Capital jLJournal PATCHES OF tot tonight, Thurs day morning; becoming mostly tunny Thursday. Little change in temperature. Low tonight, 28; high Thursday, 55, , FINAL EDIT ION 66th Year, No. 29 L:.;iri"ir Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, February 3, ice 5c Reapportion riefs Filed in Supreme Court Time for Candidates To File Cut Short by Legal Procedure By JAMES 1). OLSON Briefs were tiled Wednesday in tlie state supreme court by State Rep. Dave Baum of La Grande, challenging the reapportionment measure passed by the voters at the 1953 general election. The brief was filed shortly after noon by John F. Stcclhammcr of Salem and George T. Cochran of. LaGrandc. At the time of filing the brief the attorneys also filed a petition asking the court to set the case for hearing of arguments on February 25. Baum last month served notice of intention to file an appeal against the decision of Circuit Judge Rex Kimmcll of Marion county, who upheld the consti tutionality of the amendment. Questions Authority The appeal is based on the premise that the amendment del egates what Baum calls a legis lative prerogative to the execu tive and judicial branches of the state government. This is based on sections in the measure pro viding that in the event the leg islature fails to reapportion it self following the taking of each federal census, the secretary of state must do so, and or if he fails, the task- tails on the su preme court. The brief further contends that the stale constitution expressly grants power to the legislature to fix the number of senators and representatives and holds that 1 this grant cannot be exercised by another body or persons. The re-; apportionment measure, the brief (Continued on Page 5, Col. 2) Gard Confers With Cordon WASHINGTON (LP) Sen. Guy Cordon (R., Ore.) conferred to day with Jess Gard, Portland, re-, publican national committeeman j for Oregon, on pressing patron-1 age matters, including the chances of Federal District Judge James Alger Fee for promotion to the 9th Circu't Court of Ap peals. Card's visit tu the nation's capital also was expected to bring a series of announcements from Oregon congressmen on re- j election plans. Thus far, only ; Rep. Homer D. Angell of Port-1 land, dean of the states delega tion, has formally declared him-1 self a candidate. j Rep. Walter Norblad of Astoria j and Stayton was reported ready to announce his intentions after dropping plans for promotion to the senate if Cordon retired. As sociates said Norhlari has no plans for opposing the senior senator. Rep. Harris Ellsworth of Rosc hurg, a six-termer, and Rep. Sam Coon of Baker, who is com pleting his first term, indicated informally they again will be can didates. Industrial Fa'r Billed for 1954 The Salem Industrial Develop ment Council voted Wednesday to sponsor an industrial fair for. lite summer prior to Ihc state fair, a project under consideration for several months. The motion was made by Bill Hammond after Burr Miller, chair man of the council's public rela tions committee, said the commit tee endorsed the holding of a fair at its meeting last week. As presently visioncd the fair will he held out of doors, probably in McCulloch stadium, with exten sive c;hihits by industries of the area, and with daily entertain ment features. The council be lieves that this will give the local public a much better idea of what industry is already here and help industries selling locally to gain new customers. No slep have as yet been taken toward setting up an organization to plan and hold the fair. Sunny Skies in Day, Heavy Frost Nights Sunny skies continued for Sa lem anil valley regions Wednes day morning, though the min imum temperature dropped an other notch, registered at 26 de grees. Each morning so far this week, the mercury has been one degree lower than for the pre ceding day. The fair weather is due to con tinue through the next day or two, with low minimums at night. The Willamclie river was down to 11.6 feet it Salem Wednesday morning. Religion and Law-making Panel Theme Church Council Brings Legislators And Clergy to City Bv FRED ZIMMERMAN The Oregon Council of Churches in session at the First Christian church delved into the field of politics Wednesday forenoon with three state senators and one rep resentative providing the food for thought. Through the medium of a politi cal seminar bearing the title "The Church' Must Be Concerned," and with Senator Phil Hitchcock in the role of moderator, Senators Howard Bclton and Richard Neuhcrger, together with Rep. Mark Hat field, advanced their theories as to the responsibility of the church to' the affairs of state. Problems with which govern ment must deal are quite frequently those which should be the concern of the church, said Senator Bclton. He said that it was not strange that there is corruption in gov ernment because there is no seg ment of society that is not simi larly afflicted. In this connec tion he believed corruption is greatly over-emphasized. (Continued on Page 5, Col. 3) Tugboat Strike Again Delayed NEW YORK Ml - A threatened strike of tugboat crewmen that would have crippled New York ha-bor and cut off a large part of the city's food and fuel supplies was postponed Wednesday. The action came after an all night mediation session, at which union representatives agreed to submit a new management offer to the membership Sunday afternoon. "In the meantime, the status quo will be maintained until after the meeting," Joseph E. O'Gray, di rector of the city's division of labor relations, said. The midnight deadline for the walkout passed without incident because negotiation sessions were continuing. Engaged in the discus sions were city and federal media tors, representatives of the tugboat companies and of local 333, United Marine Division of the old Inter national Longshoremen's Associa tion. Alcoa Praises Power Policies PORTLAND (UP) The Alum inum Company of America today announced its willingness to in-1 vest in expansion of the Pacific ! Northwest's power resources pro vided low electric rates arc main tained and adequqatc long-term energy supplies arc available. Alcoa said it is "ready and willing to consider investing its own money" in Northwest hydro electric development and has "great faith that the policies now being pursued by all interests" will encourage substantial expan sion of power. In revealing its willingness to put its own dollars into power de- vclopment. Alcoa commented for the first time on the power pro-1 ...ui. aniic mil- uiM-iiuuwiT iu-, ministration took office. The statement of Alcoa's power i policy was released here by C. S. Thayer. Vancouver, Wash., the j firm's Northwest manager. Weather Details Malmum ytrrdiv, ftt mlnlmnm dir. -A. Total -l-hnar DrrrlBltallan: a: tar month: a. normal, .in. Sraman prr rlpltatlon. Iff.ixt normal, ?'.A.l. Rlvor hrliht. II.A feat, tnaoorl br I'.s. YVeath cr Rurraa.l County May Be Asked To Vote Youth Center The county court nf Marion t county will be aked to place a i ik. ...-. k.i f ' """ lot for a youth service center to j he financed by a two-mill tax ! levy if the Salem Community Council adopts a recommenda tion voted Wednesday noon by its Recreation Council. The council received the re vised draft of the petition to the county court, which placed a ceiling of S 105.000 on the building itself, but which also provides funds for furnishing and for the first year's operation. The petition which may be voted on by the electorate also carries a half mill tax for the next five years for maintenance. The county's valuation of ap proximately SB4.000.000 would provide $168,000 for the initial cost plus a year's operation and S42.0O0 a year for operation thereafter, Judge Joseph Fclton estimated. The Community Council will WILSONVILLE milJn!?- mi .in ii.ii- m Mini, .a" mill ! ;. -. .... . fife R , - tO 'k-s'v-.-, K Case in Court Washington .(UP) The first round in what may be a long legal fight over the legality of the tidelands oil act got under way today before the Supreme Court The court heard arguments by the slates of Alabama and Rhode Island attacking the constitution' ality of the new passed by Con- gress last-year after prolonged debate which gave the oil bear - ing off-shore lands to coastal states. The court ordered the hear- ings to determine if the suit mav be formally filed. This is'Hmn.i kn',nrmrJ hvihnSn.' a preliminary step for all suits i in which the high court lias orig in;)! jurisdiction such as suits i between stales. Defendants in the tidelands suit arc four states which stand to collect oil royalties from the ! submerged lands, Texas, tall- I fornia, Louisiana and Florida. Giant Carrier Plane Tested LONG BEACH, Calif. M - Doug las Aircraft Co. announced ed- nesoay mat a giam iroop carrying ; plane a comhination propeller ami in mncu udimi-iai K cd its maiden flight successfully. . The company said the plane, a dcvclopment of the Douglas Globe- iiutMur. was i(iruii uu iuu.iuuv ny punx-icu uj luui iui uu-u up in-, gines. This engine is a gas turbine; which spins a conventional propel-; ler and also delivers some jet i thrust Douglas said the distribu- tion of power is approximately 80 per cent propeller and 20 per cent jet. John C. Buekwaller. chief engi neer of the Long Beach Douglas division, said the plane, known as the YC-124I3, has 60 per cent more horse wwer than the conventional pision-powcrcd Globcmastcr. meel Thursday at 7.30 p.m. in room 203 of the temporary court '!,. - t .-j .iui.. " i"' '"' to act on the petition to the coun-1 ty court. ! lim Ashbaugh. county juvenile i officer, said the service center is needed because a large num ber of youngsters have to be cared for by the county for long er or shorter periods in the course of a year, who definitely do not belong in jail and who arc injured by incarceration there. "We can see the difference between the youngsters we send to a similar home in Portland when there is room for them there, compared with the effect on those we havo to put in jail." The jail facilities for juveniles in the new court house will be needed if this project is built. Ashbaugh said, hut it is not the proper means of providing for many others, he idded. (Picture on Psge H) Frank Boycr. a company test pilot, j salary went back to Bramblelt ex-! The 200-passenger air giant is;ccpt enough to pay his increased BRIDGE NOW NEAR COMPLETION 'Vtfir' WW- ....v. I Top: Iron workers lay reinforcing steel on the last incom pleted section of Wilsonvillo bridge deck. Lower: Tuesday the crelv shown in this picture finished pouring concrete for the south approach to the bridge. The entire deck of the structure laid and completed by March 15, if favorable weather prevails. House Votes to Create 30 New Federal Judges WASHINGTON, UP Th elate, before going to the White House passed legislatio.i today to House. provide 3d additional federal! iiiripp and Give same old iuucsTi...A tia innti nn .n..,iinn , nuw serving a chance to retire. , ,n,mediately with full pav Tho ,neasuro was approved by ; voice vote. It is a compromise of differences between bills passed iasi vcar hv House and Senate - Bramblelf Got i iCIerk's Salary u ituivrrnv.' in Winn w , "Y ",,..,",.; .-W.lIIMIIl ICMIIIl'U. I, L'U llMldi ,tlll Bramblelt is on trial in U. S. i uistnct couri on enarges oi lai- silying his payroll in order to get a. w. Swanson and Mrs. Olga Hard- away. Swa.ison, husband of Margaret ; awh . nam an m inn nt o m uiu a me iisunui mi ouioi j. . Airforce Nurse Dies in Blaze ANCHORAGK. laska i.fi An Air i-orcc nurse oicu neoncsiiay he returned to Rep. Ernest i through voluntary retirement. II Bramblelt 'R-Califi all the salary would allow retirement at 65 paid to Swansons wife during lfi.with full pay after 15 years' serv monlhs she was carried on Brain-; ice. This would be in addition m blett's payroll as a clerk. i the present law allowing retire Swanson is formerly a Rcpuh- mcnt at 70 years after 10 years' lican employe of the House and is service. I New iudecshins would include: in a fire that damaged Ihe olli-i He presumably referred to had uncovered "what appears to cd Wednesday that Charlie than-1 . .. . ih ,'nrnnr-iiion issue r--cers' dul and nurses' quarters ; Sens. Pat Mcf'arran (I)., Nov.) be very conclusive proof of Com- i lain had expressed willingness lo j " ' " , Kr," " at the 5005th Air Force hospital and Arthur V. Watkins (H.. munist activities on the part of a adopt the two children of -'uliiw thc treasure Thw ill ri. ivieiiaiusuii. , ii.iam wnu hs nii.-niui.-is n uu- nni ih. ..n. ooeimiit, un liiprlci. f...ii.i..., I-.,.,, i 1 1 k -,,i in preliminary reports. The tire was confined to tne two sections of the hospital, hut pa- tienls were evacuated eight miles tc the Alaska Native Service hos pital in Anchnagc as 8 precaution. The blaze, cause undetermined, was discovered about 4:50 . m. I6-.V) a.m. PST. .-miliary lire iihh'-i-. Military fire fighters had Ihe! hiap undcr contro within u. " a few Coffee Control Bill Approved in Senate WASHINGTON Government regulation of trading and specula tion in coffee was recommended to the Senate Wednesday by its Auririilliire Committee. A maior aim is to head off any more such skyrocket rises as the one thai has driven retail prices above a dollar a pound. Chairman Aiken H-V"t said the comit.-ltee appn.ved by a unani mous vote a bill which would di rect the rnmn odity exrhance an thoril v to monitor futures trading in coffee. . The legislation now goes In Ihe Senate with approval indicated. The House approved the meas- tole o ns to 43.' a Democratic move to send it back to a Senate- House conference committee with instructions to knock out judges for Utah and Nevada. The motion was offered by Kep. Thomas J. Lane (D., Mass.) who said no ad- itional judge is needed in Nc- vada and that the Utah judge is now sitting in Colorado . because he "has no work in Utah." Voluntary Retirement It would give President Eisen - lw..nt. hie flrcl .l,on. t n,w.il a large number of judges. 1 nc irgisiai on wouio secx 10 ,. .i,iii;.,i , u.i. r - - I'crmancni jutigcs in Jsoumern wnh icmporiry juiircsiui s j..-...,... ... .. vada and Utah. The term tempo-1 rary applies to the scat, and not o the jnngc wno is appomicd tor ; Two additional circuit court judges in the Ninth District cm:! i m n.t "-"i and Alaska. The additional judges for Utah and Nevada were voted originally by the Senate, and were not in the original House bill. House Democratic Whip John, W. .McCormack of Massai-husctls aic i-ermanent Investigations Sub charged they were included in eonimillee, Tuesday made public the compromise to "appease two ., i,,,,r i, had sent to Secretary certain distinguished but very contentious' senators. :a voice in the compromise. i , ft if I ! Carrier to Cost $182 Million WASHINGTON (JH - The third .( ik ,.. co nnn.i.n Vnmsi .,1. io.. rri.r. icir,,w: l. kn,iu the bicecst Navv nlancs in an atomic warfare age. will cost about 1B2 million dollars and be built in Ihe Virginia yards' of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock The Navy made the announce ment Tuesday, saying Ihe contract with the company was for a fixed price of $117,750,000. The remaind er of the total cost will be for the planes, radio, radar and other equipment o the giant flattop. Cost til big carriers is gom- down as more are built. The ir. rr illion is 3i' mil1 on less than the cost of the first ship, the For rcstn'. now being buill and due fur launching about June. Pf')5. The second hie carrier, the Saratoga, on which work started last year, has an estimated cost of 212'? million. Any loss Mololov Offers Plebiscite Plan For Germany BERLIN un Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Mololov proposed Wednesday that 68 million Ger mans choose in a general plobis cite between alliance with West ern Europe and an immediate peace treaty. The Russian fired his new broad side in the Big Four conference, apparently engaged in a running battle to ward off a united Ger many tied to the West. Mololov le off the ninth day's session of the Berlin parley with a sharp at tack on EDC and then unloaded his plebiscite plan. French Foreign Minister Bi duult, presiding for the day, voiced an immediate objection to the ref erendum plan, contending that free German elections as pro posed by the West would take caro of all that. Vote One Issue Only What Mololov demanded was a nation-wide balloting on one issue only: y . . ! Choose between the proposed , Western treaties for huropean de fense and a peace treaty. (Continued on Page 5, Col. 4) Strike it Rich Needs License NEW YORK un The City Wel fare Department ruled Wednesday Ihc "Strike It Rich" radio-TV pro gram constitutes a welfare agency and that it must have a license from the department to operate. l he department announcement indicated it would prefer to see the show go off the air altogether because the city finds it necessary to give relief aid to scores of needy people attracted to New York to appear as contestants on the nrourain.- . The department asked Walt Fnimer, the show's producer, lo "consider the propriety of contin uing lo operate a welfare agency." The program consists of a quiz show with cash prizes for con- A,iduionil,Vi offcrs of aid rom . ,' j k- , )c cnds. T,,u pr'ugr!;m appoa ,,,e Mic radio and CRS TV networks land is sponsored by Colgate- ! Dl,l ll 1 The networks and the sponsor oeiiinen iniincuiuie luiuim-m uni - ii,r vivifnro DriL-irimpnl rnline Maj. PeressHits At McCarthy NKW YORK vn Mai. Irving j Pcress replies "sheer nonsense ' lo charges of Communist activities . lodgca ny sen. josepn n. mc-, earthy IR-Wisi. pClCSSi a denlist and reserve of-, (i(.cr am a rcsi(lcnl of Queens. ..Scn, McCarthy's charges arc 1 shenr nnnscnsP. Prior to my dis-i t.tin n a ci:iirmnni i ltrcnnv nipni cnargc I inviica an inquiry ny me !Army concerning my activities as an 0lficer.Apparcntly this was not con.sidercd noeesparv and I was avvarded an honorable discharge (, -honest and faithful service'." McCarthy, chairman of the Sen-; f ihn Armv Slevens in the case. i The letter said the subcommittee maior now on active ouiy ai v.ainp ,-.i . 6000 Marooned On Ice-Bound Islands , l.nvuriN in Mnrc than fiOOOilrrs slood bv In Join the relief ' iwmln iverc m.irnnnrrf on iep. . bound islands off the German and i Dutch coasts Wednesday as the i worst winter in seven years con- tinned to spread death and mis- I ery through Ktiri.pe An estimated 300 people already have dice in the bitter 10-day cold wave from Norway to North Af rica and from Portugal to Siberia. Weather forecasters said the gieat freezeup may hang on until week end losses from stalled transport and worker absenteeism weic counted in me minions oi ec lo me weainer .-iso eic n: dt.llars. ! ported in Kngland, Holland, Bel- Airlifts dropped rood, medicine giuin. France, Germany, Austria "d Her vital supplies needed and Ilaly. ;i keep alive the fi.oon residents! In Yugoslavia, so.diers joined if the F.nsi Frisian Isles off the (railway workers in digging away German North Sea coasl. All hut huge snowdrifts. Reports from twi of the islands were cut off I Belgrade said the famed Orient from the mainland by ice. j Kxpress line was clear after bc American and British helicon-ling snowbound 24 hours. tand Firm of Treaty Power Green Light on Global Chain Atomic Bases WASHINGTON HI - The Pen tagon has a go-ahead to build a global chain of storage bases for atom bombs and initial approval to dd three American cities to a network of guided missile air de fenses. The House Armed Services Com mittee gave final authorization Tuesday for the secret A-bomb bases abroad to cost about 11 mil lion dollars. The Senate committee previously had approved the proj ect. The House group also added Norfolk, Va., Los Angeles and Bos ton to New York and Chicago as cities to get batteries of "Nike" for protection against air attacks. The House group approved the A-bomb storage bases without dis cussion and without indicating in what countries the facilities would be placed. Ike Ignorant On Russian Spy WASHINGTON (LP) Presi dent Eisenhower said, today he has no information whether Soviet diplomat Yuri Rastovorov is in American custody, but that he assumed any important in formation on the case would be communicated lo him. Mr. Eisenhower's hews con ference remarks on the case sur prised reporters inasmuch as Tokyo reports, unofficially con firmed here, have said that the Soviet diplomat is in American hands and is being questioned on Okinawa. It was noted, however, that Mr. Eisenhower did not deny the re ports that Rastovorov is in Am erican custody. Rastovorov could be this coun- try's best source on Soviet inlel- liaanra cinpe World War II.- - : It is .conceivablo that Rastov- j benefits to business ahead of a pro-ot-ov might have information on posed big new ind-vidual income Russian espionage comparable to I (ax CU( v that givon to Canadian authori- jvfarlin 0jd (j,e Senate-House tics in 1943-40 by tne lormer Soviet code clerk, Igor Gouzenko. Blackout on Indochina War SAIGON, Indochina The - "" " r. I blackout Wednesday on jnforma-' tioi. from Northern Laos, where a division of the Comnninist lcd Viet rmnh is moving on the royal capi tal of Luang Prabang. Last official reports before the clnmpdown said French forces screening the capital hatl pulled back along the Nam Hou River accordi il to plan" while French bombers and fighters pounded tlic.(ay approved a Senate-passed bill advancing rebels. since Monday the Victminh have occupied the posl ot Muom; rnoum, V, n,iics north of Luang Prabang. 'i.a,rr rennrts said thev were ap- prMcninB MuonK Ngoi, 60 miles ,a ." 0,adv. have passed now. ' fhc command announced lhot! "a measures have been taken to lhc defense of vital points : in ll)por Lans - 1 rt , j . I httnlnill tft Aflnnt viiimiii -..vr. iRosenberg Children ! STOCKHOLM l.ri The Com- , munist newspaper iw uag repori - anu r.inci uiisvihh ik. mw.n.v. s,.t.- I tnA in ik. itniiH sini efforts Islands off Holland's southwest I coast, ravaged by the killing North Sea floods of a year ago, again were isolated this time by thick ice. Dutch helicopters flew in re lief supplies. Germany's mighty Rhine River whs frozen over for many miles. Upper strelclies of the Thames in Kngland were ice blocked. In Algeria, North Africa. 18 peo ple died due lo cold, snow and torrential rains. Deaths attribut- u. .nn;ini m i rh hnvi.L. n r m. Against To Maintain Power Balance In Government WASHINGTON W - President Eisenhower said Wednesday he be lieves the United States is going through period f economic ad justment but he if confident every thing will turn out all right. A readjustment has always fol lowed in the wake of a defensa emergency, the President told a ' news conference. His administration, he added. believes the prosperity of a coun try lies in the prosperity of its . masses, not in the-wealth of any small groups. His statement followed an ex- - prcssion of opinion by Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey Tues day that the country is undergoing a "rolling readjustment" which is nothing to be disturbed about. Sticks by Decision In response to a question, Eisen hower said he I' sticking by his decision that it will not ie wise to try to raise the minimum wage of 75 cents an hour at this time of economic transition. ' Ray Schcrer of the National Broadcasting Co. asked for com mcnt on what Schercr described as a feeling in some quarter that it is practically un-American to say there is a recession going on. Eisenhower laughed and then said this is a free country and people are entitled to use what ever language they like. . (Continued on Page 9, Col. 6) Reserve Board OKs Tax Policy - WASHINGTON (JPI Federal Reserve Board Chairman William McCbesney Martin Jr. Wednesday i strongly backed the Eisenhower n,lmin:..(ntlnn. tnv nM;, M.t;. Economic Committee that many business plants one such equip ment are now obsolete and busi ness needs incentives to invest in new facilities and to develop new products. Business lax cuts lo meet these ends, he said, would do more to -help offset a slight dip in the na tional economy than would a further big cut in income taxes paid by individuals. House Group Favors Canal WASHINGTON W The Tlouse Puhlie Works Cnmmitteo Wednes- authorizing the United States to join with Canada in building the St I.nwrtnce Cannl. The measure, slightly amended from the form In which it passed ;, he Senali on .lan. 20. now goes to ",ter Troun will decide If and whcn the hill is to be sent to the House foi debate. Approval by the 29-merrber Pub lic works committfc was by a 2.1-6 vole. The bill, as passed by the Sen ate, would aulhorize a St. Law rence evelopment Corp. to issue 1 105 million dollars in bonds to the U. S. Treasury to finance this i tion. The House committee amended ... ,. . nmvi.inn hy nrnviH, on,..:,j hv imr,siiii)n nf lnll i amonizon o imposiuon 01 tons on ships using the Z7lool deep Allantic to the Great Lakes water way. Russian Spy Reveals Secrets TOKYO Ift A trustworthy Amer ; ican military source said today a , Russian diplomat spy reported missing last week is revealing se crets of a Red spy ring in Japan to U. S. intelligence agents on Oki nawa. The source, who cannot be Iden tified, said inside secrets from tiie "highly efficient agent" are help ing crack the spy ring. The diplomat, Yuri AlexanJro vich Rastovorov, apparently fled in terror from tho defunct Russian mission in Tokyo, tho source said, he'pi i" "set up a spy network that ha." already penetrated some of the highest levels o' Ihc Japanese government." v Rastovorov left out of fear for his life." the source said. "The claim of Ihc Russian mission that he was kidnaped by lhc Americans is ridiculous."