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"it air Dim ire CHT SHfflDQS tkdgdds It took Dlentv of courage, mo courage and perhaps physical courage as well, for a preachtr'lT T to serve a church in Hood R.vcr lC KllSSiailS in the war years and oppore the Vli35 IIUCJIUUO intolerance that broke out thee against the Japanese Its extreme expression was the action of the Hood River post of the American legion in erasing the names ui Japanese-American soldiers from SEOUL. Thursday. Feb. 2i-F-the local honor roll of men in Korean sources reported today service. Yet one pastor stood ,up that United States and Russian against such dusci imination and troops exchanged shots for 14 now has been nominated to re- hours without casualties Tuesday reive the Thomas Jefferson award along their demarcation line in for the advancement of democ- central Korea but American in racy. He is the Rev. W. S. Bur- telhgence authorities called the .n.n. ntnr of the. Hood River Methodist church. The iward is K rrrim at hanmiel in the WaMorT-Atona' Vork A-.nl l? wk'..? twi ;..., mairx J- When the agitation -1 insj ja- i . . ii i panese was at us nv ni River. Burgoyne defended them .(ain the opprobrium that r" . . . being heaped upon thm He i i - nounced his church would wci- come people of any creed or color; invited returning nisei soldiers to peas, in nis cnurcn. prunniru marriage ceremonies for Japanese couples. Burgoyne was not alone in standing up to his convictinns Over at Gresham, another hot bed of intolerance, the local min isters sponsored a rally where the principles of justice were rs- .. -.- TK- ftt Ufa. t h 11 1 tKlff agitation against the return 1 I fit I JlVlClOll the Japanee quickly died dovvn.Ti'l MJ m. 11 Few of the Japs returned, but 9 thoe who did return to the Hood m-C flffl vntPfl T?ivr vllev and elsewhere did - .-.ATCl not suffer injury as they had feared Steadily they are regain- n the mnemtion of the white public thanks to the sturdy ad-! for the northwest's famed 41st tions. hereuce to principle of Burgoyne infantry division was reactivated The house also passed four sen and others like him. a third time lin inspection cere- ate bll,!! including one specifying r-.tutir, i4KrvM national ! monies here tonieht in which the ! that nomination certificates must Publicity to counteract the dis- ...- f nuh iritv nraav iniiKiv ar- corded Hood River and Oregon. , Mention should also be made of! the fact that Burgoyne is still n.tr . MrwH Riv.r which hows .oomething of the quality tf Hood River Methodists. ( Jiariffetir May J Take Stand in Murder Trial VALE. Ore. Feb 2 -( The possibility arose tonight that the handsome young chauffeur with Uiom Mi s. Gladys Lincoln Broad-j hurst is accused of plotting to kill Donald Marshall, Portland: War ner weathy husband would testi- rant Officer Edward L. Barrow, fy in her first degree murder Portland, trial. The third day of the trial of the much-married 40 - year - old redheaded widow ended late this afternoon with a jury mil un loosen after 52 prospective jur rr have been questioned.-. Robert D Lytle. attorney for the 23-year-old chauffeur. Akirt Lee Williams, said that WiJUams would testify in Mrs. Broad jiirst"s trial if he were called Williams, ho Lytle .sai't admittcfl going lkrnnk m m t r i i n i) rrnwtnv with Mrs. Broadhurst a month J a lonely road, will go on trial for ' first degree murder next month, j Mrs. Broadhurst attorney de manHH trtrfa v tht the fttat re- 1 11 1 II IM 1TI"T HMnra'iiurmc tween her and Dr. W. D Broad- hurst the rancher husband who bequeathed her his entire SMB.- j placards which state that i notel rooms and automobiles, and OOO esUte The attorney said the the budding is for veteran re-sale tnat Oregon consumes more liquor state had taken papers without , must in prominent places on I than any other hquor monopoly a search warrant, and refused to the prorty within five days after j state. return them on the ground that ! C(,nstruci,on starts and must re- ' Action on the bill to let non the accused woman was never majn dunng the entire p.rl(Kl lne J property owners vote in school legally married to Broadjiuist. as property js required to be held for elections was postponed Wednes ahe had married him before her , veteran, Le declared Cases of , da in tne house for the fourth divorce from her fifth husband nn tin have h-n renorted tn i time. ft . I DTI IfllC Illlanl. ViV CRAD NAMED PORTLAND, Feb. 2-(,,V-Miles F. Woodworth, 33-year-old Wil lamette university graduate, was named city fire marshal today. Animal Craclceri By WARREN GOODRICH "He's the best looking thing that ever crawled out from under a log" . i , Portal Pay odu Passes Labor Committee Proposes Small Increase in Jobless Benefit Pay By Wes Sullivan Ne Editor. The Statesman A measure to bar portal-to-portal pay suits was passed by the senate 28 to 2 Wednesday after Sen. William Walsh, Coos Bay, de clared northwest timber operators ClaurJlS OI 1 J,UUU,UUU Ml poi Ull trtffCS t"uu6" " r-- entire industry." The bill which now goes to the house, puts a year's limit on all back-pay claims, including portal-to-portal, and specifies that all previsions would be effective next January 1. Restrictions under the . measure would not bar portal .Koreans Say c4 l J Exchange Fire account nigniy exaggerated The Korean version said 28 nussians ano ii Americans urcu "ther J midnight, during which four So- , viet fighter planes appeared brief- i , .i Iv over the area. " i , . : .; j vrci m it K J 7 . ,r",un S patrol troops were dis- patched to Paekchon. about two the demarcation line, . . . . ... . to investigate a report that seven Russians were firing rifles into thp ( wn. The Americans reported they saw two Russians hurriedly leav- ing the town as the patrol ap- L. .J u.. . . n.. . ... n-vi oui no rvussians were found in Paekchon Oregon Unit, PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 26 -ijp) Oregon's division headauarters Oregon command unit for the new wan nsion - i irrirnn a7iiarri wnc recognized. Lt. Col. L. H. Prather. Fort Lewis, wasn , conaurted tne cere- monv which elevated Oreeon's Superintendent of State Police Harold G. Maison to the rank of brigadier general and the post of assistant division commander. j (Lt. Col. Prather is the son of VJiriui m I 1 1 r i , a9jisiaiik ii ia 1 1 ager of the Salem Chamber of f Glenn W. Prather, assistant man- Commerce ) Also inducted into the Oregon I r W.V.. command unit were Lt. Col. t V li.il r . I i 1 1 1 (i i tea ivi i- an o- sistant chief of stiiff. and Maj. William J Ashworih as division adjutant general. Others: Maj. , Glenn W. Pate. Portland: Maj. Robert G. Brady. Salem; Capt. Sam B. Harbison, Salem; 1st Lt. Vet Building Checkup Due 0 1 A tightening of compliance ru on homes built in the Salem area . w.th veterans' priorities w.ll be launched March 1 by the office of iroipi.iJ luiuiui ir... ui..... '' ret reKTlu' Th initial drive is part of .i n,'nU'n Sli. Z dwellings being built for veterans , thi. area have the requirtni ! cards posted in order that they readily located by veterans. ' . n i a Hrtvp tn hln vet- in t nln... r ' m : ,j prjjns whQ need housing to find . - r i his office recently, he said. ea Parly' State On Islands Cited HONOJUULAJ, Fb. 26 -(JP)- In- ' terior Secretary 1 Krug today j termedjSktions on Samoa, Guam awTsawa "basically the i same as those which brought ! about the Boston tea party." j lie also declared administration of Japanese . mandated islands should be transferred quickly to civil control. On the American islands, he cited, "the people are good and i-lc of government thousands of ! miles away telling them what to do," Krug reported. DAM RI RVEY TO BEGIN LA GRANDE, Feb. 26-OP) Sur veys for the Idaho Power com- pany dam which will supply pow- er to Eastern Oregon will begin i at once. President C. J. Strike said today. He said the dam I should be completed by 1950. rTBUC HEARINGS pttal MceMiag kill SB 77) Thursday. February 17. 1 a. m room 3W. atatchouac. before senate medicine, pharmacy and dentistry committee. Mmbm f aeleetlac asuessan ( SB M5) Thursday. February 77. 1 p. m.. room Ml, atatertotwe. before senate as atnmeat and taxation committee. Laar Bnie-a practice- bill (SB 314. 323. 324) Changed from Thursday to Monday. March 3. following afternoon aljournment. room 401. ttatehouse. before senate labor and industries committee. alone were menaced with payj suits in the meantime, nor effect those already filed. The "no" votes were those of Sens. Irving Rand and Thomas Mahoney, Portland, who objected to having varying limits. Other contract actions remain under the six-year limitation. $29 for 29 Weeks On another legislative front Wednesday, labor lost a vital skir mish in its fight for major in creases in unemployment compen sation benefits. The senate labor and industries committee voted to recommend a maximum of $20 for 20 weeks in any one year compared to $18 for 20 as now provided, and $25 for 26 weeks as had been requested. Earlier in the day. the senate passed and sent to the house a K M .mthnriTinff iiai. im iMin . - - XTr cS'd reported at a 10O per cent a.s- count, for use as a state hwpital onrv c ronc r.ihnn i,,nr. annex, ben. Angus oioson, junc- tion Citv cave the onlv "nav." Sen. tail Wewbry, Ashiana, which surveyed the hospital site f It ....... --,-,i near Medford, was asked regard ing the opinion of Dr. John tv- ans, superintendent of the state hospital in Salem. Newbry re- plied that "Dr. Ev ans went down i there with a rather negative opin- i.i i I . l . . ion, aiiuuuKn ue cumiiiciiie-u '" - vorably on many points of the i project." Enabling Bill Approved j The house played second fiddle to the s-enate in major actions Wednesday. Among nine bills passed and sent to the senate were those enabling Salem and West Salem to merge (by speci fying that the Willamette river j 's a common Dounaaryj, ana changing the size-grading of eggs to conform fith federal regula- ' OI " w v i. . . ,h l " V? introduced m the house, includ- " lu tuning mun which would exempt farm, graz 7nin0 measure .oiling inerfsuie inf and timber lands; provide for county-wide referendums, and re move the six - mile limitation around incorporated areas. Senate Passes IS Bills e senate passed 16 of its own r bills including one permitting the t microium in recording of- ficial pepers. Four house bills r-r-., 1 . pasea by tne senate included -.-. ... v.. ..... v . ciai nany caicn oi smelt irom ?o to 25 pounds and allowing the public utilities commission to set , maximum speed , for trains in town. Meanwhile, the joint ways and means committee recommended oen'?1 b,;;S cin old-athebush7discardmg;reVr pensions It approved a measure as th went iowa?d , house Po! increasing pay of district attor- i neys. The houe committee on state l"dm fedfra,w a,fa"8 apprved. a! Vw. :.:T .u , T Indian i school if the latter is abandoned, , time ,ice ,ost track' of hj (North Caroline, was to have suc .PPPSCd. f mea5ure . Pro- Other officers joined the hunt and needed Harriman but died just as d riminatin. 3 J'; "eed o "''y T' 7loZ miuii me Mdie or sud-gi iions - ;..., rreatinff a Hrtm.nt .,f V :, U"J 1"T Vw wil. I J?1' nt1ro,I Was to,d Wednesday y Dean Ireland, representing the ; Portland Hotel men s associati.m, j that Permitting of liquor by the ! drink m hotels restaurants and clubs would reduce drinking in e-i The legislature will resume at j 10:30 a m. j (Other legis. news page 4) D. W. Porter of Albany Heads Linn County Turkey Growers By Lillie L. Madsen Farm Editor. The statesman LEBANON .Feb. 26 D. W.i Porter, route 2. Albany, was elected president of the Linn County Turkey Growers at the I association S annua Lebanon today. E. E. Agee. route 1, Albany, was chosen vice presi- dent, and Mrs. E. R. McCormack. route 2. Lebanon, secretary. The growers were guests of the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce ; at a noon luncheon. Approxi- mately 125 turkey growers, about one-half the usual number, at- tended the meeting. The small attendance was laid to good farming weather. Birds slaughtered and in stor age before February 11 must be sold by March 31, and those slaughtered following that date must be sold before June 30. if they are to receive support price, W. T. Guerts, Colton turkey grower, who headed the fight in Washington. D. C. for support i price, told the gathering. In the opinion of Noel Bennion, NINETY-SIXTH YEAR 10 rn tp Bandit, 2 Police Die In Melee VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 2ft-(CP)-Two teen-aged gunmen were formally charged with murder to night following a wild gun battle with police earlier today that re sulted in the death of a companion and two' police prowler car offi cers. A warrant charging Harry Johnson. 19, with murder was read to him as he lay in Vancou ver General, hospital suffering from wounds received in the shooting affray. An identical charge was read to a 17-year-old accomplice at police headquarters, after his capture. A police detec tive ,also was wounded. Men Spotted Near Bank The two police officers and the bandit suspect were killed in a pistol battle near the Great North ern railway roundhouse in East vanrouver The battle started wnen police were tipped off that ... three men were DUttin on masitS" near the Renfrew branch of the R0yal Bank of Canada. Police, pursuing the suspects amid strings of ' box cars and puffing engines, exchanged lire with the three men as they fled down a right-of-way. The dead are Prowler Officers Oliver Ledingham and Charles Boyes of the Vancouver city police force and a gunman ldentinea Dy police as Douglas Carter. Chase Car Through City The men never had a chance to enter the bank. Within minutes of the tip-off the prowler car speed ed to the scene as a maroon col- The bandi car sweot into a . - VU, lilt UUIIUU - flH.LV aii.v of two mil he fled into of two miles the me n fled into uitr uirdi nuiuiciii taius. - , ., ine ponce car puiiea up, saia a? stepped out of the car and they let him have it. Boyes opened fire as the men fled down the tracks, and 30 feet from the body of Ledingham he , , . , , - , i ?"nd f Wounded Detective Gets Man Firino 3c t hou r-an than oitnmon fr,r- tho Kl.cK a-vcre t H ' A,r' ' , . ... . , . , . p r", , ' T " " . .7. j. L.! . V. " " " J " unPnnH hi f'r" in1 , 3 kranri ihP u.m! man Sarter fell as police guns I studying the British common uia,.j i wealth, and is now president of Ti..' .. . ! i uuici iwu uiiiiicrn uru iniu ; they lice fired again and the bandit later identified as Harry Johnson was wounded. The third of the trio sought i shelter in the house basement after r .i v, 4) u i j: i shortly after n w CH identlfid hi He"dersV iscovered. im as William . , - i Uttle C hange Predicted j t or Salem Weather Salem s temperature dropped to 3, an degrees at 9 o'clock last night ! ana was aecnning irom At early . this morning, McNary field weath- er station reports. Temperatures predicted for today would range about the same as those of the last few days with a high of 58, a low of 35 and no rain. 3RD BLEACHER VICTIM DIES LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 26-(7P) ' . . , , , t; 1 The death of Theodore E. Nord- quist. 25, of Gary, Ind., increased to three today the toll of the bleacher collapse in the Purdue university fieldhouse during the Wisconsin basketball game Mon day night. extern-ion poultryman at Corval- lis. Oregon was making too heavy a .reduc,ion ,in tuurkey to j posiuon as i "MWr V1 " o a p r e asiea bronze turkeys hatching eggs "i piiuiis. rrrnminarj surveys. , ""'rL'' 5"ow Jlnait "re" j : ,j r i . . V , f w "" "nt Yl'n,le tbe. nallor 5 re ! duction will approximate 16 per cent OrPOnn' avcra0o iviiiHr rr hrwHor hm u -n nation's 7 to 9 Bennion stated adding that Oregon's, mild win- ters, cool summers and low alti tudes put the state in a favorable position for turkey production. Dr. J. E. Parker, head of the poultry department at Oregon State college, stated that "we need research more than ever to maintain our place in turkey pro- Z::" ' """"" i UdMa. Dean U. G. Dubach, also of OSC, spoke on world affairs, fav oring preparedness, freer trade. buying from as well as selling to foreign nations, freedom of air j transportation and of information. I Salem. Oregon. To St. James WASH1NGTON. Feb. t-(JP)-Lewis W. Douglas, former budget director, who today was appointed by President Truman to be ambassador to the court of St. James m Great Britain. The nomination was sent to the senate for confirmation. (AP Wlrephoto.) Truman Picks Lewis Douglas In Envoy .Post WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-(- Lewis W. Douglas, who once i broke spectacularly with, the New , ... a . . . I Franklin D. .Rooevelt, wa President Truman to- t . - - , , - , . Auv tn Ke nmhsttarinr to Great zr.. Mr. Truman thereby capped a long list of public offices in .which Douglas, 52-year-old Ari zonian, has already served. Doug las has been a soldier in. France in the first world war, a state leg islator, member of congress, di rector of the federal budget. iHU-lCdSC CXptfU 1 ICr 111 lvUUUUU J the second world war. and deputy ' i"i r ehmiMntf aniwinietrfitrir west otMiffjMti auiuiiitotiaiui. He also took a two-year turn f 103.3Q n. vle chancellor of he had close-up opportunity for the Mutual Life Insurance com- xt vr i Douglas was nan named to the post which has been vacant since Aver- ell Harriman came back from London to take over the secre- taryt?1 ot C"mmfr,ce f??Bthe .n-Lr. . uardner, lormer governor of e was uuoui U) sail. Communists Launch Attack NANKING. Thursday. Feb. 27- (JVGoveniment field dunatrhM said today that nearly 125,000 Chinese Communists had launched a savage new offensive in Man churia, driving to within 15 miles ! of Changchun, the capital. This would place the advance ! guard more than 45 miles south of U. C . . : : . i ; r i .Z. .""f-" "ZZil-.l- mT kT uu. u.viun.g 1 1 n e between government and Communist forces during the win ter. Military observers here be lieved the Changchun garrison, which includes the government's powerful new First army, was strong enough to repulse any im mediate threat to the capital. Buffalo Orders All Schools Shut BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 26-OP) Buffalo's 71,000-pupil education system staggered to a complete shutdown tonight from the ef- fects of a ry strike of 2400 of ils 2960 teachers. The board of education, in its third stormy session within 36 hours, declared a state of emer- gency and School Superintendent Robert T; Bapst immediately an nounced that the 19 schools sti) open today would not reopen. LIN FIELD CONTEST SET McMINNVILLE, Feb. 26. -(JP)-Students from 33 colleges in seven western states are entered in the inter,- collegiate forensic tourna ment opening at Linfield college tomorrow. About 300 men and 75 women will compete. Weather Max. 55 - 49 Min. Precip. 31 .M 42 .00 23 .01 Salem Portland ... Chicago ... New York 32 38 30 trace Willamette river: 3 feet FORECAST (from U. S weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem ) : Partly gy toffi 35. PAGES V" ft v f ' He 1651 Thundery Morning. February Auditing Of Unions Endorsed By Max Hall WASHINGTON, Feb. 2&-P)-AFTj . President William , Green shouted today under hot-and-heavy questioning by republican congressmen that he was "will ing" for congress to assure free speech for employers and to have unions register and file financial reports. The pink-cheeked 73-year-old Green, appearing before the house labor committee, continued to op pose nearly all of the labor legis lation before congress. Green Exhorts Committee He insfsted that congress keep out of jurisdictional strikes, shouting: "You can't outlaw them. It's impossible. Listen to me!" Here's What he conceded under relentless questioning by Rep. Hoffman (R-Mich), after saying again and again he had no sug gestions for legislation: 1. "Now wait! I'm willing that the Wagner act be changed so that the employer can engage in free speech." (The act now says an employer, can put his side of any question before his employes but not in' any way that involves coercion or threats of reprisals. Employers have often said admin istrative rulings under this clause have deprived them of free speech.) Exempts Local Union Books 2. "On financial reports of un ions, were willing. (Ureen ex- plained later he meant public re- ports by national unions, but not local unions because the finan cial information might help em ployers in bargaining against the locals.) 3. "If it's a matter, of union reg istration,, licensed, on a voluntary basis, we have no objections." (He apparently didn't mean to support bills which would compel unions to register). Bonus Demand n j Sparks Rioting At Brussels BRUSSELS, Feb. 2d-ff)-A demonstration by former Belgian prisoners of war demanding pay ment of bonuses turned into a riotous battle today in which 50, 000 marchers broke through police lines,' trampled and crushed each other and onlv were stonrwd hv I machinegun and rifle fire from behind the steel fence of the par- liament building. A day-long condition of siege of the parliament building was not broken until tonight when a ring of armored cars, machine guns, gendarmes and troops fi nally restored order in the angry throng and the cabinet members were able to emerge from behind their locked doors. Unconfirmed reports said a dozen people were killed but an official of the ministry of the in terior said only one person was dead as the result of a heart at tack. Unofficial estimates said 100 were injured, but the ministry placed the list at 40. Lebanon Teachers Win $2, 100 Annual Salary LEBANON, Feb. 26 A mini mum annual salary of $2,400 has been voted by the school boards of the city schools and the union high school district for all regu larly certified teachers. Local teachers' salaries here are paid on a 12 month basis and the new schedule goes into effect next term. For the remaining months of this term. $25 a month addi tional will be paid. The new schedule means an average in crease of $550 a year. POUNDI Board Votes to Accept Klamath Barracks for Training School By a 5 to 1 vote, the state board of education Wednesday ac cepted a proposal by the war assets administration to give the state of Oregon the Klamath Falls marine barracks for a vocational training center. Board members said the legis lature would be asked to appro priate $620,000 for its operation during the next two years. Under the federal agency contract, the state must use the barracks for educational purposes for 25 years. May Darling, Portland opposed the proposal. She expressed doubt as to the value -of tbe plant for educational purposes because of its location. Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, jr., suggested that in event the barracks was not a suc cess for vocational training it might be used for a state hospital, state training school for delin quents or a branch of the Ore- 27. 1947 ioiy.iu) New Salem Fire Chief Likely to Be Named Today Formal apponitment of a new fire chief for Salem appeared a possibility today. A meeting of fire department captains has been called for 10 a.m. in the office of City Manager J. L. Frazen for a "discussion en organization," but unofficial sour- i WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-iAy)-caiw h mooting ulsn mi eht ! Tacitly rejecting any major cuts bring announcement of a succes- sor to Acting Fire Chief William Acting Iwan who has carried on since the retirment of Chief Harry Hut ton some time ago. Britons Face Economy Need For Night Shift LONDON. Feb. 26-UP)-A Bri- fZ r 1"?, taxes dP tish government spokesman re- x" e flgure to 10 Per cent luctantly announced tonight that D"bU House Aeceptanee Britain must adopt another in- He quickly added, however, that novation introduction of the t"e house will never accept" the "night shift" in industry. ! senate nurc- More than a third of Britain's As for the ceiling on spending, workers must be put on a night ; Chairman Taft (R-Ohio) of the shift "at once" to level off the I senate republican policy commit load on the country's time-worn tee predicted to a reporter that a and war-impaired electric power senate-house compromising corn generators. Sir Stafford Cripps. ! nuttee eventually will arrive at a president of the board of trade, i flure of $5,000,000,000 or slightly told the house of commons. moi:e as the overall pledge for re- -Introduction of the night shift duc,n expenditures, almost unheard of in Britain . exraL far western senators at where few fireside-loving Britons ' i"ked4 the P"posed M.000.000. worked at night even during the : 000 t.as. a wounding blow at the war-time production crises will ' estJ irrigation, reclamation and mean "a rdnl,,, r, - '" - Virtually the entire nation Is lifl'TrX Jrf , . , . . , , now lor some great capital invest- geared for day-time work only. ; ment, that wifi ive a5!tur. Subways close soon after mid- ance of employmm for milions nwgt'KM0StJrestawran,A 3nd Pub of men " ear future shut their doors by 10 p.m., and may threatened with unem theaters are empty soon after. pioyment." Transporting, feeding and accom- Backing him up. Senator Mag modating millions of night work-nuson (D-Wash) declared "thev re ers therefore promise to be diffi- Standing in line in the Pacific cult problems. krlorthwest wanting more electric Government sources said entire power," such as is furnished by factories probably would close Grand Coulee, Bonneville and down by day and operate only at other self-liquidating projects. -night under the new scheme. Fae- t Senator Taylor (D-Idaho) as tories may alternate in going cnio serted that "the path being ftl the night shift, each factory work- lowed by a majority of congress ing at night one week out of every is going tc lead to the same riis three or four. I astrous end as that which over- New blizzards, the worst in took this country in 1329." years, spread up to 15 inches of The roll call vote by which the snow in 10 below 2ero tempera- senate pledged a r&ductian of tures in the north, blocking high- S4.500.00O.OOO rather than $6,000,- way and railway routes to the coal mines. Lava Nears Tf-- 1 i - TV-. at-i-sc ! Xlcllldll A UuIlS ROME. Feb. 26 -JP)- A fiery stream of lava, bubbling from a new crater broken in the side of Mount Etna, was reported in press dispatches from Sicily to day to have branched into sepa rate forks which rolled threaten ingly toward several communi- WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -.JV wum -11 1 j 3"en Pounds more sugar per per- While villagers fled in panic. this year than s "r Italian authorities rushed motor tually assured todav in an an vehicles to Cisterna and Passo , n0uncement alloti ng 25 pounds for Pisciaro to assist in the exodus e first nine months, if the flow continued the dis- An OPA official 5aid it w patches said. They added that the a afe that Ule 1947 molten mass had surged to within individual use allowance will be a mile and a half of Passo Pis- ( 35 pounds c- 1- ! Jointly the office of temporary The eruption of the Sicilian contros 8nd culture de- yan: " f'f iei sinee I partment affirmed that a new 1828 when it destroyed the v,l-;ration n f ,fl SSir! UteSCyes'teTa1v ! 'wIU vaTi da ted April U and begun late yesterday. f announced that another stamp The Incandescent mass was J good for 10 wiU c g said to have built up to a depth ! t,,1v , rf )CiCi warHe It c-tma rofinoc abav aw v w j ua ui cvaa a a iiivo. JAP TRAIN TOLL 195 TOKYO, Thursday, Feb. 27-(JP) The death toll in Tuesday's train wreck 25 miles west of Tokyo rose to 195 today, snaking it the worst in Japan's history, the Jap- Dreviouslv was in 1940 when 180 persons were killed in a wreck near Osaka. gon state college school of ' agri- culture. The WAA has said per- ... i , 81 granted later A report from O. I. Paulson, state director of vocational train- ing, Disclosed tnat ne already nas on : .. sjuiLouuiia iw co- roiiment, mostly irom veterans. He said the barracks could be remodeled and made ready for operation as a vocational school not later than July 1. Paulson estimated an enrollment of 1,500 in a few years. The vocational education direc tor informed the board that at the end of five years only $70,000 of state funds would be required annually and that the institution would become almost self -supporting. tm .- TI 1 said, - to give technical training that cannot be found in any other part of the country." Price 5c No. 287 Votes for 4 Billion Reduction j fo1 the army and navy, the senate j Y0ieiL5L i1?". tJ. !iash u ' ojv,vvv.wv on rresiaent Amman s $37,500,000,000 budget for the year starting July 1. This compares with a $6,000, 000,000 cut already approved by the house. The house action had led to cries that the army and navy might be crippled at a crit ical juncture in world affairs. Chairman Knutson (R-Minn) of the house ways and means com mittee told a reporter after the senate vote that the cutback of only $4,500,000,000 wauld throw overboard his bill for a 20 per cent across-the-board slash in in- l1'""u lu,,uul pit.jeCL3. Morse Looks to Employment , Senator Morse (R-Ore) declsr- 000.000 included: For the amendment: Cordon (R.-Ore.) Against the amendment: Cain (R.-Wash.). Morse (R.-Ore.) , and Magnuson (D.-Wash.). Sugar Ration Expected to Go Up 10 Pounds 1 1 UN Receives Trustee Plan ! LAKE SUCCESS, N. YL Feb. ; -v- me United States wen speedy Kussian endorsetnent to night on its request for immed iate American trusteeship over the strategic Japanese-mandated islands of the western Pacific -where Japan mounted her attack on Pearl Harbor, Guam and Wake. The quick Russian approval and informal expressions from other members of the United-Nations security council, which -e-T 1 ceived the formal U. S. request? today, indicated that the United I ' States would gain eventual ap- I proVal of its request. The coun- 4 cii, however, adjourned further j action on it until March 7 so the HdMatp mnlri rrtntit thaiw emments. Probes Set Despite Protests by Democrats WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-(-Special investigations of the newsprint and paper situation and the problems of small business today were ordered by the house over Democratic protests that they violated the congressional . reor ganization act. The newsprint Drobe will be directed hv Rm I Brown (R.-Ohio) and the small j business inquiry probably by Rep. iHall (R.-N. Y.).