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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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