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rn Mayor's Order Slows Times Square Hustle Disputes Settled, Averted sin iiaii POUNDID I!... .. - ( -. .... NINETY -FIFTH YEAR 10 PAGES SalonxJOrecjon. Wdnsdar Morning. February 13. 1946 Prico 5c No. 277 mum C&DIEF .. . ; . f -i 'I I6SI . ' - "1 af Dtp an Hi is Generalisvimo Stalin made a campaign speech Saturday. Joe is running for reelection as member cf the supreme soviet Not that he i needed to get out and . cam paign because he was certain of being elected: In Russia only one ticket is offered the voters and they don't dare "leave it." While Stalin's speech was made in his own district region it was turned not only at all Russia but at the whole world. His theme waS another five-year plan for Russia. The first was back in 1928; the second followed in 1933; then came the war, and much of Russian achievement under the two plans was destroyed. Now SLflin proposes that the Russian people start where they are and in five years outreach in production what they had attained wfyen Hit ler' hordes fell upon them. Heavy industry coal, pig iron, petroleum gets the emphasis in the new soviet work schedule, just as it did in the earlier pro grams. The only reference to con sumer goods for which Russians are longing: is Stalin's promise that rationing soon will, end and that the worker's standard of liv ing be raised. jThe objectives of the new five-year plan as stated by Stalin is "to guarantee our country against) any eventuality." This has a rather famiibr mili trltic ring. Hiur ued it In his Justification of Rearmament. Rus sia, with biltjrr memories of (Continued oij editorial page) New Warning Revealed in Harbor Probe ' .WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-P)-Congrelonal Pearl Harbor in vestigators heard today that four days before the Japanese strike, authorities in Hawaii got word from a British secret agent that w ar was imminent. The testimony came from Lt. Col. Henry C. Clauw-n, aide to former Sec. of War Stimson. Clausen said a message sent by the British from Manila to Hawaii was received during the night of Dec. 3. 1941. It discussed the Japanese movements in the Pa cific and said: "It is our considered opinion .that Junun en vit, en eai ly hos tilities with Great Britain and the United States. That meaae. Clausen said. w ent to Col. George W. Bit knell of the intelligence staff of Maj Gen. Walter C. Short, army com mander in Hawaii. Road Conditions in Stale Unchanged There was no material change in Oregon road conditions Tues day. except for light snow in some of the higher elevations, R. H. Bfcldock, state highway engineer, leported. Temperatures remain ed about the same in eastern and central Oregon as on Monday with slightly lower temieraturcs in western Oregon. Traffic was going through on both the North and South Santiam highways but one-way traffic continued on several other high ways because of slides and wash outs. Baldcxk said the cost of clear ing the slide on the Columbia riv t r highway near Multnomah Falls would aggregate many thousands cf dollars. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "It takes a great politician to shah hands with a , fill i OirDDOirD Legodim Wit At. SaQeinrD Trades Council Asks Federal Control By Bob Gangware Att. City Editor, The Statesman Two organizations of wide lo cal influence went on record Tuesday night favoring rent control in Salem, adding impetus to the citywide movement for immediate correction of growing rental abuses. The Salem Trades and Labor Council, representing 4000 Ame rican Federation of Labor mem bers in the city, called for rent restriction by federal authority, and the newly formed American Legion post of World war II veterans sought federal or local control measures, preferably local. ; H. E. Barker, secretary of the trades and labor council, was instructed to communicate by letter to OPA Administrator Chester Bowles and to the Sa lem city courcil the desire for immediate rent control by fed eral authority in the Salem area. No Local Teeth It was decided that local con trol measures would be ineffec tive, because exUting authority for such control has "no teeth in it" and because any control action by the city council would be limited to within Salem city limits. U. S. Warns of 'Camouflaged' Naziism Hidden WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. - tonight that naziism lives on in Argentina camouflaged now, but strong and awaiting "future opportunity." Economically, politically and culturally, said a sensational state department "blue book," the Germans "possess today in Argentina" a base to rebuild their "aggressive power during the period when the homeland is still occupied." The warning was set forth In 40,000 word "blue book" on Ar gentina distributed to the other American governments as part of the current-Inter-American consul tations on the Buenos Aalrcs re gime. Net Included Argentina is not Included in these inter-government talks. Based largely on nazi documents captured in a German salt mine, the department denounced the suc cessive Argentine governments for having given "positive aid" to the Axis during the war. Noting that over half of last year s budget in Argentina was spent for building up Argentina's armed forces, the department de clared that "in Argentina the Ger mans have constructed a complete duplicate of the economic struc ture for war they had in Ger many." Base for Reconstruction "They possess," he continued, "today in Argentina the economic organization industrial, commer cial and agricultural which they need to provide a base for the reconstruction of German aggres sive power during the period when the homeland is still occupied. The "blue book" also charged that Argentina has protected Ger man businesses and interests along with nazi Individual. Schools Controlled Two hundred schools In Argen tina are either nazi controlled or strongly influenced by the Ger mans, it said. U. S. Cardinals-Designate Arrive in Rome It: -3" !a b I- ROME, Feb. 12. Archbishop Samael A. Strikh (left) ef Chicago and Archbishop Edward A. Mooney (right) of Detroit, who are to be I'" '-( j "pe Plos XII In the consistory starting Feb. lt, are greeted by Franklin C. Gowen, assistant to Myr i C. Taylor, President Truman's special represen tative at the Vatican, npon their arrival by yiaae today at the Some alrpork (AP Wlrephoto to The SUtesmaa) Intemitialls Delegates to the labor coun cil were instructed to propose like action in each of the repre sented 38 Salem locals. Last night's ' council action was prompted by M. G. Clark, sec retary of local No. 1063, United Brotherhood, of Carpenters find Joiners,; the AFL union,: which Monday night voted unanimous ly to advocate federal control by OPA. : Legion Resolves Salem post No. 136, American Legion, by unanimous vote of 120 members present at its last night's meeting, adopted; a reso lution favoring any action, fed eral or local, to correct current rental abuses in Salem. The post gave indication in the resolution that many of the re turned veterans in the member ship feel they are the "suckers" in a f'soak-the-vet" attitude among many landlords. Veterans here, the resolution read, "are dismayed and anger ed to discover that their return and readjustment to civilian life is being deliberately .thrown out of gear by unscrupulous landlords with short memories." in Argentina 7P) - The United States warned Hoover Warns Statism' Rising NEW YORK, Feb. 12-0P)-Herbert Hoover said tonight that "statlsm," nourished by the war, was sweeping three-quarters of the world and "can grow still more by continued excessive tax ation and by creeping inflation." In a speech prepared for de livery at a Lincoln day dinner given by the National Republican club, the. former president said: ; Today; the great Issue .before the American people is free men against the tide of statism which is sweeping three-quarters of the world whether it be called com munism, fascism, socialism ;or the disguised ' American mixture of fascism and socialism called 'man aged economy' now being -transformed into a further ambiguity, the 'welfare state.'" Democrats Expect Truman to Run in 191 WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.HP) Even though: President Truman thinks his' Job is just one "hectic" week .after another, democratic party leaders said today they ex pect him to run again in 1948. : A published report that the president told a group of associ ates at the White House a few weeks ago! that he would not be a candidate in 1948 brought a for mal denial from Robert E. Han ncgan, chairman of the democra tic national committee. , ; UNO Puts AFL, CIO On Board Connolly Wins Equality for Federation LONDON, Feb. 12.-UP)-U. S. delegate Tom Connally today won a fight to give the American Fed eration of Labor equal status with the Congress of Industrial ' Or ganizations as United Nations con sultants. The political and security com mittee voted to permit' the AFL, the world federation of trade un ions, with which the CIO is af filiated, and similar national and international bodies to collabor ate with the United Nations' eco nomic and social council. Coming after months of bitter discussion, the decision raised hopes among delegates that the first session of the assembly would be able to adjourn Thursday. The only remaining major Issue still In committee was selection of a temporary headquarters for the United Nations, to be considered again tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. In the security council, Great Britain gained majority support against a Ukranian demand for a commission to investigate. Neuner Plans Demurrer to Saekett Charge Attorney General George 'Neu ner Tuesday was preparing a de murrer to the complaint of Shel don Saekett, Coos Bay newspaper publisher, challenging the author ity of Merle Chessman of Astoria and Earl llill of Cushman, Lane county,' to hold two public of fices simultaneously. Chessman is serving both as state senator from Clatsop county and a member of the state high way commission while Hill Is serving as state representative in the legislature and a member of the state fish commission. Chess man is editor and publisher of an Astoria newspaper, Neuner said the demurrer would be filed la ter this week. Complaint in Eackett's suit charges that both Chessman and Hill are violating provisions of the state constitution. Truman Tries 'Dark' Bread WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-UT)-President Truman made a taste test today and said he couldn't tell any particular difference between white and "dark" bread at least none to holler about. The dark bread is the kind that is to be on everybody's dinner table as a result of a presidential order to use more of the wheat kernel for flour, so more grain can be shipped to hungry people abroad. Secretary of Agriculture Ander son supplied the samples. With three loaves tucked under his arm Anderson' walked into Mr. Tru man's office to give the president an Idea of "how little different the new: loaf is." .... - , J v i:. in IT! ! 1 I hi 1 'mm I t wr W W - f k rffr ... -rtn i fr ..iEc NEW YORK, Feb. 12. This is Times Square, virtually deserted at mid-morning today, previous to the rescinding of Mayor William O'Dwyer's proclamation shutting down all places of public assembly. (Story in column S). (AP Wlrephoto to The Oregon Statesman) OPA May Give Milk Increase Verdict Today PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 12.-0P) -District OPA Price Executive A. H. Trice said today he may have a formal answer tomorrow to the request of Portland area milk producers for an Increase from 95 cents to $1.15 per pound butterfat for grade A milk. Four dairy association's supply ing more than B0 per cent of the city's fluid milk yeterday filed a formal 11-page brief asking the increase. Members of the Oregon Dairy Products commission met here to day to discuss the action. Charles A Smith, Med ford, commission chairman, said the producers were nofjumpmg on OPAw with their problems but added the group had "sensed an unwillingness" of the government to recognize the seri ousness of the dairymen's situa tion. In the formal brief, the dairy men declared "our patience has run out" and asked the wholesale-retail price schedule be ad Justed to its traditional differen tial by Feb. 28. Red Cross Session Set February 28 Marion county chapter, Amer ican Red Cross, will meet in an nual 'session, February 28, it was announced Tuesday, following the monthly meeting of the board. Earlier, the board had set Febru ary 22 as a tentative date. The meeting will be held in tbe mu sic room at Willamette univer sity at 8 p. m. M. C. Boone, who served some time in the Pacific war theaters as Red Cross field director, will be here from Portland to be guest speaker. Reports on the year's work will be given and new board members elected. ICKES CALLS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.HP) Secretary of the Interior Ickes tc day called a "special press confer ence" for 11:30 a. m., tomorrow. This development followed a pub lished report that Ickes' departure from the cabinet is imminent as a result of the differing views held by Ickes and President Truman in the Pauley case. " CLERGY STOP IN IRELAND LIMERICK, Eire, Feb. 12 -)-Three cardinals-designate, Arch bishops Francis ' J. Spellman of New York and John Joseph Glen nbn of St. Louis,' and Bishop Thomas Tien of Tsingtao, China, completed, the long overwater leg of their aerial voyage to Rome to day and were guests of the Irish tonight. ; ASK RAISE FOR FOWS SALISBURY, England, Feb. 12. - tVP) - Representatives of 21 Salisbury area trade unions ad opted a resolution tonight de manding that the government pay its 800,000 prisoners of war union wagt scales or return them to Germany because they constitute a threat to British labor. The POWs receive one-third of a pen ny (less than one cent), per hour. PERON FLAILS BRADEN BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 12-OP)-Col. Juan Peron, making bis main presidential campaign speech praised the late President Roose velt but assailed UJS. Undersec retary of State Spruille Braden for what Peron called his "insol ent intervention" in the affairs of Argentina. 4 J ; i:, ffil<fxk . Lt. Gen. I omnia Prefers Firing Squad to Noose MANILA. Wednesday, Feb. 13 Doomed to die before a firing squad, Japanese Lt. Gen. Mm haru Honuna prefers It to hang ing, he told his escort en route to Luson prison camp No. 1. Honuna asked Maj. Larry Ilod gln, former Twin Falls, Ida., sports writer who was escorting j Honuna on the J5-miIe trip to the prison camp, "'What did they find me ruilty otV" , Hodgln handed him the en velope containing a ropy of the court findings. When he read down to the penaHr. shooting, he remarked: Oh, that's good. They're not going to hang me. That (shoot-. Ing) Is an honorable death.'" Then Ifomma casually return ed his glase to his ease, laid his head back on the. seat, and slept BAMt of the remaining dis tance of what may have been his last ride. Crater's Burps Interpreted By Calif ornian BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 12-Cf)-The scenic attraction of Cra ter lake might be impaired by a volcanic eruption, but nobody woud be killed, a University of California geology professor be lieves. Dr. Howell Williams, noted vol eanologist and authority on the Crater lake area, said there would not be a violent explosion if Mount Mazama acts up again. "An eruption today would kill a lot of fish, and would ruin the beautiful blue color of the lake," he explained. But he said violent activity is very unlikely once a volcano collapses. "Furthermore, I doubt If there is even enough activity in the volcano to produce a cone high enough to rise above the level of the lake, which Is 2000 feet deep," Williams said. Me studied the crater oveif a five-year period. ADDED SALEM AIR SERVICE PORTLAND; Feb. 2-ff)ln-creased air service between here and such cities as Salem, Eugene, Medford, Red Bluff, Sacramento, Pendleton, Walla Walla, Boise and Salt Lake is. planned by United Air lines, an official said today. Baker Urges GOP Take Peace Stand at Lincoln Day Banquet The problem of keeping the peace, "that these dead may not havt died in vain," Is one of the problems upon which the repub lican party must take a stand If it is ever again to win an election, Frederick E. Baket, Seattle bus iness leader, maintained as he ad dressed Marion county republi cans at their annual Lincoln day banquet Tuesday night at the Mation hoteL Declaring himself "tired of com promise, of meaningless words, of indecision and of failure to stand up and say what wo believe. Ba ker held tb position that This country has reached the point where thinking in terms of votes is no good" but where thinking in terms of what is right Is vital. Promising equal rights, fair op eration of government and main tenance of peace may bo evading the issues, he declared, urging his 200 listeners to write frankly their own views and send them to their . -1 J&S "4 New Fund Puts Agents on Tax Evaders' Trail WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-(J)-Funds to put thousands of new agents on the trail of tax evaders and black market operators - in meat and building materials were approved today by the house ap propriations committee. In two separate bills sent to the house floor, the committee recommended money for 1585 more OPA enforcement employes and for recruiting a small army of men, including hundreds of war veterans, to combat alleged tax chiselers. Secretary of the Treasury Vin son had requested the funds for the treasury investigators, telling the committee there was "growing evidence of widespread tax eva sion," especially by black market operators. OPA Administrator Chester Bowles warned of an "acute" black market situation in meat and "a growing black market" in the building materials and con struction field. Allies Disagree on Soviet Trusteeship WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-A')-Secretary f State Byrnes dis closed today that Russia has re fused to budge in seeking soviet trustee ship over Tripolitania, strategic prewar Italian colony on the Mediterranean. Byrnes made it clear at his news conference that a cleavage exists among the U. S , Russia, Britain and France on all four of the African colonies - - Tripolita nia, Eritrea, Italian Somahland and Cyrenalca. Comments showed the four nations farther opart generally than they were five months ago. War Department Stands Behind Mark Clark WASHINGTON, Feb. 1-WV)-The war department today upheld General Mark Ciark's role in or dering the Rapido river crossing of the 36th (Texas) division in Italy and declared that the heavy casualties were not in vain. The department sent an official report to the house military af fairs committee, which will deter mine later whether a congression al investigation should be ordered. national committee members so that the party may draw a plat form on which it may squarely stand, declaring policies as to la bor, management and Investment, government spending, Individual enterprise, protection of the indi vidual, control of the atomic bomb end development of atomic ener gy and compulsory military train ing. Music by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Craven and Otto BandelL with Mrs. George Rhoten leading the group sinsing, featured the even ing. While a spotlight played on a picture of Abraham Lincoln and an American flag, and Mrs. Cra ven and Bandell played softly "The Battle Hymn," Ben Mosher delivered the Gettysburg address over public address system from the hotel lobby as a dramatic pre lude to Baker's speech. Lt Col. Allan G. Carson was toastmaster; Cliff Lewis presided; Joe Felton Introduced Baker. N. Y. Ban Lifted; C. CIO Only One (lent Apart ti AsoclsVl Pre F:ttt breaking tabor devel opment? in three of the na tion V major ritie last rtiht resulted in suspension of a power company strike in Pittsburgh, settlement of a Philadelphia transportation tieup and rescinding of New York's drastic close-down or der resulting from a tugboat strike. " These v. ere the mi.or develop ments: 1. In Philadelphia, where 3.000. 000 iLKitr? of the trinsportat.'i ;i system had been stranded by 're twoi-day strike of 9,9-W CIO trans port .workers, strikers and ire Philadelphia Tmnsp-tatin oiir. puny ratified an agr?xMnent end ing the walkout. Service will k resumed early tod;iy. ktrike Suspended 2. The Pittsburgh power st:ike of 3400 Duquesne Liut company employes, effecting 1,500.000 e. sons, was suspede and Geoij.e Mut lk r, president of the indepen dent union, said the 19-hour de pute had been callei off "in ire interest of the publx." ' 3. New York Mayor Willi, n O'Dwyer revoked hi emergent y order shutting down all but essen tial nervines in the world's largct city, 18 hours after issuance -f the paralyzing ban. after fueli ceipts yesterday built up Manhi.:- t tan's dangerously 1) suppiitf, ? caused by a nine-day strike of 3 -500 AFL tUKboat womer. An -timated 8,000,000 persons h. -I been affected. G. M. Offers H'i Teats 4. General Motors wage reji"! -ations broke up a the CIO L'i,.' et Auto Workers rxvived hi -1 rejected a CM offer of an 18 'i cent hourly wage increase to erd the 83-day ttrike Pf 173,000 CI') production employe1, oldest ci. rent major labor dispute in t o nation. The union Iwld out foi a 19'i cent boost, which had bet n recommended by a president A fact-finding board, and reinstate ment of a union contract whi- i GM terminated In IXfoember. Army Clamp on Press Suspected WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 U -Three congressmen atked the v.-s department today io make a "fi I lmesti(atijn" of removal of tv. soldiers from their pokitiom managing editor and columnist ( the Tokyo' edition of Stars yti Stripes. Reps. Sabath (D-Ill), Coflo (D-Wash) and De Lacy (D-Wah) asked Secretary Patterson 'o "look into charges" that Sjrt. Ken neth Pettus, managing editor t f the paper, and Corp. Bernard Ru bin, columnist, were "ordered from their posts in an effort o suppress press freedom in Uo army." U. S. Troops Hurt In Indian lliots CALCUTTA, Feb. IE. -(P)- Tl British imposed martial law i Calcutta tonight, moving tanks and troops 'into the city to que. I rioting in which 14 persons havo been killed and 170 injured,, in cluding 18 U. S. soldiers and :0 policemen, In the last two days. Announcing martial law, BriV ish governor R. G. Casey declared in a broadcast: "If the troops are impeded in their efforts to restore order arl to open up roads to normal traffic, they will use their weapons." Farrell Recovering From Operation Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, jr., who underwent fii operation in a Salem hospital l.i-t Wednesday, is recovering satis factorily and probably will be ab'e -to return to his desk within. Id days, physicians announced hero Tuesday. During the past two days Far- rell has been able to dictate let ters from his hospital bed and transact other state business. EGYPTIAN STUDENTS MOT CAIRO, Feb. 12.-(P)-Two sti dents were killed and 20 Injured in a battle with police at Alexand ria today as thousands of student staged antl British riots there and in Cairo. Weather Max. - 4 47 . - 4 - 94 Min. 11 35 39 34 Fain 0 t3 ve Traco Salem Euierne .. Portland ; San Francisco Seattle 47 Willamette river 6 4 ft FORECAST (from VS. weather bu reau. WcNary lurid, Salem): ClouUy today, occasional tiicht rauk. 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