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Newspaper Page Texti . ; i v-mti r n ri rr n n iMf f" u l UUJ7 iruu n Day's lews By FRANK JENKINS rljX-Ol'A BOSS BOWLES, now - boss of our newest InduHtrliil "liiMll'iillmi" nrnurnm. tcllll congress this morning that "tho nution fnces mi inflationary ex plosion, wltli pressure up to tlio musting pumi. T E nrldit! "It would bo difficult to exaggerate tho gravity of tlio in flntlonury crinla wo fuco. Every where, men uro butting on In llutlon. "A SPECULATIVE fovcr hna tiikon hold of tlio country. Tho pressure In tho Uullor in up to II,,. Iir.ll.ii tvillll .... Tho lobbying nnd tho profiteers nro liCKilig inuir cnups, And no on, In tho gonernl tono of "tlio hobuobllns will get us if wo d-o-n-'t w-u-t-e-h o-u-tl" TT In acndemlcnlly truo enough 1 Hint wo nro "facing nn in Jiiilloiinry crldiH." It is doubt lem more or lens truo Hint In lliitlnnnry pressures uro nenrlng tho "bursting point," Wliut wo .. i ... i.. ttttvn necu io Know in " i ' - i iiilu lu It. I1AC1P iiMatuAl" l llin 19 nir ..... lieciiiiKO PRODUCTION in not sufficient to meet the domundi of n goods-hungry puone. T ET'S get It straight In our mlnd thnt miiution is aiiv OK THINGS. Wo'vo nlwnys thought of it hazily In this country ns nn over abundance of money. Bccaime wo luivo been Inuglit to think of MONEY us EV'KIlYTIUNjCi, wo liuvo come to lliliiK oi in f Hit Ion ns something not TOO undesirable. Mini Ainerlcnns are Inclined to think to themselves, if not to sny out loud: "Jiifliilion in bud, oi course everyouuy iwy tin i ini' hnvo A LITTLE of it 1 can USE SOME MORE MONEY, f- npHE lf"" lm,t mor0 mol,cy nlono WON'T hubs in r NA TION. Providing moro money ...in.,,.. I ..tl.tn iimrii nrnrlimtimi wiwiuui nv,...n ,- . Is n good deal llko trying to put 11 ' 1M... eaI.a.. fnntnl fnpl Is thnt tho wny to euro inflution Is to get production wnricu hi HIO wny. Onco wo nro able to ,... nil ii.m ihlnif wk wnnl we'll stop running around trying to OKI up prices u- inua win a twphtpa's pnnoi-ltv to nro J .1..,.. la T M M V. N S E. It swamped our enemies during tlio wnr, 11 can onnmr TION quickly enough If it enn DO got going wii-spcca uii wn rl nonrrstlmo uoous. Tho troublo Is that too many monkey wrenches hnvo been n,Pn flin mnnhtnorv. One of theso monkoy wrenches Is the .... .. nnfip nrr poMiicni attempt to ruiwn QUICKLY a trial of tlio theory that tho way to crcntc markets (with resulting prosperity) Is to rnlso wnges without raising Thn thAMV Illtolf is sound enough, but tho political .. , , tirtnop 1 1 mr.UT attempt iu rwiwc NOW, frightened industry and tho deadlock of tho post few wccks rcstiiicci, ANOTHER monkey wrench In tho wheels has been tho theory (toward which Mr. Bowles has seemed to lenn) thnt inflation can bo controlled mere- l.. V... Lnl,lln(f rimun nrlpnn hv law. Ar a result, prices hnvo peon ncia so mw mm CENTIVE TO PRODUCE has been destroyed. A ., nnnnlti nit inn 1lA fmm1 nilt the reason butter Is so senrco Is thnt it is uwf uui'tiAoije, to mnlto Butter). When it is unprofitable to produce, peoplo Just won't pro duce -. BUSINESS has no friends in the present government, but tho lessons of the existing STAGNATING deadlock in in dustry hnvo been so plain ns to force recognition oven in Wash ington of tho fundnmcntnl fnct thnt employers nnd workers con stitute a TEAM nnd thnt both horses must PULL TOGETHER if tho wngon Is to bo got out of 4I. tvt.irll.nln Recognition of this fnct brought lortn tno now wage price formula thnt Is to bo nd ministered by Mr. Bowles. Tho HOPE Hint lies bnck of it is thnt by providing INCENTIVE for hoth horses we can got them to pull together. If they DO pull together, we enn get out of the mud, TOFT EtflKS 3 ! - CHOKES . ;. ; i, Man Spots Bomb; Explosion Fatal YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. 18' UP) Elmer Lee Adam s, 30, Zillnh farm hand, wns hunting rabbits with a friend, when he spotted some BO-pound bombs in tho sagebrush. Ho fired his riflo at one of tho bombs. The resulting explosion wns heard by G. W. Ludwig, a ranch er, a mile nwny. Adnms was killed by shrapnel which struck him in tho bond. Joo Larson of tho . Hopkins mortuary, suld tho bombs, which Adnms hud fired at from fifty feet nwny, hnd fallen near a mili tary rango. ; : . , t M- T- - WEATHER NEWS " J.V me Mil WEATHER NEWS February 18, . 1S48 Max. (Fob. 17) 42 Mill. ...2 Precipitation last 24 houri 01 Stream yaar to dat 9.65 Normal ... 7.83 Last yaar 8.88 Forocaiti Clearing Tuesday. PRICE FIVE CENTS .MATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1948 Number 10748 Bowles Sees Inflationary Explosion Stabilization Director Says Truman Plan Will Work WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (It Chester Bowles told congress toduy the nution- fuccs an In- flullonnry explosion witn pres sure "up to tho bursting point." But lie dcclurcd thut Presi dent Truman's new wage-price policy is "a program thut will work" with "little or no effect" on food, rent or clothing prices if tlio bulgo in the stabilization lino Is not permitted to become a break-through. "I think it is a good program, and I mcun to put everything I've got into milking it suc ceed," the nowly-deslgnuted stabilization boss snid in tcst mony prepared for the house bunking committee. Extension Urged Bowles appeared to urgo ex tension "at tho earliest possible moment" of the price control and olhor stabilization acta now set to expire Juno 30. Ho called, too, for action by congress to "stop tho inflation in the real cstiito market" if tho adminis tration's now liomcs-for-vctcr-ans program is to succeed. And he said the food subsidy pro gram must bo continued. Tho tirlce chief acknowledged that the new wago-prico policy n.it n inrtiit nrntrrnm. nrld. Ing that "under the circum stances which wo fnco there can bo no perfect program." It wouid bo difficult, ho told tho committee, "to oxoggcrato tho gravity of tho Inflationary crisis wo face . . - Everywhere men aro betting on inflation. "A speculation fever lias tak en hold of tlio country. The pressure in the boiler is up to tho bursting point. The lobby ists and the profiteers are lick ing tlielr chops. It Is going to take firm and decisive action , . . if we arc to hold this coun try on an even keel." Plane Mishap Injures Pilot An airplane which took off at 10 a. m. Sunday from the Salem airport, mndo a forced landing nenr Chcmult in northern Klnm nth county Sunday and tho pilot, J. D. McClintock, was In a Bond hospital today with a fractured jaw. . , . - . Other passengers were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Wlllinms of Port land, and Victor Williams, Dallas, a cousin. Mrs. Williams was bruised, but the others were unhurt reports from Bend ad vised. The plane was purchased just two weeks ago by Wil liams and Harry L, Hart, pnrtners In the hop business nt Snloin. State police said thnt McClintock, tho pilot, was unable to talk nnd only meager details were learned. The plane, it. is understood, had tried to land at Mcdford but was unable to do so because of fog. It then crossed the mountains and over turned In deep snow when a land ing wns attempted on the Beaver Mnrsh lnnding strip nenr Che- mult. USS Oregon City Commissioned JL iarv Crow, speakers and guests salute the colors as they are raited over the heavy cruiser Oregon City, in commissioning ceremonies In Boston. First and largest oi its class, the 13.000-ton cruiser was named for Oregon City, Ore., which, with a population of 9200, becomes the smallest city in the country to have a heavy cruiser bear its name. AP wlrephoto. 75 Male Inmates Of Mental Hospital Burned To Death KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 18 (P) Fifteen male inmates of the Kingston mental hospital, where attendants struck Friday, were burned to death last night in a fire which destroyed the In firmary ward of the institution. The fire was one of several in the hospitul last night, all be lieved set by the mental patients. Three ; other persons were Belgian Head Resigns Post BRUSSELS, Feb., 18 (JP) So cialist -Premier Achille van Acker and his government re signed today after the right wing Catholic party, pledged to return King Leopold III to his throne, led the national elections but did not win an nbsolute majority. With only one of the 202 seats In the chamber of deputies still to be decided, Catholics had won 00 seats nnd perhnps 01, while the socinlists running a strong second with 69. The communists captured 24, the liberals 17 nnd the Belgian democratic union one or two, de pending on a contested seat claimed by the Catholics. The Catholics in the last election in 1930 won 73 seats. . ... Storm Expected To Move Inland SEATTLE. Febhs tP) Winds of hurricane forced 75 miles an hour accompanied a storm off the Oregon and Washington coasts today and the weather, bureau forecast it would strike Inland, rencliing Seattle this eve ning -or tonight with whole Bales of 60 miles an hour velocity.. killed over the weekend In riots which followed walkouts by in sane asylum employes ana pris on, fire department and railway workers. Two persons were killed Saturday during a gun battle involving the trade union council, the British Indies trade union and the police. Earlier, another person was killed in a fight touched off by the strike at the asylum. Virtually all of the more than 100 patients who escaped Friday from the asylum, shortly after attendants went on strike, had been rounded up by last night Morse Scores i Pauley Choice EUGENE, Feb. 18 (P) Sena tor Wayne L. Morse (R-Ore.) called the nomination of Edwin M. Pauley for undersecretary of tne navy "a corrupt appointment agninst the interests of the Amer ican people," spenking at a meet ing here Saturday. President Truman, Morse said, hnd given way to a political ma chine. The senator praised Har old L. Ickes, asserting that he put his country ahead of his party, and called the secretary resignation letter an illustration of "sound basic principles." Vets Protest Surplus Sale SEATTLE, Feb. 18 (P) Shouts of "unfair," ''give us a chance," "the government is not keeping its promises" and "whose fault is this?", rang out as 2000 veterans from all parts of . the Pacific northwest stormed the chamber of com merce building today, attempt ing to' attend a sale of surplus machinery and farm equipment. AFL Calls Walkout In Lancaster General Union Tie-up In Support Of Big Transit Strike LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 16 (P) Union employes and other residents of Lancaster were tossed into complete confusion by the calling of a general strike of AFL unions today. Many of the townfolk took the strike calmly, but owners placed irate calls to the offices of Act ing Mayor Daniel W. Coulter de manding an immediate end to the strike. . j Three industrial plants and six trucking firms were idled along with the Conestoga Transporta tion company, scene of a 13-day walkout of AFL workers. Most of the other industrial plants were operating normally. Benjamin W. Weigand, presi dent of the Central Labor union (AFL), which called the strike yesterday in support of the transit walkout, said the confu sion was caused because not all the 12,000 AFL members in the area were notified officially of the strike. He said "the strike hasn't reached its peak yet." Wants Police- ' . Following an emergency city council ' meeting, - Coulter dis patched a letter to Sheriff John Pfenninger 'asking -hiirt- to fur nish "police protection to main tain law, .order and discipline. Coulter said police were unable to cope with the strike. Pfenninger replied that "the local police can handle the sit uation quite adequately." Picket lines were thrown up by 7:30 a. m. (EST) around vir tually all industrial plants, but were withdrawn later in most cases. Weigand would give no reason. Earlier Coulter had ordered all policemen away from the car barns of the Conestoga Transpor tation company because, he said, "the situation is wholly beyond the control of the police depart ment." - ;- Pickets halted buses and trucks operated ,by union em ployes, and no Greyhound buses were permitted to enter the city. Barracks Plan To Be Talked Discussion of the proposal to use the Klamath Falls Marine Barracks as a veterans' educa tional center is on the agenda of a state board of higher education meeting for tomorrow afternoon. The board is in session at Port land, but did not get around to the Barracks project today. Construction bids on an Ore gon State college dormitory took up the time of the board this afternoon. Three bids for the dormitory revenue bonds total ing $900,000 and bearing a low Interest rate of less than 2 per cent average, were submitted to the board this morning. It is believed the state emer gency board may hold a meet ing in Klamath Falls after the board of higher education con siders the Barracks plan. Possi bly, members of the education board may also come here to look over the plant on the hill. Noted Doctor Dies it Dr. Adolf Lorem, 91, ortho pedic surgeon famed for his practice of "bloodless surgery," died in Vienna February 12, it was learned Sunday. Dr. Lo renx, whose method of treating orthopedic cases without resort ing to surgery stirred wide con troversy in the medical profes s i o n, had visited the United States many times in a profes sional capacity. VandenbergTo Seek Office . The ; tempo of local politics quickened measureably today with Judge David R. Vanden berg's announcement that he has decided to become a candidate for re-election for the circuit judgeship of the 13th judicial dis trict, comprising Klamath coun ty. ' Vandenbei'fe has not formally filed his intention to run with the secretary of state but says that he will do so before the March 8 deadline. The circuit judgeship Is the top elective office in the county, paying $6000 a year for six years. The voting is non-partisan. Judge Vandenberg is now completing his first term of of fice. . Other than Vandenberg's an nouncement today, there have been no definite moves toward the circuit judgeship although L. Orth Sisemore and Dayton E. Van Vactor, local attorneys, and District Attorney .Clarence A. Humble have been mentioned as possibilities in courthouse spec ulation. Newton B. Nelson, present county assessor, filed notice of his intention to seek re-nomination as. the democratic candidate for that office this morning. Nel son has until January 1, 1947, on his first term in office. Mae K. Short, former county (Continued on Page 5) Klamath USO To Close March 14 The Klamath Falls USO will close formally on March 14, ac cording to' word received by Di rector Hal Yetman today from the San Francisco USO offices. Closing of military installations here led to the decision to bring the USO operation to an end. A meeting of representatives of a number of local organiza tions will be held Tuesday night to consider possible use of the USO building and facilities for general community purposes.' . Solon Raps Selection Of Allen Pauley's Appointment For No. 2 Navy Boss Hit WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (JP) The senate confirmed to day President Truman's nom ination of George E. Allen for a two-year term as a re . construction finance corpora tion director.. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (i Senator Taft (R-Ohio) declared in the senate today that three appointments made by Presi dent Truman have "excited the indignation of the people of this country." The chairman of the senate republican steering committee took the floor to oppose in par ticular the president's choice of George E. Allen, former demo cratic national committee secre tary, for a ' two-year term as a director of the reconstruction fi nance corporation. . . But Taft said he regarded with no more approval the pres ident's choice of Edwin W. Pauley, former democratic na tional committee treasurer, for undersecretary of the navy and the selection of Commodore James K. Vardaman ' Jr., the president's naval aide, for a 14 year term on , the federal re serve board. - Unqualified "None of these men knows anything about the job to which he is appointed," Taft said. "Apparently they were appoint ed only because they are per sonal or political friends of the president." '. 3 Drown Yhen Boat Capsizes TAFT, Ore., Feb. 18 (API Bodies of the two of three drowned Portland residents were still missing today after an out board motorboat capsized in the Lower Siletz river channel, toss ing six occupants overboard. Fire Chief Bob Ballard report ed Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Wilkins and 10-year-old Frank ' Banner man drowned in the choppy channel . waters late yesterday afternoon. : He said James C. Bentley had saved the lives of Mrs. Helen Bannerman and 8-year-old Hope Hanson, but was too exhausted to pull the body of Mrs. Wilkins from under the boat when he swam to the over turned craft a third time. Horses Go At $75.88 Average Sixty army remount horses were sold at an average of $75.88 each at an auction held at the Marine Barracks stables Sunday. Most of the horses were ap parently sold for personal saddle use, Col. Charles Brooks, . Bar racks commanding officer, said today. One buyer took eight horses. " Some of the horses were rid den away from the stables, and others were taken out by truck this morning. , Hirohito Says Jap Recovery By RUSSELL BRINES ! "" TOKYO. Feb. 18 UP) Emperor HlrohltO' told three American newspnper executives in a rare Interview today that the speed, of his benten nation's recovery depends on tho cooperation of the United Stntes. , ceived Robert McLcnn, president of tho Philadelphia Evening Bulletin and of the Associated Press; Norman Chandler, presi dent and publisher of the Los Angeles Times, and . Benjamin McKolwny, editor of the Washington Stnr. Over- tencups, they discussed a wide range of subjects non- politlcal, with the emperor observing nt one point: . "M&CArtnur is a very great man." American troons are conducting themselves "eoonerntlvolv." ho said. ,- . Tho 30-mlnuto interview longest audience ever granted for eign newspapermen was given at a rare invitation to tea extend ed during tho executives' tour of tho Pacific as guests of the war and navy departments. , , . Jnpnn also "is very anxious to cooncrnlc." snid the emucror. He gravely requested his visitors to report fully their impres sions of Japan as "a iontrlbutlon to International understanding." . By v prior agreement, the Americans avoided discussion of political subjects and did not . submit a questionnaire to be an sSvered in Hirohilo's name by court attaches, as has been done in the past. . ' Asked by McLean liow long he thought it would take to re store Japan to its prewar' commercial and industrial condition, Hirohito replied: , ..:.,.. I I "It will take less time with the cooperation of Anterlca." ; , Attired in morning coat and striped trousers, the emperor chatted amiably, McLenn reported, Hirohito became grave when expressing hope for. a full reporting of the newspaper executiyes' impressions. . , -, ' '. The Associated Press president said "the emperor received us most graciously. He took pleasure in finding out whether we were receiving good treatment in Japan, and the extent of the opportunities we have to obtain a full impression of the Japanese people's attitude and the manner wherein they are meeting the problems of the country." . : ; The newspapermen entered the audience chamber wijth Itsuo Goto,, chief of the protocol, section -of the imperial household Up To U. S. ministry and who served as interpreter. Hirohito and three major court officials entered from another doorway. The emperor walked up to his interviewers and shook hands with each, saying through the interpreter: "I am so happy to have you here today." . , The guests were seated at individual continental small tea tables. Their chairs ' were upholstered, with ' maroon ' .damask. English tea, with sugar and cream, and cakes were served by a formally-dressed attendant. Chandler recalled that Hirohito used only sugar. Hirohito wore rimless spectacles. The newspapermen said he smiled frequently during the conversation, which ranged from hobbies to tragedies of the war. In response to a question, the emperor said Japan "should become a peaceful and a democratic nation," McLean asked if he cared to discuss the conduct of American troops, and Hirohito commented that a prefectural governor had reported "American troops are conducting themselves coopera tively, with the Japanese." ' Hirohito told the executives that he was a subscriber to the army newspaper, Stars and Stripes, but that his "English is not good enough for me to read it." 250,000 Unionists May Quit Recommendation To Back Demands For Raise MEMPHIS, Feb, 18 (yp) The executive board of thn Nntlnnol Federation of Telephone Work ers recommended today a gen eral strike of its 250,000 mem- bers, to Sllnnnrt rlnmnnIa n - revision of wage -hour sched ules. , president of the independent la bor organization, said the : board's . recommendation was made at the meeting of repre sentatives flf tho AH Qlltnnnmn,,. unions affiliated with the fed- erauon. .- "No action fins VlAnn tnlrnrt Art the , rppnmmarilatln tl Beirne said at the close of the morning session.' "The situation will be dis cussed thnrntmhlu . at 4niUm meetings this week." . Beirne added: "The represen-, tatives will decide what course of action we are to follow." Wage Demand a demand for a wage increase Of . 10 npr Wpplr ' a minimum hourly wage of 65 cents and a iciuiu iu a ftu-nour ween, TllA ' NltTW ronrn.nnt. IaasI ' Ariri lnnfr-rtictnnr'A nnamlnp maintenance workers and man- manuring ana research em ployes of . the American Tele phone and Telegraph system. Also on the conference agen da is a report of a committee set up to investigate a proposal that tho NUTW offlHoto it.ol with either the CIO or AFL. Tie-Up Ends As Buses Roll PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 18 (JP) After a four and a-half month tie-up, Overland Greyhound buses were operating on schedule today. The first bus left the ter minal for Salt Lake City at 11:59 p. m. last night. . ; - Resumption of service marked the end of a wage dispute which idled buses and 192 drivers on the company's routes north and west of Salt Lake City. The drivers returned to work under an agreement giving them 5.4 cents a mile. Their pre-war pay was 4.75 and the wartime rate under highway speed restric tions, 5.71 cents. The present rate is subject to renewed nego tiation after a similar case, in volving another company, is set tied by arbitration now under way.,. ..; Rumor Rife On Spy Ring OTTAWA, Feb. 18 (fP) The arrival of several FBI men from Washington stirred speculation here today of possible develop- : ments affecting the United States in connection with the Canadian government's inquiry into an alleged leakage of "secret and confidential" atomic infor mation. It was learned, meanwhile, ' that the inquiry into the case which an authoritative source said involved the transmission' of atomic secretsto Russia had spread to London, where a Cana dian official was reported taken into custody for questioning. Twenty-two employes or for mer employes of the government previously had been rounded up in Canada in connection with the investigation. Solution Sought To Power Strike TACOMA, Feb. 18 (JP) Ta comans looked forward today to negotiations under the U. S. labor conciliation service, wnicn, it noped, would una a peaceful solution of this city's threatened power strike, v Representatives of local 483 AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and of the city council were to begin the first of their meetings at 2 p. m. today in the Hotel Win- : throp. - ":' ' The elettrical workers, rep resenting 243 city light depart ment employes, agreed late Sat urday night to postpone indefi nitely the strike against the city for higher wages, which they , originally had .scheduled to begin today, pending out come of negotiations. ; Arriving In United States John F. Anderson, Sgl. Klamath Falls, arrived on Ma rine Serpent du in San Fran cisco February 17.