THE WEATHER HERE
MOSTLY CLOUDY with show
ers tonight and Tuesday. Little
change in temperature. Low to
night, 40 degrees; high Tuesday,
48.
Mailmnm yesterday, M; minimum to
day, 4S. Total Sl-hour prce ipltttion: Alt
for month: 8.3!; normal, .39 Soaaan are
ripitation, 30; normal, Zo.Hft. Rlror helfht.
1.8 feet. (Report by U.S. Weather Boreas.)
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62nd Year, No. 37 W.fiJSS Salem, Oregon, Monday, February 13, 1950
(78 Pogesj
Price 5c
Lift le Interest
So Far Shown
By Candidates
Only One Files So Far
For Representative,
3 for Senate
By JAMES D. OLSON
Although there are less than 30
days before the deadline for fil
ing for state offices in the May
primaries, only one candidate
has filed for one of the four Mar
ion county seats in the house of
representatives.
Lloyd Girod of Idanha is the
sole candidate who has made his
actual filing, although there are
f numerous others expected to file
within the next three weeks.
Rep. John Steelhammer, a
leading candidate for the speak
ership of the house expects to
file within the next 10 days. Oth
ers who are expected to seek the
republican nomination as state
representative from this county
include Roy L, Houck, retired
building contractor of Salem;
Ray Glatt of Woodburn, H. R.
(Farmer) Jones, who lost the
nomination two years ago by a
single vote, and Kelly Owens,
former chairman of the republi
can county central committee.
Democratic Claims
Democratic county leaders
claim that they will place a full
ticket on the primary ballot but
as yet have not announced names
of any prospective legislative
candidates.
Already three men had filed
for the two Marion county sen
ate seats, State Senator Fred
Lamport, and State Representa
tive W. W. Chadwick and Doug
las Yeater. All are seeking the
republican nomination.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 8)
February Also
Rainy Month
February continues to be a
rainy month with more than half
. an inch of precipitation coming
down in the 24-hour period end
ing at 10:30 a.m. Monday, .54 of
an inch being measured. In the
48-hour period, .80 of an inch
was recorded. '
Rainfall to date in February
is 3.31 inches ' against a normal
of 2.36. The seasonal fall (the
weather year dating from Sep
tember 1) is now up to 30 inch
es even, compared to the normal
of 25.09 for the period.
Slight rises in the Willamette
river and other streams are due
during the next two days. The
river came up at Salem a bit
over the week-end, reaching 8.2
' at the local gauge, Sunday morn
ing. It had dropped some by
Monday morning, measuring 7.9
feet.
Forecast for tonight and
Tuesday is for continued clou
diness and showers with moder
ate temperatures prevailing.
Pilot Blames
Captain of Mo
By HARRY NASH
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 13 VP) The
battleship Missouri's steersman
said today he "knew she was go
ing aground" but did not tell
the skipper "because it is not my
place to give the captain or
ders." "It is my place to take or
ders," and besides, "the captain
was quite busy at that time,"
Quartermaster Second Class
Sevan E. Travis added.
Travis was testifying at a na
val court of inquiry probing the
grounding of the big Mo in
Chesepeake bay, January 17.
The witness said he knew the
ship would , ground unless she
were turned to the right. Asked
by judge advocate how he
knew this, he replied that:
(1) The ship was "sluggish"
it. answering the helm;
(2) She seemed to be slow
ing down, and
(3) It was evident she was too
far to the left (north) as Thim
ble Shoal light was on the port
(left) bow when it should have
been "well on the starboard
bow." .
Russians Ease-up
Berlin Blockade
Berlin, Feb. 13 (IP) Berlin's
highway traffic across the Rus
sian zone frontier was treated
normally during the week-end,
British authorities reported to
day. They said there was no indi
cation of a revival of the "little
blockade" by the Soviet-controlled
East German police
Court Upholds
Ban on Use
Of Hiring Halls
Refuses to Review
New York Decision
Affecting Seamen
Washington, Feb. 13 (IP) The
supreme court held in effect to
day that use of union hiring halls
for Great Lakes seamen would
violate the Taft-Hartley act's
closed shop ban.
Actually, the tribunal simply
refused to review a decision to
that effect by the U.S. circuit
court in New York The high
court's action means the circuit
court ruling stands.
Under the hiring hall system,
workers are assigned to jobs as
employers make known their
needs. The New York court bas
ed its decision on a finding that
there would be discrimination
against non-union seamen in op
eration of the hiring halls.
Closed Shop Provision
A supreme court review was
asked by the CIO National Mari
time union. It said its proposed
hiring hall agreements contains
provisions to avoid "even poten
tial denial of the rights of non
union seamen.
Concluded on Pave 5, Column 5)
Miss Faherly .
Resigns
Office
Miss Susan M. Faherty, for
nearly four years manager for
the Marion county chapter of
the American Red Cross, is ex
pected to submit her resignation
to the chapter board at its
monthly meeting Monday eve
ning.
Miss Faherty has been offered
the position of assistant admin
istrator for the southern Arizo
na regional blood center at Tuc
son, Arizona.
Her resignation would become
effective here March 31.
Miss Faherty came here in
April of 1946 after three and
one-half years in the WAC. She
came out of the service with the
rank of major. Previous to her
wartime service, Miss Faherty
had been director of Catholic
Charities in Arizona for many
years. She is this year's com
mander of Post No. 149, Ameri
can Legion, the all-woman post
in Salem.
Release of Miss Faherty in the
position here has already been
approved through the area of
fice of the Red Cross. Her suc
cessor will be announced soon.
Blood Center
Needs Donors
More donors are needed for
the visitation of the Portland re
gional blood center mobile unit
in Salem, Tuesday, reports the
Red Cross office.
Tuesday is the regular month
ly stop for the unit and it will
be in operation at the First Me
thodist church between 2 and 6
p.m.
A large group of drop-ms"
can be accommodated, this ar
rangement being for those un
able to make appointments be
fore the visitation, it is stated.
Although the county has do
nated nearly 1500 pints of
blood since start of the program,
hospitals in this area have used
nearly that much, too, making
the give and take ratio about
even. With each visitation there
is need always for donors in or
der to keep an ample supply of
the free blood.
Father of A tomic Spy
Doubts Guilt of Fuchs
Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 13 VP) The 75-year-old father of
Dr. Klaus Fuchs, British scientist accused of passing atomic se
crets to Russia, said today he could not "completely believe"
his son's purported confession. '
"There are things in it that are just impossible," Prof. Emil
Fuchs, professor of theology in
Leipzig university in the Rus
sian zone of Germany, told the
Associated Press by telephone.
He declined to elaborate as to
which parts of the document he
doubted. -The alleged confes
sion to selling and giving atom
secrets to Russia was read last
week in a London court.
"I believe it would be bet
ter to discuss this in court," he
said.
The elderly professor reiter
ated that he would like to ap
pear as a defense witness when
his son goes on trial during a
London court session starting
February 28.
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Twisters Kill
29r Injure 200
(By the Associated Press)
Tornadoes, spawned in the
clash of masses of cold air and
warm moist air, ripped into 20
towns in northwestern Louisiana,
east Texas and southern Arkan;
sas in less than 24 hours over
(he week-end. Forty-seven per
sons were killed; an estimated
200 injured.
The twisters killed at:
La Porte, Texas: Ella Dod-
sbn, former slave, whose age was
between 97 and 101.
Jericho, Texas: Mrs. Buster
Fults.
Fellowship, Texas: Mrs. Laura
Grayson, Mrs. Will Eastridge.
Haslam, Texas: Mrs. Claiborne
May field.
Corley, Texas: Mrs. Paralee
Banks, 66. ,
Salem, Texas: Linwood Wind
sor, 18 months. Shirley, 9, their
father Dick Windsor.
Roytown, La.: Nine ' dead.
Sligo, La.: Four dead.
Shreveport, La.: One dead.'
Slack Air Force depot (near
Shreveport): Six dead.
Grande Cane, La.- Eight dead.
Hood's Quarters, La.: Two
dead.
Hurricane Hill, Tenri.: Nine
dead. . ,
Revolt in Iraqui
Quelled by Troops
Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 13 (IP)
The Iraqi government reported
the arrest yesterday of Police
Director General Ali Khalld two
hours after he tried to over
throw the regime of Premier
Seyyid Tawfik Al Suwaidi
A government' communique
said Ali Khalid was being held
for trial.
Reliable sources said prompt
action foiled a pre-dawn attempt
by the police chief to seize im
portant centers in Baghdad.
He said he was sure that the
Russian occupation authorities
would not object to his testify
ing. . ;
He expressed doubt, however,
that he could arrange the trip
on his own. He implied that he
would go to London only if sum
moned, . and thereby obtained
help in travel facilities.
"1 am sure my testimony could
help my son,", he said.
The theology professor said
he did not agree with prosecu
tion suggestions that his son had
the split mind of a schizophrenic
personality.
Old Glory Topsy-Turvy K. T. Murphy, Marion county dep
uty sheriff, pulls down the flag atop the courthouse Monday
morning to turn it over. Old Glory had somehow been put up
upside-down. It flapped that way for nearly two hours
before someone noticed it and reported it to the sheriff's
office. No one could find a key to the courthouse roof.
Murphy had to break a lock in the clock tower in order to
get to the flag.
Council to Act Tonight
On Capitol lone Bills
Three bills are on the calendar for the city council meeting
Monday night, pertaining to . the
extension. ,
On third reading are the bill
classification four full blocks adjoining the present capitol zone
East Germany .
Hate Campaign
Berlin, Feb. 13 (IP) Com
munist leaders whipped up a
bitter hate campaign against the
United States and Britain in
Soviet-occupied east Germany
today.
It was the fifth anniversary of
the destructive bombing of Dres
den, ancient center of German
culture, by fleets of American
and British planes.
Royal Air Force records of
the Feb. 13-15 air raids were not
made public, but news accounts
indicated then that the raids
were intended to assist the ar
my of Soviet Marshal Georgi
Khukov, advancing from the
east.
In the ruins of the old Saxon
capital today, all street traffic
was ordered stopped for one
minute of silence at noon.
Communist organizations in
all other towns and villages of
tr Russian zone sponsored "Re
member Dresden" observances.
The Soviet army's official
newspaper, Taegliche Runds
chau, told the 20,000,000 east
Germans "Destroyed Dresden
reminds you fight against the
imperialistic robber."
Dresden's mayor wrote in the
chief communist , party organ,
Neues Deutschland, that the Anglo-American
raids killed 35,
000 civilians but had "not been
a military necessity."
Bevin Defends British
Policy in Russia
London, Feb. 13 VP) "The
object of Russian policy is to get
control of Europe," British For
eign Secretary Ernest Bevin told
a political rally last night.
Speaking at an election rally,
Bevin defended British arma
ment expenditures and the pre
sence of American bombers in
Britain, saying: "It is our duty
to see to the safety of these is
lands." The foreign secretary said the
western allies were "ready to
settle these problems with Rus
sia directly if she is willing to
negotiate" but that the Soviets
had refused to let a system of
four-power conferences work.
capitol zone and its-proposed
-
to change to Zone I residential
on the north and a number of
lots in the fringe area, which
would bar all building construc
tion but residential; and another
bill that would limit buildings in
the capitol zone to a height of
45 feet.
On first reading will be :
bill by Alderman Tom Arm
strong that would require the
council to pass on all building
permits in the capitol zone. Also
he may have a bill amending
the main bill to leave one lot in
the Capitol and Union street area
in Zone II.
Two public hearings are sched
uled for the council meeting.
One is on application for a zone
change for the Robert Seamster
property on 15th near State
from Class I to Class II resi
dential. The other is on a pro
posal that the Louis Lorcnz serv
ice station property at 12th and
Mission exchange a small piece
of property for part of an alley
in the rear of the station.
The Salem school district will
have before the council a re
quest for vacation of parls of
1G streets and alleys that have
never been put to public use.
(Concluded on Paite 5, Column 8)
Coal Parley's End David-Cole (left), chairman of the presidential fact-finding board in
the coal dispute, and United Mine Workers President John L, Lewis (right) talk wiih Wash
ington reporters after negotiations between the UMW and the soft coal operators collapsed.
End of the hearings paved tht way for President Truman's court order sending 400,000 strik
ing miners back to work. (Acme Telephoto)
Strikers Defy Court's Order
Pickets Close Non-Union Pits
MacArthur to
Command Fleet
In Jap Waters
Washington, Feb. 13 (rP) The
military high command an
nounced today it has given Gen,
Douglas MacArthur authority to
assume control of American na
val forces in Japanese waters in
event of emergency.
This unification move was
made known at a news confer
ence held by the joint chiefs of
staff who have just returned
from a 10-day tour of Pacific
bases.
It was also announced that
they have submitted a "top sec
ret paper" to President Truman
on the effects on American se
curity of the communist advance
in Asia.
Secret Report on Reds
Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman
of the joint chiefs, was asked
whether communism could be
stopped at the borders of China
will' American aid. He replied
this was primarily a state de
partment decision and then vol
unteered the statement that the
top secret report has been sub
mitted.
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman,
the chief of naval operations,
said there is no evidence that
Russia since the war has in
creased the percentage of its to
tal naval forces which is main
tained in the Pacific.
Prepared for Any Threat
"It is our plan to keep the Pa
cific fleet as strong as we can
within the total forces we have,
Sherman said. "As you know,
we have made minor adjust
ments in that direction."
(Conclnded on Page fi, Column f)
Outline Plans
For Indonesia
Bangkok, Thailand (Siam),
Feb. 13 (IP) Solemn American
diplomats today began discus
sing means of saving southeast
Asia from communism amid re
ports from pessimistic Americans
here who say already it is too
late '
A partial agenda of the many
problems facing conferees will
be announced tonight.
There has been no indication
yet whether roving U. S. Am
bassador Philip C. Jcssup is pre
senting plans for a new Far East-
l policy as reported from
Washington or soliciting infor
mation upon which to formulate
one.
Strong pessimism about the
situation was apparent among
American officials and business
men here. Business men gen
erally agree that Thailand will
go communist if Indochina falls.
They say this is expectable in
from 10 months to two years.
The business men agree with
American military leaders in
Tokyo that Indochina is the key
to the situation.
Coal Injunction Federal
Judge Richmond B. Keech ex
amines the temporary 10-way
injunction he signed in Wash
ington, D. C, ordering John
L. Lewis to drop his "illegal"
contract demands on coal oper
ators and send 400.000 strik
ing miners back to work. The
no-strike order is the first
step in getting United Mine
Workers back to work for
about 80 days. (Acme Tele
photo) Even Chance for
Hydrogen Bomb
Washington, Feb. 13 (IP)
Soma, .-lawmakers : said , today
there is a better than even
Chance that U. S. scientists will
produce an effective H-bomb,
despite reports that the out
look is doubtful.
Although President Truman
has ordered the atomic energy
commission to go ahead with
hydrogen bomb developments,
members of congress have been
collecting testimony at various
hearings that the success of the
project still is a gamble.
Senator Connally (D-Tex.), a
member of the senate-house at
omic committee, told a reporter
there is no assurance that we
or anybody else can make such
a bomb."
However, Senator Edwin C.
Johnson (D-Colo.), another
member of the committee, said
he thinks the chances of suc
cess are "pretty good." Other
senators talked similarly, but
not for direct attribution.
Some scientists have told the
lawmakers that the housing for
an H-bomb presents great diffi
cullies. Others have said the
weight o the bomb mechanism
may be such as to rpquire much
larger planes than most current
military models, if they are to
be carried by air.
It was disclosed al the same
time that a race between the
United States and Russia to
build the first atomic-powered
submarine may complicate work
on the H-bomb.
Mine Workers
Ignore Lewis
Order to Work
Pittsburgh, Feb. 13 (IP) The
northern and western and south
ern soft coal operators today told
John L, Lewis they will meet
him Wednesday at 11 a.m.
(EST) in Washington to discuss
contract negotiation '"differenc
es." These steps toward an accord
went ahead as the striking soft
coal diggers ignored both Lewis'
work order and a federal court
injunction and continued their
nationwide "no contract no
work" strike full blast,
In some areas, lack of official
notification delayed a decision
by United Mine Workers locals
on obeying their chieftain's or
der to return to the pits "forth
with." No mines were operating in
the large bituminous (soft coal)
producing areas except unor
ganized or independent union
pits and those covered by new
contracts with the UMW.
Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Ohio
and other important coal states
all reported the strike was as
strong this week as last. -To
Wait, for Contract
Determined strikers vowed
they'll stay out until they get
contract.
Over the week-end, Lewis
bowed to the court order and di
rected his 372,000 striking min
ers back to work. But with tele
graph offices closed on Sundays
in many small mining communi
ties, several locals were late in
receiving the official word.
Some idle miners said they
aren't wprking because this is
Lewis' 70th birthday. The UMW
president's anniversary actually
was yesterday.
Dave Fowler, president of
UMW district 21 in Oklahoma
and Arkansas, looks for a con
tinuation of the strike despite
Lewis and the court. He said:
"Some of the miners feel the
government is trying to make
convicts out of them. The miners
fought for 50 years to get their
union. They don't want it stolen
away from them and be reduced
to slaves."
(Concluded on Pate 5, Column )
Ellender Raps
Truman's Delay
Washington, Feb. 13 (IP) Sen
ator Ellender (D., La.) contend
ed today that President . Tru '
man s handling of the coal strike
will cost the democrats thous
ands of votes in the congression
al elections next fall.
Senator Humphrey (D., Minn.)
commented: "I doubt it, but the
important issue is the welfare of
the American people not votes.
The president has tried to pro
tect the welfare by every means
at his command."
Ellender, who helped draft the
Taft-Hartley law in 1947, told a
reporter it was inexcusable for
Mr. Truman to have waited as
long as he did to Invoke the law
in the mine dispute.
The president set the machin
ery of the law in motion a week
ago after John L. Lewis, chief
of the United Mine Workers, re
jected his proposal to name a
fact-finding board and arrange a
70-day truce without resorting to
the Taft-Hartley measure.
The result was the 10-day re
straining order which the court
issued last Saturday, preparatory
to a hearing Feb. 20 on whether
an 80-day Taft-Hartley lnjunc
tion will be granted.
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