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TIL lire TO JURY LUTE 111 AFTERNOON (Continued from Pag One) tloncd by his attorney, Earl Bernurd, and cross-cxaminca oy Prosecutor Rex Kimmell, the defense rested its case. , He had been on the witness stand ncar- lv turn hnurfl. Heuvel abruptly denied all queries put to him touching on points of the Huff girl's sensa tional testimony vvcuiiKsnay. nc said that at no time had he committed any act of familiar ity or impropriety toward either Bernice Huff or Virginia Gib son, the missing witness who was alica witn me nun gir In November of last year. Danlet Promise - At no time, he testified, had he advised them to be thinking of what they could do to get out of spending 30 days in jail for vagrancy, or had he asked ; them if they would be willing to comply with his wishes if they would be freed. . The Huff girl had previously testified that Heuvel had told Virginia and her they would be free to go home if they would do anything he asked, and both agreed. She stated she went through an immoral experience with the defendant behind locked doors in his city hall of fice and was freed the next morning. Heuvel denied ever making any such promise to either of the girls and termed his inter view with them as routine. A request to Police Judge Harold Franey to order undiseased vag rant girls out of town was also routine, the ex-peace officer said. Girls' Records Mentioned He remembered Bernice Huff vaguely, he testified, but could not place Virginia Gibson in his mind. He could not recall whether he personally conveyed the information to Judge Francy that the girls were un diseased, by medical examina tion, but undesirable as visitors to Klamath Falls, with a re quest that they be told to leave town. ' , Heuvel also claimed that his disappearance from Oregon, on January 25 or 26, had nothing to do with the Huff girl's charges and that he did not know any such charges had been filed against him until he was arrested in Keosett, Ark, in June. He left, he said, principally because of ill health. He was subject to migraine headaches, aggravated by -the long hours be had to work at the police Station, and was about 40 pounds under his normal weight. . Also, he continued, the con tributing case came up, prefer red by Willie Mae Collins and her sister, Margaret, and the case was handed over to the grand jury for investigation re gardless of the fact that the testimony of nine witnesses and the girls proved they were im moral, had spent the night with different men, had registered in auto camps with different men and were generally "no good." The district attorney and court officials knew, Heuvel stated, of the girls' records and offenses and that they were liable for prosecution on more serious crimes than the charges against him, but still the con tributing complaint was given to the grand jury. No Indictment had beep re turned on that charge when he left town, Heuvel said, and he also denied keeping in touch with .the situation in Klamath rails. : u Hears Rumors . Another contributing factor in his secret departure was a .rumor current around town, the did not elaborate on who was meant by "they." He decided to leave, he said, to regain his health, then come back after his wife, Virginia, an army nurse, returned from .oversE??. get a competent in .vcstlsalur and see what was at , ine bottom of his persecution. He '.vert under the name of .henry Walter Knapp because he wanted to be left alone. Uuder cross examination Heuvel stated that it was a general custom to close his of Iice dours when interviewing girls, but denied locking the doors as "there was no occasion for it." He admitted that his right name is Thomas Lester Van den Heuvel and stated that he adopted the name "Earl" when about 14 years of age. He ad mitted taking the draft cards b,?a,V"e the name t Henry Walter Knapp from the home of a friend in California, to using that name and growing a mustache to conceal his where abouts. The $1400 check, which was cashed in Aurora, III., and which finally caused him to be , caHd Kensett, Ark., was signed "Earl Heuvel." He in tended to use most of the money, when his wife arrived from overseas, in employing a private detective to probe into the Klamath Falls situation, he claimed. With Heuvcl's testimony the defense rested. TRAIN WRECKED CHICAGO, Nov. 10 (!) The New York Central railroad re ported its eastbound advance Lommodoro Vonderbilt ran into f derailed freight train at Uydick, Ind., eight miles west M South Bend, Ind. IBIS (Continued from Page One) f;amo again as we did after the ast war. If America is to have any weight at all in the world of the future, It must stay strong. THERE is a new development in France. De Gaulle, unanimously chosen interim president yester day by the new French con stituent assembly, resigns today when he fails to "compromise differences" with the French communist party. The commun ists, the dispatches report, had set as their price for participa tion in a coalition government the appointment of a communist as one of the "big three" min isters (foreign affairs, interior or war.) There is a later dispatch to the effect . that FRANTIC ne gotiations to prevent De Gaulle's resignation are under way in Paris. Who is doing the frantic negotiating isn't stated in the dispatch. . The communists are ' the strongest of three parties repre wntpH in the new French con stituent assembly, but are out numbered by the otner two. it is obvious that tney are maiung a play for all the power they can get. RADIO SILENCE (Continued from Page One) ments plunged the hearing into controversy. The Californian asked Thielen if he knew whether any orders had been issued at Pearl Harbor or in Washington directing American forcea not to fife on T , V ;n-tnllBt!nne until fired upon. "Don't you know that such an order was issued to General Mac Arthur?" Gearhart asked. Thielen said he had no knowledge of it.-. "Is that the reason they have you people come up here to read hearsay testimony to us so that when we ask you a question you can answer that you don't know?" demanded Gearhart. - Chairman Barkley tu-iiy.) broke in to object that the com mittee had agreed to receive a narrative account of the actual Japanese attack on Pearl Har bor. Start Shouting Republicans immediately started shouting into, the micro phones before them. - Gearhart said he never agreed to any such thing. Senators Fer guson and Brewster (R-Me.) said they nadn t eimer. Barklev insisted that the method had been agreed upon previously and republicans had not objected then. In a series of questions, Gear hart attempted to develop what he said was the significance of orders to turn off- the Oahu radar machines at 7 a. m. He noted that the attacking Japan ese planes flew into the scope of one of the machines, still op erating at 7:02 a. m. . "Donf you think it was pos sible somebody was exerting a tremendous influence over the writing of orders either in the headquarters 'in Honolulu or headquarters in the United States?" he asked the witness. . Thielen. said, he didn't know anything about that. (See also Story Pag 3) Third Labor Union Eyed WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (ff) Talk of the formation of a third labor federation, embracing unions independent of the CIO and AFL, was heard today at the labor -management confer ence. John L. Lewis, chief of the United Mine Workers, was sug gested as leader of the projected organization. Lewis himself told reporters, "it's one of the matters to be considered along with all other things affecting the future." Walter W. Cenerazzo, of the American Watch Makers inion, discussed with Lewis the pos sible formation of such a group and Joseph Beiroe, president of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, told report ers that "Lewis or somebody must do the job." Industry Stand Industry delegates to the con ference promised to reveal to day their stand on the collective bargaining issue. Indications were it might take the form of a counter pro posal or amendment to a re quest by CIO President Philin Murray that the conference ap prove bargaining within the framework of the administra tion's broad wage-price policy; raise wages generally without increasing prices. Ira Mosher, president of the National Association of Manu facturers, told newsmen man agement s "100 per cent" view would be presented to the con ference executive committee at its closed meeting today (noon). yviiuu vuu jjuvu cieurneu vege- Iflhlaa Inff iirfli" ilea Ilium in thicken soup. A nlnch of soda mixed with the salt on ton of a roast will HAVE BEEN GENERAL ODER keep it from shrinking. Missing Heir Not Sure He Wants Legacy Of $28,000 PORTLAND, Nov. 18 (IP) A missing heir, whose twin sister has been paging him through eastern Oregon, said todHy he wasn't sure he wanted that $28,. 000 legacy after all. Frederick Edward Souza, 43-ycar-old merchant seaman, saw a newspaper . story explaining (Continued from Page One) for the test yesterday with their proposal that the United Nations organization create a special commission on atomic energy, Russia's reaction may either be made known quickly or with held until the United Nations holds its organization meeting at London during the first week in January. That is where the issue will have to come to a head. Meanwhile, the world prob ably will learn something more about American thinking on the subject tonight from Secretary of State Byrnes. The state de partment said he would devote part of his speech to the three- power declaration when he ap pears at a testimonial dinner in Charleston, S. C, (5 p. m. PST NBC). The job for the United Na tions presumably will be pro posed formally by the United States as soon as the security council is organized. While no details have been disclosed officially, it is expect ed by officials here that the pro posed atomic commission will be set up under the security council and that it will include as members America, Britain, Russia, France and China. Those are the five permanent members of the council. MRS. GILLEN WILL Women Interested in learning how to make a zipper placket, convertible collar or vestee, are invited to meet with Mrs. Win nifred K. Gillen at Fremont school Monday. Class will be held in the home economic rooms, and will start promptly at 10:30 a. m. and con tinue through to 3:30 p: m. Those attending should bring a sack lunch The collar and placket can be finished during class. Bring zipper, . thread, needle, pins, thimble, scissors and ruler. Bring one-half to three-quarters of a yard of material, or a man's worn shirt for a vestee. California Man Dies At Hillside Hospital Walter Mitchell Fritsch, 50, trainmaster for the Petaluma, Santa Rosa railway and a resi dent of Sebastopol, Calif., died at Hillside hospital at 7:30 a. m. Friday. Fritsch suffered a heart attack on Armistice Day while duck hunting here and was brought to the hospital for treatment. He failed to respond. The remains are at wmtiock s. RUSSIA ROLDS KEY TO ATOMIC BOMB PROGRAM SUNDAY STARTS OONTTftE-ff BOTH ANYONE WHAV IL'K TH EATRES! SHE OIOI' T rTUkAet f' ' - - j .- 1 I It's f JttW All pkjj About JSP 7 Talkcd' Mm About that Ms sister, Mrs. Frank J. Cal vin, San Francisco, was seeking him with Ills parents' bequest. "I got to have time to think this over," he said. "I'm all con fused." It was from the newspaper he learned that his parents died two years ago and thnt his five brothers had been killed in ac tion, "This has hit me," ho said. "I called my sister, and she's hgldlng that money safe for mo until I get this all figured out. I'm going homo for Christmas this year to see her." Souza, who disappeared Into eastern Oregon to regain his health' said he'd been living at Prairie City, "whero there are real people. "Jennie?" he said, when ask ed about the girl whom he'd told his brother-in-law he was going to eastern Oregon to marry. "Ah, she turned me down." He opened his billfold to a faded picture. (Continued from Page One) ice station, and working for the Southern Pacific. He went into the service in April, 1942. He went overseas in February, 1943, with the 713th railroad battalion, and went through campaigns in Africa, Italy, France and Germany. He was a technical sergeant, working as a locomotive engineer. He re ceived his honorable discharge in September of this year. He has six battle stars. Rose is a native of Ashland the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rose, for mer Klamath residents. Mack said the new owners will carry on the policies that have made the Klamath shop one of the best-known florist operations on the coast. Indonesia Revolt Said Slackening BATAVIA, Nov. 16 () Hu bertus J. van Mook. acting gov ernor general of The Nether- land East Indies, called upon the Indonesian nationalist cab inet tonight to meet him in an informal discussion at the earliest- possible moment, in an ef fort to save Indonesia from fur ther bloodshed and threatened famine. Van Mook mad his statement at a press conference at a time when Indonesian resistance was officially reported to be slack ening at battered Soerabaja be fore the assault of tanks, guns and planes of the slowly ad vancing British Indian troops.'' The acting governor general expressed disappointment that the Indonesians had been un able to attend a - meeting . last night under the chairmanship of Lt. Gen. Sir Philip Christison, allied commander in the Nei, and said it was imperative in the interests of Indonesia as a whole that both sides cooperate to keep order and prevent the economic ruin of Java. Arriving in United States , By Th Associated Pre Katharine E. Doyle, 1st Lt., Klamath Falls, arrived on Argentina due in New York November 16. JOANlWM 0MC0TT, REDS FIRE AT T ISJENERAL (Continued from Page One) urcs to insure the safety of in nocent persons." Wedemeyer said that General issimo Chiang Kai-shek and Gen. Chou bn-lul, communist leader in Chungking, had boon informed of the exchange of messages. Marines Return Fir Associated Press Correspond ent Olcn Clements, at Tientsin, said travelers reported the ma rines aboard the train returned tile fire, but marine headquar ters remained silent. "Travelers suid that the fight took place at a spot between Tangshan and Chinwangtuo, where communist troops have been giving the nationalists trou ble for days," Clements report ed. He suid it was not known whether communists knew Gen eral Peck whs abourd the train, This is not the first time ma rines have been fired on while riding north China's trains, but the shots thus far have been scattered. Only ono marine has been reported wounded serious ly. The 1945 Irish potato crop Is expected to be the third largest on record with a total of 420 million bushels. mm Box Office Opens 6:43 ENDS TONITE! V h tlieirTAH I Itltlt till lllT SIMMS I Saturday Only! 2 Action Hits! 'Gangsters Of The Sea' AND : "Desert Phantom" Telephone 4567 STARTS 3 Siooaes in RAIN BEARING 1 V THAT R0KM""-T-X 1 ROGUE B W - DUNCAN - i L - m Extra! I VStf. V "Three Petti In A Moil" Headliner Sport Latest New Baker Man Hurt In Freak Mishap PORTLAND, Nov. 16 !') A. J. Smith, 40, baker, received broken ankle and head and f wca lacerations in nit unusual acci dent downtown last night. Police said Smith becamo ill and sat down to rest on the bumpor of an automobile bo longing to John. H. Woob. Van couver. Webb started th car and Smith fell underneath lt. Webb said he did not sea Smith and did not know of tho accident until witnesses culled to lilm. GIRLS REQUESTED 10 (Continued from Page One) bonds. After writing the name of thalr favorito candidate on the ballot, lt may be left with the issuing agent who will turn it in to bond headquarters, 1011 Main, for lulniliillon. Door Open 6:45 ENDS TONITE! MaBENNY-wm SMITH Saturday Only! ft Mlltll in ii 1 mm' : v i cold - I 6ET 1 .' ' VflMBTl , . fl Lire ... a 2 f MOUNTAIN f SMILEY' Kburnette Doors Open li30 6:45 TODAY! AND! I I alii ii I Vera R Ms r i GRABBERS (HE GATE I mmcoMisti I IHOOIir HABI I r r 7 2- J I. MI I m mi I Friday, Nor. 18, 1945 V. Let's Finish the Job! 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