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Newspaper Page TextEE fly rICANK JENKINS I'I-d-- " j. 1 " BMHAHHAUOIt (tu nnmllll Lewl l"H'K HVK CKNTH " -- , KLAMATH FAI.I.H. OHKOON. HATI fllMY. JAMJAR M, 1941 Telephone 8111 No. 1234 ' "' ..- UiiiikIiu telli lite senate foreign relations committee Uili morning Dial the Unlied Htalos "nmy" ret-over through loan repayment up to 24 blllloiui of the B.'t billion proposed lor. the Hint 16 months' uiri nlloil ul the Kiiiuiirmi recovery program ( better kimwii ai the Miiinhull plun.l uow? " Well, It the Marshall pluil works, the countries ul Western Kuriipe Wll.l, IIAV1S HOMKTIIINU 'ID I'AY TlllilK MKUTt) WITH. ' Thul, III a nutshell, In w Iml we arc nyluu lu aiaiinpllMi through tho "IllHII." DU1 iiu.iie thl In yuur li.il; The bulk ul repayment Hi miyi will come IN UOUOU. Hint I lu . fcuy, the weitrrn Europeans will . .wap what t'.iry have thin we want Wr what we have that thry want. That l healthy trade. UK have " trnile brill Isolationist 111 our Ideas. We've wanted to ell alwayi and buy never. That wot all well cnouth when we wire a Imlr ulrl glowing up. nut wkhk a mo una. ,-.ow. and have to lace the realities ul lllc. me of the prime milium of In leiiutlliinal busineas la that trade is TRADE. II youra going to tell, you in nit uImj buy. Commerce i a two-wuy street. pAI.KHTINE del holler and hot- trr. I line nu a ruinur yesterday that I), a. nun mr had been called in to keep order lu Jerusalem. Jl stirred the Anion up no end. So lar It seruu to have been only a rumor. Hut Arab aimer allows tilt lense neu ul the situation. THE nub o( the Palestine problem 1 U what will Hujula do about 117 Will the selte It a an excuse to grao the Middle East with IU oil? All down Uirough Malory, Uiat haa been handy excuse when a rucku starts in tome part of the world Uiat SOMEUUDY WANTS. B T a meeting last night sponsored by Bryn Mawr and Haverford colleges (In Pemuylvanlai John Hancock. co-worker with Barnard llarucli in shaping America atom bomb policy, teyi: "The only reaaon Russia ha not soiled Ui Drdanellc and tlie Arabian oU. lurid .1 because, Uie w United Slates biu possession of the laiom bomb." He add: "I reallr that Is brulal iialemrnt, but I think It U realuue." JN Washington, Admiral Louli Uenfield, new chief of naval operation, says In broadcast: "Our navy would make good hawing If trouble were to break out, but U too alinrl ol men and ship to win a war." Ho addii: "We will need PLANES ai much u we will need men . . . The upeed with which planet can be placed aboard our renerve carrlert dependt on how fail American Industry and labor can build them," PHIS It what he U driving at: 1 The atom bomb will do ut Utile good at a weapon UNLESS WE CAN DELIVER IT ON THE TAR GET. IT 8 a touchy world we're living. In. But If you will go back and re read your history you will learn r I hat ALWAYS after great wart Uie fa'e of civilization hat hung In Uie balance for teverat yearn. Yet, somehow, civilization hat endured. SUPPORT PORTLAND, Jan. 10 (Pi Sena tor Wayne L. Morse promised hit tupport yesterday In an attempt to get more wheut for poultry feed. A delegation of poullrymcn told bltn government wheat buying r ulrcatens another ahortnge of poul try feed. Return On European Aid Payments Seen By Official WASHINOTON, Jan. 10 (P) Ambnsnndor Lewis Dougln told senntors today that the United State may recover through loan repayment up to 13.800,000.000 of the $11,800,000,000 proposed for the first IS months' operation of the European recovery program. Chnlrinnn Vnncleubcrg (R-Mlch.) hroiiKht till out In a series of ques tions aa Douglas continued testi mony before tho senate foreign re lation committee on the proposed four-year program known aa the Marshall plan. Vandcnbcrg recalled earlier testi mony of stato department officials and asked Douglas whether It it line that eventual cost to the Unit ed Stales might, "ultimately be re duced" by $1,300,000,000 to $3,800, (100,000 through recovery on loans expected to bo repaid under the pliin, "iiuil Is cnriral," DourIiis as sured Vnnilenbcig. Ht ul r rleparlnienl, officials have rxllmaled that from 30 to 40 per rent of any recovery funds ad vanced will be In the form of loans Hint may be repaid. The balance of 80 to 00 per cent would be In the form of grants that would not be repaid. Vnndenbci'g put It (his way: If a low of 30 per cent la repaid the ultimate cost of the treasury TeBeptoaie Me increase ftaydl 4 British Turn Down Dual Control Plan I.AKK HIX'CKHK, Jan. 1 (41 A British ipokeaman amid today hit government would tpurn any plan fur dual control In Palratlne and would atk the I'nlled Natlont par tition eommlttlon to slay out of the Holy l.and until British rule ended. The tpukeaman gave the British position outside a meeting of the commission, where delegates went Into closed session lo consider the problem of when to enter the turbu lent lluly Mud. 11 wot understood the lirlllsh would tentatively tugge.il that Ulclr mandate over Palestine be ended next May 15, but thul they would be willing to consider giving up con trol earlier If the UN was r rally to lake over. Week's N'ollre The Ilrltlsh position was said 10 be, however, that the UN should not consider going Into Palestine until a week or to before the changeover In authority. The spokesman emphasized that the IlrUlsh tund was in keeping with Uie original position that Lon don could not undertake to en force any solution In Palestine which wot not acceptable to both Jewt and Arab. Arabs, to emphasize their opposi tion to partition, art boycotting Uie commission. Good Skiing At Crater Skiing at Crater Lake National park over- the week-end promised to be txctllent, pork ranger ad vised this morning In a 8:30 report. There It a one-Inch powder over a heavily packed depth of 72 Inches and a light mow wot falling this morning, rangers said. During the pan week 38' inches of snow htt fallen In the park, but much ot i Uils hat been mixed with rain and 1 resulted In a heary pack. Trailt are reported very fast and road covered with Ice and snow, i Motorist are told Uiat chain are mandatory from Annie Spring to Uie rim. Minimum temperature Saturday waa 13 degrees, 10 degree waa the minimum on Friday, coldest day of the month Uius far. A alrong south wind waa blowing In the park early Uit morning and rangera said they thought the snowfall wo in creating at the time the report waa made. Temperature Down In Basin The temperature stood at 19 de greet at 8:30 a. m. today, coldest since December 30. Maximum read ing Friday waa 43 degree In mid afternoon. There waa no precipita tion. ' Despite the noon hour'a clear, blue sky the forecaat given out by the weatherman wat for snow flurries over Sunday. Motorist were advised that all major roads In the ttate were re opened to trafflo Saturday at awol len rlvera returned to their bank across the stale. There was tome now east of the tunnel at Odell lake on the Willamette highway, but plow were in operation. would be $0,900,000,000 while It 40 per cent comes back the actual $8, 800,000,000 initial cost would drop to $4,000,000,000. Vandenberg then asked what will determine whether aid la extended In the form of a loan or a grant, Douglas snld experts of this na tion will determine the ability of the recipient nation to repay. He tald advancea for capital goods and equipment will be repaid If the na tion Is able to do to. Both the amount of money re quired and the way the ttate de partment wants the program run have been under powerful criticism In the senate. Vandenberg previ ously lias complained that Uie ad ministration has failed to suggest a business-like operating system "In which the American people have confidence." Without that "you are sunk with out a trace," he added, Senator George (D-On.), ranking democrat on the commit tro and Us former chairman, objected to any "all or nothing" stand by the state department on the request for funds to get the program under way. He tald that If congress should decide to cut the Initial appropria tion to an even $0,000,000,000, for In stance, "I don't think It would matter." Floods 1- PV This U an air view of the flood to hither i round. B3EJJ m jr.-f-i's fci---e' Three Daylight Bandits Nabbed; Two Still Free NEW ORLEANS. Jim. 10 iP) arrest of the Uiree. leaving 149.000 Three of Uie biindli who tuned the j In the hands of Uie two "brain." biggest bank robbery in years were j i Vew 0f Uie remarkably clever captured before Uie un had set handling of Uie robbery and In light yesterday, but two oUier -de- ,of tne oaring trrcaauce of the mlsj- scribed a "the brains of the outfit' remain at large today with almost half Uie II 14.000 loot. Police Suiierliilendeni A. A. Wnt tert said I6S.OO0 wo recovered alter Hearing Set For Thursday A preliminary hearing for Homer V. Kranklln la set for Thursday. January 15, al 11 a. in. In Justice court. Justice ot the Peuce J. A. Malioncy tald today. Franklin Is charged with first de- I gree murder in Uie drnlh of hit wife, Marie, at their suburban farm house November 30. He hat admit ted slaying hit wife and burying her In their back yard. The 54-year-old navy veteran of two wart it represented by Attor neys U. S. Balentlne and K, E. Drit coll. He it held in the county Jail without ball. A preliminary hearing is also tcheduled for Richard Grey, lofrglng truck driver charged with negligent homicide, on Wednesday, January 14. at 3:30 p. m. Gray Is free on $1000 ball and Uie charge was brought as a result of the death of Mrs. R. W. Huxford, fatally injured in a Sun mountain crash with Gray's logging truck Oc tober 9. Gray is represented by L. Orth Sisemore. Famed Lancers Stand Guard JERUSALEM, Jan. 10 Brit i.ih lancers of the famed "Death or Glory" regiment stood armed Ruard on the northern frontier of Pales tine today across Uie headwaters of Uie river Jordan in what appear ed to be move to seal off the Holy Land partition battle from outside Arab attacks. If this was an Indication of Brit ish policy, it was the strongest move yet In the mounting civil war that has threatened to become Interna tional through the participation ot Arab volunteer forces from Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia. Iraq. Syria and Lebanon who now are training in Southern Syria. Credence was given this supposi tion through Britain's "strong rep resentations" to Uie Syrian govern ment over yesterdny's border cross ing by 600 Arabs who finally were driven back by the Lancers and Spitfires. Government sources In London, moanwhllc, said Britain would wcl como any force the United States might want to send to guard the U. S, consulate In Jerusalem, The U. 8., according to the sources, had "sounded out" the British high com missioner for permission to tend a "small force" of marines. They add ed, however, that no formal request had been made and no decisions reached. Cover Lowlands Of Oregon i '. . ..a . k M Lm .il T" atrirken area near Eiifene, Ore ing Dandiis, oiiicers tnio tne pair might have climbed aboard an in terurban bus, lugging In a suitcase their share ot the haul. Baste are being halted and checked In Alabama and MImIs ' slppi as well as lu Louisiana. Meantime officers of Mississippi and Alabama set up a motorized dragnet along the gulf coast, patrol uig the area In search of a black .-ciian which may hare been used as tlic getaway car. I One conspicuous kink was ap parent, however. In plans to cap ture the fleeing robojrs: No one seemed certain what either of them j wore, or what they looked like. Employes of , the mid-city Hi bernla National bank who were on the scene at Uie time ot the holdup were told by Uie gunmen: "If you look at me I'll put a bullet In you." This obviously discouraged any close study of the men by Uie em ployes and after the robbery, despite Uie fact none of the five men wore masks, their Identity remained a puzzle. Detective Chief Joseph Schcurlng identified the men in jail as George W. Kirkclts. 33. ot Chulmette. La., his nephew, 31-year-old Tommte Riokctts, of New Orleans, John Hassenback, 23, also ot New Orleans. Schcurlng said a suitcase packed with $35,000 was found in the house where Uie Ricketta were arrested and Uiat $30,000 wat found in a paper bag in Hassenback's room. Police said the latter had hidden the bag in a hole in the floor, then had pushed a heavy stove over Uie hole to conceal the small fortune In currency. USMC Landing Rumor Denied JERUSALEM. Jan. 10 (A) The marines have not landed yet In Pal estine and no call has been sent tot them, authoritative sources said today. Sources close to the consular corps in Jerusalem said a delegation rep resenting all consulates had asked the Palestine government tor pro tection In the Arab-Jewish strife, adding: "If you can't protect us, what Is your attitude toward our providing our own guards?" ' An Arab office statement In Lon don yesterday, obviously stemming from Arab consulates here translat ed that Into a call for the marines. So fervent were the feelings last night that Arabs along the coast practically rushed to the beaches to watch tho marines wade ashore. Diplomatic informants here, how ever, rcttoratod that no speclfio re quest was made by any. oonsula'e for permission to bring specific troops. Government sources In London and Washington said the United Btatcs had "sounded out" the British high commissioner for Palestine on the subject but that no action was taken and no formal request made. Britain said It would welcome any forco the United Slates might send for such a purpose. Mm a. 1 vB. MCglgaV i--'m Was rya4i . S where 2004 persons were eradiated Truman Tax Move Blasted NEWARK. N. J., Jan. 10 VP) President Truman's proposal to cut lew -bracket income taxes and In crease the taxes on business was termed "plain buncombe" last night by House Speaker Joseph W. Mar tin Jr.. (R-Mass.l The republican-dominated con gress will pass a tax bill to "give the greatest relief to the small Income groups." Martin said in a prepared speech read for him by Sen. Albert W. Hawkes (R-N. J before the New Jersey Taxpayers association. Martin has been confined to his bed in Washington by Illness. "It will be a bitter disappointment thai not a single hope was held out in the president's message tor any reducUon in Uie gigantic cost of government." Martin said. "To transfer the load of excessive taxation to business would compel business to pass the excessive taxes on In higher prices to all the peo ple." Martin added. He predicted that the adminis tration would seek to blame busi ness for Uie high prices, and added "this latest maneuver of the ad ministration Is plain buncombe." Too Many On Motorcycle Five boys on a motorcycle were a few too many for safe driving, city police decided last night, and a 16-year-old boy was referred to Uie Juvenile office for a possible lecture on overloading. Police reported that the five lads four on Uie 1948 model motorcycle itself and Uie fifth perched atop the shoulders of his companions, were spotted going down Walnut toward 6th right near the police station about 10:30 p.m. At 6th the top man either fell off or jumped off, leaving tour on the two-wheeler as It turned Into 6th toward Klamath. About half a block up the street Uie procession was stopped and the four remain ing riders taken to Uie police sta tion. The fifth apparently disap peared. The driver was booked for reck less driving, when he gave his age at 33, and Uie others released. But it took very little checking to de termine that the youth was born in 1931 and is but 16 years old. So he was referred to the Juve nile office. Reward Offered For Magpies A 36-cent boumy on magpies Is to be offered by Elmer Balsiger as a part of the Klamath Sportsmen's association's effort to reduce the population ot these bird predators in Klamath county. The bounty will be paid to persons bringing the dead birds to the Balsiger Motor company office, Main and Esplanade. Tho Sportsmen's association also reported that It would build magpie traps tor any farmers who want them. Magpies raid Uie nests ot migra tory waterfowl. They are rapidly Increasing In this are. i 1 m r jm m i Local Boost Is 50 Cents In Home Use SALEM, Jan. 1 lP The Paeifie Telephone and Telegraph company was granted a revenue Increase in Oregon of approximately $1,560,000 per year in an order released by State Public L'tilitlea Commission er (ieorge Flarg Saturday. The company had sought an Increase of $Z.249.00. The order It effective immediately. In general, individual line busi ness rates are increased 75 cents per month in Portland and most other cities: individual business line rate in Salem Increased $125: in dividual residence rate in Salem 75 cents. PorUand 25 cents: two party resident in Salem raised 50 cents, Portland 25 cents; tour-party resi dence rates for PorUand, Salem and most other users raised 25 cents per month. Bniinett Boost Individual business line rates In Pendleton. Baker. Corvallis, Rose burg and Grant Pass will be $5.75 per month. This it an increase of 50 cents in Pendleton. Baker and Corvallis: $1 in Roseburg. and $1.75 in Grants Pass. In Eugene the business rate Is to be increased $125 to a total of $7.50 per month, while in Klamath Falls Uie business rate rise is $1.75 to a new total of $6.50. In Klamath Fall the increase in individual residence rate is to be 54 cent to a total of $3.75 per month, the two-party rate raised 25 cents to S3, and the four-party rate of $-.50 left unchanged. There are a large number of smaller exchanges where there is no Increase In either residence or bus iness rates. . Earn a Return . ThU - increase will provide an added net In operating revenues of $963,733. the balance being absorbed by federal taxes. Flagg Indicated. The order Is aimed at enabling the company to earn a return of ap proximately 5.5 per cent on the original cost, depreciated, of its property in Oregon. All basic changes in toll rates, which would have increased the dif ferential between intrastate and In terstate rates, have been denied- ( Commenting on his order, Flagg stated. "It is not improbable that other rate increases may be re quested in the not too distant fu ture. If such Is the ease, much has been done to put telephone rate making an a stable basis. "A large amount of criticism Is directed at the company in this order. Telephone rates established for this company after Uie first World war are still in effect in Oregon. It is improbable that these rates could have been equitable and proper through all ot Uie business vicissitudes ot the past 25 years. I am quite sure that these rates are not so high Uiat they will stand for the next 25 years." Bank Deposit Figures lip Deposits in the two banks of Klamath Falls Uie local branches of Uie First NaUonal and U. S. Na tional of PorUand totaled $32,971. 402.93 on December 31, 1947. it was shown today In a consolidation of figures obtained from the two insti tutions. The deposit figure showed a gain ot approximately $900,000 over Uie corresponding date a year ago. The consolidated loan figure shows an Increase in loans of over $2,- 000,000 in the year of 1947. Total of loans on December 31. 1947 was $9,401,814.76 as compared with $7,370,766.03 on December 31, 1946. These figures do not include the First National branch at Merrill, Uie banks at Tulelake and Doriis, or the other deposit and loan Insti tutions operating here. Baby Chokes To Death On Bean MEMPHIS. Tenn., Jan. 10 iJPt A 20-months-old baby choked to death on a bean yesterday while his mother struggled desperately against time and obstacles. Bobby Phillips, ton of Mr.' and Mrs. Wlllard Phillips, ot near West Union about 25 miles from here swallowed an uncooked bean and It became lodged in his throat. Carrying the child, the mother stumbled two miles across country fields to a house In hope of finding an automobile In which to bring the Infant to a Memphis hospital. No one was at home. Moving from house to house, Mrs. Phillips found more of the same "no car," Finally she reached a man who had one. Half way to town, Bobby's gasps ceased. Dcctors pronounced him dead upon arrival at the hospital. Dr. John D. Moteley, president of the University of Nevada who will be the main speaker of Junior chamber of commerce Founders'' Day banquet, January 13. JC's Speed Ticket Sale Ticket sales for the Junior cham- ber of commerce annual banquet I were stepped up Saturday. Dr. John D. Moseley, president of the Uni versity of Nevada, will be Uie main speaker. Reservations for the annual Founders Day banquet, Tuesday, 7 p. m., at the Wlllard, may be made up to noon Monday at the chamber ot commerce, according to Jim 8 til well, Jaycee president John Sandmeyer will be toast roaster for Uie banquet and Uie program will start with Uie singing of "God Bless America." The Rev. Howard Hutchins, minister of the First Christian church will give the Invocation. Presentation of honored guests by Sandmeyer will be followed by greetings by Stllwell, who win then present awards to key men ot the Jaycees. Introduction of new officers will be made by Sandmeyer and the main point of Uie evening, presen tation ot the award for the most outstanding young man in Klam ath county tor 1947, will be made by J. Vem Owens. A duet by Catherine Blanas and Wilber Elliott, accompanied by Mrs. Patricia Hunt on . the piano, will precede Uie main speech by Dr. Moseley, who will be introduced by Charles R. Stark, manager of the chamber of commerce. The banquet hall will be decorat ed by Jayceettes. Bus Merger Battle Looms SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 MV Approval of the California public utilities commission for merger of the Pacific Greyhound Lines with the Oregon, California and Nevada Stage Lines was asked by the for mer yesterday. The interstate commerce commis sion already has approved the mer ger, but the California commission must give its approval, too, before Uie stock can be taken over and Uie line operated from Reno to Klamath Falls. PORTLAND, Jan. 10 VP Merle Hoover, president of Pacific Trail ways, said today his firm was pro testing merger of Pacific Greyhound and Uie Oregon, California and Ne vada Stage Lines. In a brief to Uie interstate com merce commission, the Trailwayt firm is asking for a re-hearing be fore Uie full commission. Hoover said. The original merger approval followed a hearing conducted by a regional division of Uie commission. Pacific Trailways sought to take over Uie O. C. tc N. and alleged Uiat approval of a merger with Grey hound would perpetuate a monopoly. Lumber Price Predicted WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 W Senatorial predictions ot lumber price reductions from record high levels followed Uie conclusion last night ot a conference between Uie senate-house committee on housing and 60 representatives of Uie lumber industry. The predictions came from Com mittee Chairman Gamble (R.-N.Y.) and Senator McCarthy (R.-WI.), a committee member. McCarthy told reporters he expects some lumber men to cut prices by 10 per cent and Uiat when price reduction starts it will be contagious. Senator Sparkman (D.-Ala.) said that In Uie closed session with the lumbermen "there appeared to be some fear of a break In Uie mar ket," but "I don't think anybody expects lumber prices to go back to their pre-war levels." Gamble said that the spokesmen for the lumber industry, represent ing producers, wholesalers and re tailers, gave no Ironclad promises of price slashes, but Indicated they plan such price adjustments. There was no confirmation forth coming from Uie Industry. (C. H. Ingram, head of Weyer haeuser interest at Tacoma, laid there that no policy has yet been established relative to possibility of price cuts). Tobey Says General Has Good Chance WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 OP) Senator Tobey (K-N. II.) declared today "nobody" can slop a cam paign to line np New Hampshire's eight votes lor the repuoueaa pretiaenlial nomination 0 e a I o Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower "Not even the general himself.' Tobey tald he think Elsenhower haa a "good chance" to win out In a convention delegate battle with supporters of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Harold t. Btasten In Mew Ilarapahire'i primary election March . Eight ot Uie first 17 to file for election as delegates yesterday were pledged tor Elsenhower, two tor Dewey and one for Stassen. Tne filing deadline Is a month away. Son t iles Tobey told a reporter he may make some speeches in the state lor an Eisenhower slate of delegates. Among those who filed yesterday was Uie senator's son, Charles Tobey Jr. The senator, at Uie same time, was elected as a member of the board of directors of the Draft llMnhnnw Ittam,- with haaHnunf.' -,. in m. vnrir ' Eisenhower, ill at home with a cold, made no comment on the de velopments, which projected him more forcefully than ever before Into poliUcal discussion along with two ouier top ranoung warum military leaders. Senator Chaves (D-N. M.) brought Uie name ot Secretary of Stat Marshall who preceded Eisen hower as chief of staff Into the political arena with Uie declaration yesterday Uiat he 1 supporting Marshall "and no one else" tor the democratic vice presidential nomi nation.. ... There were indications that soma ot Marshall's friends were not pleased by Chavex' suggestion, sine It comes at a time when Uie secre tary is asking congress for biparti san approval of his plan for econo mic aid to Europe. Republicans have speculated that nominaUon of Eisenhower might ba answered by democraUe acUon ta put Marshall on the November ticket with President Truman, borne democrats nave demurred, saying the cabinet member Haa more political value aa secretary of ttate than aa a vice presidential candidate. Safe Cracker Pleads Guilty Larry Sherman, 24-year-old Brooklynite, entered a plea ot guilty to burglarizing the Klamath Valley hospital sate, yesterday . afternoon In circuit court, and will be up tor sentence Thursday morning. Also pleading guilty on arraign ment yesterday was Ira Kenneth Redlfer, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Sherman, whose real name is Solomon Rosenberg, was captured on Main street in a gun-point ar rest December 17, Just before he admittedly had planned to hold up Uie office of Dick Reeder's clothing store. Three Fined For No License Tags Three Great Northern railway em ployes, Ralph Guthrie, Fred E. Ball and H. C. Sander, were tined $5.80 each this morning in Justice court after being nabbed by state police yesterday without 1948 license plate on their company cars. Frank Sexton, ON chief clerk, paid the fines, totaling $16.50. Sexton said that the '48 plates were ordered by his office in Oc tober, Uie order being placed with the GN disbursing agent In SeatUe, Wash. But, he said, Uie agent did not buy the plates until December 23 and consequently they haven't arrived here yet. Reductions By Conference EstlmaUng a lumber price increase ot 229 per cent since 1939, Chairman Gambia told a news conference: "We are going to get some reduc tions In lumber prices. We feel we have assurances. The lumbermen feel that prices are too high and Uiat the housing shortage mutt be solved. They are going home and reduce prices." The committee arranged the con ference to explore the possibilities of bringing down the prices. Gamble said no threat of restora tion of price controls wat held over the lumbermen, "although they know Uiat a senate committee toon will begin a study ot price control legislation." The lumbermen were not permit- . ted to discuss with one another their price plans, for many lumber com panies now are under a court order preventing such discussions because of possible anti-trust law violation, Last month an executive of one of the largest producers, Laird Bell, board chairman of the Weyer haeuser Timber company, notified Gamble that "If you will call meeting of Industry leaden we will participate and endeavor to work out some effective plan to lower lumber prices, provided, of course, It can be executed with the approval of the department of Justice."