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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1946)
Congressman Under Fire In Profits Probe 1 In Th Day's Jews By FRANK JENKINS THE Intent on OPA: A Washington dlxputcli to day saya: "OPA'a senatorial erlt-It-a aro counllnil on powerful off-wllli-mrul-eellliitw drive In Crack open Ilia compromise 1)111 to revive price and rcnl con trols." THE iio-nu-ul- ceilings drive Is upeurhcadi'd by Republican Senators Tnfl i Ohio mid Wherry of Nclirti-ku, Tills morn Inn 11 won over Democratic Sen ator tlcorue of Georgia, who tells lite reporters: "I favor leaving meut off tlia celling Hid because 1 think moat of It would go back Into tha black market tho mlnuto con trol were restored. Wo are go lull In have a incut ahortage but It In better to gel rid of tho con trol and the black market that goes with litem than to attempt to act prlcea." THE dr ve la probably a lac- ' tlnil iiiiiiirover to until time. Wlini Wiixhlnulon wanta to know I first of all la how the price cat la going to Jump. ON that point, the plcluro Isn't yet clear. In Ihla OPA-Icss week, cattle at Chicugo aoarcd from a atund Ing aturt of IH per hundred weight to an all-time record high of 122.50 HKFOKK SLIDING HACK to $22.25 under a FLOOD OK RECEIPTS. Hug prices at Chicago broke all records since 1UIU by ad vancing Irom H-83 a hundred weight a wecK ago to S1B.0U. Ilul when the market cloned yes terday prlcea were HACK TO SI (1.1)0 a hundredweight aa hog receipts LEAPED from 23UU laal Friday to JO.OUU yesterday, "THAT la to aay, tha law of aupply and demand began to work. Under the ilimulua of higher prlcea cattle and hogi poured Into tho market and BROKE the price rife. rNE point we MUST keep clear In mind, If we are to form accurato Judgments, Is that SUBSIDIES died with OPA. Here Is an example of the way that works: During the first OPA-les week, butter In the Chicago wholesale market rose from the . OPA celling price of 30c to an OPEN price of 7UJc pcr pound. , HUT ,.. The butter aubsldy paid under Oi'A was l&c per pound. AUtl lac to otic and you get lie. In other words, wnoleaulo butler prices In the FREE murkct at Chicugo rote a trille Lr.SS than tho amount of tha aubsldy. nEMEMBER that aubsldles l.IV are paid out of the U. S. treasury with money taken Irom taxpayers. Under the subsidy system, even If you do without butler yourself you help pay for wnai tne outer iciiow eats.) I"! IE Canadian government, (canny, like all British gov eminent) moves today to HEAD OFF Inflation coming from the United suites. It artificl:tly brings the Ca itiidlan dollar to PAR with tha U. S. dollar. (Hitherto your dol lar would buy about 10 MORE In Canada than In this country.) i no obvious purpose la to head off TOO MUCH buying from tho U. S. Too much buying from this skip of Uie line would promote imiuiion in lanaciu. At the same time Canada re tains and adds to her price con trol system. www DRICE control will probably A usnrlr mil In Canada. When British countries pass a law they put i tuii in it and the teeth are expected to bite. T ET S close today on tho nolo -' of the alom bomb test at Bl' Will whlcli has been over shadowed by the death of OPA Howard Blakeslce, AP sclcnco writer (n thoroughly competent reporter) gives us this to chew on: "An Invisible form of DEATH filled tlio air for many miles around and far outside of tho ((.'nllnutd ww, r t, Column I) Armed Guard .JfMr- t : ... i " i Arm,d guarda patrol King oacKgrouna, oarota wire colli i' Spy Suspect Takes Stand For Defense SEATTLE. July fl fl')--Rualon Naval Lt. Nlcolal G. Redln took the aland to defend himself against espionage and conspir acy charges today after two character witnesses described Itedln, accused by the U. S. gov ernment of buying secret mili tary Information, as "honest and trustworthy." Lieutenant Redln, handsome In his navul uniform, aturted his testimony with a recltul of his hurkground and his arrival at Sun Francisco July 20, 1 1)42, as a rcprcsenlutlvo of tho Soviet porchuslng commission. Defense attorneys have an nounced he would enter a flat denial to government churges that he purchased restricted In formation on the new type U. S. destroyer lender Yellowstone from Herbert Kennedy, Seattle marlno engineer. Government Objects Over government objections, Federal Judge Lloyd L. Black permitted character testimony although he said he was not con vinced It was "of much moment" In this case, John C. Buckingham, steam ship company loading superin tendent who met Hcciin in Busi ness relations, and Mrs. Helen Donnell, owner of an apurtment where the Itedlns lived, both described the lieutenant as hon est and truthful. Just before Lieutenant Redln was called, Mrs. Unnneil testi fied under cross examination that on Inst March 20 Mrs. Redln appeared to be packed to leave. It was on that date Redln was arrested In Portland as he board ed a Russian ship and the gov ernment contends that he was planning to leave the country. . "They had given notice they expected to leave sometime In March, she said. Describing hli assignment In this country, Redin said that he went to Washington under or ders of Uie Soviet purchasing commission after arriving at Sun rranclsco, remaining there 20 or 23 days. He then went to New York, with the duties of a con voy officer, and later went twice to Halifax, N. 5. Budget To Go Before Council The city budget estimate as drawn up by the budget coni- mitteo will be presented to tho city council in its session Mon day night at 7:30. Alter weeks or figuring and slashing expenses the committee set the estimated budget at an overall appropriation of S.iH.I. 835.71 for the fiscal year of July 1. 11)46, to June 30, 11)47. Lat years estimated expenditure was $383,201.30. The budget Is divided Into two categories, voluntary and invol untary spending. In the volun tary bracket such Items as sal aries, maintenance of various departments and their operating expenses figure largely. Involun tary expenditures Include special funds such as tho park, airport, Jail construction, ond tho Vet erans Memorial park funds. The net voluntary budget ap propriation reaches an estimat ed $137,121.50 for the new year against $120,400.03 last year. The Involuntary expense esti mate adds up to $240,414.21 with an appropriated $233,702.31 in 1045-40. C Of C Displays Old Photographs The front windows of the chamber of commerce building now hold a display of very old and rare photographs of scenes In Llnkvlllc and Klamath Falls In the early days of the town put In to draw attention to the coming Centennial celebration later this summer. The photo display was ar ranged by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McLcod, who borrowed the pic tures from various local people. Patrols King George Square In Jerusalem ''. I Nbmkw CUm Caorga square In Jeruaalom as across square In foreground. At AP J- v.4$r-L.- phiclV ve cents Meat Curbs Attacked By OPA Foes WASHINGTON, July 6 (A1 OI'A's senatorial critics counted today on a powerful off-wlth-meat-celllnga drive to crack open the compromise bill to revive price and rent controls. Spearheaded by Republican Senators Taft of Ohio and Wher ry, Nebraska, this fresh attempt to tic down OPA, even If it wins new life, gained the Influential support of Democratic Senator George of Georgia, George told reporters he fav ors leaving meat off the lists be cause he thinks most of it would go back into the black market the minute controls were restor ed. 'We are going to have a meal shortage," he declared, "but It Is better to get rid of the con trols and the black market that goes with them than to attempt to set prices." Teal Vote With the senate in recess un til Monday when It will take up the disputed revival bill Demo cratic Leader Barkley (Ky.), forced out of the banking com mittee, OPA opponents man euvered to force the first test vote on the meat Issue. Taft said he felt confident enough democrats would go along with republicans to write the meat exemption Into the bill despite contentions by adminis tration leaders that such a move might precipitate another presi dential veto. Wherry told a reporter It Is his Judgement that If the senate refuses to kill meat controls. It won't accept any other amend ments to the bill on which Bark ley is standing firm despite criticism of some of its terms by OPA Administrator Paul Porter. Barkley and Chairman Wag ner (D-NY), of the banking com mittee expressed hope that the senate will stick by tho committee-approved measure. But they obviously had doubts about their ability to beat off the meat amendment, offered In different forma by Wherry and Senator McCarran (D-Nev.) Bread Prices Rumor Spiked The rumor that bread would be advanced in Klamath Falls was scotched today when rep resentatives of this city's bak eries advised that there was no increase In bread prices antici pated at this time. Fred Hoagland, manager of Fluhrer's bakery, said this morning that bakers were mak ing every effort to hold the line and despite every disadvantage were going to keep right on as before OPA was eliminated from the picture. "We're as much In the dark as anybody and wheat has ad vanced as high as $1.65 a hun dred, providing we can get it," Hoagland said, referring to the flour dearth. "The shortage is still on and will be until the first of the year. The bakers arc slaying on a voluntary quota and we're getting not more than 85 per cent of the needed amount of flour. Chinese Recognize Vienna Government NANKING, July 6 OP) The Chinese ministry of foreign af fairs announced formal rccogni Hon today of the Austrian gov ernment and directed China's ambassador in London to so in form Vienna. Si civilians crowd sidewalk area in left is tioop carrier, wlraphoto by radio from London. Goats Found Goats aboard tha LCT 379 Seliai u boarded tha ahlp tho day after tha atomic bombteat at Bikini. aboard tha USS Burlaaon for further examination and atudy. AP wlraphoto President Voices High Peace Hopes For United World GETTYSBURG. Pa.. July 6 P) President Truman expressed high hope today for the success of the coming treaty conference In dedicating tne nauon anew to the search for eternal peace in a world united. Standing: on Kround hallowed by the blood of countless heroes of a country which found strength ancj .unity . after four vin oi war ana racruicv. ww president saw hope for similar unity among nauons oi uie world. Read ni the Inscription. "Peace Eternal in a Nation United," at the base of the Gettysburg peace monument. Mr. Truman solemn Iv told rcDortert that if it were changed to aubstitute "world," for "nation," it would te ideal. It looks very much like we are eolns to eet a neace treaty, he told reporters who met him here. He made this comment odoui hla transatlantic telephone con versation yesterday with Secre tary of State Byrnes. They talked a few hours after the four- power foreign ministers peace conference starting in Paris July 20. He gave the newsmen an ac count of the battles of Gettys burg and of Pickett's famous charge and said the nation could thank God the latter didn't suc ceed or It would have been the end of the Union. If you know the history oi this country, it is a tremendous helD in a situation such as now confronts the world, he said. Re porters thought he meant tnai conditions which breed wars and Holiday Travel Below Estimate Travel over the July 4th holi day was less than might have been expected, especially on busses, transportation men said today. For the first post-war Fourth of July holiday, al though heavier than usual on all modes of transportation, people "getting out of the house" pre ferred cars to the trains and busses. Trains were reported crowded both north and south on the Fourth. The five regular pas senger trains of the Southern Pa cific were well packed, accord ing to the ticket agent's office. Busses were loaded heavily, but not overloaded. Although four extra cars were put on, the busses were not as crowded as in pre-war years. During the war, however, the holiday crowd dropped, and was re placed by servicemen. More busses were run over holidays previous to the war than are being run now, It was observed. Baseball Scores NATIONAL R. . H E. Philadelphia 6 ' 9 0 New York 7 9 0 Jurisich, Stanccu (6) and Scm Inick; Joyce, Budnick (8) and Lombardl, Cooper (7). R. It. E. Cincinnati 0 7 0 Chicago 2 11 1 Beggs and Lamanno; Erlck son, Schmttz (0) and McCul lough, (First game 12 innings,) AMERICAN R. H. E. New York 8 11 1 Philadelphia 5 9 0 Marshall, Sumpert (3) and Robinson; Florcs, Fagan (2). Griffith (7) and Rosar. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY I, 194S Alive Following Atom wore found alt a and apparently from Joint army-navy taak lorca disunity are generally the same. Mrs. Truman accompanied the president to the famous bat tle grounds but remained in their automobile. They returned to their Catoctin mountain hide away, "Shangri-la," near Thur mont, Md., in time for lunch. Beatty. Rodeo Draws Crowds A combined rodeo and air show was held at Beatty on the 4th and 5th of July, with a ca pacity crowd attending both days' shows. The air show, held on an adjoining field, was held on July 4 only. Je?se Kirk, chairman, and Clayton Kirk, secretary, report a good, fast show, with plenty of contestants despite the com petition put up by the Klamath show on the same days. Contestants doubled as pick up men and chute tenders to keep stock moving as rapidly as Dossible. The air show end of the cele bration was under the direction of Klamath Agency Superinten dent B. G. Ceurtright. Latest development from the Beatty show was the announce ment by rodeo officials that the Klamath Reservation Rodeo as sociation has bought the land in eluded in the Beatty rodeo grounds, and plans improvement lor next year s show. Stock for the Beatty show was furnished by local ranchers, farmers and stockmen. Vince Bodner, of Chiloquin, served as announcer for the show. Fall From Auto Causes Injuries Mrs. Lee Barton, 55, of 802 Mt. Whitney, was painfully in jured when she fell from a mov ing car at 9th and Mt. Whitney shortly before noon today. She was taken to Klamath Valley hospital for treatment. Mrs. Barton fell out of a car driven by her husband, Alvin L. Barton when the car door swung open as he was turning off 9th onto Mt. Whitney. Her husband took her to the hospital. Her injuries included skinned knees and X-rays were being made this afternoon to deter mine if she may also have a back injury. No Serious Fires Reported In Area Although hundreds of camp ers and vacationers, complete with fireworks, flocked to the woods over the Fourth of July, no serious fires have been re ported by the Klamath Forest Protective association. One small fire was caught by the Weyerhaeuser Camp 6 fire crew July 2 before it could prove serious. The fire of un known origin started on the north branch of Sprague river and burned one-half acre in a cut-over area before it was put out. Presidential Vote Scheduled In Chile SANTIAGO, Chile, July 8 (P) The government today set Sept. 4 as the date for the election of a successor to President Juan Antonio Rios, who died June 27, (Telephone Bomb Test unharmed whan rescue parties The goats were to ba taken ona via radio to San Francisco. American Nun To Be Saint ROME, July 6 IIP) A throng of some 40,000 Catholics from Rome and various parts of the world is expected to gather to morrow in St. Peter s basilica for the solemn ceremonies mark ing the canonization of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrinl, first citizen of the United States to be declared a saint. In addition to members of the Sacred College of Cardinals re siding in Rome, the cardinals of Milan and Palermo, some 25 Ital ian bishops and the apostolic delegate to the United States, Mser. Amleto Giovanni Cicog- nani.'liaveariiived for .the cere monies. , Nuns of the Missionary Order of the Sacred Heart founded by Mother Cabrini also have come here from America, England, France and other countries. The basilica will be as bril liantly lighted as at the public consistory last February, which highlighted ceremonies connect-, ed with the creation of 32 new: cardinals. I Pillars of the central nave of St. Peter's have been hung with i rich red damask and illuminated ; with 360 lamps containing a total of 12,000 electric bulbs. Hundreds of thousands of candles will add their glow to the illumination for the joyful ceremony which will begin at 8:15 a. m. (1:15 a. m. EST) and be broadcast to the world over the Vatican's radio station. The ceremony proper will end about 10 a. m., when all the bells of Rome's more than 400 churches will ring, announcing Mother Cabrini's elevation to sainthood. A papal mass to fol low will end about 12:30 p. m. Wish Unfulfilled KWAJALEIN, July 6 P) The treasurer-secretary of the Canadian Defense League for Animals, it may be reported officially, did not get the wish he radioed Vice Adm. W. H O. Blandy through navy com munications: "Hoping you share the same fate as the animals aboard your target ships." . An assortment of animals, ranging from mice to goats, were aboard the big fleet in Bikini lagoon for the July 1 air burst of the atomic bomb. Mysterious Death Rays Permeate Skies For Miles Around Site Of Atomic Blast By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE Asaociated Preas Science Writer ABOARD U.S.S.S. APPALA CHIAN, July 6 m An invis ible form of death filled the air for many miles around and far outside of the great mush room cloud which arose from the Bikini atomic bomb. . What happened is still a mys tery. One of the planes circling the cloud' at long distance got the first warning of the in visible . death when its Geiger counter, which registers the presence of X-rays and other rays, unexpectedly began to record a dangerous amount of radiation. The pilot, thinking he had run into a current of invisible radio-active particles that had eddied far outside the mush room, turned the plane In an escape direction. But the warn ing counter continued to show rays whichever way he turned and whether he went up or down. At times the Gcigcr counter dial swung way over into the danger range. It was many minutes before the plane ran out of and away from the un seen, menace. 1 a a j bbbt a aaBB) a a a, a, a ska t i i jaa WtAIMtK NtYr? Jalr . lu Hfts flair M Mia 4 rrtmipittUmm u it 94 atari ntrum year U Jle Karaigl 11. Mr..t.IIJI Faraeatli Maillf lar Baa4aj. 1111) NumbM 108(4 Double Day Money Won By Sherman Jack Sherman, a Klamath Falls boy, took first money in the bronc riding yesterday, winning double day money with 160 points. Second and third places in the event were split between Frank Schneider, of Caliente, Calif., and Cliff Whatlcy of Tuc son, Ariz., with 136 points eacn. A Big Piney, Wyoming rider, Ross Meeks, took fourth place with 153 points. bteer team roping first lor the day went to Ray Boss of Douglas, Ariz., and Ike Walker of Prcscott, Ariz., with a time of 18 seconds flat. Second place went to Bill McFarlane of Texas, and vic Castro of Richmond, Calif., with a time of 23.5. Al Skelton of Madera, Calif., and Del Owens of San Juan Bautista, Calif., took third with 25.6, and Ray Ross, Douglas, Ariz., and Pud Adair of Wickenburg, Ariz., took fourth place with 29 flat. "Wart" Baughman, a Texas boy, took first in the bareback riding, followed by Carl Mendes of Visalia. Calif., Felix Cooper of Klamath and Jim Dickinson. Buiidogging first place was taken by T. A. Harris of Rocky Point, with a time of 16.2. Sec ond place went to Joe Mendes, Visalia, with 33.9, third to Wart Baughman with 41 flat and fourth to Carl Mendes with 41.4. Flowers Injured Marshall Flowers, well known Klamath rodeo rider, was badly CBOaa4 wm. Tmgw S. C1bmb j Russ Premier Still Adamant PARIS. July 8 (Ft British- American opposition to a Rus sian demand that the Big Four prescribe the rules of procedure for a general European peace conference this summer blocked efforts of the foreign ministers' council today to convoke the 21 nation conclave on July 29, the date already fixed. Both Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin contend ed throughout a stormy four hour session last night that adop- PARIS, July 8 VP) Ernoat BeTin. British foreign secre tary, today accused Ruasia of trying to back out of bar agreement to aummon a gen eral European peace confer, one hero on July 29, an American Informant said to night. tion of the Soviet proposal would reduce the peace parley to rubber stamp status out nus sian Foreign Minister Vyache- slav M. Molotov adamantly maintained his position. with tne snaaow of the big power veto clouding their efforts, the .ministers convened again today for renewed discus sion of the problem in another effort to prepare and transmit the necessary invitations for the peace conference to the 17 other nations. Conversations with members of the American delegation con vinced observers that the basic motivation for U. S. policy was a desire to throw international problems into an arena where the big power veto could not be exercised. - These sources said that with out the veto the western powers have the votes to beat Russia on a conflict and that Molotov real izes this, which is the reason for his insistence that the council where he has veto power dic tate the rules for the peace con ference where he does not. Since the crew was exposed to an unknown amount of radiation, members were evac uated to the mainland for ob servation. Exposures such as this adventure do not necessar ily mean serious injury to the men. Although such rays can be fatal, they are not usually very harmful unless persons are continuously exposed for some time.' The invisible menace was en countered above 10,000 feet al titude. It might have been a rain of particles from higher up, spilled out and carried by the wind. It might conceivably have been X-rays from the atomic cloud. This latter ap pears improbable because X rays usually do not go so far in such great strength. Mice that flew into the cloud are changing color. White mice have become brown. This color change is a surprise. Hair usual ly turns white or gray when exposed to radioactive rays. These mice were in drones that either passed through the atomic cloud or skimmed into and around its edges. All the drones brought back evidence of terrible radioactiv May Sought To Testify On Payment WASHINGTON, July 8 (Avii Senator Mitchell (D-Wash.) da manded today that Rep. Andrew J. May (D-Ky.), chairman of tha house military committee, ba brought before the senate's war Investigating committee. The group had Just heard tes, tlmony that a munitions com. bine, whose war profits are t WASHINGTON, July ,r Chairman Andrew J. May ...-! -k Ky.) of tha house mill my , committee aaaerted today fhai ' "I did not profit in any vkty or raapect irom war eon-" tracts of an Illinois munltlona ' combine. der Investigation, advanced $48,634 to a lumber company whose agent was Andrew J,' May of Prestonsburg, Ky. This May was not otherwise) identified in the record. Pres. tonsburg is the representatives home town. :'. Mitchell told newspapermen that a man purporting to repre sent the Erie Basin Metal Prod ucts company one of the com. bine had attempted to "briba" mm last fan. The man, he said, came to hint last October or early November and presented a card on which were engraved his own name, and that of King Farouk of Egypt. Investigation On Mitchell said that he soorf learned that his caller wanted to-' discuss the Erie company which was even then under investiga tion by the committee. Tha senator related that the man contended that the investigation' was a persecution of the com. pany and unfair and he wanted Mitchell to intercede with tha committee on behalf of the com pany. "Up to that time his convert ration waa OK," Mitchell re marked. Then, the senator continued the man stated that his "princi pals" wanted to make a con tribution of $5000 to Senator Mitchell's campaign fund. "It was nothing but a bribe." Mitchell said, "an effort to bribe me in the case." Mitchell told the committee) in connection with the testi mony on the lumber company, that the "Integrity of congress'!- aemanaea mat ttep. May be called to testify. He proposed tnai tne- legislative machinery " toward that end be initiated; Immune From Subpoena As a member of conereo- May is Immune to subpoena from the committee unless sen ate and house should adoDt a resolution approving it. Chairman Mead (D-N. Y.) told Mitchell that any question ol Price Line ' Held Here As the first week ended with out benefit of OPA, In force dur ing war years and almost ona year after the cessation of hos tilities, Klamath Falls merchants reported prices along Main street continued in line and there was definitely no evidence of a buyers' strike here. With the death of OPA at mid night Sunday, merchants in this city gathered to pledge a "hold the line" policy which has evi dently worked exceptionally well. Business along the main stem, despite holidays, was good this past week. N. E. Long, president of the Klamath Retail Merchants Bu reau, said today that no meeting of his group was planned for the coming week and if things continued at the present pace there would be no meeting call ed unless an emergency arose. There were a few isolated cases of price Increase reported in business other than those on Main street but on the whole Klamath Falls was experiencing none of the price skyrocketing of other towns. ity in or near the cloud. Thin invisible ray attack was tha worst at about 15,000 feet tude. , Wherever there was oi, '.-. the plane surfaces, radlof..".' : particles stuck and pilet P Their rays penetrated the LuUi, driving into the plane, espe cially those interior positions close to oil spots. Some of these spots caught enough radio active material to be highly dangerous. Even inside the drone en gines, oil became very highly radioactive and dangerous to life. But this radioactivity had no apparent effect on the per fect operation of the radiating engines. A small amount of death ray piled up on the leading edges of the wing, but never so much as on the oil spots. The metal of the planes bounced off these unseen particles harmlessly. . The drones showed no avl dence of scorching heat and it is not believed the atomic cloud was blazing hot after rising abovt 10,000 feet. The cloud radioactivity itself Is not sup posed to raise the tempera (CnUaatf wm rata S, Caloma ) f
