The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, June 13, 1929, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextW$t II wwtitg 3H truth THE WEATHER City Edition The Old Home Paper OltKOON: Generally cloudy to. night mnd Friday, slightly cooler la th Interior tonight. Geatl variable winds. 2 Associated Press t -e'tl Press TelegrapK Service Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade Trice Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1929 Number 7068 'Thoughts We've Been Thinking We are Unable to Under land Attitude of Gov eminent. Why Not Check Up on False Statement Made . by Lumber' Substitute Which are Put on Market Z L-By BRUCE DENNIS! nrilUTII In advsrllslng II HM1- tll, but whin w in th United Btate government atraln Ing Itself to mek trouble tor a manufacturer who ell bli lumber White Pin wben per haps It 1 the neereat While fine left In th country mt a little belt In the north, we won der about thet old adag ot (raining- at a gnat and swal lowing a camel," which the Good Bonk tells about. ' For, all around ns are such bratea Tlolallons ot the Truth that It really makes the govern ment ridiculous In Us attempted prosecution of pine manufactur ers, e e e A LUMBER snbstltute adver tlaes "belter than lumber," "the board that did not grow In a tree;" a steel sash manufac turer advertises "use steel saah and prevent th fire batard caused by wood saeh," and a hundred other ipreaalous are used by tb lumber substitute In their high powered salesmanship advertising that are not true. Yet, we hear no clamor from the government; we eee not a move made to stop such assertions. When a builder finally learns the truth, and he usually buys that knowledge by experimenting with stucco, can board, steel sash sod a lot of other fsocy stuff, be cumes to his aenae and rualltos that lumber Is posi tively tb beat building material there Is todey for home and bulldlnge to be Inhabited by man ur domestic animals. 'pillS government could well en ter this field and show how the stucco bou sweats, how It falls to keep out the cold In winter, how It cracks and crum bles, whereaa a wooden bom Is Insulated with nature's best In sulator and therefor keeps its occupants free from dsmpness, holds the heat and makes horn really comfortable and cheerful, eee pROBABLY th blggeat piece of bunk In building material advertising Is th claim mad for th steel sash. As 4 matter ot absolut fact window saah Is th veny last thing to ancoursg a fir, and It yon will observe a building adjacent a burning structure you will see, that the window glass gives way to heat long before any sash catches fire. Yet, tb steel sash people prat about th fir resistance and safety ot tbelr product The government could go a step farther and show how steel sash carries moisture In winter; how cold weather forms a crest ot frost, how th windows sweat with tbelr steel saah, all ot which Is not th cas where wood sash Is need. t eee -- VVTS mention these things to snow ins injustice, ths asln- (Contlnuad on Pag Four) Poor Pa "My Cousin Daisy married ngnln so soon after dlvorcln' her first husband that she had nor second 1 husband In time for him to pay the next In stallment on her car." Eagles Assemble In City For Annual FRATERNAL Approximately Four Hun dred Arrive in KUm- ath for Session. INITIATION TONIGHTS TO BE FEATURE Follow lax Fraternal Kites. IVIo gales and Wives Will go to Peltra Theatre Where They Will Enjoy Special Ingram From 0:SO P. M. to Midnight. The Fraternal Order of Eagles a t a t convention opened today in Klamath Falls, with delegates from practically every city in the state registered. Addresses of welcome to the visitors who will be guests In the city for the remslnder of the week ware given by Mayor T. Walters. H. C. Oroeabeck, H. W. Pool and Drue Dennis. Lester Jones, stste president from Salem brought the morning session to order fallowing th Sddreases of welcome. . Th following committees were appointed by th president to serve throughout th convention: William Dose, Raymond Prlos and Mike Paduano, credentials. J. R. Wilson. W. II. Cantor. !tn Ilonacaco, resolutions; Walter I'erklna. Ivan Wilson and Carl Wltle, Judiciary; Omahart, C. E. Doan, J. F. Berger, f Insure com mittee; M. K. Trimble, Georg Swsnsea and W. Drew, ritual committee. After the appointing of com mltteea letlere . and telegrsms were read. At the opening of the after noon seaalon. references snd re solutions were read. Initiation Tonight, a rlaas ot close to too will . be Initiated Into the order after which th entire con vention will attend th Pelican Theatre In a body, where a spe cial picture Is being shown. Friday morning th conven lion will resume Its activities at Scandla Hall, headquarters. From 1:S0 until 1:10 o'clock tomorrow the street pared will be held. Ritualistic drill and contests will be held at th hall during th afternoon. The Indies auxiliary will en tertaln with a banquet on Friday evening for th visitor. . TODAY'S RESULTS NATIONAL Brooklyn ( S Cincinnati .....1 5 0 Vance, and Deberry; Kolp and Gooch. Philadelphia 0 4 1 Chicago ... - 0 8 0 (Called end of 6th, rain) Wllloughby and Davis; Root and Grace. New York 7 11 1 Pittsburgh 11 12 0 Walker, Mays, Henry ' and O'Farreil; Pttty, Hill, 8wetonlc and Hemaley, CONCLAVE UNDER WAY Kidnaped Official Gets Away From Robbers OROFINO, Idaho, June 13, (A P) Several thousand men and boys comprising near all ot the able-bodied population - et three Idaho countlea wore pressing or ganlied and unorganised searches through this mountainous coun try today for four armed bandlta who yesterday abduoted W. B. Klnne, lieutenant governor ot Idaho, and two men who at tempted to rescue th offlolal. Klnne, W. L. Trlbbayand Paul Kllle, who attempted to, help him mado their escape last night after th bandits hsd tied them to trees and then drove M la Trlb- LAY PLANS FOR INDIAN CONGRESS Klamath Falls will be host to th Second Annual Indian Con gress on July I, 4, I. Thousands of Indians from lbs different trlbee of the United State and Canada will be In attendance. Indians from Yakima, Warm Springs. Umatilla, Colvllle, and other reaervatlons are eblpplng their horaea and equipment by rail, special trslna, and auto con veyance will be provided. Tbla event will be th only one ot Ita kind held on th North American continent. Each snd every sfternoon on July S, 4, (, at th fair grounda th Indian Itodeo will be held, each and every event filled with Indian contestants only. Strings of running horses. Bo man horses, relay horaea. pony express and stage cosrh horses will be represented from the dif ferent tribes, and every event will be filled with a good field of starters. Indian Judgee will be used to Judge th different events, and the show In every respect will be strictly aa Indian perfor mance. On the afternoon of July the trd at tbe close of th grand entrance parade In front of the grand aland In which stately and majestic old Indian war cnieis. young snd old warriors, squsws snd papooses, will appear In tbelr native costumes, and as tns an nouncer Is ready to start tbe (Continued en Pass Two) OLD ORCHARD. Maine. June 13. (AP) One of two trans-At-lanllc airplanes got away to a good atart today for Paris, but the aerond. destined for Rome, crashed before she left tbe ground. The Yellow Bird, huge French monoplane, manned by a crew of three young Frenchmen, made a beautiful take-off and sped away to the east accompanied by a coaat guard amphibian. tireen Klh Noeea Over. The (ireen Flash. American plane, with an American crew, noaed over on the beach and ewerved Into a ground loop about midway of her run. The ground loop turned her nos directly about. Lewis A. Ysncey and Roger Q. Williams ot tbe American plans were not Injured. The Green Flash nearly dup licated Us accident of two weeka ago today. At that time oua of th wheels dropped Into soft sand and caused It to ground loop, but only tb wheel and a tew stay wires were damaged. Serious Damage. Th plan waa traveling at a much higher rate of speed today and it was believed the damage would be mora serious. The French plane got away two weeka ago but was forced to return after SO minutes be cause ot a leak In the main fuel tank. The Yellow Bird today was using a mixture ot bensol and gaaollne. The beniol waa put In th fuel to reduce the detona tion and vibration which caused the leak on the first take-off. The mixture will be about 40 por cent bensol for the first two hours ot flight. It then will be cut to 80 per cent and later to 20 per cent. The crew of th Yellow Bird (Continued on Page Ten) bey's automobile. Klnn was un hurt, but Kllle was suffering from a gunshot wound In the leg and a badly battered head, the results of a battle that ensued when he and Trlbbey attempted to help the official. Trlbbey also waa suffering from bruises. Th search was being carried on by three main posses, headed by deputy . sheriffs ot Lewis, Clearwater and Nos Perce coun ties and around this group were reeidents of every town, farmers and othera hastily organised by volunteer leaders. Every high' (Continued on Page Three AIRPLANEHOPS OFF FOR PARIS PRESIDENT BACKED UP BY HOUSE Reject Export Debenture Plan of Agricultural Relief Today. SOLUTION OF FARM QUESTION IS NEAR Believe That Overwhelming; Vote of Representatives Against De. brntare Plan Will Impel Enough Senators to Change Votes to Ensure Pa see go of Measure. WASHINGTON, June 18. (AP) The Hons today backed ap th views of President Hoover by rejecting the export deben ture plan of farm relief. Th vote was 280 to 112. Th debenture proposition, which Mr. Hoover had attacked twice In publta statements and which h had termed a subsidy. was voted down on a roll call vote taken at the Insistence of th senate which had approved it on two occasions. A number of senators had (Continued o Pace Tea) .- RIVER OF BEER" IS STOPPED UP BY PROHI COPS A smsll river of beer thst had dampened many reservation homes hss been slopped up at the source with the arrest of Ro land Hicks. Uuy Braitll and Jack Crowe. Indiana, on the charge of possession and manufacture of beer. Tbe three swsrthy sllegod brewers were treated and brought before United States Commlastoner Bert C. Thomaa where they waived preliminary hearing and war promptly bound over to th federal grand Jury. Bond waa set at 81800 for each defendant and not one could raise the money. They will be taken to Portland tonight or to morrow by Deputy United Statea Marshal C. C. Wells where they will be lodged In Jail to await th next session ot the grand Jury. BILLS ACTIVE NEW YORK, June IS, (AP) Reduction In the call money rate to T per cent stimulated a revival of bullish activity In to day's stock market. .Buying con tinued to be of a rather selec tive character,' howover, with such Important groups aa the steels, motors, coppers, and oUs taking little part In the up-swrng. Utilities were affain In the fore front of the advance, with the rails Joining the upward move ment in the afternoon trading. APPROVES BILL WASHINGTON, June IS, (AP) The senate today approved the census reapportionment bill and sent to the White House the first of the major legislative proposals of the extra sesalon. By a ' vote of 48 to 27, the conference report adjusting dif ference with the house was adopted. The boaae previously had acted, CVPPER SILENT SALEM. Ore., Jan 18, (AP) Percy A. Cupper of Salem, former state engineer, refuse to confirm or deny a report that he will become a candidate for the republican governntorml nomina tion in 1080. WHEAT GAINS CHICAGO, June 18, (AP) With offerings her relatively carve and with Liverpool wheat quotations higher than expected, Chicago wheat prices scored sub stantial gains early today. 1 proved prospects for enactment of the farm relief blH helped give a decided upward trend to value both here and abroad. i Last Minute News , ABSTRACT CONCLAVE SCHEDULED Owners of abstract companies from thlrty-on Oregon counties will convene In Klamath Falls July fifth and sixth at tb annual convention of th Oregon Title association. Aa intereatlng program for tbe visitors is being arranged by Ar thur Wilson, president of the Wilson abstract company. Tbe first day will be devoted to ad dresses, registration, committee reports, and aa annual banquet In the evening. Th second dsy, Saturday July f , will be taken up by a trip to Crater lake. Following Is the program: Friday July S, Morning Session :0 A. M. Call to Order by President George H. Crowell. All members and gneets will please register et this time. Invocation J. Henry Thom as. Rector of Episcopal Church ot Klamath Falls. Address ot Welcome R. C. Groesbeck. Attorney and Pres ident of Klamath Falls Cham ber of commerce. Res pome Mr. B. F. Wylde, The Abstract and Title Com pany, La Grande, Oregon. Report of Secretary-Treasurer, F. E. Raymond. Announcement ot Committee Appointments by th Presi dent. 10:00 A. If. President's Ad dress. 10:20 A. M. Report of Delegate to National Convention at (Continued oa Pace Four) Chsrgce that th person re sponsible for bringing the $25,- 000 alienation of affection dam age ault against Charles La Points, Klamath Falla merchant, waa either actuated by a desire to blackmail the local business man or waa grossly misinformed ot the true fscts. were msde this morning by Horace Manning, at torney for La Pointe. In tbe onenlnx statement before the Jury. J. C. Ricbter. real estate man, la plaintiff In the suit. He al leges thst La Polnte's attentions to his wife. Glsdrs I. Richter, had ruined his msrrled life snd ssks for 228.000 damages from tbe defendant. W. C. Yen Emon, attorney for Ricbter,' outlined tbe plaintiff 'a theory of the case. ' He told the (Continued on Page Four) DENIES REPORT ', W ASHINGTON, June 18, (AP) Widely published reports that Secretary Davis of the .labor de partment would resign his post within a short thus and be suc ceeded by Edward A. Fttene, of Boston, were denied today at the White House. , ' DAWSON WIN'S SANDWCH. England, June 18, (AP) John Dawson, . Chicago, won his way Into the sixth round of the British Amateur Golf cnampiqnsbjp . this afternoon when he defeated S. L McKlnlay, Glasgow, 2 up and 1 to play. RADIO OPERATOR KILLED MIAMI, Fin., June 18, (AP) John M. Griffin, radio opera tor, was killed when a pan Amer ican Airways passenger and roall plane waa forced down today about one mile west of Santiago Do Cuba, officials ot the air line announced here. sn.tcn iv CRASH 8 AN ANTONIO, Texas, June 18, (AP) Cadet I. H. Troup, yu -tniiMt in the advanced fly ing school at Kelley Field,- was killed and Cadet Floyd Bernard Wood, 21, escaped death by talc In to hla narmchute when their plane- locked wings over Kelley Meld today. MARRIAGE RUMOR FALSE -..LONDON, June 18, (AP) The Dally Mail today said an unnnamed "high court official had denied emphatically that there was a word of truth In reports llnkhur the name of Princes Ingrid of Sweden with members ot the English Royal family. DAMAGE ACTION IS UNDER M Convention Today SENTIMENT RISES FOR CASH OFFER Interview Reveal That $150,000 is Favored by Many Business Men. SUGGEST CITY STAY OUT OF REAL ESTATE Benefits of Cash Offer are Sti ed by Many Klamath Falls liaalnes Men This Morning In Scries of Interviews Obtained by Evening Herald Reporters. Thst there la a rising aentl- ment among business men in fav or ot th $180,000 cash offer of th O. C. E. railroad for th city's 8100.000 interest in the line, rather than the bid of 880,000 and th O. C. A E. Seventh street property, was vldent today from results of Minute interviews with prom inent business and professional men of the city. The interviews follow: Leslie Rogers, cashier ot The First National Bank declares the only sensible thing for the peo ple ot this city to do is take the offer of 8160,000 cash. What's, vrona -lh Ittangtng on tb the old high school prop erty for a park site," Mr. Rogers ked. "Seems to me this would be aa ideal spot for a park. I think the people ot this city will make a grave mistake it they vote to take the property and 873.000," 'By all means persuade tit people ot this city to accept th. offer of 8180,000 cash." Tom Scbuppel ot Tbe Oregon Life In surance company aaid. "This thing of taking the prop erty and allowing It to become football for real estate specu lations Is entirely wrong; sound Judgment should tell us the right thing to do is accept the 8180, 000 end put It out at interest." C. H. Barnstable, real estate man c nnerted with the C. S. Montelius Real Estate offices feels the right snd proper thing to do Is to take the cash offer ot 8U0.000. 'By taking this w are assur ed ot that much cash, when we may continue to speculate for a long time before we would real ise that much by taking tb property and tbe 83,000." Mr. Barnstable said. "This would be sate and keep the city out of a real estate fight, which is bounl to come it the property is acquired." 'Never mind tbe property of fer, take th 8150,000 cash." This was the statement of R. E. Deweese ot The Star Drug Store. "My Idea, after studying the situation is tor the people ot Klamath Falls to vote tor the cash offer ot 8150,000, E. E Msgee, manager of U"""erwood's Pharmacy told a reported from The Evening Herald this morn lng. Mr. Duvaul ot Th Owl Cat feels the right thing to do is take the property and th $73, 000. Steve Sabo, well k-wn -real estate dealer Is one-hundred per cent In favor ot the city taking the 8150.000 cash. "Let tbe city take this amount, which they can be sure of and (Continued en Page Two) Los Angeles Not William Tallman LOS ANGELES, Jnn 13. (A. p.) Police announced today that fingerprints photographed In th apartment of Mrs: Harry Stern, Hollywood, reported Inva sion ot her home by a man answering description ot William L. Tallman, were not those of the former radio operator. Mrs. Stern reported to police 1st last night that she had been bound and gagged by a man who entered her home. She identified pictures ot Tallman, wanted In connection with murder of Mrs. Virginia Patty as th Intruder. MAY TAKE MOVIE IN KLAMATH If suitable locations for their purpose csn be found, tbe Psthe Studios of Hollywood will make Klamath th location tor a talkie comedy featuring Bob Armstrong and Jimmy Gleason, It was re vealed today following the arriv al of Taylor Garnett, Paths di rector. Mr. Garnett, Ray Moore, busi ness manager; Tom Buckingham and Paul Franklin. scenario writers and John Mescall and Burnett Guffey, camera men ar rived this morning oa the Cas cade from Hollywood to look over possible locations. It their trip is successful they will wire for Gleason, Armstrong snd others connected with the Psthe Studios to come to Kla math for three weeks. Tbe picture will Uk three weeks to data. Tb story will be built around a love affair la which two railroad men compete for th band ot a maiden. The thrill angle of th comedy oc curs when th two lovers find themselvea on a run-away box ear which ends np in a big crash. Ur. Garnett is recognised as one of the leading directors In movie land. "The Speller" and also th "Flying Fool" which. moving picture authorities pre dict, will be on of th best sell ers ot tbe year. If Klamath la selected far the picture, talkie equipment will b shipped her snd dialogues taken oa th location. Serious injury wss narrowly averted early this morning oa the "reen Springs hlghwsy three :lles west of Keno when an ap i. mobile driven by Deputy Sher iff Ed Rae wss struck by a lum ber truck driven by a man named Do been. ' Rae is suffering from injuries to several ribs which msy be tract nred. The deputy's car was travel ing- east and the lumber truck west when the Occident occurred Rse claims thst the lumber truck crowded Into him. Impact ot the collision toppled the truck over on Its side. SHRINERS ARE TAKEN THROUGH KLAMATH MILL Shriners from Pyramid Temple of Bridgeport, Connecticut were guests in the city this afternoon for more than two hours, enjoy ing a trip through The Ewauna Box Factory. Th astsrn visitors are en- route horn from Los Angeles where they attended the Nation al convention. . Other special trains carrying Shriners from Rajah Temple, Reading. Pennsylvania: Sallam Temple; Newark, New York and Lloyds Shrine Tempi at Harris- burg, Pennsylvania pass ad through th city during the day enroute home. DR. C. A. MILLER OPENS OFFICE Dr. C. A. Miller, for 15 years a practicing dentist In Portland, has moved to Klamath Falls to make his home and has opened a three-room office suite In the Poole building. Dr. Miller's wife and daughter will arrive soon to Join him here. Intruder SV7iTTI.Il!. June IS. (AP) An entenslv search tor William r. TAllman. radio ooerator. al teged to have slain Mrs. Virginia Patty In Los Angeles was unaer wsy her today following a re port that h had been seen eat ing In a restaursnt last night. Buddy and May Fargo, con vinced that a young man with a furtlv air who ate beside tiiAm In ruataiirant bare waa Tallman, telephoned police after th man had left tne piace h.irai.iii, Thm said ha carried a revolver In a leather holster. DERUTX 5 GAR HtrBYTROCK CLAIM TAX BUDGET IS NOT LEGAL Ask For Decree Which Would Void General Taxes of 1928. AMOUNT THEY WILL PAY IS SPECIFIED Weyerhaeoser Timber Company, Shevlla-Hixoa Lanber Com pany, Cilchriet Timber Com pany, R. E. Gilchrist and Long. Bell are Plaintiffs la Tax Salt, PORTLAND, Jane 13. (AP) Five Urge lumber companies operating in the Klamath country filed suit in federal court here todsy to restrain the Klamath county court to raviae ' ita ial bad get downward. The companies aret Weyer biSBiir, Loaf-Bell, Gil christ, Shewlin-Hixoa and Ralph E. Gilchrist. . Th complaint asks tor a de cree holding void general taxes levied against the plaintiffs for HIS and now collectible. If tb court la d lac inclined- te hold th entire tax void It la sought to have It hold void svea portion aa it finds la exceee ot taxes that would bevled under a proper bagt. '.it is claimed, that ia, making hup the 1S28 tax1 budget W high mlllage rata was arrived at. due to the fact that the county' bank balance and moneys to he derived from fine and other sources were not taken into con sideration. Th plaintiffs claim thst ander a Just levy their taxes would total $54,000 and they bar de posited that sum In federal dla triet court. Tbe amounts assessed esch are: eyerhaeuser Timber Com- - pany. $59,975; Gilchrist Timber Company, f 10,408; Ralph E. Gil chlrst $3.9 tor Shevlin-Hlxon Company $11,411: Long Bell ' Lumber Company. $10,171. The amounts they have otter ed to pay are: Weyerhaeuser Timber company. flt.tlO: Gil christ Timber company, $5,401; Ralph E. Gilchrist, $1020;; 8hv-lin-Hlxon company, $1480, and Long-Bell Lumber company, $1,- 323. Defendants named are Kla math county; Fred R. Goddard, county Judge; Klamath county commissioners, and Lloyd I Low. Attorneys for the plaintiffs are D. v. Kuyienaaii, veasi m Veasle snd McCamant Thomp son. , POISONING OF HOPPERS HELD UP BY WEATHER Poisoning campaign to check the grasshopper infestations of Tula lake has been slightly ham pered during th past week by cold weather. "Grasshoppers are not inclin ed to feed under cold weather conditions." commented Charles Henderson, county azent, and there was no nse In spresdlng poison in th path of th insects. However the weather la warming up considerably and mors ef fective poisoning operation will ba carried on." Aunt Het "Pa ain't nver been stnb born since that time 1 told him not to paah meat down in the sanaage grinder with, his finger while I wss turn! it."