Mie ti mm sm m
CT3
lly HtANK JKNHINH
pltlCUIUKN'I' TltUMAN, In III M
nonilo message to congress Uxliiy,
stands put on hit Urn-point proposal
lor artltlclal control ol our economy
until II oen catch up with llsclf.
Ha anscrut f lut ly lliut "stand-by"
i Ullll behind tlio dixit'! price conli'ul,
wuge control mid rationing uiilhurlly
i . "needed, nccilrd badly hi id
needed promptly." llu adds: "The
American people ar. keenly mil
that Inflation U the dominant prob
Inn In our alfalra."
rjONT .hrug Triiir.au otl merely
Ulklni politic, mid chasing
volw. III. position IHN'T weak. Ill
mlllutry language, ho hna the "I
feiulv.. lie cull UKMANU tlulll Uie
Republican emigres.. II It rclusoa
lo give, the burden of responsibility
u on 118 ahouldcra.
Truman emi tlicn my: "Well, I
lajked you Ui (In aonictliing, You
'reliucd. Now look ul the hum."
Maybe ho doesn't wunl price mid
waUo control mid rationing. Ilut in
demanding these Uiiiikb Iroin u lou
gicM Uml piobubly won t tltvc them,
lit u employing t.lrly hrewd polit
ical alratrgy.
WaUh It.
IN the "good old Uu)", ' tins would
' have been merely a lumillar guiuc
thai we would .11 have pliiycd will)
hug. enjoyment Our irealdf'iillal
campaigns have been mnuiix our
mcl cherished rrluxulluns. iVe've
enjoyed Uiem even uuue Uiun loot
bull, baseball mid going lulling.
Jul in these dnyii the gume It
played .gnliul umber bMkdrop.
pult example.
1 The President! ir polity com
mission s.yi In Wiuhingion tin.
morning Ui.l our government should
dd billion, ol doll.rt to lr power
.pending estlm.le. In older to
(JHKATK A KOIICK CAPAHl.K OK
DKA1.1NU WITH A I'OBHlltl.li
ATOMIC ATTACK ON THIS
COUNTKV BY JANUARY I, 1M.
i Nou lu Uils conuecUon Ui.l only
yesterday a Frenchman announced
Hi. discovery ol a property lu cos
mic ray. that promote. Uie releas.
of Ui. tneigy bound up In Uie
atom.)
twill! Ui. atom bomb for the mo
ment In our sol. possession,
w hy do w need Ui send added bil
lion, lor new air power7
Hi. aiuwer to Unit question Is
grimly plain:
WE MtlHT BK ABLE TO l)K
l.IVWl TlUt BOMB ON A L'HOHKN
. T Alton'.
V OUierwUr. r might as ell not
have Ui. bomb. What good Is a
uock.Uul of cartridges It you
hav.n't got a gun?
JO much for the OFFENSIVE sld
of atomic warfare. On Uie d.
feiulv. tide, we must bt able lo
prevent a poulble enemy from
dumping bomb, on us. In the light
of preaenl (generally known) know
ledge, a defensive air force Uinl can
atop Uie .nemy before he geu la til
u about all Uiat can help.
Both our ofleiuivo and our de
feiulr. au.umy. Ui. situation
now .lauds, call for more and better
plane. Ulan anybody else can have.
They coal money.
CUCH is Uie auge on which Ihs
" Presidential campaign of 11)48 u
being played for Us.
KFJI To Carry
Grid Banquet
Football award ceremonies In to
nlght'a 10th annual Lion, football
banquet honoring the Klamath Pell
can, and Henley Hornets will be
Ired by direct wire over station
KFJI from the Wlllnrd hotel dining
room at 8:30 tonight
The broadcast will be a sgieclal
feature of the high school Pcllcnnn
radio progrnm, and will be emceed
by Don Pnlllrtle, student sptirUi-
j custcr of the hlRh school radio de-
f liartment.
Chuck Woodhntise, radio-English
Instructor at KUIIH, said that In the
.vent of a mistiming In the pro
gram, Pcllcana would record the
award presentation portion of the
program, and broadcast It later.
Hitchcock, Semon Political Filing
Breaks Ice, County Officers Declare
By IIALK HCAltnOimil
The father (In a cartnnn) waa
giving his son the Inwduwn on a
few things. Hald he:
"Hon, the only fair way for me lo
eiplain It Is to .ay that the republi
cans are represented by the ele
phant, a big. honest beast of burden,
while the democrat, are represented
by a aerawny Jackass."
Be that aa It may, the political
broth la beginning to simmer In
Klamath county,
Y e a t e r day's announcement by
Phil Hitchcock and Henry Bemon
Hint thry would si and for nomina
tion for state nenntor and stale
representative respectively appar
ently slBi'tcd Mm ball rolling. 8cv
nal oilier office-holders were no
lunger reluctant to state their In
lentlons when nuked whether they
li'lendcd to seek re-election.
riill lllirhrork, a republican, will
lr to get the nomination nf thai
parly In five eountlea Klamath,
Lake, Deschutes, tlrnnk and Jeffer
on for the post In the state senate
held by the late Marshall Cornell,
It Is a four-year term anil thla la
Hitchcock's first essay Into politic
Ilia I. Uie first candidacy an
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Petrillo
Acquitted
Of Charges
CHICAGO, Jan. 14 ul'l Jamra
('. I'elrlllo, pudgy chief of the AH.
muslrlan. union, waa acquitted In
day of a charge that he violated the
la act aimed at curbing hi. pow
er., and hi. attorney declared "the
l.a act I. dead."
Federal Judge U'.ller 1. I.a Buy.
who eondurtrd the bench trial pf
I'etrlllo at a three-day hearing end
ed January 1, ruled that government
prosecutor, had failed to prove their
ease.
I'etrlllo, looking grim In a blue
seige suit and white shirt while
waiting lor the decision In court,
burnt Into .mile., ljitrr he happily
told reHirient:
Different Light
"I guess It put. a different light
on the situation.
"The broadcaster, have been Idl
ing me I cannot force them to hire
more musician, than are needed.
Now I can ask for additional mu
sicians as long aa they perform act
ual service.."
Feu-lllo'i attorney, Daniel i'armell,
Chicago AFL leader, told report-
era:
"The euenre of Oil. decision t
that the Lea act I. dead,"
The act. also known aa the antt
Pelrlllo law, was passed by congress
to limit Uie &&-year-old Petrillo'.
broad union power.. T h . govern
ment contended Petrillo violated Uie
law by attempting to force a Chi
cago radio alwtlon, WAAP, to em
ploy more union musician. Uian It
said It needed.
Judge La Buy, In his eight-page
written opinion, ruled:
1. Petrillo did not know that the
radio atntlon did not need addl
Unnal employe.
1. Ho requested the station to
hire tli three additional employe,
"record librarian. because he
thought Uiey were needed "lo
perform actual service."
9. III. "demand" that they be
hired "waa unaccompanied by
Uireat of the use of fore, violence,
Intimidation or duress."
i. The station waa "not Incon
venienced by reason of the dis
pute" which continue. In progress
aa an API. musician, strike.
6. Petrillo wna not shown to
have been guilty of "union racke
teer 1 n g or feather - bedding."
thrr igh any attempt to compel
hiring of more employes Uinn
were needed. He only sought "to
obtain honest employment tor
additional muslclnns."
Tule Fire
Lights Sky
A mid-January fire In lulcs and
sngebrunh southeast nf Klamnlh
Falls lute yesterday and last night
brought many telephone queries to
The Herald and News aa the sky
waa bright with a brilliant glow.
Cause of the fire was not learned
by the county fire department which
made an Investigation last night on
report Uiat buildings were Involved.
The blaze was confined to brush and
lulcs, however, and may have been
started by either mill sparks or an
Itinerant's camp fire. There appear
ed to be no property damage and
the fire had spent Itself by the
morning.
Great Northern officials said the
blaze of several acres did not In
volve any of their property. The
location was In the Washburn way
Avalon district.
nounced for the senate from the 11th i
district.
Henry Semon, who as a democrat
has represented Klamalh county In
the state lower house for 14 years,
will be a candidate for nomination
to that post again In the May 31
pr)inary.
The tandem decisions of Hitch
cock and Semon represented some
horse-trading, In that Semon was
seriously considering running fnr
senate and Hitchcock would not
have opposed him.
Sheriff Lloyd Low, who lias been
the eounty'a No. 1 law enforcement
officer fnr 24 years, suld last night
he would again lie a candidate. He
Is a republican. Low waa deputy
sheriff to his father. Charlie Low,
three deeadea ago, and ran on his
own hook for the first lime In lfllO
and waa elected. He was out of of
fice four years (1II24-3X) and has
been In office continuously alnce
January, 1029.
There are rumors, nothing more
fit yet, that Hansford (Mike) Wil
liams of Fort Klamath might, op
pnsn Low for that office. Williams
is a democrat.
Democrat Chet Langalel. county
Pledge Palestine Mssau
lame, stllurll Irlrlui It hown
ouuiuidliir vnum man In Klamalh rountr from Vera Owens.
waa made at the Founders' Day
Record Ban
Chills Plants
WA8HINOTON. Jan. 14 iJ'i
James C. Pelrtlloa U day old "for
ever ban" on record making by hti
AFL American Federation of
Musicians threatens u "dwarf" the
radio manufacturing Industry, an
Industry representative contended
today.
Bond Geddn. executive vice
president of Uie Kadlo Manufactur
er, auoclauon. declared In testi
mony prepared for the hnuf labor
committee Unit widespread unem
ployment and bankruptcy will fol
low If the muMclnns union chief I.
nut forced to ret rent from his stand.
"U would be simply devastating,"
Geddtu asserted.
The committee Is coiiMdrrtng leg
islation to end what Chairman
HarUey iK-N.J.i has described aa
"monoMlstlc practices" by or
ganized labor.
Hartley told reporters today that
John L. Lewis will be Uie com
mittee', next Uirgeu
"I'm more concerned about Lewis
than t am about Petrillo.
"The Petrillo hearings are merely
providing excellent background for
legislation against monopolies in all
unions."
Gandhi Completes
31 Hours Of Fast
NEW DELHI. Jan. 14 P Mo
handas K. Onndhl. 78. has "com
pleted 31 hours of his fast without
complication" In his effort to force
communal peace in India niid Delhi,
attending doctors reported tonight.
"We urge Uie people to realize
that every day passed without food
Increases both the Immediate and
future danger to Gandhi's life,"
their bulletin cautioned.
The Hindu leader has not fully
recovered his strength from an at
tack of Influenza last full.
Gandhi's doctors, Sushlla Nayyar
and Jivaraja Jchtu. said Gandhi
had a "fairly good night."
treasurer for eight years, will be a
candidate for that party's nomina
tion fnr the office again this year,
Langslet waa elected first In 1!)40,
then again In 1D44 white he waa out
oi' the country In the army.
Other courthouse figures arc still
li the state of "I'm not certain"
about Uielr plans. District Attorney
Clarence A. Humble aaid he hadn't
decided whether to try for that Joo
again, but the Indications are Uiat
he will not.
Charlie DcLap. county clerk, like
wise said he hadn't mode up his
mind whether to sork re-election.
County Commissioner John Reher
o? Malln has not suld whether he
would he a candidate and neither
has Glenn Terrlll, assessor. Terrlll
la serving a short term, having been
appointed to replace Newt Nelson,
who resigned the county post.
Mrs. Rose Poole, republican slate
representative, has not made an of
ficial announcement but has told
friends she Intends to step out nf
the running for that office.
The primary election date Is May
21, and the filing deadline for all
candidates, whether announcing by
fee or petition, Is March 13.
Outstanding Young Man Of The
here a. he receive, the Junior chamber of eommerce award for the
banquet held Tuesday evening at the
Stilwell Wins
Outstanding Young Man
! James P. Stilwell of Klamath
Falls was named the outstanding
young man of tire year for Klamath
county at a Junior crmmber of com-
merce Founder's Day banquet last
night at the Willard.
Vem Owens, hi presenting the
award, stressed Uie fact that Stll-
well has been the driving force be-
hind Uie activities ot the Junior
chamber of which he has Jj e e n
president tor the past year, and has
taken a dccD and sincere interest in
civic affairs of Uie community.
Owens also pointed out that in
addition to hts duties with Uie Jun
ior chamber Stilwell has served dur
ing the past year as secretary of the
Klamath Sportsman's association,
as a director of Uie Oregon Assocla-
Lobbying To
Be Probed
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14 oI At
torney General Clark today ordered
a federal grand Jury Investigation of
lobbying in Uie District of Columbia.
The attorney genera! gave his
special assistant, Irving R. Kauf
man, powers of a district attorney
and authorized him to go bclore
Uie grand Jury.
Kaufman has been making an in
quiry into compliance with ' the
lobbying registration act of 1946.
That law requires Uiat persons
attempting to Influence legislation
must register with congress and
file a statement showing who is
paying them.
Clark's letter of authorization,
which Kaufman was to file In the
district court today, aays Kaufman
may act "In connection with the ln
vestlgatlon and prosecution of al
leged violations of the lobbying act
and other statutes of the United
States by certain persons, firms,
committees, corporations, associa
tions, and their members, and other
organizaUons or groups of persons."
Missing Yacht
Found Safe
MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 14 A yacht
with 10 persons aboard Including
Windsor T. White, 81, of Cleveland.
O., and Roe Emery. 13, of Denver.
Colo., motor executives, arrived In
port hero today after being overdue
since Monday, the coast guard said.
A 38-foot cabin cruiser which ac
companied the yncht was reported
by those aboard Uie yacht to have
been lost some 70 miles south south
east of Miami last night. It has two
men aboard and Is without fuel, al
though there Is a three-day supply
of food and water.
All aboard the yacht are well, the
coast guard said. The boat had been
overdue since Monday.
Besides White and Emery, others
aboard Uie yacht Included White's
son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Holden White, of
Cleveland.
Tho yacht left Calbarlon, Cuba,
January 5 for Miami. Heavy seas
and winds are believed to have
slowed Ita speed.
Year
Mra. Stilwell looks on. The award
Willard.
JC Award As
; Hon of Accountants, and took an
. active pRrt as co-ctiairman ot a
j Community Chest division during
i the 'auccCMfil Klamath ? county
' drive.
In addition lo Uie Stilwell award,
three men were presented inter-club
, key man awards lor outstanding
1 service during the year. They were
j Fred Ehlers, newly elected Jaycee
t president. Everett Ball and Art
j Trlebwasser. Certificates of merit
' were also awarded to radio staUons
KFLW and KFJI and The Herald
and News for public service.
Dr. John D. Mosely. president of
the University of Nevada, was the !
principal speaker of the evening, j
choosing as his theme, "What Do i
the People of the Northwest Want
In Education, and How Can We At
tain It?" !
Dr. Mosely pointed out that the
major characteristic of the world
living in an ever-changing world
and that we must, in our schools,
strive to keep pace with this transl-
i tion."
Mosely emphasized the fact that
education must be founded on hu
manism. In following Uie theme of
transition, he said that the atom
bomb, like fire and steel, could be
either a blessing or a horror to man,
and that it is up to the people and
their schools to make of the mod
ern world what we want.
John Sandmeyer acted as toast
master for the evening. Catherine
Blanas and Wilbur Elliott, accom
panied by Mrs. Patricia Hunt, pre
sented two musical numbers.
Jake Bird Gets
60-Day Stay
OLYMPIA. Jan. 14 iPi Jake
Bird, convicted slayer scheduled to
hang early Friday, today was grant
ed a 60-day stay of execution by
Oovcrnor Wallgren.
Wallgrer , said he granted the
stay of execution for Uiree reasons:
1. To see Uiat Uiere Is no In
justice being done to some other
person who may be serving a prison
sentence for a crime Bird may have
committed. ,
2. To have Ume to apprehend any
other accomplice who may have as
sisted Bird in some slaying and who
may be at large where he could re
peat his crime.
3. At the request ot Governor
Dwight Green of Illinois.
Wallgren said the 60 days stay
of execution "should be sufficient
time to clear up any confessions
Bird has made."
Late Spud Bulletin
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14 (AP
L'SDA) Potatoes: 20 broken, IS
unbroken cars on track: arrivals
California 8, Oregon 6: market
barely steady; Klamath Russcta No.
1-A 4.75-85; Long White No. 1-A
4.10; No. 1 Bnken 4.50.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 14 (AP
U8DA) Potatoes: 24 broken, 29
unbroken cars on track; arrivals
California 10, Oregon 1, Idaho 13,
Utah 3; 15 cars arrived by truck;
market steady: Idaho Russets No.
1-A 4.70; Deschutes No. 1 Bakers
6.20. , . . .
Training
Said Under
Way Now
DAMASC US, 8yria. Jan. 14 Pr
Defense Minister Ahmed tiharabatl
ay. a trained Arab "people's army"
will launch a direct frontal attack
next month to sweep Zionism from
FaleaUne, Home Arab source, here
believe February 15 may be D-Day.
Hharabatl aaid In an interview
last night the attack will be made
"with men and arm. In an honor
able war to preserve the right, of
our Arab brothera." He Mid full
Kale training and arming are In
progress, and declared there will be
"no bombing In the dark."
Military observers denied
"people's army" already is In the
Palestine fight, and aaid the recent
invasion of Palestine from Syria
was a Fadl tribal sortie led by
Prince Paur Faur. There are an
estimated 800 Fadl tribesmen living
along the Syrian-Palestine border.
Statement
Fawzi Bey al Kaukjl, chief of the
volunteer fight against Zionism,
who said he had been in Palestine
"several times" in the last month.
declared:
"In one month you can witness
the results of our preparations. This
is war. We propose to sweep Zion
ism from Palestine with superior
military force."
Informed Arab source. expresMd
the opinion that political and mili
tary leader, were trying to co
ordinate activities for a February
IS D-Day. bat conceded that waa
only a "tentative" date.
! Reports that the Arabs planned
to establish a Palestine government
either Inside or outside Palestine
were dented" try Jamal Husseini,
deputy chairman of the higher ex
ecutive.
Husseini aaid the Arab, proposed
to organise a national council elect
ed by local Arab committees of
Palestine communities. The council
would be composed of 100 or 110
delegate, headed by a 10-man coun
cil to direct national affairs and
sponsor unification of the fight
against "attempt, to dismember our
homeland,- Husseini said.
Krug Pledges
Oil Freeze
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 i.-P
Secretary of Interior Krug said to
day that if congress grants stand-by
price control power he immediately
will order a 60-day "freeze" of retail
and wholesale prices for coal, fuel
oil, gasoline and all other petroleum
products.
Krug also told the senate banking
committee that if the administra
tion is given allocation and ration
ing authority, he believes It will oe
necessary to allocate and "possibly"
ration fuel oil and gasoline.
Generally speaking, allocation is
the dividing up of scarce commodi
ties among suppliers. Rationing is
dividing them among consumers.
Krug testified in support of hold-in-reserve
power to restore ration
ing and wage-price controls on a
limited basis as congress received
President Truman's annual message
on the nation's economy.
The message was sent to the Capi
tol amid fresh signs that the republican-dominated
congress Intends to
spurn the president's antl-lnflation
program.
From the administration's stand
point, the most Important parts of
the program are those calling for
hold-in-reserve authority to restore
rationing and wage-price controls if
necessary.
Irate Gardeners
Laying For Deer
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 14 (Pi
Public complaint over prowling deer
reached a crescendo today and at
least one womnr- has her rifle
ready.
The prowlers, mostly night oper
atives, are hungry animals prone to
picking up extra calories by feeding
on carefully tended gardens of foot
hill homes In Hollywood and neigh
boring Glendale.
Irate cltisenry have lodged nu
merous complaints and Capt. W. T.
Shannon of the state division of
fish and game has promised a sur
vey. "In cases where there has been
great damage to property by ani
mals we Issue permits to owners to
shoot them," Shannon said.
One of the first to take him up
was Mrs. David Langenwalter of
Glendale, who says her acre and a
half of rare plants and fruit trees
have become a veritable super-market.
She has a rifle ready and it's a
matter of prestige as well as plant
conservation. She Is president ot a
local garden club. ,
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Lit Vum'tium t . labftofc
Col. Kalph A. Tudor of San
Francisco and Pallo Alio, (above)
waa named aa chief engineer of
the newly created division of San
Francisco bay toll crossings. The
division will have charge of atudin
and survey., preparation of plans,
specification, and estimate, for the
construction of additional crossings
of San Francisco bay.
Ike's Silence
Held Threat
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 OP) Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower may risk any
chance for Uie ultimate backing of
regular republican organizations in
several states If he fails to stamp
out the independent presidential
draft movement now under way.
The army chief of staff has said
several times that be has no in
terest In politics. But thus far be
has not otherwise repudiated moves
by the Draft Eisenhower league to
put delegates Into a number of GOP
primaries.
While this move has the backing
In New Hampshire of Sen. Charles
Tobey. Eisenhower enthusiasts else
where seem likely to be drawn Irom
persons outside of and often at odds
with the regular GOP organizations
In the states concerned.
As a case in point, one republican
in close touch with the situation
said privately that Elsenhower has
had a betr-than-fair chance for
darkhorse support from the power
ful Pennsylvania republican organi
zation at the June Philadelphia
convention. But, this party member
added, the general may forfeit that
chance If he does not disavow im
mediately a move in nis nenau
there.
Planners OK
County Survey
The newly-set Klamath county
manning commission is unanimous
ly in favor of a county-wide survey
nf the tvrie Uie city council and
chamber of commerce have recom
mended, Vern Moore, chairman of
the group, said today.
A survey. If undertaken, would
cover such problems as traffic, awn
ing lor resiaemuu ana uiuuauwi
building and Uie like and would
form a basis for future community
planning. The chamber of com
merce has gone on record favoring
a county survey, as has the city
planning commission.
Moore said that most of the first
meeting of the county planning
group was devoted to a discussion
of the proposed survey, and all
members of the commission were
agreed that such a perusal of Uie
community's possibilities should be
made.
The group also went on record in
favor of widening Crest street some
20 feet to provide good access across
between S. 6th and Shasta way.
Crest street Is the first cross street
bc.-ond Uie fairgrounds.
Wally Hector, county engineer,
was asked by Uie group to make a
survey of his own on S. 6th street
and to recommend a uniform dis
tance buildings should be set back
from the street to clear up tne
"ragged" look of Uie area.
The county planning commission,
set up by statute, has considerable
authority, Moore said, and Intends
to work hand-ln-hand with its city
counterpart, particularly in refer'
ence to the suburban area.
Airport Formally Signed
Over To City Of Klamath
The municipal airport, formerly
the naval air station, was officially
signed, sealed and delivered by the
war assets administration to the
city of Klamath Falls this morning.
A quitclaim deed covering pro
perty and equipment valued at over
$3,000,000 was delivered to Mayor
Ed Ostendorf by Orvllle Lee, WAA
man from Portland.
Approximately 860 acres now be
long to the city with an additional
38 acres under negotiation with the
department of Interior. These 38
acres are now used by the bureau
of reclamation. Mayor Ed Osten
dorf said today that the local USBR
office has okayed the city's offer
to buy the land at tUOO. Negotia
tions are now being carried on with
the USBR western office In Denver,
later to be presented for approval by
the department of Interior in Wash
ington, D. C.
The big No. 2 hangar is located
on USBR property. The 14O0 of
fer Involves only th property, since
Move Said
Planned At
Job Start
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 Wl -
F.dwin W. Pauley today prepare)
to resign from government service)
with a hot advance denial that lag
was smoked out by Harold E, Btaa
aen'a public needling of bl. record
aa a grain .peculator.
The California oil man, forma
democratic national committee
treaaurer and a eloae friend of Pre.1
dent Truman, announced that he It
quitting a. assistant to Secretary of
the Army Royall "some time ibis)
month."
In a memorandum to the pres.
distributed by the army last night
Pauley declared this Is In accord
ance with plans he made known
soon after taking the Job last Sep
tember 3. Thus Stassen, he said,
cannot "claim credit for bringing
about my resignation."
Answer Asked
The statement came two dayi
after Stassen, a candidate for the
republican presidential nomination,
called on Mr. Truman to answer
this question:
"Doe. a man who has admitted
under investigation that he made
approximately a million dollar!
(32,703 to be exact) in personal
profit, by .peculating since the war
in increased price, of food and com
modities, belong in the position of
assistant to the secretary of the
army for procurement and Indus
trial mobilization?"
Pauley said he told a Washing
ton newspaper last September N
that he planned to stay In the army
department "for only three or foul
months'" and "I said very muctt
the same thing In a public state
ment December IS."
The December IS statement was)
fanned after a senate appropriation
nocommittee Meking evidence thai
government "insiden" have mad
money in commodities called Pauley
as a witness.
Pauley said then he never used
any inside information in his trad
Ing and had begun to get out of tha
market as soon as he took the ap
pointment under Royall.
He said be had counted on stay
ing in the army department post
only three to four month and
"when I have finished the Job I wilt
leave; not before."
French Reds
Spark Battle
PARIS, Jan. 14 (IP) Communist
resumed a bitter fight today for tha
vice presidency of the French na
tional assembly, charging that at
tempts to deprive the largest atngNj
party in the assembly of that post
would be unconstitutional. - i
Marcel Cachin, the communist in
terim chairman of the assemblf
who suspended the session yester
day when majority of the deputies;
attempted to deprive the commu
nists of the vice presidency, re
convened its reorganization meet
ing. Fear had been expressed that
he might refuse to do so. The com
munists have threatened a boycott
of all assembly offices.
The session yesterday had ended
In turmoil. Deputies shouted, sanil
and engaged in fist fights. Th
meeting was suspended by turning
out the lights after non-communist
deputies refused to leave.
Non - communists have asked
France's socialist president. Vincent
Auriol, to help them in then- dis
pute over the division of offices la
the more powerful of France' tw
legislative houses. The final say on
the constitutionality of any act of
the legislature rests with the assem
bly itself.
Dismissal Of War
Crimes Proposed
TOKYO. Jan. 14 (TV-Dismissal
of war crimes charges against 2d
Japanese including five minister
in the Tojo cabinet has been re
commended by Chief Prosecutor
Joseph B. Keenan, tt was learned
authoritatively today.
Keenan declined comment on th
report, but neither would he deny
he made the recommendation to th
war crimes section of the U. 8.' de
partment of the army in Washing
ton. An Informed source said Keenan'
reasoning 1 that trial of the 2d
defendants would be antl-cllmactta,
lengthy and expensive and would
necessitate a complete new tribunal.
buildings hav already been give
to the city by uie waa.
Government expenditure on
buildings and improvement ovet
the entire airport property. Includ
ing that land now In use by th
USBR, totals 16.451,664.01. Ex
penditure on the 850 acres turned
over to the city I $3,359,692.01.
Facilities and equipment given t
the city of Klamath Falls Includ
everything from the sewage disposal
plant and fire trucks to six coat
trees and- the barbed wire fenc
surrounding tha airport.
One of the provisions in, the deed
stipulates that during a national
emergency, the government shall
have full unrestricted and Im
mediate possession and control of
the field and facilities.
A second provision states that th
airport and facilities must be k.pl
In good condition to assure efficient
operaUon at all time in accordance
with civil aeronautic authority
rulings.
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