The Idaho Statesman from Boise, Idaho • 1

IDAHO DA 87 th Year 161st Issue ESTABLISHED 1864 Boise Idaho Tuesday Morning January 2 1951 ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRE88 Price Five Cents Ml Russ Answer Note On Meeting Moscow Insists On Considering Germany Alone Chinese Troops Battle With UN North of Capital Reds Reported 15 Miles From City As Allies Fall Back From Imjin Line Two South Korean Divisions Mauled END OF THE LINE This New York bus ended its early morning run with a flourish when it ran off the road and crashed Into a Bronx apartment house Startled sleepers were thrown from their beds and the upper floors of the building lurched out of position No injuries were reported FOLJOWING IMPRESSIVE inauguration ceremonies at the state capitol Monday Governor Len Jordan (right) received congratulations from many well-wishers Among them were Retiring Governor A Robins (left) and Federal Judge Chase A Clark who served as governor in 1941-42 TOKYO (Tuesday) (UP) Communist troops estimated to be more than 300000 strong hurled massive blows against the United Nations defense line Across central Korea today and advance Chinese elements drove to within 15 miles of Seoul United Press Correspondent Gene Symonds reported that a skirmish apparently between Chinese Reds and the rear elements of withdrawing allied -troops occurred about midnight just above Uijongbu and about 15 air miles north of Seoul Hie allies fell back at least 10 miles from the Imjin river line and there was speculation in Tokyo that the South Korean capital soon might be abandoned The Communist strategy apparently was not to drive straight down the main road toward Seoul but to throw a two-pronged pin-cer around it and cut it several miles behind allied divisions South Koreans Mauled Symonds reported from Seoul that two South Korean divisions were badly mauled and some of their units were working their way back to friendly territory One frontline officer said- the speed with which the Chinese moved through the rugged area behind the UN defense line was Infiltrators in the rear aided the enemy by timing LAKE SUCCESS The United States is considering calling a quick meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to deal with the new Communist Chinese offensive in Korea an American spokesman said Monday Hie main political committee may be called into session today Delegate Ernest A Gross conferred twice during the New week end about the new military offensive with Sir Benegal Rau of India representing the three-man UN cease-fire committee and Mahmoud Fawzi Len Jordan Takes Oath As Idaho9 New Governor House Passes $20 Billion Military Fund Measure WASHINGTON (UP) The House passed a compromise $20000000000 military spending bill Monday and sent it to tiie Senate for final action today Racing to assure passage of the urgent money bill before the 81st Congress ends the House acted a short while House Sends Civil Defense Bill to Senate after a joint conference committee had ironed out most disputed items Hie final version provides practically all the money that President Truman requested to keep the defense program rolling at high speed 82nd Congress Requested to Ban Forced Listening WASHINGTON The 82nd Congress will be asked to pass a law banning any form of enforced listening as un-American and Communistic' to the the National Citizens Committee against Forced Listening said Monday The group said It will press for early action on a bipartisan bill to prohibit any transit company or employer from any form of forced listening upon any captive The ire was aimed at commercial music and advertising programs in street cars and buses It also objected to what it called the abuse of by employers "who their employes'to hear 'speeches' by political candidates and others representing one aide of a controversy It urged Congress to a halt to the vicious practice whereby law-abiding citizens are forced against their will to listen to by tyrannical companies exerting a wholly Improper unjust and immoral power over helpless (Please turn to page 6 column 1) Congress OKs Union Shop For Railroads By JOHN CORLETT Len Jordan cattleman and automobile dealer Monday assumed the duties of the highest public office the state has to bestow and solemnly took his oath in probably the most impressive inaugural ceremony in the history Jordan seven other state elective officials and two supreme court justices took their oaths of office in a brief 15-minute ceremony before a crowd of 1000 spectators who jammed the house chamber and its gallery in the statehouse Jordan was accorded the traditional 19-gun salute and the usual ruffles and flourishes The 105 mm howitzers stationed in front of the statehouse boomed out their 19 charges at five-second intervals They were the heaviest guns ever used for the inaugural of a new governor In the past 75 mm field pieces have been used Ceremony Goes Smoothly The entire inaugural clicked off without single bauble Credit for the smoothness of the arrangements went to Brig Gen John Walsh Idaho adjutant general who prepared the schedule and made sure that1 every person had his cue The state elective officials began gathering in the office shortly after 11 a An honor guard of the Idaho National Guard was stationed along the route of procession from the office to the house chamber At 11:54 a John Hohnhorst speaker of the house of the 30th India-P akistan Row May Split British Union LONDON- UP) An old quarrel between India and Pakistan Monday 'night threatened a fullscale crisis in the British Commonwealth and an even more serious split in the non-Communist front facing Red China Press dispatches from Karachi said Premier Liaquat Ali Khan will boycott a conference of prime ministers of the British bloc assembling here for important defense talks unless he can bring up his dispute with India over the princely northern state of Kashmir The dispatches said the cabinet had approved boycott No official announcement was made in Karachi however and it was reported that further correspondence with Prime Minister Attlee in London was in progress No British government or Commonwealth spokesman would confirm the Karachi report Officially WASHINGTON (UP) -Russia's reply to the western allies' offer of a Big Four foreign ministers conference repeated earlier demands that such a conference be confined to German demilitarization instead of undertaking a review of all East-West problems it was revealed Monday night The Soviet reply to the American 'British-French offer of wide-range Big Four talks on all issues In hopes of settling cold war conflicts was described as Jng" but not a flat rejection Consultations Seen While authorities here were pessimistic they said the three governments would start consultations soon with a view toward making a reply Answering the joint note of Dec 22 the five-page Russian note was delivered to the western envoys in Moscow at the height of a gay New Year's eve party It was dated Dec 30 but had not been made public by Moscow up until a late hour Monday night Text Withheld Release of the text was withheld in the other capitals but informed Washington sources said the note: 1 Did not substantially change Nov 3 proposal that the Big Four meet only on Germany 2 Attacked the western new plan to rearm western Germany as part of the unified European defense force 3 Repeated the recent Prague declaration in which Russia and her Cominform partners outlined a peace plan of their own for Germany 4 Blamed the West for the present difficulties 5 Did not answer directly the three-power suggestion that Big Four deputies meet in New York to discuss an agenda for a fullblown meeting State department officials studying the 10-point note said it was too early to give their reaction They said the language was involved and apparently the Soviet proposals were not too clear Several counter-proposals of a sort were made it was understood Social Security Roles Extended To Ten Million WASHINGTON (A) The new year has brought the biggest extension of social security since benefits were added to old-age pensions in 1939 An additional 10000000 persons became eligible Monday for coverage under federal old age and survivors insurance Some 35-000000 workers are now covered Three large groups coming under the federal insurance system are (1) household employes (2) farm workers and (3) the self-employed excepting farm operators doctors dentists lawyers and members of some other professions Social security will be compulsory for persons in these three groups if they meet certain minimum wage and employment-period requirements Hie new year will bring an increase in old age insurance taxes on all employes receiving more than $3000 a year in wages because the 16 rer cent tax will apply to the first $3600 of wages instead of $3000 as at present Employers match this payment German Curbs Foreseen BONN Germany (IP) The West German government soon will introduce rigid raw material controls and forbid the manufacture of certain non-essential goods in a sweeping move to coordinate the Bonn economy with western defense efforts reliable sources said today WASHINGTON The Hous Monday passed and sent to -the Senate a $3100000000 bill designed to mobilize the nation's civilian defenses against enemy attack on the homeland The Senate meets "today and is expected to give the measure quick approval House passage was by unrecorded voice vote as the lawmakers gathered in an unprecedented New day session to wind up the administration's legislation before the advent of the new 82nd Congress on Jan 3 House action came on a compromise of separate versions passed earlier by both chambers of Congress The House bill sets up a new independent civil defense administration and makes possible a $3-100000000 outlay shared by federal and state governments in the next three years for civilian defense A separate appropriation is required Former Gov Millard Caldwell Jr of Florida named by President Truman to take over the $17500-a-year post as civil defense chief is given sweeping powers under the legislation (Please Turn to Page 9 CoL 1) Dewey Urges US To Marshal All Anti-Red Forces WASHINGTON Hie House passed legislation Monday legalizing the union shop and dues check-off system in the railroad and airline industries The bill was approved by a top-heavy roll call vote of 292 to 52 after a group of southern congressmen failed in an effart to kill the bill by sending it back to the commerce committee They were defeated by a vote of 284 to 61 It had previously been approved Senate and now goes to the White House where President signature is assured Main effect of the legislation is to bring the railway labor act which governs labor-management relations in the rail and airline industries into line with the Taft-Hartley law which covers other industries Rail and airline unions now forbidden to seek union shop contracts will henceforth be allowed to bargain for agreements requiring all employes to join a union within 60 days to 'keep their jobs Also legalized for the first time in the rail and airline industries is the dues check-off system under which management deducts union dues automatically from paychecks Train Zooms Over Run Without Engine Crew LONDON (IP) Passengers aboard a suburban train were surprised Monday when they shot past four stations without stop- pin? Not until a railroadman made a flying leap onto the train at Seven Sisters station to stop it did they learn that it had taken off on its own while the engineer and fireman were still on the platform at Palace Gate station Bey of Egypt representing the 12-nation Asia-Arab bloc Hie American spokesman said that Gross that the long pending western resolution to demand withdrawal of troops from Korea would-no longer be strong enough action to meet the new situation created by the Communist Chinese strike across' the The spokesman added that stronger measures against Peking including possible UN economic boycott and diplomatic sanctions were being considered but that no final resolution been drafted He ruled out for now the possibility of a request to carry military action into China through bombing of Manchurian industry Hie spokesman for the delegation said that new offensive probably would the peace of the Asian-Arab nations the The cease-fire team composed of Rau Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Pearson and Assembly President Nasrollah Entezam of Iran has been trying to negotiate a halt in the Korean military operations The 12-nation Asian-Arab bloc had been holding urgent holiday- Please turn to page 6 column 4) Highway Deaths Lag Behind Guess Of Safety Council By the Associated Press The toll of violent deaths for the New holiday period mounted steadily Monday night but traffic fatalities were running behind the rate predicted by the National Safety council As the festive season waned at least 380 persons had been killed across the nation There were 264 traffic fatalities and 116 deaths from a variety of causes The National Safety council forecast a traffic death list of approximately 330 Officer Says Hanoi Now Out of Danger HANOI Indochina (IP) Gen Jean De Lattre De Tassigny French high commissioner in Indochina said Monday- this northern capital is no longer in any danger of being captured by the Communists A French high command communique issued earlier in Saigon said elite Communist-led troops were sttyl hammering at the French defense perimeter Monday but that the line was holding Thieves Carry Away Big Bronze Monument MILAN Italy (IP) Milan thieves took advantage of the noisy New eve celebrations to carry away a bronze monument weighing several tons from the municipal swimming pool It did not appear to have any sentimental or historical significance Police believed the thiei just wanted the bronze TRUMAN ENDS CRUISE WASHINGTON (IP) President Truman returned late Monday from a four-day cruise aboard the yacht Williamsburg and faced another year of crisis and controversy with spirits Ship Funds Approved The House agreed by a vote of 127 to 82 to go along with a Senate proposal to give the Maritime commission $350000000 to build 50 fast new cargo ships that will carry their own helicopters and other anti-submarine defenses The House also bowed to the Senate in restoring cuts it had previously made in funds for the Atomic Energy commission The only item remaining in dispute is $1800000 for power transmission lines to Langley Air Force base The House voted to insist on this item despite Senate opposition To avoid sending the bill back to conference and possible jeopardizing its chances for passage before the 81st Congress expires at noon Wednesday the Senate is expected to give in to the House on the point today No Difference There had been no differences over approximately $17000000-000 which the bill carried for the armed services Both House and Senate approved the entire amounts asked by President Truman for the Army Navy and Air Force The money will be used to speed the services toward President goal of 3500000 men under arms and help build the Air Force toward 84 group strength It also provides for large purchases of the most modem guns tanks and other vehicles as well as a sharp increase in atomic weapons output The major difference between the House and Senate bills involved $1835000000 for stock-piling critical materials At the request of Mr Truman the Senate added this item to the bill after the House had passed it House conferees agreed to the item Monday Walker Services Today WASHINGTON UP) Lt Gen Walton Walker eighth army commander who was killed in a jeep accident on the Korean war front will be interred in Arlington national cemetery today near the grave of general ofthe armies John Pershing Services will be held at 2 at the Fort Myers chapel that English kings crowned over it would be kings of Scotland also The student said the person he suspected attended a Christmas Eve service at the Abbey along with two others The Stone of Scone was taken early Christmas morning There was a report also that Glasgow police had traced the paper on which Scotch Nationalists wrote an anonymous letter offering to produce the stone provided that it was kept in Scotland instead of London Police still believe that Nationalists took the stone which thev say belongs to Scotland Strong police details attended the gay Scots New Year eve Hogmanay celebrations here in Glasgow and elsewhere in the hope that Nationalists might take the occasion to the stolen stone But it did not appear Liaquat was to get here by Thursday when the conference opens But officials of all nine countries invited to take part in the talks were clearly much concerned Some of them observed that if Pakistan does boycott the conference it will be the first such rift on record in the British family of nations Britain was reliably reported to oppose demand to discuss the status of much-prized Kashmir 1 Strong forces from Moslem Pakistan and Hindu India have been facing each other in the mountainous land of legend since 1948 when fighting broke out A cease fire has been in force while the United Nations sought agreement on a plebiscite McFarland Seen As Senate Chief WASHINGTON Sen Ernest McFarland (D-Ariz) should be elected Senate Demorcratic leader today by a margin of about 3 to 2 a survey indicated Monday Backers of Sen Joseph O'Mahoney (D-Wyo) the other nominee for the post conceded privately they foresee no more than 20 votes for their man Chicagoans recalled some of his antics with a smile On his 21st birthday he threw a chocolate cske at a newspaper photographer and tore up the King-size registration card officials had presented him was a wonderful Perkins said big gorillas are mean but Bushman always was good-natured and At his peak he weighed 550 pounds and was regarded as the finest specimen In captivity But at death his huge bulk had dwindled to about 430 pounds Bushman had been ailing since last June when he was stricken with an apparent heart attack Newspapers bannered the story of his illness and radio stations broadcast bulletins on his condi Ne tv Day Plea for Peace Issued by Pope VATICAN CITY (IP) Pope Pius XII in a New plea for peace said Monday that all people want peace and that there is no such thing as a war except in case an injustice so flagrant and so destructive of the essential goods of a people that it revolts the conscience of all of a The Pope speaking in French addressed 37 members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican who came to give him New greetings He said he believed that the Catholic holy year which ended Christmas eve was living evidence of the universal desire for peace and that: than the end of an epoch (it) marks in history one can hope the encouraging start on the way along a new 30-Year-Old Woman Becomes Grandmother BARCELONA Spain (IF) Mrs Maria Sanchez de Carmona 30 is already a grandmother and she expects to live to be a great-great grandmother if her descendants carry on the family tradition Mrs Carmona and her eldest daughter Carlota both married at the age of 14 and each gave birth to her first child the following year Dies in Cage village He was brought to the Lincoln park zoo in 1930 He weighed only 38 pounds then and Robinson used to wrestle with him playfully on the zoo lawn Bushman regarded Robinson fondly and resented his attention to other denizens of the monkey house When Bushman reached 180 pounds Robinson never again entered his cage for fear he would be crushed by one of good-natured hugs His strength was immense Crowds watched fascinated as he twisted huge truck tires into pretzel shapes just for the exercise He seemed to enjoy entertaining the crowds as much as they liked to watch him House Vote Sends Excess Profits Tax To While House WASHINGTON LT) The $3-300000000 excess profits tax bill is ready for President signature The House approved the final version in lessr than a minute Monday acting by voice vote after Ways and Means Chairman Doughton (D-X C) called it up in the unusual New Year's day session The Senate approved the compromise measure Dec 21 This second installment of the heavier tax program affects only corporations netting $25000 or more a year A previous bill enacted in September hit both individuals and businesses BARBER ACCOMODATES HUDDERSFIELD England (IP) Willie Jenkinson is an obliging barber Instead of a candy-stripe pole he has three lights outside his shop Red means: Shop full Amber: Won't keep you long Green: Come in THE WEATHER FORECAST: For Boise and vicinity: Partly cloudy and continued cool today tonight and Wednesday Occasional enow flurries in the mountains High both days near 34 and low tonight near 25 BOISE WEATHER: Maximum 35 degrees Minimum 21 degrees Precipitation trace Sun rises today at 19 a Sun sets today at 5:20 WEATHER OVER THE COIN TRY: Police in Britain Fear Sequel To Theft of Stone of Scone ALBANY CP) Gov Thomas Dewey urged America Monday to marshal all of the anti-Communist forces for a struggle of survival against Red empire shall be soon Isolated and left to the twice-defeated Republican presidential candidate asserted unless we unify and strengthen forces of tie free Dewey took issue with former President proposal that America withdraw from the European and Asiatic mainlands and make the western hemisphere a defensive bastion against communism State of War Ended BERLIN (IP) India became the first country Monday to end formally its state of war with Germany and the head of its mission here said that full diplomatic relations would be effected with the West German republic later tion Young and old Chicagoans trooped to the zoo to visit their sick friend But he responded to doses of digitalis and vitamins and his grizzled and faithful keeper Eddie Robinson nursed him through the illness But Bushman never was the same He appeared to be paralyzed partially in hands and feet He was alone when he died about 5 am His body was found prone in his cage about 8 a by his keepers The exact date of his birth was not known but his birthday always was celebrated on April 1 Bushman was captured as an infant in French West Africa and was kept for a year in a native Bushman Lovable Gorilla LONDON (IP) Police set up special guards around Parliament and monuments in the vicinity of nearby Westminster Abbey Monday after receiving an anonymous letter warning that will Scotland Yard believed that the threat might be a hoax but still baffled one week after the theft of the ancient of from under the coronation chair in the Abbey they took no chances The anonymous letter said that will in the Parliament-Abbey vicinity in central London bring prominence to A student who serves as a voluntary helper at the Abbey toJd the that he believed he knew the identity of one of the thieves who took the Stone of Scone or the Stone of Destinv whence King Edward I brought it 6 centuries ago to be a symbol CHICAGO (IP) Bushman is dead Hie ponderous gorilla whose good-natured antics captured heart died in his cage at the Lincoln park zoo on New morning A favorite of zoo visitors for more than 20 years Bushman died after a lingering Illness in his 22nd year His body was taken to the Chicago Museum 'of Natural History for an autopsy by doctors from the University of Chicago Zoo Director Marlin Perkins said the giant body would be mounted and placed in a special niche at the museum For years he had occupied a special niche in the hearts of Chicagoans In a way he typified the bigness and raw vigor.