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IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND
Vol. 18. No. 161 1'iii n Five (Villa
KLAMATH KAI.US. OKKGON, WKUNKSDA Y, MAY 21. 1941
(Every Morning Except Monday),
In The
Day's
News
By FRANK JENKINS
. 'T'WO development today:
1. Tht C.ermuni hium-h an
2. The French ruim fiirther
nut of thr buahca hi their Mm
IMtrt of Cierimitiy.
NJKITIIKU ia unexpected:
The (icrmiiDi must have the
islands of Crete and Cyprus if
they are to net an adequate
army into Syria and Iraq and
supply It without Turkish co
operation. They NKKIi these
Island haw, Turku or no Turk.
When thr Krvnrh Kvernment
threw up the spotlit" and holed
up at Vichy Instead of retiring
to Africa and carry inn on the
war from therp, it whs apparent
lhat sfHioer or later what was
left tif Km nee would fall into
Hitler's lap.
'T'llE attnek un Crete Is launch-
cd from the air, aftT a lypi
will bhtkrirjf bombardment of
vttratfKlc points such as air
dromes and roads.
Churchill announces that 1500
Germans In New Zealand battle
uniforms landed by parachute.
CIJDKK and air troop trans
port. They captured a military
hospital, he says, but lost it in a
counterattack Dispatches as
these words arc written say
they failed to capture the Ilrit
Ish airdrome at Muleml.
Churchill says this morning
that the military situation Is "m
hand.'' (Hrltrr not Jump to con
clusions. Wait a day or so.)
I JSE of gliders (planes with
out engines) is new, but for
some time the Germans have
been reported as practicing with
them. They are towed behind a
plane, like cars behind an engine
and are c Icons, nva? the ,ot
Jvhcre a landing is to be attemp
ted. They can be landed more swift
ly and more accurately than- a
parachute. Each carries several
men, fully armed and carefully
trained in special parachutist
tactics.
THE Germons WANT AND
1 NEED Crete, which in lint
ish possession bars the sea lane
to Syria. The attack on it will
nerve as a useful rehearsal for
the Kreat project of attacking
England.
'TTHE French air minister is re
ported to have arrived in
Beirut to direct the defene of
French-ruled Syria anainst Hrit
Ish attack, retain today bluntly
threatens a full-f ledKed fitfht to
retain the Freneh eolonies seiz-
4 d by De Gaulle's "free French";
QUESTION: If France has Rone
over to Germany, what will
the United States do about the
French colonies in the Western
Hemisphere such as Martini
que, in the West Indies, where
, considerable French naval
forces are stationed?
What will happen if wc seize
these colonics? Will it be shoot
ing war?
THE British are reported to
day as striking east from
Habboniyah air field toward
Bagdad, advancing 15 miles of
(he 80-mile distance. The Iraqs
report fighting around Basra,
not mentioned by the British.
TOR several days a rumor has
persisted In Ankara (Turk
capital) that Russian "volun
teers" In considerable numbers
nro swelling the Iraq ranks for
the fight against the British.
It is only a rumor, of course,
but one can't wholly disregard
rumors these days.
pOR example, there Is that
rumor that the Germans arc
sending troopships through the
Bosphorus. These troopships (if
really sent) must be gathering
somewhere in the Aegean sea for
the attack on Crete.
These arc pure guesses, but
they are Interesting.
Looking Backward
By Tha Assoclatad Pratt
k May 20, 1940 German drive
into France veers toward Eng
lish channel in effort to trnp
British army; Loan falls to in
vaders. May 20, 11)18 Germans
straighten battlcfront west of
Mouse, move against Yscr canul
CIVIL DEFENSE
OFFICE SET IIP
BY ROOSEVELT
LaGuardia Heads new
Agency to Mobilize
Home Preparedness
WASHINGTON. May 20 V.
President Kooseve It established
In executive order today an of
fire of civilian defense to be
beaded by Mayor Kiorello Lu
Guarma of New York.
The president separated the
new civilian defense agency in
to twu itcm-nd divisions One
will be a hoard of civilian pro
tection with LaGuardia as chair
ma.t and on it uKo will be rep
resent.itivrs of the war. navy
and justice departments, the
fi-derul security administration,
tht council of Mate govern-mt-nU.
American municipal as
sociation, and the United States
council of mayors.
It will advise and assist In
formulating civilian defense
measures and attempt to pro
vide "adequate protection of life
an property" in the event of
emergency.
The second division will he
made up of a "volunteer partici
pation committee" which the
president said would have not
more than 20 members repre
sentative of various regions and
interest of the nation.
LaGuardia. Mr. Honsevelt
said, will draw no pay in the
defense post and will retain his
position us mayor of New York
City
He wilt arrive In Washington
tomorrow, however, to take
charge of setting up the agency
designed to give every Amer
ican citiren an opportunity to
help on the defense effort.
Mr. Itm.icvell told his press
conference the new agency
would serve as a coordination
center for civilian defense activ
ity . and accordingly would
vut clot-ot.v with state and
local tt over rime nts. He said he
thought 42 of the 4H states al
ready had civilian defense coun
cils and that the national agencv
would work In a large part
through them, probably on a
regional, decentralized basis.
No.e of the personnel of the na
tional agency will be paid, he
added.
F. R. Restores
Old Date For
Thanksgiving
WASHINGTON. May 20 l.-D
PrrMdrnt llmiM'vi'lt docliiri'd to
day that the experiment of mov
inK Ui the date of Thanksgiving
day by u week to improve re
tail business had not worked and
that next year Thanksgiving
would he on the eustotmirv Inst
; Thursday in November.
This year, however, it wul
' fall on the next to the lust Thtirs
' day by presidential proclama
I tton.
j For the past two years, the
elate of Thanksgiving has been
j advanced by presidential procla
matiou a week ahead of the tra-
Iditional ln-st Thursday in Novem
ber. Numerous states, neverthe
less, adhered to the last Thurs
day holiday.
Mr. Roosevelt announced the
decision to ko back to the old
date and Joined with members
of his press conference In a
chuckle.
Law Dean Upholds Bridges
As Sincere Trade Unionist
SAN FRANCISCO. May 20
(UP) Dean Wayne Morse. Pa
cific coast longshore arbitrator,
testified today he believed Harry
Bridges was a good trade union
ist who sincerely supports the
democratic processes.
Appearing for the defense in
the California CIO director's
deportation hearing. Morse, who
is head of the University of
Oregon Law school, engaged in
a restrained legal-worded ex
change with government Attor
ney Albert Del Guercio. Morse
said Bridges hud appeared be
fore more than 50 longshore ar
bitration meetings.
Sincere Efforts
"Did you ever say this: My
Impression of him (Bridges) is
that he is more sincere in his
support of democratic processes
than many of his critics who
seek to deport him?' " Del Guer
cio asked Morse.
"I believe I said that in an
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Seventoen fratght cart ware darailad whan Fred Wait's automobile plowed Into a Milwau
kaa road fraight train near Pewaukee, Wis. Wast, a Milwaukecan. died toon after ha was pulled
from hit damolithed car. A transient riding on the train, was injured.
CITY AWAITING
HOGECONVOYS
Trucks Routed Along
California Avenue
To Stay Overnight
The hucc convoys of the 41st
division, due in Klamath Falls
for the next four days, will go
through the city by the Califor
nia avenue route, it was learn
ed Tuesday.
More than 8000 men. . with
trucks towmK field artillery
weapons and anti-tank guns, will
stop over niuht here en route to
San Francisco from Fort Lewis,
Wash.
Camp On Hirer
The convoys will come in on
No. 97 from liend to OreRon
avenue and Hiehn street, move
out Oregon to Siskiyou street,
on Siskiyou to California ave
nue, on California to Conner
avenue, on Conner avenue to
Main street, and thence out No.
1)7 to the camping place on Cum
berland road near the animal
shelter.
Arrival time of the big con
tinsents was not definite, but it
was believed they will begin
coming in about noun Wednes-
i day.
2000 Per Night
They will be in each day from
Wednesday through Saturday
At least 2000 fighting men will
stay here each night, and one
night it is expected 2500 will be
here.
An advance or -'railhead" par
ty was in Klamath Falls Tues
day, preparing the camp site
for the column to arrive Wed
nesday. In charge was Lieuten
ant H. A. Linstead. who con
ferred with chamber of com
merce in connection with the
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LAKEVIEW DEATH
LAKEVIEW, Ore., May 20
(UP) Authorities today blamed
a heart attack for the death of
Claude Jones, 54, who collapsed
while awaiting a prescription in
a drug store.
article I once wrote," said
Morse.
"By critics, did you mean the
attorney general?"
"I had in mind anybody who
disagreed with me in my opin
ion of Bridges attitude of the
democratic processes," replied
Morse. -
"Who is trying to deport him?"
asked Del Guercio.
"I thought this hearing was
an effort to find out the facts,"
said Morse.
"There is a government agency
(department of justice) seeking to
deport him, is there not?" asked
Del Guercio.
"I am of the opinion, if as
a result of this hearing, your
agency is convinced he is not
deportable, you should not want
to deport him," replied Morse.
"It would be a surprise to me if
there were any prejudgements
on this. It is a basic in our gov
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Freight Train Wrecked By Automobile
v szt: f:;r 'gfz y n
Back-To-Work
Move Put Off
In Ship Tie-Up
! By Unltod Pri
The S500.000.000 San Fran
cisco shipbuilding strike reached
' a showdown Tuesday night as
i 1700 striking machinists consid
ered a compromise wage propos-
! al to end the 11-day ticup at 11
shipyards.
; Gov. Culbert Olson of Call
t fornia appealed to the AFL and
CIO Machinists unions to accept
j a contract providing $1.12 per
j hour and time and a half rates
i for overtime work as a modifi
cation of their demands for $1.15
j an hour and double rates tor
overtime.
The compromise terms comply
with a master contract already
governing the Pacific coast
shipbuilding and metal trades.
It would provide a seven-cent
increase per hour for skilled
workers.
A decision was scheduled at
a mass meeting ballot of strikers
Tuesday night. Sources close to
the striking unions predicted the
compromise would be rejected.
AFL President William Green
appealed from Washington for
acceptance of the terms.
A plan of the AFL's Bay City
Metal Trades council to subvert
the strike by ordering some 12,
000 non-strikers to ignore picket
lines was deferred until Wed
nesday, pending the strikers
vote. Union leaders said "we
positively will go through every
picket line tomorrow'' unless the
strike is settled.
Another shipyard strike, at the
Lorian. O., plant of the American
Shipbuilding company, ended
through demand by AFL offi
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Churchill Not to
Speak on Hess
LONDON. May 20 (,D Prime
Minister Churchill told the
house of commons today he
was not in a position to make
any statement on the Hess case
and he was "not at all sure
when I will be."
Thus he left the public and
members of parliament as well
to their guessing on the reasons
foi the May 10 flight to Scot
land of Rudolf Hess, No. 3 nazi
Vyvyan Adams, conservative,
had entered the questions of
whether it was known if the
Hess coming was "planned with
the connivance and support of
the German government" and
whether the government would
bear in mind the possibility that
"th whole stunt may be the
common or garden variety of
plant."
U. S. Offers Ships,
Food to Ireland
WASHINGTON, May 20 fP)
President Roosevelt disclosed
today that tho United States
had offered to sell or charter
two ships to Ireland and .to sup
uly $500,000 worth of food for
I the Irish cvulian population.
Mr. Roosevelt said the ves
sels could be placed under the
I Irish flag and that they prob
ably would carry much more
man $300,000 in food, indicat
ing that Ireland intended to
make purchases of her own.
Nothing has been done, he
said, about supplying military
equipment to the Irish.
KALPINE PLANT
RAISES WAGES
Hourly Increase of
W2 Cts. Negotiated
By Lumber Workers
A blanket increase of 71 cents
per hour to all employes of the j
Kalpine Plywood company was
announced Tuesday night by Joe
Boyd, AFL representative, at the
j conclusion' of negotiation be
tween the union and the firm
I management.
The boost will bring the mini
mum Kalpine wage to 721 cents
per hour, highest in the basin.
Present minimum for most Klam
ath mills is 671 cents.
: The increase, retroactive to
' May 1, will affect approximately
! 90 men and raise the company
payroll nearly $1300 per month.
Although the boost is 7 4 cents
in base scale, adjustments in the
higher brackets varied from
nothing to 20 cents per hour, ac
' cording to a company spokes
man. I The much-struck plywood
, firm, in and out of labor diffi-1
culties with both CIO and AFL
i during the past 10 weeks, sev-j
crnl weeks ago recognized the!
I AFL Lumber and Sawmill Work-j
. crs union. Local 2922. as the sole
( bargaining agent after a one-!
I hour strike at the beginning of !
I the daytime shift.
I Prior to that the mill had been '
closed for four weeks by a CIO
strike, and had operated three
weeks under strike after approxi
mately 40 men walked through
CIO picket lines. In the mean
time the AFL had claimed a
majority at the Weed highway
plant.
Following recognition of the
AFL, negotiations culminating
in the pay boost were carried on.
Nazi Group Blocked
In Chilean Revolt
SANTIAGO, Chile, May 20
1J1) The police investigation de
partment announced today it
had found evidence that Van
guardists, formerly known as
nazis, had planned a putsch
against the Chilean government.
The police said that an at
tempt by the Vanguardists, a
political faction, to break into
a radical party convention last
Friday night, which resulted in
the death of one and the wound
ing of four radicals, was a part
of the alleged Vanguardist
"plan."
British Advance
15 Miles in Iraq
LONDON, May 20 (P) An
authoritative source reported to
day that British troops in Iraq
had advanced 15 miles toward
Baghdad from Habbaniyah air
base, crossing the Euphrates riv
er and taking the village of Fal
lujah. The British advance was said
to have been launched yester
day morning with strong aerial
support and accomplished with
out the loss of a single man af
ter leaflets were dropped call
ing for the village's surrender.
Nazis Make Aerial
Invasion of Crete
LIST SAFE ON
FRENCH COAST
Berlin Announces All
Passengers Will be
Released Shortly
BERLIN, Wednesday, May 21
(UP) The 142 Americans taken
from the Egyptian steamer Zam
zam before it was sunk by a
German warship in the South
Atlantic probably will be re
leased soon and permitted to re
turn to the United States, nazi
informed quarters said early to
day. The entire cargo of the Zam-
zaiu "is in German hands un
harmed,' having been removed
before the vessel was sunk, ac
cording to the German official
radio heard in New York by CBS.
The cargo contained $5,000
worth of equipment including
20 ambulances, a field kitchen
and X-ray trailer, of the British
American Ambulance corps en
route for service with the "Free
French" forces in Africa.
BERLIN, Wednesday, May 21
(UP) All 323 passengers and
crew members of the Egyptian
steamer Zamzam, including 142
Americans, are safe and sound in
a "western French port," pre
sumably between Bordeaux and
Brest, after the sinking of the
vessel by a German warship, it
was announced last night.
The Zamzam was sunk; in the
South Atlantic at leasf'a month
ago during "the middle of
April" because she was "trans
porting war materials for Brit
ain" from the United States, the
official DNB agency said.
Nazi-hald Land
The DNB's statement said
merely the survivors had been
landed at "a western French
port" from a German merchant
man but informed German quar
ters added:
"Those from the Zamzam un
doubtedly were landed some
where between Bordeaux and
Brest."
Germany, under the terms of
the French-German armistice,
occupies the entire French At
lantic coast from the Belgian
to the Spanish frontiers.
An earlier official announce
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Boy Escapes
Death In Shaft
MARSHFIELD, Ore., May 20
(UP) A planned "night in the
wilds" nearly ended disastrously
for young Robert Porter, when
a rutted ladder broxe and hurled
him to the bottom of a 65-foot
mine shaft.
With a companion. 13-year-old
Warren Davis. Porter started
down the ladder of the shaft.
west of Jackson Hot springs, j
Near the bottom, the ladder gave
way and Porter dropped.
Young Davis, above Porter,
was able to climb back up his 1
portion of the ladder to safety
and bring help. State police used j
ropes to remove Porter, suffer-1
ing only from minor injuries.
Aerial Traffic Cops Assist
Troops Coming Here Today
Br JACK B. BEARDWOOD
EN ROUTE TO CALIFOR
NIA WITH THE 41ST DIVIS
ION. May 20 ) Use of aerial
traffic cops for the first time
in an American army maneuver
speeded the 41st division across
Oregon today on an 1100-mile
military migration to California
war games.
Low-flying planes scurried up
and down motorized columns
thundering into central and
southern Oregon. They pierced
theoretically hostile territory,
and, by two-way radio, pilots
reported on "enemy troop con
centration," road conditions and
"wrecked bridges."
Cooperation between advanc
ing ground and air forces was
attempted yesterday for the first
time, drawing praise from Brig.
Gen. Jesse Drain, 81st brigade
commander and head of the 41st
serial,
"Observation pikpts, following
Ship Seizure
Protest Made
By Frenchman
WASHINGTON, May 20 UP)
Gaston Hcnry-Haye, the French
ambassador, today protested to
Secretary Hull against what he
termed "an unfriendly gesture"
by the United States in placing
French vessels in American ports
under projective surveillance.
The ambassador also told
newspapermen he had discussed
with Secretary Hull the entire
question of American opinion
i concerning France at this time
j since the French government
was amazed at the reaction in
, this country to present events in j
i France, particularly the progress
I of. Franco-German "collabora
I tion."
j The ambassador emphasized
j that Article 18 of the French
stipulates that all French air
ports are to be under control of
Germany and Italy.
0FREPR1SALS
Bombings of Syrian
Airports May Bring
Clash With British
VICHY, May 20 (UP) High
French authorities warned to
night that the French air force
may launch "reprisal atackson
British air and naval bases in
Palestine if RAF bombings of
Syrian airdromes and British at
tempts to stir up revolt in French
possessions continue.
The warning was issued fol
lowing the arrival in Syria of
French Air Minister Gen. Jean
Marier Bergeret, who was rushed
to Beirut by air by orders of
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
and French defense leaders after
the start of the British bombings
there.
Threat of actual conflict be
tween France and Britain, allies
until a year ago, became acute,
not only because of the Syrian
situation but because of official
French threats of military opera
tions to re-capture French col
onies seized by the "Free
French"' forces of Gen. Charles
De Gaulle. I
Saven Sentenced
A French court martial at '
Clermont Ferrand today tried
58 "Free French" Degaullists in
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Marshfield To Try .
Parking Meters
MARSHFIELD, Ore., May 20
(UP) Despite strenuous objec
tions by businessmen, the Marsh
field city council today said it
would continue with plans to in-1
siau parxing meters tor a six
months' trial.
The businessmen appeared at
last night's council session to pro
test the installation. The meters
will be introduced next month,
according to Mayor J. Albert
Mason.
I our movements from the air
were of inestimable value and
proved the feasibility of having
planes assist in motorized units,"
Gen. Drain said. "The pilots let
us know immediately when there
was any congestion within the
columns and what the road con
ditions were ahead."
Other officers added the plan
was working even better than
anticipated.
After moving down the same
route yesterday, lead columns
of the 41st and 3d divisions and
9th corps started down different
highways today, the 41st moving
over Highway 97 and the 3d and
9th corps over the west route
on highway 99.
The 41st will bivouac at Bend.
Ore., tonight; the west column
at Roseburg. As the 41st began
departing from Vancouver.
Wash., barracks this morning,
the second serial of the division
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BRITISH, GREEK
TROOPS FIGHT
Situation in Hand
Churchill Says, But
Night Attack Feared
LONDON. May 20 (UP) Brit- .
ish and Greek defenders of the
Island of Crete battled desper
ately tonight to wipe out thous
ands of German parachute troops
at least 1500 of whom were
said to be disguised in British
uniforms before another nazi
"air army" can follow from the
sky.
The air-borne invaders, re
liably reported to number be
tween 10,000 and 12,000 men.
suddenly were landed from
swarms of Junkers JU-52 trans
ports and even from gliders on
the island at dawn in the biggest
and most spectacular aerial in
vasion ever attempted.
Serious Battla
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, describing a serious
battle being waged on the rug.
ged, 140-mile long island off the
Greek mainland, said British,
New Zealand and Greek troop)
"have the situation in hand"
after daylong fighting, much of
it hand-to-hand.
It was believed the night or
early dawn would bring another
armada of nazi planes and glid
ers to- drop more masses of aer
ial .InrmHvwn.
Nazi bombers aiding the air-
hnm invnHitn uror hlatin0 at
Canea and Candia on the Crete
northern coastline and at anti
aircraft batteries, to wipe out re
sistance against further landings.
Terrific aerial bombardments
preceded the dawn landings of
the parachutists of whom every
man was heavily armed and
highly trained. British airdromes
bore the brunt of the bombings.
LONDON, May 20 OP) A
German airborne army which
includes 1500 troops disguised
in Anzac battle-dress has invad
ed Crete by troop-plane, glider
and parachute. Prime Minister
Churchill announced today, and
British imperial and Greek
troops are engaging them in a
stem battle.
So far the defense force has
the situation "in hand," the
prime minster told the house of
commons; the Germans have
failed in an attempt to capture
a British airdrome and the Brit
ish and Greeks have recaptured
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Holman Seeks Fund
For Sprague River,
Chiloquin Road
WASHINGTON, May 20 VP)
Senator Holman (R-Ore.) an
nounced Monday he would seek
to have the interior department
appropriation bill (HB 4590)
amended to provide more money
for the Deschutes reclamation
project and reconstruction of
the Chiloquin-Sprague River
highway.
The bill as passed by the
house provided $400,000 for con
tinuing the work on the Des
chutes project in western Ore
gon and Senator Holman said
it had reached the stage where
a tunnel must be driven.
The Sprague River road
through the Klamath Indian res
ervation was constructed years
ago but repair was left to the
county which was unable to keep
up the maintenance. He said it
now was necessary to reconstruct
the road and he would ask for
Inclusion in the bill of $150,000
to do the work.
He added that the road was
necessary for a national defense
standpoint In case the north
south roadway again was flood
ed. The Sprague River road
could be used as a detour.
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