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To Even
Sees No Tax
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (!') President Trumnn I -till hopeful
he run biihinco tho federal budget lor this flaeal year despite
bl Jump In unanticipated outlay!. Hut ho disagrees with luma
republican! tluil taxee can be cut again lifter next January.
In a now budget ralimalc placing hotli Income anil niitno well
above Jiuiuiiry prediction! but trimming carlli-r deficit forccaata
from $4,500,000,000 to l,llil(J,UOO,()U0 lor the flacal year ending
June IIM7. the prenldout aiild:
"In view of action tlm coui(rea hua tiiken on price conlrola,
1 must repeal with adilod eniphnalii my recommendation of
laat January that no tux re-
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Dav's lews
By FRANK JENKINS
IWX'AUSE -the headline! aeem
vague, don't net tho Idea that
tho 21-natlon eace parley nl
I'arla la unlmiKirliinl. They're
allll Dimrrlnii for position today,
with the rult-n cominltteo tho
chief battle-ground.
The conference la allll nM'ral
Inn much like a big nallonnl
political party convenllon In our
own country. Il will net down
to pualiK'M later,
I
CHINA U (till a hot apot.
Admiral Cooko (their com
mander) aayi In Shanghai today;
"American marlnea In north
China are renminbi!! there at
their full current alreniilb, and
"when we are attacked we aro
going to SHOOT HACK."
lie identlflea their attackera In
(ho recent ambush a Chlncac
cominunlata.
(P"
JIESENT marine alrenglb In
::hlna la around 211. 000
down from somrlhlng like
SO.OIIII at the peak aeveral
montha ago. Tho official Job of
these marlnea la to carry out tho
U, S. policy of repatriating Jap
aneao and to "aalt In the
restoration of atablltzed, peace
ful condltlona.")
IN Nanking, a natlonaltat
(Chiang Kai-shek) newapapcr
aaya: "The holiest rumor here
la that Prcaldent Tnimnn haa In
atructed Cienural Marahall to pre
Dare nliina for withdrawal of
U. S. forcea from China" to avoid
another Incident like the ambush
of laat week.
In Independence, Missouri,
(where Truman la taking a few
day! off) hia No. 1 secretary
(Hoaa) any he knowa of no auch
order. Note that he doean'l aay
there HAS BEEN no auch order.
It'a a aafe giicsa that what we
do In China will depend largely
on what Russia doea,
REVISED budget estimate! In
xv Washington bring the prob-
ahlo national deficit for the
present fiscal year down to a
shade leu than two billion dol
lars. (We're going to SPEND
MORE this year, but we're also
going to TAKE IN more.)
President Truman any! that
even if we do cut down the
deficit, wo must not cut down
taxes yet. He'a probably right.
As long as we're on the deficit
side, we'd better keep taxes high.
Somehow or other, we've got
to reduce our debt, Instead of in
creasing it constantly.
REPUBLICAN leaders are be
ginning to promise that If
Ihey win control of congress at
the election this full they'll cut
taxes by at least 20 per cent.
To make Ihelr proposition
reallv Interesting to Intelligent
people, they should add: "We'll
also CUT SPENDING by at least
30 per cent."
That would make sense.
'TWERE Is only one thing to do
If we are to reduce our na
tional debt to the point of safely.
That Is to elect lo office men who
will CUT SPENDING AND
START PAYING OFF.
If you were part owner of a
business and your managers kept
swndlnifr year after year, more
than you take In, von know what
you'd do. You'd FIRE THE
SPENDERS and jet economy
minded men In Ihelr place.
You wouldn't fool around
about it.
T JNKORTUNATELY. In our na-
w tlonal government, weve
been re-electing the spenders,
year after year. That being true,
lliev figure (reasonably enough)
that spending Is what wo want.
The only way lo slop reckless
spending Is to DEFEAT THE
SPENDERS.
(If you're wise, you'll analyze
the votes of your representative
and vour senators. If thev soem
consistently reckless In their
(i:antlnuid en ruse 9, Column B)
Rajah Dies After Court
Finds Him Legally Alive
LONDON. Aue. 5 (!') An Ex.
change Telegraph agency dis-
fiatch from CalcHlta said that
tameudra Narayan Roy, rajah
of Bhowal, who won a 25-year
fight In tho courts last week to
prove he was legally nllve, died
Saturday In Calcutta while wait
ing for King George VI to sign
nn order restoring his vast do
main, Tho privy council, highest
Judicial authority In tho British
Empire, last Tuesday recognized
Hopes
Budget,
ducllon bo mailo until me
flalionary situation has passed."
At another point no sum.
Our tax policy ahould bo do-
sinned not only to check Infla
tion, but to preaenl any partic
ular group from profiting by
It."
GOP Promises Slash
Rep. Knulaon (Minn.), rank
ing republican on the house
waya and meaiia committee, de
clared laat month If Ida parly
wlna control of the house In
tho November election! it would
cut taxes by 20 T cent. Knut
aon would become chairman of
that lax-levying committee If
Hid renubllcaua organize the
house.
Ill his revised budget made
nubile Saturday night. Mr. Tru
man estimated expenditures this
fiscal year at $41, 500.000,000, a
net Increase of $.100,000,000
over tho January estimate, and
receinla at SMO. 000,000.000, an
Increase of $H, 100.000,000 com
pared with January.
With the anticipated deficit
lesa than half what his finan
cial experts figured six months
ago, tho president said he was
working not only toward a oai-
anced budget, but a "subslan-
ttal budget surplus' In ine iun-
104B fiscal year.
The increase in estimated re
ceipt! waa due primarily to a
Jump of souu.uuu in imuviuuni
Income lax receipts which in
lorn reflect expectations of a
higher national Income. Budget
officials aald the revised esti
mates are baaed on an antici
pated national Income of $185.
000,000,000 Inalead of the
$140,000,000,000 looked for six
month! ago.
Land Filing
Needs Listed
r-hnracter testimonials, sub
stantial farm experience, and
$2000 In unencumbered assets
will be minimum requirements
of veteran! who participate In
the forthcoming drawing for 88
Tulelake homesteads, it was
shown today when an advance
copy of the reclamation commla
iloner'i order on the opening
was received at the reclamation
bureau office here.
Application blank! ana aupu
catc coplei of the order have
nnl vet been received, however.
These will be mailed out to all
veterans who have already in-1
quired, and reclamation officials
said il will not be necessary for
these men to ask again that
blanks be provided them. Text
of the order will be printed later
In The Herald and News.
Only those veterans who have
given no previous notice of their
Interests In the land need apply
in writing for copies of the ap
plication form, the bureau said.
Applicants will be asked to
provide three letter! of testimo
nials as to their character, and
will be asked to make a state
ment to tho effect they Intend
to lead a bona fide farm life on
the properly.
Experience requirements call
for two years farm experience
after the age of 15 and within
the last seven years of civilian
life. A man may qualify who
has lived and worked on a farm
L'nllnita rai S, Clamn a
Siam Makes Bid
For U. N. Entry
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (P)
Siam today applied for mem
bership In tho United Nations,
becoming the eighth nation to
seek entry since the world
agency was set up with its 51
charter members.
The application, submitted by
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dl
rcck Jayanam, said "my gov
ernment and my people arc
ready and determined to ob
serve and fulfill the obligations
arising from the charter of the
United Nations."
Siam's move came as a mem
bership committee was called
together to act on the requests
with the most controversial one
Albania heading tho agenda,
the rajah's claim by dismissing
tnc case oi itance uiunabali,
"widow" of the rajah, who sain
Roy died at Darlccllng in 1!)09
and was cremated.
The rajah maintained that
while his funeral pyre was burn
ing, a heavy downpour drove his
mourners to shelter. The rain
revived him, he snld, and he was
rescued by passing beggcrs with
whom he lived for 12 years
while suffering a loss of memory.
Ijfc MICE n "'.-Pj KLAMATH FALLS, OREOOH, MONDAY. AUGUST . ! (.Telephone 1111) Numb" H9
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and liking a ataady btating irom the Jury and Judge Colt (U.
waa takan Saturday. Frank Jenkins. Harald and Nawi publisher,
He paid an $S fine. Left to righti Dave Hosa. radio announcer
defense and prosecuting attorney combined; Sheriff Lloyd Low.
tified bewhlskered bystander: Sam Nesiln. anoiner aeienaanu
Balentlni. right.
Kangaroo Court Penalizes
9 Smooth-Faced Citiiens
With luch excuses as, "even
the dog wouldn't sleep with
int.," the first Centennial whisk
erlno kangaroo court was called
Into session Saturday afternoon
in the shade of the Klamath
county courthouse. 'Presiding
in the outdoor court wai the
Hon. Judgo Colt, better known
to Klamath people a! U. S. Bnl
cntine. Appearing before the jury
Burglars Hit
5 More Spots
Two more residences, two bus!'
nMI hnllNPS and a hotel room
wcrc burglarized over the week-
end, adding to the now-lengthy
list of break-Ins which h a v e
given the police department here
a headache for the past several
weeks.
Tho home of Mrs. Roy Steph
enson. 830 N. 11th. was entered
through a back door sometime
yesterday afternoon or early last
night and three expensive lock
ets wcrc stolen.
Entry was made by cutting
open the back screen door and
lifting the latch. Drawers in a
bedroom were pulled open and
the contents scattered on the
floor. The stolen articles include
a small yellow gold locket, an
other gold locket slightly larger,
and .a lavallere with ruby set
ting. A similar entry was made at
the home of Mrs. James Newn
ham, 1637 Division, Sunday af
ternoon or early evening, where
two watches and possibly other
articles of jewelry wcrc taken,
alonii with 40 or 50 12-gaugo
sliotuun shells
The same method of slitting"' "
the screen of the back door and
Cnllnaa an raf t, Caluma HI
Ex-GI Ballot
Win Certified
ATHENS, Tcnn., Aug. 5 OP)
The McMitm county election
commission with Member
George Woods attending under
protection of guards furnished
by the cx-GI's whose candidates
swept members of his organiza
tion from office, today formally
certified the service men's vic
tory at the polls.
The veterans' candidate for
sheriff, Knox Henry, polled 2,
230 votes to 1244 for Paul Can
trcll, who as leader of the local
democratic organization was
bitterly opposed by the bi-partisan
ex-GI ticket. Henry suc
ceeds Sheriff Pat Mansfield.
The official count for other
GI candidates followed the
same proportions.
Setting Rooster
Or Crowing Hen?
MEDFORD, Aug. 8
Maccinc Titus, public library
employe, has a chicken that
doesn't seem to know whether
It's a rooster or a confused
hen.
It crows every morning
with the roosters but lays
an egg every afternoon. It
seems lo know It's odd, too:
it lives alone and il terrified
by other chickens.
Defendants Pay Heavy Fines
sassion on Klamath's courthouse
composed of 12 men from
Klamath county, were the beard
less Sam Neslin, Frank Jenkins,
Ulyi Dole Goodman, T. B. Berg,
Don Fiihcr, Marvin Albce C. L.
TerwllleKWloyd Xaw- and
Dick Recs.
After varioua and sundry rea
sons why they hadn't grown a
crop of "vegetation," each was
fined by the Jury and given Cen
tennial tickets to sell. The
tickets are for tile Centennial
dance to be held August 19.
Upon sale of the tickets their
tinea will be remitted to them.
This is the first In the series of
courts to be held each Saturday
until the Centennial, August 22,
23 and 24. Jack Henry of the
Klamath Shoppers' Guide acted
as defense attorney for the
nrienners
of the bar. The
laughter which greeted each
new excuse for the lack of chin
whiskers soon drew a crowd
which watched the proceedings
from the lawn.
Adding to the spirit of the
Centennial were a number of
old fashioned dresses which had
been donned by several of the
women. '
Russians Balk
On Vote Rules
PARIS. Aug. 5 (A) Soviet
Russia balked today at a British
American proposal to com
promise the peace conference dis
pute over voting procedure.
Foreign Minister V. M. Molo-
tov told the rules committee that
the proposal was objectionable
because it was "calculated to uo-
tne decision oi ine council
OI '"reign ministers ana replace
ine council naa decided to
make a two-thirds majority
necessary for action in the peace
conference. Small nations, paced
by Australia, . sought simple
majority rule. The British then
proposed to let the conference
speak for itself, with two-thirds
votes to be regarded as "a firm
recommendation" and simple
majorities to carry less weight
with the foreign ministers coun
cil, which will have final veto
power over peace conference
actions.
The United States, through
Secretary of State Byrnes, joined
China, Canada and Norway to
day In supporting the British
compromise.
Molotov's rejection of the plan
followed a similar stand by
White Russia.
Zoot-Suited Youths
Beat Soldier M.P.
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 5 (A)'
A .gang of zoot-suitcd youths at
tacked a soldier early today as
he and a girl friend strolled
along Eleventh avenue, beating
so savagely he may die.
Tho victim of the beating was
Emmctt Lucado, 24, a military
policeman from Camp Knight.
Willia Bushman, 19, of Susan
vllle, told police that zoot-sult-ers
first hooted them and then
attacked tho soldier. The girl
was not molested. Her screams
attracted oolice who took six
youths Into custody for questioning.
lawn, wnn w niskarless deiand-
S. Balantina.) Whan this picture
was bafora the bar of Justice.
(in striped shirt): Jack Henry,
one of the culprits: an uniden
rrana: jenaina tseaieai. ana u. o.
Firebug Trailed
By Bloodhound
ROSEBURG. Aug. 5 .P) An
lncendiarist who set 14 fires in
the rugged forest land approxi
mately six miles southwest .of
Canyowvftl- esleroay- -escaped
during the i night, Fred South
wick, supervising warden of the
Douglas Forest Protective as
sociation said this morning.
The search was aided by use
of a state police bloodhound in
"the area where the firebug was
spotted by aerial observers as
he lighted the last of the 14
fires in the mile-long string at
the edge of an old burn on a
shoulder of Silver butte.
More than 50 men were
rushed into the area to serve as
fire fighters and guards and a
day long search was conducted
lor the culprit. Ine hound lost
scent of the fugitive on dry
ground.
As the firebug had approxi
mately five miles to travel from
tnc scene of his crime, it was
believed he was still within the
area when guards arrived, but
due to his apparent familiarity
with the region, it is feared he
may have escaped during the
night. Search, however is still
being maintained.
Southwick reported that sev
eral of the fires had burned to
gether and covered an area
roughly estimated at 160 acres.
Others of the "sets" wer' held
to small size.
Marines Will
Stay In China
SHANGHAI. Aug. 5 UP)
American marines in north China
are remaining there at their full
current strength and "when we
are attacked we are going to
snoot DacK, Adm. Charles M.
Cooke Jr., commander of the U.
a. sevenm fleet, told a news
conference today as he discussed
the July 29 ambushing of a ma
rine convoy near Peiping.
He identified the attackers,
wno Killed four marines, as
Chinese communists. It was the
first official identification of
them.
Marines were sent lo China
lo carry out the U. S. policy of
repatriating Japanese and to as
sist in the restoration of stabil
ized, peaceful conditions, Ad
miral Cooke explained.
Repatriation of Japanese from
China proper has been finished
and the marines have nothing to
do with Manchuria, where an
estimated 2,000,000 Japanese re
main to be repatriated.
The marine mission in China
Admiral cooxe continued, in
cludes support of Sino-Amcrican
executive (truce) headquarters,
the main function of which is
to bring peace to the country,
Pageant Calendar
All of the cast registration
is complete with the excep
tion of children's dance
groups, chorus, band . and
specialty groups.
The children's dance group
will rehearse Tuesday, 10 a.
m at Roosevelt.
The orchestra will re
hearse Wednesday, 8 p. m,,
in the high school.
Arthur J. Voye
Dies Suddenly
Arthur James Voye, 58, president of the Big Lake! Box com
pany of Klamath Fall! and former president of the Western Pine
associat'on, died at 3:30 a. m. Sunday.
The widely known lumberman passed away at Hillside hospi
tal, to which he had been removed after sudden development
of an acute heart ailment. Hi! death removed a pioneer in
Klamath lumber manufacturing, who had been a leading figure
in the ponderosa industry of this region for more than 30 years.
A native of Boston, Mais.,
Mr. Voye came as a young man
to the west coast. He was asso
ciated for a time with the C. A.
Smith Lumber company of Con
tra Costa, Calif. In 1912 he
moved to Klamath Falls, and
was for a time associated with
Col. R. A. Johnson in the Klam
ath Manufacturing company
(now DiGorgio Fruit Corp.) In
1916 Mr. Voye, with M. S. West,
established the Big Lakes Box
company on the firm'! present
site on Lake Ewauna.
Headed Association
Mr. Voye became president
of the Western Pine association
in 1943-44, and under his lead
ership the organization made
important advances. He took
an active part in solution of
lumber production problems in
the war period, and received
special commendation from the
war production board lor mis
effort. He made a number of
trips to Washington in behalf
of the industry and the produc
tion effort.
He was a past commander of
the Klamath commandery of
Knights Templar and a member j
of the Shrine.
He was a long-time member
of the Klamath County cham
ber of commerce, and served
many years on lumber and in
dustrial development commit
tees of the chamber.
In 1914 Mr. Voye married
Louise Lee, daughter of a pio
neer Klamath county family,
and a leader in musical and
social life in the community.
Survivors include Mrs. Voye,
their son, Joseph James Voye,
Klamath Falls: . granddaughter.
Lee Voye; two brothers, Ed
ward Voye of Boston, Mass.,
and George D. Voye of San
Francisco.
Funeral services will be held
at the Earl Whitlock Funeral
home at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday.
Senators Mull
Action On May
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 ()
Chairman Mead (D-N.Y.) said
today the senate war investi
gating committee will decide
Friday what further action it
may take to bring Rep. Andrew
J. May (D-K.Y.) before it for
testimony in its war profits in
quiry. Mead told a reporter that
May's return to his home in
Prestonsbure, Ky., does not
change the committee's desire
to hear from Warren Magee,
May's attorney, on when he be
lieves his client will be able to
testify.
In Prestonsbure. Dr. John
Archer, May's physician, de
scribed his patient as "in the
worst ' physical condition in
which I have ever seen him."
Dr. Archer said May is suffer
ing from "general collapse"
which prevents any activity for
at least two weeks."
Mead delayed until tomorrow
conferences with Attorney Gen.
eral Clark and Internal Rev.
enue Commissioner Joseph D.
Dunan Jr.. about income tax
records of the Garsson muni
tions combine officials.
Mead has indicated the com
mittee wants to look at May's
lncpme tax returns, since he
was listed as Kentucky fiscal
agent for the Cumberland Lum
ber Co., a combine affiliate.
Truman-Opposed Candidate
Of Attention In Tomorrow s Balloting
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 LV
Voters in six states mark pri
mary election ballots tomorrow,
but President Truman's if-he's-right-I'm-wrong
tag on Rep.
Roger C. Slaughter pinpointed
national attention on Missouri's
fifth district.
Slaughter's renomination bid
Is a democratic contest, but the
republicans tossed in a barb
when GOP national chairman.
Carroll Recce said at Salt Lake
City last week that "the PAC,
the Pendergast machine and the
president" have combined in a
"purge" attempt.
Mr. Truman announced his op
position to Slaughter at a news
conference here last month in
which he cited the Missouri
democrat's opposition to admin
istration measures, adding that
If Slaughter was right the presi
dent was wrong.
Slaughter took up the chal
lenge, saying that so far as he is
concerned the president made
the fifth district race a "test
Passes
f-
A. J. VOYE
A. J. Voye. prominent Klam
ath lumber manufacturer, who
passed away early Sunday.
Kennell-Ellis
Weekend Fires
Held In Check
Four forest fires over the
week-cfld kedt fighters busy as
fire control stations worked hard
to keep all blazes well in hand
in the dry, dust covered Klam
ath forests.
One of the biggest blazes re.
ported so far this year broke out
on the Klamath Indian reserva
tion shortly after noon Saturday.
The flames were spotted seven
miles southeast of Calimus
butte and had charred 400
acres of second growth yellow
pine before they were checked.
Although the origin of the fire
is not definitely known, illegal
deer hunters are believed to be
the cause.
A small fire in the Yowkey
tract just above Wood river
springs was spotted bunday
afternoon by the Modoc point
lookout and the Klamath agency.
The fire occurred in slashings.
burning a little less than an acre.
County fighters were called
out Sunday to extinguish a
small grass fire between the
railroad and highway near Al
goma. The fire was caused by
sparks from a passing train A
small grass fire also occurred
near Keno and burned two and
a half acres before it was
stopped.
New Zealand Official
Backs Up On Truman
WELLINGTON. New Zealand,
Aug. 5 tP) Robert Semple, New
Zealand works minister, today
withdrew a statement he made
at a public political meeting last
night that President Truman was
the "tool of money gangsters."
He offered an apology "without
any reservation whatsoever."
Semple explained that he had
assumed the president was re
sponsible for lifting price con
trols, but "subsequently learned
that he had supported a policy
in the best interests of the peo
ple.
case" on "the future course of
the democratic party."
At his nearby home in Inde
pendence, Mr. Truman will vote
tomorrow in the fourth district
congressional race, where Rep.
C. Jasper Bell (D.), is seeking
renomination. But there is still
little doubt that he will be much
more interested in the contest
where Slaughter is batting with
Enos A. Axtcll, the president's
friend and Jerome Walsh, for
mer OPA lawyer.
Walsh has the backing of most
of the railroad brotherhoods.
The president asked the Kansas
City Pendergast organization to
support Axtell.
This race has overshadowed In
national interest the bid of an
other of Mr. Truman's friends,
Senator Frank P. Briggs (D.), for
renomination in a four-way con'
test. James P. Kem of Kansas
City, a college classmate of Sen
ator Robert Taft (R.-Ohio), is
seeking the republican sena
torial nomination with party or
ganization support.
Row Breaks
As Cripple
Nears Port
LONDON, Aug. 5 VP) Th
derelict American freighter
American Farmer limped to
ward England today under her
own power and in escort of a
U. S. destroyer, with the British
loudly claiming her as perhaps:
a $4,500,000 salvage prize.
A maritime legal battle waa
shaping up in the din of British
newspaper headlines which com
plained American shops had ,
taken over the collision battered
freighter after a midget British,
vessel had her in tow.
The 8358 ton American Farm
er and the freighter William J.
Riddle collided 700 miles west
of Land'! End Wednesday. The
American Farmer is operated by
the United States Line. The
William J. Riddle is operated by
the Moore-McCormack Lines and
belongs to war ihipping admin
istration. Destroyer Arrive!
A passing ship took off the
crew of 50 and six passenger!
and the british freighter Eliza
bete of 22039 tons came along
siae, attached tow lines and
started puf fling and heaving
away toward Wales. Soon
afterwards the U. S. destroyer
Perry, the U. S. Lines' -freighter
American Ranger and a tug ar
rived the Elizabete radioed its
home officee:
"A crew from the American
Ranger boarded the derelict and
ordered our crew to leave.
; hauled down our ensign and
hoisted the American flag " The
! British admiralty said it thought
; the message referred to the Brit
I ish meerchant marine flag and
not the union jack.
I The Hudson Steamship com'
: pany, which operates the Eliza
I bete for the British ministry of
transport, asked the British gov
ernment to intervene, claiming.
ine tarrner as a prize. An ad
miralty spokesman said he re
ceived a report and E. J. K. Gold
smith, director for Hudson, said
he had conferred with treasury
lawyers, adding:
"Messages from the Elizabete
suggested that the American
Farmer might have been our
prize. Lloyds have been in
formed because of this appar
ently unusual incident on board
the American Farmer."
The U. S. navy said its. onl? ;
interest was irf getting the
crippled ship to port. A spokes
man said that for the pint sized
Elizabete to tow the Farmer to
port would have been "like an,
ant towing a grasshopper." The
Lizabete has a three-cylinder
steam engine and was bound
from Nova Scotia with a cargo
of mine timber.
Jewish Agency
Rejects Split
LONDON. Aug. 5 (IP) -The
Jewish agency executive rejected
today uie tiritish-American cab
inet committee's proposal to di
vide Palestine into a federal
state. British government sources
said Prime Minister Attlee would
ask his ministers to submit the
Palestine problem to the United
Nations if President Truman also
rejects the semi-partition plan.
A Jewish agency executive
communique issued in Paris said
the group "regards the British
proposals, based on the report oi
the committee of six and as an
nounced by Mr. Morrison in the
house of commons, as unaccept
able as a basis for discussion.
Herbert Morrison, lord presi
dent of the council, announced
last week that the British gov
ernment had accepted as a basis
for negotiations the cabinet com
mittee proposals to divide Pales
tine into four provinces one
Arab, one Jewish and two cen
tral government zones as a
basis for negotiation.
Morrison added, however, that
the plan depended upon United
States support which has not
yet been forthcoming. President
Truman has summoned his cab
inet delegates home for more de
tailed discussion of the plan, re--ports
from Washington have
said the plan was not well re
ceived there.
Focus
In another of tomorrow's pri
maries, labor takes a front seat
in Virginia, where Senator
Harry Byrd is seeking renomina
tion for his third full term
Byrd has challenged Martin
A. Hutchinson, his opponent, to
say whether he is for or against
the CIO-PAU and to outline the
sort of labor legislation he
would like to see congress pass.'
Hutchinson has said he did not
ask CIO-PAC support, but Byrd
contended the labor organization
had given orders to its member!
"saying that you should be sup
ported and I be defeated."
In Kansas prohibition hai
come back as an issue, propelled
by efforts of former Gov. Harry
H. Woodring to win the demo
cratic governship nomination on
a state store liquor sale plat
form. Fred Hinkle of Wichita,
staunch dry; Ewell Stewart oi
Topeka, another prohibi'ionist
and Worden R. Howat, a formef
county clerk, are Woodring'i opponents.