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QIIIO hiis 63 duli-galm tu the Ilr.
w publican national convention, In
till wcrk'a primary, Hluaai'ii mnil
lull fur 2ft ul ilirm. I In picdlcu-d
III ndvniuw Hint lin would take II
if 1 1 in contests, llo took Hint'. Tail
.link 14. T!"' Ilr r III! went In 'lull
A It I U I U I opposition,
'II in lllml inm ml Ohio's 6:1 iti-lr -intra
U 'lull 44, Hlaaaen II,
tlMTl I til delegates. 44 tm elected
" by DIHTItlUTH. Nine wrrr rlrcl.
d AT t-AHttK Uial la l any, from
ho atnir na a whole. 'I here were
n cumluliilrs lur dclcguuwit-luruo.
)nr ul Ilirm was plrdgrd in Mtaaaen.
I lie others were lur l ull, The nine
lull men were circled. The one
StunAfii man (iiilnl ul rlrctlnu, run
ning trill h III Ihr alalr-wide Uriel.
What It liiruna la till:
II' Ohio voted In it uriii'iul rlro
loii aa It voted ul TucMliiy'a prunniy,
it would go decisively lur Tult.
jlUO rrinrmbrr lhl:
J Ohlu la In I U hiuiir alutr. All
Jtmriiruiia Iran toward their home
nutr tiroplv. It would nut huvc
jrrii mirin InitiB II, un Un limiiit, lull
Hurl Willi ALL uf Ohio's drlcgnles.
In furl, aumr Tult weakness la dln
iucd by thr ml lhat he tnllrd tu
.uriy nliir dlatru-ta In Uhlo.
WEATHIR
Maa. mt K Mia, . w
lrrlilUllait ll U Iiiium . . all
an. m t"r la a. ! laiui
Narmal 10.1a l.atl raar 7.1a
farpt'aall parllr elauSr
I'lllt'K KVH CKNTH
I L-mu, Kl ' 'C -Wi OIIKGON. IIII KHDAV, MAY , 188 Telrphune 8111 No. 138J
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Dewey Takes fiirai Stand Urn Ms
Ihiiiit inuAt tr con-
nNOTHKH
" Mdcrrd,
Thr dlalrlrU chiwrn by Miiiammi fur
I content am III INDUHI ItlAI, un
lull In onn of thr authura of thr
lull-Hartley Inw, which la tin
iniuUr with lubor.
That was tukrn Into t'on.ildrini!ni
iuiKlaublrdly In Ihr rhuU-r ul the
lihtrlcu where HUuirn contented.
a
UK niliiht well br realistic about
tliia bualnraa, Muavii didn't
win an much In Ohio na hr huird
lu win. 'llir rrault Ihrrr dlnia Ju.il
little hla conlriitlon thai hr la
Ihr plumed kiUKhl of the proplr
against Uir politician, liul he won
mure Uinn Tall llkrd to are him win.
Thai la abuul Ihr tuittf and the
.hurl of Ohio.
m
rjKWKY, In Ida campaiiiii for Ore
Bon a relatively tinall numbrr of
drleiialra, la displaying meat cour
aitr. He la criticising our furrlgn policy,
a it haa brrn condut-trd In thr past.
In feugene Una muriilnii, hr aaya UiaI
II elected he will appoint a srcrrlary
ol Hate who can "aay no lo Btulln."
Ilr nanira two men who, he anya,
could do Utr Job. They are John
Koatrr Dulles and Brnnior Vandrn
berk. ' i lliea men were nuincd III aiuwor
f:o a ttiratlon aa Ui whrtltrr he could
Ifnti iiirtuwiUo outLAAy no lo titalU),
You beulia," Dewey aiuwrrcd when
thr qticauon waa put lo him. He
I lien named Uullra and Vandrn
bci(.l UK answered amilher giir.Mlon flat
ly. 'Hie quentlon waa: "Do you
favor the. drult and umveraal mil
itary Homing?" Hla anawrr waa: "I
fovur botli."
"Wed brttrr havr the draft and
tinlvrranl military tralnlnu." he aald,
"Uihii nation wruk. without the
cournuQ lu (letrnd llarlf."
That la iiulng oul on Unit). The
(trull and unlvrraul mlltlury IrulniiiK
utr arrlotia bualiiraa. l)ul Ihrae are
arrloiia llmea. Wo nrrd men who
lioaaraa the courune and dcclalon lo
mm arrloua alluntlona when Ihry
ante.
THIS writer atlmlrra 8t.v.en, and l
Inlhirnred by the Uiounht thai
pcrlmpa wo nrrd NKW ntrn lo In
apir. the cunfldrnce In American
lrudrrhli Hint Inn brrn Ul In the
.vrnra of political cnlrrwaulltii nnd
ahadow-lioxlnx thrmiuh which we
huvo pn.wed.
But this writer can't latmli Drwry
of f . He la a Kod man. If he Is
nomlnntrd nnd rlectcd, we will have
Kood Icndrrahlp.
Candidates
Both Claim
Ohio Victory
lly ItKUl HMITII
( OI.I .MIII K. () May 8 tl'llar
old K, htaaarn'a rapture uf nine
Ohio republican prraldrntlnl dele
talra today waa railed vlrtory or
defeat depending on which way
you looked.
Hen, Hubert A. TaU wuli thr other
14 ronlratrd drlnatra, plua 30 with
out uppoaltlon from thii fortnrr Mll
neaou tovrritor, nrariy complete rr
lurna ahowrd.
lloth Tuft and Hiumkii hnllrd Uie
outcome of Turadny'a primary rlrc
llon ua a perMinul victory. Their
drh'KiitrA nro plrdued to Kupporl
them fur thr tiol' prraldrntlnl nom
ination al thr nniluiial convrntlnii
next month.
lull from WaahlnuUm aald hla
44 Ohio deleuntra aMtirrd him of
mure flrat bnlloi cnnvenllon votra
thou any other cnndldatr.
Htnioirn aald hla waa a "clear cut
victory one of Ihr moat alKnlftcant
drvrlopmrnta of the entire national
canipalun,"
"I'hr rrpubllrana of Ohio have ad
vanced ua anolhrr atrp toward
nomination al riilladelphla," NUa
arn auerted at Mlrtueapolla.
Kluah from vletorlea In Wlaconain,
N'rbraaka and I'rnnaylvania prl
marlra, Htaaarn had prrdlrtrd he
wuuld frt a doirn Ohio drlrgatra,
Inrludlng one from thr alatr at
Urgr. Ho arlrctrd Indtutlrlnllrd arena
principally tor hla battle ground,
apparently riectlng to capitalize
on arntlment aiialiut Die Tufl-Hurl-ley
Inw.
Currlnglon T. Marahull. Columbun
atuirnry and former chief Jtuiice nl
the Ohio auprrmr court, waa Btna
arn'a only drlrgate-at-large candl
duir. Willi nine to be elected on
tatrwhle baala, Mnrahall run dis
tant tenllt.
There waa no content for drlr
galea on the rirmocrallc aide. All AO
democratic convention drlrgatra are
committed to vole for Prr.iltlettt
Truman.
Play Ball-Home Of Gems Ready For Opener
Va-tr .
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t i-in- Hi f-f - " 'i.aaliliiiWI i Ml.r .fa-" nnv"fti T iii r- -' '
When thla plrture waa takrn rarllrr this week, work waa still moving ahead on the new baseball park
on Crrat (reel but the grandaUnd will br rrady for a rapacity crowd tonight as the Gems open their
claaa D Far Weat profraaional borne araaon agalnat the Mrdford Dodgers. Game lime is 8 p. m.
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Steelman To
Talk To Union
Chiefs Friday
WASHINGTON, May m The White House today called a con
ference of railroad brotherhood chiefs for tomorrow to try to head off
ihe threatened railroad atiike.
Dr. John R. Steelman. presidential assistant and labor expert,
telephoned the heads of three unions which have called a strike for
nest Tuesday. He asked them to meet with him at 10:00 a. m. tomor
row (7 a. m. PST).
Presidential Preas Secretary Charles G. Ross, who made the an
nouncement, was asked if any definite proposal would be presented to
the brotherhood leaders.
"1 can't say any more than I have," Ross replied.
The brotherhood leaders are Alvanley Johnston of the Loeomotlvo
Engineers, David B. Robertson of the Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men, and A. J. Glover of the Switchmen's union.
Johnston, who was In Cleveland today, aald he would leave for
Washington tonight. Robertson la already there.
Johnston told reporters Steelman indicated to him that he wanted
to talk first with the union men, then call In representatives of rail
road management
Steelman has been keeping In constant touch with the railroad
situation and reporting to Presl-
dent Truman.
Rom was asked whether Steel
man would have a similar confer
ence with representatives of the
railroads.
"I can't say as yet," Rons said,
"I have told you all that has been
done to date."
Glover To Attend
Steelman reached Glover by
telephone at Buffalo and got as
Would Name
Secretary
To Say 'No'
El'GKNE, Ore., May 6 UPGov.
Thomas E. Dewey terred blunt notice
today that If elected president he
would appoint a secretary of state
able to say "no" to Joepn StcHn.
Two men who can do the Job, he
said, are John Foster Dulles, his
forelrn affairs advisor, and Senator
Vandenberr (R-Mich.), leader of
the bl-partiaan forelrn policy In the
senate and a frequently mentioned 1 aurance Olover would attend. Rob-
compromise" candidate for the erUon said he would.
Oleo Hearing
Given Favor
WA8HINQTON, Mny 8 (JTi The
senate finance committee voted
unanimously today to hold two I atruclloii period
uaya ni puunc nrnrinfts, starting
Mny 17, on the housc-pn.tscd olro
margarine tnx repeal bill.
Chairman Mllllkln Hi -Colo. i mild
time at the hrnrlngs will be equally
divided between sttpKrtrrs and op
pouriiu of the meuMirc.
Thr senate votrd 47 to 30 yrstrr
duy to send the bill to the finance
committee. The action reversed a
ruling of srnnte prrsldrnl Vnndrn
brnt tR-Mlch.t w-ho held the agri
culture committee should get the
mrastire.
It also represented a victory for
backers of olro tnx repeal.
State Police
Changes Told
Several changes In the Klumath
state police putrol were announced
here today by 8gu E. W. Tlchenor.
Todd Knapp, who has been with
the force for a number of years,
rrportrd for duly at Lakevlew to
replace Tommy Martin, resigned.
Two new men. here under recruit
training, have reported K)Uie.
Klamath patrol. They are Leonard
Bnlrom of Grants Pass and J. K.
Cook of Roaeburg.
With the addition of Balcom and
Cook, the force la now composed
of 8gt.' Tlchenor. Larry Bergman.
Joe Madras, Dullard Reed, James
Cnratetuen, Robert Milton, "Swede"
llnrrottn, Nick Barry, John Puxton,
Hill Christiansen and Milton De
ter. Officers . Bill HitrJewood and
Fny Holley are Included under the
Ollrhrl.it patrol, with Knapp and
Waller Sclielderelter at Lakevlew.
The usual May "hot foot" session
will be held later In the month.
This Is a general meeting of all
mrmbrrs of the patrol for an In-
Dr. George H. Merryman Sr.,
Pioneer Doctor Of The Klamath
fa . an a III
basin. Dies following illness
Dr. (irorge Harris Merryman, Hr
pioneer Klamath Falla phyelclan
and aurgron, dlrd at 7tlR o'rloek
(his morning at lllllaldr hospital, Ilr
m mi. '
The hrlovrd plonrrr doctor Iraves
a host of frlrnds throughout the
stutr of Oregon to mourn hla pas
sing. He had been III for the past
four months.
Ilr. Mrrrymnn's practice ol medi
cine Is nlso a hlsirtYy ol Klumnth
county for thr past 4(1 years.
lie enmr to Klumnth Falls In Feb
ruary of 1003. From Mint date until
mil he was "horse nnd buggy"
doctor mill he told mnny Interesting
slniirs of Ills long rides, winter nnd
slimmer, administering to the care
ol his patients throughout the. en
tire Klnmnth basin.
In 1011, Dr. Merryman purchased
Ins first enr, a Reo rondslor, and he
niton ns forced lo abandon the
use of the car for the horse as his
mils came from Isolnled sections of
Hie country. Tills plinsc of his prnc
Mro held kindly memories for Dr.
Merryman nnd he wns n storehouse
of enrly Klnmnth history.
Iltislnrss Activities
Dr. Mnrryinnn wns not only
prominent member of the medical
prnfosslnn but. he wns a business
mini nntl nollve In civic nntl state
"nlrs, Jir, entered politics Just, n
ffnr nfter coming In Klnmnth Fnlls
"rt served ns rntmtv coroner from
lPOi to moil. From 100(1 lo 100B, he
reprt.sented Klnmnth, I.nke, Ornnt
nnd Ci ook counties In the state leg
islature and from 1008 lo 1012 wns
1 '
state srnntor for Klamath, Lake
end Crook count Irs.
First Senator
He wns tho first senator from
Klnmnth county.
Dr. Merryman wns Instrumental
lu building Hillside hospital which
Itlnnllnurri en Vnt t, Calumn SI
Passes
Dr. flenrge II. Merryman Sr.
FBI Hunts For
Bank Robber
TACOMA, May t (P) The FBI
and other enforcement officers
scoured the Puget sound area today
for the mu who held up window 13
nt the Bank of California, Tncoma
branch, yesterdny and walked out
with "about 8,000.00."
The holdup man, polite and well
dressed, calmly handed Mrs. Pearl
aiinu, a teller, a manlla envelope
nnd told her to put money In It. He
had one hand In a bandanna hand
kerchief, as If to conceal a gun.
Mrs. Qunn tripped the alnrm as
the mnn wnlkcd from the bank with
the envelope stuffed with money.
Det. Cnpt, Larry Amundsen of
the Tacoma police department said
bank offlclnls were unaware for
several minutes of what hnd hap
pened. Amundsen called Ihe bank when
he heard the alarm. Although offl
clnls said nothing hnd occurred, he
Insisted on a check of tellers' win
dows. It wos then they learned of
the holdup.
Gems Slated To Play First
Home Game In New Stadium
In Dodger Tilt Tonight
At ft o'clock tonight or shortly
thereafter an expected crowd ot
more than 2000 persons will settle
back in lu seat at Genu stadium
lo watch Uie Inaugural game ot
profuiaional organised baseball In
Klamath Falls. The Octna will play
Secret Moves
Secret Again
SPOKANE, May iPi Secrecy
surrounding the Pacific Northwest
"air war" maneuvers was back in
force today after the veil was lifted
briefly yesterday by a Justice of
the peace who didn't think the war
games constituted a "secret emer
gency." Justice John J. Aiken told drivers
of nine trucks carrying 50.000 gal
lons of Jet fuel to Spokane air force
base that the maneuvers didn't
Justify them in disregarding Wash
ington state highway regulations.
He applied the remarks also to
nrmy officers he said accompanied
the drivers to a bond hearing, tell
ing them he thought a "secret
emergency" they declined to discuss
was nothing more than the maneu
vers. The drivers, hauling the fuel for
a commercial firm In California on
a contract basis, bought $1200 worth
of Washington licenses nnd posted
$325 111 bonds before they went on
their way.
Alaska GOP's Split
Over Convention
FAIRBANKS, Alnskn. Mny 6 iP)
Aln.ikn republicans were right In
the middle of a Jurisdictional dis
pute today.
The tnngle mate yesterday when
Elton Engstrom, Juneau, chairman
of the territorial republican central
committee, Issued a convention call
for May 18 at Sitka.
Earlier, Big Brcdllc, secretary of
the fourth division republican club,
had issued a cnll for a convention
at Mount MoKlnlcy park during the
first week In June: He snld he
acted on behalf of "rank and file
republicans of Alnskn."
The double cnll raised the possl
blllt.y thnt Alnskn mny send two
delegations to the national republi
can convention, ench seeking offi
cial recognition.
TOO MKT
WINN1PEQ. Mnn., May 8 (
The Manitoba Paddling association
cancelled Its swimming program
Inst night at the Chippewa naval
station. The reastm: Spring floods
too much water.
Better Weather
Said Coming
PORTLAND, May b (IP) The
weather man got on the popular
side todny.
He snid things were going to warm
up and the rains would quit,
As a matter of fact he said West
ern Oregon tomorrow would be "fair
and warmer." Eastern Oregon will
get a few showers.
This came after pnrticulniiy heavy
rnlnfnll yesterdny which at Port
land totaled .88 of an Inch; The
rnlnfnll wns lighter to the south,
measuring .21 of an Inch at Salem
and .12 at Eugene.
OOP nomination.
Dewey's statement was made dur
ing an informal question and answer
period at the conclusion of a foreign
policy talk last night before a Uni
versity of Oregon audience.
Seven-Point Program
Aftr outlining a seven-point pro
gram for world peace, with special
stress upon formation of a United
States of Europe, Dewey was asked:
"Do you think you could find a
secretary of state who would say
"no" to Stalin?"
"Vou brtcha," retorted Dewey,
amiling.
"I know two men intimately who
have aaid no and one is John
Foster Dulles, who Is one of the
closest friends I have in the world,
lie has been saying no' to Stalin.
"I think they respect him more
than anybody I can think of. And
Senator Vandenberg does the same
thing. I am sorry to say there are
many more in the republican party,
and annarrntlv not hptnir ttsrft hv t.hft
Medford s Dodgers in the first home preSrnt administration," Dewey as
8me. serted.
A short formal ceremony will pre- Re(j MUe
cede the game during which the Dewey's statement brought Into
new para on wresi sireei win oe , sUU harper focus the issue of
dedicated by Secretary of State
Earl Newbry and the players Intro
duced. Newbry will toss out the
first bull.
Good weather the past few days
has put the grounds into fair shape
for tonight's game, but the field
will not be turfed to any extent un
bundling communism an issue on
Which. ha has hammered contin
uously In his campaigning for Ore
gon's republican presidential favor
over Harold E. Stassen.
His fast-paced stumping of the
Willamette valley was assuming,
meanwhile; more the serious aspect
White House aides would not
discuss what possible action might
be taken if Steelman cannot per
suade the parties to reach an
agreement
They turned aside such queations
aa whether Mr. Truman will talk
personally with the disputants,
whether the union leaders might
be asked to postpone the strike
date, or whether the government
might seise the railroads.
A plea by the president for the
railroad owners and the unions to
settle their wage dispute without
a strike Is known to be under con
sideration. White House aides will
recommend it only If convinced
there is a possibility the plea would
be heeded.
Because of the strike threat,
railroads began serving notice to
thousands of shop and other em
ployes that they will be laid off if
the engineers, firemen and switch
men quit work
Through the Association of Amer
ican Railroads, a dozen lines gave
notice today that they would atop
accepting perishable freight ship
ment this week-end. Other roads
were taking, similar action indi
vidually.. - ' -
Johnson said " In Cleveland that
be waa not alarmed by such talk.
"You can bet the railroads won't
abolish any jobs that will make
money for them," he said.
70-Groiip Air
Force Pushed
WASHINGTON, May UP)
Bluntly warning that Russia may
have the atomic bomb in the next
few years. Senator Bridges (R-N.H.)
today urged speedy approval ot
funds to begin building a 10-group
air force.
Bridges, chairman of the appro
priations committee, flew back her
from a re-election campaign In New
Hampshire to direct floor action on
the $3,233,200,000 bill to expand the
nation's air power.
"By our action on this bill, wa
will help to determine what weapons
this country shall have at Its dis
posal in the period 1051 to 1953,"
Bridges told the senate. "We are
warned it is In that period Russia,
may have erased the great mili
tary advantage which we now hold
by virtue of our exclusive possession
of the atomic bomb."
The senate appropriation! com
mittee approved the bill 18 to 1 a
week ago. The house already has
stamped Its approval, 343 to 3, on a
similar measure.
til later In the summer. Carpenters j of general election contest than an
are still working on the grandstand
today but it is in condition for use.
The box office will open at 6:30
for grandstand and bleacher ticket
sales. Grandstand seats have been
on sale in town all week.
Coming into this home opener,
the Oems are far down the Far
West league standings, with three
losses and two wins. The rival Med
ford Dodgers have three victories
against two losses.
In addition to initiating the park,
tonight will be the first chance most
local fans have had to see the
Klamath Gems. The club was or
ganized and trained in Lodi. Calif.,
played exhibitions around Califor
nia and is making its first stop in
Oregon.
A six-game series with the Dod
gers is beginning, three games here
and three in Medford, changing
sites each day.
Branch PO
To Be Opened
A new branch post office is to
be established In the suburbs of.
Klamath Falls.
Notice of Invitation for bids has
been posted, asking for a location
In the "vicinity of South Sixth
street between Gary street and
Homedale road."
Bidding will close at 3 p. m. Mny
12. The bidder must furnish appro
priate space in his store or place of
business, provide a safe and other
facilities and a suitable sign.
The branch post office will be
slmllnr to thnt operated in the Lee
Hendricks drug store, closer In on
South Sixth.
"Kissing Jim" Folsom Weds The '
Girl Who Left Him Speechless
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Mny 6 P-Gov. James E. Folsom of Ala
bama, whose antics with the women earned him the title of "Kissing
Jim," has mnrrled the 21-year-old girl who once left him speechless.
The surprise wedding of the six-feet, eight-inch widower to Miss
Jamclle Moore, who elands flve-fcpt-flve, took plnce lute yesterday at
Rockford, Aln.
For the 39-ycar-old governor and father of two small daughters,
his marrlago to the brunette, state-employed secretary was the climax
to a busy 24-months, political and otherwise.
Early last March he was named defendant in a paternity suit
brought by an attractive red-haired divorcee who charged he was the
father of her two-yonr-old son. He shortly thereafter took a trip to
Washington and New York.
The governor told the newspapermen of his first meeting with the
young girl who now Is the first lndy of Alnbnma.
"I was making a speech," he snid, "when I wns running for governor.
I saw her In the crowd and I stopped speaking. I missed about a
mlmito of my speech before I could catch up."
The new Mrs. Folsom. toyed with a lock of hair nnd observed, "I
feel like I'm going around in circles." ,
While the governor was talking with newspapermen, his two
daughters, Rachel, 8. nnd Melissa, 5, played on the Inwn outside the
executive mansion. His first wife died In 1044.
"The girls," snld Folsom, "are all for It."
The paternity suit against Folsom wns brought by Mrs. Christine
Johnston ot Hnncevlllc. A Iteming has been set for Mny 12.
isolated primary tussle in the repub.
lican presidential race.
Surging crowds, frequently pro
Slasaen. met him everywhere. The
response prompted veteran Oregon
politicos to shorten the odds from
Staasen's favor to "about fifty-fifty."
In his speech, Dewey accused the
administration of "sheer muddle
headedness" in its foreign policy
and proposed a seven-point foreign
policy program based upon a United
States of Europe.
"This federation," he declared,
should be the cornerstone of Amer
ican foreign policy."
To achieve such a union, he pro
posed spending foreign aid funds
"like hard-headed Americans instead
of soft-hearted saps."
A U. S. of Europe is the "last hope
for the peace of the world," he said.
Favors Draft
Dewey also told his audience, In
response to a question, that he
favored the draft and universal
training. "Rather that," he said,
than a nation "weak without the
courage to defend itself."
The New Yorker's campaign was
having noticeable effect In political
circles in the wake of his "stem to
stern" drive through the stale. At
Portland, where he opened his cam
paign last Saturday, several addi
tional state and local committees
were organised In his support
A group of young republicans an
nounced a committee for the metro
politan area and called on other
young republicans upstate to form
similar groups.
Harold Holmes,' named Portland
chairman, said the Impression had
been erroneously created that
"young republicans in Oregon are
allied in the cause of another can
didate." Two top Oregon businessmen have
accepted a co-chairmanship of a
Buslnessmen-for-Dewry committee.
One Is T. II. Banfirld. a manufact
urer and chairman of the Oregon
highway rommlssion. The other is
Sid Woodbury, chairman ot the
board of the Portland chamber of
commerce and an Industrialist,
Dewey Speech
'Off The Cuff
Governor Tom Dewey's speech
here will be strictly "off the cuff,"
his Portland headquarters reported
today.
The republican presidential candi
date will speak at high noon from
the courthouse steps, with no ad
vance copies of the speech avail
able to the press. It is considered
possible Dewey may make this the
place for comment on his attitude
toward reclamation and land de
velopment, as well as other matters
of national and International in
terest. Before making the talk, Dewey
will visit the Geary ranch north of
town, where a large private recla
mation program has been carried
out. Time will not permit an in
spection of the Klamath reclama
tion project, one of the nation's
most successful irrigation set-ups.
Oil Ration
Proposed
WASHINGTON, May W
Compulsory steel allocations to the
petroleum Industry and perhaps
nation-wide oil rationing were rec
ommended today by a house com
mittee unless voluntary efforts im
prove the critical oil shortage,
A report released with unanimous
approval of the armed services
committee snid :
"The nation Is In a grave situa
tion with respect to Its petroleum.
The national defense is in a pre
carious position. Congress is con
fronted by decisions on this sub
ject that are as baste, we believe,
as any matters that have arisen In
recent years.
US Mediates
Greek Crisis
ATHENS, May fl WPV-The United
States apparently adopted the role -of
mediator today In a dispute over
reshuffling the Greek government.
Liberal and populist party cabinet
members were reported to be
placing their resignations at the
disposal of Premier Themistokles
Sophouus.
Dwight Griswold, administrator
of American aid to Greece, and a
representative of the U. S. embassy,
talked with the liberal party pre
mier for an hour. Then they sched
uled a meeting with Vice Premier
Constantln Tsaldarls, leader of the
populist (royalist) party. A second
meeting with Sophoulis was fixed
for tonight or tomorrow.
Reliable sources said efforts were
being made to bring about an
agreement on switching cabinet
posts of three or four ministries in
the case of each of the two parties.
The Informants said all liberal
ministers already had submitted
their resignations to Sophoulis and
populists were about to do the same
to permit the two leaders to go
ahead with reshuffling the coalition
government. Sophoulis last night
suspended parliament for a month
because he and Tsaldarls were un
able to agree on changes.
Uncle Jim Smith
To Back Dewey
Lebanon, May P New
York's Gov. Thomas E. Dewey has
been promised the vote of an Ore
gonlan who has cast a republican
ballot since voting for Abraham
Lincoln in 1864.
Here on his tour of the state yes
terday, Dewey met Uncle Jim
Smith, 105-year-old Civil War vet
eran of Waterloo, who said he
planned to support the candidate
in the primary.
UN Continues Effort To Work
Out Truce Covering Jerusalem
By CARTER L. DAVIDSON
JERUSALEM, May (Pi A
United Nations commission tried
again here today for a truce cover
ing all Jerusalem, scene of new fir
ing In the fight between Arabs and
Jews.
The commission the Jerusalem
consuls general of the United States,
Belgium and France returned last
night from Jericho, halfway to Am
man, Trans-Jordan,
Authoritative sources said It hnd
failed to bring about a truce agree
ment In talks there with Col. Rosch
er Lund of the U. N. secretariat
and Arab leaders.
The Arab leaders were Deputy
Foreign Minister Hussein SlraJ of
Trans-Jordan, Ahmed Hllml Pasha
of the Palestine Arab higher com
mittee and Taaqulddln Al Sold,
brother of the premier of Lebanon.
The commission found, the In
formants said, these men had no
power to enter Into agreements and
so decided to call In higher ranking
Arabs for today'a negotiations.
Police Get Radio
To Give Forth
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 6 (JP
Police who are tired of hearing
"How Dry I Am" In this prohibition
state of Oklahoma coaxed a car
radio into playing "Roll Out the
Barrel" yesterday.
When they overhauled 24-year-old
Bobby Redwlne he clicked a
switch on the radio panel.
"Too much static," he explained.
Vice Detective Ray Rcddicord tin
kered with the instrument. The top
came off in his hands. Inside were
three pints of contraband whisky
lr a secret compartment.
Redwlne got all the bond he need
ed, however $40 worth to guarantee)
his appearance in court.
The new negotiations were un
dertaken on the traditional day of
Christ's ascension Into heaven from
the Mount of Olives near the Holy
city.
The Moslem Sheikh Jarrah quar
ter, through which western Chris
tian clergymen had to paal on their
way to srrvlres on the mount today,
resounded for an hour last night
with submachinrgun fire and gren
ade and mortar-shell explosions.
Signal flares were seen.
The quarter Is a few blocks north
of the old walled city.
A truce has been in effect since
Sunday over pnrt of Jerusalem
the southerly Kntnmon suburb. It
was arranged by Sir Henry Gtirney,
chief secretary for the Palestine
government.
Great Britain gives up her man
date over the Holy land a week
from next Saturday. But her under
sreretary of foreign affairs, Chris
topher Mayhew, said last night ahe
will keep Middle Eastern bases.