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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1929)
Saturday, December 21, 1029 THE EVENING HERArW, KLAMATH FALLS, OTTEGON I. C. G. MAKES CONSOLIDATION PLANS PUBLIC All Railroads of Land Allocated Into 19 Major Systems. (Continued from ruga On) freight rata on (arm product!, mlnergla mud loga, wklrh bo aald make up the chief freight of tbt northwest. Now Kngiaud Given Two In addition to the five systems In tin tMl, two are plumed (or Hew Hngland, thru for the south and Dim for the west. These are exoluslveol tbi Canadian ooliiroli. ad Boo Una, Urand Trunk Western and Viriaoot Coutral. Th dot- patch alataa that tha plan la not viewed In responsible quarteri aa an Iron-clad affair, but tba fan oral Impression la thai It ll In taudad aa a gulda lor tba ulU- mata groupings and ul tk bur dan of proof on tha carrier. Two ayateasa latao In tba aait. tba Naw York CaO' tral and Pennsylvania systems would ba laft substantially aa they ara. Tba Wabash la acbadulad to receive tha Lehigh Valley, tba rittiburfb and Wait Virginia, tba Wa.lc.ro Maryland, tba Wheel Ing and Laka Erie and an Inlaraat In tha Cheaapeake and Ohio Rail way of Indiana, Tba llalllmora and Ohio would re.olve tba Handing, tba Jeraey Cantral and tba Buffalo, Roehes tar and 1'lllsbargh. Tba Baltl mora and Ohio and tba Wabash would aaob gat an Inlaraat In tba Dalroll, Tolado and Ironton, re cently acquired by tha rennroad corporation, as affiliate of tha I'enneylvaala railroad. C. A O. Glnm Three Ltace Tba Cbaaapaaka aad Ohio, In addition to tba Brla. Plara Mar quota and Hocking Vallay, al raady oontrollad by tha Van 8 war lagans, would ba augmented by tha addition at tha Dalawara, I.anaawaaaa aad Waatara and tha llowaii and Laka Brla. Tha Naw York Cantral would receive tha Virginian and tba Rut land railway. In Naw Una land, tba Naw Kat un and tba lloalon aad Malna would ba conilderad aa two aepa rata unit. Tha Doiton and Malna would racalra tha Dalawara and lludton, whllo tba Important Naw Knaland Hrldge llnaa around tba matropolltan area of Naw York tha Lehtga and Naw Kngland and tba Lehigh and Hudaoa River would go to tba Naw Haven. Tha thraa mala ayauma la tba south would ba tha Southern, tha Atlantic Coat I Una and tba Illi nois Cob tral. Burlington In Nw Group In tha waat, tba outstanding provision la tha exclusion of tba llurllugloa from tha Northarn group and lla um aa tba baila of a separate ayatam. Tha varioua aya uma would ba baaed oa tba Bur lington, tba Bt. Paul, tha Actblaon, tba Rock laiand. tba Southern l'o alfla. tha Missouri Pacific, tha Union Pacific, tha Chicago aad Northw.itern and tba Oreet Northern and Northarn Taoltlc taken aa one. Tha rrleco would go to tha llork laiand, whlla tba two U. S. Mtael roada, tha Dututh and iron Rang aad Duluth, N aaba aad Northarn, would go to tba St. Paul. Tba Chicago Oraat Western would go to tha Atchison, and tba Illinois Central would gat tha Minneapolis and St. Louie. Tha MIeaourl Pacific would gat tha Weatarn' Pacific, Dearer and Rio Grande, Denver and Salt Laka and Kansas City, Oklahoma and Gulf. TAYLOR MURDER MAY BE SOLVED ( Con 1 1 nurd from Page One) gales, where ha told tba foreman of tba grand Jury and chairman of tha Jury'a criminal committee that ha had tha solution of tha Taylor murder mystery. Investigation Halted "I asked thaaa whether tha faota ahould M presented to tha grand Jury, and If ao It there was any chance ot an Indictment," tba t sll-nullatln quotes Richardson as saying. To ihls tha anawer was "No," Richardson adding that "Ihny explained that either Keyei or one of his depntlea would ba la tlin grand Jury room, and that be fore any person could bs brought for trial for tha murder tha Im portant wltnosses would ba spir ited away, bribed or mnrctared." Richardson anld that ha return ed to Sacramento, called In tha prison board and oxplalned the situation. "I told them," tha Cell-Bulletin quotes him, "that already tha word waa around that I bad tha eolutlon of the murder, and that utiles wa took quirk aotton tha convict In Folsom prison would ba murdered." Tha convict wus paroled, and Rlchnrdson Is quoted aa laying, "tha last I heard of him ha waa In Vara Crui, Mexico." Tha alaylng occurred In Janu ary, Mil. After four years ot Investigation Kays announced that tha Investigation waa closed. It waa generally believed Taylor was killed by oarcotla paddlara or one of tha actresses with whom ha was friendly, or by soma admirer ot his actress-frlnnda. , Women 1110 anlil to ba better at learning forolgn Innguugae than saea, .. Tunitii alnon 'the THB movie colony takes It troublaa lightly, For Instancal It require only a dab ot fllra ce tnent to ratod "Broke) HaarU ot Hollywood." "Lava's Old Sweat long" never sowed go convincing altar a good reoord baa bean broken. Desired Woman asually associate wMk "Woe TW Talk A boat." opbla Tucker, touts aa iter ot who sing bar "llonky Took," desorlkea a night alab aa "a honky tonk all dressed up aad M wbara to go but Jail." N may ba trae that -U la Blind" but whaa It comes to aa engage aoent ring It Is at itaae Araalda Mia. Tba Law That railed" waa ba ins discussed In movlea away back la HIT. It meat have baaa some other law. 'l.ov Wllftoat OuMfiaa" holds oaa treat tdvanlag: It docs aicay vMh a tot of ooog oeetcers. Aa star of "Central Crack, bla I rat talking picture, John Berry more baa gypsy blood la bis veins aad Armlda forwarda tba plot at high preawara. far "Oetible Feature" Day "Resurrection" "Ha Cornea Up Smiling" Ttsreeir la another politician who refuses to quit lla continual aa talkie, starring George Aril. Making "Sugar from Ssa There la aa early ran at sip tall season. "The Sag From Syracuse" as a new play. Edward Everett Horton la "The Sap" atarrlag la Warner Bros, c arrant talkie. T (Continued from Page Oaa) plla.hed under tha glara of search llgbia trained on tba Waat Point by aurrouadlng craft Tha paasengere, who laft bund' reds ot Christmas packages be hind In their hurry, were landed at tha central railroad ot Naw Jersey tarry house. Tha thraa la tha scramble to quit the boat la tha scramble to ult tba boat warn treated by an ambulance surgeon and aent home. No faalo Exhibited Although thera was consider able contusion, tba paasengeri aald thera had baaa aa panic Tha Immigrants, who numbered aeveral hundred. Including many woman aad children, abowad soma algaa ot fright whaa direct ed to put on Ufa preserver!, but they wara reassured and helped aboard tha other boats. Tha Waat Point waa towed to a pier oa tha New Jersey alda In a sinking condition. Sba was operated by tb Cantral railroad ot Naw Jersey and bai baaa la service atnea 1101. Tba boat la 101 foot long, with 6 teat beam Pantaget Suffers Bad Heart Attack LOS ANOELK8. Dec II, (AP) Alexander Paatagea, multi-mil- llonalra theatre man. In tba coun ty Jail pending appeal from a len ience of 1 to to years for attack ing Eunice Prlngla, 17-year-old co-ad dancer, auffarad a heart at tack during tha night, and waa taken to the Jail hospital. It waa learned today. Tbla morning ba waa taken back to bla cell, atlll suffering. " Jail turnkeys discovered tha tbeatra man'a plight during their rounda, when they heard him gaaplng. HONOR CIIAMTIOX EUOENE, Dee. II, (AP) Eu gene and all Oregon In ceremonial participated In by visiting state otflclals and members of tha -H clubs, honored Loll Bailey, Eu gene, national champion 4-H girl, today. A parado and apeechei were on the program. Poor Pa "Whan my youug niece lost her rich old husband she tried to look aad, hut tha day after tha funeral aha forgot an' put u lively record ou tba phonograph." imkies m RIVER BOATS 01 GRANGE LIST OF KICKS (Continued from Paga Oaa) and attar taking Into considera tion all probabla raranuai wblcb may ba dua tba aoualy during tha year 1(10. Stale aU BMO.OOO Ona of tba anlsl Increaaea In tba budget tbla year la 111,000 mora than laat year wblcb must ba paid to tba state aadar tba ratio assigned to Klamath county. Total of 1140,000 It la estimated will ba dug tha atate In 1010, where but 1110,000 waa dua In 1(1. Tba currant aspansa fund of tba county, wblcb Includes all ex penses except bonded Indebted ness, stale tag, Interest on bonds and special levys, has baaa re duced tbla year by t(0,t0 un der tba lia budget aatlmata of 1616,011.10. Tba 110 budget aa tlmata for tba current expense fund to ba ralaad by taxes la 1474.141.10. The amount la 1(10,741.10. but It la estimated that (41,400 will remain la tba current axpanaa funds of tba county on Dacambar 11, 1(10, and that amount lowara tha actual amount to ba ralaad by taxation. Olve Bonded Inilebtxtueaa Under tha epeclal funds ((!, (21 must ba raised by taxea tbla year, aa against 1314.0VO laat year, which la aa lacreaaa of !, 21 over tba Mil budget. Aa esttmata of tba bonded In debtedness of Klamath county la given m the itauoasut of tha committee. It etatae that tha In debtedneea oa Dacambar 11, 1(21, wui oai rioaa bonds. I1.71C.704. and general warrant redemption nonoa 1141,700, a total ot II, (71,404. ORDER WILL BE FOUGHT BY U. P. (Continued from Paga Oaa) Oregoa public eervlre commission, proceeded os authority of a kith. arta unused aecUon of tba trana- portatioa act of llio la requiring tha Union Paclfla to ennm-nn auch a Una, which wlU cost from H.O00.000 to 111,000.000, ac cording to various eetlmatee. Con stitutionality of that eeotion la questioned la aome quartan. Ex ercise by the commission of tba powera of that section baa aauaed aatlon-wlde attantloa to ba drawn to tha project. Such a railroad wauM at rut n ai vast area ot Central and South eastern Oregon to production, and aiao wouio serve aa a aborter routa to aaalara markoia for a oonaiaerable portion of Weatarn Oregon, according to tha agenclea advocating Its construction. The Interstate commerce commission had ruled that work must ba atari, ad in a year and completed In 1(11. Legal action contemplated by the Union Pacirin in sarlly, change tbla situation. There la possibility that tha Union Paciric'i action will be filed la tba fadaral itiatrie, ...... la Portland, It la believed. Author of Trust Act Passes Today MONTGOMERY, Ala.. Dec II, (AP) Judge Henry D. Clayton, 72. ot tha Middle Alabama fed eral court district, former con gressman, died at bla boma here thla afternoon. Author ot tha Clayton anti trust act, which waa ona ot tha leading legislative maaauraa of tha first administration ot Woodrow Wilson, Judge Clayton had a dis tinguished career In tha National congress, In law, on tha federal bench, and In the history of the democratic party. He was born In 1167, la Barbour county, Ala- bama, and obtained bla education 1 la the schools of hie home county and the University ot Alabama. .FUNERAL NOTICES HENRY NORMAN KEOUCH Funeral eervloee for the late Henry Norman Keough were held from the Earl Wedlock Funeral Home Saturday afternoon with Rev. D. V. Height,' pastor ot the. First Preabyterlan church officiat ing. Pallbearers were aelecied from membera ot the local post ot the American Legion. Interment wai made In LlnkrlUe cemetery. KLAMATH KLOTHING KOMPANY'S STORE WILL BE OPEN XMAS EVE We believe it the duty gf this Store to stay open Xmas eve and take care of the wants of the last minute shoppers and remember you can buy your Xmas gift wants at the Sale price reductions The drawing for the ten prizes that this Store is going to give away will be held Xmas eve at 8 o'clock. Oregonian Conducts Broadcast ef ; I liTw 'tvj j I'n .mm Photo by Jim Preble Wlllem van Hoogatratcn, conlnctor of tha Portland aympboay orchestra, will ba guest conductor Sunday nlgbt of tha Ballon-wide Atwater-Kant hour over tba NBC book-up. Tba program will feature Chriatmaa music and goal on tba air treat t.U to 1:1$ pan, pacific atandard time. Vaa Hoogatxatea la ghowa bara aa be left Portland oo the Empire Builder aarrlce ot the Spokane, Portland aad Seattle railway aystem tor a hurried trip that will req-'te bias to spend bla Cbrlittuaa holidays oa fast transcontinental trains. k A voice on tba air which Glmaey, phenomenal aaraway reachaa through a froaty Chriat maa eve Into the cosy observa tion car of the Empire Builder, bring startling turn la the event around which the plot for Empire Builder' Monday night program la built. Gliding ewlftly through a sparkling fairyland of Chriatmaa tree, all be-epangled by Jack Froet'g artlatle flngera la honor of the Yuletlda, the Empire Builder Itself afford tha locale for a tanae drama which la hap pily concluded a voice apeaka over the radio. The Old Timer and Bob Mo Miss Rubens Says Come Back LOS ANGELES, Dee. 21 (AP) Alma Rubeae, formerly promi nent on the atage and motion pic ture screen, today la tree from the atate asylum for the Insane at Patton, Cal., aixty mile from here, where aha baa been under treatment alnce laat June for narcotle addiction, but bar exact wbereabouta have not been di vulged by her family. Eerapcd Iran Bpsdra Mlaa Rubena wa committed to the atate Institution oa a com plaint algnad by her mother aad her huaband, Ricardo Cortes, mo tion picture actor. Prevloua at tempta to treat her at private In atltutlona and at Spadra, an in stitution for men, bat nearer to Weather Forecast Promises Snowfall SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. II (A P) The weather outlook for tha week beginning December 22, was announced here today by the United Bute weather bureau as follow: Par weatarn atate Tha out look la for occasional ralna or Announcement . Our Buyer, Mrs. La Pointe, Is leaving for New York right after the Holidays. If there are any of our customers who wish some thing Exclusive in the New Spring Lines to express their Per sonality Call at the store or phone 571 and she will personally select same for you. La Pointe 's KLAMATHKlOTHIiXG LSADIMO CLOTHIER SIMC UKM. f I r lll ex. CJV'; . I r m si mm Mb ast 'f.'CSS.i wblatler, ara oa tha train and coatrlbate to the effort of the train crov to soak u aa oajoy eble Ckrletma Eve for tha pee eeagare. A Jovial porter plays Santa Claae and a Pullman qaar tett la organized for aome real harmony alnglng. Tbla program will be broad caat, from 1:10 to S:00 Moun tain Standard Time, and 7:80 o 1:00 Paclfla Coast Time, over the following ataUona KOA, Dea rer; KPI, Loo Angelea; KOW, Portland: KJ5TP, St. Paul-Muv neapolU; KSL, Salt Lake City; KOO, San rranclaco; KOMO, Seattle aad KHQ, Spokane. She Will a Better Actress her home than Patton, in which aha waa placed by special dis pensation, failed. 8 be escaped from Spadra. Neither the former actreaa mother nor her husband, daring her confinement in Patton, gave op hope that ahe eventually would recover. A month ago they told ot plana for bar release, and for an ocean voyage to reatore her helth. In recent letter to' Los An gelea friends. Ml Rubens ha said: "I ass coming out ot the hos pital a new Alma Ruben. I shall devote all ot my time to the work ot going back on the atage and screen a better actress." now la Washington, Oregon and Idaho and probably, northern California and Nevada In tar latter halt ot the week. Gener ally fair weather elsewhere. Temperatures will be near the normal. Advocates of early shopping ad vise as to be on oar toe. Might Just aa well everybody else la on 'em. Knockouts And Draw Feature Medford Fights Tbree kayoea and three draws ware the raanlt of laat nlgbt'a light card, held at the Armory hall In Medford and arranged by Tax Blckerstaff, promoter. O'Grady, called the pride aad Joy ot Aablaad. fought a four round'bont with Willi JTeidman, wblcb wa decided aa a draw. O'Orady wae aubatltutlng for Ray Pelky, who waa unable to participate laat eight, on accoaat ot a acalp vetted auetalaaal la a bout at Portland recently. Jn a alx-roaad bout. Dick Reed held Tiny McCumber to a draw. Heft aad Hall Drasr A four roand tilt between Billy Huff and Lee Hal.. Pell aa City fix bur, often called a good "tough" fighter, resulted ta another draw. A curtala f a I ear between Prankla Jones and Helm In which the two bora matched gloves for three even rounds, ai ao resulted In a draw. The glove Dew tut tor two round when W. Dyson kayoed Kid Thompson. Aaotaaar Kayo Artist. Al McCumber, brother to Tiny MoC umber, who, Ilk hi kayo brother, 1 galng a rapid vaiuta Uoa as a good fighter, made Jack Baaa "Use the dirt" la the third round. A email boose witnessed 'he aqnared ring battles la Medford Mr. Blckerataif slated. "Klam ath Fella la tha oaly town." The well known promoter I arranging a "dinger" of a New Yoar'a card tor Klamath Fall fight tea aad la aecartng laid man and Dlxoa tor the xeaiJ event, with preliminaries promis ing to bo Interesting alsi. Fur ther announcement will be made later. Criminal Assault Dealt With Severely NEW WESTMINISTER, B. C, Dec. 21, (AP) Seven men eon Tic ted of criminal aasanlt, were each sentenced to IS lashes aad prison term varying from two to fifteen year, the most severe pen- altlaa handed down In aaoh cue la British Columbia for yeara by Justice D. A. McDonald today. Roderick A. McDonald. 19. and Dewey Vaughan. 40. Vancouver, convicted of criminally assaulting a young woman last May, each received sentence of 16 years aad 11 lashea. Tha same penalties were meted out to M. NlxogulchL a Japanese of Stave rails. Joseph Rowae, 12; Roy Nose worthy, 22; James Greer, 21, and Frank McKay, 12, were each sen tenced to two years and 16 Uahea on various charge ot criminal as sault. CHRISTMAS CHEER GON E PENDLETON, Dec. 21, (API Harriet Wallace and Jack Damp- say have been arraeted here charg ed with the ownership ot 140 gal lons ot liquor unearthed several miles west ot Pendleton. A se cret Indictment by the grand Jury charged them with possession. Oregon Taxpayers Not Affected By Slump In Stocks PORTLAND, Ore., Deo. II. (AP) Clyde C. Huntley, eol. lector of Internal revenue of the Oregoa district, a Id ta day that the recent alump la the stock market did sot are vent Oregoa resident fro piying their final iaataUautnt ot their Kit lneoms) Use daring the first 20 day of December. Aa Increase of If percent ia receipt over the saase period for lut year wu no tad, Huntley Mid. Income tax collections from thle district alone totaled 1.011,1!.(! for the period of December 1 to 20, 111 while collections for the same period In 1(11 totaled only H27,5.77, Huntley aald. There were ao requeata for extension ot time, the col lector aald. New School Law Affects Teachers SALEM, Ore., Dec. 11, (AP) Only seven applicant tor teacher' certificate appeared this week to take the aaaea! state examination la Marlon coaav ty. though never before have leae than SO candidates appeared. Reports received oy C". A. Howard state superintendent ot school. Indicate that th nun bar Is cor respondingly email la other counties. The reason tor th (lacreaaa I given aa th higher standard of requirement that la being Im posed. Th present new require ment for normal echoed traialag I 41 weeks for beg Inning teach ers. . This will be increased to (0 week la 1(11 and to a full normal school course la 1(21. In Mri6n county th exami nation for Ufa certificates were to be given today, but aot a Ingle applicant appeared, Mr. M. L. Kulkerson. county super intendent, said. Stricken Vessel On Way To Port BOSTON. Dc 11. API Th. freighter Santa Ana, which broad- cut SOS call from a point 120 mile aonth of 11 of Pine, wa taken la tow this afternoon hv tha steamer Athel Chief, radio a uges received by the Tropical Radio company here advised. The disabled vessel, wblcb reported her rudder gone and leaking bad ly, wu being towed to Grand Cay man. VOX THEATRE f- Eclipsing in Sheer Dramatic Gran- A dew the Mightiest Spectacle of if Screen or Stasre. Music . . . Beauty . . . Romance . . . Glamor and Pageantry United to Create what all America 'has 1 acclaimed the EIGHTH . WONDER of the WORLD ,J RADIO PICTURES' $1 It r jT Cleesel Ctewaftoatlow ta Votes, y.'V--- VrJ ZIIGFILD'S IV. ft?. BEBE DANIELS 11 JOHN BOLES t Brt Wheelr Robot WooUey Doroth-v Lee Don Alrarado Olorion old soaga aad glo rious new by Harry joe McCarthy Hpectacatar Bcenee la Technicolor A i L 1 MATINBES, t 8 PJ. MQHTM, 0:4 a 9 Xmu conUnuejsas all day S TO FIGHT BUT Will Pron CemUIs4 Against Woman Who Defamed Hkn. BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. Bee. tl (AP) The desire et Mr. Kath arine King Fogarty, Feet Wertk, Tex., drvoroae, to withdraw bar S(,(0 breach ot promise aait against Jama J. Taaaey, found the retired heavyweight cham pion today demanding a fight to a dedeioa. Freak L. Wilder, Mr. Foaar tya onwneel, aanounced In court yeaterday, after he had been granted permlaaloa to quit the cue so her repraentatrra, that Mrs. Fogartr baa dispatched letter authorising a withdrawal of the aetloa whloh wa brought la aa parlor court lut Mar. - Tunoey'e attorney. Honor S. Ceaamlaga. tssaeeUately tilad motion for ladgmeat oa bla cross aoaaplalat, which, aaxoac other cklnc. lieges that the aait Ml brought merely to defame Tan ner and to extort money. Tha motion will be argued next Fri day baXoro Judge Carl Foatar. At the nrcaent time Tunaey I living In Greenwich with hi wile, the former folly Lander, whom he married abroad before the breach of promise suit wu filed. aait for ItOO.000 brought against tha .former hour by John H. Fogarty. one-time Fort Worth pi amber, who charged that Gene's promise to wed his wife Influ enced ner to obtain a divorce from him, 1 pending. UU'LL FRACTTXKKR EUGENE, Dec 11, CAP) Mark Hamnericlucn. 10, suffered a fractured aknu. saver bead wo aad aad a broken leg -when he wu knocked from his bsowele by aa automobile lut night. WASHINGTON. Dee. 21. (AP) CeogTeu adjourned today for tba Cnrtitau holidays, bcb sen ate aad boaaa quitting attar nrlef aeaeloaa. The holiday period will end oa Janaarr 4. PARK AXYWilERB AT ' BRATTOS'S Xmu Trees, Tarkeye, Geese, Chickens Ml E. Main St. Phoao Ms aotts Oreajwa An. Fttess lit7 STARTING CHRISTMAS DAY Tleracy WILLIAM LeBARON Prodaetksa Drvectevl Ivf LCTHFR RJvED PRICKS 1 MATINEES ISc, V MUHTH 2JC, e TUIIIIEY ID fJOTKJTHEIIG n if & 1 l