The Bulletin from Bend, Oregon • Page 1

Weather Forecast space by parking over the northeast portion Tuesday, chance. Do not take up his day and tonight, and in Parking THE OREGON Partly cloudy Watch the other fellow a with scattered showers toBEND BULLETIN white lines. Cooler today east portion. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER Volume LVI THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1946 No. 110 Secrecy.

Plans For Execution of Nazis Nuernberg, Oct. 14 (UP) the secrecy surrounding the day, blacking out completely sumably were going on for the A battery of public relations faced a corps of reporters today, scheduled execution, and told "I don't know" was the questions. Willed $265,000 Mrs. Edna Cliatt, above, 22-yearold Augusta, health departclerk, recently inherited $265,000 from grandmother. She is keeping her job, less concerned about the sudden wealth than about finding an apartment for herself and her ex- Marine husband.

Airlines Chief Visits Midstate W. A. Patterson, United Air Lines president making his first trip over the Central Oregon route, met with city and chamber of commerce officials of Bend and Redmond this afternoon at Roberts field. Patterson flew to Roberts field this morning from Klamath Falls in a private, plane he uses to cover United Air Lines network. The air lines president has his home office in Chicago.

Representing the city of Bend at the meeting C. G. Reiter, city manager, W. McCann, city commissioner. Attending for the chamber of commerce are K.

M. Longballa, president: Howard Steib, manager, and members of the aviation committee, Thomas F. Brooks, Del C. Hale and Ward H. Coble.

Phil Gould, tion agent at the United office in Bend, was also present. Protection Asked For River Geese Hunters are being asked to look twice before they shoot geese near the head of the Metolius river when the 1946 waterfowl season opens. In that area are about a dozen tame part of a donation of some 14 received by summer home residents from the city of Bend this past year, it was reported, today. ex-Mirror geese are very tame and are being fed at various summer homes along the river. These tame geese, the home owners say, would be "sitting ducks" for hunters.

TO START PAPER Salem, Oct. 14 (P -Gil Lieser, announced today that he is resigning as publicity director Willamette university and plans to start a weekly newspaper in West Salem. Lieser is former sports editor of the Salem Statesman. Soaring Price Of Milk Brings Seattle Strike Women Not. Fooling, Protest Chiefs Say: Boycott Is Launched Seattle, Oct.

14 (P), More than 1,000 indignant, housewives today converged hall square to protest the soaring price of milk. "We'll travel country lanes until we see someone with a cow," one woman said. "We'll milk the cow ourselves before we pay this increase in price." The women were roused to ne. tion when producers and dairies recently raised the price of milk two and a half cents a quart and boosted the prices of other dairy products. Women Not Fooling Mrs.

R. F. Hogan, a leader in the protest movement, said the women were not fooling. "Every housewife in the Pact fie Northwest is behind us," she said. "We will start with a twoday boycott on dairy productsIncluding butter and It that doesn't produce results, then we will not buy milk until the cows come home and prices go down." The boycott idea began several days ago when she and three other women were talking and they got on the subject of milk, Mrs.

Hogan said. Really Get Mad "We got angrier and angrier and started calling other house wives until we had made more than 1,000 calls," she said. "Every woman we talked to was ba hind us 100 per cent." At today's meeting the women carried banners which screamed defiance at the dairymen. "We're on strike against high dairy products "till the cows come home and that's no bull." one of the signs read. Another declared, "Rables cry for it, but their daddies can't pay for it." Petitions Signed After the women had roused themselves to the proper pitch of indignation, leaders circulated pe titions Mrs.

among Hogan them for signature. said that the petitions were signed they would be sent to President Truman along with a letter urging him to "take immediate action in this serious matter." Bilbo May Face Senate Charges Detroit, Oct. 14 419 Sen. Homer Ferguson, disclosed today that the senate war profits committee is investigating "ser. charges against Sen.

Theodore G. Bilbo, Miss. Ferguson is a member of the committee headed by Sen. Harley M. Kilgore, W.

Va. The Michigan senator said the complaints "involve war profits and contractors" but added that he felt details of the charges if they are made public should come from the committee in Washington. "Anyway, it would defeat the purpose of our inquiries to make those details public now," he said. "Revelations can be expected, though, within the next two months." New Constitution Ready For Japanese Toyko, Oct, 14 UP The Japanese government announced today that the new constitution, which renounces war and strips Emperor Hirohito of most of his promulgated Nov. 3, anniversary of Meiji's birthday.

It will automatically become effective six months from that date. No Meat Over Counters, Plenty On Lots 11.0 (NEA Telephoto) While most of the country is going through a tneat famine, there is plenty of beef on the hoof in feeding lots throughout the Middle West particularly in vicinity of Omaha where this photo was made. One of the former owners of lot claim it now belongs to Swift Co. tR. as a soil or 19 is world to its i and in 4 all 13 time the of Ore.

the to Brien 5, is arty and not a 49 have rat is Gigantic 'Hercules' Ready For Taxi Tests 4 Telephotos Aerial view of Howard Hughes' giant plywood seaplane, "Hercules." shows eight 3.000 radial en gines. The huge plane is now ready for taxi tests at Long Beach. Calif, but the initial flight will be ate tempted until early in 1947. The plane was built at a cost of $20.000.000 and will seat 100 Ocean To Claim Stilwell's Ashes San Francisco, Oct. 14 'The ashes of Gen.

Joseph W. Stil well, hero of the 1942 retreat from Burma, will be scattered over the Pacific ocean Wednesday after simple, private funeral ser. vices at his Carmel, Cal, home, Stilwell, sixth army com of mander known to members the armed forces over the world "Vinegar Joe," died quietly in his sleep Saturday at Letterman hos: pital. He had failed to survive an operation for a liver condition 10 days before. Yesterday, as guns at the San.

Francisco Presidio boomed out a final salute, Stilwell's widow an nounced that members of the family would gather at "Ilan fair." the General's Carmel dence 86 miles south of here, to participate in last rites. To Carry Ashes At the same time, a C47 plane piloted by Maj. Emmett J. The sen, Detroit, who carried Stilwell over the China Burma India "hump" more than 50 times during the war, will leave San Fran cisco with the ashes. Theisen was asked by Mrs.

Stilwell to fly this "last because of the General's great af fection for his pilot. With only crew members aboard, the C-37 will fly low over "Lianfair." then head west into the sun and over the Pacific can. There, Stilwell's ashes will be scattered on the sea. Head, Discovered On Bank of River' Portland, Ore, Oct. 14 49- The head of a woman discovered near the bank of the river at Oak Grove yesterday Sunday strollers was believed by police to have belonged to the Wisdom Light murder victim whose torso was found near Oregon City last April.

Thomas J. Sheridan, state police sergeant, said that an examination of the head showed from the manner it had been severed that it had been attached to the torso, found gunny-sacked and swirling in an eddy the Willamette six months agb. Yesterday's grisly discovery was made by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clutter of Oak Grove.

The head was wrapped in pieces of a tan shirt and weighed down by window sash weights. Five Delegates To Parley Named Washington, Oct. 14 (P). -President Truman today named five American delegates to the first conference at Paris next month of the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization. The delegation will consist of William E.

Benton, assistant secretary of state for cultural affairs; Archibald MacLeish, for. mer assistant secretary of state; Dr. George D. Stoddard. president of the University of Illinois; Arthur H.

Compton, chancellor of Washington University, and Anne O'Hare McCormick, New York Times columnist. Meadow Seeding Work Is Started' Seeding of about 10 acres of the Sparks lake meadow was today by the forest service. Using a seed drill belonging to the soil conservation service, Ed Parker, Roy Moore and Gail C. Baker, of the forest service staff, were at the lake today for the seeding operation, A mixture of clover, blue grass, timothy and chewing fescue is being used. to its on its ed, the thirds tatorial of 49 Food Shortage Is Big Factor In Vote Drive Truman to Address Nation Tonight on 4 Major Networks sional campaign.

News Is Bad By Lyle C. Wilson (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Oct. 14 President Truman speaks to the nation on stabilization tonight under se. vere pressure to decontrol meat for political purposes. He is expected to make some concessions to ease the meat shortage but to insist that ernment controls must not abandoned.

The President's 15. minute discussion will begin at 7 p. (PST). It will be broadcast by all major networks. The meat shortage is creating a political crisis for the administration.

The democratic party must fight for its control of congress in the general election three weeks from tomorrow. Meat is the spectacular short item. But shortages in general have become a powerful factor in the congres- Bad news from the campaign battle grounds has over. flowing the White House. Short of removing price controls from meat, President Truman could undertake otherwise to ease the shortage.

could authorize price increase or a bonus to move beef into the market. Slaughter. ing quotas could be readjusted upward. Imports of canned and frozen meat could be fostered or a certificate system might be proposed to assure the raisers and feeders of cattle that they would be protected against any further increase in prices. Belief that President Truman would insist on his hold-the-line stabilization program persisted despite heavy Mows struck against it.

Industry members of the wage stabilization board have resigned, complaining that the board is unable to function. Is Bombarded Democratic candidates in the north and east have bombarded President Truman in private and in public for at least temporary meat relief. Labor is divided on maintenance of controls. Consumers are divided, but many of them are angry. Less than two weeks ago the president approved the report of his office of war mobilization and reconversion that an "early and severe economic crash" would come if prices continue to rise.

Many Seek Food, Few Want Work New York, Oct. 14 House. wives seeing 150 men queued up in Washington market today assumed there was meat or sugar on sale and began to line up by the dozens. At the end of the line, the proprietor of the Hotloaf Baking company said; "Sorry, ladies, these men are applying for a job as porter at $40 a The line quickly dwindled to 12 applicants. Death Ends Sermon On Life Uncertainty Chicago, Oct.

14 (LP) The Rev. Charles Cockrell, 59, told downand-outers at a skid row mission that "death comes like a thief in the night." "One never knows when death will come," he said. He stopped preaching, smiled, stepped from the platform and fell dead. Buffalo Meat Placed On Sale In Minneapolis Minneapolis, Oct. 14 (IP) Burly policemen stood, by to keep order today as lines of housewives began forming long before doors opened at noon to bid for 10,000 pounds of buffalo meat.

Warren Witt, manager cf two markets which advertised the meat for sale, was a little apprehensive as the women began ar. riving, equipped with stools and folding chairs, to take their place in line. "Do you think there are enough policemen?" he inquired anxiously. Inside, clerks worked feverishly arranging mountains of meat and completing other last minute preparations before the doors opened. They antcipated approximately 5,000 customers before the end of the day.

The choice, grain-fed bison, cut from 33 animals, was to be disposed of on a first come, firstserved basis, to continue as long as the supply held out. Soviet Union Would Undo Parley Work -Army authorities intensified condemned war criminals tothe preparations that premass hanging Wednesday. officers for the U.S. army less than 48 hours before the them nothing of the plans. standard answer to the flood of An especially adamant 'spokesman" said no gallows had been erected or was being prepared, that the condemned men had not been notified of the execution date, and that he was not even aware that a date had been set.

One of the three acquitted defendants, Franz Von Papen, remained voluntarily in the Nuernberg prison. Frau Von Paupen arrived from her home in the French zone, and was staying with her daughter in an apartment provided by German police. Three Sleep Well A German doctor reported through a prison spokesman that as the execution day approached Herman Goering, Alfred Jodi, and Joachim Von Ribbentrop were sleeping well, and Wilhelm Keltel was in what he called "good spirits." Fritz Sauckel was reported be. coming more and more subdued and insistent on his innocence of any wrongdoing. Julius Streicher was reported in good health and keenly interested in th reaction of the other nazis.

Arthur Seyss-Inquart was reported in good health, and Hans Frank was said to retain his good humor, speaking calmly of his wife and family. Alfred Rosenberg was reported reminiscing at length about the good old days. Ernst Kaltenbrunner and Withelm Frick were calm and 3rd World War Held Reds' Aim Detroit, Oct. 14 it Soviet Russia wants a third world war in the hope of destroying the United States and Great Britain and establishing a "world prote tariat dictatorship," according to, Louis Budenz, former editor of the communist Daily Worker. Budenz, a party member who renounced communism, said in an address over radio station WJR last night that "the American communists are as much a fifth column for Russia as the Quislings were for nazi Germany." They take their orders from a man "who is an agent of the Kremlin," he asserted.

Budenz, now an instructor in the economics department of the University of Notre Dame and Fordham university, said Russia's program calls first for a "war of nerves" and then, "when Russia feels itself able," a third world war. Elderly Doctor Dies of Exposure Sedro Wooley, Oct. 14 (P) Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Dr. E. F.

Mertz, 73, who died in a local hospital Thursday from exposure suffered while on a sick call to the Lake Shannon timber camp. State highway patrolmen said Dr. Mertz apparently had become lost and his car mired on a unused logging road near Concrete, Wash. He had been exposed for 20 hours when his unconscious form was found by a woodcutter who brought him to a local hospiItal. 'Dominating' Policy Of Western Nations Again Under Attack It.

H. Shackford World Flight Of Sky Being Planned Washington, Oct. 14 The war department to submit to the state department for early this week approval plans for a round the flight of by group 1829 Superfortress derstood. drew up The army air forces, it was on the haste itinerary that department approval would contingent on steering I dear Itussian soviet dominated countries. Itellable AAP sources said route probably would take planes from Washington cast ward across the Atlantic land and France, thence Italy and the Finn Reparations Reductions Goal Paris, Oct.

14 The United States will seek reduction Filand's 5300.000 reparation payment to Itues.a today the peace conference ends its 11 week peacemaking efforts with vote on the Finnish treaty draft. Finnish reparations were the last controversial issue facing the weary delegates of 21 nations voting on the Finnish treaty, last of the five before the confer ence, will occur late today. That will wind up the conference work. Formal, sine die adjournment will occur tomorrow when the delegates, gather in the Luxem bourg palace for the last time to say nice things about France, their host. It was believed the Four foreign ministers would meet sometime in the next two days to settle plans for examining in New York the treaty draft ommendations passed by the conterence.

The Big Four have agreed to meet in New York for this work. but must settle the date and details of that meeting. Oysters Blamed For Oregon Death Oregon City, Oct. 14 Francis V. Erickson, 33, logger, was dead today from what Marquam appeared to be the effects of eating oysters.

Erickson and three had set out on a week end companions ing expedition. After stopping for a meal at Detroit, all four men became violently ill. Erickson died Saturday night. Two other members of the party who became seriously ill were Elmo Olsen, 35, and Charles Hern, 25. The fourth member of the party, Harold Olsen, 22, said they had a large meal which included oysters.

Car Hits Truck; Woman Is Killed Medford, Oct. 14 (P)- Mrs. Jean Lea Thompson, 22, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Danville, Trail, was killed Sunday in an automobile accident here.

Deputy coroner Carlos Morris said Mrs. Thompson was killed when a car driven by Hugo Louis, 29, Medford, in which she was a passenger, crashed into the back of a parked METAL HOMES PLANNED San Diego, Oct. 14 (P) Consolidated Vultee Aircraft today announced plans for the mass production of all-metal homes which will sell for about $7,000 including lot. Registration Goes Over 10,000 Mark County County clerk Darry said today that 10.043 voters intered Cairo high, 600 higher at the close period leads both of vot- past two At are 5.771 books, 10 miscella- registration there were demo crate social42 othPER, whose party Was not desig. Fated of the an "miscellane.

1 75 there are insocialists, two prohibitionist indicated. to of registration, before the deadline, 642 registration taken, the Use Of Klamath Barracks Vetoed Portland, Oct. 14 The state toant education higher does nit need the additional education facilities offered by acquisiton of the Klamath Falls marine base, the board decided here terday in a special meeting. The state board of education not the higher education board) voted Friday take over the former marine Installation for use as a vocational school, providing the plant can be acquired from the war assets administration at favorable terms, Dr. Paul C.

Packer, chancellor of the higher education board, said that if a need develops in the future, the higher board would he able to lease part of Klamath Falls facilities from the state board. At the moment, however, he said, despite 128 per cent increase in enrollment over last year at state colleges and university, there are still housing facilities available at Vanport center and at the colleges of education, with additional temporary space under construction at the two major institutions. elec cane and elec regisperiod, republi- 8 alter Free Salt Corresende Paris, Oct. 11 Soviet foreign minister V. M.

Molotov denounced the results of the Paris peace conference today as and implied he would seek to undo all work when the Big Four writes the final treaties. Molotov, in one of the most bitthe consistently biting speeches he has made here, attacked "a dominating and of the western naThe Soviet Union, he hintwill ignore even the twodecisions of the conference the Big Four is reviewing work. U. Britain Accused Accusing Britain, the United States and France of "welching" their previous agreements in Big Four councils, Molotov charged that their will on this because conferences they had enough votes to do so. The soviets flared back in the closing hours of the peace conterence after Sen.

Arthur H. Vandenberg, sharply castigated Russia for attacking U. S. peace- making motives. He disclosed that the Americans would vote against giving Russia 000,000 in reparations from Finland.

Vandenberg Provoked Vandenberg in turn was provoked to a departure from his prepared speech by criticism from K. V. Kisselev of White Russia. Kisselev charged that "certain circles" in the United States were trying to foment discord between Russia and Finland. Thus the conference went through its last working day formal adjournment was sched- uled for tomorrow in the same spirit of futility and discontent that has characterized much of the deliberations here.

Molotov, in his last chance to speak on the Finnish peace treaty recommendations, devoted most of his 35-minute speech to criticizing the work of the ference on all issues not previously decided. "We cannot regard as satisfac. tory the results of this conference on many questions on which no sufficient preparation was made before the conference, and on which there. "dominating on the part portion of the conference to reach agreement," said. Reasons Given Molotov said the main reason why the work of the conference satisfactory, to problems end, there was a was unpart of a certain of states to take up a domgroup inating position and dictate what they considered essential." He referred to Danube matter, on which the western powers failed in commission to obtain a two-thirds majority for the principle of free navigation, to obtain a two-thirds decionly sion in the full conference when states "not directly concerned" could vote.

The Slav bloc gave Molotov a cheer when he said bluntly: big, "Our Bulgarian friends can assured that their frontier rest with Greece will remain unchanged." county SHIP DISABLED York, Oct. 14 (tP. The New coast cutter Mojave left New Orguard reported today that the night to go to the aid leans S. S. Halifax, a converted last of frigate, reported disthe Canadian miles east southeast of abled 55 Tampico, Mex.

Vatican Excommunicates All Who Prosecuted Archbishop Vatican City, Oct. 14 IP The Vatican, with the approval, of Pope Pius himself, today excommunicated all persons participating directly or indirectly in the prosecution of Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac of Yugoslavia. Francesco Cardinal Marmaggi, head of the Vatican's congregation of the council, announced the decision of the council today be. fore it appeared in the official newspaper Osservatore Romano. The unusual step indicated the importance the vatican attaches to the action.

The cardinal's announcement said all persons taking part in the trial Against Archbishop Stepinac have incurred excommunication automatically under three different counts of church law. The congregation of the council Catholic church's jurisdic- highest is body with the disciplinary, common law. tion over was The church regulations that excommunication based on expel anyone who the bishop, especially his church "brings a into a secular court; own bishop, his hands upon a bishop who lays in a violent man(or) directly or indirectly or archbishop ner; exercise of ecclesiasimpedes jurisdiction the and in order to do cal resorts to civil power." of SO church in Yugoslavia during Archbishop Stepinac, head the German occupation, was senthe serve 16 years at hard labor tenced to for allegedly aiding eneof Marshal Tito. mies The excommunication order been applied earlier to Tito has himself. He was described as a non practicing Catholic..