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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1946)
i N1 N II Mi M Appropriation Asked By Yets Administration For New Hospital In Klamath WASHINGTON, Jon. 22 (P) The veteran' administration iskod congress today to opproprlato funds (or new general mccll lal hospitals In Klmnath Falls mid Spokane. Each Institution would liuve 20U beds and cost $3,002,347. The admlnlstrnllon romicstcd a 10 per cont Increase in hos pital beds and nearly $20,000 for alterations and service addi tions to existing hospitals. The house appropriations committee made the requests pub- llc in reporting llio iiw in dependent offices appropria- '4 Congress Seen In Agreement On High Taxes WASHINGTON, Jim. 22 (!) oiiKress seemed Inclined today !o support some extension or price controls and to keep taxes il a iukii level, uui mo remain' tier ot President Trumun's do mestic legislative program pro- mked as much criticism us urnlse, Kepubllcuns sparked the crltl eism. with Senator Bridges (It N. II.) observing to reporters that the president's 30, 000-word recounting ot administration ulms ought to be labeled "a mes sage on the sorry state of the union." On the other hand Senator Mead (D-N. Y.) commented that the presidents economic pro. posuls uro "sound and necessary." Senator Morse (R-Orc.) gener ally endorsed the goals set forth by Mr. Trumiin, but ho said "his fact-finding proppsal will not solve labor disputes." Morse pro posed instead voluntary settle ments, adding: "1 think both In dustry and labor should pructice their prutlngs about freedom of economic action by agreeing to settle all major disputes oy vol untary arbitration." Not all comment, however, fol lowed party lines. Price Controls Among 28 requests In his stale of the union nicssago yesterday. Mr, Truman asked for a full year's extension of price con trols. Tho reaction was mixed on this score, but most legisla tors who wcro asked about It said they thought some curbs must bo reiomeu to preveni run away Inflation. ' " """ -Renntnr Ball (R-Mlnn.) lug jested that a "sane" progrom be adopted under which price in creases of possibly S per cent would be allowed to make up for somo of the wage raises that have been granted. "We'd better do that rather than sit on the lid so tight that we have a blowup, oau asserted. Congrcsslonol fiscal experts appeared pretty well agreed that Mr. Truman's opposition would prevent any substantial tax cu this year. Short Charges 'Buck Passing' WASHINGTON. Jan. 22 (TP) MoJ. Gen. Walter C. Short as serted today the war department had treated him unfairly and had attempted to make him tho "scapegoat" of. tne i-can jubiuui disaster. . ... - I .. 1 1 1 . ...It Attired in a Drue uivniau sun, RR.vmr.nld retired goncral appeared before a senate-house Inquiry commiuec 10 u 000-word defense of his decisions and actions os tho 1041 comman der of army forces in Hawaii. It was his first public testimony ilnce the Japanese struck the mid-Pacific baso uec. v, iui. Pnalmnster General Robert E llaniiegiin, democratic national phnirmnn. enn ferred briefly with Committee Chairman Barkley (D-Ky.) before Short begun his testimony. Barkley told report ers tho conference hud "nothing to do with this hearing." In his rjrenared statement, Short contended that in four years of official silence, his su perior olf leers in wasningion had "passed tho buck" to him un til the congressional Inquiry "forced the revelation of facts." Lumber Mill OK's 15-Ceni Increase BAKER, Ore., Jun. 22 (VP) Last of the lumber mills In tho Blue mountain area to reach a wage agreement with employes after a four month strike is the Oregon Trail Lumber compnny of Union which yesterdny after noon signed a contract with its 00 employes. Tho contract Is essentially the same as contracts signed by other plno mills in the Baker urea and Includes a straight across tho board 15 cents per hour pay raise, according to D. II. Beed, business agent for tho BIuo Mountain Labor Council, AFL. G. Irving Hess, Oregon Trail Lumber company general man ager, said tho pinning mill is expected to open February 1 and tho remainder of tho plant will open March 1. tlons bill. Under Its proposed program for the fiscal year beginning next July 1, the veteruus' ad ministration wants to build 30 new hospltuls in 20 suites and construct additions to four oth ers at a cost ot about $133, 800,000. These new facilities with changes In the 11140 program would add 13,422 permanent beds for veterans in tho nation, or a total of 1-12,000. The VA estimates It then will have about half as many permanent beds as will bo needed whon tho anticipated peak of veteran hospitalization Is reached. Tho agency believes this peak will come In 1070. In addition to the 30 new hospitals and the other bed-increasing projects Included In its 1047 budget estimates, the agency asked $10,744,500 for a variety of Improvements In 71) existing hospitals. These requests wore all that were okayed by the bureau of the budget out of a total of $100,140,721 In requests origin ally made by the VA. The veterans administration expects ,70 now hospitals and ad ditions authorized by congress or under construction to bo com pleted In 1047 the estimated dates Include: Reno, Ncv., Sept. 16: Portland. Ore., Sept. 1; Hose- burg, Ore., Oct. 1; Seuttlc, Sept. 10, Salt Lake City, Aug. 1. The estimates were submitted to a house appropriations sub committee by Gen. Omar N. Bradley, veterans administrator, during hearings on tho 1947 in dependent offices appropriation bill. Chinese Maul U. S. Sailors "SHANGHAI, Jan. 22 (P) Several American sailors' were beaten by demonstrating unem ployed Chineso today during a parade in protest against the municipal government. The sailors. In a navy truck loaded with supplies, wcro trying to get into a side street from the bund. Some 10,000 to 20,000 Chinese were marching five abreast with banners accusing Shanghai authorities of failure lo solve ' unemployment problems. Witnesses said (he Chinese swarmed over the truck, beating several sailors and hurling pieces of broken bottles at others, but rejoined the parade after navy shore patrolmen drew pistols. None of the sailors was injured seriously. The demonstrators' banners urged the municipal government to open war-closed factories and permit "freedom in organiza tion of labor unions. Oregon Rivers Reported Rising PORTLAND, Jan. 22 (VP) The wuiameito river and its tnou tarics were rising again today under heavy rains, and the weather bureau forecast the Santiam river would pass flood stage at Jefferson by tonight. Only moderate rises, however, were forecast In other areas. The Suntinm was expected to ex ceed flood stugo only slightly. Tho weather bureau reported 2.53 inches of rain within tho last 24 hours at Quartsvllle; 2.36 inches at Detroit; 2.61 at Falls City. Telephone Mill PHICE'riVE CENTS V ALLS, OHEQOK, TUESDAY, JAlfUAKY 22s IMS Humbtr 10725 IIMV SMS BUSINESS PREflOTATED STRIKES Policy Of British Hit By Soviets Reds Ask Withdrawal Of English Troops In Java, Greece By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER LONDON, Jan. 22 P) The explosive problems of Greece and Java were tossed Into the lap of the United Nations or ganization today by Soviet dele gates, providing a full scale test of the ability of the great powers to cooperate with the UNO. Referring to the Soviet ac tion, British Prime Minister At tlce in answer to questions in commons said today that the British aimed only at "an ami cable settlement" between the Dutch government and Indones ian nationalists in Java. He m a d o no mention of Greece which also has a British occu pation force. Soviet delegates earlier had asked the security council -to investigate and- take measures against the maintenance of Brit ish troops In Greece and Java. Situation Improved Declaring tho Java situation appeared improved, Attlee ex pressed the hope that conversa tions between Dr. H. J. Van Mook, acting governor general of The Netherlands East Indies, and Indonesian nationalists would be resumed shortly. He said if a "fuller statement" were required It would have to come from Foreign Secretary Ernest Bcvin. The prime minister spoke In answer to questions from La borite Tom Driberg and Con servative Capt. L. D. Gammans. UNO officials privately agreed that the charges against Britain made by delegates rep resenting the Soviet Union and tho Ukraine, coupled with ear lier charges made by Iran against Russia, had ended the honeymoon period of the UNO. American delegates were playing down talk of a crisis in the world peace agency,- but It was apparent the organiza tion was confronted with some ot the toughest problems it could be asked to meet. Some Americans said privately that the United States apparently was moving into a middle man position between Russia and Britain. WEATHER (January 22) Max. (Jan. 21) 38. Mln 35 Precipitation last 24 hours 12 Stream year to data 8.41 Normal ....5.98 Last year ....4.84 Forecast: Intermittent showers. Irate War Mothers Gripe To Ike On Demobilization By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (A') Gen. Dwlght D. Eisenhower told a group of lrato war mothers who confronted him todny on Capitol Hill thot if all fathers were discharged from tho army "there will be no army." A score of men, representing units of the Servicemen's Wives and Children's association, met tho chief of staff outside the of fice of Chairman May (D-Ky.) as ho arrived to explain demobili zation policy to the house mili tary committee. They told him bluntly they wanted to talk to him and fol lowed him into May's small of fice in tho house office building. Backed into a corner against a window, the five-star general tried for a few minutes to an swer assorted questions fired at him simultaneously by almost all of the women. May finally. Insisted that one of them do the talking and Mrs. Dorothy Galomb, Wilkinsburg, Pa., secretary of tho crouo. was designated spokesman. blie said flatly that mothers whose husbands are In service are dissatisfied witli demobiliza tion procedure and claimed that one out of every three marriages is ending In divorce, with serv ice families involved In most of tjicm. Declaring that mothers, while trusting their husbands, look with alarm at pictures of frater nization of servicemen overseas, she asked Eisenhower: "How do you think we moth ers feel? Marriage won't stand this isolation." Elsenhower, when he got a chance to get in a few words, told the women there are about 700,000 fathers in the army and everything is being done to get them out in an orderly manner as rapidly as possible. "If I drop them out today re gardless of their eligibility for release," ho said, "there will be no army." , Eisenhower said replacements arc being obtained and trained as rapidly as possible. He prom ised the delegation he would personally handle any formal program they submitted. Wilbur Is Sick Judith Payne, Los Angeles, looks sadly at her puppy, Wilbur, who has a cold and won't play. She adopted Wilbur (and changed his name to Gladys) when the pup's photo was published as an unwanted waif. 'Shasta Daylights' To Roll Through Here By End Of '46 an line, Red, orange-and black stream liners will be rolling through Klamath Falls by the end of 1946, according to plans of the Southern Pacific announced in Portland yesterday and received In more detail by local railroad officials today. Known as the "Shasta Day lights," the new fast trains will be postwar editions of the SP's famous steam-powered Daylights on the coast and valley runs be tween San Francisco and Los Angeles. Diesel power will be used on the de luxe Shasta Daylights, which will make dally runs both Combs To Hear Crisler Will An affidavit of prejudice against Judge David R. Vanden bcrg in the probate hearing- of the Vera Crisler estate has been filed by the estate's attorney, J. H. Carnahan, and Judge Charles H. Combs of Lakeview has been assigned to conduct the hearing. The Crisler will was probated In Sacramento, Calif., as she was a resident of-that state at the time of her death Here last No vember. It was also' probated here January 18 with Dola N. Clemens of Klamath Falls as ancillary administrator in Ore gon. Rollin P. Rodolph, San Fran cisco and Klamath Falls account ant, is executor of the estate, which Is valued at about $80,000 with property both in California and Oregon. .... There has oeen no suit contest ing the will filed in the Klamath county clerk's office and the nivihntn hearine will be a regular session for creditor's claims and other claims against the estate. Date for the hearing will be set later and published. 7.622.000 Now Out On Strike By The Associated Press ' The 1,622,000 workers idle in strikes across the country marks at least a 27 year and perhaps an all time high rec ords of the bureau of labor statistics showed today. A total of 4,160,348 persons were idle in 3030 strikes in the year 1919, the records showed, but no information was available on the total Idle in strikes in any single week of that year. By contrast with the num erous strikes in 1919, four single work stoppages have made 1,388,000 idle now. These big strikes are in steel, electrical appliances, meat and against General Motors and have made 1,316,000 CIO and 70,000 AFL members Idle. , San .-Franclsce Portland .on the-. Klamath iys--between d ,P Each of the new trains will have 14 cars in addition to the Diesel-electric power units, and besides the coaches, will Include baggage car, diner, kitchen car, coffee shop, tavern car and observation-parlor car. - Sleepers will not be needed. " The red, orange and black color scheme is already in use on the L.A.-S.F. Daylights. The interior color schemes and ex clusive fabrics,, while ' not yet worked out in detail, will re flect the colors and characteris tics of the Oregon scene. The dining car and coffee shop will also be representative of Oregon through the itemi to be carried on the menus. New-type windows are plan ned to give passengers a wide angle view, vertically as well as horizontally. The S.P. - is also planning streamline Improvements for the Cascades, which have been op erated for many yean through here. Three-car diner" lounge units, similar to those now in use on the San - Francisco-Los Angeles Larks, will be installed on the Cascade. The company hopes that these units will be delivered early in 1947. Stream lined sleeping cars will be add ed to the Cascades when they can be delivered, by manufacturers. FEPC Said Wedge To Socialism WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (IP) Senator Russell (D-Ga.) told the senate today that the bill to create a permanent fair employ ment practice commission is, "an entering wedge to complete state socialism and communism. Russell spoke on the merits of the measure but the parliament ary situation remained un changed the debate technically was upon a motion to amend the journal of Thursday's proceed ings. Southern opponents of the bill adopted that tactic last week as delaying device, and hold that as long as that is under dis cussion no gag rule can shut off debate. Chief Hamilton Offers Stogies Chief of Police Orville Ham ilton is beaming at the world and passing out good cigars this week as a result of the ar rival of a 694 -pound black haired baby daughter at the Klamath Valley hospital Sun day night. Young Miss Hamilton is ' at yet unnamed as the chief and Mrs. Hamilton had picked out a name for a' son and were not prepared for the contingency which arose Sunday night. The youngster is the Hamil ton's first child. CIO Leader Yents Wrath On Industry Farm Equipment Men Walk Off Jobs In Ten Plants Br The Associated Press CIO President Philip Murray in a radio speech last night, said the steel strike in support of wage increase demands was pre cipitated by "an evil conspiracy among American big business" which has "set out to destroy labor unions, to provoke strikes and economic chaos and mulct the American people through un controlled profits and inflation. There was no immediate reply irom management. In Washington, President Tru man, whose proposal of an 18 i cents an hour wage increase was accepted by the CIO-USW and rejected by u. Sj. bteel corpora tion, said: "We are having many troubles now as a result of turmoil and dissatisfaction with wages and hours and conditions of work. "But I am not a pessimist. I think this country is too great to allow personal disturbances and interior turmoil to prevent us from enjoying what I consider to be tne greatest age in the his tory ot tne world. More Idle Yesterday's idle because of labor disputes jumped nearly 800,000, bringing the total num ber of workers away from their jobs to 1,622,000, the highest since -. shortly after the end of World War I. In addition to the 750,000 steelworkers, other walkouts involved 30,000 CIO United Farm Equipment Work ers in 10 International Harvester company plants and 5000 CIO Metal Mines and Smelter Work ers in Utah. In Detroit, the wage demands which precipitated the strike of 175,000 Workers in General Motors plants two months ago was oacK to 3U per cent in creases. Modified Fact Plan Approved WASHINGTON. Jan. 22 OP) The house labor committee today approved a modified version of President Truman's proposal for fact-finding boards to handle major industrial disputes. The 10 to 8 vote came after the committee had rejected, 13 to 5, a motion to approve .with out change the legislation asked bf Mr. Truman. The measure accepted by the group was drafted by Rep. Landis (R-Ind.) It would set up the fact-finding boards but would not give them the power to subpoena witnesses, books and records. It also would eliminate a sec tipn banning strikes for 30 days while the boards deliberate. Both the subpoena power and the "cooling off period had been urged by the president. Like Actfora ufiinlHIuge Steel Tie-up By Tha Associated Pros The White House acknowledged today that government seizure of the strike-bound meat industry was under consider ation but emphasized no similar proposal was being studied yet for the steel walkout. Press Secretary Charles C. .Ross told a news conference there might be some developments In the meat strike today, p., 'It's impossible to say at this time what will be done," hr added. 'The matter of seizure has been under consideration." After emphasizing that his remarks did "not refer to steel," Ross made public a letter in which President Truman' instructed the steel fact-finding board to continue Its "study of governmental data" and "remain available for further consultation." A government official who declined to be quoted, said leaders of the striking CIO packinghouse workers were in Washington to discuss government seizure with Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach. It was understood government seizure would not be ordered unless it was certain the step would end the strike. The AFL Meat Packing Workers union In volved in the strike has indicated it would work for the gov ernment, the official said. - In the third largest labor dispute, the week-old strike of 200,000 CIO electrical appli- . of La- . ance workers. Secretary bor Schwellenbach appointed two government mediators. They are William H. Davis, for mer chairman of the war labor board, and Arthur S. Meyer, chairman of the New York state mediation board. Session Held The two went into session with officials of the General Electric and Westinghouse com panies and the striking CIO United Electrical Workers. In Detroit, the Detroit News said the Ford Motor company would offer the CIO United Auto-Workers another wage in crease soon, probably parallel ing President Truman's 18 V4 cent hourly - increase proposal in the steel dispute. This was denied later by Ford. As the meat fact-finding board assembled in Chicago for public hearings today on the strike of 263,000 AFL and CIO packinghouse workers, there were reports the administration planned to offer some last min ute new price increase to avoid taking over the meat plants. ' v Strategy .Cpnfabi Top government "officials held a series of strace strategy conferences yesterday as the na tion's biggest strike, the walk out of 750,000 CIO steel work ers, closing nearly 1300 plants, was getting underway. Further meetings were planned today and the settlement of the meat strike reportedly . held . No. 1 priority. While the meat fact-finding panel Is being given every possi ble chance to mediate the wage dispute, sources close to the in dustry said the government's new price formula might in v o 1 v e a government commit ment to purchase about three million pounds of meat at an increase in price of 35 cents a hundred pounds. The price of meat to civilian wholesalers, it was reported un officially in Washington, also would be hiked 25 cents a hun dred pounds as against a previ ous proposal of 12H cents a hundred pounds, with whole salers either to absorb the raise or receive higher subsidies, leaving no increase for con sumers. Wage Demands The striking CIO United Packinghouse Workers are de manding 17 W cents an hour wage boost and the -AFL Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers are asking 20 cents an hour in crease. The highest offer by the packers, made by Swift and company, i a 10-cent-an-hour hike. The first effects of paralyz ing steel strike began to be felt as the country's biggest work stoppage closed steel-making and fabricating plants and affected construction, railroads and public utilities, but there was no report of wage negotia tions between the CIO United Steelworkers and major steel producers. Fairless States Industry Went 'More Than Halt Way' NEW YORK, Jan. 22 m Benjamin F. Fairless, president of the United States Steel cor poration, said today the industry met the United Steel Workers "more than half way" in wage negotiations and that responsibil ity for tho strike "rests with the union." "We did everything reason ably within our power to avert this disastrous steel strike," he told reporters at the company's office. "Our offer of a wage in crease of 15 cents an hour met 75 per cent of the union's pro posal." - Fairless declared the 15 cents increase would have cost his cor poration $60,000,000 annually, adding: "This offer represents the big gest wage Increase In the history of the steel industry. The union has answered this most substan tial offer with a strike. "This is not a fight in the sel fish interest of the United States Steel corporation. We feel strongly the responsibility of protecting the consumers the thousands of fabricators and processors of steel whose very existence would be in jeopardy should we grant the union s de mand for such a large and un warranted wage increase. "The responsibility for this strike rests with the union." Fairless said there were no new developments in the strike situation and that he had re ceived no word from any govern mental agency regarding the na tionwide walkout. He said he might make a ra dio address tomorrow night, "not to answer Mr. Murray" but to present his own version of the controversy. Gouin May Be Named To Head France PARIS, Jan. 22 (ff) Felix Gouin, socialist president of the constituent assembly, said to day he would accept a nomin ation to be a candidate to suc creed Gen. de Gaulle as presi dent, possibly solving France's governmental crisis. , His decision cleared the way for a possible quick agreement of the three major parties on a new government, although the socialists parliamentary group just previously had elect ed to back Vincent Auriol as their candidate instead of Gouin. The communists already had proposed Gouin for the presi dency after dropping their own candidate, Maurice Thorez. " Supported Support by the popular re publicans, third large party in the assembly, for Gouin was regarded as a foregone con clusion for he previously had been put forward by the com munists as a candidate ."above parties." Agreement upon Gouin prev iously had been blocked by the assembly president's reluctance to be a candidate. The bespectacled 61-year-old Gouin is the legal mind which organized France's consultative assembly at Algiers after the liberation of North Africa. He was one of the defense counsel for Socialist Leon Blum when the former premier was tried by Vichy at Riom in 1942. Farmers Urged To Ship Cattle PORTLAND, Ore , Jan. 22 W) A possible meat shortage loomed today, not because all packer here are on strike, but because some farmers think they are. F. L. Ritter, secretary of the Oregon meat council, and J. D. McDonald, secretary of the AFL Oregon Federation of Butchers, urged Oregon, Idaho and Mont tana stockmen to ship more cat- t tie here. Despite strong demand and price advances, the North Port land livestock market has been receiving a fifth of the normal cattle arrivals not enough for the non-struck independent pack ers' needs. Lakeview Man ' Hurt In Wreck H. L. Arms of Lakeview. en route to Klamath Falls this morning for dental surgery, wound up at Hillside hospital where physicians treated him for facial lacerations as the result of an automobile accident on Bly mountain, 25 miles east of thif city. Arms suffered facial lacera tions when he lost control of hit car while crossing the snow covered section of the highway. He was brought here by passing motorists. Arriving In United States By Associated Press i Warren H. Foster, TJ, Kcno, arrived on Lincoln Victory due In New York Jan uary 20. Fred P. McCIung, Sgt., Klamath Falls, arrived on USS Freemont due in Seattle January 20. Walter L. Shores, TS, Weed, arrived on Lincoln Vic tory due in New York Janu uary 20.
