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Building Proposal Carries;
Suicide Base Raids
Are Foretaste of Big
Battering to Come
PEARL HARBOR, June 23
ment was paying' off today as planes based on the bitterly
won island raided Japan proper.
Twenty-eight fighters from Okinawa bombed and strafed
Japanese suicide plane 'bases near Fukuoka on the southern
home island of Kyushu. Seventy-five Mustangs based on
Iwo Jima attacked airfields around Mi to, 65 miles north of
Tokyo.
The 28-plane raid was only a teaser of what will happen
when Okinawa becomes the base it is in the blueprints. Hut
dispatches from the field revealed six airfields already is
in operation on the island, and the steady development of
Okinawa was enough to keep the Japanese on edge.
Tokyo Boasts of
Defense Moves to
Annihilate Enemy
GUAM, June 23 (UP) Tokyo
said today that Japan has per
fected her defenses against an
American invasion and specu
lated that Emperior Hirohito per
sonally may take over direction
of the homeland in its hour of
supreme peril.
Radio Tokyo said a military
spokesman for the southern le
sions had reported at a press con
ference that defenses throughout
Japari hacf-tocen perfected in an
ticipation of an invasion.
"The entire nation, including
even children of the primary
tchools, are fully prepared to
deal with any situation and fully
confident they are able to crush
the enemy at any time and any
where he chooses to strike," the
spokesman said.
"All Japanese are today wait
ing anxiously and impatiently
for the enemy to strike the home
land so that the nation can deal
a final annihilative blow that
will finish the enemies of East
Asia once and for all. '
"The fighting spirit and will
to fight of the Japanese people
today is at its peak."
Year's Traffic Toll
In Oregon is 116
SALEM, Ore., June 23 (UP)
Traffic accidents claimed a toll
of 116 lives in Oregon during the
first five months of 1945, it was
reported today by Secretary of
Slate Robert S. Farrell. Of the
118 fatalities 61 occurred in rural
areas, 35 in the city of Portlind
and 20 in other urban areas.
Farrell today urged Oregon
motorists to exercise extra pre
cautions over the Fourth of July
Jioliday, suggesting short trips, if
any, in the interest of vehicle
conservation and accident pre
vention. Banker Named to
Education Board
SALEM, Ore., June 23 (UP)
Governor Earl Snell today un
nounced the appointment of Her
man Oliver, John Day banker
and stock raiser, as a member of
the state board of higher educa
tion to succeed the late Mac
Hoke of Pendleton.
Oliver was one of the original
members of the slato board ul
higher education when it was
created in 1929. He resigned in
1941) to become a member of the
stale highway commission, retir
ing from that commission in Ao
ril, 1943.
Former La Grande
Druggist Succumbs
Many foituicr friends of Law-
vi,..v, ikj, wmis, i u r ni e l i-iai'..
tiiande druggist, were apprl
rr his death in Portland.'
Watts was well (mown here
and was cflgi.gcd in the drug
business for a long pei ItM. having
moved to Portland a number of
years ago. H; is survived by a
fistcr, Mrs. L. O. Lakin.
Funeral services were conduc
ted today in the coast city.
(UP) The Okinawa invest
Tokyo repuiUd that Emperor
Hirohito sou might take over
control of the country from the
government which just look it
over from the parliament.
Emperor May Take Helm
A commentator on radio Tokyo
said that the empeior may use
his "imperial supreme authority"
if things got worse. That meant
Hirohito would boss everybody,
including the cabinet.
The Japanese radio also re
ported that Tokyo now had "vir
tually" completed all its invasion
preparations. A civilian volun
toer corps was opeiating through
cut the capital's 35 wards or
what was left of them. . ,
Another, enemy broadcast
reported' signs of a new de
ployment of American and
Chinese forces in China for a
counter - offensive "when and
if American forces attempt to
land on China's coast." It said
20 Chinese divisions were mov
ing into "battle positions" in
the southern provinces.
Today's Chungking communi
que reported two important
places in southwestern Honan
recapture by Chinese troops.
A Tokyo broadcast today said
10 or more Superfortresses raid
ed Hanoi in French Indo-Chino
Thursday night and Friday morn
ing. fn the Philippines, American
and Filipino forces were rapidly
winning control of the last im
portant parts of northern Luzon
still in enemy hands.
Japs Kill Own Wounded
A statement issued by Gen.
MacArthur's head quarters in
Manila said that the Japanese
had killed all their wounded,
who didn't die from their in
juries in .the Philippines fighting.
The statement said that 82,012
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Senators Approve
Agricultural Aide
WASHINGTON, June 23 (UP)
The senate agriculture commit
tee today unanimously approved
the nomination of J. B. Hution
'.o be undersecretary of agricul
ture despite charges that his ad
ministration of the commodity
credit corp. was "inefficient."
The committee heard Ralph
Moore, representing Texas agri
cultural commissioner J. E. Mc
Donald, assert that the CCC
"hasn't been on the up and up"
in purchasing grain. He said
Hutson, who was chairman of the
CCC until last November, was re
sponsible for this.
The committee action will be
reported to the senate Monday,
with confirmation probable on
Tuesday.
Lumber Workers
Plan Strike Vote
PORTLAND. June 2.1 (UP)
The exi-culive committee of the
northwest council at lumber and
sawmill workeis today sot July
15 as the elate to request a strike
Vole in all operations whore a
local or district council has au
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for a raise in wages prompted thr
; ultimatum. & ) 1 '
Executive secretary Kenr.-.'th
; M. Davis, predicted there will be
a 100 per cent response from lo
! cals and district councils favor-
ing a strike.
The council territory covers
I Oregon, Washington, Montana,
I Idaho and northern California.
OKINAWA ARK CAUGHT IN DELUGE Flash flood caused by
tropical torrent caught this AAF liaison plane and it look the
whole crew to fish it out. Weather is typical of obstacles Yanks
found i.i exterminating Japs on the island.
Jap Stab at U. S. Shipping
Seen In Floating Sea Mines
SEATTLE, June 23 (UP) Bizarre Japanese attempts to cripple
west coast shipping by floating mines across the Pacific on the
Japanese current were indicated today by shipping warnings from
Pacific northwest and Alaska naval districts.
The 13th naval district here confirmed an earlier warning from
the coastguard information office at Ketchikan, Alaska, thai float
ing mines have begun appearing in waters along the Alaskan coast.
Truman to Seek ,
Early Approval of
Security Charter
OLYMPIA, Wash., June 23
(UP) t President Tinman,
setting his sights for quick
senate approval of the United
Nations charter, today plan
ned to submit the completed
charter to the senate on July
2.
This was not announced of
ficially, but it was an apparent
fact in the light of plans being
made by the chief executive.
The piesidcnt might throw the
fullest measure of his official
weight behind the charter by go
ing before the senate in person,
presenting the document and ask
ing for speedy consent to ratifica
tion. Opinion was divided as to how
fast the senate will act. Mr. Tru
man undoubtedly would like to
go to the mid - July big three
meeting with ratification behind
him, but senate leaders incline
toward the idea of long debate
and discussion before passage.
To Attend Homecomings
Mr. Truman, when he leaves
San Francisco next Wednesday
morning, will go to his home at
Independence, Mo., for homecom
ing celebrations there and in
Kansas City. He planned to re
turn to Washington on the eve
ning of July 1 and start the char
ter moving through olficial chan
nels the next day.
The president also lias another
engagement planned for July 2
he will be host to Jan Christian
Smuts, prime minister of the
Union of South Afiica. who will
be an overnight White House
guest. The South African gen
eral has been head of his coun
try's delegation to the UNCIO
conference.
Meanwhile, the prcsic'-nt hrnke
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V. S. Citizenship is
Sought By Bridges
SAN FRANCISCO. June 23
(UP) Harry Bridges, west coart
lalwr leader who won a court
fight against his deportation as a
communist, today applied for U.
S. citizenship. .
Bridges earlier piedlited that j
tile "same forces who attaekorl '
me lor lack ot citizenship would
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at
tainment of citizenship.
SPANIARDS ARRESTED
PHILADELPHIA. June 23 UP)
Two Spanish seamen were ar
rested here today by federal hUf k
reau ot investigation agents anSfary of being German spies, thr
charged with smuggling mes-1 war department announced to
saes to the Germans. I day. The communition was n?-
c7hcy were held for further j ommended by Secretary of War
hearing June 23. P.ail was set 1 Henry L. Stimson and the judge
at $25,000 for each. I advocate general of the aimy.
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The Japanese current, mariner?
pointed out, sweeps northward
from Japan, along the Aleutians
and south along the Alaska coast
and the west coast of the United
Slates.
"We are not sure yet whether
any of the mines have diifted
this far south," a 13th naval dis
I r i c t headquarters spokesman
said, "but we have just received
the warning issued to shipping
from the 17th naval district in
Alaska and are investigating."
"It is entirely possible that the
mines arc Japanese," he said.
'A later naval announcement,
from the 13th district, said that
during the past three years a
number of Japanese mines had
been washed to the west coast of
the United States and Alaska,
but had damaged no allied ship
ping. United Press reports from Oki
nawa recently told of Japanese
attempts to cripple allied ship
uing there by loosing hundreds
of mines in the currents along
the Ryukyu chain.
At Ketchikan, the coastguard
issued a warning to all shipping,
including fishermen and boat
opeiators that mines had begun
appearing along the Alaskan
coa.st.
The coastguard announcement
gave no indication whether the
mines were enemy - manufac
tured, and naval district head
quarters here pointed out the
possibility the mines hud brok- n
loose from American fields.
'l)ut if the Japs wele desper
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Last Rites Set For
Capt. J. T. Gardner
Funeral services for the late
Dr. John T, Gardner, captain in
the U. S. army and formerly of
La Grande, will he at 9:30 a. re.
Monday, in St. Patrick's church
in Walla Walla. Interment w'll
be in the Catholic cemetery, 'fin'
Very Rev. J. J. Callanan will oi
ficiale. RiWary will be said at
8 p. m. Sunday at the Marshall.
Calloway and Hennessey fune.nl
home.
He left La Grande about 11
years ago. and practiced dentist-
ry in Walla Walla until eillt rm
1 th.T service.
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WASHINGTON,
June .23 (UP)
has cuyi
imWt fne
muted life imprisonnn
death sentences of Willi ani C.
C'olepauglj. and Erich Gunpel,
who were convicted last Febru-
House Approves
Agriculture Chief
As U.S. Food Czar
Relief of Meat
Shortage Sought
In OPA Action
WASHINGTON, June 23 (UP)
The house added an amend
ment, to the OP A extension bill
today which would make the new
secretary of agriculture, Rep.
Clinton P. Anderson, D., N. M.,
the nation's food czar.
The vote was 154 to 140.
Backed by. virtually all repub
licans and a few democrats, the
amendment would give the agri
culture secretary veto power over
all regulations and orders utfect
ing food. It would tequire his
approvul in writing within 00
days before any order became ef
fective. The proposal, approved while
the measure was being read for
amendment was adopted only
tentatively, and is subject to a
final roll call vote when the
measure comes up for passage.
Meat Helief Sought
. Earlier, the house tentatively
approved two amendments de
signed specifically to relieve the
current meat shortage.
One, offered by Rep. George
J. Bates, R., Mass., was identical
with the so-called "Barkley
amendment" adopted by the sen
ate. It would compel OPA to
consider hogs, battle and lambs
as separate items in the imposi
tion of price ceilings based on
cost ot production plus a reason
able profit At presin. OPA
imposes livestock ceilings based
on the over-ull profit of the en
tire meat processing industry.
The other o f f e r e d by Rep.
Wright Patman, D., Tex., would
permit interstate .shipment of
meat slaughtered in non-fedcral-ly
inspected plants upon the cer
tification of the secretary of
agriculture.
The house rejected, 102 to 80,
a substitute by Rep.J. Edgar
Chenowelh, R., Colo., w h i c h
would have removed slaughter
quotas.
In spanking for the Patman
amendment, Anderson told the
house that there appears to be
an abundance of livestock and it
should he tianslated into meal.
Jap Escape Route
Cut By Guerrillas
MANILA, June 23 (UP) A
phantom Filipino-American army
fanned through the Cagayan val
ley today in pursuit.of the last
large enemy force on Luzon after
sealing the island's final escape
port.
The ghost force, composed of
sixth army troops and Filipino
guerrillas, suddenly swooned
down from .the mountains of
northwest Luzon, and captured
Aparri, north Luzon port. It
was at Aparri that the Japanese
made their first Luzon landing
in their invasion of the Philip
pines in December, 1041, and it
was the last port they could use
to extricate any of the two divi
sions now trapped in the Caga
yan valley.
The joint force which captured
Aparri then advanced south eight
miles to the town of Dugo.
Low Level Route
To Alaska Urged
PORTLAND, Ore., June 23
(UP) Sentiment for oolow levi(l.
highway to Alaska west of the
Cascade mountain range drew
favor today at a conference of the
interstate cooperation commis
sion of California, Oregon and
Washington.
Sfionsors of the highway cited
how.il would t) the large min
eral Resources and scenic areas
of tiKynorthern county. Kemper
Freeman of Seattle, representing
the Northtvcst trade association,
and Donald McDonald of Fair
banks, formerly of the Alaska
highway commission, declared
such a route would be cheap lu
build, have all-year service and
connect tributary resources.
The conference closes tonight.
It was preceded by a Wednesday
Thursday governmental confer
ence of high state, federal .-nd
county officials.
Fag Tax Beaten
I smn A
KNOWS THE SCORE Prison
er of the Japs at Santo Tomas
camp on Luzon for three years,
Patricia M. Chittick, above, of
Yakima, Wash., joined - tho
WAVES to "settle a personal
score with the enemy." Shs
was born in Manila 20 years
ago.
Want Nylons?
TfieyVe Yours
At Bond Sale
' Nylon hose, that commodity
dear to the feminine heart,
will be offered at auction to
night st the junior chamber of
commerce bond rally at 8
o'clock at Adams and Depot
streets.
These are the first nylon
hose to be offered in La
Grande in teveral years, and
to the highost bidder will , go
the much prized hose.
Other items to lie ottered by
that master auctioneer, Claude
Berry, are the services of five
prominemt business mon, eu
well as 51-gauge hose, second
only to nylons, cigarettes, gum
and candy.
Gossip in the business dis
trict has it that W. E. Wilkins.
real estate man, plans to re
verse the procoss and auction
Berry, rofusing to bo "sold" by
a business competitor.
The entire county has been
invited to attend, both to buy
bonds and witness the hi'.arily
that will accompany the sales
oi the business men's services.
Third Oregon Area
Over E-Bond Goal
PORTLAND, June 23 (UP)
Harney county Saturday became
the third Oregon county to make
its E-bond goal while the state
shot past the mark on its over,
all quota.
Harney reported $17,753 sold
over its E-bond quota of $232,000.
Oregon's all-issues total was
$1U,5U,U5 for 108.7 per cent of
its $110,000,000 quota but its E
bond sales were still almost $15,
000,000 short of the goal. Cor
poration Ijond sales put the total
over the top.
Hood River and Wasco coun
ties have gone over both their
all-issues and E-bond goals. Gil
liam, Tillamook, Benton, Clacka
mas, Polk, Josephine, Washing
ton. Multnomah and deschtltes
have reached their all-issues
quotas.
Former Cangxter Is
Slain as Prowler
CHICAGO, June 23 (UP)
quale Paigone-, 41, m-sl
-P;
side
hoodlum "f the l!)20's, was shot
arid killed early today by An
t'UfU Zino, 55. O
Zino, the father of nine chil
dren, said he was disturbed by
prowlers. Arming himself with
a .32 caliber- pistol, Zlno went
down the back staiis of his sec
ond floor apartment and saw four
men running. Hj ordered them
to hall and just as three men
climbed oves a fence he shot once.
Pmgone riropixtl iead with a
bull .'I in his heart.
School Support and
Improvement: Plans
Attract: Light Vote
PORTLAND, June 23 (UP) Voters in Oregon decteively
approved the $10,(100,000 state building: fund in Friday'
special election, and defeated a proposed cigaret tax by a
wide margin, late returns showed today.
The building fund was passed by a three-to-two margin,
while the cigaret tax was losing steadily as late returns came
in, despite some "favorable margins recorded in downstate
counties. The proposal was trailing by a margin of more
than 8,000 votes in late returns.
With 1,432 of the state's 1,830 precincts reporting, the
count stood:
Building fund: Yes, 68,490; no, 44,040.
Cigaret tax: Yes, 52,785; no, 60,178. .
A mere handful of tho state s I
G03.013 registered voters turned
out at the -slate's first special
oleclion in nine yeurs, in a nenr
rccord light vote. In some coun
ties the vote was less thun 10
per cent.
The heavily approved building
fund Is a two-year measure, de
signed to raise $6,000,000 for new
buildings for the state hospitals
and other institutions, and $4,
000,000 for higher eduation build
ings. The measure, labeled a
property tax, will impose no
new property levy, as it will be
offset by income tax surpluses
now in the state treasury.
Tho cigaret tax would have
brought un estimuted $2,000,000
into the stutcla coffers yearly,
for the benefit of c o m m cj n
schools. It was intended to be
a permanent tax of two cents
per package. Similar cigaret tax
proposals have been defeated by
Oi-'gon voters on previous occa
sions.
In Portland, a civic center pro
posal was snowed under by a
two -to-one margin. The center
would have provided construc
tion of civic and semi-public
buildings and for a park area on
the downtown wutorfront.
Nazi Labor Leader
Nabbed By Yanks
LEIPZIG, June 23 (UP) A
former Nazi tabor boss who
palmed himself off as "Germany's
Henry Kaiser" was arrested, as
a war criminal yesterday when
an American putrol found him
cowering in a pigsty. He had a
small fortune in stolen Nni
funds.
The prisoner, Dr. Eugen Fleid
erer, was one of the top officials
of the Nazi labor front and hud
been sought for weeks as the man
responsible for the building of
the notorious Nordhuusen con
centration camp.
Browder Ousted as
Communist Leader
NEW YORK, Juno 23 (UP)
Earl Browder has been deposed
as leader, of the communist po
litical association by a thre-e mun
secretariat which issued a call to
day for a national nnvenlion to
in u k e recommendations f o r
"strengthunmg and f.l.'slvening
the national leadership."
The convention is cxpctpd to
return the communists to the
status of a political party.
The party was dissolved in Jan
uary, 1044. The CPA wan form
ed with Browder as president and
pledging its support of free en
terprine. Baseball Results
y Usifcxl Plata
AMERICA IXAOVt
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Philadelphi 6 B 1
New York 0 7 14 2
Knen, Gassaay () Berry (8)
Oind George; Pagcg Turner c.ili
and uuiikuk.
Washingtji 6 10 2
Boston 5 12 1
Wolff, LeonarSP (7) and Fcrrcll;
Wilson, Kyba (7) Uarnett (0)and
Walters.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 8 10 0
Chicago 4 11 1
Brccheen, Dockins (3)' and
Odea; Vandenberg, firickson (5)
Signer (8) and Williams, War
neke (9).
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Election Issues
Given Approval
In Union County ; ;
Voters In 20 of Union county's.
30 voting precincts yesterdoy
gave their approval to both the
state . institutional building fund
proposal and the cigaret tax, the
vote on the former being 908 to
332, and on the latter 750 .to 527:
The vote : in the county, as
throughout the state, was ex
tremely light, only a bare 22 per
cent of the qualified electors hav
ing gone to .tho polls locally.,: In
the. iJrecinetsheKed In. to the
office of county .Clerk C, L. Gra- '
ham up to noon today, ballots of
1,277 voters were accounted ipr
out of a total registered voting
strength of 5,740, in the precinct3
reported. The total county reg
istration is 6,883.
This includes all the La Grande
precincts, and others throughout
the county except the following
precincts: Big Creek, Elgin No,
2, Imblor, and Summervillc.
It is noteworthy that although
thero was active campaigning in
the county for the $10,000,000
state Institutional building funrs
proposal, and little, if any on the
cigaret tax measure, the latter
attracted the largest number of
votes, a total of 12,77 being cast,
as against a total of 1,240 on the
building proposal. . . ,
One Voter is Opposed
The widest margin of approval
of the building measure was giv
en in La Grande city precinct No.
2, the polling place for which Was
at the city hall. There the vot
ers endorsed the proposal by a
vote of 54 to 1.
The only precinct in the coun
ty in which a majority voted
against the building, plan was El
gin No. 1, where the vote was 22
yes and 28 no.
Voters in the Kamela precinct
showed the greatest insistency of
opinion, casting 3 ballots for the
building measure and 2 against,
and wlo for the cigaret tax and
three against it.
Perry precinct divided its vote
equally for unci against the eig
aivt tax, registering an 8-8 tie,
while voting 13 to 4 in fuvor of
the building proposal.
Majorities against .the cigaret
tax were given in Alicel, La
Grande No. 4, 7 and 13, and in
.Starkey and Union No. 1.
Rationing Office
To Close Earlier
Reduction in the hours during
which the Union county war
prico and rationing board will be
open to the public was announced
today by Miss Ncllc Grimmett,
chief clejk, upon receipt of in
structions from the district head
quarters. 3
jPsgmntng Monday, the office
will be open from 10 a. m. to 3 p.
m., Instead of itil 4:30 p. m., and
will be open only until noon on
Saturdays instead of until 1 p. m.
The hours on Friday will r.
main unchanged, 10 a. m. to 8:30
p. m., Miss Grimmett announced.
The shortening of hours was
ordered, she said, to give more
uninterrupted time for the detail
work that accompanies various
operations of the board, thereby
providing faster service to the
public.