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Retiring rn tV'l 70 WDCDDtl Han in HP 2QGEDO0 ray ! rx. if yf 1 . For days now intimation have rome out of Washing ton that new formulas covering prices and v.-ages would be announced which would settle the strikes and get production to rolling. But each Jy 5 the statement is postponed Lecause of difficulties" or dis agreements or hitches in the plan. ; And small wonder because when you twist one piece in the jig-saw or prices and wagesjfou , thjturb the whole pattern. A t rice increase permitted for steel fleets every steel fabricator, every implement manufacturer, every maker of gadgets and bolts nd tools who uses steel. There is still the great fear lest opening the dike on prices a little will rexult in a huge crevasse through which the flood of inflation might pour. To get down to cases on prices locally, it is noted that price in creases or subsidies to mills on lumber are regarded as; assured in the north west. It is urged on the plea that it is needed to in crease production. Thisj is the bunk. The present complaint Js lack of log, but that wijl not be i nrl by an Increase in the price of finished lumber. Men are not working In the woods now be cause the conditions are abomi nable: unow and wet and mud. When the weather Improves the loggers will get back on the Job. There may be some mills along the Columbia river and 'Continued on Editorial Page) Bevin Brands Ukraine Java Charge as 4Lie' LONDON, .Feb. 7 -A)- Foreign Secretary Ernest Kevin of Brit ain answered "lie" tonight to a Ukrainian charge in the United Nations security council that British soldiers were used to suppress the national movement ef the Indonesian people. "I give you the lie that we ever attacked the Indonesian move ment all the fact are against ou," Bevin said, banging the table and speaking directly to the Ukrainian foreign commissar, Dmitri Manuiisky. Manuikky opened the council's sion with a statement that "the essence of the Ukrainian declara tion on Indonesia is that it con aiders it inadmissible that British troops should be used for sup pression of the national move ment of the Indonesian people." He proposed that the council send a special commission to the Netherlands East Indies for an on-the-pot" Investigation, but be specifically said the Ukraine did not. ask withdrawal of Brit ish troops from the islands. Kramer Denies Navy Pressure WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 Capt. A. D. Kramer contradicted points of a fellow naval officer's Pearl Harbor testimony today end heatedly denied that anyone had "pressured" him to do so. Kramer also denied republican assertions made at the outset of the congressional investigation that he was "beleaguered" in a hospital In efforts to influence bis story. Kramer contradicted two state ments of Capt. L. F. Safford: 1. That Washington had a three day tip-off that Japan meant war through interception of a "winds" code message on Dec. 4, 1941. . 2. That after the attack orders went through the navy depart ment to destroy any personal memoranda relating to it. Kramer said he never beard the order. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "Fish heads! You darling! How did you ever guess tvhat J wanted for my birth ' day?" i fa rr r - CW.to Sum lyliiH i' : '0HmmmS '"k '7' r , ,'' 1 Xi v Mayer L M. Doashton Candidate Robert L. Elfstrom Passes Op en. Slide Grows On Columbia Work crews spent a busy day on blocked highways throughout Oregon, and by Thursday night the North Santiam and Willam ette highways over the Cascades had been reopened. Several mountain roads were snow-blocked after the heaviest snowfall in years Wednesday, the state highway department repojrt ed, but by Thursday the only main highway still blocked was the South Santiam route at Upper Soda. , I The huge rock mnd earth slide across Columbia, river highway near Multnomah Falls continued falling Thursday, Hhwartlntf it tempts of the highway crew there to reopen the road. On main tenance man at the scene said "it's flowing like a river." East-west travel across the mountains continued hazardous, the highway department cautioned motorists. Because of the heavy snow, chains are required on all mountain routes. The Weston-Elgin highway across the Blue mountains in Uma tilla county was closed by snow early Thursday, and there was no late report on its possible reopen ing. (Additional details on page 4.) Dali to Create Disney Cartoon HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 7-P)-The movies, like politics, make strange bedfellows. Comes now the first surrealist screen cartoon, which Salvador Dali will design for Walt Disney. The originator of Mickey Mouse announced that the Spanish paint er arrived today for an eight weeks job styling the drawings for "Destino," ("Destiny") a boy-and-girl piece based upon the ballad of that title composed by Arman do Domingues, Mexican song writer. Disney said Dali has been given "a free hand" which means you can expect almost anything. WHITE HOUSE FUND KILLED WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 The senate appropriations com mittee today backed up the house in denying funds for a $1,650,000 addition to the White House which President Truman sought. 5 DRIFTING MINE SIGHTED SEATTLE, Feb. 1.-IP)-A drift ing mine has been sighted off the Washington-Oregon coast the coast gtrard said today. - - . VJlLA New Major in Asiatic Studies Included in Willamette Plans A new major in Asiatic studies with emphasis on the Chinese and KuM'ian languages, literature and culture, and a similar major in Latin-American subjects are in cluded in the IS point plan re vealed Thursday by Willamette university's poatwar planning com mittee. "An excellent blueprint for Willamette university's develop ment in the next IS years" is of fered by the committee's recom mendations when combined with plans already adopted by the board of trustee. President G. Herbert Smith declared. A broadened pre professional training program will provide bas ic general work in engineering. NINETY -FIFTH YEAR HI1 5- alty Mayor Dougliton Plans To Retire; City Manager Urged l' Mayor I. M. Dough ton an jnounced Tuesday he would not be a candidate for reelection, and simultaneously came word that Robert- L. Elfstrom, Salem business man. In response to urg ing of downtown business men, would stand as a candidate for mayor to succeed Doughton. The election will be held at the regu lar May primaries, j j; "I am concluding two terms as mayor and many years before that serving in city offices, and I want to retire from public of fice,' said Mayor Doughton. "I tvas on the city council a year and on the water board for eight years before becoming mayor,; I feel that X have rendered my service to the city and desire no further honors. i I r leased With Progress ii "I am pleased with progress made during my administration and believe we will soon achiev the two things I have most wanted a city: manager form of government and the annexation of adjacent areas to the city." Elfstrom, who has consented to become a candidate, came to Sa lem from Kansas in 1925. lie had attended Kansas State college In Manhattan. In i 1932 he engaged in the roofing business in Salem and his business interests have' expanded steadily since then. He is a heavy owner of local real estate and has been active in many dvic enterprises. He was head of the industrial committee of, the chamber; of commerce for several years; Js a member -of the board of trustees of Willam ette university fend a director of the YMCA and the Community Chest He Is president of the Ro tary club this year. He Is mar ried and the father of two chil dren. : : ;j ; Many Problems Faced "I am deeply interested In Sa lem and Its progress and am will ing to serve as mayor if it Is the will of the people. X have been in sympathy with the policies of Mayor Doughton's administration and would expect to work! along similar lines for the; city's ad vancement .' i v "Salem will face many prob lems in the period after the war and I would hope in cooperation with the Council : to solve them in a way which will be for the long time good of our city Variety; Due: in Freshman Glee Willamette university's 1946 Freshman Glee Saturday; night promises a wide Variety of march ing formations and the usual high quality of original song presenta tions by the four: competing class es, according to campus word of the last-minute preparations for the year's big event Senior class formations will in clude a football,! a pennant and the letters "W" j Inside ot U." The senior song has been com posed by Marian Erickson and Wes McWain. Sophomores plan peppy double-time shifts accom panied by spirited yells and an axe for victory. Freshmen theme will be "Go, WU." The competition will be broad cast over KSLM from 8 to 9 p. m. Saturday. similar to the university's present work in pre-medicine, pre-dentis-try and pre-theology. The faculty board agreed on professional courses for social service agency, religious education, YMCA. and Red Cross careers. Students from foreign countries will. In the future, be permitted to meet, foreign language gradua tion requirements by passing pro ficiency examinations in the lang uages of their own countries and in English. The department of business administration is to be expanded by addition ef courses in secretarial science andlhe Use of business machines. Four instead of two hours, of work in religious education Will be required for a bachelor's degree in liberal i arts. Candidate 14 PAGES Lsitf EteveaDs t & Mission Doomed Yukon ;1 tr?r-, ' -v : -'.' SEWARD, Alaska, Feb. t. TWs air tew shews forepart ef passenger liner Yukon Turd en recks ef Alaska eeast seme it miles fresa i Seward. Barely discernible en top deck are seme ef the 4lf sur vivors. Army and navy boats took the survivors off. (Associated Press Wlrepboto, from army air forces, to The Oregon Statesman) Third Veterans' Cooperative Housing Project Proposed Two veterans' cooperative housing projects undertaken In Salem this month are progressing so satisfactorily that a third "co-op probably will be organized in March, it was predicted by Vance MacDowell, a leader in the projects, Thursday night Delay Looms In Site Choice LONDON, Feb. 7.-(iiP)-A French proposal to postpone a decision on a permanent home site in the United States until September or possibly longer gained new adher ents tonight in the United Nations permanent headquarters commit tee. ! Australian delegate W. R. Hodg son withdrew his own proposal that the committee reject the en tire report of the site inspection subcommittee and swung to that offered by J. Foukes Duparc of France, which calls for choosing only the interim site now. Santiam Road Bid Accepted i Contract for construction of the Gates-Niagara section of the north Santiam highway was awarded Thursday by the state highway commission to the Kuckenberg Construction company, Portland, on a low bid of $387,929. JThere were four other bidders. The job includes 3.53 miles of grading and surfacing, and is the first stept toward rebuilding the highway. Much of the present route will be coveped by water when the Detroit dam is built. ;The dam is part of the Willam ette valley flood control project. Police Beat Report In Locating Car Salem police early Thursday re covered a stolen automobile be fore its theft was reported by the owner. They apprehended Guntnf W. Inscrmarson of Varbcrg, Sweden, sailor off , the motor ship Sand hammer, at 4:20 a. m. for driving erratically in downtown Salem, and later booked him for car theft when it developed the car belonged to Edgar J. Kolln. Still later Kolln reported the car had been taken from a park ing place near the local paper mill. The seaman was turned over to justice court POUNDS D 1651 Salem, Oreaon, Friday Morning, February 8, 1948 ootoira9 on Alaska Coast V. after a meeting of 40 veterans interested in the housing program. It was decided to name the apartment-court project on North Church street between Hickory and Pine the "Highland Court Apartments," MacDowell said. Ground is expected to be broken there by March 1 and already 25 of the 30 proposed three-room apartments have been signed for, he added. Option on the 23 acre Orchard Heights property, where 32 one family houses are to be built, will be signed within a few days, it was disclosed at the meeting. Twelve of the 32 sites already have been taken, according to MacDowell. GIs Donate Money to Send Koreans to School SEOUL, Korea, Friday, Feb. 8 -iff)-U-S. sixth infantry division men have donated funds to send six outstanding Korean students through Chonju north high school. Each student, chosen on the basis of high grades, is to receive $50 with the statement: "In gratitude for your friend ship and a sincere desire for your personal and national advancement" ; Salem Reorganization Committee Expected to Recommend New Seven-Member City Council A seven-member council, elect ed not from the wards but from the city as a whole, would replace Salem's current 14-man govern ing body, mayor, water commis sion, recorder and treasurer, un der a new charter provision which' special reorganization commit tee la expected to present to the council at its next meeting, Feb ruary 18. If approved there, the proposal goes to the voters of the city in May. The smaller council would ln elude six numbered positions, with two to be elected every two years. The seventh position, that of mayor, with duties of presid ing officer but with vote and no 'heck Total Of Rescued Hits 486 KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb. 7 (iT)- The list of persons unac counted for in the wreck of the liner Yukon stood tonittht at 11 and the number of rescued was increased from 484 to 480 as the painstaking check of names was continued at Seward and in Seat tle. Leslie W. Baker of the Alaska Steamship company, which ope rated the Yukon, said in Seattle the list of the missing now in cluded three civilian passengers, six military personnel and two members of the crew. The coast guard said it was making no further announcement until all those missing were ac counted for. Baker refused to release names of any of the persons still not located, saying he did not want to distress relatives while there remained a possibility that the missing people would be located. His report reestablished the number of persons aboard the Yukon at 497 after indications today it had actually been 499. Where the two persons newly added to the list of rescued were located Baker did not say. Relative ef New Salem Eesldent on "Yukon" Among the passengers dramat ically rescued from the storm grounded liner Yukon in John stone bay this weeir was Patricia Radcliffe, a niece of Margaret Wood who Joined the (Salem pub lic library staff as assistant li brarian last weekend. Miss Wood said the steamship company had telegraphed. Thurs day to report the niece's safe ar rival in Seward on a rescue ship. The rescued girl's mother, Mrs. Mildred Radcliffe, came to Salem with her sister, Miss Wood, en route to Seattle where she was to meet her daughter. She is staying with Miss Wood at her residence, 2218 Court st. FEPC Backers Toss iii Sponge WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -iJP)-Backers of the fair employment practices bill virtually threw in the sponge late today and arrange ments were underway to end a four-week filibuster southerners have conducted against the meas ure. The senate agreed to vote at 4 p. m., Saturday, on a motion to limit debate. On all sides, legis lators predicted privately that the two thirds majority needed to car ry this motion would not be forth coming, and that the bill would be shelved. The measure would have set up a three man commission to guard against discrimination In employ ment because of race, creed, col or or religion. ROGERS AIMS AT SENATE BEVERLEY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7.-(J)-Wlll Rogers, Jr., son of the late humorist, announced today he will be a candidate for the democratic nomination for United States senator from California. The incumbent is William F. Knowland, republican. veto, would be up for election every two years, An administrator appointed by the council, not necessarily from among the city's residents but re quired to reside here after ap pointment, would. In turn appoint other city furu-tionarW-s, with the exception of a municipal judge and city treasurer, who would be named by the council. Parks and playgrounds boards would be eliminated, their func tions taken over by the adminis trator, but the water department would continue under a manager, appointive by the administrator. Chiefs of police and fire depart ments would be appointed by the administrator and the two posts a Price 5c No. 273 Packers Pay Rise Proposed Fact Finders Urge 16 'Cent Per Hour Boost By the Associated Prexs The federal fact-finding boird in the nation's meat packing wage dispute last night recommended a general wage increase of 16 cents iin hour fur 90,000 produc tion employes of five m.ijr pnek Jng companies. A strike of 193,000 CIO and 53,000 AFL meat worker on Jan. 16 curtailed dinner bible supplies of meat, but 10 days later on President Truman's order the fed eral agriculture department seiz ed 134 strikebound plants and strikers of both unions returned to work for Uncle Sam. The fact-finding board pro posed that five cents of the 16 cents be absorbed by the com panies without price or subsidy relief, and that the government approve price or "subsidy relief covering the other 11 cents. The proposal requires approv al of the wage stabilization board before it can become" effective. The proposed increase would be retroactive to Jan. 26. The packing companies involv ed In the recommendation are Armour, Cudahy, John H. Mor rcll, Swift, and Wilson companies. None of the companies made immediate comment. AFL union officials indicated acceptance of the fact-finders' recommendation in the meat dis pute, but the American Meat In stitute, a research organization, declared the 16-cent figure "is unfair to industry.' A CIO union official said the proposal will be submitted to the union's wage and policy confer ence in Chicago next week. Bill Introduced To Block Grain Diversion Plan WASHINGTON, Feb. 7--A bill to block President Truman's dark bread program was intro duced today by Rep. Edwin A. Hall (R-NY), member ot the house agriculture committee. Other voices also were raised on Capitol Hill questioning the program to cut American wheat consumption to help feed people abroad. Mr. Truman drove ahead with the program, appealing for cooperation in averting what he called a threat of mass starvation in other lands. The president, answering ques tions at his news conference, said meat rationing would be resumed if needed, but added that he hop ed and believed it would not be necessary. Hall's bill would prohibit grain and flour exports temporarily. Producing of 1000 Tons of Ammonia Sulphate Assured Production of 1000 tons of am monia sulphate for fertilizer was assured for the Salem alumina plant today. W. R. Seyfried, project mana ger, said "clearance" had been received for that amount, and that Oregon State college, through Arthur King, soil specialist, was negotiating for additional deliv eries in the near future. would cease to come under civil service upon retirement of cur rent heads of those departments. If the plan, now In rough draft form, is approved by the council and in May by the voters, first election of members of the iuw city government would be Uat of November 5, this year. On the special organization committee, named recently by the mayor are Aldermen A. H. Gille, Kenneth C. Perry and O. F. Chambers; Dan J. Fry, Merrill D. Ohltng, William L. Phillips and Chris J. Kowitz. R. P. Crossland. chairman of a similar committee two years ago, has been attending meetings in an advisory capacity. Delayed By Plea Statements hy Opposition Also At White House WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-OVA ' pi a for clemency by Lt. Gen. 1 T.m'uM Vamashita. Japan g nei.il condemned to hang as a .r inminal, has-been deliver! to 'he White House, the war d pjiitrp'nt announced tonight.. Ctn Douglas MacArthur, who h;.d affirmed the Manila court murlt&l lenience after the United Stau-f supreme court had declinWf Yi:mhita's appeal, was cabled not to execute the death sen tern until further advised. Tne v.ar department announce ment by Undersecretary of Wr K tirulh C. Royall said that Yam Khiia's counsel had filed with the detriment a plea for clemem y for transmission to the preslder.t, "Thin plea." nid Royall' Mate-m-it, "tKcth- with an opposing Miitemenl, by the profcecutaw (ouiiM I. has been delivered to u White House. "The war department has cab led General MacArthur not i execute the death sentence unnl further advised." Truman Backs Pauley, Says Ickes Mistaken WASHINGTON, Feb. Trf-tn-President Truman today 'solidly backed Edwin W. Pauley over the criticism f Secretary Ickes. and said- he would not withdraw Paul ey's nomination !to be undersecre tary of the navyt The preident told hfs news corv erence that Pauley is an hont man and the secretary of the lr terior can very well be mistaken in his testimony that Pauley mad the "rawest proposition on oil and campaign funds that Ickes ever heard. The senate banking committee.' was sIko looking into far flur.g private business intercuts of an other presidential nominee, Gcori E. Allen, proposed as a director and probably as chairman of the reconstruction finance corporation. He told of receiving a $28,000 yearly salary for handling pubLe relations of the Home Insurance company of New York and listed 23 other companies In which h is an officer or director. He said he, had never used his mfluem with government departments in behalf f the companies. U. S. Court Gels Homnia Plea MANILA, Feb. T.-4VLt Gen. Masaharu Homma rested his de fense today upon the final tearful testimony of his wife that he fought as hard for peace in Tok yo's councils as he fought for vic tory in ?the field. (At Washington It was announc ed that Homma, in a petition mail ed late in January, asked the su preme court to halt his trial and take the case out of the hands f the military. (The court last Monday rejected a similar petition by Lt Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita). The conqueror of DaUan bent over the defense table and wept, his shoulders shaking, when his wife characterized him as a man so gentle that be refused to hunt or fish. End Prophesied For Steel Strike By th Associated Pra Early settlement of the steel strike, perhaps by this week end, is "quite possible," a White House official indicated last nilght, ni from Washington also rame an announcement that a povr-rnment fact-finding board proposed a 16 cnts hourly wage Increase for 90,000 meat industry production workers. It is "quite po!"lbie," the official added, that the strike may be ended before announce ment of a wage-price remedy for the country's reconversion trou bles, which Mr. Truman earlier yesterday had said he hoped to have read within a day or two. Weather Max. . . 4 83 . 43 SS Mln. lUhj n Trc 17 M. 4 stem . unrne Portland an TrancUco . j-ttle 47 Willamette rtver 10 5 ft. FORECAST from U S. wejther bo--au. MrNary field. Salem): G-hrrai!y .'air today, niftiest tfmpcraturt M cW sreea. I.