Britain Faces Full Scale
War In Palestine Unless
Jew-Arab Battle Solved
LONDON, Jan. 3 (Pi A government source said today Brit-
m was lacoo witu me necessity 01 mining nn immediate, final
solution in Palestine or conducting a full-scale military operation
to maintain her mandatory position In the Holy Land.
"Civilly, the situation is out ol hand," the source said. "And
if "Irgun Zvai Leumi carries out its threat (broadcast yesterday)
to launch a new 'offensive' against Britain's armed forces, it may
oecome necessary to proclaim martial law in certain parts oi the
country."
Martial law would suspend courts and civil administrations.
As the informant outlined the situation, Foreign Secretary
Ernest Bcvin and Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones were
believed to be considering, two
possible solutions to their Pal
cstine problem
First, and most favored, was
formulation of a partition plan
which would create independent
Jewish and Arab states and al
low Britain to exercise trustee
ship control over certain sacred
areas,
The second was for ' Britain.
falling partition, to seek, an in
ternational solution through the
United Nations. Strong support
was said to exist for this course
among some high Whitehall of
ficials and it has been sug
gested, too, by Winston Church
ill. --
Explaining why a "small-
scale war" might be necessary
for Britain to maintuin herself
in the Holy Land, the govern
ment source said in the past
Irgun threats of terrorism had
always been carried out.
He added that it was impos
sible to exaggerate the extent
to which feeling among troops
in Palestine was aroused by
Sunday's floggings of four Brit
ons. In many areas men had to
be confined to their barracks
for fear they would carry out
their own reprisals.
"Another 'incident' may blow
the lid off Palestine and any
thing might happen," the source
stated.
B. K. Jenkins'
Death Told
BOSEBURG, Ore., Jan. 2 (P)
Barton Kennedy Jenkins. 87,
died Wednesday in Roscburg aft
er a long illness. Born in Knox
ville, Iowa, December 22. 1859.
he moved to Oregon in 19U7 and
until three years ago engaged in
farming in the McKenzie valley,
near Eugene. Following retire
ment, he moved to Roscburg.
Surviving are his widow, Re
becca Jenkins, Roscburg, and
two sons, Frank Jenkins, editor
of the Klamath Falls Herald and
News, and Paul Jenkins, em
ployed with the Roseburg News
Review. Burial services will be held at
the Masonic cemetery in Rose
burg at 3 p. m. Friday.
Mr. Jenkins fell while visiting
in Klamath Falls in lute 1945,
and had been in ill health since
that time.
MEMBERSHIP UP
PORTLAND, Jan. 2 (Pi An
Oregon membership 10 times the
total of 1936 was reported today
by the Veterans of Foreign Wars
in an announcement that 19,645
veterans of both world wars
were enrolled.
Education Association
Urges Teacher Pay Hike
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (JP)
The National Education associa
tion called on teachers today to
adopt a policy of "no contract
no work" in future negotiations
with school officials.
The association outlined a
long-range program which:
1. Urged a minimum of
$2400 per year for teachers
with regular increases lead
ing to a "professional salary
level for experienced teach
ers ranging from $4000 to
$6000."
2. Opposed strikes in
instances where contracts or
agreements already are in ex
istence. 3. Called for more state
and federal aid for education.
In a policy statement made
public by Executive Secretary
Willard E. Givens, the NEA ex
ecutive committee declared it
does not condone recent teach
Navy To Keep
Up Strength
WASHINGTON, Jen. 2 P
The house naval committee to
day formally declared against
any sacrifice or security for
economy, and mildly challenged
the effectiveness or - the atom
bomb as a weapon against fleets.
The committee,, wrapping up
the findings of ' several sub
committees in the expiring con
gress, said the policy on ship
building and repairing should be
one that would insure against
falling below the levels justified
bv "the international situation
and this country's commitments."
It asserted, that desire lor
"minimum expense" must be
tempered "by the . realization
that the most expensive thing in
the world is a cheap army and
navy. ,
Survey Flight
On Second Lap
EDMONTON, Alta.. Jan. 2
(CP) On the second lap of the
survey flight of a new air serv
ice to the Orient, a commercial
plane (Northwest Air Lines DC -4)
took off from Edmonton today at
approximately 8:30 a. m. PST.
The hop from Edmonton to
Anchorage, Alaska, is 1580 miles.
longest on the route from Min
neapolis to Manila. The plane
carrying company officials left
Minneapolis yesterday and ar
rived nere last nignt.
Purpose of the flight to Ma
nila and return is to study land
ing fields in preparation for
regular service. The survey
flight is expected to require
about three weeks.
Stick-Up Artist
Robs Bus Depot
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan.. 2 (Pi
A bandit walked up to a ticket
window at the Central bus depot
at 1 a. m. todav, threatened
ticket seller C. H. McDonnell
with a revolver and walked out
with belwceneOO aod $700.
Between i.iu and zuu persons
in the depot were unaware of the
holdup.
Minutes after the bandit
walked out police started to
comb the streets but without re
sults. Also early today a safe at the
Hollywood theatre was forced
open and approximately - $400
stolen.
er walkouts which violated
contracts. .,
However, the committee con
tended that "qualified teachers
should be bold and forthright
in their insistence upon ade
quate salary schedules . . ." and
remarked that the code also
states "teachers should insist
upon a salary "schedule com
mensurate witli the social de
mands laid upon them by so
ciety." Givens said this portion of
the code leaves the way open
for teachers to refuse to report
for work when a "satisfactory"
contract cannot be obtained.
Such action on the part of
teachers, he said, "would not
be a strike."
However, he contended it Is
"similar" to the line adopted
by the United Mine Workers,
who hold they are not striking
when they refuse to work be
cause they have no contract.
Thousands
S5i
Queen Norma Christopher
from the throne of the queen's
march. Seated in front of her
Lt. . n i 1 Y n't in. ii i ifliir m i T .77T- f.,J
Defective Chief Shoots
' Fellow Worker, Kills Self
LITTLE ROCK. Jan. 2 (P
The motive which led 51-year-
old Detective Chief O. N. Murtln
to -kill his assistant. Detective
Lt. O. P. (Jack) Deubler, and
then himself still was officially
undetermined today, but ac
quaintances of Martin said he
had been moody and apparently
distraught for some time.
btute Police Lt. Alan Temple-
ton, a personal friend, said
Trains Collide
In Heavy Fog
AUBURN. Wash.. Jan. 2 in
Five trainmen were injured, one
seriously, when two freight
trains collided head-on in the fog
a half mile south of the Auburn
Milwaukee station at 7:43 a. m.
today.
The trains were an eastbound
freight of the Milwaukee road
and a Seattle-bound Union Pa
cific freight.
Witnesses said the trains were
moving at a slow rate of speed
when they crashed.
Arthur M. Hcrzog. 29. Tacoma.
one of the injured, was taken to
the Marine hospital here. He suf
fered chest and leg Injuries.
which the hospital said were not
serious.
The names of the oilier In
jured were not immediately
available.
Guy Dougherty, Auburn pas
senger and freight agent for both
roads, said other trains would
not be delayed,
Farley May Be
VP Candidate
NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (II The
New York Daily News said to
day that a movement to boom
James A. Farley, former post
master general, as President
Truman's vice presidential run
ning mate in 1948 "will be open
ly launched at the Jefferson Day
dinner here, sometime in April."
"At the same time, a group
of prominent, progressive busi
ness men wiil get behind Fur
ley," the News said, adding:
"Among them, it is expected,
will be Bernard Baruch and
Charles H. Silver, woolen execu.
tlve ond vice president of the
Alfred E. Smith Memorial
Foundullon."
(Commenting on the story.
Baruch told The Asoociatcd
Press: "I don't know a thing
about it and I am not having
anything to do with politics."
Farley declined comment.)
SENATOR RETURNS
PORTLAND, Jan. 2 (P) Sen.
Guy Cordon, who returned to
Oregon last week for the funeral
of his daughter at Roscburg, en
trained today for Washington,
D, C.
nmAi o a nsws, m.w.iii r.u., or.
See Queen's Float In Rose Parade
presides ever the Tournament of
float as It passes by thousands
are the six princesses.
Martin had worried over his
professional relations with some
fellow officers and had threat
ened suicide.
Tcmpleton said he had planned
yesterday to consult a physiciun
about Martin.
Before he was able to carry
out this plun, the bodies of Mur
tin und Deubler were found In
a sparsely settled suburban sec
tion beside a police squad car.
Both men had been shot to death.
As Coroner Howard A.
Dishongh and other investigators
reconstructed the slayings, Mur
tin shot Deubler four times with
a police riot gun and then fired
his own .43-culiber pistol into
his temple.
Dishongh officially described
the slayings M "murder and sui
cide." Neither he nor acting
Police Chief J. I. Steed would
officially suggest a motive,
Tule Winners
Interviewed
A number of the successful
applicants in the December 18
homestead drawing will be
called in for personul Interviews
by the examining board, it was
learned at the reclamation
bureau offices today.
The board Is now checking up
on the winning upplicunts and
has. decided to tulk porsonally to
certain applicants about whom
questions have been raised.
Prior to the drawing, the redo
nation bureau made it clear that
it would be possible to eliminate
persons whose names were
drawn If they were found to bo
disqualified in a final screening.
In case of elimination of any
applicants, alternates will move
up for the final screening In tlx
order of numbers drawn. Eighty
six homcstcadti are to be
awarded.
Reclamation bureau finished
today, the mailing of notices to
the 1303 participants in the
drawing, telling them of their
status as a result of the drawing.
Father Of Quads Ponders
Various Housing Offers
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2 (P)
Charles Hcnn Jr., father ot Balti
more's . quadruplets, faced the
new year today in a pleasant
state of indecision brought on by
a developing contest to keep the
quads in the city of their birth.
The 28-ycar-old veteran said
ho had nbout made up his mind
to reject Building Contractor C.
W. Matthew's offer of a rent
free house and a $4000-a-yoar
lob in Newark, Ohio. But still
before him was a choice between
several housing offer in Balti
more.
The latest of these, rent-free
occupancy ot "a new $10,000
tm wi n . r" mk,mm
Roses parade In Pasadena, Calif
of
spectators on the line ol
AP wlrephoto.
Jews Promise
Holy Land War
JERUSALEM, Jun. 2 (II The
threat of new vluli-nce hung over
the Holy Land today as Irgun
Zvat Leunii, rejecting an Ameri
can congressman's plea for a
truce, promised unremitting
"wurdirv" to achieve lla goal of
a five Palestine.
Irgu.Ys action coincided with
tho verdict of a military court
condemning a member o f t h a
Jew tli underground organ!
tion to death for participating m
an armed attack on a poller sta
tion In which two police officers
wero killed last April 23,
The prom bo of continued
strife was contained In a note
transmitted to ncwspuperi by
Irgun leaders in reply to a mes
sage from' U. S. Hen, Joseph
Clark liuldwin lit N. V.), which
was published lost Suturduy In
the Palestine Post. Baldwin, ad
ministrative chairman of the po
litical action committee for Pal
esline, asked Irgun to "halt op
erations In the Holy Land until
I have acquainted the American
government and people with
your fight and the fight of
Jewry at lorge."
Army Develops
10 New Planes
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 (II
T.e army air forces developed
ten new planes last year, rang
ing from a tiny liaison craft to
tin 130-ton B-36 and Including a
rocket-powered strong-box built
to fly at tho speed of sound.
Summarizing 1040 in a state
ment, the AAF said today it was
"outstanding so fur as new re
search and new developments in
ine iicid oi military aviation
were concerned."
"It was a year which saw the
transition of the jet airplane
from the novelty stage to the
category of accepted and proven
aircraft," the AAF mild: "a yco,
which saw the birth ot the low
000-milo suier-bombcr: a year
which launched America's first
rocket-powered airplane."
house," had' tho war-disabled
bookbinder "overwhelmed." The
offer was made yesterday by the
building firm of Edward Meyer
berg and Ills three brothers, who
told Hcnn he could have the first
seven-room brick cottago to bo
completed In their new housing
development.
Other Baltimore offers Include
a Cape Cod cottage at cost price
and a Colonial cottage, rent-free
for a year. All tho local proposi
tions followed a storm of letters
to the editor of a local news
paper complaining of the clty'a
short-sightedness in allowing its
most famous family to b lured
Ut Oliio.