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PACE EICHT HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1948 r I' Ratification Of Red-Finn Pact Certain HELSINKI. Finland. April 7 W) Helsinki political aourrea looay p' dicted swift ratification of the new Soviet-Finnish mutual aid treaty. They expressed the opinion parlla. agent might fire IU approval by tht and of next week. The new treaty waa signed I ait night in Moacow. President Juho K. Paastklvi is ex pected to put all hi personal pres tlw behind a drive for smooth con clusion of the pact, which most Plnns regard as a good deal: They got concessions from the Russians and they kept their political Inde pendence. Final Round In Moscow, the Finnish delegates who negotiated the treaty during the last two weeks, prepared lor their linal official duties and for a round of toasts and speeches at a gala dinner given by Prime Minister Swim tonight. Colin nersnnallv nrODOSed the treaty in a letter to Paasilcivi on A majority of parliament ia needed for ratif iration. mere are m num bers, divided a follows: 51 popular jMnivnti i mmmunists and pro- Moscow social democrats), 48 social democrats, 48 agrarians, JS conserva tives, 15 Swedish party and nine liberals. The first uu-ee parues com prise the government bloc Russian ratification of the treaty la a foregone conclusion. The opening clause of the new treaty spells out Finland's territorial Independence If either country be comes the object of aggression. It says that if either is attacked by Germany or another state allied with her, Finland will fight But it, specifies that Finnish forces will stay within Finland's territorial boundaries. No other nation was named In the aggression clause. The treaty also states that Russia can send troops into Finland in ease of aggression only by mutual agree ment. In the treaty Rossis also agreed not to interfere In Finland's in ternal affairs. Three-Way Pile-Up In Snowstorm IK ursfcrRfif 1 .: Fvi . U-Dmtf J . vM 1 M".'I. 1 .V&fj. - - . -a -, I- : . , . These three cars piled up in a late afternoon snowstorm Saturday, causing considerable congestion In rnsh hour traffic. At right is a 1948 Chevrolet sedan, driven by Mrs. John Ashley, and a 1939 Oldsmoblle, owned by Mrs. C. L. Michael is at left. Center car is a 141 Ruirk. owned by Roy T. Burns. Negro Slayer Held Insane TACOMA, April 7 Wi A commis sion of three doctors has adjudged criminally insane James B. Mitchell, Jl-year-old negro who has been charged with two murders. The commission, in a report to Superior Judge Fred O. Remann here Monday said Mitchell "is one of the most dangerous men" they have ever examined. Once convicted and sentenced to hang for the murder of Dr. John R Thompson, Mitchell was recently granted a retrial by the state su preme court because of an error In the trial charges. He has also been charged with the fatal shooting of Bruce Oullett, a Tacoma taxi driver. The sanity commission was ap pointed on his return here. He has been committed to the Medical Lake hospital. Be Kind To Pigs Move Is Good One DEWTTT, la- April 7 GfV-Clif-ford Crane, herdsman on the Dr. M. J. Huls farm near DeWitt, says being kind to sows pays dividends In cut ting down baby pig losses. He says "get to know your sows and have the sows get to know and like you." By doing this, he adds, the sows will have a better disposi tion. They will not be easily excited and will be less likely to crush the little pigs, he reports. ...o0Vve i-.rf6' r A w sVlts faj . A 4a. M "sin . ' i Jb r u ..C V.v V ' aw MacArthur Hit For Book Ban NEW YORK. April 7 iiPl The Authors League of America took Oen. Douglas MacArthur to task Tuesday tor allegedly banning books written by John Hersey and Edgar Snow. In a terse caoiegram, the league "vigorously protested" the alleged ban throughout Japan of Kersey's "Hiroshima" and four books by Snow. The league intimated the ban was imposed more than four months ago. but said It had learned of it only recently. Oscar Hammerstein, II. president of the league, sent the cablegram to Gen. MacArthur In Tokyo, a spokes man said and asked "clarification of your policy of censorship." There was no reason given for MacArthur's reported action, the league said. The four Snow books are "Red Star Over China," "The Battle for Asia," "People on Our Side." and "The Pattern of Soviet Power." 0. 0. Bowers Quits Odell Lodge Post CASCADE SUMMIT. April 7 Manager and Mrs. O. O. Bowers of Odell Summit lodge have resigned their position as of April 13. and will leave for Portland immediately. The J. E. Badleys will personally manage the lodge for a few months In order to become acquainted with new operating problems. Bob and Gladys Bowers have purchased a five-acre filbert ranch and intend to acquire a motel In the Portland vicinity. Britain Eases Tax Load For Some LONDON. April 7 i-TV-Brltain's labor government exempted half a million small wage earners Tuesday from paying taxes, but placed new- levies on the Investment-derived Income of the wealthy. 81r Stafford Cripps. presenting the 1948-49 budget to the house of commons, ruled out a capital levy "impracticable at the present time." Higher duties were ordered on tobacco, beer, whisky, wines and other luxuries. Sir Stafford, the chancellor of the exchequer, said the new tobacco tax would Increase the cost of a package of 20 cigarettes from three shillings, four pence (67 cents), to three shil lings, six pence (70 cents). 20-30 Readies For Convention At the 30-30 club meeting Tues day night at the Willard the mem bers practiced songs for the district convention to be held here June 19 and 30. and for the international convention slated tor September at Catalina Island. The annual 30-30 track meet to be held May 1, was talked with plans laid to make it one of the most out standing meets held. There will be trophies awarded for all first places instead of medals. Schools are being contacted for entrants and several schools have al ready accepted, it was brought out at the meeting. The Teen Age club will sponsor the track queen dance and arrangements were made by the 20-30 club to present her with a crown at the dance. The basketball banquet to be held In honor ot the KUHS basketball squad and the presentation of the cup to the outstanding player of the year will be made at the meeting set for April 20. Guest of the club Tuesday night was Frits Thoke ot Cummins Hard ware company. To Buy, Sell or Trade, It pays to read Herald and News Classified Ads It pays to Advertise I , Baby Slayer Gets Prison LOS ANGELES. April 7 (. Mrs. Shirleen Kumn, 34-year-old Beverly Hills housewife, today was sentenced to one to 10 years In prison for the death ot her daughter, Deuise, two. She took the Judge's announce ment calmly, although a tear or two glistened In her eyes. She had been convicted ot manslaughter In the death ot her daughter following a spanking. Before sentencing, a motion for a new trial was denied. Attorney Richard Maddox then tiled an ap plication for probation. Superior Judge Harold B. Landreth alio de nied tills, commenting: "I do not think she Li eligible un der the law. And even If she were eligible, I can't conceive of granting probation in tills case." A Jury of seven women and five men convicted Mrs. Kunln last Sat urday. The state charged that she beat the baby to death with a hair brush. Mrs. Kunln testified that she spanked the child but didn't beat it. She said Denlse was fatally Injured when she fell from a bathlnette to the bathroom floor. While Mrs. Kunln was in custody awaiting trial she gave birth to a son a month ago. The infant is now a Juvenile court ward. Crowds Throng To Freedom Train SALEM. April 7 (P The Freedom Train was visited in Salem Tuesday b 7079 persons. It was open to the public for only one day, although it was in Salem two days. When the train was closed at 10 o'clock last night, only a few persons had to be turned away. Thousands of others, however, are believed to have given up rather than stand in the long lines in the cold, rainy weather. 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About R0.OOO Irniisportnllnit work, era. mainly railroaders, were Jobless because there was no coal to move. Most of the other Idle were steel makers, scattered over a down states. Kovitlg Tickets Bands of roving pickets, itilliu automobiles, hnlt operations at non union strip mines In three stales. A half dn:ren such worklntts were shut down In Central West Virginia. Sev eral strip operators snld they would resume work today, using armed guards If necessary. One truck driv er said a picket told him there would be a "big dny" if operators tiled to mine coal. Other pickets rlosed two strip mines In Perry cmmly. Ohio, and halted onemtlom at a riisl-londlnc rsmp at Cumberland. Kv.. where a truck driver was beaten. Several trurklnads of coal were dumped bv pickets In West Vlrtlnia and Ohio. U. S. Steel rnrnoiutlnn and sub sidiaries annotmred cutbacks in the Pittsburgh district, slashing steel operations In that area to about 80 pei cent of normal. Amendment Asked In Highway Aid WASHINGTON. April 7 il'i Aiurmimriit of the fcilernl-altl high way act In provide toOO.OOO.Ouu a yriir for threo yen to eMend and Improve frdcrul aid highway was iwonnneiHlcd today by Senator Morse (Orel. Funds would be available lit the fiscal years ending June 30 In infill 1HM and 1IIIM. The niiienilinelil would alloiHtc ii per cent lo (he feilenil ulil liluh way system, 30 per cent lo secon dary I'oiuls and 36 per cent to fed eral projects In urban areus, Forest highways until receive tlMHHIOOO, fin es development roiuls urnl trails 113,600.0(10; iitttlon al park mint and Hull iiiiilntruiince ronatruiilon 14.1100.000; iiiilloiml imik parkway 10.UW).000. and In d'ttii reservation romls, 10,000,000, PARK VIEW CONVALESCENT HOME formally ot Aatilamli ttUft IWai Mem ltet. MiCrutl ilititn. I'hitit "H hurt. Ik t'hri 90 Delegates Named In NY NEW YORK. 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