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62nd Year, No. 205
Entered u second elm
matter ftt Salem. Oregon
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, August 29, 1950
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Upholds Bill
For Balanced
Apportioning
Duncan Rules
Initiative Measure Le
gal and Constitutional
By CHRIS KOWITZ
The initiative bill for balanced
apportionment of the state legis
lature is legal and constitutional
in every respect, and is there
fore eligible to be submitted to
the people for a vote in the No
vember general election.
.. That was the ruling announced
Tuesday by Marion county Cir
cuit Court Judge George R.
Duncan, who last Wednesday
heard a trial regarding the con
stitutionality of the reapportion
ment measure.
Alex G. Barry, state represen
tative from Multnomah county,
had brought about the suit, list
ing as defendants Secretary of
State Earl T. Newbry and the
committee on balanced reappor
tionment.
Plaintiffs' Arguments
Barry maintained that the ini
tiative bill was unconstitutional,
in that it proposes to amend sev
eral separate sections of the Ore
eon state constitution.
The defendants had filed a de
murrer to the complaint on the
grounds of insufficiency of facts
and lack of jurisdiction. They
argued that the bill was legal,
since all proposals set forth in
the bill were aimed toward one
thing balanced apportionment.
Duncan's Ruling
Duncan's ruling, in part, reads
' "It is apparent that the sign
ers of the initiative petition are
offering the proposal as one
amendment and though the peti
tion refers to and seeks to amend
three separately numbered sec
tions ... of the constitution, nev
ertheless taken, together they
Constitute a single plan to re
apportion the legislature, and the
proposed increase in the numbers
of senators is an integral part of
the plan. -"fwiwrastta.
"The court finds that the pro
posed amendment is such that it
does not in any event violate . . .
the Oregon constitution and that
it is eligible to be submitted to
the voters as a single proposal,
The demurrer of the defend
ants is thus sustained. Duncan
explained that the plaintiff may
submit an amended complaint.
Otherwise, Duncan will issue a
decree dismissing the complaint.
Excess Profits
Tax 85 Percent
Washington, Aug. 29 VP)
President Truman's admonition
against hasty and premature ac
tion failed today to head off the
drive in the senate for an im
mediate 85 percent excess profits
tax on corporations. ,
The issue is In doubt. The
vote may come late today or to
morrow. Supporters of the prof
its levy predicted victory.
Senators O'Mahoney (D.
Wyo.) and Connally (D., Tex.)
offered what they called an "anti-profiteering"
levy. They want
to attach it to the tax boosting
toill intended to help pay for in
creased military spending.
Without an excess profits tax
the measure would add about
$2,700,000,000 annually to indi
vidual income taxes, another
$1,500,000,000 to corportions,
and would gather extra millions
by plugging loopholes and mak
ing other tax law changes. The
house has not yet acted on it.
O'Mahoney estimated the pro
fits amendment would yield
about $4,000,000,000 a year be
yond the stimated $4,508,000,000
In the bill. He and Connally want
it made effective as of last July
1.
The issue in the senate is not
whether there shall be an excess
profits levy it seems almost cer
tain there will be but how ana
when It shall be applied.
Moonshiner Killed
By Federal Agent
Orchard, Ala., Aug. 29 (P)
An accused moonshiner who
IcaDed from his horse to scuf
fle with an arresting officer was
shot to death by the federal
agent.
Sheriff Williams Holcombe
said Jack Thompson, 51, was
killed by a bullet in the stomach,
f The shot was fired by Joel L,
Smith. Jr.. head of the Mobile
field office of the federal alco
hol tax unit, the sheriff added.
Bridges' Union
ExpelledbyCIO
As Communist
Executive Board Ousts
Longshoremen and
Marine Cooks
Washington, Aug, 29 W) The
CIO executive board voted 41
to 2 today to oust Harry Bridges
and his west coast longshore
men's union from the CIO on
charges of following the com
munist party line.
The dissenting votes were cast
by J. W. Robertson, vice presi
dent of Bridges' union, and
Hugh Bryson, president of the
Marine Cooks and Stewards who
face the same certain ouster be
fore nightfall.
Bridges and Bryson could ap
peal the executive board action
to the CIO convention in Chi
cago November 20. But it is
highly unlikely that the conven
tion would upset the board's
ove.
The convention last year au
thorized the removal of all lead
ers and unions found to be fol
lowing communist policy.
Fishermen Also Out
Included in the ouster of the
75,000 longshoremen was the
removal of the fishermen and
allied workers, headed by Jos
eph Jurich of Seattle, which had
merged two months ago with
the Bridges union.
A three-man committee in
vestigated Bridges' activities of
the past several years and de
cided that he had adhered to
communist party policies at the
expense of CIO programs. The
committee, recommending oust
er, told the executive board that
the communists had been "high
ly successful" in controlling the
ILWU.
(Concluded on Pare 5, Column 6)
Red Cross to
Move Quarters
Headquarters for Marion coun
ty chapter, American Red Cross
will move to a new location, 434
North High street, October 1, it
announced by L. O. Arens,
chapter chairman, following a
meeting df a board committee
Tuesday morning to decide on
the move.
The building is a former resi
dence owned by the school board
on the school property on North
High. At the last meeting of the
school board permission was giv
en for the Red Cross to use the
building should the chapter of
ficers and board approve the
ove.
The Red Cross will take over
the entire ground floor of the
house. The saving in rent is the
big factor in making the move,
Mr. Arens points out, the chap
ter making every effort to
stretch its budget for its com
munity service programs as
much as possible. The Red Cross
has been located since January
in the offices formerly occu
pied by the Portland General
Electric company on North Liberty.
Express Rates on Fruits
From West Increased
Washington, Aug. 29 VP) The
today authorized higher railway express rates on carload ship
ments of fruits and vegetables from the west despite protests from
California.
Effective Sept. 11, the rates will
For example, the rate per 1003
rounds on fruit shipped in car
loads from California to New
York City will increase as fol
lows:
Minimum 20,000 pounds, $4.08
to $4.17.
Minimum 26,000 pounds, $3.BB
to $3.97.
Minimum 30,000 pounds, ?J.0J
to $3 72.
The new rates apply to carioaa
shipments of:
1. Fruits and vegetables tlresn,
fresh frozen, dried or evaporat
ed) from California, Arizona,
New Mexico, Utah and Colorado
to destinations throughout tne
United States.
2. Berries, fruits and vegeta
bles, fresh or green, from Wash.
ineton. Oregon, Idaho, Califor
nia and Arizona to certain des
tinations in Canada.
The Railway Express Agency
Inc., had proposed the higher
rates for last November, but the
nroDosed schedule was suspend
ed after a protest from the Cali
fornia Grape Tree f ruit
Truman Plans
Fireside Chat
Washington, Aug. 29 VP) A
White House official said today!
President Truman is preparing
a report to the nation.
The report, this official said,
would cover international af
fairs, the fighting in Korea and
the controls the president feels
are needed at home.
This official, who asked not
to be quoted by name, said no
time has been set for the speech.
But he said it would be in the
nature of a "fireside chat"
such as President Roosevelt used
to make and would be tele
vised and broadcast.
White House sources, who
could not be named, previously
had said the talk might be
ready by this week-end. It would
be Mr. Truman's first report to
the nation since his July 19 ra
dio address spelling out a par
tial mobilization program to deal
with the Korean fighting.
These officials said no defi
nite, time had been, set. One rea
son was reported to be that con
gress has not yet acted upon the
president's- request for legisla
tion which would enable him to
impose limited controls on the
domestic economy.
A senate-house committee to
day (9:30 a.m., EST) buckled
down to the task of compromis
ing a dispute over how much
leeway to give the president
over wage and price controls.
30,000 Women
Hit Sawdust Trail
Portland, Ore., Aug. 29 (U.R)
Evangelist Billy Graham topped
the half-million mark in Port
land attendance last night when
more than 30,000 women attend
ed a "women only night" at the
Greater Gospel Crusade taber
nacle. The fiery southern minister1 in
little more than four weeks in
Portland has scored the biggest
success in his young career.
Last night's total boosted the
official Portland attendance
mark to 517,250 and proved
Billy's drawing power with the
opposite sex, as only 11,000 men
turned out two weeks ago for
men's night.
interstate commerce commission
rise by 9 cents per 100 pounds.
league. A hearing was held, and
the ICC found the increase "lust
and reasonable."
It said increases in express
rates since 1936, including the
nine cents, are "substantially
less" than the rises in carload
freight rates during the same
period. Most fruits and vegeta
bles travel in freight trains. Ex
press service, by contrast, is in
passenger trains, or in special
trains operated on passenger
train schedules.
The ICC said that railway ex
press has already made a similar
increase in carload rates on ber
ries and vegcteables from Flor
ida and Texas to various destina
tions.
Schedules proposing Increases
in the rates from the North Pa
cific coast area (Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and western Mon
tana) to U. S. destinations were
withdrawn voluntarily by the
agency when the schedule ap
proved today was suspended.
Aldermen Go Hawaiian Members of the city council
Monday night accepted gifts of Hawaiian shirts from Mayor
Robert L. Elfstrom. There were two strings to the gift that
they don them immediately, and then again October 14 and go
in a body to McCulloch stadium to sec the Willamette-Hawaii
football game. From left, Albert H. Gille, who drew the loud
est shirt of all, Howard Maple, Dan Fry, Mayor Elfstrom, Earl
Burk, James H. Nicholson, Claud Jorgensen, Dave O'Hara.
Aldermen Attired
In Hawaiian
By STEPHEN
Brazenly and unashamed members of the city council sat
through the meeting Monday night with arms bared above the
elbows. It was the nearest the all-male city council ever came
to looking like a ladies' box party
It was quite a revelation the snapeiy alabaster of Aldermen
WDave O'Hara and Albert Gille,
VFW Staging
Giant Parade
Chicago. Aug. 29 VP) Vet
erans of Foreign Wars took time
out today from their serious de
bate on communism, the Korean
war and Gen. MacArthur to stage
a giant military parade.
Some 30,000 marchers were
to assemble on the near North
Side and march on Michigan
avenue past the reviewing stand
at the Congress street plaza. The
parade is one of the big features
of the VFW's 51st national en
campment. Before the parade, however,
the delegates were to be ad
dressed by Marx Leva, assistant
secretary of defense, as a repre
sentative of his superior, Louis
Johnson. The delegates are
scheduled to vote tomorrow on
a resolution asking for the ous
ter of Johnson.
The committee on national se
curity and foreign affairs, which
has prepared the resolution call
ing tor Johnson's removal, also
is preparing a resolution recom
mending that President Truman
discharge Secretary of State
Acheson.
The mention of Achcson's
name on the convention floor
yesterday by a New York City
delegate brought the first "boo
ing" by delegates.
The delegate, J. C. Thompson,
past commander of the New
York state department, defend
ed Acheson during a debate on
a resolution opposing admission
of communist China to the Unit
ed Nations. Thomson's was the
only dissenting vote as the con
vention passed the measure.
Lewis Refuses
No Strike Pledge
Washington, Aug. 29 (P)
John L. Lewis advised AFL
President William Green today
that his coal miners won't be
bound by any AFL-lnspired no
strike pledge.
The government has not asked
labor groups to forego strikes
during the Korean fighting and
defncsc-building period ahead,
but Green and some top CIO of
ficers have indicated that such
a pledge would be given if it
was asked.
The United Mine Workers
made public a sarcastically
worded memorandum from
Lewis to Green.
Lewis said the newspapers re
ported Green "as plodding about
the country seeking someone to
whom you can give a 'no strike
pledge.
Lewis commented:
"Restrict your pledges to your
own outfit. We do our own no
striking."
He also told Green:
"I am sure that you will par
don me when I suggest that the
mine workers arc not yet ready
for you to sell them down the
river,"
Shirts
A. STONE
at the races.
the creamy textures of Claud
Jorgensen and Dan Fry, the
stained walnut of Maple, Burk
and Jimmy Nicholson, and the
rich mahogany rind of Mayor
Bob Elfstrom. Tom Armstrong
must have got a hint of what
was coming and was afraid he
couldn't compete. He wasn't
there.
Maybe the chest muffs of
those members nearest arboreal
ancestry peeked above the V
necked shirts, but who cared?
They seemed kinda proud of it.
The councilmen are to come
out in the same attire again on
October 14 when they attend
the Willamette-Hawaii football
game in a body at McCulloch
stadium. That's by special res
olution of the council Monday
night.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 8)
Canada Moves
In Rail Strike
Ottawa, Aug. 29 VP) Canada's
parliament assembles today to
act on government legislation in
tended to start the nation's trains
rolling again. There wore indi
cations the country's first gen
eral railway strike might be over
by the week-end.
One week ago today 124,000
non - operating rail workers
struck for higher wages and
shorter hours. Since then a like
number of workers have been
laid off in industries dependent
on rail transport. Some isolated
areas in the dominion already
have been nipped by shortages
of frtsh food.
Special legislation to end the
strike was expected to be passed
by tomorrow. Such action, ob
servers said, would permit re
sumption of rail transport by
the end of the week.
Strike leaders were prepared
to yield to parliamentary action
under certain conditions.
'If a law Is passed ordering
the men to go back, they will
obey it but they won't like it,"
said Frank H. Hall and A. R.
Moshcr, rail union spokesmen.
"If .the law requires the re
sumption of negotiations, the
unions will no doubt comply,"
they added.
The nature of the govern
ment's measures to halt the strike
still remained an official se
cret.
Storm Warnings on Coast
Seattle, Aug. 29 (P) The
weather bureau issued the fol
lowing storm warning today for
the southern Oregon coast: "Con
tinue small craft warnings 11:30
a.m. (PST) Newport to Cape
Blanco for northerly winds 25
35 miles per hour. Warning to
expire 11:30 a. m. (PST) Wed
nesday." Weather Details
Mailman yirtfy, R7t minimum ta
dar, Al. Total H-hnur prtelpllatlon, A; for
mantle, .M, normal, neanon preripua
llsn. 44.19: normal. X7.1I. River helrht,
-J.4 feel. (Repert by tl. 8. weather brean.
Truman Sends
Mac Outline
Of U.S. Policy
Clarifies General's
Own Understanding
Of Formosa Situation
Washington, Aug. 29 (P)
President Truman today sent
Gen. Douglas MacArthur a state
ment of American policy on For
mosa, and also a commendation
of the general's direction of the
Korean campaign.
Mr. Truman's move, follow
ing up his week-end order for
MacArthur to withdraw a state
ment on Formosa, appeared to
have a two-fold purpose al
though there was no official
comment.
1. To clarify MacArthur's own
understanding of the whole sit
uation and give him an implied
reminder not to get out of step
again.
2. To ease the sting of the in
cident to the general and also
help maintain MacArthur's pres
tige In the Far East.
Presidential Secretary Charles
G. Ross gave out Mr. Truman's
message without comment and
refused to answer questions as
to why Mr. Truman sent it.
Text of Truman's Note
The text of Mr. Truman's let
ter:
"I am sending you for your
information the text of a letter
which I sent to Ambassador
Austin dated August 27. I am
sure that when you examine this
letter, and the letter which Am
bassador Austin addressed to
Trygve Lie on August 25 (a
copy of which I am told was sent
your headquarters that night),
you will understand why my ac
tion of the 26th in directing the
withrawal of your message to
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
was necessary.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column S)
House Debates
Anti-Red Bill
Washington, Aug. 29 JP)
With strong bipartisan backing,
bill to crack down on com
munists and subversives in this
country came up for house de
bate today. Prospects were it
might pass by nightfall.
Like several companion bills
which the senate is scheduled to
take up shortly, the legislation
goes beyond recommendations
President Truman made for
dealing with any internal threat
to the nation's security.
It was drafted after lengthy
hearings by the house un-American
activities committee. In a
statement accompanying the bill
to the floor, the committee de
clared its investigations over a
10-ycar period had established:
1. That the communist move
ment in this country is control
led from abroad; 2. That its ul
timate objective is to overthrow
free American institutions in
favor of a communist totalitar
ian dictatorship; 3. That it works
by secret conspiratorial meth
ods; and 4. That its activities
constitute an immediate and
powerful threat to U.S. security.
Primarily a registration bill.
it also is designed to tighten up
laws against espionage, and to
require communist and com
munist "fronts" to label their
propaganda.
Tropical Hurricane
Headed for New Orleans
New Orleans, Aug. 29 VP)
hurricane moved slowly toward
today from a point in the Gulf
cast of New Orleans.
The weather bureau said the
Orleans until about 10:30 a.m.-
(EST) but it could not forecast
what path It would follow after
that. If the hurricane continues
its present course, the bureau
said, it couufnot reach the city
before early Thursday morning
even if it picked up .speed.
The weather bureau said the
pre-dawn movement of the storm
today was so vague and indefi
nite it could hardly be called a
course.
Forward movement, of the
storm was reported very slow
from a position 340 miles west of
Havana and about 100 miles
north of the Yucatan peninsula.
Winds up to 85 miles an hour
extended outward about 70
miles to the northeast of the im
perfectly formed center of Bo
ye," located at 4:30 a.m. (EST)
British Troops,
Aussie Planes
Join in Battles
Tokyo, Aug. 29 (IP) British
planes stepped up their attacks
against the Korean Reds today as
crack British troops in token
force marched onto Korean soil
to the traditional skirl of bagpipes.
U.S.-made Australian Mustang
fighters blasted three enemy air
strips, a naval-type craft, an un
derwater bridge, supply dumps,
Red villages and many vehicles
The Aussies left two villages
burning furiously. The bombed
and rocketed the underwater
bridge at Yonghong.. The naval
vessel, about 100 feet long, was
left a charred wreck.
Two Aussie Mustangs were hit,
one in the tail and the other in
the propeller, but both returned
to base.
British-carrier - based Firefly
attack bombers and Spitfire
fighters yesterday hit a variety
of west coast targets. They
drove two enemy vessels ashore
and destroyed them.
MacArthur Gag
Campaign Issue
Washington, Aug. 29 UP) Re
publicans hoisted as a congres
sional campaign issue today what
they called a presidential "gag
order against Gen. Douglas Mac-
Arthur's views on Formosa.
Accepting this as inevitable,
Senator Lucas of Illinois, the
democratic leader, told report
ers that while he thinks MacAr
thur is doing "a wonderful job1
as the Pacific military command
er "it is my understanding that
the president is the commander-in-chief
and makes the policies.'
While congressional reaction
generally followed party lines,
some democrats backed MacAr
thur and at least one republican
supported Mr. Truman.
The president cancelled a Mac-
Arthur message to a Chicago
veterans meeting obviously be
cause "the general's views could
be interpreted as calling for per
manent defense of the island,
now in the hands of the Chinese
Nationalists.
This went beyond the admin
istration policy to neutralize the
island from communist attack
during the Korean fighting and
to leave its eventual disposition
to international action, probably
through the United Nations.
Royal Babe to
Be Named Anne
London, Aug. 29 VP) Princess
Elizabeth's new baby was named
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise to
day. The child's father, Prince
Philip, entered the names all
of which are famous In the his
tory of England's monarchy on
her birth certificate this morn
ing at Clarence House, the royal
couple's London mansion.
The two-wcek-old baby's
proper title and name thus will
be "Her Royal Highness Princ
ess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
of Edinburgh."
Edinburgh is the name taken
by Phillip when King George
named him duke of Edinburgh
Just before his marriage to the
heiress-presumptive in Novem
ber, 1947.
The baby also was given an
identity card and a ration book
today.
A small, poorly defined tropical
the Louisiana-Mississippi const
of Mexico 490 miles south-south
storm would inch toward New
today near lattitudo 23.5 north
longitude 87.5 west. Gales reach
ed outward about 150 miles to
the north and northeast of the
center.
The weather bureau said the
hurricane would not pick up in
tensity for the lime being, be
cause of its imperfect formation
and shallow depth.
But from Pensacola. Fla., to
Morgan City, La., midway be
tween New Orleans and the Tex
as line, the Gulf coast began to
batten down.
About 500 navy planes were
evacuated from the Pensacola
area and from the New Orleans
naval air station.
Major oil companies called in
drilling crew from off shore in
stallations.
Beat Back Red
Attacks in Two
Wild Battles
Reds Repulsed at Both
Ends of Curving
Korean Warfront
Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 30
UP) Allied troops beat back Red
attacks in two wild battles at
opposite ends of the curving
Korean warfronts Tuesday.
That apparently ended com
munist chances of a quick end-
run on Pusan, the Reds' Aug. 31
goal.
But the North Koreans were
building up at the center of the
line for a major stab at United
Nations forces.
The bloodiest battle was on a
bald hill at the southern anchor
of the line. There American Ne
groes and South Koreans turned
back a North Korean bayonet
charge in hand-to-hand combat.
One American machine gun nest
was wiped out by Red bayonets.
Allies Holding Pohang
At the other end of the battle-
front a Red force whipped be- -hind
allied troops and cut a road .
three miles southwest of Pohang
at the east coast anchor.
The Pohang sector still was
controlled by United Nations
troops. The attacking 20,000 Red
troops there were pushed back
around recaptured Kigye, nine
miles northwest of Pohang.
Gen. MacArthur's headquar
ters in an early morning war
summary said South Korean
forces gained up to 2000 yards
(over a mile) in the Kigye area.
Enemy resistance was described
as light at this point, but farther
north progress was slow against
"constant enemy resistance.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 6)
Air Force Busy
Bombing Reds-
Tokvo. Aug. 29 (IP) ' B-29s
nlunged 230 tons of bombs today
on the rail yards at Chongjin,
North Korean east coast trans
port hub less than 60 miles from
Russian territory.
Light bombers hit Red supply
lines on the west coast from
Kyomipo in the north to Sun
chon in the south. Fighter
planes attacked communications
targets well north of parallel 38
and few support missions in the
hard-pressed Pohang-Kigye area
on the northeast battlefront.
The B-29 strike against
Chongjin was made in clear
weather. Maj. Edward M. jac
quet, 1712 Cambridge Drive,
Kalamazoo, Mich., said: "I could
see that the railroad yards had
been severely hit. Columns of
dirty gray smoke covered the
targets."
The B-29s also dropped more
than 100 tons of bombs on other
North Korean transport targets.
The B-28s hit bridges, trains,
railroads, vehicles and troops
along the west coast.
Lt. Louis A. Goalby, Jr., Den
ir. said his crew destroyed a
locomotive and damaged a num
ber of boxcars along the Han
river west of Seoul.
Second Lt. John R. Couller,
Uniontown, Pa , another B-28
pilot, said his flight showered
fragmentation bombs on Red
troops west of Pohang and
bombed tanks and vehicles.
F-51 Mustangs and F-80
Shooting Star jets roared over
the northeast battlefront, straf
ing and rocketing Red troops,
fuel dumps, warehouses and ve
hicles. Alcoa Plant Unit
Opened, Vancouver
Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 29 W)
An Aluminum Company of
America vice president snipped
a cable today to mark opening
of Alcoa's new $5,500,000 rod
mill here.
The mill, put into partial pro
duction as each unit was finish
er, had turned out 7,000 miles
of aluminum cable when the en
tire plant went into operation
today.
M. M. Anderson, vice presi
dent in charge of personnel and
Industrial relations, was the cable-snipper.
With him here from
Pittsburgh for the opening were
James P. Halght, assistant gen
erl manager ofthe fabrication
division, and M. E. Noyes, ca
ble production manager.
The new mill, turning out rod,
wire and cable, employes about
200 men and boosts Alcoa's pay
roll here to about 1300.