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Flax Plant
Burns at
MT. ANGEL, May 2-(Special)
A tracing fir this morninj de
stroyed the washing plant and
valuable machinery at the Mt.
Angel Flax Growers association,
one mile north of here, at an es
timated loss of $7,000.
Fred Schwab, plant manager,
aaid the fire was discovered
burning in a flax pulling ma
chine at 11 a. m. by William
Harryfield and Mike Klein
achmidt, plant employes. The.
cause was still undetermined,
late today.
Mt. Angel volunteer firemen
fought the blaze for more than
an hour to prevent it from
spreading to nearby plant build
sMoon Falling into Sun
Broadcast
JACKSON, Miss. May 2-C4 -Bob McKee, an announcer for a
ackson (WJXNl radio station, reported on his disc jockey program
last night that "the moon Is falling into the tun ind the Mississippi
river basin Is an earthquake danger aiea." i
' Reaction to tne program it lasted only minutes and w
labeled fictitious before it started was both immediate and unex-
:
DU3
' A 'I ' I 1 K ' li
mo Qua
To the average person thcie is
nothing so forbidding as pages of .
statistics. Even members of the
legislature when they see official j
reports full of figures start to talk
about the waste in public printing j
Bo tables of valuation and taxes i
prepared by the state tax commis- ;
aion are ant to get short shrift
from the public. When the tax bill ;
arrives the property-owne- says
"ouch." and drags his feet to the
collector's office to pay his assess
ment. But these tables of tax fig
ures come alive-if one studies them
carefully. ?
For instance the total assessed
valuation of the state re ; m
$899,787,000 in 1940 to $1,401 CU
000 in 1948. That Is ati in reaj.e of
f! per cent. A breakdown of tlie?e
figures shows nhr interesting
facts. Tie Increase in perfcnal
property valuation was 197 per
cent, of. improvements on land 106
rer cent, of utilities 39 per rent,
and was the laggard, the percent
age of -increase on lard valuation
being small.
Break down the personal prop
erty classification and you firvd
percentage fncreres in its items:
machinery 176; merchandise 2S0;
boats and vessels 262; faim imple
ments 23K; non-household furni-
mre ana ctjuiiiirn ovi, iirsn.in i
97.
What is happening, as Wallace
. Wharton, tax commissioner In
charge of the division of assess
ment and taxation, points out in
recant bulletins Is that people are
using more machinery and equip
ment - Industry Is expanding and
farmers are using power machines
In farming. The gain In improve
ments is due to more houses for
residences for a growing popula
tion, more buildings
(Continued on Editorial Page)
Block Sticks in
ChihVsMouth
Here's one way a child can keep
both Interested and quiet, but. the
fiethod Is not advocated generally
y pediatricians.
Martha Price, age 2, who is
visiting at the hofhe, of her aunt
and vncle Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Kleinke at 170 N. 23rd St., was
playing with her blocks Monday
when she decided to try one In
her mouth for sue. It fit, too well.
and Mrs Kleinke spent a frantic
10 minutes trying to dislodge the
block.
Salem's firt aid crew was called
to the scene but the block was
''extracted before they arrived.
Young Martha suffered no ill ef
fects from the ordeal, Mrs. Klein
ke reported.
Animal Crackers
V WARREN GOODRICH
"Jmst s mimttt ktrm
tsktm m good look st whst we're
Ughting over?-
MS t
Building
Mt. Angel
ings. The Interior of the 75 by 15
foot frame building was com
pletely raxed. Machinery destroy
ed included the pulling machine,
baler, trailer, wagon, three
motors. 20 tons of flax tow and
the building's blower system.
It was the; second serious fire
to strike the plant within 10
years. On July 4. 1941, a blaze
swept through a larger building,
causing $15,000 worth of damage.
Schwab said operations would
continue normally despite loss of
washing facilities. The building
was fully cohered by insurance,
and association directors will de
cide whether it will be rebuilt.
Scares A rea
petted
A' Baptist minister beard abou
it and dismissed his Sunday eve
ning grayer service, telling the 350
worshippers present to go and
warn their neighbors.
"It looked -like a whit sheet
was pulled over the congregation,
when I told them they turned s
pale, the Re. H A. Milner said
later.
Several girls living in the YWCA
went into near hvsteria.
riee&d with (Tails
The weather bureau, news
paper offices: and radio stations
were flooded with calls that time
in until after midnight. The pro
gram went onrthe air at 8:04 p. m
(CST).
McKee was suspended from his
job at once. Me was dismissed this
morning.
James Ownfcyfc the station man
ager, said the station was ex
tremely sorryffor the incident. He
ordered the program stopped as
soon as he heard it start and had
corrective announcements made
for the remainder of the night.
McKee said the program was his
own idea.
Anaeeneed FicUUoes
McKee said aeannoiinced the
progrsm as fictitious, then Inter
rupts a record to announce that
"the moon is falling into the aun.
The entire Mississippi river basin
from Winnipeg to New Orleans
has been declared a danger area.
Earthquakes ire expected."'
He said he then faked a switch
to Washington and imitated an
"Arthur Q Winston," whom he
identified as a presidential secre
tary. (Mr. Truman has no secretary
named "Winston").
Winston, McKee said, reported
the president fwas too busy in an
emergency cabinet meeting to ap-
i pear but repeated the earlier
warnine
.
Unions Back
Baldock Plan
Salem Trades and Labor council
went on record Monday In favor
of the Baldock plan for highway
and street development In Salem,
and have sent letter to Mayor
Robert Elfstrom In that
Herbert 'Barker, secretary of the :
"'""in. inoovncta Monaay nigni
mi m tine ume xnc council !
tlht Mvini to. for tht A I
copy of the resolution was sent to
the city council which will studr i
th. proposed Ume change at their
May 0 meeting. . j
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Jtt-POrND AGATE FOI XD
BEND. May 2 -iA)- An agate
weighing 320 pounds his been at
tracting attention among gem en
thus'asts her4. It was found in
the Pony Butte area of Jefferson
county by P L. Forbes and has
been cut into halves for display, i
$10,000 Dallas Home Blaze Adds to
Woes of Misfortune-Plagued Family
DALLAS. May 2 (Special )-A '
quicx-spreaaiEg oitii destroyed
the possessions of two families and
razed a recently remodeled house
here Mondavi Undetermined was
the cause of tjhe fire which result
ed In loss estimated bv owners at
nearly $10,000.
The Carol Ruby family occupied
the house, located at the cdrner of
Ugiow and Clay streets. Belongings
of visiting relatives valued at $1,
500 also werejlost In the flames.
Only a small portion of furni
ture was salvaged from the home
but a wallet .containing $500 was
found intact ih a bedroom.
The house was owned by A. E.
Thompson, Dallas route 1. He aaid
he spent $3,50 renovating it last
fall and valued it at $6,500: He said
it appeared to him that the struc
ture fas a total loss.
For Ruby i was a continuation
cf misfortunes which have plagu
ed him since he moved here from
Rosburg this wmter. The. safe of
the Dallas Safeway store where he
is manager was robbed shortly af
ter he came here, and in January
his four-year ikld son was critically
injured when-struck by a car. His
loss, in Monday's fire wa not mor-
cred by insurance, be aaid.
0te (w)
83th TEAR
Goveminfleinift UinivenBs InJeM Eose YairdlstiocIIu
ESemnio Leadleirs ffffeir Laltow
Actual Size
Of Increases
Undetermined
WASHINGTON. May 2-0" The
government tonight made public a
! yardstick to determine which land
lords can raise their rents, but left
unanswered the big question:
How widespread and how large
will the increase be?
Housing Expediter Tifhe X.
Woods announced:
1. Any landlord operating a
small structure can get a rent in
crease if his net operating income
la less than 25 per cent of his
gross income. He will be given an
increase to bring his net operating
income up to 30 per cent.
2. Any landlord operating a Large
structure can get an increase if
his' net operating Income is I
than 20 per cent of his gross In
come.. He will get an increase to
bring his net operating income up
to 25 per cent.
Small Strocture
A small structure contains one
to four homes. A large structure
contains more than four homes.
Gross Income is the total the
landlord takes on hit rental
properties. Net operating income Is
defined as the money left after
payments of all operating eapenees,
including taxes and allowance for
depreciation. Payments for Interest
or payments on the principle of
mortgages are not Included in op
erating expenses.
Expediter Woods announced the
action under the new rent control
law- which congress passed a little
more than a month ago. The law,
which extended controls for 15
months, said landlords should get
a rfair act operating Income?, but
left It up to Woods to define even
an Income.
; Impossible to Estimate
j Woods, making public his tor-
mula. said It is impossible to eetl-
mate now exactly how it will af
i feet rents on the approenmatelr
i 14,000.000 dwellings still under fed
; eral controls
. . '. ' ., . . . . .
After a landlord has determined
whether ae is qualified to receive
an increase, this is the way he may
figure the income to which be ie
entitled:
1. "Small" Landlord: Multiply
annual operating expenses Includ
ing taxes and depredation by v100
and divided by ?0. Th
This wUl give '
him a "fair" gross income. Tbe ln
orease to which be Is entitled is
the difference between that and
his actual rentals.
t. "Large" La-mdlord: Multiply
annual operating expenses Includ
ing taxes and depreciation by 100,
and divide by 75. The increase to
which he U nt1flH U ln th.
"Tl, " :.J :7. "
Individual
a! landlords mav applv
k.. k. i; - C
for renj
form" In area rlt X?
Jorh- ?t.t, ?t !
'.V, J1? ot Prfnt "d
fL-, di L.01""1!"1
nrludi"f charge for deprecia-
tiqn. or normal wear.
The
depreciation allowance Is
limited to 21 per cent of Ae gross
income In the case of , "small" struc
tures and 16 per cet t in the case
of "large" ones.
Associates of Wood? said they
are prepared to atart granting in
creases under the formula to qual
ified landlords immediately.
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DALLAS. May l-(IpeciaJ)-awB WUUng tko On which testrcyej
the Care4 Raby rail lien here Mseiisy neeei as a nseeaber eg th
ieegro ec aae aaamfly ami (ssea w4Sst reaalasal lees eg
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The) Oregon
Shanghai Street Scene Shows
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SHANGHAI, May 2 Garrison troops of the Chinese NaUenalist army, who are charged with defending
Shanghai, prepare to defend the elty by digging In fan emplacements (soldier at left), while a derma n
type belmeted soldier stands gaard. (AT Wirepbete via radio from Shaagkal tm The Stateeman).
Elfstrom Backs Time Switch for City
Petition Opposes State Hold on Timo
ProbabiUty that Salem will fol
low Portland's.' lead in adopting
daylight savings time was Voiced
Monday by Mayor R. L. Elfstrom.
The roayor, just back from a
seven-weeks vacation trip, indi
cated two rruijor items for city
council decision next Monday night
will be the time switeh proposal j
and final' action on the Baldock
highway plan for Salem.
Eifsurom said he feltcersonaliv
.... ... .jt ... , -
Willi llir lilUUUi BUUl HiC
ter time, but that he wanted a
general expression Of citizens'
op.nion through the city aldermen
who vi 11 act on a pending bill to
: eetabii-h " daylight
ner e this month.
savings time :
Tn mayor also said he hoped
uic council wouia ici 10 generally
: accept the state highway depart
ment's recommendations for a new
bridge, one-way streets and traf
fic bypass east of Salem. He noted
that one-way streets seemed popu
lar in many of the cities he visited
on his trip.
" Mr. and Mrs. Elfstrom visited
their son,. Robert, jr., in the army
in Texas and toured southern
states across the country in a 10.-
fton,i!- ,,mKM-Tv, -i
so flew from Florida to Cuba for
a visit.
POSTMASTERS NOMINATED
WASHINGTON. May I- P -
Oregon postmaster nominations
sent to the serrate by President
Truman include E. Cleone Blais
; dell. Valsetz; Leonard A. Picker.
Mount Angel: Fern Miles, Scotts
Mills; Harriet A. Fleischhauer,
! Aurora; Leon L. McFarlane, Ore
; gon City; John J. Clark, Saint
1 Benedict.
MUNDDI
1651
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Guard General
Suspended by
Gov. Langlie
CAMP MURRAY. Waah., May
X-(P)-Brig. Gen. fcnaley M. Llew
ellyn, adjutant general of the
Washington national guard and an
appointee of former Governor
Wallgrn. was suspended today
; by Governor Langlie.
In aft executive order issued at
Olympta.-. Langlie ordered the sus
pension "because I have no confi
dence In Llewellyn's ability," and
called on a board of inquiry to in-
veetigate "certain Irregularities" j
In the conduct of the adjutant
general's office.
The governor declined to elab
orate on the "irregularities" other
than to say they did not involve
finances.
! w ,i "i Z "pp'n.lea J"
iWallgren in February, 194. Re-
cently he refused to accede to a
request by Langlie that he resign,
saying that the governor's action
was "politically motivated." This
Langlie denied.
The adjutant general received
the notice of his suspension at his
guard headquarters late today.
After a short, sharp meeting
with the executive board of In
quiry. Llewellyn stalked out of his
office with the remark "the place
la yours.
None of the principals In this
afternoon's meeting believed that !
Llewellyn would give up his office '
permanently without a long and !
bitter battle utilizing every legal
resource at his command.
Saff-Oackrrs Take
S2S.0OO in Corrallis
CORVALLIS, May 2-(PH$afe-crackers
mad off with one of the
biggest hauls In the city's history
over the weekend, taking about
SZ3.OO0 from the office of Dr
H. H. Faust.
Police said th safe held $900
in cash. $1900 In government
bonds, and the remainder in cor
poration stock and bonds. ' Mow
many were negotiable was not de
termined at one.
Mini
Preela.
brlKaairzz L
3 s
t trace
it it
M. weather bu
SaJemi: rru
nt wttk rain ea
ftfiinns m1
McNarr Beat.
asoudy today and tomans
the coast by Wedn ri i y feraeoe end
Bm me vauer I
valley by evening, uh today
. Low toniabt steer SS except tor
elavatlona end aorta ef falem
aaiafcer
wbere low will reeca at. CoartWeee
win be generariy lair sec aB Sana ae
Uvttiea today except tor r-nil kght
vtfaAUM PtutCXTTTATlOM
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TTeer
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Tuesday. May I. If 49
DO ComropTOinniDse
Defense Work
Prellmlnary referendum peti
tion to set aside operation of house
biU 484 of the recent legislature,
authorising the governor to es
tablish statewide daylight saving
time In Oregon, was filed in the
state department Monday.
, The law under attack provide
that daylight saving time could
be proclaimed by the governor
whenever, in his opinion. Oregon
is at a disadvantage in observing
standard time because of fast time
in bordering states.
The preliminary petition was
signed by Lee Stidd, Jr . Rt 1.
Oswego; Eva Heffcner. 253 N E
50th avenue; Robert Greene, 2722.
N. E 22nd avenue; Ida M. Grif
fin. J434 N. E. 60th avenue; Opal
Eisenhauer. 3453 N. W. Thurman,
and Leslie Lange. J434 57th ave
nue, all of Portland
In event completed petitions
containing the signatures of 15
926 qualified voters are filed with
the secretary of state by July 13
operation of the law would be
suspended until It could be voted
on at a subsequent election.
The law, unless susjerted to !
referendum, will become operative!
July 10
Atlanta Bans
Klan Masks
ATLANTA, May 2-OPV-The
wearing of masks was banned in
this capital of the Ku KIux Klan
today.
By a unanimous, 17-0 vote the
city council approved the anti
mask ordinance introduced by
Councilman Archie Lindsey.
The new ordinance makes the
wearing of masks in public, except
for festive occasions such as Hal
loween, an offense punishable by
a ffn of $200 and $0 days In Jail.
Blue Lake Packers to Get Bill
'
For West Salem Sewer Repair
WEST SALEM, May 2-(Specl)
A potato-clogged sewer drew the
Ire of West Salem city council to
night and. as a result. Blue Lake
Packers will be billed for sewer
repair work bow In progress near
Patterson and Zdgcwatar streets.
Police Chief W. H. Porter, In
charge ef th sewer work, re
ported at tonight's council meeting
that h found whole potato In
th clogged sewer and. upon In
specting th local Cannery, found
Its screen defective enough to per
mit passsgc of four-Inch potatoes
into th city sewer.
Council tnainbert said th city's
agreement with th cannery calls
for release of only wast water
from th cannery Into th sewer.
They to ted to send Blue Lak a
bCJ for th repair and labor aosta.
Th council alao voted to allow
ll-aatnnt parking aa son In
troat ef Sa rings Center market,
which ha been closed to parking
acoapt for a bus atop. Th' parking
PRICE he
No. 43
Showdown on
Taft-Hartley
Repeal Today
WASHINGTON. May 2
Democratic leaders in the house
hammered out a compromise labor
bill late today, and planned to of
fer it on the floor tomorrow.
It would replace the administra
tion labor bill which called for
outright repeal of tha Taft-Hartley
act and revival of the new deal
Wagner act with some modifica
tions.
Disliking this bill, a number of
republicans and southern demo
crats have got behind a bill of
fered by Rep. Wood (D-Ga) to
repeal" the Taft-Hartley act but
reenact most
sioris.
of its major provi-
aK-aui urn bi thrive
xo w u.i sieam out 01 mis
drive for the Wood bill, the u - m -
promise was drafted. Speaker Hay-
Durn cu-iexj said we compro
mise would include these points:
1. Injunction provisions, simitar
to those now in the Taft-Hartl
law, to deal with labor dispwft-s
threatening the national secunt
or safety. The administration bill
omitted these provisions.
2. A guarantee of free speech
to employers and unions in labor
disputes.
3. A requirement that uniuna
make regular financial reports
periodically.
Oaths Included
4. A requirement that enapleyers
and union officials sign oaths of
loyalty to the governftient aad
swear they are not communists be
fore they can avail themselves of
national labor board procedures.
Tbe Taft-Hartley law contains the
non -communist oath provision as
to unions and the administration
bill omits it altogether.
I. Creation of a Joint congres
sional committee to study labor
management relations.
The house will vote on the com
promise first. If it passes there
will be no vote on the Wood bill or
on- th. administration measure,
which is known as the Thomas
Lisinskt bill.
Rayburn emphasised that the
compcomise had not been cleared
with the Truman admfnisti ation.
Ford Moves to
Forestall Strike
DETROIT. May 2-0P-The CIO
United Auto Workers said today
that Ford Motor company had tak
en steps which would probably
forestall a threatened strike.
Union officials made this state
ment after an investigation of the
speed of Ford assembly lines at
the big River Rouge plant.
" Local 600, which represents 60,-
000 workers at the plant, had
sought authorization of the UAW
I executive board to call a strike.
j The local charged that production
I had been speeded up.
The union investigating com
mittee said it had found that Ford
had slowed down the lines Thurs
day, thus removing the original
basis of the speedup charge.
U.N. TO ADJOURN MAY 14
NEW YORK, May 1 -p- Th
United Nations assembly decided
today to adjourn its spring session
May 14. It began April f. Russia
wanted adjournnent set for May
is dui cm not press for it.
area will not Interfere with
bus
loading. It was planned.
Costs of recent curbing of iriew
ly payed 7th street between Pat
terson avenue and Wallace road
will be prorated among propeity
owners, largely the industries in
that section of town, it was au
thorized by the council.
Councilmen considered com
plaint by Mrs.' Lawrence Imh
that the city had violated terms of
an easement by failing to keep up
a drainage ditch on property of
her family and three others along
the east aid of Wallace road, out
side city limits. The council de
cided to ask Salem city engineers
to appraise th situation and esti
mate improvement costs.
Although this property has been
annexed to the city of Salem th
drainage benefits West Salem and
th 11 -year-old casement still
binds West Salem, according to
City Attorney Steve Anderscr.
(Additional details, page 2)
!
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Danger
1 i -
J'l..
' i
Of FIbo
Subside
Danger of serious flooding in fhe
WUlamette -.'alley eased Monday
night as rains slackened folio In
one of the heaviest downpours eg
the year. I ! .
Heavy rain Saturday and Sun
day sent the Willamette jrivef up
10 feet, but the river crested short
of 12 feet at Eugene and was ex
pected to begin flhng slowly. The)
Willamette went out of its bjsnda at
Harnsburg ani the Santiam at Jef
ferson is expected te cre( a .It
feet five above flood stage-i-to
dav. ' ! .-I
The river is expected to crest
at Salem Wednedar night at ll
feet five belaw tUtod level. Ratid
rising waters hai reached 12 feet
at Salem Monday night. f
Umall Slides -
Heavy rains were blamed for
number of small slides plaguing
traffic along the North Santiam
highway near Detr oit Monofey. Mo
tor travel was hatted t& iIVfrr.it
ds
several timf because of sliries and ;
one 2(JTeet wide closed the icute
Monday aftern vn. I '
High water at the Detroit dam -site
threatene-i work there Mon
day when a-aevfi.m of cribbing 2
feet Jong and .T fet.wide br k
loose. Cables wer-still holding tho
section ani workmen said they
mar be able to get it Ixick in plMew
They were unibt to work Mn-
day because of hi!"! water. j "
Bridge I'nder Water ( !
The North" Santiam riverl ferj by
4B-nour downpur of 4'jl
inc iiea.
, w up 4 ,2 f.
Detroif Mt nrlay
I to lain
: Ihrniu'linut tl. TKJ Tk .
u.irg bridge two milei atA
. idanh( Wa ref.rt-d la be umiee
i water Mondv. I i
Brookings took the brunt of the;
week end of rir .recording moi.
than four inches in 24 hours. Near
ly two inch at Astoria, 1 M
at North Rend, 1 5 at Newpit.
1.21 at Salnm. T 27 at Eugene hi 4
.98 at Poi t(jn i.
Stream Overflow
Many .;mil!! stnwms overfW w
ed. flooding lo -lying farms.- i
The Willamette crest was ex
pected to be up t i 17 feet at Cor
valhs and Albany tonight. Flll,
level is 20 feet Independence feny
operators, WiilUm snd Wiijr4
Lawrence.3eport-1 h. river at 1T,
feet there Hon jy night, but
far hopyarid near th. river had
not heen dani-iu l eriu&ly. , j
Portland and Vancouver .Wash
were warned of a - crest j of )6.4
feet Thursday. Fll level is li
feet at Portland arji 15 fctt at
Vancouver; j j ,
On top of floTt threats, the
ther bureau warnd of ! possible,
frost in higher elevations and
noith of Salem W lne1ay n'in
Ing. ;
22 Price ut
On 3 Tvj na of
Car Insurance
Oregon utomj!)i,'- owners will
receive an average 22 per centre-'
'duct ion in their automobile i In
surance rates for fire, theft and
collision, under nnv tariffs filed
In the state Insurant department
Monday ' i j -
Scth Thompson, state Insurant-
commission, reported no reduction
is provided In public liability and
property damas iruMrance Jaut
saldf lower rate for this type of
Insurance may be coming .as e-o
as the companies Investigate their
liability experience. j - -
Lower rate for life, theft and
collision Insurance are effective
at once, and are possible, j Thomp
son said he was advised, j beca us
of th reduced number of acci
dents in Oregon. It also was ern
paasized that many automobil
owners have ceased purchasing
collision insurance because of th
increase in rates after the war),. .
The rate reduction wlll amount
to 25 per cent for car owners wh
drive ies than 7.500 ndle a year,
have no persons in the family .'un
der 25 years of age who drive: th
family car, ind whi don't uselth
car in business. " N ' .
The reduction tor salesmen-and
other persons w ho u.e thefjr cars in
their business, as well as por Ar
sons who drive' more thn 7f5f'0
mljes a year, i!l be 15 pr cefJt.
OEMS IN WINDOW ITfitTV
PORTLAND, May 2-ih-X ko
loss of $5,000 In gems and waUhn
was reported by a Jewelry rcto
here today. A show windw wis
smashed, and the thief took. e.ry-
ming wnnin reacn.
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REFUSES TO RECANT
WASHINGTON'. May 2-4VTh
supreme court rerusea to recn-
slder its recent ruling that statu
are free to ban the slowdown a
a labor union tactic
Daseball Scores
Vestera lateraaiieaail
At Tikima is. VM-wvwi.
At Wenatcie 17. Tacorna I
A Bremerton 7. Stpofean 1
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