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Weather Medford Subscribers If 70a not rccclvs fomt paper taltphont. JU1 t 45t btfor. T:JO p.m. On Sundsj call UI or 4J befor. It: p.im. Tribune FORECAST: Sunday Cloudy with Ucht tains and illfhtly HlEheit Yesterday Lowest this Morning United PressFull Leased V United Press Full Leased Wire Fortieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1946. NO. 279. Md mmm mm TEN PLANTS SIGN AGREEMENT BASED ON WAGEB00STS Work To Start Monday; Union Opens Contract Signing Drive Pittsburgh, Feb. 18 (U.R) The CIO United Steelworkers 01 America obtained agreements to day1 ending the strike of more than 324,000 of the 750,000 striking steel and aluminum workers. The union started a country wide, large-scale contract sign ing drive today after U. S. Steel Corp. settled with the union for 18V4 cents an hour and before nightfall two of the largest in dependent steel producers and the Aluminum company of America had come to terms. At least 10 companies, includ ing U. S. Steel, Bethlehem and Republic, the three biggest basic producers, had signed or reached agreements. Companies signing today were Bethlehem, Republic, Aluminum company of America, Pittsburgh Steel Co., Sheffield Steel Corp., Houston, Tex., Great Lakes Steel Corp., Detroit, Blaw-Knox Co., Pittsburgh, and Rustless Iron it Steel Corp., Baltimore. The Crucible Steel Co., opera ting eight eastern plants, had reached agreement and will sign a contract in New York tomor row, according to Joseph Goney, USW regional director here. The company employs about 25,000. All settlements were based on the 18V4 cents an hour increase granted by U. S. Steel for its 125,000 employes with one ex ception. The Aluminum com pany signed for 19 cents after receiving a union promise to give "wholehearted cooperation" for Increased productivity and ef ficiency. Work will be resumed Monday at all plants reaching agreement today. Production,, however, will not get underway for sev eral days and full employment at the mills is not expected for at least another week. One possible hitch among basic producers developed, how ever, when Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp. said it planned to seek further clarification of the national wage-price policy which brought about settlement of the steel strike. The company agreed to the 1814 cent increase effective Mon day for those who struck, and effective Jan. 21 for mainten ance workers and others who remained on the job in accord ance with customary union prac tice during strikes. U. S. Steel also agreed to pay 9'4 cents of an increase retro actively for all from Jan. 1 to Jan. 21. Surveys of the union's district offices, responsible for signing contracts with the companies in their areas, revealed that al though many negotiation meet ings were held today, most of the conferences will not be held until next week. The idle workers were anxious to get back to their jobs. Small groups of pickets celebrated the settlement last night but many despite the settlement will be called back to work until late next week. This was pointed out by in dustry sources and borne out by a statement of J. L. Perry, pres ident of Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., chief operating subsidiary of U. S. Steel. Perry said that to get operations synchronized and in full production "requires not the push of a button but three to four weeks' time as suming everything goes well and facilities have not been seriously damaged during the shut-down period." TAMPERER GETS TERM Portland. Ore.. Feb. 16 (U.R) Robert D. Lampkin, 33, was sentenced today to serve 30 days in the county jail for con tempt of court In allegedly tam pering with members of the circuit court Jury panel in the trial of Lawrence R. Ogelvie. 30, for first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Deputy Sheriff Al Bowe. St. Peters Will Be Scene of Cardinal Rites 'i ri k m t f -t n nt Thirty-two archbishops of the world will be Invested In the Sacred College red hats and titles, In ceremonies at St. Peter's, Vatican, Rome, Italy, shown structure. Home, Feb. 18 (U.R) Ameri can cardinals-elect spent today in semi-seclusion in preparation for the arduous, week-long con QUICK END SEEN TALKS UNDERWAY Detroit, Feb. 16 (U.R) Hope for a quick end to the 88-day General Motors strike persisted today as top officials of the cor poration and CIO United Auto Workers met in day-long confer ences with federal mediator James F. Dewey. Dewey declined to comment on progress of the talks during the noon recess, but he remark ed earlier that prospects for a settlement were "very promis ing" in view of agreement in the nationwide steel deadlock. Negotiating committees at to day's sessions were headed by GM President C. E. Wilson and President R. J. Thomas of the UAW. Thomas did not share Dewey's optimistic view of the probable outcome of today's talks, assert ing as he entered the conference room that he would be "awfully surprised if there's a settlement out of this meeting." He said last night, however, that he felt the end of the steel strike would "lead to early dis posal of wage disputes in in dustries dependent on steel and permit full civilian production and employment." 1 oday s were the first Satur day conferences held since the opening of contract negotiations Oct. 2, and there were indica tions the talks might be con tinued tomorrow in an attempt to end the paralyzing strike as soon as possible. OPA YEAR IRE Des Moines. Ia., Feb. lBOJ.R) Secretary of Commerce Hen ry Wallace tonight called upon all producers' groups and farm ers to back the office of price administration "to the limit for one more year." Speaking at the closing ses sion of the eighth annual na tional farm institute. Wallace said support of the OPA "is the best and cheapest insurance I know against de-flationary dis aster. He pleaded for support of OPA administrator Chester Bowles, whom he described as the most dramatic figure in Washington". "The special interest groups and speculative wolves are hot on Chester Bowles' trail," he declared. "He needs help, other wise we shall go through the disaster of 1919 and 1921 all over again. DAIRY WAGE PENALTY San rancisco, Feb. 18 U.R) The California office of the U. S. Department of Agricul ture today announced assess ment of the first penalties for violation of the USDA wage rate ceilings for dairy labor in the Lot Angeles area. J. MT sistory program scheduled to start on Monday. Archbishop Francis J. Spell man of New York said mass at St. Paul's outside the Walls Ca Allies Eye War Guilt Army Used Fatten Agents In Spy Ring ' United Press Correspondenf Nuernberg, Germany, Feb. 16 (U.R) The Allies may Indict 12 German industrialists on charges of conspiracy to wage war, it was disclosed today. A member of the prosecuting staff at the war guilt trials here said an I. G. Farben director ac cused of offering the firm's for eign sales organization to the Nazis as an espionage agency would be included. United States, British and French counsel have studied the possibilities of prosecution- but joint- talks have not gone be yond fhe exploratory stage. Each nation was drawing up its own proposed list of the accused. It was Schnitzler who alleged ly financed Nazi espionage and counter-intelligence" activities, culminating his aid to the party by offering Farben's vast foreign staff to the high command as a ready made espionage organiza tion. Letters between Schnitzler and espionage officers of the high command are in the Allied files. STRIKE SETTLED Portland, Ore., Feb. 16 (U.R) A scheduled walkout of 3,000 Oregon and Washington A. F. of L. moulders and foundry work ers Monday has been cancelled. H. W. Sprague, secretary of the Portland union and chairman of the two-state negotiating com mittee, announced today. Sprague said the committee had approved a tentative agree ment which he had "every as surance" would be ratified by memberships of Portland. Seat tle. Tacoma and Everett, Wash., locals. Sprague declined to disclose details of the tentative settle ment but said the Washington unions would meet Sunday and the Portland local Monday or Tuesday to vote on accepting it. Originally, the moulders and foundrymen had demanded a 17!4 cents an hour raise and had voted a strike when man agement refused to grant the in- Chicago Veterans Protest Sinecure Chicago, Feb. 16 (U.R. Six hundred war veterans will stage a taxicab "march" on Washing ton Monday to seek presidential aid in a dispute which Is keep ing them from operating taxis legally in Chicago. They will leave Chicago in a caravan of 300 taxicaba. Mil M I mr ""'t "3 (Acme ltlevhoto) of Cardinals, receiving their ring, from square in front of the famed thedral and then conducted a tour, explaining the Basilica's history and displaying intimate bits of knowledge gained during previous visits to Rome. If ARTHUR ACTS E Tokyo, Feb. 16 (U.R) Japan, prodded into action by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's dissatisfac tion with its currency inflation and unequal commodity distribu tion, today announced rigid cur rency and banking controls, and authorized government seizure of hoarded food stocks. Other measures to follow will revise, price levels and ease the wider distribution of consumer goods. Financial ordinances cancelled the present currency issue, pro vided for a new issue and limit ed bank withdrawals. After March 2, present currency will have no value. All currently out standing Bank of Japan notes must be deposited between Feb. 25 and March 7 with post of fices, banks, agricultural associa- tions or urban district credit associations. ' The extension of credit is lim ited to prevent the use of bor rowed money for speculation or other non-productive purposes, blamed for the present inflation. A government statement said Japanese authorities would fol low orders freezing prices with capital levy taxes, increased property taxes on individuals and war profits taxes on corpor ations in order to check the ris ing tide of inflation. 1945 AUTO TOLL IN OREGON 349 Salem, Ore., Feb. 16 (U.R) Traffic death rate in Oregon last year increased slightly to 11.7 persons killed for every 100.000.000 miles of travel, Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr., said today. Traffic deaths in Oregon last year to taled 349.. Oregon City, Ore., Feb. 16 (U.R) One man as killed and four others hospitalized as re sult of a triple collision at the Pudding river bridge at Aurora near here today, which wreck ed three cars and damaged an oil transport truck. F BEFORE CONGRESS Washington, Feb. 16 (UR) Republican and democratic con- 0ro..mnt nnlicltusl tin IHpir nm- lory loniKni io prr-jjare iur snuw down votes in the house next week on housing controls, the school lunch programs, James Caesar Petrillo and the navy atom bomb tests. Fireworks are likely on all four issues. San Francisco, Feb. 16 (U.R) Dairy market unchanged. STATERS DEFEAT COUGARS 54-33 T Teams Tied For Top In Northern Division Rocha High Scorer Corvallis, Ore., Feb. 16 (U.R) Oregon State maintained its position as co-leader in the northern division of the Pacific Coast conference basketball championship race here tonight by winning over Washington State, 54 to 33. Led by "Red" Rocha, who scored 18 points, including seven field goals, the Orangemen smothered the Cougars with their man-to-man defense. The tightness of the defense was re vealed in the basket scoring of the Cougars, who made four field goals in the first period and five in the second. Taking the lead in the first second of play when Rocha popped, in a basket, the Beavers outplayed the Cougars almost throughout the entire contest Only once and that after 14 minutes of play in the first period did the Washington Stat ers display any shooting ability and during that period picked up seven points to make the score 17 to 14. During the last three minutes, the Beavers rolled in 11 points to wind up the first half with a 12 point lead, 28 to 18, ... , ' Gale Bishop, the Cougars' ace forward, was bottled up most of the game. He scored but two field goals out of 23 shots and converted nine free throws to pace his teammates in scoring. Seattle. Feb. IB (IIP) r. the first time in the history of me iorinern Division Pacific Coast basketball conference, the Idaho Vandals iwnnl a furn.niim.. series on Washington's home noor Dy squeezing out a 40-38 victory over the Huskies tonight. me win Keeps Idaho tied for the loop lead with Oregon State. After leading most of the way, the Vandals were momentnrilv set back on their heels by a one man rally late in the final period. Henson, Washington freshman forward, canned seven successive points to close Idaho's lead to 31-30. Jorgenscn fnllnwpH uin, an angle shot to put the Huskies in me lead at 32-31, but the Van dals stormed back to take the margin again. Two minutes before the end of the game, Henson sank a pair of foul shots that knotted the count at 38-38. However, Idaho Guard Len Pyne clamped the lid on the contest by dropping In a long, two-handed push shot. SENATORS FLAIL TO Washington, Feb. 1 6 (U.R) The proposed $3,750,000,000 loan to Great Britain was bitterly as sailed toniffht hv tun HprYin. cratic senators, Burton K. wnecler, Mont, and Edwin C. Johnson, Colo. They proposed instead sale of an equivalent amount in British bonds to private U. S. Investors on a vol untary basis. Both spokn on NBC's "Our Foreign Policy" pro gram. Contending that if the loan went to a vote In congress now it would be defeated, Johnson said a sale of British bonds would constitute a referendum in America on the British loan. "If such an Investment Is not attractive to American Invest ors," Johnson said, "It certainly is not right to unload It on the hard-pressed American taxpayer against his will." Wheeler said proponents of the loan argued that if Britain does not get the money, the British empire will collapse, "and then Russia will take over the whole show." Chungking, Feb. 16 (U.B Communists charged today that civil war has broken out in Manchuria, E TO ESPIONAGE RING Mounted Police Arrest Many; Radar Believed Objective; Red Aide Flees Ottawa, Feb. 18 (U.R) A cab inet minister identified Soviet Russia today as the country to which an International espionage ring reported "secret and confi dential information of the Cana dian government." The Royal Canadian mounted police, acting in strict secrecy, rounded up an unknown num ber of present and former gov ernment employes and held them incommunicado in the police bar racks at Rockcliffe, a suburb of Ottawa. The government intend ed to have the full details of their widespread espionage be fore making definite charges. Reconstruction Minister C. D. Howe denied that the atomic energy secret was Involved. Au thoritative sources suggested ra dar was the most likely objec tive of the ring, especially as it has been developed for arctic flying and for defense against possible air attack from the Arc tic. Among prisoners were believ ed to be several former Royal Canadian air force ferry com mand employees. Reports that 22 persons had been arrested were described as "nonsense" by a high government official who said the, number was much small er. "What nation is involved?" cabinet minister was asked. "Obviously it is Soviet Rus sia," he replied, adding that he was not to be identified by name. His disclosure was accepted by high sources as in accordance with recognized diplomatic prac tices in such cases to free other diplomatic missions here from suspicion. Government sources tied In Russia through an agent named Shimishenko, who, they said, op erated both here and In the Unit ed States. A failure in liaison be tween Canadian security agents and the United States federal bureau of investigation was blamed for the recent return of Shimishenko to Russia from the United States. Canadian police, it was said, hnd expected the FBI to arrest Shimishenko "at an opportune lime" and forestall his return. Canada has taken a leading role in the development of radar because of the burden of de fending Its vast unprotected northern territories, reaching to and beyond the Arctic circle. Only yesterday a Canadian army unit, with American observers, pushed off Into the frozen north from Fort Churchill In "opera tion Muskox," one of the pri mary purposes of which is to test radar's use in defensive flying. SNELL FOR IRE Salem, Ore.. Feb. 16 (U.R) Gov. Earl Snell today was In formed by Secretary of War Patterson that the war depart ment policies and procedure have been broadened to make available unoccupied housing facilities for use by veterans and their families and single veterans attending educational institutions. The governor said the board of higher education Tuesday would consider the Klamath Falls marine barracks as an ex tension to the schools of higher education for accommodation of reluming veterans. The gover nor estimated that the Klamath Falls barracks could accommo date approximately 1,200 stud ents. STEALS THE BHOW London, Feb. 18 (U.R) The UNO security council has stolen the show from the United Na tions general assembly as a great town meeting of the world, It appeared tonight as preparations were made for adjournment. Bulletin Ashland, Feb. 18 Ashland Elks turned back Rubenstein's of Eugene 67 to 41 in an inter sectional basketball game here tonight. Wcs Peters was high point man for the Elks with 18 while Cal Bonney led the Rubes with 14 markers. Palo Alto, Cel., Feb. 16 (U.R) California's champion Bears topped off the 1946 southern di vision basketball season with a 53 to 37 win over a fighting Stanford quintet here tonight be fore nearly 5,000 fans. JAP WIND WIRES Washington, Feb. 16 (U.R) The 1941 chief of naval com munications told the Pearl Har bor investigating committee to day he never saw before Dec. 7, 1941 any genuine winds message revealing Japan's de cision for war. Rear Adm. Leigh Noyes testi fied that members of his staff brought to him several Intercept ed messages which .they appar ently regarded as implementing the Japanese winds code that had been set up to inform emissaries aboard of Impending conflict. "But I never saw one that was authentic," Noyes said. Noyes was called before the committee because testimony of two previous witnesses pointed to him as the most likely au thority on whether an authentic winds message actually was re ceived In early December. Navy Capt. L. F. Safford, who directed interception and decod ing of Japanese messages In 1941, testified he sent to Noyes on Dec. 4 a genuine winds mes sage indicating war by Japan on Britain and the United States within a few days. JUNIOR CITIZEN Harry Chlpman, sports editor of the Medford Mail Tribune, was awarded the First Junior Citizenship Award for the out standing work in Medford and Jackson county for the year of 1945 at the second Annual Founders Day banquet of the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce held in the Blue room of the Hotel Holland Saturday evening. Mr. Chlpman was selected by a secret panel of senior citizens for his outstanding work In civic and community betterment that he promoted and participated during the last year. President Robert Voegtly pre sented key awards to Vic Milnes, Dale Stephenson and Robert Ruckcr for their outstanding work in Junior Chamber of Com merce during the year. Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, presi dent of Southern Oregon College of Education, spoke on the pro gress of science and explained that tho advancement of science had been accelerated by at least four times the normal advance ment during the past five years and because of this advancement we will have more and enjoy a greater abundnncy of things. Warren Whltlock of Grants Pass represented Paul Lee of Klamath Falls and presented a one hundred pounds of Klamath potatoes to Mayor Clarence Meeker as a award for Medford work in a recent salvage drive. Carey Thompson acted as mas ter of ceremonies. Following the dinner the group enjoyed a dance at the Hotel Medford. Abortion Queen To Face Trial Monday San Francisco, Feb. 16 (U.R) Mrs. Inez Hrown Burns today was refused the delay she asked in her Superior court abortion conspiracy trial because of "serious Illness." Superior Judge William F. Traverso ruled that Mrs. Burns, accused of operating an "abor tion mill" here, wis well enough to appear Monday for trials as scheduled. TRUMAN BLASTED AGAIN BY ICKES; FLAYSVERACITY President Does Not Tell 'Street Truth' About Pau ley Affair, Claim Washington, Feb. 16 U.R) Former Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes tonight accused President Truman of not tell ing "the strict truth" 'about the Pauley affair. "Above all others," Ickes de clared, "the president should speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." In a new blast at the ureal. dent, the 71-year-old Ickes de clared that Mr. Truman's re marks at a news conference yes terday were "an open Incite ment to perjury." Ickes, who resigned Wednes day with the declaration that he would not serve In an ad ministration that expected him "to commit perjury for the sake of the party," returned to the attack tonight. He said Mr. Truman made two unreconcilable statements in yesterday's news conference and that "one of them Is not true." He referred to statements by the president concerning the pending nomination of Edwin W. Pauley, wealthy California oil man and former democratic national chairman, to be under secretary of navy. Ickes began his new assault with the statement that "the greatest regret that I feel in connection with the Pauley In cident Is what I regard as PresI dent Truman's lack of adher ence to the strict truth." Referring to Mr. Truman's Friday press conference, Ickes continued In a public statement: "When he was asked If he thought that 'Ickes has attempt ed to reflect upon his Integrity.' according to tiie newspaper cor respondent, Mr. Truman said that 'Ickes would not dare at tempt such a thing.' "After all, the President of United States is neither an abso lute monarch nor a descendant of a putative sun-goddess . . . I would dare to dispute the in tegrity of the president on any occasion that my country's wel fare demanded it. But In this case there is no need to dispute President Truman. "Ills own record made in his last two press conferences con stitutes clear proof of the weight that should be given to his utterances. " Ickes had proposed In a broadcast Wednesday night that the justice department Investi gate his charge that Pauley per jured himself before the senate committee. Mr. Truman said yesterday that he saw no need for such an Investigation be cause the battle between Pauley and Ickes was a political argu ment. "This, to my mind, consti tutes an open Incitement to per jury," Ickes said. "Every ward heclcr In the land, If the nation accepts such counsel, can now claim immunity for all of his sons, whntever they may be, on the grounds that those who challenge his acts, their hon esty, or their worth, are Just engaging in political argument." REP.'lElNS New York. Feb. 18 (U.R) Aft er five months of instructions, Rep. Clare Boothe Luce (R., Conn.) was received into the Catholic church at St. Patrick's CHthrdral today by Msgr. Fulton Sheen. Sheen, who has attained pres tige as a missionary among Icon oclasls, declined to comment on the conversion of the glamor congress womaili Ho said instructions had been given her In Washington where he Is a member of the faculty of the Catholic university. Mrs. Luce, he said, asked him to make merely a simple an nouncement of her conversion.
