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Newspaper Page Textt TSK 1 M mm IB v In The Day'slews By FRANK JENKINS IN New York, city ol eight million people, 85(10 tugboat employees no on alrlko. Since ino.Ht of Ilia clly'a fuel moved by Alitor to Its Xlini 1 (IvHtlniitlon, lui'l shortage ensues. Wlioruu lion thu inuynr. In drimtlo fuiil-auvlng proclamation, cloaca ALL industrial, business and uinuiioinciit activities. Loft (.pen und opuriiting uro ONLY tho so-culled esamilluia o mod ern iirbiin lllv hospitals, truna- poriution, iiiiormiiiion unci coin- radio, telephone, etc.) and food cstuullamnunls. Tho achools nre closed, nrllli atorca thut aupply the 1 pooplc'a dully needs uru cloacd. NOT luat tho bin onoa Muny mnull aliopkccocra failed to luiirn In time of tliu .inuyor'a closing order, und opened their piucoa u.i usual. Policemen uppeurcd and or deret them to abut their doori. . A LL tho big dcpurlmont atorca, of con mo. wore cloacd Hundred of t h o u a a n d of women, Intent uiwn (heir dully tusk of buylnu supplies for tho city's homca, Jumiiied llernld Sminrc. in 1 1 II til! around In coiv fusion when they were unable to net Into Aliicy , huks, etc, Police und bore down on them, snouting: "uu iiur.it,:' 'T'llE aubwnya, the buaaca, the itixia, private cura ana outer transportation fucllitlea con tinued to operate (in ESSENT JALS). but Ihla merely added to the confusion, Hundreds of thotiaunda of neo pie, assuming quite nuturnlly that they wouldn't bo paid if they didn't show up for work, poured Into tho city's business districts n usual. They were met by policemen posted at tho subway entruncca, tho railway tnrmlnula, tho bua atopa and other strategic pointa and told that nil atorca arid offices were cloacd and they'd better get noma as quickly a poisiuie. 'AMUSEMENT places, claused as non-oasentlul, wero closed, of course, So peoplo couldn't while jway tho tlmo by drop ping In at ft show. They couldn't even drop In at a bur for a beer lor uiai is non-essential aiao, and therefore was shut down. All they could do was to MILL AROUND which they seem to liava done to Die queen s tuslc, SOMEWHAT similar conditions were created In Pittsburg by a strike of only 3400 ow.cr servico employees and ditto in l'hlhidelphhi by a strlko of 0000 transit workers. Doth cities, like New York, wero thrown into confusion by toppuKo of Kbx services, man ncd by a comparatively small number ol rti people, AS the newspaper and the radio bring to us today the startling details of this practical PARALYSIS of three of our greatest cities by a comparative HANDFUL of persons, this thought must Inevitably take khupe In our minds: TOO MUCH POWER IS BE' ING CONCENTRATED IN TOO FEW HANDS. COR the sake of argument, In order to bring tho picture In to sharper focus, concede that tho grievances of the tugboat employees in New York, the transit workors in Philadelphia and the power service employees may havo been unocaramo. The conclusion still stands: ' TOO MUCH POWER IS BE. ING CONCENTRATED IN TOO FEW HANDS. When a quarrel between 3S00 tuiiboat onerulors und their em ployers can utterly disrupt the normal Ufa of a city of tlGHT million raorus, something is wrong. You cun't get away from that, f WE spcuk proudly of FREE ENTERPRISE as the foun dation of tho American way of lifo . Is enterprise in America FREE when a comparatively amull body of investors und managers in ucnorui Motors una u. o. Steel and a comparatively small body of workers organized into unions cun uiSKUi'T jfituuuu HON throughout the land at a tlmo when expansion of Yiroduc- tlon is vitally necessary to tho welfare of tho wholo 140 mil lions of us? WHEN we sec theso things " happening, this question sturcs us in the face: Is modern business GETTING TOO BIG? ANOTHER question: n Are our big titles GETTING TOO BIG? " TUIOST of these sinister de- AT vclopmcnls thut nre arising (Hit of too much power in too fuw bunds are occurring in our big cities. Isn't it about lime for Industry to move out into the SMALLER cities, with their more WHOLE SOME way of life? WEATHER "1 (Fobiuary 12) J Max. ,(Feb. 1D....35 Mln 2 ft Precipitation last 24 hours 00 j Stream year to date 0.65 f Forecast: Overcast. 9 m Senate Appears In For Cooling Off Period On All Labor Legislation Little Chance Seen For Action Unlets Present Membership Of Group Changes By EDWIN B. HAAKINSON WASHINGTON, Fb. 12 (VP) A "coollna off" period en any labor legislation until prasant major wage diaputaa ara settled appeared today to ba in store for the senate. Senator tlitndar (u-i.ii.), ena ol the taw labor committaa members publicly anxioua to speed action, aaid there Is little chance for any legislation "unlets the prestnt mambarahlp of the senate committee is changed." Chairman Murray (D-Mont.) will eall the lull committee to UAW Rejects GM Offer Of 18.5 Increase DETROIT, Feb. 12 (P) Gen eral Motors corporation late to day offered the striking CIO United Automobile Workers un 18a cents un hour wage incrcusc and It was promptly rejected by UAW Vice President Wolter P. lteuther. Itoulher and other union nego tiators walked out of tho negoti ulinu session, with lteuther toll ing the corporation officiuls thut "We will not be buck until you aro ready to offer 10 1 cents." General Motors highest pre vious offer was 13J cents. Tho union hud stcadfustly do muudod lOi cents, tho figure recommended by President I ru men's fact-finding board. The union delegation Immedi ately moved on to Its offices di rectly across the street from GM and announced a stutcmont was being prepared. No comment was furthcoming Immediately from the corporation, but a spokesman indicated a statement might come later. General Motors proposed that Its 18a cents an hour wage In crease lie effective as of the date the strike would be terminated and should run for a period of a year irom mot auto. A corporation spokesman esti mated the offer would amount to $04,750,000 a year to the 173.000 production workers who nave oeen on sirmo since ixo. vember 21. The corporation suggested that an "Interim agreement" be set up In the place of the contract which it nua terminated ana mat this agreement be enforced un til "completion of negotiations of all other Issues In dispute." Among these Issues ore main tcnanco of membership and rami flcatlons In seniority and Job transfer problems. Two weeks ago the Ford Mo tor company and Chrysler cor poration agreed with the union on Tcsncctlvo wage Increases of 18 cents and 181 cents an hour. Barkley Leads Loan Fight WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (VP) Democratic Leader Barkley (Ky) will take personal command of the administration's drivo to win senate approval of the proposed $3,750,000,000 loan to Britain. With opponents already lining up against the proposal, Barkley told a reporter hearings prob ably will begin before the sen ate banking committee next week. Ordinarily, Barkley per mits committee chairmen to head tho battle for specific measures. However, because of tho Illness of Senator Wagner (D-N.Y.), chairman of the banking group, tho Kcntucklan said he will take over In this case. Todd Hearing Set Wednesday Preliminary hearing for Clyde Edward Todd, SP railway detec tive held in the county jail since January 25 on a second degree murder charge, will be held In Justice court Wednesday morn ing at 10:30. Ross Simmers was killed after a friendly scuffle in a Pacific Fruit express ice dock office by a shot from Todd's pistol. J. C. O'Neill, attorney for the railroad patrolman, said that Todd will maintain the shooting was accidental. . ' gcthcr Thursday to decide on a schedule of public hearings on tho broad labor disputes bill approved by the house. It was introduced by Rep. Case (II S. D.) "I believe we could complete hearings on tho Case bill in three days," Ellcndcr told a re porter. "But wo probably won't do it In that tlmo and no one can guess when we'll have bill readv." Murray, who usually reflects the views or major laoor organ ization leaders, has promised CIO leaders there will be full senate committee hearings on the Case measure. Action Delayed Meanwhile the chairman, with bucking of the labor com mittee, is delaying senate ac tion on "foct-flnding" legisla tion, repeatedly requested by President Trumun. until nep' WE ra Telephone Bill PRICE FIVE CENT8 KLAMATHTfALLS. OREGON. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 12. I94B Number 10743 11 DEAD M CALCUTTA RIOT City Under Martial Law; Scores Hurt 5 American Officers; -13 Enlisted Men Said Injured CALCUTTA, Fob. 12 (P) Calcutta was placed under mar tial law tonight and British troops and light tanks moved Into the streets to quel' ting Hindus and Mosl"".,ioO. , ,v nO xctweon ... . . i. u- r. ings are compic-ic-u un mo bill. Both provide, among othAVw tilings, lor cooling on penoaa i cases of major strike threats. ' Ellcndcr, In the hope of spccdlnii action' on the Case bill or some substitute, obtained Murrey's ogrcement to trim the list of witnesses who wont to testify on tho house-approved legislation. Working with Mur ray and Ellcndcr on this are Senators Hill (D-Alo.J, Ball (R-Mlnn.) and LoFollctte (Prog-Wis.) 2 Die, 20 Hurt In Alexandria CAIRO, Feb. 12 (VP) Two students wero killed and 20 in jured In Alexandria- in new antl-Brltlsh rlota today. Police In Cairo fought: a- pitched bat tle with a crowd of 6000 dem onstrators. In Alexandria police charged a procession of from 1000 to 2000 students after tho demon strators had smashed shop win dows and attempted to overturn two trolley cars. The Alexandria outbreak fol lowed a student meeting which demanded withdrawal of Egyp tian support for Britain In Its dispute with tho Soviet Ukraine before the United Nations se curity council . over British troops In Indonesia. Battling broke out in Cairo when police halted students, armed with sticks and stones, at a Nile river bridge. The riot ers fled to tho city zoo and later barricaded themselves on the grounds of Fuad university. Approximately 100 persons were injured in clashes over the weekend. Man, 707, Was 'Agin' Honest Abe GLENDALE, Calif., Feb. 12 (VP) Ellas Brownflcld, cele brating h,ls 101st birthday to day, opined that he has only one regret. Ho electioneered against ' Abraham Lincoln back in Champaign, 111., when Lin coln was running for presi dent. "Ho was a great man," Brownflcld observed. "I guess I should have known better. But.you know how it Is. My father always voted for the democrats, so I just Inherited his sentiments." Ho says he keeps telling his 14 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren that his pre scription for longevity is not worrying. "I never smoked or took liquor," he said, "but I don't think that has anything to do with it." Hannegan Says Report That Harry Will Not Run Untrue WASHINGTON. Feb. 12 (VP) Democratic Chairman Robert E. Hannegan suid today there is "no truth" in a report that Presi dent Truman told a group of ad visers he will not be a candidate for the presidency in )948. Hannegan issued a .formal statement from the democratic national committee headquar ters. It said: 'There Is no truth In tho re port thnt President Truman told a group of White House advisors that he would not be a candidate for the presidency in 1948.' "The president has been so busy with foreign and domestic problems of overshadowing im portance that he has had no time to consider tho 1948 election. "I do not know the origin of the story appearing in the news papers today. To my knowledge no such meeting as was described was ever held." , " Charles G. Ross, White House press secretary, replied "no com ment" when asked about the re port. ; The story to which Hannegan referred was a Washington dis patch to tho Chicago Sun. It told of a reported Incident at the White House several weeks ago In which the president Is reputed to havo told Intimates he did not want to run in 1948. ,.ico and surg- Indians, irtcen American enlisted men and five officers were in jured in incidents. In a broadcast announcing martial law, GovcrnSr R. G. Casey said: "The situation is such that I huve asked the army to come to the assistance of the civil power in order that order may be restored in Calcutta as quickly as possible. "Both the army and police will use the greatest possible restraint provided they are not intcrfcrred with." The rioting was touched off when Hindus and Moslems dem onstrated against the conviction of an officer in the Japanese sponsored "Indian national army." Winnie Mum On Conference WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (VP) Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill left by air at 8:50 a. m, (PST) today for Miami after a 41-hour stay in the nation's capi tal during which he conferred with President Truman. Churchill's plane took off from trie army's Honing item airport. ' In hich spirits and good nu mor. Churchill remained silent to the last on the nature of his sudden trip to Washington and the topic of his discussion with Mr. Truman. Asked about that talk at the White House Sunday night, he said: "I wish I could tell you. I wish I had an hour or two to do it. "Did you discuss Russian rela tions? a reporter pressed Churchill grinned broadly and replied: -"No comment." Buffet Wounds Indian Girl LaVerne Chlpps, 17-year-old Sprague River Indian girl, was rushed to Klamath Valley hos pital, this morning suffering from a .22 bullet wound through the left shoulder. Her condition was reported good this afternoon by the attending physician. The girl, in her last year at Sherman Institute, Riverside, Calif., is the daughter of Mrs. Ham Lawver of the Yainax farm ODcrated by the government. Special Indian Officer Willis Pankev brousht her to the hos pital where she was admitted at 9 a. m. The accident oc curred at 7:45 a. m. Quartz Mountain Reports 6 Below Quartz mountain on the Klam ath Falls-Lakevlew highway re ported a minimum of 6 degrees below zero, coldest In this part oi tne state. Klamath shivered in a 2 de grees above this morning and the icicles which hung from the eaves hadn't melted a single drop by noon. It was zero on Sun mountain, the state highway de partment advised. There was no new snow in tho basin area, the Green Springs was partially cleared but there was packed snow on higher ele vations. The roads were sanded. REDS BAN PLAY BERLIN, Feb. 12 (VP) The Russians have banned Thornton Wilder's 1938 Pulitzer prize winning "Our Town" in play their section of Berlin on the Grounds that the drama is too depressing and could inspire a German suicide wave. Tne piay now is being produced in . the American sector. Movo In To Quell A Disturbance Op 1 7 ' On policeman la down and other bluecoata go Into action to atop a disturbance in Chicago at the site oi a rally at which Gar aid L. K. Smith, head of the America First party, waa sched uled to speak. (AP wirephoto). - Slide Still Blocks Road PORTLAND, Feb. 12 (VP) The Columbia River , highway, blocked by a million-ton slide a. week ago, Jprobabiy' will re open Thursday afternoon. State Highway Engineer R. H. Bal dock said today. Highway crews were battling today against a new stream of water which began pouring out of broken rock ledges on the mountain and tended to keep the slide moving. Baldock said a culvert and pipes would be installed to carry the water away from the slide. An 80-foot break in the high-' way will be spanned by a log bridge, to be replaced later with a stone structure. A crib of 30-foot high logs .will be placed along the mountainside to catch boulders. ,. Trains continued moving over the Union Pacific main line, cleared of the slide Sunday. interim Site Not Yet Voted LONBON, Feb. 12 (VP) The permanent headquarters commit tee afljourned today without taking a vote on an interim site for the United Nations after last ditch campaigns were launched for San Francisco and Atlantic City, N. J. When it reconvenes at 11:30 a. m. (3:30 a. m. PST) tomorrow the committee will consider a motion proposing San Francisco, a French recommendation by Vincent Broustra that the deci sion be left to the secretary general and the site inspecting group's nomination of New York City. . . f . .J The committee voted last night 22-17 that the permanent home of the United Nations should be located in the region-' of West chester County, N. Y;j and Fair field County, Conn.', proposed by the site inspecting group, . , .. , Ross Silent On I ekes Ouster;v WASHINGTON; Feb;. 12 (VP) The White House declined com ment today on a published report that Secretary of Interior Ickes might be removed from office soon., . Press Secretary Charles ; G. Ross was asked about a story in the Detroit News . that such aef tlon would be taken as a result of Ickes' ' testimony concerning Edwin W. Pauley, President Truman's nominee for navy un dersecretary. The News . attrib uted its information' to ; sources close to Mr. Truman.' r ;;': "It's possible to write that sort of speculative story about, any body," Ross replied. ':..','!'.. Ickes, asked about the report told a newsman he had ho com ment ...' , ." j.., ,.".. fAi Rankin Flays Winchell As "Slime Mongering Kike WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (VP) Strong words passed in the house today, as an aftermath of Rep. Rankin (D-Miss.) calling.' waiter wiqcneu a, ';slime mon gering kike,'" '- and;:? the ' fracas ended only when Rankin and Rep. Delacy (D-Wash.) were silenced by a ruling of Speaker Rayburn. ' The exchange interrupted a, series of eulogies to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday anni versary. Rep. Sabath CD-Ill.) recalled that Rankin, in a house speech yesterday, referred to Winchell, the radio commentator, as a "slime mongering kike." Sabath told the house "the fact he (Win chell) was born of Jewish par- Theatre OK's Teen-Age Rate VERNONIA, Ore., Feb. 12 (VP) Vernonia's theatre, closed by picketing high school students who demanded lower prices, is running again with a special 40 cent rate for youngsters. Jack Riley, spokesmen for the teen-agers who locked arms around the box office of the Joy theatre Jan. 24 and closed the show house, said the 40-cent prices 10 cents below the adult rate had been agreed to by Mrs. Zelma Dow, theatre manager. The two week long shut-down also drew a promise of "better shows," Riley reported. 99.076.353 Trek To Russian Polls MOSCOW, Feb. 12 (VP) A total of 99, 076,353 voters the largest number in ; history participated in Sunday's elec tions for deputies to the supreme Soviet, according to an official Russian announcement today which said 99,550,225 persons were entitled to vote. There was but one political party and one candidate for each position. . ... , entage does not detract from his achievements." ; Rankin jumped to his feet and objected to. what he termed Sabath's "mouthy attack" m jde-4 lense of "some slime monger." Sabath demanded that; Ran kin's words be taken down, a parliamentary procedure to de termine if they violated the rules of the. house. Rep. Sparkman (D-Ala.). presiding, ruled that the words did not attack a mem ber of the house and were not out of order. Then Rep. Delacy described Rankin's attack on Winchell as "disgraceful" and declared "we do not intend to let such go un challenged on this floor." Rankin shouted "I don't in tend to stand here and listen to these communistic attacks on me," and demanded that Deiacy's words be taken down. Another member shouted a demand that Rankin's words be taken down. Speaker Rayburn (D-Tex.) re turned to the chair to preside, had the words read, and ruled that both Rankin and Delacy had violated the- rule against per sonal attack on other members. Under the ruling neither mem ber could speak during the re mainder of the house session today. World Warned On Argentina WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (VP) The United States warned the world today that nazis have built in Argentina a complete copy of the economic . war ma chine they had in Germany and possess all the essentials for re organizing their aggressive power while the allies occupy their homeland. The warning was set forth in a 40,000 word "blue book" on Argentina distributed to the other American governments as part of the current-inter-American consultations on the Buenos Aires regime. The document was made public less than two weeks before the Argentine presidential elections. Bishop Calls Yanks Lordly, Arrogant, Smug And Smirk BORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 12 (VP) The Episcopal bishop of Colo rado declared today that Amer icans are "arrogant, lordly, smug and smirk" and must learn hu mility in order to bring about world peace. SDeakine before a church filled with Episcopal dignitaries, including seven western bishops, the Rt. Rev. Fred Ingley said that "the world is suffering to day from an overdose of individ ualism," which unless counter actedwill prevent peace.". In a thanksgiving. Eucharist service at which the Rt. Rev. Benjamin D. Dagwell renewed his consecration vows, taken 10 years ago, as bishop of the Epis copal diocese of Oregon, Ingley warned that Americans must carry the "academic" belief in brotherhood into practice or "run the risk of annihilation." "We must learn humility," he said. . "Americans are not hum ble. We are arrogant, lordly, smug and smirk. We boast of our money, our power, and our ma terial possessions. We whites are far from humble. We are. sure we are the cream of God's crea tion, forgetful that by and large there are. more colored ipeople than white in the world today." : The service was one of sev eral marking the tenth anniver sary of Bishop Dagwell s consecration. NYC Stores Close; Fuel Lack Grave Mayor O'Dwyer Tells All Business Firms To Shut Down NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (VP) New York City was paralyzed today as a fuel emergency In duced by the nlne-dav strikA nt 3500 tugboat men caused an un precedented business and amuse ment shutdown. Police Commissioner Arthur W. Wallander said a disaster control board of 22 city depart ment hpflHa nft.II ,t,aa ' , U . erning body of the city as much as if we were in military circum stances and WA U.r. h.ln. Mn.r- erned by martial law." In a drastic proclamation. Mavor William rvn ' dered: All industrial, business and amusement activities closed. Essential Service rinpralinn f n1.. ' services such as hospitals, tran sit, npusnanoi- n.uft -An.ln. -- i i-1 . ... it j am . .Lta, . a- . dio stations, communication serv- um restaurants aeemec, vi tal to thd ritv'a hfnlth an J v . . eral welfare. . Explaining the board's opera tions. WAllpnripi-' enM "wa mab- recommendations to the mayor iu iic issues tne edicts enner Dy himself or through commission-' er fErnpat T. Stohhina. nt thm health department." - The. restrictions gave hun dreds of thniiennria nf mtrlanf. a forced holiday. persons entering the city were told by police that all stores and oifices were closed. 3000 'Repats' Before Board TULELAKE. Feb. 12 Mnr. than 3000 Japanese, residents of the Tulelake WRA center, hava availed' themselves of the privi lege of appearing before the spe cial department of justice hear ing Doara wnicn nas been in ses sion here, since January 7. AH were'renunciants of 'U. SV citizenship who desire to remain in this country. Notices of release from deten tion now are being received at the center from the U. S. attor ney-general .and approval is be ing granted to a majority of th applicants for relocation anv where in, the country Permits are being sent to colony resi dents by Ivan Williams, officer in charge of immigration . and naturalization service detailed here. Every person who applied for a hearing was granted an in terview, according to Joseph Shevlln, chairman of the hearing board. Hearing officers called upon persons unable to appear before the board, even visiting patients in the center hospital. Those re leased from detention have been ; advised to move at once to com plete resettlement plans and to schedule departure dates, if they are to assure themselves full benefits of the relocation and transportation aid that WRA is temporarily continuing in co operation with the department " of justice. '": Harry L. Black, : acting pro-' ject director, this week sent no tices to all Japanese remaining in the center that personal be longings must be removed in the immediate future in preparation for the early closing of the pro ject. All WRA offices In the northern California area will be closed by May 15, it was an nounced here Tuesday. First closings are scheduled at Santa-"" Rosa,- Watsonville, Stockton and Oakland, on April 19. Area of fices at San Francisco will be closed May 15. 'fieegfe' Ball Bound To Jury Osborn "Beegie" Ball, Klam ath Indian, was charged with as sault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the stabbing of Lola Gallagher at Chlloquin last Saturday and was' bound over to federal grand jury when he appeared Monday before U. S. Commissioner B. C. Thomas. Ball will be moved to Medford from the Klamath county jail. Special Indian Officer John Arkell filed the charge and said that Ball admitted to Thomas that he stabbed Lola and did not want an attorney or a hearing in the case. Bail was set at $3000. Arriving In ; United States Elwyn D. Hall, T5, Sprague River, arrived on Sea Flasher due in San Francisco February 12.' Robert O. Ekwall, PFC, Weed, arrived on Sea Flash er due in San Francisco Feb ruary 12. , Hugh L. Schulti, Cpl., Klamath Falls, arrived on General Brooke due in New York February 11.