U. Of 0. library Camp.
Sugane, Oregon
Tramara Asks Overseas ?eMef Fwiiddl
: V ji
MUST BE A POLE CAT No pampered, spoiled feline is "Tapper.
pet of the fi remen of this Roxbury, Mass., firehouse. Tapper likes
action and always responds to the fire bell. Here he comes down
fireman style. Maurice Downey (right), is Tapper's trainer.
Bloody Struggle for Power
In India Expected to Follow
Termination of British Reign
LONDON, Feb. 21. JP The British government left squarely
up to feuding Hindu and Moslem leaders today the question of wheth
er India intends to win independence in bloody civil war or through
peaceful negotiations by the time Britain ends her reign over the
rich sub-continent 16 months hence.
Prime Minister Attlee told the ,
world yesterday that Britain in
tends to pull out of India by June,
1948, and at the same time ap
pointed Admiral Lord Mountbat
ten, a great grandson of the first
British empress of India, as vice
roy to liquidate 200 years of Brit
ish rule.
Some empire-minded conserva-
(Cnntln.ied on Phot- RW
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
THE Farmers Market in Los An
geles '(dealt with In these
chronicles' yesterday) was In the
beginning only a twitch In the
brain lobes of a couple of first
class screwballs. Now it is a uni
que and immense establishment.
In Its stalls and its shacks and
its kiosks, almost any want the
human system is capable of har
boring can be satisfied. You can
get a hamburger sandwich with
or without. If you want your por
- trait done in oil, you can be ac
commodated. This writer has noted as yet no
maternity hospitals, or even any
diaper laundries. But, at the oth
er end of the cycle, you can pro
vide yourself with beautiful flow
ers to be laid upon your casket
and if you chose to have a head
stone chiseled here there can be
little doubt that an artisan would
be forthcoming to handle the
transaction for you.
As for any desire between dia
pers and dissolution well. If they
can't take care of it today they'll
probably be able to by the end of
the week. That's the way the
Farmers Market is run.
ONE pregnant thought in clos
ing. From his hunger-ridden start to
the present multiplication of his
achievements, Dahljem has In
sisted upon QUALITY. In the first
,- week, a ruddy chlseler came In
with a half dozen baskets of nice
tomatoes picked that dewy morn
ing, sold them pronto and then
oozed out and came back In with
(Continued on page 21
Randolph Churchill Volleys '
Back at U. of O. Newspaper in
Tilt Following Eugene Visit
PORTLAND, Feb. 21. UP) Randolph Churchill, son of Eng
land's wartime prime minister now
States, had his inning last night in his brickbat series with the Unl
verslty of Oregon student newspaper, the Dally Emerald.
Churchill told a reporter thei
Emerald had violated the first
precept of Journalism by not
printing his version of their tiff,
and accused It of "tyranny of the
press."
The Emerald, following
Churchill's appearance at the uni
versity, said he did not keep an
appointment at a fraternity house
reception and asked:
"Are we peasants who mut
stand in awe when England's
goodwill ambassador enters our
neck of the woods?
The newspaper also said he had
a "temper tantrum when an
Emerald photographer tried to
. get his picture and gave several
Egyptian students a "tongue
lashing" for "legitimate questions
about your attitude toward Egyp-
tian independence."
Farm Union Lists
Batch of Demands
ALBANY, Ore., Feb. 21. V
The Oregon Farmers Union elect
ed officers and passed 30 resolu
tions last night at the close of
the annual convention.
The organization endorsed a
Columbia Valley authority, then
expressed opposition to the fol
lowing legislative proposals:
The Highway Department's
"throughway" bill; the business
tax; the sales tax; county plan
ning and jtonlng; a bill to in
crease state and county officials'
salaries without popular vote. All
"anti-labor" legislation also was
opposed.
The group urged that the "most
favored nation" clause be elimin
ated from international treaties,
and asked that restriction be
placed on agricultural imports.
Also proposed were a general
building and Improvement pro
gram for state institutions; a 25
per cent cut in sugar quotas for
beverage manufacturers and a
corresponding increase for house
holders; repeal of the rural
school district law, and an amend
ment making the office of Pub
lic Utilities Commissioner non
partisan. Ronald Jones, Brooks, was re
elected president.
Barking of Dog Saves
Family From Flames
PORTLAND, Feb. 21. (JP) A
15-month-old mongrel dog was
credited today with saving the
lives of a family of four.
Named Mopsy, he awoke the
family by barking when smoke
began to fill the house. Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Michaelis awoke in
time to prevent flames from
spreading into their daughters'
room.
Indian Service Lists
Douglas Timber for Sale
PORTLAND, Feb. 21. UP)
The U. S. Indian Service will
open bids In Salem March 11 on
approximately 29,000,000 board
feet of timber owned by Indians
near Slletz and in the Anlauf and
Elkhead districts of Douglas
County.
The timber is appraised at
$102,000.
on a speaking tour of the United
Churchill said he was too press
ed for time to appear at the re
ception, which he blamed on "ri
diculous mismanagement on the
part of the local people.
He added that the photograph
er had not asked permission tr
take pictures at dinner, and said
he posed later.
Of the Egyptian students he
said he had answered quesitons
until the subject had been ex
i hausted, then asked what would
have been Egvpt s f.v? of "Brit.
: ish blond had not been split at El
Alameln?"
"They came around afterward
and shook hands," he said.
Churchill added that at no place
In the 41 slates he has visited
had he received such Inhospitable
treatment.
Established 1873
Maulers
Better Chance
For Smaller
Buyers Sought
County Court's Assent
May Quash Recall Plan;
Bond Order Appreciated
By JEROME SHELDON
News-Review City Editor
Sale of county-owned timber
only by sealed bids and in tracts
of 160 acres or less were urged
In a five-point resolution adopt
ed at the meeting of truckers
and loggers at the Eagles Hall
last nignt.
Originally called to further pro
test the $500 cash bond required
for log hauling permits, the meet
ing turned into a discussion of
the county s timber sales policies.
The militant truckers and loggers
were taken somewnat by surprise
by the County Court's decision
yesterday to rescind the contro-
versai. $duu cash bond order.
H. V. Johnson, the Eugene at
torney retained as counsel for the
log truckers, came prepared to
speak against the cash bond re
quirement. That it was revoked
was accepted as an Indication ot
the difficulties the court would
have in collecting for road dam
ages from any one trucker.
Beckley Addresses Meet
County Commissioner Lynn V.
Beckley, who attended the meet
ing, explained the county's tim
ber sales policies as now pract
ised. Contracts for the sale of coun
ty-owned timber, as now drawn,
have no provision for reforesta
tion, he pointed out. This was
seen by loggers at last night's
meeting as "contrary to the sus
tained yield program."
Beckley also said timber Is sold
to "large operators" with the
understanding they are to start
reforestation on ' logged off
tracts. Since title to the land is
given up in county timber sales.
the court cannot enforce sustain
ed yield measures, it was stated.
The resolutions adopted last
night were seen as a means of
giving the "small operator" a
chance to purchase county tim
ber. The resolutions urged the
adoption of the sealed bid meth
od of timber sales, with all sales
to be advertised. At present, tim
ber sales are negotiated with the
County Court.
An Informed source told the
News-Review this morning that
if the resolutions are accepted by
the County Court, the current re
call move against County Judge
D. N. Busenbark and County
Commissioner H. B. Roadman
will be dropped.
following are the resolutions
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Boy Puts Baby in Hot
Stove; Death Results
SALEM, Ore.. Feb. 21. UPh-
The four-months-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Reynolds of
ine baiem farm LAbor camp
died last night from burns which
Sheriff Denver Young said were
received wnen a b-year-old neigh
bor boy put her into a hot cook
stove.
The baby's mother said she had
gone to a neighbor's house, and
had left the baby lying on a bed.
When she came back, the baby
was in tne stove, sherllf Young
quoted the woman as saying.
xoung estimated tne baby nad
been lying on the glowing coals
for 10 mniutes. The baby died
five hours after she was put In
the stove.
Georgia's White Primary
Bill Facing New Fight
ATLANTA. Feb. 21. t-Her-man
Talmadge signed yesterday
the controversial white primary
bill designed to keep Negroes
away from Democratic party bal
lot boxes.
The measure, taking primaries
from under state control and
making them party affairs, ap
pears headed for an early court
test.
Georgia branches of the Na
tional Association for Advance
ment of Colored People will meet
here today to map their fight
on its constitutionality.
Plane Pilot Fined For
Disturbing Waterfowl
CAMDEN, N. J., Feb. 21i P1
A $25 fine has been Imposed on
Thomas B. Stables on a charge
of unlawfully stirring up mlgra
tory waterfowl by means of an
aircraft.
Federal District Judge Thomas
M. Madden, in sentencing the 23-year-old
former Army fighter
plane instructor yesterday, de
clared that "sometimes I think
there are not enough people left
who are close enough to nature."
Any similar defendants, said
Judge Madden, "will get the
book."
Urge Timber Sale Policy
Boy Hangs Himself
With Leash of His
Missing Canine Pet
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-t!P Joey
Craig's best present last Christ
mas was a black mongrel puppy,
the first dog the 13-year-old boy
ever owned.
Joey and "Blackie" were Insep
arable companions. The boy nev
er went to play In the crowded
stockyards district without taking
"Blackie." The dog always wait
ted for his young master outside
school. Many nights Joey let
"Blackie" sleep with him.
Yesterday the dog was missing
when Joey came home from
school. The boy and his two
young sisters and some of his
pals searched the neighborhood
but they couldn't find "Blackie."
Back home Joey went into his
bedroom and told his sisters,
Mary, 10, and Norma Jean, 7.
"When I knock you come In."
After several minutes when there
was no knock the girls opened
the door and found their broth
er's body hanging from a closet
door.
Joey had looped "Blackie's"
leash around his neck and attach
ed it to the top of the door.
A fire department inhalator
squad worked unsuccessfully to
relieve the hoy. Police notified
Joey's parents, Leonard, and An
na, both ot whom were at work.
Los Angeles
Blast Dead 15;
Toll May Rise
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. UP)
After a night spent probing be
neath glaring searchlights, police
today fixed the death toll from
the city's worst explosion in 37
years at 15. Of the 158 injured
sufficiently to require hospitaliza
tion, several were feared dying.
The one-story brick plant of
the J. J. O'Connor Corp. at 932
East Pico Blvd., a mile from the
center of downtown Los Angeles,
blew apart in a blinding flash of
chemicals at 9:45 A. M. yesterday.
But it was hours before a clear
picture of the disaster could be
pieced together.
Acid Detonation Blamed
Police and fire officials finally
agreed that it was caused by the
detonation of perchloric acid, an
extremely unstable substnee kept
under pressure in refrigeration
because at room temperature it
is a seething, heavy liquid. But
how the acid was set off re
mained a mystery.
Most of the victims of the city's
worst blast since the Los An
geles Times dynamiting killed 20
men in 1910 were in the plant or
adjacent heavily damaged build
ings, although a 10-year-old Negro
riding his bicycle several blocks
away died under a plumcttlng
piece of metal.
Four houses were almost com
plete wrecks, windows were bro
ken in sou witnin a mile s ramus,
glass shattered as far distant as
70 blocks, the entire downtown
district was jolted as If by earth
quake, sending terrorized citizens
to telephones, quickly jamming
police and newspaper lines.
CIO Oil Workers O. K.
Pact With Companies
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. (.P)
Workers registered 97 per cent
approval today of an agreement
between two major oil compan
ies and the CIO Oil Workers In
ternational Union, and definite
end to a strike threat which
would have curtailed both trans
portatlon and natural gas heat
ing in five Western states ap
peared assured.
The first group of 1,000 work
ers to ballot on a pact reached
yesterday alter an all-night con
ference among federal conclllat
ors, oil companies and union ne
gotiators, gave It an overwhelm
ing margin. It porvides:
A Ill-cents an hour increase on
base pay, plus a $17.70 per month
cost of living boost until next
Dec. 31. Effective date would be
last Jan. 1.
Inspection of Tracks
Sought by Rep. Ellsworth
WASHINGTON, Fev. 2l!Pt
Interstate Commerce Commission
supervision of Inspection of rail
road tracks to prevent train
wrecks due to faulty rails was
proposed In legislation offered
yesterday by Rep. Ellsworth of
Oregon.
"There Is no law, hence no
rules or regulations Issued by the
commission with respect to the
Inspection and maintenance of wide, never was tested to capacity
ral.road tracks," Ellsworth told a!ln Germany because that country
reporter. Macks sufficient concentration of
'The commission hat iurlsdlc- nnwer and adenunte Ions rtttnce
tlon over everything else about ; transmission lines. The Bonne
railroads and trains from thelvlUe Power Administration has
whistles down," he said "and I .both, and the test will be made
hope that its Jurisdiction over
tracks will prevent wrecks due to
faulty rails. Several recent tragic
railroad accidents have been at
tributed to track defects."
ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1. 1 947
Worst Snow
In Year Grips
Eastern Area
'By the Associated Press)
At least three persons were
dead as the heaviest snowstorm
In years gripped the East today,
closing schools, snarling trade
and slowing business and indus
try. Snow depths ranged up to 19
inches In Lee County, Virginia.
In I New York City, where the
weather bureau anticipated a 12
inch fall by noon, one man died
of a heart attack after shoveling
snow. Two deaths attributed to
the storm were reported in
Pennsylvania.
Snow, whipped by strong winds,
coniiued to fall through the morn
Inn In most sections, drifting
across highways and railroads
which were heavily blanketed
during the nlgh.
The storm extended from
Maine Into North Carolina, hut
hooe of abatement for the middle
Atlantic states came with reports
that the storm was reduced to
flufries in Wesern Pennsylvania.
In New York City the weather
busVau said the snow was expect
ed lo be a foot deep by noon. It
was the worst storm since March
7 9J 1941, when 12.1 inches of
snoVv fell.
A task force of 8,000 workers
struggled to clear New York
streets, working in 35-mile-hour
winds that whipped among the
skyscrapers. '-.'
Missing Boys Slept In Woods
The experience of those who
wandered outside was dramatical
ly highlighted in Nottingham, N.
Y., where two boys, three and
Continued on Pise 6)
Building Permit Won,
After CPA Stop Order . !
Suit filed bv the Civilian Pro
duction Administration against
Max C. Swall, charged with un
authorized construction ot a drive
in restaurant on Highway 99 two
miles south of Roseburg. has been
dismissed from the federal court
t Portland. Attorney Spencer
Yates, counsel for the defendant.
was Informed today.
swan receivea a stop oraer
from the CPA last November,
but continued his construction
and occupancy of the building.
CPA filed suit, but the case was
dismissed by Federal Judge
Claude McCulloch.
Authorization for construction
was obtained on appeal to Wash
ington, following two rejections
by the CPA.
Newspaper Suspends Ads
In Shortage of Paper
DETROIT, Feb. 2t. (m
The Detroit News announced
In a page one box today that all
display and classified advertis
ing will be omitted from Its edi
tions next Mondav Tuesday
and Wednesday because of a
newsprint shortage.
"The scarcity of railroad care
shd the severe weather in
areas where paper Is produced,"
the News said, "have held up
badly needed shipments. Thus
the News' stock of newsorlnt
available In Detroit hat dwin
dled to dangerously low levels.
"There are prospect of im
provement In the situation
soon."
The Weather
Cloudy tonight and Saturday;
warmer tonight.
German-Developed Circuit
Breaker Slated for Test in
Bonneville-Coulee Sysfem
By GORDON MacNAB
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb.
break the flow of power In the
transmission system tonight as
circuit breaker seized from the Nazis.
A momentary flicker will be the only effect In homes and Indus
trial plants of the Pacific Northwest If all goes well but American
equipment manufacturers may find this year's designs blown Into
obsolence.
If It works, power interrup
tions on long distance lines may
he lessened and utility companies
dealing In hltrh voltages may be
able to eliminate a costly, trouble
some procedure.
The circuit breaker. 14 feet
hli?h, 35 feet long and 12 feet
at Its J. D. Ross tub-station north
of here.
S. E. Schultz, Bonneville chief
engineer, tavt that in a non-technical
way, thlt it the situation:
Scheduled Boosts in Pay
Of All State Officials
Receive, Committee O. K.
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. UP) A
officials was adopted today by the
which said it was worked out in
states.
Heading the list Is the governor, who would get $10,000 a year,
compared with $7,500 now. In addition, he would get $100 a month
for expenses.
Five other officials would get $7,500. They are the secretary of
state and treasurer, who would get a $2,100 boost; the attorney gen
eral, who would get $2,500 more; the public utilities commissioner;
who already gets that much, and the state highway engineer, who
would get $300 more.
Third Plane Lost
In Oregon Region
EUGENE, Ore.. Feb. 21. UP)
forlorn search began today for
the third airplane to disappear
this winter into the scattered
mountains of Southern Oregon.
Aboard the light, slngle-engin-
ed craft was a pilot Identified ns
uougias uocKe, terrying tne Av
ion four-placer from Los Angeles
to Beaverton, Ore.
Like the others, his disappear
ance was not reported at once be
cause of his failure to file a, flight
plan.
He took off from Red Bluff,
Calif., last Sunday afternoon, say
ing he would land here or at
Lakeview. Three hours later the
airport here heard a plane re
port it was lost. That was the last
heard.
Missing in previous flights are
Vemon Coulter and his mother,
both Portland, lost after taking
off from Red Bluff last October,
and Robert Lee Rubottom, Me-
Minnvllle. Ore., lost after leaving
Kiamatn f ans, ure., Jan. ill. -
Private fliers and army search
rescue units from McChord field.
Wash., and Hamilton Field, Calif,
are expected to aid when the
weather allows them to fly.
Courts-Martial Make-Up
May Soon Include Gl's
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. UP)
Members ot the House armed
services committee today promis
ed speedy action on Army pro
posals for changing the articles
of war to meet criticism that mil
itary justice is loaded against en
listed men.
Secretary Patterson said the
war department favors amend
ments which would (1) legalize
appointment of Gl's to serve on
courts-martial, now the preroga
tive of officers only: (2) end the
mandatory sentence of death or
life imprisonment for rape, and
(3) protect courts-martial from
high-ranking outside pressure.
Rival Police Units Fight
In Manila; Trio Wounded
MANILA, Feb. 2.f!P) Three
Manila policemen were wounded
today in a gun fight with Philip
pine army military police who,
the Manila police said, opened
fire with machineguns because
they resented being Questioned.
The battle occurred in Quezon
Citv, Manila's eastern suburb.
Only the arrival of civilian police
reinforcements stopped the fight.
Manila residents recalled a two
day battle In 1920 between Manila
police and the former Philippine
constabulary, which later became
the military police command.
They said neither side had forgot
ten tnat anair.
21. IIP) A thundering crash will
far-flung Bonneville-Grand Coulee
engineers test a German-developed
A circuit breaker It just anoth
er name for a switch, wnen
householder flicks off the lights.
he breaks a current of some 15
amperes at 115 volts. The switch
often arcs or sparks slightly.
The German circuit breaker
will If It works break cur
rent of 8.500 amperes at 220.000
volts and the "spark ' will nc a
hllndlnr flesh whnw crash will
sound like the crack of a thun
derbolt.
'park Big Question Mark
That "spark" Is one of the nuet
tlon marks. American circuit
(Continued on Page Six)
44-47
Changes
uniform salary schedule for state
Joint ways and meana committee.
relation to what is paid in other
The committee also approved
the state police salary bill, intro
duced by Speaker John Hall nri
already passed by the House. Hall
had charged that the committee
was attempting to bury the bill,
which provides large Increases
for all state police officers.
The state health officer would
be boosted from $G,720 to $7,000.
The following officials would
get $6,600 a year, their increases
ranging from $600 to $1,800: su
perintendent of public instruction,
liquor administrator, public wel
fare administrator, budget direc
tor, tax commissioners, unem
ployment compensation and in
dustrial accident commissioners,
state forester, director of agricul
ture, state police superintendent,
and superintendent of state hos
pital. The following would get $6,000
a year: superintendent of Fair
view home, superintendent of
tuberculosis hospitals, deputy
state hospital superlntedents,
state engineer, adjutant general.
In Lower Brackets
These officials would get $5,520
a year: labor commissioner,
prison warden, game supervisor,
unemployment compensation ad
ministrator, industrial accident
administrator, director xt vet
erans affairs, secretary of retire
ment, deputy secretary of state,
deputy public utilities commis
sioner, deputy state treasurer, su
perintendent of banks, corpora
tion commissioner, insurance
commissioner, master fish war
den, superintendent of geology
and mineral industries, state
printer, and deputy superintend
ent of Fairview home.
The assistant adjutant gen
eral's salary would remain $5,400.
Here are those who would get
$-1,800 a year: secretary of the
board of control, land board secre
tary, secretary to the governor,
state librarian, parole director,
real estate commissioner, assist
ant budget director, assistant su
perintendent of banks, fish com
mission secretary, and manager
of the racing commission.
The following would get $4,200
a year: deaf school superintend
ent, boys training school superin
tendent, assistant veterans af
fairs director, secretary of board
of medical examiners, deputy
prison warden, secretary of aero
nautics, post-war planning secre
tary, blind school superintendent,
and Hill Crest schooj superintend
ent. The committee said the In
creases would cost $56,640 a
year, of which $39,640 would
come out of the general fund,
and $17,100 paid by self-sustaining
departments.
The state police salaries would
be raised as follows:
Recruit. $1,200 to $1,800: pri
vates, $2,4Cv to $3,300; sergeant,
$2,700 to $3,600; lieutenant. $2.
820 to $3,900; captains, $3,600 to
$4,500; deputy superintendent,
$4,0110 to $6,000; and superintend
ent, $5,000 to $6,600.
To Enlarge Highway Board
Taking care of Eastern Oregon
objections, the House State and
Federal Affairs Committee rec
ommended passage of a bill to
Increase the size of the State
Highway Commission from three
to five members.
The bill was amended so that
two commissioners would be
from Eastern Oregon, and three
(Continued on page 3)
Explosion, Fire Destroy
Truck; 2 Drivers Unhurt
GRANTS, PASS. Ore., Feb. 21.
UP) Two truck-line drivers es
caped Injury when their truck,
laden with 50 barrels of paint
thinner being shipped from
Seattle to Southern California,
caught fire, exploded and burned
on the Pacific Highway, 10 miles
north of here last night.
Edgar O. Southard, of Seattle,
was at the wheel when his re
lief driver, Lyle Smith, of Los
Angeles, noticed flame working
out from around a rear wheel,
state police said. Both men fled
to safety before the blaze reached
the highly-Inflammable truck
load and set off a series of ex
plosions at one barrel after an
other let go.
The truck wai operated for the
Lot Angeles-Seattle Motor Trans
poitatkm Company. Truck and
cargo were reported consumed
completely.
$350 Million
Said Required
For UNRRA
U. S. Can Not Abandon
Needy Freed Countries,
Message Tells Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. UP)
President Truman asked Con
gress today to vote $350,000,000
for relief aid to people of liber
ated countries abroad.
In a message to the legis
lators, the President noted that
full scale supply operations by
UNRRA are rapidly drawing to
a close, and said:
"On humanitarian grounds, and
in the light of our own self inter
est as well, we must not leave
the task unfinished. We can not
abandon the peoples still In
need."
UNRRA the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Admin
istration - is scheduled to wind
up its operations March 31, al
though winding up activities
under way will continue beyond
that date.
Mr. Truman's recommenda
tlon was only for liberated coun
tries. United States relief activi
ties in occupied countries, such
as Germany and Austria, are fi
nanced by the War Department
from its appropriations.
Onder U. S. Control
There have been complaints in
Congress about UNRRA's admin
istration methods. Some legisla
tors contend Ks services have
been used to support govern
ments uncooperative with the
United States.
The President made no refer
ence to this, but recommended
that future United Stales relief,
assistance be given directly
rather than through an interna
tional organization, and "be ad
ministered under United States
control."
Mr. Truman, said the money he
asks is designed "for the urgent
relief needs for the balance of
the year." He added:
"The most critical period will
be in the spring and summer
months, when UNRRA shipments
will tease and their harvests are
not yet available.
"Swift legislative action is
necessary if our help is not to
(Continued on Page 3)
Chained Doors Bar
Union Ouster Edict
SEATTLE, Feb. 21. UP)
Three officials of the Interna
tional Boilermaker's Union Lo
cal 104 roped and chained their
office doors today and defied oth
er union officers to oust them
under a directive from the Inter
national heaquarters at Kansas
City. They also refused to yield
control of $600,000 union funds.
The three-trustee John Grot
to, Secretary-treasurer Joe Clan
cy and Recording Secretary-dispatcher
William Miller were
served with the directive last
night. Confronted by leaders of
the opposition faction this fore
noon, they refused to relinquish
control. The directive had set uu
a trusteeship to govern the local
temporarily under Homer Parish,
international representative, Van
couver, Wash. It named local pre
sident Barney Toner at secretary
treasurer and vice president and
Dan McKillop as dispatcher.
Business agent A. F. O'Neill re
tained office under the new set
up. The factional quarrel recently
was taken into superior court
when one group sought to pre
vent the International from re
ttorlng salaries the local had cut.
Sendelbach Awarded
Damages From Kinnear
Reaching a verdict after nine
hours and 40 minutes of delibera
tion, a Circuit Court Jury last
night awarded Joseph E. Sendel
bach $3,443.95 from Harry D.
Kinnear in general ana special
damages In a suit for alleged
assault and battery.
Originally filed for a total of
$50,593.95 against Kinnear by
Sendelbach, the figure was pared
down by the Jury. Sendelbach al
leged that Kinnear "wilfully and
maliciously assaulted" him by
striking him on the head with a
claw hammer last May 8.
Serving on the Jury were Carl
S. Havens, Roy C. Burks, O. M.
Hopple, Kittle Collier, J. Howard
Carnes, R. L. Preston, Adelbert
Abraham, Clara Frew, Ethel
Strong, Theodore Insley, Alice
Harrison, and C. H. Ambrose.
LaGrande Banishes Slot
Machines, Punchboards
LA GRANDE, Feb. 21.-UP)
Slot machines, plnball machines
and punch boards were missing
from all public places In La
Grande today after City Manager
Ed Ford issued orders to city
police to halt gambling In the
city.
Ford was acting on orders from
the city commissioners, he said.
In the Northwest's frontier
per led
It wen "54-40 er fight.'
And rhythmic sloqem ot teach-
ft today
Could be "i.400 er strike.' -
vity pact ant
By L, F. Relzensteln