Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1948)
IV r 1 1 I Tlflflffl WEATHER m. ii u Mm. .... t trtlpiUU.n Uflt II haun ... Hitm rr lu rti n uii rr ... 4. Ill Norm!., mil tar i 4 'lu iid r with snnW flurrUt Wt4nitffti friln. MICK HVK t'KNTH l u The-- Dip Jews n r ihank jcnkinh BKIMtKHKNTATlVK ANUliLL lot Oregon) suys In Washington this murnlng llml an-ls-aiid-has-bcrn U. 8. tax dollars ait being poured dnwn ISuropcan nit liulra. I In adds: Our lorclgn aid piogium him been jhiiiui'fully ailiiilnlnicrcd. Much luunry has Bono lu coiiupl ifcuo pcain poliileiaun, designing civilians and military uiucers 101 tiirciKii cuiiulrira) who want Ui prulll by Ihc Imgrsa o( America without them selves making ttiiy contribution iu the wrllim ol their fellow clllwim. UK piuuoscs iu his Idea ul whii I otiuhl to be done 10 I""1"' Kuro prun md work): Whatever wo do must be hedged ttlmlil by ADMINIMTHATIVK CO I TKOIJI Uml will make certain thut every dollar cxcndiil will brunt m dollar's worth ul mini' I" the wny ol tellrl and rehnlilllliitloii lu needy lciiiirnts," IT sounds good. Uuc.Mll It? iKltillt 1 ulf the but, Unit u. and wlthuul lopping to think. Hut when you wild yuur lilted ni.ul out lu lion the puUiloe do you lie one hand brliluil him and hackle liln niiklM together I'rububly hot. Vuur cuiniuon. In dividual huic .-.cine tells you thai ll you snarled lilin all up like thai lie couldn't do a very good Job ol polato-hoeuig. CO. K you te a smart u an Aincr lean Iree enterpriser has to be to ct by. yuu (ty hun up a good break lul of ham and potatoes and tell him to hop to it hi his own way bin set Uie Job done and do ll right. 1(. alter reasonable liuiliucilon, he doesn I make good, you Imd your aell another hired man. pOVKRNMKNT works olhciwlsr. Basically It 0eraie on Jawbone. It dnl caro whale ol a lot whether the Job In well dune II the people tan be MADE TU THINK It la well dune, thai tills the bill, and everybody la happy. .f wnti ttniwi .M.LaLtiea UiaL way. rou wouldn't have much ol a crop. T1IK dlllorence la that 11 your po tato crop doesn I pan out you lake Uie rap. Its YOUIt MONEY that la being spent. Ooverntnenl oiieratea on oilier people's money. io. when you come right down to cases, all government la untreated in la making the pungler-uppcrs THINK a good Job la being done. Ho It puut on a ahow. ll unmea a man to do the Job. Then it ilea htm II up with "ad ministrative controta" (red tape la the word Uie man on Uto atreel uses.) Alter that, v.t order to lei Hit people know their money la be ing lully safeguarded, It tout another matt to watch the firM man. Then It acts a third mini to Wktchlng the other Iwo. Then It says piously: "Seel We have everything all llxed." THAT, appurcnlly. la what Itepic- aentallve Angell wants done. II It In dime that way, It will turn out ai moot politically done Jobs do it will coal a lol and won't amount to much. But ll will sound good. Wheeler Heads AFL Politics MIAMI, Flu., Feb. 3 W-AFL Pirsklcnt William Clrccn today an nounced the selection ol Burton K "heeler, former democratic seiri tni from Montana, as director ol the AFL's new political league n the coming elections. The post will pay $10.0110, Orccn aald. Wheeler will appear before the 30-mcinbcr ndmlnlstriitlve com mittee ol the newly-formed Icngio here tomorrow. The romiiilttcc still oust approve tho selection ot the executive, council, but Orccn Indi cated Hint would be a formality. The AFL hrno antd the wnrtlme Isolationist views of cx-Sentitor Wheeler would not Interfere with the political objectives ol the labor nigunlmtlnn. because they were primarily lo bring about repeal of the Tnlt-IIurtlcy act. Hungry Germans Idle STUTTflAIIT. Germany, Feb. 3 M'i fireal arras of the llrlllsh American occupation sours were paralysed loilay. Between 2,000. 000 nnd 3,01)0,000 German workers went on a 21-hour strike tn protest fond shortages. In the strike-bound American rone slult of Wiirllrmncrg-lladrn, Gen. I.tirliis I). Clay, Hit ll. 8. milllary governor, I old German lenders: "I have nothing to erlllolre about litis type of action," lit added, however, that hunger alrikra would nut serve to bring the Germans more food from America. ( lay's private Inilll brought him lo Nlullgnrt over rail lines that had been Idle since midnight. Kl ' " rtC) ,iK(iON. TUKHOAV, FKHKIJAKY J, 1M Telephone r.r No. 1254 (Domcy Mas ikhlm Cold t Stockman, Engle Will Run; Mrs. Cornett May Seek Post Oregon's Hid district congress- man. B-loot-0 Lowrll Workman ol , i'enilleton, told The Herald and ! News lixluy he Inleiuled to be a can. dldiitc lor rrutittilnatloii on the re publican bitllut May III. HiockitMii v. ns reached bv wire In Washington D. C. where he la now attending neanlonn ol lir 80th coiigreiui. He la the llrat Oregon representative lu declare lor ofllie again. Hip Clnlr Engle ol Hetlilliig Calllornlu, .nil dlntrlct congtcMi man, also told the newspaper again hr would be a CK ' canillilute lor nomliuitlon. Rtockmitn and Kngle represent two ol the comitry'a largest con giesAloual dlitrlct.i, 111 urea. Htm-k-iniit) la tmw nerving Ilia second term In Washington nnd la physically th.' gliiut ol the lower house. The name ul Mra. Olive Cornell, 1 widow ol the late Marshall t'ornett. Imlav wm advanrrd lor the post ul j republican national rommllteewom- j an Irnm Oregun. th. hlghrst repub- ! Ilran parly poslllnn lor a woman In Ihla slate. Mra. Oeorge T Oerllnger. Port- j land, twice elected GOP committee- I Dixie Democrats Fire Angry Volley At Truman For Stand On Racial Questions WASHINGTON. Feb. an angrv outburst on 1 iTt In i floor. Dixie driiiix-rnta accused President Truman today of "slab bing'' southern supporters by ask ing laws against lynching and racial discrimination Rrp. Williams iD-Mlsa i shouted: I would rather see my party go down In honorable defeat . . , than win an empty victory by stabbing Its best friends In the back." Other southerners chimed In sim ilarly. In congressional cloakrooms. Camp White Use Opposed WASHINOTON, Feb. 3 (.P. The vrlernns administration told a sen ate committee today why ll doesn t want to take over two wartime army hospitals In Oregon and Iowa. One Is Camp White hospital, near Medlord. Ore. The other Is Schick General hospital, Clinton. la. MaJ. Clen. Paul R. Huwlcy. retir ing medical director ol the veterans administration, said the Camp White hospital would bo "tcrrlllcui ly expensive to oiierate" with Its "27-mlles of corridors." Dr. Paul B. Mugnuson, who suc ceeded Hawiey. said he seconded everything that Dr. Huwlcy said." They opimsed a bill by Senators Morse and Cordon of Oregon. It would direct the agency to take over the hospital. Both testified before a subcom mittee hearing at which Morse pre sided. "H you can show me that It's un economical to operate Camp White. I m going to vote ngalnst It." Morse told Hawiey. "I think my Irtends In Medlord know that." Caracas Bombing Hint Sparks Probe WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 Pt The Fill Is Investigating the dlsitppcnr nncc of two Amcrlrnn plants lol lowlng a Venezuelan complaint that Its capital. Carurns, tuny be the tnrgtt for a bombing raid. The Fill said thnt one ot I he planes which left Augusta showed tip temporarily at Dnytona Beach, 1' 1 n . . where it was spottrd by a civil nrrnnntittcs administration otllcinl as It was taking oil again. ' The InvcsllKiilInn Is to determine If the plnnrs have been Illegally flown mil of (lie United Stntts. Industrial lift was at a stand still for thousands of squure miles around where Clay spoke. Trade union estimates vurlrd on the number of clerks who sluyeri nut, bill thousands of olflces, banks, tlepnrlmrnl starts and government offices were dcacrtrlT. In llnmhtirg, one union official claimed Hint 90 per tent of the clly administration's while collar workers had struck. Mttittgnrt had a Sunday appear ance. The streets were virtually empty. Trolley tars remained In their burns. Places of business were closed. The same picture whs presented In Mannhrlm, Mm and Heidelberg. woman, suys ihc will not eek the . Job u third lime, and Mra. Cornett ! wu linmedliilely auggeiited lor the : position. ' Hhc said today shti has been ! uskrd to run but Is undecided. .... b , r-.... i 1 ,...,.;........,. r... .... .... ! II l.n -,...... Ii.l,. ..,,ll.l... ..r , ... .... .. . , 2t ,7. .Tn i i Ilea lor many years prior to his (liiitli In a plinic crash last Novem ber, and as president ol the slate , si nitu was milieu acting governor ol ' Oregon. Carl Nteluseller. Klutnalll Falls i rt publican, has llled papera with : the secretary of alate In Halem. of -, filially making himself a candidate lol the party's nomination aa stale rt preseulatlve from Klamath roun- Htiinseller unnouueed his linen- lion of running lor the post sever- I ai days ago. He la the first leglslu- live cnnilldiite Irom tilts county to ' actually get his tiling done, al- ' though Henry Kemon. republican 1 incumbent, is definitely seeking to ; return to the state lower house, j Several other persons have been i mmr Muitltrrn drmormU wrre talk- Ing of calllnr a Dlsle convention this country and not try to out- to split away from the president on j Wallace Hctiry Wallace." the civil rights Issue. j One deep south senntor who ask- j Hep. Cox iD-Ga.i slatted llieied not lo be quoted by name told , Ilare-up in me nottse over tne , presidents civil rights message sent to congress yesterday. Cox said: When I read tins message I wonder if after all Henry Wal lace la such a bad man. The presi dent attacks people from the sec tion of the country whose suprt ! he must have If he Is to be re- I elected. The whole thing saddens and sickens me." I Hep. Itlvers (D-S.C.) protested , that southerns havr bern Hie j whipping boy of the nation for too long. "One of these days." he warned. 'Hie so-called leaders are going to Iind out the so-called solid south j is not as solid as some ol the heads I of our so-called leaders." Rep. Born iD-S.C.i thrashed his arms and thundered that "we Nation Fears Coal Strike WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 nVt The lucl-conscious nation laced a pos sible threat Irum John L. Lewis to day ol a nationwide solt coal strike by spring. Lewis told the Industry he Iccls tree to "take any Independent action necessary" lo sturt bcnellt pay ments to miners out ol their un tapped. $50,000,000 wellare lund. Lewis' cryptic note ytsttrday puzzled the mine operators. Some stild they Icur it muy mean un April 1 strike by the 100.000 mem bers of the United Mine Workers union Lewis heads. Rcuched at his home, the UMW chief suld only: "I wouldn't have any comment at all." The welfare fund was established In tilt l47 coal agreement worked out by Hie government. The oper ators agreed to finance medical, hospital, Injury, disability, dentil nnd retirement benefits from a 10 ccnt roynlty payment on every ton of coal produced. Anna Takes Over Newspaper Post PHOENIX. Arir... Feb. 3 (A) The Arizona Times toduy announced the resignation ol John Boettlgcr as Its editor and publisher and the as sumption of those duties by his wife, Anna Roosevelt Boettlgcr, daughter of the late President Roosevelt, Tho joint announcement by Mr. nnd Mrs. Boettlgcr was published by the Times, dally afternoon news pnper which thev established May 1. 1047. Minneapois Envies North MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3 (.r. Ktlmontnn, Albei t a, which Is a thousand miles northwest of Min neapolis on the path by which winter weather reaches Minnesota, was IB degrees warmer than Min neapolis today. The Minneapolis minimum was a frigid 8 below: in Edmonton a comfortable 7 above. The range between Minnesota's low 38 below at Big Falls and Edmonton was 48 degrrrs. mentioned lor Ihc legislature, In- eluding Ed Ostcndurf, Kiirl Dchlln- j ger, Troy Cook and Dale West.) Klutnath has two acuta In the Icgts- Imure. no there may be til least a republican contest lor nomination In the primary. sentatlve-lrom Deschutes county w William Nlskanen ol Bend, re publican incumbent. Oscar Kit- tredge. Southern Oregon rancher. Is considering putting himself up :.. , a republican candidate lor nomlna- Hon In the DcschtiteA-Luke dis- ; trlct, but reiKirtedlv hasn't decided ' one way or the other. i Olflclal tilings lor the more 1m- ' IH.rtant slate and letlcritl Jobs are going slow in Halein. None ol Ore- i gun's congressmen other than Stockman nave declared Uicmselves candidates lor re-nom)natlon but n.l i are exweted to run. Senator uuy Cordon Is In the running to retain his olllce. Circuit Judge Orval J. Millard ol Cltnnts Puss put In his bid lor re election as Judge ol Josephine coun ty circuit court yesterday. He was appointed to the noil - partisan bench a year ago. ought lo put Ilrst things lirst In ; a reporter present plans arc to ask ! the conference Of southern gov- 1 trnors lo call an all-southern con- VrL,ll1" ... Such a political gathering could pica us own ennoionie ior nresl- dent. But the main objective would be to work out some way to with hold at least part of the souths electoral votes from Mr. Truman. Suburban Mail Office Asked requesting a sub-post "offl for the ,0 ,he lowesl of the south suburban district were mailed "ucr- Monday to the office of the post- Even the coast was cold. New master general. Washington, D. C, Port reported a temperature 4 de by Harry L. Winrd. grces below freezing at 28. and winrri whn ew th hrn.,..t. f. ! Brookings was an even 32. In the lice for 4801 S. 6th In the building to be occupied by a drug and notion store, staled Ulat at present the dls- tnnre to the main olllce is 3.3 miles and hinders adequate service for the suburban district, now on rural route coverage. AFL Opposing Henry Wallace MIAMI. Fla.. Feb. 3 J The AFL turned thumbs down on Henry A. Wallace for president today and In dicated it might pick a one-time Isolationist senator to lead Its new political campaign. Tiie AFL executive council op posed Wallaces third party candl dacy lor president on the ground that he was an "apologist" lor the communist party, and added that the AFL would not be "hoodwinked" by communist claims of liberalism. As a possible director of the AFL's political league, former Senator Bur ton K. Wheeler tD-Mont.) was sug gested to the council, and probably will be recommended to the 30 member administrative committee of tho lenRuc when It meets here tomorrow, members said. Linkville Cemetery Levy Approved For May ballot Klamath Fulls voters will find another municipal levy on the May special election. City councilmen. alter heated discussion last night, voted to put a resolution providing for a 'j-niill levy Ior perpetual care of Linkville cemetery on the ballot. In addition to the 1-mill park and l'j-mlll recreation levies previously earmarked for the spring election. A delegation ol interested persons, headed by R. 11. Dunbar, presented in our duties up there tat Link a petition "to place on the May vlllei. It would be money well spent, ballot a 'a-ntlll levy for upkeep and Care of Linkville should in no way perpetual cure ol Linkville cemc- be connected with Memorial park." tery In canimeinoraUoii of the early pioneers buried tlieie." A question from Dunbar, who asked if the city does nut have some kind of fund to maintain the old cemetery, brought a round of discussion from councilmen and the audience. Mayor Ed Ostendorf ex plained thut the only money avail able for upkeep of Linkville Is from tho sale of plots. What money was In the Linkville fund was lumped with the Klamath Memorial park Minimum Of 7 Above Set In City Area Sub-zero tenipcraturcs Invaded the Klamath country this momtng and seasonitl low readings were chalked up by the weatherman for these parts as elsewhere throughout the fctAtj. of Oreffnn. . , . . , , c minimum temperature In Klamath Falls at 8 a.m. today was 7 abuve. seasonal low. Coldest place In the Klamath area w-as on 8un Mountain pass of The Dalles-Calllornla highway, where the mercury dropped to 8 below zero. It was 2 below on Quaru mountain, ' according to highway patrolmen, j and S above at Odell lake. The i Grcenspnngs patrolman reported 3 i above. j ( olil.st place in the stale ol Ore- gon was at Madras with a minus 13 reading early this morning. Mea- cham. on the Old Oregon Trail, usually holds the dubious honor of "coldest In Oregon." but Madras j nosed out the historic old town by 3 decrees. Bend had a minus 10 reading. ' i h.m.iii iii,in 1 ine u. o. ourcau oi rciiaiuatiuu reported coldest readings on their j i map as 1 above at both Newell and j j Tuielakc. 3 above at Gerber dam j I and 8 above at Clear lake. There I were no below licezing reports Irom ' the bureau. Soutturn Pacific olficiais said coldest place on Uie line to the north was at Chemult. where lt was n below Both Cascade Summit and Oeem lake rennrted a minus . Hangers at Crater Lake national Pr "lu a record for the winter j .,, w .rillen In their books ; ,hi. ., , . ,., ,. perature. At 8 a.m. It was 6 above. cold and clear. There Is a skim of Ice over Crater lake but rangers said there was some open water. Skiing was said to be good, with trails in fine shape. Snow Expected The state highway commission anted motorists today that snow Is expected over almost the entire i state tonight. Mountain roads were I hazardous today as temperatures Willamette valley, Salem was the cold spot with 19, followed by Eu gene at 21, and Roseburg and Port land nt 24. Despite the warning of snow, the weatherman said temperatures are expected to be some warmer tonight. Judge Refuses To Stop Probe SEATTLE, Feb. 3 Wl Superior Judge Roger J. Meakim signed an order today refusing to enjoin the legislature's Canwell committee in its Investigation ol un-American activities. ' The action came as a distinct sur- j prise and a setback for the Wash- t Ington pension union. Attorneys ior the union presented at, order which Included a declara tory Judgment stating the commit tee was unconstitutional and had no authority to act as an arm of the legislature. Judge Menklm ruled against the Inclusion of the declara tory Judgment. (See also Page II fund in the hope that the new me- : morlnl purk will help support the old one, the mayor said. Councilman Paul O. Landry at tempted to postpone placing the matter on the ballot by asking that those interested meet with the city cemetery committee and council to work out another means of perpetual care. Councilman Angus Newton re- plied, "We have been very derelict Further criticism was olfercd by Councilman A. F. Condrey who ac cused city officials objecting to put ting the levy on the ballot, of "play ing politics." Newton made the final motion okaying the ballot measure. A squabble over the mayor's re appointment of members of the box ing commission took a good part of the meeting and Is covered in a story on today's sports page of The Herald and News. He Confirmed if T" - -3&& vV 1 Yea, H was just as cold as you Jack K. Blowers, a C'AA weather j when he made a 7-above reading :g a. m. Here he Is, looking at the i Mercury Reading From Many Points Minimums Klamath Falls - 1 above I i meiaae - i aoove i frte Lake j,ewen '27.. jim 'nan " . chemult . .. 3 above ... 1 mbore ... S above 1 above ... 9 below Crescent Lake 4 below ; c'hlloquin Cascade Summit : Clear Lake ' Gerber Dam 3 above 4 below 8 above 3 above S above Odell Lake 1 Sun Mountain ft below Harden Mountain j Quarts Mountain ! Meacham .. 3 above ... 2 below .10 below .. 13 below .. 10 below ... 8 below ... 1 above -11 above .. 6 above ( .naoraa Bend ! Baker La Grande ' Pendleton .. ' Burns I Salem j Newport . 19 above j Eugene Roseburg - maun j Portland 24 above Tax Bill On Senate Ice WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 iifi The senate put the republican tax cut ting bill on Ice today. The bill may stay in the cooler for two months or more. And when It does come up for a senate vote, it probably will call for less than the $6,500,000,000 cut over whelmingly approved by the house. The GOP measure rocketed through the house yesterday by a 297 to 120 count. Senator . Taf t of Ohio, chairman of the senate republican policy com mittee, told reporters he doubts that the senate will be able to override a veto unless the amount of revenue loss is reduced. Gandhi's Ashes Go On Rivers Feb. 12 NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 lPf The ashes ot Mohandas K. Gandhi will be committed to the sacred Hindu rivers at Allahabad on February 12, it was announced today. Sallcm ChattcrJI, a member of Gandhi's staff, said a casting of the stars had determined that date to be the most propitious. The ashes will be scattered on the waters at the confluence of the Ganges, Jumna and Saraswatl rivers, the most sacred spot to Hindus in all India. Allahabad is about 350 miles southeast of New Delhi. Cops Wonder Who Has Lost Ball 'N Chain CHESTER, Pa., Feb. 3 (Pi Chester police today are seeking lite owner of a ball and chain found hidden In a pile of straw near the site of the partially con structed 1'enns.vlvania railroad station. The ball and chain similar to those used to secure prisoners In years (one by was found yes terday beside a red and green checkered hunter's rap. The pile of straw was picked down as though someone had used It for a bed, police said. Chester authorities said they have asked police In neighboring slatea to cheek their areas for escaped prsionrrs and at the same time attempt to determine If any husbands have been re ported missing. Your Opinion thought It was this morning, and observer at the airport, proved It of the official instrument at about thermometer. Nn.Ppilmn "" 3 nenT laiKea WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 JP A proposal to permit "voluntary sky's-the-limit" rent Increases poped up la congress today. The suggestion for no-ceiling rent , boosts In exchange for long term leases was outlined by Senator , Cain (R-Wash.). Cain is chairman ! of a senate banking subcommittee j studying legislation to extend rent controls beyond February 29. The Washington senator told Rent Administrator Tighe Woods some committee members consider such a plan as the best way to speed the end of rent controls. Under the plan, tenants could re fuse to agree to an increase but could not demand lease protection beyond the expiration of controls. On meat, another banking sub committee called rhnrlM V Rmn. 2 bTe I nan, assistant secretary of agricul .1 above ture. for further testimony on a bill I By Senator Flanders lR.Vt 1 aitthnr. j bung the government to get ready ior rationing. The decision on whether to put the program into effect later would rest with congress. Tribe Leaders Ask $500 Bill WASHINGTON. Feb. 3 fflv-Three spokesmen for the Klamath Indians urged senate approval today of legis lation to grant a credit of $500 to each member of the tribe, with an additional 8200 to veterans. The money, under the bill ap proved by the house, would come Irom the capital reserve fund of the Klamath tribe. Wade Crawford of Klamath Falls, Ore., member of the Klamath busi ness committee, said many of the Klamaths are in need, some need ing the money to pay delinquent loans. Crawford asked a senate interior subcommittee to strike from the bill language designed to prevent the Modocs of Oklahoma from sharing in the per capita credit. He said the Modocs are enrolled members of the Klamath tribes and should receive equal consideration. Glen Wilkinson. Klamath attor ney, and Boyd Jackson, tribal dele gate, also supported the bill. Arabs Believed Preparing Attack DAMASCAS, Syria. Feb. 3 OP) Truckloads ot armed Arabs rolling into Damascus led many observers to believe today that a general at tack on Palestine Jews may be approaching. Some believe such an attack has been set for February 15. Fawzl Bey Al Kaukjl, leader of the Arab forces, told newsmen that "the Middle East's finest army la moving in." He said he expects to move his headquarters to Palestine "soon," and that he will assume personal direction of operations. Meat Ration Vetoed WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (JT senate banking subcommittee to day voted against authorizing the government to get ready for meat rationing. Chairman Flanders (R . VI.) told reporters the vote was three to two against his bill to let th agriculture drpartmtnt set up ra tioning machinery. He said he and Senator Spark man (D-Ala.) voted for tht measure. Against It were Sena tors Caprhart (R-Ind.), Buck (R- All But 3 Plants Quiet In This Area All mills In the Klamath basin including Klamath Falls, Canby, Al turaa and Lakevlew were down to day as the result of extensive power trouble on the California Oregon Power system. Mills elsewhere In the area served by Copco, were asked to shut down as necessary. Sam Kltchey, district manager ol Copco, authorised the shutdown at 2:30 p. m. yesterday when several steam generators on the Pacific Gas and Electric company'! system went out, causing a shortage on the con nected Copco system. One of the generators is located In Man Fran cisco, one at Eureka and the other at Oleum, Calif. Mills affected are those which de rive power from Copco. Weyer haeuser Timber company and Ewauna Box company, which sup ply their own power, were not af fected. Capacity Hit Kltchey was first notified of th trouble at 2:30 yesterday afternoon and began Immediately to contact mill operators served by his system. He explained the reason for the shutdown as loss of power capacity. lopco buys wholesale power by way of two transmission lines coming in from the south by Dnnsmulr from PGAE. The three Urge steamplants, involving approximately 100.000 kilo watts, went out early yesterday afternoon and at noon today Ritchey said he had not been advised aa to the cause of the trouble. It waa necessary to close the Klamath operations due to lack of power capacity when the PO&E sup ply was lost. Rl'chey said the picture was a little brighter early this afternoon and Copco expected to call the mllla affected late today 11 It appeared likely that the night shifts could go to work. Monday afternoon the foUowrnff mills were asked to cease operations: Klamath Lake Moulding company, ICantmstS aa t. Comma Enraged Mobs Press Attack K ? T. two militant Hindu groups which bitterly opposed Mohandas K. oandnis peace appeals were at tacked by mobs -enraged over th Hindu spiritual leader's assassina tion. The Indian press said targe num bers of both Mahasabha and tha RSS were being- arrested by pollca for questioning. Others were beat en. Both maintain youth organiza tions called 'volunteers" which hav been described as private armies. Three Men Don't Make A Gestapo JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 3 W) Mississippi's bureau ot Investigation, which has the power to arrest with out a warrant, consists of three men, said Gov. Fielding L. Wright. . The governor told a press confer ence yesterday that the "group of gestapo agents as they (the critics) like to call it," consisted of a direc tor, R, B. Birdsong, and two men. The MBI was authorized by tha Mississippi legislature and made re sponsible to Gov. Wright after a strike, which began May 30, at Southern (Trailways) Bus company. Several of the company's buses and buildings were fired upon. US Says Romania Violated Treaty WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 UftTh United States aimed a counter punch today In the war of words with Russia. It charged communist- dominated Romania with violating Its new peace treaty. Secretary ol State Marshall gave notice at the same time, however, that the United States is ready to discuss again the Soviet price for a peace treaty with Austria. Marshall proposed that deputies of the Big Four foreign ministers' council reconvene February 30 In London to take up the Russian de mands. Late Spud Bulletin SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3 (AP TJSDA) Potatoes: 6 broken, 13 un broken cars on track; California 1. Nevada 1, Oregon 1 arrived; two diverted. Market firm; Klamath Russets No. 1-A 86.10-25; Idaho Russets 35.35: Washington Russets No. 1 extra 35.50. ' LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (AP USDA) Potatoes: 38 broken, 33 un broken cars on track; California I Oregon 4, Idaho t arrived, 10 ar rived by truck; market steady; De schutes Russets No, 1-A, $5.50; Ida ho's 85.25. Del.) and Willis Robertson (D Va.) The subcommittee's recommen dation against the measure goes now to the full senate banking committee. It could override the smaller (roup, but that appears unlikely. The action came shortly after the administration had asked congress again to keep rent con-' trols and to give It power to fig prices for meat and other food and to ration them, If need b.
