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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1948
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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Coal Strike
Idles Half
Million Men
PI ITSIU R(ill, April 7 (AW The
number of workers Idle, due directly
or Imllrrrlly la the Si-ilsv.iilil xirt
coal walkout, passrri a half million
today.
Heading the list were John I..
Lewis' 400.000 soft coal miners. Out
on a sympathy strike which started
yesterday were more than '.M,!00
Eastern 1'riuis.vlvanla aiitlirnrlte
miners. Ilolli rmii are members
ol the t'nllrd Mine Workers.
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,
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90 Delegates
Named In NY
NEW YORK. April 7 iw Ninety
unlnstructed national convention
delegates were elected by each of
the two major parties In New York
state yesterday with the OOP
choices all Informally committed to
Oov. Thomas E. Dewey.
One of the democratic delegate
chosen. Slate Assemblyman Philip
J. Schupler ot Brooklyn, has been
outspoken In his opposition to Presi
dent Truman. He has announced
Oen. Owight D. Elsenhower as his
choice.
Schupler Is the first democratic
national convention delegate elected
who Is openly anti-Truman.
The other 80 democratic deleKattu
elected, many of them prominent In
the party's affairs in the state, are
uncommitted.
The spring primary, one of the
dullest In years, brought out only
a negligible percentage of the voters.
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