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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1947)
WW SIMS fin JU IP m ulluv, Day's Jews lly FltANK JKNKINH in una 1 1 i u i 1 1 1 ypnuirtmy, una went fur out mi a limb In an wrllor rlfnrl to nut Inio simple, plain language what HfcKMH hi bo our government's newrat program for milium liuimry, drnprratn Western huroin balk on In feet again and Incidentally chocking Iho niuciul of coiiimiinlun clear to II in Knulhh channel, unit perhaps Herons It. U ought lo bo explained tlutt what was Mild licio yesterday mill U touclnd upon auulii today U pure guesswork on tlil writer purl. Government tolilwn, If over, nienk to liinlr people Tm simple, plain la.iuuagn annul grave prublrma ol lum--iircliilly If llicnc problems have to ilo with foreign iiollry. Almil never do llirv pull tlir curtains buc k mid give the people a clrur vlrw nf Hie pli'lute III ALU of U dclnilii. Usually they draw Iticm lle tor only a Wirt liwlnnt, of fording mere glimpse ol ONE do- lull nf tin picture pAT l ' of the i what was li.no In the cane tlm flrerk.Turk "Bill" Dill. . i. i !. ! nhoiiii in tin hastily o sort of l-ady Hniinlltul proposal U feed, rlnllir anil otherwise nmuwltale the battered, hungry olid murh-pul-Uxir lltllr nation of Greece. The Turklah purl nf the "old" bill yanked the curtain a little further bark. It developed that In Turkey we iwoiKurd to furnish military aid mid advice. We and the Turk have never brrn particular buildlrn. '"Hit imaeaktile Turk" haii lieen by word with us tor griierollona. It wan obvlouii thnt no heal could be generated among Amerlrnn tax payers by a priHtniiii of feeding, and urrorlng the Turku. Merndra. the Turku, not having foiwhl in the lale war. are better fed than the aver age In that general area. Hut gllvng thrni until, ammuni tion and military advlre to riftble thrm lo HTANI) OFF KtlHKIA. If lired h, made sens. And no It de veloped, a little at a time, that the Trunin ll Doctrine of helping druerv Ing Utile niitlom wan really a pro gram to atop commuiium before It got too big lo handle . OP course all Informed, thinking people nw at once thnt the "Tru man Doctrine" u reully a move lo lop ftuula before It wan too late. Intelllgrnt newapapcrt presented It III llu true light. Hut all lhu wan private Inlllallve. artlng upon gucsawnrk or drducllon. Our government alayrd n mum an oyster, or at bel Hike In r ablen. Never did II come out Inio the oen mnl any'flnlly and author llatlvrly wlmt the Trumnii Doctrine wu nil about and wlmt II wan de signed to ari'otnpliAh lltm in II U Willi UUi nrw pni A grain of helping ilia people of Wiwlerlt Eunmw to help IhrmaclVM with u agreeing to foot the bill If Uiey do thrlr pari. It 1 really anadmlrallc progruin. The world U an fur gone In hnclcaaneM. hungrr and dejection Hint iuiIcm we come lo the rescue (since we are the only people callable of. Intelligent allru km on eurh a drain thin peck of dint In III anlar system that we call the Earth could ltp bark Into the Dark Asm. Relatively speaking, the hork of two great want coming 0 ICanllnuaO an f. f'alamn S) Rent Control Extension OK WASHINGTON, Jllnq, 19 uVt Brnator Uuck tlt-Drl.) predicted aenale passage today of a house-approved bill lo extend rent controls for eight month and allow "permis sive Increases'' up lo lo per cent. ' Buck, floor manager of the, legis lation, pliuined to coll' It up utter disposition of a wool bill which wna the cliiy'n first ortlrr of business. He mid ho nw no obilnclex to approvul nlnce the measure In Hi preaent form (i compromise with' the house la "pretty much an It left the Bcnate." The principal conreiwloh on the finrt of the flcnute coiifere!! who ielied work out the fliml version wna elimination of government con trols over comnierclnl construction. Hurk told a reporter he hopes Mr. Trillium will sign It becnuse "there Is no question thnt It Is this or nothing." Under nrescnt lnw controls exnlre June .10. !V ,tll, I ill cus' ) itm?" $ f 1 4. Workmen are easy subjects for the 9 o'clock Special as the lensman tail always find an easy shot on Main street where construction Is usually under way. Louis Brown Is holding the bucket for Hurley Cum hjnlngs who ladles cement off a trough on a local Job. The workmen I are putting a cement coat on pie roof, hence the hook and rope on the bucket, i ) phick rivr. CKNTM Truman Refuses To Listen To Southern Appeal For Passage Of labor Bill WASHINGTON, June 19 (AP) President Truman re futed today to listen to a Southern democratic appeal for him to sign the union-curbing labor bill. Col. Marion Ruthton, democratic national committeeman from Montgomery, Ala., raised the question at a White House conference in the course of which he asked Mr. Truman to approve the legislation. A democratic porty officiol told reporters Mr. Truman cut short this line of discussion. The official said Mr. Truman remarked that he will make hit own decision on the basis of on anolyslt he It now studying. The presidont, thit official added, told the democrats that he had not listened to the labor people or to the onti labor people during the controversy over the bill, and that he Ike Quashes Quitting Rumor WAHH1NOTON, June It l' Mo). Orn, p. 1, Parks luild today that Clen. Dwight D. Elsenhower has been approached regarding the prealdrncy of Uolumbtu unlvrralty. New York, but hox no Intention of quilting na army chief of tuff thti year. Parks, who 1 chlrf of the army nubile relations division, said the tiUMtlon that Elsenhower con Kler the vacant university preal riniev ennie fro" i certain mem tiers of the board of trustees of Columbia., "but he Is not In a po sition to discus, the mailer at tint time," - Parka Iwurd the statement afu fiubllcallon of reports that Eisen lower had resinned a army chief of staff lo become head ol CO mm bit next fall. Youth Shoots Own Mother OASTONIA. N. a. iuno It i-Vi The 13-year-old son of a Bnptlst prearher hot his mother Ui death. Sheriff H. T. Eflrd said, because of a reprimand for opening a letter addressed to hit sister. Assistant Jailer Edward Oroves at the Oaston county Jail related thnt the vouth, underslMd Johnny Weav er, told him that he "Just got mad" whrn he was scolded, grabbed a .22 callber rifle and fired two bullets Into his 47-year-old mother, Mrs. Cora Weaver. Droves said the boy seemed to be unconcerned nboiil the shooting. which occurred yesterday at his Bpencer mountain home near here. Quake In China Area Recorded WESTON. Mass.. June 19 iPh-A "moderately strong"' earthquake possibly in China or in the China en was recorded at the Weston college seismograph station at 1: a. m. (ESTi, the Rev. Dnnlel Llnchan, 8. J., seismologist reported todny. The quake was about 7(30 miles from Weston. In n northwestern di rection, hul her Llnchnn said. yitytijpHJ(li'?'WWV' lfft v.)'g v 7" ' KLAMATH woint going to discust hit course with the democratic delegation. The official, aald Mr. Truman commented that he wu going to make his decision from the sland- point beat int of what he thought was the lineresl of the country. William 8. Morris, publisher of lh Augusta, lis., t hronlcle and chairman of the Georgia state democratic committee, told report ers Mr. Truman said he had not listened to "any labor leaders or economic royalUU and didn't want to listen to any democrats." Morris added: "The president told us that he Intended to analyse the bill sen tence by aentence and paragraph by paragraph and then do what he thought was best for the coun try." Tto president's vlcwi were made known when nntlonul committee men Slid commiilecwomen and stale chairmen and vice chairmen from Alabama. Plorldu, Georgia. Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina called at the White House. Quick Action At the capltol, republican lead ers urged senate and house parly members to aland by for quick ac tion if a veto la forthcoming. Mr. Truman worked between con ferences today on the message he will transmit to congress along with his decision on the contro versial Taft-Hartley legislation. White House aides indicated the message may be .transmuted around 8 a. m. (PSTI tomorrow. If it con tains a veto. It will 10 to the house for consideration first. Speaker Martin IR-Mass.) plans quick vote. Burned Boy Said Better Clarence Watson, is-year-old boy who was severely burned Tuesday afternoon, Is reported to bo slightly Improved today. Young Wntson and his mother, Mrs. Bernice Ar nett. of 3624 Crest, are both pa tients at Hillside hospital. The boy was burned badly about the entire upper part of his body when he attempted to burn out an ant hole with Ignited gasoline. The gas exploded In his face and the boy's mother came to his aid when she heard his screams. In tearing off his clothing, she was burned on the hands and arms. Hospltnl attendant say the bov spent a fnlrly restful night. He has severe burns on the face, back, chest, hands, and arms. The mother and son are In the same room at Hillside. Mongols Make China Raid NANKING, June IB (?') The government-o o n t r o 1 1 e d Central News agency reported todnv. with out confirmation by any other source, that Mongolian "bandits" had carried out a punitive raid In China proper In the second "Mon golian Incident" of recent weeks. The dispatch from Kajgan said more than 1000 Mongolian lrregu- lars attacked north Chahir rov- Ince, burning, looting and killing. The reiwrt described the bandits as "Rlisslim-snenklnu" nomnils an. parently from Inner Mongolia but aotlvcly opposed to tho central government. . jnnor Mongolia lias been de manding autonomy, alreadv won by neighboring Outer Mongolia. Appeals reportedly reached Oon- oral Fu-Tso-hyl at Kalgan to send troops to repulse the Inner Mon golians, who supposedly are mov ing southwest toward Tsenglnn. Anatoly Gromyko Learns To Drive , MINEOLA, N. Y., June 19 (TV Anatoly Qromyko, n-ycnioW son of tho Soviet representative' to 'the United Nations, wan learning to drive an American auto today. The youth reoelved his learner's permit late yesterday and arranged to take his road test tomorrow morning. It was one of the shortest periods of learning on record, said Samuel D. Schroctter, chief clerk of tho Nassau county motor vehicle bureau. ; v laagtoa. FA' AOi I, THIJKHIJAY, JUNE It, IM7 Mystery Tot SHU Unidentified At Yreka r ' -, ' ' Wr, , VaW , -)'.;:. ; ''' ' ,J7 . s.! . -..v ' : !. A-h a- ::r ' - I 1 t . v ,. - i '3r , i , at. q '? ,,. VREKA. Calif., June It This flaxen-haired baby girl, believed to be about t years old, is still unidentified at the 8lsklyon General hos pita! In Yreka. She was found badly beaten behind a dance hall at Weed Sunday, and all attempts to find out who she Is have failed. AP wirephoto. Klamath Youths Still Shunning City Playgrounds Playgrounds remained compare. lively empty this week .throughout Klamath Falls as youngsters failed to take advantage of the five play centers which have been opened by the city recreation department. City Recreation Director Samuel Smith believes that children, and parents, are not yet fully aware of the planned program which Is be ing conducted at tne centers. Smith pointed out that children living within a block of playgrounds are still playing on sidewalks and In streets while nearby centers re- County Budget Hearing Set A public hearing on the proposed county budget for 1947-48 will be held In the county court rooms of the courthouse Friday, starting at 10 a. m. The budget, calling for taxation to raise $076,886.36. has been pub lished twice In accordance with the law, and this hearing . tomorrow will be the final time for tax payers to protest any provisions of the budget and request changes. The budget goes into effect July 1. A budect committee, composed of R. P. Elllngson, dene Hammond and Alfred Collier, will hear any complaints or suggestions coming up tomorrow. As a result of the hearing, the countv budget can be cut by 10 pot cent or raised 10 per cent. If the latter can oe none ana Keep the document within the 6 per cent statutory Increase limitation. The Klamath countv document Is alreadv lust about S75 short of the statutory celling, so can't be raised over that amount without a popu lar vote for more funds. Continuation Of Chemawa Seen SALEM, June 19 WV-Continued operation of the U. S. Indian school at Chemawa, six miles north of Salem, appeared assured today after U. S. Senator Guy Cordon advised the Salem chamber of commerce that funds for the school have been restored to the Interior department appropriation bill now before con gress. School officials had been notified Inst month that the school probably would be closed for lack of funds.. . RIGGS .NAMED PORTLAND, June 19 pJT Tho Oregon State Pharmaceutical as sociation elected L. L. Rlggs, Port land, president, at the 58th conven tion here. Wavne Gordon. Sdlem. was elected vlcle president, and Dr. L. O. Brltt, Independence, secretary. (Telephone till) ....I...I.I.. T 1 main vacant. The centers, located at Mills, Pelican, Fremont, Roose velt, and Klamath Union high schools, have been opened for the purpose of providing space, equip ment and leadership for children In an effort to reduce accident haz ards to a minimum and make play constructive. Parents are encouraged by Smith to send children to the playgrounds wnicn are under tne supervision ol trained leaders irom m. to 6 p. m. each day. Besides free play areas, Instruction is given In some neia oi activity eacn nour. some of the activities offered fhclude tumbling, croquet. Softball, basket ball, baseball and tennis. Reporting on the other phases of the recreation program. Smith said that swimming classes have reached an "all time high" with 614 swim mers using the pool Tuesday. The large enrollment of swimmers mny necessitate transferring children from larger to smaller classes, Smith said, and he hones that par ents and children will cooperate If a child is requested to change his' swimming hours. V The swimming pool has been set aside Thursday nights for special groups and clubs wishing to form private swimming parties. Reser vations for the pool must be made by noon of the preceding Saturday. Eastern Iowa Hit By Flood - OAKVILLE, la., June 19 Flood Waters of the lower Iowa river were pouiing into the nearby Mississippi today after reaching what Mayor O. D. Johnson said was a record crest of 18.6 feet here during the night. In Its wake the flood left more than 100.000 acres of eastern .Iowa bottomland inundated and Johnson said much, of 'It probably would be lost to crop production this year. Oikvllle, Wapello and Columbus Junction all weathered the flood without serious damage to the towns themselves and no loss of life was reported. Ewauna Employe Hurt In Accident Frank Muslin, of Wordcn, an em ploye of Ewauna Box company; was Inlurcd In an accident on his job late Wednesday afternoon. Muslin, a fuelhouae man, received a broken leg when he slipped as he stepped over a conveyor chain. The Injured man was brought to Klamath Valley hospital for treat ment at 4 :05 p. m. by Klamath Am bulance service. Hospital attendants say he Is resting easily and his con dition is fair WEATHER Max. IJ.o. Ill . I Mia. .. 4 rrarlpllaliaa latl 14 haura . fllrvam raar la eala ..la.flil Lail raar Ilia Normal .. Il.fl raracaal: rarllr alaaar (agar, grMar. No. lOfXJJ Police Eye New Lead In Mystery One promising lead In the mystery of the 3-year-old child who was found brutally beaten at Weed last Sunday morning has blown up In the face of Investigating officers, but another, which possibly places the child, a marl and woman in Kiamain county late Last week Is now sim mering. Officers have learned that a man, woman and, small girl got on a Trallwavs bus at Bend last Friday. The man and woman had been drinking, created a noisy scene on the bus and the driver requested that they leave his bus at Chemult. They did, -taking the Little girl with them. Then on Saturday, according to state police information, the man was seen at the Wlllaxd hotel with the little blonde girl, but not the woman. Passenger aFound Another Dauenger of the bus, Dorothy Stewart, who works at the Hl-Way cafe near the Weed-Ash- land junction, has been located ana Is to be shown pictures of the girl, who is in the Yreka hospital, today in an effort to identify her. Dorothy Stewart, officers say, took care of the child on the bus for more than an hour before the man and woman were put oil at Che mult- She has told sheriff Lloyd L. Low that the child on the bus talked fluently and called the man with her "Uncle." Hospital authorities at Yreka say that the girl In their care can talk (lanllnaaa aa rasa , calaaau 11 Railroad faces Damage Suit The Oregon. California and East era railway and five employes were named today in va $10,000 damage suit filed with the circuit clerk, growing out of an auto-locomotive accident at Hager crossing on the Merrill highway In which three per sons were killed. The suit was filed on behalf of Mrs. Dewey Tuttle. widow of one of the victims, by R. F. McLaren, administrator of TutUe's estate. Tuttle. 32, Velma Frances Seavell, 35. and Mrs. Lucille Pollock Bishop, 21, were killed in the crash Novem ber 3, 194S. All were transient spuJ. pickers on the Clark Brothers ranch near Malln. The lawsuit names Richard White, engineer: Jack Herwick, fireman; Francis Manning, brakeman: Nolan Arnett, signalman, and Alfred Peter stelner. conductor, as co-defendants witn ocE. The crewmen and railroad are accused in the complaint of negli gence in stopping their locomotive on the crossing, not having a me- 1 chanlcal warning dsvlce at the crossing and ol not- maintaining a , proper lookout A device has since oeen instauea. The car. which was driven bv Donald R. Green and in which the victims were riding, slashed Into the front of the locomotive. The whole side of the car was sheared off and the three persons killed instantly. The locomotive was in the process of switching. U. S. Balentine Is attorney for the plaintiff. Merger Bill Danger Seen WASHINGTON. June 19 (IP) Rear Adm. Ellis M. Zacharlas, re tired, said today the armed service unification bill "presents a danger to us far greater than any possible ene y in the world today." Zacharlas appeared before the house expenditures committee to op pose a bill to create a single cabinet officer of national defense over separate departments of the army, navy and air forces. While the republican high com mand in congress has put the uni fication bill down for action this session, the admiral urged it "be given the most careful consideration regardless of the length of time re quired to do so." Zacharlas said on the basis of conversations with members of the naval service he can state that "99 per cent are opposed to the pending measure." Court's Mascot Hit-Run Victim GRANTS PASS, June 19 rPI "Oscar." the courthouse mascot, was the victim of a hit-and-run truck driver here yesterday after noon, bringing gloom to county of ficials and office personnel. The mascot's shell was cracked in two places but he appeared determined to survive. Building Superintendent B. R. Robinson solicited the services of iDr. S. B. Qsgood, county health officer, to patoh up the shattered shell. The hit-and-run victim In dicates a desire to be kept in cold water, which appears to ease his pain. "Oscar" It a turtle. Held F' , ' ' I :te 'fjf 2 i : ,:- '- ffijj Detective Skt i. L. Deas said Chris Ruaaell, 59, (above) is being held by Miami police In connection with the deaths of Peggy RusselL 11. and John Russell, 7, whose blood-stained and battered bodies were found In the bedroom of their home. Man Admits Child Killing MIAMI, Fla., June It (Pe-Mrs. W. H. Gay, of Kershaw, S. O, ma ternal grandmother of Peggy Rus sell, 11, and John Russell, 7, whose father confessed bludgeoning them to death here early yesterday, asked circuit court today for custody of the bodies for burial in Kershaw. Mrs. Gay talked last night with the father, 69-year-old Chris Rus sell. Dectective Sergeant John L. Deas said Russell readllyadmltted killing his two children with a base ball bat and shooting two of his neighbors when they sought to have the children placed in a home be cause he was an "unfit father." Mrs. Gay declared Russell refused to give her permission to make fu neral arrangements. The condition of Mrs. Walter R. Wolfe, who with her husband, a real estate agent, were shot hours after the two children were slain, re mained critical today. Her husband was slightly improved. Four warrants, two charging first degree murder and two wun assault with Intent to murder.V were filed against the stocky gray-haired father yesterday. New Weapon Held Threat PORTLAND. . June IS (IP) An oxygen-destroying- "weapon" was pictured for the Northwest Insti tute of International Relations as sembly here as a- reason why the world must not allow another war. Dr. Harold D. Laswell. Yale uni versity, said its use might extermi nate animal and human life by removing all oxygen . from the earth's atmosphere. While not naming the experi menting physicist scientist public ly, he said the scientist had estab lished the possibility of such a catastrophe and added that unless the world worked to prevent war there might be no survivors qf ani. other. Other speakers suggested Ameri cans should not become discour aged tn their efforts at world or ganization by delays in its forma tion. Grants Pass Boy In Hospital GRANTS PASS,- June 19 UPh Jerry McAllister, 7. son ol Raymond E. McAllister, city band director, and Mrs. McAllister, was flown to Doernbechcr hospital, Portland, late vesterdav for an emergency opera tion after a tooth had become loose and lodged in a, lung while he was undergoing a tonsillectomy. His parents accompanied him. Kidnaping. Gunplay And Clubs Feature Wild Night LAKEVIEW, June 19 Sheriff 's ofticers and state police pieced to gether a wild story involving charges of kidnaping, gunplay and sore heads here early this morning and arrested Melvin Storey. 26-year-old mlllworker. and lodged him in the city Jail on a charge of assault with attempt to kill. ., The arrest took place at 1 a. m. Storey was to be arraigned later today before Justice of the Peace Tom Farrell. Officers said Storey, his wife and two others, William and Rudolph Minor, brothers, drove 11 miles northeast of Lakeview on the Men dell road around 9 o'clock last night Sheriff Hank Casiday said he was of the opinion the four were planning to spotlight deer as they carried guns. William Minor was driving, his brother Rudolph in the front seat and the Storeys in the back. Suddenly Storey fired his rifle and Minor swung the car off the road, jumped from the machine and ran into the brush. , Just then, officers said, Storey also got out of the car and fired In Minor's direc tion. . ' Mrs. Storey and Rudolph Minor then got out of the car but Storey ordered his wife to get back in the machine and then, according to of ficers, fired five shots Into the car, none of which hit Mrs. Storey. William Minor then returned to the car ana aporoached the ma chine on the opposite side of which Storey was standing. As he at Airliner Piles Up In Syria NEW YORK, Juno It W teen persons of 31 aboard the Pah. American World Airways ( onatella tlon Eclipse were killed early toda) when tho giant liner crashed at Meyadine, 8yria, while trying U make a forced landing, the alrllnt announced. Eight of the dead were passen gers. Seven wore crew members. Tho remaining 22 pauenfera and crew memben were described ml safe although an earlier report said three were seriously Injured and seven were less critically hurt. Pan-American said no other de tails of the crash, which occurred while the plane was en route from Karachi to Istanbul, were available here. Names of the dead passen gers were not known immediately. Other Plane Safe The crash was reported as anoth er Pan - American Constellation, carrying a group of American news paper executives on a round-the-world flight, arrived here from Lon- don for a stopover. The publishers' pkuie was not Involved in the crash. An official In Istanbul said iho Constellation plowed Into the flat Syrian soil along the Euphrates river at 3:39 a. m, (5:39 p. m.. Wednesday, F8T). The plane left Karachi at 9:30 p. nr., (7:30 a. n, ' PsTl yesterday, with Istanbul as the first scheduled stop on a return flight to New York. A Pan-American spokesman said the clipper, was the same plane which turned back at Gander, New foundland, on the outbound flight early this week, after developing engine trouble. It had been delayed two days. - Meager report reaching Istanbul through the airways radio at An kara said three persona were be lieved to have been injured serious ly and that doctors were being hur ried to the scene. , Engine Burning ' In Cairo, a flight control officer at ALmaza airport said he had been In contact with the clipper during Its flight from Karachi. Ha said that about two hours before the crash the plane radioed that one engine waa ablaze. A few minute later a radio message said the pilot waa trying tc crash-land the craft. It was the last word the Cairo offi cials heard from the ship. t The plane was last heard from over Habanlyeh, Iraq, early lit the morning. Tho company said Information from Its Damascus office was that the three, crew members wbo our- ' vived were Purser Anthony Volpe, Stewardeos Jane Bray, both of New York, and Third Officer Eugene W. Roddenberry of River Edge, N. J. The ether members of the crew, presumed to be killed, were: Apt . Joseph Hall Hart Jr., ' In dian Chase Park, Greenwich, Conn. , First Officer Robert Stanley Mc Coy, Flushing, Queens, N. Y.; Sec ond Officer (Navigator) Howard -Thompson, Jackson Heights, queens, N. Y. First Engineer Robert B. Donnel ly, Bayside, Queens, N. Y. ' Second Engineer W. E. Morris, Brooklyn. First Radio Officer Nelson C. Miles, Port Washington. N, Y. Second Radio Officer Arthur O. Nelson, Brooklyn. Sally Stradley Said Improved LAKEVIEW. June 19 Sail y Stradley. operator of Sally's House in the Hollywood district, was re ported improving tn Lakeview Gen eral hospital following a bullet , wound in the back which the wo man said was self inflicted. Al though officers discounted the wo man's story and made numerous arrests following the shooting, no charge In connection with the act has been filed. Mrs. Stradley will be permitted to leave the hospital next week, officers said. . Ernest Etrl Stradley. said to be the woman's husband, was at liber ty on tlOOO bail but Wednesday was fined 4500 and sentenced to 90 days In the county jail on a charge of living In a house of ill repute. Loretta Lynn Palmer, who also was held on $1000 ball on a charge of vagrancy, was fined $100 and t4.50 coots. Others arrested forfeited- bail Wednesday and are said to have left Lakeview. tempted to open the door, Storey came up from the rear of the ma chine and Minor pinned him be tween the door and the side of the car. Storey managed to get his gun In firing position, Minor told offl cers, and held the barrel at point blank range and fired. He appar ently - hit an empty shell, Sheriff Casiday said, and another shot failed to connect. ' The two men- started scuffling and Storey swung his rifle and, broke Minor's arm. Rudolph Minor then grabbed up a big stick and at tempted to hit Storey over the head but in the swing laid out not only Storey but his brother as well. Stor ey came to and made off Into the brush. At that point the three got Into the car and In an effort to leave the scene in a hurry backed the car over a stump and the machine stuck. They then walked Into Lake view. In the meantime, Storey got back to town and reached the home of friends. . Storey told a story which Includ ed a statement that two men had kidnaped his wife. Police were called but after making a thorough check, arrested ' Storey .and lodged him In Jail. Sheriff Casiday said the men had -been drinking earlier In the eve ning and had stopped to pick up Mrs. Storev before going Into tht woods to shoot. The men are em ployed as mlllwoTfeTt in I i7
