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IP fo) kin rui ji JVl-U rag IiiTlie lly FIIANK JKNKINH fjUlCKIH sidelight oil ttio llulknll riiikiw: POLAND aayf Greece Is entirely it fault for what l liHiiponluK, calls for ii new government tliere, now flection mid linmedlnle wlthdriiwiil 1 KoKKKIN mllllnry personnel. 'I'll Im la Hie point: Poland lira V.AU'V of the Stettin Adriatic line. Countries lying eaal II thl line do as Russia uy Oil liLSE. IP you will Inke Poland's demands opart to ace what makes litem lick, thin l what you will find: A new government III Oreece ould prcauumbly be COMMU NIST government. A communist government would tell tile volcrt (hiw to vute III any new elections. JOHKlUN inlliliiry personnel now III Urrrce ! OUH personnel. With eur inllllary personnel out, the field J, Greece would bo left open mid Are for the coiiiinunlia. Thero aro now TWO worlds tile (iiiuinunui world and tlie free In ilivldiml world. Poland, wllly-nllly. by rliilit of counurol. l part of tile cuiiiiiiuiiUl world. When the apeak, ilie voice U Poland's but Uie WORDS are Moscow's. FitOM the goverilora l:i session at Unit Lake City. Secretary Mnnhall gcla a vute of faith and Confidence III him as all Individual, but no specific approval for hi plun or the rebuilding of Europe. 'Hie governors make It cleur Dial Iheir minds are open, but they want o see MACTS AND FIOUKfca first. THE governors are right. This Is no time for the lmy generalities on forelgit wltry that are prescribed by traditional diplo matic usage. The "Marshall'' plan lor Kuroiw. whlrh Is a part of our genera! plan for cheeking the spread ( cunuminlMii Utruuiihoul the world, COULD lead to shooting. All foreign policies Siavo back of them the possibility of shooting war. Hcforo we agree to exHe our its to shooting war. we should be lold in complete detail what we are doing and why we are doing IU our government should lay all the facts, along with the possibilities, n the Hue. The place for the government to lay these tacts and poMllillllles on U 10 line, for the information of tho people who will have to pay the price, Is the floor of congros. i enoDAY'U huue-for-America note: The Washington male) Federa tion of Labor, meeting in Brattle, grjeeu a resolution calling tor gov- ' unment operation and' control' Af she nation's wealth, Industries and lanpower In time of war. Thai la hopeful because It In- ' dicales clear thinking, based on good common sense. In World War II, Using OUft system, we licked Ger many which was using the govern-pienl-control-of-everylliliig system. JJP In Hood River, pie voters have u re-approved a 100,000 living memorial for war veterans. The memorial, as tills writer recalls It, Is to be a recreation center with a ' swimming pool as IU central project. Iteapproval of the pinna was made necessary by soaring cost which tall for more money. TO tills writer, It seems that tills Is not the time for mere memorials. What we need Is to get back Into full production, so that there will be lobs for everybody and cost-of-living prices that pcoplo can afford to pay. Achieving Unit goal Is go ing to require all of our energies and all of our resources for several years to come. , TP you are a farmer,' and If, because of bad weather, etc., the weeds are choking your crops. If because of pour fences the cattle are gelling into your grain and trampling It, and so on, you don't spend your time landscaping your grounds and building swimming pools. ' You FIRST kill the weeds and llx the'fences. Vou work llko the devil . to get your monoy-mnklng (which 4 "Anns your living-making) structure back Into good running shupe and after that you fix up your lawn and do the other tilings that go to make living pleasnntcr. It would bo good common sense to proceed In the same manner with such things as war memorials. DKNHAiU NAMED WASHINGTON, July 17 (TV President Truman today humed Hubert N. Dcnham of Maryland to' be general counsel of the national labor relations board. Liquidation Issue Hearing Spurs Special Tribe Meet Five United States senators were designated In Washington today to attend tho forthcoming hearing In Klamath Falls on the proposal to llquldato the Klamath Indian rescr vatlon, while locally, preparations for tho hearing went forward with mounting Intensity. Tho sonators coming for tho hoar lug aro Sonators Watkins (R-Utnh), chairman of tho subcommittee . on 'Indian affairs, and Malona (R Nov.l, Hatch iD-N.M), Murray (D-Mont.) and Butler (R-Ncb.l. nil tier Is chairman of the senato public lands committee. Tho hearing will bo conducted by Uio subcommltte, and, will start Au xust 10 In the Klamath county courthouse, Klamath Indian buslnoss commit tee today announced a call for n .Ronornl Indian council meeting to bo hold on July 31, and stated that tho hearing will bo a mattor of first importance for discussion, It will bo WEATHER Maal IJulf HI) S7 Mill. ,..,.,. I'ranllUlnlllill It hais " Slraain aar t UI !. I. ail Mar . mm Narmal ... IS.I rararatll ralr lasar an rilSar. PRICK riVB CF.NTB Committee tfltlnes H Big Indian Timber Sale Scheduled One of the largest single block Umber sales scheduled In this area In years. Involving 110,000.000 fret worth mure than 11.400.000, . arl for August IS when bids will be opened at Klamath Agency on the Klamath Indians' I.I I (It Yamaay unit. No. 1. This limber, some of the finest pine In the rrglun, Is In the estrrme northeastern part of the reservation, prrlflrally In Townships ZB and 10 rluulli, Itange 10 and 11 F-asl. Foreat Huiervlsor Iteese Taylor of the reservation said that the pro poned sale Is not planned on a sus tained yield basis, but Is 111 ac co'dame with the reservation cut ting plan of disposing of certuln quantum of Umber each year. The purchaser will be expected to harvest 10.000,000 feet by March 31, 1918. the close of Uie reservation lodging year, and bclwecn 20,000,000 and 2ii.0oU.000 fret each ycur there after until Uie sale is cumplele. Thai Indicates a cutting erlod of from five to six years, Value High The Indian service has set a prob able value of ll.iM17.000 on the timber In the unit Nollcrs to prospective bidders and for publication are go ing out Immediately. Warm com petition Is anticipated In the bidding lor Uiia large stand of fine pine, Uie bliseal offering on the reservation allire tile Koulh Callinus unit ol sboul Ia0.000.ooo fret was sold some years ago. httauna llos company Is now lotting In the latler area. The Little Yamsuy unit Is crossed by Uie road which extends from Uie KlttrcdKO ranch on Uio Dig Klam ath marsh lu Sliver lake. The (Jhlloquln Lumber company has 4 rullroad which extends in Uio direc tion of this Umber from Hsums siding on Uie main line of the Southern Pacific. The line was originally built by Uie Forest Lum ber company, and later acquired by Uie Cltpquln firm. Fire Hazard Held High ' PORTLAND, July 17 iP Fire hazard la high In all Oregon forests except those along Uie coast, Uie weather bureau reported In a sue. clal fire forecast today. Falling humidity Is expected to halt logging operations. The fore cast said humidity would be about 2ft per cent In Northwest and 20 per cent In Southwest Oregon this afternoon. East of Uie Cascades It was expected to drop to 10 to 16 per cent. ' By tomorrow Uie hazard waa ex pected to be even greater. The temperature was on lis way up this morning and was expected to lilt a top of around 95 degrees In Uie Grntita Pass and Mcdford area. Some cooling oft Uicre Is In prospect for tomorrow. Cornett, Semon Return To Basin Senator ' Marshall Cornett and State Representative Henry Semon returned to Klamath Falls Wedncs day night from Portland, where they nl' tided the national Elks con clave. Senator Cornett, as acting governor, welcomed Uie Elka of ficially to Oregon, and on Tuesday Introduced James Farley, nationally known political figure when he spoke at the Portland Rotary club. Cornett and Semon returned to make ready for a trip to Hart mountain. decided at Uiat time whether the Indian council will have official representation at Uio hearing, and thero will be consideration of mate rial to be presented to the senators by tho representatives of tho tribe. The council Is now on record as opposed to liquidation, but It Is pos sible, although not cortaln, that an other expression of opinion may bo undertaken at the July 31 meeting. Klamath chamber of commerce board of directors have asked the chamber's Indian affairs committee, headed by E. P. Ivory, to consider what representation tho chamber should make In connection with the hearing, and to report back to tho board on what the committee pro poses, The final decision will rest In tho hands of tho board. Tho ohambor Is not on record olthar for or against tho liquidation proposal, which Is contained hi S. 1222, offered In cohrtoss by Sonators Morse and Cordon. Tho hearing will bo hold on this bill. '-O KLAMATH KLAMATH Wocus imam msissssssi' The community of Wecus really pitched In to help a neighbor In need last week. Clarence Hurtf en, an elderly resident of Wocus, was hospitalised after he Injured his back In a fall while be was haying. The hay had lo be taken care of immediately, and his friends lott .no Ume In doing just that Left to right are Mrs. Frank W. Ilurd. Barbara Hurltcn. Priscllla llurtgen, Janls Burgess, Billy Burgess, Cecil Thurber, Roberta MeGee, Warren llurtgen, Herman Austin "and baby son. Frank llurd. Archie McClurg' and Homer llurtgen. Atop the hay tuck la Freida Austin. Not pictured are Ira Zlrkle and Dale Keasey, who also helped. Vocus Helps Injured Man The community of Wocus may well be proud of lu neighborly spirit. Clarence Hurtgen will testify to that. It waa several days ago that Hurtgen. an elderly man, was haying on his farm and fell from a derrick, seriously Injuring his back. Hurtgen, a beloved member of the community known to all as "Pop,". Is a patient at Hillside hos pital now. Remembering Uie many kind Uilngs he had done for his friends, the people In Wocus worked for three evenings after finishing tasks on their own farms to get Hurtgen's hay In and stacked, a Job that had to be done Immedi ately. Hurtgen Is recovering nicely In Uie hospital, and his high spirits are due in no small amount to Uie kindness of a community that helped a friend In need. Ship Sinks, 700 Said Lost BOMBAY, July 17 ( The coast al stcampshlp Rnmdos sank today In a monsoon storm 11 miles south of Bombay and a Bombay shipping ex ecutive said nearly 700 persons per ished. C. A. Buch. general manager of the Bombay Steam Navigation com pany who assisted in rescue work, said "Not more than 15 to ao per. sons have been saved." The dead In eluded both passengers and crew men. Survivors reported that "two tre mendous waves" capsized theRam das. Buch said. Tho vessel, of about 400 tons, was making her regular daily trip to Uie fishing village of Rcwas, 13 miles south of Bombay, when she went under. Poles Rap Greek Move LAKE SUCCESS, July 17 (fl Poland Joined Russia today In blam ing Oreece for the current Balkan disorders and demanded formation of a now coalition government In Greece, new elections and Uio Im mediate withdrawal of foreign mili tary personnel. Poland's views were stated by Dr. Oscar Lange, United Nations secur ity council president, as the council met In extraordinary session In an atmosphere Intensified by the fight ing In Northern areoco. "It Is necessary that Greece bo extricated from tho network of In ternational power politics," Lange said In demanding the withdrawal of foreign troops. Lange said the primary trouble in the Balkans must be attributed to tho Internal situation In Oreece, aggravated by the presence of for eign troops, Tho present govern ment In Greece Is a coalition of Uie major parlies, with tho communists and other, leftist groups, excluded. ' ! Q -ttHUir, JUI.I HHDAY, JULY Pitches In To Help A US Hopes For . Talks Without Red Veto WASHINGTON. July 17 MV-Despite Uie widening split between Russia and the western allies 'in Europe, American officials voiced hope today that Moscow will agree to Japanese peace treaty talks free of any big power veto. If Uie Kremlin rejects Uie United States proposal which It now has under consideration, this govern ment will be faced with deciding whether to go ahead with a "sep- Meat Price Held False WASHINGTON. July 17 () An official of Uie American meat in stitute contended today that Uie actual cost of meat to consumers "has not Increased as much as a comparison of current prices and fictitious OPA ceilings would in dicate." He Is R. J. Eggert of Chicago, as sociate director of marketing for Uie institute, who said a IS per cent Increase In meat supplies at "mod erately lower prices" may be expect ed this fall and winter. He told Uie senate-house economic committee at Uie conclusion of a series of hearings on wage and price stabilization problems: "When allowance is made for black market overcharges, , . . and Uie subsidies that consumers paid indirectly in their tax bill, some meat cuts such as chuck roast and haml urger ... are actually selling at or below the actual cost of meat to consumers under OPA. Senator Flanders (R-Vt.) com mented "It would be useless to talk to Uie consumer" about Inclusion of subsidies in the cost of meat last year, since that cost comes back to him in such a roundabout and Indirect way. He noted too, that subsidy costs, being part of the general tax bur den, may not be paid fully by the same persons who received benefits from tliem. Java War Threat Eyed BATAVIA, Java. July 17 (IP) Act ing Foreign Minister Tamsil of the Indonesian republlo flow to tho re publican capital of Jogjakarta today In an effort to resolve new differ ences between his government and Netherlands authorities which threatened to precipitate war In In donesia. He left Batavla In a Dutch plane he had requested from Hubertus J. Van Mook, acting governor general, in a conference this morning in line with negotiations for a Joint nation al government for Uie United States of Indonesia. . Tamsil Indicated he would ask re publican Premier Amir Sjorlfoeddin to clarify the policy connotations of a radio speech earlier today which the Dutch Interpreted as meaning that SJarlfoeddln had rejected their compromise plan for tho govern ment.' The minister intended to re turn here later this afternoon and meet again with Van Mook. II, ml IT, (Telephone till) Friend Jap Treaty a rate'' treaty with Japan that is. one without Soviet participation, "Cnlflteriiei' posiUon 1n Germany, Russia has no occupation forces in Japan and controls no Japanese territory. Hence oinciais nere con. tend such a separate peace with a functioning Japanese government could be made to work. The American proposal for a veto-free conference of 11 nations to begin work on Uie Japanese treaty was announced yesterday. It is a radical departure from Euro pean peace-making procedures In two respects. In Uie first place the treaty drafting would be done not alone by Uie great powers but by seven other nations as well, each with a primary interest in Uie Japanese setUement. Officials say there Is no reason why It should take any longer than a matter of months to draft the Japanese treaty. They cite the fact that Japan has a going government now under the control of Gen. Douglas MacArthur as allied occu pation commander. Hence many of Uie political problems raised in con necUon with Oermany do not arise in this case. Gunshot Takes Man's Life David C. Edwards. 46. of 1345 Worden, died this morning of a gun shot wound which Deputy Coroner- Marvin Albee said was self-inflicted. Despondency was given as Uie rea son for suicide. Police received a call to Uie Wor den street address where Edwards lived with his brother. Thomas J. Edwards, and found the man lying on Uie floor of a basement room. He was still breathing, but the blast from a 12-gauge shotgun had shat tered the left side of his head and the weapon was lying across his chest. Apparently he had placed the muzzle of the gun under his chin and pressed the trigger with a T square, Edwards died a few minutes later. He was a veteran of two world wars, serving wlthh the navy Sea bees during Uie last conflict Ed wards had Just recently come back to Klamath Falls from a stay In a veterans hospital In Minnesota. He Is survived by his wife. Lor raine, of Wolf Point. Mont., one child and two step-children. The body Is at Whitlock's Fu neral home. Mercury Soars To 87 Here The mercury soared to 87 degrees In mid-afternoon Wednesday, matching Uie season high-of 87 on May 1 and again on May 27. At 12:30 p. m. today Uie thermometer at the CAA weather station record ed 84. degrees. The state wcaUier bureau predicted maximum temper atures of 91 today and Friday. The state forecast Indicated that it's safe for Klamath folk to make week-end plans because the weath er will remain hot and sunny. aims Army Will Train Bulk Of Youths WASHINGTON. July 17 UP) Army and navy plans lo train 850.000 teen-age youtht annually If congress approves universal military train ing legitlaUon ouUined today to a house armed services subcommittee. The leadoff witness for the armed forces, Lt Gen. Lawton Collins, em phasized that Uie army1 would ap proach Uie program from a "stxlcUy military" standpoint. i He estimated that every year 1.200,000 youths attain the age of 18, the minimum for training under Uie proposed law which the committee la considering. Of these, he said. staUsUea indicate that 200.000 would be unsuitable for military training and 160,000 would volunteer la Uie army or the navy. Of Uie remaining 850,000, he said. Uie army would train 618.000 and Uie navy 182.000. Trainees would be given Uie opUon, within limits, of taking their six-months training course In the army ground or air forces, Uie navy or the marine corps. Present plans call for quarterly InducUon - schedules. Tho subcommittee expects to com plete' IU hearing this week and re port on the bill to the foil com mittee next week. Backers of Uie legitlaUon are planning to put Uie full committee on record In favor of the proposal even though it cannot reach the house or senate at this session. Lake Woman Found Today- TAKEVTEW. July 17 Mrs. Virgil Striplin of Lakeview, who was missing above Abert rim 20 miles northwest of here since Tuesday night, was located yesterday after noon. The woman was following Honey creek downstream when she found a party of persons who were searching for her. She was uninjured, but very tired and hungry after more than 24 hours In Uie open. Mrs. Striplin had disappeared while on a fishing trip at Honey creek with friends. , Reclamation Bill Stalled WASHINGTON, July 17 UP) Members of a Joint congressional conference committee said today they may have to ask addlUonal Instructions from the senate and house In order to reach final agree ment upon Uie appropriations for western reclamation and power pro jects. Although Uie senate passed the Interior department appropriation bill more than a month ago, con ferees said several Items still are in dispute despite meetings twice daily. Reported In disagreement are: Bonneville power administration for which the senate voted $16,222.- 400 or (8,314,000 more than Uie house. Southwestern power administra tion. A few reclamation projects. The senate voted $215,055,353 to operate Uie Interior department during Uie 1948 fiscal year or some $53,641,840 more than the house. Diplomacy Is Still The Thing CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 17 (IP) There wasn't any law to cover Uie case, but Police Sgt. Bernard Sims said today a little personal per suasion had ended Uie neighborhood ruckus over a woman who put a wooden sawhorse along Uie curb every Ume she drove away in her car so she'd be certain to have a parking place when she came back. She promised not to do It any more. Horan Backs Chief Joseph Move CHENEY, Wash., July 17 UP) Describing Uie younger Chief Jo seph as "the Xenophon of Uie West," Rep. Walt Horan (R-Wash.) has joined Sen. Warren G. Mag nuson (D-Wash.) and Sen. Guy Cordon (R-rOre.) Ir their support of a project to move the remains of the chief from Nespelem, Wash, to the Wallow valley of Oregon. The proposal was made by Dr. Edgar I. Stewart, assistant profes sor of history at Eastern Washing ton College of Education. Horan In dicated his- support in a letter to Dr. Stewart Appointed s I The atomic energy commission has announced that Carroll L. Tyler (above), retired navy eap tain, will be In charge of the Loe Alamos laboratory. He succeeds CoL Herbert C. Gee. army engineer who haa been on loan to the com mission. Prexy Ousts Delegate SEATTLE. July 17 UP) One dele gate was expelled today from the Washington Federation . of Labor convenUon here, following yester day's outbreak of fisticuffs -which President E. M. Weston attributed to "left-wingers trying to wreck Uie convention." Trie barred delegate, Arthur Mink of Seattle, alternate delegate of Uie Allied Printing Trades, took Uie platform microphone today to apol ogize to Uie convenUon for booing a speech yesterday by Harry Ames of Tacoma. executive secretary of Uie federation's building trades sec tion. Ames had simken in support of a legislative committee's report recommending non-concurrence on s resolution condemning'-"all pro grams of Uie employers whose pur pose in discrimination is to pn worker against another because of his race, creed or color ..." "But I do not apologize for dis agreeing with Brother Ames," Mink said. "It seems to me my booing was made an excuse for an attack upon me." ' wnstnn asked the delegate for further explanation of the fracas that followed bis booing, and Mink I denied other remarks attributed to him. ' - The president then expelled him from Uie convenUon, and as Mink left the hall, other delegates loudly applauded Weston s action. Forgery Case Up To Jury Warrert Alfred WesUund. 28, charged with forgery, yesterday waived a nreliminary hearing In iustice court and was ordered bound over to the grand Jury. Westluhd Is accused of forging Uie name of E. A. Geary, his former employer, on a stolen blank check and passing it at Uie Klamath Billiards. He is held in Uie county jail in lieu of $2000 bail. Gene William Robertson, 34-year' old ranch hand charged with bur glary not in a dwelling, was ar rainged ln'jusUce court yesterday afternoon and took time to consider asking for a hearing. Robertson Is accused of breaking into a shed on Uie property of John O'Connor, 609 Lincoln, July 7. He was arrested by state police and lodged in Uie county Jail under $1000 ball. As yet no date has been set for a justice court hearing in Uie case of Wayne Fetters, 33, held for second degree murder in Uie death of Mel vln Larson last week. Fetters will be represented by Attorney J. C. O'Neill. "W ra ; ''W ft . " i . ; Nine o'clock wasn't too early to catch Gordon Davis, complete with clippers, putting this lawn Into shape. He Is trimming the lawn at the W. D. Miller borne, 432 N. 9th. i Rebels Flee In Path Of Greek Army ATHENS, July 17 UP) Military circles expressed belief today that turvlvort of the 2500 guerrillas- who, the government said. Invaded Greece from Albania Sunday had withdrawn successfully eastward toward the towering Mt. Grammoa range near the fronUer. Only Mattered minor elashea war reported In Uie Mt Gamlla area. The rebels' retreat was noted yes terday when Oreek army units at tacked North of Ioannlna, but failed to contact Uie main force.' Military Informant said, they believed Uie insurgent were trying to reach their comrades on Mt. Qrammoa, where national forces were harrying another group of 2000. The larger party failed in an attempt to capture Ioannlna, capital of Eplrus. Close Watch Oreek troops watched closely for developments along Uie Yugoslav and Albanian borders from Fiorina to Konltsa, an area pregnant with possibilities of new erupUoni of border batue. Despite their apparent reversal. the guerrilla chieftain, Markoe Vifiadea waa reported In- the communist-dominated newspaper Elef Uieria Ellada to have issued a pro clamation over a guerrilla radio as serting It was absolutely necessary to create an Independent, communist ' government In what he termed the "free regions." The purported broadcast was said to have proclaimed that the guer rillas were "willing" to come to an agreement but that establishment of a free state was necessary. On of Uie alms of Uie "free state" was to "free Oreece from intervention, whose aim Is to turn Oreece Into Uie starting point for war In the B-lkana." Fireman Dies Fighting Blaze OAKLAND. Calif., July 17 W One fireman was killed and three others Injured early today in a blaze that swept a half-block In West Oakland's warehouse area be-' fore being brought under control. - Assistant Fire Chief Manning Basch. said damage would amount to $100,000 ata least.'' Owners of property consumed by the 'flamaa said the loss would run rnuon higher. Fireman Louai Cetraro, 27, waa killed. .Spectators said they saw him fall Into a burning building when Uie roof collapsed. Bis body was ' recovered. ' The flames destroyed the ware house of Coastwlde Movers company. containing 80100 pounds of blood plasma and antique furniture valued at $50,000. another warehouse con taining privately i owned war surplus goods, a Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company garage and on home and damaged three other houses. .. Thirty-three trucks were saved from the garage. - mgnwaytiias To Be Opened The state highway commission an nounced today from Saem that It will open sealed bids for several road projects,' Including two in Klamath county, at Uie commis sion's meeting July 21-22 in Port land. The Klamath county projects In- nliiH. thm Mf.ftnn nf Thfl Tlnllpil- Callfornla highway, known as the Chiloquln cut-off from Lobert Junc tion to Uie Diamond lake highway Junction. That projects calls for 2.99 miles of grading and 38.9mlles of sur facing and oiling. Bids will also be opened for work on the new north entrance to Klamath Falls from The Dalles-California highway. .1
