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The Klamath News WEATHER NEWS ralr High 70i Low 44) Midnight tS 24 houra to S p. m. ......................... Traea Season to data 12.3S Normal praelpltation )i na Last yea 17.08 PICTURES! Associated Press Tdimili, NCA Telepho tot and live local newsplcture and an' grarlng ttali pioTlda Nawa and Harald raadara with a comprehensive photograph la service. IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND Vol 18. No. 163 I'rico Five Cunla KLAMATH FALLS, OKKGON, WEDNKSDAY, JUNK 4, 1941 (Every Morning Except Monday) In The Day's News Br FRANK JENKINS TN Rome, "highly placed tut X cists" assert that Hitler and Mussolini, in their conference at arc Urenner pax which dividea ermany and Italy, aurecd on the next niovo ol the war. They don't ay what the next move will be, but intimate it will bo one of the highest im portance. INFORMED quarter" In Rome, aomcwhut mora def inite, express tho belief that '-.:rcte will be used at the spring bnard tor new attack! on tho triangle formed by the Inland of Cyprua, the Egyptian port of Alexandria and the Palestine nort of Haifa (where the oil pipe line from Iraq'a fields reaches the Mediterranean.) In other words, a com pa Inn to clean the British out of the Mediterranean. TN Uerlin. "authorized German sources" Intimate without flat- 0- saying so that Germany "will ve France a frea hand to repel any attempts by England or other powera on her sover eignty." As to what France will do In Syria, these Germon "sources" say "We don t cross bridges be fore we come to them. For the present, we have Petaln'a and Durlans statements incy win defend ALL their territory." "Germany, although the vic tor, la ready to concede this sacred right and duty of every nation tothe French themselves." "THAT is to soy, the Germans A are getting ready to "per mit" France to fight Germany's enemies. Absurd? Of course. ON ITS FACE, It Is absurd. Q What It MEANS Is that Hitler linn iwiu mc riviivn w ... fight the British. Tho French, beuten, lacking putrlotlc leadership, their morale decayed, have no oilier course open to them than to Jump when tho master cracks the whip. TJROM London we leorn today that British observers expect Vichy to ask German "protec tion" for all French colonial possessions. That puti the finger on Syria, where the Germans are reported to have landed sea-borne in fantry with motorized equipment proof, if true, of the declining sinking power of the British fleet. It Is a tip also to go on watch ing Dakar, where French Africa kits far out Into the Atlantic, fifordlng a strikingly advantag eous base from which German submarines and bombers can harry the British supply lines through the south Atlantic by way of the Cape of Good Hope. A LSO go on watching Turkey " If Turkey elects to fight to bar the land route to Iraq and Suez to Hitler's armies, she will provide history with one of its heroic moments. She may do it but it doesn't seem probable. A GAIN the war, so far as heavy " fighting Is concerned, is in a lull. It is only a temporary lull. It can't lost long. Time, at the DLiioment, is on the side of the Ilrltish. helping them to collect their forces for the stand they will have to make In the Near East and at Suez. The Germans will give them no more time than is ncccssory. When the storm breaks again, It will be fierce. NEEDED RAIN PENDLETON, Ore., June 3 (UP) Umatilla county records today revealed the wettest month of May In 24 years. Reservoirs were reported near capacity. Looking Backward By The Associated Press June 3, 1940254 killed, 623 J mounded as hundreds of Ger man warplancs bomb Paris area, Germans report capture of 330, 000 British and French in battle of Artois and Flanders. June 3, 1016 Germans attack British at Yprcs. PROPERTY BILL MODIFICATION EYED BY F.R. Too Much Power For President, Say Both Sides In Hot Fight WASHINGTON, June 3 (UP) President Roosevo't tonight re portedly Informed legislative leaders that he is willing to ac cept any "reasonable modifica tion" of the proposed "draft pro perty" law which hod plunged congress into one of the hottest fights of the session. The bill, which would em power tho president to requisi tion "any kind or character" of property for a temporary period or permanently, apparently was submitted to the lawmakers pre maturely yesterday by the war department. It was understood the presi dent passed the word to the capi tal today he hud nut finally ap proved the bill, that he was caught nil guard by the war de partment actions, and he was agreeable to softening the narsn provisions of the far reaching measure. Condemned He was said to have taken this position after being informed the legislation was being con demned by administration sup porters as well as republicans. The president was exceeding ly vague about the bill when questioned about Its scope. He said he had not read the meas ure, but indicated lie had ap proved its terms in principle. He said it was intended to give the government unquestionable authority to Insure deliveries of defense orders. He would not soy whether he felt permanent requisition of property was essentiol to the success of the rearmament pro gram. WASHINGTON. June 3 UPi Substantial nnposltion material id In - eefigress today to the war depart cut recommendation that President Roosevelt be ! given unprecedented power to I take over "temporarily or per manently" any property need ed to further the defense pro gram. Legislative leaders, however, predicted prompt consideration for the proposal, which, if ap proved, would endow Mr. Roosevelt with even greater au thority over property than President Wilson had at his dis posal in World war days. Whulir Protests One of the first to attack the (Continued on Page Two) ' Change Eyed For Bill On Farm Prices WASHINGTON, June 3 (,V) An alternative to minimum prices for government purchases of farm products was presented to the house banking committee today after authoritative sources repurted President Roosevelt would veto any measure carry ing the original proposal. The alternative was submitted by Edward A. O'Neal, president of tho American Farm Bureau Federation, and was promptly agreed to by Representative Gore (D-Tcnn.) author of the amendment which would have prohibited use of commodity credit corporation funds for the purchase of agricultural com modities at less than parity prices. Under the alternative, the secretory of agriculture would be required to bolster prices, up to 85 per cent of parity, for any commodity the production of which he urged farmers to ex pand, such as those being ex ported to Britain. Carl B. Rob blns,.presldont of the commodi ty credit corporation, told news men that the prices for pork, dairy products and other items which form the bulk of the food shipments to Britain al ready are cither at parity or above it. Aged Man Killed By Passenger Train William Andcrspn, about 75, who lived in a shack near the Long Bell mill, was killed when hit by a Southern Pacific passen ger train about 2:15 a. m. Tues day. Tho body was found on the tracks about a mile In the direc tion of Klamath Falls from the Long Bell office. A. W. Johnson, a friend, iden tified Anderson. "Just between you and me. I Hancock. Just before he placed ner Monday evening. Queen Edna will rule the Klamath float Shown at left is Princess Cleo Champagne, and at right. Princess will ride on the float. Choice of queen was made by lot-drawing. BRIDGES RAPS FBI IN HEARING Coast Union Leader Admits Knowing 9 Alleged ' Communists SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UP) Harry Bridges on cross examination at his deportation hearing today admitted acquain tonce with nine alleged com munists and clashed with Gov ernment Attorney Albert Del Guercio over the functions of the Federal Bureau of Investi gation. Bridges acknowledged h e knew Morris Rappaport, Elmer Hanoff, Walter Lambert, Alex Norel, Lowrcnce Ross. Ida Roth stein, Betty Gannett, Walter Stack and John Broman, all identified by the government and some by Bridges as com munists. "Was there any officer of the communist party on the Pacific coast that you did not either know, meet or come in contact with?" Del Guercio asked. "Give me a list and I'll see which ones I have met," Bridges said. Del Guercio complied and Bridges pointed out the nine names. Del Guercio read from the i San Francisco Labor council resolution of June 22, 1934, call ing on unions engaged in the waterfront strike to disavow the communist party. It suggested the International Longshore men's association Bridges' un ion cease its "dealings with communists." Del Guercio asked Bridges whether all unions involved in the 1934 strike were represented on the labor council. "No, the marine engineers and the ARTA were independ ent." said Bridges. "They were communist dom inated?" "You're wrong. You were mis informed by your agents again." (Continued on Page Two) Knox Sends Call For More Ships WASHINGTON, June 3 (UP) Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told private shipbuilders today that the fate of the de mocracies is in their hands. He proposed a government - spon sored shipbuilding race to ac complish "the miracle" ol pro ducing still more ships for the Unitea States and Britain. "There is no doubt that this war will be determined by a successful combination of sea and air power," he told a con ference oi 150 representatives oi shipbuilding and allied indus tries. "You have in your hands the responsibility for the suc cess of one-half of this combina tion. Through you the democra cies are going to win or lose." Knox was assured by L. H. Korndorfi, director of the Na tional Council of American Shipbuilders, that "the industry will accept your challenge and will do the job." It's Nice to Be Mayor Sometimes think you're swell." said Mayor the crown on her head at the 'Queen Edna' To Ride Rose Fesilval Float Black- haired, brown-eyed Edna Hancock will ride as queen on the Klamath float in the Portland rose festival par ade June 13. She was crowned Monday, night at a junior cham ber of commerce banquet by Mayor John Houston. Princesses on the float with Queen Edna will be Cleo Cham pagne and Zo Anne Shook. The choice for queen from among the three girls was made by lot-drawing. At Monday evening's dinner. Queen Edna wore a white gown, and Prin cesses Cleo and Zo Anne wore light blue gowns. A feature of the meeting was the story of Klamath's success at the Portland rose show in 1928, last time a local float was entered. This year the Sheriff's posse and the junior chamber float will be features. Dr. Hugh Currin presided at the meeting. Doukhobor Sect Protests Labor Draft In Canada BRILLIANT. B. C. June 3 (UP) British Columbia's mili tant Doukhobor sect today an nounced its refusal to comply with a Canadian government regulation subjecting members of the sect to a labor draft in lieu of army service. The Doukhobor were ex empted from military service because of their -ehgious be liefs, but the government de clared that all conscientious ob jectors would be forced to serve four months in road gangs. The sect is of Russian origin and frequently has clashed with authorities over the issue of dis possession. On such occasions, members of the strange group would stage mass disrobings. Germans Get Food Through Siberia from Japs, Report TOKYO, June 3 (IP) Vital foodstuffs from Japan and Japanese-occupied China have been flowing into Germany via the Trans-Siberian railroad at the rate of 1500 tons daily in recent months, reliable sources de clared today. Stimulation of this traffic, de signed to circumvent the Brit ish blockade of Germany, has been among the chief objectives of Dn Hclmuth Wohlthat, one of Adolf Hitler's ace economic experts who has been confer ring here for some time with Japanese officials, these sources said. Approximately 75,000 tons of Manchoukuo's soy bean crop which has scores of uses in wartime Germany already have been shipped to the reich, they asserted. John Houston to Queen Edna Junior chamber of commerce din in the Portland rose parade. Zo Anne Shook. The three girls ONLY 150 SHIP Back-To-Work Move Fails At S. F.; Talk On Lumber Recessed SAN FRANCISCO. June 3 (UP) Bethlehem corporation opened its big strike-closed ship building plant for limited opera tions today, but only 150 of the 4500 craftsmen it normally em ploys returned to work through the AFL machinists' union pic ket lines. The AFL Bay Cities Metal Trades council, responding to a jplea from the national defense mediation board, instructed its member unions to disregard the pickets and go back to their jobs. But neutral observers re garded the first day of the Beth lehem rcturn-to-work movement a failure. Another group of 40 went beck to work at the Bethlehem plant in Alameda, a small yard where 100 men normally are employed. San Francisco's Beth lehem plant holds contracts for navy and merchant vessels total ing nearly $300,000,000 more than half of the $500,000,000 in defense contracts tied up in 11 shipyards by the AFL-CIO ma chinists' strike which started May 10. SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 iP A back-to-work movement in struck shipyards and drydocks gained momentum today under government prodding, but AFL and CIO machinists did not re turn to their benches. The machinists struck 11 ship yards holding $500,000,000 in defense contracts on May 10. Heads of other unions in the Metal Trades council recom mended a return to work pend ing negotiation. The govern ment's defense mediation board appealed to patriotism of work continued on Page Two) Other commodities of which large shipments have been made to Germany, it was said, include oil, cotton, meat and rice. Soviet Russia has not been slow to take advantage of the situation, informed sources said, declaring that rates on freight bound for Berlin via the Trans Siberian had gone up approxi mately 50 per cent recently. In return for the supplies she is obtaining from the far east, Germany was reported to be exporting products of high value but small volume, such as chem icals; dyestuffs, scientific ap paratus and precision instru ments, which are needed badly in Japan since the United States clamped down on shipments. Nazis Pledge Help To French In Syria CONFERS WITH VICHYCABINET Darlan's Oral Attack On Britain Held As Event Among Series VICHY, unoccupied France, June 3 JP) The exceptional ministerial activity in the pres ence of General Maxime Wey- gand here today was described by an authoritative source as part of the series of events in cluding yesterday s teeting be tween Adolf Hitler and Premier Mussolini at Brennero. Also part of this series, the source said, was Vice-Premier Admiral Jean Darlan's recent oral attack on British foreign policy. New Orientation This source said that Darlan's recent statements were "an in dication of the new orientation of French policy which was con sidered to be the subject of to day's cabinet -deliberations. This orientation is "taking shape at a moment when, on all sides a new turn is awaited in international developmens," it was added. The meeting of Chan cellor Hitler and Premier Mus solini it, on a different level, an augur of this new turn. This source also said that the "advice of General Weygand' appeared to have been requested in view of expected develop ments in the Mediterranean fol lowing the Brennero (of Hitler and Mussolini). . Weygand, it was pointed out, has considerable experience in the near east. Chief ol State Marshal Petain called an urgent cabinet meet ing late this afternoon, the sec ond of the day, after a confer ence with General Maxime Wey gand, chief of France's African forces. At the earlier cabinet meeting which lasted for two hours and was said to have been devoted to discussion of tense French British relations, Weygand was (Continued on Page Two) Turks Report Nazi Troops N earing Syria ANKARA, Turkey, June 2 (Delayed) (VP) A dozen freight ers flying Swastika flags have been assigned to carry German troops and heavy lilitary equip ment from Rumanian ports to French Syria, it was reported here today, following up the landing of 500 men at Latakia last Thursday. Sailing from the German-occupied stronghold of Constanta on the Black Sea, the ships were expected to stop briefly at Rhodes, in the Italian Dodecan ese islands, and continue by night to Latakia and Tripoli in an effort to thwart the British blockade. The whole trip was expected to take something less than a week. It was understood that Ger man warplanes based at Rhodes and Aleppo would undertake to protect the route from British attack. ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 2 (Delayed) (P) Germans in civil ian clothes recently passed through Turkey to Syria with Bulgarian passports, unofficial sources asserted today. Since their papers were in or der, it was understood Turkey had taken the attitude the re sponsibility was Bulgaria's. Big Lakes Workers Approve AFL Union Employes of the Big Lakes Lumber and Box company Tues day voiced approval of the American Federation of Labor as their exclusive bargaining agent at the Klamath Falls plant, Joe Boyd, AFL organizer, announced last night. Of a total of 288 employes eligible to vote In the NLRB consent election, 181 ballots were marked in favor of AFL, Boyd said, while only 83 work ers wanted "no union," making 264 votes cast. Twenty-four eli gible employes failed to vote. Miss Defense v 1 s it- x is?vi. . -i Miss Betty Larson (aboye), of Duluth, Miniu was named "Miss National Defense" in a contest among employs of tha various defense agancias in Washington, D. C. Judging was basad on poise, sansa oi humor, person ality and attractiveness. AXIS PARTNERS READY FOR U. S. Hitler, Duce Confer, Organize Defensive, Says . J tal ian Wf iter ROME, June 3 (UP) Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini have organized the axis "for ac tion" against any United States intervention in the war and are ready to strike "in other parts of the world" if necessary, it was asserted today by Virginio Gayda, authoritative fascist spokesman. Describing yesterday's sur prise meeting of the two dicta tors at Brenner pass, Gayda said they agreed on the strategy of a new phase of the war which will be unleashed immediately against Britain. "This is the moment for ac tion . . . today a new offensive must be launched," Gayda wrote in his Giornale d'ltalia with the implication Germany and Italy intend to strike without delay to forestall greater United States aid to the British. Important Talk "Britain cries to the United States for help," Gayda said. "The axis powers can mass Uieir reserves ot military rnd political forces in both Europe and other parts of the world for either defense or offense." Popolo di Roma said the Brenner conference of the dicta tors, attended by their foreign ministers and highest military leaders, was of paramount im portance both militarily and politically because it concerned the reorganization of the "new Europe" as well as war plans. It was reported in Italian quarters Hitler and Mussolini at tneir Brenner rendezvous dis cussed plans for bringing France, Russia, Spain, Portugal and possibly Turkey into closer collaooration with the axis "new order" to increase sources of oil. wheat and other vital supplies. California Passes Huge Budget Bill SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 3 (UP) The California legislature tonight ended 15 weeks of wear isome bickering a.id passed a $512,000,000 budget bill. Governor Culbert Olson an nounced he would sign the bud get bill although he contended the $1,797,138 cut from his re quests "will seriously cripple the work of the various departments affected." He also objected to provisions in the measure which impose moderate restrictions on departmental spending and transfer of funds. Exclusive of relief, the bud get figure is $44,000,000 higher than the one passed lor the one passed for the 1939-41 biennium. RELAX POINTS OFARMISTICE British Move Looms As Attempt To Beat Hitler In Mid -East BERLIN. Wednesday, June 4 (UP) Authorized nazl spokes men said early today Franca probably will receive "full Ger man cooperation" if the French take up arms to resist a British attack on Syria. Germany, it was indicated. would relax provisions of the Compeigne armistice to permit use oi the immobilized French fleet against the British. Rumors of the arrival of Ger man mechanized troops and equipment at the Syrian port of Latakia just east of Cyprus were characterized as British-inspired "in order to provide the British with a pretext for operations against Syria." High German quarters were known to be following the French-British crisis and the Syrian situation closely and, al though it was said a British at tack would be regarded here as "France's problem," it was indi cated Germany would aid the French in every way. The recent French - German "collaboration" negotiations and French Vice Premier Admiral Jean Darlan's converence with Adolf Hitler, it was suggested, may have "its first practical re sult" if the British invade Syria. The Germans point out Mar shal Henri .Philippe" Peta!f Ad n.iral ' Darlan and French War Minister Gen. Charles Huntziger are held in high respect In Ber lin and undoubtedly could rely on Germany's full cooperation in resisting British attack. A spokesman said Germany and France may enter into con sultations to alter the Com peigne armistice if a British at tack on Syria materializes. German sources tinted a new axis offensive is about to be started, presumably in the Medi terranean. Details naturally were not available and the press was not permitted to speculate. Newspapers emphasized the importance of Crete in eastern Mediterranean operations and likened it to an aircraft carrier from which attacking planes can be launched. No official figure on German losses in Crete will be available for a few days, but the press in dicated nazi losses were small. Authorized sources claimed, hostilities are still in progress in Iraq and doubted the "Iraq na tional movement is at an end." "Representatives of this move ment have retired elsewhere and hence are continuing re sistance," it was stated. - LONDON, June 3 VP) Eager ly awaiting some word tnat Britain has taken steps to beat the Germans into Syria, quali (Continued on Page Two) Fund For Sprague River - Chiloquin Road Approved . The United States senate yes terday approved an appropria tion committee allowance pro viding funds of $150,000 for construction of the Chiloquin Sprague River road, County En gineer Frank Howard an nounced last night. Howard said he had received a telegram from Senator Rufus C. Holman from Washington, D. C, that the fund, which is to be spent on the high way project during the next fis cal year provided an equal . amount is forthcoming from state funds, had received final approval. Chamber of commerce offi cials indicated Monday that re newed effort would be made to. induce the state to use the Sprague River road as a second ary highway, taking advantage of the federal funds authorized. 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