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Day's fews
Mr HIANR JKNKINN
HASIIINUTON dlnpiitollc
morning lell ill "a down tup bual
niwiiiirn believe Dm peak uf btialncM
activity hiui been f i-m hctl. If mil
patted."
11 seems Unit these representative
( the upiht bracketa bniu niiiili!
their prediction to "government cx
litrlii" a week bclore tlir nun kct
bleak alnrtrd. Thul It InirrcatliiK.
It tine, for ll wuultl mean thry hud
Um miURtlon printed.
Kliihlly or wroimly. we value fine-
lllil mure Uiun lilmlnliilil.
TIIKHK iiiKeo lulu 1 tie ciyntnl bull
of biulhfM icuk uf "dinuii
IDK bunlneiui psycliolouy."
Wlml do Uiry inrun by tliul?
It ouii(l like wordii iliuncn 1'uie
f ill ly to cu.hl.iii Jolt lliul mlulil nut
oc too pleuAiint.
I'eople III liltll pluio oltrn lo
Hint.
i
PHKUUMAIILY Uiry inrun tlml up
tH .t.iu. iIia (krnvH I II itu iirtfi Iiuh
been U) buy. Aa conilitluna huve
been. Uie wuy to mnke money hua
bern to buy and wait lor the mure
or Iraa Inevitable rlae In ajjilim.
II "bu.ilneu pjiycholovy la cliuim
ln," a mul auuine that people
are nellliii aliuky abuul the proa
peel of ever-rlahm prlcca. lio, when
the market beitin lo ahuw aluna of
Jlltera. amurl people acek lo avoid
turtiier luaaea.
Thai areola to be what happened
In tils ahake-up laal week
TIIKy (1'itril lupix-ra olfrr auotlirr
InurrUlim atalrmrnt:
They aay:
"In an ever-Krowluu number of
raara. pritra are rellccllim Htl'
i'l.IKrt eiuul to or grrairr than de
mand." Thai IM tlmiitlcuhl It
true. Whenever aupply begin lo
rau.ii up with drmund. cundllluna
will oriiin lo return lo normal,
i What "normal" will be in view of
the decline In value of the dollar
In relation to Ultima Uiat people
rat. wear and ahrlter ihrmaclvea
with la aoinethlun that can I yel be
lated with conlldenre.l
B T any rate. II will be UK with
" moal ol ua If aomelhlnc haeua
to hall the iteady climb up Uie
aplraJ aualrcaae of InflaUon. Every
body llkea to be able to plan ahead
Willi aomt aaaurance.
No mailer how well off we may be
al Uia moment, wa ll be irary aa loiui
m w know that a rue In prlcea can
wlpa out the value of our paycheck
If w work for wagra or a rlae in
oat of producUon can pill Uie kl
kxuh on ua If wt make lAlngi lo
.II.
Whan people art In a arary mood.
I wroapMity at always prrcanout.
T
TP you have a Jumpy heart and con
1 tult th dtxrlor about It. he II try
to (IV you EXACTLY BNOUOH of
what you need, but not too much.
If our bualneaa doctor! can con
trive to give ua Jiul enouult price
drop but not too much, everyUilng
will be hoity-toity.
That takea aklll. and courage.
Anyway. Una live In hoe.
Old Yen Proves
Strong Motive
BALT1MOHE, Feb. 9 uV) Police
tpeculnlcd today whether a retired
motorman'a itch to get behind Uw
conlrolt again accounted for a
trackleat trolley theft.
The legitimate operator. Andrew
Pugh. had loft the car only tor a
moment, to make a report In Uie
barn, when an Informant ran In and
ahouled :
"Your trolley' been tlolcnl lt'
going up Eiialrrn avenue,"
liofore the untcheduled run waa
oier Die car hud defied a police
man' whlslle to go ihrouKh a red
lidht. picked up a piuwciiKcr. and
damaged an automobile. The bor
rower umtlnucd hit flight on foot,
and wlUieaaes aald he wore a trnn
ait compariy uniform.
Company offlclalt could only tug
gett he wr aomebody "who no
lunger Is In our employ."
r,AVAIUl)INi
y LA GRANDE, Keb. (A") The
realdenta of La Oraudo nre growing
ao luw-abldlng that Uie city Ju.it
Itn'l making any money at all.
Police tinea, which brought In tho
neat turn, of $1400 latt November,
netted only R19 In Jnnunry. They
were law In December, too,
2000 Moslem
In Big Kashmir Campaign
NEW DELHI, Feb. 0 (1'i-The 111
dinn army sulci today 2000 Moslem
rtldors were killed Friday In the
greatest battle of the Kashmir cum
pnlgn. Another 2000 wore declared
wounded In the engagement near
Naoshern, 50 miles Northwest of
Jiimmu, capital of the Southern
Kashmir province of Jnmmii.
The predominantly Hindu and
8:kli forces of the Indian army were
led by a Moslem, Brig, Muhammad
Unman.
An official spokcxiuim snld 11.000
attackers struck In waves, using
heavy automntlt! weapons. They
were repulsed In daylight but cnino
hark at nlRhl for hand In hiind
ronibiil featuring sword play. The
spokesman did not report Indian
losses. Newspaper dispatches said
two of the slain appeared to bo for
eign officers.
The army said It captured quan
tities of munitions and was heavily
shelling Moslem positions. Ma
ehlnegun and mortar tiro wore re
turned. Indian and Kaslimli'-slale forces
have been fighting Moslem tribes
I'KK.K HVK I'KNTM .jiP.JN' fc. KLAMATH FAl7l.il. (IRKOON. MONIIAV. KKHRL'AKV f. J94R Telephone Hill No. 1259 1 f , . , 1 ,, j
M Cut Extension HeM Sure &M
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Men, Planes
Search Area
For Slayer
IIK At MONT, ('itl)f., Frb. 9 'V
Aruunrd ciltirim' voluntrrr pouri
Jolnwl iiiuuiilrij khrriri'i (lriulln tu
dny In n rtlnrt to tmrk iliitrn the
Uyrr ol 17-yrar-old Mttrjorlr If
Winn.
The ItrdUmU high rhiKil flrl m
ttoundrtl faUlly by roatUltlt
maraudrr rarly ywttrrUay aa hfi
tat In an autumotillr wllh Jaimr
h Ira ii Jr., IK-yrar-old T'nlvrmlty of
houlhrrn CuUfornU fmhtnan, with
whom the wai rrturnlnc home from
a rtMlro at I'alm Hprtnga.
Hloan told aiiUiiiriiU'it a mn
Jrrkrd oirii the right front door of
thr auto mid Umiandrd: "Givu me
all your inont-y."
Cilrl Ktrurk
With that, he mid. MIm Winn
Atiruriird: so Jim." and hr
Aturtrd the mr, Hut the man fired
a Kun, utrlkljiit the girl. Hhc dlrd
within a nhori time al a (urm
hointe uhrrr Hloan okrd aid.
Itraumont pollr aald thr aMallant
flrd In an automobile that
found abandonrd two tnllra from the
ftrrne of the ihootlng. aomr HO mil
rail of l.oa Anirlra.
MlM Winn, an altracttvr brunette. I
waa Uie dniufhttr of Harold Winn,
Hcdlnnd driiKUUl, und Mra, Koy
Laniiford. Hho wan one of alx cun
dldatea for humccoinlDg queen ar
Kedlanda hhth school.
round ararrhrri rrr Joined by
three alrplanea tliat twrpl Uie
whole of KlvrraJde rounty, which
embrarea eonaldrrable rugged ter
rain. Lack Power
Sawmills throughout the Klam
ath batln and NorUirrn California,
which depend on The California
Oregon Power comnniiy aa Uielr
source of power aupply, continued I
lo oprrale on off-peak schedules
today and no change waa anllcl- ,
paled tomorrow, according to Sam
Rltchey, district mannger of Copco.
Rltchey aald that by tomorrow,
Tuesday. It might be possible to ad
vise mill oprratora whether or not
tney could return to a normal
arhediile. but nothing was definite
on this store. The nulla have been
operating alnre last Wednesday on
oll-penk schedules when The Pa-
Hlfl- fl.- ... B.K..,..- n.,,nn,,i, .n
l.l.i; VJ,n nun v.'.,.,in,.j
forced to cut off their supply to
Copco through transmission lines
weather In Northern California !s
the thing that will mnke It possible
for POE to resume Its supply to
Copco, whlrh. In turn, will be able
to return the sawmills to normal
operating basis.
Nighthawks Get
Portland Okay
PORTLAND. Feb. S W It's okay
to be on the street of Portlnnd
alter 1 a. m, now.
Circuit Judge Waller L. Toor.8
Biiturday declared uiiconslltutlon-il
tho city ordinance allowing police
to arrest persons who refuse to ex
plain their presence on the streets
bf t ween 1 and 5 a. m.
The Judge nald the ordinance vio
lated the principle thnt a man Is In
nocent until nrnven guilty.
The decision was made In I he
case of Calvin W. Goodwin, who
appealed from a municipal court
fine of last September.
Raiders Die
men In Kashmir since last October.
India, In which the slate now la In
cluded, has accused neighboring
Pakistan of supporting the trlbon
nien. Tho dispute Is before the
United Nations security council.
In India, '.wo rival Moslem or
ganisations woie under government
ban today In tho latest atlermnth
to I ho assassination of Mohandas
K. Gandhi.
Tho Khaksar and the Moslem
lenguo national guard were out
lawed throughout India yesterday.
The home ministry Mtld the reason
Is that they have contributed lo
coinmuniil sliife. It accused the
guard also of aiming at "dlslulc-
giatlng the country." They nre the
first Moslem groups declared tile-
gnl In Hindu-led India.
The Hindu Rashliiyn Swnvnin
Sevak Sangh iRSSS-Nattonnl Vol
unteer corps) was outlnwcd last
Wednesday. The government ex
plained lis "cult of violence hns
claimed many victims," Including
Gnndlil. That waa two clay after
announcement of n general ban on
private armies and groups preach
ing hate.
Getting Reody for Valentine's Day f DauI 'st
I fw t On Proposals ,v'$'
QiiSHii8.'fiv-4
One of the biggest days at school Is observance of St Valentine's Day and the opening of the Val
entine's box which holds aweet miatilea strewn with hearts and euplds. At Mrs. Don Fisher's first grade
room at Fremont school, three young students were caught slipping Valentines Into the gaily bedecked
box whlrh will be opened with much flurry next Friday afternoon. Lett, Sharon and Patrick O'Brien,
twins, watch Junior Daniel put a Valentine into the box.
Cugat Stars
In Scuffle
, . a,,,,.-,.,. n n ...
I ".,' ...,zr": " ' . .
J ",' .,,,,,, . ", p" J,. 'f,.'q..'
turner In a two-mmch scuttle with
Dress Ueslitner Olea- Casshil former government experts a week before 1 nciierui price arop alter me mm
husTatfd a S?u AcIreM G?n"i"' rcak Infla-""je" " Others in the group
Tierncy ! "ory dangers are fading and (b) j "Presented railroads. Insurance.
witir Arerrate 5S? ttSStibg i lTtLTV
slnl shortly after midnight Saturday.
'n;L,ti.,Cn,',,, '? rP
bm he scuffling started In the
lobby.
"The whole thing Is silly." Mrs.
Cugat, 29, told a newsmnn. "I'll do
anything Cugle says If he'll only
tell me beforehand."
Asked whether he and Mrs. Cugat
hnd separated, the bandleader re
plied: "Not yet." They were married
In Philadelphia last October 15.
Alcohol Plant
May Reopen
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 Id'i A
prediction that the Springfield,
Ore., olcohal-froin-wood-waxte plant
will be reopened came today from
Rep. Harris Ellsworth tR-Ore.)
Ellsworth said he felt sure the
plant would resume operation event
ually. The war assets administra
tion expects to complete an In
ventory of the plant some time
next month, and then advertise It
for sale.
Ellsworth suld he had been told
nn eastern group of financiers was
considering bidding tor the plant.
Some western lumbermen are also
reported Interested.
The congressman predicted one of
these groups would take over Uie
war-built factory.
House Committee
OK's Grain Curb
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 iT-. A
sennle-houso economic .nibcommlt-
I Ire voted unanimously today for
restoration of controls on the liquor
Industry's use of grain through
October 31. '
President Truman hns asked con
gress to rclmposc these controls.
They expired Jnnunry 31.
Mr, Truman snld In a special
messami thnt. the slmrtiige of grain
"Jeopardizes the national security."
The subcommittee's rrroinnienclii
llon goes now to tho lull economic
committee.
J. s :rii- ?i t
Top Brass Says Peak Of
US Business
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9 UP) A
dozen top businessmen believe the
peak of business activity has been1
leached, if not already passed.
' Hul m iwo-iora prediction to
""J1"" ..S
1U'T heS "nt
arranged by Prentiss Coonley
Body Found
Under Plane
SALUDA. N. C, Feb. 9 (Pi The ! business psychology." They attrlb
mouiitiiin search tor a missing air uted last weeks break in stock, bond
force sergeant was abandoned near ' and commodity prices to a "growing
here today after the finding ot part public awareness" of this change,
of a body and a ring underneath I The business group generally
the wrecked fuselage of a C-47 ; agreed that a decline in business
transport plane which crashed and i activity, "if and when It comes.
burned late Snturdny. ..
Col. Pnul H. Prentiss, commander
of the Greenville, 8. C. airforce bnsc,
cnllcd off the search In a blinding
snowstorm on the presumption, he
said, that a fifth victim of the crash
had perished.
Prentiss said the Wife of T Sgt.
E. M. Shaw of Hnrtsvllle. S. C, the
missing man, hnd Identified the
melted ling as similar to one worn
by her husband. Mrs. Shaw had
come here to assist in the senrch.
Four men previously were known
to hnvc died and five were hurt in
the crash.
Big Crew Saves
Dog From Ice
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 IIP) A mon
grel dog wns rescued from nn Ice
floe 200 feet out In Grnvesend bny
ott Brooklyn yesterdny after six
hours' combined oHrntluns by this
amphibious force:
tl) Police ashore, (2) police In
launch, (3i a roast guard Ice break
er 4i n fire truck with extension
ladder, (5) society for prevention of
cruelty to animals agents with
vnrlotts life-saving gadgets, nnd
finally Just a little snllbont with
out ennvns, which wns poled through
the Ire pnek by two men who lured
the shivering animal aboard with
dog food.
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v. U
Action Passed
Ernest T. Tupper, private business
: consultants.
Reporting on Uie first session
Coonley and Tupper said one big
- "h-"? ?"
teitae --h accompany her
who'ld and a number of affairs
ed the meeting with toiWWl;.
"L"'! "0'' w
Quoted bv name commented
t "Much of what these business
; men say is true. We may be closer
1 to Uie catchlng-up period than gen
eral price trends have Indicated. But
! the inflationary current still is very
I strong."
Coonley and Tupper described the
session as evidence of a "changing
i probably would not be so sharp as
in 1920-21,'
Coonley and Tupper
snld.
Reds Broadcast
US Market Move
LONDON. Feb. 9 tiPi The Moscow
radio declared today that losses on
American stock and commodity mar
kets were gaining new supporters
for Uie Marshall plan "as a means
of bolstering the shaky economic
situation in the USA."
"The Soviet Union has time and
again noted the artificial character
of the postwar economic boom in
Uie USA. which on a rotten founda
tion Is maintaining high monopoly
prlcca and unrestrained stock ex
change speculation," the broadcast
snld.
TOMB FOUND
ROME. Feb. 9 oPi A tomb be
.lleved to contain the remains of
; Aescnypus, ureea tragic dramatist
hns been discovered in Sicily, 11
Olornale d'ltnlla said today.
Excavating Uie ruins of an an
cient Greek Uieater near Gela, Ital
ian nrcheoloRlsts came upon a tomb
bearing characteristics of tho fifth
century B. C.
Aeschylus, who died in Sicily In
456 B, C, is believed by historians
to have been burled near Gela.
WASHINGTON, Feb. (IP) A
prediction that rent controls will
be extended just about as they are
now" came today from Senator WU
1b Robertson ID-Va.)
And an Informal check among
members of the senate banking
committee studying Uie Issue gave
support to UiLi forecast.
The check showed that at least
eight senators a committee major
ity object to some parts of a con
troversial bill proposing sharply
modified rent curbs until April 30,
1D49.
Expire boon
Present controls expire February
29.
Here is the situation:
The senate banking committee
v.as unable to agree last week on an
extension bill drafted by a sub-
committee. The full group will
meet again week from today to
rewrite this bill.
Houie banking committee hear-
lugs on it are scheduled to end to
morrow, but actual drafting work
also must wait until February 16.
Political speeches cause Uie de
lays. Republicans are busy making
Lincoln Day speeches and demo
ciats are away for Jefferson-Jackson
Day gatherings.
Meanwhile senators of both par
ties arc finding faults with many
provisions if the banking subcom
mittee's bill.
Under Kire
under lire are these proposals:
1. To remove all limits on rent
increases when landlord and tenant
agree to leases running througb
hmh. enren jscraaiiM last year were
held to 15 per cent above former
ceilings.
i. Automatic increases up to 13
per cent if landlords can show
higher operating costs.
3. Automatic decontrol for any
city or rental area if one per cent
of the available dwelling units are
fcr sale or rent.
4. Lilting of controls from all
rooming and boarding houses as
well as individual rooms in homes.
5. Removal of all controls for the
estimated 1.600.000 persons who
agreed to 15 per cent increases
when these leases expire at the end
i of this year.
Hall Slate
Well Filled
Governor John H. Hall faces a
busy schedule on his arrival here
next Thursday morning, his first
official visit to Klamath Falls since
ha took over the governorship of
Oregon last October 30.
! h n. . -..vT
tne Pelican Darty room. This gath
ering Is sponsored by the Council
of Republican Women and all in
terested women are invited to at
tend. Governor Hall will address Uie
Kiwanls club Thursday at noon at
the Wlllard and will be the prin
cipal speaker at the Lincoln Day
banquet that night An exceptional
turnout is -xpected at Uie banquet
which Is planned by the republican
central committee. Governor and
Mrs Hall will be at the Willard
hotel during their stay.
Mexico Bound
Plane Missing
LONG BEACH. Calif., Feb. 9 P)
A coast guard plane left San Diego
at dawn today to search for a two
engine plane that disappeared en
route from Lo Angeles to Mexico
City, where It wis to have become
the property of Mexican President
Miguel Aleman. Two other planes
are to Join the search later.
The coast guard said the missing
plane, a DC-3, was manned by Capt.
Mesa and a Lieut. Alvarado. Mex
ican government planes have been
looking for it since last Thursday.
Late Spud Bulletin
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 9 (AP
USDA Potatoes: 1 broken, 24 un
broken ears on track; arrivals
Oregon 17. Nevada 1, Colorado 4.
Callt.. 3: 1 car arrived by truck;
market firm; Klamath Russets No.
1-A. $5.35-75; Long Whites 14.65.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (AP
USDA) Potatoes: 22 broken, 50
unbroken car on track; arrivals
California 15, Florida 1, Oregon 1,
Idaho 15, Utah 4; 8 cars arrived oy
truck; market slightly stronger on
White Rose, firm on Russets. Idaho
Russet No. I-A, $5.35-60; Klam
ath No. 2, $4.25.
Gen. Tah a Haahlml (above),
former Iraq premier, waa reported
to have been named chief of the
Arab volunteer armlet formed lo
fight Palestine Jew. The report
followed a meeting: of Arab tribal
and military leaders of five coun
tries In Damaaens, Syria.
More Snow
Is Forecast
For Klamath
The Klamath basin was pelted
with mtOTniuent snow Sunday and
, , . . , , .
U ,Urttd lMa ailn !
ni morning and at noon bad
whipped up quite a storm,
Greyhound busses were reported
on time both from the north and
south despite a heavy storm which
left from 18 to 3 Inches In the
telpher passes this week-end. More
snow was predicted for the Klam
ath area and the mountain sections
tonight.
It was snowing hard at Crater
Lake national park at 10 o'clock
this morning and the road from
Annie Spring to Uie rim was tem
norarilv closed as Dlows were un-
I able to keep up with the lalL The
Medxord entrance was reported in
I Verv nnor shane and chains are ad.
j vised tor anvone coming into the
i PErk area. Sixteen Inches of fresh
! ,Dgw feU guaday nd --tresh ntt
0; eight and one-half inches was
; recorded this morning. There were
no accident as the result of Sun-
day's skiing
I The Southern Pacific reported all
operaUons on schedule but a heavy
snow falling at noon which will
make it necessary to take the big
winged spreader to Crescent Lake
this afternoon. There Is a foot of
new snow at Crescent Lake, 8
inches at Chemult and 6 inches of
fresh snow at both Lent and Kirk
with more coming down.
The Willamette highway report
ed 26 inches of new snow at Odeil
with 72 inches of roadside snow
and still snowing. Sun mountain
on The Dalles-California highway
said 7 inches of new snow brought
Uie roadside depth to 42 Inches and
it was drifting on the mountain.
Snow plows and sanding crews were
working throughout Uie district.
Traffic was going through on the
Greensprings highway but there
was a combination of 6 to 8 inches
of new snow followed by Monday
morning rains.
Search Planned
For Missing Ship
SEATTLE, Feb. 9 WV-The civil
aeronautics administration said to
day it would continue it check of
Western Oregon airports in search
of a private airplane reported miss
ing on a flight from Kennewick,
Wash., to Oregon City, Ore.
Herbert Henne, Kennewick, own
er of the plane, said it was piloted
by O. G. Holllday of Richland, the
CAA reported.
Henne reported that Holllday
took off Friday for Oregon City's
; skvpark airport, but did not call
0HC t0 teU ot his arrival,
The CAA said a preliminary check
! of the Oregon City field and others
in the area failed to disclose any
trace of the craft.
"Woman Trouble" Leads To
Shooting Over Week' End
Three disturbances which sent
three persons to Klamath Valley
hospital broke the quiet In Klamath
Falls over the week-end. but none
of them was serious, police reported,
Two Negroes, Broad street room
ing house residents, were treated at
the hospital Saturday night after
some gunplay which brought on tho
Jailing ot one of the men. Vastie
Johnson, 30, for disorderly conduct.
Police said that Johnson and Roy
Hill had "woman trouble" with the
upshot of Johnson Invading Hill's
room and striking him over the
head with a pistol.
During the fracas, Johnson said,
his pistol went off and powder
burned his own left hip.
Both were taken to the hospital
for treatment and about 3: JO Sun
day morning Johnson was moved to
the city jail. This morning he was
in court on a charge of disorderly
conduct and hi case was continued
for further investigation.
Howard Brossard, 221 Eldorado,
was treated at the hospital Satur
Cattle Take
$3 Drop On
NY Market
NEW YORK, Feb. ( (A-r-Llviarimk
prlcea note-dlvrd today Just aa grain
wa getting on Its feet.
Unexpectedly heavy receipt and
reaction from loat week' commodity
break sent hog down to IW.50, the
lowest price In more than a year.
tattle dipped at much at M a
hundredweight. Lamb were dowa
about SUM.
The sharp declines in Chicago re
acted in the wholesale meat market
at New York.
No Business
Merchants reported very little
business In the New York meat mar
ketone aald It was the quietest h
ever had seen with not enough busi
ness to test prices.
Market sources attrltbuled It to
the lack of Interest on Uie part of
butchers, chain stores and restaurant
operators In the face of the livestock
declines.
Cotton, prices fell again In New
York and wholesale butter prlcea
in New York dropped i'A cent a
pound for top grade. Rubber and
hides wera op.
Retail price of flour, lard, bacon,
steaks and bread continued to de
cline, but Uie movement was on a
relatively small scale and there was
no certainty that It was premanent.
At Washington, the house com
mittee mrestigaung commodity
trading ordered an Inquiry Into last
week's market break. Committee
Chairman August H. Anderson (R
Minnft) aald it wished to determine
the "-name and extent tat operations
of those who profited by advance in
side information.'
Mine Blast
Cause Probed
GREENWOOD. Ark., Feb. 9 WV
Investigator will go into the Sun
shine coal mine near here today
seeking Uie cause of an explosion
that killed eight miners, three of
them brothers.
The blast occurred yesterday
afternoon a the day and night
shifts were preparing to change. Ail
the dead were day workers. Three
night shift miners, who had entered
the mine a few minute befon th
accident, escaped injury.
It wa believed to have been th
worst coal mine dtstaater In Ar
kansas, sine 10 miners perished in
an explosion at Bates, south of her
in 1940.
Greenwood it 30 mile aouth eX
Fort Smith. Ark, and near th
Arkansas-Oklahoma border.
Hubert Morelock. well-known Ma
lin rancher, was advised late last
night by the Klamath county chap
ter of th American Red Cross, that
his brother Ralph was one of th
victims of the Sunshine mine dis
aster at Portsmouth, Ark., near
Greenwood. Morelock said he would
be unable to leave for Arkansas.
Market Break
Probe Ordered
WASHINGTON, Feb. S WV-An
investigation of last week's commod
ity market break was ordered today
by the house committee investigat
ing commodity trading.
Chairman August H. Andresen
(R.-Mtnn.) said the purpose will b
to determine "the names and ex
tent of operations of those who
profited by advance Inside informa
tion." Andresen said Secretary of Agri
culture Anderson will be requested
to provide "complete information in
regard to the leak which he state
occurred In advance of the public
announcement" of government grain
purchasing plans.
The secretary yesterday denied
published reports suggesting then
had been an advance leak of offi
cial information on the govern
ment's grain buying plans. He said:
"There was nothing in the nature
of a market tlpoff."
"The crash in the commodities
market of last week," Andresen said
in a statement, "demonstrates how
completely the Truman administra
tion has dominated and fixed th
price of grains and other commodi
ties since July 1, 1946.
day night with stab wound above
the knee on his left leg, which n
told police was inflicted by hi wife,
Grace, at their home. Police said
Mrs. Brossard had not been located.
Police received first notice of that
occurrence when a car wa called to
Esplanade and Wall, where a man
was said to have been down on the
sidewalk and bleeding. When oftl
cars arrived the man had walked
away and was located later at th
Armory tavern. He wa Identified
as Brossard and taken to the ho
pltal. Another victim of violence, al
though not hospitalized, was Homer
Brown, Altamont auto court, whs
allegedly was beaten and robbed by
two mn and hi estranged wit,
Junle Brown, early Sunday morn
ing. Brown said two men, unidenti
fied, took him from the fairgrounds
dance hall and forced him Into hi
car. He said they beat him and
forced him to lgn over the tltl
of his car to hi wife, then put him
out on East Main.