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CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
Volume LIX
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1948
No. 38
1:
Top-Ranking American Communists Under Arrest
U. S. Seeking
To Avoid War,
Says Marshall
Washington, July 21 (IB Seen;
1 tarv of state George C. Marshall
."Lsaid today that the United States
IJwill take all possible measures to
f reach an acceptable agreement
wltn me rtussiatus in oerun in or
der "to avoid the tragedy of war
lor the world."
But in seeking an agreement
the United States "will not be co
erced or intimidated in any way"
he said.
Marshall made his blunt state
ment at his weekly news confer
ence in response to a reporter's
question regarding the possibility
of "war dangers- in tne Benin
impasse between the wesjern
powers and the soviet union.
States Position
Ho gave the following reply and
oermitted it to be quoted:
"I can merely say at this time
that our position, I think, is well
understood.
"We will not be coerced or in
timidated in any way in our pro
cedures under the rights and re
sponsibilities we have in Berlin
and generally in Germany:
"At the same time we will pro
coed to invoke every possible re
source of negotiation and diplo
matic procedure to reach- an ac
ceptable solution to avoid the
tragedy of war for the world.
"But I repeat again that we
are not going to be coerced!"
Marshall gave his firm views on
the Berlin, situation as Gen. Lu
cius D. Clay, American military
chief in Germany, and his political
adviser, Ambassador Robert
Murphy, were en route witli a
first hand report on the serious-
loess of the soviet union's starva
on blockade of Berlin. The two
ili-n are uue uy piunc wis uvu
Pfflng. Marshall said he expected to
confer with them tomorrow
morning.
Witnesses Ousted
At Red Hearing
Seattle. July 21 (IB State pa
trolmen ousted two witnesses and
an attorney from the Canwell
committee room today after out
bursts disrupted hearings here on
alleged communist activity in the
university of Washington.
It was the second interruption
in three days.
John Caughlan, attorney for
Dr. Herbert J. Phillios of the uni
versity's philosophy department,
was ejected shortly before the
noon recess when he tried to
speak on behalf of his client.
His exit followed that of Mrs.
Florence Bean .James, assistant
director of the Repertory play
house, and Philip Hunt Davis,
former teaching fellow at the uni
versity.
t Dr. Phillips, under suspension
f the university for his earlier
refusal to answer a subpena, took
the Stanrl hrlnflv Wo was nctmH
jto step aside, however, after he
jrciused three times to answer
Jwnethcr or not he had been a
tneniber of the communist party
ft any time.
Dr. Phillips was the second "ro
Jitant" witness today, Prof. Gar
"nd Ethel refusing tn answer
Jjuestions earlier and being warn
F d he would be cited for contcmpi.
SENATOR NOMINATKD
Helena Wi inij 01 ni'i
fames E.' Murray, Montana's sen-
" N-uaior, toaay had been nom-
"atlHl fnr rnnfrt r K Vlnntnno
ilomocrats. Murray was leading
0 all counties.
pes of Everything'. Slated
ror iB-rear-Uld Kecruns
it Lewis, Wash., July 21 ir
tile SrmV tnrlati ,tt.nr.i.n,l thn
of everything" for the ex-
uinvai 01 the first is
earful recruits early next week.
Officers SalH Imnn iinllo nnvv
'ationed here uvrt twins shifted
0 Other Quarters (n nrrinr tn tiro.
'nc the finest living conditions
H the POet frtf V,a nn.,. nnllclu
M'l Gin. Hnn-u .7 rVillInc
'."'netting officer here, said
' Intend to see that' these !
oune mon . .u- u. u 1
best food, the best care and
nest training within our pow-
r (0 CiVP thorn " U. that
J'nder nresnnt nlano r-nt-tittu
1 the five nnrHiu-itetnm ct:itn
'(1 receive thflr onlti-o nn-.
Wallace's Hopes Lowered
I " 1
Arrest of tOD-rankinp communist-
into the third party movement, was regarded by political sources
today as a blow to the presidential aspirations of Henry A. Wallace.
Above, Wallace is shown greeting press photographers at Philadel
phia Yvituc iic awaiung uniL-iai
convention.
Dewey and Stassen Meeting
At Pawling; Candidate Eager
To Have Aid in
By Joseph
" (United rw Staff
Gov; Thomas E.'Dewer of
to cto some iront porch" campaigning on his recent rival,
naroia sa. stassen.
The two men got together
rawnng, larmhouse to
The GOP standard bearer made no secret of the fact that he
is eager to have Stassen take the stump for him, especially
111 trie midwest.
Though he trailed Dewey
and Sen. Robert A. Taft in the
GOP convention balloting,
Stassen has a wide following
particularly among young re
publican liberals.
There has been considerable
speculation that he may turn up
in the Dewey cabinet, if the New
Yorker wins in November. Some
political observers think he's a
good bet for attorney general
Stassen made a name for himself
as a county attorney in Minnesota
before being elected governor of
tne state in isms.
Second Meeting- '
The Stassen-Dcwey huddle was
the second informal get-together
which the New York governor has
had with party chieftains. Last
week he sat down with Sen. Taft
to discuss party policies. And lat
er this month, he will meet with
Senate president Arthur If. Van
denberg, House speaker Joseph
W. Martin, Jr., and Majority lead
er Charles A. Halleck.
Meanwhile, Dewey's campaign
manager, Herbert Browncll, Jr.,
opened headquarters in Washing
ton and immediately rapped Pres
ident Truman for calling congress
back In a summer session. He in
dicated that despite Truman's
challenge, the republicans feel no
obligation to make good on their
1948 platform at the session
which opens Monday.
IMGIIWAY GIIOI P TO MEET
Rcilein, Julv 21 U' Chairman
Ralph T. Moore, Coos Bay, today
announced his highway interim
committee will hold a hearing in
Portland Sept. 4 in connection
with the committee's investiga
tion of the Oregon motor trans
portation act.
year's training here.
Gen. Collins and five high
ranking staff officers will leave
by plane Sunday for Fort Knox,
Ky. There the officers will study
methods developed by the experi
mental universal military train
ing center concerning the newest
policies on training and treat
ment of the lS-year-old enlistees
and men drafted under selective
rrrvlce. The party will return
here the followliiT Saturday
Officers said today that re-
icrults would probably not begin
(rriving here until next week
'because of time necessary for
! processing. 1 Earlier, officers said
j rcct uils would begin arriving late
this week.
W t
W 1
leaders ivhn hnH thivu,n wnioht
numinauon oy ine imra party
Midwest Area
Nolan
CorrcapondcltU .u
New York settler! do wri today
on the front Dorch of Dewev's
talk over camnaiirn strateirv.
Truman to Give
Message Tuesday
Washington, July 21 (IB 'Presi
dent Truman, will present his leg
islative program to the special
session of congress in person at
noon (rJDT) next Tuesday.
Press secretary Charles G.
Ross said today the president will
deliver his message to a Joint ses
sion of the house and senate on
the second day of the special ses
sion. The timing of his appearance
was worked out in consultation
with democratic and republicfln
congressional leaders.
At the same time, Ross told re
porters that Truman would not
ask congress "to go off on any
wild goose chase."
"Obviously he is not asking
congress to enact the republican
platform," Ross said. But he said
that as "a matter of fact," seve
ral proposals which the president
will make to the special session
are included in the democratic
platform for 1940.
Ross said that "in large part,"
the program to be put forward by
the president is "already in con
gress . . . some of it far along in
the legislative process."
Quota Is Filled
For Swim Week
Bend's quota of 75 youngsters
to participate in the annual "learn
to swjm" campaign was reached
this morning in the first hour and
a half after the Red Cross office
opened, It was reported by Mrs.
Lillian Milsnp, Red Cross execu
tive secretary. Registration was
closed after additional names
were listed as alternates In case
of later vacancies, jnd scores of
children were turned away. ,
Only age group in which reg
istration was under expectations
was the advanced .division. Sever
al places were reserved for swim
mers interested In life saving in
struction, Mrs. Millsap said.
The swimming lessons will be
given at the Redmond pool Au
gust 16-27, with classes to be held
Monday through rrlday eacn
week. The campaign Is sponsor
ed by the Red Cross water safety
committee, with the Bend Kiwanis
club assisting In financing the
project.
18-Year-0lds
Rush to Beat
Draft Ruling
Washington, July 21 nil Bus
iness boomed at military recruit
ing centers throughout the coun
try today as thousands of 18-year-olds
sought to beat the peacetime
draft by volunteering for j 12
months of service. i
Under the new draft law, 18-year-olds
who volunteer for one
year's service in tills country will
be excused from the 21-month
draft when they turn 19.
Taking advantage of this '.'es
cape clause," hundreds of youths
queued up at recruiting centers
to sign up with the army, navy or
air corps. ,
New York reported long lines
at main enlistment centers, with
18-year-olds showing up as early
as 2 a.m., EDT. At least 300 were
lined up in front of the army and
air corps centers by 7:30 a.m.,
with about the same number at
navy and marine centers.
. Many Apply
Headquarters of the navy's sec
ond recruiting area in Philadel
phia had 500 applicants when the
doors opened today, compared
with the daily average of 100.
There were 180 in line for the
army and air force.
The new draft act provides for
registration of men 18-through-25,
but only those 19-through 25
may be inducted.
It authorizes voluntary enlist
ment of 18-year-olds.
The services were prevented
.from,' accepting the: 18year-old
volunteers until today, however,'
because of a shortage of funds.
The budget bureau originally did
not anticipate the program and
did not provide money until re
cently.
The army hopes to enlist about
10,000 such volunteers In the next
four weeks. The navy, including
the marines, will take 3000 and
the air force 1300 more. Future
quotas will be announced later.
Although youtns enlisting un
der the plan will not be drafted
when they reach 19, they still
must take either four years of
weekly reserve drill or an addi
tion year of active service when
their first year is up.
Highway Closed
By
Forest Fire
Salem. July 21 (IP) State po
lice said today the north Santiam
highway near Detroit was closed
because of a forest fire.
District ranger S. T. Moore
said the fire still was not under
control this morning.
The highway was closed be
cause of the danger of falling
snags, debris and rocks.
The blaze, Moo;e said, covered
approximately 40 acres in the Wil
lamette national forest two miles
west of the Detroit dam site.
About 160 men were on the fire
line this morning, Moore said.
btate police warned drivers to
stay away from the area.
Impressions
of
Central Oregon Visitors
Mrs. Clara E. Pilklngton, of
Florida, likes Bend because It's so
much like Fort Lauderdale, her
home town. Both cities are clean,
progressive and situated on pic
turesque bodies of water, she
said. Bend Is superior on one
point, she admitted, because of
the "gorgeous mountains."
It s the first snow I ve seen in
35 years," she added.
A native of New York. Mr.
Pilklngton has lived In Lauder
dale for 25 years, and since
her husband died 10 years ago,
has managed the Yacht Basin.
where covered storage is provided
tor boats. I he late president
Franklin D. Roosevelt was one
of their customers. "At one time
we stored both his schooner and
his fishing boat," she said.
The Florida visitor has sold her
business, and in December, will
be free to find a new location. "I
enjoy working with the public,"
sne sam, "and I m considering go
ing Into business in Bend." Be
fore she was married, she operat
ed a lingeries shop.
Mrs. Pilklngton is In Bend with
her sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. James F. Barnett, of
Gladstone, who are spending sev
eral days with his son, Lee Bar
nett and family.
Wartime Spy Ring Provided
Russia With Top-Secret Data
On U. S. Arms and Production
New York, July 21 :U.F) A conscience-stricken woman
member of a spy ring gave the FBI the first tip in 1945 that
resulted in the indictment of 12 top communist leaders yes
terday, the New York World-Telegram said today in a copy
right dispatch.
The ring included top government officials, the newspaper
said.
Among the secrets that the woman and her associates gave
to the soviet union were the first plans of the B-29, complete
Andre Marie Is
Named to Form
French Cabinet
. Paris, July 21 (IPi Andre Marie,
radical socialist and former min
ister of justice, was named premier-designate
today by President
,Vincent Aurrol.
.- After two days of conferences
with political leaders of all shad
es, Auriol asked Marie to try to
form a government to succeed
that headed by Robert Schuman.
It fell Monday night after the so
cialists broke away from the mod
erate coalition.
Marie accepted, and said he
would start consultations with
prospective cabinet members at
once.
ikMaria was justice minister In
the Schuman government.
jThe president was engaged in a
round of conferences with politi
cal leaders in his search for a
premier designate. Georges Bi
dault, foreign minister In the fal
len government headed by Robert
Schuman visited the (president
Mttfrhtjf rfiornlng. " ,
Leaving Auriol's office, Biaauit
said:
"It is Important In view of the
international situation that
France have a government in a
hurry."
Henderson Freed .
Un Entry Charge
Paul Henderson, 61-year-old
locksmith who was arrested June
8 for allegedly attempting to
commit burglary at the Eagles
hall, was freed of the charge yes
terday, when the grand Jury com
pleted Investigation of the case
and returned a not true bill. Hen
derson had posted $1000 property
bond, which will be returned to
him this afternoon, officers said.
Police arrested Henderson at
daybreak the morning of June 8,
when he dropped from the roof
of the building housing the lodge
hall and descended on service
pipes at the rear of the Top
Notch cafe. Officers said that he
admitted ownership of a punch,
brace and bit and other tools
which they found on the roof
of the building.
Henderson operated a down
town repair and locksmlthlng
shop for a number of years, and
in recent months, has practiced
his trade at his home at 1367
East Second street.
Before adjourning In late aft
ernoon, the grand jury returned
a true bill of Indictment against
C. N. Renno, 35, of 474 Frank
lin. He is charged with con
version by trustee, in the amount
of $2,000. Renno had been nam
ed as defendant In a series of
five civil suits, filed by clients
for whom he had built houses In
various pans of the city.
Timber Goes at
Record Price
Portland, July 21 (IllTito Knot
Pine mills, of Redmond, yester
day offered a record price of
$40.00 per thousand feet for 3,787,
000 board feet of ponderosa pine
on public domain land on the up
per Deschutes river.
The timber Is located In the
Pringle falls area. The largest
pine tree In the world, more than
12 feet in diameter, is located on
the Foster ranch In the sale area.
It will not be cut.
Tlte Knot offered a bid of $143,
197.06 for the timber. Other bids
were Great West Lumber compa
ny, $109,533.58: Leonard Lund
pren, Sisters. $99,519.76, and Gil
christ Lumber company, Gil
christ, $79.0CG.
data on R-D-X, a plastic ex
plosive, almost daily figures
on plane production and the
production of other war ma
terials, the World-Telegram
said.
The woman was described as a
striking New England-born blonde
who is a graduate of a New Eng
land college. She told the FBI that
she had been a communist party
member lor years and during the
war as an official of a purported
relief organization, the newspaper
said. She was said to be now em
ployed as a clerk.
Near Roosevelt
The newspaper said the woman
told the FBI that more than 50
government employes, one a per
sonal adviser of President Roose
velt, furnished information to her.
All were members of the com
munist party and were not paid,
the newspaper said.
Another of them was a man
high in the councils of the office
of strategic services, another a
high army air forces officer, an
other an official of the war pro
duction board, and still others
members of the office of war In
formation and other strategic
government agencies, the news
paper said.
Code Changed
Once the white house official
Informed the spy ring that Amer
ican intelligence officers were
about to"breaTc the Russian secret
code and it presumably was
changed, the newspaper said.
The spy ring was said to have
operated here, in Washington, and
in other strategic sections of the
country.
Although the Indictments of the
12 communist leaders yesterday
charged violation of the Smith
act, which prohibits activities con
nected with the overthrow of the
government by force and violence,
the grand jury is continuing Its
inquiry on the initial phas'e of the
Investigation the spy ring.
Red Arrests Hit
Third Party Area
Washington, July 21 (Ui Hen
ry A. Wallace's campaign alliance
with American communists ex
ploded with trouble today on the
eve of his presidential nomina
tion. In liis campaign appeal, Wul
lace now either must disavow his
communist pals or front for on
organization under considered
charges of subversive activity. ,
His third party convention
meets-Friday in Philadelphia. It
is a communist-sparked move
ment substantially guided by the
communist party line and direct
ed by men with numerous affilia
tions among organizations named
by the house un-American activ
ities committee as communist
fronts,
Federal Indictment of 12 mem
bers of the communist party na
tional board on charges of con-
sptrinff to overthrow the govern
ment spotlights Wallaces com
munist campaign associates. Na
tional chairman William Z. Fos
ter and several other communist
board members were arrested
last night with more to come.
Convict Escapes
From State Prison
Salem, July 21 mi A crime-
hardened convict serving a life
sentence apparently escaped from
the state penitentiary in a box
car last night, Warden -George
Alexander suld today.
George C. Graves, 44, was miss
ing from his fireman's job In the
prison boiler room this morning.
At first Alexander thought Grav
es was still inside the walls. After
a thorough searrh of the prison
grounus, however, the warden
concluded that Graves was un
knowingly taken through the
wall In one of seven boxcars that
were switched out of the prison
last night.
The warden said there Is a pos
sibility that Graves secreted him
self In a prison laundry truck that
left this morning for Portland.
state police have broadcast an
alarm and the Salem vicinity is
being searched.
Seeks Title
pffi4'4 ilk
Lou Jennlng, Portland amateur,
will be on hand at the Oregon
Open golf tournament here this
week end to seek to regain the
title wrested from him last year
by Chuck Congdon, Tacoma pro
fessional. Jenning ended in sec
ond place last year, losing to
the Tacoman by a four-stroke
margin.
U. S. to Evacuate
Displaced Person
Camp at Berlin
Be'rlinj July 21 (til American,
authorities plan to evacuate by
air-most of the 5,600 displaced
persons encamped In the U. S:
sector of Berlin, official quar
ters reported tonight.
The planned evacuation of dis
placed persons would cut down
considerably the quantities of
food and other supplies needed
In the American sector of block
aded Berlin.
In another phase of the Berlin
crisis, soviet authorities were re
ported to have ordered special
precautions against any attempt,
by the western powers to run an
armored train through the Rus
sian zone to this city.
Clay on Way to U. S.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay was fly
ing to the United States for talks
with the highest officials here.
Observers assumed American
policy with regard to Germany
would be reviewed thoroughly
and reshaped In any way deemed
necessary in view of the Berlin
crisis.
Official quarters reported the
Berlin camps for displaced per
sons would be closed down soon,
according to the plans for flying
out nearly all of the occupants.
The evacuation order was be
ing issued in the form of notices
to the camp dwellers, most of
whom are Jews. They will be
offered a new home In the United
States pending eventual transfer
to Palestine.
Travel Editors
To Tour Local
Members of the Deschutes
county advertising committee
and the Bend chamber of com
merce are completing plans for
entertainment of eight eastern
und middle-western travel editors,
who will he In Bend Thursday
evening and Friday, as one of the
stops on a scheduled tour of the
west, sponsored by the Pacific
Northwest travel association. ' V.
A. McNeil, manager of the visit
ors' service of the Portland cham
ber of commerce, was In Bend
last night tn confer with Ihe local
host croup. lie went on totlav to
Ontario, to meet the party of writ
ers, accompanied by Mauley Hohl
son, of Salem, director of the
slate highway department's trav
el Information division; Frank
Schultz, a member of his office
staff, and Floyd West, manager
of the Bend chamber of com
merce. On he way Into Bend, the dele,
"ntlon will be taken atop Pilot
Butte, for a otilck view of the city
and surrounding country. A short
trip about the citv, through Drake
park, the industrial area and oth
er nolnts of interest, Is also plan
ned. At the dinner, hrlef sketches
will be given by Phil F. Brogan,
Six Released
After Posting
$30,000 Bail
New York, July 21 (IPU-SIx top
ranking members of the American
communist party indicted by a
federal grand jury on charges of
plotting to overthrow the govern
ment, by force and violence post
ed bail today $30,000 worth of
U. S. government bonds.
FBI agents still were searching
for five other members of an al
leged 12-man , "nolltburo," after
arresting the six here and a
seventh, Carl Winters, In Detroit
last night.
Foster Included
The six men who posted ball
and were released included Will
iam Z. Foster, party ehairman
and several times communist
candidate for president of the
United States; Eugene Dennis,
general secretary of the commu-.,
nlst party; City councilman Bej.V
Jamln Davis; John Willlamso-, ...
Henry Winston and Jack Stachel.V' ,
Appearing with attorneys be-
fore federal judge Vincent L. Lei
bell, the defendants said they .
were prepared to furnish bail.
Robert W. Dunn, treasurer of the
civil rights congress bail fund,
produced the $30,000 in govern
ment bonds, $5,000 for each of the
six men.
Still being sought by the FBI
are Gus Hall, named by the grand
Jury as Arno Gust Halberg,
chairman of the Ohio district, of
the party; Gilbert Green, chair
man of the communist party of
Illinois: Robert lhompson, chair
man of . the- communist party; of.
New York; John Gates, named as
Israel Repenstreif, a writer for
the Dailv Worker, and Irving Pot
ash, of the CIO Furriers' union.
Penalty Heavy
All were indicted under the
Smith act. a defense measure
passed in June. 1940. Conviction
carries a maximum penalty of
$10,000 fine and 10 years in prls- '
on.
Three of the 12. Williamson,
Stachel and Potash, have been ar
rested nrevlouslv for deportation.
A fourth, Dennis, was convicted
earlier this year of contempt of
congress or refusing to testify
before the house committee on
un-American activities.- He was
sentenced to a year In prison and
fined $1,000 but is free on a 810,-
000 appeal bond.
Two Counts Given
A federal grand jury of 21 men
and two women, climaxing a
year's work, returned a blanket
two-count Indictment against the
12 men yesterday.
It charged:
1. That "the -defendants from
April 1, 1945, to the present day
conspired to organize as the com
munist party of the U. S. a society
of persons .to teach and advocate
the destruction and overthrow of
the government by force and vio
lence."
2. That "the defendants know
ingly and wilfully conspired to
teach and advocate the duty and
necessity of overthrowing and de
stroying the government by force
and violence."
The 12 also were named in Indi
vidual Indictments carrying simi
lar charges.
From East
Vacation Area
Frank H. Loggan and Wilfred
Jossy, who will outline the area's
geology, economy antl recreation
facilities, respectively. Editors
will be Invited to ask questions,
which the hosts will attempt to
answer. Floyd West, chamber of
commerce manager, said.
lirook trout will be featured on
the dinner menu, according to
those in charge of arrangements.
Several local nimrods have assist
ed In providing the fish, Including
a fine catch from Paulina lake.
Kits of material about Central
Oregon, including Bend, Redmond
and the surrounding area, are be
ing prepared for distribution to
the visitors. They will also be
given their choice of pictures for
publication In their newspapers,
with the local group to supply
prints.
Invitations to attend the dinner
heve been extended to directors
of the chamber of commerce,
county court memhers, Guy
Wade, of Madras; Chester Lack
ey, of Redmond, antl Remey Cox,
of Prlnevllle.
Members of the county adver
tising committee are M. A. Lynch,
Redmond: Harold Barclay, Sis
ters and Frank H. Logman and
Wilfred Jossy, Bend.
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