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Diplomats Say Whole Civilized World Will
Be Shocked by Soviet Secret Police Methods
Damage Spotty Nov,
But Insect* Threaten
Entire Central Area
“Oar Jata mJ s«r Mm wsatol
not be wsrth a plugged aiekri If
we were net armed." •
Enid Bomber's
Mercy Flight
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Wheat Nibbled
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mines and run them until both aides
"develop some common sense," and
settle.
Sen. Alien (R„ Vt.) who eaid Mon-
day that leisure seems to be the only
alternative if the miners stay out,
changed bls stand somewhat. He will
not otter seizure legislation, he re-
ported. "unlees tt becomes apparent
that the president can't handle the
situation under present law.”
Hardship Is Growing
Administration leaders in congress
were said to be waiting on the White
House. And the last word from the
Check by Agents Hints Doubt of Union
Chief’s Sincerity; Charges of Contempt
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n ywu have a farm.1 buatasm
er horn* to soil, paint a word
picture of It to a Want Ad. Let
*n Ad fuller help you You <»n
find a buyer for stotoal any-
srasa “
Baa Can I-Ull tor *
Taker Rb as eaag.
pointed outttat
S. legation in
StoeMnery for
forts to free Vogsler.
that II regarded Vogeter s They're ,‘rU,n« »M»ronUy as usual
to a travesty * Justus and *“ “ “
relations with Bulgaria Tuesday
While a similar move against Hun-
gary undoubtedly would be welcomed
by some, it did not appear to be ta
ths cards. Observers
m«lnten*noe of^ tta
continued
The state department served notice
trits* a travesty '<■ Jasttos and
would not accept either the court's
procedure nor its findings. Notably,
the "confession described him ss
both a naval lieutenant commander
sod an army colonel.
Chargee Plainly False
TjROOKVILLE, Pa., Feb. 22—
D (^—Shotguns, rev olvers
and tear gas bombs were stan-
dard equipment Wednesday
for non-union miners digging
coal despite the United Mine
Workers strike.
Aa bands of strike pickets con-
tinued to rove through western
Pennsylvania’s soft coal fields, one
strip (surface) digger cradled a
shotgun in his arms, slapped a pis-
tol strapped to hie waist end de-
clared:
steps to focus world opinion on the communists' sadistic methods against ua with the bugs that are in
In extracting take "confeaatona" at political trials, It was re-
ported Wednesday.
American diplomats have been gathering information on re-
finements of torture perfected under the aegis of the Russian
secret police—measures which diplomats say will prove revolting
to the entire civilised world.
It Is expected here that the revelation will cast light on the
spying "confession" of Robert A. Vogeler, American businessmen
sentenced to IS-years Imprisonment in Hungary.
Similar methods were said to have been used on Bulgarian
employes of the American legation In Sofia—whose "confessions ’
have implicated American minister Donald R. Heath as an al-
leged American spy-master
there.
Trial li Catted Travesty
U. S. to Expose Torture
Behind Red Confessions §5
Guns Keep
Some Pits
jjbo^*ye ta il n*vf. “ke • Pennv
ably gire ths money to ths caisof
* " al peace.
million* trust fund for
Morris and his brother and slater
was provided In aa order In Phil-
orphan's court Monday
I ths rotate of thsw fath- *
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ths Hungarian propaganda radio, con-
tained numerous seeming contradlc-
Uons Officials believe that by com-
paring it with the known facts, they
will be able to prove it was manufac-
tured and that Vogetor made It under
duress.
Officiab said some of Bulgaria's
"trying" chargee against U. 8. I
lion employes were palpably false.
charges referred to espionage" con-
ducted on behalf of the United States
before Bulgaria'. peace treaty was
enemy state under military occupa-
tion, she could have no "secrets"
from thia country.
Citrus Inspection Slated
LAR8DO. Texas, Feb 22- <U.B— with requested changes In federal leg-
Walter T. McKay, state agricultural ialaUon for protecUon of Indian prop-
quarantine chief, said Wednesday ho erty. Amoret the resolutions la
would visit several plants wtare Meal- i_ ‘ ~ ___ ;
can citrus fruits are fumigated MrKay prices lower than government appral-
sald that importers were being per- sab be prohibited The session was
milted temporarily to bring limes in'summoned by state Supreme Court
Texas, and the firm shipment came Justice Bari Welch, president of ths
through Laredo Tuesday, council.
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Two Women Seized
On Vice Charges
Following a raid on a massage
parlor in the 1600 block N Broad-
way In which two women were
arrested on vice charges, police
said Thursday they are mapping
a crackdown on all such places
which operate illegally.
"We've been gsttuis reports about
some of these maaaage parlors for the
last few months." reported Inspector
Roy Bergman "This is the first time
we've had enough evidence to go to
work.”
Four vice squad detectives visited
ths msesage parlor Tuesday afternoon
after one had allegedly called and
“made a date."
Both women were held for Inves-
tigation and clinical examination.
Ruth Margaret Reeves, 41, was booked
on charge* of operating a disorderly
house, vagrancy (by being a prosti-
tute) and operating a maaaage parlor
in violation of city ordinance No 6321.
The ordinance, passed by the city
council February 14. permits a masseur
to work on a person of the opposite sex
only if he ior she) has a certificate
signed by a licensed physician that
the person belmtenaasaged has a spe-
cific ailment.
The other woman arrested. Ruby
Mai Heron. 26. was held on a vag-
rancy charge.
Health Board Io Make
Annual Report Thursday
The Oklahoma County Health asso-
ciation furnished treatment to 4.221
persons during the last 12 months. Dr.
B O. Green. executive secretary, re-
ported Wednesday
A detailed report of the association s
activities will bo made al Ito thirty-
third annual membership meeting at
• 30 p. m. Thursday in the YWCA
auditorium
Dr Oreom's report dtocioeed the
4.221 persons made 10.544 viaito to
the Variety Club Health center, 600
8 Hudson, during ths 12-mcntb period
and were checked for 20.361 different
service Iteoto.
Mercy Killing
Jury Chosen
12 Men Will Decide
Country Doctor's Fate
are operating tn Ohio to prevent
miners from working. An official of
the West Virginia Coal association
ported that "goon squads are
order of the day."
Dewey Wants to Setos Cesl
State police in Pennsylvania
■ I a terms."
beer tavern at 422 8 Walker after two
men told officers they had been the
victims of a fight inpide the place.
Six persona were Jailed
Harold Raymond Blston. 35, was
charted with operating a disorderly
house and telling beer after hours.
The other five men were booked on
tottering chargee. ~
Boys AUndon City Mo^'s Manipulation Charged
Stolen Asslo at Binfer
. BINOBR Feb. 22-<U»-Tbe city
’marshal of Binger tried to queettM
three teen-age toys who drove a car -
into thia Caddo county town Tueeday during Corp
; night but the bope didn't went to taM ~~
i They fled the tow* on foot.
The starttod officer cheched and
teamed the car the trio abandoned
had teen atete* Ira* Cromer A. Bei-
towa. 1M8 block NW X Oktateeau
JCttF.
Rich Bequest
BBLOIT. Wta., Feb. 33—(AV—A
Beloit profeeeor says he's going to
give away his inheritance of a life
income fra* one-third al a 63
mlUtona trust fund.
Prof Marriott C. Morris Jr.. 48.
who says hell never take a penny
fw his own use. added he'U prob-
tater national
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To this the non-union miners re-
plied:
"We want to work but the pickets
don't.
"That's no reason for them to de-
prive ue of teaking a Uvtng.-
re-
ported 2,000 pickets were roving in
the rich bituminous tree northeast of
Pittsburgh, trying to close down all
non-union mines.
In Albany, Oov. Thomas E. Dewey
p_s__^s _ w a. * • * ... *
for power to seise coal in “non-essen-
tial" private atooka. Saying the coal
shortage is reaching the "desperate
stage" in the state, he also sought
authority to put price ceilings on the
dwindling supplies.
There wm no sign from the coal
fields that the miners were impressed
either by the government's orders or
by angry denunciations. Thetr un-
failing reply to questioners was: "No
contract, no work."
JioP Buiy * • * thaliTKe word tor Maurita
^rtg'B Vfg Vj^ of fYpderieji the southern Okla-
homa football queen. She te typical of the teen-age girl all
over Oklahoma who ta active in and out of school with music,
Teen-Town doings and sports. Maurita ta shown leaving the
Frederick highschool. For her other Interests, turn to Page 12.
Flames in Gasoline Recovery Unit Put Out
Quickly; One Estimate Puts Loss at $100,000
ENID, Feb. 22—(Special)—An explosion and fire in the Cham-
plin Refining Co. plant here early Wednesday resulted In Injury
o six men. The fire was extinguished by the Champlin fire-
fighting units, without calling the Enid department.
Treated at 8t. Mary's hospital in Enid were Paul Talclet,
Gene Andrews, Tom Kennington, D. W. Swigart and George Har-
mon. Hospital attendants were not able to determine the extent
of Injuries immediately. Prentiss
Niell suffered minor burns.
Um May Bs liee.SM
The fire and explosion occurred In
the gasoline recovery plant, Joe
Champlin, president of the company,
said. No estimate of property loss
could be determined immediately,
Champlin said. Other unofficial esti-
mate* placed the toes a* high as
6100.000.
The fire occurred early Wednesday
morning, and wa» brought under con-
trol quickly. The refinery is located
at the northeast edge of Enid.
One in Critfcai rendition
Hannon was described sa most
seriously Injured of the Ux victim*
Physician* at 8t. Mary* hospital.
Enid, said he wax in a critical con-
dition. He differed severe bum* on
the face, hands, leg* and back.
Swigart. was described a* serious,
with severe bum* on the hand* and
face. Talclet and Andrew* suffered
second degree burn* on the hand* and
face white Kennington and Neill were
described a* being only slightly in-
jured.
Harmon * home ia In Garber, the
other five victim* are Enid resident*.
rpHUCK driver George McNutt of
A New Bethlehem who haul* coal
for the strip mine said:
"1 drove two loads out this morn-
ing before the pickets closed in.
That wa« enough for me I won't
get out on a highway against those
guy* no matter how many gun*
I've got."
State psitee faltewsd the ma-
tariasS tends sf pickets every-
where. SomsUwMa the tetasn
ehatted aadably with the ewr-
preaent trooper*. Other Unroe they
haekled them and aheatod tesalta.
The trospere quietly watched
threwgheet
Picket* Indicated no eagerneee to
end their walkout. Said one strik-
ing miner: "Thta time there won't
be any backtab down. When this
•trike end*, it'll be on our own
The Weather
Ptmi U • Wwifcyr BmbM
L<X Al^istr and ewnUneod eetd
4eday sad Weight. Tharaday fair
and we*m*r. Freeh to string nertb-
erty winds tedsy, dtariniahiag to-
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Ytonredyteiaa.
ttess wta M to M totorTtoirtHiori
31 to 15. aortaNMi 85 to 15, sswih-
■TAW—Tito tonight and Thero-
. dagi esMar ta aeuttaasd tat ast an
• •Id aa*4bw*nt tonight; wanner
Ttarednyr to* tonight M*r M; high
Ytantaj SB-SS east, to « week
adelphia <
diatributi^ t
er who dM
The Beloit anodtes professor at
modern languages said he appre-
ciated -my rath*'* dsrire. but I
frel" that I have not aarnsd tta
money I have, I Nippon, a rapon-
to try to help edvto* what
) don* with R. and 1 bop* to
do to* bn* that I tan ta that in-
meet The tn aM there to ta It-"
He uud hu bring ■ member of
tatota at Friends iQuakssn) "mteht
taip to explain my fnitegi”
Mcrrt*. married and tta fattar at
8 l«-yter-4id daughter. s*M he hta
ms dtoeureed ths natter ntth Mb
■ratter and stat*.
Only violence of the UMW strike
ha* resulted from picket* trying to
(hut down scattered non-union op-
eration*. Mines employing union
digger* and not covered by new
UMW contract* have not attempted
to operate.
rpHE 50-man crew of the B. M.
A Reed Coal Co., a strip operation
at nearby New Bethlehem nursing
a email arsenal, worked a full day
Tuesday.
Other surface mine* operating in
thl* area—mostly those not so well
armed—were forced to close down.
They included the W. W. Carrier
mine at Brookville which said it
suffered IS.OOO damage at the hands
at picket*.
A band of about 400 roving pick-
et*. paying a second visit to the
Reed mine, beard mine superin-
tendent Ralph Toy step atop a
mound of coal and yell:
“If any af you msn step onto
thta property wc are (ring to epsa
fire. Thl* I* fate warning ”
A state police car appeared and
three troopers quietly wstched the
scene. The picket* climbed back into
their auto* snd left.
“Well keep on operating," Toy
told a reporter; "no matter how
many pickets they have. They have
to keep off our property and w*
have enough gun* to see that they
do." .
Memorial Rites Slated
At Enid Airforce Base
ENID. Feb. 23—(JPV—Formal presen-
tation of a monument and plaque tn
mu“te' Vvaa^irf^rbe"*e jAt leart seven are
A thirteenth Juror was named as an
alternate to serve in case one of the
others to forced to retire from the
trial. .
White the religious issue was not
railed in th* selection at the Jury, th*
stand of some sects against so-called
"merry killings'' hung over the trial.
Catholic church doctrine particu-
larly opposes mercy death.
Six Arrested in Tavern
After Reported Brawl
Police early Wednesday raided
>*** Btoctrlc Co. reprseentativM into th*
here with th* Cio-Com-
Worksrs Tuesday were
rebuffed. Th* Company tald U would
negotiate only in New York, where It
has teen mswUng for weeks in fruitless
bargaining areaions with th* union
The union reprsaentativsa, who
stood by all day Tuesday white Ching
argued with company officials to sit
down with the union Ln his office, re-
fused to return to New York for talk*
there
Th* hour* ticked away toward th*
deadline for a naltonwid* telephone
Strike St I *. a. Friday Ths las*
countrywide -phon* strike wm ta 1M1.
by tta *SSB* union, than th* National
Federatj^uf TWptaj. Wartart an
CIO Os epw* tea Ashed
i Now the utam. under th* tender- ability
ship at Bsima. te aflltatta wtoh ite< »haU te
CIO It ha* sritaitid co-opsreu<m of
the CIO » 4.0M.M* amber* to iti st-
test ta mate tta drib effective
Th* Western Brctnc smntays* are
itatey mwataB* (trite piam. to*
statee Western Btoctric tMtatlatten
rSfTSSU%
An Oklahoma-baaed bomber
won a ram with 4mMlMt aa
Baid mottar Wednesday waa
at th* Im AngtHi b^daid* of
hr ion. hia Ufa ebbing from
cancer.
The B-35 that tef l Vance alrtortn
barn Tusaday with Mrs. Lousll* Mc-
Blalr fought strong headwinds *n
th* way, but mad* La* Angstes la-
. ternational airport tn time
Her son. Jams* 8. Brewer, 35, an
army veteran, ba* teen given only a
few days to live bf Wadsworth Vet-
eran* hospital doctors at Un Anga-
tes. Rs ha* been than a year, suf-
fering from a Moat aanosr.
Ooi Tom W. scott, Vano* bass
commander, expected the bomber,
piloted by Lieut John Robertson,
Jaeksonvilte. Fta„ baak Wsdnsnlay
afternoon, though ha had not heard
from It Wednesday morning
Co). Soott authortasd the merry
flight becau** Brewer s condition
was so critical tt appsared hto
mother could not reach hl* bsdside
in time by slower transportation.
WASHINGTON, Fab. 22—(a\—Government mediation of the
nationwide telephone digpute ran into atone wall resistance
Wednesday Only quick White House intervention appeared aa a
potability to head off the walkout of 100,000 workers Friday.
Joseph A. Beime. president of the Communications Workers
ths fteld.”
Chief enemy of th* grssnbugs to a
tiny wasp which kills them off. when
th* wasp lays Its eggs in ths green-
bug's body. A second enemy, snd one
which to extremely effecUve, to the
"lady bug" which feeds upon the
young greenbug*.
Few Psrssltee Yet
8U)s* said the two have found only
a few wasps, however, in the fields
and "w* haven't seen a lady bug ywt,
because it Isn't warm enough.”
BoU> at th* parasites that work
upon the greenbug* must have tem-
perature* at around 65 degrees or
above to mulUply. While tempera-
ture* have been warm enough for
broke diplomatic greenbug*, they hsv* not helped the
parasite*, with ths result that many
fields hare been damaged, already
with other* threatened.
Stile* pointed out that "even in the
worst area* damage to extremely
apotted-but we're seeing fteld*. hke
those in the Cedar Valley area, *outh
of Omega, which has* been ruined
with the court* back-to-work'
order.
Legislatton Held Back
Lewis, who twice has wired his de-
fiant men to resume digging, smiled
gently a* be left each bargaining ses-
sion. and said not a word.
A* tor legislation authorising a
seizure of the mines, the white House
obviously regarded such a step a* a
last resort, to be taken only if all
other efforts fail.
Sen. Morse (R., Ore.) believes the
the*later committee"*told *a*reporter ‘^—8 o m e 10,000 Progressive
the government should take oyer ths Mine Worker* went on strike in
I Illinois Wednesday, cutting coal
production tn the state to a
trickle.
The striking Progressives Joined
forces with ths rival United Mina
Worker* union, whose 19.000 Dlinota
member* have been Idle for more than
two weeks.
Their walkout, after a breakdown
in negotiations in * dispute over
wages and hour*, left about 5.500
UMW workers working in the pit*.
They are employed st small mine*
which have come to terms with UMW
White House was: Mr Truman neither President John L. Lewis. Their output.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—</P)—Thwarted thus far in I
its effort to produce coal by court order, the government I
Wednesday was reported considering contempt action di- I
rectly against John L Lewis and his top lieutenants.
A federal contempt of court citation—which named the I
striking United Mine Workers as a union but not the officers I
—has brought no results in two days except further fuel I
famine, more plant shutdowns and scattered violence.
Negotiations here droned on. The bargaining sessions I
grew shorter and the recesses longer. No progress was vis- I
ible; demands grew for federal seizure of the mines.
But a responsible government official said the justice I
department first may try “filing some more papers" to I
broaden the contempt case.
He suggested that Federal Judge Richmond B. Keech may be I
asked to add the names of Lewis and some of UMW's 24 district I
presidents In the soft coal areas to the contempt citation.
The official said the government, when it obtained the con- I
tempt citation Monday, lacked evidence to do more than make a I
blanket complaint against the 370,000-member union, now, he said, I
more specific charges may be lodged.
This dovetailed wtlh reports—from both union and Industry I
sources—that federal bureau of Investigation agents have been I
busy in the coal fields, assembling evidence on the union's efforts I
—or lack of effort— to comply
10,000 Illinois
Miners Strike
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Lewis Rivals Join
Coal Pits Walkout
Quaker Spurns
fort* to tta White House Tuesday n* | w> 1
Ml* pleas for bringing the Wsstero BCUUPSt
—Ttoto to Ttaw Cimiiulnl m*i Lm,.
Enid Apartment Fire Low Estimated in Excess of $125,000
Enid firemen battlgd thia fire at the Los Pimientoa apartments more than five hours Tuesday
night, and Wednesday only three walls of the two-story 10-apartment building was standing.
Loss in the fire which started about 5 p. m. wag estimated at more than $125,000 by Mrs., M. G.
Harrington, resident-manager. The concrete and brick building was built In 1827 by C. C.
Peppers, Oklahoma City oil man, who sold it to Dr. Paul Chteiplln in 1942. A short-circuit in
basement wiring apparently touched off the blaze, firemen sa£ It was Enid's second major fire
in one week. Last Thursday fire caused an estl
»i»ln*i whaal on poor tend. « toad
tow in nitrogen.”
However. Jesprr HarL aauhty agent
at Waltera. Cotton county, eays "wg'ra
flndtog them thl* year on ths beat
tend around here, usually tn sarly
planted wheat, or where volunteer
Hto "confeMion u publicised by »hta wm not kilted early enough."
H*rl said there are a number of
fteld* at to to 90 acre* now kilted
completely "which had spots only a
few feet wida four or five day* ago "
J. B. Buret. Osrfield county agent,
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State Indian Council
, . __ WM Votes Land Sale Curbu
ratified—at a time when, as a former
-------------------------- MUSKOOBE Feb. 13-1AX—An
"secrete" emergency masting of the Five Civil-
ised Tribse' inter-trlbai council Tues-
day adopted resolutlona for preeenta-
Uon to congreaa in March.
C’ouncilmen were concerned mainly
for tm
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13M 8 Rebinaon, reported more than
gl.3to worth of plate giaea ted mys-
teriously dtaappeared from tbeU store.
The auapecl. stad potto*, admitted
trying to eatt a small quantity of gteaa.
Me told oOtoen to pot the mercten-
dtoe from an employ* at th*
has nor want* selsure power. M
Report* of spreading unemployment.: state's" total production'
i sing schools, hardship and violence I members mine ?n tn 51
'Illinois' coal.
“*^1 ™UbUr,h *uspend*<1 pmw Ireder*. Tu'ei'^to* krep^hete
D.’ C„ did Tuesday~
The Indiana public service commis-
sion authorised the state's electric
utilities to cut service as much as 25
percent upon a showing of emergency
New Steel Farloagh* Due
Idleness in th* steel mills and
other coal-fueled Industrie* totaled
55.500. Another 23.000 steel worker*
were due for furlough Wednesday
night.
Jones A Laughlin Steel Corn said *na “ “xwl we mlnenr
23,000 wUl be tald off at it* Pittsburgh i tr°® 20 C*ntt 34
and Aliquippa, Pa., works unless new j .
coal supplies are sighted. The plants rv • z^s •!! n
got some coal Tuesday, postponing the T GIF. C/lllIV UdV
shutdown. J J
blast fumasw at rjw^Hvin. rvh ^\Will Be Followed
By Mercury Rise
Fair skies and nippy tetnperfcure*
already ha* should be warmer by Thuraday, Mr.
. *•— “ —• ~ Maughan promised Wednesday.
Temperature* here the next 24
hours should hold In the 44 to 22-de-
gree range, compared with 63 to 23
at the airport, 63 to 23 at the Classen
station the test 24 hours.
Highest temperature recorded in
the state Tuesday was 76 at Ardmore,
while Guymon reported an overnight
low of 11. McAlester had an 06-lnch
shower m the storm moved through
the state.
Highest ever recorded here on thia
date wm 19 in 1935. while the lowest
----- -----, wm 14 in 1914. Last year tempera-
^*d the NcwYork state legislature ture* here ranged between 44 and 35.
42 Cars, Trucks f
Put in Surplus Sale
Forty-two vehicle*. Including 18
jeep*, will be offered for aale next
week at Tinker airforce base.
They may be inspected between •
a. m. and 4 p. m. Monday through
Friday at th* base. Vehicle* may be
bid on separately during thia period.
High bidders will be notified by mail.
Included in the lot are a 1942 Ply-
mouth aedan, one Chevrolet and two
Ford personnel carrier*, a fort lift,
one tractor, a panel track, a three-
quarter-ton weapona carrier. 12 cargo
truck* of 2'4-ton capacity, one dump
track and too lU-tou track*.
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Oasanssd Pastes 28
I* Oklabsma 5
Marimte ............ 28
MHgoatto................ 18
Sadie Leg 13
SsetsCy ................... 18 1
Sperta ....................18-28
Yea and Gieiramiai 12
Wsaesa .......... II
blast furnace at Lowellville. Ohio/
Tuesday, and Southern railway laid
off another 1.000, workers. The Balti-
more and Ohio will lay off 10 percent
of it* clerical workers Friday snd fur- ....
lough nearly 1,400 more shopmen will rule for the next 24 hours, but it
laid off 2,000, the B. and O„ 9,000.
Ben. Taft (R„ Ohio) reported re-
ceiving word that “organised gangs"
however, is less than 5 percent of the
v. »k.v.uuiis uucuipiuyiurui state's total production. The PMW
sing Khoote. hardship and violence I member* mine 30 to 25 percent at
built up the tension here. --------
Cleveland turned off almost 4,000
night schta_cto»*e*. m Washington, men on the job. But PMW re’presen-
tative* and leaden of the Illinois Coal
Producen' association broke off their
talks shortly before the union's strike
deadline of midnight.
The union had asked a pay raise of
95 cents a day and rejected the oper-
aton' offer of a 45-cent daily hike.
The miner* now get 314.05 a day. Th*
union also asked the operaton to
guarantee mlnen 208 working days in
a year and to boost the miners' health
MANCHESTER, N. H . Feb 22—(A^
—An all-male Jury was completed
Wednesday for the “mercy killing"
trial of Dr. Hermann Nelson S*nder
on charge* that, to cut short her suf-
fering. h* murdered a woman patient
doomed by cancer.
Well weighted with maturity, th*
Jury reflect* the complexion of this
industrial center—both in their Job*
and religion.
memory of Lt. Col Leon Vance Jr L average age of the 12 who will
... . J __ . 1 KtetaP thte ia AA At Ireaat aawan am
‘ nlht “hZ w“k- tereltX--------- ~ '
, iw« Bamer Ote**7 Co out ***m8 inevitable i----a-----------------— ■ ■ ■ Th* monument and plaques were
too 8 Rabtnson. reported more than WhM* lafanaad > n “J™*1,,5** ‘SLS‘rf°re* ?*.ly
when the BnM fteld wm named tn
Vanre a honor. - ..
Col. Tom W 8co4t, field com ma n-
dsr, said Mayor Herbert Barnett will
offlcteJIy present the granite monu-
ment. Harry Patocak. president of the
Bnld chamber of cotnmsrce. will un-
vall It. Mrs. Leon R. Venae, step-
mother of th* late ookmel, will attend
ths ceremony.
jreteSnatinn
Stocttoldsr in the Tulsa all firm. Acheson said recently te would not
‘ “ turn hto back on Rise.
Tta reaoluticn says Achaean gar*
"poDonal comfort to on* proven be-
yond doubt to tav* betrayed a public
trust."
Texas Legislature Asks
Truman to Fire Acheson
AUSTIN, Feb. 23—(AX—The TexM
tagtetatnre to on record Wednesday In
demanding that Secretary of State
Aeheaon te fired for “giving personal
TULSA. FVb. 23—(Ax-Appotataenvcomfort" to Alger Hto*. Th* Texm
of a receiver and damagae tar 835.000 senate paaaed a hover resolution. 30-8.
were aatod tn federal coart TMeday Tta measure awgseta to Pvted.nl
agalata the Petroleum Engineers Fre- Truman that te requaat Aeheaon *
" freetonatian for hto attttmte toward
Aa HM *m filed by a New York Him. recently convicted at pstjury.
J. Hayden
ident F. W Freeborn IB M-
div.
es-
By Gilbert Hill
Mont of central Oklahoma's
winter wheat crop faces seri-
ous damage from greenbugs
—the tiny, nap-sucking in-
sects which turn wheat yel-
low in spots at first, then kil
entire fields—experts report-
ed Wednesday.
The area Infected extends
roughly from Enid south to the
Red river, from Stillwater west-
ward to near Watonga, In Blaine
county, said C. F. BtUes. exten-
sion entomologist at Oklahoma
AAM college.
8 Ba4 AftM FevW
Stiles and Dr. R. G. Dshm*. eoitege
entomologist, are checking field*
throughout tta erea In an effort to
find out where th* chief damage can
to expected, and "we know of st tenet
eertou* ere**—one In Blaine
j, another in Kingfisher county,
another tn Cotton county, in
southwest Oktahomt."
It* the first time in history that
the bug* have appeared in the au-
tumn in Oklahoma, and continued to
Sv* snd eat on tta wheat plant
straight through tta winter.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22-(U^-The United States is planning a gmd crop yet-bu" th* odd*
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