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Senate Committee Plans World Hop To Probe Military Waste Reports Br J. W. DAVIS WASHINGTON. Dec. 28 (IP) Senator Knowland, (R-Calif.), who has seen the waste of war, said todav he and fellow sen ators hope to determine within a month whether military goods are being wastefully thrown awav now. Are . usable trucks being pushed over cuffs? Is food De ing allowed to spoil while children go hungry? These are among the ques tions a subcommittee of the sen ate's defense investigating com mittee will seek to answer in a month-long 'round the world flight. The trip starts tomorrow. Heading the group is Senator Tunncll (D-Dcl.), an old hand at investigations aboard. The third member is Senator Mitchell (D- Wash.). Crackariack System Knowland said in an interview that the army during the war had a crackerjack system of sal ;.vage which saved "a tremendous "'' amount of shipping" by repair ing battle damage. He served as a major in Europe before becom. ing a senator. ' Of course, war Itself is a wasteful Drocess." he said "Then, many useful things had to be thrown away. The scorched earth policy is an ex amnle of destroying wilfully. "What we want to make sure ' of is that there is no unnecessary waste now." Knowland commented ' that : there may be quite valid reasons for some destruction of things v that cost a lot lo make. . .He r mentioned explosives, for one thing. Valuable Itaras "On the other hand, the conv ' mittee has had reports from time to time that items -which would be of value tor toe--'civilian economy here, -or in- "Australia for example, have been de stroyed. "We have read, as newspaper readers have, of trucks being pushed off cliffs. We have heard reports that food is being wasted. We don't know how true they ' are. It may be. for example, that stocks of food have been . kept from hungry people be cause uiey nave Decome sponea, : to keep people from poisoning themselves." ; Knowland said the flying sen- aiors Deueve uiey can uo a constructive lob for the Amer lean people, who have a lot of money tied up in supplies, bases and installations of all kinds." He' hopes their inspection trip will contribute to a "sound na tional policy" on the handling . of surplus goods abroad. Minor Mishaps Reported Here Numerous minor accidents, a . few petty thefts and several . drunk calls occupied the holi . days for the city police. Five drunks and one vagrant appear- ed in court this morning, and one drunk and one man charged with being drunk and disorderly bailed out. - - - Robert- LeRoy Penning, 824 Plum, posted $10 bail for an ap pearance in court for a violation of the basic rule. He. was ar rested at S. 6th and E.- Main early Christmas - morning for making 35 in a 25-mile zone. C. A. Stlne, Portland, report ed that the fender aprons were taken off his 1941 Buick which was parked in front of 723 Wash ington street over the holidays. A hit-and-run accident on S. 6th Christmas Day was reported by C. A. Luse, 434 N. 6th. Luse said he was coming up 6th and the other car,-going south, side swiped his machine,, wrecking both fenders on the left side of Luse's car, and kept on going. R. L. Meglasson of Macdoel, Calif., has asked police here to be on the lookout for a watch stolen from his car at Dorris or Macdoel. Meglasson said the watch was broken and may be brought to Klamath Falls for re pairs. Thirteen gallons of gas were reported drained out of a car belonging to H. W. Petrick, 911 Prospect, early Christmas morning. Matting Chang a Midland grange economics club will meet Wednesday, January 2, instead of Tuesday, with Mrs. Emma Lamb. All members are urged to attend the first meeting of the year. Discharged William D. Mast, RM 1c, 1944 Auburn, has just received his honorable discharge from the U. S. navy at Shoe maker, Calif. Grange Matting The Shasta View grange will have its Christ mas party and regular meeting on Thursday, December 27. Ill On Christmas Mrs. M. McLean spent Christmas taking care of her daughter Carolyn and her mother Mrs. C. A. Vaughn who were in bed ill. Business Visit A. F. Mc- Quistan, cattleman of Fort Klamath, was a business visitor in this city Wednesday. Sarvlcaman Horn George Campbell, recently discharged from service, with his wife spent Christmas with his mother-in-law, Mrs. Florence Risen, 934 Addison. Floyd Riach was also home on a holiday leave. He has iust returned from service in 'ranee. Other dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Dewey and daughter Dorothy. Home From Hospital Mrs. Charles Hollenbeck was taken home from the hospital for Christmas. She Is still very ill but her daughter and family have come from Portland to take car of her. Mr. and Mrs. Hollenbeck live at 625 Adams. Her daughter is Mrs. Charles Almeter. Their Judges Now On Trial t . .; -m m.w . Jar (Continued from Page One) knowing what communism is. want it and vote for it in a free election. Bie and mutually profitable trade with the Orient has been an American dream for genera tions, and we are realistic enough to know that this can come about ONLY if the Chinese auit fighting among themselves and settle down to work. Now that the problem has been more or less dimmed in our laps, we might as well go the whole road and BE THE POLICEMAN that keeps the peace long enough to give China a CHANCE to settle down and go io worn. NOBODY, of course, will give us credit for wanting only that in a world organized as this one has been with conquest tne prime motive in such situations. We may have to go ahead and DEMONSTRATE the purity of our purposes. A Deaceful China, working and producing and TRADING, might be worth the cost. -, - THERE is an interesting straw a. in th Wachlneton winds to day. Senator Wiley, of Wisconsin, suggests that unions be made liable for damages resulting from strike in violation of con tracts. (He means, presumably, that employers-should ne maoe similarly liable for contract violations, as what is sauce for the goose must obviously be sauce for the gander.) He tells a reporter that sucn legislation would practically solve the strike problem. r. has seemed to this writer for bargaining agreements are sim ple business contracts and should be treated as such. One great trouble with our labor machin ery is that it is too complicated to work. Cor Wrecks Place Two In Hospital (Continued from Page One) Ski Party Held At Ft. Klamath When Klamath Falls didn't have enough snow for the USO ski party planned for Sunday, December 22, the disappoint ment was so great that the , Marine Barracks offered trans portation to Fort Klamath where the snow was several feet deep. A group of 30 marines and junior hostesses confidently set uui wunout a corpsman in the crowd, and came back without , a single casualty, although most of them were rank beginners on me slopes. Three small Dies, roasted whole, huge pans of scalloped . potatoes, and all the trimmings were waning ior tnem when they returned to the USO with appetites that justified the out lay ot food. The Marine Barracks furn- ' lshed skis, boots, ski poles, mit tens, and parka packets to both the servicemen and their hos tess guests. BLOODY CHRISTMAS LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (IP) Los Angeles county traffic fatal- nies passed the luoo mark for the year in a bloody Christmas which saw 13 die. The new total of 1008 compared with 770 for the same date in 1944, U. S. production of aviation gasoline and toluene rose from 19,000,000 barrels in 1941 to 186,000,000 barrels in 1944. were pursuing we're not identi fied and got away. Rhodes said tnat Harris was unconscious when he arrived at the scene. The police officer was brought to Klamath Falls to the hospital where X-rays were tak en today to determine the extent of his injuries. Harris has been on the Tulelake police force for a year and a half and has a wue and small daughter. No one was injured in a colli sion caused by ice-covered pave ment at the Keno-Weed junction Christmas Day. Cornelia Ma chen, 22, of Route 3, reported that $100 damage was done to her 1935 Ford sedan when it was struck by a 1940 Buick driv en by U. c Motley, oa, ruamatn t ails plumber. Car Skids She said she was driving west on the Keno road when the Mot ley car skidded and crashed into her machine on a slight hill. Extensive damage was done to a DeSoto sedan driven by Kelly Lazarus, Route 1, when he crashed into the rear of a GMC truck driven by A. J. Toyly, du4Z Laverne, on the highway between Merrill and Tulelake Christmas Eve. The truck is owned by Sessler Bros, market. Toyly reported that he was going south on the highway and had slowed down to clear the snow off his windshield when tne other car smashed into the back end of his truck. The 11th and Main intersec tion in town was the scene of two Christmas accidents. Cars driven by Ira Crutchfield, a sol dier residing at 729 N. 9th, and Postmaster Burt E. Hawkins. 2121 Vine, figured in one colli sion mere Christmas afternoon. Both cars were going slow and only minor damage was done. The other happened Christ mas Eve and Involved cars driv en by Thomas Conway, Route 3, and Verle E. Hotchklss of Reno. Approximately $100 damage was done to Hotchklss' 1939 Olds and $50 damage to Conway's Ford pickup. Historical Society Members of the Klamath County Histor ical society who are interested in working on the Klamath his tory scrap book are invited by Mrs. Bert Thomas to her home, 828 Pacific Terrace at 1 p. m., Friday. Refreshments will be served. Poor Celebration Mary Pape was back on her job in Shaw's stationery shop today, She went home ill Christmas Eve and spent Christmas in bed. Her mother Mrs. Esther Baker came over to take care of her. Post Christmas Party Miriam circle of the Presbyterian church will have its Christmas party this Thursday at 2 p. m. at the home of Mrs. R. E. Wattenburg, 219 Pine. There will be gifts and refreshments. Remodeling The office of the United States employment ser vice, 242 Main, is being remod eled. Partitions are being put up to create two small offices in the rear of the present large room which will be completely re-decorated. Dinner Guests Guests for Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams in cluded Mrs. Clara Shaw, Dr. and Mrs. Allen Priest and three chil dren, and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hatton. Weekend Here Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gore and Mrs. Harold Cook of Medford spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Mushen, 127 Hillside. They left Christmas Eve to spend the holiday at home. Attand Church Golda Har ney spent Christmas Eve with Clara McPherren at her home in St. Francis Park. They at tended midnight Christmas ser vices together. Business In Stockton Dan Bastien of Roger's jewelry store is leaving this evening for Stock ton, Calif., to attend a business meeting for jewelers. He plans to return to this city Sunday. Family Dinner Mrs. J. G. Mc Lean enjoyed Christmas dinner witn her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McLean. Other relatives were guests also. Byrnes To Leave Moscow Tonight WASHINGTON. Dec. 26 (JPt Secretary of State Byrnes will leave Moscow by plane at 10:30 p. m. PST tonight for his return trip to Washington from the big three foreign ministers confer ence, the state department an nounced today. The deDartment emphasized that the departure time was ten tative and sucoect to weather conditions. Byrnes arrived In Moscow De cember 15 for the sessions at which plans for peace treaties with former enemy countries and a general European peace con- xerence were made. When Byrnes Bets back here state department officials say it is umixeiy ne win nave more than a week at his desk before leaving for London to attend the opening of the United Nations assembly. Truman Will Address Nation KANSAS CITY, Dec. 26 (IP) President Truman revealed to day that he will address the country by radio shortly after his return to Washington on the overall legislative program and the state of the nation. The address, he said, will in clude not only an explanation to the people of his legislative proposal for ending strikes but will review his entire legisla tive program, much of which has been stalemated in congress. The president made his dis closure to an informal news conference today shortly after his arrival in his offices at the Kansas City Federal building from a trip to nearby Grand- view, Mo., vhere he paid his second holiday visit in two days to his mother, Mrs. Martha. E. Truman. 32 i j if If m Four who want on trial before Jeering nasi judges and later war hung for their part In an attempt to assassinate Hitler In July, 1944. were among 5000 persons cither shot or hung for the plot. Trial pictures taken by nasi cameraman shew Field Marshal Von Witsleben (upper left) forced to wear outslaed trousers as gesture of humiliation! Count Von Leonrodt (upper right) an army staff major) Count Warner von dar Schulenberg (lower left), and Chaplain Wehrla (lower right) who advised plotters that murder of the tyrant would be no crime, but who pleaded for mercy la court. Collier's magailne photos from Acme tele photo. . Pariy For Japanese Kids Almost Turns Into Riot By RUSSELL BRINES TOKYO, Dec. 26 (IP) It began as a GI's idea to entertain a few hundred kids and nearly ended in a juvenile riot. Officers and men of the U. S. eleventh corps planned a Christ mas party yesterday for 600 chil dren of Japanese laborers em ployed by the corps. Soldiers contributed gifts, candy and cookies. A special program was prepared. DIES IN BLAZE MOUNT VERNON. Dec. 26 UP) Ellis Johnson, 73, died in a fire which destroyed the shack in which he lived on the outskirts of Anacortes Christmas Eve, the coroner reported today. Mulberry leaves are the ex clusive food of silkworms. GM Pickets Resume Action DETROIT, Dec. 26 (P) Pick ets in the General Motors strike returned to action at some fac tory gates today after a four-day Christmas weekend holiday. While picketing resumed at General Motors' four big plants in Flint, Mich., an additional 2000 to 3000 office and salaried workers were permitted entry at the Fisher body and Chevrolet plants. Token Lines Only token picket lines ap peared at those two factories and at AC Spark Plug, where 2200 salaried employes have been working for some time. Salaried workers at Buick, however, encountered larger picket lines and remained off the job. A spokesman for Buick local 599 said the plant would continue to be picketed because of Its larger number of gates and MIC .JU.IlUl... HID, U.1S.M..1W. ized" Dersons might enter. The UAW-CIOrs strike leader ship has left to each union local the decision whether to permit the entry of salaried workers at Its plant. U. S. Willing To Talk Spain Issue WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (IP) The United States has notified France of its readiness to dis cuss with Britain and France all aspects of the relations of the three governments with Spain's Franco regime. Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson told a news con ference today that the United States government, replying to a French suggestion for such discussions, had indicated its willingness to go into the mat ter whenever and wherever France suggests. The U. S. reply, Acheson said, was delivered in Paris this week. Sailor Killed In Ambulance Wreck BREMERTON, Dec. 26 (IP) Eleven men were injured, one fatally, when an ambulance used to return dock workers to their quarters hit a power pole, plunged down a bank and over turned late yesterday at the Ban gor naval magazine depot north of here. Lewis Edgar Worthy, 18, hos pital apprentice 2c, USNR, Bir mingham, Ala., the driver, died five hours later. James W. Kennebrew, 20, sea man 1c. Memphis. Tenn.. was in a critical condition with pos sible spinal injuries. All in the vehicle were injured. But the Yanks had forgotten about Japan's birth rate. Guests began arriving long before party time. They came tumbling in droves from the adjacent street car station and clattered clee fully up the short hlU on their wooden clogs. 9000 Attend Their GI hosts soon swore that the whole Tokyo-Yokohama area must have been denuded of young life. Six hundred? That was only a starter; there were 1200, then 30006000 8000 and the final estimate was 9000. Local police and laborers were hustled to the scene to help main tain order. The children were sorted into shifts, and admitted 300 at a time, while frantic GI hosts delved into duffle bags for Impromptu additional gifts. The program was curtailed and speeded, and sweating Red Cross workers handed out doughnuts until their arms ached. By nightfall, only 3000 of the 9000 had been entertained. The others still were waiting, hun grily and hopefully, outside in tne snarp cold. Their friends who had been lucky enough to get inside shar ed gifts and described the won drous events in rapid-fire Japan ese then the thousands of wood en clogs pounded down the hill into the darkness. Paper Charges Food 'Hoarded' i TOKYO, Dec. 26 (IP) The new Tokyo daily, Mimpo, assert ed today that large stocks of foodstuffs were being "hoarded" by the privileged class, while the ?;overnment "is trying to give he impression that the only way to tide over the food crisis in this country lies in importing foreign rice." The paper demanded distribu tion of the "hoarded" stocks. Under terms of a directive is sued by allied headquarters to day, 20,000,000 kilograms (44, 080,000 pounds) of food and 3,130,000 pieces of clothing, taken from Japanese military stores, will be distributed among the people. The total represents approximately 30 per cent of all Japanese army and navy food, and all navy clothing. Very lit tle army clothing is available. Coone Raps Protesting GI's MANILA, Dec. 26 (IP) Spokesman for 4000 GI's said a mass meeting would be held to day to discuss cancellation of a scheduled home-DOund transport sailing after a mass protest march yesterday brought both an explanation and a reprimand from their colonel, who was quoted as telling them: "You men forget you're not working for General Motors you're still in the army." The army newspaper Paciflcan attributed the statement to Col. J. C. Campbell, depot com mander who ordered the men to their barracks. He explained that the sailing cancellation was in connection with consolidation of the 21st and 29th replacement deDOts. The men dispersed within 10 minutes, discarding their "We Want Ships" banner. Police Break Up Christmas Party At Dump State and city police Inter rupted an enriy unrusimas puny and celebration at tho city dump on Old Fort road lust Smuiuy morning and us u result seven Indians vyore hailed Into justice court to faco ennrgos oi uoing drunk in a puuiic place. r.. i i ... ui ....i.. rtnttA. AUUUIIU llilllbUllll IIBBIW. Wiu- thy George, Beatrice Lynch, Bet ty (JliocKloot, mnrsnan wonncy, Theodore Captuln and James Chocktoot wore nil fined $10 and slven the oDtion of naylng off or sponding five days In the county lull for arunKonness. In addition the four inon were fined $25 each for having intoxi cating liquor In their possession. State police .snld they investi gated a call about the wild party and found thot the Indians were giving the caretaker of the dump some trouble and raising cain generally. The city paddy wagon was called out to haul the cele brants back to town. Craig's Will Be Remodeled Extensive plans ire being made for remodeling Craig i clothing store, 617 Main, to keep in steu with other building im provements in Klamath Falls. David F. Engel, president of Craig's incorporated, was here from New York over the past weekend to complete plans (or remodeling the local store. Work will probably start In lute sum mer of 1946. An unusual feature of the Klans is tho Inset wall bins for anging garments. Theso will have large leather frames in both dark and light colors. Low modern cabinets will be installod and the whole place completely redecorated In warm shades of tan and brown. The new building will take In the shop next door now occupied by T. 13. Walters' real estate of fice. Large curved glass windows will front the store with an off-tho-strcct entrance and large double glass doors. There will be fluorescent lighting through out, and neon outdoor signs. Mrs. Engol accompanied her husband on the trip. They left Monday night for the San Fran cisco bay area. Robert Orenley, west coast su pervisor of the chain, was here over the weekend also. He left for Great Falls, Mont., on com pany business. Men Trapped In Coal Mine PINEVILLE, Ky., Dec. 26 (IP) Thirty to 35 miners were be lieved trapped a mile to two miles back In a coal mine here today following an explosion which apparently closed their exit. G. E. Lewis, operator of the mine, the Kentucky Straight Creek Coal company, said res cue squads entered the tunnel shortly after noon while clouds of smoke were still pouring from the entrance. He said he did not anticipate an immediate report on condi tions In the vicinity of the ex plosion, Lewis said It could not be de termined at once whether the air shaft leading to the blast area had been closed by the blast. "It is possible," the operator stated, "that the explosion may have blown In the top, but of course we won't know until someone comes out of the mine." Mine Deep The mine, he said, is one and one-half to two miles deep. He added . that the blast oc curred so far underground that no concussion was felt and no noise heard on the outside. It wasn't until huge clouds of smoke started boiling from the mouth of the mine that it was learned of the explosion, Lewis said it was not known Immediately . what caused the blast, or whether it was set oft by explosives or mine condl tions. Annie Mansfeldt Claims Insanity SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 26 (IP) The same jury of six men and six women which convicted Mrs. Annie Irene Mansfeldt of man slaughter - for the jealousy-in spired shooting of Nurse vana Martin todav began hearing the second phase of her dual plea or innocent by reason ot insan ity. Despite reports Mrs, Mans feldt wanted to withdraw the plea and serve a prison term in stead of being' confined in a mental institution, her attorneys brought the hearing to trial. BING CROSBY NOT AT DEATH'S DOOR HOLLYWOOD. 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