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Newspaper Page Textmm .15) Wo) Lr WIN Chiang Orders 15-Day Truce In Manchuria NANKING, Jump '(AP Chiang Kulshck today l-sucd ceusr lire order culling a 15-duy hull In the long, bloody conflict in Munrhiirlu. , . . . , The truce, effective tomorrow, l expected to clcnr the way to permanent settlement of dllfcrcnees between tho Chinese gov ernment mid the cuinmunlsts. , , Gen, Chou Ku-liil, chief communist negotiator, concurred In the truco although expressing concern about the shortness of tho "I concur In the cruse-fire arrangement, huvlng In mind that no opportunity for pence should bo skipped over." Cliou mi hi. "In doing no wo will exert our bent effort toward bringing ncgollu- tlomi to iiicccm." In Tiud- Day's Jews By FRANK JENKINS THERE have been significant drvi'lnpini'iit ill the world thin week. Some good. Soma hud. (II nil depends on yuur point of view.) TN France, at another election, communlMii differed what the headline have generally de scribed an a setback. The commuuliitif lout nothing In NUMHKHS. The non-com niunlsl gained nothing In point of numbem. What hnpprned was thin: Tho coininiinliit!!, already a hard, clnse-uralned CORE, held their own. The non-eoiniminlsls, .mitt tin into a variety of purtlei, allowed a strong trend toward co n s o 1 1 el a 1 1 n g Into FEWER parties. NON-COMMUNISTS, In t h e I aggregale, fur outnumber communists in Fruucc. lint their strength him been supH-d by hick of unity. So an inner hlft umong the non-communlsls, toward fewer parties, can be ac cepted an an aclual gain in EF FEtTIVE strength. That is about the size of it. SOMEWHAT the nine trend appeared In Italy. The com muuiMS, a I really tightly organ ised In ONE group, held tnelr own (airly well, whereas tho split-up non-communlsls shifted toward fewer groups. That uguin can bo described as a guln In effective non-coin's munlsl strength. TN Italy, the commuiii.it issue was overshadowed by the re publicinouurchy Issue. The republic WON. qulto de cisively, mid the members of the royal family are beginning to move out of Italy. That will be a distinct gain IF , tho people of Italy are able to make democracy. In the form of republic, WORK. That, of course, remains to be seen. TN Britain, a TREMENDOUS development hus -.occurred. Ernest llevin, foreign socrC' tury of Britain's LAHOR govern nient, asserted bluntly the other day that permanent peaco In Europe can be iiuuronteed only if Russia enters freely into the European settlement. HUT, ho added: "There rum throuuh all RuS' slan speeches and writing.) the idea that tho Russian methods ALONE represent democrucy and that other systems are cither fusclst or cryptic-fascist. Russian diplomats, ho conclud cd, "appear to believo that tho security of Russia can ONLY be maintained WHEN EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD . ADOPTS THE SOVIET SYS TEM." a a a THAT Is equivalent to slating that Russia appears to be lieve that the way to bring peace 4 to the world Is to CONQUER y THE WORLD and Impose thu soviet system upon It by lorce. That Is tho way Rome brought the Pax Roninna (peace of Rome.) She conquered the world and Imposed her OWN system upon it oy lorce. plIUHCHILL (leader of the op position) comments: "Britain's labor government has mudo an important contrl butlon to world peace ... by a resolute DENUNCIATION of communism. He praises Labor ile Hovln as "a representative of much that Is wise and coura geous in British character. THUS wo come one step nearer to RECOGNIZING that tho world Is already divided into two opposing cumps commit' nlsm nn one slda and freedom of tho Individual on the other, THERE are two small but hv terostlng slants In tho news, In Brooklyn a "seething mass of screaming, hair-nulling women" (tho language is that of a New York dispatch) preclpltnto a rioi that is tinany queued by no II co who report that the women had been wailing In lino for hours In front of a meat mar ket and went berserk when late comers tried to crowd up In front. That Is what SCARCITY docs Vto people 8 tempers. THE oilier llttlo tale comes from Singapore and describes the finding In tho jungle of a lost BAF officer by a native who ((Jonllnlirid an i'nm II, Column 1) "1 am Issuing ordem to my armies 4o hold all advances, at lacks and pursuits for per iod of IS days from noon Fri day, June 7," Hie generalissimo umiounced In a message deliv ered to newspapermen through Minister of Information I'eng llsuehpcl. No Rights Prudlctd "Doing this gives tho com munist parly un opKirtunlty to demonstrate its good faith and Intention of currying out the agreement previously signed. In lulUnu this action, tho govern menl In no way prejudices Its rights under the Sino-Sovlet treaty to recover Munchurlan sovereignty.' Tho previous agreement wos a January poiiiicai-miinory truce, since viulutcd by both sides. Chiang stipulated that the fol lowing three mutters must bo settled within the 15-day period: 1 Detailed arrangements gov erning the complete termina tion of hostilities In Manchuria. 2 Detailed orrungements and time schedules for the complete restoration of coniuiilcatlous in China. 3 A definite basis for carry ing out, without further dcluy, the Feb. 23 agreement for de mobilization reorganization and Integration of China s armed forces. (In Pclplng, the Independent newspaper Hsln Min Pao said government forces huva pushed north to within 20 miles of cimmunlst-held Harbin. Another Independent. Shlh Chlch Jlh Pao, said government forces faced no obstacles cn routo to Harbin unless the reds choose to resist. Hsln Min Pao said na tional troops captured Lafuh, east of Yungki (Klrin) and now control all major cities In the triangular area formed by La in 11, Changchun and riarum.) Crater Park Open June 15 Reports of snow -clearing operations at Crater ' Luke na tional park reveal that tho park will be officially open, Saturday, June IS. A ouc-way road has been broken through to the rim, and la being used by park personnel In getting the park ready for the public. Visitors cannot be per mitted to use the present road because it would seriously Inter lore and delay opening of the park on schedule, according to E. P. Lcavitt, park superin tendent. The lodgo at the lake will also open Juno 13. Snow at the rim is more than 12 feet on the level and considerably higher where it has drifted. Park authorities hope that the difficult job of spring clearing will be made easier next yenr Dy keeping the main road to the rim open all winter. Thomas C. Parker, assistant park superin tendent, explained that during the war It has been impossible to keep the roads open In the winter months because neither sufflclont funds nor personnel havo been available, He added lliat tho park is getting back to lis pre-war level and it is hoped that tho roads may be kept open this winter. The public Is warned not to come to tho park before its of ficial opening date, because no visitors will be allowed until tho park is ready. Pageant Definitely Slated By Centennial Association Members of the Centennial association last night brushed aside suggestions for a change In plans, and went ahead enthusias tically with preliminary details of a south 'road 100th anniver sary pageant to bo held here lata in August. Reports from Mrs. Elizabeth Loos ley on community contoct work Indicated growing Interest In all parts of the Klamath coun try In the pageant plan. Groups jworo present from Merrill, Bo nanza, Henley and Fort Klamath to hear a discussion of plans. Tho pageant must be under written to the extent of $15,000, according to Mrs. Geneva Dun can, centennial president, and it was reported last night that $2300 of this amount had been promised. An intensive under writing campaign was launched nt tho meeting, Mrs, Duncan and others sold that experiences of other com munities with pageants Indicat ed there would be no difficulty In obtaining sufficient Income from ticket sales and concessions mmmmmM m w r b PRICE FIV A FL Union Men Quit Ships For Confab NEW YORK, June B fP Spokesman tor two American Federation of Labor unions said today that a strike of 62.000 teamen on three coasts appeared certain. WASHINGTON, June 6 ll't Thousand of AFL Seamen walked off their ships In Ameri can seaports today, adding the threat of an AFL strike to the grave muritlme labor situation. As the AFL men met In si multaneous "stop-work" meeting ut 2 p. m. (EST), Harry Lundu bora, oresldent of the AFL Sea- liners international union, saia In Sun Francisco it wos possible thut the emergency meetings would develop into a nationwide maritime strike. Until today the maritime crisis centered on CIO unions whoso representatives were in Wash ington. Also in the capital, a congres sional committee decided to hold hearings in an effort to prevent a maritime strike. CIO Walks Out Too One CIO Notional Maritime union officio). George. M. Ke kicho of Seattle, said cn route to join colleagues In Washington, that NMU members at ports throughout the country were joining tho AFL Seamen In to day's "stop work movement'' as a "demonstration of unity." Negotiations between the NMU and eastern ship operators continued at the labor depart ment amid signs they were reaching a deadlock after the operators' rejection of the un ion's last offer 44-hour .week at sea. To "bring our story before the people," about 200 members of the CIO National Maritime un ion paraded through downtown Boston today, a few hours before their rlvols the AFL Seamort were to attend their "stop-work" meeting In the same city. Thousands of AFL Seafarers on tho Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific and Hawaiian coast called the work stoppage to discuss "mat ters of great importance." At their meetings the AFL Seafarers were expected to dis cuss their course of action in the event of the scheduled CIO mari time strike. Damage Suit Before Jury A $215,(100 damage and per sonnl Injury suit now being tried in federal court may be the only Jury cose to come be- rore the court In this session. After tho jurors were selected for this trial this morning, Judge James Alger Fee dismiss ed the remainder of the panel with instructions to report at the Jackson county courthouse In Medford next Thursday. The case being tried today was placed against the Southern Pacific railway by Ernest New comb, 31, of Lakeview, follow ing a truck-locomotive accident on highway 66 in tho Lakeview city limits on October 3, 1B44. Newcomb testified this morn ing that a truck and trailer, owned by him and which he was driving, crashed into the side of an SP locomotive, dam- (I'onllnnrd n r II, Column S) to meet the $15,000 budget with out calling on the underwriters for cash. She said that Dr. Horace Rob inson of the University of Ore gon history department Is ex pected to direct the pageant. A. M. Collier, who has been soliciting underwriters, urged that the group look realistically at the Income question. He pointed out the need for seating largo numbers of persons at the pageant if enough admissions are to come In to pay off. Malcolm Eplcy, a member of the chamber of commerce direc tors' board, outlined briefly a suggestion that the centennial celebration might be combined with the Fourth of July rodeo in single "centennial days" event. Those orcsent felt that this would comn too soon to present a pageant, ond they were unwill ing to scale down the pageant plan, Epley sold he and the chamber board weren't urging tho change, but merely offered It as a suggestion worthy of consideration. . mm m Mm mm mw m mm Pine Rock I Nearina completion at Shippinaton. this 135-foot steel barge transporting ballast from his rock crusher on the west shore of the lake to Modoc Point. The barge is all steel, welded construction, and will bold approximately 400 to 300 tons of ballast. A conveyor belt running under the rock bins will unload the barge in a matter of minutes. Built by Gladney. the barge has been under construction lor three and a half months, and is expected to be finished wnnin e weeos. Vinson Named To High Court WASHINGTON, June 6 (VP) President Truman today nomi nated Secretory of the Treasury Fred Vinson to be chief justice Lol.tlie United States. . , 1. ... llmo nominated Reconversion Director John W. Snyder to suc ceed Vinson as secretary of the treasury. He named John L. Sullivan undersecretary of the navy. The president disclosed the op potnflncnts at a crowded news conference. He said the office of war mobilization and recon version would be terminated. Asked if this meant that the country's reconversion troubles were over, the president replied not all of them, but most of them. Mr. Truman said he had de cided to name Vinson to succeed the late Chief Justice Horlon F. Stone about an hour and o-half before the news conference. Vin son is a Kcntuckian, a former member of the house and a for mer Judge of the U. S. circuit court of appeals for the district of Columbia. Economic Stobilizer Chester Bowles will continue his duties In that capacity when the recon version office is terminated, Mr. Truman said. He did not know how long it would take. He assured the reporters that they were getting Vinson s nomination right off the griddle; that it was still hot. Baseball Scores WASHINGTON, June 8 (P) President Truman laughingly denied today any plans to seize the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball club which has been threatened with a strike. If he had to take over all the ball players who might go on a strike, the president replied, he would have two damn good teams in St. Louis. The president, who Is from Mjssouri, Joined in the general laughter that followed the ques tion and his reply. AMERICAN H. 7 13 St. Louis , 4 Boston 5 Kramer, Miller (4), Ferens (8) and Mancuso; C. Wagner, Brown (7), Ferriss (B) and H. Wagner. R. H. E. Chicago- 0 4 0 New York 4 7 0 Rlgncy, Dietrich (4), Paplsh (R) and Jordan; Ruffing and Dickey, NATIONAL R. H. E. Brooklyn 13 17 1 Pittsburgh 8 11 2 Branca, Behrman (8), Herring (8) and Anderson; Sewell, Al bosta (5), Gcrhcauser (7) and Lopez. Philadelphia , 9 17 0 Cincinnati 3 7 1 Mauncy, Judd (8) and Semln Ick; Beggs, Giimbert (1), Van dermcer (6), Lambert (9) and Lamanno. New York 8 13 2 Chicago 10 13 0 Schuster, Joyce (6), Budniok (8), and Lombardi, Warren (12); Borowy, Bithorn (0), Erlckson (B), Wyso (11) and McCullough. (12 Innings), KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON. THURSDAY, Men Barge Neoring Completion Malay Will Buy Extra Fine Wife SINGAPORE, June 6 (P) Sakai, an aboriginal hillman, found and led to safety today RAF Flying Officer William Leslie McLachlan of Lon don, .who had. been - lost in the jungle since he left the Cameron Highlanders leave center May 28. Sakai, who was en route to buy a wife when he found McLachlan, said he would use his $230 reward to pur chase the best type of wife, instead of the $40 variety he planned before. Senators Urge Project Boost A boost of more than $1,000, 000 in appropriations for the Klamath reclamation project was recommended in Washing ton today by the senate sub-committee handling the interior de partment financing bill. Acting in opposition to recent ly announced cuts in the Klam ath project cash, the senate com mittee proposed funds of $1,282,- Uuu instead of the previously recommended $216,000. Senator Cordon (R-Ore.) who announced the committee's action, said its purpose was to speed opening of land so that veterans may settle as soon as possible on irrigated farms. If finally approved, the money will be spent in constructing Boundary dam on Lost river, en larging the Lost river diversion canal, and making other changes which will assure early opening of additional homestead land on Tulclake. The senate subcommittee also favored increasing money for support of the Klamath Indians from $106,000 to $212,000. July 4th Rodeo Called Certain Plans for a rodeo here in the fourth of July period are defi nitely on, according' to word from a committee headed by El mer Bolsigcr which was named to carry on after Buckaroo Days committee announced it planned no show this year. Word has been sent out to cowboys that there will be com petition at Klamath Falls. Members of the committee in clude Balsigcr, Marshall Cor nctt, Bill Serruys and W. C. Dalton. M. P.'s Parade At Frankfurt FRANKFURT, June 6 (IP) Military police 250 strong parad' ed with a brass band in Frank furt's Hlndenburg platz today in observance of the second anni' versary of the Normandy la vasion. The public address system over which an army order of the day was being translated into Ger man for 3000 civilians broke down four times, causing many German smiles. JUNE t, 1MB (Telephone Get Raise will be used by A. L. Gladner in Chicago Fire Probe Starts CHICAGO. June 8 UP) A series of official investigations were begun today in the disas trous La Salle hotel fire, while friends and relatives of victims were completing positive identi fication of 54 of the 58 dead. ' As city, county and state offi cers proceeded with their sep arate inquiries into Chicago's worst hotel disaster In history, the hotel management ordered evacuation of the fire swept ruins of the 22-story structure at La Salle and Madison street. More than 1000 transient and permanent guests at the 1000 room, 37-ycar-old loop hostelry were affected. In the wake of the tragic blaze city officials ordered the immediate closing to two legiti mate loop theatres and five night clubs because of alleged failure to comply with fire and building code regulations. Meanwhile, a "blue ribbon" inquest , jury of 11 engineers, safety, architectural and hotel management experts probed the conflagration, seeking to deter mine the cause and the reasons why the flames spread so rap- luiy irom me lobby up the stair ways. lire department officials said that hundreds of the 1100 guests in the hotel when the fire broke out knew nothing of the fire un til fire engines arrived about iz:3S a. m. The hotel management said there was no delay in sending in an alarm and that all precau tions had been taken to' provide for the public's safety. Division Marshal John L. Fenn. however. said there was a delay of about zu minutes in sending in an alarm. Normans Pay On Anniversary Of D-Day TREVIERS, France, June 6 (P) The people of Normandy paid tribute today to a memor able morning two years ago when allied troops, in the great est invasion in history, surged over their beaches to begin the long, bloody attack against Hit ler's fortress Europe. The commemoration wis held for the most part without fan fare or revelry, but with a dig nity befitting an occasion when men fought and died to liberate other men from the yoke of op pression. In St. Mere Eglise there was an all-day observance honoring the men of the 82nd airborne division which floated out of the sky two years ago to begin the invasion. In Baycux and Caen there were anniversary celebra tions honoring the British and Canadian troops who fought there. But in most of the little vil lages and along most of the dusty roads bordered by hedge-rows the people of Normandy regard ed the day quietly. They prayed for the men who came to liberate them and who staved behind un der the White Cross or Star of David in one of Normandy s nine American military cemeteries. Pierre Aoust, who used to be "Pierre of the Ritz-Carlton" in. New York, poured another toast WEATHER NEWS Mas. ijana ii il Mia. rrtelaliallaa UbI t Itaara .Traa tlllB -aar la data II. U Nmal ll.lt Uil'im .lS.a r-ncail! rarll- alaaar. Sill) Number 10839 PIRC Agrees To 5c Boost For KF Area A S cents-an-hour raise, retro active to May 1, has been agreed upon Dy negotiators for AFL, lumber workers in this area and the Pine Industrial Relations committee. The recommendation goes im mediately to individual unions and operators, and if approved Dy them will be submitted to the wage stabilization board. Provision was made in the agreement, reached last night, for a 10-minute rest period where needed in AFL lumber operations in the area. It was stated that this agree ment was intended to fix the wage scale until January 1, 1947, unless negotiations are re opened by mutual agreement. The new wages boost minimums to $1.05 for box factory and $1,071 for mill and logging camp work. They retain the re manufacturing differential and ine pine-fir differential. About 1800 Aifected The agreement applies to 18 AFL employes in the Klamath basin district council, affecting aDoui ibuu employes. Operations in this vicinitv af fected include the Big Lakes Box company sawmill, Ralph L. Smith plants at Klamath Falls, Canby and Alturas. Kalnine Plywood, Medford ' corporation at Medford, American Lumber and Box at Lakeview and Spra gue River, ail three operations at Dorris, sawmill, box factory and logging operations of the Long-Bell company at Weed, and a number of others. Tti a0rMH.iinnn A IT V, - follows a,,imilar increase ne-j Buumea a iew nays ago oy me; fiKU ana ciu. The latter agree ment is now being considered by individual unions and firms. It is retroactive to April 1, and is intended to stabilize the wage situation to April 1, 1947. Evatt Demands Spanish Break NEW YORK, June 8 W Dr. Herbert E. Evatt of Australia, chairman of the United Nations security council sub-committee which investigated Spain, today called upon the council to ap-. prove his group's recommenda tions for an eventual world-wide break with Generalissimo Fran cisco Franco. The sub - committee recom mended that the general assem bly ask the members of the United Nations to rupture rela tions with Madrid if Franco still is in power in September when the assembly convenes here. Dr. Evatt said that as long as "Franco remains in power there is likely to be a situation of in ternational concern." The Australian, sitting in the council for the first time. ODeneri debate on the sub-committee's report with a declaration that the time had come for the coun cil to determine what practical measures can be taken by the united rtalions. Quiet Homage to the men of the 2nd infantry division, which captured Tre- viers and recounted how he stood at the door of his hotel L'Aiglon and yelled: "Come in for a drink. The boche has gone lor a jump in me river. Many men accepted his in' vitation for "one on the house," then left again to continue the bitter hedge-row battle. Not far away, Lear Le Molay, Madame Rene Lubin, known to hundreds of American soldiers as "Mrs. McGinnis" recalled how she stood along -the road in front of her house waving to the troops and shouting the only words she Knew, words remem- herpH from the last war when she worked for two months in a London oublic house: "Good afternoon, gin? Whis key?" In Valognes they tell again and again the story that has made them laugh so often in the past two years how an unknown American soldier roared up on his motorcycle to one of the few houses still standing in the town and told the family inside: "You'd better get out of here. the Germans are coming. When the family left he flop ped down on the big leather bed 'There aren't any Germans with in miles of here" he said, "but I just have to get some sleep." Streamliner Hit Head-On At Hot Lake LA GRANDE, Ore., June 8 lP) An eastbound Union Pa cific passenger train failed to . take a scheduled siding at Hot Lake, 12 miles east of here, early today and crashed head on Into the streamliner "City of Portland," killing a brake man and injuring 70 persons, five seriously enough for hos pitalization. The streamliner, westbound from Chicago, was halted on the main line waiting for No. 18, the Idahoan, to take a sid ing. The standard train, how ever, apparently continued through the switch, end with emergency brakes applied, crashed into the streamliner. Brakeman Ned U n g e r of Pendleton, Ore., was crushed to death. The five passengers taken to hospitals: The Rev. J. Ward, St. Louis, wrenched back. Marcel Dupoy, Portland, Ore., back injury. Herbert R. Adams, Cottage Grove, Ore., back injury. Mrs. Edith Hein, Central City, Colo., neck injury. An lone Anderson, central City, back Injury. The Rev. Mr. Word, a Catho lic priest, was taken to La Grande's St. Joseph hospital, the others to the hosnltal at Grande Ronde. Crushed By Tender The Idahoan, running with a helper engine In front for the mountain grades, struck with sufficient impact to drive the second engine under the tender of the first. Unger was crushed as the tender tipped up against the cab, pinning him. L. M. Zimmerle, La Grande, engineer on the helper, said: "I suppose I'm responsible. I'm the guy who was running the train. However, if the streamliner had gotten here soon enough, they would have had the switch open." He was not hurt. Fred John son, La Grande, was engineer on the streamliner and E. Ebell, engineer on the No. 18 road en gine. Neither train, aside from the helper locomotive, was badly damaged, and trainmen express ed the opinion b,pth could pro ceed under their own power as soon as. the helper engine waa tan faom t"6 Taylor Recall Is Predicted RICHMOND. Va.. June 8 UP) A Richmond minister said today that President Truman had as sured a group of protestant churchmen that Myron C. Tay lor, the president's personal rep resentative to the Vatican would be recalled at the latest by the time the peace treaties were signed. Dr. John A. MacLean. na.qtor of the Ginter Park Presbyterian church of Richmond, who repre sented the southern Presbyter ian churches as one of the com mittee of 11 calling on the presi dent yesterday, issued this state ment: "We were eiven assnrann that the aDDointment of Mr. Taylor was a temporary expedi ent to give the president the full est opportunity to make his con tribution to the peace. We were assured that Mr. Taylor's service as ambassador to the pope might terminate at an early date, but would certainly terminate with ine signing ot. the peace trea ties." (In Washington, the White House declined any comment on Dr. MacLean's statement.) The Richmond minister, who said the group which called at the White House yesterday rep resented more than 40,000,000 Protestants, commented that the conlerence accomplished at lease two purposes." He said that the occasion was the first ir. which the protestants of America have been fully united in explaining to the president their attitude toward retaining an ambassador to the pope. Also, Dr. MacLean stated, "for the first time we have the assurance from official sources that this airangement is not permanent but temporary, and will definite ly be terminated. Win For Fulcher Appears In Bag ALTURAS. June 6 Nearly complete returns from Tuesday's election indicate that Clinton Fulcher, Lookout, has squeaked through a win over Dan Craw ford of Tulelake for supervisor oi Modoc county. With only Tionesta uncounted, the figures stood 296 to 277 in favor of Fulcher. Unofficially, it was reported Fulcher also led in Tionesta. The vote by precincts: Crawford Falefctr TuleUk. ..J.T3 30 Lookout - 24 1 Adln 80 SS Canby 25 W Llllle Hot Spring! 0 IS Whlta Horn . I U rn HZ In another close race, Ralph Doolittle has defeated Archie Close for justice of the peace, Alturas-Canby township.