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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1947)
Imm fs mm i ' ; . : : : : : : . fo) -V. ft .in f ivrl By FRANK JKNKINe) t Now York Ihla mining c thi brief dispatch: lown for tht year or longer jbcorded for many stock la- til market continued It 7rd cour." t happen In uplto of heavy niia report triitn tome of jrlca' largest business entcr- In lha nlrl rlttva. hfluVV oarll- renorU lent stock prices an- Upward. , , (MY the change? rm.ii Urit A (ktiMlh ft-nm Da) i,-l. . villain ll "lrn Auction wm nulled or curtailed m St leMb li Uwi wi " " " T automotive plant today a a tel shortage em " " 40.000 employees." . ii ti I Mr I ii I h von ue. hut down factories e aurely shortage 01 oruor.. nrimu in ' (hut down, for whatever cause, pro ! durtlon suffer. Whenproductlon '"pwi'KsrKynVmahUalned only by producing lot of thing, and consuming lot of things. UEKK l a rather aurprUIng dli- il . V ( . Ill . 1. 1 .1 .1 1 rill ' "After long public hearing! by the Houm way and means coninillUie, Republican leader Uullealed today they will make no Immediate at tempt to change, the reciprocal trade ""The reciprocal trade program U nevice w inn --.v. .... trade with countries Uiat make It ruler lor u to iraae wmi "; Ila purpose la to lower our tariff barriers tor eountriee that lower their tariff barrier for u. 'Ilila devlre w originated by m. A-irl A -t-U Uh-fk Mjuiiihlirun leadera Indicate that they will make no immeaiaie avwnnn "j .-. 11 amaunu to admission that we cant aell In forel.n trad- If we don't buy In foreign trade. That to a rather significant ad mission, for the plain, almp'e tact li that foreign trade U foreign TRADE. It amount to awapplng what we product for what oilier people produce. m TRADE 1 aomethlng that can CONTINUE only II II louowa a TWO-WAY atreet. U the traffic la all ONE way, everything get piled up sooner or later at one end. When that happens, there Is trouble. . IN Pawtucket (Rliode Islaudi the mho- dv a eliluin wo arrested and fined I4N because he broke nl Ii.ln m IrkllH lllllall nh a OllbllC street when. In the opinion of the ponce mere was imiiuna w iiik The chief esplainett to reporters Vwho scented a story that the man I was haled Into court for "guffawing'' J loudly In the downtown section. "I bavo warned th guy wpflrx-dly." n mmtu, fiBii t.iw-... - turbance by laughing out loud when mere ia nounna w muii wwui,. w this Ome I ordered a patrolman to lock him up." , , THE arrested cillsen (name of Hyder) at first pleaded guilty figuring maybe mat a gooa guuaw In these days Is worth M M. But he was approached by an at torney named La Chuppelle, who apparently haa alrong viewa on the subject of personal liberty, and was Induced to change his plea lo In nocent and stand trial. "I know of no law In tills city." he said for publication, "which pro hibits a man from laughing on a publlo thoroughfare, on top of that, It seems to me that In these trying times laughing should be en couraged rather than suppressed." Amen to that, BESIDES there Is In the back- ground of this case the old ques tion of CENSORSHIP. Who Is to be the Judge of when we can laugh and when we can't? If the police can throw us Into tall when we permit good guffaw to come burbling up, where are our vaunted liberties? Korean Talks To Resume WABHWOTON, May 13 (At Secretary Marshall today accontod aasurences of Foreign Minister ' Molotov on the Korean situation and agreed to resume Soviet American negotiations May 20 aimed at setting up a u ilflrd pro visional government for all Korea. Marshall's action was disclosed by the state department In publishing the text of his latest communica tions to tho Soviet foreign minister on the Korean Ismio. This nolo, delivered this, mo l Ing to Molotov, said Mnrshnll Is Instructing Lt. den. John R, Hodge, American, occupation commander, to make Immediate preparations for reconvening a Joint eovlnt-Amcrloan commission In Seoul, the Korean capital. The commission's efforts to reach agreement broke up last May. Korea currently Is administered through separata American and Russian oc cupation Bones. Marshall's note accepted assur ances given last'woek by Molotov to the effect that all major po litical elements In Korea and not merely pro-communist groups, will be consulted In the negotiations. Crippled Boy From Big League Players MALDEN, Mass., May 13 (II two big, tanned ball players Ted Williams and Joe Dobson walked through the qulot corridors of Mal don honpitnl today and gave 11-vcar-old aioiiny Brann an auto graphed basoball and A home run aat he probably will sver use, Tho Red Rox slugger and pitcher ihntted briefly with the little lad silio loves basoball but doesn't know Ills legs havs been amputated as a result of bums suffered In a "stake- gurning'' game. uicuuy whhii g leonng very wen, nit his eyes .rlonmed as he saw all hu names of tne Red Sox regulars rittcii . on tne nrana new Dull. And his little, thin hands clutched i PBIOK FIVE CKNTS I-" KLAMA'f HrAIXg, OKK"" M tog Company, Phone Union Meet Today HKATTl.K, May 1 tP Htrlklng Psclflo Northwest telephone workers will return to work Immediately If today's Kan Francisco meeting be tween National Federation of Tele phone Workers and company officials results In an afrerment, Uouilms Chlsholm, area strike director, said today. He added, however, that the work ers are "still solid down the line" for continuation of the strike at present negotiation levels. Hlmllsr Ventlmenl Similar sentiment were expressed last night In Tacoma where some 6O0 workers voted "no" on the ques tion of accepting current wage offers or returning to work without a raise under present bargaining contract. Hal Canlln of Spokane, business agent for the Washington-Idaho area of the TWIU, snld "yes" votes were predominant on the question of strike continuance pending receipt of better offers on wages and the subject of discrimination. Portland! May is irv-Oregon telephone workers on strike since April 7 will vote tonight on a back-to-work proposal. The proposal, from the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, offers a 14 weekly pay Increase to workers In Portland and nearby ex changes, and 3 to those In other cities. It also embodies what some union offlclnls have called "discriminatory provisions." This led Don Crenshaw. Salem chairman of the United Telephone Employe of Oregon, to announce workers there voted last night, log to 9, to accept Uie company s pro posal "only If the provisions are modified to provide better protection for strikers against company dis crimination." He sold the ballot was advisory only. Red Proposal Meets Defeat LAKE SUCCESS, N, Y.. May 13 (Pi Despite a threatened Arab walkout, tho political committee 1 of the United Nations assembly today de feated a Soviet move to have a U. N. Palestine Inquiry commission draft proosals for Immediate inde- penaence ot tno Holy Land. The vote was 20 against the Rus slan measure, 15 In favor, with 13 abstentious and two absences. This meant thai the lnaulry com mission would be given a free hand to consider all possible solution of the Palestine problem without any special reference to tne independ ence question. The vote came after Paris El Khoury, Syrian delegate, said out side the chamber that the Arab delegations were considering the possibility of walking out of the spe cial assembly In protest against a majority stand on tho Palestine question. . BiiDDorting the Soviet Union nro- posal, In addition to the five Arab countries were Afghanistan, While Russia, Chechoslovakia, India. Iran, po ana. Turxcv. uie soviet Ukraine and Yugoslavia. The committee's action wo re garded as an Important victory for the United State and Britain, who had Insisted that the Instructions to the Inquiry commission should be Kept oroaa ana general. Acheson Urges Understanding WASHINGTON, May 13 WP) Un dcrseoretary of Stte Dean Acheson declnrcd today that world-wide un derstanding of the United States- it objectives, It principles, and lt hopes would end ''foolish talk" that It follows policies of reaction and Imperialism. And understanding Is the aim of the stale department's International broadcasts, he said, summing up the purpose as: "To cover the earth with truth." Acheson testified before the house foreign affairs committee on legis lation which would authorise a 10.-000,000-a-ycar Information program by the department. . . Gets Gifts tightly tho big bat with which Wil liams had propelled many a homo run out of tho confines n a ball field. Othor baseballs and a baseball cap are en route from Cleveland Indian President Bill Veeck, who lost a leg In a wartime accident. A letter from Veeck, not yet re ceived, will Inform Olenny ne will be n guest of the Cleveland club In Fenway park later on In the summer when the Indians play the Red Sox. . Until he haa regained his strength, however, the little fan can only look nt balls and bats around his white bed, but he really feels all ball players are "swell guys." Nominating Committee of KUHS Election Wtm ksWMsWMMaMtWWWWa ' ' " in" ' ' ' '-""r 1 It will be a re-rote late this afternoon. Tuesday, for the two top candidates of major offices in the Klam ath Dnlon high school student body election, none of which received a majority vote in the morning balloting. Left to right, Mandra Moore and Joe Demetrakos, freshmen; Jim Carter, sophomore; Barbara Zlnn, senior; Pat Williams, Junior; Maudle Thompson, Junior; Helen Jackson, sophomore, and seated. We Robinson, senior. Sugar Stamp Date Jumped WASHINOTON, May 13 () The agriculture department announced today that sugar ration stamp No. 13 for Individual consumers will be come valid June 1 Instead of July 1 as originally planned. It will allow purchase of 10 pounds. The department said that supplies from tills stamp must lost until October 31, when price and ration ing controls will expire unless ex tended by congress. Consumers stamp No. 13 Is the second to be designated as a 10 pound sugar stamp. The first was No. 11 which became valid April 1. The June 1 date was set for No. 13 in order to expedite movement of sugar into home pantries while railway transportation is available. Officials gay they expect a short age of freight cars tor sugar after the bumper winter wheat crop start moving to market late next month. 705 Railroads Face Charges WASHINOTON, May 13 WV-The Justice department today charged 705 railroads with making "unjust and unreasonable charges on the government's wartime shipments ol aluminum alloy airplane landing mats and asked far reimbursement The action was filed with the Interstate oommerce commission. It followed by three weeks a previous complaint to ICO by Attorney Gen eral Tom Clark that the govern ment had been required to pay more than Drlvate shlDners for storage of overseas military freight at Interior point during the war. -rne department maao no esti mate of the amount Involved In to day's action, but said the alleged unreasonable charges were made on "nundreds 01 carloads" of the land ing mats between January 1, 1944 and Juno 30, 1048. Protest Made In Yugo Stripping WASHINGTON. May 13 P Tho state department said today that the American charge d'affalrs at Belgrade was stripped of his camera and embassy Identification oards during a visit to the Yugo slav town of Peo May 3. Camera and cards were returned to John M. Cabot, the American of ficial, after a formal protest to Marshall Tito's government. A spokesman said the state de partment has now Instructed the embassy to ask "appropriate dis ciplinary action" against the local officials responsible for the Incident. Hangover-Free ; Whiskey Possible HOUSTON, Tex.. Mav 13 JPi Hangover-free whiskey, equal hi taste and nunlltv to Mia hast Drain liquors, could be manufactured from petroleum If manufacturers and drinkers did not have a "preludlce" against obtaining Honor from oil wells. Dr. Henry Haas, hend of the ohemlstry department at Purdue university, bid Here tod" v. "Whiskey - nroeessed from oil product would contain no fusil oil, which Is the Ingredient that causes hangovers," Haas said. Broadway Proposed As New Name F&rSouthrSMh Street Change of the name of South Sixth street to Broadway was sug gested at a meeting of the South Sixth Street Improvement associa tion Monday night and the matter will be present! for approval to the city council, county court, resi dent and business operators along the stretch. . The suggestion was presented by Oeorge Conner, president of the association, at whose place of busi ness the meeting wo held. AU members present approved the change In name and the one dis senting voice was that ot O. D. Matthews who has recently ac- Suired property on the street. Mat news Is not a member of the as sociation. The name. Broadway, will be used the tuU length ot the street It was suggested. . Alfred Collier, who has extensive property holdings on 8. 6th, ad vised the association 'they would not encounter too much difficulty in the change as far a real estate title were concerned. Cards will be mailed out to the more than 100 members of the association for a "yess or no" vote or for further ex planation. The street lighting problem was the second major issue discussed. Lights are Installed from the Mid land road on the right hand side and further Installation Is slated. Lights are ready to be turned on but the association was advised by The California Oregon Power com pany that the concern does not have enough capacity to carry on a con stant current until installation of a special transformer which is ex pected here the last ot the month. ' The association Intends to ask the city to take over lighting the re mainder ot S. 6th from the viaduct and to organise a district for the remainder ot the area. The group favors the organisation of a dis trict made .ossible by the recent passage ot state legislation permit ting organization of a lighting dis trict outside corporate limits of a city or to contract utilities to pro vide for lighting. The cost, under the new law, can be assessed on a foot-frontage basis of 6M cents per foot per month for lighting, it was explained. For Information of resident of the area, lighting can be had for one-half the charge made in the business area. The same law pro vides tor an election of five or more commissioners for administrative duties. The association expects to contact business men on S. Cth I from Main street Inviting the,"., .;-id Chinese Railroad Blasted After M arine Trains Leave Territory PEIPING, ' May ' 13 (JP) Several' sections of the Peiplng-Linyu (8hanhaikwan) rallllne were blasted and uprooted today a few hours after two train carrying 600 Amerlcaii marines and their commander passed safely through communtst-held territory. . v , Col, Julian N, Frlsbte, commander of the fifth regiment of the first division, travelling In a deluxe coach, and 500 marines In a special train reached the port ot Chlnwangtao without incident. They began board ing two transports for Guam and the United States in the withdrawal of leathernecks from China. . About 3B0 marines of the fifth who drove a 75-vchlcle convoy from Pelplng to Tientelu yesterday were left waiting at the station by the rail explosion. They had been scheduled to board trains from Tientsin today to Join the remainder of the fifth at Chlnwangtao. v . v The vehicles,' which made the highway run without difficulty, were being shipped by water to Chlnwangtao. V The railroad was out during the night In two separate places between Tangku and Tangshan, tearing up a mile-long section In one Instance. . The rallllne goes southeast from Pelplng to Tientsin and Taku and then northeast to Chlnwangtao and Linyu, r 13, mi (Telephone gill) No. 1W3Z k iTB II II IrVI Checks Remits the people from Allamont drive to tne canal bridge, to join tne district. An amendment to the by-laws, requiring the signature of both the president and treasurer for dis bursement ot funds, wo passed. Harry L. Wlard presented further plans for the proposed suburban park and the association went on record supporting these plans. The next meeting is slated for June 17. Schacht Gets Prison Term STUTTGART," May 13 " Hjalmar Schacht, German financial wizard who was cleared ot war crimes charges by the international military tribunal at Nuernberg seven months ago, was convicted as a major nazl offender by a German denazification court today and sentenced to eight years imprison ment. The verdict was announced by Court President Fritz Lent in a packed courtroom in the Community Singing hall where the former nazi finance minister and relchsbank president has been on trTal for six weeks. The 70-year-old Schacht heard the verdict in stunned silence, his face drawn and white. The decision also banned him from voting or any publlo activity. The court ordered the confisca tion of aU ot Schacht' remaining personal fortune officially esti mated at 1.190,000 marks (1119.000) except for 10,000 reichsmarks. Ditch Digger Strikes Fish PRINE VTLLE, May 13 W Leonard Pitman was digging a ditch beside the ball park here as part ot tlie city sewer system when he struck water. It gushed In, quickly forming a small pool, and the first thing Pitman knew two fish popped up and began swimming around. He caught them, took them around to show friends then went back. There were two more swim ming about. Pitman finally re-routed the ditch, and walled In the pool, where the fish still can be seen. mkm Large Sums Approved For 1947-48 Budget Vote Yes No Elem. No. 1 383 16 KUHS NO. 3 . 369 g3 County District 304 ' Incomplete. ' Klamath property holders who went to school district polls yes terday overwhelmingly approved budget which total l .920.373.46 for the coming year in Klamath Union high school district, Klamath Fail elementary district, and the county school district. Total 01 actual taxes orovided in the three budget schedules ap- rovea is i.n,ui.o. au 01 tne udgets exceed the 6 per cent con stitutional limitation, requiring the balloting which waa held yester day. Final vote in the elementary school district at Klamath Falls was 263-76 for the budget. For permitting the excess over 6 per cent, the vote in this district was 383-78. County Vote In the high school district, the budget was 359-83 in favor, and the increase over 6 per cent was given a 266-86 approval. In the county district, the favor able vote on the budget was the strongest of all. At last report, the count stood 304 to 4 for the budget, with a number of schools yet to be heard from. In some sub-districts, there was not a single negative vote, and at Altamont, where one of the biggest votes was recorded, the count was 71-0. (The county school district generally covers the area outside Klamath Falls, and property inside the city is nuv laxca iar mil sysi.em.fc Several tax nk vers livinir on Lake. shore drive, who went to the high school to vote yesterday afternoon, were challenged, and not permitted to vote. The Lakeshore drive area 1 not within the boundaries of KUHS district No. 2. Record Kept ' Property ownership is a qualifica tion in a school district budget elec tion. Nome of all persons who voted were placed in the record. It there should be any disqualifi cations of voters, they would have to be sufficient in number to offset the favorable vote in the election in order to throw out the election re sult, according to school authorities. rne voles in various county sub districts received so far, on the budget, follow: Yes No Bonanza ,..36 1 Keno . . 10 Falrhaven 34 Shasta as MerrUl s Henley 9 Altamont Crescent Lake -.71 ...16 Total .204 Accident Puts Lights Out PORTLAND. Ore.. Mav 13 ) A motorist crashed Into a power pole here early today, knocked out electrical service in a larire narfc nf the city and set oft burglar alarms all over town. The Impact sheared off the pole, put a substation out of commission, severed four lines carrying from 2400 to Di.uuu voits eacn, set tne city traffic signals to operating erratl- iiiy, ana aemou All this woke ui demolished the car. roke ud the driver. Fran cis W. McBride, 21. who told police he must have fallen asleep at the wheel. He noticed three wires- had fallen on the car and sat Inside un til aid arrived. Then he leaped clear, uninjured. He probably kept this up all day,, having not much else to do, but at 9 o'clock The Herald and New photographer turned the lena on thi spotted horse, still wearing a baahy winter Mat dssplt aprfeaf liaagsra ture. Thi ia th tint time a kmc haa made the 9 o'clock Special. , Vote Off 68-24 Sufffficienf- To Override Vefo WASHINGTON, May 13 W The senate today" passed IU contra venial labor bill by a vote of 66 to 24 more than the two-third mania needed to override the presidential veto which some opponent have predicted. ..... " ' The far-reaching measure, denounced by organised labor but gen erally endorsed by many Industrialist, now goes to conference for com promise with a tougher bill approved by the house. Then the compromise version will go to the White Bon, probably late this month. ' . SU BSTITUTE BEJKCTED Shortly before the final vote the senate rejected 73-19 a substitute bill drafted by a group of democrat who regarded It a the kind of legist lation Mr. Truman weald sign. Critic called It "milk-and-water MIL Senator Taft (Ohio) chairman of the senate' republican policy and labor committee, led the fight for tne 0111 aaopiea. The substitute was tailored to meet President Truman's recom mendations on labor legislation, Senator Murray (Mont.) and 10 other democrats presented the bin only to put themselves on record with a specific example of the kind of labor bill they believed should be adopted. Closed Shop Unlike the Taft bill, the substl- ; tute would have permitted the closed shop, under which employers can 1 hire only union members. It made no provisions ior injunction against national emergency strikes. The adopted Taft measure does. Both bills deny collective bargain ing rights to a union If any officer can "reasonably be regarded" a a communist or communist sympa thizer. This provision wo placed In the senate bill on adoption of an amend ment by Senator McClellan (D-Ark.) Presiding Officer Vandenberg named the following a csnferees to meet with a house group to Iron out differences in the versions of the two bills: Senator Taft, (R Ohlo); Ball, (R-Mlnn.); Ire. (R N.Y.); Murray, D-MonU, and El lender, (D-La,). Senator Barkley (D-Ky.) shouted to the senate during debate that House. Speaker Martin (R-Mass.) "engaged In a form of Intimidation against the president of the United States" by declaring that there win be no effort to pass new legislation if labor and tax bins are vetoed. - WASHINGTON. May 13 MV-The vote of Pacific Northwest and Cali fornia senators on the labor bill's final passage was: Republicans for: Cain, Cordon. Dworshak, Knowland. Republicans against: Morse. Democrats against: Downey, Mag nuson, Taylor. The roll call by which the senate killed a substitute labor bill pro posed by 11 democrat included: Democrat for: Downey, Magnu son. Taylor. , " Renublicans asrafnst: ftatn Cnr ? don, Dworsh&k, Knowland. Morse. U.S., Mexico Sign Exchange WASHINGTON. May 13 (P : The United States and Mexico to day announced the signing of a $50,000,000 financial agreement to stabilize the dollar-peso rate of ex change between the two countries. A Joint announcement, made si multaneously in Washington and Mexico City, said the U. S. will purchase $50,000,000 worth of Mexi can pesos during the next four years beginning July 1, this year. The announcement said the agreement was reached during President Aleman's visit to the United State earlier this month. The agreement, signed by Sec retary of the Treasury John W. Snyder and Mexican Ambassador Antonio Espinosa de Los Monteros, "extends and enlarges" the stabil ization agreement ot 1941. The pact had been extended twice previously and was scheduled to ex pire June 30, this year. Truman To Act On Portal Bill WASHINGTON, May 13 () President Truman wiU send a mes sage to congress tomorrow on the portal-to-portal pay bill. Presidential Secretary Charles G: Ross, telling reporters this today, declined to forecast whether Mr. Truman wiU veto or sign the meas ure. Ross told a news conference the president will accompany his action with an explanation. . ' ; . 1 : Ross said Mr. Truman probably wm not act on tne portal biu untu tomorrow. He has until tomorrow midnight to sigh or veto the legis - lAt.tnn. Delinquency Charge Filed A charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor ho been placed against 40-year-old Henry William Nagel, European war relief funds collector and self-styled preacher, whd Is held In the county Jail after admitting an act ot lewd conduct toward a 10-year-old girl. The felony complaint against tht German-bom Portlander was signed by Circuit JudeeTJavid D. Venden. berg who apprehended Nagel Sunday afternoon after hearing a description 01 nun irom tne utile girl. The asserted indecent act occurred Sunday afternoon on High atreet. Nagel will be brought Into Justice court late this afternoon, according to Justice of the Peace J. A. Ma honey. Mahoney said that he would set bond at 62000. Nagel was supposed to have talked. n juw cnurcn ounaay nigm, m last public appearance here of hi fund-raising tour. His connection with the war relief agency Is that of soliciting funds in Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Washington. Nuni a supposed to have coma to this courW' wy as a war reiugee. . 1 District Attorney ( Clarence A. Humble said that he was visited bp a number of ministers this morning concerning the Nagel ease and that be told them the man made a fun statement about the Incident baton several officers and Court Reports Al Brandt. Premier Of its. May 13 WrV-PresaJar A. cid de Gasperi handed hi resign, uon today to Proviatonal President Enrico de Nicola a socialist and Christian democrat charged each other with responsibility for the eoi ! of hi coalition government. , A communique from the Christian dacnoeratic premier' pre office) aid De Gasperi waa reeigmlntT be. oaute of socialist attack on hint yesterday. The three-party coalition haa been torn with dissension orar Italy debt problem. De Oaaperr public works min ister, auiseppe Rotnita, said after a 50-mlnute extraordinary cabinet meeting that the premier's decision wa taken because of a socialist charge that he was deliberately fo menting a political crisis. ,i De Gasperi, who ha presided over a coalition of Christian democrats, communist and socialists for months, was expected to inform the constituent assembly of hi action In a speech tonight. .-.1 ' I. . Indian Liquor Bill Proposed WASHINGTON, May 13 (P) - Legislation to permit aale of liquor to Indian residing outside reserva tions was approved today by th house public lands committee. Rep. Clair Bngle (D-Calif.) tried to substitute another bill to repeal all laws applying to sale of liquor to Indian. It waa defeated. Longer Skirts Doom Wardrobes SHAWNEE-ON-DELAWARE, Pa, May 13 W) Longer skirts this fall wiU make obsolete 80 per cent of the wardrobe of American women,, gays Mack Gordon, presi dent of the Linder Coy women' specialty store of Cleveland. Gordon stroke before 100 textile i manufacturers, executive admlnls- I trAtnra and teehnolnffista . 1 trators and technologists. 1. " -
