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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1928)
THK WKATIIF.lt ORF.no.M: Rnla lonlghl tad' Thursday. Continued mild; strong southerly wind mil oc casionally gales on the roast. Associated Press and United Press Telegraph Service Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade Price Five Cents KLAMATH KALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1928 Number 6290 mrgwm fade if r nnn Ml JV. G uvu City Edition The Old Home Paper SAVE n. y. PIDI DM 1 i I V Villi. II IU I 1 1 HANG IN Sentence of Mr. McDon ' aid Commuted to Life Imprisonment DEATH SENTENCE OF HUSBAND AFFIRMED ; ir(t Mi IfciniiM Mnl lli- on IVwoluin (JiiIIown for Kin, lug Tna.1 Ih-lvrrs Prcpiiriiilims for l:i-rullon Continue nl IMInua OTTAWA. Out.. March 21, (AI) Mr. Doits Mc Donald, young New York fill. Ki'iitcnci'd to huntr on Friilny, with her hiitd'nnd, for the murder of a I.nrhino taxi driver had her sentence commuted to lift" imprison ftirtit today. Preparations were continued for the hanging of the husliand, Georgu McDonald. At 12:30 p m.. the gimirnor jtnicral approved orders In coun cil grstillim" I ! commutation In if row of'MiV. Mrllonsld mill affirming the death sentence passed on her hnntiuml. The or ders were received hi the state department nl 1240 for forward Inn lo the sherlr;. AT COMMITTEE Al.nANY. N. Y . Mar. 21. A. I' I (iovernor Smith resents a "Infamous limliiusilons" and "demagogic slander" slstcmcnts madi on the fhior of the t'nlted States seunte which he thinks were uttered with the Intention of making people believe bo was a beiivficlary of the oil scandals. The governor emphasised those terms la a letter to Senalor Nye of North Dakota .terming a state ment by thn senator "false" and "recklessly made." The letter re ferred lo similar statement by Senator ItoliliiHnn of Indiana, iteiiiilor Nye hud said Ihnl be tin iIitkIooiI that hi the New York slntn lumpulxl! of 1II2H, Hurry V. Sinclair was a very lllierul I'.'onllnued nn pugo 8) CALL BIDS ON PAVEMENT JOB Hills for the paving of Knsl Main street frcm Main street to n Junction with south Sixth street " huvn been called by the city ad ministration April 2. " All of which menus," suinmnr Ircd Mayor Walters, "that the puvlng program of Klamnlh Kails for the year 1II2S will be well un der way In three weeks." Poor Pa "Women have got n I'.t morn con m ko than men when II comes 11 buyln' on n chnrKn ncrnuiit (hut's already past duo. Hi Ml mm SHIP 80 CARS SPUDS DURING PAST 21 DAYS At the rati) of fmir ram each day. Klamath potatoes have been ! hauled frniii cellars In the. South- or ii Pacific freight shipping tli puis Mini sent nn thi'lr way to tiiiii't the doiuund nn Hun Fran rlMii markets. Since tlin first of I hi- nuinlli, S. I', authorities reveal. Si) ram of potatoes ot netted gem have i been iililppi'il from Klamath '. Falls; seven loft today for Cali fornia. I What WUS llltlcrWlM lcatilCl 'tn h. n durk and bleary year fur 'potato growers was suddenly changed scvcrul week ago when Ihe price of a hi nclli'd gems In creased materially, j Since then a tin spud price linn maintained at fairly hlKh level unit tin growers, notions In move tlii'fr potatoes which have been lii'lil In cellar for moiilli, urn , Mliliiltn; JiibI ii k rHt iik liny ran . soi uri order. I Klamath freight shipment iHiih Incoming and oiiIuoIiik. i-on-Ititnii to Increase. Tito volume of freight truffle on tin S. I'. Ilii" la hIhiiii on a par thU yoar'wlth IhhI your, nt ililii time. olflcluU an ill. Ilol a Ii n n k lilpmriit from Kliinialtl roilllly hill nlri-mlv Klarli'd In moro fur T'a polnla ' whi-m Hi f mil Itiiluxtry Ik In I full "ONE KILLED AT t A man nanirn xttitMin. 'rnnnin-i '.., , , i.ii.J ciiln, MHai lntn:l-kllltil nt U 1 1. 111. liMtay wln-n a (ivc frll o I hl nuu'Miw n he nnd rmtitK ' Int.. ramp from I be w.hhIs. I W illiam Hnon, louacr. c pan- Ion of i.llmin's, siiniiliicl n brok- ;en lilp and possible liili-rnal In- ,Jiiil.. He was Mng milled In Klamalli lulls hosplial Ibis, j itrtrrniMin. t (llimtit'M nr mix ritiplrt'ly l iiiull'lml. j " I PLANE RUMOR j ! IS ERRONEOUS I IIANf.Olt. Me. Mar. 21. (ATI I Intense excitement was caused todsy by circulation of a rumor that the plane In which Capialu Waller lllnchllfffl and Ilia Hon orable Elsie Markny began a pro posed irnns-Atlaiitic flight from Knglnud hot Tnesdiy has been found, with their bodies, near Patten, Maine. Careful investiga tion however, by the Associated I'ress, fulled to confirm tho ru nior. tfOOUTTKK MKKTINfl EI the I'eace W. H. Humes' alien There will ho a meeting itlon was allrncted by a young of the general rnmmltteo for the railroad celebration held Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the Chamber of Comment rooms. An out- linn of Ihe program will be made nnd the dates set for tho celebration. IIIM'CK IiKN'NIS, Chairman. Land Settlement Key To Prosperity, Claim I Kt'CKNK, On., Mar. 21. (API ' Land settlement in all sect ions. of I ho stale will form a mucii larger part ol development pro-, aiaptn trees .win oe in noiiiinam e Lodge No. 1247 ot the Elks will . B. Barnes, Henry Bolvln, D. B. grams during 1928 than ever he-: H r"r r'nnerles. creameries. ,.,.nr for distribution. These ; mtrrT '. bo staged at, the Elks Temple on : Campbell. C. H. Daggett, Fred iforo In tho state's history. It was j cheos factories, poultry and meat hhree species are believed lo he V CI O 1 KJ IYIL.11 Thursday night, Manh 22 at Mills W W Baldwin C J Mar- : brought out at the third session Prills, cold slornge facilities and particularly adaptable to Klnmalh STATE OFFICER 'Kht o'clock. , tin It T Baldwin F L Hous- Wednesilny of tho stale nssocla- j warehouses but these cannot be , nn, climatic conditions. 1 The "Old Timers" will put on Hon. C. R. Miller, E. A. Dunham. lion of chamber of commerco obtained wlihoiit sufficient vol- - To ,ny an( for lJ)o majp tho second dogreo In the old-time 1 F. R. Olds, J. H. Drlscoll, Alex I secretaries, who lire meellng Hl ume of iinalily produetlon lo sup- AI.S II AT IN. convention of veterans of foreign way. which la to be followed 1 Shlvo. C. II. Rnmshy. II. J. Sa die I'nlverslly of Oregon this P"" Ihem. Wo cannot got this ALBANY. N. Y., Mar. 21. (A. wars which will bo held In Klnm- with Initiation of candidates, a vldgo. Charles Mcflowan. K. L. 'week for their eighth annual Incrciiseil production wltliout the , p.)(jovcriior Smith hns stepped alh Falls from Julv 15 lo Jnlv program and bannuet. 1 Paddock. Hunter Savldgo. P. O. short course. I ProKress of the land settle- menl program now being follow- ed III the statu was told the sec - n-taties by W, (I. J1I0 of tho Ore-;'" "'"r 1,1 rigon. gon slalo chamber of commerco; Industrial leaders-are every-1, nnd II. E. Ciilloy, ot Rosoburg. "Every local chamber Ii am- CONDITION Navy Plans To Build FATCfl nAMTwoHue Diriibles I HILL) UHllI Pa aIi 17nf T WA WEAK Chief Engineer Reveals That Leaks Had Been Discovered TEARS COURSE DOWN CHEEKS AT INQUESTlln lenmh. HIV, feet Indlamefr , and deKlcned to carry a crew of V I I a 111 MiiIIioIIjiiiiI l-'raiikly Telia Mow Mi Hint lUvn Told Tliat SI. r'rnncia I hi 01 Hail Kpniiiic m lA-nk Klev.-ii lloun ' Itcfore I 'itlii.lrol.li. IHci.rr.Hl l-OH ANflKI.KS. March 21. (At William Mulhollund win teMi- ftil tnduy nt the coroner's In nuet over St. Kranrla dam vie tlniK. and who was eiiKlncer In i of i-onKtrticii .n of iIliii. said that leak rouililioitp i I I hours before lis c'.llupic were "bad, very bad." j Miillinllnnd. velernn chief enc hirer of the l."K AnKeles bureau ol wat r and power, with tears inurHliiK down bin cheeks, moan ed "the only encs 1 envy are thoso who are dead. We certu' i- I ! ((onllnueti on pnsn K I SALE OF SCOUT nrlir riT r a ar f- BENEFIT DANCE TICKETS OPENS With thn an p port of evory I niainilutr nt thn KlaV Ii.iIba of Ihlat! Lly ,, th, ro.0peratln of lh j j American l.eglnn pust, the dance I tn bo held at alio Kxhlhlllnn ' ,ul,lim on Wednesday nlkht. I Man h 2S. to raise funds for the' iinv Senilis orisnlrallon gives! promUe of being one of the most ; enJoynhN and successful held In this city. Tin Klamath Falls Klks are sponsoring tho dance which is ." the -out organisation of ll debts. I Tickets have beeu placed on ul"' attempt Is being made to sen ziivu before the dance. Jack llowrliig's orchestra will provide alio dance music. CUPID BREAKS UP COURT CASE Kven the orderly procedure of law cuirts can be disrupted hy this l.raien l.ullvl I.. (lipid. Yeslerday while conducting n case In Justice court. Justice of couple who entered tho court room. I 'IVanl to Bet married?" he nuerled. "All right. C.enllemeu: This rase must be postponed until I this matter Is disposed of." ' And so tho Justice court case marked time while tleorgo I.. cioick. ..oro. ., . ... se,. snow 11 coi!iie ill ..1111111 uii.tic ninii and wife. billons for Industrial develop- , . . right kind or fnrmers and we can-, J"" t"'1 farmers without tell- ; ,lln farmers of other slates. ,'"' en lienor inniiiiuiKi e ua.o . where. coming to renllio the value (Continued on pago 8) j WASIIINfiTOX. .Var.-h 21. 141 fcently In McaraKua. where : Navy plana for Iwo new dlr- rnarlnr relnforremenu were need Mnll.l. a. .-.. h two and nnc-half d , , hurry the 1ImraJ . tlnii-a a lorK na thn I-oh Anne- .U-A. mid Willi a maximum rrnU- on' r ,HT ""h'P Iiir ruillna of 11.5IHI nautical roiild eaily have tranKporli'd lnO jtnllpa. wire illKilowd hy Hear or morn marines and made the Admiral Muff ell. naval air chief. - trip In a fraction cf the ilmo tuk- ' In leHllmony nn thn annual navy en by surface veawla. ' department bill reported today', "They would b of ureat value 1 10 the houne. In act Inn aa convoys." he con- Tile ahlpn would bo TS2 feet 16 offlcera nnd 4S men. They .n.ii.i hnve u- nmilmum tineed of I. s (,, T10 rommitt allot-'at' 1 1, , tv.iiiiii.iiiiu i- atari connlrni- lion of the air llnera which will Icost a tolal OK ).IOil.llllll II la exnecied that the Condi i Year Tlte and ItuMicr company of Akron, Ohio, will build Ihtf vessels. "In an emerfenry such as arose ! CHILD RUNS AWAY. FACE MOTHER; SAl.K.M. Ore., Mar. 21. IAP) Tho siory of a little- boy who ran awny from home rather than face a disillusioned mother was ! slowly unfolded to Salem police , officers today. I Thn Unveil haired youngster . . , . was taken Into ruaiony laie ia I uichl aa Ira wandered aimlessly on the streets, without a hat and ''lnA ,n overalls, but It was not 1 until today that officers found lh.it his name was Hltney Kllinc- ton and that his home Is in Hills- boro. All he would any last ulght was that he waa 9 years old and ! ; ' j H. K. MrDanlels paid a fine I of $100 ill police court this ' morning when brought before , po(.e Jmigf l em Gll!nsKen , I . . , . . . answ" cnTKe ot drlvlng a" I automobile while Intoxicated. Mt-Paniels was arrested on Third ! and Lincoln on Tuesday night by i 'lrer ,'a, Winfrey. A sentenct : of 50 days in Jail, along with the 100 ,tn" w" ""I""""! Pending M nnll Rood conduct I r llllllia 111 answer lo inrs-liarge of possession of home brew, II. Omurd forfeited ball In -ihe sum of $50 In pollco court this morn ing. Omurd waa arrested at 32!) North Third street on Tuesday night. BASIN FARMERS GET BIG SHARE NURSERY TREES Enterprise and foresight of K, limalll rarmers brought its Just J rewiiTd Insofar as Klamath's ' share- of trees from tho forestry j nursery nt Corvnllls Is con cerned. According to Information re ceived hy County Agent C. A. Henderson. Klamath farmers re ceived .11.0011 of thn 72.1100 trees available at the college. Dean Oeorge I'eavey, head of the schonl of forestry of Oregon State Agricultural college, has written Mr. Henderson thill Chi nese Klin. Ilox Klder and Norway Maple trees .will be In abundance written mr. neniierson nun tin-, nose r.tin. iiox r.imr ami norway lllto , ., f professional pr0H,entlal aspirants. Throwing aside tho cloak of .n,,nr0 that has shrouded his at - itltudo toward nnllnnnl politics, has consented to tho uso of ; his name In tho Massachusetts 1 presidential primaries. DRUNKEN AUTO 00VEI1 EO tinned, eiplalnins that aubmar- Ine, f.ar them more than do any other type of hip." iney added that they would be of great value In C3at defenne. they could cover tremendoiiK areaa and could lie used for coniinB at ompoHia. aurn a na wail AMtant hecretary Warnor, In charae of naval aeronautics, also aald the dlrlRlhlea would be of ...i.....u..wu. o the Panama Canal none area. RATHER THAN FOUND IN SALbM ;that he had beaten hla way from 1'ortland to aiem on ine rear oi a motor bus. Officers attempted to frinhten him Into Kivln. up the desired Information by a threat of detention In the atate reform school. He said he would rather to there than tell his mjt.hn ttlm.it !.! Irmihlfl - ' -A little later he weakened and railed for an officer, to whom he admitted that he had run up some small bills on merchants In llil'.shoro. No charge will be made against : the boy. Mil parents say they will pay the bills gladly and will come to Salem tor him today. PUTNAM MADE DEFENDANT IN COURT ACTION Setting forth that he alone is entitled to a 4.54 acre govern ment concession on Odell lake, H. O. Arney, Bend, demands that II. II. Putnam, named as de fendant, set forth his claim to any part of the concession In an answer to Arney's suit filed tn circuit court. H. H. DeArmond Is Arney's attorney. According to the com plain the concession was for four years October 23, 192K to Oc tober 23, 1928. TO As the result of a meeting held at the Legion hall last evening over which C L. Deffenbachcr. state president ot tho Veterans Council presided, plans were com pleted for the appointment of committees from the various vet erans orgnniiatinns to secure members for tho council which will be formed at a master mass meeting open to tho public with in tho near future. The meeting was held follow ing the Joint meeting nt tho American Legion nnd Indies Auxiliary held at Leplnn hull. State president, Deffenbncher nnd L. I.. Jackson, stnto officer ot the round! left this morning for llend whom a moetinij will be held this evening for the pnr pofo ot organising. be held this evening for the pur-; poro of organliing. 21. special meeting of the Klamath vets hns veen called f.ir , tonight in tha basemen; of tho cotinty ccurt house. It was an- nnunced today. (.rant E. Calihell. Portland, stnto adjutant of the vets, will .address the gathering. PLANS 1 COICL MARKETING GROUP TO BE FORMED Klamx.th Poultrymen Plan to Organize Industry in Basin COMMITTEE ISSUES CALL FOR MEETING All Farmers Owning One Ilun dreil or More llena VrReil 10 Attenil faatherlnj; at "ounty AcrhullurUt's Office .l Sat unlay at 2 O'clock. Alarmed by the disorganiza tion which has characterized marketing of poultry produce and determined to rectify the exist ing situation by a cooperative marketing association, a commit tee of leading poultrymen of Klamath have Issued a call tn all farmers owning 100 hens or over 13 meet at the county agricul turist's office In the court house at 2 p. m. Saturday. The move has been actuated far sighted poultrymen who have j s-en the necessity cf protecting the Klamath poultry industry. It is the plan to constitute a marketing agency in Klamath Falls through which nil eggs shall bo. sold.aUJJie atandard market price. The eggs submit ted through this agency would be graded and candled and parked In uniform b:ies. The present production Is not sufficient to meet the Klamath demand necessltatlon importations (Continued on page $) FILE CHARGES E E Formal charge of assault with attempt to commit a statutory crime was tiled today in Justice court against John Mihalis. Peli can City. Mihalis is accused ot attempt ing to molest a 13-year eld Peli can girl. . The charges follow anMnvesti gation prosecuted by A. McLaren, head of the Pacific Coast Rescue association. Mihalis Is being held In Jail pending a' preliminary hearing be fore Justice of thc.Feacc W. B. Barnes. The name of the girl Is being!) 21, (jp) The Examiner says withheld. BIRTH RATE OF S. F. DECREASES SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 21. (A. P.) Slump In the San Francisco birth rate from 9,030 to 8.S44 annually since 1914 was reported by tho health bureau. The de crease was blamed In part on the fact that San Francisco ha be come a. city- of apartment house dwellers. Old Timers to Conduct - . Elks Meeting Thursday The Initial "Old Timers Night" : for members of Klamath FallslAlcx Martin. O. A. Krause. W. Bert Hall, first exalted rulerlDe Lap, W. S. Wiley, tiny Mer- j assisted by tho oldest members j rill. C. II. Baldwin. O. L. Carter, HI havo charge of tho program. ' (ieorge O. Tugnot, Ocorge II. Charter members of tho Klam- nth Fails lodgo, which recolved lis charter on Juno 27, 1311, In- elude E. B. Hull. J. J. Parker. 1 to. W, Houston, C. I. Roberts, C. DUCKS, GEESE ARE NUMEROUS IN TULE LAKE Tule lake greatest public shooting ground la the west is fairly swarming with ducks and geese, particularly ducks, who have stopped off for several week on their northward flight. The birds are early this year. I'sually they pass through Klam ath on their return trip to north ern and cooler climes later la the month. There are sprigs and spoon bilU or, aa they are sometimes called. shovlers, by the tens of thousands.. Widgeons were not numerous nor mallards. White geese predominated among the various species of geese in the big basin. Great flocks of the pure white birds have congregated In the 90,000 acre basin and are feeding on grain fields and marshes. Soon warmer weather will send the ducks and geese winging their way farther north. Their next stop aside from a few over night rests will, in all likeli hood be in northern Canada and ! Alaska. TO BE 0ISGE0 Although many lease holders are cooperating with the county agent's office In discing and plow- ling grasshopper egg beds. tthe fact Is apparent that there 'are ml(il a few Tule -lake farmers wi,0 naTe not complied with the .request of authorities to" disc Ihe egg beds. . "Helpful cooperation of the farmers is the only means of con trolling this situation." said Coun ty Agent C. A. Henderson today. "We hope that the egg beds that have not been plowed will be at tended to within the next ten days. Otherwise these lease hold ers will force as to recommend to the reclamation bureau that the leases be cancelled." TWO CAMPS OF ZULUS BATTLE LONDON, Mar. 21. (API The Dally Express today printed dis patches from Johannesburg, South Africa, saying that two rival Zulu camps had Joined in battle. The tribes, the Moutus and Mt. Enbas, staged a pitched bat tle about five miles from Wee nan, Natal. Native women and children fled from the scene. SAX FRANCISCO MAYOR TO FLY TO CAFITAL SAM FRANCISCO. Mar. . Mayor James Rolph of San Francisco has accepted aa offer to fly to Washington next week for an appear- ance before a congresslon- al committee in charge of a t bill to permit building a bridge across San Francisco t bay. Martin Jensen, sec- ond p r 1 1 e winner in the Hawaiian flight races last summer waa named as the pilot. The flight Is expect- : ed to require only 30 hours. 4 II. Vnderwood. R. A. Hamilton. i Morryman, Ed Sutton, L. M. Brad-i ford. M. W. Coseboom, T. O. Mc-I flatten. E. L. Hosley. J. H. Mar- tin. J. A. Thomnson and D. A. 1 Konyon. NO TRACE FOUND OF G. Wind and Rain v Handi caps Hunt in Butte Falls ' District Today . BELIEVE BUSINESS MAN TO WRITE WIFE Invest kirate Reports of RVvltlenta Serins; Barker Leaving la An other Automobile Bcshlra Ihe One that Waa Found Abandon ed Yertenlay la the Timber. MEDFORD, Ore., March 21, (AP) Mystery stilt shrouds the fate or where abouts of George W. Bar ker, president and cashier of the Tine Bell Bank of Butte Falls, who disappear ed Monday afternoon whjle his banking institution . was under examination by the state banking examiner. ' - He was also facing' questioning by members of the state Insur ance commission and state fire marshal's office relative to the destruction . tuu.i'ire. or a ware! house 'last ' August 'at ' Central (Continued -da'pag $) . COLLEGE COACH "Both entertaining and 'Instruc tive" was the general expression by Chamber of Commerce mem' bers Wednesday after hearing the able talk of Coach Paul J. Schla sler ot Oregon State Agricultural college, who .is here conferring with alumni of that Institution. - The coach, was very plain In his remarks. ' He Insisted that capital crimes, by youths are' not committed by boys who have bad physical training at college. He believes that- had Hickiran, "the Fox," taken the bumps of foot ball and other sports, he would today be a decent chap with no crime record. "We are llvini In a softening age," said the speaker. "Every invention and every appliance tends to lessen the hardship of living, hence the boys and girls need physical education to harden their muscles and keep up their morale as well as protect their morals." ' Tho speaker described several games of football giving details of phases ot youthful honor and to what extremes of suffering boya will go to win for their school. . . Tom Deliell acted as ehalrmna of the Fornm luncheon. The Klwanls quartette, after an ab sence from the public eye for a couple ot months, came hack stronger than they ever were. Aunt Het "The last time I saved some money. Pa found It In the sewin' machine drawer; hut this time I hid It in the Bible." A R CHAMBER REARS
