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Newspaper Page Textmm JVL im i fin r p -in i r i n,w . Day's fa By FRANK JKNKINH vol) may be a little puulcd by (II tlili talk of "rehabilitating" 3ermuny to Oml Uie raat of Weal i n Europe may b gut buck onto It lert. "Didn't tin German atari all IhiaV" you may aak. Why not let llln Germain Hew III their own Ulcc? IMKLL. It'i Ilka thlt: " Before the wr, Germany wat :ln No. 3 Industrial nation of the ,orld. Wo ware No. 1. The United Jtatea U a greater Indtutrlal nation than before Uia war, but German ludualry li ruined. The problem In Weatern Europe I to ant thlnga to the people Ditalo tiling audi food, aheller and cluthiiiii. It wo don't gjve them a aturt toward feeding, clothing and hollaing Uiemaelvea, Uley will be likely to aluk Into the awamp of hopcleaanra. The awamp of hope leaaneaa la the IDEAL recruiting ,-rimnd fur eommunlani, '5 We need Germany' productive power to liclp feed, clothe and houae (he peoplca of Weatern Europe while Uley are getting back onto their feet to that Uiey cau do It for Uiem aelvea. TIIK talk about helping Wcalerii 1 Europe Uiat we read In the paper and hrar on the radio la all IN IfcllMH Or DOLLARS. We Uilnk of Uie Job aa a mere matter of ap propriating money and Uien taxing ouraelvea.lo ralae Uie money. II lin t aa almple aa all thai. What la happening la Uiat we are allotting DOLLAR CREDITS to Uie needy nauoiu of Europe. With Ihrae dollar credlU, they BUY OUH I'KODUCTU. What we are actually doing, you aee, la G1VINO THEM OUH PRO DUCT8. 'Hie dollar credit la merely an entry on Uie booka. 'l"he needy people of Europe) can no more feed, doth and aheller Uiemaelvea wlUl dollar Uian w can. They muat have Uilnga. THAT I where Germany comet in. If we can get German Indualry to producing again. It will aupply a lot of Uiea TH1NOB that oUierwIae we will have to tupply. To what ever extern II doea produce. It will cut down Uie drain on ua. . That la why we Ulk of restoring the productive power of German In dustry aa a necessary irellmluary atrp toward the rehabilitation of 1 other European countrlea. )lMIKN we embarked upon Uie ' "' Dollcv of praoUcal doalrucUon ief Oerman Indualry .and reduction of Oermanv to Uie etalu of an 1 agricultural nation, we were TALK 1 ino REVENGE. We are Juat beginning to learn Uie hard, bitter leaaon (which history learhea plainly) that revenge la a CoaUy luxury. Pew nation tinea Uia modern In dustrial world began have -been able to afford It. a a HT Uilt point, another quctlton may " occur to you; "How are we go ing to get paid for these dollar credits we are advancing and mutt continue to advance?" Don't be allly. They never will be paid utile we are willing to accent payment in good, which we probably WONT be willing to do. Debt auch as these are a part of Uie cost of war. Fisherman Dies Aboard Boat ASTORIA, Ore., July 21 IIP) Fisherman Alnard Wllllnm Simon son, 35, Astoria, died at sea yester dny on the fishing vessel Kal-Ora. The boat was IS miles south of Tillamook bay. when 8lmonson went below to sleep. Hit body wns found later, and a call tent to the coast guard. The Port Angeles, Wash., coast (guard air station dispatched an amphibious plane with a surgeon aboard, It landed beside Uie vessel and the physician pronounced 81 moiuon (lend of asphyxiation from engine Jumes. The boat put in to Oarlbnldl, Ore.; todny with Uie body. District At torney Warren McMlnlmee of Tilla mook county said a routine hearing would be hold. i- ' , Iwaaaal-s , -J -A .. ,..-.;. W, . . ..',., "A lltUe higher under the right ear, please," tald Paul Winter to harbcr Son Weill thla morning at the nine o'clock photog's lens found Wlnten geiUng a trimming In the Medical-Dental barber tliop, WEATHER Mai. )Juir " - rrsrltllallaa laal t ! " Blrm till la ( -' " l.l Mar .... 1 1' Natmal H.I4 rsraoaill fair latar, Tar. PRICK FIVE CKNTH Police Hold 20 In Burma Death Plot RANGOON. Burma. July tl UP) Hurmrw police held former Pre mier U Haw and IK of hla lieu- IrnanU today after killing three of the opposition leader's follow ers In a gun fight at hla home yesterday when Uiey arretted the group In connection with the Hat urday maaaacra of aevrn council mlnlatera. U Saw leader of the Myochlt party was held under heavy guard In the Rangoon central jail while auUiorltlea tmpoaed a duak to dawn curfew on the city. Authorities aald the raid on the former premier'! home waa led by Ua Maung. Inspector general of Burma police. A violent gun fight ensued before U Saw and hit follower turrendered. During the battle Uiree Myochlt party member! were killed. Arm Found Officials said a search Baw'a houae unearthed a of arms and ammunition. of U cache The llurmese press aatd nearly 58 parson all told had been ar rested aa a result of the aaaaaal naUona of Mai Gen. U Aong Han and all fellow mlnlatera who were cut down by marhlneiun fire dur ing a meeUng of the nine-man eseeuUve council In Government House Halurday morning. HI of the victims died toon after the attack and a aevrnlh, Mao Ham lltun Rawba, auceumbed (he next day. Among those reported held was Thakln Ba Bein, leader of the Do bama Aalayone party. Klamathites Hurt In Wreck Mr. and Mrs. John Schubert and daughter, Nannelte, of Klamath rails, were Injured In an automobile colllalon three miles north ol wood land, Calif., ahorUy after noon Sun day. Nannette suffered a broken collar bone, Mrs. Schubert received a deep slash on her forehead, and Schu bert waa shaken Up. All were riding In the front teat when their car was struck almost headon by a midline driven by Robert Rooney, a Woodland farmer, who tald he must have doted off and permitted hit ear to cross the highway. The Schubert were returning from San Jose, where Uiey attended the wedding of Barbara SchulU, former Klamath Fall! girl. After Uie accident, Uiey received medical cars at Woodland, and remained there overnight. Thla morning they were brought to Klamath Fall! In Senator Marshall Cornetl'i private plane, and were at their home here today. Clam Diggers Get Big Haul ASTORIA. Ore., July 21 lAV- Clam dlggera took more than 20.000 pounds from Clatsop Spit near here over Uie week-end, buyers estimated today. Only a few tourist! took part In the digging, occasioned by exception ally low tldot. Commercial digger! who buy a IS license are permitted unlimited catches of legal-sized clams. The takes ranged from 10 to more than 200 pounds a day. Commercial dig ging of clams Is prohibited current ly on Washington beaches. EritisDi KLAMATH Ores Thli air view shows Howard Hughes' big flying boat at lis (raving will be launched sometime late thlt tummer or early thli falL SP Transfers Freight Cars Eighty carloads of frclgni were traiikferred by the Southern Pacific to the Great Northern lines at KluniuUi Fulls and Chemull In the last 24 hours at the S. P. took steps In advance of a possible engineers' strike late today. i Most of these shipments of perish ables and . livestock , were going through here, but some transfer were made of shipments from this region. A carload of livestock, slated to go out over 8. P. from Lent, was transferred to Uie O. N. Another carload of livestock scheduled to leave Hackamore waa trucked from Uiat point. The Southern Pacific Informed local shippers that It would take no perishables and livestock, but that dead freight would be accepted If Uie shipper agreed to Uie shipment "sub ject to delay because of strike." Plane Crash Fatal To 36 BUENOS AIRES. July 21 P An Argentine army transport plane crashed and burned today during maneuvers near El Palomar mili tary airport, and the death toll waa unofficially estimated as high as 36. An Argentine air secretariat com munique said that "part of the paa seiigcre and crew of the plane" and somo spectators who were watching the maneuvers were killed In the accident, "causes of which are still unknown." The communique, which gave no figure!, said the accident occurred during Uie takeoff. The scene was near the grounds of Coleglo Military, Argentina'! West Point. Several per sons who ha'd been watching Uie takeoff from outside El Palomar field were reported burned. "It all happened so fast I cannot even remember If the trapped per sons Inside cried for help," an eye witness said. Oregon Trail Open In Eugene Wednesday EUGENE, July 21 (An A cast of 3000 persons, recruited from every secUon ol Lane county, will open the four-night Oregon Trail Pag eant, Lane county's centennial, Wed nesday, depleting the coming of the white man to the West and settle ment of Lane county by ita found ers 100 yoars ago. Lano county, only county In Uie United States Uiat stretches from tho Cascado mountains to the Ma ski to sea level Is spending $60,000 on It! colorful pageant under the direction of Horace Robinson and Doris Smith. Both are veteran! at directing productions of a giganUc icopc. The 600-foot long etage is crown ed by towering repltcns of the Three Sisters Uie three prominent peaks which command the eastern boun dary of the county. A brilliant 200.000 watts of elec trlolty will be focused on the stage each evening, and a 500-voice chorus will provide the vocal accompani ment. Instrumental muslo will come from a 60-piece aymphony band. Tourists were pouring Into Eu gene today, mingling witr- the beard ed and costumed men and women of Lane county, getting the spirit of the centennial celebration, rodeo and the old-time exhibit!. VAW .Q$.i '. MONDAV, JULY rjerasalora Curfew Biggest Flying Boat Jogjakarta Hit By Bombs As Dutch Planes Make Runs JOGJAKARTA. Java. July 21 UP) This Indonesian republican capital experienced lis first air attack or current hostilities Umlght when four Dutch planes flew over the outskirts. At least five explosions were heard above the moan of air raid sirens. The planet appeared five minutes Road To Get Cinder Top An elght-mlle stretch of cinder surface It being added to the county road network by work now being done over a link between highway 87 at Worden and the Lower Klam ath lake road. The link goes through some of Uie richest farming lands in the county. It waa set aside as a county road last summer, on petlUon of a number of landowners in the area, and grad ing work started last week. Wally Hector, county engineer, said Uiat Uie Job should be completed within a month. The slretch will be called Uie Klamath Lake township line road. It connects with highway 87 at Worden and goes due east for eight miles, following Uie boundary line of Klamath Lake township and paralleling the state line two miles south. Hot Weather Is Basin Forecast . With the mercury hovering In the high 80 s and hitting a maximum of 90 degrees on both Saturday and Sunday, an idenl neck-end was pro vided for Klamath people. Ninety stands as the season high so far this year. More of Uie same Is indicated for Tuesday according to the suit weaUier forecast for this vicinity. The temperature at 12:30 p. m. today was 86 degrees. Pageant To Two major parades are scheduled during the week one featuring pi oneer transportation. No mechan ized equipment later than 1915 vin tage is allowed In the parade. The other parade will be industrial. Woman Convicted In First Slavery Trial In This Country In 67 Years . SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 21 (P) Convicted of slavery charges In a case rare In the nation's modern annals, 1 Boston-born Mrs. Alfred Wesley Ingalls was held a federal prisoner In the county Jail today awaiting sentence July 29. A federal court Jury Saturday night convicted the 62-year-old Mrs. Ingalls, a descendant of Massachusetts Colonial Governor Bradford, of enslaving her Negro maid, Dora Jones. . The maid had testified that she was threatened with jail "and hell" for nearly 40 yean because of an affair with Mrs. Ingalls' first husband in Washington, D. C, which resulted in pregnancy. Mrs. Ingalls' second husband, Alfred W. Ingalls, 64, was at liberty on ball of $2,500 after the Jury was Unable to agree on conviction or acquittal on a similar slavery charge. The four-week trial was described as Iho first outright slavery case under the 13th amendment to the United States consUtution since 1880. - Maximum pennlty for the offense of which Mrs. Ingalls was convicted is five years Imprisonment or $5000 fine, or both. Defense counsel announced an appeal would be taken. They said also they would seek to have Mrs, Ingalls removed from jail to a hospital. 21. 1947 ITelephone 1111) dock In Long Beach, Calif, The ship ' after Premier Amir Sjarlfoedin con eluded a radio address accusing the Dutch of waging a "colonial war. The premier watched the raid calmly from steps of the presidential palace on Uie main street, while crowds hurried to shelter. First unofficial Teports from the airport, which apparently waa the target, said fires were started and that ;aonu . person! were injured seriously. ... "That is the beginning of their Oollathian foroe," Sjarlfoedin com mented as he walked back into the palace when Uie all clear signal sounded after a 25-mlnute alarm. (This dispatch was cabled via Singapore, rather than through the normal channel at Dutch-held Batavia.) The cabinet met for three hours during the morning, with generals attending. ' Sjarlfoedin in hit speech accused the Dutch of constantly delaying implementation of the Cheribon pact to grant Indonesia Independence in 1949. He laid the four-month lag after the accord waa signed "caused us doubt about the good will of the Dutch." He asserted that Indones ians were peaceful and that the Dutch had caused most military in cident! since Uie Cheribon pact was signed. Solons Battle Over Dam Fund WASHINGTON, July 21 (IP Two Oregon republicans blame each other for failure of the Bonneville power administration to get a big ger appropriation. Senator Cordon (R-Ore.) led off with an accusation, in a statement to reporters, that the "adamant op position of Congressman Stockman (R-Ore.)" blocked Increases In Bon neville approprlaUons. Cordon expressed himself as "bit terly disappointed" in the Bonneville budget adopted Saturday by the house-senate conference. The conferees allowed Bonneville 18.596,400 cash and authority to write contracts for an additional $4,935,500. The house had voted $6,907,000 cash and no authorisation: the senate $16,222,400 cash and $6,000,000 authorization. "My office," said Cordon, "worked nights over a period of many weeks and a mathematical JustificaUon was presented for every dollar of the $22,000,000 appropriation recom mended by the senate." No, 168 Three Dead Following Violence JERUSALEM. July 21 UPyK dusk-to-dawn curfew waa ordered today for 90,000 Jerusalem Jew, bringing to 155 .tot the number of Jewe un der curfew reslrtcUona here, in Haifa and In the Natanya area. The action followed a new oat borst of violence which left three dead and 23 wounded in 48 hour. The British army waa ordered to lock In the Jewish quarter here from 7 p. m. to t a. m. daily "until further noUee." Somo 60,000 Jew in Haifa al ready were under a itmtlar curfew. About 15,000 at Natanya have been under martial law for a week aa a result of the kidnaping of two Brit ish army sergeants. Bepereutalon Feared Fear of repercussion for the de portation from Haifa of 4500 or more uncertified Jewish refugees of the exodus of 1947 waa reported to be the reason for the extended cur few. Hebrew newspapers thlt morning headlined In heavy black type a story that the refugees were being sent back to France. The death toll in the last U hour Included a British policeman am bushed in Haifa Saturday night, a British soldier blasted to death near Natanya Sunday, afternoon, and a Jewish civilian fatally wounded while participating in an attack to day on the Stella Maris army sig nal camp near Haifa. An official government announce ment said two British soldiers and one British policeman and an Arab civilian were seriously Injured dur ing the two-day period. The an nouncement aald, the civilian was hurt Just before 'dawn today 'when he accidentally stepped on a mine planted on the perimeter of (. radar Installation south of Haifa. Four Palestine policemen were slighUy Injured by gunfire in resisting an attack on the-radar station. , Maid Happy Over Freedom ST. LOUIS, July 21 UP) Dora Jones, negro maid whose former mistress was convicted in San Diego, Calif., Saturday of slavery charges under the thirteenth amendment, expressed mixed emotions today on arriving here to make her home with a brother. "I'm glad to have my freedom," the 57-year-old woman told report ers as she alighted from the train, "but in many ways I'm not used to It yet. It's kind of hard not to feel bad about Mrs. Installs I was with her such a long time. "Mrs. Ingalls Was good to me when things were going well." She did not elaborate. Miss Jones was accompanied by her brother, Arthur Jones, and a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Turrlntlen of Athens, Ga., where she formerly lived. "After a while I'll want to find some kind of work" she said. Swarms Of Flies Halt Trains PEACH BOTTOM, Pa., July 21 (P Swarms of May fliea halted three freight trains pulled by 350- ton electric locomotives last night on the Pennsylvania railroad line between Port Deposit, Md., and Har risburg. Pa. Crews worker for several hours to clear away the millions of Insects which blanketed Uie boxcars, clog ged overhead power lines and short circuited motors. Three steam locomotives finally pushed two of the trains to Harris burg and the other to Port Deposit. 250-Foot Fall Kills Two Men SONORA, Calif., July 21 (IP) A 260-foot plunge of an automobile into a canyon near Priest station last night killed John Lupson of Entlat, Chelan county. Wash-, and John Oscolu, 70, of San Francisco. The car, driven by Uscoiu. turned over four times at a point 30 miles east of Sonora. Two Burglaries Reported Here Two burglaries were reported to city and county officials over the week-end. In the city Charles Rees ter, a roomer at 500 N. 9th, said that hla room was entered Saturday and $39 In currency and sliver taken. Norman Fraley, residing at 5943 Shasta way, reported that hla house was burglarized and four watches taken, two men' and two women's. Chief (9 Jrt ism Thlt it Francis Lambert, Fort land, named chief whit tail of the Order of the Antelope at It annual convention on Lake coun ty's Hart mountain last week end. Greek Battles Slowing Down ATHENS. July 21 MV-Press dis patches reported today that guer rilla bands had attacked two point In Northern Greece near the Yugo slav border, and Uiat In each case they withdrew after battle to Yugo slav territory. Greek troops pursued harassing action against leftist force In the mountains near the frontier of Al bania, Yugoslavia's western neigh bor, after repelling the offensive against Konltsa last week. Dispatches today from Salonika said 400 guerrilla had attacked M ouries, 25 mile north of Salonika, at dawn yesterday but were re pelled by Greek commando who killed 10 before the remaining guer rillas fled across the Yugoslav border two mile away. Army casualties wen two killed and two wounded. . FDR Papers Gift To US POUGHKEEPSIE. N. T Julv 21 lV Dutchest County Surrogate Frederick S. Qulnterror ruled today that all the papers and filet of the late President Roosevelt are "a Talld and effective gift .... to the United 8tates government to be placed, maintained and preserved In the Franklin D. Roosevelt library at HydeParfc- - :-;..'" ". The decision came as part of sv Judicial settlement of the account of proceedings of James Roosevelt, Basil O'Connor and Henry P. Hack ett as executors of the last will and testament of Mr. Roosevelt. Last spring, when the senate war Investigating committee sought per mission to go through the paper in search of Information dealing with navy purchases of Arabian oil. Fred W. Shipman, librarian, aald "at. such time and If the Roosevelt papers are turned over to the gov ernment by court order, u United 8tates archivist would face no In surmountable problem In making the papers available to a senate committee or any other government body for official use." At that time. President Truman had rejected the request for the papers and wrote the executors ask ing for any papers relevant to the inquiry. Shipman could not be reached Immediately for comment on the surrogates decision. Tongue Point Gets Ship Repair Okay " . ASTORIA. July 21 (IP) Establish ment of a ship repair program at Tongue Point naval station, which will mean a $2,000,000 payroll and work for 100 to 150 civilian! here, has been authorized by the navy. Capt. S. P. Jenkins, commanding officer of the Columbia river group of the Pacific reserve fleet, said the base would also boost naval per sonnel here. Capt. Jenkins sold commercial contract work would maintain the fleet of 450 vessels Ued up here and first call for bid! will be made In about 60 days. He said the program would be In full operation In six or eight months. Grass Fire Burns Pasture Land; Fire Hazard Gains Around 200 acres of grass and pasture land near Pelican City were destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon before the blaze was brought under control by the county fire depart ment and Klamath Forest Protec tive association. Three spot fires on the Finney Logging sale at Rocky Point were also reported Sunday afternoon by Uie forest service. The grass fire, believed started by clgarets thrown In the dry brush by men shooting target! in the area, was reported at 1:30 p. m. Robert Pool, son of Frank Pool, county fire warden who was on duty at the fairgrounds, took Bill Selgle to work at controlling the blaze. Two men from KFPA assisted and Pool was called when It looked like the fire was too much for young Jool and Selgle. Everything was reported un der control at 6 p. m. The spot fires were first reported by the forest service lookout on Pelican butte at 3:50 p. m. and thon by Brown mountain. When the fire crew arrived the Finney Logging company cat had corraled two of the spots and was working on the third. Cause of the fires was not determined. HST Names Mediation Board Men BAN FRANCISCO. July 21 (m Southern Paelflo and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer official were called Into a special mrdlaUon meeting today and a brotherhood officer remarked "there' a poaaU blllty" the rail ttrlke. aet I or p. m, (P8T), tonight, eonld be averted. Federal Mediator Thomat B. Bick ers brought both tides together la a "last ditch effort" to prevent tie up of the carrier' 8000 milea of lines with consequent huge losses In perishable freight. Harrison Hobart, assistant grand chief of Uia brotherhood, after ac cepting Bickers' Invitation, said "I'm an optimist" regarding chance for ' preventing the strike. Up To Company ' "It will depend on the company' willingness to give us some definite assurance that our demands will be met," Hobart added in an Inter view. "The company'i offer will have to be phrased properly. What they'v offered us so far doesn't mean anything." WASHINGTON, July 21 CP) President Truman today named three expert in labor relations to attempt settlement of a dispute threatening a strike on the South ern Pacific railroad. The president appointed CoL Grady Lewis, Washington lawyer, chairman; Leverett Edwards, Okla homa City attorney, and Dr. Paul A. Dodd to intervene in the case. The railroad labor law require that ttrlk acUon be withheld while . the president's board Investigates the dispute. The Brotherhood of LocomoUve Engineer had called a strike for 8 p. m. today. The White House announced that the president's board will begin hearings at 10 a. m. (Pacific stand ard time) Wednesday, July 23 at the Palace hotel In San Francisco. The dispute Involves a large num ber of grievances rather than wage, hour and working condition. It affects 20.000 employee direcUy and . 60,000 Indirectly. A White House statement laid: "The president stated today that the railway labor act provides ade quate machinery for a peaceful and orderly aetuement of all item In the present dispute between the Southern Pacific line and the Brotherhood of LocomoUve Engi neer!. He confidently expects that both parties. 1n the public Interest, will utilise this machinery to the tuuett extent." " Four Die In Car Wreck POWERS, Ore., July 21 WD Four members of one family were killed and three others Injured early yes terday south of here when an auto mobile plunged off the Ulahee Agnes forest road and over a 200 foot enbankment. Police reported the accident was discovered eight hours after the , plunge when Mrs. Victor Frye atrug gled from the wreckage and reached ' the road aa George and Wesley Clark, Powers, drove past the scene on the lonely route. Listed aa dead were Mr. Edna Frye, 5T; her son, Cecil, 29; daugh ter, Geraldlne, 14, and nephew. James Daniel Frye, 28. Injured were Mr. and Mrs. Victor Frye and their one-year-old daughter, Florence Edna. All are from Agnes. Mrs. Frye reported the accident occurred about 1:30 a. m. Sunday. The Clark arrived on the scene at 9:00 a. m. - Fire suppression crews from China Flat came to help bring the dead and Injured up the rugged cliff; a difficult process, which took until 3:30 p. m. Sunday. . The car had landed in a creek bed at the base of the cliff. The body of Mrs. Edna Frye was found In the water, the other bodies In the smashed car. CANNERY OREGON CITY, July 21 WV-A new community cannery will open this week in this city, which was one of the first Oregon towns to set up a center where housewives could can their vegetables, fruit and meat. Current dry, hot weather la in creasing fire hazards and extreme caution is urged for people travel ing in the wooded country by Hal Ogle, superintendent of KFPA, the county fire warden and the forest service. Although cloudiness and higher humidity Is predicted in Oregon forest area by N. S. Rogers, state .: forester, Uie danger mark la 30 per cent, he said. Below that per cent logging operations are halted, -; The only fire of any proportion In the state la In the Deschutes na tional forest near the Sisters and that I reported under control after burning over 700 acres of slashings, Rogers said. To help keep forest fires at their low 1947 level matches should be broken in two before being discard ed, fire prevention authorities ad vise. Burning material should never be thrown .'rom cart, fires ahould be built only near water or loo dirt and In a hole dug In cleared area, i Campflre should never be left unattended and should be properly extinguished with dirt or water or both before Breaking camp. .