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PAGE TWO THK NEWS ANP THE HERAI.P. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON April 2. 1941 YOUNG INDIAN SENTENCED TO 10-yjTEI (Continued From Page One) the Charles Drew ranch after the killing - Recalling testimony that Zul koskt had been instructed to buy liquor with Anderson money at Bonanza but did not get as much as he was told to get, the judge said: "The defendant never told us when he got his money back from Zulkoski. . . Explanations Lacking 'There is no explanation of the empty pockets of ZulkoskL He did not tell wi the liquor permit and all means of iden tification were gone from the body. He did not explain what happened to his (the defendant's) coat, which disappeared after the killing ' When Judge Vandenberg ask ed Anderson if he could give any reasdn why sentence should not be passed, the stalwart young Indian arose and replied: "No sir, cant." The Judge then sentenced him to Tiot exceeding xQ years in the state penitentiary. Anderson turned to Attorney O'Neill ana said a few words, and then walker over to his mother, who had dtxen and was weeping. He held her in his arms a few moments before re turning to seat in the court room to listen to procedure in another case. In his remarks to the court, O'Neill cited the Jury' leniency recommendation and said that while it is not bindtng upon the court, be felt it thould have weight. He said there are miti gating circumstances in the An derson case and that he believes Anderson would be a better citi zen if given a parole rather than penitentiary imprisonment In his remarks, UriscoU said that the Jury agreed within an hour after starting deliberations, and apparently the leniency rec ommendation was nut a compro mise but the unanimous opinion of the Jurors. He also suggested parole. Anderson was returned to the county jail and will be taken to. Salem within two or three days. District Attorney L. Ortb Slaemore spoke for the state in the case. Special Prosecutor Day toft -Van Vector, who handled the prosecution uf Anderson, was in the courtroom but did not speak. SALEM HI GOLFERS WIN EUGENE April 21 VP) Salem won a . five-way high school golf match here Saturday by scoring 33 points to defeat Albany with 30, University (Eu gene) 27, Eugene 23 and Cor vallis 8. Evening dresses don't go very far because they lack backing. 3 eooe ONE SOUR NOTE . . . but it's a great orchestra nevertheless Even a great orchestra win make a musical mistake one in a whiU. And tnct in a whil ... out of the thousands of decent, law-abiding beer retailers in Oregon . , . you'll come across one or two who operate disreputable estab lishments. These "black sheep" retaflera con stitute a tiny minority. Yet they tend to drag down the good name of beer. By arousing public indignation, such undesirable retailers endanger your right to enjoy good beer. They also en BEER...a beverage of moderation Muskrat Farm In City Arouses Petitioners (Continued from Page One) permission to put up 20 street banners in connection with the state CE convention here this week. The council upped policemen's salaries $2.50 a month, to be paid with the understanding the officers will buy their own ser vice shirts. Councilman Cantrall reported that during cleaning up opera tions in the cemetery, certain shrubs oustide a curb had been destroyed. The council agreed to replace the shrub at a cost of not less thxn $10 The council voted to transfer $14,000 trcm the general fund to the airport fund, in prepara tion for property purchases for the airport expansion. Mayor Houston said the city is assured it can borrow from banks for the airport fund, pending collec tion of taxes on the special air port levy voted earlier in the year. The general fund will be re imbursed when the bank money comes in, and the banks will be reimbursed when the airport tax money comes in. Axe Handles Swung In Union Battle At Oakland Plant OAKLAND, Calif.. April 21 (AP) Axe handles were swung and fists flailed today as 50 CIO union men charged through an AFL picket line at the Alameda plant of the Bethlehem Steel company. Fifteen or 20 police, swinging baseball bats, broke up the fight ing before it reached serious pro portions. No one was hospitalized and there were no arrests. The 50 CIO men, members of the steel workers organizing committee, fought their way through a 13-man picket line set up by the AFL International Un ion of Operating Engineers. Last Wednesday the same groups en gaged in a melee. The AFL claims to represent a majority of crane men in the plant; the CIO claims to represent a ma jority throughout the entire workings. The AFL union established a picket line in demands for rec ognition and wage increases. Vichy Reports German Demands VICHY, France. April 21 P) It was reported, tonight in Vi chy that German terms brought to Paris by Otto Abetz. Ger man ambassador at Paris, in cluded a demand for free pas sage of German troops en route to Spain. It is accepted almost univer sally in Vichy governmental and diplomatic circles that a movement into Spain by Ger many for operations against Gibraltar to close the western end of the Mediterranean is a matter of a few weeks at most and possibly only days. Picture framing. Goeller's. 230 Main. Phone 6704. facts That Concern You danger the benefits to the public that beer has made possible. For example, in Oregon beer has ere ated 13,238 new jobs with an annual payroll of $11,341,550 and paid $617,020.86 in taxes last year. The brewing industry wants "black sheep" retailers eliminated entirely. You can help ua by patronizing only the reputable, legal places where beer is sold. And by reporting irregularities to the duly constituted law enforcement authorities. Wins Promotion to Manager life?! Ik ; 'Vt-N: J. B. Janes, who has Just been promoted from merchandise manager of Ward's Klamath store to the managership of the Ward store at Gilrer. California, is the 11th assistant manager of the Klamath store to be promoted to a managership elsewhere within the past five years. Jenes started with the Ward organ isation at Phoenix. Arisona, six years ago. was moved from there to Reno and from Reno to Klamath two years ago. He has al ready assumed his new position I DEFENSE RED (Continued from Page One) the treasury's program "as we think is wise." In connection with the Indi vidual income levy. Informed sources said that the treasury suggested retention of the pres ent individual exemptions $800 for single persons and $2000 for married persons but proposed that the 10 per cent credit for earned income below $14,000 be eliminated. Other tax increases also were proposed as follows: Gasoline from li cents to 21 cents a gallon: whisky and other spirits from $3 to $4 a gallon; beer from $6 to $7 a barrel; wine, an increase of 16 23 per cent; cigarettes from $3.25 to $4 a thousand: automobiles from 31 to 7 per cent. PROXIMITY OF MARS About every 15 to 17 years, the planet Mars makes a rela tively close approach to the earth. At such times, it is only aooui jo.uuu.ooo miles from us. while at times it is 235.000,000 miles distant. DISCARDS SKELETON Like many of the so-called lower animals, the grasshopper wears its skeleton on the outside of its body, and discards one af ter the other as they are out grown. Ko. i7 of a Smrin - jr. v ' ;,.fiMt j' at GUror. CITY BRIEFS Shot Fired City police were investigating the shot from a .22 rifle which broke a window in the Henry Perkins residence on Pacific Terrace late Saturday afternoon. Two young boys with a white dog, were noticed a short time after the shot, Perkins told officers. To San Jose Elmer Hosking left Sunday for San Jose, Calif., I iu juiu mil. fiugjiuig who is vis iting wiin ner parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Henry Boivln, former res idents. Hosking attended the Red Bluff round-up over the weekend. Police Court Six drunks and one drunk and disorderly. along with six traffic tickets, made up the Monday morning police court report. One drunk bailed out over the weekend, as did three charged with be ing disorderly. Returns Richard Post, who spent the past week in Portland on vacation, returned Saturday nignt. Post flew north with Robert Sproat Jr., who spent several days in the north. . Delphian Members of Delta Gamma chapter will meet Tues day at 8:45 a. m. at the home of Mrs. Dean Osborn, 2104 Law rence street, instead of with Mrs. F. L. Weaver as previously an nounced. Parole Board Barter Connects Easily With Ball SALEM, Ore.. April 21 0SX Coach "Spec" Keen went to bat for his Willamette University nine in the eighth inning. The Bearcats were trailing the Ore gon State Penitentiary Grays, 3 to 8. Bob Cornwall, a 19-year-old youth up for robbery was on the mound for the Greys He ground the ball Into his glove, wound up and let it go right down the middle. Keene smacked out a single. Observers aren't sure that It was Kecne's bat'ing ability which earned the run. As Cornwall, serving a 10- year-stretch. well knew, Keene is on the state parole board. Traffic Hazard in England 01 .-1: -''La. 'lir' Auto drivers who bemoan traffic conditions In U. S. will feel better for looking at this picture. After terrific Germsn air raid on Eng. lish city of Bristol, driver couldn't stop this car and it fell Into the ' bomb crater. FOREST FIRES SWEEP NEARER L (Continued from Page One) was highlighted by a dramatic rescue of 80 soldiers from Fort Dix by an unidentified pilot who guided Uiem from an area where they were trapped by flaming trees and brush. The pilot swoop ed low over the , treetons and dropped notes with instructions guiding the men to a path that had not been toucher by the fire. All of the soldiers reached safe ty. The fires, most of which broke out yesterday as Sunday picnickers and motorists crowd ed parks and fores! preserves, had caused only two deaths. But scores of homes an esti mated 200 in New Jersey alone were destroyed or seriously damaged, and hundreds of per sons were left homeless and many were injured. Much live stock was lost. Damage will run into the mil lions of dollars. The fire in the Lakehurst ares. only one portion of great fires extending along a broken front rom Fort Dix across the central part of the state to the Atlantic coast, was reported within two I uiiiv w Mnrnura town OS 500. late Monday. Approximately 3000 soldiers from Fort Dix, 400 CCC work ers and 600 regular fire fighters were battling the f .re on a 12 mile front. All trees around tne naval air station reservation north of the town were in flames shortly af ter 4 p. m. Blimps. Planes Moved Commander Sachs said no ef forts had been made to move blimps and planes stored at the station to any other location. The fire in the Lekehurst area had advanced during the night from the eastern edge of the Foit Dix reservation. Lata Mon day flames in the Fort Dix area which had been brought under control during the night, flared again and threatened 10.000 additional acres. However, a few hours after the flareup, officials at Fort Dix said the situation was well in hand." They admitted there had been numerous minor flareups In the Impact area of the reserva tion's artillery range. Two other serious fires were raging in New Jersey, one in the area of Willlamstown, Camden county, anothe. advancing toward several communities in the vicinity of Laureltown, six miles cast of Lakewood where 60 homes were destroy ed by the fire Sunday. This fire, which had left hun dreds homeless in the Lakewood area, already had burned 40, 000 acres of pine and brush. The homeless were being cared for by neighbors and the American Red Cross which provided food and clothing. On the outskirts of West Ber lin. N. J., 50 children played ring around the rosy while flames licked trees 300 yards away. All brusn and grass bad been cleartd from the school house area and the building was considered safe. Was Waste Product Bafara Until recently, pyridine, the material from which rintlti extract sulfapyridine to fight pneumonia, was considered an annoying waste product of steel mm coxe ovens. These vessels, originally de signed to enforce prohibition, will now serve an even higher purpose. Winston Churchill on the transfer of 10 US revenue cutters to the British navy. Reopening of Mines Asked By President (Continued from Page One) men! until they have had "a little time to think It over, In New Y'irk, union officials promised a statement tomorrow. In part, the White House statement said: ' . in the best Interest of the United States and its cititens. I publicly rec ommend and urge that: "1. The miners and operators already In agreement resume coal production under the terms of that Agreement. "2. The operators and miners who have not yet reached an agreement, enler into wage negotiations and at the same time reopen the mines, the agree ment ultimately reached to be made retroactive to the date of resuming work. 'This will bring about prompt return of steady and needed supply of coal In the interest of national safety. 1 am certain that all groups concerned in the wage controversy will put the Interest of their feliow country men above any otner Interest and immediately begin making arrangements looking toward the reopening of the mines. Bituminous coal production must be resumed, and promptly. The public Interest demands It and the public interest is para mount" GM's Strike Threat Talked In Washington (Continued from Fate One) tion of work tomorrow met no favor with any of the interest ed parties. The united Mine workers re plied that they were willing to resume negotiations with the southern operators in New York. The southerners Insisted that they had definitely with drawn from the Appalachian wage conference which includ ed northern operators, but reiterated willingness to ne gotiate separately. They re newed last night an offer to reopen the mines with an 11 per cent wage increase. SCOUT'S BODY TOUND SAN FRANCISCO. April 21 U The body of a boy found in San Francisco bay Saturday was identified today as that of Glen A. Luce, 14. who was lost from a sea scout boat near Angel Island April 9. He was the son of Mrs. Eleanors Luce, oak land. . . A hundred and fifty years ago. the best known method of gen erating electricity was to rub glass, wax. or resin with the dry hand or a dry cloth. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR RENT Garden ground, tu mrrn- alfalfa around. 1 large chicken coop. Inquire R. A. Miller, i mue west oi Lakeview Junction,, at rug weaving aign. 4-26 THE INTERSTATE BUSINESS COLLEGE trains its students thoroughly and assists them secure desirable positions. 4-21 LOTS 73x186 south section near highway. 810.00 down, 8S.00 month. 830 Owens. 4-26 WHO WILL give m $50 for my equity 193S Pontiac sedsn. Fine condition. 210 Gage road. 4-22 300 SACKS Netted Gem seed potatoes. Laddie RaJnus, Ms tin. 4-23 FOR SALE Fully equipped, modern creamery in south ern Oregon. News-Herald, Box 237. 4-26 ELDERLY MAN wants Janitor Job. Give good reference. Call 133 N. 10. 4 22 FOR SALE Recleaned galgalls seed wheat. Free from rye or other grain. Oren Storey, Rt. 1, Box 660. Klamath Falls, Ore., on hill road five miles west of Merrill. 8-3 FURNISHED 3 room duplex. 1S42 Martin. Phone 8043. 137-tf 480 ACRE ranch, part fenced. some meadow lots. Two large barns, double garage, chick en house, seven room house, 4 small houses, rent $8.00 month each, $4,000. Small payment down. Mrs. F. W. Edsall, Ashland, Oregon. Klamath Falls Star route. 423 $12,900 CALIFORNIA HOME and Income. Navy recruiter transferred here will sell or trade two-bedroom home and four unit Spanish type court in Palo Alto, California, mod ern home and Income two hundred feet off the Bay Shore highway, near school, stores, transportation. Lot 218 feet by 18R feet. Take clear two-bedroom house part payment. Inquire Navy Re cruiting station, post office. 4-26 Looking for bargains! Turn 'All Out' Defense After Paul C. Boyea pawed his physical examination for the draft he went to his own dentist In Albany, N. Y. Dentist, says Paul, advised yanking all Paul's teeth, did so. While stale selec tive service officials investigate, Paul tries to chew a sandwich. ,F1 TALK DEFENSE (Continued from Page One) articles "urgently required by the United Stales." 'Certain kinds nt munitions. strategic materials, aluminum and ships" weae mentioned In this respect In that period, the statement said. Canadian purcnases would be even greater than In the past. Pending Ironing out of technical and financial details, it was un derstood between the states men that Canada would re ceive payment for the supplies so as to defray part of the cost of its defense purchases In this country. Courthouse Records Complaints Filed Arthur Robson versus Mabel Grace Robson. Suit for divorce. Couple married July 26, 1028. Vancouver, B. C. Plaintiff asks custody of one minor. Arthur C. Robson, 14 Cham cruel and inhuman treatment. James M Barnes versus Lin dahl Meurltson and C G. Kosel. Suit for damages. Plaintiff de mands Judgment of $143 38 for damages In auto accident July 16. 140. Marriage Applications ALEXANDER-ANDRUS. Ed yard Wayne Alexander. IB. Klamath Falls, loggir, native of Oregon. Betty Lou.Andrus, It, Klamath Fills, theatre employe, native of Idaho. GIARD-DUPOIS LouU James Glard. 23, Indian. Chiloquln; laborer, native of Minnesota. Viola Leila DuPois 20, Indian, Toneka, Kas. Housework, native of Kansas. j Sentence j State of Oregon versus James Quentin Anderson Defendant i sentenced to 10 yLrs in pent-1 tentiary for manslaughter. ' Decree Elma Eunice Brnw versus I Edwin E. Brow Divorce granted on ground of cruel and Inhuman 1 treatment. Plaintiffs name be fore marriage, Elma Eunice Hubbard, restored. Justice Court Buster Lowellyn. po operator's license. Fined $3.90. Ivsn Wllcher no operator's license. Fined 9$ SO. Jack Saunders, assault and battery. Fined $3.30. DROWNED RAINIER. Ore., April 21 (AP) A fall from a fishing boat re sulted in the drowning of Fred t ench, 40, Portland, in the Co lumbia river near here yester day. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY! LOST COLUMN OST Youth, health valu able time from doing my own washing. Owner will give anvthlna to nt I haw . Write Bex XX, Home Tewn news. OUR ICONOMY SIRVICE IS ONLY LI 8c NAZIS ASSER T T 5 TROOPSHIPS ou (Continued from Page One) was discussed by military strat egists. Misgivings were evident as to the effect of Britain's present adversity upon the American, administration's program of all out aid. Public feeling In the United Stale was expected to veer U greater caution. It was itsrect this might tie the hands of the sdminlstrstion which might otherwise Jo even more In an effort to counteract axis victor-A ies. w Odds Too Big : Pressure of popular anxiety was expected to make President Roosevelt recoil from naval con voys. Usually sound prophets predicted that the next jump forward In United Slates sup. port for Britain may hare te I await the reappi-arnce of Brit ish successes. Removal of British troops from Greece with a minimum loss of men and eau'oment was believed the best the British cart hope for In the face of over whelming numerical superiority of German troops and mechaiv lied equipment. German reports that nixl planea already were sinking British troop snips starting sit evacuation from Greece lacked confirmation here. 7 But Ad.ilf Hitlers legions were reported pouring acroM the plains of Theswly In vaslw numbers and It wes believed a decision regarding an evacuation, might be forced soon. 1 LAPINE JUSTICE SALEM. Ore.. Aurl) 21 0JJ W. C. HolHnshead. Laplne, to day was the Justice of peace la the newly created third district in Deschutes county. He was appointed by Gov. Charles A, Sprague. and will serve until the next general election. , 1 Looking foi Bargains? Turn to the Classified page , Grand Opening Klamath Falls' New $150,000 TOWER THEATRE FRIDAY APRIL 25TH 6 P. M. NOW PLAYING At Regular Esquire Theatre Prices! &4r (UimtMwA The Great DICTATOR PAULETTE CODDARD Feature Shown Att 2:20 . 7tl0 $i40 Cartoon News Ow. 0pm si llM-hn start at I IN em Osm st HM-Shee mrta el iH to the Classified pegs. Phone 4887