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Fin United Stale today miiiU (o
Huaala a ilroiK protest iiliit
Omi recent Soviet upset of Hit Hun
garian government. Our alory U
thnt Hungary' anll-eominunlal pro
uder wm forced lino exllt mid com
pelled to rcalgu lur no other reason
than to enable lliimiarlun com
munist to scut power.
We add tlint In tlila move the
cuiiiiuuni! were fully supported by
Mntt-ow mid thai the United Blule
and llrllnlu, mrmliera of the allied
con I ml along with Ruula, wert com.
Dlrlely Ignored.
,
. The full teat of the hole Un't
.v.iinhln thla la written, but ap
parently we are threatening to take
I. ....I. .... ...lit. t,..l-,l Uailnliii
lilt nimWH Ul Willi W III WU nHtwi
tJOTIIINO la to be tallied by kid-
11 dim ouraelvea. The proteat note
la )ut face aavlng oil our pari. The
fact la lliat Kuaala haa put one over
on ua In thla flrat aklrmlah following
trie new Truman Doctrine.
ttihe haa grabbed Hungary. Bhe
la reaching fur Aualrle. Bhe la now
rnaaurd In caruenlerlnc up an air
tight' block of Balkan nation to
uiolete Ureece and Turkey, which
wt art commuted to aupporl aa a
part of our check-commuiilam
policy.
.
WATCH Italy. It tilt Italian coin,
nninula (Moaeow directed) auc
rard 111 taking over Italy, we will
be effectively fenced off from Ureece
and Turkry.
Already Greece and Turkey art
inert laolated outponU and Kraiu-e
l bKume our defenae III depth
agalnal the apread of communum.
I nal la where we ahall have to make
iiur aland. Even Italy la loo ahaky
to make much of a fight for. If the
..mmimuu take France, they will
have Kuropa pretty well under their
tnumo.
Ho watch what hannena In rranct.
Hit final oulcoma of what la under
way there will be highly Important
to ua.
.1 t
ON tht other aldt of tht world, i
rhineae (Nationally i govern
ment aiwkeaman assert that what-
ever happened lu Blnklang wai "no
ordinary frontier incident" and
oliargea Ruaala with partial reepon
ihilitv for Outer Mongolia'! "In'
vaaton" of this far weatern Chine
province.
Just what happened 1 obacurt
theae lliliut alwaya art. There
waa Kime aorl of border ruckua. The
Moimola amine the aniline ni ar
reitlng eight Mongol eoldlera. A
delachincnl of their cavalry rode
into Uinklanl to fore their rtleaae
Jfime kind of arap followed. The
Cflmeaa claim the Ruaalan war-
mine that acconiDanlKl lilt In
vadera lot conluatd and dropped
bomba oil their own people, killing
quilt a few of them. What really
happened, wt can only tueea.
The Chinese foreign office apokea-
man aayai "White our local military
authorlltea have been ordered to
eaerclat all poaalblt restraint In da
fenae of their poalllon, tht (Chlneee
overnment haa Inatructed Ita am
baaaador In Moacow to proteal to
the Soviet government aa well aa to
outer Mongolia inrougn it mm'
later,"
VECP your
finger croued and
watch.
"Mayba Ruaala la really reaching
over to take another bite out of
China. Maybe ehe la only running
ft bluff on ua tailing ua In thla
way that If wt gel too cagey In
Europe aht can take a hand In the
Asiatic poker game alao.
-Time will tell.
.
pHE point la that both In Europe
and In Aala. Ruaala la moving
in eherkmaie our new aloD-com-
munlant policy. How far ahe will
move her men on the board remain
to be Been. Her advantage la that
her moves art being made cloae to
her own home baae. whereaa we are
compelled to move at great dlatancet.
; Our BEST move la to alrengthen
ouraelvea In every poaalble way In
our own home territory, elf w
straighten out our home altuallon
fully, reatorlng our alaggerlngly vaat
R reduction ayatem to lull euiciency,
ussla will think twice before do
ing anything that might atari the
anooting.
If our production ayatem la per.
muted to go to pot, Ruaala will move
forward confidently to communlae
"me world.
Ik
Wnrkmen eamrlit the eve of
mm mmm
W thla ninrnlnr and he turned the fent
( tile alt of tht new Zltn Lutheran
PRICE FIVE CENT
Truman Outlines US Policy
Tft Holn Poarofnl Matinri
IV IIVIaV I VUVVIMI WllaaV
In Good Neighbor Speech
OTTAWA, June It Ml Prealdent Truman told the parliament of
thla Northern "good neighbor" today
to help thoae naUona thai want M) nvt in peace, wiwiouv cuwrciou w
Intimidation. . . .
Benatora and member of the hotiee of comtnona atood and ap
plauded aa tht prealdent, alUred In formal morning clothra, entered
the houat chamber.
w. im.nrf to aid thoat who aeek to llvt at peace with their
neighbor, without coercing or being
being Intimidated," the preaiuenv wiu ua .
Ha promlaed that American reeourcee would be uaed to promote
world recovery by aiding thoae who art willing to make 'the maximum
w
Strike Halts
Bay Travel
OAKLAND, Calif., Junt II Wv-A
alrlke of MOO Ar'L bua and train
operator agalnal the Key Hyalero
today hatted Oie nubile tranalt aya
tem of all r.aat Itay rlllra and the
elerlrle train over the bay bridge
to haa Eranctaco.
More It in half a million peraona
went without Ihelr iiaual meana of
Iranaporlauon. An eitr loan or pri
vate car choked approach to tht
brldgt and alowed the commuter
pace.
Mmhara of the Amaliamated At-
aoctatlon of KUeet, Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employee quit
work a minute after midnight and
before daylight threw picket llnre
around Key Byatem ahopt and
garage.
r.aira ronre
Extra police were called out to
help keep the atream of private
vehlclea moving acroaa the upper
deck of the bridge. During the early
morning ruah tentative plan to
open Die lower deck, normally uaed
lor trucaa. ptiara ana train, to pri
vate cara were abandoned aa un
nrreaaary. The walkout waa the laigeat In
California, where tranalt operator
Ul 11-1' ll.V, 1 1", DMivitMM. , I , vunv,
Olendale and Paaailena already wereu
Idle. Ail tht atrikert wert demanding
increaaed wagea.
it.OM Marooned
Except for two of can. Uxlt and
femea which atlll Croat tht bay. the
ttrlkt here marooned about 40.000
commuter who have croaaed dally
by electric train and but to San
Pranclaco.
A laal try at averting the atrlke
by Federal Conciliator William J.
Curtln failed laat night. Hie union
rejected the company a laat offer to
add tlx cent Immediately to the
prtaent 11.30 an hour pay scale.
Seattle Cabs
Still Struck
SEATTLE, June 11 (flV-The city'
laxlcab were Idle today aa 700 driv
er remained away from work In a
demand for higher wagea and
among the non-working driver were
M owner-operator of Farweat Taxi
who aald with a ahrtgt that
'we're atrlklng against ouraelvea."
The AFL taxlcab driver union
permitted 30 cab to remain In op
eration for emergency use. The
atrlke began Just after noon yester
dar.
The driver demand a minimum
dally guarantee of 110 or 49 per cent
of each day' fares, whichever Is
5reatr, a five-day week, eight-hour
ay and one week's vacation with
pay after one year of service and two
wee it alter iwo year.
Operators have offered IB M a day
or 47 H per cent and a five-day
week. A union spokesman said driv
ers for the city's largest operator
averaged $8.23 dally during the past
31 weeks.
ihe 8 o'clock Special picture man
on M. B. Wine and- Art Miller on
eharch, 11th and High.
kiMtj at.
mai me uinwa oiatee inwnaeu
coerced, without Intimidating or
coninuuwuii w mi .
Two rea-coaiea moumiea, mcir
hats on, atood at attention through
out the American prealdent ad
dress. Mr. Truman called for completion
of the St. Lawrence project, which
haa long stirred controveray In the
United Blatea.
Much Applauae
Tim uresldent'a reading: of hla ad
dles was Interrupted repeatedly by
applauae. The aeiiatura, seated In the
aula between Hie deaka of the gov
ernment and opposition member.
clapped their nanoa wnue tne noiiac
of commons members slapped their
desk with their hands.
Mr. Truman grlnnlngly departed
from his prepared text to express
appreciation oi "political aavice
from Prime Minister W. L. Mac
Kcnxit King, who Introduced him.
Kins-, fur 30 years the prime mln.
later, referred to the fact that the
republicans control the United States
congress, tie saia ne nao nao e
Derlence with opposition In parlla
ment and told the prealdent It was
not necessarily "a bar ' to continu
ance In office.
President Bald:
The prealdent declared:
"We aeek a peaceful world, a pro.
Deroua world, a free world, a world
of good neighbor, living on term
of eaualilv and mutual rnpect. aa
Canada and the United Bute havt
lived for Kenerallona. . .
We Intend to auniMirt those who
are determined to govern thcinselvea
in their own way, and who honor
the .right ol outers to no uitewise.
"We Intend to aid thoae who seek
to llvt at peace with their nelah-
boi)" without enerohur or being1
coerced, without intimidating or be
ing Inlimldnted.
"We Intend to unhold those who
respect tht dignity of the Individual.
wno guarantee mm eouni treatment
under law. and who allow him the
widest possible latitude to work out
nis own aeatinv ana acnieve success
to tht limit of his capacity."
US Denounces
PetkoY Arrest
WASHINOTON. June 11 (fln The
United States today denounced the
Bulgarian governments arrest ni
Nicola Petkov, anti-communist lead
er In Bulgaria.
A statement Issued by the state
department said thnt In putting
Petkov on trial .the Bulgarian gov
ernment also will go "on trial In the
minds or many Bulgarians and cer
tainly In the opinion of all freedom
supporting - peoples outside Bui
garia." V
Petkov was arrested "arbitrarily
last week on a charge of conspiring
with subversive foreign ' and do
mestic elements to overthrow the
enisling government, the department
statement earn. .
Churchill
Has Operation
LONDON. June 11 ifft Winston
Churchill underwent' an operation
for hemlt this morning.
The condition of the 73-year-old
former prime minister was reported
satisfactory. -
Churchill Is expected to be ab
sent from' his duties as opposition
leader In the house of commons for
at least a month.
The bulletin announcing that the
operation had been performed was
signed by five doctors, Including
Lord Mornn, president of the Royal
College of Physicians, who attend
ed Churchill throughout the wnr.
and Sir Thomas Dunhlll. one of the
King George s physicians.
Army Lowers
Enlistment Age
WASHINGTON. June 11 W
Legislation lowering the . army's
voluntary enlistment age to 17 was
approved today by .the house armed
services committee.
The measure also permits re
anllstments for terms up to six
years and original enlistments for
two, three, four, five or six years,
with non-commissioned officers be
Iiib' allowed to reenllst for unspeci
fied periods and receive a $50 bonus
at the end oi eacn year oi tne in
definite Derlod.
Present law provides a minimum
enlistment period of three years.
TAX UP OUT
MEDFORD, June 11 TO A ballot
count today showed a proposed liv
crease in city taxes for 1947-48 re
lected by a vote of 392 to 363.
- Medf ord voted yesterdny on the
Increase, which would be $145,976
above the per cent limitation.
VICTIM DIES ,. .
s PORTLAND, June 11 (IP) George
Hombree. 67, McMlnnvllle, who was
injured Monday night in the over
turning of a car,. died In a hospital
here. :
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, ""orv ivNE
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Plans Made
For Parade
Hundreds of horses, old cars, new
cars, airplanes, marching bodies and
float will parade down Main street
In traditional rodeo parade style,
starting at 10 a. m. on July 4.
E. P. Ivory, member of the Kla
math Rodeo association, is in charge
of the parade and Is preparing a
committee to handle each section.
The miracle will be divided Into aec-
tlons, Ivory explained, such aa civic,
coiniiierclul, fraternal, communillea,
labor, automotive, aviation, Indians,
veterans, mounted and harness
norses, i
Parade-ludges will oe announoed
later and a lint and second price
will be offered In each section with a
grand prize for the best entry In the
entire parade. Merchants desiring
to contribute merchandise orders as
prizes may list them at rodeo head
quarters, Bnlslger Motor company.
Headquarters pnone Is BBOO and
prize offers may be phoned in.
A special eiiort Is oeing made.
Ivory advised, to have plenty of
music in the 1947 rodeo parade and
all bands, drum corps and brass
groups are cordially Invited to par
ticipate. Chamber Asks
Loan Of Cots
The chamber of commerce office
here has put out a call for folding
metal cot or camp cots and bed
ding, to be used by the members of
the Kltsllano boys' band to appear
at Modoc field June 18 under cham
ber sponsorship.
The high school gym will be used
as a dormitory for the boys In the
band. The - Snlvntlon Army has
loaned, the chamber a considerable
quantity of cots and bedding, but
more is needed. Cots, sheets and
blankets are needed.
Persons willing to loan these items
should call the chamber, and they
will be picked up.
Floating Fish
Dock Plans Trip
ASTORIA. Ore., June 11 (v The
Pacific Explorer, factory fishing
vessel of the Pacific Exploration
company, fs expected to head north
ward In the next few doys, a crew
member said today. .
Robert Preston arrived by plane
here yesterday from Ptinta Arenas,
Costa Rica, where he was employed
as a cold storage technician on the
vessel. ' 1
He said the ship had Uken al
most 20O0 tons of yellow fin tuna,
despite a rather disappointing fish
ing expeaition. ,
Two steel purse seiners that sup
plied the mother ship with much of
the tuna have already left southern
waters, he nid. The two vessels
damaged their nets and had to
withdraw. - .
Woman Trips,
Falls Into Car
PORTLAND, June 11 Wl Mrs.
Lenore Greene, 38, Vanport, stum
bled over a concrete divider on N.
Denver avenue last night and fell
Into the path of a truck, suffering
fatal Injuries. ...
Sheriff's Deputy David McMillan
said the truck driver, Elmer Hodd
son, swerved sharply and thought he
had missed her. A following taxlcab
driver also thought the truck did
not hit the woman, McMillan said,
but witnesses agreed no other car
came close to her. An autopsy has
been ordered.
Bulletin
A hurried change wa made In the
regularly scheduled softbiill line
up for Modoo field toitlght, and
Frank Drew, city Softball league
firealdent, haa announced one regu
ar league game and one exhibition.
The Gun Store outfit and Four Star
Merchants will come on the field at
7:30, with Weyerhaeuser playing the
circuit sll-itara at 8:30. . '
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(Telephone 1111)
And Mount. At Ottawa
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Truman shake hand with Staff Sergeant C. B. Graham of tht Royal
Ameriein embamv her todar. (Picture rushed to The Herald and
Flood Crests
Lands In
ST. LOUIS, June 11 (If) Pouring!
over at least a million acres of farm
land crests of the flooded Missouri
and Mississippi livers headed toward
this river city today leaving behind
a scene of destruction In three mid
western states.
The Mississippi began to recede at
Qulncy, 111., dropping .48 of a foot
In the past few hour after a record
peak of 23J feet. However, Col. W.
M. Leaf, district army engineer,
warned that the danger was far
from over. ; , ,
He said the crest wa nearirur the
; fvalnaKe district levee across from
ttannltml. Ha. wnere some lu.uou
Teacher Dies
Mr. Myrtle West Helm. 78. for
25 years a resident of Klamath Palls
and for 21 years of that time a
teacher In the city's elementary
schools, died at Hillside hospital
Tuesday at 9:45 p. m. following a
brief Illness.
Mrs. Helm had been In poor health
but her passing was not expected.
8he wa born May t, 1869, in Paris.
Mo.; daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Franklin West Her father
moved to Paris as a young man
from Virginia and her mother was
a native of that community. Mrs.
Helm came to Klamath Palls in
1922 following the death of her hus
band. The first assignment 'vn Mr.
Helm waa as seventH grade teacher
at- Riverside. In 1923, she was
named principal of Pelican school
and taught there for a number of
years until her appointment in the
fall of 1934 as principal of River
side school. In 1937. she became
principal at Conger and remained
I mere until ner retirement in oep-
temoer, mj.
Mrs. Helm was a member of the
Presbyterian church and the Bus
iness and Professional Women's
club. She was beloved by the hun
dreds of children who passed
through her classes during her years
of teaching and also by the many
friends she made outside her chosen
profession. Of late years she had
resided at the Early hotel.
i Final rites will oe neia irom
Ward's chapel at 2 p. m. Thursday
with the Rev. Hugh B. Mltchelmore,
pastor of Peace Memorial Presby
terian church officiating. . Inter
ment will be In Linkvllle cemetery.
1 Mrs. Helm leaves no children but
the has two sisters and two broth
ers who reside in the Midwest.
Passes
Myrtle West Helm, pioneer Klam
ath Fall city school teacher, died
at Hlllalde hospital late Tuesday
night following a brief illness. She
was 18 year at the time of her
passing and had taught here for
21 year. - Kennell-EIU.
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No. 100S4
Today
, -
Cover Farm
Three States
additional acres would be affected
If the levee gave way. water was es
timated at about six Inches from the
levee top. Evacuation of the area
was under way.
On the Missouri river some 500.000
acres were flooded In the Glascow
BoonvlUe area where only six levees
remained standing five of which
were expected to be washed out at
anytime.
Farmers near the confluence of
the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
with the nelp of army engineers and
the coast guard, began evacuation of
tne area m anticipation, or a repeu-
Ueu ol the flood last April; but h
weather bureau here said that the
high water in this area was not ex
pected to equal the overflow of 1944.
The Red Cross' Midwestern head
quarters estimated the number of
homeless in Missouri and Illinois at
5700 with another 16.000 believed to
be still washed out In Ottumwa.
the Des Moines river valley and
other parts of Iowa which have been
under water since last week. "
Crash Victims
Said Better
Four persons. Injured in a car
pickup crash on US 97 at Woe us,
north of Klamath Falls at mid-af
ternoon Tuesday, were reported re
covering from Injuries although the
condition of one of the victims,
Willie Parker, 35. 4341 Arthur, was
reported still serious at Klamath
Valley hospital today.
The other three. Tom Walters Jr.,
29, 1128 N. 8th. driver of the pickup,
Carl Gibson, 30. and his wife, Bessie,
21. 1457 Homedale, were improved.
Walters had stopped his truck to
give assistance to a state highway
tractor which was stalled by the
highway. As he pulled back Into
the road, the northbound car driven
bv Carl Gibson, struck the Watters'
pickup in the rear. The pickup
overturned several rimes and the
car was badly damaged.
Gibson was able to leave Klamath
Valley hospital following treatment
for head and chest injuries. Mrs.
Gibson has a broken left leg and
other hurts, and Parker has multi
ple hurts including head injuries.
Watters was treated at luunaui
Medical Clinic and his attending
phvsician said today that his In
juries included head ' hurts which
were not serious, shock and body
Gibson and Parker are employed
by Tom Brown, logging contractor.
Watters is a farmer.
17 Injured By
Live Steam
" PHILADELPHIA, June 11 (IP)
Seventeen workmen and crew mem
bers of the 27,000 ton aircraft carrier
Valley Forge were scalded today
when a broken steam line flange
flooded the ship's No. 3 ftreroom
with steam, the navy public rela
tions office reported.
A SDOkesman said 10 men were in
the Philadelphia naval hospital with
burns ranging from minor to second
decree. The remainder of the In
jured were treated at the ship's sick
bay. '
'' The public relations officer "said
he was not able to learn immediately
how many of the Injured were mem
bers of the crew.
No Appendicitis,1
Only Seasick
rnos BAY. June 11 P Carl
M. Ross, Seattle ship's cook rushed
by coast guard cutter : from 250
miles at sea on a report he suffered
acute appendicitis, was oruy seasica,
physicians said today.
Rnss Is to be released from the
hospital where he was taken after
the cutter Bonham took him off the
fishing vessel Michigan, bound for
Shanghai with a convoy of five
UNRRA boa'j,
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Strong Protesi
Carries
Of UN
WASHINGTON. June 11 (P The
a trong protest against tht Soviet upset of Hungary' government,
The state department note reportedly carries s threat to take tilt
case before tht United Nations If necessary.
Tht main proposal for action contained In the protest 1 under
stood to be a request for a Joint Amerlcan-Brltlsh-Rusalan investigation
ol the situation in Hungary.
It wa possible that some last minute changes were made In tht
text of tht note by Secretary of State Marshall, who went over It
finally shortly before It was sent out.
State department officials declined to detail tht note's proposal
Immediately, but It was learned that the message on this country's
views wa sent to Soviet Lt. Oen. V. P. Svlrtdov, chairman of the allied
Construction
Slate Full
A half dozen big summer eon-
atruetioa Jobs. Including the north
entrance project and the Chiloquin
eat-off. are claiming attention of
the Oregon Bute highway depart
ment In thla section af Southern
Oregon. Three resident engineers
are now stationed here as well as
one resident bridge, engineer.
Bid on the big north entrance
Job will be called for eometlme In
July by the state highway commis
sion at Salem but no definite date
has been set. Stakes from the point
where the proposed highway leaves
97 near Pelican City and follows
the Southern Pacific railroad along
Alameda and across the govern
ment canal to the 8P overhead
crossing, were driven late thla spring
by highway engineers and mark the
route of tne super nignway.
Engineers Here
P. P. Whitmore, who has been in
Klamath Falls for several years as
resident engineer, has been Joined
bv S. P. Jones and J. o. Toole out
if the Bend office of Division En-
ilneer William Chandler. The two
arrived Monday and have offices In
the Commercial Arts building, ine
fourth engineer Is Roy Kennen, in
charge of bridge construction. Ken
nen has been nere lor almost a year.
Toole is stationed here to handle
the surfacing of the cut-off from
Chiloquin to Mllepost 220 which
will eliminate Sun Mountain graie
on hlehwav 97. This Is a 36-mile
job of surfacing and oiling. The
grading is -now virtually completed
with onlv about two miles to go.
Crews are Itnismng tne rocx worn.
now and worked despite tne rain
storms of the past two week : .
i Jones' Job is'supCTVisdr of grading
Including tht Midland road, Poe
valley and other project. - The state
highway expect to call for bids for
grading, surfacing and oUlng seven
miles on the Midland road on June
17 at Salem.
Plan Ahead ;
' Whitmore Is kept busy on the pro
posed north entrance; completing
the big a 6th street job and making
plans for others Including widening
and surfacing the state highway
from the Henry Semon ranch In
Henley to Merrill, a Job which will
probably not come up before next
year. The highway department has
also asked for plans and estimates
for a one-mile improvement Job in
the town of Bly which will include
surfacing, draining, sidewalks and
utters and a one-half mile job of
similar specifications In U town
of Malin.
Major job lacing Bridge engineer
Kennen is the Spring Creek span at
Chiloquin which is now approxi
mately one-fourth completed. Travel
is not expected over the Chiloquin
cut-oft until some time next year.
Local Paying
Contract Let
Contract for all paving repairs on
city streets has been let to the
warren - Northwest construction
company with work to begin in the
near future. Mayor Ed Ostendorf
said today.
Tne man is lor tne construction
company to put the streets in good
shape so tnat tne city can get a
fresh start in keeping them in good
condition, the mayor added.
With the beginning oi tne new
fiscal year on July 1, a new pro
gram of scraDing and grading un
naved streets will be undertaken. A
greatly enlarged street budget makes
the additional work possible. Mayor
Ostendorf said. ' Residents on un-
paved streets are invited to cati tne
city engineer's office If their streets
need grading and the name of the
tret will he keot on file with work
to be done as soon as possioie uus
summer.
The citv will soon advertise lor
bids to do the 7th street paving Job
on the section of that street beyond
the post office. .
Railroad Fireman Calls Mofofov
At Kremlin Jusi To Be Sociable
- And Tells Him About The Midwest
OELWEIN. Ia., June 11 VPy-M. E. Schroeder, 30-year-old railroad
fireman, told today how he put through a long distance call to Russian
Foreign Minister Molotov in Moscow -just to be sociable."" -.,
"It was the best $22.60. (plus tax) I ever spent," Schroeder said In
recounting the conversation which took place Sunday.
Schroeder said he reached Molotov at the Kremlin after a four
and a half hour wait.' 1 ' ' ' '
Molotov, he said, sounded somewhat surprised and asked:
' '"Are you-in politics do you want to talk about international af-
' "No, I'm Just an ordinary fellow who want to be sociable," Schroe
der said he told the Soviet diplomat. ' ' "' '
"We talked about railroading briefly and then Molotov asked about
the place I was calling from," Schroeder continued. "I told him about
the Midwest. ' ' " ; . ,
."Then he turned the phone over to his secretary and three or four
other girls in his office butted in on the call.
"One of them wanted to know If I'd ever been to Hollywood. Bhe
sounded very disappointed when I said I hadn't." ' ' ;
Schroeder said Molotov spoke In English with a heavy accent. Tht
railroadman added that he likes to call famous people and that once
he tried to telephone Chiang Kai-shek In China but couldn't get the
call through.
Threat
Action
United States today sent Russia.
control commission in Hungary,
with copies to Moscow and '
to Lon-
don.
The text of the note Is to oe maot
available later in the day for pub
lication at 3 p. m. PST.
Unjustified interference
A the document wa originally
prepared, lt accused the Soviets of
unjustified Interference in the In
ternal affairs of Hungary and of
violating the Yalta agreement. It
proposed tne three-power investi
gation with the threat of taking tht
whole case to the United Nation
unless satisfactory Information can
be turned up absolving Russia of
the American accusations.
(The late President Roosevelt.
Prime Minister Churchill of Britain
and Generalissimo Stalin of Russia
reached an agreement at a Yalta
conference regarding policies to
govern occupation of enemy na
tions.) DiDlomatlc officials Indicated to
day that the term "United Nations"
Is not actually used In the text of
the note as finally sent, but said
there was no mistaking that an ap
peal to the United Nations la tht .
ultimate move.
Diane Svansen
Saves Sister
Fourteen-year-old Dlani. Swan
sen Is a heroine to members of her
family.- The young girl. Ignoring tht '
fact that she could not swim,
plunged into eight feet of water at
Rocky Point Monday afternoon and r
rescued her two-year-old sister, ;
Margaret.
Diane and her sisters and brother, .
Margaret, Marilyn and T-obert, wert
on the dock at, their summer place
wnen Margaret- tumoiea irom tne
dock Into the Icy cold water. Diane
jumped In and grabbed Margaret
and in some way managed to reach
the dock wltn Margarets coat
clutehed 1R her, hand. Mrs. James
Swansen, in the cabin at the time,
heard the children scream and ran ;
to the bank. Diane nan in some
manner reached the dock by that
time and Mrs. Swansen pulled both '
girls from the water.
Two men trolling by In a boat
with an outboard motor, were at- f
tracted by the- children's cries but
both girls were out of the water by
the time they reached the dock. The
youngsters were heavily clothed and
Margaret; had gone under twice,
Mrs. Swansen said. .The family 1
at home. 217 N. 5th, today.
Rogers Estate
Over $10,000
The estate of Leslie Rogers, for- ':
mer Klamath Falls banker who died
June 4, Is valued in excess of $10,000,
according to probate papers filed by
the county clerk today.
Sogers was 64 years old when he
died, but left a will dated February :
9, 1921, appointing his wife. Mr. An
na M. Kogers, executrix oi uie wiu
and leaving the bulk of his estate to
her.
Under the terms of the will, two '
daughters, Mrs. Scott Warren of Al
goma and Mrs. Harry Ravizza of
Klamath Falls, and a son. James
Rogers of Algoma. receive $10 each,
and the rest of the as yet unap- :
praised estate goes to the wue.
Rose Queen
Visits Veterans
t PORTLAND. Ore., June II Wl
Portland's reigning queen, Georgent ;
Ormston, crowned last night before -25,000
spectators at the opening
event of the 39th annual Rosa
Festival, went to Vancouver, Wash ;
today for ner lust omciai post
coronation appearance.
; She and her court of eight prin
cesses visited veterans at Barnes
hospital and at Permanente hospital
there.
un ner aiienioon prmsium
opening the 69th annual rose show
at the art museum and dedicating
the festival vacation center. Tonight
the royal court is to appear at the
stadium program to be featured by
"knighting" ceremonies.