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Hart Denies Receiving
Order On What To Do If
i Japan Attacked Britain
i ' : By J. W. DAVIS
WASHINGTON, Fob. IB (I'l
Bcntilur Hurl (ll-Cuiin.) loslirlod
tucluy 1 1 nt L WuuliliiKtuu nuvor
aonl lo him, uu uumiiiuiidur ol the
Aslullu flout, uuy pro-war order
on wlmt to do It Japan atlackud
Urlliiln und' not tho United
State.
llu told tho scmile-houso corn
nil tluo hivoKtluatlnu Pearl llnr
bor tiuit ho old Inquire on De
cember (I, 1041, whether there
wns imy uiireeiiioiil "und not no
reply." . ,
Hurl ulao:
1. Denied lie hud over told
Nnviil Cupt. Li, i'. tiufford o( defi
nitely aceliiK u "winds code"
mcN.iuua which tiufford uld hud
mysteriously vanished from tl.3
fllo.i;
2. Itofusucl lo pluco himself In
position ol nuyliiK whether
Adm. Husband E. Klmmal took
E rojier precaution lit 1'curi liar
or; 3. Disclosed Hint he Hlurtcd
eoutiiiK Jupuneno forces by nlr
even before jiettlnu Instructions
from Wasbluiflon.
Sufford him mild Hint audi
secret iiie.Hmiiio from Tokyo enino
In three days before the Peurl
lliirbnr uttuck, und provided
WunhlnKton with un ndvunco
wurninu of wnr. Sufford nliio
nid Unit pupvrs rclutlns to it
had disappeared.
Sufford quoted Hurt, former
commiinder in chief of tho Asia
tic fleet, un havlmi told him not
to testify to something he could
not prove destruction of rec
ords becauso "1 huvo seen your
winds mewuiKe."
Now Senator
Hurt l.n now u republican icna
tor from Connecticut. He told
tho ennle-houau Inquiry commit
tee today thut ho find told Suf
ford he lind "uluhted something
In tho files ubout the winds nics
siiiios." Hurt conducted nn Inquiry In
to the Peurl Harbor disaster him
self, In thut, ho recalled, "Cup
tain Sufford stated us a fact thut
one or nil iiu-miikcs (on the winds
code) hud been removed from
the flics."
"I told him Hint In my entire
naval career I had never known
of one Instnnce of files belna
falsified and he needed to be
very sure. Hurt continued.
He said that he "told Cant
Sufford that I thought I myself
nan signtcd somcimng in ino
files about 4he winds messages
and the conversation on that
point stopped right there."
Incidentally. Hart said. "I
still regard the question of
whether there was a winds code
"a matlor of very little Importance."
Hart said lie rechocked at the
navy "and found I had not seen
the files at all." Ho suld what
ho had seen was a sort of com
pilation of history In which there
was "some refcrenco to the
winds code." He added
"I -did not, I could not have
made the definite statement to
Captain Sufford that I had seen
In the official files any of those
1110HNI1U(!N."
Sufford had suld thut Hurt torn
him. In cuutlonlnu a stick-to-
whut-you-can-provo cotirso, that
I nave jusi coinu irom ino ironi
office and 1 huvo seen your
winds code."
(The winds code wns a Jann
ncse plan to signal to uiicnts
abroad when a break was at
hand. The code provided for a
false weather broadcast In a
lows broadcast.)
Hixon Trial
Gets Underway
Tho criminal trial of Leo Arlct
Illxon, young Klamath Indian
churned with receiving and con
ccullntt stolen nroperty. not tin'
derwny In circuit court this
mnrnliiK.
Hixon was Indicted In Decern
ber and hus been held In tho
county lull in licit of $2300 bail.
Ho Is churitcd with receiving and
concealing a stolen bridle val
ued at 25.S0, property of W.
EDcrnuri.
Ho is represented by A. C. Y
den.
Lokeview Man Will
Be Awarded Medal
Sgt. Mnrlon Drlttson of Lake,
view will bo awarded tho Sol
dler's Medal for heroism at his
homo, army officials unnounced
today from Astoria.
Drlttson and PFC Ralph Hayes
of South Bend, Wash., will be
awarded the meduls for heroism
when they rescued an uncon
scious passenger from a burning
boat October B, at Fort Stevens.
Extension
Unit News
ALL THRU THI YEARS
DIONUE QUINTS'
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CHEST COLDS
To Rtlim Coughs Aching Muscfet
A wIko mother will certainly buy
M UHtorola for htr child. It's lwyi
ruhbod on the (Julntuplou' chtiti,
throat and backa whenever they catch
cold!
i MuMernltt inttantly Wilna to relieve
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M break up painful local congestion.
Makea breath I nu easier. Wonderful for
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Altamont home extension unit
will moot Tuosduy 10 a, m., at
tho homo of Mrs. It. K. Bcnolst,
4709 Blsboo. Labor-eavlng salads
will bo demonstrated ,by Mrs.
Waller Upponduhl, Mrs.' Thomas
Thorrio und Mrs. Edward Lee.
"Conserve You" Is tho project
to be conducted by Mrs. Wlnnl
frcd K. Clllon ul the Klamuth
Falls homo extension unit Wed
nesday at 10 u. in. In the wom
en's lounge of the USO.
Those attending aro asked to
bring tholr own table service for
the potluck luncheon which will
bo served by tho hostesses, Mrs.
I. J. O'Huru and Mrs. B. V. Ya
don, Home extension units will
meet to learn simple methods of
ironing a man's shirt on follow
ing dates. Klamath Fulls unit 10
a. m. Wednesday n the USO,
potluck lunch; Henley unit 1:30
p. ni. Thursday at the homo of
Mrs. W. M. Wllliums; Fort Klam
ath unit Friday at 1:30 p. m, In
the Civic Improvement club.
Fulrhuven unit will meet Wcd
ncsduy at 10 a. m. ut the home
of Mrs. Melvln Gulluspy where
labor-saving suluds will be dem
onstrnlcd. Potluck lunch will be
served ut noon.
Group Of Dairymen
Will Hold Meeting
The board of directors of the
Klamath Ouirymcns association
will meet Tuesday at 1:30 p. m.
In the county agent's office..
Steps for lncreusing prices on
dairy products to dairymen will
be discussed at the meeting.
New Exams Will Be Given
By Merit System Council
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Tho Oregon, merit system1
council Is preparing a new series
of examinations to be given
early In March. Veterans and
prospective college graduates
will bo particularly Interested In
those positions.
The veterans with financial
record -keeping experience as
well as rcgulnr accountants will
bo attracted by the accounting
series. The salaries in this group
runge from 13S to (200 per
month.
College seniors anticipating
spring graduation will bo admit
ted to the examination so that
they may be-regularly certified
for permanent appointment im
mediately upon graduation. Col
lege graduation is required for
caseworker III, and college train
ing Including an accounting
courso Is all that is essential for
one of the accounting positions.
Casework salaries range from
$140 to $235 per month. Super
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council, 618 Mead building,
Portland 4, Oregon.
Child's Condition
Reported Fair
The condition of Larry Lee
Horstman, 5-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Horstman of
2128 Applegate, was reported
fair by Hillside hospital author
ities today. The child was criti
cally injured at 1:30 p. m. Sat
urday when he walked Into the
ath of a car driven by E. C.
ewls at S. 6th and Martin.
Lewis filed a report of the
accident with city police Satur
day saying he did not see the
boy until the child was directly
in front of his machine. Lewis
was driving toward the business
district. X-rays to determine
whether or not Larry has
broken bones, were made this
morning. The child was in a
state of shock until Sunday
afternoon.
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Traffic arrests were the main
order of police department busi
ness over the weekend, the tight
ening up brought on by the ser
ious auto-pedestrian accident on
3. 6th last Saturday,
Jlmmle W. Chamberland, 340
N. 9th, was fined $5 for a viola
tion of the basic rule in police
court this morning. He was ar
rested for exceeding the speed
limit in a 20-mlle an hour zone.
D e 1 b e r t E. Crumpacker,
Monday, Feb. IS, 1346
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HERALD AND NEWS THREI
Hurry cab driver, J. J. Parker,
Medford, and Stanley R. New
man, 220 Main, each posted $2
bail tor making illegal U turns
In the business district,
Ralph E. Pierce, Lakcvlew,
posted $5 bail for operating a
car without a muffler,
Seven drunks, two persons
charged with being drunk and
disorderly, one disorderly and
tvo Indians arrested for posses
sion of liquor appeared In court
this morning. Eight drunks
bailed out and $10 in parking
tickets was collected.
Classified Ads Bring Results.
Bly Girl Receives
Severe Wrist Gash
Elaine Richardson, 14-year
old Bly 'girl, suffered a sever
cut on the right wrist at her
home Sunday when she acct.
dentally nut her hand through
a door window. The radial art
ery was severed and tho girl
suffered from loss of blood,
Miss Richardson was treated
at Klamath Valley hospital
whero she had surgery immedi
ately upon arrival at 2 p, m.
She Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Tucker of Bly.
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