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Newspaper Page Text7 .SI in M (Hi la mm re A By FRANK JKNKINH lHal Hoylo on tin convention: "11 It a banquet ol blllerneM, ' eynlclam, f nllh, platitudes, pilu ; clplea, hope, mbiUoii and yearn ; lug." " . 1: Ltt'ii add! I II carries also the hope ol mil- t llona ol parlrliillc, sincere Ameri cana lor nmothliiK butter than wo , ha a hud lor lo llicae many years. ' " Republican National Committee Chairman Oabrlrlagn, In a aiwrch I tile optlnlng ol Uie convention Ihla morning: "Tlila will be a lair convention. 1'he only steamroller In tlila sinphl ' theater will bo the determined will ( a majority nt the laoe delegate , . . . The fhalr will recognize any deleualo who aeekn recognition, "This pro-convention campalun '" ha been the hnlteat In the pnrlv'n 'recent hlalnry, That demnnatralca 'determination and atrcnglh and la , line II kept In bounda. lint alter Uhls convention makes IU decisions 'there can be no room lor disunity I In tho Republican party. We mint rlntie ranka aiittlniit Uie common , loo." Two comment: I. Those are lair, lino word. ' J. Deed aiieak louder than " ord, I'd like to add here that fh 'common loe" liabrlclson apenki nl Isn't lual the Democratic party. , Hroadlv apcaklm-, iiood Democrat . are Hint as Iiood people aa Rood ; Republicans, '1'he common loe we need lo line up against la too much '' power held In loo lew hands loo , . 1mm and the historically evil re- V aulls Uierool. Flashback to Hal Bovle: ! "To ninny people here (In Chi .: regoi the convention la a kind ol 1 itoman carnival, a partisan rally I tug to pick their new champion -amid a k-reat drill ol tun." I auppoM so. And I suppose a lot ol It poibly most ol Iti Is l ju.il food clean lun. Hut I llnd ;I'm getting led up with the con . venllon system ol nomlnalliiK can didates lor President. II puts too much power In tho hands ol pro It iYlnnal politicians. I llnd mvsell . Ihlnkliur that with all IU fault a i national Presidential primary, held ion the same day In all Die states, ?Vllh all candidates requlrnl to , enter and lake their chances, would ' probably be belter than the eon ! venllon system ol making nomlna lions. , I hasten to make that tlatement 'i BEFORE tho convention makes II I nomination (lor President and t vice-president) Instead ol walling ' until alterward when I mlitht be , suspected n plnue because my ; Isvonte didn't win. Mora than eoo Americans died violent deathi over the lour-day Independence Day weekend. :s (MIMMM i At least It itoea lo prove that ! nur pleasures are mora daniteroua than our job. That raises a ralher Interesting Question: Do vou want a law PROHIBIT INO HOLIDAYS because Uiey are ton dangerous? I don't. I'd rather take my chances. One holiday accident ' . Near Platter Oklahoma, 1 lame anaka crowed the hlRhway In trout ol an automobile driven by James Ooa. Ooa tried to crush Uie rap tlle with hla car. The action threw the vehicle out ol control and It plunged Into a ditch. breaklnR Oosa's arm. Tho anake aUUiercd away untouched. Wat It a rattier? Or was It maybe Just a big lal bullanakc? Anyway. II Cloia had been a trifle less bloodthirsty then he would be In considerably less pain now. Tolerance ollen paya oil. That brines up a personal lncl- I dent, A happily RrlnnlnR doR f trotted out nquaraly In front ol me the other evenlnR. I alepped on It hard to escape hitting him. Even I at leRal city sliced, the tires ) squealed till you could hear them a block away. I ImaRlne everyone I who heard It said or thouRhl: i "That crazy drunk ought to be In i the hoosegow." I Anyway. I missed tho dog, lor 1 which I'm grateful, He looked back (at me kind ol sheepishly Just as ) I d have felt II I had blundered tout In front ol somebody's car. , p HIGH WINDS Sunday night caused taverat hundred dollars damaga to this South Sixth Street home. The big poplar tree toppled ever on the home of Mn. Eve Brown at 4326 So. 6th. The biggest job, according to repairmen, will be getting the tree eft the roof without causing further damage. . Congress Hurries To Adjourn lly JOHN ( IIAIIWK K WASHINGTON 141 Congress, lonal leaders, switching thrlr plans, strove behind the scenes to break a deadlock over two money bills and adjourn the t)2nd conurou Monday. Willi only a few members on hnnd, the House-and Senate met nl II a.m. iKH'i'i and reccrnrd shortly nltnrward lo permit backstnRC miiiieuvers, Home Drmocrullo lenders were doimi business with Ri publlcaiu bv telephone culls to ChlruKo, where the (iOlJ nailoiiiil convention was upeuluit, II House and Henale conference committee members can auree on the inonry bills, both houses will be convened late Monday to try for final pannitite ol the stumbling block legislation. Rut adlotirnmeiit prospects wore precarious neither House had a quorum ol meuibera present and a single nhlecllun could forestall any Hunt action. Karller. ConRresslonnl leaders had said they probnhly would only mark time this week and try to adjourn next week. TWO II1IXH The two bills were: a 10 billion dollar omnibus appropriation meas ure lor atomic eneruv expansion, foreign aid and mllllury construc tion and a rH4 million dollar ap propriation lor rivers and harbors and llood control projects. 'We are doing our best." Ben. McFurland (D-Arlt.l. the majority leader, told reporters. "We havo hopes." And Sen Olln D. Johnston (D' B C. I'aald he was willing lo com promise on one ol the bills Uint provided a attrprtso roudblock to congressional plans to quit work last Saturday. Tim l was on a provision In the measure appropriating lunds lor flood control and rivers and har bors. lie anld he would accept i.Vl.OOO (o start construction on the Hart welt dam on the Knvannnh River rntlier than the four millions he demanded last week. Johnston said KiO.OOO would be enough to get the program under way. He said he was confident addi tions I lunds would be voted once the work had been started, PLANS Administration plans to bring Congress to a close Uulurday night collapsed chiefly because the House had written Into a 10 billion dollar supplemental appropriation bill a curb on the use of funds for an expansion ol tho atomic weapons program. The measure carries two billion dollars lor the atomle program, 16,01, OVI.IM lor lorelgn mlllUiry and economic aid. and t3.140.000.- 000 lor military bases and other project around the world. In a lost ditch appeal against the house rider. President Truman wrote Vice President Bnrklev and Houso Speaker Rnyburn that It would cripple atomic production and Imperil nntlonal security. Tho Senate relused lo accept the rider, wenry incmbera standing firm Into the early Sunday morning hours. The house finally agreed to modi fy It somewhat but balked at throw ing It overboard. STRIDES Olant ntrldes toward adjourn ment. IncludlnR the passage of a (40,600.000.000 defense appropria tion bill,' had been taken In the session that began nt noon Satur day before the legislators bogged down In controversy. This measure the largest ot an the appropriation bills lor the 1053 llscal year carried the lull amount asked by President Truman to ex pand the Air Forco to 143 wings by mld-lflM. " 111,111 n"r"l""irl" ' "ft'n , Q r , Prlre Five tents U Pates KLAM' 'jf OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1851 Telephone 1111 No. 2M3 EOF Authorities k Vhefts U.S. Liner Marks Up New Record Hy WILL (iRIMSLEY ABOARD THK B. 8. United Btatcs at Bea, 11 Tho sleek new super - liner United Blates completed her maiden Atlantic crossing Monday In a record three days 10 hours and 40 minutes, copping tho trans-Atlantic speed ribbon lor America lor the Ilrsl lime In S3 years. The startling first run ol the American merchant Heel's pride was 10 hours and two minutes laster than Uie old record set 14 years ago by Uie British Cunurd liner Queen Mury. The United Btatea raced past the llnlsh line Bishop's Rock oil Uie Kngllsh coast at 8:10 a. m Gnu as a dawn gale ol OV-knot winds whipped her. The ship's band struck up the "Star Spangled Banner," and her 1.700 passengera capped Uielr champalgne at - sunrise cele bration with a roaring cheer. The 63,000 - ton United Slates averaged 35 is knots about 41 land miles per hour on the 2,9:mmllr crossing from Ambrose Light outside New York. The Queen Mary had averaged 31.6V knots on her record trip. The United States arrived at the roadstead ouulde Le Havre Harbor at 13:3a p. m. Monday. II was expected lo dock about 5 p. m. Its original schedule called for It to arrive at 4 a. m. Tuesday. Among Uie excited passengers wiui Margaret Truman, who stood on Uie captain's bridge. The ahip will call Tuesday at Southampton before Uie return trip to America. "I leel like a pitcher who hai pitched a no hit game," the ship's Jubilant captain, bi y4ir old Commodore Hany Maruimg, told reporters. Reds Repulse U.N. Attack SEOUL, Korea IIP) A lnre Allied raiding party, supported by tanks ana flume tnrowcrs. was oeuien back early Monday by Chinese en trenched In log pillboxes two miles east ol Uie Panmunjom truce talks silo. Associated Presa Correspondent Sam 8ummerlln at the Western Front reported Uie U. N. Infantry men Jumped off against three Red outpost at 10 o'clock 8unduy night under a brilliant moonlit sky Summeriln said the raiders were pinned down by Communist mor tar shells and grenades at the llrsl outpost. Two squads clawed to the lop ol the Chinese hill outpost but tholr flamethrowers and rocket failed to dislodge the Reds. On tho flanks of the attack, flame throwing tanks and Infantry hit Red positions to prevent Com munist reinforcements from mov ing up. A lew hours after midnight. Al lied reinforcements rushed In and helped tho embattled doughboys withdraw. At dawn Allied wurploncs pounded the Red outposts while the tired Infantrymen and tankers ell back. Two other large U. N. raiding parties tnnglrd with Communist defenders In the East-Central and Central sectors In bright moon light. One battle lasted four hours. The Reds tired 11. 821 rounds ol artillery and mortar shells across the front Sunday. That was about three times the number of Uie pre ceding 34 hours. About 7,000 of theso fell In tho fat western sector. Record Good - looking Hill Llndernian from the famous Llndernian ranch ing family of Red Lodge, Mont., was named top all-around cowboy ol tho Klamath Basin Roundup's 1052 rodeo Friday after a per formance before the laigest crowd ever to witness a Klamath rodeo, Llndernian, who Is president of the Rodeo Cowboys Association and Is a past all-around national cham pion, national bareback and bronc champion, walked off with cham pionship bareback riding honors and a second in bulldogglng to win top money-making honors, Includ ing day money and a portion of entry fees. ' Llndernian also won another ro deo at Molalln over the weekend. Ross Dollarhldo, Lakevlew, ran a close second to Lindorman in winning the bulldogglng event and splitting first money with Buster Ivorv, formerly of Alturos and now from Modesto, In the sadtllo bronc busting evont. Simultaneously with Ills appearance hero Dollarhlde participated in me Eureka roueo, where he won top money. Jim Bhoulders. Inst year's top all-around cowhand here and na tionally, had rough luck Friday. Riding In bullridlng, he drew a bull named 'No. 13," end was thrown .Just a second before ins BEARING PLACARDS ADVERTISING their political sympa. thies, hundreds of pro-Taft peope mill about the Boule vard room of the Conrad Hilton Hotel at Chicago. Senator Robert A. Toft, GOP candidate for the Republicen presi dential nomination, stands in center background, wearing light suit, dark tie, as he acknowledges the ovation. Event in. usually calm hotel lobby pointed up start of GOP national convention. Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity and Northern CalUornla: Fair through Tuesday with low hu midity. Low tonight SS, Win to morrow 00. High temp yesterday 73 Low last nitht . 50 Prcclp yesterday 0 Since Oct. I -17.11 Normal lor period 12.13 Same period last year 14.84 (Additional Weather on Pare 4.) Holiday Toll Reaches 6Q0 By The Associated Press More than 00 Americans died violent deaths over the lour day Idepemlencc Day week end. The toll was (ar from a record Independence Day weekend. Tralflc accidents took 348 lives far short of the 430 the national safety council had predicted and 17 less than the number who died on the highways during a similar 78 hour Memorial Day period. But 185 drownings between 6 p. m. (local time I Thursday and mid night Sunday helped boost the total well beyond tho Memorial Dny figure of 510. There were 85 such deaths during the holiday weekend live weeks nRo. Deaths from miscellaneous sc cldnts amounted to 69 In the week end Just past. On the Pacific Coast, Oregon repoitcd lour truffle deaths, and live drownings: Washington, eight traffic deaths, three drownings and one miscellaneous; California 39 traffic deaths, 13 drownings and six miscellaneous. Crowd Sees Rodeo required time ol eight seconds was up. Harry Tomkins, one of the na tion's top bull riders, drew a bull named "Golden Grain," and fell a fraction of a second after the whlsllo signified he'd qualified. Tomkins won first money In Uie event. Incidentally, Shoulders and Tom kins, along with Bob Cluutler and Ted Warhol, were flying back and fourth between Klamath Falls and (lie St. Paul rodeo during Uie July 4th holidays, and this weekend rode in the Reno roundup. They plan to fly on to Calgary for the Cana dian roundup with another rodeo squeezed in nt Butte, Mont., If Uiey can work It. B. J. Pierce, who rides the pro fessional rodeo lanes, marked up a total time of 30.8 seconds in rop ing and plR-tylng two calves, and consequently won the professional calf roping events. In local calf-roping, Ray Vowell of Klamath Falls totaled 66.3 sec onds In tying a pair of calves. Stan Johnson, Mnlln, was second. George Anderson, Bentty, was third and Bill Steppe, Klamath Falls was fourth. Herman Vowell was awarded the Charlie Read award as high nolnt Individual among local entrants. Duiles Says Platform OK CHICAGO Wl John Poster Dulles said Monday Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower has approved un- quallfiably a proposed Republican Foreign policy plank. Dulles, COP lorelgn affairs ex pert, has been working on Uie draft proposal at the request of Sen. Eugene Milllkln, chairman of the party s platform, committee. Milllkln had ' said earlier that both Eisenhower and Sen. Robert A. Tuft, the chief rivals lor Uie GOP presidential nomination, had approved Uie plank. Dulles said he was going to call next nt the Taft headquarters to discuss Uie foreign policy plank with him. The policy statement, up for Ilnnl approval In the committee, would censure the Truman Admin istration lor "tragic mistakes" In dealing with world Communism. It would declare the administra tion invited the Korean war by following an "Asia-lost policy." It also would: 1. Endorse a program of free world collective security against Communist aggression, calling for strengthening of . the United Nations. 3. Criticize the administration's Anti-Communist policy and parts of the agreements made with Russia at Yalta, Tehran and Pots dam. 3. Promise aid to freedom loving people behind the Iron cir tain and expansion of assistance to friendly nations, including a stepped-up program of student ex change. 4. Favor lower tariffs as long as Uiey did not endanger Ameri can workers' jobs or industry's stability. The award Is a gold and silver belt buckle. Championship team roping saw two San Joaquin Valley cowhands Leonard Block and Louis Coehlo tenm together to stop two steers within their allotted six loops. In local competition, Herman and Ray Vowell were the only competitors to rope two steers and automatical ly were named winners. Second spot went to Jack Plumley and Snndy Miller, third to Pat Ham mond and Dale Walker, and fourth to Bill Steppe and Don Colwcll. , Colwell and Steppe, also com peting in the championship divi sion, had the second best average times there. Ted Crume's "Coke High," last year's champion cutting horse here won the cutting contest once again this year, and gets the Herald and News cup presented annually to the winner of that event. Herby Snell, last year's local bareback winner, did It again this year. The Sprague River boy squeezed past Ron Will ams. Buck Scott and Bunny Weiser, all local riders. Bill Llnderman Jr., son of the ton cowhand this year, remarked on seeing his dad bucked off dur ing one event, "Daddy sure got his nose in the dust, that time."' Convention At A Glance By The Associated Press Taft and Elsenhower forces in floor tight at OOP convention arer contested delegations; oat come May point to probable nominee Compromise effort delay con tention opening; for more than an hour but fail. Platform drafters near end of work; say it will fit either Taft or Elsenhower. Gen. Door Us Mac Arthur de livers keynote address Monday nifht. Accidents Kill Nine in State Oregon's accidental death total lor Uie long Fourth ol July holi day apparently was nine, accord ing to Associated Press records lour persons killed in two auto wrecks, and live drownings The nearest of the fatalities oc curred In Lake County. Patrick Joseph Lynch. 47-year-old Lake view sheep man. died Saturday night In the Lakevlew Hospital of iniuries received a short time ear lier In a wreck near the ZX ranch. just outside Paisley. Lynch was Tiding with Mike Welch, also of Lake County, when the car went out of control and cracked up. The well-known sheep man was a native ol Ireland, and had resid ed In Lakevlew since 1924. He Is survived by his father In Ireland a sister. Mrs. Maurice O'Keele ol Merrill a brother, Jack, of Sum mer Lake, and another brother, Phil, of Merrill. SERVICES Recitation of the Rosary is to be at the Oitermann Chanel in Lakevlew tonight. S o'clock, with tuneral services conducted from St. Patrick's ' Church, Lakevlew, xucsaay at iu a.m. The other three accident fatali ties occurred near St. Paul Friday night. Herman Schuetz of Wood bum, Mrs. Rahno Louise Becker, Newberg, and Fred Neuman. wood burn, were killed. Sunday drownings took the lives ol Victor Daniels. 33. a Delake logger, who was dumped Into Devil's Lake on Uie coast when his speed boat capsized, and Allen Lloyd Hauer of Astoria, who waded too far out into Uie Clackamas River at Carver. Earlier Fred H. Koehn, 37. and his son Walter, 3, were drowned at Gold Beach. The boy fell In Uie water and the father tried to res cue him. Raymond Lee Hall, 13. of Cot tage Grove, lost his life when he waded Into deep water of Cottage Grove Lake. Big Crowd Visiis Lake CRATER LAKE The biggest fourth of July tourist weekend in recent Crater Lake National Park history was marked up the past three days. Chief Ranger Lou Hal lock announced this morning. For the three day holiday 4139 cars brought 14,840 people Into Uie Sark area, on the Fourth alone, lallock reported, 1639 autos brought in 6046 people, Uie largest crowd In the past lour years. The lake's Rim Drive Is still clogged with snow drifts, and no announcement has been made as to when It will be opened. All access roads from the south, via Fort Klamath, and the West En trance way from Medford are open land in excellent shape. Finale The younger Llnderman Is aBout six years old. Ray and Herman Vowell appar ently took the local winning hon ors, placing second in the cutting contest, first In team roping and first hi local calf roping. A galaxy of perhaps two dozen post and present world champion cowhands participated in Uie rodeo, including others such as Ivory. Bill Ward and Wallace Brooks (brother of famous Louis Brooks), who have never been champions but who have been tabbed great riders by past performances. Others participating Included Bronc Busting Champ Casey Tlbbs, and movie notables Wag Blessing, Ben Johnson and Gerald Roberts, all of whom are familiar screen personalities or who will appear In the forthcoming film "Bronc Bust er." Nine persons fell victim to heat and fatigue during the rodeo's three days of performances, and were treated hy the Red cross volunteer first aid station set up annually at the roundup. Those participating this time In cluded Mrs. Frieda Ustlck, Mrs. Mona Dixon, Miss Ella Redkey, Mrs. Vera Van Diver. A. O. Broyies Roy Premo, Robert Cooper and Jim Darton, Teenagers Nabbed By City Police The crash of breaking glass, an alert citizen and some fast work by City Police Sunday morning added up to the solution of 10 burglaries and a number of car prowls occurring In this vicinity in recent months. Three teenage boys were Jailed and a lourth, implicated In some of the burglaries, was questioned and released in custody of his father. Shortly alter 4 o'clock Sunday morning Harold Crocker, asleep at nis nome at 828 UDham. was awakened by breaking glass, Uie noise apparently coming from the Oregon Food Store, just across Uie street on Oregon Avenue. He called City Police and Prowl Car 3 was ordered to investigate. But Prowl Car 1. cruising in Uie vicinity, overheard Uie radio mes sage and arrived in time to see two boys run Irom the store. One. Eugene Morris Keane. 17. ol 1903 Worden. was run down and caught on Donald Street, and the other. Dwight P. Koch, 17, of 4046 Frieda, was caught as he climbed a bank behind Uie store and jumped on Uie roof. Taken to the Police Station. Keane and Koch readily admitted breaking Into the grocery store. Dolice said, and their loot con sisted of about $70 in cash and 16 cartons of cigarete. Surmising that they probably had a car In the neighborhood, officers went back to the scene and lo cated a car parked on Donald, with William Emil Plummer, 18, 616 UDham. in it asleeD. He admitted he was waiting for the other two to return from the burglary. The fourth boy. 16 vears old. was picked up later Sunday morn ing at his borne after being im plicated in certain other small burglaries - oy Keane. Koch and i-iummer. Under questioning by police and (Continued on Pare 4.) Conventon Plans Set Drum and bugle corps competi tion is to be a colorful and out standing feature of the American Legion state convention here later this month one of the greatest con ventions ever scheduled for Klam ath Falls. More than 2000 persons are ex pected here during Uie six-dav af fair, which is probably the longest convenUon scheduled here. ' The convention commission this week plans to begin contacting iunmatn merchants for support in putting out a 40-page convention program which is to feature the Klamath country in photos and in formation. The 35-piece Medford Accordion Band plus three majorettes has been secured for part of the con vention, which gets under way July 25. . 4' f t ' DEER SEASON APPROACHING caught Roger and Larry Wilkinson inspecting a rifle at Ralph's Gun Store on South 6th this morning. Roger is a sub-fireman and Larry lives at 4723 Winter. .'.,-... ' ' Efforts To Compromise Collapsing CONVENTION HALL. Chicago tin Republicans whooped Into this big arena to open their presU dentlal nominating convention Mon day witn Tail ana Elsenhower forces drawing lines for a bitter floor battle over voting by contest ed delegates. All compromise efforts were fast collapsing. so u appeared there might Be a quick show of strength which could tip off whether Sen. Robert A. Talt or Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower will' in the end win the party s presiden tial nomination. Party harmonlzers disturbed over possible effects of this angry dispute on COP election chances strove desperately through the night for a compromise. But they couldnt come up with anything uiai everyone would accept. rait torn a morning news con ference he was ready to fight and wouldn't try to put off the decision. some 01 Tails backers had fig ured his chances would be better It the Issue could be delayed until after Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who Is friendly to Taft. had deliv ered the keynote speech Monday nigni. SCRAP The scrap Is over this: Eisen hower backers want to put in a rule restricting voting by contested delegates on the seating of other delegates. Eisenhower supporters call it the "fair play" rule. Taft backers boot at tflat. In Uie present situation, the prac tical effect would be whether dis puted Taft delegates from Georgia, for instance, would be allowed to vote on the question of seating rival Taft and Elsenhower dele gations from Texas. Eisenhower's supporters and some delegates who have not open ly taken any position on the rival presidential candidates contend-, ed that If the rule was put over It would be an assurance that "Ike" would cop Uie nomtnatien when the convention gets to that stage, prob- aoiy unursaay or j-noay. But Taft told reporters "I don't regard it as of vital importanca on the final outcome." Taft said again, as he hag for days, that he has the delegates to win the nomination. TAFT CLAIMS He said he has "six hundred and seven, eight or nine" pledged dele gates but that he would "see what happens" before deciding whether to drive for the first ballot nomina tion. It takes 604 votes to win it. Most of the delegates came to this bunting-decked hall from cau cuses of state delegations where they had warm discussions of the rules ejuestton. The "Ike" crowd was backed in their position by a majority from some of the key states. - . Pennsylvania voted Monday to cast 67 votes in support of the proposed rule. Only U delegates unea up against me cnange. rwo members of the 70-vote delegation announced they were passing, for the present. MICHIGAN The Michigan delegation, which has been playing its cards cauUous ly, had a caucus but didn't an nounce any numerical split of its 46 votes. However, Arthur E. Summer field, national committeeman, said the delegation "was generally in agreement" on the need for a rule change. New Jersey's delegation split 31 for the proposed rule and seven against. In other maneuvering, Gov. Theodore R. McKeldln of Mary land took on Uie assignment of putting Eisenhower's name in nomination. McKeldin had been flirting with the Eisenhower forces for some time but up until this announce ment, had made no definite com- (Continued on Page Four) 1 t .