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fo) HI ffo)fo)K n jIULr rL&lJLU mm .a 80 Dnjured, 1 8 Missing Dm Ship Slcastfs EARI.E, N. J., April 30 ll") Eight men were reported missing nd 110 Injured todiiy two explosions rocked tho destroyer escort UHH Solor which sunk In lower New York bay off the Earlo navy depot. A nuvy apnkcsmun hero, who made the carnally estimate, said It win not complete. The wounded were taken to the Eorle depot pout hospital and fort Hancock honpltal, aa well ai to municipal hospitals In the area. The ship blew up aa ammunition wai being loaded. The third naval district hrudquartrrs In New York (aid moil personnel got clear after an Initial blant, which waa moderate. OA aecond explosion, the naval In Ths Br FRANK JENKINS JUST before tho arrlvol of the Russian editors described In this column yesterday, the ses sion was In recess, walling for thorn. As is usual In such periods the room was abuzz with conver sationmostly shop talk. As they entered, there came a dramutlc hush and when, after Introduction by the presid ing officer, the first of them arose to speak you could havo heard a pin drop In the deeply car peted room. It was a perfect example of the acute, almost strained, atten tion that throughout tho world Is focused upon everything Rus sian in these days when Russia holds tho key to war or peace. IN the opening minutes this wai dramatically evident: They were SUSPICIOUS of us even the roly-poly major general representing Pravda, the good will mini of the party. Suspicion lurked in their eyes, sharpened their voices, cut through even tho unfamiliar ca dences of the Russian tongue. It throbbed In the air of the quiet, Impresslvo room like tom-toms In tho Jungle. THE "rl apeaker slowed to a i stop. The Interpreter trans- I Uled. Aa he ceased rendering I the Russian words Into English, a burst of applauso rocked the chandeliers. 11 was so genuine, so sincere, so obviously straight from the hearts of the Americans aown there beneath the visitors on the rostrum that it cut tho veneer oi suspicion as spilled alcohol cuts the varnish of a table. It wasn't mere approval of what the visitor had just sum, for hn had uttered only a routine and slightly formal greeting. It was a spontaneous outpouring of fervent American desire to be FRIENDS WITH RUSSIA if only Hnmla will let lis bo friends. There could ho no mistaking what lay back of It. THE Ice was thawed. From that moment, the edge of suspicion in the voices of the Russluns became Increasingly cordial. Speaking as INDIVID UALS and not as rcprescmauves of tho Moscow government, they told of their personal desire to be friends with Americans. Thlrtv-veur-old Simonov spoke movingly of his two children whom, ho suld, he dousn't want to bo through what ho has gone through. There was strong emo tion in his volco. THIS incident of the Russian y visitors tins been dealt with , hero at considerable length be- Day's Sews L cause it is so TYPICAL. And so T significant. Wherever Americans and Rus sians meet, this drama of pre liminary, instinctive Russian sus picion that melts gradually as American good will becomes evi dent la re-enacted. General Elsen hower, whoso opportunities for observation huvo been perhaps greater than any other Ameri can's and whose warm, generous nature is admirably constituted to allay suspicion, speaks of it over and over, illustrating his statements with numerous spe cific Instances. This insignificant writer saw Instnnco after in stance of it In Russian-occupied Europe Inst summer. If THEIR government will per mit It, If OUR government makes no tragic mistakes, It enough Russians and Americans can come into faco-to-fnee, man-toman contact with each other, It ought to be possible for the Soviet Union and tho United States to go forward Into the new world whoso doors are opening up in n spirit of partner ship and understanding rather than a spirit of conflict. THE Brent present barrier Is LANGUAGE. It would be a fino thing for the future if lnngiingc study could be Introduced Into our schools as a useful, almost In . dispensable tool rather than as a superficial social polish as has been the case In tho past. " If so, it should be put Into the earlv unities nnunihlv an fur down us tho third or fourth lor even high school is too late (t'onllnuta ri S, Column I) district spukrsinan laid, was or malor violence and demolished a lighter across the pier which extends out ZVi miles Into Wo bay. A police alarm summoning all doctors and ambulances to tho scene was cancelled three quarters of an hour after the blast. The police teletype said the navy had said It had suffi cient naval and army personnel. Within a few miles of the huge naval reservation are Fort Monmouth and Fort Hancock, both of which have operating hospitals. The Earle depot also has a post hospital. Ptarl Harbor Casualty The Solar, named for Boat swain's Mute. First Class Adolfo Solar of Philadelphia, who was killed at Peari Harbor, was launched at the Philadelphia navy yard on May 29. Tho Solar was tied up at the pier this morning. The depot, built by the navy in 1U43 at a cost of $1)0,000,000, is the largest In the cast and has been continuing since the end of the war as a permanent naval Installation. Tho pier for loading and un loading is 2 4 miles long and Is the longest of its kind in the world. The depot had a storage ca pacity for 230,000 tons of am munition, U. S. Demands More Butter WASHINGTON: April SO (Pi The agriculture department to day ordered producers to set aside 20 per cent of their May output of creamery butter for sale to the army, navy and other war agencies. The set aside program will be continued through June, but the percentage of the June output which producers will be re quired to reserve will be an nounced later. No butter will be set aside for export to foreign countries, It was announced. The department said tentative Indications are that the armed services will need at least 43 000,000 pounds to meet their re- Suirements until next spring, y obtaining a year's needs dur ing May and June, the military services compete with civilians only during those months, when butter production Is at its peak Lewis Threatens Anthracite Strike WASHINGTON. April 30 UP) John L. Lewis today notified the Government he would call out 3,000 Pennsylvania anthracite miners In 30 days to back up con tract demands similar to those which havo shut down the soft coal mines, Lewis informed the ago stabi lization board that anthracite contract negotiations would be gin Friday, May 10 and that notico of dispute waa being transmitted "in order to protect our membership under the terms of the war labor disputes act. ' Klamath Man Hurt In Bus Accident PORTLAND, April 30 OP) A collision of a Vancouver-Portland stage with a loaded trailer on tho Interstate bridge slightly In jured three passengers last night, deputy sheriffs reported today. Glenn A, Beck, 40, Klamath Falls, was treated tor arm and side Injuries. Oregon Vets Seek To Buy Sti'ikc'Bouitd Bus Lines PORTLAND, Ore., April 30 VP) Sale of strike bound city bus systems of Salem and Eugene to a group of ex-servicemen awaits approval of city councils in the two cities, an Oregon Motor Stages official said today. The veterans, organized as the Veterans Transit association, plan to purchase the buses In dividually and pool their opera tion in the two cities. A, L. Schneider, general man ager of tho strike bound com pany, said agreements had been completed. The company's over-the-rnad buses linking Portland and Oregon coast cities are not involved in the sale, he said. Salem city council will meet late today to consider the ap plication of the veterans' group to take over the bus franchise and put buses idle since April 8 Hryt'am IBB PRICE riVE CENTP Daylight Sc'vV; 4 Decision Soon 8ALEM, April 30 lI') Gov rnor Earl Bneit said today ho would decldo In a lew days whether Oregon should go on daylight saving tlm. asserting he is koaplng In close touch with Governors Wallgrtn of Washington and Warren of California so that the three states may take uniform action. "I hava btan In communica tion with Governor Wallgren lor 10 days." Governor Snail said, "and wa ll work 11 out together. It would be chaos unless the states took similes action." USN To Allow Airfield Use The navy department has In formed the city thut civilian flyers who were recently or dered off the navy leased munic ipal airport win be permitted to use the field as soun as the city completes arrangements to protect government buildings and installations. A recommendation from the locul airport commission thut the city buy $30,000 in property dum age Insurance and from $30,000 to $2110,000 in liability Insurance was tubled for further study by tho cily council last week. The insurance committee is ul work now to complete a desirable In- uranco set-up. liefore a definite step is taken the airport committee will meet with government officials for their okay, according to Mayor Ed Oslendorf. Originally it was believed that the civilian flyers would not be permitted to use the field until the interim permit offered by the nuvy is officially accepted by the city. The council has given the mayor authority to sign the permit, and tho five aircraft service operators who otr.-icd to manage the field un til the city takes over will do so when they arc again given uw of the airport. The navy wire informing the city of its intention to gWu thii llyms use of the field cimc in response to the city's r .-quest tli:.t iction be rushed as soun ft .touib'c for Ihe convenience ol :hu operators. Mayor OsUvidef was unable -i say when the in surance m.Hei would be . pleted. but he stated that vauous special n.tclings wii be ca' cd this week ii. an attempt to get speedy action. Bridges Planned Near Chiloquin Two concrete bridges will be built by the state highway de partment near Chiloquin in con nection with the re-routing of U. S. 97 north from Lobcrt. Bids for the bridges were called today and will be opened In Portland May 13 or 16. Bids will also be opened at that time on two rock produc tion projects in this area. One will provide 12,200 cubic yards of rock on the Bly-East Forest boundary rock production proj ect on the Klamath Falls-Lake-view highway. The other will provide 12,000 cubic yards on Klamath Falls Lukevicw and Dairy-Bonanza highways. U. S. Steps In To End Dock Strike PORTLAND, Ore., April 30 (AP) A U. S. conciliator, ap pointed by the counciliation service regional director, stepped today into the dispute which has halted most water front activity in lower Columbia river ports. Commissioner Oliver Goodwin, Los Angeles, summoned the two factions the Waterfront Em ployers association and the CIO Supercargoes and Checkers un ion to a meeting this afternoon to try to reach an agreement. Five ships were exempt from the general port paralysis that began yesterday when the em ployers cancelled tho checkers' contract. back on the streets at the state capital. The Eugene council is expected to call a meeting soon. William B. Adams, attorney for the veterans, reported earlier in tho negotiations that the vet erans were mostly cx-army truck drivers who had planned while in service to enter tho transportation business. He said tho veterans would drive the buses themselves. Meanwhile, a charge that a bus of tho strike bound firm had injured a union picket at a Port land garage was made hero by Harold Oathcii, union business agent. He reported Fred Sum mcrvlllc, Portland driver and a veteran, was struck to tho street and suffered back injuries when a bus left the parking lot. Schneider reported tho bus was an old model sold to a bull club here prior to striko. UK Begins Spanish Inquisition NEW YORK, April 30 (IP) The first investigating subcom mittee of the United Nations security council began compil ing evidence in secrecy today to determine whether Franco Spain menaces the peace as charged by Poland, In the first phase of an in quiry authorized yesterday by a resolution stamping the coun cil's "unanimous moral condem nation" on the Franco regime, the subcommittee disclosed it was committed to keep certain submitted documents confiden tial. The subcommittee called first for duta on Spain now In the hands of the various United Na tions. This will be supplement ed by other evidence, including thut of Spanish republican lead ers exiled in Paris. The Investigators did not dis close the sources of documents on Spain which are classed as too confidential to be aired in public now, and there was no indication that Spain herself would offer any information, Spanish-German Treaty Shortly after the subcommit tee was named by the council on a ballot of 10 affirmative votes, with Russia abstaining, the Moscow radio last night said a signed draft of a secret 1943 Spanish-German military protocol had been captured in the German foreign ministry during the battle of Berlin more than a year ago. The broadcast said the docu ments showed that when Gen eralissimo Francisco Franco for mulated the alliance with Hit ler he "undertook at the ap propriate moment to come out against the allied armies." "It is clearly evident from these documents that in. fact a military alliance between Hit lerite Uermany ana rranco Spain existed long before the signature of a secret military protocol, which only juridically formulated this alliance," the radio continued. Exiles Present The exiled Spanish republi cans, who are represented here by two observers Fernando de Los Rios and Jose Antonio Aguirre indicated that Prime Minister Jose Giral of the ex iled regime was expected to ar rive here from Paris at any mo ment with new information. Although the Spanish repub' lican observers regarded the council's appointment of a sub committee as a necessary min imum" measure of action and accepted it "with reservations, thev said their views on Fran co certainly would be laid be fore the inquiry. Lost Skiers Found By Rescue Party LONGMIRE. AdHI 30 ffl The two Seattle skiers, lost on Mount Rainier since Sunday, were found "safe and sound" this morning, John Preston, park superintendent, announced. The men, George Zipp and Don Cronln, were met walking down a road at Laughing Water creek hv a national Dark service rescue party two and a half miles above Ohanapccosh ranger station at 10:30 a. m. Baseball Scores American NEW YORK, April 30 (P) Rnrjid Robert Feller, out to show the New York Yankees he isn't "slipping," hurled a no-hit, no run game today before 37,144 Yankee stadium fans as Cleve land blanked the Yanks l-o on Catcher Frank Hayes- ninth in nina home run, R. H. E Cleveland 17 2 New York 0 0 2 Feller and Hayes; Bevens and Dickey. At Boston. R. H. E, Detroit 0 3 1 Boston 4 8 0 Ncwhouser and Richards; Dobson and H. Wagner. National R H E Philadelphia 1 5 2 Pittsburgh 4 7 1 Hughes, Karl (8) and Hemsley; Gables, Hallott (8) and Salkeld, Camolll (8). Brooklyn 17 1 Chicago 2 12 (11 innlncs) Head, Casey (10) and Ander son; Borowy, Kush (5) and MC' Cullough. SYRACUSE. N. Y., April 30 Earl Harris, 25-year-old Syracuse pitcher, hurled the first no-hlt, no-run game of the 1946 International league season today as the Chiefs whipped the Buffalo Uisons o-o. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON. TUESDAY. APRIL 30, 1948 Th four ftiixr ilitars In Detroit were married la a Quadruple cakes. Here thay cut their wadding cakes with assistanca from their respective grooms. Loft to right! Farah Canaiui and Rosio; Louis Snage and Dorotbyj Mitchell Salhaney and Marie, and Goorgo Saiag and Helen. Income Tax New Weapon Againsi WASHINGTON, April 30 (AP) The government turned the heat on the black market today with the double aim of improv ing the domestic food situation and halting the diversion of fam ine relief supplies for overseas. The justice department an nounced the start of a "vigor ous crackdown" on income tax evaders suspects of reaping huge black market protits. Were going after tnese iei- lows," Attorney General Tom Clark announced, promising that the drive "will be strengtnenea and accelerated." OPA also disclosed a stepped- up enforcement campoign, aimed primarily at me piacn marnei Johnston For Price Curbs ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. April an i;pi Erie Johnston, president of the United States chamber of commerce, contended today mat if federal nrice control were wiped out in the immediate fu ture business wouia De oacii m the national doghouse within one week and I mean the last stall in the doghouse, too." He made this statement to a reporter shortly before he opened the 34th annual meeting of the U. S. chamber. Approxi mately 2000 business men. drawn from every state, aiienoea. Johnston's position fell square ly athwart that of the National Association of Manufacturers, which has advocated tne com plete elimination of OPA after its present powers expired on June 30. It also indicated a divided opinion within the directorate of the national chant' ber of commerce Itself. "Ciar" Appointed For Rodeo Riders CHEYENNE. Wye. April 30 (jp) E. N. (Pink) Boylcn, arena director of the Pendleton, Ore., roundup, rode herd today on more than 200 rodeos in the Unit wl states and Canada as high commissioner or tne international rnripn association. R. J. Hofmann of Cheyenne, president of the newly-formed organization, said Boylen was selected by the executive com mittee to represent rodeo man agers because he was "liked by both management and con testants." Franey To Explain City Measures Police Judge Harold Franey will be interviewed Wednesday at 4:15 p. m. over KFLW on the three city measures to be on the special municipal ballot at the election on May 17. The Judge will appear on Mal colm Epley's "Managing Editor's Report" program. Purpose will be to explain the measures for the benefit of city voters. Legion Meeting Date Postponed PORTLAND, April 30 (AP) The American Legion state con vention was postponed today from its July 29-31 scheduled dates in order not to conflict with Market Week here. .Legion officials will meet with chamber of commerce and hotel representatives May 2 to set other dates. "Market Week," to be held from July 28 to Au gust 10, Is the time when mer chants come to the city to view fall and winter wearing apparel and place orders. (TsUpbone Four Sisters Wed In Quadruple 111, wmpnum, Black Markets In meat, which Secretary of Ag riculture Anderson sa 1 d is thwarting the nation's efforts to meet relief export goals in lard and meat. The broad food picture was marked by these developments: 1. The agriculture department reported that it will take five years to restore European food production to prewar levels. Z. Another agriculture report placed the nation's April corn supply stocks 19 per cent under last year s figures. 3. Secretary Anderson warned that food shortages here may continue into 1948 and asserted in a speech yesterday that fur ther food sacrifices win be nought from the people J He did not go into details on the latter point. 4. Latest government statistics disclosed that the general level of farm product prices soared this month to their highest mark since July, 1920. The lift came irom major advances in prices for meat animals, fruits and cotton. President Truman canvassed the food situation again yester day in a conference with four high-ranking aides. A brief while earlier he appealed to a group of 300 Washington clergy men for their help in promoting food conservation. "You can help In that. You can make the people realize ineir respuiisiouuy. xou can awaken in them the moral re sponsibility that goes with lead ership, ' he said. Wild Plums Bloom In Klamath Area Wild plum bushes, which bear the succulent, tangy fruit which is peculiar to this section of southern Oregon, were coming into full bloom on Klamath hill sides and along highways, the heady perfume filling the air. With plenty of moisture in the ground there should be a bump er crop of the plums and the commercial demand will be as heavy this year as last. Some 12 tons were shipped from here for commercial use late in the sum mer last year and there was also a shipment from Lake county. Wild plums, however, resnnnri to the weather despite their hardy appearance. Many a fine crop has been killed by heavy frosts in May and June. Chinese Reds Treat American Flyers Well MUKDEN. April 30 JP Maj. Robert B. Rigg, Chicago, assistant U. S. military attache, flew into Mukden with his aide, MSgt. Clayton Pond, Portland, Ore., and said today they were well treated after the Chinese communists captured Changchun. "On April 15, two days after I arrived in Changchun, the city was under full attack by Chinese communist forces who greatly outnumbered the de fending garrison," Rigg said. "Heavy fighting prevented me and my pilot, MSgt. Clay ton Pond, from reaching the west airdrome for several days. The battle developed around the north railway station which was only yards from the Yama to hotel, where we were stay ing. "The hotel was caught in the midst of a heavy crossfire that finally forced all hotel occu pants into the cellar. "On the night of April 16, the railway station and the hotel area were in the hands of the communist eighth route army. "Meanwhile, peace preserva tion (home guard) forces were Number 10B08 Ceremony ! ceremony which included four IVA-CIO Take Strike Vote The 1WA-CIO local here Is participating in an industry-wide strike vote, a spokesman for the 827 International Woodworkers of America union members in this district said today, and the ballots will not be counted until May 12. The vote is being taken in all locals in Oregon, California, Washington, Montana and Idaho and the final tabulation is due May 15. Some workers here voted Sun day and the-remainder will bal lot this week.' IWA President James E. Fad' ling said in Portland that nego tiations ueiween workers ana employers for' a new -contract had recessed because of employ er insistance that a . tentative! agreement be reached on then proposals before demands of the union are considered. The pres ent agreement calls for a five day week with a few excep tions and the employers, Fad ling said, want many more ex ceptions. They have asked, the IWA leader pointed out, for the right to put workers on a split shift, objected to overtime for the sixth and seventh days' work, and want to exclude the time spent in fire-fighting from over time consideration. The union is asking for four changes in the contract, includ ing a pay boost to $1,174 an hour and sick leave based on seniority and time worked. The employers are asking for 33 changes in the contracts. The vote here and over the industry generally is whether to participate in a strike if one is called next month. Supreme Court Sits At Pendleton SALEM, April 30 VP) The state supreme court will hold its spring term of its Eastern Oregon session at Fendleton next Mon day, with only two cases sched uled for hearing. One is the appeal of Kenneth W. Bailey, convicted of first de gree murder in Malheur county in connection with the slaying of Theodore W. Chambers, state police officer. The other case is the suit of Grace Lowe against L. P. Harman over ownership of mining property. The Baker county circuit court ruled in favor of Harman. In Changchun resisting strongly at their inner city defenses. The contention was fierce. Both sides fought with determination. "Maj. Gen. Cheng Chi-tlng resisted heroically in his head' quarters with a few hundred men. "Finally he led them out of the burning headquarters, but he and his men were caught in a machinegun fire and cap tured. "General Cheng was wound ed in the leg and now is in the hospital, "Both myself and Sgt. Pond were generously treated by the communist forces. Maj. Gen. Chow Pao-chung ordered his staff officers to secure fuel and clear the airfield for us. The general personally escorted us to the airfield yesterday morn ing. "The citv of Changchun had resumed its normal life before our departure. (This dispatch did not men tion five U. S. correspondents who also were in Changchun and who are due to leave as soon as transportation is available). till) Kamikaze Named As Assassin TOKYO. April SO e) -Gen eral MacArthur was rr Wd for assassination May Da lomor- row with hand grer and pistols "some time du com munistic demonstrate near hia headquarters, his e an nounced today. American authoritle srned of the assassination pic !, tough, one of the participar i . .vliom Hideo Tokayama, the moused but unapprehended lcirr, at tempted to poison, sii Brig. Gen. Frayne Baker, Msri rthur'i public relations officer. I no Japanese government of ficially presented its auolocie at MacArthur's office " report of the plot spreading Ilk"! wild fire through Tokyo nUrrd Jap anese fears of harsher occupation policies. Kyuchl Tokuda, gen. ral secre tary of the commum ,1 party. quickly said the coi.imunl.its weren't involved and added, "Wo nave aDsoiutely no reason to do away with General MacArthur." Former Kamikais Tokayama. former kemotitai (thought police) officer who bo came a kamikaze (suicide) pilot, was known to possess grenades and pistols, Baker said. He was engaged for some time in pre liminary arrangements to "enlist assistance" in a plot to kill Mac- Arthur, a headquarters statement added, and had accumulated 140,000 yen ($9333) for the pur pose. "At one time in his negotia tions he attempted to kill, by putting poison in his coffee, one of the plotters because he felt this man would fail," the an nouncement said. "Fortunately. the poison was not immediately fatal. He was taken by the Jap anese police to an American hos pital, where through experienced assistance he was revived and detailed parts of the plot." The informant, not identified by headquarters, will be kept in custody as one oi tne original plotters, Baker said. Japanese) police released a photograph of Tokayama to the Japanese press in an effort to speed his arrest. The headquarters : announce ment said: "A plot has been uncovered to assassinate the supreme com mander of the allied powers aa i - .in.irf-t, th. -V,,.,!. I n.rt nrt .-WW parade and mass meeting sched uled for May 1. The leader oi the plot is Hideo Tokayama. who has not yet been apprehended. Other known plotters still are at large, but are being rounded up. Snell Displeased With Legislators SALEM. ADril 30 VP) The ac tion of Multnomah county legis lators in refusing to agree to con- -fine themselves to a discussion of Multnomah county's school problems at the proposed special legislative session disappointed Governor Earl Snell today. - While he would not comment on the action, the governor ap-. peared displeased. , The governor had hoped that the session could be limited to one day, and that the legislators ' vote only for an amendment to ' the Multnomah county election registrar law which would en able the Portland school district to go ahead with its election on $1,750,000 in new taxes. A source close to the governor -said there is another stumbling; block- in that several upstate legislators are opposed to doing anything for Portland schools. Russians Buzz Clark's Plane VIENNA, April 30' UP) Two Russian fighters buzzed the per sonal plane of Gen. Murk W. Clark today as it was being flown irom Vienna to L,tntz oy hirig. Gen. Ralph A. Snavely, com mander of the USFA air division. This was the third incident involving Soviet fighters and -American planes in 10 days. ' Clark was not aboard his plane, a B-17 Flying Fortress.. He made his third protest against the Russian activities when ha learned of today's attack. Air Express Hauls To Begin June 1 , NEW YORK, April 30 (AP) Northwest Airlines and the Rail, way Express agency announced today it would offer beginning June 1 "a new type of high speed door-to-door air freight service, at rates approximately 50 per cent below present air express rates." Croil Hunter, the airlines president and general manager, and L. O. Head, president of the) express agency, said in a joint statement the service was. being offered "to meet unprecedented demands by small and large bus iness for fast door-to-door tir freight service at rates keyed to the country's need for a more economical transportation by air." Arriving In U. S. Br Th Attoelatefl PriM Arthur C. Hiirhmn Jr.. Blft, Klamath FalU arrived on General Has du in Seattle April 38. Georie J. Mellow, M Sit., Ml. Shaata, arrived on Gorge wihlng ton due in New York April 28.