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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1946.
NO. 285.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.'
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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.