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Dragnet In
China Gathers
Leading Nazis
Mass Deportation, Trials
In Germany on Charges
Of War Crimes to Follow
. SHANGHAI, April 13 A
roundup of prominent Nazis hid
ing out In China was announced
todav by American military au
thorities as plans were laid for
mass deportation in American
ships of all Germans known to
have been connected with the
Hitler regime.
We ve going to get them all
even those who have been able
to evade the Chinese so far,"
said Col. Richard C. Wittmann
of Lincoln, Neb., repatriation
chief In the China theater.
Wittmann said the Nazis prob
ably would be tried in war
crimes courts in Germany, and
added that negotiations were
under way with Soviet, British
and French authorities for the
return of these repatriates to
their respective sections of the
fatherland.
Chinese authorities already
have rounded up many Germans
In China. Most of these now are
in the Shanghai area.
Hundreds Rounded Up
Wittmann said the first depor
tation ship probably would sail
next June with about 1.500 Ger
mans, including the wives and
children of alleged Nazis.
"This by no means will com
plete the repatriation of Germans
from China," he emphasized.
"The list will continue to grow,
as evidence Is still coming in."
He explained the repatriation
was Initiated by the United
States "in line with our policy
that all enemy nations be cleared
from Chlna-Germans as well as
Japanese."
Jap Prince Freed
As War Criminal
TOKYO, April 13. (.Tl Prince
Morimasa Nafchimoto, only mem
ber of the Imperial family Jailed
as a suspected war criminal, was
freed today from prison for lack
of evidence.
Nashimoto, 72, was angry be
cause the Japanese liaison office
failed to send an automobile to
take him to the charred ruins of
his mansion. He readily accepted
a ride in a jeep.
Still In a bad humor when he
reached home, the prince threw
rocks at persistent Japanese
photographers. The cameramen
quickly bowed. He had brushed
them off once already en route
home.
Pedestrians and street car
riders gaped as they recognized
Hasimoto on his Jeep ride. Po
lcemen saluted.
His anger ebbing, he said he
was well treated in prison. He
praised the commandant, Col.
Robert M. Hardv. Yakima. Wash
Asked how the prisoners felt
about former Premier Tojo, Nas
himoto replied:
"We avoided talking about
Tojo and the war."
Nashimoto took part In the
Russo-Japanese war and rose
through various important posts
until he became a full general
in 1923 and a field marshal In
He was a supreme war
t councillor and lord custodian of
1 national shrines for many years.
Also released from prison to
day was Kiyoshi Gogo, former
president of Mitsubishi heavy in
dustries, also for lack of evidence
that he was a war criminal.
Price Control Removal Held
Only Remedy as Shortage of
Meat Appears to Get Worse
(By the Associated Press)-
Housewives were forced to figure out meatless menus In many
sections of the nation today.
Butcher shop propreiton In Chicago, the world's packinghouse
center, helplessly attempted to cope with the customers' clamor for
meat by offering a few chickens, sausage or the usually least popular
cuts.
The growing shortage appeared
to be worse, In numerous cities,
than at any time during wartime
rationing.
Senator Elmer Thomas, chain
man of the Senate Agriculture
Committee, predicted In Chicago
yesterday that unless price con
trols were lifted there wouldn't
be anv legitimate meat on the
market within 30 days. He said
OPA had "practically given up"
on the "black market situation."
Packer Get Minor Share
Thomas E. Wilson, chairman of
Wilson and Company, said cattle
' purchases hv ma tor packers in
Chicago were the lowest this
week that he could recall In 50
Another War With Indians Threatened?
Chinese . Ameri
can Horace Y.
M. Pong, 32,
claims he Is "on
American Indian
by virtue of an
1853 state tsu
Dreme Court de
cision." Neigh
bors are trying
to oust him and
bit Am erican
wife, Ann, 36,
shown here, from
their $20,000
home in an ex
clusive Oakland,
Calif., residential
district because
he Is not Cau
casian.' This
claim Is part of
injunction filed
by Mrs. rong.
who owns the
property, against
15 unnamea de
fendant who
prefer that the
Oakiana restau
rant owner, a O.
8. Navy veteran
of World War n.
should live else
w h e r e. Mrs.
Fong claims also
in complaint
that the un
friendly action Is
in violation to U.
S. Constitution,
SDlrlt of Atlantic
Charter and
E m a n c Ipation
Proclamation.
Feeding of Occupied Japan,
Germany Cosfs U. S. Big Sum
WASHINGTON, April 13. UP) The United States today was
reported planning monthly expenditures of almost $60,000,000 to help
feed occupied Germany and Japan until mid-1947. ,
.r A total ol $700,000,000 baa been earmarked for this purpose In
tin?-War Department's budget estimates for the 12 months beginning
July 1, according to an official who withheld his name.
Chinese Print Menu
In English. Then Told
Yankees Not Coming
KAIYUAN, Manchuria, April
13 (P) When an American cor
respondent entered a tea shop in
this remote central Manchuria
city, he was handed a menu
printed in English.
Asked whether there were
English-speaking people In the
community, the waitress said the
correspondent was the first ever
to enter the shop.
"Then why," he asked, "do you
have a menu In English?"
Because, came her response,
"the American Army is coming."
The entire shop personnel were
obviously downcast when told
that the Americans were not
coming.
Price Controls on Form
Products Target of Rap
WASHINGTON, April 13 UP)
Chairman Elmer Thomas of
the Senate Agriculture Commit
tee said today that if any exten
sion of OPA is granted beyond
July 1 he will offer legislation
"to remove all controls on farm
commodities."
Thomas said that "Bowles and
the OPA's illegal order in de
manding excessive cotton mar
gins was intended to destroy a
free cotton market for the farm
ers and drive the price of cotton
down.
"This was demonstrated yester
day on the New York cotton ex
change when the Price of cotton
broke $5 per bale without any
reason.
years. Fifteen packers. Including
Armour, Swift and Wilson, he
said, together bought only 9,000
head or about 25 per cent of the
slaughter cattle sold the first four
days this week.
"There Is no answer to the
situation short of complete re
moval of price controls on live
stock End meat," Wilson said.
The shortage brought a
promise from the Agriculture De
partment of action "within a few
days" to enable the big packers
to obtain more livestock. De
partment officials wouldn't Indi
cate what the action might be.
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To make up current deflcl-
encies food already is being
shlDDed into the U. S.-occupied
zone of Germany at the rate of
more than 50,000 tons a montn.
About 25,000 tons of rice and rice
substitutes have been delivered
to JaDan thus far.
This food is paid for from War
Department funds to "prevent
disease and unrest," Lt. Gen.
Clav. deputy military governor,
explained in first announcing to
tne uermans tne extent oi Amer
ican aid.
The basic ration of the 18,000,-
000 Germans in the U. S. zone
was reduced this month from
1,555 to 1,275 calories. Officials
declined to reveal the ration con
templated under the new budget
estimates.
By the end of June, lt was esti
mated that the United States
will have supplied 350,000 tons
since the German ration first was
supplemented late lsst year. In
addition some 182,000 tons of
food, largely of American origin.
have been delivered thus far to
the British and French zones.
Preventive Dentistry
Bill Has Alumni's O.K.
PORTLAND, April 13 UP)
Proposed Senate bills 190 and
1099, which would increase re
search in preventive dentistry
and set up state grants-in-aid for
dental health programs, had the
approval today of University of
Oregon Dental School alumni
Bill 1099 would be especially
benencial to children, the alumni
said at a meeting yesterday. They
opposed the W a g n e r-Murray-Dingle
bill, stating It failed to
provide for fillings, false teeth,
crowns, bridges and treatment
for chronic diseases, i ne meas
ure offers only examination, dl
agnosis, prophylaxis and special
extractions, the dentists staled.
Girl's Torso Pulled Out
Of Willamette River
MTLWAUKIE. Ore.. April 1?
UP) The nude torso of a slender
young girl, wrapped in old clothes
and burlap socking, was hauled
from the Willamette River last
nlphf at Wisdom Island moorage.
Ray Rllance. Clackamas Coun
ty coroner, said the knlfe-wlelder
did "rather a neat lob at least
knew where the Joints were. The
head, arms and legs were miss
ing. Police Immediately began the
arduous task of Identification,
hoping for clues in the garments
in which the girl was wrapped.
One Man Dies in Cabin
Fire, Another Rescued
ASTORIA. Anrll 13 Ops An
drew Holgren. 50, died yesterday
in a blH7e which razed a two-
room cabin and left another fish
erman, Bruno Scholman, 55, with
critical burns.
The kitchen stove apparently
exploded and name trapped the
sleeping men. Coroner W. L.
Thompson reported. A neighbor
heard the blast and rescued
Scholman.
OREGON. SATURDAY. APRIL 13. I946
Jap Premier
Facing Battle
To Hold Post
TOKYO. April 13 UP) Vir
tually final, unofficial returns
from Japan's general election
emphasized tonight that a heavy
conservative dioc would dominate
the house of representatives
which meets May 10 to consider
new constitution.
Meantime, Japanese were
promised a lively fight between
Premier Shldrhara, who is de
termined to retain his cabinet
until the constitution has been
adopted, and Liberal Party Lead
er Hatoyama, who wants to form
a coalition government.
witn only one seat of the 4b6
member house still to be filled,
newspaper figures gave the lib
erals who actually are conserva
tive 141 seats, a lead of 48 over
their nearest rivals, the Progres
sives, who also are conservative.
The progressive membership was
reduced by tonight's figures to 93.
with their total of ZJ4 votes,
the two parties hold a bare ma
jority, but may get support from
many of the 80 Independents and
some of the 92 social democrats
elected. The latter has both right
and left factions. Other seats
went to: minor parties 39, co
operatives 14 and communists
five.
The house will meet with 465
members. One seat will remain
vacant because the leading can
didate in one prefecture failed to
obtain the minimum total neces
sary for election. A special elec
tion next month may fill that
vacancy.
Since the Japanese normally
nave been politically conserva
tive, the results had been antici
pated. although it was expected
that the newly enfranchised wo
men and young men would give
some support to left-wing social
ists ano communists. -'
Hatovama. who recentlv ac
knowledged he wrote a book
praising Hitler and Mussolini but
said he later disavowed lt, called
for a coalition to oust the aging
bnidenara s cabinet.
Change Not to Be Quick
Assessing the results of the
election, in which women voted
for the lirst time and chose at
least 35 of their sex to the Diet.
the influential newspaper Asahl
said:
"The fact many votes were
cast for old influences such as
the Progressive and Liberal
parties demonstrates that reali
ties do not change at a lump . . ."
W. MacMahon Ball. British
commonwealth member of the
Allied four-power council and an
observer of the election, said
judgment should not be on "the
election returns but on the way
the new Diet applies Itself to
problems that confront it."
Thief Takes Money of
Helpless Paralytic
CHICAGO, April 13 UPV-Po
lice searched for a new type of
"meanest" thief today.
Mrs. Katherlne Mackowskl sat
helplessly and mutelv in her
chair In her North Side home
yesterday and watched a young
thief enter her home, rltle a tin
box of between $200 and $300
and walk calmly out of the house.
Mrs. Mackowskl was unable to
move because she is paralyzed
and she couldn't call out for help
because the paralysis extends to
her vocal chords.
Later, Mrs. Mackowskl whis
pered the story to her daughter,
Josephine. 11. The child told Do
nee ano oeiectives said tne tniei
probably was aware of Mrs.
Mackowskl's helpless condition.
Jeep Used by Russian to
Save Horses From Wolves
MOSCOW. April 13- PiThe
Russians have adapted the leen
to another new use won chas
ing.
A report from Raklnsky In the
Baku area said that a pack of
hungry wolves set unon a drove
of horses In the Milskv stenne
near a collective farm recently.
A farmer, noticing the wolves,
turned his Jeep off the road and
pursued The wolves across the
stenpe. The wolves turned tall
and fled, whereupon the farmer
rounded up the horses and drove
them home ahead of his Jeep.
Points Cut to Speed
Discharge of Marines
WASHINGTON, April l.WP
The Marine Corps has moved
up the discharge eligibility date
for 8.800 enlisted men by half
a month.
The corps estimated that num
ber would be affected hv an order
Issued yesterday cutting the dis
charge point score from 38 to 36
next Monday. Otherwise the 8.8O0
would not have qualified until
May 1 when the score drops to
33.
I Up to April 5 the Marines had
demobilized 296,830 persons.
Life Membership 1
Card in Umpqua Post
Given Senator Cordon
WASHINGTON. April 13. --
A gold life membership card
in Umpqua Posl, No. 16, of the
American I-eglon was held today
by Senator Guy Cordon of Oregon.
presentation was made yester
day in the presence of many dig
nitaries and mends oy r"aui v.
McNult, past national Legion
commander, now high commis
sioner to the Philippines. Cordon,
who belongs to the Roseburg,
Ore., post, formerly was com
mander of the Oregon depart
ment. Among notables at the cere-
mony, which was arranged by
Rep. Ellsworth (R.-Ore.). were:
Senators Milligan (R.-Colo.)
Capehart (R.-Ind.l, Saltonstall
(K.-.Mass), Knowland (D.-Calif.),
Brooks (R.-I11.), Gurney (R.-S.
D.I, Wherry (R.-Neb.) and Hick
enlooper lR.-Ia.), also Federal
Security Administrator Watson
Miller.
Vets Guard Slated
For Easter Parade
An honor color guard of vet
erans from each branch of the
service Army. Navy. Marines
will go back Into uniform next
Saturday, to lead Roseburg s color-
iui faster parade through the
streets, said Rodger E g g e r,
parade chairman, today.
"Most veterans are still senti
mental about their uniforms,
Egger said, "and the color guard,
to be chosen from the member
ship of the Roseburg Veterans
Club of World War II, will don
their respective uniforms to lead
tne procession.
The color guard will be fol
lowed by a float bearing the
Easter queen and he court, who
are to be elected Tuesday by stu
dents at the Roseburg Junior and
.Ssior High School. .
Veterans who fought on Ameri
can battlefronts throughout the
world Normandy, Anzio, Guad
alcanal, Attu, Okinawa, Bataan
will participate in the crowning of
the oueen, Egger said. The oueen
will be their choice as an entry
for Portland's Rose festival.
The queen will be feted by busi
ness houses and merchants as
well as by the veterans, and an
assortment of gifts will be pre
sented to her at her coronation.
Canadian Woman Draws
Prison Term in Spy Case
OTTAWA. April 13. (IPt Mrs.
Emma Woikin, 25, former exter
nal affairs department cipher
clerk, yesterday was sentenced to
two years and six months In the
penitentiary on two charges of
violating the official secret act.
Belore sentence was passed,
Mrs. Woikin took the stand and
said she gave secret Information
to MaJ. Sokolov of the Russian
embassy because she wanted to
help Russia and not to hurt
Canada. She said she felt there
was hope for 'the poor people in
the world In Communism.
Her knowledge of Russia was
based entirely on reading, she
said, but at one time she applied
for Russian citizenship because
she wanted to learn the facts.
Flier Dies of Injuries
In Crash Near Albany
ALBANY, April 13.-UP) Fran
cis D. Proteau, Salem, pilot In
jured in the crash of his low-flying
plane south of here Thursday,
died Friday.
He suffered a fractured skull
when the Diane, used to spread
fertilizer over a farm field, clip
ped a tree with jne wing and
crashed to the ground.
Proteau, a former Army filer,
was employed by the Valley Dust
Ing Company.
With Roseburg's March of Progress
BONNIE HOME FOB CONTRACTOR Above iw shown the
rapidly riling horns of Mr. and Mrs. Holden McTaggart, and their
infant daughter Heather. Heather It half Scotch and her nam li
all Scotch. Her mother, Corinne, it the daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
V. V. Harpham, and the northeast corner of the big Harpham
residence lot on Winchsitsr Street It the site of the new home.
Mr. McTaggart, who if sniiting in the building of hit own home,
it a carpenter and contractor, sitociated with Art Pssrton. Both
are veterans of World War. 2.
Roseburg Men
Eye Manager
Rule at Bend
Seeking Information on exrjerl-
ence of the City of Bend, Oregon,
with city manager-commission
form of municipal government.
Councilman H. V. Sullivan and
Earl Wiley, past president of the
Roseburg Chamber of Commerce,
members of the special joint
committee of the citv council and
chamber investigating feasibility
oi a cnange in rcoseDurg s gov
ernmental set-up, flew to Bend
r rinay.
The two committee members
were accompanied by Charles V.
Stanton, editor of the News-Re
view. The trip was made in the
Roseburg Skyways plane, piloted
by George Felt, superintendent
of the Roseburg airport. The trio
across the Cascades from Rose
burg to Bend was made bv wav
oi me ixortn umpqua Kiver route
ana uiamonu-urater LaKe pass.
The return trip wai by way of
tugene. lotai iiying time was
less than three hours,
Pla nSatisfles Bend
me city or Bend ,lt was
learned, changed from common
council form of government in
!;;. i it is now governed Dy a
three-man commission and a city
manager. The commission elects
one of Its members to serve as
mayor. Agitation was started re
cently to enlarge the commls-
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British Troops Will Brf
Taken Out of Indonesia
LONDON, April 13. UP) Dr.
H. J. Van Mook, acting governor
general of the Dutch East Indies.
said today 325,000 Japanese were
still In Indonesia 290,000 under
Allied control and the xejt "some
where In the interior of Java."
Van Mook declined to Dredfct
wnen tne withdrawal or British
troops from Indonesia, announced
last night, would be completed,
Dutch forces are to replace the
British units in gradual transfers.
Van Mook said negotiations be
tween the Dutch and Indonesians
on the Islanders' requests for In
dependence proDaDiy would De re
solved by an "equal partnership"
and provisions for the Indonesians
to decide later whether they
wished to continue sucn a partner-
snip.
Van Mook said negotiations
now are under way with the
United States, Britain and Aus
tralia for between $100,000,000
and $500,000,00 in foreign credits
for reconstruction, he said.
Oregon Chicken-Egg Sales
In 1945 Below Record
PORTLAND. April 13. (IB
Oregon farmers grossed $22,102,
000 from chicken and egg sales
last year, the Bureau of Agricul
tural Economics Portland office
reported.
The figure was $221,000 below
the all-time high of 1943. The
state produced about 480,000,000
eggs last year.
Turkey production hit an all
time high in 1945 with 2,582,000
birds and a gross income oi $16,
070,000. Oregnn ranked as the na
tion's fourth largest turkey pro
ducing atate,
41 Cases, 8 Deaths In
Seattle Smallpox Count
SEATTLE, April 13 imCiiy
health authorities said yesterday
41 King County residents have
become Infected with smallpox
and eight have died.
An elderly woman, already
critically 111 with a heart ail
ment, and a 17-year-old girl were
reported to have contracted the
disease yesterday.
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STRANGLED BABIES Dr. Gii
zella Pearl, Hungarian physician,
recounts for American reporters
in New York City, how the Jied
her bare hands to ttranglo ' hun
dreds of babies" to lava them
and their mothers from death at
hands of Nazis in German prison
camps, where she was interned
at a prisoner but torcad to tervo
as a doctor.
Draft Age Minimum
Of 20 Years Urged
WASHINGTON, April 13.
(pi The House voted tenta
tively today to raise the mini
mum draft age from 18 to 20
year.
WASHINGTON, April 13. W
Pleading for a ban on induc
tion of 18 and 19-year-old youths.
Rep. May told the House today
"It's wrong to put children in the
Army."
Departing from the stand of
the Military Committee, of which
he is chairman. May introduced
an amendment to draft extension
legislation to raise the minimum
induction age from 18 to 20.
In a speech supporting the pro
posal, he told the House he be
lieved It also would be "a wise
move" to stop all Inductions while
a voluntary enlistment program
Is in operation.
An amendment to extend the
draft law from May 15 of this
year to Feb. 15, 1947, but to pro
hibit actual inductions between
May 15 and October 15 of this
year is pending.
May's committee has urged a
straight nine-months extension
with no change in existing age
limit and no draft "holiday."
In support of his contention
that teen-ager are not needed,
May said Gen. Dwight D. Elsen
hower recently told the Senate
Military Committee that teen-age
soldiers are "not so suitable" for
military service.
Opposing May' amendment,
Rep. Walter G. Andrews of New
York, top Republican on the Mili
tary Committee, told the House
there were not enough acceptable
men In the pool over 19 to furnish
the manpower needs of the armed
service between now and July 1,
1947.
U. S. Rentention of Bases
For British Loan Urged
WASHINGTON. April 13. UP)
Senator Magnuson (D.-Wash.)
n!r1 todav he will ask that the
proposed $4,000,000,000 loan to
Great Britain inciuae permission
for the United States to retain
military bases It has constructed
on British possessions.
The senator said mat wnen me
loan agreement comes before the
Senate he will recommend mai
the United States be given title
in hases in Bermuda, the West In
dies and air bases in the south
Pacific.
Charge of Larceny Faced
By Jimmie Garrison
Jlmmle Garrison, local boxing
Instructor, was arrested bv orn
rer here vesterdav. at the re
quest of Sheriff Denver Young
of Salem, to face a charge of
larceny In Marion Countv, Sher
iff O. T. Carter said today.
Carter also said he returned
from Corvallls vesterday, to re
turn Delmer E. Gallagher, Reeda
nort, who Is charged with larceny
by mortgager of personal prop
erty. Carter said Gallagher had
sold his row and allegedly failed
to pay off a mortgage on them.
Young G. O. P. to Meet
SAI.EM, Ore.. April 13 VP-A
Northwest regional conference of
Young Republican Clul will be
held In Portland, April 2fi. It was
announced today by Wlntieid
Page, regional director of Mis
soula, Montana.
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Spain Perils
World Peace;
Charge Made
Nazi Scientists Harbored,
Assertion; Madrid Invites
Inspection of Country
WASHINGTON, April 13-UP)
Francisco Franco, Spain' agilo
dictator for nearly a decade,
found himself today upon hi
toughest diplomatic spot since
the wartime years when tha
Axis demanded a pay-off for past
favors.
He was pinned there by Po
land's demand for United Na
tions action against his govern
ment on the grounds that lt con
stitutes a menace to the world's
peace and security.
The United Nations' Security
Council will weigh Poland's re
quest probably on Monday. Just
what action it will take has
caused brisk speculation. But a
luu-iieugeo review oi franco
rule appeared assured. '
United States diplomatic offi
cials already have let it be known
tnis country win mane no eiion
to block an open airing of Po
land's Indictment. France already
has demonstrated her antipathy
toward Franco by closing her
border to Spain. Russia ha gone
further with a demand for prose
cut Ion of Franco as a war crim
nal.
Full Hearing Favored
There appeared a possibility
that Franco might be accorded
an opportunity to offer a formal
defense of his regime. Inquiry
among diplomatic officials here
last night as to whether a rep
resentative of Spain might be
permitted to address the council
brought the reply that if the
council hears one side of the
case, there would seem no rea
son to prevent lt hearing the
other. The Spanish cabinet a dis
claimer of Poland's charges last
night Indicated Spain would wel
come such an opportunity.
Charges Branded 'Absurd'
In a communique issued at
Madrid, the Spanish cabinet
termed "false and absurd"
charges brought by Poland that
Spain was endangering world
peace.
Poland asserted that the Fran
co government waa harboring
uerman scientists, ana a Fans
report said a German scientist
was operating an atomic research
laboratory near Toledo.
An Invitation from Madrid for
a committee to tour Spain was
limited to "those nations repre
sented In the United Nations
with which Spain maintains
friendly relations." Members of
the Security Council which do
not maintain diplomatic relations
with the Franco government are
Poland, Russia, Mexico, France
and China.
An authoritative Spanish
source, meanwhile, said that
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Low-Price Ford Auto
Coming After Next Jan. 1
DETROIT. ADril 13. OP)
Henry Ford IT, president of the
Ford Motor Co., disclosed today
that the company s new lighter
weight, low-priced passenger auto
mobile will be Introduced some
time after next Jan. 1.
Earlier this week Chevrolet
division of General Motors an
nounced lt would build its previ
ously announced new lighter-
weight unit at plants to oe erected
near Cleveland.
Although the Ford Company
has not announced the price of
the new model, it has been gen
erally presumed it will sell for
under $1,000.
Atomic Energy Will Be
Diverted to Peace Use
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 13.
Oft Generation of power for
peace-time use through the har
nessing of atomic energy will be
the task of an experimental nlar.t
to be established here, MaJ. Gen.
Leslie R. Groves, Manhattan pro
ject head, has announced.
Experimental laboratories are
to be expanded at an estimated
cost of $2,500,000 and studies have
progressed to the point where
draftsmen are ready to change
technical data Into engineering
blue Drint.i, the general's an
nouncement said.
Powder Explosion Kills
One Child, Injuries Two
SALEM, Ore., April 13 tm
Explosion of a container of black
powder, touched off by a match,
was fatal last night to one child
and burned two others.
Leonard Veith, 3, died In a
hospital after the youngsters
found the powder near the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mr.
Cecil Velth. Beverly Montgomery,
9, was reported In critical condi
tion, and Carol Kline, 7, was
onlv sllehtlv initired.
to Finite!
kfkr. lUlssnststsi
Having repaired one upset of
Hie Democrat bondwagoe a
week ago, the actional chairman
Is now called iipo) to fii an
other mess. Just a case of "off
ogaln, oo again, boner again
Hannegaa."
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