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May Defers Arms Probe Appearance WASHINGTON. July 22 4) Rep. Andrew J. May (D-Ky) an nounced today he will not ap pear before the senate'! war in vestigating committee tomorrow In response to a subpoena, hut indicated a willingness to tes tify at a later date. The pressure of congressional business. May said, prevents him from testifying tomorrow in the committee's probe of war contracts. May is head of the house conferees of atomic en ergy control legislation, and they are scheduled to meet to morrow. Arrangements for my ap pearance without conflicting with my imperative legislative duties, and at the convenience of the committee, are now under discussion," May said. "When the day and time shall have been determined, the press will be notified promptly. Heavy Schedule "Due to press of constant leg islative duties, particularly those in relation to the atomic energy control bill, I will not be CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY If 60VCRNMINI I B OWNED IsuRPUJsa STAKI PLATFORM TRAILERS Also CONCRETE SPREADERS AND FINISHERS WELL-DRILLING MACHINES CRANES AND SPARE PARTS . FIXED PRICE AND BID SALE TO DEALERS 10 a.m. JULY 26 MASONIC HALL, 25 VAN NESS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. war Assets administration 131 WIST SECOND STREET 10 VAN NESS AVINUI GEB3Q3S ' Z .'4 W-'i as j; . W 7 - X SI !,' -iV ( - i , - " J ; . ? able to appear before the com mittee on Tuesday, though there is no disposition on my part to unduly delay my appearance pursuant to the committee's sub poena and I feel I will be able to make this appearance at an early date. "There is not and never has been an iota of doubt about my desiring an opportunity to rcoly fully to innuendo, insinuations, deductions, and the like which have resulted from the hearings before the Mead committee My willingness to appear was clear ly stated in my letter of July 13, in which, as in my letter of July 12, I asked to be granted an opportunity to cross-eNamine present witnesses, and to have produced documents to be desig nated. There is established precedent for this in recent hearings incident to the Pearl Harbor inquiry, which the com mittee extended to witnesses, privileges of the character that 1 have asked for myself, the right to cross-examine, to bring witnesses, and have designated documents produced " The senate investigators an nounced that Joseph Freeman, agent for a inidwestern muni tions combine, will be recalled tomorrow for questioning about reports he sought to influence another witness. The sun takes about 25 days to turn all the way around once. The sun is 400 times as large as the moon. & FARM EQUIPMENT L'nustd and lserf Over $1,300,000 Inventory UcatW la NwtliM Callferale mo Hnmtt) SCRAPERS PUMPS DRILLS UTS SF I Jl VIIRATORS jt WINCHES RENO, NEVADA SAN FRANCISCO, .CALIF. G33HEES30 .ch. il jv ! I"' n...V .'l Check Is Evidence Jrrh'r ' sw.---""- - V L. .. Copies of fice and back of the SS000 check made out by the Batavia Metal Products company, to the Cumberland Lumber company, and endorsed by "A. J. May. president." The check was introduced as evidence before the senate war investigating committee probing into huge war profits of mid west "paper empire' firms. Negro Injured In Auto Crash Louis W. Jones, a 28-year-old negro and a passenger in a car parked in the S. 9th entrance to the Grevhound bus depot, suf fered a fractured left leg Friday when a Red Ball stage backed out of the alleyway, hitting the Jones car. Jones, a resident of Riverside, Calif., had been looking into job possibilities in lumber camps in and around Chiloquin, and stop ped at the stage depot here to buy cigarettes en route home. Just as Jones stepped out of the car, the stage, driven by Robert Deshaicr of Lakeview, backed out. As the bus struck the car, Jones' left leg was caught in the door. . There were two other negroes in the car, but Jones was the only one injured. Names of the others are not known. Hospital attendants at Klamath Valley hospital say that Jones is in fair ly good condition and the frac ture is not serious. He will probably be released Tuesday or Wednesday. n st. m ti ww i Venetian Blinds Patterson Furniture 230 Main f ''gl for jjljj i on Tland designed iot leu ihould srr.njc .ccommoJ.t.on. hot m the e,K , plniio. nlimiiel OFF0'""""" ,or P '" ' In War Profits Probe . jmJLm- 4 '' 01 i t.A leiepnoio, Governor Says Rent Control Session Off SALEM, July 22 (J1) A spe cial legislative session to enact rent controls appears very bright, Governor Earl Snell said today, because of the compromise OPA bill which- the senate-house con ference committee adopted Sat urday. Governor Snell said that even if Oregon enacted its own rent controls, they would be of no effect because the proposed new OPA law would take precedent over the Oregon. 'Hunted' Man Eludes Posse The Klamath Falls Police Beneficiary association was richer bv $150 Saturday when Officer Bud Adkins, "The Man From Canyon Passage," suc ceeded in eluding a posse on horseback. Adkins was given a one-hour start at 1 p. m., but was back in the safety area around the Esquire theatre by 4:15 p. m., having been spotted but not caught by his pursuers. He came in from the Wocus area, through Pelican City, and into Klamath Falls. Posse riders numbered 12 with the Sheriff's posse and sev eral local riders taking part in the chase. Around Oregon By The Associated Press ! West Coast Airlines. Inc., ex , pects to inaugurate flights out ; of Astoria about October 1 on its northwest and coast trips . . . Grain threshing is at the I peak in the Rogue River val i ley . . . The Lakeview muni i cipal airport is planning an air show July 27-28 to mark re i turn of tiie airfield to civilian control. -.: .'A vacations Atlanta Boos Pearson Talk ATLANTA. July 22 lV Intermittent boos were hurled at Drew Pearson, syndicatrd Washington coloumnist, during an null KIhii speech here yester day. Pearson spoke on the steps of the Georgia capital and Ills speech was broadcust over a national radio hook-up (ABC). State patrolmen and policemen were present in large numbers. Cheers also interrupted the columnist at several points. A crowd estimated at 2000 assembled to hear the critic of the hooded order hiinbasl the Klan and quote Klun officliils as saying key law enforcement agencies in the Talnuulge ad ministration would be klans nien. Gene Talmadge, champion of "white supremacy," was nom inated governor in last week's democratic primary. The Klan also supports "white suprem acy. Pearson was Introduced by Gov. Ellis Aruall, whose legal department has filed suit here to revoke the Klan's charter in Georgia. The columnist said that "his tory will ridicule and despise the fiery cross on Stone moun tain, because the fiery cross breaks faith. with the cross of Calvary." Stone mountain near here is the birthplace of the modern Klan and tho Klan has frequent ly burned giant crosses 011 the huge piece of exposed granite. Forest Fires Under Control SALEM. July 22 (dl Ore gon's four forest fires were in good shape today, but State Forester N. S. Rogers warned that the situation still is criti cal and that this will be a bad fire week. tie said the fire weather is much better today than it was over the weekend, with lower temperatures and higher humid ity, but the weather bureau ad vised him this would be a hot, dry week. Of the four fires, three were being cleaned up this morning, and the fourth will be mopped up by tonight unless a high wind develops. The latter fire, which has burned over 200 acres of pine slashings ' north of Prineville. was started Sunday noon by a motorist who apparently tossed a lighted cigarette out of his car. A high wind spread the fire quickly, but the wind has died down so that it is pretty well under control. The other fires in the state, all of which are almost out, are: Salt creek, northwest of Dal las, burned 40 acres of cutover land. It started early Sunday, with berry pickers believed to have caused it. A 35-acre fire in the logging operation of the Stimson Lum ber company on the Benton Polk county line was started Saturday, and is being cleaned up. The Smith river fire on the coast ' between Recdsport and Drain burned 150 to 2U0 acres of an old burn. It started last Thursday, and is being mopped up. Louisville Garbage Collectors Strike LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 22 (JPt About 125 unionized city garbage men left an estimated 200 tons of refuse uncollected here today when they went on strike to press their demands for a wage increase and over time pay. Mayor E. Lcland Taylor in vited the strikers, members of the CIO United Public Workers of America, to send a five-man delegation to discuss their griev ances with him, specifying that the committee must be com posed of city employes. Classified Ads Bring Resulfs. For T Commercial Refrigeration SALES and SERVICE See Karl Urquhsrt Refrigeration Equipment Co. Ill Klamath - -Phone 64SS This Week at Hafter's Step on Cans 6.95 Deodorised and air condi tioned, The large sise SO KLEAN brand. Gleaming white. Rural t MAIL BOXES 1.95 "Your Weitinghousa Dealer" Hafter Furniture 9th and Klamath .1 KF Suffers Hottest Day In 18 Years (Continued from Page One) when sawdust at the Cascade plywood pluiil ignited from metal heated by iliu sun and then exploded. I'lum iiiiinuger A. E. Ander son reported Michael Kvancho, Sweet Home, fatally hurt and Al KIiiviiihi, 42, l.i'liuiiou, injured when thrown 40 feet to tho ground from ulup Hie saw dust bin. Tho two men hud Just turned a water hose onto the burning sawdust, when it ex ploded, Girl Drowned At Ueiid, 14-ycur-ohl Corllne llcueiv drowned I" the Deschutes river when she slipped from tin auto inner lube while swim ming with a llnptlst church pic nic group Saturday. Tho di-uth of Valentine E. ltuney, 35. utter he collapsed while working at a Portluud auto wrecking yurd, wns attrib uted to the heut on Saturday, when temperatures reached IIM In downtown Portland. Steel girders of one Wllluiuette river bridge expanded so much that tlie draw could not be opened until hui'hor flrcbouts sprayed water on the girders to contract the metal. One woman collapsed ul the wheel of her auto in mid town Portluud. Flames spreading from burn ing gasoline destroyed the Southern Oregon planing mill at Central Point Saturday ut a loss of $23,000. while the Mount Pitt Lumber company east of there was leveled by flames of unknown origin. Austin A. Clrek, who operates the Mount Pitt mill on lease, reported the fire started while the night watchman was helping unload a logging truck at the pond. Bolivians Kill President, -Seize Power (Continued from Page One) glme had been found in ammu nition boxes at police headquar ters. This, they said, was evi dence of the severity of previ ous measures to repress the rev olution. Survivors of the final assault on the president's fortified pal ace said Villarroel was found wounded In the chest. They said he first pretended he was a left ist leader whom he resembled slightly. They quoted him as telling the storming rebels: "I am Alfredo Mendiiabal (leader of the revolutionary left ist parly). Don't kill me." These Informants said Villar roel then tried to lift a revolver, but was shot before he could fire. The president then was thrown from the balcony to the mob in the street blow. Flyer Spots Empty Boat On Surface (Continued from Page One) noon were seen at Howard's bay. The trip Gordon and Henry had intended to take from the conal to Malone springs is over 20 miles on a straight line, and probably 23 to 30 any route around the bays they could have taken. Gordon, a long-time resident of Klamath Falls, was employed by R. C. Woodruff as head checker at Lost River dairy, but Henry had been in Klam ath only a few munths. He had been a civilian engineer with the army In the Aleutians, and was recuperating from a broken leg received in Canada several months ago. He was originally from Scuttle. Council Faces Major Issues (Continued from Page One) levy from half a mill to a mill and a half. In addition, councilmen will consider proposals for raising money for capital expenditures, such as construction of a swim ming pool and recreation center on the new Main street site. One suggestion is for a measure to raise $203,000 for an overall con struction progrum, and an alter native is to raise about $150,000 for a swimming pool and locker rooms as a first step. State Department To Open Nut Talks WASHINGTON, July 22 W) The state department told Ore gon, California and Texas con gressmen today it will open ne gotiations with representatives of Italy, Spain and Turkey to determine whether an agree ment to limit cxportations of tree nuts to the United States can be negotiated. Rep. Norblad CR-Ore.) said Clayton was sympathetic with the plight of the American growers and promised he would try to work out a voluntary agreement with the three coun tries to limit shipments to the United States. Classified Ads Bring Results. COVERS'Protact Diuldin$ Mzford- Merchandise 'eic,x V. H. Army It. 1ft ot, flamr-prnnf, waterproof, mil iff w proof Urpi 7 fllffi HOWIE BROS. 2313 S. 6th Phone 4362 usaAi.n a Nswa, aumaik r.iu, or.. Vyatt Accuses Housing Lobby WASHINGTON. July 22 il') Housing Administrator Wilson W, Wyult said ludity "very po tent piivulu lobby uiuups" wui'u responsible lor iuTluru of the house bunking committee to re port out tliu Wugucr-klllondcr-jiiit housing hill. Wyult, leaving a conference with President Truman, told re millers there still was a possi bility of congressional action on tho bill before adjournment, but that he could not cull it a "probability." The long-range housing pro posal has passed the senule. Wyutt did not identify the "lob by ' group or explain how he telt they were to blame fur house delay. The administrator conferred wltlt the president shortly alter representatives of tho nullonal public housing conference usked Mr. Truman to Insist thut con gress remain in session until after the bill', passage. Wyutt said opposition from the "private lobby groups" could be trnccd to a provision In the bill railing for 125.000 public housing units a year for four years. "They overlooked the fact that nine-tenths of the bill Is for private housing," Wyatt said. Man's Jailing Told In Error It was erroneously reported Saturday tlmt Cecil II. Cullru, 2223 Garden, was jailed on a warrant charging reckless driv ing growing out of an accident on the S. Uth viaduct June 0. Cullen was not Jailed but was fined $33 in police court, and the fine was suspended on a police recommendation of leniency. 11. W. Moore, 2:i E. Main, was fined $10 in police court for failure to yield the right of way after he was Involved In a traffic accident at Hth and Klamath with a cur driven by Mrs. Mary Hush of Tulelake early Saturday night. George J. Robinson, 33, Chilo quin truck driver, was arrested curly Sunday morning at 8th and Prospect for driving while under the Influence of Intoxicating liquor and driving during a period when his operator's J license was revoked, and bail was set at $130. Francis R. Parsons. 337 N. 10th, Saturday night posted $13 bail with city police for a viola tion of the basic rule on Com mercial and for running a stop sign, i nomas in. iionsiey, Cor coran, Calif., put up $10 ball for having no muffler and no opera tor's license. Lawrence Melsler, Great Nor thern employe, has reported to police that he lost two notebooks out of his car at Cal-Ore Satur day night, In one of the notebooks were four English pound notes, worth about $18. Three drunks, two persons charged with drunk and dis orderly and two vagrants ap peared in police court this morn ing, and 14 parking tickets were paid over the weekend. AFL Gives Charter To Postal Workers WASHINGTON, July 22 WP) The American Federation of La bor toduy chartered tho National Association of Postal Supervis ors, bringing the total of AFL unions to 103 with a claimed membership of 7,000.000. The association applied to the AFL executive council for a charter following its May con vention In Chicago. It has 12,000 members, the headquarters here reported. John A. McMahon of Boston is president. Freight Train Kills Itinerant (Continued from Page One) the actual occurrence at the track. but after Smith was found the ; freight train wos stopped here j and the car which apparently hit him was taken out for an inspec-; lion. The car was Identified by ' blood spattered on It. Smith's body was taken to : ward s tuneral home. Japanese Jet Plane Readied For Exhibit BUHBANK. Calif., July 22 W) Japan's only Jet plane, the 'Shushul", is being readied at Lockheed air terminal for a series of public exhibitions. The i hitherto secret craft, which I never got into combat, Is fueled by hydrogen peroxide and al cohol, and can fly for only 15 minutes. U. S., Czechoslovakia Sign Pact On Cotton WASHINGTON, July 22 (P) The United States and Czecho slovakia have signed a $20,000, 000 cotton credit agreement, the Export-Import bank an nounced today. 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