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PRICE FIVE CENTS (Telephone 81 II) KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1S48 Number 10789 U a. ly FRANK JENKINS ho world new from, mis- demand lodny Una tho ! uflllwlrnwn entirely he United NtttUmn security h 't'li uiat nf hpr COI1- Ilia Unit she and I run Imvo their troubles Between mwl Ihvrefnre tlio iliould be thrown out of Iranian cabinet member, ii anonymously In 1 ch ills morning, iw' ho be- that "In view or llie iricna- iillom existing uoiwcen (old name for Iran) and " Premier Qnvnin will to dropping the caic from attends. a a ,N"T permit yourself to be- ome TOO MULII PUZZlea hi sudden friendship, lie r the Indy of Niger wno for a rldo with s tiger. rem nds us thnl melt In- b ore apt to wind up with Ic on the luce of the tiger. a a If Russia mid Iran (on brcnenWd by their govern- come hnnd In hand to and say: "We're buddies what Is UNO to do about t would you do about It? a pEi, on compared with the bblem of Turkey and the incites which Maim l come surface yet Iron Is a mero rue. a a a Is country, we're dawdling our own military nrofr Pacifist talk is even bo K to be heard here and t Is a bad mistake. Until i out whether or not UNO ng to work, we'd better SlWJrtU. thcr course If safe. a a fCO Spain bobs Into the ws again In a rather in- ng wny. anu (completely under s, thumb) announces her Ion to bring the Spanish pit before UNO. Rumania, r nussiun Batoiiue, mur ipproval. a e e ICO In BAD, ond wc havo use for him, rnnco Is thrown out, WHO TAKE HIS PLACE? It's guess at the moment that unco coos out a ram. I regime will come In. Any mist regime will bo a of Moscow, would It suit us to have sitting astride Gibraltar? ncsc things have to bo con. bT Snot is nnnclmf In .TnnDH whose first election under pupation set-up la to bo lay after tomorrow. 0KVO Vfitlnrrln,. V. ...... onstratlon" In which, this r aispniches Inform us, ' iu.uuu UUMMUNIST- linonalrntnrB ........ i i-.- In. Oil , """",,"-n "HO F SMdchara's courtyard, iljy u lu"eu ca t the communists general t in countries thoy don't l whom ti,m, iu. lllnu id ""?, "In" Ih COH rl on f.0 a, column 9) f . Arrest Made Knifing Case Kl I Indian Officer Willis that ,,,"'KUC "'vcr said In enn, ,n.r LSV nM "eon f p.. : :"V " Wl11' the stnb- latr. f,lml nt Sprnsuo Wo Friday, pending Hunt's Stilfl0l,?JEa.m'?t1' Indian the Irl,;"' mom- ng r 7 "ey sma tno Hunt vun. PrnBo g MUnJ. "s reported Im l.o?o h,.nn? Valley hos. Iswor "0l,Rh the knife c exceptionally deep. Malin Honors Yar Veterans MALIN, April 8 Hemmed servicemen and women were honored at a dinner Sunday at 5 p. m. In the Mullii high m-liool gymnaalum when the Mulln cliamber of commerce literally killed the flitted calf in celebra tion scheduled since long before the end of the war. Guests were entertained at a coiktnll hour at Uroadwuy hull before the dinner with W. C. Uulton ns master of ceremonies. Later dinner was served to ISO returned veterans, their ladles and parents, The program included the In vocation by Rev, Glenn Morton of the M a 1 I n Presbyterian cnurcii, n moment of silent pray cr tor the men who will not re turn, and Ronnie Kujnc, 6, of Klamath rails, was presented In two piano numbers and Diane Mlckn gave two tan routines. The high school girls chorus also ang. A. E. Street was master of ceremonies at the dinner where a i-ll beef was served. The beef, purchased by W. C. Daltoii from Jerry Mncken at the 4-1 1 live stock show last full, wus donated by.'Dalton who kept his promise lo kill the flitted calf when the men returned from war. The baked potatoesjiervcd at the ban cjuet were donated by M. M. Stustny. The dinner was served by Em 1 1 Tofcll, president of the chamber, and the following di rector, Merle Loosley, Earl Wil son, A. E. Street, A. Kallnn, Ed SUmtny, Joe Halousck. W. C. Dalton, Louis Knllnii, Clyde Van Meter and Ted DeMerrllt. Wives of the group prepared the banquet, il Wreaks Huge Damage ANNISTON, Ala., April 8 (P) Tom of hailstones remained on the streets here today as resi dents struggled to clear away de bris left In the wake of a storm which caused damage estimated at millions of dollars. Eighteen persons were Injured In the half-hour hailstorm which swept through Calhoun county. Tno hall, as large as half-dollar pieces, fell In such volume that war veterans said the noise resembled on artillery bombard ment. Many buildings looked os though they had been hit by artillery and machine gun fire. Some houses were damaged by falling trees. Ed Brinklcy, editor of the Annlaton Star, describing to day's scene said there wasn't a street which was not blocked off. Practically every building In town, he said, had been dam aged by the hall and rain which fell In torrents. Council Told To Abandon Iran Probe NEW YORK, April 8 (AP) kuksIii posed a new threat of boycott before tho United Nn lions security council today un less the council abandons its scrutiny of th0 Iranian case and accepts the Soviet view that the Issue has been settled In bi lateral agreement between Iran and the Soviet Union. Moscow took a direct hand Inst night, broadcasting both a firmly phrased demand that the council remove the Iranian case from Its docket and a telegram from Iranian Premier Ahmed Qavam to Prime Minister Stalin expressing satisfaction with the new agreement between them. Must Be Dropped Moscow suld Soviet Ambassa dor Andrei A. Gromyko had ad vised United Nations Secretary General Trygvo Lie in -New York that the Iranian case "must ho dropped" at once rather than remain on the agenda for reconsideration May 8, by which time all red army troops are supposed to be out of Iran. In a letter to Lie dated April 6, Gromyko was quoted as say ing the council's retention of the Iranian case for rc-chccklng on May 6 is "not right and is Illegal and Is contrary to the charter of the United Nations . . . there Is no roason to leave the Iranian question before the (.eeurlty council for any further discussion. Gromvko Walkout The Instrument of Russian protests against the council's hearings of the Iranian issue thus fur has been the walkout begun by Gromyko on March 27, when Iran was put on the agenda over his vigorous oppo sition; Gromyko has absented himself from all business ses sions of the council since then, although he has rejoined his council colleagues at social func tions. Gromyko's letter to Lie prom ised to stir new aeoaie wnen the council meets at noon PST tomorrow after a long weekend recess, during which Poland an nounced her intention to Dring the Spanish question before the council and Moscow sought to show Russia ond Iran had reached complete agreement. Dorris Voters To Elect Councilmen Dorris citizens will vote In a city council election tomorrow, Tuesday, with three councilmen to be elected. The three Incumbents are seeking rc-clcctlon. They are C. E. Baldwin, a tavern owner; Herman W. Johns, quarantine station employo; Harry N. Sie- mann, box factory employe ana head of tlie uorris American ic irinn nnst. Two wrile-in candidates are In the field. They are Howard Beeson. an oil company repre sentative, and Charles Floberg, lumber company superintendent. Balloting will take place at the Dorris city hall from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Two Killed, 58 Injured in Wreck of Western Pacific Exposition Flyer iwtiMirijaajajaiffi 7 t I - r . i " ? - j an l fi. : ', . . ;"!. 'I'alaj?;:" aW 1 7A lTiiir'riaitgMi Aa.. ,;. i .... - --. '.f'L'S Wiie9 Mother, Two Children Hacked To Death Hjr Fanatic DES MOINES. April 8 (P) A mother. Brandmothcr and two small children were hacked to death In tho front vard of their home tndav and after a gun fignt in which ho was wouncica, ponce took Into custody a newspaper nrintor who sold ' God had or dered mo to kill my family." A neighbor child was wound ed In tho gun battle Involving po lice and William u. irwin, n, who was nicked In tho leg by a police bullet. Irwin, after treatment at a hospital, was placed In a padded cell at the city jail. - No charges were filed Imme diately, Thono killed ware: Kill III Irwin, .IS. Irwln'a wilt: Mary Alice Irwin, S4, lila mother; John Irwin, S, hla aon, and Henry Irwin, 8, another aon, A third son, William Jr., 11 had gone to school before the slaylngs. Tho weapon used was a double-edged grubbing tool with a flat blade on one side and a point on the other. Il had a five foot handle, Dotectlvo Chief Paul Castcl llno sold Irwin told him: "I had an impulse. God hod ordered mo to kill my fnmily. Now I've done everything In the book." ("Vitelline said he asked Irwin whether he was crazy and the man replied: "I must bo." Tho chief said Irwin told him he had been confined in a Chi cago mental institution some years ago. Castcllinc said an early exam ination indicated this sequence of events: Edith Irwin ran screaming from their home, with Irwin In pursuit, carrying the garden in strument, He downed her and repeatedly struck her with the sharp blade as sho lay in the yard. John and Henry Irwin then emerged through the front door, also screaming. Irwin turned on them and slashed them with the tool. At about that time Irwin's mother came to the yard from an adjoining garden patch and ho attacked her. The fumtly dog also was dispatched in the same manner, Irwin then returned to tho house, obtained a shotgun and a box of shells, and sat at the front porch. Within a few minutes po lice cars arrived and ho started firing. In the exchange, Irwin and Gcrnldino Nelson, 5, a neigh bor child passing the scene, were wounded slightly.' Wracking crime (right), bogins removing twisted and battered wreckage of the Western Pacific's Exposition Flyer that left the tracks near Pilot, Nav and plowed into buildings along the right of way. -Two persons were killed and 58 seriously injured in the passenger train wreck. Ten of the 14 cars left the rails. Death Claims Doctor Harris Dr. Charles Francis Harris, 58, for tho past eight years eye, ear, nose and throat specialist on the Klamath Medical clinic staff, died suddenly at his home Sat urday at 3:15 p. m. Dr. Harris" death was unexpected and al though he had not been well the post week was in his offices Saturday. Death was attributed to a ncart attack. : Dr. Harris resided at 457 La guna. He was a native of Han cock, Ia and came here directly from Manitowoc, Wis. He was a graduate of Northwestern uni versity, Chicago. Dr. Harris was a member of the Oregon State Medical society, Klamath Falls lodge, BPOE, AF&AM lodge, No. 253, Bloomington, Wis., the Klamath Falls Lions club and American Legion Post No. 8. this city. He was a veteran of world War I. In addition to his wife, Sylvia, and two young sons, Charles M. and Robert G., Dr. Harris is sur vived by his mother, Mrs. Pauline Harris of Corvallis, who was visiting in Klamath Falls at her son's home at the time of his death. A sister, Mrs. E. R. Jackman of Corvallis. and a brother, George L. Harris of .Portland, will attend fmnl rites which will be announced by Ward's. Cline Forgery Trial Underway SAN FRANCISCO, April 8 (AP) The strange case of white haired Alfred Leonard Cline. and of the several elderly women who wed him and then died mysteriously, was brought into court today as tho 56-year- old ex-convict went to trial on charges of forgery and. grand theft. He is SDecificallv chareod with forging deeds and bonds of two former wives Mrs. Delora Krcbs Cline of Chicago, who left an estate of $323,000, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt Lewis Cline of Oakland, who also left con siderable property. As he spoke to prospective jurors today, Clinc's attorney, Ji W, Ehrlich, said "an attempt will bo made to introduce evi dence of mass murder, regard less of whether this testimony means anything or not." 100 German POW's Try Strange Diet LIVERPOOL. Eng.. April 8 (P) Nearly 100 German prison ers of war became violently ill today after eating soap and drinking dciscl oil. Authorities said the men had heard rumors that they would bo turned over to tho Russians or be assigned, to work in tho coal mines. All recovered. They ' wore aboard the U. S. steamer Frost berg Victory, carrying them from tho United Stales to work on English farms. Not Much Of Value Found in Itoniive At Jap Center washlubs piled about the dump were also used and rusty. Like any other city refuse grounds, the WRA dump con tains hundreds of thousands of tin cans, bottles, crates, cartons, cast-off clothing, broken furni ture and wrecked army truck bodies, but nothing that would be evidence of wholesale de struction of government goods. The rumors, which brought about the inspection of the WRA ICentinned en Page S, Column t) : Scores Hurt In Explosions SAIGON, April 8' UP) A giant French ammunition dump on the northern outskirts of Saigon exploded this morning and two hours later a shat tering series 'of explosions con tinued to rock the city. The French army threw barri cades around the danger zone and began the evacuation of all civilians: Truckloads of wounded, in cluding women, children and French servicemen were still streaming into the hospitals . at noon. More than 60 wounded per sons officially were reported admitted to hospitals in the half hour following the first blast at 10:30 a. m. Hospital officials said they lost count after that. Henri Cedille, commissioner for Cochin China, issued a com munique saying that the ex plosion was accidental and. re quested the public to remain calm. . Normal press communications from the city were disrupted, since the Saigon radio station was in the explosion zone. The British army signal corps was furnishing an emergency press service. By HALE SCARBROUGH " An on-the-spot check by a photographer and reporter of The Herald and News Saturday failed to uncover much solid ground for rumors which flew thick last week that large amounts of usable government Eropcrty were being dumped and urned at the now-closed Tule lake WRA center. The approximately 140 per sons now employed in cleaning up the tar-paper city are hauling out and burning huge truck loads of abandoned equipment but very little of the refuse in the extensive dump back of the compound could possibly be tabbed as strictly government property. Most of it is what is to be found in any city dump any where. ' The 30,000 or so Japs who at one time or another during the war were located at Tulelake have left behind an incredible amount of personal and family junk and that comprises the bulk of the material thrown into the dump. The charred condition of the dump makes it hard to tell how much of the stuff might have been new and usable when tossed out. Several oil heaters found may have been usable or may have been worn out beyond repair. Several piles of white enamel pitchers, gallon size, might have been usable but they were chipped and broken as to pre clude any re-sale value. These pitchers were the only articles noticeably stamped "U. S." Also in the dump were a num ber of iron bedsteads and springs, all charred, which might have been in good condition but didn't appear to be either gov ernment issue or new. Scores of Boy Goes AWOL From Detention Home Sans Shoes A 13-year-old boy, detained by juvenile authorities for fail ure to obey parental discipline, became fed uy with the routine at the juvenile detention cot tage Saturday afternoon, broke out and headed for home, attir ed only in his night shirt and bathrobe. His home was on Main but he evidently became confused in the directions and did con siderable walking, ' barefooted, in the Altamont district, before arriving home. City police picked him up again. Residents . in Altamont saw the strangely - dressed youth walking along the streets and city and state police received numerous calls about him. He was also questioned by various passersby, juvenile of ficials said, and made no bones about admitting that ho was on French leave from the de tention home, saying that he was just out for a little exercise. Court Tiffs Trial Issue Prospective jurymen in the Manson James Young negligent homicide trial, starting today in circuit court, are being thor oughly probed by Defense At torney J. C. O'Neill as to their feelings about recent courtroom and political differences be tween Judge David R. Vanden berg and District Attorney Clar ence Humble. Fifteen veniremen answered docket call this morning and the court ordered that 20 spe cial veniremen be brought in this afternoon. O'Neill asked each person questioned whether they had any political leanings toward either the judge or the district attorney which might effect their deliberation of the case, whether they were interested in building up or breaking down the record of any officer of the court and whether adverse newspaper criticism would cause them to be reluctant to return a not guilty verdict. The questioning by the dis trict attorney was more routine. This case has been hanging fire for 18 months and resulted in a hung jury last October 22. The case concerns the death of W. H. McPherren, Klamath Falls second-hand dealer, after he was struck by a car driven by Young in September, 1944. Senate Approves Housing Measure WASHINGTON, April 8 (AP) The senate passed and sent to the White House today legisla tion appropriating $252,730,000 for veterans temporary housing. The fund is to finance 102,350 dwelling units in a program of renovating and altering tempo rary wartime housing and bar racks. In some cases, the hous ing will be moved to new sites. Fourth Escapee Captured; One Convict wet At Large SALEM,. April 8 (JP) Four of the five convicts who made a daring escape from the state prison last Tuesday night were back in their cells today as prison officials questioned them to find out just how it was done. Glenn Wilson, 21, who was captured in a Eugene railroad yard by Eugene police early yesterday, admitted the break was his idea, Warden George Alexander said. Alexander said Wilson told how he had secretly planned to jimmy the bars and jump over the 12-foot picket fence. Wilson said he planned to go alone, but that the other four convicts decided to go along when they saw Wilson leave. Wilson said he spent two days .in a barn nursing a leg that was cut when he jumped the fence. He said he took a train to Eugene, and denied taking the car of Wallace Bone steele, Salem, which was re covered in Eugene Friday night after a Eugene officer tried to chase the occupant. Alexander said the car might have been stolen by Neal Dyson, 21, a life termer who is the only escapee still at large. Prison officials doubted that Wilson would be tried on an habitual criminal charge, which can be brought after a man has been convicted of four felonies. Wilson has been convicted of two felonies, rape in Multno mah county and another for escape from the prison. Last Tuesday's escape would bo the third one, but officers are investigating to learn if he committed a fourth crime while he was at large. The. other three escapees were captured In Salem within 24 hours of their escape. REDS Vmm M BOYCOTT Army Dearth InManpover Seen Ahead WASHINGTON, April 8 (JP) General Dwight D. Eisenhower agreed today with questioning senators that 18-year-old youths do not make the best occupa tion troops but insisted the army will be short in man power unless the draft is ex tended beyond May 15. The army chief of staff ran into a barrage of critical ques tions from the senate military committee as he urged a one year draft extension, with in ducted men serving 18 months. Senator Edwin C. Johnson (D-Colo.), brought the atomic bomb and Russia into the ex change after Eisenhower said that Marshal Gregory Zhukov, Soviet army leader, has asked how long American troops would stay in Europe to help police Germany. Fear Weakness General Eisenhower was this country's representative on the four power Berlin council and he said that Russia, England and France "fear that the United States may become so weak that they will get out of Europe." The army chief of staff said he was opposed to "sabre rat tling and jingoism" and did not believe we are soon to be in volved in war, adding that Mar- " shal Zhukov once told him: "It is fine to be peace-loving but the United States is so peace-loving it is not realistic." Senator Johnson broke in to ask if Marshal Zhukov said "anything about the atomic bomb." The general, usually trigger quick with replies, halted and then said the first information on the atomic bombing of Japan was meager and that Zhukov "discounted it more than I did possibly because they did not have it." Eisenhower said there had been no discussion with the Russians about the atomic bomb. Johnson and other senators raised the question about use of 18-year-old draftees for oc cupation duty. The Colorado senator said the army was seeking "boy power" rather than manpower. The general said it was the army's job to tell congress the minimum number of men need-ed-and advise - on -the basis of experience what various plans would obtain. "I'm glad to hear you say that," Johnson said. "War de partment responsibility ends when it tells congress what it needs in men and dollars." General Eisenhower said that if congress could "find some other way without the 18-year-olds I'm for it." Nurses Accept Salary Truce An amicable settlement of wage questions was reached over the . weekend by nurses at the Hillside hospital and representa tives of the Klamath Medical Service bureau, operator of the hospital. Under the settlement, the minimum wage for nurses em ployed at the present time is $185. This is the amount which, under the service bureau's origi nal wage adjustment plan, would have been paid after a year of service. Under the new arrange ment, there will be no boost at the end of six months or a year, but the increase schedules will be picked up at the 18-months period. The first proposal of the serv ice bureau was to make the min imum wage $175, with $5 boosts at six months and one year in service. The bureau may still hire new employes at $175, but all nurses now working will re ceive $185 or more. Army Engineers To Hunt Ingots V TOKYO, April 8 (AP) Occu pation army engineers will start dredging tomorrow in a slip between two piers in Tokyo bay for what informants have told them is two billion dollars worth of precious metal cached by Japanese militarists. Lt.: E. V. Nielsen, Stamford, Conn., of the 32nd military gov ernment company, obtained the tip on the cache from a geisha girl and a laborer who had helped "plant" the precious in gots in the muddy ooze bottom beneath six feet of water be tween the piers. Nielsen and aides Saturday located two 20-foot square areas paved with ingots beneath the mud. At the expense of his fingernails, Nielsen brought up one ingot, which tentatively was identified as platinum. Arriving In United States ' By- Tbs Associated Press Uummr O. Nnahlund, Cpl.. Klarhath Falls, arrived on Mahoney Clly Vic tory due in New York April 7. Joe W. Kennedy, 111,1., Klamnth Fatla, arrived on General Stewart due in Seattle April S. Charles H. Bfll Jr., 881., Weed, arrived on Marina Devil due In San Francisco April 7. under quarantine.
