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A Scattered cloads tonight. Fair and slightly cooler tomorrow. Temperatwe at 230 p. ra. today LATE NEWS EDITION VOLLXXV.NO.66.

Town. Alteon TUCSON. ARIZONA. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1946. RYE CENTS--TWENTY PAGES RUSSIANS DISAVOW LAND GRAB CM Workers In 19 Plants Still Striking Vote Is Being Taken Among Local Unions Across Nation By UNITED PRESS Thousands of General Motors employes continued their prolonged and costly walkout today, but in, other industrial disputes San Francisco shipyard machinists voted to resume work and the first break appeared In the Middle West's farm machinery strikes.

In the General Motors dispute, returns had been received from 34 unions balloting on the new contract. Most of them approved the national contract, but 19 of the 34 voted to continue the walkout until local plant issues are settled. The vote so far tabulated involved 89,500 strikers. There are Sore Throat Of Prisoner Causes Quarantine At Jail The quarantine placed on the county jail by the city-county health department Saturday night was released today by Dr. L.

H. Howard, city-county health officer, when it was found that a prisoner was suffering a non-infectious throat ailment. Jeff Reaga, confessed kidnaper of Jesus Chavez, West Congress street restaurant operator, was the sick man. When his illness was first discovered, Reaga was isolated in the Pima county hospital, under guard of a deputy sheriff. Highway patrol and sheriff's prisoners last night were lodged in the city jail when the quarantine was placed on the county Jail.

4,000 See Rodeo; Coloradans Win California Poly Second, And Wyoming, Tempe Tie For Third Colorado State's two-man team of Bill Linf oot and Andy Leithead won the Sears Roebuck company team trophy 92 plants in the General Motors I Ugf" a crowd vaster system, each with its local un eior fa Cl owa OI yester- Settlement of the San Francisco afternoon in the sixth annual and farm machinery disputes re- University of Arizona Intercollegi- duced to less than 310,000 the num- ate llodeo the Tucson rodeo her of workers idle in disputes grounds. California Poly placed across the nation. The major developments: second with nine points, the University of Wyoming and Arizona 1. A strike of 10,000 State college at Tempe tied for which had kept idle an estimated third with eight points, followed by 45.00T San Francisco bay shipyard was settled. The walkout had closed 150 bay area shipyards and machine shops since Oct.

29, 1945. Farm Machinery Strike 2. Strikes at two plants of the Oliver farm equipment manufacturers, were ended. The strikes had crippled production at the company's South Bend, and Charles City, plants. 3.

Negotiations to settle the Westinghouse electric strike were stymied but were scheduled to be resumed 1 Tuesday. 4. Strike threats against two of three major rubber producers at Akron, were removed at least temporarily. Local CIO United Rubber Workers unions voted to accept an cent hourly raise at the Goodyear Tire Rubber Co. and the Goodrich Rubber Co.

In the General Motors controversy, the biggest back-to-work movement among the 175,00 strikers was in Michigan, where 28,000 employes in eight plants voted to go back to work today. Of the 15 GM locals voting to return to work, 11 approved settlement of both national and local issues while four voted to return pending settlement of local issues. One local, the Fisher Body unit at Baltimore, rejected both the national and local settlements. At San Francisco In the San Francisco bay settlement, two unions voted to accept wage proposals to end their four and one-half month strike. The CIO machinists' local 1304 voted to accept a per cent hourly, increase at machine shops and an 18.

cent hourly raise In shipyards with an 11.6 per cent increase for repair work. The other union, machinists' lodge 68 which voted a week ago to secede from the International Association of Machinists, settled for 18 per cent in machine shops, and for the same terms in shipyards at the CIO. The unions had demanded a 30 per cent wage increase. South Renews Fight Over Railway Rates Georgia Charges Lines With Antitrust Violations In Supreme Court WASHINGTON, Mar. 18.

(flV- Railroads were charged by the state of Georgia today in a case before the supreme court with "unlawfully and illegally combining and conspiring to fix, dominate, and control" freight rates through "economic coercion." The accusation was made in opening the state's suit charging railways have violated antitrust laws and discriminated against the South in fixing freight rates. Twenty railroads are defendants, and the case is being heard by LJoyd K. Garrison, former chief of the war manpower commission, who was named a special master by the supreme court. The court is asked to break up the industry's rate-making bureaus and associations, which the state charges "create cartelized private rate-making machinery, deriving its strength from the Association of American Railroads." The Association of American Railroads, the state charges in its 125- page brief, is "the ultimate arbiter in all controversy between members" and may cause establishment of a "boycott" against any railway refusing to follow its orders. Of 18 association directors only four are from the Soujh, the state claims, blaming interlocking industrial and railway directorates for "economic coercion." Texas A.

M. with six, and the host University of Arizona with team three. The show, marked by several spills, was the first intercollege rodeo held by the university since 1942 when the U. of A. took top honors.

Bronc Riding Cliauip Linfoot took first in bronc riding and third place in the calf roping. The Wyoming pair took second place team points in wild cow milking although they actually placed fifth in that event. Only points scored by the four men selected to represent each College, regardless of the number of contestants winning places in six championship events counted towards the team title. Linfoot also won third place among the team competitors in steer riding. Cline Sligh was the only member of the Arizona four-man team to place as he finished behind Linfoot in bronc riding.

Phil Garigan and Don McCain, of the University of Arizona, won the wild cow milking event in 46.8 but were not members of the fourman Wildcat team. The six championship events were steer and bronc riding, calf roping, team tying, wild cow milking, and the wild mule race. Individual Honors Wyoming's Van McCarty, who amassed a total of 200.9 points, won all-around cowboy honors. He collected a first in steer riding, a first in team tying with his partner Sonny May, and a third in wild cow milking with Fran Marsh, also of Wyoming. McCarty was followed by Sonny May, Wyoming, Henry Burns, Arizona State at Tempe; and Red Mason, California Poly.

Sue Norton Leads Girls Sue Norton, University of Arizona coed from Roswell, N. was named all-around cowgirl. She accumulated 78.5 points, capturing firsts in the girls' cowpony race, bareback wrestling contest, and the girls' potato race, the latter event being run off in the morning. She was trailed by Mary Cunningham, Billie Osborn, and Sally Mewshaw, all of the U. of A.

One of the most interesting features of th.e day wras the girls' bareback wrestling which ended with six still in the ring. A local business man offered $50 to the winner and this was followed by an offer of $25 to the runner-up, $10 for third place, and $5 for fourth. Sue Norton, who died yeoman work in pulling her sister riders off their mounts won the $50 prize. Yetta Hoover copped the $25 award with Mary Walker and Pat Porter, taking third and fourth place money respectively. The fight to the finish struggle between the six girls was staged at the conclusion of the afternoon 17-event Voters' League Makes Attack Upon Carnival i a A Is Reported Shown To A campaign trobtain higher county licenses for carnivals through legislation was being considered today by officials of the Tucson League of Women Voters and the Pima County Association for Juveniles.

Mrs. R. R. Hinnant, head of the voters' league said the topic will be a discussion in a future meeting of her organization and Mrs. Thelma McQuade, president of the juvenile league, asserted the matter will be studied by her executive committee.

Strip-Tease Reported annpuncements are developments of reports that atrlpftease program. Two Spills The first spUl of the show occurred in the first section of team tying when Bob Donor, California Poly, overrran his steer and the horse, steer and rider went down together without serious injury. Martha Ellingboe, U. of A. coed, fell from her horse in the mixed team tying but got up uninjured except for minor scratches.

The U. of A. brother and sister team of George and Miriam Dibble ran into difficulties as Miriam got her rope caught around the horse's front leg which caused it to kick its rear legs, narrowly missing hitting the steer in the head. Results In Summary Yesterday's results follow: Calf roping: James Stout, Cal Poly; Robert Donor, Cal Poly; Bill Llnfoot, Colorado State; winning time 21.4. Bronc riding: Linfoot, Cline Sligh, Arizona; James Henderson, Texas A.

Team tying: Van McCarty and Sonny May, Wyoming; Mead Place and Jim Allen, Arizona; Ralph Feffer, Arizona, and (See RODEO on Page 16) dances were conducted in a side show of the Craft carnival, showing on West Congress street. A delegation of women headed by Mrs. McQuade and Mrs. Hinnant conferred Saturday with County Attorney J. Mercer Johnson and UndersherilLJohn Higgins about the reports.

They said a number of Tucson ty'gh school boys had been permitted to enter the carnival show, obtaining draft registration cards from other men. Admittance was by draft cards and two fees totaling $1, the women said. Deputies Visit Grounds Higgins told the women that two deputy sheriffs, garbed as laborers, inspected the carnival Friday night and found no illegal operations. From the delegation of women came the assertion that high school officials visited the carnival Friday morning and warned the management the shows must be "cleaned up" or action would be started against the management. This, Higgins said, may have been the reason that the shows were not found objectionable by his deputies.

Higgins said undercover men will be placed on duty in the carnival grounds and that arrests will be made when convicting evidence is obtainable. County Speed Jmit Is Urged Near Tucson Soviet Diplomat Returns To U. S. Airline Route Change Urged In Mountains Examiners A Weather Conditions Responsible For Deaths Of 27 SAN DIEGO, Mar. 18.

(U.R) --A change in airline routing to avoid 6.800-foot Laguna mountain peaks where an American Airlines flagship crashed Mar. 3 with loss of 27 lives was. proposed today by a board of inquiry which investigated the accident. Rerouting to a crossing east of the crash scene wag suggested to the board during a two- Photostat Machine For Recorder Also Is Proposed The Pima county board of supervisors may enact an ordinance setting speed limits on certain streets in the county, including East Speedway, according to action taken today during a brief meeting when the informal request of the county recorder's office for a photostat machine was also discussed. Supervisor J.

Homer Boyd said conditions were particularly bad on East Speedway and he indl cated that speed limits are being considered on other thoroughfares such as Grant Road. Boyd made i quiries as to whether the county could legally do this and chair man R. H. Martin said that it was done during the war for East Broadway. Action on the proposal was deferred until the next meeting.

While no official request has yet come to the supervisors for the machine, Boyd said John J. Johnson, deputy county recorder, had discussed the matter with him. The machine would be used in recording documents in the county recorder's office. It might be possible, Boyd reported, to save about $2,000 a year in salaries for special employes during elections. If the machine is used, Boyd reported, it might be possible to assign regular employes to election work for the required time, where now the work is too heavy to have any of the regular employes leave their work.

No definite figure has been advanced as to the cost of such a machine, but Boyd said he under- Btartds it would be around $5,000. Martin took a broader view of the request observing that if salaries continue to go up and the work continues at the present heavy volume, the county may be forced purchase more laborsaving devices. In this event fewer employes would be working, the salary cost would be the same, but Individual salaries would be higher. "I don't know we're going to do about next year's budget," Martin declared, adding that requests for expenditures are piling up. Martin has previously said the Increased prevailing labor scale adopted fo" Arizona is going to jump the county's costs by a large margin.

He said that at present cash available now is about S47.000 less than expenditures to be made by the end of June. No decision was made on the photostat machine. Three Liquor Permits The supervisors approved one liquor license transfer and two applications for new licenses. These now go to the state liquor control department for approval and issuance. John James Gekas, new owner of Venice Gardens, Ft.

Lowell and Swan roads, has asked for the liquor license now held for the establishment by W. E. Rood. The original applications were for beer and wine licenses. Hulon R.

Thompson, of Phoenix, is asking for a license for a restaurant 15.4 miles east of: Tucson, and Harry Roberts, of Tucson, doing business as the Tanque Verde Service station, is asking for a beer and wine license for a res- (See SUPERVISORS on Page 16) Mccf, Flour Subsidy- Bin Passes Finally WASHINGTON, Mar. 18. (f) -Final house approval today sent to the White House legislation authorizing $125,000,000 additional meat subsidies and $25,000,000 additional flour subsidies to carry them through June 30, 1946. Chairman Spence of the house banking committee, told the house the legislation also provides for purchase of Puerto Rican and Hawaiian sugar crops. Truman Facing Fight To Gain Stronger Army Universal Training And Extension Of Draft Both Attacked By LYLE C.

WILSOX WASHINGTON, Mar. 18. day hearing by Black, naval air llth naval district. Cmdr. Max I.

control officer, Walter K. Andrews, chief civil aeronautics board inspector who conducted the hearing, said no a announcement of the board's findings would be made pending further study and investigation of evidence in Washington. 30 Witnesses CAB officials questioned some 30 witnesses, among them L. V. Williamson, CAB senior aeronautical engineer, who testified plane structure did not in the crash, G.

H. French, CAB meterologist, said a heavy cloud layer about 3,000 feet thick covered the peak into which the plane crashed and that winds were "very turbulent" with a downdraft extending seven miles from the east slope. Since the crash, airlines have raised the required minimum altitude in the Laguna mountain area from 8,000 to 10,000 according to W. E. Pereira, Burbank dispatcher.

The plane struck the mountain white flying at about 5,000 feet. (U.R)--President Truman's advisers are telling him today that we must have universal military training and extension of selective service to insure safety and back up the nation's foreign policy. Chances of favorable congress! oh- al action seem slight unless Mr. Truman makes the fight of his life for action. Secretary of State James F.

Byrnes told a week end New York audience that he and the President were alarmed by the possibility that the armed forces may fall below required strength. He said the situation would become critical if selective service were not extended beyond May 15. With meaningful emphasis Byrnes said that in his capacity as secretary of state he urged enactment of a universal military training program. High officials expressed themselves privately here in language more forceful than that in which Byrnes made his address. The opinion rapidly is growing that Truman will be compelled to take the aggressive leadership of (See TRAINING on Page 16) Bariich U.

S. A i Group Member Nomination Of Financier To Be Presented In Senate By President WASHINGTON, Mar. 18. President Truman is nominating Bernard M. Baruch as United States representative on the United Nations atomic energy commission.

White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said the nomination of the elderly financier and presidential adviser will go to the senate tomorrow. Baruch, 75, one, of the nation's elder statesmen, was chairman of the war industries board during the First World War. The late President Franklin D. Roosevelt called upon him frequently during the last war for advice and for special missions.

One of his best known services in World War II involved a solution of the rubber crisis. One of the nation's wealthy men, Baruch frequently conducts conferences on a park bench in Jackson Square. In selecting Baruch, President Truman followed the lead of Great Britain in appointing a nonscientist to the commission. Sir ander Cadogan, permanent undersecretary for foreign affairs, recently was named to represent the British. The atomic energy commission was created at the last London meeting of the United Nations.

It will consist of one representative from each of the 11 countries making up the UNO security council, plus a representative of Canada, which shares the atomic energy secret with the United States and Great Britain. Some of the members of the commission will observe the forthcoming Army-Navy tests of the atom bomb. Ambassador Will Pay Calls On Truman And Byrnes By R. H. SHACKPORD WASHINGTON, Mar.

18. (U.R) Russian Ambassador Andrei A. Gromyko was expected to begin a series of conferences with high American officials today effort to ease Big Three difficulties before the coming United Nations meeting. Returning to his embassy post after an absence of many months, Gromyko can be expected to call upon Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and probably President Truman--if for no more than courtesy visits.

But the alarming state of world events would make even courtesy calls important conferences. Of Nerves' American officials have been hoping for days that the Soviets would take the initiative in a move to lessen world tension and break the two-week "war of nerves" before the UNO security council meets a weak from today. Meanwhile, high officials expressed hope Byrnes' week-end speech in New York would help quiet the controversy created by Winston Churchill's proposal for an Anglo-American military alliance. In his address, Bryiies rejected proposed alliance with any and pinned America's hopes to the United Nations. On the eve of the UNO security council meeting, at which that fledging instrument for maintaining peace may be put to its crucial test over the Soviet-Iranian dispute, Byrnes outlined American policy as follows: 1.

The United States Is committed to support the UNO charter and, "should the occasion arise," u.l USE! Its strength to the purposes and principle's 6f that charter. 2. The United States will not seek security in an alliance of any with the Soviet Union against Britain or with Britain against Russia. 3. The United States will stand with the United Nations and seek "equal justice for all nations and special privilege for no nation." 4.

The United States will use Its strength for preserving and using its influence in UNO; it will not use it for aggressive purposes; nor will it support "tyranny or special privilege." Soviets Want Oil Agreement In North Iran Banquets Approved By Truman If Vital Foods Are Conserved WASHINGTON, Mar. 18. The White House said today that President Truman is asking for the conservation of vital foods rather than the elimination of public dinners during the world emergency. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross made public the following telegram to Arthur J.

Hartnett, executive secretary of the Hotel Association of Washington: "The President directs me to say that he is not suggesting the elimination of public dinners as such but rather the fullest possible conservation of food plies needed for the relief of hunger throughout the world." School Board To Hear Bond Issue Report Morrow To Tell Trustees Of Additions Needed At Meet Tomorrow An official request for a bond Issue election in the near future to provide funds for adding from 76 to 80 rooms to the physical plant of school district No. 1 will be tendered the board of trustees by Robert D. Morrow, superintendent, during a meeting at' 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the school administration building, 15 South Park avenue. Morrow said the exact amount Is yet to be determined, but he said this amount would be "substantial." While mentioned no figures, It is reported that the issue will to, tal in the neighborhood of $2,000,000.

Present tentative plans call for construction of elementary schools in the Government Height's area and Pascua, erection of a technical high school and additions to other schools. In addition to building plans, which are expected to occupy the board's, time most of the evening, teachers of the Tucson schools may present their request for in(See BONDS on Page 16) Russians Prepare To Leave Danish Island Of Born holm By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Russia's impending withdrawal from the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic has possible significance at this delicate stage in relations among the big powers. Russia moved into Bornholm at the time of the German collapse last May and has maintained troops there ever since, causing concern in Scandinavia and lively curiosity in Britain and the United States. Bornholm, an island of about 210 square miles, lies in the western Baltic just south of Sweden and a considerable distance from Denmark proper.

It occupies a strategic position across the outlet of the Baltic either through the Kiel canal or Kattegat. Continued and unexplained Soviet occupation long after the war was over caused speculation that Russja might be intending to remain indefinitely, either to offset United States bases in Iceland and Greenland, or as a bargaining point in 'the competition of the big powers for outlying defense bases. Now word comes from Copenhagen that the Russians are about to begin withdrawal and will have completed it shortly after Apr. 1. At the it was disclosed that the Soviet forces will be replaced by Danish troops.

That would indicate some agreement with Russia whereby Denmark has undertaken (See DENMARK on Page 16) Lehman Says Shipments Food Rising UNRAA Director Asserts Peril Of i Lurks In Misery By ALEX SINGLETON ATLANTIC CITY, Mar. 18. General Herbert Lehman of UMBRA today -MsSfi' relief for the world's hungry millions "can Well sow the seeds of further armed conflict." In an address prepared for UNRRA's fourth council session, the retiring chief of history's greatest mission of mercy said that "we have demonstrated that the men and women of many nations can work together in harmony for the common good of mankind. "The organization is not perfect," Lehman added, "nor have the results been perfect, but the United Nations should recognize the basic fact international coopera- ation is possible and can be effective." Lehman told the delegates from 47 nations that UNRRA had accomplished the following: 1. By the end of March more than 7,000,000 tons of supplies will have been shipped "and the scale of our operations is increasing daily," 2.

Since the first of September, approximately 725,000 displaced persons have been repatriated with the help of military authorities. 3. "Were it not for the present food crisis, UNRRA could undoubtedly have claimed an even greater record during the battle of the winter of 1945-46." Golden State Will-Become All-Pullman Tourist Cars Witt Be Put On Californian, Jones Announces Effective from Los Angeles Mar. 20, the Golden State, Southern Pacific's crack train, will be an all- standard pullman car train and tourists cars formerly put on the Golden State will be placed on the Californian, according to Travis Jones, district passenger agent, said today. At the same time, Jones said he anticipates new schedules for trains later in the year as another step toward returning to prewar service standards.

The custom of serving only two meals a day on trains, forced Into adoption by heavy war time traffic, has been abandoned and three meals are again served on trains, Jones Southern Pacific runs two diners on both the Argonaut and the Golden State. Jones also said he does not yet have information on the proposed no-change service from New York to the west coast, by which a passenger will be able to get on a pull- man in New York City and alight at a west coast point. According to a recent issue of the New York Times, it is proposed to have the New York Central and the Pennsylvania operate the trains on alternate days as far as Chicago. with the decision as to what lines will handle the service beyond Chicago yet to be made. It is possible, the Times reported, that the travel might be prorated among the nine lines operating transcontinental routes westward from Chicago.

British Demand Red8 Withdraw Their Army LONDpN, Mar. 18. (U.R)-- Russia disavowed any intention of seizing foreign territory today after Britain took the stand that the question of Soviet access to Iranian soil could not be raised until Russian troops leave Iran. A Moscow radio commentator referred to Russia's cardinal task as "consolidation of the country's defense capacity and equipment of its armed forces with the latest weapons" and added: "The accomplishment of that task will be a firm guarantee against the violation of peaceful endeavors of not only the Soviet people but of all peace-loving nations." Demand Troops Withdraw The broadcast closely an assertion by a British foreign office spokesman that Russian troops would have to be withdrawn from Iran before the matter of Soviet negotiation for Iranian oil resources could be opened. Reports circulated that the Russians were trying to persuade Iran to grant them oil concessions.

The foreign office spokesman tacitly confirmed that the British were studying proposals for the internationalization of control of Iranian oil. That presumably would end the existing British monopoly of Iranian oil and give Russia access to a share of it. peater Expansionist Charge The Russian commentator proclaimed a Soviet desire to strengthen the -country's defenses in discussing what he said Soviet deputies called the "cardinal task" of the new five-year plan. "The Soviet Union stands guard over the peace and security of all nations," the commentator said. "If is a stranger to any expanionlst desires such as Churchill and hit friends, who have put on the shoes of warmongers, are not talking about.

"In strengthening Its defense capacity, the Soviet Union is thinking not of seizing foreign territory, or enslaving other peoples, but of consolidating peace an dsecurity, of creating conditions which will obviate the resurrection of aggressive forces." The British suggestion indicated that settlement of the Iran crisis might be worked out under some plan under which Soviet troops would withdraw from Iran as pledged by treaty in return for a pledge that Soviet oil desires would be met. The foreign office spokesman hinted at this possibility by noting that "the subject of international oil control is warped and blocked by the fact that Soviet troops are remaining in Iran in breach of the treaty." "This treaty violation 5s the crux of the whole matter and it may be assumed that this is the issue which will be raised before the security council," he said. The foreign office spokesman said Britain has not been notified by Iran that she intends to place the issue before the security council. However, it was understood in London that the United States will present the case if Iran does not. Negotiate Secretly Reliable resources said that Soviet experts were negotiating for the right to tap the wealthy oil reserves in the northern part of Iran.

There were sti-ong indications that Russia was pressing for a decision this- week, so she can go to the UNO meeting a week from today with a bi-lateral settlement in her pocket. The last UNO security council meeting authorized Iran and Russia to seek a settlement by direct negotiation. From the 'tangled and contradictory reports of troop movements, denunciations, and rumors of revolutionary uprisings, the word oil was emerging swiftly as the key to the crisis. These were some of the possibilities: Ghavam, freed of opposition from the now defunct Iranian might make an outright oil deal with Russia -and face the consequent protests from Iran and other countries that it was made under Red army pressure. The anti-Russian cabinet ministers, including War Minister Gen.

Ahmed Ahinedi, might be ousted as the prelude to an oil deal. Some diplomatic observers believed such an ouster would provoke action by the Iranian army, which is to dislike Ghavam. I If the Iranian army tried to take control of the government, Ghavam might ask the Red army, stationed less than 30 miles from to assist him "to restore order.".