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mm U.S. Patrol Kills Two In Clashes With Yugoslavs GOK1Z1A, ltuly, July 13 M1) Two Yugoslav oldicm were killed In skirmlhe with United Stales army putrul near Aurlnlna lust nli:hl, Hlllh division hcadquurlors announced today. Tim offlciul slulement unltt: "At approximately 1(1110 hours GMT, (Greenwich, mean llmr) cm July 12, a Yugoslav pntnil which crowd tho Moman line near Aiirlnliiln, southeast of Cnporetto, wai iluhtcd by a United Slates outpost. Al)lt,rlcu of(t,(,rr( p(rl) w,lch Immediately Investigat ed tin. vlnlntlon of the line wan flrrd on by the Yugoslavs at a Probers Call May Replies Inadequate WASHINGTON, July 13 (!') The avnute wur Investigating committee bluntly Informed Hep Muy (O Ky that It could find no alternative to the conclusion that he It "unnlile to expluin or con tradlrt fuels" llnkinK him to a munitions combine It la investi gating. In a troni(ly worded letter to (he chulrmuii of the house mili tary committee, the senate com mittee reluwd to accept the con dition he laid down lor a per annul uppearauco before the In vclifalora. , "Stripped of lf" 'and, 'but.' uie plain and simple Im port of your (May ) letter M that you decline to apear before the committee to luce and explain the facta that have been present ! ' the letter ald. "The coin- im i.n luuuhl to find an to the conclusion that you admit thoiic fucla to be true, lllill you arc U"uue i .!..-...-. cuutradict them. It cannot find any auch alternative."' Contract Accusation May ha been dcscriocu uy army officer witnesses belnn persistent In helping the war contruct business oi a group ot companies lu which tho Uuisson broliicrs, Henry and Murray, were active. The congressman i In dicated yenterdiiy he waa willing to testily publicly, If allowed to have hl own counsel and grant, ed tho right lu cros-cxumlnu and recall witnesses. Instead of the condition de manded by May, the committee Informed him ho would be given the "customary" Ucutmcnl ac corded witnesses who appear bc lore hia own houso committee. Tho letter to may was draft ed In an executive session today. The letter to May was draft ly with the dlsclontiro of an un explained non-appearance of n key witness in the senate com ...ii.. litruilrv into the wartime- operation of 19 cloaely-llnked Illinois numition concerns, among them the Balavla and Krle basin metal products com panics. Commllteo Counsel George Mcadcr reported that Louis Sar elas, described as a JlO.OOO-a year Washington office manager for Erie Basin and Uiitavla, had fniled to appear before the exec ullve session today although he had been notified to do so yes terday. Ho said that Sarclai was under a subpoena. Atomic Control Plans Advance NEW YORK, July 13 ) Advocates of Australian-American proposuls for an autonomous international atomic control agency pushed ahead doggedly todny on a course which may lend to a decisive showdown -with Russia over the big power veto In tho United States. These fnclors emerged after yesterday's acrimonious three hour session of the 12-nntlon atomic working committee at which: 1. The retiring atomic chair man, Foreign Minister Hprbert V. Evatl of Australia, rejected tho Hussion atomic plan as "im possible." 2. Bernard M. Baruch of tho United States said Evatt's sum mation as chairman "conforms basically to the United States proposals." Apparently referring to a Russian demand for Imme diate destruction of atom bombs, Baruch added that "a solemn expression of pious intent Is not sufficient . . . protection." 3. Soviet Delegate Andrei A. Gromykn said he sow no reason why exchange of atomic secrets should not bo started immedi ately among the United Nations, lie opposed unsuccessfully tho formation of 12-natlon commit tees to carry on under the com mission. 4. Evalt, according to a wit ness who asked not to be Iden tified, accused Gromyko of ob structing progress on his report by "talking too much" and Gromyko retorted: "Not half as much as you," In a preliminary to that point of debate Gromyko took offense when Evntt omitted mention of Russia among tho nations which hud been helpful In tho work of tho atomic subcommittee whose , efforts wcro under discussion, ' point approximately 300 yards from the Morgan line in zone n Acting on Instructions to fire onlv when fired upon, tho Unit ed States patrol returned the tire, After a Drier exenange oi firing, one of the Yugoslav sol dlers was found dead. "The United States patrol continued to advance until an other Yugoslav was encountered which apparently was Intent on ambushing t h e United States patrol, "Another brief fire-fight fol- lowed, after which the Yugo slavs retired. "The American patrol re turned to Aurlsina, where it was ascertained that there were no United States casualties. "All actions definitely took place In zone A, and American troops In Caporetlo and Aurl sina have been - alerted while further Investigation is being made. Later reports confirmed by 8Rlh division headquarters state that a second Yugoslav soldier was killed In the latter part of the action." Death Claims Mrs. Chilcote Death early this morning took Mrs. Edmund Monroe Chilcote, 401 Mesa, prominent Klamath Falls matron and long time resi dent of this city. Mrs. Chilcote died at Klamath Valley hospital, where she had been a patient for several days although she had been In fading health for ono year. Sue Ervlng Burnett Chilcote was born January 26, 1888, In Floyd county, Virginia. - She moved to Mansfield, Mo., when vorv vounff. and later was grad uated from the normal school at Anthony. Kan. Mrs. Chilcote taught school for nine yearn in South Dakota, Oklahoma, Kan sas and Oregon, and come to Klamath Falls In tho summer ot 1912. She was principal ot Pell can school from 1012 to 1013, and on June 18, 11)13, waa mar ried to Edmund Monroe Chil cote. She was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, and tho Methodist church. In addition to Mr. Chilcote, three children survive.. They arc Mrs. Hale (Ruth May) Thompson of Eugene, and Robert B. and William Edmund Chilcote of Klamath Falls. There Is one grandchild, Julie Thompson of Eugene, and other survivors In clude four sisters and two broth ers, several of whom are ex pected here for final rites, which will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. from the First Methodist church, with interment in the family plot at Llnkvllle ceme tery. Tho Earl Whltlock Funeral home is in charge. E. M. Chilcote is a prominent Klamath Falls realtor and mem ber of the board of the Oregon State real estate department. Bridge Built Now; River Comes Later BEND, July 13 Wl They're building a bridgo over dry land In the Deschutes Nation al forest but later on, they'll put a river under It. Reason: Tho Deschutes river channel Is being shifted to eliminate erosion. The bridge sito is below the stream s source in Little Lava lake. Eichelberger On 'Drunken Bully' Acts TOKYO. July 13 (VP) The crackdown by Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger on tho "drunk en bullies" of the American oc cupation forces in Japan high lights a subject which has been a major disturbance to occupa tion officials the behavior of American soldiers In Japan. Indicative ot the proportions, ot the disturbance Is seen in the tact that the eighth army com mander saw fit to release his letter for publication after hav ing mode the subject a part of his Fourth of July address to as sembled troops. It was stressed that the con duct of the majority of the occu pation personnel has been above reproach, but the objcctlonablo minority have assaulted women, maliciously beaten Japanese men, stoic, engaged In black market operations and by their "deliberate bullying attitude" have made the Japanese suspi cious of tho democracy which our troops are supposed to rep resent. Not only have tho Japanese been distressed with tho per formance of tho objcctlonablo minority. American wives who have arrived recently have been sharply critical of troops who subject them to whistles and PRICE riVE CENTS Ladiet And !m7 h' m . .;, t:, - ; m MJ III I ' This fine fallow will go ea the auction fclock Sunday at 1 p. m. at the fairgrounds as the place de resistance In the Red Cross benefit auction. Presented to the Klamath chapter by Mrs. Frank Hurd. Bmoksy Is to be sold to augment the lagging chapter drive which fell -short of Its goal this spring. At least 100 articles including-merchandise orders, will be sold at auction and the public Is urged to attend. In the saddle is Jesse Totten, IS, who has devoted much time to riding and exercising Smoksy. Shutter Shop. Luzon Outlaws Kidnap Yomen TARLUC, Luzon, P. I., July 13 (Jp) Twenty Filipino women were kidnapped . today at the nearby village of Mayantog by an armed band which Philippine army military police identified as members of the peasant irreg ular guerrilla organization, the HnkbalfihnDs. . i-i.. iiu.,. i:,. ,.iA ii,. kidnaping wos apparently an a ftermath of the clash between P'. nd Huk, near the villas MP July 0 when 38 Huks and one MP were slain. Unable to pro vide a motive for the mass abduc tion the MP officials speculated It might have resulted from an attempt to "recruit" camp cooks and workers. Meanwhile, at Lubao to the southward In Pampanga prov ince, a bloody clash between the Huks and a group of MP's re inforced with civilian guards went into its second day. Reliable repons of yesterday's fighting said an entire detach ment ot SO civilian guards had been slain. There was no esti mate of casualties suffered by the Hukbalahaps. MP's started using mortars to day against the entrenched peas ants who arc equipped with .50 callber machincguns. The Philippine army reported In Manila that final surrender notices were being prepared for distribution to all Hukbalahap bands nnd that unless tho ulti matum was accepted "large scale action" would be taken. Cracks Down howls when they appear on tho streets. The sight of American troops openly fraternizing with Japanese women likewise has been censured by the American women. In this connection, it should be noted that not only enlisted men arc seen in the company of Japanese women. Officers of high rank may bo seen driving kimonocd Japanese women in their cars, 1 The provost marshal . admit ted that there "has been a little more carelessness on the part 01 ine iroops in tne observing of the rights of others." The "carelessness" has con sisted of overturning Japanese automobiles, foul and profane blasts at Japanese who failed to scurry swiftly enough from the paths of vehicles and the shouldering of small Japanese from the sidewalks. Also disturbing has been the fact that some of tho Americans on their "arrogant bullying" forays nave carrion lethal weap ons. An officer recently dis played a collection of weapons taken from soldiers by military police. Tho exhibit includes hunting and butcher knives as well as clasp knives, brass knuckles, blackjacks and guns. Gentlemen Introducing Smokey! 14, ..... mm ?"" & G. P. Newspaper Feels Shortage "brants pass; July 13 m- Suspensioa of street newspaper! sales and reduction of dally pub lication to five days per week are two steps announced by the Grants Pass Daily Courier today to cope with a newsprint short age which assumed crisis pro portions for the Courier ' this week. ' . Newsprint manufacturers have refused further deliveries until October 1, and the Courier has! lf,n hn.d- n rte ofpubllca- j 1" "" Jii.i. enough paper to publish for the next 40 days. Six weeks ago, the Courier suspended display advertising in Saturday editions, publishing only four-page papers that day. It experimented with a tabloid size paper, but found this unsat- isiaciory. Fall From Car Injures Child A fall from a Klamath Falls bound car late yesterday after noon sent 3-ycar-old Bobby Hamilton of Tulelake to Hill side hospital with serious head injuries and multiple bruises and scratches. The child, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hcndrix Hamilton, had crawled irom the front seat of the car to the rear when he opened the door and toppled headlong on to the graveled shoulder. Mrs. Hamilton, at the hospital today with her son, said the car was not going over 30 miles an hour. Bobby has a severe gash on the back of the head, facial cuts and bruises and his body was badly bruised. Tho accident occurred around 6:30 p. m., as Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were en route here to shop. Hamilton is employed as mechanic with the Ford garage at Tulelake. Navy Cook Killed In Food Theft SEATTLE, July 13 (.ft A 22-year-old navy enlisted cook was shot and killed by a sentry at the Seattle navy receiving station last night when he re sisted arrest after being detect ed in the theft of 12 pounds of navy butter and three sides of bacon, Rear Adm. George H. Fort, commandant of the 13th naval district, said today. The cook was discovered on the wooden ramp connecting the receiving station and the naval station. The junior officer of the day saw the cook at tne main gate attempting to pass a large blue handbag to a man outside.' Two sentries were sent Im mediately to investigate. One sentry rotrlevcd the bag con talnlng the .butter and bacon but tho accomplice escaped.. , The cook was shot as he at tempted to flee. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY. JULY 13. IMS Trains May Run Again Tonight The Southern Pacific tunnel just north of Dorris, which early yesterday morning was blocked by a freight train de railment and subsequent cave in, will probably be open for traffic about 8 o'clock tonight, SP officials say. Work gangs and equipment have been busy since shortly after the accident and worked all of last night. By today they 7" .si"1",, f'"?'"3 ' dragging out the 13 loaded cars which were trapped inside the tunnel. Six cars had been pulled out and put back on the rails by last night, some 18 hours after the accident, and more are com ing out today. The workers must remove timbers and debris from around each car before moving it. The first car, which was loaded with sugar and was bad ly battered, has been brought in to Klamath Falls. Shipments from other damaged cars may have to be reloaded to new cars The expectation that the tun nel will be cleared by 8 o'clock (C.nlUu.i rata t. Col. 1) Forecaster Sees Cooler Weekend Slightly cooler with gentle winds was the dish offered this weekend by the weatherman and those planning trips to the lakes and mountains were at least as sured they wouldn't get rained out. Friday's maximum of 85 de grees was not expected to be passed today, the CAA reporting 70 at 11:30 a. m.. with some in dication of a several degree in crease before tne afternoon was over. Medford and Klamath Fails tied for high maximums Friday. Centennial Seal Depleting the famed prairie schooner and oxen of the pio neer, this engraving has been selected by the centennial as sociation to be used as the of ficial seal of the Centennial celebration August 22, 23 and 24. The seal was designed by Kenneth McLeod and will be used not only for the celebra tion this year but in any future pageant! commemorating the opening of the Southern Route oi the Oregon Trail in 1B. (Telephone Byrnes Will Seek Big Four Meeting After Conference PARIS, July 13 (P) Secre tary of State Byrnes declared today he wanted another for eign ministers council to take place immediately after the im pending peace conference adopts the peace treaties. His intention to urge another foreign ministers session prior to the united Nations meeting in New York, tentatively set for September 23, was disclosed at a press conference before he en planed lor Washington. Reviewing the council's work, Byrnes remarked that in ternationalization of Trieste would be a good experiment in International cooperation. Byrnes said he had not hesi tated to accept compromises on the European peace treaties be cause "if we had not gotten a treaty we would have had a clash that nobody wants Therefore we did not hesitate wherever there was any possi bility to reach a reconciliation." "Great Experiment" Concerning Trieste he stated "the nations of the world have entered into what is a great ex periment that should deter- China Slapped ByLaGuardia WASHINGTON. July 13 UP! A pulled-punch at foreign news censorship went to the senate today, - along wtth word that UNRRA Director F. H. La Guardia has demanded that the Chinese government overhaul its relief setup. The relaxed censorship pro vision, ' aimed at Russia, ' was contained in a $2,700,000,000 money bill approved by the sen ate: aoDTODriations, committee, Disclosure of LaGuardia'e ac tion came in printed testimony of committee hearings on the measure, which contains $465, 000,000 for LaGuardia's United Nations relief and rehabilita tion administration. On motion of Senator Ball (R-Minn.), it was decided that none of the UNRRA money in the bill could be spent unless correspondents were permitted to send reports on UNRRA ac tivities "without any deletions oi- modifications by censorship." LaGuardia contended that he had stopped all but vital food shipments to China only be cause suDDlies had piled up in norts there due to the break down in Inland transportation. He said these supplies were De teriorating and were being stolen. The UNRAA chieftain gave the committee a copy of a tele gram he said he had sent to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek May 29 calling for sweeping ehanees in the meinoas ot at tributing relief goods in that country. - Asserting that "the purpose of this (relief) is to help the re habilitation of China ana not the financial rehabilitation of warehouses." LaGuardia told Phinnff: "I am sure you will agree that personalities and polities cannot be considered, as the welfare of China concerns all of her people and nothing In this respect can be shaped or guided or diverted to meet the expediency or the specific in terest OI any maiviautu ui group." Baseball Scores AMERICAN BOSTON. July 13 W) The Boston Red Sox cleaned up their three-game series with the De troit Tigers today as they came from behind in the eigntn to tauy four runs and take the game a-4 The win save the Sox a clean slate of nine victories and no defeats at home against Detroit. R H E Detroit 4 10 2 Boston 5 t Trout and Swift; Harris, Kling tr (a) and H. Wagner. R H E Cleveland 3 8 New York 2 8 Reynolds and Hegan; Bevens and Robinson. NATIONAL R H E Philadelphia 18 3 Pittsbursh 8 14 Schanz, Griffith (4), Karl (5), Mulligan to) ana seminicK; can ning and Lodcz. First game R H E Boston 817 Cincinntal 4 10 Lee, F. Barrett (6), Sain (8) and Odea, Mast t7); Jleusser, Shoun (3), Lambert (9) and La manno. R H E Brooklyn 4 7 Chicago 3 11 WEATHER NEWS Jmlf IS, IMS ms. j.ir id s nia.u rrxlfluil.a Lit St Slr.an y.r "! 11 " N.na.l It.w M.r IS.tS r.r.e.l! Clear USsy n4 BaiUsr. till) Rumbn 10870 mine whether it if possible for the United Nations in a situa tion of this kind to reach a solu tion." Byrnes said he would broad cast in the United States Mon day night. Senators Vanden berg (R.Mich.) and Connally (D Tex.) will report to the senate next week. There were some Indications that the adjournment of the conference last night marked a parting of the ways between Russia and the western allies on the administration and future of Germany, Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov refused to support a United States plan for a central economic administration for Germany. This proposal was backed by French Foreign Min ister Georges Bidault, in a re markable concession, when he agreed to go along with Bvrnps if the coal-rich Saar was not in- ciuaea. Moiutuv asked further time to study the condition endorsed by Britain and the United States that the Saar be placed unoer crencn suDervlsion. Byrnes then reiterated his of fer to merge the U. S. occupa tion zone of Germany economi- vttuy wiin any oiner zone. May Fuse Zones The Dossibilitv that th Hri(. ish might be willing to fuse tneir zone with that nf tho United States was seen in a statement by British delegation sources that their government was giving sympathetic study w me American oner. These sources said that Brit. am s problems in -Germany were similar to thnw nf th united States, and that Britain was spending S320.000.000 a year in her zone and the United States S200.000.000. Both American nnrt nritiel. i 'niiM minis saia inai tnese ex- penaitures were necessitated be cause goods could not hp pit. changed among the four zones, wiiwcr im: present sei-up. ,' The ministers also failed to reach any compromise on the Austrian question. Here n train Molotov blocked an American proposal to establish a special commission to draft a peace treaty with Austria. Cordon Criticizes President's Plan WASHINGTON. Julv 13 tOA Prerirfnt Truman's first at tempt to reorganize government agencies came up for senate ac tion today and encountered a republican complaint that it ex tends "an invitation to attend the obsequies of the General land office." That was the criticism leveled by Senator Cordon (R-Ore.) as the senate swung into 10 hours' debate on "reorganization plan no. a. That plan was called up first because less opposition was ex pected than to plans 1 and 2. But administration leaders con ceded they faced a nip and tuck battle to save all three plans. Bucking a proposal to merge the land office with the graz ing service into a bureau of land management" in the inte rior department. Cordon said the very name of the new agen cy raises a question in my mind." , 'Southern Route' Favored By Oregon History Group Southern Route it is! Or so it appeared Saturday morning when the Oregon Journal published on its editor ial page that the Oregon His torical society had recommend ed the name "Southern Route" to designate the path by which settlers entered southern Ore gon in 1846. Although no official notice of the decision has yet been re ceived by the Klamath County Historical society, Mrs. Buena Stone, l.istorian, indicated that the Oregon society's judgment would be final. ' Quoting from the Journal on the O.-egon Historical society's findings, "The recommendation of this committee is that the name Southern Route be used and that there be not .over three or four markers In all In the stretch between Ashland and Malin . There will also be avoided the use of the word 'trail,' which is rather out of place in describing modern roads or routes." The controversy arose sever al months ago when the Ameri can Pioneer Trails association proposed markings of the 1848 immigrant road through south ern Oregon, calling the route "Applegate Trail." .. Klamath historians Insisted that . the Many Curbs Eliminated In New Bill WASHINGTON- ii iiol The senate passed 62 to 13 early today an OPA revival Din that had been denuded of almost as many major price controls as it Dromlri t store. Final passage came at 1:5S m (EST), on the thlrt.nih day of OPA's lapse into a legal coma. Approval was obvious f'mot from the moment that inc mug rou can ox weary sena tors started, six minutes earlier. Apparently amenHei far K. yond the bounds which would unii us acceptance by Presi dent Truman, the one year ex tension measure was sent to the house where it seemed likelv to receive a quick push toward a senate-house conference com mittee. There. arimlnilroln leaders hope to rewrite it from tip to roots. . Substitution Possible RCD. Wolentt nf top republican of the banking "u an eiiort might be made to substitute for it the original extension hill Pr.u..i Truman vetoed June 29. Wol- coii said tne first bill appeared stionger" than the latest sen ate measure. As lt floundered through a sleepy senate, the new measure wuuio. revive Ur-A and restore price control ceilings as of June 30. It would reinstate rent con trols, with the proviso that . states take over in this field where they have adequate laws. Price Controls. hnurevnr would not be renlaeprl nn mni poultry, eggs, butter, cheese. milk or other dairy products, cotton seed, soy beans, grain, livestock or poultry feed, nor on any form of tobacco. Petroleum would have no ceilings as long as supply meets domestic de mands . Provisions Reinstated , Reinstated were some of the provisions to which President Truman objected when he ve toed UrA extension bill No. 1 on June 29. These included a section giv ing final say on the lifting .of food controls to the secretary of agriculture instead of OPA, which Mr. Truman said was an "unsound split of authority." It contained also what he called cost-plus"-'amendments' for automobile and appliance deal ers and lacked an additional $250,000,000 in subsidies he asked. In one major respect, how ever, it was more satisfactory to administration leaders than bill No. 1. The senate put in a pro vision requiring that producers. manuiacturers and processors ceilings be placed high enough to take care of the average in crease in costs in their industry since 1940. This was substituted for- a provision inserted in the origi nal bill by Senator Taft (R Ohio) which Mr. Truman had labeled as the "most damaging" section of that measure. Land Mine Blast Hurts 8 Soldiers FORT LEWIS, July 13 UP) Eisht soldiers were injured, two critically, after a land mine ex ploded during a training problem here yesterday afternoon. AH the men were members of company A, 64th battalion of the basic training section of the engineer training center at Fort Lewis. An investigation is being made by army officials to determine if an overload of black powder was placed in a land mine, ac cording to Maj. W. J. Delaney, Fort Lewis, public relations offi cer. The men were taken to Madi gan General hospital for treat- I ment . route should be called the Southern Route to maintain historical accuracy. The Klamath group insisted that the Oregon provisional government in 1847 passed an act to improve the "Southern Route" to Oregon, thus estab lishing an official basis for that name. Arguing on the other side, the Pioneer Trails associa tion felt "Applegate Trail" was more appropriate because It was explored in 1846 by a party of .15 men including Jesse and Lindsey Applegate. It wasn't long before other newspapers and cities through out Oregon had taken up the matter and were expressing their opinions on the trail nam ing controversy. ' The matter was turned over to the Oregon highway commission, prepar ing markers for the trail, but as no decision was reached it was finally submitted to the Oregon Historical . society for settlement. Not only Is the judgment Im- fiortant in the proposed mark ng ot the trail but the Klamath basin is commemorating the opening of the road in August when the area will sponsor a three-day pageant and centen nial celebration, August 22, 23 and 24.
