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Volume LIX
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1948
No. 148
3
Tojo and Other Jap Leaders Get Execution Stay
Vishinsky Argues UN Veto
Was Proposed by Roosevelt;
Attacks Present 0.1 Stand
Paris, Nov. 30 ':U.P) Andrei
that the United Nations veto,
28 times, was conceived and proposed by Franklin D. Roose
velt. In a clear hint that Russia would not stav in the UN with.
out its veto power, Vishinsky told the UN political committee:
"The United Nations would not exist one day without the
veto."
Any tampering with or elimination of the veto power for
r f
jexron jays -Chief
to Decide
On Reinstatement
Reinstatement on the Bend po
lice force of the three men reliev
ed from duty by the former ad-
ministration, and any other staff
changes, will be entirely up to
Chief Henry A. Casiday, who took
over his duties yesterday, Mayor
T. D. Sexton declared at last
night's meeting of the Citizens
lor Lmcient Government and
Law Enforcement. The meeting
was held in the Deschutes county
circuit court room, nelore a pack
ed house.
It was a heated session,. In
which Mayor Sexton strode from
the rear of the court room to face
Mack G. Malcom, president ol the
group that spearheaded the re
cent successful recall move, and
to answer questions fired by
maicoim. Mel Erlckson, Cecil
Moore and others. It was speci-
nea-at tne start that the discus
sion would be confined to the po
lice matter, but before the ses
sion was over the parking meter
question, on which people are
voting today, was aired.
Might Discharge Three More
"Do you realize that instead of
reinstating three men, the city
will be forced to take three men
off duty Wednesday morning if
the parking meter ordinance is
voted out?" Sexton asked the
league leaders, after presenting
data on the part meter revenue
pays in police financing.
Malcolm opened the meeting,
outlined rules nf procedure. Ihpn
immediately called on Mayor Sex
ton, who had arrived shortly be
fore 8 p. m. and joined the group
standing at the rear of the court
room.
Sexton quietly answered that
all he knew about the meeting
was an Invitation he had received
in the mail. He then read the in
vitation: "We the Citizens for Ef
ficient Government and Law En
forcement invite you to attend an
open meting to be held Monday
evening at 8 p. m. in the circuit
court room of the courthouse. Is
sues of' paramount importance to
iilhe harmony of the community
will be discussed."
Interested in Issues
Declaring that he was always
interested in issues "of para
mount importance to the har
mony of the community," the
mayor said he would rather hear
the discussion at that time. "I
will speak later if necessary," he
added.
Malcolm then reviewed the dis
charge of Fred Painter, Walter
Greissinger and Rea Benson from
the Bend police force when C. G.
Reiter was city manager and K.
C. Gulick police chief. It was de
clared that the only reason given
for the discharge of the three
men was an alleged lack of co
' Continued on page 6)
Stockman Is Hero as Steer
Threatens Exposition Crowd
Chicago, Nov. 30 HPi An en-ous exhibition quarter horse,
raged steer which leaped a fence spurred his mount to the fence.
"nu me miast 01 terrified specta-
tors at the International Live-
stock show was bulldogged and
subdued last night by an heroic
Texas stockman.
Police said the quick thinking
and courage of Floyd Jinkens, 48,
l-ort Worth, Tex., cattle breeder,
averted panic and possible death
among the spectators.
Ten thousand spectators were
watching a demonstration of how
a cowboy cuts out a steer from
neru. Suddenly the exhibition
I'trned Into a real life drama
.ii-n tne BUO-pound Hereford ;
meu, ran towara tnei
" ana leaped the five-foot j
Jnce separating the spectators '
Tom the arena.
Jinkens, riding Sugar, a lam-
Vishinsky of Russia said today
which the Soviets have invoked
ytne great nations would kill
' tne UN overnight, the-soviet
deputy foreign minister warn
ed
Vishinsky attacked those
seeking to eliminate the veto,
The dispute over it has gone
on ever since it was put in the
UN charter at San Francisco,
Highlights Program
The debate was the highlight
of a day which saw most dele
gates waiting for Juan A. Bram-
ugna to deliver his swan song as
security council cnalrman by ap
pointing a special, informal, tech
nical committee to "study" the
uerun currency issue.
tne western powers saw no
hope of a settlement of the Berlin
crisis. They voted that Russia al
ready had used the veto to block a
settlement which the rest of the
world was prepared to accept.
Bitterly criticizing the present
U. S. government for trying to
moony tne veto, vishinsky shout
ed: Why do they do this when the
proposal lor the veto was an
American proposal, submitted on
Dec. 14, '1944, by President Roose
velt jq premier- Stalin?" -
He quoted Mr. Roosevelt as tell
ing Stalin after the disagreement
at Dumbarton Oaks: "You and I
must now find ways of complet
ing the task started at Dumbarton
Oaks."
Vishinsky approved the pro
posal last night "with some for
mal minor modifications, neutral
security council members said.
formal western approval was
expected this afternoon and
Bramuglia may announce crea
tion of the committee tonight, be
fore he surrenders the chairman
ship of the council.
western otticials were skepti
cal about the value of the curren
cy'committee. They made it plain
tney were approving the idea only
because they cannot place them
selves in the position of rejecting
any proposal to end the crisis.
Doak Walker
Named for Award
New 'York, Nov'. 30 IP Doak
Walker, Southern Methodist's
great all-America halfback, today
was chosen to receive the annual
Heisman memorial trophy as the
nation s outstanding college foot
ball player of 1948.
Walker, the first junior ever
to win the trophy, was chosen
by the nation's sports writers
and broadcasters and will receive
the award at the downtown ath
letic club of New York on Dec. 7.
Walker, who ran third behind
Johnny Lujack of Notre Dame
and Bob Chappuis of Michigan
last year, received 778 votes. His
nearest competitor, Charlie (Choo
Choo) Justice of North Carolina,
got 443. Chuck Bednarik, Penn
sylvania center, was third with
336 votes.
Next in line were Jack Jansen
of California, 143; Stan Heath of
Nevada, 113; Norm Van Brocklin
of Oregon, 83; Emil Sitko of No
tre Dame, J; and Jack Mitchell
of Oklahoma, 68.
Leaping irom tne saaciie ne clear-
ed the fence and landed on the
steer's neck. Digging his hands
into the animal's eyes, he bull
dogged it in true rodeo style,
smashed its head against the
fence to stun it. then led it sub
dued back into the arena.
Spectators who had screamed
in terror seconds before applaud
ed wildly. -
"I've been around cattle and
horses all my life." Jinkens said.
"I had to do something or for the
rest of my life I'd have felt like
a heel."
a in-year-oiu ooy was oruisea
when the steer sideswiped him
and a woman's glasses were
smashed when the steer struck
her a glancing blow.
New Police
6.
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Police chief Henry A. Casiday, former Lake county sheriff, was on
the job today, after being sworn into office here Monday. Chief
Casiday, seated, is pictured In conference with Set. Emil Moen, who
was acting chief in the interim between the resignation of Ken C.
Gulick and the naming of Casiday as chief.
Porf lander Lives to Tell
Of Blast Which Shattered
Building in Waterfront Area
Portland, Nov. 30 '.HE) Walter Kratt was alive today to
teU how an ofi ice , building ''blew,, up and fell, on top ot Trie,'"
The blast on the waterfront last night was felt1 five miles
away. It shattered windows a mile from the scene. Kratt was
blown 100 feet out of a basement, but he suffered only minor
burns.
Kratt, 47, an engineer for
was the only occupant of the
it exploded. He was working
Early 1949 Draft
Calls Reduced
Washington, Nov. 30 HP) De
fense officials announced today
that the January draft call will be
cut from 20,000 to 10,000 and that
the February call will be only
a.uoo.
The defense department said
budgetary limitations for fiscal
1950 caused the cuts.
President Truman has ordered
the budget for the fiscal year
starting July 1 kept to $15,000,
000,000. It had been expected that draft
calls would be increased each
month until they reached 30,000 a
month. The November call was
10,000 and December 15,000. The
January call was to have been
20,000.
The February draft call.- under
the old plans, was expected to
reach 25,000 to 30,000.
The authorized strength of the
army as of June 30, 1949, is 790,
000 plus 110,000 in the 18-year-old
group of one-year enlistees. The
actual strength of the army as of
Nov. 1 was 645,067.
The army already has the mon
ey to build up to 790,000 under
tms years budget. But next
year's budget, $600,000,000 of
which must be used for stockpil
ing critical materials, probablv
will make it impossible for the
army to reach the ultimate au
thorized strength of 837,000, it
was said.
Neither the navy nor the air
force has called on selective ser
vice thus far for any draftees.
Both operate with volunteers.
Christmas Seal
Fund Now $781
At the end of the first week of
the annual Christmas seal sale
to raise funds for fighting tuber
culosis, $781.75 has been contrib
uted by Deschutes county resi
dents, it was reported today by
Mrs. A. E. Stevens, executive sec
retary of the Deschutes County
Tuberculosis and Health associa
tion. "Returns so far are very en
couraging," Mrs. Wlllard Higglns.
president of the association, com
mented. "Enthusiastic response
Is gratifying, because generous
contributions to the seal sale fund
will permit continuation of an
active program which includes the
annual chest X-ray survey and
public health education," she
added.
Chief on Job
the Portland dock commission,
two - story frame building when
late, he said, when he smellcd
gas and . went down into the
basement to investigate."
"I turned on the switch and
the building blew up and fell
on top of me."
Harbor patrolman Charles
A. Vaneck and Robert L. Schi
deman, who were unhurt
when the blast rocked their
car 150 feet away, said they saw
a "ball of fire shoot up above the
telephone wires."
Walked Unassisted
At Good Samaritan hospital,
attendants said Kratt arrived in
an ambulance but walked unas
sisted into emergency surgery. He
was treated for second degree
burns of the face and hands.
Two unidentified longshore
pickets pulled him from the
wreckage of the building after he
was blown out of the basement,
Kratt said.
Flames broke out, threatening
two shiploads of sulphur tied up !
at a nearby dock. I
timbers, glass and window
frames were hurled 200 feet in
all directions by the explosion.
Schldeman said he paced the dis
tance from the basement to where
Kratt was found 100 feet.
Police cordoned the area for i
fear of a second blast that might
have blown up a section of water-
front railroad tracks and Front
avenue. 1
Author Visits
AlH m
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a ii mm n mrm i m iJUati. '"' ft,mm- fm L. Limi
Martha Ferguson McKeown. author and authority on northwest
history, acknowledges introduction by Albert Erikson, before ad
dressing the Bond Kiwanis club nt a luncheon meeting yesterday
noon.
Mme. Chiang.
Arrives in U.S.
For Aid Plea
San Francisco, Nov. 30 (IP)
Mme, Chiang Kai-Shek landed at
Moffett field at 11:46 a.m. (PDT)
today on her way to Washington
to personally plead for all-out
American aid to China.
' The first lady of China, smiling
and vivacious despite her 8,000-mfle-journey
from Nanking, was
greeted at the airport by a dele
gation of military and state de
partment officials, headed by
R. D. Muir; assistant chief of pro
tocol for the state department.
To Leave Tonight
Mme; Chiang will leave on Sec
retary of state Marshall's private
plane, "The Sacred Cow," at 8
p.m. (PDT) for Washington. She
will arrive about 10 a.m. (EST)
to morrow.
Mme. Chiang was wearing a
dark, ankle-length Chinese dress
and a beaver coat when she
alighted from the navy transport.
She was hatless.
She did rtot talk to reporters.
Also on hand to greet her were
T. K. Chang, Chinese consul gen
eral at ban f rancisco; retired
Adm. C. M. Cooke, former Amer
ican navvy, commander in the
western Pacific, and Rear Adm.
John R. Redman, deputy com
mander of the western sea fron
tier.
fiuard of Honor
A marine corps guard of hon
or, In full-dress uniforms, stood
at attention when Mme. Chiang
stepped off the plane.
She was taken to the navy of
ficer' mess for lunch and aides
said she will decide later whether
she will Visit San Francisco bo
fore continuing her journey to
Washington.
Reports from authoritative
sources in China said Mme.
Chiang already has been inform
ed of the major conditions on
which U.S. aid to China would be
granted.' They were reported to
have been laid before Generalis
simo Chiang Kai-Shek in unof
ficial but authoritative diploma
tic maneuvering in Nanking and
Shanghai.
Check Artist's
Take Is $175,000
Chicago, Nov. 30 HP) A former
San Francisco house painter who
admitted passing $175,000 worth
of bogus checks in the last year,
today blamed his crime career on
"women."
Tom Leonard, 58, was arrested
yesterday after employes of a
suburban camera shop became
suspicious when he began to
write a $155 check to pay for a
purchase.
rne employes called police, and
policewoman Alameda Poole trail-
ed Leonard to nearby River For
est. She and a policeman arrested
him when he tried to cash another
check.
Authorities said Leonard told
them that his method was to
write a check after explaining
that his purchase was to be a gift
for a son or daughter In college.
He said he then pawned the mer-
chandise for about a third of Its
value.
"Women I was married four
times were my downfall," he
said.
Bend Club
Cease-Fire
Is Arranged
In Holy City
Haifa, Nov. 30 lPiUnited Na
tions headquarters in Jerusalem
announced today that Arabs and
Jews have agreed upon a com
plete eease-fire for the Holy City,
effective at 6 a. m. GMT (1 a. m.
EST) tomorrow.
American Col, R. T. Carlson,
senior United Nations observer In
Jerusalem, radioed the Haifa
headquarters of the UN truce
commission that Israel and Arab
commanders agreed to the cease
fire in the second day of meet
ings arranged by the U. S.
The Arabs hold the old walled
city of Jerusalem, a mile-square
area which contains many of the
most sacred shrines of Christen
dom, while the Israeli hold most
of the modern city outside the
walls. '
Reds Organize
Separate Berlin
City Government
Berlin, Nov. 30 HP) The com
munists set up a separate city
government In Berlin today, split
ting the blockaded capital in two.
The soviet -dominated minority
of the city assembly elected lis
own mayor, ousted members
from the western sectors, and
threw up the framework for an
administration for "all Berlin."
Col. Frank L. Howley, Ameri
can commandant here, announced
that the new government would
not be recognized in the United
States, British and French sec
tors.' 1 nevoid of Legality k "
The work of the soviet puppet
eers at tne Benin opera House is
"completely devoid of legality,"
Howley said In an official state
ment of American policy.
He assured the west Berllners
that they would not be subjected
to rule by the communist admin
istration. And he guaranteed
them they would have the right
to vote freely at municipal elec
tions in the western sectors next
Sunday.
The British, French and Amer
ican military governors in a let
ter to their soviet counterpart
charged the Russians with setting
out to divide Berlin and to quash
liberties in their sector.
Gens. Lucius D. Clay, Sir Brian
Robertson and Pierre Koenig
telephoned their identical letters
from Frankfurt for delivery to
Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky.
They denounced the Russians
for permitting "Hooligan ele
ments" to wreck Berlin's elected
government and for replacing it
with a rump creation of their
own.
McKay Resigns
As State Senator
Salem, Nov. 30 awGovernor-
elect Douglas McKay's resigna
tion from the state senate was
in the hands of secretary of state
Earl T. Newbry today.
McKay mailed his resignation
from the senate job he held since
1935 to Newbry yesterday. New
bry will notify the Marion coun
ty court, which in turn will ap
point a successor.
Report On Roads
Salem, Nov. 30 ill') New snow
fell In eastern Oregon and the
Cascades last night and motorists
were warned today that many
highways are hazardous.
Chains are required on many
mountain highways Including the
Siskiyou summit."
Plows and sandets were operat
ing on all Cascade passes, at Sis
kiyou summit, and on several
eastern Oregon roads.
The highway commission re
ported that five inches of newl
snow fell at Government Camp i
on the Mt. Hood Wapinitia high
way which was packed from One-'
mile bridge near Rhododendron ;
eastward. j
Three inches of new snow fell
at Santiam junction and the San-i
tiam highway was covered with i
packed snow over both summits
to Sisters. j
Two inches of new snow was
reported at Odell lake on the Wll-!
lamette highway where high j
spots were packed with snow, i
A half inch of new snow was1
measured at Klamath Falls and j
Chiloquin while one Inch was re
ported at Chiloquin on The Dal-'
los-California route. One inch a!so;
was reported at Kcno on the
Green Springs highway and at !
Quartz mountain on the Klam-1
itth Falls-Lakeview route,
U.S. Supreme Court Will
Consider Appeal on Death
Decision Against War Lords
Tokyo, Nov. 30 (U.E) Gen. Douglas MacArthur today
granted a stay of execution to former Premier Hideki Tojo
and six other condemned Japanese war lords as a result of a
two-man appeal to the U. S. supreme court.
The seven men, scheduled to hang at any moment, were
assured by Mat-Arthur's action that they would live at least
until after the supreme court meets next Monday, Dec. 6.
Should the court turn down their appeal, it is likely they
would hang immediately perhaps on Pearl Harbor day, Dec.
8, Orient time, or Dec. 7, : :
United States time.
The stay was granted by
MacArthur in two crisp words
after two of the condemned
men, former Premier Koki
Hirota and Gen. Kenji Doiha
ra went over MacArthur's
head with an appeal to the
supreme court for a review of
their trials.
Applied to All Seven
MacArthur replied "certainly
not" when asked if the men would
be executed before their appeals
were heard. His public relations
office explained that the stay of
execution applied to all seven con
demned men.
All seven were condemned by'
the Far East military tribunal
and their sentences were upheld
by MacArthur. . It was believed
they might have hanged today
had not their appeal stayed the
executions. MacArthur has refus
ed to reveal the date ot execu
tions.
A special communique from
MacArthur's headquarters said:
"In reply to a query from the
press as to whether the condemn
ed Japanese .war Criminals .would
ue t?Aucuieu uvium action couju
be taken on appeal to the supreme
court of the United States, Gen
eral MacArthur categorically re
plied 'certainly not'."
Labor
Hearing
Set for Dec. 3
The five-month old labor dis
pute between the Pine Tavern and
American Federation of Labor
culinary alliance local 537, dorm
ant so far as the public Is con
cerned for the past three weeks,
showed signs of life today. Rob
ert Foley, attorney for the local
restaurant, said today that he had
received word from Klamath
county circuit Judge D. R. Van
denberg, assigned to hear the Pino
Tavern's petition for permanent
Injunction against the alliance,
that the hearing was scheduled
for December 3.
The dispute, which started over
the labor organization's objection
to the non-union restaurant and
resulted In ulmost continual pick
eting since July, was temporar
ily out of the public eye after a
temporary Injunction issued by
County judge C. L. Allen halted
picketing October 28. Following
this Injunction, James Landye, at
torney for the alliance, requested
a changeof Judge for the hearing
of the restaurant's petition for
permanent Injunction. Judge Van
denberg was assigned by Chief
Justice George Rossman Novem
ber 13.
No jury will be called for the
hearing, as the petition is matter
of equity, Foley said.
BLAST KILLS 10 PUHSONS
Hull, England, Nov. 30 Hl'i Ten
poisons were killed and 34 injur
ed yesterday in three explosions
at the British cocoa mills plant,
police said today.
Tough Anti-Spy Bill Being
Prepared for New Congress
Washington, Nov. 30 HI")-The
justice department Is pressing
for a quick go-ahead on one of
the toughest anlispy bills ever
proposed in this country, it was
lenrncd today.
The measure Is now before I he
budget bureau for approval but
justice department sources said
the hureau first wants to get I he
okay of various oilier agencies.
The justice department is oppos
ing such a move on grounds it
would dplay congressional action.
Department officials said at
torney general Tom C. Clark pos
sibly may take the matter direct
ly to President Truman In an ef
fort to have the bill ready when
congress convenes In January.
The measure is designed to
plug up loopholes In the present
Special Election
Bringing Out
Fairly Heavy Vote
A fairly heavy vote Is being re
corded in today's special city
election, a check of the twovpoll
Ing places at 1:30 p. m. revealed..
By that time 461 voters had cast
ballots on the two issues to ap- v
prove or repeal the parking me
ter ordinance and to retain or
dismiss W. P. Drost, present city
manager.
Polling places are at Kenwood
school for registered voters on the
west side of the river and at the
city hall for voters on the east
side of the river. Voting got un
der way at 8 a. m. and will con
tinue until 8 p. m. . ,
A heavy vote Is expected to be
recorded after 5 p. m. when, the
day shift finishes work at the
mills-and-downtown -workers are
able to get away from business
places and offices.
Counting of the ballots will get
under way soon after the polls
close at 8 p. m. and with only two
issues to be tallied, the results
should be known early in the
evening.
The 1:30 p. m. check showed
141 ballots cast at Kenwood and
320 at the city hall.
Christmas Mail
Starts Arriving
Heralding the approach of
Christmas, only 25 days away, the
nrst yuie man from outside
points arrived in Bend this morn
ing, as snow, providing a holiday
atmosphere, whitened Bend. The
Christmas packages reaching
Bend today marked the start of a
busy postal season which will be
nearing Its peak around the mid
dle of the month, members of the
staff pointed out.
Parley Llliott, acting postmas
ter, said it is expected that a
near-record volume of Christmas
mall Is expected this season. The
staff, he added, is better prepared
than ever betore to handle the
mail, with double mail deliveries
already provided for a large part
of the city.
The large staff required to
handle the Christmas mailing
rush Is practically complete, with
more help available this year than
usual, Elliott noted.
Outgoing Christmas mail ad
dressed to service men scattered
around the world has been mov
ing out of Bend for some time.
Deadlines for most foreign Christ
mas day deliveries are already
passed, or are nearing.
It is expected that outgoing
Christmas mail, for delivery in
the United States, will reach its
peak about the middle of the
month.
espionage act. It was prepared
in cooperation with the FBI and
intelligence officers of the army,
navy and air force. Work on it
began In 1946.
Under lis provisions:
1. The present three-year stat
ute of limitations on espionage
prosecutions would be eliminated.
2. It would be a crime for any
federal official to fail to report
the theft of secret documents.
3. All persons trained In es
pionage or sabotage by a foreign
power would be required to reg
ister. 4. It would legalize the use of
evidence obtained by wire-tapping
in internal security cases
and would permit intelligence
agents to have access to now
forbidden telegrams and cables.
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