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Newspaper Page TextrsniMi 11 emit mm e lilXiio Dip Jews lly HUNK JKNKIN8 B N unlilctillflcil member of tho HnnUll government disrlivui Hint, Finland's cabinet him dccldod to begin iii'uutlulloiit with Ituiuila fcir a "pence and f rlriulnhlp" trcuiy, The dcc:llon follows mi liom -alula-hall meeting iI Hip cabinet Willi llln pniMclrnl llim illuming. Din patchra f I ltd liiiini'dliilely alter tlm meeting report tliul the government illmt It, tlm cabinet nml Urn prcnl duntl filluwnd Llln recommenda tions of Finland's nix parliamentary groups inclining tho nix political purlieu Unit have members III llln Finnish parliament. A majority u( Uio tlx. Ilio cables tell 1111, favored "conferring'' with Die HiiiuIhim. TIIK iliTiiiunluiiicn liniurillutcly preceding Hie t:ljHirf decision io Inlercallug. Yelrdny there w n maw meet Hill In llclalnkl to PROTEST Uio proponed trruly (the corre"iident nil Ihn ground rrKirl that most Finns oppose nny lur-rcuching inil Itiiry allluiite Willi Moscow.! This spirit ul opxlllun on I he purl ul Uio Klnntith people wn evident ul tim meeting. Then HiMlilrnly-- Four or five mm. dex-nbed by Ihe authorities n COMMUNISTS, ap peared mid I'UMIIKU TIIK BI'EAK tlt AHIDE. They grabbed the microphone mid announced tliut tlic meeting wn orguniu-d by "fascists" iwlllcll U the official collllllUlllal term fur anybody who upixwcn com lliuuutll.l Thus strong-armed, the meriinii broko up. DKMKMHKK Ccecluulotnkin. There wna Indecision llicre. The people of Cuechoalovnkln DIDN'T WANT TO UK OllAllllKU UY TIIK COMMUNIHTH. Thry were mut tering a the Kliina were muttering at Una mui meeting yealcrduy. Then, suddenly Armed men appeared boloro Ihe government bulldlnga 111 Prague. Thai wns Uie end ot It. Free CmcIio aluvukla had ceuned to exlal and Coinuiunlal CsechuUovnkla had taken I la place. MOTE the pallcm. What happened " in llelainkl Una morning l Identical In principle with what happened In Prague a lew daya buck. WATCH Finland. " After Finland, wau h Bweden. After Sweden, watch Norway. Bweden and Norway are in the palh ot the aleam roller Hint hn already crushed Cscrhosluvakin and aa Uimo wnrda are wrltlen It crush Ing Finland. FTKR Uial. wauh Italy. " The communist look a tempo rary Hiking Uiero a while back. They bided their lime. AnoUicr elecUon la coming up In Italy. In Una election 22 parllca are partic ipating. In audi a mlxup, anything can happen. Maybe the communists can win the election. If HOtr Well, Uiere la alwaya the pattern ot armed men appearing auddenly at atrateglo placca. IT apiieara obvloua lhal Finland la flulahrd already. Bupiioae Bweden falls. Supiwsc Norway laila. BupXe ITALY Inlla. Suppose the communist grab China. If that happeiu, WE will be Uc WEAKER ol the two systems Uiat already rule the world. In auch event, we ahull have to peep a little apprchcnaivcly at our hole card and do our bctung CAUTIOUSLY. That will be a new role for us. We don't like It. 104 Babies Born During February The old guy with the long, white beard was outwitted almost four limea over the long-billed bird when Fibruary death and birth were tnhuliitrd today by the Klnmath county health department. There were 39 deal ha, one for rnch tiny of 'he month, but there re 104 births during Februnry. iy(l y-acven ma lea and 47 females a. rived for Klnninth families, and these figure Included one act of twin. Four cases woro culled In the at tention of tho coronet, three were attributed Hi cornnnry thrombol and one mnn wna found frozen to death at Chllnquln following an au tomobile accident. UNRRA Director Urges Military Aid For China WAB1IINC-TON, Mnrch 8 (!) Military aid for China wnn urRcd lodny by tho director gcnernl of the United Nations relict and rchnbllt tntlnn ndmlnlntrnllnn, Lowell W. Rookn, tho UNHRA chief, told the house loielmi nffnlrn rnmmlltno that oconnmlo aid I "uselcsn" utiles Uie Chinese central government can win II war with the. communist. Ho said the United States should send American military men to China to cnuln, train, omani nnd direct Chlneno force "even down to tactic nnd trtcRy." UNRRA wnn net up to administer relief In occupied counlrlea nflcr Ihn wnr. It In now wIiiiIIiir up Itn affnlra, bul has nome amnll funds left which aro being spent chiefly in China. The administration han proposed !70,000,000 aid to China for food, road repnlra, etc., but no military WEATHER Hit, iMui'h 1) 111 H In 111 IU.1U m. m Mtirty 0.H Htrtin r lu tlp 1 .'1 l.ftil immt A.1I Nitrntdl fsrvi'Nilt I'luudy, muw OurfUi. I'KK'K rivK c:i;nth MP's Fan i Soiiiera Hem M 1, 1 iff ' Mm, C. ft, Houston tnnile hrr publlrlty on National (i(rl Scout Wrrk whlrh start today. Mrs. Houston Is in charge of newspaper and radio publicity for Klamath Girl Krouta. After rJeartnr the windshield which clnudcd up dtirinc hrr brief ''? In the newsroom office, .Mrs. HnuMon look off for home at 1210 Crescent to continue hrr work for Scouting which Is climaxed on Friday which la the actual birthday date of Girl Scout. Four Skiers Injured Sunday Four youiut akler were Injured Sunday at Crater Lake national park and tint aid waa belim admin istered to all four at the name time yesterday. Cllenn Loreiw. president of the Klamath Hk) club. U7 limn, sprained hla rlitht knee on the Onr firld altde durliiR a akl meet nt 2 p. m., and nnnther Klnmath youth. 21 -year-old Hernl Shelton, route 2 box 870. auffered a paaalble break of t)e rlRht ankle a aliort time before the l,orcnz full. Jarkle Klrtiey. IB. Medford. was li .'tirrd at 2:li p. m.. on the rond t j Snowman' akl town when he suffered a passible broken leff above the rlxht ankle. An 18-yenr-old from tlrants Pan. Donald Heaa, re ceived a bad aprnln or posatbie frac ture of the rtuht ankle, nt 2 o'clock on Ourfleld slide. Three were ti rated at headquarters, one at the rim and first alder were hnrd pressed to mnke the quartet com fortable. All were ent to their home with member of their party. le wan nnowltiR henvlly at Crater lake thin mornliiR and rniiRrr nnld the storm had all appearances of uelnR "a good one." Minimum tem pernlurc thin morning was 19 de Rrec. Sunday's travel Included U8 car cnrrythK M0 person Into the park nrcu. Chains arc necessnry from Annie SprliiR to the rim and should be carried In car for cross-pnrk tri.vel. ItlH.IN'U WASHINGTON, Mnrch 8 cfl'i The supreme court ruled today that puh lc school ystema mny not be used to nssl.st rellRlou Rroups In glvliiR rollRlnun Instruction. help, or money lo buy guns nnd weapons, Tho houso committee In consider Ink tho ndmlnlstrntlnn request. Lt. Gen. Albert O. Wedemeycr, ono II mo commander during the wnr of American troop In Chtnn, urged the committee ln.it week lo voto fund for military help. Wcdcmeyer nnld "We nre going to pny In blood" unless communism Ik ntopped. Rook told the committee thnt military nnd economic aid In Chlnn "nre equally Important. One would bii worthless without the other." Gen. Clnlic Chennnult, tamed chief of the Plying Tigers, arrived by plane triday from Chlnn, to give h: view on what should be done there. Ho will probably appear be fore the commlllco on Wednesdny. The wartime commander of Fly ing Tiger arrived by commerclnl plane. Ho was nccompnnled from Bhnnghnl by hi young Chinese wile. I If mm mm mm-m,,fmwvwwnmm.mmmjmtl Bii.'i uum, muni vm, iWp.,... an i. JMULiyji in. Winn i i .in iiujsw mi mmim March Storm Leaves Heavy Fall on Klamath Cars If way to 1 ne llrralil and Nwb off Klamath Third Counties For Forest Pay The third lurReat payment to nny county III UrcRon and Washington wna received by Klamath lo Ihe amount ol 70,8U0 aa It share ol na tional forest receipt for Ihe fiscal year ending luat June 30. Thin an nouncement was made today by Knrl L. Janouch, forest supervisor. Total payment In the stale ot Oregon will be over a million and a half dollars. Janouch said. This represents 35 per cent of national lore.it gross receipts trom sale ol timber and other lorc.M uses. In ac cordance with existing law, such payment In lieu of taxes are mane each yenr by Uie ledcral government to counties having national forests within their' borders and are ap portioned according to the acreage in each county. The law slates that the money la De Valera Visits U.S. NEW YORK, March 8 iA', Auicrlcan-born Eumon dc Valera ar rived by plane today fur his first visit to this country in 18 years in plenty of time to take pnrt in St. t'lilrlck's Day celebrations. After 16 years as prime minister i Eire, Dc Valera plans a tour ot several large American cities until about April 8. ' Dc Valera, who flew In from Shannon airport wlicro 3000 well wishers saw him off, wns met before dawn by nn official party nt La Gunrdla field. Hu said he believes his nation "will cooperate with other countries as far an feasible with its present national situation." Answering a newsmnn's question, ho said "everybody knows" Uio Irish people's opposition to communism. Do Valera, who wna replaced -s prime minister by John Costcllo after lust month's elections, snld "I liavo a Job on my hands to bent Uie opposition." Ho will fly to Tulsa, Okln. Thurs day and on Frldny to Sim Friinclsco. He will act a grand marshal of the St. Patricks Day parade, which Is held In San Francisco on March 14. Washington Man Held For Kidnaping CORVALLIS. Mnrch 8 Sheriff C. N. Lilly of Benton county nnld todny his offlro wnn holding Robert C. Rlchnrdsnn for Wnlln Wnlln, Wash., authorities on n kidnapping chnrgo, nnd thnt ho expected extra dition would bo grunted by tomor row. Lilly nnld thnt Richardson claimed to be the father of the two-yenr-old boy whom ho brought with him. Richardson had come hero to be with rclntlven. K I, A. MA I I I VMA . . - V. 4-f i ice litis morninr In tne midst of ft On List Of to be used for roads and i-hools. An additional 10 per cent of the receipts Everett Vanderpool, member of is mude available tor forest service the Klamath Union high school fac usc on forest roads. ulty, was recovering at his home at Since cutting of national forest timber is on a sustained yield basis, cash returns to the counties will continue throughout Uie future Janouch said. Gl Shot Down By Russians VIENNA. Austria. March 8 P U. S. army authorities said an I American soldier was shot in Uie i back last night after refusing to obc:- a Russian order to get off the sidewalk In front of a Russian head quarters hotel in the international district ot Vienna. The soldier Is PFC Jack Gruudcn. ID, of Portland, Ore. The provost marshal's office said he will recover, but may lose his left arm. The official account wns ns fol lows: The soldier was walking with two other soldiers nnd three Austrian girls ulong a sidewalk bordering a parkway in front of the Grand ho tel. A sentry ordered the soldiers into the gutter and the soldiers re fused. The sentry then pushed one of the soldiers, who pushed him back. The sentry then called another sentry from Insido the hotel. Tho second sentry struck the American soldier with his gun, knocking him to his knees. While the soldier was still on the ground, the sentry fired a shot into his back. Another entered the soldier's nrm, smashing the elbow. The remaining soldiers unarmed nccording to American military reg ulations and the three girls ran to the American-occupied Bristol hotel two blocks nwny as the Russian tired over their heads. Bounty Paid On 400 Birds Four hundred magpies have pnld the supreme penalty tor being n. as pics during the Inst couple of months nnd bounty of 25 cents per head has been pnld on each one. Elmer H. Bnlslger, Bnlslgcr Motor company, who offered the bounty on mngples. announced todny thnt he In still pitying tor the dend birds nnd will continue to until March 15. There will be no bounty pnld by Bnlslgcr on mngples after that date. Mngples must be brought to Bnl slgcr who destroys the carcasses after he ha paid for tho birds. MARCH IMS t' i t 2 x VJ typical spring snowiiorm to assure KU Teacher Hurt In Wreck I 1P35 Eldorado today from painful Injuries received Friday evening when his car was struck on the Greensprlngs highway near Tub springs. Driver of the second car Involved, Cecil Day ot Wall street, Klamath Falls, was en route to tills city when he failed to make the snow-covered curve and crashed into the Van derpool car which was Ashland bound. The cars were badly dam aged and the Vanderpool machine knocked across the highway. Both men were alone in their cars and both suffered from shock and bruises. An SOC student en route to Klamath Falls brought the men into town. Vanderpool was treated at Klnmath Valley hospital and dis missed. He will be at home tor sev eral days. Vanderpool wns driving to Ash land to Join Mrs. Vanderpool who wns In the vnlley visiting their dr-ughter. Ann, who Is living In the lower altitude for her health. Mrs. Vt.ndcrpool returned here by bus this week-end. Stolen Bikes Tossed In River Two youngsters. 13 and 14 years of age. were caught Inst night In the act of dropping two stolen bi cycles into Link river off the Main street bridge. A city officer in a police patrol enr spotted the boys just as they threw the second bicycle overboard. A dragging nttcmpt failed to re cover cither bike. The boys told officers they had stolen the two vehicles earlier, but gnve no renson for tossing them In to the river. They were ordered to report to the Juvenile office after school todny. Adler Up For Coroner Post Dr. George H. Adler, county cor oner since 1932, announced today he would again be a candldnte for th office. An yet he has no opposition. Dr. Adler will seek the republlcnn nomination for thnt office for an other four-year term and probably will get the nomination and election ,by default with no other candidates in the field. Oregon law docs not require that medical men be elected to the post of coroner, but that la the practice here and Dr. Adler said lt was his opinion that coroners should have medical training. Tlrphone Rill No. 1283 Leaders To isk Minor Party Split WASHINGTON. March g WV The civil rights fight moved to the houae floor today with the GOP leadership apparently ready to aide with rebelling Dixie democrats. An odd set of political circum stances finds the republicans risk ilia a minor break in their own lines in an obvious effort to keep the fires of revolt ablaze in Presi dent Truman's party. The showdown test shaped up over an antl-dlscrimlnation rider to tiie $1,017351.000 labor department federal security appropriation bill up tor debate today and a vote piobably late tomorrow. Big Issues The issue Is: Shall states that do not give equal educational and Job opportunities to citizens of all races, when those opportunities are fi nanced with federal funds, continue to receive the money? An appropriations subcommittee which wrote the bill said they should not and tacked on the rider, or amendment, to that effect. But the full committee overrode the subgroup and by a 25 to 6 vote knocked the proviso from the bilL Rep. Keefe R-Wis.), chairman of the subcommittee and sponsor of the anti-discrimination proposal, told reporters he would offer lt on Uit floor to give the entire house a chance to vote. A number of other republicans and most northern democrats said they are ready to approve it. But the GOP house leadership is cool to the proposal and, unless It changes it mind, will help southern democrats kill lt. The announced stand ot the GOP high command is that the proviso has no place in an appropriations bill and should be considered as a separate bilL Farms Take Power Slash SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 (JPf A 20 per cent slash in the use of electrical power by drought stricken Northern California farms. Indus tries and commercial establishments went into effect today. The - curtailment was watched over by a 500-man patrol force es tablished by the Pacific Gas and Electric company to spy out viola tions. The P. G. & E. is empowered to halt service to violators. Cattlemen said breeding stock was being butchered or shipped out of the state and gloomily declared it would take years to build up the herds again. Fruit and nut growers said whole orchards may be destroyed by lack of water, so that not only this year's crop will be lost but future ones as welL A trace of rain In the valleys and light snow in the mountains was forecast for late today but was not expected to help materially. Public Hearing On UMT Opened WASHINGTON. March 8 11 The senate armed service commit tee today ordered public hearings 011 universal military training. The committee acted after hear in top military leaders, headed by Secretary of Defense Forrestal, testify in closed session. Chairman Gurney iR-S. D.l, made public estimates showing that the cost ot the training program would run $1,541,000,000 for the year beginning July 1, if it is approved b congress. This Is $555,000,000 more than the amount previously estimated by President Truman. President Trumnn and other ad ministration leaders have been pushing for congressional ac tion on UMT tor months, without avail. The house armed services com mittee got behind a bill Inst yenr, bul lt since hns been bottled up In the rules committee. Late Spud Bulletin SAN FRANCISCO, Mnrch 2 (AP USDA) Potatoes: 4 broken, 14 un broken cars on track; California 2, Nevada 1, North Dakota 1, Maine 1, Idnho S, Oregon 3 cars arrived; market steady; Klamath Russets No. 1-A 5.75; Deschutes No. 1 bakers 8.00; Idaho Russets No. 1-A, heavy to 6-os. minimum, 5.75. LOS ANGELES, March 8 (AP USDA) Potatoes: 15 broken, 68 un broken cars on track; California 5, Florida 5, Idaho 25, Minnesota 1, Utah 4 arrived; 10 cars arrived by truck; market about steady; Idaho Russets No. 1-A, 5.15-30. Military Still In Offing Concern Grows HELSINKI. March 8 IO Finland's cabinet decided today to begin negotiations with Soviet Russia, a member of the government reported. Finland is suggesting that the talks be held In Moscow. No decision was announced on the makeup of the delegation that will go to the Russian capital to carry on negotiations for the treaty of cooperation sought by Prime Minister Stalin. The cabinet minister who made available thin Information said he could not disclose whether Finland Is advising Stalin she la ready to negotiate toward a military pact as well aa a friendship agreement. This reserve likely was due to the desire not to reveal the contents of President Juno Paastklvl's letter to Stalin before the Russian leader receives lt. The cabinet met with Paaslktvl for 90 minutes today. In approving the negotiations, the cabinet and president followed the guidance of Finland's six parliamentary groups. The majority ot these favored conferring with the Russians. One reason was that the pro posal originated with Prime Minis ter 8talin and had become a matter of prestige. Another was that the Finns felt it is necessary at least to meet the Russians to get a more de tailed idea ot what they have in mind. Two Sites Open When Prime Minister Stalin sug gested the talks In a letter to Paasl kivl dated February 22 and deliv ered just 14 days ago, he said Russia would agree to meet either In Hel sinki or Moscow. Most Finns seem to want to hold the meetings here, but others prefer Moscow. Stalin's proposal for a mutual as sistance pact like those Rossia now has with Hungary and Romania has caused much concern. Most Finns oppose any far-reaching military alliance with the t'SSR. Yesterday, strong-arm men broke up a mass meeting protesting the proposed treaty. Four or five men. described by authorities as communists, suddenly appeared and pushed the speaker aside. They grabbed the micro phone and announced that the n'eeting was organized by fascists. Russians were observed snapping pictures of the Incident from the windows of the Hotel Karelia, which the Russians have taken over. Fetters Held Guilty Of Manslaughter Wayne Addison Fetters, 33, was found guilty of manslaughter late Saturday at the close ot a three-day trial In circuit court. The Jury rote was reported to be 11-1 for convic tion after more than two hours of deliberation. Statutory punishment for the crime of manslaughter is 1-15 yean in prison plus a possible $5000 fine. Circuit Judge David R. Vandenberg postponed passing sentence, saying that there were some angles ot the case he wanted to probe farther. Fetters was convicted of fatally Injuring Melvln Larson during a fight at the Fetters' home on Ore gon avenue last July. He had claimed that Larson's injuries came accidentally and that the fight started when Larson made an im proper proposal to his wife, Mrs. Eioise Fetters. The prosecution presented evi dence to show that the fight was unprovoked and that Fetters re peatedly kicked and struck Larson about the head after the man was down on the ground and possibly unconscious. Larsen died 2 hours after the fipht without regaining conscious ness. Senate Okays Tribal Pay WASHINGTON, March 8 OP) A bill to provide $500 for each member of the Klamath Indian tribe in Ore gon was approved by the senate to Cay. The money would come from tribal f inds. The senate took out a provision to eliminate from tribal rolls those Modoc Indians who now reside in Oklahoma and have land allotments. They were entered on the Klamath rolls 30 years ago. The bill goes back to the house for action on the senate amendment. Heavy Snow Whips Basin, Ties Up OVS-Bound Traffic A heavy spring snow storm was in progress throughout the basin today and chains were advised in all mountain areas. The state highway department reported at 12:30 p. m. today that It was snowing hard In the higher elevations and all avail able plows were called into opera tion. Sanding crews were hard at work as highways were reported slick. The highway department's biggest plows, two rotary plows and two big Oshkosh machines, were digging into the Diamond lake road after laying off Sunday. The snow fall was heavy In that area. Snow started falling in Klamath Falls at 7:45 a. m, this morning and kept up until there was a four-inch fall on the level by 10:30 o'clock. Warming temperatures dislppated much ot the tall at 1 p. m. but flakes continued to drift from the sky. The moisture was welcomed by farmers and stockmen. Precipita Pact Voter List For County Pared Down Voter registrations for the May 31 primary elections are coming In fast at the county clerk's office, but be tween 3lx and seven thousand names are being pared from the Klamath county voting list because of Inac tivity during the past two years. By law, voters who do not cast ballots In two consecutive general elections can be cut off the roll In this state and that work has been going on for the past two months. There were slightly over 18,000 registered voters in the county at last count but the total may be smaller tor the May election. Registration deadline la April 30 and a count of the names on the rolls will be made after that date. - Many persons are coming In to register as Independents, office work ers said, apparently not realizing that Independent registrants can not vote in the primary for state, federal or county offices. There la no independent ballot and no Independent candidates. One exception is In the election of supreme court Judges on a non partisan ballot this voting. Inde pendent registrants may also pass on any county or city levy measures. However, they will not be able to vote In the nominating primary for president, governor, senator, con gressman, state legislators, sheriff or any ot the other partisan Jobs. Youth Tells Of Killing MONROE. La., March 8 OP) A graunar school boy told police he shot and then clubbed an aged farmer to death because the man teased him about his Inability to chop wood. Sheriff Milton Coverdale said th 16-year-old youth confessed orally yesterday to tiring two shots at the farmer, B. F. Shepperd, 70, while strolling down the road target shooting. Shepperd's bloody body was found early Sunday, half submerged In s small creek. Coverdale identified the farm boy as a seventh grade pupil at West Monroe parish grammar school. Louisiana law prohibits publication of le name of a Juvenile charged with a felony. 1 The boy's 30-year-old brother turned him over to officers, the sheriff said. Coverdale said the youth told him that after he fired the two shots h. walked alongside the man, who crawled up the road screaming tor aid, hitting him on the head with the stock of his rifle. Yule Seal Drive Founder Passes WILMINGTON, Del., March t P) Emily P. Blssell, 86 of Wilmington, founder of the Christmas Seal drive in this country, died today in Del aware hospital after a three months illness. Miss Blssell Is credited 'with start ing the seal work in 1907 by putting; on a campaign for $300. The cam palgn eventually raised $3000 to flgm tuberculosis in Delaware. The next year she Induced other communities to adopt the Idea. tion for the stream year to dats, totals 7.61 Inches as compared to the normal of 8.30. The season's pre cipitation Is far greater than at the same time last year, the bureau of reclamation records show. On March 8, 1047, the figure stood at 6.74 Inches for the season. Maximum temperatures Sunday was 49 degrees; minimum, 20; precipitation for 24 hor period up to 10:30 a. m. today. .11 inches. Stalled cars dotted the Old Fort road to Oregon Vocational school this morning as a near blizzard cov ered the area, Winston D. Purvine, OV8 director, said that except for stalling and a few minor rMfflcultie there were no accidents this morning as students living In town went up for classes at the school. The school's snowplow was kept active clearing roads on the campus and breaking trails between class buildings. After a heavy fall from about 7 a. m, to 11:30 a. m., the snow slacked off, Purvine said.