Truman To Address Congress On Case Bill
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Day s tews
By FRANK JENKINS
W I'll I million! In the atrecta
watching a parade nine
mile lniui. London today ccla
bnitca pccln Victory Day
organized to puy trllmta In llio
war contribution of nil British
dominion mid colonies and lo
honor the butlle brotherhood o(
tlm United Nation.
Tlic nrltlidi appreciate, victory.
II men in no morn bomb ruin
Inn down iuhI killing and maim
ing and destroying.
WATCH these Brltli.li.
" They am keeping their
head and producing produc
ing for FOHKIGN MARKETS,
In order to provide foreign ex
change with which to buy food
and the raw material needed to
make MOKE GOODS.
Meanwhile, they are DOING
WITHOUT for themselve. They
know It will be a long llino be
fore they can haw the comfort
and the convenience of our mod
ern Industrial civilization. They
I know they enn't have these
Hhlng t'Oll TUKMSKLVKS until
they have produced and Hold
euoiiKh AIlltOAD to mnko Brit
ain' economic pusitinn ccure.
They are work Inn for the na
tion flrsl and for themselves
an Individual AFTKRWAKD.
fully awaro that the welfare of
each Knitllnhman deeudii upon
the wclfure of Britain a a whole.
VOU can't write off a nation
1 of people like that an a total
loss. No matter how dark their
present altuntlon may aeem, they
will work their way out of ft
If they continue in their prevent
mnml.
TMIF.RE In a our note, of course,
x lit the London celebration of
thl special Victory Day.
MISSING from the parade of
wartime allien were Russia, Yu
goslavia and I'nlnnd. All three
had notified the British govern
ment earlier that thoy would
not lend contingent.
Wartime unity, yuu sue, no
longer cxiU. vtu inul lucu Uiai
lact.
T'llE dispatches Ihia morning
tell ua that the Italian re
public, heaviiy luvoicu in toe
vuiiug luil Sunday, may uu lor
many lirucluiinuu in Homo laic
touny. King Umucrlo u leaving
llio country, no auyi nu u very
tired.
Another ilgn of a changing
worm.
MONARCHY, In lhce tiayi,
aeem ai out of place a a
bright green necktie with a blue
. suit. Wo wonder how 11 aver
came about.
" Well, It came about thin way:
Before the Idea ol IltlttUl
TAKY monarchy camo into tne
world, anarchy, civil war aim
bloodnhed reigned WIlhNEVtil
llio duel dlcu. So, in the alow
courae of time, the thought came
Into people minds thul if thu
chief a aon aucceedca . Iinmuui
atcly and aulouiatically to tne
ruivrahip thia .-riod 01 anarchy
and bloodshed and ruin of ev
crythlng Unit vommun eopla
nau woiKua lor might be avoid
ed.
So It waa tried, and in the
main It worked. It worked ao
well thul it haa continued, In
one way and another and In
one placo and another, for hull
drcda of generation.
TN the back of people's minds,
you fee, haa ALWAYS been
the deaire to be aa free aa uossi
bio from the disturbance that
Inevitably ciuruc when warring
faction riao above government
and upset the applecart by the
use oi lorce.
HTIIE anthracilo coal miner go
back to work. Heading the
lerma oi the settlement. It oc
1 cura to ua that they did rather
well by lliemselvcs.
Hut if you wero miner,
working under tlio ground, you
would wniil to ao well by your.
self aa often aa possible. One
of the world's big trouble is
i mat nobody wanta to mlno coal,
f-UT In thia country, tills self-
w ish, aectional thought occurs
to ua:
Whatever makes conl, upon
which tho Industrial East He.
pends heavily for power, moro
expensive adds by Hint much to
the competitive Industrial de
velopment or llio West, the bulk
of whose power comes from
water running downhill.
It is an unworthy thought, of
course,
Still, that Is the way the land
lies.
Catholic Priest
Excommunicated
VATICAN CITY. Juno R (Pt
Tho sacred congregation of the
Holy office, for the first
time In 30 yenrs. excommuni
cntod a Catholic priest todny
"for the duration of his life'
on charges of heresy.
Vatican sources said the
priest, the Rev, Fcrdlnando Tar
taglla, In the Archdiocese of
Florence, had .dealt exclusively
with religious matters, and had
not touched on political que
tions.
The announcement, published
In the Vatican newspaper L-
Osservolors Romnno, said Fath
er Tartaglla hnd been excom
municated for "spreading false
doctrines." Life ex-communication,
expulsion from tho church,
prohibits all Catholics except
family members from speaking
10 iiiriagita or assisting mm "In
any way," unless authorized by
llio Holy office.
Bridge Gang
En Route To
Wreck Scene
A lirlduo uumi from Oakland
and Sacramento la duo In Klam
ath Fulls aome time tonigiil via
apeclal train to Mart work on re
pairing the Altiimonl OC&E
apan. damaged in yesterday's
logging train smuah-up.
The bridge had been moatly
cleared of loga by dark lust
night by two crews working
with a power crane. Virgil
Wlnkleman, roadmiiater, and A.
Hedlfor, cur foreman, took
ganga to tile aenno of the acci
dent and went to work Immedi
ately getting loga ami amiialicd
girder pulled out of the way.
The bridge waa re-railed 10
get liu derailed cars out of the
way, and a power crane, or
hook, win brought In to pull the
loga from the bridge, borne of
llio log wero wedged ao tightly
ugulnt the rail and aupporla of
the bridge that It wua nccea
sury to Jack them loose before
thry could bo removed. Some
of the logs were reloaded on
flalcara and dumped al Weyer
haeuser, while others were
dumped beside the track, or In
the canal, where thry are held
by a rope boom. According to
Lloyd Slllt, UP district agent,
these log will be loaded by use
of the crane and delivered to
their destination. .
Probably Open Wednesday
It la expected that operatlona
on the road will be reaumed by
Wednesday, possibly on a tem
porary basis. Early use of the
OC&E tracks will depend en
tirely on the speed with which
the bridge gang can put In a
new span or repair the old one.
The special train from Oakland
will Include a pile driver, which
will be used in shoring up the
weakened bridge.
The cars on the far aide of
the bridge will remain In their
present location until the bridge
I repaired, aa it has been de
clared unsafe for uo by rail
car of any kind.
Shipping from mills on the
OC&k. Hue around lieatly and
Hly will be held tip by the acci
dent. Klamath Falls mills do
not expect the tie-up to affect
operations of either milts or log
ging campa.
House Probers
See Red Plot
WASHINGTON, June B (IP)
Tho house committee on tin-
American -activities claims Uwm
Soviet Union supports a com
munist movement In this coun
try whose leaders "have openly
proclaimed that It advocates
revolution and the overthrow of
the present government of the
U. S."
A 73-page report made public
last night declared "the United
States must fear communism be
cause It Is a foreign-controlled
movement" publicly committed
to "renew class warfare, agita
tion between the races and in
other ways promote revolution
In this country."
The committee urged Individ
uals, organizations and govern
ment to be on guard against
communists and "communist
front" organizations.
Labor unions. In particular,
were urged to "clean out" com
munistic elements.
Tho committee asserted It Is
keeping an eye on communist
groups.
The group criticized the war
department for publishing a
pamphlet In 1045 Identified
only as "orientation fact sheet
No. 64" which the group con
tended supported communism.
It said some organizations still
are circulating this document.
Heavy Rains Aid
Russian Wheat
MOSCOW. June 8 VP) Heavy
rains have broken the drought
that threatened harvests in the
great wheat producing areas of
tho southern Ukraine and north
ern Caucasus, Tass said today.
The official Russian news
agency reported that rains dur
ing the last five days had cre
ated highly favorablo conditions
for crops throughout the two
districts and also In the vicin
ity of Kharkov, Kiev, Stalin
grad, tho Volga basin and Molda
via, Romania.
Tho rains fell In the nick of
time to save spring crops.
Ukrainian officials and mem
bers of an UNRRA mission to the
Ukraine had said that continu
ation of the drought would have
brought disaster to the wheat
on which millions of Russians
depend for their dally bread.
Judge Summons
Grand Jurors
The Klamath county grand
Jury has been called for 10 a. m.
Monday by Judge David R.
Vundenbcrg to consider cases
which have come up since the
Jury met last December.
Among the more Important
criminal matters awaiting ac
tion of the urnnd liirv Is the
case against Clydo Edward Todd,
on bail for manslaughter in the
killing of Ross Sinimecs last
January; the recent knife-gun
battle In which Glen Harris re
ceived fatal injuries, several
sex cases and other matters.
Members of the iurv ore Clin
ton Landls, Donald Smith, E. P.
Ivory, Charlie Thomas, George
Blehn, C. C. Colvln and T. D.
Jackson.
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PRICE n
State Board
To Consider
I(F Barracks
ALBANY, June 8 Ml AcquU
slllnn of Klumath Fulls Marine
Hnr racks for a slule college will
be before the stale board of
higher education possibly for
action at its meeting at Port
land Monduy, Chairman Wlllard
L. Mark said today.
The board last March made
formal application for appraisal
unci acquisition of the barracks,
he said, but with acceptance
conditional on cost and other
factor.
If tho burracka declared aur-
plus by tho government and
now In tlio hands of the war
asset administration la taken
over, a lower division branch
of the University of Oregon and
Oregon Slate college would be
established, Mark auld. While
tho school would be open to all
students, he points out that the
primary purpose of considering
It waa to provide an Institution
where returning veterans could
be housed.
Coat Not Known
He aald one of the principal
factora has been the cost to the
state a sum not yet ascertained.
A nominal sum or lease basis
has been suggested by board
members. The barracks plant Is
valued at approximately S8.0UU,
(100, but at Portland, C. T
Mudgc, war assets administra
tion director, said a full Inven
tory had not been completed.
The property is now In the
process of being transferred
from the Sun Francisco to the
Portland WAA office. Mudge
aald, and all of the details have
not been completed. He aald
he doubted that an immediate
transfer to the aUite could be
mado although he indicated that
any delay likely would not be
prolonged.
Marks aald that If the college
Is established, the operating
budget would be in the neigh
borhood of (400,000 and an
estimated $200,000 would be
spent in converting the plant to
educational use.
Thu college could . accommo
date up to nana students, Marks
said, but- it-probably would oe
planned for about louu.
Poe Valley Ranch
Wins First Place
In Friday'! big Roae Festival
parade al Portland, the flower
wreathed old-fashioned buggy
representing Chet Barton's
Black and White ranch at Poe
valley, won first place in the
recreation division.
Hiding in the buggy were
Deniece and Janice Kenyon,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Kenyon of Klamath Falls. The
cart, covered with red and
white roses, was drawn by a
pair of two-year-old black and
white spotted leopard ponies.
With the girls in the buggy was
a black and white Dalmatiaa
coach dog.
Both girl were dressed inap
propriate old- fashioned costumes.
New Buildings Under Way
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Conatructlon acen at th sit
68 and 97, wast of town.
Erection of two modern ad
ministration buildings for Klam
ath Forest Protective association
is In full swing, on a rugged
site above the junction of higli
ways 97 and 66, west of town.
Hope was expressed todoy by
Hal H. Ogle, superintendent ot
KFPA that the oflicc and ware
house would be ready for oc
cupancy about July 1. Work
was started on the two buildings
about one month ago, and walls,
floors and roofs arc up now.
Both buildings will have an
outside wall covering of knotty
pine log siding and interiors
will be finished in knotty pine.
Priority application for mate
rials was made to the veterans
housing administration board
for a $13,000 job?
The office building, 84 by
27 feet, will have a large
reception room and four offices
with closets and storage space,
Tho front faces east and the
rear windows take In a beauti
ful view of Mt. Shasta.
Storage Space Provldtd . .
The warehouse is 62 by 34
Hotel Fire Toll
Raised To 60
ntlW A fill Iiina ft ttP Ttla
number of dead In Wednesday
morning's La Sail hotel fire
roae to 60 today as coroner's
Jury lnveatlgation on the dis
aster was continued until next
Friday.
Mrs. Ann Paluckis, 24, of
Waukcgan, 111., died In Henrotln
hospital this morning, about 72
hours after the blaze swept
through the 22-atory loop hotel.
At yeatcrday'f opening ses
sion of the coroner's Jury there
waa conflicting testimony on the
time tho flames were discovered,
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Ceiling Stops
Grain Trading
CHICAGO, June 8 (P) Trad
ing in grain futures in all Amer
ican grain markets cam to
standstill today when oat con
tracts reached their ceilings on
the Chicago board of trade
shortly after the opening. They
remained bid at their ceilings
throughout the reat of the ses
sion. ' -
Twenty-seven futures contracts
were locked at maximums at
Chicago. At Minneapolis eight
contracts were at ceilings and
at Kansas City six. On the North
American continent, only Win
nipeg, Canada, still offered trad
ing opportunities. Rye at Win
nipeg closed IS -3 cents a bushel
higher.
Army Announces Recovery
Of Pilfered Royal Jewels
WASHINGTON, June 8 (VP)
Army investigators announced
today that "practically all" the
Jewels valued at up to 1.500,
000, taken from Kronberg castle
in Germany, have now been re
covered. The Jewels not previously ac
counted for were located shortly
after .8:30 p. m. last night in a
box kt the Illinois Central' rail
way station in Chicago. They
had been removed from their
settings.
They were found, investiga
tors reported, after interrogation
of Col. Jack W. Durant, who
with his bride. Wac Capt. Kath
leen B. Nash Durant, is held in
connection with removal of the
Jewels from the castle.
The other Jewels and val
uables had been found earlier at
the Hudson, Wis., home of Cap
tain Durant, the army officials
said.
Pierce, who directed the in
vestigation, said he thought
some of the other valuables had
been shipped from Germany in
a wooden package by parcel
post by Capt. Durant.
Pierce, disclosing additional
details of the case to reporters
at the war department, said:
A major and a technical ser
geant who, officials had said
of the nw hadquartri of th
feet, a story and one-half, with
the upstairs to be reserved for
storage. A loading well has
been cut into the building for
backing trucks into and earth
will be filled in to level the
land about the building. Two
rooms here will be used as tem
porary crew quarters.
Ogle described the well which
was bored 170 feet through solid
rock before reaching water, as
an exceptionally good one with
natural warm water. It is situ
ated about 200 feet to the right
of the warehouse.
Overall plans include an
equipment storage building 100
feet long that will be a two-way
drlvc-in shed, a gas and oil sta
tion at one side of the entrance,
an eight-man crew quarters and
a residence for the superinten
dent. These buildings will not
be included in this year's con
struction program.
Better reception is expected
at this location over the radio
communication system, than in
the old headquarters on Conger
KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON. SATURDAY.
Conciliators
Offer Plan
For Seamen
WASHINGTON, June 8 (IP)
Government conciliators In the
threatened maritime strike have
submitted a plan to give seamen
paid shore leaves In place of
the union-demanded reduction
in the shipboard work week;
With only seven days left be
fore the June 19 strike deadline,
both ship operators and the
unions making up the ClO-dom-lnated
Committee for Maritime
Unity (CMU) are giving the
f 1 a n consideration , it was
earned today from government
officials.
The seamen now work 46
hours week on vessels. The
CMU asked first for a reduc
tion to a 40-hour week but re
duced their demand to one for
a 44 l.our week.
The federal conciliators were
reported to have suggested this:
That seamen continue to work
the 36-hour week but that in
compensation, since industry
generally has the 40-hour work
week that sailors get time off
with pay when they reach port.
Tim Undetermined '
How much time off they
would get is one of the ques
tions under discussion but one
suggestion is a day ashore for
every two weeks worked at sea.
Those taking part in the ne
gotiations pointed out these as
advantages to the plan:
1. Seamen would have shorter
(CMtlaat rs a. Cl. II
earlier were implicated, have
not yet been taken into custody.
A polygraph, or "lie detector"
apparatus "very definitely"
played a part in obtaining con
fessions from the Durants, who
were flown here this morning
- The Durants were married
May 28 by a Justice of the peace
at Chicago. They had obtained
& new Hudson 'automobile. In
the period from their marriage
until they were apprehended
early Monday morning at the
La Salle hotel in Chicago, they
were traced by army investiga
tors to Hudson. Wis.. Minne
apolis and St. Paul, and prob
ably visited other places, Fierce
stated.
Aside from the Jewels, Pierce
said, Items recovered at Hudson
Wis., included such relics as
bound volumes of correspond
ence of Britain's Queen Victoria
and an autographed book with
paintings dating from the year
1611.
All had been removed last
year from Kronberg castle, near
Frankfurt, the seat of the royal
house of Hesse-Darmstadt, when
the 100-room castle was used as
a rest house for American army
personnel stationed at army
headquarters at Frankfurt, he
said.
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Klamath Forcat Protective aaaociatlon, at th Junction of highways
avenue. A radio technician came
from Salem and tested available
sites for reception qualities be
fore the hill site overlooking
the surrounding country was
decided upon.
KFPA patrols, as provided by
a contract with the state, some
private lands in Klamath coun
ty, a small portion of Jackson
county and a part of Lake
county. Most of the land north
of the Klamath Indian agency is
patrolled by the Walker Range
patrol.
Many Years on Conger
For over three decades the
old Jackson F. Kimball resi
dence, 240 Conger, has housed
the offices of KFPA, which be
fore 1912 were located across
the road in an old building
which has changed hands and
contour many times since. -
This is the second season for
Hal H. Ogle, 622 High, to serve
as superintendent, his brother,
Charles Ogle, held that position,
temporarily, prior to this and
before that the title of .superin
JUNE . 1S4S
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Morse Requests
'Ham' Inquiry
PORTLAND, June 8 (4")
Senator Wayne Morse paused
here briefly today en route to
Eugene and said:
Relative to his statement In
the senate that the president
was guilty of "ham acting" in
his rail strike message, he has
asked for a full investigation,
with testimony under oath, of
the time agreement was reached
with the real brotherhoods; that
congress must have a foundation
of facts before it can build
other than a patchwork labor
law; that he has asked for early
consideration of Lanham act ex
tension to provide funds for
schools.
He will return here Sunday
to give the commencement ad
dress at Reed college, and leave
that night for Washington.
Senators Ask
Telegram Top
WASHINGTON, June 8 P)
Senators learned today that one
of their colleagues sent several
thousand telegrams at govern
ment expense in a single day.
A member of the senate ap
propriations committee who de
clined use of his name said this
case and extensive use of tele
grams by a second senator
caused the committee to propose
a top monthly limit ot Jou tele
grams per senator at govern
ment expense.
The limitation Is included in
the annual legislative appropria
tion bill awaiting senate action.
The measure also . contains a
provision to allow each senator
$2500 a year for expenses in
addition to his $10,000 annual
salary.
On the telegram subject, the
appropriations committee was
told in secret session that one
senator brought a list of several
thousand names to the senate
telegraphic office and directed
that each name receive a copy
of a message at government ex
pense. The telegrams were in answer
to a petition. Its natur was
not revealed.
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Yugoslavs Deny
Army Mobilized
BELGRADE, June 8 (IP)
Foreign press reports of a gen
eral mobilization of Yugoslav
troops have been denied "from
beginning to end" by the gov
ernment. '
An official statement yester
day in the government bulletin
Tanjug said that the reports
were "published in close con
nection with the coming confer
ence of the Big Four to impede
the formation of agreement and
avert a just decision on claims
of Yugoslavia (to Trieste)."
("Reliable sources" in Rome
were quoted June 4 by the Lon
don Daily Mail's Rome corre
spondent as saying that Bel
grade newspapers had carried
an announcement of general mo
bilization.)
FPA Offices
tendent was not definitely as
signed to anyone.
An office in the administra
tion building is reserved for
Clarence Williams, who is un
der state contract and not em
ployed by the association. Wil
liams has served in this post
for the past several years, in
Klamath county. Don Humble,
uispaicner, is a veteran captain
of World War II. who settled
here after his discharge from
military service. George War
den, assistant warden, came
here with the marines when the
Marine Barracks was established
in Klamath Falls and held a
position as training officer for
fire fighting courses. He is at
present in Corvallis taking a
special course which will en
able him to take over duties
with KFPA on June 12.
Supply Chief John Wallace
will be in and out of head
quarters checking supplies and
supplying crews with their
needs. Mrs. June Terrill will
continue as bookkeeper, clerk
and receptionist.
WEATHER NEWS
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Number 10841
School Vote
To Be Held
On June 17
SCHOOL ELECTIONS
Klamath Falls lamantary
June 17.
Klamath county schools
Jun 17.
Klamath Union high school
Jun 24.
Taxpayers of the countv will
go to the polls Monday, June 17,
to elect a director from each of
the four county school zones,
local school committee mem
bers, and to pass on the Dro-
poaed tax levy estimate over the
six per cent limitation imposed
by state law.
Voting will be done In the
elementary school buildings of
each district between 2 p. m.
and 7 p. m.
Petitions have been circulated
among the voters and Harry E.
nuson nas Deen nominated for
the directorship of the southern,
Malin-Merrill, school district,
the only director up for a full-
ierm election.
In the northern zone. Or a
Blake, who was appointed upon
the resignation of Arthur
Blocklinger, is a candidate for
that unexpired term. Ed Gow-
en, filling the place of Rex High
wno resigned, is a candidate in
the eastern zone, and in the
western zone, Don Colwell, ap
pointed by the school board to
replace Lewis Botens at the
time of the latter's death, la a
candidate named by petition.
Incxasd Lvy Sought
The county school levy this
year must raise an estimated
$464,142.30, which is $251,
421.50 beyond the six per cent
limitation. By state law the
levy must not be made for more
than the highest amount of
money raised in the past three
years, plus six per cent.
The increased estimate this
year is due to salary increases
for teachers and employes, to
.provide for retirement as re
quired by the state and for In
creased maintenance costs.
- Voters will be asked to ap
prove the $464,t4Z.ao estimate,
but the levy on the tax rolls
will De reduced by the amount
of money coming into the school
district from surplus income tax
funds from the state. That in
come is estimated at approxi
mately J110.UUU.
All school districts in Oreeon
benefit in the excess income tax
funds and distribution is made
on a pupil-per-day attendance
basis.
Incumbents have filed for the
vacancies coming up in Klam
ath Union high school and
Klamath Falls ' elementary
school districts, and so far have
no opposition.
Scott Warren is candidate for
election to the board of the
high school district at the elec
tion June 24. Candidate filing
deadline is June 14.
Howard Bamhisel and Jack
Schulze are candidates for posts
on board No. 1. The filing
deadline is June 10. The elec
tion is June 17.
Baseball Scores
NEW YORK, June 8 (IP) A
two-run circuit drive by fat Pat
Seerey in the second inning was
all blazing Bobby Feller need
ed today as he hurled his third
victory of the season for Cleve
land over the New York Yan
kees 2-1 before a crowd of 50,
364 paid admissions.
Feller gave up but five hits,
one a home run by Charlie Kel
ler, and fanned eight to raise his
season's total to 126.
AMERICAN
R. H. E
Chicago 6 11 1
Washington 7 14 2
Lee, Hamner (8) and Tresh,
Dickey (6); Niggeling, Scarbor
ough (6) and Guerra. (First
game).
R. H. E
St. Louis 3 6 3
Philadelphia 9 9 0
Kinder, Lamacchia (3), Ferens
(7) and Mancuso, Helf (6); Fowl
er and Rosar.
R. H. E
Detroit 4 13 2
Boston 15 18 2
Newhouser, White (2) Man
ders (3), Caster (7) and Rich
ards; Dobson, Klinger (8) and H.
Wagner.
R. H. E
Cleveland 2 7 0
New York 15 0
Feller and Hayes; Marshall,
Wade (7), Gumpert (8) and
Dickey, Robinson (8).
NATIONAL
H
10
New York 5
Pittsburgh 3
8
Koslo and Cooper; Strince-
vlch and Camelli.
R. H. E.
Brooklyn 0 5 1
Chicago 2 4 0
Barney, Melton (7) and An
derson, Sandlock (7); Chipman
and Mcuuuougn.
R. H. E.
Boston . 2 5 0
Cincinnati 4 9 0
Lee, Konstanty (1) Wallace
(H and Masll tieusser and La
manno.
No Decision
Announced
On Approval
WASHINGTON, June 8 (P)
The Whlto House aald tndav
President Truman will make
Known his position on the Cas
labor disputes bill In a message
to congress "whether or not h
signs the bill."
Press Secretary Charles G.
Roas made this statement to
newspaper men. He refused to
say what the prealdent'a view
are at this time.
Ross described as "cockeyed"
capitol hill reports that th
rreaioent was preparing alter
native messages, one in event
he makes up his mind to sign
and the other provided he wants
to veto the legislation.
Mr. Truman stuck to his desk
today Instead of taking a cruise
as has been his custom on
week-ends. Ross said the Case
bill was primarily responsible
for his staying on the job.
The deadline for action on the
bill by the president ends at
midnight Wednesday. Ross said
there would be no action today.
Mtsaag Predicted
Before Ross met the press,
key members of congress had
predicted a presidential message
would accompany the decision
on the Case bill.
These law-makers, who asked
not to be named, said that to tha
best of their knowledge Mr.
Truman still has not decided
whether to approve or veto th
measure. He has until June 12
to reach a decision.
They declared, however, that
in order to be set for either
eventuality the chief executive
has called on his advisors for
alternative pronou nc e m e n t s
which he can consider and work
over for a detailed message.
If Mr. Truman decides to
disapprove the bill, they said,
he plans to accompany his veto
with a lengthy report explaining
why and carrying recommenda
tions for alternative long-ranga
labor disputes legislation.
May Ask Modification
On the other hand, the legis
lators added, if the president
decides to approve the measure
he plans a major statement
criticizing some of its section
and urging their modification.
Only two weeks ago today,
Truman made his dramatic ap
pearance before a Joint session
of congress to request Immediate
emergency strike control legis
lation. At that time he urged
that no long-range measure be
passed without six months
study.
His appeal went unheeded,
however. The senate that same
day completed action on the
Case bill and the house a few
days later sent it on to tha
Whit House.
Klan Blamed
In Stabbing
ATLANTA, June 8 OP) A
long-time klan buster laid a
fatal stabbing and a flogging at
the door of the revived hooded
order today but Grand Dragon
Samuel Green disclaimed the
connection.
"I'm not suprised," said Green
contemptuously. "I wouldn't be
surprised even to see in the pa
pers that they're blaming the
LaSalle hotel fire in Chicago on
us."
Assistant Attorney General
Dan Duke said his undercover
agents who infiltrated the klan
reported that members of an
inner "strong arm" group open
ly boasted of . the killing and
flogging.
Duke, who prosecuted a series
of flogging cases in 1940 in
East Point, an Atlanta suburb,
that led to conviction of nine
members of the Ku Klux Klan,
heads a current state probe in
to klan activities.
The investigation was insti
gated by Gov. Ellis Arnall who
ordered the state legal depart
ment to start legal proceedings
to try to revoke the klan's char
ter. Duke said the crimes his
agents attributed to the inner
klan group, the Kavalier club,
were the slaying of a negro
taxi driver and the flogging by
a band of nine men of a 23-year-old
negro veteran in Feb
ruary. The taxi diver, Porter Flour
ney Turner, was stabbed to
death last August. The case has
never been solved.
Girl Found Dead
In U. S. Billet
FRANKFURT, June 8 (IP) A
17-year-old German girl was
found shot through the head
Thursday in an American en
listed man's billet near Bad
Kissingen, the army announced
tonight. She was the fifth Ger
man girl to die in soldiers' quar
ters within a month. .
The theater provost marshal
said that the girl an employe
of the American Red Cross "is
alleged to have shot herself."
Three of the German girls
who have died in American sol
dier's quarters in Germany
one of whom was pregnant
were said officially to have
committed suicide in despon
dency over the scheduled return
of American officers to the
United States.