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Newspaper Page Textfte-""""'''.'-""""! flit ' mm mam nKVIMO !Prh .trouble between1 "', ,nd Franco's Spiiln. "Kncli government closes ,f,filr between the two ", 1 ,d "Sum l'"-"lul,t ,lc ,ihnt"Ue P'''l,t,,,t 'U.m- liocrll,v; t ffJm to bo that the V itcrmbllcun. . 8l!','. In civil wur by thin ' ue wll tl. curtain- rE has been trying for Tumi to liet the United f JnfBrlUli" l Join with - hreaklns off relations (MM Sl'uln. but nolhliiK Sinew, we don't know 5nfor fnlluro to tlKhten 3SI on Franco hut, " 7Tht ho Keneriil Hrltlnh- ilm to do with it. i, of course, in open y nn'co We end the Brit i" probably using Franco idlng stock In, our three id dellnj with Russia. rjtE l n Interesting do- En COMMUNISTS Ket fwnd Issue n public etuto- , md Uiklnit u left-handed I it American policies In ;)'t raises a point that no II I follower 01 mo lli-wn urn iJhave noted. The point l .It Hintrnvrrxlr with RllS- nl.la IlinillUllOIlt the I .re 1NVAHIA11LY pro- unwhlch suggest quiie y that they tnke their or- Irom Moscow, ii mm m the communist party In .where an Instrument ot jo policy. S writer Is historically ni nnMln. History ci us that newly liberated E m iro Inclined to bo CON- IST-mlndcd. Thut was true iince (tcr the French revo ii It was true of US after revolution. Ihn li-unn nf hlxtorv IS iy clear thnt peoples who Minn inroueii a ueniiineiv rallc revolution SETTLE X sltcr their earlier ti of conquest ond thcro r irn mora Intorciftcd In fc their slumlords of living In conquering nil Die innas Iflln Ihom. Thnt u-n.il Into a French and It was true it tMtnnnltln In HrtPP thai woe iruc oi juissih. p., we must look at the srld. Including Russia, with litlc eyes. Ruula today, some 180 mll- , ywuic uvi:iiilu mu- ply by somo four or five r- iiiviiiuvi s u. nm lUiuiiiMii' brtv WHO GET ALL THE M, u could oo true win "icuurnosc oi I no commun My to keep Russia FIGHT the fl-sl nf llm lunrld in nf. Id PREVKN'l' II... ,.,,,. "inunians irom uncling out QlUCh holtfP rxtt tin tUn ..ii... Nojrds of living) the people r xciiiugniucauy governed J"u HIV. 'ln standards Ii. Russia t"! ana History suggests ' that people who are Kept r "".i"e lurciKH iocs nave f lime left to tnlnk of such f material comrorts. IJUKHMIk nl.n II... .1. ...I... F Uic seats of power seldom 1 10 fllnhtf , ' "Y 'eusoil 10 DC1ICV0 iu coniniunlsl party K cxcl,tlow to this gen- & Iwhllou, . ...... L" ,,Hv ue nna snouia N HOPKFUL of Russia wo -""many foolish II we OUr CVOI In nil i loUf.ii.. ""'""y trust mat It i. ri' nuvcrnea Kussin is II,, oecause being - wuy io ne nappy. (he hnmn f.nnl xtvpt AMn L it. . "sw as a political iCh. ,rs of congress re- td 11.M1 ,nu" lrom bare in S Ln,?;.!nnd women who K',!lt CPA (Civilian the " n'ninistralor) Small lnljo in 3' ,.y o i or urn so( nuH . ""-0 4BU minion tot.,- ' "ICS Ii I I . inintlM. "p 10 1,10 01s- h ill's i1-aolna on. nntn s'rt something f Skirts To Tour Shirt's W Japan, Fob. 26 Uft. piandTnr,c!,ni,mo Looso Vnl?nrn Sloovo Society," S'on,f IB Japanese Funfn W110 .Planned.-to reforms gol littl0 busi. !$U VS"0,1 ArP'n of Nee 'Khi'nn d Cross worker, !li,r.,"V' ip Skirts to Sow rncss boomed. alb mh It to J5 Telephone 0111 WEATHER NEWS February 26. 1946 Max. (Feb. 25) 45 Mln 28 Precipitation last 24 hours 00 Stream year to date 9.94 Normal 8.41 Last year 6.88 Forecasts Rain tonight and Wednesday. PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1948 Number 10755 Pauley To Consider Withdrawal Wrecked By Boiler Explosion 7r til :;:.:'.::.! s . .vH,;i:.i.W'(-v, jj I , s v 1 - ; - '..v,a- rttJ ,,,15 it ksrfri&H ' rl A boiler explosion wrecked this basement room in the First Christian church of Washington, Pa., killing one woman and injuring 43 of the guests at a lather and son banquet. AP wirephoto. Cargo Still Being Loaded On Ships But Checkers Off Jobs pnnrr.ATMn Poh 2(1 rvpi Cni-un wns still bplne loaded Into shins here today, although check ersthe men who supervise the loading were off the job in a dispute that threatens to tie up II. n vjut trl mnt ' An arbitration offer by the CIO Supercargoes and Checkers union,-whose contract was can celled yesterday by the Wntcrlront Employers association, seemca io nave shuck, a oiun.-iimi.-. Pending arbitration of tho Issue the number of checkers to be employed the union offered , to return to work "under the " - i i I J conditions," said President R. J. KPtinrf AClfPn Iwoir, "prevailing prior to the lUfMvl I rliJIWM dispute: one checker for each On Execution LONDON. Feb. 20 W) The British foreign office today In structed Sir Victor Mallet. Brit ish nnibtistfador to Madrid, to "mnko a full report" on the ex ecution of a Spanish anti-fascist leader, Crlstlno Garcia. A spokesman said, however, that there was "no reason to supposo" Britain would break relations with Spain. The message to Sir Victor also asked for Invcsllgntlon of the execution of nine other Spanish republicans and the trial of 37 persons charged with the re organization of . tho socialist party In Spain. Tho message preceded by a few hours tho decision of the French cabinet today to close tho French-Spanish frontier. (See Also Pago 8) Gotham Travel Tie-Up Averted NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (VP) Mayor William O'Dwyer said to day tho threat of a clty-w dc transit strike had been called off. Thn mnvnr made the an nouncement after a conference at city hnll witn i-iu rrcsiucm Philip Murray. Ho said the CIO Transport Workers union, headed by C ur Councilman Michael J. Quill, had withdrawn Its demand for designation as sole collective bar gaining agent for transit work- "''n'nmvi-r nlsn said a special Transit commltleo would (be named by him to study working conditions, wages and labor re lations between tho employes and the board of transportation. gang. Tho Waterfront Employers as sociation manager, R. E. Fergu son, declared the employers were also willing to have the men work ponding arbitration but that work must be "un der tho terms of the existing contracts" allowing the ship operators to determine tho num ber of checkers. Union heads voted last night against returning to work on that basis, but decided to refer tho question to the membership tomorrow night. "I don't think , the members will approve it, either," said Wolf, "All during the war, while manpower was short, we had a checker for each gang. Now, although there is more manpower, they want to. cut it down." i - Refuse To Work Ferguson reported that long shoremen at Longvlew, Wash., refused to load lumber into tho Fordham Victory last night be cause of tho lack of checkers. Wolf expressed tho fear that loading might bog down herd, too. "I don't know how long they will be able to1 work with out supervision," he said. "I don't think very long." About 100 longshoremen went out from the hiring hall today, however, and ' Maurice Fisher, secretary of the CIO union, re ported that "we have furnished all the men they asked." - Ferguson warned that the situation might eventually pa ralyze shipping. Already, he said, somo cargo, including flour and paper has been di verted to Seattlo by rail. ; About 12 to 14 ships were being loaded hero and at Coos Bay today without . checkers, Ferguson sald.V'We have every assurance," ' he '. added, "that longshore gangs at , Longvlew will return to work : this after noon."'' 1 '" ; ' CPA Chief Predicts More Nylons For Irate Women WASHINGTON, Fob. 26 (IP) Tho bare facts are that a lot of American women have no hos iery and they ore raising one of tho greatest hullabaloos ."ome congressmen over hnvo heard from their constituents. ' But John D. Small, civilian production administrator, had comforting news today for sena tors harassed by women, threat ening to fight them In the next election if they don't help get nylons. , , , ' . Small said there would be six or seven pairs of nylons this year for every woman, in tho. nation. "Prnrlnetlon of ' all ' tynes of women's hosiery, other than ank lets, during 1948 is expected to be approximately 480,000,000 pairs," he said. ' "This would be sufficient to provldo a maximum of 10 pairs of somo kind of stockings for each woman in the United States this year if completely equitable distribution, would be secured. Six or seven of tnose iu wm probably bo nylons." a rioinBo of mall from women vexed by tho stocking situation began arriving in wbsiuubiuii several days ago, Strike Ends In Houston HOUSTON. Tex.. Feb. 26 Iff) The seven-day-old strike of 700 city employes of Houston was settled today after thousands of workers "took a Holiday ana marched unon the city hall in support of tho employes' fight for higher wages. Mayor Otis Masscy called a mnntine of the citv council to approvo an agreement with labor leaders. Under the aereement the city employes will return to their jobs tomorrow morning with full seniority rights and civil service rights unimpaired. KF Boys Placed On Probation MEDFORD, Feb. 26 (A) Richard C. Foust and Kyle H, Molgard, who pleaded guilty to stealing an automomie in ruam- ath Falls and driving here to see the Klamath Falls-Medford bas ketball came, were free today. Circuit Judge Herbert K. Han- na gave the Klamath Falls youths two year sentences sus pended on condition they abide by the law, do not toucn liquor, obey parents, and report month ly to parole ouicers. . Lake 'O Woods Road 'Eventual' PORTLAND, Feb. 26 (P) A Klamath Jeans and Medford dele gation was told by the state highway commission today that a- road through Jbake o the Woods was on the "eventual' list. . . The delegation asked the commission for a state road through the lake area northwest of Klamath jeans, commission ers renlicd that it was not in cluded on the present program but that eventually, after the three-year road program is fin ished, such a route would be established. , Cfine Enters ' Innocent Pleas RAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 26 CP) White-haired Alfred Leonard Cline pleoded innocent today to nine counts of forgery and one of grand theft charges on which he . was indicted : here whllp nolice of four states inves tigated the deaths of several elderly women whom he wed or with wnom ne naa Deen inenaiy, Superior Judge Herbert C, Kaufman set the trial for April 8, USER Starts Full Survey Of Basin Utilization Of Water Resources To Be Investigated A complete mountains-to-the- sea survey of the Klamath basin's land and water resources was launched today by the fed eral reclamation bureau. Actively urged by basin in terests after the water diversion fiasco of a year ago, the survey was formally planned at a con ference in the reclamation bu reau offices here today, attend ed by nine regional officials of the service plus local bureau representatives. Not later than July 1, the bureau will have a full-fledged investigation staff set up in the basin, probably with headquar ters at Klamath falls.. Purpose is to inventory the basin's resources from the standpoints of irrigation, power. recreation, lishlng and Hood control. The investigators will prepare an interior department report which will not only state what can be done to fully util ize these resources, but will go into methods of doing it, ac cording to the officials in con ference here today. It is expect ed to be much more specific and detailed than army engi neer studies of the Klamath drainage basin, one of which touched off a stormy ruckus a year ago when it was learnea the engineers were considering a plan to divert Klamath basin water to the sacramemo vaiiey, Urged By C Of C The Klamath County cham ber of commerce.- which had collaborated with irrigation dis tricts and numerous other groups , in fighting the diversion idea, later went on record urg ing a complete survey oi me basin's land and water re sources looking to the fullest Dossible use oi tne water avail able in the basin. The reclama tion service was asKea to con Hurt such an investigation. The chamber brief contended that more than 600,000 acres of land in the upper basin could be brought under irrigation, more than doubling the present irrigated area. Chamber spokes men said that the best way to fight off schemes to divert the water was to make full use of Reclamation officials here to day said Uiey recognize the urgency of the Klamath basin situation, and have set it up ahead of a number of other basins which are to be similar ly surveyed. They mentioned the chamber's contention that agricultural development should be speeded to replace a lower ing timber resource in mis area. Extensive Survev The survey, will include not only the upper basin but will go on down the river to the sea and will include such tribu taries as the Trinity and the Shasta. The Sprague, the Wil liamson and Wood river in the upper country, as well as Klam ath marsh, will be studied. Such questions as the advisabil ity o KICKing luamam uasui water over into Butte valley for irrigation . will be sifted. Fish life on the Klamath will be considered in a study of pos sible dam and power develop ment down the river. Both com mercial and recreational aspects of fishing will be studied. S, A. Kerr, regional planning engineer, will have general charge of the nroject. E. Laton (Continued on Page Five) Pensive Pauley Edwin W. Pauley, shown here in a pensive mood, was today considering withdrawal of his nomination for . under secretary of the navy. Oil Magnate Queried By GOP Solon Navy Post Nominee Demands Apology , From Tobey WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 VP) Edwin W. Pauley said today he would "take under advisement" a suggestion that he request withdrawal of his nomination for undersecretary of navy. The proposal was made, In the form of a Question, by Sen- WASHINGTON. Feb. 26 (AP) President Truman said today he still it backing Ed win W. Pauley for undersecre tary of the navy. He told his news confer ence, in reply to a question, lhat his position is unchanged. Ashland Fears Barracks Plan ASHLAND, Feb. 26 (P) Busi nessmen here today recommend ed any plan to establish a veter ans school at the Klamath Falls Marine Barracks be adopted only as a- temporary expedient during the period of high veteran en rollment instate, schools. The group met yesterday with Edgar W. Smith, member of the state board of higher educa tion now studying the proposal, and declared that another per manent college in the southern Oregon area would jeopardize the Southern Oregon College of Education here. ''-. Smith said it was the board's idea that the barracks project be only a temporary educational institution. Julius Krug Appointed As Interior Head WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (IP) President Truman today an nounced the appointment of Ju lius A. Krue. former war pro duction board chairman, as sec retary of interior. He told his news conference the appointment was a personal one which he did not disclose to members of -the White House in ner circle until this morning. The 38-year-old Krug, former power manager for the Tennes see valley authority, succeeds Harold L. Ickes. Krug is now in New York as a business consult ant. Many Considered Mr. Truman said he had con sidered a large number of names, including that of Senator O'Ma honey (D-Wyo.) before making his selection. In O'Mahoney's case, he said, he decided his usefulness in the senate should not be disturbed. He added that Senate Majority Leader Barkley (Ky.) was happy that he was leaving O'Mahoney in the. senate. Krug, the president said, is a very able administrator with a great deal of experience in ad ministrative jobs. Krug last served in the government as chairman of the war production board, having returned from service as a naval officer'to take the post. He will take over his job as a cabinet member on March 15. Pay Increase Controls Hit WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (P) Labor threw a stumbling block in the . path of President Tru man's new wage-price policy to day by solidly opposing us pay increase controls. CIO President Phillip Murray, declaring that any return to war time wage restraints would be "catastrophic," added his pro test to that of AFL President William Green, , who earlier termed the program "unaccept able and unworkable." The next move in labor's fight against the reinstituted controls is exDected to take dace within the wage stabilization board it self, the agency assigned by Mr. Truman to act on pay raises granted under the new formula. ator Saltonstall (R-Mass.) as the senate naval committee resumed hearings on the California oil man's nomination to the navy post. Some democratic congress men,, as well as republicans, have criticized Pauley's selec tion. Interrupting Pauley's testi mony, Saltonstall asked whether he would consider "as a patrio tic American," asking with drawal of his name if the com mittee finds there is no base for charges against his char acter. 1 - - - Need Not Answer Both Saltonstall and Chair man- Wlsh CD-Mass.) told" Pauley he need not answer if he did not wish to do so. I- would want to take that under advisement,' Pauley re plied, i mient sav that sue- gestion is not unique. I have read it in almost every news paper that I have seen, but I am still here." as ne ten tne stand, a re porter asked Pauley how long he would need to consider this proposal. He only shrugged his shoulders. Pauley had just demanded a public apology from Senator Tobey (R-N.H.). chief ODDon- ent of his nomination, for what Pauley termed an "unlustifiahle smear regarding prewar sales of his company s oil to Japan, Meat Prices To Be Upped WASHINGTON. Feb 26 fjPi The government today author ized increases in tne ceiling prices in the meat packing indus try and forecast that retail prices will rise about li per cent. Stabilization Director Chester Bowles took the action after the wage stabilization board ordered Secretary of Agriculture Ander son to put into effect immediate ly a general pay boost of 16 cents an hour for packing house workers. Hike Favored The wage hike previously had Deen recommended by a govern ment fact-finding panel. Bowles announced specific price increases for the packing industry, but said the OPA in dustry advisory committee would meet witn government represen tatives in a few days "to advise with regard to changes required in wholesale and retail ceil ings. ..." "The increase in meat prices for the average family should not amount to more than 11 per cent, Bowies said. , - PUBLISHER DIES DALLAS. Tex.. Feb. 26 P) G. B. Dealey, 86, publisher of the Dallas Morning News, died at his home here this afternoon. 4 Officers Wounded In Gun Ruckus Order Restored After Riotous Night In Negro Section COLUMBIA, Tenn., Feb. 28 (P) Order apparently has been restored in Columbia late this morning after riotous overnight disorders in the negro-populated section in which 10 persons, in cluding four policemen, were wounded. Mayor Eldrldge Denham said the situation was under control and advised Gov. Jim McCord in Nashville that it would not be necessary to declare martial law. However, the mayor re quested the governor to keep state guard units 'and highway patrolmen here throughout the night. "The trouble is over and everybody wants peace," said State Safety Commissioner Lynn Bomar after a mid-mornine loud speaker tour of the troubled area in which he told the negroes "we are here to protect you just as much as the people on the other side of town." 60 Arrested Meanwhile, more than 60 per sons had been arrested, 12 of whom Bomar said had been charged with attempt to commit murder. All business in this city of 12,000 remained virtually at a standstill and the more than 400 guardsmen ordered here by Mc- Lord dispersed any garnering of the citizenry. . The trouble started brewing following an altercation yester day afternoon in which Sheriff J. J. Underwood said William Fleming, 28-year-old radio re pairman, was pushed through a plate glass window by a negro and his son. It came to a head during the night when four of the city's eight patrolmen were shot as they entered the negro) section. The others were wound ed later in the night and at dawn wnen approximately 100 high way patrolmen moved into the "Mink Slide," a negro business district. -, . ,, ! - . Lynn Bomar, state safety com missioner, said that among the oo persons under arrest were a number who were believed to nave been - the ) ringleaders. Twelve of the suspects were1 seized in a raid by highway pa trolmen upon the home of a ne gro undertaker, James Morton. Attempted Murder '-- These 12. Bomar said, were charged with attempted murder. He added that in. their possession were found four shotguns, two 2 rifles, "and a revolver. The officer said also that four open bottles of whiskey were found in the place. . Two hours after the patrol men deployed into Mink Slide occasional shots still were heard in that district. Mayor Eldridge Denham said "the situation still is grave" and that he was considering a request for a declaration of martial law. : When the patrolmen made their daybreak move into Mink Slide they found about fifty ne groes. Although state guardsmen had thrown a cordon around the . district a number of the resi dents were believed by Sheriff Underwood to have fled through the lines during the night. Fif teen others had been picked up during the night. ' . Bomar said that occupants of the Morton home offered no re sistance but that shots were fired from a dance hall across the street as the officers ap proached. - This fire was an swered by blasts- from tommy guns. . Daring Daylight Stick-Up Nets Gunman $4000 Booty PORTLAND, Feb. 26 (fP) The booty taken by a gunman from a woman teller at the U. S. National Bank branch in a daylight holdup yesterday was listed today as $4000.r Mrs. Lillian Schmeer, teller, said the man passed her a paper bag and a note telling her to fill it with money. His gun was thrust through the teller's cage, pointing, at her. As he left, she ran to notify bank officials, who reached the door in time to see the bandit roll away in a taxi. The taxi driver, reporting separately to police shortly afterward, said he had . taken the gunman to another bank first. The gunman apparently only a citizen transacting busi ness then asked to be driven to the Union & Killingsworth branch bank. The cabbie, casually awaiting his fare, then saw the man run from the bank with a gun and demand "Let's get out of here. I just held up this bahk." - The taxi driver obeyed, driv ing the man to a point where he climbed out, then .quickly notified police. ' ' - Red Forces Form Merger MOSCOW, Feb. 26 UP) The Russian army, navy and airforce were unified today in a single commissariat the armed forces of the USSR under the com mand of Generalissimo Stalin. The three Soviet fighting forces were consolidated by de cree of the presidium of the su preme Soviet, which designated Stalin "peoples' commissar of the armed forces and supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces." "Under the leadership of Gen eralissimo Stalin, the armed forces of the USSR will hence forth ... improve and develop to the dread of the enemies of Soviet power for the welfare of our people and the cause of peace in the entire world," the govern ment newspaper Izvestia said in a three-column front-page editor ial. : Arriving In. : United States By The Associated Press T Claude ' Newcomb'e, T4, Lakeview, arrived on West brook Victory due in New York February 23. Leonard D. Kinney, SSgt.. Olene, arriving on Marine Panther duo in Seattle Febru ary 28. ;