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By FRANK JENKINS
THKHE In much tnlk these day
of Inflation. That -nuiiiiculi
tn interesting o.uetlo."Wht
I InflallonT" tJtfrY,
VjOST propla have 'the ' idea
that Inflnllon In paying gov
trnmenl' blllii with printing
pre money that l to oy, wllh
government I O U'i.
.. Thla definition promptly runa
ftilo a snag.
.. Kor year the government of
the United Slate hat been pay
Inn Ita bllla with II own I O U'i.
But we have had no Inflation, In
aplte of repeated gloomy pre
diction to that effect.
WhyT
.
TIERS la an anawer:
Inflation I reflected In
constantly rllng price which
1 another way of aaylng that In
.flatlnn la a reflection of DE
CREASED public confidence In
the value of money. Hut during
the year when the govern
ment haa been paying Ita bill
with ita own I O U'i there haa
been a SUriPI.US of labor and
a corresponding aurplui of plant
capacity.
Every time price have ahown
tendency to rla the result hat
been putting Idle men and idle
machine to work, thus lucre-
i .1 II. Jit .r. ,.,,..-.,
rXnimoditlei above the capacity
of the public to bur nd so tend
ing price down again.
That, In the opinion of many
economists, i why we have had
no Inflation In the pant.
A LOT of liberal thinkert
have been flirting with the
Idea of repealing the law of
upply and demand, but nobody
ha been able to get away with
It yet. In a world whoe stand
rda have been changing to rap
idly a to make most of ut dlzty,
It remain a true a It ever we
that when there are more sellers
than buyer TRICES CO
DOWN!)
THE Inflation predicter are
bimy again, and t h I time
(hey have a theory that ound
t pluMible. Thl theory wa voiced
' Ii Portland the other day by
Dh William Trufont Fotter, form'
f er president of Reed college,
now director of the Pollnk
Foundation for Economic Re
search. Dr. Foster aald:
"I eatimnte the Income In
Wages In defense expenditures
alone will mean an Increase In
consumer Income of more than
$100,000,000 a day. This will be
an average for the next 13
months.
.i'. "But the wages produced for
the making of these goods (guns,
tanks, planes, etc.) will be spent
for consumption, and they can
not incrcano the production of
consumers' goods as rapidly as
Oiey Increase the flow of money
to consumers.
The result of this situation, he
jhlnks, will be rising prices,
f ET'S put It a little more simply
"Vflian Dr. Foster does.
' W"he defonso money that will
produce this $100,000,000 a day
in added wages will bo spent
for guns, tanks, planes., etc
which people CAN'T CONSUME.
The production of these guns,
tanks, planes, etc., will tako up
si considerable part of our factory
capacity which would otherwise
be used for production of what
thn economists coll ' consumers
goods" automobiles, washing
machines, radios, vacuum clean
ers and tho like, The result will
bo thnt these things will become
SCARCER,
'. But nil the timo tho added Ac
I (Continued on Pago Two)
25 YEARS
AGO TODAY
': By The Associated Press
.'flyov. 21, 1018 Allied war.
ships coopernto with British
troops In heavy fighting against
Turks.
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Column Moves on Second
Important Town in
Albania
ATHENS, Nov. 21 (T) Greek
forces were reported to have
reached the outskirts of the be
sieged Italian base city of Kor
itia In Albania this morning.
At the same time, In the
coastal aector of the fighting
zone, Greek columns were said
to be marching rapidly on an
other important Italian base,
Argirocastro, also In Albania.
Italian resistance In that tone
was reported to have collapsed
almost totally.
War Supplies
Latest information from the
front said the Greeks were with
in six miles of Argirocastro,
which Is said to rank cminllv
with Korltza in strategic Maine.
it was on these two cities that
the Italians had based their drive
Into Greece. Huge stores of war
materials had been assembled in
both cities.
A thrust through the center of
the Italian lines, putting the
fascist forces to hasty flight at a
point six miles within Albania,
was the previous high spot of
Greek successes reported today
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CIO, AFL Start
Remove 'Isms,' Racketeering
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J Nov.
21 f) A declaration against tho
philosophy of communism, naz-
Ism and fascism was reported
drafted and ready for a vote in
tho CIO convention today.
For a , wock there has been
open agitation for CIO action on
such a policy and for a show
down between so-cnllcd left and
right wing srouiy.
Proposals calling for tho adop
tion of this policy , have been
under consideration , in tho reso
lutions committee since CIO
members gathered hore in their
third convention to determine
policies they would , follow after
John L, Lewis retires' from CIO's
presidency.
. Thorny Issue
Since Lewis and a group of
labor : leaders . established (SlO
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British Stop '
German Raid
In Midlands
LONDON, Nov. 21 (if) Lon-
don'a sirens sounded two day.
light alerts in quick succession
today, shortly after raiders were
reported over scattered towns
In England.
The first two daylight raids on
London were of short duration.
Fir Bombs
A southeast England village
turned out en masse to help fire
men control fires caused last
night by hundreds of incendiary
bombs dropped by nml raiders.
In the London area a high ex
plosive bomb killed a family of
four, the parents and two daught
ers. Raid Scattered
Terrific anti-aircraft fire was
reported today to havo taken
tho sting out of the nazis' second
successive night of "all out"
raiding on Britain's vital mid
lands and the government de
scribed tho attacks as "intermit
tent and on a minor scale."
Apparently trying to strike
another blow similar to that at
Coventry a week ago, swarms
of raiders poured over an east
midlands town during tho night
but were said to have been dis
persed by ground guns after less
than two hours of incendiary
bomb-dropping first step in the
technique of total air war.
A British communique said "a
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Action to
ncre live years ago to engage
In a militant campaign to union'
ir.o big industry there have been
charges that adherents of com
munism had obtained a foothold
In tho now movement and were
nctlvo in organizing work, "
During tho past week the drive
to bring about a showdown on
CIO's attltudo toward tho thorny
Issue became one of tjie conven
tion's major activities, '
The Amalgamated Clothing
Workers'- union headed by Sid
noy Illllman, labor member of
the national defonso commission,
played ' a leading part in the
drive, supporting a resolution to
condemn communism, fascism
and nazism, and also a proposal
to put Into CIO's constitution an
amendment which would make
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Father Brings Suspect to
County Jail After
Charge Filed
Joe Kirk, wanted for the al
leged murder of Leonard Monte
John, appeared at the door of
the county jail at 10:13 o'clock
Thursday morning.
He was accompanied: by his
father, Clayton Kirk, prom in
ent reservation Indian. '
Gives Self Up
When the startled Jailer. Rheu-
bin Herner, opened the jail door,
Clayton Kirk announced:
"Joe has come in to give him'
self up."
The 29-year-old Indian, against
whom a murder complaint was
signed Wednesday by Sheriff
Lloyd L. Low, walked into the
jail and was booked. He had
little to say and would not talk
ot the shooting of John at Bon,
anza Tuesday morning, which
led to the charge against Kirk.
"I think you've done the right
thing, Joe," said Herner, as he
booked the Indian. "You're sav
ing yourself a lot of trouble."
- Clayton Kirk said that when
he started from his home for
Chiloquln Thursday morning, he
went over to another place and
found Jo there. Knowing of the
charge that had been filed in
Klamath Falls, he advised his
son to come along with him.
The elder Kirk did not state
where Joe had been since Tues
day morning. He stated he was
going to obtain legal counsel for
his son. ' '
' Search Called Off -
Herner immediately made a
long distance chII to Bonanza,
where Sheriff Lloyd Low was
making .further investigation of
the shooting scrape that was fol-
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Ilrillsh Itcport 1
Kl!yp VlHory
LONDON. Nov. 2t P) The
British middle east command re
ported today that 108 "enemy"
troops wero killed in an engage
ment in ,the western desert of
Egypt Tuesday at "small cost"
to the British forces. , . '
Five Italian tanks were de
stroyed and six were severely
damaged, tho oommunique from
Cairo said. ... ,.
Dies
PENETRATION
AFFAIRS TOLD
German Diplomats, News
Service Charged With
Activities in U. S.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 OP)
The 'Dies committee published
today ita long-heralded "white
paper," reporting on its invest!
gation ot German activities
the United States. It set forth
testimony and documentary evi
dence designed to show:
1. That German diplomats
took a lively interest in spread'
ing 4he work of the Transocean
News Service' (not affiliated
with any American news serv
ice) which the committee de
scribed as a "propaganda'
agency capable of engaging "in
espionage activities."
Post War Plans
2. That the German govern'
mcnt has undertaken a "far-
sighted policy" of economic pene
tration In both North and South
America. . , i.,, t . 1
3. That a document eie! in
New York contained a plan for
tna organization of German in
dustry in America after the war.
Complete even to names of pro
posed officers.
4. That Mandred Zapp, named
as Transocean representative in
the United States, "took a deep
interest in the manner in which
the United States handled its
diplomatic relations with Japan
and, in fact, at times not only
gave advice to representatives of
the Japanese government but
also indicated to his own coun
try, nazi Germany, certain teps
that might be taken to aid his
country in the handling of dip
lomatic affairs.'
The SOO-page report, which
Chairman Dies (D-Tex.) describ
ed in advance as a "white paper,
was heavily documented with
the testimony of scores of wit
nesses and with letters, tele
grams and other exhibits seized
by committee agents in raids,
mostly in New York City.
The committee said:
"As a result of these investi
gations, it became apparent that
the activities of the German gov
ernment in this country were
not devoted solely toward propa
ganda and so-called military
espionage, but also reflect the
fact that the German government
over a period of years has been
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llrliish Worships
Sunk lly German
Speedboats, Claim
BERLIN, Nov. 21 W) Ger
man speedboats have sunk Brit-
isn war vessels, including six
destroyers and two submarines,
with a total tonnage of 11,300
since the. beginning of the war,
the high command claimed to
day.
in addition, a communique
said, the speedboats have de
stroyed 212,000 tons of merchant
shipping. .
"Now for the first time." the
high command said, "one Ger
man speedboat was lost in a tight
with several English destroyers
during an operation against the
English east coast."
(The British reported that
such a torpedo craft was sunk
Tuesday night by light naval
forces in the North sea.)
Attributing the loss ot "a
great number of enemy war
ships" to the German speed
boats, the communique reported
that the boats had had "numer
ous fights with superior Brit
lsh forces."
Informed sources added,
meanwhile, that German fliers
had dropped more than 100,0" )
kilograms (221,000 pounds) uf
bombs in raids last night, and
also, attacked Bristol. Liverpool,
Southampton and southeastern
coastal harbors.
Findings Hit
Youth Killed on Icy Road
As Car Hits Logging Truck
Below Sun Mountain Grade
Klamath's staggering highway
toll mounted still another notch
Wednesday when Max Blohm,
26, was instantly killed in a
truck-car smashup blamed on
icy pavement near Fort Klamath
junction.
Three persons riding with
Blohm were injured. Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Callahan were con
fined in Klam
ath Agency hos
pital and Jack
Rossen was
treated for min
or injuries. All
26
Klamath Auto were from
Toll in 1940 Ocean Park,
Calif.
The accident occurred on the
straight stretch at the bottom of
Sun mountain grade on The
Dalles .. California highway, twb
miles north of Fort Klamath
junction. According to investi
gating officers, Blohm's car,
northbound, first veered off the
highway to the right and then
went out of control on the icy
pavement as the driver swerved
to regain the road.
Continuing toward the left,
British Air;
Officer Heldm
By Italians
ROME, Nov. 21 (P) The cap
ture of the new vice commander
of the British air forces in the
middle east, Air Marshal Owen
Tudor Boyd, was announced to
day by the Italian high com
mand. Tudor, former commander of
the British balloon barrage
forces, and six other men, in
cluding four officers, were cap
tured in Sicily when a British
Wellington plane made a forced
landing, its communique said.
He was reported en route from
England to take over the post
when his plane went down.
(Air vice-Marshal Boyd, . a
World war veteran, joined the
royal air force in 1916 after serv
ing in the Indian army." He was
Kiirector of .air ministry personal
services from 1938 to 1938.)
Fascist troops smashed repeat
ed Greek attacks along the Al
banian front, particularly in the
Korltza sector, the daily com
munique said.
LONDON, Nov. 21 (JP) The
air ministry announced today
that Air Marshal Owen Tudor
Boyd has been taken prisoner
by the Italians. " '
The announcement said that
the marshal had "been reported
missing while crossing the Medi
terranean by air," and added, "it
is now learned that he is a pris
oner in Italian hands."
Boyd, who was promoted to
the post of air marshal Novem
ber 8, was appointed deputy to
the chief air officer in the mid
dle east command in sweeping
changes in the royal air force
announced November 17.
Gray Skies Cover Klamath's
Observance
Thanksgiving was a gray and
quiet day in Klamath Falls. .
Light skiffs ot snow fell from
an overcast sky as the faithful
gathered for special church
services in which gratitude for
blessings was tho general theme.
A large union protestant serv
ice was held at the First Metho
dist church, with Rev. J. Clar
ence Orr as the speaker. "O
Magnify the Lord!", from
Psalms 34:3, was Rev Orr's
text, and he gave the historical
background of the Thanksgiving
observance. Several local min
isters participated in the service.
Turkey Featured r
Family gatherings around
tables loaded with "turkey and
trimmlns featured the days
observance throughout the
Klamath area.' Presence of tur-
the car smashed Into the loaded
log truck. The impact spun the
car to the left and threw Blohm
onto - the pavement under the
wheels of the heavy log trailer
which passed over his head, in
vestigators said.
The skidding car smashed
against a large tree at the side
of the road, scattering parts of
the motor for 30 feet. The truck
went off the road where trailer
and logs upset The truck is
owned by Updegrave brothers of
Fort Klamath who haul logs for
Algoma Lumber company from
the Yawkey tract on Sun moun
tain. The Blohm party was en route
to Seattle.
Sheriff Lloyd Low, District
Attorney Orth Sisemore and
state police officers investigated
the accident.
PORTLAND, Nov.' 21 (JP)
Four persons died in Oregon in
pre-Thanksgiving day road acci
dents last night.
Near The Dalles, Charles
Wheeler, 25, a government era-
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Antonescu in Berlin for
' Conference With Hit
ler on Balkans
BERLIN, Nov. 21 (JP) General
Ion Antonescu, premier of Ru
mania, arrived in Germany to
day, bringing his country to the
fore as the probable next recruit
for the expanding axis alliance.
Accompanied by his foreign
minister, Prince Cost in Sturza,
and the German minister to Ru
mania, Wilhelm Fabricius, the
Rumanian premier was greeted
at the Austrian border town of
Bruck by the German chief of
protocol, Baron Alexander Von
Doernberg, and other high reich
officials.
U. S. Opposed
i As Antonescu reached Ger
many, : authorized German
sources observed that if the
United . States were to go to
war against any one of the axis
powers, - not only ' Hungary,
which joined the alliance yester
day, but all other countries
which may yet join automatical
ly will be at war with America.
Also .those countries would find
themselves at war with England,
it was said.
One authorized commentator
added that adherence to the pact
automatically means that the
axis powers can move troops
through the adhering country.
This source said, however, that
emphasis is to be laid, not on
the military aspects of the al-
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of Thanksgiving
key on tho tables was less of a
burden on family budgets than
in many years, for prices on
the festive bird have been run
ning unusually low.
Thanksgiving eve was mark
ed by numeious large dances
in various parts ot the Klam
ath country. In Klumath Falls,
hundreds . jammed the armory
for the annual dance of the Po
1 i c e . Beneficiary association,
whose members declared the
event a complete - success. An
other, big -local affair was the
annual Thanksgiving eve dance
of the Elks club.
- Br The Associated Pre
Under roofs unmenaced by
bombers and at dinners prepared
without ration cards. Americans
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Nazis
LEADERS TELL
OF PLANS FOR
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Churchill Confident of
Success; Halifax' Says.!
Offer Made Russia ,l '
By The Auodated Press
LONDON, Nov. 21 (JPy-KicJ
George opened another wartime
parliament today with grateful
reference to "the ever-increasing
volume of munitions of
war", from the United States
and with a sober pledge that
his empire will fight "until free
dom is made secure." -
British-American relations, ha
said from the throne, ."could
not be more cordial," and he
gave thanks that Britain's
"ideals of ordered freedom, jus
tice and security," are so "wide
ly shared."
Grains of Hope -.
In the ensuing sessions of the
house of commons and the
house of lords, Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and Foreign
Secretary Lord Halifax - cava
Britain- other - grains of hope:
Churchill, for a British victory
before Suez: Halifax for torn
compromise, with soviet Russia.
Not only is there some rea
son to believe Russia and BrnV
ain will make . a . trade agree
ment Lord Halifax informed
the press, but he disclosed that
Britain has offered to Moscow
"a compromise settlement aris
ing out of soviet annexation
of territory' '(presumably the
Baltic states, credits of which
have been frozen by Britain).'
No Pomp -
The ancient ceremony In this
house of lords, where king and
queen sat on twin thrones, con
formed with: the realities of
war. There were no peeresses
in flashing jewels in the gal
lery, no scarlet and ermine
robes for the peers, no diplo
mats nor members of the pub
lic present, and there was no
state drive to Westminster in
the golden coach of royalty.-;
Afterward, both houses went
quickly- into the actual prob
lems of the conflict. . - . . , .
Confidence
In a passage answering ques
tions of Britain's war aims.
Churchill proclaimed his , sov-
ernmentls intention to keep
parliamentary institutions "vital
and active" even "under enemy
fire."
Churchill declared he looked
forward "with confidence and
hope" to the time . "when we
ourselves shall be is well armed
as our antagonists" and beyond
that to the timo when "the
arsenals and training grounds
and science of the. British em
pire" will "bring victory and
deliverance to all mankind."
King George paid a tribute
to United States aid to Britain
both in his opening speech to
day and in another proroguing
the old session yesterday. . Tha
latter was read by Lord Simon,
the lord chancellor.
Today the king attended the
ceremony in the house of lord -
clad In the uniform of an ad
miral of the fleet.
Queen Elizabeth accompanied
him, wearing a gown and coat
of deep purple. Tha ceremony
was shorn of much of its cus
tomary pomp because of the
war. ' .
Greeks Praised
The king also revealed hit
"gratification" at the exchange
of -British defense bases for
American destroyers He said
in the speech read by Lord Si
mon that ne noped tne Dases
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