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- . ' Ii . " ' - : ;; . f ir - Vir : . . . V,' '-.-1, -: .. . .- ..... . e - Z-1 - f " f Jmto' i y Em mm i f Airliner Dives i Jziik Jersey Apartme lOlst-YEAB 14 PAGES TO' Tn . laat week's issue of U. S, News and World Report David Lawrence has an editorial strongly endorsing nominating Presidents lw the direct primary. "Let the Tnnle Nominate is the title of his piece. He quotes from a letter a Mitchell Palmer, then a con gressman, wrote to Woodrow Wil son. President-elect, on eo. a, 1913 in which Palmer urged that such nominations be made direct ly by the people at the polls. "There ought never to be another residential nominating conven tion." he wrote. Lawrence recom mends that Congress pass a presi dential preference primary law now and provide for a run-off pri marv bT the two candidates re- roivinff the hiehest number of votes of their party in those states where no candidate gets a major ity. He closes with this: "There is every reason why the President of the United States should be the choice of his own party as well as of the people as a whole." That 191 date of the Palmer letter excites memories. The pre ceding year was a torrid presi dential election year. That was the time of the split in the Re publican party which opened the way for the election of Woodrow Wilson, Democrat. William How ard Taft was President, and his friends , were in control of the party machinery. They excluded delegates from certain contested states, who were pledged to Theo dore Roosevelt (who was seeking "another cup of coffee"), and thus gained the nomination for Taft. The Roosevelt faction bolted, set up the Progressive party with Roosevelt 'as. the banner-bearer. It went down, to defeat and car ried Taft and -'the- Republicans along with it. Under the spur of that experi ence there was agitation for a gen eral presidential primary; but as time went on, and the world war came, the agitation died out and little since has been heard about it. A third of the states now hold primaries to choose delegates for the (Continued on editorial page, 4.) Officials StiU Hopeful for KoreanTruce WASHINGTON (-United States officials taking a new look at the Korean truce negotiations came up Tuesday with the con clusion that there is still a reason able prospect for agreement. - That view takes account of those opinions: 1. The present deadlocks over prisoner of war exchange and a ban on air field buildup are not necessarily hopeless. The Reds have given up on tough issues in the past and American concessions on some points may be possible. '. 2. Despite the irritation of many sessions of repetitious talk and sometimes insulting behavior on the part of the Reds, patience on the United Nations side will not run out for many weeks. The talks,' according to the best esti mates here, may go on as much as two months or more, so far as the United Nations are concerned. Secretary of State Acheson is understood to have discussed the situation with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after the present session of Congress opened and to have developed the theme that there is still a hopeful pros pect for a truce. Animal Crackers y WARREN GOODRICH LITTLE HBCK CLAMS in KX3 frrt. k HAYOCN-KtNNCDV Vc. In. "WJwfi ftv. MHr wWt yo? Yoa Mo uiA e word tl evemngP n Thm Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon, Wednesday. January 23, 1952 Former Tax Chief Convicted BOSTON (P)-Denis W. Delaney, ousted Massachusetts .Collector of Internal- Revenue, was Convicted Tuesday night on all six counts in two -indictments charging he accepted $7,500 to influence tax decisions and falsely certified as paid $180,497 in tax liens. The conviction carries a pos sible maximum sentence of 18 years imprisonment and fines of $37,500. ' The jury deliberated seven hours and 15 minutes. The verdict came as a surprise because the jury had sent word to Judge Charles E. .Wyzanski Jr., a few minutes earlier that it wished instructions. When court was reconvened it developed the jury only wished to know in what form it should return its; findings. The balding 58-year-old Delan ey stood staring at the jury while the verdict was reported Judge Wyzanski announced that he would await a report from the probation officer on Delaney be fore pronouncing sentence. He said he did not believe this would oc cur this week. Meanwhile, he continued Delan ey 's bail of $2,500. Delaney's counsel, C. Keefe Hurley, had no comment on the verdict. PUC Grants Truck Freight Rate Increase Increase -of 6 per cent in rates charged by trucks hauling in Ore gon was granted Tuesday by Charles Ji-Heltzel, state public utilities commissioner. The boost was first sought last May and will be effective Feb. 1. Heltzel said evidence presented at hearings in September showed increased operating costs. He pointed out that railroads had been granted 6 per cent increase in rates and that Washington State had raised intrastate trucking rates earlier uus month. Yesterday's order, he said, "will tend to .maintain an equalization between , railroad and motor car rier rates, which is desirable from the shipping public standpoint." The order applies to tall com modities and traffic other than in-tra-city drayage, bulk petroleum and used, household goods. Applicatin for the increase was filed by the Pacific Inland Traffic Bureau, seeking 6 per cent more on the basis" of greater 'operating costs, including wages, commodi ties, materials, equipment and taxes. Petitioners witnesses; testified they were striving for an operat ing ratio of 92 to 93 per cent which, they said, is recognized in the in dustry as well as by regulatory bodies as' the ratio which will per mit carriers to maintain a sound financial) position and to obtain a reasonable profit. Several truck ers testified they would have to retire from business unless the rate increase was granted. Most general objection to the increase was that price ceilings do not allow higher freight' rates to be passed on but forced shippers to absorb these additional costs. Sweden Returns Marshall Plan Aid WASHINGTON (JP) -I Sweden had given back 11 million dol- flars she received from the United States under the Marshall Plan. The Swedes said they no longer needed the money. The Agriculture Department re ported this Tuesday in a statement saying Sweden has no serious dol lar shortage and is planning to increase her imports of American cotton. iv Salem District May Centralize Glasses in Annexed Schools Centralizing of school classes in some of the recently consolidated district Was tentatively decided Tuesday night by Salenf District School Board. The board authorized budget planning' on the basis of the fol lowing changes: t In the newly added Polk Coun ty schools, all pupils of first, sec ond and third grades Would be taught at Zena School; pupils of fourth, fifth and sixth would go to. the westside Lincoln School: seventh and eighth graders would come in to West Salem Junior High. .: . r In the southern districts, classes would be consolidated focAnkeny, Women Volunteer to fHipcit i5.- s I Vt ' i h - : J !x Z .y1 W .''" : : Mmmm - J .". v ' - -i -r ii i n ii ii i r-rf " ji w nun mi ml ri i -1 Patients of Oregon State Hospital will be receiving volunteer aid from about 20 Salem area women who will donate an hoar a week in rehabilitation work. The groan, from Oregon Council of Churches and Red Cross, completed classes this week. Answering questions from the volunteers are, from left. Dr. C. E. Bates, superintendent; Dr. Dean K. Brooks, assistant superintendent; Mrs. Carolyn Prince, rec reational supervisor: Miss Henrietta Bear, clinical instructor. Volunteers are, seated, from left, Mrs. A. A. Taylor; Mrs. Roy Wright; Mrs. Clayton Trea dwell; Mrs. Jessie Howard. Standing are, from left, Mrs. Roy M. Loekenour: Mrs. Catherine Lyon; Mrs. Marvin Nettleton. (Statesman photo.) Ofce Sftai.es Russian War Not fl iito tit i Die iiit By PRESTON GROVER SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, Allied Powers In Europe, Jan. 22 (JPy-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower published officially Tuesday his be lief that war with Russia is not imminent. But he declared North Atlantic forces must be built up and a constitutional convention should be called to unify Europe as part of a great combination of spiritual, economic and military strength Mine Safety Laws Sought WASHINGTON (JP) Declaring that coal miners are being killed "needlessly" almost every day in this country, President Truman asked Congress Tuesday for ade quate laws to make the mines safe. Bills are pending to give the Interior Department power to en force its mine safety regulations. Mr. Truman urged that they be acted on at once to help prevent the "shocking fatalities." Seeks Safety Betiveen Rails BROWNSVILLE, Tex. (JP) En gineer E. K. Gilmore reported run ning his switch engine over a man Tuesday. Officer Red Turner found Reyes Guzman, 17, of Mexico City sound asleep between the rails. Guzman said he was sleeping between the rails because he is afraid of snakes. "Maybe people don't know it but snakes don't cross railroad tracks," he explained. Pearson Files As Candidate for Demo 'Delegate State Treasurer Walter J. Pear son put in his name Tuesday as candidate for delegate to the Dem ocratic national convention, to re present the state at large. Pearson has announced he will not seek reelection as treasurer. His convention ballot slogan: "For a united, strong Democratic ticket backing the principles of Franklin D. Roosevelt H. H. JJeArmondT Bend, . filed Tuesday for. delegate to the Re publican national convention from the second congressional district. He is for General Eisenhower. Prospect and Rosedale at Rose dale except for seventh and eighth graders who would be brought in to Salem. v Students of the upper two grades also would come into Salem from Roberts. In each case Salem school bus transportation would be provided. . , , No changes are planned for the remainder of this school year. Six consolidating districts turned over their funds to Salem District this month, totaling $10,5S3. A seventh district, Spring Valley, will revote Feb. 1 on consolidation with Sa lem. ' ' ' " " "' " (Additional details, Pago 11.) to gam permanent security and end the cold war. He believes Russian leader-re alize it would be "very foolish to start a global war now, but can not say what they might do in the future. Barring a shooting war, the West is likely to win the cold war, he added. Question Period The statements of the com mander of North Atlantic Pact forces were made Monday to cor respondents accredited to his headquarters near Paris in an in formal talk followed by a period of questioning. His remarks were released for publication Tuesday and some of them were deleted. They concerned high policy mat ters primarily. Gen. Eisenhower said nothing about the fact he has been made a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, and the reporters were asked to put no questions on political matters. None did. "Off the Cuff He spoke without notes and an swered all questions "off the cuff." He made these other points: 1. No nation can expect any other, including the United States, to carry the "entire burden" of the North Atlantic Treaty organi zation. 2. He does not consider Britain a part of Western Europe, and efforts to include her in a Federa tion of Europe and a unified Eu ropean army would be a "stumb ling block rather than a help" be cause of her world-wide responsi bilities. Fire Damages Portland Firms PORTLAND (JP)-Tire damaged two Portland metal firms Tuesday with the loss estimated upwards of $250,000. The interiors of both the North west Foundry and Furnace Co. and the fabricating shop of Armco Drainage and Metal Products Company were burned out. Five firemen suffered minor in juries. The idling of the plants put 125 men out of work. Car's Trouble Not Hard to Locate Mrs. Harry Dorman, 505 Mis sion St, noticed her car's motor overheating as she drove down town Tuesday, so she stopped at a service station to have the trou ble located. It wasn't hard to find. Sometime Monday night someone had stolen the car's radiator. Max. inn. S3 31 43 2S 11 .4f XI M M Salem ' Portland San Francisco Chicago 38 S4 36 New York 49 23 wuumene raver u xeev. i FORECAST (from U. S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Showers today and tonlxhU Hijrh today - near ty ana torn, law tonight 40, i. saiem tern perature at 12:01 a. m. today was 33, SAUEM PRECIPITATION - I Since start mt Weather Tew Sea. 1 This Year Last Year Normal asjxs S3.7S XI X3 PRICE 5c No. 301 State Hospital Mac Restrains Supporters in New Hampshire CONCORD, N. H. WVChair man Arthur Snell of the "Fight ers for MacArthur in New Hamp shire said Tuesday his group would not submit the general's name in the March 11 primary the-' nation's first but would file a slate of delegates favorable to MacArthur. The action was taken after he received a wire from the general stating "if my name were entered in the New Hampshire primary, I would withdraw it." Backers Plan to Enter Mac's Name In Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, Pa. (A) Gen. Douglas MacArthur's name will be entered in the Pennsylvania Presidential preference primary on April 22, a supporter said Tues day. John G. Davis, state chairman of the "Fighters for MacArthur" said the organization has been giv en "definite assurance" that Mac Arthur will not "repudiate any efforts" to inject his name the primary. into Payroll Classes Salem Schools As 'Big Business' "Big business' in Marion Coun ty is Salem School District 24, which had a $1,617,536 payroll last year. Business Manager C. C. Ward reported to the" district board of directors Tuesday night that em ployes during the year totaled 1, 023, including some part-time help. An average of 600 paychecks were issued monthly. In the tax column, payroll col lections were $193,845 in federal income (withholding) tax, $16,186 in state income tax. The cost of educating a Salem district school child, Ward said, averages $238 per year. Kef auver's Bicl DiSalle Delays WASHINGTON (JP) Support ers of Sen. Kefauver (D-Tenn.), encouraged by reports of a Ke fauver boom in the northwest, said Tuesday night they expect he will formally announce his candidacy for - the Democratic presidential nomination within 24 hours. - National Kefauver-for-Presldent headquarters here strongly hinted the crime-hunting senator will make the announcement at a news conference called for 12 noon P$T Wednesday. In another political development. Price Director Michael V. DiSalle announced a 24-hour postpone ment in disclosing whether he will seek the democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate seat now held by Republican John, W. Bricker of Ohio. He had been . expected to speak out Tuesday. I - : DiSalle, wise-cracking former mayor of Toledo, told newsmen 2 -fr -S- Patterson Death Brings Expressions of Sorrow By the Associated Press President Truman Tuesday night described Robert P. Patter son as a "great American and a great public servant. Mr. Truman issued a statement at Washington on the death of Patterson in a plane crash at Elizabeth, N. J. Other public figures expressed sorrow at the death of the former secretary of war. In Buffalo, N. Y., associates said Patterson made the plane trip be cause a court case in which he took part at Buffalo was complet ed sooner than he expected. They said he cancelled a train reserva tion and boarded the ill-fated air liner after he decided to return to New York earlier than he had planned. Patterson was appointed assist ant secretary of war in 1940 by President Roosevelt. Within six months he became Undersecretary of War, and superv ised the Army's 100 billion dollar World War II procurement program. Throughout the war he was con sidered the "strong right arm," of War Secretary Henry L. Stimson. President Truman appointed Pat terson to succeed Stimson when the latter resigned in 1945 . . . Others killed in the New Jersey crash included John F. Chester, 45, former general business editor of The Associated Press. Chester was public relations director for Car rier Corp., Syracuse, N. Y. None of the plane passengers was from the Pacific Northwest. Rain Competes With Snow in Salem Area Most of the week-end snow melted away Tuesday afternoon in the wake of rain, which prom ised to continue today, according to weathermen. Possibility of a freeze still re mained however, with reports that temperatures may drop to 29 tonight. Weathermen said there may be snow flurries this morning, and maybe some Thursday morning, all of it mixed with rain. Total snowfall in the current storm, which began late Sunday, amounted to 1.8 inches in the 48 hour period ending Tuesday morning. It was the heaviest of the season. Tuesday's rainfall was .40 inches. Milder weather was predicted for other parts of Western Ore gon. Snow and ice still made travel hazardous in mountain areas and Eastern Oregon. More snow is expected east of the Cas cades. Falls City, which took the brunt of the snowfall, reported eight Inches Tuesday morning, most of which melted away un der rains during the afternoon. The Valsetz road was again open after being closed by snow Sun day and Monday. Schools in Dal las were also open Tuesday. Elsewhere in the state. Grants Pass was reported heavily snowed in Tuesday. Lowest temperature in Oregon was three above zero recorded at Ontario. Salem's min imum was 33. Light Case of Polio Reported First 1952 case of poliomyelitis In Marion County was reported Tuesday, but it was light enough that the victim remained at home rather than going to the hospital. Mrs. Lulu Lukens, 35, of 1420 MacArthur St, is the first to con tact the 'disease this. year. On the county health depart ment's list of communicable dis ease cases reported last week are six of chick en pox, four of measles, two each of ringworm and scabies, one each om conjunctivitis, in fectious mononucleosis, broncho pneumonia, lobar pneumonia, vir us pneumonia, scarlet fever and septic sore throat. Expected Soon; Senate Decision he will announce his decision to morrow. New reports circulated that the White House was (1) urging Eh Salle to remain as price chief and (2) offering him another import ant post to keep him In the gov ernment. - Kefauver himself did nothing to discourage predictions that he would toss tis hat into the ring quickly. - In Seattle. Wash-, reports of a northwest boom for Kefauver co incided with an apparently grow ing feeling among some Democrats that President Truman may not seek re-election. Chairman Harry Henson of the Washington State Democratic Committee, said the Democrats there will throw their support to Kefauver if Truman declines to run. ROBERT P. PATTERSON Ex-Sec f War Killed First Cavalry Digs in Near Russ Territory CAMP CRAWFORD, Hokkaido, Japan (vPv-The rougn and ready U.S. First Cavalry Division moved here from Korea last month to set up defensive positions within sight -of Russian territory. Security consideration prevent ed disclosure of the news until Tuesday. After 17 long months of combat in Korea, the famed outfit now patrols Japan's northermost island, a possible battle ground in any future World War III. I car assure you of this, If they land here we'll be ready for them with everything we have," said Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Har rold, division commander. In Tokyo, Gen. Matthew B. Ridgways headquarters said the division replaced, the cavalry in Korea last month. Russian troops are only 34 miles east of Hokkaido, on tiny Habomai Island. Ten miles from the east coast are the Russian occupied Kuriles. The big Russian island of Sakhalin is less than 30 miles north. Because the Russians are so close, Harrold said, "we feel we are as much on the front line here as we ever were in Korea." Veterans Bonus Application Ready Second application of the state for permission to sell approximate ly $40,000,000 of World War II veterans bonus bonds in the open market was being prepared here Tuesday and probably will be rea dy to file with a federal credit restraint committee in San Fran cisco within 10 days. The previous application was disapproved by the committee on ground that sale of the bonds would result in additional infla tion. E. C. Sammons, Portland bank er, was expected to appear before the committee this time and urge approval of the application. Area Organizes Improvement Club Statesauui Newt Service MORNINGSIDE Thirteen resi dents of mis area met Tuesday night to organize the South Vil lage - Morningside Improvement Club. A general meeting for all the people in the area will be held Feb. 12. Named president was Joseph Thompkins. Vice president is Jim Phillips, and Warren Clark was elected secretary-treasurer. Principal item of discussion was the equipping of the playground, donated to the South Village area by Alfred Larsen. Engineers to Move Fish Elevator PORTLAND JP) The flsh ele vator to be installed In McNary Dam will come from Bonneville Dam, where it is no longer need edArmy engineers said Tuesday. They said Bonneville has six fish lifts. Most of the fish use fish ladders to surmount the dam. bow- ever, and the elevators are used only while ladders are being clear ed or for tagging of some fish. Bids on moving the lift to Me Nary will be opened about Feb. 28. i. " 23 on Plane, 5 Perish as' Building Hit ELIZABETH, N. J. CTVA rl lashed airliner dived with a flam-' ing roar into a heavily populates! residential area here r Tuesday killing aU 23 aloardV -indndin Former War Secretary Robert P. Patterson. ; Five other persons perished La ' their homes when the silver p3 rammed into a small ?apartmeni: house, bringing the total deaUs toll to 28. r ; The bodies of tbxe cruldre' were recovered from the charred debris. A mother and two of them was killed as well as ' one other person. i . . The twin-engined American air liner, attempting to land by ra dar, thundered out of the fog acd ' smashed into the three-rtorr frsnsst building at 3:45 pan- The Cotveair -exploded like a bomb, r Flames shot through: two adja cent dwellings and turned the en- tire closely-built residential see- ' tion into a crackling -inferno cf fire and flying debris, i Screams came from the burn ing building. : ' Misses High Schel f i. The Buffalo-to-New ark plaac. caught in heavy fog and rain, nar- rowly missed Battin High School -for Girls as it rocketed tiown over Williamson Street, 2-& miles shears of Newark Airport. f The crash ripped the fraao dwelling into splinters, and turned an adjoining three-story brick apartment house and a 'frame etu plex house into a. sea f flame. Great, fiery clouds ; blossomed high above the area, about halt a mile from the heart of this city of 112,000. Elizabeth is about 12 miles southwest of Kew Yotia City. . . Clothing Afire f f Some residents, near hysteria. dashed out of the biasing build- ' ings One small boy ran. scream ing, his clothing afire until a by stander stopped him and put,eut the flames. - By nightfall, the fire Was under control, and platoons of rescue, workers clawed througH the great, smoking heaps' of wreckage i search of more victims, k Elizabeth's mayor, James X. Kirk, issued a demand tor -relocation of Newark airport to re move an "umbrella ef -i ianxer from the city. c r Second Major Crash 1 1 Two major plane crashes havo ' occurred here within a month. Only 38 days ago oa Dec 16 - a non-scheduled Newark-to-Florida transport plane crashed about a mile away from the scene of Tuesday's trarr-r H!Hn .it .a , persons aboard. - : ine ceiling was down to 4M feet, and visibility cut to three fourths of a mile as - the plane headed for Runway 6 it Newark. "We looked out a window awt saw buildings burst into flames, said a faculty member, of Battia High School. "People came run ning out into the street. One wom an was screaming "my baby is isx there'." The plane's pilot, Capt. Thoxnae. -J. Reid, 31, lived only three blocks from the spot 'where the plane crashed at 306 Williams Street. Flames in Sky f Z There was a terrific explosicm."" said Mrs. Ann Wurth, a near by resident. "We came-oct of the house and saw flashes of flames shooting into the sky. I picked 19 my boy and ran as far -away I could go." t i Hundreds of townmonl throng the rainswept area. Bodies were nassed tmm harwt- to-hand from deep within the mounds of wreckage, and lowered to waiting stretcher bearers.. , vjne zragmenuzea piece ox air plane wing, sheared eft and thrown to one side by the impact, lav on the eround nearbv. hut other parts of the craft were can- t S 1 X 1 9) L . ceaiea in ux jumowa wrecxage. FJfht davs tea. a KftrtVaum airliner, also a two-engined Coa- vair, undershot La Guardia Field and crashed into the East River in New York Citv. but all 3 aboard were rescued. WOKKEK DDZS IN FAlX PORTLAND (JP) - At Portlaad construction worker fell- to torn death from a 15-foot " scaffold Tuesday. He was Albert Wonsie, who died at a hospital several hours after the mishap. 4 SpeII-Dovn! The fellewlag words are among those whieJs may tee msed ta the 1952 Oregon Stitetmaw KSLM Spelling Contest semi finals and finals. 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