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.' By FRANK JENKINS
EIGHTEEN men are drowned
when a f lahlnx schooner
(American) collide with a barge
A Boston harbor. Five of the
achooner'i crow of 23 are saved
after clinging lo (he rigging for
three hours. When rescued,
their hands and feet were froien.
Even peace has Ha casualties.
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1TWELVE sailors die soma in
agony and madness and some
In quiet ileep after IB days of
exposure In an open llfebont In
the cold North Atlantic.
. Their h!p. the Brltlih freight
er Carlton, waa torpedoed by an
Italian submarine. The crew
took to the sea In two open boata .
one of which haa Just been found
by a British merchant ship. The
Other la still mining.
' . That's what happens when the
hatreds of war are added lo the
harards of the sea.
TN the outskirts of London
housewives drop their kitchen
work lo smother flra bombs
dropped by re Id I us German
planes. . They make an efficient
Job of, It.
Your great-grandmother, (f
alive, could perhapa recall' that
when saves Indiana attacked
V white settlers, women and
rmiaren wok pari in tna ugm-
Ing and shared the fate of the
men.
The Teutonic tribes (described
by Tacitus as savages) ware
accompanied into battle by their
women. On frequent occasions
the warriors, routed by the su
perlor arms and discipline of the
Romans and fleeing, were halted
by their women end sent back
into the battle to win or to die
When all was lost, these
dauntless women were accus
tomed to destroy themselves and
their children rather then be
taken as spoils of war and sold
Into slavery.
TN these days captives, Includ--Ing
women and children, are
no longer sold Into slavery. In
. most of its other aspects, war haa
inverted to Ihe savagery of earl
ier centuries.
fills .dispatch comes over the
wires todny (Tuesday.)
' "Foreign observers express the
belief that Hitler and Mussolini
(at their' much-touted meeting)
may have agreed on a plan to
obtain France's co-operation' In
ttie war against Britain, by direct
action, If necessary."
I That hint will be worth watch
ing. It seems. Incredible that
Hitler will permit beaten France
to stand In his way. If he does,
It will be a sign that Franca, .la
stronger than most of us can
believe.
.
AS these words are written
(Tuesday morning) the Brit
ish are reported lo be starting
f' major attack on Tobruk, In
Italian Libya.
J'-iTha Idea Is to beat the. Ger
mans to whatever they may be
up to In the Mediterranean,
... .
WfHAt. the Germans appear to
, be up to la seizing bases for
air attack on the British Medi
terranean fleet. ' .'
'The British retort defiantly
that to date tho cruiser South,
ampton Is the only major war
ship sunk by airplane attack In
the 18 months of war.
Hitler can't crack the Brit
ish Jn the Mediterranean he is
going to have to pay a heavy
price sooner or later.
So look for him to hit with all
ha has.
25 YEARS
AGO TODAY
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'.Tan. 21, 1916 Russians seize
Farlnczle In eastern European
fighting, take Sultanabad in
Persia.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Veteran Nurse Honored
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Lydla Frleke Howard, en the occasion of the 20th anniversary
of her arrival In Klamath county to serve aa school health nurse,
was honored by 40 persons Tuesday. Mrs.. Howard, (loft), ac
cepts a gift from frlenda from Mrs, Marlon Hanks, long active
In county health work. t ' .
DISCORD FLARES IN
RUMANIAN CAPITAL
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Street Fights, Bombings
Mark Rivalry in Ranks
of Iron Guardists
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. 21 (&)
Widespread disorders in Ruma
nia with street fighting and
bombings Injuring civilians, Ger
man soldiers and communists In
the street of Bucharest and oth
er cities, were reported In diplo
matic dispatches today to Sofia,
Belgrade and Budapest.
Some sources In the other Bal
kan capitals attributed the Ru
manian outbreaks to bitter rival
ry between extremiata and more
conservative element in Ru
mania's Iron guard.
Resentment '
Others suggested that Increas
ing resentment In many quarters
over German military concen
trations in Rumania and against
the regime of Premier Ion An
tonescu might have flared Into a
free-for-all with nazl troops try
ing to restore order. -.
There were reports too, - the
disorders might he part of an
Intended coup by leftists, follow
ers of former King Carol, or oth
ers trying to wrest power from
the pro-German Iron guard.
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Un of Clot hem
Provokes Slaying'
MIAMI BEACH. Fla.. Jan.
21 (T) State Investigator Ray
mond Mills said today a chauf
feur held for killing a compan
ion acknowledged the slaying
and declared he shot because
Ihe victim "had been using my
toothbrush, comb and razor for
a year and I was tired of it. -
Mills said the dead man waa
Jack Meanes, 40-year-old Ak
ron, O., chauffeur, and identi
fied the killer as Stanley Sykes,
35, of New York. , . . .
"Black Rain" Question Gets
Attention of City Leaders
Klamath'a "black rain" the
soot and burned cinders that set.
tie on parts of the city In wintry
days . received the attention
Tuesday of both the city council
and city planning commission Af
ter protests against the nuisance
were voiced at a council meet
ing Monday night.
At that meeting, Mrs. Claude
Davia addressed the council as
spokeswoman for a large delega
tion of. householders, mainly
from the "first hill" nbove the
main part of town. Complying
with her request that the city
officials consider what may be
done about the matter, Mayor
Houston asked the planning com-
:ents
Nurse Feted
For 20Year
5eryice,nere-
Sincere tribute was ipalfr Tues
day to Lydla Fricke Howard, for
the past 20 years associated with
health work in Klamath county
when 40 friends and co-workers
gathered at Hickman's for lunch'
eon to honor Mrs. Howard on
the anniversary, of her arrival in
Klamath Falls.
Brief talks were given con'
cerning Mrs. Howard's work in
the field of . health by Dr.
George A. Massey, Dr. Peter H.
Rozendal, Fred Peterson, J. Per
cy Wells, and a silver tray, and
flowers, from the group were
presented by Mrs. Marion-Hanks.
Mrs. , Phil Brixner presided at
the luncheon.
Dr. Massey reviewed the early
days of public health work
which he termed . "simple and
primitive." He compared the
territory which Lydla Fricke
covered aa the first health nurse
where she traveled ''almost to
Bend, half-way to Lakeview, past
Keno some 20-odd . 'miles, and
Just about to Dorris." .
"Mrs. Howard's chief Inspira
tlon was one of character," said
Dr. Massey, "and she has been an
Inspiration to - all those with
whom she has worked these past
20 years. . . . ,. ... ' .. ' .
Dr. Rozendal ' honored . Mrs
Howard with whom he Is asso'
elated in the health unit. Few
persona In ihe county knew the
Klamath country as Mrs. How
ard knows it, and just now she
la working on a history of Klam
ath county a health department,
Dr. Rozendal stated.
Early work In the Klamath
county school was discussed by
Fred . Peterson, county, school
superintendent. '.who said the
school system had profited great
ly by her presence. . . :
"Through the years Mrs. How
ard has been in the school sys
tem' said J. Percy Wells, city
school head,' "she has kept her
course faithfully and she has
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I mission at Its Tuesday meeting
10 consider it,
' Many Sources '
, . In the general discussion at the
planning commission meeting, it
was brought out that while the
Klamath Heating company is
popularly blamed for most of the
trouble, any heating plant using
hog fuel or sawdust Is suspected
and that probably many burning
plants are contributing to the
volume of cinders and soot.
, While it was brought out that
extensive and possibly prohibi
tory expenditures might be ne
cessitated to eliminate the nui
sance completely, ltwas agreed
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IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND
KLAMATH PALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, JANUARY 21,
Greeks ThrowBackC
ITALIANS LOSE
GROUND AFTER
Athens Keports Advances
After Assault on
Tepeleni Front
ATHENS, Jan. 27 OP) The
Greeks reported . today their
forces had repulsed what they
described as the largest and most
carefully planned Italian counter-attack
yet attempted in the
Tepeleni sector of the Albanian
front.
- As a result of this desperate
attempt to halt the Greek ad
vance, the Italians were declared
to have lost their original posi
tions along with the great num
bers of their attacking force.
Height Belied
On the front north of Klisura
the Greeks reported they also
scored Important gains in at
tacks launched In blinding snow-
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. ''Our troops advanced ' their
llnas-to-positions,' frorqwher it
will be easier to reach their ob
jectives.? said one dispatch, f
This report ' said, the Greeks
seized height from the fascists,
captured more than 100' Italian
prisoners. Including three offi
cers, three mounted guns, four
machine-guns, mortars and sev
eral cases of cartridges. -
The British RAF. supporting
tho Greek land forces, reported
that Valona, a port vital for the
supply of Italian forces in south
ern Albania, was subjected Sun
day night' and Monday "to the
heaviest bombing attack so far
carried out in that region."
. A- severe night raid was fol
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18 Seamen Drown
As Vessel Sinks.
After Collision
BOSTON, Jan. 21 (Eigh
teen men drowned today, al
most within sight of their
homes, as the Boston schooner
Mary E. O'Hara, homeward
bound from a week on the fish
ing banks, was split open in a
collision as it approached Bos
ton harbor, and sank. -
. Five half - frozen survivors
dragged to safety from the pro
truding mainmast of the-sunken
schooner by the crew of the
trawler North Star told their
rescuers that the O'Hara appar
ently had struck a barge and
that the remainder of the crew
of 23 ,had fallen, from the. rig
ging one by one, as their hands
froze. . ;
Brought ashore with their
own hands and feet, frozen, half
dead from drenching and ex
posure, the men said their
schooner had. sunk so fast that
there was no time even to
launch' dory. v
llov to Speak
At llanniiet for
Junior Chamber
E. Palmer Hoyt. of Portland,
publisher of The Oregonian, will
be" principal speaker this eve
ning at a Founders day banquet
given' by the ' Klamath county
junior chamber of commerce.
The banquet, to be held at the
Elk hotel at 6:30 p. m., Is open
to the public. Tickets may. be
secured at the hotel,.
" Hoyt's address, entitled" Where
Now America?" will deal with
the responsibility of this coun
try In the world crisis.
Joe Bally, president of the
Klamath . junior chamber, an
nounced that a distinguished
service award will be presented
to- the outstanding young man
of the county for 1B40,
Malcolm Epley will be toast-
master. 4 .
The 'banquet will mark the
local observance of the 21st an
niversary of the founding of the
United States junior chamber of
commerce. ,
HEAVIEST PUSH
British
u 'vf''v -
While the British army ef
British ualtk hsrrasa Italians on
lingretaaeo .Fais..aaUabat,o
TfSH DIVJ
U. S. fiOLE. CUIM
Kennedy Says Question of
American Entry Seen
' From Two Sides
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (P)
Joseph P, Kennedy, retiring am
bassBdor to Great Britain, ' de
clared today that Britain's lead
ership was divided Over the
question of the advisability of
the United States becoming an
active participant In the war.
Testifying before the house
affairs committee, Kennedy said,
in response to questions, that
some members of the British gov
ernment felt that if the. United
States entered the war it would
"find a way to carry it through."
. , Would Cut Aid '
Others, he said, believed that
United, States entrance into the
war. would be a great detriment
to Britain s war effort because
it would slow down the flow of
material aid from America.
"There was no unanimity on
the question," he said..'
The carefully dressed diplo
mat, who reported he went
through more than 280 air raids
during his service in England,
told the committee that many
people In ' t h e British govern
ment felt they were not yet get
ting all the aid they might nor
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Dr. IVerseth riurt
In Accident Near
Pelican City
Dr. Marvin Nerseth, Chllo-
qutn. Is recovering from injur
ies received at 10 o clock Tues
day morning when his car over
turned at the Van Duker serv
ice station on The Dalles-Cali
fornia highway near Pelican
City. Dr. Nerseth suffered hip
and Shoulder Injuries. -
According to witnesses, a car
entered the highway without
observing the stop sign, and
Dr. Nerseth swerved his car to
one side In order to avoid a col
lision. The machine overturned
and righted itself in the oppo
site direction..- Andy Shanks,
living near the scene of the. ac
cident, took Dr. Nerseth to
Hillside hospital- where his in
juries were said to be painful
but not serious.
Driver of the other car, wit
nesses said, continued toward
Klamath Falls, apparently un
aware of the accident. The
Nerseth car was damaged.
1941
Recapture East Africaa Fort
the Nile drives datp into Libya
another fronts-the 8udan.Ethlopln bordr.LBritish troops. ha-
U) - fTontirr -watch forMhe etietny,
Hunt for Big
Bomber Mays
Be Made Here
MEDFORD. Jan. 21- (fP)--U.
David M. Jones, commanding
officer of the four army planes
stationed at the Medford - air
port announced Tuesday, as soon
as weather conditions permitted
a search of the district east of
Klamath Falls would be made.
Numerous reports have come
from this area of hearing a plane
last Thursday . after the disap
pearance of the army ' bomber
from McChord field, Tacoma.
Four planes to be used in the
searching and checking of re
ports from southern Oregon and
northern California were sched
uled to arrive here this after
noon. One.bomber has arrived.
The Medford municipal airport
has been designated as the .di
rectional center for; the planes.
McCHORD FIELD, Wash., Jan.
21 (P) An aerial searching fleet
of 33 planes failed yesterday to
find any trace of an army bomb
er that disappeared five ' days
ago with seven men aboard, and
Col. William H. Crom, field
commander, conceded that "only
a miracle can cause those boys
to be found alive now." ; -
As the search continued along
half the length of the Pacific
coast, McChord officers express
ed tears that the wreckage of
the missing twin-motored bomb
er might not be found until after
the snow leaves some -isolated
mountain slope in the spring.
Legislature Gets Governor's
Plan for Forest Conservation
By PAUL W. HAiiVEY, Jr.
. SALEM, Jan. 21 (F) Gover
nor Charles A. Sprague's pro
gram for forestry conservation
was submitted to the legislature
today -in 17- bills, -including a
measure to enable the state to
obtain title to forest lands from
any owner so that the state may
develop these lands Itself.
Other measures would give
the state forester more powers
In control of fire suppression and
prevention, force logging oper
ators to use precautionary meas
ures, change the Incendiarism
penalty from two to five years,
and change the closed season
from April 1 to December 31,
instead of from May 19 to De
cember 31.
Powers Extended
The program is one of the six
points of Governor Sprague's
message to the legislature, and
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PRECIPITATIOlf
24 houn to S a. m.
Baaion to data
UNITED PRESS
Normal praelpltatlon
Lait yaer to data
In th -north.. lacantly rreinf oread
only 200 yard. away. ;, . . ,
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U. Sr Aid" to Britain Not
'1 Overlooked in Parley
of Chiefs, Claim -
By RICHARD G. MASSOCK
ROME, Jan. 21 Virginio
Gayda indicated . today . that
United' States activity . "the
sharpening of warlike trends
across the ocean" figured prom
inently in the meeting between
Adolf .Hitler and Benito Musso
lini. - . . .
The . authoritative editor of n
Giornale d'ltalia outlined . these
five "well-defined phases" of
the .war situation which he said
called for the. meeting: ' 1
: 1. Intensification of German
air attacks on Britain; . .-.
2. Intensification of the axis
counter-blockade in the Atlan
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3. Critical . developments in
the Mediterranean; - . .
4. "The sharpening of warlike
trends across the ocean, which
do not pass without reactions
from the whole political and
military system of the war;"
5. "Vast international accords
of the axis."
. Gayda emphasized the . axis
nations' "identity of views . . ..
not only for political ends, but
also for conduct of the war."
. Foreign observers expressed
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the bills, placed on legislators'
desks today, will be introduced
late today or tomorrow, '
The 1939 legislature gave the
state authority to acquire forest
lands from the counties, but this
power would be extended to per
mit acquisition of private lands.
The state thus would acquire
vast areas for reseeding. ' ;
Restrictions
. Other bills would Impose se
vere restrictions on logging and
mill operators to prevent them
from using equipment likely to
cause fires. The operators would
be required to equip their crews
for fire-fighting. .
The Oregon economic council,
which drafted the legislation,
said the program has these three
objectives: The preservation of
the forest resource against the
time of harvest, the orderly har-
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RAF Attacks Sicilian Air
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CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 21 m
British forces , surrounding be
leaguered ' Tobruk. launched a
major assault on the 30,000 Ital
ian defenders of ' the Libyan
stronghold today after the RAP
bad prepared the way with
aeries of night raids. - - - . '
- "Early this morning an attack
was launched on Tobruk and tha
operations are- proceeding satis-'
fantnri,lyi-4ae-jBritish middle
ait command announced. .
Air Raids i -
" Tobruk, 80 miles inside Libya,
haa been under siege by land,
sea and air since the ' British
captured ; Bardia, 10 miles from
the Egyptian frontier,-on Jan. 5.
- . The- land assault was preceded
W' widespread air raids, in which.,
: theiBAJTitihOunced Tobruk waa
attackd heavily, . seven -. planes
were : destroyed in an attack on
Catania, Sicilian base of ' a x i s
jlier - -raiding '. British ( Mediter
ranean shipping, and Valona was
made, the target of the heaviest .
SsfcsU&yet loosed on that major
Italian, port of entry into aoufh
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', : - Hits Claimed '
In the attack on Tobruk, car
ried 'out the night of Jan.-19-20,
tha -RAF sajd direct hits' were
registered on: marine repair
shops and military barracks. One
artillery battery of four guns
was silenced, the communique
said, and "many bombs" fell on
a camp of about 200 tents. "Anti
aircraft fire was Intense, but our
aircraft pressed home the at
attack," the RAF communique
said. "':
Elsewhere In the battle of Af
rica, the middle east command
reported British troops were
viBorously pursuing into bri-
trea the Italian forces which
withdrew Sunday from-the Kas-
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Selectees Slated
To. Leave Klamath
By Rail Tonight , .
. Klamath county's second quota
of, draft selectees will be given
a sendoff by relatives and friends .
tonight at 9:30 at the Klamath
depot. The men are being rout
ed to Portland for physical ex
amination and induction into the
army for a year's active train
ing.- ..
'.Major Ted Case,; local draft
supervisor, . has; instructed the
men - to report to me. county
courthouse at 6:30 p. m. Then
they will be sent to the depot to
catch the northbound Westcoast.
One alternate for each . board
will go only if there is' va
cancy, ..'. j
The draftees are: '.
Board 1 (Klamath Falls) Ray
mond M. Hermann,- Bruce M,
Hall, Mlchpel O'Keefe, Edwin L.
Mays, John D. Lienhart. Alter
nate: Jack w. Ward. .
Board. 2 (outside Klamath
Falls) rMarcelino F. Sandoval,
Chlloquln; Charles H. McKeen,
Keno; Alfred A. Keaton, Chllo
quln; James W. Whlteline, Keno;
Raymond E. Van Wormer, Fort
Klamath; Donald D. Parker, Fort
Klamath; Albert H. Walker, Al-
tamont; Edward W. McGinnls,
Bly; Orvln Buseth, Sprague
River. Alternate: Warren Cough-
Un, St. Frances park. , '
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Citv Briefs . PaB S
Comics and Story .........Page 8
Courthouse Records ......Page 4
Editorials - Page ', 4
High School News ...Page 3
Information ......Paae 8
Market, Financial Page 8
Midland Empire News... Pag 3
Pattern fage 10
Sports' ... - ... Page T
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