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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1940)
y j hji.wih noting WEATHER ' High 89. Lew 3 PRECIPITATION 24 houri to 8 a. ra .............! 4 Saaion lo data .......15 Normal praelpltallon .........89 Lilt yaar to data ......91 PICTURES!. Aitoclnted Pri Telomata, NEA Teltpho toi and llvs local nawtplcture and en graving staff provlda Newt and Harald rotdart with a comprohtntlve photograph, lo aarvlca. ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS PRICE FIVE CENTS VTH FALLS, ORE., MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1940 Number 9111 M irfllKIUWla llll mum . r-i nU mm 5 is 1 ) if- j - In The '$ Day's ;! ; ;: News By FRANK JENKINS UMIK It mitno advice lo Anierl- cans: "II will bo In r beitcr for Eng In lid if I ho United stales doesn't become directly engaged In this wnr. If tht! Unui'l StiiU-H Muyt out, England should win hi six ir seven years. "If wo go In, thru1 I no tell ing wlil.t would happen became Jnpiiii would runic in and Eng land th'-n couldn't gel the unite ruili and Miiiphrj .Hho need from America." TNJO, It iMt't thu writer's ad vie. It isn't arivlrc from an American Isolationist. It Hil t idvico from a Inmnn w man who ii-am the couciin'na-a of war. It cumea from Samuel G Thumton, a Linn county (Ore gon) hoy who fought In the first World war and lim Just been lionorah'y discharged from the Hoy ill Air Force, af'er a year of lighting for Brlt.nn yIURSTON, Interviewed In San Francisco, pays tribute lo the strategy of tin- Germans In their ronqueiit of Norway and to the ability of U.-rman pilots and the worth of tholr planet, "Hut," ho od.l, "the Britlah boya havo more 'adaptable minds' and In unexiiecicd emer gencies are much tho better lliera." In adilltlnn, h ayt (hey have a great advantage In fighting over their own rout-try, became when they aurvivo being hot clown they can fignl again. Every German pilot aho; down la either killed In the crash or la made a prisoner. 'THE British bombed Berlin heavily Sunday night and angry nail offlc'als assort that It was an "outright act of terror ism," a no military objectives (they Insist) were hit. Well, nazls ought to know all about acts of terrorism. DEM EMBER these nazls are Vlv talking to then OWN PEO PLE not to the world nl largo. It may be that tnev aie a little worried as to what might happen ' at home If tills brltlsh bombing ' of Germany continues.) -THERE arc growing mutterlngs In tho Ilalk.Mis and rumors fly thick that Russia is prepar ing to resist a German thrust at the Dardanelles. If you aro wis'), you will ex pect Stalin to light Germany ..only when you SHE 1IIM DOING IT. The best guess at Ptnlln's gnme Is that ho plans to let tho rest of the world fight to exhaustion an Hint he can stop In safoly nnd pick tho bones. Six Kilil Whpn lMaim Tan Hies Willi l'nrn liuHNi MARIANNA, Ark., Oct. 21 (P) The civil acroniiutlcs authority plnnned todny io Invcsllgnto a midair accident In which six persons were killed after a sight seeing plnne Ikt.iiiio entangled Jn a stunt man's parnchuta nt an nlr show nnd plunged 800 feet to earth. Eyewitnesses said tho plane was circling slowiy around tho descending parachutist yesterday to Rive four piidS'.'ngers a close tip view. Tho craft became en meshed jn t " 0 parncliuto's shrouds and plunged' downward, carrying the pnrnchiillsl with It. Tho dead: Pnui Ni.ltj.iwa, 30, Browcrvlllo, Mien., the. parachu tist: Gor-rgc Zorn, SO, Greenville, Miss., the pilot, Luwrcnce Do Marke, HO, Mnrtaiinn laundry owner; Paul Bowlo 35, former nin rslin I nt Brlckleys. a nearby town; J M. Cook fill a planta tion owner who lived near Mar inmia; and Joo Onipbcll, 34, Forrest City, Nalejrtwn'a final leap, which Jslartcd from another plnno at an Jsititucln of 3000 loot, was billed ' as his lRl.il, Ho !,liiflod para chute Jumping live years Ifio in North Dakota, m. IlutloiiM And aainirl ftaii' ii A V'irf"r J-JJlJi - Ed Carson, 67, li simply plattarad with button which ha has collsctad over the antlre country the past 25 years. Ed ii now paying a visit to Klamath Falls and hopes to add to hit collection at he has tnace on the back oi hit frock-tailed coat. SETTLEMENT EKED NLRB Hearing Postponed to Allow Parties to t Iron Out Difficulty Representatives of the nation al labor relations board, the Lamm Lumber company of Mo doc Point and the negotiating committee from the Lamm log ging camp were closeted In a discussion Monday which may remove the necessity of a formal NLRB hearing and result In a settlement of the charges which grew out of the recent Yamsey strike. A postponement of the hear ing, which had been scheduled to get underway at the court house nt 10 o'clock Monday morning, was ordered after both parties to tho dispute agreed to meet In an attempt to Iron out tho difficulties. Two Charges The meeting was underway at tho offices of John B, Kbing er, attorney for tho Lamm Lum ber company. The discussion revolved around the possibility of reach ing a settlement on two prin ciple charges filed against the (Continued on Pagu Six) Churchill Warns French Not To Take Sides Against Ally LONDON, Oct. 21 (A1) Prime Minister Churchill wnrncd the French people tonight tlint Ger many "is resolved on nothing less than tho complete wiping out of the French nation" nnd urged Frenchmen to "rearm your spirits beforo it Is too late," In a fireside pep talk to flic people of Britain's fallen ally, broadcast in both English nnd French, ho declared that Brit ain is fighting for a victory which "we will sharo with you" and said all Britain asked of FrcnchmM "Is that, if you can not help us, nt least you will not hinder us." An apparent reference lo American aid for Britain came in this passago of Churchill's fighting speech: "The crimes of Horr Hitler are bringing upon him and up on nil who belong to his system a rot t ibu t Ion which many of us will live to ace. More IIulfonM 'Button Man Visits With City Police By LOIS STEWART "Button, button, who has the button?" As far as Ed Carson goes, he has all the buttons he needs but as long as collecting buttons of all sizes and description is his hobby and he has a l.ttle more room on the back of his coat, he'll go right on adding to his collection. Ed Corson, 67, a native of Al ma, Colo., and awDassador with out portfolio to every town In the courtry, was escorted to the police station Saturday after noon where he assured the boys that a vag charge p'aced against him would have a most demoral izing effect. Crotted Plaint , Carson, wearing moro buttons than a campaign manager, was literally covered with the little round affairs, some new nnd bright, whilo others wcro tarn ished with ago, including some of an ancient vintage nnd in the possession of Carson for some 29 or 30 years. Ed a lung beard had been cut down considerably to give him more display space on his chest, thorgh still making (Continued on Pngo Six) Story "Not Flnlthod" "The story is not yet finished, but it will not be so long. We are on his track and so are our friends across the Atlantic ocean." Churchill's broadcast came at a time when the Germans were rumored attempting to maneu ver tho French into joining forces with the axis powers against the British. Churchill reminded French men that Britons havo not for gotten the "lies that unite us to tho French." The British, lie continued, "now as ever," have command of the seas and "In 1041 we shnll havo command of the air." Declaring London is bearing up well under Gorman bom bardment, Churchill said: "Our nirforce has more than held Its own. Wo are waiting for the long-promised (Gorman) Invasion." " Then he tjulppccl, "so are the flshes." Klamath Hunter Dies of Wound NEWELL HIT BY SHOT LATE SUM! Oil Man Dies After Trip From Strawberry Flat to Hospital Here A ricocheting bullet from a hunter's gun cost the life of Ira Joseph Newell, 44, Sunday. Mr. Newell and members of his party weie on a weekend hunt ing expedition on btrawoerry flat in the mule deer reserve when the fatal accident occur red. , He died at 9:28 p. m. tn Hillside hospital. District Attorney L. Orth Sise- more stated the accident oc curred in Klamath county al though the Strawberry flat sec tion includes a small portion of Klamath and a greater of Lake. If the tragedy occurred in Klam ath this is the first deer hunt ing fatality in this section in several years. . Buck Came By Mr. Newell and his young son, Marvin, 10, with the form er'! brother-in-law, Albert Stuart, 27lg Derby atret, bad mado camp In the reserve Fri day. Saturday they were Joined by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Stuart of Altamont.. This is the story as reported by city police who investigated the accident when the victim was brought to Hillside hospital where an operation at 8:30 p. m. failed to save his life: "The party was hunting about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon when a big buck came out of the brush and started across the flat. Cecil Stuart said he fired four shots at the deer and a few moments later Marvhj, hunting with his father, cried oiit, 'Daddy's shot.' The others rushed to his side and aided by Seth Watters. 320 South Sixth street, and Ike Zumwalt, 3236 Cannon street, carried the wounded man to the Watters' pickup and rushed him to the hospital. The bullet, which ap parently had ricocheted from some object, had split before it penetrated Mr. Newell's ab domen and mangled his liver, physicians reported." . Shots Hoard At the time the Klamath men were hunting In the flat other hunters were in the same sec tion and the Stuart men said additional shots were heard at the timo Cecil Stuart fired at tho buck. It is understood the same deer was wounded by Mr. Newell as the animal crossed in front of him. Mr. Newell has lived here for the past 12 years and not long ago completed a home for his family on the Lakevlew highway just east of the junc tion. He Is survived by his wife, Esther, two daughters, (Continued on Page Six) flood Itlnmcd for Two Ilnil Dennis On Cnnndn Line VANCOUVER. B. C. Oct. 21 (Canadian Press) Two deaths were charged today to flood wa ters that have swept five British Columbia areas during the past few days. Engineer J. C. Carpenter and Fireman S. J. Mayer, both of northerly Smithcrs, B. C, were killed Saturday night when the engine, tender and one freight car of an eastbound Canadian National railway passenger train went through a bridge over Lorno creek, 125 miles east of Prince Rupert. The remainder of tho cars stayed upright on the track. Tho wreck was the second on the line Saturday, Earlier in the day a "trouble" train, en route to clear a slide which had pre viously delayed the passenger, ran into another slldo a few miles northeast along tho line. The engine was derailed but no one was Injured. Victim Kennell-Ellis Ira J. Nawell. 44, oil com piny employ, who died Sun day night from gunshot wounds received while deer hunting in tho Strawberry flat section near Bly. F. I DECLINES TO Willkie Offers to Give President Place" on Baltimore Program WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (P) President Roosevelt, a secretary said today, is not accepting Wendell L. Willkie'i offer to share an auditorium with him in Baltimore October 30. Stephen Early, the president's press secretary, said that rath' er than In Baltimore or Wash ington on that date Mr. Roose velt probably would speak at the Academy of Music hall in Brooklyn, N. V. Asked whether the chief ex ecutive had any disposition to accept Willkie's challenge to de bate, Early remarked that it had been a "public" challenge. Then he added to a reporter at his press conference: "If I were going to invite you to my home, I'd send you the invita tion, and I don't think I'd send it if I knew you weren't com ing." ABOARD WILLKIE TRAIN EN ROUTE TO MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21 (VP) Wendell L. Will kie, attacking President Roose velt's third term candidacy, de clared today that under one man rule" the first things to be curbed are labor unions, church es and education. "The precedent once estab lished, even assuming that the president has the noblest mo tives, will be used by some suc cessor to tako away this life of ours, the republican nom inee said at Wausau, Wis. Willkie began the final two weeks of his presidential cam paign by urging that President Roosevelt debate with him in Baltimore, Oct. 30. The republican nominee, who two months, ago challenged the chief executive to a series of debates on national issues, said last night he had been told that his backers obtained the only sizeable hall for that date. Highway 97 Lends iVnvel Tho Dalles-California highway was the most traveled route from Oregon into California, de partment of agriculture reports from ' Sacramento revealed to day. The Pacific highway was second, Oregon coast third, and Redwood .highway fourth. By inspection stations: Dorris 5650 foreign passenger cars for Sep tember:, Hornbrook 4235; Smith River 3823; Alturas 844; Tule- lake 702. TURK-RUSSIAN ENVOYS TALK European Turkey Jammed With Troops, Bulgar ian Paper Says By Tha -Associatod Press BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 21 Reports that Soviet Russian Turkish military talks had been instituted and that Turkish mili tary preparation was increasing along the strategic Dardanelles gateway to the Near East were beard today in the Balkans. At the same time, Rumania In augurated a blackout for Buch arest and the nearby oil fields. - Troopi Mova Travelers from Turkey said in Athens that railway lines to Adrianople, a Turkish city in territory wedged between the Bulgarian and Greek borders, were jammed with troop trains, while a half a million Turkish troops were said to be already in the region of the Dardanelles. A rumor that Soviet-Turkish military talks were under way in Adrianople was carried by the Budapest newspaper, Magyar Nemzet, while other unconfirm ed reports said the Turks were building new fortifications and communications. ; The Turkish press, predicting that the axis would attempt its next push in the Near East, played up British maneuvers to counter such a drive. Bucharest, the once gay capi tal of Rumania, and the rich Ploesti old fields nearby were blacked out at midnight last night under new regulations. Despite warlike talk, however, most Balkan observers felt it un likely that an axis campaign was in the offing but that only strong diplomatic action could be ex pected for the time being. ISTANBUL. Turkev. Oct 21 VP) The Turkish press reiter ated today its previous chal lenges to Germany's amhitinn in southeastern Europe and alsj commented bitterly on Bulgaria s aiuiuae as allegedly reflected in Sofia newspapers. Turkev wants neace. uM an editorial in Yeni Sabah, but a bitter struggle is preferred to' "peace gained dishonorably." I he editorial criticized an editorial in the Sofia newspaper Mir which rcDortedlv siipeixiteH that German victory is inevit able ana urged that small na tions capitulate without resist ance, i ' ANGELL CRITICIZES PORTLAND, 0 t. 21 (P) Rep. Homer D. Angell (R-Ore) said today the national defense pro gram was not "clicking as it should." BALKAN PUNS Italians Attack Island in Persian Gulf to Irk India ROME, Oct. 21 OP) Stefani. official Italian news agency, said today a far-reaching political motive behind Saturday's bomb ing of Bahrein Island in the Persian gulf was tho hope it would increase anti-British feel ing in India. "The Italian air force reached clear to the gateway of English India," Stefani said, "where the population's fermcn'. against the dominating nation is increasing daily. Tho air action against Bah rein will have world repercus sions. 2S00 Mile Flight Yesterday's communique of the Italian high command said Italian planes flew 2800 miles to bomb the British oil center- in the Gulf of Persia, setting "en ormous fires" with hits on pipe lines, refineries and tanks. The Bahrein Petroleum com pany, which conducts operations of the island is described as a In Charge iJit 'J - ! i . 'A i Kennell-Ellis ' Major Theodore Case, who has boon placed in full charge of the joint offices of the Klam ath selective service boards in tho basement of the courthouse. .-..Vf,, 'V - '- Lottery' to Be Held on October 29 in Washing ton by Stimson The Klamath selective service boards announced Monday that Major Ted Case, deferred from active service due to the rigid physical requirements of the United States army, has been placed in full charge of the of fices of the two boards. He will handle this work, it was an nounced, pending possible re classification that may take him back into active army duty. . Major Case conferred with the members of the draft boards Monday, and took over the of fices in the basement of . the courthouse. Numbers Drawn H. N. Moe and Fred Heilbron ner, chairmen of the local boards, both expressed their satisfaction that the boards had been able to obtain Major Case's services. They said he had had 19 years of service and is thoroughly familiar with army requirements and procedure. He has had five years experience as chief deputy in the county clerk s office and is well and favorably known to the citizens of Klam ath county, the board chairman said. The two boards, it was said, are up on the schedule of their work provided them. Serial numbers of the men registered here have all been assigned, and will be posted shortly at the front of the courthouse. They are now receiving cards . (Continued on Page Six) British firm registered in Can ada, which is partly owned by Standard Oil company of Cali fornia and the Texas corpora tion. The British said American owned oil wells on the mainland of Saudi Arabia were bombed. WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (P) James M. Moffett, vice president of the Standard Oil company of California, said today he had filed with Sumner Welles, undersecretary of state a protest against the Italian bombing of American -owned properties of the Californta-Aiabian Standard Oil company in Arabia.' LUCKV SPLIT PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21 (P) Neighborhood cats were first on the scene when a milk wagon upset. More then 0 lapped up the stuff from 192 broken bottles. RAF PLAIN TO TAKE WAR Air Force Pounds Axis Cities; Germans Pro test "Terror" By Tho Associated Frets - Great Britain served notice on Adolf Hitler today that ttw RAF is girding to transfer the air battle into "German ski-s over German fields" and that "the day we can take the offensive steadily approaches." This double-barreled warning, voiced by First Lord of the Ad miralty A. V. Alexander and Colonial Secretary Lord Lloyd, was further emphasized by a London air ministry statement declaring: Bomb Attacks "Both ends of the Rome-Berlin axis had a foretaste of the gathering strength of the royal air force last night, when the capital of the German reich and two of Italy's great industrial centers were simultaneously bombed by aircraft-of the bomb er command." ; . j The air ministry also report ed that RAF raiders slashed at Germany's big naval docks at Hamburg and Wilhelmshavun and a large warship "is believed to have been hit." . Bsrlin Raided Other RAF bombers attacked Berlin, the groat Krupp arma ment works at Essen, oil refin eries and other military objec tives. Lord Beaverbrook, minister of aircraft production, disclosed that England now has more planes than ever before, but ha said he would not be satisfied until "the sky is swarming" with them. Berlin reported many civil ians killed and wounded as Brit ish warplanes, striking in sev eral waves, destroyed an apart ment building in west Berlin and showered incendiaries and high-explosive bombs on the German capital. It was Berlin's first air-raid in five nights. The Germans asserted that their bombing squadrons had dropped 500 tons of bombs on Britain in one 24-hour period over the weekend. ' Rome reported eight killed, 15 wounded by British raiders attacking cities in north Italy for the first time since early September. Authorized nazis ' protested that the night raid on Berlin was "an outright of terror against the Berlin population," asserting that no military objec tives were hit and only residen tial sections were attacked. Hitler's high command report ed a devastating new U-boat cam paign against British shipping, with 43 ships totalling 327,000 tons destroyed in two days. REFEREE TACKLED PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21 W) Referee John Chapman inad vertently got between the run ner and a tackier during a semi pro football game. The tackier missed the ball-carrier, but not Chapman, whose leg was broken in threu places by the impact. TOO MUCH STATIC " INDIANAPOLIS, (P) T w o Negro burglars caught in a down town office were not good lis teners. One. police said, carried portable radio tuned to the call which sent officers to the place. News Index City Briefs Page 8 Comics and Story ;..Pae , 2 Editorials Page 4 Information Page Market, Financial . ..Page 10 Pattern ..... Page 4 Sports ......Page 9 Weather Pag 8 TO NAZI SKIES i
