La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 06, 1945, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextA Free Press the Torch of World Peace Data for 24 hours to 7 a. m. Temperature. Maximum 80 ' Minimum 39 Forccust Fair tonight. Sunday scattered clouds. (, ? H'oZow Cevaitt ESTABLISHED 1896 LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1915 FIVE CENTS 1 w mm m nm s- mmm ii mi . i 11 nmonezsM ins Tigers Even Series at Two All, 4-1; Steady Pitching by Trout CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (UP) The Detroit Tigers evened the world series at two games each today, when they defeat ed the Chicago Cubs 4 to 1 behind the five-hit pitching of Paul (Dizzy) Trout. The bespectacled right handnr was robbed of a shutout by a fielding error, as his mates bun ched lour of their seven hils in a big fourth inning. Ray Prim, 38, left haiider, was the vietinti' after he had retired the first lO'-batters. : Got Runs Trout Was almost matching Prim's hurling when his mates went out and got him the runs he needed to win. He had yield ed only a harmless single to Mickey Livingston in the third. The big guns in the Detroit butting order Hank Greenberg and Roy : Cullenbine got the key hits as Prim was chased. Stan Hack threw Webb out at first. Eddie Mayo then Worked Prim for a' walk and the Tiger scoring , parade was started. Doc Cramer drove a single to right, Mayo stopping at second. Green berg stepped to the plate and rifled a single to left which scored Mayo, Cramer stopping at second. Cullenbine, a series bust up to now, doubled down the left field foul line, scoring Cram er and sending Grecnbeig to third. No More That was enough for Prim, and the veteran Paul Derringer went iii to pitch for Chicago and pur posely passed Rudy York to fill the bases. That strategy boomer anged when Greenberg scored as Jimmy Outlaw hit into a force ploy. Paul Richards singled to center to score Cullenbine with the final Tiger run. After thai, Derringer;1 Hy Vandenberg and Paul Erickson combined to keep the Tigers away from the plate. In the sixth, Don Johnson, who got two of the hits Trout yielded, 'tripled to open the inn ings' " 'Miwh"inmruMt',i grounder to Outlaw and al though Johnson was trapped between' third and home. Out law threw to get Lowrey at first. York then tried to get Johnson going back into third and the 'throw was wild, en abling the Cub second baseman to score an unearned run. The smallest crowd of the series was in Wrigley field 42,923. Manager Steve O'Neil an nounced Hal Newhouser, who lost the opener in Detroit, will go for the Tigers tomorrow and Grimm nominated Hank Borowy for Chicago hurling chores. Box score: Detroit (A) AB R H O A E Webb, ss 5 0 0 1 3 0 Mayo, 2b 3 10 110 Cramer, cl ........ 4 1 2 4 0 0 Greenberg, If.... 3 1110 0 Cullenbine, rf. 3 1110 0 York, lb 3 0 0 10 3 1 Outlaw, 3b 4 0 1 0 3 0 Richards, c 4 0 1 7 0 0 Trout, p 4 0 1 2 2 0 Totals I. 33 4 Chicago (N) AB R Hack, 3b- 4 0 Johnson, 2b 4 1 Lowrey, If 4 0 Cavanetta, lb.. 4 0 Pafko, cf 4 0 Nicholson. rf...: 4 0 Livingston, e 3 0 Hughes, ss 1 0 Prim, p 0 0 Derringer, p .... 0 0 a-Secory 1 1 0 Vandenberg, p. 0 0 h-Becker 1 0 Merullo, ss 0 0 c-Gillespie 1 0 Erickson, p 0 0 7 27 12 H O A 0 2 2 1 1 3 0 10 0 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 i 5 27 11 1 b Bated for Hughes in 7th. a Batted for Derringer in 6th. c Batted lor Vandenberg in 7th. Score by innings: Detroit 000 400 0001 Chicago , 000 001 0001 Runs batted in Greenberg, Cullenbine, Outlaw, Richards. (Note: . Johnson scored in sixth inning on error by York.) CUTS OAS RATES WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UP) The federal power commission today directed the Colorado In terstate Gas company to reduce its wholesale gas rates by $2,703 -000 a year.. Bulletin ATLAMTA. Ga.. Oct. t (UP) Notr Dame ran aad fmmi , to a convincing 40 to 7 victor . over Georgia Tech in an iater sectional game before a capac ity crowd of 35,000, Japanese 'Not Occupying Force, Says General YOKAHAMA, Oct. 6 (UP) Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger said today field commanders through out the eighth army's occupation area in northern Honshu report ed cooperation from Japanese, who "hold no resentment against the Americans." Eichelberger returned from an inspection tour, said his subordi nate officers unanimously told 'Employ Physically Handicapped'Week To Begin Monday Officials of the U. S. employ ment service headquarters in Oregon field offices are taking advantage of the "employ the physically handicapped week," proclaimed by Presidnet Harry S. Truman and Gov. Earl Snell for Oct. 7 lo 14, to publicize the work they are doing in counseling and placing physically handicapped persons throughout the state. "Nearly 3.000 physically hanili rappc d workers more than Iwo-thirds of whom were veter ans have been placed on per manent jobs in Oregon by the local USES offices since the first of this year," says Lee C. Stoll, state director. Stoll also pointed out that the USES has a written agreement with the state vocational rehabil itation service to provide any service necessary to help disabled individuals lo become capable of engaging in a paying job. Where necessary, the USES of fices refer such persons to the vocational rehabilitation service. While training and medical ex aminations are free to physically handicapped persons, eligibility for special services of physical lestoration, hospitalization, pros thesis, transportation, and main tenance is conditioned upon a showing of linancial need. Truman Leaves to Attend Wedding, County Fair By MERRIMAN SMITH WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UP) President Truman left his capital today for a wedding in Virginia, a county fair in Missouri, a fish ing retieat in Tennessee and a speech in Kentucky that promises to be a big one. Leaving an accumulation of pressing official problems be hind, he departed at 9:03 a.m. in a drizzing rain from the White House. He doesn't plan to come back until late next Wednesday. During the President's absence he will he in constant touch with the White House via short wave radio, teletype, telephone and air borne couriers. This morning the president was test man at the Berryville, Va., wedding of Bennett C. Clark, now an appeals court judge, to Violet Homing, British-born actiess. The chief executive flew west to Blytheville, Ark., from where he will motor to Caruthorsville, Mo., for a two-day visit. It is county fair time in Caru thersville and Tiuman has not missed this fair for 12 years. Early Monday morning the president will proceed by auto mobile and boat to Reel Foot lake, Tenn., and private fishing lodge where he will rest for two days before gong to Gilbertsville, Ky., Wednesday morning to dedi cate the Kentucky dam. Mrs. Truman and their daughter Mar garet accompanied the president. Year 'Round Dude Ranch Planned for Lehman Springs Charles Weirick, Pendleton, has joined interests with F a n c h o Shubblefield at Lehman Springs in connection with operations of an all-yc-ar-around dude ranch. Weirick plans to have about 25 horses at the springs, and will provide horses for hunting part ies, and will give free riding les sons. In connection with the an nouncement, he said Lehman Springs would remain open dur ing the winter. Roads to the re sort are said to be in good condi tion. Features of' the resort in clude a lodge and Lehman min eral springs and swimming pool. The springs arc located east of Ukiah and may be reached from La Grande via Five Points Kamela. Resentful of him Japanese civilians had ap parently lost their early fears. "From the standpoint of mili tar safety the situation is well in hand," Eichelberger said. Everywhere the Japanese dis played a timid curiosity toward the Americans but many seem ed lo go out of their way lo be helpful. Practically all GIs have been goodwill ambassadors, because of their kindness and excelelnt discipline. Huge crowds of Jap anese gathered lo hear the lllh airborne division's crack mili tary band. The occupation has been spreading out from the larger cities to the smaller towns in line with the military policy of letting as many Japanese as possible see American troops. The Japanese also are impress ed with the GIs general snappi nes sat drills and parades. They are much more friendly and helpful, too, in the smaller towns or northwest Honshu, which were virtually untouched by the war, than in the boinh ravaged metropolitan cities. But the friendliness of some strikes a false note in the ears of military men. That was ob vious at Niliko. where a Japa nese mcrchait. obviously pleas ed with his booming American trade, gave an oration on the "blessings" brought lo Japan by the B-29. The merchant said he was "grateful" lo the Super forts because they had shorten ed the war. 800 Bond Drive Leaders Meet to Discuss Eighth - PORTLAND, Oct. G (UP) Eight hundred war bond loader.s from nine western states con cluded a two-day conference to day on plans for the forthcom ing $11,000,000,000 victory loan campaign by attending the pub lic launching of the U.S.S. Vic tory Loan at Swan Island ship yard by Mrs. Fred S. Vinson, wife of the secretary of treasury. Ted R. Gamble, national war finance program director, opened the conference by expressing the importance of the coming war bond diive. Tossing out billion dollar figures in an almost casual manner, Gamble pointed out that war expenses providing for oc cupation forces, the return and mustering out of troops, rehabili tation and hospitalization of wounded veterans and termina tion of war contracts would continue high for many months. British Troops Try To Stop Smuggling JERUSALEM, Oct. 6 (UP) British troops were reported to have gone into action on the northern frontier of Palestine to- , day when fighting broke out b'- ' tween border police and Jewish 'immigrant smugglers. First reports from the scene said the disorders began when frontier police arrested a large group of illegal Jewish immi grants trying to enter the Holy land. Local Jews came to the rescue of the immigrants. They attack ed the police station and seized from 50 to 70 of the prisoners. British troops were rushed to the scene, but there was no imme diate indication whether fighting was continuing. Clues Unavailing in Shooting of Mrs. Lovely A week ago the community was shocked by the death ol Mrs. Frank Lovely, 38, young matron who had been wounded the night before when she and her hus band and two other couples were in camp on Mt. Emily, to take advantage of the hunting season opening the next morning. Since that time, though the slate police and the sheriff's of fice have traced down dozens of leads, there have been no an nouncements of any success in finding tfie identity of the per son who fleil the shot which caus ed her death. No Change Further examination of the scene of tile tragedy was fruit less; although countless rumors ir j have floated about the coirimu I riity, so far none of them have I HJ ' "I." - " rO"d DANCER BORROWS NEIGHBORS CHILD Mrs. Virginia Flores, 18, San Diegp night club dancor, and 5-year-old Florence Garcia, Los Angoles, whom Mrs. Flores kidnapped because "she had been sterilized in an Oklahoma reform school and couldn't have chil dren of her own." Daily presents, ice cream, induced Florence lo go lo Sun Diego with Mrs. Flores. Laval Howls yLiar' at Judge, Is Again Thrown Out of Court PARIS, Oct. 6 (UP) Pierre Laval was banished temporarily from his treason trial today when he screamed "liar" at Judge rierre Mongibeaux and pande monium brok out. The trial broke up for an hour when Mongibeaux ended a tur bulent courtroom fracas by or dering guards to take Laval away. Exactly an hour after the interruption, the trial was re sumed, and Laval was permit ted lo re-eiitcivthocouitroom. -'. No Part Laval refused to take any pait in the proceedings after he was re-admitted to the courtroom. The trial was recessed a second time to permit a search for wit nesses lo take the place of the hitherto voluble Laval. When the trial was resumed, Mongibeaux began questioning Laval. He asked why Laval stay ed in the Vichy government if he did not get along with Marshal Henri Petain, as he had testified yesterday. Laval hedged. Prosecutor An dre Mornet broke in with a pin- Merton Meeker to Address Dealers $ j Merchants of Two Counties to Meet Here Speaker at the dinner meeting of the Union County Food Mer chants association and the Wal lowa Counlv Food Merchants as- TJ s o c iation which win uc ncio ai the Stein club at 7:30 p. m., Tues day, will be Mcr t o n L. Meeker, is d i v i s i o n a 1 manager of Mills 3 Brothers Coffee c o m p a ny, inc. The subjec: of his address is "What's U n d e r the Hoof?" He will also show a technicolor film entitled "Behind the Cup." The program has been arrang ed under t h e direction of J. I.. Sinden, M. M. Chrislensen. and Carl Posey, and a large attend ance is expected from the two counties. Also included in the program will be plans made for attending proven of any foundation and au thorities, so far, see no reason to assume anything but an accident: at least no molive has been ad vanced for anything but accident al shooting. Mrs. Lovely died last Satur day. She and her husband and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Evans, and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Denton had set up camp on Ml. Emily, an annual custom. About 9:30 or 10 o. m., as they were (landing around tha campftra, a en ip proached from the Fox hill di rection. The car stopped about I '10 yards tway and a spotlight, only light on the car, played over the camp, lighting fust on the stove and tent, then on lively. As the light uicki Mrs. Lovely, a .''hot was nl'J Mrs.' '1 out fucd, Meeker test Laval was delaying the trial. He denounced Laval as a traitor, and demanded to know how he managed to stay in the Petain government at Vichy. Laval, Mornet, defense counsel and the judge were pounding on llieir desks by now. "Thats a lie," Laval cried. He was flushed crimson and waving his fists. "That's a lie I re peat, a lie." Ho turned it into a chant "Lie, lie, lie" and Mongibeaux tried to shout him flown. "I have told you repeatedly, I have a voice as good as yours, and I'll make it heard," Mongi beaux cried. By now the whole court was in an uproar. The jurors joined ill, one of them bellowing over the din, "Luval hasn't changed he's still the same Laval." Laval, stabbing a finger toward the judge, shouted, "I will not stand for your aggressive atti tude." "You will stand for anything I pl-'ase," Mongibeaux roared. the Victory Convention of ,t h e Oregon Food Merchants associa tion at the Hotel Multnomah, Portland. Sunday and Monday, Nov. 4 and 5. Of particular in terest at the convention will be an equipment and food s h o w, with 23 displays n the latest equipment and merchandise. George A. Smith, 78 Retired Mill Man, Dies of Long Illness George A. Smith, 78, died at a local hospital today following a long illness. A retired mill work cr, he lived at 303 Division street. He was born June 2!l, 1HB7 in California, and was a resident of La Grande for 40 years. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Snod grass Funeral homo, and burial will be at the Masonic cemetery. No relatives survive. she screamed and fell lo ground. the Near Fire Evans ran for the car but was unable to keep out of the spot, light, as the occupants barked the car around and started hack down the hill. Mrs. Lovely wias conscious all the lime her husband and friends were bringing htr to th hospital and until iha want under lha anesthatic in turgary al tlw hoapital. Mrs. Lovely had been standing before the fire with her right wrist clasped in her left hand. The bullet pieiced her left index finger, her rifthl wrist, and her left thumb before en'ermg the i side of her abdomen. II traveled through tier body Itom front to Oil Workers V Goal Strike So U. S., Reds Blame Each Other For Failure of Peace Meeting WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UP) United States and Soviet Russia today engaged in a bitter long distance debate over which na tion is responsible for the failur; of the London foreign ministers conference. , ! i Secretary of State James F. I Byrnes blames Russia. Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov blames all the other big powers. Byrnes gave his side of the story last night in a radio (CBS) leview of the ill-fated ?2-day conference. He implied Russia wants "a few presently powerful states" to make the peace. To Yield The only way the conference could have continued, Byrnes said, would have been for Britain and the United States to "yield their views and convictions" to the Russians. Neither was will ing to do so. The reason, he explained, was "Ihe United Slates is willing to dictate terms of peace to an en emy but is not willing to dic- tute tonus of peace to its allies. "We are willing to make any concessions," he declared, "but the United States does not be lieve in ugreement at any price. Hopeful Bynes tried in his address to appear hopeful and not too pes simistic. He outlined the achieve ments toward an Italian peace treaty and toward treaties with Uulgaiiu, Rumania and Hungary. But he did not mention the fact what he culled "agreement." were not signed. . .. . : ,. ' Byrnes held out hope Ihe Rus sions will accept his compromise proposal on procedure and a sec ond try at peacemaking will be made soon. Chinese Reds Say Chiang's troops Attacking Shansi CHUNGKING, Oct. 0 (UP) Chinese communists reported to day without confirmation Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai Shek's troops supported by Japanese had launched full dress attacks against communist forces be tween Chungking and Shanghai and a major Kuomintang force was sweeping into areas under counlrol of the crack Yenan-con trolled eighth route army. Three armies of the central government, the c o m m u n ists charged, were "plundering vil lages" in southern Shansi prov ince. The communists said in central China other Chinese forces sup ported by puppet and Japanese t'oops attacked "liberated areas in Anhwei and Kiangsi provinces and were "mopping up com munist troops in "liberated" areas claimed by the red "now fourth" army. The reports coincided with u dispatch from Yenan in the news paper New China Daily News as serting Chiang's commander-in-chief hud ordered Japanese troops to "recover" territories occupied hy communists. The communists said Kiuimin lang forces in central China sup ported by puppet and Japanese Hoops were attacking "liberated ideas" held hy the red new fourth army in Anhwei and Kiangsi back and right to left emerging near the left kidney. No Enemies She died at 1 a. m. last Satur day of loss of blood and compli cations. Hospital attendants said it was extraordinary that she had sur vived as long as she had, with the terrible nature of the wound. Members of the party who bowed officers lo the scene of the tragedy said they knew of no one who could have been en crtiics of any of the party. The sheriff advanced an opi nion the shooting was an "acci dent" that it come about be cause someone was planning to ake deer hy Illegal methods, d'Hibly illegal as the season on deor did not open until Saturday noi mug. Revealed Soviet disappoint ment with the failure of Britain and America to recognize govern ments of Bulgaria and Rumania. The Anglo-American view is, they arc not representative. Byrnes said the Soviets appar ently think objection . to those governments is because of their friendliness to Russia. 'Color in Home' Demonstrated at Meeting at Cove Miss Lois Lutz, home manage ment specialist at Oregon State college, demonstrated "color in the home" yesterday at a meeting of the Cove home extension unit. Members of the unit met at the home of Mrs. Grant Conley, chair man. Year books, an innovation if his year, were handed out to the women. After the meeting was adjourn ed, buffet refreshments were served. Present were: Mi;w Lutz,' Miss Doris McWhorter, home demon stration agent; Mrs. Conley, Mrs. Lester Robinson. Mrs. Gilbert Millet, Mrs. Tom Hefty, Mrs. Lydia Luntz, Mrs. A. V. Fisher, vice chairman; Mrs. Mack Rees, Mrs. Harlun Kiger, Mrs. Tom Towle, Mrs. G. C. Sands, Mm. Royal Allen, Mrs. Alvin Orton, Mrs. RojL.Bnker, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. J. B. Love, Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. L. M. Laird, Mrs. Fred White, Mrs. Eunice Miller, Mrs. Harvey Elmer, M r s. Mol Rundall, Mrs. Sarah Conley, Mrs. E. J. Loney, Mrs. Cora Bloom, Mrs. Lee Childers, Mrs. J. Mills, Mrs. Dean Puekett, M r s. E. J. Morris, Mrs. S. Goodell, Mrs. M. F. Conley, Mrs. L. V. Johnson, Mrs. G. K. Van Blokland, Mrs. M. J. Morris, Mrs. L. M. Bell, Mrs. H. Harrington. The organization's next meet ing, "conserve with the scrap bag," will be Nov. 2. Two project leaders from unother unit will come to conduct the demonstra tion. Dr. Kovac Named Veternarian for Cattle Testing Appointment of Dr. S. M. Ko vac as Union county veterinaiian was approved Thursday at the closing day of the county court. Dr. Kovac, graduate of Wash ington State college, has been testing cattle for the federal gov ernment for the past few years, He will take up his new dulict. the last of the month. Testing of all cattle In Union county is now required, due to a law passed by the 1!)45 legis lature making necessary tests for tuberculosis and Bangs disease. The testing will be done accord ing to the beef census if there are more beef cattle than dairy cattle in a county, only the dairy cattle have lo be tested, but if there are more dairy cattle than beef cattlei all must be tested. Since Union county dairy cattle are more numerous than beef cattle, all cattle in the county must be tested. All Jap Political Prisoners Freed; Premier Liberal TOKYOf. Oct. fl (UP) Japa nese ministry of justice tonight ordered immediate release of all political prisoners shortly after Emperor Hirohito called Baron Kijuro Shidehara, 73-year-old liberal, to become premier. Shidehara, ambassador to Washington who resigned from the Japanese foreign ministry in I Ml os a protest against Japa nese aggrinKion, was named to succeed Prince Nuruhiko Jligushi Kuni, resinned premier. The home office's directive re leasing some 3.UI10 political pris oners throughout Japan come as allied authorities announced they concurred in the order tempor arily retaining some pnliee chiefs after Oct. 10. ien Douglas Mac Arthur had set that date for rum pliance with his directive: abo. ishlng restrictions on Japano freedom. Return- reads v. - I... Million Tons' Daily Lost in i Mass Walkout By United Press '" Comparative calm returned to' the nation's labor front today. Oil workers took up their jobs under the navy's watchful eye as ef-1 forts lo halt spreading soft coal ' strikes continued and the coun-' try emerged from a four-hour telephone cutoff. 'j'J Striking oil workers In 52 plants and refineries began a back-to-work movement at t h e request of International union of-. ficials. President O. A, Knight in structed members to return to, work immediately "for the Unit,-' ed States government. ' - 492.000 Idle John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, and bitu minous operators met with Secre- . tary of Labor Lewis B. Schwel lenhach in Washington "todav to study procedures for ending a. coal strike, which has spread to Tennessee and Indiana. Soli,d. uieis administration otucials es-i timated production losses at 1.- 000,000 tons a day. Other developments: .1. The number of workers idle in strikes and shutdowns totaled approximately 492,000.,.' 2. Telephone operators ra- ' turned to their switchboards," after a brief "work stoppage,".' a New York waterfront strike appeared at an end, and produc tion of 1946 model Forda was resumed. - -- ' President Truman acted to avert for at least 30 days a threatened strike which would have paralysed railway express shipments. Buses Resume Bus service to eastern Oregon and Idaho points resumed today pending negotiations between union and Pacific Trailways of ficials, but 2,700 other bus drivers and employes curtailed transpor tation in seven other western states. There Is still no bus service out of La Grande, except for the service to Joseph on the Wal lowa Valley Stage line, as only Trailways drivers have returned 1o work, and La Grande is on Greyhound-Union Pacific line. Workers appeared for the 4 p. m. shift at the Sinclair refinery at Kansas City, and work was resumed today nt the Texas (5il company's Lawrenccville, 111., re finery. ' Long-distance communications were back to normal today after four to six-hour tieup when 250, 000 telephone operators and me chanics stopped work to author ize union leaders ilo petition for a strike vote. Still Meeting The operators, members of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, assembled in nationwide mass meetings to protest a na tional labor relations board rul ing the union's Kearny, N. J., af filiate is company-dominated and must be dissolved. Normal strike activities ware maintained in front of the giant Warner brothers lot in Hollywood today after police broke up picket-line violence with tear gas and fire hoses. The studio strike which now involves 15 unions, began last March 12 when the Painters Brotherhood and International Association of Theatrical Stage Employes both claimed jurisdic tion over 7H sot decorators. Fears "Deal" ",' Fr a n k Chapman, member of the AFL lumber policy commit tee, said he talked by telephone with sailors union officials today in San Francisco and received "assurance sailors no longer are going to sail any ships to any hor bor lo pickup any lumber . . . and will observe our picket lines, even though they are imaginary picket lines." ' John Christensen, chairman of the AFL committee, said he fear ed postponement of ClO-employ-er-coneiliator conferences untjl next week indicated "phoney wage settlement" will b made. ROSSJKW KCC1.L( LONDON, Oct. (UP) Radio 'MuM'Ow announced today the So viet govtiunicnt has rccallii9 Jts military ,rKprtMlilative from Gen. Douglas MaV.'Arlhur's headquar (cYl) irt, 5iiian. (j) tu)