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Byrnes And Molotov Play Give And Take rHICE riVECENTS In Th. lav's to Br FHANK JENKINS THE rmy li mapping an at tempt to destroy ono rocket mimlle In mliliilr with another equipped with the raclar-guidud (una that sets off the charge when a shell (or rocket) comes wltliln itrlklng distance of It In met. The experiment will be car ried on with cuptured Cermun V-2, nnd the targets, moving fantrr than the speed of round, will be at heights running from SO to 123 miles above the earth. ITS Buck Rogers ituff, but keep It In mind when you find yourself shrugging your shoulders and accepting the dnnKeroua notion that another war li Inevltuble. If everyone accent! that no tion, another war MAY be In evitable. If It cornea. It will be terri ble beyond anything hitherto known. THE 1848 wheat crop prospects are falling sharply In the face of dry weather reports from a large part of the producing area There have been hopeful rati' mates of a billion bushels, but the current Washliiuton guess, made public this morning. Is around uiree-quariers oi a du linn. A few years ago, that would have been aood news. We now recognize It as DISTINCTLY BAD. AT least, we've learned the hard way (which Is often the surest way) that economy of sur plus is better than an economy at scarcltr.--" ' " - In an economy of surplus, we HAVE THINGS. In an economy of scarcity, we DO WITHOUT THKM. 'A LONG the Una of supply and demand, Hnl Boyle, whose al ways Interesting column will be found In this newspaper, today reDorts that the Berlin black market In watches is practically dead. Nine months ago In Berlin. "Mickey Mouse" tickers were selling readily at 10.000 Invasion mnrks, the equivalent then of $1000 American, and better watches In proportion. Now, Boyle says, they are a drug on the market. Switzerland, her watchmak ers stimulated bv these fantas tic prices, poured watches Into Germany until they are now selling for about what watches are worth. 'T'HAT Is supply and demand In action. The law of supply and demand will become operative again whenever production rises sufficiently to supply numan wants and needs as governed bv ability to nay. It will be a much better world when that comes about. ROYLE mentions that Russians were the principal buyers of watches, bul doesn't explain whv. When questioned as to his willingness to pay these astro nomical prices, Ivan was apt to answer that ho couldn't convert the invasion marks In which he was paid Into roubles to take home, but COULD take watches back with him. He often added: "When I get home, one watch, TWO COWS, Maybe two watches, ONE HOUSE. TF that Isn't capitalism, this writer doesn't know private enterprise when he meets It on the street. That may be one rca son why the five million menv bers of the communist party who covcrn 180 million Rus sians are so suspicious and so fearful of tho Western capitalist democracies. They may be afraid that the Western democracies will suc ceed In Indoctrinating the gen cral run or Ru.islnns with cap italism BEFORE Soviet Russia Is able to Indoctrinate the rest of the world with communism. That wouldn't be good for Russia's communist rulers. Chinese Youth Kills U.S. Sailor SHANGHAI, May 11 (!') The U, S. navy announced today that a 13-year-old Chinese boy, described as a member of a prominent family but an opium addict, shot and killed a navy shorn patrolman who had picked him up on suspicion of stealing Jeep. The youth was killed in a gun bnlllo with Chinese Rendarmerle a few minutes later. Ho had grubbed the gun from the shore patrolman's belt holster and slint him in the back while being taken to Shanghai, KLAMATH M Scouts Trace Old Emigrant Trail In Clear Lake-Tule Lake Country I? V i si ( I CerreJl jiTTni if ... 1 I r f r1T 11 ' "? ri 1 1 , , 5f &J?ZF This rough sketch shows the explored last weekend for signs William David Mvara. old tim.r and camped at the edge of Clear ? rants, but others found easier routes over the rougn rim rocK area, etiaDiisning roaa no. ana l.r No. 3. The latter was probably generally used at the time of the Modoc war. and a cannon ball was once found at the Elliott place. The scouts found marked Juniper on road No. 1 (see snubbing tree en map) which was used for snubbing the emigrant wagons as they were let down the steep pitch through the rim. Scout Survey Sheds Light On Early Emigrant Trails In Vicinity Of Clear Lake By MALCOLM EPLEY Dim trails through the rough country between Tule and Clear lakes were traced In an overnight Journey last weekend by Malin Boy Scouts of troop 33 on a unique exploration that developed new Information about emigrant routes in that area. The early-day emigrant trains, which crossed that section, were following the old South road, established in 1848 by an expedition party of IS men. The emigrants moved from Fort Hall, in Idaho, through this region into southern and western Oregon. In the two or three decades following the 1848 expedi tion, there was considerable emigrant travel on the route, of which the Clear lake-Tule lake section is a small part. It was dangerous country then and Modocs continuously harrasscd the travelers. The Malin Scouts had as their guide William David Myers, who has lived in Modoc county and has explored the emigrant road carefully in past years. They left the old Dalles-California highway near Bloody Point, south of the W. C. Dalton ranch, and followed emigrant trail No, 1 shown on the accompanying map. At a deep gulch, where the trail passed through a rim, they found a Juniper tree. Murks on its trunk showed where it had been used for snubbing the wagons as they were let down the steep pitch from one level to another. Old Craves Found Near Trail Farther along, near another rim, four graves were located near the trail. An old oxen head was found in one grave, under a rock. There was a deep depression- where a native rock had been placed as a headstone. Beyond this was a natural rock corral which may have been used by emigrants for corral Ing their stock during stops in the desert country. Myers and the boys believe lake, was the first one used by emigrants, it manes a rignt angic turn near Horse mountain, on the north side. Apparently the mountain was a landmark, and the emigrants headed toward it, without regard to the terrain. There are easier routes, and they were evidently found later. Road No. 2 shown on the map was ono such route. By taking It, the emigrants avoided the steep pitch at the snubbing tree. Later, mad No. 3 came into use, and it is believed it was the principal road at the time of military activity in 1872-73, when the Modoc war was in progress. A cannon ball was once found at the Elliott place, indicated on the map. Part Of Trail Now Under Water Clear lake was much smaller in 1846-47 than at present, and many of the emigrant wagons passed over an area there that is now under water. The map indicates the approximate early lake, and the present lake line. The Scouts camped over night at the edge of Clear loke. They found several articles, such as a wire hobble, along the trail. Scoutmaster C. L. Price, Rev. Glen Morton, Malin Presby terian minister, and Myers, went with the boys. They walked about 17 miles. Scouts making the trip were Frank Cncka, Buddy Greenbnnk, Harvey Greenbnnk, William Dalton Jr.. George Rajnus. Carl Rnjnus, Wesley Hamilton, Rudy Mislay, uoyd fields, Gary Frcitag, Paul Micko, Kenneth Hersh felt, O. B. Mlchaells, Leonard Lahodii, Darrel Bishop, Leonard Weber, Ted DeMcrritt, Richard Hawkins and Ronald Hawkins. Head-On Crash In Mid-Air Planned As Rocket Defense WHITE SANDS, N. M.. May 1 1 (P) A spectacular attempt to destroy one German V-2 rocket with another in midair was mapped by army ordnance experts today In a search for a means of defense against atom ic age long range guided mis siles. The radar guided proximity fuse will bo used to direct one of tho giant rockets against the other, an official said, in the current scries of tests at the White Sands proving ground. The tests were begun yester day when a reassembled V-2 roared to height estimated at . w aw ma mw JHEQON. SATURDAY. MAY 11. IMi R) A nil ftO fin sr. a batwetn Clear lake and Tula lake which Malin Boy Scouts oi the old emigrant trails through that country. Their guide was of tha area. The scouts followed emigrant road No. 1 (see map) lake. Myers believes this was this old trail, to the edge of Clear Schmidt, Gerald Dixon, James 75 miles, Officials said this was an American record for an as cent by a man-made Instru ment, although possibly exceed ed in unrecorded wartime tests by tho nazis. In cross-channel bombardment of London, how ever, V-2s mostly rose no high er than 80 or 60 miles. The American-developed VT proximity fuse ployed an Im portant rolo in the 1044-45 bat tle of the bulge in detonating shells which exploded when a reflected radio beam located their target Von Rundstedt'i attacking nails. (Telephone the first road followed by emi- Court Convicts Nazi Torturers DACHAU, Germany, May 11 (;P)A11 61 defendants in the trial of Mauthausen concentra tion camp operators were con victed today of torturiDg and killing thousands of prisoners in that notorious extermination center. They will be sentenced Monday. The U. S. military court of seven officers deliberated only an hour in reaching the verdict after a six-week trial. The testimony agaiast the 61 Included a declaration by a for mer inmate, Izak Gruenberg, that some living prisoners were thrown Into the crematory along with the dead. Defendant Hans Altfuldisch, a prison compound commander, told the court that the camp's goal was to kill people and if the staff had refused "we our selves would have gone into con centration camps and probably even have been killed. Lt. Col. William Denson, prose cutor, declared "these men are responsible for 70,000 deaths in the Mauthausen concentration camp between 1932 and 1945." He called for the conviction of each defendant as being "part of the design to beat and kill pris oners," regardless of whether each was proved to have com mitted murder individually. Extortion Rap On AFL Agent DETROIT, May 11 () A warrant charging Business Agent James Hoffa with extor tion in the AFL Teamsters union drive to organize meat market and grocery store clerks was is sued in Record's court today. Hoffa, who was in court when the warrant was issued, was ar raigned immediately. He stood mute to the charge and the court entered a plea of innocent for him, then released him on $1000 bond for a hearing May 28. The warrant was issued on complaint of Martin Bonkovich, independent dealer, who protest ed against union organizing tac tics in the Teamsters' recently projected campaign among the clerks of 7000 Detroit stores. Judge Christopher E. Stein, at whose order the warrant had been drawn by the prosecutor's office, said he favored the action as a means for clearing up a dis pute which has become of "great puDiic interest. Churchill Given. Dutch Gold Medal AMSTERDAM, May 11 (&) Winston Uliurcniil received the gold medal of the city of Am sterdam today. Churchill, who addressed the municipality, said he was not aware during the war of the hor rors which occurred in Amster dam, especially to the Jews. WEATHER NEWS i Ma. Hr M Mia. -.. H rrJta.la 14 hri ! ira fttr m 4aU ..II.I7 Nrm.l . IMI Mr J. i Irtlr vtrestl 1111) Number 10811 Truman Asks Quick Action In Coal Mess By The Associated Press Suspension of the govern ment's embargo on non-essential freight shipments, effective Monday, was announced today as soft coal negotiators stepped up efforts to stretch the two week soft coal strike truce into complete settlement of the crip pling dispute. Announcement of the resump tion of normal freight ship ments, effective at 12:01 a. m. (EST) Monday, was made by Robert Henry of the American Association of Railroads after a conference with officials of the office of defense transporta tion and railroad representa tives. The order to cut passenger traffic 50 per cent effective May 15, also was suspended, Henry said, but the 25 per cent slash in passenger service which be came effective yesterday will stand for the time being. Permanent Settlement Sought Negotiators buckled down to day, under the prodding of President Truman, in an effort to stretch the two-week soft coal strike truce into complete settlement of one of the na tion's most crippling labor dis putes. John L.. Lewis, chief of the United Mine Workers, arrived early today for today's negotiat ing session in Washington. Lewis had attended briefly only one session with the operators this week. Federal. Conciliator Edward McGrady said- the ' conferees agreed to meet daily and vote each afternoon whether to con tinue into the night. They will make a decision on a Sunday session later today. Pauley Plans Asia Economy TOKYO. May 11 (IP) Repa- rations Commissioner Edwin W. Pauley informed General Mac Arthur today that his mission aimed to promote in Asia a new economic balance purged of Japanese control. Pauley handed tlie supreme commander a letter, written on White House stationery but signed by himself, summarizing the objectives of the repara tions mission as an effort to "aid in the establishment of a peaceful, prosperous economic balance in Asia by severance of tributary ties between Japan and the areas she conquered and by reintegration of the economics of those areas." In line with these objectives, the letter explained, the mis sion aimed to determine how completely Japan industrialized Korea and Manchuria, how such industry was correlated with Japanese home industry, and what Japanese installations in those territories were avail able for reparations. . The letter stressed that it was United States policy to leave in China, Manchuria and Korea all Japanese assets found there, for the settlement of repara tions accounts in those coun tries. Baseball Scores NEW YORK. May 11 (IP) The Boston Red Sox's spectacular winning streak was snapped at 15 today when Ernie Bonham handcuffed them with two hits in pitching the New York Yankees to a 2-0 shutout victory before a crowd of more than 45,000. Rightfioldcr Tommy Henrich drove in both Yankee runs with a two-base hit and home run. AMERICAN R H E Boston 0 2 0 New York 2 8 0 Hughson, Ferriss (8) and Wag ner: Bonham and Robinson, Dickey (2). St. Louis at Cleveland post poned (doublchoadcr Monday). NATIONAL Cincinnati at St. Louis post poned, cold and wet grounds (will be played July 3). Arriving In U. S. Br Tha Aaiorlatrd Preai Llayd Lolrhci, i'KC.. Chtloquln, ar rived on Gfneml Squler du. in Seat U. May . Chirlet S. Bubrr. lal Dunsmulr, arrived on General Collins du. in Seattle May 10. fella L. Bemtlreet. fttt., Merrill, arrived on General Collins du. in Sealla May 10. w President Asserts Education Is Base Of World Harmony NEW YORK. May 11 lPl President Truman today told a rordham university charter cen tenary celebration "It Is up to education to bring about the deeper international under standing which is so vital to world peace. The president, who received an honorary doctor of laws de gree at the campus ceremonies. declared: "The new age of atomic ener gy presses upon us, new and ter rible urgencies, new and ter rible responsibilities, have been placed upon education. "Ignorance and its hand maidens, prejudice, intolerance, suspicion of our fellow man, breed dictators, and they breed wars. Civilization cannot sur vive an atomic war. "We must look to education to wipe out that ignorance which threatens catastrophe." Mr. Truman said there was at least one defense against the atomic bomb. He added: "That defense lies in our mas- Romans March Against King ROME, May 11 VP) Roman republicans staged an anti-Um-berto demonstration today which dwarfed the acclaim Italy's new king received yes terday from monarchists at the royal palace. A crowd estimated at 50.000 gathered in the People's square this morning for a rally, then marched . to the seat of govern ment at the Viminale palace, where the marchers cheered the cabinet and shouted "down with the king." The demonstration brought together members of leading Italian parties the action, com munist, Christian democratic and republican socialist. Red flags and Italian flags, minus the cross of the House of Savoy, were carried. The parade was held despite a cabinet ban earlier today on all such demonstrations until after the nation votes June 2 on whether the monarchy should be retained. Public as semblies were not prohibited. Two GIs Shot In Germany NUERNBERG. Germany. May 11 (Pla Two soldiers on the staff of Stars and Stripes, U. S. army newspaper, were shot to death from ambush as they rode in a jeep with another soldier and three young women here last night ...'.,.,.. .. The names of the victims were withheld pending notification of relatives. Each was shot in the chest. The army pressed an in tensive investigation. The attack occurred in the northern section of Nuernberg, the site of the trial of 22 top nazis on war crimes charges. U. S. Takes Most Of Week's Wheat PORTLAND. May 11 VP) Virtually all wheat purchases here last week as in all otner United States markets were made by the Commodity Credit corporation for relief purposes. the department of agriculture reported today. The USDA's weekly grain mar ket review reported mill stocks shrinking rapidly, and flour manufacture for domestic use heavily cut. Portland Schools Plan 'Congress' PORTLAND, May 11 (P) The high school demonstration against expected school budget cuts disintegrated last night into a small rally of 300 students who formed plans for a "youth con gress. The congress, to be planned by a committee of two from each high school, would be indepen dent of faculty supervision and campaign against budget cuts. Okawa Prays mmmmmmBKBr aririSfii ,u ::,mtH i.TxtlL. 'IN ll mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmiMaammtm Shumel Okawa (black arrow) bows his head and clasp his hands as he offers praysri In courtroom where he and 27 other Jap war criminals went on trial before International tribunal at Tokyo. After this photo was taken. Okawa slapped ex-Premier Tojo (whit arrow) on the head saveral times. Okawa than collapsed and had to be guardtd. NEA telaphoto. terlng this science of human re lationships all over the world. It is the defense of tolerance anH of understanding, of Intelligence and thoughtfulness." Earlier, Mr. Truman rang for the first time Fordham's victwy bell, taken from the Japanese carrier Junyo, sunk by Ameri can bombs off Salpan. Adm. Chester W. Nlmitz pre sented the bell to the Catholic school as a memorial to the 218 Fordham men killed in World War 2. It will be used to ring out Fordham athletic victories. Iranian Rebels Abandon Talks TEHRAN, May 11 lP) Mem ben of the Azerbaijan delegation said today negotiations with the central government had broken down and they would return promptly to Tabriz, capital of the self-proclaimed autonomous state. A ' spokesman of the central government's foreign office de nied that the negotiations were aeaoiocxea, out said "an an nouncement of the friendly ter mination oi tne conferences is expected." A foreign source here, who is an expert on middle east affairs, said that if the negotiations had broken down it would be "very serious." He said failure to settle the Azerbaijan problem migm pose a mreat or civil war." At the walled villaee. five miles out of Tehran, where the delegations nave held their long series of Conferences, a suarri saio: -ii is over, we are leaving.' Nation Plans Mother Honor Mothers all over the nation win be honored tomorrow. Mother's Day, with flowers. candy, telephone messages and telegram greetines. Florists are doing a rushing business, makine up special corsages and wrap ping potted plants for mother. Thursday niaht the File. WiTh honored mothers with its an nual Mother's Day party and the tagies ciuo will nave special doings for mothers Sunday at 2 p.m. at FOE hall. Cub Scouts of den 5, pack 8 made a trip to the infirmary this week and dis tributed Mother s Day cards to all the elderly women there. A beautiful plant was donated for the occasion by Klamath Flower shop. Restaurants are expecting ex tra business Sunday when fam ilies will dine out together, re lieving mother of the chore of cooking, one day in the year. KFLW Will Give Primary Results The Herald and News and radio station KFLW will pre sent snappy election night serv ice Friday night, May 17 the night of the 1948 primary elec tion. Chief Interest will be in the results of the vote race between Circuit Judge David Vanden berg and District Attorney Clarence Humble for circuit judge. The newspaper's long experi ence in compiling election re sults assures the speediest pos sible returns from the moment the polls close at 8 p. m. Fri day. These will be immediately broadcast over KFLW. The latchstring at the news paper-radio plant will be out, and visitors will be welcome. A blackboard will be operated in the main lobby. Aerial Search On For Missing Plane BELGRADE. Mont.. May 11 (IP) Aerial searchers for a miss ing army C-45 transport witn six aboard prepared to concen trate today, 20 planes strong, on an area near the base of Crazy peak in south central Montana's Crazy mountains. As War Crimes Trial Red Finally Stalls Over Italy Issue PARIS, May 11 (fP)V. S. Sec retary of State James F. Byrnel accepted today the Soviet Union's demand for $100,000,000 In rep arations from Italy, but added conditions which led to a clash with Soviet Minister Vyacheslav M. Molotov. Byrnes, accepting the Russian reparations demand, was report ed by the American source to have said these must be obtained only from: 1. Italian assets abroad. 2. Excess industrial eauiDment in former munitions factories. 3. Merchant shipping. 4. Naval vessels. Molotov DromDtlv dlsnuted tha last point. He said naval vessela were ligitimate booty of war and should be apportioned among tha victorious powers as such, and not at reparations. Russian Surprises Two surprise Russian conces sions paved the way for a pos sible break in the week-long deadlock which had brought tha conference to the brink of fail ure. The Russian concessions were made by Molotov, who agreed to withdraw his opposition to: 1. a rrencn proposal allowing; Italy to retain, as sole trustee under the United Nations, her pre-fascist colonies. 2. A United States proposal providing for the establishment of an inter-allied commission to investigate and prosecute war criminals within Italy for a cer tain limited time after the sign ing of the Italian peace treaty. Beatty Indian Found Guilty Willard Williams of Beattr. 30-year-old Klamath Indian, was convicted of second degree mur der by a federal jury in Port land last night for the New Year's Day knife slaying of 18-yar-old Egbert Hugo Smith, al so a Klamath Indian. The Portland federal district court jury returned its verdict at 8:40 p. m. after retiring at noon. Time for sentencing was not announced. The killing, first for Oregon in 1946, happened on the porch of the Hazel Hecocta house at Beatty when. the. New. Year was . barely an hour 'and a half old and put an abrupt end to celebration at the house. . Indian officers who arrested Williams at the scene of tha killing said that he told them Smith had been "picking on him." Smith was jabbed in tha throat with a small pocketknife. the blade going straight in and puncturing Smith's jugular vein. This was the second Indian slaying in which Williams has been involved. He was convicted of manslaughter and served seven years in a penitentiary for killing Charlie uowan, n-year-old Modoc, in 1934, when Wil liams was only 19. Crater Lake P. O. To Be Reopened The Crater Lake post office, discontinued during the war years, will be reestablished by the post office department Juna 15, according to an announce ment by E. P. Leavitt, superin tendent of Crater Lake national park. Bids for carrying the mail from Klamath Falls to Crater Lake seven times a week ara being advertised, calling for a temporary star route service to cover the period rfom June 15 to October 15 inclusive. Interested persons may obtain further details from the post masters at Klamath Falls or Med ford. Lakeview Girl In Mortar Board Among 13 women students of Oregon State college who were chosen for Mortar Board, honor society for senior women out standing in activities and schol arship, was Moya Ball of Lake view. Miss Ball was among those tapped for the honorary during the school's annual Women's Weekend, May 11 and 12. Re cently she was elected secretary of the Oregon student body. Becomes Tense ,
