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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1946.
NO. 255.
CONGRESS H EARSiVOLUNTARY MEAT
E
Los Angeles Picket Line Gets uut of Hand
Reports
SEN. MORSE VOWS
m D n r a i mvir
i -" .
FOR SETTLEMENT
OF STEELSTR1KE
Efforts To End Other Walk
outs Fail Only Kaiser
Accepts Truman Proposal
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RATIONING NEAR,
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SHORTAGE LOOMS
FILIBUSTER PLAN
Washington, Jan. 19 (U.R)
The administration abandoned
hope tonight of preventing
national steel strike of 730,000
workers at midnight tomorrow.
The white house waited hope
fully but with little confidence
throughout the day for word
that the U. S. Steel Corp. might
reconsider its rejection of Presi
dent Truman's proposal to set
tie its wage dispute by raising
rates 18 cents an hour. Mr.
Truman made a public appeal
to the corporation, but it did
not respond.
From the administration
viewpoint, the day's only favor
able development was the ac
ceptance of Mr. Truman's pro
posal by Henry J. Kaiser for his
relatively small Fontana steel
Dlant in California.
But Kaiser's action provided
little comfort when viewed
against the overall picture.
The collapse of efforts to
avert the steel strike dashed
hopes for early settlement of
other critical labor disputes, in
cluding the nine-week-old strike
of 175,000 General Motors
workers, the strike of 200,000
electrical workers and the strike
of nearly 300,000 packing house
workers.
The high command of the
United Steel Workers (CIO) also
saw no possibility of settling the
dispute before the strike dead
line. CIO leaders prepared to
shift their scene of operation to
Pittsburgh, where they will
direct the strike.
Kaiser announced 'the signing
of a wage agreement after he
and USW president rhilip Mur
ray had conferred at the white
house with Mr. Truman. Kaiser
predicted that public opinion
would force other steel com
panies to follow his lead eventu
ally. But other companies already
were banking blast furnaces In
nrennratlon for the strlKfi
which will be the biggest single
walkout in the nation's indus
trial history.
And there were premature
walkouts, notably in Pittsburgh
area olants of the Jones fc
Laughlin and Alleghany-Ludlum
corporations. Steel workers had
been on strike for as long as a
week in other plants.
Informed officials saw onij
these possibilities for preventing
a prolonged steel strike:
1. Government seizure of the
Industry, with workers facing
penalties under the Smith-Con-nally
law if they sought to im
pede resumption of operations.
2. Reversal of the steel indus
try's opposition to Mr. Truman's
proposal through the pressure of
public opinion.
3. Action by the presidents
fact-finding board, which deferr
ed hearings on the dispute pend
ing further collective bargain
ing and white house efforts to
settle It. .
One high official maicaiea
that the administration did not
know what the next step would
be.
BULLETIN
Moscow. Ida., Jan. 19 (U.R)
Washington Huskies tonight roll
ed back the towering Idaho Van
dals 67 to 55 in a North Division
Coast league basketball game.
McMlnnvllle, Ore- Jan. 19
U.R) Llnfield college took an
easy basketball win over Wil
lamette university In Northwest
conference play here tonight by
defeating the Willamette quin
tet 50-35.
Bloomington, Ind.. Jan. IS
U.R Indiana handed Ohio
State its first Big Ten basketball
defeat of the season tonight. 44
to 39, knocking the Buckeyes
out of first place in the confer
ence standings.
a.. irhnr Mich.. Jan. 19
U.p.i Michigan, holding Big Ten
scoring champion Max Morris to
onlv one field goal, upset North
western tonight. 56 to 37. in
Big Ten basketball game.
GALL A DAMION WINS
Aicadia. Cal.. Jan. 19 U.R)
C. J. Sebastian's Galla kai.uon
todav coasted to an easy victory
in the ' $25,000 added San
Fciipe slakes, six furlong warm
up for the Santa Anita derby
I ill I ii g- , ill him "Iiir i I"'
Using tear gas and cluh, 100 police officers disperse picket line of 1500 C. I. O. workers massed about striking
plant of U. 8 Motors, Inc. at Los Angeles, Calif. A number were Injured in the bloody melee and wholesale ar
rests of pickets.
50-49 OVERTIME
Mcdford Hi nosed out the Ore
gan State Rooks, 50-49, in an
over-time fracas last night that
was the most hectic hoop battle
on the local court this season.
Derrill Riggs' free toss as the
extra period opened was the
margin of victory. The infrac
tion was charged against Frank
Mandic. Rook mentor, for going
on to the floor during the inter
mission before the over-time
frame. Riggs and Earl Stelle
for Medford and Urness and
Sauvain for the losers scored
goals during the extra time.
Count at the end of the regu
lar frames was 45-45. The locals
came' from behind In-the final
three minutes on field shots by
St-ille and Bill Singler and a
foul toss by Riggs to tie up the
game.
Jim Johnson of the Rooks
Daced point makers with 19
while Riggs led the Tornado
with 13.
Medford Hi's junior varsity
downed the Grants Pass Jay
vees, 42-32, by dumping in five
field goals in the last three
minutes.
Lineups:
Medford (50
Watson 11
Singler 8
Riggs 13
Bostwick T
(49) Rooks
f 6 O. Johnson
t 11 Sauvain
e 6 Wade
S urness
2 Hawes!
Cave 7
g
Subs: Medford Stelle 4;
J
Johnson 19.
FOR TOJO TRIAL
Tokyo Jan 19 (U.R) Gen.
Douglas ' MacArthur paved the ,
way today for early trials
Gen. H i d e k i Tojo, Japan's
"Pearl Harbor" premier, and
other war criminal suspects by
ordering establishment of an in
ternational military tribunal to
hear war crimes ruses in the Far
East.
American War Dads
Back Up Ike's Stand
Kansas Ctly, Mo., Jan. 19
(U.R) Tho American War Dads
national council, in session here,
tonight expressed "full confi
dence' in Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower, army chief of staff, and
his refusal to permit any more
overseas demonstrations against i Charles E. Wilson, president of up of demobilization, with all
the demobilization program. the strike-bound General Elec-: available shipping employed to
A resolution proposed by J. J. Uric Co.. said tonight that any ! evacuate servicemen from friend
Griffin. St. Louis, was adopted party which wins a clear-cut vie-: ly countries.
unanimously. Of the general s torv in industrial strife "does so i
crackdown on demobilization i Bt it, own expense." Cnmmlttoo Fniinr
uri.mii.uui, mc ii-iviiiuuii
said "(The American War Dads)
request his continued personal ;
ODservance oi nis announcea , what happens." he said in a j The six-man congressional sub
program to the end that it may speech at a Clarkson colclge j committee which is making a
be strictly enforced .. and that - alumni dinner. 'study of statehood plans for
all violations be dealt with Wilson said industry could nnt ; Hau-ail tnnieht wired Chairman
i promptly."
Nazis Plotted To
Enslave Europeans
Nuernberg. Jan. 19 (UP'
Nazi Germany plotted the en
slavement of all men between
16 and 60 and all women be
tween 13 and 45 years of age in
occupied countries 'and early in
1-44 set a quota of 4.000.000 ad
ditional slave laborers for occu
pied countries above those al-
ready furnished. French prose1
FACES TEST
E
SOVIET MEDDLES
Explosive Issue Before Se
curity Council Under New
Teheran Orders
London, Jan. 19 (U.R) Iran
formally appealed to the United
Nations security council tonight
to intervene in its dispute with
Russia in the first direct test of
the new world organization's au
thority. Acting on orders from Tehran,
the Iranian delegation presented
the explosive issue to the secur
ity council which came into be
ing only three days ago.
The Iranians charged flatly
that Russian officials and Rus
sian troops had interfered in
Iran's internal affairs by. incit
ing the recent Zcrbaijan revolu
tion which tore a large segment
of northern Iran from Hehran's
sovereignty.
Their demand merely request
ed, however, that the security
coucil "investigate' the situation
in Azerbaijan and "recommend
appropriate terms of settlement."
It did not request the council
to take action against the Soviet
Union, as might have been asked
under the UNO charter.
Thus within a week of its first
formal assembly, the UNO found
itself threatened by a major con
troversy mat mignt cnauenge
the efficacy of the security
council, upon which rests the
world's hope for an enduring
peace.
Chief Iranian Delegate Seycd
Hassan Taquizadeu, who is also
Iran's ambassador to London,
first raised the soviet issue in
formally in an address to the
general assembly early this
week. But he told the assembly
then he had no intention of plac-
ing the dispute before the UNO
u,-"lr'. .u'J
wiiu nuuia cuuia nut oe lemiicu
before the end of tins meeting.
. .... j
New instructions arrived from
. . (,,, w
Tenrnn that nieht. hnwpver. or-
Hnrintf ih Iranian Hplnffatinn fn I
throw the matter into the hands
of the UNO without further de
lay. BOTH SIDES LOSE
IN LABOR STRIFE
New York. Jan. 19 (U.R I
-we are going to narvcsi
wounds and scars that will be
worn for a long time, no matter
grant labor's demands for wage I
lncreases without passing on the :
cost to the customer which, he
said meant ' adding to the infla-!
tionary spiral.''
nriti tiot.n f.r in
siatenotxi.
Richmond. Cal., Jan. 19 UP-,
The veteran Tony Penna. Day- MEAT CREWS BOOSTED
ton, O., midget-sized golfer, re- PortlanJ. Ore., Jan. 19 'U.Ri
tained his strangle hold on first Crews were increased in ln
place in the S10.000 Richmond dependent packing houses here
open golf tournament as he p.it- today to provide enough meat
ed a 73 today to add to his 134 to offset loss of supplies from
total ior the first two days to
' g.vc lua 237 total
I Armi 7 Ipnh rtl 1 .
BEAVERS DEFEAT
OREGON 59 TO 45.
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Eugene. Ore., Jan. 19 (U.R)
Oregon State's rebounding Bea
vers held on to top spot in the
Northern division basketball
play here tonight as they surg
ed back from a Friday reversal
at the hands of the University
of Oregon to record a 59 to 45
decision and take a 2-1 lead in
their "civil war'' hoop stand fori
the season.
A nanitv nrnwrt n ni
i,,j .. x-i,-i D.i
Hocha. Honolulu lad. return to'
scoring form he presented last
season by leading his Beaver
mates to their clean cut decis
ion. . He tossed in seven goals
front tho field and added that
many points from the foul line
to amass a 2 1-point total.
Oregon had a 1-0 lead for
exactly one minute, after which
Glen Warren, Beaver forward,
dumped in a lay-in shot and the
visitors were never again head
ed through the first half. They
had a 14-point lead, 21-7, at the
end of 12 minutes of play and
were on the long end of a 28-22
count at intermission.
As a result of their triumph,
Oregon State recorded its fourth
win in five starts and it now
heads by half a game the second-place
Washington Huskies.
G.I. prWads
IN PAPERS TODAY
Washington, Jan. 19 (U.R)
Sixteen newspapers beginning
Sunday are scheduled to carry a
GI protest against the demobili-
.. . . - . ,
" , . . , . . . .. ... h.,j
mcnts paid for by 10,000 enlisted
' . ' ri,;ii
men and officers in the Philip-
pines.
The space was contracted for
by the CIO veterans committee
after personnel of Sub Base R,
Bataingas, sent committee chair
man Clinton S. Golden $3,000
and copy for the advertisements.
Addressed to the public, the
copy says ships are returning
empty from war areas while
troops arc kept in such non-hostile
areas as the Philippines,
Australia, Guam and Saipan.
It asks that congress be urged
ir rrnniro an immediate SDeed-
c t
Hawaii Statehood
Pearl Harbor, Jan. 19 (U.R!
Hugh Peterson, of the House Ter-
ritories
committee that they
were "convinced the people of
the territory have domonstrated
beyond question lhir capacity
i ? "m ,hc responsibility of ;
the strike-bound Swift sad
' Aiaeur nidats.
1947 Budget To 'Aproach
Balance' Claim No Tax,
Or Less Bureaus
Washington, Jan. 19 (UK)
Congress waited tonight to see
how close President Truman's
proposed budget for fiscal 1947
will come to balance.
They'll find out at noon Mon
day when the president's com
bined budget and state of the
union message is presented to
the house and senate.
Mr. Truman went over the
complicated data in a confiden
tial session with newspaper re
porters today.
Some congressmen previously
this week had predicted that the
budget for the fiscal year start
ing July 1 would "closely ap
proach" balance.
Other members had forecast
that in his annual message the
president once more would urge
quick action on his often repeat
ed request for fact-finding legis
lation with which to deal with
the labor-industry war now
blocking production in the na
tion s basic industries.
Few congressmen believed,
however, that Mr. Truman would
propose any further tax cuts or
any major retrenchment in the
government s permanent agen
cies. They expected him to ask
for extension of anti-inflation
controls.
A majority of House Ways
and -Means committee members
muii-aica iney would De nappy
if the budget came within a few
billions of balance.
There probably will be some
congressional demand for an im
mediate balance, one source
said, but a majority of senators
and representatives are agreed
that it can't get far. The war
is over, but its aftermath is still
with us, this source pointed out.
A balanced budget would call
for expenditures around $30.
000.000,000, since that is approxi
mately what federal income is
expected to be.
Brownwood. Tex.. Jan. 19
(U.R) The 36th (Texas) division
association today voted almost
unanimously for adoption of a
n solution calling upon congress
to investigate the bloody and
unsuccessful attack it staged
two years ago tomorrow at the
I Rapido river in Italy.
There was only one dissent
ing voice to the resolution,
which was presented to the
36th s first annual reunion and
which bitterly criticized "ineffl
fient and inexperienced" top
command, singling out Gen
Mark Clark for responsibility in
the Rapido fiasco .
The lone dissenter was Capt.
A. F. Fisher of Wichita Falls,
Tex., an officer of the 142nd in
fantry regiment. He declared
the resolution "wrong" and urg
ed the association not to try
"tearing somebody down." His
move to have the resolution
tabled failed.
Describing the tactical situa
tion at the time of the Rapido
attack, the resolution spoke of
"this blunder" and "colossal
failure" which caused the 36th
to suffer "casualties amounting
approximately to 2,900 men."
PROBE AIR TRAGEDY
Cheshire, Conn., Jan. 19 'U.R)
Five authorities joined today in
jan investigation of the Eastern
Airlines plane crH?n neit; ji-s-ci-
, day in which 17 persons were
Ikilled.
The People's Faith
Denver. Jn. 19 (U.R)
SertnlT-nint out of every 100
Americans believe the United
Nations Organization hat at
!et a "fair" chance ei pre
venting wars bttwttn the
"big" nations of tha world, a
nationwide survey revtaled to
day. LittU mo: than one-third,
35 per cent, of lh American
people believe the UNO now
in ita first general session in
London has a "good" chance
of preventing "big" nations,
and only 11 out of every 100
think it hu no chine it til.
Federal Seizure of Plants i
Held Solution Black;
Market Revives-
Chicago. Jan. 19 (U.R) Vol
untary meat rationing was start
ed by butchers in many cities as
packers warned tonight that a
"real shortage" of beef, Iambi
and pork products would hit the
nation early next week.
At least another week of meat
scarcity was the gloomy pros
pect for housewives as govern
ment efforts to end the five-day
walkout of packinghouse work
ers rested upon the White House
appointeu fact - finding board
which opens hearings here next
Tuesday.
Government experts estimated
that the joint walkouts by the
United Packinghouse Workers
(CIO) and the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
ers (AFL.) in the nation's biggest
packing plants and scores of
smaller ones, had reduced meat
output at least 50 per cent.
In Chicago, government labor
experts privately expressed the
opinion that only federal seizure
of the plants barring accept
ance of the fact-finding recom
mendations by both sides; could
end the controversy. Even so,
they said, it would take several
days for production to get into
full swing again.
The fact-finding board will
seek a compromise between the
demands of the more than 300,
000 striking workers and the
packers.
Another headache facing the
OPA was the raising of meat
prices by some butchers who
were taking advantage of the
strike. OPA investigators were
ordered into a tireless search to
break up the black market be
fore ft gets a good start and to
crack down on the butchers hik
ing their .prices illegally.
POLICElNT TO
ON GIRL MURDER
Chicago, Jan. 19 (U.R)
Police said tonight they wanted
to question Sidney Sherman, 21,
a student at Northwestern Uni
versity,' in connection with the
kidnap-slaying of six-year-old
Suzanne Degnan.
They said Sherman had not
been in his YMCA room since
it was disclosed police had
found two handkerchiefs, one of
them bearing the name "S. Slier
man," 'near the scene of the
crime.
It was revealed certain clues
had been taken to Washington
for examination by experts of
the Federal Bureau of Investi
gation. A police lieutenant took
with him a bundle of clothing
connected with the case.
Among the items of clothing
was a pair of pajamas worn by
the six-year-old daughter of
James E. Degnan, 36, an OPA
executive, when she was kid
napped the morning of Jan. 7.
Police said they considered
the two handkerchiefs among
the most important clues yet
discovered. They were found
near a wire loop to which were
clinging wisps of hair matching
that of the little victim. The
girl was strangled and dissect
ed by her kidnapper.
One of the handkerchiefs
bore the initials "S. S." The
other bore "S Sherman 3168."
Police said the numerals prob
ably indicated the owner at one
time was In the military service.
China Peace Rages
In 7 Battle Areas
Chungking, Jan. 19 (U.R)
Fighting between nationalist and
communist troops still is continu
ing in seven zones along five
railway lines in north China de
spite a week-old cease-fire order
dispatches from Pelplng said to
day. AFTERMATH OF WAR
Seattle, Jan. 19 lU.Ri Arrest
ed at his mother's home, blonde
paratrooper Einar Olson, 28-year-old
wounded veteran of the
battle of The Bulge told police
tonight he was unable to explain
the strangle -stabbing of 4 slim
I and prU'.y Seattle huuicwiie.
(Arm Telrpholo)
Chief of Staff General Dwicht D.
Eisennower tells memoers of me
Senate Military Affairs sub-committee
that he has ordered all Army
theater commanders to forbid fur
ther mass demobilization demonstra
tions by soldiers. Eisenhower de
clared that every individual would
have an opportunity to have his case
considered but that the time for
mass demonstration Is post.
OFFENSIVE ROLE
BY FLEETJN 1941
Testifies Hawaiian Defense
Secondary Disagrees
With Gen. Short
-. . Washington,-Jan.. 19 (U.R)
The primary mission of the U. S
Pacific fleet in 1941 was to take
offensive action in event of war,
Adm. Husband Kimmel told the
Pearl Harbor Investigating com
mittee today. .
The 1041 fleet commander tes
tified that he objected strenu
ously to moves which he con
sidered "would have a psycholo
gical tendency to divert units of
the fleet to defensive tasks."
Kimmel was relieved of his
command 10 days after the Japa
nese sneak attack on Dec. 7.
"I felt that the real mission
of the Pacific fleet was offensive.
. . . That the fleet commander
should not be concerned inv
mediately with the Hawaiian
coastal frontier," he said. "(He)
should have been free to do other
things than concern himself with
the defense of Hawaii."
In answer to questions by Rep.
John W. Murphy, D.. Pa., Kim
mel testified that despite his
convictions he made plans to use
"every naval facility that hap
pened to be in Pearl Harbor for
the defense of Pearl Harbor."
Kimmel testified that Adm.
Claude C. Bloch, commander of
the 14th naval district (Hawaii)
and the army forces there should
have had all the necessary means
for defending Pearl Harbor
whether the fleet was in port or
at sea.
Army forces in Hawaii were
under command of Lt. Gen.
Walter C. Short, who will fol
low Kimmel as a witness before
the congressional Inquiry.
Kimmel disagreed with previ
ous testimony by Short in an
other Pearl Harbor investigation
on the question of air reconnais
sance at the time of the Japanese
attack on the U. S. fleet.
Short told the Roberts com
mission in 1942 that even If ade
quate planes had been available,
there would not have been long
range navy reconnaissance on
Dec. 7. . .
Murphy read this testimony to
Kimmel and asked if he agreed.
"I do not," Kimmel replied.
FLAT GLASS
STRIKE SETTLED
Washington, Jan. 19 UR
Secretary of Labor Lewis B.
Schwellenhach announced to
I night that the 1 1 week old strike
' of 15,000 employes in the flat
glass industry has been settled
and that operations will be re
sumed Monday morning.
Salem. Jan. 19 (U.R) The
state depirtment of agriculture
has cautioned buyers to beware
I of hog choleia.
Will Not Vote Senate Recess
Until It Ends Favor
FEPC Measure
Washington, Jan, 19 (U.R)
Senate backers of fair employ
ment legislation offered tonight
to sleep in the capitol corridors
and eat their meals off stacks o
the Congressional Record if ne
cessary to break a southern
Democratic filibuster.
Sen. Wayne C. Morse, R Ore.,
said he would not vote for an
other recess until the filibuster
is broken. Normally, the senate
votes to recess from day to day.
it. a majority of senators opposed
to the filibuster could be main
tained in the chamber to defeat
sucn a motion, however, contin
uous sessions would be required.
Morse is a strong supporter of
legislation to create a perman
ent fair employment practice
commission to prevent discrim
ination against employes on
grounds of race or religion.
Southern Democrats started an
anti-FEPC filibuster on Thurs
day. "I will try to keep 49 of our
men (a senate majority) on the
floor or sleeping nearby for as
many weeks as it takes to wear
out the minority of senators who
are trying to block the major
ity," Morse said.
The filibustering southerners
have succeeded since Thursday
in tangling the senate thoroughly
in red tape by insisting on strict
enforcement of senate rules.
Most senators agreed, how
ever, that unanimous consent
could be obtained to set aside
the filibuster Monday long
enough to receive President Tru
man's message on the budget
and the state of the union.
Southern senators claim they
have enough men to talk around
the. clock for months if neces
sary to prevent a vote on tho
bill. But they are confident that
sponsors of the legislation will
admit defeat much sooner than
that.
VETERAN RIGHTS
JEOPARDIZED BY
Washington, Jan. 19 (U.R) .
The Veterans of Foreign Warsj
said tonight that strikes and
strike threats are jeopardizing
servicemen's re-c m ploy ment
compensation.
The foreign service organiza
tion demanded corrective legis
lation and also asked President
Truman to include a veteran on
future fact-finding boards In
labor disputes.
On re-employment, guaran
teed under the draft act, VFW
said time lost in strikes and
lockouts should be exempted
from the 90-day period now al
lowed a veteran in which to
apply for his old job.
For ex-servicemen called of!
their jobs by strikes which they
will swear they oppose the or
ganization asks amendments to
the GI Bill of Rights, permitting
payment .of $20 weekly read
justment allowances.
Washington, Jan. 1 9 (U.R)
The American Legion announc
ed tonight that it will press for
immediate enactment of a plan
to pay enlisted men as well as
officers for terminal leave.
Enlisted men are entitled to
30 days furlough a year. Many,
ho'-vev-T, do not get it. Offic
ers, on discharge, are paid for
accumulated and unused leave.
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Madrid. Jan. 19 (U.R)
Madrid morning newspapers to
day assailed the action of the
French assembly in approving
French government moves to
ward a diplomatic break with)
the Spani'h government of
Gei.eralijsimo Francisco Franco.
Editorials belittled the ability
of the French constituent as
sembly and warned that Spain
will know what course to take
"if the tumultuous French as
sembly trespasses over the
I limits nl innpic aicord."