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a y mm fn ELMS Id 1 1 i i n I Im I mrVi ri nr 'Hii i i-'r ;r Vr ' - - - II v VIIAMK JI'NHINM JIKNIIY WALLACE upciKls iiciii ly three hour telling cuiigrou Unit In lilt opinion wa re nil wrong In our Idea of how to handle HuuH. Tilt hmIoii lirlil In one of Uie large hearing room wlUi which the Capitol bill lillliu I well provldrd. A "hearing" room U place where hearing are lirld. Hearings arc drslgued to lei people net oil their cheat whatever they may hnve there. When hiiuillrd honestly, Uley re in essential mid unci ul part of (lie (leiiiiH'iHlle prcx-PM. We're nil inclined to leel better niter we've hud our my. Henry had hu my t great leniith. Whether or not he leel bet ter dor not prr In the recoid. PHKHK I en Inlrretlliig point In coniieolloii with the hearing. The room was Jammed. Hume 400 early comer managed to get k Ihrouith the door, mid hundred ol jollier who en mo too lolo wore turned away, 'llirse hearings are big tree shown, mid whrn big name me comerned everybody In Well ington who hu nothing elae to do Uie to gel In. The diapauhe report that the audience wan "quiet and lutein. ' ! everybody llatenrd carefully. There were no dlaluruaiicra. Thuae present gave no Ign. Uie correspondent auy. ' of either ayuipalliy or hoatiluy. uuviouaiy, tney wniuru w auuw what make Uila nmu Wallace tick. They were trying to llnd out by JUtriilng to linn talk -which, alter all. I the beat way. Thin writer ha a notion Uwil la Uie way evrrylxily feel about It at Uila present mo nirni II Wallace ha anything t worth while to oiler, we'd like to hear It. i a a a 1 1118 main point (leaving out the J blllernrs he displayed toward President Trumaiii we Uila: i Our leader hould meet a soon . a poaalble wlUi Premier Stalin to I gel an "overall agreement" Uiai will hall an arm race between Russia and Uie United male. J ' 18 Uial a good Idea? Well, under ordinary circum stance. II would be. When people : have disagreement, the Unug to do Is to get UajcUier and Iron Ihrm nut. If possible. In that way. bad trouble la often avoided. But Uie pieacnl circumstance i aren't ordinary. Our leader have .; met with 8talm, over and over. Ai ;' way, from Uirse meeting. Stalin teem to have come away with more ' and our leader with lea. Russia aeem to know where he U going, and Intend to gel there, If poaalble. Anyway, thai appear to be Uit leuon of paat meeting. WEATHER Ma IMalih am IS Mln, II lli'lIU(lau ai ll liaura oa Mlrvaiii Mar la 4ala Il.al I. ail raar a ll Normal la t'alai'aall Rain, anaw llurrlaa. ItH'K flVK CT.NTN KLAMATH f ..ON, W KDNKHfMY, MARCH 31, 1U Telephone gill No. 1304 Two tad Advisory Conference Favors Liberalization Of Homestead Requirement n imnsmiir Slooting , . 19 ID you ever try lo put through a buainri transaction with some body who held all the high cards? If o. you probably didn't gel a very good deal out of IL To arrive at a truly fair agreement, both ide should be even III power. Otherwise, the agreement finally reached is pretty apt to be one-sided. a a PHIS Insignificant writer's notion 1 of II Is Uial belore we try to make another deal with Slalm we'd bel ter gel stronger. Always, of course, we should be fair and decent with lliuuua a we go along. Palme and decency to an opponent, along with reasonable caution and home sense and unwill ingness to lake wooden money, never weakened ANYBODY'S posi tion. a a a WHAT we must remember Is that we aren't playing this game lor fun. It's FOR KhlEPS. All our marbles are at stake. We can't a I lord to gue.u wrong. Alaska To Knock Off Sales Tax .JUNEAU, Alaska, March 31 iAI Alaskans will (top paying sales tax July I. Territorial Tax Commissioner M. P. Mullaney said today the 1 per cent lax levied to raise I3J.V1.000 lor veterans would reach that sum by June 30. The tax will be dropped, ha said, as of midnight that date. I.ltirrnliMiiiin nf thf m pit it I auHi rr.julrrmrnt of the rrrUmallun pro. Jrrl Itnmntrttd rrxultluiia ttaa Iftvorrd al mn aitvlMiry ronfrrcne field at Hit reclamation burr a U of flrra at thi airport yrwlrrtlay. Tit public meet intf wim coiulut trd In advunre nf prrpuratlm. of rrula llonii tor major upcnlniu arhrdulrd on Uie project nrxl fall. In the lant drnwins. a quullflrd applicant refjuirrd to have $'JU0U In unriicumbrrrd atwrut, After a long dUcii-Mlnn yratrrday, the group voted 20-3 In favor of rllml natliiK tlim rrqulrriiiFnl If thr ap plicant could show hu ability to bor row the amount. The moll on will not nrrrmaarUy ' P-A Confab Expected To Protest Reds IKXiOTA. Columbia. March 31 iIWIHplomaU said today the 21 nalltin 1'an American eonferenee Is almost certain to spell out a strong condemnation of communist Infil tration In tlif western world. Tins attitude of the delegates be came clear al yesterday opening session whrn Hecretary of Unite Cleorge C. Marshall received unan imous assurance that the question of subversive activities could be put on the conference program. Kurprlse Move Marshall's query came as a sur prise. Olnervcrs had nut exacted the United States lo bring up com munism at Uie parley, called to discus Inter-American allairs. The American secretary did not mention communism by name when he posed hla question at a prelim inary aesalon prior lo the formal opening of the ninth International conference of American at lea. There waa no mistaking hi mean ing, huwever. 11 could not be learnrd from American sources whether Mar shall's move means the United States will provoke discussion of Uie communist Issue at the confer ence. One member of the U. 8. delega tion, asked lo Interpret Murshall'g question, replied: "It speaks for Itself." Observer cited reaction to Uie U. 8. move as evidence thai the Issue of rommunlsin I high In Uio minds of Uie delegates. feet the homestead regulations, but was adopted by the group to show It sentiment on the Issue. Ten Urook Williamson, regional settlement olflcer lor the reclama tion bureau, rejiorted a recent con lereuce ol reclamation ofllclals at Hall Lake, In which tentative regula tions were drawn up continuing cap lUil resource requirement without slating a speclllc amount. He said Uial Uie gruup on thai occasion ap proved a regulation which would permit applying no more than 1600 lor a car and no more than loou lor household good toward the unen cumbered assets total. Both Hide In brief, uie argument on Uie mailer of liberalising the capital re source requirement ran about like Una: FOR It gives Uie young veteran Jusl out ol Uie service and without time lo accumulate, S20O0, an equal opportunity with other II he ha a good credit rating, and can borrow the money, AUAI.NbT A homesteader with some ol hi own money inveted in hi operation Is more likely to give his besl to Uie farm, and, unuer presenl high prices, no one should undertake lo operate a lull-sized new arm without al least 12OU0. The group went on recora In favor of retaining fanning experience a a requirement for a homestead. The vote was 111-12. In Uie discussion. It was argued that Uie fact leasing of Uie farm 1 Four-Brother Act m mi ' '' 'i;V.A-1 "" !; i rl- tT :' mm m I Clf giatAM The House Brother from Lanxell Tallev. one of the loeal barber- I shop quartets to appear In the SPEHSQSA ungfest at the Pelican theatre, April 13. Here are Dan, Dave, BUI and Tom, who have already gained popularity a singing brother. Oh Well, Easy Come, Easy t?o BERKELEY, Calif., Murrh 31 l,Pl Jnnies 1). Morton explained why an 8 Unfile fine hadn't been paid: He gave his wife the H tn pay bill she used It as a down payment toward a divorce. Police Judge Oliver Youngs al lowed Morton (o pay another SB, without penally. Klondike Kate To Wed Again BEND. Ore., March 31 ir The one-time queen of the Yukon dame hall girls, Mr. Kate Rockwell Mat son, plan to marry again. Now 68, the belle of Uie gold-rush day who Uien wo auoteu t - dike Kate, will marry W. L. Van Ouren, Bend accountant, tomorrow In Vancouver, Wash. They have known each other 18 year. Kate's first hatband was John Miiuon, a sourdough who fell hi love with her when she wo queen of the Yukon. It took him 33 years to gel up the nerve to ask for her hand. Uhc was then 63 and hud lived here for many year. They saw one an other only occasionally alter Uie wedding. He returned to his North land diggings. Malson died at 83 years of age of a heart attack October, 1046 while hiking out of Uie Yukon lo meet Kate, HI body was finally located by trappers asked to search by Mrs. Malson when he failed to keep their reunion plans. Klamath Pays Off In Red Cross Drive Contest One hundred dollars worth of Klamath finest potatoes will soon be on their way to Jackson county a Klamath county pay off. Early hi Uie Red Cross drive the two counties squared off In a contest with $100 in potatoes from Klam- 30 KII.I.KI) TOKYO, March 31 iPt Between 50 and 70 Japanese were reported killed today In a train wreck near Osnka. Kyodo News Agency said SO Jap anese had been killed. The U. S. 8th army later boosted the figure to 70, and said the wreckage still was being probed for bodies. Details were confused also. C. Washburne Dies At 59 EUGENE, March 31 (A-Carl G. Washburne, 59, one of Eugene's leading merchants, died In a hospi tal here yesterday after a heart at tack. Washburne. who sold the Mc Morran and Washburne department store In 1939. had served on Uie state highway commission, the Eugene city council, and as president of the chamber of commerce. He was a charter member of Rotary club and Its second president. The widow and a broUier survive. Puneral services were held today. Klamath Students To Attend Legislative Assembly K hi ., ' ts'i I ' 1-1 '6J .. ex i i Representing the Trl-lll-Y and lll-Y group of the YMCA, a group of Klamath Union high school students will leave Thursday for Hslem to attend the YMCA youth and government legislative assembly ' at the state eapltol, The legislative room In the capltnl will be available to groups throughout the state. Left to right! Cameron Stewart, Purls Kthrrdge, Tom Orr, Beth Bunch, Clamlrffe Oleasnn, Zada Taylor, Merlene Biirnlngham and Marguerltte AVedel. Nevada Ruling Poses Problem PORTLAND. March 31 P1 A domestic relations court Judge here sees all sorts of new worries ahead for Orrgonlans involved In Nevada divorces voided by the Oregon su preme court. Running off to Reno for a "qulrkle" had Its compllcnUons but now look what could happen: An ex-wlfe might fllo for half of a former spouse's Income under Oregon's community property law. A husband, divorced via Reno, might, demand return oKnllmony, resettlement of realty assignments or other common property. The legislature probably will be aked to correct the legitimacy of children of persons remarried after a Nevada divorce. Judge Donald E. Long reported the decision may eventually hnve some effect on recent Idaho divorce decrees Issued to Oregon residents. Idaho, like Nevada, requires only a six weeks' residence for divorces. ath and the same amount in pears from Jackson county at stake. ' A wire, from F. L. Brewer ot Medford. chairman of the Jackson county drive, tills morning told Uie news, "Reached 103 per cent of quola. Send spuds to me." Today Uie contest deadline found Klamath 'way behind with only 45 per cent of its goal reached. In dollars and cents the tally Is 115,- jWH.os of the 136.000 goal. Many Klamath people have do ; nated money to Uie drive, but con- trlbutlons hare been mucn smaller ' Uisn In past years, according to Mrs. Frances Palmer, executive ! secretary. Art Relnhart. Klamath's chair man, said today that although Uie I contest has closed, the drive will i continue because Uie county chapter ueeas mucn more lo be able to go on with its work. Chapter chair man Is Rev. David F. BarnetU Basin potato growers are donat ing potatoes to pay off. County chapter representatives will prob ably personally deliver Uie potatoes to the Jackson group. The Klamath Red Cross office will move Into a new headquarters Friday, and the office will be closed In Uie morning. New home of the Red Cross will be at 1111 Walnut In Uie Commer cial Arts building. Former location was at 518 Main. Drive headquar ters, previously at the Balslger Motor company will also be moved to Uie new location. Alice M. King Death Told Here Mrs. Alice M. King, 78, former Klamath Falls resident and mother of Mrs, Henri Conrndl, 3630 Home dale road, died early this morning at. Fresno General hospital In Fresno, Calif,, following a lengthy Illness. Mrs. King Is survived by one daughter, Mrs." Conrndl of this city; two sons, Jack of Snn Fran cisco, and Walt of Marysvtlle. All are well known here. Final rites will be held at Fresno with Inter ment In the family plot at Selmn, Calif. The time will be announced later by members of the family. NOMINATED WASHINGTON, March 31 (P President Truman has nominated Thomas O. Palmer for postmaster at Albany, Ore. The nomination Is now beforo the senate for confirmation. Out Of Gas And Car, Too! John Root of King county, Wash ington, was a man without a car or friends today until state police enme to his rescue. Root was driving near Sand creek on highway 97 at an early hour this morning when his car ran out of gns. Parking the machine and its occupants at Sand creek. Root hoofed it to Sunset lodge near Uie Fort Klamath junction, obtained some gas and went back to Sand creek. There he found the car and his friends missing. Sending out an appeal through state police. Root's car and its oc cupants were finnlly located In Klamath Falls. The friends had been towed In and thought they'd pick up Root en route. They missed. Man Kills Wife, Takes Own Life Dl'N'SMriR, March 31 Domestic troubles flared into gunfire In a Dunamulr tavern late yesterday afternoon and two persons are dead in a murder and aubaequent soieide. Nhrrrill (Bus ten Paekwood, 41, killed his wife Instantly with a hot through the heart, then turned the .38 calibre revolver on himself. He I lived for about 28 minute. Deputy District Attorney Ellis Filene of Yreka who was In Duna mulr when Uie shooting occurred and helped In Uie investigaUon said that family trouble and Jealousy ap parently prompted Uie shooting In the Rainbow tavern at 738 Florence avenue. Shot in Bar The story, learned lrom witnesses, was that Mrs. Bernlce Paekwood, 35, came Into Uie tavern about 3:55 p. m bought a drink and sat at a barstool next to her brother, Elmer Manning. Paekwood came In about five minute later, spoke briefly to Uie woman, drew a revolver and shot her. Manning told officers his sister was telling him of her family troubles when she looked up and saw her husband coming In Uie door. -Here he comes now." be said. Paekwood came over to the bar. Manning said, and said ta his wife: "Yon think yoa're pretty smart, don't you. then pulled bis revolver and fired two shots point-blank. The first (hot a truck Mrs. Paek wood in the left breast and pierced her heart. The second apparently missed entirely. Manning said he jumped from his stool and grappled with Paekwood for the gun but Paekwood beat him off, saving "I. dldu't. want to get you." Manninr then ran amt af the tavern and Paekwood turned the re- i volver on himself. The bullet ea- : tered his left side. ! Paul Blunt, owner of the tavern. said that Paekwood slumped to the floor and dropped the weapon, then tried to pick it np again but was ! unable to lift It. The wounded man was carried to i a physician' office where he died a : few minutes later. Relatives told officers that Mr. and Mrs. Paekwood were married last September and were planning to separate. They said Paekwood was unreasonably jealous of his wife. Both were employed by Uie Southern Pacific Railway company, she as a crew dispatcher1 working a night shift and he as a locomotive firemen working days. Both were lifelong Dunsmuir residents. The bodies were taken to Noble's Mortuary tn ML Shasta where Coroner Lloyd Noble announced that I there would be an autopsy and In quest Thursday. IWA-PIRC Still Split Another IWa-PIRC meeting to discuss a wage boost for CIO Lum ber and Sawmill Workers In this area ended in disagreement yester day and Chet Irving, secretary of Uie pine industrial relations com mittee, said that another meeting was tentatively set for Tuesday, April 6. Work contracts between the IWA CIO and local lumber mills 'expire at midnight tonight, but contain a self-renewal clause which will pre vent a work stoppage. A strike vote taken among IWA members Is being tallied In Port land and the results are to be an nounced this week. The vote may give Uie union's regional negotiat ing committee power to call a strike to back up Its wage demands. The union has asked for a 35-cent hourly pay boost, paid holidays and study of a health and welfare sys tem, M. C. Oarst. federal conciliator, sat In on yesterday's discussions. Target ? K ' J oh n Bank head ( above) . V. 8. consular attache In Windsor, was the target of an assassin's ballet which struck his ear as he drore Into the driveway of his home at Windsor. He was unhurt. Arrow Transit Company Wins Lake Mail Run LAKEVTEW, March 31 J. P. Lin man and J. K. McAndrews of the Arrow Transit company have been awarded a temporary contract to carry the new star mail route be tween Klamath Falls and Lake view. They will start the service with the 6:30 p. m. trip from Lake view tomorrow, April 1. The award to Arrow Transit can celled a previous arrangement for a route to be carried by Dale Mat toon's Red Ball stage line. Postmaster Fred Peatc said he first gave Uie award to Mattoon after receiving instructions from the office of the second assistant post master general in Washington, D. C. to hire a temporary carrier at not to exceed 15120 per annum, giving no name of bidder or other instruction. Several days later. Peate said, he received instruction from R. H. Twohy. Portland dis trict supervisor of mail, saying Lin man and McAndrews had bid $5120. but did not Instruct him to hire them. Later, he received Informa tion on the basis of which the contract was awarded to Arrow. - The new-itar -route m addition I to the present once-daily service carried by Harton caawen. Tne new service will run from 6:30 p. m. dally except Sunday from Lakevlew and 2:30 a. m. daily except Monday from Klamath Falls. Arrow Transit already operates s freight line between Klamath Falls and Lakevlew. Its owners are Lin man, McAndrews and Warren Ben-net. Court Says You Can Cuss 'Em Out COLUMBUS. O., March 31 WV The Ohio supreme court snys you can use profane epithets at a person on a public sidewalk and nothing enn be done about It so long as you make no menacing action constitut ing assault or threat mid stop short of slander. The derision was In a $3000 action for slander brought by Kathryn V Bartow ngaln.it R. D. Smith. She contended Smith had slandered her on the street In the presence of many people. The court overruled the appellate court, which held the woman had a cause of action against Smith. Pranksters Get Set For Big April Fool's Day t Beware! Tomorrow Is April Fool's Day. Dedicated to all the "stupe" who fall for old and new gaga on April 1. The forecast Is for "rain turn ing to snow," so most of the pranks will probably be those pulled Indoors. There are various tricks to be pulled out of the bag, the package of laundry, a purse or a brick-laden sack on he end of a slrinr. candy covered hunks of onion and garlic, pepper-filled cookies, etc Webter says: "April Fool One who Is sportlvetv Imposed upon on April 1. AU Fool's Day." 8c be sportive! Bustle-Mounted Flowers Said Coming Fashion HOLLYWOOD. March 31 UP As if things weren't bad enough already comes now Ilyana that's all. Just Ilyana Beverly Hills dress designer and predicts that the newest style will Ik bouquets or potted plants in milady's bustle. That's what she said, in the bustle.' She said busUes even now are being manufactured with recep tacles to hold fresh flowers, or even greenery. Ilyana seems quite pleased about It "Flowers and ferns worn in the bustle wUI call attention to skirt detail." she said, approaching the sitoaUon eonservaUrely. "Women can now achieve new sophisUcaUon or Innocence, de pending on flowers chosen." For the sophisticated effect, she recommends orchids, ra.rdei.ias or tiger lilies, wide-eyed naivete, she asserted, can be achieved with daisies or cornflowers. The new strapless evening gowns, declared Ilyana, leave in sufficient cloth to which to attach a corsage. No Answer Due Prior To Saturday wisiiinhton. March 31 President Truman rot hi fart. finding board' report on the coal trlke today and announced he will delay any further government step In the dispute until he studies the report White flouae Press Secretary Charles (I. Rom uld that Mr. Tru man win Uke the board's report and supporting documents with him on a trip to Williamsburg, Va. He Is leaving for Williamsburg tomorrow afternoon and on Friday will get an honorary degree from William and Mary college there. Ross said the board's report will not be made public until "sometime after the president's return from Williamsburg" on Saturday. court Order The Inquiry board brought Its re port to Mr. Truman Just after noon. The next possible steo under tha Taft-Hartley law's emergency strike proceaures is a White House request to the Justice department to seek a court order to end the strike. The fact-finding report waa sub mitted to Mr. Tnroan shortly after noon. Board Chairman Sherman Mlnton took It to the White House. With him were the other board members. Publisher Mark Ethrldga of the Louisville Courier-Journal, and Professor George W. Taylor of the Ilniveraity of Pennsylvania. Under the Taft-Hartley labor act, the report had to be made before the government could ask a court order for John L. Lewis' miners to go back to work. It was indicated the justice de partment was ready to go Into court for the injunction promptly on getting the president's go-ahead. The three-man Inquiry board's Job was merely to report the facta on the pension dispute which caused the strike, not to make any recom mendation for setUement The board had to turn to the courts in order to get Lewis before It so that It could get his side of the dispute to Include in its report. "Compulsion" The mine workers chieftain testi fied before It yesterday "under com pulsion." If a court order should now be Issued for the miners to go back to work and they refused the union might be held in contempt. In 1946, the miners defied a court order and eventually were fine $700,000 for contempt. Lewis waa fired S10.000 personally. In the house, Lewis admittedly waa the tart of a Mil JatraMtoeeaW-.. by Rep. Hartley (R-N. J. to make labor onions subject to prosecution under the anU-trust laws. The measure Is a proposed amendment to the Taft-Hartley act It would prevent labor onions from acting In restraint of trade. Foreign Youth Asked For Army WASHIN6TON, liarch 31 P) Immediate voluntary enlistment of 50.000 young Europeans in the United States army was urged to day by Senator Lodge (R-Mass.) Lodge, an army officer in Uie re cent war, asked the senate armed services committee to authorize en listment of Uie "cream of the young manhood ot Europe." The foreign volunteers would be carefully screened and be eligible for citizenship after five years un der Lodge's proposal. Such a plan, he said, would cut down the number of men required by the proposed temporary draft and also aid In starting the uni versal military training program. Late Spud Bulletin LOS ANGELES, March 31 lAP USDA) Potatoes: market steady on Russets; 25 broken, 42 unbroken cars on track; Oregon 1, Idaho 27, Utah 2, North Dakota 1 arrived, 6 cars arrived by truck; Idaho Rus sets 1-A $5.40-5.50. SAN FRANCISCO, March 31 (AP USDA) Potatoes: 8 broken, 4 un broken cars on track; California 1, Idaho I; North Dakota 1 arrived, 1 car arrived by truck; market steady; Klamath Russets No. 1-A, 15.75. Lilienthal Says U.S. Has 'Adequate Supply' Of A-Bombs WASHINGTON, March 31 (IP) The United States has "an adequate supply" of atom bombs and Is steadily making more, congress members said today. They reported that this informa tion came from David E. Lilienthal, atomic energy commission chair man, during secret testimony be fore the house appropriations com mittee on February 28. On the strength of Lllienthal's statements, the committee yester day recommended an additional $150,000,000 for the commission's work, the full amount asked. While committee members were reluctant to discuss Lllienthal's tes timony, they agreed privately with Uie statement of Rep. Keefe (R Wis.) that "we have an adequate supply of bombs already manufac tured." They said they were not given any exact numbers and declined to say where the bombs are stored and how big they are. "The conclusion I drew from the testimony," Keefe said In an In terview, "is that we are proceeding rapidly, that the atomic, program Is proceeding In the Interest of the protection of America." Meanwhile, the chairman of the senate-house atomic energy com mittee said today he believes that it war comes again this country should use the bomb with the aim of shortening the conflict and sav ing lives. Senator Hlckenlooper (R-Ia.) pu It this way to a reporter: "I do not think the bomb should be used indiscriminately. But I have not qualms about our using It strategically, where It will be an efficient means of ending the war." Still mother lawmaker, who would not allov his name to be used, said he believes the public should be told how many bombs this country has. "I think It would be reassuring Information for our people to have," he explained. "It might cause Rus sia a little concern, too." Actually, unless the system has been changed, no completed bombs are on hand. Rather, for safety and security reasons, the bomb parts are stored separately to be finally assembled only In the event they are to be used. V
