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nation of tho four-power (Britain,
Himsia, France, U. S.) meeting
of foreign ministers In Paris that
tried to make peace In Europe
hut fulled, for the present, at
least.
lie haa nothing very encouraging-
to report. About the beat
thiil cum be wild of the Purls con
ference l that It broke up with
out an open fight anil will tackle
the Job again on Juno 13.
EJVF.RY effort to write a peace
' treaty of any fort at I'arla
waa wrecked on the rock of Rua
amn oppoaltlon. At thia dls
lauce, It didn't look aa If Kuaala'a
grounda for oppoalng the making
of peace now were very good,
llrr policy seemed to be to op
po every auggcatlon Uiat wai
made.
Muklng aome kind of peace
settlement and getting the world
back to work la ao obviously
desirable ao NECESSARY, In
fact, If we are to have a peace
ful world that Russia tnuat
iiave aome r canon of her own, aa
yet diacloacd, for blocking what
Mr. Byrnes terma "every effort
toward peace" by treaty.
IK we knew what Runala really
want", It might be possible to
get somewhere.
Unfortunately, we don't know.
She Inalala that ahe li merely
making herself secure for the
future. But her moves, aa ao
fnr mudt on the board, suggest
thit possibility of aggression as
strongly as they suggest mere
defense.
nnialn lias been a mystery
,f mm (be hour when she first
entered tho war. She Is no loss
mystery nojiv.
IT would be cany f6r ' us to
Imagine that Mr. Byrnes
knows what Russia haa up her
.I...,, hut Can't tolling. His
actions, however, suggest other
wise.
In his speech last night, he
gave Moscow what amount al
most to an ultimatum asserting
that the Soviet Union can either
STOP blocking a European peace
conference this summer or the
United States will carry tho
whole matter to the United
Nations.
That looks like he Is trying
to force Moscow out Into the
open trying to KIND OUT what
Russia is up to .
TF he knew, he would probably
- have taken some other tack
for after all the threat to carry
the problem of peace In Europe
to the United Nations is a rather
idlo one. If Russia refuses to
co-ooerate. it is obvious that the
United Nutlons will be DEAD
as dead as the Lcaguo of Nations
was when WE refused to co-
nncratc.
It would then become merely
a BLOC of nations OPPOSED
to Russia.
i
TN tho news today, there is a
development that can be tn
tcrpreted in either of two ways.
Senator vandenuerg, a nepuo
lienn, who with Senator Con
niilly, Democrat, accompanied
Secretary Bvrncs to Paris, re
frains from criticism. Instead,
he SUPPORTS Mr. Byrnes, con
ceding that the Paris meeting
failed to produce ogroement on
many vital matters, but asserting
flatly that It solidified American
policy to wrlto a "peace ior
keeps," bused on Justice and not
vengeance. Ho adds that for the
time being he is willing to "let
the record stand where Sec
retary of Stale Byrnes left it in
his radio report to tho nation last
night."
That can be taken as reasaur
lug, In that It indicates that at
last we may bo developing a
sound bi-partisan American for-
ICanllnMaa an raia a, twaaia at ;
Navy Makes Cut
In Air Stations
WASHINGTON, May 21 (AP)
Tho navy expecta to reduce the
number of Its continental air
Inalollat ons to 80 by Sept. 1.
and of this total only 32 will be
at full operating capacity.
Tho peak number of landing
fields and similar facilities oper
ated during tho war was 177, of
which 97 have been or will be
declared surplus by Sept. 1. .
Navy stations to be disposed
of, with the total investment in
each, Include:
Oregon: Astoria, $14,482,000;
Corvallls. $115,000; Klamath
Fulls, $9,110.1,000; Lakcvlcw,
$.'100,000; North Bend, $2,020,-000.
Day's Jews
KLAMATH
i-
'HUSHES W.Y.
Manioai Charl.a Stark of the
Klamath scants to a group of Portlandara, members of a party of 35 here today on a good will
tour. Left to rlghti Manager Starki Lloyd Stilt, local BP district agenti George E. Hatch, United
Airlines, Portlandi E. F. Ghormley. SP, Portlandi E. N. Weinbeum, manager, trade and com
merce. Portland chamber) Laurence Mann, Portland businessman! L. O. Sisemore. Klamath at
torney! A. B. Wallace. Oregon Journal advertising executive. Hatch will be apeaker at the an
nual meeting of the Klamath chamber of commerce In tho high achool tonight.
C. of C. To Hear
Hatch Tonight
George W. Hatch, district traf
fic and sales manager of United
Airlines for Portland, will speak
on his favorite subject, "Avia
tion," tonight at tho Klamath
County chamber of commerce
annual meeting.
Hatch, besides having served
11 years with the airlines com
pany, has had three years of
service with the U. S. navy in
World War II, as a lieutenant
commander. He was stationed
for a year in Alaska and the
Aleutians. Just before V-J Day
he was transportation officer for
squadron V-R3, carrying high
priority personnel and mail.
Arriving with Hatch today
were 34 other members of the
Portland chamber of commerce
who will be special guests at
tho meeting, set for 8 p. m. in
the KUHS auditorium.
Who's who In the party fol
lows: Leo N. Baruh, secretary-treasurer,
Wadhams company; Albert
K. Bcrnl, Bornl Brothers; Charles
L. Burrow, assistant publisher,
Oregon Voter; D. L. Callicratc,
plant cnginacr, Foster and Klein
er; C. C. Calhey, sales director.
Associated Commercial company;
S. Mason Ehrman, president,
(CanllnaaS rata S. Calarnn 4)
Naval Air Hero
Dies At Corona
CORONA, Calif., May 21 (IV)
Capt. Norman II. (Bus) Miller,
bomber pilot hero of the Cen
tral and Southwest Pacific cam
paigns, died at naval hospital
hero today after several months'
illness.
During the Pacific campaigns
ho becamo known as tho navy's
one-man aerial task force. He
and his B-24 crew were credit
ed with sinking or damaging 68
Japanese vessels as well as fly
ing many, low level bombing
and photographic missions. A
commander during most of his
fighting career, he won the
Navy Cross, four Distinguished
Flying Crosses and the Purple
Heart.
Soviets Pick Election Time
To Cross Czechoslovakia
PRAGUE, May 21 (AP) An
official announcement today
said that Russian troops bound
for Germany had begun moving
across Czechoslovakia from the
south in connection with "the
reorganization of Russian occu
pation forces in Germany."
The announcement indicated
that the movement would con
tinue through May 26, date of
the Czcchoslovaklan gen oral
elections.
The main body of Russian
forces was withdrawn from
Czechoslovakia early this year.
A statement from the office
of Prime Minister Zdcnko Fler
lingcr said the movement was
planned in consultntion with the
Czechoslovak general staff,
which had approved tho plan.
Thero waa widespread specu
lation whether tho presence of
Russian troops, even in transit
would have any effect on the
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KUHS Graduation
Wednesday Night
Senior students at Klamath
Union high school, wearing caps
and gowns, will file into Pelican
court at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night,-'-Wednesday, to- receive
their diplomas. The . public is
invited to attend the affair.
There will be no formal speak
er but the valedictorian, Mary
Elaine Griffiths, and the saluta
torlan, Scott Reed, will deliver
their addresses to the class and
audience.
Czechs Convict
Lidice Butcher
PRAGUE. May '21 OP)
Czechoslovakia's people's court
today found Karl Hermann
Frank, former nazl protector of
Bohemia and Moravia, guilty of
responsibility for the massacre
of Lidice and sentenced him to
be executed publicly..
' The court also found that
Frank was the person chiefly
responsible for the massacre
and destruction of the village of
Zubrl.
Frank slumped into his chair
listlessly while the court presi
dent started reading the legal
basis for the decision. Ho ob
viously was resigned to his fate.
He will be the first person
of German cabinet rank to be
sentenced . to death in war
crimes trials
The reading of the court's
finding is expected to requlro
two days. Under the practice of
the people's court, the execution
might take place tomorrow. ' '
The court observed that
Frank was not wanted for testi
mony at the Nuernberg or other
war crimes trials.
Lidice, a village of about 520
population 18 miles from
Prague, was obliterated by the
nazis in June, 1942, in revenge
for the death of Relnhard Hcyd
rich, nazl "protector" 'of Bo
hemia and Moravia.
forthcoming parliamentary elec
tions. Political More Denied
The statement from Flerllng
er's office, however, said the
troop movement was "due to the
dislocation of Soviet occupation
forces" and added that the "step
has no political background. This
is said with the purpose of an
ticipating all combinations of un
true speculations."
The statement said it would
take the troops nine days .to
reach their destinations in tliej
There was no indication of the
number of troops involved, but
mechanized forces were men
tioned and the statement said
main highways and railway lines
would be used.
Sources here said they pre
sumed tho troops entered the
country along the Austrian and
Hungarian frontiers.
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Rainfall Ends
Long Dry Spell
Klamath's long dry spell
came to a close last night when
a 10-hour rain brought a total
ireeipitatlon of .92 of an inch
o the area. Heavy rainfall" Was
reported at Merrill, Malin, Hen
ley and in Langell valley and
Swan lake districts.
Lowest temperature recorded
was 35 degrees, but Hogsback
and Stukel mountains were cov
ered with a light coat of snow
this morning, and the Marine
Barracks reported scattered
snow flurries there last night.
The rain marked the first
since April 9, when .01 of an
inch was reported. The last real
rainfall occurred on March 30,
when .08 of an inch was re
corded by the reclamation bu
reau. The long dry spell did some
crop damage and it is feared
that certain eorly grain crops
may have been permanently
damaged.
Charles A. Henderson, county
agricultural agent, spoke of the
downpour as "a million dollar
rainfall," and said that if it
were to continue to fall for two
or three days it would do no
damage to crops or soil in the"
area. The ground is so dry that
It would readily absorb the
moisture, he observed.
City dwellers saw and' felt
the ' effects of the rain, when
several corners along Main
street were flooded .during the
height of the storm, the water
topping the curb level and cov
ering the sidewalks. City crews
cleaning out the Main street un
derpass this morning, reported
some mud flowing into the
roadway, but said that the
drains handled the overflow
adequately.
A power failure, lasting about
30 minutes, was reported for
the Conger district last night,
due to a transformer fuse blow
ing out in the 600 block.
Governor On Way
To Oklahoma City
SALEM, May 21 (VP) Gover
nor Enrl Snell will leave by
plane late today for the Nation
al Governors' conference, which
will be held next weekend in
Oklahoma City.
President of the Senate How
ard C. Bclton is expected to
come to Salem while he is acting
as governor.
Baseball Scores
NATIONAL
R H E
Stl Louis 3 9 0
Philadelphia , 4 12 1
'. Wllks. Martin (6) and O'Dea;
Jurlslch, Karl (7), Raffcnsbcrgcr
(0) and Seminick.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn, post
poned, rain (called at end of
first Inning.)
Pittsburgh at New York, post
poned, wet grounds.
AMERICAN
New York 2 5 2
Cleveland 7 8 1
Bevens, Wight (4), Stanceu (8)
and Dickey; Feller and Hayca.
WEATHER NEWS j
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Five Die As
Fog Blinds
Army Pilot
NEW YORK, May 21 (IP)
An army transport plane, lost In
dense fog as it groped for New
ark air base, smashed into the
world's fourth tallest building
amid the towers of the New
York financial district last night
and hurled four army officers
and a Wac lieutenant to in
stantaneous death.
The plane, a twin-engined
Beechcraft C-45, sped out of a
400-foot overcast and struck the
58th floor of the 71-story, 937-foot-high
Bank of Manhattan
company on Wall street. The
plane disintegrated in a blind
ing flash and showers of flam
ing debris fell to the pavement.
Occupants of the building, es
timated at the time by police as
between 500 and 2000, were not
injured. Five persons were
struck by flaming particles in
the street below.
Investigation Begins
A five-man army investigat
ing board, ordered formed an
hour after the crash, began an
examination of the tragedy to
day. The board visited the
scene, made technical inspec
tions and interviewed witnesses.
The pilot and another officer
were thrown clear of the plane
by the impact. Their bodies
were found on the rug in offices
of the Atlas corporation. The
corporation Is headed by Floyd
Odium, whose wife, the former
Jacqueline Cochran, is wiaeiy
known a a filer.
The crash was the second
such .accident in New York in
Ira . than a vear. On July 28
fan army B-25 bomber smashed
into the 7Bth floor oi ine iu-
story Empire State Dullding,
killing tnree liters ana ij. ui
flee workers in the building.
Chinese Push
Drive On Reds
. By The Associated Press
Chinese government forces
pushed on to new attacks in the
Mancnurian civil war toaay
while a Nanking spokesman
called for peace and asked for
svmnathv and understanding for
the Chinese from Russia and the
United States.
The government's Central
News aeencv said the new first
army, victorious at Szepingkai
after being stalled for 32 days
by communist forces, drove
northward with five spearheads.
Its new objective was a red
troops concentration at rvungenu
line. 40 mis lenorth of Szeping
kai on the Mukden-Changchun
railway.
. . Other new first army troops,
meanwhile, attacked communist
forces in the mountainous area
northwest of Szepingkai.
In Nanking, Dr. Sun Fo, choir
man of the government legisla
tive council, asserted that China
"will have to build herself up
economically and politically"
with the ending of civil strife as
the vital step.
Sun. in an interview, pictured
China as the possible bridge of
understanding between the
United States and Russia and by
indirection sought 1 cooperation
in Chinese rehabilitation from
both powers.
Correspondents of the govern
ment controlled Chinese press
hailed the occupation of Szeping
kai yesterday as a "great vic
tory." The field correspondent
for Ta Kung Pao described the
32-day stalemate which preceded
the victory as the "greatest bat
tle" of the civil war involving
150,000 men on each side.
The government troops were
expected to meet with consider
ably more determined communist
troops at Kungchuling.
Half Price Paid
For Empty Grave
The city council, requested to
take unprecedented action on
the refunding of money for a
grave from which the remains
had been disinterred, came to a
decision last night and agreH
to return one-half of the orig
inal purchase price of the lot.
Some time ago a Klamath resi
dent paid $22.50 for the ceme
tery lot, and an additional fee
of $12.50 for opening and clos
ing. Recently the remains were
moved and the owner asked a
refund of $35. I
In view of extenuating cir
cumstances, the owner will re
ceive SI 1.25, or one-halt of the
original purchase price. -
Two-Gun Rider Is
1 i ii riHlrirai11rnn--t.1rnfifi I i- 1 1 i i VMri-r fff 'rf jm -Tr- r - r'-i T"rthi "J( ' i?1
This fierce-looking two-gun man Is G. W. Wllcher, 372
Shasta way, who spends his time plowing and pottering in sis
garden when ha la not riding his half-Arabian horse "Rockry."
US Troops Raid
Danubian Fleet
VILSHOFEN. Germany. May
21 (AP) Four thousand Ameri
can troops, striking by surprise
at dawn today, raided a Hungar
ian river fleet suspected of smug
gling SS fugitives, ammunition
and black market supplies along
the Danube river in southeastern
Germany,
Nearly 400 boats, including
many former units of the Hun
garian navy, were boarded and
searched by heavily armed U. S.
constabulary troops.
Hundreds of the boats' occu
pants mere removed for investi
gation by U. S. army counter-intelligence
agents. The report said
that many machineguns and oth
er weapons, radio transmitters
and receivers, quantities of U.
S. army food, clothing and other
contraband were found.
No armed resistance was en
countered. The only shots fired
were by American troopers at
three German river patrol boats
cooperating in. the raid; which
were ''improperly 'marked and
slow in heeding commands to
halt. One German patrolman
was wounded.
Aboard the ships were believed
to be several ex-enemy sailors
and high ranking officers of the
Hungarian navy who fled from
tne BlacK sea up the Danube
ahead of Soviet forces near the
end of the war and found sanctu
ary in the American occupation
zone. There they remained com
paratively unmolested for a year.
At midday there was no indi
cation as to whether any hunted
s troopers actually had been
discovered or whether the raid
ers had found Adm. Trunkwal
ter, whom U. S. agents described
as the present commander of the
remnants oi Hungary s navy.
Martial Law Off
In Azerbaijan
TABRIZ, May -21 (yP) The
government of self-proclaimed
autonomous Azerbaijan lifted
martial law after one day today
with the announcement . that
"conditions no longer justify
the measure as peaceful meth
ods prevail."
(Dispatches from Tehran, cap
ital of the central Iranian gov
ernment, quoted Prince Firouz,
director of propaganda, also as
declaring that "all outstanding
questions between Tehran and
Azerbaijan will be settled
peacefully, compatible with
Iranian unity and . indepen
dence"). The Azerbaijan press and
radio made no further mention
of fighting in Kurdistan.
'Skunk Charge
Flies in Senate
WASHINGTON, May 21 (JP)
The word "skunk" was tossed
around In the senate today as
two members clashed over pend
ing labor control legislation.
An angry exchange between
Senator Byrd (D-Va.) and Sena
tor Pepper (D-Fla.) followed an
assertion by Pepper that - soft
coal mine operators might be
hoping to block settlement of
the coal strike until the senate
acts on labor control bill.
In a bitter protest against
what he termed "false inuen-
does," Byrd cried out:
"I am reminded of what Sena
tor Glass once advised me it
never pays to get into a contest
with a skunk."
Sailors May Retain
Old Style Uniforms
WASHINGTON, May 21 (P)
Uncle Sam's sailors have dem
onstrated such affection for
their bell-bottomed trousers and
their familiar blues and whites
that the navy may reconsider
plans to change uniforms.
Vice Admiral L. E. Denfeld,
chief of naval personnel, said it
will be at least 18 to 24 months
before the Tars' garb is altered
if at all.
Harmless Gardener
Main St. Cowboy
Reveals Identity
"Who is that man?"
A picturesque character ar
rayed in plaid shirt, slouch hat.
chaps and a brace of guns, rides
a milk-white steed with black
splotches down the Main street
of Klamath Falls drawing the
on s and an s oi visitors.
So many tourists have asked
about the rider, inquiring if he
is a typical cowboy, one of the
famous potato ranchers in the
basin or a professional showman
advertising something, that The
Herald and News photographer
took his picture and a reporter
interviewed him.
The 66-year-old rider Is G. W.
Wilcher of 3728 Shasta way who
has lived in this community for
23 years. His steed is half Ara
bian with a mixture of pinto and
is named "Rockry."
Wilcher,. originally from Mis
souri, came here from California
in 1923, and stayed because he
thought Klamath Falls was "just
a good place." He has had four-year-old
Rockry for two years
and may be seen, pipe cocked
at an angle in 'his mouth, a
sprinkle of silver stubble on his
chin, riding in parades and rodeo
or just ambling down Main
street
He does plowing and garden
ing when he is not riding and
has a garden of which he is very
proud, with "rhubarb three feet
high." .
Blaze Destroys
Bend Hangar
BEND. May 21 UP) A spectac
ular blaze destroyed the Bend
airport hangar eight miles east
of here and seven privately
owned planes today.
The flames, roaring through
hangar and shops before they
were discovered, illuminated
low-hanging clouds to provide a
red glare visible from Bend. The
cause of the fire was not imme
diately determined.
' Damage was estimated at $30,
0n0. C. G. Reiter, city manager,
said the hangar was insured for
$11,000. The planes were also
insured.
An administration building
near the hangar was saved from
damage by a northwest wind
carrying the flames away. The
field, whose hangar was erected
shortly after the outbreak of war,
was operated by A. J. Tilse-Ollie
Bowman Flight Training Service.
House Committee Approves
Funds For Navy Of 558,000
WASHINGTON, May 21 (AP)
The house appropriations com
mittee today recommended
$4,639,659,000 for the navy next
year in response to Secretary
Forrestal's plea for a "truly ef
fective sea and naval air power"
to help keep the peace.
Under the committee's plan,
the navy would have an average
force of 500.000 enlisted men
and 58,000 officers during the'
1947 year. The navy would have
950,000 men and 105,000 officers
at the outset, gradually tapering
its strength to 437,000 men and
57,800 officers at years end.
This force would man 291
major fighting ships listed for
active service and fly. 3000 fleet
planes and 3000 other planes.
Forty-two ships would be kept
in reserve and 632 on inactive
categories. In addition, there
would be 2400 spare planes. '
Atomic Problems
Sizing up the problem before
it, the committee took cogni
zance of the development of the
atomic bomb, saying:
"If it were possible to know
at this moment what effect . . .
the atomic bomb may have on
future modes and methods of
warfare, a line of approach could
be devised that would provide
the necessary men and facilities
to serve the pattern of the new
era. Unfortunately no standards
Truman Acts
When Talks
Stalemate
President Truman today ordered
government seizure of strike
threatened toft coal mines, ef
fective Inmnnmii rfMiln-lm, m.I
production is "Indispensable" to
wie nauon a economy.
The Whit Hnm. nrm.. -
tary, Charles G. Ross, said "both
sides were sounded out" in ad
vance. He would not say flotly
that Mr. Truman expected the
miners to work under govern
ment operation, but did say that
jiio cnoice oi a lederal mine
boss. Interior Swratfli-v Vnm
was pronounced acceptable to
mm me coai miners and oper
ators. The chief executive acted aft.
er contract nenotlatinna v.
tween John L. Lewis, president
vi me unuea Mine worKers, and
the Soft coal nnpnilnn vttanA
down.
Truce Up Saturday
A tW(VWPpk atrllrA Inta ,n.
der which the mines have been
operating, expires Saturday.
Lewis' located in a barber
shop, told reporters:
l have no comment of any
character."
Lewis would not disclose
whether he has summoned the
250-man UMW policy committee
to pass upon the question ol
working for the government.
Lewis told President Truman
last Sunday, it was learned, that
the question of whether the
miners would work after the
truce expires Saturday even un
der government seizure, rested
with the policy committee.
The seizure move followed a
riflv nf miiat A l, n t mhlnk
neither side would discuss their
dispute.
Rails Also Under TJ. S. A.
Thus the, fflWAmmant urill ta1rt
over operation of two of the na
tion's largest industries. Rail
roads warp. KpizpH laftt FHHnv in
an attempt to avert a strike, now
pusipuneu umu p. m. lnura
day. Tha pnntvaf POrfnlfntlnn.
broke down when the operators
rejected Lwis wo. l demand
for a 7 per cent payroll levy
against operators to finance a
weuare iuna 10 oe nanaied Dy
the union.
Officer Picks
Nazi Murderer
DACHAU, Germany, May 21
MP) A grim Kentucky soldier
pointed today at a nazi SS troop
er and accused him of starting
the Malmedy massacre of 71 un
armed American prisoners of
war by wantonly firing at them
with his pistol.
Lt. Virgil P. Lary Jr., of Win
Chester, testifying in the trial of
74 SS veterans in the Dachau
war crimes court, was one of six
Americans who survived the
butchery at the Belgian town of
Malmedy during the winter bat
tle of the Ardennes Bulge 17
months ago. That was Ger
many's last offensive.
"We were standing in the
field at Malmedy crossroads, 150
to 17S of us, unarmed with our '
hands clasped over our heads,"
Lary testified. "I saw no wound
ed men. They were all Ameri
cans. "Two vehicles drove up and
parked on our flank and I saw
a German place a machlnegun
over the side of one. Then an
other vehicle drove up and
slopped between the other two.
I saw a man take his pistol and
aim in the direction of our
group. He fired two shots from
a distance of 15 yards.
"At the first, I saw an Ameri
can with his hands clasped over
his head go down. I did not see
the effect of the second shot."
exist for deriving this future
picture."
The committee said lt believer
the new funds would be ample
to maintain the world's largest
and most modern navy. The pro
posed fund Is $8,118,028,879 be
low currentyear appropriations.
Reserve Training Provided
To provide for a comprehen
sive navy and marine reserve1
training program, the committee
recommended an increase to
$133,800,000 in the budget bur
eau's estimate of $78,811,000 for
training.
Paying tribute to the work of
the marines, the committee ex
pressed the conviction "Tha
American people would ' never
look with favor upon any move
designed to bring about any lose
or impairment of identity" of
the corps. This was the only ref
erence to proposals for a mer
ger of the armed forces.
The bill supplies approximate
ly $250,000,000 for naval re
search and development, an in
crease of $40,000,000 over bud
get estimates. The research fund
was voted after the committee
heard naval experts tell of
studies of powering ships with
atomic energy instead of by or
dinary marine engines, and of
plans for installation of huge
rocket-shooting guns on battle
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