THE WEATHER HERE
MOSTLY CLOUDY, intermittent
rain, fresh to strong southerly
and southwesterly winds tonight;
partly cloudy and blustery Wed
nesday. Lowest temperature to
night, 42; highest Wednesday,
46.
Maximum yesterday, 46; minimum t
day, 43. Total Zs-hour precipitation: .03!
for month: 4.40; normal, 5.37. Scaaon pre
cipitation, 13.04t normal, 16.13. River
heisht, 5.4 feet.
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Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, December 27, ,-.,
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Mayor Opposes
Slate Capitol
Board's Plans
Against Closing Che
meketa, Union Streets
And Zone Extension
Mayor Robert L. Ellstrom was
on record today in opposition
to much of the recommenda
tions of the state capitol plan
ning commission which would
extend the capitol zone north to
D street.
The mayor's stand is set out
In a letter to Robert W. Sawyer
of Bend, chairman of the state
commission.
;' Mayor Elfstrom opposes the
closing of Chemeketa street and
the ultimate closing of Union
street as proposed by the state
commission. He doubts the fea
sibility of extending the capitol
zone north to D street. In his let
ter to Sawyer he divides the
problem into three parts the
traffic question, the northerly
extension, and the fringe area.
Offers 8 Recommendations
The mayor summarizes his
views by making eight recom
mendations of his own. They are,
he says, not necessarily the
views of the Salem planning and
zoning commission or of the city
council. The- mayor's recom
mendations are:
(1) That neither Chemeketa
street nor Union street be closed.
(2) That plans be made for
facilitating the flow of traffic
on these and other streets in the
capitol area.
(3) That attention be given
by the interested state authori
ties to off-street parking serving
. thp capitol group.
(4) That responsible agencies
of the state immediately declare
an intention or policy for the
buying of such property that
bounds the present capitol area
as will be necessary for state
uses and that this be coupled
with a declaration of Intention
to purchase within a compara
tively short time, such as two,
three or five years.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 6)
Rain and Cold
For Nortwest
fn th AMnAlated Press)
Wind, rain and colder weather
were forecast for the Pacific
northwest today, as slides closed
one Washington state Cascade
mountain pass.
Stevens Pass was closed by
slides on both sides of the sum
mit late Monday, and remained
closed today.
The weather bureau's five-day
forecast said below normal tem
peratures could be expected in
Washington state after Wednes
day.
Storm warnings replaced
small-craft warnings on Wash
ington's inland waters, the
Strait of Juan de Fuca and the
Washington coast, and storm
warnings were hoisted on the
Oregon coast.
The weather bureau forecast
winds of 40 to 50 miles an hour
on the coast, and 25 to 35 miles
inland.
It was snowing on Vancouver
island in lower British Colum
bia, but the weather bureau said
a cold-air mass above that area
had halted its southward move
ment, at least temporarily. It
V said heavy precipitation was ex
I pected in the northwest in the
next few days, and that the rain
could change to snow with a
slight shift in conditions.
Snoqualmie pass in Washing
ton was open today,, but it was
raining at the summit. Small
slush slides caused a few brief
closures over the week-end, and
traffic jams occurred.
Twenty-four mile an hour
winds raked Portland this mor
ning, with occasional gusts up to
31. They were expected 10 in
crease to 35.
FATHER
of the
BRIDE
By Edward Streeter
Illustrated by
Gluyas Williams
A Humorous story with
pictures, about the pre
dicaments the "Father of
the Bride" finds himself
in ... It makes you live
through the most dan
gerous periods in a man's
life the courtship, en
gagement and marriage
of his daughter!
Starting in the
CapitalJJournal
"Salems Leading Newspaper"
as dail" installments
TODAY
BPA Lists Cost
Of Bonneville
Power to Slate
$2000 a Year Saved
On Investment of
$200,000 for Plant
By JAMES D. OLSON
The state of Oregon could save
only $2,000 annually on an in
vestment of approximately
$200,000 by entering into a con
tract with the Bonneville ad
ministration for furnishing pow
er to state buildings.
Bonneville representatives es
timated that the state could save
$6,289 on an investment of $130,-
uuu by the state a year if federal
power was furnished to the state
capitol group of buildings and
tne state hospital penitentiary,
forestry building and highway
shops.
However, if Bonneville power
was required at Hillcrest and
Fairview homes this annual sav
ings would be reduced to $2,000
a year, due to the heavy cost of
extending lines to the two out
lying institutions and the small
amount of power required by
Hillcrest and Fairview homes.
Need Act by Congress
No such contract could be en
tered into, however, until an ap
propriation for the necessary
Bonneville power lines was made
by congress.
(Concluded on Pasre 5, Column 4)
Holiday Death
Toll Over 611
Chicago, Dec. 27 (U.R) Christ
mas week-end accidents killed
611 persons in a carnage which
the National Safety Council said
today should horrify the nation
as much as the Texas City dis
aster two years ago.
The council warned that the
toll would be repeated during
the New Year's week-end unless
"the people have sickened of
making horror days out of their
holidays."
Traffic accidents killed 420
persons, 63 died in fires, four
were killed in plane crashes
and 124 died in miscellaneous
accidents, a United Press sur
vey showed.
The highway toll fell short of
the safety council's prediction,
the highest for Christmas in
council history, that 435 persons
would be killed on the highways.
However, deaths from injuries
suffered in highway accidents
were expected to boost the ac
tual toll above 435.
From 6 p.m. Friday until mid
night last night, eight persons
died every hour or better than
one person every seven minutes.
The dead included 78 children.
Booby-Trap Mine
Kills 3 Mourners
Singapore, Dec. 27 (IP)
A
booby-trap mine exploded to
day in the midst of mourners
gathered about a grave at Ipoh,
capital of Perdak state, and
killed three of them. Twenty
others were wounded.
Police said communist terror
ists had planted the bobby trap,
only two feet away from the
grave. It apparently was an anti
tank mine. The mine exploded
Just as the coffin was being
lowered into the grave of Mrs.
Au See, mother of Cheong Chee.
Robert Burr Caught,
Will Go Back to Prison
Robert Burr, 23, one of four inmates who escaped from the
criminally insane ward at Oregon State hospital here Decem
ber 2, was captured in San Diego, Calif., Sunday night, Ore
gon state police here reported.
Marion Watson, 21, who
been apprehended.
The Federal Bureau of Inves
tigation reported Burr was seiz
ed without a struggle at an arm
ed services YMCA after they re
ceived a tip from Portland rela
tives on Burr's whereabouts. He
had sent word to Portland for
the relatives to forward him
some money.
The FBI said Burr has given
them no clue to the whereabouts
of Watson. Burr was placed in
a psychopathic ward at the San
Diego county hospital, held on
a federal charge of unlawful
night.
The two made their way to
freedom in a bizarre break at the
hospital. Watson feigned ap
pendicitis and called for the at
tendant. The attendant entered
Watson's cell to examine him
and Watson knocked him uncon
scious, took his keys, locked him
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Six Babies Born
On Chrislmas
Six Christmas babies were the
gift of Santa Claus in the Salem
district with four of them born
in Salem, three girls -and a boy.
Most unusual of the babies
was the boy bora to Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Workman of Woodburn, at
the Silverton hospital. He has
been named David Paul and has
a three-year-old sister, Kathleen
Marie, also born on Christmas
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ander
son, 2590 Simpson, are. the par
ents of a girl, born at the Salem
General hospital. Born at the
Salem Memorial hospital were
a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Harmon, 2165 Church; girl to
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Merrill,
1915 Saginaw, and a boy to
Mr. and Mrs. Vera Shaw, Mill
City.
Glenda Joy is the name of the
girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Friesen of Dallas, at the Dallas
hospital.
Just missing Christmas were
twins, a boy and girl, born De
cember 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Klassen of Dallas, who are in an
incubator at the Dallas hospital.
Also missing Christmas was the
boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Minor
Oziah of Dallas, December 26.
escaped with Burr, has not yet
in the room and released Burr
and a couple of other inmates.
Then they phoned to the atten
dant in the adjoining ward and
told him to come quick that the
atendant there was hurt. When
the attendant unlocked the door
from the outer ward, he too, was
overpowered, then the four in
mates escaped.
Two of them were captured a
short time later.
Burr and Watson headed
south. It was found later that
the car of an attendant had been
stolen from a garage on the hos
pital grounds. This car was
found abandoned, out of gas, a
couple of days later, in Klamath
Falls.
The flight south for Burr and
Watson set a previous pattern of
escape.
(Concluded on Fafe J, Column 7)
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These Babies Born Christmas Four babies arrived at Salem
hospitals on Christmas day, Above, Craig Martin Shaw, born
at Salem Memorial hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Verne Shaw
of Mill City, shown with his mother. Below, from left, Merry
Ann Harmon, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Edward F, Harmon,
2165 North Church, and Stephanie Corcll Merrill, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Merrill, 1955 Saginaw, both born at
Salem Memorial; and Yvonne Rosalie Anderson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Anderson, 2590 Simpson, born at Salem
General hospital.
AFL to Seek 4th Round
Of Wage Hikes in 1950
Washington, Dec. 27 VP) The AFL served notice today that its
unions will seek "substantial" wage boosts in 1950.
The big labor organization mentioned increases of 7 to 15
cents an hour as a goal. The wage drive was outlined in the
AFL Publication, labor's monthly survey.
Ask Work Be
Given Jobless
With the holiday rush over
and with the seasonal industries
operating near their lowest lev
els, employers and home owners
are being urged to exert every
effort during the next two or
three months to provide jobs for
many inactive qualified workers
with the state employment ser
vice. This appeal for community
cooperation in cutting down the
annual unemployment peak was
made by W. H. Baillie, manager
of the Salem office of the Estate
employment service.
'Even with the influx of new
comers, employment conditions
in many sections of the state are
holding up this winter better
than a year ago," said Baillie.
"We hope this improvement will
continue."
Baillie suggests that house
holders take care of the num
erous tasks that have been post
poned, such as painting interiors,
adding extra rooms and other
similar betterments.
"Our office has more experi
enced and skilled men and wo
men than at any time since the
war, and we have dozens of ap
plicants for those odd jobs that
take only a few days or hours,"
commented Baillie.
Rita's Daughter Sent
Away; Baby Awaited
Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec
27 W) Rita Hayworth, who is
awaiting the birth of a child
here, sent her five-year-old
daughter ' Rebecca Wells to
Gstaad today.
Rebecca, the daughter of the
movie actress and her previous
husband, Orson Welles, was
driven to Gstaad by Rita's pres
ent husband, Prince Aly Khan.
Increased wages are possible.
the publication said, "without
causing a general increase in
living costs if management
and labor work together to im
prove production efficiency."
The article went on:
"Some amazing results could
be accomplished if workers were
given week by week cost rec
ords, so they could see the re
sults of their efforts, and man
agement agreed to share the
savings with them, determining
the just wage increase by col
lective bargaining negotiation.
At least a goal could be set
of 7, 10, or 15 cents (an hour)
more in wages through cost re
duction. . . .
"We intend to go forward in
1950 to win further wage gains,
cooperating with employers to
cut costs wherever they are
willing to make this possible.
"By cooperation we mean a
genuine joint effort based on
submission of cost records; we
do not mean acquiescence in em
ployer dominated speed-up
schemes.
The publication said that a 10
cent hourly wage increase for all
the nation's workers would boost
consumer buying power approx
imately $8,000,000,000. It said
this would insure a good busi
ness year in 1950.
Indonesia Capital
Renamed: 'Jacarta'
The Hague, The Netherlands,
Dec. 27 VP) Starting today the
name for the capital of the
United States of Indonesia will
be Jacarta instead of Batavia, an
Indonesian spokesman said last
night.
Jacarta means "important
city." It is the ancient Indo
nesian name for the big Java
nese city. The Dutch renamed
the city Batavia when they land
ed in Java 350 years ago.
The name is not to be con
fused with Jogjakarta in east
ern Java which was the capital
of the Indonesian republic
Details of Germ
Warfare Plans
Told by Japs
Invasions Planned on
U. S. and Britain with
Use of Bacteria
Moscow, Dec. 27 P) Testi
mony at the trial of Japanese
war prisoners as carried by the
Soviet press today gave the im
pression that the United States
and Britain were to be targets
of a German war attack.
Newspaper accounts of the
trial quoted Japanese prisoners
as saying the scheme had pro
gressed to the point where
American prisoners were sent
to special bacteria plants to be
experimented upon as human
guinea pigs.
The trial of 12 Japanese army
officers was reported proceed
ing at Khabarovsk, Siberia.
Tested Out on Anglo-Saxon
By infecting their American
prisoners with certain germs,
the Japanese were quoted as
saying they sought to determine
how Anglo-Saxons would react
to various diseases and plagues.
The accounts also said the
Japanese experimented with
their American victims to find
out from what diseases they
were immune.
The plan was, the newspapers
said, to find out what kind of
germs would be best to use in a
bacteria invasion of the United
States and Britain by the whole
sale use of germs against the
civilian populations.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 5)
Heavy Rainfall
Aids New York
(By the A.ttoclntri PriMl
The heaviest downpour since
last spring drenched New York
ers and their watershed today
and gave a measure of relief
in the metropolis" critical water
shortage.
Precipitation was .65 of an
inch in the city itself during the
past 24 hours, somewhat less
in the upstate reservoir section,
and more than 114 inches in
parts of drought-stricken New
Jersey.
The weather bureau said more
rain was coming.
Officials said storage in New
York's Catskill and Croton res
ervoir systems rose 611,000,000
gallons. They estimated the
eventual runoff at 3,910,000,000
gallons about four days' sup
ply. New Jersey's reservoir stocks
rose for the first time in seven
months.
Chief Engineer Edward . J.
Clark of the New York, water
department credited part of the
gain to voluntary water saving
methods which, he said, must be
continued indefinitely.
Clark said more severe
'crackdown" methods had been
proposed to curb water wasting,
but told reporters:
We have secured more by the
voluntary approach on the
American plan, which is asking
for cooperation and pointing out
to the public the actual facts
and conditions."
New York Heat Wave
New York, Dec. 27 (fl-An
all-time heat record for the dale
was set today when the thcr
mometer registered 60 degrees at
p.m. the previous record was
59.1 on Dec. 27, 1930.
Surprise Cary Grant telephones Hollywood friends from
Phoenix, Ariz., the news of his marriage to Betsy Drake. The
couple was flown to the wedding by Howard Hughes and back
to Hollywood for a one-day honeymoon. The bride had to
return to her movie work the next day. (Acme Telephoto)
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Postal Receipts
For Christmas
Up 12 Percent
While receipts of the Salem
post office are up 12 percent
through the Christmas rush as
compared with those of a year
ago, cancellations as checked by
the metering machines are off
slightly, reports Postmaster Al
bert C. Gragg.
The decrease in cancellations
was 4 percent, although there
was an increase of six percent
in the volume of incoming letter
mail. Letters apparently took
the place of packages in some
instances for parcel post on the
incoming side declined 2.2 per
cent. Outgoing parcel post show
ed a 1.2 percent increase.
The mail situation will be
back to a normal basis Wednes
day, reports the postmaster. The
warehouse being used for the
handling of incoming parcel post
will be released at the close of
business Tuesday and all extra
clerks and carriers will be dis
missed.
To Check Status
Of Accused Spy
New York, Dec. 27 W) Fed
eral Judge Sylvester J. Ryan
told the government today to
check the diplomatic status of
accused spy Valentin A. Gu-
bitchev with the state depart
ment and the United Nations.
Gubitchov, a Russian engineer
now suspended from his U. N,
post, is claiming that he has
diplomatic immunity and thus
should not be put on trial with
Judith Coplan on spy conspiracy
charges.
Both the slate department
and the U. N. have held that he
is not entitled to immunity,
However the Russian contend
ed last week that, along with
his U. N. status, he holds the
rank of third secretary in the
Soviet ministry of foreign af
fairs. Ryan directed today that of
ficial certificates as to Gubit-
chev's status be submitted to
him.
Gubitchev and Miss Coplon
are trying, by a series of mo
tions, to escape trial. They are
accused of conspiring to steal
American official secrets for
Russia's benefit. Their trial will
start as soon as hearings on the
motions end, unless they get the
case thrown out of court in the
meantime.
Miss Coplon, standing trial
alone, has been convicted of
stealing official papers. She was
sentenced in Washington, D. C,
to 40 months to 10 years in pri
son but is free on bail
Carcass of Skunk
Left at City Hall
A fragrant aroma coming
from Salem police headquar
ters was wafted on the breezes
through the downtown section
of the city Tuesday.
While the brand of scent gave
rise to speculation that a bunch
of stinkers was on the loose or
behind bars in the city basilic,
there was only one of the striped
little fellows in town.
The skunk was apparently
tossed on the city hall doorstep
of police early Tuesday morning
An officer, armed with a shov
el, was detailed to dispose of
the carcass.
And while he was successful
on that score, he returned the
shovel to the basement quarters
of the police department, permit
ting the odor to linger.
New Regime
Takes Office
In Indonesia
Republic's Army Pa
trols Decorated City
But Quiet Prevails
Batavia, Java, Dec. 27 (U.R)
The Indonesian government took
over without incident today as
the United Slates of Indonesia
was created by Queen Juliana
of The Netherlands in Amster
dam. But Indonesian republic army
patrols swept through the city to
watch for possible signs of trou
ble. H. J. Lovinck, the last repre
sentative of the Netherlands roy
al crown here, called for peace
and strength in the newly-born
republic.
"The fight for independence is
now ended," he said. "May peace
reign. May the rico crops pros
per and may the nation gain
strength."
Abnormally Peaceful
Almost all the buildings here
flew the red and white repub
lican colors alongside the Dutch
tricolor. Streetcars draped with
republican banners were filled
with youths shouting the repub
lican war cry "Merdeka" (free
dom). But republican army au
thorities reported Batavia "com
pletely peaceful almost abnor
mally so."
Most of the city had the atmos
phere of a quiet Sunday rather
than an historic occasion.
But newspapers marked the
day with special editions.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 5)
Setback for
Soviet Union
Lake Success, Dec. 27 VP) In
the eyes of the non-communist
world, the Soviet Union suf
fered a shaFp diplomatic set
back with the transformation
today of the old Dutch East In
dies colonics into the sovereign
United States of Indonesia.
Western diplomats say Mos
cow's defeat is two-fold, and ex
plain it this way:
1. The birth of the now nation
in the south Pacific serves as a
testimonial to the fact that the
non-communist nations in gen
eral, and the Dutch in particu
lar, can give more than lip serv
ice to the democratic principles
they profess. This fact is expect
ed to have considerable impact
on world public opinion.
2. The U. S. I. comes into be
ing after four years of guerrilla
warfare and chaos. That means
the removal from one part of
the world of the type of environ
ment in which communism
flourishes.
The non-communist world's
attitude on the second point was
expressed by American dele
gate Warren R. Austin, during
the discussion on Indonesia in
the 1949 general assembly Aus
tin said:
"The continuation of the dis
putes is essential for the pro
motion of the cominform's ex
pansionist ambitions. By the na
ture of the case international
communism mushrooms in dis
sension, strife and chaos."
Recognition Given
U. S. of Indonesia
Ottawa, Dec. 27 (!') Canada
has given full recognition to the
new republic of the United
States of Indonesia it was an
nounced today.
Rangoon, Burma, Dec. 27 (IP)
Burma has recognized the Unit
ed States of Indonesia, the for
eign office announced today. A
three-man Burmese delegation
will convey messages of good
will to Indonesian President
Soekarno.
Canberra, Australia, Dec. 27
(IP) External Affairs Minister
Percy Spender said tonight Aus
tralia will give full recognition
to the government of the United
States of Indonesia, and added
that Australia looks forward to
close and friendly association
with the new nation.
Sex Slayer to Die
Fresno, Dec. 27 (IP) Paul Gu
tierrez stood unmoving and with
downcast eyes today as Superior
Judge Arthur C. Shepord sen
tenced him to die in the gas
chamber for the sex-slaying of
a 17-month-old baby.