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11KRAL1) AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
FRIDAY, JUNK 11, 1054
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BILLBOARD
By BILL JENKINS
Sunday will see one o( the best
shows In this part o( the country
taking' place at the fairgrounds.
IVa the annual Queen contestant
tryouts, and if you've never at
tended this affair, you've missed
lot.
It is here that the girls arc
given a chance to put their horses
through their paces, show their
skill in riding and their Judgement
in the handling of stock.
A handful of competent judges
1U be on hand to score the girls
on their proliciency, a raimK
that will count 60 per cent toward
the coveted queenshlp lor. the
lucky winner.
It's labeled as the biggest little
show In the West, and comes
pretty close to living up to thai
highflown title. The main reason
being that it is all local, there are
no big names, no professionals.
Just a lot of local girls, backed
by proud parents and local boost
ers, out there trying to put on the
best show of their lives.
It's about the biggest two bits
worth of fun you'll find around
this weeteno. we can neariuy
recommend it.
It also looks as though this
would be one of the best rodeos
ever held here. It is set up in
such a fashion that it will go oft
smoothly, no Jamming of events,
no long delays in between events.
The wire fence has been taken
out of the arena and spectators
will be sitting right on the edge
of the tanbark when this year's
b rones and steers charge Into the
ring. The best stock available,
that of the Cbristensen Brothers,
has been signed up. Everything is
all set for a big show. And who
can deny that home is the place
to stay over a long holiday
when there is such splendid en
tertainment for us? It's a lot
more fun to sit and watch a show
at home than it is to wrestle a car
several hundred miles over
crowded highways. 1
All we need Is some good hot
weather. And we should be getting
t)iat in the very near future. At
least we hope so.
Spanking of holidays reminds us
that tile fishing regulations at Cra
ter Lake Park have been over
hauled. The streams are no longer
open Just any old time you can
get in to 'em. You can fish the
rtreains within the park boun
dary from June 15 to September
10. You can fish In the lake it-
self any time you can get down to
You can't take 'a fish less than
si-: inches long, you can't chum
you can't use live minnows.
But you don't need a license,
either. Just unlimber the old pole
ana go to work.
If all goes according to sched
ule work should be starting on
our new airport development pret
ty shortly. Along with the four
million alloted to that job might
go a housing program, proposed
this week by the defense depart.
ment. to build 45 units at this
field for officers and high ranking
non-coms. Total cost was sug
gested as $607,500.
Looks like we 11 have quite a
lot of activity around the old
place this summer. Something to
do besides fish and He In the sun.
We've got a worried man around
town these days. Audv Loney, mu
sic director and guiding light is
all things musical for our children,
is taking a summer oft for the
first time in 26 years.
"Don't know just what I'll do,"
says Andy. "I've always taught
somewhere In the summer. May
be I'll sell papers."
Come on down. sir. We'll fix
you up with a real good corner.
But, if you dont do that, have a
wonderful time. We'll see you in
the fall and find out how you
made out. Wish we were taking
a summer off ourselves.
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ALONG NATURE'S TRAIL
by KEN McLEOD
In yesterday's column. Colonel
" William Thompson's narrative of
the battle of the Lost River Camp
of Captain Jack was started and
we left Ivan Applegate standing
in the path of the Indians' "gaumg
lire on the line ot troops. -
Thompson's narrative continues:
"Applegate made his way back to
the line as best ne could 'ana as
he reached the line he picked up a
carbine that had fallen from the
hand of a wounded soldier. The
poor fellow had Just enough
strength to unbuckle his belt and
hand it to Captain Applegate, who
now called to Lieutenant Boutelle
that 'if we don't drive them out
of their camD they will kill us all.'
Boutelle then ordered a charge and
drove the Indians out of their
camp, through the brush and out
into the open hills beyond. But this
was accomplished by the loss oi
several men killed and wounded.
One Indian had been killed.
Columbia, one of the most des
perate of the renegade band. When
Applegate got back to where Jack
son was sianaing ne naa au ine
women and children gathered
around him and while several men
had been killed or wounded, be
deemed the trouble at an end.
"While the above events were
transpiring, Dave Hill, a Klamath
Indian, swam the river and drove
In all the Modocs' horses. With
the women, children and horses
In their possession all that re
mained for Captain Jackson to do
to Insure the surrender of the men.
was to take them to the reserva
tion and hold them. What was the
surprise of Captain Applegate,
therefore, when Jackson announced
his Intention of turning them all
loose. In vain he and Dave HJll
protested, but to no purpose. Jack
son declared he was short of am.
munition; besides, he must care
for his wounded men. He then
told the sqaws to pack up their
horses and go to the men and tell
them to come to the reservation.
Mo more mad, Idiotic piece of
folly was ever perpetuated by a
man than this move of Captain
Jackson."
This version of the battle at
Captain Jack's Camp is so vastly
different from other narratives that
I have given It here as an ex
ample of what difficulty, a
searcher into history is up against
in getting at the facts. I presume
that Thompson was well aware of
Meachams account of the event.
since Meacham's book, had been
controversial and widely publi
cized. Thompson had no admira
tion for Jackson but this would
hardly justify him to distort such
an Important event to gratify his
personal animosity, If he had such
an attitude. Thompson was not
present at the scene and his know
ledge of events would come from
the dispatches that reached Salem
from the scene of the battle.
well as discussions he had with
other officers and citizens when he
was present during the war in the
Lava Beds. We cannot discount
Thompson of being entirely in er
ror and can only place his narra
tive in the position . of being a
'common" version prevalent
among the early settlers of the
region.
To continue Thompson's narra
tive ot following events, he writes:
-While they (Jackson. Applegate
and Hill) were talking, two trav
elers were seen riding along the
road some hundreds of yards
away. In vain the men on both
sides the river attempted to warn
them of danger. The Indians were
seen to ride up to them and de
liberately shoot them down. This
of itself should have warned Jack
son of the desperate character of
the outlaws. But no, he was either
too cowardly to act intelligently or
too indifferent of the consequences
to act as he was advised. In fact,
there is a certain class of officers
who deem it a disgrace to accent
advice from a civilian. At any rate
he crossed his wounded men over
the river in canoes to the cabin
held by the party of stockmen, and
mounting his men went six miles
up the river to the ford and put
the river between himself and
command and danger,.
As soon as the squaws and
children reached the men, a party
headed by 'Black Jim mounted
and started down the shores of the
lake butchering the settlers."
Bancroft publishes a different
story, of the events after Odeneal
meets Jackson at Llnkvllle, be
writes: "A heavy rain was falling,
through which the troops moved
on, guided by Ivan Applegate, until
daybreak, when, arriving near
Jack's camp, they formed in line.
and advancing rapidly, halted upon
the outskirts, calling to the Mo
docs to surrender, Applegate act
ing as interpreter. The Indians
were evidently surprised and wav
ering, a part of them seeming will
ingly to obey, but Scarface and
Black Jim, with some others, re.
talned their arms, making hostile
demonstrations during a parley
lasting tnree quarters of an hour.
Seeing that the leaders grew more
instead of less defiant Jackson or
dered Lieutenant Boutelle to take
some men from the line and arrest
them. As they advanced, Scarface
fired at Boutelle, missing him. A
volley from both sides followed. Al
most at the first fire one cavalry.
man was killed and seven wound-
ed. The balls from the troops
mowea aown mteen Indians."
O'HAIR'S
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GOP, Demos
Claim New
Social Law
WASHINGTON I Republicans
and Democrats alike today vied
in claiming credit for a sweeping
social security liberalization plan
wnlch seems headed lor over
whelming congressional approval.
The measure broadening social
security coverage and boosting
benellts swept through the House
355-t last week and comes up soon
lor public hearings before the Sen
ate Finance Committee.
An advance check of committee
members today indicated Republi
cans and Democrats will try to out
do one another in eagerness to
suppor) it.
Both sides agree that passage
of the measure Is one of the most
politically popular moves Congress
can make in this election year.
And Republicans say the chief ad
vantage will fall to them, because
President Elsenhower put the bill
high on his 1954 legislative pro
gram and the COP controls Con
gress. Eisenhower renewed his plea for
the measure in a televised speech
on his legislative program last
night, declaring that the "goal for
every American" includes "a rea
sonable assurance . . . against in
security in old age."
However, Sen. George of Georgia
senior Democrat on the Finance
Committee, said In an interview
social security "is a .Democratic
party program." He said Senate
Democrats will back fully the 1954
liberalization of the system" Just
as we did in 1950 and other years."
Sen. Carlson (R-Kan), a mem
ber of the committee, said enact
ment of the measure will be a
big talking point for his party in
the fall electionj.
The bill as passed by the House
would add 10 million persons to
the 70 million already on the so
cial security rolls. It also would
boost benefits by s minimum of
s5 monthly for those already get
ting payments and as much as
131.25 a month for a family In the
future.
HAL BOYLE
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WASHINGTON This coun
try's troubles begin again with
Syngman Rhce, South Korean
President. If Uie Ocneva confer
ence fails to produce a peaceful
settlement. It seems sliro to fall
The diplomats. Western and
Communist, have talked six weeks
at Geneva about Korea and Indo
china. No positive results. The con
ference can't last much longer.
Ever since the armistice last
summer. Rhce has opposed the di
vision of his country into North
and South Korea. Repeatedly he
has threatened to wreck the truce
if the diplomats can't agree on a
way to unite Korea.
He now has 30 divisions. 650.000
troops, trained and equipped by
the United Slates. In addition, the
United States and the United Na.
lions have about 350.000 of their
troops in South Korea.
Across the nrmlstico line a no
man's land 4.000 yards wide are
a million Communist troops: 350,
000 North Korean, 650.000 Chinese.
The North Koreans hold most of
the i front-line positions. The Chi
nese are. behind them.
They have fortifications, bunk
ers and caves, for 30 in les behind
the front. It is the opinion ol
American military leaders that
Rhce could not crack that dclensc.
If his troops ran into disaster,
only U. S. and U. N. Intervention
could ball them out. And that
would mean full-scale resumption
of the Korean war.
When the Geneva conference
breaks- up, assuming it's a failure.
and Rhce starts talking of attack
again, U. S. officials will have to
try to keep him talking instead of
acting.
There have been no clashes in
the no man's land, which stretches
across Korea for 150 miles. Each
side has an armed petrol of about
1.000 men who roam their side of
the demilitarized zone.
But Rhee could start the war
going again by pointing one big
gun northward and pulling the lan
yard. I
The United States has let the
armistice commission go freely
through tlio South Korean ports ol
entry to see that the U. N. forces
don't add to their military strength
during the truce.
But the Communists don't let the
commission have the same free
dom In their area. They have re
built their airfields but whether
they have planes to put on their
fields, In case the war begins again,
Is not publicly known.
The American armed forces have
helped the rehabilitation of South
Korea with supplies and supervi
sion of the rebuilding. The rebuild
ing Itself Is done by the South Ko
reans. The relationship between Rhee's
army and U. S. mllllaryleadcrs
is better than the latter had hoped
for. Nevertheless, Rhee's officers
would probably obey his orders to
attack.
Because of Us poor economy.
South Korea could not sustain Its
army without U. S. help. The
Americans have driven home to
the Korean officers that their fu
ture depends on U. 8. support.
Since 65 per cent of the South
Korean officers have had no more
than three years' experience, their
30 divisions lack the long-trained
leadership necessary If they were
in a big war on their own.
IKE VACATION
DENVER HI A Lowry Air
Force Base spokesman says Pres
ident Eisenhower will vacation In
Denver, this summer. Just as he
has the last two years.
You may save as much a. JOT
If yon get your fire Insurance from
Hans Norland, 627 Pine SI.
PICTURE FRAMING
WIESBADION, Germany I.TI
The man who organised the Ber
lin and Korean airlifts has a new
supply problem now f 1 n d I n g
schoolteachers.
"One ot our big problems Is
getting schoolteachers over hero,"
anld tile big, graying, 41-yenr-old
officer, who la responsible for the
air protection of 35 countries In 1
Europe, Africa and Asia. I
"We now have 11,000 dependent
children In school in our area, and
next'semestor we will have 15.000.!
lint means we require too tenon-'
era for some 51 elementary and
eight high schools In this cum-,'
mand. Tiiey aren't eu.-y tn fUul."
Any adventurous gti'l buck home i
with a teaching diploma and a 1
yearnuig for foreign Havel will '
Mud a sympathetio listener In the
general right now.
His U8AFE command has grown
from 15.000 men In the spring ol
1950 to 80.000. It now represents a
fifth of the entire American Air
Force, and Its basic mission Is to
guard, the sklea over an area of
17 million square miles, nearly six
limes the size of the Unites States.
On the combat readiness ol Ills
vnsl force, ben. Tunner conllues
himself to this crisp estimate:
We expect to ue uuie to mint-
mire a Soviet attack If It comes."
The lives and homes of millions.
perhaps the whole pattern of the
tree world llself, hang largely on
the accuracy of tills estimate II
rero hour ever comes. But Tunner
Isn't a general whose career has
been marked by idle complacency.
"I don't feel we underestimate
the capability of any possible en
emy," he observed dryly In a
brleling delivered to 43 former
war correspondents who are mak
ing a tour. '
His command has no strategic '
bombers now nested on vulnerable
bases of continental Europe Itself, i
and It has pulled all but two of Its
tactical air units back west of Ihe
Rhine.
ft also Is engaged tn the gigantic
task of ferrying millions of tons !
of valuable war material back ;
from dumps east of the Rhine to
great depots deep tn France, thus
lessening the possibility of losUig '
them to surprise enemy ground
and air blows. j
But operating a huge air force
Is a much more complex Job than j
Just getting airplanes and training ,
men tn fly them.
Bases have to be built. Housing, I
educatlun.-il. entertainment and
recreational facilities must be pro-!
vlded to keep up the morale ol
American airmen and their fam-
Uies. I
Over all hangs Ihe endless task'
that faces even the simplest house- i
hold the best way to spend the
available money wisely or, as
Tunner puts it: "The challenge
to gel the most out of what we've
got."
The general Is noted as a thrifty
operator. Some months ago he
moved his headquarters out of 33
high-rent buildings tn the center of
Wiesbaden and into -an old Oer
man army barrack on the out-
skirts of the city. The cost of
modernizing the barracks was paid
by the German government.
Housing has been' a recurrent'
headache. Some 11,000 additional I
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frt to lomo lucky youngitor at tho Roundup, Sunday,
July 4th. Soo him and send ui your favorlto name.
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housing units are budly needed, hiring foreign civilian skilled and
Tunner Is trying to solve thin by
DiicouiuKlng private builders in
each couniiy la ereci dwelling
areas neur new ulrllelils, In re
turn, he iiuuriinlres llirm 95 ter
cent tenia! occupancy lor at least
five years.
'this attempt to save the Amer
ican taxpayers construction costs
has run Into aoiue anags, particu
larly in France, tleraune the air
(trios are usually out In the coun
try, fur Horn settled arras, priv
ate builders have been reluctant to
Invest their capital. As an emer
gency measure Tunner Is provid
ing low-cost portuble t r a 1 1 e i
cams.
He also hopes to send 10.000
U. a. - airmen home this year
through a "nutlvo son policy ul
neml-sklllcil wolkmeu. II costs
about 14.500 a year tn support an
American annum abroad, com
pared to 11,100 for native.
Tunner feels that reusonablo ex
prmlllureM In the fields ot morale
nut! wrllnre are an equally good
Investment. '
"Wo tlun't believe In pampering
our men with luxuries," said a
headquarters spokesman.
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