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Newspaper Page Text;omp. nranrHfr mm. The Weather Clear tonight and Tuesday. U. Of 0. Library itogene, Oregon EFFiiTIiMEW m mm Established 1873 Dutch Land, Sea, Air Forces Used at Various Points War Follows Months of Futile Wrangling Over Independence Agreement BATAVIA, Java, July 21. UP) President Soekarno said by ra dio tonight the Dutch were at tacking . his Indonesian republic by land, air and sea. He appealed to the world to force the United Nations Security Council to take up the issue. A Dutch communique said Dutch warplanes had attacked republican airfields in Java and Sumatra because Indosenian fighter planes were ready for ac tion. The Dutch, declaring they would not attack either the civil population or non-military objec tives, were attempting to immo bilize harassing anti-aircraft guns at the fields and the republi can air force, believed to number about 40 obsolescent Japanese planes, many in poor condition. The republican radio, over which Soekarno appealed, said Dutch artillery had opened fire south of Bandoeng, 100 miles southeast of Batavia. The report said two Dutch planes using rockets attacked Tasik Malaya, in West Java, and that other Dutch aircraft had strafed a SoerakartaSraden railway train. War Fallows Long Wrangle Gen. Soedlrman, Indonesian commander, spoke after Soekarno and said his side still hoped for a peaceful settlement, but that, he had ordered the Nationalist Army (of about 200,000 troops) to coun terattack every time the Dutch struck at them. The shooting resulted after months of wrangling in which the Dutch and natives failed to agree on methods of implementing the Cheribon agreement, providing for complete independence' under iContlnuprt on nntre 3) In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS PRESIDENT TRUMAN, for the second time, vetoes the tax re duction bill. The house (whose members have to face the voters every two years) overrides his veto by a vote of nearly three to one. The senate (whose mem bers are elected for SIX years) is expected as this is written to sustain him. In that event, since BOTH houses must act in order to over come a Presidential veto, there will be no tax reduction bill this year. rIAT Is right? What is wrong? For the best interest of the country as a whole, circum stances being what they are, what should be done? If you are fair-minded, you can make a case either way. OUR national debt is huge. The thing to do with debt is to PAY IT OFF. Paying off debt takes money. Paying PUBLIC (Continued on Page 2) 42,000-Lb. Bomb Slated for Test by Air Force With More Fearful Atom Bomb Planned WASHINGTON, July 21. UP) The Army Air Forces Is develop ing and probably will test in the next few months a 42,000-pound su per size bomb. So far as is known, this will be the largest standard-explosive that is, non-atomic missile ever made. The weight of the bomb sug gests that it is intended for use in such aircraft as the B-36, which is capable of carrying 36 tons of explosives and is equipped with a bomb bay of enormous dimen sions. The AAF had even larger bombs one of 100,000 pounds, under consideration and in the blueprint stage, but designers said privatelv today that a cur tailed research program resulted in shelving these projects. They described the 42.000 pounder as a "general purpose, block-buster" tvpe. There was a hint over the week end, meanwhile, that the military may be looking into the future for an even more fearful weapon an atomic bomb which when . Attack., tndonesian Republic Marilyn West Selected to Reign Over Stampede Marilyn West, 15, was selected to reign as queen of the Trail Dust Saddle Club's second an nual Stampede slated for the fair grounds August 16 and 17 at yes terday's exhibition drill and judg ing. judged principally for horse manship, Marilyn was selected from among six entered contest ants who were paced through various mounted drills at the fairgrounds by R. E. Kirkland, drillmaster and chairman of the Stampede arrangements commit tee. Other candidates of yesterday's contest, who will serve as Queen Marilyn's court In reigning over the two-day festivities in August and lead the big parade Satur day, August 10, were Jackie Carstens, Barbara Ogle, Donna Donahue and Wanda Andrus. This year's Stampede Is pre dicted by Kirkland to be bigger and better than ever, featuring several amateur rodeo events, In cluding bronc riding, calf roping, wild cow milking, bull riding and other cowboy sports. Road Worker Dies Of Gasoline Burns Wayne Floyd Cook, 22, who was seriously burned from gaso line Ignition when cleaning road equipment at Camas Valley for the State Highway Dept., Satur day morning, died last night at Mercy Hospital. He was born Nov. 22, 1924, in Ashland," Ore." and' had lived In that community until he came to Roseburg to establish his home. He was a veteran of World War II, having served for four years in the U. S. Navy princi pally in the South Pacific. He was a member of the V.F.W. and of the Eagles Lodge of Medford. Surviving are the widow, Mary, two sons, Wayne and Stephen, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl H. Cook, all of Gold Hill; a brother, Kenneth, and a sister, Mrs. Valentine Davis, both of Oakland, Ore. The body has been removed to the Roseburg Funeral Home and will lie In state until Tuesday noon. It will then be taken to Gold Hill for funeral services. Interment will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery there. Would-Be Bank Robbers Scatter as Alarm Sounds HILLSIDE, N. J., July 21. UP) -Woud-be bank robbers forced their way Into the Hillside Na tional early today but scattered suddenly as the burglar alarm went off, forcing them to aban don a trail of tools as they escap ed over adjacent rooftops and down a tree. Detective Capt. Paul Korlcskv said the men had cut a telephone line, thinking apparently they had severed the burglar alarm circuit. 36 Reported Killed in Argentine Plane Crash BUENOS AIRES, July 21. P An Argentine Army trans port plane cratrhed today near the El Palomar military air port and first unofficial re ports said 36 persons were killed. dropped from a high altitude might sink deep Into the earth and produce a man-made quake. An AAF announcement of forthcoming tests with deep penetration bombs on a subma rine assembly factory at Farge, Germany, referred specifically onlv to two standard-explosive bombs developed since wars end. They are the 25,000-pound "Ama zon and "Samson." But the announcement con cluded with this cryptic state ment: ' "With the introduction of atomic warfare in World War II, it is logical that the need for these specialized types of bombs may be even greater for future defense." Morse Uses Pressure For Vets' Aid Bills WASHINGTON, July 21. UP) Republican Senator Morse of Oregon applied fresh pressure on party leaders today for passage of two more veterans aid bills. Four of them Including the terminal leave bond cashing mea sure which went to President Truman won Senate approval in a long Saturday session. ' But Morse's chances for quick action on his proposals appeared dim as the result of a promise by GOP chiefs giving top priority to day to legislation seeking an in vestigation into the Justice. De partment's handling of vote fraud charges in the 1946 Kansas City Democratic primary. Morse said he intended "to do whatever I can" to bring his two bills to a vote today. They would: 1. Increase salary ceilings cov ering on-the-job veterans training from the present 5175 a month for single veterans to $200, and from $200 to $250 for those who are married. 2. Authorize a 15 per cent hike In grants to disabled veterans un der a rehabilitation program. Placed on Sidetrack Neither bill has been acted up on by the House, which makes it doubtful that Congress could complete consideration by Satur- (Contfr.ued on Page 6) Curfew Spreads in Palestine Deaths JERUSALEM, July 21. UP) A dusk-to-dawn curfew was or dered today for 90,000 Jerusalem Jews, bringing to 155,000 the num ber of Jews under curfew restric tions here, in Haifa and in the Natanya area. The action followed a new out burst of violence which left 3 dead and 23 wounded In 48 hours. The British Army was order ed to lock in the Jewish quar ters here from 7 P. M. to 5 A. M. daily until further notice." Some 50,000 Jews in Haifa al ready were under a similiar cur few. About 15,000 at Natanya have been under martial law for a week as a result of the kid naping of two British Army ser geants. Fear of repercussions for the deportation from Haifa of 4,500 or more uncertified Jewish re fugees of the exodus of 1947 was reported to be the reason for the extended cufrew. Hebrew newspapers this morn ing headlined in heavy black type a story that the refugees were being sent back to France. Three Trains Stalled By Swarm of May Flies PEACH BOTTOM, Pa., July 21. UP) Swarms of May flies halt ed three freight trains pulled by 350-ton electric "locomotives last night on the Pennsylvania Rail road line between Port Deposit, Md.. and Harrisburg, Pa. Crews worked for several hours to clear away the millions of insects which blanketed the boxcars, clogged overhead power lines and short-circuited motors. Three steam locomotives final ly pushed two of the trains to Harrsburg and the other to Port Deposit. New Labor Law Slated For Congressional Study WASHINGTON, July 21. (JP) Senator Ball (R.-MInn.) today was elected chairman of a joint congressional committee to study operations of the new Taft-Hartley labor law and to recommend additional legislation. Rep. Hartlev (R.-N. J.), co author of the law, was named vice chairman. The committee staff will work out a program, Ball said, adding that the group may hold hearings late this year before congress meets again. Guerrillas Repulsed In Northern Greece ATHENS, July 21. UP) Press dispatches reported today that Guerrilla bands had attacked two points in Northern Greece near the Yugoslav border, and that in each case they withdrew after battle to Yugoslav territory. Greek troops pursued harssing action against leftist forces in the mountains near the frontier of Albania, Yugoslavia's western neighbor, after repelling the of fensive against Konitsa last week. ROSEBURG, OREGON. MONDAY, JULY 2 1, 1 947 Hearings on Master Units, Opening in Roseburg, Attract Northwest Timber Industry v Pacific Northwest lumbermen,! particularly those of Western Oregon, are giving close watch to the master unit hearings in Rose burg today and Salem Wednesday,' for out of them will be deter mined the sustained yield timber cut for O. and C. lands. 20 Engineers Here Subject To S. P. Strike Twenty engineers of Roseburg will be affected by the railroad engineers brotherhood strike against Southern Pacific called for 6 P. M. today. Shipping houses and post of fice officials report thev were still awaiting further develop ments, addinp that they feel that Roseburg will not be "hard hit" because of the central location which makes motor transporta tion practical. More than half of all Rose burg's first class Incoming mail is transported here from Eugene by a Star Route motor carrier, Postmaster Lester Wimberly said. He said further arrangements will probably be made, pending the strike tonight. Roseburg's Pacific Fruit Com pany manager stated, "We are fortunate in being located close to our sources of produce and can still truck perishables to a great extent, without being .hard hit," . . S. P. Issues Statement The following statement rela tive to the strike has been re leased by A. T. Mercler. presi dent of Southern Pacific Com pany: The Brotherhood has called a (Continued on Page 3) Four Ousted Tacoma Policemen Reinstated TACOMA, July 21. UP) The four Tacoma "vigilante" police of ficers, discharged April 2 by Po lice Commissioner Robert Temme for what he said were "unauthor ized" raids on alleged gambling establishments, were reinstated today to their former positions, Rufus T. Davis, president of the Civil Service Committee, an nounced. They will receive full pay for the period of their separation from the service. The four, T. G. Strand, Anthony Zatkovich, Eugene Reardon and Hardwick Smith, took part in hearings before the commission that lasted for three months. Stalin, at Public Event, Appears in Good Health MOSCOW, July 21 UP) Prime Minister Stalin made his first public appearance of the summer yesterday when he attended a monster sports exhibition in Mos cow's Dynamo Stadium in which approximately 30,000 Russian athletes participated. The 67-vear-old Stalin appeared to be in good health and high spirits when he entered his sne cial box and received the cheers of an audience of 70,000 which crowded the stadium to capacity. U. S: Having 'Unprecedented Must Guard Against Inflation, WASHINGTON, July 21. UP) President Truman said today the nation has surged to a pin nacle of "unprecedented pros perity" but must strengthen its defenses against inflation. In a special mid-year economic report to Congress, the chief ex ecutive declared that production now is running at a rate of $225, 000,000,000 a year, far surpassing anything in history, and added: "We can place the high produc tion and the high employment that we have today on a firm foundation of enduring prosperity and peace." But threaded through the 30,-000-word document were four C's corn, coal, construction and commerce overseas named by Mr. Truman as developments which mean that "inflationary problems may become stronger." Terming price reductions still necessary in many areas, the President said they must not be swamped in a wave of speculation caused by the forecast of a short corn crop or by a wave of new wage and price boosts pegged to ; The hearings are being conduct ed by the Bureau of Land Man agement on the projected estab lishment of 11 out of 12 master units and their respective market ing areas, and the annual allow able cut, tentatively determined as 606,000,000 board feet. vAs outlined by O. and C. offi cials, primary aim of the hear ings is to explain the sustained yield principles and marketing areas which will develop out of the master units, the first of which was established last year as the Sluslaw, in Lane County. These principles and policies appear generally acceptable by most operators. If the hearings are confined to these topics, little opposition is expected. Opposition Expected It is expected, however, that opposition will arise against the subsequent steps and hearings in implementing the master units, by the establishment of coopera tive sustained yield contracts. The timber in the 12 O. and C. master units is located on the 2, 592,342 acres of O. and C. land in 18 Western Oregon counties con- (Continued on Page Six) Two Officers Shot, 2 Suspects Jailed PASCO, Wash.. July 21. UPh Two men were being held here today in connection with a pre dawn Sunday shooting scrape that resulted in hospitalization of one officer and wounding of a second. Each of the two officers, Police man Arden Palmer and Sheriff Harvey Huston, was struck by two bullets. Palmer, paralyzed by a bullet which shattered his thigh, also was struck in the right arm pit. Huston was hit on the left hand and left shoulder, but de clined hospitalization. The shooting occurred as the officers investigated a housewife's report that two men had en tered the Navy Homes Adminis tration building. Police Chief Alfred L. McKibbln said the arrests were made after Huston assertediy recognized the voice of one assailant. A large quantity of property, including tires, cameras, radios, clocks and machine tools, were found and impounded for investi gation, McKibbln said. Relief in Sight For Forest Fire Hazards (By The Associated Press) Hazardous conditions in Ore gon forests were expected to be relieved today by cloudiness and higher humidity, State Forester Rogers said. Rogers said the forecast Is for humidity above 50 per cent west of the Cascades, and from 35 to 40 per cent east of the mountains. The danger mark is 30 per cent, below which logging operations are halted. Rogers said there is only one fire in the state, and that is under control. It is in the Des chutes National forest near Sis ters, where more than 700 acres of slashings were burned. John L. Lewis' coal contract set tlement. Emergency Suggestions Mr. Truman said there .are as yet "no grounds for real alarm nor for general speculative in creases in food prices" arising from the fc-ecast of a corn har vest 20 per cent below last year's. But In the event real shortages should develop, the report recom mended: 1. Full publicity as to the true farm outlook, perhaps including a campaign for "strict economy" in the use of some foods. 2. Quick planning for conserva tion, through export controls and possibly by renewing the govern ment's recently lapsed power to control the amount of grain used by distillers and other processors. Price Stability Urged Mr. Truman renewed his plea of ten days ago that coal, steel and other Industries forego im mediate price increases until they test the real costs of the wage boost won by Lewis' miners.' "Stability in steel prices would Public Hearing Opens on 0:C Unit Proposal Public hearing of the O. and C. Administration's plan for crea tion of six sustained yield master units In Southern Oregon opened this morning at 10 o'clock at the Roseburg Armory. Principal busi ness was the introduction of speakers, guests, and Interested persons from throughout South western Oregon, lumbermen from the Pacific Northwest, and two representatives of the De partment of Interior, Washing ton, D. C. Conducting the hearing, being attended by an approximate 300 persons, was W. H. Horning, regional administrator of the Bureau of Land Management, which includes the former Gen eral Land Office, U. S. Grazing Service and O. and C. Adminis tration. Horning Introduced Daniel Goldie, special assistant to the Secretary of the Interior, Wash ington, D. C, who remarked. "I am here to express the very deep Interest of the Secretai'y of Inter ior In this hearing. We want not only a program here that will make full use of forest resources, but we want the highest degree of utilization. "A full transcript of the hear ing is being made," Goldie said, "and, on the basis of the tran script, the Secretai'y of Interior will consider establishment of master units and market areas." Horning told the gathering he regretted he could not also in troduce Scnptor Quy Cordon and (Continued on Page Six) Senator Cordon Will Run in 1948 PORTLAND, Ore., July 21 Senator Guy Cordon "definitely" will be a candidate for re-election to the United States senate at the 1948 election, Herbert J. Dahlke, chairman of the Port land housing authority, declared here Saturday following his re turn from Washington, D. C. Cordon was not available for comment in Washington, D. C, Saturday. Dahlke said Senator Cordon confirmed Governor Earl Snell's previous statement there is no agreement between them under which Cordon would resign at the end of his current term to pave the way for Snell's senator ial candidacy. "Senator Cordon assured me there never was an agreement that he would resign, and that he definitely will be a candidate to succeed himself at the next election," Dahlke said. Monterey Naval School Plan Now Before House WASHINGTON, July 21. UP) The House Rules Committee today cleared for House debate a bill authorizing the navy to pur chase the Del Monte hotel at Monterey, Calif., for a naval postgraduate school. The bill would authorize the expenditure of $2,500,000 to pur chase the hotel and adjoining school and equip the school to accommodate 500 naval line of ficers. Prosperity But Truman Says be a wise economic policy for this industry as well as for the coun try," the President declared, whereas Increases baaed on guesses and an "exaggerated In terpretation" co.uld "start another price-wage spiral in motion." "Another general surge of price Inflation would have only one re sult the sharp recession which It Is to everyone's Interest to pre vent," Mr. Truman said. V Ho added that price cuts and boosts in substandard pay rates are still needed as he said they were when the first economic re port was made in January but that meanwhile corporation prof its have gone on to new record heights. "It is evident," the chief ex ecutive aserted, "that in many cases business profits are more than adequate to permit price re ductions or wage increases, or some combination of both." Mr. Truman reassured Industry, however, that he does not seek or expect a return to pre-war price levels. 171-47 SM NAMED CHIEF Admiral Louis E. Denfeld was appointed by President Truman as United States high commissioner of trust territory in the Pacific, embracing the former Japanese mandated islands. Admiral Den feld, commander of the Pacific Fleet, will serve under a tem porary plan pending transfer of trusteeship duties to a civilian department or agency of the government. Reedsport Rodeo To be Banner Show Reedsport's fourth annual ro deo, slated for Saturday and Sun day, August 9 and 10, is being tabbed as the biggest summer event ever to be hcjd in the Lower Umpquii country. Cowboys of nation-wide rodeo fame will be In competition, ac cording to advance reports, to thrill the crowd with hair-raising attempts for first place honors. The usual rodeo clowns will go inrougn tneir numorous antics aping the top stars as added en tertainment and several fancy roping evetns are slated. Rodeo stock this year will be brought from the Max Barbour farms at Klamath Falls for par ticlnation in the various contests, which include calf roping, Brah ma wild steer riding, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, wild cow milking. Queenshlp of the two-day show will go to the candidate tallying the most advance ticket sales. The successful candidate will rule over the show and runners-up will act as her court. A street parade at 10 A. M. Saturday, August 9, will officially open festivities. Publicity is being distributed by the Lower Douglas County Sheriff's Posse through out Southwestern Oregon. Outlawing of Poll Tax for Voters Approved by House WASHINGTON, July 21. UP) Legislation to outlaw the poll tax as a requirement for voting in federal elections was passed today by the House. It now goes to the Senate. The vote was 290 to 112. There are no plans for con sideration of the bill this year In the Senate, where it has been blocked repeatedly In the past by Southern filibusters. Called up unexpectedly, House action came over the futile ob jections of a group of Southern representatives who tried parlia mentary devices to block a final vote. They succeeded only in delaying the showdown several hours. Led by Reps. Rankin (D.-Miss.) and Pickett (D.-Tex.), the south erners asserted the legislation In vades the right of states to run Iheir own elections and thereby violates the constitution. Activians Elect, Pass Anti-Red Resolution SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 21. UP) Dr. C. A. Benson of Omak, Wash., was elected first vice president and Mervin Vatcr, Eu gene, Ore., second vice president as Active International concluded its convention Saturday. Robert L. Moore, Jr., Sacramento, was elected president to succeed James A. McCallum of Bremer ton, Wash. Calgary was selected as the next convention site. Ellis John son of Toppenish, Wash., was elected a district governor. SHIRLEY 'EXPECTING' HOLLYWOOD, June 21. UP) Shirley Temple is expecting a January baby. The 19-year-old actress and her husband, Actor John G. Agar, 26, made the announcement last night at a family party. They were married Sept. 19, 1945. h0M Walkout On S. P. Co: Lines Set for 6 P; Mi Perishables, Livestock Under Embargoes; Pleas Sent to White House SAN FRANCISCO, July 21. UP) While the government at tempted last chance mediation, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers prepared to strike the western lines of the Southern Pacific railroad at 6 P.M. today. Failure of eleventh-hour efforts to avert the strike would tie up some 8,000 miles of track of the Southern Pacific and affiliated carriers from Oregon to Texas during a season of heavy east ward movement of agricultural products from the west. The engineers called the strike after failing to reach an agree ment in a long dispute mainly affecting rules and working con ditions. Beginning yesterday, the first of a series of company embargoes against acceptance of freight shipments became effective. It was an embargo on perishable freight and livestock. Government Mediator Thomas E. Bickers met with both com pany and Brotherhood represen tatives separately yesterday, but no progress was announced. After an hour and a half with Bickers, Harrison S. Hobard, as sistant grand chief of the Broth erhood, commented: "Everything stands just as it did before the meeting." But Bickers said a joint meet ing with the parties was "still in the cards," possibly some time today, and In any event he plan ned to meet with each group in dividually during the day. intervention Urged President Truman, who Frldav created an emergency board to (Continued on page 3) A-Bomb Experts Taught Reds, Claim WASHINGTON, July 21. UP) Walter S. Steele told the House un-American Activities Commit tee today that Dr. Frank Oppen heimer and, Dr. Lewis Balamuth, war time experts on atomic power,-have caught since "at Com munist schools. Steele, who testified as chair man of the National Security Committee of the American Coall. tion of Patriotic, Civic and Fra ternal Societies, said Oppen heimer recently instructed in "atomic enerev" at the California Workers Sahool in San Francisco. On July 12, Dr. Oppenheimer denied as "complete fabrication" published reports that he has been a Communist party member. Steele said Balamuth, formerly connected with the Manhattan atomic project, has been teaching the "rudiments" of atomic power at the Jefferson School of Social Science in New York. The Communists, the witness said, maintain schools in America as tools of propaganda and agita tion. He said the New York and San Francisco schools are the two largest. Steele was the first of 14 wit nesses scheduled for a week's hearings on Communist activity. He testified additionally: There arc some 5,000,000 Com munists or members of Commu nist bunds in the United States. The Communists are "pushing" for creation of a major third po litical party. The Communists have estab lished schools in Hollywood, Bos ton and Cleveland, In addition to those at San Francisco and New York. The San Francisco and New York schools are on the govern ment's approved list for G. I. edu cational benefits, as a result of state certification. Bill to Halt Petroleum Exports Given Approval WASHINGTON, July 21. UP) The House Merchant Marine Committee today approved a bill to block petroleum shipments to any foreign country unless the Secretary of Commerce certifies that the exports will not inter fere with national defense or na tional security. The bill tentatively Is schedul ed for house consideration late this week. It grew out of a com mittee inquiry into shipments of petroleum products to Russia. Oregon Liquor Sales Reveal Big Decrease PORTLAND, Julv 21. UP) Sale of liquor In the state drop ped from 519,152 cases the first six months last year to 450,451 cases In the same period this year, the Liquor Control Commis sion reports. Because of increased prices, however, dollar volume was down only 6.09 per cent. levity pact Rant By L. T. MMfVWla Ths wiseacre who nremhecia , i against war, seeing no signs in current upheavals, is like the guy who couldn't see the forest because of the trees.