American Pair Released
After 15 Days In Hands
Of Russian Inquisitors
(!( Tlir
HiimIiiih handi'd over inlsslnif
American win-runt officer anri
Ilia prllln wlfo to U. H. army
authorities rally today, and
mil nftrrwiird the Aiih-i linns
announced they were rrlrunliiv
three Russian rsplonuKn sus
prcU (o the rnl army.
Tlip rlvillaiM'lud Kimaliinn,
two of whnin claimed to be red
urmy ofllcrra, had been at'i t
rd In the U. H. wine two wrrks
atlo, It waa announced.
Tlio Americans, Warrunt Of
ficer mid Mm. Siunurl I., lliirrl
mm of Sun Aiitnnlo, Tex., dis
appeared 1ft days iiiin wlmn Ihry
ventured Alio yurdn Into Ihc l(ii
lnn occupation " to a
pet dciu krniii'l, lliirrlson
mid hr wun lipid two duys In
virtually diiniK'iin; Ilia wife
ulil (hr wm o,uotloiied rcpi-nt-rdly
and at our time cried diir-
tntf an liilrrrouailon
lliirrlson and liln wire, were re
leased lo KcntiiiK at I 43 a. m.
at Itnssliin headquarters.
American Intelligence old
cri'H mild lln-y hud no trarr of
Cohln unil Wyatl since thr driv
er of thrlr Jrrp left them at i
liorthrrn Merlin rnllway elation.
IntnlllKt'iu-n offlccre mild It
wim rumored that Cohln win
Kiilhi'iliiK material for a honk,
mid hud inude previous trips to
Orunli-nhtiru. whrrr thr Hits
inn arr rrportrd to have In
ternment ramps. Thr Intrlll.
Kenco officers denied that the
two were on an off icinl minion.
llrlK, On, Kdwln I,. Slhrrt,
chief of the II. S, hriiihiiiartrm
Intirlllucnre dlvlnlon, Mild In a
statement thr three f ilanl itiiji
hud hern held on ampiilnn of
Mploiiuiir In the U. S, zone of
Herlln.
No Agreement Violated
The arrent of these civilian-
On The Beat
Two other Americans IH1 clad forelim clandestine 'opera
were mission somewhere In the
HiiMlnit none. Cien M. Dmlvln,
Itomtliin drpnly nilliliiry cover-
nor, advised U, S. urmy aiilhorl
I Ipn the red urmy nil 1 1 win
"collrctlnK dnlo" on the int-n in
thr nelhhorhood of Orunicii
huiK, a Itusslnn army dmtrlct
lirudiiiurterii.
Lilt Seen July 4
Thr mifLiinit men were ('apt
Harold C'oliln of Newark. N J,,
and LI. (irorue Wyatl of Okla
homa Jlty. who were hint seen
July 4 boarding a train fur Or
snlrnhurg, 20 miles north of
Berlin.
Ma). Cien. James A. Keating,
American cnmmiuidcr in Berlin,
iialil strenuous effort1 were be
Inn made tn iiecurr their release.
4?
A Sinner expert
It best qualified
to repair and
adiust vour ma
chine. Rcssonshle chirgci, baud
on advance enimaie.
SINGER SEWING CENTER
411 Main St.
Phone 1402
tivm In Ihn LI. K. zone of Merlin
In no Wlr violated any written,
oml or Implied u,uudripnrtlte
agreement in Hint city." the
tutement uld. "Our policy In
tiie future tuut be the mme or
more severe, depending on the
circumstances.
The Russian are "being turn
ed buck" to the .Soviet zone at
the refluent of Itiisalan authori
ties, who identlfieil the three by
numc, the stiitcincnl said.
The Harrisons, at a pirn con-fi-r-nce
In the U. S. Hector of
Berlin, told how they had been
nrreitud July 1 when they went
.1(10 yurdn into the Kusilsn dis
trict to visit a dnit kennel. They
wild they had been questioned
repcatcdlv during their captiv
ity Mil llurrlxin said alio had
answered "I don't know" when
unkrd question such aa what
hip had broiiKhl her to Ger
mnny, und how many troop
had been aboard.
Thr Harrisons looked bewil
dered when they were hrnuifht
Into the ariny-npontored preti
conference. HitrrUon had a two
day growth of beard. Ili wife,
who had been nn thr verge of a
breakdown when the was re
leuaed, aeemed composed.
llurrUon said they were ar
rested by two nintnrcyclista
wearing civilian clothes but
carrying pistole.
Dungeon-Like Prison
"The firt two duye of our de
tention wr were separated,"
Harrison said. "I was kept in
cellar more like a dungron.
My wlfo was kept in a bare
Dining , and Dancing
or Open ot 10:00 . m. Daily.
No Meoli Served Mondoyi.
Chicken Dinner Steak Dinner.
Wilbur Stiles at the Plana
Dea Gilbert, Drums
On Highway 39
Neor Colif.-Ore. Jtote Lina
Clarence Shelata J. H. Brownfield
Danea and Dlna and Hove Good Time
Ml' -
In three veers ot working at
the city hail Eva Dickson has
been property clerk, secretary
to the mayor, and Is now deputy
auditor. Originally from Iowa.
Eva has been In Klamath coun
ty lor about live years. She
went to Iowa schools and at
tended builneit school here.
Twice a month all city emoloyes
beat a path to her desk In the
second-floor main office where
she doles out paychecks. She
lives at 2113 Madison. Eva la en
Edna Killmeyer'a city hall beat.
room with only a bed. chair and
table.
"Those first two days during
which we were aubjected to con
siderable queatlonlng were the
moat difficult, mainly becauan
we wore worried about ono an
other. "We were not roiiKhly treat
ed. After the first two days,
even the food was passable. The
food they gnve us the first 4B
hours couldn't be eaten. I don't
know what sort of stuff it was.
"When we were released, ev
erything that had been tnkon
was returned Intact Including
our Jeep."
Mrs. Hurrlson. who cume to
Berlin May IS, nulri that at one
point during her questioning by
the Russians she began lo weep
and "I guess I scared the whole
dai ned bunch of them."
"We bad egg noodles three
times a dav. she continued.
"No vodka. When the Russians
set us free they promised to get
me a dog.
"Despite this experience. I
want to stay on In Berlin. But
believe me, I'm going to stay in
the American sector.
U. S. security agents, in com
menting on the arrests of Rus
sians within Die American zone,
said that for the most part those
picked up were merely booked
( and releaser!.
They suld thut from Jun 1 to
' the present tunc, Anicricnn mil
i itnry police in Berlin had ar-
rested 385 Russians, muinly for
traffic violations and shootings.
During the siune period, the
Russians are known lo have ar
rested 25 Americans.
State Legion
Honors Dead
Of 2 Wars
PORTLAND, July IS (If) A
memorial service to the dead of
two wars opened the second day
of the slate American Legion
convention today.
Business sessions and commit
tee meetings were scheduled for
the afternoon. Officers will be
elected tomorrow morning.
Department officers last night
conducted a muss initiation cere
mony for 140 new members and
Commander Beil Morfitt said the
department's membership was at
a record high and would con
tinue to grow. A parade of drum
and bugle corpa and delegates
preceded the ceremony.
An afternoon session was told
by former Portland Mayor
Joseph K. Curson that a "Just
and understandable" foreign
policy and a complete reorgani
zation of the state department
were essential to national de
fense. Strong Defenia Favored
The theme of defense was that
which marked the opening
session yesterday when warren
Atherton, Stockton, Calif., past
national commander, said the
country must be ready to defend
itself by having a strong program
ol military training.
Plana of the Veterans' Admini
stration lo decentralize admini
stration were outlined by Col.
Eurl L. Sarlcs. deputy admini
strator of the Seattle branch. He
said thut by August I there would
be an insurance office In most
large cities where insurance
firemiuins could be paid. This,
e said, is only one of many
changes which puts administra
tive affairs on the local level,
leaving to Washington only mat
ters of policy.
Committee chairmen appointed
yesterday included: Americani
zation Carrie Strome, Junction
City; legislative Joe Felton,
Salem: veterans' welfare
Eugene Springer, Roseburg.
U. P. Track Program
To Cost $7,500,000
OMAHA. July 16 -P) Cost !
of the Union Pacific railroad's
current track-laying program,
involving 330 miles In six of
the 1 1 states served by the road,
was estimated at $7,500,000 to
day by officials.
Bulk of the replacement work
involves substitution of heavier
rails in Nebraska, Wyoming.
Kansas, Colorado, Oregon and
Idaho.
Courthouse Records
Harriett J.lrvniee
HAW!. IN HOhH. Char Ire rtnlre
Rawlins, 'M, perls malinger. Ntlv of
Wasiilntjlitn. lrlflnt ol Klerneih rIU.
Ore. Ha none Hharfnon Hoax, ID. !
lift Nillv nl W-'b'nfton Kealdviit
uf KUmalri milt. Or.
CrHMMAM-(;j,ANVII.I.r Albvrt I
CMMman, 22, rntvhanJr Native ot Ora
m nailtjant of Waal l.'nn, ()tm
Kvt?n Maa GInviHa. 10. off If a dark.
Nallva of Ortgun. JUtUlanl of Ortgon
L'il. Or.
IIAYr.K-COPHrY Guv Havaa, rwik.
Nallva ot MUaourt RaaMant ot Klam
ath rail-. Ora Wllhalmlna t'optay, 11.
Nallva or Nchraaka. Hatidant of Klam
ath rails, Ora.
WIUHI.C HOMMrfUKIHf'ltr.N. Carl
Umrry Wahrla. 2.1. truck rlrlvar Nallva
, of IlllnoU Haaldant of Klamath ralli,
Ora Lillian Maria flommartkirchan. 21.
1 hrsuMwlfa Nallva of Illinola. Nallva of
! Pocahontas. "I
( malalnU Htr4
Norma Tucker vi O W TNirkar. mil
for dlvorc. C.'haraa, rrual and Inhuman
iraalmant. Cot iotas marrl'd Fahruary
17. lira, at Mcdford. Plaintiff aika
j custody of ona mln'-r r-- jr.. Uria
! coll, at torn v for p'alntlff
farr tiranl4
Pe:v Maria Whilaaiua va. Lay Ion B.
Wh.Uilla
Annatall A. Nawlon va. Angua W.
Nwun
l(arlart H. Wll.on va Nonla ft Wilton.
Jaallr lurl
Auguallna MoraUaa lxr, drunk on
(public highway, rirta, 110.
jack (iuy llaa, violation or th bailc
rula rina. $10.
Jack ;uy ft aa, no operator a llcanaa.
rina, 1.1 .V)
Talmafffe R'i-'m fllarr, four In front
al rina, 13.90.
Clnvrifled Add BnriR Krsults.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTK r f'AM.iNr; ran mm os
( ONHTIIt ( ItnS WORK
Notlra la htralry gi van that aaalcrl
proprjaala will ba received by the Board
of fiuparvtaora of the Klamath Drainage
I) I trie t of Klamath County, Oregon, for
the construction of an irrigation canal
approximately H mile In length and In
volving the following approximate quan
UUea:
f.xravatlon. 220.000 yda.
Concrete, 320 yds.
Lumber aV Timber. 30 M
Mlirllinoua culvtrta and other
Heme.
Canal to be constructed according to
plana and specifications now on file at
office of District Engineer, William L
Waies. 1200 Lincoln St., Klamath fa I la,
Orsgnn
Proposals will be received up to 2
o'clock P M., Haturday. August Id. lf)4'i.
at the office of the District. 12 Mclhaae
Bldg.. Klamath Palla, Oregon, and
opened at that time.
All propoaala must be accompanied
by bid bond or certified check for A' of
amount bid. Successful bidder will be
required to furnish performance and
pityment bond In the amount of SO of
the contract price
Tan days previous to data set for open
ing bids prospective bidden shall submit
statement giving experience tn this clas
of work, financial ability and equip
ment. The District expressly reserves
the right to reject any bid on which the
facts aa to experience, financial ability
and equipment Justify such rejection.
Envelope enclosing bid should be ad
dressed to Klamath Drainage District at
the addreas given above and marked:
"Bid for coru true t ion of 'New North
Canal."
The Board of Supervisor reserve the
right to reject any or all bids
C. L LANGSLET,
Secretary.
J. 23: Jty. 3 f-l ft -No. 420.
Governor Announces I rm o.- xtiaDAt, i, ....
Zoning Appointments
SALEM, Juy 18 Wl Gover
nor Eurl Snell today made three
additional appointmenta to his
committee which la studying
zoning In areas adjacent to cit
ies. The committee will report
to the governor so he can make
recommendations to the next
legislature.
The new members appointed
today are Stale Highway Engi
neer It. H. Badwin, Frank L.
Shull, Multnomah county com
missioner, and Tom C. Watson,
Multnomah county assessor
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