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MacArthur
Reluctant To
Enter Race
TOKYO. Halurday, May tO flv
In declining an Invitation lo rrlurn
homo at Ilili tlnir, lirnrral Mao
Arthur haa Indlratrd reluctance lo
seek personally the republican preal
drnllal iiumlnallon any mure active
ly than heratofur.
The tumoral (aid on March V he
would run II Humiliated, but would
nut campaign lor the miiiilnatlnii.
Even aiming MucArthur's ui drill
supiKirleia at supremo occupation
hriidguaiieia, It haa brcn generally
believed that hla only chains ul gol
tint anywhere polltUully would bo a
Inumpliiml reltim lo the United
blalea alicud of the national lo.
uubheuu convention June 31.
lilt quullllrd rejeiilloii of the op
portunity lo return liiiiuedllely at
the 1 ohenl of the aennto appropria
tions committee waa agalnal the ad
vlciiif many wcll-wlahrra.
"InV irnrral haa lung been men
fanonrd aa a poaalblr republican prra
Idrntlal numliire. The boom fur him
irew loudrr after the arnale com
nilllee'a vote yeatrrilay.
Political Need
Until of thoae who voled aualniit
aaklng the occupation romiiiamlrr
of Japan to cunie home after more
than 10 yraia In the I'lilllpplura and
IHilnla weal aald they did ao be
cause of Uie putitlt-al aliuoaphrrc.
Hclmlnr HnlKuiatall iH-Muu.l mid
he tenia the vialt la "bound lo have
ixiliilral Impllcatlona." lie added:
"1 want ui keep Hie KC'A a free
from politics aa I can."
One of the uurailnua MncArthtir
would be queatiourd alxiut If he
ronira home la the foreiin aid pro
gram being carried out unilrr the
economic cooiieratlon admlnlatratlun
better known a KC'A.
Oregonians
Drinking Less
PORTLAND. May 38 U'.-Ore-gonlana
are not drinking aa heavily
Ihla year, and It a ooatlni the Hate
money.
Because receipt from slate-owned
liquor atore are down, Uie liquor
c.immlulon will be unable to pay a
budgeted 1000.000 Into the stale
treiuury June 1.
Ttie ammuii paid may be aa iiuall
aa $100,000, the commission aald.
.This would make It necessary for the
l'ie to borrow money lo carry on
fpubllo welfare work.
The atalo leglalatura budgeted
I33.VI6.U0 in expected liquor receipt
fm the current two year flacal
lirrlnd. Willi II moniha gone, only
89.IW.0OO haa accumulated.
OfflclaU aald II would be linpoa
alble to expect the million dullara
a month needed lo catch up with
paymrnu.
US To Ship
Arms To Iran
WASHINGTON. May 38 MV-The
United Statea la preparing to ahlp
military auppllea coaling 158.606,0(17
to Iran.
The aute department aald today
that the auppllea, all Irom aurplua,
will Include a few tanka. lighter and
cargo planra, guna, ammunition and
other equipment
Plana for the propoacd military
aid to Iran were authorized before
the aenate appropriation commit
tee by John D.. Jernegan, chief of
the alate depnrlment'a division of
Oreek-Turktah-Irantan affairs.
House Vote
Would Oust
USBR Head
WASHINGTON. May 2 fIV-The
houae Thursday voted tentatively
In require thai the reclamation bu
reau and Ita regional offlrra be
hradrd bv men of 10 yeara englnerr
hif experience.
The requirement, proposed by Rep.
Elliott iO -cnllf ) waa adopted aa
an amendment lo the Interior de
partment approprliitlon bill.
II would have the efferl of dla
mlaalug Reclamation I'ommtaalonrr
Michael IV. Hlraua and Itlrhard K
llokr, director of the burrau'a Nac
rumrnto, Calif., rrilon office.
Adilltloual Coat
Elliott told the houae thai the
"hiciiiiipeirncv of these men" will
make the California Central Valley
rerliimnllon project coat 1100.000,
000 additional.
"These nien etc not qualified lo
anend the laxpayera' money," he
alntrd.
The amendment waa originally
auigeated lo the appropriation!
committee bt Kep. Ilarneaa R.
Ind.l, rhalrman of the houae aub
rmmlttee Investigating publicity
and propaganda aetlvllles. It waa
not Inrludrd In the bill aa reported
lo the houae.
The amendment waa approved U
to 32 on a standing vote. It la
ai'bject lo a poaaible roll call vole
before final paaaage.
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Theae two fire Irurka purchaaed by the aoutb auburban fire district have that new look In color. They
are the only while fire fighting equipment In Klamath county. They will be on diaplay Saturday and
Sunday when members of the fire district board and other offieiala hold open houe.
Thrift Proves Too
Much For This One
NEW YOIIK. May 28 (Ay-Herbert
Tarbox waa thrifty.
Tin 63-yenr-old former army aer
gonnt often told the mnnngcr of
the rooming houao where he lived
tot could live for tiny "on a dough
iVut, a cup of coffro and 10 centa
worth of potatoes."
Yesterday afternoon, he collapsed
o'. a atreet corner, and died seven
hours Inter. Hospital attendants
found 1084 In currency sewn Into
hla clothing, Hla bankbook Indicated
deposits of II, 3.18.
Chief cause of death was given
a. malnutrition.
Rail Hearing
Postponed
WASHINGTON. May 58 i4V
Judge T. Alan Uoldabornugh today
pflatnoncd until June 10 a legal
battle between the government and
threo railroad unlona over wheth'T
a ban against a threatened rail
strike should be continued.
Gnldnbormuth at the same time
extended until June 11 a temporary
order preventing the unions from
walking out.
This order, signed by Ooldsbor
ough on May 10 and already ex
tended once, would have expired
tomorrow night.
The three unions and the Justice
department consented to the new
extension of the temporary ban.
Onlrinborough gave no reason for
postponement of the case. The Jus
tice department Is seeking an In
lunctton that would prevent a strike
Indefinitely or rather, as long as
the railroads stay under government
aelrure.
The government took over the
rullrnads May 10 when Ooldabor
ongh Issued the temporary ban
against the strike the three unions
had set for May 11.
US Joins Reds
In Demand For
War End Move
LAKE SUCCKfiS. May 28 IPi
The United (states Joined Russia
again Unlay In a demand fur force
ful united measures to slop the war
In Palestine.
V. S. chief delegate Warren R.
Austin aald he supported a Soviet
resolution providing thai the tccur-
Suburban Fire District Ready
To Go With All New Equipment
By Rl'TII KING
It's the new fire whistle, operated
by compressed air at the South sub
urban rural fire district hall on
Ueltle street off South Sixth that
haa had folks out that way puxsled
for several days. Thoae mighty
blasts that tear from the three
diaphragm noise maker atop the 60
fool lower In the rear of the new
building and purchase of equipment.
These will be retired in 30 years. A
tax of 1.03 mills levied on property
within the district will reduce this
Indebtedness.
For maintenance of the depart
ment the fire district board Is
authorized to levy an additional tax
of not more than 4 mills which will
total between 18000 and 19000 an
nually. This tax wiU be assessed this
lire hall will call together mrn who
will am ill awn new ttlwka aviimI 1 veaf
lir council order me jew. and Araoa by the district. I Present members of the board are
to end hostilities within 36 hours. opening- of Uie recently completed ! Clyde Williams, W. S. Metier, Cecil
me nmc i.i.nni, uih .uuumiru i one-story brick veneer tile and con- Prather. Alva Lewis and L. E. Judd.
by the Untied Mlates, was beaten In
the council last Saturday.
Austin aald he had no Instruc
tlona on the American altitude to
ward a British demand for a four
weeks armistice. The British plan
appeared to be doomed by Jewish
rejection.
Aubrey Eban. representative of
Israel, attacked the British. He
charged the British plan was a
poorly camouflaged effort to help
the Arabs.
"We have a resolution lo paralyte
the military strrugth of Israel, give
free rein to the reinforcement of
surrounding Arab armies and sub
mit the whole Palestine problem
once more to the processes of arbi
trary revision." Ebnn told the council.
Yankee Gives Up
To Texas Tour
MADISON VILLE. Tex., May 38
lA't A submissive Yankee who once
proudly boasted Ihe title of Texal
Hater No. 1 will leave here for the
Rio Orande valley early today Willi
only enough fight left to bring alonn
California grapefruit for breakfast.
Taking the grapefruit is only a
half-hearted gesture of token re
sistance for War Veteran Ray Hal
lornn. Hnlloriill surrendered to Texas
yesterday.
Meekly he told 1300 witnesses at
the annual barbecue of the Mad
Isonvllle Sidewalk Cattlemen's as
sociation: "I give up. Just call me Tex.
This tour has sold mo on Texas,"
Earlier he had won the associa
tion national contest as the veteran
with Uie worst opinion of Texas.
Lookout Crews
Being Signed
Parka and forest protective asso
ciations are signing up men and
women for lookout and fire fight
ing crews tor the season ahead.
Reene Bowman, University of
California student, has been em
ployed as fire lookout for the Schon
cliln Butte stntlon for the ensuing
fire season. Tills Is the only look
out station for the Lava Beds area.
Miss Bowman, a former student of
Smith college will go up the moun
tain on June 10.
Klamalh Forest Protective asso
ciation assigned some men to sum
mer lookout posts this week and
others will be assigned next week.
The U. S. forest service has made
no arrangements for summer fire
crews or lookouts to date.
crete building is scheduled for Sat
urday and Sunday It. will mark the j
end of two years work started by
Joint action of the Shasta View
grange and the Suburban league. I
Organisation of a fire diatrlrt
which embraces 9000 aerea of land. '
an area approximate to twice the
else of Klamalh Falls waa the first j
step In the fire protection program. I
Donaa nournt
The First National Bank of Port
land bought the JS0.0O0 In fire dis
trict bonds approved at a special
election for construction of the
U. T. Lewis was the superintendent
of conjunction on the building
caMiaa rr a. il
32 Subversive
Groups Named
WASHINGTON. May 38 W
Thirty-two organizations were tag
ged "subversive" today by Attorney
General Clark.
The 33 are In addition to a list of
approximately 90 groups so desig
nated by Clark last November.
The new names were announced
by the federal loyalty review board.
The board has the Job of checking
on loyalty of federal employees.
President Truman ordered the
check. The president said that
membership In an organization
designated as "subversive" should be
considered as one basis far Investi
gation of a government worker's
loyalty.
Prominent on the original list
I were the communist party and num
erous aucgea communist trout or
ganizations, as well as many defunct
groups like the German-American
bund.
Spring Crops Damaged By Northwest Floods
Flood waters continued (a rlae at Bonner Ferry, Ida,, aa the Kootenay river continues on Ita sprlnr
rampage flooding surrounding farm lands. Crop damage la' estimated at 11,000,000. NUA telepholo.
Marshall To
Speak Tonight j
EUGENE. May 38 (A Secretary
of State Oeorge C. Marshall left
Eugene this morning en route to
Portland In a state police escorted
limousine. He will speak there to
night before the national convention
of the General Federation of Wom
en's Clubs.
In a short Interview after he had
breakfasted In his room, Marshall
reserved comment on all affairs of
national and International Import.
Evidently referring to the time when
he was In command of the Fort
Vancouver, Wash., an army post,
Marshall said he had visited this
section of Oregon many times. He
said he was particularly mindful of
the fine trout fishing In the McKcn
zie river, near here.
The secretary accepted a copy of
Uie Eugene Council on World Af
fairs resolution for peace from
Council Chairman Ray Sicgenthaler.
The Eugene organization Is bring
ing the national network program.
"America's Town Meeting of the
Air." here July 26 for a forum dis
cussion of the peace problem.
With Mrs. Marshall and several
aides, the secretary spent the night
at a local hotel after the presidential
C-S4 Independence wos unable to
land In Portland because of stormy
weather. The Independence re
turned to Los Angeles today.
Siege Ends
In Capture
By JOSEPH C. GOOItfi'IV
I.NMDK JhKLSALtM'S OLD
CITY, May 21 Pr Jews In the old
city surrendered to the Trans
Jordan Arab Legion at 2:31 p. m.
today. (This waa 2:30 a. m. Pacific
Standard Time).
Under the surrender terms the
women and children, estimated to
number 300. and the old men will
be turned over to the International
Red Cross. Younger men will be
placed in a concentration camp
"outside Palestine."
1500 Affected
Jewish negotiators said their peo
ple affected by the surrender num
bered 1500 and 1600.
Of this number the leaders said
many were dead or wounded. Four
Jews, they said, died of an "un
identified disease."
The Jews had been completely
without food and abort of ammuni
tion after their 11-day pounding by
the guns of the Arab legion.
The surrender waa negotiated by
the legion area commander, a major,
after the arrival at Arab line of
two gray-bearded Rabbi bearing
white flags.
Foot Troops
Arab foot soldiers had been called
in to root out Uie last-ditch defend
ers of the old city, who were holed
up In three stone bouses beneath
the south wall.
Arab leaders said these last-ditch
fighters numbering less than 400
took over In the buildings yesterday,
after Legionnaires captured and oc
cupied Uie great Hurva synagogue
In the Jewish quarter.
I Hurva was the last of the old
city's five aynagogues to be evaea
'aled'by Haganab and Intra Zval
! Leumi forces. They then ran to
i the group of three-storied house In
! Ihe shadow of the old city's aonth
I wall. The structures are of heavy
' stone, with one story below ground.
Shelling and dynamite charges
have failed to route out the des
perate defenders. Now Uie Arab In
fantry has been called In. Arab of
ficers said their Job is to "accept
unconditional surrender or wipe out
the enemy."
Jack Dale. 19, will have charge
of the fire lookout station on Hog
back mountain thia season for the
second year. He was Just 18 when
he opened the lookout last year.
Dale Set For
Lookout Post
Smooth-faced Jack Dale, Just 19
this year, will man the Hogback
mountain lookout for Klamath For
est Protective association again this
fire season.
Dale opened the new lookout last
year and remained all fire season
with his wife and small baby. The
baby is walking this year so Mrs.
Dale and the child will stay In
town.
A code system has been arranged
between the young husband and
wife with Uie winking light on the
mountain carrying messages that
only these two can Interpret.
The young lookout worked in a
lumber mill during the winter. He
went up the mountain Thursday to
get everything In readiness for sum
mer occupancy and expects to have
things in working order by Friday
night when the light will glow from
the mountain top for Uie first time
this year.
8,000,000 Man Days Lost In
Walkouts During Past Month
By The Associated Press
The temporary federal court ban
against, a railroad strike was ex
tended until June 11 today.
Meanwhile, as the nation's major
current strike that of 75,000 CIO
United Auto Workers against Chrys
ler corporation went Into Its 17th
day, the government estimated over
8.000,000 man-days were lost by
walkouts throughout the nation last
month,
Judge T. Alan Onldsborough
lengthened the roll strike Injunc
tion after postponing until June 10
a legal battle between the govern
ment, and three railroad unions over
whether the anti-strike order should
be continued.
Negotiations continued at Detroit
In the Chrysler strike In an effort
lo terminate that stoppage before
Tuesday ends the long Memorial
Day w eek-end. There was specula
tion, however, that the Chrysler
talks had hit a snag after conferees
left Ihe meeting room grim-faced
last nl-'M.
The General Motors 11-cent ad
justable hourly Increase pattern was
discussed at the Chrysler talks when
Uiey wcra resumed Wednesday.
The same pattern was discussed In
negotiations at New York between
the General Electric company and
the CIO United Electrical Workers,
which were resumed yesterday after
a three-week lapse.
The UEW accepted the General
Motors pattern In a new contract
with the automobile firm.
At Philadelphia, the United Mine
Workers opened new contract nego
tiations with anthracite coal oper
ators, In a preliminary session at
tended by UMW head John L.
Lewis. The negotiations were placed
In the hands of a 20-man commit
tee, but Thomas Kennedy, UMW
vice president, said It would not
meet before June 7.
The contract, covering 80.000
eastern Pennsylvania hard coal dig
gers, will expire July 10.
Youth Admits
Slaying Girl
CHICAGO, May 38 (Pt Lt. Pat
rick Coughlin said today that a 14-year-old
boy, seized on a subway
train after an all night police
search, orally admitted the brutal
sloytng of 8-year-old Nancy Schuler.
Nancy, known In her neighbor
hood as "the little doll" because of
her beauty, was found smothered to
death yesterday In the bedroom of
a neighbor's apartment.
Coughlin said the boy. seized In
connection with the slaying of the
liny, blonde girl, told him he put
her on the bed In his apartment and
pl'ed blankets on her during a quar
rel over some comic books.
Nancy waa found lying face down
ward in bed. three big: pillows piled
on her head. The pillows were
weighted down with a heavy chair
and a magazine rack.
The strange slaying occurred In
thf appartment across the hall from
Nancy's own fourth floor home.
Coughlin Identified the boy seized
as Roy Adams. It was In the apart
ment of Adams' parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Oeorge Adams, that the little
girl was found unconscious by Roy's
younger brother, Donald, 9.
Atom Workers
Go On Strike
RICHLAND. Wash., May 28 UPi
A strike of 300 carpenters employed
on a building under -construction hi
this atomic energy city was reported
here today.
F. R. Creedon. manager of the
design and construction division of
Hanford engineer works, described
Uie strike as "unauthorized." He said
it violates orders of union leaders
that the men remain on Uie job.
Creedon said the carpenters are
demanding 25 cents an hour addi
Uonal premium for work done by
them as employes of a General Elec
tric sub-contractor.
He said they want the premium
for all work done by them at any
height more than 30 feet above Uie
foundation of Uie building they are
constructing.
Bombers Off
For Hawaii
SPOKANE. May 38 UP) Thre3
B-39 bombers took oft from Spokane
air force base last night for Hawaii
on Uie first of a series of overwater
navigation training flights.
The public Information office said
other flights would be made in
June, July and August as the base
resumed long distance navigational
training. Similar flights were made
in February and March.
Bombers leaving here last night
were attached to Uie 92nd and 98th
bombardment groups.
Crest May
Be Yorst
Since 1894
By The Associated Pre
Flood waters the worst sine
1894 drove new hundreds from
their homes In three Paeifle North
west atates and Canada today.
Damage mounted Into Ihe mil
lion and the death toll from the
flooda and accompanying atormf
rose to 13.
Newest victim was Ludvlg B run
ner, 11, who was carried to hla death
In a flood-swollen stream at Spo
koi.c, Wash., while swimming.
Worst hit was the Fraser valley
of western British Columbia. Th
Canadian navy was preparing lo
launch all available small craft for
a huge "dunklrk" evacuation ot
flood -swept Fraser valley Inhabit
ants. Naval officials said they also were
ready to send big unit from the,
Esquimalt base near Victoria. B. C,
If '.he critical flood situation became
worse.
Scores Flee
8cores of persons were being
driven from their homes In Wash
ington state. Earlier thousands of
persons families of Hanford atomic
plant workers had to move their
trailers away from the rivers.
With the crest yet to come In
Washington and Northern Oregon,
the army engineers ordered their
emergency flood control plan Into
effect for the entire area.
Portland faced the prospect of
having half Ita meat supply cut off
by Tuesday when an expected 80
foot "eat on the Columbia reaches
that city. It will force packing plants
to suspend operation and will dam
age Industrial plant In low-ljlnf
districts.
Streets Flooded
Streets were flooded In many
towns of the area and numerous
roads throughout Uie region wera
covered or made Impassable by
bridge washout.
6Ir Eastern Oregon. Union eountr
damage alone was estimated at
K00.004. Klmberley. B. C estimated
$1,000,000 damage from water racing
through It street. Agaaals, B. C
listed damage of half that amount. '
A steady stream of women and
children moved out of the Fraser
valley by train to Vancouver, B. C
to escape waters which flooded Uie
rich farming area. Some vessels al-r
ready were on the way to bring out
others.
VFW Auxiliary
To Sell Poppies
On Saturday. May 39, Uie aux
iliary to Uie Veterans of Foreign
Wars will sell Buddy popples on Uie
street of the business section and
In Uie banks and business houses
of the city, as Uiey do each spring.
The popples are made by veterans
in Uie different hospitals, and pro
ceeds are used by the auxiliary for
relief ot veterans' families and for
Veteran hospital. Mary Wells Is
chairman of Uie poppy sales committee.
Band To Sell .
Ducats Here '
Uniformed members of Klamath
Union high school band will be
in Klamath Falls banks Saturday
morning to sell the Portland Rose
FesUval buttons, proceeds from the
sale to go toward sending the band
to ths big festival In June.
Thus far some 8600 has been
realized from the sale of buttons
and contributions but $1750 Is need
ed to send Uie band and accompany
ing performers to Portland. Andy
Loney. director of music education
said today.
A meeting of the committee assist
ing the band gToup wl". meet Wed
nesday of next week to discuss fur
ther sale of buttons and the contri
butions. Buttons may be exchanged
for admissions to all Rose Festival
events and may be obtained from
students, banks, or Uie chamber of
commerce.
Six Cities Join
Time Change List
PORTLAND, May 38 UPt Six
cities were on Uie daylight saving
list In Oregon today.
Portland started It, and In quick
order Pendleton, Hood River, Forest
Grove, Oregon. City and West Linn
voted to move clocks ahead one hour
beginning June 1.
A number of others weer expected
to follow suit shortly.
4-Yay Race Develops For
Engle's Post In Congress
Cutter Blasts
Japanese Mine
SEATTLE, May 38 (Pi A floating
Japanese mine was destroyed by the
coast guard cutter Bonham off the
Oregon coast early today after an
all-night watch.
The mine, reported by the S. S.
Collna last night, was located 35
miles southwest of Yaqulna, Ore.,
Uie coast guard said.
The Bonham stood by the mine all
night when it waa prevented by
choppy water from destroying It last
night.
A four-way battle for party nomi
nations to congress has developed in
California's big second congressional
district that which Includes the
nearby Northern California counties
such as Siskiyou and Modoc.
The election will be held on Tues
day, and due to the lack of state
office contests, a poor turnout Is
generally expected. In Siskiyou and
Modoc, however, local contests and
Uie second congressman affair may
attract larger voter percentages to
Uie polls than over the state as a
whole.
Congressman Clair Engle. demo
crat, Is bidding for his fourth term
as representative from the second
district. The Red Bluff lawyer Is
seeking both republican and demo
cratic nominations, and his major
opposition Is believed to be coming
from Pete Laxague, democrat,
Cedarvllle.
The others In this contest are
Manuel Herrlck. republican, an old
time miner of Qutncy. and Howard
S. Strasbaugh, democrat, retired
postal clerk.
Laxague is a Modoc county super
visor and rancher who Is believed
making the strongest bid against
the veteran Engle. Both of these
democrats want both the republican
and democratic nominations. Under
Uie California primary law, neither
could accept the republican nomina
tion without also winning the nomi
nation In his own party.
There is some talk down there
that Republican State Senator Jesse
Mayo, Angel's Camp, might run in
the fall general election if the battle
between Engle and Laxague should
see either of these democrat win the
republican nomination by a squeak.
Mayo, lt Is said, could file as a
republican candidate by petition. He
ran previously against Engle.
Engle, a Red Bluff lawyer, won his
congressional post after the death
some years ago of Congressman
Englebrlght, long-time republican
congressman from the second dis
trict. The nearby counties are also In
California's second assembly district.
The incumbent is Lester Davis, Por
tola democrat, who Is unopposed In
the democrat primary, and Is run
ning against Coleman E. Stewart ot
Anderson In the republican primary.
In the first senate district, which
includes Modoc county, the Incum
bent, Harold (Butch) Power of
Eaglevllle. Is unopposed for renoml
nation and election In both the re
publican and democratic parties..
California has 33 congressional
seats. In all, there are 108 candi
date seeking nomination to the
house 50 of them republicans, 48
democrat, and 13 Independent progressives.