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Iran Formally Lines Up With United States VsSews - ml . W. ' .h.inrl Press, whose ro- "'Awoclutod Press wh r,i. ovcry-day ob Is rL what Hul. docs 'iS BuiwI". It "cs directly ll asks hli thrco simple Telephone 8111 WEATHER NEWS Much 22. 194B Max. (March 21) SB MIn ...3S Precipitation lait 24 hours Trace Normal -...8.89 Last year 7.62 Stream year to data 11.03 Forecast: Scattered showers. PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY. MARCH 22. 1948 Number 1077S Ml ".." J-rw.rl. IllH liions o '-i V- i iil.i answers ar jJtSry ind statesmanlike. kcd Slulln what ho Uilnksi L i)NO U moun oi pre .. International pcuee. He nnn n 111 111 I 1 n nyi Aim 0 FK (i n UU LrvAUU IN '" j timt UMO strongm orln"pof EQUALITY .'miOT OF STATES, of con- Ul Pepper Would Shake Hands With Russia WASHINGTON, March 22 (HI Senator Pepper (D-Fla.) said today thoio who cry "communism" at the sound of a kind word lor Russia are blocking the most direct road toward an enduring peace. The Florida senator told reporters he regards as part of "the current pattern of attack" assertions made by Senator Ball m mImh I .. r t . u . ut. ....... rtrlvW 'or guaruiitco 01 atroy its atom bombs and go into a Big Three meoting with clean hands. Ball said in a senate speech yestorday that the American communist party is "besting the drums" againit an atomic con trol bill amendment which he described as "a minimum safe guard to national security" but which Pepper had criticised in his foreign policy address on Tuesday. I suspected that would be the first form ol attack, repper said today. "You can oe anu- Russian and be a good Aracri i"'... .in. ihu nrniL-iuiu W..W" ' , .,.mn states by imwv.. ,j. ii.i IP it succeeds In I'.'??.'-" Vhnt nrinclnlo H POSITIVE rolo In nay " , i L'.ni.lnir universal ".. tn what In his opinion ,lu" .1 II,.. nrxM.llt war lnut: rnlln In effect that ri.. hcen loo much war fc " ...... wnrmrmicrs. .7ds. "I urn convinced hut IhVr the nations nor men Ff -r irlvln for a new I They want peneo and Army Checks One Of Worst Peacetime Plane Disasters iismsmsj ' MSeeeeeeMT 7 1 ffiWIT f I.ESTIONED as to what wc tan do nuouv , Snanra that we slim; Id , jionE peace and LESS wur. Irv wnrp. during the war, " . ...I..I.... .1 hen doubt ana auBiiinu.. ... ...reditu w doly, the went to Stniiii and questioned His answers wviu s.. VZzTi. ...Irl nn that occasion --- -... . ,,,, , nil) Inter. Recollection that fact Increases our con- 'nee In what no SATOn PEPPER, who Is apt ki rnlt 0 in Ills oeiiiiiiKT, Flames Sweep Through Heart Of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH. March 22 OP) em-.. t ...in. .... .... ntt ih nihor day with d ' , i.,' i ii Lmcnt that we should show (lowIllown Pittsburgh early to I confidence In UM'" day, destroying a dozen food and ISTIIOYING tho atom bombs u)jly buildings and doing dam- nave in nK(. cslimaieci at between $auu,- mv pnr 11RE. nni i.. tnin nin LIUl ivt. ... i.il UVII U UUUUU rut, of course, Is s y. wncn Fourteen firemen were hurt nronl man deulswlth in wcaK b uiinu debris and toppling h,he Is TEMPTED. I ne beji wns ,, 40 (rcKlt carloads of '-..I .nniiurlni! aiirccmcnts I ...l.n .Irnni nlld hon- n df-:il on n basis of tUALITY. There Is give nna ( In such bargaining. When Irani! man clems w"" f ihirn is too much TAKE. 'Trust In God and keep your butter, lard, sugur. naint. coal and other products were burned. The fire was described by fire men as the worst the city has ex perienced In 30 years. names uontroiiea Flames were controlled at' 4 n m.. but 22 linos of hose still Lder dry" Is a good old Amor- SpUrtcd millions of gallons of k motto. Let s apply m water Into the buildings to present dealings wmi quencn smouldering names. Ij.r nlvo hor credit for Tim fire lenned from buildine ent long-rnnge motives, but t0 building in the three block .ml TtMPT her bv coming nrnn from First to Fourth avc- iht bargaining table weak and mie, in tho Plower tip of the pins. Golden Triangle. A system of Inter-locking tres- Jl must keep one fact rcnlls- tics on the Pittsburgh and West ii.iw ,.innr In nur minds: Virginia railway, two and three biere is NO PUBLIC OPIN- story supply buildings and one- pi in Russia. The Russian peo- story distributing nouses were knA... ttfi.nt ino r izov- lire awuiji. ,.iio ii.nm in knnw. Tliousiiiuls EntlieroH during say only what their gov- tho night watch. The fire lighted mrnt nnrrnlU them to sny. the "Point" area where the AUc- . .. i.,. cm A T IM I nliAn,, nnrl IVlM.iriimhnIn riirnpc III! 01uiii' . . converge. Flames shot 100 feet into the air and threatened for a time the eight story Wabash building. City Police Supt. Harvey Scott summoned members of his bomb mid arson squad to Inspect the ruins In search for cause of the fire. Wallace Wants U. S. Withdrawal Wo urn rll-nllnlf wll lot with the Russian people. . irr Hnnllna with Stlllln DC- -m he Is the administrative bd of tho communist party, low flvp million members hrn absolutely Russia's 180 tllion people.) That is why Stalin Is so Im print, S i detail of tho news, Iran t asks UNO (which meets In York Monday) to REJECT h must remember that It Is I WASHINGTON, March 22 m present antl-Russlan Iran Henry vyniinco iiuiikh y. mm.nl (hni mnirr. this re- trooos should be wuiiarawn til. Al inn rnnmnn n PKU- IrOm ICCIlinO mlin om.nrr.mnn mlnht su- The secretary of commerce torf ii n..,...,ni. ran enlri In nn interview ycsteroay 'ngeswiftly in that part of the the move would help the inter rld. . national situntlon "since the Next Week, when UNO comes only Interpretation the Russians occupancy of bases in Iceland by American troops would be that it was aimed at them.' Wallace was asked to com- I , i. nnrtllniinrl USPS Of JeadlOCk Dented Iceland bases In view of the I - m.,nrind Russ an decision to from the Baltic is land of Bornholm. ' can but if you nave a Kinci word to say for Russia you are called a communist." Asserting that his proposals "came from my own heart," Pepper added that he considers it "neither fair nor good Judg ment" to proceed on the prem ise that no agreement can be rnnr'linl with Russia. "Only by a reconciliation of opinion between the United States, Great Britain and Rus sia can we obtain lasting nonce." hp said Rnll told his colleagues that destruction of this nation's atomic bombs and the plants in which they are made as suggested by Pepper would commit the United States to a nolicy of appeasement because of Its resulting impotence. "Russia still has an estimat ed 10.000.000 men under, arms. nnrl hor armies are occupying Iran in violation of a treaty and thrpntnnlnff Turkey, tho Mlnne- sotan said. "No one knows what secret weapons Russia has de veloped or is producing behind ner iron curium ul iswiauuii. On the other hand, the unit pd States has demobilized so rapidly that our navy, army nnrl air force are declared by our own military leaders to be relatively imDOtent. What Sen ator Popper proposes is that wc strip ourselves of tho only real military power we pum", m; atomic bomb, and then confer with Russia about luture securi ty and peace." Morse Lambasts Courts-Martial WASHINGTON, March 22 (P) Senator Morse (R-Ure.) says army and navy courts-martial are "rife with Injustices," and he hn. uritnrl a senate investigation. The Oregon senator told the senate he would not be satisfied by "self investigations" by the army and navy. Snnnlnr Knowland (R-CaliL cnirl he thought many officers and men of tne army ana nuvy would welcome a congressional inquiry, Capt. Joe Roberts, provost marshal's office. Stockton, Calif., checks oyer wreckaae of aimj i .n 4 .l.i ....k.ri in u;h si.rnn. kill ins 26. All the bodies, scattered among debris of the broken plane for half, a mile, have been rep prted "covered and IdenUfied. Plane was en , otn.kinn rr.m tn I innvpr. L.nin.. wixn iiiubi ox .... uaiiouij.'. or destined for separation centers. .' !tos with this and other orob' p,wlll be a touchy time. Our H hono is thnt STATESMEN y dominate the UNO session. eadlock Dented Shore Strike SAV. PnAiviriTcrir iMrmr, 09. '"-negotiations between west H employers and CIO long 'tenjen continued today after lock was dented by an em ycrs' tentative agreement to nlme and a half for Saturday Today's meeting was called ' Harry Bridges, president -IB uucrnatlonai Longsnore- and Wnrnhousemen's ft extended by a day his dolinc fnr Ihn nncinllnllntf Ijltlce to return home and rraro i0r a strike. The union uuiorized a strike by April P'lcr 12 hni tto nt PAnfftrntlPPS ,Ny, Federal Conciliator "am P. Hnllnrnn snid. "we a very exhaustive discussion WaBOS." onrl 1U. knlh clrlnc rUo continue the talks. (. " . apples Come '9h In London hONnnM Ht l. nn irrA "Pineapples went on sale In Z i u 8lore todoy at $20 each, "una 18 wero oltereA at $5 pineapples camo from tho 'CS,'- PrnilfOW n.ln. rnnrfni In "r"' ynwa iOHfiUU 5" cents to $4. Hungry Germans Raid Food Shops HAMBURG, March 22 (JP) Germans have raided nine more Hamburg bread shops, a slaugh ter house and a food store in tho last 24 hours. Special police squads were placed in each city district and a reserve was held at police headquarters for dispatch to any scenes of rioting or aeiuuiiono' tlons that mlgm aeveiop. Russian Security Police Said Operating In Canada MONTREAL, March 22 (P) Igor Gousenko, tormer iui clork in lhe Russian embassy at Ottawa, testifiod loday that Frod Rose, member of Prl,B: mont, and Sam Carr, national organizer for the labor-progres; sivo party, wore "recruiting agents'' in a Soviet organization of agents in Canada. MONTREAL, March 22 (PP) Igor Gouzenko, former cipher clerk in the Russian embassy at Ottawa testified today that si,me members of the Soviet se curity police nro operating in Ho appeared at a .pr Rose first communist member of the Canadian parliament, who is accused in the Canadian es- "'Senkowas asked by Pro socutor F. Philippe Brnis if some of the police were in the Russian embassy at Ottawa, and he re plied: . , ,i "I understand yes. ' Royal Canadian Mounted, Fo il nffininla snld Gouzenko. tor- met cipher clerk in the Russian embassy who is credited with iinnino Cnnnrlinn officials to al leged Russian espionage activi ties, naa expressed jeais iui " life. nnninnlcn has been under con slant guard since he turned over to the government last fall docu ments he said he took from files in the Soviet embassy. Th rrniiminnrv hearing Rose's case is expected to take several days. It will be followed by a henring in the case of Dr. Raymond coyer, iwiau uiu.tr H.r .nlnntlnt. emtlloved On KOV' emment research during the mr fi-nm whom Rose is alleged to have obtained the secret data he is accused or relaying to nu slan agents. ' Rnth Rose and Boyer were re leased on $10,000 bail when ar- raiened a week ago the nign est figure set for any of the nine persons whose cases now are the courts. Nations To Strive For World Peace Political Groups. Get Blame For Inciting Third Conflict Red Plea For Delay Rebuffed Postponement of UNO Meet Held Harmful To Interests NEW YORK. March 22 (Pi Iran, which has protested to th United Nations the presence oX Russian troops on its oil-rich ter ritory, formally aligned itself with the United States today in opposing a Soviet request tnat the meeting of the li-nation se curity council be delayed 16 days. Such postponement which would set back the opening meeting from next Monday to April 11 would "inevitably re sult in increased narm to tne in terests of Iran," Hussein : Ala, Iranian ambassador, said in letter to Trygve Lie, UNO sec retary general. Press For Action The Iranian letter came sev eral hours after President Tru man flatly declared that th scheduled meeting of the power ful security council would not be postponed and that tne united states delegation wouia prese .;..!!!; P i 4- t ::!! i LONDON March 22 (APi for action on the Iranian case, Prime Minister Stalin told the Associated Press today "I am convinced that neither the na tions nor their armies are striving for a new war.' the Moscow radio said. They want peace, Stalin said in the interview as broad' cast from Moscow, and are striving for a guarantee of peace. That means," stann aaaea, "that the present fear of war is caused not from that quarter. NEA telephoto, Battle Looms or CIO Post ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March 22 P) Union politics nnrl Hues commanded the atten tion today of. the (Jiu unnea Auto Workers union on the eve of its 10th convention.. On one hand was the potential hnttlp between R. J. Thomas and Walter P, Keutner tor ; me union presidency with Thomas, incumbent since inatj Diunuy inviting Reuther, UAW vice nrpairipnt. to enter the contest, At the same time a proposal to double the membership dues, from $1 a month to $2, formally was placed before the auto union by its veteran secreiary-ireas' urer, ueorge . Aaaes. Assets Low Addcs said in his report that the union's liquid assets at the end of last month were a little more than $1,000,000 and would be "well below" that figure by the end of this month. He sa d this was due partly because of "heavy operating de ficits" of the last nine months. He added that if it were not for yearly assessments "we would have scraped' the bottom of the barrel months ago. Addes did not detail tne re cent oberatine deficits but it was assumed the General Motors strike was one cause. This is es timated to have cost the union $173,000 a month for four months in unbaid dues alone. The UAW-uio naa oa,oo dues-paying members as of last December, compared to its peak wartime total of more tnan i 240,000 a year ago this month. Donaugh Issues Call For Action PORTLAND, March 22 (Pi- Car! C. Donaugh opened his camnaicn for Oregon's gover norship last night with a call for action and an end to com- nlacencv." Tne democratic canaiaave, speaking at the Jackson Day dinner here, criticized what he called "a policy of coasting along, hoping Uncle Sam will act in our interest. "With an ever-mounting num ber of homeless veterans and with increasing joblessness nmoni? willing workers," Do naugh said, "the great state gov ernment of Oregon need not and must not sit by in helpless inactivity. Diane To Leave For Hollywood Diane Micka, 7-year-old daugh ter ol Mr. and mrs. ueorge Micka of Malin who danced her wnv into, a screen test when she won the Klamath County Kapers contest last week,' takes off for Hollywood at 8:20 a. m. Satur day on the southbound Southern Pacific. Mrs. Micka will accompany her young daughter who spent a busy day in Mamntn x bus rn rinv ineludine the modeling Of a new spring outfit presented, by Leons Tots to Teens shop. 'v Seeing Diane ott tomorrow morning and loading her down with best wishes, will be friends from Malin, Klamath Falls, the radio station KFJI, the Junior chamber of commerce and mem bers of the Maim Dana.. Veis Gripes Bring Result WASHINGTON. March 22 (IP) Officers' . uniforms are on their way out of the army. By June 30, 1948, the nign est colonels and the lowest orivates will be garbed in identical fashion, except for insigna. The war department s oraer decreeing this comes at time when criticism is still being heard from ex-servicemen about the so-called "officer caste . System" and its priv ileges. The first Capitol Mill com ment was all for the change. Drive On To Force Ration ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. March 22 (fP) An array of po litically rjowerful national or ganizations gathered today be hind a drive lo lorce tne unuea States tn ration cereals, fats and oils "which are desperately needed elsewhere." Simultaneously they called for care of political refugees "without requiring the consent of their governments," and urged immediate creation of a new international organization to care for them until they can find new homes. A total of 21 organizations signed the statement among them the .National urange, tne Veterans of Foreign wars,, the Community Service committee of the CIO and the General Fed eration of Women s clubs. Beulah Succumbs To Heart Attack HOLLYWOOD, March 22 (JP) The voice of Beuian, radio' chuckling negro maid, was stilled yesterday by a heart at-1 tacK. Beulah was neither a negro nor a maid. She wasn't even a woman. She was Marlin Hurt, at 40 a veteran of 16 years in radio. He succumbed as, shortly after complaining of illness, his wife was assisting him to bed. Hurt was in vaudeville Deiore 1930, when he went into radio. His debut as Beulah was made two years ago on the Fibber Mc Gee show. An instant, hit, he was made star of his own Sunday afternoon radio program last June. Secrecy Veils Milk Situation Secrecy , is surrounding , the OPA's present activity in the Oregon milk situation but word received here today indicated that the head man, OPA Director Chester Bowles, is going to have final say in any settlement. - Jocai-, pruuuueis uovc uceu- asked to furnish the OPA with production costs data and are now standing by waiting for some word from Washington ex pected, this weekend or Monday, The 10-day strike postpone ment period will be up Monday and milk producers in the Klam ath basin and over uregon gen erally are ready to divert then whole milk from the bottle mar ket into sweet cream shipments i - - . i,i m.. J u t-- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n Willi jLuesudjr muni- ing s milKing. The OPA. Is requesting" the delay, promised to reach a deci sion over the proposed butterfat price boost to $1,15 a pound, either to okay the increase de manded or to make a counter of fer. Any offer less than the $1.15 would have to be accepted by Portland milk producers, who are spearheading the fight for a price boost, and by tne ruam ath Milk Producers association locally to avert a strike next Tuesday.;. Bear Stories Cause Exodus CASCADE SUMMIT, March 22 The bears were the cause of the negroes who worked on the Abernethy section here leaving. Negroes seem to have a fear of bears and these young men absorbed all of the tall yarns told them by the people here. They told their foreman, John O'Connell, that bears sure liked colored folks much better than white folks. One of the men said he wanted to see his gal Susie while he was still all in one piece. O'Connell is now the only inhabitant of Abernethy. But Andrei A. Gromyko. Rus sian ambassador, replying to the president s statement, said se- : curity council action now on the Iranian dispute would merely complicate it. Russia had re quested postponement of the meeting on tne grounds tnat it needed more time to prepare its side of the case. Oppose Delay Unanimous agreement by- tha members of the security council is needed to postpone the meet- ' ing, and opposition to the delay . already has been voiced by rep-' ?a4Urfe1 f,,r f Vjfr li resentatives of China, Australia I think that the present fear of ld Great Britain. Iran is not a war wio yi " """'" member of the security council. -' of certain political groups who occupy themselves with propa- Council members are the Unit ed States, Russia, Great Britain, ganda for a new war and who d states, rtussia, reat nriuun, Ire thereby sowing the seeds of France, China Australia Brazil, discord and lack of confidence." Poland, Holland, Egypt and discord and lack of confidence.' Moscow said AP Correspond ent Eddy Gilmore asked Stalin what significance he attributed to the United nations as a means of preserving internation al peace, and Stalin replied: Lauds UNO "I attribute great significance to the United Nations organiza tion since it is a serious instru ment for the preservation of Mexico. Martin Calls State Police By The Associated Press. ;: . Governor. Edward Martin of peace and international securi- Pennsylvania today ordered ty .i ,, . .. .j state ponce -into .rittsourgn ro "The strength of this Interna- P . VSK i-vlt lwi-' tional organization consists in nf JnkSS. SiLtta ' the fact that it is based on the around the strike b Wting c v, ,oiir,, nt ika house Electric corporation. rights of states and not on the P'ant. ..,.. . . t- principles of the domination of some states over otners, Great Role : "If the United Nations organ ization succeeds in continuing to rireserve the - principle of eaual rights, it will undoubted ly play a great, positive role in melee, tne cause ox guaranteeing uni versal peace and security, Stalin then was asked: "What should the govern ments of the freedom loving countries now do for the pres ervation of peace and order in the whole world; The radio said Stalin replied: troopers came after yesterday's brief flareup at the company's1 East Pittsburgh plant when mill ing, jostling pickets halted at least three supervisors from go ing to work. Sheriff s deputies broke up the fist-swinging Police Move In As the state police moved in, the 16,000 striking production workers, among the 75,000 CIO electrical workers participating in a nationwide strike against the company, were summoned by union leaders to a mass meet ing on the steps of Pittsburgh's-, city hall. They were to vote on It is necessary that the pub- a company wage proposal, said lie and the ruling circles of the by a Westinghouse spokesman powers organize a wide counter to amount to an 184 cents hourly propaganda against the propa- pay boost. Union leaders, how- gandists of a new war and for ever, said the hike amounted to the Insuring of peace so that about 9.7 cents an hour, not a single act of the . propa- Governor Martin said he or- gandists of a new war snouio aerea tne state police into i-uta- remain without due rebuff on burgh upon request for aid from the part of the public and press, Sheriff Walter C. Monaghan of so that the incendiaries of war Allegheny county. An anti-mass may thus be exposed in good picketing injunction against the time and may have no chance striking union has been issued ; of missing freedom or speecn Dy common picas .judge wauer ,. P. Smart and he instructed the sheriff to let workers enter the plant without hindrance. Eleanor Raps Chill On UNO Scowling Goering Praises Boss Man Of Third Reich Walkout Slated By Bus Drivers PORTLAND, March 22 () A union official said today that Washington Motor Coach com pany drivers would leave their iobs at midnight tonight unless the company takes some action, J Harold uatnes, business agent of the AFL union, said the drivers had agreed to stop work tonight : unless pay increases were included on today's pay checks. -A driver; here said his check did not include the increase. Oathes 'said that barring un expected developments the walkout would go ahead at midnight. It would affect bus routes in Washington Idaho and Montana. NUERNBERG, March 22 (P) Justice Robert H. Jackson, chief U. S. prosecutor, intervened angrily today to choke off Her mann Goering's praise of Adolf Hitler with a warning to the international military tribunal that the war crimes trial was liable to drag on into August. The scowling former reichs marshal returned to the prison ers' dock at 10:57, a. m. after eight days on the witness stand in his own .defense. ' Interrupting in a rasping voice when the defendant again attempted to review "My re lations with the fuehrer, Jack- rioolnrorlr "This sublect has been exhausted the matter of time is grave," . On the basis of scores of wit- already granted the re maining 20 defendants in the dock, Jackson said it appeared probable the trial would extena intn Antrti.ct. A Witp.r scene developed as Gen. R. A. Rudenko. chief Soviet prosecutor, concluded his interrogation demanding to know if Goering would admit against the interests of peace." DEAN PASSES PORTLAND, March 22 (P) Richard Harold Dearborn, -71, dean emeritus of engineering at Oregon State college, died here last night after a brief illness. tie was Droiessor 01 eimuicei- r.nc AwrciTT.Trc lvyrarr. 99 in ing at Oregon State from 1914 Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt says of until 1933 when he became dean, tne iq. "n0 organization can a position he occupied until his liye the peoples of the major retirement in 1944. nntinns do. not take an interest in it.' "The League of Nations died because this and other countries were not interested in whether it lived or not," said the widow nf the late Dresident. in an in terview while here to visit her son, James. She is to speaK tomorrow on her experience as a UNO dele gate. Will Rogers Film Has Its Troubles he "was the second man in the murder of millions of innocent people." . " "No." shouted Goering. "be- psnsn T didn't know about them or cause them. Millions 01 Germans did not know about them either." Almost snarlinB. Goering ex plained that he collaborated in ail uie niuciiie yui.Li cause: I had to set an example of allegiance for the simple soldier. SAN FRANCISCO,- March 22 ijp- Hollywood is having trou ble with the projected film story of Will Rogers, says his M inr:ii Ti. ..,rtr. Viae sicnprl' . -7 1 f . 11 I HUl ,.-( r.v. M-o. mat sort 01 anegianuc vu t portray the noted humor supreme leader occurs else- iT where and 1 non i ininK 1 neea briHor. democrat. toc to be cleared as to wnat M time off here from his campaign mean. 5 tt a .iln 4nm flnllfor. JS-EJESSS nia .to tell reporters about the . WI1CII uciii uuciiaw -. I riiff innltipa. testimony refuting the alibi . Th gCrir,t writers are hav- that Polish outrages against fa . h u introducing an German citizens of Bromberg, 5f f conflict into the Poland, prompted the invas on " - .iH ..You gee. my of Poland, by showing that the "vv; haH enemy. Ho "bloody Sunday" clashes occur- , nevcr met a red in tne town xnrco uuyS AVAn,l lik. . after Poland was attacKeo. ""Z;,, wp to invent a 'T nndn a mistake about tne "w ..-i . .. date," Goering conceded. fictitious villain."