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S By FRANK JENKINS
I Ucneral Ik and a Denver friend
leave Hit morning lor (lulling
trip h!iih up In tin Colorado nioun
Ulna, They'll be ona a weiik, They
plan to do some nailing, 01 courts
but In general, they ay. they're
mi to 1)0 NOTHING IN A BIO
''Isn't It nice," maybe you'll y,
"to be a, bin shot, with bli ahot
Iilenda to take you tuhini In the
country' lop fishing tpota."
Wait a minute,
Lola quote the teletype thin
tnornlng:
"Tlia General atartad hla flailing
trip ahorlly after he and hla wilt
bio farewell to tlielr aoldler eon
aa lie etopped briefly In Denver cn
route to Bealll and KOHKA.
"It waa an eninllonal end-oil
for the boy , , , Mr. Elsenhower
choked back learn and bit her lips
aa ah aald good-bye , . . Tha Gen
eral pared nnrvoualy back and
fiirlh before going up to Hie plane'a
alair lor a final word with hla
on."
' Did you ever say hall and fare
well to a aoldltr son, or brother,
or husband who waa leaving for
the fighting front?
It ao, you know lh bleak desola
tion that waa In Ike's and Mamie
lieurta aa the plane, look oft from
(he airport In Denver this mornlnK.
boring away from tliem their
hop of the future.
How well doyou know your
Xipllngt
Do you remember thla one:
' ''Judy O'Orady and the colonel'
lady are (later under the akin."
1 Well, there InTSShver this morn
ing Mra. Dwlghl D. Elsenhower,
wile of the Republican nominee
for President ol the United males,
and all the mothers who ever aald
good-bye to soldier sons en route
to tha fighting front were elalera
under the akin and NOTH1NO ON
KARTH can ver change lh re
lationship. Maybe you're allll class-con-aclou.
Maybe you're aaylng: "Oh,
. k . Ki i , Y-.' - nainr ami a Weal
Pointer, and hla father la General
Elsenhower, He ll ao ail rignt,
Walt another minute.
r-hw ha-l, fhrniiDh th. nsl
and recall how many West Point
aoiaier sons 01 eoimer mwiom wen
tip In the bras have died In Korea.
, War la the great leveler.
Inflation nolo:
niu uiierstaia commerce com
mission give permission today to
the Pullman Company to bike Its
charge by about M per cent.
Under the new schedule, which
takes ellect on July 3S. standard
lower go from minimum of M 05
to a minimum ol (s and tourist
lowers ao laam M.JO to w.w.
Heck l It even ooatg more montr
cow to BLEEP!
Unra Inflation;
' The aoverament of Australia
order an arbitrary boost today of
all basic wages to try to keep up
with riling living cost, but Aust
ralians fear the new government
adjustment WILL ONLY MEAN
HIGHER PRICES.
They must hive been reading
the new from th U.S. where
wo're learning the hard way that
that' EXACTLY what happens. ,
One for tha book:
An arbitrator In New Bedlord
Massachusetts, orders wsgea In
New Bedford textile Dlanls RE-
D'tVD l cents an hour, and the
textile- vorxer union agrees will
ingly to go along with tha decrease,
. Whv
" It bring the cost structure In
New England down closer to the
competitive cost structure In the
South, WHICH HAS BEEN GRAB
BINO TEXTILE MILLS AWAY
FROM NEW ENGLAND AT A
HHOCKINO RATE.
Inflation, you aee. not only robs
us through the pocketnook out up
selsand reshuffles long-established
mistrial developments.
troops Called
for Iran Riot
iDtutnn, -'Mi, ua, a.vwi'O .,
police cracked down on aupporters
91 Mohammed Mossadegh Friday
and occupied the headquarters of
wo political club backing the
emotional old Nationalist chief less
:han a day after he quit
Dremler.
Police reported several persons
were arrested when they attempted
.o demonstrate in the center of the
:pltal sanln.it Ahmed vavam
tew premier designate. They were
members of the Iran party and the
i,abor party.
Police said the demonstrators,
ed by Kazem Hassibl, oil con
mltsnt to Mossadegh, orowded
nto the streets shouting "death to
Javnm" and "down Q,avam." Has
dbl was not arrested, however, ai
le has parliamentary Immunity.
biavam wnose assignation as
jremler Thursday surprised Mos
wdegh adherents and confronted
hem with an accomplished faot,
vss expected to present his new
lablnet to the Majlis, (lower house
i- Parliament) In a day or two.
It met with the hah for two hours
irldoy.
Oavam, who headed the govern
nent In 1946 and 1047 and brought
he nation safely through two dan
erous disputes with Russia, was
lomlnaled for premier by the
tajlls Thursday. Action by the
isjlls alone. was necessary, since
ie Donate is in recess.
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevl
romplly gave his approval and
rdered Qavsm to lorm a new
overnment. .
" NOBLES TO HOSPITAL
Mrs. Mary N6bles, owner of Lake
fotel. was rushed to Klamath Val
(V Hospital 1:45 p.m., today by
1 urgeiy.
Seldon Kirk
Re-Elected
Tribe Head
In an eleotlon that drew a prob
able record turnout of to per cent
of the vole, Heldon Kirk yesterday
waa re-elected president 01 the
Klamath Indian Tribe.
There were la candidate for the
member Executive Committee.
Winner were, In the order of their
total vols: James Johnson, Hlrsin
Robblns, Dice Crsne. Jesse Lee
Kirk, Delford Lang. Wide Criw-
loru, jony univa ana oya iecs-
on.
REFERENDUM!
Two referendum aimed at the
oventual termination of the Klam
ath Tribe as a political unit were
auuroved. Bv a vote of 104 to S8,
Hie inaian votea to limit mue
membership to peraon having at
leaat one-fourth Klamath blood.
Present qualification demand only
one-sixteenth.
Bv vole of 140 to 113. the Klanv
atlti voted to close the tribe roll
June so. 1DM No one born after
inat iluie wouia oe acccpicu mw
(he tribe and the tribe wouia
cease to exlat officially with th
death of the last member on lh
roll.
Both these referendums are sub
ject to the spprovsl or disapproval
ol the U. B. oeoreiary oi wis in
lerlur. .
A ihlrd referendum refused tribe
mnmbrnhlD to Dallaa Otvaii by a
vote of 102 to IS. Olvan, a Shasta
Indian, la married to a Kiamatn
woman and thev operate a reser
vation ranch.
BOBBINS SECOND
Running second to Bcldon Kirk
In Ihe tribe presidential race waa
Hiram Robblns. He polled 13 votes
and Kirk received 131.' Joe Ball
Jr. and Tony Unlve also ran.
Delford Lang wis unopooaed for
vlre prealdent as waa Dlbbon Cook
for secretary.
Wilbur (Buddy) Orlmm won th
sergeant-al-arms post oy me nar
row margin of 107 to 104 over
Toy Brown. Ollbert Nelson ran
third.
Klamath Aencv Clerk T. W.
Sanders announced tha election
results this morning.
C of C Makes
Second Report
The second report luncheon on
ihe Klamath County Chamber of
Commerce' ll-out membership
drive today Jammed th Wlllard
Hotel Blue Boom ana leacnarooar
officials to label th campaign
"aUfylnt.,
Report were atlll being com
plied at preaatlma today out at
llrst glance omciai saia uie arivo
was "progressing sausiacioruy.
The memberihlD drive' Is de
signed to strengthen tha Chamber
of commerce in preparation ior
the launching of lis huge "Build
the Basin" program that Is aimed
at bolstering business and bring
ing new Industry to the Klamath
Basin.
Steel Strike
Hurts Crops
WASHINGTON ll The Nation
al Canners Association sld Frldsy
that "continuation of the steel
strike will make It Impossible tor
the canning Industry to process
svsllsble but perishable" farm
crops.
It estimated sufficient can are
on hand to preserve only about half
the peach and tomato crops and
proportionately less of other fruits
and vegetable to be harvested
later.
Corn, tomatoes and peaches, the
association said In a statement
"are In the greatest Jeopardy at
thla time."
The big bulk of tha three crops,
harvested during August and early
September, normally goes into
oans.
"Should the strike end today,
speed-up In can production might
hold the loss of these perishable
crops to a minimum," the associa
tion snld.
"It la obvious, however, that tor
each successive day the strlko
continues, tne aany loss win oe
come Increasingly larger."
Moblllzer John R. Sleelmsn, In
his latest quarterly report said the
nation stands to lose 30 million
cases of canned food for each week
the steel strike continued beyond
Juiy i.
Klamath River Water Report
Aim of California's Collier
YREKA California Ben. Ran
dolph Collier ol Yreka 1 leading a
move to beat the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation to Washington with
a report on the needs oi the South
ern Oregon-Northern California
area for Klamath River water.
Toward that end Collier an
nounced that a policy meeting
would be held in Klamath Falls
sometime In August at which some
steps will bs taken to draft legis
lation aimed at blocking any move
on the Bureau of Reclamation's
part to divert water out oi uie
Klamath River watershed.
The bureau is scheduled to have
It comprehensive report 'on the
needs and potentialities of water
In the Klamath Basin complete
anmetlma In 1D&4.
Sen, Collier want tha Involved
counties to get an outline of their
water needs In first.
Collier told the Siskiyou Board of
Supervisors this week that the Bu
reau of Reclamation Is Interested
Fries fit Cent 1 Page
Party Strih ffiips
Contesting
Delegations
Cause Break
CHICAGO im Bltterlv contest
ing delegation from Texa began
their fight to be aeatod at the Dem
ocratic National Convention Fri
day by trad In g charge of
bolters" and "slanderers."
At stake are 63 convention voles.
And at Issue Is whether Texss
will cast It lot with the evenlual
nominee of the convention or keei
Itself in a position to support an
'anll-Falr Deal" candidate.
Defending his clslm to head the
Lon Star state's delegation as the
choice of Ihe "regular" psrty In
Texss, Gov. Allan Shivers said the
contesting faction "got beat by
about i per cent of the voters."
SHIVERS
Shiver said the party "loyalist"
led by former New Deal Rep.
Maury Maverick, therefore had
based Its campaign on "personal
abuse, slsiider and vindication."
Maverick had opened the case
for the "loyalist'' by branding the
Shivers fsctlon a bunch of "Re
publicans, Dlxlecrau. boilers."
Television ana other cameras
were trained on the scene before
a credential subcommittee of the
Democratic National Committee
a It got down belatedly to the
business of deciding two red-hot
delegsle contests.
The contest and another in
volving MtsalsslDDl's 18 convention
votes grew out of the refusal of
slate to pledge their loyalty to the
Democratic nominee, w n o e t e r
h might be.
Their lear was mat in con
vention might pick' up a "Fair
Deal" supporter who would go down
tha line tor President Truman'
dvU right program.
MAVERICK ..." - i-
Maverick look not of the race
Usu which underlies the contest.
He told the committee his dele
gation represented Democrat of
all colore and was the first from
Texa ever to Include Negroes and
Latin-Americans in it member
ship. John Cofer, a tall, bald-headed
attorney from Austin, took the
stand after Maverick.
He aald the smvera group airesa
m 'whit aunremaav."
He said the regular had gone
all the way back to 1840 to take
lta atand.
Referring to the party' lavery
position that year, coier aeciarea:
"That platform of 1840 brought
us to a great national tragedy. My
grandfathers fought In that (Civil)
war, and I have often said it's an
example of brave men fighting for
cause that was lundamenl
iiauy
wron
The fight may go to the conven
tion floors oeiore a iinai aecision
1 reached.
No Polio Cases
Reported Here
Not a single cast of polio has
been reported In Klamath county
so far this summer, the County
Health Department says.
In contrast, there has been a
serious outbreak of the crippling
malady In the La Grande vicinity.
Last year five Infantile paralysis
cases were reported here in the
county, four In Klamath Falls and
one at ChlloqUln, which were taken
care of by the National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis at Sa
cred Heart Hospital, Eugene.
The polio cases last year, how
ever, came later m tne season,
most of them in September.
All five of the persons attacked
by the disease here last year the
victims including two children, a
teen-age girl and two adulla are
reported to have been left with
lew lasting enecu.
only In controlling the 'Klamath
River for Irrigation and hydroelec
trio power production, administered
oy tne bureau iiseii,
It' not Interested, ha said. In
what the effect might be on mining
fishing and recreational uses of
the river. Those Interests primarily
are located at the far end of the
river in California.
Siskiyou County has a technical
expert, Frank Lathrop, compiling
Information as to the water needs
of that oounty, and his findings
are to oe incorporated in a state
water report which Is due In about
six months. - -
Collier ssld that in a recent
talk Willi Oregon's Gov, Douglas
McKay the governor Is In favor
of Interstate cooperation In survey
ing tha water needs of the South-
era' Oregon and Northern Califor
nia counties' water needs, so
long1 as tha interests of Klamath
Oounty, the source of the water,
are not abused,
KLAMATH FALLS,
Head-On Highway Collision
Hurts Five Klamath Persons
500-Foot Fall
Injures Youth
Bavne fiulton. Chlco. Calif.. 10-
year-old fire control aide at Cra
ter Lake National Forest, was
seriously Injured yesterday after
noon In a spectacular 600-foot slide
and tumble down a hard, snow
packed slope of Watchman Moun
tain. Sutton was brought to Kiamatn
Valley Hospital hero by a Kaler
ambulance, He has a fractured
left thigh, several severe abrasions
and bruises bill 4s not believed to
be too seriously Injured.
Crater Lake Rangers said Sut
ton was a member of a crew car
rying supplies to a Watchman
Mountain lire lookout tower being
opened yesterday.
On a trip down the mountain,
Sullon somehow got off on the
hard snowpack of a long, steep
slope, lost his footing, then slid
and rolled 600 reel to ine duvwjui
of the slope where he banged Into
some big rocks.
Rangers got to Button quicaiy,
nut a splint on the fractured thigh.
and trundled him a short distance
over Uie snow to the rosd.
Sutton is a cnico state iouegc
student and starred on the Chlco
State basketball tear- ,isl winter.
Sky watchers
Needed Here
With 4 stations manned part
ar full time Ooeratlon Bkvwatcn
Is now In operation In Klamath
County. The Klamath activity Is
a part of the national Civil De
fense net sei up to guara anaum
surprise aerial attack by any en
emy nation.
About half the Klamath Skywatch
stations are now manned around
the clock and all will be on a
34-hour basis as soon as enough
volunteer watchers are available,
according to Joe LaClair, county
Civil Defense director.
Wallace Reed is In charge of
the Klamath Skywatch setup.
Reed was not available for com
ment lost night but LaClair said
watchers were needed lor outlying
posts. More than enough volun
teers have offered to serve Inside
In the city.
LaClair said the out-of-clty posts
were proving far more efficient
than the city watch points, and he
thinks the principal reason for the
noise in the city. He pointed out
that high-flying Jet planes are
very difficult to hear at best. Wed
nesday, for Instance, 16 8-motored
Jets flew over the city, and were
not detected bv a single city watch
post, whereas several outlying
watchers suotted the leu.
Persons wishing to volunteer for
watch duty outside the city should
phone LaClair or Keea.
Kate Courtney
Death Told
Word was received here today
of the death in San Francisco oi
a long-time Spring Lake resident
and well known Klamath County
matron. Mrs. Kathryn (Kate)
Courtney. 8he died at 7:15 this
morning after an illness of two
years.
Mrs. Courtney was a sister of
John D. and Matt o Connor, stocg
men of the Soring Lake district.
where she made her home until
recent years. She was 78.
Matt O'Connor, Mrs. Neil (Mary)
Hurley, a niece, and Mr. Hurley
left today for San Francisco to re
turn here with the booy. Funeral
arrangments win be announced
later. She will be buried beside
a brother Jerry, pioneer sheep
man, who died several years ago.
Surviving beside her brothers
here are a sister. Bister Mary
Ann. a nun in New York, a sister,
Eymard, in Fypt, two brothers
and a sister in County Kerry, Ire-
lana. -
Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falls and
vicinity and Northern California:
Fair through tomorrow exeept for
possible thunder showers In the
mountains. Low tonight 52, high
tomorrow M.
High yesterday SO
Lew lait night .... S3
Preelp yesterday
Preolp alnce Oct. 1 ... ...17.11
Same period last year .........14.84
Normal for period .. ......13.33
(Additional Weather mi P 4.)
OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1H
Eisenhower
On Vacation
FRASER. Colo. W Gen.
Dwlght D. Elsenhower Friday
eased Into his first vacation since
omlng home from his European
defense duties about one and one
half months ago.
Eisenhower and a Denver busi
nessman friend. Aksel Nielsen, plan
to get In plenty of fishing and, as
tne general put it, "do nothing in
Dig way.''
Nielsen's secluded ranch, com
plete with all modern conveniences,
is their hideaway lor tne next
week.
The general made the 73-mlle
drive Thursday shortly after he
and his wile, Mamie, Dade larewen
to their soldier son, MaJ. John
Elsenhower, as he stopped briefly
in Denver en route to Seattle and
Korea.
It was an emotional send-off to
war lor the 29-year-old major.
Mrs. Elsenhower, who remained
in Denver with her mother. Mrs.
John Doud, choked back tears and
bit her lips as she said good-bye.
When the big transport taxied off
en route to Seattle, Mrs. Eisen
hower waved and then kissed tne
General, who had paced nervously
hack and forth before going up
the plane's stairs to have a Iioat
wora witn ms son.
Allies Repulse
Tank Attacks
SEOUL. Korea Wl A tank-sup
ported Communist oauauon at
tacked through drenching rains
Friday m a fruitless effort to pusn
Allied soldiers off battle scarred
"Old Baldy" hill on the Korean
Western Front.
About 700 Communist troops hit
the strategic slope west of Chor-
wod after a deafening preparatory
barrage from Red mortars and
field guns. . '
The U. S. Eighth Army said Unit
ed Nations defenders killed an esti
mated 100 Chinese attackers and
wounded ISO.
Allied reinforcements scrambled
up the slippery hill shortly alter
the battle Began.
The Red runs opened up on
"Old Baidv" Thursday night and
50 minutes later communist troops
assaulted the height. Then high ve
locity fire from Communist tank
guns raicea tne nui.
United Nation tanks answer
ed and at least one of the Red ar
mored vehicles was set afire.
The Red tanks pulled out ol the
fight shortly after midnight and
the Infantry assault was blunted
by 1:45 a.m. Bporadlc firing con
tinued, however, and the Commu
nist did not give up the assault
until 3:45 a.m.
The U.N. selied the strategic hill
five weeks ago.
The fighting was the most In
tense in more tnan a wwt ut vu
tine action across the front.
Money Needed
For SA Camp
Some underprivileged Klamath
youngsters may not get a chance
to attend the Salvation Army's
Lake of the Woods summer camp
this year. . . that is unless some
generous Klamath citizens would
like to sponsor them.
Costs and expenses for one
week's camping at the camp is
flffiired at 313.50 arcordlnff to MaJ.
Jack Little, head of the ' local
Salvation Army contingent. That is
the maximum cost to the campers.
All other expenses. Including fa
cilities, are paid by the Salvation
Army, . ,
However, vnndnls wrecked parts
of the cams' this year, leaving win
dows In the dormitory and dishes
In the kitchen shattered. CorWs
quently. the Salvation Army has
asked for help from Klamath citi
zens. The camp Is held annually for
underprivileged boys and girls aged
8 to 15 years. It lasts onei wee.
Persons wanting to assist In send'
lntr one or 'more are asked to con
tact the Salvation Army office. An
estimated 60 youngsters are ex
pected to attend this year.
Registration for the summer
camp Is underway now, and MaJ.
Little asks potential registrant to
sign up Immediately. The camp
starts this year July 3S, at whloh
time campers are to leave Klam
ath FaUs. . -
The camp Is located a quarter
of mile above the resort near
Asoen Point publlo camp grounds.
Bmmmlts
Crash Occurs
West of Keno
Five persons were Inlured. two
seriously, late this morning In a
head-on collision on Highway 66,
two mile west of Keno.
The Investigating 8tate Patrol
man said at Klamath Valley hos
pital soon after the accident that
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wall, 4338
Aruiur street, appeared to nave
been seriously hurl.
Others injured were Mrs. Bessie
Lola Sullivan, 3010 Boardman
Street, her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Zetta Suluvan a slster-ln-law,
Helen Zetta and Mrs. Bessie Sul
livan's two children.
The officer said the Wall and
Sullivan cars crashed head-on on
a short, straight-stretch of highway.
He said trie wall car apparently
had crossed the highway's center
stripe.
Mrs. Wall was trapped In the
wreckage for a short while. She
was bleeding profusely from
wounds on the neck and chin and
was given first aid before her re
moval irom tne wreccage.
Both cars were badly damaged.
Mrs. Wall appeared to have suf
fered a fractured leg and Helen
Zetta may have a broken arm.
Charles Wall was badly cut and
bruised.
The other injured persons ap
parently suiiereo. omy cut ana
bruises.
Tumble Hurts
Bonanza Man
Jack Wu. 32-year-old Bonanza
rancher, suffered a broken arm
and other Injuries this morning
when he tell on burning nay
truck on the Dairy-Bonanza road.
wu was driving a trucuoaa oi
hay from Bonanza toward Dairy
when the hay caught fire, pre
sumably irom tne truck exhaust.
Wu stopped the truck at the
Rogers Kancn. ana ciimoea atop
the truck to throw off the burning
hay. He lost bis footing and fell to
tne ground, breaking nis arm,
knocking out several teeth and re
ceiving severe cuts and bruises. He
was treated at the Klamath Med
ical Clinic and returned to his
home.
The burning hay. narked beside
the Rogers ranch house, threatened
the house, but the Bonanza Volun
teer Fire Department arrived in
time to save the house and the
truck. The big load of hay was a
complete loss.
Four Killed In
State Mishaps
By The Associated Press
Four persons, one a six-year-old
girl, died In Oregon accidents
Thursday.
The girl. Sue Ann Byers. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth By
ers, Independence, was drowned
In the Willamette River when a
speedboat, operated by her father,
overturned.
Although she wore a life preser
vor she was held under water by
the overturned boat. The father
and a younger sister were rescued.
Mrs. Barbara Moody, 30. Port
land, an expectant mother, was
fatally, injured in a two ear col
lision on Sunset Highway near
HlUsboro. Her husband, driver of
the car, suffered only minor in
juries. Driver of the other car,
Percy Thayer, 34. HlUsboro, was
taken to a hospital in a critical
condition.
Hugh Glen. 55. Bay Ocean, a
rural mail carrier, was fatally
crushed under a load of logs when
his car collided with a logging
truck three mUes west of Tilla
mook.
Charles N. SendleoacK, 68, port
land, died at a hospital from in
juries suffered when ha fell from
a ladder.
No Break In
Truce Talks
MUNSAN. Korea -11 Korean
truce negotiators resumed off-the-record
talks Friday with no sign
of a break in the deadlock . over
prisoner exchange.
sweltering united nations ana
Communist delegates met 41 min
utes In the parleys tent at Pan
munjom. The meeting ended 'a
four-day recess asked by the Reds.
They agreed on another session at
11 a.m. Saturday 6 p.m. Friday
EST). . : ,
Telephone 1111
No. U7J
Candidates
Batt
eOver
Union Favor
By JACK BELL
CHICAGO im Labor leaders
hit Chicago Friday determined to
have a dominant voice In next
week's choice of a Democratic
presidential nominee.
CIO President Philip Murray
arrived In this Democrattc-besieaed
city as candidates were bidding
furiously for union support.
mere were reports that the CIO
and the AFL might get together to
back a single candidate possibly
Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee
of Averell Harriman of New York.
Sen. Richard B. RusseU of Geor
gia, who recently renounced the
Taft-Hartley act he helped enact
over President Truman's veto, ar
ranged to meet with Murray at a
time to be decided later.
CONFERENCES
Such a session would complete a
round of conferences Russell ha
held with John L. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers and William
Green of the AFL.
Aide said Russell hopes to have
open support from organized labor
quarter in tne nomination battle.
Some of the Georgian's backers
said they regard Vice President
Alben Barklev as the Georarlan'a
chief opponent unless Gov. Adlal
E. Stevenson should be brought
Into the race unexpectedly. , .
Stevenson, who probably could
have the nomination at, tne 31st
Democratic convention ooenlna-
Monday if he would take it, was
scneauiea to arrive Later in the day.
ne nas stucc to ms contention
that he is running only for re
election as governor, - -
Barkley literally walked Into
town, with bom state admirers
and perspiring reporters -traiiing
ine -fvyear-oia vice president in tne
several-block trudge from a rail
way station to out hotel,
BARKLEY
Barkley made - it unanimous
among candidates who each has
predicted ms own nomination.
The vice president. reported to
have been promised some support
irom tne weighty en-vote Illinois
delegation on the first count, said
"any old ballot" will do for his
nomination.
Barkley also has had organized
laoor support in ms political races.
Ben. iiooert a. tverr ox enrjanoma,
self-proclaimed front runner In
second choice votes for the top
nomination, arrived with a predic
tion, that he win have 150 votes
on the first block.
KERR. BIDS
Kerr bid for labor union support
with the assertion at a news con
ference that he always had been
against the Tart-Hartley act and
would continue to support propos
als to amend it.
A conference between Barkley
leaders and Jacob -Arvey, Illinois
national committeeman, and Mayor
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headquarters at Veteran! Memorial Hall.
Plan Based
On Selective
Service Act
WASHINGTON Wl Th. Whit.
House was reported Friday to be
seriously considering a plan to seize
part ol the strikebound atetl u
dustry under the Selective Serv
vlce Act.
This word earn, frnm hih
administrative source who said
Justice Department attorneys Were
Instructed Thursday afternoon to
prepare papera leading to possible
partial seizure of the Industry.
Tne critical situation which has
resulted from the 47-day steel
strike was disclosed Thursday at.
a White House meeting, presided
over by acting Defense Mobllixer
John R. Steelman.
POWER GIVEN
The selective act gives the Presl
dent. power to seize only plants
which fall to produce under direct
contract with nrwuimni .
cles.
The act say that "If any such '
producer of steel or the responsible
head or heads thereof refuse to
comply with such requirement, tha
President, through the Secretary
of Defense, Is authorized to take
......,cui.e possession oi the plants
ol such producer
President Tnim,n ..I,. j .v.. i -
lire steel Industry last AprU g, but
?i? r1"6 ? Supreme Court ruled
that he lacked authority to do ao
and ordered the mill returned to
private ownership.
The AprU seizure was based on
no specific law but rather on what
" """"ce department said were
the President's Inherent constitu
tional powers.
PERLMAN REPORT
. Former Solicitor General Philip
Perlman told both the District and
Supreme Courts in the seizure case
that the government has considered '
seizure-, under the Selective Serv
ice Act but had decided the meth-
f " cuoraome and too
difficult to pursue.
Thursday's White House
meeting, in addition to Steelman!
wera Munitions Board Chair
man John 8mall, National Produo
tion Authority Chief Henry H. Fow
ler, Steelman'a Manpower Chief
hur Fleming and other high of-
The official who told of the new
seizure plan declined to be quoted
He told " a trerjortpe th. wi-n
would involve "a very limited
number of operations."
it wouta incluffc those which
produce high alloy and other spec
ial steel products for use in mili
tary items, such- aa guns, bullets,
tank and other materiel. - ,
ioe situation is -ao desperate
than we must do something," ha
said.
Justice Department! officials re
fused to comment on the reported
new strategy. Steelman and the
White House out out this state
ment:
We are exploring every possible
mean of restoring defense pro
duction. -
CONSIDERATION
At the same time, Irving Peri
meter, assistant White House press
secretary, said no final decision
has been reached. His statement
made it obvious that seizure under
the Selective Service Act was under
consideration.
Such action almost certainly
would end the strike in that por
tion or the Industry taken over by
the government.
The steel workers technically
would become government em
ployes and as such would lose
their right to strike.
Justice Department officials re
fused to comment on the govern
ment's newest strategy.
Meanwhile, Fowler has been
asked by the "White House to pre
pare a record showing exactly how
critical the steel shortage has be
come.