THE WEATHER
OREGON: Generally (. to
night and Thuraday but sight
fogs OB the euaat, Una perm una
) normal in the Interior.
Cast! rarlabla wind.
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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1930
Number 7320
houghts We've
fa
8 Pages
Today
nn
Been Thinking
an
Klamath Full Will Co
Merrily Along Krgard
lewt of Charter Election'
Ore-gun an a Stutq WiU
iicmub Political Game
I'luycd In H u t h I e s s
Manner1 Clifford Re
moved to Make Way
for Another Slated for
11 In Jol No Proof
(liven Thnt Ilo was
Anything But an Ex
ceptional Official.
lly URUCIC DENNIS-
VLAM ATI! FALLH will go mer
rlly along, continue lo build,
lulitlnun lu (row, continue t"
Milmm lirr liiiliielrlee even
though tlmra via a city rhartrr
election Tuesday and llio will
wss a rivo lo ono defeat o( lh
proposed charter.
It provid good hot weather
port fr a nnmlwr who warn
vlgoroualy (r I ho charter and
extra good sport lor iba vcr)
Urita number opposed to iht
charter.
Tha city remains aa la the
present ibarlar prevails, and
everybody la happy and ready to
Join In united effort li advance
Klamath moke lirr tha beat
elty which aha hat been for
years on the cosat.
a
-kllKUON aa atata wllneaaea
asaln tha political (anie b
tni played In Ita tr ruthlris
manner. Tha atnta gsnio com
illation haa removed Harold Clif
ford, Iba beat man Oregon haa
ever had at tha head of Ita flab
and game, Ixxauao another. waa
alaled for the Job.
I'llfford'a record In protecting
tha lld Ufa and propagating
flab for the streams of Ilia atatu
atninla agalnal bla rh-'lengurs.
No proof aa given that ha wss
anything but an i epllonul of
fUlal, Yet ha had lo go lie
roiiac lha game machine had ao
decreed,
Harry Pools of Klauiolh Falls
and l.uatl Wright of i nlon coun
ty not only dlaannted from the
opinion of the ol'icr members ol
i rommlio' . but both Poole
and Wright look a aland for
Clifford that ana firm ind
suurd. Thrae romints; iera do
not want lo are, Ilip department
plunged Into petty political whirl
pool: they do not want to aes
a good official removed Juki to
make room for a pet of other
member of the commlainn. Hut
thy, were outvoted.
a a e
epME governor should ghe the
commission a working over.
Let It Dndcrgo a complete ro
orginliatlon. In Irlul of Clif
ford and the unfair manner In
which that trial waa decided
warrants a general houaa clean
ing In the flub and ;atna de
partment. Chinese Steamers
Crash Off Coast
TOKYO. A us. 1J. (API Sov.
enty-nlne persons were miaalng an
lha reaull of a rolllalon between
tha Clilueae aleamora Tung On
and Lien llslsng In a heavy fog
off tha tip of the Shantung pen
Inaula (China), Itengo News
Axency dlapatchoa from Dnlrcii
said toiluy,
Thn Tung On. a twin screw
ateamer of British registry, sank
Imuieilliitely after the colllalon.
All pnnaengora and crew were, be
lieved loat, Tha Lien Jlstang was
disabled In Ilia craah.
Tha Tung On was bound from
Taliigtno to NcwcUwang. She was
Hi foot foil if. 4 'J feet abeam and
waa built In 124 nt Hong-Kong.
Avnllulilo shipping records list
a steamer LlenlisliiB. but no Lien
Halting. Lloyd's registry of ship
ping any a the J.linlisliig, of Chin
ese roalntry. Is 250 foot long and
it foet n bourn.
Aunt Het
"I hated to do it, but
I'd been cliasln' that fly
for 10 minutes an' no fly
is goin' to outwit me by
lightm' on a man's bald
spot." ,
Lru
Witness Stories Branded Perjuries
UNEXPECTED "
TiinMTAir:
IN HEARING
Defense Introduce! Two
Surpriie Witnesses at
Billings Trial
CROWLEY AND SMITH
TESTIMONY REFUTED
Hr. Joseph Hliane Deulce Hee
Ing Hillings and W. I.. Clay
borne Kaa I nawley Working
aa Car In Ilia Garage at Time
of Preparedness Day Humblnga
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
13 (AP) Stories of Estelle
Smith and John Crowley,
proHccution witnesses dur
ing the Preparedness day
bombing were branded per
juries today by new wit
nesses, unexpectedly intro
duced at the supreme court
hearings on the pardon ap
plication of Warren K. Bil
lings. Hillings waa convicted with
Thomas J. Mooiiey of the July 22,
I9K. Preparedness day bombing,
largely on the testimony of Miss
Smith and Crowley.
Crowley, since dead. Identified
llltliaga aa a ot two men be
saw al Hleuart and .Mission slreeta
at l:4i p. m. the day of the
bomblug. which occurred lees
than a block away.
Miss Smith, former denial
nurse, testified Ullllngs visited
her office with a auiUaae before
the parado began: went to the
roof and on the way out of the
building shook hands with Dr.
Joseph Shane, her employer.
The surprise witnesses, sum
moned by the defense, were Dr.
Shane and W. L. Claybourne.
Oakland attorney and former
(Continued on Page Elgbl)
Astorian Slated
For President of
Elks Association
PORTLAND. Ang. II. (AP)
rromluent state Elks today Indi
cated J. L. Tucker of tbo Astoria
Elks lodge probably will be elect
ed president of lb Oregon State
Klka' Association.
Others who are considered
likely randldutea are:
K. II. Jones. Haker, first vice
president: A. C. Van Nuys- Cor
vallls, second vice president: A.
W. Jones, Salom and II. L. Tonay.
McMlnnvlllo, will be nominated
for re-elocllon to offloae ot secre
tary and treasurer, respectively.
Memorial services ware held In
the, lodge rooms hore for George
B. Collins, Medford, past, president
of the state association, who died
In Oakland. Cat., e few montha
ago.
Klectlnn and Installation ot of
ficers will he held today.
Drought Causes
Operatic Star to .
Change Her Mind
CHirACIO. Aug. 1.1. (AP)
The girl of thn llolden West, Mar
lon Tnlley, has found the west
not as golden as the rust, otter
all.
Stopping ofr In Chicago yester
day o.'. hor way to New York, tbo
young diva snld tha drought had
ruined tha corn crop on ner 800
acra Kniisns tiirm mid hinted she
may nioet tho loss by returning to
New York's Metropolitan Ornnd
Otiera house, which she abandon
ed for thn farm a year ago after
a meteoric success.
"It Is niy privilege to change
my mind." Miss Tulley said.
Montgomery Confesses
Flying Bombing Plane
MURPHYSIlOnO. 111., Aug. 11.
(AP) Paul Montgomery, lacul
aviator, confessed today to special
Investlgntors that he flew over
Providence. Ky., coal fields Mon
day morning In bis airplane from
which two men dropped nine
bombs. Montgomery asserted,
the Investigators aald, - that , he
maneuvered his plane to protect
the people at the mines.
The confession . was made lo
Herman Goldman, a special if enl
Own Act
s His Doom
Mo.. Aug. 13, (A
I own act mated awllt
jtlon to a young bandit
fired a revolver at a wom
hera laat night.
Aa bis gun cracked tha rob
ber waa abrouded In flamea.
1 lie flaah had Ignited gasoline
thn Intended victim, Mr a. Army
Haggard, filling station opera
tor, had sprayed upon bla
clothes.
Envelope, n leaping flamea
thn bandit ran screaming to a
walling motor car, bla woman
adversary pouring revolvor
shots at her lumlnoua target.
Files on North Umpqua
For Development of
Large Project
SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 13. (API
Power development of the North
L'nipqua river and tributary
atreams at seven points above
Itoseburg, all In Douglaa county,
at a total eatlmatod cost of 2J.-
50.000 la proposed by the Cell-fornla-Oregon
power company In
applications for water rlghta filed
today with the state engineering
department. Creation of a total
of 1b.01 horsepower la planned
by the development.
Five ot the developments are
to be on the North Umpqua and
two on Clearwater river, a tribu
tary stream. Other tributary
streams also are to be ed.
Kralernl Hermit Kecrlvcd
State Engineer I.upcr said that
the company haa already received
Ita preliminary permit from the
federal Power commission- for.
right of way on federal land. The
Continued on Page Eight)
Tewlneek Tribe 71 of Klamath
Falls ot the Improved Order of
Redmen will preside as hosts lo
more than Joo delegstea and
visitors from over the state who
will attend the J9th Oregon great
council ot the order which opens
at the Klamath Falls bunting
grounds Thursday morning. The
dates aro tne Kin, mm ana
16th, Suns of Sturgeon Moon.
Itealslretlon of guests and
delcgatea will take place Thurs
day morning at the convention
headquartcra In the Murray
building.
The following program for the
three day convention has been
ennoui'ed:
Thumlny, August 14
Registering of delcgatea and
visitors.
8:00 p. m. Institution ot De
gree of Pocahontas. Alleen Re
eves. Great Pocahontas ot Cali
fornia, presiding. Work ex
emplified by lola Council. Hunt
(ConUoued on Page blight)
Dr. Mead Honored
By Vale Project
VALE, Ang. 13. (AP) Dr.
Elwood Mead, federal reclama
tion commissioner, continued his
Inspection ot the Vale Irrigation
project today where yesterday
he was honored guest at a home
products dinner grown on lnnd
which last March was covered
with sagebrush.
Dr. Moad said the Vale project,
consisting ot 80.000 acres costing
tbren and a halt million dollars,
would continue next year on the
Bully Creek unit. The commis
sioner was shown reclnlmed
liiads yielding 40 bushels of
whvnt to the acre.
From here Dr. Mead will go
to Ontario to view the Owyhee
project.
for the dopartmcnt ot justice. In
the presence of Sheriff William
Flanlgan of Jackson county. III.,
and Deputy Sheriff Crlseoberry.
.Montgomery did not Identity
the two men who accompanied
him on the flight. Officers be
lieve the pair were strangers.
Investigators early today dis
covered the remnants ot a bonfire
at tha Murphysboro airport and
nearby found small pieces of fueo,
(.Continues on Page Jilght)
GOPCO PUNS
IMS
REDMENGATHER
in nil
Ml
AY
CLIFFORD
IS
Klamath Board Member
Declares Vote Wat
Cold-Decked"
DIRECTS ATTACK AT
LANE COUNTY MAN
YVrlgtit and Poole Oppose Move
of David II. fctana Co hpread
He port to lreas That Ouater
ute Waa I'nanlmoasi rbjht
lbgun Tell Public Tratb
About Whole Deal.
PORTLAND, Aug. 13 (A
P) Harry W. Poole, state
game commission member,
today inaugurated a coun
ter attack with the avowed
purpose of eventually re
storing Harold H. Clifford,
ousted game warden to his
former official capacity, by
declaring the executive ses
sion of the commission dis
closed a "cold decked"
vote.
Poole's charges were di
rected primarily at David
B. Evans, Lane county com-
mrtmoner. . . .
"When we began the closed
seaalon preparatory to making
our decision after bearing the
evidence ot accusing parlies, we
deposed E. H. Clark, aaslstant
state game warden, I'oola aald.
"At that time Evans did not aay
Continued on Page Eight)
Rainfall Adds to
Difficulties Of
Utah Flood Areas
SALT LAKE CITT. Ang. IS. (A
P) Additional rainfall over
parts ot the great Salt Lake val
ley today caused further flood dif
ficulties, but danger ot Increased
widespread damage was believed
past.
Waters of the Provo river back
ed up by a alide above the city of
Provo yesterday, wore gradually
running oft through a hole cut In
the obstruction and It was not be
lieved the valley would be flood'
ed. The highway and railroad
through Provo canyon were not
expected to be reopened for an
other day or so. .
HOPE )XB SHOWER
The Cyclo-Stormagraph at
I'nderwood'a Pharmacy ahows
but little change In barometric
conditlona since last report.
However tbe tendeucy, at noon
today, waa downward giving
hope for a thunder shower this
evening.
The Tycos . recdrding ther
mometer registered maximum
and minimum temperatures to
day as follows:
High 0
Lpw 58
Forecast for nett 24 hours:
Fair and warm.
FRAMED
Last Minute News
GOES TO CONVENTION
RALKM. Ore.. Aug. 13, (AP)
Robert Ulshop will leavo
ti,.... fne Old Point Comfort.
Va., where he will represent the
University ot uregon ai a iem
i-i,At PI convention. He Is a
son of Chauncey Bishop ot Port
land. '
TRAVELS BY TLANK
DICKINSON. N, D.. Aug. IS,
fAPi Alexander Leitge. chair
man ot the federal farm board.
boarded an airplane today on tne
first leg of a cross country flight
to Washington where he will at
tond President Hoover's drought
conference Thursday.
SHIP HITS JUNE
CANTON. China. Aug. 13. (A
P) Seventy persons, most of
them women, were drowned
Monday evening when a large
Chine launch proceeding from
Hongkong io Kongmoon on the
Htklnnt; Httuary waa blown up by
a mine,
Last Big Wild Horse Roundup Gives Central
Oregon Big
rtt " ' ,' ,-"i'i in m i , mt p,iiia III r 'aw ' '.' . ' ' ;
f " , ; . ; -
fir - - . :J"-'- r -x-is.eJ1!
The last big wild horse roundup, la which more tban 500 were moved from the Oregon-Nevada
line to Bend, Oregon, acroaa the Central Oregon desert, waa accomplished with loss of but 11
horses but kept tbe cowboye In the saddle 21 hours a day In keeping tbe wild stock together,
averting stampedes and reaching water every second day. The horaea were shipped by train from
Bend to a Portland cannery. Photo ahows the drive progressing across the desert.
Voters Reject Proposed
Change of Charter by
Nearly Five to One Vote
HAWK
5
FLIGHTPRO
VALLEY STREAM,
N. Y., Aug. 13 (AP)
' Captain Frank M.
Hav-ks au-riwed at Ciir
tits field at 541 p. m.
E. S. T.) today.
He regained the
west east transconti
nental record wreated '
from him laat Easter
day by Colonel and
Mrs- Charles A. Lind
bergh. C. of C. Looking
For New Location
The house committee ot the
i.hamh,p rtt commerce met today
to discuss possible sites for the
new location ot tne cnamocr.
Several locrtlona have been sub
mitted to tbe committee, wblcD
consists of Georae A. Cunning.
chairman. II. N. Moe, and E. B.
Hall.
Tbe committee expressed a
Aamirm that anVOtlA VhO liaS a
possible location in mind set in
touch with the committee at au
early date.
Gantlets Barred
In City Schools
PORTLAND. Aug. IS, (AP)
C. A. Rice, city school . super
intendent, Issued Instructions . t'o
physical education instructors
barring "spanking machines," or
gantlets said to have been used
in city schools for- overcoming
minor discrepancies In students.
K. G. Lundstrom, Portland, re
cently presented a S50 doctor
bill to the school board for pay
ment after his son sintered a
broken arm "running the sam
let." BMaksWaeWsMafBMAaMMAaskAs
AGED MAN SUICIDES
HILLSBORO, Ore., Aug. 13,
API The hndv nr John Witt.
88, was found hanging by a rope
from the- bedpost In hie home
near here today. Physicians said
he died during the night. Neigh
bora revealed he had been worry
ing over financial trouuies ana
the Infirmities ot old age made
It difficult tor htm to get around.
DOVI1LE TRAGEDY
ST.-LOUIS. -Aug. 13, (AP)
Robert Nolson, 50, foreman for
a steel company In Granite City,
Ills., stabbed bla wife. Rachel
28, to death today In their flat
here and then killed' himself
with the stllletto.
MORE . QUAKES '
POZZUOLI. Italy. Aug. 11. (A
P) A slight earthquake shock
ot nndulatory nature was felt
here at 1:35 a. m. todsy.' There
were no casualtlea and no damage.
REGAINS
Spectacle and Cowboys Long Day
By a vote ot almost fire to
one the voters ot Klamath FMla
defeated the proposed commis
sion-manager form of govern
ment which waa presented to
them at a special election Tues
day, is 20 votes were . caat
against the change of charter
while only 328 out ot the total
1848 votes were In favor ot the
proposed new charter.
Voters In the city were In
favor by a vote of 124 votea tor
to 284 against allowing the
boundaries ot the dry to be ex
tended t Include a portion ot
Hillside, Beaumont, The Ter
races and Dixon additions. The
voters in the territory, which
petitioned tor entrance into tbe
city, were In favor of the pro
posal aa their vote of J 5 for and
IS against Indicated.
One Annexation Fails
The voters In tbe portion ot
Continued on Page Eight)
Building Permits
During Past Week
Amount to $19,100
Building permlta tor the past
week have totalled 219.100. Nine
commercial and residential per
mits, ranging from 22SO up to
99.000 have been given out by
the building inspector.
S, 000 is the amount which A.
R. Campbell will spend for tbe
construction of apartments In
North Klamath addition. The
apartments will consist of three
rooms each and will be modern
in every detail. Construction
has already commenced.
Lee Smith will spent $3,000
for a home In Roselawn addi
tion. J. H. Blake la the con
tractor. A house in Mills addi
tion will cost D. A. McKay
$2,000. S. H. Randall will al
so spend $2000 for the construc
tion, ot a bouse In Riverside ad
dition. Indoor Golf Course
Harry Pelts haa taken out a
permit for $1,000 for an Indoor
miniature golf course to be
built in a frame building on
Walnut. Work on the course
has been started and will be
ready to be open to the public
by the time the snow flies and
it becomes too cold to play golf
outdoors. . The course Is to be
oleverely constructed and land
scaped.
Minor permits includo one for
$1000. Issued to George Gertln
for a store and residence In the
Industrial addition: $260 to Os
car Peyton for remodeling a com
mercial building by reinforcing
tbe floors: $600 to G. R. Man
ning tor the building ot a gurnee
In Canal addition and J -I- to
Walt Abbey for a frame building
to be used as a garage and for
which L. A. Turpin is the con
tractor.
Anti-Hoover Candidate
Nominated in Nebraska
(By The Associated Press)
Nebraska republicans gave Sen
ator George W, Norrls, veteran
Insurgent and outstanding foe ot
Herbert Hoover, the senatorial
nomination IB Tuesday's primary.
Xorris, who left bis party to
campslgn two years sgo tor Alfred
E. Smith, democratic presidential
nominee, was aalnlng steadily
over William M. Stebblns. "regu
lar" candidate. In the stlffest con
test be had had In his 18 years ot
SHI
LIES:
I
Judge Preiton Moves To
Adjourn Case of
W. K. Billings
SAN FRANCISCO, Ang. It. (A
P) With three justices feeling
they were wasting their time, the
members ot tbe state supreme
court continued with their hearing
today on application ot warren K.
Billings, convicted Preparedness
Day bomber, for a pardon.
A day at bitter cross-examination,
and clashes between Billings'
attorney sod the heoch were clim
axed yesterday when ' associate
justice Preston said he had beard
enough and moved tor an Imme
diate adjournment.
Testimony Lags
"Testimony has reached the
'corned beet bash' stage," he
said.' "I am ready to take a vote
the court conclude this hearing
right now."
Associates, Cartis and Richards
were la accord with Judge Pres
ton, chief justice- Waste announ
ced, i
Only Intervention of Associate
Justice Shenk. who aald he found
tbe testimony "very enlighten
ing", prevented the vote on ad
journment. . .
The interruption was one of a
doten during the day which en
livened the attempt of Edwin V.
McKensle, Billing's counsel, to
show prosecution witnesses per
jured themselves in identifying
Billings' aad Thomas J. Mooney
as the Preparedness day bombers.
Each Is serving a life term for
the bombing which killed ten
persons and Injured 40 In 191S
TODAY'S MAJOR
LEAGUE SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 2 S 1
Philadelphia . 7 IS 1
Batteries: Lawson and L. bow-
ell: Earnshaw and Cochrane.
Detroit 8 7 1
New York -1 1 J
Batteries: Sorrell, Solllvan
Rridaes. -HoneU and Hayworth;
Pipgras, Ruffing, Halloway, Mo-
Vey.
NATIONAL.
New Tork 7 12
Cincinnati
nil tnnlnval
v3.B.ia.- w.lVar ItAvinar and
Hogan, O'Farrlel; Benton, Dono-
hue and Gouch,
Kntlnnal:
llnuillvn 15 IS 1
i " Rig 1
WIM8V - -
Batteries: Phelps, Moss ana
Lopes, Plcinich: Bush. Osborne,
Nelson, Shealy and Hartnott.
Phlladephia 4 8 1
Pittsburgh 1 12 1
PENDLETON SWELTERS
PENDLETON, Aug. 13. (AP)
The mercury increased its bat
ting average yesterday 103 re
corded during the afternoon.
i...... h.r.m -1418 nt the
state's 2,030 precincts gave Nor
nis a lead ot more than 20.000.
The vote was Norrls, 77.316:
Stebblns, 55.871.
D-...lt , lli. Inn. nlhee atata
primaries yesterday showed a mix
ture ot reactions on auci aauwuai
Issues as prohibition snd the
Hoover administration.
In Ohio the democrats chose a
i On tinned oa rase Eight)
HEARING
BIS
E
TEAM SETS
Jackson and O'Brine On
Way . to EaUbliah w ",
New Time
1,000 HOURS IN AIR
LATEST OBJECTIVE
With Motor Working Perfectly
Aad Both Slew la ool tHrila '
There la no Thought of lsusoV
log; Light Rain Marks Record '
Paaalag.
LAMBERT ST. LOUIA
FIELD, St Loula, Aug. 13
(AP) The veteran endur
ance team, Dale Jackson .
and Forest O'Brine, flew
through rain and the threat
of a storm today to a new
world's record for sustained
flight They officially -regained
the record at 9:52
a. m. (C. S. T.) when they.
had been up 554 hours and '
41 minutes, slightly more
than 23 days..
The new mark exceeded by on
full hour the record establish
ed last July at Chicago' by
Kenneth and John Unnter, Illi
nois farm boys, who after sever
al attempts had wrested 1 the
flight championahlp from 'Jack
son and O'Brine. The- latter
pair set a 420 record July 31.
12. ' '
With tha record regained.
Jackson and - O'Brine had ae
thought of landing bat -drove
on toward a goal which .they
now have set at 1,000 boars,
or about six weeks. ' ' -'
Rain Deluges Crowd r ' '
A downpour ot rain .deluged
the field and soaked ,th scant
crowd of 2,000 persons who bsd
assembled when the record was
broken. - , .
As a burst ot sirens, aerial
bomba, automobile - borne and
cheers went np. Jsckson and
O'Brine dropped down low over
the field and discharged a green
flare. Then they came down to
within a tew hundred feet of the
crowd and waved.
A crowd ot about titty alas
(Continued on Page Eight
Baker Anticipates
Large Gathering
Of Legionnaires
nawicn. Anr. II. fAP) The
largest number ot distinguished
persons ever to aiiena a goutou
tinfi nt the American Legion- la
Oregon Is expected here tomorrow
to participate in tne annual ian
glon and auxiliary gathering.
Am.n th notables will be
Governor A. W. Norblad, Senator
Frederick Stelwer, Representa
tives Franklin Korell and Robert
R. Butler: O. L. Bodonhamer, Na
tional Legion commander: Henry
Collins, Pendleton Rouna-up as
sociation president; Koy Keene of
Willamette university and many
others.
Stelwer, Korell and Norblad
will assist Sherltt Cy Bingham,
Grant county In making and serv
ing hot cakes at . the miners
breakfast Friday morning.
The regional baseball tourna
ment will be the first held in con
Junction with a department con
vention. Many entertainment features
have been planned.
Poor Pa
"Dora spent $100 on
her teeth right after she
married our son Jim, an'
Ma says that shrewd
mother of hers had he
put off the work until
she got Jim to pay the
bill".
E
NDURANC
in