. The average pay is $1,68 an hour. i At Portland, the strike of 500 bakers also idled 350 AFL driv ers. Only a few small, owner operated bakeries were still pro ducing. Employers held to their latest offer of a 36-hour week with split work days. A union meeting was scheduled today to talk over the situation. jln Seattle, Everett and Brem ton 800; bakers and 400 members of an affiliated local, covering miscellaneous bakery workers were on strik against approxi mately 7Q plants which employ another 2,500 persons. I Picket .lines were not estab lished. Union officials said they were not necessary "since our walkout has closed down the bakeries." Gen. Bradley. Johnson Talk To MacArthur TOKYO, Monday, June 19 Defense Secretary Johnson and Gen. Omar B$a"dley met with Gen eral Douglas MacArthur today to hear the far eastern commander's views on America's position in red-trpubled, Asia. ' - The secretary and the chair man of the U. S. joint chiefs of staff went to MacArthur's plain office on the sixth floor of the Dal Ichin building in downtown Tokyo at 9:30 a.m. This is one hour earlier . than MacArthur's working day usually begins. MacArthur is expected to tell the visiting chiefs that Formosa still can be saved from the commun ists and that U. S. equipment should be rushed there and to southeast Asia. It is believed MacArthur will elaborate on the factual back ground supplied Johnson and Bradley. yesterday In a four-hour "briefing" by the far eastern Commander's top subordinates. " One of the points brought out in j yesterday's session was that loss of Formosa would seriously threaten the American defense line in the far east That island, l&st-stand bastion of the Chinese nationalists, could be further en dangered by red conquest of southeast Asia. GOP Solons Accuse Lie of Red Leanings . WASHINGTON, June 18 - (JP Two republican senators today ac cused Trygve Lie, secretary gen eral of the United Nations, of be- hlg a tool if not an actual ally of the communists, i Senators Bridges of New Hamp shire and Knowland of California urged the administration to try to oust Lie unless he withdraws his proposal for seating a Chinese communist delegate on the, U.N. security council. The two lawmakers both mem bers of the senate appropriations committee masted at Lie in a Joint statement. They recommen ded the United States use Its veto power if necessary to prevent the seating of a Chinese communist. ! The statement said: "Lie says, in effect, if Russia will not ac cept the rules of the U.N the rules must be changed. He adopts uie same insidious tactics as the communists themselves and be comes at least their tool, if not their actual ally., f "What Lie proposes is more than mere craven appeasement. It is surrender, adject capitulation." Actress Jane Cowl Reported Seriously 111 SANTA MONICA. Calif.. June 18-P)-Jane Cowl, one of the most beautiful and. famous actresses of the American stage a generation ago, is seriously ill, it was dis closed today. .Now 65, Miss Cowl entered i hospital 10 days ago and under went surgery for a chronic ab dominal ailment ... Navy Flying Boat Sets Record In Flying 144 Men from Hawaii By David P. Smith ' . ; , (Honolulu SUr Bulletin) SAN DIEGO, Calif, June 18-(ff) -The navy claimed a passenger flying record today in delivering spme of Hawaii's finest young men to the mainland for marine corps' training. Aboard the flying boat Caro line Mars, which landed on San Diego bay at. 10:38 a. m. (Pacific Daylight time), were 144 men. The navy said it was a record load , for the distance 2,609 sta tute miles from Hawaii. i The trip was made in 14 hours, 18 -minutes. i : . .This 'bettered the previous rec ord load, also set by a navy Mars boat, of US passengers. It was al so the first time marine corps re servists have been flown from overseas for mainland training. ' The Caroline liars, which flew direct from Keehi lagoon at Hono lulu was followed into the naval air station landing here by the less powerful Hawaii Mars. It carried a load of 108 and stopped first at the Alameda, 100th YEAR 12 PAGES River Forecasters Pageant ised (Picture on page 10) The colorful and long-awaited Pageant of Progress, featuring 1,500 Salem : area residents in a fast-moving portrayal of ' Wil lamette valley , history, is sched uled to be presented tonight at the state fairgrounds. - , ing rain and once interrupted by an unseasonal cloudburst, the two hour production will get under way at 8 p. m. with a promise or "fair weather and no rain" from the weatherman. Performances also are schedul ed Tuesday and 'Wednesday nights. Sidney L. Stevens, Cherry land festival association presi dent, announced Sunday that tickets purchased for last week's performances could, be turned in for shows any night this weelc . Tickets Available - , ! "In addition, there are at least 2,000 unreserved tickets available i for - each - performance," Stevens said. . - 7 - The U. S. weather bureau Sun day night predicted "high cloudi- . - l.l J l A. - ness oui lair weauiu anu tem peratures ranging to 76-78" for tonight's pageant, which will be gin a three-day climax to tne 1950 Salem Cherryland festivaL Cherryland Queen Nancy Ann Miller," who was Friday crowned during coronation . ceremonies which were completed just prior to the pageant-interrupting cloud burst, will be presented to the public at each showing of the his torical production. Dance Revue In addition, the Paul Armstrong dance revue will, precede each performance. The dances will be gin at 8 p. m. with the pageant to follow at 8:25. Daylight events of the Cherry land festival ended Sunday with the closing of Salem's fifth an nual Rose show Hundreds of per sons crowded into the valley Mm tor company's showrooms to in spect almost 400 spring blooms. Prizes were awarded Saturday night Portrays History ' Tonight's pageant of progress will portray Willamette valley history from the time before white men entered the valley right up to the rapid growth of present day Salem. i Organized and staged by Geh lar Productions with Bill Croar kin as director, the show includes a cast of 1,500 men, women and children representing - dozens of local organizations. Drum corps, bands, hundreds of horses brought to the fairgrounds by the Salem Saddle club and neighbor organi zations and more than 1,000 au thentic costumes all will blend to make the production the best por trayal of local history since the centennial pageant ef 10 years ago. . ; . ' . , r? . A . Tractor Runs Wild After Lightning Kills Operator FORT MORGAN, Colo., June 18 (A3)- Melburn Alva McCracken, 14, of Snyder, Colo., was killed by lightning yesterday while rid ing a tractor near bis home. After the boy was struck the tractor ran wild for, three miles, tearing out fences, crossing roads and borrow pits. It wound up, in some sand hills and stopped when it ran into a seven foot ditch. Young McCracken's body was found an hour later by Ed De gryse and Ellis Melvin, who went out to find out how their fences had been torn down. Calif, naval air station before coming here. -- "- There were 125 marine reserv ists aboard the Caroline Mars and 91 aboard the Hawaii Mars a to tal of 216. The others aboard in cluded navy passengers, the crew of 15 on each plane and myself on' the Caroline Mars, Most of the Hawaii ans have never been away from their home islands before. Their average age (not including the non-commissioned officers) is 19. A number are full-blooded Hawaii ans. They arrived with the tradi tional Hawaiian leis (bands ea flowers) around their hecks, plac ed mere by weir families upon their departure. They also unfurl ed the Hawaiian territorial flag upon arrival, to fly beside the Stars and Stripes. Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine of the marine corps headed the wel coming- official group. He com mands the Camp Pendleton mar ine barracks, 40 miles north of here, where the young Hawaiian will receive two weeks of intens ive training before being returned noma. Prom Clear Sky ' - - . T. ; " POUND0D - 1651 v , ; . . l ' ' 1- Tli Fate Undecided VIENNA, June 19 Word was re ceived here today that Robert . A. Veaeler, U. S. business man imprisoned by Hungary after a . trial for espionare. may be re- . leased to U. S. authorities soon. Hungarians May Release R.A.Vogeler VIENNA, Austria, Monday, June lS-fiPi-Responsible Ameri can sources said early today that Robert A. Vogeler, American business man imprisoned in Hun gary, is expected to be back in Vienna within the next two days. The informants, who are in close touch with the American legation in Budapest, said the Hungarian government may turn him over to U. S. officials Tuesday or Wed nesday. Negotiations Proceeding However, these informants add ed that negotiations with the Hun garian government are still pro ceeding and that nothing definite has been promised yet, oy tne TTimcrarian As nne official t)ut it. "the deal may still fall through." It is felt here that Edgar San ders, British; associate of Vogeler who was sentenced at tne same time, will not be released at pres ent Convicted in Hungary Vogeler, 39, an executive and roving European representative for the international ueiepnone St Telegraph co., and Sanders were' convicted by a Hungarian people's court last February 21 on charges of espionage and sabo tage, vogeler was sentenced to io vears and Sanders to 13 years. Vogelers beauuiui Belgian doto wife. Lucille, first heard confi dentially Saturday the report that her husband might be released. Overcome with joy, she said: "That is what I have been wait ing for and praying for every day for the last seven months." East School's Graduates of '96 Reunited . i Fourteen members of the eighth grade graduating class of 1896 at the old East school (the former Washington school on Center street met in Salem Sunday for an annual reunion. The meeting took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jud son, both of whom -were members of the class. The group of old timers didn't carry on any strenu ous business sessions. We just sat around and talked about the old times in Salem. Then we had a lunch said , Judson. "Out of the class of 42 members only 23 are still living. The last remaining teacher of that '96 class died last year. Present at the reunion were Pearl Kress Gilbert, Inez Adair GrenfelL Anna Clark Shadec, Greg Babcock, Marcia Burton Smith, Florence Purvine, Winnie Chap man, Mae Stafford, David Coch ran, Walter Davis, Richard Churchill and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Judson. ' . The old East school later was changed to Washington schooL The original building, however, has been abandoned for school use and a new Washington school has been eenstructed in the Capltola district. ' FARM INCOME DSOPS WASHINGTON, June 1 The income tne nation's farmers receive from crop and livestock marketings the first six months of 1950 win run 'about $10,600, 000,000 or nine per cent Under the first half of 1949, the agriculture ""i""- " department said today. Dragon Statesman, Saloin, Orogon. Monday. June- 19, IS 50 Danger in Idah6 By The Associated Press The muddy waters of British Columbia's rivers appeared less threatening late yesterday as dikes and men fought them to a draw, but northern Idaho's sullen Koote nai river continued to rise at an alarming rate. At Bonners Ferry in northern Idaho, the Kootenia river churned to a 31.8 foot level. Flood stage there is 31 feet Dikes around the town have been built up to 37 feet. Everything appeared under con trol at the moment, but the water was still rising rapidly toward the tops of dikes protecting 30,000 acres of rich farming land. The dikes are becoming "soggy," Day ton Douglas of the flood control office at Bonners Ferry said. River to Rise The Kootenia is expected to rise to 323 feet or more by Mon day, according to Robert McComb of the Spokane weather bureau, The water level should be about 33 feet by Tuesday; after that, it is expected to recede slowly, he said. .Thirty-three feet is the height of most of the dikes protecting the 30,000 acres of farm land. Flash Flood Diverted At Ephrata; Wash., a flash flood roaring a wall of water at least eight feet high along a creek on the west edge of town was divert ed into an unfinished irrigation canal to avert damage to the com munity. The flood was caused by cloudbursts northeast of Ephrata. Danger to Lower Columbia As a result of the upriver ram pages, the flood danger increased in the lower Columbia area. The weather bureau again revised its predicted crest, warning that the river would reach 24.3 feet at Van couver, Wash., Thursday. Earlier a 23-foot crest had been forecast. A 24.3-foot level would be 9.3 feet over flood stage, and would force several small " industrial plants to close in the Vancouver- Portland area. It would flood all undiked pasture land on Sauvies island near Portland. Several resl dents of one low-lying street in Portland were told to evacuate. That level would be the second highest on the Columbia since 1933 exceeded only by the disas trous flood of 1948, which reached 30 feet at Vancouver, destroying Vanport and washing out several 32-foot dikes. Salem Scfrool Vote Today Salem school district voters will ballot today on several money matters and for a school board member. . - Voting will be ' from S to 9 pjn. (daylight saving time) at 10 school buildings (map in Sunday's Statesman). The monetary pro posals are to float a $1,000,000 bond issue, to provide funds imme diately for elementary school buildings, and a 10-year serial levy of 6 mills annually, to pro vide about $200,000 per year for continued expansion needs. only candidates for the one school directorship are Donald L. Parker, assistant attorney general, and M. E. (Gus) Moore, Salem YMCA general secretary. . 9 Men Missing - In Wake of Squall Off Long Island: NEW LONDON, Conn, June 18 (AVNine men are missing in the wake of a sudden squall and rough waters in Long Island sound Sat urday. Coast guard boats and planes searched unsuccessfully today for the men, believed to have drowned in separate boating mishaps off New London, Fairfield and Nor walk. . , , It was one of the most tragic aquatic days in Connecticut's mod ern history. Most of the men were on fishing trips. Five men had been reported missing last night. Four new names were added today when they failed to show up 24 hours after they had left near by Niantic " v "mm? v0r ! Max. it -14 SJ . Am 87 JDO Portland San Francisco . Chicago S3 trace 4 LI 4 jM New York 71 FORECAST (from US. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Cloudy uus mormnir. ciearuxf oj noon, tutn today near S2 and low tonight near M. Condition excellent for most . farm worx tooay. lALiaf , PxXCXPRAnoX Area This Year . 43.U Last Tear Kormal M.49 (SCDOTTDDITDueS effeatt odd Mhir German Roads, Bridges Ready For Demolition FRANKFURT. Germany. June 18 Key roads and bridges in western Germany are being pre pared for quick destruction in event of a - Soviet attack, a Ger man picture magazine and a French source indicated today. Similar preparations apparently are being made in other European countries, probably from a master plan drawn up by western de fense chiefs. Official occupation sources declined to confirm or deny that such actions are being taken. The measures appear to be stan dard routine procedure. There is no hint that the west fears any imminent Soviet attack The defense preparations came to light when a German picture magazine published pictures of a winding highway around famed Lorelei mountain on the Rhine river, in the French zone. The pictures showed a long series of holes being drilled in the road and then covered with concrete caps. Obviously, all that would be necessary in an emergency would be to drop explosive charges in the ho's and set the moff. The explosives would tumble the high way into the Rhine at one of its narrowest points, possibly block ing the passage of river boats and almost certainly making the road impassable for a considerable time. Warren, Duff Oppose Tactics Of McCarthy WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va., June 18 -P- Republican Governors Earl Warren of Cali fornia and James H. Duff of Penn sylvania criticized Senator Mc Carthy (R-Wisc) today for what they called failure to prove his charges there are communists in the state department. In separate news conferences at the opening session of the annual governors' conference, the two state executives also rapped the Truman administration for what they said was its-failure to make available all the facts on subver sives in government. Speaking bluntly in response to reporters' Questions, Warren and Duff made it clear they do not support McCarthy's method of making his communist charges and wish, he would come up with more evidence to support them. WASHINGTON, June 18 HSV Republican Senator Bridges today criticized the methods of Senator McCarthy (R-Wisc) In pressing his communists - in - government charges, but he said McCarthy's objective is praiseworthy. BIRDS TO GET FORT ASTORIA. June 18 -WV The state game commission, which re cently acquired a large part of the old Fort Stevens military re-1 serration, is expected to convert the ground to a tract for birds. The commission acquired 146Q acres. mostly sand dunes and marshy rwales, suitable both for upland game birds and waterfowL Children Show Unusual Reasons for , MILWAUKIE, - June 18 Most children ; love their fathers, of course, but you'd be amazed at some of the reasons. Entries In the Milwaukee Sen tinel's "My Pop's Tops" contest, which ended today, displayed childish penmanship, highly orig inal spelling and . almost adult insight. - Some ' samples from separate entriesr ' '.--. "Once he took me to a place for a -test of my musicalness so I could -take music lessons, but after I got out of there he didnt say nothing. Just bought me a bicycle.- - ' "When ha tells me about when he was a soldier, sometimes I think he really did win the war." "After my pop spanks me he tells me. why I. got it. Then I feel better au over, even on the bottom." i "My pop Is old fasten. Whan PRICE 5a Crests Upward - - - - j-- Red Strength Cut to Postwar Low As District Votes for New Parliament By Donald Doane DUESSELDORF, Germany, Monday, June lMStata election returns today showed that Ruhr voters had inflicted a major defeat on the communist party but apparently favored the socialization of monopolistic industry. 1 The balloting took place yesterday in Western Germany'! most important state North Rhine-Westphalia in the British occupation zone. The voters pick- 1 ed members of a 215-seat state parliament and also voted on a proposed state constitution. With 4,533,821 votes counted, approximately two-thirds of the total, communist strength had tumbled to a postwar low in the state. The communists had only five per cent of the valid ballots, compared with 14 per cent in the last election three years ago. The Ruhr miners and steel workers in the powerhouse of German industry appeared to fav or the proposed state constitution with its socialization clause which states: "Large factories of the basic in dustries and undertaking which, because of their monopolistic" posi tion have special significance, shal be transferred to common ownership. Industries Not Listed The ' specific industries which would be socialized are not named in the draft. The communists were not the only ones taking a beating at the polls. Germany's small but noisy nationalistic parties of the extreme right were winning only a few votes, and in every qase their par liamentary candidates were being defeated. Fears in Western Allied quarters that the nationalists might gain successes apparently had been dispelled. Maintain Fesltion Middle-of-the-road parties, on the other hand, maintained their solid position among the Ruhr's voters,- . . , The conservative Christian dem ocrats had 36.1 per cent of the votes counted. Many Christian democrats, although favoring "free enterprise, voted for the draft con stitution on religious grounds since it provides for a system of denominational schools, i The social democratic party (so cialists) had 32.4 per cent of the vote. By a quirk of local politics, many socialists-opposed the con stitution because of the school issue. German Claims Fasting Record Of 53 Days FRANKFURT, Germany, June 18-!P)-Gaunt but grinning, Willy Schmltz, 48-year-old Frankfurt "hunger artist," came out of his glass cage today claiming a new world fasting record of 83 days. Schmltz, who says he lived on soda water and cigarettes since he entered, the cage in Frankfurt's zoo on April 26, lost 72 pounds. His manager said he weighed 178 when he went in. He hit the 83rd day the target he had set at 4:35 pm, and waved weakly to spectators. Then assist ed by two Red Cross nurses, he shucked his bathrobe, dressed in street clothes and staggered out to a. waiting car. Willy had only scorn for the Indian fakir named Burmah who Is trying to beat the fasting rec ord at Lille. Burmah, who does his fasting In a glass coffin with snakes, says he has font without food 45 days now. Loving Dad he scolds his voice Is very mas terfuL When that; happens mom closes the windows and doors.' "Even if somebody else wins and has a pop you think la top X dont care. My pop is a toper. "He is never too tired to sit strawled out In his easy chair telling; stories while we little chil dren wash up the dishes." "My pop's tops because he has ten children and he owes not any man." - -" "- "He works hard to build things for our neighborhood circus and we enjoy pop's being there in i circus. That's where he belongs.' "He gave me half Interest In his fishing tackle and lawn mow er. This means I can use any of the stuff which is the idea be hind the lawn mower.'. ' "I got six brothers and five sisters. My pop knows where to get babies cneapv Juan, im ear. W tie fctwta ef Onpm No. S3 ;-r ture Escapee from ital Vernon Pollock, ex-convlef who escaped Wednesday from the state .hospital by aawhac through bars of his ward wis- . dow, was . recaptured , Sunday , . night In a railroad boxcar at Gresham. state police reported. PoUick, who reported to b "dangerous," was arrested without . , resistance by City Policemam Joseph Finley. He was still in hi hospital clothes. State police officers in Salem said' Pollock -was being returned' early this morning to the hos pital by guards and state patrol men. The escapee, who has serv ed two terms in the Washington state prison, was committed to the hospital for the second time in 1944 from Clackamas county. RedsTopple East Berlin Church Tower BERLIN, June 18 -WV Com-, munist authorities dynamited the' steeple of the ancient Georgen kirche (St. George's church) this Sunday afternoon. Church mem bers and the protestant bishop primate of ' Germany watched wrathfully. It took nearly three hours work and five dynamite charges to, wreck the steeple, at the Alex ander Platz in the center of the Russian sector of Berlin. Com munist authorities said it had been weakened by bombings in the - war and was dangerous. Churchb people said that wasn't true. Thus, the steeple although, towering over a war-damaged and unused edifice had become : av symbol of the war between church, and state la Soviet-occupied east Germany and in the. Russian- dominated people's democracies of eastern Europe. The Evangelical church of east Germany and the Roman Catho lic, too is involved in a bitter fight against what it terms 'perse cution by the communist govern- ment The Georgenkirche was1 Evangelical. Fireworks es PORTLAND. June 18 -WV A fireworks plant blew up here to day with the 'fleet-footed owner escaping ahead of the blast Police Cap State Hosd Explod Marion W. Hardesty. 42. told do- . lice he was working with elec trical wires when a spark touches! -off a novelty match, contalntai powder. He said he srw what was coming ana aasned away. - Drums of powder went off, de stroying the small building at a loss of $5000. Nearby buildings es caped damage. - , Hardesty explained the fire works powder was such that there was "more illusion than danger involved.' He stood 50 feet away while the building was destroyed, just east of the city. t Western International At Tacotna S-S, Trl-Oty 11-4 At Yakima T-a. Spokane W- Only games scheduled v V ': Coast Leagve " At Baa rraBciaco -. Portland S-a At Loa Angela 11-0, SaatU 8-1 At San Diego S-7, Oakland a-A At Sacrmmeate 1-4. Bollywood S-T At St. Loula S-e. Mew York M At Cleveland 1-tU Philadelphia S-l At Detroit 10. Boston S V At Chlcago-Waahlngton, rate National Learne - At Philadelphia 4-4, Curcuma tl t-t At pottos -.Pirur'irf as mcw rora At SrooldVa, Sw