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Newspaper Page TextWeather FORECAST: Cloudy with lljht rain late today. Sllthtly cool-ep- Temp. Hiiheit yesterday ... cs Lowest yesterday ai Subscribers Tribune EDFORD To report Improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribune phone 49s between and 7:30 p. m. dally, and 9 a.m.to 12:30 p. m. Sunday, United Press Full L' UnlUd Press full Leased Wixa Fortieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1946. NO. 285. SNELL WILL SEEK M Princes ow :h Await Official Word Vets Act RED ARMY AT PEAK AS YANK POWER DISINTEGRATES N STATERS DEFEAT HUSKIES, 55-36; WEBFEETBEATEN 0SC Back In Title' Race Cougars Easy Victors As Bishop Stars 1 CMk-VI,9fBa-M-MHll. : v vw. 't' L-ff V Governor Wants To Finish State Work Hits War Restrictions Salem, Ore., Feb. 23 U.R) Slating he "preferred to carry forward the imporlant work now underway," Gov. Earl Snell to day declared himself a candidate . for reelection in the May 17 pri " maries. Snell said he had received of fers "far more attractive finan cially" than the chief executive's job. In a statement he pledged "continued efficient, friendly and effective administration of state affairs." He lashed still-effective federal wartime restric tions. The governor said he looked upon existing state problems as a job "only partly finished." He declared the state's financial pic ture was "excellent' and he said he had "no illusions" as to the problems that must be met. The 50-year-old Republican from Arlington, Ore., became Oregon's 23rd elected governor Jan. 13, 1943, after defeating Lew Wallace, Oregon Democra tic national committeeman, by a four-to-one margin in the 1942 general election. VISITS KLAMATH Klamath Falls, Feb. 23 (U.R) Hopes that the state emergency board would find ways and means to finance operation of the marine barracks here as an edu cational center were expressed today by Gov. Earl Snell after an inspection of the facility with members of the state board of higher education and the emer gency board. "We simply must do all things possible, even to strain a point i here and there to accommodate ff" these returning veterans," the governor said. - - - The inspection parly found that the facility offered great possibilities as tn educational center, particularly on a tempor ary basis. Portland, Ore., Feb. 23 (U.R) Partial paralysis of the port of Portland was forecast tonight following issuance of a strike order for 8 a. m. Monday by the port's Supercargo and Checkers' union. The order to strike which would all but lock up the port followed a prolonged deadlock over recognition of the union as a CIO affiliated by the waters front employers and an ultima tum from the employers to the union that unless it ceased a "make work" program and guarantee to abide by its agree ment, the employers would can cel contract. The walkout of the checkers will idle about 20 ships in the port due for loading. New York, Feb. 23 (U.R) City officials and business firms rushed plans tonight to cope with a threatened strike of sub way, bus and elevated workers as Michael J. Quill, president of the Transport Workers union (CIO) announced at a mass meet ing of 3.000 cheering transit workers that "Tuesday midnight is the deadline." Quill said that unless the city enters into direct negotiations with the union for a new con tract the strike was a certainty. Auto Union Claims Gen. Motors Stalling Detroit, Feb. 23 (U.R) The high command of the CIO United Auto Workers reported today that it was getting nowhere in negotiations to settle the 95-day-old General Motors strike and accused the company of stalling. The chain of daily conferences between the company and union was snapped at nine after a two hour morning session, which James F. Dewey, feder-' media tor, said made no progress to ward breaking Uie deadlock. iff ' A lit Pour American churchmen, about to become Cardinals of the Catholic church, await official word of their notification In 100-Day room of Palace of Apostolic Chancellery. Left to right are: John Cardinal Glennon, St. Louis; Edward Cardinal Mooney, Detroit; Samuel Cardinal Stntch, Chicago; Francis Cardinal Spelunan, New Xoik. E But New Bargaining Terms With A F of L Teamsters Is Demanded San Jose, Calif., Feb. 23 (U.R) The CIO California Cannery council promised tonight not to " blockade " California's can neries or cause loss of crops in the CIO's jurisdictional dispute with the AFL Teamsters union, but demanded new bargaining negotiations when the AFL con tract expires March 1. Donald Henderson, interna tional president of the Food. Tobacco and Agricultural Work ers union, announced that the council had decided to accept "in full", a National Labor Relations board decision invalidating re cent bargaining elections which he said gave the CIO a plurality. The council, Henderson said. would "do everything possible to keep canneries operating with out loss of crops." But unless the California Pro cessors and Growers association opens negotiations by March 1 toward recognition of the CIO as bargaining agent. Henderson said- the council would file un fair labor practice charges with the NLRB. The council, composed of 60 delegates from 10 California locals, called upon canneries to recognize CIO committees and shop stewards after March 1. The delegates also resolved not to permit CIO union mem bers to continue paying dues to the AFL bargaining agents, and leiegrapned the U. S. Employ ment service asking that no ap plicants for cannery jobs be re ferred to the AFL after March 1. Western GOP Seeks Strike, Bureau Curbs Salt Lake City, Feb. 23 (U.R) Western Republican leaders to night adopted a 12-plank plat form they hope will bring a GOP victory in this fall's congression al elections. The platform pri marily stresesed a desire for less government direction and more private enterprise. A separate list of eight resolu tions endorsed the national stand taken by Republican congress men and insisted that "human rights must come first" in deal ing with national problems. The conference, in its general statements, asked that citizens be entitled to court review of gov ernment directives sent out by bureaus, agencies and commis sions. It defended labor's right to organize but said in labor dis putes the "public interest shall be regarded as supreme." BULLETINS Ashland 38, Roscburg 34. Philadelphia, Feb. 23 (U.R) Fists flew in the closing minutes of the feature fame of a conven tion hall doublchcader tonight as New York university nosed out Temple university, 59 to 57. to enhance its claim to the na tion's number one basketball spot. Ames, la., Feb. 23 (U.R Iowa State college dimmed Okla homa's Big Six title chances here tonight by defeating the Sooncrs, 56 to 54, in the last home basket ball game for Cyclones. Iowa State took the lead in the beginning of the game, and kept it through the first half, but the Sooner s crept up early I in the second and tied the score. T t DOUBLE PAY FOR BILL'S OBJECTIVE Washington, Feb. 23 (U.R) Members of the House Military and Naval Affairs committee searched tonight for a way to keep the occupation army over seas without extending the draft beyond its scheduled May 15 ex piration. The problem was brought to the front by Chairman Carl Vin son, D., Ga., of the House Naval Affairs committee, who said he would introduce a bill Monday to double the pay of occupation troops. . The base pay of privates over seas is now S60 a month. Vin son said he would make it $120. with similar increases in other grades. He also would provide 30-day annual leaves for all overseas troops and free trans portation abroad for their fami lies. , r k . . He"said his bill is designed to make voluntary enlistment for army occupation duty' so attrac tive that the draft can be aban doned this spring. The Senate Military Affairs committee meanwhile prepared to reconsider legislation by Sen. Chapman W. Revercomb, R., W. Va., to release immediately all drafted fathers. The committee is expected to vote on the meas ure Tuesday, and despite War department opposition it appear ed to have a good chance of ap proval. E E Madison, Wis., Feb. 23 (U.R) Mrs. La Vera Connor, 48-year-old mother, confessed todav thnr drove her husband to her love rival s apartment and Hi rn nu.r. come by jealously after eaves dropping at the door, returned and shot him to death. I got to thinking about him with that other woman," she told police. District Attnrnev Hnrrie V Maloney said Mrs. Connor, Dionae mother of two sons, 16 and 20, had been charged with third degree manslaughter. The charge, on conviction, carries a penally of two to four years' 1m- prisonment Mrs. Connor told Ma I nnpv cha had driven her husband, Mar lowe. 43, to the apartment of Mrs. Marion E. Aascn last night "so he could talk to her." Mrs. Connor said she nnH u- husband had auarrnlnri nhnut hi association with Mrs. Aasen, his assistant when he managed a movie theater, and that she had started divorce proceedings last month. She dropped the divorce action, she said, after Connor promised to stay awav from Mr. Aasen. CANADA HOLDS UP RED SPY REPORT Ottawa. Feb. 24 UR) The long awaited government report on the investigation of a ring of Russian espionage bgcnts was issued today, but only stressed the "serious i.ature" of the in formation the spies had gathi red and indicated that ramifications I arc still growing. x . .A I t v" I -I,, .j (Acme Telepholot NAZIS MAY CALL CHURCHILL, OTHER ALLIEJUEADERS War Criminals Ask They Be Nuernberg Witnesses Threat Alleged Nuernberg, Germany, Feb. 23 Proposals to introduce evi dence of alleged allied war crimes and to call Winston Churchill ai.d Lord Halifax among others as witnesses were made by the defense today at the war crimes trial. The names of Churchill and Lord Halifax, British ambassa dor to Washington, were on a list of 38 prospective witnesses submitted to the tribunal by Martin Horn, counsel for Joa chim von Ribbentrop, former German foreign minister. The tribunal adjourned for the day -Jaefore Htifn- could -explain why he wanted to call Church ill, but in a list prepared In writ ing for the tribunal Thursday, Horn said Churchill could tes tify he told Ribbentrop before the war that Britain would de stroy Germany if the latter be came loo strong. Horn also listed Lords Lon donderry, Kemsley, Bcaverbrook and Vanistart as desired wit nesses. The tribunal took most defense requests under advisement and announced it would hear addi tional arguments Monday morn ing. Chief Russian Prosecutor Roman A. Rudcnko said the So viets would continue its prosecu tion Monday afternoon and prob ably conclude on all counts Tues day. The motion to examine allied "war guilt" was made by Otto Stahmer, attorney for Rcichsmar shal Hermann Goering. Stahmer said the tribunal could not reach a just decision without establish ing whether the behavior of the other side was really correct and above reproach. " Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Brit ish prosecutor, objected strenu ously. He said "it is impracti cable and impossible for the tri bunal to embark on the question that someone else did not ob serve these international con ventions." Justice Sir Geoffrey Lawrence said the tribunal would rule later on the request. Stahmer maintained that proof of allied war crimes might indi catc the defendants acted for "re venge or retaliation." 'VINEGHf TO - Washington, Feb. 23 U.R) Gen. Joseph W. (Vinegar Joe) Stilwell, who led American forces in Asia auring most of the war. has been named to com mand the reactivated 6th army with headquarters at the Pre sidio of San Francisco, the war department announced tonight. YOUTHllING DISGUSSLON SETi To hear discussion on military training of youth, a meeting of the Council of Oregon Republi can Women will be held at the Holland Hotel Tuesday, Feb. 26. at 8 p. m. The meeting was called by Mrs. F. O. Northrup. Oregon Solon Engages In Violent Debate On Labor Violence Washington, Feb. 23 (U.R) AFL President William Green and a trio of Republican sena tors, two of whom took his side, engaged in violent argument to day on the subject of violence. The occasion was a senate la bor committee hearing on the drastic anti-strike bill authored by Rep. Francis Case, R., S. D., and passed by the house. Green said it was a "monstrous bill" and that the AFL would "fight It and oppose it uncom promisingly with all our collec tive and political strength." The Case bill would set up a labor mediation board, require 30-day cooling off periods in la bor disputes while the board worked, and ban picket line vio lence, union boycotts and juris dictional strikes. Violators would lose their col-' lectivc bargaining rights under the national labor relations act. Green denounced the proposal to deprive violators of their col lective bargaining rights as a bid to revive the black list of former days, "this time with full government support." "Violence committed or Insti gated by the employer," Green said, "is no where mentioned or punished." Sen. Wayne C. Mafse, R., Ore., sided with Green at this point and engaged in sharp debate with Sen. Joseph Ball, R., Minn., co-author of the pending Ball-Burton-Hatch bill to revamp the Wagner act. Morse declared that the em ployer should be indicted for murder in the case of the To ledo, Peoria Sc Western railroad guards who shot and killed two pickets some time ago. v1 "This is a good example," Morse said, "of how far some employers will go to incite vio lence." Ball, noting that the guards had been indicted, charged that the "so-called pickets were throwing stones and bricks when they were shot." Morre and Sen. George D. Aiken, R., Vt., agreed with Green that existing state laws are sufficient to punish picket line violence. NOMINAL PENALTY FOR OFFICERS IN LOSS OF CRUISER Washington, Feb". 23 (U.R) The navy ruled today that no body shall receive more than nominal punishment for the dis aster in which the cruiser In dianapolis and 880 U. S. lives were lost two weeks before Japan decided to give up. Terminating a long investiga tion of the tragedy, which in cluded a court martial trial, the navy held Capt. Charles B. Mc Vay, III, guilty of failure to di rect his 10,000-ton ship on a zig zag course in dangerous waters Because of McVay's excellent previous record, however, the navy remitted his court martial sentence. At the same time, it announced that four other offi cers had been reprimanded for delay in searching for survivors of the warship. The Indianapolis was sunk In the Philippines sea by a Japanese submarine last July 30 while it was sailing unescorted from Guam toward Lcytc. In setting aside the court's recommended sentence, the navy announced that Secretary of Navy James Forrestal had re leased McVay from arrest and restored him to duty. However, Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfcld, chief of naval per sonnel, told reporters at a press conference that McVay probably would never be given command of another warship. The navy also disclosed that Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, chief of naval operations, admitted that he as wartime commander of naval forces In the Pacific "must bear my share of respon sibility for the loss of the Indianapolis." His admission was made in a letter to E. Connelly of Burltn game. Calif., who lost a ton in the disaster, I Northern Division Standings By Unit.d Prs Team W. L. Pet. Idaho 9 4 .692 Oregon State 10 5 .667 Oregon . 6 7 .462 Washington 8 10 .375 Wash. State 5 10 .333 Seattle, Feb. 23 (U.R) The Oregon State Beavers roared back into the northern division Pacific Coast conference basket ball race tonight with a 55-36 victory over the Washington Hus kies. The title-hungry Beavers, with but one season game left against Oregon, now are 25 percentage points behind the Idaho Vandals, who were idle this weekend. Oregon played a heads -up game tonight after last night's upset at the hands of Washington while the Huskies froze up and couldn't find the net. Washing ton clung close to the Beavers during the first half, but toward the close of the period, Oregon State put on a scoring spree that gave them a 29-24 halftime lead. Rocha and Crandall shared scoring honors for the evening with 14 each, while Anderson and Dalthorp each had 12. The box: O.S.C. (55) FG FT PF Warren, f 4 0 2 Anderson, f . 5 2 5 Krafve, f 0 0 0 Rocha, c 6 2 2 Heningsen, c .............. 0 11 Crandall, g 4 6 1 McGrath, g 3 0-2 west, g o : 0 0 Totals ,- 22 11 13 Washington (36) FG IT PF Henson, f .. 1 0 1 Brooks, f 0 0 1 Pomfret, f 4 11 Sheaf fcr, c ... 3 3 5 Gibbs, c - 0 2 3 Jorgcnsen, g 0 1 0 Dalthorp, g 5 2 3 Eathorne, g ....... 0 1 1 Totals 13 10 15 Pullman, Wash., Feb. 23 U.R) Washington State's cellar dwell ing Cougars jumped the Oregon Webfeet again tonight, 70 to 63, behind the sharp shooting eye of Gale Bishop, who dumped in 27 points to pace the Cougars to their second victory In two nights over the invaders. The game developed into a scoring spree between Bishop and Oregon's Forward Tom Wil kinson, who dropped 12 field goals and a charity toss to claim second scoring honors of.the eve ning with 25 points. Oregon got off to an impres sive start, but fell behind after the first three minutes and never .l.rcatened again as Klshop and company widened the margin throughout the game. The Cougars ignored Oregon's zone defense and dropped in It field goals in their last northern division Pacific Coast conference game. ' OPA ClFlPS L Washington, Feb. 23 U.R) OPA Chief Paul Porter promised tonight to hold the present price line "until the tide of production has eliminated the threat of in flation." In his first public appearance since he succeeded Chester Bowles, now economic stabilizer, Porter lashed at critics of price control who "want to pawn America's future for a pot of paper profits." He told the American Institute of Banking in an address that pressures against the present price line are terrific, "We are face to face with criti cal dangers that inflation will destroy all we have and blast us Into a future of limited markets, constricted earnings and needless poverty," Porter said. "We can control inflation. The record of the last two and a half years shows that very clear ly. From here on out it's going to be a tough job. But doing that job won't be nearly is rough on any of us as what we will go through If we don't do it.' (Acme i eh photo In the first post World War II march of veterans on Washington, the 130 taxloab cavalcade of Chicago vets seeking tax license rights. Driver Michael Gatmbrone, Chicago, pre pares to "fight It out on this line" until congressional action Is taken to aid vets. HOUSING RELIEF House Debate Tomorrow Amendments Slated For Fireworks Washington, Feb. 23 (U.R) The housing shortage, one of the natlbn's top reconversion head aches, gets official attention from the house of representatives next week Indications tonight were the . floor battle would be a scorcher. The house will begin consider ation Monday of the Patman bill, which would set up a housing czar with authority to fix price ceilings on new home construc tion. It was Introduced by Rep. Wright Patman, D., Tex., and approved by his house banking committee. Debate on the housing meas ure may cut across party lines. The administration supports the bill, but some Democrats arc against it. The Republican steer ing committee, the GOP's high command in the house, held a meeting to determine the party's stand on housing legislation but broke up without a definite pro gram, The debate will be not so much on what the bill contains but what it doesn't. Amendments will cause the fireworks. One of these will seek to provide for ceilings on existing homes. An other will call for government subsidies to spur the production of acutely short building mater ials, generally agreed as the chief bottleneck to home-building. The house leadership is plan ning for a day of debate on Mon day, with amendment and final action on Tuesday. There was a possibility that a final vote may not come before Wednesday, however. The chief disagreement among the Republicans, it was learned, was over the means for stimulat ing production of building ma terials. All agree that the best way to attain a largo-scalo housing pro gram would be to make an ample supply of materials available. But some feel the most efficient way to do this would be through subsidies on building materials. Others contend the lifting of price restrictions would be the answer. POPE CALLS MEET New Vork, Feb. 23 (U.R) Pope Plus XII has called a spec ial consistory for Monday, Feb. 25, In a move unprecedented in church history, an American Broadcasting company corre spondent reported from Rome tonight. The ABC correspondent said Informed circles believed the pontiff acted because of the widespread unrest in the world. The consistory will be attended by the College of Cardinals and the diplomatic corps of the Vatican. Stalin Boasts Too Swift Demobilization Blamed For U. S. Condition Tokyo. Sunday, Feb. 24 (U.R) Gen. Douglas MacArthur, in a brief visit to the soviet em bassy's party celebrating the birthday of the red army, last night raised a small glass of vodka and offered a toast "to the 28th birthday of the red army and a long continuance of our friendship." By Lyla C. Wilton United Press Correspondent Washington, Feb. 23 (U.R) Generalissimo Josef V. Stalin's boast that the Red army now is at the height of its power was contrasted here tonight with the disintegration of the United States armed forces. . Stalin broadcast an order of ' the day from Moscow commem orating the 28th anniversary of the Red army. He demanded rapid and continuous progress in advancement of the art of war. The Red army, he said, must guard the borders of the Soviet Union while war wounds are re paired. . But his most significant state ment to some persons seemed to be this: "The Red army Is greeting Its 28th anniversary at the height of its strength." There is no reason here to doubt Stalin's statement. But it is In startling contrast with the condition of the United States armed forces. High officers have been warning for months that the demobilization speed-up, failure to adopt some form of peace time training, and delay in oxtonding tho Selective Serv ice act combine to jeopardize our armed might. The United States packed tiii world's greatest war time punch one year ago. Shortly after Ger many quit In May the disinteg ration began. It was speeded up fantastically after Japan was licked. Officers high and low discuss this situation privately and some of them speak out In public. Here Is what some of the top brass hats had to say within the past few months: In a house committee hearing Rep. J. Lcroy Johnson, R Calif., asked Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King this question: "Is the navy now so badly dis organized (by demobilization) that It could not now fight a major battle?" King replied: "I'm afraid I'd have to answer 'yes' to that ques tion." In previous testimony King had told the committee that the navy was "more or less disinteg rated by demobilization. In a recent conversation on the sub ject the admiral said the situa tion in the armed services was "chaotic." Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, com manding general of the army air forces, also is on record In Sen ate Military Affairs committca testimony, as follows: "At a moment of transition to a new period of history which will be dominated by the air, we sec our air force disintegrating before our eyes. We see almost hysterical demobilization. We see the rising curve of flying ac cidents due to the loss of experi enced ground personnel. We have no way of retaining essen tial personnel except by offering them certainty of careers. No such offer is possible today, "We see this alarming pros pect. If the present rate of dis integration continues, the air force will not be an air force in being, but an air force in memory, In an Incredibly short time." HOUSTON STRIKE CITY HELP TODAY Houston, Tex., Feb. 23 (U.R) The Houston buildings trades council tonight called on all un ionized city employes to leave their jobs at 5 p. m. tomorrow, an action which would paralyze vital utilities functions in the soulhwest's largest city. Detroit, Feb. 23 (U.R) Feder al officials prepared to Intervene In Detroit's milk strike tonight as negotiations In the four-day dispute bogged down on a com pany demand for relief from milk price ceilings.