Mat Fan
Arrested
After Fray
Cecil Lukes, Klamath Falls,
posted $15 bail with city police
last night for disorderly con
duct after he was hustled from
the armory wrestling matches
for disputing one of Referee
Wally Moss' decisions. .
The incident occurred during
the semi-final bout between
Bob Kcneston and Steve Pet
roll. Moss awarded the fight
to Kcneston and then was pur
mied to the dressing room by
Petroff. Lukes, a spectator,
also did not like the decision
and Joined in the -fray until
. nolice nabbed him.
' City police trauic aeiau wa
V Ottilia laet nicrht:. makintf num
erous' arrests for t traffic viola
tions and towing in several im-
h.iwIii nn-bAil rar fnm 111 am
Robert Woodman, Tulelake,
. posted $100 bail for driving
while under the influence of in
toxicating liauor last night and
another $5 for having no oper
ator s license. He was arresi
ed on Main' near 6th and is
to appear in court this after
noon. Lynn McDaniels, 737 N. 9th.
was fined for a violation of
the basic rule and William D.
Mann, 1416 Geary, was cited
last night to appear in court
today for a similar offense.
Edmond Patry, 1509 Derby,
posted $5 bail for failure to
stop at a stop sign at 8th and
Main and Ruby Moore, 1805
Summers lane, put up $5 for
permitting four persons to ride
in the front seat.
Russia Backs
Levant States
LONDON, Feb. 15 Bus
sia threw her support to the
Levant states in the United Na.
tions security council today, de
claring their sbvereignty had
been "clearly violated" by the
occupation of British and French
troops.
Vice Commissar Andrei Vish
insky told the council a French
proposal to permit Britain and
France to work out an agree
ment on withdrawal of their
forces from Syria and Lebanon
"cannot satisfy the Soviet
union."
Vishlnsky spoke after the
United States had suggested that
the Levant states settle their
complaint by direct negotiations.
. (See Also Page 8)
Navy Pot Found
By Logging Crew
, SEATTLE, Feb. 15 W Res
cued five days after crashing in
: fhe snowy wilderness near Mount
Rainier, Wayman M. Todd, Abi
; lene, Tex., 24-year-old navy stu-
dent pilot found by a logging
crew, was in a serious condition
today suffering serious frostbite
of both legs.
He was found near a logging
. railroad yesterday noon, semi
conscious and unable to talk,
within 400 feet of well-stocked
cabin. He had been missing
since Saturday when he left Boe
ing field here on a flight to
. North Bend, Ore., in a small
. rented plane.
iTito Will Prevent Z
Further 'Incidents'
i BELGRADE, Feb. 15 (P)
i Marshall Tito has assured U. S.
j Ambassador Richard C-Patter-i
son Jr.,- that he will take im
i mediate action to prevent repe
' tition of Monday's incident when
Yugoslav militiamen broke into
i and seized U. S. vehicles in the
1 embassy parking lot.
J William Fraleigh, embassy
i second secretary, who delivered
' the ambassador's note of protest
't to Marshal Tito yesterday, said
i he had received the assurances
! informally. A formal reply was
J expected later.
' Bus Driver Loses ,
jOperator's License
; PORTLAND, Feb. 15 (IP)
A bus driver whose bus swerved
i into a street car while accord
i ing to testimony in ' municipal
court he argued with a pas
, sengcr about a transfer, had lost
j his driver's license today.
The accident injured 27 per
sons. The driver, Harold R.
Stanton, 43, was fined $250 and
given a 30-day suspended sen
tence. His driver's license was
revoked for a year.
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The USO'i way of saying farewell to medical of fleers and corpimen who have been stationed
at tht Marine Barracks but will be leaving soon, was a dinner and dance Wednesday night.
Over 50 of . the men and their guests attended. -
Alaska Cheers
Exit Of Ickes
JUNEAU, Alaska., Feb. 15 UP)
Alaskans are quite happy about
Mr. Ickes' resignation.
"Alaska has suffered under
Ickes' iron rule for 13 years,"
the .Juneau Empire said yester
day. "There is hope that a man
from the western states who
may have a more sympathetic
attitude toward Alaska will suc
ceed Ickes."
Mayor R. C. Pederson of Ket
chikan, said "Alaskans certainly
are shedding no tears," and add
ed he thought it was "excellent
for the future of Alaska."
Driver Nabbed
In Wild Chase
PORTLAND, Feb. 15 M3)
The driver of a stolen car crash
ed - into several parked cars,
knocked down a parking meter
and struck a pedestrian today in
a flight from three police cars.
The bullet-nunctuated chase
started when the youthful driver
raced off as police attempted to
halt him for questioning. The
car struck a soldier, Morris W.
Geesman, Portland, breaking his
arm.
Police, firing at the car, final
ly sent it skidding into a build
ing. The driver was arrested as
he ran into a neighboring ware
house. -
USO Troupe. Aboard
Missing Transport.
' NEW YORK. Feb. 15 UP).
USO camp shows said today j
an army transport 1.-47 carrying
nine USO camp show members
has been missing since February
5 en route from Panay island to
Cebu island, Philippine islands.
Man Identified
By Fingerprints
SEATTLE, Feb. 15 (?P)
Through fingerprints, the Ore
gon state bureau of Identifica
tion has identified a man who
collapsed in the city jail here
February 7 and died six hours
later as Edward Peterson, Cor
oner John P. Brill Jr., said to
day. No further information was
received here.
Automobile Theft
Reported To Police
H. D. Storrey, 714 N. 3rd. re
ported to police yesterday after
noon that his car was stolen from
a parking place at the Ewauna
Box company on S. 6th some
time yesterday afternoon.
The machine Is a green 1936
Ford coupe and has a small
switch for ignition.
A number of traffic accidents
have been reported to the police
in the past 24 hours but none of
them was serious and no one
hurt.
Bus Drivers
End Walkout
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 15 (JP)
Bus drivers of Overland Grey
hound, whose routes north and
west of Salt Lake City have
been stalled since October 1,
will return to work at midnight
Sunday, a union official said to
day, i '
Harold T. Oathcs, business
airent of the AFL union, said
the 192 drivers voted to accept
a company proposal of 5.40 cents
a mile. The agreement permits
the union to reopen negotiations
after an arbitration decision, in
volving another company, on the
same issue.
The men walked out October
1 when the company abandoned
the special 5.71 cent a mile pay
scale inaugurated to compensate
for the wartime slow speeds.
The union declared a return to
4.75 cents a mile, in effect be
fore the wartime speed limit
was established, would mean less
take home pay.
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Rotary Hears
'Old-Timers'
Fred Fleet, Charlie Roberts
and Andy Collier, speaking for
Rotary club "old-timers,"- told
stories of curly day hnppcniuKs
in Klamath to members oC the
club at tho FrUlny noon moot
ing at the Willnrd.
Bert Hull was chiilrtmin of the
day and introduced Rotary mem
bers who cninc to Klmmith bo
fore 11)09. This group included
H. A. Nltschelm. L. A. West, YVI1
son Wiloy, H, E. llnuger, War
ren Bonnet, Jack Murtlu, Les
lie Rogers, Dob Addison, and
Earl Ager of tho Tuleluko Ro
tary, Plans for an inter-city Rotary
meeting the evening of Frlduy,
February 22, were announced by
Marshall Cornctt. Dr. A. L.
Strand, president of Oregon
State college, will address Ho
tarinns from Lakeviow, Alturus,
Tulelake and Klamath Falls on
the occasion of Rotary' s 41st an
niversary; I Dead, 77 Hurt
In Chinese Riot
SINGAPORE, Feb. 15
One Chinese was killed and 17
wounded today when police dis
persed a crowd of about 100
persons who ignored a police
order forbidding the communist
party to hold a rally on the
fourth anniversary of tho fall
of Singapore to the-Japanese.
The headquarters of Admiral
Lord Louis Mountbattcn immed
iately announced that it would
investigate allegations that
members of the civilian police
force had charged into the
crowd with batons and loaded
rifles.
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Yank Guilty Of
Cruelty Charge
LONDON, Feb. 15 (!) Sgt,
Hudson 11. Smith of Cuiraboiiund,
Ky first of 12 defendants to bo
tried on charges of cruelty to
American army personnel at
Llchfluld prison cunip, , was
found guilty by n United Stutes
court-miirtlnl todny,
Tho court sentenced the 33-year-old
former coal minor to
dishonorable dischurge, forfeit
ure of all pay and allowances
and three years at hard labor.
Former KF
Woman Dies
Mrs. Elcnuore Lee, wlfo of W.
T. "Bill" Lee, .1345 McManus
avenue, Culver City, Cullf., died
in tho hospital there Saturday,
February 1), following a brief
illness.
The Lees owned and operat
ed the Lee apartments, Walnut
and 5lh, for years until they re
tired and went to Culver City
to live about seven years ago.
Funeral services held In Los
Angeles were attended by Mrs.
Minnie Henry and Mr, and Mrs.
Fred Shallock of Klamath Falls.
Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Schnllock and
Mrs. A. J. Voye of this city aro
sisters of "Bill" Lee.
Foundry Workers
Reject Proposal
SEATTLE. Feb. 15 (PI Pre
paring to strike Monday, shut
ting down 79 Washington and
Oregon plants, some 3000 Pacific
northwest members of the Foun
dry Workers and Moldors union
(AFL) voted to reject a manage
ment proposal for settlement of
their wage demands. Nell V.
Pardo said for the union last
night.
Friday, Feb. 15, 1846
HERALD AND NEWSTWO
General Smith
Russian Envoy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (IP)
President Truman turned today
to his fuvorlto school of diplo
macy tho military to 'fill one
of this country's toughest foreign
posts. Ho named Lt. Gen.
Walter Bedell Smith ambas
sador to Russia.
The 'tart-tongued 51-ycar-old
soldier who roue through tho
ranks to become General Elsen
hower's chief of staff In the tense
war years, will succeed dapper,
wealthy, W. Avercll Hurrlinon.
Less than 12 hours ufter he
reached Washington from a dip
lomatic mission to the Ear East,
Harriman gainod presidential ac
ceptance of a resignation he first
submitted last April in ordor to
return to private business.
Arrive Tomorrow Arriving In
Klamath Fulls tomorrow from
Sacramento to attend tho wed
ding of Dorothy O'Sulllvan to
Richard Oilman, will bo Mr. and
Mrs. R. Fancher, Gllmun's sl.itor
and brother-in-law, Mr, unci Mrs,
O. Fanchcr and son, Clifford.
They will visit at tho George
Black homo 014 N. 9th. Gil
man's parents, Dr. and Mrs. O.
G. GUinnn of Blsbce, Ariz., ore
unable to be here for tht cere
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