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

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Newspaper Page TextTHE WEATHER OREGONi Flr tonight and Wsdnssdsy bat fof on th coast, not much ehang la temprtur, den tie winds, mostly westerly. Associated Press anil United Press Telegraph Service Herald Advertisers Appreciate Vour Trade rrice Five Ccnla KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 Number 7117 3M3 City Edition The Old Home Paper mm noughts We've Been Thinking Why Not Um Som Com mon San) With StaU Advertising Fund? Frank Branch Riley Could Um Fund to Good Advantage at Log Angelas. Townley Da c i d Prohibition i Failure. Eat Shaken by Quake. Gloom Em bracers Close Gresham Race That's Why Portland is Portland i-By BRUCE DENNIS- TIIOUGHTS ... N ..N ..N ..NS TVI1Y not H nm common sense with ths 115,000 ad vsrtlslng fund which bsa been provided by ths state T Those who offer the eugges llon that sny portion of this hauld be spnt st boms are mis. taksa snd (her will suffer tbs indictment of attempting to get their band Into the fund provld ed by the state for sdvertlslng Oregon. ND while we are on the sub ject ot outside advertising let ss call attention again to the Id eshlhlt in Los Angeles. This should be enendtd sod ths sd Tsrtlalng should be greater In the city of Lo Angele lo at tract people to the exhibit where in Information can be obtained on this ststs. It might also be well to hate one t Salt Lake, another gate way Into the western country. Thoae of as at home who ar. working away ae we have for the laat II years, wsnt Bone of the advertising fund which the state ha prorlded. It might be ' wsll to consider the fund being spent by our good friend frank Branch Riley. While It does not come from the taxpayers pocket. It does corns from a number of Portland cltliens, wbo also pay taios. INSTEAD of Mr. Riley eontlnu Ing bis trlpa around the coun try, we wonld place him In Lo Angele where be would glv reg alar lecture to aasUt W. O, Id and not be scattering his shots orsr a bnnch of highbrows In tra colleges and on men. wbo sorer Intend to come here except on a pleasure trip. When they do corns, they expect to be entertained at the expense of the tsxpajer or Individual. Ws do not want to be hard on Frank Rlltr, becsnss we lore htm, but ws do think his general plan Is sot wsll focussd for a stats like Oregon. If the slat chamber of commerce will put him to work'erery day In the week glrlng lectures In the city of Lo Angeles lo the crowded bouses wblcb he wonld hare from the tourists, tbsa he would be getting results, snd It would not be costing sny 115,000 or ISO, i 000 a ysar to a few ot the boys In Portland, who ar footing the bills, i but appsrsntly doing so Tory willingly. e e J. 0. TOWNLEY, who electri fied the country a few years ago with his non-partlssn league doctrine, from North Dakota, ha bow decided that tb prohibition law I a fallur and he atart lng out to' form a general "wet" organisation throughout the na tion, W wonld reapeetfully commend him to Mrs. Mable .Wlllebrandt, who probably can take car of all hi undertakings, e e TARTHQUAKE shakes th tait. Thla headline may causa some pleasure, to westerner who bar uffered under th load of eus ptclon that earthquake la this nation could only occur on ths west coast, e QR WAS It an earthquake that shocked th tastf It might har been. Mabel Wlllebrandt'i xpoa of th r im trafflo around .Washington, D. C. see jysTRICT ' Attorney Myers ot Portland has joined the "gloom embracer!" and ordored (Contlnuad ea Page Four FIRES STILL RAGING IN NORTHWEST Washington Badly Hit By Number of Blaze. HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY BAD rrrfert Fuswet Fire Coadltloae PreTall, Bay Foresters, Wbo are Straggling to Jlrlng Hnn drede ef BUane Vnder Con trol. Ula lUdly Needed. SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 11. (A P) Perfect forest fire condi tions caused by high winds sad low humidity todsy bsd urged old snd slumbering flree Into rosrlng activity and bad started hundreds of new blatee throughout the northwest. in lauaua, naaoingion, ure-i fnn Mihn anil Unntmrtm m. U. ' conflagrations were eating rapidly through thousands of acres of merchantable timber, causing loases which may rsn Into mil lions, of dollars, and forest of ficials were unable to predict when th thonaanda of men fight ing th biases conld get them under control,; '-; Canada Contribute Mr Eight hundred' men,' Including too Doukhobors rushed from Orand Fork, B. C.. wsre working desperately to quell ths Dollar mountain blase In north central Washington. Thla conflagration, a crown fir roaring through an Immensely valuable atand of yel (Continued ea Paae eight) ASKED TO MEET To preserve the timber along the LakoTtew highway and the Oreea Springs highway was tb mlsslm ot an Invitation extended by the Board of Directors of the Klsmath Tails chamber of com merce Tuesday to tb highway commissioners of th state. It Is believed th'jr will respond t one snd th chamber will also 1-Tlte tb Isdle of th Garden club to partlclpst In tbo meeting ss soon ss th date of the arrival of th commissioners csn be announced. There Is a feeling that the Um to sav the timber on those two highways I right no: thst commercial operation of the logging eor-rsnle win i0on stsrt. snd thst unless -cllon Is Uken to form some friendly agreement with th timber own er to spar the trees along th road, there may b havoc wrought with th natural beauty ot these sections. . Secretary of Interior Wilbur. on his visit to this city, dwelt at' length npon a system ot rosds to connsct th natural parks of Oregon and California. He also Indicated thst to cut timber along thns hlghwsys would be a crime against pros perity. With such sbls bscklng from th federal government. with the s'ste already tqulppod to do something substantial to preserve the timber and with local people standing ready to aid In any way that they can, I th directors believed there could be somothlng worked out within a short tlmo.' ' .'' COUSIN Alleged Robbery Turns Out to Be SACRAMENTO, Cat.. Aug. 11. (AP) Pslntsd by th supposed victims a dsrtng daylight holdup In which they wer "tak en for a rids" and forced to hand over 11010 box office re ceipt ot th Hippodrome the atre to two gunmen, the details ot a fllmpsy host wer under in veatlgntlon todsy, following in serted confession by both princi pals, i Th men, J. A. Oresens, as sistant msnngor of ths theatre, and C. H. Oeggs, former thsstrs COULDN'T BOTHER TO STAND BY PORTLAND. Aug. 11. (AP) When Ines Kolkenbsry crashed ths automobile she was driving Into a speeding coupe this morn ing snd overturned It she was relieved to see that the driver was not bsdlr hurt. Klie knew be wasn't because he lumped up snd took to his heels. Trafflo Investigators called to the scene found that four eacks of sugar, alx cases of empty pint bottles, one case of compressed yeast and It gallons of coat oil bad been pilled from the coupe. Police were checking up on the Portland license today. PLEDGE AID TO Assistance to the stats chamber ot commerce will not be denied by Klamath county, according to the altitude ei pressed by the board of directors of ihm rhinhar of commerce Tueaday. All agree that Installation ot the O. W. Ide exhibit at Loa Angele la of more benefit to the atat than anything that has hennened In a inn nrlnH ot time. But the chamber l anxi ous to know ust what other counties have given to tb move ment and for that reason action was withheld Tuesday until defin ite Information eould be received. Another thing take up wa th probability of Installing aa ex hibit from this county la ths Cal ifornia tat fair pavilion at Sac ramento. Th agricultural com mute will handle thla th asm It will handle the potato show which will be given In 8ao Fran cisco Instead of Klamath Flails this year. The nlan to hold the no. tato aaow In the Bay City follows out the Idea ot getting the buyers Intereeted in Klamath Falls Po tatoes. WOMAN'S PAGE TO BE PRINTED Commencing today, the Even ing Herald will run a Woman's Page one each week which will be devoted to matter ot Interest to women. Fshlon hint, food talks, ear of children and other Important snggestlons will fill this psge each week. An Invitation la extended to matrons having tested recipes which th-r might like to, have printed to send them In addressed envelope 'o th "Woman' Page" TODAY'S RESULTS NATIONAL Cincinnati 1 0 New York 1 10 0 Batteries: Rlxey snd Suke forth; Fltsstmmons, Scott snd Hogsn. Chicago .4 II 1 Boston 16 1 BatteriM r.rl- r.i. Qonsales: Cunnlneham. I.Trit' and Spohrer. AMERICAN Philadelphia 4 1 Detroit -......S g l Batteries: Qulnn and Coch rane; Sorrell and Hargrave. Boston . t S 1 Chicago . 1 g J Batteries: Morris and Hevlng; Adkln snd Berg. New York 1 1 l Cleveland . l n Batteries: Holmach. Moor anil Dickey; Ferrell and L. Sewell. . Flimsy Hoax actor and later a sign painter for th Hippodrome, succumbed to sever-1 hours relentless ques tioning and showed th wsy to th hiding place ot their loot Packed In two large sacks, the stolen . money, representing the week-end receipts of th down town play honss wa found be neath a loos board In Begg's gsrsge. ' A few hours after the asserted h-'dup after th men had under gone preliminary interrogation (Continues ea Page Bight) STATE CHAMBER Can He It luoaa more like a mosquito than aa airplane, but Lieutenant Alford Williams, V. B. navy. Is confident thst It can amash th world (peed record ot SIS mile per hour st the International speed races in England la September. This Is the first picture ot the tiny Mercury Racer, built espe cially tor this event It posseeses 1100 horsepower, though It weigh only 4400 pound. The wings are so smsll thst Jt wonld drop-like a plummet it the engine failed. The motor, by the way. ba 24 cylinders. 4S spars: pings, four carkuretor and four distributors. A closeop ot Lieutenant Williams 1 also ahown. Expert have predicted that he may fly 400 miles an hoar. Teachers' Institute Dates Are Announced September eecond and third have been definitely announced by Fred R. Peterson, county su perintendent ot schools for Kls math County Teachers' Institute. Thla year the Institute will be held at Fremont school. Several Important addresses will h heard Including one from Stat Superintendent C. A. How ard and T. H. Gentl ot the Uni versity of Oregon. Following I th program to be carried out: Monday. 1:10 Organisation or Institute 1:10 Music, Elisabeth Hender son, Director 1:10 Address, Stat Supt C. A. Howard 10: 10 Departments 1. Grade Teacher Direction . T. H. Gentle, University of Oregon. I. Principals Direction E. E. Evans, Chlloquln. 1. High School Teachers Di rection Paul T. Jackson, Klamath Union High. 1:15 Muslo Last Minute News PRINCE OF WALES. LONDON, Aug. 11. (AP) The Prince ot Walea arrived at Hen don airdrome. In north London, this afternoon by plan from Le Tonrqutt. th French coastal re sort, where he spent the week end. Th Prlnc mad lb trip both ways by air. FORMER COMMISSIONER DIES NEW YORK, Aug. 11.. (AP) Joseph A. Warren. 47, former New York City pollc commis sioner, died today In a sanitar ium at Greenwich, Conn. "OLD HOS" SALE OLA, Ark., Aug. 11. (AP) Localities where the "Old Hos" sales' sre still social affairs ot note, will be Interested to learn the reward ot Chletel Law. He bought three boxes (old tor (tor age by an express company and found 19.800 Ip negotiable se curities, ss well as sundry Jewelry, ' AMERICAN ATTACKED. LONDON, Aug. 11. (AP) Philip Eston, an American vlsl to", wss (sksn to a hospital to dsy In a dangerous condition as a result ot a savage attack made by two man In his flat In ths fashionable Mayfalr district of London. Scotland Yard Is work ing on th case. Eston's horn address was not available, Fly 400 Miles An Hour? 1:10 Address, State Supt C. A. Howard. Departments 1. Grade Teachers, T. H. Gen tle. 1. Individualized Teaching Conference, Elsie Lem ming,' presiding.' 1. High School Athletic Con ference, H. J. Hendrlck - son, Merrill, presiding. Tuesday. : 10 Music 0:10 Address. 'T. H. Gentle 10:10 Departments 1. Individualised Teaching Conference. Elsie Lem ming, presiding.. 1. High School Athletics Con ference, H. J, Handrlck son, presiding. 1. High School Teachers' Con ference, Don Fl'her, K. F. U. High, presiding.. 1:15 Music 1:10 Address, T. H. . Gentle 1:10 Departments 1. County School District 1. City Grade School 1. Union High School No. 1, FAMOUS HOTEL CLOSES. BOSTON, Aug. 11. (AP) Th United States hotel, patron ised by Daniel Webster, Charles Dickens, Henry Clay .and other fsmons men, 1 closing Its doors. Also to be discontinued ar th annexes, "Texas" and ."Oregon," constructed when those , states were admitted to the Union, - TO BULL BINTJ, MADRID. Aug. 11. (AP) Sidney Franklin, Brooklyn, N. Y., bullfighter, Intend to ap pear In a Madrid bull ring Thurs day despite Injuries he received In Lisbon Monday night when he fell and received a flesh wound from a bull's horn. FORD TAKES PUMP NEWFIKLDS, N. H.,-Aug. 11. (AP) A pump from th battle ship Maine, an old rlverboat's engine and a complete machine shop of 80 years sgo ar th latest Americsna picked up by Henry Ford tor his Dearborn museum. BRIDE-ELECT TO ARRIVE CHARLSTON, S. C. Aug. 11. (AP) Paul Mueler, who (tiled an 18-foot boat across th ooean to win a bride, will not hav to complete the east voyage which was part ot the contract She has csbled her Intention ot Join ing him her. "BAGGAGE" WORRY TO T. RANKIN SAN DIEGO, Cel.. Aug. 11, (A : Rankin, who Tester- dsy flew down OTer tv entire Pacific Coast sect' a ot the Un ited States la a non-stop night In a little four-cr' "er plane which he had named Three Flags because ot the fact that he was to suit In British Columbia, fly over the United States and land OB Mexican territory, planned early today to begin his trip back north at atont noon. He said he wonld stop at Loa An gele and then go on to his home 'n Portland In e-?y stages. Th Jovial aviator, grinning with pride over his achievement acknowledged that he had "traveled light." His "bag gage," over which he showed some concern when he landed at Ague Callente, Mexico, yester day, consisted of a clean shirt a pair ot trousers, a toothbrush and a raior. It was all wrapped np In a piece of paper t lave room and avoid extra weight In the little plane. As far as could be learned here Rankin is the first flier to take "t in Canada and land In Mexico In a non-stop flight, al though two army aviators. Cap tain Lowell Smith and Lieut John Paul Rlchter, flew from border to border In 1021. They started and landed In American territory, however, snd flew a plan with a 400 horsepower en gine. Their plane waa refueled twice In the flight Rankin's engine is a tour-cylinder air cooled one, developing between 80 and (0 horsepower. Flying the air mall rout down from th north, he estimated he cov ered at least 1,350 miles. This would mean he averaged around IS miles to the gallon, ot gaso line, despite his 100-mile-an- hour pace. Ford Appealed to in Abandoned Car Problem NEW YORK, Aug. 13, (AP) Henry Ford, aa th man most responsible, has been asked by Borough President Hsrvey of Queens to help solv th problem ot disposing ot abandoned ears. Professing to see a situation which In tlm will tax th re sources ot . th nation for Its elimination, Mr. Harvey request ed Mr. Ford to lend his auto motive genlu to - abantng the nuisances ot streets and vacant lota littered with dlscsrded automobiles, al rage proportion GIRL'S BODY DISCOVERED BY POLICE MANILA. Aug. 11. (AP) Manila authorities reported today that Esther Louise Klein, 35, a nurse at the United States nsval hospital at Cavlte, wbo was found dead In a bouse on the out skirts of the city, evidently had committed suicide. An Investiga tion was atarted after the death, which occurred Aug. t. Police said no evidence of murder had been found. Rear Admiral Charles E. Rlggs, navy surgeon general, announced today he bad ordered an Investi gation of the death of Miss Louise Klein, a nsvy nurse sta tioned In the Philippines, npon the basis of unofficial reports reaching Washington thst - she had been strangled. Miss Klein's next ot kin. Is Mia Ray Klein ot New York City- Ray R. Powers, logger trrake- Bf with Shaw Bertram Lumber company passed away In a local hospital early this morning ss the result of Injuries sustained at camp this morning about 1:30 o'clock. Powers, ridding th logging train fell from the ears which passed over his body severing the left leg. The injured msa -van rushed to Klamath Falls and taken to the Hillside hospital where an ope rati n was performed In an attempt - to sav his life. He passed away at 1:30 this morn ing. He Is survived by bis widow, Mrs. Msude Powers and three children wh are enroute home from Washington where they have been v'-UInr relatives. The remains are at the Earl Whltlock Funeral Home,' Pine Avenue at Sixth. HEARING HELD BY COMMISSION Members of the Public Service commission held a hearing at the courthouse today at which mat ters involving the valuation and investigation of the rates, rules, charges, regulations, practices and service of th Klamath Heat ing company were heard. Tomorrow members of th com mission will hold a hearing at Fort Klamath, the hearing on ap plication ot subscribers to tele phone service of the West Coast Telephone company for 24-hour service In th Fort Klamath ex change. BOHN LEAVING FOR COLORADO At least five residents of Klam ath Falla will attend the na tional , convention ot United Spanish War Veterans to be held September 13, 14 and IS In Denver, Colorado. ' Fred H. Bohn, delegate from Klamath Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Simmons hare completed plans to attend the convention. COFER BROTHERS TAKE CONTRACT Permit for the erection of an additional story on the Barney Chamber building on Seventh end Klamath, to cost $13,000 was granted Cofer Brothers in charge ot the work. Work on the additional story la already nnder way. his own product. "We have yet to find an ef fective method to combat this frankensteln monster," Mr. Har vey wrote. "You have personal knowledge of the conditions caused In most ot the nation's towns snd cities by the promis cuous discarding of old cars. "As th most prolific producer ot automotive equipment In the world I think yonr company POWERS DIES FROM INJURIES should bear a large part ot tho responslWlty for the elimination ot tb abandoned car problem." ' r POLICE USE SHOT GUNS ON RIOTERS New Orleans Street Car , Situation Still Unsettled. CITY HALL STORMED BY HOWLING CROWD Striken Surge Throagh Building Slugging Commissioner and and Policemen. Gnn and Tear Bomb Finally Ueed to Qwell Mob. Small Boy Shot la Foot. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 13. (AP) Reinforcements from every city police pre- cinct were hastily thrown into action today, armed with shot guns and tear bombs, before a new burst of rioting in the street car strike was quelled. At least three persona were shot but not danger ously wounded during thi mob action. The city hall was stormed, members ' oi -the commission slugged and a dozen policemen overpow ered before the howling and. hissing demonstrators could be forced from the build ing. Bedlam broke loose in th council chamber when X. F, Fos ter, spokesman of a anion com mittee presented a ' pelttlon re ported signed by JO, 000 persons demanding that the city ordin ance regulating jitney operation be revoked. The meeting became such a wild demonstration that Acting Mayor Walmsley adjourned the session. The council members wer then set npon and struck with fists before th police wer able to rescue them. Forced from the bonding hun dreds of men and women were re-' tContlnueO en Page Clabt) I IN'S A number of automobiles went np In smoke Monday night when the Ztm Baldwin garage in Lakeview encountered a freak fire. At 10:10 o'clock a tourist put his machine In the Baldwin gar age and the nightman retired for the night. A abort time later he wa awakened by tire which wa consuming the tourist's machine end th on standing next to It. From automobile to automobile the tire danced through th garage burning every car In the building In cluding fourteen new one on th second floor. Yet the build ing Itself wa damaged but very little and all stocks and mer chandize were not damaged. It 1 presumed th electric wiring on the tourist' car started th blaxe. FATHER AND SON MATCH STARTED The Father and Son Ooll Tonrnam ' now nnder way st th Reames Golf and Country Club got off to a splendid start Sundav when J. F. Magulr and son played W. O. Smith and son. Magulr and ion won thi match. Other member ot th club aid their sons scheduled tn plsy dur ing the tournament include: C. I. Roberts and son s Dr. George Merryman and son: Char, les E. Swansen and soa rs Oe car Peyton and on: R. R. Macartney and son vs EsrI Whlt lock and son; Bruce Dennis and son ts Jack Knowle and on: C. A. Harvey and on v Dr. O. A. Massey and S3n: George Mason snd son ts Wilson S. Wiley and son; A. R. Wllsa and son rs Frsd Fleet and son.' 1 8 1 GARAGE ON FIRE