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Newspaper Page TextChicago Railroad Strike Results in Court Injunction Army Promised Quick Action to Halt ; Fast-Spreading Wildcat Walkout l i r -. i CHICAGO,! Dec. 13-VA federal judge called a halt tonight to budding Chicago rail strike which the army said "directly hurts our war effort." But it was not immediately certain if the striking switchmen would heed the; judge's order. U. S. District Judge William J. Campbell issued a temporary QCSEEEB - The statement xt General Mac Arthur that the Chinese red army "failed" in their plan to destroy U. N. forces in one massive stroke because of the allied offensive of November 24th'sounds like an at tempt at rationalization reason ing after the event to justify the U. N; offensive which turned into a disastrous defeat The, same would be true of Lieut. Gen. Walker's observation that the at tack threw the Chinese off bal ance. The simple fact is that as General Stilwell said of the Bur ma campaign "we took a hell, of a beating' f -Criticism of SiacArthur extends not only to ordering the attack based on faulty assumptions as to the numbers and intentions of the Chinese forces but also to the plan which' sent two indepen dent forces north without pro per liaison. The winter weather too was an adverse factor. The offensive was a great gamble launched somewhat in the Na poleonic manner ("Forty centur- - ies look down upon you"), a gam ble that lost. The defeat has not only dimmed the reputation of MacArthur as a military com mander, it has of course turned the whole scale of the Korean war. In terms of its potentialities it may for Asia and perhaps for the -world prove one of the great decisive battles such as Creasy wrote about. It may signal the emergence of full Asiatic inde pendence and the fatal failure of United Nations as an agency in voking force for peace. - ' Criticism of MacArthur 1 must - however be tempered with the full , understanding that the Korean venture was a risk from the first. It was recognized that interven tion of red China and of Russia would endanger our own forces, so earnest efforts were made to assure both (Continued on ! editorial page, 4) U.S. toSever Marshall Plan Aid to Britain i ' i ""WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -m i United States! today ; suspended virtually all Marshall aid to Bri tain effective January 1 because of a marked improvement in Bri Iain's economic health. A cautiously-worded announce ment emphasized, however, that the flow of Marshal plan dollars . may be resumed later if Britain's condition worsens. At the same time, top American officials stressed that the United States would continue to, give Britain American dollars to spur its new rearmament program. The arms fund is j distinct from the Marshall plan, which was set up to get war-battered countries on . their economic , feet. The decision to end the Marshal plan came after nearly six weeks of friendly talks with the British in London. : s : The United States had suggest ed the discussions last October af ter British gold and -dollar re serves fose to $2,750,000,000 after sinking to an all-time- low of $1,- 300,000,000" in September of 1949 Britain thus! became the first "western European country to be dropped from the list of 16 gov ..' ernments eligible for direct Am erican dollar help under the Mar shall plan, i t Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "His new teeth chngJhistioe a p. ftewwffi VUG Qot by HAVPtN-KENNEOV St?., tnt restraining order directing the Brotherhood of Railroad trainmen to end a walkout which has cripr pled rail freight movement at Chi cago. It also has caused some pas senger train cancellations out of this big ra'il center. The army seized the nation's railroads during a previous strike crisis August 27. Since then a to ken group of army officers have been in technical control though regular railroad men have been doing the work. The strike today tied up mili tary shipments, Christmas par cels and other freight. The post- office department said it would mean a major delay in Christmas mails through Chicago. Move Unauthorized The trainmen's union called the walkout unauthorized. Urion of ficials indicated they were pow erless fo stop it. But U.: S. Dist rict Attorney Otto Kerner, jr-, said the strike was a result of "concerted action by the union." Kerner appeared before Judge Campbell at an unusual night ses sion which followed the arrival by plane .from Washington -of army and justice department represen tatives. Kerner told the judge the strike obstructed interstate commerce and was "seriously interfering with the war effort." Judge Campbell then issued his temporary order which will be in effect until December 23. He set December 21 for a hearing on a preliminary injunction sought by the government. Not Available Union sources were not Im mediately available for comment on the action. The strike develop ed out of the Brotherhood's de mand for a 40 hour week at 48 hours pay for its yard workers. With hundreds of loaded freight cars piling up in unmanned rail road yards and -the strike spread ing, the New York Central and two Belt lines declared freight embargoes. The New York Cen tral also said four passenger trains to eastern points would be cancelled tomorrow. The strike was called suddenly at 1:30 a. m. today in key railroad yards. Yard workers represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen either failed to appear or reported sick and left their jobs. The army, which seized the na tion's railroads August 27 to pre vent a strike, reacted swiftly. As sistant Secretary of the" Army Bendetsen said the army will take all steps necessary" to get the men back to work. ; A railroad spokesman! said the walkout appeared to be an at tempt to force settlement of the union's wage-hour dispute before any wage freeze or presidential declaration of a war emergency. McNary Dock Inaugural to Draw Race S UMATILLA, Dec. 13 -(&)- Tug boat captains of the Columbia river hustled to the busy clang of bells and tooting whistles today so they can race Saturday t for Mc Nary dam lock inaugural honors, The lock, the highest single lift of its type in the world, is sched uled to start operating at 1 pjn Saturday. On the Washington state side of the river at the-site of the third huge hydro-power project on the Columbia, the" lock is 675 feet long, 86 feet wide and will have a maximum lift of 92 feet. The first tug and barges to go through will be -lifted about 15 feet. The dam is two years away from com pletion, its reservoir level is now only 15 feet above the down stream level. .Operation of the lock; ends al most a century of risky river movement through the Umatilla rapids, across which the dam is flung to shoulder back the great western - river for hydro-power, flood control and navigation pur poses. Booster clubs at Umatilla, Walla Walla and Pasco, Wash., are plan ning celebrations to fete; the first tug and barge crew in ! and out of the lock. FBI Captures j Glen Roy Wright, Karpis Associate WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 P The FBI announced tonight the capture of Glen Roy Wright, 50-year-old desperado, as he entered a drug store in Salina, Kas. Wright, once an associate of Al vin Karpis, Pretty Boy Floyd and Fred Barker, escaped from the Oklahoma state penitentiary on September 14, 1948. He had been serving a life term for armed robbery. ; - - . ' He was lodged in the ' Salina jail charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecuiton. The FBI said Wright carried an automatic revolver but FBI ag ents took him into custody before he could draw his gun. i 100th YEAR 2 SECTIONS 23 PAGES Blackout of Beachhead News Lowered TOKYO. Thursday, Dec. U-(JP At least 10 Chinese communist divisions perhaps as many as 100,000 men today pressed in on some 60,000 United Nations troops holding the last allied beachhead in northeast Korea. A security blackout was pulled down over operations within the U. N. beachhead at Hamhung Hungnam. The allied defense arc extended out in a 14-mile radius from the port of Hungnam. The new estimate of the strength of Chinese forces came from U. S. Tenth corps staff officers. The Chinese force earlier had been estimated at probably 80,000 men. A "feeler" attack by 300 reds was reDulsed today. 60.000 Troops Inside the defense line were some 60.000 U. N. troops the remainder of the entire allied force which had been committed to the northeast Korean front. Among them were marines and infantrymen who last week fought their bloody, costly way out of a Chinese encirclement all the way from the Chaneiin reservoir area to the coastal plains. "The enemy buildup is increas ing." outside the beachhead, a U. S. Tenth corps briefing officer told correspondents. Elements of the U. S. Third di vision this morning drove off a probing attack near Chubong nyon. only seven miles north of Hamming. It was the second feeler by the communists in two days. A similar attack, by Chinese reds in cap tured American uniforms, was reoulsed yesterday. Red planes, a minor factor for the most Dart in the Korea war. scouted the Hungham port area TOKYO, Dec. H-WVGeneral MaeArthur's headquarters said today the North Korean Reds on the brink of defeat when China Red forces Intervened for them now have managed to "raise or rehabilitate" eight to 12 divisions. last night. The beachhead was placed under an alert. On the western side of Korea some 14 to 16 Russian-made MIG- 15 jets made the biggest ' appear ance of the war by enemy jets today. They briefly attacked American jets, then fled back to Manchuria. The 10th corps briefing officer said the main communist force in the northeast apparently was mov ing toward Hamhung through the oongcnon river valley. Airmen said Chinese troops on railroad handcars were seen mov ing south from the Pujon reser voir area through the Songchon valley toward a point 25 miles north of amhung. The valley leads into the coastal flatland about six miles north of Hamhung. Within the defense line, U. S infantrymen manned entrenched positions in depth. Behind them artillery was massed. Men and guns awaited assault. a red Quartermaster troops worked frantically today, emDtvine Ham bung's crammed warehouses. Great stockpiles of goods and equipment were moved to Hungnam, deeper inside tne perimeter. Action on the northwest front was confined to small engage ments. Hundreds of thousands of re were reported moving into moun tainous central Korean positions ior a possible attack on the Eighth army's ngnt flank. South or DJvidinr Line The Eighth army last was re ported maintaining a few positions north of the 38th parallel, but its mam force was south of that ar bitrary dividing line set up be tween north and south Korea in 1945. Huge columns of Korean civili ans moving south posed a prob lem for the U. N. forces on both sides of the peninsula. These col umns complicated supply and transportation problems. There al ways was the danger, that they were infested with red fifth col umnists. One of these columns, headed for Seoul, numbered possibly up to half a million persons. The cold weather and hunger were exact ing a heavy toll among these re fugees. PFC Lewis Flown to U.S. PFC Harold A. Lewis, son .of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lewis of 890 Lancaster dr., has been flown from Korea and now is in the ma rine hospital at San Jose, Calif., his parents learned Wednesday. Lewis suffered severely frozen hands and feet in the Yalu dam engagement .in which encircled marines broke from an enemy trap. ; The parents said It was hoped the youth could be home for Christmas. 'If U.N. Units Quit Korea, So Will Chinese,'-Malik Death Threat Aimed at Germans Favoring Defense Football Captain Put Out of Action By Toss of the Coin TOULOUSE, France, Dec. 13 (P)-At a recent football game between Pavie and Bretagne- Armagnac, the referee called the two captains to the center of the field. Up spun the franc to see which team would kick. The captain of the Bretagne- Armagnac team watched the spinning coin with his mouth open. In fell the coin, and the sur prised captain swallowed it. He is recovering after an operation. Oceanside Eves Plan to Purify Drinking Water KJ OCEANSIDE, Calif., Dec. 13-UP) A proposal to pour the sea into the earth and have it come out as fresh drinking water was put before this city's council today. Councilmen took under advise ment a request for an initial $39, 000 to finance a full study and report on the project. The novel plan, listened to eag erly because of dire need for ad ditional water in this and other communities of the southwest, was presented by Russell J. Le Vesque of Los Angeles. Sea water would be poured into shaft 15,000 feet deep, where the earth's heat would send it back in vapor form. The vapor would be condensed into water in a "cracking" tower, under a process somewhat similar to gasoline re fining. La Vesque estimated the plant would provide 8,000,000 gallons of fresh water a day, the approxi mate domestic and irrigation re quirement of this city of 13.000. He estimated the cost of the plant at $20,000,000 and suggested a fed era! loan or grant be sought. Mice Attach V.N. Office of Human Rights NEW YORK, Dec. 13 -(P)- The United Nations had a new problem today field mice climbing as high as the 30th floor of its new 39 story headquarters building in Manhattan. What's worse, they seemed to center their attack on the part of the 30th floor where the human rights division has its offices. Showing no concern for any body's rights, they reportedly inghtened some girls in the divi sion to seek refuge on desk tops A security veil blocked a re porter from confirming a report the mice chewed on the human rights file. Wilder Foote, a press officer, vetoed the idea of interviewin secretariat members reputed have captured a mouse. He escorted the reporter to the door with the remark that "we've got more serious things to worry about" than mice. Sen. McCarthy Hit -But Where, and vith What, Suhject of Dbputc By Raymond J. Crowley WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 Senator Joe McCarthy of Wis consin hauled off at Columnist Drew Pearson in the plush Sul grave club last night and slapped, punched or kicked him, depend ing on whose version you accept. The senator and the columnist commentator do not fancy each other. Pearson has been critical of McCarthy, who has been conduct ing a campaign for months against persons he calls reds in high gov ernment posts. The senator, taking note of Pearson's writings, has been cir culating the word that any day now he will arise in the senate and take the hide off Pearson. Last night they met at a party in the club, which is frequented by many well known Washing tonians. McCarthy's version "I slapped him hard." Pearson's version "He kicked me below the belt." Radio Commentator Fulton Lewis version McCarthy punch ed Pearson and lifted him about three feet off the floor. POUNDED 1651 The Oregon Statesman. Salam. Oregon, Thursday. Dtctmbw 14. ISM Press Soviet Zone Acts as West Agrees on Plan By Thomas A. Reedy BERLIN. Dec. 13-P)-The So viet zone dangled a threat of the headsman's axe tonight over all Germans who back western de fense. The east German parliament voted death for any German who believes in and works for the western concept that a shield must be erected against Communist ag gression. The action came as experts of the 12-nation North Atlantic al liance announced In London they had reached "complete agreement on political and military recom mendations" for the use of west Germans in western defenses. Without Dissent The law was passed on first reading today without dissent and will be acted on finally Friday It is called a law against war propaganda and those who make it. Actually it -can strike terror into the hearts of the west Ger mans at a time when they are divided over the issue of joining forces with the Atlantic pact countries for defense of Europe. The Soviet zone authorities in tend the law to apply to west Germany, over which they hold no sovereignty. The implication is that the Communists expect to gain that power some day and then the axe will fall. Scuttling Unity The first reaction of west Ger mans to east Germany s move was guarded, in Bonn, seat oi the West German republic, a gov ernment spokesman observed that the communists apparently are scuttling their own attempt to meet with the west in an effort to achieve German unity. Peace talk on one hand and threats of death penalties on the other are at least contradictory, he said. In west Berlin, the belligerent ly anti-communist city officials scoffed at the easts law. They called it old stuff, a repetition of terror tactics that never have bent the Berliner an inch backward. Nevertheless there was a gen uine concern In German circles over how far the east would go with its new propaganda weapon. Many Germans who support al lied military policies or have a part tin the west German repub lic travel frequently across the Soviet zone to Berlin by train and car and thus are subject to Soviet zone controls. The law makes it clear that the east zone will con sider German "war propagand ists" to be guilty, regardless of what part of the divided nation they hail from. In such an inter pretation, these traveling west Germans would be subject to ar rest. Max. 4J 47 . M ... n Mln. ss 49 23 Prrrtp. .I trc 21 .02 M Salem PortUnd San Francisco Chicago New York 3S 29 Willamette River 7.6 feet. FORFCAST (from U. S. weather bu reau. McNary field, Salem): Cloudy with rain this morning becoming how ery with occasional squalU dunni af ternoon and tonight. High today 58-60 and low tonight 44-4S. SALEM PKECIPtTATIOM Since start f weather year, Sept. 1 This Year Last Year Normal 24 SO 10.92 13.40 McCarthy told a reporter he met Pearson in the men's cloak room after the party, and he gave this account: "Pearson said to me: 'McCar thy, if you talk about personal things regarding me on the senate floor, I'll get. ybu. "So I slapped him In the face. I slapped him hard." McCarthy said that when Pear son first approached him he said: "McCarthy, you are going to make a speech about me, aren't you?" "I said," McCarthy related, 'Pearson, you laid down the rules. Don't be disturbed if I get a bit rough.' . McCarthy said Pearson replied: "You get rough and 11 get you, McCarthy. I've got more circula tion than you have." McCarthy: "Then I smacked him with my open hand and knocked him down on his hips. Commentator Lewis said Pear son got up from his table and walked over to McCarthy, whis pering something in the senator's ear. Lewis said McCarthy jumped V 0U Lonesome Dog T r . : A. William Wilson. Salem poandm&lrr, eBslca m f hi cfcarrea, u Vrxni terrier vbt Is ne f Z pound on Turner rad awaiting new wners. Unclaimed 4rs apiece, (biatesman pnou). (Story t Many Salem Stores Plan Night Hours With Christmas buying near- ing a peak, many of Salem's stores are planning night houn to ac commodate local shoppers. t Regular Friday night hours will be Xrpt by stores tomorrow, with a renewal of the Santa Claus Tag program scheduled for downtown Salem. A Mrs. Santa will h-ve a $100 bill and 15 to 20 Santas will have merchandise prizes for shoppers who identify them on downtown streets by tapping a shoulder, and saying, "Tag, You're Santa." The Santas will be dressed In street clothes. At Capitol Shopping center, new parking facilities are being prepared for this week end, with graveling of lots at Union and Capitol streets to allow for park ing about 135 more cars. Most Shopping center stores will be open to 9 pjn. nightly, except Sunday, from tomorrow night through the following Friday. Most downtown stores are plan ning to stay open until 9 pm. to morrow and until 9 p.m. daily from Monday through next Fri day. In other business districts many of the stores also will have night hours in the next week Pearson - up to strike Pearson, lifting the columnist about three feet off the floor. Pearson denied he was knocked down. , "The senator kicked me twice in the groin." he said. "As usual he hit below the belt But his pugilistic poWers are about as In effective as his senate speeches I was not hurt. "McCarthy kept badgering me,' Pearson said. "He kept sajing he was going to make a speech in the senate about me. "After the party, when I was nuttins! on my coat In the men check rom. he crabbed hold of me and kicked me." There was no confirmation of Lewis's suggestion that McCarthy may have got bis inspiration from President Truman's recent threat to beat up a music critic who said daughter Margaret's voice was flat. McCarthy said 1 ; plans to go ahead with his speech on tne coi umnist In the senate tomorrow, but does not intend to mention the row with Pearson. Awaits Master r dcs currently aue4 at tha eltr either eUlmlnx by their master mr arc available after week at l pat Zl). 'raj era Requested for Vace, Liberty, Truman NEW YORK. Dec IS -OV The American Council of Christian Churches today set Dec 24 as day of special prayer for peace and freedom and for President Truman. An announcement from council leaders said prayers would b of fered for the president " In this time of tre mendous strain and superhuman responsibility that he may receive special grace to lead us aright" Solons United On Increase of Armed Strength WASHINGTON.- Dec IJ-UV President Truman obtained agree ment cf congressional leaders cf both parties to a "very rapid In crease" In U. S. military strength and indicated he plans sharp step-up In home front effort to support it Mr. Truman's proposals to meet the world crisis were outlined to the congressional leaders at a coo ferrnce with the president. Secre tary of State Arhcson and Secre tary of Defense ManhalL The White house announced af terward there appeared to be un animous agreement among the conferees that "our military strength should be built up with ue utmost speed." Confirming this on behalf of the republicans who at traded. Sena tor Tart cr Ohio told reporters they alto agreed fully that "a dan- gerous .emergency exists for the people of the United States." The White house statement said there appeared la be strong sentiment in favor of declaring a national emergency, a step which many cf the conferees expect Mr Truman to announce in a world- wiae raato Droaaoft at 10 JO p. m. (7:30 pjn. PST) Friday night. (President Truman s speech win be heard in Salem over station KSLM.) But it acknowledged that some of those present withheld Judg ment on this Idea pending further study as to the legal effects of such a proclamation. EARTHQUAKE DOWN DECT PASADENA. Calif, Dec. 13 -JF) A "very strong" earthquake dis tant about 3.500 mi!es from here was recorded tonight on the Cali fornia Institute of techonology seismograph. Dr. Charles Richter said it was perhaps ISO miles deep within the earth. U.S. STEAMER AFIRE AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Dec. 14-WVThe Valencia radio In a broadcast heard here today re ported the 8.200-ton U. S. steamer -American Banker" is afire and - - 1 M -1 A auuiuji iur auu. (awes' to fas C(wA af Orssss Price 5c U.N. Political Group Backs 'Cease Fire' Br TTrasrls W. Ctrptwkrr LAKE SUCCESS. Dec llMJil an unexpected move. Russia's Ja cob A. Malik said today lb CM- nese communist forces c3 re home If all "foreign troops" (TJo ited Nations forces) are with drawn from Korea. This surprise statement earn Just before the U. N. political com ; rrwtte beet down JaLkg stubbora opposition and approved a plan of IS Asian and Mid die East coun tries for seeking a cease fire ta Korea. The vote was SI to f (SevtH bloc) with nationalist China Ab staining. Malik's statement to the poUt- leal committee was the first ttmrn any Soviet delegate has even hint ed that the communist CUme would leave Korea, lie toad the delegates that several cornssrftle members had stated that the So viet demand for the withdrawal of foreign troops meant only U. lic zorces and did not refer to Chi nese communlrts. He said be wanted it staled for the rvrord that Chinese "volunteers" als would leave Korea. Ne Need fr Ylmii leers Asked after the meeting Jus what he meant. Malik told re porter that If the foreign torre (meaning the U. N. troops) ar withdrawn, there no longer wiH be any need for the vohsntrars ta Korea and they would be aUewrd to return to China. There was no immediate reac tion from the United Suits car other western powers. Russian oppositioa to the eras fire proposal made It doubtful that a truce could be arrmnrKd. Malik's explanation Indicated that he expected the U. N. forces ta withdraw first and this la con dition which western delexatee in dicated they could not accept. Te Take U "Ceaae Fire" The general aaaembty is export ed to take up this cease-fire sdra tomorrow, with approval antici pated. It calls on President Kaa- rollah Z&tezam, of the asaranbty. and two persons to be named by Entexam to see if there Is a basis on which a cease-fire can be ar ranged. . j The vote was taken after Can- da and the Philippines warned the Russians and the Chinese com munists that the free Rattans would fight together It the com munists start a war to gala tfartr demands. In some unusually plain talking, vtrr B. Pearson. Canadiaa tot- eign minister, and Carlos P. Aoro- ulo, Philippine foreign miatetrr, promptly served noUre on Mos cow and Priplng that the free na tions will fight together againrt the communists If the reds force a world war. N Qmirk tatatlaa Mahk sarcastically said It was "naive" to assume that this group could settle the problem ever night. He said it was "danrrrous" to keep on excluding communart China from discussions oa the tar east problems. MaLk said the "furadamcstaL overriding objective" is the evac uation from Korea of all foreign troops. "Without the withdrawal 4 foreign troops, which Is the first condiUoa for the settlement f the Korean Question, there can be sas such thing as a peaceful seTTU ment." Malik sail "Where for eign troops are present m Just settlement of lb destiny off people which finds ltseii under ccw cupatioa can even be thought cL EXFLOSION EN ATOM KJUrT CHALK RIVER, Ont- Dec U (TV-One man was killed and tour others were Injured today sa aa explosion at the Canadiaa govern ment atomic energr establiatanent in this town about 120 miles north- writ of Ottawa. Dr. D. A. Keys, director of the atomic euagy prel ect, said the explosion was defi nitely not due to sabotage.