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nUCLIC reaction to President
1 Truman's endorsement of
pcuco-tlino conscription (lot'a
look it squarely in tho lace) la
i guarded und cautious,
That la nntuml enough. No
body WANTS it. But In cot).
Idcrlntf It we must foce and
ANSWER this question: "Is it
NECESSARY FOR OUR SAFE
TY?" Tho wrong answer could mean
tho end ol America.
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KXAJOR do Severalty, who haa
A4 at leiiat been right oftener
than !io haa been wrong, anys
today lit Kyoto, Japan (whore no
baa been atiidyiiig tho atom
bombing of Hiroshima);
"Future war. If It cornea, will
be but a SINGLE GIANT
STROKE, thrown at tho heart of
the enemy. That lone knockout
punch would destroy at once the
foe'a air power, electronic de
icnips and industrial potential."
CENAtOR F u 1 b r 1 g h t, who
" anema to bo one of our clear
thinkers, not too much hampered
by prejudice, voiced tho same
thought the other day !n a
speech beforo a Foreign Policy
association forum In Now York.
Pointing out that tho bulk of our
war-making potential Ilea in 20
largo metropolitan areas, con
taining , 40 million people, he
ald:
"In one night of carefully
planned attack without warning,
wo could be paralyzed."
i
nrHE problem that facca ua la
Just that serious. We can't
afford to do the wrong thing.
Particularly, we can't afford to
do tho wrong tiling because we
lack the t a m 1 n a to do tho
RIGHT tiling.
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' HUT,' you may ay,' how do we
J know that peace-time con
icrlptlon la the rrght thliigT
- well,' when you're aick and
face the danger of death, you
consult tho best doctor, or doc
tors, you can find, and In tho ond
you take his, or their, advice.
That I to say, you rely, in a
matter Involving life or death,
on EXPERTS.
In this matter of national de
fense we shall have to rely large
ly upon the Judgment of our
experts.
nrHIS much, however, la fairly
certain:
' If we finally adopt peace-time
conscription and then duat off
our handa and aay complacent
ly: "It's all act now, and nothing
can harm ua" wo shall be in
greator danger than ever.
The French aald that about
their Maglnot line, and look what
happened to them, We muatn't
Just adopt peace-time conscrip
tion and think that settles it and
we don't need to worry any
more.
Wo shall have to do everything
that la necessary. Military train
ing for our young men can be at
best only ono item in a program.
'TWERE are hints in the news
A that Russia is beginning to
move decisively toward control
of tho Dardanelles. .
If you're wise, you won't get
unauiy excited over this dovel
opmont. It has been obvious
from tho atart that aooner or lat
er Russia would do just that.
The Dardanelles means as much
to tho Russians, In their prcsont
state of development, as the
Panama Canal meant to us. ,
Remember this:
If other nations had tried to
USE FORCE to prevent ua from
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Future War, If
Will Be One
':' By MURLIN SPENCER
KYOTO. Jonan. Oct. 24 upv
Future war, if it comos, will be
out a aingio giant stroKC, thrown
at the heart of tho enemy nation,
Air Authority Mai, Alexander P.
Do SoverBky said today,
That lone knockout punch, he
aald In an Interview at sixth
; army headquarters, would de
stroy at 'onto tho foo's air power,
electronic defenses and Indus-
i trial potential, (
Do Sevcrsky recently viewed
atom bombed Hiroshima on his
; tour of Japan as special repre
sentative of Secretary .of war
; Patterson. . .
. "Hiroshima's fate will be the
classic ,toxt for tho next war,"
"Thn wni nnrlnrl 4naf tta urn at.
rived at the gateway to new
ntiviii'iiiu uuvviuriiii.iiwi , ouun
came before we could fully assess
the value and possibilities of
now technological developments,
: "We must Bhow greater Imagi
nation Jin our preparedness for
tho next conflict if it should
come," I ' i
The campaign against Japan,
DavWtas
CONGRESS
(
Legislators Split Up
Into Three Main
Groups
By JACK BELL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (A1
An uncertain congress held up
moistened finger for the winds
of nubile reaction today before
tackling President Truman's
universal military training pro
gram. Brought up short against a
problem many aren't ready to
meet, legislators appeared to bo
separating Into these three
groups;
1. Those willing to approve
lock, atock and barrel Mr. Tru
man proposal that a year's
training be given all physically
able young men while they are
between tho ages of 17 and 20.
This appeared to be a minority
group. -;
2. Those who want a modified
training' program which won't
Interrupt young America s edu
cation. This seemed to take in
the great body of mlddlo-road-ers,
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3. Those who oppose any
form of compulsion, think vol
unteer military training will
meet the nation's needs. They
form another minority group.
" ' ' i No Measure -
Leaders palpably wished
President . Truman' hadn't
brought up the matter at this
time. There was no measure on
hand designated as an adminis
tration bill to carry out his clan.
' Senate '""Democratic Leader
Barkloy (Ky.) said he didn't
know when any action might be
taken. Neither house nor sen'
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YOUNG CASE IN
The case of Manson James
Young, charged with negligent
homlcido, went to the Jury early
this afternoon after District Attorney-Clarence
A. Humble had
asked the Jury for a conviction
on the grounds that the 59-year-old
defendant's knowledge of
his health and physical condi
tion should have precluded any
automobile driving on his part
several years ago.
Attorney J. C. O'Neill, sum
ming up Young's sldo of the
case, declared that Illnesses and
"spells" his client had had prior
to tho accident, September 27,
1044, were nothing Important,
that ho had never been warned
against driving and he was
merely doing what any man
who earned his livelihood oper
ating a vehicle would have done
under similar circumstances,
"Unavoidable"
The accident, which resulted
In the death of William H. Mc
Phorrcn on September 27, 1044,
was termed "unavoidable" by
O'Neill.
Both the defendant and his
wife took the stand again this
morning. Mrs. Young testified
that no police officers or any
one else had talked to her about
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It Comes,
Giant Stroke
he said, will be the patlorn Into
which scientific developments
will force future warfare,
Where it was necessary to
seize-a baso then strike at the
next, In tho future atomic ener
gy, now explosives, electronics
and Jet propulsion will permit
striking devastatlngly at the
heart of an enemy nation, De
Sevorsky said.
QUANDH
TRAIN
N PLAN
NEWSPAPERS SPLIT ON TRAINING
' By The Associated Press .
' President .Truman's recom
mendation for a year of military
training for American youths
was hallod by some newspapers
today as Insurance against dis
aster, while others . expressed
misgivings concerning the plan.
"If this country adopts com
pulsory military training, let it
be understood that we are adopt
ing It as a repugnant necessity,"
said the San Francisco . Chron
icle. "It may not be necossary -to
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, W:
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ACM Sc William J. Morrow, 21, suffering from a rare disease from which doctors say he has
tittle chance of recovering, amllea from hia Brooklyn naval hospital bed at his wife, who flew
from Atlanta. Ga with their 17-day-old daughter, Sberon Raye, in response to his plea to see the
baby. (AP wlrtphoto). .: -.: '
JAPS WILL BEG FOR FOOD
By RUSSELL BRINES
TOKYO, Oct. 25 ift Direct
ors of Japan's biggest multi-million
dollor family monopoly,
prodded by tlic stigma of being
linked with tho war effort,
wrestled, today with reorganiza
tion while tho harrassed gov
ernment prepared to beg for out
side aid to meet a food crisis. "
-"l'he problem before the direct
bra of Mitsui, a company dating
back to 1673, was what to do
with holdings which are frowned
on under the present setup by
General MacArthur.
The problem beforo Welfare
Minister Hltoshl Ashlda was how
to feed the people through 'Ihe
crucial months of November and
December until transportation
deficiencies are overcome to per
mit adequato distribution of the
currently harvested rice crop.
Ashida said his goverrVmcnt
plans to negotiate with the Unit
ed Nations relief and rehabilita
tion administration.
Paradoxical Issues
While tho Nipponese grappled
with these paradoxical Issues of
rags and riches, American occu
pation interest was focused on
the visit of a war department of
ficial from Washington. Little
was being said about the confer
ences of John J. McCloy, assist
ant secretary of war, although
Hitchcock Makes Plea For
Klamath Air Line Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 OP)
Tho ranks of lawyers contesting
before the civil aeronautics
board for new Western Airlines
nave way today to an equipment
dealer with a special plea for
Kiamatn cans, ure..
Phil Hltc hcock, who ex
plained to tho board that he was
not a lawyer, protested a CAB
examiner's recommendation mat
would blaco his home town on
only a local or "feeder" air
route. Klamath Falls is much
more Important than that, Hitch
cock said stoutly, adding:
Its lumbering and agriculture
production annually is upwards
of $54,000,000. its per capita re
tail sales are the highest in Ore
gon, it is second in Oregon indus
trial production only to Port
land, and it has tho second high
est potential airline traffic in the
stale.
Need Trunk-Line
Klamath Falls, said Hitchcock,
should bo placed on a trunk-line
of either United Airlines or
Western Airlines, linking it di
rectly by air with Portland and
San Francisco,
There Is little common inter
est between Klamath Falls and
othor cities and towns on the ex-
tako a wholo your from a boy's
life," said tho Kansas City Star.
Tho Detroit Free Press sold
tho president's rcferonco to de
veloping skills useful in future
civilian 1 1 f e was "parlous
ground" which might turn the
program Into a "glorified NYA
or CCC."
Many newspapers, however,
expressed complete support of
the plan and praised tiie presi
dent for his "courageous stand"
on the .controversial problem.
Others endorsed tho plan in part,
or In theory. i
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, OCTOBER 24, 194 J
III Sailor -s Reunited With His
these already have included a
meeting with MacArthur.
McCloy may have brought
word on the oft-rumored possibil
ity of MacArthur making his
first visit to the United States
since before the war. Or he may
have discussed the forthcoming
participation of Russian. British,
Australian and Chinese troops In
the occupation. ' -v ;-
Mitsui .directors. It .was
learned authoritatively, are -discussing
such drastic moves as
the retirement of 10 Mitsui fami
lies and the liquidation of their
huge stock holdings. No definite
decision has been reached, con
trary to premature reports put
out by Dome! agency..
However, a decision is expect
ed soon on the basis of policies
determined in Washington.
American authorities both here
and in Washington are being ad
vised fully on the discussions.
Possibilities
The directors of Mitsui are dis
cussing these possibilities:
1. Liquidation of the Mitsui
Holding company, capitalized at
500,000,000 yen ($33,333,333), of
which the Mitsui families hold
63 per cent of the stock. Mitsui
holding also has stock ranging
from 37 to-100 per cent in 10 di
rect and 12 semi-direct affiliates
with a total capitalization of 1,-
amlncr's suggested local line, he
continued. . . , ..
A similar appearance before
the board by a Twin Falls, Ida
ho, representative is scheduled
during final arguments on con
solidation' applications for- west
coast sir routes. Twin Falls seeks
to become a stopping point for
United Airlines. .
After Hitchcock's appearance,
John T. Lorch, attorney for Unit
ed, stated that United's proposals
to serve new points between Los
Angeles and San Francisco be
tween San Francisco and Port
land and between Portland and
Ogden, Utah, would Involve ac
tually only a slight increase in
route mileage.
"Our program for extension of
air service to include smaller cit
ies is sound and logical," he told
the board. .., . ' v
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Free Press For
Japan Ordered ;
TOKYO, Oct. ' 24 (Japa
nese editors wore told by su
preme headquarters' today to
"establish a free and independ
ent p r os s. or make .way for
papers which will,'! ; ';' ;
Col. Kenneth R. Dykei phief
of civil information and' educa
tion, charged the editors with
failing to permit "full . and
frank discussion" . of the. war
criminal problems or of the po
sition which the lmnerial house
hold will occupy In democrat
ized Japan. ; -.- ' .
Dyke charged the editors With
having "done practically noth:
lng" to explain the historic sig
nificance of ' General M a c
Arthur's recent free press di
rective, which was regarded as
the "magna charta" for - the
Japanoso free expression, , . -. 1
riAfnrVIVV'f'''""" r1WirtiU
WEATHER NEWS
October 24, 1945
Max. (Oct. 23) . 67. Mln .....24
Precipitation laat 24 boura 00
Stream year to date 23
Normal 73 Laat yaar 22
Forecaati Clear and warmer.
Thursday Shooting Hourst Klamath-TuU-lakei
Open 6i63 a. m. Close 5:18 p. m.
Family
180,325,000 yen (more than $76,-
000,000) ana varying interests in
150 other comoanies.
2. Retirement of Baron Taka-
klml Mitsui as president of Mit
sui holding and other Mitsui
family-members, plus heavy liq
uidation of their shares. . :
3., Administrative reorganiza
tion, nossiblv affectlna Such key
men sTasuo-Sumii, managing
director or , "Danto" ol Mitsui
Mitsui Honsha was formed last
year succeeding a similar hold
ing company with Interests rang
ine from flour manufacture to
heavy industry. The giant House
of Mitsui is held together by an
Intricate and unique charter sys
tem wnicn grew irom a small
dry goods store started by the
family's founder In 1673.-
Mitsubishi Company. Ltd.. an
other multi-million monopoly,
was dissolving partially but 'its
managing director yesterday
made it clear that the executives
who directed its war industries
expected to hold on to their key
jobs. -
In an Interview with The As
sociated Press, Welfare Minister
Ashida said reports that several
millions in Japan might die of
starvation were "exaggerated"
but he did emphasize the next
two months would be crucial.
MARIKE GENERAL
WASHINGTON, Oct.' 24 (iP)
Pointing to the heroic record of
marine units in the recent war.
General A. A. Vandegrift said
today the spirit they displayed
would be lost under proposed
merger of the armed forces.
The four-star general' who
commands the Leathernecks,
Joined the secretary of the navy
and Fleet Admiral Ernest J.
King in opposing unification of
land, sea and air forces Into one
large department. ;
The general lauded the present
two-department army and navy
system. He said continuation of
the wartime joint chiefs of staff
and other coordinating agencies
would accomplish all that mer
ger proponents could claim for
their legislative plans. ,
- Competition Neceaaary
After recounting the numerous
amphibious landings made by
the marines with their special
equipment, General Vandegrift
said healthy competition among
the armed services was neces
sary. ;
He said he believed that a
lumping of all armed forces into
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Arriving In
United States
By The Associated Praia
Cecil ' P. Holbrook, PFC,
Klamath Falls, arriving ' on
Hagerstown Victory due in
New York October 25.
Douglas B. Vaden, Sgt.,
Klamath Falls, arrived on SS
Mariposa due at Boston Octo
ber 24.
Dudley H. - Spencer, Sgt.,
Klamath- Falls, arrived on
Pontotoo Victory due in New
York October 23. r
Number 10952
SHOE RATION
OPA Will Cut Butter
Point Values
Tomorrow
By MARVIN L. ARHOWSMITH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (JP)
icniauve plans call for an end
of shoe rationing either October
28 or November 1, it was learned
today.
Government officials also
have considered the possibility
of terminatinz the Droffrnm par.
lier if these plans became gener
ally known.
These are other developments
aim prospects ol tne rationing
front:
1. OPA has decided tn cut hut.
tcr ration values from 12 points
a pound to eignt. It will an
nounce this tomorrow.
2. Passenger tire rationing
may be ended late in December.
3. Truck tires are slated to
come off the list by late Novem-
oer.
Choice Of Data
Choice of date ending shoe ra
tioning is expected to be made
today or tomorrow by OPA and
war production board officials.
"At this time," said one offi
cial who asked anonymity, "dis
cussions definitely have boiled
down to cickine one of two
dates. This could change, but it
uoesn i seem iiKeiy.
ucioDer zu next Sunday is
advocated by those who feel that
termination of the Droeram over
the weekend would give dealers
a cnance to get ready lor unra-
tionerf 'hiivinff-J ' .-'--4 ' 1 -;
Those who favor November i
believe it would be a good idea
luonunuea on .rage Two)
FORGERY SUSPECT
Elmer Willis Hichey, Grants
Fass, wlio obtained a $3U0 loan
from a Klamath Falls bank on
the title of a 194L Willys found
in a stolen trailer, was held by
state police at Grants Pass fol
lowing his arrest Sunday.
Richey's arrest cleared up a
number of thefts in Josephine
and Jackson counties, and the
forgery in Klamath Falls. Offi
cers arrested Eichey when they
spotted a trailer stolen from
Grants Pass and owned by John
E. Ross of Roseburg on August
28. The trailer had been repaint
ed, but identification was pos
sible by comparison with a snap
shot which Ross had provided.
Personal effects from the Ross
trailer were found in the Richey
home and garage.
Richey confessed the theft of
the trailer and other articles. He
borrowed the $500 from a Klam
ath Falls bank when he present
ed the title to Ross' 1941 Willys
on September IS. . The title had
been in the Ross trailer when it
was stolen as were $600 in war
bonds.
Local bank officials said
charges had not yet been filed
pending investigation.
French Reds
Win 152 Seats
PARIS. Oct. 24 W) Final of
ficial returns today of the Sun
day election for France, Cor
sica and Algiers gave the com
munists 181! seats- in tne con
stituent assembly, the socialists
143 and the new mouvement re
publican populalre party 138.
xnis lett aa seats ot tne ooo
in the assembly still to be ac
counted for. The assembly Is
charged by an overwhelming
mandate to draft a new consti
tution to replace the charter of
1875. The assembly , will meet
on November 6.
Of 24,680,981 registered vot
ers, l9,6Hl,5is cast Danots, ot
which 19,152,876 were declared
valid.
SLATED -TO END
BrNOVEMBERI
ALL CARS, CABLING ALL CARS!
State nolice and California
Oreson Power company linemen
spent a busy couple of hours
Tuesday steering school children
and traffic away from a broken
power pole near Aitamont junior
high school during the noon
hour.
Officers said that at about
12:50 p. m,, a car operated by a
17-vpnr-nlri vouth crashed into
the polo breaking the base and
wrecking the machine. The pole
All Employes
Directed To
RefurnTo Job
CINCINNATI, Oct. 24 (JP) President willlam Green of the
American Federation of Labor announced today the federation's
executive council had ordered termination of the 33-waek Holly,
wood motion picture strike and directed "all atriklng employes t
return to work immediately." -;. .
The council alao directed that for a period of 30 days the In
ternational unions affected make ''every attempt to settle the'
jurisdictional questions involved." and that after the expiration!
of 30 days, a committee of three members of that group should i
Investigate and determine within a like period alt Jurisdictional'
questions still unsettled. . . . , . , ,,
Green's announcement followed by a few , minute a state-'
inent 10 newsmen Dy uric Jonns-4
ton, head of the Motion Picture
Producers' association that'the
strike, is over." Johnston's an
nouncement was made as he
emerged from a four-hour con
ference with the labor men in
which Donald M. Nelson, head
of Independent Picture Pro
ducers, also participated. -"Final
And Binding"
Green said "decisions and de
terminations" reached by the
council committee -of -three
would be "final and binding"
on all parties concerned-- He
named these three to serve:
Felix H. Knight, Kansas City,
Mo., president of railway car
men; William C. Birthright, In
dianapolis, Ind., president of
AFL barbers, and W. C. Doher-
ty, president of letter-carriers.
(Home town unavailable). .
Green said decisions of the
committee would be "impartial
since none of their unions was
involved In the Hollywood
strike. .
' Strike Vote
The first of three strike votes
involving some half-million
workers in the automobile in
dustry's "big three" was held
today as employes of .General
Motors corporation- balloieu in
a federally -conducted election
costing an estimated $250,000.
A vote favoring a work stop-'
page to enforce the CIO United
Automobile Workers demands
: (Continued on Page Two)
TO RECEIVE MEDAL
CapC Lowell T. ' CoggeshaH;
USNRwill leave tonight for
Portland and from there will fly
to Washington u. c,-where he
will receive the Gorgas Medal
for outstanding work in preven
tive - medicine for our ; armed
forces. . . -
Dr. Coggeshall-wlll receive the
honor at a dinner to be given
for him at the Mayflower hotel
in Washington, the night of Oc
tober 29. He will be a guest at
the Stattler hotel in Washington
during his stay in the capital.
Frank F. Law, vice president
of Wyeth Incorporated, sponsor
of the Gorgas Medal, will pre
sent the award to Dr. Coggeshall
for the Association of Military
Surgeons. The award carries
with it an honorarium of $500 in
addition to the medal, which was
established in memory of Sur
geon General Willlam Crawford
Gorgas, U. S. , army, who made
possible the construction of the
Panama canal and was a pioneer
in the control of tropical dis
eases. Jon Peerce To
Sing Tonight
Jan - Peerce, considered by
many as America's foremost
tenor, will sing tonight, Wednes
day, at 9 o'clock on the Pelican
theatre stage under the sponsor
ship of the Klamath Community
Concert association.'
Doors will be open at 8:15 p.
m., there are, no reserve -seats
and tickets will not be sold at the
door as admittance is by mem
bership only.
Those attending the- concert
are asked to note the change in
time from the regular concert
hour of 8 p. m. to 9 p. m.
Eight Companies Charged
With Trade Conspiracies
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24 (P)
The government today charged
eight companies, including the
Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany, the Pacific Greyhound
lines and the Standard Oil Com
pany of California with conspir
acies in restraint of trade and
with attempts to monopolize
trade routes in west coast states.
In a suit filed In federal court
here under the Sherman anti
trust act, the companies were
accused of conspiracy and of
monopolizing trade and com
merce in transporting bus and
leaned over the highway at a 50
degree angle and a call was put
in for police to direct traffic at
the scene. In the meantime, the
17-year-old is said to have left
the car, jumped in a passing
Eickup and made off for town,
ater officers contacted the
youth's father who said the boy
had not returned at a late hour.
The car was one borrowed by
the father and was later re
turned to the legal owner.---
SENATE GIVES i
APPROVAL TO!
TAX CUT BILL1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 ()-. '
Swiftly and without objections,
the senate today approved In
dividual income tax cuts of $2,
644,000,000 in a $5,633,000,000'
tax slashing bill. ,
The senate finance committee',
earlier reported next year's tax
reduction may ' be $8,000,000
greater than it originally estf.
mated. , r"
Reporting formally on a bill
called up i in a morning senate
session, the committee set the'
reduction at $5,633,000,000, or"
$8,000,000 more of a cut than the
experts' previous computation. -;
Of the total reduction, indiv-
idual income taxpayers would
benefit by $2,644,000,000, ' cor
porations by $2,849,000,000, and"
owners of automobiles and boats
$140,000,000, through repeal of
the $5-a-year use tax-, . - , .
. Taxes More
The senate committee assert
ed, however, that over a two
year period, 1948 and 1947, taxes
under the senate bill would be
$1,336,000,000 more than under
the house version of the , same
legislation. . .! , , , .
Under its - bill,-' the 'finance?
committee said the nation's tax
liabilities would be $26,857,000,
000 next year. ,
Chairman. George (D-Ga.) in
presenting the committee report
to the senate, argued the excess)
profits tax on corporations is the
"greatest single obstacle to our
recovery."
Senator Morse (R-Ore.) agreed
the excess profits tax should be
repealed to insure full employ
ment. But he said it was unfor
tunate that the bill does not pro
vide for more revenue..
Morse asserted if the dollar la
to be kept stable the American
people will have to be convinced
of the necessity for paying high
taxes for several years. '
' He said he was willing to put
his head on the "political block"
to see to it that the argument is
strongly presented to the people.
USO Slates Open
House For Kids
With their eyes open, USO
staff members declared today
they are willing to take on the
whole Halloween trick or
treat business here next Wed
nesday night, i ,i
"We're going to have open
house for Klamath kids on
that night," said Margaret
-Watts of the USO staff. "They
are invited to come to the
USO for treats and fun.
VWe hope they'll do that in
stead of creating mischief in
the town. It will mean a lot of
youngsters calling on us, but
that's just what we want. The
open house will be from 6 to
9 p. m. Halloween night, Oc
tober 31." - . .
rail passengers along routes be
tween Portland, Ore., and San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
. The other companies named
are the Greyhound Corporation
of Chicago; Dollar Line of Port
land. Ore.; Interstate Transit line
and interstate Transit Lines Inc.,
and the Union Pacific. Stages,
Inc.. all of Omaha, Nob. V, ,
The complaint alleged the de- -fendants
have been in a combin
ation to eliminate and keep out
competitors along ' the above,
named routes, and to control
westbound passenger traffic by
"closed-door" agreements. ;
The suit was filed . here by
James Henderson, chief of the
west coast offices of the anti
trust division,' acting undei
orders from U, S, Attorney Gen.
eral Tom C. Clark in Washing
ton D. C.
"The abuses we are aiming tq
correct are beyond -the scope o
the interstate commerce commlsv
slon," Henderson said. "W
want to implement their efforuj
to create a competitive system
between San Francisco and Port
land, and between 8an Francises
and Los Angeles on the coos!
route," 'i