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The taking over of the railroads
of the country by the government
to avert strike la a rescue effort,
caving the country the disaster
which a stoppage of railways
would cause. It offers no solution
to the impasse which threatened
to bring a tie-up of rail transpor
tation. While the public may
breathe a sigh of relief at escap
ing the immediate calamity it
ought to be distresed over the
failure of collective bargaining
plus the working of the elaborate
machinery of the railway media
tion act.
The attitude of the brother
hoods was expressed by Alvanley
Johnston, chief of the engineers.
who said:
"We have endeavored to get
settlement by cutting down to the
limit our demands. We ve done
the giving. They want to make
compulsory arbitration board out
of the fact-finding board.''
This statement invites analysis.
The government board is in law
and in fact a mediation board. It
recommended a settlement which
gave the operating brotherhoods a
raise of MM cents an hour. The
the board's recommendation. The ,
brotherhood representatives re J
fused. Undoubtedly there was
pressure to get the workers to ac
cept this award. To the public a
Strike In the face of a favorable
award by a government board
lermj quite unjustifiable, jeopar
dizing as it ' (continued on editorial
page).
70-Group Force
Agreed; Draft
Near Approval
WASHINGTON, May lO.-i-A
senate-house conference commit
tee today agreed on legislation
providing $822,000,000 to get a
modern 70-group air force started.
This means that the program
will go to the White House, de
spite Secretary of Defense Forres
tal's objection that it is so large
as to throw the armed services out
f balance.
Meanwhile, a combination draft
nd military training bill neared
final approval ' today by the sen-
tte armed services committee, it
1 scheduled for quick senate con
sideration after its Introduction as
a committee bill.
Chairman Gumey (R-SD) told
reporters only "about three" items
In the measure remain to be pass
ad on. He predicted formal appro
val by tomorrow for the measure
which would:
Require registration of all men
18 through 25 and doctors through
45.
Authorize a two-year draft of
snen 19 through 25.
And provide a year's military
training, with the regular forces
but not as a partof them, for 18-year-olds.
Nation's Best
Crop Forecast
WASHINGTON, May 10 -
An official report indicated today
the nation will produce its third
largest wheat crop in history.
The Important winter wheat
crop made good progress in April,
xcept in parts of the southern
esat plains, said the crop report
ued by the agriculture, depart
ment Prospects on May 1 were for a
tout of 1,117,000,000 bushels of
bread grain. The largest crop was
2,364,000,000 last year. Production
n the 1930-45 period averaged
90.000,000.
Stockyard Strike
Off; Raise Gained
CHICAGO. May 10 -Off5)- A
Strike of 400 livestock handlers
was called off tonight at the
world's largest stockyards here.
Frank Monaghan, president of
the CIO Stockhandlers union,
aid the new contract gave the
Workers a slx-cent-an-hour In
crease, but "all things considered
we got about 12 cents more."
Animal Cracftcrs
By WAKEN GOO0R1CH
Weather
Mas. Min. Prc!p.
Salsa ... M 44 Trace
Portl.iVd U 41 .00
San fraaclsco M so .00
Chicago ..... 4S 43 1.54
New York MUM
Wltlanwtu river 12 fU
rORCCAST (from U. S. wathr bu
reau. McNary field. Salem): Partly
cloudy today and tonight. High today
4. low tonight 40. Near excellent
weather 1 for all farm activities today.
NINETY-nGHTH YEAH
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'. ' Zoning Changes
Delayed: Rail
Permit Limited
By Robert E. Gangware
City Editor. The SUtaman
Salem's city council Monday
"" ' Vr. uuwOM,w.,
treet light.ng to put an elevator
lit ui limn aiiu iu b' " i w ij iiui- ;
ited franchises for rail tracks. j
But tbe council delayed until '
May 24 action on long-pending j
zoning proposals to permit a tele
phone office building at Court and 1
Winter streets and to require spe
cial permit for church expansion
in residential areas.
Thes were the developments:
(1) An agreement with Port
land General Electric company
was approved to replace present
street lights with brighter mer
cury vapor lights (similar to pres
ent High street lights but with
two brackets parallel to curbs)
for Liberty street from Center to
Ferry streets and for the Liberty-to-High
blocks of Chemeketa,
Court and State streets.
New Lights This Year
City Manager J. L. Franzen indi
cated the lights would be installed
at the time Liberty street is wid
ened this year and the cost to the
city would not exceed the recent
increase of $5,800 in license fees
received by the city annually from
PGE (which now pays the city
annually $27,800).
(2) Otis Elevator company was
authorized to Install in city hall
the elevator recently acquired by
the city lor $500 'from the burned
out Guardian building. Otis' price
is $4,895, including all labor and
materials. Mayor R. L. Elfstrom
estimated the total cost under this
plan is $12,000 less than bids re
ceived recently for a new eleva
tor and Installation.
Franchise One Year
(3) The city ordered a one-year
franchise renewal for Southern
Pacific's Union street tracks. The
company had requested a 20-year
franchise, but the long range plan
ning commission recommended
continuance of a year-old policy
to reduce franchise periods while
the city is negotiating with rail
roads for moving mainline tracks
farther east or putting them un
derground to Increase traffic safe
ty in the city.
(4) Also ordered was a revok
able permit for a new spur track
to serve Larmer warehouses from
the west side of Broadway street,
on condition that Oregon Electric
remove a present spur and repair
the street there. City Manager J.
L. Franzen had evolved a plan
for traffic Improvement by en
couraging the industry to put a
second spur on it own property
and replace the existing spur in
the street.
Zone Hearing Delayed
(5) The rone change requested
by Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company to remove capitol
zone setback restrictions and al
low construction of an 84 by 110
foot building on an 84 by 115
foot lot across from the state li
brary will come up May 24 for
final action, after the council has
received a report on new capitol
zone policy from the long range
1 planning commission.
Two alternate bills were intro
duced, one by Alderman O'Hara
to make a special business zone
of 'the lot but to retain present
residential setback restrictions,
and the other bill by Mayor Elf
strom to waive the setback which
would approximate 20 feet on
Court street under present policy.
The telephone company has Indi
cated it cannot build unless the
entire lot can be used.
() Postponed for the third
meeting was action on Alderman
Albert H. Gille's bill to restore
former restrictions on church or
school expansion In residential
areas, under which permission
must be obtained from 65 per cent
of property owners within $00
feet and from the city council.
Since last year added construction
has been permitted without spe
cial permission other than city
building: permits.
(Additional council news, page
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Dutyfree limits
Raised by Measure
WASHINGTON. May I0-CP-
Tbm senate approved . legislation
today to raise the amount of duty
free goods which returning I tour
ists may bring in from abroad from
$100 to $500. Action was by unani
mous consent.
The i provision was attached as
a rider to a house-approved meas
ure to permit the temporary free
import' oX xacinf sheUs, '
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Sen. Walter F. George
States Righters
Sizzle at Party
Over Platform
By
Dixieland democrats, their po
litical dander up over President
Truman's civil rights program, got
a potential candidate for president
Monday.
He is Walter F. George, for 25
years a senator from Georgia.
Senator Russell (D-Ga.) said
that unless George vigorously ob
jects his name will be offered as
as "states rights" man at the de
mocratic convention in Philadel
phia. This suggestion took on added
significance as a steady stream of
bitter language sizzled out of
Jackson, Miss. That's where the
states righters are holding their
convention.
They voted unanimously to call
a July conference at Birmingham
for the avowed purpose of taking
"all necessary and appropriate ac
tions" unless the national party
abandons the civil rights program.
Jewish Reopen
Convoy Route
To Jerusalem
JERUSALEM. May 10-4VP)-Jewish
sources said their troops bat
tered through all Arab resistance
tonight and opened the Tel Aviv
Jerusalem highway, vital convoy
lane of Jerusalem's hungry Jews.
Haganah engineers moved up
behind Jewish' commando forces
using bulldozers and dynamite to
blast the Arabs out of positions in
the rocky hills along the road.
The first food convoy in three
weeks is scheduled to rumble over
the road tomorrow morning, from
Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.
While the battle raged 10 miles
west of Jerusalem, the interna
tional Red Cross awaited a writ
ten request from Arab and Jewish
authorities to convert the holy city
into a neutral zone.
A temporary cease fire, agreed
to Saturday by the Jews and
Arabs, now prevails in Jerusalem.
Korean Ballot
Rioting Fatal
SEOUL, Tuesday. May 11 -P)
The Russian-controlled radio in
North Korea today renewed a
threat to shut off the power sup
ply of the S. -occupied south
ern zona an apparent effort
to needle authorities in the wake
of Monday's election.
Communist-directed , violence
took at least 25 lives yesterday in
futile attempts to disrupt the south
Korean election, but the night
passed in unexpected quiet.
An overwhelming total of more
than 6,000,000 voters approach
ing JO per cent of those registered
-ran the communist gauntlet and
voted for a projected 200-member
national assembly in th first elec
tion in 4.000 years of Korean his
tory. Weekend violence starting Fri
day sent the death toll to at least
78, with scores injured and many
arrested.
IUIM BBLKCOTTATIOM
(Tree SyC 1 te Stay 11)
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The Orecon Statesman, Salem,
Agree to Debate
CoiuiinicDi;
Council Ballots
8 Times; Slates
Budget Meeting
Robert W. DeArmond and Dan
iel J. Fry were unanimously
elected aldermen by the Salem
city council Monday night in
Salem Chamber of Commerce.
DeArmond. attorney who lives
at 1740 Norway st. was selected
to represent ward 8 on the ninth
ballot after a near-deadlock de
veloped between him and Tom
Armstrong, former ward 6 alder
man. Dr. E. E. Boring also 'was
a candidate.
DeArmond, president of the
Marion county young republican
club until recently, will replace
Fry, who resigned as alderman
last month when he moved from
a home in ward 0 to a new resi
dence in ward 4, at 608 S.
High st.
Fry Unopposed
Fry was the unopposed choice
to remain a member by switch
ing his ward representation to
the vacancy created at the same
time he had . resigned, when Al
derman R. O. Lewis became in
eligible by moving out of the city.
Mayor R. L. Elfstrom explain
ed the council rule which calls
for vote by ballot and requires
five votes, regardless of num
ber remaining on council or num
ber present, to elect a temporary
alderman. The two elected last
night will serve until the Novem
ber general election, at which
electors of wards 4 and f will
vote to fill the terms expiring
Dec. 31, 1950.
With all five remaining alder
men and the mayor voting, Arm
strong received four votes on each
of the first three ballots, then
began losing strength to DeAr
mond who received three votes
on the fourth and sixth ballots
and four on the fifth, seventh and
eighth ballots. Boring had receiv
ed one vote on the first ballot
and one on the sixth.
Bndreters Appointed
With every appearance of
deadlock, the council voted to put
off further balloting until the
next meeting, but by the end of
the meeting reverted to the elec
tion and in a single ballot unani
mously elected DeArmond.
DeArmond had been nominat
ed by Alderman Howard Maple,
Armstrong by James Nicholson
and Boring by David O'Hara. Pe
titions from ward 8 residents.
each with about 270 signers, were
received by the council on behalf
of both DeArmond and Boring.
The new aldermen are to be
sworn in at the May 24 meeting,
when two members of the citi
zens budget committee also will
be admitted.
The council last night set May
24 for a budget meeting with the
citizens committee and re-elected
to three-year terms both George
Hall and Dr. E. E. Boring.
ITALY TRAIN WRECKS
VENICE. Italy. May 10 -VPh
The Trieste-Rome express Jump
ed the track north of here today.
killing nine persons and injuring
60. A split switch reporteouy caus
ed the accident.
Politics on Parade . . .
Who's Running for What in the May Primaries!
(gaiter's net: Comments la UUs
Mrtn are ty t lc the ca-
MiIm wtUMat ratrtcla,
mar mC rcftoct the wlier
t UUs ajrspar).
Teear's nhjeet:
Glenn C Ackerman (r)
Candidate for
Geverner ef Oregaa
Glenn C Ackerman submitted
bis name for consideration to the
voters of Oregon, as a candidate
for nomination
for the office of
the governor, by
a popular de-
mand has be-
come Increasing-1
ly compelling due
to the rapid;
growth and de-f
velopment of our ;
business struc-
ture throughout I
the state, and in j
7
view ox tne ex- a. c. iikmua
treme importance of carefully ad
ministering to our vast economical
growth and needs, it becomes nec
essary to select a man suitably
qualified to meet these contingen-
He baa carefully chosen a plat
form reflecting the expressions of
OUNDOD 1651
Oregon, Tuesday, May 11, 1948
To Back Stands
On Red Party;
Date Not Set
By B. L. Livingstone
BEND. Ore, May 10-(P)-Thom
as E. Dewey agreed tonight to
nation-wide radio debate with
Harold E. Stassen on the subject
of communism.
Lewey s acceptance or tne pro
posal made by Dr. Peter Od
gard, president f Reed college
PORTLAND, May 11 -JP-Oregon
headquarters for both
Thomas E. Dewey and Harold
E. Stassen announced early
Taesday morning that discus
sions were underway for the
agreed debate on communism at
the earliest possible date. The
Portland Ice arena will be the
scene of the meeting, probably
this week.
of Portland, was made In a tele
gram to the college official.
Text of the acceptance by the
New York governor was released
here by James Haggerty, Dewey's
press secretary. Twice before the
New Yorker had ignored Stassen
challenge to debate.
Stassen Returns Friday
The two young republican pres
idential aspirants are alone in the
Oregon primary preferential elec
tion May 21.
Date for the debate has not
been set.
Stassen earlier today accepted
the debate proposal. He is now
in West Virginia, but is sched
uled to arrive in Portland for a
Friday night address. Dewey is
due there the same day on his
swing through the state.
Stassen Would Outlaw
The former Minnesota gover
nor proposed outlawing the com
munist party, in opening his Ore
gqn campaign. The next week
Dewey took the position that such
a policy was wrong and dan
gerous. In his acceptance, Dewey said,
"While I usually disapprove of
personal debates between repub
licans because they tend to weak
en and divide our party, I regard
the proposal to outlaw the com
munist party as so dangerous to
our freedom and the security of
this country that I think a bold
discussion of it ... is essential."
The New York executive said
he would debate for a full hour
on the subject "Shall the Com
munist Party Be Outlawed?'
Dewey named the communism
topic.
Dewer Rests in Bend
Dr. Odegard had proposed that
the debate touch on "election
issues." Stassen said in accepting
the proposal that he was eager
for a "101m discussion , 01 vixai
national issues" at Portland.
Dewev rested here yesterday
and today, nursing a slight throat
Infection and discussing, via long
distance telephone, affairs in New
York.
He ia exDected. however, to
resume his campaign tomorrow,
flying to Ontario, Ore., for a tour
of far eastern Oregon.
FINAL VOTE EXPECTED
LAKE SUCCESS, May 10 -(A-A
formal vote suspending United
Nations efforts for world atomic
control is expected next Monday.
Frederick H. Osborn of the United
States called a meeting; of the full
U. N. atomic energy commission
today for 9:30 a. m. (EST) Mon
day.
our progressive citizens, with a
resolution to induct it many mod
ern features into the life-line of
our resources.
Being one of Oregon's most pro
gressive candidates for governor,
he is determined to adance the
wealth and prosperity of the state
of Oregon by placing it equal to
other competitive levels within
this vast western empire. His cam
paign is to be wsged around a
promise to work in all ways to
better tne living conaiuons 01 sai
of the people of the state of Ore
gon. I Mr. Ackerman is one of Ore
gon's large taxpayers, ana con
ducts a multiple, of successfully
operated business institution of
a varied nature. His capacity to
promote the welfare of the state,
as well aa the welfare of its peo
ple, is demonstrated by his ultramodern.-
straight-forward, hard-'
hitting business methods. He ia a
student of political science and
stands for popular economy in a
rigid adniinistration.
Every obstacle in the advance
ment of the moral, social and eco
nomic needs of the people of the
state of Oregon is a challenge to
Mr. Ackerman'e Integrity and to
the principles for which he stands.
. (Teaaeerewt JeaaVaUIl) , .
Price Se
Moscow Says Talks
To Air Differences
Between
LONDON, Tuesday, May 1-JP)
The Moscow radio said early to
day the Russian government has
agreed with a United States pro
posal for "discussion and settle
ment" of existing differences be
tween the two nations.
The broadcast disclosed a dip
lomatic exchange between the two
countries conerning relations be
tween the wartime allies.
A Russian statement dated May
9, the radio said, followed a U. S.
note, sent by Ambassador Walter
B. Smith to Soviet Foreign Min
ister V. M. Molotov May 4, which
warned Russia against expecting
any change in American foreign
policy.
The radio's paraphrase of
Smith's statement said the recent
Anthracite Operators
Warned; Boeing Union
Augments Picket Line
SEATTLE, May 10-OP-The
Boeing Airplane company
threw a counter-punch at the
striking Aeronautical Mech
anics union (IND) late tonight
in the form of a temporary
restraining order banning
mass picketing and "any other
acts of Intimidation and coer
cion." SEATTLE, May 10. - W) - With
picket lines bolstered around the
Boeing Airplane company plant.
few of the 14,800 striking work
ers returned to their jobs today in
answer to a company "protection"
pledge.
Boeing spokesmen said the num
ber of shop and field employes
who crossed the lines was "small."
Union sources reported "only two."
At the same time, an official of
the Aeronautical Mechanics union
(Ind) announced that the parent
Internatoinal Association of Ma
chinists would begin paying ben
efits to the strikers within
week.
Reinforcement of picket lines
was ordered as the government
continued its efforts to end the 19
day strike which has halted pro
duction at the major source of the
nation's heavy bombers.
In Washington, D. C, the con
ciliation service received its third
turn-down from the Boeing com
pany after Inviting the company
and union representatives to the
capital to talk over the strike. The
company contends the union vio
lated a no-strike provision in its
contract.
DETROIT, May lO.-C-A strike
threat still hung over the Chrysler
Corp. tonight after government
mediators sought to head off
walkout of 75,000 Chrysler em
ployes Wednesday.
The mediators and spokesmen
for both the company and the CIO
United Auto Workers seemed
hopeful.
Truman to Employ
Farm Problem as
Campaign Issue
WASHINGTON. May 10.-CfV
President Truman seized upon the
farm problem as a 1948 campaign
issue today with plans for a mes
sage to congress this week on long
range agricultural legislation.
The idea originated with retir
ing Secretary of Agriculture An
derson and was put in final shape
at a White House conference of
democratic leaders just after An
derson formally left the cabinet to
run for the senate.
Anderson has told friends he be
lieves such a plea to congress
would put the republicans "on the
spot-
Mr. Truman officially accepted
Anderson's resignation today and
almost immediately summoned his
party s congressional leaders to a
49-minute session.
Emerging from that meeting.
Senate Democratic Leader Ber
kley said Mr. Truman will ask for
"adequate appropriation to con
tinue the government farm oro-
gram "particularly on soil conser-
French Bread Ration
Held by American Aid ,
PARIS. May 10-KAVrThanks to
American aid France will be able
to maintain its bread ration of
200 grama (seven ounces) a day.
Premier Robert Schuman said to
day, j
The announcement was made in
speech . greeting the freighter
John H. Quick whose arrival with
the first Marshall plan aid for
Trance waa celebrated at - Bor
deaux today. It carried gSOO tons
wheat, '
iff J&moar
No. 49
U.S., Reds
ly formed "European Union of
Nations and the United States of
America, alarmed at the tenden
cies of Soviet policy, had united
for mutual defense.
The broadcast, while expressing
the Russian's willingness to discuss
Soviet - American differences,
gave no hint of when or how rep
resentatives of the two countries
would get together.
The Russian statement, accord
ing to the radio, rejected Ameri
can contentions that Soviet poli
cy was at the root of worsening
Russian - American relations.
The radio broadcast tbe text
of the American note which Smith
wrote was put forward so there
"will be no misunderstanding.
WASHINGTON, May lOMJP-U
was the hard coal operators' turn
today to get the bad newr from
John L. Lewis.
Lewis told them that, come July
10, he intends to end the contract
covering 80,000 anthracite work
ers. Without saying what his de
mands would be, Lewis suggested
that wage conferences begin May
20. The present contract - - which
says either party can end it with a
30 - day notice - - was drafted in
1948.
Today's 60-day notice conforms
with the provisions of the Taft
Hartley act, and is similar to a no
tice the soft coal operators got on
April 30.
But there the similarity ends.
Lewis usually starts the soft coal
discussions by setting off a few
sticks of verbal dynamite.
To the hard coal owners he said
"We will be glad to have your
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Carte Sfersa
Sforza Gains
In Italy Race
KOME, May IX -6fV
manist legislators walked
teday aa the third ballet began
te cheese tbe atew Italian re
pabUea first president.
The Jetnt seasiea ef the sen
ate and chamber eg depwties
rejected, by a shew mt Tairtr
a. reqstest by ceeamavlst leader
ralnalre Tegllattl that the veto
be delayed half an bear far a
eensaltaUea mt
ROME. Italy. May lMftVFor-
eign Minister Carle Sforza. appar
ent leading candidate for the Ital
ian presidency, has asked that his
name be withdrawn.
The parliament failed yesterday
in two hotly contested ballots to
elect a president of the new re
public Sforza had gained over
Enrico de Nicola, who haa . an
nounced be does not want the of
fice. The vote was scheduled to be
resumed later this morning.
There were indications yester
day that Sforza, an internationally
known diplomat and outspoken
anti-communist; would bo ' named
to the office. He waa opposed by
the communist-dominated popular
front which waa defeated in last
month's parliamentary election by
the Christian democrats. v r
KIDNAP PLOT PKOBXD ,
PARIS. May 10 -iPh French
police are probing rumors of a
Jewish underground plot to assas
sinate or kidnap Princess Eliza
beth during her .- visit - to Paris
this week, it was learned. tonight.
British quarters view the reports
aa highly lrrrrv1M boweveav
Shipment
m
Dropped j
WASHINGTON, May 10
(AP)-TTie coast to -coast
railroad strike ras called
off tonight. Three resitt
ing unions bowed to f a
court order not to go ahead
with the strike which Waa
set for 6 a.m. tomorrow!
Charles G. Ross, . presidential
press secretary, announced:
"John R. Steelman. assistant to
the president, has just received
official word from the rail union
leaders that the threatened strike
has been called off." r .
Ross said that after a . federal
court order, obtained by the gov
ernment tonight, was served f on
the union leaders directing that
the strike be canceled, "their cjm
mittees held a meeting and voted
to rescind the 6 a. m. strike br
der." I
Worker Notified I
Ross declared: "Robertson,
speaking for the group, stated that
twicer er s trA ess- srifn ah4 f mm smJ 7 e
w v sai Ss " siiswe
ly notifying the railroad workers -of
the action Just taken." I
The first definite report that
the strike was off came from Ed
ward Gloss, press secretary ffor
the firemen's union, to a hotel iub
by full of reporters, cameramen
ana rscuo people. -
"The three - brotherhoods will
comply with the court order. Steps
to mat errect are being taken Im
mediately. I
He said the "steps consisted
of notifying the union members
not to strike. - f
The order to which the union
spokesman referred was a ceurt
order telling the three union! to
call off the strike and further! to
uu nuuiwj 10 encourage one.
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Network Seized
To pave the way for this order
(a type of preliminary injunction)
President Truman seized the whole
vast network of tracks and trains
in the name of the federal gov
ernment at mid-day today, and
turned them overf to the armyf for
operation. j
Mr. Truman said seizure -was
necessary in the public interest,
that the nation could -not stand "a
nationwide tragedy" such as a
crippling railroad strike.
The government petition said
that the strike, if permitted tcf oc
cur, "will imperil national health
and safety." .1
The court order was obtained
by Attorney General Tom Clark
from Judge T. Alan Goldsborcugh.
SP Removes
Perishables j
Shipping Ban 1
SAN FRANCISCO. Mar loLi
The Southern Pacific and Western
Pacific railroads tonight lifted the
ban on movement of livestock and
perishables shortly after receipt of
word that tomorrow's nation-wide
railroad strike had been called off.
Br tne Associated Press
The threatened nation - wide
railroad strike was called off Mon
day night, but some industries and
railways already had encountered
confusion. : I
Many of the embargoes clam red
down by 83 class-one railroads
were speedily being lifted, but not
before many shipments of perish
able foods, running into thoussnds
of carloads, had been delayed.
Blaze Destroys J ft
Roberts Pullets I -
ROBERTS, May 10 Fire early
this morning completely destroyed
a 560chick brooder bouse 1 and
nearly 300 four-week-old pullets
of the Hansen ; White ' Leghorn
i strain at the J. W. Xsley place six
miles southeast ox Salem. -
Roar of the fire awakened Mrs,
Isley about 1 a jn. The brooder
house was heated with pressed
sawdust and the fire started hi
the floor under the "hover," Isley
said. He placed the loss at $350.
China Reds Said
Speeding ;Drive
NANKING, May 10-VA ?hall
million communist troops were re
ported marching towards Mukden
today. '
A Chinese government spokes
man predicted a "decisive battle"
for that biggest Manchurian city.
Government dispatches said the
national air force had started its
heaviest Manchurian operations in
many weeks., bombing and straf
ing the, communist supply tines
north and south of Mukden. ?
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