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mmm ITAL PRICE FIVE CENTS Back-To-Work Move Denied By Union Men A source unconnected with ollhor labor or management organizations reported today that there In a back-to-work move mont on loot In Klnninth'i strike-paralyzed lumbering operation. CIO union spokesmen declared they knew nothing of any movement to go buck on the Job without favornblo settlement of the union ahop Issue, which In how apparently the major n The. Day's km By FRANK JENKINS THE bent free show In London la the llllle roped-off corner of Hyde Park at Murble Arch, where a certain type o( L.on doner uoca to net it off Ills cheat, There are two auch spots In London, the oilier belnn Tower lllll. Both, whether by co Incidence or design, are ot hia- lorlc execution uliiccH. At the Murble Arch comer of llydo I'ark atood the funioua Ty burn iree, inmiiuir 10 every school child. Hu nil Inc. waa luvored here. Tower lllll wan where the heads of many famous prisoner confined In the Tower ot Jbonaon were enoppeq. on. They also did lot of hanging here. ticttimi vour head chopped off waa a mark of considerable dis tinction, aumclhlng your descend mils could refer to with pride Those who were hanged were likely to have come from serosa the tracks. IJYDE PARK was taken away Irom tho Abbey of Weal- minster by-Henry VIII when,,ap. b. parontly with rntlicr mixed mo Uvea, he went after tho mon asteries. (Tho Church by then lind considerably too much power, with tho result that the common man waa comhiR to look unon It much aa ho now looks upon Big Business, but Henry's Iicrsonul uncviinco seems to nave cen that It frowned upon his advanced Hollywood Ideas of marriage.) . ... : f'lIE right to apeak at Marble Arch corner la by royal grant and the only limitations are that you must not defame tno royal family, advocate treason, Incite to violence or tako up a col lection. The background of Tower Hill forum la somewhat different The merchants of tho City of London (llydo l'nrk. la In the City of Westminster) were al ways In a row with the king, I Aa tho finale to one of the bit- ' terer of these rows, they for bade him to enter the City of London save upon the express invitation of the mayor unci tho council, (To this day, tradition being what It Is here, the king whoso residence la In West minster, enters the City of Lon don only by Invitation, these In vitations, of course, being social affairs of tho first magnitude.) Having thus put the king In his place, the. good burghers turned around and forbade those ', who felt the call to get up on n son i) box to spenk ill of the king or the royal family on Tower H leav nif It distinctly un derstood that If tho king were to Abe told off It must be done with tho proper official trimmings by the Lord Mi.yor and the Council. All of this, of course, was many, many centuries ago, but . i' it Is interestingly typical of the 5 altitude of tho British toward S their king. They lovo him when $ ho good, but they want it tin S dcralood that he can be told ' what's what. When Charles II : got unruly on this point, they cut oit nis ncaci. : Other than speaking evil of i tho royal family or Inciting to f treason or violence, Tower Hill in u free forum, llydo Pork, i however, Is (he favorite. . t v npHERE wore long centuries t when If you had something in your system that wouldn't lot you sleep you got up on a stool, did whatever was necessary, to collect a crowd, and got It out (Continued on Pngo Throe) War Department Reports On Crash WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (P) Tho war department today at tributed .tho crash of an army bomber Into tho Empire State building to unfavorable flying conditions and "mlsjucrgmcnt" on tho part of tho pilot and . ground personnel, -- A report on an Investigation of tho New York City mishap of Jlily 28, which took 14 lives, said that tho pilot made an error In Judgment when ho decided to Jly over Manhattan In weathor conditions then existing, buitlN for alrtko continuance. Another davalopmtnt was disclosure that Pelican Bay Lumbar company had r calvad an official nolle of termination oi all unshipped balancai of lumbar on oo.v. rnmont contract, Th in formation cam In an appar ent form tl0rm, and it la bollavod all companies will b similarly affctd. It appeared that th urgent need for lum ber for war purposes had ceaied to exist. Vote Question The neutral and reliable source, which could not bo desig nated by name, reported definite talk among men on the street that Indicates a majority feel the strike Is a mlatako and would llko to get back on the Job. It waa stated that tho men, In tills frame of mind, however, arc re luctant to attempt to go through picket lines or to take Individual action against union policy. It waa stated that only a small percentage ,of workers In the In volved planta actually voted In favor of the strike. In one case, this source said, a six-vote dif ference shut down one of the largest operations in the basin. (Union officials, howevca, have reported that the vote on the Weyerhaeuser mill strike was unanimous among the unspeci fied number of workmen attend-, Ing a meeting). : 'ThcjC!; waa a- report that t lease otic mill and one camp might resume work Monday morning. Up to WLB Union officials indicated today that they are not pressing the 27s-ccnts-an-hour wage Increase demand in their negotiations with the . companies, but arc (Continued on Page Two) OF SET BY TRUMAN WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (PJ Ncxt Sunday, August 19, has been set aside by President Tru man as a duy of prayer to Cod to "support and guide us into the pallia of peace,'' In a proclamation, issued to day, the chief executive sold: "I call upon the people of the United States, of all faiths, to unite in offering their thanks to God for the victory we have won, and in praying that he will support and guide Into the paths ot peace. ' I also call upon my country men to dedicate this day of prayer to tho memory of those who have given their lives to make possible our victory." Announcing tho proclamation ot a news conference, Mr. Tru man remarked with a smile that after two days of national cele bration he thought tho prayer would be needed. Roach Minnows Said To fie Prevalent In Diamond Lake Roach minnows, similar to chubs, which arc common In Klamath county, have been dis covered by tho Oregon State Game commission in Diamond lake and In Fish lake near Mt. McLaughlin. Such roach are now from two to three Inches long and aroonc or two years old. At maturity tho fish will becomo six to seven Inches lom. Difficult to Exterminate Tho nresence of roach In Twin lakes south of Bend mado the poisoning of thoso lakes neces sary, Which Is an expensive and difficult procedure. Roach arc difficult to exterminate and re produce so fast that they become cxfVomoly numerous and com pete directly with trout tor food and will deplete the available supply, Tho roach in Diamond lake and Fish lako were presumed placed there by fishermen who unwisely, brought roach min nows to bo used as live bait. After completing their angling, those fishermen apparently re leased tho bait they had loft over Irom their fishing. it was ant oinatcc by the state gamo commission that tho ronch niw. m incso two janes , win cause a considerable amount of Telephone Mil KLA1MATH FALLS. bBEObii77'' SEFV 1 1 J i JnPHNGE Atom Splitting Plan To Be Referred To Congress WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 UP) President Truman said today he doca not think the Jananese people will ever hove a chance to obtain revenge for their de feat In this war. In his first peacetime news conference the president declared that If congress goes along, the scientific discoveries which made possible the atomic bomb will be turned to the welfare and bene fit of mankind. Commenting on the situation In the Pacific since he an nounced the Japanese acceptance of allied peace terms the presi dent said: The surrender will not be com plete until two million Japanese lay down their arms. Gen. Douglas MacArthur will announce the signing of the sur render, which will take place at a point MacArthur designates. There is no apparent neces sity for dividing Japan into oc cupation zones although troops from all the allies will bo under Mat-Arthur's command. Congress will decide when to end the wartime draft, Mr. Tru man said. Tho president will make a recommendation to congress on a peacetime military training (Continued on Po((c Two);?; CHUNGKING,, Aug. 16 (ZD Unofficial reports today said Chinese communist troops, ap parently bent upon seizing con trol of all key cities north of the Yellow river when the Japanese lay down their arms, had clashed with central government guerrillas at several points near Tsingtao and Tientsin, Previous unconfirmed reports had said the communists were moving to seize both these cities as well as Pclplng, Hsuchow and other strategic centers in direct defiance of orders from Gener alissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. Reject Order Chinese communist leaders formally rejected today Chiang's order to remain at their present posts and take no independent action against tno Japanese, say ing tho order was "definitely contrary to tho Interests of the Chinese nation." Tho rejection camo as Chiang awaited a reply to an invitation to Gen. Mao Tze-Tung, a com munist leader, to confer with him in Chungking. There was an absence of In formation from the vital port of Shanghai. Pre-armistiee reports nut communist outposts within SO miles of this great city and their underground was renorted infiltrating Into the city itself. damage to tho stock ot trout. If the'' lakes have to be poisoned to rid them of this menace, it will bo a year before the lakes can be rc-stocked and fished. Against Game Luw Tho Oregon law prohibits the placing in or trnnsportlngVto any lake or stream of any non-native or non-resident fish, tho game commission stated. Beside." roach, many perch, bass, and crapplcs have been Il legally placed in other lakes and streams- In Oregon and have ruined the trout fishing In these streams, the commission stated. Deplores Practice 1 John Eblngcr, head of the Izaak Walton league hero and a member of the Khimnth Sports mens' association, deplored this practice of releasing roach min nows in lakes and streams and stressed rigid enforcement of the gamo low prohibiting the trans porting of live fish to other lakes and streams. He also advocated the' prohibition of i live roach minnows lor bait. "The loss of a lako like Dia mond lake will be a great loss to sportsmen and people gen erally and particularly in this area," ho said. "I Impo that sportsmen and anglers here ore not responsible lor this -situation." till ., AUGUST 18, 1945 .';' . The Sacred ''' ''' ' i : ' - ','"; , , , , ' s a4 ' 'Tt " i lii ; lilt -p p Picture ahowa th tower of Sacred Heart church with two "dovei of peace" on th golden croii Wednesday morning. The blrda and on other first war noticed on th croia Tuesday eve ning, Jutt after th peace celebration began. The three war back Wedneiday morning, but on of them ilew away just before th picture waa takan. - Churchill Credits atomic 6omb ForWarlgiSuddenEnd LONDON, Aug.. 16, (ZD Win ston Churchill told commons to day that the atomic bomb was responsible for the sudden end ing of Japanese war and saved a million American and 250,000 British lives which would have been lost in invading the en emy's home islands. , Prime Minister Attlco said subsequently that the atomic bomb discovery would force re organization "In the sphere of international relations." - - "Wo have to realize that we are' living in a new world, now that wo have seen tho atoms, a new force, the consequences of which we lind it difficult to grasp." said Attlee, who succeed ed Churchill as. Britain's first minister. as a result of the July election, Churchill said Generalissimo Stalin promised to enter the Pa cific war three months after the German surrender and the Rus sian Intervention on August 8 after the German collapse May 8 was "but another example of the British Bestow High Award On Lt. Col. Bosworth Lt. Col. Harlan Bosworth of Klamath Falls has received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for outstanding ...n..L- l.i T h a UlUUllTlHUUS I II connection with public works and utilities. This Is the highest award of merit which the British army be stows on its own officers or those of a foreign power. Few other than Brit ish subjects have received It since the order was founded. The presentation , was muae by Major General George Clark, British, at Tho Hague on July 14. Lt. Col. Bosworth was to have received It at SHAEF at Frankfort, Germany, on July 13, but due to an emergency meeting In connection with re habilitation projects in The Netherlands which Bosworth had outlined, he was unable to go to Frankturt. . Lt. Col. Bosworth . served many years as division manager lor the California Oregon Power company here. Mrs. Bosworth ard their children aro In Med lord while he is in Europe. EAST COAST ARRIVALS By Th Associated Press Matthew V. Zlmans, 1st Lt.. 1537 Wllford. Arrives on Hilary A. Herbert, due at Bos ton August 16, f cry: A August II, 1945 " Max. (Aug. IS) 85 Mia.' 57 Precipitation last 24 hourt 00 Fortcasti Scattered showers Friday. Heart Doyes fidelity and'punctuality'f ol the soviet union;" 1 - ; h ' ' He disclosed that he and Presi dent Truman made elaborate plans at Potsdam lor "great bat tles and landings in Malaya, the Netherlands East Indies and in the homeland ol Japan itself," not knowing how long Japanese resistance would continue. Main Factor He insisted that the secret ol the atomic bomb be kept from other nations. The bomb, he said, "more than any. other factor," brought about the "sud den and speedy ending of the war against Japan." Churchill ' spoke as leader of the . government's conservative opposition, a position to which he was relegated by the July election. He yielded his position as a Big Three leader late in the Potsdam conference to Prime MinisterjClcment Attlee.- ' Generalissimo Stalin was in formed that "we contemplated using an explosive ol incompar able power against Japan," he said. "It is to this atomic bomb, more than any other lactor, that we may ascribe the sudden and speedy ending ol the war against Japan." He credited the atomic bomb with saving a million American and a quarter million British lives which he said would have been the price ol an invasion ol Japan itself. . He told the house that the se cret ol the devastating new weapon should not "at present be imparted to other nations In the Interests ol the common safe ty of the world." Churchill said Premier Stalin had promised him that Russia would declare war on Japan "three months alter the capitu lation ol Germany." "The lact that the German (Continued on Page Two) Women's Services Halt Recruiting WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (ZP) The women's services in the armed forces have halted re cruiting and with the exception of the Wacs, are not accepting any more enlistments. The woman's army corps, al though not making any drive for more women, still will take women who want to enlist. The coast guard's Spars and tho navy's Waves and tho ma rine's women marines, however, have closed their books for en listments. All lour services are turning to the task ol demobilization with the Wacs and women ma rines using the army point score system lor discharges and the Spars and the Waves using the navy's.' BASEBALL NATIONAL First game R. H. E. Cincinnati 5 9 1 Boston 3 9 1 Bowman and Unscr; Hutch ings, Hcndrlckson (8) and Hol Numbor 10594 HALSEY S IN FIGHT ON IN SELFDEFEN5E Yanks Not Elated Over 'Cease Fire' Order GUAM, Aug. 16 (ZD Crack pilots of Admiral Halsey's great American and uruish carrier fleet fought on in sell defense Wednesday after they had been told officially to "cancel all operations and return to base." "We knew that meant the war was over," they said. They had completed the tirst ol six or seven scheduled strikes against Tokyo-area ground targets when the cancellation order came. And on their way back they shot down 26 of the biggest group of intercepting Japanese lighters encountered in weeks. The score brought their total to 1175 en emy planes destroyed or dam aged in the past week's lour days ol flaming action. Not Elated They were not elated over fir ing what theoretically were the last shots of the war, lor several of their friends failed to return from that early-morning, post surrender scrap with nearly 50 enemy fighters. "We were over Chofu, about ten miles west of Tokyo, when we, got the message," Lt. Ted W. Hansen, Santa Cruz, Calif, flier, told Associated Press Correspon dent Al Dopking. "Throueh an ODenine in the clouds, we saw Atsugi field'but( T CAUSES BIG DAMAGE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 CP) The navy today , cancelled all liberty lor sailors at stations within 100 miles ol San Fran cisco, alter a mob of sailors, young civilians and a few sold iers had stormed Market street last night, smashing windows and looting shops. They, were dispersed only - alter the state riot act was invoked and 1000 city policemen and 2000 mem bers of the military police went into action. The order of Rear Adm. C. H. Wright, commandant of the 12th naval district, was brief and. did not mention last night's mob ac tion. It said "stations within 100 miles of San Francisco . will grant no liberty until further orders." . Damage will run into many thousands ol dollars. District At torney Edmund G. Brown said San Francisco taxpayers- may have to pay lor the broken win dows, destroyed and stolen merchandise, and ruined prop erty, lelt in the wake ol the Vio lent throngs. , Damag 1 Behind them were more than 100 smashed store windows and looted shops. Women were as- (Continued on Page Two) President Truman To Call Conference Of Capital and Labor Leaders For Speeding Postwar Harmony Promotion By MAX HALL WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (ZP) President Thuman, seeking to smooth the speedy change-over to peace, today moved to pro mote postwar harmony between business and labor. At the same time, realizing that millions soon would be job less, ho told a ne-.vs conlerence that a bill designed to steer the country into lull employment, now in congress, is must legisla tion. Mr. Truman said he would call a conlerence ol capital and labor as soon as congress reas sembles. He did not explain what he hoped to achieve by this, but the government has been eager lor management and labor to continue into the ' peacetime years the cooperation by which they helped win the war. : n WLB To Continue The president said the war la bor board would be continued as long as there is necessity lor it. The board has been the gov ernment's big stick in keeping industrial peace. Other top developments on tho home front: 1. Tax authorities - said .. all aWcArfrhur Hears Tokyo Promise Envoys --- Later By RUSSELL BRINES MANILA, Friday, Aug. 17 (AP) General MacArthur to day granted an extension of time to Japan for her emlisariei to come to Manila for surrender terms and promised safe conduct for imperial household representatives who are to begin visiting the battlefronts today to urge field command ers to capitulate. This gesture by the supreme allied commander to help the Japanese solve their turmoil over surrender set no dead line. Originally; MacArthur gave the Japanese only a three' hour choice In their departure time for Manila. The general's "reply to Emperor Hirohito for an expression of time was surprisingly lenient for a conquering general. Unofficial sources here believed the basic reason was a recog nition of the emperor's problems in urging recalcitrant field commanders to quit.' ' Evidently MacArthur decided to give the Japanese a chance to settle their problems and insure maximum cessa tion of hostilities before American occupation troops move into Japan. . By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Press Wor Editor The Japanese belatedly informed Ceneral MacArthur to day that shortness of time prevented them from' sending en voys to Manila to .receive ..allied surrender terms. ; After a silence of more than 30 hours, during which Mac Arthur had displayed irritotidn over failure to receive an an swer to his instructions to Japan, Tokyo officially informed him that the surrender envoys, would not reach his headquar ters in Manila Friday, Philippines time, the date originally fixed by the general. ' Radio Tokyo said the envoys would be sent as soon as pos sible. . , ,. '; ....... " V 'V'r.': ' '-' The. message to MacArthur stated that the Japanese had sent "cease fire" orders to all fronts but thot from 48 hours to 12 days might elapse before an Nippon rorces received K5 rne general was told that mem bers of the imperial family would be sent to fighting fronts to enforce the command to halt hostilities. , . Meanwhile fighting continued in. Manchuria and the- northern Philippines. A British plane car rying surrender leaflets was tired on over Nippon- headquar ters in Burma. Generalissimo Chi an g - Kai- C k n lr U.J . I . 1.. tfrom the Japanese cpmmander tn vvum .iu . 111s. rueinunu mat. hostilities cease in. that, theater. Alarmed; at. ."the. danger- ot civil war m China, .Gen: Cnu Teh, commander-in-chief of Chi nese communist armies, ap pealed to allied ambassadors to stop sending lend-lease materials to Chiang Kai-Shek's. Chungking government; j ." 1 ' . . v: ' ; . Gen. Prince Na'ruhiko' ' Higa-shi-Kuni, a member of Japan's royal family and a leading war lord, was named to head Tokyo's - (Continued on -Page Two Bulletin "' M'ABTHUH NOTIFIED : SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 16 (ZP) -An NBC corrapondnt in Manila broadcast . today . that General MacArthur had notified th Japanese that . their raphes to hla first and accond massage had bean received and wr ac ceptable. - . --:..-, : 1 - JAPS UNAUTHORIZED Rosa McConncll. NBC corres pondent in ' Manila.' broadcaat that MacArthur also notifiad th Japanese that they war unauth orised - to chang ; th typ of plan to b usd in carrying miliarias to Manila. -''.- Th Japanu in thair rply had said thy did not - under stand th type of plan was deiignatad and aiked lor him to repeat th instructions. JAPS COUNTERATTACK LONDON, Aug. 16 (ZP) A loviet communique, said tonight th Japanes h&v launched a counter-attack in Manchuria. Americans seem likely to get a moderate cut in their income taxes by January 1.. 2. The maritime 'commission said building would be stopped on some ships but that others far along in construction would be continued. 3. With gasoline rationing now finished, petroleum officials said the fuel would soon be back to pre-car quality; . . - 4. Tho house appropriations committee is asking all ledenl agencies how much money they can turn back- into the treasury now that peace is here. :,- 5. The army airforces. . can- V J SOUVENIR COPIES ' Th Hewld and Nws has a limited number of copies of th V-J Day -extra, announc ing th surrender of Japan, which may ba purchased by peraons wishing to kap thai papers. - :. .' " A numbar of rquats have bean mad in th . past-for. papers covering .outstanding vents, and extra eopis war run off on Tuaiday in anticl. pallon of such a demand. Th price Is-5 cants. - I1T0 S FOR TRAINING PLAN ! WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (ZP) President Truman said " today he will ask congress to enact a peacetime military training pro gram, It will not, he added, oe in the. form ol conscription. . -The -president said his recom mendation will be made soen after congress returns on Sept. 5. He declined to supply de tails at this time. Draft . Continue t Meanwhile, he said the draft will continue to take young men as replacements in occu pation forces lor the. veterans who ought the war. - Telling his news conlerence that end of the dralt will de pend . upon congress, the presi dent said young fellows who would not have much to do : (Continued on Page Two) ' Swiss Tell Death' Of Jap Attache BERN, Aug; 16 (ZP) The Swiss telegraph agency an nounced today that Lt. Gen. Suemasa Okamoto, who was named Japanese military attache in Switzerland in 1943, had com mitted suicide in Zurich, where he was placed under medical care in January. Swiss military sources said Okamoto was succeeded several months ago as military attache and had been "hopelessly ill." - Okamoto lormerly was assist ant chief of staff under Marshal Count Juichi Terauchi in Singa pore. celled the planned production of 31,000 planes. 6. The war labor board settled down to tackling tough prob lems of peace: What to do about Montgomery Ward properties seized by the army and Sewell Avery, head ol the company. Can he reluse, now that the war's over, to abide by tho board's orders? ' ! Pattern Seen The pattern for the vast re conversion task ahead took clearer lorm today. It was bor dered on all sides by ; official warnings that lessons learned Irom World War I must bo heeded. Top olflcials arc using the na tion's 1918-1920 experiences to explain why price and wage con trols will be kept although many other ' restrictions ; have been wiped out, ' .-.. They are saying a serious In flation soaring prices could wreck the best-laid reconversion plans of industry and govern ment. " Today two days after V-J--the country has its instructions. Government agencies have Is sued their policy statements. In dustry has a green light to prq (Contlnucd on Page Two)
