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Aftr VVAS WITH TWO TirPH IN ANN AftB, MiCH. HIDE'S HOMING SHE SITES THE FlftST WHO TO KISS rnes ns Peace Treaties as Last Official Act Georgia Fight Is Left to the Courts (7P) Talmaclge, in a brief face-to-face encounter in the Executive Chambers, to- day'refused to recognize Lieut. Governor M. E. Thomp- as acting governor of Georgia, but reiterated a promise to abide by a court decision in the controversy.

Thompson then set up an acting governor's office in the suite on the floor above normally occupied by the President of the State Senate. Meanwhile there were these other developments in the'dual control of the state's government: 1. Students of five Atlanta colleges and the University of Georgia at Athens, 70 miles away, planned a march on the Capitol tomorrow to protest Talmadgc's of the Executive Offiue. 2. The House of Repi-esentatives, by an 88 to 64 Vote, decided to invite Talmaclge to address A joint session of the Legislature tomorrow as governor.

The Senate must act on the resolution. 3. Attorney General Eugene Cook announced that he recognized Thompson as the "acting governor" and would substitute, his name for that of Ellis Arnall in a court suit challenging Talmadge's occupation of the Governor's 'Office. 4. Thompson, before the State War Vels in Congress Bid For Housing 3 A sample survey among House members who were in uniform In World War II today turned up a heavy demand for housing for their fellow veterans sentiment against a soldiers' bonus.

Many also felj. that: Terminal leave bonds of former enlisted men should be cashed at once. Under present law, they mature five years after the issue date. on allowances to students and those learning jobs by working at them should be lifted or removed. The ceiling now is $175 a month for single men and $200 for the married.

More hospital facilities are needed for veterans. Former soldiers should be given more time.Ho pay up back income taxes. i Congress should go the limit on helping disabled veterans get back on their feet. Those' ideas came from House members with war records, questioned 'at random by a reporter. They represent every branch of the service, every section of the country and both major parties.

are among the 60 or 70 representatives who Eerved in the Jast are upwards of 200 House members who are veterans of all Javits (R-NY), one who hanimered against the idea of- a 1 It would place "a Qaslf'tee on going to war to protect yourself; your family and all you- liold dear." Nixon cR-Calif), said there Is "no 'basis justification for a bonus it is economically unfeasible." Thirty-five percent of the pppula- tipn' already is made up of veterans aftd their, families, he said, and the figure may 50 percent. would mean," Nixon said, Vthatrthose veterans who work for living would be paying for those 'don't." the'other side, Rep. Preston '(D-Ga), declared himself in fa- vpr bonus, "big enough to do Some not just enough to buy.ja second hand car." He said it should be -paid while the country is a. "prosperous condition." i Preston said a bonus bill intro- fliiced by a fellow Georgia Democrat, Rep. Pace, would be "all right with me," even though it might cost or $15,000,000,000, would give a veteran $4 for.

day of service at homo $5 a day for time spent over- seasj 'Broken' Window Is Removed by Workmen Quite a bit. of curiosity, guesswork and speculation was caused all day Sunday and" earjy Monday nior'nirtg when passersby noted the large plate glass window of the Ideal Grocery Store, N. Cuyler and Jwancis had been "broken No-Hfc wasn't another burglary. window on the Francis St. side "was removed Sunday morning bv workmen for the purpose of renovation, In place of the plate plate window, a 'solid brick wall will be pons'tructed, Hugh Peeples, manager of the store, said this morn- TAKES FKEAK Police were given a hot clue when -they were fent on" the trail of 44 stolen chickens.

One of the hens, the complainant reported, was a freak with a beak. WEATHER a.m. today CUM A AND Fair this tonight and tomorrow. re tonight neur 30 Bend area; Senate, retook the oath as Lieutenant. Governor and added the words "1 will faithfully exercise the executive power of the State of Georgia.

1 5. Mervin Griffin, who is serving as Talmadge's adjutant general ac- jcused Col. R. W. Collins, Thompson's military chiet, of delaying more than eight hours the dispatching of a convoy of National Guard trucks for flood relief at Rome, Ga.

6. The House of Representatives received a bill to establish a white primary in Georgia. Both Talmadgo and Thompson have agreed to such a bill. Talmadge, at a press conference, said that meetings being held in protest to his assumption of the executive powers were "the same crowd who tried to destroy the county unit system which is similar to the U. S.

electoral system with counties haying unit votes based on population. Talmadge and Thompson shook hands after their encounter in the executive chambers. Talmadge told Thompson "you ha no right to claim this office. There is no vacancy. The General Assembly of Georgia has elected me as Governor." Thompson, wearing a brown overcoat and clutching a brief case, said See, GEORGIA FIGHT, Page 6 UewJMp Hears First Case Today The first jury case to be tried before District Judge Lewis M.

Goodrich since he assumed office, Jan. 1 and also the first compensation case to go to trial here for many months got under way this morning, Jurors were still to be drawn at press time for the compensation suit of John Potter versus the Traders and General Insurance Co. Potter is being represented by K. Dally of Borger, C. B.

Fuller of Pampa and Stennis and Osborne law Firm, Pampa. Traders and General Insurance Co. is being represented by Col. E. Simpson of Amarillo.

The suit arose out of injuries received by Potter on Feb. 12, 1946, for the''Texas Pipe and Metal Co'. Two other civil jury suits listed for trial were settled out of court as was- one non-jury trial. Due. to an insufficienfamouht of jurors rehiaining on'the'panel Judge Goodrich' ordered trie 'sheriffs' department to subpoena 12 additional men.

By 11 a. m. 13 men were brought into court for jury service. The jury is expected to be completed and witnesses called some time this afternoon. Road Program Will Be Pushed Plans to "expedfte' the' Building of the proposed Pampa-to-Perryton Highway were the purpose of a special called meeting of the members of the Highway Committee and the officers of.

the Chamber-of Commerce, Jast night. Under the present "speed up" program -representatives of dray, Ochiltree and Roberts Counties will appear before the Highway Commission, 1 Wednesday, to urge the commission to-start their work program at the earnest possible date. The Kighyay'Commitee hopes to begin work on the fencing of the right-of-way in Roberts and Ochiltree Counties within the next few days. This -york's completion will be necessary before the commisison can begin their preliminary schedule. Purpose of 'the three-county delegation is to encourage the commission to regulate and formulate their plans, so as to be ready to begin work within a few after the fencing of the fight-of-way has been Length of time required for the fencing pf the rlght-pf-way is un- ceitain, on the availability of labor and.

materials. GOES FAROO, N. student at North pakoia Cpyege found thafc hi? G. 1.9U9wan.ce wasn't quite enough, so he went shop'- Vol. 45, No.

243 (6 Pages) PAMPA, TEXAS. MONDAY, JANUARY 1047 Price 5 Cents AP Wire PROUD PURP The cat that swallowed the canary couldn't have had a more mug expression than docs Freckles as poses proudly with some of her recent litter of 12. She lives in Windsor, Ont. Solon Is Seeking Investigation of Portal Pay Case (ff) Senator Eastland (D-Miss) said today the handling of a portal pay case by Judge Frank Picard of Detroit should be investigated by the House of Representatives "with a view to impeachment." Eastland is a member of a Senate subcommittee considering -legislation more than of back pay claims. He suggested the investigation at a committee hearing after testimony by Theodore R.

Iserman, a New York attorney representing the Chrysler Corporation in connection with the portal suits. Iserman testified that Picard heard a suit for $250,000 brought against Chrysler by plant guards. He said that during the trial Picard said that he wanted it "understood that I am strictly want these men (the guards) to get every penny that is coining to them." Isberman told the subcommittee that Picard later ordered this remark stricken from the record. The attorney testified that he had later obtained a copy of the remark from the court reporter. Eastland asked, Iserman if the latter believed the alleged remark by Picard to be unfair.

"I think it was very unwise, if not unfair," Iserman replied. Eastland then said: "I think the House of Representatives should investigate the fairness of the remarks of the judge with a view of impeachment." Judge Picard is the jurist who made the. original decision in the Mt, Clemens (Mich.) Pottery case, which was upheld by the Supreme Court last June. It was this case which led to the filing of the series of portal claims, Iserman testified that the jury in the Chrysler case returned a verdict in favor of the corporation. He said that Picard twice suggested that the jury change this erdict but that it refused.

Clear, Cold Day Seen for Austin AUSTIN It was partly cloudy here today but the weatherman was expecting a. 'moderate, dry norther and a clear day for the pageantry of tomorrow's inaugural of Beauford H. 'jester as Governor and Allan shivers as Lieutenant Govern'or. A small 13 by 12 platform on the front steps of the main entrance to the Capitol will be the stage, but the backdrop and Setting will be the massive granite building Texans paid for with 3,000,000 acres of land in 10 counties back in 1888. Framing thq ajnfl the.

south front steps where several hundred legislators and visiting notables will be seated is the imposing 73-foot entrance arch. Thsre will be room on the stage paly for the officials who will be sworn jn, those whp will administer the and members of the families concerned. i Panhandle' and South -33 elsewhere a pjirt-wme job. ffter fWW and to. Tvwsda.y: tonight 26- Planes For Sole P.

Ramsey, War Assets Ad.minstration cial here, said Saturday that aircraft in the -pallas. region are for comptitive -jmlfA bW sale. Thirty af SBefes Field, port Worth, wi "Si Yjcfeary field, Vernon, most pajt, the fort Werth Qessna? Jhe, gnes, aj are, Yultee Polish Elections May Be Contested Vice-Premier Slanislaw Mikolnjezyk. leader of the opposition Polish Peasant Party iPSL) said today ho would seek Supreme-Court nullification of yesterday's parliamentary election, in which officials forecast victory for the CommUnist-dominnted Government Bloc. The voting was marked by scattered violence resulting in the death of eight persons, all apparently slain in raids by the anti-government undeground, which had threatened forays during the vote counting.

Mikolajczki, who was booed at the pools, charged that a constitutional guarantee of the secret ballot had been violated and said he probably would ask the Supreme Court to declare hte election invalid. He expressed bolief that if the voles were counted fairly his party would get a majority of the seats in Poland's one-house parliament under the new constitution and elect a president. nounced until Jan. 31. commissions in 0.726 leaders of the government bloc represented as regarding victory as alwready theirs.

(In London last night, the Soviet Radio Monitor distributed a Warsaw dispatch of Tass, Russian news agency, reporting that balloting in "perfect order and peace" gave the government bloc 100 percent support in three election districts.) The official tally will not be an- Election precints, guarded by the army, security police and militia, began counting ballots yesterday. A bitter campaign preceded the election. Mikolajcx.yk charged government suppression of his party and called for a vote for "freedom of man," Government political leaders accused Mikolajczyk of a tie- up with the underground and asked Poles to vote their faith in the government and express their abhorrence of underground violence. The underground was reported to have killed seven soldiers at Vamose, near Lublin, and a member of the Communist-backed Workers' Party in southeastern Poland during election hours. Five soldiers also were reported clain in the Bialystok area in pre-election violence.

The militia was said to have repulsed some 40 underground guerrillas who tried to attack polls. balloting, in generally mild weather, was reported for the a heavy 12.000,000 most part orderly, and turnout among Poland's eligible over 21, including newly enfranchised soldiers indicated. Advisory Board Members 1 J. C. McWilliams was re-elected and Floyd Imel, Frank Culberson, John Osborne and Wm.

T. Frazer were elected members of the Advisory Board of the Chamber of Commerce "for 1947, it was announced, following the final balloting- session this morning. These newly elected advisory board members will work in conjunction with the fifteen members of the Board of City Development in serving Pampa and community during 1947. Members of the Board of City Development are Ray Scott, Reno Stinson, A. A.

Schuneman, Ralph Juillard, Irvin Cole, Frank Smith, W. B. Weatherred, L. H. Johnson, Tom Rose, Henry Ellis, R.

M. Samples, Steve Matthews, Joe Key, Fred Thompson and Lieb Langston. New officers for the year will be elected at a call meeting, the last of this week. Officers and directors will be installed at an Installation Banquet to be held Feb. 20.

Retiring members of the Advisory Board are Crawford Atkinson, Marshall Hubbard, R. H. Nenstiel and E. Shryock. an ssum SAN UP) Martin J.

Arnold, San Antonio attorney, hns revealed that a "political testament" containing Information related to the 1924 murder of Italian Socialist Deputy Giacomo Matteotti is in vault of a San Antonio bank. Arnold last night stated that he would tiike thp documents to Rome for the trial of Amerigo Dumini, one of four defendants to be tried for the murder of Matteotti, if Dumini makes proper arrangements through official sources. Presence of the documents in the United States was indicated yesterday when newspapers in Rome stated that the "mysterious testament," either in original or photographic form, would be introduced at the trial. One paper said the documents may contain "sensational Roman newspapers said the fact the documents were held abroad had saved Dumini once when he was arrested by Fascist police two or three years after Matteotti was killed. Dumini reportedly informed Fascist authorities that if anything happened to him "the full truth' about Matteotti's death would come out in the United States.

Arnold, prominent attorney- here for the past 45 years, said he acquired the papers in 1939 from a man who claimed he represented the Dumini family. "I shall be happy to personally present these papers to Dumini in Rome at my own expense," the attorney said. He stated, however, that Dumini would have to make necessary arrangements through the State Department or other proper authority. The San Antonio attorney said 'he did not know why Dumini's family selected him to guard the papers. He said he had made several trips to Rome before World War II but that he did not recall having met Dumini.

During the war Arnold loaned the papers to the FBI but he said they were returned in three Dumini is to go on trial in Rome Wednesday as one of four defendants in the Matteotti slaying. Matteotti was a Socialist leader who carried on a one-man war against Benito Mussolini. Police Holding Man Following Stabbing City Police today are holding Wemire Pullen in connection with the stabbing of Grdce Buentin Sunday evening in the Flats. The Buentin woman was taken to Worley Hospital in a Duenkel- Carmichael Ambulance where it was found she had received stab wounds of the left wrist, neck and back. Further details of the fracas were not available today due to the absence of Chief of Police Louie Allen who is in Amarillo on official business.

400 Missing, Dead in Greek Ship Sinking Merchant Marine Ministry today increased to 400. the list of persons missing and believed dead in the sinking of the 1.800—ton Greek steamer Chimarra. which went down 20 miles east of Athens yesterday ailer an explosion officially blamed on a mine. frhe latest figures radioed here from shipping offices in Salonika indicated the doomed vessel was carrying 548' passengers and a crew of 87 when she left there Saturday. Officials of the Ministry, which said last night that the former German passenger ship had struck a mine, declined to comment on a report that the vessel was a victim of sabotage.

There was no indication, however, that they gave any credence to the report. One survivor, a 44-year-old school teacher, Aristedes Mytakls, estimated that almost 200 of those drowned were women and children. He said: "I'm afraid every child aboard was lost and 95 percent of the women." Mytakls said the ship sank so quickly that only two of her lifeboats could be launched. He described the vessel's decks as a "solid wall of cursing, fighting men" struggling frantically to-save their lives. The Chimarra, which sailed from Saloniki, Saturday, hit the mine a few miles off shore from Raflna.

Mytakis said the ship's master attempted to beach the vessel, but was prevented from doing so by a broken rudder control. Survivors said that scores of panic- stricken passengers leaped into the frigid waters of the gulf as the ship lurched about before settling beneath the surface. Wireless Operator George Preris said the passengers fought so madly to get into one life boat that it capsized and "I believe all aboard were drowned." State Accidents ill ai Least By The Associated Press At least twelve persons died in accidents in Texas over the weekend with traffic fatalities accounting for four 'deaths. Two deaths resulted from unknown causes and one each from falls and bums. Latest victim was Mrs.

Sondrell Lewis, 77, who was found burned to death yesterday at her home near Trent. home was destroyed by the fire, W. M. Runnels, 56, of Dallas, died early yesterday of undetermined causes. Police are investigating.

Mrs. Mattie Estella Rogers, 60, of Lubbock, died Saturday from injuries received in an automobile collision south of Tulia. A truck-car accident near Waco Friday claimed the lives of two persons. Miss Mondu Estelle Karnes, 31, Moody school teacher, died in a Waco hospital Saturday while Harvey L. Hatter, 19, of Moody, died yesterday, James L.

Glushing, 34, Saturday became the sixth fatality resulting from a 60-foot fall caused, when a cable holding ji scaffold broke at Corpus Christi last Wednesday. Glushing was assistant maintenance See ACCIDENTS, Page 6 Marshall's Arrival Delayed by Weather George C. Marshall will take his oath as Secretary of State tomorrow at the White House. The exact hour will depend upon the titne of his arrival here. Marshall orginially war.

scheduled to be sworn in at 10 a. m. (CST) today. But bad weather forced his. plane to land at Chicago on a flight from the west coast.

Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross told a news conference of the change in plans. He said: "It will be held sometime tomorrow, depending on the time of the arrival of General Marshall." Ross said 1 the President has not La Ik ml personally with Marshall and the House did not know whether the general would take a train or resume his flight when the weather lifted. In Chicago. Marshall told newsmen he probably would continue his trip by train.

The Army's Air Transport Command headquarters reported there war- "no possible chance" of Marshall completing the trip by aid today. Weather conditions here were described as "rotten." "Marshall originally was scheduled to arrive about 8:30 a. m. (CST) on the flight from Burbank, Calif. Retiring Secretary of State Byr- lics, as his last official act, signed the peace treaties with Hungary, Romania, Italy and Bulgaria at a ceremony in the State Department.

Byrnes had expected to leave for his Spartanburg, S. home tonight, but postponed his departure until tomorrow us a result of the delay In Marshall's arrival. He explained that he wanted to be on hand in the event he could be of assistance to his successor. There is plenty of work ahead for Marshall, including preparation for the Big Pour Foreign Ministers conference at Moscow in March on German and Austrian peace settlements. The American delegation will leave in about a month for the Soviet Capital.

Diplomatic authorities said at least three problems seem certain to claim Marshall's early attention: (1) American policy toward yesterday's National election in Poland, (2) the future American attitude toward China, and (3) a study of the Argentine situation. Strong American disapproval of the Polish government's conduct of the election and pre-election campaigning was considered certain because of the protests already voiced here. They took sharp exception to the reported oppression of the Polish Peasant Party, which opposed the bloc supporting the government. Exactly what form the United States disapproval would take, however, is not expected to be determined lintil after-receipt of reports from Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane at Warsaw. These were expected to bear out officially yesterday's press dispatches telling of methods by which the Polish government sought to assure itself of a sweeping majority at the polls.

The China and Argentine situations appeared little less urgent than that revolving around the Polish elections. With the return of Marshall from China American policy is expected still to lie directed toward, averting lull scale civil war between the Nationalists and the Communists. But Marshall himself appears to have laid the basis for stronger support of Chiang Kai-shek's Central government, at Nanking provided that government is reorganized to include a greater number of "Libers," as Marshall called them, in responsible positions. COOKIE SET EXHIBITS NEW VP) lovers turned out yesterday for Greenwich village's latest display of work by artists ranging in age from ten to 13. The 13 youngsters displaying their paintings at the two-weeks exhibit were on hand to explain their work.

Conversation centered around the refreshment table, loaded with cider, cookies and doughnuts, German Peace Treaty First Issue ai Hand By MARLOW General George C. Marshall has a heap of work ahead. At the age of GO. Marshall is to take the oath of offlcq as Secretary of Stale. In that job he'll have to show whether great soldier also can ba a good Secretary of State, or maybe a great one.

In Washington, where critics of anyone are a dime a dozen, Marshall is considered an honest, firm, patient man with a quick mind for details. He'll need everything he has irt his new job. His first great job as secretary will be to settle the peace treaties for Germany and Austria. He has to go to Moscow in March to 1'tart working them out with tha Foreign Ministers of Britain, Franco and Russia. When Secretary of State Byrnes! was quitting he figured it would take two years to finish up the treaty with Germany.

Here ars some of the questions! ahead for Marshall on What form of government will if; have? A-strong, central government or a group of states? How much territory, if any, will be taken from it? How much willlS have to pay for the war damage''ib' did? In short: How can the Allies let Germany get back on her feet and. yet keep her from being a danger; to peace again? The Americans, British, French! irnd Russians still 'occupy'Germany, as they do Austria. And each of those four nations has its own ideas about what the Allies should do with both countries. It will be the fob of Marshall and, the other Foreign Ministers to reach some agreement. 315 Bay Tickets To Scou! Reservations for tonight's Adobe- Walls Council, Boy Scouts of America, annual banquet closed Saturday with 315 cards in the office, Hugo Olsen, Scout Executive, said this morning.

Olsen stated that no tickets would be available at the door tonight as the number of persons to be fed! has already been given to the cbni- mittee on arrangements and that the caterers are preparing only for 315 persons. Highlights of the banquet will be the presentation of the Silver Beaver Award by Judge W. R. Ewing awl the main address by the Rev. Homer Vanderpool, pastor of the Tyler St.

Methodist Church, Dallas. The banquet is being held at 7:30 tonight in the Senior High Schoa Cafeteria. Today Js Coke Stevenson's Last as Governor of Texas By DAVE CHEAVENS Austin A tall, rawboned figure of a man today strode uphill across the Capitol grounds from the Governor's mansion at 1010 Colorado Street. Coke R. Stevenson, alert and vigorous at 58, climbed the back stairs and entered his office on the second floor of the big pink granite Capitol building where he has been serving as Governor of Texas since Aug.

8, 1941. He wasn't on the job quite as usual at 6 a. but it was stiU long before most state employes punched the clock. Coke Stevenson, known to political and personal friends and foes alike as a hard-working, methodical consistent operator in whatever he was doing, got on the job much earlier than most men would have for his last full day as Governor of Texas. After all, there wasn't an awful lot of work left to do.

Stevenson will have half a day in office tomorrow before the honor and responsibility, the tribulations and trials that go with the office, will be those of Beauford H. Jester. For Stevenson, there was little left in the office but the cleanup of an administration which has been his longer than that of any other man in Texas history. He has been stowing away his Utter of trinkets horseshoe that hung over the door of his private office, the as- sortnvmt of ashtrays and paper days. He says he treasures each, for the thought' that prompted the gift.

outgoing, (Rovernor had his administration. He will leave a clean desk for Beauford Jester. In his last address to the Legislature, Stevenson emphasized his belief that the holder of any public office should regard it as a sacred stewardship. He urged the legislators to stick to the business of lawmaking and not spend their time running errands for constituents before the various state boards and bureaus. For himself, Stevenson said, when he resumes the practice of law, he will never urge a cause before any board on which one of his appointees served.

While he has not definitely indicated his lang-range plans, he will go first to his acre ranch near Junction and enjoy himself. His friends expect him soon to resume practice of law, probably in association with his son, Coke, in Austin. Many of his friends would also give you even money that Coke Stevenson would be back in the thick of politics in a year or so. He has been in politics most of the time since his election as Kimble County attorney in 1914. When Steverison leaves the state government he will close a career that set a number of precedents, many of them coincident to the fact he moved up from the lieutenant governorship into the office of Governor when W.

Lee O'Daniel went to the United States Senate less than a year after his second term, started. Qustanding among the effects of this curcumstance was the fact that Stevenson now has more appointees on the governing boards of state Agencies than any other man who served as Gpvernor. The significance of this obvious: Perhaps fche rfftftst power 9f Hw is his appointing power. son's influence will thus be felt for many years in many phases of Texas government. Hardly a Governor has ever served Texas in its long and turbulent history without many a raging controversy.

Stevenson's administration was the focal point of one of the est of University of row in which he backed the regents in their opposition to Dr. P. Rainey. Stevenson, who has ten reasserted his belief that the best government is a government 'of laws and not of men, felt throughout that the regents were acting: within their legal rights. He merges from the fight with men he appotaj- ed in full charge of the affairs'of the University- of Texas.

While the outgoing friends point proudly to the fact that under his administration the condition of state finances was ly improved, the highway system larged and public welfare aid stepped up, Stevenson himself probably takes more personal prme in some other less spectacular "act complishments. For example, he had learnefl as a county judge that Texas was doing far from all that it shoul.d. fpr its wards, such as the insance'. He set out to improve their of all, to remove from the status of prisoners, accomplish this aim he enlisted' aid of his old friend, the late er H. Baker of Junction gs man of the Board of Control, eleemosynary institutions sequeutly been enlarged, tjjetr acities for treating other wavds greatly irnnrovecL mentally ill no longer.