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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1946)
'OPA Chief Optimistic Despite Pries I i in'-. Ihiv's iCHS By FRANK JENKINS IF the nuwii from Purl eem 1 vague unci incanlnglo tu (ur, Ihl l the rcuson: Tho 21-iintion pence confer nice l in till) ORGANIZATION stage like una of our big nation til polltlcul COIIVelltlOIUI In IU first diiy or o. Up l now. the mien committee Inn been cluliiu most (if Iho work getting the ktiiKii el. The firework will como later. V. imit keep III mill" the PllliPOKK of the conference which I to pccd up Ihi- Mink hiK of pernio treulle with the d. -frilled partner of Germany (any peace trculy with Germany la h Ioiik way off yet). Tho foreign minister of thn big Million haven't been making much progress I" 1 1 t direction. Thu Idea of thn 21-iiiitlon "con fcrpiico" backed largely by u mid tho Hilllsh I to bring pres sure mid GET SOMETHING DONE In rrnlity, wo lire attempting to net uround Russia v r. i u power which ha (lulled prog rc no fiir. TIIK rule committee linn de cided to rtOTATK the chair miitiHlilp of the conference among the United State, C'hlnn, Kriince, limit Hrltain mid Russia u Hint order. Each will hold the chairmanship for three duy at a time. The rotnlloii 1 to bo In alpha hetlciil order, according to FRENCH spelling Elat Unl d'Ainerlqtic (United State), Chine (China), France, Cirnnd Hruliigne (Great Itrlliiln) and Howie (Russia). llv special agreement, we head the lint on the treiiflh of "Amcr Ique" (America) rather than "Etui Unl" (State, United) IJo cuu.w of till departure, one liueniie there mint huvo been Mime flimiillnK to (jet ua In first. THIS rotation of cliiilrinanlilp win DESIRED by Russia, and our tlyrue agreed to It. Ru mn also want a two-thlrd vote (which the rule committee will consider next week.) llyrne 1 uffcrluu no objection to that. Presumably ho think wo are strong enough In the conference to GET a two-third vole when we need It. All till Kparrlng for poltlon Indlcute tho renl ImnorlaiH-o of the ciinference. which i designed to brlnu a lot of our truublc with Russia to a head. CONGRESS adjourn with a long lnh of relief from It member, who re nnxlou to get homo and throw theinolve into the bill cumpulgii that will dfric whether the next congrc I to he controlled by tho Democrat or the Republican. ALL thu meinlH-r of the houe and a third of the member of tho ornate nro up for re-election till year. So you can undarslund why they ore nervout. ONE of the achievement of Uie 7llth congress (which hn Jut adjourned) win a reorganization act Unit lnipllflc procedure considerably. (Kor one thing, it reduce sharply the number of standing committee In both the house and the Semite). , It also UPS tho alarle ''of member of congrcs by $3000 $2.10(1 actual Increase In salary and nn additional $2500 In the way of n non-taxiible expense account, bringing the total pay to $1.1.000 a year. The President ha signed the bill, and It i now a law. AS to tho Increased ulury. the JOB I worth It If the MAN I worth It. That la to soy, a com- ll'onllnu an I'aia I, 1 ol. t) Luxembourg Men Arrested In Plot LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 3 (I') Albert Wlnghert, Luxembourg resistance, leader, and two offi cers of tho grand duchy's midget army wero reported in custody - today In connection with an al leged plot to overthrow the gov ernment. Wlnghert and Lis. Krleps and Winter wero said to have been arrested by police after discovery of a reputed plot by half a dozen persona to seize power "by force." The three men and their small bund of followers were reported as dissatisfied with the govern ment' policy of eliminating pro nazis from office. Yukon Skipper's Beaching Approved By SEATTLE, Aug. 3 (VP) The coast guard announced today Its commandant, Adm. J. F. Farley, f has upheld a merchant marine hearing unit decision suspending Capt. Chris E. Trondsen of the stenmship Yukon, which went aground and broke up near Se ward, Alaska, last February with the loss of 11 lives. Tho commandant's decision was received by Commodore J, E. Stlka, llllli coast guard dis trict officer. No further action will be taken against officers or crew, tho coast guard said, Admiral Farley said stnindlng of tho Yukon was caused by "nngllgcnco of the master," through fulluro to perform four acts: Hauling out to sea, using sounding equipment, using a ma rine speed and distance Indicator, and reducing speed under lim ited visibility. However, tin admiral said tit Homestead Board Given Wide Power WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Pi Reclamation commissioner, Mi chael W. Straus nld today Hint tho local committee will have broad authority In passing on qualification of eutrymcii on the Tuleliike division homestead project in Cullfnrnlii. Veterans of World War II will huvo preference and Struu ex pressed confidence that many mora applicant In thill category will be approved by tho local examining bourd or committee thru can bo uccointmidiiicd on the HU units opened for home stead entry, If that turn out ox expected, Straus said, eutrymen will bo se lected by lot. He outlined minimum require ments to qualify us entrymiin 11 being along till line It appil cunt exceed ovalliible hind; Exnarlanca Considered Actual farm experience would bo considered, u would the gen eral condition or an applicant In become a uccessful farmer. The applicant' health, family, etc., might enter Into It, us un ntinlleaiit with children who could help would possibly be considered more likely to mukc u success of a homestead than un applicant without children to aid In farm worki The local board could require a reasonable amount of capital, either In money or equipment, as being necessary to Insure sue cess. The bourd i allowed, within limitations, to use It own Judg ment and recommend those it believe would bo most success ful. The board also no doubt Strain said, will consider tho service records of veteran. He emphasized that the entire plan hud been worked out In co ordination and consultation with local American Legion, civic, agricultural and state author ities and with tho department of agriculture. Copies of Straus' final deci sion an the regulation for open ing the Tulelake homestead had not yet been received Saturday at tho reclamation bureau offices here. Members of the local commit U'aatlna, h rata 1, Cel. 4) , Missing Ships Reach Jamaica NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 3 OP) Three navy landing craft aro safe In the harbor of Kingston, Jamaica, toduv their tempo rary disappearance explained at least In part by communication trouble, navy spokesmen wild. The three vessel LSM 4H4). LCI 803 and LC (FK) 0.18, wlfi ttlmut 1.1.1 men aboard left Panama July 24 bound for New Orleans. When they had not been heard from ycsterdnv an Inten sive air mid sen search began. Last night Eighth naval dis trict headquarter received a message relayed through the United Slates consul general In Kinuston and the navy depart ment In Washington saying the vessels and all on board were safe. The navy said they would sail Tuesday at New Orleans. China Naval Men Smuggle Big Haul SHANGHAI. Aug. 3 OP) Chinese naval officers who sailed back from the United State with a fleet of eight gift warships smuggled In su much contraband it appreciably rocked the economy of bunk' ing, dispatches from that port' caollal renortcd todav. Almost every officer of tho fleet, tho dispntches said, par ticipated In tho smuggling of four automobiles and sizeable quantities of watches, fountain pens, cosmetics and cigarette. Each officer had at least IS case of goods. Cigarette prices In the capi tal dropped sharply after the fleet put In last week. Tho fleet, given China as a nucleus of a modern navy, con sisted of two destroyer-escorts, four minesweepers and two submarines. Coast Guard board of Investigation gave the matter of efficiency and conduct of tho Yukon's crew considerable attention." "It is regrettable, ho added, "that a few members of the steward's department should so conduct themselves as to reflect adversely upon tho entire crew. There wero reports of pilfering of passengers' baggage, which were grossly exaggerated, al though It appears that thero was some petty thievery." Admiral Farley said prompt action by tho army ami coast guard was responsible for re ducing loss of life. Capt. Trondsen was "beached" for three months last spring and placed on 18 months' suspension by tho hearing unit. Alaska Steamship officials said ho hud not yet been returned to a com mand, but is serving on the steamship Aleutian as a pilot. PRICE FIVE CENTS 3 Die, Many Hurt In Train Wrecks PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y., Aug. 3 (I 'I A railroad conductor and an engineer wero killed to day and 10 pussengers were seri ously Injured when a locomotive collided head-on with an electric powered passenger train on tho Long Island rullroud about one hulf mile from here. Tho wreck occurred when a light electric switch engine, en route Into the Port Washington station to pick up a cur, smashed Into u westbound passenger Iruln. Tennessee Town Quiet After Riots ATHENS, Tenn., Aug. 3 OP) A three-man citizen committee named by politically minded vet erans who reinforced their bal lot with bullets kept law and order In embattled McMInn coun ty today. Athens scene of a violent six- hour buttle between veteran and deputies over the counting of ballot In Thursday s democratic primary was quiet as the com mittee took over. Two ex-GIs were In charge of the Jail, battered and bullet spat tered from scores of rounds of ammunition. Other veterans pa trolled the county. Athens Itself was still under City Police Chief Bob Walker who said he would cooperate with tho veteran. The committee wo named at a mass meeting yesterday to pre serve order following the mys terious disappearance of McMinn County Sheriff i'ut Mansfield. Sheriff Routed Mansfield, a leader in the long- diimlnnnl county political group which the veterans claim they ousted with a slato of ex-GI can didates, left town after service men routed him and 34 special deputies from the county Jail shortly after 3 a. m. yesterday. "This won't bo legal, It's Just a mutter of protection," a spokes man for the veterans said at yes terday's meeting as the three- man committee was numea. "Eur some reason or other, the sheriff's force isn't around," the GI spokesman, Harry Johnson, treasurer of the veterans ticket, said. Meanwhile, Governor Jim Mc Cord said ui Nashville that he would send four state patrolmen to Athens for a day or so "simply to exercise normal police activ ity." On September 1, Sheriff-Elect Knox Henry win tone over. Weather Lures City Dwellers It's off to the mountains and lakes as Klamath residents take advantage of blue skies and warm weather to catch up on fishing and swimming over the weekend. At 2:30 Saturday afternoon the temperature had already hit 1)2 degrees and was still climb ing, exceeding Friday s record ing of 00. Forests arc drying out rapidly and the Forest Protective asso. elation reports that the situation is becoming extremely danger ous. The humidity hit a seasonal low Friday with only 6 per cent moisture in the air. Early morn ing humidity Saturday was 21 per cent but was expected to drop during the afternoon, Summer was also back over Oregon with the weather man forecasting a 104 degree max imum for Medford and readings between 05 and 100 oast of the Cascades. The Rogue River valley was the warmest in the state Friday with Medford registering 100, Burns tallied 91 and Klamath Falls 1)0, while Pnrtlanders were comfortable at 80, MacArthur Asserts Koreans Want U. S. TOKYO, Aug. 4 OP) The breakdown of the American Soviet conferences for unifica tion of Korea, General Mac Arthur reported today, lias led the people of tho U. S. occupa tion zone to hove an "Increas ing desire for continuance of the American military govern ment." "A sampling of public opin ion indicates an almost unani mous awareness that tho Amer ican position was In defense of the principle that Koreans hud the right to be heard In the formation of their own govern ment," said Mac Arthur's month ly report. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, BAYONNE, N. J., Aug. 3 fl'l Two Central Railroad of New Jersey trains, carrying capacity commuter crowd aug mented by week-enders bound for tho Jersey shore, collided lust night before a horrified throng at tho W. Eighth street station here, killing one person and Injuring at least 70 pas sengers. The accident. In which the Freehold express telescoped Into the rear of the Barnegut ex press, occurred at the height of the commuter rush. The deud man was Robert Hendorshot of Wilkes-Burrc, Pa., flremun of the Freehold truin, who was burled under tons of coal when the locomo tive and tender overturned. Thlrty-nlnc of the injured ore In Buyonne hospital, two of them In critical condition. Most of tho Injured were passengers in the rear car of the Barnegut train which wo crumpled down the middle and hurled on its side against a bridge girder. Peace Envoys To Swap Chair PARIS. Aug. 3 OP) Leaders of the Paris peace conference voted 12 to 8 today to rotate the conference chairmanship, as urged by the large nations, and then turned to the question of whether a two-thirds vote or a simple majority would decide all issues. The vote on tho chairmanship was the first outright test in the dispute between large and small nations. The chairmanship will rotate among the United States. China, France, Great Britain and Russia in that French alphabeti cal order. The question of a two-thirds majority, favored by Russia and the United States, promised to be another fight between large and small nations. The rules commit tee adjourned until Monday with out reaching a decision. A British spokesman, mean while, said Britain would go down the line in support of every compromise reached by the for eign ministers on peace treaties. He expressed the opinion there would be no reopening of the Trieste question, despite Yugo slavia's opposition to the min isters' decision to intcrationalize that disputed city. Atom Plant Blast Kills Technician LOS ALAMOS, N. M., Aug. 3 OP) A premature explosion of pyrotechnic chemicals at the Los Alamos atomic bomb project re sulted in the death today of Joshua 1. Schwartz, 21-ycar-old technician of Brooklyn, N. Y. Two other men were injured in the blast yesterday. The accident occurred when a smoke smudge pot which the men wcre preparing to study local "air currents exploded pre maturely first accident of this kind in the project's history. The smudge pot, the army said, was composed of standard pyro technical chemicals, and no fis sionable material nor radiation was involved. Baseball Scores AMERICAN R. H. E. Washington 0'3 0 Chicago 18 1 Scarborough and Early-, Grove and Hayes. NATIONAL R. Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2 H. 7 4 Walters, Beggs (9) and Muel ler; Higbe and Edwards. R. H. E. St. Louis 3 7 0 Philadelphia 1 1 0 Boozley and Kluttz; Hocrst and SeimmicK. (utiueo ena oi 5th, wet grounds). This May Help Here's help for disconsolate males of the Klamath coun try who can't keep up in the whiskerino contest. Just Trlppett, local busi ness man, was looking through an ancient book, "Household Guide," written early in the last century by one Prof. H. G. Jefferis, and found this prescription: Liquid for Forcing the Beard 2 ounces cologne. 1 drachm liquid hartshorn. 2 drachms tinctures cantharldcs. 12 drops oil rosemary 12 drops lavender. Apply to the face dally, and await result. Said to bo reliable,. Even The Brilliant red daubs on a delicate robin-gg blue background A. H. Lee's pickup by a "couple of the boy" w ben Lee refused for the Centennial whukerino. which he had parked outside of the Big Lake mill before going vowed that he wai going to grow whuker no w. He aid, with turn paint Job in mind, but it Army Says Berlin Russians Used Force To Get Secrets FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug. 3 (P) The U. S. army an nounced tonight that two of three Russian soldiers, arrested recently in Berlin as spies and later released to Soviet authori ties, had forced German em ployes of the U. S. army to hand over secret American doc uments. The announcement issued from the office of Brig. Gen. Edwin L. Sibert. U. S. army intelligence chief in Europe followed Russian charges that the three Soviet soldiers were "treated like criminals wnue in American custody." The U. S. announcement said that the two Russian officers Lt. Sedov and Lt. Shulkin UN May Defer Albanian Case NEW YORK. Aug. 3 (P) Several delegations to the United Nations security council indicated today they would op pose a showdown on Albania s application for U. S. member ship until after the member ship committee had discussed all applications before it. Russia's attitude could not be learned immediately, but some of the delegates expressed belief she might insist on disposing of the Albanian case before turn ing to the others. The 11-nation committee de cided by unanimous vote July 31 to "take up" the applica tions in the chronological order of their receipt. On this basis, it was agreed that consideration of Albania's application would begin Monday. American and British circles contend that the term "take up" merely means "discuss." They say this view is supported by a majority of the delegates. The committee now has be fore it applications from Al bania, Afghanistan, Outer Mon oolin and Transiordan. and may get four more before the dead line of August 21 wnen u musi report to the security council. Hawaii To Egypt Flight Scheduled WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (A3) An army B-29 bomber was poised today at Honolulu for an attempt at a record 10,000-mile non-stop fliaht over the Arctic to Cairo, Egypt, the army air forces re ported. An announcement said the plane, extensively modified at Oklahoma City to carry a heavy load of fuel, was expected to leave " in the near future." It will fly a great circle route by way of Iceland, England and Italy, which by-passes Russian territory. The bomber is the superfort ress "Dreamboat," which set the present non-stop record of 7929 miles last November from Guam to Washington, D. C. The same pilot, Col. C. G. Irvine, St. Paul. Minn., is expected to command the Cairo flight. Truman 'Executioner' Held For Grand Jury WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 OP) Tho secret service reported today that "nn alleged self-proclaimed executioner" is being held for grand jury action on charges of threatening the life of President Truman. - (Telephone till) Steering Wheel Was Sky Paint was still w t when Lee ducovered the condition of the car, wouldn t be a p ratty as bis pock were arrested in civilian clothes en route into the American sec tor of Berlin. "For engaging in clandestine activities in the U. S. sector of Berlin. "For forcing German em ployes of the U. S. army to de liver classified documents and information about the U. S. army and its policies. "For rjossessing inadequate documents authorizing their jtay.in. the U. S. sector oi.Ber- Un." The third Russian taken into custody. Pvt. Kuznetzov, who was driving the two Soviet of ficers when they were seized at a road block, was arrested for "acting as an accessory to the illegal activities of Sedov and Shulkin," the statement said. The three Russians declared in an interview published in the Russian-controlled Berliner Zeitung in Berlin that they had been interrogated "rudely" while held by the Americans in attempts to make them "be tray our country." All Hands Die In B-25 Crash LONG BEACH, Cal., Aug. 3 OP) An army air force's B-25 medium bomber, groping for a landing in an overcast sky, crashed in flames three miles southeast of the army air field early today, killing the five or six persons aboard. There were no survivors. Smoldering wreckage was scattered over an area of about a quarter-mile radius. Nearby residents said there was a bund- ing flash and an explosion was neard. Army spokesmen said the bomber was en route to Long Beach army air field from Albu querque, N. M. A navy surgeon said he attempted to count the victims and that he believed there were six bodies. Identifi cations were withheld pending noiitication oi relatives. The plane crashed in vacant land not far from the naval am munition depot between Long Beach and Seal Beach. Marines were called out by the Los Alamitos naval air station to guard the wreckage. Cause of the crash was not de termined and an army board of Inquiry will investigate. Tanker Explodes In Haifa Harbor HAIFA, Aug. 3 OP) Rescue squads working through the night picked up 32 survivors in Haifa harbor, where the British tanker "Empire Cross" burned after an explosion last night. Casualties were believed to to tal 10 or 12, largely British merchant navy officers. Six of the Lascar crew mem bers are known to have been ashore when the blast occurred. The captain of the vessel was blown clear, unhurt, when the first explosion ripped the stern of the ship. Police said the ship blew up at an unloading dock. There was no hint from any source that the explosion was connect ed with Jewish activities, or with the fact that some 5000 illegal Jewish refugees are now awaiting permission of the Brit ish government to disembark at Haifa. WEATHER NEWS Aataat I, UK Mas. (Ar. I) M Mlo. . M fraelallallaa un 14 haara .0 Slraam jraar la dala ... 14.41 Karnal 11.37 Latt ;aar IS.3S Number 10888 Blue was the new paint Job given to to wear more than mustache to work Friday morning. Lee a smile, that be alio had a re - maxfced car. Levy Opposed By Realty Men Opposition to any more special levies on city property until rent control has been removed and the tax base broadened was ex pressed in a resolution, an nounced today by the Klamath Board of Realtors. The resolution, addressed to the mayor and council, makes specific mention of the proposed $175,000 special levy for a mu nicipal swimming, pool and . a li mills levy for recreation de partment operation. It asserts that Klamath Falls real estate taxes have become a heavy burden, while income from real property has been severely restricted by federal rent control. The board says that real property income has been; held to a 4 per cent increase, while nearly all other items have gone up from 40 per cent to 60 per cent. The board's resolution does not suggest specific methods of broadening the tax base, but in sists that it should be done to 'lift a large part of the burden from real estate taxes" before more levies are voted. Oregonian Named Dean At Harvard EUGENE, Aug. 3 OP) A graduate of the University of Oregon, Dr. William H. Bur ton, has been appointed dean of the Harvard university grad uate school of education, it was learned on the campus today. Dr. Burton, 1916 graduate, is also director of the Harvard summer school. The former Oregonian, director of teacher training at Harvard for the last two years, taught at the Oregon College of Education at Mon mouth after receiving his mas ter's degree from Columbia uni versity. He also served as pro fessor of education at Washing ton State college and the Uni versity of California at Los An geles. State Department Backs Ambassador WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 OP) Secretary of State Byrnes and Acting Secretary Acheson in an extraordinary statement de clared today "the complete con fidence" of the United States government in Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane who has been under attack by the Polish gov ernment at Warsaw. LaGuardia Wants '25 Good New York Cops' In Trieste NUERNBERG, Germany, Aug 3 OP) Fiorello H. La Guardia, director-general of UNRRA, said today he needed "25 good New York cops" to halt mass stealing of UNRRA supplies at Trieste. La Guardia visited for half an hour the international military tribunal trying 22 top nazls. He was en route from Munich to Frankfurt. The UNRRA director said he hoped to have a reply from Ma). Gen. John C. H. Lee, deputy al lied commonder in the Mediter ranean theater, regarding the Trieste thefts in time to make a report to the UNRRA commjs sion in Geneva Monday. In a sharply worded cable sent from Belgrade to Lee in Italy July 28, . La Guardia More Hikes In Prospect For Foods WASHINGTON. Aug. 3 fP) . On the heels of price increase! for bread, flour and other foods, OPA Administrator Paul Porter today expressed confidence that "before too long" rjroductlon gains will stabilize prices. Taking an optimistic view even as higher ceilings went Into eflect on bakery products, wheat flour, cereals, macaroni, noodles, corn meal and hominy grit. t-orier said in a radio address: "I'm confident that before long production here in this country is really going to take over and get in its own good licks to help me government Keep prices at levels everyone can afford. "Right now when vou are nav. Ing higher prices for foods and wnen it looks as though clothing prices and prices for some manu- ' factured goods may have to rise it's hard to be sure we are reading the barometer correctly, 'Clear Weather Ahead' "However, I think the signs very definitely point to a real promise of clear weather and clearer sailing ahead." As Porter spoke, OPA had tagged for announcement soon price hikes on more market bas ket items ceiling increans of perhaps eight to 10 cents a pound on coffee and one to two cents on canned corn, peas and toma toes. Meanwhile, OPA ordered these retail increases into effect: Bread One cent on loaves weighing up to two pounds; on bigger loaves, two to three cents. Bakery products One cent a dozen on bread rolls, 15 per cent on cookies, crackers and biscuits., Flour About one cent a pound. Breakfast cereals One to three cents a package on all kinds except corn flakes, puffed rice and puffed wheat. Macaroni and noodles Two cents on eight-ounce boxes, one cent on smaller packages. Corn meal and hominy grits One to two cents a pound. Flour Subsidy Out " As for the increases on flour, bread and bakery products, OPA said they stem principally from a decision against restoration at (Canllaaed an rasa X, Col. a) Bombing Stirs NANKING, Aug. 3 OP) Gen. Chou En-lai, chief communist negotiator in the crumbling peace talks, said today he took a "very serious view" of the at tack by seven government planes on the communist capital of Yenan, declaring "this broadens tne scope oi the civil war." The message to General Chou from Yenan failed to mention casualties, but communist sources said a number of persons were killed and wounded. It was said Yenan's populace attempted no defense because of the suddenness of the attack. Gen. Chou Jih-jou, govern ment air force commander, as serted the raid was a successful attempt to destroy a government B-24 bomber which landed at Yenan on June 26 because of a fuel shortage. A request to the communists to send the plane back was refused, he said, so a special mission was dispatched to destroy it Meantime, at Tientsin, United States marines who lost four of their number in a gun battle with communists on the Peiping Tientsin road July 29, erected barricades in front of important buildings and increased guard strength against possible further clashes. Marines were assigned four medium tanks for use it needed to keep the Peiping- xientsin road open. Big Loss Caused By Chilean Quake SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 3 (IP) The ministry of the interior said today that two persona were killed and several injured yesterday when a severe earth quake rocked the city of Cop iapo, 400 miles north of here, causing extensive property dam age and destroying many of the older buildings in the area. A child was killed in a pub--' lie school and a woman died in - 1 : . 1 . . . 1 l. . ...nil. m both buildings collapsed. ; charged that ".millions of dollars of supplies are being pilfered" in Trieste and repeated .a previous demand for authority to assign armed guards to protect the shipments. La Guardia said the only an swer he had received from Lee was "unsatisfactory" and that it one more conference failed to produce a satisfactory solution he would take the situation to the combined chiefs of staff. Lt. Gen. Sir William D. Mor gan, allied Mediterranean com mander, replied yesterday at Rome to La Guardia's cnarges of wholesale pilfering of UNRRA supplies in Trieste, asserting they were "not founded on fact. "Mr. La Guardia's statement was made without (his), viiiting Trieste," Morgan said.
