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Capital jlJou THE WEATHER ma CLOUDY WITH Inlcrmiltenl rain tonight. Friday. Little change la temperature. Low tonight, M; high Friday, 48. ' FINAL EDITION Approaches of Bridges To Be Landscaped Bids Called to Create Beauty and Cut , Maintenance Costs By JAMES I). OLSON An extensive ant( beautiful landscape plan has been drafted for the west approach of the two bridges crossing the Willamette river, with bids to be called at the February 24-25 meeting of the Oregon State Highway com mission. The project, for which 525,000 has been allocated to cover the cost of the project, as well as engineering costs, has a two-fold purpose, that ol beautifying the approaches and at the same time landscaping in a manner to make it economical to maintain. Grass and Shrubs Larqe sections of the right-of-way as well as the property lying between the two bridges will be sown to grass and the area dif ficult to mow will be planted to vines and shrubs. Ground cover to be used in the project will include bearberry, English ivy, St. John's wort while shrubs to be planted will include cotoneaster, broom, Colorado spruce, daphine and English holly. (Continued on Page 5, Col. 1) No Way io Build Reformatory Any hopes the State Emergen cy Board had to bring a court suit to speed construction of the state reformatory were dashed Thursday by Sam Haley, legis lative counsel. Haley told the board there isn't any way for it to go to court to find out if the Board of Control could bny the reformatory site with part of the $1,250,000 which the Legislature appropriated to build the institution. Atly. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton ruled that the site can't be bought with that appropriation, because the Legislature didn't give the Board of Control the authority to purchase ti site. The Emergency Board will meet here March Vto consider Haley's opinion; and the Board of Control's request: that the Emergency Board provide money to buy a site. The site, to be in Marion County, prob ably will cost S250.000 or less. n'nih hoards are anxious to be gin construction soon, rather than I wait a year for the 1955 Legislature to authorize purchase ot a sue. Lawyers Lose $150,000 Fees PORTLAND (AP Three attor neys were turned down in their re quest (or sr.o.000 in fees for de fending California-Pacific Utility Co in a condemnation suit brought by the Union County Public Utility District. Instead they were told Wednes-A-,v hv Federal Judge James A. Fee they were bound by a pre-1 trial agreement in which they i agreed lo accept $50,000. The three attorneys. Frank C. i McColloch. Portland: Archie Blair, I Tacoma: and A. S. Grant, Baker. I bad proposed an amendment to j the pre-trial order, raising the le gal lees. McColloch said it had been a particularly diflicult case with novel aspects since it was the lirst of its kind in Oregon. But Paul Coughlin. Seattle, at-i torney for the PUD. said tho ques-1 lion of fees had been arranged be- j fore going to a jury with the con demnation suit and it was "trick crv" to try later to change it. Czechs Protest Holding ot Flier VIENNA. Austria Commu nist Czechoslovakia charged the United States Thursday with forci bly preventing a young Czech flier from returning to his homeland alter he crash-landed in West Ger many. Prague radio said a note de manding his repatriation had been sent to Washington. The note al leged that the soldier. Cpl. Gcorg ,Iiri Skorm, 22. had been denied the risht to sec Czech officials and had been questioned about Czech mililnrv secrels U. S. officials in Germany an nounced Tuesday that Skonn asked for political asylum after his traini'C plane smacked down in Havana Feb. S. The plane's pilot. Lt. Franz Zawadilik. !. was handed over ,to Czech authorities Tuesday. (iUI KIHLLAS KILL II JAKARTA. Indonesia .P Offi cial reports said Thursday that 1. nno well-armed "Darul Islam" guerilla had raided Ihree West Java Milages, killing 14 persons nd wounding 13 others. 66th Jason Lee May Candidate For Mayoralty Former Assistpnt to Tax Commission Likely to Run ny STEPHEN' A. STONE Jason Lee. Salem attorney who has his office in the Masonic building, said Thursday he would become a candidate for mayor of Salem in the elections this year "if my fellow citizens feel that I should enter this race." He added that friends, includ ing some who hold influential posi tions in the community, are trying to induce him to become a can didate. Lee was chosen as Salem's First Junior Citizen in 1951. He was admitted lo the Oregon State Bar in 1940 and practiced law in Port land and Eugene before coming to Salem as administrative assistant with the state tax commission, a position he held for a number of years before setting up his private law business. "It is an honor even to be asked to run for mayor," Lee said Thurs day, "and if my fellow citizens feel that I should enter this race I will do so wholeheartedly, and be glad to devote the necessary time to the responsibilities of the office if elected. 1 am interested in sound, economical city govern ment." Would Modify Grid Lee has been identified with the group favoring modification of the one-way grid traffic system, but indicated that he does not advocate outright abolition of the system. He explained that he was in favor ot any responsible solution to the one-way grid issue in which he has been active. "I do feel that the present grid system should be further modifi ed," he said. (Continued on Page S, Col. 4) Divers Fail to Find Diesel MAUP1N, Orp. Wv-The locomotive which plunged diesel off a track January 31 and the bodies of its engineer and fireman, still were in the swift, deep waters of the Deschutes river 2' miles south ol here Thursday. Salvage efforts were stymied. Fred Dcvinc, an experienced Port land diver, said some method other than diving would have to be found. He and two other men mouever ol a surf boat Tuesday over the spot where the locomotive is be lieved to be resting. He said he found it would be impossible to dive inio the rapids and secure lines on the diesel for lifting by a crane standing by on the track above. Spokane. Portland and Soatlle Railway officials said they would seek another salvage method. The bodies ot the engineer, Ernest Bar ton of Portland and the fireman, Earl Sutton of Wishram, Wash., are believed trapped in the cab. Oregon Blue Book Finally off Press The Oregon Blue Book, con taining 450 pages of information about Oregon government, his tory, industries and recreation, finally was published Thursday- The book, prepared by Secretary '. of Stale Earl T. Newbry. i scorn-! pletely revamped, cnnlaining many I more pictures, lt sells for $1. ; It was to have been published early last fall, but changing the ; format caused the delay, Newbry ! said. ! The cover contains pictures of sent by commercial airliner from Ihc stite capitnl. a lumber mill. ! there to Portland, and thence hcc the Bonneville Power Administra-; by police car. tion's building in Portland, the j Hospital attendants said Thurs Dcclaration of Independence, and day morning it v. as too early to part of the abstract of votes of a report effectiveness of the anti primary election. : toxin. ' Plans Complete for Lincoln Day Program Complete program for the Mar ion county Lincoln Day event, Fri day nuhi. has been annonnccd. the program wil be at R p m Friday In the Bush school on Mis sion street, just off South 12th. Featured speaker will be Con gressman Ralph Harvey R., lnd.i, member of the House agriculture committee and considered one ol the key leaders in the administra tion farm porgram. Harvey is in Corvallis today and will arrive in Salem some time Friday. The pro gram for the Lincoln Day event is lined up as follows: Pledge to flag: singing nf Nal tional Anthem: invocation by the I'.ev. George II. Swift, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church; 10-min-uie film of a recent speech by President Eisenhower; introduc Year, No. 35 Knlrrrd tvrond rltu aiattrr si Saltm, Urrcos LAST UNION VET, 107, HAS INTERESTED AUDIENCE FOR SHAVE 7 L I r- 2 Killed in Bend Auto Collision Bend, (Pi A terrific collision of two cars near here late Thurs day morning killed a man and a woman. The dead were Earl Thompson, 40, Terrebonne, Ore., and Mrs. Viola Folkes, about 60, Creston, Mont. -Thompson's car, headed from Redmond to Bend, hit an auto mnhile rnrrvintf Mm. Folkes: her husband, Lee, 66, and a grand daughter at a frame divider on Highway 97 about 3Vi miles north of here. Thompson and Mrs. Folkes were killed outright. Folkes suf fered cuts and other injuries but hospital attendants here said his condition was nut critical. The grandaughtor did not require hos pital treatment. Thompson was employed as a tester for the Central Oregon Dairy Breeders Assn. He is sur vived by the widow, who teaches school at Redmond, Ore, and a ! 12-vcar-old daughter. ' Mr. and Mrs. Folkes were here visiting a daughter, Mrs. Cliff, Walters. j Anti-Toxin for Lebanon Man EUGENE I.P anti-toxin was Food poisoning : sped from Walla 1 Walla lo Eugene in a dramatic air and highway effort late Wednesday I night to save the life of a 23-year-i milk produe Hon in January ex old Lebanon man. I lel nine billion pounds for t he ; ASTORIA lt was administered at about j f s time in history for the month , 1 a. m. Thursday, minutes after and was 5 per cent greater than in Jltr' i..,.e nnlier carried it the lid mile?. January last year. ; "cdncsd. . ; '.I., t. . i i n.r., i : mull ine I "i linn,, iij"i. , .,v- red Heart Hospital in 2 hours. 17 minutes The patient, whose name was withheld, entered the hospital Wed nesday and early diagnosis put his ailmeiit as either polio or food poisoning. Walla Walla was the nearest point at which the food poisoning anti-toxin was available so it was tion of speaker by Wmton Hunt, chairman ol the Marion county republican central committee; ad dress by Congressman Harvey: spotlighting of large pictures of Lincoln and Eisenhower with reci tation of Lincoln's Gctlysburg I address. Immediately following Ihc pro gram, cnlfec and doughnuts will be served in the hall and those at tending given opportunity to meet Congressman Harvey. The four organizations sponsor ing the Lincoln Day program arc Marion county chapter, Oregon Re publican clubs; Salem unit of the Oiegon Federation of Republican Women: Marion-Polk Young Re publican club; Marion county re publican cenlral committee. Salem, Oregon, DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 11 Albert Woolson, last of the 2,675, 000 boys in blue who served in the Union Army during the Civil War, celebrates his 107th birthday today. Watching the old vet shave is his granddaughter, Frances Anne Kobus, 4, Duluth,' who Woolson calls "my good pal." (AP Wirephoto) Aiolotov's Plan for Europe 's Unity Dead BERLIN ( The French dele-. Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Mol gatinn here is thinking in terms of a breakup of the Berlin confer- all-European security treaty, lo enee in a week, it was learned split Western Europe from the Thursday. - . ' . United States, is his latest major Western ministers In the J)ig" pronouncement on the Issue, re Four meeting have said the sub-i gardless of how much more tolk ject of German unification and ing Is done. The West rejected the European security has been cx- Molotov plan, haustivcly discussed. The Big Four met in secret ses-1 The general assumption is mat Dairy Farmers Hiking Supplies WASHINGTON l.f An Agricul ture Department survey indicated ; Thursday that dairy farmers are ' : pouring high-priced, concentrated ! Iced to their dairy cows in an effort to produce more and more milk. I And production figures show that ; I the more milk production incrcas- j i es, the larger grows a butter sur plus, which brings demands for re-' duction of support prices. : Milk production set a record of 120.2011.000.000 pounds during 1953 an increase ol 4 per cent over , 1S52. The previous record was ll'J,-' """."""." ' . i A report issued 'Wednesday said The department said the heavy : . , . , , nil rale of prnduc ion largely reflected the fact that dairymen are feeding cows a record quantity of concen trated feeds that is, grains, mix tures of grains and protein meals and the like. These feeds are much more expensive than roughage feeds, such as hay and silage. Gruenwald Under Probe WASHINGTON i Henry W 'The Dutchman' Grunewald. long known as a Washington "mystery i man." has made several appear- j anecs before a federal grand jury in recent months, it was disclosed I Thursday. The grand jury presumably is ' reviewing testimony before House 1 tax fraud investigators to deter-! mine whether perjury oi other , crimes are involved. 1 The investigation is being directed by Justice Department! lawyers. The department has ! maintained a silence as to the progress of the grand jury inquiry Gruncwald's grand jury appear ance was disclosed first hy Ihe Washington Post Thursday morn ing. It said he had been questioned "on his contacts with high Tru man administration officials" hut it did not identify them. TOLL ROADS OPPOSED ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. (Pi Members of th. Motor Hotel As sociition of New Mexico -are on ro-ord as bung opposed to use mew British-Japanese trade pact lo of public funds to build tolllndmit limited imports from Japan roads. - I for the first time sinre the war. TrTursday, February 11, 195' V ' ; ' .: . i . V--- $ ' 2- ;--! ' ""'j 111 pi, 1 j otov's proposal Wednesday for an sjon Thursday on the possibility of Asian settlements and on dis armament conference proposals. Friday Ihe ministers will tackle conclusion of an Austrian inde pendence treaty with Austrian For eign Minisler Leopold Figl invited to sit in. Western delegates e s 1 1 m a t c three or four days of discussion chnnlfl h enimeli In wind mi l.-ilk ' and any action which may be pos sible, on the Austrian issue. Thus there is wide speculation here on a breakup sometime next week. French officials believe it will come by Thursday, Feb. 111. V Con ! I n il il on i'ii ie 5, Col. J Dredging to Start at Astoria ifl Dredging will week on Slip Two, Linkers were assured They were at a port meeting to protest the grounding I of a Japanese ship here earlier i this week and loss of business and pay when Ihc vessel left without i completing its loading. Port officials admitted their faces i were red about the grounding, but assured the protesting longshore- men that immediate action would be taken to deepen the slip. I They said lhat this was only the third grounding of a vessel in the 'port 'in 1.1 years and that during the period the port had spent $90,000 tn dredge Ils slips. Complaints and questions about the operation of Ihe port were heard from representatives ol 12 idillercnl union locals at the meet ing. Ike Signs Bill for 21 New U.S. Judges WASHINGTON iV Seventeen States will get 21 new federal dis trict judges under legislation signed by President Eisenhower Wednesday. Three additional U.S. circuit judges .'lie also authorized: Two in the Western '!illi Circuit and one in the Southern ir.th' Circuit. The hill also provides for six more temporary district judges in six states and makes permanent three district judgeships previous ly classed as temporary. BRITAIN TO ADMIT J P IMPORTS LONDON i IF Britain's House of Commons in effect Wednesday night amirovee! the controversial t ' ; ft "a -am - i .II- a Army to Governors to Visit Korea at Ike's Request WASHINGTON Ul - At Presi uem - r,isennower s suggestion, a JO group ot state governors will go to!iarge air (orcc.' jn china. !iun-a duuui ami u i iu tiiiiirtfi5e the situation there and report to the American people. The White House made public Thursday an Eisenhower letter to Gov. Dan. Thornton of Colorado, chairman of the Governor's Con ference, saying that such a trip "would be highly beneficial." James C. Haeerlv nrexiHnntml press secretary, said in response alonS "le Chincse-lndochincse bor to a question "that Thornton and : der an1 nre stockpiling supplies members of his executive commit. I there, in apparent readiness to op- tee have agreed to make the trip. J In his letter to the Colorado gov-1 lernor Eisenhower said: Eisenhower's Letter ' "Our country, as v w, v, an imnnr Lint slnk-n in llw r.i, j and destiny of the Republic of Ko- irea. Since the cessation of hostili ties there last July. We have con tinued In ininrnvt ite n,;ntf, J lion and have also assumed the task of helping lo rebuild ils war torn economy. The results of these ! endeavors will profoundly affect our leadership and prestige in the Far East and indeed throughout the free world. (Continued on Page 5, Col. 5) Parents' Killer Sent to Hospital New York ITarlow Fradcn, poison cocKtau Killer of his par ents, was committed Thursday to the Mattawan State Hospital for the criminally insane. Bronx County Judge James M. Barrett ordered tho commitment, which means lhat Fraden will ,,, mm der as long as he is a patientv Barrett suspended a first dc gree murder indictment that grand jury had returned against Fraden. Final disposition of the indictment will await Fraden's return from the hospital if ever. Barrett's action was based on a psychiatric report on the 22-year-old, poetry reading youth. Fraden went to the Bronx apart- i ment of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. i William Fraden, last August and i placed poison in champagne j cocktails he poured for them : jWant Respite From Probes I i WASHINGTON i - A Senate! foreign relations subcommittee j says that whaU the U. S. propa-' tirnm. i jgaiKia-.niorniation program needs marked the 2-jth anniversary ot most is a three to four year re- the signing of the Latern treaty spite from congressional investi- wjih Italy, which established Vat gat inns and administrative shake-1 jtiin city as a sovereign state. jups. i President Luigi Einaudi of Italy en iiickcniuopor lt-lowa tiled the report wilh Ihe Senate Wednes- j ing his "most fervent wishes for day, ending the subcommittee's lit : the precious health of your noli months study of the program. ! ness." The Senate investigations sub-1 Kinaudi is 79. The pope will be committee headed by Sen. McCar- 7R on March 2. Because of the thy i R-Wist has announced plans to revive its own investigation of the program, possibly late this month. The McCarthy group has charged that Ihc program under lMnou'.itic administration was weakened seriously by Communist infiltration. The Hiekenlooper sub committee made no such findings in its study of how Ihe Democrats ran the program, but in a report to Congress last June did list many olher reasons why it con tended the program had been less effective than it should have been. Baden heim Killed Two NEW YORK Defiantly 1 1 ought to get a medal from Wnsh shouting "1 killed two Cornniu-' ingtim, 1). C. Don't forget to get lusts. I ought to get a medal," ' that in the paper." ex - dishwasher Harry Weinberg' Thus far police have remained was taken to police headquarters 1 silent on whether any motive for Thursday for formal arraignment the murders was uncovered during as Hie slaver of Maxwell linden- the long question session Wednes- hcim and the eccentric poet-author's thud wile. The unkempt prisoner, captured as he tried to flee from a hideout Wednesday and who signed a statement after 10 hours of ques tioning, was relaxed and casual as he arrived for the routine of lirigerprints, lineup and other for nudities. He was allowed to hall for news paper photographers, and posed freely. Then as he was led off. the 25 - year-old Weinberg turned sudden - ly and shouted at spectalors: "I killed two Communists . , , 5cN irea Offers to Send Fight in Indochina Reds Build Up Big Airforce ln South China I WASHINGTON tn Claire L. Chennault, chairman of the board i of the rormosan airline Civil Air j Transport, said Thursday Chinese i.uim.uiii313 iui. uuui. uj ""- 'vnnahiiiiv tn capability to operate quite a Chennault, a retired major gen eral and the World War II head of the, China-based 14th Air Force, said the Chinese Reds have Russian-built jet airplanes, Russian made weapons and equipment, and Russian-supplied fuel. He told a reporter the Reds arc building and improving airfields ! erale against the French air force in Indochina. i He added that Russian-built MIG 15 fighters and Tupelov TU2 twin . engine bombers have been mov-id south from Manchuria and possi bly from Korea. Jas. Roosevelt Returns Home LOS ANGELES (Pi James Roosevelt flew home Thursday from a whirlwind visit to Chicago and New York. He had no com ment" when asked the purpose of his trip. The late President s eldest son faces a resumption next Monday of a hearing on his wile's demand for temporary support penaing trial of then- separate mainte- nance suits. Queried about a meeting with his mother in Chicago, Roosevelt said: "We talk about what fami- lipa usnnllv tntlc nhout. When vou ask me nnvthinff els, vou might I as well ask my lawyer." nint WonV if ho hnit irii.it - rnnlHct nnv at tie 12 women wjth whom.his wife Tibs nccused - him of misconduct, he said a "You're Irvine to ect me to corn- Intent on something I am not going. to comment about." Then Roosevelt, who has denied the misconduct allegations, de clnred he was hungry and headed for the airport dining room and breakfast. Pope on Way To Recovery VATICAN CITY UP)-A Vati can communique said today that Pope Pius XII is "on the way to convalesce. but other sources said that a 24-hour watch is still being kept on him. , ltccau.se of his illness, the pope , ...,l,l ,,,,t -llm,l rnrnmnn,ne tuhif-n nt Ihe pope a telegram express- ! mine's advanced age, and bis fi.tiguc. his physician is taking no chances on his condition. But the official Vatican statements continued daily to nolo marked improvement. The pope became ill January 2-". Weather Details Mjxlmitm rtriU. 4?: minimum In fix,. Tolal :l-hnur prrrlvllallnn: .11)1 tnr mnnlh: normal. ?.n.Y rann orr-rlpll-tlnn. ?!.Uil nnrmal. -H.ll. Blarr hrltht i t Irrl. IRrpnrl M I S. Wralhrr Iturraa.l Slayer Says Communists day. Weinberg at first told con flicting stories: He admitted, police said, shoot ing Mlyear-old Bndenheim, but said the derelict ex-writer killed his w fe. Ihc former Rulh Fngan, :i.". Then he denied everything, sub sequently asserted the shooting re sulted from a drunken row. The next version was he tried lo make love to the womai. and Ho - denheim fought him. Several times ; he declared: "Maybe there was 1 somebody under the bed." Finally, police said, he signed a I statement confessing both crimes, Offer Made to by Pres. 4 Syngman Rhee WASHINGTON Wl -South Korea reportedly has offered to send at cast one and nossih v two armv --divisions to IrtUoehi na tn holn hat. tie Lommunist-Ied rebels. Informed diplomatic officials said South Korean President Syng man Rhee personally made the of fer to Gen. John E. Hull, Ameri can Far East commander who ar rived here Thursday for confer ences at the Pentagon. The French embassy said it knows "absolutely nothing what ever about any such offer." . An embassy spokesman indi cated France probably would re ject any such South Korean bid for fear of causing Communist China to intervene openly in the 8-vcar- old war. Answer to Appeal Some informants claimed Rhee offered the troops in answer to n appeal for aid from the Commu nist-threatened Indochina state of Laos. Other officials said thev know nothing about any such ap peal and that the South Korean offer was made independently. The State Department declined lo comment immediately on the reported development. It is unlike ly that top American officials would favor sending Korean troops into the Indochina War. Hull himself described President Rhee as a great patriot" who will continue to "collaborate with the United States all the way through." The general, however, had noth- ing to say about any offer from Khee. Declining to comment on lndochina, he said he had no au thority or responsibility there. Need Army In Korea Top Defense strategists are re ported to believe the 16-division South Korean army which the (Continued on Page 5. Col. 6) I ' " Hull Soys Rhee Gr I WA, iiuJi! Eat. WASHINGTON Ifl Gen. John Allied commander in the Far described South Korean President Syngman Rhee Thurs day as a "great patriot" who will continue to "collaborate with the United States all the way through." ihc general said upon his ar rival here from Tokyo that Ihc situation in Korea will remain dif ficult for some time to come. Hull made his comments in re ply to reporters' questions about lihce's statement Wednesday that the South Koreans will resume the fight to throw out the Communists i j ii,e north and unify their rnnn irv Asked specifically what U. S. forces would do should South Kn. resume hostilities, Hull re plied: 1 "We .will cross that bridge if we i Cvcr get lo it." 1000 Americans In Indochina HANOI. Indochina Jfi The number of Americans in Indochina , js climbing rapidly towards the l.otio mark, but rarely do any of , them get 'c sec what French - union forces arc doing with U. S.- j supplied equipment in the war I against the Communist-led Vict I n.inh. ' The U. S. embassy staff in Sai 1 gon numbers well over 2U0 persons 1 and seems lo be expanding under Ambassador Donald R. Heath, i Also in Saigon arc between 100 and 150 U. S. Army ofliccrs and en listed men of the U. S. Military Assistance and Advisory Group iMAAG' in Inc. china. Another 100 or so Americans nre i employed in the Foreign Opera tions Administration FOA. which i since 19.V) has supervised dislribti I tinn of 102 million dollars in tech I nknl and economic aid to Indo china's three states Viet Nam, I Laos and Cambodia. More than 2IK) American Air ' Force technicians and mechanics already are reported in Jndochina and more arc expected. Big 3 Reception Host to Molotov BERLIN iji The three Western foreign ministers will be hosts Thursday night tn Russia's Vy acheslav M. Molotov at a big re ception. Three hundred 'persons i have been invited to the affair, far of , largest social function so I the Big Four conference. The reception will be held in the ' Allied Control Authority building j In West Berlin, where the foreign ministers are meeting this week.