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DALLAS, Juno 21 (II Eight persons ere known dead, scores
are Injured, and rescue work continued here two hours after an
explosion nt the UOO room Haker hotel rocked mlcllown Dallas
shortly befora noon tocluy.
Firemen, police and soldiers are probing the hamblci of
the lower basement for posslblo victims.
Firemen, wearing gas masks because of the ammonia fumes,
were bumpered bv pools of beer and food which made tho
floori sllpprry. Tho explosion occurred Juat under tho hotcra
coffee ihoi) and kitchen.
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By FRANK JENKINS
BACK In 1807, J. Allen Smith,
then at the University of
Washington, mild In hit book
The riplrlt of American Gov
ernment": "The American con
.million la a achvme of govern
ment . . . planned and net up
to perpetuate the accndency ol
the property-holding class, lea
vened with democratic Idem."
If he wore writing now, he
might chango his definition to
something like this: "The con
stitution la a scheme of govern
ment that varlea widely accord
ing to the Ideas of those con
milling a majority of the su
prcmo court."
Certainly, If he valued his
reputation for accuracy, he
would hardly say that the con
stitution, as at present Inter
preted, is a scheme of govern
ment dratgucd to perpetuate the
ascendency of tho property
holding class.
yiMES change and it Is
A well that they do. Any
schemo of government whose
wheels become set In ruts from
which they can not climb out Is
doomed to failure.
T)Y and large, our constitution
has stood the test of time
In a remarkable manner. It Is
all the more remarkable when
we consider the fact that more
or less ALL new laws arc mo
tivated by selfish Interest.
That is a broud statement.
Hut those who arc familiar with
vie congress ol the. United
Slates and tha legislatures of
the individual states will not
challenge It too hotly.
New lawa originate In a sur
prisingly large number of in
stances because groupa of peo
ple want spovial consideration
at the hands of the law OR
want to change a law that gives
some other group special con
sideration. Without the urge of some
such Interest, a' very largo pro
portion of the bills that are
enacted into law by congress
and tho stale legislatures would
never be initiated.
IT Is probable that we shall
A never change this situation
materially. It is Improbable
that ANY domocracy will ever
chango It materially. Human
nature Is human nature, and
tlie desire to get a law or a
ruling that will liolp you and
your kind is Tooted very deep
ly In It.
But it Is a pity that for a
WHILE at least wo can't de
clare a moratorium on special
Interest laws and legislate ex
clusively for tho greatest good
of the greatest number, regard
less of group or class distinc
tions and desires.
JUST offhand, of course, Unit
sounds like idealistic torn-
myrot something like tho
statement that the principle of
. the Golden Rule if generally
followed, would PAY OUT In a
big way. ,
But It Is substantially true,
nevertheless.
What Is good for ALL of us
Is pretty apt to bo good In the
long run for ANY of us.
.
THERE ' another peculiarity
about lawmaking. Wo like
to legislate against things that
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Trade Unions Denied Part
In Council Deliberations
NEW YORK, Juno 21 (IP)
Tho United Nations economic
and social council today voted
down a strong Russian attempt
to give the World Federation of
Trades Unions a voice In the
council deliberations.
Tho vblo was 12 lo 8. Voting
with Russia were tho Ukraine,
Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and
Peru. France abstained from
voting.
Tho council action means that
Hie WFTU, which Includes the
CIO In the United States, will
have the right only to consult
with the council on a basis equal
with tho American Federation of
Labor and similar specific or
ganizations, Tho council defeated 10 to 7
a move by France to make eon
, sullatlon by tho WFTU and aim-
- Unr organizations with tho coun
cil much easier than provided
in a proposal mado by tho coun
cil's committee on arrangements
for consultntlon with non-governmental
organizations.
floor buckled, dumping the
debris Into tho basement
At least 3H ambulances rush'
ed to the I3.0UU.UUU linker, one
of the southwest' swankiest
hotels.
Downtown streets were block
ed off as thousands of curious
Jammed the area, Impeding res
cue work.
Dallus hotels were crowded by
the Injured, many believed to be
latully hurt,
Nearby army anu navy in
stallations rushed ambulances
and doctors to aid the city doc
tors and nurses.
K. F. linker, general manager
of the hotel, said he could not
estimate tho damage at this time.
"All I can say is that an ex
plosion of undetermined cause
occurred In the basement," he
said.
A hotel official, who would
not allow use of his name, said
that it had been determined
that no damage had been dona
above the first floor.
Ho said that a construction
company had been Installing
new ice boxes in the basement.
The Uaker was built In 1925 at
a cost of 5,UU0,00U. It Is 16
stories tall, and contains over
OUU rooms. It has been remod
eled three times, ouco In 1937
when it was air-cnndllioncd. Lo
cated In midtown Dallas at Com
merce and Akard, It Is facing the
city s other largest hotel, the
Adolphus.
Approval Near
For Draft Bill
WASHINGTON, June 21 (IP)
The slum-bang congressional
struggle over peacetime drafting
of teen-agers subsided near a
cnmuromiso finish today with
J B year olds oca nmr subject
to a call ana yautns oi m ex
empt. Only the usual house and ten-
ate approval ol the hard-fought
conlurcncc agreement, was ncea
ed to assure a nine months ex
tension of selective service be
yond the end of this month.
me compromise measure pro
vides that effective October 1.
11)40 18 months of service will
make a man eligible for dis
charge, upon application.
It also calls lor tho release of
fathers now in tho service, upon
application, after August 1, 1M46,
and no more drafting of fathers.
Along with the draft act ex
tension, tho conferees also ap
proved a pay increase plan fur
all men and officers of all the
armed forces.
Like exemption of IB year
olds, the pay hike represented a
victory for the houso conferees
who had Insisted upon a separate
bill providing higher salaries In
the armed forces.
The aenato originally Incor
porated pay Increases In Its draft
extension measure. The Increases
were limited to enlisted person
nel with biggest lumps for army
privates, corporals, and sergeants
along with corresponding lowest
grades of other services. This
was aimed at attracting volun
teers and thus reducing the need
for drafted men,
94-Year-Old Queen
Picked By Pioneers
PORTLAND, June 21 (IP)
Mrs. Mary . Myers, 04, Port
land, oldest pioneer woman
present, was crowned queen by
the Oregon Pioneer associa
tion at Its meeting yesterday.
She was born at Tualatin a
year after her parents crossed
the plains to Oregon.
Harry L. Rocs, 87, Portland,
was mimed association presi
dent. With Russia's fight for the
WFTU lost, the council then
adopted unanimously the com
mittee report.
Nikolai J, Feonnv, Russian dele
gate, and Anatolo Baronovsky,
(Jkranlan delegate, voted for the
committee report but reserved
their right to bring tho WFTU
question up in the council when
ever they thought It appropriate
Feonnv objected to putting
tho WFTU only in the rolo of
an observer at tho council, as
the committee report provided.
Ho said It should be put in a
position to coopcrato most close
ly with the council since it In
cludes 05,000,000 workers In the
world.
John O. Wlnant, U. S. dele
gate, spoko ngalnst the Russian
move, declaring If it wcro ac
cepted tho council would give
to a non-governmental group
greater representation on the
council than that of members
of tho United Nations who did
not havo scats on the council. :
May Be President
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Vitlorlo Emanuela Orlando,
haad oi the Italian national dem
ocratic union party. Is reported
as likely naw president of first
Italian republic whose triumph
over monarchy was confirmed
by Italian supreme eouri.
India Seethes
With Disorder
NEW DELHI. June 21 (IP)
India's maior cities were In
turmoil today with demonstra
tions and strikes protesting the
arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru, con
gress party leader.
Bombay was virtually a dead
city as 100,000 millworkcrs
stayed home, the stock exchange
and bullion markets closed,
workers walked out of the royal
mint, two railway shops closed.
shopkeepers shuttered their win
dows and students Doycottcd
university lectures.
All markets in Karachi. Cat
cutis and Madras were closed
and In Calcutta the transporta
tion system was stopped by
strike.
Several persons were Injured
during a demonstration in which
police used tear gas at Madura,
South India.
Nehru was arrested yesterday
by authorities of the princely
state of Kashmir. He had defied
a ban against his entering that
northernmost portion of India
to defend Sklckh Abdullah and
others accused of sedition In
connection with a recent abor
tive "revolt" against the Hindu
maharajah, jSlr Hart btngh.
Military .oKicta' at Rawal
plndl, near the Punjab-Kashmir
frontier , saia incy were in
formed Nehru was released but
did not know where he was. A
dispatch from Sprinagar, Kash
mir capital, said the congress
leader was sun detained.
Photographers
Bring Censure
Police, the chamber of com
mcrce and local photographers
have received a number of com
plaints in recent weeks about
traveling photography concerns
which have allegedly been put
ting out Inferior work for
superior prices in and around
Klamath Falls.
Willis Wood of Evergreen
studio said that he has had calls
regarding work done by an out
fit whicn represented itself as
being connected with Evergreen
studios, but is oefinttcly not
connected with Evergreen stu
dios here.
Wood said that the work he
had seen taken by this traveling
concern was very poor, the tinted
pictures were badly colored, and
the prices were lar higher than
charged by local studios.
Chief of Police Orvllle Hamil
ton said that the police had re
ceived calls about the some sort
of thing and had had some
troubio with one traveling photo
outfit recently, and said that they
were breaking the city ordinance
which forbids house-to-house
soliciting.
He warns people not to deal
with any solicitors of this type,
whether for pictures or omer
sales, but to report any such
soliciting to the ponce.
The chamber ot commerce docs
not operate a better business
bureau to check on the reputa
tion of these oiitllts but relays
complaints to me police.
The practice of traveling
photographers coming Into a
town and canvassing lor business
Is known as picture kidnaping,
Wood said, and was a bunco
that hurts local photographers.
Pageant Group
Dunks Donuts
Donut dunking was In style
yesterday afternoon when Klam
ath Falls businessmen paused for
donuts and coffee at the chamber
of commerce. The afternoon
coffee hour combined business
with pleasure and various ques
tions concerning the centennial
celebration were discussed
The Mnhoncy sisters sang a
song of Oregon, which was writ
ten by their grandfather, that
they are offering to the centen
nial committee to be used in the
pageant.
Dancers of the Eve Benson
school presented a number. They
were accompanied by Keith Mc
Gillivary on his accordion.
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25-Year-Plan Proposed Fob Japan
Wage Boost
Raises Soft
Coal Prices
WASHINGTON, June 21 (IP)
OPA today raised soft coal prices
an average of 401 cents a ton
to offset wage increases and
other gains which John L. Lewis'
United Mine Workers won in
their strike.
The Increases range from 10
cents to 1.47 a ton, depending
upon the producing district and
type of mine. They boosted re
tail prices about 31 per cent,
OPA estimated.
Part of the increase was al
lowed to offset losses suffered
by the operators during the SB
day strike.
Most soft coal Is consumed by
railroads and industrial firms.
OPA said less than IS per cent
of total production goes to
householders for heating pur
poses. nard i-oai next
However, OPA expects to an
nounce next week a price In
crease averaging perhaps Si a
ton for hard coal, used gener
ally for home-heating. This also
will offset anthracite miners' pay
raises.
The soft coal price order Is
effective immediately, but in
most cases the higher costs ap
ply retroactively to all sales
since May 13, when OPA au
thorized seller-buyer agreements
for later payment of any in
creases granted.
The new price schedule ap
plies at present only while the
bituminous mines are operated
by the government,, which seized
Ui pits during the strike which
ended May 29.
President Truman told his
news conference yesterday he
did not know when the govern
ment will turn back the mines
to their owners.
Bituminous mine operators
have delayed opening negoti
ations with Lewis, UMW presi
dent, until OPA granted price
increases to compensate for
wage hikes the government al
lowed,
U.S. May Cut
Army In Reich
BERLIN, June 21 (Pi Gen.
Joseph T. McNarncy said to
day a plan was in existence to
reduce American occupation
forces in Germany to 150,000
men but "It has not yet been
determined if it will be imple
mented.
He told a news conference that
German civilian rations would
be raised from 1180 to 1225 cal
ories a day on June 26 because
the food situation had improved.
He said 130.000 tons of food were
expected from the United States
this month for the American oc
cupation zone.
(In Washington, war depart
ment officials said the present
strength of American occupa
tion iorces in uermany and Aus
tria is approximately 300,000.
(Estimates given congress in
January by Gen. Dwight D. Eis
enhower, chief of staff, called
for a net force of 307.000 In Eur
ope July 1, aside front 28,000 in
Italy.)
The Solons Won't
Another agg Is laid in Washington! Frasar Gardner, chairman
of the expedltlna committee of the combined vatarani' houaina
committee, left an office window
ne returned, ne lound a mother
problem with a few twigs, three
band and a bright blue egg, all
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KLAMATH
Vinson Approved
As Chief Justice
WASHINGTON, June 21 (At
The senate has confirmed the
nomination of Fred M. Vinson to
be chief Justice of the dissension
ridden supreme court.
He succeeds the late Harlan
F. Stone.
Confirmation was by voice late
yesterday, with no objection.
Senator Moore (R-Okla), who had
said he planned lo speak up
about the nomination, was not
on the floor at the time.
Trieste Issue
Next At Paris
PARIS. June 21 (IP) The big
four foreign ministers, after suc
cessfully hurdling a major ob
stacle by virtually reaching a
compromise on Italian colonies,
turned today to the controver
sial Trieste problem key to the
Italian peace treaty.
Along with Trieste, they must
decide the entire Italian-Yugoslav
frontier question and the
matter of the Dodecanese is
lands. All four of the ministers
agree In principle that the is
lands should go to Greece, but
Russian Foreign Minister V. M.
Molotov has indicated in the
past that his country is not yet
rcaay to discuss nnai terms.
The question of Trieste, how
ever, promises to be the most
controversial. Russia has Insist
ed that the Important Adriatic
port be ceded to Yugoslavia, and
Britain, France and the United
States have maintained that it
must remain Italian. All four
of the . conferees concede that
Trieste is ethnically Italian.
The compromise yesterday,
when the ministers expressed
general approval of a U. S. pro
posal to delay decision on the
colonies for a year and to refer
tne matter to the united Na
tions if the four powers could
not agree by that time, gave rise
lo a new atmosphere ol opti
mism. Conference circles were visibly
brightened by what a British
source described as the "con
ciliatory" manner of yesterday's
formal and informal sessions.
Under the compromise, Italy
would renounce sovereignty of
her colonies, which would be
under four-power control pend
ing either agreement by the big
four or reference to the United
Nations.
Jury Verdict
Frees Foley
A circuit court Jury deliberat
ed only 10 minutes yesterday
afternoon before finding Mike
Foley not guilty of negligent
homicide in the auto accident
death of Johnny Spicher last
November 24.
The case had gone to the jury
about 3 p. m. yesterday with
only routine instructions from
Judge David R. Vandenberg
after two defense motions for
dismissal had been denied.
Members of the trial jury were
Mike Zupan, Sam I. Ritchie, Leo
N. Huls. Don Kenyon. G. C.
Motley, Lawrence Bertram, Ed
H. Owens, John B. Lemire, John
S. Ashley, Harold Addington,
Paul Otterbein and Ivan Otto
man. .
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pigeon solving htr own housing
paper clioi. hairolns. a rubber
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FALLS. OREGON, FRIDAY. JUNE 21. 1848 (Telapl
Big Cities
Back Plea
On Airline
Portland, Seattle and San
Francisco support had been
lined up today behind Klam
ath's insistence that nothing be
done to jeopardize the start of
trunk line air service into this
community in mid-July. I
A whirlwind civic effort paid I
oft when the Portland and Seat-!
tie chambers of commerce and
me odn riancisco puduc utn-1
itiea commission announced they
wuum picas xur Huuiuoiuii irunit
line service on the coast only if
it could be done without delay
ing the start of United Airlines
service into Klamath Falls, Bend
and ine. Danes as scheduled for
about July 16.
The metropolitan groups have
indicated their desire to have
Western Airlines given authority
to operate a trunK line in com
petiton with United up and
down the coast. Klamath be
came concerned over the possi
bility that such an effort might
re-open the CAB cases which
were recently settled with
United given the right to stop
here and at Bend and The Dalles.
Portland chamber of com
merce directors heard the Klam
ath story yesterday and an
nounced the Portland organiza
tion will support an airline re
hearing only if it will not en
danger the already granted
United Airlines service. A tele
gram to that effect was sent to
the CAB. . ,.
. . ..Seattle Bespond . v
Manager Charles Stark of the
Klamath chamber today receiv
ed a similar notice of policy
from Floyd Hagie, executive
vice president of the Seattle
chamber of commerce.
This was quickly followed by
a telephone assurance of similar
nature from the San Fran
cisco public utilities commission,
which had become interested in
the Western-United competitive
situation.
All of the groups reported a
fuller understanding of Klam
ath's position in the case as a
result of tne local enori. ine
local chamber has made it clear
it does not object to the compe
tition, but wants nothing done to
DostDone United service here.
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iaiesi reports aie uuura ia
going ahead with plans to Degin
service July its.
Meanwhile, the Jackson coun
tv chamber of commerce at Med'
lord has come forward with a
helping hand for the Klamath
Droiect. William ' H. Fluhrer.
president of the Jackson cham
ber, endorsed ruamatn s posi
tion in a letter to the Portland
chamber, urging that there be
no delay in the United service
to Klamath Falls, and that in
addition.- if possible. Klamath be
given service by any other air
line coming tnrougn mis tern
torv.
Bend and Klamath delegations
appeared in Portland yesterday
in connection with the matter,
and the favorable 'Portland
chamber board action resulted.
ICC Sanctions
Freight Raise
WASHINGTON, June 21 (IP)
The interstate commerce com
mission today authorized a six
per cent railroad freight rate
increase, effective juiy l, witn
exceptions for certain basic com'
modities.
A three per cent increase was
authorized for products of agri'
culture, livestock and its prod
ucts and low-grade products ot
mines, such as sand, gravel, broK
en rock and slag.
Passenger fares remain unaf
fected. The commissicm estimated that
the increases will bring the rail
roads about $390,000,000 in in
creased gross revenue on an aft
nual basis.
Bulletin
WASHINGTON. June 21
(Pi In a surprise move, the
senate today passed the labor
opposed anti-racketeering
bill" and sent it to President
Truman,
The same provisions were in.
eluded as part of the Casa
Labor Disputes bill which
President Truman vetoed.
The measure, originally
passed by the house under
sponsorship of Rep. Hobbs
(D-Ala.), would amend a 1935
anti-racketeering act so that
penalties of up to $10,000 and
20 years in prison could result
from interference with Inter
state commerce.
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William S. Hart
Is Critically III
LOS ANGELES, June 21 (IP)
William S. Hart, 78, veteran cow
boy actor, was reported in a
critical condition today at Cal
ifornia Lutheran hospital where
he has been under treatment for
several days. Dr. H. D. Van Fleet
said he was running a high fever
and occasionally was in a coma.
Fraulein Killer
Jailed For Life
NUERNBERG, June 21 (IP)
Blonde triKa Hreha, ZU-year-old
German girl, was sentenced to-
day to life imprisonment for
murdering Sgt. Robert E. Flan-
lgan of Peoria, 111.
A military court convicted the
pretty killer just nine days after
the American soldier was shot
to death in his aDartment here
German doctors testified the
girl at one time might have
snown signs of pregnancy but
not now.
The decision of the five-man
tribunal of the American mili
tary government came after less
than 10 minutes' deliberation.
The trial took two days. The
girl, a native of Sudeten Ger
many, broke into tears as the
court pronounced sentence and
continued to cry as she was led
away. ..
The prosecution called the
Krebs girl a "wilful murderer,"
wime ur. r rieaencx - Bergold,
her attorney, told the court
Flanigan led her to believe he
was being divorced and trifled
with her affections. He said she
naa Decn a member of the Hitler
youth but w.asjiot ja fanatic
The little courtroom was filled
with German girls who heard
the sentence stolidly without any
kind of demonstration.
When she was arrMtp Inp
killing Flanigan here nine days
ago. she asserted she was going
to have a child, that Flanigan
had spurned her love and laugh
ed at her, and that she was up
set by seeing another German
girl leave his apartment as she
arrived.
The doctors said Frilra ......
treated for venereal disease but
uiai rianigan s record showed
he had not been infected.
Elks Will Buy
Lakeside Site
Purchase of 408.4 feet of Do.
per Klamath lake frontage in
the Shippington area for devel
opment of a lake boat haco
and moorage was authorized by
uie mamam fails tiKs lodge at
a meeting last night.
The property will be bought
from the California Oreson
Power company, and will be
used by the Elks for the benefit
of the local troop of Sea Scouts,
as wen as members of the lodge
here and their families.
It is planned to construct a
fill and seawall along the prop
erty, mere win De a Doat dock
with moorage facilities for many
boats. The property lies just
north of the dredger moored in
the Shippington district.
The local lodge has sponsored
a Sea Scout troop for more than
15 years, and now plans to
establish a permanent base for
this youth organization.
Juvenile Gunfire Rattles
Uncontrolled
Rattle of gunfire and the
tinkle of breaking glass is again
plaguing city police and juve
nile officials as youngsters in
and near town fail to resist the
urge to blast away with their
new postwar .22s and air rifles.
Juvenile Officer Gerald (Spec)
Murray is gradually collecting
a sizeable arsenal of guns con
fiscated from boys caught firing
them indiscriminately in popu
lated areas, and a partial list of
casualties caused recently by
the firing includes a milk cow,
a horse, one very slightly
wounded boy, some pinked cars
and many broken windows.
The boy was hit In the shoul
der by a spent .22 slug which
did not penetrate the skin. The
milk cow was knocked off by
.22 fire in the Shasta way area
and the horse also by .22s, near
the airport.
Yesterday a slug crashed
through the window of a house
on Division street, coming with
in a foot of hitting a baby in
the room, and police traced the
firing to the hill near the water
tower but were unable to eaten
the youths responsible.
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U. S. Wants
Four Powerj
Arms Pact 1
WASHINGTON, June 21 (AP)
The United States announced to
day it has proposed to Russia,
Britain and China the creation
of a four-power control commis
sion backed by military force,
to keep Japan disarmed for af
least 25 years.
The commission would take
over at the end of the present
occupation which is being car.
ried out largely by American
troops under the command of
Gen. Douglas MacArthur. That
action presumably would mark;
the end of America's virtually
single-handed domination of Jap
anese affairs and begin a new
period of control by all four,
powers.
The state department said Mac
Arthur had been fully advised of
the treaty provisions but wheth
er he supported the proposal waa
not made known immediately.
Russia has not yet responded,
department officials told report
ers, but Britain and China have
reacted favorably."
One purpose of the treaties
would be to end the present mass'
occupations of both countries as
quickly as possible and to sub
stitute for the regular occupa
tion armies smaller forces ol
troops especially trained in dis
armament control duties.
The avowed purpose of the
treaty is to insure that, follow
ing the total disarmament and
demilitarization of Japan by oc
cupation forces, the country shall
be kept in a state of disarma
ment and demilitarization "as
long as the peace and security
of the world may requireN-
Program Outlined
To accomplish this, the follow
ing principal steps are set forth:
l. Japan s military organiza
tion shall "remain completely
disarmed, demobilized and dis
banded and Japan shall be de
prived all sorts of arms and ex
plosives, including atomic en
ergy materials. The Japanese
shall also be deprived of all
sorts of bases and factories for
producing arms and shall be al
lowed only civil police having
small arms, and such explosives
as are necessary for industrial
users."
2. To enforce these objectives,
the four powers would operate,
through the control commission,
an ' inspection system ' which
would keep constant Japanese
disarmament and demilitariza
tion. 3. The Japanese themselves
would have to accept this meth
od of keeping themselves dls'
armed.
4. In case of any violation by
the Japanese, the four powers
would move in "by common
agreement" with the necessary
forces to put the Japanese in
their place again. --
5. The treaty would come into
force when it has been ratified
by each of the four governments
and could be renewed after 25
years for an additional 25-year
period. Any changes to be made
then would depend on how far
the Japanese have advanced "In
the reconstruction of their life
on a democratic and peaceful
basis."
Through City
Not all the damage has been
done by guns. An eight-year-old
boy was recently caught
throwing rocks tnrougn win
lows back of the First Federal
Savings and .Loan building, and
another was seen tossing rocks
through windows at the Arcade
hotel. , ,
Murray said that the parents
of these boys are having to pay
for the damage done and tne
parents are responsible for
allowing children to play with
guns where people might get
hurt.
He Is confiscating the weap
ons of boys found firing -them
in populated areas and will con
tinue to take them although that
generally elicits a lusty yowl
from parents who have just
bought the guns. ' He now has
eight .22 rifles, some equipped
with telescopic sights.
"These boys are not only
creating an awful nuisance but
are endangering life," Murray
points out. "They don't realize
that a .high-powered cartridge
In a .22 rifle will carry mile,
and until they do realize that,
have no business with a gun.