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BOTE la I lio By FRANK JENKINS "THE news loduy start off on a somber note. I'roitlilimt Trumun's atomic bomb evaluiitors ("evaluate to pprutso carefully; to ascertuln tint vulue of." Wvjistttr.) suy In their report on thu Ulklnl tests: "Tim tests strongly Imllcule tliut futuro wr employing ntomlc bombs inuy wull destroy nullum und change present tundurds of civilization ... To uk who huvo witnessed tha do-1 vustutlng cffucls of these tests It In evident Hint If there It to bo tiny security or safety In llio world wur muxt la eliminated us ii means of settling differences among nullum. '' a QUARRELSOME Individuals, fiiclng extinction of them selves und everything tliry possess ur vii I uu If they go on quarreling und fighting, would lind a wuy to AOKtb, One fears tlmt nullum WON'T. Common Henna has never born bii outbuilding NATIONAL Char acteristic. rS the other Hide of the picture, tho Muiihuttiin (iilom bomb) project nnnounceii thut It enn and mm will produce mmii 1UU dif ferent varieties of rndlonctlvo iiiiiterliila that can be made to SKUVK nuin Instead of ktlltnif him. These mulciluls will be muile avullablr to accredited hos pltuls. universities, industrial re iienrch luhiirutorlrii and clinical iiivestlgutlng group. They will be used for research In wich field an cancer, diabetes, the role of carbon In human teeth and hone, the utilization of full by the human body and the mechanism of "photo-synthesis" the little - understood phe nomenon by which plant take enemy from sunlight and More It an chemical enemy ("photo synthesis" In responsible for most of the stored energy used by man, mah as coal, nil. wood and food.) J7V1DKNCE ! accumulating that we face thin dramatic choice; Shall we use our Browing knowledge of M-lence to SERVE or to DESTROY mankind? WIIKN you're scared, you're In clined to be GOOD. When badly cnouuh (cared, you iwcar oir your bad hamut. Tho No. 1 bad hnbll of nations is WAR. Can war be sworn off? TN Tenneuee yesterday they x held an election In which Sen. ator McKcllnr, bucked by Uou Kcl Crump' political muchlna, administered resounding IK'K Inn to Edward Ward Curmack bucked by the nutlonal ClO-PAC political machine. About all thi writer can think of In the way of comment la that when one political machine licks another there isn t much for tha ordinary, decent citizen to feel net up ubout. COMETII1NC else happened In 1 ennessco yesterday. A this la written, the cautious dispatches haven t made wholly clear what It was all about, but It sounds us if a bl-partlsun slate of cx-CI.i running for county office In McMInn county suspect ed mat tnc local political mo chine run by a diameter numrd C'antrell was planning to COUNT ITS. SLATE IN by the simple proceiu oi tampering wun me ouilol. So the GIs and their friends cornered tho Cantrcll henchmen, ballot boxes and all, in tho county Jail and for six hours fought a pitched battlo with ilstois, rifles und homo-muda ombs at tho end of which the Cuntrellltes yelled UNCLE and came out with their hands In the air. Somewhat later tho brother of weight of opposing fire-power the Cantrcll character tele phoned from a neighboring town to announce that "on behalf of my brother I wish to concede the election to the GI candidates to prevent further shooting." VOU will note, doubtless, that It wusn t the boss-backed caiv didatcs who did tho conceding- It wasn't even tho boss himself. His brother Just horned In to say that because of superior - the machine wag throwing In tho sponge, a Day's km v That seems to be the wuy they i run uieir pontics in ionncsscc, ... (TXON'T think too hardly of the Tennessenns. Tho principles Hie me sumo in on the boss controlled places. They Just smear tho old oil on a little ' more thickly In Chicago. New t York, Kansas City and similar i niucninc-opcruica centers whoso J bosses have got so big and so glittering that they sit In on na i tiomil conventions and have a . big say in picking Presidential cuncllcliiles. Also, as a conces sion to city wuys, these big boys i nun i siugo pitciicd battles in the Jails. in tho cow counties of Ten nessee, they are a little closer to na lu re. Thai is about the only lmcrcncc. . a , TF we ever got scared enough. in America, we might gwear off I somo of our political bad habits, a) That would be GOOD. PRICE FIVE CENTS Canadian Asks Speed On Treaties PARIS, Aug. 2 (!) Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King of .Canada proposed before tha 21 -nation peace conference today that the council of foreign min isters of the four principal pow ers seed tho writing of the peace ny noiuing a meeting oi tneir own during thu conference. Under tho present procedure any churges suggested by the conference have to be approved uy ine loreign ministers of liril ain, Russia, Franco and tho United States. The Canadian prime minister's speech before the uenerul assem bly followed a morning of wrang ling In tha rules committee over who should bo permanent chair mun of the conference. The ques tion was left undecided. Csech Stand Preceding King, the foreign minister of Czeclioalovuklu, Jun Muauryk, In an obvious refer ence to Hungarian minorities within his country, declared the Czech people would not accept renewal of prewar treaties lor protection of minority groups. "If theCzech government should try to force the people into It, It would very likely have to look for another Job," Masaryk said. Under prewar treaties, Hun garian minorities In Czechoslo vakia practically enjoyed auton omy. Since the end of the Sec ond World war Czechoslovakia has Insisted upon itcltlna rid of both German and Hungarian minorities, who contributed to breakup of the country after the Munich agreement of lo:8. Many of tho smaller nations, led by New Zealand, lined up against a decision of the foreign ministers of the four principal powers Britain, the United' States, France and Russia to rotate the chairmanship among themselves, but the Issue did not reach a vote. Dbput Started Earlier," Polish demand to sit on the peace conference com mission which will deal with the treaty for Hungary, although Poland was not formally at war with Hungary, set off a dispute between Mnlotov and Dr. Her bert V. Evatt of Australia. Poland finally withdrew her motion for representation on the commission for Hungary, declar- IC.Ut .a ri. I, f.l. II Truman Given A-Bomb Report WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (P) President Truman's atomic bomb evuluutors said today that a combination of the Bikini un derwater explosion with the overhead burst first tested might i "effectively dispose of a fleet for many months." Tho commission was headed by Senator Hatch (D-Minn.) It declared boh Bikini tests "strongly Indicate that future war employing atomic bombs may well destroy nations and change present standards of civilization." "To us. who have witnessed tho devastating effects of these tests," the commission added, "it Is evident that If there is to be any security or safely in the world, war must be eliminated as a means of settling differ ences among nations." A second report, by the Joint chiefs of staff evaluation board, declared It Is not too soon to point to the necessity for Imme diate and Intcnslvo research In to several problems posed by tnc atomic bomb, adding: "Tho poisoning of large vol umcs oi water presents such a problem. Study must be given to procedure for protecting not only ships crews but also the populations of cities against ra diological effects." Congressional Overhaul Gets Presidential O.K. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2 (VP) President Truman signed into law today a bill calling for an extensive overhaul of the legis lative machinery In congress and including a $2500 pay boost for members. The measure raises the yearly salary of legislators from $10, 000 to $12,500. It also retains a $2500 annual tax-free expense allowance. Another provision permits members past (12 years to retire on pension after six yours' service, If they contribute to a civil services retirement fund. Among several precedent breaking changes in congres sional procedure is one pro vision slushing the number of sennte committees from 33 to 15 and houao committees from 40 to II). &r KLAKV. ALLS, i, i ' ' ' . ',.'... i i Sfcttllf Lloyd Low (mounted) it shown with Postmaster Burt Hawkins delivering the first ..rlr of airmail lo laava Klamath Falls directly br plane. The picture was taken at yesterday's ctlebration of United mainline that occasion, see page 5. House Tidelands Yeto WASHINGTON. Aug. 2 (P) The house todBy sustained Pres ident Truman's veto of the Tide lands bill, thus killing the legis lation. Tho vote was 139 for over riding the veto and 95 against, but this fell 17 ballots short of the two-thirds majority required to enact a measure into law over the president's objection. Tho action thus gave Mr. Truman a victory in a last-minute flnrcup of discord with the 7Uth congress. Previously, the house has sus tained his vetoes on the Case labor disputes bill and the first OPA continuation measure. Mr. Truman sent the bill back to the lawmakers yesterday with the declaration thut the supreme court, not congress, should de cide the issues involved. The legislation, by renounc ing all federal claims would give states clear title to certain oil-rich lands, chiefly those be tween the three-mile limit and the low-tide mark along the na tion's coast. Horseman Rescues Youth From Ocean ROCKAWAY, Ore., Aug. 2 A') A horseman swam his mount Into the ocean to rescue a 12-ycar-old Portland boy, Arnold Reynolds, from the breakers yesterday. The boy wos swept out to sea from a crabholc Into which he and four other children tum bled. Enrl Leach, Tillamook, riding on the beach, saw the boy struggling in the surf, rode his horse into the ocean and brought the youngster ashore. The boy was revived. The other youngsters who fell Into the crabhole were pulled to safety by a Rockaway priest, Father Raphael. Other key provisions Include: 1. Adjournment congress would adjourn each year from at least August 1 to January 1, to allow members more time at home. 2. Lobbyists Congressional lobbyists would be required to register their names, employer, and expenses so the legislators could keep a better check on them. 3. Bills federal agencies are given broader authority, so thut congress will not have to act on minor claims, pension and local bills. 4. Budget Four major com mittees are required to meet at the start .f ench congress und recommend a federal budget for the ensuing year, with a specified maximum amount. : OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2. The Mail Goes Throuah inauguration at the Klamath airport. Tor other pictures taken on lir-Minded Klamathites Flock To Ticket Window United Air Lines Mainliners are coming into Klamath on schedule today, and Klamath res idents are already booking space on the blue-nosed ships, accord ing to W. T. Mel n tyre, local sta tion manager. Most of the avail able space on ships leaving Klumath Falls has been sold a week in advance, and it is ex pected that bookings will soon be three weeks ahead for the 21 available seats north and south. W. R. Thigpen, assistant to the president of United, was the prin cipal speaker of the evening at lust nights inaugural dinner, Rogue River Plunge Fatal GRANTS PASS, Aug. 2 W) Three persons plunged to their death in the waters of the Rogue river just north of Gold Hill shortly before 11 o'clock Thursday night when the car in which they were riding side swiped another and went out of control. Those dead by drowning are: Fred Oliver Williams, 48, of Talent, Ore., Harry Luke Jen nings, 41, of Gold Hill, Ore., and a young girl, tentatively identified as Evelyn Jennings. Speeding south on the Pa cific highway the Williams car struck a coupe driven north by Clarence R. - Chandler, a soldier stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., and plunged into the river, Chandler was accompan ied by his wife, small son, and two other soldiers. None of the occupants of the Chandler car was injured, ac cording to the Medlord state police. A large home-made trail er being towed by the Chandler car was upset and its contents strewn about the highway. A sheer bluff along the river bank, - near Miller's gulch, where the car went over, hamp ered officers in efforts to re cover the bodies. The feat was finally accomplished by procur ing a boat and fastening a rope from the shore to the car some 30 feet from the bank. The bodies were hoisted to the high way on stretchers. Klamath Falls Rider Guilty Of Cruelty PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 2 (P) Carroll Pitts, 54, who rode his horse here from Klamath Falls, Ore., was found guilty today by Justice William E. Fox of being cruel to an animal. Pitts was charged with dis obeying Humane Society of ficers who ordered him not to ' saddle or ride the horse until back sores resulting from the 800-mile trip had healed. He will be sentenced Au gust 15. 1941 (Telephone till) given by United at the Willard hotel. Thigpen spoke of the re sponsibility of United to the areas and cities they serve, as well as what he called the re sponsibility of his company not to serve certain areas. Thigpen pointed out that Uni ted cannot serve every commu nity, and that in some cases it was deemed greater service to maintain centrally located ports, rather than a larger number of stops over a wide area. United's aim, said Thigpen, is to share the responsibilities as well as the privileges of any community it serves. He painted out that service has been slow and will continue so due to a shortage of material and sup plies. Over half of United'; fleet was loaned to the army during tile war, and much of this flight equipment has not been return ed. Some $85,000,000 worth of equipment has been ordered, however, Thigpen pointed out, und as soon as the planes are available they will be put on the route to afford adequate seat ing space for a maximum num ber of passengers. Governor Earl Snell spoke briefly, welcoming Klamath Falls to the chain of Oregon (C.ntlaaca .a Pata , C.l. t B-29 Smashes Speed Record BURBANK. Calif., Aug. 2 m .An army B-29 Superfortress roared across the continent In 7 hours and 28 minutes yesterday, setting a new east to west speed record between New York and Burbank. Piloted by Capt. Boyd L. Gru baugh of Van Wert, Ohio, vet eran of the first Superfort bomb ing of Japan, the plane broke the previous record of 9 hours and 23 minutes, established last May 28 by a Lockheed navy Neptune. The B-29, carrying a crew of six and 6705 gallons of gasoline, flew at about 30,000 feet over the 2460-mile route. Although it was a record for a conventional type plane, fast fiursuits have crossed the nation n better time. A Jet propelled P-80 ' flew from Long Beach, Calif., to New York in 4 hours, 13 minutes, 23 seconds, last Jan uary 26. Pageant Calendar Children dancers are still needed. They may register at rehearsal Tuesday, 10 a. m,, at Roosevelt school, or at Eve Benson dance studio. Additional people are need ed for orchestra, particulrirly with string instruments. Re hearsal will be Wednesday, August 7, in the high school at 8 p. m. WEATHER NEWS A.fSrt t, IH MX. (Am,. I) St Mia, H Prtelallallaa last ti bears M Iraaia rr la ala Narmal K.St Lart laar Number 10SS7 Land Filing Deadline Set For Sept; 15 September 15 at 2 p. m. Is the first filing deadline for applica tions for the 86 Tulelake home steads to be opened this year by the reclamation service, It was announced today by the bureau in a press release from Wash ington. Qualified applicants who file by that time will participate in a drawing for the homesteads. The reclamation commissioner, Michael Straus, has prepared the public notice giving all details of the opening program, but copies of this notice and applica tion blanks have not yet arrived at the Klamath reclamation of fices in the federal building. An nouncement will be made as soon as they are here. The press release stated, how ever, that all applications re ceived on or before 2 p. m. Sep tember 15, from honorably dis charged veterans with 90 days or more service will be accepted as having been filed simultane ously. Terms Explained The release, received at the bureau offices here, continues: "A local examining board will pass on the qualifications of en- trymen and eliminate those who do not meet minimum require ments of experience, capital, in dustry , health, character, etc. From the group of names re maining the board will select successful applicants by lot. Ap plications received after 2 p. m. September 15 will not partici pate in the drawing but will be (CaaUaatS .a Pas. 2, Calaaim 41 Governor Sees County Farms Governor Earl ' Snell. alone .with -approximately 140- Klanj- aui basin growers, viewed larra research work at the annual agri cultural field day, August 1. The Held day is sponsored by the county agriculture extension service for the purpose of dem onstrating research work being conducted by the organization. A morning tour was made of the northern part of the county at which time A. E. Gross, super intendent of the project, ex plained various grain and forage varieties to the growers. At a short program held at the station headquarters at noon. Governor Snell spoke briefly on the importance of research work in maintaining and improving agriculture of the state. . A. Geary, who introduced the governor, called ucon mem bers of the experiment station advisory committee, consisting of Henry Semon, and C. A. Henderson. Explaining why tne station was established, Semon said the purpose was to find farming information whicn would be of practical value to the farmers of the Klamatn basin. Some of this work con sists of soil improvement, crop rotation, and disease control. After lunch, a short trip was made over the remaining portion of the station. The group viewed potato disease researcn work. The meeting closed with a trip to land along Lower Klamatn lake where grain variety trials were examined and discussed. Gross pointed out the resistant qualities of grain now being grown there," particularly barley and wheat. Mercury Climbs In Basin Area That hot weather is back again and clear skies are pre dicted over the weekend along with climbing temperatures. The thermometer hit 85 at 12:30 and was still going up as the sun beat down on the Klamath basin. Throughout the remainder of Oregon the weather man said that the brief cooling-off period was at an end. Friday's maxi mum in Portland was expected to reach 88 degrees and Satur day's is set for 90. Medford, hot spot in the recent heat wave, may have 100 degrees tomor row and eastern Oregon also may have readings near 100, according to the Portland fore cast. Pumps Operate Again In Horsefly District Horsefly Irrigation district pumps are back in full operation after an eight-day shutdown due to lightning damage to a motor, according to word from John Heyden, manager of the district. The pump at Bonanza went out of commission in the midst of a thunder storm last week. Pumping capacity was severely reduced while repairs were made on a motor, apparently damaged when a bolt of lightning struck the power line. Ex-GI's Fight Deputies Over Ballot Boxes ATHENS, Tenn.. Aug. 2 (IPl A bl-Dartlsan GI's, their election to McMinn county offices conceded by a leader of the opposition, brought quiet to bullet-ridden Athena today after a bloody six-hour gun battle around a now battered JUll. At least 18 persons were Injured, six seriously, In the election day strife which began yesterday afternoon and continued until 3 a. m. when a score or more deputized officers surrendered their hold on the two-story brick prison building. . Before order could be restored, several automobiles wart overturned or stripped, and near riots swept over this town I of 7000, suddenly bereft of for mal law enforcement from coun ty agencies. A mobilization of state guardsmen was cancelled and a spokesman for the GI forces said they would maintain order until a mass meeting Monday when it was hoped some provi sion for filling county offices would be made. Investigation Ordered In Washington, Attorney Gen eral Tom Clark ordered an in vestigation today of the gun battle. The civil rights section of the justice department was directed to determine whether federal laws wer violated. The battle of the jail, pocked and battered from bullets and home made bombs tossed by GI sympathizers, was a direct out growth of the bitter political campaign waged by the veter ans to overturn the democratic organization of State Senator Paul Cantrell, in power for a decade. Armed sheriffs deputies moved two ballot boxes to the jail Thursday afternoon, shortly after tne polls closed at 4 p. m. and trouble, long brewing, burst into the open. A group of former GI's dis armed seven of tne deputized officers, beat them and shoved them into automobiles for a swift ride out of town. At 9 p. m., a crowd, estimat ed at 500 and now armed with pistols and light rifles, moved on the jail, occupied by the force of deputies. "Met By Gunfire" Ralph Duggan, a former navy lieutenant commander and a leader of the ex-GI forces, said the crowd was "met by gun fire" and because they had "promised that the ballots would be counted as cast," they had "no choice but to meet fire with fire, The exchange of fire, sporad ic for six hours, ended after the jail was rocked by four blasts of explosives and one of the deputies shouted down for a halt because "we are dying in here." ; One report, telephoned from, within the jail during the night, said two men inside had been killed. but it proved false. The deputies, hands high in (CaUnacA aa Pafa S. CaL S) - Yheeler Not To Make Race WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 W Senator Wheeler (D-Mont.V took President Truman off a poten tial political hot spot today by deciding not to seek reelection as an independent. . Wheeler bowed out of the No vember picture in a formal statement in which he said nothing about supporting either his successful opponent in the democratic primary, Leif Erick son, or Vales N. Ection, the republican nominee. Mr. Truman gave Wheeler a helping hand in the primary by way of a letter to the senator's campaign manager. Had Wheel er decided to run as an inde pendent, the president might have been faced with making a choice between his long time friend and rickson. Wheeler said that he had thought of running as an inde pendent to refute the vicious propaganda circulated against me. But he said he had come to the conclusion that the con sidered judgment of Montana citizens "will vindicate me." He added: "My defeat will relieve me of the tedious work in the sen ate in one of the most critical times in the history of the coun try but it will give me more time to concentrate and fight aeainst un-American organiza tions and activities which seek to undermine the government, Suii Filed In U.S. Court To Bar Talmadge Victory BRUNSWICK, Ga., Aug. 2 OF) A suit was filed in federal dis trict court here today attacking the constitutionality of Georgia's county unit primary election system and seeking to block the nomination of Eugene Talmadge for his fourth term as governor, Talmadge won the nomination under the county unit system in a July 17 primary. He received a majority of the county unit votes, but in the popular vote trailed young James V. Car michael who had the blessing of Governor Ellis Arnall. Nomination in the democratic primary is tantamount to election in one party Georgia. The suit, filed by Charles S. Reid, former chief justice of the 1 Broker Says $5000 May Loan Unpaid WASHINGTON. Aue. 2 JPU- Elisha Walker, senior partner of the New York firm of Kuhn, ixjeo ana i.ox, lniormed sena tor Mead (D-N.Y.) today that in 1941 he lent S5000 to Ren An. drew J. May (D-Ky.) at the re quest of Munitions-Maker Mur ray Garsson. Walker said he still has not been paid back. The New York financier con ferred here with Mead, who is ' chairman of the senate war in vestigating committee. Afterward, Walker told re porters that prior to the maturi ty of the note, he had written May about it, and had received a reply from May "that he had given the original note as an accommodation to Mr. Garsson and that Mr. Garsson had ad vised him that such renewal note would be paid in a few days." Discussed with Garsson "In view of Mr. May's state ment," Walker said, "I took up wun ur. uarsson tne matter ot paying that note. Up to the -present time, however, it has not been paid." Walker said that he had the details of the case before Mead because he "thought the com mittee should have all the facts" concerning the relation between Garsson, one of a mu nitions combine which has been under investigation, and May, chairman of the house military -committee. Garsson first approached him in the spring of 1941, Walker-, said, asking him to participate in the acquisition of "some m in ganese properties in West Vir ginia." He said he told Garsson, after investigation, that he was not interested, and that "at about that time or shortly thereafter, Mr. Garsson told me that he needed $5000 and asked if I could advance that amount." Walker said that he, himself showed "some hesitation," and that Garsson then inquired whether "I would be willing to make the loan on the note oi Andrew J. May." Reds Charge i Air Attacks i NANKING. Aug. 2 (IP) The ; Chinese communist raido report J ed that seven Chinese govern ment planes bombed and straiea the communist headquarters city of Yenan at noon today. The report, which gave no details, was without immediate confirmation here. It came shortly after tne com munist spokesman in Nanking, Wang Ping-nan, declared that the government must decide quickly whether China was to have war or peace. (The Yenan broadcast as heard in San Francisco made a point of stating that the bombing oc curred at a time when govern ment spokesmen "assert that talks in Nanking have not broken off." It also declared the gov- ernment planes were American made and that it was the first time Yenan had been, attacked since the Japanese bombed it in -1941.) ' "Unless C hi a n g Kai-shek makes a decision to ask for an unconditional cease-fire and im plement decisions calling for a coalition government, the present fighting soon will engulf all China," Wang said. Georgia supreme court, and John L. Tye Jr., Atlanta attorney, was on behalf of Mrs. Robert Lee Turman of Fulton county, and Cullen B. Gosnell of Dekalb county. The suit contended that the Georgia primary law, which pro vides for the county unit system of nominating state officials, was in conflict with the 14th amend ment to the constitution of the United States. It asked that Secretary of State Ben Fortson, Chairman Lon Duckworth of the state dem. ocratic executive committee, and Miss Grace Cannington, secre tary of the committee, be en joined from certifying the nomi nees In the recent primary.
