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Newspaper Page TextIB HE V J VJ L t'b (Telephone 8111) i FIV& v" WEATHER NEWS April II M.i. (April 111 . IW Mln, Hi r-rerlpllallon last ti bouri ........Trare Hlrram yaar I dale .,.. I US Normal .. a. l.alt rear 11.14 rorei-aati Warmtr, evert-atl, thaw era. Fight Eviction Attempt KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, SATURDAY. APRIL 1846 Number 10794 S'slews r pi NIC JENKINS Salem lt n'K''1- " lr that l-,,' 1,,,t SSSh2S?w found by Sron-tl"1 younge-d f. oW,.,l -"' win with " "Uilch. The ar-old " '""'" the omcrs. nark trKiy " ...in. liMMIUMUI. ihouicin i ub lowe. . , lV,r lhc worl.1. there l MUCH powder lying loose. iln and iiiiionrs.u ,1 "inferior uhavc been ruled by so- " i ...... ...it lllll 1 1""!"".,..." v. v. cr the load "1 'l'-' "'I"'- bviviu'RE In the worlil Jemnncipatwl (from rf- Erapiilly ruiiiK, un-ROVcn- " " 11!) tUIHMV " , Al of Ihe i-iipitiuiM i ni- M icnirny fend Britain.) (irmany ami jnpun. n mm iwopu-s in .'lit. Kl wiin. L'G and llsU-nliij! to the Id news, nnc can t Help at:n cynicaiiy ' " " JtUpr5 Willi Hin"'i'K Or children who iiiki can tier lylnu around lonse and ftalcncs 10 see wiwi win I must always ri'inember, f course, that the news J1S worse than It really Is i oi the innominate inci Ike unusual and the HAD iwrc apt In m pruned ami a I ami also more apt io t: aim llsieni'ii io iiimii ennal and the (iOUU. bcinss arc that way.) t a II Franco Spain, which under shari attack by Hussia ond KHAiSLK. fcnd, Hussia and France as northern China) com- I Is a rising factor. at the moment. Is one spols where the ability communist. dnmlnnted Jet alonii with the areas In toward western capital- iicinii tested out. I will depend on the out- I these preliminary tests. f CAN'T be found whore- !munism and capitalism various forms) can get accfllll V with plli-h riltwr !d of the Immpfliiitn fu. I oe much less promising. is no sound reason why nunism and eanltall sm it nloiiR together. It will ind upon the oualilv of Worship on both sides. iluation ill China, wbleli Yrs back nnrl r.n-ii. t-nn mi to the critical, is do today as "tense." (It Is muse a working agree iwien mo unincsc com- and the Chines., nnn. isis nas mil v,.t k.. 1. aVnl If-,.-,. ai'icn evr. n ninn.,H.... u..i While hr. u,B .u Unc back , ;: . ic can pour oil on the f waicrs. al M.'lftlKnll ... t i wnom u a.,.,.. lot of rnnfirl.m,.. iu P be sinrorn -(,rLmPE":soNA AM- Strike Set In 7 Sugar Refineries By Tht AuoclaUd Prtu A nti'lkn was set fur iiildiilKlil tonlKht by 1100(1 AH. mill CIO employes III seven east const stliinr refineries which process about two-thirds of the nation's cunu suuiir. Lust minute attempts were beliiK mndo by federal labor cou eillatora to avert the walkout In pliinU of three miijor suuiir re fineries In New York, Philadel phia, Huston and Haltlmore Four CIO anil three AKI. Inculs ure hi. volved in a waiie dispute with the American, National unci Kr vere refmiiiK companies. In New York, Federal Concili ator trunk h. Walsh said he planned to nrrmme a conference of iiulou und company represen tatives before the strike deud llue. The unions hiked their de mand for a wane Increase from lr cents hourly extra to 18! cents hourly while Ihe compan ies have offered u 1 It-cent hour ly raise at some plants uml a lower boost lit others. Strike Threat Major development alonii the labor front durlnii the last 24 hours was the threat of h strike of Kl 00 Transcontinental mid Western Air company pilots dur liiK the week of April 21. An Airline Pilots association spokes man said wane demands would increase the present maximum annual pay from $13,200 to $10, U00. The 00,000 residents of I.nns Inn, Mich., were without public transportation because of a strike by members of the AKL Hallway nml Motor Loach Oper ators union. The operators quit work upon expiration of a dead line for company ncceptauce of a (net flndlnu board's recommen dation of $1.10 hourly wane fur 4H-hour week. ContlnulnK labor disputes throughout the country kept Idle about 700,000 workers. Indians Limit Timber Sales Clothing Lack Will Be Eased WASHINGTON, April 13 (AP) Stabilization Director Chester Bowles expressed confidence to day thai the shorliiKC of Inex pensive clollilni! will have eased considerably In three months. In n radio address (ABC) net work), he nppenled to the public to be patient "n little while lonucr." Stating thai production of cloth and uppnrcl Is on the up trend, Howies added: "Ordinarily It lakes about 14 weeks for new fabrics to show up ns finished uarmenls in your stores. This whole troublesome situation, I am confident, should be a lot better by the middle of July." Bowles, In a review of the clothlntl problem, said that to date the record of K-'tlinK low and moderately-priced garments on the mnrket "Is no credit cither to the industry or the gov ernment." Discussing the shirt shortage, Bowles said a principal reason for it is "the absolutely stagger ing demand." The government estimates, he reported, that Americans would snap up more than 320,000,000 shirts this year. rck Than Durina Raiion -Tri,. ...... j JHiocmtod Preis wives wen. fr.,....i A new policy for Indian lim ber sales under which sales con tracts would be limited to about 10.000,0110 feet during the period of postwar adjustment and OPA ceilings was agreed upon by the Klamath Indian council and business committee ill meetings held this week. The decision to make sales In small luls may affect the opera tions of lumber companies In this area purchasing limber on the reservation. Arthur Itlock I inner, head of the Chilo(uin Lumber cumpauy, was at the on the reservation, was ut the agency during the sessions and discussed Informally the adverse effect of the policy on the plans of bis company. The Indians also agreed they would not permit timber sales prices to drop below bid prices, this policy being aimed to pre vent any downward adjustments below bid prices. Diiallow Expenses A question of payment of ex penses of Wade Crawford as tribal delegate to Washington came before the tribal business committee, and the committee voted to disallow expenses of about $11110 until Crawford proves he has followed certain Instructions of the council. Commissioner of Indian Af fairs John Urophy had asked the tribal business committee if it wanted to authorize the Craw ford expense voucher. Crawford and Boyd Jackson, the tribal delegates, were ul the meeting, having flown out from Washington. Crawford appeared before the general council to ask its sup port in demanding the Indian commissioner produce certain records before a congressional committee. The commissioner, It is understood, had asked that Crawford's request for the rec ords be supported by the coun cil before the commissioner would comply. After a discus sion, the council voted against complying with Crawford's re quest, according to a report of the meeting by B. G. Court right, Indian agency superinten dent. It was announced that a $200 per capita payment will be made to the Klamath Indians in early May, totaling ubout $400,000. Venus Raymond Taken By Death Venus Kctchum Raymond, 57, lor the post five years employed os linotype operator at The Her old and News, died Friday at 5;05 p. in. In Klamath Volley hospital following on extended Illness. Mrs. Raymond, wife of Harold C. Raymond of this city, was a I native of Iowa but had lived in Oregon for many years. She was at one time employed on Salem newspapers and was a member of Klamath Fulls Typo graphical Union No. 601. In addition to her husband, one sis ter, Mrs. Joe McFarlnnd of Day ton, Ore., survives. Final rites will be announced by the Enrl Whitlock Funeral home. Potato Farmer Exonerated ' In Tragic Death Of Child Stale police yesterday exonerated Norman Martin Krlsvold, .'II, Hatfield potato farmer, from blame In connection with the death of l.lndu Gay Durunt, U-yeur-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon L. Diirant, who was killed instantly cnrly Friday ufternoon In front of the family home on the Merrill highway. The child's death occurred on her third birthday. Officers Investigating the tragedy gave the following report ufler checking Irlsvolds state ment. Frlsvold said he was driving a llM!i Chevrolet flatbed truck toward Klamath Falls with a load of potatoes. As he neorcd the driveway of lhc Durant home he saw a car parked off the highway in the driveway. Frlsvold said he saw a woman get out of the cur and walk across the highway to the mail box. The woman turned and waited al the side of the high way for Ihe traffic to clear. At that point, slate police said, little L,liHin i, ay apparently got out of the parked vehieie on the driver's side - and away from Frisvold's vision. The truck driver said the first time he saw the child she was running across the highway and not more than 15 or 20 feel away. Police said Frisvold was driving the truck between 30 und 35 miles per hour. Swerved Mrs. Durant cried out to the turn ond Irisvold made an at tempt to avoid hitting the girl. He swerved to the left of the highway and thought he had missed the child but Linda Gay apparently ran into the rear tire and the wheel passed over her head. The truck went on down the highway, swerved again and Frisvold turned into the Dean Hall ranch driveway where the truck, carrying 200 50-pound sacks of potatoes, overturned. frisvold was uninjured. The tragedy occurred at obout 1:15 p. m jusl ofter Mrs. Durant and the child had been shopping In Klamath Falls. Final rites for Linda Gay will oe conducted by Ward's, time announced later. House Votes induction "Holiday" ...ah . a, m j p r () III ii I r ii aumimaa. i.nn - "--'v nHttii f - WASHINGTON, April 13 A') The house tentatively voted a five-month draft "holiday" today after having voted earlier to bon the induction of teen-agers. Nearing final action on legis lation extending the draft law nine months beyond May 15, the house adopted the amendment to prohibit any inductions be tween May 15 and October 15 of this year by a standing vote of 149 to 127. Under terms of the amend ment, inductions could be re sumed after October 15 only by presidential decree and a find ing that voluntary enlistments were insufficient to meet the manpower needs of the army and the navy. Teller Vote The proposed ban on teen-age inductions was proposed also on .T V u, i,7 rii ii Seated in their home here, from which neighbor, are attempt- ' . . ' . . ' ing to oust them, Mrs. Ann Fong and her Chinese-American war Krirl w.r Ihe pnflmhpr nnn rr. ! . . i i . , i ,n j :. - , TBieran nuioana, noroce, nava xiiea an iniuncuun auu ai uw iu.si-u iu iauc mc iimiuiiuiii nd. Calif., in an altemnt ta mannl the ouster, claimino Mrs. wen. rn...i ... N men lea. " L..r ---...u (IIU'llllH 111 "ions of the nation to- fliop proprietors in c?". hehiics T'T fior,for ""-'at by of- usu'ly least popular !llin ii... .1 worii""" '.' n."y time " 01 the op ium "is (D-Okla.), commin " agn- ves ' ",! 1 dieted in 3'bonnu i , "ral lerc ,n..i?.n.y lpR"llinolc menl OpTi11'.1" 30 days. 0n ' " , , l"'aclicallv 3,.,0n ie "black lrkel ' P. Wli. !,n nn,i ; ' "' enairmnn hi J: '" Sllil cnttlo were i "r1mtk(,rs - ! lie lowest llil. week thot ho could recall in mi veurs. Fifteen packers, in cluding Armour, Swift and Wil son, he Huid, together bought only 1)000 head or obout 25 per cent of the slaughter collie sold the first four days this week. "Thero is no answer to the situation short of complete re moval of price controls on live stock and meat," Wilson said. The shortage brought a prom ise from the agriculture depart ment of action "within a few days" to enable the big packers Iq obtain more livestock. De partment officials wouldn't Indi cate what the action might be. Cattle slaughtering was al most tololly discontinued In Columbus, 6. Meat retailers in Cincinnati, O., decided to close shop unless OPA regulations ore lifted. Meal market count ers had slim stocks in Min neapolis, Minn., in Omaha, Neb., and Philadelphia the retail sit uation was "critical" or "acute." New York and Washington how ever, hud adeuualc retail sup plies. 6 Die When Plane Rams Into Building CHICAGO, April 13 (AP) A plane crashed into a three-! story brick building on Ihe north- j west side of Chlcogo today and police sold they had received reports that six persons were killed ond 20 persons Injured. The casually reports were not Immediately confirmed. Man Hurt In Effort To Halt Wild Auto Art Bndorek, 34, mechanic for Link River Motor company, was slightly injured when he tried to stop n runaway cor on Payne street yesterday afternoon. The car, a 1040 Ford, property of the motor company, slipped its brakes, ran downhill on Payne, crossed Main street ond struck a building ot 115 Payne on the other side of Main. Bndorek tried to stop the car ond was dragged 30 feet before dropping off. U. S. To Help Feed Enemies WASHINGTON. A,-,ril 1-j ian The United States today was re- poricn planning monthly ex penditures of almost $60,000,000 to help feed occupied Germany and Japan until mid-1947. A total of $700,000,000 has been earmarked for this purpose in the war department's budget estimates for the 12 months be ginning July 1, according to an official who withheld his name. To moke tin current deficien cies food already is being shipped into me u. s.-occupied zone of Germany at the rote of more than 50,000 tons a month. About 25,000 tons of rice and rice sub stitutes have been delivered to Japan thus far. This food is paid for from war department funds to "prevent disease and unrest," Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, deputy military governor, explained in first an nouncing to the Germans the ex tent of American aid. Dunsmuir Man Gets 1 to 10-Year Jolt YREKA. April 13 Oliver Potter, 42-year-old Dunsmuir man, was sentenced to serve one to ten years in San Quentin in superior court here yesterday ofter being convicted on a man slaughter charge April 4. He was accused of striking the blow in a street altercation at Dunsmuir which resulted in the death of Eorl James Woods on December 28. Woods struck his head on the pavement as he fell and cause of his death was listed as a fractured skull. Potter was tried twice in three weeks on the man slaughter charge. The first trial resulted in a hung Jury. draft age to 21. The draft "holiday," pro posed by Chairman Vinson (D Ga.) of the naval committee, would give the president power to order inductions resumed after October 15 if voluntary en listments in the meantime failed to produce enough manpower to meet army and navy needs. The teen-age amendment was introduced by Chairman May (D Ky.) of the military committee, who told the house "it's wrong to put children in the army." Wise Move May said he also thought it would be a "wise move'' to have a "holiday" on inductions. An attempt to write service pay raises into the draft exten sion legislation was blocked by a technicality. An amendment uronosed by Rep. Harness (R- Ind.) would have raised the pay of buck privates 50 per cent. A lower scale, down to 10 per cent for colonels, was proposed for others. Because it did not deal with the draft itself, however, it was ruled out of order. Fong is "an American citizen of white complexion and blonde hair." The suit also claimed that Fong. by virtue of a 92-year-old California supreme court decision, was an American Indian and that effort to oust him "will violate the 1776 Iroquois Nations treaty and may start another war with the Indians." Murder Of Old Sourdough Investigated By Mounties DAWSON, Y. T., April 13 (F) The fatal shooting of an old sourdough in a dispute over claims where gold had been dis covered was being investigated today by Royal Canadian mount ed police. George Potter, a veteran sour dough of the Dawson and Mayo districts, was shot and killed Spain Invites U.N. Look-See MADRID, April 13 (AP) The Franco cabinet, describing the latest accusations against Spain as part of a world communist campaign, today invited the United Nations to send a com mission to this country to "prove the absolute falsity" of charges that German scientists are work ing on the atomic bomb in Spain. In a brief communique issued after its meeting, the cabinet also termed "false" and "ab surd" charges brought by Poland at the United Nations security council in New York that Spain was endangering world peace. Poland also had asserted that the Franco government was harboring German scientists, and reports from Paris said that a German, scientist was operat ing an atomic research labora tory near Toledo. The invitation for a committee to tour Spain was limited to "those nations represented in the United Nations with which Spain niaitoins friendly relotions. Mem bers of the security council which do not maintain diplomat ic relations with the Franco gov ernment are Poland, Russia, Mexico, France and China. Street Fund On May Ballot A proposal to roisc funds for improvement of streets in front of city-owned lots will be put before voters of Klamath Falls on the city ballot May 17. This is the second of three measures to be submitted to local voters during the primary balloting. The measure provides for a half-mill levy on property to raise money for the paving and would create a revolving fund to handle the money brought in. The levy would run only for one year. Title of this measure is "Shall Klamath Falls, Ore., con struct street improvements In front of city-owned lots, in co operation with adjacent property owners to improve such streets," and calls for a yes or no vote. In locations where private property owners wish to have streets In front ot their property improved, and where the city also owns lots, the city's part ot the paving would bo paid for by this' levy and out of the special "lot revolving fund" created. Cost of the improvement would be added to the price of the lots when sold and the money recovered placed back in the fund. The ordinance to this effect was passed by .the city council on March 11. A simple majority is necessary for passage of this measure. Parking Meter Question Eyed The parking meter question came to the front again last night when the city traffic safety coun cil discussed meter possibilities for KlamMh Falls and heard a report on Medford's experience with the curbstone gadgets. Herb Grey of Medford told the group that the meters re cently installed there are now being favorably received by the public, and are working effec tively both as to parking regu lation and in financing traffic work in that city. The 500 Med ford meters are returning about $110 a day. Grey said the Medford public was somewhat critical at first but the meters have since grown in public favor. Frank Van Dyke, Ashland at torney and legislator, was pres ent as representative of a park ing meter company, and the coast representative of this com pany, Rey Bowles, demonstrated the meter called "Park-o-Meter." This company, he said, would be willing to install 900 or 1000 meters here for a trial period. In that period, the company would take 75 per cent of the re turns and the city 25 per cent. If at any time, the city decided to accept a permanent purchase contract, the amount taken in by the company in the trial period would be applied on the pur chase price. After a permanent contract is established, the city would take 50 per cent of the returns and the company 50 per cent for purchase price until the meters are paid for.. This particular meter is set to give 12 minutes parking for one cent, and on up to an hour for 5 cents. Traffic safety committeemen and members of the city council discussed the parking meter idea at length. Merchants nad been invited to the meeting and two were present. There was talk of using the profits from parking meters in developing permanent parking lots in the city. No ac tion of any kind was taken. Dan Faris, chairman, presided at the council meeting. Council men Paul Landry, Angus New ton and C. P. Van Doren were present. while he lay in his' bed in his hotel room at Mayo. Police took Peter Nord into custody for ques tioning in connection with the shooting. Inspector H. H. Cronkhite of the Whitehorse detachment of the R.C.M.P. was flown to Mayo to probe the case which has all the bizarre details of a dime magazine story -of -the colorful northland. Mayo is near the geographical center of the Yukon territory, east of Dawson and north of Whitehorse, and is about 1100 air miles northwest of Vancou ver. Police said Nord attempted to take his own life before he was taken into custody. Only meagre details about the shooting were available in Daw son. Nazis Bagged In Roundup SHANGHAI, April 13 (AP) roundup of prominent nazis hiding out in China was an nounced today by American military authorities as plans were laid for mass deportation in American ships of all Germans known to have been connected with the Hitler re gime. "We are going to get them all even those who have been able to evade . the Chinese so far," said Col. Richard C. Witt- mann of Lincoln, Neb., repatna- lon chief in the China theater. Wittmann said the nazis prob ably would be tried in war crimes courts in Germany, and added that negotiations were under way with Soviet, British and French authorities for the return of these repatriates to their respective sections of the fatherland. Chinese authorities already have rounded up many Germans in China. Most of these now are in the Shanghai area. Wittmann said the first de portation ship probably would sail next June with about 1500 Germans, including the wives and children of alleged nazis. This by no means will com plete the repatriation of Ger mans from China, ne empna sized. "The list will continue to grow, as evidence is still com ing in. Boxing Instructor Nabbed For Larceny ROSEBURG, Ore., April 13 (AP) Jimmie Garrison, who has been conducting boxing classes in Roseburg the last month, was arrested here yes terday for Marion county au thorities on a charge of larceny Douglas county Sheriff O. T, Carter reported. Details of the charge were not learned. Police Drag Willamette For Limbs Officers Arrest Man In Phone Booth; Clues Slight MILWAUKIE, Ore., April 13 (VP) Police began dragging the Willamette river today for the missing head, arms and legs of a young woman after the first thin lead to the mutilation blew up. Seate police said a man who telephoned that he "knew every thing" about the chopped-off torso of a girl found in the Wil lamette river last night was ap parently just a crank. While an intensive hunt went on for the missing limbs, police wiin no good clues were at tempting to identify the slender, girlish torso. The description of several girls on the missing person file seemed to correspond with the torso, state police reported. They were checking with relatives who might be able to identify either the nude torso or the dark blue sweater and brown slacks in which it was wrapped. Will Be Released Police said the man taken into custody while telephoning this mprning probably would be re leased. The man called state police from a telephone booth in a Portland auto parking station to say he knew the identity of the girl whose nude torso head, arms, and legs hacked off was hauled from the river wrapped in old clothes and burlap sack ing. While he was talking on the phone, state police notified city officers, who raced to the Port land parking station and arrested the man. "I can tell you everything about this murder," he tele phoned. He said he could take officers to the spot where the body was cut up, and could identify the girl. He last saw her, he said, the night of April 4. Questioned State police who took him to headquarters here for question ing, said later they were not sure he actually knew anything about the torso recovered at Wisdom island moorage here. H. C. Foster, Portland, and James and Mary Rader, Mil waukie, pulled what they thought was a "bagful of drowned cats" from the water. It turned out to be a mutilated body, wrapped in slacks, long underwear, and a dark sweater and topcoat. Sacking was tied around the bundle with rope and wire. "Neat Job" Rav Rilance. Clackamas coun- tj coroner, said the girl appeared to be in her teens or eariy twenties and weighed about 110 to 115 pounds. He said the knife-wielder did "rather a neat job at least knew where the joints were. The head, arms and legs were missing. The coroner estimated the body had been in the water 24 to 36 hours. Bid Awarded For Fremont Addition Pinniger and Watkins, Klam ath Falls construction firm, was awarded the basic bid of $47,800, for construction of an addition lo Fremont school at a meeting of School Board No. 1, held Fri day night in KUHS. There was only one bid sub mitted for the job which will in clude a building similar in style to the present structure and work will start immediately, contractors were advised. Plans were drawn by Howard R. Per rin, local architect. The board decided last night to call for bids on a heating plant at the school. A budget committee was named for District No. 1, to in clude R. E. Hooker, George Mc Intyre, both to serve for a three year term; Percy Murray and Victor O'Neill, two-year term; C. S. Elliot, one-yoar term. Arriving In U. S. Bv The Asjoclatr-d PreM John n. nanlel. TSal.. Klamath Fnlla, arrived on S. S. Marshall Vic tory due in Seattle April 12. Francis Morgan, rvl., Klamath Falls, arrived on S. S. Marshall Vic tory due In Seattle April 12. Two Stick-Up Men Killed In Gun Fray With Police NEW YORK. April 13 (A) Two holdup men, both war vet erans were snot to aeain eariy today in a gun battle with police who said they surprised the pair as they were looting an upper west side hotel. One of the men, who attempt ed to shoot his way out with a .38 calibre German lugcr pistol, fell fatally wounded in the hotel lobby. The second, unarmed, fled but was dropped on the sidewalk a short distance from the hotel, The shootings climaxed a week-long series of fatal shoot- lesday, April 16, At 5 p.m. Deadline For Registration For May Primary ings in the city which have brought death to eight persons. Police said the two men, iden tified from papers in their pock ets as John J. Farragher, 32, and Albei t J. Ray, former tank corps men, entered the Hotel Berkley bound and gagged the night man ager then took $31 from him and $35 from a safe. Two patrolmen, who had seen the men enter the hotel, 'fol lowed them into the lobby. The patrolmen said that when they ordered the pair to put up their hands, Ray opened fire. 8: