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TllCV ...... .... ... - Hh Hi.iir ,iii now nun i nmlnif 111 rrllltzC thut i..iw niiiiinp iiii.w iitiin up in kilo INTELLIGENT public im. ' K-TORN Bombny In "quiet" liy, with the British mil' r u control, inharlal Nehru. India Con i leader (GiiikIIi! 1h now jusi i: statesman and spiritual to arrives to Investigate W' o( tho rlolimt. The k army announces thut military courts of inquiry been ordered to look into ARATE INCIDENTS ol the e will toll whether the out- ol all this Investigating be factual truth or mere inn Justification of what icncral. tlirouuhout tho we luivo too much nnrt. lustlllculion mid too little Ml trutlK IE Arscnllnn election vestcr PV was "oulet" us Riimbnv 1. (Perhaps In the same inc election was "siioer- bv Ihn Annv.NTlNR ft irmy announced thot Us to to sec thai the voting tonducted In a "Inlr and y manner" nntl It scorns to ' Wado B ronitnnnhlv anctfi 'iuii. this wr tcr. how MS Itlo fllllli In ll fnn,ln democrncy o( an election U Msiinn.iili..nrll K nil r controlled "by tho party L.. R. Is on odd and oulln un. peeled development in . wnnrn ' " mo vjeiurui uovern' t SDingklni!) nnd tho COM. Cl5l Onned fnrpno Inln nnn WAL CHINESE nrmy has i , imiea. F,i ft D Uencrnl Marshall L envoy, who snvs I i '"Pl.1- ' -- - -r , jinn RKrccmcnt reprc llle hnnn C ni.i t ),. Valium, i can OBC that lie ...in i hncihuZ. Kroups ol ma . . . Ior o seiiisn nJ i 0 tlc'ri!at th0 Ch1, Plo In their overwhelm. ..!?r 11,0 rlKht to llvo - wu prosperity." 1 honn ii.i , i. happens In western fns f, nf',ml l,P wlth what ' '. Wo arc all flnt'iil Marshull Is ., 'or us thnronr In 1(11 n. uur? ,0 cor"o clenn HwLthc insltlc stoi-y of "fbor we HAVE FAITH IfiltlMPn u. mil- Kin felner, l ' "n L'7 ECCLES, chatr o federal reserve If. house banklnn "shlngton today tin. t in i k i r A Bfint 1'nnr... ' W a out of increnscd inflnllnnn i-v S, Column 1) n PUN (H Labor Chief Denounces Case Bill Schwollenbach States House-Passed Act III Advised WASHINGTON. Feb. 25 (P) Secretary of Labor Schwellen- biich told senutors today that tho Cuso labor disputes bill passed by the house is "hodKc podue leitlslutlon' and "lll-ud vised." CiillliiK attention to "many strikes" und "hundreds of thous ands of workers" off Jobs to day, the cabinet member told tho Semite labor committee this Is no time for any measure thut "could possibly upset our established system of dcallns with labor relationships." The secretary's prepared statement said tho house meas ure bus two principal objectives. "(1) It sets up new machin ery for tho mediation of lubor disputes: "(2) It ut tempts to restrict tho organized activities of work ers by amending tho national labor relations act and the Norris-LiiGuurdla act of 1032." Definitely Inforlor" Then, in a detailed examina tion of present labor laws und practices, Schwcllciibuch de clared the Case bill "Is defin itely Inferior." Part of tho measure, he said, "Is an open Invitation to com plete nullification of all reme dial legislation affecting labor standards and labor relations," adding: I do not think congress will allow the national policy set forth In these protective laws to bo frustrated in this man ner." Instead of promoting Indus trial peace, the secretary said the Caso bill "may well initiate an era of industrial warfare with tho power of government used to destroy labor unions." Before tho secretory testi fied, Senator Smith (R-N.J.) snld "people aro Impatient" with production lags. He said labor and management "must substitute something else for numc-calllng." Resigns rr "if) rprm Kennell-Ellls MARVIN HIXON Civilians Freed By Court Ruling WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 Ml Tho supreme court ruled today 6-2 that military courts , estab lished under martial law In Ha waii after tho Pearl Harbor at tack lacked authority to try civilians. The court ruled on appeals by two civilians who were son tenccd bv military courts to pris. on terms. It held that both are now entitled to be released from eiiqtnrtv. One of the civilians was a ship- fitter employed at tho Pearl Har bor navy yard. He was accused of assaulting two marine sen tries, in violation of a general order Issued by the military gov nrnnr tf 1-Inwnll. The other civilian, a Honolulu Qlnelr hrnker. wns accused of em bezzling funds of a customer, in violation of a 1035 law of the territory. Hixon Resigns OPA Post Here Marvin D. Hixon, area rent representative for the Klamath Falls and Medford rent control districts, since April, 1045, has resigned effective March l to enter private business in Sa lem, McDonnell Brown, Oregon district OPA director, has an nounced. Hixon is going into the grocery and meat business ut Sulcm. .. Hixon worked with the OPA first as an enforcement investi gator In February, 1043, and become a rent examiner in Oc tober. 1044. Six months later, in April, 1045, he was named to the Dost of rent represent tlvo for the two southern Ore gon areas. Before his OPA connections, he was with Safeway Stores In Klamath rails M store man. auer. McDonnell Brown expressed appreciation for the work that Hixon has so copobly performed in the rent control field for the Dost vear and one-holf. Hixon lias been an active member of the Junior chamber of com' mcrcc, has worked on war loan drives and community fund, and tho county salvage commit tec. He is now state Jaycoe vice president. A successor to Hixon has not been named here as yet, and applications aro being received by tho OPA personnel office, HCdCIl DUiiaillg, in rurumiu. Ickes Successor Not Yet Named WAcmitfrvrnM. Fnh. 25 UP) President Truman delayed again today tho nomination oi a suc cessor to Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes. Whii House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross told a news conference he thought the presi dent has not yet made a choice. "Certainly there will be no announcement today, Kosssaia Tho department is now func tioning under Oscar L. Chap man, acting secretary. Chapman Is reported among those under consideration for Ickes' post. $1,500,000 610X6 Concert By Mad Pianisi Draws Critics' Acclaim DETROIT, Feb. 25 (P) A strange concert, staged here Sat urday by a mnd pianist for a con ference of tho Music Teachers as sociation, was still drowing ijc clnim today from some of the nation's top-flight musicians. Some 300 delegates to the con ference heard the pianist, an In mate of tho Woyne County Gen eral hospital's psychlutrlc ward, execute compllcoted works of Chopin, Mozart and Beethoven In a manner that one critic termed "beautiful apd ex quisite." Tho pianist, a 45-ycnr-old man whose name Hospital Psychia trist Ira M. Altshculcr withhold, was a woll-known musician nine years ago, the doctor suld. Ho Is still "a genius," In the opinion of Dr. Howard Hanson, noted conductor and composer of the Eastman School of Music at Rochester, N. Y, "The man plays astonishingly well," Dr. Hanson said. "He is nn extraordinary case. Ho would play long periods with perfect phrasing and tone quality and then would begin a curious series of erratic lapses such as adding extra beats. This made the whole thing seem strange' and spooky. Then he would return to normal training." A hospital aide stood at the pianist's side to turn pages as he played. Otherwise, the music teachers were told, he would have plnyed the same page over and over. After the performance, tho pianist, his face expression less, bowed stiffly to his audi ence and left the stage amid roar ing applause. , Dr. Altshculcr said he staged tho performance to demonstrate tho value of music in aiding the mentally 111. Playing the piano has been the first sign of im provement for this patient, an In mate of the ward for eight years, according to Dr. T, K. Gruber, hospital superintendent. Hirvmalndy, Dr. Gruber ex- 1 .. i(n nt virfin-ntliMQnv" the result of a split personality i. . . 1 . . I,.... 4n annlr wai causes mu suhuci withdrawal from the world. Money Can Be Found For Project U. S. Grant Of Plant Without Strings Key To Issue Operation of the Marine Bar racks as a state educational ceiv ter, principally for veterans, ap peared closer to realization to day following inspections and conferences hejd here over the weekend by tho state board of higher education, state emer- tency board, and. Governor Earl ncll. Out of the weekend formal and informal discussions came definite Indications that if the state can get the plant .from the federal government lock, stock ond barrel, without strings the money can be found and made available for the operation. While the external picture, at the close ol the meetings, was that finding the money is the key to the problem, there were evidences that the officials knew the money could be provided if the state would ask for and obtain outright the whole plant wjth the exception or the dispensary, which the veterans administra tion will operate. Next Step The emergency board, which will bo expected to provide all or part of the funds for taking over and running the educa tional center, cannot act until, a formal request is made upon it. Next step is for the education board to get a final understand ing with the navy and a deter mination of what it needs, and then ask the emergency board for tho money. It was estimated at the con- (Continued on race C, Colimn S) Stabilization Office Set Up WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 OP) President Truman today re established the office of econom ic stabilization in conformity with the government's new wace-nrice nolicy. The executive order also re establishes the economic stabili zation board, which operated dlirinir the war Deriod. . The board member wilt' be Chester W. Bowles, director of economic stabilization, as chair man, and the secretaries ; of treasury, agriculture, commerce, and labor, the federal loan ad ministrator, the chairman of the federal reserve board of gover nors, the budget director. Price Administrator Paul A. ) Porter, the security exchnnce commis sion cholrman, the housing ad ministrator, and the chairman of the wage stabilization board, The president will name two representatives each of labor, management and:, agriculture also to serve on the Doarov . 1 . .' youngster Yeorns For Missing Cat Has anyone seen Cat? Cat is a ftve-month-old black Persian kitten with a wisp of white under the chin, missing from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. E, Jenkins at 215 East Main street. It creates quite a situation to have Cat gone from home because her young master, seven-year-old Michael Jenkins came home from the hospital Saturday his little heart yearning for Cat and her friendly-little ways. Michael has been very ill at Hillside with an ear Infection. That wonder drug, penicillin, pulled him through. He has long days in bed ahead of him and now tha.t Cat is missing he's very lonesome. If some one knows whereT Cat is, please return the little animal to his master. It will speed Michael's recovery. There is a reward offered by the little fellow's parents. 1 ' WEATHER Max. (Feb. 24) .....42 Mln 23 Precipitation last z nours v...m Stream year to date .....9.94 fl.nfl T.k vjtni fi.BB Forecast! Overcast but warmer. IWMI1III11IIII.M..WIWIIIIM 'i . , i ! . tf t 4-if General view during height of blase at Muskegon, Mich., which swept through two-thirds of a downtown block shown at right. A total of eight stores was destroyed. AP wirephoto. Both Peron and Tamborini Claim Victory In Argentina Presidential Election But Official Count May Be Delayed 30 Days By LAURANCE F. STUNTZ BUENOS AIRES. Feb. 25 UP) Opposing political leaders ex pressed satisfaction today with the orderly conduct of yester day's presidential election and indicated they would regard the outcome as a true expression of the will of the Argentine people. Both sides voiced confidence of victory, but It appeared that It might be 30 or 40 days before Argentina learns whether her next president will be Col. Juan D. Peron, "Iron man" candidate of the labor party, or Jose P. Both Ends Of Tanker In Tow KODIAK. Alaska. Feb. 25 OP) Both ends of the broken Russian tanker Donbass were in tow by rescue ships today and navy tugs had turned back to Adak after their offers of assistance were refused, the commander of the Alaska Fron tier announced. The navy still was without details of the ship wreck southeast of Adak. The fleet tues Sarsi and Gear reported the bow end of the Donbass, found by the Russian Steamship Belgorod, was in tow of that vessel and in no appar ent danger. The after section was in tow of the American tanker Puente Hills. She mess- aged she will tow it to Seattle or Portland. The navv said "no estimate of the possible loss of life can be made from the tacts report. ed up tp this time." It said that when the navy tugs arrived at the scene "survivors oi tne uon bass were busy unloading stores into a boat belonging to one of the three Russian ships present." It said the master of the Belgorod had not replied to inauirles on wnetner an per sonnel of the Donbass had been accounted for. Doolittle Talks Of Rocket War BOSTON, Feb. 25 OP) Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, assert ing planes now building "will fly very shortly" at speeds ap proaching 1000 miles per hour, forecast today that "the air weapons of the future" would be atomic-propelled, long-range stratosphere rockets speeding faster than sound projoably with atom bomb warheads. "Pllotless, wingless, gyro-stabilized, rocket - propelled air weapons already have achieved speeds of around 2500 miles per hour and we may anticipate that the air weapons of the future will also be radio-controlled and radar-directed," the one-time Tokyo raid leader said in a speech prepared for Massa chusetts Institute of Technol ogy's commencement. Tamborini, representing the democratic union. Under Argentine law all bal lot boxes must be transported to provincial capitals for tabulation of the vote. Because of the dis tances involved, poor transporta tion and the time required to count the paper ballots, an early indication ot tne outcome is un likely barring a veritable landslide. The tabulation will be watched eagerly not only in Argentina but in the outside world because of the bearing the outcome may have on this country's future re lations with the United States. Peron Denounced Peron was roundly denounced by the U. S. state department re cently in a blue booK accusing him of collaborating with the nazis. Followers of Tamborini, on. the other hand, feel that his election would do much to repair Argentina's strained relations with Washington and to cement western nemispnere irienusmp. The Argentine army, which had promised to see that the presidential voting was conduct ed in a fair and orderly manner, emerged from the elections with its reputation much enhanced. Political observers described the elections as the most orderly in New Aspects In Pauley Case Seen WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 OP) Senator Brewster (R-Me.) said today he expects the hearing into Edwin W. Pauley's nomina tion for undersecretary of the navy to take on entirely new aspects. Brewster Is a member of the senate naval committee which resumes its inquiry tomorrow. He declined details except to tell a reporter that the testt mony will involve Pauley's re ported dealings with govern' ment departments.' Mutineers Go Back On Duty BOMBAY, Feb. 25 OP) Roy al Indian sailors who participat ed in a mutiny last week have returned to duty, a British com munique said today, and condi tions in Bombay are "practical ly normal." Strikes have ended at shore Installations, dockyards and all but one of the city's 66 cotton mills, the communique said, al though royal Indian air force personnel here still refuse to work. ' A Dolice statement said that road barricades had been re moved by recruiting residents of the area as laborers, and that only a few minor incidents had been reported. Royal navy ships, including the light . cruiser Glasgow, formed a double semi-circle in side the harbor, and a large force of naval personnel in white shorts and blouses came ashore for unannounced assignments. 40 years, and leaders of both ma jor factions congratulated the army for its supervision. Approximately 250,000 mem bers of the armed forces assisted in guarding the polling places, and no serious disorder of any kind was reported during the 10 hours consumed by the voting. A nationwide state of siege was lifted Friday night for a pe riod of 48 hours to permit the elections to be held under full liberty of the constitution. It was reinstated at midnight last night as a means of preserving order wnue tne Daiiots are Deing counted. Cargo Snarl Hits Portland Mayor Asks Murray To Avert Strike Union Leader Confers With Top CIO Officials By The Associated Press CIO President Philip Murray today conferred with top CIO officials, but declined to say whether the strike threat to New York City's transit system would be discussed. One union official, however, told reporters the threatened tie-up "presumably" would come up for discussion. New York City's mayor, William O'Dwyer, telegraphed Murray last night, asking him to use his "position and influence" to avert the strike which CIO transport workers have threatened for "any hour after Tuesday mid night.'. The strike would tie up the metropolis' subways, street cars and buses. , Murray declined comment on the mayor's appeal, but he prev iously had expressed willingness to explore the possibilities of preventing a strike. Bargaining Agent Referring to the union's prin cipal demand, O'Dwyer declared "We cannot and will not recog nize any organization as sole and exclusive" bargaining agent for all -civil service employes. He notified the TWU state law forbids such recognition. O'Dwyer said he considered a wage increase asked by the TWU a "just cause." New York was not the onlv city that had labor troubles. Detroit's bread and milk sup plies were threatened by strikes. Pittsburgh's second power strike in two weeks is set for 12:01 a. m. tomorrow. A walk out of AFL city employes In Houston left garbage piled in the streets and interfered with repair work on vital city serv ices. A strike of 7000 employes of 18 American Smelting and Re fining company plants in 18 cities began today when mem bers of the CIO Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers union walked off the job in a wage dispute. Edgar L. Warren, U. S. concil iation director, said the strike would seriously interfere with production of copper and lead needed for reconversion. PORTLAND, Ore.r Feb. 25 OP) Ship Operators' contract with the CIO Supercargo and Check ers union was cancelled at 8 a. m. today and a nearly com plete tie-up of this port was ex pected by. mid-oay. Two McCormick line ships were beine loaded early today but the supercargoes and check ers were laid oil at iu a. m. R. J. Wolf, union president, said Workers Needed Loading cannot be continued without these workers, Ernest Baker, secretary of the CIO longshoremen's union said. The longshoremen will work as long as they can, he added, but lack of supervision by the supercar goes and longshoremen will bring a quic's halt. Wolf said he expected a vir tual shut-down of the port by noon, except for ships loading bulk wheat. Most European ports can handle bulk wheat, but ships destined for China usually load sacked wheat, he said, requiring checkers. War Veteran Held In Beating EVERETT, Feb. 25 UP) A 23-year-old war veteran was held without charge today as the man Mrs. Rose Gardner, 42, said beat her on the head and face early SnnHav aftpr storming her auto mobile on the pretense he had been robbed. 276 Nazis Feted At Gal a Party On German Warship PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25 (IP) Two hundred and seventy-six members of the German crew of the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen entrained today for New York to board ships for the fatherland after what the Philadelphia rec ord described as a "gala fare well party" was held by "friends, relatives and pro-Germans." Officials of the fourth naval district met after their departure but there was no immediate statement. In a page one story, the news paper reported "as far as liquor, food, other delicacies and com radeship went, the spectacle aboard the German warship was as fitting a farewell party as any prewar bon voyage party in the United States." "Despite navy yard regula tions," the record said, "liquor flowed on the nazi vessel. Flush faced groups of Germans and Americans raised their voices in Rerman beer hall songs. And in corners girls held hands with the German sailors and con versed in warm whispers." The newsbaner quoted a dis charged sailor who was visiting a relative on an American ship as saying: "If I didn't know I was In the Philadelphia navy yard I'd think I was at Bremer havfm or in a Munich beer hall. I never saw anything so disgust- Intf in mv life" Admiral C. H. Cobb, naval base commandant, was quoted by the record: "I intend to look into this mat ter and find out exactly what did hanDen. As far as I know, restrictions limiting visitors only to friends or relatives who were required to be logged in when they came aboard had not been lifted. From conditions de scribed by the record, there were a lot of irregularities." CaDt. A. H. Graubart, Los An geles, commanding officer of the American crew aboard the ship, described the record story as "a perversion of truth." He said there "was absolutely no whis key" on . ship though visitors were allowed to bring gifts of food or clothing. The Prinz Eugen is being stripped of its armament here to be used m tne armeo torces atomic bomb experiment. The record said the visitors were "members of Germanic so cieties and cultural organiza tions." Living Costs May Be Upped WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 OP) Marriner S. Eccles, chairman of the federal reserve board, said today president , Truman's new wage-price policy might re suit in another 10 per cent in crease in the cost of living over prewar levels. "There is some possibility," he said, that living costs might go to 40 per cent over prewar costs, pointing out that OPA now estimates living costs are up 30 per cent. He added: "il we can Hold there we will have done a pretty good job, in view of the large public financing." This country, he said, has done a better job than any other nation' in curbing wartime in flation, with the possible excep tion or anaaa. He proposed a substantial in crease in the capital gains tax, as a means of putting brakes on speculative buying. Price Rule On Fabrics Revised WASHINGTON. Feb. 25 UP) Seeking to increase supplies of men's suits, OPA today revised its maximum average price regu lation covering worsted la ones. OPA said it could not estimate by how much production of worsted fabrics for suits might be increased under the revised program. "The purpose of the order," an OPA spokesman said, "is simply to remove any production im pediment that might have been caused by MAP." This will be accomplished, he added, by freeing fabric pro ducers of the requirement that the average price of their total production be no greater than it was in the base period. Under the new order, only the amount of material produced during the base period must be calculated in determining an allowable average price. CONFERS WITH TRUMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (IP) Governor Ernest H. Gruenlng of Alaska conferred -today with President Truman. Arriving in United States By The Associated 'Prtsl ' Howard G. Walker, PFC, Klamath Falls, arrived ; on George Washington due in New York February 21. Tom J. Rink, PFC, Klam ath Falls, arrived on Fair Isle due in New York Feb ruary 20. ihV':'?;i i ! :in- v
