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PRICE FIVE CENTS
By FRANK JENKINS
CINAL official rcturni of the
1 election hold in Frunce last
Sunday uro buglimlng to drift in.
Thoy are interesting and, in their
way, encouraging. Thoy uiggest
tlmt tho French have omo liopo
. for tho futuro of their country,
" and therefore some INTEREST
In tho futurn. . .
For oxample, thoro were about I
241 million registered voter of
whom 104 million voted. That
I nuarly 80 per cent.
We don't normally do any
where near that well in this
country.
nrllE communlit and their el
Hod Rrotip, a expected, cant
the moat vote and Rained tho
most teat In tho new assembly
tlmt I to frame the new con
itltutlon. The toclnll.il and their allied
croup enme next, and third
place, wa tnkon by the new
Mouvomcnt Ropubllcaln Popu
late party.
France ha been cursed by a
multitude of nartle. Before the
war, there were 20-odd alto
llether. You can Imagine what
a mo that make. These num
crou parties iccm to have
crystallized into three ' major
groups Ute so-called commun
ists, the so-called socialists and
the new Mouvement Republlcain
Populnlre (which mean almply
republican popularmovement.)
ACCORDING to our Idea, the
two-party (yitem moiit near
ly approaches practical dem
ocracy. Even a three-narty
system I cumbersome. But it is
quite apparent tlmt a three-party
yitem is far let cumbersome
than ono Involving 20 or more
partle.
The French havo been a good
influence In Europe, and any
sign ithat their political system
is becoming more pructlcal and
; workublo it a good sign. ... v .
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NOW, while we are talking
about an over-all department
of war that will combine the
army and the navy into a single
striking force and a system of
universal peace-time conscrip
tion that will give every Amer
ican youth year ol military
training to be followed by a
period of service In the reserve,
might be a good time to begin to
modify our aristocratic, privileged-class
officer system.
An officer MUST have com
ploto authority. No sensible per
son even questions that. But to
havo complete authority an of
ficer doesn't need to be a mem
ber of what amount to a special
privileged social caste.
Wo tell ourselves that we have
a DEMOCRATIC army. Every
unprejudiced observer , knows
that isn't actually true. There
is too much SOCIAL distinction
between officers and enlisted
rIE other dny the International
Amateur Athletic Federation
(which run the Olympic games)
EXTENDED AN INVITATION
of membership to Russia, which
withdrew in 1012. That looks
liko a wise decision. (
The Russian are nccullar.
They are suspicious. T hey are
touchy. Thoy aro proud. They
offer ovory ovldcnco of a pro
nounced Inferiority complex.
What they really need Is to be
brought Into closer association
with tho rest of the world.'
Tho communist party (which
runs Russln) probably Isn't eager
to havo tho common, ordinary
run of Russians como Into con
tact with tho rest of tho world,
Such : association might enable
them to see HOW MUCH BET
TER OFF Americans and British,
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Lew Ay res, Conscientious
Objector. Home From Wars
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25 (IF)
Sgt. Lew Ayrcs, former film
star shunned by tho public when
he refused to bear arms as a con
scientious objector, Is back in his
homeland today a soldier
praised by his buddies as 1 a good
boy and a good GI."
Yellowed from atabrlno and
. looking older than his 30 years,
Ayrcs said ho wa uncertain
about hi future.
"I don't moan to ,bo evasive
about my plans, but Just now I
have tho bowlldored look and
toolings of any soldior coming
back through the Goldon Gato, ,
ho grinned.
Typical of tho change In pub
lic fooling toward Ayrcs was his
reception horo yostorday when
ho walked down the gangplank
of tho transport Capo Men res
after 22 months of sorvlco In the
Southwest Pacific. ,
1 Friendly Crowd
1 It was a friendly and curious
irowd that applauded him a little
more loudly than It did the other
Tule Renunciants
May Seek Recovery
Of US Citizenship
Br MALCOLM EPLEY
Folding monay It coming out of mothballs at the Tulalake
vacuaa colony araa at a group of Japanase thtra are considering
linanoing a legal effort to recover the American eitisenshlp they
senounced tome months ago.
Employment of attorneys to undertake a court review of their
tltuatlon it the understood purpose of theta evacuees. It was,
learned that large sums oi money, some oi It in bills of small
denomination, have been recently transferred from the colony
to outside depositories, and this may be part of tiseable "war
chest" sought to carry on the legal enterprise.
The interested evaeueet have made contacts with attorneys,
OPA ANNOUNCES
RATI POINTS
TOBESLASHEO
By MARVIN ARROWSMITH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (P)
The OPA announced today that
ration values on butter, margar
ine, lard, shortening and oils
will be cut four points a pound
next Sunday. -
For all of these products the
new value, effective through
Dec. 1, will be eight points a
pound. -
Current point cost will bo
maintained during the new per
iod for-all prime cuts of beef,
veal and lamb and for lean cuts
of pork. Lower grade of beef,
veal and lamb will continue
ration-free. ,
The only meat changes arc
reduction of two '.to 'four
point' pound-for lx fatty
pork ' cuts and for ..barbecued
pdrk..r;r T"' ? . , ,.
. The point' reductions for but
ter, margarine- and other fats
and oil are possible because of
a much Improved supply situa
tion, said OPA Administrator
Chester Bowles. ; ' :: : .,'
, .'More Butter ; '
There will be about 12. per
cent more butter In November
than during this month, chiefly
because of release of 80,000,000
pounds by the army, Bowles
said. Lard supplies are expect
ed to be up about 39 per cent
from heavier marketing of hogs.
. Over-all meat supplies next
month will be about one half
of one- per cent less than in
October and "therefore ... do
not permit the end of ration
ing," the OPA chief said.
Oh a carcass weight basis, the
November beef supply will be
about 13 per cent less than this
month, veal will drop off about
18 per cent and lamb and mut
ton around 22 per cent, ac
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Tenor, Late When
SP Car Derails
Concert goer, who sat in the
Pelican thcatro last night, waited
a long time to hear Jan Pcercc,
famous tenor.
Pcerce was a passenger on No.
19, Southern Pacific southbound
passenger train, which was held
up two mile east of Wocus when
a ballast car loaded with gravel
derailed while it wa unloading.
The train, due In here at 7:20
p. m., wa delayed one hour and
45 minutes, according to W. C.
Hughe, SP trainmaster.
1758 army men who debarked
from thp ship.
And It was a diffident, quiet
and almost shy man In a
wrinkled wool uniform whose
answers to reporters' queries
were almost tho samo as those
of any other returning soldier:
"I Just don't know . . . I must
think about it ... A hard ques
tion to answor."
Ho was suro of several things,
howovor.
Ho is not as ready to enter
tho ministry as reports from
overseas had indicated: "I want
to do something more directly."
He plana to contlnuo' his
pacifist' work In some way or
another: "I want to do somothlng
to teach men to understand one
another,, to lovo each other as
noighbors; I want to do anything
I can to help world understand
ing." Ho Is attracted by somo of the
documentary and educational
films which havo almost i a
spiritual quality, and might act
In somo of them. He has had no
Hollywood offers.
Telephone 9111
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26. 1945
but one San Francisco lawyer,
whoso namo was mentioned in
tho Tulcluko area as connected
with tho matter, said in answer
to a Herald and News inquiry
that the proposition is only in
tho "discussion stage," and that
ho was not prepared to comment
a yet.
People in the evacuee colony
have (he right to hire attorneys,
as 1 evidently planned in this
situation. Thcro was a report at
Tulelako that . the American
Civil Liberties union was expect
ed to take up the cause of the
evacuee group, but this was not
substantiated. One or more of
the attorneys who may represent
the evacuees has had affiliation
with the union, it was said, but
the union Itself is not Involved.
There are about 4300 people
of Japanese descent now in the
Tule colony, who were born In
the. United States but have re
nounced American citizenship.
This was .done under an
amendment to the nationality
act of 1940, the amendment
being enacted July 1, 1944. This
amendment provided that a U. S.
citizen could renounce citizen
ship while staying on American
soil if, in the opinion of the U. S.
attorney general, the act would
not be against the interests of
tho United States.
"Renunciants'' . .,
- In connection with this act, de
partment -of justice represents.
fives conducted hearings at Tule-
laKe late in 1944 and early in
1948. In the course of the hear
ings, these 4300 colonists became
"renunciants."
This placed the colonists In a
unique position of no longer
being citizens of the United
States, but still not recognized
as citizen of Japan. They are
more or less in the category of
aliens, without a country, ac
cording to one interpretation of
their situation,,
Those who renounced their
citizenship undoubtedly included
many who wanted definitely to
be Japanese and want to go to
Japan. There were others whose
parents were bom In Japan, and
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PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 25 (P)
The CIO International Wood
workers of America resumed ne
gotiations with Big Fir operators
today, as an AFL lumber strike
went into its second month.
Tho CIO, demanding a $1.15
minimum and 25-cent general
wago boost, met with U. S. con
ciliators and the lumbermen's In
dustrial relations committee for
the 10th day of wage confer
ences. .
The AFL workers striking in
five states for an Industry-wide
$1.10 minimum gave no hint of
yielding. John Chrlstenson,
chairman of the AFL strike pol
icy committee, asserted that
operators were attempting to
make a compromise settlement
with tho CIO before facing the
AFL demands.
' Keep Pressure On
"We don't core what kind of
settlement the CIO makes," he
said. "Wo ore still going to keep
tho pressure on until the opera
tors call off their strike."
The AFL contends that the
strike is caused by operators re
fusing to negotiate with tho un
ion. Operators contend the un
ion is the one refusing to' negoti
ate. The Industry kept a hopeful
eye on tho special labor commis
sion which said Tuesday that it
was "nearly time" for tho gov
ernment to take stens toward
negotiations.
Meanwhile the lumber short
ago grew in tho northwest, Eu
geno, Ore., reported that con
struction of its new junior hlirh
school would be slowed bv AFL
carpenters' decision not to
handle CIO lumber.
Any Rembrandts?
EUGENE, Oct. 25 (P) A
Eugono merchant bowed to
tho lnevltablo today and In
vited kids to soup his win
dows on Halloween.'
Squares will be marked off
and prizes awarded for , tho
best art work. . ,
Death
Above U the 1942 Lincoln
Millar Sr.. which was involved
truck Wednesday at 5:15 p. m. at
Mr. Anna Hansen (uttered latai Injuns in toe wrecK ana "
person are in the hospital a a result ef the crash. -' '
Marine Barracks To Open
Doors Wide
It's an invitation from the
colonel, - "
Colonel Charles T. Brooks,
commanding officer of the Ma
rine Barracks, has extended an
Invitation to the public to par
ticipate in the open house at the
Barracks on Navy Day which is
this coming Saturday. .
Elaborate plans for celebra
tion of Navy Day at the Marine
Barracks were whipped into
shape today and it should be a
?:ala affair with an all-out bid
o every man, woman and child
in Klamath county.
Starting at 9 o'clock sharp, the
Opal Frances Bowman, 11300
Santa Monica boulevard, Los An
geles, is in Klamath Valley hos
pital suffering from injuries re
ceived when the sedan she was
operating blew a left rear tire
and overturned on highway 97
near Modoc Point at 5:30 p. m.
Wednesday.
Miss Bowman has a fractured
left arm, broken nose, a severe,
gash on the head and other
hurts. The cut was thought to
have come when she struck the
rear view mirror.
Passengers in the Bowman
car, Mrs. Owen B. Martin and 3-year-old
son, Jimmy, also of Los
Angeles, were not hospitalized.
Mrs. Martin received cuts and
bruises and the child was
bruised and shocked. They con
tinued to Gilchrist ;
The three were en route to Gil
christ to visit Miss Bowman's
two brothers, Orrin and Charles
Bowman. The left rear tire blew
out, Miss Bowman lost control
of the car and the machine
plunged into a barrow pit and
overturned. The car was badly
damaged. . ..
Miss Bowman was brought to
the hospital by the Klamath
merchants police ambulance: ,
Mill Worker
Seriously Hurt '
C. A. Smith, 42, employed at
Crane Mills at Bly, was in-a
critical condition at Hillside hos
pital suffering from injuries re
ceived at about 11 o'clock Wed
nesday at the mill when he was
run over by a heavy carryall. .
The machinery passed com
pletely over Smith who received
multiple hurts. Ho was semi
conscious : when transferred - to
Hillside hospital by the Klamath
Merchants Police ambulance and
at a late hour today his condi
tion was reported unchanged.
Tho carryall was empty at the
time of the accident. - - -
Washington Proved To Be
Liquor-Drinkingest City
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (P)
A preacher's contention that
Washington is the liquor-drink-ingest
city in the nation was
backed today, with statistics. -
These figures show that Wash
lngtonlans drink four times
more hard liquor than docs the
average American citizen.'
Dr. W, S. Abernothy, pastor
emeritus of Calvary -Baptist
church here,' told New Jersey
Baptists Tuesday at their an
nual session in Asbury Park:
"Washington -is tho wettest
city t and ha more liquor per
capita than any other city in
the nation."
Dr.' Clinton' N. 1 Howard, . su
: October 88 IMS
Max. (Oct. 24) VI Mia. 23
Precipitation lut 84 houn oo
Stream year to date ...... 23
Normal 77 " L Tr 22
Forecast) Colder with prohibit showers.
Friday Shooting Hour. Klamath-Tulalaka:
Optn 13 a. m.
Car
'--ft
Zephyr operated by Willaxd S.
in a terrific collision with a bay
Shasta way and Summer Una.
On Navy Day
post will open the gate id the
public and it's open house from
then on.
Free Transsortation
Free bus transportation Is to
be a feature of the day. j This
is the bus schedule: marine buses
NAVY FAMILIES
The latchstring at the USO
will be - out on Saturday,
Navy Day, especially to Klam
ath people with navy connec
tions. They are invited to at
tend an open house at the big
center, 11th and Walnut, from
2:30 p.,m. on. .
: Men and women in : the
n i v y service, . dischargees
from, the navy, families Of
men in the -navy- and families
of dischargees Twill Be espec
ially ' welcome. : The affair
was arranged ' by the . USO
staff and the military affairs
committee of the chamber of
commerce. , . .,.
will leave the naval housing area
at 8:20 a. m. and make stops at
the courthouse, USO and the ar
mory, arriving at the tfarracKj
at 9 a. m. This service will con
tinue with a bus' leaving every
20 minutes after the hour from
town, starting from the housing
unit. Buses will make return
trips for benefit of the guests.
It is really the public's oppor
tunity to una out Just now tne
marines ana tne navy live, uuia-
ed tours from the Hostess House,
including stops at the swimming
pool, gymnasium, mess hall and
A company barracKs. will con.
tinue throughout the day. In the
afternoon this tour will also in
clude the dispensary.
At 10:30 a. m., a ceremony
will be held on the parade
grounds at which time Cpl. R. J.
Gjeruess and Pvt. W. A. Shimp
will be . awarded Bronze Stars,
and ' the award of the Purple
Heart will be presented PFC
J. J. Stropko.
Pool Open
Those interested in the swim
ming pool have been advised
that the pool will open at 9 a. m.
and, remain open-until 9 p. m.
There will be ample guards in
the pool to keep an eye on swimmers.-
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, In case' yon want to make a
day of it, visitors may have din
net at the Hostess House dining
room which lis open from 5 to
7:30 "p.m.,: or may stop at the
snack , bar, also in the Hostess
House, open from 7 to 9 p. m.
In the meantime, a cup of coffee
is obtainable -at the Post Ex
change, - i'-.
,' The Marine Barracks officers
want the Dublic to' takp advan
tage vof Saturday's party and
guldcs will conduct the tours.
The bowling alleys will be open
throughout the day starting at 9
a. m. Even the soda fountain at
the PX will be available.
It s a 12-hour program and the
public is urged to attend.
perintendent of (he Internation
al Reform Federation, quoted
these statistics to reporters yes
terday: "According to internal rev
enue records, Washington in
1942 had the highest per capita
consumption of spirits of any
subdivision of the country, be
ing four times over the national
average. The records for 1944
are considerably higher.
"While per . capita drinking
average in the country for hard
liquor was 1.08 gallons In 1942,
It was 4.42 gallons in Washing
ton. Consumption of beer for
the country was 14.16 gallons,
and in Washington, 16.80."
bma o:u p. m,
Numbar 10653
LLS
KILLED
Injuries Received
. Wreck Fatal To
. Anna Hansen
n
One woman was killed, a sec
ond seriously injured and two
other persons suffered injuries
in the crash of a truck and pas
senger car at 5:15 p. m. Wednes
day at Shasta way and Summers
lane.
Mrs. Anna Hansen, 59, 610
Upham, suffered injuries which
caused her death at 5:52 a. m.
today at Klamath Valley hos-
pnai.
The dead woman's daughter.
Gertrude, 21, is in Hillside hos
pital with serious injuries. Her
condition is described as fair.
Also in Hillside hospital is 15-year-old
Willard D. Miller Jr.
He is recovering.
Driver
Willard D. Miller Sr., promin
ent Klamath Falls contractor and
driver of the car, was recover
ing irom lesser injuries ana
shock.
The truck is said by state po
lice to have been operated by
Doc Minford Daughtery, the ve
hicle loaded with approximately
three and one-half tons of hay.
Investigating officers said
Daughtery was driving the truck
on Shasta way. Miller was com
ing north on Summers lane and
attempted to make a turn onto
Shasta way. Just as he crossed
the center line on Shasta way.
the truck crashed directly into
...'.Contnued on page Two)
Unable to reach a verdict after
six. hours of deliberation, the
iury in the Manson James Young
negligent homicide trial was dis
missed last night and Young was
continued under $2500 bond.
The case will be re-tried in cir
cuit court at a later session.
The iury was divided eight to
four for conviction, and District
Attorney Clarence A. Humble
said this morning that he had
no intention of moving to drop
the case. .
Young was on trial on charges
stemming from an automobile
accident September 27, 1944,
which resulted in the death of
William H. McPherren, aged 70.
He was defended by J. C.
O'Neill.
Contention
Humble had based his case
against the 59-year-old defend
ant, former operator of a truck
, (Continued on Page Two)
6-Y ear-Old Boy
Hurt In Mishap
Six-year-old Dickie Sneering,
417 N. Spring, son of Mrs. Clare
SDeering. was under treatment
for a slight concussion at the
Klamath Valley hospital today,
resulting from a minor auto
pedestrian accident at the corner
of 11th and Pine at noon yester
day. George Woods, driver for the
Hurry Cab company, reported to
police that ho was driving slow
ly along 11th, going north, pass
ing the intersection where a
number of school children were
playing.
The spcering cnuo was saia
to have stepped off the curb
backwards and fallen into the
side of Woods' cab, striking his
head against the right rear
fender.
He was taken to the hospital
where officials this morning re
ported his condition as satis
factory. The child is a student
at Sacred Heart academy.
Arriving In
United States
By The Associated Press
Elisabeth Cleghorn, 1st Lt.,
Klamath Falls, arrived on
Argentina due in New York
October 25.
Neal Q. S. Fife, Sgt., 65
Pine street, Klamath Falls,
arrived on Christopher Green
up due in San Francisco Oc
tober 22.
James H. Orth, Cpl., Fort
Klamath, arrived on trans
port. Bolivar due in San
Francisco October . 20. ,:
KEITH FA
III
IN GAR CRASH
GM Employes
Demand Wage
Rafe Increase
. DETROIT, Oct. 25 (AP) EmDfoves of General Moton
corporation in plants throughout the country voted 70,853
to 1 2,437 yesterday in favor of a strike to suDDort the demand
of their union for a 30 per cent
the figures, announced today by the regional national
labor relations board here, bore out earlier predictions of both
the corporation ond the United Automobile Workers (CIO);
that a work stoppage would be favored. ; 5
Walter P. Reuther, UAW-CIO vice Dresldent. said In a."
statement, however, that it did not mean an immediate strike.
Only the union's international executive board, he said, could
authorize a strike, ond it would not do so "unless and . until
our .attempts to arrive at a peaceable settlement fail com
pletely." ; . ;. ; - '
The union concurrently is enaaaed In neaotiations with
uenerai Motors corporation onl
ine so. per cent wage rate de
mands.
Reuther said yesterday's vote
was "a mandate" to the union
leadership to press the demands
to a successful conclusion."
There was no immediate state
ment on the result of the vote
from General Motor.
As the ballots in the General
Motors vote were being counted
a strike vote was being conduct
ed by the NLRB among work
ers of 22 Chrysler corporation
plants.
Voting Booths
Neither General Motors nor
Chrysler permitted the NLRB
to conduct the balloting on com
pany property, so special voting
Booths were set up in union
halls, school houses and other
places. The Ford Motor con
pany's 109,000 employes will be
polled November 7.
While the General Motors vot
ing was In progress, the corpora
tion and the UAW-CIO resumed
negotiations, but no break in
the wage deadlock wa in sight.
; The ending of the 8-month-old
strike of motion picture work
ers in Hollywood which union
leaders estimated cost workers
S15.000.000 in wages afforded
the other major news along the
nation's labor front in the last
24 hours. The. number idle over
labor disputes remained virtu
ally unchanged at around 225,
000. .. -.
' Far From Agreement ,-:
In ; Detroit. General Motors
corporation officials, as well as
CIO-UAW leaders, although still
far from agreement -Oa,, their
wage - dlsputer;rexpressed; hope
that no strike wouia De cauea.
"We will exercise the patience
of Job in an effort to settle
this thing," said Walter P;
Reuther, union vice president
who earlier said that a walkout
would not necessarily follow an
affirmative strike vote.
Vice President H. W. Ander
, (Continued on Page Two) :
Thompson Jailed
On Theft Charge
William Floyd Thompson was
lodged in the county jail after
failure to raise $2500 bond set
by justice court yesterday when
he waived preliminary hearing
on a burglary charge.
Thompson is charged with en
tering the apartment of Leah
Kurtz, 830 Prospect, on October
13. Miss Kurtz was asleep in
the apartment at the time and
awakened when she heard some
one moving around the rooms. -
She attempted to turn on the
lights but they had been discon
nected, and the burglar fled. Her
purse was found opened at the
head of the stairway leading to
the apartment, but the change
purse, containing about $60, was
missing.
Thompson was arrested by
city police and booked for trial
in justice court. '
No Stamp Needed
A shoe display in front of La
Pointe's dress shop on Main
street was broken into early this
morning and seven pairs of wom
en's shoes, valued from between
$5.95 and $11.95 a pair, were
stolen, city police said today.
The shoes were all small sizes.
Japan Tried Development :
Of Atom Bomb During War
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (P)
Japan was working on develop
ment of an atomic bomb during
the war, senators were advised
today. The efforts failed be
cause: 1. Japanese physicists reach
ed mistaken conclusions.
2. B-29s demolished the Tok
yo laboratory where the experi
ments were being conducted. .
Dr. Karl T. Compton, presi
dent of Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, told a senate
military - commerce subcommit
tee about the Japanese activi
ties. He has just returned, from
Japan where tie checked up for
the United States government
on what Japunese science ac
complished during the war.
Asked by Senator Magnuson
(D-Wash.), about reports the
Japanese had a "death ray,"
Compton said they had a mag
netic ray which would kill a
rabbit at about 30 yards.
i "They told Us muskrati were
wage rate Increase. v i .;,
TAX GUT BILL
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25 (AP)
The house declined today to
concur in senate amendments to
the first peacetime tax-cutting
bill which eases wartime bur
dens by about $5,500,000,000. ' -.
The measure now goes to a
joint senate-house committee to,
Iron out dlllerences. ' :r
The erasure of 12,000,000 low1
income persons from the income
tax rolls in 1946 is assured,
however, as this is not In dig -pute
between the two houses."
As the committee of senators;
and representatives took over
the bill the principal . battles
pivoted on: ; :
1. House insistence that con
gress at this' time write only a.
partial repeal of - the war-imposed
excess profits taxes on
corporations. ' ",
2. House belief that a definite
cutoff date should be provided
for the high wartime excise
levies on mch things as liquor;
luggage, jewelry, furs and cos- "
meUcs.'.-i7,r.- i.f-; -i'i.ii-:'.:,
Cjtr3ght Repeal -yt
The senate provided outright
repeal of the excess profits levy
but declined to write a definite
end for the excises on so-called
luxuries.
As passed by the house, the
tax bill reduces 1946 taxes by
$5,350,000,000. The senate up
ped the cut to $5,788,000,000.
The bill brought from the con
ference probably will be some
where between these two fig
ures., .. f '
Speaker Rayburn CD-Tex.) ap
pointed as house conferees
Chairman Doughton (D-N. C.)
of the ways and means com
mittee, and these other ways
and means members: Cooper
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Then He Got '
To Figuring!
ASTORIA, Oct. 25 Otto
Grams, 65, felt fine when he re
tired from mail carrying Tues-,
day, but he got to thinking about
the past and now he's downright
tired. , "
He had time to count up his
42 years' experience. He found
out he carried a million pounds
of mail. . i it
Bulletin r
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 OP) Th
general executive board of th
Unitad Retail, Wholesale and
Department Store Employes of
America, CIO, voted unanimous,
ly today to call a nationwide
strike ' at the most opportune
lime" against Montgomery Ward
and company, Samuel Wolchok,
president of the union, said. . ,, .
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HITS SNAG IN
HOUSE ACTION
much more resistant," he added
with a laugh.
The original idea of the ray,
he related, was that it could be
focussed on an airplane engine
and by interfering with the ig
nition system could cause the
engine to stop.
"They made it work on
Ford car at 30 to 40 yards if
the hood was up," he added. "If
the hood was down the metal
shielded the engine."
Compton dismissed as intend
ed for "home, psychology" the
balloons which Japan floated
through the stratosphere to this
country with small bombs at
tached. Japan was being bomb
ed and it made the Japanese
people feel good to think that
bombs also wera falling on the
United States, ho said. ,
Compton was one of two
scientists who testified in oppo
sition to clamping secrecy on
atomic energy and nuclear
physics. They said such , a step
would be fatal to tills country'
national security,
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