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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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; of Astoria about October 1 on
its northwest and coast trips
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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
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control.
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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.
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KF Suffers
Hottest Day
In 18 Years
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
The credit will be used by
Czech textile mills to buy raw
American cotton. Drafts drawn
under the agreement will be
payable after 20 months at 2 '.-a
per cent interest.
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