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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
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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."
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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
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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
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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
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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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