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c The Elamath News WEATHER NEWS Fair High tOi Low 34 Midnight 41 ' 24 hour t to p. m. .00 Season to data . t.14 Normal precipitation (.40 Laat yaar to dato .. 1241 PICTURES! Associated PtMi Tilimito, NEA Telephe to and live local newsplcture and en graving Hall provide Nawa and Hatald raadata with comprehensive photograph ic service. IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND Vol. 18, No. 94 Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1941 (Every Morning Except Monday), In The Day's News Br FRANK JENKINS nrllE lend-lease bill passes the senate. It had already passed the homo. All that remains U home acceptance of the senate amendmenta. It'll expected to be tinned by the President by Wednesday. . TPHE tlma (or discussion of the 4 lend-lease bill la past. When It If alined by the President, the time (or action will be here. What form the action muit lake will be determined by Hitler. I( ha la afraid to provoke ui to the point of war, we may re main merely the arsenal of the democracies. If he decides It Is better to fight us at once than to wait for us to become stronger, we will be at war. In any event. It Is probable that if Britain reaches the point of facing defeat we shall go to war to save her. ... THESE are the Implications of 4 the lend-lease bill. As a na tion, we have faced them since the bill was firsts proposed. In the face of them, congress has acted. The die Is cast. ... AS for Hitler, the lend-lease bill and the national resolu tion hack of It spell his doom. The weight of the United States of America, thrown into the scales against him, will In the long run be more than he can overcome. . . TN the Balkan cockpit there Is still no action only rumors. From Belgrade. Yugoslavia (former Serbia), comes a diplo matic rumor that Russia Is mass ing troops In the Caucasus, near . the Turkish frontier. Take another look at your map. You will see that the Rus sian Caucasus lies at Turkey's back door. Russia (if there is anything to the rumor) might be planning either to send troops to the aid of the Turks if they are attacked by Germany or to take them treacherously In the rear as was the case In Poland. ... TN the Far East, Japan Is rumored to have massed a strong fleet of warships within striking distance of Singapore. That rumor, of course, is aimed al us. It Is designed as a warning to us to go slow In the Atlantic for fear of what may happen In the Pacific. (It Is Just as well to add here that the time for bluffing Uncle Sam la past.) ... XaJ3MIRAL JEAN DARLAN. . 1 1 1 V. i: IL IIIILI, pcvviiu In command to Petaln, chooses this moment to defy the British blockade, asserting that If neces sary ha will use the French fleet to convoy food ships to France. "I will let nothing stand In the way of the French people's eat ing," he says. ... The effect of Darlan's state ment will be to cause the French people to believe that Britain and America are responsible for their hunger. That Is quite cer tainly the effect It Is INTENDED to have. To that extent, it la designed to swing Frenchmen toward Germany. City Council Votes Strict Enforcement of All Laws Another declaration for strict enforcement of all law, a step In the direction of settlement of the pound master controversy, and a split vote on a taxlcab question were incidents of a short and colorless session of the city council Monday night. Mayor John Houston, report ing for the police committee on the current gambling discussion, said that the city's attitude is "decidedly against any working man being robbed" and "em phatically In favor of enforc ing the laws." He added that the committee is against community strife, be lieving it destructive rather than beneficial. "20" Gams Out That evidently left the gamb ling situation where It was a week ago, when Mayor Hous ton mnrlA m almllnr HiM-lorotlnn f for a "clean city." In the inter vening week, however, Mayor Houston put the skids under the HOUSE PASSES HENRY SEMON'S SENATOR BILL Measure Calls for Solon From Klamath; Senate To Have Another Try SALEM. March 10 (P) The house passed 43 to 16 today a bill to split the 17th senatorial district (Klamath, Crook, De schutes, Jefferson and Lake counties), giving Klamath coun ty a senator of its own and giving a senator Jointly to the other four counties. The bill now goes to the' sen ate, which defeated an Identical measure a few weeks ago by a 2 to 1 margin. Abolishes District The bill would abolish the Joint Morrow-Umatllla-Unlon dis trict, represented by Sen. Rex Ellis (R-Umatilla). Morrow would be placed In the Joint Gilliam - Sherman wheeler dis trict Umatilla county already is a district by Itself, while Union is in a Joint district with Wal Iowa. Rep. Henry Semon (D-Klam ath), author of the bill, said that "A very unjust condition exists, with one senator representing 73,000 people in five counties. I have no personal Interest, but It Is a hardship on the senator (Marshall Cornett of Klamath Falls) from that district. Needs Two, Claim Rep. Alfred Cunha IRUmi tills) said Umatilla county needs two senators because of rearm ment activities, while Rep. Carl Engdahl (R-Umatilla) said "If (Continued on Page Two) Airline Plane Crashes; None Badly Hurt CINCINNATI, March 10 (UP) -An American Airlines trans port plane with 11 persons aboard hit a levee bordering the Lunken airport after It landed here tonight, but all members of the crew and the eight pas senger escaped serious Injury, The plane was bound from Chicago to New York via Cin cinnatl and Washington. Airline officials said the ship struck soft ground near a run way after the pilot had set It down. The plane skidded, they said, and the ship skewed about so that one wing struck a levee on the edge of the field. Low Embankments Lunken airport is situated on bottom lands near the Ohio and Little Miami rivers and low em bankments have been thrown (Continued From Page One) Britain Drops Hoover Plan WASHINGTON. March 10 (P) The British government, reiter ating determination to maintain a relentless blockade against Germany, has rejected Herbert Hoover's plan for establishment of soup kitchens In Belgium as a test of possible similar relief for other nazl-occupicd coun tries. "No form of relief can be de vised which would not directly or indirectly assist the enemy's war effort," said a statement made public yesterday by the British embassy. game of 26, a dice game, which had started up here. Mayor Houston, who some time ago said he would appoint a commission to work out the dog problem, said Monday night he had changed his mind about that. He recommended that the Klamath Humane society be ap pointed poundmaster for the city, in view of reported reor ganization of the humane soci ety. On motion of Councilman Central), action was held up until the council is fully In formed on' the reorganization. The mayor appointed Council men Cantrall and Bussman and City Food Inspector Calvin Hunt on tho committee. The dog Issue came up some time ago when the council had before it the proposed renewal of the city's contract with the humane society to act as pound- master. Complaint was made (Continued on Page Two) Ilcdmond From parts of a cream separator, a washing machine, sheep shearing gear, lawn mower and a Ford. Roy Sheldon. Redmond. Ore., mechanic, made this one-horse gadget. The horse pulls the wagon at IS mph and runs all day on a gallon of gas. Roy steers with the reins, the horse's head turning the wheels. Like modern automobiles, the horse has knee action, and gallops along aa it pulls the waaon. F.D1T0ASK FOR AID FUNDS Appropriation To Speed Lease - Lend Program Needed As. Act Passes WASHINGTON, March 10 (IP) A prompt presidential request for funds to speed aid to Britain under the lease-lend program was forecast at the White House today by legislative leaders. After conferring with Presi dent Roosevelt, Senator Bark ley of Kentucky, the Democratic leader, and Vice President Wal lace, speaker Rayburn said: - "The president pwbably -on Wednesday, if the' bill is signed tomorrow night, will send up some estimates. They will be for cash and contract authoriza tion." Rayburn said that the amounts (Continued on Page Two) House Battle Over District Fizzles Out By PAUL W. HARVEY JR. SALEM. March 10 (AT The expected battle over congress ional redisricting fizzled out today when the house, unani mously accepting the senate amendment putting Benton county in the first district, re passed the bill creating the fourth district. The bill, which now goes to the governor, provides that Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Jose phine, Lane and Linn counties shall be in the new distorict. The bill was to have been considered as a special order of business today, Rep. John Steel- hammer (R-Marion), chairman of the house reapportionment committee, opposing the senate amendment removing Benton shall be in the new district. But' today, Steelhammcr, knowing he did not have enough votes to defeat the senate amendment, made the motion to concur In the amendment, which was requested by Benton county legislators. Pension Fight Dies There was no discussion on Steelhammer's motion. Another fight was . averted when the Joint ways and means committee reported back to the house two bills providing that the first $19 of outside income shall not be considered in deter mining need under the old age pension law. The bills will be sent either to the revision of laws or Judiciary committees. A floor battle had been sche duled In which democratic lead ers were to attempt to take the (Continued From f age One) bills away from the ways and means committee. -, . Deficit The committee recommend ed to the senate against passage of a bill providing that need shall be determined by subtract- (Contlnued on Page Two) 25 YEARS AGO TODAY Br The Associated Press March 10, 1916 Russians re pulse German attempt to cross Dvina river at night. Man Invent One-Uoss Motion Filed To Hold Up Kirk Sentence Sentencing ot Joe Kirk, Klamath Indian convicted of second degree murder, was scheduled for 10 a. m. Tuesday, but Judge David R. Vanden berg indicated Monday he will probably rule first on a mo tion In arrest of Judgment filed The motion was filed by J. C. O'Neill, Kirk's attorney, and asked arrest of Judgment on 16 grounds. Among these was the allegation that the state court did not have Jurisdiction because both Kirk and Leon ard John, victim, were Indians. The state officers said they took Jurisdiction in the case because it did not occur upon the res ervation. If Judge Vandenberg over rules the motion, he will pre sumably sentence Kirk to life Imprisonment, that being the mandatory punishment under a second degree murder convic tion. Robert Wilcox Rhodes,' con victed Saturday of involuntary manslaughter, is also slated for sentencing Tuesday morning In circuit court. On motion of the district at torney, Judge Vandenberg Mon day dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Ralph Atcheson Hatfield. This was an automobile accident case. Reason for dismissal was given as "insufficient evidence." March 20 was set as the date for re-trial of the case of Q. A. Bailey, whose previous involun tary manslaughter case ended in a hung Jury. Nazi To Show Wlllkle 'Lies4 BERLIN, March 10 (UP The German propaganda ministry announced Monday it would take foreign correspondents on Wednesday to Aschersleben, the birthplace of Wendell L. Win kle's grandfather, to "prove Willkic's allegations of February 6 are a direct lie." "On February 6 Willkte stat ed his grandfather emigrated from Aschersleben in 1848 be cause he could no longer breathe the air of oppression," author ized quarters said. "The docu ments at Aschersleben, which will be open to inspection by the foreign press, will irrefut ably prove Willkies assertion to be a direct lie." Seattle Boasting the first blackout 1 . I JaM ' ! (if) ilfiill everybody but the moon. For, as countless closed switches enveloped 'The Gateway to Alaska and the Orient" In darkness, the moon grinned forth, his redaction caught by windows all over town. Here's how It looked lights out but it still was bright. r... Shay SENATE OKAYS BASE DEFENSE Fortification of Samoa, Guam, British Bases Approved In v Measure WASHINGTON, March 10 UP) The senate approved today a $1,533,567,102 supplemental de fense appropriation, containing $169,413,000 for naval works at Guam, Samoa, some of the bases acquired from Britain and on continental United States. This action followed senate approval earlier In the day of legislation approving establish ment of naval air 'bases on the sites acquired from Britain in exchange for United States destroyers. The naval committee said in its report that senate approval of the base legislation would have the effect of "congressional rati fication" of the base-destroyer exchange. . The appropriation bill, which now goes back to the house for action on senate amendments, (Continued on Page Two) Cream Grader Assigned Here Dies in Crash SALEM, Ore., March 10 VP) A passenger was killed and the pilot injured yesterday in the crash of a light plane on a farm 14 miles north of here. Garfield Voget, about 23, Hubbard, was fatally injured and Willis Bcrkey, 30, Hub bard, suffered undetermined in juries when the plane, its mo tor apparently failing, struck a tree and crashed into a creek on the farm of J. P. Fershwei ler. Fershweiler's 1 19 - y e a r old daughter, Angela, witnessed the crash. i The plane was owned by the Woodburn Flying club. SALEM. March 10 (P) Gar field Voget Jr., Hubbard, kill ed in an airplane crash near here Sunday was to have be gun work as a cream grader for the state department of ag riculture today. He had been assigned to Klamath and Lake counties with headquarters at Klamath Falls. Blacks Out - But Old test of any major American city; THEATRE ROOF COLLAPSES; 12 FIREMEN DEAD Snow-Laden Section Falls During Fire In Old Building; 16 Injured BROCKTON, Mass., March 10 UP) Twelve firemen were killed and 16 injured early to day when the snow-laden roof of the 30-year old Strand the atre collapsed during a (ire which destroyed the building. Firemen and police, poking through the smouldering mass of metal, wood and plaster un covered 12 bodies and con tinued searching. Dead Listed The known dead were: Cap tain John F. Carroll, 52; Wil liam Murphy, 23; Daniel O' Brien, 43; Henry Sullivan, 43; Malcolm McNeil, 40; Matthew Geary, 48; Lieutenant Raymond A. Mitchell; Dermic Murphy, Roy H. Keraghan, George Col lins, Fred Kelley and Martin Lipper. Approximately 23 men were trapped when the roof over the theatre balcony caved in with a terrific roar. Most were re leased quickly and given emerg ency hospital treatment, but two bodies were carried out along with the living. Building Empty Trapped firemen screamed as flames licked at their bands and faces while they were caught in the debris. A catholic priest, the Her. Lawrence Morrisoe of St Pat ricks church, borrowed a fire men's helmet and rubber coat (Continued on Page Two) Anti-Aircraft Shells Greet Nazi Bombers LONDON, - Tuesday, March 11 (UP One of the heaviest and fiercest anti-aircraft bar rages of the war aided British night fighter planes last night and early today in turning back waves of German bombers which roared up. the Thames estuary a few hours after the Royal Air Force had raided the nazi held French coast. Reports from several dis tricts along the estuary showed that the raiders dropped very few bombs as they sought to penetrate the screen of (ire. Eeveral raiders reached the outskirts of London, causing three short alarms. French Coast Bombed Several raiders, reached the raced across the channel In a seemingly endless procession, blasted the Boulogne-Calais coastal area and spread a 30 mile path ot (lame. Night fighter planes of the RAF met the invading nazi bombers over the estuary and the pattle of machine guns could be heard from the ground. A United Press correspondent in one estuary town reported he saw one raider caught in search light beams and immediately surrounded by bursting shells. The sky was illuminated with tracel bullets and flares," he said. "Pieces fell from the plane as it . dodged out of the searchlight beams. If it didn't fall into the sea, it certainly was badly damaged." Two Shot Down It appeared that the only heavy bombing of the night oc curred in a south coast town, (Continued on Page Two) Ulan Moon Sabotages Test Seattle officials expressed satisfaction with the co-operation of Yugoslavia Must Sign With Axis, Germans Demand Badly Hurt . I '1 ' 3T ) Ben Mitch.il. above. Klam ath Indian tribal secretarr ,n1 active in sponsoring the pro posed agency "defense school, was gravely injured Sunday whsa he fell down a samp shaft at the Lost river dam near Hauler- BEN MFFCHELL HURT IN FALL Coverine; of Pump Shaft Gives Way Under Hi?h Official of Klamaths Victim of a fall into a sump shaft at the Lost river diver sion dam. Ben Mitchell, Klam ath Indian tribal secretary. Is In the Klamath Valley hospital with multiple fracture ot both legs and other injuries. -- His condition is said to. be .grave. The accident occurred about 4:45 p. m. Sunday when Mit chell broke through the boards on top ol the shaft as he ap proached the dam to observe fishing activities there. Planks Give War He had stopped when driving by with Mrs. Mitchell and ranch hand. Seeing a fisher man sitting across the sump shaft. Mitchell started across. Suddenly the planks splintered and gave away under his more than 280 pounds, and he crash ed through into the pit. He fell approximately 20 feet, landing on the metal low er half of a partially disman tled turbine pump in the bot (Continued on Page Two) President's Son Free To Remarry LOS ANGELES, March 10 (UP) The divorce of James Roosevelt, 33, oldest son of the President, and Betsy Cushing Roosevelt today became final, permitting either party to re marry. Rumors have circulated that' Roosevelt, now on duty with the marine corps at San Diego, intends to marry Romelle Schneider, nurse who attended him at the Mayo clinic two years ago when he underwent gall bladder operation. "I have nothing to say about Miss Schneider," Capt. Roose velt told reporters who tele phoned and visited him at the marine barracks. "I do not wish to comment on such reports, cither to af firm or deny them," he added. dr. I Gayda Says U. S. Nearing War; France May Try Blasting of Blockade Br The Associated Press Authoritative Balkan quarter said late Monday that Germany has told Yugoslavia that fha must sign the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo alliance and that non aggression accord alone is not acceptable. By signing with the axis, Yugoslavia presumably would let herself in (or the entrance of German troops thus provid ing Adolf Hitler with a highly favorable route for an attack on Greece. Aid BUI Hit One of Premier Mussolini' editorial spokesmen asserted to day that the British aid bUl was "open intervention In the war against the axis" and threatened the possibility of "many dis agreeable surprise to England and the United State in the Pacific" This assertion, made by Fas cist Editor Virgmio Gayda. ap parently referred to action by Japan in the far east. Passage by the bill, he said, might eventually bring the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis into play against the United States. Gayda declared "Roosevelt's gesture is a deliberate, unpro voked move toward war" in violation of the Hague conven tion, and he added: Greeks Gain The axis counter-blockade) is more than ever determined to bar passage of all supplies to England . . . with quick, massive efficiency." On Italy's central Albanian war front, the Greeks reported heavy losses among n Duce' fascist legions in a smashing 3 day offensive by Greek columns. , Fierce aerial activity js re-" ported over the battleiront; the fascist press predicted that big spring offensive by Italy was imminent; while - In Athens. Greece's Premier Korizi de clared Greeks were "determin ed to die rather than be sub dued." France rebelled against tho (Continued on Page Two) Great Danger Facing U. S., Says Bullitt By RUSSELL TURNER United Press Correspondent WASHINGTON, March 10 (UP) Warning there is ' a "striking analogy" between the present attitude In the United States and that which destroyed France, William C. Bullitt Mon day urged an awakening to the realization tins country "now i in the greatest danger she has ever faced." The former ambassador to France said he believed "this realization this country "now is in the next few weeks when the German air and submarine at tacks begin in force." He appeared before the house judiciary committee which Is in. (Continued on Page Two) S. F. Ulan Jumps From Golden ate Bridge SAN FRANCISCO, March 10 (UP) A man identified tenta tively as David Zimet, San Francisco insurance broker, jumped to his death today from the Golden Gate bridge, high way patrolmen reported. Two men said they saw man leap (rom the railings of the span, 100 yards north of the San Francisco tower. Patrolmen found a suit coat containing identification papers with Zim et's name on them. - A painter working on one of the towers below the roadway said he saw a body strike the water. A business associate of Zlmet told police Zimet had been In financial difficulties recently and several of his marine Insur ance policies had been cancelled. Coast guardsmen searched for the body. News Index City Briefs ..Pag Comics and Story Page Courthouse Records Page Editorials ......... Page Information Page Market, Financial Page Midland Empire News . Page 10 Pattern Page S Sports ...,..Page 7 r