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33rd Year
Judith Coplon
Found Guilty
Of Espionage
Jury Returns Verdict
After Deliberating for
26 Hours, 57 Minutes
i
Washington, June 30 Ui Ju
dith Coplon was found guilty to
day of espionage against the
United Stales and stealing secret
government documents for Rus
sia. A federal jury of eight men
and four women convicted her on
both counts of a two-part Indict
ment 26 hours and 57 minutes
after they retired to consider
their verdict.
" The 28-year-old ' government
girl, who was suspended from
the justice department after her
arrest in New York on March 4,
faces a maximum sentence of 13
years' imprisonment and a $12,
000 fine: "
Her face was pale and drawn
but she held her head high as she
stood, to face the jury and hear
her fate.
Looking more like a college co
ed than an accused spy, the tiny,
big-eyed brunette stared intent
ly at jury foreman Andrew H.
.Norford, a telephone repairman,
as he pronounced her guilty.
Faces Second Trial
Then she sat down abruptly,
her chin cupped in the palm of
one hand.
With the ordeal of her 10 week
trial behind her, Miss Coplon
still faces' trial hi New York on
other espionage charges in con
spiracy with her married Rus
sian "boy friend," Valentin A.
Gubitchev.
It was her affair with Gubit
chev that apparently put the FBI
on her track early this year and
led to the seizure of the pair on
a downtown New York street
March 4. "
Miss Coplon swore to the jury
that her ; only" connection, with
Gubitchev was a romantic but
klssless one. She said she was
"framed."
Jury Complimented
When jury foreman Norford
had pronounced the single word
"guilty" In response to each of
the two counts in the indictment,
Palmer demanded an Individual
poll of the jurors. ,
Judge Reeves said he would
impose no sentence on Miss Cop
lon today.
Reeves, after hearing more dis
cussion, announced that he would
"continue sentence until tomor
row." Then he adjourned court
until 10 a.m. but it still was not
immediately clear whether he
would impose sentence at that
hour.
In discharging the Jury, Judge
Reeves said he felt the "country
is safe" as long as "people like
you" are running it.
Impressions
of
Central Oregon Visitors
"Just passing through. We hav
en't time for fishing or visiting
time enough only to look at the
scenery," H. Bruce Palmer, vice
president of the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Co.,' from Essex
Pells, New Jersey, said today
when he stopped briefly in Bend.
"Its business for me, and pleas
ure for Mrs. Palmer and my two
daughters, Barbara and Betsy,"
he remarked.
The insurance executive and his
family are making a business and
vacation trip by auto through
several of the states and part of
Canada. Palmer estimated that
there would be 12,000 new miles
on his car speedometer by the
time he reached New Jersey
again.
Palmer questioned the 'clear
ness of the sky over the Central
Oregon area. He said that he was
under the Impression that Ore
gon skies were usually overcast.
The visitor was promptly Inform
ed that such a condition usually
existed on the other side of the
mountains, and rarelv here.
On Sixth Trip
This was the sixth trip that the
insurance man has made to the
Pacific northwest. Ho said that
he covered the area five years: Truman turned aside most qucs
ago when he was nresldent of the It Ions about Baurch's criticism of
national organization of the- Ju-! the administration for having fail
nior chamber of commerce. He is ed to prepare what Baruch
also a past director of the United j thought should be an overall plan
States chamber of commerce. I for industrial mobilization and
The travelers were headed for jsubmit It to congress promptly.
Seattle, Wash., today where Pal- Then reporters asked whether
mer is scheduled to attend sev- the president thought, as Baruch
fral business meetings next week. did. that failure to present a plan
The family plans to return then was what Baruch called a "need
to Portland for a brief stopover; less gamble with national sectir
drive over the Columbia river , Hy." ,.,..,.
highway and swing up through Mr. Truman replied that there
Pastern Washington, and north (was no need to prolong l ie con
Into Canada where they will j versation because Baruch was
spend a few davs at the Lake I misinformed and that s all there
Louise resort. ' 'was to It.
THE
TWO
Huge Du Pont
Empire Named
In Trust Suit
Chicago, June 30 Hit The gov
ernment today filed a civil anti
trust suit here to force the Du
Pont industrial empire to sur
render its controlling interest in
General Motors corporation and
the United States Rubber com
pany. Attorney general Tom Clark,
announcing the action at Wash
ington, said the case was directed
at the breaking up of the "larg
est single concentration of. in
dustrial power" in the nation.
Melville C. Williams, attorney
in charge of the Chicago office
of the federal anti-trust division,
said that information used as a
basis for the civil action was that
which a grand jury, sitting at
Chicago, obtained through sub-'
poenaes.
The grand jury was impanelled
last September. It subpoenaed
thousands of rprmds nf the Dm
Pont comoanv. General Motors.
United States Rubber company,
all of which were named defend
ants, and other firms.
Big Names Involved
Among the individuals it sub
poenaed were Lamont Du Pont,
named as a defendant in today's
action; John J. Raskob, G.M.C.
director and former treasurer of
the democratic national commit
tee; A. P, Sloan, General Motors
chief, and other officials of the
companies.
The case was assigned to Judge
Walter J. Labuy. Government, at
torneys said they did not expect
that any action would be taken
before autumn, as the court ad
journs shortly for the summer.
Williams declined to say wheth
er the grand jury would continue
its investigation. He pointed out
that a grand jury can return only
a criminal action, whereas to
day's suit was a civil case.
Income Tremendous
The government suit said that
for the year 1947, the three com
panies held combined assets of
$4,259,000,000. made combined
sales oty $5,189,000.000.. ,nd 'iad;j
a cumutiirci - net income,, alter
taxes, of $429,000,000.
It asked in a civil anti-trust
suit . that the Du Pont company
be forced to sell all its stock in
General Motors and that mem
bers of the Du Pont family bo
required to sell all their stock
in U.S. Rubber.
The suit said the Du Pont com
pany owns 23 per cent of the
General Motors common stock,
the rest of whicli is split up
among 436.000 stockholders. It
said members of the du Pont fam
ily own 17 per cent of the U.S.
Rubber stock, the rest being split
up among. 14.000 stockholders.
This division of stock, the suit
said .gives du Pont control over
the two companies.
Named in the suit besides the
three big companies were 128
members of the du Pont family,
the Christiana Securities com
pany and the Delaware Realty
and Investment corporation, Wil
mington. The latter two com
panies were described as personal
holding companies . of the du
Ponls.
The suit charged that the E. I.
du Pont tie Nemours company,
General Motors, and U.S. Rubber
sell their products to each other
at preferential prices and in
closed markets.
Baruch Wrong,
Truman Asserts
Washington, June 30 IP Presi
dent Truman said today that el
der statesman Bernard M. tta-
ruch was wrong in saying that
the president had rejectetl un In
dustrial mobilization plan.
Without mentioning Baruch hy
name, Mr. Truman saltl ttiat ne
not only never had rejected a mo
Ibilization plan but that he hatl
not received one from the nation
al security resources board.
Baruch hatl saw nere earner
In the week that an industrial
mobilization plan prepared by the
board was sent to the White
House and turned tlown by the
presitlent.
At his news conierence, rtir.
SECTIONS
BEND,
Taft's Labor
Provisions .
Get Approval
Administration Program
Defeated; Veto Expected
If House Accepts Bill
By Raymond Lehr '
(United I'roiH staff CorrtfttMjnik-nl)
Washington, June 30 upi The
senate touay scuttled the admin
istration's labor bill and passed
Sen. Robert A. Taft's 1949 model
of the Taft-Hartley law.
The administration's riddled
"repealer" bill was saddled down
with Taft amendments which
made it a modified version of the
existing Taft-Hartley law. The
senate shoved it through on a 51
to 42 vote.
The measure now goes to an
uncertain fate In the house. But
i President Truman is almost cer-
! tain to vet0 ,f through
congress in its present form.
Written into the bill is a Taft
amendment giving the govern
ment power to use injunctions
against national emergency
strikes a provision unacceptable
to administration leaders and or
ganized labor. Anti-strike injunc
tions already are provided for un
der the Taft-Hartley law.
Has New Weapon
It also carries a new weapon
authority to seize industries in
volved in such strikes.
Final passage of the bill came
after the senate, adopted, 49 to 44,
an omnibus amendment by Taft
outlawing the closed shop, mass
picketing, jurisdictional strikes
anil most secondary boycotts.
Today's action was a stagger
ing defeat for Mr Truman, who
was elected last November on a
platform pledging repeal of the
Taft-Hartley law. A coalition of
republicans and southern demo
crats in . the senate blocked the
administration's efforts to re
deem that pledge. '
The AFL and the CIO already
have announced that they will
make repeal of the Taft-Hartley
law a campaign Issue again, in the
1950 congressional elections. "
As passed by the senate, the
administration "repeal" bill bore
little resemblance to its original.
Only nine lines of the administra
tion's 36-page bill survived in its
original form.
Aided by Democrats
On - the final vote, 17 demo
crats most of them southerners
joined 34 republicans in voting
for the Taft-dominated bill. Seven
republicans voted with 35 demo
crats against it.
On the basis of the final vote
it appeared certain that a presi
dential veto of the bill if it
passes in its present form will
be sustained by the senate. Such
action would leave the present
Taft-Hartley law on the books
untouched and the law would
continue to carry the 'Taft-Hartley"
label. '
Administration democrats and
organized labor had conceded de
feat yesterday in their efforts
to repeal the Taft-Hartley law.
The AFL and the CIO promised
to make repeal a campaign issue
again in the 1950 congresional
elections.
Before the vote, Taft said his
omnibus amendment corrected
Taft-Hartley law provisions
against which "a good cast!" had
been made. While keeping basic
povisions, it would make 26
changes in the present law.
Taft also assailed the attitude
of labor leaders who, he said, in
sisted that they "must have every
thing or they will take nothing."
The senate dealt the adminis
tration its crushing blow after
rejecting, 53 to 41, a proposal to
override state anti-closed shop
laws.
Russians Still
Block Highways
Berlin, June 30 uT Russian
guards blocketl the trunk high
way between Berlin and western
Germany and sealed off roads
between the soviet and western
sectors of Berlin Itself today to
check the flow of food.
The new restrictions apparent
ly were aimed at keeping Ger
mans from selling all their prod
uce in the higher paying markets
of west Berlin.
West Berlin police headquar
ters said that soviet soldiers ami
east Berlin police controlled all
main roads into western Berlin.
At Gllenlcko bridge, on the
bonier of the American sector,
Russian troops ret up a road
block and searched all vehicles
and petlestrians for food.
The Russians already had
halted temporarily some 200
trucks carrying produce from the
western zone.
Univ. of
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CENTRAL OREGON'S
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JUNE
Joan Tilden Crowned Queen
Of 1949 Mirror Pond Pageant
Queen
Queen Joan I, Miss Joan Tilden,
iication anti coronation ceremonies were
president of the pageant association, are
Wafer Follies Will Feature
'Gay Nineties' Performance ,
Fancy diving, rhythmic swimming and a water ballet, 'as
performed ja,tM.Gay;.NinetieA'Ul-bjA'hilii)to'Af the fol
lies to be" presented on the Mirror "pond Saturday arid Sunday
afternoons by the Portland Aquatic club, Norman Anderson,
in charge, announced today. The water follies will be present
ed both afternoons at 2 p.m., from a tower and platform
anchored in the river directly in front of the Drake park pag
eant seats.
Anderson said 35 swimmers, most of them northwest or
; 1 Pacific coast champions, will
Cold Wave
Abates; Crop
Damage Seen
A June cold wave that gripped
the entire northwest took another
nip at central Oregon produce
last night, sending the mercury to
28 degrees in Bend and whitening
much of Deschutes county at
dawn. Locally, tender plants and
vegetables were wilted in .differ
ent parts of town, but reports
from farm areas indicated that
the chill was not so bad as that of
the previous night, when many
potato fields were slightly
"burned."
The night chill marked the end
of a Juno cold front that moved
out of the north early in the
week, the weatherman has indi
cated, and from the district office
in Portland today came a fore
cast calling for "much warmer"
weather this week end. In Bend,
pageant directors welcomed the
forecast, as final arrangements
were made for the presentation
of the 11th annual water fete on
Saturday and Sunday nights.
New Snow In Motinlalns
Late yesterday, the Central Ore
Ron Cascades emerged from a
storm that Tuesday night depos
ited snow up to a depth of six
inches at higher levels, with most
mountain resort areas under
snow earlv yesterday.
The temperature In Bend has
reachetl or dropped below the
freezing mark, 32 degrees, five.
different times this month, it was
reported from the local weather
station. - The low for the month
so far Is 25 degrees.
- Considerable crop loss Is anti-
cipated as a result of the unusual -
ly cold and dry month. "Potatoes
.1,1.. ..,,,.,;.,, i,o in
wilted bv frost so many times swimming exhibition, followed by
this- month that the vines arc lust j fancy diving featuring Staub, fa
about worn off." one of The Bui-! cific northwest collegiate and
it i ill 9 vwi i louuiiui iita t I'vi .
ihl mornlnt?.
nArrnennnrbml. fiinnrtllfl
RKI.IKI" IN SIGHT
Portland. Jun 30 mt The
weather bureau today offered
hone of some letup after freakish
June weather took a toll of north
west crops.
Clearing skies antl sunshine
were promised, but Hood River.
Ore., cherry growers counted 15
per cent of a $700,000 crop dam
aged by showers. Blng cherries
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BIJIXETW
DAILY NEWSPAPER
Selected to Rule Over 1949 Mirror Pond
Bend high school
;h school graduate, was named to rule over the 1949 Mirror pond pageant when Impressive notl
held at Elkhorn lodge last night. The pageant queen, members of her royal party and W. J. Baer,
nonies were nem ai cmnorn lodge last night. The pageant queen, members of her royal party and W. J. Baer,
iociatlon, are pictured here. From the left they are Lila Bacon, Marilyn Bishop, Patt Blakely, Baer, Queen
Joan I, June Clark, ( last year's pageant q ueen ) , Ella Sterling and Charleen Dahlln.
take parkin the follies. In this
group will be 18 girls, who
will present the Aquanettes'
water ballet in a number call
ed "The Rose," accompanied
by Mary Lou Timmons as vo
calist. A. J. Sehorn will be master of
ceremonies and Glen Shelley of
KGW, Portiand, will be organist,
with Miss Timmons as vocalist
for the water show.
Parade of Champions
The program Saturday after
noon will open with the "Parade
of Champions", featuring coast
aquatic stars, with Raymond
Staub, Dagney Wold Sousa and
Don Sempert on the high diving
tower and Scott Bennett, Dick
Kimball and Bob Atkins on the
diving board.
Women aquatic stars to be pre
sented will Include Lavclle Flan
nery, Dolores Robbing, Virginia
Shea, Katharine Karr, Jane Fish,
Pat Bowery, Pat Strantly, Dolores
Fischer, Mamie Foster, Doris
Knhblns, Beverly Norris, Theola
Miller, Donna Beau, Virginia
; May, Elinor Molby, Joyce Wiley,
I Marilyn Meyer and Delia Moore
Kehnrn
Men champions taking part will
be Jack Palmer, Johnny Gootle,
John Sarkie, Don Pesznecker,
Kress Lochrldge, Bob Hembree,
Ronald Carlson and Walt McNair.
Will Offer "Myramld"
In the opening number, follow
ing the parade of champions, the
Aquanettes will be presented in a
"mvramld," with Miss Timmons
as vocalist, followed by an exhi-
! bit ion swim race in which Johnny
i Goode, Pacific northwest cham-
'pion, and Dick himtiall, uregon
state champion, will compete.
Then will follow a swim duet,
1 Mark Beach Jr., and Delia Moore
! Sehorn.
Glr s will be uresented In a
I A A U (IIVIDI! UIHIIIUIU I, ill I 3.
, -
'""I Don Sempert.
Comedy Featured Listed
Also on the two hour program
will be a series of comedy dives,
a special act called the trampo
lene, rhythmic swimming forma
tions and a canoe Joust contest.
Final numbers will include a
double and triple diving demon
stration from the high diving
tower and board, the ballets and
a special hand balancing act. The
entire cast will appear In the
I finale.
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30. 1949
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Queen Joan Dons Royal Robes
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One of Queen Joan's most ardent admirers, this picture Indicates,
Is Janice Monical, who with Michelle Dearth, served as a page at
the coronation ceremony last night at Elkhorn lodge. Janice Is
pictured here admiring Queen Joan's ermine, crown and scepter.
Federal Spending May Lead
To Bankruptcy,
Bv I.yle C. Wilson
( United I'rww SUff t;rr.t,onl,.ntl
Washington. June 30-Tlie 1919
fiscal year entls today with the
government on one of Its great
est peace-time spending splurges
antl the United States treasury In
the red.
Official deficit figures probably
will be available Friday. Mean
time, Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D., Va ,
predicts there will be a red Ink
figure of SI, 500.000.000 when the
books close at midnight antl that
two years from now we will wind
up between $6,000,000,000 ad $8,
000.000,000 in the hole.
Byrd means he thinks It will
be that bad unless some changes
arc matle, Including the abandon
ment of several expensive admin
istration programs and the adop
tion of an economy program
throughout government. The rate
at which the government col
lects and spends the taxpayers'
Pageant
-rf5v I
Declared
money Is difficult to explain be
cause the figures are so large.
I 'ear Bankruptcy
In the current "U.S. News and
World Report," published here by
. David Lawrence, there Is an lllus.
tration of how fast the money
has been rolling out. With accom
panying graphs, the magazine re
ported that the United States gov
ernment has spent more in thn
past four years than It spent in
all the first 152 years of our or
ganized existence. The dates cov
ered are 1789 1910. inclusive, and
19161919, also inclusive.
The upending figures wei-e
stated as follows:
First 152 vears, $167,000,000,000.
Past four vears, $177,000,000,
000. Byrd and some others fear the
nation will go broke if the trend
continues, the alternatives now
to economy in government are
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Soe Forecast
Eastern Oregon Fair with
rising temperatures today,
tonight and Friday. High
today 68-75. Friday 75-85.
Low tonight 38-48.
No. 175
:
Coronation :
Joan Tilden 17 TWrt htnlt
school graduate with this year's
class, last night, at the Elkhorn
lodge was "tapped" to serve as
queen of the 1949 Mirror pond pa
geant, and from June Clark, last
year's queen, received tho crown
of Bendonia. Designation of
Queen Joan I to rule over the
river fete Saturday and Sunday
nights took place at colorful cor
onation rites at the spacious Elk
horn lodge, with a royal throne on
the stage and June "yule logs"
blazing In a big fireplace at the
other end of the hall.
Serving with Queen Joan over
the week-end fetp will be five
royal princesses, Charleen Dah
lln, Marilyn Bishop, Lila Bacon,
Patt Blakely and Ella Sterling.
Last night's coronation followed
a queen contest In which, the six
girls took part. . . .
Signal Given
Prior to the designation of the
queen, the six girls and last year's
queen remained in the darkened
balcony, at the rear of the hall
and above the fireplace. From the
stage out past the center of the
floor was stretched a carpet
to serve as a path for the royal
party. 'Flanking the path were
members of the Lady Elks' drilt
team.
At a signal from Charles Clark.
In charge of the queen contest.
the girls descended the spiral
stairs, with its massive logs, and
corts, senior members of the wai
ter pageant association. The
were Everett Hughes, Phil F. Bro
gan, A. T. Niebergall, Dr. McKen
ney, H. C, Kei'ron and N. R. Gil
bert. First girl down the spiral stair
way was Patt Blakely, who was
met Dy a senior escort. Other
girls followed in turn. Bringing
up the rear was June Clark, last
year's queen, escorted by W. J.
Baer, pageant association presi
dent. Stand in Line
The six girls stood in a line on
the stage, in front of a batrery
of lights, as Bill Barton, master
of ceremonies, welcomed the roy
al party to the land of Bendonia.
Clark, In the role of "prime min
ister," walked behind the line of
girls and tapped Joan. The crown
that Queen June wore last year
was then placed on the blonde
head of Queen Joan I, who brush
ed her blonde bangs aside to make
way for the royal headgear.
Following the coro nation,
Queen Joan ascended a throne,
flanked by her five princesses.
Royal pages were Michelle
Dearth and Janice Monical, who
were seated on either side of
Queen Joan I. Stanley Crawford
was court Jester. Entertainment
followed the coronation, for the
edification of the royal party anil
spectators. Presented in dances
were pupils of Lcnlce George.
They were . Leila and Lynnc
Chase. Gail and Gwen Tvsori,
Mary Thcrcse Cady, Janice Baer,
June Goddard, Karen McMeeu,
Svbyl Rothkow and Theldonu
Shingler.
Dancing preceded and followed
the impressive coronation rites,
with music by BIrnie Traxler's
orchestra. Fred Dallas was pre
sented In a violin number, as part
of the coronation program.
Will Assist In Sale
Although the queen contest is
over, the girls are to continue
to assist in the sale of pageant
and water follies tickets. Clark
announced totlav. The gills and
! their assistants will be in booths
i downtown.
Queen Joan and her princesses
again will have the spotlight Sat
urday night, when the swan and
rvgnet float appears under the
Mirror pond arch, marking the
start of the 1949 pageant. They
will ride the gay float down river,
then will review the pageant from
a throne anchored In mid-stream;
Althcugh attendance at the
coronation ball was not up to ex
pectations, the event has been
declared the most Imnressive of
Its kind ever held In Bend. Don
Conner was in charge of general
arrangements.
TRUMAN SIGNS BHX
Washington, June 30 HP' -President
Truman today signed legis
lation combining scattered agen
cies of the government in a new
I "housekeeping adminisratlon,
Ceremonies
Impressive