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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
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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,
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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
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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.