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Br FRANK JENKINS
PrHE situation In China is got-I--
ting hotter by tho momont.
AH tho straws In tho news winds
uggost tliut showdown buttlo
botweon tho cciitrul (Chungking)
government and the northern
communists may bo impending.
(Thore Is reniion for thinking
tluil such a showdown hus been
inevitable (or t long time. We
are at least fortunotu Hint it was
postponed until after tho Japs
. wore ncKca.)
THE easy way out would bo to
sny: "Let tho Chinese fight
It out among themselves." The
trouble with thut solution Is that
wnr is 1 i ko smallpox it
SPREADS EASILY.
If we could QUARANTINE
China ABSOLUTELY, It might
work. Hut quarantining war
is a aimcuil job mucn moro
difficult thun Quarantining con
tagious diseases. Tho trouble Is
thut tho hutrcds and tho clashes
of nationalistic and ideological
interests generated by war
spread inevitably to tho neigh'
burs.
Spain taught us that lesson.
It was Spain that really touched
off world war n.
TN this growlngly explosive
mess in Asia. Russia is tho uiv
known fuctor. What wo don't
know yet is how for tho Rus
sians aro going to back the
Chinese communists. Until wo
find that out, we'd better do
our best to keep a big fire from
getting started,
It Is obvious that some kind
of BIO negotiations are under
way between us and the Rus
siansthat Is to say, between
us and STALIN. In these
negotiation, we are probably
trying to rcuch a basis of under
standing with Russia that will
enable u to GET ALONG In the
future.
Until these negotiations (which
are necessarily secret) are con
eluded resulting In either sue
cess or failure we'd better do
our best to alt on tho lid in
China. . ,
XyJEAN WHILE. the pot of poit
iV war unrest is boiling in
South America.
It BOILS OVER In Brazil,
where Varans, who has been
President for 15 years, is
ORCED OUT by the ARMY in
a suddan flaro-up. under a
, J ... I 1.1 M....I.
YHTKIIS UVVIUV IJlBUl. il IHDfc -fl,
elections wero to huve been held
tin December 2. and in those
elections Vargas was NOT to be
a candidate.
' For somo reason not yet ap
parent, tho army decided to lako
matters into us lianas ian nigni.
Tanks and troops wero used in
Rio. It was evidently too much
for Varans, who resigned. He
is succeeded UNTIL the Decem
ber 2 elections by tho chief
justlca of the Brazilian supreme
court.
THERE must bo a lot In con
nection with this Brazilian
business that doesn't yet meet
41, n avai nt na cnmmnn pit izfm
who In such matters know only
Willi l wo are tola, vrny mo
sudden Intervention of tho army
when Vorgas was NOT a Candl
er, n ?
About all we outsiders know
Is that Vargns wos strongly pro
American. Wo can't help wond
ering what is in, the wind.
MEANWHILE, after consulting
T with othor American coun
tries, wo recognize tho new rev
olutionary government In Vene
zuela. Meanwhile ALSO, tho
' Argentina ruckus remains , un
settled. VVE learn this morning that
" "discussions" of tho future
of atomic energy will begin
about November 11 among us,
tho British and tho Canadians
wo to bo represented by Presi
dent Truman, tho British by
Premier Attlco and tho Can
adians by Premier King. (The
U. S., Britain and Canada share
the secret of tho atom bomb,
(Continued on Pago Four)
Eleanor Cancels Speaking
Date After Torrid Charges
ATLANTA, Oct. 30 MP) An
engagomont to address the
young democrats of Georgia at
a state-wide meeting hero Dec.
3 and 4 has been cancelled by
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt to avoid
"any embarrassment."
The former first lady tele
graphed her cancellations to
Gov. Ellis Arnii.ll yesterday in
tho wakn of resignations by two
mombcrs of tho group's execu
tlvo committee who voiced ob
jections to her racial views.
In resigning from tho organi
zation last week Earl Wingo and
Robert N. Follows said Mrs,
Roosevelt favored "racial social
equality."
Tho ' lulo president's widow
telegraphed Aninll:
"Since message from Associat
Bay Area
By Tho Assoelattd Press
A strike of somo 12,000 AFL
and CIO machinists over a wags
cllsnuto Durtlully paralyzed in-
uustriui una smppuiK uiiuruiiuns
in tho Sun Frunclsco buy urea
toduy, tho first in u J or iuuustrlut
disturbance there slnco before
the war.
Between 38,000 and 40,000
workers In fuctories and ship
yards not Involved In tho strlko
were kept away from their Jobs
becuuso of tho walkout and In
dications wero that tho number
would gradually Increase,
Mayor Roger Laphum of San
Francisco acted to prevent a
threatened milk ahortugo for the
buy area while a fcdurul con
ciliator culled a coufurenco of
munuuement and union repre
sentatives in an attempt to end
the stnppago,
Strike Votes Llttsd
Tho lubor strife in tho Pnciflc
const metropolis pushed up the
number idlo across the country
becauso of labor disputes to
around 277.000, Mcunwhllc.
strlko votes involving thousands
of workers wero listed, while
President Truman arranged to
confer with as many of tho IB
management and 18 In nor dele
gates as possible buforo tho
labor-management conference in
Washington next Monday.
Authoritative persons in the
capital said Mr. Truman will
propose in a radio broadcast to
night that Industry pay 48 hours
wages for 40 hours work without
raising prices.
This roqunst, he said, will be
a compromise with demands by
unions that employes be paid for
32 hours while working 40, and
If accepted would give workers
a 20 percent boost In pay com-
Knred with 30 percent unions
ave asked.
The stoppage In San Francisco
topped the developments along
tho labor front. The machinists,
who struck yesterday after their
demands for 30 percent wage
rate Increases had been reject
(Continued on Page Seven)
PAY TAXES EABLY
Slightly more than $177,200 of
Klamath -county's. 1945-48 real
and personal tax assessment of
f2,UB3.tftJH has been collected up
until this morning as many prop
erty owners paid their taxes
early to receive tnc tnrce per
cent discount offered for pay
ment before Nov. 13.
Tax statements and a notice
explaining the discount, were
mulled out by the sheriff's office
Oct. 17. The three percent re
bate noias only lor taxes paid
In full on or beforo Nov. 15. A
auarterly payment receives no
Iscount, whllo ono percent is
allowed for half-poyment and
two percent for payment of
tiirce-rourtns oi me total diii do
fore Nov. 13.
Persons not wishing to make
full payment may settle their
taxes In quarterly amounts, the
first due Nov. 15, the second
February 15. 1948, tho third May
15 and tho last Aug. 15,
The tax assessors office has
estimated that Klamath county
contains annroxlmatcly 75.000
parcels of taxable real and per
sonal property.
Old Bpildings
Raied By Fire
The old sawmill, power house
and fuel vault on the Lamm
Lumber company property at
Modoc Point all out of use
and unoccupied by equipment
7 burned last night.
The- fire started from tho
shavings burner of tho Flelsh-
munn Lumber company planing
mill adjoining tho old build
ings, A heavy rain storm and
tho work of a firo-fighting crow
fireventea tno lire from spread
ng to tho operating plant.
Loss from the fire was small,
according to W. E. Lamm, head
of the Lamm Lumber company
ana owner oi tno property.
He said the old sawmill build
ing was erected in tho autumn
of 1915, and the mill began
operation there on May 5, 1918.
Tho plant ceased operation per
manently in 1U44.
ed Press about dissension within
ranks of young democrats over
my coming to Atlanta was given
mo I havo thought seriously
about the engagement and hove
decided it is much wiser for me
to cancel my coming as I do not
want to causo any embarrass
ment. So plenso accept my
thanks for your kindness and
my regrets that I cannot keep
this engagement,"
Arnoll's telegraphed reply
said in part that it was a source
of "regret and cmbarrossment"
that "two members of the young
democrats so far forgot them
selves, proprieties ana southern
hospitality as to be guilty of
discourtesy and disrespect to the
widow of our greatest president
and to a woman who means ao
much to America."
PHICE FIVE CENTS ,p' g
Top Arf
FIT
Th arand ehamoion bull of
5th, is shown here, daft) with his new owner, Charles R. Carpentar of Ashland, who paid S182S
to Belmont's consignor, Frank A. Riches of Buena, Wash. Right, the grand champion female of
the show, Dolly Domino 2nd, and her new owner, Waltar P. Hubbard of Junction City, Ore.
The cow was bought by Hubbard and son, Jimmy, from Mountcrest ranch. Hilt, Calif., for S1325.
Evergreen.
Kickoff Breakfast Sends
Klamath Victory Loan On
Diversified Bond Drive
An enthusiastic kickoff break
fast today sent the Klamath
Victory Loan on a campaign
which State War Finance Execu
tive Ken Martin said "might
even be a little screwball at
times" but promises tho punch
that will keep Klamath and
Oregon in the championship
class.
"The war Is over, and we are
going to mix a little variety and
fun into this campaign," said
Martin, referring to a state
wide drawing on a new Dodge
automobile, a western bond
?iueen contest, and other special
ea tuxes.
Martin and other speakers at
the breakfast pointed out that
still about 10,000,000 men are
in the armed services and there
is a definite need for - bond
purchases to help finance the
tremendous cost of closing out
the business of the war that
brought victory to American
arms.
Tough Campaign
Elton Thompson, chairman of
the Klamath county- Victory
Loan drive, told the campaign
workers that it is going to be a
E-
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (P)
Authorilntlvo persons said President-
Truman will propose to
night that industry pay 48 hours
wages for 40 hours work with
out raising prices.
They said he will make this
request In a broadcast at 7 p. m.
P. S. T., as a compromise with
demands by unions that em
ployes be paid for 32 hours while
working 40.
The compromise. If accepted
by industry and lobor, would
give workers a 20 per cent in
crease in pay compared with the
30 percent the unions ask.
Exceptions
Exceptions to holding the line
on prices would be made In cases
which would work a hardship
on the employer, persons in
formed of tho plan said.
Price rlso requests would be
handled through the office of
price administration and the of
fice of economic stabilization. :
If tho subject comes before
tho labor-management confer
once opening next Monday some
enforcement machinery conceiv
ably could be adopted. But in
dustry agreement might be diffi
cult to obtain.
The president will discuss
wages and prices with as many
. (Continued, on Pago Seven).
Heavy Rainfall
Reported Here
More than half an inch of
rain foil overnight horo, while
winds whipped up to a maxi
mum of 28 ft miles per-hour.
It was tho first general rain
of tho fall season and brought
the season rainfall figure close
to normal. Duck hunters were
out in force this morning with
the wind and overcast promis
ing good shooting.
Arriving In
United States
By The Associated Prass
Kevin E. Merrill, PFC,
Wostwood, Calif., arrived on
Lako Chnmplaln duo in New
York October 26.
Carl O. Fine, T3, Ook
ridge, arrived on George
Washington, duo in New
York October 28.
Marl O. Howard, TSgt
Ashland, arrived on Georgo
Washington due in New
York Octobor 26.
Telephone
X.AMATH FALLS, OREGON,
And Buyers At Caloregon Show
im. i, .... i.. pasgppmnpnaniniipm
the 8th Caloregon Hereford association show. Riches' Balmont
tough campaign, but the record
of Klamath success in the seven
war loans leaves no doubt of
local public support for the
Victory Loan drive.
Two men from the Marine
Barracks Lt. Donald R. Stew
art and Sgt. George H. Mowerr
gave the inspirational speeches
of the breakfast program.'
"I have confidence in the
people of Klamath county in
this campaign just as I had
confidence in the marine corps
when we landed at Guam,"
said Sgt. Mowerr. "We drove
the Japs Into the sea. We'll put
over this Victory Loan campaign."-
Highlighting the breakfast
was special entertainment pro
vided by Kiamatn union mgn
school students. These Included
a vocal solo by Patricia Brown,
accompanied by Barbara Zinn;
-medley of old-time songs by
Alice Wells and Bud Selby. and
a boogie-woogie number by the
high scnool dance band com
posed of Darrell Gentry, saxo
phonist; Pat i-ahs, drums; Bui
Keesee, bass violin, and John
Epley, piano.
John Sandmeyer of the jun
ior chamber was master of cere
monies and John Houston led
the singing. A part of the pro
gram was broadcast
First special . event of the
bond campaign was the victory
arcade, which drew several hun
dred people to the armory last
night for a carnival attraction.
Paul Lee Is special events chair
man. Present at the breakfast were
representatives of Merrill, Malin
and Beatty as well as Klamath
Falls.
USO Will Play
Host To Kids
Servicemen will play host to
Klamath youngsters . on Wed
nesday night from 6 to 9 o'clock
with a Halloween party at the
USO. .
The servicemen's center will
be appropriately decorated with
witcnes, DiacK cats and colored
streamers hanging from the ceil
ing. For added amusement
there will be a "spook room
where live skeletons will make
their home for the evenine.
The guests will be served re
freshments and will have the
chance to participate in stunts
and games with prizes awarded
to the winners.
It is hoped that these plans
will help to keep children off
the streets and at the same time
provide them, with entertain
ment. Children of all ages will
be welcome, but the younger
ones should be accompanied by
their parents.
There will also be a scavenger
hunt for. servicemen during the
program.
Bulletin
WASHINGTON, Oct.-30 Wi
Shoe rationing, will end at mid
night, tonight, OPA Administra
tor Chester Bowles announced
today.
Bowles said shoe production
had "taken a big Jump since the
war ended and that the outlook
for a continuing increase Is
good." . .......
RADAR LACK BLAMED IN ATTACK
SAN TRANniSCO, Oct. 30 (P) Possible Japanese knowledge
of United 'States' lack of radar along the southern Oregon coast
enabled submarine-launched planes to bomb forests in that area
in September, 1942, fourth AAF headquarters disclosed today.
An unidentified plane dropped an incendiary bomb September
9, 1942, which started a small forest fire near Brookings, ure.,
about SO miles north of the Californla-Oreaon border.
Tho Brookings area was the
covored by radar. ' .
The fourth AAF war history states a plane launched from a
submarine 20 days later dropped several incendiaries in the forest
near Cape Blanco, north of Brookings. The bombs were ineffec
tive because of tho dampness of the undergrowth.
The first plane had been seen by a forest ranger but the sec
ond, although heard, was not sighted. -
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1845
L
NOT BE RATIONED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 W
There'll be no rationing of new
automobiles.
The OPA and war production
board have decided it isn't
necessary because "there is no
longer danger of a general
transportation breakdown."
However, they ask dealers to
give preference, when sales
begin, to customers wnose need
Is urgent.
"Naturally," said OPA Ad
ministrator Chester Bowles,
"some individuals will be in
convenienced by their inability
to buy new cars right away.
Hardship Cases
"We ask. however, that deal
ers everywhere give special
consideration to unusual Hard
ship cases." :
An official of the National
Automobile Dealers association
said there would be no national
-(Contlniipq on Page. Seven)
ED
A score of volunteers, along
with state police officers, today
scoured the woods in the Buck
mountain country north of John,
son Prairie, seeking Charles
Reeck, about 70, who disap
peared early Sunday afternoon
while deer hunting.
Fear was. expressed for
Reeck's safety as two nights had
passed without any trace oi the
hunter.
Reeck, visiting here from De
troit. Mich., with his son. Kus-
sell Reeck of King Cole's camp
on the Ashland highway, went
hunting Sunday with Russell and
tno latter s lour-year-old, son,
Russell Jr.
As the three were driving
along a fire trail, a buck jumped
in front o( the car and kusscii
took his sun to track the animal,
telling his father to wait in the
machine with the little boy.
When Russell returned a short
time later, he found his father
had left the boy and with his
gun had gone into the orusn.
Starts Search
Russell started an immediate
search for his father who, it is
understood, is not an exper
ienced woodsman. Because of
the child, Russell returned to
Klne Cole camD. left the boy
and again started a search for
his father. Russell continued
the search all Sunday, Sunday
(Continued on Page seven)
Dennis Morgan
Here For Hunting
Dennis ' Morean. Hollywood
film ' star and frequent visitor
in Klamath Falls, is here with
Mrs. Morgan visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Nick Long and Mr. , and
Mrs, Matt Flnnigan for the hunt
ing season. They are -at- the
Long home on" Lakeshore drive
at the present.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Morgan,
Lona and Flnniann took advant
age of good duck weather and
wero out in the Midland area
today. They expect to spend
about a week in iviamatn tans,
only one on tho Pacific coast not
Number 106S7
152 HEREPORDS
GO ON BLOCK
Sales 'Figure Reaches
Total Sum Of
$58345
One hundred fifty-two Here-
fords, some of the finest breed
ing stock in the west, exchang
ed ownership Monday at the
sale sponsored by the Caloregon
Hereford association here. Al
though the total sales fieure of
$58,345 was $6010 under that of
the 1944 sale when slips totaled
up to $84,365, the average was a
nttie over ?su nigner on tne
head. Stock was said to be of
better quality.
There were 48 head of females
sold at an average of $378.23
and a total of $18,155, and 104
bulls averaging $386.40, a total
of $40,190.
Last year's 33 females brought
$15,690, the 166 bulls $48,675.
Sky-rocket bidding was notice
ably absent in Monday's sales
ring as buyers proceeded cau
tiously. It was the opinion of
many stockmen that halcyon
years for range cattle might
taper off with the close of the
war and although the stock
shown at the Caloregon sale was
of fine blood lines and good
quality, the bidding was a bit on
the wary side and most buyers
had looked the animals over
with a little more than average
reserve.
Grand Champion- -The
erand champion bull.
Riches' Belmont Sth. bred by
Frank Riches of Buena. Wash..
brought $1825, and ' the" grand
champion female, Dolly Domino
zno, bred by Mountcrest rancn.
Hilt, Calif., brought $1325. Last
year's nignest price bull, uooo
Donald 12th and bred by Her-
Dert unanaier oi Baker, sold xo
Harley Hotchkiss of Burns for
$2525, and the grand champion
female, Weoka Royal, bred by
l. J. Horton of Klamath Falls,
sold to Nion R. Tucker of
Flounce Rock, Prospect, . for
$2000. The 1944 grand champ
ion bull, Arthur Domino 17th,
owned by Chandler, of Baker,
sold to Mable Liskey for $1000.
Individual sales, number, con
signor ano buyer, plus purchase
price will be found on Page 4.
After spending all of yester
day's circuit court session select
ing a jury to try Dennis Samuel
(Pat) Gathwrieht. Klamath coun
ty rancher charged with posses
sion of stolen property, .District
Attorney Clarence A. MumDie
this morning put Everett R.
Long, acknowledged owner of
uuuu grain sacks allegedly stolen
from the Malone warehouse, on
the witness stand.
Long testified that he had
bought the sacks about August,
1944, for use on the grain farm
operated by him and his son,
Murel A. Lona. Nine thousand
sacks were left in the Malone
warehouse and he last saw them
late in November.
On his next trip to the ware
house, February 12, the sacks
were gone, Long said. He re
ported tne then to snerux t,ow
that evening.
On the evening of February
13, the rancher testified. Gath
wrieht, with whom he was
slightly acquainted, came to his
Winema hotel room saying that
some unidentified woman had
just informed him, Gathwright,
tnat tne sacKs were stolen ana
offered to pay for the ones used
: (Continued on Page Seven)
Great Northern
Employe Injured
J. P. Cool, employe on the
extra gang of the ureat iNortn
em railway, was severely in
jured last night in an accident
on the tracks at Maun.
Klamath Merchants Police am
bulance answered a call at 9:30
p. m. Monday and rushed to
Malin and speeded Cool to Hill
side hospital for emergency
treatment, uool was waiKing
between the tracks and the plat
form when a strins of cars pull
ed in and he was crushed against
the platform. . He . suffered a
mangled left leg below the knee
and a crushed right foot.
R. G. Lilly was on duty on the
ambulance and answered the
call.
AT CALO R EGQN
In Suiyuomi;
US Kebukedl
Bp SPENCER MOOSA '
CHUNCKINC, Oct. 30 (AP) Central aovernmenr traooi
ore being rushed to the inner Mongolian province of Suiyuan,
the present scene of some of the biggest clashes between
government and communist forces, the Chinese press reported
luuuy. - .
The movement, which It was hoped would tip the scales
in favor of nationalist forces in Suiyuan, started with the
transfer of an artillery regiment by air from Chungking to
Kweisui, the Suiyuan capital.. J
Ceneral Fu Tso-yi, commander of government troops In
the area recently accused the communist leader, Mao Tse
tung, of .sending a large number of troops to "invade" Sui
yuan.
Meanwhile, the United States was the object of both:
praise and censure in Chungking circles. ';
A communist spokesman charged that America wos in-
terfering in Chinese internal affairs and
,,,4... ! , . .,
xu.uic tum i,i events in tneT-
troubled nation would partly at
least depend on the amount of
aid given by the United States
to tne central government.
aut the central government
press here gave top play to
President Truman's speech
which was hailed by Ta Kung
Pao as sending "American isola
tionism to the grave" and reaf
firming the American foreign
policy which "had never run
counter to justice."
The world DaUy News char
acterized the talk as - offering
relief to peace loving people
and serving a "warning to big
bullies.
'Incident" Feared
Non-commUnlst quarters said
they feared the communists
might deliberately provoke an
incident with American ma
rines in north China, where a
marine officer described the
garrison's position as "walking
a tight rope."
UDiect oi any deliberately
created incident, it was ex
plained, would -be to embarrass
the United States and central
government and create agitation
for the withdrawal of the ma
rines. The marine officer said his
forces, guarding the rail line
needed for vital coal shipments
into Tientsin, was using a com
bination of bluff, show of force
and the appeal of the American
flag to prevent the development
of conflict with "dissident
forces."
The communist charee of in
terference indicated the Yenan
forces felt cheated at the pos
sible occupation of Peiping,
Tientsin and other key northern
cities through American air
force aid in flying central gov
ernment troops into the Japa
nese occupied area ahead of the
communists.
The aid of the United States
air forces to the armies of Gen
eralissimo C h i a n Kai-shek's
nationalist government and the
presence of some 60,000 Ameri
can marines in north unina was
the basis on which the commu
nists based their protest against
"interference" in internal poli
tics.
The marine garrison at Tient
(Continued on Page Seven)
Vargas Resigns
As Brazil Head
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 30
(P) Getulio Vargas, who re
signed as president of Brazil
last night in response to an
army ultimatum, was under
military guard at Guanabara
palace today while the new
president, Jose Llnhares, delib
erated on what to do with him.
The swift and apparently
bloodless coup ended a 15-year
rule for the short and swarthy
Vargas. Llnhares was inducted
into the office before dawn
under an army mandate in keep
ing witn the 1937 constitution
which provides that the chief
justice of the supreme court
succeeds any president who dies
or Is removed.
Reds Ignore Session Of
Jap Control Commission
WASHINGTON. Oct. 30 (JP)
The allied advisory commission
on Japan met formally for the
first time today and then ad
journed for a week evidently
to give Russia another oppor
tunity to join the sessions.
The man who wasn't there ac
tually dominated the initial
meeting. The absentee was a
"Russian. The Soviet Union
simply failed to send a repre
sentative in response to an in
vitation. Approximately 45 minutes of
speech making and other cere
monies were sufficient to allow
Foreign Minister Herbert V.
Evatt of Australia to serve notice
that he docs not intend for the
small nations to be pushed
around by the big powers in the
commission meeting.
Evatt obiccted to any big
power changes in- the "terms of
reference" delimiting the com
mission's powers without full in
formation and consultation with
the small nations.
Secretary of State Byrnes
'
REVOLT FLARES
ANEW IN JAVA;'
ARRANGE TRUCE
;
By RALPH MORTON "
BA1AVIA. Java. Oct. 30 (Pi
Fighting between Indonesian
nationalists and British Indian,
troops flared anew at Soerabaja
today, but was halted at night
fall when a second truce was";
arranged.
A British spokesman said the
situation at the naval base waa
very tense. . ''.
Mai, uen. u. u. Hawthorne..
allied, commander, and Presl-.
dent Soekarno of the "Indonesv
ian republic" arranged the sec
ond truce alter a day oi spo-.
radic shooting, the spokesman,
said.
Soekarno's truce of yesterday '
only lasted overnight. The heav-'
iest fighting again took place"
near the Darno hospital and sta
tion area. , ; '.
'. .r Peace Talks . , -
.Soekarno flew back to Batav
ia tonight for possible peace
talks with the Dutch. Haw
thorne returned to Batavia in a
separate plane.
Soekarno and two members '
of his inner cabinet. Vice Presi
dent Mohamed Hatta and Min- '
ister of Information Amie Slari-
fuddin, flew back from Soera-
Daja in a plane tnat had been
badly shot up.
An informant close to the In
donesian foreign office said a
meeting of the nationalist lead
ers with Hubertus J. Van Mook,
acting governor general of the
Dutch East Indies, likely would
be held tonight. The national
ists' are seeking freedom from -
Dutch colonial control.
The fighting at Soerabaja had
been the bloodiest of the allied
occupation of Java.
The Indonesians still are
maintaining heavy barricades in
the streets and no 'one is able to
pass through without showing
a pass signed by President Soe
karno of the "Indonesian repub
lic," headquarters said.
. The British gave tneir casual
ties in the 24-hour battle which
ended in a truce yesterday as
20 killed and 59 wounded. No
figures on Indonesian casualties
were available.
Three RAF planes left Ba
tavia this morning carrying '
medical personnel and hospital
supplies. .....
WEATHER
(October 30) 1 . ,,
Max. (Oct. 29) ... 52 Min. 1.40
Precipitation last 24 hours .....61
Stream year to date .....31
Normal ... .93 Last year 22
Forecast) Occasional rain. . '
Wednesday Shooting Hours,
Klamath-Tulelake
Open 6:21 a. m. Close 4:59 p. m.
opened the meeting with a wet
come to tho 10 representatives
of member nations, including
Maj. Gen. Frank McCoy of tho
United States. Byrnes said he
was sure the commission would
"function with efficiency" al
though he described it as an
"interesting experiment" be
cause of the variety of govern
ments involved.
Byrnes designated General
McCoy as temporary chairman.
McCoy made it clear that this ,
wos only a ceremonial meeting
with the actual business ot the
commission to begin later.
Ambassador Wei Tao-mlng,.,
Chinese delegate, proposed the
adjournment until Nov. 6. He
said that the commission's terms
of reference are still being
examined by the United States.
China, Britain and Russia and
that more time was needed for
this work. Besides, he added,
many documents requiring study
have just been distributed to the
delegates. ',