- , - . .. j - - ; ' . - y.-r : - - -- ! - j POUNDQD f63f A-BomaiB ' t lit"' if t: - -i ' : . x czcnoinj Sceone Seti - 0Ut TEAR Fo-oce (DeSDoinis By William O. Tant WASHINGTON, Dec The government tonight opened the way for possible price increa ses on thousands of consumer it ems. Including clothing, meat, foods, milk, butter, coal, gasoline, tobacco, beer, drugs and cos metics. The office of price stabilization gave thousands of manufacturers, processors, refiners, and mining concerns permission to apply for higher ceilings under the Cape hart amendment to the controls law. This amendment requires the government to allow manufac turers and processors to use their pre-Korean prices and add or subtract cost increases or de creases through last July 26 in Valley Repairs Gale Damage as Season's First Snowf lakes Fall The northwest today was still repairing the damages wrought by the howling storm which swept over the area' Tuesday, knocking out telephone and light circuits, blowing down trees, and isolating the coastal city of Coos - Bay. A battered ship limped toward port and tho toll of dead increased to seven. Rains soaked the Willamette valley, causing streams to rise. CRT UCDDuDB Harold Stassen has gone to Eu rope to have a talk with Ike. He said so himself on the eve of his departure. No word has come from Ike's headquarters on whe ther he would talk with Harold or not; but presumably Harold has assurance he will get to see the supreme commander. Now that will be a conversation million politicians would like to eavesdrop on, democrats as well as republicans." The way people have been beating a path to his door Ike must be the better (polit ical) mousetrap the politicians are hunting for for 1952. Up to this time no one who saw Eisenhower has quoted him direct ly on whether he is a republican or democrat or whether he would accept a party nomination for president or not. Probably Stas sen will not quote the general, even if Ike opens up and talks. But what Harold does after the conference may be quite revealing. The former governor of Minne sota and present president of the University of Pennsylvania has cone this far: He is not for Taft for president; he is not sure about Eisenhower; and is not certain whether he will make a fresh try for the GOP nomination himself. Doubtless he hopes to get his mind cleared up by visiting Ike. He may try to find out: (1) if Ike is going to be a candidate; and (2) where Ike stands on specific questions. If his answer to the first question Is "yes" and his answers to the second satisfy Stassen then we an ticipate that the latter will bow out in favor of the general. Crass Eoliticians might try to strike a argain; but that is not Stassen's purpose, nor is Ike one trying to make deals at this stage of the Eime. Anyhow we shall await with terest (Continued on editorial page, 4.) Tax on Man's Right To Work Ousted SEATTLE, Dec. 5-yp)-An at tempt by the city of Bellingham, 00 miles north of here, to tax a man's right to work was declar ed In violation of this state's con stitution today. The decision was announced here by Superior Judge Henry Clay Agnew. Judge Agnew tossed the city's ordinance out on the grounds It violated the state's constitution, which, in effect, forbids any graduated net income tax. Animal Crackoro y WARREN GOODRICH fOeefc. vAit e cbMi 1 ' ! abMUty 4 septeyr j Cat WHAVtH-KPDYit Soil. W. Tho Oragoa tfir New - - i computing new ceilings. Because application of the Capehart formula is optional, OPS said that the general effect of its new order pan not be ade quately estimated- But, the ag ency added, "the particular effect will be to raise prices whenever an application for adjustment is granted." The order carrying the Cape hart amendment : is effective at once. Among items affected by the new order are wool and cotton yarns and fabrics; soft drinks, li quor and wine, lumber and mill work, crude oil, canned and fro zen fruits and vegetables, and many other processed foods; also many important chemicals, plas tics and insecticides. although no major flooding is ex- pected. The Willamette at Salem is expected to crest at between 17 and 17i2 feet at noon today 1 Flood level is 20 feet. The San tiam at Jefferson was 1.7 feet above flood level Wednesday aft ernoon and still rising. It was ex pected t reach 15 feet today. But rain Wednesday was light, with .29 inch measured by the Salem weather bureau. The season's first snow was re ported mixed with rain on the hills around Portland. Some areas south of Salem in the Liberty dis trict reported snow, and a heavy hail storm hit the Keizer area shortly before noon. But the weather bureau predicted no snow except at higher altitudes. Heavy snows were reported by the state highway department along all mountain roads. Service Restored Except for sections along the southern Oregon coast, most com munications were ; restored Wed nesday throughout the state. Tele phone and light service in the Santiam canyon was back in oper ation Wednesday morning. Lebanon, of the Willamette val ley towns, apparently took the brunt of the storm where power failure shut off the city water for three hours, and winds did $10,000 damage at the airport. (Story and pictures on page J6). California Deaths ; Two more deaths were reported in northern California when two men drowned as their car plunged through a guard rail and crashed into a storm-swollen stream. A woman in eastern Washington died when her car skidded on an icy road and crashed near Cheney. Falling trees killed three people Tuesday. The seventh death came when a tree toppled over on a shed killing a Junction City man. Communications to southwest Oregon near Coos : Bay were still cut, with communication being maintained by radio amateurs. A freighter, S. S. Sierra, was headed for port at Coos Bay with under water plates cracked by the heavy seas. Slides still had the highway four miles north of Coquille closed. Power breaks kept a number of rural schools closed in Lane coun ty, and southern Oregon, and at Prineville nd Redmond. In Reeds port the roof was blown off the Umpqua National ; bank. Fisher men at Depoe . Bay saved their boats from being washed over the new sea wall by lashing them to gether and running the engines at high speed. A high tide and smash ing waves tore away the founda tion, ox a building at Florence. dumping an unused bowling alley and a restaurant onto sand and rock. California ; Valley Shaken by Quake EL CENTRO, Calif.. Dec. The northeastern section of the Imperial valley was shaken today by an earthquake that caused some small damage in isolated ranch areas. It appeared that the quake cen tered in the Mulberry district, about 10 miles northeast of Braw ley. Seismograph instruments at San Diego, Calif., and Tucson, Ariz., timed a quake in that gen eral vicinity at about 7:54 a. m., Pacific Standard Time. State Street Zone Change Favored Tentative approval was given by "Salem planning and zoning commission Wednesday to Dr. Edgar Fortner fori a zone change to permit erection of a medical clinic on State street near 15th. A public hearing was set - for 7:30 pjn. December 18 at city hall, on the proposal to change a residential property to special business zoning. OSC LIBRARIAN DIES CORVALLIS, Dec. 5 --Lucy M. Lewis, 72, director of the Ore gon State college I library for 23 years, died here today after sever al months illness, ; 23 tagej Etfrt mrm, Oolnu Oregon, Tbursdcrj, December 8. 1831 VSeano Etlpts Ag am MANILA, Thursday, Dec. 6-(jipV-Hibok Hibok volcano blasted loose again last night and today on devastated Camiguin island where the death toll from Tues day's explosive eruption has climbed to 172. Hundreds of others may lie un der the blanket of ash and lava that fell like rain across a 10 square mile area. The governor of Mis am is pro vince estimated that the death toll may climb to 500. He earlier had expressed fears that 2,000 may have perished. "The latest explosive blasts were the third and fourth. AP Correspondent Frank White reported the latest eruption from Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao is land. "Huge masses of flames spurt ed from the crater and a new vent which opened on the north slope Tuesday night," White said. There were no reports of in juries or deaths in the latest ex plosion, White said. Air Force Sets High Goal in Plane Buildup WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 - (JF) Secretary of Defense Robert Lov ett disclosed today that the air force has set a new goal of 143 wings somewhere between 4,200 and 10,700 planes in planning the next military budget. The new figure compares with current strength of about 90 wings. Pre - Korean strength was 48 wings. Lovett told a news conference that the defense department is asking President Truman and con gress to authorize the extension, and he emphasized that the emer gency calls for prompt action rather than a long-drawn pro gram. The defense chief said 126 of the proposed 143 wings would be combat planes and the remainder troops carriers. So far, Lovett said, neither the White House nor the budget bu reau has set a ceiling for the mili tary budget to be laid before con gress when the lawmakers return in January. Rusk to Head Rockefeller Foundation NEW YORK, Dee. 5-(P)-Dean Rusk, assistant secretary of state for far eastern affairs, today was named president of the Rockefel ler foundation, one of the three largest ever set up in this coun try. He will succeed Chester I. Bar nard, who will retire next June at the mandatory retirement age of 63. Rusk has not yet resigned his state department job but has been expected to do so shortly. Counterfeit Passers Warn Their Victim PROVIDENCE, R. I., Dec. MjP) Detectives said today a band of youths, led by a 15-year-old, free ly told a victim their poorly made currency was counterfeit before she acepted two such $10 bills. That bill looks funny," said a woman baker proprietor. "Sure it does, I'm a counter feiter,' said the youth and they both laughed as he picked up his change and a loaf of bread. Two hours later: "Say, I got one like this be fore," said the woman. "It looks phoney." "Sure it's phoney," said a sec ond young customer. "I make them. I got a barrel full at home." More laughter as the transaction was repeated. The four youths involved even tually were rounded up, including the 15-year-old, whose name was withheld under juvenile law. De tectives said he told them he had 14 or 15 of the bills, he said he found "them in a hole in a tree in the park." Max. Mln. Precip. 31 2 as .19 49 .13 36 JOO Sale Portia Janet 41 S3 4S Sam. Francisco Chlcafi NwY ork 63 59 .79 Willamette River 14 let- TORECAST (from- U. S. weather bu reau. McNaxy field. Salem): Partly cloudy today and tonlxht. with litti chanc In tb temperature. The high est today near 44 and the lowest to night near 31. SALEM PUCEPRATIOK Sfiae Stark f Weather Tear. SeoC 1 This Year Xt Year Normal 30.39 33.23 1U1 No Vacation , ry - - n. ttTtw 's" ..::r -- Vx i -' CT ' I v ttt Working Walter is U. S. Rep. Walter Norblad's name while in Salem between sessions of congress. Rep. Norblad is staying at the Senator hotel where he works on schedule of speeches, many telephone and personal calls. He says he will have to return to Washington, D. C, a week early to rest up for his regular job. (Statesman photo.) Tax Bureau Legal Chief Quits Due to 'Vilification' WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-7P)-Charles Oliphant resigned as chief legal officer of the internal revenue service today, deploring "vilifi cation" and piling another sensation on the heap already collected by a house investigating committee. As Oliphant gave up his $14,800 a year job in the Truman admin istration, Frank Nathan went before the inquiry group to deny a charge that he tried to shake down a wealthy cnicago lawyer lor $500,000 with promises to "fix" his tax troubles through influen tial friends in Washington of ficialdom. Nathan shouted that the accu sation was "a dirty, filthy lie." Oliphant resigned in a strongly-worded letter to President Truman. "I find it beyond the limits of my endurance to protect my name and reputation and the prestige of the office I hold in the face of baseless and scurrilous charges x x x" he wrote in part. Linked to Story Oliphant's name was connected with the shakedown story, but the 42 year old attorney, who has been with the revenue bureau since 1939, told Mr. Truman that it was "fantastic" to infer that he had anything to do with the alleged plot. The shakedown story was told to the inquiry group a house ways and means subcommittee yesterday by Abraham Teitel baum, a well to do attorney and real estate operator in Chicago. Tietelbaum swore that a Miami Beach, Fla., last winter he was approached by Nathan and Bert K. Naster and told that if he would shell out half a million dol lars they would "make it easy" for him in a tax fraud case which is still pending. Tells of Clique The two men, Teitelbaum said, hinted that there was a clique in Washington looking for "soft touches" like him. He said they rattled off the names of Oliphant, T. Lamar Caudle, Jess Larson, George J. Schoeneman and Jos eph Nunan. Caudle was an assistant attorn ey general In charge of all tax fraud prosecutions for the Justice department before he was ousted by Mr. Truman November 16. Larson heads the general services administration, the government's "housekeeper" in buying supplies and maintaining public buildings. Schoeneman and Nunan are former internal revenue commis sioners. Nathan said he wished the committee would "put a lie de tector on" Teitelbaum, himself and Mrs. Shyrl Menkin, a friend of Tietelbaum, "to see who is ly ing." His voice rising, he added: "I don't know what their pur pose is." Eugene O'Neill in Critical Condition BOSTON, Dec. 5 -Wt Eugene O'Neill, Nobel and Pulitzer prize winning playwright, is in critical condition at Faulkner hospital. The 63 - year - old dramatist, whose home is at Marblehead, re turned to the hospital last week end after several previous visits. He has Parkinson's disease, 'de scribed as a deterioration of the nerve centers. The hospital confirmed that the playwright is so ill he can have no visitors, except for his wife, Carlotta Monterey, who spends most of her time with him. No. 253 for Walter It All Started With a Monkey Up in a Tree MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Dec. As the wife of Ben Grenald told him on the phone, it was a real riot. There was a monkey in a tree. "Come on home, Ben," she told the Miami Beach pharmacist. "This is a real riot. You'll die." Patrolman John Ward had been called too. He was dancing around under the tree with a bunch of bananas trying to get the monkey down. That was when Grenald's boy, Douglas, got into the red ants. Two-year old Douglas screamed. So did his sister and the kids from the neighborhood. Grenald dunked him in the tub. Then they went back to watch the monkey. That was when the house caught fire. Mrs. Grenald had left a pan full of grease on the stove. It set fire to the curtains and woodwork. Grenald finally put out the fire. The smoke made him sick Mrs. Grenald put the rags they had used to clean up the mess in the washing machine. One of the kids opened the door of the ma chine. That was how the house came to be flooded. When they noticed the water it was four inches deep in the kitchen. Grenald doesn't know what be came of the monkey. PRICE 5c Red Truce Delegates Evade U.N. Questions By William Jorden MUNSAN, Korea, Thursday, Dec. 6 P) -Communist truce dele gates dodged or gave evasive an swers Wednesday on terms for su pervising a Korean armistice but the United Nations command in dicated it was ready to probe to day for areas of common agree ment. In exploratory talks Wednesday the communists cited two Russian satellites, Poland and Czechoslo vakia, as suitable to serve on the communist proposed neutral in spection teams to police a Korean truce. The reds also mentioned Swit zerland, Denmark and Sweden as qualified to serve because they had not sent troops to Korea. The Thursday meeting lasted two and one-half hours. Another subcommittee meeting was sched uled for 11 a. m. Friday. Referring to attempts to obtain clarification of the red truce in spection plan, the communique said: "This attempt was unfortunate ly largely unsuccessful. The com munists repeatedly gave evasive answers or refused to answer. . . The allies also noted that the reds still have not replied to an As Defeu France Tells Rmssi New Expansion Of A-Weapon Output Planned NEW YORK, Dec. 5-P)-Chair-man Gordon Dean of the atomic energy commission said tonight that tentative plans are now being developed for a vast new expan sion of America's atomic weapons output the third since 1949. Dean said the proposed expan sion was spurred by the threat of the "Communist colossus" tower ing the world's free nations and was made feasible, at least in part, by fresh discoveries of uranium deposits in Canada and Colorado. "There has recently been a very decided improvement in the urani um supply outlook," Dean said in a speech prepared for the annual mobilization dinner of the Ameri can Ordnance association. "Although the known sources of uranium available to us today are certainly far from inexhaustible, they nevertheless do represent a substantial improvement over the situation which prevailed until a relatively short while ago." Dean said one of the major rea sons "why a further expansion of the atomic energy program is now being considered" is the fact that recent technilogical developments "have made possible the consider-j, ation of atomic weapons for tacti cal as well as strategic employ ment." In tactical usage, atomic weap ons would be employed for close support of ground troops by such means as atomic artillery shells, "baby" A-bombs or atomic guided missies. Strategic usage would involve long-range attacks against enemy defense centers, with big, mass destruction atom bombs as the weapon. ''These additional nW uses," Dean continued, "obviously tend to raise the demand for numbers of atomic weapons." The AEC chairman emphasized that the proposed expansion is still on an "if and when" basis. Simil arly, he made it clear that if the plan is put into execution, it will mark the third big step-up in atomic production in the last three years. Tito Releases Archbishop Conditionally BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Dec. 5 -(JF)- Marshal Tito's communist government today gave condition al freedom to Msgr. Alojzijc Step inec, the Roman Catholic primate condemned in 1946 to 16 years im prisonment on charges of collabor ating with the Nazis in World War II. The announcement, made through the official news agency Tanjug, did not say what the con ditions were. But it referred to Msgr. Stepinac as the "former archbishop," making clear that the government does not recognize him as the head of the Catholic church in Yugoslavia or in any other official capacity. It seemed obvious that Tito hoped to make public opinion in Western countries more friendly to regime by the release. But a new element of controversy may now be introduced. Vatican sources already have declared that "the mandate Arch bishop Stepinac received upon his consecration remains intact even if the Yugoslav government should not recognize it." The strong - featured, spare -framed Stepinac (pronounced Step-peen-ats), was sentenced to hard labor on Oct. 11, 1946, while still declaring his innocence. He never was required to work. The announcement said that, by his own decision, he will live in the local parish house at Krasic. offer to begin separate subcom mittee discussions on exchange of prisoners of war. The reds said they had "received no instruc tions" from Maj. Gen. Nam II, their senior delegate. SEOUL, Korea, Thursday, Dee. 6-JP)-1he fifth air force destroy ed five communist jets and dam aged five more Wednesday in the tenth straight day of aerial duels over northwest Korea. Far east air forces said 80 MIGs swooped down on an allied rail cutting mission and damaged three F-84 Thunder jets. There were no other reports of allied damage or losses. Allied night fighters and bomb ers attacked almost 2,000 commu nist vehicles Wednesday night and fought off two red aircraft. The allied night pilots claimed at least 220 red vehicles destroyed. B-26s surprised a red convoy of 100 trucks and strafed and bomb ed for two hours, leaving fires and explosions all along the road. The action over northwest Ko rea contrasted sharply with the fading "twilight war" along the 145-mile battle line. Only slight contact was reported Wednesday by the U. S. eighth army. .se W Storm Provides Means of Getting Rid of Dead Whale DEPOE BAY, Dec. 5-VP-IV an ill wind, etc., as proved again by the big storm. Along with the damage to property on the coast, the storm broke up a log aft. The logs then pounded to pieces the dead whale that long has laden the Depoe Bay air. The pieces of whale still are about, but engineers expect to be able to get rid of them something they had not been able to do with the mammoth body, lodged in a rocky cove near town. North America Income 45 Of World Total - UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Dec. 5-(P)-North America, with only nine per cent of the world's total population, produces nearly 45 per cent of the world total of na tional incomes, a United Nations survey shows. Asia, with more than Jialf the world's people, produces only one-tenth of the world income total. The U. N. statistical office's re port on "national income and its distribution in underdeveloped countries deals individually with 57 countries and gives national per capita incomes by continent al areas. In terms of U. S. dollars, it shows the continental areas rank in per capita national income as follows: 1. North America, $1,100; 2. Oceania, including Australia and New Zealand, $560; 3. Eur ope, $380; 4. The U. S. S. R., $310; 5. South America, $170; 6. Africa, $75, and 7. Asia, $50. The United States is the only country with a per capita na tional iifcome of more than $900. In the $600 to $900 group are Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and Britain. Those with per capi ta incomes of less than $100, the lowest group, are Burma, Ceylon, The Dominican Republic, Ecua dor. India, Iran, Kenya, Northern Rhodesia, Pakistan, Paraguay, The Philippines and Thailand. In the $100-$200 group are Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colum bia, Egypt, Greece, Japan, Mexi co, Peru, Southern Rhodesia, Spain, Surinam, Syria, Turkey and Yugoslavia. Per capita incomes run from $200 to $300 in Austria, Cuba, Hungary, Italy, Puerto Rico, and the Union of South Africa; from $300 to $450 in Argentina, Czech oslovakia, Finland, Western Ger many, Ireland, Israel, Poland, The U. S. S. R. and Uruguay, and from $450 to $600 in Belgium, France, Iceland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway and Venezuela. Iran Oil Board Members Quit TEHRAN, Iran, Dee. 5-(P)-Two top men on Iran's oil nationaliza tion board resigned today as eco nomic distress signals were hoist ed by several government offi cials. Sen. Abolraassam Najm, a fi nancial expert, resigned as man aging director of the 11-member parliamentary watchdog board, and Senator Mohammed Sorrorl stepped down with him. There were rumors uncon firmed that both quit in opposi tion to the demand of oil nation alization boss, Hussein Maki, that Iran sell oil to Russia and the communist nations. Solon Convinced Eisenhower to Run NEW YORK, Dec. 5-W-One of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's clos est friends in congress came back from Europe today convinced the general will run for president on the republican ticket. Sen. Carlson (R-Kas) told a re porter: "I was working for the general's candidacy before I left and I'm starting again tomorrow morning. And I expect him to be nominated and elected president on the re publican ticket. Carlson said he spent 45 minutes with Eisenhower a couple of weeks ago and they talked politics. He would give no hint, however, of whether Eisenhower made any commitments on the subject. Q fSIlC?PJt:0 DAYS u uiiiuutumm 1 i TT- .OS By Francis W. Carpenter PARIS, Dec. 5 French Delegate Jules Moch has answer ed Russia's demand for a United Nations ban on the atomic bomb with a declaration the weapon is necessary to France's defense, authoritative sources said tonight. Moch was said to J have made this statement Monday in the se cret big four talks on the eoni flicting east - west disarmament plans. He apparently! referred to Soviet Foreien Minister AndrW v. Vishinsky's demand for Immediate, prohibition of atom ibombx. h. i fore any control system has been set up. 1 The belated disclosure came fU er big four delegates spent six more hours today in another round of questions and answers. No pro gress toward agreement wn re ported. Scanty reports emerging, from -the guarded subcommittee ream indicated the western big tWee and Vishinsky are.gettlng a bette idea about their points of differ ence, but that is as far as it goes. Luis Padilla Nervo of Hkiim: the U. N. assembly president mho is acting as chairman, said .after the. two closed. sessions todav ha very clear statements were snad on the respective Dosltjon. h said the subjects aw very diffi cult, i On the basis of present, posi tions, it appears some kin of arms commission will be formed by the general assembly which meets tomorrow and it is con sidered likely the Russians will take part. Both the Russians and the west have been in substantial . agreement on the need for such a commission to replace the old atomic energy commission and tho commission for conventional arm aments, .j Storm Forces Golden Gate Bridge Repair SAN FRANCISCO,: Dec. 5n Some repairs will have 1o be made to the Golden Gate bridge as a re sult of the gale that swept against the giant span last Saturday night. The announcement today by General Manager James E. Rkk etts said "These repairs in no way affect the safety of the bridge nor will they interfere withthe flow of bridge traffic." I ! Winds up to around' 69 miles en hour whipped through: the Golden Gate Saturday. The: storm was such a menace to traffic on the bridge that traffic across it was halted for about three' hours. Ricketts' ' statement today said "While the strain and stress of Saturday's wind were far less than the bridge was -designed to withstand, they will j necessitate, among other things,! repairs to the expansion Joint guide assem bly of the floor system where the wear and tear of traffic occurs. Rooster Has Homing Traits MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. i-JT Roosters, it seems, get homesick, too. ! ' This one did hoofing It through three miles of city streets to get back home. i Mrs. Roy Newman, attorney and chicken fancier, told this story to day: ) She gave a friend, Gv A. Robin son, a wmte rooster J earlier this week. The next day Robinson re ported the bird missing. : , Mrs. Newman glanced out her window. The gift rooster wet and bedraggled was! wandering around the yard. ; f . i EGYPT LIMITS MEETINGS CAIRO, Egypt, Dee. tMPW-Fo- Moch Ansivers Red Plea for A-BombBm lice fired shotgun blasts and used clubs to disperse antitBrltish stu dent demonstrators here today. A nr.: government spokesman then de clared all demonstrations wiU be banned throughout Egypt, effect ive tomorrow. f Blood Donation Record Expected In Salem Today A record group of 1480 donor have signed to give blood s "Christmas gifts for the boys in Korea" in Salem) today and the response caused two extra days to be set aside for later blood donations in Salem, . It was announced Wednesday night by Frank W. Parcber, Marion county Red Cross chap ter chairman. j , The ' extra days have been set for January 3 from neon to 5 p. m. at the armory and January 7 durinf the evenicj at city hall. j j Donors .today will1 give bleed from noon to 5 p. 'm. at the armory. r (Story also la section , page 6). , - ; . :