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Newspaper Page Text...O'jiiL" . i. mm mm A Community Newspaper For Every 4 Member of the Family twtt llinUiMHIJHHllMUJH ESTABLISHED 18 LA GRANDE. OREGON MONDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1915 FIVE CENTS m T , - t!ll!!ttt!HllPfflllill!:;t1!t!!Htll!l!!;m f Jap . -' PRESIDENT TRUMAN SEES partisan conference of foreign policy, President Truma.t (right) '' meets in Kansas City with Alf M. Landon, former Kansas gover nor aid 1936 GOP presidential candidate. Fifteen Servicemen Detailed Will Work for Railroad Here Fifteen servicemen, experienced in railroading', are being furloughed to work as brakemen on the Union Pacific rail road out of La Grande. ' ' Due to movements from the east to the west coasts; the railroads have been overtaxed to such as extent outside help has become necessary, noceri Scott, chief clerk said. The fur loughs will be from 30 to 90 clays duration, depending upon wheth er or not conditions are eased. Five of the servicemen have arriveli: Albert W. Thompson, Jerry R. Horsky, Fred G. Fromer, Phillip R. Tauro, and Gordon Spray. Spray is from La Grande. David W.. Whittenhagen will arrive tonight, and the other nine, whose names are not as yet known, will nrrive tcmetime this week. Labor, Material Controls Relaxed Vinson Announces WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP)-lion-bound controls over man power and materials, which for almost four years have harnessed America's industrial might to pull the weight of a two-front war, ,are on the way out as the govern' ., - 1 ? ,i.rz.r. for gradually returning the coun try to a free enterprise economy. The "grim race to produce" is over, war mobilization chief Fred M. Vinson said in a. week-end re port. But, he added, reconversion during the Pacific war must be dominated by the "spirit and de termination" to furnish the wea pons needed to lick Japan. Watchful The war production board and the war manpower commission, afraid to Jump into the reconver sion swim with both feet, fixed a watchful eye on their cautious programs for unwinding controls during the second half of 1945. Local manpower officials hence forth will have the authority to suspend wartime , regulations either in communities or individ ual plants if they decide such ac tion will nut interfere with war output. Not Needed This means a WMC official in the fbld can now decree that a certificate of availability a de vice used to discourage job-jumping is no longer needed by a worker to get a job in any partic ular area or in a specific factory. These decisions would be subject to approval by the regionnal di lector. Officials estimate unemploy ment now runs to about 750,000 and it is expected this figure will double by the end of the year. Service industries that have been starvd for workers laundries, restaurarls, bus lines, railroads, retail stoics will probably ab sorb manyf these workers. Of ficials predict that the next few months will s3 a gradual disap pearance of "experience unneces sary" in shop window signs ask ing for help. Jap Plane Leaves Print on Destroyer SAN FRANCISCO, July? (UP) A Japanese suicide plane crashed broadside into the de stroyer USS Ingraham north ef Okinawa in early May, killinj IS and wounding 30 of her crew, the navy announced today. The plane hit the ship so hard it left a print of its shape on the side, but the successful attack did not come until after the Ingra ham's guns had knocked down six other suicide planes. Crippled by the explosion and firj the Ingraham wa towed to a nearby naval base. Ater lem pority reipilS, she proceeded under her own power to San Francisco. The day 'ho Ingraham was hit trio Japanese threw everything ircwi ml-rn fighters to old twin engined float planes into their at tack, according to Lt. John D. Brink. San Diogo, Calif., ships gunner)' officer. LANDON' - Continuing his'' nori- Yank Subs Sink 10, British Sub tiy Another, Japanese WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP) American submarines have sunk 10 more Japanese vessels and a British submarine has sunk a 10,000-ton enemy cruiser, 'the navy announced today. The British undersea craft was operating under U. ,S. control in the southwest Pacific when it sank the enemy warship of the Haguro class. Jane's fighting ships said the vessel had a nor mal complement of C92 men, car ried 10 eight-inch guns and four planes with two catapults.. American submarines sent to the bottom one converted gun boat, one patrol escort vessel, six merchant vessels and two tank ers. To date in this war U. S. iin- FJapanese ships, including 140 warships and 1,023 merchant ves sels. Today was the first navy an nouncement of sinkings by Amer ican submarines since June 19 when 11 enemy vessels were re ported destroyed. For the month of June, only 25 Japanese- ships were reported sunk by U. S. submarines, an in dication that targets are becom ing scarce in far eastern waters. Earlier in the war, U. S.r sub marines sank an average of about two enemy vessels a day; Destroyer Survives. Kamikaze Attack, Limps Back to Port SEATTLE, . July 2 (UP)--Tho gallant destroyer-escort U.'S. S. Rail appeared small prey to thu Kamikaze but she staunchly beat off the attacks of five Jap suicide planes, at a cost of 59 casualties, the navy revealed today. , The Rail's hull was ripped from starboard to port by a 500-pound bomb. Her interior was gufted by flames from an exploded am munition locker and the . deck house was rammed by a Kami' kaze plane. The Rail's crew, kept her afloat under her own power and she limped into port here for repairs. ... :-' Three of the attacking suicide planes, their machine guns spit ting death, roared at wavejtop level toward the tiny ship. They were downed by the Rail's guns. A fourth Kamikaze was destroyed by the guns of a nearby cruiser. Yet a fifth plane dived on the 1,350-ton ship. It found its tar get. The Rail's guns cut off one wing. - i Lieut. Comdr. Crittenden Tay lor, Lima, O., the skipper of the ship, told how the dive-bomber smashed onto the Rail's deck. "The impact sheared off the other wing, the under-carriage and the 500-pound bomb," hs aid. "The bomb kept going, tearing a huge, round hole right through the hull." . The bomb burst alongside the Rail in the water, its fiery frag ments killing 21 men and serious ly wounding 38. " " The plonc, mimta wings, skid ded across the ctectt mi lodged neatly in a passaguway leading through the deckhowse. ttone ot the crew was in the passageway. Weather Data for 24 hours to -7 a.m. Temperature: Maximum 90 Minimum 50 Forecast: Mostly clear tonight, Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday. Three Governors Ask Restoration Of State Rights O'Conor, Tobin, Maw Speak at Conference By ALLEN V. DOWLING MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., July 2 (UP) The governors of 42 states today explored a three phase challenge to strengthen states' . rights and curb controls by the federal government.. Govs. Maurice J, Tobin of Mas sachusotts, Herbert B. Maw of Utah, und Herbert R. O'Conor of Maryland issued separate de mands for restoration of state authority in addresses before opening sessions of the 37th an nual governors conference. Supported . Maw kcynoted formal discus? sions in the scheduled four-day meeting with a warning "the American public will sustain this conference in what t doesi to re establsh our ancestral philosophy that 'that government is best which governs least'." - His view was supported imme diately by O'Conor and Tobin. Tobin extended his appeal lor states' rights ,to include broader taxation and revenue sources for the nation's municipalities. "The present dominating posi tion of the fed-era! government in the realm of taxes," Tobin as serted, "must be superseded at the .earliest possible moment by a fair re-allocatin of spheres of taxation which will restore neces sary taxing powers to our states nnd cities." For Charter Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New Yorkj nominal leader of the re 'publicbn party, set the, pattern yesterday. .in..his demand for im mediate senate approval of the San Francisco charter "without reservation." Dewey's views" in support of the charter promised to come be fore the conference in resolution See THREE . . . Page 5 FEPC Dispute In House Blocks Out War Agency Fund ' WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP)- House rules committee today blocked house consideration of the pending $771,000,000 war agency appropriation bill because of a dispute over money for the fair employment practice com mittee. , The committee, which has been consistently hostile to the FEPC, reected a proposal by Chairman Adolph J. Sabbath, D III., that the house be permitted to vote on a -motion to send the bill to conference with the senate. The senate Saturday amended the measure to prvide $250,000 for the FEPC. . Southern democrats had block ed a move Saturday night to send the bill to conference, and the rules committee action followed. Speaker Sam Rayburn promptly referred the bill as amended by the senate back to the house appropriations committee. Sabath declined to reveal the vote by which his proposal was rejected. A Negro delegation was on hand earlier for hearings before the rules committee, but the ap propriations bill was not discus sed in open session. Two Injured in Auto Accident Lou Prince, Wallowa, and Mrs. Sam Reams were taken to Grande Ronde hospital yesterday after noon after the car in which they were riding overturned on a curve near Island City. Mra Reams suffered a broken collar bone, and Prince is suffering from shock. Beef, Veal, Lamb Production Steady CHICAGO, July 2 (VP)Th American Meat inxtituta recoil ed today June bunt, veai and lamb fcroitijEtuoft for Inuv stale commerce equalled that for the month of May, while pork output Increased 3 percent. Beef and lamb production were' 12 and 9 percent higher respec tively than in June. 1944. the in stitute said. Veal outout. how ever, dropped by 25 and pork hy 34 percent. Truman Asks Senate for Quick Ratification of Peace Charter WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP) President Truman today placed the United Na tions charter before the sen ate and asked for prompt ratification. He did so with a warning the senate can not choose between the charter and something: else but "be tween this charter and no charter at all," vi Tiuman, first president to ap pear before the senate since 1932, told his former colleagues the people of the world look to them "to take the lead in approving the charter . . . and pointing the way for the rest of the world." Not Static "Improvements . will come' in the future as the United Nations gain experience with the mach inery and methods which the have set up. For this is not a static treaty. It can be improved and, as the year go by, it will be just as our own constitution has been Improved. ''This charter points down the only road to enduring peace. There is no other. Let. us not hesitate to join hands with the peace-loving peoples of the earth and start down that road with firm resolve that we can and will reach our goal."' Goals Listed This is the way he listed the charter's objectives: "It seeks to prevent future wars. '.. "It seeks to settle international disputes by peaceful means and in conformity with principles of justice. "It - seeks .to promote world-" wide progress and better stand-" ards of living. "It seeks to achieve universal respect for, and observing of, hu man rights and fundamental freedoms for all men and women. "It seeks to remove the econ omic and social causes of inter national conflict and unrest." Failed Twice Describing how the charter was produced by many hands and many influences, the president said it evolved from "the reality ot experience in a world where one generation has failed twice to keep the peace. senate rttional' 'dement The president reminded the has ever been drawn in a greater glare, of publicity. He said this resulted in the impression in some quaiters there were many points of disagreement a m ong the United Nations in drafting the document. 'The fact is, there were com paratively few points upon which there was not accord from the very beginning," he said, adding these disagreements related more to method than to principle. Free Talk 'Whatever differences there they were finally settled," he said. "They were settled by the traditional democratic method of free exchange of opinions and points of view." The president took this occa sion to remind both the senute and the house they are on record favoring the basic principles of the charters. When Truman stood before the senate today there were many who recalled that another presi dent once had stood there to plead a somewhat similar cause. It was 20 years ago, lacking eight days, that Woodrow Wilson be gan his ill-fated league of na tions fight. 16,600 Workers on Rubber Plant Picket AKRON, O., July 2 (UP) More than 16,900 workers at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. today threw up picket lines after voting 2 to 1 to strike and join the walkout at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company. The walkout by mem bers of the United Rubber Workars (CIO) followed a strike vote Juno 18. At the sAnw- time, Goodynai employes vo? to av out for the seventh tinM ana iha ihli there entered Ks third week. i. b. Watson, president of the URW Firestone local mIH. "we are facing one of (he most cru cial periods in iha hlci,,,., f Amercan labor. We have ri&n consorting with politicians. Now . ogii ume we stick together. The Goodyear local has been car rying the burden for labor in America." . i If r-r HULL SIGNS SECURITY CHARTER Cordell Hull, former sec retary of state and member of U. S, delegation to San Francisco's world security conference, signs the charter adopted at history making parley. Because of ill health, Hull was unable to attend conference but signed charter in Washingta.i. Forestry Units Ready for Fire Fighting Season Sixty-five wardens and mem bers of suppression crews of the northeast Oregon state forest un its attended a training school at La Grande headquarters, June 28-20. ', Crews f rom ' the Wallowa, Clark's Creek and La Grande camps were given .training in fire suppression methods. Special classes were conducted for look outs, wardens and office help. Films were shown in the evening " ? common The state forester's office at Salem was represented by L. C. Morehead, in charge of protec tion, and William Sanders, in charge Of radio communications. The northeast Oregon units are now fully manned for the com ing season. Shangri-la Rescue Almost Disastrous MANILA, July 2 (UP) It was a shaky moment. The C-47 puffed and heaved to get up over the high mountains, and b- hind it the glider bounced ni'-nnd on the end of a 1,000 foot cable. Right then and there th" res cue of the three survivors of 47 days in New Guinea's hidden Shangri-la valley almost came to disaster, according to Moj. Wil liam Samuels, Oakland, Calif., who piloted the transport plane which made the rescue. The glider sideswiped a tree, and a branch tore through its fab ric. All the rest of the trip bits of fabric were dropping off, Sam uels said. ' Inside the glider were Wae Cpl. Margaret J. HlMiingS, Oswego, N. Y., Lt. John S. McColloin, Trenton, Mo., and TSgt. Ken neth W. Decker, Kelso Wash., three survivors of a plane crash who spent a month and a half in the mountain Shangri-la. Huge Rubber Output Planned for 1M6 WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP) This country is planning to pro duce 1,200,000 tons of synthotic lubber in 1940, more than the amount of natural rubber con sumed by the entire world in any one year before the war, the Rubber R'.'scrvc company an nounced today. The goal for this year is atejiul 1,000,000 tons, 250,000 tons more than the United States produced in 1944 when the output was greater than the largest amount of natural rubber urod in this country in any peacetime year, the agency said. Byrnes Confirmed Unanimously for State Secretary By ROBERT J. MANNING WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP) The senute today confirmed the nomination of James F. Byrnes to be secretary of state. In an unusual burst of speed, the senate unanimously approved President Truman's appointment of the 0(l-year-old South Caro linian lifter Alben W. Burkley, Ky., democratic leader, asked for confirmation without tha usual committee hearings. The former senator, supreme court justice, und war mobiliza tion director succeeds Edward K. Stettin ins, jr., who resigned as secretary of stale to become the U. S. delegute to the United Nations security council. Wallace H. White, jr., Me., re publican leader, endorsed Bark ley's icquest for unanimous ap proval of the nomination with out hearings. He said Byrnes comes here now after a record of public service that leaves no doubt in the minds of anyone an to his superb qualities." Burkley, in asking for immel diato confirmaiion, pointed out that "we're without a secretaiy of slate." Procedure for confirming a presidential nomination nonnully includes u review by u ronate committee before presentation to the senate. Police, FBI Hunt For Circus Worker POCATELLO, Ida., July 2 (UP) Police and the KB I here today are checking the Western Air Lines route to Alaska follow ing a clue which they think might lead to the discovery of a eainical-eireus worker. Henrv M. I McCanliss, wanted in connection with the murder of David O. Mar tin in Wichita, Kan. Police reported a man answer ing the description of MeCunliss purehasitl a ticket to Alaska and then failed to lelurn to the West el n Airlines office. A vacant seat on the plane, not listed at the downtown office, might have t.-en occupied by the hunted man when the plane took off, they reasoned. The body of Martin was dis covered last Thursday at Schuy ler, Neb., and ltis car, spattered with blood and brain tissu?, was located on Lover's lane one mile south of here last Friday. HE WANTS TO KNOW WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP) Secretaiy of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson said President Tru man wants to "keep personally posted" on all questions concern ing food. Chinese Doubt If Madame Chiang to Return to China Finally Loses Out To Elder Members Of Government By WALTER Q. RUNDLE NEW YORK, July 2 (UP) Many Chinese in high govern ment positions In Chungking pre dict with highly concealed pleas ure Madame Chiang Kai-shek never will return to her former position of power In China may never return to her homeland. The attitude of these "old heads" in China's government toward the woman who at one time "wus China" to millions of Americuns is the key to Madame Chiang's sudden departure and long absence from China. ' , . Undermined Woman, traditionally, have had no part in China's internal or in ternational affairs and the elder statesmen close to Chiang, bitterly resented Madame Chiang's great influence on the Generalissimo und through him on China. They set about, some years ago, to un dermine her. They were critical of her west ern ideas, manners and what they called her "extravagant" use of jewelry, nail polish and other personul adornment. They per. sistently complained Madame Chiang was more American than Chinese: that she did not appro ciate China's problems; and above alt she was setting a bad ex ample for the Chinese people who were being urged to lead a life of austerity during China s war. . More Critical This campaign had a cumula tive effect. .Chiuno bflcame . in creasingly critical of Madame's personal habits. When American aid was not forthcoming in the volume China had hoped after Madame Chiang's visit to the United Slates, the elders added to their argument, They are re ported to have raised doubts in the generalissimo's mind as to the advisability of permitting her, a 1 m o st single-handed, to shape China's relations with the United Slates. Madame Chiang smarted under See CHINESK . . . Page 5 Aussies Approach Airdrome as Japs Flee Air Attacks MANILA, July a (V$) The Australian seventh division, with supporting American and Dutch troops, today near the Sepping gang airdrome, six miles north cast of Balikpapan, as the enemy ilea mo invaded Borneo oil cen ter under heavy air assaults, Tokyo broadcasts claimed the Japanese had eountei-.nilii(.knrl the beuchheud established by the Australians Sunday morning, and bitter fighting was underway. However, front disDntehnQ ro. ported the Australians were strik ing cieep inland against light op position, confined mainlv l arms fire. The seventh division. lifter winning tin, hlil, oimmrl dominating Balikpapan, struck norineasi irom the town. Bv nightfall Sundnv I he A,,. sies were closing toward the Sep pinggang airfield, on the coast midway between Balikpapan and Manggar airdrome, 12 miles northeast of the town. They al ready had driven nrrnso the Sen. plnggang Besar river, their first water oarrier. The air force renorleH enemv troops were streaming northward from Balikpapan in all kinds of vehicles. The Jupanese columns were pounded repeatedly bv al lied planes. Japanese broadcasts admitted the original landing force, which Tokvo estimated at 5.000. trnnns had been reinforced. Oregon Behind in Seventh Bond Drive PORTLAND, July 2 (UP) The seventh war loan bond-buy- ng campaign swlnpk into its fin al week today with both Oregon and MUltnomah. ominty lagg&ig 18.8 per eel behind E bond quotas. All otbfr divisions have re ported over the top, with sales to individuals 126.2 per cent; corporations, 280.7 per cent. Mult nomah county bond officials said they will have to sell $883,088 every day this week to reach the E bond quota. 600 Forts In 'Best9 Fire Raid By WILLIAM F. TYREE GUAM, Tuesday, July S (UP) A medium fleet of. H-29s struck the Honshu in dustrial center of Shimotstl ii. .. r i -.. i.. I .. . . auum ui uhuku eui ly euuuy, i raisins' to 23 the number of Japanese industrial cities scouraged in a growing catTi paign to destroy the enemy's" war factories by fall. - The assault came less than'. 24 hours ufter a record fleet of almost 6U0 B-29s crashed over. 500.000 gasoline-packed incendiaries into a 200 -mile belt of Honshu and western Kyushi early Monday. Re turning . airmen said four cities Kure, Shimonoseki, Ube and Kumamoto were left blazing furiously. Heavy clouds obscured all but one target Jn the greatest Super-: fort raid against Japan, but they, were red clouds reflecting fires beneath. .'(In Washington, the 20th air force said only two B-29s were lost in the record raid, ond 20 members of their crews were res-i. cued. It was believd in Washings ton the Superforts carried II men each, leaving only two from th lost planes unaccounted for.) Best Job Three of the aerial task forces, bombed by instrument through a mile-high overcast to ht the Kure' naval base and Shimonoseki port on the Honshu coast of Japan's Inland sea, and thewestern KyW"1- shu industrial center of Kuma mato. A fourth group found clear weother over the Honshu coal city of Ube and Lt. Lee M. Jef ferson Salt Lake City, pilot who has flown In practicully every fire assault mission against Jap an, said "it was the best fire concentration I've ever seen." "The entire water front was on fire," Jefferson said, "and a strong surface wind blew the fire into the city. It was all burning when we went over." Fow Fighters Only a handful of enemy fight ers rose to chullenge the Super forts and their effort was de scilbed officially as "weak." Flak was meager to moderate and In accurate and sdarchlights were unable to catch the silver giants. Many Superforts made emer gency landings on Iwo Jima for gasoline, because they had pur posely sacrificed fuel to carry the biggest bombload. First Time It wus the first time any of the four cities had felt the weight of the 21st bomber command's Su perfortresses, although Kure, Japan's main naval base, was scorched by .American carrier planes last March during the hunt for the hiding Japanese battle fleet. The fury of the four-.way blow made it clear the bombardment of Japan was rapidly approaching the tempo that puralyzed Ger many's war-making ability. The Superfortresses, with 22 of Jap an's main industrial cities pros trate, piled up a record tonnage of about 30,500 tons of bombs dropped in June and that mark seems almost certain to be eclipsed in July. Tokyo itself apparently is .pwi., of business as a productive ( V V" ter. Enemy broadcasts said f J but oboul 200,000 of the capitA" " 7,000,000 inhabitants were being removed to "safe areas, mean ing the world's third largest city no longer is habitable. Girl Severely Shot In Silver ton Home SILVERTON, Ore., July 2 (UP) Marlcne Thomas, 7, is in a seri ous condition in a local hospital toduy, ond her brother was sev erely Inured by flying gloss after a mysterious shooting which oc curred here late Sunday. The little girl was shot in the abdomen by a .22 caliber bullet while her brother David, 12, was cut in the orm when he attempt. ed to Jump from a window. Two other ciildren were in the room at the time. The shoot ing, for which no explanation has been made but which is pre sumed to be accidental, occurred when the childrens' parents were absent at work.