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Newspaper Page Textrvn a rn New Command Off mm 1 1 i ! ! U. S. Near Seizure of Phones Electric, - Meat Workers Disputes Nearing Crisis Fy tl Associated Prm The nationwide s t r i k e of aMDOB FOUNDBD 1651 NINETY-FIFTH YEAR 22 PAGES Salem, Oregon. Sunday Morning. January 13. 1946 Price Sc No. 251 I -. ; f . - A : - i . On corner of the grounds of the state capital at Nashville ia the tomb of James K. Polk, presi dent of the United States from 1845 tq 1840, and hia wife. It bears this epitaph: "By hia public policy he de fined, established and extended the boundaries of his country". He planted (he laws of the American union on the shores of the Pacific. Hia influence arfd his counsels tended to organize the national treasury 'on the principles of the Constitution, and to apply the rule of freedom to navigation, trade and Industry." I visited Nashville during my own term as governor, and stood In silent salute before the tomb of James K.jPolk, in respect for the memory of one who finally settled the great Oregdn question. just a century ago. Any review .of the events of that momentous year of 1846 must take first into, account the positive leadership supplied by that almost forgotten president, James K. Polk. In my opinion Polk has suf fered greatly, in the shortening of his fame, j There are several reasons for that. First, Is the bias of the Whig historians. When Polk, the first dark horse to be nominated for the presidency, was named at Baltimore to run against the popular Henry Clay, the Whigs asked . contemptuously, -Who is James K. Polk?" And historians, chiefly biased north erners, failed to give fair apprais al of his work as president. Ban croft' is an (Continued on Editorial Page) Eisenhower j Appeals for ! End of Clamor i TORONTO, Ont., Jan. t2-tffV Th wave of "bring them home" public opinion in the United States is blinding American oc cupation troops to the importance cf the allies "unfinished task" in Germany and Japan, General Dwight D. Eisenhower told a news conference today. Blaming this condition for much of the current unrest jin the European and Pacific theatres, the former supreme allied com mander in Europe said: "This clamor to bring the boys home gets back to the soldier and has a very definite influence on his attitude and morale. He thinks 'well, if everyone says bring us on home we must not have, much to do over here.' ' "It's extremely difficult for a 'tujlluiluuiK Ul l .1 Kl 111 wic laic of this kind of thing to convince the men of the real importance of their alignment." Army Plans to Fill UNO Quota WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-UP)-Existing plans for the postwar military organizations will lake care j of the United States' quota f armed forces for the UNO se curity force. The arrny plans a force of 1, 550,000 men by next July 1, of which 797,00ft will be overseas. War department officials said to night that any requirements un dei UNO commitments could be met out of this force. It is assumed that the two m a vii v"-v u pa lsvi as lllica III Germany and Japan in themselves will constitute part of the securi ty forre. In ndli1iin th tilannH Strength organization includes what is officially described as a "small strategic reserve." This -would be made up of troops in fantry1, airborne, armored and other stationed in the United jStatesut ready for quick deploy ment in an emergency. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "look! I think he'i going to take hit tint ttepF 4 Owf0 Cjr ,,(., -V sit J'H 1 "v7 8 AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12-Gen-' era! Joseph W. StllweU has been named commanding gen eral af the western defense command, the army announced today. Degnan Avers 7 Girl Victim of SexMariiac CHICAGO, Janl l-iJPj-The fa ther of Suzanne pegnan said to night he believed a sex maniac kidnaped, killed and cut up hia 6-year-old daughter early last " -i --.' j i- -. 2 The slayei tiidn't use a lao- der to enter Suzanne's bedroom, t but I pulled himself into the open Vlndow by standing on a wooden Milling of porch steps directly be neath the window. 3. The girl was strangled in her room and dropped from the win dow at approximately 12:50 a.m. Standing in the bedroom, Deg nan said: "11 believe that a sex maniac did this to my daughter, because I know in my heart that in all mj personal life or my work with the office of price administration therej was nothing which would have caused anyone to kill her. Xo Money "2 have no money and anyone who knows me knew I have no mone," he added. "Anyone who wti ntc! to grt money from me wouldj have found that out first, whichi would have been easy. "That's why I rule out the ran som nVte. It was probably some thing to mystify the. police. New Atomic Uses Forecast LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 (A A preview of industrial applica tions of atomic energy was given at a meeting of the American Physical Society on the Los An geles campus of the University f California. New devices for heating houses at exceptionally low cost, iew methods of preserving metals against corrosion, and adaptation of radio-activity to revolutionize medical research were among the 500 new products and processes which Walter C. Smith, represent ing General Electric laboratories, said " will shortly be released to American industry." ' C HENNAl LT IN CHUNGKING CHUNGKING, Jan. 12 -tfP)-Quietly and unobtrusively, Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault slipped into Chungking last night to be come, it is rumored, adviser to Chiang Kai-Shek. Weekly Jobless Checks Shatter Weekly payments - to, unem ployed broke all records during the past week when 28,302 checks were sent out by the unemploy ment compensation commission. In addition, 3966 checks went out as readjustment allowances to returning- veterans- under the GI bill of rights, bringing the total out-of-work checks to 32,268. The previous high was during the week ended April 9, 1938, when a back log of 27,237 payments was made. Payments under the state law I reached $478,578 or more than was paid out to the unemployed dur 1 ing the entire year of 1943 and 11944. ' Preliminary employment reports 1 h J 1, Norblad Maintains! i .!'-. '1 2-1 1 Lead ... . V . ' ; s - Late Count Puts Astorian Ahead 20,333 to 9827 ? By tht Associated Press Oregon's first congressional dis trict continued its unbroken GOP affiliation today, giving Walter A. Norblad, 37, Astoria republican, a 2-to-l endorsement for the unex pired term of the late Rep. James W, Mott. ! Norblad,, recently discharged air corps intelligence officer, led his independent-democratic oppo nent, Bruce M. Spaulding, Salem attorney, in each of the 10 coun- rirst Cacrsskal ilstrkt elecOoa tail) t By the Associated Press Ttml Pets, tithlm paal. Benton -31 79 Clackamas US 11 Clatsop 45 45 1J51 3J5 3.171 8 S23 ,131 1.177 33 1.S04 13S Ml 1.750 C -" wo 417 188 3,438 859 S32 783 S41 IS II M H M U X his S4)l t27 ,ay. Early count i established the j I c h was main ts continued to ; e totals gave !s tes to S27 for 500 precincts. t e than 20 per i red voters went MA. . 1 REMAINS SAM ; POUNTIXO Wa . jheld a lead"of 5131'tO S . Jruce Spaulding late Saturday in Marion county, with all but one of the county's 82 precinct included it ; The Statesman's tabulation. The! miss ing precinct was Breitenbush. Meantime, Secretary of; State Robert S. Farrell, jr., urged that county clerks act quickly in mak ing the 'official vote catlvass so that Norblad can receive his cer tification and leave for Washing ton as soon as possible to take over his first district congression al post. In som elections, several weeks have elapsed after the vot ing before there has been a tabu lation other than that effected by newpapers Immediately 1 after the polls ',. closed. Spaulding, who Is a democrat but who ran as an independent, Saturday messaged his successful republican opponent, saying: "I sincerely offer you any assistance or aid you might desire of me in your new responsilibiu'ei in Washington. Oregon is expecting great things of you. Congratula tions on your fine vote. (Late Marion county returns on page 2.) Fire Damages Apartments An apartment1 house , at 495 N. Summer at was damaged by a stubborn fire that Salem firemen fought for over two hours Satur day night and were still fighting early Sunday morning. The fire in the buildfng, owned by John H. Carklns, was thought to have started near the furnace, and spread through the walls, making it hard to get under con- troL Residents of the building were able i t leave as the fire started slowly and no one was injured, according to eye wit nesses. : " . Compensation All Records from representative concerns all over the state show a drop in cov ered employes of about 60,00 since V-J day, while the number of re turned veterans has passed 65,000. With many highway and building projects not expected to get under way for sometime, f officials said there is little chance of . definite drop In the, claims load before late spring. ; t : ';. '. T': ! Under the new schedule of ben efits adopted by the. 1945 legisla ture, those j with .wage credits in covered employment during the base year that ended September 30, 1945, are entitled to weekly payments of $10 to $18 for per iods of five to 20 weeks. - UK E0c4s Vita! Australia, Brazil, Poland, Mexico, Netherlands, Egypt Named to Board By John A. Farria LONDON, Janl 12 -(JT)- The vital security council of the United Nations organization, in vested with the power to invoke armed force for preservation of the peace, was formed today by the general assembly, which overrode soviet proposals to postpone election of six non permanent members. In a aeries of secret ballots the assembly elected Australia,! Brazil and Poland to , two-yea ' terms on the all-powerful 11 member council, and named The Netherlands, Egypt and Mexico to one-year terms. The five ma ; Jor powers, the United States, ; Britain, the soviet union, France and China, are the permanent members. There were indications the Returning Congressmen Face Political Quandary By JACK BELL WASHINGTON, Jan. .-(MTongTess COmes back to Wash ington next week in a political quandry that finds many mem bers eyeing the November elections without knowing which way to jump on at least five major Issues. A sampling of opinion among democrats and republicans pointed tto these as current puz- : ; zlers Strikes and labor legislation. particularly the fact-finding pro posal which President Truman has made and which he may urge again in j his state of the Station message Thursday. Loans to foreign countries, head ed by the $3,375,000,000 proposed advance to Great Britain. Projected merger of the army and navy into a single fighting force, a move which Mr. Truman has requested. Extension of price controls, on which Mri Truman also may bear down in his Thursday message. Peacetime compulsory military training, which Mr. Truman has recommended. j These are issues on which many congress members frankly say they don't know how the wind will be blowing in November, when all the house and-ipne-third of the senate seats are to be filled. Their decisions on thee issues will affect vitally Mr. Truman's efforts to keep democratic control of congress. $. The legislators aren't sofv.orried politically tfbout some othf press ing problems such as deipobiliza tion, housing, atomic energy con trol and tax adjustments. jMost of them guess that it will ! be the popular thing to get the boys out of uniform, build houses, keep the bomb secret and reduce taxes. Governor Cites Junior G of G Week Jan. 14-21 Gov. Earl Snell Saturday called attention to "Junior Chamber of Commerce week," January 14 to 21. 5 City's Newest ii Prest-o-logs at the rate of 2009 pounds aa hour axe being turned out twin-machine setup at the Capitol Lumber company on North Cherry street In Salem. Waste wood shavings are crushed and fed Into the holes In the large wheels, then compressed under z,09 pounds of pressure. Ted Lord Is shown operating the machines which bow are producing on a seven-day week basis. (Photo by Bill Scott, Statesman staff photographer) full security council would mitt early next week to arrange them1 to draw up quoins of armed forces. Britain has been pressing for immediate organization of air, sea and land services which will provide the teth in the United Nations organization's peace preservation powers. The assembly also elected 17 members to the economic and social council of the United Na tions organization. They are Chile, China, Norway, the Unit ed Kingdom, Peru, the Soviet Union, the United States, Can ada, Lebanon, Colombia, France, India, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, the Ukrainian republic, Cuba and Greece. New Zealand and Yugoslavia were tied for the final place, and voting to resolve the dead lock was deferred until Monday. Problem: Which is Worse, to Lose Face, or Lose Pants CHUNGKING, Sunday, Jan. IS -CT)- A large part of Gen eral Marshall's wardrobe was missing today along with a Chinese honsebojr. Chinese police search for Che suspected boy was stimulated greatly by fear of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's Ire when Ihe hears of the incident. Unless the clothes are ne turned, officials protecting the American envoy's home stand to lose faee" a tragedy in dignity-conscious China. Solons Delay Draft Hearings WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Jf-The army's current demobiliza tion troubles are worrying con gressional backers of universal military training legislation. This became known today as house military committee hear ings on the peacetime draft advo cated by President Truman were postponed temporarily, with ho definite date set for their resump tion. The hearings, Chairman May (D-Ky.) told reporters, will be reopened shortly. Originally, they were to have been resumed Im mediately after the congressional vacation ending Monday. Industry Operating to Capacity ' '"4 i i Js.r. Jap Vote Ordered By Mac Army Discharge i onus cm m Japan Command TOKYO, Sunday, Jan. 13 -(JP) General MacArthur today auth orized the Japanese government to hold a nationwide election first since the surrender any time after March 15. The permission is welcomed by all political parties, Kyodo news ; ajctmcy said. The general's action followed a reorganization of Japan's cabinet under an order by MacArthur to purge all public offices of ultrar ; nationalists. This order thus paved the way for "new blood" to be injected into Japan's body politic. MacArthur also ordered the im mediate lowering of the discharge point score for army officers and men in his command today. Points Cut The points for enlisted men were cut from 50 to 48. Addition ally, those with three years and two monfhs of service were made eligible for return to the United States. Officers' points were reduced from 70 to 68, or three years and 11 months' service. No Empty Berths The order affects all army per sonnel in the Pacific who are under MacArthur. The order re iterated his declaration that "if possible, no ship is to return to the United States with an empty berth.- Eighth army headquarters said it would be announced later how many occupation troops in Japan would be affected by the liberal ized point score. Those who will qualify will be moved to disposi tion centers in the order of their point scores as shipping and re placement depot facilities become available. PUD for Clatsop County Sought in New Petitions Petitions for creation of the Clatsop county peoples utility district were filed in the offices of the state reclamation commis sion Saturday. - The district would embrace 308 square miles with a population of 20,000 and assessed property valuation of $11,000,000. The ci ties of Astoria, Wirrenton, Gear hart and Seaside i would be in cluded. City Council to Action on Pasture Purchase Salem city councill will take immediate action to complete the purchase of 43 acres of Bush's pasture, authorized by voters at Friday's election, members of that body said Friday. A contract which the council I' - dfi - iJ - .. i i, m around the clock oa this $65,600 , Outstanding I8I yy w I I CHICAGO, Jan. ISA-Henry Ford IX, Z year old president of the Ford Motor company, today was named the "nation's outstand ing young man of the year In the annual competition held by the (7. S. junior chamber of commerce and its publication "Future" magazine. Seattle Flocks To Newsstands As Strike Ends SEATTLE, Jan. 12 (A)- Seat tle saw the end , of its 56-day newspaper printers' strike today, as a machinists' 1 walkout threat ened to make 5000 machine shop employes idle. Meantime the) transportation and telephone, systems remained strikebound. . - . The Ari-afflliated typograph ical union voted to accept a wage increase proposal j worked out by its negotiating committee and the publishers of the! Post Intelli gencer (morning) j and the Times and the Star (afternoon) dailies. The morning Seattle Times and the Post Intelligencer hit the streets shortly after 9:30 p.m: (PST) and immediately were sur rounded. Traffic Jams were frequent at major news stands corners as Se attle residents, downtown in their own cars due to the transit strike, honked loudly for their sheets. The printers' new wage scale is $13 per shift for day (Workers and $13.75 for night shifts, in creases of $2.65 and $2.90 re spectively. The printers original demands were based on an in crease of $2.95 per shift for day workers. The agreed raises are retroactive from last September 1 to November 18, the day the strike started. Take Immediate last week instructed the mayor and city recorder to sign will be presented for ratification Monday night, January 21, the next meet ing of the council, it was said. Under the agreement of sale, the city may take immediate pos session and start park improve ments on the 43 acres (south of a line parallel to Mission street and the home premises occupied by Miss Sally Bush). The remaining 57 acres of the 100-acre tract which eventually will be part of the city's park was deeded without cost to Salem a number of years ago, with the provision that possession was not to be during the lifetime of Miss Bush. A provision of that gift was that the city should construct a 2200-foot boulevard along the western boundary of the 57 acre tract Under the agreement made for the purchase of the 43 acres, the city is relieved of this obli gation. GENERALS' RANKS THINNED WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -UP) The war . department announced today it has ordered the number of generals reduced to 761 in line with the general demobilization of. the army, Tbo poak- was 1550. Weather Max. 12 Mln. Rahi M M it XX) SS M SO .00 43 M Eugene 17 43 4S 7 Portland Seattle San Francisco Willamette river 104 ft. FORECAST (from U.S. weather fau beau, McNary field, Salem): Morning fog, dlaslpaUng into moitly cloudy lat er. Occasional light rains in evening. No change in temperature. Highest temperature 34 degrees. 800.000 CIO 8teeIworkn, j set to begin Monday, wan J postponed for one week lat nijpht by CIO President Phil ip Murray after a White House conference. President Truman announced he U lit ved "an agreement will be reached. The president said both the un ion and the United States Steel correlation, through its president, Brof.mm Fair less, made new of fers to settle the dispute. Murray told reporters: I have pernonally agreed to postpone ac tion on the strike for one week fit the request of the president iT.fi will meet at the White Houm next Wednesday afternoon at 2 Talks to Resume Meanwhile federal conciliators were unable to break the dead ly k in negotiations that might tetUe the nation's long distance telephone tie-up. Discussions ill re5iime tomorrow. Government seizure of the industry is consid ered possible if the conference fails. Telephone communica ticn through manually operated switchboards has been curtailed as a result of picket lines thrown around telephone exchanges by the equipment workers union. Telephone operators in many lc calities have chosen to stay away from work rather than cross the pit ktt lines. Meanwhile the possibility of a formal rtrike of the 230,000 tele phone operators who are membeis of the national federation of tel ephone workers was mentioned by -ne federation official. And he indicated that even if the government should take ovr the telephone industry, the ope rators might not resume their post. Eleetrle Strike Unless the government take action, the week is due to begin with a CIO bang. Another 200, 000 CIO electrical workers hae slated a strike for Tuesday, and 200,000 CIO united packinghouse workers, plus another 133,000 AFT. employes, have set Wednes day for their walkout. All three strikes are the result of wage dis putes. A feder.) conciliator In Chiccgo said if negotiations break down in the meat packing industry, government seizure of the plants involved in the wage dispute or appointment of a fact findjrg bocrd were the two possibilities remaining for averting a stnke Jan. 16. Arabs Attempt Iran Invasion TEHRAN, Jan. ll-4F)-Armed Nomads from the south have in vaded the Iranian town of Khor ramshahr on the Iraq frontier and have been driven back into Iraq, the government announced today. The Iranian people. Jarred re cently by the revolt In the north western province of Azerbaijan which resulted in reclamation ef an autonomous national govern ment of Iranian Azerbaijan, heard from their government that tribes men identified as followers of the shiek of Khazal had struck into the border town about 10 miles northwett of the Iranian iil port of Abadan. The announcement said national gendarmerie met the tribesmen who had "forced themselves into a Khorramshahr estate of j which the shiek had claimed ownership. 7-Can Involved In Accident Near Brook Seven cars were involved In a wreck last night rear Brooks, dui no one was injured according to state 'police, who Mvesthrated the collision. One 'car was said to have been stopped tn a foggy section of the hichwav to clear ice from the windshield and the others crashed into it Patterson Reject Ilirohito's Present TOKYO. Sunday. Jan. 13-A War Secretary Patterson, hefor be departed for Korea, rejected a silver cigaret case which the Japanese imperial household had sent to headquarters with the no tation that the secretary might want a souvenir of his visit Allied officers are not nermit ted to receive gifts or honorar iums from the Imperial house hold.