14 Th Statesman. Salem, Ort, 7tln dcy, March 14. 1S5
Russ Embassy
In Mexico City
linked to Spies
KEW YORK, March 13-P)-The
Russian embassy in Mexico City
was linked in testimony today to
a spy ring accused of stealing some
top United States atom bomb se
crets. . r ,
Former army Sgt David Green
class. 29. a confessed member of
the ring, described the embassy
as the key point in an escape route
tor spies when the FBI got "too
close on their trail. -
Greengiass said he' was instruc
ted specifically by his brother-in-law,
Julius Rosenberg, an accused
spy, in the procedure for contact
ing the Russian ambassador in
Mexico last June.
" Rosenberg, 33, an electrical en
gineer, is on trial in federal court
with his wife, Ethel, 35 (Green
glass' sister), . and radar . expert
Morton Sobell ,33, on a charge of
conspiring to spy for Russia.
came alarmed- after the arrests of
Dr.-Klaus Fuchs in England and
Philadelphia chemist Harry Gold
in the United States on espionage
charges. .....
Greengiass, who previously was
employed on the atom bomb proj
ect at Los Alamos, NJV1., said Ro
senberg told him to ? leave the
country "as soon as possible."
, Greengiass said Rosenberg gave
him these detailed instructions:
Go .to Mexico City. .Write to the
Russian -ambassador. Say some
thing favorable in the letter about
the Soviet position in the -United
States and sign it I Jackson."
Three days later go to. the statue
of Columbus in Mexico City with
a travel guide. You will be ap
proached by a "contact" man.
Comment to him. that "it is a mag
nificent statue" and add that you
re from Oklahoma.
Caanment'on Statue ' :
The contact will identify him
self by saying there are more
beautiful statues in Paris. Then
be will give you money and a
passport.
From Mexico City you will go
to Vera Cruz, then to Sweden. In
Stockholm you win xonow tne
. same procedure at the statue of
Linneas and make contact with
man who will arrange transpor
tation to Czechoslovakia.
In Czechoslovakia, write to the
Soviet ambassador, this time sign
ing your full name.
: Rosenberg told him that he, too,
intended to flee - the country,
Greengiass testified.
Accepted 95,000 ,
Green class said he himself went
so far as to get passport photo
graphs and i to accept $5,000 in
"escape expense": money from
Rosenberg.
'.But then, he saidhe told Rosen
berg he had decided "to stay right
bere and do nothing."
- He did not explain his change
cf mind.
Ten days later he was arrested 7
by FBI agents.
Greengiass said that when he
was employed at Los Alamos he
was free to walk throughout the
technical area.
He said he picked up informa
tion by overhearing conversations
or asking seemingly . innocuous
questions.
He told of listening while some
scientists in the Theta building"
discussed "implosion," a vital fac
tor in atom bomb construction.
Implosion is a bursting inward in
contrast to the outward burst of
an explosion.
'Again, he said, he would pick
tip a piece of material with some
such remark as "Oh, that s an
interesting piece of material in
terestingly machined." Then a man
working with it explained what
It was.
Detroit Dam to
Flood Graves l
PORTLAND, March 13-(P)The
corps of engineers asked permisr
sion today to dig up the bodies of
nine or more persons it believes
are buried in grave sites that ill
be flooded by Detroit dam backr
.waters, j ; ., j . ; . . J
The dam is on the North San
tiam river. I '''."' 'f -v
Bert C. Boylan, chief of the fed
eral lands division, department; of
justice for Oregon, said, "thejNfri
gineers were told by an octdge q
arian who lives near. Detroit; that
some of the bodies Jwere buried
before the turn 01 the centurVj
Hamtnnnf. FitM:
Witness hi State
Liquo
r Probe
PORTLAND, March 13HP)-The
grand jury investigation of the ad
ministration of Oregon's liquor
control laws started here today
with William Hammond, liquor
commission administrator, the first
witness. 4 j ft
Hammond was called to explain
the state's liquor control act jsnd
the . functioning of the control
commission. District Attorney John
McCourt said. J
Other witnesses are expectje! to
be Ron Moxness, (Oregoniari m re
Stor-
sffcer-
3 4
porter, who wrote newspaper
les concerning charges that
tain tavern owners had bee,n fa
vored by the commission, and Ber
nard Kuen, ex-employee of the
commission, who was discharged
for "insubordination."
While the grand jury was in
r-ession, the liquor commissionlwas
holding its regular meeting. 1 1
The commission issued a state
ment to licensees throughout the
state, asserting there would tie no
change in commission policy14l
We are proud of our policy.
We believe it stands on its (own
merits. I believe we should fight
if that's the word- to maintain
that'; honorable position we;! have
earned, I think, by our warp on
the -commission," said Chairman
Carl W. Hogg. i !S
Hogg expressed confidence; the
investigation would, vindicate the
commission.
xne commission jvoteai an a
morning session to allow a Port
land night spot, the Mecca? ipub,
to re-open, but reconsidered at an
afternoon session, and said il there
would be further investigation of
tne club s new owners. The ap
plication earlier was approved by
uic x-eruana cuy council.
Mrs. SmallwoocL
a
Former Resident
Ofx Salem, Dies
Young Solons'
Pay Visit to
Legislature
(Picture on page one)
Salem's delegation to the forth
coming YMCA youth legislature
got the feel of things in a visit to
the real legislature Tuesday. .
. Special recognition was given
to the boys by acting senate
President Dean Walker who intro
duced them on the senate floor
and urged the adult senators to
visit the youth legislature sched
uled 1 or April 25 ana Z7.
Boy ' president of the senate
Jim Kleen, the other Hi-Y legis
lators, and Boys Secretary Roth
Holtz of the Salem YM staff also
met acting Gov. Paul Patterson
and speaker of the house John
Steelhammer. ' - '
The day was " spent watching
the senate in action and attending
committee meetings. ' 1 -
Representatives from over the
state will make up the fourth
annual youth legislature. It will
be held in the statehouse if it is
available at that time. : ;
The-Salem boy-representatives
and senators who viewed the ses
sion .Tuesday were: Larry Paul us,
Lowell ; Ralph, Whitney Benson,
Jack Cole, Charles Currey, Mike
Deeney, Cleo Keppinger. ; -.
Ot. r.TXaa.
, NJJ.Dr. , G. Cham. NJ
. DRS. CIIAN LAM
CHINESE HERBALISTS
I 241 North Liberty '
Upetalra tbovt JoX m N Ub
rty. Office open Saturday only M
-ra. to p Jtu, f to T pjn consulta
tion. Blood pressure and urtna tests
r tree of chart. Practiced since
mi
Minnie A. Smallwood, former
resident or taiem died Tuesday
at the home of herdaughterMrs.
Ruth Jacobson, at Lorane, fwlow
ing a long illness. She Wfts 56
years old. J j-f
Born in Kentucky, Febraaiy 21,
1895, she moved as a child vwith
her parents to Illinois. There she
was married December 30, 1905
to Vern Smallwood. The couple
moved to Salem in 1933. Small
wood died here last year. M
Mrs, Smallwood made her Jhome
in Salem until about six weeks
ago when she moved to Lorane to
live with her daughter. ;
Surviving besides Mrs. Jacob
son are two other daughtersBeva
Smallwood, also of Lorane,' and
Mrs. Ellen Gardner, Gold Breach;
two sons, Mac Smallwood, J Hall,
Mont., and Francis Smallwood,
Salem. .
Funeral arrangements are ; wing
made by Howell-Edwards acom
pany. TO CHANGE TRAIN NAME
SEATTLE, March 13-P-The
Great Northern railway saidjjtoday
it is discontinuing the train name,
Oriental Limited. The new )pame:
Western Star. No reason was giv
en. The train operates on th;e Seattle-Portland-Chicago
run. I
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Hoss Reports
Men in Korea
1 '
In Good Spirits
' Willamette valley men in mili
tary services between here and
Korea are in good spirits and do
ing a good job, reported Dave
Hoss Tuesday night at the con
clusion of a 13,000-mile military
corrcvondeht's tour. I I
Hoij, a KSLM 'broadcaster, gave
his account of the trip to. a: ca
pacity crowd at Salem high school
auditorium.! I: ! i
After interviewing more than
100 valley men in Alaska, Japan
and Korea and checking with
many other! military personnel 'and
civilians during the past mdnth,
Hoss passed on these impressions
to his audience last night: f t
Alaska is bristling with signs of
adequate military preparation,'
Japan presents an undercurrent
cf militarism beneath a super
ficial democracy. ! S
GIs Understand War J
U. S. troops in Korea seem i to
understand better than folks - at
home why they are there: j "To
preserve the American wai J of
life." i f J
Despite weather handicaps ) in
Korea the air force is doing a mag
nificent job of ground supports
Supply is tremendously diffi
cult in Korea because adequate
ro?ds are almost non-existent but
the airlift keeps troops well) fed,
clothed and personally equipped.
Medical facilities appear to. be
excellent in the combat rone; air
evacuation of the seriously wcwhd
ed is speedy, well organized? and
effective. j
Sent to Japan for Rest ! ;
Comforts of the fighting J men
are not neglected. Men are sent
back to japan at intervals ifor
five-day rest and recuperation
leaves. Quartermaster "bath com
panies" accompany supply trains
to set up showers for the combat
troops whenever possible. ,
, On the surface Japan offers no
more appearance of war conditions
than the U. S.; military life there
is comfortable, unhurried; no signs
of a civil defense program fare
seen. '
The program last night at : the
high school also included a lively
dancing program by several (hun
dred boys and girls from Paul
Armstrong dance studios of Sa
lem. Dallas, Woodburn, Albany,
Sweet Home, Willamina and Mc
Minnville. Sponsor of the program
and of the Hoss tour was Stevens
and Son, Jewelers. !
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Students Kill I
Companion, j
Superintendent
RUTHERFORDTON, N. C4 Mar.
13-(P)-Two teen-aged boarding
school students waylaid their su
perintendent last night and shot
him to death, then hunted lout a
school chum they accused of tat
tling and killed him. I
Hugh Justice, 19, president of
the Alexander school students body,
and Billy; Ray Powell, 16, freely
admitted ihe slayings from: their
jail cell today, Sheriff Vane Wil
liams said. I
Justice confessed ambushing Su
perintendent W. E. Sweatt, 50,
and shooting him with a borrowed
.22 calibre rifle as he left his of
fice. Powell said he fired the shot
that killed his roommate Wade
Jr-hnson, 15. ( j
, The bespectacled, thin faced
youth added that he regretted the
act and was "very sorry" for Mrs.
Sweatt. He would have graduated
in June j from the combination
boarding j school and orphanage
near Union Mills, 10 miles from
here. H
Powell, who was orphaned at
three years af age when his fa
ther killed his mother and then
committed suicide, said his room
mate angered him by reporting
slight rule infractions to the su
perintendent. 1 I
Deputy Sheriff Sam Bridges said
Justice told him that the super
intendent had "bawled me out
for talking with a girl.
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