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loJGInVff fo)flOM (PGfpM fPrnlNTriSfinll nil 0) LTQU lly FIIANK JKNIUNH N Washington tills liioi nliiu, Henry Wallace Huf ur ml hi own re quest) before Urn homo foreign ( fulfil committee lo oppose the Marshall pi it il mid til offer a plan of liln own U get Europe back onto lln feet. The Muinllull plull, lir says, will "take our mi I Inn down the roiid lu World. War 111." 1 In adds: "Wu street mnniiHllnl4 have transformed II Marshall plum Into mi In strument lor eualuvlUK Europe." ni hit own plun, lie says Hint w "through adoption of II we would lie relieved of 11 10 miuwlin fear of war and atomic detrut:tlun which liAunt iu tiKlny." He uses ll.ooo vyA In describing II. Tho Wasli liblon reporters, trying to boll down U.e 11.000 word to something we call iiel our teeth Into, say he pro pones: i 1. A 50 billion dollar reconstruction fund. 2. 1'lilB fund lo be contributed by Al.t. nullum "with appropriate means." 3. 11 would be adniliil.itered by United Nullum. 4. II would be prnl on the nations thai suffered mcuil In the war. 6. 11 would have no political ilrllill". TTNPKII the Murntmll plan, we pro poae to do the Job ourMlvea In cluding I'AYINO Full IT. We aked Ituula to help. KUMia turned u down. Bo we decided 10 go ahead on our own. Aa nearly a one can gel at It from till" nmrtilngt dupatchca, Wallace wanta Kuiula to help with the Job. Al any rate, It U a fairly well-eatablliilird fact thai ONLY Kuul and the United Htate have the neceuary ruourcea. Mo.il of the rent of the nailotu will have to lake out more than thry put In. HO We must uuiuine that what he inraiu U that If he U rlrcted I'rml dent he will be able to talk liuula Into helping out with the recovery of Kurope. 1'hal l at lrt at near a till writer can come to arriving at an undrmlandlng of what he la driv ing au t K thai la UK case, thin will be Uir iMiie: Hhall wt elect Wallace and lake In KuMla? Or (lull we go It on our own? IDAHO'S hillbilly tlngrr cualor, I Olen Taylor, It apparently dated "o be Wallace running male In the upcoming Uilrd-pnrly campaign. At any rale. Taylor take that for grantrd. In a radio talk In Wash ington last night, he laid: "I ran come out twinging for he thing In which 1 believe, without fear of ttepping on the prejudice! or privileges of aome uiuavory ai eoclale." What does he believe? An to thai, he aayi: "You've got to believe we can work with Kuiuila or give up hope and prepare for the end of the world .... I believe Kuiula wanta peace. She hu plenty of territory and material. Bht doe.in't want markcu." CO Uial'a It. We must work with " RUMla. Or ELSE. . Can we work with liuula? Well, Romania la working with RumIu. Bulgaria la working with Ruiula. Cmiioslovuklu It obvlounly getting rendy to "work" wllh RtiMln. Anybody can work with Kuiula who la willing lo UO IT RUSSIA'S WAY. . THAT leavea the G4 que.itlon: Do we 'want to do It Raula'a way? Land Drawing tun Jineuuie Pinna for the homcatend drnuing on Innds to be opened In the Cop pock buy area nrc going nhend ac cording to achedule, A. D. Harvey, In ehnrge of Uie homettend office or the burenu of reclamation ild today. At the rate that nppcnla are being returned to tlio office, Harvey anld It la hoped thry will all be In by February 28 The appeal bonrd In Sncrnmetito will meet for a final amnion and according to the pres ent oullnnk the drawing will be held March 16. Drtalla of 1 lie drawing will bo announced aa toon aa they are completed. Anti-Trust Probe Ordered In Steel Price Boost Case WASHINGTON Feb. 24 UP) On White Iltiuso Instructions, Attorney Otineinl Tom Clnik today sent Fill agents to 10 lending steel companies In Inniilrr Into Inst week's advance In slrnl prices, Clark Mild Hint "simultaneous questioning of executives of lending steel companies by the FBI" began this morning and la continuing. He added In a statement: "Tlio purpose of the Investigation It to delermlno whether the recent Increase In steel prices In the result of nny agreement among the steel producers In violation of the anti trust laws." I'llK K I IVK ;:NTH -O KLAMATH FAI.I.H, OKKOON, TUKHIMY, FKBHUARY Z4, 194! Telephone gill No. 1272 f J ' I Lymber ?m Boost Ta is Started ft"! - III , , . : . rl Senaior Taylor Kisses Demo Party Goodbye To Join With Wallace WAHIHM.TON, tA't N rim Uir (ilrti Tiiylur of Iflttho hm ItUitrd the (Jrimtrmtto purly imnt bye to bfcnmr No. I mttn on the Ilrnry A. WiilUrd tlrkrt. '! urn nut ImvlitK the (Jrtnorratlc party. It Irft me." Tuylor tohl radio autllrnre lnt nlfht. "Wnll treet mnd the military men have Ukrn over." All the nmjor jmrtif offrr, he Raid. In it choke between "a re ptihllcnn tweetlle dtiin and il deino crntlc tweedle duinmer." Taylor nuld ft far aa he la con cerned thul lenvea (lie third party US Ready To Consult On Palestine LAKE SUCCESS. Feb. 34 ,iy-The United Stain today declared lu rradlncu to commit on creation of an International force for Palestine It the United Natloiu tecurlty coun cil voted for atlch a force. The United Blatea apecltlcd thai any UN force muni be "directed lo keeping the peace and nol to en forcing partition" of tlio Holy Land. The U. S. pnalllon on the vital Palestine problem wu laid before the security council by Chief Amer ican Delegate Warren R. Austin. U. S. Ready "If the security council should decide that It la nrorssary to use armed force In maintaining inter natlon.il peace In connection with Palestine." Austin said, "the United Blulra would be ready lo consult under the charier wllh a view to such action as may be necessary to maintain International peace." He declared thai tticil consulta tion would be necessary In view of the fact that no agreement have yet been reached by UN members aa to how armed forces should be made available for peace enforce ment. Austin then set forth a three point program of lmmedlute action. He said: "Although we do not wish to place specific resolutions before the coun cil at this early tinge of the dis cussion, my government believes we should have In mind the desirability of the following specific steps which the council might take at once: "(a) To accept tlx tasks which the general assembly asked the se curity council to accept in Its recom mendation of November 3D. 1B47, on Palestine subject to Uie authority of Die security council under Uie char ter; "tbl To estubllsh a committee of the council, comprising the five per manent members, to look at once into the question of the possible threats lo liucrnutlnr.iil peace aris ing In connection with the Palestine situation and to consult with the Palestine commission, the manda tory power and representatives of the principal communities of Pales tine concerning the Implementation of the general assembly recommen dations: "ic To call upon all governments and peoples, particularly In and around Pnlestlne to take all possible action to prevent or reduce the dis orders now occurring In Palestine." Late Spud Bulletin LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (AP USDA) Potatoes: 27 broken, 51 un broken cars on track; arrivnls, Ore gon 2, California 10, Florida 1, Nevnda 1, Washington 1, Idaho 14, Utah 7, Minnesota 1; eight cara arrived by truck; market atcady; Idaho Russets No. 1-A 5.10-25. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24 (AP U8DA1 Potatoes: 9 broken, 35 un broken cars on truck; arrivals, Cali fornia I, Colorado 1, Florida 7, Nevada I, Oregon 10, lrinlio R; mar ket slightly weaker; Klamath Mus sels No. 1-A 6.60. The Jusllco department anld it would not namo any of the com panies or til-, men being questioned "at this lime." : Mr. Truman cruising In the Carib bean on the presidential yacht Wil liamsburg, radioed Instructions lo the Justice depart men t, tlio com merce department and his council of economlo advisors : to look into the $6 a ton price Increase an nounced last week. Some of his aides have anld they fear It mny touch off a general price rise. In congress I hero were demands for an Investigation anid for a re turn to wartime excess profits taxes. hm the place to fiithl for "ihcprin- clples lu which I believe." "I'm In this to win," the 4:t-yenr-old tdnhonn told reporters at a news conference after his speech. "I have confidence and faith. I think I'll get to be vice president." (.'running Cowboy The one-time "crooning cowboy" suld he agrees with Wallace that "you've got lo believe we can work with Russia or give up hope and prepare for the end of the world. "I believe llustla wants peace. Hhe lias plenty of territory and material. She dursn't warit mar ket.." If Russia seems to be "trying to spread out." he said, it Is becuuse of "fear of the resl of the world " Wallace, Uie senator declared, "Is the only lender we can put for wnrd who tins the confidence of peoples everywhere." Taylor had harsh words for the democratic organization. Leaving II. he said, will make him "feel good Inside." Without Fear "I ran come out twlnting for the things In which I believe," lie said, "without fear of stepping on the prejudices or privileges of some unsavory associate ... no Taulrya. no oil. no Wall street, no grneralt, no prlvllrgrd few." In his home state of Idaho the democrats had harsh words for Taylor. The senator helped Clcorge Donart. Welser altornry, win the 1846 democratic nomination for the senate. Last night Donart said: "I wish him lots of luck all of it bad." Reporters who asked Taylor to comment on talk thai U. S. com munists have swarmed to the third parly gut this reply: "I'm glad to fcave their vole. I'd be glad lo have the votes of bank robbers If I can get elected to do what I think tt right." Taylor began drumming for con gress In 1938 when he had his own theatrical road showv He was beaten for the house In 1B:i8 and for the senate In 1940 and 1942, but finally won Uie sen ale seal of Democrat D. Worth Clark in 1944. Oregon Flood Abates Today By The Associated Press Tile brief Oregon flood subsided today In the fare of fair weather, leaving only Uie Bayocean peninsula still suffering much after effects. The Willamette river crested this morning at Albany 3.3 feet beyond flood stage, but little damage was expected there. Elmer Fisher, river forecaster In the Portland weather bureau, said the Willamette would probably flat ten out below Albany, Uinnks to the rapid drop of the Snntlnm and Lucklnmute tributaries. "I don't think the Willamette will quite reach the flood stage of 20 feet at Salem," Fisher said. Hardest bit by the weekend's high water were the 2500 residents of the Bayocean peninsula in Tnlamonk county, who will not have a bridge to the mainland until Sntuir! iy. The flood washed out part cf tneir spun Food and supplies wera beln fer ried across Uie TrnaK rl"er to the peninsula Inhabitants. A lond of bread wns taken In by tractcu across the only other bridge to the penin sula a hump-backed span which cannot be used by cars. Arkansas Town Torn By Blast POCAHONTAS, Ark., Feb. 24 Wl A terrific explosion lovcllod three business buildings and dnmaged another todny leaving otic man missing and feared dead. Two other persons wero Injured. Firemen and rescue workers senrched the debris lo determine if others were trapped. Fire, which followed the explo sion, a block from the town square, was brought under control In an hour as a driving rain drenched Uie wreckage. Pocahontas, a city of 4500, Is In Northeast Arkansns. Missing was Henry Taylor, negro employe of a hardware store. Theft Victim Nose What To Do LOS ANOHLE8. Feb. 24 iTi Hugh Wohlers nose what lo do In an emergency. When a robber bound him with shoelaces In his shoe store then took (10 from the safe, Wohlers said he mannged to knock a telephone on the floor, dialed "operator" with nose, called for help. Pollco freed him Inter. Wohlers said the gunman overlooked $600 In his wallet. Ready For The Fishing Season DIDl if 1 ': Men Meet A? IF. Verle Sngrrft of The Herald and Newa circulation department thawed up the other day with (hit fisherman's cap. complete with a wide variety of f Ilea, denplte the fact the general fit hint season in Oregon doen't open until .May 1. Anyway, Verle says he's waiting. Army Gets $606 Million, Mostly For WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 (P Spending bills totaling t137.574.151 were recommended by .-the ap propriations committee today in two separate bills tent to the house floor. The army was allotted S606.5S8. 764. almost all of il for river and harbor and flood control projects under the army engineering corps. Of the bnlance. 1120.883.942 wu earmarked for grants to states for vocational education, hospital con struction and aid to dependent chil dren, blind persons and the aged under federal security agency pro grams. The combined total of both bills was $131,274,405 below budget esti mates submitted by the president. Wheat Straw Paper Near WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 P It mny not be long before you are writing those love notes on wheat straw. The agriculture department suld todny its technicians have developed whal promises to be an economical and practical way to convert straw Into fine papers. Fjirller processes hnve been too costly. Most paper now is made from wood. If put to use, the new method could make use of the more than 95,000,000 tons of wheat straw that is burned and wasted yearly. That much straw would make nbout 20,000.000 tons of cellulose pulp, the rnw ninterlnl from which pnper Is ninde. The depnrtment said Hint would meet the country's annual needs. There still is one hitch. A method must be found to clenn the straw when it is collected from fields. Widow Victor In Texas City Suit GALVESTON, Tex., Feb. 24 lPI A Jury ruled In fnvor of the widow of a victim of the Texas city dlsnstcr In her suit for compensation for the dentil of her hmbiind. Mrs. Jessie J. Aynln. mother of eight children, yesterday, wns awarded 360 weeks compensation at $20 por week. After a discount for Immediate payment, the sum will total around $6000. The Texas Employers Insurance association waa the defendant. George T. Aynla wns a longshore man, killed in the blast of last April. Tho Jury deliberated Just 22 min utes in Uio first Jury trial growing out of the dlsnstcr, In which more thnn 500 wore killed or missing. These English Plays Are Rough BRIGHTON, Eng., Feb. 24 IPi ' No Orchids for Miss Blandish" plnyed at the Dolphin theatre last night. In act 1, Actor John Pngnn, reg istering anguish by banging his l ead on the floor, knocked himself cold. In act II, June Rose, tho leading Ir.dy, was knyned by a flying ehalr. j-rji .- i iirir uiiinv t . tr fas V 4 Flood Control The federal security agency funds, as well as other miscellaneous allot ments in an omnibus deficiency bill, are for use during Uie remaining months of the present fiscal year ending June 30. The army funds, for use during the new fiscal year starting July 1. are $131,542,889. or about 18 per cent less than President Truman had asked. Nearly $8,000,000 also was pro posed for work on 30 national ceme teries In this country and for new burial grounds for World War II dead in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Debate on the bill will start in the house tomorrow. For the development of Uie 30 na tional cemeteries already In exist ence in the country, the committee recommended the full budget re quest of $6,269,153. This includes $2,997,888 to buy tombstones. The memorial cemetery in Ha waii, locked in a mountain crater near Honolulu, would be known as the National Memorial cemetery of Uie Pacific. For river and harbor work the committee recommended $152,331. 300. a cut of $41,885,700 from Uie president's budget. For general flood control work it knocked off $85,408,000 from budget requests to taling $386.044 000. Other recommended allotments Included the full $2,435,000 asked for the V. S. Soldiers' Home here and $19,476,313 of the $23,436,300 sought for maintenance and general operation of Uie Panama canal. Sun Bathes Klamath Area A bright sun bathed the Klamath basin today, in direct contrast to Sunday's wind and snow storm, and CAA forecast a temperature rending of at least 50 before Uie day was over. It was 43 degrees at 12:25 p. m. The mercury slipped to 21 degrees early this morning and snow re mained on the ground on northern exposures. The state highway commission said todny there Is considerable packed snow on mountain roads, but II was all clear throughout Uie Klamath district. No new snow had fallen, stretches were well sanded and roads were termed In good winter driving condition. Roadside snow at Odcll lake on the Willamette highway was measured at a depth of 90 Inches while Uiere was a roadside depth of 66 Inches at Sun mountain on highway 97. Ranch Hand In Critical Condition A Mnlln ranch hand who mistook a bottle of bichloride of mercury for water, was In a critical condi tion todny al Hillside hospital. Jess Bake.', S3, employed on the Jerry Rajntis place near Mnlln, was rushed to the hospital late Monday night after he had drunk from a container holding potato spray in stead of what he took to bo water. He was given treatment earlier by a Mnlln doctor before moved to the hospital. Wage increase talks between a negotiating committee of the Inter national Woodworkers of America (CIO) and the Pine Industrial Re lations committee representing em ployers were begun this morning at the PIKC office In the Stewart Drew building. The union's delegation was led by Tim 8ulllvan, IWA-CIO business agent for this region, and Joe F. Clark, member of Uie negotiating committee. The IWA has already announced a demand for a 32 Vi -cent Increase in the present minimum pay for log ging and sawmill work. The min imum now is $1.30 an hour for saw mill and logging. $1.27 "4 for box factory work. AFL Pay Up Recently the AFL lumber and sawmill workers settled with Uie PIRC for a 7' -cent pay increase. The IWA-CIO organization repre sents Uie larger mill operations here and covers more workers than does the AFL lumber and sawmill work ers council. IWA contract expire April 1. A health and welfare program bonus of 7':-centa an hour is also in the union's demands, as well as pay for six holidays a year New Year's, Memorial Day, Fourth of July. Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. A series of "union shop" elecUona in mills employing IWA labor are starting now, in accordance with a provision of the Taft-Hartley labor law, and the onion won ita first test. Joe Huber, IntcrnaUonal executive board member, announced that Uie results of an election yesterday at Uie Ponderosa Moulding company at Redmond went 43 rotes for the union shop, 19 for an open shop. Similar elections are now being held at Bend and will be conducted in all IWA mills If the next few weeks. Teachers Out For Pay Boost MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 24 yP) Min neapolis public school teachers struck today for higher pay and a full school year. The strike was called by Uie AFL Teachers Federation which repre sents about hall Uie city's 2200 public school teachers. Pickets were posted before some schools before Uie 8 a. m. strike hour. No attempt was made to hold classes. The city's 94 elementary. Junior high, and high schools have a total enrollment of 65,000. Last minute efforts of Mayor Hubert Humphrey, who arrived at midnight by plane from Phila delphia, and Superintendent Willard E. Goslin to avoid Uie strike failed. Half a dozen pickets posted around Uie city hall and courthouse, where school board offices are lo cated, carried signs reading: "On strike for good education," and "on strike for better education." The federation asked that present minimum annual salaries be boosted from $2000 to $3000 and that Uie maximum for instructors with master's degrees be increased to $6000 from its present $4200 ceiling. Jasper Demos Desert Party RIDG ELAND. S. C, Feb. 24 iP) Jasper county democrats have voted themselves out of the national party in protest against President Tru man's civil rights program. The county's democratic executive committee last night unanimously adopted a resolution of withdrawal. A crowd estimated al 1500 roared approval as 44 members of the committee voted in Uie high school auditorium. Five committee mem bers were absent. "The shackles of slavery are cut from Uie ankles of the people of Jasper," declared Committee Chair man H. Klugh Purdy, who submitted Uie resolution. "I hereby announce that Uie first round of the fight for democracy was won by a knockout." Norway Settles Lend-Lease Bill WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (P) Norway settled Its $47,000,622 war time lend-lease account with the United States today. In settlement, that nation promised to pay $5,900, 000 In Norwegian real estate and currency. The U. 8. government asked no repayment for $37,000,000 in military-type supplies furnished and used prior to V-J Day. But it did ask some payment for the civilian goods sent after September 3, 1946. President Gabriel Contain VI dela (above), of Chile, formally es tablished a second military base in the Antarctic In defiance of Brit ish protests. Dean Hall In Sheriff Race Dean J. Hall, Henley spud farmer and former city policeman, today became the 11th candidate to an nounce for the post of Klamath county sheriff. Hall is a republican, the eighth of his party to file for Uie $3300-a-year office. Three democrats are also in Uie race for that party's nomina tion and it appears certain that the run for nomination for sheriff will be the highest point of the May 21 primary elections. There is a probability that one or two other persons may come Into the race before the March 12 dead line for filing. Dean Hall, the latest candidate, will be competing for votes with such other republican hopefuls as Karl Dehlinger, another Henley resident; W. F. 8wigart, Fenton Mahrt, Joe Green, George Uerlings, Jack Linkenbach and Dale Mattoon. HST Directs Steel Probe WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN IN THE CARIBBEAN, Feb. 34 m Fiesldent Truman today directed Uie justice department. Uie council of economic advisers and the com merce department to make a full Inquiry into the Increase in steel prices. The orders went out by radio from the presidential yacht Wil liamsburg, said Eben Ayers, presi dential assistant press secretary. Steel prices were increased about $5 a ton last week. "The president has noted with concern the increase in steel prices," Ayers told reporters by radio tele phone from Uie yacht to Uie escort ship Greenwich Bay, In which cor respondents are traveling. "He has directed all interested agencies of the government to In quire Into Uie basis for the price increase and the consequence of iu" Legion Fearful Of UMT Shelving DES MOINES. Ia Feb. 24 m Congress will try to shelve the uni versal military training bill, says James F. O'Nell, naUonal American Legion commander, "to avoid alienating voters in the 1948 elec tions. The Legion commander speaking before 700 Iowa Legion members last night at Uie 26th Iowa depart ment conference banquet, urged them to Join in Immediate demands for action on the bill. O'Nell said the latest public opinion polls show Americans favor UMT by "almost 3 to 1." He added: "Universal military training would cost one and three-fourths billion dollars a year. Two wars have cost a total of $538,000,000,000. It Is In surance against war at a low premium." Civil Rights War Rages Unabated In Heart Of Dixie WASHINGTON, Feb. 34 Wy The civil rights war within democratic ranks raged unabated today, fired by a new attack of southern gover nors on the party's high command. Four Dixie governors, fresh from a meeting with NaUonal Chairman J. Howard McGrath, promised to use "whatever means are necessary" to block President Truman's race equality program. As a clear indication of what they have In mind, Uie four declared In a formal statement: "The southern states are aroused and Uie present leadership of the democratic party will soon realize that the south is no longer 'in the bag.' " Despite his blast, McGrath ap peared to feci that he had made some headway against the south land revolt. He told a news conference he gained the Impression that Uie meet ing "resulted In good understand ing." He added that he hopes 'It will "lessen the split In Uie party." During the get-together, McOrath said he, for one, appreciates the souths loyalty to the party. Trade Unions Stage Strike In Support PRAGUE, Feb. 24 WV-A score er Cieebooiorak security police, armed with bayonetted rlNes, entered the headqnarters of the social democra tic party late today. The move of the communist directed police was not Immediately explained. The communists are grasping for full control of Czecho slovakia. The social democratic party head quarters Is on Uie busy Prlkopy, one ui rnHfusi main snopping streets. About 19 riflemen remained la the offices of tha naUonal ooclmliil party, whose headquarters wers seised and searched yesterday. Most of the party secretariat staff was back at work. The police said they were assigned as a defense guard. They said that similar guards were on dutr at enmmunlit nari, horf. quarters. One-Hour Strike Trade unions staged a u.Iuhi, strike at noon as a token of their solidarity with the communists. The social democrats hold the balance of power in the nation's four-day-old crisis, in which Presi dent eauara uenes nas been under heavy pressure to let the commu nists form a government in their own way. The president has sought to save Uie government coalition. Prague'! newspapers reported that action committees, sponsored by the cunuuuiuiii as a first step In setting op a new government, have been formed In the mlnlatrin r rni trade, posts and transport. These sroups earrea uie entries or the ministers. Hubert RiDka. national uvioii.t minister of foreign trade, who re cently negotiated the five-year commercial treaty with Russia, waa supplanted by an action committee headed by Evjen Loebl, trade expert, who was his aide in Moscow, Franttsek Hala, Catholic people's party minister of posts, and Ivan neior, aiovac democrat minister of transport, also were barred. These three were nmnno- is ministers of the three parties who are seesung to resign in the current crisis. House Okays Curb Stretch WAf5TnfGTOrf.Feb: A4 VPS K one-month stop-gap extension of rent controls was passed today by the house. Passage was by voice vote. Just before the action, a move by Rep. Rankin (D-Mlss.) to kill controls completely by sending the measure back to committee was beaten 308 to 57 on roll call. Quick senate passage is expected to send Uie bill to Uie White House. This would save rent controls from expiring at midnight Saturday, and continue them through March. The idea is to save Uie life of the controls while congress completes action on a longer-term extension perhaps for a year or more. More time is needed on Uie long-term bill because Uie lawmakers have got to battle out proposals for changes In rent controls. ftnvprnnr Hall VVIVIIIVI I IUII Visiting Here Governor John H. Hall, making his second trip to Klamath Falls since taking over as chief executive of Uie state October 30, spoke today at. a luncheon meeting of the Lions club and chamber of commerce. The meeting was held at the Wil lard hotel. RecenUy Hall was here for a Kl wanis luncheon and Lincoln Day speech. Governor Hall as yet is keeping" his talks non-political as he Is not an announced candidate for elec tion to the office, but he said in Medford yesterday he would declare in about 10 days whether he would seek Uie republican nomination. The governor is scheduled to visit Oregon Vocational school this after noon. "I don't take the attitude that they are with us anyway so Uie 'L' with them." he told Governors J, Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, Ben T. Laney of Arkansas, Beauford Jester of Texas and R. Oregg Cherry of North Carolina. But McOrath said flatly he will not try to have the president's civil rights program withdrawn from con gress as Uie governors demanded. Nor will he agree to return to the two-thirds convention rule under which Uie south once held a veto over presidential candidates. McGrath did, however, adopt a more conciliatory attitude on soma points during Uie hour and a half he spent behind closed doors with Uie governors. The national chairman said, for Instance, that tt la "the farthest thing from Uie president's mind" to set up an FBI police force to go pok ing around Into southern race segregation. That has been a focal point of southern objections to Mr. Truman's plea for passage of anti-poll tax, anU-lynching, anti-Job discrimina tion and anti-Jim Crow laws,
