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H.7S ASSOCIATED IF IAIIY MVS FlIEItl SE1IUE VOL- CL 15 SUNDAY OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1949 it It DAILY. NO. 150 fife si Memories Our Richest Heritage Eisler Named 2 Yanks Held -4. Oakland Pays HOLIDAY DEATH TOKC 7 DIE IN NO. CALIFORNIA Tribute io To Council of East Germany Traffic Cjaims 165 Liyes; 52; Persons Drown Fugitive From U.S.

Accepts University Post Under Communists May 30. Communist 1 A REPRTNTED BY REQUEST eort. ma. i 4:: Agent Gerhart Eisler has 4 been nominated for a seat on the Peoples Council, the. highest German authority in the Soviet tone, it was disclosed today.

Eisler, wanted for passport fraud and contempt of Congress in the United States, received his nomina tion. 'despite the fact he has not been in Germany in years. His name was among a list of 349 candidates for the council presented to the Third Peoples Congress. He was listed as "a resident ex Leipzig and professor at the univer sity." Eisler has a speaking engagement London tomorrow night and plans to spend two more weeks in Eng- and before continuing on to Ger many in his flight from the United States. He accepted a post as professor at Leipzig after being freed by a 1 London magistrates court which refused 'an American request for his extradition.

ML- The Peoples Congress ratified by a show of hands today a Sovietized constitution it wants to make the basic law for all Germany, Only one of the 2000 delegates abstained officially. There was no The: ratification came as the windup of a two-day meeting in th East Berlin opera house. The con stitution pf a "German democratic republic" is the Soviet zone's answer to the West German constitution recently adopted at Bonn and rati fied by the 11 German states of the three occupation Russia 'Avoided' War, Germans Told BERLIN, May 30. (fl The Ber lin railway strike would have sparked a third world war but for the Soviet Union's "love of peace," a-speaker told' the Comjnunistrled Peopus Congress yesterday. "7 Otto Nuschke.

chairman of By Bolivian Third American Is Missingj in Tin Mine. Uprising and Riot 4 LA PAZ. Bolivia. May 30. ff) Two or seven American engineers seized as hostages by strikers at the Patin tin! inines are reported to have been killed.

A third Ameri can is The rioting strikers hurled, dynamite bombs si troops sent to' the mines-i Casualties, mostly among 1' sj a. Lt. almost 150. D. Derringer, general manager of the Patino niines in Catavi, said in a telephone! interview the dead men were T.

H. O'Connor of Jasa dena, 'Calif, apd Albert Krefting or Seattle, Wash. He said a Bolivian engineer namea vargas also was killed. 1 O'Connor was reported shot In the neck while at the Union's head quarters. Krefting was said to have died of wounds caused when a striker threw a stick of dynamite at the hostages.) SEIZED; 15 HOSTAGES Derringer said the three were ainong 15 hostages seized by the rioting strikers Saturday.

The work ers broke into 15, seized the the home of the and took them to union headquarters, where they were reported beaten. The 15. in ciuaea tne seven Americans, one Argentine and seven Bolivians, uernnger said tne missing man is H. T. Peterson of Blwabik, Minn.

Three men iwere hospitalized: Wilbur J. Cook jof Reno, Nev Pat Green of Wenatchee, Wash and Floyd W. Ericksbn of Cyrus, Minn. The other abducted engineers were identified as Richard D. ZUlett, who formerly lived at Pullman, Wash, and T.

B. Woods-Smith, whose home address was not available. ine American; embassy sent a plane to the Catavi region to evacuate relatives ana dependents of American employees in the mines. An American doctor from the U.S. Health Mission went along ta help treat, the wounded, MINES BEING CLOSED Headquarters of tiie Patino' Min ing Empire here, announced the inines arc being "closed down indefinitely.

The Patino mines, near Catavi. 200 miles southeast of La Paz, produced 18,000 tons of tin in 1M3 -almost half of Bolivia's output of 37,000 tons. The miners struck Saturday, In protest against the arrest and de portation of several union leaders. A government spokesman charged the union leaders aimed at provok ing a revolution! The Army and military police began a roundup Friday of naolitiflal agitators" who were accused oft trying to smash Bolivia's "productive forces." Tin is Bolivia's greatest I resource and the country's economy is largely de pendent 'on the rhines. Twenty-six meii were deported by plane to Chile; Friday.

They in cluded Senator JUjan Lechin; execu tive-secretary of the Natfonal Fed eration of Mine Workers; members the rightist National Revolutionary Movement CENR), Army officers accused of Affiliating with i secret organization, and a few other union leaders. Victim Wrote1 Of Mine Unrest SOUTH PASADENA, Mai T. John HO'Cotinor, 48, reported killed in a Bolivia mine not, was superintendent of the Catavi tin mines, according tq his brother here, wrote of unrest leadingup to the outbreak. The brother, Arthur J- O'Connor, said he received a letter written late in April from La Paz in which John wrote: -We have 1500 ps here now. complete with ery and machine guns, to maintain der.

but some- times the troops do; get Into action soon Clergymen Lose Pay; Romania Hits Church BUCHAREST, May 30 OJJ0 Two Catholic bishops, three canons and 132 lower clergymen have been de rived of salary payments by the Romanian Government Ministry of Cults, it. was disclosed today. The pro-government newspaper Scan teia, in commenting on the action, said the priests were charged with being "agents of imperialism." All clergymen were placed under the covernment by a law adopted in August, 1948. WHERE TO HND IT Classified Advertising IS comics -f 10 23 Crossword uxle coitonais Gardens 24 1 14 Geraldine Radio Schedules Society and Clubs Sports "Theaters Uncle Wirtlly 17 15 VitaU Werld News Front i. 2 THE NEWS.

METER MEMORIAL DAY WARNING Drive carefully today, Drive carefully tonight, Or your wild driving may Become an angel's fllrht JACK BURROUGHS.1 Strikers Slain 1 the Soviet-licensed Christian Democratic1 party in east charged that U. Brig. Gen. Frank L. Howleys recent- expulsion of Soviet controlled railway police from I the American sector yards could have been the spark to touch off an: explosion.

The; congress turned its invective on the 9-day-old railway strike when its previously prepared German nationalist propaganda was scuttled by Russia's attitude at the foreign minister's conference in Paris, There Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky- proposed indefintie. four-power control of Germany and continuation of reparations payments by this defeated IfsHeroDead Services Are Held At Cemeteries and At Aquatic Park In "traditional graveside services at Oakland area cemeteries today. the living paid homage to the dead of this nation's wars. xjoi waue xnousands, of persons participated in the services, cpunt less others were.

taking advantage of the extended week-end to visit re sorts, beaches and picnic grounds. Oakland observance of the day aeoicaiea to tne honored dead be gan yeuerday with a downtown parade which ended with relicious services at the First Presbyterian unurcft at 26th Street and Broadway BERKELEY RITES In Berkeley, water services were held at Aquatic Park under the aegis or tne united veterans Council Oakland's only surviving Civil War veteran, CoL John S. Dumser, missed today's services because of ill health. I He was to have partici pated in two ceremonies, one spon sored by 'Dorothea Dix Tent No. 6 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the other by Grand Army of the Republic posts.

Services began in Oakland today at 9:45 am. with a parade up Piedmont Avenue from 41st Street sponsored by the Oakland Memorial Day Committee. The procession split into two groups, one going to various plots in Mountain View Cemetery ana tne otner to gt. Mary's Cem etery. Last observance on today's program was to be the annual Navy memorial ceremony in Lakeside Park at p.m.

sponsored by Branch JTo. 10 of the Fleet Reserve Association. Highlight of this. ceremony was to be the floating of a floral cross oil Lake Merritt from the canoe house. President Pays Tribute to Heroes By the Associated Press Little American flaas waved above the graves of the nation's war dead todays a Memorial Day dedicated to their memory and to the hope that peace may reign In; proclaiming the dav of honor for "our heroic dead," President Truman said this is a fitting occa sion wnen The people of our nation mav appeal to Almighty God for helD in turning the steps of the world to the paths of permanent jeace." ay vie Presidential proclamation.

the hour beginning at 10 a.m. was set aside as a period for uniting in prayer. At home and overseas, the craves of soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen Continued Page 11, CoL 1. Czechs Approve Srate Education PRAGUE, May 30. The Czechoslovak Communist Congress has approved a program for complete state control of education.

The congress ended yesterday with adoption of the education platform, which has been vigorously opposed by i the Roman Catholic church. Because the. Communists, who seized -power in 'February. 1948, control; the government the congress prescribes the path the country ust follow. under its present leaders.

In an address to the congress. Minister of Information and En lightenment Kopecky de nounced the" Roman Catholic church as an "outside influence" in terfering in Czechoslovakia. Third bAan Doomed In Guam Murder GUAM, Monday, May SOP) Sgt Robert W. Burns, 32, Spokane, today was convicted in the rape-slaying iof Ruth Farnsworth and was sentenced to death. Burns was the third of three Negro soldiers sentenced to die in the young San Francisco woman's killing last December 1L The trial was in closed session before an Air Force court martial The sentence is subject to review, as are those of the other two Negroes tried previously Pvt Calvin Dennis of Frederick, Md, and his half brother, Herman D.

Dennis Calvert Miss Farnsworth was dragged from the jade shop in which she worked, beaten, raped and left to die in the Vatican Announces Speech by Pope VATICAN CITY, May 30. V-An informed i Vatican source said today Pope Pius XH will make a speech of major importance June 2. iThe source said the pontiffs speech will "examine the general situation of the world." June 2 is tne feast of Saint Eugene, who ia: the pontiff i patron saint. VjN' The Pope will be speaking to cardinals present in Each year, on St Eugene's Day, the cardinals present Pope their good wishes. The speech will be broadcast over Vatican radio and the Italian broad-easting system.

Time and wave- lengths of the broadcast have net Oakland Has No Fatal Accidents; 3 Fishermen Lost Northern California's Memorial Day week-end accidental death toll stood at seven today, with four of the fatalities due to traffic mishaps. Three persons were listed as drowning victims. i The State-wide toll for the extended holiday this morning was 22 deaths 11 in traffic, four by drown ing and seven due to other acci dental causes. There were no fatal traffic crashes in the Oakland area, but a University of California co-ed and a San Leandro High School senior student died in a. collision near Vacaville.

Eleven persons were injured i in accidents in this area and in South San Francisco. TRAFFIC DEAD The Northern California dead: traffic Elizabeth Ann Dahlll, 18, of to Lawton Avenue. U.C. student, and Patricia (Patty) Murden, 17. of 234 Best Avenue, San Leandro, killed in the crash near VacaviUe on Saturday while en route to, Lake Tahoe with three other girls.

Thomas Atalic, 57, San Pablo real estate broker, injured: fatallv near Chico. Investigators said he was hit by the car of Melvin 38, of Oroville, as he walked across the nignway from his parked automobile, presumably to look at a road Sign. jars, nugo Johnson, 60, of urants Pass, Ore, killed in a head-on collision on Highway 89, 12 miles norm 01 Yreka. 3 DIE IN KANSAS Contributing to the national traf lie toll were the deaths of three Northern Calif ornians in car truck mashup east of Emporia, Kas. They were identified as Mrs.

Nor man B. Wade, 29. of Roseville, John Ralph Haviland, 55, of 1554 16th Avenue, San Francisco, and Mrs Josie Minnie Shepherd, of Stock ton- Two others in the car were re ported to be in a critical condition. They were Mrs. Kenneth Rouse Antioch and Mrs.

Mabel Catherine Chappie, 84, of La Jollal. 'i: Haviland was a California dis tributor for a cosmetics firms. Com pany officials aid and the women, saleswomen from his dis- trict went East to inspect the com pany's plant at Kansas California drowning victims in- Continued Pag 1L Cot 2 MurderSuidde The bodies of James Mi Arrasmith, 34, Qaxland school teacner, and a if he apparently beat and slashed to death with a water pitcher were found in the Coit Hotel! here yesterday. Arrasmith, who lived at 270 Oakes Boulevard, San Leandro, killed himself with a poison cocktail after the murder, according to Inspector Paul Potts. i xne otner man was identified: as Kenneth Edwards, about 35, recently from San Francisco.

Papers found in his luggage indicated he had worked as a metal plater and in San Francisco cafeteria. Evidence In Edwardsi room in the hotel at 1445 Harrison Street showed there had been: a fierce struggle, police said. BODIES ACROSS BED Edwards, dressed only in a pair of shorts, was lying across the bed. The body of Arrasmith was next to his, fully Pieces of the glass water pitcher. which was half an inch were scattered over the room, Inspector Potts said Arrasmith apparently had struck Edwards on- the head, broken the pitcher and slashed his face with the pieces.

i There were hand prints on tne. door and night latch, indi eating Arrasmith had -locked the door after he had killed Edwards. ponce saia. An empty poison bottle was found on a wash stand and a drinking glass was submerged in water in the basin. On a night stand were1 two whisky bottles, one of them empty.

RADIO STILL PLAYING ine radio in the room still was playing. Hotel. employees said Arrasmith came to the hotel Thursday afternoon and asked the price of a room. Edwards registered a short time later and Arrasmith returned with suit cases and went to Edward's room. Both men were seen about the hotel until Saturday, police said.

The bodies were discovered when a maid went to Edwards room to asx Arrasmun to move his," car, which was parked in a passenger zone in front of the hoteL Hearing the radio and unable to get an answer to her knock, she called the manager, Austin Childs, 42. Childs forced the night; chain to break in, TYPING INSTRUCTOR 1 who. was Unmarried and lived with his widowed mother, was a typing teacher at Laney Trade and Technical School, formerly Cen tral Trades School. omcers recognized nim as an instructor In typing for rookie Oak land policemen. Both men had been dead since Saturday according; to police.

ill I Teacher Dies in By United Press Millions of Americans turned out for parades' and picnics today with nearly perfect weather prevailing over most of the Nation. The! 30.000.000 motorists who hit the highways during the week-end were playing it cautious, however, and the country celebrated a rela tively; safe holiday. The i annual United Press survey showed that only 226 persons died in accidents. Of the total, 144 died in traffic 37 by drowning, and 35 in miscellaneous accidents. One of the worst tragedies oc curred; at Maquoketa, Ia where six persons were -drowned when their 14-foot Cat-bottomed boat sank in the Mississippi River; Four of the dead were children.

GENERALLY FAIR The Weather generally was fair or partly cloudy with temperatures tending to be slightly chilly. Some showers fell in the Southern and Midwestern states but not' sufficiently to spoil outings. With the holiday almost over, the death toll was running behind the 453 reported over Memorial Day last year, when the holiday fell on Sunday, and the 482 in 1947. One of the dead reported in traf fic accidents was William Alexander Julian, Treasurer of the United States, who was killed in a collision while driving to a golf course near Washington. Four infants burned to death in a fire that roared through a frame house in Cleveland's east side Sat urday night WORST ACCIDENT The worst traffic crash reported was "at Shallotte, N.C, where seven persons were killed and three in jured.

The collision pushed North Carolina's death total far above the nredicted seven. Two groups of -mountain climbers met tragedy," Glen Daw, 17, 16st his footing and tumbled 600 feet to his death at the base of acliff in Big Cottonwood Canyon tfeat Salt Lake City. Ini Monument. Canyon, near a German, exchange student, died in a 600-iooVlalL' Some of those Jcilled in rniscel- laneoua'accidents were fliers who tookTdvantage of the generally fair weather to gam flight time. 'Frameup' of Bridges Denied Defense: charges of a frameup" were branded as false by a government attorney today in the perjury and conspiracy case against Harry Bridges, j- "This case has been framed from the start as were the previous de portation cases against Mr.

said a statement from George An derson and -Herbert Resner, attor neys for Bridges. They added the allegation that "testimony is being manufactured for witnesses over whom the gov eminent holds clubs The. statement confirmed the re port the legal aides of the longshore chieftain called Friday night on Mervyn Rathborne, who disclosed he 'was one of the witnesses in the grand jury hearing leading to Bridges' indictment TRAPPED' BY VA, Our purpose in making the visit was to verify something that we already knew namely, that Rath-borne has! been trapped by. the the attorney declared. 'Asst Atty.

Gen. Joseph Dono-hue said in San Francisco he was by the defense state ments. "Insofar as they allege that the government has used any coercion or dubs, that statement is a false hood, and insofar as they may allege that this case is a frameup of Mr. Bridges, that statement is equally Donohue asserted. He added: PRESENT TO JURY "My only purpose is to present that evidence in due course a petit jury and I will stand on determination of that question of fact by that jury.

Anderson and Resner reported "we had no expectation that Rathborne (former secretary-treasurer of the California CIO Council) would disclose to us what he told the grand jury or that he would recant what ever it wai" They said they ask him if he would be willing to reveal to us what he said about Mr. Bridges, but we did not beg him. as he Rathborne declared the defense claim that he was in a trap was "cockeyed." i i completely without any foun dation fact," he asserted. une otner, defendants, who are hot charged with perjury, are Henry Schmidt an ILWU executive direct ing the current longshore strike in Hawaii, and J. R.

Robertson, first vice-president' of the Jnte rnational longshoremen Warehouse men's Union. Landslide Kills 11 VALPARAISO. Chile, May 30. CsV-Eleven persons were killed by a landslide near here last night All were buried under an avalanche of! hationj Chairman Wilhelm- Pieck, just back from Russia, disclosed to the delegates they must rubber stamp I those proposals. They had expected to cheer for proposed early end of the -allied occupation of Germany and end of allied control of the Ruhr industries; Baptist Church 8.

ey. 23rd Avenue 3roup HurlffDoIlai'Sign'rlt Chargi at Withdrawal The 23rd Avenue Baptist Church, co-incident with the 60th anniver sary of its founding, i today withdrew fellowship from the Northern Baptist Convention after hurling charges of "theological modernism" and "amassociatlon based upon the dollar sign." The actions was taken as the Northern Baptist convention went into its annual conference in San Francisco and as ground was broken for the church's new $250,000 building on the corner of 16th Ave nue and Foothill Boulevard, The conference of some 6000 dele gates and visitor will assemble. for the first worship services in San Francisco tonight and will go into regular business session at the Civic AuditorSum tomorrow morning. The withdrawal announcement climaxed a long rift between the conservative ihd autonomous viewpoint of the church and the "liberalism" of the Northern Baptist convention. WITH CONSERVATIVES In breakingfwith 'the convention, the local church reaffirmed its af filiation with the Conservative Bap tist Assocaition of America, whose resident.

Dr. Palmer Muntz of Buffalo, spokeB yesterday at anniversary services the church. The announcement of-the -with drawal was made by the church nastor. Rev. Archer Weniger, who said the action was taken after six months ti careful study by the board of deacons.

By so doing, the church also severs all relations with the allied agencies of thr convention, such as the Bay City Baptist Union, the Northern California Baptist convention, and the 0akland Area Association. In explalninc the church's action, the Reverend lenlger stated: "Since representation at the Northern Baptist Convention is based upon tha amount -of money Continued Page 1L CoL 4, Two Convicts Flee Oregon Penitentiary SALEM, Orel May 30. 0 Two convicts described as rdangerous criminals' scaled a wall of the Oregon State Prison today and escaped amid a hail of bullets fired by prison Prison officials said the escapees were John O. Pinson, serving a life term for the; murder of a state policeman at The Dalles Ore and William P. Benson, 4L serving five years for -V- Bots Par RITA AND ALY TO HEAD FOR LONDON I CANNES, France, May 30.

U.RV Prince Aly Khan and his bride, Rita Hayworth, are expected to leave their million-dollar chateau near here today or tomorrow on a trip to Paris and London. iThe couple were kept indoors yesterday by rain which prevented their daily swimming party. (The Mohammedan ceremony uniting the two in Aly's Moslem faith was held Saturday at the chateau with less than a dozen guests present Aly confirmed the fact that the ceremony was held, but declined to reveal details. Meanwhile, dispatches from Karachi, Pakistan, quoted an Ismaili Moslem leader as saying that any children born of the wedding b4 "soldiers of Islam." Abu Aly, a member of th Ismaili Mpslem Supreme Council in Karachi, protested a Vatican statement saying that the wedding was "illicit in the eyes of the church. fThe church must bear ia mind that she is no longer Rita Hayworth but is Princess Aly Khan a Moslem princess and any children she may bear him will be soldiers of Islam, Abu said.

'Plane' Distress Inquiry Dropped An attempt to trace a radio mes sage which was taken as a distress call from an airplane was given up today after more than seven hours of ieffort by civil and military au thorities. The tentative conclusion was that it was from a car of the Multnomah County sheriffs office, Portland, Ore, rather than an airplane, and that the message was sent wrong or received wrong. Sgt Harry Dean, of the Redondo Beach Police Department intercepted the radio message and attempted to carry on a conversation at 1:15 ajn4 but could "only decipher "Mobile Airplane Unit 400. Multnomah County," and the position "200 miles north of Los Angeles." That would be an airplane owned by Capt O. A.

Donaldson, of the Multnomah County sheriff office, who is en route to Long Beach for a convention of the Pacific Coast International Law. Enforcement League in Long Beach. Also bound for the convention are Sheriff Marion L. Elliott and Deputy Ard Pratt, of Multnomah County, and. Sheriff James Calhoun, of Grant County, Ore.

Donaldson's plane is in its hangar at Troutdale Airport Portland. Elliott also owns a plane, but it also was in the hangar. They left by car Friday-night and were not due in Long Beach until today or tomorrow. a Authorities said all evidence in dicated the party was traveling by automobile and not by plane. Death Toll Rises MANILA, May 30.

(iP) Reports from Cebu today said the number of persons who drowned when the two-masted motorized boat Providence sank last Wednesday had increased from 24 to 44 today. The boat is believed to have struck a sunken Japanese ship off Bozo in 3 Cars Crash in It. v. BiglAuto Race California Driver Cracks Up Affer Setting EaHy Track Records INDIANAPOLIS, May 30. JPh-Duke Mai on of Sherman Oaks, crashed on the speedway's north tufn after shattering a string of records early- in the 33rd annual 500-mile auto race at the -Indianapolis motor speedway.

He was reported suffering from; burns. George Lynch; Detroit spun off the track after speeding five miles in the race, but apparently escaped' injury. Charley Van Acker, veteran driyer of South Bend, IncL. crashed into a retaining wall oh the danger ous northwest turn after covering 27 miles. There was no report on his injuries.

INDIANAPOLIS. May 30.M) Good racing weather, a pot of about $185,000 and a top quality field added up- today to a probable new speed record in the 33rd annual International Sweepstakes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Eleven of the 33 starters have never before competed in the 500- mile race. Seven others were starting their second grind on the two and one-half miles of brick and asphalt In; spite of their respect for the youngsters' ability, track officials gave the hot rod and 'midget specialists a stern lecture yesterday. Ta emphasize their warnings they rolled out a couple' of traveling cranes that will be used to jerk wrecks off the hazardous south turn, 39 HAVE BEEN KILLED Thirty-nine persons have died at the track 21 drivers 11 mechanics and seven -spectators, Twenty-six men have won one or more 500's," and nine of them have -been killed in racing accidents.

Mauri Rose, only former' winner in the starting field, t-ill 'be the first four-time winner it he takes the trophy today. There? is no legal betting on the face, but a few downtown gamblers installed Rose as the: favorite at 2 to After Rose, the: choice was Bill Holland followed by Rex Mays, then Duke Jimmy Jackson, Johnny Parsons and George Connor in that order. i Parsons, the lone freshman driver among the favorites, set a qualifying record of 1223 miles an hour for a four-cylinder carl The only faster racer in the time' trials was Naion's $75,000 V-8 Novi MobU special It held the pole position on Nalon'S qualification at 132.939 miles an hour. SPEEDY LINEUP No previous field even! was close to thes over-all speed of 'today's Manuel Ayulo of Burbank, Calif, Jwas the slowest qualifier at 85.99 miles an Twenty-two cars In; last year's lineup," fastest up to then, "were slower than Ayulo's Five of today's drivers made light of the 500-mile grind by competing in other races yesterday. At the midget track across the street from the speedway, a three-session program ran until early morning.

Featured drivers included Jack Me-Gratlv Johnnie McDowell, Sam Hanks and Ayulo from today's lineup. I 1 A i Adding to 'their discomfiture was the election two weeks ago which showed that at least one-third of the voters in Russian-occupied Germany would prefer no government to a Peoples Congress dominated by Russia. West Hopes Russia Will Reject Proposal i PARIS, May 30. UJ5 The three Western powers have secret, hope's Russia wUl reject their proposal for a united Germany when the Council of Foreign Ministers reconvenes this afternoon. It is an open secret the Western powers: prefer to continue with two' Germahys the Western zone federal state already created and the Eastern! ztsne occupied by Russia for the i time being.

Although the Western powers made an joffer for uniting the two halves last Saturday, they attached enough conditions to make almost certain (the Russians will reject it Western delegates said today the key to this meeting of thegig Four Foreign Ministers ConferenceTwill be how Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Viihinsky makes the expected negatives reply. If he i does it politely, as he has conducted himself thus far' during teejophcU meeting, it may mean If he rejects the proposal without qualification and resumes the usual Russian; tirade against the West, this conference will be over. Russ Charged With Using Lure BELGRADE, May 30-WBorba, newspaper of the Yugoslav Government, said today, the Soviet Union is using) pretty girls to lure Yugoslav, officers, into Russia for a day of revolution against Premier Mar shal Tito's government i It accused the Russians of usinf girls and other inducements, including promises of high rank when the Tito regime ii overthrown. The newspaper said such a campaign to build up an anti-Tito clique in Russia began only a day after passage of a Cominfoim reiolution a year ago blacklisting -Yusoslavia present on charges ct pursuing -nationalistic Trctztrfe policies. Deputy Warden Gene, Halley said the men had been confined to the prison "bull pen from' which they made their! escape with the aid of a saw and wrench which apparently had been smuggled in tor them.

(Hallev said it was the first time in the history of the Oregon prison that any one had escaped from the isolation cells. -r.