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The Emmath News WEATHER NEWS Partly Cloudr ' -High til Low (Oi Midnight 44 24 houra to 8 p. m. .10 Season to data MA) Normal precipitation , n la Laat year to data 17 a PICTURES! Associated Press Telemete. NEA Telepho lot and lira local newtplcture and en- graving atall provide Mawa and Harald reedara with a comprehensive photograph to service. IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND Vol. 18. No. 166 Price Five CenU KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1941 (Every Morning Except Monday), 0 In The Day's News. By FRANK JENKINS TITTLE shooting today. Bui " the respite Is temporary. PLENTY or shouting is scheduled for this summer. The lulls In be tween will bo (hurt. OLD Marshal Petaln (whose u, m,,.t n mH with 111 humiliation o( his poiltlon) calif on the forces of Franco fur a "tern defense" of Syria against ANY BRITISH MOVE. Ho says: "The command Is clear: De fend our possessions and defend them with our own forces. 'There li nothing In tins con trary to the honor and the In terests of France. You have heard me. You have understood me. I say no more. Now TO YOUR POSTS." HTHE command la clear enough. 1 Where it COMES FROM Is the point. Knowing where It comes from and knowing ho hos to obey It must harrow the old marshal's soul. eyHE East Indies Dutch deliver today a generally unfavorable reply to the Japanese demands for a large shore of their ex ports such as rubber, tin and oil all vital war materials and the bulk of them destined (If the Japs had got them) for Germany. Kenklchl Yoshlzawa, the Jap negotiator, says the Dutch reply is "disappointing and I don't think Tokyo will find it satis factory." JAPAN has been talking about "brinks of precipices" in con nection with these negotiations. The precipice will bo reached If and when Japan decides that if she can't get what she wants by negotiation she will TAKE IT BY FORCE. ... tETTR keep your eye pn this Dutch East Indies situation. It haa explosive possibilities of widening tha war to world-wide proportions. . (That Is a diplomat's way of saying it has possibilities of get ting us into tho shooting at any moment.) ... PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT to- day scouts the Idea that Am bassador (to Britain) Winant camo home to talk peace possi bilities. Peace talk, tho Presi dent says, is Inspired wholly by Germany, and anybody who peddles it Is playing tho German game. ... THIS writer (utterly without A Inside knowledge) thinks the President Is speaking the plain facts. . The Germans would llko well rnough to make peace now on the basis of keeping what they C have. The British are unlikely - to be willing to talk peace with us about ready to go in. ... 'THERE are reports this morn- Ing of bombing attacks by Italian planes on Gibraltar. Also on Malta, the British base in the mld-Mcdlterrancan. Gibraltar is less important now than a few weeks ago, but it seems probable tho Germans will attempt sooner or later to take it. ... THERE arc scattered reports of air fighting In Syria. Bomb ing raids on Alexandria are In creasing. And there are tales that Hitler Is about ready to Jump onto Russia and take the Ukraine. These talcs still sound llko wish ful thinking. J If Hitler Jumps onto Russia now It will be a sign that he is supremely confident of his own strength. "RED HATS" CORVALLIS, Ore., Juno 6 (UP) Forty-six of the 150 en rollccs needed today signed up to report to a forest camp near Corvollls in tho second "red hat" program to train young men In forest tire fighting. Additional enmps will be lo cated at Hoodoo Ski lodge, Wil lamette national forest, Camas mountain near Roseburg and the Blodgctt tract in Clatsop county. Looking Backward By The Associated Prasa June 6, 1940 German ar mored forces cross Somme south east of Abbeville; nazls declare Paris will fall within two weeks. June 6, 1916 Germans cap ture Fort Vaux, northeast of Verdun. HELP VOTES STRIKE HERE Saturday Walkout at Ten Establishments Set by 248-2 Vote Culinary alliance members voted 248-2 Thursday night to strike against 10 Klamath res taurants after rejecting a com promise offer wsze made by the employers. The strike Is called for Saturday at 2 p. m. The vole followed brief nego tiations between the alliance and the Klamath Falls Restaur ant and Caterer's association over a ftO-cent-per day wage increase requested by the union for all culinary workers beginning June 1. Houses Listed Of the 10 establishments struck, seven are on Main street and Include some of the largest restaurants In the city. Scheduled to be closed, unless they sign the Culinary contract, are the Pelican Cafe. Molatore's restaurant, llershbergrr's, the K cafe, Newberry's, Walgrecn'a. Swan confectionery, Ritter'a cof fee shop. T-Bone steak house and Hickman's. The association Thursday morning submitted a compromise plan accepting virtually all union demands but suggesting a 20 cent boost In waitresses' and dishwashers' pay Instead of the 50 cents asked by the alliance. The employer group also was against paying an additional SO cents to split shift workers. If It had been accepted the compromise would have raised the two scales to $3.20 which employers claim is higher than any other in the state and more than that paid in either Portland or Seattle. Both citiea. accord ing to the association, are boom ing with defense orders. Requests for tne general pay raise. were first road by tha alliance to all local employers in a tetterum May 1. According to G, C- Tatman, secretary and business agent of the alliance, some of the employers returned signed contracts during May but a number of employers refused to sign. On May Jl the union an nounced over 20 contracts had (Continued on Page Two) Property Bill Revision Sure, Say Leaders WASHINGTON, 'uno 6 (A) Administration leaders reached the conclusion today that there was no chance of passing the war department's property seiz ure bill in its present form, and Indications were that entirely new legislation would be pro posed as a substitute. The bill which has stirred up the most opposition since the administration's aid to Britain program would authorize Pres ident Roosevelt to take over temporarily or permanently any property of any kind which could be used to further the na tional defense program. Senator Byrnes (D-S. C), act ing majority leader, told report ers that "cool heads" In congress could "sit down and draft a bill which would accomplish the de sired objectives without making It possible to charge 'dictator ship.' " He predicted that such a measure would be worked out. President Signs Seizure WASHINGTON, June 0 (A) President Roosevelt signed to day legislation permitting the government to take over- and operate the approximately 80 foreign ships now Idle in Ameri can waters. , He immediately thereafter or dered the maritime commission to carry out terms of the act. Thumbing through the order at a press conference, the presi dent said it authorized the com mission to:- Purchase, requisition, charter, or' take over all foreign ships lying Idle in waters of the United States, including those of the Philippines and Canal zone. Operate any of them In the service of the United States di rectly or through en agent. ' Charter or lease any of them for foreign or coastwise service but not to any belligerent gov Strike IC r ' er A strike called by tha CIO Unitsd Automobile Workers union closed tha North American Aviation Corp., plant at Inglewood. Calif., and halted work on f 198.000.000 In orders from tha United States and British governments. . In the background, beyond these pickets patrolling a railroad siding leading to the plant, are some nearly completed bombers and trainers. FORD TO QUIT AS T1EILIP SEEN Slow -Down Strike in Vast Plants To Halt Assembly Operation DETROIT, June o (UP) A spokesman lor tne rora Motor i.-uiiiiaii suia lomaiu luai siow-auwn strike was in . pro gress on Inu rord Motor bsmhii uiy line at tne stiver it o u g e yiant and thai aa a result, as sembly ol automobiles and trucKt at River itouge and 14 brancn plant would be. halted Saturday. . . A spoK.esman.in the Ford pro duction ortice said - tne aioW' aown had been ordered by the united . Automooile Workers (CiO) whicn c.renliy is negoti ating a contract with Ford. A UAW-CiO spokesman said the slow-down was a "surprise" to union officials. He saia they were working as fast as possible to complete a contract "so we can have satisfactory relations in tho plant." The Ford production spokes man said the slow-down had been ordered because produc tion scheduled in the forthcom ing contract would be based on work now being done and that an increase of output in the future would call lor hiring of more men. The motor shortage, develop ing in the last two weeks, caused nine branch plants to close last Monday, it was said. Ever since a strike at Ford's Detroit plants two months ago, production lines have been running six days a week in an attempt to make up for the eight production days lost. Dunlea Gravely III In Local Hospital Bartholomew Dunlea, local Montgomery Ward company employe, suffered a collapse in the downtown area yesterday about 2 p. m. and was taken to Klamath Valley hospital. Dun lea's condition was said to be very grave at an early hour this morning by a special nurse in attendance. Dunlea is the husband of the former Anne Price, secretary to the sheriff's office. . Bill for of Foreign Ships ernment without presidential approval.- Document the vessel under the laws of the United States or of a neutral nation of the western hemisphere. Make Just compensation to the owners. Mr. Roosevelt said he did not know how many ships would be seized or which would be taken first. He said also he did not know whether any French ves sels would be Included. The measure, sponsored by the administration, provides that the government can acquire sh'p' by requisition or purchase or may charter them for the dura tion of the emergency, "Fair compensation" would be made to the owners, but funds paid would be held In the treasury for possible application against foreign debts to this country. Hairs Work on Military inc. rl XI N.1 V USO Starts Campaign for Quota Here Organization for the United Service Organizations campaign for a quota of 12000 in Klamath county was started at a meeting Friday, with I. B. Rhodes, state USO director, present. Mayor John Houston named Paul Lan dry. Fred Southwell and Sam Miller as a committee to get the organization underway, and it is expected the campaign will be started by the latter part of next week. The USO Is being set up on a nationwide scale to provide for the men in service the following; contact with- the communities' pear their cantonments, religious services, counsel and guidance on personal problems, and club house accommodations including entertainment. Included are the Young Men's Christian association, the Nation al Catholic Community Service, the Salvation Army, the Young Women's Christian- association, the Jewish Welfare board and the National Travelers Aid as sociation Oregon's quota is $86,900. Thomas B. Dewey Is national di rector and the united program is supported by President Roose velt, Secretary Stimson, Secre tary Knox and Federal Security Administrator McNutt. Senate Group Votes to Limit Draft Age 28 WASHINGTON, June 6 (A The senate military affairs com mittee approved an amendment to the selective service act to day authorizing the president to defer the Induction Into the army of draftees who have reached their twenty-eighth birthday. The committee adopted the provision by a 3 to 3 vote, over the opposition of Chairman Roy nolds (D-N.C), Senator Hill (D Ala.), the majority whip, and Senator Kilgore. (D-W.Va.). Originally the bill drafted by the - selective service bureau would have given the president authority to defer service at any age he deemed wise Instead of fixing an age. ' Supporting the amendment were Senators Gurney (R-S.D.). who proposed it, and Johnson (P-Colo.), H o 1 m a n (R-Ore.), Thomas (R-Idaho) and Bridges (R-N.H.), the latter voting by proxy.. i Gurney said the effect of the legislation, as drafted, would ' (Continued on Page Two) Big Shortcake Cut At Berry Festival . LEBANON, Ore., June 6 (UP) A crowd of 13,000, the largest In the event's history, today Jammed Lebanon for the annual strawberry festival. A 5000-pound shortcake which officials boasted was the largest ever made was sliced and distributed under a coating of 80 gallons of cream. Queen Ruth Schackman was crowned at t h e opening cere monies last night by Gov. Charles A. Sprague. An even larger number of visitors was expected for tomorrow, conclud ing day of the festival. Planet HULLANSWER General Calls Upon Troops of Syria To Maintain Defenses VICHY, June 8 (UP) The Pe taln government tonight de scribed as unwarranted Secre tary of State Cordell Hull's "astonishing" warning to France and urged the American people attempt to understand France's sufferings and peril. The statement was Issued af ter Marshal Henri Philippe Pe taln 'heW what whs ' called an "extremely important" confer ence of his ministers and empire defense leaders to formulate means of defending Syria, Tun isia and other parts of overseas trance against British attacks. . After the two-hour "empire aetense conference, it was stated France intends to defend Syria, Tunisia or any other part ol the empire . against aggres sion from any quarter" but, for the present at least, it appears t rench action will be purely de fensive. VICHY. Unoccupied France. June 6 (jT) An official French note issued by the foreign of- iice spokesman tonight in an swer to U. S. Secretary of State Hull s declaration against French cooperation with Germany said Washington misunderstood France's needs in a difficult sit uation. "The French government for its part wants to preserve friend ly relations with the United States, but the federal govern ment cannot understand that the first task of the French govern ment, in the particularly diffi cult situation in which it finds itself, is to safeguard the vital interests of France," the state ment said. This Answer to Hull's state ment of yesterday that French cooperation with Germany would be "utterly inimical to the just rights of other countries" came at a time the government of Marshal Petain was calling on its forces for a stern defense of Syria against any British move. General Henri Dentz, commander-in-chief of the French forces in the Levant Syria calling on his men for an un budging defense, denied anew in a broadcast last night that France was surrendering rule of Syria (Continued on Page Two) Italian Planes Bomb Gibraltar ROME, June 6 (UP) Italian long-distance bombers and tor pedo planes last night "vio lently" attacked Gibraltar, Brit ain's mighty guardian rock in the western Mediterranean, it was announced today. The first raid on Gibraltar in many months came just 24 hours after German bombers ham mered Alexandria, Egypt, the other great naval base for Brit ain's Mediterranean fleet, and was heralded by the fascist radio as a complete surprise on the defenders. . . It was announced the bombers took off for Gibraltar from bases on the Italian mainland. Thus they made round-trip flight of approximately 2000 miles. F. R. Plans Ways To Halt Tie-Ups PEACE' TALK BY NAZIS ONLY RUMOR, CLAIM Winant Home Only to Exchange Reports, Declares President WASHINGTON, June 6 yP) President Roosevelt declared to day that Ambassador John G Winant had brought from Eng land not even "a tenth cousin of a peace offer," and added that German propaganda was responsible for peace talk. The chief executive was asked at a press conference whether he cared to say that Winant had brought no peace terms and he authorized this direct quotation: "Not even a tenth cousin of a peace offer or anything like that or any discussion of peace. "Absolutely nothing like it, provided you use this not as a denial by the president but as an accusation by the president." Asked whom he was accusing, Mr. Roosevelt said persons be ing duped by Germany. He volunteered the informa tion that he had on his desk two orders which he said had been issued by the official Ger man propaganda agency in Ber lin to what he called nazia and fascists in this country. The first order, Mr. Roose velt said, told them to stress the idea that Germany bad no designs against any country of (Continued on Page Two) ' ir ' ' ' Vichy Expects War to Start Soon in Syria VICHY, June 8 (UP) The French government announced tonight, through its official mili tary spokesman, that "we ex pect fighting to break out in Syria at anytime now." Formi dable French defense forces stand ready to meet the British attack without German aid of any kind, he said. The announcement followed an "extremely important" two hour session of the French cabi net and empire defense leaders, after which General Maxime Weygand, chief of overseas de fenses, prepared to fly back to his general headquarters in Al giers to direct resistance against the anticipated attack. Air Units Shift Cabinet and military leaders. It was understood, studied means of sending reinforcements to threatened Syria and Tunisia and it was said the recent secret shifting of air force units to (Continued on Page Two) Bonanza Girl Wins Oratory Honors 2s" ''t: 1 . Art Picture shews Marllee Glvan, Bonanaa. receiving her first prise check as winner of the southern Oregon Elks oratorlal contest held here Thursday evening. Presenting the check Is Ted Medford, chairman of the contest committee. Miss Glvan will compete at the state convention contest in Astoria. Turkey Sees German Move On Palestine ISTANBUL, June 8 (UP Turkish political quarters re ported tonight the German high command, already in "control" oi Syria, will have enough men and war materials there within two weeks to undertake an in vasion of Palestine. The statement was made as reports reached Istanbul Ger man fifth columnists, mostly us ing Russian passoprts, were moving into Iran by the hund reds, ihis is reportedly part of a nazl move to obtain control of the country's oil supplies after collapse of the pro-axis revolt In neighboring Iraq. The Germans were said to have succeeded in inducing Rus sia to bring pressure on the Iran government to sell its oil, nor mally more than 10,000,000 tons a year, handled by the British- Iranian Oil company, to the reich instead of to Britain. Reports in Turkish political circles of a large and constant flood of German men and mater ials into Syria, - many aboard nazi junkers transport planes shuttling back and forth from Rhodes in the Italian Dodecan ese, appeared in refutation of French denials of any nazi in filtrations. RAF BOMBS HIT INVASION COAST ' , . ' i Nazi - Raiders - Pierce Southwest England In Moonlight Battle . LONDON, Saturday, June 7 (UP) Royal air force bombers pounded the French invasion coast around Calais early today as German raiders swept over the ' southeast England coast against heavy anti-aircraft fire Flashes from - anti - aircraft guns on both sides of the straits of Dover and bursting bombs on the French coast added a spec tacular fireworks effect to the brilliant moonlight over the channel. Nazi - raiders succeeded in penetrating to the southwest sec tion of England and dumping high explosives on a town. Anti aircraft guns in London fired at some of the invaders. The flashes of bombs and swaying searchlight beams could be seen around Calais as RAF bombers dashed across for another of their frequent attacks on the channel ports. Observers on the southeast England coast heard the British bombers roar off across the channel a few minutes before the lurid fire works display began. COAST STRIKES OPMLEADERS President Waits" for Mediation Fa i Cure Before Making Move WASHINOTON. Jnn. mm President Roosevelt intimated today the government soon may intervene forcefully to preserve labor Deace in defense indus tries. He revealed he in rnniHiiHnff methods under whtrh th atw. ernment would crack down m workers who continue to strike alter a national defense media tion board plan of settlement has been accepted by responsi ble union leaders. He would not say what weapons might be used. The nresident'a mannpr indi cated his patience with defense strikes was wearing thin. He said the White House would make no statement today on the strikes in the Puget sound lum ber industry and the North American AtHntinn rnmnnnv In Inglewood, Calif. The emphasis wmcn ne piacea on today in spired a reporter to ask whether it was done intentionallv. and the president agreed. No Action Yet He pointed out the mediation; board still is. workinff nn th lumber and aviation tie-ups, and implied ne would take no action until the board admitted failure. . The labor nlrtiiro wa cussed today by the president ana airway .lillman.-agsoclata OPM director; with emphasis on the aircraft and ahinvard srrilcM in California. . . The president and his admin istration have been under in tense Dressura in rnnwrp., tn adopt a firmer policy toward iaDor in wis crisis and a stiffen ing attitude was becoming ap parent today. A sample of the congressional pressure on the president was a statement issued tnnisht h &n Harry F. Byrd, (D-Va.), deplor ing air. Aoosevelt a failure to speak more firmly in his fireside chat regarding defense strikes. Ren. Ed Gossett. rD-Te v un served every great statesman nas some weakness and asked "Is labor to be the Ahillo. heel of the Roosevelt administra tion; WASHINGTON, June 6 OPt The office of production man agement, through its labor pol icy advisory committee, today "condemned and denounced three strikes on the west coast which it said were hindering tha defense program. The strikes were: In the shipyards in the San Francisco bay area, at the North (Continued on Page Two) Russia's Attitude Eyed by Britain LONDON, June 6 (UP) Brit ain's ambassador to Moscow, Sir Stafford Cripps, has been sum moned home to make a first hand report on Russia's attitude toward Germany's eastward drive,a it was disclosed today while the press warned British "blunder" may lose the war. Sir Stafford, who left Moscow today by airplane for Stock holm, accompanied by his wife, is en route to London at the call of Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. He recently assured Rus sian Ambassador Ivan M. Maisky of Britain's desire for improved Anglo-Soviet rela tions. The official announcement of Cripps' return said it was a "nor mal procedure" designed to keep the government "in touch with all aspects of the situa tion." Significance was seen in the fact the envoy is returning immediately after a partial set tlement of an issue over which Moscow and London have long been at odds. 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