Cline Case Difficult
Because Of Cremations
SAN FRANCISCO,
Dec. 13
Edmund
UP) District Attorney
Gerald Brown said today a trans
continental hunt through at
least a half dozen cities, prompt
ed by the arrest here of a for
mer convict, already has "es
' tabllthed a definite pattern" in
the deaths and cremation of
three elderly women.
Brown said investigation of
the case was made difficult by
the fact that all of the bodies
had been cremated, "but we are
coordinating the investigations
- of those deaths."
The ex-convict, Alfred Leon
ard Cline, is held here on a
charge of suspected forgery of
estate papers of one of the wom
en. If a more serious charge does
not develop, Brown said, "we
will prosecute here for forgery.
Cline has two previous convic
tions. We would prosecute him
, . as a habitual criminal, which
means a life sentence in case of
conviction."
Case Spreads
The Cline case, which began
here with his arrest in connec
tion with the estate of a wealthy
Chicago widow, has spread
across the country, with devel
opments in Portland, Chicago,
Dallas, Tampa, Jacksonville,
Fla., Columbus, O., and Bloom
ington, Ind.
The deaths occurred at Dal
las, Portland and Jasksonville.
. Cline was arrested Dec. 3, on
the demand of a Chicago attor
ney representing the estate of
Mrs. Eva Delora Krebs of Chi
cago. The Attorney Gerald Ry
an said it appeared names had
been forged in the sale of her
securities.
Stock Changed
In Columbus yesterday, a
safety deposit box yielded more
than $200,000 in cash and securi
ties from the estate of Mrs.
Krebs. A 1165,000 block of stock,
, originally made out to Mrs.
Krebs, had been changed jointly
to Alfred L. Cline and Mrs.
Krebs.
Cline said Mrs. Krebs died as
his wife in Portland from na
tural causes, and was cremated.
However, Captain John Engler
of San Francisco police inspec
tors, said ha was convinced the
woman who died in Portland was
not Mrs. Krebs, but was Mrs.
Isabel Van Natta of San Fran
cisco, elderly pensioner, whom
Cline is believed to have accom
panied to Oregon.
Utgard Joins Staff
Of Oregon Hatchery
The Oregon Stat Hatchery
has been successful in obtaining
the services of John Utgard, for
merly of Seattle, Wash., where
he operated hatchery.
Utgard will act as fieldman
for the hatchery, and is ready to
help the Klamath Falls poultry
1 men with their, poultry troubles.
This service is free to poultry
men who reside near Klamath
Falls. -
Extension Of Prict
Controls Advocated
W) -- Price
ontinued un-
SALEM. Dec. S
controls should be conl
til the supply of consumer goods
and service more closely ap
proaches the demand, even if
the controls have to be extended
beyond next June 30, E. L. Peter
son, state director of agriculture,
said today.
He said failure to extend the
Srice controls would be a "na
onal calamity," with agricul
ture being hurt the worst.
Held By Police.
LiLa
Alfred Leonard Cline (above),
former Foltom prison convict,
is held by San Francisco police,
booked on suspicion of forgery,
while signatures on papers In
connection with the estate of
Mrs. E. Delora Kress Cline, who
Cline said died in Portland.
Ore.,' are being checked. (AP
wirephoto).
termlngled private and public
lands are involved,
A group of 60 to 70 small
operators, who object to allow
ing only timber owners in the
area to ouy the government tim
ber, proposed these changes:
1. A government bureau
should be set up to classify the
conservation practices of every
operator, and operators with the
best conservation record be
given priority in buying govern
ment timber.
2. Anyone cutting small second-growth
would be ineligible
to buy government timber for
five years.
3. Overripe timber' should be
cut first.
4. Government timber should
not be restricted until the war
emergency ends and all veterans
have homes.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sin
cere appreciation to our manv
friends for their acts of kind
ness, expressions of sympathy
and floral offerings during our
recent bereavement.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Beal
and family.
Merton Nason and family.
Stromberg -Carlson R a d i e s.
Derby's Music Co.
Clark's Pond
Will Be Open
For Skaters
Through the courtesy of O. A.
Clark, Clark's pond, located just
outside and to the left of the
naval air station in Altamont,
will again be open to the public
for ice skating, it was announced
by the city recreation depart
ment today.
If the cold weather continues,
the ice on the pond should be
heavy enough for skating by this
evening.
The pond is to be drained, but
as long as it is usable, it will be
available for public use. Clark
asks that people wishing to
build fires near tho pond supply
their own wood. Last year,
some damage to the buildings on
his property was done by skaters
wanting fire wood.
The pond has been leased to
the Future Farmers of America,
but Bruce Bolden, head of the
Henley FFA, stated that the or
ganization will be glad to co
operate with the plan.
Warning
E. E, Hambiick, city recrea
tion director, reminds skutors of
the danger of skating on Upper
Klamath hike. "Every yonr we
have tragedies on tho Upper
Klamath, ho remarked. "The
hot springs in the lake make
skating extremely dangerous. It
is not safe tor skating at any
time." It is the hopo of the de
partment that peoplo will sknte
on Clark's pond and tho pond
across from the entrance to
Moore park, rather than risk the
dangers of the lake.
The ideal set-up, according to
Hambrlck, would be to have a
covored skating rink, which
could be used for roller skating
in summer and be flooded fur
ice skating in winter.
Clnrk wisnes to make It clear
that the posted signs on his prop
erty aro for the benefit of hunt
ers and not Intended for skaters.
Stromberg - Carlson Radios,
Derby's Musle Co.
Santa
will be at
Montgomery Wards
daily until Xmas.
Revision Of
Timber Plan
Suggested
EUGENE, Dec. 13 (P) Small
lumber operators here are pro
posing a revision of the sustained
vipld Droeram outlined at a gov
ernment public hearing here De
cember 3.
The program, suggested by the
Oregon and California revested
lands administration, would give
lumber owners who agree to bal
ance cutting with timber growth
&rior rights on government tim
er. Eight million acres of in-
Month
Life
$100 a
arm
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life when you wish to retirei
2; Protection for family now;
3; Pays double for accidental
death before retirement sgt.
' 4; Builds up Urge cash reserre.
5. Pays steady income if yon
are permanently disabled.
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