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' Proposes Excess Profits Tax Bernard rlarurli, elder iUImiuh, clasp hi hearing device In hit hanrla a he urira restoration ot Ui tier profits Ui on corporation, a rollback In food prlram, no wg Increaaea, or Income Ui cuta, aa chief point In hli program of "pear weilng." He tratlllrd before the aenala forrlin rrlallona committee In Washington durini study of Ilia Marshall plan. In The By FRANK JKNKIMI PUB Republican national coinmlt la (which la th parly' pullUcal general aufll meet In Washington to laau th formal call (or next June nominating convention In Philadelphia. Hit convention Job Pliii ill be U pick Uie Republican can didate (or President. H reporter tell u that two men who weren't there either In peraon mr by pnixy tot Ui bulk of the talk that always (low (reely on uch occasion. Th two Wltr Elsen hower and MaaArthur. OTH ara general. c W nave a complex against mil- Kary men. We call It "(ear of th ' B ui on horwback " It loe clear back to Uie ROOTS of our system. Our founding father iwho were among th wisest statesmen of all nm( were Inlluenred In nearly all helr thinking by tin fer. Thy had reason to be. They wer educated, able, experienced men, familiar with hlatory nd It leMon. A they looked back over the pant, they aaw too many men on horseback who Halted a popular heroes and ended DESPOTS BULINO all their thinking w their desire to avoid. In till new nation they were bringing forth, Uie mistakes of Uie past. Yet, oddly enough, Uiey chose a th flrat President of till new experiment In government of the people, for the people the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary arnilri. History records the (act that It ii wise choice. fUR experience generally, how. ever, ha Indicated that Wash ington wai the exception that "proves the rule." Our "military hero" President haven't worked out too well. Oram la probably the shining example. He possessed the quality of grim de termination that was needed to win for the North the war between Uie states and Urns establish definitely the principle of one united nation strong enough and loyal enough to l' underlying Ideal to settle Its x domestic difference without fatal " division. Division Into warring parti has wrecked Europe, as we now can plainly sec. where remaining strong and whole has enabled us to become the world leading power. Mut Oriinl was almost total failure as a political administrator and finally went out of the Presi dent office discredited and unsung. WE still frur the Man on Horse " hack. Yol no one who rends the papers, who talks to people, who keeps reasonably well up on what Is going on throughout I lie country as a whole will even attempt to deny the strength ot the movement toward Elsenhower or MacArUiur. WHY till seeming contradiction? This writer thinks It la because In till hour of grave national de cision perhaiw national peril such s w have never faced before Die people are losing confidence In the otirrcnt type of POLITICAL leadership. Wherever Uiry I urn, Uiey sec (or t least they think they see) POLITICS Instead of STATES MANSHIP; narrow, selfish thinking rather than patriotism. WIUi the mass Intelligence of common people on subjects of basic human Im portance, they recognise In such i situation (If It rcnlly exists) a rcul national danger, TP that li true, 11 seems reason able to assume that the people . may be turning away from leaders whom they believe (rightly or ' wrongly) to have become so n- c:tnllnna an Pat 1. t'olnma XI "You're Too Fat For Me," Is Theme Of Rotund G's PORT LEWIS. Jan. SO iA--A new "BatUe of the Bulge" l be ing fought In one of this army puat'a companies with rabbit food and th target it 60 re feet. Twenty-fiv men reported with in a short time recently for sick rail, complaining ol aching feet. Th division artillery officer took on look and then took notes each of Uie complaining parlies tu supporting about 60 extra pound per foot. Th medical officer turned up wuh hit Kjluiton. a "robbll table" in th unit mas hull. Now at very owal th men, all lop-grud nnn-eommlsloned officer, satis fy Uiolr appeUtc with delicate aalad and robust leafy vegetable, washed down with not lea nor more thin a quart of klm milk daily. Til plan 1 guaranteed to pro vide four to nine pounds reduc Uon per week. It will continue for week on th highly restricted basis. After Uit Uie men will alternate weekly with normal dirt until the desired circumference I achieved. Port Lewis officials wouldn't nam Uie unit Involved. "Por the tini being we'll have to keep the project anonymous to avoid em barrassment," they aald. Black Marquis Plan Revealed PARIS, Jan. 30 (? Frenrh po lice hve unearthed a three-pronged network of secret groups arming as the "Black Marquis" to establish on anll-communlst regime In Prance, according to "well-informed sources" quoted by the French Pre agency lost night. The agency said the three organ isations, which It called nationwide, have established a unified command headquarter, believed to be near Luxern, Switzerland. Lst June SO the French govern ment announced police had thwart ed a right-wing organization calling Itxelf the "Dlack Marquis" which official said had planned to over throw Uie fourth republic and es tablish a military dictatorship. At that time, arrest were made and numerous documents, Including a so-called "blue plan" of operation, were confiscated. Frank Rhodes Resigns As Tulelake Chief Of Police TULELAKE, Jan. 20 The resig nation of Chief of Police Frank Rhodes of Tulelake, sought at special session of Uie city council last Tuesday night, was presented and unanimously accepted at the regular meeting of the council last night. Mayor Ralph FaiLwtl, who is also Tulelake police commissioner, said today that Rhodes, police chief for the past eight years, had "found It difficult to cooperate Willi oilier member of his department." Rhode counteracted with the statement: "I presented my record over a period of eight years mid I have ondcavored to do my duly to all the people of the community. Dining the years I have been In office I have never lot a case In police court, never had a Jury trial at the expense of the city, and there has never been law suit over an ar rest. I have enjoyed excellent co operation with Oregon law enforce ment officer and practically 100 per cent cooperation from the peo Pit ICE FIVE t'K.NTfl GOP 'S Tobey Backs "Get Ready" Meat Rationing Law, But Republican Leaders Wary WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 lPi Chairman Tobey (K-N. ID of the senate banking committee came out today In favor of a "get ready" meat rationing law. But Rep. Wolrott (It-.MIeh.l, who heads the house banking group, aald he atlll la opposed to granting I'real drnt Truman any more coat of liv ing powers "until we aee what use he makea of the powers we lrrdy have given him to control Infla tion." Actually the legislation siKJiisored by two of Wolcotl republican col leagues. Senator Homier 'VI.) snd Rrp. Javlt (N. Y.l, (Imply Ford Faces Second Suit COLUMBUS. O.. Jaa 50 iTi The Ford Motor compnuy was sued to day for tll.302.6DO damage In the aei-nnrl malnr a-lUti vrtiwIniF nut of th termination of grecmeiil with Harry Ferguson for produc tion of Uie Ferguson farm tractor. Elmer E. Schatz ot Columbus filed the suit In federal court al leging Illegal conspiracy to deprive him. hi wife, and two corporation they control of their business, dis tributing nd selling Ferguson frm tractors and Implement In Ohio. Earlier Uit month, Harry Fergu son. Inventor of a farm trsctor. filed suit In New York for I261.0UO.0O0 against the Ford company alleging damages resulting from severance of an agreement under which Ford manufactured the Ferguson tractor and farm Implement. Police Hunt Stolen House DETROIT. Jan. 20 (P Police today Joined James C, Peterson In search for the partly-built seven room ranch type home he reported was stolen from Its foundations. The 3-yer-old wr veteran and father, employed as a factory crane operator, told officers he had been I building hi 't'drnam home" himself and had completed the entire framework, three wall nd half Uie rough flooring before beginning a brief vacation three weeks Ago. Not a splinter was left when he returned to his construction work yesterday, Peterson reported, and a pile of lumber beside Uie frame was gone too. "I'm going to pitch right In and tart, all over again." said Peter son. He estimated he had spent about $3000 on Uie house so- fur. Band Leaders To Give Testimony WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 oV, Chairman Hartley (R-N. J.) said today he will call on the leader ot some of the nation "name" bands to tell the house labor committee whether they like the way James C. Petrlllo Is running their union. Hartley told reporters he ha had many letters from "rank and file member" of the American Federa tion of Musicians "protesting some of the things Petrlllo has done." He declined to name any of the band lender or musicians who will appear, but said they will be ques tioned on their opinions of the AFM new ban on musical record ings after the committee has quizzed Petrlllo himself tomorrow. ple of the Tulelake community. I have no complaints to make." At the special session last week, one councilman was absent. That wa Al Porter. Present were Mayor Fausett, C o u n c 1 1 ni e n Clarence Schott, William Sclgler and Dick Moore and City Clerk Victoria Thaler. Seigler made the motion Uial the resignation be sought and Uil was seconded by Dick Moore. At last, night's meeting Mrs. Thaler read Rhodes' resignation which was unanimously accepted without com ment. Immediately, the mayor named Mllfard Mooney as chief of police of Tulelake. Mooney has been a member of the Tulclako force for three mouths and was previously with the McCloud, Calif., force. He will work with Albert Albo and Don PlNMino, officers. Other council business Included Uie application of a milk route by Jack Wnybrant which was taken under consideration, and recom mendation of a stop sign on the East-West road where It Intersects Main, and a speed limit cut to IS mile per hour. May Ignore Baruch Warning would authorize the administration i to get ready for meal rationing. Their bill would let the agricul ture department go so far a to print ration books, but congress could veto ny move to put the pro gram Into effect. Flm Hurdle The lo banking committee con - stltute the first hurdle Uie Planders-Javll bill mast clear be- for It can be considered by both the senate snd liou.se. Tobey refused to commit himself on Uie measure during the weeks It wa being drafted. But he told reporter toduy he will support the bill, even though he hm not decided whether the next step actual ra tioningshould be taken. The agriculture department has predicted a serious meat shortage by spring. Mr. Truman several time has urged congres to grant the admin istration stand-by-authority to re store rationing on a limited basis. He also .wants power to relmpose waRe and price controls, If neces- J Br5' The senate banking committee ha been holding hearings on vari ous bills to carry out these section ot the president 10-polnt anil-Inflation program. It arranged to hear today a group of army and navy oil expert. S. California Tinder Dry LOS ANGELES. Jan. 20 iP- j There re prayers, but no immedi ate prospects, for rain In Under dry Southern California today. Forecasters- my there Is nothing on the meteorological mops to In dicate rain this week a Uie driest winter In 70 year of weather bureau records endangers crops and stead ily Increases the brush and forest fire hazard. For Uie weather year which be gan last July 1, Los Angeles has had 1.B2 Inches of rain. Last year at this time the total wo 10.46 Inches. The normal I 6 93 Inches. Chile Shipwreck Claims 100 Lives SANTIAGO. Chile. Jn. 20 uP The interior ministry snld today about 100 persons died last night when the Stoamer Cautm capsized and sank In the Imperial river in Southern Chile. The steamer carried 360 passen gers, many of them women and children. Officials said an excessive cargo wa responsible. They arrested the captain. Survivors saved their lives by long distance swims. They land ed at Puerto Savedra. Luis Pcna, one of the rescued passengers, said water seeped Into the engine room of the Cautm and flooded IL 'Freedom Train' May Up Schedule NEW YORK, Jan. 20 MV-So many cities not on the present Itin erary are asking to see the "Free dom Train" that It travels around the nation may be extended for second year, the American Heritage Foundation, It sponsor, said yes terday. Local funds from cities visited are not financing trips of the train, which carries an American histori cal display, the foundation said. Unamerican Party Decision Asked WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 iA'i A house committee today asked a Jus tice department opinion on whether it would be constitutional to bar "un-American parties" from elec tions a proposal which It was told might keep Henry Wallace's name off Uie 1948 ballots. Before an administration subcom mittee Is a bill by Rep. William C. Cole (R-Mo.i which would deny participation In an election to any political party directly or Indirectly affiliated with the communist party, the communist International, or any other foreign agency, political party, organization or government. Late Spud Bulletin SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20 (AP L8DAI Potatoes: 13 broken. 17 unbroken cars on track; arrivals, California 6, Nevada 1, Oregon 4, Idaho 2; market about steady; Klamath Russet No. 1-A, $4.76; Long White $4.00-4.26. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 lAP TJSDA) Potatoes : 20 broken, 40 un broken cars on track: arrivals, Cali fornia 6. Oregon 3, Idaho 13, Utah 3, by truck 2; market firm; Idaho Russet No. 1-A, $4.40-4.86. KLAMATH PA 1.1,8, OREGON, TLEHDAY, Petersen To Try For Senate Post An autumn contest for the I7th district senatorial post appeared as sured today when Martus Peteren I of Klamath Fall aid he will make ! another bid for the Job. entering i ,h drmocraUc primary in May. Petersen, who ran for senator In ! into and 1944, losing both time to ! the late Marshall E. Cornell, re- I publican, I the first democrat to In- d'cale n interest in the office this year. Phil Hitchcock. Klamath Falls republican, has declared for the position, and already i organ izing his campaign. Petersen has lived I n Klamath and Lake counties for 26 years. For many year he operated the Peter-scn-Johnson mill In Western Lake county, and for the lost five or six years has lived at Klamath Falls. He has farm in the Homedale district. Thus, two nenatorial candidates are out who have residential rela tionships with two counties In Uie five-county district. Hitchcock lived for many years In Deschutes coun ty, where he was a mill operator. Petersen lived for many years In Lake county, where he was a mill operator. Rrreirerf Ku..nial Petersen said he had received i many suggestions from friends and acquaintances that he make the race, after his name was mentioned In the paper last week-end in con nection with the political situation. The name of Dayton E. Van Vac tor, well-known Klamath attorney, veteran of both war, and a one time deputy district attorney, came up prominently today In connection with the district attorney situation. He I a republican. Clarence Hum ble, republican tacumbedt. aald to day that he doe not Intend to seek re-elecUon. Van Vactor has not Indicated wheUier he Is Interested. County Assessor Glen Terrill. re publican, who holds the Job by ap pointment, said today he probably will seek election. Indications today were that Charles DeLap. republican county clerk, will seek re-nomination byMobl and tinancial backer, the republican at the primary. No , jjr. H. H. Humphries, hoped today candidates for county clerk have , ..orkm,n -.m unearth a $4,000,000 been announced. William B. Morse, state represen tative from Crook county who was one of the strong supporters of the Oregon Vocational school project for Klamath Falls, has filed for re election. He Is a republican resident of Prlneville. Diesel Towboat Back In Race GREENVILLE, Miss., Jan. 30 tP) With emergency repairs made, the Diesel towboat Helena nosed back Into the Mississippi river early this morning and began chugging to overcome Uie 100-mlle lead held by her steam-powered rival, the Ko koda. In their historic race up the stream. The boat's crew and mechanic, who were waiting at Uie docks when the Helena arrived here last night, completed repairs to cylinder studs in four hours of feverish ac tivity. The two towboat are in the fifth day of their Mississippi river race, the first race since the day of the River Packet Robert E. Lee and Natchci in 1870. The test is to prove the relative merits of dlesel and steam power for river trans port. Dime Containers Filling Up At least two of Klamath's res taurants reported bulging contain ers today in Uie March of Dimes campaign to combat Infantile par alysis, and asked Mrs. Paul Buck, March ot Dimes chairman, to re place the containers. The Quota club has charge of placing and collecting the coin col lectors In restaurants, theatres, stores and establishments through out the county. If any one ho col lectors that are now full and would like them replaced with empty con tainers, they are asked to call March of Dimes headquarters, 7224. Eight Die In Baghdad Riots BAGHDAD, Iraq. Jan. 20 ti Eight persons were killed today In six hours of rioting started by youthful foes of the new British Iraqi alliance. Policemen with armored car and ninchtnrgutis finally restored order around noon. The Iraqi army also was alerted. Hundreds were arrested. About 40 policemen and 100 civilians were Injured. The dead were two po licemen, two Inspector and four civilians. JANUARY 20, 194 Telephone gill Runs Again I Mariu Petersen, who will make , s third try for 17th district senator. Dog Safe After Plunge Further details on the dog rescue Incident on Klamath river near Keno last week-end reveal that the dog. a large Newfoundland female owned by Mrs. Tom Calmes was rescued from the river after It had nearly bitten the nose off one would-be oenefactor. The dog became mired in mud and Ice about noon Sunday. The j Calmes' children reported her ; plight, and Merle Anderson was I bitten when he undertook to save her. Re went to the hospital. After that, word of the Incident was sent to Dick Morgan, Larry Watkins and Pat Montgomery of Klamath Falls, who were at Keno training their dogs. It was virtu ally dark when they reached the scene. They took an old boat out in the mud with them, muzzled the big dog, and rolled her over into the boat. It was not until she was placed on firm ground that she re gained confidence and would try trwlk. - " Pirate Cache Hunted For GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Pla., Tan on Fii7htv.vnr-nlri (V P. pirate cache which Mobley believed is buried here. Several chunks of yellow metal brought to the surface yesterday by Uie huge shovel being used in Uie excavation on the edge of a downtown street caused consider able excitement. The pieces looked like bits of gold but opinion was divld:d. One jeweler who looked it over wasn't so sure, however. He thought It might be iron pyrlte, known as "fool's gold." Mayor Ed Bradley, a pharmacist, dropped a piece of the yellow metal In a solution of nitric and hyrdo chloric acid. It dissolved. This would be the normal reaction If the metal is pure gold, he said, but several other metals also would dissolve. As the word spread, a large crowd gathered and police erected a wire fence to keep spectators a safe dis tance from the hole. The elderly Mobley has insisted for 18 years there is gold on the spot. He previously tried digging for it but ran out of money. Warren 1 IjJ... Jit ' : i If,', z ' . : W stitfwsjaaiw ' A special convention of the California republican assembly, aa unofficial, but Influential statewide party organisation, at Del Monte, Calif., touched off a driv designed to boom the campaign beyond th state-line limitation set up by Gov. Warren. Among the endorser were, left to right, Melntyr Parle, GOP national committeeman for California: Arthur Carmlchael, chairman candidate committee; Arthur ilreh low, president of the California republican aembly, and Arthur Carbon, ehairman of the republican atat central committee. WEATHER Mai. (Jin. 11 ... It Ml. .l l-r.H.n.ll.n laal 1 kaara .. traam yaar la 4als .! Laal raar III Variaal .!.! laracaall fair. Ne. 1242 $4 Million Tax Slash Still Target WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 W) Republican tax catting plan reach ed the decision stage today. Speaker Martin (R-Maas.) called the house GOP steerinr committee to an afternoon (2 EST) session to shape party policy on the red hot domestic Issue. There was every advance indica tion the committee would: 1. Ignore the urging of Ber nard M. Baruch to put off tax cutting for two years. 2. Reject flatly President Tru- 1 man's reouest for a 140 "coat nf living" tax cut for everyone with an offsetting revival of the war time excess profit levy on cor porations. 3. Throw It weight instead be hind a trimmed down version of Uie Knutson blU. Chairman Knutson (R-Mlnn.i of the tax-writing way and mean committee told newsmen he would carry into the meeting a demand that his $5,600,000,000 bill be adopt ed a the GOP tax slashing goal for 1948. See Cut Coming But high republicans who would not allow use of their names pre dicted the Knutaon plan would be trimmed down possibly to on over all cut of $4.000.000.000 with chief emphasis on lower rate for tax payers in the low bracket. There wa general agreement among GOP leaden that present exemptions should be boo ted from $600 to $600 and that the principle of community property taxation allowing husband and wive I split . the family Income lor . tax Tpurpose to be applied nhiformlr inrougnout the nation. But there was some objection to Knutson' proposal for percentage cuts ranging from 30 per cent at the bottom to 10 j for those with high-bracket incomes. The best guess was that these percentages would be ' trimmed all along the scale. Republican spokesmen have adopted the view that tipping of the personal exemption along with the community tax plan will ap peal to the largest number of tax payers and voter and will soften obJecUons to some reduction for high bracket Individuals. Local Man Sees Meteor Ralph L. Fuller of . 1901 Geary told The Herald and News this morning of a brilliant) display of natural fireworks early today. Ful ler said he was en route to town from Modoc Point around 2:30 a. m. Near Barclay springs he noticed a bright light In the sky, stopped his truck to watch and decided It was a meteor. A shower of sparks fell from its tail, he said, and the whole sky was an array of multi colored light. It fell from the sky south of Bar clay springs, and looked very close, Fuller added. For President Drive Opens mem fi I Trial Fair In Eyes Of Governor SALEM, Jan. 10 (IP) Warden Henderson, 27-year-old Portland negro, mutt die In the prison gu chamber at 8:30 a. m, next Friday. Governor John H. Hall announced today. Governor Hall aald "the law must take It course" In denying appeal by chureh groups and organisation Interoted In racial ra.atlons. They aaked the sentence be commuted, charging that If Henderson had been a white man, he would have been sentenced to life. Henderson wa convicted of murdering Walter Poole, Van port white man, on Christmas Eve, 1946. The motive was theft of Poole car. Henderson never confessed, asserting he wo too drunk to re member what happened. Governor Hall said In a lengthy statement: "There Is no evidence or claim that the defendant did not receive a fair trial. There la no IndtcaUon that racial prejudice had any part in the case." He said the power to commute should "be exercised only for th purpose of prevenUng a miscarriage of JuiUoe, each as a showing that the accused did not have fair t .1 or every opportunity to present a defense, the presentation of newly discovered evidence since complet ing the trial, or other extenuating circumstances." Governor Hall said he received 103 letters asking for clemency, but that most of them ore based on the fact that the writers are opposed to capital punishment. He (aid mat II they feel so keen ly about It, they should initiate a cneasure to abolish capital punish mcnt. The governor said he read the en tire record of the case, read every letter, and held a lengthy hearing on the matter, and could find noth ing to warrant changing the Jury' verdict. Henderson has been spending his time In prison doing oil painting. copying pictures from calendars. The last commutaUons of death sentences were granted by former Governor Juliu Meier on July 3, 1934, to Theodore Jordan, a negro, and Harry Riley. Jordan had been sentenced to die for the murder of a Southern Pacific dining car steward In Klam ath Falls. Riley had received the death pen alty for a triple murder, having killed his wile, father-in-law and mother-in-law at Burns. Kuter Blocked For CAB Job WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 V Harllee Branch resigned today from the civil aeronautics board shortly after the senate armed service com mittee again blocked the nomina tion of MaJ. Gen. Laurence 8. Kuter to head that agency. Branch, whose resignation Is ef fective May 1, said he is "quite tired and feels the need of a complete rest." His departure creates a third vacancy on the five-man board. President Truman recenUy re fused to reappoint James M. Landls, CAB chairman, when his term ex pired at the end of 1947. A vacancy created by the resigna tion some months ago of Clarence M. Young, republican member ot the board, never has been filled. Young quit to become manager of the city of Los Angeles airports. Branch also attributed his resig nation to the "high cost of living hi Washington" which he said nec essitated improving his "personal situation." The senate armed services com mittee in refusing to approve the nomination of Kuter to head the CAP overrode a personal plea from Mr. Truman to allow Kuter to take the post and retain his rank and pay as an air force general. I i 1 Bk 1 m
